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Record Of The Year
“Really Love,” D’Angelo And The Vanguard
WINNER: “Uptown Funk,” Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
“Thinking Out Loud,” Ed Sheeran
“Blank Space,” Taylor Swift
“Can’t Feel My Face,” The Weeknd

Album Of The Year
Sound & Color, Alabama Shakes
To Pimp A Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar
Traveller, Chris Stapleton
WINNER: 1989, Taylor Swift
Beauty Behind The Madness, The Weeknd

Song Of The Year
“Alright,” Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Anthony Spears & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)
“Blank Space,” Max Martin, Shellback & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
“Girl Crush,” Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose, songwriters (Little Big Town)
“See You Again,” Andrew Cedar, Justin Franks, Charles Puth & Cameron Thomaz, songwriters (Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth)
WINNER: “Thinking Out Loud,” Ed Sheeran & Amy Wadge, songwriters (Ed Sheeran)

Best New Artist
Courtney Barnett
James Bay
Sam Hunt
Tori Kelly
WINNER: Meghan Trainor

Best Pop Solo Performance
“Heartbeat Song,” Kelly Clarkson
“Love Me Like You Do,” Ellie Goulding
WINNER: “Thinking Out Loud,” Ed Sheeran
“Blank Space,” Taylor Swift
“Can’t Feel My Face,” The Weeknd

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Ship To Wreck,” Florence + The Machine
“Sugar,” Maroon 5
WINNER: “Uptown Funk,” Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
“Bad Blood,” Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar
“See You Again,” Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
WINNER: The Silver Lining: The Songs Of Jerome Kern, Tony Bennett & Bill Charlap
Shadows In The Night, Bob Dylan
Stages, Josh Groban
No One Ever Tells You, Seth MacFarlane
My Dream Duets, Barry Manilow (& Various Artists)

Best Pop Vocal Album
Piece By Piece, Kelly Clarkson
How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful, Florence + The Machine
Uptown Special, Mark Ronson
WINNER: 1989, Taylor Swift
Before This World, James Taylor

Best Dance Recording
“We’re All We Need,” Above & Beyond featuring Zoë Johnston
“Go,” The Chemical Brothers
“Never Catch Me,” Flying Lotus featuring Kendrick Lamar
“Runaway (U & I),” Galantis
WINNER: “Where Are Ü Now,” Skrillex and Diplo with Justin Bieber

Best Dance/Electronic Album
Our Love, Caribou
Born In The Echoes, The Chemical Brothers
Caracal, Disclosure
In Colour, Jamie XX
WINNER: Skrillex And Diplo Present Jack Ü, Skrillex and Diplo

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Guitar In The Space Age!, Bill Frisell
Love Language, Wouter Kellerman
Afrodeezia, Marcus Miller
WINNER: Sylva, Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest
The Gospel According To Jazz, Chapter IV, Kirk Whalum

Best Rock Performance
WINNER: “Don’t Wanna Fight,” Alabama Shakes
“What Kind Of Man,” Florence + The Machine
“Something From Nothing,” Foo Fighters
“Ex’s & Oh’s,” Elle King
“Moaning Lisa Smile,” Wolf Alice

Best Metal Performance
“Identity,” August Burns Red
WINNER: “Cirice,” Ghost
“512,” Lamb of God
“Thank You,” Sevendust
“Custer,” Slipknot

Best Rock Song
WINNER: “Don’t Wanna Fight,” Alabama Shakes, songwriters (Alabama Shakes)
“Ex’s & Oh’s,” Dave Bassett & Elle King, songwriters (Elle King)
“Hold Back The River,” Iain Archer & James Bay, songwriters (James Bay)
“Lydia,” Richard Meyer, Ryan Meyer & Johnny Stevens, songwriters (Highly Suspect)
“What Kind of Man,” John Hill, Tom Hull & Florence Welch, songwriters (Florence + The Machine)

Best Rock Album
Chaos And The Calm, James Bay
Kintsugi, Death Cab for Cutie
Mister Asylum, Highly Suspect
WINNER: Drones, Muse
.5: The Gray Chapter, Slipknot

Best Alternative Music Album
WINNER: Sound & Color, Alabama Shakes
Vulnicura, Björk
The Waterfall, My Morning Jacket
Currents, Tame Impala
Star Wars, Wilco

Best R&B Performance
“If I Don’t Have You,” Tamar Braxton
“Rise Up,” Andra Day
“Breathing Underwater,” Hiatus Kaiyote
“Planes,” Jeremih Featuring J. Cole
WINNER: “Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey),” The Weeknd

Best Traditional R&B Performance
“He Is,” Faith Evans
WINNER: “Little Ghetto Boy,” Lalah Hathaway
“Let It Burn,” Jazmine Sullivan
“Shame,” Tyrese
“My Favorite Part Of You,” Charlie Wilson

Best R&B Song
“Coffee,” Brook Davis & Miguel Pimentel, songwriters (Miguel)
“Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey),” Ahmad Balshe, Stephan Moccio, Jason Quenneville & Abel Tesfaye, songwriters (The Weeknd)
“Let It Burn,” Kenny B. Edmonds, Jazmine Sullivan & Dwane M. Weir II, songwriters (Jazmine Sullivan)
WINNER: “Really Love,” D’Angelo & Kendra Foster, songwriters (D’Angelo And The Vanguard)
“Shame,” Warryn Campbell, Tyrese Gibson & DJ Rogers Jr, songwriters (Tyrese)

