Record of the Year
"Not Like Us" – Kendrick Lamar
Sean Momberger, Mustard & Sounwave, producers; Ray Charles Brown Jr. & Johnathan Turner, engineers/mixers; Nicolas de Porcel, mastering engineer
"Now and Then" – The Beatles
Giles Martin & Paul McCartney, producers; Geoff Emerick, Steve Genewick, Jon Jacobs, Greg McAllister, Steve Orchard, Keith Smith, Mark "Spike" Stent & Bruce Sugar, engineers/mixers; Miles Showell, mastering engineer
"Texas Hold 'Em" – Beyoncé
Beyoncé, Nate Ferraro, Killah B & Raphael Saadiq, producers; Hotae Alexander Jang, Alex Nibley & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
"Espresso" – Sabrina Carpenter
Julian Bunetta, producer; Julian Bunetta & Jeff Gunnell, engineers/mixers; Nathan Dantzler, mastering engineer.
"360" – Charli XCX
Cirkut & A. G. Cook, producers; Cirkut & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Idania Valencia, mastering engineer
"Birds of a Feather" – Billie Eilish
Finneas & Billie Eilish, producers; Thom Beemer, Jon Castelli, Billie Eilish, Aron Forbes, Brad Lauchert, Finneas & Chaz Sexton, engineers/mixers; Dale Becker, mastering engineer
"Good Luck, Babe!" – Chappell Roan
Dan Nigro, producer; Mitch McCarthy & Dan Nigro, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
"Fortnight" – Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone
Jack Antonoff, Louis Bell & Taylor Swift, producers; Louis Bell, Bryce Bordone, Serban Ghenea, Sean Hutchinson, Oli Jacobs, Michael Riddleberger & Laura Sisk, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
Album of the Year
Cowboy Carter – Beyoncé
Beyoncé, Terius "The-Dream" Gesteelde-Diamant & Dave Hamelin, producers; Matheus Braz, Brandon Harding, Hotae Alexander Jang, Dani Pampuri & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Ryan Beatty, Beyoncé, Camaron Ochs, Terius "The-Dream" Gesteelde-Diamant, Dave Hamelin, S. Carter & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
New Blue Sun – André 3000
André 3000 & Carlos Niño, producers; André 3000, Carlos Niño & Ken Oriole, engineers/mixers; André 3000, Surya Botofasina, Nate Mercereau & Carlos Niño, songwriters; Andy Kravitz, mastering engineer
Short n' Sweet – Sabrina Carpenter
Jack Antonoff, Julian Bunetta, Ian Kirkpatrick & John Ryan, producers; Jack Antonoff, Bryce Bordone, Julian Bunetta, Serban Ghenea, Jeff Gunnell, Oli Jacobs, Manny Marroquin, John Ryan & Laura Sisk, engineers/mixers; Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff, Julian Bunetta, Sabrina Carpenter, Ian Kirkpatrick, Julia Michaels & John Ryan, songwriters; Nathan Dantzler & Ruairi O'Flaherty, mastering engineers
Brat – Charli XCX
Charli XCX, Cirkut & A. G. Cook, producers; A. G. Cook, Tom Norris & Geoff Swan, engineers/mixers; Charlotte Aitchison, Henry Walter, Alexander Guy Cook, Finn Keane & Jonathan Christopher Shave, songwriters; Idania Valencia, mastering engineer
Djesse Vol. 4 – Jacob Collier
Jacob Collier, producer; Ben Bloomberg, Jacob Collier & Paul Pouwer, engineers/mixers; Jacob Collier, songwriter; Chris Allgood & Emily Lazar, mastering engineers
Hit Me Hard and Soft – Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish & Finneas, producers; Thom Beemer, Jon Castelli, Billie Eilish, Finneas, Aron Forbes, Brad Lauchert & Chaz Sexton, engineers/mixers; Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell, songwriters; Dale Becker, mastering engineer
The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess – Chappell Roan
Daniel Nigro, producer; Mitch McCarthy & Daniel Nigro, engineers/mixers; Daniel Nigro & Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
The Tortured Poets Department – Taylor Swift
Jack Antonoff, Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift, producers; Zem Audu, Bella Blasko, Bryce Bordone, Serban Ghenea, David Hart, Mikey Freedom Hart, Sean Hutchinson, Oli Jacobs, Jonathan Low, Michael Riddleberger, Christopher Rowe, Laura Sisk & Evan Smith, engineers/mixers; Jack Antonoff, Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
Song of the Year
"Not Like Us"
Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)
"A Bar Song (Tipsy)"
Sean Cook, Collins Obinna Chibueze & Nevin Sastry, songwriters (Shaboozey)
"Birds of a Feather"
Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
"Die with a Smile"
Dernst Emile II, James Fauntleroy, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars)
"Fortnight"
Jack Antonoff, Austin Post & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone)
"Good Luck, Babe!"
Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, Daniel Nigro & Justin Tranter, songwriters (Chappell Roan)
"Please Please Please"
Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff & Sabrina Carpenter, songwriters (Sabrina Carpenter)
"Texas Hold 'Em"
Brian Bates, Beyoncé, Atia Boggs, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nate Ferraro & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Beyoncé)
Best New Artist
Chappell Roan
Benson Boone
Sabrina Carpenter
Doechii
Khruangbin
Raye
Shaboozey
Teddy Swims
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Dan Nigro
"Can't Catch Me Now" (From The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes) (Olivia Rodrigo) (S)
The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess (Chappell Roan) (A)
"Girl I've Always Been" (Olivia Rodrigo) (T)
"Good Luck, Babe!" (Chappell Roan) (S)
"So American" (Olivia Rodrigo) (T)
"Stranger" (Olivia Rodrigo) (T)
Alissia
"Bugs" (Jamila Woods) (T)
"Don't Matter" (Rae Khalil) (T)
"Honey" (BJ the Chicago Kid featuring Chlöe) (T)
"Irreplaceable (Interlude)" (Rae Khalil) (T)
"Is It Worth It" (Rae Khalil) (S)
"Love Takeover" (Lion Babe) (T)
"Spend the Night" (BJ the Chicago Kid and Coco Jones) (S)
Dernst "D'Mile" Emile II
Algorithm (Lucky Daye) (A)
"Bar Song" (Koe Wetzel) (T)
"Die with a Smile" (Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars) (S)
"HERicane" (Lucky Daye) (S)
"I Love U" (Usher) (T)
"One of Them Ones" (Usher) (T)
"Power of Two" (From Star Wars: The Acolyte) (Victoria Monét) (S)
"That's You" (Lucky Daye) (S)
Ian Fitchuk
"Amen" (Beyoncé) (S)
Angel Face (Stephen Sanchez) (A)
Deeper Well (Kacey Musgraves) (A)
Don't Forget Me (Maggie Rogers) (A)
"Lemon" (Still Woozy) (S)
"Oh, Gemini" (Role Model) (S)
"Peaceful Place" (Leon Bridges) (S)
"Redemption Song" (Leon Bridges) (S)
"Three Little Birds" (Kacey Musgraves) (S)
Mustard
Faith of a Mustard Seed (Mustard) (A)
"Not Like Us" (Kendrick Lamar) (S)
"Parking Lot" (Mustard and Travis Scott) (S)
Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical
Amy Allen
"Chrome Cowgirl" (From Twisters: The Album) (Leon Bridges) (S)
"Espresso" (Sabrina Carpenter) (S)
"High Road" (Koe Wetzel featuring Jessie Murph) (S)
"Please Please Please" (Sabrina Carpenter) (S)
"Run for the Hills" (Tate McRae) (T)
"Scared of My Guitar" (Olivia Rodrigo) (T)
"Selfish" (Justin Timberlake) (S)
"Sweet Dreams" (Koe Wetzel) (S)
"Taste" (Sabrina Carpenter) (S)
Jessi Alexander
"Ain't No Love in Oklahoma" (From Twisters: The Album) (Luke Combs) (S)
"All I Ever Do is Leave" (Luke Combs) (T)
"Chevrolet" (Dustin Lynch featuring Jelly Roll) (S)
"Make Me a Mop" (Cody Johnson) (T)
"Never Left Me" (From Twisters: The Album) (Megan Moroney) (T)
"No Caller ID" (Megan Moroney) (T)
"Noah" (Megan Moroney) (T)
"Remember Him That Way" (Luke Combs) (T)
"Roulette on the Heart" (Conner Smith featuring Hailey Whitters) (S)
Édgar Barrera
"Atencion" (Iván Cornejo) (T)
"(Entre Paréntesis)" (Shakira and Grupo Frontera) (S)
"It Was Always You (Siempre Fuiste Tú)" (Carín León and Leon Bridges) (S)
"No Se Vale" (Camilo) (S)
"The One (Pero No Como Yo)" (Carín León and Kane Brown) (S)
"Por el Contrario" (Becky G, Ángela Aguilar and Leonardo Aguilar) (S)
"Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido" (Karol G) (S)
"Sincere" (Khalid) (T)
"Tommy & Pamela" (Peso Pluma and Kenia Os) (S)
Jessie Jo Dillon
"Am I Okay?" (Megan Moroney) (S)
"Go To Hell" (Post Malone) (T)
"Heaven by Noon" (Megan Moroney) (T)
"Lies Lies Lies" (Morgan Wallen) (S)
"Messed Up as Me" (Keith Urban) (S)
"Never Left Me" (From Twisters: The Album) (Megan Moroney) (T)
"No Caller ID" (Megan Moroney) (T)
"Sorry Mom" (Kelsea Ballerini) (T)
"Two Hearts" (Post Malone) (T)
Raye
"Ask & You Shall Receive" (Rita Ora) (S)
"Because I Love You" (Halle) (T)
"Dear Ben, Pt. II" (Jennifer Lopez) (T)
"Genesis" (Raye) (S)
"Mother Nature" (Raye and Hans Zimmer) (T)
"Paralyzed" (Lucky Daye featuring Raye) (T)
"Riiverdance" (Beyoncé) (T)
"You're Hired" (Neiked featuring Ayra Starr) (S)
Pop & Dance/Electronic
Pop & Dance/Electronic Field
Best Pop Solo Performance
"Espresso" – Sabrina Carpenter
"Bodyguard" – Beyoncé
"Apple" – Charli XCX
"Birds of a Feather" – Billie Eilish
"Good Luck, Babe!" – Chappell Roan
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
"Die with a Smile" – Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars
"Us" – Gracie Abrams featuring Taylor Swift
"Levii's Jeans" – Beyoncé featuring Post Malone
"Guess" – Charli XCX & Billie Eilish
"The Boy Is Mine" – Ariana Grande, Brandy & Monica
Best Pop Vocal Album
Short n' Sweet – Sabrina Carpenter
Hit Me Hard and Soft – Billie Eilish
Eternal Sunshine – Ariana Grande
The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess – Chappell Roan
The Tortured Poets Department – Taylor Swift
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
"Neverender" – Justice and Tame Impala
Gaspard Augé & Xavier De Rosnay, producers; Gaspard Augé, Xavier De Rosnay, Damien Quintard & Vincent Taurelle, mixers
"She's Gone, Dance On" – Disclosure
Guy Lawrence & Howard Lawrence, producers; Guy Lawrence, mixer
"Loved" – Four Tet
Kieran Hebden, producer; Kieran Hebden, mixer
"Leavemealone" – Fred Again and Baby Keem
Boo, Fred Again, Alex Gibson, Kieran Hebden, Loose, Skrillex & Sid Stone, producers; Fred Again & Jay Reynolds, mixers
"Witchy" – Kaytranada and Childish Gambino
Lauren D'Elia & Kaytranada, producers; Neal H Pogue, mixer
Best Dance Pop Recording
"Von Dutch" – Charli XCX
Finn Keane, producer; Tom Norris, mixer
"Make You Mine" – Madison Beer
Madison Beer & Leroy Clampitt, producers; Mitch McCarthy, mixer
"L'Amour de Ma Vie" (Over Now Extended Edit) – Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish & Finneas, producers; John Castelli & Aron Forbes, mixers
"Yes, And?" – Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande, Ilya & Max Martin, producers; Serban Ghenea, mixer
"Got Me Started" – Troye Sivan
Styalz Fuego & Ian Kirkpatrick, producers; Alex Ghenea, mixer
Best Dance/Electronic Album
Brat – Charli XCX
Three – Four Tet
Hyperdrama – Justice
Timeless – Kaytranada
Telos – Zedd
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
"Espresso" (Mark Ronson x FnZ Working Late remix) – FnZ & Mark Ronson, remixers (Sabrina Carpenter)
"Alter Ego" (Kaytranada remix) – Kaytranada, remixer (Doechii featuring JT)
"A Bar Song (Tipsy)" (remix) – David Guetta, remixer (Shaboozey & David Guetta)
"Jah Sees Them" (Amapiano remix) – Alexx Antaeus, Footsteps & MeMyish, remixers (Julian Marley & Antaeus)
"Von Dutch" – A.G. Cook, remixer (Charli XCX & A.G. Cook featuring Addison Rae)
Rock, Metal & Alternative
Rock, Metal & Alternative Field
Best Rock Performance
"Now and Then" – The Beatles
"Beautiful People (Stay High)" – The Black Keys
"The American Dream Is Killing Me" – Green Day
"Gift Horse" – Idles
"Dark Matter" – Pearl Jam
"Broken Man" – St. Vincent
Best Metal Performance
"Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)" – Gojira, Marina Viotti [fr] & Victor Le Masne
"Crown of Horns" – Judas Priest
"Suffocate" – Knocked Loose featuring Poppy
"Screaming Suicide" – Metallica
"Cellar Door" – Spiritbox
Best Rock Song
"Broken Man" – Annie Clark, songwriter (St. Vincent)
"Beautiful People (Stay High)" – Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney, Beck Hansen & Daniel Nakamura, songwriters (The Black Keys)
"Dark Matter" – Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Pearl Jam)
"Dilemma" – Billie Joe Armstrong, Tré Cool & Mike Dirnt, songwriters (Green Day)
"Gift Horse" – Jon Beavis, Mark Bowen, Adam Devonshire, Lee Kiernana & Joe Talbot, songwriters (Idles)
Best Rock Album
Hackney Diamonds – The Rolling Stones
Happiness Bastards – The Black Crowes
Romance – Fontaines D.C.
