NATIONAL ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS & SCIENCES, INC. FINAL NOMINATIONS LIST THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS & SCIENCES, INC. Final Nominations List 60th Annual GRAMMY® Awards For recordings released during the Eligibility Year October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017 Note: More or less than 5 nominations in a category is the result of ties. General Field Category 1 Category 2 Record Of The Year Album Of The Year Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) Award to Artist(s) and to Featured Artist(s), Songwriter(s) of new material, and/or Mixer(s) and mastering engineer(s), if other than the artist. Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s), Mixer(s) and Mastering Engineer(s) credited with at least 33% playing time of the album, if other than Artist. 1. REDBONE Childish Gambino 1. "AWAKEN, MY LOVE!" Childish Gambino Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, producers; Donald Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, producers; Bryan Carrigan, Glover, Ludwig Goransson, Riley Mackin & Ruben Rivera, Chris Fogel, Donald Glover, Ludwig Goransson, Riley Mackin & engineers/mixers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer Ruben Rivera, engineers/mixers; Donald Glover & Ludwig 2. DESPACITO Goransson, songwriters; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber 2. 4:44 Josh Gudwin, Mauricio Rengifo & Andrés Torres, JAY-Z producers; Josh Gudwin, Jaycen Joshua, Chris ‘TEK’ JAY-Z & No I.D., producers; Jimmy Douglass & Gimel "Young O’Ryan, Mauricio Rengifo, Juan G Rivera “Gaby Music,” Guru" Keaton, engineers/mixers; Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson, Luis “Salda” Saldarriaga & Andrés Torres, songwriters; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer engineers/mixers; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer 3. DAMN. 3. THE STORY OF O.J. Kendrick Lamar JAY-Z DJ Dahi, Sounwave & Anthony Tiffith, producers; Derek JAY-Z & No I.D., producers; Jimmy Douglass & Gimel "MixedByAli" Ali, James Hunt & Matt Schaeffer, engineers/mixers; K. Duckworth, D. Natche, M. Spears & A. Tiffith, songwriters; "Young Guru" Keaton, engineers/mixers; Dave Kutch, Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer mastering engineer 4. MELODRAMA 4. HUMBLE. Lorde Kendrick Lamar Jack Antonoff & Lorde, producers; Serban Ghenea, John Hanes & Asheton Hogan & Mike Will Made It, producers; Derek Laura Sisk, engineers/mixers; Jack Antonoff & Ella "MixedByAli" Ali, James Hunt & Matt Schaeffer, Yelich-O'Connor, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer 5. 24K MAGIC 5. 24K MAGIC Bruno Mars Bruno Mars Shampoo Press & Curl, producers; Serban Ghenea, John Hanes & Shampoo Press & Curl, producers; Serban Ghenea, John Charles Moniz, engineers/mixers; Christopher Brody Brown, James Hanes & Charles Moniz, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence & Bruno Mars, songwriters; Tom mastering engineer Coyne, mastering engineer © The Recording Academy 2017 - all rights reserved 1 Not for copy or distribution 60th Finals - Press List General Field Category 3 Category 4 Song Of The Year Best New Artist A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or An artist will be considered for Best New Artist if their eligibility if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist year release/s achieved a breakthrough into the public names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only. consciousness and notably impacted the musical landscape. 1. DESPACITO 1. ALESSIA CARA Ramon Ayala Rodriguez, Justin Bieber, Jason Boyd, Erika Ender, Luis Fonsi & Marty James Garton Jr, songwriters (Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring 2. KHALID Justin Bieber) 2. 4:44 3. LIL UZI VERT Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson, songwriters (JAY-Z) 3. ISSUES 4. JULIA MICHAELS Benny Blanco, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Julia Michaels & Justin Drew Tranter, songwriters (Julia Michaels) 5. SZA 4. 1-800-273-8255 Alessia Caracciolo, Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, Arjun Ivatury, Khalid Robinson & Andrew Taggart, songwriters (Logic Featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid) 5. THAT'S WHAT I LIKE Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip, songwriters (Bruno Mars) © The Recording Academy 2017 - all rights reserved 2 Not for copy or distribution 60th Finals - Press List Field 1 - Pop Category 5 Category 6 Best Pop Solo Performance Best Pop Duo/Group Performance For new vocal or instrumental pop recordings. Singles or Tracks For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative pop only. recordings. Singles or Tracks only. 1. LOVE SO SOFT 1. SOMETHING JUST LIKE THIS Kelly Clarkson The Chainsmokers & Coldplay 2. PRAYING 2. DESPACITO Kesha Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber 3. MILLION REASONS 3. THUNDER Lady Gaga Imagine Dragons 4. WHAT ABOUT US 4. FEEL IT STILL P!nk Portugal. The Man 5. SHAPE OF YOU 5. STAY Ed Sheeran Zedd & Alessia Cara © The Recording Academy 2017 - all rights reserved 3 Not for copy or distribution 60th Finals - Press List Field 1 - Pop Category 7 Category 8 Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Best Pop Vocal Album For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new traditional For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal pop pop recordings. recordings. 