General Field
- "Bad Guy" – Billie Eilish
- Finneas O'Connell, producer; Rob Kinelski & Finneas O'Connell, engineers/mixers; John Greenham, mastering engineer
- "Hey, Ma" - Bon Iver
- Brad Cook, Chris Messina & Justin Vernon, producers; Zach Hansen & Chris Messina, engineers/mixers; Greg Calbi, mastering engineer
- "7 Rings" – Ariana Grande
- Charles Anderson, Tommy Brown, Michael Foster & Victoria Monét, producers; Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Billy Hickey & Brendan Morawski, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
- "Hard Place" – H.E.R.
- Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, producer; Joseph Hurtado, Jaycen Joshua, Derek Keota & Miki Tsutsumi, engineers/mixers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
- "Talk" – Khalid
- Disclosure & Denis Kosiak, producers; Ingmar Carlson, Jon Castelli, Josh Deguzman, John Kercy, Denis Kosiak, Guy Lawrence & Michael Romero, engineers/mixers; Dale Becker, mastering engineer
- "Old Town Road" – Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
- Andrew "VoxGod" Bolooki, Jocelyn "Jozzy" Donald & YoungKio, producers; Andrew "VoxGod" Bolooki & Cinco, engineers/mixers; Eric Lagg, mastering engineer
- "Truth Hurts" – Lizzo
- Ricky Reed & Tele, producers; Chris Galland, Manny Marroquin & Ethan Shumaker, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
- "Sunflower" – Post Malone & Swae Lee
- Louis Bell & Carter Lang, producers; Louis Bell & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
- When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? – Billie Eilish
- Finneas O'Connell, producer; Rob Kinelski & Finneas O'Connell, engineers/mixers; Billie Eilish & Finneas O'Connell, songwriters; John Greenham, mastering engineer
- I, I – Bon Iver
- Brad Cook, Chris Messina & Justin Vernon, producers; Zach Hansen & Chris Messina, engineers/mixers; BJ Burton, Brad Cook & Justin Vernon, songwriters; Greg Calbi, mastering engineer
- Norman Fucking Rockwell! – Lana Del Rey
- Jack Antonoff & Lana Del Rey, producers; Jack Antonoff & Laura Sisk, engineers/mixers; Jack Antonoff & Lana Del Rey, songwriters; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
- Thank U, Next – Ariana Grande
- Tommy Brown, Ilya, Max Martin & Victoria Monét, producers; Serban Ghenea & Brendan Morawski, engineers/mixers; Tommy Brown, Ariana Grande, Savan Kotecha, Max Martin, Victoria Monét, Tayla Parx & Ilya Salmanzadeh, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
- I Used to Know Her – H.E.R.
- 7 – Lil Nas X
- Montero Lamar Hill, songwriter; Eric Lagg, mastering engineer
- Cuz I Love You (Deluxe) – Lizzo
- Ricky Reed, producer; Manny Marroquin & Ethan Shumaker, engineers/mixers; Eric Frederic & Melissa Jefferson, songwriters; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
- Father of the Bride – Vampire Weekend
- Ezra Koenig & Ariel Rechtshaid, producers; John DeBold, Chris Kasych, Takemasa Kosaka, Ariel Rechtshaid & Hiroya Takayama, engineers/mixers; Ezra Koenig, songwriter; Emily Lazar, mastering engineer
- "Bad Guy"
- Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
- "Always Remember Us This Way"
- Natalie Hemby, Lady Gaga, Hillary Lindsey & Lori McKenna, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
- "Bring My Flowers Now"
- Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth & Tanya Tucker, songwriters (Tanya Tucker)
- "Hard Place"
- Ruby Amanfu, Sam Ashworth, D. Arcelious Harris, H.E.R. & Rodney Jerkins, songwriters (H.E.R.)
