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2020 Grammy Winners


Billie Eilish. (Source: Instagram)

The 62nd annual Grammy Awards went down at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday. Billie Eilish stole the show with wins in four major categories. Below are the winners of the categories most relevant to DJs. Check out the full list on the Grammys website.

GENERAL FIELD

Record Of The Year

Bon Iver – Hey, Ma
Billie Eilish – bad guy WINNER
Ariana Grande – 7 Rings
H.E.R. – Hard Place
Khalid ft. Disclosure – Talk
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – Old Town Road
Lizzo – Truth Hurts
Post Malone & Swae Lee – Sunflower

Song Of The Year (songwriter award)

Always Remember Us This Way – Natalie Hemby, Lady Gaga, Hillary Lindsey & Lori McKenna, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
bad guy – Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish) WINNER
Bring My Flowers Now – Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth & Tanya Tucker, songwriters (Tanya Tucker)
Hard Place – Ruby Amanfu, Sam Ashworth, D. Arcelious Harris, H.E.R. & Rodney Jerkins, songwriters (H.E.R.)
Lover – Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift)
Norman F*cking Rockwell – Jack Antonoff & Lana Del Rey, songwriters (Lana Del Rey)
Someone You Loved – Tom Barnes, Lewis Capaldi, Pete Kelleher, Benjamin Kohn & Sam Roman, songwriters (Lewis Capaldi)
Truth Hurts – Steven Cheung, Eric Frederic, Melissa Jefferson & Jesse Saint John, songwriters (Lizzo)

Best New Artist

Black Pumas
Billie Eilish WINNER
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
Maggie Rogers
Rosalia
Tank and the Bangas
Yola

POP

Best Pop Solo Performance

Spirit – Beyonce
bad guy – Billie Eilish
7 Rings – Ariana Grande
Truth Hurts – Lizzo WINNER
You Need To Calm Down – Taylor Swift

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

Boyfriend – Ariana Grande & Social House
Sucker – Jonas Brothers
Old Town Road – Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus WINNER
Sunflower – Post Malone & Swae Lee
Senorita – Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello

RAP

Best Rap Performance
MIDDLE CHILD – J. Cole
Suge – DaBaby
Down Bad – Dreamville ft. J.I.D, Bas, J. Cole, EARTHGANG & Young Nudy
Racks In The Middle – Nipsey Hussle ft. Roddy Ricch & Hit-Boy WINNER
Clout – Offset ft. Cardi B

Best Rap/Sung Performance

Higher – DJ Khaled ft. Nipsey Hussle & John Legend WINNER
Drip Too Hard – Lil Baby & Gunna
Panini – Lil Nas X
Ballin’ – Mustard ft. Roddy Ricch
The London – Young Thug ft. J. Cole & Travis Scott

Best Rap Song (songwriter award)

Bad Idea – Chancelor Bennett, Cordae Dunston, Uforo Ebong & Daniel Hackett, songwriters (YBN Cordae ft. Chance The Rapper)
Gold Roses – Noel Cadastre, Aubrey Graham, Anderson Hernandez, Khristopher Riddick-Tynes, William Leonard Roberts II, Joshua Quinton Scruggs, Leon Thomas III & Ozan Yildirim, songwriters (Rick Ross ft. Drake)
A Lot – Jermaine Cole, Dacoury Natche, 21 Savage & Anthony White, songwriters (21 Savage ft. J. Cole) WINNER
Racks In The Middle – Ermias Asghedom, Dustin James Corbett, Greg Allen Davis, Chauncey Hollis, Jr. & Rodrick Moore, songwriters (Nipsey Hussle ft. Roddy Ricch & Hit-Boy)
Suge – DaBaby, Jetsonmade & Pooh Beatz, songwriters (DaBaby)

Best R&B Performance

Love Again – Daniel Caesar & Brandy
Could’ve Been – H.E.R. ft. Bryson Tiller
Exactly How I Feel – Lizzo ft. Gucci Mane
Roll Some Mo – Lucky Daye
Come Home – Anderson .Paak ft. André 3000 WINNER

Best R&B Song (songwriter award)

Could’ve Been – Dernst Emile II, David “Swagg R’Celious” Harris, H.E.R. & Hue “Soundzfire” Strother, songwriters (H.E.R. ft. Bryson Tiller)
Look At Me Now – Emily King & Jeremy Most, songwriters (Emily King)
No Guidance – Chris Brown, Tyler James Bryant, Nija Charles, Aubrey Graham, Anderson Hernandez, Michee Patrick Lebrun, Joshua Huizar, Noah Shebib & Teddy Walton, songwriters (Chris Brown ft. Drake)
Roll Some Mo – David Brown, Dernst Emile II & Peter Lee Johnson, songwriters (Lucky Daye)
Say So – PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton ft. JoJo) WINNER