Saviors – Green Day
Tangk – Idles
Dark Matter – Pearl Jam
No Name – Jack White
Best Alternative Music Performance
"Flea" – St. Vincent
"Neon Pill" – Cage the Elephant
"Song of the Lake" – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
"Starburster" – Fontaines D.C.
"Bye Bye" – Kim Gordon
Best Alternative Music Album
All Born Screaming – St. Vincent
Wild God – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Charm – Clairo
The Collective – Kim Gordon
What Now – Brittany Howard
R&B, Rap & Spoken Word Poetry
R&B, Rap and Spoken Word Poetry Field
Best R&B Performance
"Made for Me (Live on BET)" – Muni Long
"Guidance" – Jhené Aiko
"Residuals" – Chris Brown
"Here We Go (Uh Oh)" – Coco Jones
"Saturn" – SZA
Best Traditional R&B Performance
"That's You" – Lucky Daye
"Wet" – Marsha Ambrosius
"Can I Have This Groove" – Kenyon Dixon
"No Lie" – Lalah Hathaway featuring Michael McDonald
"Make Me Forget" – Muni Long
Best R&B Song
"Saturn" – Rob Bisel, Cian Ducrot, Carter Lang, Solána Rowe, Jared Solomon & Scott Zhang, songwriters (SZA)
"After Hours" – Diovanna Frazier, Alex Goldblatt, Kehlani Parrish, Khris Riddick-Tynes & Daniel Upchurch, songwriters (Kehlani)
"Burning" – Ronald Banful & Temilade Openiyi, songwriters (Tems)
"Here We Go (Uh Oh)" – Sara Diamond, Sydney Floyd, Marisela Jackson, Courtney Jones, Carl McCormick & Kelvin Wooten, songwriters (Coco Jones)
"Ruined Me" – Jeff Gitelman, Kareen Lomax, Priscilla Renea & Kevin Theodore, songwriters (Muni Long)
Best Progressive R&B Album
So Glad to Know You – AverySunshine
Why Lawd? – NxWorries (Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge)
En Route – Durand Bernarr
Bando Stone & the New World – Childish Gambino
Crash – Kehlani
Best R&B Album
11:11 (Deluxe) – Chris Brown
Vantablack – Lalah Hathaway
Revenge – Muni Long
Algorithm – Lucky Daye
Coming Home – Usher
Best Rap Performance
"Not Like Us" – Kendrick Lamar
"Enough (Miami)" – Cardi B
"When The Sun Shines Again" – Common & Pete Rock featuring Posdnuos
"Nissan Altima" – Doechii
"Houdini" – Eminem
"Like That" – Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar
"Yeah Glo!" – GloRilla
Best Melodic Rap Performance
"3:AM" – Rapsody featuring Erykah Badu
"Kehlani" – Jordan Adetunji featuring Kehlani
"Spaghettii" – Beyoncé featuring Linda Martell & Shaboozey
"We Still Don't Trust You" – Future, Metro Boomin & The Weeknd
"Big Mama" – Latto
Best Rap Song
"Not Like Us" – Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)
"Asteroids" – Marlanna Evans, songwriter (Rapsody featuring Hit-Boy)
"Carnival" – Jordan Carter, Raul Cubina, Grant Dickinson, Tyrone Griffin Jr., Samuel Lindley, Nasir Pemberton, Dimitri Roger, Kanye West & Mark Karl Stolinski Williams, songwriters (¥$: Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign featuring Rich The Kid & Playboi Carti)
"Like That" – Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, Kobe "ByKobe" Hood, Leland Wayne & Nayvadius Wilburn, songwriters (Future & Metro Boomin featuring Kendrick Lamar)
"Yeah Glo!" – Ronnie Jackson, Jacquez Lowe, Timothy McKibbins, Kevin Andre Proce, Julius Rivera III & Gloria Woods, songwriters (Glorilla)
Best Rap Album
Alligator Bites Never Heal – Doechii
Might Delete Later – J. Cole
The Auditorium, Vol. 1 – Common & Pete Rock
The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce) – Eminem
We Don't Trust You – Future & Metro Boomin
Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
The Heart, The Mind, The Soul – Tank and the Bangas
Civil Writes: The South Got Something to Say – Queen Sheba
Concrete & Whiskey Act II Part 1: A Bourbon 30 Series – Omari Hardwick
Good M.U.S.I.C. Universe Sonic Sinema Episode 1: In the Beginning Was the Word – Malik Yusef
The Seven Number Ones – Mad Skillz
Jazz, Traditional Pop, Contemporary Instrumental & Musical Theater
Jazz, Traditional Pop, Contemporary Instrumental & Musical Theater Field
Best Jazz Performance
"Twinkle Twinkle Little Me" – Samara Joy featuring Sullivan Fortner
"Walk with Me, Lord (SOUND | SPIRIT)" – The Baylor Project
"Phoenix Reimagined (Live)" – Lakecia Benjamin featuring Randy Brecker, Jeff “Tain” Watts & John Scofield
"Juno" – Chick Corea & Béla Fleck
"Little Fears" – Dan Pugach Big Band featuring Nicole Zuraitis & Troy Roberts
Best Jazz Vocal Album
A Joyful Holiday – Samara Joy
Journey in Black – Christie Dashiell
Wildflowers Vol. 1 – Kurt Elling & Sullivan Fortner
Milton + Esperanza – Milton Nascimento & Esperanza Spalding
My Ideal – Catherine Russell & Sean Mason
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Remembrance – Chick Corea & Béla Fleck
Owl Song – Ambrose Akinmusire featuring Bill Frisell & Herlin Riley
Beyond This Place – Kenny Barron feat. Kiyoshi Kitagawa, Johnathan Blake, Immanuel Wilkins & Steve Nelson
Phoenix Reimagined (Live) – Lakecia Benjamin
Solo Game – Sullivan Fortner
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Bianca Reimagined: Music for Paws and Persistence – Dan Pugach Big Band
Returning to Forever – John Beasley & Frankfurt Radio Big Band
And So It Goes – The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
Walk a Mile in My Shoe – Orrin Evans & The Captain Black Big Band
Golden City – Miguel Zenón
Best Latin Jazz Album
Cubop Lives! – Luques Curtis, Zaccai Curtis, Willie Martinez, Camilo Molina & Reinaldo de Jesus
Spain Forever Again – Michel Camilo & Tomatito
COLLAB – Hamilton de Holanda & Gonzalo Rubalcaba
Time and Again – Eliane Elias
El Trio: Live in Italy – Horacio "El Negro" Hernández, John Beasley & José Gola
Cuba and Beyond – Chucho Valdés & Royal Quartet
As I Travel – Donald Vega featuring Lewis Nash, John Patitucci & Luisito Quintero
Best Alternative Jazz Album
No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin – Meshell Ndegeocello
Night Reign – Arooj Aftab
