Taylor Swift at the Grammys. Photo: Getty
Grammy nominations are finally here for the 2022 ceremony, which will celebrate some of the most noteworthy music from the past year.
It’s been a big year for new releases and the nominations mostly reflect that. For Album of The Year, as many had anticipated, the likes of Taylor Swift’s evermore, Doja Cat’s Planet Her, Olivia Rodrigo’s sour, and Billie Eilish‘s Happier Than Ever all received a nomination. Record or Song of the Year nods went to Lil Nas X, Olivia Rodrigo, and Silk Sonic, among others. Olivia Rodrigo also scored a nod in the Best New Artist category with relative ease, alongside newcomers like The Kid LAROI, Saweetie, and more. With their mega-hit “Butter,” South Korean septet BTS earned their second Grammy nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance — indeed a cause of celebration, though we’d have liked to see the song get at least one nod in the Big Four categories.
This year’s Grammy nominees were announced live on Grammy.com and Twitter, with a Spaces conversation with special guests following right after. The actual ceremony is coming up fast: the 64th annual Grammy Awards will air on Monday, January 31, 2022, from L.A.’s Staples Center. You’ll be able to tune in on CBS and Paramount+ live and on-demand.
Check out the 2022 Grammy nominations below:
Record of the Year
“I Still Have Faith In You” – ABBA
“Freedom” – Jon Batiste
“I Get A Kick Out Of You” – Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
“Peaches” – Justin Bieber feat. Daniel Caesar & Giveon
“Right On Time” – Brandi Carlile
“Kiss Me More” – Doja Cat Feat. Sza
“Happier Than Ever” – Billie Eilish
“Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Lil Nas X
“Drivers License” – Olivia Rodrigo
“Leave The Door Open” – Silk Sonic
Album of the Year
We Are – Jon Batiste
Love For Sale – Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe) – Justin Bieber
Planet Her (Deluxe) – Doja Cat
Happier Than Ever – Billie Eilish
Back of My Mind – H.E.R.
MONTERO – Lil Nas X
Sour – Olivia Rodrigo
evermore – Taylor Swift
DONDA – Kanye West
Song of the Year
“Bad Habits” – Ed Sheeran
(Songwriters: Fred Gibson, Johnny Mcdaid & Ed Sheeran)
“A Beautiful Noise” – Alicia Keys & Brandi Carlile
(Songwriters: Ruby Amanfu, Brandi Carlile, Brandy Clark, Alicia Keys, Hillary Lindsey, Lori Mckenna, Linda Perry & Hailey Whitters)
“Drivers License” – Olivia Rodrigo
(Songwriters: Daniel Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo)
“Fight For You” – H.E.R.
(Songwriters: Dernst Emile Ii, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas)
“Happier Than Ever” – Billie Eilish
(Songwriters: Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell)
“Kiss Me More” – Doja Cat Feat. Sza
(Songwriters: Rogét Chahayed, Amala Zandile Dlamini, Lukasz Gottwald, Carter Lang, Gerard A. Powell Ii, Solána Rowe & David Sprecher)
“Leave The Door Open” – Silk Sonic
(Songwriters: Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile Ii & Bruno Mars)
“Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Lil Nas X
(Songwriters: Denzel Baptiste, David Biral, Omer Fedi, Montero Hill & Roy Lenzo)
“Peaches” – Justin Bieber Feat. Daniel Caesar & Giveon
(Songwriters: Louis Bell, Justin Bieber, Giveon Dezmann Evans, Bernard Harvey, Felisha “Fury” King, Matthew Sean Leon, Luis Manuel Martinez Jr., Aaron Simmonds, Ashton Simmonds, Andrew Wotman & Keavan Yazdani)
“Right On Time” – Brandi Carlile
(Songwriters: Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth)
Best New Artist
Arooj Aftab
Jimmie Allen
Baby Keem
FINNEAS
Glass Animals
Japanese Breakfast
The Kid LAROI
Arlo Parks
Olivia Rodrigo
Saweetie
Best Pop Solo Performance
“Anyone” – Justin Bieber
“Right On Time” – Brandi Carlile
“Happier Than Ever” – Billie Eilish
“Positions” – Ariana Grande
“Drivers License” – Olivia Rodrigo
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“I Get A Kick Out Of You” – Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
“Lonely” – Justin Bieber & Benny Blanco
“Butter” – BTS
“Higher Power” – Coldplay
“Kiss Me More” Doja Cat Feat. Sza
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Love For Sale – Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
‘til We Meet Again (Live) – Norah Jones
A Tori Kelly Christmas – Tori Kelly
Ledisi Sings Nina – Ledisi
That’s Life – Willie Nelson
A Holly Dolly Christmas – Dolly Parton
Best Pop Vocal Album
Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe) – Justin Bieber
Planet Her (Deluxe) – Doja Cat
Happier Than Ever – Billie Eilish
Positions – Ariana Grande
Sour – Olivia Rodrigo
Best R&B Performance
“Lost You” – Snoh Aalegra
“Peaches” – Justin Bieber feat. Daniel Caesar & Giveon
“Damage” – H.E.R.
