Grammy Award 2023 Nominations: The 65th GRAMMY Awards, commonly referred to as the 2023 GRAMMYs, will take place on Sunday, Feb. 5th, and will be held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The ceremony will be broadcast live on CBS Television Network and can also be streamed live and on-demand on Paramount+ from 8-11:30 p.m. ET / 5-8:30 p.m. PT. Information regarding the hosts, presenters, and performers will be made available in the near future.

Here is the full list of nominees for the 2023 GRAMMY Awards. Don’t miss Music’s Biggest Night, happening on Sunday, Feb. 5th!

Grammy Award 2023 Nominations

General Field

1. Record Of The Year

• Don’t Shut Me Down (ABBA)
• Easy On Me (Adele)
• BREAK MY SOUL (Beyoncé)
• Good Morning Gorgeous (Mary J. Blige)
• You And Me On The Rock (Brandi Carlile Featuring Lucius)
• Woman (Doja Cat)
• Bad Habit (Steve Lacy)
• The Heart Part 5 (Kendrick Lamar)
• About Damn Time (Lizzo)
• As It Was (Harry Styles)

2. Album Of The Year

• Voyage (ABBA)
• 30 (Adele)
• Un Verano Sin Ti (Bad Bunny)
• RENAISSANCE (Beyoncé)
• Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe) (Mary J. Blige)
• In These Silent Days (Brandi Carlile)
• Music Of The Spheres (Coldplay)
• Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers (Kendrick Lamar)
• Special (Lizzo)
• Harry’s House (Harry Styles)

3. Song Of The Year

• Abcdefu [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)]

4. Best New Artist

This award acknowledges an artist whose release(s) during the eligible year gained widespread recognition and significantly influenced the music industry.

• Anitta
• Omar Apollo
• DOMi & JD Beck
• Muni Long
• Samara Joy
• Latto
• Måneskin
• Tobe Nwigwe
• Molly Tuttle
• Wet Leg

Pop

5. Best Pop Solo Performance

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

• Easy On Me [Adele]
• Moscow Mule [Bad Bunny]
• Woman [Doja Cat]
• Bad Habit [Steve Lacy]
• About Damn Time [Lizzo]
• As It Was [Harry Styles]

6. Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

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

• Don’t Shut Me Down [ABBA]
• Bam Bam [Camila Cabello Featuring Ed Sheeran]
• My Universe [Coldplay & BTS]
• I Like You (A Happier Song) [Post Malone & Doja Cat]
• Unholy [Sam Smith & Kim Petras]

7. Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

For albums containing greater than 50% playing time of new traditional pop recordings.

• Higher [Michael Bublé]
• When Christmas Comes Around… [Kelly Clarkson]
• I Dream Of Christmas (Extended) [Norah Jones]
• Evergreen [Pentatonix]
• Thank You [Diana Ross]

8. Best Pop Vocal Album

For albums containing greater than 50% playing time of new pop vocal recordings.

• Voyage [ABBA]
• 30 [Adele]
• Music Of The Spheres [Coldplay]
• Special [Lizzo]
• Harry’s House [Harry Styles]

Dance/Electronic Music

9. Best Dance/Electronic Recording

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

• BREAK MY SOUL [Beyoncé]
• Rosewood [Bonobo]
• Don’t Forget My Love [Diplo & Miguel]
• I’m Good (Blue) [David Guetta & Bebe Rexha]
• Intimidated [KAYTRANADA Featuring H.E.R.]
• On My Knees [RÜFÜS DU SOL]

10. Best Dance/Electronic Music Album

For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.

• Renaissance [Beyoncé]
• Fragments [Bonobo]
• Diplo [Diplo]
• The Last Goodbye [ODESZA]
• Surrender [RÜFÜS DU SOL]

Contemporary Instrumental Music

11. Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

For albums containing greater than 50% or more playing time of instrumental material. For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new recordings.

