Here’s The List Of The 2026 Rap & R&B GRAMMY Winners
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49 One of the most coveted music awarding ceremonies, the GRAMMYs are here yet again, for the 2026 edition. With some very interesting nominations that cover a plethora of engaging releases that dropped throughout the year, the anticipation for this year’s winners has been at an all time high.
Finally, it is time for the announcement; some went as expected, whereas others were surprising in the most pleasant way possible. Without further ado, here is the list of nominations and winners across rap and RnB categories. Grab your popcorn and check out the list below!
Most of the awards are handed out during the premiere ceremony as we know, while 9 awards, including ‘Best Rap Album’ will be announced during the main broadcast.
Best R&B Performance
WINNER:
Chris Brown Featuring Bryson Tiller – It Depends
Justin Bieber – Yukon
Kehlani – Folded – WINNER
Leon Thomas – Mutt (Live from NPR’s Tiny Desk)
Summer Walker – Heart of a Woman
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Durand Bernarr – Here We Are
Lalah Hathaway – Uptown
Ledisi – Love You Too
Leon Thomas – Vibes Don’t Lie – WINNER
SZA – Crybaby
Best R&B Song
Chris Brown Featuring Bryson Tiller – It Depends
Durand Bernarr – Overqualified
Kehlani – Folded – WINNER
Leon Thomas – Yes It Is
Summer Walker – Heart of a Woman
Best Progressive R&B Album
Bilal – Adjust Brightness
Destin Conrad – Love on Digital
Durand Bernarr – Bloom – WINNER
Flo – Access All Areas
Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon – Come as You Are
Best R&B Album
Coco Jones – Why Not More?
Giveon – Beloved
Ledisi – The Crown
Leon Thomas – Mutt – WINNER
Teyana Taylor – Escape Room
Best Rap Performance
Cardi B – Outside
Clipse, Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T & Malice – Chains & Whips – WINNER
Doechii – Anxiety
Kendrick Lamar Featuring Lefty Gunplay – TV Off
Tyler, the Creator Featuring Teezo Touchdown – Darling, I
Best Melodic Rap Performance
Fridayy & Meek Mill – Proud of Me
JID, Ty Dolla $ign & 6lack – Wholeheartedly
Kendrick Lamar & SZA – Luther – WINNER
PartyNextDoor & Drake – Somebody Loves Me
Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon Featuring Rapsody – WeMaj
Best Rap Song
Clipse, John Legend, Voices of Fire, Pusha T & Malice – The Birds Don’t Sing
Doechii – Anxiety
Glorilla – TGIF
Kendrick Lamar Featuring Lefty Gunplay – TV Off – WINNER
Tyler, the Creator Featuring Glorilla, Sexyy Red & Lil Wayne – Sticky
Best Rap Album
Clipse, Pusha T & Malice – Let God Sort Em Out
Glorilla – Glorious
JID – God Does Like Ugly
Kendick Lamar – GNX – WINNER
Tyler, the Creator – Chromakopia
ALL WINNERS
Album of the year
“Debí Tirar Más Fotos” — Bad Bunny | WINNER
“Swag” — Justin Bieber
“Man’s Best Friend” — Sabrina Carpenter
“Let God Sort Em Out” — Clipse, Pusha T and Malice
“Mayhem” — Lady Gaga
“GNX” — Kendrick Lamar
“Mutt” — Leon Thomas
“Chromakopia” — Tyler, the Creator
Record of the Year
“DtMF,” Bad Bunny
Scotty Dittrich, JULiA LEWiS, Hydra Hitz, La Paciencia, 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, Aron Forbes & FINNEAS, 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
WINNER: “Luther,” 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 Kaysch, 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
Song of the Year
“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 Thomas 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)
WINNER: “WILDFLOWER,” Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
Best New Artist
WINNER: Olivia Dean
KATSEYE
The Marias
Addison Rae
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Leon Thomas
Alex Warren
Lola Young
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Dan Auerbach
• “Elegantly Wasted” (Hermanos Gutiérrez Featuring Leon Bridges)
• Harsh & Exciting (Moonrisers)
• “Holy Ghost Party” (Robert Finley)
• “Love Is Cruel” (Miles Kane)
• Medium Raw (Early James)
• A Million Knives (The Velveteers)
• No Rain, No Flowers (The Black Keys)
• Our Time in the Sun (Jeremie Albino)
WINNER: Cirkut
• “Abracadabra” (Lady Gaga)
• “AEOMG” (Coco Jones)
• “APT.” (ROSÉ, Bruno Mars)