“Leave The Door Open” – Silk Sonic
“Pick Up Your Feelings” – Jazmine Sullivan
Best Traditional R&B Performance
“I Need You” – Jon Batiste
“Bring It On Home To Me” – Bj The Chicago Kid, Pj Morton & Kenyon Dixon Featuring Charlie Bereal
“Born Again” – Leon Bridges Featuring Robert Glasper
“Fight For You” – H.E.R.
“How Much Can A Heart Take” – Lucky Daye Featuring Yebba
Best Progressive R&B Album
New Light – Eric Bellinger
Something To Say – Cory Henry
Mood Valiant – Hiatus Kaiyote
Table For Two – Lucky Daye
Dinner Party: Dessert – Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, 9th Wonder & Kamasi Washington
Studying Abroad: Extended Stay – Masego
Best R&B Song
“Damage” – H.E.R.
(Songwriters: Anthony Clemons Jr., Jeff Gitelman, H.E.R., Carl Mccormick & Tiara Thomas)
“Good Days” – Sza
(Songwriters: Jacob Collier, Carter Lang, Carlos Munoz, Solána Rowe & Christopher Ruelas)
“Heartbreak Anniversary” – Giveon
(Songwriters: Giveon Evans, Maneesh, Sevn Thomas & Varren Wade)
“Leave The Door Open” – Silk Sonic
(Songwriters: Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile Ii & Bruno Mars)
“Pick Up Your Feelings” – Jazmine Sullivan
(Songwriters: Denisia “Blue June” Andrews, Audra Mae Butts, Kyle Coleman, Brittany “Chi” Coney, Michael Holmes & Jazmine Sullivan)
Best R&B Album
Temporary Highs In The Violet Skies – Snoh Aalegra
We Are – Jon Batiste
Gold-Diggers Sound – Leon Bridges
Back Of My Mind – H.E.R.
Heaux Tales – Jazmine Sullivan
Best Rap Performace
“Family Ties” – Baby Keem, Kendrick Lamar
“Up” – Cardi B
“m y . l i f e” – J. Cole, feat. 21 Savage, Morray
“Way 2 Sexy” – Drake ft. Future and Young Thug
“Thot S***” – Megan Thee Stallion
Best Melodic Rap Performance
“p r i d e . i s . t h e . d e v i l” – J.Cole feat Lil’ Baby
“Need to Know” – Doja Cat
“Industry Baby” – Lila Nas X
“Wusyaname” – Tyler, The Creator
“Hurricane” – Kanye West feat The Weeknd & Lil Baby
Best Rap Song
“Bath Salts” – DMX, Jay-Z, Nas
“Best Friend” – Saweetie, Doja Cat
“Family Ties” – Baby Keem, Kendrick Lamar
“Jail” – Kanye West, Jay-Z –
“m y . l i f e” – J. Cole, 21 Savage & Morray
Best Rap Album
Call Me If You Get Lost – Tyler, the Creator
DONDA – Kanye West
The Off-Season – J. Cole
Certified Lover Boy – Drake
King’s Disease II – Nas
Best Engineered Album Non-Classical
Cinema – The Marías
Dawn – Yebba
Hey What – Low
Love for Sale – Tony Bennet, Lady Gaga
Notes With Attachments – Pino Palladino, Blake Mills
Producer of the Year Non-Classical
Jack Antonoff
Rogét Chahayed
Mike Elizondo
Hit-Boy
Ricky Reed
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
“Hero” – Afrojack & David Guetta
“Loom” – Ólafur Arnalds, Bonobo
“Before” – James Blake
“Heartbreak” – Bonobo & Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
Best Dance/Electronic Album
Subconsciously – Black Coffee
Fallen Embers – Illenium
Music Is The Weapon (Reloaded) – Major Lazer
Shockwave – Marshmello
Free Love – Sylvan Esso
Best Latin Pop Album
Vértigo – Pablo Alborán
Mis Amores – Paula Arenas
Hecho A La Antigua – Ricardo Arjona
Mis Manos – Camilo
Mendó – Alex Cuba
Revelación – Selena Gomez
Best Música Urbana Album
Afrodisíaco – Rauw Alejandro
El Último Tour Del Mundo – Bad Bunny
Jose – J Balvin
KG0516 – KAROL G
Sin Miedo (Del Amor Y Otros Demonios) – Kali Uchis
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
Deja – Bomba Estéreo
Mira Lo Que Me Hiciste Hacer (Deluxe Edition) – Diamante Eléctrico
Origen – Juanes
Calambre – Nathy Peluso
El Madrileño – C. Tangana
Sonidos De Karmática Resonancia – Zoé
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
Antología De La Musica Ranchera, Vol. 2 – Aida Cuevas
A Mis 80’s – Vicente Fernández
Seis – Mon Laferte
Un Canto Por México, Vol. Ii – Natalia Lafourcade
Ayayay! (Súper Deluxe) – Christian Nodal
Best Tropical Latin Album
Salswing! – Rubén Blades Y Roberto Delgado & Orquesta
En Cuarentena – El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico
Sin Salsa No Hay Paraíso – Aymée Nuviola
Colegas – Gilberto Santa Rosa
Live In Peru – Tony Succar
Best Global Music Album
Voice of Bunbon Vol. 1. – Rocky Dawuni
East West Players Presents: Daniel Ho & Friends Live in Concert – Daniel Ho & Friends
Mother Nature – Angélique Kidjo
