It all came together tonight for the 65th GRAMMY Awards which took place tonight. We always enjoy seeing what takes place during Awards Season as we get into the thick of things. The show took place on CBS and streamed live and on-demand on Paramount+. We shared our predictions which are in italics, those that are the winners are in bold and those that we guessed correctly that won are italicized in bold.
RECORD OF THE YEAR
Don't Shut Me Down
ABBA
Benny Andersson, producer; Benny Andersson & Bernard Löhr, engineers/mixers; Björn Engelmann, mastering engineerEasy On Me
Adele
Greg Kurstin, producer; Julian Burg, Tom Elmhirst & Greg Kurstin, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineerBREAK MY SOUL
Beyoncé
Beyoncé, Terius "The-Dream" Gesteelde-Diamant, Jens Christian Isaksen & Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, producers; Brandon Harding, Chris McLaughlin & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineerGood Morning Gorgeous
Mary J. Blige
D’Mile & H.E.R., producers; Bryce Bordone, Serban Ghenea & Pat Kelly, engineers/mixersYou And Me On The Rock
Brandi Carlile Featuring Lucius
Dave Cobb & Shooter Jennings, producers; Brandon Bell, Tom Elmhirst & Michael Harris, engineers/mixers; Pete Lyman, mastering engineerWoman
Doja Cat
Crate Classics, Linden Jay, Aynzli Jones & Yeti Beats, producers; Jesse Ray Ernster & Rian Lewis, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineerBad Habit
Steve Lacy
Steve Lacy, producer; Neal Pogue & Karl Wingate, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineerThe Heart Part 5
Kendrick Lamar
Beach Noise, producer; Beach Noise, Rob Bisel, Ray Charles Brown Jr., James Hunt, Johnny Kosich, Matt Schaeffer & Johnathan Turner, engineers/mixers; Michelle Mancini, mastering engineerAbout Damn Time
Lizzo
Ricky Reed & Blake Slatkin, producers; Patrick Kehrier, Bill Malina & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Michelle Mancini, mastering engineerAs It Was
Harry Styles
Tyler Johnson & Kid Harpoon, producers; Jeremy Hatcher & Spike Stent, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Voyage
ABBA
Benny Andersson, producer; Benny Andersson & Bernard Löhr, engineers/mixers; Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus, songwriters; Björn Engelmann, mastering engineer30
Adele
Shawn Everett, Ludwig Göransson, Inflo, Tobias Jesso, Jr., Greg Kurstin, Max Martin, Joey Pecoraro & Shellback, producers; Julian Burg, Steve Churchyard, Tom Elmhirst, Shawn Everett, Serban Ghenea, Sam Holland, Michael Ilbert, Inflo, Greg Kurstin, Riley Mackin & Lasse Mårtén, engineers/mixers; Adele Adkins, Ludwig Göransson, Dean Josiah Cover, Tobias Jesso, Jr., Greg Kurstin, Max Martin & Shellback, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineerUn Verano Sin Ti
Bad Bunny
Rauw Alejandro, Buscabulla, Chencho Corleone, Jhay Cortez, Tony Dize, Bomba Estéreo & The Marías, featured artists; Demy & Clipz, Elikai, HAZE, La Paciencia, Cheo Legendary, MAG, MagicEnElBeat, Mora, Jota Rosa, Subelo Neo & Tainy, producers; Josh Gudwin & Roberto Rosado, engineers/mixers; Raul Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz, Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, Raquel Berrios, Joshua Conway, Mick Coogan, Orlando Javier Valle Vega, Jesus Nieves Cortes, Luis Del Valle, Marcos Masis, Gabriel Mora, Elena Rose, Liliana Margarita Saumet & Maria Zardoya, songwriters; Colin Leonard, mastering engineerRENAISSANCE
Beyoncé
Beam, Grace Jones & Tems, featured artists; Jameil Aossey, Bah, Beam, Beyoncé, Bloodpop, Boi-1Da, Cadenza, Al Cres, Mike Dean, Honey Dijon, Kelman Duran, Harry Edwards, Terius "The-Dream" Gesteelde-Diamant, Ivor Guest, Guiltybeatz, Hit-Boy, Jens Christian Isaksen, Leven Kali, Lil Ju, MeLo-X, No I.D., NovaWav, Chris Penny, P2J, Rissi, S1a0, Raphael Saadiq, Neenyo, Skrillex, Luke Solomon, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Jahaan Sweet, Syd, Sevn Thomas, Sol Was & Stuart White, producers; Chi Coney, Russell Graham, Guiltybeatz, Brandon Harding, Hotae Alexander Jang, Chris McLaughlin, Delroy "Phatta" Pottinger, Andrea Roberts, Steve Rusch, Jabbar Stevens & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Denisia "@Blu June" Andrews, Danielle Balbuena, Tyshane Thompson, Kevin Marquis Bellmon, Sydney Bennett, Beyoncé, Jerel Black, Michael Tucker, Atia Boggs p/k/a Ink, Dustin Bowie, David Debrandon Brown, S. Carter, Nija Charles, Sabrina Claudio, Solomon Fagenson Cole, Brittany "@Chi_Coney" Coney, Alexander Guy Cook, Lavar Coppin, Almando Cresso, Mike Dean, Saliou Diagne, Darius Dixson, Jocelyn Donald, Jordan Douglas, Aubrey Drake Graham, Kelman Duran, Terius "The-Dream" Gesteelde-Diamant, Dave Giles II, Derrick Carrington Gray, Nick Green, Larry Griffin Jr, Ronald Banful, Dave Hamelin, Aviel Calev Hirschfield, Chauncey Hollis, Jr., Ariowa Irosogie, Leven Kali, Ricky Lawson, Tizita Makuria, Julian Martrel Mason, Daniel Memmi, Cherdericka Nichols, Ernest "No I.D." Wilson, Temilade Openiyi, Patrick Paige II From The Internet, Jimi Stephen Payton, Christopher Lawrence Penny, Michael Pollack, Richard Isong, Honey Redmond, Derek Renfroe, Andrew Richardson, Morten Ristorp, Nile Rodgers, Oliver Rodigan, Freddie Ross, Raphael Saadiq, Matthew Samuels, Sean Seaton, Skrillex, Corece Smith, Luke Francis Matthew Solomon, Jabbar Stevens, Christopher A. Stewart, Jahaan Sweet, Rupert Thomas, Jr. & Jesse Wilson, songwriters; Colin Leonard, mastering engineerGood Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe)
Mary J. Blige
DJ Khaled, Dave East, Fabolous, Fivio Foreign, Griselda, H.E.R., Jadakiss, Moneybagg Yo, Ne-Yo, Anderson .Paak, Remy Ma & Usher, featured artists; Alissia, Tarik Azzouz, Bengineer, Blacka Din Me, Rogét Chahayed, Cool & Dre, Ben Billions, DJ Cassidy, DJ Khaled, D’Mile, Wonda, Bongo Bytheway, H.E.R., Hostile Beats, Eric Hudson, London On Da Track, Leon Michels, Nova Wav, Anderson.Paak, Sl!Mwav, Streetrunner, Swizz Beatz & J White Did It, producers; Derek Ali, Ben Chang, Luis Bordeaux, Bryce Bordone, Lauren D’Elia, Chris Galland, Serban Ghenea, Akeel Henry, Jaycen Joshua, Pat Kelly, Jhair Lazo, Shamele Mackie, Manny Marroquin, Dave Medrano, Ari Morris, Parks, Juan Peña, Ben Sedano, Kev Spencer, Julio Ulloa & Jodie Grayson Williams, engineers/mixers; Alissia Beneviste, Denisia "Blu June" Andrews, Archer, Bianca Atterberry, Tarik Azzouz, Mary J. Blige, David Brewster, David Brown, Shawn Butler, Rogét Chahayed, Ant Clemons, Brittany "Chi" Coney, Kasseem Dean, Benjamin Diehl, DJ Cassidy, Jocelyn Donald, Jerry Duplessis, Uforo Ebong, Dernst Emile II, John Jackson, Adriana Flores, Gabriella Wilson, Shawn Hibbler, Charles A. Hinshaw, Jamie Hurton, Eric Hudson, Jason Phillips, Khaled Khaled, London Holmes, Andre "Dre" Christopher Lyon, Reminisce Mackie, Leon Michels, Jerome Monroe, Jr., Kim Owens, Brandon Anderson, Jeremie "Benny The Butcher" Pennick, Bryan Ponce, Demond "Conway The Machine" Price, Peter Skellern, Shaffer Smith, Nicholas Warwar, Deforrest Taylor, Tiara Thomas, Marcello "Cool" Valenzano, Alvin "Westside Gunn" Worthy, Anthony Jermaine White & Leon Youngblood, songwritersIn These Silent Days