• “Big Sleep” (The Weeknd Featuring Giorgio Moroder)
• “Disease” (Lady Gaga)
• “IT girl” (JADE)
• “A Little More” (Ed Sheeran)
• Mayhem (Lady Gaga)
• “Red Terror” (The Weeknd)
Dijon
• Baby (Dijon)
• “DAISIES” (Justin Bieber)
• “DEVOTION” (Justin Bieber & Dijon)
• “THINGS YOU DO” (Justin Bieber)
• “YUKON” (Justin Bieber)
Blake Mills
• For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) (Japanese Breakfast)
• Forever Is a Feeling (Lucy Dacus)
• Glory (Perfume Genius)
• That Wasn’t a Dream (Pino Palladino And Blake Mills)
Sounwave
• GNX (Kendrick Lamar)
Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical
WINNER: Amy Allen
• “APT.” (ROSÉ, Bruno Mars)
• “Bad as the Rest” (Jessie Murph)
• “Hail Mary” (Shaboozey, Sierra Ferrell)
• “Handlebars” (JENNIE Featuring Dua Lipa)
• “Just Keep Watching” (Tate McRae)
• “Lost in Translation” (Carín León & Kasey Musgraves)
• “Manchild” (Sabrina Carpenter)
• “Tears” (Sabrina Carpenter)
• “WHY” (Jon Bellion Featuring Luke Combs)
Edgar Barrera
• “Birthday Behavior” (BIA, Young Miko)
• “Coleccionando Heridas” (KAROL G, Marco Antonio Solís)
• “Ese Vato No Te Queda” (Carín León, Gabito Ballesteros)
• “Me Jalo” (Fuerza Regida, Grupo Frontera)
• “Me Retiro” (Santana, Grupo Frontera)
• “Milagros” (KAROL G)
• “Sigueme Besando Asi” (Manuel Turizo)
• “Soltera” (Shakira)
• “Una Noche Contigo” (Juanes)
Jessie Jo Dillon
• “Bless Your Heart” (Megan Moroney)
• “Bottomland” (HARDY)
• “Dreams Don’t Die” (Jelly Roll)
• “First Rodeo” (Kelsea Ballerini)
• “Happen to Me” (Russell Dickerson)
• “Hello S***ty Day” (Jake Worthington, Miranda Lambert)
• “If You Were Mine” (Morgan Wallen)
• “Patterns” (Kelsea Ballerini)
• “To the Men That Love Women After Heartbreak” (Kelsea Ballerini)
Tobias Jesso Jr.
• “Another Baby!” (Dijon)
• “Baby!” (Dijon)
• “Daisies” (Justin Bieber)
• “From” (Bon Iver)
• “Go Baby” (Justin Bieber)
• “Golden Burning Sun” (Miley Cyrus)
• “Man I Need” (Olivia Dean)
• “Relationships” (HAIM)
• “Walking Away” (Justin Bieber)
Laura Veltz
• “About You” (BigXthaPlug Featuring Tucker Wetmore)
• “Blue Strips” (Jessie Murph)
• “Grand Bouquet” (Maren Morris)
• “Leave Me Too” (Josh Ross)
• “Parallel Universe” (Lauren Spencer Smith)
• “Someone In This Room” (Jessie Murph Featuring Bailey Zimmerman)
• “Touch Me Like A Gangster” (Jessie Murph)
• “What Tomorrow’s For” (Blessing Offor)
• “You’ll Be OK, Kid – From The Original Documentary Child Star” (Demi Lovato)
Best Pop Solo Performance
“DAISIES,” Justin Bieber
“Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter
“Disease,” Lady Gaga
“The Subway,” Chappell Roan
WINNER: “Messy,” Lola Young
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
WINNER: “Defying Gravity,” 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 With Kendrick Lamar
Best Pop Vocal Album
SWAG, Justin Bieber
Man’s Best Friend, Sabrina Carpenter
Something Beautiful, Miley Cyrus
WINNER: MAYHEM, Lady Gaga
I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2), Teddy Swims
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
“No Cap,” Disclosure & Anderson .Paak
Disclosure, producers; 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
WINNER: “End of Summer,” Tame Impala
Kevin Parker, producer; Kevin Parker, mixer
Best Dance Pop Recording
“Bluest Flame,” Selena Gomez & benny blanco
benny blanco, Dylan Brady & Cashmere Cat, producers; benny blanco & Cashmere Cat, mixers
WINNER: “Abracadabra,” 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
Best Dance/Electronic Album
WINNER: EUSEXUA, 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
Best Remixed Recording
WINNER: “Abracadabra (Gesaffelstein Remix),” 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)
Best Rock Performance
“U Should Not Be Doing That,” Amyl and The Sniffers
“The Emptiness Machine,” Linkin Park
“NEVER ENOUGH,” Turnstile
“Mirtazapine,” Hayley Williams
WINNER: “Changes (Live From Villa Park) Back to the Beginning,” YUNGBLUD Featuring Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman, II
Best Metal Performance
“Night Terror,” Dream Theater
“Lachryma,” Ghost
“Emergence,” Sleep Token
“Soft Spine,” Spiritbox
WINNER: “BIRDS,” Turnstile
Best Rock Song
WINNER: “As Alive as You Need Me to Be,” 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)