Legacy + – Femi Kuti, Made Kuti
Made in Lagos: Deluxe Edition – Wizkid
Best Global Music Performance
Mohabbat – Arooj Aftab
Do Yourself – Angelique Kidjo & Burna Boy
Pà Pá Pà – Femi Kuti
Blewu – Yo-Yo Ma & Angelique Kidjo
Essence – Wizkid Featuring Tems
Best Immersive Audio Album (from the 63rd Grammy)
Bolstad: Tomba Sonora – Stemmeklang
Dear Future Self (Dolby Atmos Mixes) – Booka Shade
Fryd – Tove Ramio-Ystad, Cantus
Mutt Slang II: A Wake of Sorrows Engulfed in Rage – Alain Mallet
Soundtrack of the American Soldier – Jim R. Keene, the United States Army Field Band
Best Immersive Audio Album
Alicia – Alicia Keys
Clique – Patricia Barber
Fine Line – Harry Styles
The Future Bites – Steven Wilson
Stille Grender – Anne Karin Sundal-Ask, Det Norske Jentekor
Best Remixed Recording
“Back To Life” (Booker T Kings Of Soul Satta Dub)
“Born For Greatness” (Cymek Remix)
“Constant Craving” (Fashionably Late Remix)
“Inside Out” (3scape Drm Remix)
“Met Him Last Night” (Dave Audé Remix)
“Passenger” (Mike Shinoda Remix)
“Talks” (Mura Masa Remix)
Best Music Video
“Shot In The Dark” – AC/DC
(David Mallet, video director; Dione Orrom, video producer)
“Freedom” – Jon Batiste
(Alan Ferguson, video director; Alex P. Willson, video producer)
“I Get A Kick Out Of You” – Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
(Jennifer Lebeau, video director; Danny Bennett, Bobby Campbell & Jennifer Lebeau, video producers)
“Peaches” – Justin Bieber feat. Daniel Caesar & Giveon
(Collin Tilley, video director)
“Happier Than Ever” – Billie Eilish
(Billie Eilish, video director; Michelle An, Chelsea Dodson & David Moore, video producers)
“Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Lil Nas X
(Lil Nas X & Tanu Muino, video directors; Frank Borin, Ivanna Borin, Marco De Molina & Saul Levitz, video producers)
“Good 4 U” – Olivia Rodrigo
(Petra Collins, video director; Christiana Divona, Marissa Ramirez & Tiffany Suh, video producers)
Best Music Film
Inside – Bo Burnham
(Bo Burnham, video director; Josh Senior, video producer)
David Byrne’s American Utopia – David Byrne
(Spike Lee, video director; David Byrne & Spike Lee, video producers)
Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles – Billie Eilish
(Patrick Osborne & Robert Rodriguez, video directors)
Music, Money, Madness…Jimi Hendrix in Maui – Jimi Hendrix
(John McDermott, video director; Janie Hendrix, John McDermott & George Scott, video producers)
Summer of Soul – Various Artists
(Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, video director; David Dinerstein, Robert Fyvolent & Joseph Patel, video producers)
Best Children’s Music Album
Actívate – 123 Andrés
All One Tribe – 1 Tribe Collective
Black to The Future – Pierce Freelon
A Colorful World – Falu
Crayon Kids – Lucky Diaz And The Family Jam Band
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
Aftermath – Levar Burton
Carry On: Reflections For A New Generation From John Lewis – Don Cheadle
Catching Dreams: Live At Fort Knox Chicago – J. Ivy
8:46 – Dave Chappelle & Amir Sulaiman
A Promised Land – Barack Obama
Best American Roots Performance
“Cry” – Jon Batiste
“Love and Regret” – Billy Strings
“I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free” – The Blind Boys of Alabama and Bela Fleck
“Same Devil” – Brandy Clark Featuring Brandi Carlile
“Nightflyer” – Allison Russell
Best American Roots Song
“Avalon” – Rhiannon Giddens With Francesco Turrisi (Songwriters: Rhiannon Giddens, Justin Robinson & Francesco Turrisi)
“Call Me A Fool” – Valerie June featuring Carla Thomas. (Songwriter: Valerie June)
“Cry” – Jon Batiste (Songwriters: Jon Batiste & Steve Mcewan)
“Diamond Studded Shoes” – Yola (Songwriters: Dan Auerbach, Natalie Hemby, Aaron Lee Tasjan & Yola)
“Nightflyer” – Allison Russell (Songwriters: Jeremy Lindsay & Allison Russell)
Best Americana Album
Downhill From Everywhere – Jackson Browne
Leftover Feelings – John Hiatt With The Jerry Douglas Band
Native Sons – Los Lobos
Outside Child – Allison Russell
Stand For Myself – Yola
Best Bluegrass Album
Renewal – Billy Strings
My Bluegrass Heart – Béla Fleck
A Tribute To Bill Monroe – The Infamous Stringdusters
Cuttin’ Grass – Vol. 1 (Butcher Shoppe Sessions) – Sturgill Simpson