Brandi Carlile
Lucius, featured artist; Dave Cobb & Shooter Jennings, producers; Brandon Bell, Dave Cobb, Tom Elmhirst, Michael Harris & Shooter Jennings, engineers/mixers; Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters; Pete Lyman, mastering engineerMusic Of The Spheres
Coldplay
BTS, Jacob Collier, Selena Gomez & We Are KING, featured artists; Jacob Collier, Daniel Green, Oscar Holter, Jon Hopkins, Max Martin, Metro Boomin, Kang Hyo-Won, Bill Rahko, Bart Schoudel, Rik Simpson, Paris Strother & We Are KING, producers; Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Jacob Collier, The Dream Team, Duncan Fuller, Serban Ghenea, Daniel Green, John Hanes, Jon Hopkins, Michael Ilbert, Max Martin, Bill Rahko, Bart Schoudel, Rik Simpson & Paris Strother, engineers/mixers; Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Denise Carite, Will Champion, Jacob Collier, Derek Dixie, Sam Falson, Stephen Fry, Daniel Green, Oscar Holter, Jon Hopkins, Jung Ho-Seok, Chris Martin, Max Martin, John Metcalfe, Leland Tyler Wayne, Bill Rahko, Kim Nam-Joon, Jesse Rogg, Davide Rossi, Rik Simpson, Amber Strother, Paris Strother, Min Yoon-Gi, Federico Vindver & Olivia Waithe, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineerMr. Morale & The Big Steppers
Kendrick Lamar
Baby Keem, Blxst, Sam Dew, Ghostface Killah, Beth Gibbons, Kodak Black, Tanna Leone, Taylour Paige, Amanda Reifer, Sampha & Summer Walker, featured artists; The Alchemist, Baby Keem, Craig Balmoris, Beach Noise, Bekon, Boi-1da, Cardo, Dahi, DJ Khalil, The Donuts, FNZ, Frano, Sergiu Gherman, Emile Haynie, J.LBS, Mario Luciano, Tyler Mehlenbacher, OKLAMA, Rascal, Sounwave, Jahaan Sweet, Tae Beast, Duval Timothy & Pharrell Williams, producers; Derek Ali, Matt Anthony, Beach Noise, Rob Bisel, David Bishop, Troy Bourgeois, Andrew Boyd, Ray Charles Brown Jr., Derek Garcia, Chad Gordon, James Hunt, Johnny Kosich, Manny Marroquin, Erwing Olivares, Raymond J Scavo III, Matt Schaeffer, Cyrus Taghipour, Johnathan Turner & Joe Visciano, engineers/mixers; Khalil Abdul-Rahman, Hykeem Carter, Craig Balmoris, Beach Noise, Daniel Tannenbaum, Daniel Tannenbaum, Stephen Lee Bruner, Matthew Burdette, Isaac John De Boni, Sam Dew, Anthony Dixon, Victor Ekpo, Sergiu Gherman, Dennis Coles, Beth Gibbons, Frano Huett, Stuart Johnson, Bill K. Kapri, Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich, Daniel Krieger, Kendrick Lamar, Ronald LaTour, Mario Luciano, Daniel Alan Maman, Timothy Maxey, Tyler Mehlenbacher, Michael John Mulé, D. Natche, OKLAMA, Jason Pounds, Rascal, Amanda Reifer, Matthew Samuels, Avante Santana, Matt Schaeffer, Sampha Sisay, Mark Spears, Homer Steinweiss, Jahaan Akil Sweet, Donte Lamar Perkins, Duval Timothy, Summer Walker & Pharrell Williams, songwriters; Michelle Mancini, mastering engineerSpecial
Lizzo
Benny Blanco, Quelle Chris, Daoud, Omer Fedi, ILYA, Kid Harpoon, Ian Kirkpatrick, Max Martin, Nate Mercereau, The Monsters & Strangerz, Phoelix, Ricky Reed, Mark Ronson, Blake Slatkin & Pop Wansel, producers; Benny Blanco, Bryce Bordone, Jeff Chestek, Jacob Ferguson, Serban Ghenea, Jeremy Hatcher, Andrew Hey, Sam Holland, ILYA, Stefan Johnson, Jens Jungkurth, Patrick Kehrier, Ian Kirkpatrick, Damien Lewis, Bill Malina, Manny Marroquin & Ricky Reed, engineers/mixers; Amy Allen, Daoud Anthony, Jonathan Bellion, Benjamin Levin, Thomas Brenneck, Christian Devivo, Omer Fedi, Eric Frederic, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Melissa Jefferson, Jordan K Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Kid Harpoon, Ian Kirkpatrick, Savan Kotecha, Max Martin, Nate Mercereau, Leon Michels, Nick Movshon, Michael Neil, Michael Pollack, Mark Ronson, Blake Slatkin, Peter Svensson, Gavin Chris Tennille, Theron Makiel Thomas, Andrew Wansel & Emily Warren, songwriters; Michelle Mancini, mastering engineerHarry's House
Harry Styles
Tyler Johnson, Kid Harpoon & Sammy Witte, producers; Jeremy Hatcher, Oli Jacobs, Nick Lobel, Spike Stent & Sammy Witte, engineers/mixers; Amy Allen, Tobias Jesso, Jr., Tyler Johnson, Kid Harpoon, Mitch Rowland, Harry Styles & Sammy Witte, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
SONG OF THE YEAR
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Sara Davis, GAYLE & Dave Pittenger, songwriters (GAYLE)About Damn Time
Melissa “Lizzo” Jefferson, Eric Frederic, Blake Slatkin & Theron Makiel Thomas, songwriters (Lizzo)All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (The Short Film)
Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)As It Was
Tyler Johnson, Kid Harpoon & Harry Styles, songwriters (Harry Styles)Bad Habit
Matthew Castellanos, Brittany Fousheé, Diana Gordon, John Carroll Kirby & Steve Lacy, songwriters (Steve Lacy)BREAK MY SOUL
Beyoncé, S. Carter, Terius "The-Dream" Gesteelde-Diamant & Christopher A. Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé)Easy On Me
Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Adele)GOD DID
Tarik Azzouz, E. Blackmon, Khaled Khaled, F. LeBlanc, Shawn Carter, John Stephens, Dwayne Carter, William Roberts & Nicholas Warwar, songwriters (DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy)The Heart Part 5
Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich, Kendrick Lamar & Matt Schaeffer, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)Just Like That
Bonnie Raitt, songwriter (Bonnie Raitt)
BEST NEW ARTIST
Anitta
Omar Apollo
DOMi & JD Beck
Muni Long
Samara Joy
Latto
Måneskin
Tobe Nwigwe
Molly Tuttle
Wet Leg
Pop
BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
Easy On Me
AdeleMoscow Mule
Bad BunnyWoman
Doja CatBad Habit
Steve LacyAbout Damn Time
LizzoAs It Was
Harry Styles
BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
Don't Shut Me Down
ABBABam Bam
Camila Cabello Featuring Ed SheeranMy Universe
Coldplay & BTSI Like You (A Happier Song)
Post Malone & Doja CatUnholy
Sam Smith & Kim Petras
BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
Higher
Michael BubléWhen Christmas Comes Around...