1. NOBODY BUT ME (DELUXE VERSION) 1. KALEIDOSCOPE EP Michael Bublé Coldplay 2. TRIPLICATE 2. LUST FOR LIFE Bob Dylan Lana Del Rey 3. IN FULL SWING 3. EVOLVE Seth MacFarlane Imagine Dragons 4. WONDERLAND 4. RAINBOW Sarah McLachlan Kesha 5. TONY BENNETT CELEBRATES 90 5. JOANNE (Various Artists) Lady Gaga Dae Bennett, Producer 6. ÷ (DIVIDE) Ed Sheeran © The Recording Academy 2017 - all rights reserved 4 Not for copy or distribution 60th Finals - Press List Field 2 - Dance/Electronic Music Category 9 Category 10 Best Dance Recording Best Dance/Electronic Album For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only. Instrumental. Singles or tracks only. 1. MIGRATION 1. BAMBRO KOYO GANDA Bonobo Bonobo Featuring Innov Gnawa Bonobo, producer; Bonobo, mixer 2. 3-D THE CATALOGUE Kraftwerk 2. COLA 3. MURA MASA CamelPhat & Elderbrook Mura Masa CamelPhat & Elderbrook, producers; CamelPhat, mixer 4. A MOMENT APART 3. ANDROMEDA ODESZA Gorillaz Featuring DRAM Damon Albarn, Jamie Hewlett, Remi Kabaka & Anthony 5. WHAT NOW Khan, producers; Stephen Sedgwick, mixer Sylvan Esso 4. TONITE LCD Soundsystem James Murphy, producer; James Murphy, mixer 5. LINE OF SIGHT ODESZA Featuring WYNNE & Mansionair Clayton Knight & Harrison Mills, producers; Eric J Dubowsky, mixer © The Recording Academy 2017 - all rights reserved 5 Not for copy or distribution 60th Finals - Press List Field 3 - Contemporary Instrumental Music Category 11 Best Contemporary Instrumental Album For albums containing approximately 51% or more playing time of instrumental material. For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new recordings. 1. WHAT IF The Jerry Douglas Band 2. SPIRIT Alex Han 3. MOUNT ROYAL Julian Lage & Chris Eldridge 4. PROTOTYPE Jeff Lorber Fusion 5. BAD HOMBRE Antonio Sanchez © The Recording Academy 2017 - all rights reserved 6 Not for copy or distribution 60th Finals - Press List Field 4 - Rock Category 12 Category 13 Best Rock Performance Best Metal Performance For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative rock recordings. metal recordings. 1. YOU WANT IT DARKER 1. INVISIBLE ENEMY Leonard Cohen August Burns Red 2. THE PROMISE 2. BLACK HOODIE Chris Cornell Body Count 3. RUN 3. FOREVER Foo Fighters Code Orange 4. NO GOOD 4. SULTAN’S CURSE Kaleo Mastodon 5. GO TO WAR 5. CLOCKWORKS Nothing More Meshuggah © The Recording Academy 2017 - all rights reserved 7 Not for copy or distribution 60th Finals - Press List Field 4 - Rock Category 14 Category 15 Best Rock Song Best Rock Album A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new rock, hard songs. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved rock or metal recordings. prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in 1. EMPEROR OF SAND parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only. Mastodon 1. ATLAS, RISE! James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich, songwriters (Metallica) 2. HARDWIRED...TO SELF-DESTRUCT Metallica 2. BLOOD IN THE CUT JT Daly & Kristine Flaherty, songwriters (K.Flay) 3. THE STORIES WE TELL OURSELVES Nothing More 3. GO TO WAR Ben Anderson, Jonny Hawkins, Will Hoffman, Daniel 4. VILLAINS Oliver, David Pramik & Mark Vollelunga, songwriters Queens Of The Stone Age (Nothing More) 5. A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING 4. RUN The War On Drugs Foo Fighters, songwriters (Foo Fighters) 5. THE STAGE Zachary Baker, Brian Haner, Matthew Sanders, Jonathan Seward & Brooks Wackerman, songwriters (Avenged Sevenfold) © The Recording Academy 2017 - all rights reserved 8 Not for copy or distribution 60th Finals - Press List Field 5 - Alternative Category 16 Best Alternative Music Album Vocal or Instrumental. 1. EVERYTHING NOW Arcade Fire 2. HUMANZ Gorillaz 3. AMERICAN DREAM LCD Soundsystem 4. PURE COMEDY Father John Misty 5. SLEEP WELL BEAST The National © The Recording Academy 2017 - all rights reserved 9 Not for copy or distribution 60th Finals - Press List Field 6 - R&B Category 17 Category 18 Best R&B Performance Best Traditional R&B Performance For new vocal or instrumental R&B recordings. For new vocal or instrumental traditional R&B recordings. 1. GET YOU 1. LAUGH AND MOVE ON Daniel Caesar Featuring Kali Uchis The Baylor Project 2. DISTRACTION 2. REDBONE Kehlani Childish Gambino 3. HIGH 3. WHAT I'M FEELIN' Ledisi Anthony Hamilton Featuring The Hamiltones 4. THAT'S WHAT I LIKE 4. ALL THE WAY Bruno Mars Ledisi 5. THE WEEKEND 5. STILL SZA Mali Music © The Recording Academy 2017 - all rights reserved 10 Not for copy or distribution 60th Finals - Press List Field 6 - R&B Category 19 Category 20 Best R&B Song Best Urban Contemporary Album A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or For albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist contemporary vocal tracks derivative of R&B.