Friday, November 8, 2024

Grammy Nominations 2025: Beyonce Leads With 11 Nods as Taylor Swift, Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter and Charli XCX Are Among Top Nominees

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Beyoncé just earned herself another sash. As numbers go, she is easily the queen of the rodeo that is the 2025 Grammy nominations, racking up 11 nominations for her “Cowboy Carter” album and its attendant singles. That’s a personal high for her, besting the 10 nods she got back in 2009.

But Beyoncé has to share the headlines coming out of Friday morning’s announcement. Because she is just one of five powerhouse women who are nominated in all three of the top general categories this year — record, song and album of the year. Joining her in being nominated for all three of those major prizes are Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter.

The red-hot Roan and Carpenter also have the distinction of each being nominated for best new artist, meaning they are up in all four general categories open to recording artists across genres. If either Carpenter or Roan turned out to be red-hot enough to win best new artist plus the trio of record, song and album of the year, they’d be the first to accomplish that since Eilish did it in 2020.

Three other artists picked up nominations in two of the three top categories and accrued major nomination tallies: Charli XCX, Post Malone and Kendrick Lamar.

Following Beyoncé’s leading 11 nods, it’s Eilish, Lamar, Malone and Charli XCX who have a four-way tie for the second-largest number of nominations this year, with seven noms each. Close behind with six nominations apiece are Swift, Roan and Carpenter.

(Scroll down to see the full list of nominations in 94 categories.)

Is this “the year of the woman”? You’d have to say yes, with female artists claiming six out of the eight nominations for both album of the year and record of the year. But then, last year was really the year of the woman, with seven out of eight spots taken in those categories. In other words, this “stepping up” has been the norm and not the exception for several successive years now.

When the Recording Academy’s voters did deign to recognize men in top categories, it was with some of the more head-scratching inclusions. Andre 3000’s album of the year nomination, for his instrumental free-range-flute album “New Blue Sun,” is sure to set off a rash of WTF comments; although the collection certainly had its defenders, there was not a prognosticator in the world who considered that even a dark horse. The sewn-together Beatles track “Now and Then,” which is nominated for record of the year, had at least popped up in the conversations, as a possibility to fill the surprise-veteran slot taken by ABBA two years ago.

Benson Boone, Teddy Swims and Shaboozey were the three breakout men of the year in music, but the first two of those were held to a single nomination, for best new artist. Shaboozey got that nom, too, along with three more for his record-busting “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” and one for a feature on “Cowboy Carter.” (His smash hit is also nominated for best remix.)

Will the Feb. 1 ceremony finally see Beyoncé winning either album or record of the year — two prizes that have eluded her despite winning a record number of Grammys? The rooting interest is off the charts. But every one of the women competing against her in the top categories has had undeniable zeitgeist moments this year. And in the record of the year division, she faces Kendrick Lamar. His single “Not Like Us” was so ubiquitous in even sports and electoral politics this year that it forces Grammy watchers to consider a possibility that is about as unthinkable at the Grammys lately as it is inevitable in the outside world: a guy prevailing.

RECORD OF THE YEAR

  1. “Now and Then”
    The Beatles
  2. “Texas Hold ‘Em”
    Beyoncé
  3. “Espresso”
    Sabrina Carpenter
  4. “360”
    Charli XCX
  5. “Birds of a Feather”
    Billie Eilish
  6. “Not Like Us”
    Kendrick Lamar
  7. “Good Luck, Babe!”
    Chappell Roan
  8. “Fortnight”
    Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

  1. “New Blue Sun”
    André 3000
  2. “Cowboy Carter”
    Beyoncé
  3. “Short n’ Sweet”
    Sabrina Carpenter
  4. “Brat”
    Charli XCX
  5. “Djesse Vol. 4”
    Jacob Collier
  6. “Hit Me Hard and Soft”
    Billie Eilish
  7. “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess”
    Chappell Roan
  8. “The Tortured Poets Department”
    Taylor Swift

SONG OF THE YEAR

  1. “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
    Sean Cook, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Chibueze Collins Obinna, Nevin Sastry & Mark Williams, songwriters
    (Shaboozey)
  2. “Birds of a Feather”
    Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
  3. “Die With a Smile”
    Dernst Emile II, James Fauntleroy, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars)
  4. “Fortnight”
    Jack Antonoff, Austin Post & Taylor Swift, songwriters
    (Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone)
  5. “Good Luck, Babe!”
    Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, Daniel Nigro & Justin Tranter, songwriters (Chappell Roan)
  6. “Not Like Us”
    Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)
  7. “Please Please Please”
    Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff & Sabrina Carpenter, songwriters (Sabrina Carpenter)
  8. “Texas Hold ‘Em”
    Brian Bates, Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nate Ferraro & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Beyoncé)

BEST NEW ARTIST

  1. Benson Boone
  2. Sabrina Carpenter
  3. Doechii
  4. Khruangbin
  5. Raye
  6. Chappell Roan
  7. Shaboozey
  8. Teddy Swims

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR (NON-CLASSICAL)

  1. Alissia
  2. Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II
  3. Ian Fitchuk
  4. Mustard
  5. Daniel Nigro

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

  1. Jessi Alexander
  2. Amy Allen
  3. Edgar Barrera
  4. Jessie Jo Dillon
  5. Raye

BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE

  1. “Bodyguard”
    Beyoncé
  2. “Espresso”
    Sabrina Carpenter
  3. “Apple”
    Charli xcx
  4. “Birds of a Feather”
    Billie Eilish
  5. “Good Luck, Babe!”
    Chappell Roan

BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE

  1. “Us”
    Gracie Abrams Featuring Taylor Swift
  2. “Levii’s Jeans”
    Beyoncé Featuring Post Malone
  3. “Guess”
    Charli XCX & Billie Eilish
  4. “The Boy Is Mine”
    Ariana Grande, Brandy & Monica
  5. “Die With a Smile”
    Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars’

BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM

  1. “Short n’ Sweet”
    Sabrina Carpenter
  2. “Hit Me Hard and Soft”
    Billie Eilish
  3. “Eternal Sunshine”
    Ariana Grande
  4. “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess”
    Chappell Roan
  5. “The Tortured Poets Department”
    Taylor Swift

BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC RECORDING

  1. “She’s Gone, Dance On”
    Disclosure
  2. “Loved”
    Four Tet
  3. “Leavemealone”
    Fred Again & Baby Keem
  4. “Neverender”
    Justice & Tame Impala
  5. “Witchy”
    Kaytranada Featuring Childish Gambino

BEST DANCE POP RECORDING

  1. “Make You Mine”
    Madison Beer
  2. “Von Dutch”
    Charli XCX
  3. “L’Amour de Ma Vie [Over Now Extended Edit]”
    Billie Eilish
  4. “Yes, And?”
    Ariana Grande
  5. “Got Me Started”
    Troye Sivan

BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM

  1. “Brat”
    Charli XCX
  2. “Three”
    Four Tet
  3. “Hyperdrama”
    Justice
  4. “Timeless”
    Kaytranada
  5. “Telos”
    Zedd

BEST REMIXED RECORDING

  1. “Alter Ego – Kaytranada Remix”
    Kaytranada, remixer (Doechii Featuring JT)
  2. “A Bar Song (Tipsy) [Remix]”
    David Guetta, remixer (Shaboozey & David Guetta)
  3. “Espresso (Mark Ronson x FNZ Working Late Remix)”
    FNZ & Mark Ronson, remixers (Sabrina Carpenter)
  4. “Jah Sees Them – Amapiano Remix”
    Alexx Antaeus, Footsteps & MrMyish, remixers (Julian Marley & Antaeus)
  5. “Von Dutch”
    A.G. Cook, remixer (Charli xcx & A.G. Cook Featuring Addison Rae)

BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM

  1. À Fleur De Peau
    Cyrille Aimée
  2. Visions
    Norah Jones
  3. Good Together
    Lake Street Dive
  4. Impossible Dream
    Aaron Lazar
  5. Christmas Wish
    Gregory Porter

BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE

  1. “Now and Then”
    The Beatles
  2. “Beautiful People (Stay High)”
    The Black Keys
  3. “The American Dream Is Killing Me”
    Green Day
  4. “Gift Horse”
    Idles
  5. “Dark Matter”
    Pearl Jam
  6. “Broken Man”
    St. Vincent

BEST METAL PERFORMANCE

  1. “Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)”
    Gojira, Marina Viotti & Victor Le Masne
  2. “Crown of Horns”
    Judas Priest
  3. “Suffocate”
    Knocked Loose Featuring Poppy
  4. “Screaming Suicide”
    Metallica
  5. “Cellar Door”
    Spiritbox

BEST ROCK ALBUM

  1. “Happiness Bastards”
    The Black Crowes
  2. “Romance”
    Fontaines D.C.
  3. “Saviors”
    Green Day
  4. “TANGK”
    Idles
  5. “Dark Matter”
    Pearl Jam
  6. “Hackney Diamonds”
    The Rolling Stones
  7. “No Name”
    Jack White

BEST ROCK SONG

  1. “Beautiful People (Stay High)”
    Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney, Beck Hansen & Daniel Nakamura, songwriters (The Black Keys)
  2. “Broken Man”
    Annie Clark, songwriter (St. Vincent)
  3. “Dark Matter”
    Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Pearl Jam)
  4. “Dilemma”
    Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool, songwriters (Green Day)
  5. “Gift Horse”
    Jon Beavis, Mark Bowen, Adam Devonshire, Lee Kiernan & Joe Talbot, songwriters (Idles)

BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC PERFORMANCE

  1. “Neon Pill”
    Cage the Elephant
  2. “Song of the Lake”
    Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
  3. “Starburster”
    Fontaines D.C.
  4. “Bye Bye”
    Kim Gordon
  5. “Flea”
    St. Vincent

BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM

  1. “Wild God”
    Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
  2. “Charm”
    Clairo
  3. “The Collective”
    Kim Gordon
  4. “What Now”
    Brittany Howard
  5. “All Born Screaming”
    St. Vincent

BEST R&B PERFORMANCE

  1. “Guidance”
    Jhené Aiko
  2. “Residuals”
    Chris Brown
  3. “Here We Go (Uh Oh)”
    Coco Jones
  4. “Made For Me (Live On BET)”
    Muni Long
  5. “Saturn”
    SZA

BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE

  1. “Wet”
    Marsha Ambrosius
  2. “Can I Have This Groove”
    Kenyon Dixon
  3. “No Lie”
    Lalah Hathaway Featuring Michael McDonald
  4. “Make Me Forget”
    Muni Long
  5. “That’s You”
    Lucky Daye

BEST PROGRESSIVE R&B ALBUM

  1. “So Glad to Know You”
    Avery*Sunshine
  2. “En Route”
    Durand Bernarr
  3. “Bando Stone and the New World”
    Childish Gambino
  4. “Crash”
    Kehlani
  5. “Why Lawd?”
    NxWorries (Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge)

BEST R&B SONG

  1. “After Hours”
    Diovanna Frazier, Alex Goldblatt, Kehlani Parrish, Khris Riddick-Tynes & Daniel Upchurch, songwriters (Kehlani)
  2. “Burning”
    Ronald Banful & Temilade Openiyi, songwriters (Tems)
  3. “Here We Go (Uh Oh)”
    Sara Diamond, Sydney Floyd, Marisela Jackson, Courtney Jones, Carl McCormick & Kelvin Wooten, songwriters (Coco Jones)
  4. “Ruined Me”
    Jeff Gitelman, Priscilla Renea & Kevin Theodore, songwriters (Muni Long)
  5. “Saturn”
    Rob Bisel, Carter Lang, Solána Rowe, Jared Solomon & Scott Zhang, songwriters (SZA)

BEST R&B ALBUM

  1. “11:11 (Deluxe)”
    Chris Brown
  2. “Vantablack”
    Lalah Hathaway
  3. “Revenge”
    Muni Long
  4. “Algorithm”
    Lucky Daye
  5. “Coming Home”
    Usher

BEST RAP PERFORMANCE

  1. “Enough (Miami)”
    Cardi B
  2. “When the Sun Shines Again”
    Common & Pete Rock Featuring Posdnuos
  3. “Nissan Altima”
    Doechii
  4. “Houdini”
    Eminem
  5. “Like That”
    Future & Metro Boomin Featuring Kendrick Lamar
  6. “Yeah Glo!”
    GloRilla
  7. “Not Like Us”
    Kendrick Lamar