Kelly ClarksonI Dream Of Christmas (Extended)
Norah JonesEvergreen
PentatonixThank You
Diana Ross
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
Voyage
ABBA30
AdeleMusic Of The Spheres
ColdplaySpecial
LizzoHarry's House
Harry Styles
Dance/Electronic Music
BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC RECORDING
BREAK MY SOUL
Beyoncé
Beyoncé, Terius "The-Dream" Gesteelde-Diamant, Jens Christian Isaksen & Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, producers; Stuart White, mixerRosewood
Bonobo
Simon Green, producer; Simon Green, mixerDon't Forget My Love
Diplo & Miguel
Diplo & Maximilian Jaeger, producers; Luca Pretolesi, mixerI'm Good (Blue)
David Guetta & Bebe Rexha
David Guetta & Timofey Reznikov, producers; David Guetta & Timofey Reznikov, mixersIntimidated
KAYTRANADA Featuring H.E.R.
H.E.R. & KAYTRANADA, producers; KAYTRANADA, mixerOn My Knees
RÜFÜS DU SOL
Jason Evigan & RÜFÜS DU SOL, producers; Cassian Stewart-Kasimba, mixer
BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC MUSIC ALBUM
Renaissance
BeyoncéFragments
BonoboDiplo
DiploThe Last Goodbye
ODESZASurrender
RÜFÜS DU SOL
Contemporary Instrumental Music
BEST CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
Between Dreaming And Joy
Jeff CoffinNot Tight
DOMi & JD BeckBlooz
Grant GeissmanJacob's Ladder
Brad MehldauEmpire Central
Snarky Puppy
Rock
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
So Happy It Hurts
Bryan AdamsOld Man
BeckWild Child
The Black KeysBroken Horses
Brandi CarlileCrawl!
IdlesPatient Number 9
Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Jeff BeckHoliday
Turnstile
BEST METAL PERFORMANCE
Call Me Little Sunshine
GhostWe'll Be Back
MegadethKill Or Be Killed
MuseDegradation Rules
Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Tony IommiBlackout
Turnstile
BEST ROCK SONG
Blackout
Brady Ebert, Daniel Fang, Franz Lyons, Pat McCrory & Brendan Yates, songwriters (Turnstile)Broken Horses
Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)Harmonia's Dream
Robbie Bennett & Adam Granduciel, songwriters (The War On Drugs)Patient Number 9
John Osbourne, Chad Smith, Ali Tamposi, Robert Trujillo & Andrew Wotman, songwriters (Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Jeff Beck)
BEST ROCK ALBUM
Dropout Boogie
The Black KeysThe Boy Named If
Elvis Costello & The ImpostersCrawler
IdlesMainstream Sellout
Machine Gun KellyPatient Number 9
Ozzy OsbourneLucifer On The Sofa
Spoon
Alternative
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC PERFORMANCE
There'd Better Be A Mirrorball
Arctic MonkeysCertainty
Big ThiefKing
Florence + The MachineChaise Longue
Wet LegSpitting Off The Edge Of The World
Yeah Yeah Yeahs Featuring Perfume Genius
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
WE
Arcade FireDragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You
Big ThiefFossora
BjörkWet Leg
Wet LegCool It Down
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
R&B
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
VIRGO’S GROOVE
BeyoncéHere With Me
Mary J. Blige Featuring Anderson .PaakHrs & Hrs
Muni LongOver
Lucky DayeHurt Me So Good
Jazmine Sullivan
BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE
Do 4 Love
Snoh AalegraKeeps On Fallin'
Babyface Featuring Ella MaiPLASTIC OFF THE SOFA
Beyoncé'Round Midnight
Adam Blackstone Featuring Jazmine SullivanGood Morning Gorgeous
Mary J. Blige
BEST R&B SONG
CUFF IT
Denisia "Blu June" Andrews, Beyoncé, Mary Christine Brockert, Brittany "Chi" Coney, Terius "The-Dream" Gesteelde-Diamant, Morten Ristorp, Nile Rodgers & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Beyoncé)Good Morning Gorgeous
Mary J. Blige, David Brown, Dernst Emile II, Gabriella Wilson & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (Mary J. Blige)Hrs & Hrs
Hamadi Aaabi, Dylan Graham, Priscilla Renea, Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell, Brandon John-Baptiste, Isaac Wriston & Justin Nathaniel Zim, songwriters (Muni Long)Hurt Me So Good
Akeel Henry, Michael Holmes, Luca Mauti, Jazmine Sullivan & Elliott Trent, songwriters (Jazmine Sullivan)Please Don't Walk Away
PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton)
BEST PROGRESSIVE R&B ALBUM
Operation Funk
Cory HenryGemini Rights
Steve LacyDrones
Terrace MartinStarfruit
MoonchildRed Balloon
Tank And The Bangas
BEST R&B ALBUM
Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe)
Mary J. BligeBreezy (Deluxe)
Chris BrownBlack Radio III
Robert GlasperCandydrip
Lucky DayeWatch The Sun
PJ Morton
Rap
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
GOD DID
DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & FridayyVegas
Doja Catpushin P
Gunna & Future Featuring Young ThugF.N.F. (Let's Go)
Hitkidd & GloRillaThe Heart Part 5
Kendrick Lamar
BEST MELODIC RAP PERFORMANCE
BEAUTIFUL
DJ Khaled Featuring Future & SZAWAIT FOR U
Future Featuring Drake & TemsFirst Class
Jack HarlowDie Hard
Kendrick Lamar Featuring Blxst & Amanda ReiferBig Energy (Live)
Latto
BEST RAP SONG
Churchill Downs
Ace G, BEDRM, Matthew Samuels, Tahrence Brown, Rogét Chahayed, Aubrey Graham, Jack Harlow & Jose Velazquez, songwriters (Jack Harlow Featuring Drake)GOD DID
Tarik Azzouz, E. Blackmon, Khaled Khaled, F. LeBlanc, Shawn Carter, John Stephens, Dwayne Carter, William Roberts & Nicholas Warwar, songwriters (DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy)The Heart Part 5
Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich, Kendrick Lamar & Matt Schaeffer, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)pushin P
Lucas Depante, Nayvadius Wilburn, Sergio Kitchens, Wesley Tyler Glass & Jeffery Lamar Williams, songwriters (Gunna & Future Featuring Young Thug)WAIT FOR U
Tejiri Akpoghene, Floyd E. Bentley III, Jacob Canady, Isaac De Boni, Aubrey Graham, Israel Ayomide Fowobaje, Nayvadius Wilburn, Michael Mule, Oluwatoroti Oke & Temilade Openiyi, songwriters (Future Featuring Drake & Tems)
BEST RAP ALBUM
GOD DID
DJ KhaledI Never Liked You
FutureCome Home The Kids Miss You
Jack HarlowMr. Morale & The Big Steppers
Kendrick LamarIt's Almost Dry
Pusha T
Country
BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE
Heartfirst
Kelsea BalleriniSomething In The Orange
Zach BryanIn His Arms
Miranda LambertCircles Around This Town
Maren MorrisLive Forever
Willie Nelson
BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
Wishful Drinking
Ingrid Andress & Sam HuntMidnight Rider's Prayer
Brothers OsborneOutrunnin' Your Memory
Luke Combs & Miranda LambertDoes He Love You - Revisited
Reba McEntire & Dolly PartonNever Wanted To Be That Girl
Carly Pearce & Ashley McBrydeGoing Where The Lonely Go
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
BEST COUNTRY SONG
Circles Around This Town
Ryan Hurd, Julia Michaels, Maren Morris & Jimmy Robbins, songwriters (Maren Morris)Doin' This
Luke Combs, Drew Parker & Robert Williford, songwriters (Luke Combs)I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault)
Lori McKenna & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)If I Was A Cowboy
Jesse Frasure & Miranda Lambert, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)I'll Love You Till The Day I Die
Rodney Crowell & Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Willie Nelson)'Til You Can't
Matt Rogers & Ben Stennis, songwriters (Cody Johnson)
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
Growin' Up
Luke CombsPalomino
Miranda LambertAshley McBryde Presents: Lindeville
Ashley McBrydeHumble Quest
Maren MorrisA Beautiful Time
Willie Nelson
New Age, Ambient, or Chant
BEST NEW AGE, AMBIENT, OR CHANT ALBUM
Positano Songs
Will AckermanJoy
Paul AvgerinosMantra Americana
Madi Das & Dave Stringer With Bhakti Without BordersThe Passenger
Cheryl B. EngelhardtMystic Mirror
White Sun
Jazz
32. Best Improvised Jazz Solo
For an instrumental jazz solo performance. Two equal performers on one recording may be eligible as one entry. If the soloist listed appears on a recording billed to another artist, the latter's name is in parenthesis for identification. Singles or Tracks only.)
Rounds (Live)
Ambrose Akinmusire, soloistKeep Holding On
Gerald Albright, soloistFalling
Melissa Aldana, soloistCall Of The Drum
Marcus Baylor, soloistCherokee/Koko
John Beasley, soloistEndangered Species
Wayne Shorter & Leo Genovese, soloist
33. Best Jazz Vocal Album
For albums containing greater than 50% playing time of new vocal jazz recordings.
The Evening : Live At APPARATUS
The Baylor ProjectLinger Awhile
Samara JoyFade To Black
Carmen LundyFifty
The Manhattan Transfer With The WDR FunkhausorchesterGhost Song
Cécile McLorin Salvant
34. Best Jazz Instrumental Album
For albums containing greater than 50% playing time of new instrumental jazz recordings.
New Standards Vol. 1
Terri Lyne Carrington, Kris Davis, Linda May Han Oh, Nicholas Payton & Matthew StevensLive In Italy
Peter Erskine TrioLongGone
Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride, And Brian BladeLive At The Detroit Jazz Festival
Wayne Shorter, Terri Lyne Carrington, Leo Genovese & esperanza spaldingParallel Motion
Yellowjackets
35. Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
For albums containing greater than 50% playing time of new ensemble jazz recordings.
Bird Lives
John Beasley, Magnus Lindgren & SWR Big BandRemembering Bob Freedman
Ron Carter & The Jazzaar Festival Big Band Directed By Christian JacobGeneration Gap Jazz Orchestra
Steven Feifke, Bijon Watson, Generation Gap Jazz OrchestraCenter Stage
Steve Gadd, Eddie Gomez, Ronnie Cuber & WDR Big Band Conducted By Michael AbeneArchitecture Of Storms
Remy Le Boeuf's Assembly Of Shadows
BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM
Fandango At The Wall In New York
Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Featuring The Congra Patria Son Jarocho CollectiveCrisálida
Danilo Pérez Featuring The Global MessengersIf You Will
Flora PurimRhythm & Soul
Arturo SandovalMúsica De Las Américas
Miguel Zenón
Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music
BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE/SONG
Positive
Erica Campbell; Erica Campbell, Warryn Campbell & Juan Winans, songwritersWhen I Pray
DOE; Dominique Jones & Dewitt Jones, songwritersKingdom
Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, Jonathan Jay, Chandler Moore & Jacob Poole, songwritersThe Better Benediction
PJ Morton Featuring Zacardi Cortez, Gene Moore, Samoht, Tim Rogers & Darrel Walls; PJ Morton, songwriterGet Up
Tye Tribbett; Brandon Jones, Christopher Michael Stevens, Thaddaeus Tribbett & Tye Tribbett, songwriters
BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE/SONG
God Really Loves Us (Radio Version)
Crowder Featuring Dante Bowe and Maverick City Music; Dante Bowe, David Crowder, Ben Glover & Jeff Sojka, songwritersSo Good
DOE; Chuck Butler, Dominique Jones & Ethan Hulse, songwritersFor God Is With Us
