The 2026 GRAMMY Awards will take place in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 1, introducing two new categories known as Best Traditional Country Album and Best Album Cover.

The event will air live on CBS and will also be available for streaming, both live and on demand, on Paramount+.

Category 1

Record Of The Year

Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s) and mastering engineer(s), if other than the artist.

DtMFBad BunnyScotty Dittrich, Hydra Hitz, La Paciencia, JULiA LEWiS, MAG & Tyler Spry, producers; Antonio Caraballo, Josh Gudwin, Roberto Rosado & Tyler Spry, engineers/mixers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer

ManchildSabrina CarpenterJack 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

AnxietyDoechiiDoechii, producer; Jayda Love, engineer/mixer; Nicolas De Porcel, mastering engineer

WILDFLOWERBillie EilishFINNEAS, producer; Jon Castelli, FINNEAS & Aron Forbes, engineers/mixers; Dale Becker, mastering engineer

AbracadabraLady GagaCirkut, Lady Gaga & Andrew Watt, producers; Bryce Bordone, Serban Ghenea & Paul LaMalfa, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer

lutherKendrick Lamar With SZAJack Antonoff, 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 SubwayChappell RoanDaniel Nigro, producer; Chris Kaysch, Mitch McCarthy & Daniel Nigro, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer

APT.ROSÉ, Bruno MarsRogét Chahayed, Cirkut, Omer Fedi & Bruno Mars, producers; Serban Ghenea

Category 2

Album Of The Year

Award to Artist(s) and to Featured Artist(s), Songwriter(s) of new material, Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s), Mixer(s) and Mastering Engineer(s) credited with 20% or more playing time of the album.

DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToSBad BunnyBig Jay, La Paciencia, MAG & Tainy, producers; Antonio Caraballo, Josh Gudwin, Luis Amed Irizarry & Roberto José Rosado Torres, engineers/mixers; Benito Antonio Ocasio Martinez, Roberto José Rosado Torres, Marco Daniel Borrero, Jay Anthony Nuñez & Marcos Efrain Masis, songwriters; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer

SWAGJustin BieberEddie Benjamin, Justin Bieber, Daniel Chetrit, Dijon, Carter Lang & Dylan Wiggins, producers; Felix Byrne & Josh Gudwin, engineers/mixers; Eddie Benjamin, Justin Bieber, Daniel Chetrit, Dijon Duenas, Tobias Jesso Jr., Carter Lang, Jackson Lee Morgan & Dylan Wiggins, songwriters; Dale Becker, mastering engineer

Man’s Best FriendSabrina CarpenterJack Antonoff, Sabrina Carpenter & John Ryan, producers; Zem Adu, Jack Antonoff, Bryce Bordone, Jozef Caldwell, Serban Ghenea, Jeff Gunnell, David Hart, Mikey Freedom Hart, Sean Hutchinson, Oli Jacobs, Jack Manning, Joey Miller, Michael Riddleberger, John Ryan, Laura Sisk & Evan Smith, engineers/mixers; Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff, Sabrina Carpenter & John Ryan, songwriters; Nathan Dantzler & Ruairi O’Flaherty, mastering engineers

Let God Sort Em OutClipse, Pusha T & MalicePharrell Williams, featured artist; Pharrell Williams, producer; Mike Larson, Manny Marroquin, Rob Ulsh & Pharrell Williams, engineers/mixers; Gene Elliott Thornton Jr., Terrence Thornton & Pharrell Williams, songwriters; Zach Pereyra, mastering engineer

MAYHEMLady GagaCirkut, Gesaffelstein, Lady Gaga & Andrew Watt, producers; Bryce Bordone, Serban Ghenea & Paul LaMalfa, engineers/mixers; Henry Walter, Mike Lévy, Lady Gaga, Michael Polansky & Andrew Watt, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer

GNXKendrick LamarJack Antonoff & Sounwave, producers; Jack Antonoff, Ray Charles Brown Jr., Jozef Caldwell, Oli Jacobs, Jack Manning, Dani Perez, Laura Sisk & Johnathan Turner, engineers/mixers; Jack Antonoff, Ink, Scott Bridgeway, Sam Dew, Kendrick Lamar, Matthew Bernard & Mark Anthony Spears, songwriters; Ruairi O’Flaherty, mastering engineer

MUTTLeon ThomasFreaky Rob, Peter Lee Johnson, D. Phelps & Leon Thomas, producers; Jean-Marie Horvat, engineer/mixer; Lazaro Andres Camejo, Freaky Rob, Peter Lee Johnson, D. Phelps & Leon Thomas, songwriters; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer

CHROMAKOPIATyler, The CreatorTyler, The Creator, producer; NealHPogue, Tyler Okonma & Vic Wainstein, engineers/mixers; Tyler Okonma, songwriter; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer

Category 3

Song Of The Year

A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

AbracadabraLady Gaga, Henry Walter & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Lady Gaga)

AnxietyJaylah Hickmon, songwriter (Doechii)

**APT.**Amy Allen, Christopher Brody Brown, Rogét Chahayed, Omer Fedi, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Chae Young Park, Theron Thomas & Henry Walter, songwriters (ROSÉ, Bruno Mars)

DtMFMarco Daniel Borrero, Scott Dittrich, Benjamin Falik, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, Hugo René Sención Sanabria, Tyler Thomas Spry & Roberto José Rosado Torres, songwriters (Bad Bunny)

**Golden [From “KPop Demon Hunters”]**EJAE & Mark Sonnenblick, songwriters (HUNTR/X:EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI)

lutherJack 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)

ManchildAmy Allen, Jack Antonoff & Sabrina Carpenter, songwriters (Sabrina Carpenter)

WILDFLOWERBillie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)

Category 4

Best New Artist

This category recognizes an artist whose eligibility-year release(s) achieved a breakthrough into the public consciousness and notably impacted the musical landscape.

Olivia DeanKATSEYEThe MariasAddison RaesombrLeon ThomasAlex WarrenLola Young

Category 5

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

A Producer’s Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.)

Dan AuerbachElegantly Wasted (Hermanos Gutiérrez Featuring Leon Bridges) (S)Harsh & Exciting (Moonrisers) (A)Holy Ghost Party (Robert Finley) (S)Love Is Cruel (Miles Kane) (S)Medium Raw (Early James) (A)A Million Knives (The Velveteers) (A)No Rain, No Flowers (The Black Keys) (A)Our Time In The Sun (Jeremie Albino) (A)

CirkutAbracadabra (Lady Gaga) (S)AEOMG (Coco Jones) (T)APT. (ROSÉ & Bruno Mars) (S)Big Sleep (The Weeknd Featuring Giorgio Moroder) (T)Disease (Lady Gaga) (S)IT girl (JADE) (S)A Little More (Ed Sheeran) (S)Mayhem (Lady Gaga) (A)Red Terror (The Weeknd) (T)

DijonBaby (Dijon) (A)DAISIES (Justin Bieber) (T)DEVOTION (Justin Bieber & Dijon) (T)THINGS YOU DO (Justin Bieber) (T)YUKON (Justin Bieber) (T)

Blake MillsFor Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) (Japanese Breakfast) (A)Forever Is A Feeling (Lucy Dacus) (A)Glory (Perfume Genius) (A)That Wasn’t A Dream (Pino Palladino And Blake Mills)(A)

SounwaveGNX (Kendrick Lamar) (A)

Category 6

Songwriter Of The Year, Non-Classical

A Songwriter’s Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.)

Amy AllenAPT. (ROSÉ & Bruno Mars) (S)Bad As The Rest (Jessie Murph) (S)Hail Mary (Shaboozey, Sierra Ferrell) (T)Handlebars (JENNIE Featuring Dua Lipa) (S)Just Keep Watching (Tate McRae) (S)Lost In Translation (Carín León & Kasey Musgraves) (S)Manchild (Sabrina Carpenter) (S)Tears (Sabrina Carpenter) (S)WHY (Jon Bellion Featuring Luke Combs) (S)

Edgar BarreraBirthday Behavior (BIA, Young Miko) (S)Coleccionando Heridas (KAROL G, Marco Antonio Solís) (T)Ese Vato No Te Queda (Carín León, Gabito Ballesteros) (S)Me Jalo (Fuerza Regida, Grupo Frontera) (T)Me Retiro (Santana, Grupo Frontera) (S)Milagros (KAROL G) (S)Sigueme Besando Asi (Manuel Turizo) (T)Soltera (Shakira) (S)Una Noche Contigo (Juanes) (S)

Jessie Jo DillonBless Your Heart (Megan Moroney) (T)Bottomland (HARDY) (S)Dreams Don’t Die (Jelly Roll) (S)First Rodeo (Kelsea Ballerini) (T)Happen To Me (Russell Dickerson) (S)Hello S—ty Day (Jake Worthington, Miranda Lambert)(S)If You Were Mine (Morgan Wallen) (T)Patterns (Kelsea Ballerini) (T)To The Men That Love Women After Heartbreak (Kelsea Ballerini) (T)

**Tobias Jesso Jr.**Another Baby! (Dijon) (T)Baby! (Dijon) (T)Daisies (Justin Bieber) (T)From (Bon Iver) (T)Go Baby (Justin Bieber) (T)Golden Burning Sun (Miley Cyrus) (T)Man I Need (Olivia Dean) (S)Relationships (HAIM) (S)Walking Away (Justin Bieber) (T)

Laura VeltzAbout You (BigXthaPlug Featuring Tucker Wetmore) (T)Blue Strips (Jessie Murph) (S)Grand Bouquet (Maren Morris) (T)Leave Me Too (Josh Ross) (S)Parallel Universe (Lauren Spencer Smith) (T)Someone In This Room (Jessie Murph Featuring Bailey Zimmerman) (T)Touch Me Like A Gangster (Jessie Murph) (S)What Tomorrow’s For (Blessing Offor) (T)You’ll Be OK, Kid – From The Original Documentary “Child Star” (Demi Lovato) (S)

Category 7

Best Pop Solo Performance

For new vocal or instrumental pop recordings. Singles or Tracks only.

DAISIESJustin Bieber

ManchildSabrina Carpenter

DiseaseLady Gaga

The SubwayChappell Roan

MessyLola Young

Category 8

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative pop recordings. Singles or Tracks only.

Defying GravityCynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande

**Golden [From “KPop Demon Hunters”]**HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI

GabrielaKATSEYE

**APT.**ROSÉ, Bruno Mars

30 For 30SZA Featuring Kendrick Lamar

Category 9

Best Pop Vocal Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new pop vocal recordings.

SWAGJustin Bieber

Man’s Best FriendSabrina Carpenter

Something BeautifulMiley Cyrus

MAYHEMLady Gaga

**I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2)**Teddy Swims

Category 10

Best Dance/Electronic Recording

For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.

No CapDisclosure & Anderson .PaakDisclosure, producer; Guy Lawrence, mixer

Victory LapFred again.., Skepta, & PlaqueBoyMaxBlake Cascoe, Berwyn Du Bois, Fred again.., Darcy Lewis, Dan Mayo & PlaqueBoyMax, producers; Tom Norris, mixer

SPACE INVADERKAYTRANADAKAYTRANADA, producer; KAYTRANADA, mixer

VOLTAGESkrillexJohn Feldmann & Skrillex, producers; Luca Pretolesi, Skrillex & Virtual Riot, mixers

End Of SummerTame ImpalaKevin Parker, producer; Kevin Parker, mixer

Category 11

Best Dance Pop Recording

For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.

Bluest FlameSelena Gomez & benny blancobenny blanco, Dylan Brady & Cashmere Cat, producers;benny blanco & Cashmere Cat, mixers

AbracadabraLady GagaCirkut, Lady Gaga & Andrew Watt, producers; Serban Ghenea, mixer

Midnight SunZara LarssonMargo XS & MNEK, producers; Tom Norris, mixer

Just Keep Watching (From F1® The Movie)Tate McRaeTyler Spry & Ryan Tedder, producers; Manny Marroquin, mixer

IllegalPinkPantheressAksel Arvid & PinkPantheress, producers; Nickie Jon Pabon

Category 12

Best Dance/Electronic Album

For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.

EUSEXUAFKA twigs

Ten DaysFred again..

Fancy ThatPinkPantheress

Inhale / ExhaleRÜFÜS DU SOL

F— U SKRILLEX YOU THINK UR ANDY WARHOL BUT UR NOT!! <3Skrillex

Category 13

Best Remixed Recording

A Remixer’s Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses for identification.) Singles or Tracks only.

**Abracadabra (Gesaffelstein Remix)**Gesaffelstein, remixer (Lady Gaga, Gesaffelstein)

Don’t Forget About UsFKAYTRANADA, remixer (Mariah Carey & KAYTRANADA)

A Dreams A Dream – Ron Trent RemixRon Trent, remixer (Soul II Soul)

GalvanizeChris Lake, remixer (The Chemical Brothers & Chris Lake)

Golden – David Guetta REM/XDavid Guetta, remixer (HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI)

Category 14

Best Rock Performance

For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative rock recordings.

U Should Not Be Doing ThatAmyl and The Sniffers

The Emptiness MachineLinkin Park

NEVER ENOUGHTurnstile

MirtazapineHayley Williams

Changes (Live From Villa Park) Back To The BeginningYUNGBLUD Featuring Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman, II

Category 15

For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative metal recordings.

Night TerrorDream Theater

LachrymaGhost

EmergenceSleep Token

Soft SpineSpiritbox

BIRDSTurnstile

Category 16

Best Rock Song

A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal songs. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

As Alive As You Need Me To BeTrent Reznor & Atticus Ross, songwriters (Nine Inch Nails)

CaramelVessel1 & Vessel2, songwriters (Sleep Token)

GlumDaniel James & Hayley Williams, songwriters (Hayley Williams)

NEVER ENOUGHDaniel Fang, Franz Lyons, Pat McCrory, Meg Mills & Brendan Yates, songwriters (Turnstile)

ZombieDominic Harrison & Matt Schwartz, songwriters (YUNGBLUD)

Category 17

Best Rock Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new rock, hard rock or metal recordings.

private musicDeftones

I quitHAIM

From ZeroLinkin Park

NEVER ENOUGHTurnstile

IdolsYUNGBLUD

Category 18

Best Alternative Music Performance

For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative Alternative music recordings.

Everything Is Peaceful LoveBon Iver

AloneThe Cure

SEEIN’ STARSTurnstile

mangetoutWet Leg

ParachuteHayley Williams

Category 19

Best Alternative Music Album

Vocal or Instrumental.

SABLE, fABLEBon Iver

Songs Of A Lost WorldThe Cure

DON’T TAP THE GLASSTyler, The Creator

moisturizerWet Leg

Ego Death At A Bachelorette PartyHayley Williams

Category 20

Best R&B Performance

For new vocal or instrumental R&B recordings.

YUKONJustin Bieber

It DependsChris Brown Featuring Bryson Tiller

FoldedKehlani

**MUTT (Live From NPR’s Tiny Desk)**Leon Thomas

Heart Of A WomanSummer Walker

Category 21

Best Traditional R&B Performance

For new vocal or instrumental traditional R&B recordings.

Here We AreDurand Bernarr

UPTOWNLalah Hathaway

LOVE YOU TOOLedisi

CrybabySZA

VIBES DON’T LIELeon Thomas

Category 22

Best R&B Song

A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

FoldedDarius Dixson, Andre Harris, Donovan Knight, Don Mills, Kehlani Parrish, Khris Riddick-Tynes & Dawit Kamal Wilson, songwriters (Kehlani)

Heart Of A WomanDavid Bishop & Summer Walker, songwriters (Summer Walker)

It DependsNico Baran, Chris Brown, Ant Clemons, Ephrem Lopez Jr., Ryan Press, Bryson Tiller, Elliott Trent & Dewain Whitmore Jr., songwriters (Chris Brown Featuring Bryson Tiller)

OverqualifiedJames John Abrahart Jr & Durand Bernarr, songwriters (Durand Bernarr)

YES IT ISJariuce Banks, Lazaro Andres Camejo, Mike Hector, Peter Lee Johnson, Rodney Jones Jr., Ali Prawl & Leon Thomas, songwriters (Leon Thomas)

Category 23

Best Progressive R&B Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of newly recorded progressive vocal tracks derivative of R&B.

BLOOMDurand Bernarr

Adjust BrightnessBilal

LOVE ON DIGITALDestin Conrad

Access All AreasFLO

Come As You AreTerrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon

Category 24

Best R&B Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new R&B recordings.

BELOVEDGIVĒON

**Why Not More?**Coco Jones

The CrownLedisi

Escape RoomTeyana Taylor

MUTTLeon Thomas

Category 25

Best Rap Performance

For a Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.

OutsideCardi B

Chains & WhipsClipse, Pusha T & Malice Featuring Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams

AnxietyDoechii

tv offKendrick Lamar Featuring Lefty Gunplay

Darling, ITyler, The Creator Featuring Teezo Touchdown

Category 26

Best Melodic Rap Performance

For a solo or collaborative performance containing both elements of R&B melodies and Rap.

Proud Of MeFridayy Featuring Meek Mill

WholeheartedlyJID Featuring Ty Dolla $ign & 6Lack

lutherKendrick Lamar With SZA

WeMajTerrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon Featuring Rapsody

SOMEBODY LOVES MEPARTYNEXTDOOR & Drake

Category 27

Best Rap Song

A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

AnxietyJaylah Hickmon, songwriter (Doechii)

The Birds Don’t SingGene Elliott Thornton Jr., Terrence Thornton, Pharrell Williams & Stevie Wonder, songwriters (Clipse, Pusha T & Malice Featuring John Legend & Voices Of Fire)

StickyAaron Bolton, Dwayne Carter, Jr., Dudley Alexander Duverne, Tyler Okonma, Janae Wherry, Gloria Woods & Rex Zamor, songwriters (Tyler, The Creator Featuring GloRilla, Sexyy Red & Lil Wayne)

TGIFLucas Alegria, Dillon Brophy, Yakki Davis, Jess Jackson, Ronnie Jackson, Mario Mims, Jorge M. Taveras & Gloria Woods, songwriters (GloRilla)

tv offJack Antonoff, Larry Jayy, Kendrick Lamar, Dijon McFarlane, Sean Momberger, Mark Anthony Spears & Kamasi Washington, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar Featuring Lefty Gunplay)

Category 28

Best Rap Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new rap recordings.

Let God Sort Em OutClipse, Pusha T & Malice

GLORIOUSGloRilla

God Does Like UglyJID

GNXKendrick Lamar

CHROMAKOPIATyler, The Creator

Category 29

Best Spoken Word Poetry Album

For albums containing greater than 50% playing time of new spoken word poetry recordings.

**A Hurricane in Heels: healed people don’t act like that (partially recorded live @City Winery & other places)**Queen Sheba

Black ShamanMarc Marcel

PagesOmari Hardwick & Anthony Hamilton

Saul Williams Meets Carlos Niño & Friends At TreepeopleSaul Williams, Carlos Niño & Friends

Words For Days Vol. 1Mad Skillz

Category 30

Best Jazz Performance

For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative jazz recordings.

Noble RiseLakecia Benjamin Featuring Immanuel Wilkins & Mark Whitfield

Windows – LiveChick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade

Peace Of Mind / Dreams Come TrueSamara Joy

FourMichael Mayo

All Stars Lead To You – LiveNicole Zuraitis, Dan Pugach, Tom Scott, Idan Morim, Keyon Harrold & Rachel Eckroth

Category 31

Best Jazz Vocal Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal jazz recordings.

ElementalDee Dee Bridgewater & Bill Charlap

**We Insist 2025!**Terri Lyne Carrington & Christie Dashiell

PortraitSamara Joy

FlyMichael Mayo

Live at Vic’s Las VegasNicole Zuraitis, Dan Pugach, Tom Scott, Idan Morim, Keyon Harrold & Rachel Eckroth

Category 32

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new instrumental jazz recordings.

**Trilogy 3 (Live)**Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade

Southern NightsSullivan Fortner Featuring Peter Washington & Marcus Gilmore

BelongingBranford Marsalis Quartet

Spirit FallJohn Patitucci Featuring Chris Potter & Brian Blade

Fasten UpYellowjackets

Category 33

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new large ensemble jazz recordings.

Orchestrator EmulatorThe 8-Bit Big Band

Without Further Ado, Vol 1Christian McBride Big Band

LumenDanilo Pérez & Bohuslän Big Band

**Basie Rocks!**Deborah Silver & The Count Basie Orchestra

Lights on a SatelliteSun Ra Arkestra

Some Days Are Better: The Lost ScoresKenny Wheeler Legacy Featuring The Royal Academy of Music Jazz Orchestra & Frost Jazz Orchestra

Category 34

Best Latin Jazz Album

For vocal or instrumental albums containing greater than 75% playing time of newly recorded material. The intent of this category is to recognize recordings that represent the blending of jazz with Latin, Iberian-American, Brazilian, and Argentinian tango music.

La Fleur de CayennePaquito D’Rivera & Madrid-New York Connection Band

The Original Influencers: Dizzy, Chano & Chico Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz OrchestraFeaturing Pedrito Martinez, Daymé Arocena, Jon Faddis, Donald Harrison & Melvis Santa

Mundoagua – Celebrating Carla BleyArturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra

A Tribute to Benny Moré and Nat King ColeGonzalo Rubalcaba, Yainer Horta & Joey Calveiro

Vanguardia Subterránea: Live at The Village VanguardMiguel Zenón Quartet

Category 35

Best Alternative Jazz Album

For vocal or instrumental albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new Alternative jazz recordings.

honey from a winter stoneAmbrose Akinmusire

Keys To The City Volume OneRobert Glasper

Ride into the SunBrad Mehldau

LIVE-ACTIONNate Smith

Blues BloodImmanuel Wilkins

Category 36

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new traditional pop recordings.

WintersongsLaila Biali

The Gift Of LoveJennifer Hudson

**Who Believes In Angels?**Elton John & Brandi Carlile

HarlequinLady Gaga

A Matter Of TimeLaufey

The Secret Of Life: Partners, Volume 2Barbra Streisand

Category 37

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new contemporary instrumental recordings.

BrightsideARKAI

Ones & TwosGerald Clayton

BEATrioBéla Fleck, Edmar Castañeda, Antonio Sánchez

Just UsBob James & Dave Koz

ShayanCharu Suri

Category 38

Best Musical Theater Album

For albums containing greater than 51% playing time of new recordings. Award to the principal vocalist(s), and the album producer(s) of 50% or more playing time of the album. The lyricist(s) and composer(s) of 50 % or more of a score of a new recording are eligible for an Award if any previous recording of said score has not been nominated in this category.

Buena Vista Social ClubMarco Paguia, Dean Sharenow & David Yazbek, producers (Original Broadway Cast)

Death Becomes HerTaurean Everett, Megan Hilty, Josh Lamon, Christopher Sieber, Jennifer Simard & Michelle Williams, principal vocalists; Noel Carey, Sean Patrick Flahaven, Julia Mattison & Scott M. Riesett, producers; Noel Carey & Julia Mattison, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast)

GypsyDanny Burstein, Kevin Csolak, Audra McDonald, Jordan Tyson & Joy Woods, principal vocalists; David Caddick, Andy Einhorn, David Lai & George C. Wolfe, producers (Jule Styne, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist) (2024 Broadway Cast)

Just In TimeEmily Bergl, Jonathan Groff, Erika Henningsen, Gracie Lawrence & Michele Pawk, principal vocalists; Derik Lee, Andrew Resnick & Bill Sherman, producers (Bobby Darin, composer & lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)

Maybe Happy EndingMarcus Choi, Darren Criss, Dez Duron & Helen J Shen, principal vocalists; Deborah Abramson, Will Aronson, Ian Kagey & Hue Park, producers; Hue Park, lyricist; Will Aronson, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)

Category 39

Best Country Solo Performance

For new vocal or instrumental solo country recordings.

Nose On The GrindstoneTyler Childers

Good NewsShaboozey

**Bad As I Used To Be [From “F1® The Movie”]**Chris Stapleton

I Never LieZach Top

Somewhere Over LaredoLainey Wilson

Category 40

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative country recordings.

A Song To SingMiranda Lambert And Chris Stapleton

TrailblazerReba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson

Love Me Like You Used To DoMargo Price & Tyler Childers

AmenShaboozey & Jelly Roll

Honky Tonk Hall Of FameGeorge Strait, Chris Stapleton

Category 41

Best Country Song

A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

Bitin’ ListTyler Childers, songwriter (Tyler Childers)

Good NewsMichael Ross Pollack, Sam Elliot Roman & Jacob Torrey, songwriters (Shaboozey)

I Never LieCarson Chamberlain, Tim Nichols & Zach Top, songwriters (Zach Top)

Somewhere Over LaredoAndy Albert, Trannie Anderson, Dallas Wilson & Lainey Wilson, songwriters (Lainey Wilson)

A Song To SingJenee Fleenor, Jesse Frasure, Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Miranda Lambert And Chris Stapleton)

Category 42

Best Traditional Country Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new traditional country recordings.

Dollar A DayCharley Crockett

American RomanceLukas Nelson

Oh What A Beautiful WorldWillie Nelson

Hard Headed WomanMargo Price

Ain’t In It For My HealthZach Top

Category 43

Best Contemporary Country Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new contemporary country recordings.

PatternsKelsea Ballerini

Snipe HunterTyler Childers

Evangeline Vs. The MachineEric Church

Beautifully BrokenJelly Roll

Postcards From TexasMiranda Lambert

Category 44

Best American Roots Performance

For new vocal or instrumental American Roots recordings. This is for performances in the style of any of the subgenres encompassed in the American Roots Music field including bluegrass, blues, folk or regional roots. Award to the artist(s).

LONELY AVENUEJon Batiste Featuring Randy Newman

Ancient LightI’m With Her

Crimson And ClayJason Isbell

Richmond On The JamesAlison Krauss & Union Station

Beautiful StrangersMavis Staples

Category 45

Best Americana Performance

For new vocal or instrumental Americana performance. Award to the artist(s).

BoomSierra Hull

Poison In My WellMaggie Rose & Grace Potter

GodspeedMavis Staples

That’s Gonna Leave A MarkMolly Tuttle

HorsesJesse Welles

Category 46

Best American Roots Song

A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Americana, bluegrass, traditional blues, contemporary blues, folk or regional roots songs. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

Ancient LightSarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan & Sara Watkins, songwriters (I’m With Her)

BIG MONEYJon Batiste, Mike Elizondo & Steve McEwan, songwriters (Jon Batiste)

Foxes In The SnowJason Isbell, songwriter (Jason Isbell)

MiddleJesse Welles, songwriter (Jesse Welles)

SpitfireSierra Hull, songwriter (Sierra Hull)

Category 47

Best Americana Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal or instrumental Americana recordings.

BIG MONEYJon Batiste

BloomLarkin Poe

Last Leaf On The TreeWillie Nelson

So Long Little Miss SunshineMolly Tuttle

MiddleJesse Welles

Category 48

Best Bluegrass Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal or instrumental bluegrass recordings.

Carter & ClevelandMichael Cleveland & Jason Carter

A Tip Toe High WireSierra Hull

ArcadiaAlison Krauss & Union Station

OutrunThe Steeldrivers

Highway PrayersBilly Strings

Category 49

Best Traditional Blues Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal or instrumental bluegrass recordings.

Ain’t Done With The BluesBuddy Guy

Room On The PorchTaj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’

One Hour Mama: The Blues Of Victoria SpiveyMaria Muldaur

Look Out HighwayCharlie Musselwhite

Young Fashioned WaysKenny Wayne Shepherd & Bobby Rush

Category 50

Best Contemporary Blues Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal or instrumental contemporary blues recordings.

BreakthroughJoe Bonamassa

Paper DollSamantha Fish

A Tribute To LJKEric Gales

Preacher KidsRobert Randolph

FamilySouthern Avenue

Category 51

Best Folk Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal or instrumental folk recordings.

What Did The Blackbird Say To The CrowRhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson

Crown Of RosesPatty Griffin

Wild And Clear And BlueI’m With Her

Foxes In The SnowJason Isbell

Under The Powerlines April 24 – September 24Jesse Welles

Category 52

Best Regional Roots Music Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal or instrumental regional roots music recordings.

Live At Vaughan’sCorey Henry & The Treme Funktet

For Fat ManPreservation Brass & Preservation Hall Jazz Band

Church Of New OrleansKyle Roussel

Second Line SundayTrombone Shorty And New Breed Brass Band

A Tribute To The King Of Zydeco(Various Artists)

Category 53

Best Gospel Performance/Song

This award is given to the artist(s) and songwriter(s) (for new compositions) for the best traditional Christian, roots gospel or contemporary gospel single or track.

Do It AgainKirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, songwriter

ChurchTasha Cobbs Leonard, John Legend; Anthony S. Brown, Brunes Charles, Annatoria Chitapa, Kenneth Leonard, Jr., Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Jonas Myrin, songwriters

Still LiveJonathan McReynolds & Jamal Roberts; Britney Delagraentiss, Jonathan McReynolds, David Lamar Outing III, Orlando Joel Palmer & Terrell Demetrius Wilson, songwriters

AmenPastor Mike Jr.; Adia Andrews, Michael McClure Jr., David Lamar Outing II & Terrell Anthony Pettus, songwriters

Come Jesus ComeCece Winans Featuring Shirley Caesar

Category 54

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

This award is given to the artist(s) and songwriter(s) (for new compositions) for the best contemporary Christian music single or track, (including pop, rap/hip-hop, Latin, or rock.)

I Know A NameElevation Worship, Chris Brown, Brandon Lake; Hank Bentley, Steven Furtick, Brandon Lake & Jacob Sooter, songwriters

YOUR WAY’S BETTERForrest Frank; Forrest Frank & Pera, songwriters

Hard Fought HallelujahBrandon Lake With Jelly Roll; Chris Brown, Jason Bradley Deford, Steven Furtick, Benjamin William Hastings & Brandon Lake, songwriters

HeadphonesLecrae, Killer Mike, T.I.; Bongo ByTheWay, Clifford Harris, William Roderick Miller, Lecrae Moore, Michael Render & Tyshane Thompson, songwriters

AmazingDarrel Walls, PJ Morton; PJ Morton & Darrel Walls,songwriters

Category 55

Best Gospel Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of newly recorded, vocal, traditional or contemporary/R&B gospel music recordings.

Sunny DaysYolanda Adams

TashaTasha Cobbs Leonard

Live Breathe FightTamela Mann

Only On The Road LiveTye Tribbett

Heart Of MineDarrel Walls, PJ Morton

Category 56

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of newly recorded, vocal, contemporary Christian music, including pop, rap/hip hop, Latin, or rock recordings.

CHILD OF GOD IIForrest Frank

Coritos Vol. 1Israel & New Breed

King Of HeartsBrandon Lake

ReconstructionLecrae

Let The Church SingTauren Wells

Category 57

Best Roots Gospel Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of newly recorded, vocal, traditional/roots gospel music, including country, Southern gospel, bluegrass, and Americana recordings.

**I Will Not Be Moved (Live)**The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir

Then Came The MorningGaither Vocal Band

Praise & Worship: More Than A Hollow HallelujahThe Isaacs

Good AnswersKaren Peck & New River

Back To My RootsCandi Staton

Category 58

Best Latin Pop Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new Latin pop recordings.

Cosa NuestraRauw Alejandro

BOGOTÁ DELUXEAndrés Cepeda

TropicoquetaKAROL G

CancioneraNatalia Lafourcade

**¿Y ahora qué?**Alejandro Sanz

Category 59

Best Música Urbana Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new Música Urbana recordings.

DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToSBad Bunny

MixteipJ Balvin

FERXXO VOL X: SagradoFeid

NAIKINicki Nicole

EUB DELUXETrueno

**SINFÓNICO (En Vivo)**Yandel

Category 60

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new Latin rock or alternative recordings.

Genes RebeldesAterciopelados

ASTROPICALBomba Estéreo, Rawayana, ASTROPICAL

PAPOTACA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso

ALGORHYTHMLos Wizzards

NovelaFito Paez

Category 61

Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new regional Mexican (banda, norteño, corridos, gruperos, mariachi, ranchera and Tejano) recordings.

MALA MÍAFuerza Regida, Grupo Frontera

Y Lo Que VieneGrupo Frontera

Sin RodeosPaola Jara

**Palabra De To’s (Seca)**Carín León

**Bobby Pulido & Friends Una Tuya Y Una Mía – Por La Puerta Grande (En Vivo)**Bobby Pulido

Category 62

Best Tropical Latin Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new tropical Latin recordings.

FotografíasRubén Blades, Roberto Delgado & Orquesta

RaícesGloria Estefan

Clásicos 1.0Grupo Niche

BingoAlain Pérez

Debut y Segunda Tanda, Vol. 2Gilberto Santa Rosa

Category 63

Best Global Music Performance

For new vocal or instrumental Global music recordings.

EoOBad Bunny

Cantando en el CaminoCiro Hurtado

JERUSALEMAAngélique Kidjo

**Inmigrante Y Que?**Yeisy Rojas

**Shrini’s Dream (Live)**Shakti

DaybreakAnoushka Shankar Featuring Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar

Category 64

Best African Music Performance

LoveBurna Boy

With YouDavido Featuring Omah Lay

Hope & LoveEddy Kenzo & Mehran Matin

Gimme DatAyra Starr Featuring Wizkid

PUSH 2 STARTTyla

Category 65

Best Global Music Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal or instrumental Global Music recordings.

Sounds Of KumbhaSiddhant Bhatia

No Sign of WeaknessBurna Boy

Eclairer le monde – Light the WorldYoussou N’Dour

**Mind Explosion (50th Anniversary Tour Live)**Shakti

Chapter III: We Return To LightAnoushka Shankar Featuring Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar

Caetano e Bethânia Ao VivoCaetano Veloso And Maria Bethânia

Category 66

Best Reggae Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new reggae recordings.

Treasure Self LoveLila Iké

Heart & SoulVybz Kartel

BLXXD & FYAHKeznamdi

From WithinMortimer

No Place Like HomeJesse Royal

Category 67

Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal or instrumental new age recordings.

KuruvindaKirsten Agresta-Copely

According To The MoonCheryl B. Engelhardt, GEM, Dallas String Quartet

Into The ForestJahnavi Harrison

NOMADICACarla Patullo Featuring The Scorchio Quartet & Tonality

The Colors In My MindChris Redding

Category 68

Best Children’s Music Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new musical or spoken word recordings that are created and intended specifically for children.

Ageless: 100 Years YoungJoanie Leeds & Joya

Buddy’s Magic Tree HouseMega Ran

HarmonyFYÜTCH & Aura V

HerstoryFlor Bromley

The Music Of Tori And The MusesTori Amos

Category 69

Best Comedy Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new recordings.

Drop Dead YearsBill Burr

PostMortemSarah Silverman

Single LadyAli Wong

What Had Happened Was…Jamie Foxx

Your Friend, Nate BargatzeNate Bargatze

Category 70

Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording

Elvis, Rocky & Me: The Carol Connors StoryKathy Garver

Into The Uncut GrassTrevor Noah

Lovely One: A MemoirKetanji Brown Jackson

Meditations: The Reflections Of His Holiness The Dalai LamaDalai Lama

You Know It’s True: The Real Story Of Milli VanilliFab Morvan

Category 71

Award to the principal artist(s) and/or ‘in studio’ producer(s) of a majority of the tracks on the album. In the absence of both, award to the one or two individuals proactively responsible for the concept and musical direction of the album and for the selection of artists, songs and producers, as applicable. Award also goes to appropriately credited music supervisor(s).

A Complete UnknownTimothée Chalamet

F1® The Album(Various Artists)

KPop Demon Hunters(Various Artists)

Sinners(Various Artists)

Wicked(Various Artists)

Category 72

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, or other visual media.

How To Train Your DragonJohn Powell, composer

Severance: Season 2Theodore Shapiro, composer

SinnersLudwig Göransson, composer

WickedJohn Powell & Stephen Schwartz, composers

The Wild RobotKris Bowers, composer

Category 73

Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for, or as a companion to, video games and other interactive media.

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora – Secrets of the SpiresPinar Toprak, composer

Helldivers 2Wilbert Roget, II, composer

Indiana Jones And The Great CircleGordy Haab, composer

Star Wars Outlaws: Wild Card & A Pirate’s FortuneCody Matthew Johnson & Wilbert Roget, II, composers

Sword of the SeaAustin Wintory, composer

Category 74

A Songwriter(s) award. For a song (melody & lyrics) written specifically for a motion picture, television, video games or other visual media, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

**As Alive As You Need Me To Be [From “TRON: Ares”]**Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, songwriters (Nine Inch Nails)

**Golden [From “KPop Demon Hunters”]**EJAE & Mark Sonnenblick, songwriters (HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI)

**I Lied to You [From “Sinners”]**Ludwig Göransson & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Miles Caton)

**Never Too Late [From “Elton John: Never Too Late”]**Brandi Carlile, Elton John, Bernie Taupin & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Elton John, Brandi Carlile)

**Pale, Pale Moon [From “Sinners”]**Ludwig Göransson & Brittany Howard, songwriters (Jayme Lawson)

**Sinners [From “Sinners”]**Leonard Denisenko, Rodarius Green, Travis Harrington, Tarkan Kozluklu, Kyris Mingo & Darius Povilinus, songwriters (Rod Wave)

Category 75

Best Music Video

Award to the artist, video director, and video producer.

ManchildSabrina CarpenterVania Heymann & Gal Muggia, video directors; Aiden Magarian, Nathan Scherrer & Natan Schottenfels, video producers

So Be ItClipseHannan Hussain, video director; Daniel Order, video producer

AnxietyDoechiiJames Mackel, video director; Pablo Feldman, Jolene Mendes & Sophia Sabella, video producers

LoveOK GoAaron Duffy, Miguel Espada & Damian Kulash Jr., video directors; Petra Ahmann, video producer

Young LionSadeSophie Muller, video director; Aaron Taylor Dean & Sade, video producers

Category 76

Best Music Film

For concert/performance films or music documentaries. Award to the artist, video director, and video producer.

DevoDevoChris Smith, video director; Danny Gabai, Anita Greenspan, Chris Holmes & Chris Smith, video producers

Live At The Royal Albert HallRayePaul Dugdale, video director; Stefan Demetriou & Amy James, video producers

RelentlessDiane WarrenBess Kargman, video director; Peggy Drexler, Michele Farinola & Kat Nguyen, video producers

Music By John WilliamsJohn WilliamsLaurent 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 PiecePharrell WilliamsMorgan Neville, video director; Morgan Neville, Caitrin Rogers, Mimi Valdes & Pharrell Williams, video producers

Category 77

Best Recording Package

And The Adjacent PossibleHà Trinh Quoc Bao, Damian Kulash, Jr., Claudio Ripol, Wombi Rose & Yuri Suzuki, art directors (OK Go)

BalloonerismBráulio Amado & Alim Smith, art directors (Mac Miller)

Danse Macabre: De LuxeRory McCartney, art director (Duran Duran)

Loud Is AsFarbod Kokabi & Emily Sneddon, art directors (Tsunami)

SequoiaTim Breen & Ken Shipley, art directors (Various Artists)

**The Spins (Picture Disc Vinyl)**Miller McCormick, art director (Mac Miller)

Tracks II: The Lost AlbumsMeghan Foley & Michelle Holme, art directors (Bruce Springsteen)

Category 78

Best Album Cover

CHROMAKOPIAShaun Llewellyn & Luis “Panch” Perez, art directors (Tyler, The Creator)

The CruxWilliam Wesley II, art director (Djo)

Debí Tirar Más FotosBenito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, art director (Bad Bunny)

GloryCody Critcheloe & Andrew J.S., art directors (Perfume Genius)

moisturizerHester Chambers, Ellis Durand, Henry Holmes, Matt de Jong, Jamie-James Medina, Joshua Mobaraki & Rhian Teasdale, art directors (Wet Leg)

Category 79

Best Album Notes

Adios, Farewell, Goodbye, Good Luck, So Long: On Stage 1964-1974Scott B. Bomar, album notes writer (Buck Owens And His Buckaroos)

After The Last SkyAdam Shatz, album notes writer (Anouar Brahem, Anja Lechner, Django Bates, Dave Holland)

ÁrabeAmanda Ekery, album notes writer (Amanda Ekery)

The First Family: Live At Winchester Cathedral 1967Alec Palao, album notes writer (Sly & The Family Stone)

**A Ghost Is Born (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)**Bob Mehr, album notes writer (Wilco)

Miles ’55: The Prestige RecordingsAshley Kahn, album notes writer (Miles Davis)

Category 80

Best Historical Album

**Joni Mitchell Archives – Volume 4: The Asylum Years (1976-1980)**Patrick Milligan & Joni Mitchell, compilation producers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Joni Mitchell)

The Making Of Five Leaves LeftCally Callomon & Johnny Chandler, compilation producers; Simon Heyworth & John Wood, mastering engineers (Nick Drake)

**Roots Rocking Zimbabwe – The Modern Sound Of Harare’ Townships 1975-1980 (Analog Africa No.41)**Samy Ben Redjeb, compilation producer; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)

**Super Disco Pirata – De Tepito Para El Mundo 1965-1980 (Analog Africa No. 39)**Samy Ben Redjeb, compilation producer; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)

You Can’t Hip A Square: The Doc Pomus Songwriting DemosWill Bratton, Sharyn Felder & Cheryl Pawelski, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Doc Pomus)

Category 81

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

An Engineer’s Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.)