DANCE/ELECTRONIC MUSIC

Best Dance Recording

Linke – Bonobo
Got To Keep On – The Chemical Brothers WINNER
Piece Of Your Heart – Meduza ft. GOODBOYS
Underwater – RÜFÜS DU SOL
Midnight Hour – Skrillex, Boys Noize, & Ty Dolla $ign

PRODUCTION, NON-CLASSICAL

Producer Of The Year

Jack Antonoff
Dan Auerbach
John Hill
Finneas WINNER
Ricky Reed

Best Remixed Recording

I Rise – Tracy Young’s Pride Intro Radio Remix (Madonna) WINNER
Mother’s Daughter – Wuki Remix (Miley Cyrus)
The One – High Contrast Remix (Jorja Smith)
Swim – Ford. Remix (Mild Minds)
Work It – Soulwax Remix (Marie Davidson)

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2019 Grammy Winners

Childish Gambino

Childish Gambino
Childish Gambino. (Source: Facebook)

The 61st annual Grammy Awards went down at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday. The night belonged to Childish Gambino, who walked away with four awards for his smash hit “This Is America.” The track made history by winning both Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year, becoming the first hip-hop song to win either category.

Below are the winners of the categories most relevant to DJs. Check out the full list on the Grammys website.

GENERAL FIELD

Record Of The Year

I Like It – Cardi B ft. Bad Bunny & J Balvin
The Joke – Brandi Carlile
This Is America – Childish Gambino – WINNER
God’s Plan – Drake
Shallow – Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
All The Stars – Kendrick Lamar & SZA
rockstar – Post Malone ft. 21 Savage
The Middle – Zedd, Maren Morris, & Grey

Song Of The Year (songwriter award)

All The Stars – Kendrick Duckworth, Solána Rowe, Al Shuckburgh, Mark Spears, & Anthony Tiffith, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar & SZA)

Boo’d Up – Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai, & Dijon McFarlane, songwriters (Ella Mai)

God’s Plan – Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake)

In My Blood – Teddy Geiger, Scott Harris, Shawn Mendes & Geoffrey Warburton, songwriters (Shawn Mendes)

The Joke – Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)

The Middle – Sarah Aarons, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Marcus Lomax, Kyle Trewartha, Michael Trewartha, & Anton Zaslavski, songwriters (Zedd, Maren Morris, & Grey)

Shallow – Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper)

This Is America – Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters (Childish Gambino) – WINNER

Best New Artist

Chloe x Halle
Luke Combs
Greta Van Fleet
H.E.R.
Dua Lipa – WINNER
Margo Price
Bebe Rexha
Jorja Smith

POP

Best Pop Solo Performance

Colors – Beck
Havana (Live) – Camila Cabello
God Is A Woman – Ariana Grande
Joanne (Where Do You Think You’re Goin’?) – Lady Gaga – WINNER
Better Now – Post Malone

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

Fall In Line – Christina Aguilera ft. Demi Lovato
Don’t Go Breaking My Heart – Backstreet Boys
‘S Wonderful – Tony Bennett & Diana Krall
Shallow – Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – WINNER
Girls Like You – Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B
Say Something – Justin Timberlake ft. Chris Stapleton
The Middle – Zedd, Maren Morris, & Grey

RAP

Best Rap Performance

Be Careful – Cardi B
Nice For What – Drake
King’s Dead – Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future, & James Blake – WINNER (TIE)
Bubblin – Anderson Paak – WINNER (TIE)
SICKO MODE – Travis Scott ft. Drake, Juicy J, & Swae Lee

Best Rap/Sung Performance

Like I Do – Christina Aguilera ft. GoldLink
Pretty Little Fears – 6LACK ft. J. Cole
This Is America – Childish Gambino – WINNER
All The Stars – Kendrick Lamar & SZA
rockstar – Post Malone ft. 21 Savage

Best Rap Song (songwriter award)

God’s Plan – Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels, & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake) – WINNER

King’s Dead – Kendrick Duckworth, Samuel Gloade, James Litherland, Johnny McKinzie, Mark Spears, Travis Walton, Nayvadius Wilburn, & Michael Williams II, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future, & James Blake)

Lucky You – R. Fraser, G. Lucas, M. Mathers, M. Samuels, & J. Sweet, songwriters (Eminem ft. Joyner Lucas)

SICKO MODE – Khalif Brown, Rogét Chahayed, BryTavious Chambers, Mike Dean, Mirsad Dervic, Kevin Gomringer, Tim Gomringer, Aubrey Graham, John Edward Hawkins, Chauncey Hollis, Jacques Webster, Ozan Yildirim, & Cydel Young, songwriters (Travis Scott, Drake, Juicy J, & Swae Lee)

