While Adele and Chance the Rapper swept the Grammy Awards, winning in major categories they are not the only winners last night. Check out who else earned their gramophone last night:
Record Of The Year
Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s) and mastering engineer(s), if other than the artist.
- HELLO Adele Greg Kurstin, producer; Julian Burg, Tom Elmhirst, Emile Haynie, Greg Kurstin, Liam Nolan, Alex Pasco & Joe Visciano, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne & Randy Merrill, mastering engineers Track from: 25 [XL Recordings/Columbia Records]
- FORMATION Beyoncé Beyoncé Knowles, Mike Will Made-It & Pluss, producers; Jaycen Joshua & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer Track from: Lemonade [Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records]
- 7 YEARS Lukas Graham Future Animals & Pilo, producers; Delbert Bowers, Sebastian Fogh, Stefan Forrest & David LaBrel, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer Track from: Lukas Graham [Warner Bros. Records]
- WORK Rihanna Featuring Drake Boi-1da, producer; Noel "Gadget" Campbell, Kuk Harrell, Manny Marroquin, Noah "40" Shebib & Marcos Tovar, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer [Westbury Road Entertainment]
- STRESSED OUT Twenty One Pilots Mike Elizondo & Tyler Joseph, producers; Neal Avron & Adam Hawkins, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer Track from: Blurryface [Fueled By Ramen]
Album Of The Year
Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s) & Mastering Engineer(s), if other than the artist.
- 25 Adele
Danger Mouse, Samuel Dixon, Paul Epworth, Greg Kurstin, Max Martin, Ariel Rechtshaid, Shellback, The Smeezingtons & Ryan Tedder, producers; Julian Burg, Austen Jux Chandler, Cameron Craig, Samuel Dixon, Tom Elmhirst, Declan Gaffney, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Emile Haynie, Jan Holzner, Michael Ilbert, Chris Kasych, Greg Kurstin, Charles Moniz, Liam Nolan, Alex Pasco, Mike Piersante, Ariel Rechtshaid, Rich Rich, Dave Schiffman, Joe Visciano & Matt Wiggins, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne & Randy Merrill, mastering engineers
[XL Recordings/Columbia Records]
- LEMONADE Beyoncé
James Blake, Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd & Jack White, featured artists; Vincent Berry II, Ben Billions, James Blake, BOOTS, Jonny Coffer, Dannyboystyles, Michael Dean, Alex Delicata, Diplo, Derek Dixie, Kevin Garrett, Diana Gordon, HazeBanga, Hit-Boy, Just Blaze, King Henry, Beyoncé Knowles, Ezra Koenig, Jeremy McDonald, MeLo-X, Mike Will Made-It, Pluss, Jack White & Malik Yusef, producers; Mike Dean, Jaycen Joshua, Greg Koller, Tony Maserati, Lester Mendoza, Vance Powell, Joshua V. Smith & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
[Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records]
- PURPOSE Justin Bieber
Big Sean, Diplo, Halsey, Travis Scott & Skrillex, featured artists; The Audibles, Axident, Justin Bieber, Big Taste, Benny Blanco, Blood, Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd, Scott "Scooter" Braun, Mike Dean, Diplo, Gladius, Josh Gudwin, Nico Hartikainen, Mark "The Mogul" Jackson, Steve James, Ian Kirkpatrick, Maejor, MdL, Skrillex, Jeremy Snyder & @ S O U N D Z, producers; Simon Cohen, Diplo, Mark "Exit" Goodchild, Josh Gudwin, Jaycen Joshua, Manny Marroquin, Chris 'Tek' O'Ryan, Johannes Raassina, Gregg Rominiecki, Bart Schoudel, Chris Sclafani, Skrillex, Dylan William & Andrew Wuepper, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne & Randy Merrill, mastering engineers
[Def Jam Recordings]
- VIEWS Drake
