Grammy Nominations 2021 (Full list)

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The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony is scheduled for January 31, 2020, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, with Trevor Noah as host. It will recognize the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, running from September 1, 2019, to August 31, 2020. Startattle.com – Grammy Nominations 2021 Full List.

Nominations were announced on November 24, 2020 during a virtual livestream by Chair, and Interim Recording Academy President/CEO Harvey Mason Jr. alongside musicians and tv personalities Megan Thee Stallion, Dua Lipa, Mickey Guyton, Lauren Daigle, Pepe Aguilar, Nicola Benedetti, Yemi Alade, Imogen Heap, Gayle King, and Sharon Osbourne.

Beyoncé received the most nominations of any artist with nine, followed by Dua Lipa, Roddy Ricch, and Taylor Swift with six nominations each.

Date: January 31, 2020
Location: Staples Center, Los Angeles
Hosted by: Trevor Noah
Most nominations: Beyoncé (9)

Harvey Mason Jr. reads Best New Artist, Song, Record, and Album of the Year 2021 Grammy Nominees

Check out the full list of Grammy Awards 2021 nominations below.

GENERAL FIELD

Record of the Year
“Black Parade” – Beyoncé : Beyoncé & Derek Dixie, producers; Stuart White, engineer/mixer; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
“Colors” – Black Pumas : Adrian Quesada, producer; Adrian Quesada, engineer/mixer; JJ Golden, mastering engineer
“Rockstar” – DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch : SethinTheKitchen, producer; Derek “MixedByAli” Ali, Chris Dennis & Liz Robson, engineers/mixers; Susan Tabor, mastering engineer
“Say So” – Doja Cat : Tyson Trax, producer; Clint Gibbs, engineer/mixer; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
“Everything I Wanted” – Billie Eilish : Finneas O’Connell, producer; Rob Kinelski & Finneas O’Connell, engineers/mixers; John Greenham, mastering engineer
“Don’t Start Now” – Dua Lipa : Caroline Ailin & Ian Kirkpatrick, producers; Josh Gudwin, Drew Jurecka & Ian Kirkpatrick, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
“Circles” – Post Malone : Louis Bell, Frank Dukes & Post Malone, producers; Louis Bell & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
“Savage” – Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé : Beyoncé & J. White Did It, producers; Stuart White, engineer/mixer; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer

Album of the Year
Chilombo – Jhené Aiko : Fisticuffs & Julian-Quán Việt Lê, producers; Fisticuffs, Julian-Quán Việt Lê, Zeke Mishanec, Christian Plata & Gregg Rominiecki, engineers/mixers; Jhené Aiko Efuru Chilombo, Julian-Quán Việt Lê, Maclean Robinson & Brian Keith Warfield, songwriters; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
Black Pumas (Deluxe Edition) – Black Pumas : Jon Kaplan & Adrian Quesada, producers; Adrian Quesada, Jacob Sciba, Stuart Sikes & Erik Wofford, engineers/mixers; Eric Burton & Adrian Quesada, songwriters; JJ Golden, mastering engineer
Everyday Life – Coldplay : Daniel Green, Bill Rahko & Rik Simpson, producers; Mark “Spike” Stent, engineer/mixer; Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters; Emily Lazar, mastering engineer
Djesse Vol. 3 – Jacob Collier : Jacob Collier, producer; Ben Bloomberg & Jacob Collier, engineers/mixers; Jacob Collier, songwriter; Chris Allgood & Emily Lazar, mastering engineers
Women in Music Pt. III – Haim : Rostam Batmanglij, Danielle Haim & Ariel Rechtshaid, producers; Rostam Batmanglij, Jasmine Chen, John DeBold, Matt DiMona, Tom Elmhirst, Joey Messina-Doerning & Ariel Rechtshaid, engineers/mixers; Rostam Batmanglij, Alana Haim, Danielle Haim, Este Haim & Ariel Rechtshaid, songwriters; Emily Lazar, mastering engineer
Future Nostalgia – Dua Lipa : Koz, producer; Josh Gudwin & Cameron Gower Poole, engineers/mixers; Clarence Coffee Jr. & Dua Lipa, songwriters; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
Hollywood’s Bleeding – Post Malone : Louis Bell & Frank Dukes, producers; Louis Bell & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Louis Bell, Adam Feeney, Austin Post & Billy Walsh, songwriters; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
Folklore – Taylor Swift : Jack Antonoff, Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift, producers; Jack Antonoff, Aaron Dessner, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Jonathan Low & Laura Sisk, engineers/mixers; Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer

Song of the Year
“Black Parade” : Denisia Andrews, Beyoncé, Stephen Bray, Shawn Carter, Brittany Coney, Derek James Dixie, Akil King, Kim “Kaydence” Krysiuk & Rickie “Caso” Tice, songwriters (Beyoncé)
“The Box” : Samuel Gloade & Rodrick Moore, songwriters (Roddy Ricch)
“Cardigan” : Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift))
“Circles” : Louis Bell, Adam Feeney, Kaan Gunesberk, Austin Post & Billy Walsh, songwriters (Post Malone)
“Don’t Start Now” : Caroline Ailin, Ian Kirkpatrick, Dua Lipa & Emily Warren, songwriters (Dua Lipa)
“Everything I Wanted” : Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
“I Can’t Breathe” : Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.)
“If the World Was Ending” : Julia Michaels, JP Saxe, songwriters (JP Saxe featuring Julia Michaels)

Best New Artist
Phoebe Bridgers
Ingrid Andress
Doja Cat
Kaytranada
Megan Thee Stallion
Noah Cyrus
Chika
D Smoke

POP

Best Pop Solo Performance
“Yummy” – Justin Bieber
“Say So” – Doja Cat
“Everything I Wanted” – Billie Eilish
“Don’t Start Now” – Dua Lipa
“Watermelon Sugar” – Harry Styles
“Cardigan” – Taylor Swift

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Un Dia (One Day)” – J Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny & Tainy
“Intentions” – Justin Bieber featuring Quavo
“Dynamite” – BTS
“Rain on Me” – Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande
“Exile” – Taylor Swift featuring Bon Iver

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Blue Umbrella – (Burt Bacharach &) Daniel Tashian
True Love: A Celebration of Cole Porter – Harry Connick, Jr.
American Standard – James Taylor
Unfollow the Rules – Rufus Wainwright
Judy – Renée Zellweger

Best Pop Vocal Album
Changes – Justin Bieber
Chromatica – Lady Gaga
Future Nostalgia – Dua Lipa
Fine Line – Harry Styles
Folklore – Taylor Swift

DANCE/ELECTRONIC MUSIC

Best Dance Recording
“On My Mind” – Diplo & Sidepiece : Diplo & Sidepiece, producers; Luca Pretolesi, mixer
“My High” – Disclosure, Aminé and Slowthai : Guy Lawrence & Howard Lawrence, producers; Guy Lawrence, mixer
“The Difference” – Flume featuring Toro y Moi : Flume, producer; Eric J Dubowsky, mixer
“Both of Us” – Jayda G : Fred Again & Jayda G, producers; Fred Again.. & Jayda G, mixers
“10%” – Kaytranada featuring Kali Uchis : Kaytranada, producer; Neal H. Pogue, mixer

Best Dance/Electronic Album
Kick I – Arca
ENERGY – Disclosure
Planet’s Mad – Baauer
Bubba – Kaytranada
Good Faith – Madeon

CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Axiom – Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah
Chronology of a Dream: Live at The Village Vanguard – Jon Batiste
Take the Stars – Black Violin
Americana – Grégoire Maret, Romain Collin & Bill Frisell
Live at the Royal Albert Hall – Snarky Puppy

ROCK

Best Rock Performance
“The Steps” – HAIM
“Stay High” – Brittany Howard
“Not” – Big Thief
“Shameika” – Fiona Apple
“Kyoto” – Phoebe Bridgers
“Daylight” – Grace Potter

Best Metal Performance
“Bum-Rush” – Body Count
“Underneath” – Code Orange
“The In-Between” – In This Moment
“Bloodmoney” – Poppy
“Executioner’s Tax (Swing of the Axe)” – Power Trip

Best Rock Song
“Kyoto” : Phoebe Bridgers, Morgan Nagler & Marshall Vore (Phoebe Bridgers)
“Lost in Yesterday” : Kevin Parker, songwriter (Tame Impala)
“Not” : Adrianne Lenker, songwriter (Big Thief)
“Shameika” : Fiona Apple, songwriter (Fiona Apple)
“Stay High” : Brittany Howard, songwriter (Brittany Howard)

