GRAMMY Awards Winners & Nominees for Best Alternative Music Performance

Record Of The Year

Album Of The Year

Song Of The Year/New Song Of The Year

Best New Artist

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

Best Pop Solo Performance

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

Best Pop Instrumental Album

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Best Pop Vocal Album

Other Pop/Rock&Roll/ Contemporary Awards or Instrumental

Best Disco Recording

Best Dance Recording

Best Dance/Electronica Album

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

Best Female Rock Vocal Performance

Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

Best Rock Performance

Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Instrumental

Best Hard Rock Performance

Best Metal Performance

Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

Best Rock Song

Best Rock Album

Best Alternative Music Performance

Best R&B Recording - Best Rhythm & Blues Performance

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

Best R&B Group, Vocal Or Instrumental

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

Best R&B Instrumental Performance (orchestra,group or soloist)

Best Urban/Alternative Performance

Best R&B Performance

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

Best R&B Song

Best Contemporary R&B Album

Best Urban Contemporary Album

Best R&B Album

Best Rap Performance

Best Rap Solo Performance

Best Female Rap Solo Performance

Best Male Rap Solo Performance

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

Best Rap Performance

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

Best Rap Song

Best Rap Album

Best Country & Western Performance

Best Country & Western Single and Best Country & Western Recording

Best New Country & Western Artist

Best Country & Western Performance, Duet, Trio Or Group (vocal or instrumental)

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

Best Country Solo Performance

Best Country Performance By A Duo or Group With Vocal

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

Best Country Collaboration with Vocals

Best Country Instrumental Performance

Best Country Song

Best Country Album

Best New Age Album

Best Jazz Fusion Performance

Best Contemporary Jazz Performance, Instrumental - Also cont. Jazz Perf. Vocal or Instrumental

Best Improvised Jazz Solo Performance

Best Jazz Vocal Album

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male

Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo Or Group

Best Instrumental Jazz Album

Best Jazz Performance, Soloist

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Best Original Jazz Composition

Best Latin Jazz Album

Best Gospel Other: Incl. Sacred, Religious or Inspirational Recording, Musical or Non-Musical

Best Gospel Performance

Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary or Inspirational

Best Gospel Performance, Traditional

Best Soul Gospel Performance

Best Gospel Performance, Female

Best Gospel Performance, Male

Best Gospel Performance By A Duo Or Group, Choir or Chorus - Singles, Albums & Tracks

Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female - Singles, Albums or Tracks

Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male - Singles, Albums or Tracks

Best Soul Gospel Performance By A Duo, Group, Choir or Chorus - Singles, Albums or Tracks

Best Gospel Performance/Song

Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

Best Gospel Song

Best Contemporary Christian Music Song

Best Rock Gospel Album incl. Best Rock/Contemporary Gospel Album

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

Best Southern Gospel, Country Gospel or Bluegrass Gospel Album

Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album

Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album

Best Gospel Album By Choir Or Chorus

Best Gospel Album

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

Best Roots Gospel Album

Best Latin Recording

Best Latin Pop Performance

Best Latin Rock, Alternative Or Urban Album

Best Latin Urban Album

Best Latin Pop, Rock or Urban Album

Best Salsa/Merengue Album

Best Merengue Performance

Best Mexican-American/Tejano Music Performance

Best Tejano Album

Best Norteño Album

Best Banda Album

Best Regional Mexican or Tejano Album

Best Banda or Norteño Album

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (including Tejano)

Best Tropical Latin Album

Best American Roots Performance

Best American Roots Song

Best Americana Album

Best Bluegrass Album

Best Traditional Blues Album - or - Best Traditional Blues Recording

Best Contemporary Blues Album - or Contemporary Blues Recording

Best Blues Album

Best Folk Performance or Best Folk Recording

Best Traditional Folk Album incl. Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording/Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording

Best Contemporary Folk Album incl. Best Ethnic or Contemporary Folk Recording

Best Folk Album

Best Native American Music Album

Best Hawaiian Music Album

Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album

Best Regional Roots Album

Best Reggae Album

Best World Music Album

Best Contemporary World Music Album

Best Polka Album

Best Recording For Children - Single or Album, Musical or Spoken

Best Musical Album For Children

Best Spoken Word Album For Children

Best Children's Album

Best Spoken Word Or Non-musical Album

Best Comedy Album

Best Spoken Comedy Album

Best Musical Theater Album

Best Sound Track Album - Original Cast (Not A Composer's Award)

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media

Best Song Written For Visual Media

Best Instrumental Composition

Best Instrumental Arrangement

Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)/Best Background Arrangement

Best Arrangement Accompanying A Vocalist Or Instrumentalist

Best Arrangement For Voices

Best Album Package - Incl. Album Cover, Graphic Arts, Photography

Best Recording Package - Boxed

Best Album Notes

Best Historical Album

Best Engineered Recording, Non Classical

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

Remixer Of The Year

Best Remixed Recording , Non-Classical

Best Immersive Audio Album

Best Classical Engineered Recording

Classical Producer Of The Year

Best Classical Album

Best Classical Orchestral Performance

Best Opera Recording

Best Classical Performance, Operatic or Choral

Best Choral Performance, Classical

Best Classical Performance-Instrumental Soloist(s) (with orchestra)

