Grammys 2026: The complete list of winners and nominees
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LOS ANGELES — The Grammy Awards returned to L.A.’s Crypto.com Arena on Sunday with Trevor Noah hosting for the sixth and final time, and after more than half a century, CBS broadcast the awards show for the last time. It will move to Disney outlets in 2027.
The majority of the 95 awards were handed out at the non-televised premiere ceremony, hosted by Darren Criss.
Record of the year
“DtMF” — Bad Bunny
“Manchild” — Sabrina Carpenter
“Anxiety” — Doechii
“Wildflower” — Billie Eilish
“Abracadabra” — Lady Gaga
“Luther” — Kendrick Lamar With SZA
“The Subway” — Chappell Roan
“Apt.” — Rosé, Bruno Mars
Album of the year
“Debí Tirar Más Fotos” — Bad Bunny
“Swag” — Justin Bieber
“Man’s Best Friend” — Sabrina Carpenter
“Let God Sort Em Out” — Clipse, Pusha T and Malice
“Mayhem” — Lady Gaga
“GNX” — Kendrick Lamar
“Mutt” — Leon Thomas
“Chromakopia” — Tyler, the Creator
Song of the year
“Wildflower” — Billie Eilish O’Connell and Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish) | WINNER
“Abracadabra” — Lady Gaga, Henry Walter and Andrew Watt, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
“Anxiety” — Jaylah Hickmon, songwriter (Doechii)
“Apt.” — Amy Allen, Christopher Brody Brown, Rogét Chahayed, Omer Fedi, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Chae Young Park, Theron Thomas and Henry Walter, songwriters (Rosé, Bruno Mars)
“DtMF” — Marco Daniel Borrero, Scott Dittrich, Benjamin Falik, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, Hugo René Sención Sanabria, Tyler Thomas Spry and Roberto José Rosado Torres, songwriters (Bad Bunny)
“Golden [From “KPop Demon Hunters”]” — Ejae and Mark Sonnenblick, songwriters (Huntr/x: Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami)
“Luther” — Jack Antonoff, Roshwita Larisha Bacha, Matthew Bernard, Scott Bridgeway, Sam Dew, Ink, Kendrick Lamar, Solána Rowe, Mark Anthony Spears and Kamasi Washington, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar With SZA)
“Manchild” — Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff and Sabrina Carpenter, songwriters (Sabrina Carpenter)
Best new artist
Olivia Dean | WINNER
Katseye
The Marías
Addison Rae
Sombr
Leon Thomas
Alex Warren
Lola Young
Producer of the year, nonclassical
Cirkut | WINNER
Dan Auerbach
Dijon
Blake Mills
Sounwave
Songwriter of the year, nonclassical
Amy Allen | WINNER
Edgar Barrera
Jessie Jo Dillon
Tobias Jesso Jr.
Laura Veltz
Pop solo performance
“Messy” — Lola Young | WINNER
“Daisies” — Justin Bieber
“Manchild” — Sabrina Carpenter
“Disease” — Lady Gaga
“The Subway” — Chappell Roan
Pop duo/group performance
“Defying Gravity” — Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande | WINNER
“Golden [From “KPop Demon Hunters”]” — Huntr/x: Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami
“Gabriela” — Katseye
“Apt.” — Rosé, Bruno Mars
“30 for 30” — SZA With Kendrick Lamar
Pop vocal album
“Mayhem” — Lady Gaga | WINNER
“Swag” — Justin Bieber
“Man’s Best Friend” — Sabrina Carpenter
“Something Beautiful” — Miley Cyrus
“I’ve Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 2)” — Teddy Swims
Dance/electronic recording
“End of Summer” — Tame Impala | WINNER
“No Cap” — Disclosure and Anderson .Paak
“Victory Lap” — Fred Again.., Skepta and Plaqueboymax
“Space Invader” — Kaytranada
“Voltage” — Skrillex
Dance pop recording
“Abracadabra” — Lady Gaga | WINNER
“Bluest Flame” — Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco
“Midnight Sun” — Zara Larsson
“Just Keep Watching (From “F1 The Movie”)” — Tate McRae
“Illegal” — PinkPantheress
Dance/electronic album
“Eusexua” — FKA twigs | WINNER
“Ten Days” — Fred Again..
“Fancy That” — PinkPantheress
“Inhale / Exhale” — Rüfüs Du Sol
“F— U Skrillex You Think Ur Andy Warhol but Ur Not!!
