Jamaicans are up in arms about The Recording Academy’s decision to award SOJA’s Beauty In The Silence with the best reggae album award on Sunday. However Jamaicans were left empty handed in the other categories beyond reggae. Last year the Grammys announced that, if an album is up for Album Of The Year, then all credited featured artists, songwriters of new material, producers, recording engineers, mixers, and mastering engineers who worked on that album are automatically nominated.
Shenseea, reminded everyone that in addition to her contribution to Kanye West’s Donda, which lost to Jon Baptise We Care Album Of The Year, she is credited on Silver Tongue Devil with Jamaican-American singer Masego, who was up for Best Progressive R&B Album with his EP titled Studying Abroad: Extended Stay. He lost to “Table For Two” by Lucky Daye.
On Sunday she announced that although nominated she would not be attending the ceremony. Seemingly part ‘busy’ and part supporting Kanye who was barred from performing. Kanye however did win two awards in the rap categories: best rap song for Jail featuring Jay Z, and best melodic rap performance for Hurricane with the Weeknd. This totals Ye’s Grammy wins to 25.
I received my Nominee medal though! We got 4 nominations bro! 4!!! Before my album was even released 🥵 best of luck to the projects I was apart of 🤞🏼God is great
— Shenseea (@SHENYENG) April 3, 2022
Buju Banton, was also up for Believe What I Say on Donda.
In the Best Dance/Electronic Album category, Major Lazer, lost to DJ Black Coffee who won his first Grammy Award for his 2021 album titled Subconsciously. On Major Lazer’s album “Music Is the Weapon (Reloaded)”
Shenseea and Beam, are featured on Tiny; Busy Signal on the single Sun Comes Up alongside JoeBoy; and two-time Grammy nominee Skip Marley on Can’t Take It From Me. Beam, was also featured on two more tracks, namely Bam Bam with French Montana, and Rave de Favela with MC Lan and Anitta.
Masego and Jamaican producer J.L.L., whose 2014 beat was sampled on Drake’s Certified Lover Boy (CLB) album, will both share a part of the victory if the Canadian rapper wins in the Best Rap Album category.
In the Best Global Music Album category, Nigerian singer WizKid is among five nominees for his album Made In Lagos: Deluxe Edition. The project features contributions from Jamaican artists Damian ‘Jr. Gong’ Marley on the song Blessed, and rising artist Projexx, on the song True Love with Tay Iwa. Mother Nature by Angelique Kidjo won in that category.
Jon Batiste led all 2022 nominees with 11 nods, and ended last night with 5 wins including Album Of The Year.
Batiste’s album, We Are, is rooted in black music tradition, from the New Orleans jazz he grew up with, to the classic soul of Al Green, via modern R&B. This was the first time in 14 years a black man won the award. Olivia Rodrigo won 3 and Silk Sonic swept the categories record of the year and song of the year. Batiste’s album however did not make the UK and barely reached number 86 in the US.
With much delight Anderson Paak said as he collect his final award,
“We are really trying our hardest to remain humble at this point,” with laughter, “but in the industry, we call that ‘a clean sweep’.
“To all the other nominees… the drinks is on Silk Sonic tonight.”
The songs of the group are impeccable, but neither they didn’t define the musical taste of 2021.
Doja Cat won her fist Grammy award.
See the full winners list — from the pre-telecast Grammy Premiere Ceremony through the prime-time broadcast — to see who truly had the biggest night.
Record of the Year
Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s) and mastering engineer(s), if other than the artist.
“I STILL HAVE FAITH IN YOU” ABBA
Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus, producers; Benny Andersson & Bernard Löhr, engineers/mixers; Björn Engelmann, mastering engineer
“FREEDOM” Jon Batiste
Jon Batiste, Kizzo & Autumn Rowe, producers; Russ Elevado, Kizzo & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Michelle Mancini, mastering engineer
“I GET A KICK OUT OF YOU” Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
Dae Bennett, producer; Dae Bennett & Josh Coleman, engineers/mixers; Greg Calbi & Steve Fallone, mastering engineers
“PEACHES” Justin Bieber Featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon
Josh Gudwin, HARV, Shndo & Andrew Watt, producers; Josh Gudwin & Andrew Watt, engineers/mixers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
“RIGHT ON TIME” Brandi Carlile
Dave Cobb & Shooter Jennings, producers; Brandon Bell & Tom Elmhirst, engineers/mixers; Pete Lyman, mastering engineer
“KISS ME MORE” Doja Cat Featuring SZA
Rogét Chahayed, tizhimself & Yeti Beats, producers; Rob Bisel, Serban Ghenea, Rian Lewis & Joe Visciano, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
“HAPPIER THAN EVER” Billie Eilish
FINNEAS, producer; Billie Eilish, FINNEAS & Rob Kinelski, engineers/mixers; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
“MONTERO (CALL ME BY YOUR NAME)” Lil Nas X
Omer Fedi, Roy Lenzo & Take A Daytrip, producers; Denzel Baptiste, Serban Ghenea & Roy Lenzo, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
“DRIVERS LICENSE” Olivia Rodrigo
Daniel Nigro, producer; Mitch McCarthy & Daniel Nigro, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
WINNER: “LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN” Silk Sonic
Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II & Bruno Mars, producers; Serban Ghenea, John Hanes & Charles Moniz, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
Album of the Year
Album Of The Year Award to Artist(s) and to Featured Artist(s), Songwriter(s) of new material, Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s), Mixer(s) and Mastering Engineer(s).
WINNER: WE ARE Jon Batiste
Craig Adams, David Gauthier, Braedon Gautier, Brennon Gautier, Gospel Soul Children Choir, Hot 8 Brass Band, PJ Morton, Autumn Rowe, Zadie Smith, St. Augustine High School Marching 100 & Trombone Shorty, featured artists; Jon Batiste, Mickey Freedom Hart, King Garbage, Kizzo, Sunny Levine, Nate Mercereau, David Pimentel, Ricky Reed, Autumn Rowe, Jahaan Sweet & Nick Waterhouse, producers; Jon Batiste, Russ Elevado, Mischa Kachkachishvili, Kizzo, Joseph Lorge, Manny Marroquin, David Pimentel, Ricky Reed, Jaclyn Sanchez, Matt Vertere, Marc Whitmore & Alex Williams, engineers/mixers; Andrae Alexander, Troy Andrews, Jon Batiste, Zach Cooper, Vic Dimotsis, Eric Frederic, Kizzo, Sunny Levine, Steve McEwan, PJ Morton, Autumn Rowe & Mavis Staples, songwriters; Michelle Mancini, mastering engineer
LOVE FOR SALE Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
Dae Bennett, producer; Dae Bennett, Josh Coleman & Billy Cumella, engineers/mixers; Greg Calbi & Steve Fallone, mastering engineers
JUSTICE (TRIPLE CHUCKS DELUXE) Justin Bieber
BEAM, benny blanco, Burna Boy, Daniel Caesar, Chance The Rapper, DaBaby, Dominic Fike, Giveon, Jaden, Tori Kelly, Khalid, The Kid LAROI, Lil Uzi Vert & Quavo, featured artists; Amy Allen, Louis Bell, Jon Bellion, Justin Bieber, benny blanco, BMW Kenny, Capi, Dreamlab, Dvlp, Jason Evigan, FINNEAS, The Futuristics, German, Josh Gudwin, Jimmie Gutch, HARV, Marvin “Tony” Hemmings, Ilya, Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, Stefan Johnson, KCdaproducer, Denis Kosiak, The Monsters & Strangerz, Jorgen Odegard, Michael Pollack, Poo Bear, Shndo, Skrillex, Jake Torrey, Trackz, Andrew Watt & Ido Zmishlany, producers; Cory Bice, benny blanco, Kevin “Capi” Carbo, Edwin Diaz, DJ Durel, Dreamlab, FINNEAS, Josh Gudwin, Sam Holland, Daniel James, Antonio Kearney, Denis Kosiak, Paul LaMalfa, Jeremy Lertola, Devin Nakao, Chris “TEK” O’Ryan, Andres Osorio, Micah Pettit & Benjamin Thomas, engineers/mixers; Amy Allen, Delacey (Brittany Amaradio), Louis Bell, Jonathan Bellion, Chancelor Johnathon Bennett, Justin Bieber, David Bowden, Jason Boyd, Scott Braun, Tommy Lee Brown, Valentin Brunn, Kevin Carbo, Kenneth Coby, Kevin Coby, Raul Cubina, Jordan Douglas, Giveon Dezmann Evans, Jason Evigan, Dominic David Fike, Kameron Glasper, Jacob Greenspan, Josh Gudwin, James Gutch, Scott Harris, Bernard Harvey, Leah Haywood, Gregory Aldae Hein, Marvin Hemmings, Jeffrey Howard, Alexander Izquierdo, Daniel James, Jace Logan Jennings, Rodney Jerkins, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Anthony M. Jones, Antonio Kearney, Charlton Kenneth, Joe Khajadourian, Felisha “Fury” King, Jonathan Lyndale Kirk, Matthew Sean Leon, Benjamin Levin, Marcus Lomax, Quavious Keyate Marshall, Luis Manuel Martinez Jr., Sonny Moore, Finneas O’Connell, Jorgen Odegard, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, Tayla Parx, Oliver Peterhof, Whitney Phillips, Michael Pollack, Khalid Donnel Robinson, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Alex Schwartz, Tia Scola, Aaron Simmonds, Ashton Simmonds, Gian Stone, Ali Tamposi, Ryan Tedder, Tyshane Thompson, Jake Torrey, Billy Walsh, Freddy Wexler, Symere Woods, Andrew Wotman, Rami Yacoub, Keavan Yazdani, Bigram Zayas & Ido Zmishlany, songwriters; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
PLANET HER (DELUXE) Doja Cat
Eve, Ariana Grande, Gunna, JID, SZA, The Weeknd & Young Thug, featured artists; Aaron Bow, Rogét Chahayed, Crate Classics, Digi, Dr. Luke, f a l l e n, Mayer Hawthorne, Mike Hector, Linden Jay, Aynzli Jones, Kurtis McKenzie, Jason Quenneville, Reef, Khaled Rohaim, Al Shux, Sully, tizhimself, Yeti Beats & Y2K, producers; Rob Bisel, Jesse Ray Ernster, Serban Ghenea, Clint Gibbs, Rian Lewis, NealHPogue, Tyler Sheppard, Kalani Thompson, Joe Visciano & Jeff Ellis Worldwide, engineers/mixers; Ilana Armida, Aaron Bow, Rogét Chahayed, Jamil Chammas, Sheldon Yu-Ting Cheung, Antwoine Collins, Amala Zandile Dlamini, Lukasz Gottwald, Ariana Grande, Mayer Hawthorne, Mike Hector, Aaron Horn, Taneisha Damielle Jackson, Linden Jay, Eve Jihan Jeffers, Aynzli Jones, Sergio Kitchens, Carter Lang, Siddharth Mallick, Maciej Margol-Gromada, Kurtis McKenzie, Jidenna Mobisson, Gerard A. Powell II, Geordan Reid-Campbell, Khaled Rohaim, Destin Route, Solána Rowe, Laura Roy, Al Shuckburgh, David Sprecher, Ari Starace, Lee Stashenko, Abel Tesfaye, Rob Tewlow & Jeffery Lamar Williams, songwriters; Dale Becker & Mike Bozzi, mastering engineers
HAPPIER THAN EVER Billie Eilish
FINNEAS, producer; Billie Eilish, FINNEAS & Rob Kinelski, engineers/mixers; Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters; John Greenham & Dave Kutch, mastering engineers
BACK OF MY MIND H.E.R.