BEST MELODIC RAP PERFORMANCE

  1. “Kehlani”
    Jordan Adetunji Featuring Kehlani
  2. “Spaghettii”
    Beyoncé Featuring Linda Martell & Shaboozey
  3. “We Still Don’t Trust You”
    Future & Metro Boomin Featuring The Weeknd
  4. “Big Mama”
    Latto
  5. “3:AM”
    Rapsody Featuring Erykah Badu

BEST RAP ALBUM

  1. “Might Delete Later”
    J. Cole
  2. “The Auditorium, Vol. 1”
    Common & Pete Rock
  3. “Alligator Bites Never Heal”
    Doechii
  4. “The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)”
    Eminem
  5. “We Don’t Trust You”
    Future & Metro Boomin

BEST RAP SONG

  1. “Asteroids”
    Marlanna Evans, songwriter (Rapsody Featuring Hit-Boy)
  2. “Carnival”
    Jordan Carter, Raul Cubina, Grant Dickinson, Samuel Lindley, Nasir Pemberton, Dimitri Roger, Ty Dolla $ign, Kanye West & Mark Carl Stolinski Williams, songwriters (¥$ (Kanye West & Ty Dolla $Ign)
    Featuring Rich The Kid & Playboi Carti)
  3. “Like That”
    Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, Kobe “BbyKobe” Hood, Leland Wayne & Nayvadius Wilburn, songwriters (Future & Metro Boomin Featuring Kendrick Lamar)
  4. “Not Like Us”
    Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)
  5. “Yeah Glo!”
    Ronnie Jackson, Jaucquez Lowe, Timothy McKibbins, Kevin Andre Price, Julius Rivera III & Gloria Woods, songwriters (GloRilla)

BEST SPOKEN WORD POETRY ALBUM

  1. “Civil Writes: The South Got Something To Say”
    Queen Sheba
  2. “Concrete & Whiskey Act II Part 1: A Bourbon 30 Series”
    Omari Hardwick
  3. “Good M.U.S.I.C. Universe Sonic Sinema: Episode 1 In the Beginning Was the Word”
    Malik Yusef
  4. “The Heart, the Mind, the Soul”
    Tank and the Bangas
  5. “The Seven Number Ones”
    Mad Skillz

BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE

  1. 16 Carriages
    Beyoncé
  2. I Am Not Okay
    Jelly Roll
  3. The Architect
    Kacey Musgraves
  4. A Bar Song (Tipsy)
    Shaboozey
  5. It Takes A Woman
    Chris Stapleton

BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE

  1. Cowboys Cry Too
    Kelsea Ballerini With Noah Kahan
  2. II Most Wanted
    Beyoncé Featuring Miley Cyrus
  3. Break Mine
    Brothers Osborne
  4. Bigger Houses
    Dan + Shay
  5. I Had Some Help
    Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen

BEST COUNTRY SONG

  1. The Architect
    Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)
  2. A Bar Song (Tipsy)
    Sean Cook, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Chibueze Collins Obinna, Nevin Sastry & Mark Williams, songwriters (Shaboozey)
  3. I Am Not Okay
    Casey Brown, Jason DeFord, Ashley Gorley & Taylor Phillips, songwriters (Jelly Roll)
  4. I Had Some Help
    Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Smith, Ryan Vojtesak, Morgan Wallen & Chandler Paul Walters, songwriters (Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen)
  5. Texas Hold ‘Em
    Brian Bates, Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nate Ferraro & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Beyoncé)

BEST COUNTRY ALBUM

  1. Cowboy Carter
    Beyoncé
  2. F-1 Trillion
    Post Malone
  3. Deeper Well
    Kacey Musgraves
  4. Higher
    Chris Stapleton
  5. Whirlwind
    Lainey Wilson

BEST AMERICAN ROOTS PERFORMANCE

  1. Blame It On Eve
    Shemekia Copeland
  2. Nothing In Rambling
    The Fabulous Thunderbirds Featuring Bonnie Raitt, Keb’ Mo’, Taj Mahal & Mick Fleetwood
  3. Lighthouse
    Sierra Ferrell
  4. The Ballad Of Sally Anne
    Rhiannon Giddens

BEST AMERICANA PERFORMANCE

  1. Ya Ya
    Beyoncé
  2. Subtitles
    Madison Cunningham
  3. Don’t Do Me Good
    Madi Diaz Featuring Kacey Musgraves
  4. American Dreaming
    Sierra Ferrell
  5. Runaway Train
    Sarah Jarosz
  6. Empty Trainload of Sky
    Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

BEST AMERICAN ROOTS SONG

  1. Ahead of the Game
    Mark Knopfler, songwriter (Mark Knopfler)
  2. All In Good Time
    Sam Beam, songwriter (Iron & Wine Featuring Fiona Apple)
  3. All My Friends
    Aoife O’Donovan, songwriter (Aoife O’Donovan)
  4. American Dreaming
    Sierra Ferrell & Melody Walker, songwriters (Sierra Ferrell)
  5. Blame It on Eve
    John Hahn & Will Kimbrough, songwriters (Shemekia Copeland)

BEST AMERICANA ALBUM

  1. The Other Side
    T Bone Burnett
  2. $10 Cowboy
    Charley Crockett
  3. Trail Of Flowers
    Sierra Ferrell
  4. Polaroid Lovers
    Sarah Jarosz
  5. No One Gets Out Alive
    Maggie Rose
  6. Tigers Blood
    Waxahatchee

BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM

  1. I Built A World
    Bronwyn Keith-Hynes
  2. Songs of Love and Life
    The Del McCoury Band
  3. No Fear
    Sister Sadie
  4. Live Vol. 1
    Billy Strings
  5. Earl Jam
    Tony Trischka
  6. Dan Tyminski: Live From the Ryman
    Dan Tyminski

BEST TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM

  1. Hill Country Love
    Cedric Burnside
  2. Struck Down
    The Fabulous Thunderbirds
  3. One Guitar Woman
    Sue Foley
  4. Sam’s Place
    Little Feat
  5. Swingin’ Live at the Church In Tulsa
    The Taj Mahal Sextet