Remixed recording
“Abracadabra (Gesaffelstein Remix)” — Gesaffelstein, remixer (Lady Gaga and Gesaffelstein) | WINNER
“Don’t Forget About Us” — Kaytranada, remixer (Mariah Carey and Kaytranada)
“A Dreams a Dream - Ron Trent Remix” — Ron Trent, remixer (Soul II Soul)
“Galvanize” — Chris Lake, remixer (The Chemical Brothers and Chris Lake)
“Golden - David Guetta Rem/x” — David Guetta, remixer (Huntr/x: Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami)
Rock performance
“Changes (Live From Villa Park) Back to the Beginning” — Yungblud Featuring Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman and II | WINNER
“U Should Not Be Doing That” — Amyl and the Sniffers
“The Emptiness Machine” — Linkin Park
“Never Enough” — Turnstile
“Mirtazapine” — Hayley Williams
Metal performance
“Birds” — Turnstile | WINNER
“Night Terror” — Dream Theater
“Lachryma” — Ghost
“Emergence” — Sleep Token
“Soft Spine” — Spiritbox
Rock song
“As Alive as You Need Me to Be” — Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, songwriters (Nine Inch Nails) | WINNER
“Caramel” — Vessel1 and Vessel2, songwriters (Sleep Token)
“Glum” — Daniel James and Hayley Williams, songwriters (Hayley Williams)
“Never Enough” — Daniel Fang, Franz Lyons, Pat McCrory, Meg Mills and Brendan Yates, songwriters (Turnstile)
“Zombie” — Dominic Harrison and Matt Schwartz, songwriters (Yungblud)
Rock album
“Never Enough” — Turnstile | WINNER
“Private Music” — Deftones
“I Quit” — Haim
“From Zero” — Linkin Park
“Idols” — Yungblud
Alternative music performance
“Alone” — The Cure | WINNER
“Everything Is Peaceful Love” — Bon Iver
“Seein’ Stars” — Turnstile
“Mangetout” — Wet Leg
“Parachute” — Hayley Williams
Alternative music album
“Songs of a Lost World” — The Cure | WINNER
“Sable, Fable” — Bon Iver
“Don’t Tap the Glass” — Tyler, the Creator
“Moisturizer” — Wet Leg
“Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party” — Hayley Williams
R&B performance
“Folded” — Kehlani | WINNER
“Yukon” — Justin Bieber
“It Depends” — Chris Brown Featuring Bryson Tiller
“Mutt (Live From NPR’s Tiny Desk)” — Leon Thomas
“Heart of a Woman” — Summer Walker
Traditional R&B performance
“Vibes Don’t Lie” — Leon Thomas | WINNER
“Here We Are” — Durand Bernarr
“Uptown” — Lalah Hathaway
“Love You Too” — Ledisi
“Crybaby” — SZA
R&B song
“Folded” — Darius Dixson, Andre Harris, Kehlani Parrish, Donovan Knight, Don Mills, Khris Riddick-Tynes and Dawit Kamal Wilson, songwriters (Kehlani) | WINNER
“Heart of a Woman” — David Bishop and Summer Walker, songwriters (Summer Walker)
“It Depends” — Nico Baran, Chris Brown, Ant Clemons, Ephrem Lopez Jr., Ryan Press, Bryson Tiller, Elliott Trent and Dewain Whitmore Jr., songwriters (Chris Brown Featuring Bryson Tiller)
“Overqualified” — James John Abrahart Jr. and Durand Bernarr, songwriters (Durand Bernarr)
“Yes It Is” — Jariuce Banks, Lazaro Andres Camejo, Mike Hector, Peter Lee Johnson, Rodney Jones Jr., Ali Prawl and Leon Thomas, songwriters (Leon Thomas)
Progressive R&B album
“Bloom” — Durand Bernarr | WINNER
“Adjust Brightness” — Bilal
“Love on Digital” — Destin Conrad
“Access All Areas” — Flo
“Come as You Are” — Terrace Martin and Kenyon Dixon
R&B album
“Mutt” — Leon Thomas | WINNER
“Beloved” — Giveon
“Why Not More?” — Coco Jones
“The Crown” — Ledisi
“Escape Room” — Teyana Taylor
Rap performance
“Chains & Whips” — Clipse, Pusha T and Malice Featuring Kendrick Lamar and Pharrell Williams | WINNER
“Anxiety” — Doechii
“Outside” — Cardi B
“TV Off” — Kendrick Lamar Featuring Lefty Gunplay
“Darling, I” — Tyler, the Creator Featuring Teezo Touchdown
Melodic rap performance
“Luther” — Kendrick Lamar With SZA | WINNER
“Proud of Me” — Fridayy Featuring Meek Mill
“Wholeheartedly” — JID Featuring Ty Dolla Sign and 6Lack
“WeMaj” — Terrace Martin and Kenyon Dixon Featuring Rapsody
“Somebody Loves Me” — PartyNextDoor and Drake
Rap song
“TV Off” — Jack Antonoff, Larry Jayy, Kendrick Lamar, Dijon McFarlane, Sean Momberger, Mark Anthony Spears and Kamasi Washington, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar Featuring Lefty Gunplay) | WINNER
“Anxiety” — Jaylah Hickmon, songwriter (Doechii)
“The Birds Don’t Sing” — Gene Elliott Thornton Jr., Terrence Thornton, Pharrell Williams and Stevie Wonder, songwriters (Clipse, Pusha T and Malice Featuring John Legend and Voices of Fire)
“Sticky” — Aaron Bolton, Dudley Alexander Duverne, Gloria Woods, Dwayne Carter Jr., Janae Wherry, Tyler Okonma and Rex Zamor, songwriters (Tyler, the Creator Featuring Glorilla, Sexyy Red and Lil Wayne)
“TGIF” — Lucas Alegria, Dillon Brophy, Yakki Davis, Gloria Woods, Jess Jackson, Ronnie Jackson, Mario Mims and Jorge M. Taveras, songwriters (Glorilla)
Rap album
“GNX” — Kendrick Lamar | WINNER
“Let God Sort Em Out” — Clipse, Pusha T and Malice
