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62nd Annual Grammy Awards
Award ceremony
Date: Sun, Jan 26 • 5:00 PM PST
Location: STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, CA
Host: Alicia Keys
General Field
Record Of The Year
HEY, MA – Bon Iver
BAD GUY – Billie Eilish
7 RINGS – Ariana Grande
HARD PLACE – H.E.R.
TALK – Khalid
OLD TOWN ROAD – Lil Nas X Featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
TRUTH HURTS – Lizzo
SUNFLOWER – Post Malone & Swae Lee
Album Of The Year
I,I – Bon Iver
NORMAN F***ING ROCKWELL! – Lana Del Rey
WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? – Billie Eilish
THANK U, NEXT – Ariana Grande
I USED TO KNOW HER – H.E.R.
7 – Lil Nas X
CUZ I LOVE YOU (DELUXE) – Lizzo
FATHER OF THE BRIDE – Vampire Weekend
Song Of The Year
ALWAYS REMEMBER US THIS WAY – Natalie Hemby, Lady Gaga, Hillary Lindsey & Lori McKenna, songwriters
BAD GUY – Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters
BRING MY FLOWERS NOW – Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth & Tanya Tucker, songwriters
HARD PLACE – Ruby Amanfu, Sam Ashworth, D. Arcelious Harris, H.E.R. & Rodney Jerkins, songwriters
LOVER – Taylor Swift, songwriter
NORMAN F***ING ROCKWELL – Jack Antonoff & Lana Del Rey, songwriters
SOMEONE YOU LOVED – Tom Barnes, Lewis Capaldi, Pete Kelleher, Benjamin Kohn & Sam Roman, songwriters
TRUTH HURTS – Steven Cheung, Eric Frederic, Melissa Jefferson & Jesse Saint John, songwriters
Best New Artist
Black Pumas
Billie Eilish
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
Maggie Rogers
Rosalía
Tank and the Bangas
Yola
Pop
Best Pop Solo Performance
SPIRIT – Beyoncé
BAD GUY – Billie Eilish
7 RINGS – Ariana Grande
TRUTH HURTS – Lizzo
YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN – Taylor Swift
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
BOYFRIEND – Ariana Grande & Social House
SUCKER – Jonas Brothers
OLD TOWN ROAD – Lil Nas X Featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
SUNFLOWER – Post Malone & Swae Lee
SEÑORITA – Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
SÌ – Andrea Bocelli
LOVE (DELUXE EDITION) – Michael Bublé
LOOK NOW – Elvis Costello & The Imposters
A LEGENDARY CHRISTMAS – John Legend
WALLS – Barbra Streisand
Best Pop Vocal Album
THE LION KING: THE GIFT – Beyoncé
WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? – Billie Eilish
THANK U, NEXT – Ariana Grande
NO.6 COLLABORATIONS PROJECT – Ed Sheeran
LOVER – Taylor Swift
Dance/Electronic Music
Best Dance Recording
LINKED – Bonobo
GOT TO KEEP ON – The Chemical Brothers
PIECE OF YOUR HEART – Meduza Featuring Goodboys
UNDERWATER – RÜFÜS DU SOL
MIDNIGHT HOUR – Skrillex, Boys Noize & Ty Dolla $ign
Best Dance/Electronic Album
LP5 – Apparat
NO GEOGRAPHY – The Chemical Brothers
HI THIS IS FLUME (MIXTAPE) – Flume
SOLACE – RÜFÜS DU SOL
WEATHER – Tycho Featuring Saint Sinner
Contemporary Instrumental Music
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
ANCESTRAL RECALL – Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah
STAR PEOPLE NATION – Theo Croker
BEAT MUSIC! BEAT MUSIC! BEAT MUSIC! – Mark Guiliana
ELEVATE – Lettuce
METTAVOLUTION – Rodrigo y Gabriela
Rock
Best Rock Performance
PRETTY WASTE – Bones UK
THIS LAND – Gary Clark Jr.
HISTORY REPEATS – Brittany Howard
WOMAN – Karen O & Danger Mouse
TOO BAD – Rival Sons
Best Metal Performance
ASTOROLUS – THE GREAT OCTOPUS – Candlemass Featuring Tony Iommi
HUMANICIDE – Death Angel
BOW DOWN – I Prevail
UNLEASHED – Killswitch Engage
7EMPEST – Tool
Best Rock Song
FEAR INOCULUM – Danny Carey, Justin Chancellor, Adam Jones & Maynard James Keenan, songwriters
GIVE YOURSELF A TRY – George Daniel, Adam Hann, Matthew Healy & Ross MacDonald, songwriters
HARMONY HALL – Ezra Koenig, songwriter
HISTORY REPEATS – Brittany Howard, songwriter
THIS LAND – Gary Clark Jr., songwriter
Best Rock Album
AMO – Bring Me The Horizon
SOCIAL CUES – Cage The Elephant
IN THE END – The Cranberries
TRAUMA – I Prevail
FERAL ROOTS – Rival Sons
Alternative
Best Alternative Music Album
U.F.O.F. – Big Thief
ASSUME FORM – James Blake
I,I – Bon Iver
FATHER OF THE BRIDE – Vampire Weekend
ANIMA – Thom Yorke
R&B
Best R&B Performance
LOVE AGAIN – Daniel Caesar & Brandy
COULD’VE BEEN – H.E.R. Featuring Bryson Tiller
EXACTLY HOW I FEEL – Lizzo Featuring Gucci Mane
ROLL SOME MO – Lucky Daye
COME HOME – Anderson .Paak Featuring André 3000
Best Traditional R&B Performance
TIME TODAY – BJ The Chicago Kid
STEADY LOVE – India.Arie
JEROME – Lizzo
REAL GAMES – Lucky Daye
BUILT FOR LOVE – PJ Morton Featuring Jazmine Sullivan
Best R&B Song
COULD’VE BEEN – Dernst Emile II, David “Swagg R’Celious” Harris, H.E.R. & Hue “Soundzfire” Strother, songwriters
LOOK AT ME NOW – Emily King & Jeremy Most, songwriters
NO GUIDANCE – Chris Brown, Tyler James Bryant, Nija Charles, Aubrey Graham, Anderson Hernandez, Michee Patrick Lebrun, Joshua Huizar, Noah Shebib & Teddy Walton, songwriters
ROLL SOME MO – David Brown, Dernst Emile II & Peter Lee Johnson, songwriters
SAY SO – PJ Morton, songwriter
Best Urban Contemporary Album
APOLLO XXI – Steve Lacy
CUZ I LOVE YOU (DELUXE) – Lizzo
OVERLOAD – Georgia Anne Muldrow
SATURN – NAO
BEING HUMAN IN PUBLIC – Jessie Reyez
Best R&B Album
1123 – BJ The Chicago Kid
PAINTED – Lucky Daye
ELLA MAI – Ella Mai
PAUL – PJ Morton
VENTURA – Anderson .Paak
Rap
Best Rap Performance
MIDDLE CHILD – J. Cole
SUGE – DaBaby
DOWN BAD – Dreamville Featuring J.I.D, Bas, J. Cole, EARTHGANG & Young Nudy
RACKS IN THE MIDDLE – Nipsey Hussle Featuring Roddy Ricch & Hit-Boy
CLOUT – Offset Featuring Cardi B
Best Rap/Sung Performance
HIGHER – DJ Khaled Featuring Nipsey Hussle & John Legend
DRIP TOO HARD – Lil Baby & Gunna
PANINI – Lil Nas X
BALLIN – Mustard Featuring Roddy Ricch
THE LONDON – Young Thug Featuring J. Cole & Travis Scott
Best Rap Song
BAD IDEA – Chancelor Bennett, Cordae Dunston, Uforo Ebong & Daniel Hackett, songwriters
GOLD ROSES – Noel Cadastre, Aubrey Graham, Anderson Hernandez, Khristopher Riddick-Tynes, William Leonard Roberts II, Joshua Quinton Scruggs, Leon Thomas III & Ozan Yildirim, songwriters
A LOT – Jermaine Cole, Dacoury Natche, 21 Savage & Anthony White, songwriters
RACKS IN THE MIDDLE – Ermias Asghedom, Dustin James Corbett, Greg Allen Davis, Chauncey Hollis, Jr. & Rodrick Moore, songwriters
SUGE – DaBaby, Jetsonmade & Pooh Beatz, songwriters
Best Rap Album
REVENGE OF THE DREAMERS III – Dreamville
CHAMPIONSHIPS – Meek Mill
I AM > I WAS – 21 Savage
IGOR – Tyler, The Creator
THE LOST BOY – YBN Cordae
Country
Best Country Solo Performance
ALL YOUR’N – Tyler Childers
GIRL GOIN’ NOWHERE – Ashley McBryde
RIDE ME BACK HOME – Willie Nelson
GOD’S COUNTRY – Blake Shelton
BRING MY FLOWERS NOW – Tanya Tucker