Best Rock Album
A Hero’s Death – Fontaines D.C.
Kiwanuka – Michael Kiwanuka
Daylight – Grace Potter
Sound & Fury – Sturgill Simpson
The New Abnormal – The Strokes

ALTERNATIVE

Best Alternative Music Album
Fetch the Bolt Cutters – Fiona Apple
Hyperspace – Beck
Punisher – Phoebe Bridgers
Jaime – Brittany Howard
The Slow Rush – Tame Impala

R&B

Best R&B Performance
“Lighting & Thunder” – Jhené Aiko featuring John Legend
“Black Parade” – Beyoncé
“All I Need” – Jacob Collier featuring Mahalia & Ty Dolla $ign
“Goat Head” – Brittany Howard
“See Me” – Emily King

Best Traditional R&B Performance
“Sit On Down” – The Baylor Project featuring Jean Baylor & Marcus Baylor
“Wonder What She Thinks of Me” – Chloe x Halle
“Let Me Go” – Mykal Kilgore
“Anything for You” – Ledisi
“Distance” – Yebba

Best R&B Song
“Better Than I Imagine” : Robert Glasper, Meshell Ndegeocello & Gabriella Wilson, songwriters (Robert Glasper featuring H.E.R. & Meshell Ndegeocello)
“Black Parade” : Denisia Andrews, Beyoncé, Stephen Bray, Shawn Carter, Brittany Coney, Derek James Dixie, Akil King, Kim “Kaydence” Krysiuk & Rickie “Caso” Tice, songwriters (Beyoncé)
“Collide” : Sam Barsh, Stacey Barthe, Sonyae Elise, Olu Fann, Akil King, Josh Lopez, Kaveh Rastegar & Benedetto Rotondi, songwriters (Tiana Major9 & EARTHGANG)
“Do It” : Chloe Bailey, Halle Bailey, Anton Kuhl, Scott Storch, Victoria Monét, Vincent van den Ende, songwriters (Chloe x Halle)
“Slow Down” : Nasri Atweh, Badriia Bourelly, Skip Marley, Ryan Williamson & Gabriella Wilson, songwriters (Skip Marley & H.E.R.)

Best Progressive R&B Album
Chilombo – Jhené Aiko
Ungodly Hour – Chloe x Halle
Free Nationals – Free Nationals
F–k Yo Feelings – Robert Glasper
It Is What It Is – Thundercat

Best R&B Album
Happy 2 Be Here – Ant Clemons
Take Time – Giveon
To Feel Love/D – Luke James
Bigger Love – John Legend
All Rise – Gregory Porter

RAP

Best Rap Performance
“Dior” – Pop Smoke
“Deep Reverence” – Big Sean & Nipsey Hussle
“Bop” – DaBaby
“Whats Poppin” – Jack Harlow
“The Bigger Picture” – Lil Baby
“Savage” – Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé

Best Melodic Rap Performance
“Highest in the Room” – Travis Scott
“Laugh Now Cry Later” – Drake & Lil Durk
“Rockstar” – DaBaby & Roddy Ricch
“Lockdown” – Anderson Paak
“The Box” – Roddy Ricch

Best Rap Song
“The Box” : Rodrick Moore, Samuel Gloade, songwriters (Roddy Ricch)
“The Bigger Picture” : Dominique Jones, Rai’Shaun Williams, Noah Pettigrew, songwriters (Lil Baby)
“Laugh Now Cry Later” : Durk Banks, Rogét Chahayed, Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Ron LaTour & Ryan Martinez, songwriters (Drake featuring Lil Durk)
“Rockstar” : Jonathan Lyndale Kirk, Ross Joseph Portaro IV & Rodrick Moore, songwriters (DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch)
“Savage” : Beyoncé, Shawn Corey Carter, Brittany Hazzard, Derrick Milano, Terius Nash, Megan Pete, Bobby Session Jr., Jordan Kyle Lanier Thorpe & Anthony White, songwriters (Megan thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé)

Best Rap Album
Alfredo – Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist
Black Habits – D Smoke
A Written Testimony – Jay Electronica
King’s Disease – Nas
The Allegory – Royce da 5’9″