• Between Dreaming And Joy [Jeff Coffin]
• Not Tight [DOMi & JD Beck]
• Blooz [Grant Geissman]
• Jacob’s Ladder [Brad Mehldau]
• Empire Central [Snarky Puppy]

Rock

12. Best Rock Performance

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

• So Happy It Hurts [Bryan Adams]
• Old Man [Beck]
• Wild Child [The Black Keys]
• Broken Horses [Brandi Carlile]
• Crawl! [Idles]
• Patient Number 9 [Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Jeff Beck]
• Holiday [Turnstile]

13. Best Metal Performance

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

• Call Me Little Sunshine [Ghost]
• We’ll Be Back [Megadeth]
• Kill Or Be Killed [Muse]
• Degradation Rules [Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Tony Iommi]
• Blackout [Turnstile]

14. Best Rock Song

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

• Black Summer – Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis & Chad Smith, songwriters (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
• 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)

15. Best Rock Album

For albums containing greater than 50% playing time of new rock, hard rock or metal recordings.

• Dropout Boogie – The Black Keys
• The Boy Named If – Elvis Costello & The Imposters
• Crawler – Idles
• Mainstream Sellout – Machine Gun Kelly
• Patient Number 9 – Ozzy Osbourne
• Lucifer On The Sofa – Spoon

Alternative

16. Best Alternative Music Performance

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

• There’d Better Be A Mirrorball – Arctic Monkeys
• Certainty -Big Thief
• King – Florence + The Machine
• Chaise Longue – Wet Leg
• Spitting Off The Edge Of The World – Yeah Yeah Yeahs Featuring Perfume Genius

17. Best Alternative Music Album

Vocal or Instrumental.

• WE – Arcade Fire
• Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You – Big Thief
• Fossora – Björk
• Wet Leg – Wet Leg
• Cool It Down – Yeah Yeah Yeahs

R&B

18. Best R&B Performance

For new vocal or instrumental R&B recordings.

• VIRGO’S GROOVE – Beyoncé
• Here With Me – Mary J. Blige Featuring Anderson .Paak
• Hrs & Hrs – Muni Long
• Over – Lucky Daye
• Hurt Me So Good – Jazmine Sullivan

19. Best Traditional R&B Performance

For new vocal or instrumental traditional R&B recordings.

• Do 4 Love – Snoh Aalegra
• Keeps On Fallin’ – Babyface Featuring Ella Mai
• PLASTIC OFF THE SOFA – Beyoncé
• ‘Round Midnight – Adam Blackstone Featuring Jazmine Sullivan
• Good Morning Gorgeous – Mary J. Blige

20. Best R&B Song

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

• 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)

21. Best Progressive R&B Album

For albums containing greater than 50% playing time of newly recorded progressive vocal tracks derivative of R&B.

• Operation Funk – Cory Henry
• Gemini Rights – Steve Lacy
• Drones – Terrace Martin
• Starfruit – Moonchild
• Red Balloon – Tank And The Bangas

22. Best R&B Album

For albums containing greater than 50% playing time of new R&B recordings.

• Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe) – Mary J. Blige
• Breezy (Deluxe) – Chris Brown
• Black Radio III – Robert Glasper
• Candydrip – Lucky Daye
• Watch The Sun – PJ Morton

Rap

23. Best Rap Performance

For a Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.

• GOD DID – DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy
• Vegas – Doja Cat
• pushin P – Gunna & Future Featuring Young Thug
• F.N.F. (Let’s Go) – Hitkidd & GloRilla
• The Heart Part 5 – Kendrick Lamar

24. Best Melodic Rap Performance

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

• BEAUTIFUL – DJ Khaled Featuring Future & SZA
• WAIT FOR U – Future Featuring Drake & Tems
• First Class – Jack Harlow
• Die Hard – Kendrick Lamar Featuring Blxst & Amanda Reifer
• Big Energy (Live) – Latto

25. Best Rap Song

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

• 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)

26. Best Rap Album

For albums containing greater than 50% playing time of new rap recordings.

• GOD DID – DJ Khaled
• I Never Liked You – Future
• Come Home The Kids Miss You – Jack Harlow
• Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers – Kendrick Lamar
• It’s Almost Dry – Pusha T

Country

27. Best Country Solo Performance

For new vocal or instrumental solo country recordings.

• Heartfirst – Kelsea Ballerini
• Something In The Orange – Zach Bryan
• In His Arms – Miranda Lambert
• Circles Around This Town – Maren Morris
• Live Forever – Willie Nelson

28. Best Country Duo/Group Performance

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

• Wishful Drinking – Ingrid Andress & Sam Hunt
• Midnight Rider’s Prayer – Brothers Osborne
• Outrunnin’ Your Memory – Luke Combs & Miranda Lambert
• Does He Love You – Revisited – Reba McEntire & Dolly Parton
• Never Wanted To Be That Girl – Carly Pearce & Ashley McBryde
• Going Where The Lonely Go – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

29. Best Country Song

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

• 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)

30. Best Country Album

For albums containing greater than 50% playing time of new country recordings.

• Growin’ Up – Luke Combs
• Palomino – Miranda Lambert
• Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville – Ashley McBryde
• Humble Quest – Maren Morris
• A Beautiful Time – Willie Nelson

New Age, Ambient, or Chant

31. Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album

For albums containing greater than 50% playing time of new vocal or instrumental new age recordings.

• Positano Songs – Will Ackerman
• Joy – Paul Avgerinos
• Mantra Americana – Madi Das & Dave Stringer With Bhakti Without Borders
• The Passenger – Cheryl B. Engelhardt
• Mystic 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, soloist
• Keep Holding On – Gerald Albright, soloist
• Falling – Melissa Aldana, soloist
• Call Of The Drum – Marcus Baylor, soloist
• Cherokee/Koko – John Beasley, soloist
• Endangered 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 Project
• Linger Awhile – Samara Joy
• Fade To Black- Carmen Lundy
• Fifty – The Manhattan Transfer With The WDR Funkhausorchester
• Ghost 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 Stevens
• Live In Italy – Peter Erskine Trio
• LongGone – Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride, And Brian Blade
• Live At The Detroit Jazz Festival – Wayne Shorter, Terri Lyne Carrington, Leo Genovese & esperanza spalding
• Parallel 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 Band
• Remembering Bob Freedman – Ron Carter & The Jazzaar Festival Big Band Directed By Christian Jacob
• Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra – Steven Feifke, Bijon Watson, Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra
• Center Stage – Steve Gadd, Eddie Gomez, Ronnie Cuber & WDR Big Band Conducted By Michael Abene
• Architecture Of Storms – Remy Le Boeuf’s Assembly Of Shadows

36. Best Latin Jazz Album

For vocal or instrumental albums containing greater than 50% playing time of newly recorded material. The intent of this category is to recognize recordings that represent the blending of jazz with Latin, Iberian-American, Brazilian, and Argentinian tango music.

• Fandango At The Wall In New York – Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Featuring The Congra Patria Son Jarocho Collective
• Crisálida – Danilo Pérez Featuring The Global Messengers
• If You Will – Flora Purim
• Rhythm & Soul – Arturo Sandoval
• Música De Las Américas – Miguel Zenón

Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music

37. Best Gospel Performance/Song

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

• Positive – Erica Campbell; Erica Campbell, Warryn Campbell & Juan Winans, songwriters
• When I Pray – DOE; Dominique Jones & Dewitt Jones, songwriters
• Kingdom – Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, Jonathan Jay, Chandler Moore & Jacob Poole, songwriters
• The Better Benediction – PJ Morton Featuring Zacardi Cortez, Gene Moore, Samoht, Tim Rogers & Darrel Walls; PJ Morton, songwriter
• Get Up – Tye Tribbett; Brandon Jones, Christopher Michael Stevens, Thaddaeus Tribbett & Tye Tribbett, songwriters

38. Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

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

• God Really Loves Us (Radio Version) – Crowder Featuring Dante Bowe and Maverick City Music; Dante Bowe, David Crowder, Ben Glover & Jeff Sojka, songwriters
• So Good – DOE; Chuck Butler, Dominique Jones & Ethan Hulse, songwriters
• For God Is With Us – for KING & COUNTRY & Hillary Scott; Josh Kerr, Jordan Reynolds, Joel Smallbone & Luke Smallbone, songwriters
• Fear Is Not My Future – Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, Nicole Hannel, Jonathan Jay, Brandon Lake & Hannah Shackelford, songwriters
• Holy Forever – Chris Tomlin; Jason Ingram, Brian Johnson, Jenn Johnson, Chris Tomlin & Phil Wickham, songwriters
• Hymn Of Heaven (Radio Version)- Phil Wickham; Chris Davenport, Bill Johnson, Brian Johnson & Phil Wickham, songwriters

39. Best Gospel Album

For albums containing greater than 50% playing time of newly recorded, vocal, traditional or contemporary/R&B gospel music recordings.

• Die To Live – Maranda Curtis
• Breakthrough: The Exodus (Live) – Ricky Dillard
• Clarity – DOE
• One Deluxe – Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin
• All Things New – Tye Tribbett

40. Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

For albums containing greater than 50% playing time of newly recorded, vocal, contemporary Christian music, including pop, rap/hip hop, Latin, or rock recordings.

• Lion – Elevation Worship
• Breathe – Maverick City Music
• Life After Death – TobyMac
• Always – Chris Tomlin
• My Jesus – Anne Wilson

41. Best Roots Gospel Album

For albums containing greater than 50% playing time of newly recorded, vocal, traditional/roots gospel music, including country, Southern gospel, bluegrass, and Americana recordings.

• Let’s Just Praise The Lord – Gaither Vocal Band
• Confessio – Irish American Roots – Keith & Kristyn Getty
• The Willie Nelson Family – Willie Nelson
• 2:22 – Karen Peck & New River
• The Urban Hymnal – Tennessee State University Marching Band

Latin

42. Best Latin Pop Album

For albums containing greater than 50% playing time of new Latin pop recordings.

• AGUILERA – Christina Aguilera
• Pasieros – Rubén Blades & Boca Livre
• De Adentro Pa Afuera – Camilo
• VIAJANTE – Fonseca
• Dharma + – Sebastián Yatra

43. Best Música Urbana Album

For albums containing greater than 50% playing time of new Música Urbana recordings.

• TRAP CAKE, VOL. 2 – Rauw Alejandro
• Un Verano Sin Ti – Bad Bunny
• LEGENDADDY – Daddy Yankee
• La 167- Farruko
• The Love & Sex Tape- Maluma

44. Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

For albums containing greater than 50% playing time of new Latin rock or alternative recordings.

• El Alimento – Cimafunk
• Tinta y Tiempo – Jorge Drexler
• 1940 Carmen – Mon Laferte
• Alegoría – Gaby Moreno
• Los Años Salvajes – Fito Paez
• MOTOMAMI – Rosalía

45. Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)

For albums containing greater than 50% playing time of new regional Mexican (banda, norteño, corridos, gruperos, mariachi, ranchera and Tejano) recordings.

• Abeja Reina – Chiquis
• Un Canto por México – El Musical – Natalia Lafourcade
• La Reunión (Deluxe) – Los Tigres Del Norte
• EP #1 Forajido – Christian Nodal
• Qué Ganas de Verte (Deluxe) – Marco Antonio Solís

46. Best Tropical Latin Album

For albums containing greater than 50% playing time of new tropical Latin recordings.

• Pa’lla Voy – Marc Anthony
• Quiero Verte Feliz – La Santa Cecilia
• Lado A Lado B – Víctor Manuelle
• Legendario – Tito Nieves
• Imágenes Latinas – Spanish Harlem Orchestra
• Cumbiana II – Carlos Vives

American Roots Music

47. Best American Roots Performance

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

• Someday It’ll All Make Sense (Bluegrass Version) – Bill Anderson Featuring Dolly Parton
• Life According To Raechel – Madison Cunningham
• Oh Betty – Fantastic Negrito
• Stompin’ Ground – Aaron Neville With The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
• Prodigal Daughter – Aoife O’Donovan & Allison Russell

48. Best Americana Performance

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

• Silver Moon [A Tribute To Michael Nesmith] – Eric Alexandrakis
• There You Go Again – Asleep At The Wheel Featuring Lyle Lovett
• The Message – Blind Boys Of Alabama Featuring Black Violin
• You And Me On The Rock – Brandi Carlile Featuring Lucius
• Made Up Mind – Bonnie Raitt

49. Best American Roots Song

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

• 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)

50. Best American Album

For albums containing greater than 50% playing time of new vocal or instrumental Americana recordings.

• In These Silent Days – Brandi Carlile
• Things Happen That Way – Dr. John
• Good To Be… – Keb’ Mo’
• Raise The Roof – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
• Just Like That… – Bonnie Raitt

51. Best Bluegrass Album

For albums containing greater than 50% playing time of new vocal or instrumental bluegrass recordings.

• Toward The Fray – The Infamous Stringdusters
• Almost Proud – The Del McCoury Band
• Calling You From My Mountain – Peter Rowan
• Crooked Tree – Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway
• Get Yourself Outside – Yonder Mountain String Band

52. Best Traditional Blues Album

For albums containing greater than 50% playing time of new vocal or instrumental traditional blues recordings.

• Heavy Load Blues – Gov’t Mule
• The Blues Don’t Lie – Buddy Guy
• Get On Board – Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder
• The Sun Is Shining Down – John Mayall
• Mississippi Son – Charlie Musselwhite

53. Best Contemporary Blues Album

For albums containing greater than 50% playing time of new vocal or instrumental contemporary blues recordings.

• Done Come Too Far – Shemekia Copeland
• Crown – Eric Gales
• Bloodline Maintenance – Ben Harper
• Set Sail – North Mississippi Allstars
• Brother Johnny – Edgar Winter

54. Best Folk Album

For albums containing greater than 50% playing time of new vocal or instrumental folk recordings.

• Spellbound – Judy Collins
• Revealer – Madison Cunningham
• The Light At The End Of The Line – Janis Ian
• Age Of Apathy – Aoife O’Donovan
• Hell On Church Street – Punch Brothers

55. Best Regional Roots Music Album

For albums containing greater than 50% playing time of new vocal or instrumental regional roots music recordings.

• Full Circle – Sean Ardoin And Kreole Rock And Soul Featuring LSU Golden Band From Tigerland
• Natalie Noelani – Natalie Ai Kamauu
• Halau Hula Keali’i O Nalani – Live At The Getty Center – Halau Hula Keali’i O Nalani
• Lucky Man – Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas
• Live At The 2022 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival – Ranky Tanky

Reggae

56. Best Reggae Album

For albums containing greater than 50% playing time of new reggae recordings.

• The Kalling- Kabaka Pyramid
• Gifted – Koffee
• Scorcha – Sean Paul
• Third Time’s The Charm – Protoje
• Com Fly Wid Mi – Shaggy

Global Music

57. Best Global Music Performance

For new vocal or instrumental Global music recordings.

• Udhero Na – Arooj Aftab & Anoushka Shankar
• Gimme Love – Matt B & Eddy Kenzo
• Last Last – Burna Boy
• Neva Bow Down – Rocky Dawuni Featuring Blvk H3ro
• Bayethe – Wouter Kellerman, Zakes Bantwini & Nomcebo Zikode

58. Best Global Music Album

For albums containing greater than 50% playing time of new vocal or instrumental Global Music recordings.

• Shuruaat – Berklee Indian Ensemble
• Love, Damini – Burna Boy
• Queen Of Sheba – Angélique Kidjo & Ibrahim Maalouf
• Between Us… (Live) – Anoushka Shankar, Metropole Orkest & Jules Buckley Featuring Manu Delago
• Sakura – Masa Takumi

Children’s

59. Best Children’s Music Album

For albums containing greater than 50% playing time of new musical or spoken word recordings that are created and intended specifically for children.

• Into The Little Blue House – Wendy And DB
• Los Fabulosos – Lucky Diaz And The Family Jam Band
• The Movement – Alphabet Rockers
• Ready Set Go! – Divinity Roxx
• Space Cadet – Justin Roberts

Spoken Word

60. Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording

• Act Like You Got Some Sense – Jamie Foxx
• All About Me!: My Remarkable Life In Show Business By Mel Brooks – Mel Brooks
• Aristotle And Dante Dive Into The Waters Of The World – Lin-Manuel Miranda
• Finding Me – Viola Davis
• Music Is History – Questlove

61. Best Spoken Word Poetry Album

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

• Black Men Are Precious – Ethelbert Miller
• Call Us What We Carry: Poems – Amanda Gorman
• Hiding In Plain View – Malcolm-Jamal Warner
• The Poet Who Sat By The Door – J. Ivy
• You Will Be Someone’s Ancestor. Act Accordingly. – Amir Sulaiman

Comedy

62. Best Comedy Album

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

• The Closer – Dave Chappelle
• Comedy Monster – Jim Gaffigan
• A Little Brains, A Little Talent – Randy Rainbow
• Sorry – Louis CK
• We All Scream – Patton Oswalt

Musical Theater

63. Best Musical Theater Album

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

• 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

64. Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

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

• 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 Balfe
• West Side Story – (Various Artists)

65. Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)

Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for, or as a companion to, a current legitimate motion picture, television show or series, or other visual media.

• The Batman – Michael Giacchino, composer
• Encanto – Germaine Franco, composer
• No Time To Die – Hans Zimmer, composer
• The Power Of The Dog – Jonny Greenwood, composer
• Succession: Season 3 – Nicholas Britell, composer

66. Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media

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

• Aliens: Fireteam Elite – Austin Wintory, composer
• Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn Of Ragnarok – Stephanie Economou, composer
• Call Of Duty®: Vanguard – Bear McCreary, composer
• Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy – Richard Jacques, composer
• Old World – Christopher Tin, composer

67. Best Song Written For Visual Media

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

• 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

68. Best Instrumental Composition

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

• 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)

69. Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

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

• 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)

70. Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

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

• 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

71. 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)

72. 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)

73. 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)

74. 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

75. Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical

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

1. 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)

2. 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)

3. 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)

4. 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)

5. 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

76. Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

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

• 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)

77. Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

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

1. 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)

2. 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)

3. 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)

4. 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)

5. 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)

78. Best Remixed Recording

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

• 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)

79. Best Immersive Audio Album

For vocal or instrumental albums in any genre. Must be commercially released on DVD-Audio, DVD-Video, SACD, Blu-Ray, or burned download-only/streaming-only copies and must provide a new immersive mix of four or more channels. Award to the immersive mix engineer, immersive producer (if any) and immersive mastering engineer (if any).

• 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)

80. Best Engineered Album, Classical

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

• 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)]

81. Producer Of The Year, Classical

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

1. 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)

2. 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)

3. 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)

4. 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)

5. 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

82. Best Orchestral Performance

Award to the Conductor and to the Orchestra.

• 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)]

83. Best Opera Recording

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

• 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)]

84. Best Choral Performance

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

• 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)]

85. Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

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

• Beethoven: Complete String Quartets, Volume 2 – The Middle Quartets [Dover Quartet]
• Musical Remembrances [Neave Trio]
• Perspectives [Third Coast Percussion]
• Shaw: Evergreen [Attacca Quartet]
• What Is American [PUBLIQuartet]

86. Best Classical Instrumental Solo

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

• Abels: Isolation Variation [Hilary Hahn]
• Bach: The Art Of Life [Daniil Trifonov]
• Beethoven: Diabelli Variations [Mitsuko Uchida]
• Letters For The Future [Time For Three; Xian Zhang, conductor (The Philadelphia Orchestra)]
• A Night In Upper Town – The Music Of Zoran Krajacic [Mak Grgić]

87. Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

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

• Eden [Joyce DiDonato, soloist; Maxim Emelyanychev, conductor (Il Pomo D’Oro)]
• How Do I Find You [Sasha Cooke, soloist; Kirill Kuzmin, pianist]
• Okpebholo: Lord, How Come Me Here? [Will Liverman,