Best Rock Album
private music, Deftones
I quit, HAIM
From Zero, Linkin Park
WINNER: NEVER ENOUGH, Turnstile
Idols, YUNGBLUD
Best Alternative Music Performance
“Everything Is Peaceful Love,” Bon Iver
WINNER: “Alone,” The Cure
“SEEIN’ STARS,” Turnstile
“mangetout,” Wet Leg
“Parachute,” Hayley Williams
Best Alternative Music Album
SABLE, fABLE, Bon Iver
WINNER: Songs of a Lost World, The Cure
DON’T TAP THE GLASS, Tyler, The Creator
moisturizer, Wet Leg
Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party, Hayley Williams
Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
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
WINNER: Words For Days Vol. 1, Mad Skillz
Best Jazz Performance
“Noble Rise,” Lakecia Benjamin Featuring Immanuel Wilkins & Mark Whitfield
WINNER: “Windows – Live,” 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
Best Jazz Vocal Album
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
WINNER: Portrait, Samara Joy
Fly, Michael Mayo
Live at Vic’s Las Vegas, Nicole Zuraitis, Dan Pugach, Tom Scott, Idan Morim, Keyon Harrold & Rachel Eckroth
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Trilogy 3 (Live), Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade
WINNER: Southern Nights, Sullivan Fortner Featuring Peter Washington & Marcus Gilmore
Belonging, Branford Marsalis Quartet
Spirit Fall, John Patitucci Featuring Chris Potter & Brian Blade
Fasten Up, Yellowjackets
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Orchestrator Emulator, The 8-Bit Big Band
WINNER: Without Further Ado, Vol 1, 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
Best Latin Jazz Album
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
WINNER: A Tribute to Benny Moré and Nat King Cole, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Yainer Horta & Joey Calveiro
Vanguardia Subterránea: Live at The Village Vanguard, Miguel Zenón Quartet
Best Alternative Jazz Album
honey from a winter stone, Ambrose Akinmusire
Keys to the City Volume One, Robert Glasper
Ride into the Sun, Brad Mehldau
WINNER: LIVE-ACTION, Nate Smith
Blues Blood, Immanuel Wilkins
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Wintersongs, Laila Biali
The Gift of Love, Jennifer Hudson
Who Believes in Angels?, Elton John & Brandi Carlile
Harlequin, Lady Gaga
WINNER: A Matter of Time, Laufey
The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume 2, Barbra Streisand
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
WINNER: Brightside, ARKAI
Ones & Twos, Gerald Clayton
BEATrio, Béla Fleck, Edmar Castañeda, Antonio Sánchez
Just Us, Bob James & Dave Koz
Shayan Charu, Suri
Best Musical Theater Album
WINNER: Buena Vista Social Club
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)
Best Country Solo Performance
“Nose on the Grindstone,” Tyler Childers
“Good News,” Shaboozey
WINNER: “Bad as I Used to Be [From F1® The Movie],” Chris Stapleton
“I Never Lie,” Zach Top
“Somewhere Over Laredo,” Lainey Wilson
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
“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
WINNER: “Amen,” Shaboozey & Jelly Roll
“Honky Tonk Hall of Fame,” George Strait, Chris Stapleton
Best Country Song
WINNER: “Bitin’ List,” 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)
Best Traditional Country Album
Dollar a Day, Charley Crockett
American Romance, Lukas Nelson
Oh What a Beautiful World, Willie Nelson
Hard Headed Woman, Margo Price
WINNER: Ain’t in It for My Health, Zach Top
Best Contemporary Country Album
Patterns, Kelsea Ballerini
Snipe Hunter, Tyler Childers
Evangeline Vs. The Machine, Eric Church
WINNER: Beautifully Broken, Jelly Roll
Postcards From Texas, Miranda Lambert
Best American Roots Performance
“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
WINNER: “Beautiful Strangers,” Mavis Staples
Best Americana Performance
“Boom,” Sierra Hull
“Poison in My Well,” Maggie Rose & Grace Potter
WINNER: “Godspeed,” Mavis Staples
“That’s Gonna Leave a Mark,” Molly Tuttle
“Horses,” Jesse Welles
Best American Roots Song
WINNER: “Ancient Light,” 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)
Best Americana Album
WINNER: BIG MONEY, Jon Batiste
