| Artist(s) | Category | Title & YouTube Link |
| Chance The Rapper f/ Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz [w] |
Best Rap Performance |
No Problem |
| Chance the Rapper, Lil Wayne, et al |
Best Rap Song |
No Problem |
| DJ Khaled |
Best Rap Album |
Major Key |
| Branford Marsalis Quartet & Kurt Elling |
Best Jazz Vocal Album |
Upward Spiral |
| John Beasley |
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album |
MONK'estra Vol. 1 |
| Lauren Daigle |
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance / Song |
Trust in You |
| Eric Adcock & Roddie Romero, songwriters |
Best American Roots Song |
Gulfstream |
Bobby Rush [w]
(Scott Billington, producer) |
Best Traditional Blues Album |
Porcupine Meat (see album credits) |
| Kenny Neal |
Best Contemporary Blues Album |
Bloodline |
| Barry Jean Ancelet & Sam Broussard |
Best Regional Music Album |
Broken Promised Land |
| Roddie Romero & the Hub City All-Stars |
Best Regional Music Album |
Gulfstream |
| Various Artists (Joel Savoy and Josh Caffery, producers) |
Best Regional Music Album |
I Wanna Sing Right: Rediscovering Lomax in the Evangeline Country |
| John Beasley |
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella |
Ask Me Now |
| Notes: Recording eligibility period was October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016. Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Neil Diamond, and others appeared with host James Corden in a Carpool Karaoke singalong of Diamond's classic "Sweet Caroline". Watch Bobby Rush's acceptance speech after winning the Grammy for Best Traditional Blues Album ("Porcupine Meat"). Scott Billington and Johnette Downing appeared onstage with Rush. Both had performance and songwriting credits on the album. Billington received a Grammy for producing the album. See other local artists who contributed to the album here. Tim McGraw and Faith Hill presented the awards for Record of the Year and Album of the Year. Both were won by Adele. "No Problem" by Chance the Rapper featuring Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz won the Grammy for Best Rap Performance and was also nominated for Best Rap Song. Lil Wayne (Dwayne Carter Jr.) is credited as a cowriter of the track. Tim McGraw's single "Humble and Kind" won the Grammy for Best Country Song. The award went to the songwriter, Lori McKenna. Stanley Dural Jr., aka Buckwheat Zydeco (1947-2016) and Pete Fountain (1930-2016) were included in the annual 'In Memoriam' segment. 2017 additions to the Grammy Hall of Fame included Louis Armstrong's 1938 recording of "When The Saints Go Marching In". |
