The 2025 Grammy nominations are officially in, and they’re juicier than ever. Yep, the Recording Academy decided to break the internet by announcing this year’s contenders on a YouTube livestream, because nothing says “prestigious music award show” like trying to find the link five minutes before it starts.
Ladies, gentlemen, and music lovers of all shapes and Spotify subscriptions—prepare for a fierce face-off among pop’s reigning royalty. Women totally dominated this year, with the Grammy veterans Beyoncé and Taylor Swift leading the charge. Beyoncé, in a flex that would make even her own legendary alter ego Sasha Fierce proud, scooped up an astounding 11 nominations. It’s almost like they considered just renaming the Grammys to “The Bey’s” at this point.
But Beyoncé isn’t the only queen in this year’s Grammy game. We’ve got Taylor Swift with her magic touch, Charli XCX bringing the edge, Sabrina Carpenter proving she’s more than just a Disney alum, and Chappell Roan showing up with enough charisma to fill Crypto.com Arena twice over. February 2, 2025, is the date, and yes, it’ll all go down at the infamous Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles—the place where Grammys and crypto both aspire to stay relevant.
So buckle up, grab the popcorn, and check out the full list of nominations below—because the real drama is about to begin! 🎤
Record of the Year
“Now and Then,” The Beatles
“TEXAS HOLD ‘EM,” Beyoncé
“Espresso,” Sabrina Carpenter
“360,” Charli xcx
“BIRDS OF A FEATHER,” Billie Eilish
“Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar
“Good Luck, Babe!,” Chappell Roan
“Fortnight,” Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone
Album of the Year
New Blue Sun, André 3000
COWBOY CARTER, Beyoncé
Short n’ Sweet, Sabrina Carpenter
BRAT, Charli xcx
Djesse Vol. 4, Jacob Collier
HIT ME HARD AND SOFT, Billie Eilish
The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, Chappell Roan
THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT, Taylor Swift
Song of the Year
“A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Sean Cook, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Chibueze Collins Obinna, Nevin Sastry & Mark Williams, songwriters (Shaboozey)
“BIRDS OF A FEATHER,” Billie Eilish O’Connell & FINNEAS, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
“Die With a Smile,” Dernst Emile II, James Fauntleroy, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars)
“Fortnight,” Jack Antonoff, Austin Post & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone)
“Good Luck, Babe!,” Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, Daniel Nigro & Justin Tranter, songwriters (Chappell Roan)
“Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)
“Please Please Please,” Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff & Sabrina Carpenter, songwriters (Sabrina Carpenter)
“TEXAS HOLD ‘EM,” Brian Bates, Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nate Ferraro & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Beyoncé)
Best New Artist
Benson Boone
Sabrina Carpenter
Doechii
Khruangbin
RAYE
Chappell Roan
Shaboozey
Teddy Swims
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Alissia
Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II
Ian Fitchuk
Mustard
Daniel Nigro
Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical
Raye
Jessie Jo Dillon
Amy Allen
Jessi Alexander
Edgar Barrera
Best Pop Solo Performance
“BODYGUARD,” Beyoncé
“Espresso,” Sabrina Carpenter
“Apple,” Charli xcx
“BIRDS OF A FEATHER,” Billie Eilish
“Good Luck, Babe!,” Chappell Roan
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“us.,” Gracie Abrams feat. Taylor Swift
“LEVII’S JEANS,” Beyoncé feat. Post Malone
“Guess,” Charli xcx & Billie Eilish
“the boy is mine,” Ariana Grande, Brandy & Monica
“Die With a Smile,” Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars
Best Pop Vocal Album
Short n’ Sweet, Sabrina Carpenter
HIT ME HARD AND SOFT, Billie Eilish
eternal sunshine, Ariana Grande
The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, Chappell Roan
THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT, Taylor Swift
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
“She’s Gone, Dance On,” Disclosure
“Loved,” Four Tet
“leavemealone,” Fred Again.. & Baby Keem
“Neverender,” Justice & Tame Impala
“Witchy,” KAYTRANADA feat. Childish Gambino
Best Dance Pop Recording
“Make You Mine,” Madison Beer
“Von Dutch,” Charli xcx
“L’AMOUR DE MA VIE [OVER NOW EXTENDED EDIT],” Billie Eilish
“yes, and?,” Ariana Grande
“Got Me Started,” Troye Sivan
Best Dance/Electronic Album
BRAT, Charli xcx
Three, Four Tet
Hyperdrama, Justice
Timeless, KAYTRANADA
Telos, Zedd
Best Remixed Recording
“Alter Ego – KAYTRANADA Remix,” KAYTRANADA, remixer (Doechii feat. JT)
“A Bar Song (Tipsy) [Remix],” David Guetta, remixer (Shaboozey & David Guetta)
“Espresso (Mark Ronson x FNZ Working Late Remix),” FNZ & Mark Ronson, remixers (Sabrina Carpenter)
“Jah Sees Them – Amapiano Remix,” Alexx Antaeus, Footsteps & MrMyish, remixers (Julian Marley & Antaeus)
“Von Dutch,” A.G. Cook, remixer (Charli xcx & A.G. Cook Featuring Addison Rae)
Best Rock Performance
“Now and Then,” The Beatles
“Beautiful People (Stay High),” The Black Keys
“The American Dream Is Killing Me,” Green Day
“Gift Horse,” IDLES
“Dark Matter,” Pearl Jam
“Broken Man,” St. Vincent
Best Metal Performance
“Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!),” Gojira, Marina Viotti & Victor Le Masne
“Crown of Horns,” Judas Priest
“Suffocate,” Knocked Loose feat. Poppy
“Screaming Suicide,” Metallica
“Cellar Door,” Spiritbox
Best Rock Song
“Beautiful People (Stay High),” Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney, Beck Hansen & Daniel Nakamura, songwriters (The Black Keys)
“Broken Man,” Annie Clark, songwriter (St. Vincent)
“Dark Matter,” Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Pearl Jam)
“Dilemma,” Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool, songwriters (Green Day)
“Gift Horse,” Jon Beavis, Mark Bowen, Adam Devonshire, Lee Kiernan & Joe Talbot, songwriters (IDLES)
Best Rock Album
Happiness Bastards, The Black Crowes
Romance, Fontaines D.C.
