57th Annual Grammy Awards

57th Annual Grammy Awards
Date	February 8, 2015 5:00–8:30 p.m. PST
Location	Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Hosted by	LL Cool J
Website	http://www.grammy.com/
Television/radio coverage
Network	CBS

The 57th Annual Grammy Awards will be held on February 8, 2015, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The show will be broadcast live by CBS at 5:00 p.m. PST (UTC-8). Rapper LL Cool J will host the show for the fourth consecutive time. In all, 83 Grammy Awards will be presented, one more than in 2014.

Pre-telecast ceremony

Not all Grammys will be presented during the live telecast. As in previous years, most awards will be handed out during the so-called pre-telecast ceremony, held at the Nokia Theater next to the Staples Center, which takes place during the afternoon before the main show. From 2015, this ceremony will be known as the Premiere Ceremony. Approximately 70 Grammys will be presented at this ceremony.

Performers

Artist(s)	Song(s)
Madonna	"Living for Love"
Gwen Stefani Adam Levine
Ariana Grande
Katy Perry	"By the Grace of God"
Sia
Lady Gaga Tony Bennett	"Cheek to Cheek"
Rihanna Kanye West Paul McCartney	"FourFiveSeconds"
AC/DC
Ed Sheeran ELO
Eric Church
Beck Chris Martin
Sam Smith Mary J. Blige
Beyoncé Common John Legend	"Take My Hand, Precious Lord" "Glory"
Ed Sheeran Herbie Hancock John Mayer Questlove
Juanes	"Juntos (Together)"
Kanye West
Pharrell Williams
Usher
Miranda Lambert
Tom Jones Jessie J
Hozier Annie Lennox
Brandy Clark Dwight Yoakam
Lang Lang

Presenters

• Taylor Swift - presenting Best New Artist
• Meghan Trainor and Nick Jonas - presenting Best Country Album
• Gwyneth Paltrow - introducing Beyoncé
• Stevie Wonder
• Dierks Bentley
• James Corden
• Miley Cyrus
• Josh Duhamel
• Jamie Foxx
• Barry Gibb
• Dave Grohl
• Jennifer Hudson
• Anna Kendrick
• Shia LaBeouf
• Katharine McPhee
• Pentatonix
• Smokey Robinson
• Nile Rodgers
• Gina Rodriguez
• Ryan Seacrest
• Keith Urban
• The Weeknd
• Enrique Iglesias

Nominations

The eligibility period for the 57th Annual Grammy Awards was October 1, 2013, to September 30, 2014. The nominees were announced on December 5, 2014. The Album of the Year nominees were announced during A Very Grammy Christmas Special, which was broadcast on the same day.

General

Record of the Year

• "Fancy" – Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX
  • The Arcade & The Invisible Men, producers; Anthony Kilhofler & Eric Weaver, engineers/mixers; Miles Showell, mastering engineer
• "Chandelier" – Sia
  • Greg Kurstin & Jesse Shatkin, producers; Greg Kurstin, Manny Marroquin & Jesse Shatkin, engineers/mixers; Emily Lazar, mastering engineer
• "Stay with Me (Darkchild Version)" – Sam Smith
  • Steve Fitzmaurice, Rodney Jerkins & Jimmy Napes, producers; Steve Fitzmaurice, Jimmy Napes & Steve Price, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
• "Shake It Off" – Taylor Swift
  • Max Martin & Shellback, producers; Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Sam Holland & Michael Ilbert, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
• "All About That Bass" – Meghan Trainor
  • Kevin Kadish, producer; Kevin Kadish, engineer/mixer; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer

Album of the Year

• Morning Phase – Beck
  • Beck Hansen, producer; Tom Elmhirst, David Greenbaum, Florian Lagatta, Cole Marsden, Greif Neill, Robbie Nelson, Darrell Thorp, Cassidy Turbin & Joe Visciano, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
• Beyoncé – Beyoncé
  • Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Drake, Jay-Z & Frank Ocean, featured artists; Ammo, Boots, Noel "Detail" Fisher, Jerome Harmon, Hit-Boy, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius "The Dream" Nash, Caroline Polachek, Rey Reel, Noah "40" Shebib, Ryan Tedder, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Key Wane & Pharrell Williams, producers; Boots, Noel Cadastre, Noel "Gadget" Campbell, Rob Cohen, Andrew Coleman, Chris Godbey, Justin Hergett, James Krausse, Mike Larson, Jonathan Lee, Tony Maserati, Ann Mincieli, Caroline Polachek, Andrew Scheps, Bart Schoudel, Noah "40" Shebib, Ryan Tedder, Stuart White & Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, James Krausse & Aya Merrill, mastering engineers
• x – Ed Sheeran
  • Jeff Bhasker, Benny Blanco, Jake Gosling, Johnny McDaid, Rick Rubin & Pharrell Williams, producers; Andrew Coleman, Jake Gosling, Matty Green, William Hicks, Tyler Sam Johnson, Jason Lader, Johnny McDaid, Chris Scafani, Mark Stent & Geoff Swan, engineers/mixers; Stuart Hawkes, mastering engineer
• In the Lonely Hour – Sam Smith
  • Steve Fitzmaurice, Komi, Howard Lawrence, Zane Lowe, Mojam, Jimmy Napes, Naughty Boy, Fraser T Smith, Two Inch Punch & Eg White, producers; Michael Angelo, Graham Archer, Steve Fitzmaurice, Simon Hale, Darren Heelis, James Murray, Jimmy Napes, Mustafa Omer, Dan Parry, Steve Price & Eg White, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne & Stuart Hawkes, mastering engineers
• G I R L – Pharrell Williams
  • Alicia Keys & Justin Timberlake, featured artists; Pharrell Williams, producer; Leslie Brathwaite, Adrian Breakspear, Andrew Coleman, Jimmy Douglas, Hart Gunther, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta, Mike Larson, Stephanie McNally, Alan Meyerson, Ann Mincieli & Kenta Yonesaka, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer

Song of the Year

• "All About That Bass"
  • Kevin Kadish & Meghan Trainor, songwriters (Meghan Trainor)
• "Chandelier"
  • Sia Furler & Jesse Shatkin, songwriters (Sia)
• "Shake It Off"
  • Max Martin, Shellback & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
• "Stay with Me (Darkchild Version)"
  • James Napier, William Phillips, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty & Sam Smith, songwriters (Sam Smith)
• "Take Me to Church"
  • Andrew Hozier-Byrne, songwriter (Hozier)