- "Lover"
- Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift)
- "Norman Fucking Rockwell"
- Jack Antonoff & Lana Del Rey, songwriters (Lana Del Rey)
- "Someone You Loved"
- Tom Barnes, Lewis Capaldi, Pete Kelleher, Benjamin Kohn & Sam Roman, songwriters (Lewis Capaldi)
- "Truth Hurts"
- Steven Cheung, Eric Frederic, Melissa Jefferson & Jesse Saint John, songwriters (Lizzo)
- Billie Eilish
- Black Pumas
- Lil Nas X
- Lizzo
- Maggie Rogers
- Rosalía
- Tank and the Bangas
- Yola
Pop
- "Truth Hurts" – Lizzo
- "Spirit" – Beyoncé
- "Bad Guy" – Billie Eilish
- "7 Rings" – Ariana Grande
- "You Need to Calm Down" – Taylor Swift
- "Old Town Road" – Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
- "Boyfriend" – Ariana Grande and Social House
- "Sucker" – Jonas Brothers
- "Sunflower" – Post Malone & Swae Lee
- "Señorita" – Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
- Look Now – Elvis Costello & The Imposters
- Sì – Andrea Bocelli
- Love (Deluxe Edition) – Michael Bublé
- A Legendary Christmas – John Legend
- Walls – Barbra Streisand
- When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? – Billie Eilish
- The Lion King: The Gift - Beyoncé
- Thank U, Next – Ariana Grande
- No.6 Collaborations Project – Ed Sheeran
- Lover – Taylor Swift
Dance/Electronic Music
- "Got to Keep On" – The Chemical Brothers
- The Chemical Brothers, producers; Steve Dub Jones & Tom Rowlands, mixers
- "Linked" – Bonobo
- Simon Green, producer; Bonobo, mixer
- "Piece of Your Heart" – Meduza featuring Goodboys
- Simone Giani, Luca De Gregorio & Mattia Vitale, producers; Simone Giani, Luca De Gregorio & Mattia Vitale, mixers
- "Underwater" – Rüfüs Du Sol
- Jason Evigan & Rüfüs Du Sol, producers; Cassian Stewart-Kasimba, mixer
- "Midnight Hour" – Skrillex & Boys Noize featuring Ty Dolla $ign
- Boys Noize & Skrillex, producers; Skrillex, mixer
- No Geography – The Chemical Brothers
- LP5 – Apparat
- Hi This Is Flume (Mixtape) – Flume
- Solace – Rüfüs Du Sol
- Weather – Tycho
Contemporary Instrumental Music
- Mettavolution – Rodrigo y Gabriela
- Ancestral Recall – Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah
- Star People Nation – Theo Croker
- Beat Music! Beat Music! Beat Music! – Mark Guiliana
- Elevate – Lettuce
Rock
- "This Land" – Gary Clark Jr.
- "Pretty Waste" – Bones UK
- "History Repeats" – Brittany Howard
- "Woman" – Karen O & Danger Mouse
- "Too Bad" – Rival Sons
- "7empest" – Tool
- "Astorolus – The Great Octopus" – Candlemass featuring Tony Iommi
- "Humanicide" – Death Angel
- "Bow Down" – I Prevail
- "Unleashed" – Killswitch Engage
- "This Land"
- Gary Clark Jr., songwriter (Gary Clark Jr.)
- "Fear Inoculum"
- Danny Carey, Justin Chancellor, Adam Jones & Maynard James Keenan, songwriters (Tool)
- "Give Yourself a Try"
- George Daniel, Adam Hann, Matthew Healy & Ross MacDonald, songwriters (The 1975)
- "Harmony Hall"
- Ezra Koenig, songwriter (Vampire Weekend)
- "History Repeats"
- Brittany Howard, songwriter (Brittany Howard)
- Social Cues – Cage the Elephant
- Amo – Bring Me the Horizon
- In the End – The Cranberries
- Trauma – I Prevail
- Feral Roots – Rival Sons
Alternative
- Father of the Bride – Vampire Weekend
- U.F.O.F. – Big Thief
- Assume Form – James Blake
- I, I – Bon Iver
- Anima – Thom Yorke
R&B
- "Come Home" – Anderson Paak featuring André 3000
- "Love Again" – Daniel Caesar & Brandy
- "Could've Been" – H.E.R. featuring Bryson Tiller
- "Exactly How I Feel" – Lizzo featuring Gucci Mane
- "Roll Some Mo" – Lucky Daye
- "Jerome" – Lizzo
- "Time Today" – BJ the Chicago Kid
- "Steady Love" – India.Arie
- "Real Games" – Lucky Daye
- "Built for Love" – PJ Morton featuring Jazmine Sullivan
- "Say So"
- PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton featuring JoJo)
- "Could've Been"
- Dernst Emile II, David "Swagg R’Celious" Harris, H.E.R. & Hue "Soundzfire" Strother, songwriters (H.E.R. featuring Bryson Tiller)
- "Look at Me Now"
- Emily King & Jeremy Most, songwriters (Emily King)
- "No Guidance"
- Chris Brown, Tyler James Bryant, Nija Charles, Aubrey Graham, Anderson Hernandez, Michee Patrick Lebrun, Joshua Lewis, Noah Shebib & Teddy Walton, songwriters (Chris Brown featuring Drake)
- "Roll Some Mo"
- David Brown, Dernst Emile II & Peter Lee Johnson, songwriters (Lucky Daye)
- Cuz I Love You (Deluxe) – Lizzo
- Apollo XXI – Steve Lacy
- Overload – Georgia Anne Muldrow
- Saturn – NAO
- Being Human in Public – Jessie Reyez
- Ventura – Anderson Paak
- 1123 – BJ the Chicago Kid
- Painted – Lucky Daye
- Ella Mai – Ella Mai
- Paul – PJ Morton
Rap
- "Racks in the Middle" – Nipsey Hussle featuring Roddy Ricch & Hit-Boy
- "Middle Child" – J. Cole
- "Suge" – DaBaby
- "Down Bad" – Dreamville featuring JID, Bas, J. Cole, EarthGang & Young Nudy
- "Clout" – Offset featuring Cardi B
- "Higher" – DJ Khaled featuring Nipsey Hussle & John Legend
- "Drip Too Hard" – Lil Baby & Gunna
- "Panini" – Lil Nas X
- "Ballin" – Mustard featuring Roddy Ricch
- "The London" – Young Thug featuring J. Cole & Travis Scott
- "A Lot"
- Jermaine Cole, Dacoury Natche, 21 Savage & Anthony White, songwriters (21 Savage featuring J. Cole)
- "Bad Idea"
- Chancelor Bennett, Cordae Dunston, Uforo Ebong & Daniel Hackett, songwriters (YBN Cordae featuring Chance the Rapper)
- "Gold Roses"
- Noel Cadastre, Aubrey Graham, Anderson Hernandez, Khristopher Riddick-Tynes, William Leonard Roberts II, Joshua Quinton Scruggs, Leon Thomas III & Ozan Yildirim, songwriters (Rick Ross featuring Drake)
- "Racks in the Middle"
- Ermias Asghedom, Dustin James Corbett, Greg Allen Davis, Chauncey Hollis, Jr. & Rodrick Moore, songwriters (Nipsey Hussle featuring Roddy Ricch & Hit-Boy)
- "Suge"
- DaBaby, Jetsonmade & Pooh Beatz, songwriters (DaBaby)
- Igor – Tyler, the Creator
- Revenge of the Dreamers III – Dreamville
- Championships – Meek Mill
- I Am > I Was – 21 Savage
- The Lost Boy – YBN Cordae
Country
- "Ride Me Back Home" – Willie Nelson
- "All Your'n" – Tyler Childers
- "Girl Goin' Nowhere" – Ashley McBryde
- "God's Country" – Blake Shelton
- "Bring My Flowers Now" – Tanya Tucker
- "Speechless" - Dan + Shay
- "Brand New Man" – Brooks & Dunn with Luke Combs
- "I Don't Remember Me (Before You)" – Brothers Osborne
- "The Daughters" – Little Big Town
- "Common" – Maren Morris featuring Brandi Carlile
- "Bring My Flowers Now"
- Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth & Tanya Tucker, songwriters (Tanya Tucker)
- "Girl Goin' Nowhere"
- Jeremy Bussey & Ashley McBryde, songwriters (Ashley McBryde)
- "It All Comes Out in the Wash"
- Miranda Lambert, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
- "Some of It"
- Eric Church, Clint Daniels, Jeff Hyde & Bobby Pinson, songwriters (Eric Church)
- "Speechless"
- Shay Mooney, Jordan Reynolds, Dan Smyers & Laura Veltz, songwriters (Dan + Shay)
- While I'm Livin' – Tanya Tucker
- Desperate Man – Eric Church
- Stronger Than the Truth – Reba McEntire
- Interstate Gospel – Pistol Annies
- Center Point Road – Thomas Rhett
New Age
- Wings – Peter Kater
- Fairy Dreams – David Arkenstone
- Homage to Kindness – David Darling
- Verve – Sebastian Plano
- Deva – Deva Premal
Jazz
- "Sozinho" – Randy Brecker, soloist
- "Elsewhere" – Melissa Aldana, soloist
- "Tomorrow Is the Question" – Julian Lage, soloist
- "The Windup" – Branford Marsalis, soloist
- "Sightseeing" – Christian McBride, soloist
- 12 Little Spells – Esperanza Spalding
- Thirsty Ghost – Sara Gazarek
