Editor’s Note: Updated Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, to reflect winners from the 2026 Grammys. Watch highlights and exclusive Grammys content from the 2026 Grammys all year long.
From groundbreaking performances to historic wins, the 2026 Grammys lit up Crypto.com Arena on Sunday, Feb. 1, with an electric energy. Grammy Sunday glowed as Music’s Biggest Night, with Bad Bunny emotionally taking home his first Album Of The Year win; Olivia Dean’s heartwarming Best New Artist victory; Cher’s surprise appearance to announce Record of the Year, which went to Kendrick Lamar and SZA; riveting tribute performances led by Lauryn Hill and Post Malone; and so many more thrilling moments honoring music creators.
The Recording Academy's Voting Members, composed of music creators, including artists, producers, songwriters, and engineers, determine the Grammy winners across all Categories revealed on every Grammy night. This thorough process underscores the integrity of the 2026 Grammys as music's only industry-recognized, peer-voted honor.
Check out the full list of winners and nominees at the 2026 Grammys below.
2026 GRAMMYS: Official Nominations List
General Field
Category 1
Record Of The Year
Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s) and mastering engineer(s), if other than the artist.
DtMF\
Bad Bunny\
Scotty Dittrich, Hydra Hitz, La Paciencia, JULiA LEWiS, MAG & Tyler Spry, producers; Antonio Caraballo, Josh Gudwin, Roberto Rosado & Tyler Spry, engineers/mixers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
Manchild\
Sabrina Carpenter\
Jack Antonoff & Sabrina Carpenter, producers; Jack Antonoff, Bryce Bordone, Jozef Caldwell, Serban Ghenea, Sean Hutchinson, Oli Jacobs, Michael Riddleberger & Laura Sisk, engineers/mixers; Ruairi O'Flaherty, mastering engineer
Anxiety\
Doechii\
Doechii, producer; Jayda Love, engineer/mixer; Nicolas De Porcel, mastering engineer
WILDFLOWER\
Billie Eilish\
FINNEAS, producer; Jon Castelli, FINNEAS & Aron Forbes, engineers/mixers; Dale Becker, mastering engineer
Abracadabra\
Lady Gaga\
Cirkut, Lady Gaga & Andrew Watt, producers; Bryce Bordone, Serban Ghenea & Paul LaMalfa, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
luther — WINNER\
Kendrick Lamar With SZA\
Jack Antonoff, Scott Bridgeway, M-Tech, roselilah, Sounwave & Kamasi Washington, producers; Jack Antonoff, Ray Charles Brown Jr., Hector Castro, Oli Jacobs, Jack Manning, Sean Matsukawa, Dani Perez, Tony Shepperd, Laura Sisk & Johnathan Turner, engineers/mixers; Ruairi O’Flaherty, mastering engineer
The Subway\
Chappell Roan\
Daniel Nigro, producer; Chris Kasych, Mitch McCarthy & Daniel Nigro, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
APT.\
ROSÉ, Bruno Mars\
Rogét Chahayed, Cirkut, Omer Fedi & Bruno Mars, producers; Bryce Bordone, Serban Ghenea, Charles Moniz & Julian Vasquez, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
Category 2
Album Of The Year
Award to Artist(s) and to Featured Artist(s), Songwriter(s) of new material, Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s), Mixer(s) and Mastering Engineer(s) credited with 20% or more playing time of the album.
DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS — WINNER\
Bad Bunny\
Big Jay, La Paciencia, MAG & Tainy, producers; Antonio Caraballo, Josh Gudwin, Luis Amed Irizarry & Roberto José Rosado Torres, engineers/mixers; Marco Daniel Borrero, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, Marcos Efrain Masis, Jay Anthony Nuñez & Roberto José Rosado Torres, songwriters; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
SWAG\
Justin Bieber\
Eddie Benjamin, Justin Bieber, Daniel Chetrit, Dijon, Carter Lang & Dylan Wiggins, producers; Felix Byrne & Josh Gudwin, engineers/mixers; Eddie Benjamin, Justin Bieber, Daniel Chetrit, Dijon Duenas, Tobias Jesso Jr., Carter Lang, Jackson Lee Morgan & Dylan Wiggins, songwriters; Dale Becker, mastering engineer
Man's Best Friend\
Sabrina Carpenter\
Jack Antonoff, Sabrina Carpenter & John Ryan, producers; Zem Audu, Jack Antonoff, Bryce Bordone, Jozef Caldwell, Serban Ghenea, Jeff Gunnell, David Hart, Mikey Freedom Hart, Sean Hutchinson, Oli Jacobs, Jack Manning, Joey Miller, Michael Riddleberger, John Ryan, Laura Sisk & Evan Smith, engineers/mixers; Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff, Sabrina Carpenter & John Ryan, songwriters; Nathan Dantzler & Ruairi O'Flaherty, mastering engineers
Let God Sort Em Out\
Clipse, Pusha T & Malice\
Pharrell Williams, featured artist; Pharrell Williams, producer; Mike Larson, Manny Marroquin, Rob Ulsh & Pharrell Williams, engineers/mixers; Gene Elliott Thornton Jr., Terrence Thornton & Pharrell Williams, songwriters; Zach Pereyra, mastering engineer
MAYHEM \
Lady Gaga\
Cirkut, Gesaffelstein, Lady Gaga & Andrew Watt, producers; Bryce Bordone, Serban Ghenea & Paul LaMalfa, engineers/mixers; Lady Gaga, Mike Lévy, Michael Polansky, Henry Walter & Andrew Watt, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
GNX\
Kendrick Lamar\
Jack Antonoff & Sounwave, producers; Jack Antonoff, Ray Charles Brown Jr., Jozef Caldwell, Oli Jacobs, Jack Manning, Dani Perez, Laura Sisk & Johnathan Turner, engineers/mixers; Jack Antonoff, Matthew Bernard, Scott Bridgeway, Sam Dew, Ink, Kendrick Lamar & Mark Anthony Spears, songwriters; Ruairi O’Flaherty, mastering engineer
MUTT\
Leon Thomas\
Freaky Rob, Peter Lee Johnson, D. Phelps & Leon Thomas, producers; Jean-Marie Horvat, engineer/mixer; Lazaro Andres Camejo, Freaky Rob, Peter Lee Johnson, D. Phelps & Leon Thomas, songwriters; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
CHROMAKOPIA\
Tyler, The Creator\
Tyler, The Creator, producer; NealHPogue, Tyler Okonma & Vic Wainstein, engineers/mixers; Tyler Okonma, songwriter; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
Category 3
Song Of The Year
A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
Abracadabra\
Lady Gaga, Henry Walter & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
Anxiety\
Jaylah Hickmon, songwriter (Doechii)
APT\
Amy Allen, Christopher Brody Brown, Rogét Chahayed,Omer Fedi, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Chae Young Park, Theron Thomas & Henry Walter, songwriters (ROSÉ, Bruno Mars)
DtMF\
Marco Daniel Borrero, Scott Dittrich, Benjamin Falik, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, Hugo René Sención Sanabria, Tyler Spry & Roberto José Rosado Torres, songwriters (Bad Bunny)
Golden — From KPop Demon Hunters\
EJAE, Park Hong Jun, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo & Mark Sonnenblick, songwriters (HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI)
Luther\
Jack Antonoff, Roshwita Larisha Bacha, Matthew Bernard, Scott Bridgeway, Sam Dew, Ink, Kendrick Lamar, Solána Rowe, Mark Anthony Spears & Kamasi Washington, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar With SZA)
Manchild\
Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff & Sabrina Carpenter, songwriters (Sabrina Carpenter)
WILDFLOWER — WINNER\
Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
Category 4
Best New Artist
This category recognizes an artist whose eligibility-year release(s) achieved a breakthrough into the public consciousness and notably impacted the musical landscape.
Olivia Dean — WINNER\
KATSEYE \
The Marias \
Addison Rae \
sombr\
Leon Thomas \
Alex Warren\
Lola Young
Category 5
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
A Producer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.)
