Listen to an interview with Amy Allen
7. Best Pop Solo Performance
● “DAISIES” by Justin Bieber
● “Manchild” by Sabrina Carpenter
● “Disease” by Lady Gaga
● “The Subway” by Chappell Roan
✩ WINNER: “Messy” by Lola Young
8. Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
✩ WINNER: “Defying Gravity” by Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande
● “Golden” [From KPop Demon Hunters] by HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI
● “Gabriela” by KATSEYE
● “APT.” by ROSÉ & Bruno Mars
● “30 For 30” by SZA with Kendrick Lamar
9. Best Pop Vocal Album
● SWAG by Justin Bieber
● Man’s Best Friend by Sabrina Carpenter
● Something Beautiful by Miley Cyrus
✩ WINNER: MAYHEM by Lady Gaga
● I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2) by Teddy Swims
10. Best Dance/Electronic Recording
● “No Cap” by Disclosure & Anderson .Paak
● “Victory Lap” by Fred Again.., Skepta, & PlaqueBoyMax
● “SPACE INVADER” by KAYTRANADA
● “VOLTAGE” by Skrillex
✩ WINNER: “End of Summer” by Tame Impala
Watch Tame Impala’s Tiny Desk concert
11. Best Dance Pop Recording
● “Bluest Flame” by Selena Gomez & benny blanco
✩ WINNER: “Abracadabra” by Lady Gaga
● “Midnight Sun” by Zara Larsson
● “Just Keep Watching” [From F1 The Movie] by Tate McRae
● “Illegal” by PinkPantheress
12. Best Dance/Electronic Album
✩ WINNER: EUSEXUA by FKA twigs
● Ten Days by Fred Again..
● Fancy That by PinkPantheress
● Inhale / Exhale by RÜFÜS DU SOL
● F*** U SKRILLEX YOU THINK UR ANDY WARHOL BUT UR NOT!! <3 by Skrillex
Listen to an interview with FKA twigs
13. 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)
14. Best Rock Performance
● “U Should Not Be Doing That” by Amyl and The Sniffers
● “The Emptiness Machine” by Linkin Park
● “NEVER ENOUGH” by Turnstile
● “Mirtazapine” by Hayley Williams
✩ WINNER: “Changes (Live From Villa Park/ Back To The Beginning)” by YUNGBLUD feat. Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman, II
15. Best Metal Performance
● “Night Terror” by Dream Theater
● “Lachryma” by Ghost
● “Emergence” by Sleep Token
● “Soft Spine” by Spiritbox
✩ WINNER: “BIRDS” by Turnstile
Watch Turnstile play “BIRDS” during their Tiny Desk concert
16. Best Rock Song
✩ WINNER: “As Alive As You Need Me To Be” – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, songwriters (Nine Inch Nails)
● “Caramel” – Vessel1 & Vessel2, 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)
17. Best Rock Album
● private music by Deftones
● I quit by HAIM
● From Zero by Linkin Park
✩ WINNER: NEVER ENOUGH by Turnstile
● Idols by YUNGBLUD
18. Best Alternative Music Performance
● “Everything Is Peaceful Love” by Bon Iver
✩ WINNER: “Alone” by The Cure
● “SEEIN’ STARS” by Turnstile
● “mangetout” by Wet Leg
● “Parachute” by Hayley Williams
19. Best Alternative Music Album
● SABLE, fABLE by Bon Iver
✩ WINNER: Songs Of A Lost World by The Cure
● DON’T TAP THE GLASS by Tyler, The Creator
● moisturizer by Wet Leg
● Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party by Hayley Williams
Read an interview with Robert Smith of The Cure
20. Best R&B Performance
● “YUKON” by Justin Bieber
● “It Depends” by Chris Brown feat. Bryson Tiller
✩ WINNER: “Folded” by Kehlani
● “MUTT” (Live from NPR’s Tiny Desk) by Leon Thomas
● “Heart Of A Woman” by Summer Walker
21. Best Traditional R&B Performance
● “Here We Are” by Durand Bernarr
● “UPTOWN” by Lalah Hathaway
● “LOVE YOU TOO” by Ledisi
● “Crybaby” by SZA
✩ WINNER: “VIBES DON’T LIE” by Leon Thomas
Watch Leon Thomas play “VIBES DON’T LIE” at the Tiny Desk
22. Best R&B Song
✩ WINNER: “Folded” – Darius Dixson, Andre Harris, Kehlani Parrish, Donovan Knight, Don Mills, 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 feat. Bryson Tiller)
● “Overqualified” – James John Abrahart Jr & Durand Bernarr, 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)
