The 2021 GRAMMYs Awards will be virtually held on March 14 at 5pm (PT) and 8PM (ET). The 63rd GRAMMYs Awards will be hosted by Trevor Noah. During the course of the award ceremony, COVID-19 protocols are expected to be followed to the T.
The nominations, which was announced November 24, saw Beyonce get nine nominations, the most. She is followed by Dua Lipa, Roddy Ricch, and Taylor Swift, with six each. Officially scheduled for January 5, 2021, the Recording Academy pushed the ceremony back due to the continuous rise in COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles.
While we wait to experience music’s biggest night, here’s the complete list of nominations for the 2021 GRAMMYs.
Record Of The Year
BLACK PARADE
Beyoncé
COLORS
Black Pumas
ROCKSTAR
DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch
SAY SO
Doja Cat
EVERYTHING I WANTED
Billie Eilish
DON’T START NOW
Dua Lipa
CIRCLES
Post Malone
SAVAGE
Megan Thee Stallion Featuring Beyoncé
Album of the year
CHILOMBO
Jhené Aiko
BLACK PUMAS (DELUXE EDITION)
Black Pumas
EVERYDAY LIFE
Coldplay
DJESSE VOL.3
Jacob Collier
WOMEN IN MUSIC PT. III
HAIM
FUTURE NOSTALGIA
Dua Lipa
HOLLYWOOD’S BLEEDING
Post Malone
FOLKLORE
Taylor Swift
Song of the year
BLACK PARADE
Denisia Andrews, Beyoncé, Stephen Bray, Shawn Carter, Brittany Coney, Derek James Dixie, Akil King, Kim “Kaydence” Krysiuk & Rickie “Caso” Tice, songwriters (Beyoncé)
THE BOX
Larrance Dopson, Samuel Gloade, Rodrick Moore, Adarius Moragne, Eric Sloan & Khirye Anthony Tyler, songwriters (Roddy Ricch)
CARDIGAN
Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
CIRCLES
Louis Bell, Adam Feeney, Kaan Gunesberk, Austin Post & Billy Walsh, songwriters (Post Malone)
DON’T START NOW
Caroline Ailin, Ian Kirkpatrick, Dua Lipa & Emily Warren, songwriters (Dua Lipa)
EVERYTHING I WANTED
Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
I CAN’T BREATHE
Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.)
IF THE WORLD WAS ENDING
Julia Michaels & JP Saxe, songwriters (JP Saxe Featuring Julia Michaels)
Best New Artist
INGRID ANDRESS
PHOEBE BRIDGERS
CHIKA
NOAH CYRUS
D SMOKE
DOJA CAT
KAYTRANADA
MEGAN THEE STALLION
POP
Best Pop Solo Performance
YUMMY
Justin Bieber
SAY SO
Doja Cat
EVERYTHING I WANTED
Billie Eilish
DON’T START NOW
Dua Lipa
WATERMELON SUGAR
Harry Styles
CARDIGAN
Taylor Swift
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
UN DIA (ONE DAY)
J Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny & Tainy
INTENTIONS
Justin Bieber Featuring Quavo
DYNAMITE
BTS
RAIN ON ME
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande
EXILE
Taylor Swift Featuring Bon Iver
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
BLUE UMBRELLA
(Burt Bacharach &) Daniel Tashian
TRUE LOVE: A CELEBRATION OF COLE PORTER
Harry Connick, Jr.
AMERICAN STANDARD
James Taylor
UNFOLLOW THE RULES
Rufus Wainwright
JUDY
Renée Zellweger
Best Pop Vocal Album
CHANGES
Justin Bieber
CHROMATICA
Lady Gaga
FUTURE NOSTALGIA
Dua Lipa
FINE LINE
Harry Styles
FOLKLORE
Taylor Swift
DANCE/ELECTRONIC MUSIC
Best Dance Recording
ON MY MIND
Diplo & SIDEPIECE
MY HIGH
Disclosure Featuring Aminé & Slowthai
THE DIFFERENCE
Flume Featuring Toro y Moi
BOTH OF US
Jayda G
10%
Kaytranada Featuring Kali Uchis
Best Dance/Electronic Album
KICK I
Arca
PLANET’S MAD
Baauer
ENERGY
Disclosure
BUBBA
Kaytranada
GOOD FAITH
Madeon
CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
AXIOM
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah
CHRONOLOGY OF A DREAM: LIVE AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD
Jon Batiste
TAKE THE STAIRS
Black Violin
AMERICANA
Grégoire Maret, Romain Collin & Bill Frisell
LIVE AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL
Snarky Puppy
ROCK
Best Rock Performance
SHAMEIKA
Fiona Apple
NOT
Big Thief
KYOTO
Phoebe Bridgers
THE STEPS
HAIM
STAY HIGH
Brittany Howard
DAYLIGHT
Grace Potter
Best Metal Performance
BUM-RUSH
Body Count
UNDERNEATH
Code Orange
THE IN-BETWEEN
In This Moment
BLOODMONEY
Poppy
EXECUTIONER’S TAX (SWING OF THE AXE) – LIVE
Power Trip
Best Rock Song
KYOTO
Phoebe Bridgers, Morgan Nagler & Marshall Vore, songwriters (Phoebe Bridgers)
LOST IN YESTERDAY
Kevin Parker, songwriter (Tame Impala)
NOT
Adrianne Lenker, songwriter (Big Thief)
SHAMEIKA
Fiona Apple, songwriter (Fiona Apple)
STAY HIGH
Brittany Howard, songwriter (Brittany Howard)
Best Rock Album
A HERO’S DEATH
Fontaines D.C.
KIWANUKA
Michael Kiwanuka
DAYLIGHT
Grace Potter
SOUND & FURY
Sturgill Simpson
THE NEW ABNORMAL
The Strokes
ALTERNATIVE
Best Alternative Music Album
FETCH THE BOLT CUTTERS
Fiona Apple
HYPERSPACE
Beck
PUNISHER
Phoebe Bridgers
JAIME
Brittany Howard
THE SLOW RUSH
Tame Impala
R&B
Best R&B Performance
LIGHTNING & THUNDER
Jhené Aiko Featuring John Legend
BLACK PARADE
Beyoncé
ALL I NEED
Jacob Collier Featuring Mahalia & Ty Dolla $ign
GOAT HEAD
Brittany Howard
SEE ME
Emily King
Best Traditional R&B Performance
SIT ON DOWN
The Baylor Project Featuring Jean Baylor & Marcus Baylor
WONDER WHAT SHE THINKS OF ME
Chloe X Halle
LET ME GO
Mykal Kilgore
ANYTHING FOR YOU
Ledisi
DISTANCE
Yebba
Best R&B Song
BETTER THAN I IMAGINED
Robert Glasper, Meshell Ndegeocello & Gabriella Wilson, songwriters (Robert Glasper Featuring H.E.R. & Meshell Ndegeocello)
BLACK PARADE
Denisia Andrews, Beyoncé, Stephen Bray, Shawn Carter, Brittany Coney, Derek James Dixie, Akil King, Kim “Kaydence” Krysiuk & Rickie “Caso” Tice, songwriters (Beyoncé)
COLLIDE
Sam Barsh, Stacey Barthe, Sonyae Elise, Olu Fann, Akil King, Josh Lopez, Kaveh Rastegar & Benedetto Rotondi, songwriters (Tiana Major9 & EARTHGANG)
DO IT
Chloe Bailey, Halle Bailey, Anton Kuhl, Victoria Monét, Scott Storch & Vincent Van Den Ende, songwriters (Chloe X Halle)
SLOW DOWN
Nasri Atweh, Badriia Bourelly, Skip Marley, Ryan Williamson & Gabriella Wilson, songwriters (Skip Marley & H.E.R.)
Best Progressive R&B Album
CHILOMBO
Jhené Aiko
UNGODLY HOUR
Chloe X Halle
FREE NATIONALS
Free Nationals
F*** YO FEELINGS
Robert Glasper
IT IS WHAT IT IS
Thundercat
Best R&B Album
HAPPY 2 BE HERE
Ant Clemons
TAKE TIME
Giveon
TO FEEL LOVE/D
Luke James
BIGGER LOVE
John Legend
ALL RISE
Gregory Porter
RAP
Best Rap Performance
DEEP REVERENCE
Big Sean Featuring Nipsey Hussle
BOP
DaBaby
WHATS POPPIN
Jack Harlow
THE BIGGER PICTURE
Lil Baby
SAVAGE
Megan Thee Stallion Featuring Beyoncé
DIOR
Pop Smoke
Best Melodic Rap Performance
ROCKSTAR
DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch
LAUGH NOW CRY LATER
Drake Featuring Lil Durk
LOCKDOWN
Anderson .Paak
THE BOX
Roddy Ricch
HIGHEST IN THE ROOM
Travis Scott
Best Rap Song
THE BIGGER PICTURE
Dominique Jones, Noah Pettigrew & Rai’shaun Williams, songwriters (Lil Baby)
THE BOX
Larrance Dopson, Samuel Gloade, Rodrick Moore, Adarius Moragne, Eric Sloan & Khirye Anthony Tyler, songwriters (Roddy Ricch)
LAUGH NOW CRY LATER
Durk Banks, Rogét Chahayed, Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Ron LaTour & Ryan Martinez, songwriters (Drake Featuring Lil Durk)
ROCKSTAR
Jonathan Lyndale Kirk, Ross Joseph Portaro IV & Rodrick Moore, songwriters (DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch)
SAVAGE
Beyoncé, Shawn Carter, Brittany Hazzard, Derrick Milano, Terius Nash, Megan Pete, Bobby Session Jr., Jordan Kyle Lanier Thorpe & Anthony White, songwriters (Megan Thee Stallion Featuring Beyoncé)
Best Rap Album
BLACK HABITS
D SMOKE
ALFREDO
Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist
A WRITTEN TESTIMONY
Jay Electronica
KING’S DISEASE
Nas
THE ALLEGORY
Royce 5’9″
COUNTRY
Best Country Solo Performance
Stick That In Your Country Song
Eric Church
WHO YOU THOUGHT I WAS
Brandy Clark
WHEN MY AMY PRAYS
Vince Gill
BLACK LIKE ME
Mickey Guyton
BLUEBIRD
Miranda Lambert
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
ALL NIGHT
Brothers Osborne
10,000 HOURS
Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber
OCEAN
Lady A
SUGAR COAT
Little Big Town
SOME PEOPLE DO
Old Dominion
Best Country Song
BLUEBIRD
Luke Dick, Natalie Hemby & Miranda Lambert, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
THE BONES
Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins & Laura Veltz, songwriters (Maren Morris)
CROWDED TABLE
Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby & Lori McKenna, songwriters (The Highwomen)
MORE HEARTS THAN MINE
Ingrid Andress, Sam Ellis & Derrick Southerland, songwriters (Ingrid Andress)
SOME PEOPLE DO
Jesse Frasure, Shane McAnally, Matthew Ramsey & Thomas Rhett, songwriters (Old Dominion)
Best Country Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new country recordings.
LADY LIKE
Ingrid Andress
YOUR LIFE IS A RECORD
Brandy Clark
WILDCARD
Miranda Lambert
NIGHTFALL
Little Big Town
NEVER WILL
Ashley McBryde
NEW AGE
Best New Age Album
SONGS FROM THE BARDO
Laurie Anderson, Tenzin Choegyal & Jesse Paris Smith
PERIPHERY
Priya Darshini
FORM//LESS
Superposition
MORE GUITAR STORIES
Jim “Kimo” West
MEDITATIONS
Cory Wong & Jon Batiste
JAZZ
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
GUINNEVERE
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, soloist
PACHAMAMA
Regina Carter, soloist
CELIA
Gerald Clayton, soloist
ALL BLUES
Chick Corea, soloist
MOE HONK
Joshua Redman, soloist
Best Jazz Vocal Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal jazz recordings.
ONA
Thana Alexa
SECRETS ARE THE BEST STORIES
Kurt Elling Featuring Danilo Pérez
MODERN ANCESTORS
Carmen Lundy
HOLY ROOM: LIVE AT ALTE OPER
Somi With Frankfurt Radio Big Band Conducted By John Beasley
WHAT’S THE HURRY
Kenny Washington
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
ON THE TENDER SPOT OF EVERY CALLOUSED MOMENT
Ambrose Akinmusire
WAITING GAME
Terri Lyne Carrington + Social Science
HAPPENING: LIVE AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD
Gerald Clayton
TRILOGY 2
Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade
ROUNDAGAIN
Redman Mehldau McBride Blade
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
DIALOGUES ON RACE
Gregg August
MONK’ESTRA PLAYS JOHN BEASLEY
John Beasley’s MONK’estra
THE INTANGIBLE BETWEEN
Orrin Evans And The Captain Black Big Band
SONGS YOU LIKE A LOT
John Hollenbeck With Theo Bleckmann, Kate McGarry, Gary Versace And The Frankfurt Radio Big Band
DATA LORDS
Maria Schneider Orchestra
Best Latin Jazz Album
TRADICIONES
Afro-Peruvian Jazz Orchestra
FOUR QUESTIONS
Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
CITY OF DREAMS
Chico Pinheiro
VIENTO Y TIEMPO – LIVE AT BLUE NOTE TOKYO
Gonzalo Rubalcaba & Aymée Nuviola
TRANE’S DELIGHT
Poncho Sanchez
GOSPEL/CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC
Best Gospel Performance/Song
WONDERFUL IS YOUR NAME
Melvin Crispell III
RELEASE (LIVE)
Ricky Dillard Featuring Tiff Joy; David Frazier, songwriter
COME TOGETHER
Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins Present: The Good News; Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins & Jazz Nixon, producers; Lashawn Daniels, Rodney Jerkins, Lecrae Moore & Jazz Nixon, songwriters
WON’T LET GO
Travis Greene; Travis Greene, songwriter
MOVIN’ ON
Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music; Darryl L. Howell, Jonathan Caleb McReynolds, Kortney Jamaal Pollard & Terrell Demetrius Wilson, songwriters
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
THE BLESSING (LIVE)
SUNDAY MORNING
HOLY WATER
FAMOUS FOR (I BELIEVE)
THERE WAS JESUS
Best Gospel Album
2ECOND WIND: READY
Anthony Brown & group therAPy
MY TRIBUTE
Myron Butler
CHOIRMASTER
Ricky Dillard
GOSPEL ACCORDING TO PJ
PJ Morton
KIERRA
Kierra Sheard
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
RUN TO THE FATHER
Cody Carnes
ALL OF MY BEST FRIENDS
Hillsong Young & Free
HOLY WATER
We The Kingdom
CITIZEN OF HEAVEN
Tauren Wells
JESUS IS KING
Kanye West
Best Roots Gospel Album
BEAUTIFUL DAY
Mark Bishop
20/20
The Crabb Family
WHAT CHRISTMAS REALLY MEANS
The Erwins
CELEBRATING FISK! (THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY ALBUM)
Fisk Jubilee Singers
SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL
Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
LATIN
Best Latin Pop or Urban Album
YHLQMDLG
Bad Bunny
POR PRIMERA VEZ
Camilo
MESA PARA DOS
Kany García
PAUSA
Ricky Martin
3:33
Debi Nova
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
AURA
Bajofondo
MONSTRUO
Cami
SOBREVOLANDO
Cultura Profética
LA CONQUISTA DEL ESPACIO
Fito Paez
MISS COLOMBIA
Lido Pimienta
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
HECHO EN MÉXICO
Alejandro Fernández
LA SERENATA
Lupita Infante
UN CANTO POR MÉXICO, VOL. 1
Natalia Lafourcade
BAILANDO SONES Y HUAPANGOS CON MARIACHI SOL DE MEXICO DE JOSE HERNANDEZ
Mariachi Sol De Mexico De Jose Hernandez
AYAYAY!
Christian Nodal
Best Tropical Latin Album
MI TUMBAO
José Alberto “El Ruiseñor”
INFINITO
Edwin Bonilla
SIGO CANTANDO AL AMOR (DELUXE)
Jorge Celedon & Sergio Luis
40
Grupo Niche
MEMORIAS DE NAVIDAD
Víctor Manuelle
AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC
Best American Roots Performance
COLORS
Black Pumas
DEEP IN LOVE
Bonny Light Horseman
SHORT AND SWEET
Brittany Howard
I’LL BE GONE
Norah Jones & Mavis Staples
I REMEMBER EVERYTHING
John Prine
Best American Roots Song
CABIN
Laura Rogers & Lydia Rogers, songwriters (The Secret Sisters)
CEILING TO THE FLOOR
Sierra Hull & Kai Welch, songwriters (Sierra Hull)
HOMETOWN
Sarah Jarosz, songwriter (Sarah Jarosz)
I REMEMBER EVERYTHING
Pat McLaughlin & John Prine, songwriters (John Prine)
MAN WITHOUT A SOUL
Tom Overby & Lucinda Williams, songwriters (Lucinda Williams)
Best Americana Album
OLD FLOWERS
Courtney Marie Andrews
TERMS OF SURRENDER
Hiss Golden Messenger
WORLD ON THE GROUND
Sarah Jarosz
EL DORADO
Marcus King
GOOD SOULS BETTER ANGELS
Lucinda Williams
Best Bluegrass Album
MAN ON FIRE
Danny Barnes
TO LIVE IN TWO WORLDS, VOL. 1
Thomm Jutz
NORTH CAROLINA SONGBOOK
Steep Canyon Rangers
HOME
Billy Strings
THE JOHN HARTFORD FIDDLE TUNE PROJECT, VOL. 1
(Various Artists)
Matt Combs & Katie Harford Hogue, producers
Best Traditional Blues Album
ALL MY DUES ARE PAID
Frank Bey
YOU MAKE ME FEEL
Don Bryant
THAT’S WHAT I HEARD
Robert Cray Band
CYPRESS GROVE
Jimmy “Duck” Holmes
RAWER THAN RAW
Bobby Rush
Best Contemporary Blues Album
HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND YET?
Fantastic Negrito
LIVE AT THE PARAMOUNT
Ruthie Foster Big Band
THE JUICE
G. Love
BLACKBIRDS
Bettye LaVette
UP AND ROLLING
North Mississippi Allstars
Best Folk Album
BONNY LIGHT HORSEMAN
Bonny Light Horseman
THANKS FOR THE DANCE
Leonard Cohen
SONG FOR OUR DAUGHTER
Laura Marling
SATURN RETURN
The Secret Sisters
ALL THE GOOD TIMES
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
Best Regional Roots Music Album
MY RELATIVES “NIKSO KOWAIKS”
Black Lodge Singers
CAMERON DUPUY AND THE CAJUN TROUBADOURS
Cameron Dupuy And The Cajun Troubadours
LOVELY SUNRISE
Na Wai ?Eha
ATMOSPHERE
New Orleans Nightcrawlers
A TRIBUTE TO AL BERARD
Sweet Cecilia
REGGAE
Best Reggae Album
UPSIDE DOWN 2020
Buju Banton
HIGHER PLACE
Skip Marley
IT ALL COMES BACK TO LOVE
Maxi Priest
GOT TO BE TOUGH
Toots & The Maytals
ONE WORLD
The Wailers
GLOBAL MUSIC
Best Global Music Album
FU CHRONICLES
Antibalas
TWICE AS TALL
Burna Boy
AGORA
Bebel Gilberto
LOVE LETTERS
Anoushka Shankar
AMADJAR
Tinariwen
CHILDREN’S
Best Children’s Music Album
ALL THE LADIES
Joanie Leeds
WILD LIFE
Justin Roberts
SPOKEN WORD
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
ACID FOR THE CHILDREN: A MEMOIR
Flea
ALEX TREBEK – THE ANSWER IS…
Ken Jennings
BLOWOUT: CORRUPTED DEMOCRACY, ROGUE STATE RUSSIA, AND THE RICHEST, MOST DESTRUCTIVE INDUSTRY ON EARTH
Rachel Maddow
CATCH AND KILL
Ronan Farrow
CHARLOTTE’S WEB (E.B. WHITE)
Meryl Streep (& Full cast)
COMEDY
Best Comedy Album
BLACK MITZVAH
Tiffany Haddish
I LOVE EVERYTHING
Patton Oswalt
THE PALE TOURIST
Jim Gaffigan
PAPER TIGER
Bill Burr
23 HOURS TO KILL
Jerry Seinfeld
MUSICAL THEATER
AMÉLIE
AMERICAN UTOPIA ON BROADWAY
JAGGED LITTLE PILL
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
THE PRINCE OF EGYPT
SOFT POWER
MUSIC FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
(Various Artists)
Nate Heller, compilation producer; Howard Paar, Music Supervisor
BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC
(Various Artists)
Jonathan Leahy, compilation producer
EUROVISION SONG CONTEST: THE STORY OF FIRE SAGA
(Various Artists)
Savan Kotecha, compilation producer; Becky Bentham, music supervisor
FROZEN 2
(Various Artists)
Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, Tom MacDougall & Dave Metzger, compilation producers
JOJO RABBIT
(Various Artists)
Taika Waititi, compilation producer
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for, or as a companion to, a current legitimate motion picture, television show or series, video games or other visual media.
AD ASTRA
Max Richter, composer
BECOMING
Kamasi Washington, composer
JOKER
Hildur Guðnadóttir, composer
1917
Thomas Newman, composer
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER
John Williams, composer
Best Song Written For Visual Media
BEAUTIFUL GHOSTS [FROM CATS]
Andrew Lloyd Webber & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
CARRIED ME WITH YOU [FROM ONWARD]
Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)
INTO THE UNKNOWN [FROM FROZEN 2]
Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, songwriters (Idina Menzel & AURORA)
NO TIME TO DIE [FROM NO TIME TO DIE]
Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas Baird O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
STAND UP [FROM HARRIET]
Joshuah Brian Campbell & Cynthia Erivo, songwriters (Cynthia Erivo)
COMPOSING/ARRANGING
Best Instrumental Composition
BABY JACK
Arturo O’Farrill, composer (Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra)
BE WATER II
Christian Sands, composer (Christian Sands)
PLUMFIELD
Alexandre Desplat, composer (Alexandre Desplat)
SPUTNIK
Maria Schneider, composer (Maria Schneider)
STRATA
Remy Le Boeuf, composer (Remy Le Boeuf’s Assembly Of Shadows Featuring Anna Webber & Eric Miller)
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
An Arranger’s Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
BATHROOM DANCE
Hildur Guðnadóttir, arranger (Hildur Guðnadóttir)
DONNA LEE
John Beasley, arranger (John Beasley)
HONEYMOONERS
Remy Le Boeuf, arranger (Remy Le Boeuf’s Assembly Of Shadows)
LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING
Alvin Chea & Jarrett Johnson, arrangers (Jarrett Johnson Featuring Alvin Chea)
URANUS: THE MAGICIAN
Jeremy Levy, arranger (Jeremy Levy Jazz Orchestra)
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
An Arranger’s Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
ASAS FECHADAS
John Beasley & Maria Mendes, arrangers (Maria Mendes Featuring John Beasley & Orkest Metropole)
DESERT SONG
Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (Säje)
FROM THIS PLACE
Alan Broadbent & Pat Metheny, arrangers (Pat Metheny Featuring Meshell Ndegeocello)
HE WON’T HOLD YOU
Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier Featuring Rapsody)
SLOW BURN
Talia Billig, Nic Hard & Becca Stevens, arrangers (Becca Stevens Featuring Jacob Collier, Mark Lettieri, Justin Stanton, Jordan Perlson, Nic Hard, Keita Ogawa, Marcelo Woloski & Nate Werth)
PACKAGE
Best Recording Package
EVERYDAY LIFE
Pilar Zeta, art director (Coldplay)
FUNERAL
Kyle Goen & Alex Kalatschinow, art directors (Lil Wayne)
HEALER
Julian Gross & Hannah Hooper, art directors (Grouplove)
ON CIRCLES
Jordan Butcher, art director (Caspian)
VOLS. 11 & 12
Doug Cunningham & Jason Noto, art directors (Desert Sessions)
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
FLAMING PIE (COLLECTOR’S EDITION)
Linn Wie Andersen, Simon Earith, Paul McCartney & James Musgrave, art directors (Paul McCartney)
GIANTS STADIUM 1987, 1989, 1991
Lisa Glines & Doran Tyson, art directors (Grateful Dead)
MODE
Jeff Schulz & Paul A. Taylor, art directors (Depeche Mode)
ODE TO JOY
Lawrence Azerrad & Jeff Tweedy, art directors (Wilco)
THE STORY OF GHOSTLY INTERNATIONAL
Michael Cina & Molly Smith, art directors (Various Artists)
NOTES
Best Album Notes
AT THE MINSTREL SHOW: MINSTREL ROUTINES FROM THE STUDIO, 1894-1926
Tim Brooks, album notes writer (Various Artists)
THE BAKERSFIELD SOUND: COUNTRY MUSIC CAPITAL OF THE WEST, 1940-1974
Scott B. Bomar, album notes writer (Various Artists)
DEAD MAN’S POP
Bob Mehr, album notes writer (The Replacements)
THE MISSING LINK: HOW GUS HAENSCHEN GOT US FROM JOPLIN TO JAZZ AND SHAPED THE MUSIC BUSINESS
Colin Hancock, album notes writer (Various Artists)
OUT OF A CLEAR BLUE SKY
David Sager, album notes writer (Nat Brusiloff)
HISTORICAL
Best Historical Album
CELEBRATED, 1895-1896
Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (Unique Quartette)
HITTIN’ THE RAMP: THE EARLY YEARS (1936 – 1943)
Zev Feldman, Will Friedwald & George Klabin, compilation producers; Matthew Lutthans, mastering engineer (Nat King Cole)
IT’S SUCH A GOOD FEELING: THE BEST OF MISTER ROGERS
Lee Lodyga & Cheryl Pawelski, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Mister Rogers)
1999 SUPER DELUXE EDITION
Trevor Guy, Michael Howe & Kirk Johnson, compilation producers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Prince)
SOUVENIR
Carolyn Agger, compilation producer; Miles Showell, mastering engineer (Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark)
THROW DOWN YOUR HEART: THE COMPLETE AFRICA SESSIONS
Béla Fleck, compilation producer; Richard Dodd, mastering engineer (Béla Fleck)
PRODUCTION, NON-CLASSICAL
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
An Engineer’s Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.)
BLACK HOLE RAINBOW
Shawn Everett & Ivan Wayman, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Devon Gilfillian)
EXPECTATIONS
Gary Paczosa & Mike Robinson, engineers; Paul Blakemore, mastering engineer (Katie Pruitt)
HYPERSPACE
Drew Brown, Julian Burg, Andrew Coleman, Paul Epworth, Shawn Everett, Serban Ghenea, David Greenbaum, John Hanes, Beck Hansen, Jaycen Joshua, Greg Kurstin, Mike Larson, Cole M.G.N., Alex Pasco & Matt Wiggins, engineers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer (Beck)
JAIME
Shawn Everett, engineer; Shawn Everett, mastering engineer (Brittany Howard)
25 TRIPS
Shani Gandhi & Gary Paczosa, engineers; Adam Grover, mastering engineer (Sierra Hull)
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical.
JACK ANTONOFF
• August (Taylor Swift) (T)
• Gaslighter (The Chicks) (A)
• Holy Terrain (FKA Twigs Featuring Future) (T)
• Mirrorball (Taylor Swift) (T)
• This Is Me Trying (Taylor Swift) (T)
• Together (Sia) (S)
DAN AUERBACH
• Cypress Grove (Jimmy “Duck” Holmes) (A)
• El Dorado (Marcus King) (A)
• Is Thomas Callaway (CeeLo Green) (A)
• Singing For My Supper (Early James) (A)
• Solid Gold Sounds (Kendell Marvel) (A)
• Years (John Anderson) (A
DAVE COBB
• Backbone (Kaleo) (S)
• The Balladeer (Lori McKenna) (A)
• Boneshaker (Airbourne) (A)
• Down Home Christmas (Oak Ridge Boys) (A)
• The Highwomen (The Highwomen) (A)
• I Remember Everything (John Prine) (S)
• Reunions (Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit) (A)
• The Spark (William Prince) (S)
• You’re Still The One (Teddy Swims) (S)
FLYING LOTUS
• It Is What It Is (Thundercat) (A)
ANDREW WATT
• Break My Heart (Dua Lipa) (T)
• Me And My Guitar (A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie) (T)
• Midnight Sky (Miley Cyrus) (S)
• Old Me (5 Seconds Of Summer) (T)
• Ordinary Man (Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Elton John) (T)
• Take What You Want (Post Malone Featuring Ozzy Osbourne & Travis Scott) (T)
• Under The Graveyard (Ozzy Osbourne) (T)
Best Remixed Recording
DO YOU EVER (RAC MIX)
RAC, remixer (Phil Good)
IMAGINARY FRIENDS (MORGAN PAGE REMIX)
Morgan Page, remixer (Deadmau5)
PRAYING FOR YOU (LOUIE VEGA MAIN REMIX)
Louie Vega, remixer (Jasper Street Co.)
ROSES (IMANBEK REMIX)
Imanbek Zeikenov, remixer (SAINt JHN)
YOUNG & ALIVE (BAZZI VS. HAYWYRE REMIX)
Haywyre, remixer (Bazzi)
PRODUCTION, IMMERSIVE AUDIO
Best Immersive Audio Album
PRODUCTION, CLASSICAL
Best Engineered Album, Classical
An Engineer’s Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.)
DANIELPOUR: THE PASSION OF YESHUA
Bernd Gottinger, engineer (JoAnn Falletta, James K. Bass, Adam Luebke, UCLA Chamber Singers, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra & Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus)
GERSHWIN: PORGY AND BESS
David Frost & John Kerswell, engineers; Silas Brown, mastering engineer (David Robertson, Frederick Ballentine, Angel Blue, Denyce Graves, Latonia Moore, Eric Owens, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus)
HYNES: FIELDS
Kyle Pyke, engineer; Jesse Lewis & Kyle Pyke, mastering engineers (Devonté Hynes & Third Coast Percussion)
IVES: COMPLETE SYMPHONIES
Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers; Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineers (Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic)
SHOSTAKOVICH: SYMPHONY NO. 13, ‘BABI YAR’
David Frost & Charlie Post, engineers; Silas Brown, mastering engineer (Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
Producer Of The Year, Classical
BLANTON ALSPAUGH
DAVID FROST
JESSE LEWIS
DMITRIY LIPAY
ELAINE MARTONE
CLASSICAL
Best Orchestral Performance
Award to the Conductor and to the Orchestra.
ASPECTS OF AMERICA – PULITZER EDITION
Carlos Kalmar, conductor (Oregon Symphony)
CONCURRENCE
Daníel Bjarnason, conductor (Iceland Symphony Orchestra)
COPLAND: SYMPHONY NO. 3
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
IVES: COMPLETE SYMPHONIES
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
LUTOSlAWSKI: SYMPHONIES NOS. 2 & 3
Hannu Lintu, conductor (Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra)
Best Opera Recording
DELLO JOIO: THE TRIAL AT ROUEN
FLOYD, C.: PRINCE OF PLAYERS
GERSHWIN: PORGY AND BESS
HANDEL: AGRIPPINA
ZEMLINSKY: DER ZWERG
Best Choral Performance
CARTHAGE
Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)
DANIELPOUR: THE PASSION OF YESHUAH
JoAnn Falletta, conductor; James K. Bass & Adam Luebke, chorus masters (James K. Bass, J’Nai Bridges, Timothy Fallon, Kenneth Overton, Hila Plitmann & Matthew Worth; Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus & UCLA Chamber Singers)
KASTALSKY: REQUIEM
Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Charles Bruffy, Steven Fox & Benedict Sheehan, chorus masters (Joseph Charles Beutel & Anna Dennis; Orchestra Of St. Luke’s; Cathedral Choral Society, The Clarion Choir, Kansas City Chorale & The Saint Tikhon Choir)
MORAVEC: SANCTUARY ROAD
Kent Tritle, conductor (Joshua Blue, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Dashon Burton, Malcolm J. Merriweather & Laquita Mitchell; Oratorio Society Of New York Orchestra; Oratorio Society Of New York Chorus)
ONCE UPON A TIME
Matthew Guard, conductor (Sarah Walker; Skylark Vocal Ensemble)
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
CONTEMPORARY VOICES
Pacifica Quartet
HEALING MODES
Brooklyn Rider
HEARNE, T.: PLACE
Ted Hearne, Steven Bradshaw, Sophia Byrd, Josephine Lee, Isaiah Robinson, Sol Ruiz, Ayanna Woods, Diana Wade & Place Orchestra
HYNES: FIELDS
Devonté Hynes & Third Coast Percussion
THE SCHUMANN QUARTETS
Dover Quartet
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
ADÈS: CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA
Kirill Gerstein; Thomas Adès, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
BEETHOVEN: COMPLETE PIANO SONATAS
Igor Levit
BOHEMIAN TALES
Augustin Hadelich; Jakub Hruša, conductor (Charles Owen; Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks)
DESTINATION RACHMANINOV – ARRIVAL
Daniil Trifonov; Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor (The Philadelphia Orchestra)
THEOFANIDIS: CONCERTO FOR VIOLA AND CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Richard O’Neill; David Alan Miller, conductor (Albany Symphony)
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
AMERICAN COMPOSERS AT PLAY – WILLIAM BOLCOM, RICKY IAN GORDON, LORI LAITMAN, JOHN MUSTO
Stephen Powell (Attacca Quartet, William Bolcom, Ricky Ian Gordon, Lori Laitman, John Musto, Charles Neidich & Jason Vieaux)
CLAIRIÈRES – SONGS BY LILI & NADIA BOULANGER
Nicholas Phan; Myra Huang, accompanist
FARINELLI
Cecilia Bartoli; Giovanni Antonini, conductor (Il Giardino Armonico)
A LAD’S LOVE
Brian Giebler; Steven McGhee, accompanist (Katie Hyun, Michael Katz, Jessica Meyer, Reginald Mobley & Ben Russell)
SMYTH: THE PRISON
Sarah Brailey & Dashon Burton; James Blachly, conductor (Experiential Chorus; Experiential Orchestra)
Best Classical Compendium
Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s) and Engineer(s) of over 51% playing time of the album, if other than the artist.
ADÈS CONDUCTS ADÈS
Mark Stone & Christianne Stotijn; Thomas Adès, conductor; Nick Squire, producer
SAARIAHO: GRAAL THÉÂTRE; CIRCLE MAP; NEIGES; VERS TOI QUI ES SI LOIN
Clément Mao-Takacs, conductor; Hans Kipfer, producer
SEREBRIER: SYMPHONIC BACH VARIATIONS; LAMENTS AND HALLELUJAHS; FLUTE CONCERTO
José Serebrier, conductor; Jens Braun, producer
THOMAS, M.T.: FROM THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK & MEDITATIONS ON RILKE
Isabel Leonard; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Jack Vad, producer
WOOLF, L.P.: FIRE AND FLOOD
Matt Haimovitz; Julian Wachner, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
ADÈS: CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA
Thomas Adès, composer (Kirill Gerstein, Thomas Adès & Boston Symphony Orchestra)
DANIELPOUR: THE PASSION OF YESHUA
Richard Danielpour, composer (JoAnn Falletta, James K. Bass, Adam Luebke, UCLA Chamber Singers, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra & Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus)
FLOYD, C.: PRINCE OF PLAYERS
Carlisle Floyd, composer (William Boggs, Alexander Dobson, Kate Royal, Keith Phares, Florentine Opera Chorus & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra)
HEARNE, T.: PLACE
Ted Hearne, composer (Ted Hearne, Steven Bradshaw, Sophia Byrd, Josephine Lee, Isaiah Robinson, Sol Ruiz, Ayanna Woods & Place Orchestra)
ROUSE: SYMPHONY NO. 5
Christopher Rouse, composer (Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)
MUSIC VIDEO/FILM
Best Music Video
BROWN SKIN GIRL
Beyoncé
LIFE IS GOOD
Future Featuring Drake
LOCKDOWN
Anderson .Paak
ADORE YOU
Harry Styles
GOLIATH
Woodkid
Best Music Film
BEASTIE BOYS STORY
Beastie Boys
BLACK IS KING
Beyoncé
WE ARE FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME
Freestyle Love Supreme
LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE
Linda Ronstadt
THAT LITTLE OL’ BAND FROM TEXAS
ZZ Top