Saviors, Green Day
TANGK, IDLES
Dark Matter, Pearl Jam
Hackney Diamonds, The Rolling Stones
No Name, Jack White
Best Alternative Music Performance
“Neon Pill,” Cage the Elephant
“Song of the Lake,” Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
“Starburster,” Fontaines D.C.
“BYE BYE,” Kim Gordon
“Flea,” St. Vincent
Best Alternative Music Album
Wild God, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Charm, Clairo
The Collective, Kim Gordon
What Now, Brittany Howard
All Born Screaming, St. Vincent
Best R&B Performance
“Guidance,” Jhené Aiko
“Residuals,” Chris Brown
“Here We Go (Uh Oh),” Coco Jones
“Made for Me (Live on BET),” Muni Long
“Saturn,” SZA
Best Traditional R&B Performance
“Wet,” Marsha Ambrosius
“Can I Have This Groove,” Kenyon Dixon
“No Lie,” Lalah Hathaway feat. Michael McDonald
“Make Me Forget,” Muni Long
“That’s You,” Lucky Daye
Best R&B Song
“After Hours,” Diovanna Frazier, Alex Goldblatt, Kehlani Parrish, Khris Riddick-Tynes & Daniel Upchurch, songwriters (Kehlani)
“Burning,” Ronald Banful & Temilade Openiyi, songwriters (Tems)
“Here We Go (Uh Oh),” Sara Diamond, Sydney Floyd, Marisela Jackson, Courtney Jones, Carl McCormick & Kelvin Wooten, songwriters (Coco Jones)
“Ruined Me,” Jeff Gitelman, Priscilla Renea & Kevin Theodore, songwriters (Muni Long)
“Saturn,” Rob Bisel, Carter Lang, Solána Rowe, Jared Solomon & Scott Zhang, songwriters (SZA)
Best Progressive R&B Album
So Glad to Know You, Avery*Sunshine
En Route, Durand Bernarr
Bando Stone and The New World, Childish Gambino
Crash, Kehlani
Why Lawd?, NxWorries (Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge)
Best R&B Album
11:11 (Deluxe), Chris Brown
Vantablack, Lalah Hathaway
Revenge, Muni Long
Algorithm, Lucky Daye
Coming Home, Usher
Best Rap Performance
“Enough (Miami),” Cardi B
“When the Sun Shines Again,” Common & Pete Rock feat. Posdnuos
“NISSAN ALTIMA,” Doechii
“Houdini,” Eminem
“Like That,” Future & Metro Boomin feat. Kendrick Lamar
“Yeah Glo!,” GloRilla
“Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar
Best Melodic Rap Performance
“KEHLANI,” Jordan Adetunji feat. Kehlani
“SPAGHETTII,” Beyoncé feat. Linda Martell & Shaboozey
“We Still Don’t Trust You,” Future & Metro Boomin feat. The Weeknd
“Big Mama,” Latto
“3:AM,” Rapsody feat. Erykah Badu
Best Rap Song
“Asteroids,” Marlanna Evans, songwriter (Rapsody feat. Hit-Boy)
“Carnival,” Jordan Carter, Raul Cubina, Grant Dickinson, Samuel Lindley, Nasir Pemberton, Dimitri Roger, Ty Dolla $ign, Kanye West & Mark Carl Stolinski Williams, songwriters (¥$ (Kanye West & Ty Dolla $Ign) feat. Rich the Kid & Playboi Carti)
“Like That,” Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, Kobe “BbyKobe” Hood, Leland Wayne & Nayvadius Wilburn, songwriters (Future & Metro Boomin feat. Kendrick Lamar)
“Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)
“Yeah Glo!,” Ronnie Jackson, Jaucquez Lowe, Timothy McKibbins, Kevin Andre Price, Julius Rivera III & Gloria Woods, songwriters (GloRilla)
Best Rap Album
Might Delete Later, J. Cole
The Auditorium, Vol. 1, Common & Pete Rock
Alligator Bites Never Heal, Doechii
The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce), Eminem
We Don’t Trust You, Future & Metro Boomin
Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
CIVIL WRITES: The South Got Something to Say, Queen Sheba
cOncrete & wHiskey Act II Part 1: A Bourbon 30 Series, Omari Hardwick
Good M.U.S.I.C. Universe Sonic Sinema: Episode 1 In The Beginning Was The Word, Malik Yusef
The Heart, The Mind, The Soul, Tank and the Bangas
The Seven Number Ones, Mad Skillz
Best Jazz Performance
“Walk With Me, Lord (SOUND | SPIRIT),” The Baylor Project
“Phoenix Reimagined (Live),” Lakecia Benjamin feat. Randy Brecker, Jeff “Tain” Watts & John Scofield
“Juno,” Chick Corea & Béla Fleck
“Twinkle Twinkle Little Me,” Samara Joy feat. Sullivan Fortner
“Little Fears,: Dan Pugach Big Band feat. Nicole Zuraitis & Troy Roberts
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Journey in Black, Christie Dashiell
Wildflowers Vol. 1, Kurt Elling & Sullivan Fortner
A Joyful Holiday, Samara Joy
Milton + Esperanza, Milton Nascimento & esperanza spalding
My Ideal, Catherine Russell & Sean Mason
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Owl Song, Ambrose Akinmusire feat. Bill Frisell & Herlin Riley