Chris Brown, Cordae, DJ Khaled, Lil Baby, Thundercat, Bryson Tiller, Ty Dolla $ign, YG & Yung Bleu, featured artists; Tarik Azzouz, Bordeaux, Nelson Bridges, DJ Camper, Cardiak, Cardo, Chi Chi, Steven J. Collins, Flip, Jeff “Gitty” Gitelman, GRADES, H.E.R., Hit-Boy, Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, Walter Jones, KAYTRANADA, DJ Khaled, Mario Luciano, Mike Will Made-It, NonNative, NOVA WAV, Scribz Riley, Jeff Robinson, STREETRUNNER, Hue Strother, Asa Taccone, Thundercat, Thurdi & Wu10, producers; Rafael Fai Bautista, Luis Bordeaux, Dee Brown, Anthony Cruz, Ayanna Depas, Morning Estrada, Chris Galland, H.E.R., Jaycen Joshua, KAYTRANADA, Derek Keota, Omar Loya, Manny Marroquin, Tim McClain, Juan “AyoJuan” Peña, Micah Petit, Patrizio Pigliapoco, Alex Pyle, Jaclyn Sanchez, Miki Tsutsumi & Tito “Earcandy” Vasquez, engineers/mixers; Denisia “Blu June” Andrews, Nasri Atweh, Tarik Azzouz, Stacy Barthe, Jeremy Biddle, Nelson “Keyz” Bridges, Chris Brown, Stephen Bruner, Darhyl Camper Jr., Luis Campozano, Louis Kevin Celestin, Anthony Clemons Jr., Steven J. Collins, Ronald “Flip” Colson, Brittany “Chi” Coney, Elijah Dias, Cordae Dunston, Jeff Gitelman, Tyrone Griffin Jr., Priscilla “Priscilla Renea” Hamilton, H.E.R., Charles A. Hinshaw, Chauncey Hollis, Latisha Twana Hyman, Keenon Daequan Ray Jackson, Rodney Jerkins, Dominique Jones, Khaled Khaled, Ron Latour, Gamal “Lunchmoney” Lewis, Mario Luciano, Carl McCormick, Leon McQuay III, Julia Michaels, Maxx Moore, Vurdell “V. Script” Muller, Chidi Osondu, Karriem Riggins, Mike “Scribz” Riley, Seandrea Sledge, Hue Strother, Asa Taccone, Tiara Thomas, Bryson Tiller, Daniel James Traynor, Brendan Walsh, Nicholas Warwar, Jabrile Hashim Willliams, Michael L. Williams II, Robert Williams & Kelvin Wooten, songwriters; Dave Kutch & Colin Leonard, mastering engineers
MONTERO Lil Nas X
Miley Cyrus, Doja Cat, Jack Harlow, Elton John & Megan Thee Stallion, featured artists; Denzel Baptiste, David Biral, John Cunningham, Omer Fedi, Kuk Harrell, Jasper Harris, KBeaZy, Carter Lang, Nick Lee, Roy Lenzo, Tom Levesque, Jasper Sheff, Blake Slatkin, Drew Sliger, Take A Daytrip, Ryan Tedder & Kanye West, producers; Denzel Baptiste, David Biral, Jon Castelli, John Cunningham, Jelli Dorman, Tom Elmhirst, Serban Ghenea, Kuk Harrell, Roy Lenzo, Manny Marroquin, Nickie Jon Pabon, Patrizio ‘Teezio’ Pigliapoco, Blake Slatkin, Drew Sliger, Ryan Tedder & Joe Visciano, engineers/mixers; Keegan Bach, Denzel Baptiste, David Biral, John Cunningham, Miley Ray Cyrus, Amala Zandile Dlamini, Omer Fedi, Vincent Goodyer, Jack Harlow, Jasper Harris, Montero Hill, Isley Juber, Carter Lang, Nick Lee, Roy Lenzo, Thomas James Levesque, Andrew Luce, Michael Olmo, Jasper Sheff, Blake Slatkin, Ryan Tedder, William K. Ward & Kanye West, songwriters; Chris Gehringer, Eric Lagg & Randy Merrill, mastering engineers
SOUR Olivia Rodrigo
Alexander 23, Daniel Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo, producers; Ryan Linvill, Mitch McCarthy & Daniel Nigro, engineers/mixers; Jack Antonoff, Annie Clark, Daniel Nigro, Olivia Rodrigo, Casey Smith & Taylor Swift, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
EVERMORE Taylor Swift
Bon Iver, Haim & The National, featured artists; Jack Antonoff, Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner & Taylor Swift, producers; Thomas Bartlett, JT Bates, Robin Baynton, Stuart Bogie, Gabriel Cabezas, CJ Camerieri, Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Scott Devendorf, Matt DiMona, Jon Gautier, Trevor Hagen, Mikey Freedom Hart, Sean Hutchinson, Josh Kaufman, Benjamin Lanz, Nick Lloyd, Jonathan Low, James McAlister, Dave Nelson, Sean O’Brien, Ryan Olson, Ariel Rechtshaid, Kyle Resnick, Laura Sisk, Evan Smith, Alex Sopp & Justin Vernon, engineers/mixers; Jack Antonoff, William Bowery, Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Taylor Swift & Justin Vernon, songwriters; Greg Calbi & Steve Fallone, mastering engineers
DONDA Kanye West
Baby Keem, Chris Brown, Conway The Machine, DaBaby, Jay Electronica, Fivio Foreign, Westside Gunn, JAY-Z, Syleena Johnson, Kid Cudi, Lil Baby, Lil Durk, Lil Yachty, The LOX, Marilyn Manson, Playboi Carti, Pop Smoke, Roddy Ricch, Rooga, Travis Scott, Shenseea, Swizz Beatz, Young Thug, Don Toliver, Ty Dolla $ign, Vory, The Weeknd, Westside Gunn & Lil Yachty, featured artists; Allday, Audi, AyoAA, Roark Bailey, Louis Bell, Jeff Bhasker, Boi-1Da, BoogzDaBeast, Warryn Campbell, Cubeatz, David & Eli, Mike Dean, Dem Jointz, Digital Nas, DJ Khalil, DRTWRK, 88-Keys, E.Vax, FNZ, Gesaffelstein, Nikki Grier, Cory Henry, Ronny J, DJ Khalil, Wallis Lane, Digital Nas, Nascent, Ojivolta, Shuko, Sloane, Sean Solymar, Sucuki, Arron “Arrow” Sunday, Swizz Beatz, Zen Tachi, 30 Roc, Bastian Völkel, Mia Wallis, Kanye West, Wheezy & Jason White, producers; Josh Berg, Todd Bergman, Rashade Benani Bevel Sr., Will Chason, Dem Jointz, IRKO, Jess Jackson, Nagaris Johnson, Shin Kamiyama, Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton, James Kelso, Scott McDowell, Kalam Ali Muttalib, Jonathan Pfarr, Jonathan Pfzar, Drrique Rendeer, Alejandro Rodriguez-Dawson, Mikalai Skrobat, Devon Wilson & Lorenzo Wolff, engineers/mixers; Dwayne Abernathy Jr., Elpadaro F. Electronica Allah, Aswad Asif, Roark Bailey, Durk Banks, Sam Barsh, Christoph Bauss, Louis Bell, Jeff Bhasker, Isaac De Boni, Christopher Brown, Jahshua Brown, Tahrence Brown, Aaron Butts, Warryn Campbell, Hykeem Carter Jr., Jordan Terrell Carter, Shawn Carter, Denzel Charles, Raul Cubina, Isaac De Boni, Kasseem Dean, Michael Dean, Tim Friedrich, Wesley Glass, Samuel Gloade, Kevin Gomringer, Tim Gomringer, Tyrone Griffin Jr., Jahmal Gwin, Cory Henry, Tavoris Javon Hollins Jr., Larry Hoover Jr., Bashar Jackson, Sean Jacob, Nima Jahanbin, Paimon Jahanbin, Syleena Johnson, Dominique Armani Jones, Eli Klughammer, Chinsea Lee, Mike Lévy, Evan Mast, Mark Mbogo, Miles McCollum, Josh Mease, Scott Medcudi, Brian Miller, Rodrick Wayne Moore Jr., Michael Mulé, Mark Myrie, Charles M. Njapa, Nasir Pemberton, Carlos St. John Phillips, Jason Phillips, Khalil Abdul Rahman, Laraya Ashlee Robinson, Christopher Ruelas, David Ruoff, Maxie Lee Ryles III, Matthew Samuels, Daniel Seeff, Eric Sloan Jr., Sean Solymar, Ronald O’Neill Spence Jr., David Styles, Michael Suski, Aqeel Tate, Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, Caleb Zackery Toliver, Bastian Völkel, Brian Hugh Warner, Jacques Webster II, Kanye West, Orlando Wilder, Jeffery Williams & Mark Williams, songwriters; Irko, mastering engineer
Song of the Year
A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
“BAD HABITS”
Fred Gibson, Johnny McDaid & Ed Sheeran, songwriters (Ed Sheeran)
“A BEAUTIFUL NOISE”
Ruby Amanfu, Brandi Carlile, Brandy Clark, Alicia Keys, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Linda Perry & Hailey Whitters, songwriters (Alicia Keys & Brandi Carlile)
“DRIVERS LICENSE”
Daniel Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo, songwriters (Olivia Rodrigo)
“FIGHT FOR YOU”
Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.)