for KING & COUNTRY & Hillary Scott; Josh Kerr, Jordan Reynolds, Joel Smallbone & Luke Smallbone, songwritersFear Is Not My Future
Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, Nicole Hannel, Jonathan Jay, Brandon Lake & Hannah Shackelford, songwritersHoly Forever
Chris Tomlin; Jason Ingram, Brian Johnson, Jenn Johnson, Chris Tomlin & Phil Wickham, songwritersHymn Of Heaven (Radio Version)
Phil Wickham; Chris Davenport, Bill Johnson, Brian Johnson & Phil Wickham, songwriters
BEST GOSPEL ALBUM
Die To Live
Maranda CurtisBreakthrough: The Exodus (Live)
Ricky DillardClarity
DOEKingdom Book One Deluxe
Maverick City Music & Kirk FranklinAll Things New
Tye Tribbett
BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ALBUM
Lion
Elevation WorshipBreathe
Maverick City MusicLife After Death
TobyMacAlways
Chris TomlinMy Jesus
Anne Wilson
BEST ROOTS GOSPEL ALBUM
Let's Just Praise The Lord
Gaither Vocal BandConfessio - Irish American Roots
Keith & Kristyn GettyThe Willie Nelson Family
Willie Nelson2:22
Karen Peck & New RiverThe Urban Hymnal
Tennessee State University Marching Band
Latin
BEST LATIN POP ALBUM
AGUILERA
Christina AguileraPasieros
Rubén Blades & Boca LivreDe Adentro Pa Afuera
CamiloVIAJANTE
FonsecaDharma +
Sebastián Yatra
BEST MUSICA URBANA ALBUM
TRAP CAKE, VOL. 2
Rauw AlejandroUn Verano Sin Ti
Bad BunnyLEGENDADDY
Daddy YankeeLa 167
FarrukoThe Love & Sex Tape
Maluma
BEST LATIN ROCK OR ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
El Alimento
CimafunkTinta y Tiempo
Jorge Drexler1940 Carmen
Mon LaferteAlegoría
Gaby MorenoLos Años Salvajes
Fito PaezMOTOMAMI
Rosalía
BEST REGIONAL MEXICAN MUSIC ALBUM (INCLUDING TEJANO)
Abeja Reina
ChiquisUn Canto por México - El Musical
Natalia LafourcadeLa Reunión (Deluxe)
Los Tigres Del NorteEP #1 Forajido
Christian NodalQué Ganas de Verte (Deluxe)
Marco Antonio Solís
BEST TROPICAL LATIN ALBUM
Pa'lla Voy
Marc AnthonyQuiero Verte Feliz
La Santa CeciliaLado A Lado B
Víctor ManuelleLegendario
Tito NievesImágenes Latinas
Spanish Harlem OrchestraCumbiana II
Carlos Vives
American Roots Music
BEST AMERICAN ROOTS PERFORMANCE
Someday It'll All Make Sense (Bluegrass Version)
Bill Anderson Featuring Dolly PartonLife According To Raechel
Madison CunninghamOh Betty
Fantastic NegritoStompin' Ground
Aaron Neville With The Dirty Dozen Brass BandProdigal Daughter
Aoife O'Donovan & Allison Russell
BEST AMERICANA PERFORMANCE
Silver Moon [A Tribute To Michael Nesmith]
Eric AlexandrakisThere You Go Again
Asleep At The Wheel Featuring Lyle LovettThe Message
Blind Boys Of Alabama Featuring Black ViolinYou And Me On The Rock
Brandi Carlile Featuring LuciusMade Up Mind
Bonnie Raitt
BEST AMERICAN ROOTS SONG
Bright Star
Anaïs Mitchell, songwriter (Anaïs Mitchell)Forever
Sheryl Crow & Jeff Trott, songwriters (Sheryl Crow)High And Lonesome
T Bone Burnett & Robert Plant, songwriters (Robert Plant & Alison Krauss)Just Like That
Bonnie Raitt, songwriter (Bonnie Raitt)Prodigal Daughter
Tim O’Brien & Aoife O'Donovan, songwriters (Aoife O'Donovan & Allison Russell)You And Me On The Rock
Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile Featuring Lucius)
BEST AMERICANA ALBUM
In These Silent Days
Brandi CarlileThings Happen That Way
Dr. JohnGood To Be...
Keb' Mo'Raise The Roof
Robert Plant & Alison KraussJust Like That...
Bonnie Raitt
BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM
Toward The Fray
The Infamous StringdustersAlmost Proud
The Del McCoury BandCalling You From My Mountain
Peter RowanCrooked Tree
Molly Tuttle & Golden HighwayGet Yourself Outside
Yonder Mountain String Band
BEST TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM
Heavy Load Blues
Gov't MuleThe Blues Don’t Lie
Buddy GuyGet On Board
Taj Mahal & Ry CooderThe Sun Is Shining Down
John MayallMississippi Son
Charlie Musselwhite
BEST CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM
Done Come Too Far
Shemekia CopelandCrown
Eric GalesBloodline Maintenance
Ben HarperSet Sail
North Mississippi AllstarsBrother Johnny
Edgar Winter
54. Best Folk Album
For albums containing greater than 50% playing time of new vocal or instrumental folk recordings.
Spellbound
Judy CollinsRevealer
Madison CunninghamThe Light At The End Of The Line
Janis IanAge Of Apathy
Aoife O'DonovanHell On Church Street
Punch Brothers
BEST REGIONAL ROOTS MUSIC ALBUM
Full Circle
Sean Ardoin And Kreole Rock And Soul Featuring LSU Golden Band From TigerlandNatalie Noelani
Natalie Ai KamauuHalau Hula Keali'i O Nalani - Live At The Getty Center
Halau Hula Keali'i O NalaniLucky Man
Nathan & The Zydeco Cha ChasLive At The 2022 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Ranky Tanky
Reggae
BEST REGGAE ALBUM
The Kalling
Kabaka PyramidGifted
KoffeeScorcha
Sean PaulThird Time's The Charm
ProtojeCom Fly Wid Mi
Shaggy
Global Music
BEST GLOBAL MUSIC PERFORMANCE
Udhero Na
Arooj Aftab & Anoushka ShankarGimme Love
Matt B & Eddy KenzoLast Last
Burna BoyNeva Bow Down
Rocky Dawuni Featuring Blvk H3roBayethe
Wouter Kellerman, Zakes Bantwini & Nomcebo Zikode
BEST GLOBAL MUSIC ALBUM
Shuruaat
Berklee Indian EnsembleLove, Damini
Burna BoyQueen Of Sheba
Angélique Kidjo & Ibrahim MaaloufBetween Us... (Live)
Anoushka Shankar, Metropole Orkest & Jules Buckley Featuring Manu DelagoSakura
Masa Takumi
Children’s
BEST CHILDREN’S MUSIC ALBUM
Into The Little Blue House
Wendy And DBLos Fabulosos
Lucky Diaz And The Family Jam BandThe Movement
Alphabet RockersReady Set Go!