Best New Artist

• Iggy Azalea
• Bastille
• Brandy Clark
• HAIM
• Sam Smith

Pop

Best Pop Solo Performance

• "All of Me (Live)" – John Legend
• "Chandelier" – Sia
• "Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)" – Sam Smith
• "Shake It Off" – Taylor Swift
• "Happy (Live)" – Pharrell Williams

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

• "Fancy" – Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX
• "A Sky Full of Stars" – Coldplay
• "Say Something" – A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera
• "Bang Bang" – Jessie J, Ariana Grande, & Nicki Minaj
• "Dark Horse" – Katy Perry feat. Juicy J

Best Pop Vocal Album

• Ghost Stories – Coldplay
• Bangerz – Miley Cyrus
• My Everything – Ariana Grande
• Prism – Katy Perry
• x – Ed Sheeran
• In the Lonely Hour – Sam Smith

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

• Cheek to Cheek – Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
• Nostalgia – Annie Lennox
• Night Songs – Barry Manilow
• Sending You a Little Christmas – Johnny Mathis
• Partners – Barbra Streisand

Dance/Electronica

Best Dance Recording

• "Never Say Never" – Basement Jaxx
  • Basement Jaxx, producers; Basement Jaxx, mixers
• "Rather Be" – Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne
  • Grace Chatto & Jack Patterson, producers; Wez Clarke & Jack Patterson, mixers
• "F For You" – Disclosure featuring Mary J. Blige
  • Disclosure, producer; Disclosure, mixer
• "I Got U" – Duke Dumont featuring Jax Jones
  • Duke Dumont & Jax Jones, producers; Tommy Forrest, mixer
• "Faded" – Zhu
  • Zhu, producer; Zhu, mixer

Best Dance/Electronic Album

• Syro – Aphex Twin
• while(1<2) – deadmau5
• Nabuma Rubberband – Little Dragon
• Do It Again – Röyksopp & Robyn
• Damage Control – Mat Zo

Contemporary Instrumental

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

• Wild Heart – Mindi Abair
• Slam Dunk – Gerald Albright
• Nathan East – Nathan East
• Jazz Funk Soul – Jeff Lorber, Chuck Loeb & Everette Harp
• Bass & Mandolin – Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer

Rock

Best Rock Performance

• "Gimme Something Good" – Ryan Adams
• "Do I Wanna Know?" – Arctic Monkeys
• "Blue Moon" – Beck
• "Fever" – The Black Keys
• "Lazaretto" – Jack White

Best Metal Performance

• "Neon Knights" – Anthrax
• "High Road" – Mastodon
• "Heartbreaker" – Motörhead
• "The Negative One" – Slipknot
• "The Last In Line" – Tenacious D

Best Rock Song

• "Ain't It Fun"
  • Hayley Williams & Taylor York, songwriters (Paramore)
• "Blue Moon"
  • Beck Hansen, songwriter (Beck)
• "Fever"
  • Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney & Brian Burton, songwriters (The Black Keys)
• "Gimme Something Good"
  • Ryan Adams, songwriter (Ryan Adams)
• "Lazaretto"
  • Jack White, songwriter (Jack White)

Best Rock Album

• Ryan Adams – Ryan Adams
• Morning Phase – Beck
• Turn Blue – The Black Keys
• Hypnotic Eye – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
• Songs of Innocence – U2

Alternative

Best Alternative Music Album

• This Is All Yours – alt-J
• Reflektor – Arcade Fire
• Melophobia – Cage the Elephant
• St. Vincent – St. Vincent
• Lazaretto – Jack White

R&B

Best R&B Performance

• "Drunk in Love" – Beyoncé featuring Jay Z
• "New Flame" – Chris Brown featuring Usher & Rick Ross
• "It's Your World" – Jennifer Hudson featuring R. Kelly
• "Like This" – Ledisi
• "Good Kisser" – Usher

Best Traditional R&B Performance

• "As" – Marsha Ambrosius & Anthony Hamilton
• "I.R.S" – Angie Fisher
• "Jesus Children" – Robert Glasper Experiment featuring Lalah Hathaway & Malcolm Jamal Warner
• "Nobody" – Kem
• "Hold Up Wait a Minute (Woo Woo)" – Antonique Smith

Best R&B Song

• "Drunk in Love"
  • Shawn Carter, Rasool Diaz, Noel Fisher, Jerome Harmon, Beyoncé Knowles, Timothy Mosely, Andre Eric Proctor & Brian Soko, songwriters (Beyoncé Featuring Jay Z)
• "Good Kisser"
  • Ronald “Flip” Colson, Warren “Oak” Felder, Usher Raymond IV, Jameel Roberts, Terry “Tru” Sneed & Andrew “Pop” Wansel, songwriters (Usher)
• "New Flame"
  • Eric Bellinger, Chris Brown, James Chambers, Malissa Hunter, Justin Booth Johnson, Mark Pitts, Usher Raymond IV, William Roberts, Maurice "Verse" Simmonds & Keith Thomas, songwriters (Chris Brown Featuring Usher & Rick Ross)
• "Options (Wolfjames Version)"
  • Dominic Gordon, Brandon Hesson & Jamaica "Kahn-Cept" Smith, songwriters (Luke James Featuring Rick Ross)
• "The Worst"
  • Jhené Aiko Chilombo, Mac Robinson & Brian Warfield, songwriter (Jhené Aiko)

Best Urban Contemporary Album

• Sail Out – Jhené Aiko
• Beyoncé – Beyoncé
• X – Chris Brown
• Mali is... – Mali Music
• G I R L – Pharrell Williams

Best R&B Album

• Islander – Bernhoft
• Lift Your Spirit – Aloe Blacc
• Love, Marriage & Divorce – Toni Braxton & Babyface
• Black Radio 2 – Robert Glasper Experiment
• Give The People What They Want – Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings

Rap

Best Rap Performance

• "3005" – Childish Gambino
• "i" – Kendrick Lamar
• "0 to 100 / The Catch Up" – Drake
• "Rap God" – Eminem