23. Best Progressive R&B Album
✩ WINNER: BLOOM by Durand Bernarr
● Adjust Brightness by Bilal
● LOVE ON DIGITAL by Destin Conrad
● Access All Areas by FLO
● Come As You Are by Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon
Watch Durand Bernarr’s Tiny Desk concertf
24. Best R&B Album
● BELOVED by GIVĒON
● Why Not More? by Coco Jones
● The Crown by Ledisi
● Escape Room by Teyana Taylor
✩ WINNER: MUTT by Leon Thomas
25. Best Rap Performance
● “Outside” by Cardi B
✩ WINNER: “Chains & Whips” by Clipse, Pusha T & Malice feat. Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams
● “Anxiety” by Doechii
● “tv off” by Kendrick Lamar feat. Lefty Gunplay
● “Darling, I” by Tyler, The Creator feat. Teezo Touchdown
26. Best Melodic Rap Performance
● “Proud Of Me” by Fridayy feat. Meek Mill
● “Wholeheartedly” by JID feat. Ty Dolla $ign & 6Lack
✩ WINNER: “luther” by Kendrick Lamar with SZA
● “WeMaj” by Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon Featuring Rapsody
● “SOMEBODY LOVES ME” by PARTYNEXTDOOR & Drake
27. Best Rap Song
● “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 feat. John Legend & Voices Of Fire)
● “Sticky” – Aaron Bolton, Dudley Alexander Duverne, Gloria Woods, Dwayne Carter, Jr., Janae Wherry, Tyler Okonma & Rex Zamor, songwriters (Tyler, The Creator feat. GloRilla, Sexyy Red & Lil Wayne)
● “TGIF” – Lucas Alegria, Dillon Brophy, Yakki Davis, Gloria Woods, Jess Jackson, Ronnie Jackson, Mario Mims & Jorge M. Taveras, songwriters (GloRilla)
✩ WINNER: “tv off” – Jack Antonoff, Larry Jayy, Kendrick Lamar, Dijon McFarlane, Sean Momberger, Mark Anthony Spears & Kamasi Washington, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar feat. Lefty Gunplay)
28. Best Rap Album
● Let God Sort Em Out by Clipse, Pusha T & Malice
● GLORIOUS by GloRilla
● God Does Like Ugly by JID
✩ WINNER: GNX by Kendrick Lamar
● CHROMAKOPIA by Tyler, The Creator
29. Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
● A Hurricane in Heels: healed people don’t act like that (partially recorded live @City Winery & other places) by Queen Sheba
● Black Shaman by Marc Marcel
● Pages by Omari Hardwick & Anthony Hamilton
● Saul Williams meets Carlos Niño & Friends At Treepeople by Saul Williams, Carlos Niño & Friends
✩ WINNER: Words For Days Vol. 1 by Mad Skillz
30. Best Jazz Performance
● “Noble Rise” by Lakecia Benjamin Featuring Immanuel Wilkins & Mark Whitfield
✩ WINNER: “Windows – Live” by Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade
● “Peace Of Mind/Dreams Come True” bySamara Joy
● “Four” by Michael Mayo
● “All Stars Lead To You – Live” by Nicole Zuraitis, Dan Pugach, Tom Scott, Idan Morim, Keyon Harrold & Rachel Eckroth
31. Best Jazz Vocal Album
● Elemental by Dee Dee Bridgewater & Bill Charlap
● We Insist 2025! by Terri Lyne Carrington & Christie Dashiell
✩ WINNER: Portrait by Samara Joy
● Fly by Michael Mayo
● Live at Vic’s Las Vegas by Nicole Zuraitis, Dan Pugach, Tom Scott, Idan Morim, Keyon Harrold & Rachel Eckroth
32. Best Jazz Instrumental Album
● Trilogy 3 (Live) by Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade
✩ WINNER: Southern Nights by Sullivan Fortner Featuring Peter Washington & Marcus Gilmore
● Belonging by Branford Marsalis Quartet
● Spirit Fall by John Patitucci Featuring Chris Potter & Brian Blade
● Fasten Up by Yellowjackets
33. Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
● Orchestrator Emulator by The 8-Bit Big Band
✩ WINNER: Without Further Ado, Vol 1 by Christian McBride Big Band
● Lumen by Danilo Pérez & Bohuslän Big Band
● Basie Rocks! by Deborah Silver & The Count Basie Orchestra
● Lights on a Satellite by Sun Ra Arkestra
● Some Days Are Better: The Lost Scores by Kenny Wheeler Legacy Featuring The Royal Academy of Music Jazz Orchestra & Frost Jazz Orchestra
