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Random World Cup Musings, 3/29/2021



Today, the Canucks of the Canadian Men's National Soccer Team will wrap up the first half of the first round of CONCACAF 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifying with a match against the Cayman Islands. The following day, Japan's national team will play a similar mismatch game against a similar minnow in Mongolia ahead of the qualifying bubble in Asia.




The Canada-Cayman Islands match at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, is a very odd one, but is the historic first meeting at senior level between both sides, who usually face each other in 20/20 cricket. The match was technically supposed to take place a few hours before the ill-fated match between the Under-23 scratch side and Mexico in Guadalajara. However, if my own headcanon is correct, Ben Pugh, who is five years my junior, has shown his youth in managing a team of this magnitude by not submitting proper COVID-19 documentation on time.




Technically, the match would be a forfeit win to Canada and John Herdman would have the right of it to accept. The problem is that a number of players on the roster for Canada are in the middle of title races for their clubs, not to mention Alphonso Davies needing form ahead of a return to action for defending world champions Bayern. Compounding matters is the fact that Suriname booted six goals past Aruba, powered by Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's unassuming, if chubby, nephew Nigel.





In the end, the match is set to kick off at 6 p.m. UTC-5 in Florida. Doubtless the Cayman Islands, who have had a breakthrough CONCACAF Nations League campaign, will be parking the bus and playing defensive football. Mongolia will be keen on employing a similar approach, albeit their World Cup dream is all but finished. The key for Canada is to break down the bus, or buses, and force the part-timers to run and chase, and that's when the goals will fly, and the gulf in class will be rampant in spades. It will be a performance with skill that was sorely lacking from the Under-23s who would have been in a better position to make it to Tokyo...had they defeated Haiti and/or Honduras. The original kickoff time was set for Sunday at 4 p.m., so the weather should be a bit more nicer, but not even a weather respite will avoid what should be a procession.



Predictions:

Canada 9, Cayman Islands 0

Japan 6, Mongolia 0




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Memphis: 2021 National Invitation Tournament Champions



When Alex Lomax pulled his No. 2 jersey over his head before Memphis’ NIT championship game, it was a gesture of hope. 


Lomax hadn’t played a second of competition basketball since he sprained his ankle Feb. 27 in what he calls a “freak accident.” The Tigers had played their past eight games without him, six of them wins, and were one win from clinching a title. 


So he didn’t really think he would play on Sunday in Frisco, Texas. He didn’t even know if he was physically capable. But something stirred inside him and spurred the junior captain to put on his uniform.


“Me and (walk-on Conor Glennon) actually been around each other these past couple trips and have been talking a lot, and I’d kind of been joking with him, ‘Who’s gonna play more minutes?’ ” Lomax said. “I kind of convinced myself I wanted to dress out with the team and show them some love and show the city some love, but I never really expected it to happen.”


Lomax watched from the sideline as Memphis raced to a 13-point lead against Mississippi State, relinquished it at halftime and fought to regain control in the second half. With 45 seconds remaining in the game and Memphis up 77-60, coach Penny Hardaway called Lomax’s number. 


As Lomax walked onto the court, he raised his right hand to the ceiling, overcome with emotion. 


“Just being out there, it just meant the world to me because I just wish I could’ve been out there helping the guys out earlier in the season,” he said, “because I feel deep down in my heart if the injury never happened, we wouldn’t be in the NIT tournament, we’d be in the NCAA Tournament.” 


Memphis closed the season with 11 wins in its last 13 games, the only losses coming to now-Elite Eight team Houston. Lomax had a front-row seat to it all, but it was from the passenger side instead of in the driver’s seat.


When Lomax first got hurt, stepping awkwardly on a teammate’s foot in practice, team trainers told him he was looking at an eight-week recovery period. 


“I told myself, I’m not gonna let this be an eight-week injury. I’m gonna work as hard as I can and try my best to come back,” he said. “It’s been three to four weeks and just for me to be walking and jogging right now is just a blessing. . . . I never felt I could be myself, but I made a lot of progress.” 


Although he wasn’t on the court, Lomax said his experience coaching from the sideline was meaningful and “made me a better player and a better person.” 