Dan Auerbach\
Elegantly Wasted (Hermanos Gutiérrez Featuring Leon Bridges) (S)\
Harsh & Exciting (Moonrisers) (A)\
Holy Ghost Party (Robert Finley) (S)\
Love Is Cruel (Miles Kane) (S)\
Medium Raw (Early James) (A)\
A Million Knives (The Velveteers) (A) \
No Rain, No Flowers (The Black Keys) (A)\
Our Time In The Sun (Jeremie Albino) (A)
Cirkut — WINNER\
Abracadabra (Lady Gaga) (S)\
AEOMG (Coco Jones) (T)\
APT. (ROSÉ & Bruno Mars) (S)\
Big Sleep (The Weeknd Featuring Giorgio Moroder) (T)\
Disease (Lady Gaga) (S)\
IT girl (JADE) (S)\
A Little More (Ed Sheeran) (S)\
Mayhem (Lady Gaga) (A)\
Red Terror (The Weeknd) (T)
Dijon\
Baby (Dijon) (A)\
DAISIES (Justin Bieber) (T)\
DEVOTION (Justin Bieber & Dijon) (T)\
THINGS YOU DO (Justin Bieber) (T)\
YUKON (Justin Bieber) (T)
Blake Mills\
For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) (Japanese Breakfast) (A)\
Forever Is A Feeling (Lucy Dacus) (A)\
Glory (Perfume Genius) (A)\
That Wasn't A Dream (Pino Palladino And Blake Mills)(A)
Sounwave\
GNX (Kendrick Lamar) (A)
Category 6
Songwriter Of The Year, Non-Classical
A Songwriter's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.)
Amy Allen — WINNER\
APT. (ROSÉ & Bruno Mars) (S)\
Bad As The Rest (Jessie Murph) (S)\
Hail Mary (Shaboozey, Sierra Ferrell) (T)\
Handlebars (JENNIE Featuring Dua Lipa) (S)\
Just Keep Watching (Tate McRae) (S)\
Lost In Translation (Carín León & Kasey Musgraves) (S)\
Manchild (Sabrina Carpenter) (S)\
Tears (Sabrina Carpenter) (S)\
WHY (Jon Bellion Featuring Luke Combs) (S)
Edgar Barrera\
Birthday Behavior (BIA, Young Miko) (S)\
Coleccionando Heridas (KAROL G, Marco Antonio Solís) (T)\
Ese Vato No Te Queda (Carín León, Gabito Ballesteros) (S)\
Me Jalo (Fuerza Regida, Grupo Frontera) (T)\
Me Retiro (Santana, Grupo Frontera) (S)\
Milagros (KAROL G) (S)\
Sigueme Besando Asi (Manuel Turizo) (T)\
Soltera (Shakira) (S)\
Una Noche Contigo (Juanes) (S)
Jessie Jo Dillon\
Bless Your Heart (Megan Moroney) (T)\
Bottomland (HARDY) (S)\
Dreams Don’t Die (Jelly Roll) (S)\
First Rodeo (Kelsea Ballerini) (T)\
Happen To Me (Russell Dickerson) (S)\
Hello S—ty Day (Jake Worthington, Miranda Lambert)(S)\
If You Were Mine (Morgan Wallen) (T)\
Patterns (Kelsea Ballerini) (T)\
To The Men That Love Women After Heartbreak (Kelsea Ballerini) (T)
Tobias Jesso Jr\
Another Baby! (Dijon) (T)\
Baby! (Dijon) (T)\
Daisies (Justin Bieber) (T) \
From (Bon Iver) (T)\
Go Baby (Justin Bieber) (T)\
Golden Burning Sun (Miley Cyrus) (T)\
Man I Need (Olivia Dean) (S)\
Relationships (HAIM) (S)\
Walking Away (Justin Bieber) (T)
Laura Veltz\
About You (BigXthaPlug Featuring Tucker Wetmore) (T)\
Blue Strips (Jessie Murph) (S)\
Grand Bouquet (Maren Morris) (T)\
Leave Me Too (Josh Ross) (S)\
Parallel Universe (Lauren Spencer Smith) (T)\
Someone In This Room (Jessie Murph Featuring Bailey Zimmerman) (T)\
Touch Me Like A Gangster (Jessie Murph) (S)\
What Tomorrow's For (Blessing Offor) (T)\
You'll Be OK, Kid - From The Original Documentary “Child Star” (Demi Lovato) (S)
Field 1: Pop & Dance/Electronic
Category 7
Best Pop Solo Performance
For new vocal or instrumental pop recordings. Singles or Tracks only.
DAISIES\
Justin Bieber
Manchild\
Sabrina Carpenter
Disease\
Lady Gaga
The Subway\
Chappell Roan
Messy — WINNER\
Lola Young
Category 8
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative pop recordings. Singles or Tracks only.
Defying Gravity — WINNER\
Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande
Golden — From KPop Demon Hunters\
HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI
Gabriela\
KATSEYE
APT\
ROSÉ, Bruno Mars
30 For 30\
SZA Featuring Kendrick Lamar
Category 9
Best Pop Vocal Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new pop vocal recordings.
SWAG\
Justin Bieber
Man's Best Friend\
Sabrina Carpenter
Something Beautiful\
Miley Cyrus
MAYHEM — WINNER\
Lady Gaga
I've Tried Everything But Therapy — Part 2\
Teddy Swims
Category 10
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.
No Cap\
Disclosure & Anderson .Paak\
Disclosure, producer; Guy Lawrence, mixer
Victory Lap\
Fred again.., Skepta, & PlaqueBoyMax\
Blake Cascoe, Berwyn Du Bois, Fred again.., Darcy Lewis, Dan Mayo & PlaqueBoyMax, producers; Tom Norris, mixer
SPACE INVADER\
KAYTRANADA\
KAYTRANADA, producer; KAYTRANADA, mixer
VOLTAGE\
Skrillex\
John Feldmann & Skrillex, producers; Drew Gold, Robert Guzman, Luca Pretolesi, Skrillex & Virtual Riot, mixers
End Of Summer — WINNER\
Tame Impala\
Kevin Parker, producer; Kevin Parker, mixer
Category 11
Best Dance Pop Recording
For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.
Bluest Flame\
Selena Gomez & benny blanco\
benny blanco, Dylan Brady & Cashmere Cat, producers;benny blanco & Cashmere Cat, mixers
Abracadabra — WINNER\
Lady Gaga\
Cirkut, Lady Gaga & Andrew Watt, producers; Serban Ghenea, mixer
Midnight Sun\
Zara Larsson\
Margo XS & MNEK, producers; Tom Norris, mixer
Just Keep Watching (From F1® The Movie)\
Tate McRae\
Tyler Spry & Ryan Tedder, producers; Manny Marroquin, mixer
Illegal\
PinkPantheress\
Aksel Arvid & PinkPantheress, producers; Nickie Jon Pabón
Category 12
Best Dance/Electronic Album
For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.
EUSEXUA — WINNER\
FKA twigs
Ten Days\
Fred again..
Fancy That\
PinkPantheress
Inhale / Exhale\
RÜFÜS DU SOL
F— U SKRILLEX YOU THINK UR ANDY WARHOL BUT UR NOT!! <3\
Skrillex
Category 13
Best Remixed Recording
A Remixer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses for identification.) Singles or Tracks only.
Abracadabra - Gesaffelstein Remix — WINNER\
Gesaffelstein, remixer (Lady Gaga, Gesaffelstein)
Don't Forget About Us\
KAYTRANADA, remixer (Mariah Carey & KAYTRANADA)
A Dreams A Dream - Ron Trent Remix\
Ron Trent, remixer (Soul II Soul)
Galvanize\
Chris Lake, remixer (The Chemical Brothers & Chris Lake)
Golden - David Guetta REM/X\
David Guetta, remixer (HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI)
Field 2: Rock, Metal & Alternative Music
Category 14
Best Rock Performance
For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative rock recordings.