Beyond This Place, Kenny Barron feat. Kiyoshi Kitagawa, Johnathan Blake, Immanuel Wilkins & Steve Nelson
Phoenix Reimagined (Live), Lakecia Benjamin
Remembrance, Chick Corea & Béla Fleck
Solo Game, Sullivan Fortner
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Returning to Forever, John Beasley & Frankfurt Radio Big Band
And So It Goes, The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
Walk a Mile in My Shoe, Orrin Evans & The Captain Black Big Band
Bianca Reimagined: Music for Paws and Persistence, Dan Pugach Big Band
Golden City, Miguel Zenón
Best Latin Jazz Album
Spain Forever Again, Michel Camilo & Tomatito
Cubop Lives!, Zaccai Curtis
COLLAB, Hamilton de Holanda & Gonzalo Rubalcaba
Time and Again, Eliane Elias
El Trio: Live in Italy, Horacio ‘El Negro’ Hernández, John Beasley & José Gola
Cuba and Beyond, Chucho Valdés & Royal Quartet
As I Travel, Donald Vega feat. Lewis Nash, John Patitucci & Luisito Quintero
Best Alternative Jazz Album
Night Reign, Arooj Aftab
New Blue Sun, André 3000
Code Derivation, Robert Glasper
Foreverland, Keyon Harrold
No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin, Meshell Ndegeocello
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
À Fleur De Peau, Cyrille Aimée
Visions, Norah Jones
Good Together, Lake Street Dive
Impossible Dream, Aaron Lazar
Christmas Wish, Gregory Porter
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Plot Armor, Taylor Eigsti
Rhapsody in Blue, Béla Fleck
Orchestras (Live), Bill Frisell feat. Alexander Hanson, Brussels Philharmonic, Rudy Royston & Thomas Morgan
Mark, Mark Guiliana
Speak to Me, Julian Lage
Best Musical Theater Album
Hell’s Kitchen
Merrily We Roll Along
The Notebook
The Outsiders
The Wiz
Best Country Solo Performance
“16 CARRIAGES,” Beyoncé
“I Am Not Okay,” Jelly Roll
“The Architect,” Kacey Musgraves
“A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Shaboozey
“It Takes a Woman,” Chris Stapleton
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
“Cowboys Cry Too,” Kelsea Ballerini with Noah Kahan
“II MOST WANTED,” Beyoncé feat. Miley Cyrus
“Break Mine,” Brothers Osborne
“Bigger Houses,” Dan + Shay
“I Had Some Help,” Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen
Best Country Song
“The Architect,” Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)
“A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Sean Cook, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Chibueze Collins Obinna, Nevin Sastry & Mark Williams, songwriters (Shaboozey)
“I Am Not Okay,” Casey Brown, Jason DeFord, Ashley Gorley & Taylor Phillips, songwriters (Jelly Roll)
“I Had Some Help,” Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Smith, Ryan Vojtesak, Morgan Wallen & Chandler Paul Walters, songwriters (Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen)
“TEXAS HOLD ‘EM,” Brian Bates, Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nate Ferraro & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Beyoncé)
Best Country Album
COWBOY CARTER, Beyoncé
F-1 Trillion, Post Malone
Deeper Well, Kacey Musgraves
Higher, Chris Stapleton
Whirlwind, Lainey Wilson
Best American Roots Performance
“Blame It on Eve,” Shemekia Copeland
“Nothing in Rambling,” The Fabulous Thunderbirds feat. Bonnie Raitt, Keb’ Mo’, Taj Mahal & Mick Fleetwood
“Lighthouse,” Sierra Ferrell
“The Ballad of Sally Anne,” Rhiannon Giddens
Best Americana Performance
“YA YA,” Beyoncé
“Subtitles,” Madison Cunningham
“Don’t Do Me Good,” Madi Diaz feat. Kacey Musgraves
“American Dreaming,” Sierra Ferrell
“Runaway Train,” Sarah Jarosz
“Empty Trainload of Sky,” Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
Best American Roots Song
“Ahead of the Game,” Mark Knopfler, songwriter (Mark Knopfler)
“All in Good Time,” Sam Beam, songwriter (Iron & Wine feat. Fiona Apple)
“All My Friends,” Aoife O’Donovan, songwriter (Aoife O’Donovan)
“American Dreaming,” Sierra Ferrell & Melody Walker, songwriters (Sierra Ferrell)
“Blame It on Eve,” John Hahn & Will Kimbrough, songwriters (Shemekia Copeland)
Best Americana Album
The Other Side, T Bone Burnett
$10 Cowboy, Charley Crockett
Trail of Flowers, Sierra Ferrell
Polaroid Lovers, Sarah Jarosz
No One Gets Out Alive, Maggie Rose
Tigers Blood, Waxahatchee