Best Urban Contemporary Album
Ego Death, The Internet
You Should Be Here, Kehlani
Blood, Lianne La Havas
Wildheart, Miguel
WINNER: Beauty Behind The Madness, The Weeknd

Best R&B Album
Coming Home, Leon Bridges
WINNER: Black Messiah, D’Angelo And The Vanguard
Cheers To The Fall, Andra Day
Reality Show, Jazmine Sullivan
Forever Charlie, Charlie Wilson

Best Rap Performance
“Apparently,” J. Cole
“Back To Back,” Drake
“Trap Queen,” Fetty Wap
WINNER: “Alright,” Kendrick Lamar
“Truffle Butter,” Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake & Lil Wayne
“All Day,” Kanye West featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
“One Man Can Change The World,” Big Sean Featuring Kanye West & John Legend
“Glory,” Common & John Legend
“Classic Man,” Jidenna Featuring Roman GianArthur
WINNER: “These Walls,” Kendrick Lamar Featuring Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat
“Only,” Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown

Best Rap Song
“All Day,” Ernest Brown, Tyler Bryant, Sean Combs, Mike Dean, Rennard East, Noah Goldstein, Malik Yusef Jones, Karim Kharbouch, Allan Kyariga, Kendrick Lamar, Paul McCartney, Victor Mensah, Charles Njapa, Che Pope, Patrick Reynolds, Allen Ritter, Kanye West, Mario Winans & Cydel Young, songwriters (Kanye West Featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney)
WINNER: “Alright,” Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Anthony Spears & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)
“Energy,” Richard Dorfmeister, A. Graham, Markus Kienzl, M. O’Brien, M. Samuels & Phillip Thomas, songwriters (Drake)
“Glory,” Lonnie Lynn, Che Smith & John Stephens, songwriters (Common & John Legend)
“Trap Queen,” Tony Fadd & Willie J. Maxwell, songwriters (Fetty Wap)

Best Rap Album
2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole
Compton, Dr. Dre
If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late, Drake
WINNER: To Pimp A Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar
The Pinkprint, Nicki Minaj

Best Country Solo Performance
“Burning House,” Cam
WINNER: “Traveller,” Chris Stapleton
“Little Toy Guns,” Carrie Underwood
“John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16,” Keith Urban
“Chances Are,” Lee Ann Womack

Best Country Duo/Group Performance
“Stay A Little Longer,” Brothers Osborne
“If I Needed You,” Joey+Rory
“The Driver,” Charles Kelley, Dierks Bentley & Eric Paslay
WINNER: “Girl Crush,” Little Big Town
“Lonely Tonight,” Blake Shelton featuring Ashley Monroe

Best Country Song
“Chances Are,” Hayes Carll, songwriter (Lee Ann Womack) “Diamond Rings And Old Barstools,” Barry Dean, Luke Laird & Jonathan Singleton, songwriters (Tim McGraw)
WINNER: “Girl Crush,” Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose, songwriters (Little Big Town)
“Hold My Hand,” Brandy Clark & Mark Stephen Jones, songwriters (Brandy Clark)
“Traveller,” Chris Stapleton, songwriter (Chris Stapleton)

Best Country Album
Montevallo, Sam Hunt
Pain Killer, Little Big Town
The Blade, Ashley Monroe
Pageant Material, Kacey Musgraves
WINNER: Traveller, Chris Stapleton

Best New Age Album
WINNER: Grace, Paul Avgerinos
Bhakti Without Borders, Madi Das
Voyager, Catherine Duc
Love, Peter Kater
Asia Beauty, Ron Korb

Best Improvised Jazz Solo
“Giant Steps,” Joey Alexander, soloist
WINNER: “Cherokee,” Christian McBride, soloist
“Arbiters Of Evolution,” Donny McCaslin, soloist
“Friend Or Foe,” Joshua Redman, soloist
“Past Present,” John Scofield, soloist

Best Jazz Vocal Album
Many A New Day: Karrin Allyson Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein, Karrin Allyson
Find A Heart, Denise Donatelli
Flirting With Disaster, Lorraine Feather
Jamison, Jamison Ross
WINNER: For One To Love, Cécile McLorin Salvant

Best Jazz Instrumental Album
My Favorite Things, Joey Alexander
Breathless, Terence Blanchard Featuring The E-Collective
Covered: Recorded Live At Capitol Studios, Robert Glasper & The Robert Glasper Trio
Beautiful Life, Jimmy Greene
WINNER: Past Present, John Scofield

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Lines Of Color, Gil Evans Project
Köln, Marshall Gilkes & WDR Big Band
Cuba: The Conversation Continues, Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
WINNER: The Thompson Fields, Maria Schneider Orchestra
Home Suite Home, Patrick Williams

Best Latin Jazz Album
WINNER: Made In Brazil, Eliane Elias
Impromptu, The Rodriguez Brothers
Suite Caminos, Gonzalo Rubalcaba
Intercambio, Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet
Identities Are Changeable, Miguel Zenón