Bloom, Larkin Poe
Last Leaf on the Tree, Willie Nelson
So Long Little Miss Sunshine, Molly Tuttle
Middle, Jesse Welles
Best Bluegrass Album
Carter & Cleveland, Michael Cleveland & Jason Carter
A Tip Toe High Wire, Sierra Hull
Arcadia, Alison Krauss & Union Station
Outrun, The Steeldrivers
WINNER: Highway Prayers, Billy Strings
Best Traditional Blues Album
WINNER: Ain’t Done With the Blues, 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
Best Contemporary Blues Album
Breakthrough, Joe Bonamassa
Paper Doll, Samantha Fish
A Tribute to LJK, Eric Gales
WINNER: Preacher Kids, Robert Randolph
Family, Southern Avenue
Best Folk Album
What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow, Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson
Crown of Roses, Patty Griffin
WINNER: Wild and Clear and Blue, I’m With Her
Foxes in the Snow, Jason Isbell
Under the Powerlines (April 24 – September 24), Jesse Welles
Best Regional Roots Music Album
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
WINNER: A Tribute to the King of Zydeco, Various Artists
Best Gospel Performance/Song
“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
WINNER: “Come Jesus Come,” CeCe Winans Featuring Shirley Caesar
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
“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
WINNER: “Hard Fought Hallelujah,” Brandon Lake With Jelly Roll; Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, Benjamin William Hastings, Jason Bradley Deford & 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
Best Gospel Album
Sunny Days, Yolanda Adams
Tasha, Tasha Cobbs Leonard
Live Breathe Fight, Tamela Mann
Only on the Road (Live), Tye Tribbett
WINNER: Heart of Mine, Darrel Walls, PJ Morton
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
CHILD OF GOD II, Forrest Frank
WINNER: Coritos Vol. 1, Israel & New Breed
King of Hearts, Brandon Lake
Reconstruction, Lecrae
Let the Church Sing, Tauren Wells
Best Roots Gospel Album
WINNER: I Will Not Be Moved (Live), 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
Best Latin Pop Album
Cosa Nuestra, Rauw Alejandro
BOGOTÁ (DELUXE), Andrés Cepeda
Tropicoqueta, KAROL G
WINNER: Cancionera, Natalia Lafourcade
¿Y ahora qué?, Alejandro Sanz
Best Música Urbana Album
WINNER: DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS, Bad Bunny
Mixteip, J Balvin
FERXXO VOL X: Sagrado, Feid
NAIKI, Nicki Nicole
EUB DELUXE, Trueno
SINFÓNICO (En Vivo), Yandel
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
Genes Rebeldes, Aterciopelados
ASTROPICAL, Bomba Estéreo, Rawayana, ASTROPICAL
WINNER: PAPOTA, CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso
ALGORHYTHM, Los Wizzards
Novela, Fito Paez
Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)
MALA MÍA, Fuerza Regida, Grupo Frontera
Y Lo Que Viene, Grupo Frontera
Sin Rodeos, Paola Jara
WINNER: Palabra De To’s (Seca), Carín León
Bobby Pulido & Friends Una Tuya Y Una Mía – Por La Puerta Grande (En Vivo), Bobby Pulido
Best Tropical Latin Album
Fotografías, Rubén Blades, Roberto Delgado & Orquesta
WINNER: Raíces, Gloria Estefan
Clásicos 1.0, Grupo Niche
Bingo, Alain Pérez
Debut y Segunda Tanda, Vol. 2, Gilberto Santa Rosa
Best Global Music Performance
WINNER: “EoO,” 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
Best African Music Performance
“Love,” Burna Boy
“WithYou,” Davido Featuring Omah Lay
“Hope & Love,” Eddy Kenzo & Mehran Matin
“Gimme Dat,” Ayra Starr Featuring Wizkid
WINNER: “PUSH 2 START,” Tyla
Best Global Music Album
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
WINNER: Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo, Caetano Veloso And Maria Bethânia
Best Reggae Album
Treasure Self Love, Lila Iké
Heart & Soul, Vybz Kartel
WINNER: BLXXD & FYAH, Keznamdi
From Within, Mortimer
No Place Like Home, Jesse Royal
Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album
Kuruvinda, Kirsten Agresta-Copely
According to the Moon, Cheryl B. Engelhardt, GEM, Dallas String Quartet
Into the Forest, Jahnavi Harrison
WINNER: Nomadica, Carla Patullo Featuring The Scorchio Quartet & Tonality
The Colors in My Mind, Chris Redding
Best Children’s Music Album
Ageless: 100 Years Young, Joanie Leeds & Joya
