Album of the year:
- “25” — Adele | Review
- “Lemonade” — Beyoncé | Review
- “Purpose” — Justin Bieber
- “Views” — Drake | Review
- “A Sailor's Guide to Earth” — Sturgill Simpson | Interview
Record of the year:
- "Hello" — Adele
- "Formation" — Beyoncé
- "7 Years" — Lukas Graham
- "Work" — Rihanna featuring Drake | Review
- "Stressed Out" — Twenty One Pilots
Song of the year:
- "Formation" — Khalif Brown, Asheton Hogan, Beyoncé Knowles & Michael L. Williams II, songwriters (Beyoncé)
- "Hello" — Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Adele)
- "I Took a Pill In Ibiza" — Mike Posner, songwriter (Mike Posner)
- "Love Yourself" — Justin Bieber, Benjamin Levin & Ed Sheeran, songwriters (Justin Bieber)
- "7 Years" — Lukas Forchhammer, Stefan Forrest, Morten Pilegaard & Morten Ristorp, songwriters (Lukas Graham)
New artist:
- Kelsea Ballerini
- The Chainsmokers | Interview
- Chance the Rapper
- Maren Morris
- Anderson .Paak | Interview
Pop vocal album:
- “25” — Adele
- “Purpose” — Justin Bieber
- “Dangerous Woman” — Ariana Grande | Review
- “Confident” — Demi Lovato
- “This Is Acting” — Sia | Review
Dance/electronic album:
- “Skin” — Flume
- “Electronica 1: The Time Machine” — Jean-Michel Jarre
- “Epoch” — Tycho
- “Barbara Barbara, We Face a Shining Future” — Underworld
- “Louie Vega Starring…XXVIII” — Louie Vega
Rock album:
- “California” — Blink-182
- “Tell Me I'm Pretty” — Cage the Elephant
- “Magma" — Gojira
- "Death of a Bachelor” — Panic! at the Disco
- “Weezer” — Weezer | Interview
Alternative music album:
- “22, a Million” — Bon Iver | Review
- “Blackstar” — David Bowie | Review
- “The Hope Six Demolition Project” — PJ Harvey
- “Post Pop Depression” — Iggy Pop | Review
- “A Moon Shaped Pool” — Radiohead | Review
Urban contemporary album:
- “Lemonade” — Beyoncé
- “Ology” — Gallant
- “We Are King” — King
- “Malibu” — Anderson .Paak
- “Anti” — Rihanna | Review
Rap performance:
- "No Problem" — Chance the Rapper featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz
- "Panda" — Desiigner
- "Pop Style" — Drake Featuring the Throne
- "All the Way Up" — Fat Joe & Remy Ma featuring French Montana & Infared
- "That Part" — Schoolboy Q featuring Kanye West
Country solo performance:
- "Love Can Go to Hell" — Brandy Clark
- "Vice" — Miranda Lambert
- "My Church" — Maren Morris
- "Church Bells" — Carrie Underwood
- "Blue Ain't Your Color" — Keith Urban
Jazz vocal album:
- “Sound of Red” — René Marie
- “Upward Spiral” — Branford Marsalis Quartet With Special Guest Kurt Elling
- “Take Me to the Alley” — Gregory Porter
- “Harlem On My Mind” — Catherine Russell
- “The Sting Variations” — The Tierney Sutton Band
Gospel album:
- “Listen” —Tim Bowman Jr.