BEST CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM

  1. Blues Deluxe Vol. 2
    Joe Bonamassa
  2. Blame It On Eve
    Shemekia Copeland
  3. Friendlytown
    Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour
  4. Mileage
    Ruthie Foster
  5. The Fury
    Antonio Vergara

BEST FOLK ALBUM

  1. American Patchwork Quartet
    American Patchwork Quartet
  2. Weird Faith
    Madi Diaz
  3. Bright Future
    Adrianne Lenker
  4. All My Friends
    Aoife O’Donovan
  5. Woodland
    Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

BEST REGIONAL ROOTS MUSIC ALBUM

  1. 25 Back To My Roots
    Sean Ardoin And Kreole Rock And Soul
  2. Live At The 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
    Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & The Golden Eagles
    Featuring J’Wan Boudreaux
  3. Live At The 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
    New Breed Brass Band Featuring Trombone Shorty
  4. Kuini
    Kalani Pe’a
  5. Stories From The Battlefield
    The Rumble Featuring Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr.

BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE/SONG

  1. Church Doors
    Yolanda Adams; Donald Lawrence & Sir William James Baptist, songwriters
  2. Yesterday
    Melvin Crispell III
  3. Hold On (Live)
    Ricky Dillard
  4. Holy Hands
    DOE; Jesse Paul Barrera, Jeffrey Castro Bernat, Dominique Jones, Timothy Ferguson, Kelby Shavon Johnson, Jr., Jonathan McReynolds, Rickey Slikk Muzik Offord & Juan Winans, songwriters
  5. One Hallelujah
    Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Erica Campbell & Israel Houghton Featuring Jonathan McReynolds & Jekalyn Carr; G. Morris Coleman, Israel Houghton, Kenneth Leonard, Jr., Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Naomi Raine, songwriters

BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE/SONG

  1. Holy Forever (Live)
    Bethel Music, Jenn Johnson Featuring CeCe Winans
  2. Praise
    Elevation Worship Featuring Brandon Lake, Chris Brown & Chandler Moore; Pat Barrett, Chris Brown, Cody Carnes, Steven Furtick, Brandon Lake & Chandler Moore, songwriters
  3. Firm Foundation (He Won’t)
    Honor & Glory Featuring Disciple
  4. In The Name Of Jesus
    JWLKRS Worship & Maverick City Music Featuring Chandler Moore; Austin Armstrong, Ran Jackson, Chandler Moore, Sajan Nauriyal, Ella Schnacky, Noah Schnacky & Ilya Toshinskiy, songwriters
  5. In The Room
    Maverick City Music, Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore Featuring Tasha Cobbs Leonard; G. Morris Coleman, Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Naomi Raine, songwriters
  6. That’s My King
    CeCe Winans; Taylor Agan, Kellie Gamble, Lloyd Nicks & Jess Russ, songwriters

BEST GOSPEL ALBUM

  1. Covered Vol. 1
    Melvin Crispell III
  2. Choirmaster II (Live)
    Ricky Dillard
  3. Father’s Day
    Kirk Franklin
  4. Still Karen
    Karen Clark Sheard
  5. More Than This
    CeCe Winans

BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ALBUM

  1. Heart Of A Human
    DOE
  2. When Wind Meets Fire
    Elevation Worship
  3. Child Of God
    Forrest Frank
  4. Coat Of Many Colors
    Brandon Lake
  5. The Maverick Way Complete
    Maverick City Music, Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore

BEST ROOTS GOSPEL ALBUM

  1. The Gospel Sessions, Vol 2
    Authentic Unlimited
  2. The Gospel According To Mark
    Mark D. Conklin
  3. Rhapsody
    The Harlem Gospel Travelers
  4. Church
    Cory Henry
  5. Loving You
    The Nelons

BEST LATIN POP ALBUM

  1. Funk Generation
    Anitta
  2. El Viaje
    Luis Fonsi
  3. GARCÍA
    Kany García
  4. Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran
    Shakira
  5. ORQUÍDEAS
    Kali Uchis

BEST MUSICA URBANA ALBUM

  1. nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana
    Bad Bunny
  2. Rayo
    J Balvin
  3. FERXXOCALIPSIS
    Feid
  4. LAS LETRAS YA NO IMPORTAN
    Residente
  5. att.
    Young Miko

BEST LATIN ROCK OR ALTERNATIVE ALBUM

  1. Compita del Destino
    El David Aguilar
  2. Pa’ Tu Cuerpa
    Cimafunk
  3. Autopoiética
    Mon Laferte
  4. GRASA
    NATHY PELUSO
  5. ¿Quién trae las cornetas?
    Rawayana

BEST MUSICA MEXICANA ALBUM (INCLUDING TEJANO)

  1. Diamantes
    Chiquis
  2. Boca Chueca, Vol. 1
    Carín León
  3. ÉXODO
    Peso Pluma
  4. De Lejitos
    Jessi Uribe

BEST TROPICAL LATIN ALBUM

  1. MUEVENSE
    Marc Anthony
  2. Bailar
    Sheila E.
  3. Radio Güira
    Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
  4. Alma, Corazón y Salsa (Live at Gran Teatro Nacional)
    Tony Succar, Mimy Succar
  5. Vacilón Santiaguero
    Kiki Valera

BEST CHILDREN’S MUSIC ALBUM

  1. Brillo, Brillo!
    Lucky Diaz And The Family Jam Band
  2. Creciendo
    Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats
  3. My Favorite Dream
    John Legend
  4. Solid Rock Revival
    Rock For Children
  5. World Wide Playdate
    Divinity Roxx and Divi Roxx Kids

BEST COMEDY ALBUM

  1. Armageddon
    Ricky Gervais
  2. The Dreamer
    Dave Chappelle
  3. The Prisoner
    Jim Gaffigan
  4. Someday You’ll Die
    Nikki Glaser
  5. Where Was I
    Trevor Noah

