Album of the Year
INVASION OF PRIVACY / Cardi B
BY THE WAY, I FORGIVE YOU / Brandi Carlile
SCORPION / Drake
H.E.R / H.E.R.
BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS / Post Malone
DIRTY COMPUTER / Janelle Monáe
WINNER: GOLDEN HOUR / Kacey Musgraves
BLACK PANTHER: THE ALBUM / Kendrick Lamar and Various Artists
Record Of The Year
“I Like It” ― Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin
“The Joke” ― Brandi Carlile
WINNER: “This Is America” ― Childish Gambino
“God’s Plan” ― Drake
“Shallow” ― Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
“All The Stars” ― Kendrick Lamar and SZA
“Rockstar” ― Post Malone,
“The Middle” ― Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey
Song Of The Year
“All The Stars” ― Kendrick Duckworth, Solána Rowe, Al Shuckburgh, Mark Spears & Anthony Tiffith, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar & SZA)
“Boo’d Up” ― Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai & Dijon McFarlane, songwriters (Ella Mai)
“God’s Plan” ― Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake)
“In My Blood” ― Teddy Geiger, Scott Harris, Shawn Mendes & Geoffrey Warburton, songwriters (Shawn Mendes)
“The Joke” ―Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)
“The Middle” ― Sarah Aarons, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Marcus Lomax, Kyle Trewartha, Michael Trewartha & Anton Zaslavski, songwriters (Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey)
“Shallow” ― Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper)
WINNER: “This Is America” ― Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters (Childish Gambino)
Best New Artist
Chloe x Halle
Luke Combs
Greta Van Fleet
H.E.R.
WINNER: Dua Lipa
Margo Price
Bebe Rexha
Jorja Smith
Best Pop Solo Performance:
“Colors” — Beck
“Havana (Live)” — Camila Cabello
“God Is A Woman” — Ariana Grande
WINNER: “Joanne (Where Do You Think You’re Goin’?)” — Lady Gaga
“Better Now” — Post Malone
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Fall In Line” ― Christina Aguilera Featuring Demi Lovato
“Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” ― Backstreet Boys
″’S Wonderful” ― Tony Bennett & Diana Krall
WINNER: “Shallow” ― Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
“Girls Like You” ― Maroon 5 Featuring Cardi B
“Say Something” ― Justin Timberlake Featuring Chris Stapleton
“The Middle” ― Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
“Love Is Here To Stay” ― Tony Bennett & Diana Krall
WINNER: “My Way” ― Willie Nelson
“Nat “King” Cole & Me” ― Gregory Porter
“Standards (Deluxe)” ― Seal
“The Music...The Mem’ries...The Magic!” ― Barbra Streisand
Best Pop Vocal Album
“Camila” ― Camila Cabello
“Meaning Of Life” ―Kelly Clarkson
WINNER: “Sweetener” ― Ariana Grande
“Shawn Mendes” ― Shawn Mendes
“Beautiful Trauma” ― P!nk
“Reputation” ― Taylor Swift
Best Dance Recording
“Northern Soul” ― Above & Beyond Featuring Richard Bedford
“Ultimatum” ― Disclosure (Featuring Fatoumata Diawara)
“Losing It” ― Fisher
WINNER: “Electricity” ― Silk City & Dua Lipa Featuring Diplo & Mark Ronson
“Ghost Voices” ― Virtual Self
Best Dance/Electronic Album
“Singularity” ― Jon Hopkins
WINNER: “Woman Worldwide” ― Justice
“Treehouse” ― Sofi Tukker
“Oil Of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides” ― SOPHIE
“Lune Rouge” ― TOKiMONSTA
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
WINNER: “Steve Gadd Band” ― Steve Gadd Band
“The Emancipation Procrastination” ― Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah
“Modern Lore” ― Julian Lage
“Laid Black” ― Marcus Miller
“Protocol 4” ― Simon Phillips
Best Rock Performance
“Four Out Of Five” ― Arctic Monkeys
WINNER: “When Bad Does Good” ― Chris Cornell
“Made An America” ― THE FEVER 333
“Highway Tune” ― Greta Van Fleet
