1 - RECORD OF THE YEAR
Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin – “I Like It”
Brandi Carlile – “The Joke”
Childish Gambino – “This Is America”
Drake – “God's Plan”
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – “Shallow”
Kendrick Lamar & SZA – “All the Stars”
Post Malone f/ 21 Savage – “Rockstar”
Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey – “The Middle”
2 - ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy
Brandi Carlile - By the Way, I Forgive You
Drake - Scorpion
H.E.R.
Post Malone - Beerbongs & Bentleys
Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer
Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour
Black Panther: The Album, Music From and Inspired By
3 - SONG OF THE YEAR
(Award goes to the songwriters; artist in parens)
“All the Stars” - Kendrick Duckworth, Solána Rowe, Al Shuckburgh, Mark Spears & Anthony Tiffith (Kendrick Lamar & SZA)
“Boo'd Up” - Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai & Dijon McFarlane (Ella Mai)
“God's Plan” - Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib (Drake)
“In My Blood” - Teddy Geiger, Scott Harris, Shawn Mendes & Geoffrey Warburton (Shawn Mendes)
“The Joke” - Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth (Brandi Carlile)
“The Middle” - Sarah Aarons, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Marcus Lomax, Kyle Trewartha, Michael Trewartha & Anton Zaslavski (Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey)
“Shallow” - Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper)
“This Is America” - Donald Glover & Ludwig Göransson (Childish Gambino)
4 - BEST NEW ARTIST
Chloe x Halle
Luke Combs
Greta Van Fleet
H.E.R.
Dua Lipa
Margo Price
Bebe Rexha
Jorja Smith
5 - BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
Beck – “Colors”
Camila Cabello – “Havana (Live)”
Ariana Grande – “God Is a Woman”
Lady Gaga – “Joanne (Where Do You Think You're Goin'?)”
Post Malone – “Better Now”
6 - BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
Christina Aguilera f/ Demi Lovato – “Fall in Line”
Backstreet Boys – “Don't Go Breaking My Heart”
Tony Bennett & Diana Krall – “'S Wonderful”
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – “Shallow”
Maroon 5 f/ Cardi B – “Girls Like You”
Justin Timberlake f/ Chris Stapleton – “Say Something”
Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey – “The Middle”
7 - BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
Tony Bennett & Diana Krall - Love Is Here to Stay
Willie Nelson - My Way
Gregory Porter - Nat "King" Cole & Me
Seal - Standards (Deluxe)
Barbra Streisand - The Music...The Mem'ries...The Magic!
8 - BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
Camila Cabello - Camila
Kelly Clarkson - Meaning of Life
Ariana Grande - Sweetener
Shawn Mendes
Pink - Beautiful Trauma
Taylor Swift - Reputation
9 - BEST DANCE RECORDING
Above & Beyond f/ Richard Bedford – “Northern Soul”
Disclosure (f/ Fatoumata Diawara) – “Ultimatum”
Fisher – “Losing It”
Silk City & Dua Lipa f/ Diplo & Mark Ronson – “Electricity”
Virtual Self – “Ghost Voices”
10 - BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM
Jon Hopkins - Singularity
Justice - Woman Worldwide
Sofi Tukker - Treehouse
SOPHIE - Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides
TOKiMONSTA - Lune Rouge
12 - BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
Arctic Monkeys – “Four Out of Five”
Chris Cornell – “When Bad Does Good”
THE FEVER 333 – “Made an America”
Greta Van Fleet – “Highway Tune”
Halestorm – “Uncomfortable”
13 - BEST METAL PERFORMANCE
Between the Buried and Me – “Condemned to the Gallows”
Deafheaven – “Honeycomb”
High on Fire – “Electric Messiah”
Trivium – “Betrayer”
Underoath – “On My Teeth”
