General field
Record of the Year
"Leave the Door Open" – Silk Sonic
Dernst "D'Mile" Emile II and Bruno Mars, producers; Serban Ghenea, John Hanes and Charles Moniz, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
"I Still Have Faith in You" – ABBA
Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, producers; Benny Andersson and Bernard Löhr, engineers/mixers; Björn Engelmann, mastering engineer
"Freedom" – Jon Batiste
Jon Batiste, Kizzo and Autumn Rowe, producers; Russ Elevado, Kizzo and Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Michelle Mancini, mastering engineer
"I Get a Kick Out of You" – Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
Dae Bennett, producer; Dae Bennett and Josh Coleman, engineers/mixers; Greg Calbi and Steve Fallone, mastering engineers
"Peaches" – Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon
Josh Gudwin, Harv, Shndo and Andrew Watt producers; Josh Gudwin and Andrew Watt, engineers/mixers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
"Right on Time" – Brandi Carlile
Dave Cobb and Shooter Jennings, producers; Brandon Bell and Tom Elmhirst, engineers/mixers; Pete Lyman, mastering engineer
"Kiss Me More" – Doja Cat featuring SZA
Rogét Chahayed, tizhimself and Yeti Beats, producers; Rob Bisel, Serban Ghenea, Rian Lewis and Joe Visciano, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
"Happier Than Ever" – Billie Eilish
Finneas O'Connell, producer; Billie Eilish, O'Connell and Rob Kinelski, engineers/mixers; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
"Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" – Lil Nas X
Omer Fedi, Roy Lenzo and Take a Daytrip, producers; Denzel Baptiste, Serban Ghenea and Roy Lenzo, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
"Drivers License" – Olivia Rodrigo
Daniel Nigro, producer; Mitch McCarthy and Nigro, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
Album of the Year
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 and Trombone Shorty, featured artists; Jon Batiste, Mikey Freedom Hart, King Garbage, Kizzo, Sunny Levine, Nate Mercereau, David Pimentel, Ricky Reed, Autumn Rowe, Jahaan Sweet and Nick Waterhouse, producers; Batiste, Russ Elevado, Mischa Kachkachishvili, Kizzo, Joseph Lorge, Manny Marroquin, Pimentel, Reed, Jaclyn Sanchez, Matt Vertere, Marc Whitmore and Alex Williams, engineers/mixers; Andrae Alexander, Troy Andrews, Batiste, Zach Cooper, Vic Dimotsis, Eric Frederic, Kizzo, Levine, Steve McEwan, Morton, Rowe and Mavis Staples, songwriters; Michelle Mancini, mastering engineer
Love for Sale - Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
Dae Bennett, producer; Bennett, Josh Coleman and Billy Cumella, engineers/mixers; Greg Calbi and 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 and Quavo, featured artists; Amy Allen, Louis Bell, Jon Bellion, Bieber, 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 and Ido Zmishlany, producers; Cory Bice, 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 and Benjamin Thomas, engineers/mixers; Allen, Delacey (Brittany Amaradio), Bell, Jonathan Bellion, Chancellor Johnathon Bennett, 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 and Ido Zmishlany, songwriters; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
Planet Her (Deluxe) – Doja Cat
Eve, Ariana Grande, Gunna, JID, SZA, the Weeknd and Young Thug, featured artists; Aaron Bow, Rogét Chahayed, Crate Classics, Digi, Dr. Luke, Fallen, Mayer Hawthorne, Mike Hector, Linden Jay, Aynzli Jones, Kurtis McKenzie, Jason Quenneville, Reef, Khaled Rohaim, Al Shux, Sully, tizhimself, Yeti Beats and Y2K, producers; Rob Bisel, Jesse Ray Ernster, Serban Ghenea, Clint Gibbs, Rian Lewis, NealHPogue, Tyler Sheppard, Kalani Thompson, Joe Visciano and 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 and Jeffery Lamar Williams, songwriters; Dale Becker and Mike Bozzi, mastering engineers
Happier Than Ever - Billie Eilish
Finneas, producer; Billie Eilish, Finneas and Rob Kinelski, engineers/mixers; Eilish and Finneas, songwriters; John Greenham and Dave Kutch, mastering engineers
Back of My Mind - H.E.R.
Chris Brown, Cordae, DJ Khaled, Lil Baby, Thundercat, Bryson Tiller, Ty Dolla Sign, YG and 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 and 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 and 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 Williams, Michael L. Williams II, Robert Williams and Kelvin Wooten, songwriters; Dave Kutch and Colin Leonard, mastering engineers
Montero – Lil Nas X
Miley Cyrus, Doja Cat, Jack Harlow, Elton John and Megan Thee Stallion, featured artists; Take a Daytrip, 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 and 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 and Joe Visciano, engineers/mixers; Keegan Bach, Denzel Baptiste, David Biral, John Cunningham, Miley 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 and Kanye West, songwriters; Chris Gehringer, Eric Lagg and Randy Merrill, mastering engineers
Sour – Olivia Rodrigo
Alexander 23, Daniel Nigro and Olivia Rodrigo, producers; Ryan Linvill, Mitch McCarthy and Daniel Nigro, engineers/mixers; Daniel Nigro, Olivia Rodrigo and Casey Smith, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
Evermore – Taylor Swift
Bon Iver, Haim and the National, featured artists; Jack Antonoff, Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner and 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 and Justin Vernon, engineers/mixers; Jack Antonoff, William Bowery, Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Taylor Swift and Justin Vernon, songwriters; Greg Calbi and 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 Sign, Vory and the Weeknd, 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 and 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 and 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 and Mark Williams, songwriters; Irko, mastering engineer
Song of the Year
"Leave the Door Open"
Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II and Bruno Mars, songwriters (Silk Sonic)
"Bad Habits"
Fred Gibson, Johnny McDaid and Ed Sheeran, songwriters (Sheeran)
"A Beautiful Noise"
Ruby Amanfu, Brandi Carlile, Brandy Clark, Alicia Keys, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Linda Perry and Hailey Whitters, songwriters (Keys and Carlile)
"Drivers License"
Daniel Nigro and Olivia Rodrigo, songwriters (Rodrigo)
"Fight for You"
Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.)
