- "This Is America" – Childish Gambino
- Donald Glover & Ludwig Göransson, producers; Derek "MixedByAli" Ali & Riley Mackin, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
- "I Like It" — Cardi B, Bad Bunny, & J Balvin
- Invincible, JWhiteDidIt, Craig Kallman & Tainy, producers; Leslie Brathwaite & Evan LaRay, engineers/mixers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
- "The Joke" – Brandi Carlile
- Dave Cobb & Shooter Jennings, producers; Tom Elmhirst & Eddie Spear, engineers/mixers; Pete Lyman, mastering engineer
- "God's Plan" – Drake
- Boi-1Da, Cardo & Young Exclusive, producers; Noel Cadastre, Noel "Gadget" Campbell & Noah Shebib, engineers/mixers; Chris Athens, mastering engineer
- "Shallow" – Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper
- Lady Gaga & Benjamin Rice, producers; Brandon Bost & Tom Elmhirst, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
- "All the Stars" – Kendrick Lamar & SZA
- Al Shux & Sounwave, producers; Sam Ricci & Matt Schaeffer, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
- "Rockstar" – Post Malone featuring 21 Savage
- Louis Bell & Tank God, producers; Louis Bell & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
- "The Middle" – Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey
- Grey, Monsters & Strangerz & Zedd, producers; Grey, Tom Morris, Ryan Shanahan & Zedd, engineers/mixers; Mike Marsh, mastering engineer
- Golden Hour – Kacey Musgraves
- Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves & Daniel Tashian, producers; Craig Alvin & Shawn Everett, engineers/mixers; Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves & Daniel Tashian, songwriters; Greg Calbi & Steve Fallone, mastering engineers
- Invasion of Privacy – Cardi B
- Leslie Brathwaite & Evan LaRay, engineers/mixers; Belcalis Almanzar & Jorden Thorpe, songwriters; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
- By the Way, I Forgive You – Brandi Carlile
- Dave Cobb & Shooter Jennings, producers; Dave Cobb & Eddie Spear, engineers/mixers; Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters; Pete Lyman, mastering engineer
- Scorpion – Drake
- Noel Cadastre, Noel "Gadget" Campbell & Noah Shebib, engineers/mixers; Aubrey Graham & Noah Shebib, songwriters; Chris Athens, mastering engineer
- H.E.R. – H.E.R.
- Darhyl "Hey DJ" Camper Jr., David "Swagg R'Celious" Harris, H.E.R., Walter Jones & Jeff Robinson, producers; Miki Tsutsumi, engineer/mixer; Darhyl Camper Jr. & H.E.R., songwriters; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
- Beerbongs & Bentleys – Post Malone
- Louis Bell & Post Malone, producers; Louis Bell & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Louis Bell & Austin Post, songwriters; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
- Dirty Computer – Janelle Monáe
- Chuck Lightning, Janelle Monáe Robinson & Nate "Rocket" Wonder, producers; Mick Guzauski, Janelle Monáe Robinson & Nate "Rocket" Wonder, engineers/mixers; Nathaniel Irvin III, Charles Joseph II, Taylor Parks & Janelle Monáe Robinson, songwriters; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
- Black Panther: The Album, Music From and Inspired By – Various Artists
- Kendrick Lamar, featured artist; Kendrick Duckworth & Sounwave, producers; Matt Schaeffer, engineer/mixer; Kendrick Duckworth & Mark Spears, songwriters; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
- "This Is America"
- Donald Glover, Ludwig Göransson & Jeffrey Lamar Williams songwriters (Childish Gambino)
- "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)
Pop
- "Joanne (Where Do You Think You're Goin'?)" – Lady Gaga
- "Colors" – Beck
- "Havana (Live)" – Camila Cabello
- "God Is a Woman" – Ariana Grande
- "Better Now" – Post Malone
- "Shallow" – Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
- "Fall In Line" – Christina Aguilera featuring Demi Lovato
- "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" – Backstreet Boys
- "'S Wonderful" – Tony Bennett & Diana Krall
- "Girls Like You" – Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B
- "Say Something" – Justin Timberlake featuring Chris Stapleton
- "The Middle" – Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey
- My Way – Willie Nelson
- Love Is Here to Stay – Tony Bennett & Diana Krall
- Nat King Cole & Me – Gregory Porter
- Standards (Deluxe) – Seal
- The Music...The Mem'ries...The Magic! – Barbra Streisand
- Sweetener – Ariana Grande
- Camila – Camila Cabello
- Meaning of Life – Kelly Clarkson
- Shawn Mendes – Shawn Mendes
- Beautiful Trauma – P!nk