34. Best Latin Jazz Album
● La Fleur de Cayenne by Paquito D’Rivera & Madrid-New York Connection Band
● The Original Influencers: Dizzy, Chano & Chico by Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra feat. Pedrito Martinez, Daymé Arocena, Jon Faddis, Donald Harrison & Melvis Santa
● Mundoagua – Celebrating Carla Bley by Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
✩ WINNER: A Tribute to Benny Moré and Nat King Cole by Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Yainer Horta & Joey Calveiro
● Vanguardia Subterránea: Live at The Village Vanguard by Miguel Zenón Quartet
35. Best Alternative Jazz Album
● honey from a winter stone by Ambrose Akinmusire
● Keys To The City Volume One by Robert Glasper
● Ride into the Sun by Brad Mehldau
✩ WINNER: LIVE-ACTION by Nate Smith
● Blues Blood by Immanuel Wilkins
Watch a World Cafe studio session with Nate Smith
36. Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
● Wintersongs by Laila Biali
● The Gift Of Love by Jennifer Hudson
● Who Believes In Angels? by Elton John & Brandi Carlile
● Harlequin by Lady Gaga
✩ WINNER: A Matter Of Time by Laufey
● The Secret Of Life: Partners, Volume 2 by Barbra Streisand
37. Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
✩ WINNER: Brightside by ARKAI
● Ones & Twos by Gerald Clayton
● BEATrio by Béla Fleck, Edmar Castañeda, Antonio Sánchez
● Just Us by Bob James & Dave Koz
● Shayan by Charu Suri
38. Best Musical Theater Album
✩ WINNER: Buena Vista Social Club
● Death Becomes Her
● Gypsy
● Just In Time
● Maybe Happy Ending
39. Best Country Solo Performance
● “Nose On The Grindstone” by Tyler Childers
● “Good News” by Shaboozey
✩ WINNER: “Bad As I Used To Be” [From F1 The Movie] by Chris Stapleton
● “I Never Lie” by Zach Top
● “Somewhere Over Laredo” by Lainey Wilson
40. Best Country Duo/Group Performance
● “A Song To Sing” by Miranda Lambert And Chris Stapleton
● “Trailblazer” by Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson
● “Love Me Like You Used To Do” by Margo Price & Tyler Childers
✩ WINNER: “Amen” by Shaboozey & Jelly Roll
● “Honky Tonk Hall Of Fame” by George Strait, Chris Stapleton
41. Best Country Song
✩ WINNER: “Bitin’ List” – Tyler Childers, songwriter (Tyler Childers)
● “Good News” – Michael Ross Pollack, Sam Elliot Roman & 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)
42. Best Traditional Country Album
● Dollar A Day by Charley Crockett
● American Romance by Lukas Nelson
● Oh What A Beautiful World by Willie Nelson
● Hard Headed Woman by Margo Price
✩ WINNER: Ain’t In It For My Health by Zach Top
Read about the changes in the Grammy Awards’ country music categories
43. Best Contemporary Country Album
● Patterns by Kelsea Ballerini
● Snipe Hunter by Tyler Childers
● Evangeline Vs. The Machine by Eric Church
✩ WINNER: Beautifully Broken by Jelly Roll
● Postcards From Texas by Miranda Lambert
44. Best American Roots Performance
● “LONELY AVENUE” by Jon Batiste feat. Randy Newman
● “Ancient Light” by I’m With Her
● “Crimson And Clay” by Jason Isbell
● “Richmond On The James” by Alison Krauss & Union Station
✩ WINNER: “Beautiful Strangers” by Mavis Staples
45. Best Americana Performance
● “Boom” by Sierra Hull
● “Poison In My Well” by Maggie Rose & Grace Potter
✩ WINNER: “Godspeed” by Mavis Staples
● “That’s Gonna Leave A Mark” by Molly Tuttle
● “Horses” by Jesse Welles
46. 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)
47. Best Americana Album
✩ WINNER: BIG MONEY by Jon Batiste
● Bloom by Larkin Poe
● Last Leaf On The Tree by Willie Nelson
● So Long Little Miss Sunshine by Molly Tuttle
● Middle by Jesse Welles
48. Best Bluegrass Album
● Carter & Cleveland by Michael Cleveland & Jason Carter
● A Tip Toe High Wire by Sierra Hull
● Arcadia by Alison Krauss & Union Station