- “Fill This House” — Shirley Caesar
- “A Worshipper's Heart [Live]” — Todd Dulaney
- “Losing My Religion” — Kirk Franklin
- “Demonstrate [Live]” — William Murphy
Contemporary Christian music album:
- “Poets & Saints” — All Sons & Daughters
- “American Prodigal” — Crowder
- “Be One” — Natalie Grant
- “Youth Revival [Live]” — Hillsong Young & Free
- “Love Remains” — Hillary Scott & the Scott Family
Latin pop album:
- "Un Besito Mas” — Jesse & Joy
- “Ilusión” — Gaby Moreno
- “Similares” — Laura Pausini
- “Seguir Latiendo” — Sanalejo
- “Buena Vida” — Diego Torres
American roots performance:
- "Ain't No Man" — The Avett Brothers
- "Mother's Children Have a Hard Time" — Blind Boys of Alabama
- "Factory Girl" — Rhiannon Giddens
- "House of Mercy" — Sarah Jarosz
- "Wreck You" — Lori McKenna
Spoken word album (includes poetry, audio books & storytelling):
- “The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo” — Amy Schumer
- “In Such Good Company: Eleven Years Of Laughter, Mayhem, And Fun In the Sandbox” — Carol Burnett
- “M Train” — Patti Smith
- “Under the Big Black Sun: A Personal History Of L.A. Punk (John Doe With Tom DeSavia)” — (Various Artists)
- “Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink” — Elvis Costello
Song written for visual media:
- "Can't Stop the Feeling!" — Max Martin, Shellback & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick, Gwen Stefani, James Corden, Zooey Deschanel, Walt Dohrn, Ron Funches, Caroline Hjelt, Aino Jawo, Christopher Mintz-Plasse & Kunal Nayyar). Track from: “Trolls”
- "Heathens" — Tyler Joseph, songwriter (Twenty One Pilots). Track from: “Suicide Squad”
- "Just Like Fire" — Oscar Holter, Max Martin, P!nk & Shellback, songwriters (P!nk). Track from: “Alice Through the Looking Glass”
- "Purple Lamborghini" — Shamann Cooke, Sonny Moore & William Roberts, songwriters (Skrillex & Rick Ross). Track from: “Suicide Squad”
- "Try Everything" — Mikkel S. Eriksen, Sia Furler & Tor Erik Hermansen, songwriters (Shakira). Track from: “Zootopia”
- "The Veil" — Peter Gabriel, songwriter (Peter Gabriel). Track from: “Snowden”
Music video:
- "Formation" — Beyoncé
- "River" — Leon Bridges
- "Up & Up" — Coldplay
- "Gosh" — Jamie XX
- "Upside Down & Inside Out" — OK Go
Producer of the year, non-classical:
- Benny Blanco
- Greg Kurstin
- Max Martin
- Nineteen85
- Ricky Reed
Pop duo/group performance
- “Closer” — The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey
- “7 Years” — Lukas Graham
- “Work” — Rihanna featuring Drake
- “Cheap Thrills” — Sia Featuring Sean Paul
- “Stressed Out” — Twenty One Pilots
- “Culcha Vulcha” — Snarky Puppy
Rock performance
- “Joe (Live From Austin City Limits)” — Alabama Shakes
- “Don't Hurt Yourself” — Beyoncé featuring Jack White
- “Blackstar” — David Bowie
- “The Sound of Silence (Live On Conan)” — Disturbed
- “Heathens” — Twenty One Pilots
Metal performance
- “Shock Me” — Baroness
- “Silvera” — Gojira | Interview
- “Rotting In Vain” — Korn
- “Dystopia” — Megadeth
- “The Price Is Wrong” — Periphery
Rock song
- “Blackstar” — David Bowie, songwriter (David Bowie)
- “Burn the Witch” — Radiohead, songwriters (Radiohead)
- “Hardwired” — James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich, songwriters (Metallica)
- “Heathens” — Tyler Joseph, songwriter (Twenty One Pilots)
- “My Name Is Human” — Rich Meyer, Ryan Meyer & Johnny Stevens, songwriters (Highly Suspect)
Rock album
- “California” — Blink-182
- “Tell Me I'm Pretty” — Cage the Elephant
- “Magma” — Gojira | Interview
- “Death of a Bachelor” — Panic! at the Disco
- “Weezer” — Weezer | Interview
Alternative music album
R&B performance
- “Turnin' Me Up” — BJ the Chicago Kid
- “Permission” — Ro James
- “I Do” — Musiq Soulchild
- “Needed Me” — Rihanna
- “Cranes In the Sky” — Solange | Review
Traditional R&B performance
- “The Three Of Me” — William Bell | Interview
- “Woman's World” — BJ the Chicago Kid
- “Sleeping With the One I Love” — Fantasia | Interview
- “Angel” — Lalah Hathaway | Interview
- “Can't Wait” — Jill Scott
R&B song
- “Come See Me” — J. Brathwaite, Aubrey Graham & Noah Shebib, songwriters (PartyNextDoor featuring Drake)
- “Exchange” — Michael Hernandez & Bryson Tiller, songwriters (Bryson Tiller)
- “Kiss It Better” — Jeff Bhasker, Robyn Fenty, John-Nathan Glass & Natalia Noemi, songwriters (Rihanna)
- “Lake by the Ocean” — Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)
- “Luv” — Magnus August Høiberg, Benjamin Levin & Daystar Peterson, songwriters (Tory Lanez)
Urban contemporary album
R&B album
- “In My Mind” — BJ the Chicago Kid
- “Lalah Hathaway Live” — Lalah Hathaway
- “Velvet Portraits” — Terrace Martin
- “Healing Season" — Mint Condition
- “Smoove Jones” — Mya
Rap performance
- “No Problem” — Chance the Rapper featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz
- “Panda” — Desiigner