- Reputation – Taylor Swift
Dance/Electronic Music
- "Electricity" – Silk City & Dua Lipa featuring Diplo & Mark Ronson
- Silk City, producers; Josh Gudwin, mixer
- "Northern Soul" – Above and Beyond featuring Richard Bedford
- Above & Beyond, producers; Above & Beyond, mixers
- "Ultimatum" – Disclosure featuring Fatoumata Diawara
- Guy Lawrence & Howard Lawrence, producers; Guy Lawrence, mixer
- "Losing It" – Fisher
- Paul Nicholas Fisher, producer; Kevin Granger, mixer
- "Ghost Voices" – Virtual Self
- Porter Robinson, producer; Porter Robinson, mixer
- Woman Worldwide – Justice
- Singularity – Jon Hopkins
- Treehouse – Sofi Tukker
- Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides – Sophie
- Lune Rouge – TOKiMONSTA
Contemporary Instrumental Music
- Steve Gadd Band – Steve Gadd Band
- The Emancipation Procrastination – Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah
- Modern Lore – Julian Lage
- Laid Black – Marcus Miller
- Protocol IV – Simon Phillips
Rock
- "When Bad Does Good" – Chris Cornell (posthumous)
- "Four Out of Five" – Arctic Monkeys
- "Made an America" – The Fever 333
- "Highway Tune" – Greta Van Fleet
- "Uncomfortable" – Halestorm
- "Electric Messiah" – High on Fire
- "Condemned to the Gallows" – Between the Buried and Me
- "Honeycomb" – Deafheaven
- "Betrayer" – Trivium
- "On My Teeth" – Underoath
- "Masseduction"
- Jack Antonoff & Annie Clark, songwriters (St. Vincent)
- "Black Smoke Rising"
- Jacob Thomas Kiszka, Joshua Michael Kiszka, Samuel Francis Kiszka, & Daniel Robert Wagner, songwriters (Greta Van Fleet)
- "Jumpsuit"
- Tyler Joseph, songwriter (Twenty One Pilots)
- "Mantra"
- Jordan Fish, Matthew Kean, Lee Malia, Matthew Nicholls, & Oliver Sykes, songwriters (Bring Me the Horizon)
- "Rats"
- Tom Dalgety & A Ghoul Writer, songwriters (Ghost)
- From the Fires – Greta Van Fleet
- Rainier Fog – Alice in Chains
- Mania – Fall Out Boy
- Prequelle – Ghost
- Pacific Daydream – Weezer
Alternative
- Colors – Beck
- Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino – Arctic Monkeys
- Utopia – Björk
- American Utopia – David Byrne
- Masseduction – St. Vincent
R&B
- "Best Part" – H.E.R. featuring Daniel Caesar
- "Long as I Live" – Toni Braxton
- "Summer" – The Carters
- "Y O Y" – Lalah Hathaway
- "First Began" – PJ Morton
- "Bet Ain't Worth the Hand" – Leon Bridges
- "How Deep Is Your Love" – PJ Morton featuring Yebba
- "Don't Fall Apart on Me Tonight" – Bettye LaVette
- "Honest" – MAJOR.
- "Made for Love" – Charlie Wilson featuring Lalah Hathaway
- "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 featuring J. Cole & Salaam Remi)
- "Feels Like Summer"
- Donald Glover & Ludwig Göransson, 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)
- Everything Is Love – The Carters
- The Kids Are Alright – Chloe x Halle
- Chris Dave and the Drumhedz – Chris Dave and the Drumhedz
- War & Leisure – Miguel
- Ventriloquism – Meshell Ndegeocello
- H.E.R. – H.E.R.
- Sex & Cigarettes – Toni Braxton
- Good Thing – Leon Bridges
- Honestly – Lalah Hathaway
- Gumbo Unplugged (Live) – PJ Morton
Rap
- "King's Dead" – Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake
- "Bubblin" – Anderson Paak
- "Be Careful" – Cardi B
- "Nice for What" – Drake
- "Sicko Mode" – Travis Scott, Drake, Big Hawk & Swae Lee
- "This Is America" – Childish Gambino
- "Like I Do" – Christina Aguilera featuring Goldlink
- "Pretty Little Fears" – 6lack featuring J. Cole
- "All the Stars" – Kendrick Lamar & SZA
- "Rockstar" – Post Malone featuring 21 Savage
- "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, Axel Morgan, 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 featuring 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, Big Hawk & Swae Lee)
- "Win"
- K. Duckworth, A. Hernandez, J. McKinzie, M. Samuels & C. Thompson, songwriters (Jay Rock)
- Invasion of Privacy – Cardi B
- Daytona – Pusha T
- Swimming – Mac Miller
- Victory Lap – Nipsey Hussle
- Astroworld – Travis Scott
Country
- "Butterflies" – Kacey Musgraves
- "Wouldn't It Be Great?" – Loretta Lynn
- "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" – Maren Morris
- "Millionaire" – Chris Stapleton
- "Parallel Line" – Keith Urban
- "Tequila" – Dan + Shay
- "Shoot Me Straight" – Brothers Osborne
- "When Someone Stops Loving You" – Little Big Town
- "Dear Hate" – Maren Morris featuring Vince Gill
- "Meant to Be" – Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line
- "Space Cowboy"
- Luke Laird, Shane McAnally & Kacey Musgraves, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)
