Album of the year
“Debí Tirar Más Fotos” — Bad Bunny
Record of the year
“Luther” — Kendrick Lamar With SZA
Song of the year
“Wildflower” — Billie Eilish O’Connell and Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
Best new artist
Olivia Dean
Producer of the year, nonclassical
Cirkut |
Songwriter of the year, nonclassical
Amy Allen |
Pop solo performance
“Messy” — Lola Young
Pop duo/group performance
“Defying Gravity” — Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande
Pop vocal album
“Mayhem” — Lady Gaga
Dance/electronic recording
Dance pop recording
“Abracadabra” — Lady Gaga
Dance/electronic album
“Eusexua” — FKA twigs
Remixed recording
“Abracadabra (Gesaffelstein Remix)” — Gesaffelstein, remixer (Lady Gaga and Gesaffelstein)
Rock performance
“Changes (Live From Villa Park) Back to the Beginning” — Yungblud Featuring Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman and II
Metal performance
“Birds” — Turnstile
Rock song
“As Alive as You Need Me to Be” — Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, songwriters (Nine Inch Nails)
Rock album
“Never Enough” — Turnstile
Alternative music performance
“Alone” — The Cure
Alternative music album
“Songs of a Lost World” — The Cure
R & B performance
“Folded” — Kehlani
Traditional R & B performance
“Vibes Don’t Lie” — Leon Thomas
R & B song
“Folded” — Darius Dixson, Andre Harris, Kehlani Parrish, Donovan Knight, Don Mills, Khris Riddick-Tynes and Dawit Kamal Wilson, songwriters (Kehlani)
Progressive R & B album
“Bloom” — Durand Bernarr
R & B album
“Mutt” — Leon Thomas
Rap performance
“Chains & Whips” — Clipse, Pusha T and Malice Featuring Kendrick Lamar and Pharrell Williams
Melodic rap performance
“Luther” — Kendrick Lamar With SZA
Rap song
“TV Off” — Jack Antonoff, Larry Jayy, Kendrick Lamar, Dijon McFarlane, Sean Momberger, Mark Anthony Spears and Kamasi Washington, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar Featuring Lefty Gunplay)
Rap album
“GNX” — Kendrick Lamar
Spoken word poetry album
“Words For Days Vol. 1” — Mad Skillz
Jazz performance
“Windows - Live” — Chick Corea, Christian McBride and Brian Blade
Jazz vocal album
“Portrait” — Samara Joy
Jazz instrumental album
“Southern Nights” — Sullivan Fortner Featuring Peter Washington and Marcus Gilmore
Large jazz ensemble album
“Without Further Ado, Vol 1” — Christian McBride Big Band
Latin jazz album
“A Tribute to Benny Moré and Nat King Cole” — Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Yainer Horta and Joey Calveiro
Alternative jazz album
“Live-Action” — Nate Smith
Traditional pop vocal album
“A Matter of Time” — Laufey
Contemporary instrumental album
“Brightside” — Arkai
Musical theater album
Country solo performance
“Bad as I Used to Be [From “F1 The Movie”]” — Chris Stapleton
Country duo/group performance
“Amen” — Shaboozey and Jelly Roll
Country song
“Bitin’ List” — Tyler Childers, songwriter (Tyler Childers)
Traditional country album
“Ain’t in It for My Health” — Zach Top
Contemporary country album
“Beautifully Broken” — Jelly Roll
American roots performance
“Beautiful Strangers” — Mavis Staples
Americana performance
“Godspeed” — Mavis Staples
American roots song
“Ancient Light” —Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan and Sara Watkins, songwriters (I’m With Her)
Americana album
“Big Money” — Jon Batiste
Bluegrass album
“Highway Prayers” — Billy Strings
Traditional blues album
“Ain’t Done With the Blues” — Buddy Guy
Contemporary blues album
“Preacher Kids” — Robert Randolph
Folk album
“Wild and Clear and Blue” — I’m With Her
Regional roots music album
“A Tribute to the King of Zydeco”
Gospel performance/song
“Come Jesus Come” — Cece Winans Featuring Shirley Caesar
Contemporary Christian music performance/song
“Hard Fought Hallelujah” — Brandon Lake With Jelly Roll; Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, Benjamin William Hastings, Jason Bradley Deford and Brandon Lake, songwriters
Gospel album
“Heart of Mine” — Darrel Walls, PJ Morton
Contemporary Christian music album
“Coritos Vol. 1” — Israel & New Breed
Roots gospel album
“I Will Not Be Moved (Live)” — The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
Latin pop album
“Cancionera” — Natalia Lafourcade
Música urbana album
“Debí Tirar Más Fotos” — Bad Bunny