dvsn, Future, Kyla, PARTYNEXTDOOR, Rihanna & Wizkid, featured artists; Brian Alexander-Morgan, Axlfoliethc, Beat Bully, Boi-1Da, Cardo, Dwayne "Supa Dups" Chin-Quee, Daxz, DJ Dahi, Frank Dukes, Maneesh, Murda Beatz, Nineteen85, Ricci Riera, Allen Ritter, Noah "40" Shebib, Southside, Sevn Thomas, Jordan Ullman, Kanye West, Wizkid & Young Exclusive, producers; Noel Cadastre, Noel "Gadget" Campbell, Seth Firkins, David "Prep" Bijan Hughes & Noah "40" Shebib, engineers/mixers; Chris Athens, mastering engineer [Young Money/Cash Money/Republic Records]
- A SAILOR'S GUIDE TO EARTH Sturgill Simpson
Sturgill Simpson, producer; Geoff Allan, David Ferguson & Sean Sullivan, engineers/mixers; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer
[Atlantic]
Song Of The Year
A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
- FORMATION Khalif Brown, Asheton Hogan, Beyoncé Knowles & Michael L. Williams II, songwriters (Beyoncé) Track from: Lemonade
[Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records; Publisher(s): WB Music Corp./Sounds From Eardrummers LLC/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp/Oakland 13 Music]
- HELLO Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Adele) Track from: 25
[XL Recordings/Columbia Records; Publisher(s): Universal - Songs of Polygram Int'l, Inc./EMI April Music Inc./Kurstin Music]
- I TOOK A PILL IN IBIZA Mike Posner, songwriter (Mike Posner) [Island; Publisher(s): North Greenway Productions/SonyATV Tunes LLC]
- LOVE YOURSELF Justin Bieber, Benjamin Levin & Ed Sheeran, songwriters (Justin Bieber)
[Def Jam Recordings; Publisher(s): Songs Of Universal, Inc. o/b/o Please Don't Forget To Pay Me Music/Universal Music Corp. o/b/o Bieber Time Publishing/SonyATV Songs LLC]
- 7 YEARS Lukas Forchhammer, Stefan Forrest, Morten Pilegaard & Morten Ristorp, songwriters (Lukas Graham) Track from: Lukas Graham
[Warner Bros. Records; Publisher(s): WB Music Corp o/b/o Lukas Graham Songs/WB Music Corp o/b/o Stefpublishing & Halla!Halla! Publishing/Then We Take The World/Westside Independent Music Publishing o/b/o Thou Art the Hunger/Late 80’s Music/F*** YOU DAVE]
Best New Artist
An artist will be considered for Best New Artist if their eligibility year release/s achieved a breakthrough into the public consciousness and notably impacted the musical landscape.
- KELSEA BALLERINI
- THE CHAINSMOKERS
- CHANCE THE RAPPER
- MAREN MORRIS
- ANDERSON .PAAK
Best Pop Solo Performance
For new vocal or instrumental pop recordings. Singles or Tracks only.
- HELLO Adele Track from: 25 [XL Recordings/Columbia Records]
- HOLD UP Beyoncé Track from: Lemonade [Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records]
- LOVE YOURSELF Justin Bieber [Def Jam Recordings]
- PIECE BY PIECE (IDOL VERSION) Kelly Clarkson [RCA Records/19 Recordings Limited]
- DANGEROUS WOMAN Ariana Grande Track from: Dangerous Woman [Republic Records]
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative pop recordings. Singles or Tracks only.
- CLOSER The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey [Disruptor Records/Columbia]
- 7 YEARS Lukas Graham Track from: Lukas Graham [Warner Bros. Records]
- WORK Rihanna Featuring Drake [Westbury Road Entertainment]
- CHEAP THRILLS Sia Featuring Sean Paul [RCA Records/Monkey Puzzle Records]
- STRESSED OUT Twenty One Pilots Track from: Blurryface [Fueled By Ramen]
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new traditional pop recordings.
- CINEMA Andrea Bocelli [Sugar Music/Verve]
- FALLEN ANGELS Bob Dylan [Columbia Records]
- STAGES LIVE Josh Groban [Reprise]
- SUMMERTIME: WILLIE NELSON SINGS GERSHWIN Willie Nelson [Legacy Recordings]
- ENCORE: MOVIE PARTNERS SING BROADWAY Barbra Streisand [Columbia Records]
Best Pop Vocal Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal pop recordings.
