| Adult Contemporary | Camila Meza |  | Traces |
| Adult Contemporary | Carl Wockner | | Crayon Days |
| Adult Contemporary | Malynda Hale | | Pieces of Me |
| Adult Contemporary | Mike Mentz | | Souvenir |
| Adult Contemporary | Noam Weinstein | | On Waves |
| Alt. Country | Cashavelly Morrison | | The Kingdom Belongs to a Child |
| Alt. Country | Jeremy Nail | | My Mountain |
| Alt. Country | Shotgun Wedding | | South of Somewhere |
| Alt. Country | The Krickets | | Spanish Moss Sirens |
| Alt. Country | Western Centuries | | Weight of the World |
| Americana | Anna & Elizabeth | | Anna & Elizabeth |
| Americana | Dori Freeman | | Dori Freeman |
| Americana | Hackensaw Boys | | Charismo |
| Americana | The Danberrys | | Give and Receive |
| Americana | The Wide Open | | We'll Get By |
| Bluegrass | Carroll Best & The White Oak String Band | | Old-Time Bluegrass from the Great Smoky Mountains (1956 & 1959) |
| Bluegrass | Rebecca Patek | | Come up and Meet Me |
| Blues | Chase Walker Band | | Not Quite Legal |
| Blues | Ingrid Gerdes | | High Priestess |
| Blues | Little Freddie King | | Messin' Around Tha Living Room |
| Blues | Matty T Wall | | Blue Skies |
| Children's Music | Cory Hills | | Drum Factory |
| Children's Music | Jeremy McEwen | | Folk & Children's Songs |
| Children's Music | Kattam et ses Tam-Tams | | De Tombouctou à Bombay |
| Children's Music | Lucy Kalantari | | Big Things |
| Children's Music | Sara Lovell | | You've Got Me |
| Compilation | Blind Alfred Reed | | Appalachian Visionary |
| Compilation | Brian Tarquin & Heavy Friends | | Guitars for Wounded Warriors |
| Compilation | Jim The Boss | | Hudson Soul |
| Compilation | Various Artists | | Potential Unlimited 8 |
| Compilation | Various Artists | | For the Record |
| Concept | Katy Carr | | Polonia |
| Concept | Masta Ace | | The Falling Season |
| Concept | Monica Pasqual & The Handsome Brunettes | | Is Fortune a Wheel |
| Concept | The Krickets | | Spanish Moss Sirens |
| Concept | The Well Pennies | | Endlings |
| Contemporary Christian/Gospel | Becky Wright | | Before the Throne: Worship & Hymns |
| Contemporary Christian/Gospel | Denise Rosier | | Everyday |
| Contemporary Christian/Gospel | Jon Bauer | | The Light in Us |
| Contemporary Christian/Gospel | La maîtrise des petits chanteurs de Québec | | Noël: Stella Luminosa |
| Contemporary Christian/Gospel | Maranda | | Deep Within |
| Contemporary Classical | David Chesky | | The Venetian Concertos |
| Contemporary Classical | International Contemporary Ensemble | | On the Nature of Thingness |
| Contemporary Classical | Jason Cullimore | | Along the King's Road |
| Contemporary Classical | Jasun Martz and The Intercontinental Philharmonic Orchestra | | Solo Exhibition - Non Finito |
| Contemporary Classical | Northwest Sinfonia & David Sabee | | Origins: Life and the Universe |
| Country | Chris Heers | | The Road Ahead Shines |
| Country | Dan Whitaker & The Shinebenders | | Truck Ride |
| Country | Jack Grelle | | Steering Me Away |
| Country | Monica Rizzio | | Washashore Cowgirl |
| Country | Steve Everett | | Central Standards |
| Dance/Electronica | Carissa Vales | | Burning Your Love |
| Dance/Electronica | Mic Most | | Fall in to Me |
| Dance/Electronica | Nader DeAik | | Toba |