Best Gospel Performance/Song
“Worth” [Live], Anthony Brown & Group Therapy
WINNER: “Wanna Be Happy?” Kirk Franklin
“Intentional,” Travis Greene
“How Awesome Is Our God” [Live], Israel & Newbreed Featuring Yolanda Adams
“Worth Fighting For” [Live],” Brian Courtney Wilson

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
WINNER: “Holy Spirit,” Francesca Battistelli
“Lift Your Head Weary Sinner (Chains),” Crowder
“Because He Lives (Amen),” Matt Maher
“Soul On Fire,” Third Day featuring All Sons & Daughters
“Feel It,” Tobymac featuring Mr. Talkbox

Best Gospel Album
“Destined To Win” [Live], Karen Clark Sheard
“Living It,” Dorinda Clark-Cole
“One Place Live,” Tasha Cobbs
WINNER: “Covered: Alive In Asia” [Live] (Deluxe),” Israel & Newbreed
“Life Music: Stage Two,” Jonathan McReynolds

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Whatever The Road, Jason Crabb
How Can It Be, Lauren Daigle
Saints And Sinners, Matt Maher
WINNER: This Is Not A Test, Tobymac
Love Ran Red, Chris Tomlin

Best Roots Gospel Album
WINNER: Still Rockin’ My Soul, The Fairfield Four
Pray Now, Karen Peck & New River
Directions Home (Songs We Love, Songs You Know), Point of Grace

Best Latin Pop Album
Terral, Pablo Alborán
Healer, Alex Cuba
WINNER: A Quien Quiera Escuchar (Deluxe Edition), Ricky Martin
Sirope, Alejandro Sanz
Algo Sucede, Julieta Venegas

Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
Amanecer, Bomba Estereo
Mondongo, La Cuneta Son Machín
WINNER (TIE): Hasta La Raíz, Natalia Lafourcade
Caja De Música, Monsieur Periné
WINNER (TIE): Dale, Pitbull

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
Mi Vicio Mas Grande, Banda El Recodo De Don Cruz Lizarraga
Ya Dime Adiós, La Maquinaria Norteña
Zapateando, Los Cojolites
WINNER: Realidades – Deluxe Edition, Los Tigres Del Norte
Tradición, Arte Y Pasión, Mariachi Los Camperos De Nati Cano

Best Tropical Latin Album
Tributo A Los Compadres: No Quiero Llanto, José Alberto “El Canario” & Septeto Santiaguero
WINNER: Son De Panamá, Rubén Blades With Roberto Delgado & Orchestra
Presente Continuo, Guaco
Todo Tiene Su Hora, Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
Que Suenen Los Tambores, Victor Manuelle

Best American Roots Performance
“And Am I Born To Die,” Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
“Born To Play Guitar,” Buddy Guy
“City Of Our Lady,” The Milk Carton Kids
“Julep,” Punch Brothers
WINNER: “See That My Grave Is Kept Clean,” Mavis Staples

Best American Roots Song
“All Night Long,” The Mavericks
“The Cost Of Living,” Don Henley & Merle Haggard
“Julep,” Punch Brothers
“The Traveling Kind,” Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
WINNER: “24 Frames,” Jason Isbell

Best Americana Album
The Firewatcher’s Daughter, Brandi Carlile
The Traveling Kind, Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
WINNER: Something More Than Free, Jason Isbell
Mono, The Mavericks
The Phosphorescent Blues, Punch Brothers

Best Bluegrass Album
Pocket Full Of Keys, Dale Ann Bradley
Before The Sun Goes Down, Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley
In Session, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
Man Of Constant Sorrow, Ralph Stanley & Friends
WINNER: The Muscle Shoals Recordings, The Steeldrivers

Best Blues Album
Descendants Of Hill Country, Cedric Burnside Project
Outskirts Of Love, Shemekia Copeland
WINNER: Born To Play Guitar, Buddy Guy
Worthy, Bettye LaVette
Muddy Waters 100, John Primer & Various Artists

Best Folk Album
Wood, Wire & Words, Norman Blake
WINNER: Béla Fleck And Abigail Washburn, Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
Tomorrow Is My Turn, Rhiannon Giddens
Servant Of Love, Patty Griffin
Didn’t He Ramble, Glen Hansard

Best Regional Roots Music Album
WINNER: Go Go Juice, Jon Cleary
La La La La, Natalie Ai Kamauu
Kawaiokalena, Keali’i Reichel
Get Ready, The Revelers
Generations, Windwalker And The MCW

Best Reggae Album
Branches Of The Same Tree, Rocky Dawuni
The Cure, Jah Cure
Acousticalevy, Barrington Levy
Zion Awake, Luciano
WINNER: Strictly Roots, Morgan Heritage

Best World Music Album
Gilbertos Samba Ao Vivo, Gilberto Gil
WINNER: Sings, Angelique Kidjo
Music From Inala, Ladysmith Black Mambazo With Ella Spira & The Inala Ensemble
Home, Anoushka Shankar
I Have No Everything Here, Zomba Prison Project

Best Children’s Album
¡Come Bien! Eat Right!, José-Luis Orozco
Dark Pie Concerns, Gustafer Yellowgold
WINNER: Home, Tim Kubart
How Great Can This Day Be, Lori Henriques
Trees, Molly Ledford & Billy Kelly

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
Blood On Snow (Jo Nesbø), Patti Smith
Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, And Assorted Hijinks, Dick Cavett
WINNER: A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety, Jimmy Carter
Patience And Sarah (Isabel Miller), Janis Ian & Jean Smart
Yes Please, Amy Poehler (& Various Artists)

Best Comedy Album
Back To The Drawing Board, Lisa Lampanelli
Brooklyn, Wyatt Cenac
Happy. And A Lot., Jay Mohr
Just Being Honest, Craig Ferguson
WINNER: Live At Madison Square Garden, Louis C.K.