BEST AUDIOBOOK, NARRATION, AND STORYTELLING RECORDING

  1. All You Need Is Love: The Beatles In Their Own Words
    (Various Artists)
    Guy Oldfield, producer
  2. …And Your Ass Will Follow
    George Clinton
  3. Behind The Seams: My Life In Rhinestones
    Dolly Parton
  4. Last Sundays In Plains: A Centennial Celebration
    Jimmy Carter
  5. My Name Is Barbra
    Barbra Streisand

BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM

  1. Hell’s Kitchen
    Shoshana Bean, Brandon Victor Dixon, Kecia Lewis &
    Meleah Joi Moon, principal vocalists; Adam
    Blackstone, Alicia Keys & Tom Kitt, producers (Alicia
    Keys, composer & lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)
  2. Merrily We Roll Along
    Jonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez & Daniel Radcliffe,
    principal vocalists; David Caddick, Joel Fram, Maria
    Friedman & David Lai, producers (Stephen Sondheim,
    composer & lyricist) (New Broadway Cast)
  3. The Notebook
    John Clancy, Carmel Dean, Kurt Deutsch, Derik Lee,
    Kevin McCollum & Ingrid Michaelson, producers;
    Ingrid Michaelson, composer & lyricist (Original
    Broadway Cast)
  4. The Outsiders
    Joshua Boone, Brent Comer, Brody Grant & Sky
    Lakota-Lynch, principal vocalists; Zach Chance,
    Jonathan Clay, Matt Hinkley, Justin Levine &
    Lawrence Manchester, producers; Zach Chance,
    Jonathan Clay & Justin Levine, composers/lyricists
    (Original Broadway Cast)
  5. Suffs
    Andrea Grody, Dean Sharenow & Shaina Taub,
    producers; Shaina Taub, composer & lyricist (Original
    Broadway Cast)
  6. The Wiz
    Wayne Brady, Deborah Cox, Nichelle Lewis & Avery
    Wilson, principal vocalists; Joseph Joubert, Allen René
    Louis & Lawrence Manchester, producers (Charlie
    Smalls, composer & lyricist) (2024 Broadway Cast
    Recording)

BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA

  1. The Color Purple
    (Various Artists)
  2. Deadpool & Wolverine
    (Various Artists)
  3. Maestro: Music By Leonard Bernstein
    London Symphony Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Bradley Cooper
  4. Saltburn
    (Various Artists)
  5. Twisters: The Album
    (Various Artists)

BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA

  1. American Fiction
    Laura Karpman, composer
  2. Challengers
    Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers
  3. The Color Purple
    Kris Bowers, composer
  4. Dune: Part Two
    Hans Zimmer, composer
  5. Shōgun
    Nick Chuba, Atticus Ross & Leopold Ross, composers

BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VIDEO GAMES AND OTHER INTERACTIVE MEDIA

  1. Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
    Pinar Toprak, composer
  2. God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla
    Bear McCreary, composer
  3. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
    John Paesano, composer
  4. Star Wars Outlaws
    Wilbert Roget, II, composer
  5. Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
    Winifred Phillips, composer

BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA

  1. Ain’t No Love In Oklahoma [From “Twisters: The Album”]
    Jessi Alexander, Luke Combs & Jonathan Singleton, songwriters (Luke Combs)
  2. Better Place [From “TROLLS Band Together”]
    Amy Allen, Shellback & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (*NSYNC & Justin Timberlake)
  3. Can’t Catch Me Now [From “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes”]
    Daniel Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo, songwriters (Olivia Rodrigo)
  4. It Never Went Away [From “American Symphony”]
    Jon Batiste & Dan Wilson, songwriters (Jon Batiste)
  5. Love Will Survive [From “The Tattooist of Auschwitz”]
    Walter Afanasieff, Charlie Midnight, Kara Talve &
    Hans Zimmer, songwriters (Barbra Streisand)

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

  1. Tailor Swif
    A$AP Rocky
    Vania Heymann & Gal Muggia, video directors
  2. 360
    Charli XCX
    Aidan Zamiri, video director; Jami Arceo & Evan Thicke, video producers
  3. Houdini
    Eminem
    Rich Lee, video director; Kathy Angstadt, Lisa Arianna & Justin Diener, video producers
  4. Not Like Us
    Kendrick Lamar
    Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar, video directors; Jack Begert, Sam Canter & Jamie Rabineau, video producers
  5. Fortnight
    Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone
    Taylor Swift, video director; Jil Hardin, video producer

BEST MUSIC FILM

  1. American Symphony
    Jon Batiste
    Matthew Heineman, video director; Lauren Domino, Matthew Heineman & Joedan Okun, video producers
  2. June
    (June Carter Cash)
    Kristen Vaurio, video director; Josh Matas, Sarah Olson, Jason Owen, Mary Robertson & Kristen Vaurio, video producers
  3. Kings From Queens
    Run DMC
    Kirk Fraser, video director; William H. Masterson III, video producer
  4. Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple
    Steven Van Zandt
    Bill Teck, video director; Robert Cotto, David Fisher & Bill Teck, video producers
  5. The Greatest Night In Pop
    (Various Artists)
    Bao Nguyen, video director; Bruce Eskowitz, George Hencken, Larry Klein, Julia Nottingham, Lionel Richie & Harriet Sternberg, video producers

BEST CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM

  1. Plot Armor
    Taylor Eigsti
  2. Rhapsody In Blue
    Béla Fleck
  3. Orchestras (Live)
    Bill Frisell Featuring Alexander Hanson, Brussels Philharmonic, Rudy Royston & Thomas Morgan
  4. Mark
    Mark Guiliana
  5. Speak To Me
    Julian Lage

BEST JAZZ PERFORMANCE

  1. “Walk With Me, Lord (SOUND | SPIRIT)”
    The Baylor Project
  2. “Phoenix Reimagined (Live)”
    Lakecia Benjamin Featuring Randy Brecker, Jeff “Tain” Watts & John Scofield
  3. “Juno”
    Chick Corea & Béla Fleck
  4. “Twinkle Twinkle Little Me”
    Samara Joy Featuring Sullivan Fortner
  5. “Little Fears”
    Dan Pugach Big Band Featuring Nicole Zuraitis & Troy Roberts

BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM

  1. Journey In Black
    Christie Dashiell
  2. Wildflowers Vol. 1
    Kurt Elling & Sullivan Fortner
  3. A Joyful Holiday
    Samara Joy
  4. Milton + Esperanza
    Milton Nascimento & Esperanza Spalding
  5. My Ideal
    Catherine Russell & Sean Mason

BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM

  1. Owl Song
    Ambrose Akinmusire Featuring Bill Frisell & Herlin Riley
  2. Beyond This Place
    Kenny Barron Featuring Kiyoshi Kitagawa, Johnathan Blake, Immanuel Wilkins & Steve Nelson
  3. Phoenix Reimagined (Live)
    Lakecia Benjamin
  4. Remembrance
    Chick Corea & Béla Fleck
  5. Solo Game
    Sullivan Fortner

BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM

  1. Returning To Forever
    John Beasley & Frankfurt Radio Big Band
  2. And So It Goes
    The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
  3. Walk A Mile In My Shoe
    Orrin Evans & The Captain Black Big Band
  4. Bianca Reimagined: Music For Paws And Persistence
    Dan Pugach Big Band
  5. Golden City
    Miguel Zenón

BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM

  1. Spain Forever Again
    Michel Camilo & Tomatito
  2. Cubop Lives!
    Zaccai Curtis
  3. COLLAB
    Hamilton de Holanda & Gonzalo Rubalcaba
  4. Time And Again
    Eliane Elias
  5. El Trio: Live in Italy
    Horacio ‘El Negro’ Hernández, John Beasley & José Gola
  6. Cuba And Beyond
    Chucho Valdés & Royal Quartet
  7. As I Travel
    Donald Vega Featuring Lewis Nash, John Patitucci & Luisito Quintero

BEST ALTERNATIVE JAZZ ALBUM

  1. Night Reign
    Arooj Aftab
  2. New Blue Sun
    André 3000
  3. Code Derivation
    Robert Glasper
  4. Foreverland
    Keyon Harrold
  5. No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin
    Meshell Ndegeocello

BEST GLOBAL MUSIC PERFORMANCE

  1. Raat Ki Rani
    Arooj Aftab
  2. A Rock Somewhere
    Jacob Collier Featuring Anoushka Shankar & Varijashree Venugopal
  3. Rise
    Rocky Dawuni
  4. Bemba Colorá
    Sheila E. Featuring Gloria Estefan & Mimy Succar
  5. Sunlight To My Soul
    Angélique Kidjo Featuring Soweto Gospel Choir
  6. Kashira
    Masa Takumi Featuring Ron Korb, Noshir Mody & Dale Edward Chung

BEST AFRICAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE

  1. Tomorrow
    Yemi Alade
  2. MMS
    Asake & Wizkid
  3. Sensational
    Chris Brown Featuring Davido & Lojay
  4. Higher
    Burna Boy
  5. Love Me JeJe
    Tems

BEST GLOBAL MUSIC ALBUM

  1. Alkebulan II
    Matt B Featuring Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  2. Paisajes
    Ciro Hurtado
  3. Heis
    Rema
  4. Historias De Un Flamenco
    Antonio Rey
  5. Born In The Wild
    Tems

BEST REGGAE ALBUM

  1. Take It Easy
    Collie Buddz
  2. Party With Me
    Vybz Kartel
  3. Never Gets Late Here
    Shenseea
  4. Bob Marley: One Love – Music Inspired By The Film
    (Deluxe)
    (Various Artists)
  5. Evolution
    The Wailers

BEST NEW AGE, AMBIENT OR CHANT ALBUM

  1. Break Of Dawn
    Ricky Kej
  2. Triveni
    Wouter Kellerman, Éru Matsumoto & Chandrika
    Tandon
  3. Visions Of Sounds De Luxe
    Chris Redding
  4. Opus
    Ryuichi Sakamoto
  5. Chapter II: How Dark It Is Before Dawn
    Anoushka Shankar
  6. Warriors Of Light
    Radhika Vekaria

BEST RECORDING PACKAGE

  1. The Avett Brothers
    Jonny Black & Giorgia Sage, art directors (The Avett Brothers)
  2. Baker Hotel
    Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (William Clark Green)
  3. BRAT
    Brent David Freaney & Imogene Strauss, art directors (Charli XCX)
  4. F-1 Trillion
    Archie Lee Coates IV, Jeffrey Franklin, Blossom Liu, Kylie McMahon & Ana Cecilia Thompson Motta, art directors (Post Malone)
  5. Hounds Of Love The Baskerville Edition
    Kate Bush & Albert McIntosh, art directors (Kate
    Bush)
  6. Jug Band Millionaire
    Andrew Wong & Julie Yeh, art directors (The Muddy Basin Ramblers)
  7. Pregnancy, Breakdown, And Disease
    Lee Pei-Tzu, art director (iWhoiWhoo)

BEST BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE

  1. Half Living Things
    Patrick Galvin, art director (Alpha Wolf)
  2. Hounds Of Love The Boxes Of Lost At Sea
    Kate Bush & Albert McIntosh, art directors (Kate Bush)
  3. In Utero
    Doug Cunningham & Jason Noto, art directors (Nirvana)
  4. Mind Games
    Simon Hilton & Sean Ono Lennon, art directors (John Lennon)
  5. Unsuk Chin
    Takahiro Kurashima & Marek Polewski, art directors (Unsuk Chin & Berliner Philharmoniker)
  6. We Blame Chicago
    Rebeka Arce & Farbod Kokabi, art directors (90 Day Men)

BEST ALBUM NOTES

  1. After Midnight
    Tim Brooks, album notes writer (Ford Dabney’s Syncopated Orchestras)
  2. The Carnegie Hall Concert
    Lauren Du Graf, album notes writer (Alice Coltrane)
  3. Centennial
    Ricky Riccardi, album notes writer (King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band & Various Artists)
  4. John Culshaw – The Art Of The Producer – The Early Years 1948-55
    Dominic Fyfe, album notes writer (John Culshaw)
  5. SONtrack Original De La Película “Al Son De Beno”
    Josh Kun, album notes writer (Various Artists)

BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM

  1. Centennial
    Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation
    producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (King
    Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band And Various Artists)
  2. Diamonds And Pearls: Super Deluxe Edition
    Charles F. Spicer, Jr. & Duane Tudahl, compilation producers; Brad Blackwood & Bernie Grundman,
    mastering engineers (Prince & The New Power Generation)
  3. Paul Robeson – Voice of Freedom: His Complete Columbia, RCA, HMV, and Victor Recordings
    Tom Laskey & Robert Russ, compilation producers; Nancy Conforti & Andreas K. Meyer, mastering engineers (Paul Robeson)
  4. Pepito Y Paquito
    Pepe De Lucía & Javier Doria, compilation producers; Jesús Bola, mastering engineer (Pepe De Lucía And Paco De Lucía)
  5. The Sound Of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording –
    Super Deluxe Edition)
    Mike Matessino & Mark Piro, compilation producers; Steve Genewick & Mike Matessino, mastering engineers (Rodgers & Hammerstein & Julie Andrews)

BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL

  1. Algorithm
    Dernst Emile II, Michael B. Hunter, Stephan Johnson,
    Rachel Keen, John Kercy, Charles Moniz & Todd
    Robinson, engineers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
    (Lucky Daye)
  2. Cyan Blue
    Jack Emblem, Jack Rochon & Charlotte Day Wilson, engineers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer (Charlotte Day Wilson)
  3. Deeper Well
    Craig Alvin, Shawn Everett, Mai Leisz, Todd Lombardo, John Rooney, Konrad Snyder & Daniel Tashian, engineers; Greg Calbi, mastering engineer (Kacey Musgraves)
  4. empathogen
    Beatriz Artola, Zach Brown, Oscar Cornejo, Chris Greatti & Mitch McCarthy, engineers; Joe La Porta, mastering engineer (WILLOW)
  5. i/o
    Tchad Blake, Oli Jacobs, Katie May & Dom Shaw, engineers; Matt Colton, mastering engineer (Peter Gabriel)
  6. Short n’ Sweet
    Bryce Bordone, Julian Bunetta, Serban Ghenea, Jeff Gunnell, Oli Jacobs, Ian Kirkpatrick, Jack Manning, Manny Marroquin, John Ryan & Laura Sisk, engineers; Nathan Dantzler & Ruairi O’Flaherty, mastering engineers (Sabrina Carpenter)

BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICAL

  1. Adams: Girls Of The Golden West
    Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers; Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineers (John Adams, Daniela Mack, Ryan McKinny, Paul Appleby, Hye Jung Lee, Elliot Madore, Julia Bullock, Davóne Tines, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale)
  2. Andres: The Blind Banister
    Silas Brown, Doron Schachter & Michael Schwartz, engineers; Matt Colton, mastering engineer (Andrew Cyr, Inbal Segev & Metropolis Ensemble)
  3. Bruckner: Symphony No. 7; Bates: Resurrexit
    Mark Donahue & John Newton, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
  4. Clear Voices In The Dark
    Daniel Shores, engineer; Daniel Shores, mastering engineer (Matthew Guard & Skylark Vocal Ensemble)
  5. Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina
    Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers; Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineers (Gustavo Dudamel, María Dueñas, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale)

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL

  1. Erica Brenner
  2. Christoph Franke
  3. Morten Lindberg
  4. Dmitriy Lipay
  5. Elaine Martone
  6. Dirk Sobotka

BEST IMMERSIVE AUDIO ALBUM

  1. Avalon
    Bob Clearmountain, immersive mix engineer; Rhett Davies & Bryan Ferry, immersive producers (Roxy Music)
  2. Genius Loves Company
    Michael Romanowski, Eric Schilling & Herbert Waltl, immersive mix engineers; Michael Romanowski,
    immersive mastering engineer; John Burk, immersive producer (Ray Charles With Various Artists)
  3. Henning Sommerro: Borders
    Morten Lindberg, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; Morten
    Lindberg, immersive producer (Trondheim Symphony Orchestra)
  4. i/o (In-Side Mix)
    Hans-Martin Buff, immersive mix engineer; Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel & Richard Russell, immersive producers (Peter Gabriel)
  5. Pax
    Morten Lindberg, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; Morten
    Lindberg, immersive producer (Ensemble 96 & Current Saxophone Quartet)

BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION

  1. At Last
    Shelton G. Berg, composer (Shelly Berg)
  2. Communion
    Christopher Zuar, composer (Christopher Zuar Orchestra)
  3. I Swear, I Really Wanted To Make A “Rap” Album But This Is Literally The Way The Wind Blew Me This Time
    André 3000, Surya Botofasina, Nate Mercereau & Carlos Niño, composers (André 3000)
  4. Remembrance
    Chick Corea, composer (Chick Corea & Béla Fleck)
  5. Strands
    Pascal Le Boeuf, composer (Akropolis Reed Quintet, Pascal Le Boeuf & Christian Euman)

BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTAL OR A CAPPELLA

  1. Baby Elephant Walk – Encore
    Michael League, arranger (Snarky Puppy)
  2. Bridge Over Troubled Water
    Jacob Collier, Tori Kelly & John Legend, arrangers (Jacob Collier Featuring John Legend & Tori Kelly)
  3. Rhapsody In Blue(Grass)
    Béla Fleck & Ferde Grofé, arrangers (Béla Fleck Featuring Michael Cleveland, Sierra Hull, Justin
    Moses, Mark Schatz & Bryan Sutton)
  4. Rose Without The Thorns
    Erin Bentlage, Alexander Lloyd Blake, Scott Hoying, A.J. Sealy & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (Scott Hoying Featuring säje & Tonality)
  5. Silent Night
    Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (säje)

BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTS AND VOCALS

  1. Alma
    Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johanye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (säje Featuring Regina Carter)
  2. Always Come Back
    Matt Jones, arranger (John Legend)
  3. b i g f e e l i n g s
    Willow, arranger (WILLOW)
  4. Last Surprise (From “Persona 5”)
    Charlie Rosen & Jake Silverman, arrangers (The 8-Bit Big Band Featuring Jonah Nilsson & Button Masher)
  5. The Sound Of Silence
    Cody Fry, arranger (Cody Fry Featuring Sleeping At Last)