| Dance/Electronica | Serge Bulat | | Queuelbum |
| Dance/Electronica | Knafo | | Change to Last |
| Eclectic | Harvey Summers with Laura Cole | | Human |
| Eclectic | Lena Fayre | | Oko |
| Eclectic | Martin "Musa" Musaubach | | All Kinds of Good |
| Eclectic | Superhand | | American Teeth |
| Eclectic | Le Boeuf Brothers + Jack Quartet | | Imaginist |
| Folk/Singer-Songwriter | Amber Snider | | Heroes & Heartaches |
| Folk/Singer-Songwriter | Brooke Annibale | | The Simple Fear |
| Folk/Singer-Songwriter | Calling Blue Jay | | Woods |
| Folk/Singer-Songwriter | Hot Air Balloon | | Behind the Walls |
| Folk/Singer-Songwriter | Lucy Wainwright Roche & Suzzy Roche | | Mud & Apples |
| Funk/Fusion/Jam | Anthony Branker & Imagine | | Beauty Within |
| Funk/Fusion/Jam | Brian Eisenberg Jazz Orchestra | | Sense of Gratitude |
| Funk/Fusion/Jam | Gorilla Tophat | | Unnatural Habitat |
| Funk/Fusion/Jam | Write Minded | | Eye Above |
| Indie/Alt. Rock | Air Traffic Controller | | Black Box |
| Indie/Alt. Rock | Gemma Ray | | The Exodus Suite |
| Indie/Alt. Rock | Nive & The Deer Children | | Feet First |
| Indie/Alt. Rock | Skittish | | Two Legs Bad |
| Indie/Alt. Rock | The Dirty Clergy | | Rattlesnake |
| Instrumental (mainly) | Duane Andrews | | Conception Bay |
| Instrumental (mainly) | Ville Ojanen | | Kameleontti |
| Instrumental (mainly) | Mike Field | | Attic Jump |
| Instrumental (mainly) | Roman Miroshnichenko, José Antonio Rodríguez & Henrik Andersen | | World of Guitar Trio: Perfect Strangers |
| Instrumental (mainly) | The Claudettes | | No Hotel |
| Jazz Instrumental (mainly) | Brian Eisenberg Jazz Orchestra | | Sense of Gratitude |
| Jazz Instrumental (mainly) | Carrera Quinta | | Big Band |
| Jazz Instrumental (mainly) | Fusion Beat | | Against All Odds |
| Jazz Instrumental (mainly) | Jade Kerber | | Square One |
| Jazz Instrumental (mainly) | Kay-Ta | | Arrival |
| Jazz With Vocals | Camila Meza | | Traces |
| Jazz With Vocals | Cristina Morrison | | Baronesa |
| Jazz With Vocals | Edie Daponte | | Young at Heart |
| Jazz With Vocals | Macy Gray | | Stripped |
| Jazz With Vocals | Offpiste Gurus | | In Case of Fire |
| Latin | Ola Fresca | | Elixir |
| Latin | Orchestra Fuego | | Encendido |
| Latin | The Luis D'Elias Ensemble | | Orígenes y Destinos |
| Latin | Will Jarvis | | Con Gracias |
| Latin | Xcelencia | | Enigma |
| Live Performance | Jeff Oster | | Live! |
| Live Performance | RUNA | | LIVE |
| Live Performance | SONiA disappear fear | | LiVE at MAXiMAL |
| Live Performance | The Rechords | | Live Rechording |
| Live Performance | Wertico Cain & Gray | | Realization |
| Metal/Hardcore | All Hail the Yeti | | Screams from a Black Wilderness |
| Metal/Hardcore | Epic Death | | Witchcraft |
| Metal/Hardcore | Incite | | Oppression |
| Metal/Hardcore | Legion | | Black Rose |
| Metal/Hardcore | S7N | | Deadline |
| New Age | Charles Denler | | Moment at Dawn |
| New Age | David Clavijo | | From the Depths |
| New Age | Fiona Joy | | Signature Synchronicity |
| New Age | Kelly Andrew | | Rendezvous |
| New Age | Lawrence Blatt | | Longitudes and Latitudes |
| Pop | Alexz Johnson | | Let 'Em Eat Cake |
| Pop | Gabe Lopez | | It's Obvious It's Obvious |
| Pop | Hive Riot | | Hive Riot |
| Pop | Seth Glier | | If I Could Change One Thing |