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
BRAND NEW MAN – Brooks & Dunn With Luke Combs
I DON’T REMEMBER ME (BEFORE YOU) – Brothers Osborne
SPEECHLESS – Dan + Shay
THE DAUGHTERS – Little Big Town
COMMON – Maren Morris Featuring Brandi Carlile
Best Country Song
BRING MY FLOWERS NOW – Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth & Tanya Tucker, songwriters
GIRL GOIN’ NOWHERE – Jeremy Bussey & Ashley McBryde, songwriters
IT ALL COMES OUT IN THE WASH – Miranda Lambert, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose, songwriters
SOME OF IT – Eric Church, Clint Daniels, Jeff Hyde & Bobby Pinson, songwriters
SPEECHLESS – Shay Mooney, Jordan Reynolds, Dan Smyers & Laura Veltz, songwriters
Best Country Album
DESPERATE MAN – Eric Church
STRONGER THAN THE TRUTH – Reba McEntire
INTERSTATE GOSPEL – Pistol Annies
CENTER POINT ROAD – Thomas Rhett
WHILE I’M LIVIN’ – Tanya Tucker
New Age
Best New Age Album
FAIRY DREAMS – David Arkenstone
HOMAGE TO KINDNESS – David Darling
WINGS – Peter Kater
VERVE – Sebastian Plano
DEVA – Deva Premal
Jazz
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
ELSEWHERE – Melissa Aldana, soloist
SOZINHO – Randy Brecker, soloist
TOMORROW IS THE QUESTION – Julian Lage, soloist
THE WINDUP – Branford Marsalis, soloist
SIGHTSEEING – Christian McBride, soloist
Best Jazz Vocal Album
THIRSTY GHOST – Sara Gazarek
LOVE & LIBERATION – Jazzmeia Horn
ALONE TOGETHER – Catherine Russell
12 LITTLE SPELLS – Esperanza Spalding
SCREENPLAY – Tierney Sutton Band
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
IN THE KEY OF THE UNIVERSE – Joey DeFrancesco
THE SECRET BETWEEN THE SHADOW AND THE SOUL – Branford Marsalis Quartet
CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE’S NEW JAWN – Christian McBride’s New Jawn
FINDING GABRIEL – Brad Mehldau
COME WHAT MAY – Joshua Redman Quartet
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
TRIPLE HELIX – Anat Cohen Tentet
DANCER IN NOWHERE – Miho Hazama
HIDING OUT – Mike Holober & The Gotham Jazz Orchestra
THE OMNI-AMERICAN BOOK CLUB – Brian Lynch Big Band
ONE DAY WONDER – Terraza Big Band
Best Latin Jazz Album
ANTIDOTE – Chick Corea & The Spanish Heart Band
SORTE!: MUSIC BY JOHN FINBURY – Thalma de Freitas With Vitor Gonçalves, John Patitucci, Chico Pinheiro, Rogerio Boccato & Duduka Da Fonseca
UNA NOCHE CON RUBÉN BLADES – Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis Featuring Rubén Blades
CARIB – David Sánchez
SONERO: THE MUSIC OF ISMAEL RIVERA – Miguel Zenón
Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music
Best Gospel Performance/Song
LOVE THEORY – Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, songwriter
TALKIN’ ‘BOUT JESUS – Gloria Gaynor Featuring Yolanda Adams; Bryan Fowler, Gloria Gaynor & Chris Stevens, songwriters
SEE THE LIGHT – Travis Greene Featuring Jekalyn Carr
SPEAK THE NAME – Koryn Hawthorne Featuring Natalie Grant
THIS IS A MOVE (LIVE) – Tasha Cobbs Leonard; Tony Brown, Brandon Lake, Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Nate Moore, songwriters
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
ONLY JESUS – Casting Crowns; Mark Hall, Bernie Herms & Matthew West, songwriters
GOD ONLY KNOWS – for KING & COUNTRY & Dolly Parton; Josh Kerr, Jordan Reynolds, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone & Tedd Tjornhom, songwriters
HAVEN’T SEEN IT YET – Danny Gokey; Danny Gokey, Ethan Hulse & Colby Wedgeworth, songwriters
GOD’S NOT DONE WITH YOU (SINGLE VERSION) – Tauren Wells
RESCUE STORY – Zach Williams; Ethan Hulse, Andrew Ripp, Jonathan Smith & Zach Williams, songwriters
Best Gospel Album
LONG LIVE LOVE – Kirk Franklin
GOSHEN – Donald Lawrence Presents The Tri -City Singers
TUNNEL VISION – Gene Moore
SETTLE HERE – William Murphy
SOMETHING’S HAPPENING! A CHRISTMAS ALBUM – CeCe Winans
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
I KNOW A GHOST – Crowder
BURN THE SHIPS – for KING & COUNTRY
HAVEN’T SEEN IT YET – Danny Gokey
THE ELEMENTS – TobyMac
HOLY ROAR – Chris Tomlin
Best Roots Gospel Album
DEEPER ROOTS: WHERE THE BLUEGRASS GROWS – Steven Curtis Chapman
TESTIMONY – Gloria Gaynor
DEEPER OCEANS – Joseph Habedank
HIS NAME IS JESUS – Tim Menzies
GONNA SING, GONNA SHOUT – (Various Artists) Jerry Salley, Producer
Latin
Best Latin Pop Album
VIDA – Luis Fonsi
11:11 – Maluma
MONTANER – Ricardo Montaner
#ELDISCO – Alejandro Sanz
FANTASIA – Sebastian Yatra
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
X 100PRE – Bad Bunny
OASIS – J Balvin & Bad Bunny
INDESTRUCTIBLE – Flor De Toloache
ALMADURA – iLe
EL MAL QUERER – ROSALÍA
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
CAMINANDO – Joss Favela
PERCEPCIÓN – Intocable
POCO A POCO – La Energia Norteña
20 ANIVERSARIO – Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea
DE AYER PARA SIEMPRE – Mariachi Los Camperos
Best Tropical Latin Album
OPUS – Marc Anthony
TIEMPO AL TIEMPO – Luis Enrique + C4 Trio
CANDELA – Vicente García
LITERAL – Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
A JOURNEY THROUGH CUBAN MUSIC – Aymée Nuviola
American Roots Music
Best American Roots Performance
SAINT HONESTY – Sara Bareilles
FATHER MOUNTAIN – Calexico And Iron & Wine
I’M ON MY WAY – Rhiannon Giddens With Francesco Turrisi
CALL MY NAME – I’m With Her
FARAWAY LOOK – Yola
Best American Roots Song
BLACK MYSELF – Amythyst Kiah, songwriter
CALL MY NAME – Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan & Sara Watkins, songwriters
CROSSING TO JERUSALEM – Rosanne Cash & John Leventhal, songwriters
FARAWAY LOOK – Dan Auerbach, Yola Carter & Pat McLaughlin, songwriters
I DON’T WANNA RIDE THE RAILS NO MORE — Vince Gill, songwriter
Best Americana Album
YEARS TO BURN – Calexico And Iron & Wine
WHO ARE YOU NOW – Madison Cunningham
OKLAHOMA – Keb’ Mo’
TALES OF AMERICA – J.S. Ondara
WALK THROUGH FIRE – Yola
Best Bluegrass Album
TALL FIDDLER – Michael Cleveland
LIVE IN PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC – Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
TOIL, TEARS & TROUBLE – The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys
ROYAL TRAVELLER – Missy Raines
IF YOU CAN’T STAND THE HEAT – Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
Best Traditional Blues Album
KINGFISH – Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
TALL, DARK & HANDSOM – Delbert McClinton & Self-Made Men + Dana
SITTING ON TOP OF THE BLUES – Bobby Rush
BABY, PLEASE COME HOME – Jimmie Vaughan
SPECTACULAR CLASS – Jontavious Willis
Best Contemporary Blues Album
THIS LAND – Gary Clark Jr.
VENOM & FAITH – Larkin Poe
BRIGHTER DAYS – Robert Randolph & The Family Band
SOMEBODY SAVE ME – Sugaray Rayford
KEEP ON – Southern Avenue
Best Folk Album.