All Things LightJesse Brock, Jon Castelli, Tyler Johnson, Nick Lobel, Simon Maartensson, Lawrence “Boo” Mitchell, Anders Mouridsen, Ryan Nasci, Ernesto Olivera-Lapier, Ethan Schneiderman & Owen Stoutt, engineers; Dale Becker, mastering engineer (Cam)

ArcadiaNeal Cappellino & Gary Paczosa, engineers; Brad Blackwood, mastering engineer (Alison Krauss & Union Station)

**For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)**Joseph Lorge, Blake Mills & Sebastian Reunert, engineers; Patricia Sullivan, mastering engineer (Japanese Breakfast)

That Wasn’t A DreamJoseph Lorge & Blake Mills, engineers; Patricia Sullivan, mastering engineer (Pino Palladino, Blake Mills)

Category 82

Best Engineered Album, Classical

An Engineer’s Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.)

Cerrone: Don’t Look DownMike Tierney, engineer; Alan Silverman, mastering engineer (Sandbox Percussion)

Eastman: Symphony No. 2; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2Gintas Norvila, engineer; Jennifer Nulsen, mastering engineer (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra)

Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth Of The Mtsensk DistrictShawn Murphy & Nick Squire, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer (Andris Nelsons, Kristine Opolais, Günther Groissböck, Peter Hoare, Brenden Gunnell & Boston Symphony Orchestra)

Standard StoppagesSean Connors, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin, Bill Maylone, Judith Sherman & David Skidmore, engineers; Joe Lambert, mastering engineer (Third Coast Percussion)

YuleMorten Lindberg, engineer; Morten Lindberg, mastering engineer (Trio Mediæval)

Category 83

Producer Of The Year, Classical

A Producer’s Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.)

Blanton AlspaughAll Is Miracle – The Choral Music Of Kyle Pederson (Timothy J. Campbell & Transept) (A)Heggie: Intelligence (Kwame Ryan, Janai Brugger, Jamie Barton, J’Nai Bridges & Houston Grand Opera) (A)Marsalis: Blues Symphony (Jader Bignamini & Detroit Symphony Orchestra) (A)Massenet: Werther (Robert Spano, Matthew Polenzani, sabel Leonard & Houston Grand Opera) (A)The Mirage Calls (Charles Bruffy & Kansas City Chorale) (A)Sheehan: Ukrainian War Requiem (Michael Zaugg, Axios Men’s Ensemble & Pro Coro Canada) (A)Sun, Moon, Stars, Rain (Christopher Gabbitas & Phoenix Chorale) (A)

Sergei KvitkoBiedenbender: Enigma; River Of Time (Kevin L. Sedatole & Michigan State University Wind Symphony) (A)Chiaroscuro (Vedrana Subotic) (A)Dancing In A Still Life (Tasha Warren) (A)Excursions (Vuorovesi Trio) (A)Four Hands. Two Hearts. One Hope. Ukrainian And American Music For Piano Duo (Mykhailo Diordiiev & Anastasiia Larchikova) (A)Here And Now – Trumpet Music By Virginia Composers (Jason Crafton, Richard Masters, Annie Stevens & Paul Langosch) (A)Lansky: Touch And Go (Gwendolyn Dease) (A)Orbiting Garden (William Hobbs) (A)Would That Loving Were Enough (Haven Trio) (A)

Morten LindbergFred Over Jorden (Peace To The World) (Elisabeth Holte, Kjetil Bjerkestrand & Uranienborg Vokalensemble) (A)Stjernebru (Anne Karin Sundal-Ask & Det Norske Jentekor) (A)Yule (Trio Mediæval) (A)

Dmitriy LipayHeggie: Before It All Goes Dark (Joseph Mechavich, Megan Marino, Ryan McKinny & Music Of Remembrance Ensemble) (A)Odyssey (Jorge Glem, Gustavo Dudamel & Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra Of Venezuela) (A)Ortiz: Yanga (Gustavo Dudamel, Alisa Weilerstein & Los Angeles Philharmonic) (A)

Elaine MartoneBerlioz: Symphonie Fantastique (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra) (A)Chopin & Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonatas (Brian Thornton & Spencer Myer) (A)Dear Mrs. Kennedy (Ryan Townsend Strand) (A)Eastman: Symphony No. 2; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2 (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra) (A)LeFrak: Romántico (Sharon Isbin, Lopez-Yañez & Orchestra Of St. Luke’s) (A)Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 27 & Symphony No. 29 (Garrick Ohlsson, Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestrea) (A)The Poet & The Prodigy (Debra Nagy & Mark Edwards) (A)Shapes In Collective Space (Tallā Rouge) (A)Songs Of Orpheus (Kelley O’Connor) (A)

Category 84

Best Immersive Audio Album

For vocal or instrumental albums in any genre. Must be commercially released for physical sale or on an eligible streaming or download service and must provide a new immersive mix of four or more channels. Award to the immersive mix engineer, immersive producer (if any) and immersive mastering engineer (if any).

All American F***boyAndrew Law, immersive mix engineer (Duckwrth)

ImmersedJustin Gray, immersive mix engineer; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Justin Gray, Drew Jurecka & Morten Lindberg, immersive producers (Justin Gray)

**An Immersive Tribute To Astor Piazzolla (Live)**Andrés Mayo & Martín Muscatello, immersive mix engineers; Andrés Mayo & Martín Muscatello, immersive producers (Various Artists)

TearjerkersHans-Martin Buff, immersive mix engineer; Hans-Martin Buff, immersive producer (Tearjerkers)

YuleMorten Lindberg, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; Arve Henriksen & Morten Lindberg, immersive producers (Trio Mediæval)

Category 85

Best Instrumental Composition

A Composer’s Award for an original composition (not an adaptation) first released during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only

First SnowRemy Le Boeuf, composer (Nordkraft Big Band, Remy Le Boeuf & Danielle Wertz)

Live Life This Day: Movement IMiho Hazama, composer (Miho Hazama, Danish Radio Big Band & Danish National Symphony Orchestra)

Lord, That’s A Long WaySierra Hull, composer (Sierra Hull)

OpeningZain Effendi, composer (Zain Effendi)

Train To Emerald CityJohn Powell & Stephen Schwartz, composers (John Powell & Stephen Schwartz)

Why You Here / Before The Sun Went DownLudwig Göransson, composer (Ludwig Göransson Featuring Miles Caton)

Category 86

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

An Arranger’s Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

Be OkayCynthia Erivo, arranger (Cynthia Erivo)

A Child Is BornRemy Le Boeuf, arranger (Nordkraft Big Band & Remy Le Boeuf)

Fight OnAndy Clausen, Addison Maye-Saxon, Riley Mulherkar & Chloe Rowlands, arrangers (The Westerlies)

Super Mario Praise BreakBryan Carter, Charlie Rosen & Matthew Whitaker, arrangers (The 8-Bit Big Band)

Category 87

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

An Arranger’s Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

Big FishErin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick, Nate Smith & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (Nate Smith Featuring säje)

**How Did She Look?**Nelson Riddle, arranger (Seth MacFarlane)

Keep An Eye On SummerJacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)

**Something In The Water (Acoustic-Ish)**Clyde Lawrence, Gracie Lawrence & Linus Lawrence, arrangers (Lawrence)

What A Wonderful WorldCody Fry, arranger (Cody Fry)

Category 88

Best Orchestral Performance

Award to the Conductor and to the Orchestra.

**Coleridge-Taylor: Toussaint L’Ouverture; Ballade Op. 4; Suites From ’24 Negro Melodies’**Michael Repper, conductor (National Philharmonic)

Messiaen: Turangalîla-SymphonieAndris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)

Ravel: Boléro, M. 81Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra Of Venezuela)

Still & BondsYannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor (The Philadelphia Orchestra)

Stravinsky: Symphony In Three MovementsEsa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)

Category 89

Best Opera Recording

Award to the Conductor, Album Producer(s) and Principal Soloists, and to the Composer and Librettist (if applicable) of a world premiere Opera recording only.

Heggie: IntelligenceKwamé Ryan, conductor; Jamie Barton, J’Nai Bridges & Janai Brugger; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (Houston Grand Opera; Gene Scheer)

Huang Ruo: An American SoldierCarolyn 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: AdorationAlan Pierson, conductor; Miriam Khalil, Marc Kudisch, David Adam Moore, Omar Najmi, Naomi Louisa O’Connell & Karim Sulayman; Mary Kouyoumdjian, producer (Silvana Quartet; The Choir Of Trinity Wall Street)

O’Halloran: Trade & Mary MotorheadElaine Kelly, conductor; Oisín Ó Dálaigh & John Molloy; Alex Dowling & Emma O’Halloran, producers (Irish National Opera Orchestra; Mark O’Halloran)

Tesori: GroundedYannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Ben Bliss, Emily D’Angelo, Greer Grimsley & Kyle Miller; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus; George Brant)

Category 90

Best Choral Performance

Award to the Conductor, and to the Choral Director and/or Chorus Master where applicable and to the Choral Organization/Ensemble.

Advena – Liturgies For A Broken WorldCraig Hella Johnson, conductor (Simon Barrad, Emily Yocum Black & Michael Hawes; Conspirare)

Childs: In The Arms Of The BelovedGrant Gershon, conductor (Billy Childs, Dan Chmielinski, Christian Euman, Larry Koonse, Lyris Quartet, Anne Akiko Meyers, Carol Robbins & Luciana Souza; Los Angeles Master Chorale)

Lang: Poor HymnalDonald Nally, conductor (Steven Bradshaw, Michael Hawes, Lauren Kelly, Rebecca Siler & Elisa Sutherland; The Crossing)

Ortiz: YangaGustavo Dudamel, conductor; Grant Gershon, chorus master (Los Angeles Philharmonic; Los Angeles Master Chorale)

Requiem Of LightSteven Fox, conductor; Emily Drennan & Patti Drennan, chorus masters (Brian Giebler & Sangeeta Kaur; The Clarion Choir)

Category 91

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

For new recordings of works with chamber or small ensemble (twenty-four or fewer members, not including the conductor). One Award to the ensemble and one Award to the conductor, if applicable.

Dennehy: Land Of WinterAlan Pierson & Alarm Will Sound

La Mer – French Piano TriosNeave Trio

Lullabies For The BrokenheartedLili Haydn & Paul Cantelon

Slavic SessionsYuja Wang; Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)

Standard StoppagesThird Coast Percussion

Category 92

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

Award to the Instrumental Soloist(s) and to the Conductor when applicable.

**Coleridge-Taylor: 3 Selections From ’24 Negro Melodies’**Curtis Stewart; Michael Repper, conductor (National Philharmonic)

Hope OrchestratedMary Dawood Catlin; Jesús David Medina & Raniero Palm, conductors (Venezuela Strings Recording Ensemble)

InheritancesAdam Tendler

Price: Piano Concerto In One Movement In D MinorHan Chen; John Jeter, conductor (Malmö Opera Orchestra)

Shostakovich: The Cello ConcertosYo-Yo Ma; Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)

Shostakovich: The Piano Concertos; Solo WorksYuja Wang; Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)

Category 93

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

Award to: Vocalist(s), Collaborative Artist(s) (Ex: pianists, conductors, chamber groups) Producer(s), Recording Engineers/Mixers with greater than 50% playing time of new material.

Alike – My Mother’s DreamAllison Charney, soloist; Benjamin Loeb, conductor (National Symphonia Orchestra)

Black PierrotSidney Outlaw, soloist; Warren Jones, pianist

In This Short LifeDevony Smith, soloist; Danny Zelibor, pianist; Michael Nicolas, artist

Kurtág: Kafka FragmentsSusan Narucki, soloist; Curtis Macomber, artist

Schubert BeatlesTheo Hoffman, soloist; Steven Blier, pianist (Rupert Boyd, Julia Bullock, Alex Levine, Andrew Owens, Rubén Rengel & Sam Weber)

Telemann: Ino – Opera Arias For SopranoAmanda Forsythe, soloist; Robert Mealy, Paul O’Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors (Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra)

Category 94

Best Classical Compendium

Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s) and Engineer(s) of over 50% playing time of the album, and to the Composer and Librettist (if applicable) with over 50% playing time of a world premiere recording only.

Cerrone: Don’t Look DownSandbox Percussion; Jonathan Allen, Victor Caccese, Christopher Cerrone, Ian Rosenbaum, Terry Sweeney & Mike Tierney, producers

The Dunbar/Moore Sessions, Vol. IIWill Liverman; Jonathan Estabrooks, producer

Ortiz: YangaGustavo Dudamel, conductor; Dmitriy Lipay, producer

Seven SeasonsJanai Brugger, Isolde Fair, MB Gordy & Starr Parodi; Nicholas Dodd, conductor; Jeff Fair, Starr Parodi & Kitt Wakeley, producers

TombeauxChristina Sandsengen; Shaun Drew & Christina Sandsengen, producers

Category 95

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

A Composer’s Award. (For a contemporary classical composition composed within the last 25 years, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year.) Award to the librettist, if applicable.

Cerrone: Don’t Look DownChristopher Cerrone, composer (Conor Hanick & Sandbox Percussion)

Dennehy: Land Of WinterDonnacha Dennehy, composer (Alan Pierson & Alarm Will Sound)

**León: Raíces (Origins)**Tania León, composer (Edward Gardner & London Philharmonic Orchestra)

Okpebholo: Songs In FlightShawn E. Okpebholo, composer (Will Liverman, Paul Sánchez & Various Artists)

Ortiz: DzonotGabriela Ortiz, composer (Alisa Weilerstein, Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic)

Source: Grammy.com