• "All I Need Is You" – Lecrae

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

• "Blak Majik" – Common featuring Jhené Aiko
• "The Monster" – Eminem featuring Rihanna
• "Tuesday" – ILoveMakonnen featuring Drake
• "Studio" – Schoolboy Q featuring BJ the Chicago Kid
• "Bound 2" – Kanye West featuring Charlie Wilson

Best Rap Song

• "Anaconda"
  • Ernest Clark, Jamal Jones, Onika Maraj, Marcos Palacios & Jonathan Solone-Myvett, songwriters (Nicki Minaj)
• "Bound 2"
  • Mike Dean, Malik Jones, Che Pope, Elon Rutberg, Sakiya Sandifer, John Stephens, Kanye West, Charlie Wilson & Cydel Young, songwriters (Kanye West featuring Charlie Wilson)
• "i"
  • Kendrick Duckworth & Columbus Smith III, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)
• "We Dem Boyz"
  • Noel Fisher & Cameron Thomaz, songwriters (Wiz Khalifa)
• "0 to 100 / The Catch Up"
  • A. Feeney, Aubrey Graham, Anderson Hernandez, P. Jefferies, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake)

Best Rap Album

• The New Classic – Iggy Azalea
• Because the Internet – Childish Gambino
• Nobody's Smiling – Common
• The Marshall Mathers LP 2 – Eminem
• Oxymoron – ScHoolboy Q
• Blacc Hollywood – Wiz Khalifa

Country

Best Country Solo Performance

• "Give Me Back My Hometown" – Eric Church
• "Invisible" – Hunter Hayes
• "Automatic" – Miranda Lambert
• "Something in the Water" – Carrie Underwood
• "Cop Car" – Keith Urban

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

• "Gentle on My Mind" – The Band Perry
• "Somethin' Bad" – Miranda Lambert with Carrie Underwood
• "Day Drinking" – Little Big Town
• "Meanwhile Back at Mama's – Tim McGraw feat. Faith Hill
• "Raise 'Em Up" – Keith Urban feat. Eric Church

Best Country Song

• "American Kids"
  • Rodney Clawson, Luke Laird & Shane McAnally, songwriters (Kenny Chesney)
• "Automatic"
  • Nicolle Galyon, Natalie Hemby & Miranda Lambert, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
• "Give Me Back My Hometown"
  • Eric Church & Luke Laird, songwriters (Eric Church)
• "I'm Not Gonna Miss You"
  • Glen Campbell & Julian Raymond , songwriters (Glen Campbell)
• "Meanwhile Back at Mama's"
  • Tom Douglas, Jaren Johnston & Jeffrey Steele, songwriters (Tim McGraw featuring Faith Hill)

Best Country Album

• Riser – Dierks Bentley
• The Outsiders – Eric Church
• 12 Stories – Brandy Clark
• Platinum – Miranda Lambert
• The Way I'm Livin' – Lee Ann Womack

New Age

Best New Age Album

• Bhakti – Paul Avgerinos
• Ritual – Peter Kater & R. Carlos Nakai
• Winds Of Samsara – Ricky Kej & Wouter Kellerman
• Symphony Live In Istanbul – Kitaro
• In Love And Longing – Silvia Nakkach & David Darling

Jazz

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

• "The Eye of the Hurricane" – Kenny Barron, soloist
• "Fingerprints" – Chick Corea, soloist
• "You and the Night and the Music" – Fred Hersch, soloist
• "Recorda Me" – Joe Lovano, soloist
• "Sleeping Giant" – Brad Mehldau, soloist

Best Jazz Vocal Album

• Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro – Billy Childs and various artists
• I Wanna Be Evil – René Marie
• Live in NYC – Gretchen Parlato
• Beautiful Life – Dianne Reeves
• Paris Sessions – Tierney Sutton

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

• Landmarks – Brian Blade & the Fellowship Band
• Trilogy – Chick Corea Trio
• Floating – Fred Hersch Trio
• Enjoy The View – Bobby Hutcherson, David Sanborn, Joey DeFrancesco featuring Billy Hart
• All Rise: A Joyful Elegy For Fats Waller – Jason Moran

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

• The L.A. Treasures Project – Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
• Life in the Bubble – Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band
• Quiet Pride: The Elizabeth Catlett Project – Rufus Reid
• Live: I Hear the Sound – Archie Shepp Attica Blues Orchestra
• OverTime: Music of Bob Brookmeyer – Vanguard Jazz Orchestra

Best Latin Jazz Album

• The Latin Side of Joe Henderson – Conrad Herwig featuring Joe Lovano
• The Pedrito Martinez Group – Pedrito Martinez Group
• The Offense of the Drum – Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
• Second Half – Emilio Solla y la Inestable de Brooklyn
• New Throned King – Yosvany Terry

Gospel/Contemporary Christian

Best Gospel Performance/Song

• "Help" – Erica Campbell featuring Lecrae
  • Erica Campbell, Warryn Campbell, Hasben Jones, Harold Lilly, Lecrae Moore, Aaron Sledge, songwriters
• "Sunday A.M. (Live)" – Karen Clark Sheard
  • Rudy Currence, Donald Lawrence, songwriters
• "I Believe" – Mali Music
  • Kortney J. Pollard, songwriter
• "No Greater Love" – Smokie Norful
  • Aaron W. Lindsey, Smokie Norful, songwriters
• "Love on the Radio" – The Walls Group
  • Kirk Franklin, songwriter

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

• "Write Your Story" – Francesca Battistelli
  • Francesca Battistelli, David Arthur Garcia, Ben Glover, songwriters
• "Come as You Are" – Crowder
  • David Crowder, Ben Glover & Matt Maher, songwriters
• "Messengers" – Lecrae featuring For King and Country
  • Torrance Esmond, Ran Jackson, Ricky Jackson, Kenneth Chris Mackey, Lecrae Moore, Joseph Prielozny, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone, songwriters
• "Shake" – MercyMe
  • Nathan Cochran, David Arthur Garcia, Ben Glover, Barry Graul, Bart Millard, Soli Olds, Mike Scheuchzer, Robby Shaffer, songwriters
• "Multiplied" – Needtobreathe
  • Bear Rinehart, Bo Rinehart, songwriters

