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Kendrick Lamar tops nominations with 11, see full list of nominees

Kendrick Lamar earned 11 nominations for the 2016 Grammys, both Taylor Swift and The Weeknd tie for second with 7 nominations apiece.

Kendrick Lamar

Award-winning American rapper, Kendrick Lamar has topped the 2016 Grammy Awards nominations list with 11, followed by singers The Weeknd and Taylor Swift with 7 each.

See the full list of nominations below.

Record Of The Year

• Really Love

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D'Angelo And The Vanguard

D'Angelo, producer; Russell Elevado & Ben Kane, engineers/mixers; Dave Collins, mastering engineer

Track from: Black Messiah

[RCA Records]

• Uptown Funk

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Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars

Jeff Bhasker, Bruno Mars & Mark Ronson, producers; Josh Blair, Serban Ghenea, Wayne Gordon, John Hanes, Inaam Haq, Boo Mitchell, Charles Moniz & Mark Ronson, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer

Track from: Uptown Special

[RCA Records]

• Thinking Out Loud

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Ed Sheeran

Jake Gosling, producer; Jake Gosling, Mark 'Spike' Stent & Geoff Swan, engineers/mixers; Stuart Hawkes, mastering engineer

Track from: X

[Atlantic]

• Blank Space

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Taylor Swift

Max Martin & Shellback, producers; Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Sam Holland & Michael Ilbert, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer

Track from: 1989

[Big Machine Records]

• Can't Feel My Face

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The Weeknd

Max Martin & Ali Payami, producers; Serban Ghenea, John Hanes & Sam Holland, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer

[Republic]

Album Of The Year

• Sound & Color

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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, James "The White Black Man" Hunt, 9th Wonder & Matt Schaeffer, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer

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• Traveller

Chris Stapleton

Dave Cobb & Chris Stapleton, producers; Vance Powell, engineer/mixer; Pete Lyman, mastering engineer

[Mercury Nashville]

• 1989

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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

[Big Machine Records]

• Beauty Behind The Madness

The Weeknd

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Lana Del Rey, Labrinth & Ed Sheeran, featured artists; Dannyboystyles, 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

[Republic]

Song Of The Year

• Alright

Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Anthony Spears & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)

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Track from: To Pimp A Butterfly

[TDE/Aftermath/Interscope; Publisher(s): WB Music Corp., TDE Music, Hard Working Black Folks Publishing, EMI Music Inc., More Water From Nazareth, Sounwave TDE Productions, SonyATV]

• Blank Space

Max Martin, Shellback & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)

Track from: 1989

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[Big Machine Records; Publisher(s): Sony/ATV Tree Publishing/Taylor Swift Music/MXM admin. by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing, Inc.]

• Girl Crush

Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose, songwriters (Little Big Town)

Track from: Pain Killer

[Capitol Records Nashville; Publisher(s): Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Songs Of Crazy Girl Music, Songs of Universal, Inc., Hoodie Songs, HillarodyRathbone Music admin. by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC]

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• See You Again

Andrew Cedar, Justin Franks, Charles Puth & Cameron Thomaz, songwriters (Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth)

Track from: Furious 7: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

[Atlantic; Publisher(s): Artist Publishing Group West/J Franks Publishing/Andrew Cedar Publishing admin. by WB Music Corp./Wiz Khalifa Publishing admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Charlie Puth Music Publishing/Artist 101 Publishing Group admin. by Warner Chappell Music, Universal Pictures Music, UPG Music Publishing]

• Thinking Out Loud

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Ed Sheeran & Amy Wadge, songwriters (Ed Sheeran)

Track from: X

[Atlantic; Publisher(s): Sony/ATV Music Publishing/BDi Music Limited]

Best New Artist

• Courtney Barnett

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• James Bay

• Sam Hunt

• Tori Kelly

• Meghan Trainor

Field 1 - Pop

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Category 5 - Best Pop Solo Performance

(For new vocal or instrumental pop recordings. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Heartbeat Song

Kelly Clarkson

Track from: Piece By Piece

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[RCA Records/19 Recordings Limited]

• Love Me Like You Do

Ellie Goulding

Track from: Fifty Shades Of Grey (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

[Republic]

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• Thinking Out Loud

Ed Sheeran

Track from: X

[Atlantic]

