The 2016 Grammy Awards Nominees.

The 2016 Grammy Awards ceremony will be held on Monday, February 15, 2016 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.  Nominations for the 58th Grammy Awards ceremony were announced on December 7, 2015. Kendrick Lamar received the most nominations with 11. For the latter, he went on to pass Eminem as the rapper with the most nominations in a single night, and second overall behind Michael Jackson (12 nominations in 1984). Taylor Swift and The Weeknd received seven nominations each. Producer Max Martin received the most nominations for a non-performing artist, with six. LL Cool J will host for the fifth straight year.

Below you can find the full list of nominees:

Record of the Year

• "Really Love" - D'Angelo and the Vanguard
  • D'Angelo & Brent Fischer, producers; Russell Elevado, Ben Kane & Rafa Sardina, engineers/mixers; Dave Collins, mastering engineer
• "Uptown Funk" – Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
  • Jeff Bhasker, Bruno Mars & Mark Ronson, producers; Josh Blair, Riccardo Damian, Serban Ghenea, Wayne Gordon, John Hanes, Inaam Haq, Boo Mitchell, Charles Moniz & Mark Ronson, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
• "Thinking Out Loud" – Ed Sheeran
  • Jake Gosling, producer; Jake Gosling, Mark 'Spike' Stent & Geoff Swan, engineers/mixers; Stuart Hawkes, mastering engineer
• "Blank Space" – Taylor Swift
  • Max Martin & Shellback, producers; Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Sam Holland & Michael Ilbert, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
• "Can't Feel My Face" – The Weeknd
  • Max Martin & Ali Payami, producers; Serban Ghenea, John Hanes & Sam Holland, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer

Album of the Year

• Sound & Color – Alabama Shakes
  • Alabama Shakes & Blake Mills, producers; Shawn Everett, engineer/mixer; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
• To Pimp a Butterfly – Kendrick Lamar
  • Bilal, George Clinton, James Fauntleroy, Ronald Isley, Rapsody, Snoop Dogg, Thundercat & Anna Wise, featured artists; Taz Arnold, Boi-1Da, Ronald Colson, Larrance Dopson, Flying Lotus, Fredrik "Tommy Black" Halldin, Knxwledge, Koz, Lovedragon, Terrace Martin, Rahki, Sounwave, Tae Beast, Thundercat, Whoarei & Pharrell Williams, producers; Derek "Mixedbyali" Ali, Thomas Burns, Andrew Coleman, Hart Gunther, James "The White Black Man" Hunt, Mike Larson, 9th Wonder & Matt Schaeffer, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
• Traveller – Chris Stapleton
  • Dave Cobb & Chris Stapleton, producers; Vance Powell, engineer/mixer; Pete Lyman, mastering engineer
• 1989 – Taylor Swift
  • Jack Antonoff, Nathan Chapman, Imogen Heap, Max Martin, Mattman & Robin, Ali Payami, Shellback, Taylor Swift, Ryan Tedder & Noel Zancanella, producers; Jack Antonoff, Mattias Bylund, Smith Carlson, Nathan Chapman, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Imogen Heap, Sam Holland, Michael Ilbert, Brendan Morawski, Laura Sisk & Ryan Tedder, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
• Beauty Behind the Madness – The Weeknd
  • Lana Del Rey, Labrinth & Ed Sheeran, featured artists; DannyBoyStyles, Mike Dean, Ben Diehl, Labrinth, Mano, Max Martin, Stephan Moccio, Carlo Montagnese, Ali Payami, The Pope, Jason Quenneville, Peter Svensson, Abel Tesfaye & Kanye West, producers; Jay Paul Bicknell, Mattias Bylund, Serban Ghenea, Noah Goldstein, John Hanes, Sam Holland, Jean Marie Horvat, Carlo Montagnese, Jason Quenneville & Dave Reitzas, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne & Dave Kutch, mastering engineers