Best Gospel Album

• Help – Erica Campbell
• Amazing (Live) – Ricky Dillard and New G
• Withholding Nothing (Live) – William McDowell
• Forever Yours – Smokie Norful
• Vintage Worship – Anita Wilson

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

• If We're Honest – Francesca Battistelli
• Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong. – For King & Country
• Hurricane – Natalie Grant
• Welcome to the New – MercyMe
• Royal Tailor – Royal Tailor

Best Roots Gospel Album

• Forever Changed – T. Graham Brown
• Shine for All the People – Mike Farris
• Hymns – Gaither Vocal Band
• A Cappella – The Martins
• His Way of Loving Me – Tim Menzies

Latin

Best Latin Pop Album

• Tangos – Rubén Blades
• Elypse – Camila
• Raíz – Lila Downs, Niña Pastori and Soledad
• Loco de Amor – Juanes
• Gracias Por Estar Aquí – Marco Antonio Solís

Best Latin Rock Urban or Alternative Album

• Multi Viral – Calle 13
• Behind The Machine (Detrás De La Máquina) – ChocQuibTown
• Bailar En La Cueva – Jorge Drexler
• Agua Maldita – Molotov
• Vengo – Ana Tijoux

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)

• Lastima Que Sean Ajenas – Pepe Aguilar
• Mano A Mano – Tangos A La Manera De Vicente Fernández – Vicente Fernández
• Voz Y Guitarra – Ixya Herrera
• 15 Aniversario – Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea
• Alegría Del Mariachi – Mariachi Los Arrieros Del Valle

Best Tropical Latin Album

• 50 Aniversario – El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico
• First Class To Havana – Aymee Nuviola
• Live – Palo!
• El Asunto – Totó La Momposina
• Más + Corazón Profundo – Carlos Vives

Americana Music

Best American Roots Performance

• "Statesboro Blues" – Gregg Allman & Taj Mahal
• "A Feather's Not a Bird" – Rosanne Cash
• "And When I Die" – Billy Childs featuring Alison Krauss & Jerry Douglas
• "The Old Me Better" – Keb' Mo' featuring the California Feet Warmers
• "Destination" – Nickel Creek

Best American Roots Song

• "A Feather's Not a Bird" – Rosanne Cash & John Leventhal, songwriters (Rosanne Cash)
• "Just So Much" – Jesse Winchester, songwriter (Jesse Winchester)
• "The New York Trains" – Woody Guthrie & Del McCoury, songwriters (Del McCoury Band)
• "Pretty Little One" – Edie Brickell & Steve Martin, songwriters (Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers featuring Edie Brickell)
• "Terms of My Surrender" – John Hiatt, songwriter (John Hiatt)

Best Americana Album

• The River & the Thread – Rosanne Cash
• Terms of My Surrender – John Hiatt
• BluesAmericana – Keb' Mo'
• A Dotted Line – Nickel Creek
• Metamodern Sounds in Country Music – Sturgill Simpson

Best Bluegrass Album

• The Earls of Leicester – The Earls of Leicester
• Noam Pikelny Plays Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe – Noam Pikelny
• Cold Spell – Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
• Into My Own – Bryan Sutton
• Only Me – Rhonda Vincent

Best Blues Album

• Common Ground: Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin Play and Sing the Songs of Big Bill Broonzy – Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin
• Promise of a Brand New Day – Ruthie Foster
• Juke Joint Chapel – Charlie Musselwhite
• Decisions – Bobby Rush with Blinddog Smokin'
• Step Back – Johnny Winter

Best Folk Album

• Three Bells – Mike Auldridge, Jerry Douglas, Rob Ickes
• Follow the Music – Alice Gerrard
• The Nocturne Diaries – Eliza Gilkyson
• Remedy – Old Crow Medicine Show
• A Reasonable Amount of Trouble – Jesse Winchester

Best Regional Music Album

• Light the Stars – Bonsoir, Catin
• Hanu 'A'ala – Kamaka Kukona
• Love's Lies – Magnolia Sisters
• The Legacy – Jo-El Sonnier
• Ceremony – Joe Tohonnie Jr.

Reggae

Best Reggae Album

• Fly Rasta – Ziggy Marley
• Back On the Controls – Lee "Scratch" Perry
• Full Frequency – Sean Paul
• Out of Many, One Music – Shaggy
• Reggae Power – Sly and Robbie & Spicy Chocolate
• Amid The Noise and The Haste – SOJA

World Music

Best World Music Album

• Toumani & Sidiki – Toumani Diabaté & Sidiki Diabaté
• Eve – Angélique Kidjo
• Our World in Song – Wu Man, Luis Conte & Daniel Ho
• Magic – Sérgio Mendes
• Traces of You – Anoushka Shankar

Children's

Best Children's Album

• Appetite For Construction – The Pop Ups
• I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up For Education And Changed The World (Malala Yousafzai) – Neela Vaswani
• Just Say Hi! – Brady Rymer And The Little Band That Could
• The Perfect Quirk – Secret Agent 23 Skidoo
• Through The Woods – The Okee Dokee Brothers

Spoken Word

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling)

• Actors Anonymous – James Franco
• A Call to Action – Jimmy Carter
• Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America – John Waters
• Diary of a Mad Diva – Joan Rivers
• A Fighting Chance – Elizabeth Warren
• We Will Survive: True Stories of Encouragement, Inspiration, and the Power of Song – Gloria Gaynor

Comedy

Best Comedy Album

• Mandatory Fun – "Weird Al" Yankovic
• Obsessed – Jim Gaffigan
• Oh My God – Louis C.K.
• Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time – Patton Oswalt
• We Are Miracles – Sarah Silverman

Musical Show

Best Musical Theater Album

• Aladdin – James Monroe Iglehart, Adam Jacobs & Courtney Reed, principal soloists; Frank Filipetti, Michael Kosarin, Alan Menken & Chris Montan, producers (Alan Menken, composer; Howard Ashman, Chad Beguelin & Tim Rice, lyricists) (original Broadway cast)
• Beautiful: The Carole King Musical – Jessie Mueller, principal soloist; Jason Howland, Steve Sidwell & Billy Jay Stein, producers (Carole King, composer & lyricist) (original Broadway cast)
• A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder – Jefferson Mays & Bryce Pinkham, principal soloists; Kurt Deutsch & Joel Moss, producers; Robert L. Freedman, lyricist; Steven Lutvak, composer & lyricist (original Broadway cast)
• Hedwig and the Angry Inch – Lena Hall & Neil Patrick Harris, principal soloists; Justin Craig, Tim O'Heir & Stephen Trask, producers (Stephen Trask, composer & lyricist) (original Broadway cast)
• West Side Story – Cheyenne Jackson & Alexandra Silber, principal soloists; Jack Vad, producer (Leonard Bernstein, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist) (Cheyenne Jackson & Alexandra Silber with the San Francisco Symphony)