U Should Not Be Doing That\
Amyl and The Sniffers
The Emptiness Machine\
Linkin Park
NEVER ENOUGH\
Turnstile
Mirtazapine\
Hayley Williams
Changes (Live From Villa Park) Back To The Beginning — WINNER\
YUNGBLUD Featuring Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman, II
Category 15
Best Metal Performance
For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative metal recordings.
Night Terror\
Dream Theater
Lachryma\
Ghost
Emergence\
Sleep Token
Soft Spine\
Spiritbox
BIRDS — WINNER\
Turnstile
Category 16
Best Rock Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal songs. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
As Alive As You Need Me To Be — WINNER\
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, songwriters (Nine Inch Nails)
Caramel\
Vessel & II, songwriters (Sleep Token)
Glum\
Daniel James & Hayley Williams, songwriters (Hayley Williams)
NEVER ENOUGH\
Daniel Fang, Franz Lyons, Pat McCrory, Meg Mills & Brendan Yates, songwriters (Turnstile)
Zombie\
Dominic Harrison & Matt Schwartz, songwriters (YUNGBLUD)
Category 17
Best Rock Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new rock, hard rock or metal recordings.
private music\
Deftones
I quit\
HAIM
From Zero\
Linkin Park
NEVER ENOUGH — WINNER\
Turnstile
Idols\
YUNGBLUD
Category 18
Best Alternative Music Performance
For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative Alternative music recordings.
Everything Is Peaceful Love\
Bon Iver
Alone — WINNER\
The Cure
SEEIN' STARS\
Turnstile
mangetout\
Wet Leg
Parachute\
Hayley Williams
Category 19
Best Alternative Music Album
Vocal or Instrumental.
SABLE, fABLE\
Bon Iver
Songs Of A Lost World — WINNER\
The Cure
DON'T TAP THE GLASS\
Tyler, The Creator
moisturizer\
Wet Leg
Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party\
Hayley Williams
Field 3: R&B, Rap & Spoken Word Poetry
Category 20
Best R&B Performance
For new vocal or instrumental R&B recordings.
YUKON\
Justin Bieber
It Depends\
Chris Brown Featuring Bryson Tiller
Folded — WINNER\
Kehlani
MUTT — Live From NPR's Tiny Desk\
Leon Thomas
Heart Of A Woman\
Summer Walker
Category 21
Best Traditional R&B Performance
For new vocal or instrumental traditional R&B recordings.
Here We Are\
Durand Bernarr
UPTOWN\
Lalah Hathaway
LOVE YOU TOO\
Ledisi
Crybaby\
SZA
VIBES DON'T LIE — WINNER\
Leon Thomas
Category 22
Best R&B Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
Folded — WINNER\
Darius Dixson, Andre Harris, Donovan Knight, Don Mills, Kehlani Parrish, Khris Riddick-Tynes & Dawit Kamal Wilson, songwriters (Kehlani)
Heart Of A Woman\
David Bishop & Summer Walker, songwriters (Summer Walker)
It Depends\
Nico Baran, Chris Brown, Ant Clemons, Ephrem Lopez Jr., Ryan Press, Bryson Tiller, Elliott Trent & Dewain Whitmore Jr., songwriters (Chris Brown Featuring Bryson Tiller)
Overqualified \
James John Abrahart Jr, Durand Bernarr, John Derisme, Egberto "Budda" Foster, Amaire Johnson, Frank Moka, Cary Singer & Chase Worrell songwriters (Durand Bernarr)
YES IT IS\
Jariuce Banks, Lazaro Andres Camejo, Mike Hector, Peter Lee Johnson, Rodney Jones Jr., Ali Prawl & Leon Thomas, songwriters (Leon Thomas)
Category 23
Best Progressive R&B Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of newly recorded progressive vocal tracks derivative of R&B.
BLOOM — WINNER\
Durand Bernarr
Adjust Brightness\
Bilal
LOVE ON DIGITAL\
Destin Conrad
Access All Areas\
FLO
Come As You Are\
Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon
Category 24
Best R&B Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new R&B recordings.
BELOVED\
GIVĒON
Why Not More\
Coco Jones
The Crown\
Ledisi
Escape Room\
Teyana Taylor
MUTT — WINNER\
Leon Thomas
Category 25
Best Rap Performance
For a Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.
Outside\
Cardi B
Chains & Whips — WINNER\
Clipse, Pusha T & Malice Featuring Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams
Anxiety\
Doechii
tv off\
Kendrick Lamar Featuring Lefty Gunplay
Darling, I\
Tyler, The Creator Featuring Teezo Touchdown
Category 26
Best Melodic Rap Performance
For a solo or collaborative performance containing both elements of R&B melodies and Rap.
Proud Of Me\
Fridayy Featuring Meek Mill
Wholeheartedly\
JID Featuring Ty Dolla $ign & 6Lack
luther — WINNER\
Kendrick Lamar With SZA
WeMaj\
Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon Featuring Rapsody
SOMEBODY LOVES ME\
PARTYNEXTDOOR & Drake
Category 27
Best Rap Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
Anxiety\
Jaylah Hickmon, songwriter (Doechii)
The Birds Don't Sing\
Gene Elliott Thornton Jr., Terrence Thornton, Pharrell Williams & Stevie Wonder, songwriters (Clipse, Pusha T & Malice Featuring John Legend & Voices Of Fire)
Sticky\
Aaron Bolton, Dwayne Carter, Jr., Dudley Alexander Duverne, Tyler Okonma, Janae Wherry, Gloria Woods & Rex Zamor, songwriters (Tyler, The Creator Featuring GloRilla, Sexyy Red & Lil Wayne)
TGIF\
Lucas Alegria, Dillon Brophy, Yakki Davis, Jess Jackson, Ronnie Jackson, Mario Mims, Jorge M. Taveras & Gloria Woods, songwriters (GloRilla)
tv off — WINNER\
Jack Antonoff, Larry Jayy, Kendrick Lamar, Dijon McFarlane, Sean Momberger, Mark Anthony Spears & Kamasi Washington, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar Featuring Lefty Gunplay)
Category 28
Best Rap Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new rap recordings.
Let God Sort Em Out\
Clipse, Pusha T & Malice
GLORIOUS\
GloRilla
God Does Like Ugly\
JID
GNX — WINNER\
Kendrick Lamar
CHROMAKOPIA\
Tyler, The Creator
Category 29
Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
For albums containing greater than 50% playing time of new spoken word poetry recordings.
A Hurricane in Heels: healed people don't act like that — partially recorded live @City Winery & other places\
Queen Sheba
Black Shaman\
Marc Marcel
Pages\
Omari Hardwick & Anthony Hamilton
Saul Williams Meets Carlos Niño & Friends At Treepeople\
Saul Williams, Carlos Niño & Friends
Words For Days Vol. 1 — WINNER\
Mad Skillz
Field 4: Jazz, Traditional Pop, Contemporary Instrumental & Musical Theater
Category 30
Best Jazz Performance
For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative jazz recordings.
Noble Rise\
Lakecia Benjamin Featuring Immanuel Wilkins & Mark Whitfield
Windows - Live — WINNER\
Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade
Peace Of Mind / Dreams Come True\
Samara Joy
Four\
Michael Mayo
All Stars Lead To You – Live\
Nicole Zuraitis, Dan Pugach, Tom Scott, Idan Morim, Keyon Harrold, Rachel Eckroth & Sam Weber
Category 31
Best Jazz Vocal Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal jazz recordings.
Elemental\
Dee Dee Bridgewater & Bill Charlap
We Insist 2025\
Terri Lyne Carrington & Christie Dashiell Featuring Weedie Braimah, Milena Casado, Morgan Guerin, Simon Moullier & Matthew Stevens
Portrait — WINNER\
Samara Joy
Fly\
Michael Mayo
Live at Vic's Las Vegas\
Nicole Zuraitis, Dan Pugach, Tom Scott, Idan Morim, Keyon Harrold, Rachel Eckroth & Sam Weber
Category 32
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new instrumental jazz recordings.