- Love & Liberation – Jazzmeia Horn
- Alone Together – Catherine Russell
- ScreenPlay – The Tierney Sutton Band
- Finding Gabriel – Brad Mehldau
- In the Key of the Universe – Joey DeFrancesco
- The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul – Branford Marsalis Quartet
- Christian McBride's New Jawn – Christian McBride
- Come What May – Joshua Redman Quartet
- The Omni-American Book Club – Brian Lynch Big Band
- Triple Helix – Anat Cohen Tentet
- Dancer in Nowhere – Miho Hazama
- Hiding Out – Mike Holober & The Gotham Jazz Orchestra
- One Day Wonder – Terraza Big Band
- Antidote – Chick Corea & The Spanish Heart Band
- Sorte!: Music By John Finbury – Thalma de Freitas with Vitor Gonçalves, John Patitucci, Chico Pinheiro, Rogerio Boccato & Duduka Da Fonseca
- Una Noche con Rubén Blades – Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis & Rubén Blades
- Carib – David Sánchez
- Sonero: The Music of Ismael Rivera – Miguel Zenón
Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music
- "Love Theory"
- Kirk Franklin, songwriter (Kirk Franklin)
- "Talkin' 'Bout Jesus"
- Bryan Fowler, Gloria Gaynor & Chris Stevens, songwriters (Gloria Gaynor featuring Yolanda Adams)
- "See the Light"
- Travis Greene & Jekalyn Carr, songwriters (Travis Greene featuring Jekalyn Carr)
- "Speak the Name"
- Koryn Hawthorne & Natalie Grant, songwriters (Koryn Hawthorne featuring Natalie Grant)
- "This Is a Move (Live)"
- Tony Brown, Brandon Lake, Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Nate Moore, songwriters (Tasha Cobbs Leonard)
- "God Only Knows"
- Josh Kerr, Jordan Reynolds, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone & Tedd Tjornhom, songwriters (for KING & COUNTRY & Dolly Parton)
- "Only Jesus"
- Mark Hall, Bernie Herms & Matthew West, songwriters (Casting Crowns)
- "Haven't Seen It Yet"
- Danny Gokey, Ethan Hulse & Colby Wedgeworth, songwriters (Danny Gokey)
- "God's Not Done with You (Single Version)"
- Tauren Wells, songwriter (Tauren Wells)
- "Rescue Story"
- Ethan Hulse, Andrew Ripp, Jonathan Smith & Zach Williams, songwriters (Zach Williams)
- Long Live Love – Kirk Franklin
- Goshen Donald Lawrence Presents the Tri – City Singers
- Tunnel Vision – Gene Moore
- Settle Here – William Murphy
- Something's Happening! A Christmas Album – CeCe Winans
- Burn the Ships – for KING & COUNTRY
- I Know a Ghost – Crowder
- Haven't Seen It Yet – Danny Gokey
- The Elements – TobyMac
- Holy Roar – Chris Tomlin
- Testimony – Gloria Gaynor
- Deeper Roots: Where the Bluegrass Grows – Steven Curtis Chapman
- Deeper Oceans – Joseph Habedank
- His Name Is Jesus – Tim Menzies
- Gonna Sing, Gonna Shout – Various artists; Jerry Salley, producer
Latin
- El Disco – Alejandro Sanz
- Vida – Luis Fonsi
- 11:11 – Maluma
- Montaner – Ricardo Montaner
- Fantasía – Sebastian Yatra
- El Mal Querer – Rosalía
- X 100Pre – Bad Bunny
- Oasis – J Balvin & Bad Bunny
- Indestructible – Flor de Toloache
- Almadura – iLe
- De Ayer Para siempre – Mariachi los Camperos
- Caminado – Joss Favela
- Percepcion – Intocable
- Poco a Poco – La Energía Norteña
- 20 aniversario – Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea
- Opus – Marc Anthony (TIE)
- A Journey Through Cuban Music – Aymée Nuviola (TIE)
- Tiempo al Tiempo – Luis Enrique + C4 Trio
- Candela – Vicente García
- Literal – Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
American Roots
- "Saint Honesty" – Sara Bareilles
- "Father Mountain" – Calexico and Iron & Wine
- "I'm on My Way" – Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi
- "Call My Name" – I'm with Her
- "Faraway Look" – Yola
- "Call My Name"
- Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O'Donovan & Sara Watkins, songwriters (I'm with Her)