Music Is What I See – Rhonda Vincent
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Double Dealin’ – Randy Brecker & Eric Marienthal
The Garden – Rachel Eckroth
Tree Falls – Taylor Eigsti
At Blue Note Tokyo – Steve Gadd Band
Deep: The Baritone Sessions, Vol. 2 – Mark Lettieri
Best Rock Performance
“Shot In The Dark” – AC/DC
“Know You Better (Live From Capitol Studio A)” – Black Pumas
“Nothing Compares 2 U” – Chris Cornell
“Ohms” – Deftones
“Making a Fire” – Foo Fighters
Best Metal Performance
“Genesis” – Deftones
“The Alien” – Dream Theater
“Amazonia” – Gojira
“Pushing The Tides” – Mastodon
“The Triumph Of King Freak (A Crypt Of Preservation And Superstition)” – Rob Zombie
Best Rock Song
“All My Favorite Songs” – Weezer
(Songwriters: Rivers Cuomo, Ashley Gorley, Ben Johnson & Ilsey Juber)
“The Bandit” – Kings of Leon
(Songwriters: Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill)
“Distance” – Mammoth WVH
(Songwriter:Wolfgang Van Halen)
“Find My Way” – Paul McCartney
(Songwriter: Paul McCartney)
“Waiting On A War” – Foo Fighters
(Songwriters: Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett & Pat Smear)
Best Rock Album
Power Up -AC/DC
Capitol Cuts – Live From Studio A – Black Pumas
No One Sings Like You Anymore Vol. 1 – Chris Cornell
Medicine At Midnight – Foo Fighters
McCartney III – Paul McCartney
Best Alternative Music Album
Shore – Fleet Foxes
If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power – Halsey
Jubilee – Japanese Breakfast
Collapsed In Sunbeams – Arlo Parks
Daddy’s Home – St. Vincent
Best Country Solo Performance
“Forever After All” – Luke Combs
“Remember Her Name” – Mickey Guyton
“All I Do Is Drive” – Jason Isbell
“camera roll” – Kacey Musgraves
“You Should Probably Leave” – Chris Stapleton
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
“If I Didn’t Love You” – Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood
“Younger Me” – Brothers Osborne
“Glad You Exist” – Dan + Shay
“Chasing After You” – Ryan Hurd & Maren Morris
“Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)” – Elle King & Miranda Lambert
Best Country Song
“Better Than We Found It” – Maren Morris
(Songwriters: Jessie Jo Dillon, Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins & Laura Veltz)
“camera roll” – Kacey Musgraves)
(Songwriters: Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves & Daniel Tashian)
“Cold” – Chris Stapleton
(Songwriters: Dave Cobb, J.T. Cure, Derek Mixon & Chris Stapleton)
“Country Again” – Thomas Rhett
(Songwriters: Zach Crowell, Ashley Gorley & Thomas Rhett)
“Fancy Like” – Walker Hayes
(Songwriters: Cameron Bartolini, Walker Hayes, Josh Jenkins & Shane Stevens)
“Remember Her Name” – Mickey Guyton
(Songwriters: Mickey Guyton, Blake Hubbard, Jarrod Ingram & Parker Welling)
Best Country Album
Skeletons – Brothers Osborne
Remember Her Name – Mickey Guyton
The Marfa Tapes – Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall & Jack Ingram
The Ballad of Dood & Juanita – Sturgill Simpson
Starting Over – Chris Stapleton
Best New Age Album
Brothers – Will Ackerman, Jeff Oster & Tom Eaton
Divine Tides – Stewart Copeland & Ricky Kej
Pangaea – Wouter Kellerman & David Arkenstone
Night + Day – Opium Moon
Pieces Of Forever – Laura Sullivan
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
“Sackodougou”
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, soloist
Track from: The Hands of Time (Weedie Braimah)
“Kick Those Feet”
Kenny Barron, soloist
Track from: Songs From My Father (Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trios)
“Bigger Than Us”
Jon Batiste, soloist
Track from: Soul (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Various Artists)
“Absence”
Terence Blanchard, soloist
Track from: Absence (Terence Blanchard Featuring The E Collective And The Turtle Island Quartet)
“Humpty Dumpty (Set 2)”
Chick Corea, soloist
Track from: Akoustic Band Live (Chick Corea, John Patitucci & Dave Weckl)
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Generations – The Baylor Project
SuperBlue – Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter
Time Traveler – Nnenna Freelon
Flor – Gretchen Parlato
Songwrights Apothecary Lab – Esperanza Spalding