Win – K. Duckworth, A. Hernandez, J. McKinzie, M. Samuels, & C. Thompson, songwriters (Jay Rock)

R&B

Best R&B Performance

Long As I Live – Toni Braxton
Summer – The Carters
Y O Y – Lalah Hathaway
Best Part – H.E.R. ft. Daniel Caesar – WINNER
First Began – PJ Morton

Best R&B Song (songwriter award)

Boo’d Up – Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai, & Dijon McFarlane, songwriters (Ella Mai) – WINNER

Come Through And Chill – Jermaine Cole, Miguel Pimentel, & Salaam Remi, songwriters (Miguel ft. J. Cole & Salaam Remi)

Feels Like Summer – Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters (Childish Gambino)

Focus – Darhyl Camper Jr, H.E.R., & Justin Love, songwriters (H.E.R.)

Long As I Live – Paul Boutin, Toni Braxton, & Antonio Dixon, songwriters (Toni Braxton)

DANCE/ELECTRONIC MUSIC

Best Dance Recording

Northern Soul – Above & Beyond ft. Richard Bedford
Ultimatum – Disclosure ft. Fatoumata Diawara
Losing It – FISHER
Electricity – Silk City & Dua Lipa – WINNER
Ghost Voices – Virtual Self

PRODUCTION, NON-CLASSICAL

Producer Of The Year

Boi-1da
Larry Klein
Linda Perry
Kanye West
Pharrell Williams – WINNER

Best Remixed Recording

Audio – CID Remix (LSD)
How Long – EDX’s Dubai Skyline Remix (Charlie Puth)
Only Road – Cosmic Gate Remix (Gabriel & Dresden ft. Sub Teal)
Stargazing – Kaskade Remix (Kygo ft. Justin Jesso)
Walking Away – Mura Masa Remix (Haim) – WINNER

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2019 Grammy Awards Nominees

Drake

Drake
Drake (Source: Instagram)

The nominees for the 2019 Grammy Awards have been revealed. Check out the contenders for the DJ-relevant categories below (the full list is available on the Grammy website).

Kendrick Lamar and Drake lead the pack with eight and seven nominations, respectively.

The eligibility period was from Oct. 1, 2017 to Sept. 30, 2018. The awards will take place on Feb. 10 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

GENERAL FIELD

Record Of The Year

I Like It – Cardi B ft. Bad Bunny & J Balvin
The Joke – Brandi Carlile
This Is America – Childish Gambino
God’s Plan – Drake
Shallow – Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
All The Stars – Kendrick Lamar & SZA
rockstar – Post Malone ft. 21 Savage
The Middle – Zedd, Maren Morris, & Grey

Song Of The Year (songwriter award)

All The Stars – Kendrick Duckworth, Solána Rowe, Al Shuckburgh, Mark Spears, & Anthony Tiffith, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar & SZA)

Boo’d Up – Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai, & Dijon McFarlane, songwriters (Ella Mai)

God’s Plan – Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake)

In My Blood – Teddy Geiger, Scott Harris, Shawn Mendes & Geoffrey Warburton, songwriters (Shawn Mendes)

The Joke – Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)

The Middle – Sarah Aarons, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Marcus Lomax, Kyle Trewartha, Michael Trewartha, & Anton Zaslavski, songwriters (Zedd, Maren Morris, & Grey)

Shallow – Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper)

This Is America – Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters (Childish Gambino)

Best New Artist

Chloe x Halle
Luke Combs
Greta Van Fleet
H.E.R.
Dua Lipa
Margo Price
Bebe Rexha
Jorja Smith

POP

Best Pop Solo Performance

Colors – Beck
Havana (Live) – Camila Cabello
God Is A Woman – Ariana Grande
Joanne (Where Do You Think You’re Goin’?) – Lady Gaga
Better Now – Post Malone

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

Fall In Line – Christina Aguilera ft. Demi Lovato
Don’t Go Breaking My Heart – Backstreet Boys
‘S Wonderful – Tony Bennett & Diana Krall
Shallow – Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
Girls Like You – Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B
Say Something – Justin Timberlake ft. Chris Stapleton
The Middle – Zedd, Maren Morris, & Grey

RAP

Best Rap Performance

Be Careful – Cardi B
Nice For What – Drake
King’s Dead – Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future, & James Blake
Bubblin – Anderson Paak
SICKO MODE – Travis Scott ft. Drake, Juicy J, & Swae Lee

Best Rap/Sung Performance

Like I Do – Christina Aguilera ft. GoldLink
Pretty Little Fears – 6LACK ft. J. Cole
This Is America – Childish Gambino
All The Stars – Kendrick Lamar & SZA
rockstar – Post Malone ft. 21 Savage