He was out of his walking boot and on a light practice schedule throughout the NIT run, mostly doing stationary shooting. There was never any real expectation he would play in the tournament. 


Putting Lomax on the court for the closing seconds in the championship game was Hardaway’s nod to their long shared history, which began at Lester Middle School with the late coach Desmond Merriweather. 


“A-Lo’s been through everything with me as a player, from sixth grade all the way up till now, and for him not to be able to play in this NIT to help his brothers, I know it was killing him on the inside,” Hardaway said. “Sometimes you can be forgotten when you’re not in the spotlight. But he was so pivotal and important to us because he kept the guys level-headed when they came to the bench.


“He kept a level head on practice days and in the hotel and he knew he couldn’t play, but he brought that leadership. So to be able to put him out there and think about Dez at the same time, it got a little emotional because we’ve come to win championships and the NIT is just a start.” 


After the final buzzer, Lomax reveled in the glory with his teammates, cradling the NIT trophy and mugging for photos with the net draped around his neck. 


“Gotta give it to Coach Penny, today was the first day we got to see him do his dance and he got the whole team hyped behind him,” he said. 


Lomax said he is enjoying celebrating the win while also looking to next season, when he’ll be a senior with a chance to make up for lost time. 


“Most definitely I will be working hard this summer to come back,” he said. 


In 18 games with four starts, Lomax averaged 22.7 minutes, 6.3 points, 4.4 assists, 3.1 rebounds and 1.9 steals. He and the Tigers (20-8) finished the season as champions, a long ways from where they started. 


“I just say we went from boys to men,” he said. “A lot of guys had to mature a lot. Coach wanted greatness for us and we had to realize he wasn’t gonna stop till he got the greatness out of us.”  


Sunday’s championship was the peak of that greatness, and it was then that Lomax, the player who has been called the Tigers’ “heart and soul,” rejoined his teammates.


For anyone who has watched him play the past three years, there’s no doubt that Lomax — a Memphian by birth, a guy who customarily ended his news conferences with a gleeful, “GTG, baby!” — is a Tiger through and through. 


So even though the Tigers accomplished a lot without him, when Lomax stepped onto the court, it felt like he made the them whole again. 

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Northwest Missouri State: 2021 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball National Champions




EVANSVILLE, Indiana – The Northwest Missouri State University men's basketball team captured the program's third NCAA Division II national championship with an 80-54 victory over the West Texas A&M University Buffaloes Saturday in the Ford Center.

 

The Bearcats left no doubt they are the premier men's basketball program at the Division II level by running roughshod through the Elite Eight. Northwest won its three games by a total margin of 78 points – setting the Elite Eight record that was set previously by Jefferson in the 1970 tournament (75 points).

 

The 26-point win ranks as the second-largest margin of victory in the championship game. North Carolina Central won the 1989 national title by a 27-point margin.

 

Senior Ryan Hawkins was named the Most Outstanding Player at the Elite Eight as he poured in a championship game-high 31 points and 18 rebounds. Hawkins buried 10-of-16 shots from the floor, including 2-of-3 from deep. He was 9-of-10 at the line.

 

Sophomore Wes Dreamer shouldered a heavy scoring load in the win over West Texas A&M as he tallied 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting. Dreamer connected on 3-of-5 from three-point land and snared his third career double-double with 11 rebounds.

 

Junior Trevor Hudgins, who was also named to the all-tournament team, contributed with 15 points, five assists and two steals. He finished his season with an NCAA-high 90 made three-pointers.

 

Sophomore Luke Waters was the fourth Bearcat in double-figure scoring with 13 points

 

West Texas A&M held a short-lived 6-2 lead nearly three minutes into the contest. Northwest responded to the deficit with a 9-0 that relied heavily on Hawkins and Hudgins. Hawkins buried a pair of free throws with 11:12 to play in the half and at that point Hawkins or Hudgins had scored all 19 of Northwest's points.

 

The Bearcats opened up a working margin with a 19-6 run in which Dreamer scored the final eight points to give Northwest a 32-19 lead with 7:32 left in the half. Northwest continued to build on its lead and took a 19-point bulge into the locker room at 48-29. Northwest's balance offense featured 15 points from Hawkins and Hudgins, while Dreamer contributed with 12 first-half points. Northwest held West Texas A&M to its lowest first-half point total of the season at 29.