Music for Visual Media

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

• American Hustle – various artists
• Frozen – various artists
• Get on Up: The James Brown Story – James Brown
• Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 – various artists
• The Wolf of Wall Street – various artists

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

• Frozen – Christophe Beck, composer
• Gone Girl: Soundtrack from the Motion Picture – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers
• The Grand Budapest Hotel: Original Soundtrack – Alexandre Desplat, composer
• Gravity: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Steven Price, composer
• Saving Mr. Banks – Thomas Newman, composer

Best Song Written for Visual Media

• "Everything Is Awesome" (from The Lego Movie) – Joshua Bartholomew, Lisa Harriton, Shawn Patterson, Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer & Jorma Taccone, songwriters (Tegan and Sara featuring the Lonely Island)
• "I See Fire" (from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug) – Ed Sheeran, songwriter (Ed Sheeran)
• "I'm Not Gonna Miss You" (from Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me) – Glen Campbell & Julian Raymond, songwriters (Glen Campbell)
• "Let It Go" (from Frozen) – Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, songwriters (Idina Menzel)
• "The Moon Song" (from Her) – Spike Jonze & Karen O, songwriters (Scarlett Johansson & Joaquin Phoenix)

Composing/Arranging

Best Instrumental Composition

• "The Book Thief (film)"
  • John Williams, composer (John Williams)
• "Last Train To Sanity"
  • Stanley Clarke, composer (The Stanley Clarke Band)
• "Life In The Bubble"
  • Gordon Goodwin, composer (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)
• "Recognition"
  • Rufus Reid, composer (Rufus Reid)
• "Tarnation"
  • Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile, composers (Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer)

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or a Cappella

• "Beautiful Dreamer"
  • Pete McGuinness, arranger (The Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra)
• "Daft Punk"
  • Ben Bram, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Kirstie Maldonado & Kevin Olusola, arrangers (Pentatonix)
• "Get Smart"
  • Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)
• "Guantanamera"
  • Alfredo Rodríguez, arranger (Alfredo Rodríguez)
• "Moon River"
  • Chris Walden, arranger (Amy Dickson)

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

• "All My Tomorrows"
  • Jeremy Fox, arranger (Jeremy Fox Featuring Kate McGarry)
• "Goodnight America"
  • Vince Mendoza, arranger (Mary Chapin Carpenter)
• "New York Tendaberry"
  • Billy Childs, arranger (Billy Childs Featuring Renée Fleming & Yo-Yo Ma)
• "Party Rockers"
  • Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)
• "What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?"
  • Pete McGuinness, arranger (The Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra)

Crafts

Best Recording Package

• Formosa Medicine Show
  • David Chen & Andrew Wong, art directors (The Muddy Basin Ramblers)
• Indie Cindy
  • Vaughan Oliver, art director (Pixies)
• Lightning Bolt
  • Jeff Ament, Don Pendleton, Joe Spix & Jerome Turner, art directors (Pearl Jam)
• LP1
  • FKA Twigs & Phil Lee, art directors (FKA twigs)
• Whispers
  • Sarah Larnach, art director (Passenger)

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

• Cities of Darkscorch
  • Leland Meiners & Ken Shipley, art directors (various artists)
• A Letter Home (vinyl box set)
  • Gary Burden & Jenice Heo, art directors (Neil Young)
• The Rise and Fall of Paramount Records, Volume One (1917–27)
  • Susan Archie, Dean Blackwood & Jack White, art directors (various artists)
• Sparks (deluxe album box set)
  • Andy Carne, art director (Imogen Heap)
• Spring 1990 (The Other One)
  • Jessica Dessner, Lisa Glines, Doran Tyson & Steve Vance, art directors (Grateful Dead)

Best Album Notes

• Happy: The 1920 Rainbo Orchestra Sides
  • David Sager, album notes writer (Isham Jones Rainbo Orchestra)
• I'm Just Like You: Sly's Stone Flower 1969–70
  • Alec Palao, album notes writer (Various Artists)
• Offering: Live At Temple University
  • Ashley Kahn, album notes writer (John Coltrane)
• 'The Other Side Of Bakersfield: 1950s & 60s Boppers And Rockers From 'Nashville West
  • Scott B. Bomar, album notes writer (Various Artists)
• Purple Snow: Forecasting The Minneapolis Sound
  • Jon Kirby, album notes writer (Various Artists)
• The Rise & Fall Of Paramount Records, Volume One (1917–27)
  • Scott Blackwood, album notes writer (Various Artists)

Best Historical Album

• Black Europe: The Sounds And Images Of Black People In Europe Pre-1927
  • Jeffrey Green, Ranier E. Lotz & Howard Rye, compilation producers; Christian Zwarg, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
• The Garden Spot Programs, 1950
  • Colin Escott & Cheryl Pawelski, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Hank Williams)
• Happy: The 1920 Rainbo Orchestra Sides
  • Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (Isham Jones Rainbo Orchestra)
• Longing For The Past: The 78 RPM Era In Southeast Asia
  • Steven Lance Ledbetter & David Murray, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
• There's A Dream I've Been Saving: Lee Hazlewood Industries 1966 – 1971 (Deluxe Edition)
  • Hunter Lea, Patrick McCarthy & Matt Sullivan, compilation producers; John Baldwin, mastering engineer (Various Artists)

