2020 Grammy Awards: The List.

General Field

Pop

Dance/Electronic Music

Contemporary Instrumental Music

Rock

Alternative

R&B

Rap

Country

New Age

Jazz

Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music

Latin

American Roots

Reggae

World Music

Children's

Spoken Word

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
  • Becoming – Michelle Obama
  • Beastie Boys Book – Various artists; Michael DiamondAdam Horovitz, Scott Sherratt & Dan Zitt, producers
  • I.V. Catatonia: 20 Years as a Two-Time Cancer Survivor – Eric Alexandrakis
  • Mr. Know-It-All – John Waters
  • Sekou Andrews & The String Theory – Sekou Andrews & The String Theory

Comedy

Musical Theater

Music for Visual Media

Composing/Arranging

Package

  • Chris Cornell
  • Anónimas & resilientes
    • Luisa María Arango, Carlos Dussan, Manuel García-Orozco & Juliana Jaramillo-Buenaventura, art directors (Voces Del Bullerengue)
  • Hold That Tiger
    • Andrew Wong & Fongming Yang, art directors (The Muddy Basin Ramblers)
  • I, I
  • Intellexual
    • Irwan Awalludin, art director (Intellexual)
  • Woodstock: Back to the Garden – The Definitive 50th Anniversary Archive
    • Masaki Koike, art director (Various artists)
  • Anima
    • Stanley Donwood & Tchocky, art directors (Thom Yorke)
  • Gold in Brass Age
    • Amanda Chiu, Mark Farrow & David Gray, art directors (David Gray)
  • 1963: New Directions
  • The Radio Recordings 1939–1945

Notes

  • Stax '68: A Memphis Story
    • Steve Greenberg, album notes writer (Various artists)
  • The Complete Cuban Jam Sessions
    • Judy Cantor-Navas, album notes writer (Various artists)
  • The Gospel According to Malaco
    • Robert Marovich, album notes writer (Various artists)
  • Pedal Steel + Four Corners
    • Brendan Greaves, album notes writer (Terry Allen And The Panhandle Mystery Band)
  • Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection
    • Jeff Place, album notes writer (Pete Seeger)

Historical

  • Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection
    • Jeff Place & Robert Santelli, compilation producers; Pete Reiniger, mastering engineer (Pete Seeger)
  • The Girl from Chickasaw County – The Complete Capitol Masters
    • Andrew Batt & Kris Maher, compilation producers; Simon Gibson, mastering engineer (Bobbie Gentry)
  • The Great Comeback: Horowitz at Carnegie Hall
    • Robert Russ, compilation producer; Andreas K. Meyer & Jennifer Nulsen, mastering engineers (Vladimir Horowitz)
  • Kanyo Ongaku: Japanese Ambient, Environmental & New Age Music 1980–1990
    • Spencer Doran, Yosuke Kitazawa, Douglas Mcgowan & Matt Sullivan, compilation producers; John Baldwin, mastering engineer (Various artists)
  • Woodstock: Back to the Garden – The Definitive 50th Anniversary Archive
    • Brian Kehew, Steve Woolard & Andy Zax, compilation producers; Dave Schultz, mastering engineer (Various artists)

Production, Non-Classical

  • "I Rise" (Tracy Young's Pride Intro Radio Remix)
  • "Mother's Daughter" (Wuki Remix)
  • "The One" (High Contrast Remix)
  • "Swim" (Ford. Remix)
    • Luc Bradford, remixer (Mild Minds)
  • "Work It" (Soulwax Remix)
    • David Gerard C Dewaele & Stephen Antoine C Dewaele, remixers (Marie Davidson)

Production, Immersive Audio

  • Lux
    • Morten Lindberg, immersive audio engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive audio mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive audio producer (Anita Brevik, Trondheimsolistene & Nidarosdomens Jentekor)
  • Chain Tripping
    • Luke Argilla, immersive audio engineer; Jurgen Scharpf, immersive audio mastering engineer; Jona Bechtolt, Claire L. Evans & Rob Kieswetter, immersive audio producers (Yacht)
  • Kverndokk: Symphonic Dances
    • Jim Anderson, immersive audio engineer; Robert C. Ludwig, immersive audio mastering engineer; Ulrike Schwarz, immersive audio producer (Ken-David Masur & Stavanger Symphony Orchestra)
  • The Orchestral Organ
    • Keith O. Johnson, immersive audio engineer; Keith O. Johnson, immersive audio mastering engineer; Marina A. Ledin & Victor Ledin, immersive audio producers (Jan Kraybill)
  • The Savior
    • Bob Clearmountain, immersive audio engineer; Bob Ludwig, immersive audio mastering engineer; Michael Marquart & Dave Way, immersive audio producers (A Bad Think)

