The 59th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held on February 12, 2017. The CBS network broadcast the show live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The ceremony recognized the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, which ran from October 1, 2015, to September 30, 2016.
James Corden hosted the ceremony for the first time. The pre-telecast ceremony (officially named The Premiere Ceremony) was held on the same day prior to the main event and was hosted by comedian Margaret Cho.
The nominations were announced on December 6, 2016. Beyoncé acquired the most nominations with nine. Drake, Rihanna, and Kanye West received eight nominations each, while Chance the Rapper followed with seven nominations. Tom Elmhirst won six awards from six nominations as an engineer/mixer. Among the artists, Adele was the biggest winner of the night, receiving five trophies, including Album of the Year for 25, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year for "Hello". Adele also became the first musician in history to win all three general field awards in the same ceremony twice, previously winning all three categories in 2012. David Bowie and Greg Kurstin followed with four trophies. Chance the Rapper won for Best New Artist alongside two other awards.
Contents
Performers
Performers adapted from International Business Times.
Presenters
Source: Grammy.com
Premiere ceremony
In order of appearance:
Margaret Cho - main host (presented Rock, Pop, Producer and Visual Media categories and Best Musical Theater Album)
Lauren Daigle and For King and Country (presented Gospel/Contemporary Christian, Engineering (Non Classical), Packaging and Arranging categories and Best Historical Album, Best Album Notes, Best Surround Sound Album and Best Instrumental Composition)
O'Connor Band - "Ruby, Are You Mad At Your Man?"
René Marie (presented Gospel categories, Best New Age Album, Best World Music Album, Best Children's Album, Best Spoken Word Album, Best Music Video and Best Music Film)
Ravi Coltrane and Third Coast Percussion - "Mallet Quartet"
Sarah Jarosz (presented Classical, Engineering (Classical) and Dance categories)
Judy Collins - "Suzanne" (Tribute to Leonard Cohen)
Brendon Urie (presented Best Contemporary Instrumental Album, Jazz, Country categories and Best Roots Gospel Album)
Northern Cree and Carla Morrison - "Cree Cuttin'"/"Un Beso"
Mya (presented Latin and American Roots categories)
Ziggy Marley - "Amen"
Jimmy Jam (presented R&B and Rap categories and Best Reggae Album, Best Comedy Album)
Nominees and winners
Taken from the Grammys website.
The winners are in bold.
General
Record of the Year
"Hello" – Adele
Greg Kurstin, producer; Julian Burg, Tom Elmhirst, Emile Haynie, Greg Kurstin, Liam Nolan, Alex Pasco & Joe Visciano, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne & Randy Merrill, mastering engineers
"Formation" – Beyoncé
Beyoncé Knowles, Mike Will Made-It & Pluss, producers; Jaycen Joshua & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
"7 Years" – Lukas Graham
Future Animals & Pilo, producers; Delbert Bowers, Sebastian Fogh, Stefan Forrest & David LaBrel, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
"Work" – Rihanna featuring Drake
Boi-1da, producer; Noel "Gadget" Campbell, Kuk Harrell, Manny Marroquin, Noah "40" Shebib & Marcos Tovar, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
"Stressed Out" – Twenty One Pilots
Mike Elizondo & Tyler Joseph, producers; Neal Avron & Adam Hawkins, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
Album of the Year
25 – Adele
Danger Mouse, Samuel Dixon, Paul Epworth, Greg Kurstin, Max Martin, Ariel Rechtshaid, Shellback, The Smeezingtons & Ryan Tedder, producers; Julian Burg, Austen Jux Chandler, Cameron Craig, Samuel Dixon, Tom Elmhirst, Declan Gaffney, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Emile Haynie, Jan Holzner, Michael Ilbert, Chris Kasych, Greg Kurstin, Charles Moniz, Liam Nolan, Alex Pasco, Mike Piersante, Ariel Rechtshaid, Rich Rich, Dave Schiffman, Joe Visciano & Matt Wiggins, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne & Randy Merrill, mastering engineers