Best Musical Theater Album
An American In Paris
Fun Home
WINNER: Hamilton
The King And I
Something Rotten!

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
Empire: Season 1
Fifty Shades Of Grey
WINNER: Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me
Pitch Perfect 2
Selma

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
WINNER: Birdman
The Imitation Game
Interstellar
The Theory Of Everything
Whiplash

Best Song Written For Visual Media
“Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)” from Fifty Shades of Grey, The Weeknd
WINNER: “Glory” from Selma, Common & John Legend
“Love Me Like You Do” from Fifty Shades of Grey, Ellie Goulding
“See You Again” from Furious 7, Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
“Til It Happens To You” from The Hunting Ground, Lady Gaga

Best Instrumental Composition
WINNER: “The Afro Latin Jazz Suite,” Arturo O’Farrill, composer
“Civil War,” Bob Mintzer, composer
“Confetti Man,” David Balakrishnan, composer
“Neil,” Rich DeRosa, composer
“Vesper,” Marshall Gilkes, composer

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
“Bruno Mars,” Paul Allen, Troy Hayes, Evin Martin & J Moss, arrangers (Vocally Challenged)
WINNER: “Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy,” Ben Bram, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Kirstin Maldonado & Kevin Olusola, arrangers (Pentatonix)
“Do You Hear What I Hear?” Armand Hutton, arranger (Committed)
“Ghost Of A Chance,” Bob James, arranger (Bob James & Nathan East)
“You And The Night And The Music,” John Fedchock, arranger (John Fedchock New York Big Band)

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
“Be My Muse,” Shelly Berg, arranger (Lorraine Feather)
“52nd & Broadway,” Patrick Williams, arranger (Patrick Williams Featuring Patti Austin)
“Garota De Ipanema,” Otmaro Ruiz, arranger (Catina DeLuna Featuring Otmaro Ruiz)
WINNER: “Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime),” Maria Schneider, arranger (David Bowie)
“When I Come Home,” Jimmy Greene, arranger (Jimmy Greene With Javier Colon)

Best Recording Package
Alagoas, Alex Trochut, art director (Alagoas)
Bush, Anita Marisa Boriboon, art director (Snoop Dogg)
How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (Deluxe Edition), Brian Roettinger, art director (Florence + The Machine)
My Happiness, Nathanio Strimpopulos, art director (Elvis Presley)
WINNER: Still The King: Celebrating The Music Of Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys, Sarah Dodds, Shauna Dodds & Dick Reeves, art directors (Asleep At The Wheel)

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
Beneath The Skin (Deluxe Box Set), Leif Podhajsky, art director (Of Monsters And Men)
I Love You, Honeybear (Limited Edition Deluxe Vinyl), Sasha Barr & Josh Tillman, art directors (Father John Misty)
WINNER: The Rise & Fall Of Paramount Records, Volume Two (1928-32), Susan Archie, Dean Blackwood & Jack White, art directors (Various Artists)
Sticky Fingers (Super Deluxe Edition), Stephen Kennedy & James Tilley, art directors (The Rolling Stones)
30 Trips Around The Sun, Doran Tyson & Steve Vance, art directors (Grateful Dead)
What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World (Deluxe Box Set), Jeri Heiden & Glen Nakasako, art directors (The Decemberists)

Best Album Notes
Folksongs Of Another America: Field Recordings From The Upper Midwest, 1937-1946, James P. Leary, album notes writer (Various Artists)
Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection, Jeff Place, album notes writer (Lead Belly)
WINNER: Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, A Ballet, Waiting To Be Danced, Joni Mitchell, album notes writer (Joni Mitchell)
Portrait Of An American Singer, Ted Olson, album notes writer (Tennessee Ernie Ford)
Songs Of The Night: Dance Recordings, 1916-1925, Ryan Barna, album notes writer (Joseph C. Smith’s Orchestra)

Best Historical Album
WINNER: The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11, Steve Berkowitz, Jan Haust & Jeff Rosen, compilation producers; Peter J. Moore, mastering engineer (Bob Dylan And The Band)
The Complete Concert By The Sea, Geri Allen, Jocelyn Arem & Steve Rosenthal, compilation producers; Jessica Thompson, mastering engineer (Erroll Garner)
Native North America (Vol. 1): Aboriginal Folk, Rock, And Country 1966–1985, Kevin Howes, compilation producer; Greg Mindorff, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
Parchman Farm: Photographs And Field Recordings, 1947–1959, Steven Lance Ledbetter & Nathan Salsburg, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
Songs My Mother Taught Me, Mark Puryear, compilation producer; Pete Reiniger, mastering engineer (Fannie Lou Hamer)