 

Northwest's defensive prowess took over as West Texas A&M could muster only 10 points through the first 13:53 of the second half. While the Buffaloes were stumbling, the Bearcats were continuing to increase its lead. Northwest would lead by as many as 35 in the second half at 74-39 with 7:34 left to play.

 

The Bearcats shot 50% from the field (27-of-54) and knocked in 46.7% of their three-point shots (7-of-15). The Buffaloes struggled to find their mark shooting 31.3% for the game (20-of-64) and only 20.8% from three-point range (5-of-24).

 

West Texas A&M's scoring duo of Qua Grant and Joel Murray combined to score 32 points in Saturday's championship game. Grant tallied 20 points (7-of-17 FGs), while Murray battled foul trouble and was limited to 12 points (7-of-17 FGs). The pair came into the contest averaging nearly 45 points per game.


Elite Eight All-Tournament Team

Ryan Hawkins, Northwest Mo. St. - Most Outstanding Player

Trevor Hudings, Northwest Mo. St.

Qua Grant, West Texas A&M

JoJo Murray, West Texas A&M

Jordan Guest, Lincoln Memorial


NOTES: Northwest is 3-0 in national championship games ... Northwest is 34-20 all-time in NCAA Tournament play ... Head coach Ben McCollum recorded his 300th career coaching victory in the win over West Texas A&M. McCollum has guided Northwest to a mark of 300-78 over 12 seasons … McCollum is 23-5 in NCAA Tournament play ... McCollum is 35-3 as a coach in the month of March ... Northwest has won 17 of its last 18 NCAA Tournament games … Northwest previously captured men's basketball national championships in 2017 and 2019 … the Bearcat football program won NCAA Division II national titles in 1998, 1999, 2009, 2013, 2015 and 2016 … the Bearcats have won 43 straight games on neutral floors … Northwest is 97-3 over the past three seasons … Northwest is 159-8 over the last five seasons … Northwest's 28 wins this season is the most of any NCAA Division II school … the 28 wins for the Bearcats ties them with Gonzaga for the most NCAA men's basketball victories this season.

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Shawnee State: 2021 NAIA Men's Basketball National Champions


 

It was a dream season, indeed.


A fairytale, even.


However, this story is no fairytale -- it's reality.


In Tuesday evening's NAIA National Championship Game, the Shawnee State men's basketball program capped off a dream season, winning its 27th consecutive game en route to its first-ever NAIA Men's Basketball National Championship with a 74-68 victory over Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) Tuesday evening at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo.


Shawnee State's men's basketball program (31-2) became the first team since the famed 1998-1999 SSU Women's Basketball program to win a national championship, with these Bears sweeping the Mid-South Conference Regular Season, MSC Conference Tournament, and NAIA National Championship hardware along the path. It's the second group in school history to win a team championship. Seth Farmer's 2019 Men's Indoor Track and Field National Championship in the one mile also joins the group as the national champions at Shawnee State.


SSU, who finished the season with the same mark as the 1998-99 group when it won its national championship -- led for 38:37 of the game's 40 minutes in defeating Lewis-Clark State for the national title.


The Bears, who led by as much as 14 points during the affair, had their lead wittled down to three (65-62), but allowed the Warriors to get no closer in claiming their first-ever national championship.


Defense wins championships


In classic fashion, Shawnee State won the affair with its excellent defensive work as a unit. The Bears held Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) to just 34.8 percent shooting and 31.3 percent shooting from three-point range in the six-point win.


To show how good the Bears' defense was on this day, Shawnee State held Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)'s Trystan Bradley, Hodges Bailey and Travis Yenor to just 6-of-25 shooting and 18 points total between the trio. They averaged 15.9, 13.1 and 10.3 points per game coming into tonight's affair.


Jones caps off Tournament MVP performance in style


Continuing to ball out as he has all season long, James Jones saved one of his best performances of the season for last in the 74-68 win.