• Blank Space

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Taylor Swift

Track from: 1989

[Big Machine Records]

• Can't Feel My Face

The Weeknd

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Track from: Beauty Behind The Madness

[Republic]

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

• Ship To Wreck

Florence + The Machine

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Track from: How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful

[Republic]

• Sugar

Maroon 5

Track from: V

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[222 Records/Interscope]

• Uptown Funk

Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars

Track from: Uptown Special

[RCA Records]

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• Bad Blood

Taylor Swift Featuring Kendrick Lamar

[Big Machine Records]

• See You Again

Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth

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Track from: Furious 7: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

[Atlantic]

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

• The Silver Lining: The Songs Of Jerome Kern

Tony Bennett & Bill Charlap

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[RPM Records/Columbia Records]

• Shadows In The Night

Bob Dylan

[Columbia]

• Stages

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Josh Groban

[Reprise]

• No One Ever Tells You

Seth MacFarlane

[Republic]

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• My Dream Duets

Barry Manilow (& Various Artists)

[Verve Music Group]

Best Pop Vocal Album

• Piece By Piece

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Kelly Clarkson

[19/RCA]

• How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful

Florence + The Machine

[Republic]

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• Uptown Special

Mark Ronson

[RCA Records]

• 1989

Taylor Swift

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[Big Machine Records]

• Before This World

James Taylor

[Concord Records]

Best Dance Recording

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• 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

[Ultra/Anjunabeats]

• Go

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The Chemical Brothers

Tom Rowlands & Ed Simons, producers; Steve Dub Jones & Tom Rowlands, mixers

[Astralwerks]

• Never Catch Me

Flying Lotus Featuring Kendrick Lamar

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Steven Ellison, producer; Kevin Marques Moo, mixer

Track from: You're Dead!

[Warp Records]

• Runaway (U & I)

Galantis

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Linus Eklöw, Christian Karlsson & Svidden, producers; Linus Eklöw, Niklas Flyckt & Christian Karlsson, mixers

Track from: Pharmacy

[Big Beat/Atlantic]

• Where Are Ü Now

Skrillex And Diplo With Justin Bieber

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Sonny Moore & Thomas Pentz, producers; Sonny Moore & Thomas Pentz, mixers

Track from: Skrillex And Diplo Present Jack Ü

[Owsla/Mad Decent/Atlantic]

Best Dance/Electronic Album

• Our Love

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Caribou

[Merge Records]

• Born In The Echoes

The Chemical Brothers

[Astralwerks]

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• Caracal

Disclosure

[Capitol Records]

• In Colour

Jamie XX

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[Young Turks Recordings]

• Skrillex And Diplo Present Jack Ü

Skrillex And Diplo

[Owsla/Mad Decent/Atlantic]

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

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• Guitar In The Space Age!

Bill Frisell

Bill Frisell

[Okeh]

• Love Language

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Wouter Kellerman

Wouter Kellerman

[Listen 2 Entertainment Group]

• Afrodeezia

Marcus Miller

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Marcus Miller

[Blue Note Records]

• Sylva

Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest

Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest

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[Impulse!]

• The Gospel According To Jazz, Chapter IV

Kirk Whalum

Kirk Whalum

[Mack Avenue Records]

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Best Rock Performance

• Don't Wanna Fight

Alabama Shakes

[ATO Records]

• What Kind Of Man

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Florence + The Machine

Track from: How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful

[Republic]

• Something From Nothing

Foo Fighters

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Track from: Sonic Highways

[RCA Records]

• Ex's & Oh's

Elle King

Track from: Love Stuff

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[RCA Records]

• Moaning Lisa Smile

Wolf Alice

Track from: My Love Is Cool

[RCA Records/Dirty Hit]

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Best Metal Performance

(For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative metal recordings.)

• Identity

August Burns Red

[Fearless Records]

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• Cirice

Ghost

[Loma Vista Recordings]

• 512

Lamb Of God

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Track from: VII: Sturm Und Drang

[Epic Records]

• Thank You

Sevendust

[7Bros Records]

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• Custer

Slipknot

Track from: .5: The Gray Chapter

[Roadrunner Records]

Best Rock Song

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• Don't Wanna Fight

Alabama Shakes, songwriters (Alabama Shakes)

[ATO Records; Publisher(s): Alabama Shakes Publishing/Break Mirrors Music]

• Ex's & Oh's

Dave Bassett & Elle King, songwriters (Elle King)

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Track from: Love Stuff

[RCA Records; Publisher(s): Elle King Music/EMI Music Publishing, Inc./Bassett Songs/EMI April Music, Inc.]