MY FINEST WORK YET – Andrew Bird
REARRANGE MY HEART – Che Apalache
PATTY GRIFFIN – Patty Griffin
EVENING MACHINES – Gregory Alan Isakov
FRONT PORCH – Joy Williams
Best Regional Roots Music Album
KALAWAI’ANUI – Amy Hānaiali’i
WHEN IT’S COLD – CREE ROUND DANCE SONGS – Northern Cree
GOOD TIME – Ranky Tanky
RECORDED LIVE AT THE 2019 NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL – Rebirth Brass Band
HAWAIIAN LULLABY – (Various Artists) Imua Garza & Kimié Miner, producers
Reggae
Best Reggae Album
RAPTURE – Koffee
AS I AM – Julian Marley
THE FINAL BATTLE: SLY & ROBBIE VS. ROOTS RADICS – Sly & Robbie & Roots Radics
MASS MANIPULATION – Steel Pulse
MORE WORK TO BE DONE – Third World
World Music
Best World Music Album
GECE – Altin Gün
WHAT HEAT – Bokanté & Metropole Orkest Conducted By Jules Buckley
AFRICAN GIANT – Burna Boy
FANM D’AYITI – Nathalie Joachim With Spektral Quartet
CELIA – Angelique Kidjo
Children’s
Best Children’s Album
AGELESS SONGS FOR THE CHILD ARCHETYPE – Jon Samson
FLYING HIGH! – Caspar Babypants
I LOVE RAINY DAYS – Daniel Tashian
THE LOVE – Alphabet Rockers
WINTERLAND – The Okee Dokee Brothers
Spoken word
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
BEASTIE BOYS BOOK – (Various Artists) Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, Scott Sherratt & Dan Zitt, producers
BECOMING – Michelle Obama
I.V. CATATONIA: 20 YEARS AS A TWO-TIME CANCER SURVIVOR – Eric Alexandrakis
MR. KNOW-IT-ALL – John Waters
SEKOU ANDREWS & THE STRING THEORY – Sekou Andrews (& The String Theory)
Comedy
Best Comedy Album
QUALITY TIME – Jim Gaffigan
RELATABLE – Ellen DeGeneres
RIGHT NOW – Aziz Ansari
SON OF PATRICIA – Trevor Noah
STICKS & STONES – Dave Chappelle
Musical Theater
Best Musical Theater Album
AIN’T TOO PROUD: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS – Saint Aubyn, Derrick Baskin, James Harkness, Jawan M. Jackson, Jeremy Pope & Ephraim Sykes, principal soloists; Scott M. Riesett, producer (Original Broadway Cast)
HADESTOWN – Reeve Carney, André De Shields, Amber Gray, Eva Noblezada & Patrick Page, principal soloists; Mara Isaacs, David Lai, Anaïs Mitchell & Todd Sickafoose, producers (Anaïs Mitchell, composer & lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)
MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL – Danny Burstein, Tam Mutu, Sahr Ngaujah, Karen Olivo & Aaron Tveit, principal soloists; Justin Levine, Baz Luhrmann, Matt Stine & Alex Timbers, producers (Original Broadway Cast)
THE MUSIC OF HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD – IN FOUR CONTEMPORARY SUITES – Imogen Heap, producer; Imogen Heap, composer (Imogen Heap)
OKLAHOMA! – Damon Daunno, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Ali Stroker, Mary Testa & Patrick Vaill, principal soloists; Daniel Kluger & Dean Sharenow, producers (Richard Rodgers, composer; Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist) (2019 Broadway Cast)
Music for Visual Media
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
THE LION KING: THE SONGS – (Various Artists) Jon Favreau & Hans Zimmer, compilation producers
QUENTIN TARANTINO’S ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD – (Various Artists) Quentin Tarantino, compilation producer; Mary Ramos, music supervisor
ROCKETMAN – Taron Egerton, Giles Martin, compilation producer
SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE – (Various Artists) Spring Aspers & Dana Sano, compilation producers; Kier Lehman, music supervisor
A STAR IS BORN – Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper, Paul “DJWS” Blair, Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Nick Monson, Lukas Nelson, Mark Nilan Jr. & Benjamin Rice, compilation producers; Julianne Jordan & Julia Michels, music supervisors
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
AVENGERS: ENDGAME – Alan Silvestri, composer
CHERNOBYL – Hildur Guðnadóttir, composer
GAME OF THRONES: SEASON 8 – Ramin Djawadi, composer
THE LION KING – Hans Zimmer, composer
MARY POPPINS RETURNS – Marc Shaiman, composer
Best Song Written For Visual Media
THE BALLAD OF THE LONESOME COWBOY – Randy Newman, songwriter, Toy Story 4
GIRL IN THE MOVIES – Dolly Parton & Linda Perry, songwriters, Dumplin’
I’LL NEVER LOVE AGAIN (FILM VERSION) – Natalie Hemby, Lady Gaga, Hillary Lindsey & Aaron Raitiere, songwriters, A Star Is Born
SPIRIT – Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Timothy McKenzie & Ilya Salmanzadeh, songwriters, The Lion King
SUSPIRIUM – Thom Yorke, songwriter, Suspiria
Composing/Arranging
Best Instrumental Composition
BEGIN AGAIN – Fred Hersch, composer
CRUCIBLE FOR CRISIS – Brian Lynch, composer
LOVE, A BEAUTIFUL FORCE – Vince Mendoza, composer
STAR WARS: GALAXY’S EDGE SYMPHONIC SUITE – John Williams, composer
WALKIN’ FUNNY – Christian McBride, composer
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
BLUE SKIES – Kris Bowers, arranger
HEDWIG’S THEME – John Williams, arranger
LA NOVENA – Emilio Solla, arranger
LOVE, A BEAUTIFUL FORCE – Vince Mendoza, arranger
MOON RIVER – Jacob Collier, arranger
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
ALL NIGHT LONG – Jacob Collier, arranger
JOLENE – Geoff Keezer, arranger
MARRY ME A LITTLE – Cyrille Aimée & Diego Figueiredo, arrangers
OVER THE RAINBOW – Vince Mendoza, arranger
12 LITTLE SPELLS (THORACIC SPINE) – Esperanza Spalding, arranger
Package
Best Recording Package
ANÓNIMAS & RESILIENTES – Luisa María Arango, Carlos Dussan, Manuel García-Orozco & Juliana Jaramillo-Buenaventura, art directors
CHRIS CORNELL – Barry Ament, Jeff Ament & Joe Spix, art directors
HOLD THAT TIGER – Andrew Wong & Fongming Yang, art directors
I,I – Aaron Anderson & Eric Timothy Carlson, art directors
INTELLEXUAL – Irwan Awalludin, art director
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
ANIMA – Stanley Donwood & Tchocky, art directors
GOLD IN A BRASS AGE – Amanda Chiu, Mark Farrow & David Gray, art directors
1963: NEW DIRECTIONS – Josh Cheuse, art director
THE RADIO RECORDINGS 1939-1945 – Marek Polewski, art director
WOODSTOCK: BACK TO THE GARDEN – THE DEFINITIVE 50TH ANNIVERSARY ARCHIVE – Masaki Koike, art director
Notes
Best Album Notes
THE COMPLETE CUBAN JAM SESSIONS – Judy Cantor-Navas, album notes writer
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MALACO – Robert Marovich, album notes writer
PEDAL STEAL + FOUR CORNERS – Brendan Greaves, album notes writer
PETE SEEGER: THE SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS COLLECTION) – Jeff Place, album notes writer
STAX ’68: A MEMPHIS STORY – Steve Greenberg, album notes writer
Historical
Best Historical Album
THE GIRL FROM CHICKASAW COUNTY – THE COMPLETE CAPITOL MASTERS – Andrew Batt & Kris Maher, compilation producers; Simon Gibson, mastering engineer
THE GREAT COMEBACK: HOROWITZ AT CARNEGIE HALL – Robert Russ, compilation producer; Andreas K. Meyer & Jennifer Nulsen, mastering engineers
KANKYO ONGAKU: JAPANESE AMBIENT, ENVIRONMENTAL & NEW AGE MUSIC 1980-1990 – Spencer Doran, Yosuke Kitazawa, Douglas Mcgowan & Matt Sullivan, compilation producers; John Baldwin, mastering engineer
PETE SEEGER: THE SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS COLLECTION – Jeff Place & Robert Santelli, compilation producers; Pete Reiniger, mastering engineer
WOODSTOCK: BACK TO THE GARDEN – THE DEFINITIVE 50TH ANNIVERSARY ARCHIVE – Brian Kehew, Steve Woolard & Andy Zax, compilation producers; Dave Schultz, mastering engineer
Production, Non-Classical
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
ALL THESE THINGS – Tchad Blake, Thomas Dybdahl, Adam Greenspan & Roderick Shearer, engineers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer
ELLA MAI – Chris “Shaggy” Ascher, Jaycen Joshua & David Pizzimenti, engineers; Chris Athens, mastering engineer
RUN HOME SLOW – Paul Butler & Sam Teskey, engineers; Joe Carra, mastering engineer
SCENERY – Tom Elmhirst, Ben Kane & Jeremy Most, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? – Rob Kinelski & Finneas O’Connell, engineers; John Greenham, mastering engineer
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
JACK ANTONOFF, producer for Kevin Abstract, Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey, and Red Hearse
DAN AUERBACH, producer for Leo Bud Welch, The Black Keys, The Gibson Brothers, Night Beats, Dee White, Yola
JOHN HILL, producer for Young The Giant, Khalid, Carly Rae Jepsen, Khalid with John Mayer, Cage The Elephant, Imagine Dragons
FINNEAS, producer for Billie Eilish
RICKY REED, producer for Fidlar, Maggie Rogers, X Ambassadors Featuring K.Flay, Lizzo, Maren Morris, SZA Featuring The Weeknd & Travis Scott, Lizzo Featuring Missy Elliott, Ross Golan
Best Remixed Recording
I RISE (TRACY YOUNG’S PRIDE INTRO RADIO REMIX) – Tracy Young, remixer
MOTHER’S DAUGHTER (WUKI REMIX) – Wuki, remixer
THE ONE (HIGH CONTRAST REMIX) – Lincoln Barrett, remixer
SWIM (FORD. REMIX) – Luc Bradford, remixer
WORK IT (SOULWAX REMIX) – David Gerard C Dewaele & Stephen Antoine C Dewaele, remixers
Production, Immersive Audio
Best Immersive Audio Album
CHAIN TRIPPING – Luke Argilla, immersive audio engineer; Jurgen Scharpf, immersive audio mastering engineer; Jona Bechtolt, Claire L. Evans & Rob Kieswetter, immersive audio producers
KVERNDOKK: SYMPHONIC DANCES – Jim Anderson, immersive audio engineer; Robert C. Ludwig, immersive audio mastering engineer; Ulrike Schwarz, immersive audio producer
LUX – Morten Lindberg, immersive audio engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive audio mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive audio producer
THE ORCHESTRAL ORGAN – Keith O. Johnson, immersive audio engineer; Keith O. Johnson, immersive audio mastering engineer; Marina A. Ledin & Victor Ledin, immersive audio producers
THE SAVIOR – Bob Clearmountain, immersive audio engineer; Bob Ludwig, immersive audio mastering engineer; Michael Marquart & Dave Way, immersive audio producers
Production, Classical
Best Engineered Album, Classical
AEQUA – ANNA THORVALDSDÓTTIR – Daniel Shores, engineer; Daniel Shores, mastering engineer
BRUCKNER: SYMPHONY NO. 9 – Mark Donahue, engineer; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer
RACHMANINOFF – HERMITAGE PIANO TRIO – Keith O. Johnson & Sean Royce Martin, engineers; Keith O. Johnson, mastering engineer
RILEY: SUN RINGS – Leslie Ann Jones, engineer; John Kilgore, Judith Sherman & David Harrington, engineers/mixers; Robert C. Ludwig, mastering engineer
WOLFE: FIRE IN MY MOUTH – Bob Hanlon & Lawrence Rock, engineers; Ian Good & Lawrence Rock, mastering engineers
Producer Of The Year, Classical
BLANTON ALSPAUGH
JAMES GINSBURG
MARINA A. LEDIN, VICTOR LEDIN
MORTEN LINDBERG
DIRK SOBOTKA
Classical
Best Orchestral Performance
BRUCKNER: SYMPHONY NO. 9 – Manfred Honeck, conductor
COPLAND: BILLY THE KID; GROHG – Leonard Slatkin, conductor
NORMAN: SUSTAIN – Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
TRANSATLANTIC – Louis Langrée, conductor
WEINBERG: SYMPHONIES NOS. 2 & 21 – Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, conductor
Best Opera Recording
BENJAMIN: LESSONS IN LOVE & VIOLENCE – George Benjamin, conductor; Stéphane Degout, Barbara Hannigan, Peter Hoare & Gyula Orendt; Raphaël Mouterde & James Whitbourn, producers
BERG: WOZZECK – Marc Albrecht, conductor; Christopher Maltman & Eva-Maria Westbroek; François Roussillon, producer
CHARPENTIER: LES ARTS FLORISSANTS; LES PLAISIRS DE VERSAILLES – Paul O’Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Jesse Blumberg, Teresa Wakim & Virginia Warnken; Renate Wolter-Seevers, producer
PICKER: FANTASTIC MR. FOX – Gil Rose, conductor; John Brancy, Andrew Craig Brown, Gabriel Preisser, Krista River & Edwin Vega; Gil Rose, producer
WAGNER: LOHENGRIN – Christian Thielemann, conductor; Piotr Beczała, Anja Harteros, Tomasz Konieczny, Waltraud Meier & Georg Zeppenfeld; Eckhard Glauche, producer
Best Choral Performance
BOYLE: VOYAGES – Donald Nally, conductor
DURUFLÉ: COMPLETE CHORAL WORKS – Robert Simpson, conductor
THE HOPE OF LOVING – Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
SANDER: THE DIVINE LITURGY OF ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM – Peter Jermihov, conductor
SMITH, K.: THE ARC IN THE SKY – Donald Nally, conductor
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
CERRONE: THE PIECES THAT FALL TO EARTH – Christopher Rountree & Wild Up
FREEDOM & FAITH – PUBLIQuartet
PERPETULUM – Third Coast Percussion
RACHMANINOFF – HERMITAGE PIANO TRIO – Hermitage Piano Trio
SHAW: ORANGE – Attacca Quartet
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
THE BERLIN RECITAL – Yuja Wang
HIGDON: HARP CONCERTO – Yolanda Kondonassis; Ward Stare, conductor (The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra)
MARSALIS: VIOLIN CONCERTO; FIDDLE DANCE SUITE – Nicola Benedetti; Cristian Măcelaru, conductor (Philadelphia Orchestra)
THE ORCHESTRAL ORGAN – Jan Kraybill
TORKE: SKY, CONCERTO FOR VIOLIN – Tessa Lark; David Alan Miller, conductor (Albany Symphony)
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
THE EDGE OF SILENCE – WORKS FOR VOICE BY GYÖRGY KURTÁG – Susan Narucki (Donald Berman, Curtis Macomber, Kathryn Schulmeister & Nicholas Tolle)
HIMMELSMUSIK – Philippe Jaroussky & Céline Scheen; Christina Pluhar, conductor; L’Arpeggiata, ensemble (Jesús Rodil & Dingle Yandell)
SCHUMANN: LIEDERKREIS OP. 24, KERNER-LIEDER OP. 35 – Matthias Goerne; Leif Ove Andsnes, accompanist
SONGPLAY – Joyce DiDonato; Chuck Israels, Jimmy Madison, Charlie Porter & Craig Terry, accompanists (Steve Barnett & Lautaro Greco)
A TE, O CARA – Stephen Costello; Constantine Orbelian, conductor (Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra)
Best Classical Compendium
AMERICAN ORIGINALS 1918 – John Morris Russell, conductor; Elaine Martone, producer
LESHNOFF: SYMPHONY NO. 4 ‘HEICHALOS’; GUITAR CONCERTO; STARBURST – Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer
MELTZER: SONGS AND STRUCTURES – Paul Appleby & Natalia Katyukova; Silas Brown & Harold Meltzer, producers
THE POETRY OF PLACES – Nadia Shpachenko; Marina A. Ledin & Victor Ledin, producers
SAARIAHO: TRUE FIRE; TRANS; CIEL D’HIVER – Hannu Lintu, conductor; Laura Heikinheimo, producer
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
BERMEL: MIGRATION SERIES FOR JAZZ ENSEMBLE & ORCHESTRA – Derek Bermel, composer
HIGDON: HARP CONCERTO – Jennifer Higdon, composer
MARSALIS: VIOLIN CONCERTO IN D MAJOR – Wynton Marsalis, composer
NORMAN: SUSTAIN – Andrew Norman, composer
SHAW: ORANGE
Caroline Shaw, composer (Attacca Quartet)
WOLFE: FIRE IN MY MOUTH
Julia Wolfe, composer (Jaap Van Zweden, Francisco J. Núñez, Donald Nally, The Crossing, Young People’s Chorus Of NY City & New York Philharmonic)
Music Video/Film
Best Music Video
WE’VE GOT TO TRY – The Chemical Brothers
THIS LAND – Gary Clark Jr.
CELLOPHANE – FKA twigs
OLD TOWN ROAD (OFFICIAL MOVIE) – Lil Nas X & Billy Ray Cyrus
GLAD HE’S GONE – Tove Lo
Best Music Film
HOMECOMING – Beyoncé
REMEMBER MY NAME – David Crosby
BIRTH OF THE COOL – Miles Davis
SHANGRI-LA – Various Artists
ANIMA – Thom Yorke
Award ceremony
Date: Sun, Jan 26 • 5:00 PM PST
Location: STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, CA
Host: Alicia Keys
General Field
Record Of The Year
HEY, MA – Bon Iver
BAD GUY – Billie Eilish
7 RINGS – Ariana Grande
HARD PLACE – H.E.R.