“Glorious” — GloRilla
“God Does Like Ugly” — JID
“Chromakopia” — Tyler, the Creator
Spoken word poetry album
“Words For Days Vol. 1” — Mad Skillz | WINNER
“A Hurricane in Heels: Healed People Don’t Act Like That (Partially Recorded Live @City Winery & Other Places)” — Queen Sheba
“Black Shaman” — Marc Marcel
“Pages” — Omari Hardwick and Anthony Hamilton
“Saul Williams Meets Carlos Niño & Friends at Treepeople” — Saul Williams, Carlos Niño and Friends
Jazz performance
“Windows - Live” — Chick Corea, Christian McBride and Brian Blade | WINNER
“Noble Rise” — Lakecia Benjamin Featuring Immanuel Wilkins and Mark Whitfield
“Peace of Mind / Dreams Come True” — Samara Joy
“Four” — Michael Mayo
“All Stars Lead to You - Live” — Nicole Zuraitis, Dan Pugach, Tom Scott, Idan Morim, Keyon Harrold and Rachel Eckroth
Jazz vocal album
“Portrait” — Samara Joy | WINNER
“Elemental” — Dee Dee Bridgewater and Bill Charlap
“We Insist 2025!” — Terri Lyne Carrington and Christie Dashiell
“Fly” — Michael Mayo
“Live at Vic’s Las Vegas” — Nicole Zuraitis, Dan Pugach, Tom Scott, Idan Morim, Keyon Harrold and Rachel Eckroth
Jazz instrumental album
“Southern Nights” — Sullivan Fortner Featuring Peter Washington and Marcus Gilmore | WINNER
“Trilogy 3 (Live)” — Chick Corea, Christian McBride and Brian Blade
“Belonging” — Branford Marsalis Quartet
“Spirit Fall” — John Patitucci Featuring Chris Potter and Brian Blade
“Fasten Up” — Yellowjackets
Large jazz ensemble album
“Without Further Ado, Vol 1” — Christian McBride Big Band | WINNER
“Orchestrator Emulator” — The 8-Bit Big Band
“Lumen” — Danilo Pérez and Bohuslän Big Band
“Basie Rocks!” — Deborah Silver and the Count Basie Orchestra
“Lights on a Satellite” — Sun Ra Arkestra
“Some Days Are Better: The Lost Scores” — Kenny Wheeler Legacy Featuring the Royal Academy of Music Jazz Orchestra and Frost Jazz Orchestra
Latin jazz album
“A Tribute to Benny Moré and Nat King Cole” — Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Yainer Horta and Joey Calveiro | WINNER
“La Fleur de Cayenne” — Paquito D’Rivera and Madrid-New York Connection Band
“The Original Influencers: Dizzy, Chano & Chico” — Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Featuring Pedrito Martinez, Daymé Arocena, Jon Faddis, Donald Harrison and Melvis Santa
“Mundoagua - Celebrating Carla Bley” — Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
“Vanguardia Subterránea: Live at the Village Vanguard” — Miguel Zenón Quartet
Alternative jazz album
“Live-Action” — Nate Smith | WINNER
“Honey From a Winter Stone” — Ambrose Akinmusire
“Keys to the City Volume One” — Robert Glasper
“Ride Into the Sun” — Brad Mehldau
“Blues Blood” — Immanuel Wilkins
Traditional pop vocal album
“A Matter of Time” — Laufey | WINNER
“Wintersongs” — Laila Biali
“The Gift of Love” — Jennifer Hudson
“Who Believes in Angels?” — Elton John and Brandi Carlile
“Harlequin” — Lady Gaga
“The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume 2” — Barbra Streisand
Contemporary instrumental album
“Brightside” — Arkai | WINNER
“Ones & Twos” — Gerald Clayton
“Beatrio” — Béla Fleck, Edmar Castañeda, Antonio Sánchez
“Just Us” — Bob James and Dave Koz
“Shayan” — Charu Suri
Musical theater album
“Buena Vista Social Club” — Marco Paguia, Dean Sharenow and David Yazbek, producers (Original Broadway Cast) | WINNER
“Death Becomes Her” — Taurean Everett, Megan Hilty, Josh Lamon, Christopher Sieber, Jennifer Simard and Michelle Williams, principal vocalists; Noel Carey, Sean Patrick Flahaven, Julia Mattison and Scott M. Riesett, producers; Noel Carey and Julia Mattison, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast)
“Gypsy” — Danny Burstein, Kevin Csolak, Audra McDonald, Jordan Tyson and Joy Woods, principal vocalists; David Caddick, Andy Einhorn, David Lai and George C. Wolfe, producers (Jule Styne, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist) (2024 Broadway Cast)
“Just in Time” — Emily Bergl, Jonathan Groff, Erika Henningsen, Gracie Lawrence and Michele Pawk, principal vocalists; Derik Lee, Andrew Resnick and Bill Sherman, producers (Bobby Darin, composer and lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)
“Maybe Happy Ending” — Marcus Choi, Darren Criss, Dez Duron and Helen J. Shen, principal vocalists; Deborah Abramson, Will Aronson, Ian Kagey and Hue Park, producers; Hue Park, lyricist; Will Aronson, composer and lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
Country solo performance
“Bad as I Used to Be [From “F1 The Movie”]” — Chris Stapleton | WINNER
“Nose on the Grindstone” — Tyler Childers
“Good News” — Shaboozey
“I Never Lie” — Zach Top
“Somewhere Over Laredo” — Lainey Wilson
Country duo/group performance
“Amen” — Shaboozey and Jelly Roll | WINNER
