Il celebre riconoscimento, presentato dalla National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, è giunto alla sua 60° edizione. La premiazione si è svolta il 28 gennaio 2018 al Madison Square Garden di New York, condotta per la seconda volta da James Corden, celebre autore e conduttore televisivo inglese.
Di seguito, vi elenchiamo i vincitori delle categorie che sono state premiate con questo prestigioso riconoscimento:
Album of the Year: Bruno Mars – 24 Magic
Record of the Year: Bruno Mars – 24 Magic
Best Song of the Year: Bruno Mars – That’s What I Like
Best New Artist: Alessia Cara
Best Comedy Album: Dave Chappelle – The Age of Spin & Deep in the Heart of Texas
Best Pop Solo Performance: Ed Sheeran – Shape of You
Best Rap/Sung Performance: Kendrick Lamar featuring Rihanna – LOYALTY.
Best Pop vocal album: Ed Sheeran – ÷ (Divide)
Best Traditional pop vocal album: AA.VV. – Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
Best Pop duo/group performance: Portugal. The Man – Feel It Still
Best Country Album: Chris Stapleton – From a Room: Volume 1
Best Country song: Chris Stapleton – Broken Halos
Best Country solo performance: Chris Stapleton – Either Way
Best Country duo/group performance: Little Big Town – Better Man
Best Rap Album: Kendrick Lamar – DAMN.
Best Rap song: Kendrick Lamar – HUMBLE.
Best Rap performance: Kendrick Lamar – HUMBLE.
Best R&B album: Bruno Mars – 24 Magic
Best Urban contemporary album: The Weeknd – Starboy
Best R&B song: Bruno Mars – That’s What I Like
Best Traditional R&B performance: Childish Gambino – Redbone
Best R&B performance: Bruno Mars – That’s What I Like
Best Alternative music album: National – Sleep Well Beast
Best Rock album: War on Drugs – A Deeper Understanding
Best Rock song: Foo Fighters – Run
Best Metal performance: Mastodon – Sultan’s Curse
Best Rock performance: Leonard Cohen – You Want It Darker
Best American roots song: Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit – If We Were Vampires
Best American roots performance: Alabama Shakes – Killer Diller Blues
Best Gospel album: CeCe Winans – Let Them Fall In Love
Best Traditional Blues Album: Rolling Stones – Blue & Lonesome
Best Jazz instrumental album: Billy Childs – Rebirth
Best New age album: Peter Kater – Dancing On Water
Best Song written for visual media: Lin-Manuel Miranda – How Far I’ll Go (da “Oceania“)
Best Score soundtrack for visual media: La La Land
Best Compilation soundtrack for visual media: La La Land
Best Musical theater album: Dear Evan Hansen
Best Spoken word album: Carrie Fisher – The Princess Diarist
Best Latin pop album: Shakira – El Dorado
Best Music film: AA.VV. – The Defiant Ones
Best Music video: Kendrick Lamar – HUMBLE.
Best Contemporary instrumental album: Jeff Lorber Fusion – Prototype
Best Dance/electronic album: Kraftwerk – 3-D The Catalogue
Best Dance Recording: LCD Soundsystem – Tonite