Song of the Year

• "Alright"
  • Kendrick Duckworth, Kawan Prather, Mark Anthony Spears & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)
• "Blank Space"
  • Max Martin, Shellback & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
• "Girl Crush"
  • Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose, songwriters (Little Big Town)
• "See You Again"
  • Andrew Cedar, Justin Franks, Charles Puth & Cameron Thomaz, songwriters (Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth)
• "Thinking Out Loud"
  • Ed Sheeran & Amy Wadge, songwriters (Ed Sheeran)

Best New Artist

• Courtney Barnett
• James Bay
• Sam Hunt
• Tori Kelly
• Meghan Trainor

Pop

Best Pop Solo Performance

• "Heartbeat Song" – Kelly Clarkson
• "Love Me Like You Do" – Ellie Goulding
• "Thinking Out Loud" – Ed Sheeran
• "Blank Space" – Taylor Swift
• "Can't Feel My Face" – The Weeknd

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

• "Ship to Wreck" – Florence + The Machine
• "Sugar" – Maroon 5
• "Uptown Funk" – Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
• "Bad Blood" – Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar
• "See You Again" – Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth

Best Pop Vocal Album

• Piece By Piece – Kelly Clarkson
• How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful – Florence + The Machine
• Before This World -- James Taylor
• Uptown Special – Mark Ronson
• 1989 – Taylor Swift

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

• The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern – Tony Bennett & Bill Charlap
• Shadows In The Night – Bob Dylan
• Stages – Josh Groban
• No One Ever Tells You – Seth MacFarlane
• My Dream Duets – Barry Manilow (& Various Artists)

Dance/Electronic

Best Dance Recording

• "We're All We Need" – Above & Beyond featuring Zoë Johnston
  • Andrew Bayer, Jono Grant, Tony McGuinness & Paavo Siljamäki, producers; Jono Grant, Tony McGuinness & Paavo Siljamäki, mixers
• "Go" – The Chemical Brothers featuring Q-Tip
  • Tom Rowlands & Ed Simons, producers; Steve Dub Jones & Tom Rowlands, mixers
• "Never Catch Me" – Flying Lotus featuring Kendrick Lamar
  • Steven Ellison, producer; Kevin Marques Moo, mixer
• "Runaway (U & I)" – Galantis
  • Linus Eklöw, Christian Karlsson & Svidden, producers; Linus Eklöw, Niklas Flyckt & Christian Karlsson, mixers
• "Where Are Ü Now" – Skrillex and Diplo with Justin Bieber
  • Sonny Moore & Thomas Pentz, producers; Sonny Moore & Thomas Pentz, mixers

Best Dance/Electronic Album

• Our Love – Caribou
• Born in the Echoes – The Chemical Brothers
• Caracal – Disclosure
• In Colour – Jamie xx
• Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü – Skrillex and Diplo

Contemporary Instrumental

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

• Guitar in the Space Age! – Bill Frisell
• Love Language – Wouter Kellerman
• Afrodeezia – Marcus Miller
• Sylva – Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest
• The Gospel According To Jazz, Chapter IV – Kirk Whalum

Rock

Best Rock Performance

• "Don't Wanna Fight" – Alabama Shakes
• "What Kind of Man" – Florence + The Machine
• "Something From Nothing" – Foo Fighters
• "Ex's & Oh's" – Elle King
• "Moaning Lisa Smile" – Wolf Alice

Best Metal Performance

• "Identity" – August Burns Red
• "Cirice" – Ghost
• "512" – Lamb of God
• "Thank You" – Sevendust
• "Custer" – Slipknot

Best Rock Song

• "Don't Wanna Fight"
  • Alabama Shakes, songwriters (Alabama Shakes)
• "Ex's & Oh's"
  • Dave Bassett & Elle King, songwriters (Elle King)
• "Hold Back the River"
  • Iain Archer & James Bay, songwriters (James Bay)
• "Lydia"
  • Richard Meyer, Ryan Meyer & Johnny Stevens, songwriters (Highly Suspect)
• "What Kind of Man"
  • John Hill, Tom Hull & Florence Welch, songwriters (Florence + The Machine)