• Hold Back The River

Iain Archer & James Bay, songwriters (James Bay)

Track from: Chaos And The Calm

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[Republic; Publisher(s): B-Unique/Kobalt/Iain Archer/Kobalt]

• Lydia

Richard Meyer, Ryan Meyer & Johnny Stevens, songwriters (Highly Suspect)

Track from: Mister Asylum

[300 Entertainment; Publisher(s): MCID]

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• What Kind Of Man

John Hill, Tom Hull & Florence Welch, songwriters (Florence + The Machine)

Track from: How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful

[Republic; Publisher(s): Rodeoman Music/EMI April Music/Universal Music Publishing]

Best Rock Album

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• Chaos And The Calm

James Bay

[Republic]

• Kintsugi

Death Cab For Cutie

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[Atlantic]

• Mister Asylum

Highly Suspect

[300 Entertainment]

• Drones

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Muse

[Warner Bros. Records]

• .5: The Gray Chapter

Slipknot

[Roadrunner Records]

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Field 5 - Alternative

Category 16 - Best Alternative Music Album

(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Sound & Color

Alabama Shakes

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[ATO Records]

• Vulnicura

Björk

[One Little Indian]

• The Waterfall

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My Morning Jacket

[Capitol Records]

• Currents

Tame Impala

[Interscope]

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• Star Wars

Wilco

[Anti/Dbpm]

Best R&B Performance

• If I Don't Have You

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Tamar Braxton

Track from: Calling All Lovers

[Epic Records]

• Rise Up

Andra Day

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Track from: Cheers To The Fall

[Warner Bros. Records]

• Breathing Underwater

Hiatus Kaiyote

Track from: Choose Your Weapon

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[Flying Buddha / Sony Masterworks]

• Planes

Jeremih Featuring J. Cole

[Def Jam Recordings]

• Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)

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The Weeknd

Track from: Fifty Shades Of Grey (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

[Universal Studios/Republic Records]

Best Traditional R&B Performance

• He Is

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Faith Evans

Track from: Incomparable

[Prolific Music Group/BMG]

• Little Ghetto Boy

Lalah Hathaway

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[Entertainment One/8Th Floor]

• Let It Burn

Jazmine Sullivan

Track from: Reality Show

[RCA Records]

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• Shame

Tyrese

[Voltron Recordz]

• My Favorite Part Of You

Charlie Wilson

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Track from: Forever Charlie

[RCA Records]

Best R&B Song

• Coffee

Brook Davis & Miguel Pimentel, songwriters (Miguel)

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Track from: Wildheart

[RCA Records/ByStorm Entertainment; Publisher(s): Art Dealer Chic, Pop Killer/Dleaurean]

• Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)

Ahmad Balshe, Stephan Moccio, Jason Quenneville & Abel Tesfaye, songwriters (The Weeknd)

Track from: Fifty Shades Of Grey (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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[Universal Studios/Republic Records; Publisher(s): SONGS Music Publishing, LLC, o/b/o Songs Of SMP, Songs Of Universal, Inc. and Sing Little Penguin, Universal Music Corp, CP Music Group, Inc., Universal Pictures Music and UPG Music Publishing]

• Let It Burn

Kenny B. Edmonds, Jazmine Sullivan & Dwane M. Weir II, songwriters (Jazmine Sullivan)

Track from: Reality Show

[RCA Records; Publisher(s): JazLady Publishing, Dwane M. Weir II/Sean Michael Anderson Music LLC/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Sony/ATV Songs LLC]

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• Really Love

D'Angelo & Kendra Foster, songwriters (D'Angelo And The Vanguard)

Track from: Black Messiah

[RCA Records; Publisher(s): Ah Choo Music Publishing/12:00 AM Music admin. by Universal Polygram International Publishing, Ear Kandy Music, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.]