Divinity RoxxSpace Cadet
Justin Roberts
Spoken Word
BEST AUDIO BOOK, NARRATION, AND STORYTELLING RECORDING
Act Like You Got Some Sense
Jamie FoxxAll About Me!: My Remarkable Life In Show Business By Mel Brooks
Mel BrooksAristotle And Dante Dive Into The Waters Of The World
Lin-Manuel MirandaFinding Me
Viola DavisMusic Is History
Questlove
BEST SPOKEN WORD POETRY ALBUM
Black Men Are Precious
Ethelbert MillerCall Us What We Carry: Poems
Amanda GormanHiding In Plain View
Malcolm-Jamal WarnerThe Poet Who Sat By The Door
J. IvyYou Will Be Someone's Ancestor. Act Accordingly.
Amir Sulaiman
Comedy
BEST COMEDY ALBUM
The Closer
Dave ChappelleComedy Monster
Jim GaffiganA Little Brains, A Little Talent
Randy RainbowSorry
Louis CKWe All Scream
Patton Oswalt
Musical Theater
BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM
Caroline, Or Change
John Cariani, Sharon D Clarke, Caissie Levy & Samantha Williams, principal vocalists; Van Dean, Nigel Lilley, Lawrence Manchester, Elliot Scheiner & Jeanine Tesori, producers; Jeanine Tesori, composer; Tony Kushner, lyricist (New Broadway Cast)Into The Woods (2022 Broadway Cast Recording)
Sara Bareilles, Brian d'Arcy James, Patina Miller & Phillipa Soo, principal vocalists; Rob Berman & Sean Patrick Flahaven, producers (Stephen Sondheim, composer & lyricist) (2022 Broadway Cast)MJ The Musical
Myles Frost & Tavon Olds-Sample, principal vocalists; David Holcenberg, Derik Lee & Jason Michael Webb, producers (Original Broadway Cast)Mr. Saturday Night
Shoshana Bean, Billy Crystal, Randy Graff & David Paymer, principal vocalists; Jason Robert Brown, Sean Patrick Flahaven & Jeffrey Lesser, producers; Jason Robert Brown, composer; Amanda Green, lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)Six: Live On Opening Night
Joe Beighton, Tom Curran, Sam Featherstone, Paul Gatehouse, Toby Marlow & Lucy Moss, producers; Toby Marlow & Lucy Moss, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast)A Strange Loop
Jaquel Spivey, principal vocalist; Michael Croiter, Michael R. Jackson, Charlie Rosen & Rona Siddiqui, producers; Michael R. Jackson, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
Music for Visual Media
BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
ELVIS
(Various Artists)Encanto
(Various Artists)Stranger Things: Soundtrack from the Netflix Series, Season 4 (Vol 2)
(Various Artists)Top Gun: Maverick
Harold Faltermeyer, Lady Gaga, Hans Zimmer & Lorne BalfeWest Side Story
(Various Artists)
BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA (INCLUDES FILM AND TELEVISION)
The Batman
Michael Giacchino, composerEncanto
Germaine Franco, composerNo Time To Die
Hans Zimmer, composerThe Power Of The Dog
Jonny Greenwood, composerSuccession: Season 3
Nicholas Britell, composer
BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VIDEO GAMES AND OTHER INTERACTIVE MEDIA
Aliens: Fireteam Elite
Austin Wintory, composerAssassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn Of Ragnarok
Stephanie Economou, composerCall Of Duty®: Vanguard
Bear McCreary, composerMarvel's Guardians Of The Galaxy
Richard Jacques, composerOld World
Christopher Tin, composer
BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Be Alive [From King Richard]
Beyoncé & Darius Scott Dixson, songwriters (Beyoncé)Carolina [From Where The Crawdads Sing]
Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift)Hold My Hand [From Top Gun: Maverick]
Bloodpop® & Stefani Germanotta, songwriters (Lady Gaga)Keep Rising (The Woman King) [From The Woman King]
Angelique Kidjo, Jeremy Lutito & Jessy Wilson, songwriters (Jessy Wilson Featuring Angelique Kidjo)Nobody Like U [From Turning Red]
Billie Eilish & Finneas O'Connell, songwriters (4*Town, Jordan Fisher, Finneas O'Connell, Josh Levi, Topher Ngo, Grayson Villanueva)We Don't Talk About Bruno [From Encanto]
Lin-Manuel Miranda, songwriter (Carolina Gaitán - La Gaita, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz & Encanto - Cast)
Composing/Arranging
BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION
African Tales
Paquito D'Rivera, composer (Tasha Warren & Dave Eggar)El País Invisible
Miguel Zenón, composer (Miguel Zenón, José Antonio Zayas Cabán, Ryan Smith & Casey Rafn)Fronteras (Borders) Suite: Al-Musafir Blues
Danilo Pérez, composer (Danilo Pérez Featuring The Global Messengers)Refuge
Geoffrey Keezer, composer (Geoffrey Keezer)Snapshots
Pascal Le Boeuf, composer (Tasha Warren & Dave Eggar)
BEST ARRANGEMENT,INSTRUMENTAL OR ACAPPELLA
As Days Go By (An Arrangement Of The Family Matters Theme Song)
Armand Hutton, arranger (Armand Hutton Featuring Terrell Hunt & Just 6)How Deep Is Your Love
Matt Cusson, arranger (Kings Return)Main Titles (Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness)
Danny Elfman, arranger (Danny Elfman)Minnesota, WI
Remy Le Boeuf, arranger (Remy Le Boeuf)Scrapple From The Apple
John Beasley, arranger (Magnus Lindgren, John Beasley & The SWR Big Band Featuring Martin Aeur)
BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTS AND VOCALS
Let It Happen
Louis Cole, arranger (Louis Cole)Never Gonna Be Alone
Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier Featuring Lizzy McAlpine & John Mayer)Optimistic Voices / No Love Dying
Cécile McLorin Salvant, arranger (Cécile McLorin Salvant)Songbird (Orchestral Version)
Vince Mendoza, arranger (Christine McVie)2 + 2 = 5 (Arr. Nathan Schram)
Nathan Schram & Becca Stevens, arrangers (Becca Stevens & Attacca Quartet)
Package, Notes, and Historical
BEST RECORDING PACKAGE
Beginningless Beginning
Chun-Tien Hsia & Qing-Yang Xiao, art directors (Tamsui-Kavalan Chinese Orchestra)Divers
William Stichter, art director (Soporus)Everything Was Beautiful
Mark Farrow, art director (Spiritualized)Telos
Ming Liu, art director (Fann)Voyeurist
Tnsn Dvsn, art director (Underoath)
BEST BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE
Artists Inspired By Music: Interscope Reimagined
Josh Abraham, Steve Berman, Jimmy Iovine, John Janick & Jason Sangerman, art directors (Various Artists)Big Mess
Berit Gwendolyn Gilma, art director (Danny Elfman)Black Pumas (Collector's Edition Box Set)
Jenna Krackenberger, Anna McCaleb & Preacher, art directors (Black Pumas)Book
Paul Sahre, art director (They Might Be Giants)In And Out Of The Garden: Madison Square Garden ’81 ’82 ’83
Lisa Glines, Doran Tyson & Dave Van Patten, art directors (The Grateful Dead)
BEST ALBUM NOTES
The American Clavé Recordings
Fernando González, album notes writer (Astor Piazzolla)Andy Irvine & Paul Brady
Gareth Murphy, album notes writer (Andy Irvine & Paul Brady)Harry Partch, 1942
John Schneider, album notes writer (Harry Partch)Life's Work: A Retrospective
Ted Olson, album notes writer (Doc Watson)Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)
Bob Mehr, album notes writer (Wilco)
BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM
Against The Odds: 1974-1982
Tommy Manzi, Steve Rosenthal & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer; Tom Camuso, restoration engineer (Blondie)The Goldberg Variations - The Complete Unreleased 1981 Studio Sessions
Robert Russ, compilation producer; Martin Kistner, mastering engineer (Glenn Gould)Life’s Work: A Retrospective
Scott Billington, Ted Olson & Mason Williams, compilation producers; Paul Blakemore, mastering engineer (Doc Watson)To Whom It May Concern...
Jonathan Sklute, compilation producer; Kevin Marques Moo, mastering engineer (Freestyle Fellowship)Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)
Cheryl Pawelski & Jeff Tweedy, compilation producers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Wilco)
Songwriting
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
Amy Allen
For My Friends (King Princess) (S)
The Hardest Part (Alexander23) (S)
If We Were A Party (Alexander23) (S)
If You Love Me (Lizzo) (T)
Magic Wand (Alexander23) (T)
Matilda (Harry Styles) (T)
Move Me (Charli XCX) (T)
Too Bad (King Princess) (S)
Vicious (Sabrina Carpenter) (S)
Nija Charles
Cozy (Beyoncé) (T)
Ex For A Reason (Summer Walker With JT From City Girls) (T)
Good Love (City Girls Featuring Usher) (S)
Iykyk (Lil Durk Featuring Ella Mai & A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie) (T)
Lobby (Anitta & Missy Elliott) (S)
Ride For You (Meek Mill Featuring Kehlani) (T)
Sweetest Pie (Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa) (S)
Tangerine (Kehlani) (T)
Throw It Away (Summer Walker) (T)
Tobias Jesso Jr.
