A Grammy Award (stylized as GRAMMY, originally called Gramophone Award), or Grammy, is an award presented by The Recording Academy to recognize achievements in the music industry. The first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on May 4, 1959, to honor and respect the musical accomplishments by performers for the year 1958. The 61st Annual Grammy Awards, honoring the best achievements from October 1, 2017 to September 30, 2018, were held on February 10, 2019, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
RECORD OF THE YEAR
NOMINEES:
I Like It (Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin)
The Joke (Brandi Carlile)
God’s Plan (Drake)
Shallow (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper)
All The Stars (Kendrick Lamar & SZA)
Rockstar (Post Malone Featuring 21 Savage)
The Middle (Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey)
This Is America (Childish Gambino)
WINNER: This Is America (Childish Gambino)
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
NOMINEES:
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)
Golden Hour (Kacey Musgraves)
Black Panther
WINNER: Golden Hour (Kacey Musgraves)
SONG OF THE YEAR
NOMINEES:
All The Stars
This Is America
Boo’d Up
God’s Plan
In My Blood
The Joke
The Middle
Shallow
WINNER: This Is America
BEST NEW ARTIST
NOMINEES:
Chloe x Halle
Luke Combs
Dua Lipa
Greta Van Fleet
H.E.R.
Margo Price
Bebe Rexha
Jorja Smith
WINNER: Dua Lipa
BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
NOMINEES:
Colors (Beck)
Havana (Camila Cabello)
God Is A Woman (Ariana Grande)
Better Now (Post Malone)
WINNER: Joanne, Where Do You Think You’re Goin’? (Lady Gaga)
BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
NOMINEES:
Fall In Line (Christina Aguilera Featuring Demi Lovato)
Don’t Go Breaking My Heart (Backstreet Boys)
‘S Wonderful (Tony Bennett & Diana Krall)
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)
WINNER: Shallow (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper)
BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
NOMINEES:
Love Is Here To Stay (Tony Bennett & Diana Krall)
Nat “King” Cole & Me (Gregory Porter)
Standards – Deluxe (Seal)
The Music…The Mem’ries…The Magic! (Barbra Streisand)
My Way (Willie Nelson)
WINNER: My Way (Willie Nelson)
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
NOMINEES:
Camila (Camila Cabello)
Meaning Of Life (Kelly Clarkson)
Shawn Mendes (Shawn Mendes)
Beautiful Trauma (P!nk)
Reputation (Taylor Swift)
Sweetener (Ariana Grande)
WINNER: Sweetener (Ariana Grande)
BEST DANCE RECORDING
NOMINEES:
Northern Soul (Above & Beyond Featuring Richard Bedford)
Ultimatum (Disclosure Featuring Fatoumata Diawara)
Losing It (Fisher)
Electricity (Silk City & Dua Lipa Featuring Diplo & Mark Ronson)
Ghost Voices (Virtual Self)
WINNER: Electricity (Silk City & Dua Lipa Featuring Diplo & Mark Ronson)
BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM
NOMINEES:
Singularity (Jon Hopkins)
Woman Worldwide (Justice)
Treehouse (Sofi Tukker)
Oil Of Every Pearl’s Un-insides (Sophie)
Lune Rouge (TOKiMONSTA)
WINNER: Woman Worldwide (Justice)
BEST CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
NOMINEES:
The Emancipation Procrastination (Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah)
Modern Lore (Julian Lage)
Steve Gadd Band (Steve Gadd Band)
Laid Black (Marcus Miller)
Protocol 4 (Simon Phillips)
WINNER: Steve Gadd Band (Steve Gadd Band)
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
NOMINEES:
Four Out Of Five (Arctic Monkeys)
When Bad Does Good (Chris Cornell)
Made In America (THE FEVER 333)
Highway Tune (Greta Van Fleet)
Uncomfortable (Halestorm)
WINNER: When Bad Does Good (Chris Cornell)
BEST METAL PERFORMANCE
NOMINEES:
Condemned To The Gallows (Between The Buried And Me)
Honeycomb (Deafheaven)
Electric Messiah (High On Fire)
Betrayer (Trivium)
On My Teeth (Underoath)
WINNER: Electric Messiah (High On Fire)
BEST ROCK SONG
NOMINEES:
Black Smoke Rising
Jumpsuit
MANTRA
Masseduction
Rats
WINNER: Masseduction
BEST ROCK ALBUM
NOMINEES:
Rainier Fog (Alice In Chains)
