Best Jazz Instrumental Album 2

· New Standards Vol. 1 - Terri Lyne Carrington, Kris Davis, Linda May Han Oh, Nicholas Payton & Matthew Stevens · Live In Italy - Peter Erskine Trio · LongGone - Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride, And Brian Blade · Live At The Detroit Jazz Festival - Wayne Shorter, Terri Lyne Carrington, Leo Genovese & esperanza spalding · Parallel Motion - Yellowjackets

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

·· Bird Lives - John Beasley, Magnus Lindgren & SWR Big Band · Remembering Bob Freedman - Ron Carter & The Jazzaar Festival Big Band Directed By Christian Jacob · Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra - Steven Feifke, Bijon Watson, Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra · Center Stage - Steve Gadd, Eddie Gomez, Ronnie Cuber & WDR Big Band Conducted By Michael Abene · Architecture Of Storms - Remy Le Boeuf's Assembly Of Shadows

Best Latin Jazz Album

·· Fandango At The Wall In New York - Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Featuring The Congra Patria Son Jarocho Collective · Crisálida - Danilo Pérez Featuring The Global Messengers · If You Will - Flora Purim · Rhythm & Soul - Arturo Sandoval · Música De Las Américas - Miguel Zenón

Best Gospel Performance/Song

· Positive - Erica Campbell; Erica Campbell, Warryn Campbell & Juan Winans, songwriters · When I Pray - DOE; Dominique Jones & Dewitt Jones, songwriters · Kingdom - Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, Jonathan Jay, Chandler Moore & Jacob Poole, songwriters · The Better Benediction - PJ Morton Featuring Zacardi Cortez, Gene Moore, Samoht, Tim Rogers & Darrel Walls; PJ Morton, songwriter · Get Up - Tye Tribbett; Brandon Jones, Christopher Michael Stevens, Thaddaeus Tribbett & Tye Tribbett, songwriters

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

· God Really Loves Us (Radio Version) - Crowder Featuring Dante Bowe and Maverick City Music; Dante Bowe, David Crowder, Ben Glover & Jeff Sojka, songwriters · So Good - DOE; Chuck Butler, Dominique Jones & Ethan Hulse, songwriters · For God Is With Us - for KING & COUNTRY & Hillary Scott; Josh Kerr, Jordan Reynolds, Joel Smallbone & Luke Smallbone, songwriters · Fear Is Not My Future - Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, Nicole Hannel, Jonathan Jay, Brandon Lake & Hannah Shackelford, songwriters · Holy Forever - Chris Tomlin; Jason Ingram, Brian Johnson, Jenn Johnson, Chris Tomlin & Phil Wickham, songwriters · Hymn Of Heaven (Radio Version) - Phil Wickham; Chris Davenport, Bill Johnson, Brian Johnson & Phil Wickham, songwriters

Best Gospel Album

· · Die To Live - Maranda Curtis · Breakthrough: The Exodus (Live) - Ricky Dillard · Clarity - DOE · One Deluxe - Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin · All Things New - Tye Tribbett

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

· Lion - Elevation Worship · Breathe - Maverick City Music · Life After Death - TobyMac · Always - Chris Tomlin · My Jesus - Anne Wilson

Best Roots Gospel Album

· Let's Just Praise The Lord - Gaither Vocal Band · Confessio - Irish American Roots - Keith & Kristyn Getty · The Willie Nelson Family - Willie Nelson · 2:22 - Karen Peck & New River · The Urban Hymnal - Tennessee State University Marching Band

Best Latin Pop Album

· Aguilera - Christina Aguilera · Pasieros - Rubén Blades & Boca Livre · De Adentro Pa Afuera - Camilo · Viajante - Fonseca · Dharma + - Sebastián Yatra

Best Música Urbana Album

· Trap Cake, Vol. 2 - Rauw Alejandro · Un Verano Sin Ti - Bad Bunny · Legendaddy - Daddy Yankee · La 167 - Farruko · The Love & Sex Tape - Maluma

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

· El Alimento - Cimafunk · Tinta y Tiempo - Jorge Drexler · 1940 Carmen - Mon Laferte · Alegoría - Gaby Moreno · Los Años Salvajes - Fito Paez · Motomami - Rosalía

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)

· Abeja Reina - Chiquis · Un Canto por México - El Musical - Natalia Lafourcade · La Reunión (Deluxe) - Los Tigres Del Norte · EP #1 Forajido - Christian Nodal · Qué Ganas de Verte (Deluxe) - Marco Antonio Solís

Best Tropical Latin Album

· Pa'lla Voy - Marc Anthony · Quiero Verte Feliz - La Santa Cecilia · Lado A Lado B - Víctor Manuelle · Legendario - Tito Nieves · Imágenes Latinas - Spanish Harlem Orchestra · Cumbiana II - Carlos Vives

Best American Roots Performance

 Someday It'll All Make Sense (Bluegrass Version) - Bill Anderson Featuring Dolly Parton · Life According To Raechel - Madison Cunningham · Oh Betty - Fantastic Negrito · Stompin' Ground - Aaron Neville With The Dirty Dozen Brass Band · Prodigal Daughter - Aoife O'Donovan & Allison Russell

Best Americana Performance

· Silver Moon [A Tribute To Michael Nesmith] - Eric Alexandrakis · There You Go Again - Asleep At The Wheel Featuring Lyle Lovett · The Message - Blind Boys Of Alabama Featuring Black Violin · You And Me On The Rock - Brandi Carlile Featuring Lucius · Made Up Mind - Bonnie Raitt

. Best American Roots Song

· Silver Moon [A Tribute To Michael Nesmith] - Eric Alexandrakis · There You Go Again - Asleep At The Wheel Featuring Lyle Lovett · The Message - Blind Boys Of Alabama Featuring Black Violin · You And Me On The Rock - Brandi Carlile Featuring Lucius · Made Up Mind - Bonnie Raitt

· Bright Star - Anaïs Mitchell, songwriter (Anaïs Mitchell) · Forever - Sheryl Crow & Jeff Trott, songwriters (Sheryl Crow) · High And Lonesome - T Bone Burnett & Robert Plant, songwriters (Robert Plant & Alison Krauss) · Just Like That - Bonnie Raitt, songwriter (Bonnie Raitt) · Prodigal Daughter - Tim O'Brien & Aoife O'Donovan, songwriters (Aoife O'Donovan & Allison Russell) · You And Me On The Rock - Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile Featuring Lucius)

Best American Roots Song

· In These Silent Days - Brandi Carlile · Things Happen That Way - Dr. John · Good To Be… - Keb' Mo' · Raise The Roof - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss · Just Like That… - Bonnie Raitt

Best Americana Album

· Toward The Fray - The Infamous Stringdusters · Almost Proud - The Del McCoury Band · Calling You From My Mountain - Peter Rowan · Crooked Tree - Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway · Get Yourself Outside - Yonder Mountain String Band

Best Bluegrass Album

· Heavy Load Blues - Gov't Mule · The Blues Don't Lie - Buddy Guy · Get On Board - Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder · The Sun Is Shining Down - John Mayall · Mississippi Son - Charlie Musselwhite

Best Traditional Blues Album