14 - BEST ROCK SONG
(Award goes to the songwriters; artist in parens)
“Black Smoke Rising” - Jacob Thomas Kiszka, Joshua Michael Kiszka, Samuel Francis Kiszka & Daniel Robert Wagner (Greta Van Fleet)
“Jumpsuit” - Tyler Joseph (Twenty One Pilots)
“MANTRA” - Jordan Fish, Matthew Kean, Lee Malia, Matthew Nicholls & Oliver Sykes (Bring Me the Horizon)
“Masseduction” - Jack Antonoff & Annie Clark (St. Vincent)
“Rats” - Tom Dalgety & A Ghoul Writer (Ghost)
15 - BEST ROCK ALBUM
Alice in Chains - Rainier Fog
Fall Out Boy - M A N I A
Ghost - Prequelle
Greta Van Fleet - From the Fires
Weezer - Pacific Daydream
16 - BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
Arctic Monkeys - Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino
Beck - Colors
Björk - Utopia
David Byrne - American Utopia
St. Vincent - Masseduction
17 - BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
Toni Braxton – “Long As I Live”
The Carters – “Summer”
Lalah Hathaway – “Y O Y”
H.E.R. f/ Daniel Caesar – “Best Part”
PJ Morton – “First Began”
18 - BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE
Leon Bridges – “Bet Ain't Worth the Hand”
Bettye LaVette – “Don't Fall Apart on Me Tonight”
MAJOR. – “Honest”
PJ Morton f/ Yebba – “How Deep Is Your Love”
Charlie Wilson f/ Lalah Hathaway – “Made for Love”
19 - BEST R&B SONG
(Award goes to the songwriters; artist in parens)
“Boo'd Up” - Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai & Dijon McFarlane (Ella Mai)
“Come Through and Chill” - Jermaine Cole, Miguel Pimentel & Salaam Remi (Miguel F/ J. Cole & Salaam Remi)
“Feels Like Summer” - Donald Glover & Ludwig Göransson (Childish Gambino)
“Focus” - Darhyl Camper Jr, H.E.R. & Justin Love (H.E.R.)
“Long As I Live” - Paul Boutin, Toni Braxton & Antonio Dixon (Toni Braxton)
20 - BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM
The Carters - Everything Is Love
Chloe x Halle - The Kids Are Alright
Chris Dave and The Drumhedz
Miguel - War & Leisure
Meshell Ndegeocello - Ventriloquism
21 - BEST R&B ALBUM
Toni Braxton - Sex & Cigarettes
Leon Bridges - Good Thing
Lalah Hathaway - Honestly
H.E.R.
PJ Morton - Gumbo Unplugged (Live)
22 - BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
Cardi B – “Be Careful”
Drake – “Nice for What”
Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake – “King's Dead”
Anderson.Paak – “Bubblin”
Travis Scott, Drake, Big Hawk & Swae Lee – “Sicko Mode”
23 - BEST RAP/SUNG PERFORMANCE
Christina Aguilera f/ Goldlink – “Like I Do”
6lack f/ J. Cole – “Pretty Little Fears”
Childish Gambino – “This Is America”
Kendrick Lamar & SZA – “All the Stars”
Post Malone f/ 21 Savage – “Rockstar”
24 - BEST RAP SONG
(Award goes to the songwriters; artist in parens)
“God's Plan” - Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib (Drake)
“King's Dead” - Kendrick Duckworth, Samuel Gloade, James Litherland, Johnny McKinzie, Mark Spears, Travis Walton, Nayvadius Wilburn & Michael Williams II (Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake)
“Lucky You” - R. Fraser, G. Lucas, M. Mathers, M. Samuels & J. Sweet (Eminem f/ Joyner Lucas)
“Sicko Mode” - Khalif Brown, Rogét Chahayed, BryTavious Chambers, Mike Dean, Mirsad Dervic, Kevin Gomringer, Tim Gomringer, Aubrey Graham, John Edward Hawkins, Chauncey Hollis, Jacques Webster, Ozan Yildirim & Cydel Young (Travis Scott, Drake, Big Hawk & Swae Lee)
“Win” - K. Duckworth, A. Hernandez, J. McKinzie, M. Samuels & C. Thompson (Jay Rock)
25 - BEST RAP ALBUM
Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy
Mac Miller - Swimming
Nipsey Hussle - Victory Lap
Pusha T - Daytona
Travis Scott - Astroworld
26 - BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE
Loretta Lynn – “Wouldn't It Be Great?”