Pop
Best Pop Solo Performance
"Hello" – Adele
"Hold Up" – Beyoncé
"Love Yourself" – Justin Bieber
"Piece by Piece" (Idol Version) – Kelly Clarkson
"Dangerous Woman" – Ariana Grande
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
"Stressed Out" – Twenty One Pilots
"Closer" – The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey
"7 Years" – Lukas Graham
"Work" – Rihanna featuring Drake
"Cheap Thrills" – Sia featuring Sean Paul
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin – Willie Nelson
Cinema – Andrea Bocelli
Fallen Angels – Bob Dylan
Stages Live – Josh Groban
Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway – Barbra Streisand
Best Pop Vocal Album
25 – Adele
Purpose – Justin Bieber
Dangerous Woman – Ariana Grande
Confident – Demi Lovato
Dance/Electronic
Best Dance Recording
"Don't Let Me Down" – The Chainsmokers featuring Daya
The Chainsmokers, producers; Jordan Young, mixer
"Tearing Me Up" – Bob Moses
Bob Moses, producers; Mark "Spike" Stent, mixer
"Never Be Like You" – Flume featuring Kai
Harley Streten, producer; Eric J Dubowsky, mixer
"'Rinse & Repeat" – Riton featuring Kah-Lo
Riton, producer; Wez Clarke, mixer
"Drinkee" – Sofi Tukker
Sofi Tukker, producers; Bryan Wilson, mixer
Best 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 – Little Louie Vega
Contemporary Instrumental
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Culcha Vulcha – Snarky Puppy
Human Nature – Herb Alpert
When You Wish Upon a Star – Bill Frisell
Way Back Home: Live from Rochester, NY – Steve Gadd Band
Unspoken – Chuck Loeb
Rock
Best Rock Performance
"Blackstar" – David Bowie
"Joe" (Live from Austin City Limits) – Alabama Shakes
"Don't Hurt Yourself" – Beyoncé featuring Jack White
"The Sound of Silence" (Live on Conan) – Disturbed
"Heathens" – Twenty One Pilots
Best Metal Performance
"Dystopia" – Megadeth
"Shock Me" – Baroness
"Silvera" – Gojira
"Rotting in Vain" – Korn
"The Price Is Wrong" – Periphery
Best 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)
Alternative
Best Alternative Music Album
Blackstar – David Bowie
22, A Million – Bon Iver
The Hope Six Demolition Project – PJ Harvey
Post Pop Depression – Iggy Pop
A Moon Shaped Pool – Radiohead
R&B
Best R&B Performance
"Cranes in the Sky" – Solange
"Turnin' Me Up" – BJ the Chicago Kid
"Permission" – Ro James
"I Do" – Musiq Soulchild
"Needed Me" – Rihanna
Best Traditional R&B Performance
"Angel" – Lalah Hathaway
"The Three of Me" – William Bell
"Woman's World" – BJ the Chicago Kid
"Sleeping with the One I Love" – Fantasia
"Can't Wait" – Jill Scott
Best R&B Song
"Lake by the Ocean"
Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)
"Come and 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 & Teddy Sinclair, songwriters (Rihanna)
"Luv"
Magnus August Høiberg, Benjamin Levin & Daystar Peterson, songwriters (Tory Lanez)
Rap
Best 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
Best Rap/Sung Performance
"Hotline Bling" – Drake
"Freedom" – Beyoncé featuring Kendrick Lamar
"Broccoli" – DRAM featuring Lil Yachty
"Ultralight Beam" – Kanye West featuring Chance the Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream
"Famous" – Kanye West featuring Rihanna and Swizz Beatz
Best Rap Song
"Hotline Bling"
Aubrey Graham & Paul Jefferies, songwriters (Drake)
"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"
Chancellor Bennett, Ross Birchard, Ernest Brown, Andrew Dawson, Kasseem Dean, Mike Dean, Noah Goldstein, Kejuan Muchita, Patrick Reynolds, Kanye West, Cydel Young & Malik Yusef, songwriters (Kanye West featuring Rihanna)
Country
Best Country Solo Performance
"My Church" – Maren Morris
"Love Can Go to Hell" – Brandy Clark
"Vice" – Miranda Lambert
"Church Bells" – Carrie Underwood
"Blue Ain't Your Color" – Keith Urban
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
"Jolene" – Pentatonix featuring Dolly Parton
"Different for Girls" – Dierks Bentley featuring Elle King
"21 Summer" – Brothers Osborne
"Setting the World on Fire" – Kenny Chesney & Pink
"Think of You" – Chris Young with Cassadee Pope
Best Country Song
"Humble and Kind"
Lori McKenna, songwriter (Tim McGraw)