Buddy’s Magic Tree House, Mega Ran
WINNER: Harmony, FYÜTCH & Aura V
Herstory, Flor Bromley
The Music of Tori and the Muses, Tori Amos
Best Comedy Album
Drop Dead Years, Bill Burr
PostMortem, Sarah Silverman
Single Lady, Ali Wong
What Had Happened Was…, Jamie Foxx
WINNER: Your Friend, Nate Bargatze, Nate Bargatze
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
WINNER: Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness The Dalai Lama, Dalai Lama
You Know It’s True: The Real Story of Milli Vanilli, Fab Morvan
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
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
WINNER: Sinners, 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
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)
How To Train Your Dragon, John Powell, composer
Severance: Season 2, Theodore Shapiro, composer
WINNER: Sinners, Ludwig Göransson, composer
Wicked, John Powell & Stephen Schwartz, composers
The Wild Robot, Kris Bowers, composer
Best Score Soundtrack for 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
WINNER: Sword of the Sea, Austin Wintory, composer
Best Song Written for Visual Media
“As Alive As You Need Me To Be [From TRON: Ares],” Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, songwriters (Nine Inch Nails)
WINNER: “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)
“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)
Best Music Video
“Young Lion,” Sade
Sophie Muller, video director; Sade & Aaron Taylor Dean, video producers
“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
WINNER: “Anxiety,” 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 producers
Best Music Film
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
WINNER: 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 & Justin Wilkes, video producers
Piece by Piece, Pharrell Williams
Morgan Neville, video director; Morgan Neville, Caitrin Rogers, Mimi Valdes & Pharrell Williams, video producers
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 director (Mac Miller)
WINNER: Tracks II: The Lost Albums, Meghan Foley & Michelle Holme, art directors (Bruce Springsteen)
Best Album Cover
WINNER: CHROMAKOPIA, 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 & Andrew J.S., art directors (Perfume Genius)
moisturizer, Iris Luz, Lava La Rue & Rhian Teasdale, art directors (Wet Leg)
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)
WINNER: Miles ’55: The Prestige Recordings, Ashley Kahn, album notes writer (Miles Davis)
Best Historical Album
WINNER: Joni Mitchell Archives – Volume 4: The Asylum Years (1976-1980)
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 engineer (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)
est Engineered Album, Non-Classical
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)
WINNER: That Wasn’t A Dream
Joseph Lorge & Blake Mills, engineers; Patricia Sullivan, mastering engineer (Pino Palladino, Blake Mills)
Best Engineered Album, Classical
WINNER: Cerrone: Don’t Look Down
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)
Producer of the Year, Classical
Blanton Alspaugh
• All Is Miracle – The Choral Music of Kyle Pederson (Timothy J. Campbell & Transept)
• Heggie: Intelligence (Kwame Ryan, Janai Brugger, Jamie Barton, J’Nai Bridges & Houston Grand Opera)
• Marsalis: Blues Symphony (Jader Bignamini & Detroit Symphony Orchestra)
• Massenet: Werther (Robert Spano, Matthew Polenzani, Isabel Leonard & Houston Grand Opera)
• The Mirage Calls (Charles Bruffy & Kansas City Chorale)
• Sheehan: Ukrainian War Requiem (Michael Zaugg, Axios Men’s Ensemble & Pro Coro Canada)
• Sun, Moon, Stars, Rain (Christopher Gabbitas & Phoenix Chorale)
Sergei Kvitko
• Biedenbender: Enigma; River of Time (Kevin L. Sedatole & Michigan State University Wind Symphony)
• Chiaroscuro (Vedrana Subotic)
• Dancing in a Still Life (Tasha Warren)
• Excursions (Vuorovesi Trio)
• Four Hands. Two Hearts. One Hope. Ukrainian and American Music for Piano Duo (Mykhailo Diordiiev & Anastasiia Larchikova)
• Here and Now – Trumpet Music by Virginia Composers (Jason Crafton, Richard Masters, Annie Stevens & Paul Langosch)
• Lansky: Touch and Go (Gwendolyn Dease)