TALK – Khalid
OLD TOWN ROAD – Lil Nas X Featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
TRUTH HURTS – Lizzo
SUNFLOWER – Post Malone & Swae Lee
Album Of The Year
I,I – Bon Iver
NORMAN F***ING ROCKWELL! – Lana Del Rey
WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? – Billie Eilish
THANK U, NEXT – Ariana Grande
I USED TO KNOW HER – H.E.R.
7 – Lil Nas X
CUZ I LOVE YOU (DELUXE) – Lizzo
FATHER OF THE BRIDE – Vampire Weekend
Song Of The Year
ALWAYS REMEMBER US THIS WAY – Natalie Hemby, Lady Gaga, Hillary Lindsey & Lori McKenna, songwriters
BAD GUY – Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters
BRING MY FLOWERS NOW – Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth & Tanya Tucker, songwriters
HARD PLACE – Ruby Amanfu, Sam Ashworth, D. Arcelious Harris, H.E.R. & Rodney Jerkins, songwriters
LOVER – Taylor Swift, songwriter
NORMAN F***ING ROCKWELL – Jack Antonoff & Lana Del Rey, songwriters
SOMEONE YOU LOVED – Tom Barnes, Lewis Capaldi, Pete Kelleher, Benjamin Kohn & Sam Roman, songwriters
TRUTH HURTS – Steven Cheung, Eric Frederic, Melissa Jefferson & Jesse Saint John, songwriters
Best New Artist
Black Pumas
Billie Eilish
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
Maggie Rogers
Rosalía
Tank and the Bangas
Yola
Pop
Best Pop Solo Performance
SPIRIT – Beyoncé
BAD GUY – Billie Eilish
7 RINGS – Ariana Grande
TRUTH HURTS – Lizzo
YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN – Taylor Swift
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
BOYFRIEND – Ariana Grande & Social House
SUCKER – Jonas Brothers
OLD TOWN ROAD – Lil Nas X Featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
SUNFLOWER – Post Malone & Swae Lee
SEÑORITA – Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
SÌ – Andrea Bocelli
LOVE (DELUXE EDITION) – Michael Bublé
LOOK NOW – Elvis Costello & The Imposters
A LEGENDARY CHRISTMAS – John Legend
WALLS – Barbra Streisand
Best Pop Vocal Album
THE LION KING: THE GIFT – Beyoncé
WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? – Billie Eilish
THANK U, NEXT – Ariana Grande
NO.6 COLLABORATIONS PROJECT – Ed Sheeran
LOVER – Taylor Swift
Dance/Electronic Music
Best Dance Recording
LINKED – Bonobo
GOT TO KEEP ON – The Chemical Brothers
PIECE OF YOUR HEART – Meduza Featuring Goodboys
UNDERWATER – RÜFÜS DU SOL
MIDNIGHT HOUR – Skrillex, Boys Noize & Ty Dolla $ign
Best Dance/Electronic Album
LP5 – Apparat
NO GEOGRAPHY – The Chemical Brothers
HI THIS IS FLUME (MIXTAPE) – Flume
SOLACE – RÜFÜS DU SOL
WEATHER – Tycho Featuring Saint Sinner
Contemporary Instrumental Music
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
ANCESTRAL RECALL – Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah
STAR PEOPLE NATION – Theo Croker
BEAT MUSIC! BEAT MUSIC! BEAT MUSIC! – Mark Guiliana
ELEVATE – Lettuce
METTAVOLUTION – Rodrigo y Gabriela
Rock
Best Rock Performance
PRETTY WASTE – Bones UK
THIS LAND – Gary Clark Jr.
HISTORY REPEATS – Brittany Howard
WOMAN – Karen O & Danger Mouse
TOO BAD – Rival Sons
Best Metal Performance
ASTOROLUS – THE GREAT OCTOPUS – Candlemass Featuring Tony Iommi
HUMANICIDE – Death Angel
BOW DOWN – I Prevail
UNLEASHED – Killswitch Engage
7EMPEST – Tool
Best Rock Song
FEAR INOCULUM – Danny Carey, Justin Chancellor, Adam Jones & Maynard James Keenan, songwriters
GIVE YOURSELF A TRY – George Daniel, Adam Hann, Matthew Healy & Ross MacDonald, songwriters
HARMONY HALL – Ezra Koenig, songwriter
HISTORY REPEATS – Brittany Howard, songwriter
THIS LAND – Gary Clark Jr., songwriter
Best Rock Album
AMO – Bring Me The Horizon
SOCIAL CUES – Cage The Elephant
IN THE END – The Cranberries
TRAUMA – I Prevail
FERAL ROOTS – Rival Sons
Alternative
Best Alternative Music Album
U.F.O.F. – Big Thief
ASSUME FORM – James Blake
I,I – Bon Iver
FATHER OF THE BRIDE – Vampire Weekend
ANIMA – Thom Yorke
R&B
Best R&B Performance
LOVE AGAIN – Daniel Caesar & Brandy
COULD’VE BEEN – H.E.R. Featuring Bryson Tiller
EXACTLY HOW I FEEL – Lizzo Featuring Gucci Mane
ROLL SOME MO – Lucky Daye
COME HOME – Anderson .Paak Featuring André 3000
Best Traditional R&B Performance
TIME TODAY – BJ The Chicago Kid
STEADY LOVE – India.Arie
JEROME – Lizzo
REAL GAMES – Lucky Daye
BUILT FOR LOVE – PJ Morton Featuring Jazmine Sullivan
Best R&B Song
COULD’VE BEEN – Dernst Emile II, David “Swagg R’Celious” Harris, H.E.R. & Hue “Soundzfire” Strother, songwriters
LOOK AT ME NOW – Emily King & Jeremy Most, songwriters
NO GUIDANCE – Chris Brown, Tyler James Bryant, Nija Charles, Aubrey Graham, Anderson Hernandez, Michee Patrick Lebrun, Joshua Huizar, Noah Shebib & Teddy Walton, songwriters
ROLL SOME MO – David Brown, Dernst Emile II & Peter Lee Johnson, songwriters
SAY SO – PJ Morton, songwriter
Best Urban Contemporary Album
APOLLO XXI – Steve Lacy
CUZ I LOVE YOU (DELUXE) – Lizzo
OVERLOAD – Georgia Anne Muldrow
SATURN – NAO
BEING HUMAN IN PUBLIC – Jessie Reyez
Best R&B Album
1123 – BJ The Chicago Kid
PAINTED – Lucky Daye
ELLA MAI – Ella Mai
PAUL – PJ Morton
VENTURA – Anderson .Paak
Rap
Best Rap Performance
MIDDLE CHILD – J. Cole
SUGE – DaBaby
DOWN BAD – Dreamville Featuring J.I.D, Bas, J. Cole, EARTHGANG & Young Nudy
RACKS IN THE MIDDLE – Nipsey Hussle Featuring Roddy Ricch & Hit-Boy
CLOUT – Offset Featuring Cardi B
Best Rap/Sung Performance
HIGHER – DJ Khaled Featuring Nipsey Hussle & John Legend
DRIP TOO HARD – Lil Baby & Gunna
PANINI – Lil Nas X
BALLIN – Mustard Featuring Roddy Ricch
THE LONDON – Young Thug Featuring J. Cole & Travis Scott
Best Rap Song
BAD IDEA – Chancelor Bennett, Cordae Dunston, Uforo Ebong & Daniel Hackett, songwriters
GOLD ROSES – Noel Cadastre, Aubrey Graham, Anderson Hernandez, Khristopher Riddick-Tynes, William Leonard Roberts II, Joshua Quinton Scruggs, Leon Thomas III & Ozan Yildirim, songwriters
A LOT – Jermaine Cole, Dacoury Natche, 21 Savage & Anthony White, songwriters
RACKS IN THE MIDDLE – Ermias Asghedom, Dustin James Corbett, Greg Allen Davis, Chauncey Hollis, Jr. & Rodrick Moore, songwriters
SUGE – DaBaby, Jetsonmade & Pooh Beatz, songwriters
Best Rap Album
REVENGE OF THE DREAMERS III – Dreamville
CHAMPIONSHIPS – Meek Mill
I AM > I WAS – 21 Savage
IGOR – Tyler, The Creator
THE LOST BOY – YBN Cordae
Country
Best Country Solo Performance
ALL YOUR’N – Tyler Childers
GIRL GOIN’ NOWHERE – Ashley McBryde
RIDE ME BACK HOME – Willie Nelson
GOD’S COUNTRY – Blake Shelton
BRING MY FLOWERS NOW – Tanya Tucker
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
BRAND NEW MAN – Brooks & Dunn With Luke Combs
I DON’T REMEMBER ME (BEFORE YOU) – Brothers Osborne