“Uncomfortable” ― Halestorm
Best Metal Performance
“Condemned To The Gallows” ― Between The Buried And Me
“Honeycomb” ― Deafheaven
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WINNER: “Electric Messiah” ― High On Fire
“Betrayer” ― Trivium
“On My Teeth” ― Underoath
Best Rock Song
“Black Smoke Rising” ― Jacob Thomas Kiszka, Joshua Michael Kiszka, Samuel Francis Kiszka & Daniel Robert Wagner, songwriters (Greta Van Fleet)
“Jumpsuit” ― Tyler Joseph, songwriter (Twenty One Pilots)
“MANTRA” ― Jordan Fish, Matthew Kean, Lee Malia, Matthew Nicholls & Oliver Sykes, songwriters (Bring Me The Horizon)
WINNER; “Masseduction” ― Jack Antonoff & Annie Clark, songwriters (St. Vincent)
“Rats” ― Tom Dalgety & A Ghoul Writer, songwriters (Ghost)
Best Rock Album
“Rainier Fog” ― Alice In Chains
“M A N I A” ― Fall Out Boy
“Prequelle” ― Ghost
WINNER: “From The Fires” ― Greta Van Fleet
“Pacific Daydream” ― Weezer
Best Alternative Music Album
“Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino” ― Arctic Monkeys
WINNER: “Colors” ― Beck
“Utopia” ― Björk
“American Utopia” ― David Byrne
“Masseduction” ― St. Vincent
Best R&B Performance
“Long As I Live” ― Toni Braxton
“Summer” ― The Carters
“Y O Y” ― “Lalah Hathaway”
WINNER: “Best Part” ― H.E.R. Featuring Daniel Caesar
“First Began” ― PJ Morton
Best Traditional R&B Performance
WINNER: “Bet Ain’t Worth The Hand” ―Leon Bridges
“Don’t Fall Apart On Me Tonight” ― Bettye LaVette
“Honest” ― MAJOR.
WINNER: “How Deep Is Your Love” ― PJ Morton Featuring Yebba
“Made For Love” ― Charlie Wilson Featuring Lalah Hathaway
Best R&B Song
WINNER: “Boo’d Up” ― Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai & Dijon McFarlane, songwriters (Ella Mai)
“Come Through And Chill” ― Jermaine Cole, Miguel Pimentel & Salaam Remi, songwriters (Miguel Featuring J. Cole & Salaam Remi)
“Feels Like Summer” ― Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters (Childish Gambino)
“Focus” ― Darhyl Camper Jr, H.E.R. & Justin Love, songwriters (H.E.R.)
“Long As I Live” ― Paul Boutin, Toni Braxton & Antonio Dixon, songwriters (Toni Braxton)
Best Urban Contemporary Album
WINNER: “Everything Is Love” ― The Carters
“The Kids Are Alright” ― Chloe x Halle
“Chris Dave And The Drumhedz” ― Chris Dave And The Drumhedz
“War & Leisure” ― Miguel
“Ventriloquism” ― Meshell Ndegeocello
Best R&B Album
“Sex & Cigarettes” ― Toni Braxton
“Good Thing” ― Leon Bridges
“Honestly” ― Lalah Hathaway
WINNER: “H.E.R.” ― H.E.R.
“Gumbo Unplugged (Live)” ― PJ Morton
Best Rap Performance
“Be Careful” ― Cardi B
“Nice For What” ― Drake
WINNER: “King’s Dead” ― Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake
WINNER: “Bubblin” ― Anderson .Paak
“Sicko Mode” ― Travis Scott, Drake, Big Hawk & Swae Lee
Best Rap/Sung Performance
“Like I Do” ― Christina Aguilera Featuring Goldlink
“Pretty Little Fears” ― 6lack Featuring J. Cole
WINNER: “This Is America” ― Childish Gambino
“All The Stars” ― Kendrick Lamar & SZA
“Rockstar” ―Post Malone Featuring 21 Savage
Best Rap Song
WINNER: “God’s Plan” ― Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake)
“King’s Dead” ― Kendrick Duckworth, Samuel Gloade, James Litherland, Johnny McKinzie, Mark Spears, Travis Walton, Nayvadius Wilburn & Michael Williams II, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake)
“Lucky You” ― R. Fraser, G. Lucas, M. Mathers, M. Samuels & J. Sweet, songwriters (Eminem Featuring 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, songwriters (Travis Scott, Drake, Big Hawk & Swae Lee)
“Win” ― K. Duckworth, A. Hernandez, J. McKinzie, M. Samuels & C. Thompson, songwriters (Jay Rock)
Best Rap Album
WINNER: “Invasion Of Privacy” ― Cardi B
“Swimming” ― Mac Miller
“Victory Lap” ― Nipsey Hussle
“Daytona” ― Pusha T