Trilogy 3 — Live\
Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade
Southern Nights — WINNER\
Sullivan Fortner Featuring Peter Washington & Marcus Gilmore
Belonging\
Branford Marsalis Quartet
Spirit Fall\
John Patitucci Featuring Chris Potter & Brian Blade
Fasten Up\
Yellowjackets
Category 33
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new large ensemble jazz recordings.
Orchestrator Emulator\
The 8-Bit Big Band
Without Further Ado, Vol 1 — WINNER\
Christian McBride Big Band
Lumen\
Danilo Pérez & Bohuslän Big Band
Basie Rocks\
Deborah Silver & The Count Basie Orchestra
Lights on a Satellite\
Sun Ra Arkestra
Some Days Are Better: The Lost Scores\
Kenny Wheeler Legacy Featuring The Royal Academy of Music Jazz Orchestra & Frost Jazz Orchestra
Category 34
Best Latin Jazz Album
For vocal or instrumental albums containing greater than 75% playing time of newly recorded material. The intent of this category is to recognize recordings that represent the blending of jazz with Latin, Iberian-American, Brazilian, and Argentinian tango music.
La Fleur de Cayenne\
Paquito D'Rivera & Madrid-New York Connection Band
The Original Influencers: Dizzy, Chano & Chico Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra\
Featuring Pedrito Martinez, Daymé Arocena, Jon Faddis, Donald Harrison & Melvis Santa
Mundoagua - Celebrating Carla Bley\
Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
A Tribute to Benny Moré and Nat King Cole — WINNER\
Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Yainer Horta & Joey Calveiro
Vanguardia Subterránea: Live at The Village Vanguard\
Miguel Zenón Quartet
Category 35
Best Alternative Jazz Album
For vocal or instrumental albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new Alternative jazz recordings.
honey from a winter stone\
Ambrose Akinmusire
Keys To The City Volume One\
Robert Glasper
Ride into the Sun\
Brad Mehldau
LIVE-ACTION — WINNER\
Nate Smith
Blues Blood\
Immanuel Wilkins
Category 36
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new traditional pop recordings.
Wintersongs\
Laila Biali
The Gift Of Love\
Jennifer Hudson
Who Believes In Angels\
Elton John & Brandi Carlile
Harlequin\
Lady Gaga
A Matter Of Time — WINNER\
Laufey
The Secret Of Life: Partners, Volume 2\
Barbra Streisand
Category 37
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new contemporary instrumental recordings.
Brightside — WINNER\
ARKAI
Ones & Twos\
Gerald Clayton
BEATrio\
Béla Fleck, Edmar Castañeda, Antonio Sánchez
Just Us\
Bob James & Dave Koz
Shayan\
Charu Suri
Category 38
Best Musical Theater Album
For albums containing greater than 51% playing time of new recordings. Award to the principal vocalist(s), and the album producer(s) of 50% or more playing time of the album. The lyricist(s) and composer(s) of 50 % or more of a score of a new recording are eligible for an Award if any previous recording of said score has not been nominated in this category.
Buena Vista Social Club — WINNER\
Marco Paguia, Dean Sharenow & David Yazbek, producers (Original Broadway Cast)
Death Becomes Her\
Taurean Everett, Megan Hilty, Josh Lamon, Christopher Sieber, Jennifer Simard & Michelle Williams, principal vocalists; Mary-Mitchell Campbell, Noel Carey, Sean Patrick Flahaven, Julia Mattison & Scott M. Riesett, producers; Noel Carey & Julia Mattison, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast)
Gypsy\
Danny Burstein, Kevin Csolak, Audra McDonald, Jordan Tyson & Joy Woods, principal vocalists; David Caddick, Andy Einhorn, David Lai & George C. Wolfe, producers (Jule Styne, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist) (2024 Broadway Cast)
Just In Time\
Emily Bergl, Jonathan Groff, Erika Henningsen, Gracie Lawrence & Michele Pawk, principal vocalists; Tom Kirdahy, Derik Lee, Andrew Resnick, Bill Sherman & Alex Timbers, producers (Bobby Darin, composer & lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)
Maybe Happy Ending\
Marcus Choi, Darren Criss, Dez Duron & Helen J Shen, principal vocalists; Deborah Abramson, Will Aronson, Ian Kagey & Hue Park, producers; Hue Park, lyricist; Will Aronson, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
Field 5: Country & American Roots Music
Category 39
Best Country Solo Performance
For new vocal or instrumental solo country recordings.
Nose On The Grindstone\
Tyler Childers
Good News\
Shaboozey
Bad As I Used To Be — From F1® The Movie — WINNER\
Chris Stapleton
I Never Lie\
Zach Top
Somewhere Over Laredo\
Lainey Wilson
Category 40
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative country recordings.
A Song To Sing\
Miranda Lambert And Chris Stapleton
Trailblazer\
Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson
Love Me Like You Used To Do\
Margo Price & Tyler Childers
Amen — WINNER\
Shaboozey & Jelly Roll
Honky Tonk Hall Of Fame\
George Strait, Chris Stapleton
Category 41
Best Country Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
Bitin’ List — WINNER\
Tyler Childers, songwriter (Tyler Childers)
Good News\
Sean Cook, Collins Obinna Chibueze, Michael Ross Pollack, Sam Elliot Roman, Nevin Sastry & Jacob Torrey, songwriters (Shaboozey)
I Never Lie\
Carson Chamberlain, Tim Nichols & Zach Top, songwriters (Zach Top)
Somewhere Over Laredo\
Andy Albert, Trannie Anderson, Dallas Wilson & Lainey Wilson, songwriters (Lainey Wilson)
A Song To Sing\
Jenee Fleenor, Jesse Frasure, Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Miranda Lambert And Chris Stapleton)
Category 42
Best Traditional Country Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new traditional country recordings.
Dollar A Day\
Charley Crockett
American Romance\
Lukas Nelson
Oh What A Beautiful World\
Willie Nelson
Hard Headed Woman\
Margo Price
Ain't In It For My Health — WINNER\
Zach Top
Category 43
Best Contemporary Country Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new contemporary country recordings.
Patterns\
Kelsea Ballerini
Snipe Hunter\
Tyler Childers
Evangeline Vs. The Machine\
Eric Church
Beautifully Broken — WINNER\
Jelly Roll
Postcards From Texas\
Miranda Lambert
Category 44
Best American Roots Performance
For new vocal or instrumental American Roots recordings. This is for performances in the style of any of the subgenres encompassed in the American Roots Music field including bluegrass, blues, folk or regional roots. Award to the artist(s).
LONELY AVENUE\
Jon Batiste Featuring Randy Newman
Ancient Light\
I'm With Her
Crimson And Clay\
Jason Isbell
Richmond On The James\
Alison Krauss & Union Station
Beautiful Strangers — WINNER\
Mavis Staples
Category 45
Best Americana Performance
For new vocal or instrumental Americana performance. Award to the artist(s).
Boom\
Sierra Hull
Poison In My Well\
Maggie Rose & Grace Potter
Godspeed — WINNER\
Mavis Staples
That's Gonna Leave A Mark\
Molly Tuttle
Horses\
Jesse Welles
Category 46
Best American Roots Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Americana, bluegrass, traditional blues, contemporary blues, folk or regional roots songs. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
Ancient Light — WINNER\
Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O'Donovan & Sara Watkins, songwriters (I'm With Her)
BIG MONEY\
Jon Batiste, Mike Elizondo & Steve McEwan, songwriters (Jon Batiste)
Foxes In The Snow\
Jason Isbell, songwriter (Jason Isbell)
Middle\
Jesse Welles, songwriter (Jesse Welles)
Spitfire\
Sierra Hull, songwriter (Sierra Hull)
Category 47
Best Americana Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal or instrumental Americana recordings.
BIG MONEY — WINNER\
Jon Batiste
Bloom\
Larkin Poe
Last Leaf On The Tree\
Willie Nelson
So Long Little Miss Sunshine\
Molly Tuttle
Middle\
Jesse Welles
Category 48
Best Bluegrass Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal or instrumental bluegrass recordings.