"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)
"My Church"
busbee & Maren Morris, songwriters (Maren Morris)
New Age
Best New Age Album
White Sun II – White Sun
Orogen – John Burke
Dark Sky Island – Enya
Inner Passion – Peter Kater & Tina Guo
Rosetta – Vangelis
Jazz
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" – John Scofield, soloist
"Countdown" – Joey Alexander, soloist
"In Movement" – Ravi Coltrane, soloist
"We See" – Fred Hersch, soloist
"I Concentrate on You" – Brad Mehldau, soloist
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Take Me to the Alley – Gregory Porter
Sound of Red – René Marie
Upward Spiral – Branford Marsalis Quartet with special guest Kurt Elling
Harlem on My Mind – Catherine Russell
The Sting Variations – The Tierney Sutton Band
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Country for Old Men – John Scofield
Book of Intuition – Kenny Barron Trio
Dr. Um – Peter Erskine
Sunday Night at the Vanguard – The Fred Hersch Trio
Nearness – Joshua Redman & Brad Mehldau
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Presidential Suite: Eight Variations on Freedom – Ted Nash Big Band
Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music
Best Gospel Performance/Song
"God Provides" – Tamela Mann
Kirk Franklin, songwriter
"It's Alright, It's OK" – Shirley Caesar featuring Anthony Hamilton
Stanley Brown & Courtney Rumble, songwriters
"You're Bigger [Live]" – Jekalyn Carr
Allundria Carr, songwriter
"Made a Way [Live]" – Travis Greene
Travis Greene, songwriter
"Better" – Hezekiah Walker
Jason Clayborn, Gabriel Hatcher & Hezekiah Walker, songwriters
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
"Thy Will" – Hillary Scott & The Scott Family
Bernie Herms, Hillary Scott & Emily Weisband, songwriters
"Trust in You" – Lauren Daigle
Lauren Daigle, Michael Farren & Paul Mabury, songwriters
"Priceless" – For King & Country
Benjamin Backus, Seth Mosley, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone & Tedd Tjornhom, songwriters
"King of the World" – Natalie Grant
Latin
Best Latin Pop Album
Un Besito Más – Jesse & Joy
Ilusión – Gaby Moreno
Similares – Laura Pausini
Seguir Latiendo – Sanalejo
Buena Vida – Diego Torres
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
iLevitable – ile
L.H.O.N. (La Humanidad o Nosotros) – Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas
Buenaventura – La Santa Cecilia
Los Rakas – Los Rakas
Amor Supremo – Carla Morrison
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
Un Azteca en el Azteca, Vol. 1 (En Vivo) – Vicente Fernández
Raíces – Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga
Hecho a Mano – Joss Favela
Generación Maquinaria Est. 2006 – La Maquinaria Norteña
Tributo a Joan Sebastian y Rigoberto Alfaro – Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea
Best Tropical Latin Album
Donde Están? – Jose Lugo & Guasábara Combo
Conexión – Fonseca
American Roots
Best American Roots Performance
"House of Mercy" – Sarah Jarosz
"Ain't No Man" – The Avett Brothers
"Mother's Children Have a Hard Time" – The Blind Boys of Alabama
"Factory Girl" – Rhiannon Giddens
"Wreck You" – Lori McKenna
Best American Roots Song
"Kid Sister"
Vince Gill, songwriter (The Time Jumpers)
"Alabama at Night"
Robbie Fulks, songwriter (Robbie Fulks)
"City Lights"
Jack White, songwriter (Jack White/The White Stripes)
"Gulfstream"
Eric Adcock & Roddie Romero, songwriters (Roddie Romero and the Hub City All-Stars)
"Wreck You"
Lori McKenna & Felix McTeigue, songwriters (Lori McKenna)
Best Americana Album
This Is Where I Live – William Bell
True Sadness – The Avett Brothers
The Cedar Creek Sessions – Kris Kristofferson
The Bird and the Rifle – Lori McKenna
Reggae
Best Reggae Album
Ziggy Marley – Ziggy Marley
Sly & Robbie Presents... Reggae For Her – Devin Di Dakta & J.L
Rose Petals – J Boog
Everlasting – Raging Fyah
Falling Into Place – Rebelution
SOJA: Live in Virginia – SOJA
World Music
Best World Music Album
Sing Me Home – Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble
Destiny – Celtic Woman
Walking in the Footsteps of Our Fathers – Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Land of Gold – Anoushka Shankar