“Astroworld” ― Travis Scott
Best Country Solo Performance
“Wouldn’t It Be Great?” ― Loretta Lynn
“Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters” ― Maren Morris
WINNER: “Butterflies” ― Kacey Musgraves
“Millionaire” ― Chris Stapleton
“Parallel Line” ― Keith Urban
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
“Shoot Me Straight” ― Brothers Osborne
WINNER: “Tequila” ― Dan + Shay
“When Someone Stops Loving You” ― Little Big Town
“Dear Hate” ― Maren Morris Featuring Vince Gill
“Meant To Be” ― Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line
Best Country Song
“Break Up In The End” ― Jessie Jo Dillon, Chase McGill & Jon Nite, songwriters (Cole Swindell)
“Dear Hate” ― Tom Douglas, David Hodges & Maren Morris, songwriters (Maren Morris Featuring Vince Gill)
“I Lived It” ― Rhett Akins, Ross Copperman, Ashley Gorley & Ben Hayslip, songwriters (Blake Shelton)
WINNER: “Space Cowboy” ― Luke Laird, Shane McAnally & Kacey Musgraves, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)
“Tequila” ― Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds & Dan Smyers, songwriters (Dan + Shay)
“When Someone Stops Loving You” ― Hillary Lindsey, Chase McGill & Lori McKenna, songwriters (Little Big Town)
Best Country Album
“Unapologetically” ― Kelsea Ballerini
“Port Saint Joe” ―Brothers Osborne
“Girl Going Nowhere” ― Ashley McBryde
WINNER: “Golden Hour” ― Kacey Musgraves
“From A Room: Volume 2” ― Chris Stapleton
Best New Age Album
“Hiraeth,” Lisa Gerrard & David Kuckhemann
“Beloved,” Snatam Kaur
WINNER: “Opium Moon,” Opium Moon
“Molecules of Motion,” Steve Roach
“Moku Maluhia” – Peaceful Island, Jim Kimo West
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
“Some of That Sunshine,” Regina Carter
WINNER: “Don’t Fence Me In,” John Daversa
“We See,” Fred Hersch
“De-Dah,” Brad Mehldau
“Cadenas,” Miguel Zenón
Best Jazz Vocal Album
“My Mood Is You,” Freddy Cole
”The Questions,” Kurt Elling
”The Subject Tonight Is Love,” Kate Mcgarry with Keith Ganz & Gary Versace
”If You Really Want,” Raul Midón with The Metropole Orkest conducted by Vince Mendoza
WINNER: ”The Window,” Cécile Mclorin Salvant
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
“Diamond Cut,” Tia Fuller
“Live in Europe,” Fred Hersch Trio
“Seymour Reads the Constitution!,” Brad Mehldau Trio
“Still Dreaming,” Joshua Redman, Ron Miles, Scott Colley & Brian Blade
WINNER: “Emanon,” The Wayne Shorter Quartet
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
“All About That Basie,” The Count Basie Orchestra directed by Scotty Barnhart
WINNER: “American Dreamers: Voices of Hope, Music of Freedom,” John Daversa Big Band featuring DACA Artists
“Presence,” Orrin Evans and the Captain Black Big Band
“All Can Work,” John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble
“Barefoot Dances and Other Visions,” Jim Mcneely & The Frankfurt Radio Big Band
Best Latin Jazz Album
“Heart of Brazil, Eddie Daniels
WINNER: “Back to the Sunset,” Dafnis Prieto Big Band
“West Side Story Reimagined,” Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band
“Cinque,” Elio Villafranca
“Yo Soy La Tradicion,” Miguel Zenón featuring Spektral Quartet
Best Gospel Performance/Song
“You Will Win,” Jekalyn Carr
”Won’t He Do It,” Koryn Hawthorne
WINNER: ”Never Alone,” Tori Kelly featuring Kirk Franklin
”Cycles,” Jonathan McReynolds featuring DOE
”A Great Work,” Brian Courtney Wilson
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
“Reckless Love,” Cory Asbury
WINNER: “You Say,” Lauren Daigle
“Joy,” King & Country
”Grace Got You,” MercyMe featuring John Reube
”Known,” Tauren Wells
Best Gospel Album
“One Nation Under God,” Jekalyn Carr
WINNER: “Hiding Place,” Tori Kelly
“Make Room,” Jonathan McReynolds
“The Other Side,” The Walls Group