- 25 Adele [XL Recordings/Columbia Records]
- PURPOSE Justin Bieber [Def Jam Recordings]
- DANGEROUS WOMAN Ariana Grande [Republic]
- CONFIDENT Demi Lovato [Hollywood Records/Island Records]
- THIS IS ACTING Sia [Monkey Puzzle Records/RCA Records]
Best Dance Recording
For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.
- TEARING ME UP Bob Moses Bob Moses, producers; Mark 'Spike' Stent, mixer Track from: Days Gone By [Domino Recording Co. Ltd.]
- DON'T LET ME DOWN The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya The Chainsmokers, producers; Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young, mixer Track from: Collage [Disruptor Records/Columbia]
- NEVER BE LIKE YOU Flume Featuring Kai Harley Streten, producer; Eric J Dubowsky, mixer [Mom+Pop Music/Future Classic.]
- RINSE & REPEAT Riton Featuring Kah-Lo Riton, producer; Wez Clarke, mixer [Interscope Records]
- DRINKEE Sofi Tukker Sofi Tukker, producers; Bryan Wilson, mixer [Ultra Records]
Best Dance/Electronic Album
For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.
- SKIN Flume [Mom+Pop Music/Future Classic.]
- ELECTRONICA 1: THE TIME MACHINE Jean-Michel Jarre [Ultra Records]
- EPOCH Tycho [Ghostly International]
- BARBARA BARBARA, WE FACE A SHINING FUTURE Underworld [Astralwerks]
- LOUIE VEGA ..XXVIII Louie Vega [Vega Records]
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.
- HUMAN NATURE Herb Alpert [Herb Alpert Presents]
- WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR Bill Frisell [Okeh Records]
- WAY BACK HOME: LIVE FROM ROCHESTER, NY Steve Gadd Band [BFM Jazz]
- UNSPOKEN Chuck Loeb [Shanachie Entertainment]
- CULCHA VULCHA Snarky Puppy [Ground Up Music]
Best Rock Performance
For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative rock recordings.
- JOE (LIVE FROM AUSTIN CITY LIMITS) Alabama Shakes [ATO Records]
- DON'T HURT YOURSELF Beyoncé Featuring Jack White Track from: Lemonade [Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records]
- BLACKSTAR David Bowie Track from: Blackstar [ISO/Columbia Records]
- THE SOUND OF SILENCE (LIVE ON CONAN) Disturbed [Reprise]
- HEATHENS Twenty One Pilots Track from: Suicide Squad: The Album [Atlantic Records/WaterTower Music]
Best Metal Performance
For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative metal recordings.
- SHOCK ME Baroness Track from: Purple [Abraxan Hymns]
- SILVERA Gojira Track from: Magma [Roadrunner Records Inc.]
- ROTTING IN VAIN Korn [Roadrunner Records Inc.]
- DYSTOPIA Megadeth Track from: Dystopia [UME]
- THE PRICE IS WRONG Periphery Track from: Periphery III: Select Difficulty [Sumerian]
Best Rock Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal songs. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
- BLACKSTAR David Bowie, songwriter (David Bowie) Track from: Blackstar [ISO/Columbia Records; Publisher(s): Nipple Music admin. by RZO Music, Inc.]
- BURN THE WITCH Radiohead, songwriters (Radiohead) Track from: A Moon Shaped Pool [XL Recordings; Publisher(s): Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.]
- HARDWIRED James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich, songwriters (Metallica) [Blackened Recordings; Publisher(s): Creeping Death Music]
- HEATHENS Tyler Joseph, songwriter (Twenty One Pilots) Track from: Suicide Squad: The Album [Atlantic Records/WaterTower Music; Publisher(s): Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Stryker Joseph Music]
- MY NAME IS HUMAN Rich Meyer, Ryan Meyer & Johnny Stevens, songwriters (Highly Suspect) [300 Entertainment; Publisher(s): MCID]
Best Rock Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new rock, hard rock or metal recordings.
- CALIFORNIA Blink-182 [BMG]
- TELL ME I'M PRETTY Cage The Elephant [RCA Records]
- MAGMA Gojira [Roadrunner Records Inc.]
- DEATH OF A BACHELOR Panic! At The Disco [DCD2/Fueled By Ramen]
- WEEZER Weezer [Crush/Atlantic]
Best Alternative Music Album
Vocal or Instrumental.