Best Rap Song (songwriter award)

God’s Plan – Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels, & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake)

King’s Dead – Kendrick Duckworth, Samuel Gloade, James Litherland, Johnny McKinzie, Mark Spears, Travis Walton, Nayvadius Wilburn, & Michael Williams II, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future, & James Blake)

Lucky You – R. Fraser, G. Lucas, M. Mathers, M. Samuels, & J. Sweet, songwriters (Eminem ft. Joyner Lucas)

SICKO MODE – Khalif Brown, Rogét Chahayed, BryTavious Chambers, Mike Dean, Mirsad Dervic, Kevin Gomringer, Tim Gomringer, Aubrey Graham, John Edward Hawkins, Chauncey Hollis, Jacques Webster, Ozan Yildirim, & Cydel Young, songwriters (Travis Scott, Drake, Juicy J, & Swae Lee)

Win – K. Duckworth, A. Hernandez, J. McKinzie, M. Samuels, & C. Thompson, songwriters (Jay Rock)

R&B

Best R&B Performance

Long As I Live – Toni Braxton
Summer – The Carters
Y O Y – Lalah Hathaway
Best Part – H.E.R. ft. Daniel Caesar
First Began – PJ Morton

Best R&B Song (songwriter award)

Boo’d Up – Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai, & Dijon McFarlane, songwriters (Ella Mai)

Come Through And Chill – Jermaine Cole, Miguel Pimentel, & Salaam Remi, songwriters (Miguel ft. J. Cole & Salaam Remi)

Feels Like Summer – Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters (Childish Gambino)

Focus – Darhyl Camper Jr, H.E.R., & Justin Love, songwriters (H.E.R.)

Long As I Live – Paul Boutin, Toni Braxton, & Antonio Dixon, songwriters (Toni Braxton)

DANCE/ELECTRONIC MUSIC

Best Dance Recording

Northern Soul – Above & Beyond ft. Richard Bedford
Ultimatum – Disclosure ft. Fatoumata Diawara
Losing It – FISHER
Electricity – Silk City & Dua Lipa
Ghost Voices – Virtual Self

PRODUCTION, NON-CLASSICAL

Producer Of The Year

Boi-1da
Larry Klein
Linda Perry
Kanye West
Pharrell Williams

Best Remixed Recording

Audio – CID Remix (LSD)
How Long – EDX’s Dubai Skyline Remix (Charlie Puth)
Only Road – Cosmic Gate Remix (Gabriel & Dresden ft. Sub Teal)
Stargazing – Kaskade Remix (Kygo ft. Justin Jesso)
Walking Away – Mura Masa Remix (Haim)

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2018 Grammy Winners

Bruno Mars

Bruno Mars
Bruno Mars and Cardi B perform at the Grammy Awards in New York City on Jan. 28, 2018. (Credit: Theo Wargo / Getty)

The 60th annual Grammy Awards went down at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Sunday night. The night belonged to Bruno Mars, who took home all six awards that he was nominated for. Kendrick Lamar also came up big with five Grammy wins while JAY-Z walked away empty-handed despite leading the pack with eight nominations.

Below are the winners of the categories most relevant to DJs. Check the full list on the Grammys’ website.

GENERAL FIELD

Record Of The Year

Redbone – Childish Gambino
Despacito – Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber
The Story Of O.J. – JAY-Z
HUMBLE. – Kendrick Lamar
WINNER24K Magic – Bruno Mars

Album Of The Year

“Awaken, My Love!” – Childish Gambino
4:44 – JAY-Z
DAMN. – Kendrick Lamar
Melodrama – Lorde
WINNER24K Magic – Bruno Mars

Song Of The Year

Despacito – Ramón Ayala, Justin Bieber, Jason “Poo Bear” Boyd, Erika Ender, Luis Fonsi & Marty James Garton, songwriters (Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber)

4:44 – Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson, songwriters (JAY-Z)

Issues – Benny Blanco, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Julia Michaels & Justin Drew Tranter, songwriters (Julia Michaels)

1-800-273-8255 – Alessia Caracciolo, Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, Arjun Ivatury & Khalid Robinson, songwriters (Logic ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid)

WINNERThat’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)

Best New Artist

WINNER – Alessia Cara
Khalid
Lil Uzi Vert
Julia Michaels
SZA

POP

Best Pop Solo Performance

Love So Soft – Kelly Clarkson
Praying – Kesha
Million Reasons – Lady Gaga
What About Us – P!nk
WINNERShape Of You – Ed Sheeran

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

Something Just Like This – The Chainsmokers & Coldplay
Despacito – Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber
Thunder – Imagine Dragons
WINNERFeel It Still – Portugal. The Man
Stay – Zedd & Alessia Cara