- "Break Up in the End"
- Jessie Jo Dillon, Chase McGill & Jon Nite, songwriters (Cole Swindell)
- "Dear Hate"
- Tom Douglas, David Hodges & Maren Morris, songwriters (Maren Morris featuring Vince Gill)
- "I Lived It"
- Rhett Akins, Ross Copperman, Ashley Gorley & Ben Hayslip, songwriters (Blake Shelton)
- "Tequila"
- Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds & Dan Smyers, songwriters (Dan + Shay)
- "When Someone Stops Loving You"
- Hillary Lindsey, Chase McGill & Lori McKenna, songwriters (Little Big Town)
- Golden Hour – Kacey Musgraves
- Unapologetically – Kelsea Ballerini
- Port Saint Joe – Brothers Osborne
- Girl Going Nowhere – Ashley McBryde
- From A Room: Volume 2 – Chris Stapleton
New Age
- Opium Moon – Opium Moon
- Hiraeth – Lisa Gerrard & David Kuckhermann
- Beloved – Snatam Kaur
- Molecules of Motion – Steve Roach
- Moku Maluhia: Peaceful Island – Jim Kimo West
Jazz
- "Don't Fence Me In" – John Daversa, soloist
- "Some of That Sunshine" – Regina Carter, soloist
- "We See" – Fred Hersch, soloists
- "De-Dah" – Brad Mehldau, soloist
- "Cadenas" – Miguel Zenón, soloist
- The Window – Cécile McLorin Salvant
- My Mood Is You – Freddy Cole
- The Questions – Kurt Elling
- The Subject Tonight Is Love – Kate McGarry with Keith Ganz & Gary Versace
- If You Really Want – Raul Midón with Metropole Orkest conducted by Vince Mendoza
- Emanon – The Wayne Shorter Quartet
- Diamond Cut – Tia Fuller
- Live in Europe – Fred Hersch Trio
- Seymour Reads the Constitution! – Brad Mehldau Trio
- Still Dreaming – Joshua Redman, Ron Miles, Scott Colley & Brian Blade
- American Dreamers: Voices of Hope, Music of Freedom – John Daversa Big Band featuring DACA Artists
- All About That Basie – Count Basie Orchestra directed by Scotty Barnhart
- Presence – Orrin Evans and the Captain Black Big Band
- All Can Work – John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble
- Barefoot Dances and Other Visions – Jim McNeely & The Frankfurt Radio Big Band
- Back to the Sunset – Dafnis Prieto Big Band
- Heart of Brazil – Eddie Daniels
- West Side Story Reimagined – Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band
- Cinque – Elio Villafranca
- Yo Soy La Tradición – Miguel Zenón featuring Spektral Quartet
Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music
- "Never Alone" – Tori Kelly featuring Kirk Franklin
- Kirk Franklin & Victoria Kelly, songwriters
- "You Will Win" – Jekalyn Carr
- Allen Carr & Jekalyn Carr, songwriters
- "Won't He Do It" – Koryn Hawthorne
- Koryn Hawthorne
- "Cycles" – Jonathan McReynolds featuring DOE
- Jonathan McReynolds, songwriter
- "A Great Work" – Brian Courtney Wilson
- Aaron W. Lindsey, Alvin Richardson & Brian Courtney Wilson, songwriters
- "You Say" – Lauren Daigle
- Lauren Daigle, Jason Ingram & Paul Mabury, songwriters
- "Reckless Love" – Cory Asbury
- Cory Asbury, Caleb Culver & Ran Jackson, songwriters
- "Joy." – For King & Country
- Ben Glover, Matt Hales, Stephen Blake Kanicka, Seth Mosley, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone & Tedd Tjornhom, songwriters
- "Grace Got You" – MercyMe featuring John Reuben
- David Garcia, Ben Glover, MercyMe, Solomon Olds & John Reuben, songwriters
- "Known" – Tauren Wells
- Ethan Hulse, Jordan Sapp & Tauren Wells, songwriters
- Hiding Place – Tori Kelly
- One Nation Under God – Jekalyn Carr
- Make Room – Jonathan McReynolds
- The Other Side – The Walls Group
- A Great Work – Brian Courtney Wilson
- Look Up Child – Lauren Daigle
- Hallelujah Here Below – Elevation Worship
- Living With a Fire – Jesus Culture
- Surrounded – Michael W. Smith
- Survivor: Live from Harding Prison – Zach Williams
- Unexpected – Jason Crabb
- Clear Skies – Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
- Favorites: Revisited by Request – The Isaacs
- Still Standing – The Martins
- Love Love Love – Gordon Mote
Latin
- Sincera – Claudia Brant
- Prometo – Pablo Alborán
- Musas, Vol. 2 – Natalia Lafourcade
- 2:00 AM – Raquel Sofía
- Vives – Carlos Vives
- Aztlán – Zoé
- Claroscura – Aterciopelados
- COASTCITY – COASTCITY
- Encanto Tropical – Monsieur Periné
- Gourmet – Orishas
- ¡México Por Siempre! – Luis Miguel
- Primero Soy Mexicana – Ángela Aguilar
- Mitad Y Mitad – Calibre 50
- Totalmente Juan Gabriel Vol. II – Aida Cuevas
- Cruzando Borders – Los Texmaniacs
- Leyendas de Mi Pueblo – Mariachi Sol de Mexico
- Anniversary – Spanish Harlem Orchestra
- Pa' Mi Gente – Charlie Aponte
- Legado – Formell y Los Van Van
- Orquesta Akokán – Orquesta Akokán
- Ponle Actitud – Felipe Peláez