- “Pop Style” — Drake featuring the Throne
- “All the Way Up” — Fat Joe & Remy Ma featuring French Montana & Infared
- “That Part” — Schoolboy Q featuring Kanye West
Rap/sung performance
- “Freedom” — Beyoncé featuring Kendrick Lamar
- “Hotline Bling” — Drake
- “Broccoli” — D.R.A.M. featuring Lil Yachty
- “Ultralight Beam” — Kanye West featuring Chance the Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & the-Dream | Remix
- “Famous” — Kanye West featuring Rihanna | Video
Rap song
- “All the Way Up” — Joseph Cartagena, Edward Davadi, Shandel Green, Karim Kharbouch, Andre Christopher Lyon, Reminisce Mackie & Marcello Valenzano, songwriters (Fat Joe & Remy Ma featuring French Montana & Infared)
- “Famous” — Chancelor Bennett, Ross Birchard, Ernest Brown, Andrew Dawson, Kasseem Dean, Mike Dean, Noah Goldstein, Kejuan Muchita, Patrick Reynolds, Kanye West & Cydel Young, songwriters (Kanye West featuring Rihanna)
- “Hotline Bling” — Aubrey Graham & Paul Jefferies, songwriters (Drake)
- “No Problem” — Chancelor Bennett, Dwayne Carter & Tauheed Epps, songwriters (Chance the Rapper featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz)
- “Ultralight Beam” — Chancelor Bennett, Kasseem Dean, Mike Dean, Kirk Franklin, Noah Goldstein, Samuel Griesemer, Terius Nash, Jerome Potter, Kelly Price, Nico "Donnie Trumpet" Segal, Derek Watkins, Kanye West & Cydel Young, songwriters (Kanye West featuring Chance the Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & the-Dream)
Rap album
- “Coloring Book” — Chance the Rapper
- “And the Anonymous Nobody” — De La Soul
- “Major Key” — DJ Khaled
- “Views” — Drake | Review
- “Blank Face LP” — Schoolboy Q
- “The Life of Pablo” — Kanye West | Review
Country solo performance
- “Love Can Go to Hell” — Brandy Clark | Interview
- “Vice” — Miranda Lambert | Review
- “My Church” — Maren Morris
- “Church Bells” — Carrie Underwood
- “Blue Ain't Your Color” — Keith Urban
Country duo/group performance
- “Different For Girls” — Dierks Bentley featuring Elle King
- “21 Summer” — Brothers Osborne
- “Setting the World On Fire” — Kenny Chesney & P!nk
- “Jolene” — Pentatonix featuring Dolly Parton
- “Think of You” — Chris Young With Cassadee Pope
Country song
- “Blue Ain't Your Color” — Clint Lagerberg, Hillary Lindsey & Steven Lee Olsen, songwriters (Keith Urban)
- “Die a Happy Man” — Sean Douglas, Thomas Rhett & Joe Spargur, songwriters (Thomas Rhett)
- “Humble and Kind” — Lori McKenna, songwriter (Tim McGraw)
- “My Church” — busbee & Maren Morris, songwriters (Maren Morris)
- “Vice” — Miranda Lambert, Shane McAnally & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
Country album
- “Big Day In a Small Town” — Brandy Clark
- “Full Circle” — Loretta Lynn
- “Hero” — Maren Morris
- “A Sailor's Guide to Earth” — Sturgill Simpson
- “Ripcord” — Keith Urban
New Age album
- “Orogen” — John Burke
- “Dark Sky Island” — Enya
- “Inner Passion” — Peter Kater & Tina Guo
- “Rosetta” — Vangelis
- “White Sun II” - White Sun
Improvised jazz solo
- “Countdown” — Joey Alexander, soloist
- “In Movement” — Ravi Coltrane, soloist
- “We See” — Fred Hersch, soloist
- “I Concentrate On You” — Brad Mehldau, soloist
- “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” — John Scofield, soloist
Jazz vocal album
- “Sound of Red” — René Marie
- “Upward Spiral” — Branford Marsalis Quartet With Special Guest Kurt Elling
- “Take Me to the Alley” — Gregory Porter
- “Harlem On My Mind” — Catherine Russell
- “The Sting Variations” — The Tierney Sutton Band
Jazz instrumental album
- “Book of Intuition” — Kenny Barron Trio
- “Dr. Um” — Peter Erskine
- “Sunday Night at the Vanguard” — The Fred Hersch Trio
- “Nearness” — Joshua Redman & Brad Mehldau
- “Country For Old Men” — John Scofield
Large jazz ensemble album
- “Real Enemies” — Darcy James Argue's Secret Society
- “Presents Monk'estra, Vol. 1” — John Beasley
- “Kaleidoscope Eyes: Music of the Beatles” — John Daversa
- “All L.A. Band” — Bob Mintzer
- “Presidential Suite: Eight Variations On Freedom” — Ted Nash Big Band
Latin jazz album
- “Entre Colegas” — Andy González
- “Madera Latino: A Latin Jazz Perspective on the Music of Woody Shaw” — Brian Lynch & Various Artists
- “Canto América” — Michael Spiro/Wayne Wallace La Orquesta Sinfonietta
- “30” — Trio Da Paz
- “Tribute to Irakere: Live In Marciac” — Chucho Valdés
Gospel performance/song
- “It's Alright, It's OK” — Shirley Caesar featuring Anthony Hamilton
- “You're Bigger [Live]” — Jekalyn Carr
- “Made A Way [Live]” — Travis Greene
- "God Provides” — Tamela Mann
- “Better” — Hezekiah Walker
Contemporary Christian music performance/song
- “Trust In You” — Lauren Daigle
- “Priceless” — For King & Country
- “King of the World” — Natalie Grant
- “Thy Will” — Hillary Scott & the Scott Family
- “Chain Breaker" — Zach Williams
Gospel album
- “Listen” — Tim Bowman Jr.