Jones, who notched 12 points and six rebounds at the half, added in 15 points and four more boards off the glass en route to a 27-point, 10-rebound effort.


Beyond his clutch bucket-getting mentality -- including a huge three-pointer with 8:18 to go that put the Bears up by a 59-51 margin -- Jones was poised from the free throw line, as well. The senior went 7-of-9 from the charity stripe in the game, including a critical 5-of-6 mark over the game's final 26 seconds to lock up the national championship and bring it home to Portsmouth and Scioto County.


For the season, Jones finished the 2020-21 campaign averaging 20 points per game exactly. He averaged 23 points, seven rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.3 steals per game while shooting 48.6 percent (34-of-70) for the tournament.


Gilmore huge down stretch


Time after time in the second half, it wasn't just Jones coming up with big plays -- but Amier Gilmore, as well.


With star big man EJ Onu saddled on the bench due to foul trouble, Gilmore played his best game of the NAIA National Tournament in the biggest of moments, scoring 10 of his 14 points in the second half of competition. The junior went 5-of-7 overall from the field and added in six rebounds to boot in the win.


In addition to making a huge impact in Tuesday evening's victory, Gilmore, along with fellow teammates Latavious Mitchell and Miles Thomas, didn't lose a single game they appeared in for the Bears as the trio went a perfect 25-0 in their 2020-21 appearances.


Onu caps four-year career with national title


Capping off undoubtedly the greatest four-year career in the history of the Shawnee State men's basketball program -- and one of the greatest four-year careers at Shawnee State regardless of sport -- EJ Onu saw out the reclamation process that he and fourth-year head coach DeLano Thomas started all the way to the finish line in the six-point win.


Winners of 14 games their first two seasons together, the pair showcased their incredible leadership skills at all stops throughout the last two seasons, leading Shawnee State to a 52-13 overall record over the 2019-20 and 2020-21 campaigns and capping it off with the NAIA Red Banner to boot.


Onu now holds 1,578 points, 866 rebounds and 529 blocks for his career to post numbers that are in the top-five all-time in each category. He finished just 78 blocks off of the NAIA's record for blocks in a career while adding never-before-seen defensive highlight reels and numbers that will be remembered for a lifetime.


Additional


Along with the above trio, Miles Thomas posted eight huge first-half points and four rebounds to finish with 10 points and six rebounds in all, while Issac Abergut finished with six points, Donoven Carlisle five, and Jakiel Wells four. Latavious Mitchell's two points were arguably the loudest of the evening, as his putback dunk midway through the first half was a much-needed punctuation for the Bears and rounded out the scoring.


Kobie Johnson, Tre Beard, Shawn Paris, Jr., Markus Geldenhuys, Bailey Davis, Corie Blount, Jr. and Desmond Crosby, Jr. were all integral parts to the success of the 2020-21 Shawnee State unit as players and practice hands, while Thomas, Lindal Yarbrough, Zack Kelly, Jack Trainer, Justin Patrick and Levi Roberts represent the members of the first-ever Shawnee State men's basketball unit to win a championship in program history.


A national championship parade and a following celebration will be conducted tomorrow evening at 7 p.m. in Portsmouth. Much more information will be coming in the minutes and hours to follow.


For more information on SSU Bears Athletics, visit www.ssubears.com or visit the Twitter and Facebook pages at https://twitter.com/SSUBears and https://www.facebook.com/SSUBears. For more information on how to join the SSU Bear Club or for sponsorship of specific SSU players or events, visit https://givetossu.com/bear-club and https://givetossu.com/sponsorthebears.

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2021 Grammy Awards: The List.