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Before This World, Dave O’Donnell, engineer; Ted Jensen, mastering engineer (James Taylor)
Currency Of Man, Maxime Le Guil, engineer; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Melody Gardot)
Recreational Love, Greg Kurstin & Alex Pasco, engineers; Emily Lazar, mastering engineer (The Bird And The Bee)
WINNER: Sound & Color, Shawn Everett, engineer; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Alabama Shakes)
Wallflower, Steve Price, Jochem van der Saag & Jorge Vivo, engineers; Paul Blakemore, mastering engineer (Diana Krall)

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
WINNER: Jeff Bhasker
Dave Cobb
Diplo
Larry Klein
Blake Mills

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
“Berlin By Overnight (CFCF Remix),” CFCF, remixer (Daniel Hope)
“Hold On (Fatum Remix),” Bill Hamel & Chad Newbold, remixers (JES, Shant, & Clint Maximus)
“Runaway (U & I) (Kaskade Remix),” Ryan Raddon, remixer (Galantis)
“Say My Name (RAC Remix),” André Allen Anjos, remixer (Odesza Featuring Zyra)
WINNER: “Uptown Funk (Dave Audé Remix),” Dave Audé, remixer (Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars)

Best Surround Sound Album
Amdahl: Astrognosia & Aesop
WINNER: Amused To Death
Magnificat
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7
Spes

Best Engineered Album, Classical
WINNER: Ask Your Mama, George Manahan & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
Dutilleux: Métaboles; L’Arbre Des Songes; Symphony No. 2, ‘Le Double,’ Ludovic Morlot, Augustin Hadelich & Seattle Symphony
Monteverdi: Il Ritorno D’Ulisse In Patria, Martin Pearlman, Jennifer Rivera, Fernando Guimarães & Boston Baroque
Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil, Charles Bruffy, Phoenix Chorale & Kansas City Chorale
Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3, ‘Organ,’ Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony

Producer Of The Year, Classical
Blanton Alspaugh
Manfred Eicher
Marina A. Ledin, Victor Ledin
Dan Merceruio
WINNER: Judith Sherman

Best Orchestral Performance
“Bruckner: Symphony No. 4,” Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
“Dutilleux: Métaboles; L’Arbre Des Songes; Symphony No. 2, ‘Le Double,’ Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony)
WINNER: “Shostakovich: Under Stalin’s Shadow – Symphony No. 10,” Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
“Spirit Of The American Range,” Carlos Kalmar, conductor (The Oregon Symphony)
“Zhou Long & Chen Yi: Symphony ‘Humen 1839,’” Darrell Ang, conductor (New Zealand Symphony Orchestra)

Best Opera Recording
“Janáček: Jenůfa,” Donald Runnicles, conductor; Will Hartmann, Michaela Kaune & Jennifer Larmore; Magdalena Herbst, producer (Orchestra Of The Deutsche Oper Berlin; Chorus Of The Deutsche Oper Berlin)
“Monteverdi: Il Ritorno D’Ulisse In Patria,” Martin Pearlman, conductor; Fernando Guimarães & Jennifer Rivera; Thomas C. Moore, producer (Boston Baroque)
“Mozart: Die Entführung Aus Dem Serail,” Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Diana Damrau, Paul Schweinester & Rolando Villazón; Sid McLauchlan, producer (Chamber Orchestra Of Europe)
WINNER: “Ravel: L’Enfant Et Les Sortilèges; Shéhérazade,” Seiji Ozawa, conductor; Isabel Leonard; Dominic Fyfe, producer (Saito Kinen Orchestra; SKF Matsumoto Chorus & SKF Matsumoto Children’s Chorus)
“Steffani: Niobe, Regina Di Tebe,” Paul O’Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Karina Gauvin & Philippe Jaroussky; Renate Wolter-Seevers, producer (Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra)

Best Choral Performance
“Beethoven: Missa Solemnis,” Bernard Haitink, conductor; Peter Dijkstra, chorus master (Anton Barachovsky, Genia Kühmeier, Elisabeth Kulman, Hanno Müller-Brachmann & Mark Padmore; Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks)
“Monteverdi: Vespers Of 1610,” Harry Christophers, conductor (Jeremy Budd, Grace Davidson, Ben Davies, Mark Dobell, Eamonn Dougan & Charlotte Mobbs; The Sixteen)
“Pablo Neruda – The Poet Sings,” Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (James K. Bass, Laura Mercado-Wright, Eric Neuville & Lauren Snouffer; Faith DeBow & Stephen Redfield; Conspirare)
“Paulus: Far In The Heavens,” Eric Holtan, conductor (Sara Fraker, Matthew Goinz, Thea Lobo, Owen McIntosh, Kathryn Mueller & Christine Vivona; True Concord Orchestra; True Concord Voices)
WINNER: “Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil,” Charles Bruffy, conductor (Paul Davidson, Frank Fleschner, Toby Vaughn Kidd, Bryan Pinkall, Julia Scozzafava, Bryan Taylor & Joseph Warner; Kansas City Chorale & Phoenix Chorale)