Best Bluegrass Album
I Built a World, Bronwyn Keith-Hynes
Songs of Love and Life, The Del McCoury Band
No Fear, Sister Sadie
Live Vol. 1, Billy Strings
Earl Jam, Tony Trischka
Dan Tyminski: Live From The Ryman, Dan Tyminski
Best Traditional Blues Album
Hill Country Love, Cedric Burnside
Struck Down, The Fabulous Thunderbirds
One Guitar Woman, Sue Foley
Sam’s Place, Little Feat
Swingin’ Live at the Church in Tulsa, The Taj Mahal Sextet
Best Contemporary Blues Album
Blues Deluxe Vol. 2, Joe Bonamassa
Blame It on Eve, Shemekia Copeland
Friendlytown, Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour
Mileage, Ruthie Foster
The Fury, Antonio Vergara
Best Folk Album
American Patchwork Quartet, American Patchwork Quartet
Weird Faith, Madi Diaz
Bright Future, Adrianne Lenker
All My Friends, Aoife O’Donovan
Woodland, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
Best Regional Roots Music Album
25 Back to My Roots, Sean Ardoin And Kreole Rock And Soul
Live at the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & The Golden Eagles feat. J’Wan Boudreaux
Live at the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, New Breed Brass Band feat. Trombone Shorty
Kuini, Kalani Pe’a
Stories From the Battlefield, The Rumble feat. Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr.
Best Gospel Performance/Song
“Church Doors,” Yolanda Adams; Donald Lawrence & Sir William James Baptist, songwriters
“Yesterday,” Melvin Crispell III
“Hold On (Live),” Ricky Dillard
“Holy Hands,” DOE; Jesse Paul Barrera, Jeffrey Castro Bernat, Dominique Jones, Timothy Ferguson, Kelby Shavon Johnson, Jr., Jonathan McReynolds, Rickey Slikk Muzik Offord & Juan Winans, songwriters
“One Hallelujah,” Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Erica Campbell & Israel Houghton Featuring Jonathan McReynolds & Jekalyn Carr; G. Morris Coleman, Israel Houghton, Kenneth Leonard, Jr., Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Naomi Raine, songwriters
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
“Holy Forever (Live),” Bethel Music, Jenn Johnson Featuring CeCe Winans
Praise,” Elevation Worship feat. Brandon Lake, Chris Brown & Chandler Moore; Pat Barrett, Chris Brown, Cody Carnes, Steven Furtick, Brandon Lake & Chandler Moore, songwriters
“Firm Foundation (He Won’t),” Honor & Glory feat. Disciple
“In the Name of Jesus,” JWLKRS Worship & Maverick City Music feat. Chandler Moore; Austin Armstrong, Ran Jackson, Chandler Moore, Sajan Nauriyal, Ella Schnacky, Noah Schnacky & Ilya Toshinskiy, songwriters
“In the Room,” Maverick City Music, Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore feat. Tasha Cobbs Leonard; G. Morris Coleman, Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Naomi Raine, songwriters
“That’s My King,” CeCe Winans; Taylor Agan, Kellie Gamble, Lloyd Nicks & Jess Russ, songwriters
Best Gospel Album
Covered Vol. 1, Melvin Crispell III
Choirmaster II (Live), Ricky Dillard
Father’s Day, Kirk Franklin
Still Karen, Karen Clark Sheard
More Than This, CeCe Winans
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Heart of a Human, DOE
When Wind Meets Fire, Elevation Worship
Child of God, Forrest Frank
Coat of Many Colors, Brandon Lake
The Maverick Way Complete, Maverick City Music, Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore
Best Roots Gospel Album
The Gospel Sessions, Vol 2, Authentic Unlimited
The Gospel According to Mark, Mark D. Conklin
Rhapsody, The Harlem Gospel Travelers
Church, Cory Henry
Loving You, The Nelons
Best Latin Pop Album
Funk Generation, Anitta
El Viaje, Luis Fonsi
GARCÍA, Kany García
Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran, Shakira
ORQUÍDEAS, Kali Uchis
Best Música Urbana Album
nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana, Bad Bunny
Rayo, J Balvin
FERXXOCALIPSIS, Feid
LAS LETRAS YA NO IMPORTAN, Residente
att., Young Miko
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
Compita del Destino, El David Aguilar
Pa’ Tu Cuerpa, Cimafunk
Autopoiética, Mon Laferte
GRASA, NATHY PELUSO
¿Quién trae las cornetas?, Rawayana
Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)
Diamantes, Chiquis
Boca Chueca, Vol. 1, Carín León
ÉXODO, Peso Pluma
De Lejitos, Jessi Uribe
Best Tropical Latin Album
MUEVENSE, Marc Anthony
Bailar, Sheila E.