| Pop | The Never Content | | The Second Album |
| R&B/Soul | Anissa Hargrove | | Still I Rise |
| R&B/Soul | OSMG | | Black & White |
| R&B/Soul | Pierre and The Cosmic Mermaids | | Pierre and The Cosmic Mermaids |
| Rap/Hip-Hop | Big Brass | | Luminerri |
| Rap/Hip-Hop | Masta Ace | | The Falling Season |
| Rap/Hip-Hop | Shan Vincent de Paul | | Saviors |
| Rap/Hip-Hop | Tru-G | | Crown Me |
| Rap/Hip-Hop | Ty Bru & Tenacious | | The Dopest MC's |
| Rock/Hard Rock | Firkin | | Finger in the Pie |
| Rock/Hard Rock | King George | | Love Songs and Medications |
| Rock/Hard Rock | The Mahones | | The Hunger & Fight, Pt. Two |
| Rock/Hard Rock | The Mud Howlers | | Timeliness |
| Spoken Word (with music accompaniment) | Cory Hills | | Drum Factory |
| Spoken Word (with music accompaniment) | Divinity Roxx | | ImPossible |
| Spoken Word (with music accompaniment) | Jack of None | | Who's Listening To Van Gogh's Ear? |
| Spoken Word (with music accompaniment) | Queen Da Poetess | | Evolution of a Lyricist |
| Tribute Album | Sybarite5 | | Everything in Its Right Place (Radiohead Remixed) |
| Tribute Album | Tim Clukey | | Recycled Rags |
| Tribute Album | Valéria Lobão | | Noel Rosa, Preto e Branco |
| Tribute Album | Various Artists | | On Top of Old Smoky: New Old-Time Smoky Mountain Music |
| Tribute Album | Vincent Cross | | Old Songs for Modern Folk |
| World Beat | Gao Hong and Friends | | Pipa Potluck: Lutes Around the World |
| World Beat | Jaime Cuadra/Ukukus Brothers | | Raza Andean Funkylicious |
| World Beat | Melodic Intersect | | One Vision |
| World Beat | Tori Sparks | | El Mar |
| World Beat | Yemi Alade | | Mama Africa (The Diary of an African Woman) |
| World Traditional | Newpoli | | Nun Te Vutà |
| World Traditional | Peter Haeder | | Healing Vajra |
| World Traditional | RUNA | | LIVE |
| World Traditional | Various Artists | | Indus Raag: Music Beyond Borders (Collector's Edition) |
| World Traditional | Yuniel Jiménez | | Hay Gente Pa' To' |
| Song Categories | Nominee | | Nominated Song |
| A Cappella | Countermeasure | | Life is Fine |
| A Cappella | David Ali The Singing Poet | | Fly on the Wall |
| A Cappella | Deejay Young | | Bøx (feat. Antonio Fernandez) |
| A Cappella | Eric Chung | | Memory is a Minefield |
| A Cappella | Milli Janatková | | Hormonal |
| Acoustic | Birds of Bellwoods | | Grey Ghosts |
| Acoustic | Lilit Bleyan | | Steps on Water |
| Acoustic | Milli Janatková | | Loneliness |
| Acoustic | Music Spoken Here | | Face of the Wind |
| Acoustic | Spencer and Sequoia | | Best Thing |
| Adult Contemporary | Caroline Savoie | | Little House |
| Adult Contemporary | Jude Johnstone | | Before You |
| Adult Contemporary | Lavers | | Meet Me at the Merry-Go-Round |
| Adult Contemporary | Malynda Hale | | Falling |
| Adult Contemporary | Sticky Fingers | | Good Times |
| Alt. Country | Angela Parrish | | Borrowed Time |
| Alt. Country | Don DiLego | | Drive Like Pirates |
| Alt. Country | Government Town | | Took a Train |
| Alt. Country | Monica Pasqual & The Handsome Brunettes | | Down by the Mill |
| Alt. Country | Tracy Colletto | | The Ride |
| Americana | Chris Heers | | Leaning into Barstow |
| Americana | Emily Roig | | Skin |
| Americana | Grace Morrison | | Taking Johnny Home (Live) |
| Americana | Hackensaw Boys | | Don't Bet Against Me |