New Blue Sun – André 3000
Code Derivation – Robert Glasper
Foreverland – Keyon Harrold
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Visions – Norah Jones
À Fleur De Peau – Cyrille Aimée
Good Together – Lake Street Dive
Impossible Dream – Aaron Lazar
Christmas Wish – Gregory Porter
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Plot Armor – Taylor Eigsti
Rhapsody in Blue – Béla Fleck
Orchestras (Live) – Bill Frisell featuring Alexander Hanson, Brussels Philharmonic, Rudy Royston & Thomas Morgan
Mark – Mark Guiliana
Speak to Me – Julian Lage
Best Musical Theater Album
Hell's Kitchen – Shoshana Bean, Brandon Victor Dixon, Kecia Lewis & Maleah Joi Moon, principal vocalists; Adam Blackstone, Alicia Keys & Tom Kitt, producers (Alicia Keys, composer & lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)
Merrily We Roll Along – Jonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez & Daniel Radcliffe, principal vocalists; David Caddick, Joel Fram, Maria Friedman & David Lai, producers (Stephen Sondheim, composer & lyricist) (New Broadway Cast)
The Notebook – John Clancy, Carmel Dean, Kurt Deutsch, Derik Lee, Kevin McCollum & Ingrid Michaelson, producers; Ingrid Michaelson, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
The Outsiders – Joshua Boone, Brent Comer, Brody Grant & Sky Lakota-Lynch, principal vocalists; Zach Chance, Jonathan Clay, Matt Hinkley, Justin Levine & Lawrence Manchester, producers; Zach Chance, Jonathan Clay & Justin Levine, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast)
Suffs – Andrea Grody, Dean Sharenow & Shaina Taub, producers; Shaina Taub, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
The Wiz – Wayne Brady, Deborah Cox, Nichelle Lewis & Avery Wilson, principal vocalists; Joseph Joubert, Allen René Louis & Lawrence Manchester, producers (Charlie Smalls, composer & lyricist) (2024 Broadway Cast Recording)
Country & American Roots
Country & American Roots Field
Best Country Solo Performance
"It Takes a Woman" – Chris Stapleton
"16 Carriages" – Beyoncé
"I Am Not Okay" – Jelly Roll
"The Architect" – Kacey Musgraves
"A Bar Song (Tipsy)" – Shaboozey
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
"II Most Wanted" – Beyoncé and Miley Cyrus
"Cowboys Cry Too" – Kelsea Ballerini and Noah Kahan
"Break Mine" – Brothers Osborne
"Bigger Houses" – Dan + Shay
"I Had Some Help" – Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
Best Country Song
"The Architect" – Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)
"A Bar Song (Tipsy)" – Sean Cook, Collins Obinna Chibueze & Nevin Sastry, songwriters (Shaboozey)
"I Am Not Okay" – Casey Brown, Jason DeFord, Ashley Gorley & Taylor Phillips, songwriters (Jelly Roll)
"I Had Some Help" – Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Smith, Ryan Vojtesak, Morgan Wallen & Chandler Paul Walters, songwriters (Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen)
"Texas Hold 'Em" – Brian Bates, Beyoncé, Atia Boggs, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nate Ferraro & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Beyoncé)
Best Country Album
Cowboy Carter – Beyoncé
F-1 Trillion – Post Malone
Deeper Well – Kacey Musgraves
Higher – Chris Stapleton
Whirlwind – Lainey Wilson
Best American Roots Performance
"Lighthouse" – Sierra Ferrell
"Blame It on Eve" – Shemekia Copeland
"Nothing in Rambling" – The Fabulous Thunderbirds featuring Bonnie Raitt, Keb’ Mo’, Taj Mahal & Mick Fleetwood
"The Ballad of Sally Anne" – Rhiannon Giddens
Best Americana Performance
"American Dreaming" – Sierra Ferrell
"Ya Ya" – Beyoncé
"Subtitles" – Madison Cunningham
"Don't Do Me Good" – Madi Diaz featuring Kacey Musgraves
"Runaway Train" – Sarah Jarosz
"Empty Trainload of Sky" – Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
Best American Roots Song
"American Dreaming" – Sierra Ferrell & Melody Walker, songwriters (Sierra Ferrell)
"Ahead of the Game" – Mark Knopfler, songwriter (Mark Knopfler)
"All in Good Time" – Sam Beam, songwriter (Iron & Wine featuring Fiona Apple)
"All My Friends" – Aoife O'Donovan, songwriter (Aoife O'Donovan)
"Blame It on Eve" – John Hahn & Will Kimbrough, songwriters (Shemekia Copeland)
Best Americana Album
Trail of Flowers – Sierra Ferrell
The Other Side – T Bone Burnett
$10 Cowboy – Charley Crockett
Polaroid Lovers – Sarah Jarosz
No One Gets Out Alive – Maggie Rose
Tigers Blood – Waxahatchee
Best Bluegrass Album
Live Vol. 1 – Billy Strings
I Built a World – Bronwyn Keith-Hynes
Songs of Love and Life – The Del McCoury Band
No Fear – Sister Sadie
Earl Jam – Tony Trischka
Dan Tyminski: Live from the Ryman – Dan Tyminski
Best Traditional Blues Album
Swingin' Live at The Church in Tulsa – The Taj Mahal Sextet
Hill Country Love – Cedric Burnside
Struck Down – The Fabulous Thunderbirds
One Guitar Woman – Sue Foley
Sam's Place – Little Feat
Best Contemporary Blues Album
Mileage – Ruthie Foster
Blues Deluxe Vol. 2 – Joe Bonamassa
Blame It On Eve – Shemekia Copeland
Friendlytown – Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour
The Fury – Antonio Vergara
Best Folk Album
Woodland – Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
American Patchwork Quartet – American Patchwork Quartet
Weird Faith – Madi Diaz
Bright Future – Adrianne Lenker
All My Friends – Aoife O'Donovan
Best Regional Roots Music Album
Kuini – Kalani Pe'a
25 Back to My Roots – Sean Ardoin and Kreole Rock And Soul
Live at the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival – Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & The Golden Eagles featuring J'Wan Boudreaux
Live at the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival – New Breed Brass Band featuring Trombone Shorty
Stories from The Battlefield – The Rumble featuring Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr.