- "Black Myself"
- Amythyst Kiah, songwriter (Our Native Daughters)
- "Crossing to Jerusalem"
- Rosanne Cash & John Leventhal, songwriters (Rosanne Cash)
- "Faraway Look"
- Dan Auerbach, Yola Carter & Pat McLaughlin, songwriters (Yola)
- "I Don't Wanna Ride the Rails No More"
- Vince Gill, songwriter (Vince Gill)
- Oklahoma – Keb' Mo'
- Years to Burn – Calexico and Iron & Wine
- Who Are You Now – Madison Cunningham
- Tales of America – J.S. Ondara
- Walk Through Fire – Yola
- Tall Fiddler – Michael Cleveland
- Live in Prague, Czech Republic – Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
- Toil, Tears & Trouble – The Po' Ramblin' Boys
- Royal Traveller – Missy Raines
- If You Can't Stand the Heat – Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
- Tall, Dark, and Handsome – Delbert McClinton & Self-Made Men
- Kingfish – Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
- Sitting on Top of the Blues – Bobby Rush
- Baby, Please Come Home – Jimmie Vaughan
- Spectacular Class – Jontavious Willis
- This Land – Gary Clark Jr.
- Venom & Faith – Larkin Poe
- Brighter Days – Robert Randolph and the Family Band
- Somebody Save Me – Sugaray Rayford
- Keep On – Southern Avenue
- Patty Griffin – Patty Griffin
- My Finest Work Yet – Andrew Bird
- Rearrange My Heart – Che Apalache
- Evening Machines – Gregory Alan Isakov
- Front Porch – Joy Williams
- Good Time – Ranky Tanky
- Kalawai‘anui – Amy Hānaialiʻi
- When It's Cold – Cree Round Dance Songs – Northern Cree
- Recorded Live at the 2019 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival – Rebirth Brass Band
- Hawaiian Lullaby – Various artists; Imua Garza & Kimié Miner, producers
Reggae
- Rapture – Koffee
- As I Am – Julian Marley
- The Final Battle: Sly & Robbie vs. Roots Radics – Sly and Robbie & Roots Radics
- Mass Manipulation – Steel Pulse
- More Work to Be Done – Third World
World Music
- Celia – Angélique Kidjo
- Gece – Altın Gün
- What Heat – Bokanté & Metropole Orkest Conducted By Jules Buckley
- African Giant – Burna Boy
- Fanm d'Ayiti – Nathalie Joachim with Spektral Quartet
Children's
- Ageless: Songs for the Child Archetype – Jon Samson
- Flying High! – Caspar Babypants
- I Love Rainy Days – Daniel Tashian
- The Love – Alphabet Rockers
- Winterland – The Okee Dokee Brothers
Spoken Word
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
- Becoming – Michelle Obama
- Beastie Boys Book – Various artists; Michael Diamond, Adam 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
- Sticks & Stones – Dave Chappelle
- Quality Time – Jim Gaffigan
- Relatable – Ellen DeGeneres
- Right Now – Aziz Ansari
- Son of Patricia – Trevor Noah
Musical Theater
- Hadestown – Reeve Carney, André De Shields, Amber Gray, Eva Noblezada & Patrick Page, principal soloists; Mara Isaacs, David Lai, Anaïs Mitchell & Todd Sickafoose, producers (Anaïs Mitchell, composer & lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)
- Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations – Saint Aubyn, Derrick Baskin, James Harkness, Jawan M. Jackson, Jeremy Pope & Ephraim Sykes, principal soloists; Scott M. Riesett, producer (Original Broadway Cast)
- Moulin Rouge! The Musical – Danny Burstein, Tam Mutu, Sahr Ngaujah, Karen Olivo & Aaron Tveit, principal soloists; Justin Levine, Baz Luhrmann, Matt Stine & Alex Timbers, producers (Original Broadway Cast)
- The Music of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – In Four Contemporary Suites – Imogen Heap, producer; Imogen Heap, composer (Imogen Heap)