- 22, A MILLION Bon Iver [Jagjaguwar]
- BLACKSTAR David Bowie [Columbia Records]
- THE HOPE SIX DEMOLITION PROJECT PJ Harvey [Vagrant]
- POST POP DEPRESSION Iggy Pop [Loma Vista Recordings]
- A MOON SHAPED POOL Radiohead[XL Recordings]
Best R&B Performance
For new vocal or instrumental R&B recordings.
- TURNIN' ME UP BJ The Chicago Kid Track from: In My Mind [Motown Records]
- PERMISSION Ro James Track from: Eldorado [ByStorm Entertainment/RCA Records]
- I DO Musiq Soulchild Track from: Life On Earth [My Block, Inc./Entertainment One]
- NEEDED ME Rihanna [Westbury Road Entertainment/Roc Nation Records]
- CRANES IN THE SKY Solange Track from: A Seat At The Table [Saint Records/Columbia Records]
Best Traditional R&B Performance
For new vocal or instrumental traditional R&B recordings.
- THE THREE OF ME William Bell Track from: This Is Where I Live [Stax Records]
- WOMAN'S WORLD BJ The Chicago Kid Track from: In My Mind [Motown Records]
- SLEEPING WITH THE ONE I LOVE Fantasia Track from: The Definition Of... [RCA Records/19 Recordings Limited]
- ANGEL Lalah Hathaway Track from: Lalah Hathaway Live [Hathaway Entertainment/Entertainment One]
- CAN'T WAIT Jill Scott Track from: Woman [Blues Babe Records/Atlantic Records]
Best R&B Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
- COME AND SEE ME
- Brathwaite, Aubrey Graham & Noah Shebib, songwriters (PARTYNEXTDOOR Featuring Drake) Track from: PARTYNEXTDOOR 3 (P3) [OVO Sound/Warner Bros. Records; Publisher(s): Party OMO Ltd./Warner Chappell Music/Sandra Gale/EMI Music Publishing/Mavor & Moses Inc./Kobalt]
- EXCHANGE Michael Hernandez & Bryson Tiller, songwriters (Bryson Tiller) Track from: T R A P S O U L [RCA Records; Publisher(s): The MeKanics Music/EMI April Music, Inc.]
- KISS IT BETTER Jeff Bhasker, Robyn Fenty, John-Nathan Glass & Teddy Sinclair, songwriters (Rihanna) Track from: Anti [Westbury Road Entertainment/Roc Nation Records; Publisher(s): Songs of Universal/Sony/ATV Songs/The Kills Effect/Way Above Music]
- LAKE BY THE OCEAN Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell) Track from: blackSUMMERS'night [Columbia Records; Publisher(s): SonyATV Tunes LLC o/b/o Muszewell/EMI April Music Inc. o/b/o itself and Ben Ami Music]
- LUV Magnus August Høiberg, Benjamin Levin & Daystar Peterson, songwriters (Tory Lanez) Track from: I Told You
[Mad Love/Interscope Records; Publisher(s): Infinite Stripes/Back Hair Music Publishing admin. by Universal Music Publishing/Please Don't Forget To Pay Me Music admin. by Universal Music Publishing/Tory Lanez Publishing /Tony Kelly Music/Universal – Songs of PolyGram Int., Inc./Dub Plate Music Publishers Ltd./Shocking Vibes Music Ltd./Greensleeves Publishing Ltd.]
Best Urban Contemporary Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded contemporary vocal tracks derivative of R&B.
- LEMONADE Beyoncé [Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records]
- OLOGY Gallant [Mind Of A Genius Records/Warner Bros. Records]
- WE ARE KING KING [KING Creative, LLC]
- MALIBU Anderson .Paak [OBE/Steel Wool/Art Club/EMPIRE]
- ANTI Rihanna [Westbury Road Entertainment/Roc Nation Records]
Best R&B Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new R&B recordings.
- IN MY MIND BJ The Chicago Kid [Motown Records]
- LALAH HATHAWAY LIVE Lalah Hathaway [Hathaway Entertainment/Entertainment One]
- VELVET PORTRAITS Terrace Martin [Sounds Of Crenshaw/Ropeadope]
- HEALING SEASON Mint Condition[Mint Condition Music, LLC]
- SMOOVE JONES Mýa [Planet 9]
Best Rap Performance
For a Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.