Best Pop Vocal Album

Kaleidoscope EP – Coldplay
Lust For Life – Lana Del Rey
Evolve – Imagine Dragons
Rainbow – Kesha
Joanne – Lady Gaga
WINNER÷ (Divide) – Ed Sheeran

RAP

Best Rap Performance

Bounce Back – Big Sean
Bodak Yellow – Cardi B
4:44 – JAY-Z
WINNER – HUMBLE. – Kendrick Lamar
Bad And Boujee – Migos ft. Lil Uzi Vert

Best Rap/Sung Performance

PRBLMS – 6LACK
Crew – Goldlink ft. Brent Faiyaz & Shy Glizzy
Family Feud – JAY-Z ft. Beyoncé
WINNERLOYALTY. – Kendrick Lamar ft. Rihanna
Love Galore – SZA ft. Travis Scott

Best Rap Song

Bodak Yellow – Dieuson Octave, Klenord Raphael, Shaftizm, Jordan Thorpe, Washpoppin & J White, songwriters (Cardi B)

Chase Me – Judah Bauer, Brian Burton, Hector Delgado, Jaime Meline, Antwan Patton, Michael Render, Russell Simins & Jon Spencer, songwriters (Danger Mouse Featuring Run The Jewels & Big Boi)

WINNER – HUMBLE. – K. Duckworth, Asheton Hogan & M. Williams II, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)

Sassy – E. Gabouer & M. Evans, songwriters (Rapsody)

The Story Of O.J. – Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson, songwriters (JAY-Z)

Best Rap Album

4:44 – JAY-Z
WINNERDAMN. – Kendrick Lamar
Culture – Migos
Laila’s Wisdom – Rapsody
Flower Boy – Tyler, The Creator

R&B

Best R&B Performance

Get You – Daniel Caesar ft. Kali Uchis
Distraction – Kehlani
High – Ledisi
WINNERThat’s What I Like – Bruno Mars
The Weekend – SZA

Best R&B Song

First Began – PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton)

Location – Alfredo Gonzalez, Olatunji Ige, Samuel David Jiminez, Christopher McClenney, Khalid Robinson & Joshua Scruggs, songwriters (Khalid)

Redbone – Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters (Childish Gambino)

Supermodel – Tyran Donaldson, Terrence Henderson, Greg Landfair Jr., Solana Rowe & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (SZA)

WINNERThat’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)

Best Urban Contemporary Album

Free 6LACK – 6LACK
“Awaken, My Love!” – Childish Gambino
American Teen – Khalid
Ctrl – SZA
WINNERStarboy – The Weeknd

Best R&B Album

Freudian – Daniel Caesar
Let Love Rule – Ledisi
WINNER24K Magic – Bruno Mars
Gumbo – PJ Morton
Feel The Real – Musiq Soulchild

DANCE/ELECTRONIC MUSIC

Best Dance Recording

Bambro Koyo Ganda – Bonobo ft. Innov Gnawa
Cola – Camelphat & Elderbrook
Andromeda – Gorillaz ft. DRAM
WINNER – Tonite – LCD Soundsystem
Line Of Sight – Odesza ft. WYNNE & Mansionair

Best Dance/Electronic Album

Migration – Bonobo
WINNER3-D The Catalogue – Kraftwerk
Mura Masa – Mura Masa
A Moment Apart – Odesza
What Now – Sylvan Esso

PRODUCTION, NON-CLASSICAL

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

Calvin Harris
WINNER – Greg Kurstin
Blake Mills
No I.D.
The Stereotypes

Best Remixed Recording

Can’t Let You Go – Louie Vega Roots Mix (Loleatta Holloway)
Funk O’ De Funk – SMLE Remix (Bobby Rush)
Undercover – Adventure Club Remix (Kehlani)
A Violent Noise – Four Tet Remix (The xx)
WINNER – You Move – Latroit Remix (Depeche Mode)

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2018 Grammy Awards Nominees

Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar / The Recording Academy

The nominees for the 2018 Grammy Awards have been announced! Check out the contenders for the DJ-relevant categories below (the full list is available on the Grammy website.)

Any category with more than five nominees means there was a tie. The eligibility period was from Oct. 1, 2016 to Sept. 30, 2017.

The Grammys will air live on CBS from Madison Square Garden in New York City on Jan. 28. The final round of Grammy voting takes place from Dec. 7 to 21.