Best Classical Performance-Instrumental Soloist(s) (without orchestra)

Best Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (with or without orchestra)

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance (With or Without Conductor)

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

Best Chamber Music Performance

Best Classical Vocal Performance

Best Classical Compendium

Best Classical Contemporary Composition

Best Classical Crossover Album

Most Promising New Classical Recording Artist

Best Music Video, Short Form

Best Music Video, Long Form

Video of the Year

Best Concept Music Video

Best Performance Music Video

Jump to Year

Best Alternative Music Performance

61st Annual GRAMMY Awards (2018)

winner

Colors

Beck

Beck & Greg Kurstin, producers; Julian Burg, Serban Ghenea, David Greenbaum, John Hanes, Greg Kurstin, Florian Lagatta, Cole M.G.N., Alex Pasco, Jesse Shatkin, Darrel Thorp & Cassidy Turbin, engineers/mixers

nominees

Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino

Arctic Monkeys

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Utopia

Björk

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American Utopia

David Byrne

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Masseduction

St. Vincent

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60th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2017)

winner

Sleep Well Beast

The National

David Chalmin, Peter Katis, Jonathan Low & Sean O'Brien, engineers/mixers

59th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2016)

winner

Blackstar

David Bowie

David Bowie & Tony Visconti, producers; Tom Elmhirst & Kevin Killen, engineers/mixers

58th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2015)

winner

Sound & Color

Alabama Shakes

Alabama Shakes (Zac Cockrell, Heath Fogg, Brittany Howard & Steve Johnson) & Blake Mills, producers

57th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2014)

winner

St. Vincent

John Congleton, producer; John Congleton, engineer/mixer

56th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2013)

winner

Modern Vampires Of The City

Vampire Weekend

Ariel Rechtshaid, producer; Michael Harris, Ariel Rechtshaid, Nick Rowe & Dave Schiffman, engineers/mixers

55th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2012)

winner

Making Mirrors

Gotye

Gotye, producer; Francois Tetaz, engineer/mixer

54th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2011)

winner

Bon Iver

Brian Joseph, engineer/mixer

53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (2010)

winner

Brothers

Black Keys, The

The Black Keys & Mark Neill, producers; Tchad Blake & Mark Neill, engineers/mixers

52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards (2009)

winner

Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

Phoenix

Philippe Zdar Cerboneschi & Phoenix, producers; Philippe Zdar Cerboneschi, engineer/mixer

51st Annual GRAMMY Awards (2008)

winner

In Rainbows

Radiohead

Nigel Godrich, producer

50th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2007)

winner

Icky Thump

The White Stripes

49th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2006)

winner

St. Elsewhere

Gnarls Barkley

Ben Allen & Kennie Takahashi, engineers/mixers

48th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2005)

winner

Get Behind Me Satan

The White Stripes

Jack White, producer; John P. Hampton, engineer/mixer

47th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2004)

winner

A Ghost Is Born

Wilco

Jim O'Rourke & Wilco, producers; Jim O'Rourke & Chris Shaw, engineers/mixers

46th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2003)

winner

Elephant

The White Stripes

Jack White, producer; Liam Watson & Jack White, engineers/mixers

45th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2002)

winner

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

Coldplay & Ken Nelson, producers; Coldplay, Ken Nelson & Mark Phythian, engineers/mixers

44th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2001)

winner

Parachutes

Coldplay

Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin & Ken Nelson, producers

43rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (2000)

winner

Kid A

Radiohead

Nigel Godrich & Radiohead, producers; Nigel Godrich, engineer/mixer

42nd Annual GRAMMY Awards (1999)

winner

Mutations

Beck

41st Annual GRAMMY Awards (1998)

winner

Hello Nasty

Beastie Boys

40th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1997)

winner

Ok Computer

Radiohead

39th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1996)

winner

Odelay

Beck

38th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1995)

winner

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

37th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1994)

winner

Dookie

Green Day

36th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1993)

winner

Zooropa

35th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1992)

winner

Bone Machine

Tom Waits

34th Annual GRAMMY Awards (1991)

winner

Out Of Time

R.E.M.

33rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (1990)

winner

I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

Sinéad O'Connor

GRAMMY Awards Winners & Nominees for Best Alternative Music Performance

Best Alternative Music Performance

Colors

nominees

Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino

Utopia

American Utopia

Masseduction

GRAMMYs Newsletter

Sleep Well Beast

GRAMMYs Newsletter

Blackstar

GRAMMYs Newsletter

Sound & Color

GRAMMYs Newsletter

St. Vincent

Modern Vampires Of The City

Making Mirrors

Bon Iver

Brothers

Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

In Rainbows

Icky Thump

St. Elsewhere

Get Behind Me Satan

A Ghost Is Born

Elephant

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Parachutes

Kid A

Mutations

Hello Nasty

Ok Computer

Odelay

MTV Unplugged In New York

Dookie

Zooropa

Bone Machine

Out Of Time

I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got