• Shame

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Warryn Campbell, Tyrese Gibson & DJ Rogers Jr, songwriters (Tyrese)

[Voltron Recordz; Publisher(s): Peer Music/Sounds From The Soul/Campbell Kids Music/Warner Chappell/@PenTorious D.J. Rogers Jr. Sounds From The Soul/Gibson & Gibson Music Publishing]

Best Urban Contemporary Album

• Ego Death

The Internet

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[Odd Future/Columbia]

• You Should Be Here

Kehlani

[Tsunami Mob/Atlantic]

• Blood

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Lianne La Havas

[Nonesuch]

• Wildheart

Miguel

[RCA Records/ByStorm Entertainment]

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• Beauty Behind The Madness

The Weeknd

[Republic]

Best R&B Album

• Coming Home

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Leon Bridges

[Columbia Records]

• Black Messiah

D'Angelo And The Vanguard

[RCA Records]

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• Cheers To The Fall

Andra Day

[Warner Bros. Records]

• Reality Show

Jazmine Sullivan

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[RCA Records]

• Forever Charlie

Charlie Wilson

[RCA Records]

Best Rap Performance

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• Apparently

J. Cole

Track from: 2014 Forest Hills Drive

[Roc Nation/Columbia Records]

• Back To Back

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Drake

[Cash Money Records]

• Trap Queen

Fetty Wap

Track from: Fetty Wap

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[300 Entertainment/RGF Productions]

• Alright

Kendrick Lamar

Track from: To Pimp A Butterfly

[Top Dawg Entertainment/Aftermath Records/Interscope Records]

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• Truffle Butter

Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake & Lil Wayne

Track from: The Pinkprint

[Young Money/Cash Money]

• All Day

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Kanye West Featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney

[Def Jam Recordings]

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

• One Man Can Change The World

Big Sean Featuring Kanye West & John Legend

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Track from: Dark Sky Paradise

[Universal/Def Jam]

• Glory

Common & John Legend

[Def Jam Recordings]

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• Classic Man

Jidenna Featuring Roman GianArthur

[Epic Records]

• These Walls

Kendrick Lamar Featuring Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat

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Track from: To Pimp A Butterfly

[Top Dawg Entertainment/Aftermath Records/Interscope Records]

• Only

Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown

Track from: The Pinkprint

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[Young Money/Cash Money]

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)

[Def Jam Recordings; Publisher(s): Please Gimme My Publishing/EMI Blackwood Music Inc./MPL Communications Inc./TYLER BRANT PUBLISHING/WB Music Corp./ Hard Working Black Folks Inc./Top Dawg Music/Excuse My French Music/EMI Blackwood Music Inc./Monarch Music/Abou Thiam Publishing/Victor Kwesi Mensah Publishing Designee/ALLEN KYARIGA/EMI Blackwood Music o/b/o Papa George Publishing/Kaya and Ethan Music/Primary Wave Brian/Noah Goldstein admin. by Reach Music Publishing/Ritter Boy LLC/Mario Winans Publishing Designee/Broken Locks/Songs of Universal Inc./Jabriel Iz Myne /Universal Music/Patrick Reynolds Publishing Designee/Smooth Thug Music/Noel Ellis Publishing Designee/Justin Combs Music Publishing administered by EMI April Music]

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• Alright

Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Anthony Spears & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)

Track from: To Pimp A Butterfly

[TDE/Aftermath/Interscope; Publisher(s): WB Music Corp., TDE Music, Hard Working Black Folks Publishing, EMI Music Inc., More Water From Nazareth, Sounwave TDE Productions, SonyATV]

• Energy

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Richard Dorfmeister, A. Graham, Markus Kienzl, M. O'Brien, M. Samuels & Phillip Thomas, songwriters (Drake)

Track from: If Youre Reading This Its Too Late

[Young Money/Cash Money; Publisher(s): Sandra Gale/EMI Music Publishing, 1damentional publishing LLC/Sony/ATV Tunes, LLC, Matthew O'Brien/otek north/WB Music Corp./Jack Russell Music Ltd./Notting Hill Music Ltd.]