Gospel & Contemporary Christian
Gospel & Contemporary Christian Field
Best Gospel Performance/Song
"One Hallelujah" – Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Erica Campbell & Israel Houghton featuring Jonathan McReynolds & Jekalyn Carr
G. Morris Coleman, Israel Houghton, Kenneth Leonard, Jr., Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Naomi Raine, songwriters
"Church Doors" – Yolanda Adams
Sir William James Baptist & Donald Lawrence, songwriters
"Hold On (Live)" – Ricky Dillard
"Holy Hands" – DOE
Jesse Paul Barrera, Jeffrey Castro Bernat, Dominique Jones, Timothy Ferguson, Kelby Shavon Johnson, Jr., Jonathan McReynolds, Rickey Slikk Muzik Offord & Juan Winans, songwriters
"Yesterday" – Melvin Crispell III
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
"That's My King" – CeCe Winans
Taylor Agan, Kellie Gamble, Lloyd Nicks & Jess Russ, songwriters
"Firm Foundation (He Won't)" – Honor & Glory featuring Disciple
"Holy Forever (Live)" – Bethel Music & Jenn Johnson featuring CeCe Winans
"In The Name Of Jesus" – JWLKRS Worship & Maverick City Music featuring Chandler Moore
Austin Armstrong, Ran Jackson, Chandler Moore, Sajan Nauriyal, Ella Schnacky, Noah Schnacky & Ilya Toshinskiy, songwriters
"In The Room" – Maverick City Music, Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore featuring Tasha Cobbs Leonard
G. Morris Coleman, Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Naomi Raine, songwriters
"Praise" – Elevation Worship featuring Brandon Lake, Chris Brown & Chandler Moore
Pat Barrett, Chris Brown, Cody Carnes, Steven Furtick, Brandon Lake & Chandler Moore, songwriters
Best Gospel Album
More Than This – CeCe Winans
Choirmaster II (Live) – Ricky Dillard
Covered Vol. 1 – Melvin Crispell III
Father's Day – Kirk Franklin
Still Karen – Karen Clark Sheard
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Heart of a Human – DOE
Coat of Many Colors – Brandon Lake
Child of God – Forrest Frank
The Maverick Way Complete – Maverick City Music, Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore
When Wind Meets Fire – Elevation Worship
Best Roots Gospel Album
Church – Cory Henry
Loving You – The Nelons
Rhapsody – The Harlem Gospel Travelers
The Gospel According To Mark – Mark D. Conklin
The Gospel Sessions, Vol 2 – Authentic Unlimited
Latin, Global, African, Reggae & New Age, Ambient or Chant
Latin, Global, African, Reggae & New Age, Ambient or Chant Field
Best Latin Pop Album
Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran – Shakira
Funk Generation – Anitta
El Viaje – Luis Fonsi
García – Kany García
Orquídeas – Kali Uchis
Best Música Urbana Album
Las Letras Ya No Importan – Residente
Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana – Bad Bunny
Rayo – J Balvin
Ferxxocalipsis – Feid
Att. – Young Miko
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
¿Quién Trae las Cornetas? – Rawayana
Compita del Destino – El David Aguilar
Pa' Tu Cuerpa – Cimafunk
Autopoiética – Mon Laferte
Grasa – Nathy Peluso
Best Música Mexicana Album (including Tejano)
Boca Chueca, Vol. 1 – Carín León
Diamantes – Chiquis
Éxodo – Peso Pluma
De Lejitos – Jessi Uribe
Best Tropical Latin Album
Alma, Corazón y Salsa (Live at Gran Teatro Nacional) – Tony Succar & Mimy Succar
Muevense – Marc Anthony
Bailar – Sheila E.
Radio Güira – Juan Luis Guerra
Vacilón Santiaguero – Kiki Valera
Best Global Music Performance
"Bemba Colorá" – Sheila E. featuring Gloria Estefan & Mimy Succar
"Raat Ki Rani" – Arooj Aftab
"A Rock Somewhere" – Jacob Collier featuring Anoushka Shankar & Varijashree Venugopal
"Rise" – Rocky Dawuni
"Sunlight to My Soul" – Angélique Kidjo featuring Soweto Gospel Choir
"Kashira" – Masa Takumi featuring Ron Korb, Noshir Mody & Dale Edward Chung
Best African Music Performance
"Love Me JeJe" – Tems
"Tomorrow" – Yemi Alade
"MMS" – Asake & Wizkid
"Sensational" – Chris Brown featuring Davido & Lojay
"Higher" – Burna Boy
Best Global Music Album
Alkebulan II – Matt B featuring Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Paisajes – Ciro Hurtado
Heis – Rema
Historias De Un Flamenco – Antonio Rey
Born in the Wild – Tems
Best Reggae Album
Bob Marley: One Love - Music Inspired By The Film (Deluxe) — Various Artists
Take It Easy — Collie Buddz
Party With Me — Vybz Kartel
Never Gets Late Here — Shenseea
Evolution — The Wailers
Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album
Triveni — Wouter Kellerman, Eru Matsumoto & Chandrika Tandon
Break of Dawn — Ricky Kej
Visions Of Sounds De Luxe — Chris Redding
Opus — Ryuichi Sakamoto
Chapter II: How Dark It Is Before Dawn — Anoushka Shankar
Warriors Of Light — Radhika Vekaria
Children's, Comedy, Audio Book Narration & Storytelling, Visual Media & Music Video/Film
Children's, Comedy, Audio Book Narration & Storytelling, Visual Media & Music Video/Film Field
Best Children's Album
Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band – Brillo, Brillo!
Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats – Creciendo
John Legend – My Favorite Dream
Rock for Children – Solid Rock Revival
Divinity Roxx and Divi Roxx Kids – World Wide Playdate
Best Comedy Album
The Dreamer – Dave Chappelle
Armageddon – Ricky Gervais
The Prisoner – Jim Gaffigan
Someday You'll Die – Nikki Glaser
Where Was I – Trevor Noah
Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording
Last Sunday in Plains: A Centennial Celebration – Jimmy Carter
All You Need Is Love: The Beatles In Their Own Words – Guy Oldfield
...And Your Ass Will Follow – George Clinton
Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones – Dolly Parton
My Name Is Barbra – Barbra Streisand
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
Maestro: Music by Leonard Bernstein – Bradley Cooper and Yannick Nézet-Séguin, artists; Bradley Cooper, Yannick Nézet-Séguin & Jason Ruder, compilation producers; Steven Gizicki, music supervisor
The Color Purple – (Various Artists); Nick Baxter, Blitz Bazawule and Stephen Bray, compilation producers; Jordan Carroll and Morgan Rhodes, music supervisors
Deadpool & Wolverine – (Various Artists); Dave Jordan, Shawn Levy and Ryan Reynolds, compilation producers; Dave Jordan, music supervisor
Saltburn – (Various Artists); Emerald Fennell, compilation producer; Kirsten Lane, music supervisor
Twisters: The Album – (Various Artists); Ian Cripps, Brandon Davis, Joe Khoury and Kevin Weaver, compilation producers; Mike Knobloch and Rachel Levy, music supervisors
Best Score Soundtrack Album for Visual Media
Dune: Part Two – Hans Zimmer
American Fiction – Laura Karpman
Challengers – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
The Color Purple – Kris Bowers
Shōgun – Nick Chuba, Atticus Ross and Leopold Ross
Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord – Winifred Phillips
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora – Pinar Toprak
God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla – Bear McCreary
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 – John Paesano
Star Wars Outlaws – Wilbert Roget II
Best Song Written for Visual Media
"It Never Went Away" (from American Symphony)
Jon Batiste & Dan Wilson, songwriters (Jon Batiste)
"Ain't No Love in Oklahoma" (from Twisters: The Album)
Jessie Alexander, Luke Combs & Johnathan Singleton, songwriters (Luke Combs)
"Better Place" (from Trolls Band Together)
Amy Allen, Shellback, & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (NSYNC & Justin Timberlake)
"Can't Catch Me Now" (from The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes)
Dan Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo, songwriters (Olivia Rodrigo)
"Love Will Survive" (from The Tattooist of Auschwitz)
Walter Afanasieff, Charlie Midnight, Kara Talve, & Hans Zimmer, songwriters (Barbra Streisand)
Best Music Video
"Not Like Us" – Kendrick Lamar
Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar, video directors; Jack Begert, Cornell Brown, Sam Canter, Jared Heinke, Jamie Rabineau & Anthony Saleh, video producers
"Tailor Swif" – ASAP Rocky
Vania Heymann & Gal Muggia, video directors; Natan Schottenfels, video producer
"360" – Charli XCX
Aidan Zamiri, video director; Jami Arceo & Evan Thicke, video producers
"Houdini" – Eminem
Rich Lee, video director; Kathy Angstadt, Lisa Arianna & Justin Diener, video producers
"Fortnight" – Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone
Taylor Swift, video director; Jil Hardin, video producer
Best Music Film
American Symphony – Jon Batiste
Matthew Heineman, video director; Lauren Domino, Matthew Heineman and Joedan Okun, video producers
June – (June Carter Cash)
Kristen Vaurio, video director; Josh Matas, Sarah Olson, Jason Owen, Mary Robertson and Kristen Vaurio, video producers
Kings From Queens – Run-DMC
Kirk Fraser, video director; Brian Hunt, Dan Goodman & William H. Masterson III, video producers
Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple – Steven Van Zandt
Bill Teck, video director; Robert Cotto, David Fisher & Bill Teck, video producers
The Greatest Night in Pop – (Various Artists)
Bao Nguyen, video director; Bruce Eskowitz, George Hencken, Larry Klein, Julia Nottingham, Lionel Richie and Harriet Sternberg, video producers
Package, Notes & Historical
Package, Notes & Historical Field
Best Historical Album
Centennial
Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band And Various Artists)
Diamonds And Pearls: Super Deluxe Edition
L. Londell McMillan, Charles F. Spicer, Jr. & Duane Tudahl, compilation producers; Brad Blackwood, Bernie Grundman & Chris James, mastering engineers (Prince & The New Power Generation)
Paul Robeson – Voice of Freedom: His Complete Columbia, RCA, HMV, and Victor Recordings
Tom Laskey, Shana L. Redmond, Susan Robeson & Robert Russ, compilation producers; Nancy Conforti & Andreas K. Meyer, mastering engineers (Paul Robeson)
Pepito y Paquito
Pepe de Lucía & Javier Doria, compilation producers; Jesús Bola, mastering engineer (Pepe de Lucía And Paco De Lucía)
The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording - Super Deluxe Edition)
Mike Matessino & Mark Piro, compilation producers; Steve Genewick & Mike Matessino, mastering engineers (Rodgers & Hammerstein & Julie Andrews)
Best Album Notes
Centennial
Ricky Riccardi, album notes writer (King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band & Various Artists)
After Midnight
Tim Brooks, album notes writer (Ford Dabney's Syncopated Orchestras)
The Carnegie Hall Concert
Lauren Du Graf, album notes writer (Alice Coltrane)
John Culshaw — The Art of the Producer - The Early Years 1948-55
Dominic Fyfe, album notes writer (John Culshaw)
SONtrack Original De La Película "Al Son De Beno"
Josh Kun, album notes writer (Various Artists)
Best Recording Package
Brat
Charlotte Aitchison, Brent David Freaney & Imogene Strauss, art directors (Charli XCX)
The Avett Brothers
Scott Avett, Jonny Black & Giorgia Sage, art directors (The Avett Brothers)
Baker Hotel
Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (William Clark Green)
F-1 Trillion
Archie Lee Coates IV, Jeffrey Franklin, Bobby Greenleaf, Blossom Liu, Kylie McMahon, Austin Post & Ana Cecilia Thompson Motta, art directors (Post Malone)
Hounds of Love (The Baskerville Edition)
Kate Bush & Albert McIntosh, art directors (Kate Bush)
Jug Band Millionaire
Andrew Wong & Julie Yeh, art directors (The Muddy Basin Ramblers)
Pregnancy, Breakdown, and Disease
Lee Pei-Tzu, art director (iWhoiWhoo)
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
Mind Games
Simon Hilton & Sean Ono Lennon, art directors (John Lennon)