"Happier Than Ever"
Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell, songwriters (Eilish)
"Kiss Me More"
Rogét Chahayed, Amala Zandile Dlamini, Lukasz Gottwald, Carter Lang, Gerard A. Powell II, Solána Rowe and David Sprecher, songwriters (Doja Cat featuring SZA)
"Montero (Call Me by Your Name)"
Denzel Baptiste, David Biral, Omer Fedi, Montero Hill and 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 and Keavan Yazdani, songwriters (Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon)
"Right on Time"
Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth and Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Carlile)
Best New Artist
Olivia Rodrigo
Arooj Aftab
Jimmie Allen
Baby Keem
Finneas
Glass Animals
Japanese Breakfast
The Kid Laroi
Arlo Parks
Saweetie
Pop
Best Pop Solo Performance
"Drivers License" – Olivia Rodrigo
"Anyone" – Justin Bieber
"Right on Time" – Brandi Carlile
"Happier Than Ever" – Billie Eilish
"Positions" – Ariana Grande
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
"Kiss Me More" – Doja Cat featuring SZA
"I Get a Kick Out of You" – Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
"Lonely" – Justin Bieber and Benny Blanco
"Butter" – BTS
"Higher Power" – Coldplay
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Love for Sale – Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
Til We Meet Again (Live) – Norah Jones
A Tori Kelly Christmas – Tori Kelly
Ledisi Sings Nina – Ledisi
That's Life – Willie Nelson
A Holly Dolly Christmas – Dolly Parton
Best Pop Vocal Album
Sour – Olivia Rodrigo
Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe) – Justin Bieber
Planet Her (Deluxe) – Doja Cat
Happier Than Ever – Billie Eilish
Positions – Ariana Grande
Dance/Electronic music
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
"Alive" – Rüfüs Du Sol
Jason Evigan and Rüfüs Du Sol, producers; Cassian Stewart-Kasimba, mixer
"Hero" – Afrojack and David Guetta
Afrojack, David Guetta, Kuk Harrell and Stargate, producers; Elio Debets, mixer
"Loom" – Ólafur Arnalds featuring Bonobo
Ólafur Arnalds and Simon Green, producers; Ólafur Arnalds, mixer
"Before" – James Blake
James Blake and Dom Maker, producers; James Blake, mixer
"Heartbreak" – Bonobo and Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
Simon Green and Orlando Higginbottom, producers; Simon Green and Orlando Higginbottom, mixers
"You Can Do It" – Caribou
Dan Snaith, producer; David Wrench, mixer
"The Business" – Tiësto
Hightower, Julia Karlsson and Tiësto, producers; Tiësto, mixer
Best Dance/Electronic Album
Subconsciously – Black Coffee
Fallen Embers – Illenium
Music Is the Weapon (Reloaded) – Major Lazer
Shockwave – Marshmello
Free Love – Sylvan Esso
Judgement – Ten City
Contemporary Instrumental music
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Tree Falls – Taylor Eigsti
Double Dealin – Randy Brecker and Eric Marienthal
The Garden – Rachel Eckroth
At Blue Note Tokyo – Steve Gadd Band
Deep: The Baritone Sessions, Vol. 2 – Mark Lettieri
Rock
Best Rock Performance
"Making a Fire" – Foo Fighters
"Shot in the Dark" – AC/DC
"Know You Better" (Live from Capitol Studio A) – Black Pumas
"Nothing Compares 2 U" – Chris Cornell
"Ohms" – Deftones
Best Metal Performance
"The Alien" – Dream Theater
"Genesis" – Deftones
"Amazonia" – Gojira
"Pushing the Tides" – Mastodon
"The Triumph of King Freak (A Crypt of Preservation and Superstition)" – Rob Zombie
Best Rock Song
"Waiting on a War"
Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear, songwriters (Foo Fighters)
"All My Favorite Songs"
Rivers Cuomo, Ashley Gorley, Ben Johnson and Ilsey Juber, songwriters (Weezer)
"The Bandit"
Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill and Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
"Distance"
Wolfgang Van Halen, songwriter (Mammoth WVH)
"Find My Way"
Paul McCartney, songwriter (Paul McCartney)
Best Rock Album
Medicine at Midnight – Foo Fighters
Power Up – AC/DC
Capitol Cuts - Live from Studio A – Black Pumas
No One Sings Like You Anymore, Vol. 1 – Chris Cornell
McCartney III – Paul McCartney
Alternative
Best Alternative Music Album
Daddy's Home – St. Vincent
Shore – Fleet Foxes
If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power – Halsey
Jubilee – Japanese Breakfast
Collapsed in Sunbeams – Arlo Parks
R&B
Best R&B Performance
"Leave the Door Open" – Silk Sonic (TIE)
"Pick Up Your Feelings" – Jazmine Sullivan (TIE)
"Lost You" – Snoh Aalegra
"Peaches" – Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon
"Damage" – H.E.R.