• Glory

Lonnie Lynn, Che Smith & John Stephens, songwriters (Common & John Legend)

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Track from: Selma (Music From The Motion Picture)

[Universal/Def Jam; Publisher(s): Paramount Pictures/Pathe Productions Limited]

• Trap Queen

Tony Fadd & Willie J. Maxwell, songwriters (Fetty Wap)

Track from: Fetty Wap

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[300 Entertainment/RGF Productions; Publisher(s): RGF Publishing, Zoovier, BMG Gold Songs, Tony Fadd Beats]

Best Rap Album

• 2014 Forest Hills Drive

J. Cole

[Roc Nation/Columbia Records]

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• Compton

Dr. Dre

[Aftermath/Interscope]

• If Youre Reading This Its Too Late

Drake

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[Cash Money/Young Money]

• To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

[Aftermath/Interscope]

• The Pinkprint

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Nicki Minaj

[Young Money/Cash Money]

Best Country Solo Performance

• Burning House

Cam

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Track from: Welcome To Cam Country

[Sony Music Entertainment]

• Traveller

Chris Stapleton

Track from: Traveller

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[Mercury Nashville]

• Little Toy Guns

Carrie Underwood

Track from: Greatest Hits: Decade #1

[19 Recordings/Arista Nashville]

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• John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16

Keith Urban

[Capitol Records Nashville]

• Chances Are

Lee Ann Womack

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Track from: The Way I'm Livin'

[Sugar Hill Records]

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

• Stay A Little Longer

Brothers Osborne

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[EMI Records Nashville]

• If I Needed You

Joey+Rory

Track from: Country Classics

[Gaither Music Group]

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• The Driver

Charles Kelley, Dierks Bentley & Eric Paslay

[Capitol Records Nashville]

• Girl Crush

Little Big Town

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Track from: Pain Killer

[Capitol Records Nashville]

• Lonely Tonight

Blake Shelton Featuring Ashley Monroe

[Warner Bros]

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Best Country Song

• Chances Are

Hayes Carll, songwriter (Lee Ann Womack)

Track from: The Way I'm Livin'

[Sugar Hill Records; Publisher(s): Highway 87 Music admin. by BMG/Chrysalis]

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• Diamond Rings And Old Barstools

Barry Dean, Luke Laird & Jonathan Singleton, songwriters (Tim McGraw)

Track from: Sundown Heaven Town

[Big Machine Records/McGraw Music; Publisher(s): Songs of Universal, Inc./Creative Nation Music/Twangin and Slangin Songs/Country Paper/Pulse Nation/BMG Gold Songs /Glassbean/We Jam Writers Group]

• Girl Crush

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Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose, songwriters (Little Big Town)

Track from: Pain Killer

[Capitol Records Nashville; Publisher(s): Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Songs Of Crazy Girl Music, Songs of Universal, Inc., Hoodie Songs, HillarodyRathbone Music admin. by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC]

• Hold My Hand

Brandy Clark & Mark Stephen Jones, songwriters (Brandy Clark)

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Track from: 12 Stories

[Warner Bros Records; Publisher(s): Songs of Parallel/Vista Loma Music admin. by Amplified Administration and Harlan Howard Songs]

• Traveller

Chris Stapleton, songwriter (Chris Stapleton)

Track from: Traveller

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[Mercury Nashville; Publisher(s): WB Music Corp./Ken Tucky Music]

Best Country Album

• Montevallo

Sam Hunt

[MCA Nashville]

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• Pain Killer

Little Big Town

[Capitol Records Nashville]

• The Blade

Ashley Monroe

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[Warner Bros.]

• Pageant Material

Kacey Musgraves

[Mercury Nashville]

• Traveller

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Chris Stapleton

[Mercury Records]

Best New Age Album

• Grace

Paul Avgerinos

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[Round Sky Music]

• Bhakti Without Borders

Madi Das

[Kuli Mela]

• Voyager

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Catherine Duc

[MG Music Ltd]

• Love

Peter Kater

[Mysterium Music]

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• Asia Beauty

Ron Korb

[Humbledragon]

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

• Giant Steps

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Joey Alexander, soloist

Track from: My Favorite Things

[Motema Music]

• Cherokee

Christian McBride, soloist

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Track from: Live At The Village Vanguard (Christian McBride Trio)

[Mack Avenue Records]

• Arbiters Of Evolution

Donny McCaslin, soloist

Track from: The Thompson Fields (Maria Schneider Orchestra)

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[ArtistShare]

• Friend Or Foe

Joshua Redman, soloist

Track from: The Bad Plus Joshua Redman (The Bad Plus Joshua Redman)

[Nonesuch]

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• Past Present

John Scofield, soloist

Track from: Past Present

[Impulse!]