Mania (Fall Out Boy)
Prequelle (Ghost)
From The Fires (Greta Van Fleet)
Pacific Daydream (Weezer)
WINNER: From The Fires (Greta Van Fleet)
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
NOMINEES:
Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino (Arctic Monkeys)
Colors (Beck)
Utopia (Björk)
American Utopia (David Byrne)
Masseduction (St. Vincent)
WINNER: Colors (Beck)
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
NOMINEES:
Long As I Live (Toni Braxton)
Summer (The Carters)
Y O Y (Lalah Hathaway)
Best Part (H.E.R. Featuring Daniel Caesar)
First Began (PJ Morton)
WINNER: Best Part (H.E.R. Featuring Daniel Caesar)
BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE
NOMINEES:
Bet Ain’t Worth The Hand (Leon Bridges)
Don’t Fall Apart On Me Tonight (Bettye LaVette)
Honest (MAJOR)
How Deep Is Your Love (PJ Morton Featuring Yebba)
Made For Love (Charlie Wilson Featuring Lalah Hathaway)
WINNER: Bet Ain’t Worth The Hand (Leon Bridges) & How Deep Is Your Love (PJ Morton Featuring Yebba)
BEST R&B SONG
NOMINEES:
Boo’d Up
Come Through And Chill
Feels Like Summer
Focus
Long As I Live
WINNER: Boo’d Up
BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM
NOMINEES:
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)
WINNER: Everything Is Love (The Carters)
BEST R&B ALBUM
NOMINEES:
Sex & Cigarettes (Toni Braxton)
Good Thing (Leon Bridges)
Honestly (Lalah Hathaway)
H.E.R. (H.E.R.)
Gumbo Unplugged (PJ Morton)
WINNER: H.E.R. (H.E.R.)
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
NOMINEES:
Be Careful (Cardi B)
Nice For What (Drake)
King’s Dead (Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake)
Bubblin (Anderson.Paak)
Sicko Mode (Travis Scott, Drake, Big Hawk & Swae Lee)
WINNER: King’s Dead (Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake) & Bubblin (Anderson.Paak)
BEST RAP/SUNG PERFORMANCE
NOMINEES:
Like I Do (Christina Aguilera Featuring Goldlink)
Pretty Little Fears (6lack Featuring J. Cole)
This Is America (Childish Gambino)
All the Stars (Kendrick Lamar & SZA)
Rockstar (Post Malone Featuring 21 Savage)
WINNER: This Is America (Childish Gambino)
BEST RAP SONG
NOMINEES:
God’s Plan
King’s Dead
Lucky You
Sicko Mode
Win
WINNER: God’s Plan
BEST RAP ALBUM
NOMINEES:
Invasion Of Privacy (Cardi B)
Swimming (Mac Miller)
Victory Lap (Nipsey Hussle)
Daytona (Pusha T)
Astroworld (Travis Scott)
WINNER: Invasion Of Privacy (Cardi B)
BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE
NOMINEES:
Wouldn’t It Be Great? (Loretta Lynn)
Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters (Maren Morris)
Butterflies (Kacey Musgraves)
Millionaire (Chris Stapleton)
Parallel Line (Keith Urban)
WINNER: Butterflies (Kacey Musgraves)
BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
NOMINEES:
Shoot Me Straight (Brothers Osborne)
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)
WINNER: Tequila (Dan + Shay)
BEST COUNTRY SONG
NOMINEES:
Break Up In The End
Dear Hate
I Lived It
Space Cowboy
Tequila
When Someone Stops Loving You
WINNER: Space Cowboy
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
NOMINEES:
Unapologetically (Kelsea Ballerini)
Port Saint Joe (Brothers Osborne)
Girl Going Nowhere (Ashley McBryde)
Golden Hour (Kacey Musgraves)
From A Room: Volume 2 (Chris Stapleton)
WINNER: Golden Hour (Kacey Musgraves)
BEST NEW AGE ALBUM
NOMINEES:
Hiraeth (Lisa Gerrard & David Kuckhemann)
Beloved (Snatam Kaur)
Opium Moon (Opium Moon)
Molecules Of Motion (Steve Roach)
Moku Maluhia – Peaceful Island (Jim Kimo West)
WINNER: Opium Moon (Opium Moon)
BEST IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO
NOMINEES:
Some Of That Sunshine
Don’t Fence Me In
We See
De-Dah
Cadenas
WINNER: Don’t Fence Me In
BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM
NOMINEES:
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)
The Window (Cécile McLorin Salvant)
WINNER: The Window (Cécile McLorin Salvant)
BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
NOMINEES:
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)
Emanon (The Wayne Shorter Quartet)