| Americana | Mean Mary | | Born to be That Woman |
| Bluegrass | Brittany Jean | | Adventure |
| Bluegrass | Mean Mary | | Trumbull County Antique Tractor Show |
| Bluegrass | Rebecca Patek | | Come up and Meet Me |
| Bluegrass | RUNA | | The Hunter Set |
| Bluegrass | The Danberrys | | Long Song |
| Blues | Adam Falcon | | Woke up Cryin' |
| Blues | Benny Turner | | I Can't Leave |
| Blues | Devin Leigh | | 100 Miles from Home |
| Blues | Joey Gilmore Band | | Brownskin Woman |
| Blues | Jonah Smith | | Heavy Hangs the Crown |
| Children's Music | Charlie Hope | | Like an Evergreen |
| Children's Music | Cory Hills | | Drum Factory |
| Children's Music | Lindsay Brandt | | Did You Know |
| Children's Music | Lucy Kalantari | | Fantastic |
| Children's Music | Sara Lovell | | Dance Like There's Music in Your Pants |
| Contemporary Christian/Gospel | Rik Howard & Debra Gussin | | Is That You? |
| Contemporary Christian/Gospel | J. Douglas Wright | | Jangchikyjang |
| Contemporary Christian/Gospel | JoJo Worthington | | The Pool of Bethesda |
| Contemporary Christian/Gospel | Jon Bauer | | Starts with Us |
| Contemporary Christian/Gospel | RIZN Savage | | Drunk in the Spirit |
| Country | Casey Pilgreen | | All Around Country Girl |
| Country | Cody Wayne & Westbound 21 | | Makin' Love in the Moonlight |
| Country | Darren Zancan Band | | Hold You So Tight |
| Country | Dori Freeman | | Go on Lovin' |
| Country | The Danberrys | | Let Me Ride |
| Cover Song | A Fragile Tomorrow | | One Way Ticket (feat. Joan Baez) - (orig. by Mimi & Richard Fariña) |
| Cover Song | Antonio Apuzzo Strike! | | Peel the Paint - (orig. by Gentle Giant) |
| Cover Song | Chase Walker Band | | Red House - (orig. by Jimi Hendrix) |
| Cover Song | Dub Mentor | | Guns of Brixton (feat. Yan Jun) - (orig. by The Clash) |
| Cover Song | Olivia Penalva | | Hey Brother - (orig. by Avicii) |
| Dance/Electronica | Amanda Easton | | Untangle |
| Dance/Electronica | Fjord | | Shapes |
| Dance/Electronica | Gazel | | Come Alive |
| Dance/Electronica | Mechanik Project | | Coming Home (feat. Brooke Mitchell) |
| Dance/Electronica | NoahStradamus | | Barbarian |
| Eclectic | Dub Mentor | | Angels (feat. Tal Weiss) |
| Eclectic | Le Boeuf Brothers + Jack Quartet | | Alkaline |
| Eclectic | Milli Janatková | | Softly |
| Eclectic | Scarecrow | | The Well |
| Eclectic | The Chewers | | Dig the Pit |
| Folk/Singer-Songwriter | Ainda Dúo | | Chacarera del Mono |
| Folk/Singer-Songwriter | Aliocha | | Sorry Eyes |
| Folk/Singer-Songwriter | Juliette Reilly | | Battle Cry |
| Folk/Singer-Songwriter | Kaia Kater | | Paradise Fell |
| Folk/Singer-Songwriter | The Krickets | | Cool Cool Water |
| Funk/Fusion/Jam | Eldad Ben Naim | | Cloudgig |
| Funk/Fusion/Jam | Fadi Awad | | Free Your Mind |
| Funk/Fusion/Jam | Gorilla Tophat | | Conscience Clean (feat. Katisse Buckingham) |
| Funk/Fusion/Jam | Seven Eleven | | 7-1-1 |
| Funk/Fusion/Jam | The High Head Hunters | | Broken Down House |
| Holiday | Jeff Byrd Project | | More Like Christmas Eve |
| Holiday | Lucy Kalantari | | It's Halloween |
| Holiday | Olivia Penalva | | Christmas for Two |
| Holiday | Rob Cariddi / Fort Million | | Jingle Jangle Christmas |
| Holiday | Viktoria Tocca | | Angels All Around |