“A Song to Sing” — Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton
“Trailblazer” — Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert and Lainey Wilson
“Love Me Like You Used to Do” — Margo Price and Tyler Childers
“Honky Tonk Hall of Fame” — George Strait and Chris Stapleton
Country song
“Bitin’ List” — Tyler Childers, songwriter (Tyler Childers) | WINNER
“Good News” — Michael Ross Pollack, Sam Elliot Roman and Jacob Torrey, songwriters (Shaboozey)
“I Never Lie” — Carson Chamberlain, Tim Nichols and Zach Top, songwriters (Zach Top)
“Somewhere Over Laredo” — Andy Albert, Trannie Anderson, Dallas Wilson and Lainey Wilson, songwriters (Lainey Wilson)
“A Song to Sing” — Jenee Fleenor, Jesse Frasure, Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton)
Traditional country album
“Ain’t in It for My Health” — Zach Top | WINNER
“Dollar a Day” — Charley Crockett
“American Romance” — Lukas Nelson
“Oh What a Beautiful World” — Willie Nelson
“Hard Headed Woman” — Margo Price
Contemporary country album
“Beautifully Broken” — Jelly Roll | WINNER
“Patterns” — Kelsea Ballerini
“Snipe Hunter” — Tyler Childers
“Evangeline vs. the Machine” — Eric Church
“Postcards From Texas” — Miranda Lambert
American roots performance
“Beautiful Strangers” — Mavis Staples | WINNER
“Lonely Avenue” — Jon Batiste Featuring Randy Newman
“Ancient Light” — I’m With Her
“Crimson and Clay” — Jason Isbell
“Richmond on the James” — Alison Krauss & Union Station
Americana performance
“Godspeed” — Mavis Staples | WINNER
“Boom” — Sierra Hull
“Poison in My Well” — Maggie Rose and Grace Potter
“That’s Gonna Leave a Mark” — Molly Tuttle
“Horses” — Jesse Welles
American roots song
“Ancient Light” —Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan and Sara Watkins, songwriters (I’m With Her) | WINNER
“Big Money” —Jon Batiste, Mike Elizondo and Steve McEwan, songwriters (Jon Batiste)
“Foxes in the Snow” — Jason Isbell, songwriter (Jason Isbell)
“Middle” — Jesse Welles, songwriter (Jesse Welles)
“Spitfire” — Sierra Hull, songwriter (Sierra Hull)
Americana album
“Big Money” — Jon Batiste | WINNER
“Bloom” — Larkin Poe
“Last Leaf on the Tree” — Willie Nelson
“So Long Little Miss Sunshine” — Molly Tuttle
“Middle” — Jesse Welles
Bluegrass album
“Highway Prayers” — Billy Strings | WINNER
“Carter & Cleveland” — Michael Cleveland and Jason Carter
“A Tip Toe High Wire” — Sierra Hull
“Arcadia” — Alison Krauss & Union Station
“Outrun” — The Steeldriver
Traditional blues album
“Ain’t Done With the Blues” — Buddy Guy | WINNER
“Room on the Porch” — Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’
“One Hour Mama: The Blues of Victoria Spivey” — Maria Muldaur
“Look Out Highway” — Charlie Musselwhite
“Young Fashioned Ways” — Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Bobby Rush
Contemporary blues album
“Preacher Kids” — Robert Randolph | WINNER
“Breakthrough” — Joe Bonamassa
“Paper Doll” — Samantha Fish
“A Tribute to LJK” — Eric Gales
“Family” — Southern Avenue
Folk album
“Wild and Clear and Blue” — I’m With Her | WINNER
“What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow” — Rhiannon Giddens and Justin Robinson
“Crown of Roses” — Patty Griffin
“Foxes in the Snow” — Jason Isbell
“Under the Powerlines (April 24 – September 24)” — Jesse Welles
Regional roots music album
“A Tribute to the King of Zydeco” — (Various Artists) | WINNER
“Live at Vaughan’s” — Corey Henry and the Treme Funktet
“For Fat Man” — Preservation Brass and Preservation Hall Jazz Band
“Church of New Orleans” — Kyle Roussel
“Second Line Sunday” — Trombone Shorty and New Breed Brass Band
Gospel performance/song
“Come Jesus Come” — Cece Winans Featuring Shirley Caesar | WINNER
“Do It Again” — Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, songwriter
“Church” — Tasha Cobbs Leonard, John Legend; Anthony S. Brown, Brunes Charles, Annatoria Chitapa, Kenneth Leonard Jr., Tasha Cobbs Leonard and Jonas Myrin, songwriters
“Still (Live)” — Jonathan McReynolds and Jamal Roberts; Britney Delagraentiss, Jonathan McReynolds, David Lamar Outing III, Orlando Joel Palmer and Terrell Demetrius Wilson, songwriters
“Amen” — Pastor Mike Jr.; Adia Andrews, Michael McClure Jr., David Lamar Outing II and Terrell Anthony Pettus, songwriters
Contemporary Christian music performance/song
“Hard Fought Hallelujah” — Brandon Lake With Jelly Roll; Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, Benjamin William Hastings, Jason Bradley Deford and Brandon Lake, songwriters | WINNER
“I Know a Name” — Elevation Worship, Chris Brown, Brandon Lake; Hank Bentley, Steven Furtick, Brandon Lake and Jacob Sooter, songwriters
“Your Way’s Better” — Forrest Frank; Forrest Frank and Pera, songwriters
“Headphones” — Lecrae, Killer Mike, T.I.; Tyshane Thompson, Bongo ByTheWay, Michael Render, Lecrae Moore, William Roderick Miller and Clifford Harris, songwriters