COUNTRY

Best Country Solo Performance
“Stick That in Your Country Song” – Eric Church
“Who You Thought I Was” – Brandy Clark
“When My Amy Prays” – Vince Gill
“Bluebird” – Miranda Lambert
“Black Like Me” – Mickey Guyton

Best Country Duo/Group Performance
“All Night” – Brothers Osborne
“10,000 Hours” – Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber
“Ocean” – Lady A
“Sugar Coat” – Little Big Town
“Some People Do” – Old Dominion

Best Country Song
“Bluebird” : Luke Dick, Natalie Hemby & Miranda Lambert, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
“The Bones” : Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins & Laura Veltz, songwriters (Maren Morris)
“Crowded Table” : Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby & Lori McKenna, songwriters (The Highwomen)
“More Hearts Than Mine” : Ingrid Andress, Sam Ellis & Derrick Southerland, songwriters (Ingrid Andress)
“Some People Do” : Jesse Frasure, Shane McAnally, Matthew Ramsey & Thomas Rhett, songwriters (Old Dominion)

Best Country Album
Nightfall – Little Big Town
Wildcard – Miranda Lambert
Never Will – Ashley McBryde
Lady Like – Ingrid Andress
Your Life Is a Record – Brandy Clark

NEW AGE

Best New Age Album
Songs from the Bardo – Laurie Anderson, Tenzin Choegyal & Jesse Paris Smith
Periphery – Priya Darshini
Form//Less – Superposition
More Guitar Stories – Jim “Kimo” West
Meditations – Cory Wong & Jon Batiste

JAZZ

Best Improvised Jazz Solo
“Guinivere” – Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah, soloist
“Pachamama” – Regina Carter, soloist
“Tomorrow is the Question” – Julian Lage, soloist
“Celia” – Gerald Clayton, soloist
“All Blues” – Chick Corea, soloist
“Moe Honk” – Joshua Redman, soloist

Best Jazz Vocal Album
ONA – Thana Alexa
Secrets are the Best Stories – Kurt Elling featuring Danilo Pérez
Modern Ancestors – Carmen Lundy
Holy Room: Live at Alte Oper – Somi With Frankfurt Radio Big Band
What’s the Hurry – Kenny Washington

Best Jazz Instrumental Album
on the tender spot of every calloused moment – Ambrose Akinmusire
Waiting Game – Terri Lyne Carrington and Social Science
Happening: Live at the Village Vanguard – Gerald Clayton
Trilogy 2 – Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade
RoundAgain – Redman Mehldau McBride Blade

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Dialogues on Race – Gregg August
Monk’estra Plays John Beasley – John Beasley
The Intangible Between – Orrin Evans and The Captain Black Big Band
Songs You Like a Lot – John Hollenbeck with Theo Bleckmann, Kate McGarry, Gary Versace and The Frankfurt Radio Big Band
Data Lords – Maria Schneider Orchestra

Best Latin Jazz Album
Tradiciones – Afro-Peruvian Jazz Orchestra
Four Questions – Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
City of Dreams – Chico Pinheiro
Viento y Tiempo – Live at Blue Note Tokyo – Gonzalo Rubalcaba & Aymée Nuviola
Trane’s Delight – Poncho Sanchez

GOSPEL/CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC

Best Gospel Performance/Song
“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” : Travis Greene, songwriter (Travis Greene)
“Movin’ On” : Darryl L. Howell, Jonathan Caleb McReynolds, Kortney Jamaal Pollard & Terrell Demetrius Wilson, songwriters (Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music)

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
“The Blessing (Live)” : Chris Brown, Cody Carnes, Kari Jobe Carnes & Steven Furtick, songwriters (Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes & Elevation Worship)
“Sunday Morning” : Denisia Andrews, Jones Terrence Antonio, Saint Bodhi, Brittany Coney, Kirk Franklin, Lasanna Harris, Shama Joseph, Stuart Lowery, Lecrae Moore & Nathanael Saint-Fleur, songwriters (Lecrae featuring Kirk Franklin
“Holy Water” : Andrew Bergthold, Ed Cash, Franni Cash, Martin Cash & Scott Cash, songwriters (We the Kingdom)
“Famous For (I Believe)” : Chuck Butler, Krissy Nordhoff, Jordan Sapp, Alexis Slifer & Tauren Wells, songwriters (Tauren Wells featuring Jenn Johnson)
“There Was Jesus” : Casey Beathard, Jonathan Smith & Zach Williams, songwriters (Zach Williams & Dolly Parton)