American Roots Music
- "The Joke" – Brandi Carlile
- "Kick Rocks" – Sean Ardoin
- "St. James Infirmary Blues" – Jon Batiste
- "All on My Mind" – Anderson East
- "Last Man Standing" – Willie Nelson
- "The Joke"
- Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)
- "All the Trouble"
- Waylon Payne, Lee Ann Womack & Adam Wright, songwriters (Lee Ann Womack)
- "Build a Bridge"
- Jeff Tweedy, songwriter (Mavis Staples)
- "Knockin' on Your Screen Door"
- Pat McLaughlin & John Prine, songwriters (John Prine)
- "Summer's End"
- Pat McLaughlin & John Prine, songwriters (John Prine)
- By the Way, I Forgive You – Brandi Carlile
- Things Have Changed – Bettye LaVette
- The Tree of Forgiveness – John Prine
- The Lonely, the Lonesome & the Gone – Lee Ann Womack
- One Drop of Truth – The Wood Brothers
- The Travelin' McCourys – The Travelin' McCourys
- Portraits in Fiddles – Mike Barnett
- Sister Sadie II – Sister Sadie
- Rivers and Roads – The Special Consensus
- North of Despair – Wood & Wire
- The Blues Is Alive and Well – Buddy Guy
- Something Smells Funky 'Round Here – Elvis Bishop's Big Fun Trio
- Benton County Relic – Cedric Burnside
- No Mercy in This Land – Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite
- Don't You Feel My Leg (The Naughty Bawdy Blues of Blue Lu Barker) – Maria Muldaur
- Please Don't Be Dead – Fantastic Negrito
- Here in Babylon – Teresa James and the Rhythm Tramps
- Cry No More – Danielle Nicole
- Out of the Blues – Boz Scaggs
- Victor Wainwright and the Train – Victor Wainwright and the Train
- All Ashore – Punch Brothers
- Whistle Down the Wind – Joan Baez
- Black Cowboys – Dom Flemons
- Rifles & Rosary Beads – Mary Gauthier
- Weed Garden – Iron & Wine
- No 'Ane'i – Kalani Pe'a
- Kreole Rock and Soul – Sean Ardoin
- Spyboy – Cha Wa
- Aloha from Na Hoa – Na Hoa
- Mewasinsational: Cree Round Dance Songs – Young Spirit
Reggae
- 44/876 – Sting & Shaggy
- As the World Turns – Black Uhuru
- Reggae Forever – Etana
- Rebellion Rises – Ziggy Marley
- A Matter of Time – Protoje
World Music
- Freedom – Soweto Gospel Choir
- Deran – Bombino
- Fenfo – Fatoumata Diawara
- Black Times – Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
- Yiddish Glory: The Lost Songs of World War II, various artists
Children's
- All the Sounds – Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats
- Building Blocks – Tim Kubart
- Falu's Bazaar – Falu
- Giants of Science – The Pop Ups
- The Nation of Imagine – Frank & Deane
Spoken Word
- Faith: A Journey for All – Jimmy Carter
- Accessory to War – Courtney B. Vance
- Calypso – David Sedaris
- Creative Quest – Questlove
- The Last Black Unicorn – Tiffany Haddish
Comedy
- Equanimity & The Bird Revelation – Dave Chappelle
- Annihilation – Patton Oswalt
- Noble Ape – Jim Gaffigan
- Standup for Drummers – Fred Armisen
- Tamborine – Chris Rock
Musical Theater
- The Band's Visit – Etai Benson, Adam Kantor, Katrina Lenk & Ari'el Stachel, principal soloists; Dean Sharenow & David Yazbek, producers; David Yazbek, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
- Carousel – Renée Fleming, Alexander Gemignani, Joshua Henry, Lindsay Mendez & Jessie Mueller, principal soloists; Steven Epstein, producer (Richard Rodgers, composer; Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist) (2018 Broadway Cast)
- Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert – Sara Bareilles, Alice Cooper, Ben Daniels, Brandon Victor Dixon, Erik Grönwall, Jin Ha, John Legend, Norm Lewis & Jason Tam, principal soloists; Harvey Mason Jr., producer (Andrew Lloyd Webber, composer; Tim Rice, lyricist) (Original Television Cast)
- My Fair Lady – Lauren Ambrose, Norbert Leo Butz & Harry Hadden-Paton, principal soloists; Andre Bishop, Van Dean, Hattie K. Jutagir, David Lai, Adam Siegel & Ted Sperling, producers (Frederick Loewe, composer; Alan Jay Lerner, lyricist) (2018 Broadway Cast)
- Once on This Island – Phillip Boykin, Merle Dandridge, Quentin Earl Darrington, Hailey Kilgore, Kenita R. Miller, Alex Newell, Isaac Powell & Lea Salonga, principal soloists; Lynn Ahrens, Hunter Arnold, Ken Davenport, Stephen Flaherty & Elliot Scheiner, producers (Stephen Flaherty, composer; Lynn Ahrens, lyricist) (New Broadway Cast)
Music for Visual Media
- The Greatest Showman – Hugh Jackman (& Various Artists)
- Alex Lacamoire, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul & Greg Wells, compilation producers
- Call Me by Your Name – (Various Artists)
- Luca Guadagnino, compilation producer; Robin Urdang, music supervisor
- Deadpool 2 – (Various Artists)