“Amazing” — Darrel Walls, PJ Morton; PJ Morton and Darrel Walls, songwriters
Gospel album
“Heart of Mine” — Darrel Walls, PJ Morton | WINNER
“Sunny Days” — Yolanda Adams
“Tasha” — Tasha Cobbs Leonard
“Live Breathe Fight” — Tamela Mann
“Only on the Road (Live)” — Tye Tribbett
Contemporary Christian music album
“Coritos Vol. 1” — Israel & New Breed | WINNER
“Child of God II” — Forrest Frank
“King Of Hearts” — Brandon Lake
“Reconstruction” — Lecrae
“Let the Church Sing” — Tauren Wells
Roots gospel album
“I Will Not Be Moved (Live)” — The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir | WINNER
“Then Came the Morning” — Gaither Vocal Band
“Praise & Worship: More Than a Hollow Hallelujah” — The Isaacs
“Good Answers” — Karen Peck & New River
“Back to My Roots” — Candi Staton
Latin pop album
“Cancionera” — Natalia Lafourcade | WINNER
“Cosa Nuestra” — Rauw Alejandro
“Bogotá (Deluxe)” — Andrés Cepeda
“Tropicoqueta” — Karol G
“¿Y ahora qué?” — Alejandro Sanz
Música urbana album
“Debí Tirar Más Fotos” — Bad Bunny | WINNER
“Mixteip” — J Balvin
“Ferxxo Vol X: Sagrado” — Feid
“Naiki” — Nicki Nicole
“EUB Deluxe” — Trueno
“Sinfónico (En Vivo)” — Yandel
Latin rock or alternative album
“Papota” — Ca7riel and Paco Amoroso | WINNER
“Genes Rebeldes” — Aterciopelados
“Astropical” — Bomba Estéreo, Rawayana and Astropical
“Algorhythm” — Los Wizzards
“Novela” — Fito Paez
Música Mexicana album (including Tejano)
“Palabra De To’s (Seca)” — Carín León | WINNER
“Mala Mía” — Fuerza Regida, Grupo Frontera
“Y Lo Que Viene” — Grupo Frontera
“Sin Rodeos” — Paola Jara
“Bobby Pulido & Friends Una Tuya Y Una Mía - Por La Puerta Grande (En Vivo)” — Bobby Pulido
Tropical Latin album
“Raíces” — Gloria Estefan | WINNER
“Fotografías” — Rubén Blades, Roberto Delgado and Orquesta
“Clásicos 1.0” — Grupo Niche
“Bingo” — Alain Pérez
“Debut y Segunda Tanda, Vol. 2” — Gilberto Santa Rosa
Global music performance
“EoO” — Bad Bunny | WINNER
“Cantando en el Camino” — Ciro Hurtado
“Jerusalema” — Angélique Kidjo
“Inmigrante Y Que?” — Yeisy Rojas
“Shrini’s Dream (Live)” — Shakti
“Daybreak” — Anoushka Shankar Featuring Alam Khan and Sarathy Korwar
African music performance
“Push 2 Start” — Tyla | WINNER
“Love” — Burna Boy
“With You” — Davido Featuring Omah Lay
“Hope & Love” — Eddy Kenzo and Mehran Matin
“Gimme Dat” — Ayra Starr Featuring Wizkid
Global music album
“Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo” — Caetano Veloso and Maria Bethânia | WINNER
“Sounds of Kumbha” — Siddhant Bhatia
“No Sign of Weakness” — Burna Boy
“Eclairer le monde - Light the World” — Youssou N’Dour
“Mind Explosion (50th Anniversary Tour Live)” — Shakti
“Chapter III: We Return to Light” — Anoushka Shankar Featuring Alam Khan and Sarathy Korwar
Reggae album
“Blxxd & Fyah” — Keznamdi | WINNER
“Treasure Self Love” — Lila Iké
“Heart & Soul” — Vybz Kartel
“From Within” — Mortimer
“No Place Like Home” — Jesse Royal
New age, ambient or chant album
“Nomadica” — Carla Patullo Featuring the Scorchio Quartet and Tonality | WINNER
“Kuruvinda” — Kirsten Agresta-Copely
“According to the Moon” — Cheryl B. Engelhardt, GEM and Dallas String Quartet
“Into the Forest” — Jahnavi Harrison
“The Colors in My Mind” — Chris Redding
Children’s music album
“Harmony” — Fyütch and Aura V | WINNER
“Ageless: 100 Years Young” — Joanie Leeds and Joya
“Buddy’s Magic Tree House” — Mega Ran
“Herstory” — Flor Bromley
“The Music of Tori and the Muses” — Tori Amos
Comedy album
“Your Friend, Nate Bargatze” — Nate Bargatze | WINNER
“Drop Dead Years” — Bill Burr
“Postmortem” — Sarah Silverman
“Single Lady” — Ali Wong
“What Had Happened Was...” — Jamie Foxx
Audio book, narration and storytelling recording
“Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama” — Dalai Lama | WINNER
“Elvis, Rocky & Me: The Carol Connors Story” — Kathy Garver
“Into the Uncut Grass” — Trevor Noah
“Lovely One: A Memoir” — Ketanji Brown Jackson
“You Know It’s True: The Real Story of Milli Vanilli” — Fab Morvan
Compilation soundtrack for visual media
“Sinners” — (Various Artists) | WINNER
“A Complete Unknown” — Timothée Chalamet
“F1 The Album” — (Various Artists)
“KPop Demon Hunters” — (Various Artists)
“Wicked” — (Various Artists)
Score soundtrack for visual media (includes film and television)
“Sinners” — Ludwig Göransson, composer| WINNER
“How to Train Your Dragon” — John Powell, composer
“Severance: Season 2” — Theodore Shapiro, composer
“Wicked” — John Powell and Stephen Schwartz, composers
“The Wild Robot” — Kris Bowers, composer
Score soundtrack for video games and other interactive media
“Sword of the Sea” — Austin Wintory, composer | WINNER
“Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora - Secrets of the Spires” — Pinar Toprak, composer
“Helldivers 2” — Wilbert Roget, II, composer
“Indiana Jones and the Great Circle” — Gordy Haab, composer
“Star Wars Outlaws: Wild Card & a Pirate’s Fortune” — Cody Matthew Johnson and Wilbert Roget, II, composers
Song written for visual media
“Golden [From “KPop Demon Hunters”]” — Ejae and Mark Sonnenblick, songwriters (Huntr/x: Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami) | WINNER
“As Alive as You Need Me to Be [From “Tron: Ares”]” — Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, songwriters (Nine Inch Nails)
“I Lied to You [From “Sinners”]” — Ludwig Göransson and Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Miles Caton)
“Never Too Late [From “Elton John: Never Too Late”]” — Brandi Carlile, Elton John, Bernie Taupin and Andrew Watt, songwriters (Elton John, Brandi Carlile)
“Pale, Pale Moon [From “Sinners”]” — Ludwig Göransson and Brittany Howard, songwriters (Jayme Lawson)
“Sinners [From “Sinners”]” — Leonard Denisenko, Rodarius Green, Travis Harrington, Tarkan Kozluklu, Kyris Mingo and Darius Povilinus, songwriters (Rod Wave)
Music video
“Anxiety” — Doechii; James Mackel, video director; Pablo Feldman, Jolene Mendes and Sophia Sabella, video producers | WINNER
“Young Lion” — Sade; Sophie Muller, video director; Sade and Aaron Taylor Dean, video producers
“Manchild” — Sabrina Carpenter; Vania Heymann and Gal Muggia, video directors; Aiden Magarian, Nathan Scherrer and Natan Schottenfels, video producers
“So Be It” — Clipse; Hannan Hussain, video director; Daniel Order, video producer
“Love” — OK Go; Aaron Duffy, Miguel Espada and Damian Kulash Jr., video directors; Petra Ahmann, video producer
Music film
“Music by John Williams” — John Williams; Laurent Bouzereau, video director; Sara Bernstein, Laurent Bouzereau, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Meredith Kaulfers, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Steven Spielberg and Justin Wilkes, video producers | WINNER
“Devo” — Devo; Chris Smith, video director; Danny Gabai, Anita Greenspan, Chris Holmes and Chris Smith, video producers
“Live at the Royal Albert Hall” — Raye; Paul Dugdale, video director; Stefan Demetriou and Amy James, video producers
“Relentless” — Diane Warren; Bess Kargman, video director; Peggy Drexler, Michele Farinola and Kat Nguyen, video producers
“Piece by Piece” — Pharrell Williams; Morgan Neville, video director; Morgan Neville, Caitrin Rogers, Mimi Valdes and Pharrell Williams, video producers
Recording package
“Tracks II: The Lost Albums” — Meghan Foley and Michelle Holme, art directors (Bruce Springsteen) | WINNER
“And the Adjacent Possible” — Hà Trinh Quoc Bao, Damian Kulash Jr., Claudio Ripol, Wombi Rose and Yuri Suzuki, art directors (OK Go)
“Balloonerism” — Bráulio Amado and Alim Smith, art directors (Mac Miller)
“Danse Macabre: De Luxe” — Rory McCartney, art director (Duran Duran)
“Loud Is As” — Farbod Kokabi and Emily Sneddon, art directors (Tsunami)
“Sequoia” — Tim Breen and Ken Shipley, art directors (Various Artists)
“The Spins (Picture Disc Vinyl)” — Miller McCormick, art director (Mac Miller)
Album cover
“Chromakopia” — Shaun Llewellyn and Luis “Panch” Perez, art directors (Tyler, the Creator) | WINNER
“The Crux” — William Wesley II, art director (Djo)
“Debí Tirar Más Fotos” — Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, art director (Bad Bunny)
“Glory” — Cody Critcheloe and Andrew J.S., art directors (Perfume Genius)
“Moisturizer” — Hester Chambers, Ellis Durand, Henry Holmes, Matt de Jong, Jamie-James Medina, Joshua Mobaraki and Rhian Teasdale, art directors (Wet Leg)
Album notes
“Miles ‘55: The Prestige Recordings” — Ashley Kahn, album notes writer (Miles Davis) | WINNER
“Adios, Farewell, Goodbye, Good Luck, So Long: On Stage 1964-1974” — Scott B. Bomar, album notes writer (Buck Owens and His Buckaroos)
“After the Last Sky” — Adam Shatz, album notes writer (Anouar Brahem, Anja Lechner, Django Bates and Dave Holland)
“Árabe” — Amanda Ekery, album notes writer (Amanda Ekery)
“The First Family: Live at Winchester Cathedral 1967” — Alec Palao, album notes writer (Sly & the Family Stone)
“A Ghost Is Born (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)” — Bob Mehr, album notes writer (Wilco)
Historical album
“Joni Mitchell Archives - Volume 4: The Asylum Years (1976-1980)” — Patrick Milligan and Joni Mitchell, compilation producers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Joni Mitchell) | WINNER
“The Making of Five Leaves Left” — Cally Callomon and Johnny Chandler, compilation producers; Simon Heyworth and 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 Demos” — Will Bratton, Sharyn Felder and Cheryl Pawelski, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Doc Pomus)
Best engineered album, nonclassical
“That Wasn’t a Dream” — Joseph Lorge and Blake Mills, engineers; Patricia Sullivan, mastering engineer (Pino Palladino, Blake Mills) | WINNER
“All Things Light” — Jesse Brock, Jon Castelli, Tyler Johnson, Nick Lobel, Simon Maartensson, Lawrence “Boo” Mitchell, Anders Mouridsen, Ryan Nasci, Ernesto Olivera-Lapier, Ethan Schneiderman and Owen Stoutt, engineers; Dale Becker, mastering engineer (Cam)
“Arcadia” — Neal Cappellino and Gary Paczosa, engineers; Brad Blackwood, mastering engineer (Alison Krauss & Union Station)
“For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women)” — Joseph Lorge, Blake Mills and Sebastian Reunert, engineers; Patricia Sullivan, mastering engineer (Japanese Breakfast)
Best engineered album, classical
“Cerrone: Don’t Look Down” — Mike Tierney, engineer; Alan Silverman, mastering engineer (Sandbox Percussion) | WINNER
“Eastman: Symphony No. 2; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2” — Gintas Norvila, engineer; Jennifer Nulsen, mastering engineer (Franz Welser-Möst and the Cleveland Orchestra)
“Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District” Shawn Murphy & Nick Squire, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer (Andris Nelsons, Kristine Opolais, Günther Groissböck, Peter Hoare, Brenden Gunnell and Boston Symphony Orchestra)
“Standard Stoppages” — Sean Connors, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin, Bill Maylone, Judith Sherman and David Skidmore, engineers; Joe Lambert, mastering engineer (Third Coast Percussion)
“Yule” — Morten Lindberg, engineer; Morten Lindberg, mastering engineer (Trio Mediaeval)
Producer of the year, classical
Elaine Martone | WINNER
Blanton Alspaugh
Sergei Kvitko
Morten Lindberg
Dmitriy Lipay
Immersive audio album
“Immersed” — Justin Gray, immersive mix engineer; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Justin Gray, Drew Jurecka and Morten Lindberg, immersive producers (Justin Gray) | WINNER
“All American F—boy” — Andrew Law, immersive mix engineer (Duckwrth)
“An Immersive Tribute to Astor Piazzolla (Live)” — Andrés Mayo and Martín Muscatello, immersive mix engineers; Andrés Mayo and Martín Muscatello, immersive producers (Various Artists)
“Tearjerkers” — Hans-Martin Buff, immersive mix engineer; Hans-Martin Buff, immersive producer (Tearjerkers)
“Yule” — Morten Lindberg, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; Arve Henriksen and Morten Lindberg, immersive producers (Trio Mediaeval)
Instrumental composition
“First Snow” — Remy Le Boeuf, composer (Nordkraft Big Band, Remy Le Boeuf and Danielle Wertz) | WINNER
“Live Life This Day: Movement I” — Miho Hazama, composer (Miho Hazama, Danish Radio Big Band and Danish National Symphony Orchestra)
“Lord, That’s a Long Way” — Sierra Hull, composer (Sierra Hull)
“Opening” — Zain Effendi, composer (Zain Effendi)
“Train to Emerald City” — John Powell and Stephen Schwartz, composers (John Powell and Stephen Schwartz)
“Why You Here / Before the Sun Went Down” — Ludwig Göransson, composer (Ludwig Göransson Featuring Miles Caton)
Arrangement, instrumental or a cappella
“Super Mario Praise Break” — Bryan Carter, Charlie Rosen and Matthew Whitaker, arrangers (The 8-Bit Big Band) | WINNER
“Be Okay” — Cynthia Erivo, arranger (Cynthia Erivo)
“A Child Is Born” — Remy Le Boeuf, arranger (Nordkraft Big Band and Remy Le Boeuf)
“Fight On” — Andy Clausen, Addison Maye-Saxon, Riley Mulherkar and Chloe Rowlands, arrangers (The Westerlies)
Arrangement, instruments and vocals
“Big Fish” — Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick, Nate Smith and Amanda Taylor, arrangers (Nate Smith Featuring Säje) | WINNER
“How Did She Look?” — Nelson Riddle, arranger (Seth MacFarlane)
“Keep an Eye on Summer” — Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)
“Something in the Water (Acoustic-Ish)” — Clyde Lawrence, Gracie Lawrence and Linus Lawrence, arrangers (Lawrence)
“What a Wonderful World” — Cody Fry, arranger (Cody Fry)
Orchestral performance
“Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie” — Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra) | WINNER
“Coleridge-Taylor: Toussaint L’Ouverture; Ballade Op. 4; Suites From ’24 Negro Melodies’” — Michael Repper, conductor (National Philharmonic)
“Ravel: Boléro, M. 81” — Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra Of Venezuela)
“Still & Bonds” — Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor (The Philadelphia Orchestra)
“Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements” — Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
Opera recording
“Heggie: Intelligence” — Kwamé Ryan, conductor; Jamie Barton, J’Nai Bridges and Janai Brugger; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (Houston Grand Opera; Gene Scheer) | WINNER