Best Gospel Album
2econd Wind: ReadY – Anthony Brown & group therAPy
My Tribute – Myron Butler
Choirmaster – Ricky Dillard
Gospel According to PJ – PJ Morton
Kierra – Kierra Sheard

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Run to The Father – Cody Carnes
All of My Best Friends – Hillsong Young & Free
Holy Water – We the Kingdom
Citizen of Heaven – Tauren Wells
Jesus is King – Kanye West

Best Roots Gospel Album
Beautiful Day – Mark Bishop
20/20 – The Crabb Family
What Christmas Really Means – The Erwins
Celebrating Fisk! (The 150th Anniversary Album) – Fisk Jubilee Singers
Something Beautiful – Ernie Haase & Signature Sound

LATIN

Best Latin Pop Album or Urban Album
YHLQMDLG – Bad Bunny
Por Primera Vez – Camilo
Mesa Para Dos – Kany García
Pausa – Ricky Martin
3:33 – Debi Nova

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
Aura – Bajofondo
MONSTRUO – Cami
Sobrevolando – Cultura Profética
La Conquista del Espacio – Fito Paez
Miss Colombia – Lido Pimienta

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
Hecho en México – Alejandro Fernández
La Serenata – Lupita Infante
Un Canto por México, Vol. 1 – Natalia Lafourcade
Bailando Sones y Huampangos con Mariachi Sol De Mexico De Jose Hernandez – Mariachi Sol De Mexico De Jose Hernandez
Ayayay! – Christian Nodal

Best Tropical Latin Album
Mi Tumbao – José Alberto “El Ruiseñor”
Infinito – Edwin Bonilla
Sigo Cantando al Amor (Deluxe) – Jorge Celedon & Sergio Luis
40 – Grupo Niche
Memorias de Navidad – Víctor Manuelle

AMERICAN ROOTS

Best American Roots Performance
“Colors” – Black Pumas
“Deep In Love” – Bonny Light Horseman
“Short and Sweet” – Brittany Howard
“I’ll Be Gone” – Norah Jones & Mavis Staples
“I Remember Everything” – John Prine

Best American Roots Song
“Cabin” : Laura Rogers & Lydia Rogers, songwriters (The Secret Sisters)
“Ceiling to the Floor” : Sierra Hull & Kai Welch, songwriters (Sierra Hull)
“Hometown” : Sarah Jarosz, songwriter (Sarah Jarosz)
“I Remember Everything” : Pat McLaughlin & John Prine, songwriters (John Prine)
“Man Without a Soul” : Tom Overby & Lucinda Williams, songwriters (Lucinda Williams)

Best Americana Album
Old Flowers – Courtney Marie Andrews
Terms of Surrender – Hiss Golden Messenger
World on the Ground – Sarah Jarosz
El Dorado – Marcus King
Good Souls Better Angels – Lucinda Williams

Best Bluegrass Album
Man on Fire – Danny Barnes
To Live in Two Worlds, Vol. 1 – Thomm Jutz
North Carolina Songbook – Steep Canyon Rangers
Home – Billy Strings
The John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project, Vol. 1 – Various Artists

Best Traditional Blues Album
All My Dues are Paid – Frank Bey
You Make Me Feel – Don Bryant
That’s What I Heard – Robert Cray Band
Cypress Grove – Jimmy “Duck” Holmes
Rawer than Raw – Bobby Rush

Best Contemporary Blues Album
Have You Lost Your Mind Yet? – Fantastic Negrito
Live at the Paramount – Ruthie Foster Big Band
The Juice – G. Love
Blackbirds – Bettye LaVette
Up and Rolling – North Mississippi Allstars

Best Folk Album
Bonny Light Horseman – Bonny Light Horseman
Thanks for the Dance – Leonard Cohen
Song for Our Daughter – Laura Marling
Saturn Return – The Secret Sisters
All the Good Times – Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