Best Rock Album

• Chaos and the Calm – James Bay
• Kintsugi – Death Cab for Cutie
• Mister Asylum – Highly Suspect
• Drones – Muse
• .5: The Gray Chapter – Slipknot

Alternative

Best Alternative Music Album

• Sound & Color – Alabama Shakes
• Vulnicura – Björk
• The Waterfall – My Morning Jacket
• Currents – Tame Impala
• Star Wars – Wilco

R&B

Best R&B Performance

• "If I Don't Have You" – Tamar Braxton
• "Rise Up" – Andra Day
• "Breathing Underwater" – Hiatus Kaiyote
• "Planes" – Jeremih featuring J. Cole
• "Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)" – The Weeknd

Best Traditional R&B Performance

• "He Is" – Faith Evans
• "Little Ghetto Boy" – Lalah Hathaway
• "Let It Burn" – Jazmine Sullivan
• "Shame" – Tyrese
• "My Favorite Part of You" – Charlie Wilson

Best R&B Song

• "Coffee"
  • Brook Davis & Miguel Pimentel, songwriters (Miguel)
• "Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)"
  • Ahmad Balshe, Stephan Moccio, Jason Quenneville & Abel Tesfaye, songwriters (The Weeknd)
• "Let It Burn"
  • Kenny B. Edmonds, Jazmine Sullivan & Dwane M. Weir II, songwriters (Jazmine Sullivan)
• "Really Love"
  • D'Angelo & Kendra Foster, songwriters (D'Angelo and The Vanguard)
• "Shame"
  • Warryn Campbell, Tyrese Gibson & D.J. Rogers Jr, songwriters (Tyrese)

Best Urban Contemporary Album

• Ego Death – The Internet
• You Should Be Here – Kehlani
• Blood – Lianne La Havas
• Wildheart – Miguel
• Beauty Behind the Madness – The Weeknd

Best R&B Album

• Coming Home – Leon Bridges
• Black Messiah – D'Angelo and The Vanguard
• Cheers to the Fall – Andra Day
• Reality Show – Jazmine Sullivan
• Forever Charlie – Charlie Wilson

Rap

Best Rap Performance

• "Apparently" – J. Cole
• "Back to Back" – Drake
• "Trap Queen" – Fetty Wap
• "Alright" – Kendrick Lamar
• "Truffle Butter" – Nicki Minaj featuring Drake & Lil Wayne
• "All Day" – Kanye West featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

• "One Man Can Change The World" – Big Sean featuring Kanye West & John Legend
• "Glory" – Common & John Legend
• "Classic Man" – Jidenna featuring Roman GianArthur
• "These Walls" – Kendrick Lamar featuring Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat
• "Only" – Nicki Minaj featuring Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown

Best Rap Song

• "All Day"
  • Ernest Brown, Tyler Bryant, Sean Combs, Mike Dean, Rennard East, Noah Goldstein, Malik Yusef Jones, Karim Kharbouch, Allan Kyariga, Kendrick Lamar, Paul McCartney, Victor Mensah, Charles Njapa, Che Pope, Patrick Reynolds, Allen Ritter, Kanye West, Mario Winans & Cydel Young, songwriters (Kanye West Featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney)
• "Alright"
  • Kendrick Duckworth, Kawan Prather, Mark Anthony Spears & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)
• "Energy"
  • Richard Dorfmeister, A. Graham, Markus Kienzl, M. O'Brien, M. Samuels & Phillip Thomas, songwriters (Drake)
• "Glory"
  • Lonnie Lynn, Che Smith & John Stephens, songwriters (Common & John Legend)
• "Trap Queen"
  • Tony Fadd & Willie J. Maxwell, songwriters (Fetty Wap)