Production

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

• Bass & Mandolin
  • Richard King & Dave Sinko, engineers; Robert C. Ludwig, mastering engineer (Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer)
• Bluesamericana
  • Ross Hogarth & Casey Wasner, engineers; Richard Dodd, mastering engineer (Keb' Mo')
• Morning Phase
  • Tom Elmhirst, David Greenbaum, Florian Lagatta, Cole Marsden, Greif Neill, Robbie Nelson, Darrell Thorp, Cassidy Turbin & Joe Visciano, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Beck)
• The Way I'm Livin'
  • Chuck Ainlay, engineer; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer (Lee Ann Womack)
• What's Left Is Forever
  • Tchad Blake, Oyvind Jakobsen, Jo Ranheim, Itai Shapiro & David Way, engineers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Thomas Dybdahl)

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

• Paul Epworth
  • "Pendulum" (FKA Twigs)
  • "Queenie Eye" (Paul McCartney)
  • "Road" (Paul McCartney)
  • "Save Us" (Paul McCartney)
• John Hill
  • "All You Never Say" (Birdy)
  • "Burning Gold" (Christina Perri)
  • "Can't Remember to Forget You" (Shakira Featuring Rihanna)
  • "Goldmine" (Kimbra)
  • "Guts Over Fear" (Eminem Featuring Sia)
  • Strange Desire (Bleachers)
  • Voices (Phantogram)
  • "Water Fountain" (Tune-Yards)
• Jay Joyce
  • About Last Night (Sleeper Agent)
  • It Goes Like This (Thomas Rhett)
  • Melophobia (Cage the Elephant)
  • Montibello Memories (Matrimony)
  • Mountains Of Sorrow, Rivers Of Song (Amos Lee)
  • The Outsiders (Eric Church)
• Greg Kurstin
  • "Beating Heart" (Ellie Goulding)
  • "Chandelier" (Sia)
  • "Double Rainbow" (Katy Perry)
  • "Gunshot" (Lykke Li)
  • "Money Power Glory" (Lana Del Rey)
  • 1000 Forms of Fear (Sia)
  • Sheezus (Lily Allen)
  • Wrapped in Red (Kelly Clarkson)
• Max Martin
  • "Bang Bang" (Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj)
  • "Break Free" (Ariana Grande Featuring Zedd)
  • "Dark Horse" (Katy Perry Featuring Juicy J)
  • "Problem" (Ariana Grande Featuring Iggy Azalea)
  • "Shake It Off" (Taylor Swift)
  • "Unconditionally" (Katy Perry)

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

• "All Of Me" (Tiesto's Birthday Treatment Remix)
  • Tijs Michiel Verwest, remixer (John Legend)
• "Falling Out" (Ming Remix)
  • MING, remixer (Crossfingers Featuring Danny Losito)
• "Pompeii" (Audien Remix)
  • Audien, remixer (Bastille)
• "The Rising" (Eddie Amador Remix)
  • Eddie Amador, remixer (Five Knives)
• "Smile" (Kaskade Edit)
  • Ryan Raddon, remixer (Galantis)
• "Waves" (Robin Schulz Remix)
  • Robin Schulz, remixer (Mr Probz)

Production, Surround Sound

Best Surround Sound Album

• Beppe: Remote Galaxy
  • Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Vladimir Ashkenazy & Philharmonia Orchestra)
• Beyoncé
  • Elliot Scheiner, surround mix engineer; Bob Ludwig, surround mastering engineer; Beyoncé Knowles, surround producer (Beyoncé)
• Chamberland: The Berlin Remixes
  • David Miles Huber, surround mix engineer; David Miles Huber, surround mastering engineer; David Miles Huber, surround producer (David Miles Huber)
• The Division Bell (20th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set)
  • Damon Iddins & Andy Jackson, surround mix engineers; Damon Iddins & Andy Jackson, surround mastering engineers (Pink Floyd)
• Epics Of Love
  • Hans-Jörg Maucksch, surround mix engineer; Hans-Jörg Maucksch, surround mastering engineer; Günter Pauler, surround producer (Song Zuying, Yu Long & China Philharmonic Orchestra)
• Mahler: Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection'
  • Michael Bishop, surround mix engineer; Michael Bishop, surround mastering engineer; Elaine Martone, surround producer (Benjamin Zander & Philharmonia Orchestra)

Production, Classical

Best Engineered Album, Classical

• Adams, John: City Noir
  • Richard King, engineer; Wolfgang Schiefermair, mastering engineer (David Robertson & St. Louis Symphony)
• Adams, John Luther: Become Ocean
  • Dmitriy Lipay & Nathaniel Reichman, engineers; Nathaniel Reichman, mastering engineer (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
• Dutilleux: Symphony No. 1; Tout Un Monde Lointain; The Shadows Of Time
  • Dmitriy Lipay, engineer; Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineer (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
• Riccardo Muti Conducts Mason Bates & Anna Clyne
  • David Frost & Christopher Willis, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer (Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
• Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem; Symphony No. 4; The Lark Ascending
  • Michael Bishop, engineer; Michael Bishop, mastering engineer (Robert Spano, Norman Mackenzie, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus)