- “Fill This House” — Shirley Caesar
- “A Worshipper's Heart [Live]” — Todd Dulaney
- “Losing My Religion” — Kirk Franklin
- “Demonstrate [Live]” — William Murphy
Contemporary Christian music album
- “Poets & Saints” — All Sons & Daughters
- “American Prodigal” — Crowder
- “Be One” — Natalie Grant
- “Youth Revival [Live]” — Hillsong Young & Free
- “Love Remains” — Hillary Scott & the Scott Family
Roots gospel album
- “Better Together” — Gaither Vocal Band
- “Nature's Symphony In 432” — The Isaacs
- “Hymns” — Joey+Rory
- “Hymns and Songs of Inspiration” — Gordon Mote
- “God Don't Never Change: The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson” — (Various Artists)
Latin pop album
- “Un Besito Mas” — Jesse & Joy
- “Ilusión” — Gaby Moreno
- “Similares” — Laura Pausini
- “Seguir Latiendo” — Sanalejo
- “Buena Vida” — Diego Torres
Latin rock, urban or alternative album
- “ilevitable” — ile
- “L.H.O.N. (La Humanidad O Nosotros)” — Illya Kuryaki & the Valderamas
- “Buenaventura” — La Santa Cecilia
- “Los Rakas” — Los Rakas
- “Amor Supremo” — Carla Morrison
Regional Mexican music album (including Tejano)
- “Raíces” — Banda El Recodo De Cruz Lizárraga
- “Hecho A Mano” — Joss Favela
- “Un Azteca En El Azteca, Vol. 1 (En Vivo)” — Vicente Fernández
- “Generación Maquinaria Est. 2006.” — La Maquinaria Norteña
- “Tributo A Joan Sebastian Y Rigoberto Alfaro” — Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea
Tropical Latin album
- “Conexión” — Fonseca
- “La Fantasia Homenaje A Juan Formell” — Formell Y Los Van Van
- “35 Aniversario” — Grupo Niche
- “La Sonora Santanera En Su 60 Aniversario” — La Sonora Santanera
- “Donde Están?” — Jose Lugo & Guasábara Combo
American roots performance
- “Ain't No Man” — The Avett Brothers
- “Mother's Children Have a Hard Time” — Blind Boys of Alabama
- “Factory Girl” — Rhiannon Giddens
- “House of Mercy” — Sarah Jarosz
- “Wreck You” — Lori McKenna
American roots music
- “Alabama at Night” — Robbie Fulks
- “City Lights” — Jack White
- “Gulfstream” — Roddie Romero and the Hub City All-Stars
- “Kid Sister” — The Time Jumpers
- “Wreck You” — Lori McKenna
Americana album
- “True Sadness” — The Avett Brothers
- “This Is Where I Live” — William Bell
- “The Cedar Creek Sessions” — Kris Kristofferson
- “The Bird & the Rifle” — Lori McKenna
- “Kid Sister” — The Time Jumpers
Bluegrass album
- “Original Traditional” — Blue Highway
- “Burden Bearer” — Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
- “The Hazel and Alice Sessions” — Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands
- “North By South” — Claire Lynch
- “Coming Home” — O'Connor Band With Mark O'Connor
Traditional blues album
- “Can't Shake This Feeling” — Lurrie Bell
- “Live at the Greek Theatre” — Joe Bonamassa
- “Blues & Ballads (A Folksinger's Songbook: Volumes I & II)” — Luther Dickinson
- “The Soul of Jimmie Rodgers” — Vasti Jackson
- “Porcupine Meat” — Bobby Rush
Contemporary blues album
- “The Last Days of Oakland” — Fantastic Negrito
- “Love Wins Again” — Janiva Magness
- “Bloodline” — Kenny Neal
- “Give It Back to You” — The Record Company
- “Everybody Wants a Piece" — Joe Louis Walker
Folk album
- “Silver Skies Blue” — Judy Collins & Ari Hest
- “Upland Stories” — Robbie Fulks
- “Factory Girl” — Rhiannon Giddens
- “Weighted Mind” — Sierra Hull
- “Undercurrent” — Sarah Jarosz
Regional roots music album
- “Broken Promised Land” — Barry Jean Ancelet & Sam Broussard
- "It's a Cree Thing” — Northern Cree
- “E Walea” — Kalani Pe'a
- “Gulfstream” — Roddie Romero and the Hub City All-Stars
- “I Wanna Sing Right: Rediscovering Lomax In the Evangeline Country” — (Various Artists)
Reggae album
- “Sly & Robbie Presents ... Reggae For Her” — Devin Di Dakta & J.L
- “Rose Petals” — J Boog
- “Ziggy Marley” — Ziggy Marley
- “Everlasting” — Raging Fyah
- “Falling Into Place" — Rebelution
- “SOJA: Live In Virginia” — SOJA
World music album