“HAPPIER THAN EVER”
Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
“KISS ME MORE”
Rogét Chahayed, Amala Zandile Dlamini, Lukasz Gottwald, Carter Lang, Gerard A. Powell II, Solána Rowe & David Sprecher, songwriters (Doja Cat Featuring SZA)
WINNER: “LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN”
Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Silk Sonic)
“MONTERO (CALL ME BY YOUR NAME)”
Denzel Baptiste, David Biral, Omer Fedi, Montero Hill & Roy Lenzo, songwriters (Lil Nas X)
“PEACHES”
Louis Bell, Justin Bieber, Giveon Dezmann Evans, Bernard Harvey, Felisha “Fury” King, Matthew Sean Leon, Luis Manuel Martinez Jr., Aaron Simmonds, Ashton Simmonds, Andrew Wotman & Keavan Yazdani, songwriters (Justin Bieber Featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon)
“RIGHT ON TIME”
Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)
Best New Artist
This category recognizes an artist whose eligibility-year release(s) achieved a breakthrough into the public consciousness and notably impacted the musical landscape.
AROOJ AFTAB
JIMMIE ALLEN
BABY KEEM
FINNEAS
GLASS ANIMALS
JAPANESE BREAKFAST
THE KID LAROI
ARLO PARKS
WINNER: OLIVIA RODRIGO
SAWEETIE
Best Pop Solo Performance
For new vocal or instrumental pop recordings. Singles or Tracks only.
“ANYONE” Justin Bieber
“RIGHT ON TIME” Brandi Carlile
“HAPPIER THAN EVER” Billie Eilish
“POSITIONS” Ariana Grande
WINNER: “DRIVERS LICENSE” Olivia Rodrigo
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative pop recordings. Singles or Tracks only.
“I GET A KICK OUT OF YOU” Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
“LONELY” Justin Bieber & benny blanco
“BUTTER” BTS
“HIGHER POWER” Coldplay
WINNER: “KISS ME MORE” Doja Cat Featuring SZA
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new traditional pop recordings.
WINNER: LOVE FOR SALE Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
‘TIL WE MEET AGAIN (LIVE) Norah Jones
TORI KELLY CHRISTMAS Tori Kelly
LEDISI SINGS NINA Ledisi
THAT’S LIFE Willie Nelson
A HOLLY DOLLY CHRISTMAS Dolly Parton
Best Pop Vocal Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new pop vocal recordings.
JUSTICE (TRIPLE CHUCKS DELUXE) Justin Bieber
PLANET HER (DELUXE) Doja Cat
HAPPIER THAN EVER Billie Eilish
POSITIONS Ariana Grande
WINNER: SOUR Olivia Rodrigo
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.
“HERO” Afrojack & David Guetta
Afrojack, David Guetta, Kuk Harrell & Stargate, producers; Elio Debets, mixer
“LOOM” Ólafur Arnalds Featuring Bonobo
Ólafur Arnalds & Simon Green, producers; Ólafur Arnalds, mixer
“BEFORE” James Blake
James Blake & Dom Maker, producers; James Blake, mixer
“HEARTBREAK” Bonobo & Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
Simon Green & Orlando Higginbottom, producers; Simon Green & Orlando Higginbottom, mixers
“YOU CAN DO IT” Caribou
Dan Snaith, producer; David Wrench, mixer
WINNER: “ALIVE” Rüfüs Du Sol
Jason Evigan & Rüfüs Du Sol, producers; Cassian Stewart-Kasimba, mixer
“THE BUSINESS” Tiësto
Hightower, Julia Karlsson & Tiësto, producers; Tiësto, mixer
Best Dance/Electronic Music Album
For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.
WINNER: SUBCONSCIOUSLY Black Coffee
FALLEN EMBERS ILLENIUM
MUSIC IS THE WEAPON (RELOADED) Major Lazer
SHOCKWAVE Marshmello
FREE LOVE Sylvan Esso
JUDGEMENT Ten City
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
For albums containing approximately 51% or more playing time of instrumental material. For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new recordings.
DOUBLE DEALIN’ Randy Brecker & Eric Marienthal
THE GARDEN Rachel Eckroth
WINNER: TREE FALLS Taylor Eigsti
AT BLUE NOTE TOKYO Steve Gadd Band
DEEP: THE BARITONE SESSIONS, VOL. 2 Mark Lettieri
Best Rock Performance
For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative rock recordings.
“SHOT IN THE DARK” AC/DC
“KNOW YOU BETTER (LIVE FROM CAPITOL STUDIO A)” Black Pumas
“NOTHING COMPARES 2 U” Chris Cornell
“OHMS” Deftones
WINNER: “MAKING A FIRE” Foo Fighters
Best Metal Performance
For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative metal recordings.
“GENESIS” Deftones
WINNER: “THE ALIEN” Dream Theater
“AMAZONIA” Gojira
“PUSHING THE TIDES” Mastodon
“THE TRIUMPH OF KING FREAK (A CRYPT OF PRESERVATION AND SUPERSTITION)” Rob Zombie
Best Rock Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal songs. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
“ALL MY FAVORITE SONGS”
Rivers Cuomo, Ashley Gorley, Ben Johnson & Ilsey Juber, songwriters (Weezer)
“THE BANDIT”
Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
“DISTANCE”
Wolfgang Van Halen, songwriter (Mammoth WVH)
“FIND MY WAY”
Paul McCartney, songwriter (Paul McCartney)
WINNER: “WAITING ON A WAR”
Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett & Pat Smear, songwriters (Foo Fighters)
Best Rock Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new rock, hard rock or metal recordings.
POWER UP AC/DC
CAPITOL CUTS – LIVE FROM STUDIO A Black Pumas
NO ONE SINGS LIKE YOU ANYMORE VOL. 1 Chris Cornell
WINNER: MEDICINE AT MIDNIGHT Foo Fighters
MCCARTNEY III Paul McCartney
Best Alternative Music Album Vocal or Instrumental
SHORE Fleet Foxes
IF I CAN’T HAVE LOVE, I WANT POWER Halsey
JUBILEE Japanese Breakfast
COLLAPSED IN SUNBEAMS Arlo Parks
WINNER: DADDY’S HOME St. Vincent
Best R&B Performance
For new vocal or instrumental R&B recordings.
“LOST YOU” Snoh Aalegra
“PEACHES” Justin Bieber Featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon
“DAMAGE” H.E.R.
WINNER (TIE): “LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN” Silk Sonic
WINNER (TIE) “PICK UP YOUR FEELINGS” Jazmine Sullivan
Best Traditional R&B Performance
For new vocal or instrumental traditional R&B recordings.
“I NEED YOU” Jon Batiste
“BRING IT ON HOME TO ME” BJ The Chicago Kid, PJ Morton & Kenyon Dixon Featuring Charlie Bereal
“BORN AGAIN” Leon Bridges Featuring Robert Glasper
WINNER: “FIGHT FOR YOU” H.E.R.
“HOW MUCH CAN A HEART TAKE” Lucky Daye Featuring Yebba
Best R&B Song
Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
“DAMAGE”
Anthony Clemons Jr., Jeff Gitelman, H.E.R., Carl McCormick & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.)