| Indie/Alt. Rock | Air Traffic Controller | | The House |
| Indie/Alt. Rock | Alcotts | | Something 2 Prove |
| Indie/Alt. Rock | Skittish | | Shot in the Dark |
| Indie/Alt. Rock | Tall Heights | | Spirit Cold |
| Indie/Alt. Rock | The Upset Victory | | Don't Give up the Night |
| Instrumental | David Naiditch | | Tchavolo Swing (feat. David Naiditch, Gonzalo Bergara & Pat Cloud) |
| Instrumental | Enrique Mendoza | | Cassiopeia |
| Instrumental | Roman Miroshnichenko, José Antonio Rodríguez & Henrik Andersen | | Alien's Dream |
| Instrumental | Roman Smirnov | | Reflection 1 (feat. Alexis Baro, Jeremy Ledbetter & Luis Orbegoso) |
| Instrumental | The Claudettes | | Big Easy Women |
| Jazz Instrumental | Brian Eisenberg Jazz Orchestra | | Free Time |
| Jazz Instrumental | Corina Bartra | | El Dorado |
| Jazz Instrumental | Duane Andrews | | Nantes |
| Jazz Instrumental | Le Boeuf Brothers + Jack Quartet | | Alkaline |
| Jazz Instrumental | Mike Field | | Five Days in Hermosa |
| Jazz With Vocals | Barbra Lica | | Who Knows |
| Jazz With Vocals | Camila Meza | | Traces |
| Jazz With Vocals | Cécile McLorin Salvant | | Fog |
| Jazz With Vocals | Cristina Morrison | | The Sky is in Your Eyes |
| Jazz With Vocals | Rob Cariddi / Fort Million | | I'm so Blue |
| Latin | Anthony Rodriguez | | Shackles (feat. Marissa Belle & Jessie Caraballo) |
| Latin | Camila Meza | | Para Volar |
| Latin | Milli Janatková | | Beginning |
| Latin | Xcelencia | | Infinito |
| Latin | Yuniel Jiménez | | Hay Gente Pa' To' |
| Love | Angie Keilhauer | | Something Different |
| Love | Casii Stephan | | I Like the Way |
| Love | Christie Grace | | Unconditional Love |
| Love | Gladys Padron | | No Te Vayas |
| Love | Mean Mary | | Brand New Day |
| Metal/Hardcore | All Hail the Yeti | | Before the Flames |
| Metal/Hardcore | Chrysalis | | My Forsaken |
| Metal/Hardcore | Incite | | No Remorse |
| Metal/Hardcore | Once Upon | | A Letter to My Agony |
| Metal/Hardcore | Rivethead | | Truth or Fiction |
| New Age | Brian Kelly | | Butterfly Rapture |
| New Age | Fiona Joy | | Calling Earth |
| New Age | Michele McLaughlin | | The Space Between |
| New Age | Tony Chen | | A Nostalgic Melody |
| New Age | Victoria Celestine | | Here I Am |
| Pop | Alicia Beale | | New Fling (feat. Kristo Rewlz) |
| Pop | Bay Ledges | | Off U |
| Pop | Casii Stephan | | I Like the Way |
| Pop | Gabe Lopez | | California Blues (feat. Belinda Carlisle) |
| Pop | Korr-A | | Everybody Get Down |
| R&B/Soul | Deejay Young | | Bøx (feat. Antonio Fernandez) |
| R&B/Soul | Monsieur XS | | Dream of You (feat. Sanura) |
| R&B/Soul | OSMG | | It Ain't Easy (feat. Breana Marin) |
| R&B/Soul | Parlor Social | | It's Complicated (Let Go) |
| R&B/Soul | Smith | | Tapestry |
| Rap/Hip-Hop | Coalescent | | Blackout Riddim |
| Rap/Hip-Hop | Shan Vincent de Paul | | Thank God |
| Rap/Hip-Hop | Tsar Leo | | The Other Side (feat. Zach) |
| Rap/Hip-Hop | Write Minded | | Wavy |
| Rap/Hip-Hop | Zahir | | Love Drugs |
| Rock/Hard Rock | The Relationship | | Break Me Open |
| Rock/Hard Rock | Less Love | | Horse Race |
| Rock/Hard Rock | Sleep Machine | | Wild for You |
| Rock/Hard Rock | The Mud Howlers | | The River |
| Rock/Hard Rock | Varna | | Living a Lie |
| Social Action | Akin | | Harmony |
| Social Action | Ganda Boys | | The Forgotten People (Remix) |