SPEECHLESS – Dan + Shay
THE DAUGHTERS – Little Big Town
COMMON – Maren Morris Featuring Brandi Carlile
Best Country Song
BRING MY FLOWERS NOW – Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth & Tanya Tucker, songwriters
GIRL GOIN’ NOWHERE – Jeremy Bussey & Ashley McBryde, songwriters
IT ALL COMES OUT IN THE WASH – Miranda Lambert, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose, songwriters
SOME OF IT – Eric Church, Clint Daniels, Jeff Hyde & Bobby Pinson, songwriters
SPEECHLESS – Shay Mooney, Jordan Reynolds, Dan Smyers & Laura Veltz, songwriters
Best Country Album
DESPERATE MAN – Eric Church
STRONGER THAN THE TRUTH – Reba McEntire
INTERSTATE GOSPEL – Pistol Annies
CENTER POINT ROAD – Thomas Rhett
WHILE I’M LIVIN’ – Tanya Tucker
New Age
Best New Age Album
FAIRY DREAMS – David Arkenstone
HOMAGE TO KINDNESS – David Darling
WINGS – Peter Kater
VERVE – Sebastian Plano
DEVA – Deva Premal
Jazz
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
ELSEWHERE – Melissa Aldana, soloist
SOZINHO – Randy Brecker, soloist
TOMORROW IS THE QUESTION – Julian Lage, soloist
THE WINDUP – Branford Marsalis, soloist
SIGHTSEEING – Christian McBride, soloist
Best Jazz Vocal Album
THIRSTY GHOST – Sara Gazarek
LOVE & LIBERATION – Jazzmeia Horn
ALONE TOGETHER – Catherine Russell
12 LITTLE SPELLS – Esperanza Spalding
SCREENPLAY – Tierney Sutton Band
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
IN THE KEY OF THE UNIVERSE – Joey DeFrancesco
THE SECRET BETWEEN THE SHADOW AND THE SOUL – Branford Marsalis Quartet
CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE’S NEW JAWN – Christian McBride’s New Jawn
FINDING GABRIEL – Brad Mehldau
COME WHAT MAY – Joshua Redman Quartet
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
TRIPLE HELIX – Anat Cohen Tentet
DANCER IN NOWHERE – Miho Hazama
HIDING OUT – Mike Holober & The Gotham Jazz Orchestra
THE OMNI-AMERICAN BOOK CLUB – Brian Lynch Big Band
ONE DAY WONDER – Terraza Big Band
Best Latin Jazz Album
ANTIDOTE – Chick Corea & The Spanish Heart Band
SORTE!: MUSIC BY JOHN FINBURY – Thalma de Freitas With Vitor Gonçalves, John Patitucci, Chico Pinheiro, Rogerio Boccato & Duduka Da Fonseca
UNA NOCHE CON RUBÉN BLADES – Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis Featuring Rubén Blades
CARIB – David Sánchez
SONERO: THE MUSIC OF ISMAEL RIVERA – Miguel Zenón
Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music
Best Gospel Performance/Song
LOVE THEORY – Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, songwriter
TALKIN’ ‘BOUT JESUS – Gloria Gaynor Featuring Yolanda Adams; Bryan Fowler, Gloria Gaynor & Chris Stevens, songwriters
SEE THE LIGHT – Travis Greene Featuring Jekalyn Carr
SPEAK THE NAME – Koryn Hawthorne Featuring Natalie Grant
THIS IS A MOVE (LIVE) – Tasha Cobbs Leonard; Tony Brown, Brandon Lake, Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Nate Moore, songwriters
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
ONLY JESUS – Casting Crowns; Mark Hall, Bernie Herms & Matthew West, songwriters
GOD ONLY KNOWS – for KING & COUNTRY & Dolly Parton; Josh Kerr, Jordan Reynolds, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone & Tedd Tjornhom, songwriters
HAVEN’T SEEN IT YET – Danny Gokey; Danny Gokey, Ethan Hulse & Colby Wedgeworth, songwriters
GOD’S NOT DONE WITH YOU (SINGLE VERSION) – Tauren Wells
RESCUE STORY – Zach Williams; Ethan Hulse, Andrew Ripp, Jonathan Smith & Zach Williams, songwriters
Best Gospel Album
LONG LIVE LOVE – Kirk Franklin
GOSHEN – Donald Lawrence Presents The Tri -City Singers
TUNNEL VISION – Gene Moore
SETTLE HERE – William Murphy
SOMETHING’S HAPPENING! A CHRISTMAS ALBUM – CeCe Winans
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
I KNOW A GHOST – Crowder
BURN THE SHIPS – for KING & COUNTRY
HAVEN’T SEEN IT YET – Danny Gokey
THE ELEMENTS – TobyMac
HOLY ROAR – Chris Tomlin
Best Roots Gospel Album
DEEPER ROOTS: WHERE THE BLUEGRASS GROWS – Steven Curtis Chapman
TESTIMONY – Gloria Gaynor
DEEPER OCEANS – Joseph Habedank
HIS NAME IS JESUS – Tim Menzies
GONNA SING, GONNA SHOUT – (Various Artists) Jerry Salley, Producer
Latin
Best Latin Pop Album
VIDA – Luis Fonsi
11:11 – Maluma
MONTANER – Ricardo Montaner
#ELDISCO – Alejandro Sanz
FANTASIA – Sebastian Yatra
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
X 100PRE – Bad Bunny
OASIS – J Balvin & Bad Bunny
INDESTRUCTIBLE – Flor De Toloache
ALMADURA – iLe
EL MAL QUERER – ROSALÍA
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
CAMINANDO – Joss Favela
PERCEPCIÓN – Intocable
POCO A POCO – La Energia Norteña
20 ANIVERSARIO – Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea
DE AYER PARA SIEMPRE – Mariachi Los Camperos
Best Tropical Latin Album
OPUS – Marc Anthony
TIEMPO AL TIEMPO – Luis Enrique + C4 Trio
CANDELA – Vicente García
LITERAL – Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
A JOURNEY THROUGH CUBAN MUSIC – Aymée Nuviola
American Roots Music
Best American Roots Performance
SAINT HONESTY – Sara Bareilles
FATHER MOUNTAIN – Calexico And Iron & Wine
I’M ON MY WAY – Rhiannon Giddens With Francesco Turrisi
CALL MY NAME – I’m With Her
FARAWAY LOOK – Yola
Best American Roots Song
BLACK MYSELF – Amythyst Kiah, songwriter
CALL MY NAME – Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan & Sara Watkins, songwriters
CROSSING TO JERUSALEM – Rosanne Cash & John Leventhal, songwriters
FARAWAY LOOK – Dan Auerbach, Yola Carter & Pat McLaughlin, songwriters
I DON’T WANNA RIDE THE RAILS NO MORE — Vince Gill, songwriter
Best Americana Album
YEARS TO BURN – Calexico And Iron & Wine
WHO ARE YOU NOW – Madison Cunningham
OKLAHOMA – Keb’ Mo’
TALES OF AMERICA – J.S. Ondara
WALK THROUGH FIRE – Yola
Best Bluegrass Album
TALL FIDDLER – Michael Cleveland
LIVE IN PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC – Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
TOIL, TEARS & TROUBLE – The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys
ROYAL TRAVELLER – Missy Raines
IF YOU CAN’T STAND THE HEAT – Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
Best Traditional Blues Album
KINGFISH – Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
TALL, DARK & HANDSOM – Delbert McClinton & Self-Made Men + Dana
SITTING ON TOP OF THE BLUES – Bobby Rush
BABY, PLEASE COME HOME – Jimmie Vaughan
SPECTACULAR CLASS – Jontavious Willis
Best Contemporary Blues Album
THIS LAND – Gary Clark Jr.
VENOM & FAITH – Larkin Poe
BRIGHTER DAYS – Robert Randolph & The Family Band
SOMEBODY SAVE ME – Sugaray Rayford
KEEP ON – Southern Avenue
Best Folk Album.
MY FINEST WORK YET – Andrew Bird
REARRANGE MY HEART – Che Apalache
PATTY GRIFFIN – Patty Griffin
EVENING MACHINES – Gregory Alan Isakov
FRONT PORCH – Joy Williams
Best Regional Roots Music Album
KALAWAI’ANUI – Amy Hānaiali’i
WHEN IT’S COLD – CREE ROUND DANCE SONGS – Northern Cree
GOOD TIME – Ranky Tanky
RECORDED LIVE AT THE 2019 NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL – Rebirth Brass Band
HAWAIIAN LULLABY – (Various Artists) Imua Garza & Kimié Miner, producers
Reggae
Best Reggae Album
RAPTURE – Koffee
AS I AM – Julian Marley
THE FINAL BATTLE: SLY & ROBBIE VS. ROOTS RADICS – Sly & Robbie & Roots Radics
MASS MANIPULATION – Steel Pulse
MORE WORK TO BE DONE – Third World
World Music
Best World Music Album
GECE – Altin Gün
WHAT HEAT – Bokanté & Metropole Orkest Conducted By Jules Buckley
AFRICAN GIANT – Burna Boy
FANM D’AYITI – Nathalie Joachim With Spektral Quartet
CELIA – Angelique Kidjo
Children’s
Best Children’s Album
AGELESS SONGS FOR THE CHILD ARCHETYPE – Jon Samson
FLYING HIGH! – Caspar Babypants
I LOVE RAINY DAYS – Daniel Tashian
THE LOVE – Alphabet Rockers
WINTERLAND – The Okee Dokee Brothers
Spoken word
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
BEASTIE BOYS BOOK – (Various Artists) Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, Scott Sherratt & Dan Zitt, producers
BECOMING – Michelle Obama
I.V. CATATONIA: 20 YEARS AS A TWO-TIME CANCER SURVIVOR – Eric Alexandrakis
MR. KNOW-IT-ALL – John Waters
SEKOU ANDREWS & THE STRING THEORY – Sekou Andrews (& The String Theory)
Comedy
Best Comedy Album
QUALITY TIME – Jim Gaffigan
RELATABLE – Ellen DeGeneres
RIGHT NOW – Aziz Ansari
SON OF PATRICIA – Trevor Noah
STICKS & STONES – Dave Chappelle
Musical Theater
Best Musical Theater Album
AIN’T TOO PROUD: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS – Saint Aubyn, Derrick Baskin, James Harkness, Jawan M. Jackson, Jeremy Pope & Ephraim Sykes, principal soloists; Scott M. Riesett, producer (Original Broadway Cast)
HADESTOWN – Reeve Carney, André De Shields, Amber Gray, Eva Noblezada & Patrick Page, principal soloists; Mara Isaacs, David Lai, Anaïs Mitchell & Todd Sickafoose, producers (Anaïs Mitchell, composer & lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)
MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL – Danny Burstein, Tam Mutu, Sahr Ngaujah, Karen Olivo & Aaron Tveit, principal soloists; Justin Levine, Baz Luhrmann, Matt Stine & Alex Timbers, producers (Original Broadway Cast)
THE MUSIC OF HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD – IN FOUR CONTEMPORARY SUITES – Imogen Heap, producer; Imogen Heap, composer (Imogen Heap)
OKLAHOMA! – Damon Daunno, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Ali Stroker, Mary Testa & Patrick Vaill, principal soloists; Daniel Kluger & Dean Sharenow, producers (Richard Rodgers, composer; Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist) (2019 Broadway Cast)
Music for Visual Media
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
THE LION KING: THE SONGS – (Various Artists) Jon Favreau & Hans Zimmer, compilation producers
QUENTIN TARANTINO’S ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD – (Various Artists) Quentin Tarantino, compilation producer; Mary Ramos, music supervisor
ROCKETMAN – Taron Egerton, Giles Martin, compilation producer
SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE – (Various Artists) Spring Aspers & Dana Sano, compilation producers; Kier Lehman, music supervisor
A STAR IS BORN – Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper, Paul “DJWS” Blair, Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Nick Monson, Lukas Nelson, Mark Nilan Jr. & Benjamin Rice, compilation producers; Julianne Jordan & Julia Michels, music supervisors
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
AVENGERS: ENDGAME – Alan Silvestri, composer
CHERNOBYL – Hildur Guðnadóttir, composer
GAME OF THRONES: SEASON 8 – Ramin Djawadi, composer
THE LION KING – Hans Zimmer, composer
MARY POPPINS RETURNS – Marc Shaiman, composer
Best Song Written For Visual Media
THE BALLAD OF THE LONESOME COWBOY – Randy Newman, songwriter, Toy Story 4
GIRL IN THE MOVIES – Dolly Parton & Linda Perry, songwriters, Dumplin’
I’LL NEVER LOVE AGAIN (FILM VERSION) – Natalie Hemby, Lady Gaga, Hillary Lindsey & Aaron Raitiere, songwriters, A Star Is Born
SPIRIT – Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Timothy McKenzie & Ilya Salmanzadeh, songwriters, The Lion King
SUSPIRIUM – Thom Yorke, songwriter, Suspiria
Composing/Arranging
Best Instrumental Composition
BEGIN AGAIN – Fred Hersch, composer
CRUCIBLE FOR CRISIS – Brian Lynch, composer
LOVE, A BEAUTIFUL FORCE – Vince Mendoza, composer
STAR WARS: GALAXY’S EDGE SYMPHONIC SUITE – John Williams, composer
WALKIN’ FUNNY – Christian McBride, composer
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
BLUE SKIES – Kris Bowers, arranger
HEDWIG’S THEME – John Williams, arranger
LA NOVENA – Emilio Solla, arranger
LOVE, A BEAUTIFUL FORCE – Vince Mendoza, arranger
MOON RIVER – Jacob Collier, arranger
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
ALL NIGHT LONG – Jacob Collier, arranger
JOLENE – Geoff Keezer, arranger
MARRY ME A LITTLE – Cyrille Aimée & Diego Figueiredo, arrangers
OVER THE RAINBOW – Vince Mendoza, arranger
12 LITTLE SPELLS (THORACIC SPINE) – Esperanza Spalding, arranger
Package
Best Recording Package
ANÓNIMAS & RESILIENTES – Luisa María Arango, Carlos Dussan, Manuel García-Orozco & Juliana Jaramillo-Buenaventura, art directors
CHRIS CORNELL – Barry Ament, Jeff Ament & Joe Spix, art directors
HOLD THAT TIGER – Andrew Wong & Fongming Yang, art directors
I,I – Aaron Anderson & Eric Timothy Carlson, art directors
INTELLEXUAL – Irwan Awalludin, art director
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
ANIMA – Stanley Donwood & Tchocky, art directors
GOLD IN A BRASS AGE – Amanda Chiu, Mark Farrow & David Gray, art directors
1963: NEW DIRECTIONS – Josh Cheuse, art director
THE RADIO RECORDINGS 1939-1945 – Marek Polewski, art director
WOODSTOCK: BACK TO THE GARDEN – THE DEFINITIVE 50TH ANNIVERSARY ARCHIVE – Masaki Koike, art director
Notes
Best Album Notes
THE COMPLETE CUBAN JAM SESSIONS – Judy Cantor-Navas, album notes writer
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MALACO – Robert Marovich, album notes writer
PEDAL STEAL + FOUR CORNERS – Brendan Greaves, album notes writer
PETE SEEGER: THE SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS COLLECTION) – Jeff Place, album notes writer
STAX ’68: A MEMPHIS STORY – Steve Greenberg, album notes writer
Historical
Best Historical Album
THE GIRL FROM CHICKASAW COUNTY – THE COMPLETE CAPITOL MASTERS – Andrew Batt & Kris Maher, compilation producers; Simon Gibson, mastering engineer
THE GREAT COMEBACK: HOROWITZ AT CARNEGIE HALL – Robert Russ, compilation producer; Andreas K. Meyer & Jennifer Nulsen, mastering engineers
KANKYO ONGAKU: JAPANESE AMBIENT, ENVIRONMENTAL & NEW AGE MUSIC 1980-1990 – Spencer Doran, Yosuke Kitazawa, Douglas Mcgowan & Matt Sullivan, compilation producers; John Baldwin, mastering engineer
PETE SEEGER: THE SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS COLLECTION – Jeff Place & Robert Santelli, compilation producers; Pete Reiniger, mastering engineer
WOODSTOCK: BACK TO THE GARDEN – THE DEFINITIVE 50TH ANNIVERSARY ARCHIVE – Brian Kehew, Steve Woolard & Andy Zax, compilation producers; Dave Schultz, mastering engineer
Production, Non-Classical
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