- “Destiny" — Celtic Woman
- “Walking In the Footsteps Of Our Fathers” — Ladysmith Black Mambazo
- “Sing Me Home” — Yo-Yo Ma & the Silk Road Ensemble
- “Land Of Gold” — Anoushka Shankar
- “Dois Amigos, Um Século De Música: Multishow Live” — Caetano Veloso & Gilberto Gil
Children's album
- “Explorer Of the World” — Frances England
- “Infinity Plus One” — Secret Agent 23 Skidoo
- “Novelties” — Recess Monkey
- “Press Play” — Brady Rymer and the Little Band That Could
- “Saddle Up” — The Okee Dokee Brothers
Comedy album
- “… America … Great …” — David Cross
- “American Myth” — Margaret Cho
- “Boyish Girl Interrupted” — Tig Notaro
- “Live at the Apollo” — Amy Schumer
- “Talking For Clapping” — Patton Oswalt
Musical theater album
- "Bright Star"
- "The Color Purple”
- “Fiddler On the Roof”
- “Kinky Boots”
- “Waitress"
Compilation soundtrack for visual media
- “Amy" (Various Artists)
- “Miles Ahead" (Miles Davis & Various Artists)
- “Straight Outta Compton” (Various Artists)
- “Suicide Squad” (Collector's Edition) (Various Artists)
- “Vinyl: The Essentials Season 1" (Various Artists)
Score soundtrack for visual media
- “Bridge of Spies” — Thomas Newman, composer
- “Quentin Tarantino's the Hateful Eight" — Ennio Morricone, composer
- “The Revenant" — Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto, composers
- “Star Wars: The Force Awakens" — John Williams, composer
- “Stranger Things Volume 1" — Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein, composers
- “Stranger Things Volume 2” — Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein, composers
Song written for visual media
- “Can't Stop the Feeling!" — Max Martin, Shellback & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick, Gwen Stefani, James Corden, Zooey Deschanel, Walt Dohrn, Ron Funches, Caroline Hjelt, Aino Jawo, Christopher Mintz-Plasse & Kunal Nayyar)
- "Heathens" — Tyler Joseph, songwriter (Twenty One Pilots)
- “Just Like Fire" — Oscar Holter, Max Martin, P!nk & Shellback, songwriters (P!nk)
- “Purple Lamborghini" — Shamann Cooke, Sonny Moore & William Roberts, songwriters (Skrillex & Rick Ross)
- “Try Everything" — Mikkel S. Eriksen, Sia Furler & Tor Erik Hermansen, songwriters (Shakira)
- “The Veil" — Peter Gabriel, songwriter (Peter Gabriel)
Instrumental composition
- “Bridge of Spies (End Title)" — Thomas Newman, composer
- "The Expensive Train Set (An Epic Sarahnade For Double Big Band)" — Tim Davies, composer
- "Flow" — Alan Ferber, composer
- “L'Ultima Diligenza Di Red Rock" Versione Integrale — Ennio Morricone, composer
- “Spoken at Midnight" — Ted Nash, composer
Arrangement, instrumental or a cappella
- “Ask Me Now” — John Beasley, arranger
- "Good Swing Wenceslas" — Sammy Nestico, arranger
- "Linus & Lucy" — Christian Jacob, arranger
- “Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds" — John Daversa, arranger
- "We Three Kings” — Ted Nash, arranger
- “You And I" — Jacob Collier, arrange
Arrangement, instruments and vocals
- “Do You Hear What I Hear?” — Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band Featuring Take 6)
- “Do You Want To Know a Secret” — John Daversa, arranger (John Daversa Featuring Renee Olstead)
- “Flintstones” — Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)
- “I'm a Fool to Want You” — Alan Broadbent, arranger (Kristin Chenoweth)
- “Somewhere (Dirty Blvd)” (Extended Version) — Billy Childs & Larry Klein, arrangers (Lang Lang Featuring Lisa Fischer & Jeffrey Wright)
Recording package
- “Anti” (Deluxe Edition) — Ciarra Pardo & Robyn Fenty, art directors (Rihanna)
- “Blackstar” — Jonathan Barnbrook, art director (David Bowie)
- “Human Performance” — Andrew Savage, art director (Parquet Courts)
- “Sunset Motel” — Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (Reckless Kelly)
- “22, A Million” — Eric Timothy Carlson, art director (Bon Iver)
Boxed or special limited edition package