| Social Action | Kaia Kater | | Rising Down |
| Social Action | Maria Dunn | | Malala |
| Social Action | Mesa Jane | | Waking up to the Sound of a Machine |
| Spoken Word (with music accompaniment) | Bett Butler & Joël Dilley | | The Jeremy Project: Walk in My Shoes |
| Spoken Word (with music accompaniment) | C.U.L.T.U.R.E. | | $trings (Strings) |
| Spoken Word (with music accompaniment) | Jack of None | | Mrs Stitcher |
| Spoken Word (with music accompaniment) | N-Side, The Healer | | And You See Me |
| Spoken Word (with music accompaniment) | Deep Dive Corp. + Ingrid Chavez | | Ride |
| Story Song | Emily Shirley | | Dolores |
| Story Song | Lora Bidner | | 3,000 Volts |
| Story Song | Man-u-ILL | | 7 Hours |
| Story Song | Monica Pasqual & The Handsome Brunettes | | Down by the Mill |
| Story Song | The Alternate Routes | | Somewhere in America |
| World Beat | Kenichi Tamura | | El Afecto de la Ciudad |
| World Beat | Luxury Player | | Bubble Bubble Up |
| World Beat | Mariana Masetto | | Jaguar Del Monte |
| World Beat | Ti Orkest | | Come Over |
| World Beat | Valentina Blú | | Another Sky |
| World Traditional | Mari Nobre | | Corazon Inmigrante |
| World Traditional | Newpoli | | Bazaar |
| World Traditional | Roman Miroshnichenko, José Antonio Rodríguez & Henrik Andersen | | Moon Over Tanjore |
| World Traditional | RUNA | | A Stór, A Stór, A Ghrá |
| World Traditional | Suzanne Dean | | Ngizohamba |
| EP Categories | Nominee | | Nominated EP |
| Dance/Electronica | Conrad Clifton | | Do U |
| Dance/Electronica | Dear Criminals | | Strip |
| Dance/Electronica | Featurette | | Crave, Vol. One |
| Dance/Electronica | Lindsay Mac | | Animal Again |
| Eclectic | Tryptamines | | Metropolis |
| Instrumental | Calum Upton | | Spaceplanes in Flight |
| Instrumental | Diana Yukawa | | Spaces Between Shadows |
| Instrumental | Roberto Diana | | Live at Whisky a Go Go |
| Instrumental | Ryan Choi | | Three Dancers |
| Jazz | Levitas Bros. | | 'Round Midnight |
| Pop | Alicia Beale | | Ignite |
| Pop | Emily Shirley | | Duotone |
| Pop | Gazel | | Bone Key |
| Pop | Olivia Penalva | | Weightless |
| Pop | Sofia Bartra | | Rebel |
| Rock | Audio Revival | | Animals |
| Rock | Jessica Lee Wilkes | | Lone Wolf |
| Rock | Love Darling | | The Lovejoy EP |
| Rock | Murashita | | Inescapable Damnation |
| Rock | Not A Planet | | Smoke Bombs & Cigarettes: The History of Now |
| Roots/Country | Angela Parrish | | Faithful and Tall |
| Roots/Country | Angie Keilhauer | | Wild |
| Roots/Country | Ben Bostick | | My Country |
| Roots/Country | Kayley Nell | | Wanderlust |
| Roots/Country | NickNervous | | The Art of Breaking Down |
| Urban | AlliCat | | Hawaii's Homegirl (Radio Edits) |
| Urban | Deejay Young | | Unplugged |
| Urban | Parlor Social | | Say Hep Hep - The EP |
| Urban | The AlliYance | | Introducing... The AlliYance |
| Urban | Whitney McClain | | Nothing to Lose |
| World | Pedro Rock | | Pedro Rock (Live Session) |
| Music Producer Category | Nominee | | Nominated Work |
| Music Producer | Bleu | | Air Traffic Controller - Black Box |
| Music Producer | Daniel Lugn | | Daniel Lugn - AGILKIA |
| Music Producer | Larry Campbell | | Hackensaw Boys - Charismo |
| Music Producer | Matt Patrick | | Greycoats - Adrift |