● Outrun by The Steeldrivers
✩ WINNER: Highway Prayers by Billy Strings
49. Best Traditional Blues Album
✩ WINNER: Ain’t Done With The Blues by Buddy Guy
● Room On The Porch by Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo
● One Hour Mama: The Blues Of Victoria Spivey by Maria Muldaur
● Look Out Highway by Charlie Musselwhite
● Young Fashioned Ways by Kenny Wayne Shepherd & Bobby Rush
50. Best Contemporary Blues Album
● Breakthrough by Joe Bonamassa
● Paper Doll by Samantha Fish
● A Tribute to LJK by Eric Gales
✩ WINNER: Preacher Kids by Robert Randolph
● Family by Southern Avenue
51. Best Folk Album
● What Did The Blackbird Say To The Crow by Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson
● Crown Of Roses by Patty Griffin
✩ WINNER: Wild And Clear And Blue by I’m With Her
● Foxes In The Snow by Jason Isbell
● Under The Powerlines (April 24 – September 24) by Jesse Welles
52. Best Regional Roots Music Album
● Live At Vaughan’s by Corey Henry & The Treme Funktet
● For Fat Man by Preservation Brass & Preservation Hall Jazz Band
● Church Of New Orleans by Kyle Roussel
● Second Line Sunday by Trombone Shorty And New Breed Brass Band
✩ WINNER: A Tribute To The King Of Zydeco by (Various Artists)
53. Best Gospel Performance/Song
● “Do It Again” by Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, songwriter
● “Church” by Tasha Cobbs Leonard, John Legend; Anthony S. Brown, Brunes Charles, Annatoria Chitapa, Kenneth Leonard, Jr., Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Jonas Myrin, songwriters
● “Still (Live)” by Jonathan McReynolds & Jamal Roberts; Britney Delagraentiss, Jonathan McReynolds, David Lamar Outing III, Orlando Joel Palmer & Terrell Demetrius Wilson, songwriters
● “Amen” by Pastor Mike Jr.; Adia Andrews, Michael McClure Jr., David Lamar Outing II & Terrell Anthony Pettus, songwriters
✩ WINNER: “Come Jesus Come” by Cece Winans Featuring Shirley Caesar
54. Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
● “I Know A Name” by Elevation Worship, Chris Brown, Brandon Lake; Hank Bentley, Steven Furtick, Brandon Lake & Jacob Sooter, songwriters
● “YOUR WAY’S BETTER” by Forrest Frank; Forrest Frank & PERA, songwriters
✩ WINNER: “Hard Fought Hallelujah” by Brandon Lake With Jelly Roll; Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, Benjamin William Hastings, Jason Bradley Deford & Brandon Lake, songwriters
● “Headphones” by Lecrae, Killer Mike, T.I.; Tyshane Thompson, Bongo ByTheWay, Michael Render, Lecrae Moore, William Roderick Miller & Clifford Harris, songwriters
● “Amazing” by Darrel Walls, PJ Morton; PJ Morton & Darrel Walls, songwriters
55. Best Gospel Album
● Sunny Days by Yolanda Adams
● Tasha by Tasha Cobbs Leonard
● Live Breathe Fight by Tamela Mann
● Only On The Road (Live) by Tye Tribbett
✩ WINNER: Heart of Mine by Darrel Walls, PJ Morton
56. Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
● CHILD OF GOD II by Forrest Frank
✩ WINNER: Coritos Vol. 1 by Israel & New Breed
● King Of Hearts by Brandon Lake
● Reconstruction by Lecrae
● Let The Church Sing by Tauren Wells
57. Best Roots Gospel Album
✩ WINNER: I Will Not Be Moved (Live) by The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
● Then Came The Morning by Gaither Vocal Band
● Praise & Worship: More Than A Hollow Hallelujah by The Isaacs
● Good Answers by Karen Peck & New River
● Back To My Roots by Candi Staton
58. Best Latin Pop Album
● Cosa Nuestra by Rauw Alejandro
● BOGOTÁ (DELUXE) by Andrés Cepeda
● Tropicoqueta by Karol G
✩ WINNER: Cancionera by Natalia Lafourcade
● ¿Y ahora qué? by Alejandro Sanz
59. Best Música Urbana Album
✩ WINNER: DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS by Bad Bunny
● Mixteip by J Balvin
● FERXXO VOL X: Sagrado by Feid
● NAIKI by Nicki Nicole
● EUB DELUXE by Trueno