Carter & Cleveland\
Michael Cleveland & Jason Carter
A Tip Toe High Wire\
Sierra Hull
Arcadia\
Alison Krauss & Union Station
Outrun\
The Steeldrivers
Highway Prayers — WINNER\
Billy Strings
Category 49
Best Traditional Blues Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal or instrumental traditional blues recordings.
Ain’t Done With The Blues — WINNER\
Buddy Guy
Room On The Porch\
Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo'
One Hour Mama: The Blues Of Victoria Spivey\
Maria Muldaur
Look Out Highway\
Charlie Musselwhite
Young Fashioned Ways\
Kenny Wayne Shepherd & Bobby Rush
Category 50
Best Contemporary Blues Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal or instrumental contemporary blues recordings.
Breakthrough\
Joe Bonamassa
Paper Doll\
Samantha Fish
A Tribute To LJK\
Eric Gales
Preacher Kids — WINNER\
Robert Randolph
Family\
Southern Avenue
Category 51
Best Folk Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal or instrumental folk recordings.
What Did The Blackbird Say To The Crow\
Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson
Crown Of Roses\
Patty Griffin
Wild And Clear And Blue — WINNER\
I'm With Her
Foxes In The Snow\
Jason Isbell
Under The Powerlines April 24 – September 24\
Jesse Welles
Category 52
Best Regional Roots Music Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal or instrumental regional roots music recordings.
Live At Vaughan’s\
Corey Henry & The Treme Funktet
For Fat Man\
Preservation Brass
Church Of New Orleans\
Kyle Roussel
Second Line Sunday\
Trombone Shorty And New Breed Brass Band
A Tribute To The King Of Zydeco — WINNER\
(Various Artists)
Field 6: Gospel & Contemporary Christian Music
Category 53
Best Gospel Performance/Song
This award is given to the artist(s) and songwriter(s) (for new compositions) for the best traditional Christian, roots gospel or contemporary gospel single or track.
Do It Again\
Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, songwriter
Church\
Tasha Cobbs Leonard, John Legend; Anthony S. Brown, Brunes Charles, Annatoria Chitapa, Kenneth Leonard, Jr., Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Jonas Myrin, songwriters
Still — Live\
Jonathan McReynolds & Jamal Roberts; Britney Delagraentiss, Jonathan McReynolds, David Lamar Outing II, Orlando Joel Palmer & Terrell Demetrius Wilson, songwriters
Amen\
Pastor Mike Jr.; Adia Andrews, Michael McClure Jr., David Lamar Outing II & Terrell Anthony Pettus, songwriters
Come Jesus Come — WINNER\
CeCe Winans Featuring Shirley Caesar
Category 54
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
This award is given to the artist(s) and songwriter(s) (for new compositions) for the best contemporary Christian music single or track, (including pop, rap/hip-hop, Latin, or rock.)
I Know A Name\
Elevation Worship, Chris Brown, Brandon Lake; Hank Bentley, Steven Furtick, Brandon Lake & Jacob Sooter, songwriters
YOUR WAY'S BETTER\
Forrest Frank; Forrest Frank & Pera, songwriters
Hard Fought Hallelujah — WINNER\
Brandon Lake With Jelly Roll; Chris Brown, Jason Bradley Deford, Steven Furtick, Benjamin William Hastings & Brandon Lake, songwriters
Headphones\
Lecrae, Killer Mike, T.I.; Tyshane Thompson, Bongo ByTheWay, Michael Render, Lecrae Moore & Clifford Harris, songwriters
Amazing\
Darrel Walls, PJ Morton; PJ Morton & Darrel Walls,songwriters
Category 55
Best Gospel Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of newly recorded, vocal, traditional or contemporary/R&B gospel music recordings.
Sunny Days\
Yolanda Adams
Tasha\
Tasha Cobbs Leonard
Live Breathe Fight\
Tamela Mann
Only On The Road Live\
Tye Tribbett
Heart Of Mine — WINNER\
Darrel Walls, PJ Morton
Category 56
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of newly recorded, vocal, contemporary Christian music, including pop, rap/hip hop, Latin, or rock recordings.
CHILD OF GOD II\
Forrest Frank
Coritos Vol. 1 — WINNER\
Israel & New Breed
King Of Hearts\
Brandon Lake
Reconstruction\
Lecrae
Let The Church Sing\
Tauren Wells
Category 57
Best Roots Gospel Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of newly recorded, vocal, traditional/roots gospel music, including country, Southern gospel, bluegrass, and Americana recordings.
I Will Not Be Moved — Live — WINNER\
The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
Then Came The Morning\
Gaither Vocal Band
Praise & Worship: More Than A Hollow Hallelujah\
The Isaacs
Good Answers\
Karen Peck & New River
Back To My Roots\
Candi Staton
Field 7: Latin, Global, Reggae & New Age, Ambient, or Chant
Category 58
Best Latin Pop Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new Latin pop recordings.
Cosa Nuestra\
Rauw Alejandro
BOGOTÁ DELUXE\
Andrés Cepeda
Tropicoqueta\
KAROL G
Cancionera — WINNER\
Natalia Lafourcade
Y ahora qué\
Alejandro Sanz
Category 59
Best Música Urbana Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new Música Urbana recordings.
DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS — WINNER\
Bad Bunny
Mixteip\
J Balvin
FERXXO VOL X: Sagrado\
Feid
NAIKI\
Nicki Nicole
EUB DELUXE\
Trueno
SINFÓNICO — En Vivo\
Yandel
Category 60
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new Latin rock or alternative recordings.
Genes Rebeldes\
Aterciopelados
ASTROPICAL\
Bomba Estéreo, Rawayana, ASTROPICAL
PAPOTA — WINNER\
CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso
ALGORHYTHM\
Los Wizzards
Novela\
Fito Paez
Category 61
Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new regional Mexican (banda, norteño, corridos, gruperos, mariachi, ranchera and Tejano) recordings.
MALA MÍA\
Fuerza Regida, Grupo Frontera
Y Lo Que Viene\
Grupo Frontera
Sin Rodeos\
Paola Jara
Palabra De To's - Seca — WINNER\
Carín León
Bobby Pulido & Friends Una Tuya Y Una Mía - Por La Puerta Grande - En Vivo\
Bobby Pulido
Category 62
Best Tropical Latin Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new tropical Latin recordings.
Fotografías\
Rubén Blades, Roberto Delgado & Orquesta
Raíces — WINNER\
Gloria Estefan
Clásicos 1.0\
Grupo Niche
Bingo\
Alain Pérez
Debut y Segunda Tanda, Vol. 2\
Gilberto Santa Rosa
Category 63
Best Global Music Performance
For new vocal or instrumental Global music recordings.
EoO — WINNER\
Bad Bunny
Cantando en el Camino\
Ciro Hurtado
JERUSALEMA\
Angélique Kidjo
Inmigrante Y Que\
Yeisy Rojas
Shrini's Dream - Live\
Shakti
Daybreak\
Anoushka Shankar Featuring Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar
Category 64
Best African Music Performance
Love\
Burna Boy
With You\
Davido Featuring Omah Lay
Hope & Love\
Eddy Kenzo & Mehran Matin
Gimme Dat\
Ayra Starr Featuring Wizkid
PUSH 2 START — WINNER\
Tyla
Category 65
Best Global Music Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal or instrumental Global Music recordings.
Sounds Of Kumbha\
Siddhant Bhatia
No Sign of Weakness\
Burna Boy
Eclairer le monde - Light the World\
Youssou N'Dour
Mind Explosion - 50th Anniversary Tour Live\
Shakti
Chapter III: We Return To Light\
Anoushka Shankar Featuring Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar
Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo — WINNER\
Caetano Veloso And Maria Bethânia
Category 66
Best Reggae Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new reggae recordings.
Treasure Self Love\
Lila Iké
Heart & Soul\
Vybz Kartel
BLXXD & FYAH — WINNER\
Keznamdi
From Within\
Mortimer
No Place Like Home\
Jesse Royal
Category 67
Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal or instrumental new age recordings.