Producer of the Year, Classical

• Morten Lindberg
  • Beppe: Remote Galaxy (Vladimir Ashkenazy & Philharmonia Orchestra)
  • Dyrud: Out Of Darkness (Vivianne Sydnes & Nidaros Cathedral Choir)
  • Ja, Vi Elsker (Tone Bianca Sparre Dahl, Ingar Bergby, Staff Band Of The Norwegian Armed Forces & Schola Cantorum)
  • Symphonies Of Wind Instruments (Ingar Bergby & Royal Norwegian Navy Band)
• Dmitriy Lipay
  • Adams, John Luther: Become Ocean (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
  • Dutilleux: Symphony No. 1; Tout Un Monde Lointain; The Shadows Of Time (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
  • Fauré: Masques Et Bergamasques; Pelléas Et Mélisande; Dolly (Ludovic Morlot, Seattle Symphony Chorale & Seattle Symphony)
  • Hindemith: Nobilissima Visione; Five Pieces For String Orchestra (Gerard Schwarz & Seattle Symphony)
  • Ives: Symphony No. 2; Carter: Instances; Gershwin: An American In Paris (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
  • Ravel: Orchestral Works; Saint-Saëns: Organ Symphony (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
• Elaine Martone
  • Hallowed Ground (Louis Langrée, Maya Angelou, Nathan Wyatt & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)
  • Mahler: Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection' (Benjamin Zander, Stefan Bevier, Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra)
  • Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 7; Tapiola (Robert Spano & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)
  • Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem; Symphony No. 4; The Lark Ascending (Robert Spano, Norman Mackenzie, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus)
• Judith Sherman
  • Beethoven: Cello & Piano Complete (Fischer Duo)
  • Brahms By Heart (Chiara String Quartet)
  • Composing America (Lark Quartet)
  • Divergence (Plattform K + K Vienna)
  • The Good Song (Thomas Meglioranza)
  • Mozart & Brahms: Clarinet Quintets (Anthony McGill & Pacifica Quartet)
  • Snapshot (American Brass Quintet)
  • Two X Four (Jaime Laredo, Jennifer Koh, Vinay Parameswaran & Curtis 20/21 Ensemble)
  • Wagner Without Words (Ll_r Williams)
• David Starobin
  • All The Things You Are (Leon Fleisher)
  • Complete Crumb Edition, Vol. 16 (Ann Crumb, Patrick Mason, James Freeman & Orchestra 2001)
  • Game Of Attrition – Arlene Sierra, Vol. 2 (Jac Van Steen & BBC National Orchestra Of Wales)
  • Haydn, Beethoven & Schubert (Gilbert Kalish)
  • Mozart: Piano Concertos, No. 12, K. 414 & No. 23, K. 488 (Marianna Shirinyan, Scott Yoo & Odense Symphony Orchestra)
  • Music Of Peter Lieberson, Vol. 3 (Scott Yoo, Roberto Diaz, Steven Beck & Odense Symphony Orchestra)
  • Rochberg, Chihara & Rorem (Jerome Lowenthal)
  • Tchaikovsky: The Tempest, Op. 18 & Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 23 (Joyce Yang, Alexander Lazarev & Odense Symphony Orchestra)

Classical

Best Orchestral Performance

• Adams, John: City Noir
  • David Robertson (conductor), (St. Louis Symphony)
• Dutilleux: Symphony No. 1; Tout un monde lointain...; The Shadows Of Time
  • Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony)
• Dvořák: Symphony No. 8; Janacek: Symphonic Suite From Jenůfa
  • Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
• Schumann: Symphonien 1–4
  • Simon Rattle, conductor (Berliner Philharmoniker)
• Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 7; Tapiola
  • Robert Spano, conductor (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)

Best Opera Recording

• Charpentier: La descente d'Orphée aux enfers
  • Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Aaron Sheehan; Renate Wolter-Seevers, producer (Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Ensemble; Boston Early Music Festival Vocal Ensemble)
• Milhaud: L'Orestie D'Eschyle
  • Kenneth Kiesler, conductor; Dan Kempson, Jennifer Lane, Tamara Mumford & Brenda Rae; Tim Handley, producer (University Of Michigan Percussion Ensemble & University Of Michigan Symphony Orchestra; University Of Michigan Chamber Choir, University Of Michigan Orpheus Singers, University Of Michigan University Choir & UMS Choral Union)
• Rameau: Hippolyte et Aricie
  • William Christie, conductor; Sarah Connolly, Stéphane Degout, Christiane Karg, Ed Lyon & Katherine Watson; Sébastien Chonion, producer (Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment; The Glyndebourne Chorus)
• Schönberg: Moses und Aron
  • Sylvain Cambreling, conductor; Andreas Conrad & Franz Grundheber; Reinhard Oechsler, producer (SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg; EuropaChorAkademie)
• Strauss: Elektra (opera)
  • Christian Thielemann, conductor; Evelyn Herlitzius, Waltraud Meier, René Pape & Anne Schwanewilms; Magdalena Herbst, producer (Staatskapelle Dresden; Sächsischer Staatsopernchor Dresden)

Best Choral Performance

Performers who are not eligible for an award (such as orchestras, soloists or choirs) are mentioned in parentheses

• Bach: Matthäus-Passion
  • René Jacobs, conductor (Werner Güra & Johannes Weisser; Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin; Rias Kammerchor & Staats-Und Domchor Berlin)
• Dyrud: Out Of Darkness
  • Vivianne Sydnes, conductor (Erlend Aagaard Nilsen & Geir Morten Øien; Sarah Head & Lars Sitter; Nidaros Cathedral Choir)
• Holst: First Choral Symphony; The Mystic Trumpeter
  • Andrew Davis (conductor); Stephen Jackson, chorus master (Susan Gritton; BBC Symphony Orchestra; BBC Symphony Chorus)
• Mozart: Requiem Mass in D minor
  • John Butt (musician), conductor (Matthew Brook, Rowan Hellier, Thomas Hobbs & Joanne Lunn; Dunedin Consort)
• The Sacred Spirit Of Russia
  • Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Conspirare)

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

• Dreams & Prayers
  • David Krakauer & A Far Cry
• In 27 Pieces – The Hilary Hahn Encores
  • Hilary Hahn & Cory Smythe
• Martinů: Cello Sonatas Nos. 1–3
  • Steven Isserlis & Olli Mustonen
• Partch: Castor & Pollux
  • Partch
• Sing Thee Nowell
  • New York Polyphony

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

• All The Things You Are
  • Leon Fleisher
• The Carnegie Recital
  • Daniil Trifonov
• Dutilleux: Tout un monde lointain...
  • Xavier Phillips; Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony)
• Play
  • Jason Vieaux
• Toccatas
  • Jory Vinikour

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

• Douce France
  • Anne Sofie Von Otter; Bengt Forsberg, accompanist (Carl Bagge, Margareta Bengston, Mats Bergström, Per Ekdahl, Bengan Janson, Olle Linder & Antoine Tamestit)
• Porpora: Arias
  • Philippe Jaroussky; Andrea Marcon, conductor (Cecilia Bartoli; Venice Baroque Orchestra)
• Schubert: Die Schöne Müllerin
  • Florian Boesch; Malcolm Martineau, accompanist
• Stella Di Napoli
  • Joyce DiDonato; Riccardo Minasi, conductor (Chœur De L'Opéra National De Lyon; Orchestre De L'Opéra National De Lyon)
• Virtuoso Rossini Arias
  • Lawrence Brownlee; Constantine Orbelian, conductor (Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra)