WINNER: Emanon (The Wayne Shorter Quartet)
BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM
NOMINEES:
All About That Basie (The Count Basie Orchestra Directed By Scotty Barnhart)
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)
WINNER: American Dreamers: Voices Of Hope, Music Of Freedom (John Daversa Big Band Featuring DACA Artists)
BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM
NOMINEES:
Heart Of Brazil (Eddie Daniels)
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)
WINNER: Back To The Sunset (Dafnis Prieto Big Band)
BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE/SONG
NOMINEES:
You Will Win
Won’t He Do It
Never Alone
Cycles
A Great Work
WINNER: Never Alone
BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE/SONG
NOMINEES:
Reckless Love
You Say
Joy
Grace Got You
Known
WINNER: You Say
BEST GOSPEL ALBUM
NOMINEES:
One Nation Under God (Jekalyn Carr)
Hiding Place (Tori Kelly)
Make Room (Jonathan McReynolds)
The Other Side (The Walls Group)
A Great Work (Brian Courtney Wilson)
WINNER: Hiding Place (Tori Kelly)
BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ALBUM
NOMINEES:
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)
WINNER: Look Up Child (Lauren Daigle)
BEST ROOTS GOSPEL ALBUM
NOMINEES:
Unexpected (Jason Crabb)
Clear Skies (Ernie Haase & Signature Sound)
Favorites: Revisited by Request (The Isaacs)
Still Standing (The Martins)
Love Love Love (Gordon Mote)
WINNER: Unexpected (Jason Crabb)
BEST LATIN POP ALBUM
NOMINEES:
Prometo (Pablo Alboran)
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)
WINNER: Sincera (Claudia Brant)
BEST LATIN ROCK, URBAN OR ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
NOMINEES:
Claroscura (Aterciopelados)
Coastcity (Coastcity)
Encanto Tropical (Monsieur Periné)
Gourmet (Orishas)
Aztlan (Zoé)
WINNER: Aztlan (Zoé)
BEST REGIONAL MEXICAN MUSIC ALBUM (INCLUDING TEJANO)
NOMINEES:
Mexico Por Siempre! (Luis Miguel)
Primero Soy Mexicana (Angela Aguilar)
Mitad y Mitad (Calibre)
Otalmente Juan Gabriel Vol. II (Aida Cuevas)
Cruzando Borders (Los Texmaniacs)
Leyendas de Mi Pueblo (Mariachi Sol de Mexico de Jose Hernandez)
WINNER: Mexico Por Siempre! (Luis Miguel)
BEST TROPICAL LATIN ALBUM
NOMINEES:
Pa’ Mi Gente (Charlie Aponte)
Legado (Formell y Los Van Van)
Orquesta Akokán (Orquesta Akokán)
Ponle Actitud (Felipe Peláez)
Anniversary (Spanish Harlem Orchestra)
WINNER: Anniversary (Spanish Harlem Orchestra)
BEST AMERICAN ROOTS PERFORMANCE
NOMINEES:
Kick Rocks (Sean Ardoin)
Saint James Infirmary Blues (Jon Batiste)
The Joke (Brandi Carlile)
All on My Mind (Anderson East)
Last Man Standing (Willie Nelson)
WINNER: The Joke (Brandi Carlile)
BEST AMERICAN ROOTS SONG
NOMINEES:
All the Trouble
Build a Bridge
The Joke
Knockin’ on your Screen Door
Summer’s End
WINNER: The Joke
BEST AMERICANA ALBUM
NOMINEES:
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)
WINNER: By the Way, I Forgive You (Brandi Carlile)
BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM
NOMINEES:
Portraits in Fiddles (Mike Barnett)
Sister Sadie II (Sister Sadie)
Rivers and Roads (Special Consensus)
The Travelin’ McCourys (The Travelin’ McCourys)
North of Despair (Wood & Wire)
WINNER: The Travelin’ McCourys (The Travelin’ McCourys)
BEST TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM
NOMINEES:
Something Smells Funky ‘Round Here (Elvin Bishop’s Big Fun Trio)
Benton County Relic (Cedric Burnside)
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)
WINNER: The Blues Is Alive And Well (Buddy Guy)
BEST CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM
NOMINEES:
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)
WINNER: Please Don’t Be Dead (Fantastic Negrito)
BEST FOLK ALBUM
NOMINEES:
Whistle Down The Wind (Joan Baez)
Black Cowboys (Dom Flemons)
Rifles & Rosary Beads (Mary Gauthier)
Weed Garden (Iron & Wine)
All Ashore (Punch Brothers)
WINNER: All Ashore (Punch Brothers)
BEST REGIONAL ROOTS MUSIC ALBUM
NOMINEES:
Kreole Rock and Soul (Sean Ardoin)
Spyboy (Cha Wa)
Aloha From Na Hoa (Na Hoa)
No ‘Ane’i (Kalani Pe’a)