Best Traditional R&B Performance
"Fight for You" – H.E.R.
"I Need You" – Jon Batiste
"Bring It On Home to Me" – BJ the Chicago Kid, PJ Morton and Kenyon Dixon featuring Charlie Bereal
"Born Again" – Leon Bridges featuring Robert Glasper
"How Much Can a Heart Take" – Lucky Daye featuring Yebba
Best R&B Song
"Leave the Door Open"
Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II and Bruno Mars, songwriters (Silk Sonic)
"Damage"
Anthony Clemons Jr., Jeff Gitelman, H.E.R., Carl McCormick and Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.)
"Good Days"
Jacob Collier, Carter Lang, Carlos Munoz, Solána Rowe and Christopher Ruelas, songwriters (SZA)
"Heartbreak Anniversary"
Giveon Evans, Maneesh, Sevn Thomas and Varren Wade, songwriters (Giveon)
"Pick Up Your Feelings"
Denisia "Blue June" Andrews, Audra Mae Butts, Kyle Coleman, Brittany "Chi" Coney, Michael Holmes and Jazmine Sullivan, songwriters (Jazmine Sullivan)
Best Progressive R&B Album
Table for Two – Lucky Daye
New Light – Eric Bellinger
Something To Say – Cory Henry
Mood Valiant – Hiatus Kaiyote
Dinner Party: Dessert – Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, 9th Wonder and Kamasi Washington
Studying Abroad: Extended Stay – Masego
Best R&B Album
Heaux Tales – Jazmine Sullivan
Temporary Highs in the Violet Skies – Snoh Aalegra
We Are – Jon Batiste
Gold-Diggers Sound – Leon Bridges
Back of My Mind – H.E.R.
Rap
Best Rap Performance
"Family Ties" – Baby Keem featuring Kendrick Lamar
"Up" – Cardi B
"My Life" – J. Cole featuring 21 Savage and Morray
"Thot Shit" – Megan Thee Stallion
Best Melodic Rap Performance
"Hurricane" – Kanye West featuring the Weeknd and Lil Baby
"Pride Is the Devil" – 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 and Ty Dolla Sign
Best Rap Song
"Jail"
Dwayne Abernathy, Jr., Shawn Carter, Raul Cubina, Michael Dean, Charles M. Njapa, Sean Solymar, Kanye West and Mark Williams, songwriters (Kanye West featuring Jay-Z)
"Bath Salts"
Shawn Carter, Kasseem Dean, Michael Forno, Nasir Jones and Earl Simmons, songwriters (DMX featuring Jay-Z and Nas)
"Best Friend"
Amala Zandile Dlamini, Lukasz Gottwald, Randall Avery Hammers, Diamonté Harper, Asia Smith, Theron Thomas and Rocco Valdes, songwriters (Saweetie featuring Doja Cat)
"Family Ties"
Roshwita Larisha Bacha, Hykeem Carter, Tobias Dekker, Colin Franken, Jasper Harris, Kendrick Lamar, Ronald Latour and Dominik Patrzek, songwriters (Baby Keem featuring Kendrick Lamar)
"My Life"
Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph and Jermaine Cole, songwriters (J. Cole featuring 21 Savage and Morray)
Best Rap Album
Call Me If You Get Lost – Tyler, the Creator
The Off-Season – J. Cole
King's Disease II – Nas
Donda – Kanye West
Country
Best Country Solo Performance
"You Should Probably Leave" – Chris Stapleton
"Forever After All" – Luke Combs
"Remember Her Name" – Mickey Guyton
"All I Do Is Drive" – Jason Isbell
"Camera Roll" – Kacey Musgraves
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
"Younger Me" – Brothers Osborne
"If I Didn't Love You" – Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood
"Glad You Exist" – Dan + Shay
"Chasing After You" – Ryan Hurd and Maren Morris
"Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go Home)" – Elle King and Miranda Lambert
Best Country Song
"Cold"
Dave Cobb, J.T. Cure, Derek Mixon and Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Chris Stapleton)
"Better Than We Found It"
Jessie Jo Dillon, Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins and Laura Veltz, songwriters (Maren Morris)
"Camera Roll"
Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves and Daniel Tashian, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)
"Country Again"
Zach Crowell, Ashley Gorley and Thomas Rhett, songwriters (Thomas Rhett)
"Fancy Like"
Cameron Bartolini, Walker Hayes, Josh Jenkins and Shane Stevens, songwriters (Walker Hayes)
"Remember Her Name"
Mickey Guyton, Blake Hubbard, Jarrod Ingram and Parker Welling, songwriters (Mickey Guyton)
Best Country Album
Starting Over – Chris Stapleton
Skeletons – Brothers Osborne
Remember Her Name – Mickey Guyton
The Marfa Tapes – Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall and Jack Ingram
The Ballad of Dood and Juanita – Sturgill Simpson
New Age
Best New Age Album
Divine Tides – Stewart Copeland and Ricky Kej
Brothers – Will Ackerman, Jeff Oster and Tom Eaton
Pangaea – Wouter Kellerman and David Arkenstone
Night + Day – Opium Moon
Pieces of Forever – Laura Sullivan
Jazz
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
"Humpty Dumpty (Set 2)" – Chick Corea
"Sackodougou" – Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah
"Kick Those Feet" – Kenny Barron
"Bigger Than Us" – Jon Batiste
"Absence" – Terence Blanchard
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Songwrights Apothecary Lab – Esperanza Spalding
Generations – The Baylor Project
SuperBlue – Kurt Elling and Charlie Hunter
Time Traveler – Nnenna Freelon
Flor – Gretchen Parlato
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Skyline – Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette and Gonzalo Rubalcaba
Jazz Selections: Music from and Inspired by Soul – Jon Batiste