“GOOD DAYS”
Jacob Collier, Carter Lang, Carlos Munoz, Solána Rowe & Christopher Ruelas, songwriters (SZA)
“HEARTBREAK ANNIVERSARY”
Giveon Evans, Maneesh, Sevn Thomas & Varren Wade, songwriters (Giveon)
WINNER: “LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN”
Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Silk Sonic)
“PICK UP YOUR FEELINGS”
Denisia “Blue June” Andrews, Audra Mae Butts, Kyle Coleman, Brittany “Chi” Coney, Michael Holmes & Jazmine Sullivan, songwriters (Jazmine Sullivan)
Best Progressive R&B Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded progressive vocal tracks derivative of R&B.
NEW LIGHT Eric Bellinger
SOMETHING TO SAY Cory Henry
MOOD VALIANT Hiatus Kaiyote
WINNER: TABLE FOR TWO Lucky Daye
DINNER PARTY: DESSERT Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, 9th Wonder & Kamasi Washington
STUDYING ABROAD: EXTENDED STAY Masego
Best R&B Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new R&B recordings.
TEMPORARY HIGHS IN THE VIOLET SKIES Snoh Aalegra
WE ARE Jon Batiste
GOLD-DIGGERS SOUND Leon Bridges
BACK OF MY MIND H.E.R.
WINNER: HEAUX TALES Jazmine Sullivan
Best Rap Performance
For a Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.
WINNER: “FAMILY TIES” Baby Keem Featuring Kendrick Lamar
“UP” Cardi B
“M Y . L I F E” J. Cole Featuring 21 Savage & Morray
“WAY 2 SEXY” Drake Featuring Future & Young Thug
“THOT S—” Megan Thee Stallion
Best Melodic Rap Performance
For a solo or collaborative performance containing both elements of R&B melodies and Rap.
“P R I D E . I S . T H E . D E V I L” J. Cole Featuring Lil Baby
“NEED TO KNOW” Doja Cat
“INDUSTRY BABY” Lil Nas X Featuring Jack Harlow
“WUSYANAME” Tyler, The Creator Featuring Youngboy Never Broke Again & Ty Dolla $ign
WINNER: “HURRICANE” Kanye West Featuring The Weeknd & Lil Baby
Best Rap Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
“BATH SALTS”
Shawn Carter, Kasseem Dean, Michael Forno, Nasir Jones & Earl Simmons, songwriters (DMX Featuring Jay-Z & Nas)
“BEST FRIEND”
Amala Zandelie Dlamini, Lukasz Gottwald, Randall Avery Hammers, Diamonté Harper, Asia Smith, Theron Thomas & Rocco Valdes, songwriters (Saweetie Featuring Doja Cat)
“FAMILY TIES”
Roshwita Larisha Bacha, Hykeem Carter, Tobias Dekker, Colin Franken, Jasper Harris, Kendrick Lamar, Ronald Latour & Dominik Patrzek, songwriters (Baby Keem Featuring Kendrick Lamar)
WINNER: “JAIL”
Dwayne Abernathy, Jr., Shawn Carter, Raul Cubina, Michael Dean, Charles M. Njapa, Sean Solymar, Brian Hugh Warner, Kanye West & Mark Williams, songwriters (Kanye West Featuring Jay-Z)
“M Y . L I F E”
Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph & Jermaine Cole, songwriters (J. Cole Featuring 21 Savage & Morray)
Best Rap Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new rap recordings.
THE OFF-SEASON J. Cole
CERTIFIED LOVER BOY Drake
KING’S DISEASE II Nas
WINNER: CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST Tyler, The Creator
DONDA Kanye West
Best Country Solo Performance
For new vocal or instrumental solo country recordings.
“FOREVER AFTER ALL” Luke Combs
“REMEMBER HER NAME” Mickey Guyton
“ALL I DO IS DRIVE” Jason Isbell
“CAMERA ROLL” Kacey Musgraves
WINNER: “YOU SHOULD PROBABLY LEAVE” Chris Stapleton
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative country recordings.
“IF I DIDN’T LOVE YOU” Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood
WINNER: “YOUNGER ME” Brothers Osborne
“GLAD YOU EXIST” Dan + Shay
“CHASING AFTER YOU” Ryan Hurd & Maren Morris
“DRUNK (AND I DON’T WANNA GO HOME)” Elle King & Miranda Lambert
Best Country Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
“BETTER THAN WE FOUND IT”
Jessie Jo Dillon, Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins & Laura Veltz, songwriters (Maren Morris)
“CAMERA ROLL”
Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves & Daniel Tashian, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)
WINNER: “COLD”
Dave Cobb, J.T. Cure, Derek Mixon & Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Chris Stapleton)
“COUNTRY AGAIN”
Zach Crowell, Ashley Gorley & Thomas Rhett, songwriters (Thomas Rhett)
“FANCY LIKE”
Cameron Bartolini, Walker Hayes, Josh Jenkins & Shane Stevens, songwriters (Walker Hayes)
“REMEMBER HER NAME”
Mickey Guyton, Blake Hubbard, Jarrod Ingram & Parker Welling, songwriters (Mickey Guyton)
Best Country Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new country recordings.
SKELETONS Brothers Osborne
REMEMBER HER NAME Mickey Guyton
THE MARFA TAPES Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall & Jack Ingram
THE BALLAD OF DOOD & JUANITA Sturgill Simpson
WINNER: STARTING OVER Chris Stapleton
Best New Age Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental new age recordings.
BROTHERS Will Ackerman, Jeff Oster & Tom Eaton
WINNER: DIVINE TIDES Stewart Copeland & Ricky Kej
PANGAEA Wouter Kellerman & David Arkenstone
NIGHT + DAY Opium Moon
PIECES OF FOREVER Laura Sullivan
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
For an instrumental jazz solo performance. Two equal performers on one recording may be eligible as one entry. If the soloist listed appears on a recording billed to another artist, the latter’s name is in parenthesis for identification. Singles or Tracks only.
“SACKODOUGOU”
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, soloist Track from: The Hands Of Time (Weedie Braimah)
“KICK THOSE FEET”
Kenny Barron, soloist Track from: Songs From My Father (Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trios)
“BIGGER THAN US”
Jon Batiste, soloist Track from: Soul (Original Motion Picture Sountrack) (Various Artists)
“ABSENCE”
Terence Blanchard, soloist Track from: Absence (Terence Blanchard Featuring The E Collective And The Turtle Island Quartet)
WINNER: “HUMPTY DUMPTY (SET 2)”
Chick Corea, soloist Track from: Akoustic Band Live (Chick Corea, John Patitucci & Dave Weckl)
Best Jazz Vocal Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal jazz recordings.
GENERATIONS The Baylor Project
SUPERBLUE Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter
TIME TRAVELER Nnenna Freelon
FLOR Gretchen Parlato
WINNER: SONGWRIGHTS APOTHECARY LAB Esperanza Spalding
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new instrumental jazz recordings.
JAZZ SELECTIONS: MUSIC FROM AND INSPIRED BY SOUL Jon Batiste
ABSENCE Terence Blanchard Featuring The E Collective And The Turtle Island Quartet
WINNER: SKYLINE Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette & Gonzalo Rubalcaba
AKOUSTIC BAND LIVE Chick Corea, John Patitucci & Dave Weckl
SIDE-EYE NYC (V1.IV) Pat Metheny
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new ensemble jazz recordings.
LIVE AT BIRDLAND! The Count Basie Orchestra Directed By Scotty Barnhart
DEAR LOVE Jazzmeia Horn And Her Noble Force
WINNER: FOR JIMMY, WES AND OLIVER Christian McBride Big Band
SWIRLING Sun Ra Arkestra
JACKETS XL Yellowjackets + WDR Big Band
Best Latin Jazz Album
For vocal or instrumental albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded material. The intent of this category is to recognize recordings that represent the blending of jazz with Latin, Iberian-American, Brazilian, and Argentinian tango music.
WINNER: MIRROR MIRROR Eliane Elias With Chick Corea and Chucho Valdés
THE SOUTH BRONX STORY Carlos Henriquez
VIRTUAL BIRDLAND Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
TRANSPARENCY Dafnis Prieto Sextet
EL ARTE DEL BOLERO Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo
Best Gospel Performance/Song
This award is given to the artist(s) and songwriter(s) (for new compositions) for the best traditional Christian, roots gospel or contemporary gospel single or track.
“VOICE OF GOD”
Dante Bowe Featuring Steffany Gretzinger & Chandler Moore; Dante Bowe, Tywan Mack, Jeff Schneeweis & Mitch Wong, songwriters
“JOYFUL”
Dante Bowe; Dante Bowe & Ben Schofield, songwriters
“HELP”
Anthony Brown & Group Therapy; Anthony Brown & Darryl Woodson, songwriters
WINNER: “NEVER LOST”
CeCe Winans
“WAIT ON YOU”
Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music; Dante Bowe, Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, Tiffany Hudson, Brandon Lake & Chandler Moore, songwriters
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song Category
This award is given to the artist(s) and songwriter(s) (for new compositions) for the best contemporary Christian music single or track, (including pop, rap/hip-hop, Latin, or rock.)