Boyfriends (Harry Styles) (T)
Can I Get It (Adele) (T)
Careless (FKA Twigs Featuring Daniel Caesar) (T)
C'mon Baby Cry (Orville Peck) (T)
Dotted Lines (King Princess) (T)
Let You Go (Diplo & TSHA) (S)
No Good Reason (Omar Apollo) (T)
Thank You Song (FKA Twigs) (T)
To Be Loved (Adele) (T)
The-Dream
Break My Soul (Beyoncé) (S)
Church Girl (Beyoncé) (T)
Energy (Beyoncé) (T)
I'm That Girl (Beyoncé) (T)
Mercedes (Brent Faiyaz) (S)
Rock N Roll (Pusha T Featuring Kanye West and Kid Cudi) (T)
Rolling Stone (Brent Faiyaz) (T)
Summer Renaissance (Beyoncé) (T)
Thique (Beyoncé) (T)
Laura Veltz
Background Music (Maren Morris) (T)
Feed (Demi Lovato) (T)
Humble Quest (Maren Morris) (T)
Pain (Ingrid Andress) (T)
29 (Demi Lovato) (T)
Production
BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL
Adolescence
George Nicholas & Ryan Schwabe, engineers; Ryan Schwabe, mastering engineer (Baynk)Black Radio III
Daniel Farris, Tiffany Gouché, Keith Lewis, Musiq Soulchild, Reginald Nicholas, Q-Tip, Amir Sulaiman, Michael Law Thomas & Jon Zacks, engineers; Chris Athens, mastering engineer (Robert Glasper)Chloë and the Next 20th Century
Dave Cerminara & Jonathan Wilson, engineers; Adam Ayan, mastering engineer (Father John Misty)Harry's House
Jeremy Hatcher, Oli Jacobs, Nick Lobel, Mark "Spike" Stent & Sammy Witte, engineers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer (Harry Styles)Wet Leg
Jon McMullen, Joshua Mobaraki, Alan Moulder & Alexis Smith, engineers; Matt Colton, mastering engineer (Wet Leg)
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
Jack Antonoff
All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault) (Taylor Swift) (T)
Dance Fever (Florence + The Machine) (A)
I Still Believe (Diana Ross) (T)
Minions: The Rise Of Gru (Various Artists) (A)
Part Of The Band (The 1975) (S)
Dan Auerbach
Dropout Boogie (The Black Keys) (A)
El Bueno Y El Malo (Hermanos Gutiérrez) (T)
Nightmare Daydream (The Velveteers) (A)
Rich White Honky Blues (Hank Williams Jr.) (A)
Something Borrowed, Something New: A Tribute To John Anderson (Various Artists) (A)
Strange Time To Be Alive (Early James) (A)
Sweet Unknown (Ceramic Animal) (A)
Tres Hermanos (Hermanos Gutiérrez) (T)
Young Blood (Marcus King) (A)
Boi-1da
Chronicles (Cordae Featuring H.E.R. & Lil Durk) (T)
Churchill Downs (Jack Harlow Featuring Drake) (T)
Heated (Beyoncé) (T)
Mafia (Travis Scott) (S)
N95 (Kendrick Lamar) (T)
Nail Tech (Jack Harlow) (T)
Not Another Love Song (Ella Mai) (T)
Scarred (Giveon) (T)
Silent Hill (Kendrick Lamar) (T)
Dahi
Buttons (Steve Lacy) (T)
Count Me Out (Kendrick Lamar) (T)
Die Hard (Kendrick Lamar) (T)
DJ Quik (Vince Staples) (T)
Father Time (Kendrick Lamar Featuring Sampha) (T)
Give You The World (Steve Lacy) (T)
Mercury (Steve Lacy) (T)
Mirror (Kendrick Lamar) (T)
Rich Spirit (Kendrick Lamar) (T)
Dernst "D'mile" Emile II
Candy Drip (Lucky Daye) (A)
An Evening With Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak And Silk Sonic) (A)
Good Morning Gorgeous (Mary J. Blige) (S)
Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child (Jazmine Sullivan) (S)
BEST REMIXED RECORDING
About Damn Time (Purple Disco Machine Remix)
Purple Disco Machine, remixer (Lizzo)BREAK MY SOUL (Terry Hunter Remix)
Terry Hunter, remixer (Beyoncé)Easy Lover (Four Tet Remix)
Four Tet, remixer (Ellie Goulding)Slow Song (Paul Woolford Remix)
Paul Woolford, remixer (The Knocks & Dragonette)Too Late Now (Soulwax Remix)
Soulwax, remixers (Wet Leg)
BEST IMMERSIVE AUDIO ALBUM
AGUILERA
Jaycen Joshua, immersive mix engineer; Jaycen Joshua, immersive mastering engineer (Christina Aguilera)Divine Tides
Eric Schilling, immersive mix engineer; Stewart Copeland, Ricky Kej & Herbert Waltl, immersive producers (Stewart Copeland & Ricky Kej)Memories...Do Not Open
Mike Piacentini, immersive mix engineer; Mike Piacentini, immersive mastering engineer; Adam Alpert, Alex Pall, Jordan Stilwell & Andrew Taggart, immersive producers (The Chainsmokers)Picturing The Invisible - Focus 1
Jim Anderson, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg & Ulrike Schwarz, immersive mastering engineers; Jane Ira Bloom & Ulrike Schwarz, immersive producers (Jane Ira Bloom)Tuvayhun — Beatitudes For A Wounded World
Morten Lindberg, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive producer (Nidarosdomens Jentekor & Trondheimsolistene)
BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICAL
Bates: Philharmonia Fantastique - The Making Of The Orchestra
Shawn Murphy, Charlie Post & Gary Rydstrom, engineers; Michael Romanowski, mastering engineer (Edwin Outwater & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)Beethoven: Symphony No. 6; Stucky: Silent Spring
Mark Donahue, engineer; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)Perspectives
Jonathan Lackey, Bill Maylone & Dan Nichols, engineers; Joe Lambert, mastering engineer (Third Coast Percussion)Tuvayhun - Beatitudes For A Wounded World
Morten Lindberg, engineer; Morten Lindberg, mastering engineer (Anita Brevik, Nidarosdomens Jentekor & Trondheimsolistene)Williams: Violin Concerto No. 2 & Selected Film Themes
Bernhard Güttler, Shawn Murphy & Nick Squire, engineers; Christoph Stickel, mastering engineer (Anne-Sophie Mutter, John Williams & Boston Symphony Orchestra)
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL
Jonathan Allen
Aspire (Seunghee Lee, JP Jofre, Enrico Fagone & London Symphony Orchestra) (A)
Cooper: Continuum (Jessica Cottis, Adjoah Andoh, Clio Gould & The Oculus Ensemble) (A)
Muse (Sheku Kanneh-Mason & Isata Kanneh-Mason) (A)
Origins (Lucie Horsch) (A)
Saudade (Plinio Fernandes) (A)
Schubert: Winterreise (Benjamin Appl) (A)
Secret Love Letters (Lisa Batiashvili, Yannik Nézet-Séguin & Philadelphia Orchestra) (A)
Song (Sheku Kanneh-Mason) (A)
Christoph Franke
Brahms & Berg: Violin Concertos (Christian Tetzlaff, Robin Ticciati & Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin) (A)
John Williams - The Berlin Concert (John Williams & Berliner Philharmoniker) (A)
Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos (Lars Vogt & Orchestre De Chambre De Paris) (A)
Mozart: Complete Piano Sonatas (Elisabeth Leonskaja) (A)
Mozart Y Mambo: Cuban Dances (Sarah Willis, José Antonio Méndez Padrón & Havana Lyceum Orchestra) (A)
James Ginsburg
As We Are (Julian Velasco) (A)
Avant L'Orage - French String Trios (Black Oak Ensemble) (A)
Gems From Armenia (Aznavoorian Duo) (A)
Stephenson: Symphony No. 3, 'Visions' (Vladimir Kulenovic & Lake Forest Symphony) (A)
Trios From Contemporary Chicago (Lincoln Trio) (A)
When There Are No Words - Revolutionary Works For Oboe And Piano (Alex Klein & Phillip Bush) (A)
Elaine Martone
Beethoven: The Last Sonatas (Gerardo Teissonnière) (A)
Big Things (Icarus Quartet) (A)
Perspectives (Third Coast Percussion) (A)
Schnittke: Concerto For Piano And Strings; Prokofiev: Symphony No. 2 (Yefim Bronfman, Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra) (A)
Strauss: Three Tone Poems (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra) (A)
Upon Further Reflection (John Wilson) (A)
Judith Sherman
Akiho: Oculus (Various Artists) (A)
Bach, C.P.E.: Sonatas & Rondos (Marc-André Hamelin) (A)
Bolcom: The Complete Rags (Marc-André Hamelin) (A)
Felix & Fanny Mendelssohn: String Quartets (Takács Quartet) (A)
Huang Ro's A Dust In Time (Del Sol Quartet) (A)
It Feels Like (Eunbi Kim) (A)
León: Teclas De Mi Piano (Adam Kent) (A)
Violin Odyssey (Itamar Zorman & Ieva Jokubaviciute) (A)
Works By Florence Price, Jessie Montgomery, Valerie Coleman (Michael Repper & New York Youth Symphony) (A)
Classical
BEST ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE
Adams, John Luther: Sila - The Breath Of The World
Doug Perkins, conductor (Musicians Of The University Of Michigan Department Of Chamber Music & University Of Michigan Percussion Ensemble)Dvořák: Symphonies Nos. 7-9
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)Eastman: Stay On It
Christopher Rountree, conductor (Wild Up)John Williams - The Berlin Concert
John Williams, conductor (Berliner Philharmoniker)Works By Florence Price, Jessie Montgomery, Valerie Coleman
Michael Repper, conductor (New York Youth Symphony)
BEST OPERA RECORDING
Aucoin: Eurydice
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Barry Banks, Nathan Berg, Joshua Hopkins, Erin Morley & Jakub Józef Orliński; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)Blanchard: Fire Shut Up In My Bones
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Angel Blue, Will Liverman, Latonia Moore & Walter Russell III; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)Davis: X - The Life And Times Of Malcolm X
Gil Rose, conductor; Ronnita Miller, Whitney Morrison, Victor Robertson & Davóne Tines; Gil Rose, producer (Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Odyssey Opera Chorus)
BEST CHORAL PERFORMANCE
Bach: St. John Passion
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor (English Baroque Soloists; Monteverdi Choir)Born
Donald Nally, conductor (Dominic German, Maren Montalbano, Rebecca Myers & James Reese; The Crossing)Verdi: Requiem - The Met Remembers 9/11
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Donald Palumbo, chorus master (Michelle DeYoung, Eric Owens, Ailyn Pérez & Matthew Polenzani; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
BEST CHAMBER MUSIC/SMALL ENSEMBLEPERFORMANCE
Beethoven: Complete String Quartets, Volume 2 - The Middle Quartets
Dover QuartetMusical Remembrances
Neave TrioPerspectives
Third Coast PercussionShaw: Evergreen
Attacca QuartetWhat Is American
PUBLIQuartet
BEST CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTAL SOLO
Abels: Isolation Variation
Hilary HahnBach: The Art Of Life
Daniil TrifonovBeethoven: Diabelli Variations
Mitsuko UchidaLetters For The Future
Time For Three; Xian Zhang, conductor (The Philadelphia Orchestra)A Night In Upper Town - The Music Of Zoran Krajacic
Mak Grgić
BEST CLASSICAL SOLO VOCAL ALBUM
Eden
Joyce DiDonato, soloist; Maxim Emelyanychev, conductor (Il Pomo D’Oro)How Do I Find You
Sasha Cooke, soloist; Kirill Kuzmin, pianistOkpebholo: Lord, How Come Me Here?
Will Liverman, soloist; Paul Sánchez, pianist (J’Nai Bridges & Caen Thomason-Redus)Stranger - Works For Tenor By Nico Muhly
Nicholas Phan, soloist (Eric Jacobson; Brooklyn Rider & The Knights; Reginald Mobley)Voice Of Nature - The Anthropocene
Renée Fleming, soloist; Yannick Nézet-Séguin, pianist
BEST CLASSICAL COMPENDIUM
An Adoption Story
Starr Parodi & Kitt Wakeley; Jeff Fair, Starr Parodi & Kitt Wakeley, producersAspire
JP Jofre & Seunghee Lee; Enrico Fagone, conductor; Jonathan Allen, producerA Concert For Ukraine
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; David Frost, producerThe Lost Birds
Voces8; Barnaby Smith & Christopher Tin, conductors; Sean Patrick Flahaven & Christopher Tin, producers
BEST CONTEMORARY CLASSICAL COMPETITION
Akiho: Ligneous Suite
Andy Akiho, composer (Ian Rosenbaum & Dover Quartet)Bermel: Intonations
Derek Bermel, composer (Jack Quartet)Gubaidulina: The Wrath Of God
Sofia Gubaidulina, composer (Andris Nelsons & Gewandhausorchester)Puts: Contact
Kevin Puts, composer (Xian Zhang, Time for Three & The Philadelphia Orchestra)Simon: Requiem For The Enslaved
Carlos Simon, composer (Carlos Simon, MK Zulu, Marco Pavé & Hub New Music)
Music Video/Film
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Easy On Me
Adele
Xavier Dolan, video director; Xavier Dolan & Nancy Grant, video producersYet To Come
BTS
Yong Seok Choi, video director; Tiffany Suh, video producerWoman
Doja Cat
Child., video director; Missy Galanida, Sam Houston, Michelle Larkin & Isaac Rice, video producersThe Heart Part 5
Kendrick Lamar
Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar, video directors; Jason Baum & Jamie Rabineau, video producersAs It Was
Harry Styles
Tanu Muino, video director; Frank Borin, Ivanna Borin, Fred Bonham Carter & Alexa Haywood, video producersAll Too Well: The Short Film
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift, video director; Saul Germaine, video producer
BEST MUSIC FILM
Adele One Night Only
Adele
Paul Dugdale, video directorOur World
Justin Bieber
Michael D. Ratner, video director; Kfir Goldberg, Andy Mininger & Scott Ratner, video producersBillie Eilish Live At The O2
Billie Eilish
Sam Wrench, video director; Michelle An, Tom Colbourne, Chelsea Dodson & Billie Eilish, video producersMotomami (Rosalía Tiktok Live Performance)
Rosalía
Ferrán Echegaray, Rosalía Vila Tobella & Stillz, video directorsJazz Fest: A New Orleans Story
(Various Artists)
Frank Marshall & Ryan Suffern, video directors; Frank Marshall, Sean Stuart & Ryan Suffern, video producersA Band A Brotherhood A Barn
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Dhlovelife, video director; Gary Ward, video producer