Dois Amigos, Um Século de Música: Multishow Live – Caetano Veloso & Gilberto Gil
Children's
Best Children's Album
Infinity Plus One – Secret Agent 23 Skidoo
Explorer of the World – Frances England
Novelties – Recess Monkey
Press Play – Brady Rymer And The Little Band That Could
Saddle Up – The Okee Dokee Brothers
Spoken Word
Best Spoken Word Album (includes Poetry, Audio Books and Storytelling)
In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox – Carol Burnett
The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo – Amy Schumer
M Train – Patti Smith
Under The Big Black Sun: A Personal History of L.A. Punk – Various Artists
Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink – Elvis Costello
Comedy
Best Comedy Album
Talking for Clapping – Patton Oswalt
...America...Great... – David Cross
American Myth – Margaret Cho
Boyish Girl Interrupted – Tig Notaro
Live at the Apollo – Amy Schumer
Musical Theatre
Best Musical Theater Album
The Color Purple – Danielle Brooks, Cynthia Erivo & Jennifer Hudson, principal soloists; Stephen Bray, Van Dean, Frank Filipetti, Roy Furman, Joan Raffe, Scott Sanders & Jhett Tolentino, producers; (Stephen Bray, Brenda Russell & Allee Willis, composers/lyricists) (New Broadway Cast)
Bright Star – Carmen Cusack, principal soloist; Jay Alix, Peter Asher & Una Jackman, producers; Steve Martin, composer; Edie Brickell, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
Fiddler on the Roof – Danny Burstein, principal soloist; Louise Gund, David Lai & Ted Sperling, producers; (Jerry Bock, composer; Sheldon Harnick, lyricist) (2016 Broadway Cast)
Kinky Boots – Killian Donnelly & Matt Henry, principal soloists; Sammy James Jr., Cyndi Lauper, Stephen Oremus & William Wittman, producers; (Cyndi Lauper, composer & lyricist) (Original West End Cast)
Waitress – Jessie Mueller, principal soloist; Neal Avron, Sara Bareilles & Nadia DiGiallonardo, producers; Sara Bareilles, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
Music for Visual Media
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
Miles Ahead – (Miles Davis & Various Artists)
Steve Berkowitz, Don Cheadle & Robert Glasper, compilation producers
Amy – (Various Artists)
Salaam Remi & Mark Ronson, compilation producers
Straight Outta Compton – (Various Artists)
O'Shea Jackson & Andre Young, compilation producers
Suicide Squad (Collector's Edition) – (Various Artists)
Mike Caren, Darren Higman & Kevin Weaver, compilation producers
Vinyl: The Essentials Season 1 – (Various Artists)
Stewart Lerman, Randall Poster & Kevin Weaver, compilation producers
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
Star Wars: The Force Awakens – John Williams, composer
Bridge of Spies – Thomas Newman, composer
The Hateful Eight – Ennio Morricone, composer
The Revenant – Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto, composers
Stranger Things, Vol. 1 – Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein, composers
Stranger Things, Vol. 2 – Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein, composers
Composing
Best Instrumental Composition
"Spoken at Midnight"
Ted Nash, composer (Ted Nash Big Band)
"Bridge of Spies (End Title)"
Thomas Newman, composer (Thomas Newman)
"The Expensive Train Set (An Epic Sarahnade for Big Band)"
Tim Davies, composer (Tim Davies Big Band)
"Flow"
Alan Ferber, composer (Alan Ferber Nonet)
"L'Ultima Diligenza Di Red Rock – Verisione Integrale"
Ennio Morricone, composer (Ennio Morricone)
Arranging
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
"You and I"
Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)
"Ask Me Now"
John Beasley, arranger (John Beasley)
"Good 'Swing' Wenceslas"
Sammy Nestico, arranger (The Count Basie Orchestra)
"Linus & Lucy"
Christian Jacob, arranger (The Phil Norman Tentet)
"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"
John Daversa, arranger (John Daversa)
"We Three Kings"
Ted Nash, arranger (Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis)
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
"Flintstones"
Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)
"Do You Hear What I Hear?"