Best Rap Album

• 2014 Forest Hills Drive – J. Cole
• Compton – Dr. Dre
• If You're Reading This It's Too Late – Drake
• To Pimp a Butterfly – Kendrick Lamar
• The Pinkprint – Nicki Minaj

Country

Best Country Solo Performance

• "Burning House" – Cam
• "Traveller" – Chris Stapleton
• "Little Toy Guns" – Carrie Underwood
• "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16" – Keith Urban
• "Chances Are" – Lee Ann Womack

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

• "Stay a Little Longer" – Brothers Osborne
• "If I Needed You" – Joey + Rory
• "The Driver" – Charles Kelley featuring Dierks Bentley & Eric Paslay
• "Girl Crush" – Little Big Town
• "Lonely Tonight" – Blake Shelton featuring Ashley Monroe

Best Country Song

• "Chances Are"
  • Hayes Carll, songwriters (Lee Ann Womack)
• "Diamond Rings and Old Barstools"
  • Barry Dean, Luke Laird & Jonathan Singleton, songwriters (Tim McGraw)
• "Girl Crush"
  • Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose, songwriters (Little Big Town)
• "Hold My Hand"
  • Brandy Clark & Mark Stephen Jones, songwriters (Brandy Clark)
• "Traveller"
  • Chris Stapleton, songwriter (Chris Stapleton)

Best Country Album

• Montevallo – Sam Hunt
• Pain Killer – Little Big Town
• The Blade – Ashley Monroe
• Pageant Material – Kacey Musgraves
• Traveller – Chris Stapleton

New Age

Best New Age Album

• Grace – Paul Avgerinos
• Bhakti Without Borders – Madi Das
• Voyager – Catherine Duc
• Love – Peter Kater
• Asia Beauty – Ron Korb

Jazz

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

• "Giant Steps" – Joey Alexander, soloist
• "Cherokee" – Christian McBride, soloist
• "Arbiters of Evolution" – Donny McCaslin, soloist
• "Friend or Foe" – Joshua Redman, soloist
• "Past Present" – John Scofield, soloist

Best Jazz Vocal Album

• Many a New Day: Karrin Allyson Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein – Karrin Allyson
• Find a Heart – Denise Donatelli
• Flirting With Disaster – Lorraine Feather
• Jamison – Jamison Ross
• For One to Love – Cécile McLorin Salvant

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

• My Favorite Things – Joey Alexander
• Breathless – Terence Blanchard Featuring The E-Collective
• Covered: Recorded Live at Capitol Studios – Robert Glasper & The Robert Glasper Trio
• Beautiful Life – Jimmy Greene
• Past Present – John Scofield

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

• Lines of Color – Gil Evans Project
• Köln – Marshall Gilkes and WDR Big Band
• Cuba: The Conversation Continues – Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
• The Thompson Fields – Maria Schneider Orchestra
• Home Suite Home – Patrick Williams

Best Latin Jazz Album

• Made in Brazil – Elaine Elias
• Suite Caminos – Gonzalo Rubalcaba
• Intercambio – Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet
• Identities are Changeable – Miguel Zenón

Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music

Best Gospel Performance/Song

• "Worth [Live]" – Anthony Brown & Group Therapy
  • Anthony Brown, songwriter
• "Wanna Be Happy?" – Kirk Franklin
  • Kirk Franklin, songwriter
• "Intentional" – Travis Greene
  • Travis Greene, songwriter
• "How Awesome Is Our God [Live]" – Israel & Newbreed featuring Yolanda Adams
  • Neville Diedericks, Israel Houghton & Meleasa Houghton, songwriters
• "Worth Fighting For [Live]" – Brian Courtney Wilson
  • Aaron Lindsey & Brian Courtney Wilson, songwriters