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
“Brahms: The Piano Trios,” Tanja Tetzlaff, Christian Tetzlaff & Lars Vogt
WINNER: “Filament,” Eighth Blackbird
“Flaherty: Airdancing For Toy Piano, Piano & Electronics,” Nadia Shpachenko & Genevieve Feiwen Lee
“Render,” Brad Wells & Roomful Of Teeth
“Shostakovich: Piano Quintet & String Quartet No. 2,” Takács Quartet & Marc-André Hamelin

Best Classical Instrumental Solo
WINNER: “Dutilleux: Violin Concerto, L’Arbre Des Songes,” Augustin Hadelich; Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony)
“Grieg & Moszkowski: Piano Concertos,” Joseph Moog; Nicholas Milton, conductor (Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern)
“Mozart: Keyboard Music, Vol. 7,” Kristian Bezuidenhout
“Rachmaninov Variations,” Daniil Trifonov (The Philadelphia Orchestra)
“Rzewski: The People United Will Never Be Defeated!” Ursula Oppens (Jerome Lowenthal)

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Beethoven: An Die Ferne Geliebte; Haydn: English Songs; Mozart: Masonic Cantata, Mark Padmore; Kristian Bezuidenhout, accompanist
WINNER: Joyce & Tony – Live From Wigmore Hall, Joyce DiDonato; Antonio Pappano, accompanist
Nessun Dorma – The Puccini Album, Jonas Kaufmann; Antonio Pappano, conductor (Kristīne Opolais, Antonio Pirozzi & Massimo Simeoli; Coro Dell’Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia; Orchestra Dell’Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia)
Rouse: Seeing; Kabir Padavali, Talise Trevigne; David Alan Miller, conductor (Orion Weiss; Albany Symphony)
St. Petersburg, Cecilia Bartoli; Diego Fasolis, conductor (I Barocchisti)

Best Classical Compendium
As Dreams Fall Apart – The Golden Age Of Jewish Stage And Film Music (1925-1955), New Budapest Orpheum Society; Jim Ginsburg, producer
Ask Your Mama, George Manahan, conductor; Judith Sherman, producer
Handel: L’Allegro, Il Penseroso Ed Il Moderato, 1740, Paul McCreesh, conductor; Nicholas Parker, producer
WINNER: Paulus: Three Places Of Enlightenment; Veil Of Tears & Grand Concerto, Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer
Woman At The New Piano, Nadia Shpachenko; Marina A. Ledin & Victor Ledin, producers

Best Contemporary Classical Composition
“Barry: The Importance Of Being Earnest,” Gerald Barry, composer (Thomas Adès, Barbara Hannigan, Katalin Károlyi, Hilary Summers, Peter Tantsits & Birmingham Contemporary Music Group)
“Norman: Play,” Andrew Norman, composer (Gil Rose & Boston Modern Orchestra Project)
WINNER: “Paulus: Prayers & Remembrances,” Stephen Paulus, composer (Eric Holtan, True Concord Voices & Orchestra)
“Tower: Stroke,” Joan Tower, composer (Giancarlo Guerrero, Cho-Liang Lin & Nashville Symphony)
“Wolfe: Anthracite Fields,” Julia Wolfe, composer (Julian Wachner, The Choir Of Trinity Wall Street & Bang On A Can All-Stars)

Best Music Video
“LSD,” ASAP Rocky
“I Feel Love (Every Million Miles),” The Dead Weather
“Alright,” Kendrick Lamar
WINNER: “Bad Blood,” Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar
“Freedom,” Pharrell Williams

Best Music Film
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise Of James Brown
Sonic Highways
What Happened, Miss Simone?
The Wall
WINNER: Amy

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Scrubs Reunion: The Band Gets Back Together

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Fans of the beloved medical comedy series Scrubs were recently treated to a thrilling surprise when John C. McGinley, who portrayed the iconic Dr. Perry Cox, dropped a photo on Twitter hinting at a potential reunion project. The image, showing McGinley alongside his former co-stars, sparked a wave of excitement and speculation among fans who have been longing for more adventures with the beloved Sacred Heart Hospital staff.

While details about the reunion project are still scarce, the mere possibility of seeing the gang back together again has sent waves of nostalgia through fans who fondly remember the show’s original run from 2001 to 2010. Scrubs was not just a sitcom; it was a heartfelt exploration of friendship, love, and the chaotic world of medicine, all wrapped up in a quirky and often hilarious package.

At the heart of the show was the bromance between JD (played by Zach Braff) and Turk (played by Donald Faison), whose antics and deep bond served as the emotional anchor for the series. Their dynamic, along with the sage wisdom (and relentless sarcasm) of Dr. Cox, provided viewers with memorable moments that have stood the test of time.

As we eagerly await more news about the Scrubs reunion project, one thing is for sure: it’s time to dust off those old DVDs, rewatch our favorite episodes, and get ready to welcome back our favorite gang of doctors, nurses, and janitors for what promises to be a memorable reunion.

But Scrubs was more than just its main characters. The supporting cast, including the eccentric Janitor (played by Neil Flynn), the neurotic Elliot (played by Sarah Chalke), and the wise-cracking nurse Carla (played by Judy Reyes), each brought their own unique flavor to the show, creating a rich tapestry of characters that fans grew to love.

While the photo shared by McGinley has fueled speculation about what the reunion project might entail, whether it’s a one-off special, a new season, or something else entirely, one thing is certain: fans are eagerly awaiting any opportunity to dive back into the world of Sacred Heart Hospital.