- Oklahoma! – Damon Daunno, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Ali Stroker, Mary Testa & Patrick Vaill, principal soloists; Daniel Kluger & Dean Sharenow, producers (Richard Rodgers, composer; Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist) (2019 Broadway Cast)
Music for Visual Media
- A Star Is Born – Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
- Paul "DJWS" Blair, Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Nick Monson, Lukas Nelson Mark Nilan Jr. & Benjamin Rice, compilation producers; Julianne Jordan & Julia Michels, music supervisors
- The Lion King: The Songs – Various Artists
- Jon Favreau & Hans Zimmer, compilation producers
- Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – Various Artists
- Quentin Tarantino, compilation producer; Mary Ramos, music supervisor
- Rocketman – Taron Egerton
- Giles Martin, compilation producer
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – Various Artists
- Spring Aspers & Dana Sano, compilation producers; Kier Lehman, music supervisor
- Chernobyl – Hildur Guðnadóttir, composer
- Avengers: Endgame – Alan Silvestri, composer
- Game of Thrones: Season 8 – Ramin Djawadi, composer
- The Lion King – Hans Zimmer, composer
- Mary Poppins Returns – Marc Shaiman, composer
- "I'll Never Love Again (Film Version)" (from A Star Is Born)
- Natalie Hemby, Lady Gaga, Hillary Lindsey & Aaron Raitiere, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper)
- "The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy" (from Toy Story 4)
- Randy Newman, songwriter (Chris Stapleton)
- "Girl in the Movies" (from Dumplin')
- Dolly Parton & Linda Perry, songwriters (Dolly Parton)
- "Spirit" (from The Lion King)
- Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Timothy McKenzie & Ilya Salmanzadeh, songwriter (Beyoncé)
- "Suspirium" (from Suspiria)
- Thom Yorke, songwriter (Thom Yorke)
Composing/Arranging
- Star Wars: "Galaxy's Edge (Symphonic Suite)"
- John Williams, composer (John Williams)
- "Begin Again"
- Fred Hersch, composer (Fred Hersch & The WDR Big Band Conducted by Vince Mendoza)
- "Crucible for Crisis"
- Brian Lynch, composer (Brian Lynch Big Band)
- "Love, a Beautiful Force"
- Vince Mendoza, composer (Vince Mendoza, Terell Stafford, Dick Oatts & Temple University Studio Orchestra)
- "Walkin' Funny"
- Christian McBride, composer (Christian McBride)
- "Moon River"
- Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)
- "Blue Skies"
- Kris Bowers, arranger (Kris Bowers)
- "Hedwig's Theme"
- John Williams, arranger (Anne-Sophie Mutter & John Williams)
- "La Novena"
- Emilio Solla, arranger (Emilio Solla Tango Jazz Orchestra)
- "Love, a Beautiful Force"
- Vince Mendoza, arranger (Vince Mendoza, Terell Stafford, Dick Oatts & Temple University Studio Orchestra)
- All Night Long
- Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier featuring Jules Buckley, Take 6 & Metropole Orkest)
- Jolene
- Geoff Keezer, arranger (Sara Gazarek)
- Marry Me a Little
- Cyrille Aimee & Diego Figueiredo, arrangers (Cyrille Aimée)
- Over the Rainbow
- Vince Mendoza, arranger (Trisha Yearwood)
- 12 Little Spells (Thoracic Spine)
- Esperanza Spalding, arranger (Esperanza Spalding)
Package
- Chris Cornell
- Barry Ament, Jeff Ament, Jeff Fura & Joe Spix, art directors (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
- Aaron Anderson & Eric Timothy Carlson, art directors (Bon Iver)
- 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
- Josh Cheuse, art director (John Coltrane)
- The Radio Recordings 1939–1945
- Marek Polewski, art director (Wilhelm Furtwängler & Berliner Philharmoniker)
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
- When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
- Rob Kinelski & Finneas O'Connell, engineers; John Greenham, mastering engineer (Billie Eilish)