- David Leitch & Ryan Reynolds, compilation producers; John Houlihan, music supervisor
- Lady Bird – (Various Artists)
- Timothy J. Smith, compilation producer; Michael Hill & Brian Ross, music supervisors
- Stranger Things – (Various Artists)
- Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Timothy J. Smith, compilation producer; Nora Felder, music supervisor
- Black Panther – Ludwig Göransson, composer
- Blade Runner 2049 – Benjamin Wallfisch & Hans Zimmer, composers
- Coco – Michael Giacchino, composer
- The Shape of Water – Alexandre Desplat, composer
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi – John Williams, composer
- "Shallow" (from A Star Is Born)
- Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper)
- "All the Stars" (from Black Panther)
- Kendrick Duckworth, Solána Rowe, Alexander William Shuckburgh, Mark Anthony Spears & Anthony Tiffith, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar & SZA)
- "Mystery of Love" (from Call Me by Your Name)
- Sufjan Stevens, songwriter (Sufjan Stevens)
- "Remember Me" (from Coco)
- Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, songwriters (Miguel featuring Natalia Lafourcade)
- "This Is Me" (from The Greatest Showman)
- Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, songwriters (Keala Settle & The Greatest Showman Ensemble)
Composing
- "Blut Und Boden (Blood and Soil)"
- Terence Blanchard, composer (Terence Blanchard)
- "Chrysalis"
- Jeremy Kittel, composer (Kittel & Co.)
- "Infinity War"
- Alan Silvestri, composer (Alan Silvestri)
- "Mine Mission"
- John Powell & John Williams, composers (John Powell & John Williams)
- "The Shape of Water"
- Alexandre Desplat, composer (Alexandre Desplat)
Arranging
- "Stars and Stripes Forever"
- John Daversa, arranger (John Daversa Big Band featuring DACA Artists)
- "Batman Theme (TV)"
- Randy Waldman & Justin Wilson, arrangers (Randy Waldman featuring Wynton Marsalis)
- "Change the World"
- Mark Kibble, arranger (Take 6)
- "Madrid Finale"
- John Powell, arranger (John Powell)
- "The Shape of Water"
- Alexandre Desplat, arranger (Alexandre Desplat)
- "Spiderman Theme"
- Mark Kibble, Randy Waldman & Justin Wilson, arrangers (Randy Waldman featuring Take 6 & Chris Potter)
- "It Was a Very Good Year"
- Matt Rollings & Kristin Wilkinson, arrangers (Willie Nelson)
- "Jolene"
- Dan Pugach & Nicole Zuraitis, arrangers (Dan Pugach)
- "Mona Lisa"
- Vince Mendoza, arranger (Gregory Porter)
- "Niña"
- Gonzalo Grau, arranger (Magos Herrera & Brooklyn Rider)
Packaging
- Masseduction
- Willo Perron, art director (St. Vincent)
- Be the Cowboy
- Mary Banas, art director (Mitski)
- Love Yourself: Tear
- HuskyFox, art director (BTS)
- The Offering
- Qing-Yang Xiao, art director (The Chairman)
- Well Kept Thing
- Adam Moore, art director (Foxhole)
- Squeeze Box: The Complete Works of "Weird Al" Yankovic
- Meghan Foley, Annie Stoll & Al Yankovic, art directors ("Weird Al" Yankovic)
- Appetite For Destruction (Locked N' Loaded Box)
- Arian Buhler, Charles Dooher, Jeff Fura, Scott Sandler & Matt Taylor, art directors (Guns N' Roses)
- I'll Be Your Girl
- Carson Ellis, Jeri Heiden & Glen Nakasako, art directors (The Decemberists)
- Pacific Northwest '73–'74: The Complete Recordings
- Lisa Glines, Doran Tyson & Roy Henry Vickers, art directors (Grateful Dead)
- Too Many Bad Habits
- Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (Johnny Nicholas)
Notes
- Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by William Ferris
- David Evans, album notes writer (Various artists)
- Alpine Dreaming: The Helvetia Records Story, 1920-1924
- James P. Leary, album notes writer (Various artists)
- 4 Banjo Songs, 1891-1897: Foundational Recordings of America's Iconic Instrument
- Richard Martin & Ted Olson, album notes writer (Charles A. Asbury)
- The 1960 Time Sessions
- Ben Ratliff, album notes writer (Sonny Clark Trio)
- The Product of Our Souls: The Sound and Sway of James Reese Europe's Society Orchestra
- David Gilbert, album notes writer (Various artists)
- Trouble No More: The Bootleg Series Vol. 13/1979-1981 (Deluxe Edition)
- Amanda Petrusich, album notes writer (Bob Dylan)
Historical
- Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by William Ferris
- William Ferris, April Ledbetter & Steven Lance Ledbetter, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various artists)
- Any Other Way
- Rob Bowman, Douglas McGowan, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Jeff Lipton, mastering engineer (Jackie Shane)
- At the Louisiana Hayride Tonight...