Kuruvinda\
Kirsten Agresta-Copely
According To The Moon\
Cheryl B. Engelhardt, GEM, Dallas String Quartet
Into The Forest\
Jahnavi Harrison
NOMADICA — WINNER\
Carla Patullo Featuring The Scorchio Quartet & Tonality
The Colors In My Mind\
Chris Redding
Field 8: Children’s, Comedy, Audio Books, Visual Media & Music Video/Film
Category 68
Best Children's Music Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new musical or spoken word recordings that are created and intended specifically for children.
Ageless: 100 Years Young\
Joanie Leeds & Joya
Buddy's Magic Tree House\
Mega Ran
Harmony — WINNER\
FYÜTCH & Aura V
Herstory\
Flor Bromley
The Music Of Tori And The Muses\
Tori Amos
Category 69
Best Comedy Album
For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new recordings.
Drop Dead Years\
Bill Burr
PostMortem\
Sarah Silverman
Single Lady\
Ali Wong
What Had Happened Was…\
Jamie Foxx
Your Friend, Nate Bargatze — WINNER\
Nate Bargatze
Category 70
Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording
Elvis, Rocky & Me: The Carol Connors Story\
Kathy Garver
Into The Uncut Grass\
Trevor Noah
Lovely One: A Memoir\
Ketanji Brown Jackson
Meditations: The Reflections Of His Holiness The Dalai Lama — WINNER\
Dalai Lama
You Know It’s True: The Real Story Of Milli Vanilli\
Fab Morvan
Category 71
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
Award to the principal artist(s) and/or ‘in studio’ producer(s) of a majority of the tracks on the album. In the absence of both, award to the one or two individuals proactively responsible for the concept and musical direction of the album and for the selection of artists, songs and producers, as applicable. Award also goes to appropriately credited music supervisor(s).
A Complete Unknown\
Timothée Chalamet\
Nick Baxter, Steven Gizicki & James Mangold, compilation producers; Steven Gizicki, music supervisor
F1® The Album\
(Various Artists)\
Brandon Davis, Joe Khoury, Kevin Weaver, compilation producers; David Taylor & Jake Voulgarides, music supervisors
KPop Demon Hunters\
(Various Artists)\
Spring Aspers & Dana Sano, compilation producers; Ian Eisendrath, music supervisor
Sinners— WINNER\
(Various Artists)\
Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson & Serena Göransson, compilation producers; Niki Sherrod, music supervisor
Wicked \
Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande (& Wicked Movie Cast) \
Stephen Oremus, Stephen Schwartz & Greg Wells, compilation producers; Maggie Rodford, music supervisor
Category 72
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)
Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for, or as a companion to, a current legitimate motion picture, television show or series, or other visual media.
How To Train Your Dragon\
John Powell, composer
Severance: Season 2\
Theodore Shapiro, composer
Sinners — WINNER\
Ludwig Göransson, composer
Wicked\
John Powell & Stephen Schwartz, composers
The Wild Robot\
Kris Bowers, composer
Category 73
Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media
Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for, or as a companion to, video games and other interactive media.
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora - Secrets of the Spires\
Pinar Toprak, composer
Helldivers 2\
Wilbert Roget, II, composer
Indiana Jones And The Great Circle\
Gordy Haab, composer
Star Wars Outlaws: Wild Card & A Pirate's Fortune\
Cody Matthew Johnson & Wilbert Roget, II, composers
Sword of the Sea — WINNER\
Austin Wintory, composer
Category 74
Best Song Written For Visual Media
A Songwriter(s) award. For a song (melody & lyrics) written specifically for a motion picture, television, video games or other visual media, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
As Alive As You Need Me To Be — From TRON: Ares\
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, songwriters (Nine Inch Nails)
Golden — From KPop Demon Hunters — WINNER\
EJAE, Park Hong Jun, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo & Mark Sonnenblick, songwriters (HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI)
I Lied to You — From Sinners\
Ludwig Göransson & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Miles Caton)
Never Too Late — From Elton John: Never Too Late\
Brandi Carlile, Elton John, Bernie Taupin & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Elton John, Brandi Carlile)
Pale, Pale Moon — From Sinners\
Ludwig Göransson & Brittany Howard, songwriters (Jayme Lawson)
Sinners — From Sinners\
Leonard Denisenko, Rodarius Green, Travis Harrington, Tarkan Kozluklu, Kyris Mingo & Darius Poviliunas, songwriters (Rod Wave)
Category 75
Best Music Video
Award to the artist, video director, and video producer.
Manchild\
Sabrina Carpenter\
Vania Heymann & Gal Muggia, video directors; Aiden Magarian, Nathan Scherrer & Natan Schottenfels, video producers
So Be It\
Clipse\
Hannan Hussain, video director; Theresa Kusumadjaja, video producer
Anxiety — WINNER\
Doechii\
James Mackel, video director; Pablo Feldman, Jolene Mendes & Sophia Sabella, video producers
Love\
OK Go\
Aaron Duffy, Miguel Espada & Damian Kulash Jr., video directors; Petra Ahmann & Andrew Geller, video producer
Young Lion\
Sade\
Sophie Muller, video director; Aaron Taylor Dean & Sade, video producers
Category 76
Best Music Film
For concert/performance films or music documentaries. Award to the artist, video director, and video producer.
Devo\
Devo\
Chris Smith, video director; Danny Gabai, Anita Greenspan, Chris Holmes & Chris Smith, video producers
Live At The Royal Albert Hall\
Raye\
Paul Dugdale, video director; Stefan Demetriou & Amy James, video producers
Relentless\
Diane Warren\
Bess Kargman, video director; Peggy Drexler, Michele Farinola, Bess Kargman & Kat Nguyen, video producers
Music By John Williams — WINNER\
John Williams\
Laurent Bouzereau, video director; Sara Bernstein, Laurent Bouzereau, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Meredith Kaulfers, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Steven Spielberg & Justin Wilkes, video producers
Piece By Piece\
Pharrell Williams\
Morgan Neville, video director; Morgan Neville, Caitrin Rogers, Mimi Valdes & Pharrell Williams, video producers
Field 9: Package, Notes & Historical
Category 77
Best Recording Package
And The Adjacent Possible\
Hà Trịnh Quốc Bảo, Damian Kulash, Jr., Claudio Ripol, Wombi Rose & Yuri Suzuki, art directors (OK Go)
Balloonerism\
Bráulio Amado & Alim Smith, art directors (Mac Miller)
Danse Macabre: De Luxe\
Rory McCartney, art director (Duran Duran)
Loud Is As\
Farbod Kokabi & Emily Sneddon, art directors (Tsunami)
Sequoia\
Tim Breen & Ken Shipley, art directors (Various Artists)
The Spins — Picture Disc Vinyl\
Darby Kaighin-Shields & Miller McCormick, art directors (Mac Miller)
Tracks II: The Lost Albums — WINNER\
Meghan Foley & Michelle Holme, art directors (Bruce Springsteen)
Category 78
Best Album Cover
CHROMAKOPIA — WINNER\
Tyler Okonma, art director (Tyler, The Creator)
The Crux\
Jake Hirshland, Joe Keery, Neil Krug, Taylor Vandergrift & William Wesley II, art directors (Djo)
Debí Tirar Más Fotos\
Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, art director (Bad Bunny)
Glory\
Cody Critcheloe, Mike Hadreas & Andrew J.S., art directors (Perfume Genius)
moisturizer\
Iris Luz, Lava La Rue & Rhian Teasdale, art directors (Wet Leg)
Category 79
Best Album Notes
Adios, Farewell, Goodbye, Good Luck, So Long: On Stage 1964-1974\
Scott B. Bomar, album notes writer (Buck Owens And His Buckaroos)
After The Last Sky\
Adam Shatz, album notes writer (Anouar Brahem, Anja Lechner, Django Bates, Dave Holland)
Árabe\
Amanda Ekery, album notes writer (Amanda Ekery)
The First Family: Live At Winchester Cathedral 1967 \
Alec Palao, album notes writer (Sly & The Family Stone)
A Ghost Is Born — 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition\
Bob Mehr, album notes writer (Wilco)
Miles '55: The Prestige Recordings — WINNER\
Ashley Kahn, album notes writer (Miles Davis)
Category 80
Best Historical Album
Joni Mitchell Archives - Volume 4: The Asylum Years — 1976-1980 — WINNER\
Patrick Milligan & Joni Mitchell, compilation producers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Joni Mitchell)
The Making Of Five Leaves Left\
Joe Black, Cally Callomon & Johnny Chandler, compilation producers; Simon Heyworth & John Wood, mastering engineers; Richard Whittaker & John Wood, restoration engineers (Nick Drake)
Roots Rocking Zimbabwe - The Modern Sound Of Harare' Townships 1975-1980 — Analog Africa No.41\
Samy Ben Redjeb, compilation producer; Michael Graves, mastering engineer; Michael Graves & Jordan McLeod, restoration engineers (Various Artists)
Super Disco Pirata - De Tepito Para El Mundo 1965-1980 — Analog Africa No. 39\
Samy Ben Redjeb, compilation producer; Michael Graves, mastering engineer; Jordan McLeod, restoration engineer (Various Artists)
You Can't Hip A Square: The Doc Pomus Songwriting Demos\
Will Bratton, Sharyn Felder & Cheryl Pawelski, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer; Michael Graves & Jordan McLeod, restoration engineers (Doc Pomus)
Field 10: Production, Engineering, Composition & Arrangement
Category 81
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
An Engineer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.)