ALL THESE THINGS – Tchad Blake, Thomas Dybdahl, Adam Greenspan & Roderick Shearer, engineers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer
ELLA MAI – Chris “Shaggy” Ascher, Jaycen Joshua & David Pizzimenti, engineers; Chris Athens, mastering engineer
RUN HOME SLOW – Paul Butler & Sam Teskey, engineers; Joe Carra, mastering engineer
SCENERY – Tom Elmhirst, Ben Kane & Jeremy Most, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? – Rob Kinelski & Finneas O’Connell, engineers; John Greenham, mastering engineer
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
JACK ANTONOFF, producer for Kevin Abstract, Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey, and Red Hearse
DAN AUERBACH, producer for Leo Bud Welch, The Black Keys, The Gibson Brothers, Night Beats, Dee White, Yola
JOHN HILL, producer for Young The Giant, Khalid, Carly Rae Jepsen, Khalid with John Mayer, Cage The Elephant, Imagine Dragons
FINNEAS, producer for Billie Eilish
RICKY REED, producer for Fidlar, Maggie Rogers, X Ambassadors Featuring K.Flay, Lizzo, Maren Morris, SZA Featuring The Weeknd & Travis Scott, Lizzo Featuring Missy Elliott, Ross Golan
Best Remixed Recording
I RISE (TRACY YOUNG’S PRIDE INTRO RADIO REMIX) – Tracy Young, remixer
MOTHER’S DAUGHTER (WUKI REMIX) – Wuki, remixer
THE ONE (HIGH CONTRAST REMIX) – Lincoln Barrett, remixer
SWIM (FORD. REMIX) – Luc Bradford, remixer
WORK IT (SOULWAX REMIX) – David Gerard C Dewaele & Stephen Antoine C Dewaele, remixers
Production, Immersive Audio
Best Immersive Audio Album
CHAIN TRIPPING – Luke Argilla, immersive audio engineer; Jurgen Scharpf, immersive audio mastering engineer; Jona Bechtolt, Claire L. Evans & Rob Kieswetter, immersive audio producers
KVERNDOKK: SYMPHONIC DANCES – Jim Anderson, immersive audio engineer; Robert C. Ludwig, immersive audio mastering engineer; Ulrike Schwarz, immersive audio producer
LUX – Morten Lindberg, immersive audio engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive audio mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive audio producer
THE ORCHESTRAL ORGAN – Keith O. Johnson, immersive audio engineer; Keith O. Johnson, immersive audio mastering engineer; Marina A. Ledin & Victor Ledin, immersive audio producers
THE SAVIOR – Bob Clearmountain, immersive audio engineer; Bob Ludwig, immersive audio mastering engineer; Michael Marquart & Dave Way, immersive audio producers
Production, Classical
Best Engineered Album, Classical
AEQUA – ANNA THORVALDSDÓTTIR – Daniel Shores, engineer; Daniel Shores, mastering engineer
BRUCKNER: SYMPHONY NO. 9 – Mark Donahue, engineer; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer
RACHMANINOFF – HERMITAGE PIANO TRIO – Keith O. Johnson & Sean Royce Martin, engineers; Keith O. Johnson, mastering engineer
RILEY: SUN RINGS – Leslie Ann Jones, engineer; John Kilgore, Judith Sherman & David Harrington, engineers/mixers; Robert C. Ludwig, mastering engineer
WOLFE: FIRE IN MY MOUTH – Bob Hanlon & Lawrence Rock, engineers; Ian Good & Lawrence Rock, mastering engineers
Producer Of The Year, Classical
BLANTON ALSPAUGH
JAMES GINSBURG
MARINA A. LEDIN, VICTOR LEDIN
MORTEN LINDBERG
DIRK SOBOTKA
Classical
Best Orchestral Performance
BRUCKNER: SYMPHONY NO. 9 – Manfred Honeck, conductor
COPLAND: BILLY THE KID; GROHG – Leonard Slatkin, conductor
NORMAN: SUSTAIN – Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
TRANSATLANTIC – Louis Langrée, conductor
WEINBERG: SYMPHONIES NOS. 2 & 21 – Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, conductor
Best Opera Recording
BENJAMIN: LESSONS IN LOVE & VIOLENCE – George Benjamin, conductor; Stéphane Degout, Barbara Hannigan, Peter Hoare & Gyula Orendt; Raphaël Mouterde & James Whitbourn, producers
BERG: WOZZECK – Marc Albrecht, conductor; Christopher Maltman & Eva-Maria Westbroek; François Roussillon, producer
CHARPENTIER: LES ARTS FLORISSANTS; LES PLAISIRS DE VERSAILLES – Paul O’Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Jesse Blumberg, Teresa Wakim & Virginia Warnken; Renate Wolter-Seevers, producer
PICKER: FANTASTIC MR. FOX – Gil Rose, conductor; John Brancy, Andrew Craig Brown, Gabriel Preisser, Krista River & Edwin Vega; Gil Rose, producer
WAGNER: LOHENGRIN – Christian Thielemann, conductor; Piotr Beczała, Anja Harteros, Tomasz Konieczny, Waltraud Meier & Georg Zeppenfeld; Eckhard Glauche, producer
Best Choral Performance
BOYLE: VOYAGES – Donald Nally, conductor
DURUFLÉ: COMPLETE CHORAL WORKS – Robert Simpson, conductor
THE HOPE OF LOVING – Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
SANDER: THE DIVINE LITURGY OF ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM – Peter Jermihov, conductor
SMITH, K.: THE ARC IN THE SKY – Donald Nally, conductor
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
CERRONE: THE PIECES THAT FALL TO EARTH – Christopher Rountree & Wild Up
FREEDOM & FAITH – PUBLIQuartet
PERPETULUM – Third Coast Percussion
RACHMANINOFF – HERMITAGE PIANO TRIO – Hermitage Piano Trio
SHAW: ORANGE – Attacca Quartet
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
THE BERLIN RECITAL – Yuja Wang
HIGDON: HARP CONCERTO – Yolanda Kondonassis; Ward Stare, conductor (The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra)
MARSALIS: VIOLIN CONCERTO; FIDDLE DANCE SUITE – Nicola Benedetti; Cristian Măcelaru, conductor (Philadelphia Orchestra)
THE ORCHESTRAL ORGAN – Jan Kraybill
TORKE: SKY, CONCERTO FOR VIOLIN – Tessa Lark; David Alan Miller, conductor (Albany Symphony)
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
THE EDGE OF SILENCE – WORKS FOR VOICE BY GYÖRGY KURTÁG – Susan Narucki (Donald Berman, Curtis Macomber, Kathryn Schulmeister & Nicholas Tolle)
HIMMELSMUSIK – Philippe Jaroussky & Céline Scheen; Christina Pluhar, conductor; L’Arpeggiata, ensemble (Jesús Rodil & Dingle Yandell)
SCHUMANN: LIEDERKREIS OP. 24, KERNER-LIEDER OP. 35 – Matthias Goerne; Leif Ove Andsnes, accompanist
SONGPLAY – Joyce DiDonato; Chuck Israels, Jimmy Madison, Charlie Porter & Craig Terry, accompanists (Steve Barnett & Lautaro Greco)
A TE, O CARA – Stephen Costello; Constantine Orbelian, conductor (Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra)
Best Classical Compendium
AMERICAN ORIGINALS 1918 – John Morris Russell, conductor; Elaine Martone, producer
LESHNOFF: SYMPHONY NO. 4 ‘HEICHALOS’; GUITAR CONCERTO; STARBURST – Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer
MELTZER: SONGS AND STRUCTURES – Paul Appleby & Natalia Katyukova; Silas Brown & Harold Meltzer, producers
THE POETRY OF PLACES – Nadia Shpachenko; Marina A. Ledin & Victor Ledin, producers
SAARIAHO: TRUE FIRE; TRANS; CIEL D’HIVER – Hannu Lintu, conductor; Laura Heikinheimo, producer
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
BERMEL: MIGRATION SERIES FOR JAZZ ENSEMBLE & ORCHESTRA – Derek Bermel, composer
HIGDON: HARP CONCERTO – Jennifer Higdon, composer
MARSALIS: VIOLIN CONCERTO IN D MAJOR – Wynton Marsalis, composer
NORMAN: SUSTAIN – Andrew Norman, composer
SHAW: ORANGE
Caroline Shaw, composer (Attacca Quartet)
WOLFE: FIRE IN MY MOUTH
Julia Wolfe, composer (Jaap Van Zweden, Francisco J. Núñez, Donald Nally, The Crossing, Young People’s Chorus Of NY City & New York Philharmonic)
Music Video/Film
Best Music Video
WE’VE GOT TO TRY – The Chemical Brothers
THIS LAND – Gary Clark Jr.
CELLOPHANE – FKA twigs
OLD TOWN ROAD (OFFICIAL MOVIE) – Lil Nas X & Billy Ray Cyrus
GLAD HE’S GONE – Tove Lo
Best Music Film
HOMECOMING – Beyoncé
REMEMBER MY NAME – David Crosby
BIRTH OF THE COOL – Miles Davis
SHANGRI-LA – Various Artists
ANIMA – Thom Yorke