“WE WIN”
Kirk Franklin & Lil Baby; Kirk Franklin, Dominique Jones, Cynthia Nunn & Justin Smith, songwriters
“HOLD US TOGETHER (HOPE MIX)”
H.E.R. & Tauren Wells; Josiah Bassey, Dernst Emile & H.E.R., songwriters
“MAN OF YOUR WORD”
Chandler Moore & KJ Scriven; Jonathan Jay, Nathan Jess & Chandler Moore, songwriters
WINNER: “BELIEVE FOR IT”
CeCe Winans; Dwan Hill, Kyle Lee, CeCe Winans & Mitch Wong, songwriters
“JIREH”
Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music Featuring Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine; Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine, songwriters
Best Gospel Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded, vocal, traditional or contemporary/R&B gospel music recordings.
CHANGING YOUR STORY Jekalyn Carr
ROYALTY: LIVE AT THE RYMAN Tasha Cobbs Leonard
JUBILEE: JUNETEENTH EDITION Maverick City Music
JONNY X MALI: LIVE IN LA Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music
WINNER: BELIEVE FOR IT CeCe Winans
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded, vocal, contemporary Christian music, including pop, rap/hip hop, Latin, or rock recordings.
NO STRANGER Natalie Grant
FEELS LIKE HOME VOL. 2 Israel & New Breed
THE BLESSING (LIVE) Kari Jobe
CITIZEN OF HEAVEN (LIVE) Tauren Wells
WINNER: OLD CHURCH BASEMENT Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music
Best Roots Gospel Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded, vocal, traditional/roots gospel music, including country, Southern gospel, bluegrass, and Americana recordings.
ALONE WITH MY FAITH Harry Connick, Jr.
THAT’S GOSPEL, BROTHER Gaither Vocal Band
KEEPING ON Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
SONGS FOR THE TIMES The Isaacs
WINNER: MY SAVIOR Carrie Underwood
Best Latin Pop Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new Latin pop recordings.
VÉRTIGO Pablo Alborán
MIS AMORES Paula Arenas
HECHO A LA ANTIGUA Ricardo Arjona
MIS MANOS Camilo
WINNER: MENDÓ Alex Cuba
REVELACIÓN Selena Gomez
Best Música Urbana Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new Música Urbana recordings.
AFRODISÍACO Rauw Alejandro
WINNER: EL ÚLTIMO TOUR DEL MUNDO Bad Bunny
JOSE J Balvin
KG0516 Karol G
SIN MIEDO (DEL AMOR Y OTROS DEMONIOS) Kali Uchis
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new Latin rock or alternative recordings.
DEJA Bomba Estéreo
MIRA LO QUE ME HICISTE HACER (DELUXE EDITION) Diamante Eléctrico
WINNER: ORIGEN Juanes
CALAMBRE Nathy Peluso
EL MADRILEÑO C. Tangana
SONIDOS DE KARMÁTICA RESONANCIA Zoé
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new regional Mexican (banda, norteño, corridos, gruperos, mariachi, ranchera and Tejano) recordings.
ANTOLOGÍA DE LA MUSICA RANCHERA, VOL. 2 Aida Cuevas
WINNER: A MIS 80’S Vicente Fernández
SEIS Mon Laferte
UN CANTO POR MÉXICO, VOL. II Natalia Lafourcade
AYAYAY! (SÚPER DELUXE) Christian Nodal
Best Tropical Latin Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new tropical Latin recordings.
WINNER: SALSWING! Rubén Blades y Roberto Delgado & Orquesta
EN CUARENTENA El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico
SIN SALSA NO HAY PARAÍSO Aymée Nuviola
COLEGAS Gilberto Santa Rosa
LIVE IN PERU Tony Succar
Best American Roots Performance
For new vocal or instrumental American Roots recordings. This is for performances in the style of any of the subgenres encompassed in the American Roots Music field including Americana, bluegrass, blues, folk or regional roots. Award to the artist(s).
WINNER: “CRY” Jon Batiste
“LOVE AND REGRET ” Billy Strings
“I WISH I KNEW HOW IT WOULD FEEL TO BE FREE” The Blind Boys Of Alabama & Béla Fleck
“SAME DEVIL” Brandy Clark Featuring Brandi Carlile
“NIGHTFLYER” Allison Russell
Best American Roots Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Americana, bluegrass, traditional blues, contemporary blues, folk or regional roots songs. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
“AVALON”
Rhiannon Giddens, Justin Robinson & Francesco Turrisi, songwriters (Rhiannon Giddens With Francesco Turrisi)
“CALL ME A FOOL”
Valerie June, songwriter (Valerie June Featuring Carla Thomas)
WINNER: “CRY”
Jon Batiste & Steve McEwan, songwriters (Jon Batiste)
“DIAMOND STUDDED SHOES”
Dan Auerbach, Natalie Hemby, Aaron Lee Tasjan & Yola, songwriters (Yola)
“NIGHTFLYER”
Jeremy Lindsay & Allison Russell, songwriters (Allison Russell)
Best Americana Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental Americana recordings.
DOWNHILL FROM EVERYWHERE Jackson Browne
LEFTOVER FEELINGS John Hiatt with The Jerry Douglas Band
WINNER: NATIVE SONS Los Lobos
OUTSIDE CHILD Allison Russell
STAND FOR MYSELF Yola
Best Bluegrass Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental bluegrass recordings.
RENEWAL Billy Strings
WINNER: MY BLUEGRASS HEART Béla Fleck
A TRIBUTE TO BILL MONROE The Infamous Stringdusters
CUTTIN’ GRASS – VOL. 1 (BUTCHER SHOPPE SESSIONS) Sturgill Simpson
MUSIC IS WHAT I SEE Rhonda Vincent
Best Traditional Blues Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental traditional blues recordings.
100 YEARS OF BLUES Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite
TRAVELER’S BLUES Blues Traveler
WINNER: I BE TRYING Cedric Burnside
BE READY WHEN I CALL YOU Guy Davis
TAKE ME BACK Kim Wilson
Best Contemporary Blues Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental contemporary blues recordings.
DELTA KREAM The Black Keys Featuring Eric Deaton & Kenny Brown
ROYAL TEA Joe Bonamassa
UNCIVIL WAR Shemekia Copeland
FIRE IT UP Steve Cropper
WINNER: 662 Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Best Folk Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental folk recordings.
ONE NIGHT LONELY [LIVE] Mary Chapin Carpenter
LONG VIOLENT HISTORY Tyler Childers
WEDNESDAY (EXTENDED EDITION) Madison Cunningham
WINNER: THEY’RE CALLING ME HOME Rhiannon Giddens With Francesco Turrisi
BLUE HERON SUITE Sarah Jarosz
Best Regional Roots Music Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental regional roots music recordings.
LIVE IN NEW ORLEANS! Sean Ardoin And Kreole Rock And Soul
BLOODSTAINS & TEARDROPS Big Chief Monk Boudreaux
MY PEOPLE Cha Wa
COREY LEDET ZYDECO Corey Ledet Zydeco
WINNER: KAU KA PE’A Kalani Pe’a
Best Reggae Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new reggae recordings.
PAMOJA Etana
POSITIVE VIBRATION Gramps Morgan
LIVE N LIVIN Sean Paul
ROYAL Jesse Royal
WINNER: BEAUTY IN THE SILENCE Soja
10 Spice
Best Global Music Performance
For new vocal or instrumental Global music recordings.
WINNER: “MOHABBAT” Arooj Aftab
“DO YOURSELF” Angelique Kidjo & Burna Boy
“PÀ PÁ PÀ” Femi Kuti
“BLEWU” Yo-Yo Ma & Angelique Kidjo
“ESSENCE” WizKid Featuring Tems
Best Global Music Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental Global Music recordings.
VOICE OF BUNBON, VOL. 1 Rocky Dawuni
EAST WEST PLAYERS PRESENTS: DANIEL HO & FRIENDS LIVE IN CONCERTDaniel Ho & Friends
WINNER: MOTHER NATURE Angelique Kidjo
LEGACY + Femi Kuti And Made Kuti
MADE IN LAGOS: DELUXE EDITION WizKid
Best Children’s Music Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new musical or spoken word recordings that are created and intended specifically for children.
ACTÍVATE 123 Andrés
ALL ONE TRIBE 1 Tribe Collective
BLACK TO THE FUTURE Pierce Freelon
WINNER: A COLORFUL WORLD Falu
CRAYON KIDS Lucky Diaz And The Family Jam Band
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
AFTERMATH LeVar Burton
WINNER: CARRY ON: REFLECTIONS FOR A NEW GENERATION FROM JOHN LEWIS Don Cheadle
CATCHING DREAMS: LIVE AT FORT KNOX CHICAGO J. Ivy
8:46 Dave Chappelle & Amir Sulaiman
A PROMISED LAND Barack Obama
Best Comedy Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new recordings.
THE COMEDY VACCINE Lavell Crawford
EVOLUTION Chelsea Handler
WINNER: SINCERELY LOUIS CK Louis C.K.
THANKS FOR RISKING YOUR LIFE Lewis Black
THE GREATEST AVERAGE AMERICAN Nate Bargatze
ZERO F—S GIVEN Kevin Hart
Best Musical Theater Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new recordings. Award to the principle vocalist(s) and the album producer(s) of 51% or more playing time of the album. The lyricist(s) and composer(s) of a new score are eligible for an Award if they have written and/or composed a new score which comprises 51% or more playing time of the album.