Best Classical Compendium

• Britten To America
  • Jeffrey Skidmore, conductor; Colin Matthews, producer
• Mieczys_aw Weinberg
  • Giedr_ Dirvanauskait_, Daniil Grishin, Gidon Kremer & Daniil Trifonov; Manfred Eicher, producer
• Mike Marshall & The Turtle Island Quartet
  • Mike Marshall (musician) & Turtle Island Quartet; Mike Marshall, producer
• Partch: Plectra & Percussion Dances
  • Partch; John Schneider, producer
• The Solent – Fifty Years Of Music By Ralph Vaughan Williams
  • Paul Daniel, conductor; Andrew Walton, producer

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

• Adams, John Luther: Become Ocean
  • John Luther Adams, composer (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
• Clyne, Anna: Prince Of Clouds
  • Anna Clyne, composer (Jaime Laredo, Jennifer Koh, Vinay Parameswaran & Curtis 20/21 Ensemble)
• Crumb, George: Voices From The Heartland
  • George Crumb, composer (Ann Crumb, Patrick Mason, James Freeman & Orchestra 2001)
• Paulus, Stephen: Concerto For Two Trumpets & Band
  • Stephen Paulus, composer (Eric Berlin, Richard Kelley, James Patrick Miller & UMASS Wind Ensemble)
• Sierra, Roberto: Sinfonía No. 4
  • Roberto Sierra, composer (Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)

Music Video/Film

Best Music Video

• "Chandelier" – Sia
  • Sia Furler & Daniel Askill, video directors; Jennifer Heath, video producer
• "We Exist" – Arcade Fire
  • David Wilson, video director; Jason Baum, video producer
• "Turn Down for What" – DJ Snake & Lil Jon
  • Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert, video directors; Judy Craig, Jonathan Wang, Candance Ouaknine & Bryan Younce, video producers
• "Happy" – Pharrell Williams
  • We Are From LA, video director; Kathleen Heffernan, Roman Pichon Herrera, Jett Steiger & Cedric Troadec, video producers
• "The Golden Age" – Woodkid feat. Max Richter
  • Chis Clayton & Yoann Lemoine, video director; Roman Pichon Herrera, Christine Miller, Susan Porche & Annabel Rosier, video producers

Best Music Film

• Beyoncé & Jay Z: On The Run Tour – Beyoncé & Jay Z
  • Jonas Åkerlund, video director; Svana Gisla, video producer
• Ghost Stories – Coldplay
  • Paul Dugdale, video director; Jim Parsons, video producer
• 20 Feet From Stardom – Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer & Judith Hill
  • Morgan Neville, video director; Gil Friesen & Caitrin Rogers, video producers
• Metallica Through The Never – Metallica
  • Nimród Antal, video director; Adam Ellison & Charlotte Huggins, video producers
• The Truth About Love Tour: Live From Melbourne – Pink
  • Larn Poland, video director; Roger Davies, video producer

Multiple nominations and awards

The following received multiple nominations:

Six:

• Beyoncé
• Sam Smith
• Pharrell Williams

Four:

• Iggy Azalea
• Beck
• Eric Church
• Tom Coyne
• Drake
• Gordon Goodwin
• Jay-Z
• Miranda Lambert
• Sia
• Usher
• Jack White

Three:

• Ryan Adams
• Jhené Aiko
• The Black Keys
• Chris Brown
• Rosanne Cash
• Billy Childs
• Coldplay

• Andrew Coleman
• Detail
• Eminem
• Ben Glover
• Florian Lagatta
• Lecrae

• Dmitriy Lipay
• Bob Ludwig
• Max Martin
• Rick Ross
• Ed Sheeran
• Taylor Swift

Two:

• Arcade Fire
• Francesca Battistelli
• Michael Bishop
• Glen Campbell
• Charli XCX
• Brandy Clark
• Common
• Chick Corea
• Jerry Douglas
• Tom Elmhirst
• Steve Fitzmaurice
• For King & Country
• Childish Gambino
• Ariana Grande
• Michael Graves
• David Greenbaum
• Stuart Hawkes
• Fred Hersch

• John Hiatt
• J-Roc
• Keb' Mo'
• Kevin Kadish
• Wiz Khalifa
• Richard King
• Greg Kurstin
• Luke Laird
• Kendrick Lamar
• Mike Larson
• Howard Lawrence
• John Legend
• Morten Lindberg
• Joe Lovano
• Mali Music
• Cole Marsden
• Elaine Martone
• Pete McGuinness

• MercyMe
• Edgar Meyer
• Ann Mincieli
• Nicki Minaj
• Ludovic Morlot
• Jimmy Napes
• Greif Neill
• Robbie Nelson
• Nickel Creek
• Smokie Norful
• Partch
• Katy Perry
• Tom Petty
• Steve Price
• Julian Raymond
• Rufus Reid
• Robert Glasper Experiment

• Schoolboy Q
• Jesse Shatkin
• Noah "40" Shebib
• Shellback
• Chris Thile
• Darrell Thorp
• Timbaland
• Justin Timberlake
• Meghan Trainor
• Daniil Trifonov
• Cassidy Turbin
• Carrie Underwood
• Keith Urban
• Joe Visciano
• Kanye West
• Charlie Wilson
• Jesse Winchester

Changes

As usual, there will be a number of small changes in the voting and awarding process:

• New categories

The Best American Roots Performance is a new category in the American Roots genre field. It will be presented to the creators of the best performance in this genre field, which includes traditional Northern American (or regional roots) musical styles such as cajun, zydeco, polka and others. Another new category is the Best Roots Gospel Album in the Gospel genre field, for gospel albums in the aforementioned musical styles, including traditional southern Gospel music.

• Changes in the Gospel categories

The Gospel genre field will be redefined to make a clearer distinction between the traditional gospel music and the style known as Contemporary Christian Music (CCM). As mentioned above, the Best Roots Gospel Album category is new. The categories in the Gospel field will now be known as Best Gospel Performance/Song, Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song, Best Gospel Album, Best Contemporary Christian Music Album and Best Roots Gospel Album.

• Samples allowed

For the first time, the use of samples and/or interpolations of other works in a new track will be permitted in the various songwriters categories. Until now, samples were only allowed in the Best Rap Song category, but these are now also eligible in the Song of the Year, Best Rock Song, Best R&B Song, Best Country Song, Best Gospel Performance/Song, Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song, Best American Roots Song and Best Song Written For Visual Media categories.

• A few minor name changes.