GENERAL FIELD

Record Of The Year

Redbone – Childish Gambino
Despacito – Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber
The Story Of O.J. – JAY-Z
HUMBLE. – Kendrick Lamar
24K Magic – Bruno Mars

Album Of The Year

“Awaken, My Love!” – Childish Gambino
4:44 – JAY-Z
DAMN. – Kendrick Lamar
Melodrama – Lorde
24K Magic – Bruno Mars

Song Of The Year

Despacito – Ramón Ayala, Justin Bieber, Jason “Poo Bear” Boyd, Erika Ender, Luis Fonsi & Marty James Garton, songwriters (Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber)

4:44 – Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson, songwriters (JAY-Z)

Issues – Benny Blanco, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Julia Michaels & Justin Drew Tranter, songwriters (Julia Michaels)

1-800-273-8255 – Alessia Caracciolo, Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, Arjun Ivatury & Khalid Robinson, songwriters (Logic ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid)

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)

Best New Artist

Alessia Cara
Khalid
Lil Uzi Vert
Julia Michaels
SZA

POP

Best Pop Solo Performance

Love So Soft – Kelly Clarkson
Praying – Kesha
Million Reasons – Lady Gaga
What About Us – P!nk
Shape Of You – Ed Sheeran

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

Something Just Like This – The Chainsmokers & Coldplay
Despacito – Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber
Thunder – Imagine Dragons
Feel It Still – Portugal. The Man
Stay – Zedd & Alessia Cara

Best Pop Vocal Album

Kaleidoscope EP – Coldplay
Lust For Life – Lana Del Rey
Evolve – Imagine Dragons
Rainbow – Kesha
Joanne – Lady Gaga
÷ (Divide) – Ed Sheeran

RAP

Best Rap Performance

Bounce Back – Big Sean
Bodak Yellow – Cardi B
4:44 – JAY-Z
HUMBLE. – Kendrick Lamar
Bad And Boujee – Migos ft. Lil Uzi Vert

Best Rap/Sung Performance

PRBLMS – 6LACK
Crew – Goldlink ft. Brent Faiyaz & Shy Glizzy
Family Feud – JAY-Z ft. Beyoncé
LOYALTY. – Kendrick Lamar ft. Rihanna
Love Galore – SZA ft. Travis Scott

Best Rap Song

Bodak Yellow – Dieuson Octave, Klenord Raphael, Shaftizm, Jordan Thorpe, Washpoppin & J White, songwriters (Cardi B)

Chase Me – Judah Bauer, Brian Burton, Hector Delgado, Jaime Meline, Antwan Patton, Michael Render, Russell Simins & Jon Spencer, songwriters (Danger Mouse Featuring Run The Jewels & Big Boi)

HUMBLE. – K. Duckworth, Asheton Hogan & M. Williams II, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)

Sassy – E. Gabouer & M. Evans, songwriters (Rapsody)

The Story Of O.J. – Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson, songwriters (JAY-Z)

Best Rap Album

4:44 – JAY-Z
DAMN. – Kendrick Lamar
Culture – Migos
Laila’s Wisdom – Rapsody
Flower Boy – Tyler, The Creator

R&B

Best R&B Performance

Get You – Daniel Caesar ft. Kali Uchis
Distraction – Kehlani
High – Ledisi
That’s What I Like – Bruno Mars
The Weekend – SZA

Best R&B Song

First Began – PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton)

Location – Alfredo Gonzalez, Olatunji Ige, Samuel David Jiminez, Christopher McClenney, Khalid Robinson & Joshua Scruggs, songwriters (Khalid)

Redbone – Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters (Childish Gambino)

Supermodel – Tyran Donaldson, Terrence Henderson, Greg Landfair Jr., Solana Rowe & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (SZA)

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)

Best Urban Contemporary Album

Free 6LACK – 6LACK
“Awaken, My Love!” – Childish Gambino
American Teen – Khalid
Ctrl – SZA
Starboy – The Weeknd

Best R&B Album

Freudian – Daniel Caesar
Let Love Rule – Ledisi
24K Magic – Bruno Mars
Gumbo – PJ Morton
Feel The Real – Musiq Soulchild

DANCE/ELECTRONIC MUSIC

Best Dance Recording

Bambro Koyo Ganda – Bonobo ft. Innov Gnawa
Cola – Camelphat & Elderbrook
Andromeda – Gorillaz ft. DRAM
Tonite – LCD Soundsystem
Line Of Sight – Odesza ft. WYNNE & Mansionair

Best Dance/Electronic Album

Migration – Bonobo
3-D The Catalogue – Kraftwerk
Mura Masa – Mura Masa
A Moment Apart – Odesza
What Now – Sylvan Esso

PRODUCTION, NON-CLASSICAL

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

Calvin Harris
Greg Kurstin
Blake Mills
No I.D.
The Stereotypes

Best Remixed Recording

Can’t Let You Go – Louie Vega Roots Mix (Loleatta Holloway)
Funk O’ De Funk – SMLE Remix (Bobby Rush)
Undercover – Adventure Club Remix (Kehlani)
A Violent Noise – Four Tet Remix (The xx)
You Move – Latroit Remix (Depeche Mode)

Related: 2017 Grammy Winners

2017 Grammy Winners

The Chainsmokers
The Chainsmokers (photo credit: Grammys)

The 59th annual Grammy Awards went down in Los Angeles on Sunday night. Below are the winners of the categories most relevant to DJs. Check the full list on the Grammys’ website.