Best Regional Roots Music Album
My Relatives”Nikso Kowaiks” – Black Lodge Singers
Cameron Dupuy and The Cajun Troubadours – Cameron Dupuy And The Cajun Troubadours
Lovely Sunrise – Nā Wai ʽEhā
Atmosphere – New Orleans Nightcrawlers
A Tribute to Al Berard – Sweet Cecilia

REGGAE

Best Reggae Album
Upside Down 2020 – Buju Banton
Higher Place – Skip Marley
It All Comes Black to Love – Maxi Priest
Got to Be Tough – Toots & The Maytals
One World – The Wailers

GLOBAL MUSIC

Best Global Music Album
Fu Chronicles – Antibalas
Twice as Tall – Burna Boy
Agora – Bebel Gilberto
Love Letters – Anoushka Shankar
Amadjar – Tinariwen

CHILDREN’S

Best Children’s Album
All the Ladies – Joanie Leeds
Be a Pain: An Album for Young (and Old) Leaders – Alastair Moock And Friends
I’m an Optimist – Dog On Fleas
Songs for Singin’ – The Okee Dokee Brothers
Wild Life – Justin Roberts

SPOKEN WORD

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
Acid for the Children – A Memoir – Flea
Alex Trebek – The Answer Is… – Ken Jennings
Catch and Kill – Ronan Farrow
Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth – Rachel Maddow
Charlotte’s Web (E.B. White) – Meryl Streep and Full Cast

COMEDY

Best Comedy Album
Black Mitzvah – Tiffany Haddish
I Love Everything – Patton Oswalt
The Pale Tourist – Jim Gaffigan
Paper Tiger – Bill Burr
23 Hours to Kill – Jerry Seinfeld

MUSICAL THEATER

Best Musical Theater Album
Amélie
American Utopia on Broadway
Jagged Little Pill
Little Shop of Horrors
The Prince of Egypt
Soft Power

MUSIC FOR VISUAL MEDIA

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood – Various artists
Bill & Ted Face the Music – Various artists
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga – Various artists
Frozen II – Various artists
Jojo Rabbit – Various artists

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
Ad Astra – Max Richter, composer
Becoming – Kamasi Washington, composer
Joker – Hildur Guðnadóttir, composer
1917 – Thomas Newman, composer
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – John Williams, composer

Best Song Written for Visual Media
“Beautiful Ghosts” (from Cats) : Andrew Lloyd Webber and Taylor Swift (Taylor Swift)
“Carried Me with You” (from Onward) : Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth and Tim Hanseroth (Brandi Carlile)
“Into the Unknown” (from Frozen II) : Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (Idina Menzel and AURORA)
“No Time to Die” (from No Time to Die) : Billie Eilish O’Connell and Finneas O’Connell (Billie Eilish)
“Stand Up” (from Harriet) : Joshuah Brian Campbell and Cynthia Erivo (Cynthia Erivo)

COMPOSING/ARRANGING

Best Instrumental Composition
“Baby Jack” : Arturo O’Farrill, composer (Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra)
“Be Water II” : Christian Sands, composer (Christian Sands)
“Plumfield” : Alexandre Desplat, composer (Alexandre Desplat)
“Sputnik” : Maria Schneider, composer (Maria Schneider)
“Strata” : Remy Le Boeuf, composer (Remy Le Boeuf’s Assembly Of Shadows featuring Anna Webber & Eric Miller)

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
“Bathroom Dance” : Hildur Guðnadóttir, arranger (Hildur Guðnadóttir)
“Donna Lee” : John Beasley, arranger (John Beasley)
“Honeymooners” : Remy Le Boeuf, arranger (Remy Le Boeuf’s Assembly Of Shadows)
“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
“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” : Alan Broadbent & Pat Metheny, arrangers (Pat Metheny featuring Meshell Ndegeocello)
“He Won’t Hold You” : Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier featuring Rapsody)
“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
Everyday Life
Funeral
Healer
On Circles
Vols. 11 & 12

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
Flaming Pie (Collector’s Edition)
Giants Stadium 1987, 1989, 1991
Mode
Ode to Joy
The Story of Ghostly International