 


General field

Record of the Year

Album of the Year

Song of the Year

Best New Artist

Pop

Best Pop Solo Performance

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Best Pop Vocal Album

Dance/electronic music

Best Dance Recording

Best Dance/Electronic Album

Contemporary instrumental music

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

Rock

Best Rock Performance

Best Metal Performance

Best Rock Song

Best Rock Album

Alternative

Best Alternative Music Album

R&B

Best R&B Performance

Best Traditional R&B Performance

Best R&B Song

Best Progressive R&B Album

Best R&B Album

Rap

Best Rap Performance

Best Melodic Rap Performance

Best Rap Song

Best Rap Album

Country

Best Country Solo Performance

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

Best Country Song

Best Country Album

New age

Best New Age Album

Jazz

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

Best Jazz Vocal Album

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Best Latin Jazz Album

Gospel/contemporary Christian music

Best Gospel Performance/Song

  • "Movin' On"
    • Darryl L. Howell, Jonathan Caleb McReynolds, Kortney Jamaal Pollard & Terrell Demetrius Wilson, songwriters (Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music)
  • "Wonderful is Your Name"
    • Melvin Crispell III, songwriter (Melvin Crispell III)
  • "Release (Live)"
    • David Frazier, songwriter (Ricky Dillard featuring Tiff Joy)
  • "Come Together"
    • Lashawn Daniels, Rodney Jerkins, Lecrae Moore & Jazz Nixon, songwriters (Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins Presents: The Good News)
  • "Won't Let Go"

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

Best Gospel Album

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

Best Roots Gospel Album

Latin

Best Latin Pop Album or Urban Album

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)

Best Tropical Latin Album

  • 40 – Grupo Niche
  • Mi Tumbao – José Alberto "El Ruiseñor"
  • Infinito – Edwin Bonilla
  • Sigo Cantando al Amor (Deluxe) – Jorge Celedon & Sergio Luis
  • Memorias de Navidad – Víctor Manuelle

American roots

Best American Roots Performance

Best American Roots Song

Best Americana Album

Best Bluegrass Album

Best Traditional Blues Album

Best Contemporary Blues Album

Best Folk Album

Best Regional Roots Music Album

  • Atmosphere – New Orleans Nightcrawlers
  • My Relatives 'nikso' Kowaiks – Black Lodge Singers
  • Cameron Dupuy and The Cajun Troubadours – Cameron Dupuy And The Cajun Troubadours
  • Lovely Sunrise – Nā Wai ʽEhā
  • A Tribute to Al Berard – Sweet Cecilia

Reggae

Best Reggae Album

Global music

Best Global Music Album

Children's

Best Children's Album

Spoken word

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)

Comedy

Best Comedy Album

Musical theater

Best Musical Theater Album

Music for visual media

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

Best Song Written for Visual Media

Composing/Arranging

Best Instrumental Composition

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

  • "Donna Lee"
  • "Bathroom Dance"
  • "Honeymooners"
  • "Lift Every Voice and Sing"
    • Alvin Chea & Jarrett Johnson, arrangers (Jarrett Johnson Featuring Alvin Chea)
  • "Uranus: The Magician"
    • Jeremy Levy, arranger (Jeremy Levy Jazz Orchestra)

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

  • "He Won't Hold You"
  • "Asas Fechadas"
    • John Beasley & Maria Mendes, arrangers (Maria Mendes Featuring John Beasley & Orkest Metropole)
  • "Desert Song"
    • Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (Säje)
  • "From This Place"
  • "Slow Burn"
    • Talia Billig, Nic Hard & Becca Stevens, arrangers (Becca Stevens featuring Jacob Collier, Mark Lettieri, Justin Stanton, Jordan Perlson, Nic Hard, Keita Ogawa, Marcelo Woloski & Nate Werth)

Package

Best Recording Package

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

Notes

Best Album Notes

  • Dead Man's Pop
  • At The Minstrel Show: Minstrel Routines From The Studio, 1894-1926
    • Tim Brooks, album notes writer (Various Artists)
  • The Bakersfield Sound: Country Music Capital Of The West, 1940-1974
    • Scott B. Bomar, album notes writer (Various Artists)
  • The Missing Link: How Gus Haenschen Got Us From Joplin To Jazz And Shaped The Music Business
    • Colin Hancock, album notes writer (Various Artists)
  • Out Of A Clear Blue Sky
    • David Sager, album notes writer (Nat Brusiloff)

Historical

Best Historical Album

  • It's Such a Good Feeling: The Best of Mister Rogers
    • Lee Lodyga & Cheryl Pawelski, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Mister Rogers)
  • Celebrated, 1895–1896
    • Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (Unique Quartette)
  • Hittin' the Ramp: The Early Years (1936–1943)
    • Zev Feldman, Will Friedwald & George Klabin, compilation producers; Matthew Lutthans, mastering engineer (Nat King Cole)
  • 1999 Super Deluxe Edition
    • Michael Howe, compilation producer; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Prince)
  • Souvenir
  • Throw Down Your Heart: The Complete Africa Sessions
    • Béla Fleck, compilation producer; Richard Dodd, mastering engineer (Béla Fleck)

Production, non-classical

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

Best Remixed Recording

Production, immersive audio

Best Immersive Audio Album

The judging for this category was postponed.

