Record of the Year:
- “Hello” – Adele
- “Formation” – Beyoncé
- “7 Years” – Lukas Graham
- “Work” – Rihanna featuring Drake
- “Stressed Out” – Twenty One Pilots
Best New Artist:
- Kelsea Ballerini
- The Chainsmokers
- Chance the Rapper
- Maren Morris
- Anderson .Paak
Best Pop Solo Performance
- “Hello” – Adele
- “Hold Up” – Beyoncé
- “Love Yourself” – Justin Bieber
- “Piece By Piece (Idol Version)” – Kelly Clarkson
- “Dangerous Woman” – Ariana Grande
Best Pop Vocal Album
- 25 – Adele
- Purpose – Justin Bieber
- Dangerous Woman – Ariana Grande
- Confident – Demi Lovato
- This Is Acting – Sia
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
- “Closer” – The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey
- “7 Years” – Lukas Graham
- “Work” – Rihanna Featuring Drake
- “Cheap Thrills” – Sia Featuring Sean Paul
- “Stressed Out” – Twenty One Pilots
Best Rap Album
- 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
Best Rap/Sung Performance
- “Freedom” – Beyoncé ft. Kendrick Lamar
- “Hotline Bling” – Drake
- “Broccoli” – DRAM ft. Lil Yachty
- “Ultralight Beam” – Kanye West ft. Chance the Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The Dream
- “Famous” – Kanye West featuring Rihanna
Best Country Album
- Big Day in a Small Town – Brandy Clark
- Full Circle – Loretta Lynn
- Hero – Maren Morris
- A Sailor’s Guide to Earth – Sturgill Simpson
- Ripcord – Keith Urban
Best Country Solo Performance
- “Love Can Go To Hell” — Brandy Clark
- “Vice” — Miranda Lambert
- “My Church” — Maren Morris
- “Church Bells” — Carrie Underwood
- “Blue Ain’t Your Color” — Keith Urban
Best Alternative Music Album
- 22, A Million — Bon Iver
- Blackstar — David Bowie
- The Hope Six Demolition Project — PJ Harvey
- Post Pop Depression — Iggy Pop
- A Moon Shaped Pool — Radiohead
Best Rock Album
- California — Blink-182
- Tell Me I’m Pretty — Cage the Elephant
- Magma — Gojira
- Death Of A Bachelor — Panic! At the Disco
- Weezer — Weezer
Best Rock Performance
- “Joe (Live From Austin City Limits)” – Alabama Shakes
- “Don’t Hurt Yourself” – Beyoncé Featuring Jack White
- “Blackstar” – David Bowie
- “The Sound of Silence (Live on Conan)” – Disturbed
- “Heathens” – Twenty One Pilots
Best R&B Performance
- “Turning’ Me Up” – BJ the Chicago Kid
- “Permission” – Ro James
- “I Do” – Musiq Soulchild
- “Needed Me” – Rihanna
- “Cranes in the Sky” – Solange
Best R&B Urban Contemporary Album
- Lemonade — Beyoncé
- Ology — Gallant
- We Are King — KING
- Malibu — Anderson .Paak
- Anti — Rihanna
Best Dance Electronic Album
- 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
Best Dance Recording
- “Tearing Me Up” – Bob Moses
- “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 Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
- Amy
- Miles Ahead
- Straight Outta Compton
- Suicide Squad (Collector’s Edition)
- Vinyl: The Essentials Season 1
Best Song Written for Visual Media
- “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
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
- Bridge of Spies
- Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight
- The Revenant
- Star Wars: The F0rce Awakens
- Stranger Things Volume 1
- Stranger Things Volume 2
Best Music Video
- “Formation” — Beyoncé
- “River” — Leon Bridges
- “Up & Up” — Coldplay
- “Gosh” — Jamie XX
- “Upside Down & Inside Out” — OK Go