BEST ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE

  1. Adams: City Noir, Fearful Symmetries & Lola Montez Does The Spider Dance
    Marin Alsop, conductor (ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra)
  2. Kodály: Háry János Suite; Summer Evening & Symphony In C Major
    JoAnn Falletta, conductor (Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
  3. Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina
    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
  4. Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Rakastava, & Lemminkäinen
    Susanna Mälkki, conductor (Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra)
  5. Stravinsky: The Firebird
    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)

BEST OPERA RECORDING

  1. Adams: Girls Of The Golden West
    John Adams, conductor; Paul Appleby, Julia Bullock, Hye Jung Lee, Daniela Mack, Elliot Madore, Ryan McKinny & Davóne Tines; Dmitriy Lipay, producer (Los Angeles Philharmonic; Los Angeles Master Chorale)
  2. Catán: Florencia En El Amazonas
    Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Mario Chang, Michael Chioldi, Greer Grimsley, Nancy Fabiola
    Herrera, Mattia Olivieri, Ailyn Pérez & Gabriella Reyes; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
  3. Moravec: The Shining
    Gerard Schwarz, conductor; Tristan Hallett, Kelly Kaduce & Edward Parks; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (Kansas City Symphony; Lyric Opera Of Kansas City Chorus)
  4. Puts: The Hours
    Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Joyce DiDonato, Renée Fleming & Kelli O’Hara; David Frost, producer (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
  5. Saariaho: Adriana Mater
    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Fleur Barron, Axelle Fanyo, Nicholas Phan & Christopher Purves; Jason O’Connell, producer (San Francisco Symphony; San Francisco Symphony Chorus; Timo Kurkikangas)

BEST CHORAL PERFORMANCE

  1. Clear Voices In The Dark
    Matthew Guard, conductor (Carrie Cheron, Nathan Hodgson, Helen Karloski & Clare McNamara; Skylark Vocal Ensemble)
  2. A Dream So Bright – Choral Music Of Jake Runestad
    Eric Holtan, conductor (Jeffrey Biegel; True Concord Orchestra; True Concord Voices)
  3. Handel: Israel In Egypt
    Jeannette Sorrell, conductor (Margaret Carpenter Haigh, Daniel Moody, Molly Netter, Jacob Perry &
    Edward Vogel; Apollo’s Fire; Apollo’s Singers)
  4. Ochre
    Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)
  5. Sheehan: Akathist
    Elaine Kelly, conductor; Melissa Attebury, Stephen Sands & Benedict Sheehan, chorus masters (Elizabeth Bates, Paul D’Arcy, Tynan Davis, Aine Hakamatsuka, Steven Hrycelak, Helen Karloski, Enrico Lagasca, Edmund Milly, Fotina Naumenko, Neil Netherly, Timothy Parsons, Stephen Sands, Miriam Sheehan & Pamela Terry; Novus NY; Artefact Ensemble, The Choir Of Trinity Wall Street, Downtown Voices & Trinity Youth Chorus)

BEST CHAMBER MUSIC/SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE

  1. Adams, J.L.: Waves & Particles
    JACK Quartet
  2. Beethoven For Three: Symphony No. 4 And Op. 97,
    ‘Archduke’
    Yo-Yo Ma, Leonidas Kavakos & Emanuel Ax
  3. Cerrone: Beaufort Scales
    Beth Willer, Christopher Cerrone & Lorelei Ensemble
  4. Home
    Miró Quartet
  5. Rectangles And Circumstance
    Caroline Shaw & Sō Percussion

BEST CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTAL SOLO

  1. Akiho: Longing
    Andy Akiho
  2. Bach: Goldberg Variations
    Víkingur Ólafsson
  3. Eastman: The Holy Presence Of Joan D’Arc
    Seth Parker Woods; Christopher Rountree, conductor (Wild Up)
  4. Entourer
    Mak Grgić (Ensemble Dissonance)
  5. Perry: Concerto For Violin & Orchestra
    Curtis Stewart; James Blachly, conductor (Experiential Orchestra)

BEST CLASSICAL VOCAL SOLO ALBUM

  1. Beyond The Years – Unpublished Songs Of Florence Price
    Karen Slack, soloist; Michelle Cann, pianist
  2. A Change Is Gonna Come
    Nicholas Phan, soloist; Palaver Strings, ensembles
  3. Newman: Bespoke Songs
    Fotina Naumenko, soloist; Marika Bournaki, pianist (Nadège Foofat; Julietta Curenton, Colin Davin, Mark Edwards, Nadia Pessoa, Timothy Roberts, Ryan Romine, Akemi Takayama, Karlyn Viña & Garrick Zoeter)
  4. Show Me The Way
    Will Liverman, soloist; Jonathan King, pianist
  5. Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder
    Joyce DiDonato, soloist; Maxim Emelyanychev, conductor (Il Pomo d’Oro)

BEST CLASSICAL COMPENDIUM

  1. Akiho: BeLonging
    Andy Akiho & Imani Winds; Andy Akiho, Sean Dixon & Mark Dover, producers
  2. American Counterpoints
    Curtis Stewart; James Blachly, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer
  3. Foss: Symphony No. 1; Renaissance Concerto; Three American Pieces; Ode
    JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Bernd Gottinger, producer
  4. Mythologies II
    Sangeeta Kaur, Omar Najmi, Hilá Plitmann, Robert Thies & Danaë Xanthe Vlasse; Michael Shapiro,
    conductor; Jeff Atmajian, Emilio D. Miler, Hai Nguyen, Robert Thies, Danaë Xanthe Vlasse & Kitt Wakeley, Producers
  5. Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina
    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Dmitriy Lipay, producer

BEST CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL COMPOSITION

  1. Casarrubios: Seven For Solo Cello
    Andrea Casarrubios, composer (Andrea Casarrubios)
  2. Coleman: Revelry
    Valerie Coleman, composer (Decoda)
  3. Lang: Composition As Explanation
    David Lang, composer (Eighth Blackbird)
  4. Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina
    Gabriela Ortiz, composer (Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale)
  5. Saariaho: Adriana Mater
    Kaija Saariaho, composer (Esa-Pekka Salonen, Fleur Barron, Nicholas Phan, Christopher Purves, Axelle Fanyo, San Francisco Symphony Chorus & Orchestra)

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