“A Great Work,” Brian Courtney Wilson
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
WINNER: “Look Up Child,” Lauren Daigle
“Hallelujah Here Below,” Elevation Worship
“Living With a Fire,” Jesus Culture
“Surrounded,” Michael W, Smith
“Survivor: Live From Harding Prison,” Zach Williams
Best Gospel Roots Album
WINNER: “Unexpected,” Jason Crabb
“Clear Skies,” Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
“Favorites: Revisited By Request,” The Isaacs
“Still Standing,” The Martins
“Love Love Love,” Gordon Mote
Best Latin Pop Album
“Prometo,“Pablo Alboran
WINNER: “Sincera,” Claudia Brant
“Musas (Un Homenaje Al Folclore Latinoamericano En Manos De Los Macorinos), Vol. 2,” Natalia Lafourcade
“2:00 AM,” Raquel Sofía
“Vives,” Carlos Vives
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album:
“Claroscura,” Aterciopelados
”COASTCITY,” COASTCITY
”Encanto Tropical,” Monsieur Periné
“Gourmet,” Orishas
WINNER: “Aztlán,” Zoé
Best Regional Mexican Music Album
“Primero Soy Mexicana,” Angela Aguilar
”Mitad Y Mitad,” Calibre 50
“Totalmente Juan Gabriel Vol. II,” Aida Cuevas
”Cruzando Borders,” Los Texmaniacs
“Leyendas De Mi Pueblo,” Mariachi Sol De Mexico De Jose Hernandez
WINNER: ”¡México Por Siempre!,” Luis Miguel
Best Tropical Latin Album
“Pa’Mi Gente,” Charlie Aponte
“Legado,” Formell Y Los Van Van
“Orquesta Akokán,” Orquesta Akokán
“Ponle Actitud,” Felipe Peláez
WINNER: “Anniversary,” Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Best American Roots Performance
“Kick Rocks,” Sean Ardoin
“Saint James Infirmary Blues,” Jon Batiste
WINNER: “The Joke,” Brandi Carlile
“All On My Mind,” Anderson East
“Last Man Standing,” Willie Nelson
Best American Roots Song
“All the Trouble,” Lee Ann Womack
“Build a Bridge,” Mavis Staples
WINNER: “The Joke,”Brandi Carlile
“Knockin’ On Your Screen Door,” John Prine
“Summer’s End,” John Prine
Best Americana Album
WINNER: “By the Way, I Forgive You,” Brandi Carlile
“Things Have Changed,” Bettye LaVette
“The Tree of Forgiveness,” John Prine
“The Lonely, The Lonesome & The Gone,” Lee Ann Womack
“One Drop of Truth,” The Wood Brothers
Best Bluegrass Album
“Portraits in Fiddles,” Mike Barnett
“Sister Sadie II,” Sister Sadie
“Rivers and Roads,” Special Consensus
WINNER: “The Travelin’ McCourys”, The Travelin’ McCourys
“North of Despair,” Wood & Wire
Best Traditional Blues Album
“Something Smells Funky ’Round Here,” Elvin Bishop’s Big Fun Trio
“Benton County Relic,” Cedric Burnside
WINNER: “The Blues Is Alive and Well,” Buddy Guy
“No Mercy in This Land,” Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite
“Don’t You Feel My Leg (The Naughty Bawdy Blues of Blue Lu Barker),” Maria Muldaur
Best Contemporary Blues Album
WINNER: “Please Don’t Be Dead,” Fantastic Negrito
“Here in Babylon,” Teresa James and the Rhythm Tramps
“Cry No More,” Danielle Nicole
“Out of the Blues,” Boz Scaggs
“Victor Wainwright and the Train,” Victor Wainwright and the Train
Best Folk Album
“Whistle Down the Wind,” Joan Baez
“Black Cowboys,” Dom Flemons
“Rifles & Rosary Beads,” Mary Gauthier
“Weed Garden,” Iron & Wine
WINNER: “All Ashore,” Punch Brothers
Best Regional Roots Music Album
“Kreole Rock and Soul,” Sean Ardoin
“Spyboy,” Cha Wa
“Aloha From Na Hoa,” Na Hoa
WINNER: “No ’Ane’I,” Kalani Pe’a
“Mewasinsational – Cree Round Dance Songs,” Young Spirit
Best Reggae Album
“As The World Turns,” Black Uhuru
”Reggae Forever,” Etana
”Rebellion Rises,” Ziggy Marley
”A Matter of Time,” Protoje
WINNER: ”44/876, Sting & Shaggy
Best World Music Album
“Deran,” Bombino
“Fenfo,” Fatoumata Diawara
“Black Times,” Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
WINNER: “Freedom,” Soweto Gospel Choir
“The Lost Songs of World War II,” Yiddish Glory
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