Mewasinsational – Cree Round Dance Songs (Young Spirit)
WINNER: No ‘Ane’i (Kalani Pe’a)
BEST REGGAE ALBUM
NOMINEES:
As the World Turns (Black Uhuru)
Reggae Forever (Etana)
Rebellion Rises (Ziggy Marley)
A Matter of Time (Protoje)
44/876 (Sting & Shaggy)
WINNER: 44/876 (Sting & Shaggy)
BEST WORLD MUSIC ALBUM
NOMINEES:
Deran (Bombino)
Fenfo (Fatoumata Diawara)
Black Times (Seun Kuti & Egypt 80)
Freedom (Soweto Gospel Choir)
The Lost Songs of World War II (Yiddish Glory)
WINNER: Freedom (Soweto Gospel Choir)
BEST CHILDREN’S ALBUM
NOMINEES:
All the Sounds (Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats)
Building Blocks (Tim Kubart)
Falu’s Bazaar (Falu)
Giants Of Science (The Pop Ups)
The Nation Of Imagine (Frank & Deane)
WINNER: All the Sounds (Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats)
BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM (INCLUDES POETRY, AUDIO BOOKS & STORYTELLING)
NOMINEES:
Accessory to War – Neil deGrasse Tyson & Avis Lang (Courtney B. Vance)
Calypso (David Sedaris)
Creative Quest (Questlove)
Faith: A Journey for All (Jimmy Carter)
The Last Black Unicorn (Tiffany Haddish)
WINNER: Faith: A Journey for All (Jimmy Carter)
BEST COMEDY ALBUM
NOMINEES:
Annihilation (Patton Oswalt)
Equanimity & The Bird Revelation (Dave Chappelle)
Noble Ape (Jim Gaffigan)
Standup For Drummers (Fred Armisen)
Tamborine (Chris Rock)
WINNER: Equanimity & The Bird Revelation (Dave Chappelle)
BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM
NOMINEES:
The Band’s Visit
Carousel
Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert
My Fair Lady
Once on This Island
WINNER: The Band’s Visit
BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
NOMINEES:
Call Me By Your Name (Various Artists)
Deadpool 2 (Various Artists)
The Greatest Showman (Various Artists)
Lady Bird (Various Artists)
Stranger Things (Various Artists)
WINNER: The Greatest Showman (Various Artists)
BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
NOMINEES:
Black Panther
Blade Runner 2049
Coco
The Shape of Water
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
WINNER: Black Panther
BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA
NOMINEES:
All the Stars
Mystery of Love
Remember Me
Shallow
This Is Me
WINNER: Shallow
BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION
NOMINEES:
Blut und Boden (Blood and Soil)
Chrysalis
Infinity War
Mine Mission
The Shape of Water
WINNER: Blut und Boden (Blood and Soil)
BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTAL OR A CAPPELLA
NOMINEES:
Batman Theme (TV)
Change the World
Madrid Finale
The Shape of Water
Stars and Stripes Forever
WINNER: Stars and Stripes Forever
BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTS AND VOCALS
NOMINEES:
It Was A Very Good Year
Jolene
Mona Lisa
Nina
Spider-Man Theme
WINNER: Spider-Man Theme
BEST RECORDING PACKAGE
NOMINEES:
Be the Cowboy
Love Yourself: Tear
Masseduction
The Offering
Well Kept Thing
WINNER: Masseduction
BEST BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE
NOMINEES:
Appetite For Destruction (Locked N Loaded Box)
I’ll Be Your Girl
Pacific Northwest ’73-74′: The Complete Recordings
Squeeze Box: The Complete Works Of ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic
Too Many Bad Habits
WINNER: Squeeze Box: The Complete Works Of ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic
BEST ALBUM NOTES
NOMINEES:
Alpine Dreaming: The Helvetta Records Story, 1920-1924
4 Banjo Songs, 1891-1897: Foundational Recordings Of America’s Iconic Instrument
The 1960 Time Sessions
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)
Voices Of Mississippi: Artists And Musicians Documented By William Ferris
WINNER: Voices Of Mississippi: Artists And Musicians Documented By William Ferris
BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM
NOMINEES:
Any Other Way
At the Louisiana Hayride Tonight …
Battleground Korea: Songs And Sounds Of America’s Forgotten War
A Rhapsody In Blue – The Extraordinary Life Of Oscar Levant
Voices Of Mississippi: Artists And Musicians Documented By William Ferris