Latin rock or alternative album
“Papota” — Ca7riel and Paco Amoroso
Música Mexicana album (including Tejano)
“Palabra De To’s (Seca)” — Carín León
Tropical Latin album
“Raíces” — Gloria Estefan
Global music performance
“EoO” — Bad Bunny
African music performance
“Push 2 Start” — Tyla
Global music album
“Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo” — Caetano Veloso and Maria Bethânia
Reggae album
“Blxxd & Fyah” — Keznamdi
New age, ambient or chant album
“Nomadica” — Carla Patullo Featuring the Scorchio Quartet and Tonality
Children’s music album
“Harmony” — Fyütch and Aura V
Comedy album
“Your Friend, Nate Bargatze” — Nate Bargatze
Audio book, narration and storytelling recording
“Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama” — Dalai Lama
Compilation soundtrack for visual media
“Sinners” — (Various Artists)
Score soundtrack for visual media (includes film and television)
“Sinners” — Ludwig Göransson, composer
Score soundtrack for video games and other interactive media
“Sword of the Sea” — Austin Wintory, composer
Song written for visual media
“Golden [From “KPop Demon Hunters”]” — Ejae and Mark Sonnenblick, songwriters (Huntr/x: Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami)
Music video
“Anxiety” — Doechii; James Mackel, video director; Pablo Feldman, Jolene Mendes and Sophia Sabella, video producers
Music film
“Music by John Williams” — 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 and Justin Wilkes, video producers
Recording package
“Tracks II: The Lost Albums” — Meghan Foley and Michelle Holme, art directors (Bruce Springsteen)
Album cover
“Chromakopia” — Shaun Llewellyn and Luis “Panch” Perez, art directors (Tyler, the Creator)
Album notes
“Miles ‘55: The Prestige Recordings” — Ashley Kahn, album notes writer (Miles Davis)
Historical album
“Joni Mitchell Archives - Volume 4: The Asylum Years (1976-1980)” — Patrick Milligan and Joni Mitchell, compilation producers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Joni Mitchell)
Best engineered album, nonclassical
“That Wasn’t a Dream” — Joseph Lorge and Blake Mills, engineers; Patricia Sullivan, mastering engineer (Pino Palladino, Blake Mills)
Best engineered album, classical
“Cerrone: Don’t Look Down” — Mike Tierney, engineer; Alan Silverman, mastering engineer (Sandbox Percussion)
Producer of the year, classical
Elaine Martone
Immersive audio album
“Immersed” — Justin Gray, immersive mix engineer; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Justin Gray, Drew Jurecka and Morten Lindberg, immersive producers (Justin Gray)
Instrumental composition
“First Snow” — Remy Le Boeuf, composer (Nordkraft Big Band, Remy Le Boeuf and Danielle Wertz)
Arrangement, instrumental or a cappella
“Super Mario Praise Break” — Bryan Carter, Charlie Rosen and Matthew Whitaker, arrangers (The 8-Bit Big Band)
Arrangement, instruments and vocals
“Big Fish” — Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick, Nate Smith and Amanda Taylor, arrangers (Nate Smith Featuring Säje)
Orchestral performance
“Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie” — Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
Opera recording
“Heggie: Intelligence” — Kwamé Ryan, conductor; Jamie Barton, J’Nai Bridges and Janai Brugger; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (Houston Grand Opera; Gene Scheer)
Choral performance
“Ortiz: Yanga” — Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Grant Gershon, chorus master (Los Angeles Philharmonic and Tambuco Percussion Ensemble; Los Angeles Master Chorale)
Chamber music/small ensemble performance
“Dennehy: Land Of Winter” — Alan Pierson and Alarm Will Sound
Classical instrumental solo
“Shostakovich: The Cello Concertos” — Yo-Yo Ma; Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
Classical solo vocal album
“Telemann: Ino - Opera Arias for Soprano” — Amanda Forsythe, soloist; Robert Mealy, Paul O’Dette and Stephen Stubbs, conductors (Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra)
Classical compendium
“Ortiz: Yanga” — Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Dmitriy Lipay, producer
Contemporary classical composition
“Ortiz: Dzonot” — Gabriela Ortiz, composer (Alisa Weilerstein, Gustavo Dudamel and Los Angeles Philharmonic)