- NO PROBLEM Chance The Rapper Featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz [Chance The Rapper]
- PANDA Desiigner [Getting Out Our Dreams, Inc./Def Jam Recordings]
- POP STYLE Drake Featuring The Throne Track from: Views [Cash Money Records/Republic Records]
- ALL THE WAY UP Fat Joe & Remy Ma Featuring French Montana & Infared [RNG/EMPIRE]
- THAT PART ScHoolboy Q Featuring Kanye West Track from: Blank Face LP [Top Dawg Entertainment/Interscope Records]
Best Rap/Sung Performance
For a solo or collaborative performance containing both elements of R&B melodies and Rap.
- FREEDOM Beyoncé Featuring Kendrick Lamar Track from: Lemonade [Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records]
- HOTLINE BLING Drake Track from: Views [Cash Money Records/Republic Records]
- BROCCOLI D.R.A.M. Featuring Lil Yachty [EMPIRE/Atlantic Records]
- ULTRALIGHT BEAM Kanye West Featuring Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream Track from: The Life Of Pablo [G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam Recordings]
- FAMOUS Kanye West Featuring Rihanna [G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam Recordings]
Best Rap Song
A song must contain music and lyrics and must be either a new song or a song first achieving prominence during the eligibility year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.)
- ALL THE WAY UP Joseph Cartagena, Edward Davadi, Shandel Green, Karim Kharbouch, Andre Christopher Lyon, Reminisce Mackie & Marcello Valenzano, songwriters (Fat Joe & Remy Ma Featuring French Montana & Infared) [RNG/EMPIRE]
- FAMOUS Chancelor Bennett, Ross Birchard, Ernest Brown, Andrew Dawson, Kasseem Dean, Mike Dean, Noah Goldstein, Kejuan Muchita, Patrick Reynolds, Kanye West, Cydel Young & Malik Yusef, songwriters (Kanye West Featuring Rihanna)
[G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam; Publisher(s): Please Gimme My Publishing/EMI Blackwood Music Inc./BMG Platinum Songs/Mr. Redan Music admin. by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC/Juvenile Hell/Universal Music-MGB Songs/Noah Goldstein admin. by Donda Publishing/EMI April Music Inc./Sound EQ Music/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Papa George Music admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Chancelor Bennett Publishing Designee/Monza Ronza/Universal Tunes/Donda Publishing/EMI Blackwood Music Inc./Warp Publishing/Plain Pat What Up]
- HOTLINE BLING Aubrey Graham & Paul Jefferies, songwriters (Drake) Track from: Views [Cash Money Records/Republic Records; Publisher(s): Sandra Gale/EMI Music Publishing/Nyan King Music Inc./EMI April/Sony ATV]
- NO PROBLEM Chancelor Jonathan Bennett, Dwayne Carter, Rachel Cato, Peter Cottontale, Tauheed Epps, Jonathan Hoard, Cam O’bi, Ivan Rosenberg, Conor Szymanski, Lakeithsha Williams & Jaime Woods, songwriters (Chance The Rapper Featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz) [Chance The Rapper; Publisher(s): Greatauk/Brass Zebra/Chance The Rapper, LLC/Warner/Chappell/Reservoir Media Music/Greenhouse People/Lifespeak/Rachel Cato]
- ULTRALIGHT BEAM Chancelor Bennett, Kasseem Dean, Mike Dean, Kirk Franklin, Noah Goldstein, Samuel Griesemer, Terius Nash, Jerome Potter, Kelly Price, Nico "Donnie Trumpet" Segal, Derek Watkins, Kanye West, Cydel Young & Malik Yusef, songwriters (Kanye West Featuring Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream) Track from: The Life Of Pablo
[G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam; Publisher(s): Please Gimme My Publishing/EMI Blackwood Music Inc./Warner-Tamerlane Publishng Corp./Papa George Music admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp/For the Write Price admin. by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing/2082 Music Publishing/WB Music Corp./Universal Music Brentwood Benson Songs/Universal Music Z-Tunes LLC/Monza Ronza/Universal Tunes/Chancelor Bennett Publishing Designee/Noah Goldstein Music/JLOL ASCAP/Samuel Griesemer Publishing Designee/BMG Platinum Songs/Mr. Redan Music]
Best Rap Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new rap recordings.
