• Cardi B – Invasion Of Privacy
• Brandi Carlile – By The Way, I Forgive You
• Drake – Scorpion
• H.E.R. – H.E.R.
• Post Malone – Beerbongs & Bentleys
• Janelle Monáe – Dirty Computer
• Kacey Musgraves – Golden Hour
• Kendrick Lamar – Black Panther: The Album, Music From And Inspired By – Various Artists

Song of the Year:

• Kendrick Lamar & SZA — “All the Stars”
• Ella Mai — “Boo’d Up”
• Drake — “God’s Plan”
• Shawn Mendes — “In My Blood”
• Brandi Carlile — “The Joke”
• Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey – “The Middle”
• Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – “Shallow”
• Childish Gambino – “This Is America”

Record of the Year:

• “I Like It” – Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin
• “The Joke” – Brandi Carlile
• “This Is America” – Childish Gambino
• “God’s Plan” – Drake
• “Shallow” – Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
• “All The Stars” – Kendrick Lamar & SZA
• “Rockstar” – Post Malone Feat. 21 Savage
• “The Middle” – Zedd Feat. Marren Morris & Grey

Best New Artist:

• Chloe x Halle
• Luke Combs
• Greta Van Fleet
• H.E.R.
• Dua Lipa
• Margo Price
• Bebe Rexha
• Jorja Smith

Best Rap Album:

• Cardi B – Invasion of Privacy
• Mac Miller – SWIMMING
• Nipsey Hussle – Victory Lap
• Pusha T – DAYTONA
• Travis Scott – ASTROWORLD

Best Rap Song:

• “God’s Plan” – Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake)
• “King’s Dead” – Kendrick Duckworth, Samuel Gloade, James Litherland, Johnny McKinzie, Mark Spears, Travis Walton, Nayvadius Wilburn & Michael Williams II, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake)
• “Lucky You” – R. Fraser, G. Lucas, M. Mathers, M. Samuels & J. Sweet, songwriters (Eminem Featuring Joyner Lucas)
• “SICKO MODE” – Khalif Brown, Rogét Chahayed, BryTavious Chambers, Mike Dean, Mirsad Dervic, Kevin Gomringer, Tim Gomringer, Aubrey Graham, John Edward Hawkins, Chauncey Hollis, Jacques Webster, Ozan Yildirim & Cydel Young, songwriters (Travis Scott, Drake, Big Hawk & Swae Lee)
• “Win” – K. Duckworth, A. Hernandez, J. McKinzie, M. Samuels & C. Thompson, songwriters (Jay Rock)

Best Rap Performance:

• Cardi B – “Be Careful”
• Drake – “Nice For What”
• Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake – “King’s Dead”
• Anderson .Paak – “Bubblin”
• Travis Scott, Drake, Big Hawk & Swae Lee – “SICKO MODE”

Best Rap/Sung Performance:

• Christina Aguilera Featuring Goldlink – “Like I Do”
• 6LACK Featuring J. Cole _ “Pretty Little Fears”
• Childish Gambino – “This Is America”
• Kendrick Lamar & SZA – “All the Stars”
• Post Malone Featuring 21 Savage – “Rockstar”

Best R&B Album:

• Toni Braxton – Sex & Cigarettes
• Leon Bridges – Good Thing
• Lalah Hathaway – Honestly
• H.E.R. – H.E.R.
• PJ Morton – Gumbo Unplugged (Live)

Best R&B Song:

• “Boo’d Up” – Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai & Dijon McFarlane, songwriters (Ella Mai)
• “Come Through And Chill” – Jermaine Cole, Miguel Pimentel & Salaam Remi, songwriters (Miguel Featuring J. Cole & Salaam Remi)
• “Feels Like Summer” – Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters (Childish Gambino)
• “Focus” – Darhyl Camper Jr, H.E.R. & Justin Love, songwriters (H.E.R.)
• “Long As I Live” – Paul Boutin, Toni Braxton & Antonio Dixon, songwriters (Toni Braxton)

Best R&B Performance:

• Toni Braxton – “Long As I Live”
• The Carters – “Summer”
• Lalah Hathaway – “Y O Y”
• H.E.R. Featuring Daniel Caesar – “Best Part”
• PJ Morton – “First Began”

Best Traditional R&B Performance:

• Leon Bridges – “Bet Ain’t Worth the Hand”
• Bettye LaVette – “Don’t Fall Apart on Me Tonight”
• MAJOR. – “Honest”
• PJ Morton Featuring Yebba – “How Deep Is Your Love”
• Charlie Wilson Featuring Lalah Hathaway – “Made For Love”

Best Urban Contemporary Album:

• The Carters – Everything Is Love
• Chloe x Halle – The Kids Are Alright
• Chris Dave And The Drumhedz – Chris Dave And The Drumhedz
• Miguel – War & Leisure
• Meshell Ndegeocello – VENTRILOQUISM

Best Music Video:

• The Carters – “APES***”
• Childish Gambino – “This Is America”
• Joyner Lucas – “I’m Not Racist”
• Janelle Monáe – “PYNK”
• Tierra Whack – “Mumbo Jumbo”

Producer of the Year (Non-Classical):