Gordon Goodwin, arranger2 (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band Featuring Take 6)
"Do You Want to Know a Secret"
John Daversa, arranger (John Daversa Featuring Renee Olstead)
"I'm a Fool to Want You"
Packaging
Best Recording Package
Blackstar
Jonathan Barnbrook, art director (David Bowie)
Anti (Deluxe Edition)
Ciarra Pardo & Robyn Fenty, art directors (Rihanna)
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)
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
Édith Piaf 1915–2015
Gérard Lo Monaco, art director (Édith 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
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)
Notes
Best Album Notes
Sissle and Blake Sing Shuffle Along
Ken Bloom & Richard Carlin, album notes writers (Eubie Blake & Noble Sissle)
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)
Waxing The Gospel: Mass Evangelism & The Phonograph, 1890–1990
Richard Martin, album notes writer (Various Artists)
Historical
Best Historical Album
The Cutting Edge 1965–1966: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 12 (Collector's Edition)
Steve Berkowitz & Jeff Rosen, compilation producers; Mark Wilder, mastering engineer (Bob Dylan)
Music of Morocco from the Library of Congress: Recorded By Paul Bowles, 1959
April G. Ledbetter, Steven Lance Ledbetter, Bill Nowlin & Philip D. Schuyler, compilation producers; Rick Fisher & Michael Graves, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
Ork Records: New York, New York
Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Jeff Lipton & Maria Rice, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
Vladimir Horowitz: The Unreleased Live Recordings 1966–1983
Bernard Horowitz, Andreas K. Meyer & Robert Russ, compilation producers; Andreas K. Meyer & Jeanne Montalvo, mastering engineers (Vladimir Horowitz)
Waxing The Gospel: Mass Evangelism & the Phonograph, 1890–1990
Michael Devecka, Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Michael Devecka, David Giovannoni, Michael Khanchalian & Richard Martin, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
Engineered Album
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Blackstar
David Bowie, Tom Elmhirst, Kevin Killen & Tony Visconti, engineers; Joe LaPorta, mastering engineer (David Bowie)
Are You Serious
Tchad Blake & David Boucher, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Andrew Bird)
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)
Best Engineered Album, Classical
The Ghosts of Versailles
Mark Donahue, Fred Vogler & David L Williams, engineers (James Conlon, Guanqun Yu, Joshua Guerrero, Patricia Racette, Christopher Maltman, Lucy Schaufer, Lucas Meachem, Los Angeles Opera Chorus and 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
Producer
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Greg Kurstin
"Cheap Thrills" (Sia featuring Sean Paul)
"Hello" (Adele)
Love You to Death (Tegan and Sara)
"Million Years Ago" (Adele)
"Something in the Way You Move" (Ellie Goulding)
"Water Under the Bridge" (Adele)
Benny Blanco
"Cold Water" (Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber & MØ)
"Friends" (Francis and the Lights featuring Bon Iver)
"Kill Em with Kindness" (Selena Gomez)
"Love Yourself" (Justin Bieber)
"Luv" (Tory Lanez)
"Wild Love" (Cashmere Cat featuring The Weeknd & Francis and the Lights)
Max Martin
"Can't Stop the Feeling!" (Justin Timberlake)
"Dangerous Woman" (Ariana Grande)
"Into You" (Ariana Grande)
"Just Like Fire" (Pink)
"Rise" (Katy Perry)
"Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" (Adele)
Remixer
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
"Tearing Me Up" (RAC Remix)
André Allen Anjos, remixer (Bob Moses)
'"Cali Coast" (Psionics Remix)
Josh Williams, remixer (Soul Pacific)
"Heavy Star Movin'" (staRo Remix)
staRo, remixer (The Silver Lake Chorus)
"Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five" (Timo Maas & James Teej Remix)
Timo Maas & James Teej, remixers (Paul McCartney & Wings)
"Only" (Kaskade × Lipless Remix)
Kaskade & Lipless, remixer (Ry X)
"Wide Open" (Joe Goddard Remix)
Joe Goddard, remixer (The Chemical Brothers)
Surround Sound
Best 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 Shephard
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
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)
Classical
Best Orchestral Performance
Shostakovich: Under Stalin's Shadow – Symphonies Nos. 5, 8 & 9
Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
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)
Best Opera Recording
Corigliano: The Ghosts of Versailles