Best Jazz Vocal Album

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• Many A New Day: Karrin Allyson Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein

Karrin Allyson

[Motema Music]

• Find A Heart

Denise Donatelli

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[Savant Records]

• Flirting With Disaster

Lorraine Feather

[Jazzed Media]

• Jamison

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Jamison Ross

[Concord Jazz]

• For One To Love

Cécile McLorin Salvant

[Mack Avenue Records]

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Best Jazz Instrumental Album

• My Favorite Things

Joey Alexander

[Motema Music]

• Breathless

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Terence Blanchard Featuring The E-Collective

[Blue Note Records]

• Covered: Recorded Live At Capitol Studios

Robert Glasper & The Robert Glasper Trio

[Blue Note Records]

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• Beautiful Life

Jimmy Greene

[Mack Avenue Records]

• Past Present

John Scofield

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[Impulse!]

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

• Lines Of Color

Gil Evans Project

[Blue Note/ArtistShare]

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• Köln

Marshall Gilkes & WDR Big Band

[Alternate Side Records]

• Cuba: The Conversation Continues

Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra

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[Motema Music]

• The Thompson Fields

Maria Schneider Orchestra

[ArtistShare]

• Home Suite Home

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Patrick Williams

[BFM Jazz]

Best Latin Jazz Album

• Made In Brazil

Eliane Elias

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[Concord Jazz]

• Impromptu

The Rodriguez Brothers

[Criss Cross Jazz]

• Suite Caminos

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Gonzalo Rubalcaba

[5Passion]

• Intercambio

Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet

[Patois Records]

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• Identities Are Changeable

Miguel Zenón

[Miel Music]

Best Gospel Performance/Song

• Worth [Live]

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Anthony Brown & Group Therapy

Anthony Brown & Group Therapy; Anthony Brown, songwriter

Track from: Everyday Jesus [Live]

[Tyscot Records; Publisher(s): Key Of A Music/Tyscot Music]

• Wanna Be Happy?

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Kirk Franklin

Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, songwriter

[RCA Records/Fo Yo Soul Recordings; Publisher(s): Aunt Gertrude Music Publishing admin. by Universal Music-Brentwood Benson Songs and Irving Music, Inc. admin. by Universal Music Publishing]

• Intentional

Travis Greene

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Travis Greene; Travis Greene, songwriter

[RCA Inspiration; Publisher(s): Greenlight InternationalVNavidavi Music]

• How Awesome Is Our God [Live]

Israel & Newbreed Featuring Yolanda Adams

Israel & Newbreed Featuring Yolanda Adams; Neville Diedericks, Israel Houghton & Meleasa Houghton, songwriters

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Track from: Covered: Alive In Asia [Live] (Deluxe)

[RGM Newbreed/RCA Inspiration; Publisher(s): Integrity’s Praise! Music, RGM-Newbreed Publishing, Sound Of The New Breed, Aaron Lindsey Publishing, CCMG Publishing, Neville D. Publishing]

• Worth Fighting For [Live]

Brian Courtney Wilson

Brian Courtney Wilson; Aaron Lindsey & Brian Courtney Wilson, songwriters

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Track from: Worth Fighting For [Live]

[Motown Gospel; Publisher(s): ACER/Aaron Lindsey Music/Capitol Christian Music Publishing admin. by Capitol CMG]

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

• Holy Spirit

Francesca Battistelli

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Francesca Battistelli

Track from: If We're Honest (Deluxe Edition)

[Fervent/Curb/Word]

• Lift Your Head Weary Sinner (Chains)

Crowder

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Crowder; Ed Cash, David Crowder & Seth Philpott, songwriters

Track from: Neon Steeple (Deluxe Edition)

[sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records; Publisher(s): sixsteps Music/worshiptogether.com Songs/sixsteps Songs/Worship Together Music admin. at CapitolCMGPublishing.com/Alletrop Music]

• Because He Lives (Amen)

Matt Maher

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Matt Maher

Track from: Saints And Sinners

[Essential Records/Provident Label Group]