In an age where reboots and revivals are commonplace, Scrubs stands out as a series that has the potential to recapture the magic that made it a fan favorite in the first place. With its blend of humor, heart, and unforgettable characters, a reunion project has the opportunity to not only satisfy longtime fans but also introduce a new generation to the joys of life at Sacred Heart.

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Dune Part Two: The Lisan Al Gaib comes for you!

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Welcome back to our struggle for control of the known universe already in progress, the continuation of the journey of Paul Atreides from exile to Emperor, Dune Part Two

So when we last left our intrepid if dubious heroes, House Atreides had been betrayed and virtually destroyed, by a combination of House Harkonnens surprise attacks and the added treachery of Emperor Shaddam and his Sardaukar. Paul Atreides (Timothee Chalamet), the last surviving heir (so far) of House Atreides and his mother Jessica, have taken refuge on the desert planet of Arrakis amongst the indigenous Fremen, and as far as most are aware, the other remnants of House Atreides are dead as well. And here is where we catch up with everyone, as the struggle for Atreides emergence and dominance begins in earnest! 

The Emperor’s daughter Princess Irulan (Florence Pugh) is known for her many skills, but her copious note-taking and writings on the large events shaping her world come to the forefront as she takes counsel with her father amidst games of chance on their homeworld. Her life is one of luxury and privilege but alas, Irulan is a trained Bene Gesserit and is well aware that in all likelihood, she will be used as a pawn in the marriage games empires have to go through. Bet she never imagined it could be to a House everyone swore had been utterly destroyed. 

Meanwhile, on Arrakis, Paul is trying to integrate himself into the Fremen way of life, which is admittedly far different from the life he led back on the Atreides homeworld of Caladan. (If nothing else, Caladan has vast oceans.) The Fremen are fiercely independent, gloriously strong fighters, survivors who dare to ride and revere the giant sandworms that inhabit their planet that they call Shai-Hulud, and rightfully distrustful of outsiders. After all, the previous stewardship of Arrakis belonged to House Harkonnen, known for their cruelty and glee at hunting Fremen and torturing their victims, sometimes for weeks at a time. But Paul won his and Jessicas way into the Fremen by fair combat against Jamis, and if nothing else, the Fremen are firm in their beliefs of the old ways. 

Or rather, the elder Fremen are, most particularly the famed Fedaykin fighter and Naib (leader) of Sietch Tabr Stilgar (Javier Bardem) is adamant in his unshakable belief that Paul is the foretold Lisan Al Gaib, the Voice from the Outer World, that will lead the Fremen to peace and paradise. Stilgar’s steadfast belief in Paul’s potential only grows, and he manages with just that to convince a great many of the other Fremen elders. The younger generation of Fremen however, of which Paul’s beloved Chani (Zendaya) is a part, generally scoff at the legends of otherworldly prophets and Arrakis as a fabled green, wet heaven. In the beginning, Paul himself swears he doesn’t want to be the Messiah, only a Fremen fighter amongst the rest of them, hundreds of years of the Missionaria Protectiva, the Bene Gesserit practice of spreading useful religious propaganda as seeds on various planets, is working double-time against him. It doesn’t help that Paul’s mother Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson) is expounding on that myth as much as she possibly can. 

And why would she do that? Survival yes, but also, Jessica is a thoroughly trained Bene Gesserit and knows of plans within plans within plans. Jessica also has many secrets of her own, and one very important one happens to be that she’s pregnant with Paul’s sister. The Bene Gesserit bodily control may be something out of legend, but even Jessica, possibly Reverend Mother Mohiam’s best and most fractious student, will have trouble with the trial the Fremen are insisting she go through to become truly one of them. The Reverend Mother equivalent of Sietch Tabr, known as their Sayyadina, is old and dying, and the Fremen have to have a Reverend Mother. Jessica tells Paul this much and explains that each culture is different in their trial to become a Reverend Mother, so she honestly doesn’t know what to expect. The reality happens to be worse than she could’ve imagined – Jessica must drink the Water of Life, a deadly poison that comes from Shai-Hulud (sort of), and come out the other side of it. And Jessica manages to do it, barely, with almost all of the consequences going to the poor fetus in her womb, the girl that will grow to become Alia Atreides, an insane legend in her own right. But for now, the unnamed fetus is awake and aware and full of the memories of generations of Bene Gesserit women that came before her – before she was even born

Paul participates in razzia raids amongst the Fremen as they work to take out the spice mining operations of the Harkonnens, immerses himself in the vastly different desert culture of his chosen people, and perhaps most importantly, his romance with his beloved Chani only grows stronger. After declaring his desire to join the fierce fighter elites amongst the Fremen known as Fedaykin, Paul is told by Stilgar that he must summon and ride one of the giant sandworms, the embodiment of Shai-Hulud where the Fremen get their terrible tooth Crysknives from. And after much sendup, in a glorious scene of blinding sand and huge monstrous killer worm-riding, Paul is triumphant and riding atop the sacred creature, his Maker hooks set properly to control the great beast, waving at great distance to his fellow Fremen as Chani looks on in bemusement. 