- “Edith Piaf 1915-2015” — Gérard Lo Monaco, art director (Edith Piaf)
- “401 Days” — Jonathan Dagan & Mathias Høst Normark, art directors (J.Views)
- “I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It” (Box Set) — Samuel Burgess-Johnson & Matthew Healy, art directors (The 1975)
- “Paper Wheels” (Deluxe Limited Edition) — Matt Taylor, art director (Trey Anastasio)
- “Tug of War” (Deluxe Edition) — Simon Earith & James Musgrave, art directors (Paul McCartney)
Album notes
- “The Complete Monument & Columbia Albums Collection” — Mikal Gilmore, album notes writer (Kris Kristofferson)
- “The Knoxville Sessions, 1929-1930: Knox County Stomp” — Ted Olson & Tony Russell, album notes writers (Various Artists)
- “Ork Records: New York, New York” — Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, album notes writers (Various Artists)
- “Sissle and Blake Sing Shuffle Along” — Ken Bloom & Richard Carlin, album notes writers (Eubie Blake & Noble Sissle)
- “Waxing the Gospel: Mass Evangelism & the Phonograph, 1890-1900” — Richard Martin, album notes writer (Various Artists)
Historical album
- “The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series, Vol.12” (Collector's Edition) (Bob Dylan)
- “Music Of Morocco From the Library of Congress: Recorded By Paul Bowles, 1959” (Various Artists)
- “Ork Records: New York, New York” (Various Artists)
- “Vladimir Horowitz: The Unreleased Live Recordings 1966-1983” (Vladimir Horowitz)
- “Waxing the Gospel: Mass Evangelism & the Phonograph, 1890-1900” (Various Artists)
Engineered album, non-classical
- “Are You Serious” — Tchad Blake & David Boucher, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Andrew Bird)
- “Blackstar” — David Bowie, Tom Elmhirst, Kevin Killen & Tony Visconti, engineers; Joe LaPorta, mastering engineer (David Bowie)
- “Dig In Deep” — Ryan Freeland, engineer; Kim Rosen, mastering engineer (Bonnie Raitt)
- “Hit N Run Phase Two” — Booker T., Dylan Dresdow, Chris James, Prince & Justin Stanley, engineers; Dylan Dresdow, mastering engineer (Prince)
- “Undercurrent” — Shani Gandhi & Gary Paczosa, engineers; Paul Blakemore, mastering engineer (Sarah Jarosz)
Producer of the year, non-classical
- Benny Blanco
- Greg Kurstin
- Max Martin
- Nineteen85
- Ricky Reed
Remixed recording
- “Cali Coast” (Psionics Remix) — Josh Williams, remixer (Soul Pacific)
- “Heavy Star Movin'” (staRo Remix) — staRo, remixer (The Silver Lake Chorus)
- “Nineteen Hundred Eighty-Five” (Timo Maas & James Teej Remix) — Timo Maas & James Teej, remixers (Paul McCartney & Wings)
- “Only” (Kaskade x Lipless Remix) — Ryan Raddon, remixer (Ry X)
- “Tearing Me Up” (RAC Remix) — André Allen Anjos, remixer (Bob Moses)
- “Wide Open” (Joe Goddard Remix) — Joe Goddard, remixer (The Chemical Brothers)
Surround sound album
- “Dutilleux: Sur Le Même Accord; Les Citations; Mystère De L'instant & Timbres, Espace, Mouvement” — Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, surround mix engineers; Dmitriy Lipay, surround mastering engineer; Dmitriy Lipay, surround producer (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
- “Johnson: Considering Matthew Shepard” — Brad Michel, surround mix engineer; Brad Michel, surround mastering engineer; Robina G. Young, surround producer (Craig Hella Johnson & Conspirare)
- “Maja S.K. Ratkje: And Sing ...” — Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Maja S.K. Ratkje, Cikada & Oslo Sinfonietta)
- “Primus & the Chocolate Factory” (5.1 Surround Sound Edition) — Les Claypool, surround mix engineer; Stephen Marcussen, surround mastering engineer; Les Claypool, surround producer (Primus)
- “Reflections” — Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Øyvind Gimse, Geir Inge Lotsberg & Trondheimsolistene)
Engineered album, classical
- “Corigliano: The Ghosts of Versailles” — Mark Donahue & Fred Vogler, engineers (James Conlon, Guanqun Yu, Joshua Guerrero, Patricia Racette, Christopher Maltman, Lucy Schaufer, Lucas Meachem, LA Opera Chorus & Orchestra)