NOTES

Best Album Notes
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)
Dead Man’s Pop : JBob Mehr, album notes writer (The Replacements)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
Celebrated, 1895-1896
Hittin’ The Ramp: The Early Years (1936 – 1943)
It’s Such A Good Feeling: The Best Of Mister Rogers
1999 Super Deluxe Edition
Souvenir
Throw Down Your Heart: The Complete Africa Sessions

PRODUCTION, NON-CLASSICAL

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Black Hole Rainbow
Expectations
Hyperspace
Jaime
25 Trips

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Jack Antonoff
Dan Auerbach
Dave Cobb
Flying Lotus
Andrew Watt

Best Remixed Recording
“Do You Ever (RAC Mix)”
“Imaginary Friends (Morgan Page Remix)”
“Praying for You (Louie Vega Main Remix)
“Roses (Imanbek Remix)”
“Young & Alive (Bazzi vs. Haywyre Remix)”

PRODUCTION, IMMERSIVE AUDIO

Best Immersive Audio Album
The judging for this category was postponed.

PRODUCTION, CLASSICAL

Best Engineered Album, Classical
“Danielpour: The Passion of Yeshua”
“Gershwin: Porgy and Bess”
“Hynes: Fields”
“Ives: Complete Symphonies”
“Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13, ‘Babi Yar'”

Producer of the Year, Classical
Blanton Alspaugh
David Frost
Jesse Lewis
Dmitry Lipay
Elaine Martone

CLASSICAL

Best Orchestral Performance
“Aspects of America – Pulitzer Edition” : Carlos Kalmar, conductor (Oregon Symphony)
“Concurrence” : Daníel Bjarnason, conductor (Iceland Symphony Orchestra)
“Copland: Symphony No. 3” : Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
“Ives: Complete Symphonies” : Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
“Lutosławski: Symphonies No. 2 & 3” : Hannu Lintu, conductor (Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra)

Best Opera Recording
“Dello Joio: The Trial at Rouen”
“Floyd, C: Prince of Players”
“Gershwin: Porgy and Bess”
“Handel: Agrippina”
“Zemlinsky: Der Zwerg”

Best Choral Performance
“Carthage” : Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)
“Danielpour: The Passion of Yessuah” : JoAnn Falletta, conductor; James K. Bass & Adam Luebke, chorus masters (James K. Bass, J’Nai Bridges, Timothy Fallon, Kenneth Overton, Hila Plitmann & Matthew Worth; Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus & UCLA Chamber Singers)
“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
“Adés: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra” : Kirill Gerstein; Thomas Adès, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
“Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas” : Igor Levit
“Bohemian Tales” : Augustin Hadelich; Jakub Hrůša, conductor (Charles Owen; Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks)
“Destination Rachmaninov – Arrival” : Daniil Trifonov; Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor (The Philadelphia Orchestra)
“Theofanidis: Concerto for Viola and Chamber Orchestra” : Richard O’Neill; David Alan Miller, conductor (Albany Symphony)

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
“American Composers at Play – William Bolcom, Ricky Ian Gordon, Lori Laitman, John Musto”
“Clairières – Songs by Lili & Nadia Boulanger”
“Farinelli”
“A Lad’s Love”
“Smyth: The Prison”

Best Classical Compendium
“Adès Conducts Adès”
“Saariaho: Graal Théâtre; Circle Map, Neiges, Vers Toi Qui Es Si Loin”
“Serebrier: Symphonic Bach Variations; Laments and Hallelujahs; Flute Concerto”
“Thomas, M.T.: From the Diary of Anne Frank & Meditations on Rilke”
“Woolf, L.P.: Fire and Blood”

Best Contemporary Classical Composition
“Adès: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra”
“Danielpour: The Passion of Yeshua”
“Floyd, C.: Prince of Players”
“Hearne, T.: Place”
“Rouse: Symphony No. 5”

MUSIC VIDEO/FILM

Best Music Video
“Brown Skin Girl” – Beyoncé, Saint Jhn & Wizkid Featuring Blue Ivy Carter
“Life Is Good” – Future Featuring Drake
“Lockdown” – Anderson .Paak
“Adore You” – Harry Styles
“Goliath” – Woodkid

Best Music Film
Beastie Boys Story – Beastie Boys
Black Is King – Beyoncé
We Are Freestyle Love Supreme – Freestyle Love Supreme
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice – Linda Ronstadt
That Little Ol’ Band From Texas – ZZ Top

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