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

• "Holy Spirit" – Francesca Battistelli
  • Bryan Torwalt & Katie Torwalt, songwriters
• "Lift Your Head Weary Sinner (Chains)" – Crowder
  • Ed Cash, David Crowder & Seth Philpott, songwriters
• "Because He Lives (Amen)" – Matt Maher
  • Daniel Carson, Ed Cash, Jason Ingram, Matt Maher & Chris Tomlin, songwriters
• "Soul on Fire" – Third Day featuring All Sons & Daughters
  • Tai Anderson, Brenton Brown, David Carr, Mark Lee, Matt Maher & Mac Powell, songwriters
• "Feel It" – TobyMac featuring Mr. Talkbox
  • Cary Barlowe, David Arthur Garcia & Toby McKeehan, songwriters

Best Gospel Album

• Destined to Win [Live] – Karen Clark Sheard
• Living It – Dorinda Clark-Cole
• One Place Live – Tasha Cobbs
• Covered: Alive in Asia [Live] (Deluxe) – Israel & Newbreed
• Life Music: Stage Two – Jonathan McReynolds

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

• Whatever the Road – Jason Crabb
• How Can It Be – Lauren Daigle
• Saints and Sinners – Matt Maher
• This Is Not a Test – TobyMac
• Love Ran Red – Chris Tomlin

Best Roots Gospel Album

• Still Rockin' My Soul – The Fairfield Four
• Pray Now – Karen Peck and New River
• Directions Home (Songs We Love, Songs You Know) – Point of Grace

Latin

Best Latin Pop Album

• Terral – Pablo Alborán
• Healer – Alex Cuba
• A Quien Quiera Escuchar (Deluxe Edition) – Ricky Martin
• Sirope – Alejandro Sanz
• Algo sucede – Julieta Venegas

Best Latin Rock Urban or Alternative Album

• Amanecer – Bomba Estéreo
• Mondongo – La Cuneta Son Machín
• Hasta la Raíz – Natalia Lafourcade
• Caja De Música – Monsieur Periné
• Dale – Pitbull

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)

• Mi Vicio Más Grande – Banda El Recodo De Don Cruz Lizárraga
• Ya Dime Adiós – La Maquinaria Norteña
• Zapateando – Los Cojolites
• Realidades - Deluxe Edition – Los Tigres del Norte
• Tradición, Arte Y Pasión – Mariachi Los Camperos De Nati Cano

Best Tropical Latin Album

• Tributo A Los Compadres: No Quiero Llanto – José Alberto "El Canario" & Septeto Santiaguero
• Son De Panamá – Rubén Blades With Roberto Delgado & Orchestra
• Presente Continuo – Guaco
• Todo Tiene Su Hora – Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
• Que Suenen Los Tambores – Victor Manuelle

American Roots

Best American Roots Performance

• "And Am I Born To Die" – Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
• "Born To Play Guitar" – Buddy Guy
• "City Of Our Lady" – The Milk Carton Kids
• "Julep" – Punch Brothers
• "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean" – Mavis Staples

Best American Roots Song

• "All Night Long"
  • Raul Malo, songwriter (The Mavericks)
• "The Cost Of Living"
  • Don Henley & Stan Lynch, songwriters (Don Henley & Merle Haggard)
• "Julep"
  • Chris Eldridge, Paul Kowert, Noam Pikelny, Chris Thile & Gabe Witcher, songwriters (Punch Brothers)
• "The Traveling Kind"
  • Cory Chisel, Rodney Crowell & Emmylou Harris, songwriters (Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell)
• "24 Frames"
  • Jason Isbell, songwriter (Jason Isbell)

Best Americana Album

• The Firewatcher's Daughter – Brandi Carlile
• The Traveling Kind – Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
• Something More Than Free – Jason Isbell
• Mono – The Mavericks
• The Phosphorescent Blues – Punch Brothers

Best Bluegrass Album

• Pocket Full of Keys – Dale Ann Bradley
• Before the Sun Goes Down – Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley
• In Session – Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
• Man of Constant Sorrow – Ralph Stanley and friends
• The Muscle Shoals Recordings – The Steeldrivers

Best Blues Album

• Descendants of Hill Country – Cedric Burnside Project
• Outskirts of Love – Shemekia Copeland
• Born to Play Guitar – Buddy Guy
• Worthy – Bettye LaVette
• Muddy Waters 100 – John Primer and various artists

Best Folk Album

• Wood, Wire & Words – Norman Blake
• Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn – Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn
• Tomorrow Is My Turn – Rhiannon Giddens
• Servant of Love – Patty Griffin
• Didn't He Ramble – Glen Hansard

Best Regional Music Album

• Go Go Juice – Jon Cleary
• La La La La – Natalie Ai Kamauu
• Kawaiokalena – Kealiʻi Reichel
• Get Ready – The Revelers
• Generations – Windwalker and the MCW

Reggae

Best Reggae Album

• Branches From The Same Tree – Rocky Dawuni
• The Cure – Jah Cure
• Acousticalevy – Barrington Levy
• Zion Awake – Luciano
• Strictly Roots – Morgan Heritage

World Music

Best World Music Album

• Gilbertos Samba Ao Vivo - Gilberto Gil
• Sings - Angelique Kidjo
• Music from Inala - Ladysmith Black Mambazo with Ella Spira and The Inala Ensemble
• Home - Anoushka Shankar
• I Have No Everything Here - Zomba Prison Project

Childrens

Best Children's Album

• Trees – Molly Ledford & Billy Kelly
• ¡Come Bien! Eat Right! – José-Luis Orozco
• Dark Pie Concerns – Gustafer Yellowgold
• Home – Tim Kubart
• How Great Can This Day Be – Lori Henriques

Spoken Word

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books and Storytelling)

• Blood On Snow (Jo Nesbø) – Patti Smith
• Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, And Assorted Hijinks – Dick Cavett
• A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety – Jimmy Carter
• Patience And Sarah (Isabel Miller) – Janis Ian & Jean Smart
• Yes Please – Amy Poehler (& Various Artists)

Comedy

Best Comedy Album

• Back To The Drawing Board – Lisa Lampanelli
• Brooklyn – Wyatt Cenac
• Happy.and A Lot – Jay Mohr
• Just Being Honest – Craig Ferguson
• Live At Madison Square Garden – Louis C.K.

Musical Theatre

Best Musical Theater Album

• An American In Paris – Leanne Cope, Max Von Essen, Robert Fairchild, Jill Paice & Brandon Uranowitz, principal soloists; Rob Fisher & Scott Lehrer, producers (George Gershwin, composer; Ira Gershwin, lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)
• Fun Home – Michael Cerveris, Judy Kuhn, Sydney Lucas, Beth Malone & Emily Skeggs, principal soloists; Philip Chaffin & Tommy Krasker, producers (Jeanine Tesori, composer; Lisa Kron, lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)
• Hamilton – Daveed Diggs, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jonathan Groff, Christopher Jackson, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom, Jr., Okieriete Onaodowan, Anthony Ramos & Phillipa Soo, principal soloists; Alex Lacamoire, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Bill Sherman, Ahmir Thompson & Tarik Trotter, producers; Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
• The King And I – Ruthie Ann Miles, Kelli O'Hara, Ashley Park, Conrad Ricamora & Ken Watanabe, principal soloists; David Caddick, David Lai & Ted Sperling, producers (Richard Rodgers, composer; Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist) (2015 Broadway Cast)
• Something Rotten! – Heidi Blickenstaff, Christian Borle, John Cariani, Brian d'Arcy James, Brad Oscar & Kate Reinders, principal soloists; Kurt Deutsch, Karey Kirkpatrick, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Lawrence Manchester, Kevin McCollum & Phil Reno, producers; Karey Kirkpatrick & Wayne Kirkpatrick, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast)

Music for Visual Media

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

• Empire: Season 1 – various artists
• Fifty Shades Of Grey – various artists
• Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me – various artists
• Pitch Perfect 2 – various artists
• Selma – various artists

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

• Birdman - Antonio Sánchez, composer
• The Imitation Game - Alexandre Desplat, composer
• Interstellar - Hans Zimmer, composer
• The Theory of Everything - Jóhann Jóhannsson, composer
• Whiplash - Justin Hurwitz, composer