• Orbiting Garden (William Hobbs)
• Would That Loving Were Enough (Haven Trio)
Morten Lindberg
• Fred Over Jorden (Peace to the World) (Elisabeth Holte, Kjetil Bjerkestrand & Uranienborg Vokalensemble)
• Stjernebru (Anne Karin Sundal-Ask & Det Norske Jentekor)
• Yule (Trio Mediæval)
Dmitriy Lipay
• Heggie: Before It All Goes Dark (Joseph Mechavich, Megan Marino, Ryan McKinny & Music of Remembrance Ensemble)
• Odyssey (Jorge Glem, Gustavo Dudamel & Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra Of Venezuela)
• Ortiz: Yanga (Gustavo Dudamel, Alisa Weilerstein & Los Angeles Philharmonic)
WINNER: Elaine Martone
• Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra)
• Chopin & Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonatas (Brian Thornton & Spencer Myer)
• Dear Mrs. Kennedy (Ryan Townsend Strand)
• Eastman: Symphony No. 2; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2 (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra)
• LeFrak: Romántico (Sharon Isbin, Lopez-Yañez & Orchestra Of St. Luke’s)
• Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 27 & Symphony No. 29 (Garrick Ohlsson, Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestrea)
• The Poet & The Prodigy (Debra Nagy & Mark Edwards)
• Shapes in Collective Space (Tallā Rouge)
• Songs of Orpheus (Kelley O’Connor)
Best Immersive Audio Album
All American F***boy
Andrew Law, immersive mix engineer (Duckwrth)
WINNER: Immersed
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)
Best Instrumental Composition
WINNER: “First Snow,” 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)
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
“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)
WINNER: “Super Mario Praise Break,” Bryan Carter, Charlie Rosen & Matthew Whitaker, arrangers (The 8-Bit Big Band)
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
WINNER: “Big Fish,” 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)
Best Orchestral Performance
“Coleridge-Taylor: Toussaint L’Ouverture; Ballade Op. 4; Suites From ’24 Negro Melodies,’” Michael Repper, conductor (National Philharmonic)
WINNER: “Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie,” 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)
Best Opera Recording
WINNER: “Heggie: Intelligence,” 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
Best Choral Performance
“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 Chmlellnskl, 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)
WINNER: “Ortiz: Yanga,” Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Grant Gershon, chorus master (Los Angeles Philharmonic & Tambuco Percussion Ensemble; Los Angeles Master Chorale)
“Requiem of Light,” Steven Fox, conductor; Emily Drennan & Patti Drennan, chorus masters (Brian Giebler & Sangeeta Kaur; The Clarion Choir)
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
WINNER: “Dennehy: Land of Winter,” 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
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
“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)
WINNER: “Shostakovich: The Cello Concertos,” Yo-Yo Ma; Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
“Shostakovich: The Piano Concertos; Solo Works,” Yuja Wang; Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
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, accompanist
Kurtág: Kafka Fragments, Susan Narucki, soloist; Curtis Macomber, accompanist
Schubert Beatles, Theo Hoffman, soloist; Steven Blier, pianist (Rupert Boyd, Julia Bullock, Alex Levine, Andrew Owens, Rubén Rengel & Sam Weber)
WINNER: Telemann: Ino – Opera Arias For Soprano, Amanda Forsythe, soloist; Robert Mealy, Paul O’Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors (Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra)
Best Classical Compendium
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
WINNER: Ortiz: Yanga, 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
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
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)
WINNER: Ortiz: Dzonot, Gabriela Ortiz, composer (Alisa Weilerstein, Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic)