The music industry’s biggest night is underway Sunday, as the 2025 Grammys award some of the world’s biggest artists.
Beyoncé led the way with 11 Grammy nominations, a career-high, for her country album “Cowboy Carter.” She’s up for record, album and song of the year, plus country album, song, duo performance and more. Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, Post Malone and Charli XCX each have seven nods apiece, followed by Tayor Swift, Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter with six each.
Swift, Eilish, Roan and Carpenter are also up for the Big Three awards of record, album and song of the year. Roan and Carpenter are competing in best new artist alongside Benson Boone, Doechii, Khruangbin, Raye, Shaboozey and Teddy Swims.
See the winners below as they’re announced.
RECORD OF THE YEAR
“Now and Then”The Beatles
“Texas Hold ‘Em”Beyoncé
“Espresso”Sabrina Carpenter
“360”Charli XCX
“Birds of a Feather”Billie Eilish
“Not Like Us”Kendrick Lamar
“Good Luck, Babe!”Chappell Roan
“Fortnight”Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
“New Blue Sun”André 3000
“Cowboy Carter”Beyoncé
“Short n’ Sweet”Sabrina Carpenter
“Brat”Charli XCX
“Djesse Vol. 4”Jacob Collier
“Hit Me Hard and Soft”Billie Eilish
“The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess”Chappell Roan
“The Tortured Poets Department”Taylor Swift
SONG OF THE YEAR
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)”Sean Cook, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Chibueze Collins Obinna, Nevin Sastry & Mark Williams, songwriters(Shaboozey)
“Birds of a Feather”Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
“Die With a Smile”Dernst Emile II, James Fauntleroy, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars)
“Fortnight”Jack Antonoff, Austin Post & Taylor Swift, songwriters(Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone)
“Good Luck, Babe!”Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, Daniel Nigro & Justin Tranter, songwriters (Chappell Roan)
“Not Like Us”Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)
“Please Please Please”Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff & Sabrina Carpenter, songwriters (Sabrina Carpenter)
“Texas Hold ‘Em”Brian Bates, Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nate Ferraro & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Beyoncé)
BEST NEW ARTIST
Benson Boone
Sabrina Carpenter
Doechii
Khruangbin
Raye
Chappell Roan
Shaboozey
Teddy Swims
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR (NON-CLASSICAL)
Alissia
Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II
Ian Fitchuk
Mustard
Daniel Nigro
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Jessi Alexander
Amy Allen
Edgar Barrera
Jessie Jo Dillon
Raye
BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
“Bodyguard”Beyoncé
“Espresso”Sabrina Carpenter (WINNER)
“Apple”Charli xcx
“Birds of a Feather”Billie Eilish
“Good Luck, Babe!”Chappell Roan
BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
“Us”Gracie Abrams Featuring Taylor Swift
“Levii’s Jeans”Beyoncé Featuring Post Malone
“Guess”Charli XCX & Billie Eilish
“The Boy Is Mine”Ariana Grande, Brandy & Monica
“Die With a Smile”Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars’
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
“Short n’ Sweet”Sabrina Carpenter
“Hit Me Hard and Soft”Billie Eilish
“Eternal Sunshine”Ariana Grande
“The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess”Chappell Roan
“The Tortured Poets Department”Taylor Swift
BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC RECORDING
“She’s Gone, Dance On”Disclosure
“Loved”Four Tet
“Leavemealone”Fred Again & Baby Keem
“Neverender”Justice & Tame Impala (WINNER)
“Witchy”Kaytranada Featuring Childish Gambino
BEST DANCE POP RECORDING
“Make You Mine”Madison Beer
“Von Dutch”Charli XCX (WINNER)
“L’Amour de Ma Vie [Over Now Extended Edit]”Billie Eilish
“Yes, And?”Ariana Grande
“Got Me Started”Troye Sivan
BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM
“Brat”Charli XCX (WINNER)
“Three”Four Tet
“Hyperdrama”Justice
“Timeless”Kaytranada
“Telos”Zedd
BEST REMIXED RECORDING
“Alter Ego – Kaytranada Remix”Kaytranada, remixer (Doechii Featuring JT)
“A Bar Song (Tipsy) [Remix]”David Guetta, remixer (Shaboozey & David Guetta)
“Espresso (Mark Ronson x FNZ Working Late Remix)”FNZ & Mark Ronson, remixers (Sabrina Carpenter) (WINNER)
“Jah Sees Them – Amapiano Remix”Alexx Antaeus, Footsteps & MrMyish, remixers (Julian Marley & Antaeus)
“Von Dutch”A.G. Cook, remixer (Charli xcx & A.G. Cook Featuring Addison Rae)
BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
À Fleur De PeauCyrille Aimée
VisionsNorah Jones
Good TogetherLake Street Dive
Impossible DreamAaron Lazar
Christmas WishGregory Porter
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
“Now and Then”The Beatles
“Beautiful People (Stay High)”The Black Keys
“The American Dream Is Killing Me”Green Day
“Gift Horse”Idles
“Dark Matter”Pearl Jam
“Broken Man”St. Vincent
BEST METAL PERFORMANCE
“Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)”Gojira, Marina Viotti & Victor Le Masne
“Crown of Horns”Judas Priest
“Suffocate”Knocked Loose Featuring Poppy
“Screaming Suicide”Metallica
“Cellar Door”Spiritbox
BEST ROCK ALBUM
“Happiness Bastards”The Black Crowes
“Romance”Fontaines D.C.
“Saviors”Green Day
“TANGK”Idles
“Dark Matter”Pearl Jam
“Hackney Diamonds”The Rolling Stones
“No Name”Jack White
BEST ROCK SONG
“Beautiful People (Stay High)”Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney, Beck Hansen & Daniel Nakamura, songwriters (The Black Keys)
“Broken Man”Annie Clark, songwriter (St. Vincent)
“Dark Matter”Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Pearl Jam)
“Dilemma”Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool, songwriters (Green Day)
“Gift Horse”Jon Beavis, Mark Bowen, Adam Devonshire, Lee Kiernan & Joe Talbot, songwriters (Idles)
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC PERFORMANCE
“Neon Pill”Cage the Elephant
“Song of the Lake”Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
“Starburster”Fontaines D.C.
“Bye Bye”Kim Gordon
“Flea”St. Vincent
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
“Wild God”Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
“Charm”Clairo
“The Collective”Kim Gordon
“What Now”Brittany Howard
“All Born Screaming”St. Vincent
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
“Guidance”Jhené Aiko
“Residuals”Chris Brown
“Here We Go (Uh Oh)”Coco Jones
“Made For Me (Live On BET)”Muni Long
“Saturn”SZA
BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE
“Wet”Marsha Ambrosius
“Can I Have This Groove”Kenyon Dixon
“No Lie”Lalah Hathaway Featuring Michael McDonald
“Make Me Forget”Muni Long
“That’s You”Lucky Daye
BEST PROGRESSIVE R&B ALBUM
“So Glad to Know You”Avery*Sunshine
“En Route”Durand Bernarr
“Bando Stone and the New World”Childish Gambino
“Crash”Kehlani
“Why Lawd?”NxWorries (Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge)
BEST R&B SONG
“After Hours”Diovanna Frazier, Alex Goldblatt, Kehlani Parrish, Khris Riddick-Tynes & Daniel Upchurch, songwriters (Kehlani)
“Burning”Ronald Banful & Temilade Openiyi, songwriters (Tems)
“Here We Go (Uh Oh)”Sara Diamond, Sydney Floyd, Marisela Jackson, Courtney Jones, Carl McCormick & Kelvin Wooten, songwriters (Coco Jones)
“Ruined Me”Jeff Gitelman, Priscilla Renea & Kevin Theodore, songwriters (Muni Long)
“Saturn”Rob Bisel, Carter Lang, Solána Rowe, Jared Solomon & Scott Zhang, songwriters (SZA)
BEST R&B ALBUM
“11:11 (Deluxe)”Chris Brown
“Vantablack”Lalah Hathaway
“Revenge”Muni Long
“Algorithm”Lucky Daye
“Coming Home”Usher
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
“Enough (Miami)”Cardi B
“When the Sun Shines Again”Common & Pete Rock Featuring Posdnuos
“Nissan Altima”Doechii
“Houdini”Eminem
“Like That”Future & Metro Boomin Featuring Kendrick Lamar
“Yeah Glo!”GloRilla
“Not Like Us”Kendrick Lamar
BEST MELODIC RAP PERFORMANCE
“Kehlani”Jordan Adetunji Featuring Kehlani
“Spaghettii”Beyoncé Featuring Linda Martell & Shaboozey
“We Still Don’t Trust You”Future & Metro Boomin Featuring The Weeknd
“Big Mama”Latto
“3:AM”Rapsody Featuring Erykah Badu
BEST RAP ALBUM
“Might Delete Later”J. Cole
“The Auditorium, Vol. 1”Common & Pete Rock
“Alligator Bites Never Heal”Doechii
“The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)”Eminem
“We Don’t Trust You”Future & Metro Boomin
BEST RAP SONG
“Asteroids”Marlanna Evans, songwriter (Rapsody Featuring Hit-Boy)
“Carnival”Jordan Carter, Raul Cubina, Grant Dickinson, Samuel Lindley, Nasir Pemberton, Dimitri Roger, Ty Dolla $ign, Kanye West & Mark Carl Stolinski Williams, songwriters (¥$ (Kanye West & Ty Dolla $Ign)Featuring Rich The Kid & Playboi Carti)
“Like That”Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, Kobe “BbyKobe” Hood, Leland Wayne & Nayvadius Wilburn, songwriters (Future & Metro Boomin Featuring Kendrick Lamar)
“Not Like Us”Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)
“Yeah Glo!”Ronnie Jackson, Jaucquez Lowe, Timothy McKibbins, Kevin Andre Price, Julius Rivera III & Gloria Woods, songwriters (GloRilla)
BEST SPOKEN WORD POETRY ALBUM
“Civil Writes: The South Got Something To Say”Queen Sheba
“Concrete & Whiskey Act II Part 1: A Bourbon 30 Series”Omari Hardwick
“Good M.U.S.I.C. Universe Sonic Sinema: Episode 1 In the Beginning Was the Word”Malik Yusef
“The Heart, the Mind, the Soul”Tank and the Bangas
“The Seven Number Ones”Mad Skillz
BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE
16 CarriagesBeyoncé
I Am Not OkayJelly Roll
The ArchitectKacey Musgraves
A Bar Song (Tipsy)Shaboozey
It Takes A WomanChris Stapleton (WINNER)
BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
Cowboys Cry TooKelsea Ballerini With Noah Kahan
II Most WantedBeyoncé Featuring Miley Cyrus (WINNER)
Break MineBrothers Osborne
Bigger HousesDan + Shay
I Had Some HelpPost Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen
BEST COUNTRY SONG
The ArchitectShane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves) (WINNER)
A Bar Song (Tipsy)Sean Cook, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Chibueze Collins Obinna, Nevin Sastry & Mark Williams, songwriters (Shaboozey)
I Am Not OkayCasey Brown, Jason DeFord, Ashley Gorley & Taylor Phillips, songwriters (Jelly Roll)
I Had Some HelpLouis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Smith, Ryan Vojtesak, Morgan Wallen & Chandler Paul Walters, songwriters (Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen)
Texas Hold ‘EmBrian Bates, Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nate Ferraro & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Beyoncé)
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
Cowboy CarterBeyoncé
F-1 TrillionPost Malone
Deeper WellKacey Musgraves
HigherChris Stapleton
WhirlwindLainey Wilson
BEST AMERICAN ROOTS PERFORMANCE
Blame It On EveShemekia Copeland
Nothing In RamblingThe Fabulous Thunderbirds Featuring Bonnie Raitt, Keb’ Mo’, Taj Mahal & Mick Fleetwood
LighthouseSierra Ferrell (WINNER)
The Ballad Of Sally AnneRhiannon Giddens
BEST AMERICANA PERFORMANCE
Ya YaBeyoncé
SubtitlesMadison Cunningham
Don’t Do Me GoodMadi Diaz Featuring Kacey Musgraves
American DreamingSierra Ferrell (WINNER)
Runaway TrainSarah Jarosz
Empty Trainload of SkyGillian Welch & David Rawlings
BEST AMERICAN ROOTS SONG
Ahead of the GameMark Knopfler, songwriter (Mark Knopfler)
All In Good TimeSam Beam, songwriter (Iron & Wine Featuring Fiona Apple)
All My FriendsAoife O’Donovan, songwriter (Aoife O’Donovan)
American DreamingSierra Ferrell & Melody Walker, songwriters (Sierra Ferrell) (WINNER)
Blame It on EveJohn Hahn & Will Kimbrough, songwriters (Shemekia Copeland)
BEST AMERICANA ALBUM
The Other SideT Bone Burnett
$10 CowboyCharley Crockett
Trail Of FlowersSierra Ferrell (WINNER)
Polaroid LoversSarah Jarosz
No One Gets Out AliveMaggie Rose
Tigers BloodWaxahatchee
BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM
I Built A WorldBronwyn Keith-Hynes
Songs of Love and LifeThe Del McCoury Band
No FearSister Sadie
Live Vol. 1Billy Strings (WINNER)
Earl JamTony Trischka
Dan Tyminski: Live From the RymanDan Tyminski
BEST TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM
Hill Country LoveCedric Burnside
Struck DownThe Fabulous Thunderbirds
One Guitar WomanSue Foley
Sam’s PlaceLittle Feat
Swingin’ Live at the Church In TulsaThe Taj Mahal Sextet (WINNER)
BEST CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM
Blues Deluxe Vol. 2Joe Bonamassa
Blame It On EveShemekia Copeland
FriendlytownSteve Cropper & The Midnight Hour
MileageRuthie Foster
The FuryAntonio Vergara
BEST FOLK ALBUM
American Patchwork QuartetAmerican Patchwork Quartet
Weird FaithMadi Diaz
Bright FutureAdrianne Lenker
All My FriendsAoife O’Donovan
WoodlandGillian Welch & David Rawlings (WINNER)
BEST REGIONAL ROOTS MUSIC ALBUM
25 Back To My RootsSean Ardoin And Kreole Rock And Soul
Live At The 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage FestivalBig Chief Monk Boudreaux & The Golden EaglesFeaturing J’Wan Boudreaux
Live At The 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage FestivalNew Breed Brass Band Featuring Trombone Shorty
KuiniKalani Pe’a (WINNER)
Stories From The BattlefieldThe Rumble Featuring Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr.
BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE/SONG
Church DoorsYolanda Adams; Donald Lawrence & Sir William James Baptist, songwriters
YesterdayMelvin Crispell III
Hold On (Live)Ricky Dillard
Holy HandsDOE; Jesse Paul Barrera, Jeffrey Castro Bernat, Dominique Jones, Timothy Ferguson, Kelby Shavon Johnson, Jr., Jonathan McReynolds, Rickey Slikk Muzik Offord & Juan Winans, songwriters
One HallelujahTasha Cobbs Leonard, Erica Campbell & Israel Houghton Featuring Jonathan McReynolds & Jekalyn Carr; G. Morris Coleman, Israel Houghton, Kenneth Leonard, Jr., Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Naomi Raine, songwriters (WINNER)
BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE/SONG
Holy Forever (Live)Bethel Music, Jenn Johnson Featuring CeCe Winans
PraiseElevation Worship Featuring Brandon Lake, Chris Brown & Chandler Moore; Pat Barrett, Chris Brown, Cody Carnes, Steven Furtick, Brandon Lake & Chandler Moore, songwriters
Firm Foundation (He Won’t)Honor & Glory Featuring Disciple
In The Name Of JesusJWLKRS Worship & Maverick City Music Featuring Chandler Moore; Austin Armstrong, Ran Jackson, Chandler Moore, Sajan Nauriyal, Ella Schnacky, Noah Schnacky & Ilya Toshinskiy, songwriters
In The RoomMaverick City Music, Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore Featuring Tasha Cobbs Leonard; G. Morris Coleman, Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Naomi Raine, songwriters
That’s My KingCeCe Winans; Taylor Agan, Kellie Gamble, Lloyd Nicks & Jess Russ, songwriters (WINNER)
BEST GOSPEL ALBUM
Covered Vol. 1Melvin Crispell III
Choirmaster II (Live)Ricky Dillard
Father’s DayKirk Franklin
Still KarenKaren Clark Sheard
More Than ThisCeCe Winans (WINNER)
BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ALBUM
Heart Of A HumanDOE (WINNER)
When Wind Meets FireElevation Worship
Child Of GodForrest Frank
Coat Of Many ColorsBrandon Lake
The Maverick Way CompleteMaverick City Music, Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore
BEST ROOTS GOSPEL ALBUM
The Gospel Sessions, Vol 2Authentic Unlimited
The Gospel According To MarkMark D. Conklin
RhapsodyThe Harlem Gospel Travelers
ChurchCory Henry (WINNER)
Loving YouThe Nelons
BEST LATIN POP ALBUM
Funk GenerationAnitta
El ViajeLuis Fonsi
GARCÍAKany García
Las Mujeres Ya No LloranShakira
ORQUÍDEASKali Uchis
BEST MUSICA URBANA ALBUM
nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañanaBad Bunny
RayoJ Balvin
FERXXOCALIPSISFeid
LAS LETRAS YA NO IMPORTANResidente
att.Young Miko
BEST LATIN ROCK OR ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
Compita del DestinoEl David Aguilar
Pa’ Tu CuerpaCimafunk
AutopoiéticaMon Laferte
GRASANATHY PELUSO
¿Quién trae las cornetas?Rawayana
BEST MUSICA MEXICANA ALBUM (INCLUDING TEJANO)
DiamantesChiquis
Boca Chueca, Vol. 1Carín León
ÉXODOPeso Pluma
De LejitosJessi Uribe
BEST TROPICAL LATIN ALBUM
MUEVENSEMarc Anthony
BailarSheila E.
Radio GüiraJuan Luis Guerra 4.40
Alma, Corazón y Salsa (Live at Gran Teatro Nacional)Tony Succar, Mimy Succar
Vacilón SantiagueroKiki Valera
BEST CHILDREN’S MUSIC ALBUM
Brillo, Brillo!Lucky Diaz And The Family Jam Band
CreciendoLucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats
My Favorite DreamJohn Legend
Solid Rock RevivalRock For Children
World Wide PlaydateDivinity Roxx and Divi Roxx Kids
BEST COMEDY ALBUM
ArmageddonRicky Gervais
The DreamerDave Chappelle
The PrisonerJim Gaffigan
Someday You’ll DieNikki Glaser
Where Was ITrevor Noah
BEST AUDIOBOOK, NARRATION, AND STORYTELLING RECORDING
All You Need Is Love: The Beatles In Their Own Words(Various Artists)Guy Oldfield, producer
…And Your Ass Will FollowGeorge Clinton
Behind The Seams: My Life In RhinestonesDolly Parton
Last Sundays In Plains: A Centennial CelebrationJimmy Carter
My Name Is BarbraBarbra Streisand
BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM
Hell’s KitchenShoshana Bean, Brandon Victor Dixon, Kecia Lewis &Meleah Joi Moon, principal vocalists; AdamBlackstone, Alicia Keys & Tom Kitt, producers (AliciaKeys, composer & lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)
Merrily We Roll AlongJonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez & Daniel Radcliffe,principal vocalists; David Caddick, Joel Fram, MariaFriedman & David Lai, producers (Stephen Sondheim,composer & lyricist) (New Broadway Cast)
The NotebookJohn Clancy, Carmel Dean, Kurt Deutsch, Derik Lee,Kevin McCollum & Ingrid Michaelson, producers;Ingrid Michaelson, composer & lyricist (OriginalBroadway Cast)
The OutsidersJoshua Boone, Brent Comer, Brody Grant & SkyLakota-Lynch, principal vocalists; Zach Chance,Jonathan Clay, Matt Hinkley, Justin Levine &Lawrence Manchester, producers; Zach Chance,Jonathan Clay & Justin Levine, composers/lyricists(Original Broadway Cast)
SuffsAndrea Grody, Dean Sharenow & Shaina Taub,producers; Shaina Taub, composer & lyricist (OriginalBroadway Cast)
The WizWayne Brady, Deborah Cox, Nichelle Lewis & AveryWilson, principal vocalists; Joseph Joubert, Allen RenéLouis & Lawrence Manchester, producers (CharlieSmalls, composer & lyricist) (2024 Broadway CastRecording)
BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
The Color Purple(Various Artists)
Deadpool & Wolverine(Various Artists)
Maestro: Music By Leonard BernsteinLondon Symphony Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Bradley Cooper
Saltburn(Various Artists)
Twisters: The Album(Various Artists)
BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
American FictionLaura Karpman, composer
ChallengersTrent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers
The Color PurpleKris Bowers, composer
Dune: Part TwoHans Zimmer, composer
ShōgunNick Chuba, Atticus Ross & Leopold Ross, composers
BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VIDEO GAMES AND OTHER INTERACTIVE MEDIA
Avatar: Frontiers of PandoraPinar Toprak, composer
God of War Ragnarök: ValhallaBear McCreary, composer
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2John Paesano, composer
Star Wars OutlawsWilbert Roget, II, composer
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad OverlordWinifred Phillips, composer
BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Ain’t No Love In Oklahoma [From “Twisters: The Album”]Jessi Alexander, Luke Combs & Jonathan Singleton, songwriters (Luke Combs)
Better Place [From “TROLLS Band Together”]Amy Allen, Shellback & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (*NSYNC & Justin Timberlake)
Can’t Catch Me Now [From “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes”]Daniel Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo, songwriters (Olivia Rodrigo)
It Never Went Away [From “American Symphony”]Jon Batiste & Dan Wilson, songwriters (Jon Batiste)
Love Will Survive [From “The Tattooist of Auschwitz”]Walter Afanasieff, Charlie Midnight, Kara Talve &Hans Zimmer, songwriters (Barbra Streisand)
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Tailor SwifA$AP RockyVania Heymann & Gal Muggia, video directors
360Charli XCXAidan Zamiri, video director; Jami Arceo & Evan Thicke, video producers
HoudiniEminemRich Lee, video director; Kathy Angstadt, Lisa Arianna & Justin Diener, video producers
Not Like UsKendrick LamarDave Free & Kendrick Lamar, video directors; Jack Begert, Sam Canter & Jamie Rabineau, video producers
FortnightTaylor Swift Featuring Post MaloneTaylor Swift, video director; Jil Hardin, video producer
BEST MUSIC FILM
American SymphonyJon BatisteMatthew Heineman, video director; Lauren Domino, Matthew Heineman & Joedan Okun, video producers
June(June Carter Cash)Kristen Vaurio, video director; Josh Matas, Sarah Olson, Jason Owen, Mary Robertson & Kristen Vaurio, video producers
Kings From QueensRun DMCKirk Fraser, video director; William H. Masterson III, video producer
Stevie Van Zandt: DiscipleSteven Van ZandtBill Teck, video director; Robert Cotto, David Fisher & Bill Teck, video producers
The Greatest Night In Pop(Various Artists)Bao Nguyen, video director; Bruce Eskowitz, George Hencken, Larry Klein, Julia Nottingham, Lionel Richie & Harriet Sternberg, video producers
BEST CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
Plot ArmorTaylor Eigsti
Rhapsody In BlueBéla Fleck
Orchestras (Live)Bill Frisell Featuring Alexander Hanson, Brussels Philharmonic, Rudy Royston & Thomas Morgan
MarkMark Guiliana
Speak To MeJulian Lage
BEST JAZZ PERFORMANCE
“Walk With Me, Lord (SOUND | SPIRIT)”The Baylor Project
“Phoenix Reimagined (Live)”Lakecia Benjamin Featuring Randy Brecker, Jeff “Tain” Watts & John Scofield
“Juno”Chick Corea & Béla Fleck
“Twinkle Twinkle Little Me”Samara Joy Featuring Sullivan Fortner
“Little Fears”Dan Pugach Big Band Featuring Nicole Zuraitis & Troy Roberts
BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM
Journey In BlackChristie Dashiell
Wildflowers Vol. 1Kurt Elling & Sullivan Fortner
A Joyful HolidaySamara Joy
Milton + EsperanzaMilton Nascimento & Esperanza Spalding
My IdealCatherine Russell & Sean Mason
BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
Owl SongAmbrose Akinmusire Featuring Bill Frisell & Herlin Riley
Beyond This PlaceKenny Barron Featuring Kiyoshi Kitagawa, Johnathan Blake, Immanuel Wilkins & Steve Nelson
Phoenix Reimagined (Live)Lakecia Benjamin
RemembranceChick Corea & Béla Fleck
Solo GameSullivan Fortner
BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM
Returning To ForeverJohn Beasley & Frankfurt Radio Big Band
And So It GoesThe Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
Walk A Mile In My ShoeOrrin Evans & The Captain Black Big Band
Bianca Reimagined: Music For Paws And PersistenceDan Pugach Big Band
Golden CityMiguel Zenón
BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM
Spain Forever AgainMichel Camilo & Tomatito
Cubop Lives!Zaccai Curtis
COLLABHamilton de Holanda & Gonzalo Rubalcaba
Time And AgainEliane Elias
El Trio: Live in ItalyHoracio ‘El Negro’ Hernández, John Beasley & José Gola
Cuba And BeyondChucho Valdés & Royal Quartet
As I TravelDonald Vega Featuring Lewis Nash, John Patitucci & Luisito Quintero
BEST ALTERNATIVE JAZZ ALBUM
Night ReignArooj Aftab
New Blue SunAndré 3000
Code DerivationRobert Glasper
ForeverlandKeyon Harrold
No More Water: The Gospel Of James BaldwinMeshell Ndegeocello
BEST GLOBAL MUSIC PERFORMANCE
Raat Ki RaniArooj Aftab
A Rock SomewhereJacob Collier Featuring Anoushka Shankar & Varijashree Venugopal
RiseRocky Dawuni
Bemba ColoráSheila E. Featuring Gloria Estefan & Mimy Succar
Sunlight To My SoulAngélique Kidjo Featuring Soweto Gospel Choir
KashiraMasa Takumi Featuring Ron Korb, Noshir Mody & Dale Edward Chung
BEST AFRICAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE
TomorrowYemi Alade
MMSAsake & Wizkid
SensationalChris Brown Featuring Davido & Lojay
HigherBurna Boy
Love Me JeJeTems
BEST GLOBAL MUSIC ALBUM
Alkebulan IIMatt B Featuring Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
PaisajesCiro Hurtado
HeisRema
Historias De Un FlamencoAntonio Rey
Born In The WildTems
BEST REGGAE ALBUM
Take It EasyCollie Buddz
Party With MeVybz Kartel
Never Gets Late HereShenseea
Bob Marley: One Love – Music Inspired By The Film(Deluxe)(Various Artists)
EvolutionThe Wailers
BEST NEW AGE, AMBIENT OR CHANT ALBUM
Break Of DawnRicky Kej
TriveniWouter Kellerman, Éru Matsumoto & ChandrikaTandon
Visions Of Sounds De LuxeChris Redding
OpusRyuichi Sakamoto
Chapter II: How Dark It Is Before DawnAnoushka Shankar
Warriors Of LightRadhika Vekaria
BEST RECORDING PACKAGE
The Avett BrothersJonny Black & Giorgia Sage, art directors (The Avett Brothers)
Baker HotelSarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (William Clark Green)
BRATBrent David Freaney & Imogene Strauss, art directors (Charli XCX)
F-1 TrillionArchie Lee Coates IV, Jeffrey Franklin, Blossom Liu, Kylie McMahon & Ana Cecilia Thompson Motta, art directors (Post Malone)
Hounds Of Love The Baskerville EditionKate Bush & Albert McIntosh, art directors (KateBush)
Jug Band MillionaireAndrew Wong & Julie Yeh, art directors (The Muddy Basin Ramblers)
Pregnancy, Breakdown, And DiseaseLee Pei-Tzu, art director (iWhoiWhoo)
BEST BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE
Half Living ThingsPatrick Galvin, art director (Alpha Wolf)
Hounds Of Love The Boxes Of Lost At SeaKate Bush & Albert McIntosh, art directors (Kate Bush)
In UteroDoug Cunningham & Jason Noto, art directors (Nirvana)
Mind GamesSimon Hilton & Sean Ono Lennon, art directors (John Lennon)
Unsuk ChinTakahiro Kurashima & Marek Polewski, art directors (Unsuk Chin & Berliner Philharmoniker)
We Blame ChicagoRebeka Arce & Farbod Kokabi, art directors (90 Day Men)
BEST ALBUM NOTES
After MidnightTim Brooks, album notes writer (Ford Dabney’s Syncopated Orchestras)
The Carnegie Hall ConcertLauren Du Graf, album notes writer (Alice Coltrane)
CentennialRicky Riccardi, album notes writer (King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band & Various Artists)
John Culshaw – The Art Of The Producer – The Early Years 1948-55Dominic Fyfe, album notes writer (John Culshaw)
SONtrack Original De La Película “Al Son De Beno”Josh Kun, album notes writer (Various Artists)
BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM
CentennialMeagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilationproducers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (KingOliver’s Creole Jazz Band And Various Artists)
Diamonds And Pearls: Super Deluxe EditionCharles F. Spicer, Jr. & Duane Tudahl, compilation producers; Brad Blackwood & Bernie Grundman,mastering engineers (Prince & The New Power Generation)
Paul Robeson – Voice of Freedom: His Complete Columbia, RCA, HMV, and Victor RecordingsTom Laskey & Robert Russ, compilation producers; Nancy Conforti & Andreas K. Meyer, mastering engineers (Paul Robeson)
Pepito Y PaquitoPepe De Lucía & Javier Doria, compilation producers; Jesús Bola, mastering engineer (Pepe De Lucía And Paco De Lucía)
The Sound Of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording –Super Deluxe Edition)Mike Matessino & Mark Piro, compilation producers; Steve Genewick & Mike Matessino, mastering engineers (Rodgers & Hammerstein & Julie Andrews)
BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL
AlgorithmDernst Emile II, Michael B. Hunter, Stephan Johnson,Rachel Keen, John Kercy, Charles Moniz & ToddRobinson, engineers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer(Lucky Daye)
Cyan BlueJack Emblem, Jack Rochon & Charlotte Day Wilson, engineers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer (Charlotte Day Wilson)
Deeper WellCraig Alvin, Shawn Everett, Mai Leisz, Todd Lombardo, John Rooney, Konrad Snyder & Daniel Tashian, engineers; Greg Calbi, mastering engineer (Kacey Musgraves)
empathogenBeatriz Artola, Zach Brown, Oscar Cornejo, Chris Greatti & Mitch McCarthy, engineers; Joe La Porta, mastering engineer (WILLOW)
i/oTchad Blake, Oli Jacobs, Katie May & Dom Shaw, engineers; Matt Colton, mastering engineer (Peter Gabriel)
Short n’ SweetBryce Bordone, Julian Bunetta, Serban Ghenea, Jeff Gunnell, Oli Jacobs, Ian Kirkpatrick, Jack Manning, Manny Marroquin, John Ryan & Laura Sisk, engineers; Nathan Dantzler & Ruairi O’Flaherty, mastering engineers (Sabrina Carpenter)
BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICAL
Adams: Girls Of The Golden WestAlexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers; Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineers (John Adams, Daniela Mack, Ryan McKinny, Paul Appleby, Hye Jung Lee, Elliot Madore, Julia Bullock, Davóne Tines, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale)
Andres: The Blind BanisterSilas Brown, Doron Schachter & Michael Schwartz, engineers; Matt Colton, mastering engineer (Andrew Cyr, Inbal Segev & Metropolis Ensemble)
Bruckner: Symphony No. 7; Bates: ResurrexitMark Donahue & John Newton, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
Clear Voices In The DarkDaniel Shores, engineer; Daniel Shores, mastering engineer (Matthew Guard & Skylark Vocal Ensemble)
Ortiz: Revolución DiamantinaAlexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers; Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineers (Gustavo Dudamel, María Dueñas, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale)
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL
Erica Brenner
Christoph Franke
Morten Lindberg
Dmitriy Lipay
Elaine Martone
Dirk Sobotka
BEST IMMERSIVE AUDIO ALBUM
AvalonBob Clearmountain, immersive mix engineer; Rhett Davies & Bryan Ferry, immersive producers (Roxy Music)
Genius Loves CompanyMichael Romanowski, Eric Schilling & Herbert Waltl, immersive mix engineers; Michael Romanowski,immersive mastering engineer; John Burk, immersive producer (Ray Charles With Various Artists)
Henning Sommerro: BordersMorten Lindberg, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; MortenLindberg, immersive producer (Trondheim Symphony Orchestra)
i/o (In-Side Mix)Hans-Martin Buff, immersive mix engineer; Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel & Richard Russell, immersive producers (Peter Gabriel)
PaxMorten Lindberg, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; MortenLindberg, immersive producer (Ensemble 96 & Current Saxophone Quartet)
BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION
At LastShelton G. Berg, composer (Shelly Berg)
CommunionChristopher Zuar, composer (Christopher Zuar Orchestra)
I Swear, I Really Wanted To Make A “Rap” Album But This Is Literally The Way The Wind Blew Me This TimeAndré 3000, Surya Botofasina, Nate Mercereau & Carlos Niño, composers (André 3000)
RemembranceChick Corea, composer (Chick Corea & Béla Fleck)
StrandsPascal Le Boeuf, composer (Akropolis Reed Quintet, Pascal Le Boeuf & Christian Euman)
BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTAL OR A CAPPELLA
Baby Elephant Walk – EncoreMichael League, arranger (Snarky Puppy)
Bridge Over Troubled WaterJacob Collier, Tori Kelly & John Legend, arrangers (Jacob Collier Featuring John Legend & Tori Kelly)
Rhapsody In Blue(Grass)Béla Fleck & Ferde Grofé, arrangers (Béla Fleck Featuring Michael Cleveland, Sierra Hull, JustinMoses, Mark Schatz & Bryan Sutton)
Rose Without The ThornsErin Bentlage, Alexander Lloyd Blake, Scott Hoying, A.J. Sealy & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (Scott Hoying Featuring säje & Tonality)
Silent NightErin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (säje)
BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTS AND VOCALS
AlmaErin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johanye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (säje Featuring Regina Carter)
Always Come BackMatt Jones, arranger (John Legend)
b i g f e e l i n g sWillow, arranger (WILLOW)
Last Surprise (From “Persona 5”)Charlie Rosen & Jake Silverman, arrangers (The 8-Bit Big Band Featuring Jonah Nilsson & Button Masher)
The Sound Of SilenceCody Fry, arranger (Cody Fry Featuring Sleeping At Last)
BEST ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE
Adams: City Noir, Fearful Symmetries & Lola Montez Does The Spider DanceMarin Alsop, conductor (ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra)
Kodály: Háry János Suite; Summer Evening & Symphony In C MajorJoAnn Falletta, conductor (Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
Ortiz: Revolución DiamantinaGustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Rakastava, & LemminkäinenSusanna Mälkki, conductor (Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra)
Stravinsky: The FirebirdEsa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
BEST OPERA RECORDING
Adams: Girls Of The Golden WestJohn Adams, conductor; Paul Appleby, Julia Bullock, Hye Jung Lee, Daniela Mack, Elliot Madore, Ryan McKinny & Davóne Tines; Dmitriy Lipay, producer (Los Angeles Philharmonic; Los Angeles Master Chorale)
Catán: Florencia En El AmazonasYannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Mario Chang, Michael Chioldi, Greer Grimsley, Nancy FabiolaHerrera, Mattia Olivieri, Ailyn Pérez & Gabriella Reyes; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
Moravec: The ShiningGerard Schwarz, conductor; Tristan Hallett, Kelly Kaduce & Edward Parks; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (Kansas City Symphony; Lyric Opera Of Kansas City Chorus)
Puts: The HoursYannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Joyce DiDonato, Renée Fleming & Kelli O’Hara; David Frost, producer (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
Saariaho: Adriana MaterEsa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Fleur Barron, Axelle Fanyo, Nicholas Phan & Christopher Purves; Jason O’Connell, producer (San Francisco Symphony; San Francisco Symphony Chorus; Timo Kurkikangas)
BEST CHORAL PERFORMANCE
Clear Voices In The DarkMatthew Guard, conductor (Carrie Cheron, Nathan Hodgson, Helen Karloski & Clare McNamara; Skylark Vocal Ensemble)
A Dream So Bright – Choral Music Of Jake RunestadEric Holtan, conductor (Jeffrey Biegel; True Concord Orchestra; True Concord Voices)
Handel: Israel In EgyptJeannette Sorrell, conductor (Margaret Carpenter Haigh, Daniel Moody, Molly Netter, Jacob Perry &Edward Vogel; Apollo’s Fire; Apollo’s Singers)
OchreDonald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)
Sheehan: AkathistElaine Kelly, conductor; Melissa Attebury, Stephen Sands & Benedict Sheehan, chorus masters (Elizabeth Bates, Paul D’Arcy, Tynan Davis, Aine Hakamatsuka, Steven Hrycelak, Helen Karloski, Enrico Lagasca, Edmund Milly, Fotina Naumenko, Neil Netherly, Timothy Parsons, Stephen Sands, Miriam Sheehan & Pamela Terry; Novus NY; Artefact Ensemble, The Choir Of Trinity Wall Street, Downtown Voices & Trinity Youth Chorus)
BEST CHAMBER MUSIC/SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
Adams, J.L.: Waves & ParticlesJACK Quartet
Beethoven For Three: Symphony No. 4 And Op. 97,‘Archduke’Yo-Yo Ma, Leonidas Kavakos & Emanuel Ax
Cerrone: Beaufort ScalesBeth Willer, Christopher Cerrone & Lorelei Ensemble
HomeMiró Quartet
Rectangles And CircumstanceCaroline Shaw & Sō Percussion
BEST CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTAL SOLO
Akiho: LongingAndy Akiho
Bach: Goldberg VariationsVíkingur Ólafsson
Eastman: The Holy Presence Of Joan D’ArcSeth Parker Woods; Christopher Rountree, conductor (Wild Up)
EntourerMak Grgić (Ensemble Dissonance)
Perry: Concerto For Violin & OrchestraCurtis Stewart; James Blachly, conductor (Experiential Orchestra)
BEST CLASSICAL VOCAL SOLO ALBUM
Beyond The Years – Unpublished Songs Of Florence PriceKaren Slack, soloist; Michelle Cann, pianist
A Change Is Gonna ComeNicholas Phan, soloist; Palaver Strings, ensembles
Newman: Bespoke SongsFotina Naumenko, soloist; Marika Bournaki, pianist (Nadège Foofat; Julietta Curenton, Colin Davin, Mark Edwards, Nadia Pessoa, Timothy Roberts, Ryan Romine, Akemi Takayama, Karlyn Viña & Garrick Zoeter)
Show Me The WayWill Liverman, soloist; Jonathan King, pianist
Wagner: Wesendonck LiederJoyce DiDonato, soloist; Maxim Emelyanychev, conductor (Il Pomo d’Oro)
BEST CLASSICAL COMPENDIUM
Akiho: BeLongingAndy Akiho & Imani Winds; Andy Akiho, Sean Dixon & Mark Dover, producers
American CounterpointsCurtis Stewart; James Blachly, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer
Foss: Symphony No. 1; Renaissance Concerto; Three American Pieces; OdeJoAnn Falletta, conductor; Bernd Gottinger, producer
Mythologies IISangeeta Kaur, Omar Najmi, Hilá Plitmann, Robert Thies & Danaë Xanthe Vlasse; Michael Shapiro,conductor; Jeff Atmajian, Emilio D. Miler, Hai Nguyen, Robert Thies, Danaë Xanthe Vlasse & Kitt Wakeley, Producers
Ortiz: Revolución DiamantinaGustavo Dudamel, conductor; Dmitriy Lipay, producer
BEST CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL COMPOSITION
Casarrubios: Seven For Solo CelloAndrea Casarrubios, composer (Andrea Casarrubios)
Coleman: RevelryValerie Coleman, composer (Decoda)
Lang: Composition As ExplanationDavid Lang, composer (Eighth Blackbird)
Ortiz: Revolución DiamantinaGabriela Ortiz, composer (Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale)
Saariaho: Adriana MaterKaija Saariaho, composer (Esa-Pekka Salonen, Fleur Barron, Nicholas Phan, Christopher Purves, Axelle Fanyo, San Francisco Symphony Chorus & Orchestra)