“Huang Ruo: An American Soldier” — Carolyn Kuan, conductor; Hannah Cho, Alex DeSocio, Nina Yoshida Nelsen and Brian Vu; Adam Abeshouse, Silas Brown and Doron Schachter, producers (American Composers Orchestra; David Henry Hwang)
“Kouyoumdjian: Adoration” — Alan Pierson, conductor; Miriam Khalil, Marc Kudisch, David Adam Moore, Omar Najmi, Naomi Louisa O’Connell and Karim Sulayman; Mary Kouyoumdjian, producer (Silvana Quartet; The Choir of Trinity Wall Street)
“O’Halloran: Trade & Mary Motorhead” — Elaine Kelly, conductor; Oisín Ó Dálaigh and John Molloy; Alex Dowling and Emma O’Halloran, producers (Irish National Opera Orchestra; Mark O’Halloran)
“Tesori: Grounded” — Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Ben Bliss, Emily D’Angelo, Greer Grimsley and Kyle Miller; David Frost, producer (the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; the Metropolitan Opera Chorus; George Brant)
Choral performance
“Ortiz: Yanga” — Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Grant Gershon, chorus master (Los Angeles Philharmonic and Tambuco Percussion Ensemble; Los Angeles Master Chorale) | WINNER
“Advena - Liturgies for a Broken World” — Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Simon Barrad, Emily Yocum Black and Michael Hawes; Conspirare)
“Childs: In the Arms of the Beloved” — Grant Gershon, conductor (Billy Childs, Dan Chmlellnskl, Christian Euman, Larry Koonse, Lyris Quartet, Anne Akiko Meyers, Carol Robbins and Luciana Souza; Los Angeles Master Chorale)
“Lang: Poor Hymnal” — Donald Nally, conductor (Steven Bradshaw, Michael Hawes, Lauren Kelly, Rebecca Siler and Elisa Sutherland; the Crossing)
“Requiem of Light” — Steven Fox, conductor; Emily Drennan and Patti Drennan, chorus masters (Brian Giebler and Sangeeta Kaur; the Clarion Choir)
Chamber music/small ensemble performance
“Dennehy: Land Of Winter” — Alan Pierson and Alarm Will Sound | WINNER
“La Mer - French Piano Trios” — Neave Trio
“Lullabies for the Brokenhearted” Lili Haydn and Paul Cantelon
“Slavic Sessions” — Mak Grgić and Mateusz Kowalski
“Standard Stoppages” — Third Coast Percussion
Classical instrumental solo
“Shostakovich: The Cello Concertos” — Yo-Yo Ma; Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra) | WINNER
“Coleridge-Taylor: 3 Selections From ’24 Negro Melodies’” — Curtis Stewart; Michael Repper, conductor (National Philharmonic)
“Hope Orchestrated” — Mary Dawood Catlin; Jesús David Medina and Raniero Palm, conductors (Venezuela Strings Recording Ensemble)
“Inheritances” — Adam Tendler
“Price: Piano Concerto in One Movement in D Minor” — Han Chen; John Jeter, conductor (Malmö Opera Orchestra)
“Shostakovich: The Piano Concertos; Solo Works” — Yuja Wang; Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
Classical solo vocal album
“Telemann: Ino - Opera Arias for Soprano” — Amanda Forsythe, soloist; Robert Mealy, Paul O’Dette and Stephen Stubbs, conductors (Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra) | WINNER
“Alike - My Mother’s Dream” — Allison Charney, soloist; Benjamin Loeb, conductor (National Symphonia Orchestra)
“Black Pierrot” — Sidney Outlaw, soloist; Warren Jones, pianist
“In This Short Life” — Devony Smith, soloist; Danny Zelibor, pianist; Michael Nicolas, accompanist
“Kurtág: Kafka Fragments” — Susan Narucki, soloist; Curtis Macomber, accompanist
“Schubert Beatles” — Theo Hoffman, soloist; Steven Blier, pianist (Rupert Boyd, Julia Bullock, Alex Levine, Andrew Owens, Rubén Rengel and Sam Weber)
Classical compendium
“Ortiz: Yanga” — Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Dmitriy Lipay, producer | WINNER
“Cerrone: Don’t Look Down” — Sandbox Percussion; Jonathan Allen, Victor Caccese, Christopher Cerrone, Ian Rosenbaum, Terry Sweeney and Mike Tierney, producers
“The Dunbar/Moore Sessions, Vol. II” — Will Liverman; Jonathan Estabrooks, producer
“Seven Seasons” — Janai Brugger, Isolde Fair, MB Gordy and Starr Parodi; Nicholas Dodd, conductor; Jeff Fair, Starr Parodi and Kitt Wakeley, producers
“Tombeaux” — Christina Sandsengen; Shaun Drew and Christina Sandsengen, producers
Contemporary classical composition
“Ortiz: Dzonot” — Gabriela Ortiz, composer (Alisa Weilerstein, Gustavo Dudamel and Los Angeles Philharmonic) | WINNER
“Cerrone: Don’t Look Down” — Christopher Cerrone, composer (Conor Hanick and Sandbox Percussion)
“Dennehy: Land of Winter” — Donnacha Dennehy, composer (Alan Pierson and Alarm Will Sound)
“León: Raíces (Origins)” — Tania León, composer (Edward Gardner and London Philharmonic Orchestra)
“Okpebholo: Songs in Flight” — Shawn E. Okpebholo, composer (Will Liverman, Paul Sánchez and Various Artists)
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