- Martin Hawkins, compilation producer; Christian Zwarg, mastering engineer (Various artists)
- Battleground Korea: Songs and Sounds of America's Forgotten War
- Hugo Keesing, compilation producer; Christian Zwarg, mastering engineer (Various artists)
- A Rhapsody in Blue: The Extraordinary Life of Oscar Levant
- Robert Russ, compilation producer; Andreas K. Meyer & Rebekah Wineman, mastering engineers (Oscar Levant)
Production, Non-Classical
- Colors
- Julian Burg, Serban Ghenea, David "Elevator" Greenbaum, John Hanes, Beck Hansen, Greg Kurstin, Florian Lagatta, Cole M.G.N., Alex Pasco, Jesse Shatkin, Darrell Thorp & Cassidy Turbin, engineers; Chris Bellman, Tom Coyne, Emily Lazar & Randy Merrill, mastering engineers (Beck)
- All the Things That I Did and All the Things That I Didn't Do
- Ryan Freeland & Kenneth Pattengale, engineers; Kim Rosen, mastering engineer (The Milk Carton Kids)
- Earthtones
- Robbie Lackritz, engineer; Philip Shaw Bova, mastering engineer (Bahamas)
- Head Over Heels
- Nathaniel Alford, Jason Evigan, Chris Galland, Tom Gardner, Patrick "P-Thugg" Gemayel, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Tony Hoffer, Derek Keota, Ian Kirkpatrick, David Macklovitch, Amber Mark, Manny Marroquin, Vaughn Oliver, Chris "TEK" O'Ryan, Morgan Taylor Reid & Gian Stone, engineers; Chris Gehringer & Michelle Mancini, mastering engineers (Chromeo)
- Voicenotes
- Manny Marroquin & Charlie Puth, engineers; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer (Charlie Puth)
- Pharrell Williams
- Boi-1da
- "Be Careful" (Cardi B)
- "Diplomatic Immunity" (Drake)
- "Friends" (The Carters)
- "God's Plan" (Drake)
- "Heard About Us" (The Carters)
- "Lucky You" (Eminem featuring Joyner Lucas)
- "Mob Ties" (Drake)
- "No Limit" (G-Eazy featuring ASAP Rocky & Cardi B)
- Larry Klein
- "All These Things" (Thomas Dybdahl)
- Anthem (Madeleine Peyroux)
- The Book of Longing (Luciana Souza)
- "Can I Have It All" (Thomas Dybdahl)
- Junk (Hailey Tuck)
- "Look At What We've Done" (Thomas Dybdahl)
- Meaning to Tell Ya (Molly Johnson)
- Linda Perry
- "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" (Willa Amai)
- Served Like a Girl (Various artists)
- 28 Days in the Valley (Dorothy)
- Kanye West
- Daytona (Pusha T)
- Kids See Ghosts (Kids See Ghosts)
- K.T.S.E. (Teyana Taylor)
- Nasir (Nas)
- Ye (Kanye West)
- "Walking Away" (Mura Masa Remix)
- Alex Crossan, remixer (Haim)
- "Audio" (CID Remix)
- "How Long" (EDX's Dubai Skyline Remix)
- Maurizio Colella, remixer (Charlie Puth)
- "Only Road" (Cosmic Gate Remix)
- Stefan Bossems & Claus Terhoeven, remixers (Gabriel & Dresden featuring Sub Teal)
- "Stargazing" (Kaskade Remix)
- Kaskade, remixer (Kygo featuring Justin Jesso)
Production, Immersive Audio
- Eye in the Sky: 35th Anniversary Edition
- Alan Parsons, surround mix engineer; Dave Donnelly, PJ Olsson & Alan Parsons, surround mastering engineers; Alan Parsons, surround producer (The Alan Parsons Project)
- Folketoner
- Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Anne Karin Sundal-Ask & Det Norske Jentekor)
- Seven Words from the Cross
- Daniel Shores, surround mix engineer; Daniel Shores, surround mastering engineer; Dan Merceruio, surround producer (Matthew Guard & Skylark)
- Sommerro: Ujamaa & The Iceberg
- Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Ingar Heine Bergby, Trondheim Symphony Orchestra & Choir)
- Symbol
- Prashant Mistry & Ronald Prent, surround mix engineers; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Prashant Mistry & Ronald Prent, surround producers (Engine-Earz Experiment)
Production, Classical
- Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11
- Shawn Murphy & Nick Squire, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer (Andris Nelsons & Boston Symphony Orchestra)
- Bates: The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs
- Mark Donahue & Dirk Sobotka, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Michael Christie, Garrett Sorenson, Wei Wu, Sasha Cooke, Edwards Parks, Jessica E. Jones & Santa Fe Opera Orchestra)
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 3; Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1
- Mark Donahue, engineer; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
- John Williams at the Movies
- Keith O. Johnson & Sean Royce Martin, engineers; Keith O. Johnson, mastering engineer (Jerry Junkin & Dallas Winds)
- Liquid Melancholy: Clarinet Music of James M. Stephenson
- Bill Maylone & Mary Mazurek, engineers; Bill Maylone, mastering engineer (John Bruce Yeh)
- Visions and Variations
- Tom Caulfield, engineer; Jesse Lewis, mastering engineer (A Far Cry)
- Blanton Alspaugh