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER’S CINDERELLA
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Nick Lloyd Webber & Greg Wells, producers; Andrew Lloyd Webber & David Zippel, composers/lyricists (Original Album Cast)
BURT BACHARACH AND STEVEN SATER’S SOME LOVERS
Burt Bacharach, Michael Croiter, Ben Hartman & Steven Sater, producers; Burt Bacharach, composer; Steven Sater, lyricist (World Premiere Cast)
GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY
Simon Hale, Conor McPherson & Dean Sharenow, producers (Bob Dylan, composer & lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)
LES MISÉRABLES: THE STAGED CONCERT (THE SENSATIONAL 2020 LIVE RECORDING)
Cameron Mackintosh, Lee McCutcheon & Stephen Metcalfe, producers (Claude-Michel Schönberg, composer; Alain Boublil, John Caird, Herbert Kretzmer, Jean-Marc Natel & Trevor Nunn, lyricists) (The 2020 Les Misérables Staged Concert Company)
STEPHEN SCHWARTZ’S SNAPSHOTS
Daniel C. Levine, Michael J Moritz Jr, Bryan Perri & Stephen Schwartz, producers (Stephen Schwartz, composer & lyricist) (World Premiere Cast)
WINNER: THE UNOFFICIAL BRIDGERTON MUSICAL
Emily Bear, producer; Abigail Barlow & Emily Bear, composers/lyricists (Barlow & Bear)
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
Award to the artist(s) and/or ‘in studio’ producer(s) of a majority of the tracks on the album. In the absence of both, award to the one or two individuals proactively responsible for the concept and musical direction of the album and for the selection of artists, songs and producers, as applicable. Award also goes to appropriately credited music supervisor(s).
CRUELLA (Various Artists)
DEAR EVAN HANSEN (Various Artists)
IN THE HEIGHTS (Various Artists)
ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI… (Various Artists)
RESPECT Jennifer Hudson
SCHMIGADOON! EPISODE 1 (Various Artists)
WINNER: THE UNITED STATES VS. BILLIE HOLIDAY Andra Day
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for, or as a companion to, a current legitimate motion picture, television show or series, video games or other visual media.
BRIDGERTON Kris Bowers, composer
DUNE Hans Zimmer, composer
THE MANDALORIAN: SEASON 2 – VOL. 2 (CHAPTERS 13-16) Ludwig Göransson, composer
WINNER (TIE): THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT Carlos Rafael Rivera, composer
WINNER (TIE): SOUL Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers
Best Song Written For Visual Media
A Songwriter(s) award. For a song (melody & lyrics) written specifically for a motion picture, television, video games or other visual media, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
“AGATHA ALL ALONG” [FROM WANDAVISION: EPISODE 7]
Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, songwriters (Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez Featuring Kathryn Hahn, Eric Bradley, Greg Whipple, Jasper Randall & Gerald White)
WINNER: “ALL EYES ON ME” [FROM INSIDE]
Bo Burnham, songwriter (Bo Burnham)
“ALL I KNOW SO FAR” [FROM P!NK: ALL I KNOW SO FAR]
Alecia Moore, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, songwriters (P!nk)
“FIGHT FOR YOU” [FROM JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH]
Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.)
“HERE I AM (SINGING MY WAY HOME)” [FROM RESPECT]
Jamie Hartman, Jennifer Hudson & Carole King, songwriters (Jennifer Hudson)
“SPEAK NOW” [FROM ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI…]
Sam Ashworth & Leslie Odom, Jr., songwriters (Leslie Odom, Jr.)
Best Instrumental Composition
A Composer’s Award for an original composition (not an adaptation) first released during the Eligibility Year. Singles or Tracks only.
“BEAUTIFUL IS BLACK”
Brandee Younger, composer (Brandee Younger)
“CAT AND MOUSE”
Tom Nazziola, composer (Tom Nazziola)
“CONCERTO FOR ORCHESTRA: FINALE”
Vince Mendoza, composer (Vince Mendoza & Czech National Symphony Orchestra Featuring Antonio Sánchez & Derrick Hodge)
“DREAMING IN LIONS: DREAMING IN LIONS”
Arturo O’Farrill, composer (Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble)
WINNER: “EBERHARD”
Lyle Mays, composer (Lyle Mays)
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
An Arranger’s Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
“CHOPSTICKS”
Bill O’Connell, arranger (Richard Baratta)
“FOR THE LOVE OF A PRINCESS” (FROM “BRAVEHEART“)
Robin Smith, arranger (HAUSER, London Symphony Orchestra & Robin Smith)
“INFINITE LOVE”
Emile Mosseri, arranger (Emile Mosseri)
WINNER: “META KNIGHT’S REVENGE” (FROM “KIRBY SUPERSTAR“)
Charlie Rosen & Jake Silverman, arrangers (The 8-Bit Big Band Featuring Button Masher)
“THE STRUGGLE WITHIN”
Gabriela Quintero & Rodrigo Sanchez, arrangers (Rodrigo y Gabriela)
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
An Arranger’s Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
“THE BOTTOM LINE”
Ólafur Arnalds, arranger (Ólafur Arnalds & Josin)
“A CHANGE IS GONNA COME”
Tehillah Alphonso, arranger (Tonality & Alexander Lloyd Blake)
“THE CHRISTMAS SONG (CHESTNUTS ROASTING ON AN OPEN FIRE)”
Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)
“ELEANOR RIGBY”
Cody Fry, arranger (Cody Fry)
“TO THE EDGE OF LONGING (EDIT VERSION)”
Vince Mendoza, arranger (Vince Mendoza, Czech National Symphony Orchestra & Julia Bullock)
Best Recording Package
AMERICAN JACKPOT / AMERICAN GIRLS Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (Reckless Kelly)
CARNAGE Nick Cave & Tom Hingston, art directors (Nick Cave & Warren Ellis)
WINNER: PAKELANG Li Jheng Han & Yu, Wei, art directors (2nd Generation Falangao Singing Group & The Chairman Crossover Big Band)
SERPENTINE PRISON Dayle Doyle, art director (Matt Berninger)
ZETA Xiao Qing Yang, art director (Soul Of Ears)
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
WINNER: ALL THINGS MUST PASS: 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION Darren Evans, Dhani Harrison & Olivia Harrison, art directors (George Harrison)
COLOR THEORY Lordess Foudre & Christopher Leckie, art directors (Soccer Mommy)
THE FUTURE BITES (LIMITED EDITION BOX SET) Simon Moore, art director (Steven Wilson)
77-81 Dan Calderwood & Jon King, art directors (Gang Of Four)
SWIMMING IN CIRCLES Ramón Coronado & Marshall Rake, art directors (Mac Miller)
Best Album Notes
BEETHOVEN: THE LAST THREE SONATAS Ann-Katrin Zimmermann, album notes writer (Sunwook Kim)
WINNER: THE COMPLETE LOUIS ARMSTRONG COLUMBIA AND RCA VICTOR STUDIO SESSIONS 1946-1966 Ricky Riccardi, album notes writer (Louis Armstrong)
CREATION NEVER SLEEPS, CREATION NEVER DIES: THE WILLIE DUNN ANTHOLOGY Kevin Howes, album notes writer (Willie Dunn)
ETCHING THE VOICE: EMILE BERLINER AND THE FIRST COMMERCIAL GRAMOPHONE DISCS, 1889-1895 David Giovannoni, Richard Martin & Stephan Puille, album notes writers (Various Artists)
THE KING OF GOSPEL MUSIC: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF REVEREND JAMES CLEVELAND Robert Marovich, album notes writer (Various Artists)
Best Historical Album
BEYOND THE MUSIC: HER COMPLETE RCA VICTOR RECORDINGS Robert Russ, compilation producer; Nancy Conforti, Andreas K. Meyer & Jennifer Nulsen, mastering engineers (Marian Anderson)
ETCHING THE VOICE: EMILE BERLINER AND THE FIRST COMMERCIAL GRAMOPHONE DISCS, 1889-1895 Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
EXCAVATED SHELLAC: AN ALTERNATE HISTORY OF THE WORLD’S MUSIC April Ledbetter, Steven Lance Ledbetter & Jonathan Ward, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
WINNER: JONI MITCHELL ARCHIVES, VOL. 1: THE EARLY YEARS (1963-1967) Patrick Milligan & Joni Mitchell, compilation producers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Joni Mitchell)
SIGN O’ THE TIMES (SUPER DELUXE EDITION) Trevor Guy, Michael Howe & Kirk Johnson, compilation producers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Prince)
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical An Engineer’s Award.
(Artists names appear in parentheses.)
CINEMA Josh Conway, Marvin Figueroa, Josh Gudwin, Neal H Pogue & Ethan Shumaker, engineers; Joe LaPorta, mastering engineer (The Marías)
DAWN Thomas Brenneck, Zach Brown, Elton “L10MixedIt” Chueng, Riccardo Damian, Tom Elmhirst, Jens Jungkurth, Todd Monfalcone, John Rooney & Smino, engineers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer (Yebba)
HEY WHAT BJ Burton, engineer; BJ Burton, mastering engineer (Low)
WINNER: LOVE FOR SALE Dae Bennett, Josh Coleman & Billy Cumella, engineers; Greg Calbi & Steve Fallone, mastering engineers (Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga)
NOTES WITH ATTACHMENTS Joseph Lorge & Blake Mills, engineers; Greg Koller, mastering engineer (Pino Palladino & Blake Mills)
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
A Producer’s Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.)