Production, classical

Best Engineered Album, Classical

  • "Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13, 'Babi Yar'"
    • David Frost & Charlie Post, engineers; Silas Brown, mastering engineer (Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
  • "Danielpour: The Passion of Yeshua"
    • Bernd Gottinger, engineer (JoAnn Falletta, James K. Bass, Adam Luebke, UCLA Chamber Singers, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra & Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus)
  • "Gershwin: Porgy and Bess"
    • David Frost & John Kerswell, engineers; Silas Brown, mastering engineer (David Robertson, Eric Owens, Angel Blue, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus)
  • "Hynes: Fields"
    • Kyle Pyke, engineer; Jesse Lewis & Kyle Pyke, mastering engineers (Devonté Hynes & Third Coast Percussion)
  • "Ives: Complete Symphonies"
    • Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers; Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineers (Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic)

Producer of the Year, Classical

  • David Frost
    • Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 9 (Jonathan Biss)
    • Gershwin: Porgy And Bess (David Robertson, Eric Owens, Angel Blue, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus)
    • Gluck: Orphée & Eurydice (Harry Bicket, Dmitry Korchak, Andriana Chuchman, Lauren Snouffer, Lyric Opera Of Chicago Orchestra & Chorus)
    • Holst: The Planets; The Perfect Fool (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony)
    • Muhly: Marnie (Robert Spano, Isabel Leonard, Christopher Maltman, Denyce Graves, Iestyn Davies, Janis Kelly, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus)
    • Schubert: Piano Sonatas, D. 845, D. 894, D. 958, D. 960 (Shai Wosner)
    • Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13, 'Babi Yar' (Riccardo Muti, Alexey Tikhomirov, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus)
  • Blanton Alspaugh
    • Aspects Of America - Pulitzer Edition (Carlos Kalmar & Oregon Symphony)
    • Blessed Art Thou Among Women (Peter Jermihov, Katya Lukianov & PaTRAM Institute Singers)
    • Dvořák: Symphony No. 9; Copland: Billy The Kid (Gianandrea Noseda & National Symphony Orchestra)
    • Glass: The Fall Of The House Of Usher (Joseph Li, Nicholas Nestorak, Madison Leonard, Jonas Hacker, Ben Edquist, Matthew Adam Fleisher & Wolf Trap Opera)
    • Kahane: Emergency Shelter Intake Form (Alicia Hall Moran, Gabriel Kahane, Carlos Kalmar & Oregon Symphony)
    • Kastalsky: Requiem (Leonard Slatkin, Steven Fox, Benedict Sheehan, Charles Bruffy, Cathedral Choral Society, The Clarion Choir, The Saint Tikhon Choir, Kansas City Chorale & Orchestra Of St. Luke's)
    • Massenet: Thaïs (Andrew Davis, Joshua Hopkins, Andrew Staples, Erin Wall, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir & Toronto Symphony Orchestra)
    • Smyth: The Prison (Sarah Brailey, Dashon Burton, James Blachly & Experiential Orchestra)
    • Woolf, L.P.: Fire And Flood (Julian Wachner, Matt Haimovitz & Choir Of Trinity Wall Street)
  • Jesse Lewis
    • Gunn: The Ascendant (Roomful Of Teeth)
    • Harrison, M.: Just Constellations (Roomful Of Teeth)
    • Her Own Wings (Willamette Valley Chamber Music Festival)
    • Hynes: Fields (Devonté Hynes & Third Coast Percussion)
    • Lang, D.: Love Fail (Beth Willer & Lorelei Ensemble)
    • Mazzoli: Proving Up (Christopher Rountree, Opera Omaha & International Contemporary Ensemble)
    • Sharlat: Spare The Rod! (NOW Ensemble)
    • Soul House (Hub New Music)
    • Wherein Lies The Good (The Westerlies)
  • Dmitry Lipay
    • Adams, J.: Must The Devil Have All The Good Tunes? (Yuja Wang, Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic)
    • Cipullo: The Parting (Alastair Willis, Laura Strickling, Catherine Cook, Michael Mayes & Music Of Remembrance)
    • Ives: Complete Symphonies (Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic)
    • LA Phil 100 - The Los Angeles Philharmonic Centennial Birthday Gala (Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic)
    • Langgaard: Prelude To Antichrist; Strauss: An Alpine Symphony (Thomas Dausgaard & Seattle Symphony Orchestra)
    • Nielsen: Symphony No. 1 & Symphony No. 2, 'The Four Temperaments' (Thomas Dausgaard & Seattle Symphony)
  • Elaine Martone
    • Bound For The Promised Land (Robert M. Franklin, Steven Darsey, Jessye Norman & Taylor Branch)
    • Dawn (Shachar Israel)
    • Gandolfi, Prior & Oliverio: Orchestral Works (Robert Spano & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)
    • Singing In The Dead Of Night (Eighth Blackbird)
    • Whitacre: The Sacred Veil (Eric Whitacre, Grant Gershon & Los Angeles Master Chorale)