● SINFÓNICO (En Vivo) by Yandel
Watch Bad Bunny’s Tiny Desk concert
60. Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
● Genes Rebeldes by Aterciopelados
● ASTROPICAL by Bomba Estéreo, Rawayana, ASTROPICAL
✩ WINNER: PAPOTA by CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso
● ALGORHYTHM by Los Wizzards
● Novela by Fito Paez
61. Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)
● MALA MÍA by Fuerza Regida, Grupo Frontera
● Y Lo Que Viene by Grupo Frontera
● Sin Rodeos by Paola Jara
✩ WINNER: Palabra De To’s (Seca) by Carín León
● Bobby Pulido & Friends Una Tuya Y Una Mía – Por La Puerta Grande (En Vivo) by Bobby Pulido
62. Best Tropical Latin Album
● Fotografías by Rubén Blades, Roberto Delgado & Orquesta
✩ WINNER: Raíces by Gloria Estefan
● Clásicos 1.0 by Grupo Niche
● Bingo by Alain Pérez
● Debut y Segunda Tanda, Vol. 2 by Gilberto Santa Rosa
Watch Gloria Estefan’s Tiny Desk concert
63. Best Global Music Performance
✩ WINNER: “EoO” by Bad Bunny
● “Cantando en el Camino” by Ciro Hurtado
● “JERUSALEMA” by Angélique Kidjo
● “Inmigrante Y Que?” by Yeisy Rojas
● “Shrini’s Dream (Live)” by Shakti
● “Daybreak” by Anoushka Shankar Featuring Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar
64. Best African Music Performance
● “Love” by Burna Boy
● “With You” Davido feat. Omah Lay
● “Hope & Love” by Eddy Kenzo & Mehran Matin
● “Gimme Dat” by Ayra Starr feat. Wizkid
✩ WINNER: “PUSH 2 START” by Tyla
65. Best Global Music Album
● Sounds of Kumbha by Siddhant Bhatia
● No Sign of Weakness by Burna Boy
● Eclairer le monde – Light the World by Youssou N’Dour
● Mind Explosion (50th Anniversary Tour Live) by Shakti
● Chapter III: We Return to Light by Anoushka Shankar feat. Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar
✩ WINNER: Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo by Caetano Veloso And Maria Bethânia
66. Best Reggae Album
● Treasure Self Love by Lila Iké
● Heart & Soul by Vybz Kartel
✩ WINNER: BLXXD & FYAH by Keznamdi
● From Within by Mortimer
● No Place Like Home by Jesse Royal
67. Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album
● Kuruvinda by Kirsten Agresta-Copely
● According To The Moon by Cheryl B. Engelhardt, GEM, Dallas String Quartet
● Into The Forest by Jahnavi Harrison
✩ WINNER: Nomadica by Carla Patullo Featuring The Scorchio Quartet & Tonality
● The Colors In My Mind by Chris Redding
68. Best Children’s Music Album
● Ageless: 100 Years Young by Joanie Leeds & Joya
● Buddy’s Magic Tree House by Mega Ran
✩ WINNER: Harmony by FYÜTCH & Aura V
● Herstory by Flor Bromley
● The Music Of Tori And The Muses by Tori Amos
69. Best Comedy Album
● Drop Dead Years by Bill Burr
● PostMortem by Sarah Silverman
● Single Lady by Ali Wong
● What Had Happened Was… by Jamie Foxx
✩ WINNER: Your Friend, Nate Bargatze by Nate Bargatze
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
✩ 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
71. Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
● A Complete Unknown (Timothée Chalamet)
● F1 The Album (Various Artists)
● KPop Demon Hunters (Various Artists)
✩ WINNER: Sinners (Various Artists)
● Wicked (Various Artists)
72. 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
73. 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
74. 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 & 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 Povilinus, songwriters (Rod Wave)
Listen to an interview with EJAE and the singers behind KPop Demon Hunters
75. Best Music Video
● “Young Lion” by Sade; Sophie Muller, video director; Sade & Aaron Taylor Dean, video producers
● “Manchild” by Sabrina Carpenter; Vania Heymann & Gal Muggia, video directors; Aiden Magarian, Nathan Scherrer & Natan Schottenfels, video producers