Half Living Things
Nick Azinas & Mike Hicks, art directors (Alpha Wolf)
Hounds of Love (The Boxes of Lost at Sea)
Kate Bush & Albert McIntosh, art directors (Kate Bush)
In Utero
Doug Cunningham & Jason Noto, art directors (Nirvana)
Unsuk Chin
Takahiro Kurashima & Marek Polewski, art directors (Unsuk Chin & Berliner Philharmoniker)
We Blame Chicago
Rebeka Arce & Farbod Kokabi, art directors (90 Day Men)
Production, Engineering, Composition & Arrangement
Production, Engineering, Composition & Arrangement Field
Producer of the Year, Classical
Elaine Martone
Bartók: String Quartet No.3; Suite From 'The Miraculous Mandarin' (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra) (A)
The Book Of Spells (Merian Ensemble) (A)
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra) (A)
Divine Mischief (Julian Bliss, J. Eric Wilson & Baylor University Wind Ensemble) (A)
Joy! (John Morris Russell & Cincinnati Pops) (A)
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 6 (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra) (A)
Schubert: The Complete Impromptus (Gerardo Teissonnière) (A)
Stranger At Home (Shachar Israel) (A)
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra) (A)
Erica Brenner
Biber: Mystery Sonatas (Alan Choo, Jeannette Sorrell & Apollo's Fire) (A)
Handel: Israel In Egypt (Jeannette Sorrell, Apollo's Singers & Apollo's Fire) (A)
Mozart: Piano Sonatas, Vols. 5 & 6 (Orli Shaham) (A)
Songs For A Friend - A Tribute To Trumpeter Ryan Anthony (Various Artists) (A)
Sonic Alchemy (YuEun Kim, Mina Gajić & Coleman Itzkoff) (A)
Christoph Franke
Beethoven: The Complete Symphonies (Antonello Manacorda & Kammerakademie Potsdam) (A)
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1, 5, 6 & 10 (Dénes Várjon & Antje Weithaas) (A)
Brahms, Viotti & Dvořák: Orchestral Works (Tanja Tetzlaff, Christian Tetzlaff, Paavo Järvi & Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin) (A)
Mozart: Sinigaglia (Noah Bendix-Balgley) (A)
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 (Kirill Petrenko & Berliner Philharmoniker) (A)
The Vienna Recital (Yuja Wang) (A)
Morten Lindberg
Mor (Karen Haugom Olsen & Nidaros Domkor) (A)
Pax (Nina T. Karlsen, Ensemble 96 & Current Saxophone Quartet) (A)
Sommerro: Borders (Nick Davies & Trondheim Symphony Orchestra)
Dmitriy Lipay
Adams: Girls of the Golden West (John Adams, Daniela Mack, Ryan McKinny, Paul Appleby, Hye Jung Lee, Elliot Madore, Julia Bullock, Davóne Tines, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale) (A)
Messiaen: Des Canyons Aux Étoiles... (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony) (A)
Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina (Gustavo Dudamel, Gabriela Ortiz, María Dueñas, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Master Chorale) (A)
Dirk Sobotka
American Dreams (Louis Langrée & Cincinnati Symphony) (A)
Bruckner: Symphony No. 7; Bates: Resurrexit (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra) (A)
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9, 'From The New World'; American Suite (Nathalie Stutzmann & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra) (A)
Radiance Untethered - The Choral Music Of John Wykoff (Cameron F. Labarr & Missouri State University Chorale) (A)
Best Immersive Audio Album
i/o (In-Side Mix)
Hans-Martin Buff, immersive mix engineer; Peter Gabriel, immersive producer (Peter Gabriel)
Avalon
Bob Clearmountain, immersive mix engineer; John Webber, immersive mastering engineer; Rhett Davies & Bryan Ferry, immersive producers (Roxy Music)
Genius Loves Company
Michael Romanowski, Eric Schilling & Herbert Waltl, immersive mix engineers; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; John Burk, immersive producer (Ray Charles With Various Artists)
Henning Sommerro: Borders
Morten Lindberg, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive producer (Trondheim Symphony Orchestra)
Pax
Morten Lindberg, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive producer (Ensemble 96 & Current Saxophone Quartet)
Best Instrumental Composition
"Strands"
Pascal Le Boeuf, composer (Akropolis Reed Quintet, Pascal Le Boeuf & Christian Euman)
"At Last"
Shelton G. Berg, composer (Shelly Berg)
"Communion"
Christopher Zuar, composer (Christopher Zuar Orchestra)
"I Swear, I Really Wanted to Make a 'Rap' Album but This Is Literally the Way the Wind Blew Me This Time"
André 3000, Surya Botofasina, Nate Mercereau & Carlos Niño, composers (André 3000)
"Remembrance"
Chick Corea, composer (Chick Corea & Béla Fleck)
Best Engineered Album, Classical
Bruckner: Symphony No. 7; Bates: Resurrexit
Mark Donahue & John Newton, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
Adams: Girls Of The Golden West
Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers; Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineers (John Adams, Daniela Mack, Ryan McKinny, Paul Appleby, Hye Jung Lee, Elliot Madore, Julia Bullock, Davóne Tines, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale)
Andres: The Blind Banister
Silas Brown, Doron Schachter & Michael Schwartz, engineers; Matt Colton, mastering engineer (Andrew Cyr, Inbal Segev & Metropolis Ensemble)
Clear Voices In The Dark
Daniel Shores, engineer; Daniel Shores, mastering engineer (Matthew Guard & Skylark Vocal Ensemble)
Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina
Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers; Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineers (Gustavo Dudamel, María Dueñas, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale)
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
i/o
Tchad Blake, Oli Jacobs, Katie May, Dom Shaw & Mark “Spike” Stent, engineers; Matt Colton, mastering engineer (Peter Gabriel)
Algorithm
Dernst Emile II, Michael B. Hunter, Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Rachel Keen, John Kercy, Charles Moniz & Todd Robinson, engineers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer (Lucky Daye)
Cyan Blue
Jack Emblem, Jack Rochon & Charlotte Day Wilson, engineers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer (Charlotte Day Wilson)
Deeper Well
Craig Alvin, Shawn Everett, Mai Leisz, Todd Lombardo, John Rooney, Konrad Snyder & Daniel Tashian, engineers; Greg Calbi, mastering engineer (Kacey Musgraves)
Empathogen
Beatriz Artola, Zach Brown, Oscar Cornejo, Chris Greatti, Mitch McCarthy, Willow Smith & Adam Schoeller, engineers; Joe LaPorta, mastering engineer (WILLOW)
Short n' Sweet