WINNER: Voices Of Mississippi: Artists And Musicians Documented By William Ferris
BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL
NOMINEES:
All the things that I did and all the things that I didn’t do
Colors
Earthtones
Head Over Heels
Voicenotes
WINNER: Colors
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
NOMINEES:
Boi-1da
Larry Klein
Linda Perry
Kanye West
Pharrell Williams
WINNER: Pharrell Williams
BEST REMIXED RECORDING
NOMINEES:
Audio (CID Remix)
How Long (EDX’S Dubai Skyline Remix)
Only Road (Cosmic Gate Remix)
Stargazing (Kaskade Remix)
Walking Away (Mura Masa Remix)
WINNER: Walking Away (Mura Masa Remix)
BEST IMMERSIVE AUDIO ALBUM
NOMINEES:
Eye In The Sky – 35th Anniversary Edition
Folketoner
Seven Words From The Cross
Sommero: Ujamaa & The Iceberg
Symbol
WINNER: Eye In The Sky – 35th Anniversary Edition
BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICAL
NOMINEES:
Bates: The (R)Evolution Of Steve Jobs
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3; Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1
John Williams At The Movies
Liquid Melancholy – Clarinet Music Of James M. Stephenson
Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11
Visions And Variations
WINNER: Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL
NOMINEES:
Blanton Alspaugh
Elizabeth Ostrow
David Frost
Judith Sherman
Dirk Sobotka
WINNER: Blanton Alspaugh
BEST ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE
NOMINEES:
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3; Srauss: Horn Concerto No. 1
Nielsen: Symphony No. 3 & Symphony No. 4
Ruggles, Stucky & Harbison: Orchestral Works
Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 1-4
Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11
WINNER: Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11
BEST OPERA RECORDING
NOMINEES:
Adams: Doctor Atomic
Bates: The (R)Evolution of Steve Jobs
Lully: Alceste
Strauss, R.: Der Rosenkavalier
Verdi: Rigoletto
WINNER: Bates: The (R)Evolution of Steve Jobs
BEST CHORAL PERFORMANCE
NOMINEES:
Chesnokov: Teach Me Thy Statutes
Kastalsky: Memory Eternal
McLoskey: Zealot Canticles
Rachmaninov: The Bells
Seven Words From The Cross
WINNER: McLoskey: Zealot Canticles
BEST CHAMBER MUSIC/SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
NOMINEES:
Anderson, Laurie: Landfall
Beethoven, Shostakovitch & Bach
Blueprinting
Stravinsky: The Rite Of Spring Concerto For Two Pianos
Visions And Variations
WINNER: Anderson, Laurie: Landfall
BEST CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTAL SOLO
NOMINEES:
Bartok: Piano Concerto No. 2
Biber: The Mystery Sonatas
Bruch: Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46; Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26
Glass: Three Pieces In The Shape Of A Square
Kernis: Violin Concerto
WINNER: Kernis: Violin Concerto
BEST CLASSICAL SOLO VOCAL ALBUM
NOMINEES:
ARC (Anthony Roth Costanzo)
The Handel Album
Mirages
Schubert: Winterreise
Songs Of Orpheus – Monteverdi, Caccini, D’India & Landi
WINNER: Songs Of Orpheus – Monteverdi, Caccini, D’India & Landi
BEST CLASSICAL COMPENDIUM
NOMINEES:
Fuchs: Piano Concerto ‘Spiritualist’; Poems of Life; Glacier; Rush
Gold
The John Adams Edition
John Williams At The Movies
Vaughan Williams: Piano Concerto; Oboe Concerto; Serenade to Music; Flos Campi
WINNER: Fuchs: Piano Concerto ‘Spiritualist’; Poems of Life; Glacier; Rush
BEST CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL COMPOSITION
NOMINEES:
Kernis: Violin Concerto
Bates: The (R)evolution Of Steve Jobs
Du Yun: Air Glow
Heggie: Great Scott
Mazzoli: Vespers For Violin
WINNER: Kernis: Violin Concerto
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
NOMINEES:
Apes (The Carters)
This Is America (Childish Gambino)
I’m Not Racist (Joyner Lucas)
Pynk (Janelle Monáe)
Mumbo Jumbo (Tierra Whack)
WINNER: This Is America (Childish Gambino)
BEST MUSIC FILM
NOMINEES:
Life in 12 Bars (Eric Clapton)
Whitney (Whitney Houston)
Quincy (Quincy Jones)
Itzhak (Itzhak Perlman)
The King (Elvis Presley)
WINNER: Quincy (Quincy Jones)
Last Update: 12-Feb-2019