- Arnesen: Infinity - Choral Works (Joel Rinsema & Kantorei)
- Aspects of America (Carlos Kalmar & Oregon Symphony)
- Chesnokov: Teach Me Thy Statutes (Vladimir Gorbik & PaTRAM Institute Male Choir)
- Gordon, R.: The House Without a Christmas Tree (Bradley Moore, Elisabeth Leone, Maximillian Macias, Megan Mikailovna Samarin, Patricia Schuman, Lauren Snouffer, Heidi Stober, Daniel Belcher, Houston Gran Opera Juvenile Chorus & Houston Grand OperaOrchestra)
- Haydn: The Creation (Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Betsy Cook Weber, Houston Symphony & Houston Symphony Chorus)
- Heggie: Great Scott (Patrick Summers, Manuel Palazzo, Mark Hancock, Michael Mayes, Rodell Rosel, Kevin Burdette, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Nathan Gunn, Frederica von Stade, Ailyn Pérez, Joyce DiDonato, Dallas Opera Chorus & Orchestra)
- Music of Fauré, Buide & Zemlinsky (Trio Séléné)
- Paterson: Three Way - A Trio of One-Act Operas (Dean Williamson, Daniele Pastin, Courtney Ruckman, Eliza Bonet, Melisa Bonetti, Jordan Rutter, Samuel Levine, Wes Mason, Matthew Treviño & Nashville Opera Orchestra)
- Vaughan Williams: Piano Concerto; Oboe Concerto; Serenade to Music; Flos Campi (Peter Oundjian & Toronto Symphony Orchestra)
- David Frost
- Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Volume 7 (Jonathan Biss)
- Mirror in Mirror (Anne Akiko Meyers, Kristjan Järvi & Philharmonia Orchestra)
- Mozart: Idomeneo (James Levine, Alan Opie, Matthew Polenzani, Alice Coote, Nadine Sierra, Elza van den Heever, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus)
- Presentiment (Orion Weiss)
- Strauss, R.: Der Rosenkavalier (Sebastian Weigle, Renée Fleming, Elīna Garanča, Erin Morley, Günther Groissböck, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus)
- Elizabeth Ostrow
- Bates: The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs (Michael Christie, Garrett Sorenson, Wei Wu, Sasha Cooke, Edwards Parks, Jessica E. Jones & Santa Fe Opera Orchestra)
- The Road Home (Joshua Habermann & Santa Fe Desert Chorale)
- Judith Sherman
- Beethoven Unbound (Llŷr Williams)
- Black Manhattan Volume 3 (Rick Benjamin & Paragon Ragtime Orchestra)
- Bolcom: Piano Music (Various Artists)
- Del Tredici: March to Tonality (Mark Peskanov & Various Artists)
- Love Comes in at the Eye (Timothy Jones, Stephanie Sant'Ambrogio, Jeffrey Sykes, Anthony Ross, Carol Cook, Beth Rapier & Stephanie Jutt)
- Meltzer: Variations on a Summer Day & Piano Quartet (Abigail Fischer, Jayce Ogren & Sequitur)
- Mendelssohn: Complete Works for Cello and Piano (Marcy Rosen & Lydia Artymiw)
- New Music for Violin and Piano (Julie Rosenfeld & Peter Miyamoto)
- Reich: Pulse/Quartet (Colin Currie Group & International Contemporary Ensemble)
- Dirk Sobotka
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 3; Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1 (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
- Lippencott: Frontier Symphony (Jeff Lippencott & Ligonier Festival Orchestra)
- Mahler: Symphony No. 8 (Thierry Fischer, Mormon Tabernacle Choir & Utah Symphony)
- Music of the Americas (Andrés Orozco-Estrada & Houston Symphony)
Classical
- Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11
- Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 3; Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 1
- Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
- Nielsen: Symphony No. 3 & Symphony No. 4
- Thomas Dausgaard, conductor (Seattle Symphony)
- Ruggles, Stucky & Harbison: Orchestral Works
- David Alan Miller, conductor (National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic)
- Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 1-4
- Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
- Bates: The (R)evolution Of Steve Jobs
- Michael Christie, conductor; Sasha Cooke, Jessica E. Jones, Edward Parks, Garrett Sorenson & Wei Wu; Elizabeth Ostrow, producer (The Santa Fe Opera Orchestra)
- Adams: Doctor Atomic
- John Adams, conductor; Aubrey Allicock, Julia Bullock, Gerald Finley & Brindley Sherratt; Friedemann Engelbrecht, producer (The BBC Symphony Orchestra; BBC Singers)
- Lully: Alceste
- Christophe Rousset, conductor; Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Emiliano Gonzalez Toro & Judith Van Wanroij; Maximilien Ciup, producer (Les Talens Lyriques; Choeur De Chambre De Namur)
- Strauss, R.: Der Rosenkavalier
- Sebastian Weigle, conductor; Renée Fleming, Elīna Garanča, Günther Groissböck & Erin Morley; David Frost, producer (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
- Verdi: Rigoletto