• Soul On Fire

Third Day Featuring All Sons & Daughters

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Third Day Featuring All Sons & Daughters; Tai Anderson, Brenton Brown, David Carr, Mark Lee, Matt Maher & Mac Powell, songwriters

Track from: Lead Us Back: Songs Of Worship (Deluxe)

[Essential Records/Provident Label Group; Publisher(s): DATAMAMA MUSIC, Thankyou Music, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, I Am A Pilgrim Songs]

• Feel It

Tobymac Featuring Mr. Talkbox

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Tobymac Featuring Mr. Talkbox; Cary Barlowe, David Arthur Garcia & Toby McKeehan, songwriters

[ForeFront Records; Publisher(s): Achtober Songs/Universal Music - Brentwood Benson Publishing/D Soul Music admin. by CapitolCMGPublishing.com/Castle Bound Music, Inc./We Be Pawtying]

Best Gospel Album

• Destined To Win [Live]

Karen Clark Sheard

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[Karew Records/Entertainment One]

• Living It

Dorinda Clark-Cole

[Entertainment One/Light Records]

• One Place Live

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Tasha Cobbs

[Motown Gospel]

• Covered: Alive In Asia [Live] (Deluxe)

Israel & Newbreed

[RGM Newbreed/RCA Inspiration]

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• Life Music: Stage Two

Jonathan McReynolds

[Entertainment One/Tehillah Music]

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

• Whatever The Road

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Jason Crabb

[Reunion Records/Provident Label Group]

• How Can It Be

Lauren Daigle

[Centricity Music]

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• Saints And Sinners

Matt Maher

[Essential Records/Provident Label Group]

• This Is Not A Test

Tobymac

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[ForeFront Records]

• Love Ran Red

Chris Tomlin

[sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records]

Best Roots Gospel Album

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• Still Rockin' My Soul

The Fairfield Four

The Fairfield Four

[Fairfield Four Records]

• Pray Now

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Karen Peck & New River

Karen Peck & New River

[Daywind Records]

• Directions Home (Songs We Love, Songs You Know)

Point Of Grace

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Point Of Grace

[Word/Curb]

Best Latin Pop Album

• Terral

Pablo Alborán

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[Warner Music Latina]

• Healer

Alex Cuba

[Caracol Records]

• A Quien Quiera Escuchar  (Deluxe Edition)

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Ricky Martin

[Sony Music Latin]

• Sirope

Alejandro Sanz

[Universal Music Latino]

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• Algo Sucede

Julieta Venegas

[Sony Music Latin]

Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album

• Amanecer

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Bomba  Estereo

[Sony Music Latin]

• Mondongo

La Cuneta Son Machín

[Round Whirled Records]

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• Hasta La Raíz

Natalia Lafourcade

[Sony Music Latin]

• Caja De Música

Monsieur Periné

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[Sony Music Entertainment]

• Dale

Pitbull

[Mr. 305 / Sony Music Latin]

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)

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• Mi Vicio Mas Grande

Banda El Recodo De Don Cruz Lizarraga

[Fonovisa]

• Ya Dime Adiós

La Maquinaria Norteña

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[Fonovisa]

• Zapateando

Los Cojolites

[Round Whirled Records]

• Realidades - Deluxe Edition

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Los Tigres Del Norte

[Fonovisa]

• Tradición, Arte Y Pasión

Mariachi Los Camperos De Nati Cano

[Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]

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Field 12 - Latin

Category 44 - Best Tropical Latin Album

(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new tropical Latin recordings.)

• Tributo A Los Compadres: No Quiero Llanto

José Alberto "El Canario" & Septeto Santiaguero

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[Los Canarios Music]

• Son De Panamá

Rubén Blades With Roberto Delgado & Orchestra

[Ruben Blades Productions]

• Presente Continuo

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Guaco

[Latin Pulse / Sony Music Latin]

• Todo Tiene Su Hora

Juan Luis Guerra 4.40

[Universal Music Latino/Capital Latin]

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• Que Suenen Los Tambores

Victor Manuelle

[Kiyavi / Sony Music Latin]

Best American Roots Performance

• And Am I Born To Die

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Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn

Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn

Track from: Béla Fleck And Abigail Washburn

[Rounder]