Absence – Terence Blanchard featuring the E Collective and the Turtle Island Quartet
Akoustic Band Live – Chick Corea, John Patitucci and Dave Weckl
Side-Eye NYC (V1.IV) – Pat Metheny
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
For Jimmy, Wes and Oliver – Christian McBride Big Band
Live at Birdland! – The Count Basie Orchestra directed by Scotty Barnhart
Dear Love – Jazzmeia Horn and her Noble Force
Swirling – Sun Ra Arkestra
Jackets XL – Yellowjackets + WDR Big Band
Best Latin Jazz Album
Mirror Mirror – Eliane Elias with Chick Corea and Chucho Valdés
The South Bronx Story – Carlos Henriquez
Virtual Birdland – Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
Transparency – Dafnis Prieto Sextet
El Arte del Bolero – Miguel Zenón and Luis Perdomo
Gospel/Contemporary Christian music
Best Gospel Performance/Song
"Never Lost" – CeCe Winans
Chris Brown, Steven Furtick and Tiffany Hammer, songwriters
"Voice of God" – Dante Bowe featuring Steffany Gretzinger and Chandler Moore
Dante Bowe, Tywan Mack, Jeff Schneeweis and Mitch Wong, songwriters
"Joyful" – Dante Bowe
Dante Bowe and Ben Schofield, songwriters
"Help" – Anthony Brown & Group Therapy
Anthony Brown and Darryl Woodson, songwriters
"Wait on You" – Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music
Dante Bowe, Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, Tiffany Hudson, Brandon Lake and Chandler Moore, songwriters
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
"Believe for It" – CeCe Winans
Dwan Hill, Kyle Lee, CeCe Winans and Mitch Wong, songwriters
"We Win" – Kirk Franklin and Lil Baby
Kirk Franklin, Dominique Jones, Cynthia Nunn and Justin Smith, songwriters
"Hold Us Together" (Hope Mix) – H.E.R. and Tauren Wells
Josiah Bassey, Dernst Emile and H.E.R., songwriters
"Man of Your Word" – Chandler Moore and KJ Scriven
Jonathan Jay, Nathan Jess and Chandler Moore, songwriters
"Jireh" – Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music featuring Chandler Moore and Naomi Raine
Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, Chandler Moore and Naomi Raine, songwriters
Best Gospel Album
Believe for It – CeCe Winans
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 and Mali Music
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Old Church Basement – Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music
No Stranger – Natalie Grant
Feels Like Home Vol. 2 – Israel and New Breed
The Blessing (Live) – Kari Jobe
Citizen of Heaven (Live) – Tauren Wells
Best Roots Gospel Album
My Savior – Carrie Underwood
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
Latin
Best Latin Pop Album
Mendó – Alex Cuba
Vértigo – Pablo Alborán
Mis Amores – Paula Arenas
Hecho a la Antigua – Ricardo Arjona
Mis Manos – Camilo
Revelación – Selena Gomez
Best Música Urbana Album
El Último Tour Del Mundo – Bad Bunny
Afrodisíaco – Rauw Alejandro
Jose – J Balvin
KG0516 – Karol G
Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) – Kali Uchis
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
Origen – Juanes
Deja – Bomba Estéreo
Mira Lo Que Me Hiciste Hacer (Deluxe Edition) – Diamante Eléctrico
Calambre – Nathy Peluso
El Madrileño – C. Tangana
Sonidos de Karmática Resonancia – Zoé
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
A Mis 80's – Vicente Fernández
Antología de la Musica Ranchera, Vol. 2 – Aida Cuevas
Seis – Mon Laferte
Un Canto por México, Vol. 2 – Natalia Lafourcade
Ayayay! (Súper Deluxe) – Christian Nodal
Best Tropical Latin Album
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
American Roots
Best American Roots Performance
"Cry" – Jon Batiste
"Love and Regret" – Billy Strings
"I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free" – The Blind Boys Of Alabama and Béla Fleck
"Same Devil" – Brandy Clark featuring Brandi Carlile
"Nightflyer" – Allison Russell
Best American Roots Song
"Cry"
Jon Batiste and Steve McEwan, songwriters (Jon Batiste)
"Avalon"
Rhiannon Giddens, Justin Robinson and Francesco Turrisi, songwriters (Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi)
"Bored"
Linda Chorney, songwriter (Linda Chorney)
"Call Me a Fool"
Valerie June, songwriter (Valerie June featuring Carla Thomas)
"Diamond Studded Shoes"
Dan Auerbach, Natalie Hemby, Aaron Lee Tasjan and Yola, songwriters (Yola)
"Nightflyer"
Jeremy Lindsay and Allison Russell, songwriters (Allison Russell)
Best Americana Album
Native Sons – Los Lobos
Downhill from Everywhere – Jackson Browne
Leftover Feelings – John Hiatt with the Jerry Douglas Band
Outside Child – Allison Russell
Stand for Myself – Yola
Best Bluegrass Album
My Bluegrass Heart – Béla Fleck
Renewal – Billy Strings
A Tribute to Bill Monroe – The Infamous Stringdusters
Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 1: The Butcher Shoppe Sessions – Sturgill Simpson
Music Is What I See – Rhonda Vincent
Best Traditional Blues Album
I Be Trying – Cedric Burnside
100 Years of Blues – Elvin Bishop and Charlie Musselwhite
Traveler's Blues – Blues Traveler
Be Ready When I Call You – Guy Davis
Take Me Back – Kim Wilson
Best Contemporary Blues Album
662 – Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
Delta Kream – The Black Keys featuring Eric Deaton and Kenny Brown