Jack Antonoff, Bryce Bordone, Julian Bunetta, Serban Ghenea, Jeff Gunnell, Oli Jacobs, Ian Kirkpatrick, Jack Manning, Manny Marroquin, John Ryan & Laura Sisk, engineers; Nathan Dantzler & Ruairi O'Flaherty, mastering engineers (Sabrina Carpenter)
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
"Bridge Over Troubled Water"
Jacob Collier, Tori Kelly & John Legend, arrangers (Jacob Collier featuring John Legend & Tori Kelly)
"Baby Elephant Walk - Encore"
Michael League, arranger (Snarky Puppy)
"Rhapsody In Blue (Grass)"
Béla Fleck, arranger (Béla Fleck featuring Michael Cleveland, Sierra Hull, Justin Moses, Mark Schatz & Bryan Sutton)
"Rose Without The Thorns"
Erin Bentlage, Alexander Lloyd Blake, Scott Hoying, A.J. Sealy & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (Scott Hoying featuring säje & Tonality)
"Silent Night"
Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (säje)
Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals
"Alma"
Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (säje featuring Regina Carter)
"Always Come Back"
Matt Jones, John Legend & Sufjan Stevens, arrangers (John Legend)
"b i g f e e l i n g s"
Chris Greatti, Zach Tenorio & Willow, arrangers (WILLOW)
"Last Surprise (From "Persona 5")"
Charlie Rosen & Jake Silverman, arrangers (The 8-Bit Big Band featuring Jonah Nilsson & Button Masher)
"The Sound Of Silence"
Cody Fry, arranger (Cody Fry featuring Sleeping At Last)
Classical
Classical Field
Best Orchestral Performance
Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
Adams: City Noir, Fearful Symmetries & Lola Montez Does The Spider Dance
Marin Alsop, conductor (ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra)
Kodály: Háry János Suite; Summer Evening & Symphony In C Major
JoAnn Falletta, conductor (Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Rakastava, & Lemminkäinen
Susanna Mälkki, conductor (Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra)
Stravinsky: The Firebird
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
Best Opera Recording
Saariaho: Adriana Mater
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Fleur Barron, Axelle Fanyo, Nicholas Phan & Christopher Purves; Jason O’Connell, producer (San Francisco Symphony; San Francisco Symphony Chorus; Timo Kurkikangas)
Adams: Girls Of The Golden West
John Adams, conductor; Paul Appleby, Julia Bullock, Hye Jung Lee, Daniela Mack, Elliot Madore, Ryan McKinny & Davóne Tines; Dmitriy Lipay, producer (Los Angeles Philharmonic; Los Angeles Master Chorale)
Catán: Florencia en el Amazonas
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Mario Chang, Michael Chioldi, Greer Grimsley, Nancy Fabiola Herrera, Mattia Olivieri, Ailyn Pérez & Gabriella Reyes; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
Moravec: The Shining
Gerard Schwarz, conductor; Tristan Hallett, Kelly Kaduce & Edward Parks; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (Kansas City Symphony; Lyric Opera Of Kansas City Chorus)
Puts: The Hours
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Joyce DiDonato, Renée Fleming & Kelli O'Hara; David Frost, producer (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
Best Choral Performance
Ochre
Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)
Clear Voices In The Dark
Matthew Guard, conductor (Carrie Cheron, Nathan Hodgson, Helen Karloski & Clare McNamara; Skylark Vocal Ensemble)
A Dream So Bright: Choral Music Of Jake Runestad
Eric Holtan, conductor (Jeffrey Biegel; True Concord Orchestra; True Concord Voices)
Handel: Israel in Egypt
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor (Margaret Carpenter Haigh, Daniel Moody, Molly Netter, Jacob Perry & Edward Vogel; Apollo's Fire; Apollo's Singers)
Sheehan: Akathist
Elaine Kelly, conductor; Melissa Attebury, Stephen Sands & Benedict Sheehan, chorus masters (Elizabeth Bates, Paul D'Arcy, Tynan Davis, Aine Hakamatsuka, Steven Hrycelak, Helen Karloski, Enrico Lagasca, Edmund Milly, Fotina Naumenko, Neil Netherly, Timothy Parsons, Stephen Sands, Miriam Sheehan & Pamela Terry; Novus NY; Artefact Ensemble, The Choir Of Trinity Wall Street, Downtown Voices & Trinity Youth Chorus)
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Rectangles and Circumstance – Caroline Shaw & Sō Percussion
Adams, J.L.: Waves & Particles – JACK Quartet
Beethoven For Three: Symphony No. 4 and Op. 97, 'Archduke' – Yo-Yo Ma, Leonidas Kavakos & Emanuel Ax
Cerrone: Beaufort Scales" – Beth Willer, Christopher Cerrone & Lorelei Ensemble
Home – Miró Quartet
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Bach: Goldberg Variations – Víkingur Ólafsson
Akiho: Longing – Andy Akiho
Eastman: The Holy Presence Of Joan D'Arc – Seth Parker Woods (Wild Up)
Entourer – Mak Grgić (Ensemble Dissonance)
Perry: Concerto For Violin & Orchestra – Curtis Stewart; James Blachly, conductor (Experiential Orchestra)
Best Classical Vocal Solo
Beyond The Years - Unpublished Songs Of Florence Price
Karen Slack, soloist; Michelle Cann, pianist
A Change Is Gonna Come
Nicholas Phan, soloist; Palaver Strings, ensembles
Bespoke Songs
Fotina Naumenko, soloist; Marika Bournaki, pianist (Nadège Foofat; Julietta Curenton, Colin Davin, Mark Edwards, Nadia Pessoa, Timothy Roberts, Ryan Romine, Julian Schwarz, Akemi Takayama, Karlyn Viña & Garrick Zoeter)
Show Me The Way
Will Liverman, soloist; Jonathan King, pianist
Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder
Joyce DiDonato, soloist; Maxim Emelyanychev, conductor (Il Pomo d'Oro)
Best Classical Compendium
Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Dmitriy Lipay, producer
Akiho: BeLonging
Andy Akiho & Imani Winds; Andy Akiho, Sean Dixon & Mark Dover, producers
American Counterpoints
Curtis Stewart; James Blachly, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer
Foss: Symphony No. 1; Renaissance Concerto; Three American Pieces; Ode
JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Bernd Gottinger, producer
Mythologies II
Sangeeta Kaur, Omar Najmi, Hilá Plitmann, Robert Thies & Danaë Xanthe Vlasse; Michael Jeffrey Shapiro, conductor; Jeff Atmajian, Emilio D. Miler, Hai Nguyen, Robert Thies, Danaë Xanthe Vlasse & Kitt Wakeley, producers
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina
Gabriela Ortiz, composer (Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale)
Casarrubios: Seven For Solo Cello
Andrea Casarrubios, composer (Andrea Casarrubios)
Coleman: Revelry
Valerie Coleman, composer (Decoda)
Lang: Composition As Explanation
David Lang, composer (Eighth Blackbird)
Saariaho: Adriana Mater
Kaija Saariaho, composer (Esa-Pekka Salonen, Fleur Barron, Nicholas Phan, Christopher Purves, Axelle Fanyo, San Francisco Symphony Chorus & Orchestra)