WINNER: JACK ANTONOFF • Chemtrails Over The Country Club (Lana Del Rey) (A) • Daddy’s Home (St. Vincent) (A) • “Gold Rush” (Taylor Swift) (T) • Sling (Clairo) (A) • Solar Power (Lorde) (A) • Take The Sadness Out Of Saturday Night (Bleachers) (A)
ROGÉT CHAHAYED • “//aguardiente Y Limón %ᵕ‿‿ᵕ%” (Kali Uchis) (T) • “Ain’t S–t” (Doja Cat) (T) • “Beautiful” (Shelley FKA DRAM) (T) • “Blueberry Eyes” (MAX Featuring SUGA of BTS) (S) • “Fire In The Sky” (Anderson .Paak) (T) • “Kiss Me More” (Doja Cat Featuring SZA) (S) • “Lazy Susan” (21 Savage With Rich Brian Featuring Warren Hue & Masimwei) (S) • “NITROUS” (Joji) (T) • “Vibez “(ZAYN) (S)
MIKE ELIZONDO • Glow On (Turnstile) (A) • “Good Day” (Twenty One Pilots) (T) • Life By Misadventure (Rag’n’Bone Man) (A) • “Mercy” (Jonas Brothers) (T) • “Mulberry Street” (Twenty One Pilots) (T) • Obviously (Lake Street Dive) (A) • Repeat (Grace Vanderwaal) (S) • “Taking The Heat” (Joy Oladokun) (T)
HIT-BOY • Judas And The Black Messiah: The Inspired Album (Various Artists) (A) • King’s Disease II (Nas) (A)
RICKY REED • “//aguardiente y limón%ᵕ‿‿ᵕ%” (Kali Uchis) (T) • “Can’t Let You Go” (Terrace Martin Featuring Nick Grant) (S) • “Damn Bean” (John-Robert) (T) • “Don’t Go Yet” (Camila Cabello) (S) • Gold-Diggers Sound (Leon Bridges) (A) • “Piece Of You” (Shawn Mendes) (T) • “Pushing Away” (Junior Mesa) (T) • “Rumors” (Lizzo Featuring Cardi B) (S) • “Sing” (Jon Batiste) (T)
Best Remixed Recording
A Remixer’s Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses for identification.) Singles or Tracks only.
“BACK TO LIFE (BOOKER T KINGS OF SOUL SATTA DUB)” Booker T, remixer (Soul II Soul)
“BORN FOR GREATNESS (CYMEK REMIX)” Spencer Bastin, remixer (Papa Roach) Track from: Greatest Hits Vol. 2 The Better Noise Years
“CONSTANT CRAVING (FASHIONABLY LATE REMIX)” Tracy Young, remixer (K.D. Lang)
“INSIDE OUT (3SCAPE DRM REMIX)” 3SCAPE DRM, remixer (Zedd & Griff)
“MET HIM LAST NIGHT (DAVE AUDÉ REMIX)” Dave Audé, remixer (Demi Lovato & Ariana Grande)
WINNER: “PASSENGER (MIKE SHINODA REMIX)” Mike Shinoda, remixer (Deftones) Track from: White Pony (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
“TALKS (MURA MASA REMIX)” Alexander Crossan, remixer (PVA)
Best Immersive Audio Album
This category recognizes excellence in multichannel immersive audio recordings. Eligible recordings must be commercially released for sale or streaming on a consumer format/configuration (DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, SACD, Blu-Ray, Atmos, Auro-3D, immersive download, etc.) that provides an original immersive mix (not electronically re-purposed) of four or more channels.
WINNER: ALICIA George Massenburg & Eric Schilling, immersive mix engineers; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Ann Mincieli, immersive producer (Alicia Keys)
CLIQUE Jim Anderson & Ulrike Schwarz, immersive mix engineers; Bob Ludwig, immersive mastering engineer; Jim Anderson, immersive producer (Patricia Barber)
FINE LINE Greg Penny, immersive mix engineer; Greg Penny, immersive mastering engineer; Greg Penny, immersive producer (Harry Styles)
THE FUTURE BITES Jake Fields & Steven Wilson, immersive mix engineers; Bob Ludwig, immersive mastering engineer; Steven Wilson, immersive producer (Steven Wilson)
STILLE GRENDER Morten Lindberg, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive producer (Anne Karin Sundal-Ask & Det Norske Jentekor)
Best Immersive Audio Album (63RD GRAMMY)
Due the COVID-19 pandemic, the 63RD GRAMMY Awards Best Immersive Audio Album Craft Committee meeting was postponed until after last year’s GRAMMY Awards. The committee has met and the nominations for the 63rd GRAMMYs are being voted on and the winner presented as part of the 64TH GRAMMY Awards.
BOLSTAD: TOMBA SONORA Morten Lindberg, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive producer (Stemmeklang)
DEAR FUTURE SELF (DOLBY ATMOS MIXES) Fritz Hilpert, immersive mix engineer; Jason Banks, Fritz Hilpert & David Ziegler, immersive mastering engineers; Tom Ammerman, Arno Kammermeier & Walter Merziger, immersive producers (Booka Shade)
FRYD Morten Lindberg, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive producer (Tove Ramlo-Ystad & Cantus)
MUTT SLANG II – A WAKE OF SORROWS ENGULFED IN RAGE Elliot Scheiner, immersive mix engineer; Darcy Proper, immersive mastering engineer; Alain Mallet & Elliot Scheiner, immersive producers (Alain Mallet)
WINNER: SOUNDTRACK OF THE AMERICAN SOLDIER Leslie Ann Jones, immersive mix engineer; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Dan Merceruio, immersive producer (Jim R. Keene & The United States Army Field Band)
Best Engineered Album, Classical
An Engineer’s Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.)
ARCHETYPES Jonathan Lackey, Bill Maylone & Dan Nichols, engineers; Bill Maylone, mastering engineer (Sérgio Assad, Clarice Assad & Third Coast Percussion)
BEETHOVEN: CELLO SONATAS – HOPE AMID TEARS Richard King, engineer (Yo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax)
BEETHOVEN: SYMPHONY NO. 9 Mark Donahue, engineer; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck, Mendelssohn Choir Of Pittsburgh & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
WINNER: CHANTICLEER SINGS CHRISTMAS Leslie Ann Jones, engineer; Michael Romanowski, mastering engineer (Chanticleer)
MAHLER: SYMPHONY NO. 8, ‘SYMPHONY OF A THOUSAND’ Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers; Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineers (Gustavo Dudamel, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Luke McEndarfer, Robert Istad, Grant Gershon, Los Angeles Children’s Chorus, Los Angeles Master Chorale, National Children’s Chorus, Pacific Chorale & Los Angeles Philharmonic)
Producer Of The Year, Classical
A Producer’s Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.)
BLANTON ALSPAUGH • Appear And Inspire (James Franklin & The East Carolina University Chamber Singers) (A) • Howells: Requiem (Brian Schmidt & Baylor University A Cappella Choir) (A) • Hymns Of Kassianí (Alexander Lingas & Cappella Romana) (A) • Kyr: In Praise Of Music (Joshua Copeland & Antioch Chamber Ensemble) (A) • More Honourable Than The Cherubim (Vladimir Gorbik & PaTRAM Institute Male Choir) (A) • O’Regan: The Phoenix (Patrick Summers, Thomas Hampson, Chad Shelton, Rihab Chaieb, Lauren Snouffer, Houston Grand Opera & Houston Grand Opera Orchestra) (A) • Sheehan: Liturgy Of Saint John Chrysostom (Benedict Sheehan & The Saint Tikhon Choir) (A)
STEVEN EPSTEIN • Bach And Brahms Re-Imagined (Jens Lindemann, James Ehnes & Jon Kimura Parker) (A) • Bartók: Quartet No. 3; Beethoven: Op. 59, No. 2; Dvořák: American Quartet (Juilliard String Quartet) (A) • Beethoven: Cello Sonatas – Hope Amid Tears (Yo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax) (A) • Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 9 & 17, Arr. For Piano, String Quartet And Double Bass (Alon Goldstein, Alexander Bickard & Fine Arts Quartet) (A) • Songs Of Comfort And Hope (Yo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott) (A)
DAVID FROST • Chamber Works By Dmitri Klebanov (ARC Ensemble) (A) • Glass: Akhnaten (Karen Kamensek, J’Nai Bridges, Dísella Lárusdóttir, Zachary James, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Orchestra) (A) • Mon Ami, Mon Amour (Matt Haimovitz & Mari Kodama) (A) • One Movement Symphonies – Barber, Sibelius, Scriabin (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony) (A) • Poulenc: Dialogues Des Carmélites (Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Isabel Leonard, Erin Morley, Adrianne Pieczonka, Karita Mattila, Karen Cargill, Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Orchestra) (A) • Primavera I – The Wind (Matt Haimovitz) (A) • Roots(Randall Goosby & Zhu Wang) (A)
ELAINE MARTONE • Archetypes (Sérgio Assad, Clarice Assad & Third Coast Percussion) (A) • Beneath The Sky (Zoe Allen & Levi Hernandez) (A) • Davis: Family Secrets – Kith & Kin (Timothy Myers, Andrea Edith Moore & Jane Holding) (A) • Quest (Elisabeth Remy Johnson) (A) • Schubert: Symphony In C Major, ‘The Great’; Krenek: Static & Ecstatic (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra) (A)
WINNER: JUDITH SHERMAN • Alone Together (Jennifer Koh) (A) • Bach & Beyond Part 3 (Jennifer Koh) (A) • Bruits (Imani Winds) (A) • Eryilmaz: Dances Of The Yogurt Maker (Erberk Eryilmaz & Carpe Diem String Quartet) (A) • Fantasy – Oppens Plays Kaminsky (Ursula Oppens) (A) • Home (Blythe Gaissert) (A) • Mendelssohn, Visconti & Golijov (Jasper String Quartet & Jupiter String Quartet) (A) • A Schubert Journey (Llŷr Williams) (A) • Vers Le Silence – William Bolcom & Frédéric Chopin (Ran Dank) (A)
Best Orchestral Performance
Award to the Conductor and to the Orchestra.