Radio Güira, Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
Alma, Corazón y Salsa (Live at Gran Teatro Nacional), Tony Succar, Mimy Succar
Vacilón Santiaguero, Kiki Valera
Best Global Music Performance
“Raat Ki Rani,” Arooj Aftab
“A Rock Somewhere,” Jacob Collier feat. Anoushka Shankar & Varijashree Venugopal
“Rise,” Rocky Dawuni
“Bemba Colorá,” Sheila E. feat. Gloria Estefan & Mimy Succar
“Sunlight to My Soul,” Angélique Kidjo Featuring Soweto Gospel Choir
“Kashira,” Masa Takumi feat. Ron Korb, Noshir Mody & Dale Edward Chung
Best African Music Performance
“Tomorrow,” Yemi Alade
“MMS,” Asake & Wizkid
“Sensational,” Chris Brown feat. Davido & Lojay
“Higher,” Burna Boy
“Love Me JeJe,” Tems
Best Global Music Album
Alkebulan II, Matt B feat. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Paisajes, Ciro Hurtado
Heis, Rema
Historias De Un Flamenco, Antonio Rey
Born in the Wild, Tems
Best Reggae Album
Take It Easy, Collie Buddz
Party With Me, Vybz Kartel
Never Gets Late Here, Shenseea
Bob Marley: One Love – Music Inspired By The Film (Deluxe), Various Artists
Evolution, The Wailers
Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album
Break of Dawn, Ricky Kej
Triveni, Wouter Kellerman, Éru Matsumoto & Chandrika Tandon
Visions of Sounds De Luxe, Chris Redding
Opus, Ryuichi Sakamoto
Chapter II: How Dark It Is Before Dawn, Anoushka Shankar
Warriors of Light, Radhika Vekaria
Best Children’s Music Album
Brillo, Brillo!, Lucky Diaz and The Family Jam Band
Creciendo, Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats
My Favorite Dream, John Legend
Solid Rock Revival, Rock for Children
World Wide Playdate, Divinity Roxx and Divi Roxx Kids
Best Comedy Album
Armageddon, Ricky Gervais
The Dreamer, Dave Chappelle
The Prisoner, Jim Gaffigan
Someday You’ll Die, Nikki Glaser
Where Was I, Trevor Noah
Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording
All You Need Is Love: The Beatles In Their Own Words (Various Artists), Guy Oldfield, producer
…And Your Ass Will Follow, George Clinton
Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones, Dolly Parton
Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial Celebration, Jimmy Carter
My Name Is Barbra, Barbra Streisand
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
The Color Purple (Various Artists)
Deadpool & Wolverine (Various Artists)
Maestro: Music by Leonard Bernstein, London Symphony Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Bradley Cooper
Saltburn (Various Artists)
Twisters: The Album (Various Artists)
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Includes Film and Television)
American Fiction, Laura Karpman, composer
Challengers, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers
The Color Purple, Kris Bowers, composer
Dune: Part Two, Hans Zimmer, composer
Shōgun, Nick Chuba, Atticus Ross & Leopold Ross, composers
Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Pinar Toprak, composer
God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla, Bear McCreary, composer
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, John Paesano, composer
Star Wars Outlaws, Wilbert Roget, II, composer
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord, Winifred Phillips, composer
Best Song Written for Visual Media
“Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma” (From Twisters: The Album) Jessi Alexander, Luke Combs & Jonathan Singleton, songwriters (Luke Combs)
“Better Place” (From TROLLS Band Together)Amy Allen, Shellback & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (*NSYNC & Justin Timberlake)
“Can’t Catch Me Now” (From The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes) Daniel Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo, songwriters (Olivia Rodrigo)
“It Never Went Away” (From American Symphony) Jon Batiste & Dan Wilson, songwriters (Jon Batiste)
“Love Will Survive” (From The Tattooist of Auschwitz) Walter Afanasieff, Charlie Midnight, Kara Talve & Hans Zimmer, songwriters (Barbra Streisand)
Best Music Video
“Tailor Swif,” A$AP Rocky Vania Heymann & Gal Muggia, video directors
“360,” Charli xcx Aidan Zamiri, video director; Jami Arceo & Evan Thicke, video producers
“Houdini,” Eminem Rich Lee, video director; Kathy Angstadt, Lisa Arianna & Justin Diener, video producers
“Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar, video directors; Jack Begert, Sam Canter & Jamie Rabineau, video producers
“Fortnight,” Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone Taylor Swift, video director; Jil Hardin, video producer
Best Music Film
American Symphony, Jon Batiste, Matthew Heineman, video director; Lauren Domino, Matthew Heineman & Joedan Okun, video producers
June (June Carter Cash) Kristen Vaurio, video director; Josh Matas, Sarah Olson, Jason Owen, Mary Robertson & Kristen Vaurio, video producers
Kings From Queens, Run-DMC, Kirk Fraser, video director; William H. Masterson III, video producer
Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple, Steven Van Zandt, Bill Teck, video director; Robert Cotto, David Fisher & Bill Teck, video producers
The Greatest Night in Pop (Various Artists), Bao Nguyen, video director; Bruce Eskowitz, George Hencken, Larry Klein, Julia Nottingham, Lionel Richie & Harriet Sternberg, video producers
Best Recording Package
The Avett Brothers, Jonny Black & Giorgia Sage, art directors (The Avett Brothers)
Baker Hotel, Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (William Clark Green)
BRAT, Brent David Freaney & Imogene Strauss, art directors (Charli xcx)
F-1 Trillion, Archie Lee Coates IV, Jeffrey Franklin, Blossom Liu, Kylie McMahon & Ana Cecilia Thompson Motta, art directors (Post Malone)
Hounds of Love The Baskerville Edition, Kate Bush & Albert McIntosh, art directors (Kate Bush)
Jug Band Millionaire, Andrew Wong & Julie Yeh, art directors (The Muddy Basin Ramblers)
Pregnancy, Breakdown, and Disease, Lee Pei-Tzu, art director (iWhoiWhoo)
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
Half Living Things, Patrick Galvin, art director (Alpha Wolf)
Hounds of Love The Boxes of Lost at Sea, Kate Bush & Albert McIntosh, art directors (Kate Bush)
In Utero, Doug Cunningham & Jason Noto, art directors (Nirvana)
Mind Games, Simon Hilton & Sean Ono Lennon, art directors (John Lennon)
Unsuk Chin, Takahiro Kurashima & Marek Polewski, art directors (Unsuk Chin & Berliner Philharmoniker)
We Blame Chicago, Rebeka Arce & Farbod Kokabi, art directors (90 Day Men)
Best Album Notes
After Midnight, Tim Brooks, album notes writer (Ford Dabney’s Syncopated Orchestras)
The Carnegie Hall Concert, Lauren Du Graf, album notes writer (Alice Coltrane)
Centennial, Ricky Riccardi, album notes writer (King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band & Various Artists)
John Culshaw – The Art Of The Producer – The Early Years 1948-55, Dominic Fyfe, album notes writer (John Culshaw)
SONtrack Original De La Película “Al Son De Beno,” Josh Kun, album notes writer (Various Artists)
Best Historical Album
Centennial – Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band and Various Artists)
Diamonds and Pearls: Super Deluxe Edition – Charles F. Spicer, Jr. & Duane Tudahl, compilation producers; Brad Blackwood & Bernie Grundman, mastering engineers (Prince & The New Power Generation)
Paul Robeson – Voice of Freedom: His Complete Columbia, RCA, HMV, and Victor Recordings, Tom Laskey & Robert Russ, compilation producers; Nancy Conforti & Andreas K. Meyer, mastering engineers (Paul Robeson)
Pepito y Paquito – Pepe De Lucía & Javier Doria, compilation producers; Jesús Bola, mastering engineer (Pepe De Lucía And Paco De Lucía)
The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording – Super Deluxe Edition) Mike Matessino & Mark Piro, compilation producers; Steve Genewick & Mike Matessino, mastering engineers (Rodgers & Hammerstein & Julie Andrews)
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Algorithm – Dernst Emile II, Michael B. Hunter, Stephan Johnson, Rachel Keen, John Kercy, Charles Moniz & Todd Robinson, engineers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer (Lucky Daye)
Cyan Blue – Jack Emblem, Jack Rochon & Charlotte Day Wilson, engineers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer (Charlotte Day Wilson)
Deeper Well – Craig Alvin, Shawn Everett, Mai Leisz, Todd Lombardo, John Rooney, Konrad Snyder & Daniel Tashian, engineers; Greg Calbi, mastering engineer (Kacey Musgraves)
Empathogen – Beatriz Artola, Zach Brown, Oscar Cornejo, Chris Greatti & Mitch McCarthy, engineers; Joe La Porta, mastering engineer (WILLOW)
i/o – Tchad Blake, Oli Jacobs, Katie May & Dom Shaw, engineers; Matt Colton, mastering engineer (Peter Gabriel)
Short n’ Sweet – Bryce Bordone, Julian Bunetta, Serban Ghenea, Jeff Gunnell, Oli Jacobs, Ian Kirkpatrick, Jack Manning, Manny Marroquin, John Ryan & Laura Sisk, engineers; Nathan Dantzler & Ruairi O’Flaherty, mastering engineers (Sabrina Carpenter)
Best Engineered Album, Classical