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Jazz Selections: Music From And Inspired By Soul – Jon Batiste
Absence – Terence Blanchard feat. The E Collective And The Turtle Island Quartet
Skyline – Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette & Gonzalo Rubalcaba
Akoustic Band LIVE – Chick Corea, John Patitucci & Dave Weckl
Side-Eye NYC (V1.IV) – Pat Metheny
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Live At Birdland! – The Count Basie Orchestra Directed By Scotty Barnhart
Dear Love – Jazzmeia Horn And Her Noble Force
For Jimmy, Wes And Oliver – Christian McBride Big Band
Swirling – Sun Ra Arkestra
Jackets XL – Yellowjackets + WDR Big Band
Best Latin Jazz Album
Mirror Mirror – Eliane Elias With Chick Corea and Chucho Valdés
The South Bronx Story – Carlos Henriquez
Virtual Birdland – Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
Transparency – Dafnis Prieto Sextet
El Arte Del Bolero – Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo
Best Gospel Performance/Song
“Voice of God” – Dante Bowe featuring Steffany Gretzinger & Chandler Moore
(Songwriters: Dante Bowe, Tywan Mack, Jeff Schneeweis & Mitch Wong)
“Joyful” – Dante Bowe
(Songwriters: Dante Bowe & Ben Schofield)
“Help” – Anthony Brown & Group Therapy;
(Songwriters: Anthony Brown & Darryl Woodson)
“Never Lost” – CeCe Winans
“Wait On You” – Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music Dante Bowe, Chris Brown, (Songwriters: Steven Furtick, Tiffany Hudson, Brandon Lake & Chandler Moore)
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
“We Win” – Kirk Franklin & Lil Baby
(Songwriters: Kirk Franklin, Dominique Jones, Cynthia Nunn & Justin Smith)
“Hold Us Together (Hope Mix)” – H.E.R. & Tauren Wells
(Songwriters: Josiah Bassey, Dernst Emile & H.E.R.)
“Man Of Your Word” – Chandler Moore & KJ Scriven
(Songwriters: Jonathan Jay, Nathan Jess & Chandler Moore)
“Believe For It” – CeCe Winans
(Songwriters: Dwan Hill, Kyle Lee, CeCe Winans & Mitch Wong)
“Jireh” – Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music featuring Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine
(Songwriters: Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine)
Best Gospel Album
Changing Your Story – Jekalyn Carr
Royalty: Live At The Ryman – Tasha Cobbs Leonard
Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition – Maverick City Music
Jonny X Mali: Live in LA – Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music
Believe For It – CeCe Winans
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
No Stranger – Natalie Grant
Feels Like Home Vol. 2 – Israel & New Breed
The Blessing (Live) – Kari Jobe
Citizen Of Heaven (Live) – Tauren Wells
Old Church Basement – Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music
Best Roots Gospel Album
Alone With My Faith – Harry Connick, Jr.
That’s Gospel, Brother – Gaither Vocal Band
Keeping On – Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
Songs for the Times – The Isaacs
My Savior – Carrie Underwood
Best Traditional Blues Album
100 Years of Blues – Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite
Traveler’s Blues – Blues Traveler
I Be Trying – Cedric Burnside
Be Ready When I Call You – Guy Davis
Take Me Back – Kim Wilson
Best Contemporary Blues Album
Delta Kream – The Black Keys featuring Eric Deaton & Kenny Brown
Royal Tea – Joe Bonamassa
Uncivil War – Shemekia Copeland
Fire It Up – Steve Cropper
662 – Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Best Folk Album
One Night Lonely [Live] – Mary Chapin Carpenter
Long Violent History – Tyler Childers
Wednesday (Extended Edition) – Madison Cunningham
They’re Calling Me Home – Rhiannon Giddens With Francesco Turrisi
Blue Heron Suite – Sarah Jarosz
Best Regional Roots Music Album
Live In New Orleans! – Sean Ardoin And Kreole Rock And Soul
Bloodstains & Teardrops – Big Chief Monk Boudreaux
My People – Cha Wa
Corey Ledet Zydeco – Corey Ledet Zydeco
Kau Ka Pe’a – Kalani Pe’a
Best Reggae Album
Pamoja – Etana
Positive Vibration – Gramps Morgan
Live N Livin – Sean Paul
Royal – Jesse Royal
Beauty in the Silence – Soja
10 – Spice
Best Comedy Album
The Comedy Vaccine – Lavell Crawford
Evolution – Chelsea Handler
Sincerely Louis CK – Louis C.K.