- All These Things
- Tchad Blake, Adam Greenspan & Roderick Shearer, engineers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Thomas Dybdahl)
- Ella Mai
- Chris "Shaggy" Ascher, Jaycen Joshua & David Pizzimenti, engineers; Chris Athens, mastering engineer (Ella Mai)
- Run Home Slow
- Paul Butler & Sam Teskey, engineers; Joe Carra, mastering engineer (The Teskey Brothers)
- Scenery
- Tom Elmhirst, Ben Kane & Jeremy Most, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Emily King)
- Finneas
- When We Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (Billie Eilish)
- Jack Antonoff
- Arizona Baby (Kevin Abstract)
- Lover (Taylor Swift)
- Norman F***ing Rockwell! (Lana Del Rey)
- Red Hearse (Red Hearse)
- Dan Auerbach
- The Angels in Heaven Done Signed My Name (Leo Bud Welch)
- "Let's Rock" (The Black Keys)
- Mockingbird (The Gibson Brothers)
- Myth of a Man (Night Beats)
- Southern Gentleman (Dee White)
- Walk Through Fire (Yola)
- John Hill
- "Heat of the Summer" (Young The Giant)
- "Hundred" (Khalid)
- "No Drug like Me" (Carly Rae Jepsen)
- "Outta My Head" (Khalid With John Mayer)
- Social Cues (Cage The Elephant)
- "Superposition" (Young The Giant)
- "Too Much" (Carly Rae Jepsen)
- "Vertigo" (Khalid)
- "Zero" (from Ralph Breaks the Internet) (Imagine Dragons)
- Ricky Reed
- Almost Free (Fidlar)
- "Burning" (Maggie Rogers)
- "Confidence" (X Ambassadors featuring K.Flay)
- "Juice" (Lizzo)
- "Kingdom of One" (Maren Morris)
- "Power Is Power" (SZA featuring The Weekend & Travis Scott)
- "Tempo" (Lizzo featuring Missy Elliott)
- "Truth Hurts" (Lizzo)
- The Wrong Man (Ross Golan)
- "I Rise" (Tracy Young's Pride Intro Radio Remix)
- Tracy Young, remixer (Madonna)
- "Mother's Daughter" (Wuki Remix)
- Wuki, remixer (Miley Cyrus)
- "The One" (High Contrast Remix)
- Lincoln Barrett, remixer (Jorja Smith)
- "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
- Norman: Sustain
- Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
- Bruckner: Symphony No. 9
- Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
- Copland: Billy the Kid; Grohg
- Leonard Slatkin, conductor (Detroit Symphony Orchestra)
- Transatlantic
- Louis Langrée, conductor (Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)
- Weinberg: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 21
- 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
- Robert Simpson, conductor (Ken Cowan; Houston Chamber Choir)
- 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)
Music Video/Film
- "Old Town Road" (Official Movie) – Lil Nas X & Billy Ray Cyrus
- Calmatic, video director; Candice Dragonas, Melissa Larsen & Saul Levitz, video producers
- "We've Got to Try" – The Chemical Brothers
- Ninian Doff, video director; Ellie Fry, video producer
- "This Land" – Gary Clark Jr.
- Savanah Leaf, video director; Jason Cole, Danielle Hinde, Alicia Martinez & Devin Sarno, video producers, video producers
- "Cellophane" – FKA Twigs
- Andrew Thomas Huang, video director; Alex Chamberlain, video producer
- "Glad He's Gone" – Tove Lo
- Vania Heymann & Gal Muggia: video directors; Natan Schottenfels: video producer
- Homecoming – Beyoncé
- Beyoncé Knowles-Carter & Ed Burke, video directors; Steve Pamon & Erinn Williams, video producers
- David Crosby: Remember My Name – David Crosby
- A.J. Eaton, video director; Cameron Crowe, Michele Farinola & Greg Mariotti, video producers
- Birth of the Cool – (Miles Davis)
- Stanley Nelson, video director; Nicole London, video producer
- Shangri-La – Various artists
- Morgan Neville, video director; Emma Baiada, video producer
- Anima – Thom Yorke
- Paul Thomas Anderson, video director; Paul Thomas Anderson, Erica Frauman & Sara Murphy, video producers