Royal Tea – Joe Bonamassa
Uncivil War – Shemekia Copeland
Fire It Up – Steve Cropper
Best Folk Album
They're Calling Me Home – Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi
One Night Lonely (Live) – Mary Chapin Carpenter
Long Violent History – Tyler Childers
Wednesday (Extended Edition) – Madison Cunningham
Blue Heron Suite – Sarah Jarosz
Best Regional Roots Music Album
Kau Ka Pe'a – Kalani Pe'a
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
Reggae
Best Reggae Album
Beauty in the Silence – SOJA
Pamoja – Etana
Positive Vibration – Gramps Morgan
Live N Livin – Sean Paul
Royal – Jesse Royal
10 – Spice
Global music
Best Global Music Album
Mother Nature – Angélique Kidjo
Voice of Bunbon (Vol. 1) – Rocky Dawuni
East West Players Presents: Daniel Ho & Friends Live in Concert – Daniel Ho & Friends
Legacy + – Femi Kuti and Made Kuti
Made in Lagos (Deluxe Edition) – Wizkid
Best Global Music Performance
"Mohabbat" – Arooj Aftab
"Do Yourself" – Angélique Kidjo and Burna Boy
"Pà Pá Pà" – Femi Kuti
"Blewu" – Yo-Yo Ma and Angélique Kidjo
"Essence" – Wizkid featuring Tems
Children's
Best Children's Album
A Colorful World – Falu
Actívate – 123 Andrés
All One Tribe – 1 Tribe Collective
Black to the Future – Pierce Freelon
Crayon Kids – Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band
Spoken Word
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
Carry On: Reflections for a New Generation from John Lewis – Don Cheadle
Aftermath – LeVar Burton
Catching Dreams: Live at Fort Knox Chicago – J. Ivy
8:46 – Dave Chappelle and Amir Sulaiman
A Promised Land – Barack Obama
Comedy
Best Comedy Album
Sincerely Louis CK – Louis C.K.
The Comedy Vaccine – Lavell Crawford
Evolution – Chelsea Handler
Thanks for Risking Your Life – Lewis Black
The Greatest Average American – Nate Bargatze
Zero F***s Given – Kevin Hart
Musical Theater
Best Musical Theater Album
The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical – Emily Bear, producer; Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, composer and lyricist (Barlow and Bear)
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella – Carrie Hope Fletcher, Ivano Turco, Victoria Hamilton-Barritt and Helen George, principal soloists; Andrew Lloyd Webber, Nick Lloyd Webber and Greg Wells, producers; David Zippel and Andrew Lloyd Webber, composers/lyricists
Burt Bacharach and Steven Sater's Some Lovers – Burt Bacharach, Michael Croiter, Ben Hartman and Steven Sater, producers; Burt Bacharach, composer; Steven Sater, lyricist (World Premier Cast)
Girl from the North Country – Simon Hale, Conor McPherson, and Dean Sharenow, producers; Bob Dylan, composer/lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
Les Misérables: The Staged Concert – Michael Ball, Alfie Boe, Carrie Hope Fletcher and Matt Lucas, principal soloists; Cameron Mackintosh, Lee McCutcheon and Stephen Metcalfe, producers; Claude-Michel Schönberg, composer; Alain Boublil, John Caird, Herbert Kretzmer, Jean-Marc Natel and Trevor Nunn, lyricists (2020 Les Misérables Staged Concert)
Stephen Schwartz's Snapshots – Damon Daunno, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Ali Stroker, Mary Testa and Patrick Vaill, principal soloists; Daniel C. Levine, Michael J. Moritz Jr., Bryan Perri and Stephen Schwartz, producers; Stephen Schwartz, composer and lyricist (World Premier Cast)
Music for Visual Media
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
The United States vs. Billie Holiday – Andra Day
Salaam Remi, compilation producer; Lynn Fainchtein, music supervisor
Cruella – Various artists
Craig Gillespie, compilation producer; Susan Jacobs, music supervisor
Dear Evan Hansen – Various artists
Alex Lacamoire, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul and Dan Romer, compilation producers; Jordan Carroll, music supervisor
In the Heights – Various artists
Alex Lacamoire, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Bill Sherman and Greg Wells, compilation producers; Steven Gizicki, music supervisor
One Night in Miami... – Leslie Odom, Jr. and various artists
Nicholai Baxter, compilation producer; Randall Poster, music supervisor
Respect – Jennifer Hudson
Stephen Bray and Jason Michael Webb, compilation producers
Schmigadoon! Episode 1 – Various artists
Doug Besterman, Cinco Paul and Scott M. Riesett, compilation producers
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
The Queen's Gambit – Carlos Rafael Rivera, composer (TIE)
Soul – Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, composers (TIE)
Bridgerton – Kris Bowers, composer
Dune – Hans Zimmer, composer
The Mandalorian: Season 2 – Vol. 2 (Chapters 13–16) – Ludwig Göransson, composer
Best Song Written for Visual Media
"All Eyes on Me" (from Bo Burnham: Inside)
Bo Burnham (Bo Burnham)
"Agatha All Along" (from WandaVision)
Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez Featuring Kathryn Hahn, Eric Bradley, Greg Whipple, Jasper Randall and Gerald White)
"All I Know So Far" (from Pink: All I Know So Far)
Alecia Moore, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (Pink)
"Fight For You" (from Judas and the Black Messiah)
Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas (H.E.R.)
"Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)" (from Respect)
Jamie Hartman, Jennifer Hudson and Carole King (Jennifer Hudson)
"Speak Now" (from One Night in Miami...)
Sam Ashworth and Leslie Odom, Jr. (Leslie Odom, Jr.)
Composing/Arranging
Best Instrumental Composition
"Eberhard"
Lyle Mays, composer (Lyle Mays)
"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 and Czech National Symphony Orchestra featuring Antonio Sánchez and Derrick Hodge)
"Dreaming in Lions: Dreaming in Lions"
Arturo O’Farrill, composer (Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble)
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
"Meta Knight's Revenge (From Kirby Super Star)"
Charlie Rosen and Jake Silverman, arrangers (The 8-Bit Big Band featuring Button Masher)
"Chopsticks"
Bill O'Connell, arranger (Richard Baratta)
"For the Love of a Princess (From Braveheart)
Robin Smith, arranger (Hauser, London Symphony Orchestra and Robin Smith)
"Infinite Love"
Emile Mosseri, arranger (Emile Mosseri)
"The Struggle Within"
Gabriela Quintero and Rodrigo Sanchez, arrangers (Rodrigo y Gabriela)
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
"To The Edge of Longing (Edit Version)"
Vince Mendoza, arranger (Vince Mendoza, Czech National Symphony Orchestra and Julia Bullock)
"The Bottom Line"
Ólafur Arnalds, arranger (Ólafur Arnalds and Josin)
"A Change is Gonna Come"
Tehillah Alphonso, arranger (Tonality and Alexander Lloyd Blake)
"The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)"
Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)
"Eleanor Rigby"
Cody Fry, arranger (Cody Fry)
Package, Notes & Historical
Best Recording Package
Pakelang
Li Jheng Han and Yu Wei, art directors (2nd Generation Falangao Singing Group and the Chairman Crossover Big Band)
American Jackpot / American Girls
Sarah Dodds and Shauna Dodds, art directors (Reckless Kelly)
Carnage
Nick Cave and Tom Hingston, art directors (Nick Cave and Warren Ellis)
Serpentine Prison
Dayle Doyle, art director (Matt Berninger)
Zeta
Xiao Qing Yang, art director (Soul of Ears)
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
All Things Must Pass: 50th Anniversary Edition
Darren Evans, Dhani Harrison and Olivia Harrison, art directors (George Harrison)
Color Theory
Lordess Foudre and Christopher Leckie, art directors (Soccer Mommy)
The Future Bites (Limited Edition Box Set)
Simon Moore and Steven Wilson, art directors (Steven Wilson)
77-81
Dan Calderwood and Jon King, art directors (Gang of Four)
Swimming in Circles
Ramón Coronado and Marshall Rake, art directors (Mac Miller)
Best Album Notes
The Complete Louis Armstrong Columbia and RCA Victor Studio Sessions 1946-1966
Ricky Riccardi, album notes writer (Louis Armstrong)
Beethoven: The Last Three Sonatas
Ann-Katrin Zimmermann, album notes writer (Sunwook Kim)
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 and 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
Joni Mitchell Archives – Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963–1967)
Patrick Milligan and Joni Mitchell, compilation producers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Joni Mitchell)
Beyond The Music: Her Complete RCA Victor Recordings
Robert Russ, compilation producer; Nancy Conforti, Andreas K. Meyer and Jennifer Nulsen, mastering engineers (Marian Anderson)
Etching The Voice: Emile Berliner and the First Commercial Gramophone Discs, 1889-1895
Meagan Hennessey and 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 and Jonathan Ward, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
Sign O' The Times (Super Deluxe Edition)
Trevor Guy, Michael Howe and Kirk Johnson, compilation producers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Prince)
Production
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Love for Sale
Dae Bennett, Josh Coleman and Billy Cumella, engineers; Greg Calbi and Steve Fallone, mastering engineers (Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga)
Cinema
Josh Conway, Marvin Figueroa, Josh Gudwin, Neal H Pogue and 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 and Smino, engineers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer (Yebba)
Hey What
BJ Burton, engineer; BJ Burton, mastering engineer (Low)
Notes with Attachments
Joseph Lorge and Blake Mills, engineers; Greg Koller, mastering engineer (Pino Palladino and Blake Mills)
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
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***" (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 and 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, Non-Classical
"Passenger" (Mike Shinoda remix)
Mike Shinoda, remixer (Deftones)
"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)
"Constant Craving" (Fashionably Late remix)
Tracy Young, remixer (k.d. lang)
"Inside Out" (3scape Drm remix)
3scape Drm, remixer (Zedd and Griff)
"Met Him Last Night" (Dave Audé remix)
Dave Audé, remixer (Demi Lovato featuring Ariana Grande)