Thanks for Risking Your Life – Lewis Black
The Greatest Average American – Nate Bargatze
Zero F***s Given – Kevin Hart
Best Musical Theater Album
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Nick Lloyd Webber & Greg Wells, producers; Andrew Lloyd Webber & David Zippel, composers/lyricists (Original Album Cast)
Burt Bacharach and Steven Sater’s Some Lovers
Burt Bacharach, Michael Croiter, Ben Hartman & Steven Sater, producers; Burt Bacharach, composer; Steven Sater, lyricist (World Premiere Cast)
Girl From The North Country
Simon Hale, Conor McPherson & Dean Sharenow, producers (Bob Dylan, composer & lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)
Les Misérables: The Staged Concert (The Sensational 2020 Live Recording)
Cameron Mackintosh, Lee McCutcheon & Stephen Metcalfe, producers (Claude-Michel Schönberg, composer; Alain Boublil, John Caird, Herbert Kretzmer, Jean-Marc Natel & Trevor Nunn, lyricists) (The 2020 Les Misérables Staged Concert Company)
Stephen Schwartz’s Snapshots
Daniel C. Levine, Michael J Moritz Jr, Bryan Perri & Stephen Schwartz, producers (Stephen Schwartz, composer & lyricist) (World Premiere Cast)
The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical
Emily Bear, producer; Abigail Barlow & Emily Bear, composers/lyricists (Barlow & Bear)
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
Cruella – (Various Artists)
Dear Evan Hansen – (Various Artists)
In The Heights – (Various Artists)
One Night In Miami… – (Various Artists)
Respect – Jennifer Hudson
Schmigadoon! Episode 1 – (Various Artists)
The United States Vs. Billie Holiday – Andra Day
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
Bridgerton – Kris Bowers, composer
Dune – Hans Zimmer, composer
The Mandalorian: Season 2 – Vol. 2 (Chapters 13-16) – Ludwig Göransson, composer
The Queen’s Gambit – Carlos Rafael Rivera, composer
Soul – Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers
Best Song Written for Visual Media
“Agatha All Along” from WandaVision: Episode 7
Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, songwriters (Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez Featuring Kathryn Hahn, Eric Bradley, Greg Whipple, Jasper Randall & Gerald White)
“All Eyes On Me” from Inside
Bo Burnham, songwriter (Bo Burnham)
“All I Know So Far” from P!NK: All I Know So Far
Alecia Moore, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, songwriters (P!nk)
“Fight For You” from Judas and The Black Messiah
Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.)
“Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)” from Respect
Jamie Hartman, Jennifer Hudson & Carole King, songwriters (Jennifer Hudson)
“Speak Now” from One Night In Miami…
Sam Ashworth & Leslie Odom, Jr., songwriters (Leslie Odom, Jr.)