- COLORING BOOK Chance The Rapper [Chance The Rapper]
- AND THE ANONYMOUS NOBODY De La Soul [A.O.I. Records]
- MAJOR KEY DJ Khaled [Epic]
- VIEWS Drake [OVO Sound/Young Money/Cash Money/Republic]
- BLANK FACE LP ScHoolboy Q [Top Dawg Entertainment/Interscope Records]
- THE LIFE OF PABLO Kanye West [G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam Recordings]
Best Country Solo Performance
For new vocal or instrumental solo country recordings.
- LOVE CAN GO TO HELL Brandy Clark Track from: Big Day In A Small Town [Warner Bros. Records]
- VICE Miranda Lambert [Vanner Records/RCA Nashville]
- MY CHURCH Maren Morris Track from: Hero[Columbia Nashville]
- CHURCH BELLS Carrie Underwood Track from: Storyteller [19 Recordings/Arista Nashville]
- BLUE AIN'T YOUR COLOR Keith Urban Track from: Ripcord [Capitol Records Nashville]
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative country recordings.
- DIFFERENT FOR GIRLS Dierks Bentley Featuring Elle King Track from: Black [Capitol Records Nashville]
- 21 SUMMER Brothers Osborne Track from: Pawn Shop [EMI Records Nashville]
- SETTING THE WORLD ON FIRE Kenny Chesney & P!nk [Blue Chair Records/Columbia Nashville]
- JOLENE Pentatonix Featuring Dolly Parton [RCA Records]
- THINK OF YOU Chris Young With Cassadee Pope Track from: I'm Comin' Over [RCA Nashville]
Best Country Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
- BLUE AIN'T YOUR COLOR Clint Lagerberg, Hillary Lindsey & Steven Lee Olsen, songwriters (Keith Urban) Track from: Ripcord
[Capitol Records Nashville; Publisher(s): Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Songs of The Corn, admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.; HillarodyRathbone Music, admin. by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC; House Of Sea Gayle Music, admin. by ClearBox Rights/Spirit Catalog Holdings, S.a.r.l. admin. by Spirit Two Nashville.]
- DIE A HAPPY MAN Sean Douglas, Thomas Rhett & Joe Spargur, songwriters (Thomas Rhett) Track from: Tangled Up
[The Valory Music Co.; Publisher(s): EMI Blackwood Music Inc./Cricket On The Line admin. by Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC./Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Eastman Pond Publishing admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Music of Big Deal/Nice Life/Brodsky Spensive Publishing admin by Words & Music, a division of Big Deal Music]
- HUMBLE AND KIND Lori McKenna, songwriter (Tim McGraw) Track from: Damn Country Music [Big Machine Records; Publisher(s): Songs of Universal, Inc./Hoodie Songs]
- MY CHURCH busbee & Maren Morris, songwriters (Maren Morris) Track from: Hero [Columbia Nashville; Publisher(s): International Dog Music/Words & Music/BMG Platinum Songs/BMG Rights Management/Hello I Love You Music]
- VICE Miranda Lambert, Shane McAnally & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Miranda Lambert) [Vanner Records/RCA Nashville; Publisher(s): SonyATV Tree Publishing/Pink Dog Publishing/Smack Songs LLC/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing/Anderson Fork In The Road Music/Kobalt Music Publishing]
Best Country Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new country recordings.
- BIG DAY IN A SMALL TOWN Brandy Clark [Warner Bros. Records]
- FULL CIRCLE Loretta Lynn [Legacy Recordings]
- HERO Maren Morris [Columbia Nashville]
- A SAILOR'S GUIDE TO EARTH Sturgill Simpson [Atlantic]
- RIPCORD Keith Urban [Capitol Records Nashville]
Best New Age Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental new age recordings.
- OROGEN John Burke [John Burke]
- DARK SKY ISLAND Enya [Warner Bros.]
- INNER PASSION Peter Kater & Tina Guo [Hearts Of Space Records]
- ROSETTA Vangelis [Decca]
- WHITE SUN II White Sun [Be Why]