All Things Light\
Jesse Brock, Jon Castelli, Matt Chamberlain, Tyler Johnson, Nick Lobel, Simon Maartensson, Lawrence "Boo" Mitchell, Rob Moose, Anders Mouridsen, Ryan Nasci, Ernesto Olvera-LaPier, Ethan Schneiderman, Rahm Silverglade & Owen Stoutt, engineers; Dale Becker, mastering engineer (Cam)
Arcadia\
Neal Cappellino & Gary Paczosa, engineers; Brad Blackwood, mastering engineer (Alison Krauss & Union Station)
For Melancholy Brunettes & sad women\
Joseph Lorge, Blake Mills & Sebastian Reunert, engineers; Patricia Sullivan, mastering engineer (Japanese Breakfast)
That Wasn't A Dream — WINNER\
Joseph Lorge & Blake Mills, engineers; Patricia Sullivan, mastering engineer (Pino Palladino, Blake Mills)
Category 82
Best Engineered Album, Classical
An Engineer's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.)
Cerrone: Don't Look Down — WINNER\
Mike Tierney, engineer; Alan Silverman, mastering engineer (Sandbox Percussion)
Eastman: Symphony No. 2; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2\
Gintas Norvila, engineer; Jennifer Nulsen, mastering engineer (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra)
Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth Of The Mtsensk District\
Shawn Murphy & Nick Squire, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer (Andris Nelsons, Kristine Opolais, Günther Groissböck, Peter Hoare, Brenden Gunnell & Boston Symphony Orchestra)
Standard Stoppages\
Sean Connors, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin, Bill Maylone, Judith Sherman & David Skidmore, engineers; Joe Lambert, mastering engineer (Third Coast Percussion)
Yule\
Morten Lindberg, engineer; Morten Lindberg, mastering engineer (Trio Mediæval)
Category 83
Producer Of The Year, Classical
A Producer's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.)
Blanton Alspaugh\
All Is Miracle - The Choral Music Of Kyle Pederson (Timothy J. Campbell & Transept) (A)\
Heggie: Intelligence (Kwame Ryan, Janai Brugger, Jamie Barton, J'Nai Bridges & Houston Grand Opera) (A)\
Marsalis: Blues Symphony (Jader Bignamini & Detroit Symphony Orchestra) (A)\
Massenet: Werther (Robert Spano, Matthew Polenzani, sabel Leonard & Houston Grand Opera) (A)\
The Mirage Calls (Charles Bruffy & Kansas City Chorale) (A) \
Sheehan: Ukrainian War Requiem (Michael Zaugg, Axios Men's Ensemble & Pro Coro Canada) (A)\
Sun, Moon, Stars, Rain (Christopher Gabbitas & Phoenix Chorale) (A)
Sergei Kvitko \
Biedenbender: Enigma; River Of Time (Kevin L. Sedatole & Michigan State University Wind Symphony) (A)\
Chiaroscuro (Vedrana Subotic) (A)\
Dancing In A Still Life (Tasha Warren) (A)\
Excursions (Vuorovesi Trio) (A)\
Four Hands. Two Hearts. One Hope. Ukrainian And American Music For Piano Duo (Mykhailo Diordiiev & Anastasiia Larchikova) (A)\
Here And Now - Trumpet Music By Virginia Composers (Jason Crafton, Richard Masters, Annie Stevens & Paul Langosch) (A)\
Lansky: Touch And Go (Gwendolyn Dease) (A)\
Orbiting Garden (William Hobbs) (A)\
Would That Loving Were Enough (Haven Trio) (A)
Morten Lindberg\
Fred Over Jorden (Peace To The World) (Elisabeth Holte, Kjetil Bjerkestrand & Uranienborg Vokalensemble) (A)\
Stjernebru (Anne Karin Sundal-Ask & Det Norske Jentekor) (A)\
Yule (Trio Mediæval) (A)
Dmitriy Lipay\
Heggie: Before It All Goes Dark (Joseph Mechavich, Megan Marino, Ryan McKinny & Music Of Remembrance Ensemble) (A)\
Odyssey (Jorge Glem, Gustavo Dudamel & Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra Of Venezuela) (A)\
Ortiz: Yanga (Gustavo Dudamel, Alisa Weilerstein & Los Angeles Philharmonic) (A)
Elaine Martone — WINNER\
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra) (A)\
Chopin & Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonatas (Brian Thornton & Spencer Myer) (A)\
Dear Mrs. Kennedy (Ryan Townsend Strand) (A)\
Eastman: Symphony No. 2; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2 (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra) (A)\
LeFrak: Romántico (Sharon Isbin, Lopez-Yañez & Orchestra Of St. Luke's) (A)\
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 27 & Symphony No. 29 (Garrick Ohlsson, Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestrea) (A)\
The Poet & The Prodigy (Debra Nagy & Mark Edwards) (A)\
Shapes In Collective Space (Tallā Rouge) (A)\
Songs Of Orpheus (Kelley O'Connor) (A)
Category 84
Best Immersive Audio Album
For vocal or instrumental albums in any genre. Must be commercially released for physical sale or on an eligible streaming or download service and must provide a new immersive mix of four or more channels. Award to the immersive mix engineer, immersive producer (if any) and immersive mastering engineer (if any).