James Conlon, conductor; Joshua Guerrero, Christopher Maltman, Lucas Meachem, Patricia Racette, Lucy Schaufer & Guanqun Yu, soloists; Blanton Alspaugh, producer; Mark Donahue, Fred Vogler & David L Williams (engineers) (Los Angeles Opera Orchestra and Chorus)
Handel: Giulio Cesare
Giovanni Antonini, conductor; Cecilia Bartoli, Philippe Jaroussky, Andreas Scholl & Anne-Sofie von Otter, soloists; Samuel Theis, producer (Il Giardino Armonico)
Higdon: Cold Mountain
Music Video/Film
Best Music Video
"Formation" – Beyoncé
Melina Matsoukas, video director; Candice Dragonas, Juliette Larthe, Nathan Scherrer & Inga Veronique, video producers
"River" – Leon Bridges
Miles Jay, video director; Dennis Beier, Allison Kunzman & Saul Levitz, video producers
"Up&Up" – Coldplay
Vania Heymann & Gal Muggia, video directors; Candice Dragonas, Juliette Larthe, Nathan Scherrer & 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
Best Music Film
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week The Touring Years – (The Beatles)
Ron Howard, video director; Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Scott Pascucci & Nigel Sinclair, video producers
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead – Steve Aoki
Justin Krook, video director; Brent Almond, Matt Colon, David Gelb, Ryan Kavanaugh, Michael Theanne, Happy Walters & Matthew Weaver, video producers
Lemonade – Beyoncé
Special Merit Awards
MusiCares Person of the Year
Tom Petty
Lifetime Achievement Award
Shirley Caesar
Ahmad Jamal
Charley Pride
Jimmie Rodgers
Nina Simone
Sly Stone
The Velvet Underground
Trustees Award
Thom Bell
Mo Ostin
Ralph S. Peer
Technical Grammy Award
Alan Dower Blumlein
Music Educator Award
Keith Hancock (of Tesoro High School in Las Flores, California)
In Memoriam
Prior to the "In Memoriam" segment, Pentatonix paid tribute to Al Jarreau who died on the same day as the ceremony. The following people appeared in the In Memoriam segment:
Multiple nominations and awards
The following received multiple nominations:
Three:
Two:
The following received multiple awards:
Two:
Changes
In June 2016, the Grammy organization announced a few minor changes to the voting and awarding process.
As of 2017, recordings released solely through streaming services will be eligible to enter the award process. These recordings will have to be available through streaming platforms. Applicable streaming services are paid subscription, full catalog, on-demand streaming/limited download platforms that have existed as such within the United States for at least one full year as of the submission deadline. All recordings entered must have an assigned International Standard Recording Code (ISRC).
Best New Artist guidelines
Existing Best New Artist rules were amended to remove the album barrier given current trends in how new music and developing artists are released and promoted. Currently many new artists first release singles, tracks, or EPs rather than full albums. To become eligible in the category of Best New Artist, the artist, duo, or group:
Must have released a minimum of five singles/tracks or one album, but no more than 30 singles/tracks or three albums.
May not have entered the category more than three times, including as a performing member of an established group.
Must have achieved a breakthrough into the public consciousness and impacted the musical landscape during the eligibility period.
Blues categories
The Best Blues Album category will branch into two distinct categories:
Best Traditional Blues Album (Blues recordings with traditional blues song and harmonic structures, including various subgenres such as Delta blues, Piedmont blues, jump/swing blues, Chicago blues, and classic/Southern soul).
Best Contemporary Blues Album (Recordings which may employ non-traditional blues rhythms such as funk, hip-hop, reggae, and rock, or which feature contemporary techniques such as synthesizers or loops).
It means a return to the situation prior to 2012, the year the categories were merged in a major overhaul.
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration category renamed
The Best Rap/Sung Collaboration category (in the Rap field) will be renamed as Best Rap/Sung Performance, to allow solo performances, a result of "the current state and future trajectory of rap by expanding the category beyond collaborations between rappers and vocalists to include recordings by a solo artist who blurs the lines between rapping and singing."
Additional amendments were made to the number and type of music creators recognized in the categories of Best Choral Performance and Best Jazz Vocal Album.