Best Song Written for Visual Media

• "Earned It" (from Fifty Shades of Grey) – Ahmad Balshe, Jason Quenneville, Stephan Moccio & Abel Tesfaye, songwriters (The Weeknd)
• "Glory" (from Selma) – Lonnie Lynn, Che Smith & John Stephens, songwriters (Common & John Legend)
• "Love Me like You Do" (from Fifty Shades of Grey) – Savan Kotecha, Max Martin, Tove Nilsson, Ali Payami, & Ilya Salmanzadeh, songwriters (Ellie Goulding)
• "See You Again" (from Furious 7) – Andrew Cedar, Justin Franks, Charles Puth & Cameron Thomaz, songwriters (Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth)
• "Til It Happens to You" (from The Hunting Ground) – Lady Gaga, Diane Warren, songwriters (Lady Gaga)

Composing

Best Instrumental Composition

• "The Afro Latin Jazz Suite"
  • Arturo O'Farrill, composer (Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra featuring Rudresh Mahanthappa)
• "Civil War"
  • Bob Mintzer, composer (Bob Mintzer Big Band)
• "Confetti Man"
  • David Balakrishnan, composer (Turtle Island Quartet)
• "Neil"
  • Rich DeRosa, composer (University Of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band)
• "Vesper"
  • Marshall Gilkes, composer (Marshall Gilkes & WDR Big Band)

Arranging

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

• "Bruno Mars"
  • Paul Allen, Troy Hayes, Evin Martin & J Moss, arrangers (Vocally Challenged)
• "Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy"
  • Ben Bram, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Kirstie Maldonado and Kevin Olusola, arrangers (Pentatonix)
• "Do You Hear What I Hear?"
  • Armand Hutton, arranger (Committed)
• "Ghost Of A Chance"
  • Bob James, arranger (Bob James & Nathan East)
• "You And The Night And The Music"
  • John Fedchock, arranger (John Fedchock New York Big Band)

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

• "Be My Muse"
  • Shelly Berg, arranger (Lorraine Feather)
• "52nd & Broadway"
  • Patrick Williams, arranger (Patrick Williams featuring Patti Austin)
• "Garota De Ipanema"
  • Otmaro Ruiz, arranger (Catina DeLuna featuring Otmaro Ruiz)
• "Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)"
  • Maria Schneider, arranger (David Bowie)
• "When I Come Home"
  • Jimmy Greene, arranger (Jimmy Greene with Javier Colon)

Packaging

Best Recording Package

• Alagoas
  • Alex Trochut, art director (Alagoas)
• Bush
  • Anita Marisa Boriboon & Phi Hollinger, art directors (Snoop Dogg)
• How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (Deluxe Edition)
  • Brian Roettinger, art director (Florence + The Machine)
• My Happiness
  • Nathanio Strimpopulos & Jack White, art directors (Elvis Presley)
• Still the King: Celebrating the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
  • Sarah Dodds, Shauna Dodds & Dick Reeves, art directors (Asleep at the Wheel)

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

• Beneath The Skin (Deluxe Box Set)
  • Leif Podhajsky, art director (Of Monsters And Men)
• I Love You, Honeybear (Limited Edition Deluxe Vinyl)
  • Sasha Barr & Josh Tillman, art directors (Father John Misty)
• The Rise & Fall Of Paramount Records, Volume Two (1928-32)
  • Susan Archie, Dean Blackwood & Jack White, art directors (Various Artists)
• Sticky Fingers (Super Deluxe Edition)
  • Stephen Kennedy & James Tilley, art directors (The Rolling Stones)
• 30 Trips Around The Sun
  • Doran Tyson & Steve Vance, art directors (Grateful Dead)
• What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World (Deluxe Box Set)
  • Carson Ellis, Jeri Heiden & Glen Nakasako, art directors (The Decemberists)