But that’s all external, and inside Paul is beginning to become divided on what he wants to do. As Jessica pushes the Protectiva hard amongst the women and priestesses of the Fremen, she is also pushing her son to become much larger than he ever wanted to be, if nothing else a conqueror can take revenge for the destruction of House Atreides and the death of her beloved Duke Leto. Paul may have earned his place amongst the Fremen and been given new names – Usul, meaning the strength of the base of the pillar, as his private name within the Sietch; and Muad’Dib, from the small mouse survivor of the desert, well versed in desert ways, called ‘Instructor-of-Boys’ in Fremen legend, as his open-use name – but now everyone wants Paul to be something greater, and potentially more destructive, than what he currently is. It only gets worse when Paul begins to suffer prophetic dreams, and visions when he’s awake, prodding him further to his destiny as an epic conqueror of worlds. Nothing can be done for it, Paul convinces himself that he must take the Water of Life himself, to awaken the sleeping prophet inside himself, and allow him to hopefully See a path through the future. 

The problem with that plan, is that Bene Gesserit are almost exclusively all women, and only they are supposed to know how to transmute poisons internally, along with all sorts of other “witchcraft”. But Jessica has been training Paul in forbidden Bene Gesserit ways all his life, and as much as Paul might rail and even quail against it, there is no denying his incoming destiny, crushing any resistance he may have with all the force of a giant sandworm hunting a spice blow. And even when Paul has finally given in and taken the cursed substance almost mockingly called the Water of Life, it falls to another strong and prophetic in her right female in his life, his beloved Chani, to save him from himself. But even Chani can’t stop Paul’s destructive destiny as the conqueror of the known worlds, guilty of slaying millions upon millions of people in his quest for vengeance, thinly disguised as peace. 

Over on the Harkonnen homeworld of Geidi Prime, “Beast” Rabban (Dave Bautista) is disgusted and enraged at the continuing Fremen raids against the Harkonnens on Arrakis, and terrified of what his uncle the notoriously cruel Baron Harkonnen (Stellan Skarsgard), will do to him in response. The Baron’s nephew Feyd-Rautha (Austin Butler), heir apparent or na-Baron to House Harkonnen, demonstrates his blood-inborn savagery in a slaughter of the remnants of House Atreides gladiator-style, as his birthday celebration. Pleased with the spectacle, the Baron commands Feyd-Rautha to take control of the fight against this Fremen rebel known as Muad’dib, as Rabban is proving himself more and more useless. And any tool or toy that the Baron finds broken or unusable, is destroyed before being discarded. 

As the legend of Muad’dib grows off Arrakis and circulates among the Imperial worlds, the Emperor grinds his teeth in frustration and the Bene Gesserit, led by Reverend Mother Mohiam (Charlotte Rampling) as the Emperor’s Truthsayer, begin pushing forward their plots and machinations. Lady Margot Fenring (Lea Seydoux), a criminally underused character in this respect, demonstrates her willingness to be a pawn in Bene Gesserit machinations, but never forget, strong Bene Gesserit women have been breaking their own rules for generations. Just look at what Jessica did. 

As the raids and rebellion on Arrakis continue, both the Emperor and the Baron become more and more desperate, sending in mercenaries and smugglers in the hopes they might have more luck. And aboard one of those smuggler’s vessels happens to be an old hand at being a smuggler himself, the warrior troubadour with the scarred face given him by “Beast” Rabban himself, Gurney Halleck (Josh Brolin). Reunited with his beloved Duke’s only son, Gurney finds himself swept up in the legend of Muad’dib in the making along with everyone else, though at least from Gurney’s point of view, Paul is using the messianic angle to take revenge for House Atreides. 

Finally, in an act of what could be considered the ultimate in arrogance, Emperor Shaddam Corrino himself comes to Arrakis, along with Princess Irulan and many others of his Court, the Baron, and Feyd-Rautha in tow as well, to crush this upstart Muad’dib and his Fremen warriors. Sadly for all that the powerhouse actor Christopher Walken plays him, Emperor Shaddam Corrino is shown as a doddering old man, cowed in the face of Muad’dib’s overwhelming vitality and growing-ever-stronger legend. And there is where we will end the review, for the final confrontation between all key players in the Known Universe is full of spoilers and derivations from the original opus of Frank Herbert’s novel Dune

For those of you who stuck around long enough to get to the end, after all, Dune Part Two is almost three hours long itself, if you are fans of the original novel and the zany Lynchian masterpiece that was the first Dune film, you may be disappointed or even angered at the changes made to the story for the climactic end scenes. Director Villenuve has an eye for making grand epic scenes like Paul’s sandworm ride but can be a bit scattered when it comes to piecing the story together with all the key players needing to be involved in a way that can be understood by any layman. Dune in any form is a rich, vast universe of storytelling, and even an almost three-hour-long sequel simply can’t cover every last bit that’s in the novels. But if nothing else, the film is an overwhelming feast for the eyes and should bring a whole new legion of fans to the many worlds contained within Dune

If you want to dive further into the Dune-iverse, do yourself a favor and read the Dune prequel books written by Herbert Jr. and Kevin J. Anderson. Until then, dive into the sands of Arrakis along with Shai-Hulud and scream vengeance to the skies with Paul Muad’dib Atreides in Dune Part Two, in theaters now! 

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