Adams: Girls of the Golden West – Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers; Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineers (John Adams, Daniela Mack, Ryan McKinny, Paul Appleby, Hye Jung Lee, Elliot Madore, Julia Bullock, Davóne Tines, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale)
Andres: The Blind Banister – Silas Brown, Doron Schachter & Michael Schwartz, engineers; Matt Colton, mastering engineer (Andrew Cyr, Inbal Segev & Metropolis Ensemble)
Bruckner: Symphony No. 7; Bates: Resurrexit – Mark Donahue & John Newton, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
Clear Voices in the Dark – Daniel Shores, engineer; Daniel Shores, mastering engineer (Matthew Guard & Skylark Vocal Ensemble)
Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina – Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers; Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineers (Gustavo Dudamel, María Dueñas, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale)
Producer of the Year, Classical
Erica Brenner
Christoph Franke
Morten Lindberg
Dmitriy Lipay
Elaine Martone
Dirk Sobotka
Bet Immersive Audio Album
Avalon – Bob Clearmountain, immersive mix engineer; Rhett Davies & Bryan Ferry, immersive producers (Roxy Music)
Genius Loves Company – Michael Romanowski, Eric Schilling & Herbert Waltl, immersive mix engineers; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; John Burk, immersive producer (Ray Charles With Various Artists)
Henning Sommerro: Borders – Morten Lindberg, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive producer (Trondheim Symphony Orchestra)
i/o (In-Side Mix) – Hans-Martin Buff, immersive mix engineer; Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel & Richard Russell, immersive producers (Peter Gabriel)
Pax – Morten Lindberg, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive producer (Ensemble 96 & Current Saxophone Quartet)
Best Instrumental Composition
“At Last,” Shelton G. Berg, composer (Shelly Berg)
“Communion,” Christopher Zuar, composer (Christopher Zuar Orchestra)
“I Swear, I Really Wanted to Make a “Rap” Album But This Is Literally The Way The Wind Blew Me This Time,” André 3000, Surya Botofasina, Nate Mercereau & Carlos Niño, composers (André 3000)
“Remembrance,” Chick Corea, composer (Chick Corea & Béla Fleck)
“Strands,” Pascal Le Boeuf, composer (Akropolis Reed Quintet, Pascal Le Boeuf & Christian Euman)
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
“Baby Elephant Walk – Encore,” Michael League, arranger (Snarky Puppy)
“Bridge Over Troubled Water,” Jacob Collier, Tori Kelly & John Legend, arrangers (Jacob Collier Featuring John Legend & Tori Kelly)
“Rhapsody in Blue(Grass),” Béla Fleck & Ferde Grofé, arrangers (Béla Fleck Featuring Michael Cleveland, Sierra Hull, Justin Moses, Mark Schatz & Bryan Sutton)
“Rose Without the Thorns,” Erin Bentlage, Alexander Lloyd Blake, Scott Hoying, A.J. Sealy & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (Scott Hoying Featuring säje & Tonality)
“Silent Night,” Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (säje)
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
“Alma,” Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johanye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (säje Featuring Regina Carter)
“Always Come Back,” Matt Jones, arranger (John Legend)
“b i g f e e l i n g s,” Willow, arranger (WILLOW)
“Last Surprise (From Persona 5),” Charlie Rosen & Jake Silverman, arrangers (The 8-Bit Big Band Featuring Jonah Nilsson & Button Masher)
“The Sound of Silence,” Cody Fry, arranger (Cody Fry feat. Sleeping at Last)
Best Orchestral Performance
“Adams: City Noir, Fearful Symmetries & Lola Montez Does the Spider Dance” Marin Alsop, conductor (ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra)
“Kodály: Háry János Suite; Summer Evening & Symphony In C Major” JoAnn Falletta, conductor (Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
“Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina” Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
“Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Rakastava, & Lemminkäinen” Susanna Mälkki, conductor (Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra)
“Stravinsky: The Firebird” Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
Best Opera Recording
“Adams: Girls of the Golden West” John Adams, conductor; Paul Appleby, Julia Bullock, Hye Jung Lee, Daniela Mack, Elliot Madore, Ryan McKinny & Davóne Tines; Dmitriy Lipay, producer (Los Angeles Philharmonic; Los Angeles Master Chorale)