Maren Morris – “Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters”
Kacey Musgraves – “Butterflies”
Chris Stapleton – “Millionaire”
Keith Urban – “Parallel Line”
27 - BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
Brothers Osborne – “Shoot Me Straight”
Dan + Shay – “Tequila”
Little Big Town – “When Someone Stops Loving You”
Maren Morris f/ Vince Gill – “Dear Hate”
Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line – “Meant to Be”
28 - BEST COUNTRY SONG
(Award goes to the songwriters; artist in parens)
“Break Up in the End” - Jessie Jo Dillon, Chase McGill & Jon Nite (Cole Swindell)
“Dear Hate” - Tom Douglas, David Hodges & Maren Morris (Maren Morris f/ Vince Gill)
“I Lived It” - Rhett Akins, Ross Copperman, Ashley Gorley & Ben Hayslip (Blake Shelton)
“Space Cowboy” - Luke Laird, Shane McAnally & Kacey Musgraves (Kacey Musgraves)
“Tequila” - Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds & Dan Smyers (Dan + Shay)
“When Someone Stops Loving You” - Hillary Lindsey, Chase McGill & Lori McKenna (Little Big Town)
29 - BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
Kelsea Ballerini - Unapologetically
Brothers Osborne - Port Saint Joe
Ashley McBryde - Girl Going Nowhere
Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour
Chris Stapleton - From A Room: Volume 2
45 - BEST AMERICAN ROOTS PERFORMANCE
Sean Ardoin – “Kick Rocks”
Jon Batiste – “Saint James Infirmary Blues”
Brandi Carlile – “The Joke”
Anderson East – “All on My Mind”
Willie Nelson – “Last Man Standing”
46 - BEST AMERICAN ROOTS SONG
(Award goes to the songwriters; artist in parens)
“All the Trouble” - Waylon Payne, Lee Ann Womack & Adam Wright (Lee Ann Womack)
“Build a Bridge” - Jeff Tweedy (Mavis Staples)
“The Joke” - Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth (Brandi Carlile)
“Knockin' on Your Screen Door” - Pat McLaughlin & John Prine (John Prine)
“Summer's End” - Pat McLaughlin & John Prine (John Prine)
47 - BEST AMERICANA ALBUM
Brandi Carlile - By the Way, I Forgive You
Bettye LaVette - Things Have Changed
John Prine - The Tree of Forgiveness
Lee Ann Womack - The Lonely, the Lonesome & the Gone
Wood Brothers - One Drop of Truth
49 - BEST TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM
Elvin Bishop's Big Fun Trio - Something Smells Funky 'Round Here
Cedric Burnside - Benton County Relic
Buddy Guy - The Blues Is Alive and Well
Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite - No Mercy in This Land
Maria Muldaur - Don't You Feel My Leg (The Naughty Bawdy Blues of Blue Lu Barker)
50 - BEST CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM
Fantastic Negrito - Please Don't Be Dead
Teresa James and The Rhythm Tramps - Here in Babylon
Danielle Nicole - Cry No More
Boz Scaggs - Out of the Blues
Victor Wainwright and The Train
51 - BEST FOLK ALBUM
Joan Baez - Whistle Down the Wind
Dom Flemons - Black Cowboys
Mary Gauthier - Rifles & Rosary Beads
Iron & Wine - Weed Garden
Punch Brothers - All Ashore
53 - BEST REGGAE ALBUM
Black Uhuru - As the World Turns
Etana - Reggae Forever
Ziggy Marley - Rebellion Rises
Protoje - A Matter of Time
Sting & Shaggy - 44/876
56 - BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
Courtney B. Vance - Accessory to War
David Sedaris - Calypso
Questlove - Creative Quest
Jimmy Carter - Faith - A Journey for All
Tiffany Haddish - The Last Black Unicorn
57 - BEST COMEDY ALBUM
Patton Oswalt - Annihilation