"Talks" (Mura Masa Remix)
Alexander Crossan, remixer (PVA)
Best Immersive Audio Album
Alicia
George Massenburg and Eric Schilling, immersive mix engineers; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Ann Mincieli, immersive producer (Alicia Keys)
Clique
Jim Anderson and 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 and 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 Engineered Album, Classical
Chanticleer Sings Christmas
Leslie Ann Jones, engineer (Chanticleer)
Archetypes
Jonathan Lackey, Bill Maylone and Dan Nichols, engineers; Bill Maylone, mastering engineer (Sérgio Assad, Clarice Assad and Third Coast Percussion)
Beethoven: Cello Sonatas - Hope Amid Tears
Richard King, engineer (Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
Mark Donahue, engineer; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck, Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
Mahler: Symphony No. 8, 'Symphony of a Thousand'
Alexander Lipay and Dmitriy Lipay, engineers; Alexander Lipay and 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 and Los Angeles Philharmonic)
Producer of the Year, Classical
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 and Carpe Diem String Quartet) (A)
Fantasy - Oppens Plays Kaminsky (Ursula Oppens) (A)
Home (Blythe Gaissert) (A)
Mendelssohn, Visconti and Golijov (Jasper String Quartet and Jupiter String Quartet) (A)
A Schubert Journey (Llŷr Williams) (A)
Vers Le Silence - William Bolcom & Frédéric Chopin (Ran Dank) (A)
Blanton Alspaugh
Appear And Inspire (James Franklin and the East Carolina University Chamber Singers) (A)
Howells: Requiem (Brian Schmidt and Baylor University A Cappella Choir) (A)
Hymns of Kassianí (Alexander Lingas and Cappella Romana) (A)
Kyr: In Praise of Music (Joshua Copeland and Antioch Chamber Ensemble) (A)
More Honourable Than the Cherubim (Vladimir Gorbik and PaTRAM Institute Male Choir) (A)
O'Regan: The Phoenix (Patrick Summers, Thomas Hampson, Chad Shelton, Rihab Chaieb, Lauren Snouffer, Houston Grand Opera and Houston Grand Opera Orchestra) (A)
Sheehan: Liturgy Of Saint John Chrysostom (Benedict Sheeha and the Saint Tikhon Choir) (A)
Steven Epstein
Bach And Brahms Re-Imagined (Jens Lindemann, James Ehnes and 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 and Emanuel Ax) (A)
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 9 and 17, Arr. For Piano, String Quartet And Double Bass (Alon Goldstein, Alexander Bickard and Fine Arts Quartet) (A)
Songs of Comfort and Hope (Yo-Yo Ma and 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 and Orchestra) (A)
Mon Ami, Mon Amour¿¿ (Matt Haimovitz and Mari Kodama) (A)
One Movement Symphonies - Barber, Sibelius, Scriabin (Michael Stern and Kansas City Symphony) (A)
Poulenc: Dialogues Des Carmélites (Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Isabel Leonard, Erin Morley, Adrianne Pieczonka, Karita Mattila, Karen Cargill, Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra) (A)
Primavera I - The Wind (Matt Haimovitz) (A)
Roots (Randall Goosby and Zhu Wang) (A)
Elaine Martone
Archetypes (Sérgio Assad, Clarice Assad and Third Coast Percussion) (A)
Beneath the Sky (Zoe Allen and Levi Hernandez) (A)
Davis: Family Secrets - Kith & Kin (Timothy Myers, Andrea Edith Moore and Jane Holding) (A)
Quest (Elisabeth Remy Johnson) (A)
Schubert: Symphony In C Major, 'The Great'; Krenek: Static & Ecstatic (Franz Welser-Möst and the Cleveland Orchestra) (A)
Classical
Best Orchestral Performance
"Price: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3"
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor (Philadelphia 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 and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
"Muhly: Throughline"
Nico Muhly, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
"Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Scriabin: The Poem of Ecstasy"
Thomas Dausgaard, conductor (Seattle Symphony Orchestra)
Best Opera Recording
"Glass: Akhnaten"
Karen Kamensek, conductor; J’Nai Bridges, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Zachary James and Dísella Lárusdóttir; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
"Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle"
Susanna Mälkki, conductor; Mika Kares and Szilvia Vörös; Robert Suff, producer (Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra)
"Janáček: Cunning Little Vixen"
Simon Rattle, conductor; Sophia Burgos, Lucy Crowe, Gerald Finley, Peter Hoare, Anna Lapkovskaja, Paulina Malefane, Jan Martinik and Hanno Müller-Brachmann; Andrew Cornall, producer (London Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Chorus and LSO Discovery Voices)
"Little: Soldier Songs"
Corrado Rovaris, conductor; Johnathan McCullough; James Darrah and John Toia, producers (The Opera Philadelphia Orchestra)
"Poulenc: Dialogues Des Carmélites"