GENERAL

Best New Artist:

Kelsea Ballerini
The Chainsmokers
WINNER: Chance The Rapper
Maren Morris
Anderson .Paak

Album Of The Year:

WINNER: 25 – Adele
Lemonade – Beyonce
Purpose – Justin Bieber
Views – Drake
A Sailor’s Guide To Earth – Sturgill Simpson

Record Of The Year:

WINNER: Hello – Adele
Formation – Beyonce
7 Years – Lukas Graham
Work – Rihanna ft. Drake
Stressed Out – Twenty One Pilots

Song Of The Year:

Formation – Khalif Brown, Asheton Hogan, Beyoncé Knowles & Michael L. Williams II, songwriters (Beyonce)
WINNER: Hello – Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Adele)
I Took A Pill In Ibiza – Mike Posner, songwriter (Mike Posner)
Love Yourself – Justin Bieber, Benjamin Levin & Ed Sheeran, songwriters (Justin Bieber)
7 Years – Lukas Forchhammer, Stefan Forrest, Morten Pilegaard & Morten Ristorp, songwriters (Lukas Graham)

POP

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:

Closer – The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey
7 Years – Lukas Graham
Work – Rihanna ft. Drake
Cheap Thrills – Sia ft. Sean Paul
WINNER: Stressed Out – Twenty One Pilots

Best Pop Vocal Album:

WINNER: 25 – Adele
Purpose – Justin Bieber
Dangerous Woman – Ariana Grande
Confident – Demi Lovato
This Is Acting – Sia

Best Pop Solo Performance:

WINNER: Hello – Adele
Hold Up – Beyonce
Love Yourself – Justin Bieber
Piece By Piece (Idol Version) – Kelly Clarkson
Dangerous Woman – Ariana Grande

RAP

Best Rap Performance:

WINNER: No Problem – Chance the Rapper ft. Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz
Panda – Desiigner
Pop Style – Drake ft. The Throne
All The Way Up – Fat Joe & Remy Ma ft. French Montana & Infared
That Part – ScHoolboy Q ft. Kanye West

Best Rap/Sung Performance:

Freedom – Beyonce ft. Kendrick Lamar
WINNER: Hotline Bling – Drake
Broccoli – D.R.A.M. ft. Lil Yachty
Ultralight Beam – Kanye West ft. Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin, & The-Dream
Famous – Kanye West ft. Rihanna

Best Rap Song:

All The Way Up – Joseph Cartagena, Edward Davadi, Shandel Green, Karim Kharbouch, Andre Christopher Lyon, Reminisce Mackie & Marcello Valenzano, songwriters (Fat Joe & Remy Ma ft. French Montana & Infared)
Famous – Chancelor Bennett, Ross Birchard, Ernest Brown, Andrew Dawson, Kasseem Dean, Mike Dean, Noah Goldstein, Kejuan Muchita, Patrick Reynolds, Kanye West & Cydel Young, songwriters (Kanye West ft. Rihanna)
WINNER: Hotline Bling – Aubrey Graham & Paul Jefferies, songwriters (Drake)
No Problem – Chancelor Bennett, Dwayne Carter & Tauheed Epps, songwriters (Chance The Rapper ft. Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz)
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, songwriters (Kanye West ft. Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin, & The-Dream)

Best Rap Album:

WINNER: Coloring Book – Chance The Rapper
And the Anonymous Nobody – De La Soul
Major Key – DJ Khaled
Views – Drake
Blank Face LP – ScHoolboy Q
The Life of Pablo – Kanye West

R&B

Best Urban Contemporary Album:

WINNER: Lemonade – Beyonce
Ology – Gallant
We Are King – KING
Malibu – Anderson .Paak
Anti – Rihanna

Best R&B Performance:

Turnin’ Me Up – BJ The Chicago Kid
Permission – Ro James
I Do – Musiq Soulchild
Needed Me – Rihanna
WINNER: Cranes in the Sky – Solange

Best Traditional R&B Performance:

The Three Of Me – William Bell
Woman’s World – BJ The Chicago Kid
Sleeping With The One I Love – Fantasia
WINNER: Angel – Lalah Hathaway
Can’t Wait – Jill Scott

Best R&B Song:

Come and See Me – J. Brathwaite, Aubrey Graham & Noah Shebib, songwriters (PartyNextDoor ft. Drake)
Exchange – Michael Hernandez & Bryson Tiller, songwriters (Bryson Tiller)
Kiss It Better – Jeff Bhasker, Robyn Fenty, John-Nathan Glass & Natalia Noemi, songwriters (Rihanna)
WINNER: Lake By the Ocean – Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)
Luv – Magnus August Høiberg, Benjamin Levin & Daystar Peterson, songwriters (Tory Lanez)

Best R&B Album:

In My Mind – BJ The Chicago Kid
WINNER: Lalah Hathaway Live – Lalah Hathaway
Velvet Portraits – Terrace Martin
Healing Season – Mint Condition
Smoove Jones – Mya

DANCE/ELECTRONIC

Best Dance Recording:

Tearing Me Up – Bob Moses
WINNER: Don’t Let Me Down – The Chainsmokers ft. Daya
Never Be Like You – Flume ft. Kai
Rinse & Repeat – Riton ft. Kah-Lo
Drinkee – Sofi Tukker

Best Dance/Electronic Album:

WINNER: Skin – Flume
Electronica 1: The Time Machine – Jean-Michel Jarre
Epoch – Tycho
Barbara Barbara, We Face A Shining Future – Underworld
Louie Vega Starring…XXVIII – Louie Vega

REGGAE

Best Reggae Album:

Sly & Robbie Presents…Reggae For Her – Devin Di Dakta & J.L
Rose Petals – J Boog
WINNER: Ziggy Marley – Ziggy Marley
Everlasting – Raging Fyah
Falling Into Place – Rebelution
Soja: Live in Virginia – Soja

MUSIC FOR VISUAL MEDIA

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media:

Amy – (Various Artists)
WINNER: Miles Ahead – (Miles Davis & Various Artists)
Straight Outta Compton – (Various Artists)
Suicide Squad (Collector’s Edition) – (Various Artists)
Vinyl: The Essentials Season 1 – (Various Artists)

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media:

Bridge of Spies – Thomas Newman, composer
Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight – Ennio Morricone, composer
The Revenant – Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto, composers
WINNER: Star Wars: The Force Awakens – John Williams, composer
Stranger Things Volume 1 – Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein, composers
Stranger Things Volume 2 – Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein, composers

Best Song Written For Visual Media:

WINNER: Can’t Stop The Feeling! – Max Martin, Shellback & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick, Gwen Stefani, James Corden, Zooey Deschanel, Walt Dohrn, Ron Funches, Caroline Hjelt, Aino Jawo, Christopher Mintz-Plasse & Kunal Nayyar), Track from: Trolls
Heathens – Tyler Joseph, songwriter (Twenty One Pilots), Track from: Suicide Squad
Just Like Fire – Oscar Holter, Max Martin, P!nk & Shellback, songwriters (P!nk), Track from: Alice Through The Looking Glass
Purple Lamborghini – Shamann Cooke, Sonny Moore & William Roberts, songwriters (Skrillex & Rick Ross), Track from: Suicide Squad
Try Everything – Mikkel S. Eriksen, Sia Furler & Tor Erik Hermansen, songwriters (Shakira), Track from: Zootopia
The Veil – Peter Gabriel, songwriter (Peter Gabriel), Track from: Snowden

PRODUCTION, NON-CLASSICAL

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical:

Benny Blanco
WINNER: Greg Kurstin
Max Martin
Nineteen85
Ricky Reed

Best Remixed Recording:

Cali Coast (Psionics Remix) – Josh Williams, remixer (Soul Pacific)
Heavy Star Movin’ (staRo Remix) – staRo, remixer (The Silver Lake Chorus)
Nineteen Hundred Eighty-Five (Timo Maas & James Teej Remix) – Timo Maas & James Teej, remixers (Paul McCartney & Wings)
Only (Kaskade & Lipless Remix)- Ryan Raddon, remixer (Ry X)
WINNER: Tearing Me Up (RAC Remix) – André Allen Anjos, remixer (Bob Moses)
Wide Open (Joe Goddard Remix) – Joe Goddard, remixer (The Chemical Brothers)

MUSIC VIDEO/FILM

Best Music Video:

WINNER: Formation – Beyonce
River – Leon Bridges
Up & Up – Coldplay
Gosh – Jamie xx
Upside Down & Inside Out – OK Go

Best Music Film:

I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead – Steve Aoki
WINNER: The Beatles: Eight Days A Week The Touring Years – The Beatles
Lemonade – Beyonce
The Music Of Strangers – Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble
American Saturday Night: Live From The Grand Ole Opry – Various Artists

Related: Winners of the 2016 Grammy Awards

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