• Born To Play Guitar

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Buddy Guy

Buddy Guy

Track from: Born To Play Guitar

[RCA Records/Silvertone Records]

• City Of Our Lady

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The Milk Carton Kids

The Milk Carton Kids

Track from: Monterey

[Anti]

• Julep

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Punch Brothers

Punch Brothers

Track from: The Phosphorescent Blues

[Nonesuch]

• See That My Grave Is Kept Clean

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Mavis Staples

Mavis Staples

Track from: Your Good Fortune

[Anti]

Best American Roots Song

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• All Night Long

The Mavericks

Raul Malo, songwriter (The Mavericks)

Track from: Mono

[The Valory Music Co.; Publisher(s): Big Machine Music/Raul Malo Music]

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• The Cost Of Living

Don Henley & Merle Haggard

Don Henley & Stan Lynch, songwriters (Don Henley & Merle Haggard)

Track from: Cass County

[Capitol Records; Publisher(s): Wisteria Music (GMR) admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Matanzas Music]

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• Julep

Punch Brothers

Chris Eldridge, Paul Kowert, Noam Pikelny, Chris Thile & Gabe Witcher, songwriters (Punch Brothers)

Track from: The Phosphorescent Blues

[Nonesuch; Publisher(s): Chris Thile Music, Money Baby Music, Noam Tunes, Silver Hammer Music, Paul Kowert]

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• The Traveling Kind

Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell

Cory Chisel, Rodney Crowell & Emmylou Harris, songwriters (Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell)

Track from: The Traveling Kind

[Nonesuch; Publisher(s): Criterion Music o/b/o Coolwell Music/Almo Music Corp. o/b/o Poodlebone Music/Chisel Publishing]

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• 24 Frames

Jason Isbell

Jason Isbell, songwriter (Jason Isbell)

Track from: Something More Than Free

[Southeastern Records; Publisher(s): Songs Of Emchant]

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Best Americana Album

• The Firewatcher's Daughter

Brandi Carlile

[ATO Records]

• The Traveling Kind

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Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell

[Nonesuch]

• Something More Than Free

Jason Isbell

[Southeastern Records]

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• Mono

The Mavericks

[The Valory Music Co.]

• The Phosphorescent Blues

Punch Brothers

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[Nonesuch]

Best Bluegrass Album

• Pocket Full Of Keys

Dale Ann Bradley

[Pinecastle Records]

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• Before The Sun Goes Down

Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley

[Compass Records Group]

• In Session

Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver

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[Mountain Home Music Company]

• Man Of Constant Sorrow

Ralph Stanley & Friends

[Red River Entertainment]

• The Muscle Shoals Recordings

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The Steeldrivers

[Rounder]

Best Blues Album

• Descendants Of Hill Country

Cedric Burnside Project

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[Cedric Burnside Project]

• Outskirts Of Love

Shemekia Copeland

[Alligator Records]

• Born To Play Guitar

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Buddy Guy

[RCA Records/Silvertone Records]

• Worthy

Bettye LaVette

[Cherry Red]

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• Muddy Waters 100

John Primer & Various Artists

[Raisin Music Records]

Best Folk Album

• Wood, Wire & Words

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Norman Blake

[Plectrafone Records]

• Béla Fleck And Abigail Washburn

Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn

[Rounder]

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• Tomorrow Is My Turn

Rhiannon Giddens

[Nonesuch]

• Servant Of Love

Patty Griffin

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[PGM]

• Didn't He Ramble

Glen Hansard

[Anti]

Best Regional Roots Music Album

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• Go Go Juice

Jon Cleary

[FHQ Records]

• La La La La

Natalie Ai Kamauu

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[KEKO Records]

• Kawaiokalena

Keali'i Reichel

[Punahele Productions]

• Get Ready

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The Revelers

[The Revelers]

• Generations

Windwalker And The MCW

[MCW Productions / PK Productions LLC]

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Best Reggae Album

• Branches Of The Same Tree

Rocky Dawuni

[Cumbancha]

• The Cure

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Jah Cure

[VP Records]

• Acousticalevy

Barrington Levy

[Doctor Dread Presents]

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• Zion Awake

Luciano

[Vpal Music]

• Strictly Roots

Morgan Heritage

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[CTBC Music Group]

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