9. Best Dance Recording

• LINKED
  Bonobo
  Simon Green, producer; Simon Green & Frank Merritt, mixers
   
• GOT TO KEEP ON
  The Chemical Brothers
  The Chemical Brothers, producers; Steve Dub Jones & Tom Rowlands, mixers
   
• PIECE OF YOUR HEART
  Meduza Featuring Goodboys
  Simone Giani, Luca De Gregorio & Mattia Vitale, producers; Simone Giani, Luca De Gregorio & Mattia Vitale, mixers
   
• UNDERWATER
  RÜFÜS DU SOL
  Jason Evigan & RÜFÜS DU SOL, producers; Cassian Stewart-Kasimba, mixer
   
• MIDNIGHT HOUR
  Skrillex, Boys Noize & Ty Dolla $ign
  Boys Noize & Skrillex, producers; Tom Norris & Skrillex, mixers

10. Best Dance/Electronic Album

• LP5
  Apparat
   
• NO GEOGRAPHY
  The Chemical Brothers
   
• HI THIS IS FLUME (MIXTAPE)
  Flume
   
• SOLACE
  RÜFÜS DU SOL
   
• WEATHER
  Tycho Featuring Saint Sinner

Contemporary Instrumental Music

11. Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

• ANCESTRAL RECALL
  Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah
   
• STAR PEOPLE NATION
  Theo Croker
   
• BEAT MUSIC! BEAT MUSIC! BEAT MUSIC!
  Mark Guiliana 
• ELEVATE
  Lettuce
   
• METTAVOLUTION
  Rodrigo y Gabriela

Rock

12. Best Rock Performance

• PRETTY WASTE
  Bones UK
   
• THIS LAND
  Gary Clark Jr.
   
• HISTORY REPEATS
  Brittany Howard
   
• WOMAN
  Karen O & Danger Mouse
   
• TOO BAD
  Rival Sons

13. Best Metal Performance

• ASTOROLUS - THE GREAT OCTOPUS
  Candlemass Featuring Tony Iommi
   
• HUMANICIDE
  Death Angel
   
• BOW DOWN
  I Prevail
   
• UNLEASHED
  Killswitch Engage
   
• 7EMPEST
  Tool

14. Best Rock Song

• FEAR INOCULUM
  Danny Carey, Justin Chancellor, Adam Jones & Maynard James Keenan, songwriters (Tool)
   
• GIVE YOURSELF A TRY
  George Daniel, Adam Hann, Matthew Healy & Ross MacDonald, songwriters (The 1975)
   
• HARMONY HALL
  Ezra Koenig, songwriter (Vampire Weekend)
   
• HISTORY REPEATS
  Brittany Howard, songwriter (Brittany Howard)
   
• THIS LAND
  Gary Clark Jr., songwriter (Gary Clark Jr.)

15. Best Rock Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new rock, hard rock or metal recordings.

• AMO
  Bring Me The Horizon
   
• SOCIAL CUES
  Cage The Elephant
   
• IN THE END
  The Cranberries
   
• TRAUMA
  I Prevail
   
• FERAL ROOTS
  Rival Sons

Alternative

16. Best Alternative Music Album

• U.F.O.F.
  Big Thief
   
• ASSUME FORM
  James Blake
   
• I,I
  Bon Iver
   
• FATHER OF THE BRIDE
  Vampire Weekend
   
• ANIMA
  Thom Yorke

R&B

17. Best R&B Performance

• LOVE AGAIN
  Daniel Caesar & Brandy
   
• COULD'VE BEEN
  H.E.R. Featuring Bryson Tiller
   
• EXACTLY HOW I FEEL
  Lizzo Featuring Gucci Mane
   
• ROLL SOME MO
  Lucky Daye
   
• COME HOME
  Anderson .Paak Featuring André 3000

18. Best Traditional R&B Performance

• TIME TODAY
  BJ The Chicago Kid
   
• STEADY LOVE
  India.Arie
   
• JEROME
  Lizzo
   
• REAL GAMES
  Lucky Daye
   
• BUILT FOR LOVE
  PJ Morton Featuring Jazmine Sullivan