Production, Classical

  • Riley: Sun Rings
    • Leslie Ann Jones, engineer; Robert C. Ludwig, mastering engineer (Kronos Quartet)
  • Aequa – Anna Thorvaldsdóttir
    • Daniel Shores, engineer; Daniel Shores, mastering engineer (International Contemporary Ensemble)
  • Bruckner: Symphony No. 9
    • Mark Donahue, engineer; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
  • Rachmaninoff – Hermitage Piano Trio
    • Keith O. Johnson & Sean Royce Martin, engineers; Keith O. Johnson, mastering engineer (Hermitage Piano Trio)
  • Wolfe: Fire in My Mouth
    • Bob Hanlon & Lawrence Rock, engineers; Ian Good & Lawrence Rock, mastering engineers (Jaap Van Zweden, Francisco J. Núñez, Donald Nally, The Crossing, Young People's Chorus of NY City & New York Philharmonic)
  • Blanton Alspaugh
    • Artifacts – The Music of Michael McGlynn (Charles Bruffy & Kansas City Chorale)
    • Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique; Fantaisie sur La Tempête de Shakespeare (Andrew Davis & Toronto Symphony Orchestra)
    • Copland: Billy the Kid; Grohg (Leonard Slatkin & Detroit Symphony Orchestra)
    • Duruflé: Complete Choral Works (Robert Simpson & Houston Chamber Choir)
    • Glass: Symphony No. 5 (Julian Wachner, The Choir Of Trinity Wall Street, Trinity Youth Chorus, Downtown Voices & Novus NY)
    • Sander: The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom (Peter Jermihov & PaTRAM Institute Singers)
    • Smith, K.: Canticle (Craig Hella Johnson & Cincinnati Vocal Arts Ensemble)
    • Visions Take Flight (Mei-Ann Chen & ROCO)
  • James Ginsburg
    • Project W – Works by Diverse Women Composers (Mei-Ann Chen & Chicago Sinfonietta)
    • Silenced Voices (Black Oak Ensemble)
    • 20th Century Harpsichord Concertos (Jory Vinikour, Scott Speck & Chicago Philharmonic)
    • Twentieth Century Oboe Sonatas (Alex Klein & Phillip Bush)
    • Winged Creatures & Other Works for Flute, Clarinet, and Orchestra (Anthony McGill, Demarre McGill, Allen Tinkham & Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra)
  • Marina A. Ledin & Victor Ledin
    • Bates: Children of Adam; Vaughan Williams: Dona nobis pacem (Steven Smith, Erin R. Freeman, Richmond Symphony & Chorus)
    • The Orchestral Organ (Jan Kraybill)
    • The Poetry of Places (Nadia Shpachenko)
    • Rachmaninoff – Hermitage Piano Trio (Hermitage Piano Trio)
  • Morten Lindberg
    • Himmelborgen (Elisabeth Holte, Kåre Nordstoga & Uranienborg Vokalensemble)
    • Kleiberg: Do You Believe in Heather? (Various artists)
    • Ljos (Fauna Vokalkvintett)
    • LUX (Anita Brevik, Trondheimsolistene & Nidarosdomens Jentekor)
    • Trachea (Tone Bianca Sparre Dahl & Schola Cantorum)
    • Veneliti (Håkon Daniel Nystedt & Oslo Kammerkor)
  • Dirk Sobotka
    • Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)