Classical

Best Orchestral Performance

Best Opera Recording

Best Choral Performance

  • "Danielpour: The Passion of Yessuah"
  • "Carthage"
  • "Kastalski: Requiem"
    • Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Charles Bruffy, Steven Fox & Benedict Sheehan, chorus masters (Joseph Charles Beutel & Anna Dennis; Orchestra Of St. Luke's; Cathedral Choral Society, The Clarion Choir, Kansas City Chorale & The Saint Tikhon Choir)
  • "Moravec: Sanctuary Road"
    • Kent Tritle, conductor (Joshua Blue, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Dashon Burton, Malcolm J. Merriweather & Laquita Mitchell; Oratorio Society Of New York Orchestra; Oratorio Society Of New York Chorus)
  • "Once Upon a Time"
    • Matthew Guard, conductor (Sarah Walker; Skylark Vocal Ensemble)

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

  • "Contemporary Voices" – Pacifica Quartet
  • "Healing Modes" – Brooklyn Rider
  • "Hearne, T,: Place" – Ted Hearne, Steven Bradshaw, Sophia Byrd, Josephine Lee, Isaiah Robinson, Sol Ruiz, Ayanna Woods & Place Orchestra
  • "Hynes: Fields" – Devonté Hynes & Third Coast Percussion
  • "The Schumann Quartets" – Dover Quartet

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

  • "Smyth: The Prison"
    • Sarah Brailey & Dashon Burton; James Blachly, conductor (Experiential Chorus; Experiential Orchestra)
  • "American Composers at Play - William Bolcom, Ricky Ian Gordon, Lori Laitman, John Musto"
    • Stephen Powell (Attacca Quartet, William Bolcom, Ricky Ian Gordon, Lori Laitman, John Musto, Charles Neidich & Jason Vieaux)
  • "Clairières - Songs by Lili & Nadia Boulanger"
  • "Farinelli"
  • "A Lad's Love"
    • Brian Giebler; Steven McGhee, accompanist (Katie Hyun, Michael Katz, Jessica Meyer, Reginald Mobley & Ben Russell)

Best Classical Compendium

  • "Thomas, M.T.: From the Diary of Anne Frank & Meditations on Rilke"
  • "Adès Conducts Adès"
    • Mark Stone & Christianne Stotijn; Thomas Adès, conductor; Nick Squire, producer
  • "Saariaho: Graal Théâtre; Circle Map, Neiges, Vers Toi Qui Es Si Loin"
    • Clément Mao-Takacs, conductor; Hans Kipfer, producer
  • "Serebrier: Symphonic Bach Variations; Laments and Hallelujahs; Flute Concerto"
  • "Woolf, L.P.: Fire and Blood"

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

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Best Music Video

Best Music Film

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