“Catán: Florencia En El Amazonas” Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Mario Chang, Michael Chioldi, Greer Grimsley, Nancy Fabiola Herrera, Mattia Olivieri, Ailyn Pérez & Gabriella Reyes; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
“Moravec: The Shining” Gerard Schwarz, conductor; Tristan Hallett, Kelly Kaduce & Edward Parks; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (Kansas City Symphony; Lyric Opera Of Kansas City Chorus)
“Puts: The Hours” Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Joyce DiDonato, Renée Fleming & Kelli O’Hara; David Frost, producer (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
“Saariaho: Adriana Mater” Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Fleur Barron, Axelle Fanyo, Nicholas Phan & Christopher Purves; Jason O’Connell, producer (San Francisco Symphony; San Francisco Symphony Chorus; Timo Kurkikangas)
Best Choral Performance
“Clear Voices in the Dark” Matthew Guard, conductor (Carrie Cheron, Nathan Hodgson, Helen Karloski & Clare McNamara; Skylark Vocal Ensemble)
“A Dream So Bright – Choral Music of Jake Runestad” Eric Holtan, conductor (Jeffrey Biegel; True Concord Orchestra; True Concord Voices)
“Handel: Israel In Egypt” Jeannette Sorrell, conductor (Margaret Carpenter Haigh, Daniel Moody, Molly Netter, Jacob Perry & Edward Vogel; Apollo’s Fire; Apollo’s Singers)
“Ochre” Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)
“Sheehan: Akathist” Elaine Kelly, conductor; Melissa Attebury, Stephen Sands & Benedict Sheehan, chorus masters (Elizabeth Bates, Paul D’Arcy, Tynan Davis, Aine Hakamatsuka, Steven Hrycelak, Helen Karloski, Enrico Lagasca, Edmund Milly, Fotina Naumenko, Neil Netherly, Timothy Parsons, Stephen Sands, Miriam Sheehan & Pamela Terry; Novus NY; Artefact Ensemble, The Choir of Trinity Wall Street, Downtown Voices & Trinity Youth Chorus)
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
“Adams, J.L.: Waves & Particles,” JACK Quartet
“Beethoven for Three: Symphony No. 4 And Op. 97, ‘Archduke,’” Yo-Yo Ma, Leonidas Kavakos & Emanuel Ax
“Cerrone: Beaufort Scales,” Beth Willer, Christopher Cerrone & Lorelei Ensemble
“Home,” Miró Quartet
“Rectangles and Circumstance,” Caroline Shaw & Sō Percussion
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
“Akiho: Longing,” Andy Akiho
“Bach: Goldberg Variations,” Víkingur Ólafsson
“Eastman: The Holy Presence of Joan D’Arc,” Seth Parker Woods; Christopher Rountree, conductor (Wild Up)
“Entourer,” Mak Grgić (Ensemble Dissonance)
“Perry: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra,” Curtis Stewart; James Blachly, conductor (Experiential Orchestra)
Beyond the Years – Unpublished Songs of Florence Price, Karen Slack, soloist; Michelle Cann, pianist
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
A Change Is Gonna Come, Nicholas Phan, soloist; Palaver Strings, ensembles
Newman: Bespoke Songs, Fotina Naumenko, soloist; Marika Bournaki, pianist (Nadège Foofat; Julietta Curenton, Colin Davin, Mark Edwards, Nadia Pessoa, Timothy Roberts, Ryan Romine, Akemi Takayama, Karlyn Viña & Garrick Zoeter)
Show Me the Way, Will Liverman, soloist; Jonathan King, pianist
Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder, Joyce DiDonato, soloist; Maxim Emelyanychev, conductor (Il Pomo d’Oro)
Best Classical Compendium
Akiho: BeLonging – Andy Akiho & Imani Winds; Andy Akiho, Sean Dixon & Mark Dover, producers
American Counterpoints – Curtis Stewart; James Blachly, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer
Foss: Symphony No. 1; Renaissance Concerto; Three American Pieces; Ode – JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Bernd Gottinger, producer
Mythologies II – Sangeeta Kaur, Omar Najmi, Hilá Plitmann, Robert Thies & Danaë Xanthe Vlasse; Michael Shapiro, conductor; Jeff Atmajian, Emilio D. Miler, Hai Nguyen, Robert Thies, Danaë Xanthe Vlasse & Kitt Wakeley, producers
Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina – Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Dmitriy Lipay, producer
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
“Casarrubios: Seven for Solo Cello” Andrea Casarrubios, composer (Andrea Casarrubios)
“Coleman: Revelry” Valerie Coleman, composer (Decoda)
“Lang: Composition as Explanation” David Lang, composer (Eighth Blackbird)
“Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina” Gabriela Ortiz, composer (Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale)
“Saariaho: Adriana Mater” Kaija Saariaho, composer (Esa-Pekka Salonen, Fleur Barron, Nicholas Phan, Christopher Purves, Axelle Fanyo, San Francisco Symphony Chorus & Orchestra)