Best Instrumental Composition
“Beautiful Is Black” – Brandee Younger
Brandee Younger, composer
“Cat And Mouse” – Tom Nazziola
Tom Nazziola, composer
“Concerto For Orchestra: Finale” – Vince Mendoza & Czech National Symphony Orchestra Featuring Antonio Sánchez & Derrick Hodge
Vince Mendoza, composer
“Dreaming In Lions: Dreaming In Lions” – Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble
Arturo O’Farrill, composer
“Eberhard” – Lyle Mays
Lyle Mays, composer
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
“Chopsticks” – Richard Baratta
Bill O’Connell, arranger
“For The Love Of A Princess (from Braveheart)” – HAUSER, London Symphony Orchestra & Robin Smith
Robin Smith, arranger
“Infinite Love” – Emile Mosseri
Emile Mosseri, arranger
“Meta Knight’s Revenge” (from Kirby Superstar) – The 8-Bit Big Band Featuring Button MasherCharlie Rosen & Jake Silverman, arrangers
“The Struggle Within” – Rodrigo y Gabriela
Gabriela Quintero & Rodrigo Sanchez, arrangers
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
“The Bottom Line” – Ólafur Arnalds & Josin
Ólafur Arnalds, arranger
“A Change Is Gonna Come” – Tonality & Alexander Lloyd Blake
Tehillah Alphonso, arranger
“The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)” – Jacob Collier
Jacob Collier, arranger
“Eleanor Rigby” – Cody Fry
Cody Fry, arranger
“To The Edge Of Longing (Edit Version)” – Vince Mendoza, Czech National Symphony Orchestra & Julia Bullock
Vince Mendoza, arranger
Best Recording Package
American Jackpot / American Girls – Reckless Kelly
Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors
Carnage – Nick Cave & Warren Ellis
Nick Cave & Tom Hingston, art directors
Pakelang – 2nd Generation Falangao Singing Group & The Chairman Crossover Big Band
Li Jheng Han & Yu, Wei, art directors
Serpentine Prison – Matt Berninger
Dayle Doyle, art director
Zeta – Soul Of Ears
Xiao Qing Yang, art director
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
All Things Must Pass: 50th Anniversary Edition – George Harrison
Darren Evans, Dhani Harrison & Olivia Harrison, art directors
Color Theory – Soccer Mommy
Lordess Foudre & Christopher Leckie, art directors
The Future Bites (Limited Edition Box Set) – Steven Wilson
Simon Moore, art director
77-81 – Gang of Four
Dan Calderwood & Jon King, art directors
Swimming in Circles – Mac Miller
Ramón Coronado & Marshall Rake, art directors
Best Album Notes
Beethoven: The Last Three Sonatas
Ann-Katrin Zimmermann, album notes writer (Sunwook Kim)
The Complete Louis Armstrong Columbia And RCA Victor Studio Sessions 1946-1966
Ricky Riccardi, album notes writer (Louis Armstrong)
Creation Never Sleeps, Creation Never Dies: The Willie Dunn Anthology
Kevin Howes, album notes writer (Willie Dunn)
Etching The Voice: Emile Berliner And The First Commercial Gramophone Discs, 1889-1895
David Giovannoni, Richard Martin & Stephan Puille, album notes writers (Various Artists)
The King of Gospel Music: The Life And Music Of Reverend James Cleveland
Robert Marovich, album notes writer (Various Artists)
Best Historical Album
Beyond The Music: Her Complete RCA Victor Recordings
Robert Russ, compilation producer; Nancy Conforti, Andreas K. Meyer & Jennifer Nulsen, mastering engineers (Marian Anderson)
Etching The Voice: Emile Berliner And The First Commercial Gramophone Discs, 1889-1895
Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
Excavated Shellac: An Alternate History of the World’s Music
April Ledbetter, Steven Lance Ledbetter & Jonathan Ward, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967)
Patrick Milligan & Joni Mitchell, compilation producers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Joni Mitchell)
Sign O’ The Times (Super Deluxe Edition)
Trevor Guy, Michael Howe & Kirk Johnson, compilation producers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Prince)
Best Engineered Album, Classical
Archetypes – Sérgio Assad, Clarice Assad & Third Coast Percussion
(Jonathan Lackey, Bill Maylone & Dan Nichols, engineers; Bill Maylone, mastering engineer)
Beethoven: Cello Sonatas – Hope Amid Tears – Yo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax
(Richard King, engineer)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 – Manfred Honeck, Mendelssohn Choir Of Pittsburgh & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
(Mark Donahue, engineer; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer)
Chanticleer Sings Christmas – Chanticleer
(Leslie Ann Jones, engineer)
Mahler: Symphony No. 8, ‘Symphony Of A Thousand’ – Gustavo Dudamel, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Luke McEndarfer, Robert Istad, Grant Gershon, Los Angeles Children’s Chorus, Los Angeles Master Chorale, National Children’s Chorus, Pacific Chorale & Los Angeles Philharmonic
(Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers; Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineers)
Producer of the Year, Classical
Blanton Alspaugh
Steven Epstein
David Frost
Elaine Martone
Judith Sherman
Best Orchestral Performance
“Adams: My Father Knew Charles Ives; Harmonielehre” – Nashville Symphony Orchestra
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
“Beethoven: Symphony No. 9” – Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