Classical

Best Orchestral Performance
  • Picker: Fantastic Mr. Fox
    • Gil Rose, conductor; John Brancy, Andrew Craig Brown, Gabriel Preisser, Krista River & Edwin Vega; Gil Rose, producer (Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Boston Children's Chorus)
  • Benjamin: Lessons in Love & Violence
    • George Benjamin, conductor; Stéphane Degout, Barbara Hannigan, Peter Hoare & Gyula Orendt; James Whitbourn, producer (Orchestra of the Royal Opera House)
  • Berg: Wozzeck
    • Marc Albrecht, conductor; Christopher Maltman & Eva-Maria Westbroek; François Roussillon, producer (Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra; Chorus of Dutch National Opera)
  • Charpentier: Les Arts florissants; Les Plaisirs de Versailles
    • Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Jesse Blumberg, Teresa Wakim & Virginia Warnken; Renate Wolter-Seevers, producer (Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Ensemble; Boston Early Music Festival Vocal Ensemble)
  • Wagner: Lohengrin
    • Christian Thielemann, conductor; Piotr Beczała, Anja Harteros, Tomasz Konieczny, Waltraud Meier & Georg Zeppenfeld; Eckhard Glauche, producer (Festspielorchester Bayreuth; Festspielchor Bayreuth)
  • Duruflé: Complete Choral Works
  • Boyle: Voyages
    • Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)
  • The Hope of Loving
    • Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Conspirare)
  • Sander: The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
    • Peter Jermihov, conductor (Evan Bravos, Vadim Gan, Kevin Keys, Glenn Miller & Daniel Shirley; PaTRAM Institute Singers)
  • Smith, K.: The Arc in the Sky
    • Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)
  • Shaw: Orange – Attacca Quartet
  • Cerrone: The Pieces That Fall to Earth – Christopher Rountree & Wild Up
  • Freedom & Faith – PUBLIQuartet
  • Perpetulum – Third Coast Percussion
  • Rachmaninoff – Hermitage Piano Trio – Hermitage Piano Trio
  • Marsalis: Violin Concerto; Fiddle Dance Suite
    • Nicola Benedetti; Cristian Măcelaru, conductor (Philadelphia Orchestra)
  • The Berlin Recital
    • Yuja Wang
  • Higdon: Harp Concerto
    • Yolanda Kondonassis; Ward Stare, conductor (The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra)
  • The Orchestral Organ
    • Jan Kraybill
  • Torke: Sky, Concerto for Violin
    • Tessa Lark; David Alan Miller, conductor (Albany Symphony)
  • Songplay
    • Joyce DiDonato; Chuck Israels, Jimmy Madison, Charlie Porter & Craig Terry, accompanists (Steve Barnett & Lautaro Greco)
  • The Edge of Silence – Works for Voice by György Kurtág
    • Susan Narucki (Donald Berman, Curtis Macomber, Kathryn Schulmeister & Nicholas Tolle)
  • Himmelsmusik
    • Philippe Jaroussky & Céline Scheen; Christina Pluhar, conductor; L'Arpeggiata, ensemble (Jesús Rodil & Dingle Yandell)
  • Schumann: Liederkreis Op. 24, Kerner-Lieder Op. 35
    • Matthias Goerne; Leif Ove Andsnes, accompanist
  • A te, o cara
    • Stephen Costello; Constantine Orbelian, conductor (Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra)
  • The Poetry of Places
    • Nadia Shpachenko; Marina A. Ledin & Victor Ledin, producers
  • American Originals 1918
    • John Morris Russell, conductor; Elaine Martone, producer
  • Leshnoff: Symphony No. 4 "Heichalos"; Guitar Concerto; Starburst
    • Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer
  • Meltzer: Songs and Structures
    • Paul Appleby & Natalia Katyukova; Silas Brown & Harold Meltzer, producers
  • Saariaho: True Fire; Trans; Ciel d'hiver
    • Hannu Lintu, conductor; Laura Heikinheimo, producer
  • Higdon: Harp Concerto
    • Jennifer Higdon, composer (Yolanda Kondonassis, Ward Stare & The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra)
  • Bermel: Migration Series for Jazz Ensemble & Orchestra
    • Derek Bermel, composer (Derek Bermel, Ted Nash, David Alan Miller, Juilliard Jazz Orchestra & Albany Symphony Orchestra)
  • Marsalis: Violin Concerto in D Major
    • Wynton Marsalis, composer (Nicola Benedetti, Cristian Măcelaru & Philadelphia Orchestra)
  • Norman: Sustain
    • Andrew Norman, composer (Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic)
  • Shaw: Orange
    • Caroline Shaw, composer (Attacca Quartet)
  • Wolfe: Fire in My Mouth
    • Julia Wolfe, composer (Jaap Van Zweden, Francisco J. Núñez, Donald Nally, The Crossing, Young People's Chorus of NY City & New York Philharmonic)

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