The ceremony recognized the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, which ran from October 1, 2017, to September 30, 2018.[7] Nominations were announced on December 7, 2018.
Dave Cobb &
Shooter Jennings, producers; Dave Cobb & Eddie Spear, engineers/mixers; Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters; Pete Lyman, mastering engineer
Darhyl "Hey DJ" Camper Jr., David "Swagg R'Celious" Harris, H.E.R., Walter Jones & Jeff Robinson, producers; Miki Tsutsumi, engineer/mixer; Darhyl Camper Jr. & H.E.R., songwriters; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
Louis Bell & Post Malone, producers; Louis Bell &
Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Louis Bell & Austin Post, songwriters;
Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
Mark Donahue & Dirk Sobotka, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (
Michael Christie, Garrett Sorenson, Wei Wu,
Sasha Cooke, Edwards Parks, Jessica E. Jones &
Santa Fe Opera Orchestra)
Chesnokov: Teach Me Thy Statutes (Vladimir Gorbik & PaTRAM Institute Male Choir)
Gordon, R.: The House Without a Christmas Tree (Bradley Moore, Elisabeth Leone, Maximillian Macias, Megan Mikailovna Samarin, Patricia Schuman, Lauren Snouffer,
Heidi Stober,
Daniel Belcher,
Houston Grand Opera Juvenile Chorus & Houston Grand Opera Orchestra)
Paterson: Three Way – A Trio of One-Act Operas (Dean Williamson, Daniele Pastin, Courtney Ruckman, Eliza Bonet, Melisa Bonetti, Jordan Rutter, Samuel Levine,
Wes Mason, Matthew Treviño &
Nashville Opera Orchestra)
Bates: The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs (
Michael Christie, Garrett Sorenson, Wei Wu,
Sasha Cooke, Edwards Parks, Jessica E. Jones & Santa Fe Opera Orchestra)
Mason Bates, composer; Mark Campbell, librettist (Michael Christie, Garrett Sorenson, Wei Wu,
Sasha Cooke, Edward Parks, Jessica E. Jones &
Santa Fe Opera Orchestra)
On February 4, 2019, reports surfaced that American singer-songwriter
Ariana Grande would not be performing at or attending the Grammys, due to a dispute with producer
Ken Ehrlich. On February 7, 2019, Grande made a public statement on the matter, alleging that Ehrlich stifled her creativity and tried to stipulate what song she could perform.[15] She then later went on and alleged that Ehrlich "lied" and she could "pull together a performance over night."[16]
On February 11, 2019, Trinidadian-American rapper
Nicki Minaj backed up Grande and alleged Ehrilch "bullied" her. Minaj later said in a statement on
Twitter: "I was bullied into staying quiet for 7 years out of fear. But I'll tell my fans the REAL on the next episode of #QueenRadio they deserve the truth."[17]
The ceremony recognized the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, which ran from October 1, 2017, to September 30, 2018.[7] Nominations were announced on December 7, 2018.
Dave Cobb &
Shooter Jennings, producers; Dave Cobb & Eddie Spear, engineers/mixers; Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters; Pete Lyman, mastering engineer
Darhyl "Hey DJ" Camper Jr., David "Swagg R'Celious" Harris, H.E.R., Walter Jones & Jeff Robinson, producers; Miki Tsutsumi, engineer/mixer; Darhyl Camper Jr. & H.E.R., songwriters; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
Louis Bell & Post Malone, producers; Louis Bell &
Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Louis Bell & Austin Post, songwriters;
Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
Mark Donahue & Dirk Sobotka, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (
Michael Christie, Garrett Sorenson, Wei Wu,
Sasha Cooke, Edwards Parks, Jessica E. Jones &
Santa Fe Opera Orchestra)
Chesnokov: Teach Me Thy Statutes (Vladimir Gorbik & PaTRAM Institute Male Choir)
Gordon, R.: The House Without a Christmas Tree (Bradley Moore, Elisabeth Leone, Maximillian Macias, Megan Mikailovna Samarin, Patricia Schuman, Lauren Snouffer,
Heidi Stober,
Daniel Belcher,
Houston Grand Opera Juvenile Chorus & Houston Grand Opera Orchestra)
Paterson: Three Way – A Trio of One-Act Operas (Dean Williamson, Daniele Pastin, Courtney Ruckman, Eliza Bonet, Melisa Bonetti, Jordan Rutter, Samuel Levine,
Wes Mason, Matthew Treviño &
Nashville Opera Orchestra)
Bates: The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs (
Michael Christie, Garrett Sorenson, Wei Wu,
Sasha Cooke, Edwards Parks, Jessica E. Jones & Santa Fe Opera Orchestra)
Mason Bates, composer; Mark Campbell, librettist (Michael Christie, Garrett Sorenson, Wei Wu,
Sasha Cooke, Edward Parks, Jessica E. Jones &
Santa Fe Opera Orchestra)
On February 4, 2019, reports surfaced that American singer-songwriter
Ariana Grande would not be performing at or attending the Grammys, due to a dispute with producer
Ken Ehrlich. On February 7, 2019, Grande made a public statement on the matter, alleging that Ehrlich stifled her creativity and tried to stipulate what song she could perform.[15] She then later went on and alleged that Ehrlich "lied" and she could "pull together a performance over night."[16]
On February 11, 2019, Trinidadian-American rapper
Nicki Minaj backed up Grande and alleged Ehrilch "bullied" her. Minaj later said in a statement on
Twitter: "I was bullied into staying quiet for 7 years out of fear. But I'll tell my fans the REAL on the next episode of #QueenRadio they deserve the truth."[17]