| Music Producer | Teddy Thompson | | Dori Freeman - Dori Freeman |
| Design Categories | Nominee | | Nominated Work |
| Album Art / Photography | Asakura Kouhei | | The Well Pennies - Endlings |
| Album Art / Photography | Larry Krone | | Jim Andralis - Your Dying Wish Come True |
| Album Art / Photography | Marc Mennigmann, Mario Butterfield, Sabrina Nelson | | Divinity Roxx - ImPossible |
| Album Art / Photography | Maxine Syjuco | | Jack of None - Who's Listening to Van Gogh's Ear? |
| Album Art / Photography | New Leaf Design / Matt Strieby | | Michele McLaughlin - Undercurrent |
| Album Art / Photography | Rachael Sage and Spit + Image | | Rachael Sage - Choreographic |
| Album Packaging | Jasun Martz | | Jasun Martz - Solo Exhibition: A Retrospective |
| Album Packaging | Jimmy Liao & Keystone Design | | Various Artists - Kiss & Goodbye |
| Album Packaging | Kao Peng-xiang | | Various Artists - A Tasty Bento Box of Taiwanese Music |
| Album Packaging | Sharif Awan | | Various Artists - Indus Raag 2: Karachi Concerts |
| Album Packaging | Yang, Ya-Tang | | David Teng, Shien-Ta Su & Zhen Ru - Zen and Flowers |
| Concert Photography | Claus Rotstein | | Greg Puciato (Killer Be Killed) - Live at Soundwave Festival 2015 |
| Concert Photography | Dilma Gelvez & Emanuel Julio | | Pedro Rock - LIVE SESSION Cartagena |
| Concert Photography | Thomas Steenland | | Guy Klucevsek: Teetering on the Verge of Normalcy |
| Publicity Photography | Bill Bernstein | | Rachael Sage - Choreographic Press Photo |
| Publicity Photography | Doug Seymour / Doug Seymour Photography | | Aleem |
| Photography | Johnny Giles | | Mean Mary |
| Music Promo Poster | Doug Seymour / Doug Seymour Photography | | Rodriguez - Live in South Africa |
| Music Promo Poster | Ruth Ann Liu-Johnston (Graphic Design), Craig Merrill (Photographer), Lucky Diaz (Billboard Ad Layout & Design) | | Jeff Oster - Next |
| Music Promo Poster | Tony Halchak | | Limited Edition Ed Randazzo Album Lyrics Poster |
| Music Promo Poster | Tony Halchak | | Tony Halchak and Bret Alexander at Old Forge Brewing Gig Poster |
| Music Promo Poster | Tony Halchak | | Tony Halchak at Turkey Hill Brewing Gig Poster |
| Music Website | Krzysztof A. Janczak | | www.kajanczak.com |
| Music Website | Ben Shaw | | www.thebenshaw.com |
| Music Website | Mark Griffiths | | www.strumd.com |
| Music Website | Shantell Ogden | | www.shantellogden.com |
| Music Website | TiyannahSoul, Jacky Gé, P Prod Studio | | www.tiyannahsoul.com |
| Video Categories | Nominee | | Nominated Video |
| Long Form | Knafo | | Change to Last |
| Long Form | Neil Barnes | | Hyde and Seek (The Making Of) |
| Long Form | Northwest Sinfonia & David Sabee | | Origins: Life and the Universe |
| Long Form | Rachael Sage | | Choreographic EPK |
| Long Form | Wertico Cain & Gray | | Realization |
| Lyric | Shadowman | | Little Devil |
| Lyric | Suzanne Nuttall | | Losing Has Never Felt So Sweet |
| Lyric | The Quarantined | | The End?! Lyric Video |
| Lyric | WiL | | Make Make |
| Short Form | Ainda Dúo | | En el vendaval |
| Short Form | Air Traffic Controller | | The House |
| Short Form | Fea | | Mujer Moderna |
| Short Form | Grey Saturn | | The Beatzeria |
| Short Form | Juliette Reilly | | Hero |
| Short Form | StarBenders | | Time Stops |