- “Dutilleux: Sur Le Même Accord; Les Citations; Mystère De L'Instant & Timbres, Espace, Mouvement” — Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
- “Reflections” — Morten Lindberg, engineer (Øyvind Gimse, Geir Inge Lotsberg & Trondheimsolistene)
- “Shadow of Sirius” — Silas Brown & David Frost, engineers; Silas Brown, mastering engineer (Jerry F. Junkin & the University Of Texas Wind Ensemble)
- “Shostakovich: Under Stalin's Shadow Symphonies Nos. 5, 8 & 9” — Shawn Murphy & Nick Squire, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer (Andris Nelsons & Boston Symphony Orchestra)
Producer of the year, classical
- Blanton Alspaugh
- David Frost
- Marina A. Ledin, Victor Ledin
- Judith Sherman
- Robina G. Young
Orchestral performance
- “Bates: Works for Orchestra” — Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
- “Ibert: Orchestral Works” — Neeme Järvi, conductor (Orchestre De La Suisse Romande)
- “Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 In B-Flat Major, Op. 100” — Mariss Jansons, conductor (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
- “Rouse: Odna Zhizn; Symphonies 3 & 4; Prospero's Rooms” — Alan Gilbert, conductor (New York Philharmonic)
- “Shostakovich: Under Stalin's Shadow - Symphonies Nos. 5, 8 & 9” — Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
Opera recording
- “Corigliano: The Ghosts of Versailles” — James Conlon, conductor; Joshua Guerrero, Christopher Maltman, Lucas Meachem, Patricia Racette, Lucy Schaufer & Guanqun Yu; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (LA Opera Orchestra; LA Opera Chorus)
- “Handel: Giulio Cesare” — Giovanni Antonini, conductor; Cecilia Bartoli, Philippe Jaroussky, Andreas Scholl & Anne-Sofie von Otter; Samuel Theis, producer (Il Giardino Armonico)
- “Higdon: Cold Mountain” — Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor; Emily Fons, Nathan Gunn, Isabel Leonard & Jay Hunter Morris; Elizabeth Ostrow, producer (The Santa Fe Opera Orchestra; Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Program for Singers)
- “Mozart: Le Nozze Di Figaro” — Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Thomas Hampson, Christiane Karg, Luca Pisaroni & Sonya Yoncheva; Daniel Zalay, producer (Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Vocalensemble Rastatt)
- “Szymanowski: Król Roger” — Antonio Pappano, conductor; Georgia Jarman, Mariusz Kwiecień & Saimir Pirgu; Jonathan Allen, producer (Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Royal Opera Chorus)
Choral performance
- “Himmelrand” — Elisabeth Holte, conductor (Marianne Reidarsdatter Eriksen, Ragnfrid Lie & Matilda Sterby; Inger-Lise Ulsrud; Uranienborg Vokalensemble)
- “Janáček: Glagolitic Mass” — Edward Gardner, conductor; Håkon Matti Skrede, chorus master (Susan Bickley, Gábor Bretz, Sara Jakubiak & Stuart Skelton; Thomas Trotter; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Bergen Cathedral Choir, Bergen Philharmonic Choir, Choir of Collegium Musicum & Edvard Grieg Kor)
- “Lloyd: Bonhoeffer” — Donald Nally, conductor (Malavika Godbole, John Grecia, Rebecca Harris & Thomas Mesa; the Crossing)
- “Penderecki Conducts Penderecki, Volume 1” — Krzysztof Penderecki, conductor; Henryk Wojnarowski, choir director (Nikolay Didenko, Agnieszka Rehlis & Johanna Rusanen; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra; Warsaw Philharmonic Choir)
- “Steinberg: Passion Week” — Steven Fox, conductor (The Clarion Choir)
Chamber music/small ensemble performance
- “Fitelberg: Chamber Works” — ARC Ensemble
- “Reflections” — Øyvind Gimse, Geir Inge Lotsberg & Trondheimsolistene
- “Serious Business” — Spektral Quartet
- “Steve Reich” — Third Coast Percussion
- “Trios From Our Homelands” — Lincoln Trio
Classical instrumental solo