● “So Be It” by Clipse; Hannan Hussain, video director; Daniel Order, video producer
✩ WINNER: “Anxiety” by Doechii; James Mackel, video director; Pablo Feldman, Jolene Mendes & Sophia Sabella, video producers
● “Love” by OK Go; Aaron Duffy, Miguel Espada & Damian Kulash Jr., video directors; Petra Ahmann, video producer
76. 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 & 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
77. Best Recording Package
● And The Adjacent Possible – Hà Trinh Quoc Bao, 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) – Miller McCormick, art director (Mac Miller)
✩ WINNER: Tracks II: The Lost Albums – Meghan Foley & Michelle Holme, art directors (Bruce Springsteen)
78. Best Album Cover
✩ WINNER: CHROMAKOPIA – Shaun Llewellyn & Luis “Panch” Perez, art directors (Tyler, The Creator)
● The Crux – William Wesley II, art director (Djo)
● DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS – Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, art director (Bad Bunny)
● Glory – Cody Critcheloe & Andrew J.S., art directors (Perfume Genius)
● moisturizer – Hester Chambers, Ellis Durand, Henry Holmes, Matt de Jong, Jamie-James Medina, Joshua Mobaraki & Rhian Teasdale, art directors (Wet Leg)
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)
✩ WINNER: Miles ’55: The Prestige Recordings – Ashley Kahn, album notes writer (Miles Davis)
80. 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 — Cally Callomon & Johnny Chandler, compilation producers; Simon Heyworth & John Wood, mastering 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 (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 (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 (Doc Pomus)
81. Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
● All Things Light – Jesse Brock, Jon Castelli, Tyler Johnson, Nick Lobel, Simon Maartensson, Lawrence “Boo” Mitchell, Anders Mouridsen, Ryan Nasci, Ernesto Olivera-Lapier, Ethan Schneiderman & 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)
82. 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)
83. Producer of the Year, Classical
● Blanton Alspaugh
● Sergei Kvitko
● Morten Lindberg
● Dmitriy Lipay
✩ WINNER: Elaine Martone
84. 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)
85. 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 feat. Miles Caton)
86. 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)
87. Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
✩ WINNER: “Big Fish” – Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick, Nate Smith & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (Nate Smith feat. 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)
88. 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)
89. 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; 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)
90. 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)
91. 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
92. Best Classical Instrumental Solo
● Coleridge-Taylor: 3 Selections From ’24 Negro Melodies’ by Curtis Stewart; Michael Repper, conductor (National Philharmonic)
● Hope Orchestrated by Mary Dawood Catlin; Jesús David Medina & Raniero Palm, conductors (Venezuela Strings Recording Ensemble)
● Inheritances by Adam Tendler
● Price: Piano Concerto In One Movement In D Minor by Han Chen; John Jeter, conductor (Malmö Opera Orchestra)
✩ WINNER: Shostakovich: The Cello Concertos by Yo-Yo Ma; Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
● Shostakovich: The Piano Concertos; Solo Works by Yuja Wang; Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
93. 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)
94. 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
95. 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)