“Muhly: Throughline” – San Francisco Symphony
Nico Muhly, conductor
“Price: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3” – Philadelphia Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor
“Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Scriabin: The Poem Of Ecstasy” – Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Dausgaard, conductor
Best Opera Recording
“Bartók: Bluebeard’s Castle” – Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Susanna Mälkki, conductor; Mika Kares & Szilvia Vörös; Robert Suff, producer
“Glass: Akhnaten” – The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus
Karen Kamensek, conductor; J’Nai Bridges, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Zachary James & Dísella Lárusdóttir; David Frost, producer
“Janáček: Cunning Little Vixen” – London Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Chorus & LSO Discovery Voices
Simon Rattle, conductor; Sophia Burgos, Lucy Crowe, Gerald Finley, Peter Hoare, Anna Lapkovskaja, Paulina Malefane, Jan Martinik & Hanno Müller-Brachmann; Andrew Cornall, producer
“Little: Soldier Songs” – The Opera Philadelphia Orchestra
Corrado Rovaris, conductor; Johnathan McCullough; James Darrah & John Toia, producers
“Poulenc: Dialogues Des Carmélites” – The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Karen Cargill, Isabel Leonard, Karita Mattila, Erin Morley & Adrianne Pieczonka; David Frost, producer
Best Choral Performance
“It’s A Long Way”
Matthew Guard, conductor (Jonas Budris, Carrie Cheron, Fiona Gillespie, Nathan Hodgson, Helen Karloski, Enrico Lagasca, Megan Roth, Alissa Ruth Suver & Dana Whiteside; Skylark Vocal Ensemble)
“Mahler: Symphony No. 8, ‘Symphony Of A Thousand’”
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Grant Gershon, Robert Istad, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz & Luke McEndarfer, chorus masters (Leah Crocetto, Mihoko Fujimura, Ryan McKinny, Erin Morley, Tamara Mumford, Simon O’Neill, Morris Robinson & Tamara Wilson; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Los Angeles Children’s Chorus, Los Angeles Master Chorale, National Children’s Chorus & Pacific Chorale)
“Rising w/The Crossing”
Donald Nally, conductor (International Contemporary Ensemble & Quicksilver; The Crossing)
“Schnittke: Choir Concerto; Three Sacred Hymns; Pärt: Seven Magnificat-Antiphons”
Kaspars Putniņš, conductor; Heli Jürgenson, chorus master (Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir)
“Sheehan: Liturgy Of Saint John Chrysostom”
Benedict Sheehan, conductor (Michael Hawes, Timothy Parsons & Jason Thoms; The Saint Tikhon Choir)
“The Singing Guitar”
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Estelí Gomez; Austin Guitar Quartet, Douglas Harvey, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet & Texas Guitar Quartet; Conspirare)
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
“Adams, John Luther: Lines Made By Walking” – JACK Quartet
“Akiho: Seven Pillars” – Sandbox Percussion
“Archetypes” – Sérgio Assad, Clarice Assad & Third Coast Percussion
“Beethoven: Cello Sonatas – Hope Amid Tears” – Yo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax
“Bruits” – Imani Winds
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
“Alone Together” – Jennifer Koh
“An American Mosaic” – Simone Dinnerstein
“Bach: Sonatas & Partitas” – Augustin Hadelich
“Beethoven & Brahms: Violin Concertos” – Gil Shaham; Eric Jacobsen, conductor (The Knights)
“Mak Bach” – Mak Grgić
“Of Power” – Curtis Stewart
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Confessions
Laura Strickling; Joy Schreier, pianist
Dreams Of A New Day – Songs By Black Composers
Will Liverman; Paul Sánchez, pianist
Mythologies
Sangeeta Kaur & Hila Plitmann (Virginie D’Avezac De Castera, Lili Haydn, Wouter Kellerman, Nadeem Majdalany, Eru Matsumoto & Emilio D. Miler)
Schubert: Winterreise
Joyce DiDonato; Yannick Nézet-Séguin, pianist
Unexpected Shadows
Jamie Barton; Jake Heggie, pianist (Matt Haimovitz)
Best Classical Compendium
American Originals – A New World, A New Canon
AGAVE & Reginald L. Mobley; Geoffrey Silver, producer
Berg: Violin Concerto; Seven Early Songs & Three Pieces For Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Jack Vad, producer
Cerrone: The Arching Path
Timo Andres & Ian Rosenbaum; Mike Tierney, producer
Plays
Chick Corea; Chick Corea & Birnie Kirsh, producers
Women Warriors – The Voices of Change
Amy Andersson, conductor; Amy Andersson, Mark Mattson & Lolita Ritmanis, producers
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Akiho: Seven Pillars – Sandbox Percussion
Andy Akiho, composer
Andriessen: The Only One – Esa-Pekka Salonen, Nora Fischer & Los Angeles Philharmonic
Louis Andriessen, composer
Assad, Clarice & Sérgio, Connors, Dillon, Martin & Skidmore: Archetypes – Sérgio Assad, Clarice Assad & Third Coast Percussion
Clarice Assad, Sérgio Assad, Sean Connors, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin & David Skidmore, composers
Batiste: Movement 11′ – Jon Batiste
Jon Batiste, composer
Shaw: Narrow Sea – Dawn Upshaw, Gilbert Kalish & Sō Percussion
Caroline Shaw, composer
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