One of the vital coveted music awarding ceremonies, the GRAMMYs are right here but once more, for the 2026 version. With some very attention-grabbing nominations that cowl a plethora of participating releases that dropped all year long, the anticipation for this 12 months’s winners has been at an all time excessive.
Lastly, it’s time for the announcement; some went as anticipated, whereas others had been stunning in essentially the most nice manner attainable. With out additional ado, right here is the record of nominations and winners throughout rap and RnB classes. Seize your popcorn and take a look at the record beneath!
Many of the awards are handed out through the premiere ceremony as we all know, whereas 9 awards, together with ‘Finest Rap Album’ will likely be introduced throughout the primary broadcast.
Finest R&B Efficiency
WINNER:
Chris Brown That includes Bryson Tiller – It Relies upon
Justin Bieber – Yukon
Kehlani – Folded – WINNER
Leon Thomas – Mutt (Dwell from NPR’s Tiny Desk)
Summer season Walker – Coronary heart of a Girl
Finest Conventional R&B Efficiency
Durand Bernarr – Right here We Are
Lalah Hathaway – Uptown
Ledisi – Love You Too
Leon Thomas – Vibes Don’t Lie – WINNER
SZA – Crybaby
Finest R&B Music
Chris Brown That includes Bryson Tiller – It Relies upon
Durand Bernarr – Overqualified
Kehlani – Folded – WINNER
Leon Thomas – Sure It Is
Summer season Walker – Coronary heart of a Girl
Finest Progressive R&B Album
Bilal – Modify Brightness
Destin Conrad – Love on Digital
Durand Bernarr – Bloom – WINNER
Flo – Entry All Areas
Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon – Come as You Are
Finest R&B Album
Coco Jones – Why Not Extra?
Giveon – Beloved
Ledisi – The Crown
Leon Thomas – Mutt – WINNER
Teyana Taylor – Escape Room
Finest Rap Efficiency
Cardi B – Outdoors
Clipse, Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T & Malice – Chains & Whips – WINNER
Doechii – Anxiousness
Kendrick Lamar That includes Lefty Gunplay – TV Off
Tyler, the Creator That includes Teezo Landing – Darling, I
Finest Melodic Rap Efficiency
Fridayy & Meek Mill – Happy with Me
JID, Ty Dolla $ign & 6lack – Wholeheartedly
Kendrick Lamar & SZA – Luther – WINNER
PartyNextDoor & Drake – Someone Loves Me
Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon That includes Rapsody – WeMaj
Finest Rap Music
Clipse, John Legend, Voices of Hearth, Pusha T & Malice – The Birds Don’t Sing
Doechii – Anxiousness
Glorilla – TGIF
Kendrick Lamar That includes Lefty Gunplay – TV Off – WINNER
Tyler, the Creator That includes Glorilla, Sexyy Crimson & Lil Wayne – Sticky
Finest Rap Album
Clipse, Pusha T & Malice – Let God Kind Em Out
Glorilla – Superb
JID – God Does Like Ugly
Kendick Lamar – GNX – WINNER
Tyler, the Creator – Chromakopia
ALL WINNERS
Album of the 12 months
“Debí Tirar Más Fotos” — Unhealthy Bunny | WINNER
“Swag” — Justin Bieber
“Man’s Finest Buddy” — Sabrina Carpenter
“Let God Kind Em Out” — Clipse, Pusha T and Malice
“Mayhem” — Girl Gaga
“GNX” — Kendrick Lamar
“Mutt” — Leon Thomas
“Chromakopia” — Tyler, the Creator
Document of the Yr
“DtMF,” Unhealthy Bunny
Scotty Dittrich, JULiA LEWiS, Hydra Hitz, La Paciencia, MAG & Tyler Spry, producers; Antonio Caraballo, Josh Gudwin, Roberto Rosado & Tyler Spry, engineers/mixers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
“Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter
Jack Antonoff & Sabrina Carpenter, producers; Jack Antonoff, Bryce Bordone, Jozef Caldwell, Serban Ghenea, Sean Hutchinson, Oli Jacobs, Michael Riddleberger & Laura Sisk, engineers/mixers; Ruairi O’Flaherty, mastering engineer
“Anxiousness,” Doechii
Doechii, producer; Jayda Love, engineer/mixer; Nicolas De Porcel, mastering engineer
“WILDFLOWER,” Billie Eilish
FINNEAS, producer; Jon Castelli, Aron Forbes & FINNEAS, engineers/mixers; Dale Becker, mastering engineer
“Abracadabra,” Girl Gaga
Cirkut, Girl Gaga & Andrew Watt, producers; Bryce Bordone, Serban Ghenea & Paul LaMalfa, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
WINNER: “Luther,” Kendrick Lamar With SZA
Jack Antonoff, Scott Bridgeway, M-Tech, roselilah, Sounwave & Kamasi Washington, producers; Jack Antonoff, Ray Charles Brown Jr., Hector Castro, Oli Jacobs, Jack Manning, Sean Matsukawa, Dani Perez, Tony Shepperd, Laura Sisk & Johnathan Turner, engineers/mixers; Ruairi O’Flaherty, mastering engineer
“The Subway,” Chappell Roan
Daniel Nigro, producer; Chris Kaysch, Mitch McCarthy & Daniel Nigro, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
“APT.,” ROSÉ, Bruno Mars
Rogét Chahayed, Cirkut, Omer Fedi & Bruno Mars, producers; Bryce Bordone, Serban Ghenea, Charles Moniz & Julian Vasquez, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
Music of the Yr
“Abracadabra,” Girl Gaga, Henry Walter & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Girl Gaga)
“Anxiousness,” Jaylah Hickmon, songwriter (Doechii)
“APT.,” Amy Allen, Christopher Brody Brown, Rogét Chahayed, Omer Fedi, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Chae Younger Park, Theron Thomas & Henry Walter, songwriters (ROSÉ, Bruno Mars)
“DtMF,” Marco Daniel Borrero, Scott Dittrich, Benjamin Falik, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, Hugo René Sención Sanabria, Tyler Thomas Spry & Roberto José Rosado Torres, songwriters (Unhealthy Bunny)
“Golden [From KPop Demon Hunters]”, EJAE, Park Hong Jun, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Search engine optimization & Mark Sonnenblick, songwriters (HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI)
“luther,” Jack Antonoff, Roshwita Larisha Bacha, Matthew Bernard, Scott Bridgeway, Sam Dew, Ink, Kendrick Lamar, Solána Rowe, Mark Anthony Spears & Kamasi Washington, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar With SZA)
“Manchild,” Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff & Sabrina Carpenter, songwriters (Sabrina Carpenter)
WINNER: “WILDFLOWER,” Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
Finest New Artist
WINNER: Olivia Dean
KATSEYE
The Marias
Addison Rae
sombr
Leon Thomas
Alex Warren
Lola Younger
Producer of the Yr, Non-Classical
Dan Auerbach
• “Elegantly Wasted” (Hermanos Gutiérrez That includes Leon Bridges)
• Harsh & Thrilling (Moonrisers)
• “Holy Ghost Occasion” (Robert Finley)
• “Love Is Merciless” (Miles Kane)
• Medium Uncooked (Early James)
• A Million Knives (The Velveteers)
• No Rain, No Flowers (The Black Keys)
• Our Time within the Solar (Jeremie Albino)
WINNER: Cirkut
• “Abracadabra” (Girl Gaga)
• “AEOMG” (Coco Jones)
• “APT.” (ROSÉ, Bruno Mars)
• “Huge Sleep” (The Weeknd That includes Giorgio Moroder)
• “Illness” (Girl Gaga)
• “IT lady” (JADE)
• “A Little Extra” (Ed Sheeran)
• Mayhem (Girl Gaga)
• “Crimson Terror” (The Weeknd)
Dijon
• Child (Dijon)
• “DAISIES” (Justin Bieber)
• “DEVOTION” (Justin Bieber & Dijon)
• “THINGS YOU DO” (Justin Bieber)
• “YUKON” (Justin Bieber)
Blake Mills
• For Melancholy Brunettes (& unhappy girls) (Japanese Breakfast)
• Eternally Is a Feeling (Lucy Dacus)
• Glory (Fragrance Genius)
• That Wasn’t a Dream (Pino Palladino And Blake Mills)
Sounwave
• GNX (Kendrick Lamar)
Songwriter of the Yr, Non-Classical
WINNER: Amy Allen
• “APT.” (ROSÉ, Bruno Mars)
• “Unhealthy because the Relaxation” (Jessie Murph)
• “Hail Mary” (Shaboozey, Sierra Ferrell)
• “Handlebars” (JENNIE That includes Dua Lipa)
• “Simply Hold Watching” (Tate McRae)
• “Misplaced in Translation” (Carín León & Kasey Musgraves)
• “Manchild” (Sabrina Carpenter)
• “Tears” (Sabrina Carpenter)
• “WHY” (Jon Bellion That includes Luke Combs)
Edgar Barrera
• “Birthday Conduct” (BIA, Younger Miko)
• “Coleccionando Heridas” (KAROL G, Marco Antonio Solís)
• “Ese Vato No Te Queda” (Carín León, Gabito Ballesteros)
• “Me Jalo” (Fuerza Regida, Grupo Frontera)
• “Me Retiro” (Santana, Grupo Frontera)
• “Milagros” (KAROL G)
• “Sigueme Besando Asi” (Manuel Turizo)
• “Soltera” (Shakira)
• “Una Noche Contigo” (Juanes)
Jessie Jo Dillon
• “Bless Your Coronary heart” (Megan Moroney)
• “Bottomland” (HARDY)
• “Goals Don’t Die” (Jelly Roll)
• “First Rodeo” (Kelsea Ballerini)
• “Occur to Me” (Russell Dickerson)
• “Hey S***ty Day” (Jake Worthington, Miranda Lambert)
• “If You Have been Mine” (Morgan Wallen)
• “Patterns” (Kelsea Ballerini)
• “To the Males That Love Ladies After Heartbreak” (Kelsea Ballerini)
Tobias Jesso Jr.
• “One other Child!” (Dijon)
• “Child!” (Dijon)
• “Daisies” (Justin Bieber)
• “From” (Bon Iver)
• “Go Child” (Justin Bieber)
• “Golden Burning Solar” (Miley Cyrus)
• “Man I Want” (Olivia Dean)
• “Relationships” (HAIM)
• “Strolling Away” (Justin Bieber)
Laura Veltz
• “About You” (BigXthaPlug That includes Tucker Wetmore)
• “Blue Strips” (Jessie Murph)
• “Grand Bouquet” (Maren Morris)
• “Go away Me Too” (Josh Ross)
• “Parallel Universe” (Lauren Spencer Smith)
• “Somebody In This Room” (Jessie Murph That includes Bailey Zimmerman)
• “Contact Me Like A Gangster” (Jessie Murph)
• “What Tomorrow’s For” (Blessing Offor)
• “You’ll Be OK, Child – From The Unique Documentary Youngster Star” (Demi Lovato)
Finest Pop Solo Efficiency
“DAISIES,” Justin Bieber
“Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter
“Illness,” Girl Gaga
“The Subway,” Chappell Roan
WINNER: “Messy,” Lola Younger
Finest Pop Duo/Group Efficiency
WINNER: “Defying Gravity,” Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande
“Golden [From KPop Demon Hunters],” HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI
“Gabriela,” KATSEYE
“APT.,” ROSÉ, Bruno Mars
“30 for 30,” SZA With Kendrick Lamar
Finest Pop Vocal Album
SWAG, Justin Bieber
Man’s Finest Buddy, Sabrina Carpenter
One thing Lovely, Miley Cyrus
WINNER: MAYHEM, Girl Gaga
I’ve Tried Every thing However Remedy (Half 2), Teddy Swims
Finest Dance/Digital Recording
“No Cap,” Disclosure & Anderson .Paak
Disclosure, producers; Man Lawrence, mixer
“Victory Lap,” Fred once more.., Skepta, & PlaqueBoyMax
Blake Cascoe, Berwyn Du Bois, Fred once more.., Darcy Lewis, Dan Mayo & PlaqueBoyMax, producers; Tom Norris, mixer
“SPACE INVADER,” KAYTRANADA
KAYTRANADA, producer; KAYTRANADA, mixer
“VOLTAGE,” Skrillex
John Feldmann & Skrillex, producers; Drew Gold, Robert Guzman, Luca Pretolesi, Skrillex & Digital Riot, mixers
WINNER: “Finish of Summer season,” Tame Impala
Kevin Parker, producer; Kevin Parker, mixer
Finest Dance Pop Recording
“Bluest Flame,” Selena Gomez & benny blanco
benny blanco, Dylan Brady & Cashmere Cat, producers; benny blanco & Cashmere Cat, mixers
WINNER: “Abracadabra,” Girl Gaga
Cirkut, Girl Gaga & Andrew Watt, producers; Serban Ghenea, mixer
“Midnight Solar,” Zara Larsson
Margo XS & MNEK, producers; Tom Norris, mixer
“Simply Hold Watching (From F1® The Film).” Tate McRae
Tyler Spry & Ryan Tedder, producers; Manny Marroquin, mixer
“Unlawful,” PinkPantheress
Aksel Arvid & PinkPantheress, producers; Nickie Jon Pabón
Finest Dance/Digital Album
WINNER: EUSEXUA, FKA twigs
Ten Days, Fred once more..
Fancy That, PinkPantheress
Inhale / Exhale, RÜFÜS DU SOL
F*** U SKRILLEX YOU THINK UR ANDY WARHOL BUT UR NOT!! <3, Skrillex
Finest Remixed Recording
WINNER: “Abracadabra (Gesaffelstein Remix),” Gesaffelstein, remixer (Girl Gaga, Gesaffelstein)
“Don’t Overlook About Us,” KAYTRANADA, remixer (Mariah Carey & KAYTRANADA)
“A Goals A Dream – Ron Trent Remix,” Ron Trent, remixer (Soul II Soul)
“Provoke,” Chris Lake, remixer (The Chemical Brothers & Chris Lake)
“Golden – David Guetta REM/X,” David Guetta, remixer (HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI)
Finest Rock Efficiency
“U Ought to Not Be Doing That,” Amyl and The Sniffers
“The Vacancy Machine,” Linkin Park
“NEVER ENOUGH,” Turnstile
“Mirtazapine,” Hayley Williams
WINNER: “Adjustments (Dwell From Villa Park) Again to the Starting,” YUNGBLUD That includes Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman, II
Finest Steel Efficiency
“Evening Terror,” Dream Theater
“Lachryma,” Ghost
“Emergence,” Sleep Token
“Delicate Backbone,” Spiritbox
WINNER: “BIRDS,” Turnstile
Finest Rock Music
WINNER: “As Alive as You Want Me to Be,” Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, songwriters (9 Inch Nails)
“Caramel,” Vessel & II, songwriters (Sleep Token)
“Glum,” Daniel James & Hayley Williams, songwriters (Hayley Williams)
“NEVER ENOUGH, Daniel Fang, Franz Lyons, Pat McCrory, Meg Mills & Brendan Yates, songwriters (Turnstile)
“Zombie,” Dominic Harrison & Matt Schwartz, songwriters (YUNGBLUD)
Finest Rock Album
personal music, Deftones
I stop, HAIM
From Zero, Linkin Park
WINNER: NEVER ENOUGH, Turnstile
Idols, YUNGBLUD
Finest Various Music Efficiency
“Every thing Is Peaceable Love,” Bon Iver
WINNER: “Alone,” The Remedy
“SEEIN’ STARS,” Turnstile
“mangetout,” Moist Leg
“Parachute,” Hayley Williams
Finest Various Music Album
SABLE, fABLE, Bon Iver
WINNER: Songs of a Misplaced World, The Remedy
DON’T TAP THE GLASS, Tyler, The Creator
moisturizer, Moist Leg
Ego Demise at a Bachelorette Occasion, Hayley Williams
Finest Spoken Phrase Poetry Album
A Hurricane in Heels: healed individuals don’t act like that (partially recorded dwell @Metropolis Vineyard & different locations), Queen Sheba
Black Shaman, Marc Marcel
Pages, Omari Hardwick & Anthony Hamilton
Saul Williams meets Carlos Niño & Mates at Treepeople, Saul Williams, Carlos Niño & Mates
WINNER: Phrases For Days Vol. 1, Mad Skillz
Finest Jazz Efficiency
“Noble Rise,” Lakecia Benjamin That includes Immanuel Wilkins & Mark Whitfield
WINNER: “Home windows – Dwell,” Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade
“Peace of Thoughts / Goals Come True,” Samara Pleasure
“4,” Michael Mayo
“All Stars Result in You – Dwell,” Nicole Zuraitis, Dan Pugach, Tom Scott, Idan Morim, Keyon Harrold & Rachel Eckroth
Finest Jazz Vocal Album
Elemental, Dee Dee Bridgewater & Invoice Charlap
We Insist 2025!, Terri Lyne Carrington & Christie Dashiell that includes Weedie Braimah, Milena Casado, Morgan Guerin, Simon Moullier & Matthew Stevens
WINNER: Portrait, Samara Pleasure
Fly, Michael Mayo
Dwell at Vic’s Las Vegas, Nicole Zuraitis, Dan Pugach, Tom Scott, Idan Morim, Keyon Harrold & Rachel Eckroth
Finest Jazz Instrumental Album
Trilogy 3 (Dwell), Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade
WINNER: Southern Nights, Sullivan Fortner That includes Peter Washington & Marcus Gilmore
Belonging, Branford Marsalis Quartet
Spirit Fall, John Patitucci That includes Chris Potter & Brian Blade
Fasten Up, Yellowjackets
Finest Giant Jazz Ensemble Album
Orchestrator Emulator, The 8-Bit Huge Band
WINNER: With out Additional Ado, Vol 1, Christian McBride Huge Band
Lumen, Danilo Pérez & Bohuslän Huge Band
Basie Rocks!, Deborah Silver & The Depend Basie Orchestra
Lights on a Satellite tv for pc, Solar Ra Arkestra
Some Days Are Higher: The Misplaced Scores, Kenny Wheeler Legacy That includes The Royal Academy of Music Jazz Orchestra & Frost Jazz Orchestra
Finest Latin Jazz Album
La Fleur de Cayenne, Paquito D’Rivera & Madrid-New York Connection Band
The Unique Influencers: Dizzy, Chano & Chico, Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra That includes Pedrito Martinez, Daymé Arocena, Jon Faddis, Donald Harrison & Melvis Santa
Mundoagua – Celebrating Carla Bley, Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
WINNER: A Tribute to Benny Moré and Nat King Cole, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Yainer Horta & Joey Calveiro
Vanguardia Subterránea: Dwell at The Village Vanguard, Miguel Zenón Quartet
Finest Various Jazz Album
honey from a winter stone, Ambrose Akinmusire
Keys to the Metropolis Quantity One, Robert Glasper
Journey into the Solar, Brad Mehldau
WINNER: LIVE-ACTION, Nate Smith
Blues Blood, Immanuel Wilkins
Finest Conventional Pop Vocal Album
Wintersongs, Laila Biali
The Present of Love, Jennifer Hudson
Who Believes in Angels?, Elton John & Brandi Carlile
Harlequin, Girl Gaga
WINNER: A Matter of Time, Laufey
The Secret of Life: Companions, Quantity 2, Barbra Streisand
Finest Modern Instrumental Album
WINNER: Brightside, ARKAI
Ones & Twos, Gerald Clayton
BEATrio, Béla Fleck, Edmar Castañeda, Antonio Sánchez
Simply Us, Bob James & Dave Koz
Shayan Charu, Suri
Finest Musical Theater Album
WINNER: Buena Vista Social Membership
Marco Paguia, Dean Sharenow & David Yazbek, producers (Unique Broadway Solid)
Demise Turns into Her
Taurean Everett, Megan Hilty, Josh Lamon, Christopher Sieber, Jennifer Simard & Michelle Williams, principal vocalists; Mary-Mitchell Campbell, Noel Carey, Sean Patrick Flahaven, Julia Mattison & Scott M. Riesett, producers; Noel Carey & Julia Mattison, composers/lyricists (Unique Broadway Solid)
Gypsy
Danny Burstein, Kevin Csolak, Audra McDonald, Jordan Tyson & Pleasure Woods, principal vocalists; David Caddick, Andy Einhorn, David Lai & George C. Wolfe, producers (Jule Styne, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist) (2024 Broadway Solid)
Simply In Time
Emily Bergl, Jonathan Groff, Erika Henningsen, Gracie Lawrence & Michele Pawk, principal vocalists; Tom Kirdahy, Derik Lee, Andrew Resnick, Invoice Sherman & Alex Timbers, producers (Bobby Darin, composer & lyricist) (Unique Broadway Solid)
Possibly Completely satisfied Ending
Marcus Choi, Darren Criss, Dez Duron & Helen J Shen, principal vocalists; Deborah Abramson, Will Aronson, Ian Kagey & Hue Park, producers; Hue Park, lyricist; Will Aronson, composer & lyricist (Unique Broadway Solid)
Finest Nation Solo Efficiency
“Nostril on the Grindstone,” Tyler Childers
“Good Information,” Shaboozey
WINNER: “Unhealthy as I Used to Be [From F1® The Movie],” Chris Stapleton
“I By no means Lie,” Zach High
“Someplace Over Laredo,” Lainey Wilson
Finest Nation Duo/Group Efficiency
“A Music to Sing,” Miranda Lambert And Chris Stapleton
“Trailblazer,” Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson
“Love Me Like You Used to Do,” Margo Value & Tyler Childers
WINNER: “Amen,” Shaboozey & Jelly Roll
“Honky Tonk Corridor of Fame,” George Strait, Chris Stapleton
Finest Nation Music
WINNER: “Bitin’ Record,” Tyler Childers, songwriter (Tyler Childers)
“Good Information,” Sean Cook dinner, Collins Obinna Chibueze, Michael Ross Pollack, Sam Elliot Roman, Nevin Sastry & Jacob Torrey, songwriters (Shaboozey)
“I By no means Lie,” Carson Chamberlain, Tim Nichols & Zach High, songwriters (Zach High)
“Someplace Over Laredo,” Andy Albert, Trannie Anderson, Dallas Wilson & Lainey Wilson, songwriters (Lainey Wilson)
“A Music to Sing,” Jenee Fleenor, Jesse Frasure, Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton)
Finest Conventional Nation Album
Greenback a Day, Charley Crockett
American Romance, Lukas Nelson
Oh What a Lovely World, Willie Nelson
Arduous Headed Girl, Margo Value
WINNER: Ain’t in It for My Well being, Zach High
Finest Modern Nation Album
Patterns, Kelsea Ballerini
Snipe Hunter, Tyler Childers
Evangeline Vs. The Machine, Eric Church
WINNER: Fantastically Damaged, Jelly Roll
Postcards From Texas, Miranda Lambert
Finest American Roots Efficiency
“LONELY AVENUE,” Jon Batiste That includes Randy Newman
“Historic Mild,” I’m With Her
“Crimson and Clay,” Jason Isbell
“Richmond on the James,” Alison Krauss & Union Station
WINNER: “Lovely Strangers,” Mavis Staples
Finest Americana Efficiency
“Increase,” Sierra Hull
“Poison in My Nicely,” Maggie Rose & Grace Potter
WINNER: “Godspeed,” Mavis Staples
“That’s Gonna Go away a Mark,” Molly Tuttle
“Horses,” Jesse Welles
Finest American Roots Music
WINNER: “Historic Mild,” Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan & Sara Watkins, songwriters (I’m With Her)
“BIG MONEY,” Jon Batiste, Mike Elizondo & Steve McEwan, songwriters (Jon Batiste)
“Foxes within the Snow,” Jason Isbell, songwriter (Jason Isbell)
“Center,” Jesse Welles, songwriter (Jesse Welles)
“Spitfire,” Sierra Hull, songwriter (Sierra Hull)
Finest Americana Album
WINNER: BIG MONEY, Jon Batiste
Bloom, Larkin Poe
Final Leaf on the Tree, Willie Nelson
So Lengthy Little Miss Sunshine, Molly Tuttle
Center, Jesse Welles
Finest Bluegrass Album
Carter & Cleveland, Michael Cleveland & Jason Carter
A Tip Toe Excessive Wire, Sierra Hull
Arcadia, Alison Krauss & Union Station
Outrun, The Steeldrivers
WINNER: Freeway Prayers, Billy Strings
Finest Conventional Blues Album
WINNER: Ain’t Finished With the Blues, Buddy Man
Room on the Porch, Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’
One Hour Mama: The Blues of Victoria Spivey, Maria Muldaur
Look Out Freeway, Charlie Musselwhite
Younger Common Methods, Kenny Wayne Shepherd & Bobby Rush
Finest Modern Blues Album
Breakthrough, Joe Bonamassa
Paper Doll, Samantha Fish
A Tribute to LJK, Eric Gales
WINNER: Preacher Youngsters, Robert Randolph
Household, Southern Avenue
Finest Folks Album
What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow, Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson
Crown of Roses, Patty Griffin
WINNER: Wild and Clear and Blue, I’m With Her
Foxes within the Snow, Jason Isbell
Underneath the Powerlines (April 24 – September 24), Jesse Welles
Finest Regional Roots Music Album
Dwell at Vaughan’s, Corey Henry & The Treme Funktet
For Fats Man, Preservation Brass
Church of New Orleans, Kyle Roussel
Second Line Sunday, Trombone Shorty and New Breed Brass Band
WINNER: A Tribute to the King of Zydeco, Numerous Artists
Finest Gospel Efficiency/Music
“Do It Once more,” Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, songwriter
“Church,” Tasha Cobbs Leonard, John Legend; Anthony S. Brown, Brunes Charles, Annatoria Chitapa, Kenneth Leonard, Jr., Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Jonas Myrin, songwriters
“Nonetheless (Dwell),” Jonathan McReynolds & Jamal Roberts; Britney Delagraentiss, Jonathan McReynolds, David Lamar Outing II, Orlando Joel Palmer & Terrell Demetrius Wilson, songwriters
“Amen,” Pastor Mike Jr.; Adia Andrews, Michael McClure Jr., David Lamar Outing II & Terrell Anthony Pettus, songwriters
WINNER: “Come Jesus Come,” CeCe Winans That includes Shirley Caesar
Finest Modern Christian Music Efficiency/Music
“I Know a Identify,” Elevation Worship, Chris Brown, Brandon Lake; Hank
Bentley, Steven Furtick, Brandon Lake & Jacob Sooter, songwriters
“YOUR WAY’S BETTER,” Forrest Frank; Forrest Frank & PERA, songwriters
WINNER: “Arduous Fought Hallelujah,” Brandon Lake With Jelly Roll; Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, Benjamin William Hastings, Jason Bradley Deford & Brandon Lake, songwriters
“Headphones,” Lecrae, Killer Mike, T.I.; Tyshane Thompson, Bongo ByTheWay, Michael Render, Lecrae Moore & Clifford Harris, songwriters
“Wonderful,” Darrel Partitions, PJ Morton; PJ Morton & Darrel Partitions, songwriters
Finest Gospel Album
Sunny Days, Yolanda Adams
Tasha, Tasha Cobbs Leonard
Dwell Breathe Combat, Tamela Mann
Solely on the Highway (Dwell), Tye Tribbett
WINNER: Coronary heart of Mine, Darrel Partitions, PJ Morton
Finest Modern Christian Music Album
CHILD OF GOD II, Forrest Frank
WINNER: Coritos Vol. 1, Israel & New Breed
King of Hearts, Brandon Lake
Reconstruction, Lecrae
Let the Church Sing, Tauren Wells
Finest Roots Gospel Album
WINNER: I Will Not Be Moved (Dwell), The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
Then Got here the Morning, Gaither Vocal Band
Reward & Worship: Extra Than A Hole Hallelujah, The Isaacs
Good Solutions, Karen Peck & New River
Again to My Roots, Candi Staton
Finest Latin Pop Album
Cosa Nuestra, Rauw Alejandro
BOGOTÁ (DELUXE), Andrés Cepeda
Tropicoqueta, KAROL G
WINNER: Cancionera, Natalia Lafourcade
¿Y ahora qué?, Alejandro Sanz
Finest Música Urbana Album
WINNER: DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS, Unhealthy Bunny
Mixteip, J Balvin
FERXXO VOL X: Sagrado, Feid
NAIKI, Nicki Nicole
EUB DELUXE, Trueno
SINFÓNICO (En Vivo), Yandel
Finest Latin Rock or Various Album
Genes Rebeldes, Aterciopelados
ASTROPICAL, Bomba Estéreo, Rawayana, ASTROPICAL
WINNER: PAPOTA, CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso
ALGORHYTHM, Los Wizzards
Novela, Fito Paez
Finest Música Mexicana Album (Together with Tejano)
MALA MÍA, Fuerza Regida, Grupo Frontera
Y Lo Que Viene, Grupo Frontera
Sin Rodeos, Paola Jara
WINNER: Palabra De To’s (Seca), Carín León
Bobby Pulido & Mates Una Tuya Y Una Mía – Por La Puerta Grande (En Vivo), Bobby Pulido
Finest Tropical Latin Album
Fotografías, Rubén Blades, Roberto Delgado & Orquesta
WINNER: Raíces, Gloria Estefan
Clásicos 1.0, Grupo Area of interest
Bingo, Alain Pérez
Debut y Segunda Tanda, Vol. 2, Gilberto Santa Rosa
Finest International Music Efficiency
WINNER: “EoO,” Unhealthy Bunny
“Cantando en el Camino,” Ciro Hurtado
“JERUSALEMA,” Angélique Kidjo
“Inmigrante Y Que?,” Yeisy Rojas
“Shrini’s Dream (Dwell),” Shakti
“Dawn,” Anoushka Shankar That includes Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar
Finest African Music Efficiency
“Love,” Burna Boy
“WithYou,” Davido That includes Omah Lay
“Hope & Love,” Eddy Kenzo & Mehran Matin
“Gimme Dat,” Ayra Starr That includes Wizkid
WINNER: “PUSH 2 START,” Tyla
Finest International Music Album
Sounds of Kumbha, Siddhant Bhatia
No Signal of Weak point, Burna Boy
Eclairer le monde – Mild the World, Youssou N’Dour
Thoughts Explosion (fiftieth Anniversary Tour Dwell), Shakti
Chapter III: We Return to Mild, Anoushka Shankar That includes Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar
WINNER: Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo, Caetano Veloso And Maria Bethânia
Finest Reggae Album
Treasure Self Love, Lila Iké
Coronary heart & Soul, Vybz Kartel
WINNER: BLXXD & FYAH, Keznamdi
From Inside, Mortimer
No Place Like Dwelling, Jesse Royal
Finest New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album
Kuruvinda, Kirsten Agresta-Copely
In keeping with the Moon, Cheryl B. Engelhardt, GEM, Dallas String Quartet
Into the Forest, Jahnavi Harrison
WINNER: Nomadica, Carla Patullo That includes The Scorchio Quartet & Tonality
The Colours in My Thoughts, Chris Redding
Finest Kids’s Music Album
Ageless: 100 Years Younger, Joanie Leeds & Joya
Buddy’s Magic Tree Home, Mega Ran
WINNER: Concord, FYÜTCH & Aura V
Herstory, Flor Bromley
The Music of Tori and the Muses, Tori Amos
Finest Comedy Album
Drop Useless Years, Invoice Burr
PostMortem, Sarah Silverman
Single Girl, Ali Wong
What Had Occurred Was…, Jamie Foxx
WINNER: Your Buddy, Nate Bargatze, Nate Bargatze
Finest Audio Ebook, Narration, and Storytelling Recording
Elvis, Rocky & Me: The Carol Connors Story, Kathy Garver
Into the Uncut Grass, Trevor Noah
Pretty One: A Memoir, Ketanji Brown Jackson
WINNER: Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness The Dalai Lama, Dalai Lama
You Know It’s True: The Actual Story of Milli Vanilli, Fab Morvan
Finest Compilation Soundtrack for Visible Media
A Full Unknown, Timothée Chalamet; Nick Baxter, Steven Gizicki & James Mangold, compilation producers; Steven Gizicki, music supervisor
F1® The Album, Numerous Artists; Brandon Davis, Joe Khoury & Kevin Weaver, compilation producers; David Taylor & Jake Voulgarides, music supervisors
KPop Demon Hunters, Numerous Artists; Spring Aspers & Dana Sano, compilation producers; Ian Eisendrath, music supervisor
WINNER: Sinners, Numerous Artists; Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson & Serena Göransson, compilation producers; Niki Sherrod, music supervisor
Depraved, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande (& Depraved Film Solid); Stephen Oremus, Stephen Schwartz & Greg Wells, compilation producers; Maggie Rodford, music supervisor
Finest Rating Soundtrack For Visible Media (Consists of Movie And Tv)
How To Practice Your Dragon, John Powell, composer
Severance: Season 2, Theodore Shapiro, composer
WINNER: Sinners, Ludwig Göransson, composer
Depraved, John Powell & Stephen Schwartz, composers
The Wild Robotic, Kris Bowers, composer
Finest Rating Soundtrack for Video Video games and Different Interactive Media
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora – Secrets and techniques of the Spires, Pinar Toprak, composer
Helldivers 2, Wilbert Roget, II, composer
Indiana Jones and the Nice 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
Finest Music Written for Visible Media
“As Alive As You Want Me To Be [From TRON: Ares],” Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, songwriters (9 Inch Nails)
WINNER: “Golden [From KPop Demon Hunters],” EJAE, Park Hong Jun, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Search engine optimization & Mark Sonnenblick, songwriters, (HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI)
“I Lied to You [From Sinners],” Ludwig Göransson & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Miles Caton)
“By no means 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 Inexperienced, Travis Harrington, Tarkan Kozluklu, Kyris Mingo & Darius Poviliunas, songwriters (Rod Wave)
Finest Music Video
“Younger Lion,” Sade
Sophie Muller, video director; Sade & Aaron Taylor Dean, video producers
“Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter
Vania Heymann & Gal Muggia, video administrators; Aiden Magarian, Nathan Scherrer & Natan Schottenfels, video producers
“So Be It,” Clipse
Hannan Hussain, video director; Theresa Kusumadjaja, video producer
WINNER: “Anxiousness,” Doechii
James Mackel, video director; Pablo Feldman, Jolene Mendes & Sophia Sabella, video producers
“Love,” OK Go
Aaron Duffy, Miguel Espada & Damian Kulash Jr., video administrators; Petra Ahmann & Andrew Geller, video producers
Finest Music Movie
Devo, Devo
Chris Smith, video director; Danny Gabai, Anita Greenspan, Chris Holmes & Chris Smith, video producers
Dwell on the Royal Albert Corridor, RAYE
Paul Dugdale, video director; Stefan Demetriou & Amy James, video producers
Relentless, Diane Warren
Bess Kargman, video director; Peggy Drexler, Michele Farinola, Bess Kargman & Kat Nguyen, video producers
WINNER: Music by John Williams, John Williams
Laurent Bouzereau, video director; Sara Bernstein, Laurent Bouzereau, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Meredith Kaulfers, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Steven Spielberg & Justin Wilkes, video producers
Piece by Piece, Pharrell Williams
Morgan Neville, video director; Morgan Neville, Caitrin Rogers, Mimi Valdes & Pharrell Williams, video producers
Finest Recording Bundle
And The Adjoining Attainable, Hà Trịnh Quốc Bảo, Damian Kulash, Jr., Claudio Ripol, Wombi Rose & Yuri Suzuki, artwork administrators (OK Go)
Balloonerism, Bráulio Amado & Alim Smith, artwork administrators (Mac Miller)
Danse Macabre: De Luxe, Rory McCartney, artwork director (Duran Duran)
Loud Is As, Farbod Kokabi & Emily Sneddon, artwork administrators (Tsunami)
Sequoia, Tim Breen & Ken Shipley, artwork administrators (Numerous Artists)
The Spins (Image Disc Vinyl), Darby Kaighin-Shields & Miller McCormick, artwork director (Mac Miller)
WINNER: Tracks II: The Misplaced Albums, Meghan Foley & Michelle Holme, artwork administrators (Bruce Springsteen)
Finest Album Cowl
WINNER: CHROMAKOPIA, Tyler Okonma, artwork director (Tyler, The Creator)
The Crux, Jake Hirshland, Joe Keery, Neil Krug, Taylor Vandergrift & William Wesley II, artwork administrators (Djo)
Debí Tirar Más Fotos, Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, artwork director (Unhealthy Bunny)
Glory, Cody Critcheloe & Andrew J.S., artwork administrators (Fragrance Genius)
moisturizer, Iris Luz, Lava La Rue & Rhian Teasdale, artwork administrators (Moist Leg)
Finest Album Notes
Adios, Farewell, Goodbye, Good Luck, So Lengthy: On Stage 1964-1974, Scott B. Bomar, album notes author (Buck Owens And His Buckaroos)
After the Final Sky, Adam Shatz, album notes author (Anouar Brahem, Anja Lechner, Django Bates, Dave Holland)
Árabe, Amanda Ekery, album notes author (Amanda Ekery)
The First Household: Dwell At Winchester Cathedral 1967, Alec Palao, album notes author (Sly & The Household Stone)
A Ghost Is Born (twentieth Anniversary Deluxe Version), Bob Mehr, album notes author (Wilco)
WINNER: Miles ’55: The Status Recordings, Ashley Kahn, album notes author (Miles Davis)
Finest Historic Album
WINNER: Joni Mitchell Archives – Quantity 4: The Asylum Years (1976-1980)
Patrick Milligan & Joni Mitchell, compilation producers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Joni Mitchell)
The Making of 5 Leaves Left
Joe Black, Cally Callomon & Johnny Chandler, compilation producers; Simon Heyworth & John Wooden, mastering engineers; Richard Whittaker & John Wooden, restoration engineer (Nick Drake)
Roots Rocking Zimbabwe – The Fashionable Sound Of Harare’ Townships 1975-1980 (Analog Africa No.41)
Samy Ben Redjeb, compilation producer; Michael Graves, mastering engineer; Michael Graves & Jordan McLeod, restoration engineers (Numerous Artists)
Tremendous Disco Pirata – De Tepito Para El Mundo 1965-1980 (Analog Africa No. 39)
Samy Ben Redjeb, compilation producer; Michael Graves, mastering engineer; Jordan McLeod, restoration engineer (Numerous Artists)
You Can’t Hip A Sq.: The Doc Pomus Songwriting Demos
Will Bratton, Sharyn Felder & Cheryl Pawelski, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer; Michael Graves & Jordan McLeod, restoration engineers (Doc Pomus)
est Engineered Album, Non-Classical
All Issues Mild
Jesse Brock, Jon Castelli, Matt Chamberlain, Tyler Johnson, Nick Lobel, Simon Maartensson, Lawrence “Boo” Mitchell, Rob Moose, Anders Mouridsen, Ryan Nasci, Ernesto Olvera-LaPier, Ethan Schneiderman. Rahm Silverglade & Owen Stoutt, engineers; Dale Becker, mastering engineer (Cam)
Arcadia
Neal Cappellino & Gary Paczosa, engineers; Brad Blackwood, mastering engineer (Alison Krauss & Union Station)
For Melancholy Brunettes (& unhappy girls)
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)
Finest 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: Girl 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)
Customary Stoppages
Sean Connors, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin, Invoice Maylone, Judith Sherman & David Skidmore, engineers; Joe Lambert, mastering engineer (Third Coast Percussion)
Xmas
Morten Lindberg, engineer; Morten Lindberg, mastering engineer (Trio Mediæval)
Producer of the Yr, Classical
Blanton Alspaugh
• All Is Miracle – The Choral Music of Kyle Pederson (Timothy J. Campbell & Transept)
• Heggie: Intelligence (Kwame Ryan, Janai Brugger, Jamie Barton, J’Nai Bridges & Houston Grand Opera)
• Marsalis: Blues Symphony (Jader Bignamini & Detroit Symphony Orchestra)
• Massenet: Werther (Robert Spano, Matthew Polenzani, Isabel Leonard & Houston Grand Opera)
• The Mirage Calls (Charles Bruffy & Kansas Metropolis Chorale)
• Sheehan: Ukrainian Warfare Requiem (Michael Zaugg, Axios Males’s Ensemble & Professional Coro Canada)
• Solar, Moon, Stars, Rain (Christopher Gabbitas & Phoenix Chorale)
Sergei Kvitko
• Biedenbender: Enigma; River of Time (Kevin L. Sedatole & Michigan State College Wind Symphony)
• Chiaroscuro (Vedrana Subotic)
• Dancing in a Nonetheless Life (Tasha Warren)
• Excursions (Vuorovesi Trio)
• 4 Palms. Two Hearts. One Hope. Ukrainian and American Music for Piano Duo (Mykhailo Diordiiev & Anastasiia Larchikova)
• Right here and Now – Trumpet Music by Virginia Composers (Jason Crafton, Richard Masters, Annie Stevens & Paul Langosch)
• Lansky: Contact and Go (Gwendolyn Dease)
• Orbiting Backyard (William Hobbs)
• Would That Loving Have been Sufficient (Haven Trio)
Morten Lindberg
• Fred Over Jorden (Peace to the World) (Elisabeth Holte, Kjetil Bjerkestrand & Uranienborg Vokalensemble)
• Stjernebru (Anne Karin Sundal-Ask & Det Norske Jentekor)
• Xmas (Trio Mediæval)
Dmitriy Lipay
• Heggie: Earlier than It All Goes Darkish (Joseph Mechavich, Megan Marino, Ryan McKinny & Music of Remembrance Ensemble)
• Odyssey (Jorge Glem, Gustavo Dudamel & Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra Of Venezuela)
• Ortiz: Yanga (Gustavo Dudamel, Alisa Weilerstein & Los Angeles Philharmonic)
WINNER: Elaine Martone
• Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra)
• Chopin & Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonatas (Brian Thornton & Spencer Myer)
• Pricey Mrs. Kennedy (Ryan Townsend Strand)
• Eastman: Symphony No. 2; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2 (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra)
• LeFrak: Romántico (Sharon Isbin, Lopez-Yañez & Orchestra Of St. Luke’s)
• Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 27 & Symphony No. 29 (Garrick Ohlsson, Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestrea)
• The Poet & The Prodigy (Debra Nagy & Mark Edwards)
• Shapes in Collective Area (Tallā Rouge)
• Songs of Orpheus (Kelley O’Connor)
Finest Immersive Audio Album
All American F***boy
Andrew Legislation, immersive combine engineer (Duckwrth)
WINNER: Immersed
Justin Grey, immersive combine engineer; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Justin Grey, Drew Jurecka & Morten Lindberg, immersive producers (Justin Grey)
An Immersive Tribute to Astor Piazzolla (Dwell)
Andrés Mayo & Martín Muscatello, immersive combine engineers; Andrés Mayo & Martín Muscatello, immersive producers (Numerous Artists)
Tearjerkers
Hans-Martin Buff, immersive combine engineer; Hans-Martin Buff, immersive producer (Tearjerkers)
Xmas
Morten Lindberg, immersive combine engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; Arve Henriksen & Morten Lindberg, immersive producers (Trio Mediæval)
Finest Instrumental Composition
WINNER: “First Snow,” Remy Le Boeuf, composer (Nordkraft Huge Band, Remy Le Boeuf & Danielle Wertz)
“Dwell Life This Day: Motion I,” Miho Hazama, composer (Miho Hazama, Danish Radio Huge Band & Danish Nationwide Symphony Orchestra)
“Lord, That’s A Lengthy Means,” Sierra Hull, composer (Sierra Hull)
“Opening,” Zain Effendi, composer (Zain Effendi)
“Practice to Emerald Metropolis,” John Powell & Stephen Schwartz, composers (John Powell & Stephen Schwartz)
“Why You Right here / Earlier than the Solar Went Down,” Ludwig Göransson, composer (Ludwig Göransson That includes Miles Caton)
Finest Association, Instrumental or A Cappella
“Be Okay,” Cynthia Erivo, arranger (Cynthia Erivo)
“A Youngster Is Born,” Remy Le Boeuf, arranger (Nordkraft Huge Band & Remy Le Boeuf)
“Combat On,” Andy Clausen, Addison Maye-Saxon, Riley Mulherkar & Chloe Rowlands, arrangers (The Westerlies)
WINNER: “Tremendous Mario Reward Break,” Bryan Carter, Charlie Rosen & Matthew Whitaker, arrangers (The 8-Bit Huge Band)
Finest Association, Devices and Vocals
WINNER: “Huge Fish,” Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick, Nate Smith & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (Nate Smith That includes säje)
“How Did She Look?,” Nelson Riddle, arranger (Seth MacFarlane)
“Hold an Eye on Summer season,” Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)
“One thing within the Water (Acoustic-Ish),” Clyde Lawrence, Gracie Lawrence & Linus Lawrence, arrangers (Lawrence)
“What A Great World,” Cody Fry, arranger (Cody Fry)
Finest Orchestral Efficiency
“Coleridge-Taylor: Toussaint L’Ouverture; Ballade Op. 4; Suites From ’24 Negro Melodies,’” Michael Repper, conductor (Nationwide Philharmonic)
WINNER: “Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie,” Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
“Ravel: Boléro, M. 81,” Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra Of Venezuela)
“Nonetheless & Bonds,” Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor (The Philadelphia Orchestra)
“Stravinsky: Symphony In Three Actions,” Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
Finest 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 Road)
“O’Halloran: Commerce & Mary Motorhead,” Elaine Kelly, conductor; Oisín Ó Dálaigh, John Molloy & Naomi Louisa O’Connell; Alex Dowling & Emma O’Halloran, producers (Irish Nationwide 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 Refrain; George Brant
Finest Choral Efficiency
“Advena – Liturgies For A Damaged World,” Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Simon Barrad, Emily Yocum Black & Michael Hawes; Conspirare)
“Childs: Within 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 Grasp 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, refrain grasp (Los Angeles Philharmonic & Tambuco Percussion Ensemble; Los Angeles Grasp Chorale)
“Requiem of Mild,” Steven Fox, conductor; Emily Drennan & Patti Drennan, refrain masters (Brian Giebler & Sangeeta Kaur; The Clarion Choir)
Finest Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Efficiency
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 Periods,” Mak Grgić & Mateusz Kowalski
“Customary Stoppages,” Third Coast Percussion
Finest Classical Instrumental Solo
“Coleridge-Taylor: 3 Alternatives From ’24 Negro Melodies,’” Curtis Stewart; Michael Repper, conductor (Nationwide Philharmonic)
“Hope Orchestrated,” Mary Dawood Catlin; Jesús David Medina & Raniero Palm, conductors (Venezuela Strings Recording Ensemble)
“Inheritances,” Adam Tendler
“Value: Piano Concerto In One Motion In D Minor,” Han Chen; John Jeter, conductor (Malmö Opera Orchestra)
WINNER: “Shostakovich: The Cello Concertos,” Yo-Yo Ma; Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
“Shostakovich: The Piano Concertos; Solo Works,” Yuja Wang; Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
Finest Classical Solo Vocal Album
Alike – My Mom’s Dream, Allison Charney, soloist; Benjamin Loeb, conductor (Nationwide Symphonia Orchestra)
Black Pierrot, Sidney Outlaw, soloist; Warren Jones, pianist
In This Brief 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 Pageant Orchestra)
Finest 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 Periods, Vol. II, Will Liverman; Jonathan Estabrooks, producer
WINNER: Ortiz: Yanga, Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Dmitriy Lipay, producer
Seven Seasons, Janai Brugger, Isolde Honest, MB Gordy & Starr Parodi; Nicholas Dodd, conductor; Jeff Honest, Starr Parodi & Kitt Wakeley, producers
Tombeaux, Christina Sandsengen; Shaun Drew & Christina Sandsengen, producers
Finest Modern 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 & Numerous Artists)
WINNER: Ortiz: Dzonot, Gabriela Ortiz, composer (Alisa Weilerstein, Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic)