Dave Chappelle - Equanimity & the Bird Revelation
Jim Gaffigan - Noble Ape
Fred Armisen - Standup for Drummers
Chris Rock - Tamborine
58 - BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM
The Band's Visit
Carousel
Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert ( Sara Bareilles, Alice Cooper, John Legend et al)
My Fair Lady
Once on This Island
59 - BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Call Me by Your Name
Deadpool 2
The Greatest Showman
Lady Bird
Stranger Things
60 - BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Black Panther
Blade Runner 2049
Coco
The Shape of Water
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
61 - BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA
(Award goes to the songwriters; artist in parens)
“All the Stars” - Kendrick Duckworth, Solána Rowe, Alexander William Shuckburgh, Mark Anthony Spears & Anthony Tiffith (Kendrick Lamar & SZA)
“Mystery of Love” - Sufjan Stevens (Sufjan Stevens)
“Remember Me” - Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez (Miguel f/ Natalia Lafourcade)
“Shallow” - Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper)
“This Is Me” - Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (Keala Settle & The Greatest Showman Ensemble)
65 - BEST RECORDING PACKAGE
Be the Cowboy ( Mitski )
Love Yourself: Tear ( BTS )
Masseduction ( St. Vincent )
The Offering ( The Chairman )
Well Kept Thing ( Foxhole )
66 - BEST BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE
Guns n’ Roses - Appetite for Destruction (Locked n' Loaded Box)
Decemberists - I’ll Be Your Girl
Grateful Dead - Pacific Northwest '73-74': The Complete Recordings
Squeeze Box: The Complete Works of "Weird Al" Yankovic
Johnny Nicholas - Too Many Bad Habits
67 - BEST ALBUM NOTES
Alpine Dreaming: The Helvetia Records Story, 1920-1924
4 Banjo Songs, 1891-1897: Foundational Recordings of America’s Iconic Instrument
The 1960 Time Sessions ( Sonny Clark Trio )
The Product of Our Souls: The Sound and Sway of James Reese Europe's Society Orchestra
Trouble No More: The Bootleg Series Vol. 13 / 1979-1981 (Deluxe Edition) ( Bob Dylan )
Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by William Ferris
68 - BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL
Milk Carton Kids - All the Things That I Did and All the Things That I Didn't Do
Beck - Colors
Bahamas - Earthtones
Chromeo - Head Over Heels
Charlie Puth - Voicenotes
70 - PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
Boi-1da
Larry Klein
Linda Perry
Kanye West
Pharrell Williams
71 - BEST REMIXED RECORDING
LSD – “Audio(CID Remix)”
Charlie Puth – “How Long (EDX's Dubai Skyline Remix)”
Gabriel & Dresden f/ Sub Teal – “Only Road (Cosmic Gate Remix)”
Kygo f/ Justin Jesso – “Stargazing (Kaskade Remix)”
Haim – “Walking Away (Mura Masa Remix)”
72 - BEST IMMERSIVE AUDIO ALBUM
Alan Parsons Project - Eye in the Sky 35th Anniversary Edition
Anne Karin Sundal-Ask & Det Norske Jentekor - Folketoner
Matthew Guard & Skylark - Seven Words From the Cross
Ingar Heine Bergby, Trondheim Symphony Orchestra & Choir - Sommerro: Ujamaa & The Iceberg
Engine-Earz Experiment - Symbol
83 - BEST MUSIC VIDEO
The Carters – “Apes***”
Childish Gambino – “This Is America”
Joyner Lucas – “I'm Not Racist”
Janelle Monáe – “PYNK”
Tierra Whack – “MUMBO JUMBO”
84 - BEST MUSIC FILM
Eric Clapton - Life in 12 Bars
Whitney Houston - Whitney
Quincy Jones - Quincy
Itzhak Perlman - Itzhak
Elvis Presley - The King