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Karen Cargill, Isabel Leonard, Karita Mattila, Erin Morley and Adrianne Pieczonka; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
Best Choral Performance
"Mahler: Symphony No. 8, 'Symphony Of A Thousand'"
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Grant Gershon, Robert Istad, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz and Luke McEndarfer, chorus masters (Leah Crocetto, Mihoko Fujimura, Ryan McKinny, Erin Morley, Tamara Mumford, Simon O'Neill, Morris Robinson and Tamara Wilson; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Los Angeles Children's Chorus, Los Angeles Master Chorale, National Children's Chorus and Pacific Chorale)
"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 and Dana Whiteside; Skylark Vocal Ensemble)
"Rising w/The Crossing"
Donald Nally, conductor (International Contemporary Ensemble and 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 and Jason Thoms; The Saint Tikhon Choir)
"The Singing Guitar"
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Estelí Gomez; Austin Guitar Quartet, Douglas Harvey, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet and Texas Guitar Quartet; Conspirare)
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Beethoven: Cello Sonatas - Hope Amid Tears – Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax
Adams, John Luther: Lines Made by Walking – JACK Quartet
Akiho: Seven Pillars – Sandbox Percussion
Archetypes – Sérgio Assad, Clarice Assad and Third Coast Percussion
Bruits – Imani Winds
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
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
Mythologies
Sangeeta Kaur and Hila Plitmann (Virginie D'Avezac De Castera, Lili Haydn, Wouter Kellerman, Nadeem Majdalany, Eru Matsumoto and Emilio D. Miler)
Confessions
Laura Strickling; Joy Schreier, pianist
Dreams Of A New Day - Songs By Black Composers
Will Liverman; Paul Sánchez, pianist
Schubert: Winterreise
Joyce DiDonato; Yannick Nézet-Séguin, pianist
Unexpected Shadows
Jamie Barton; Jake Heggie, pianist (Matt Haimovitz)
Best Classical Compendium
Women Warriors - The Voices Of Change
Amy Andersson, conductor; Amy Andersson, Mark Mattson and Lolita Ritmanis, producers
American Originals - A New World, A New Canon
AGAVE and Reginald L. Mobley; Geoffrey Silver, producer
Berg: Violin Concerto; Seven Early Songs and Three Pieces for Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Jack Vad, producer
Cerrone: The Arching Path
Timo Andres and Ian Rosenbaum; Mike Tierney, producer
Plays
Chick Corea; Chick Corea and Birnie Kirsh, producers
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
"Shaw: Narrow Sea"
Caroline Shaw, composer (Dawn Upshaw, Gilbert Kalish and Sō Percussion)
"Akiho: Seven Pillars"
Andy Akiho, composer (Sandbox Percussion)
"Andriessen: The Only One"
Louis Andriessen, composer (Esa-Pekka Salonen, Nora Fischer and Los Angeles Philharmonic)
"Assad, Clarice & Sérgio, Connors, Dillon, Martin & Skidmore: Archetypes"
Clarice Assad, Sérgio Assad, Sean Connors, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin and David Skidmore, composers (Sérgio Assad, Clarice Assad and Third Coast Percussion)
"Batiste: Movement 11'"
Jon Batiste, composer (Jon Batiste)
Music Video/Film
Best Music Video
"Freedom" – Jon Batiste
Alan Ferguson, video director; Alex P. Willson, video producer
"Shot in the Dark" – AC/DC
David Mallet, video director; Dione Orrom, video producer
"I Get a Kick Out of You" – Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
Jennifer Lebeau, video director; Danny Bennett, Bobby Campbell and Jennifer Lebeau, video producers
"Peaches" – Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon
Colin Tilley, video director; Jamee Ranta and Jack Winter, video producers
"Happier Than Ever" – Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish, video director; Michelle An, Chelsea Dodson and David Moore, video producers
"Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" – Lil Nas X
Lil Nas X and Tanu Muino, video directors; Frank Borin, Ivanna Borin, Marco De Molina and Saul Levitz, video producers
"Good 4 U" – Olivia Rodrigo
Petra Collins, video director; Christiana Divona, Marissa Ramirez and Tiffany Suh, video producers
Best Music Film
Summer of Soul – Various Artists
Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, video director; David Dinerstein, Robert Fyvolent and Joseph Patel, video producers
Bo Burnham: Inside – Bo Burnham
Bo Burnham, video director; Josh Senior, video producer
David Byrne's American Utopia – David Byrne
Spike Lee, video director; David Byrne and Spike Lee, video producers
Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles – Billie Eilish
Patrick Osborne and Robert Rodriguez, video directors; Michelle An, Chelsea Dodson, Justin Lubliner and Juliet Tierney, video producers
Music, Money, Madness... Jimi Hendrix in Maui – Jimi Hendrix
John McDermott, video director; Janie Hendrix, John McDermott and George Scott, video producers