- Constantine Orbelian, conductor; Francesco Demuro, Dmitri Hvorostovsky & Nadine Sierra; Vilius Keras & Aleksandra Keriene, producers (Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra; Men Of The Kaunas State Choir)
- McLoskey: Zealot Canticles
- Donald Nally, conductor (Doris Hall-Gulati, Rebecca Harris, Arlen Hlusko, Lorenzo Raval & Mandy Wolman; The Crossing)
- Chesnokov: Teach Me Thy Statutes
- Vladimir Gorbik, conductor (Mikhail Davydov & Vladimir Krasov; PaTRAM Institute Male Choir)
- Kastalsky: Memory Eternal
- Steven Fox, conductor (The Clarion Choir)
- Rachmaninov: The Bells
- Mariss Jansons, conductor; Peter Dijkstra, chorus master (Oleg Dolgov, Alexey Markov & Tatiana Pavlovskaya; Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks)
- Seven Words From The Cross
- Matthew Guard, conductor (Skylark)
- Anderson, Laurie: Landfall – Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet
- Beethoven, Shostakovich & Bach – The Danish String Quartet
- Blueprinting – Aizuri Quartet
- Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring Concerto for Two Pianos – Leif Ove Andsnes & Marc-André Hamelin
- Visions And Variations – A Far Cry
- Kernis: Violin Concerto – James Ehnes
- Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony)
- Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 2 – Yuja Wang
- Simon Rattle, conductor (Berliner Philharmoniker)
- Biber: The Mystery Sonatas – Christina Day Martinson
- Martin Pearlman, conductor (Boston Baroque)
- Bruch: Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46; Violin Concerto No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 26
- Joshua Bell (The Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields)
- Glass: Three Pieces In The Shape of A Square
- Craig Morris
- Songs of Orpheus: Monteverdi, Caccini, d'India & Landi – Karim Sulayman
- Jeannette Sorrell, conductor; Apollo's Fire, ensembles
- ARC – Anthony Roth Costanzo
- Jonathan Cohen, conductor (Les Violons Du Roy)
- The Handel Album – Philippe Jaroussky
- Artaserse, ensemble
- Mirages – Sabine Devieilhe
- François-Xavier Roth, conductor (Alexandre Tharaud; Marianne Crebassa & Jodie Devos; Les Siècles)
- Schubert: Winterreise – Randall Scarlata
- Gilbert Kalish, accompanist
- Fuchs: Piano Concerto 'Spiritualist'; Poems Of Life; Glacier; Rush
- JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Tim Handley, producer
- Gold
- The King's Singers; Nigel Short, producer
- The John Adams Edition
- Simon Rattle, conductor; Christoph Franke, producer
- John Williams at the Movies
- Jerry Junkin, conductor; Donald J. McKinney, producer
- Vaughan Williams: Piano Concerto; Oboe Concerto; Serenade To Music; Flos Campi
- Peter Oundjian, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer
- Kernis: Violin Concerto
- Aaron Jay Kernis, composer (James Ehnes, Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
- Bates: The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs
- Mason Bates, composer; Mark Campbell, librettist (Michael Christie, Garrett Sorenson, Wei Wu, Sasha Cooke, Edward Parks, Jessica E. Jones & Santa Fe Opera Orchestra)
- Du Yun: Air Glow
- Du Yun, composer (International Contemporary Ensemble)
- Heggie: Great Scott
- Jake Heggie, composer; Terrence McNally, librettist (Patrick Summers, Manuel Palazzo, Mark Hancock, Michael Mayes, Rodell Rosel, Kevin Burdette, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Nathan Gunn, Frederica von Stade, Ailyn Pérez, Joyce DiDonato, Dallas Opera Chorus & Orchestra)
- Mazzoli: Vespers for Violin
- Missy Mazzoli, composer (Olivia De Prato)
Music Video/Film
- "This Is America" – Childish Gambino
- Hiro Murai, video directors; Ibra Ake, Jason Cole & Fam Rothstein, video producers
- "Apeshit" – The Carters
- Ricky Saiz, video director; Mélodie Buchris, Natan Schottenfels & Erinn Williams, video producers
- "I'm Not Racist" – Joyner Lucas
- Joyner Lucas & Ben Proulx, video directors; Joyner Lucas, video producer
- "Pynk" – Janelle Monáe
- Emma Westenburg, video director; Justin Benoliel & Whitney Jackson, video producers
- "Mumbo Jumbo" – Tierra Whack
- Marco Prestini, video director; Sara Nassim, video producer
- Quincy – Quincy Jones
- Alan Hicks & Rashida Jones, video directors; Paula DuPré Pesmen, video producer
- Life in 12 Bars – Eric Clapton
- Lili Fini Zanuck, video director; John Battsek, Scooter Weintraub, Larry Yelen & Lili Fini Zanuck, video producers
- Whitney – (Whitney Houston)
- Kevin Macdonald, video director; Jonathan Chinn, Simon Chinn & Lisa Erspamer, video producers
- Itzhak – Itzhak Perlman
- Alison Chernick, video director; Alison Chernick, video producer
- The King – (Elvis Presley)
- Eugene Jarecki, video director; Christopher Frierson, Georgina Hill, David Kuhn & Christopher St. John, video producers