60th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony for honouring the best recordings, compositions and artists was held on January 28, 2018 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, US.
- Eligibility year for 60th Annual Grammy Awards ran from October 1, 2016 to September 30, 2017.
- The award ceremony was hosted by famous television host James Corden.
- Jay-Z was credited with maximum nominations (in 8 categories), while Bruno Mars won maximum awards (in 6 categories, including top categories of album, record and song of the year).
60th Annual Grammy Awards – List of Winners:
| Categories | Winner |
| Record of the Year | “24K Magic” — Bruno Mars |
| Album of the Year | “24K Magic” — Bruno Mars |
| Song of the Year | “That’s What I Like” — Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus and Jonathan Yip, songwriters (Bruno Mars) |
| Best New Artist | Alessia Cara |
| Best Pop Solo Performance | “Shape of You” — Ed Sheeran |
| Best Pop Duo/Group Performance | “Feel It Still” — Portugal. The Man |
| Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album | “Tony Bennett Celebrates 90” — Various Artists; Dae Bennett |
| Best Pop Vocal Album | “÷” — Ed Sheeran |
| Best Dance Recording | “Tonite” — LCD Soundsystem |
| Best Dance/Electronic Album | “3-D The Catalogue” — Kraftwerk |
| Best Contemporary Instrumental Album | “Prototype” — Jeff Lorber Fusion |
| Best Rock Performance | “You Want It Darker” — Leonard Cohen |
| Best Metal Performance | “Sultan’s Curse” — Mastodon |
| Best Rock Song | “Run” — Foo Fighters, songwriters |
| Best Rock Album | “A Deeper Understanding” — The War on Drugs |
| Best Alternative Music Album | “Sleep Well Beast” — The National |
| Best R&B Performance | “That’s What I Like” — Bruno Mars |
| Best Traditional R&B Performance | “Redbone” — Childish Gambino |
| Best R&B Song | “That’s What I Like” — Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus and Jonathan Yip, songwriters (Bruno Mars) |
| Best Urban Contemporary Album | “Starboy” — The Weeknd |
| Best R&B Album | “24K Magic” — Bruno Mars |
| Best Rap Performance | “HUMBLE.” — Kendrick Lamar |
| Best Rap/Sung Performance | “LOYALTY.” — Kendrick Lamar featuring Rihanna |
| Best Rap Song | “HUMBLE.” — K. Duckworth, Asheton Hogan and M. Williams II, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar) |
| Best Rap Album | “DAMN.” — Kendrick Lamar |
| Best Country Solo Performance | “Either Way” — Chris Stapleton |
| Best Country Duo/Group Performance | “Better Man” — Little Big Town |
| Best Country Song | “Broken Halos” — Mike Henderson and Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Chris Stapleton) |
| Best Country Album | “From A Room: Volume 1” — Chris Stapleton |
| Best New Age Album | “Dancing on Water” — Peter Kater |
| Best Improvised Jazz Solo: | “Miles Beyond” — John McLaughlin, soloist |
| Best Jazz Vocal Album | “Dreams and Daggers” — Cécile McLorin Salvant |
| Best Jazz Instrumental Album | “Rebirth” — Billy Childs |
| Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album | “Bringin’ It” — Christian McBride Big Band |
| Best Latin Jazz Album | “Jazz Tango” — Pablo Ziegler Trio |
| Best Gospel Performance/Song | “Never Have to Be Alone” — CeCe Winans; Dwan Hill & Alvin Love III, songwriters |
| Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song | “What a Beautiful Name” — Hillsong Worship; Ben Fielding & Brooke Ligertwood, songwriters |
| Best Gospel Album | “Let Them Fall in Love” — CeCe Winans |
| Best Contemporary Christian Music Album | “Chain Breaker” — Zach Williams |
| Best Roots Gospel Album | “Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope” — Reba McEntire |
| Best Latin Pop Album | “El Dorado” — Shakira |
| Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album | “Residente” — Residente |
| Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano) | “Arriero Somos Versiones Acústicas” — Aida Cuevas |
| Best Tropical Latin Album | “Salsa Big Band” — Rubén Blades con Roberto Delgado y Orquesta |
| Best American Roots Performance | “Killer Diller Blues” — Alabama Shakes |
| Best American Roots Song | “If We Were Vampires” — Jason Isbell, songwriter (Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit) |
| Best Americana Album | “The Nashville Sound” — Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit |
| Best Bluegrass Album | Tie between “Laws of Gravity” — The Infamous Stringdusters and “All the Rage — In Concert Volume One” — Rhonda Vincent and the Rage |
| Best Traditional Blues Album | “Blue & Lonesome” — The Rolling Stones |
| Best Contemporary Blues Album | “TajMo” — Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ |
| Best Folk Album | “Mental Illness” — Aimee Mann |
| Best Regional Roots Music Album | “Kalenda” — Lost Bayou Ramblers |
| Best Reggae Album | “Stony Hill” — Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley |
| Best World Music Album | “Shaka Zulu Revisited: 30th Anniversary Celebration” — Ladysmith Black Mambazo |
| Best Children’s Album | “Feel What U Feel” — Lisa Loeb |
| Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books and Storytelling) | “The Princess Diarist” — Carrie Fisher |
| Best Comedy Album | “The Age of Spin/Deep in the Heart of Texas” — Dave Chappelle |
| Best Musical Theater Album | “Dear Evan Hansen” — Ben Platt, principal soloist; Alex Lacamoire, Stacey Mindich, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, producers; Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, composers/lyricists (original Broadway cast recording) |
| Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | “La La Land” — Various Artists |
| Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | “La La Land” — Justin Hurwitz, composer |
| Best Song Written for Visual Media | “How Far I’ll Go” — Lin-Manuel Miranda, songwriter (Auli’i Cravalho) |
| Best Instrumental Composition | “Three Revolutions” — Arturo O’Farrill, composer (Arturo O’Farrill and Chucho Valdés) |
| Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella | “Escapades for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra From ‘Catch Me If You Can’” — John Williams, arranger (John Williams) |
| Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals | “Putin” — Randy Newman, arranger (Randy Newman) |
| Best Recording Package | Tie between “Pure Comedy (Deluxe Edition)” — Sasha Barr, Ed Steed and Josh Tillman, art directors (Father John Misty) and “El Orisha de la Rosa” — Claudio Roncoli and Cactus Taller, art directors |
| Best Boxed or Special Limited-Edition Package | “The Voyager Golden Record: 40th Anniversary Edition” — Lawrence Azerrad, Timothy Daly and David Pescovitz, art directors (Various Artists) |
| Best Album Notes | “Live at the Whisky A Go Go: The Complete Recordings” — Lynell George, writer (Otis Redding) |
| Best Historical Album | “Leonard Bernstein — The Composer” — Robert Russ, compilation producer; Martin Kistner and Andreas K. Meyer, mastering engineers (Leonard Bernstein) |
| Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical | “24K Magic” — Serban Ghenea, John Hanes and Charles Moniz, engineers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer (Bruno Mars) |
| Producer of the Year, Non-Classical | Greg Kurstin |
| Best Remixed Recording | “You Move (Latroit Remix)” — Dennis White, remixer (Depeche Mode) |
| Best Surround Sound Album | “Early Americans” — Jim Anderson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Jim Anderson and Jane Ira Bloom, surround producers (Jane Ira Bloom) |
| Best Engineered Album, Classical | “Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Barber: Adagio” — Mark Donahue, engineer (Manfred Honeck and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra) |
| Producer of the Year, Classical | David Frost |
| Best Orchestral Performance | “Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Barber: Adagio” — Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra) |
| Best Opera Recording | “Berg: Wozzeck” — Hans Graf, conductor; Anne Schwanewilms and Roman Trekel; Hans Graf and Brad Sayles, producers (Houston Symphony; Chorus of Students and Alumni, Shepherd School of Music, Rice University and Houston Grand Opera Children’s Chorus) |
| Best Choral Performance | “Bryars: The Fifth Century” — Donald Nally, conductor (PRISM Quartet and The Crossing) |
| Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance | “Death & the Maiden” — Patricia Kopatchinskaja and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra |
| Best Classical Instrumental Solo | “Transcendental” — Daniil Trifonov |
| Best Classical Solo Vocal Album | “Crazy Girl Crazy” — Barbara Hannigan (Ludwig Orchestra) |
| Best Classical Compendium | “Higdon: All Things Majestic, Viola Concerto & Oboe Concerto” — Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer |
| Best Contemporary Classical Composition | “Viola Concerto” — Jennifer Higdon, composer (Roberto Díaz, Giancarlo Guerrero and Nashville Symphony) |
| Best Music Video | “HUMBLE.” — Kendrick Lamar |
| Best Music Film | “The Defiant Ones” — Various Artists |
Quick Facts about Grammy Award:
- Awarded for – Outstanding achievements in Music Industry of US
- Presented by – The Recording Academy
- First Awarded in – 1959
- Frequency – Annual
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