ADAMS: MY FATHER KNEW CHARLES IVES; HARMONIELEHRE Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor (Nashville Symphony Orchestra)
BEETHOVEN: SYMPHONY NO. 9 Manfred Honeck, conductor (Mendelssohn Choir Of Pittsburgh & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
MUHLY: THROUGHLINE Nico Muhly, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
WINNER: PRICE: SYMPHONIES NOS. 1 & 3 Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor (Philadelphia Orchestra)
STRAUSS: ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA; SCRIABIN: THE POEM OF ECSTASYThomas Dausgaard, conductor (Seattle Symphony Orchestra)
Best Opera Recording
Award to the Conductor, Album Producer(s) and Principal Soloists.
BARTÓK: BLUEBEARD’S CASTLE Susanna Mälkki, conductor; Mika Kares & Szilvia Vörös; Robert Suff, producer (Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra)
WINNER: GLASS: AKHNATEN Karen Kamensek, conductor; J’Nai Bridges, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Zachary James & Dísella Lárusdóttir; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
ANÁČEK: CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN Simon Rattle, conductor; Sophia Burgos, Lucy Crowe, Gerald Finley, Peter Hoare, Anna Lapkovskaja, Paulina Malefane, Jan Martinik & Hanno Müller-Brachmann; Andrew Cornall, producer (London Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Chorus & LSO Discovery Voices)
LITTLE: SOLDIER SONGS Corrado Rovaris, conductor; Johnathan McCullough; James Darrah & John Toia, producers (The Opera Philadelphia Orchestra)
POULENC: DIALOGUES DES CARMÉLITES Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Karen Cargill, Isabel Leonard, Karita Mattila, Erin Morley & Adrianne Pieczonka; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
Best Choral Performance
Award to the Conductor, and to the Choral Director and/or Chorus Master where applicable and to the Choral Organization/Ensemble
IT’S A LONG WAY Matthew Guard, conductor (Jonas Budris, Carrie Cheron, Fiona Gillespie, Nathan Hodgson, Helen Karloski, Enrico Lagasca, Megan Roth, Alissa Ruth Suver & Dana Whiteside; Skylark Vocal Ensemble)
WINNER: MAHLER: SYMPHONY NO. 8, ‘SYMPHONY OF A THOUSAND’Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Grant Gershon, Robert Istad, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz & Luke McEndarfer, chorus masters (Leah Crocetto, Mihoko Fujimura, Ryan McKinny, Erin Morley, Tamara Mumford, Simon O’Neill, Morris Robinson & Tamara Wilson; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Los Angeles Children’s Chorus, Los Angeles Master Chorale, National Children’s Chorus & Pacific Chorale)
RISING W/THE CROSSING Donald Nally, conductor (International Contemporary Ensemble & Quicksilver; The Crossing)
SCHNITTKE: CHOIR CONCERTO; THREE SACRED HYMNS; PÄRT: SEVEN MAGNIFICAT-ANTIPHONS Kaspars Putniņš, conductor; Heli Jürgenson, chorus master (Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir)
SHEEHAN: LITURGY OF SAINT JOHN CHRYSOSTOM Benedict Sheehan, conductor (Michael Hawes, Timothy Parsons & Jason Thoms; The Saint Tikhon Choir)
THE SINGING GUITAR Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Estelí Gomez; Austin Guitar Quartet, Douglas Harvey, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet & Texas Guitar Quartet; Conspirare)
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
For new recordings of works with chamber or small ensemble (twenty-four or fewer members, not including the conductor). One Award to the ensemble and one Award to the conductor, if applicable.
ADAMS, JOHN LUTHER: LINES MADE BY WALKING JACK Quartet
AKIHO: SEVEN PILLARS Sandbox Percussion
ARCHETYPES Sérgio Assad, Clarice Assad & Third Coast Percussion
WINNER: BEETHOVEN: CELLO SONATAS – HOPE AMID TEARS Yo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax
BRUITS Imani Winds
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Award to the Instrumental Soloist(s) and to the Conductor when applicable.
WINNER: ALONE TOGETHER Jennifer Koh
AN AMERICAN MOSAIC Simone Dinnerstein
BACH: SONATAS & PARTITAS Augustin Hadelich
BEETHOVEN & BRAHMS: VIOLIN CONCERTOS Gil Shaham; Eric Jacobsen, conductor (The Knights)
MAK BACH Mak Grgić
OF POWER Curtis Stewart
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Award to: Vocalist(s), Collaborative Artist(s) (Ex: pianists, conductors, chamber groups) Producer(s), Recording Engineers/Mixers with 51% or more playing time of new material.
CONFESSIONS Laura Strickling; Joy Schreier, pianist
DREAMS OF A NEW DAY – SONGS BY BLACK COMPOSERS Will Liverman; Paul Sánchez, pianist
WINNER: MYTHOLOGIES Sangeeta Kaur & Hila Plitmann (Virginie D’Avezac De Castera, Lili Haydn, Wouter Kellerman, Nadeem Majdalany, Eru Matsumoto & Emilio D. Miler)
SCHUBERT: WINTERREISE Joyce DiDonato; Yannick Nézet-Séguin, pianist
UNEXPECTED SHADOWS Jamie Barton; Jake Heggie, pianist (Matt Haimovitz)
Best Classical Compendium
Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s) and Engineer(s) of over 51% playing time of the album, if other than the artist.
AMERICAN ORIGINALS – A NEW WORLD, A NEW CANON AGAVE & Reginald L. Mobley; Geoffrey Silver, producer
BERG: VIOLIN CONCERTO; SEVEN EARLY SONGS & THREE PIECES FOR ORCHESTRA Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Jack Vad, producer
CERRONE: THE ARCHING PATH Timo Andres & Ian Rosenbaum; Mike Tierney, producer
PLAYS Chick Corea; Chick Corea & Birnie Kirsh, producers
WINNER: WOMEN WARRIORS – THE VOICES OF CHANGE Amy Andersson, conductor; Amy Andersson, Mark Mattson & Lolita Ritmanis, producers
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
A Composer’s Award. (For a contemporary classical composition composed within the last 25 years, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year.) Award to the librettist, if applicable.
AKIHO: SEVEN PILLARS Andy Akiho, composer (Sandbox Percussion)
ANDRIESSEN: THE ONLY ONE Louis Andriessen, composer (Esa-Pekka Salonen, Nora Fischer & Los Angeles Philharmonic)
ASSAD, CLARICE & SÉRGIO, CONNORS, DILLON, MARTIN & SKIDMORE: ARCHETYPES Clarice Assad, Sérgio Assad, Sean Connors, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin & David Skidmore, composers (Sérgio Assad, Clarice Assad & Third Coast Percussion)
BATISTE: MOVEMENT 11‘ Jon Batiste, composer (Jon Batiste)
WINNER: SHAW: NARROW SEA Caroline Shaw, composer (Dawn Upshaw, Gilbert Kalish & Sō Percussion)
Best Music Video
Award to the artist, video director, and video producer
“SHOT IN THE DARK” AC/DC
David Mallet, video director; Dione Orrom, video producer
WINNER: “FREEDOM” Jon Batiste
Alan Ferguson, video director; Alex P. Willson, video producer
“I GET A KICK OUT OF YOU” Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
Jennifer Lebeau, video director; Danny Bennett, Bobby Campbell & Jennifer Lebeau, video producers
“PEACHES” Justin Bieber Featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon
Collin Tilley, video director
“HAPPIER THAN EVER” Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish, video director; Michelle An, Chelsea Dodson & David Moore, video producers
“MONTERO (CALL ME BY YOUR NAME)” Lil Nas X
Lil Nas X & Tanu Muino, video directors; Frank Borin, Ivanna Borin, Marco De Molina & Saul Levitz, video producers
“GOOD 4 U” Olivia Rodrigo
Petra Collins, video director; Christiana Divona, Marissa Ramirez & Tiffany Suh, video producers
Best Music Film
For concert/performance films or music documentaries. Award to the artist, video director, and video producer.
INSIDE Bo Burnham
Bo Burnham, video director; Josh Senior, video producer
DAVID BYRNE’S AMERICAN UTOPIA David Byrne
Spike Lee, video director; David Byrne & Spike Lee, video producers
HAPPIER THAN EVER: A LOVE LETTER TO LOS ANGELES Billie Eilish
Patrick Osborne & Robert Rodriguez, video directors
MUSIC, MONEY, MADNESS…JIMI HENDRIX IN MAUI Jimi Hendrix
John McDermott, video director; Janie Hendrix, John McDermott & George Scott, video producers
WINNER: SUMMER OF SOUL (Various Artists)
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, video director; David Dinerstein, Robert Fyvolent & Joseph Patel, video producers