- “Adams, J.: Scheherazade.2” — Leila Josefowicz; David Robertson, conductor (Chester Englander; St. Louis Symphony)
- “Daugherty: Tales of Hemingway” — Zuill Bailey; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor (Nashville Symphony)
- “Dvořák: Violin Concerto & Romance; Suk: Fantasy” — Christian Tetzlaff; John Storgårds, conductor (Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra)
- “Mozart: Keyboard Music, Vols. 8 & 9” - Kristian Bezuidenhout
- “1930's Violin Concertos, Vol. 2” - Gil Shaham; Stéphane Denève, conductor (The Knights & Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra)
Classical solo vocal album
- “Monteverdi” — Magdalena Kožená; Andrea Marcon, conductor (David Feldman, Michael Feyfar, Jakob Pilgram & Luca Tittoto; La Cetra Barockorchester Basel)
- “Mozart: The Weber Sisters” — Sabine Devieilhe; Raphaël Pichon, conductor (Pygmalion)
- “Schumann & Berg” — Dorothea Röschmann; Mitsuko Uchida, accompanist
- “Shakespeare Songs” — Ian Bostridge; Antonio Pappano, accompanist (Michael Collins, Elizabeth Kenny, Lawrence Power & Adam Walker)
- “Verismo” — Anna Netrebko; Antonio Pappano, conductor (Yusif Eyvazov; Coro Dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia; Orchestra Dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia)
Classical compendium
- “Daugherty: Tales of Hemingway; American Gothic; Once Upon A Castle” — Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer
- “Gesualdo” — Tõnu Kaljuste, conductor; Manfred Eicher, producer
- “Vaughan Williams: Discoveries” — Martyn Brabbins, conductor; Andrew Walton, producer
- “Wolfgang: Passing Through” — Judith Farmer & Gernot Wolfgang, producers; (Various Artists)
- “Zappa: 200 Motels - The Suites” — Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Frank Filipetti & Gail Zappa, producers
Contemporary classical composition
- “Bates: Anthology of Fantastic Zoology” — Mason Bates, composer (Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
- “Daugherty: Tales of Hemingway” — Michael Daugherty, composer (Zuill Bailey, Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)
- “Higdon: Cold Mountain” — Jennifer Higdon, composer; Gene Scheer, librettist (Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Jay Hunter Morris, Emily Fons, Isabel Leonard, Nathan Gunn & the Santa Fe Opera)
- “Theofanidis: Bassoon Concerto” — Christopher Theofanidis, composer (Martin Kuuskmann, Barry Jekowsky & Northwest Sinfonia)
- “Winger: Conversations With Nijinsky” — C. F. Kip Winger, composer (Martin West & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra)
Music video
- “Formation” — (Beyoncé) Melina Matsoukas, video director; Nathan Scherrer, video producer
- “River” — (Leon Bridges) Miles Jay, video director; Dennis Beier, Allison Kunzman & Saul Levitz, video producers
- “Up & Up” — (Coldplay) Vania Heymann & Gal Muggia, video directors; Juliette Larthe & Natan Schottenfels, video producers
- “Gosh” — (Jamie XX) Romain Gavras, video director; Iconoclast, video producers
- “Upside Down & Inside Out” — (OK Go) Damian Kulash Jr. & Trish Sie, video directors; Melissa Murphy & John O'Grady, video producers
Music film
- “I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: Steve Aoki” — Justin Krook, video director; Brent Almond, Matt Colon, David Gelb, Ryan Kavanaugh, Happy Walters & Matthew Weaver, video producers
- “The Beatles: Eight Days a Week the Touring Years” — Ron Howard, video director; Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Scott Pascucci & Nigel Sinclair, video producers
- “Lemonade” — Beyoncé Knowles Carter & Kahlil Joseph, video directors; Beyoncé Knowles Carter, video producer
- “The Music of Strangers” — Yo-Yo Ma & the Silk Road Ensemble Morgan Neville, video director; Caitrin Rogers, video producer
- “American Saturday Night: Live From the Grand Ole Opry” — George J. Flanigen IV, video director; John Burke & Lindsey Clark, video producers