All American F—boy\
Andrew Law, immersive mix engineer (Duckwrth)
Immersed — WINNER\
Justin Gray, immersive mix engineer; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Justin Gray, Drew Jurecka & Morten Lindberg, immersive producers (Justin Gray)
An Immersive Tribute To Astor Piazzolla — Live\
Andrés Mayo & Martín Muscatello, immersive mix engineers; Andrés Mayo & Martín Muscatello, immersive producers (Various Artists)
Tearjerkers\
Hans-Martin Buff, immersive mix engineer; Hans-Martin Buff, immersive producer (Tearjerkers)
Yule\
Morten Lindberg, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; Arve Henriksen & Morten Lindberg, immersive producers (Trio Mediæval)
Category 85
Best Instrumental Composition
A Composer’s Award for an original composition (not an adaptation) first released during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only
First Snow — WINNER\
Remy Le Boeuf, composer (Nordkraft Big Band, Remy Le Boeuf & Danielle Wertz)
Live Life This Day: Movement I\
Miho Hazama, composer (Miho Hazama, Danish Radio Big Band & Danish National Symphony Orchestra)
Lord, That's A Long Way\
Sierra Hull, composer (Sierra Hull)
Opening\
Zain Effendi, composer (Zain Effendi)
Train To Emerald City\
John Powell & Stephen Schwartz, composers (John Powell & Stephen Schwartz)
Why You Here / Before The Sun Went Down\
Ludwig Göransson, composer (Ludwig Göransson Featuring Miles Caton)
Category 86
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
Be Okay\
Cynthia Erivo, arranger (Cynthia Erivo)
A Child Is Born\
Remy Le Boeuf, arranger (Nordkraft Big Band & Remy Le Boeuf)
Fight On\
Andy Clausen, Addison Maye-Saxon, Riley Mulherkar & Chloe Rowlands, arrangers (The Westerlies)
Super Mario Praise Break — WINNER\
Bryan Carter, Charlie Rosen & Matthew Whitaker, arrangers (The 8-Bit Big Band)
Category 87
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
Big Fish — WINNER\
Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick, Nate Smith & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (Nate Smith Featuring säje)
How Did She Look\
Nelson Riddle, arranger (Seth MacFarlane)
Keep An Eye On Summer\
Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)
Something In The Water — Acoustic-Ish\
Clyde Lawrence, Gracie Lawrence & Linus Lawrence, arrangers (Lawrence)
What A Wonderful World\
Cody Fry, arranger (Cody Fry)
Field 11: Classical
Category 88
Best Orchestral Performance
Award to the Conductor and to the Orchestra.
Coleridge-Taylor: Toussaint L’Ouverture, Ballade Op. 4, Suites From 24 Negro Melodies\
Michael Repper, conductor (National Philharmonic)
Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie — WINNER\
Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
Ravel: Boléro, M. 81\
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra Of Venezuela)
Still & Bonds\
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor (The Philadelphia Orchestra)
Stravinsky: Symphony In Three Movements\
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
Category 89
Best Opera Recording
Award to the Conductor, Album Producer(s) and Principal Soloists, and to the Composer and Librettist (if applicable) of a world premiere Opera recording only.
Heggie: Intelligence — WINNER\
Kwamé Ryan, conductor; Jamie Barton, J'Nai Bridges & Janai Brugger; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (Houston Grand Opera; Gene Scheer)
Huang Ruo: An American Soldier\
Carolyn Kuan, conductor; Hannah Cho, Alex DeSocio, Nina Yoshida Nelsen & Brian Vu; Adam Abeshouse, Silas Brown & Doron Schachter, producers (American Composers Orchestra; David Henry Hwang)
Kouyoumdjian: Adoration\
Alan Pierson, conductor; Miriam Khalil, Marc Kudisch, David Adam Moore, Omar Najmi, Naomi Louisa O’Connell & Karim Sulayman; Mary Kouyoumdjian, producer (Silvana Quartet; The Choir Of Trinity Wall Street)
O'Halloran: Trade & Mary Motorhead\
Elaine Kelly, conductor; Oisín Ó Dálaigh, John Molloy & Naomi Louisa O’Connell; Alex Dowling & Emma O'Halloran, producers (Irish National Opera Orchestra; Mark O’Halloran)
Tesori: Grounded\
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Ben Bliss, Emily D’Angelo, Greer Grimsley & Kyle Miller; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus; George Brant)
Category 90
Best Choral Performance
Award to the Conductor, and to the Choral Director and/or Chorus Master where applicable and to the Choral Organization/Ensemble.
Advena - Liturgies For A Broken World\
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Simon Barrad, Emily Yocum Black & Michael Hawes; Conspirare)
Childs: In The Arms Of The Beloved\
Grant Gershon, conductor (Billy Childs, Dan Chmielinski, Christian Euman, Larry Koonse, Lyris Quartet, Anne Akiko Meyers, Carol Robbins & Luciana Souza; Los Angeles Master Chorale)
Lang: Poor Hymnal\
Donald Nally, conductor (Steven Bradshaw, Michael Hawes, Lauren Kelly, Rebecca Siler & Elisa Sutherland; The Crossing)
Ortiz: Yanga — WINNER\
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Grant Gershon, chorus master (Los Angeles Philharmonic; Los Angeles Master Chorale)
Requiem Of Light\
Steven Fox, conductor; Emily Drennan & Patti Drennan, chorus masters (Brian Giebler & Sangeeta Kaur; The Clarion Choir)
Category 91
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
For new recordings of works with chamber or small ensemble (twenty-four or fewer members, not including the conductor). One Award to the ensemble and one Award to the conductor, if applicable.
Dennehy: Land Of Winter — WINNER\
Alan Pierson & Alarm Will Sound
La Mer - French Piano Trios\
Neave Trio
Lullabies For The Brokenhearted\
Lili Haydn & Paul Cantelon
Slavic Sessions\
Mak Grgić & Mateusz Kowalski
Standard Stoppages\
Third Coast Percussion
Category 92
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Award to the Instrumental Soloist(s) and to the Conductor when applicable.
Coleridge-Taylor: 3 Selections From 24 Negro Melodies\
Curtis Stewart; Michael Repper, conductor (National Philharmonic)
Hope Orchestrated\
Mary Dawood Catlin; Jesús David Medina & Raniero Palm, conductors (Venezuela Strings Recording Ensemble)
Inheritances\
Adam Tendler
Price: Piano Concerto In One Movement In D Minor\
Han Chen; John Jeter, conductor (Malmö Opera Orchestra)
Shostakovich: The Cello Concertos — WINNER\
Yo-Yo Ma; Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
Shostakovich: The Piano Concertos; Solo Works\
Yuja Wang; Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
Category 93
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Award to: Vocalist(s), Collaborative Artist(s) (Ex: pianists, conductors, chamber groups) Producer(s), Recording Engineers/Mixers with greater than 50% playing time of new material.
Alike - My Mother's Dream\
Allison Charney, soloist; Benjamin Loeb, conductor (National Symphonia Orchestra)
Black Pierrot\
Sidney Outlaw, soloist; Warren Jones, pianist
In This Short Life\
Devony Smith, soloist; Danny Zelibor, pianist; Michael Nicolas, artist
Kurtág: Kafka Fragments\
Susan Narucki, soloist; Curtis Macomber, artist
Schubert Beatles\
Theo Hoffman, soloist; Steven Blier, pianist (Rupert Boyd, Julia Bullock, Alex Levine, Andrew Owens, Rubén Rengel & Sam Weber)
Telemann: Ino - Opera Arias For Soprano — WINNER\
Amanda Forsythe, soloist; Robert Mealy, Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors (Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra)
Category 94
Best Classical Compendium
Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s) and Engineer(s) of over 50% playing time of the album, and to the Composer and Librettist (if applicable) with over 50% playing time of a world premiere recording only.
Cerrone: Don't Look Down\
Sandbox Percussion; Jonathan Allen, Victor Caccese, Christopher Cerrone, Ian Rosenbaum, Terry Sweeney & Mike Tierney, producers
The Dunbar/Moore Sessions, Vol. II\
Will Liverman; Jonathan Estabrooks, producer
Ortiz: Yanga — WINNER\
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Dmitriy Lipay, producer
Seven Seasons\
Janai Brugger, Isolde Fair, MB Gordy & Starr Parodi; Nicholas Dodd, conductor; Jeff Fair, Starr Parodi & Kitt Wakeley, producers
Tombeaux\
Christina Sandsengen; Shaun Drew & Christina Sandsengen, producers
Category 95
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
A Composer's Award. (For a contemporary classical composition composed within the last 25 years, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year.) Award to the librettist, if applicable.
Cerrone: Don't Look Down\
Christopher Cerrone, composer (Conor Hanick & Sandbox Percussion)
Dennehy: Land Of Winter\
Donnacha Dennehy, composer (Alan Pierson & Alarm Will Sound)
León: Raíces — Origins\
Tania León, composer (Edward Gardner & London Philharmonic Orchestra)
Okpebholo: Songs In Flight\
Shawn E. Okpebholo, composer (Will Liverman, Paul Sánchez & Various Artists)
Ortiz: Dzonot — WINNER\
Gabriela Ortiz, composer (Alisa Weilerstein, Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic)