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Beyoncé, Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter among 2025 Grammy nominees
The biggest names in music have been recognized for their contributions to the industry made throughout the past year
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This yearâs 2025 Grammy nominees are made up of several industry heavyweights, including Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar and Charli XCX.
Beyoncé leads with 11 nods for her country-influenced Cowboy Carter making her the most nominated artist of all time, with a total of 99 nominations throughout her career. She was previously tied with her husband, Jay-Z, at 88.
Meanwhile, Swift received yet another Album of the Year nod, this time for her latest hit album, The Tortured Poets Department, which puts her ahead of Barba Streisand, whom she had been tied with as the most nominated female artist in the category.
Other artists to have received several nods across various categories include Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan and RAYE.
Read here to find out The Independentâs Roisin OâConnorâs predictions for the winners of the âbig fourâ categories.
Winners will be announced during the live ceremony on Sunday, February 2, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
Only recordings commercially released in the US between September 16, 2023 through August 30, 2024 are eligible for 2025 nominations.
Find the full list of Grammy 2025 nominations below.
Album of the Year
André 3000 - New Blue Sun
Beyoncé - Cowboy Carter
Sabrina Carpenter - Short n Sweet
Charli XCX - Brat
Jacob Collier - Djesse Vol 4
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft
Chappell Roan - The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
Taylor Swift - The Tortured Poets Department
Record of the Year
The Beatles - âNow and Thenâ
Beyoncé - âTexas Hold âEmâ
Sabrina Carpenter - âEspressoâ
Charli XCX - â360â
Billie Eilish - âBirds of a Featherâ
Kendrick Lamar - âNot Like Usâ
Chappell Roan - âGood Luck Babe!â
Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone - âFortnightâ
Best New Artist
Chappell Roan is up for Best New Artist (2024 Invision )Benson Boone
Sabrina Carpenter
doechii
Raye
Chappell Roan
Shaboozey
Khruangbin
Teddy Swims
Song of the Year
âA Bar Song (Tipsy)â - Sean Cook, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Chibueze Collins Obinna, Nevin Sastry and Mark Williams - songwriters (Shaboozey)
âBirds of a Featherâ - Billie Eilish OâConnell and Finneas - songwriters (Billie Eilish)
âDie With a Smileâ - Dernst Emile II, James Fauntleroy, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars and Andrew Watt - songwriters (Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars)
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Sign upâFortnightâ - Jack Antonoff, Austin Post and Taylor Swift - songwriters (Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone)
âGood Luck, Babe!â - Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, Daniel Nigro and Justin Tranter - songwriters (Chappell Roan)
âNot Like Usâ - Kendrick Lamar - songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)
âPlease Please Pleaseâ - Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff and Sabrina Carpenter - songwriters (Sabrina Carpenter)
âTexas Hold âEmâ - Brian Bates, Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nate Ferraro and Raphael Saadiq - songwriters (Beyoncé)
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Alissia
Dernst âD Mileâ Emile II
Ian Fithcuk
Mustard
Daniel Nigro
Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical
Amy Allen
Edgar Barrera
Jessi Alexander
Jessie Jo Dillon
Raye
Best Country Album
Cowboy Carter - Beyoncé
F-1 Trillion - Post Malone
Deeper Well - Kacey Musgraves
Higher - Chris Stapleton
Whirlwind - Lainey Wilson
Best Country Song
Shaboozyeyâs âA Bar Song (Tipsy)â is up for Best country Song (AP )âThe Architectâ - Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves and Josh Osborne - songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)
âA Bar Song (Tipsy)â - Sean Cook, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Chibueze Collins Obinna, Nevin Sastry and Mark Williams - songwriters (Shaboozey)
âI Am Not Okayâ - Casey Brown, Jason DeFord, Ashley Gorley and Taylor Phillips - songwriters (Jelly Roll)
âI Had Some Helpâ - Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Smith, Ryan Vojtesak, Morgan Wallen and Chandler Paul Walters - songwriters (Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen)
âTexas Hold âEmâ - Brian Bates, Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Kelsea Ballerini with Noah Kahan - âCowboys Cry Tooâ
Beyoncé featuring Miley Cyrus - âII Most Wantedâ
Brothers Osborne - âBreak Mineâ
Dan + Shay - âBigger Housesâ
Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen - âI Had Some Helpâ
Best Country Solo Performance
Beyoncé - â16 Carriagesâ
Jelly Roll - âI Am Not Okayâ
Kacey Musgraves - âThe Architectâ
Shaboozey - âA Bar Song (Tipsy)â
Chris Stapleton - âIt Takes a Womanâ
Best Melodic Rap Performance
Beyoncé, Linda Martell & Shaboozey - âSpaghettiiâ
Future, Metro Boomin & The Weeknd - âWe Still Donât Trust Youâ
Jordan Adetunji Featuring Kehlani - âKehlani (Remix)â
Latto - âBig Mamaâ
Rapsody Featuring Erykah Badu - â3:AMâ
Best R&B Album
Chris Brown - 11:11 (Deluxe)
Lalah Hathaway - Vantablack
Lucky Daye - Algorithm
Muni Long - Revenge
Usher - Coming Home
Best R&B Performance
Chris Brown - âResidualsâ
Coco Jones - âHere We Go (Uh Oh)â
Jhené Aiko - âGuidanceâ
Muni Long - âMade for Me (Live on BET)â
SZA - âSaturnâ
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Marsha Ambrosius - âWetâ
Kenyon Dixon - âCan I Have This Grooveâ
Lalah Hathaway featuring Michael McDonald - âNo Lieâ
Muni Long - âMake Me Forgetâ
Lucky Daye - âThatâs Youâ
Best R&B Song
âAfter Hoursâ - Diovanna Frazier, Alex Goldblatt, Kehlani Parrish, Khris Riddick-Tynes and Daniel Upchurch - songwriters (Kehlani)
âBurningâ - Ronald Banful and Temilade Openiyi - songwriters (Tems)
âHere We Go (Uh Oh)â - Sara Diamond, Sydney Floyd, Marisela Jackson, Courtney Jones, Carl McCormick and Kelvin Wooten - songwriters (Coco Jones)
âRuined Meâ - Jeff Gitelman, Priscilla Renea and Kevin Theodore - songwriters (Muni Long)
âSaturnâ - Rob Bisel, Carter Lang, Solána Rowe, Jared Solomon and Scott Zhang - songwriters (SZA)
Best Progressive R&B Album
So Glad to Know You - Avery*Sunshine
En Route - Durand Bernarr
Bando Stone and the New World - Childish Gambino
Crash - Kehlani
Why Lawd? - NxWorries (Anderson .Paak and Knxwledge)
Best Rap Performance
Cardi B - âEnough (Miami)â
Common and Pete Rock featuring Posdnuos - âWhen the Sun Shines Againâ
Doechii - âNissan Altimaâ
Eminem - âHoudiniâ
Future and Metro Boomin featuring Kendrick Lamar - âLike Thatâ
GloRilla - âYeah Glo!â
Kendrick Lamar - âNot Like Usâ
Best Rap Song
Eminemâs âThe Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)â is up for Best Rap Album ( REUTERS)âAsteroidsâ - Marlanna Evans - songwriter (Rapsody featuring Hit-Boy)
âCarnivalâ - Jordan Carter, Raul Cubina, Grant Dickinson, Samuel Lindley, Nasir Pemberton, Dimitri Roger, Ty Dolla $ign, Kanye West and Mark Carl Stolinski Williams - songwriters (Â¥$ [Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign] featuring Rich the Kid and Playboi Carti)
âLike Thatâ - Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, Kobe âBbyKobeâ Hood, Leland Wayne and Nayvadius Wilburn - songwriters (Future and Metro Boomin featuring Kendrick Lamar)
âNot Like Usâ - Kendrick Lamar - songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)
âYeah Glo!â - Ronnie Jackson, Jaucquez Lowe, Timothy McKibbins, Kevin Andre Price, Julius Rivera III and Gloria Woods - songwriters (GloRilla)
Best Rap Album
Might Delete Later - J Cole
The Auditorium, Vol 1 - Common and Pete Rock
Alligator Bites Never Heal - Doechii
The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce) - Eminem
We Donât Trust You - Future and Metro Boomin
Best Alternative Music Album
Wild God - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Charm - Clairo
The Collective - Kim Gordon
What Now - Brittany Howard
All Born Screaming - St Vincent
Best Alternative Music Performance
Cage the Elephant - âNeon Pillâ
Fontaines DC - âStarbursterâ
Kim Gordon - âBye Byeâ
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - âSong of the Lakeâ
St Vincent - âFleaâ
Best Rock Album
The Black Crowes - Happiness Bastards
Fontaines DC - Romance
Green Day - Saviors
Idles - Tangk
Jack White - No Name
Pearl Jam - Dark Matter
The Rolling Stones - Hackney Diamonds
Best Pop Dance Recording
Ariana Grande - Yes, And?
Billie Eilish - LâAmour de Ma Vie [Over Now Extended Edit]
Charli XCX - Von Dutch
Madison Beer - Make You Mine
Troye Sivan - Got Me Started
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Billie Eilish (left) teams up with British pop star Charli XCX on her single, âGuess' ( Press)Ariana Grande, Brandy & Monica - âThe Boy Is Mine â Remixâ
Beyoncé Featuring Post Malone - âLeviiâs Jeansâ
Charli XCX & Billie Eilish - âGuess Featuring Billie Eilishâ
Gracie Abrams Featuring Taylor Swift - âUs.â
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - âDie With a Smileâ
Best Pop Solo Performance
Beyoncé - âBodyguardâ
Billie Eilish - âBirds of a Featherâ
Chappell Roan - âGood Luck, Babe!â
Charli XCX - âAppleâ
Sabrina Carpenter - âEspressoâ
Best Pop Vocal Album
Short nâ Sweet - Sabrina Carpenter
Hit Me Hard and Soft - Billie Eilish
Eternal Sunshine - Ariana Grande
The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess - Chappell Roan
The Tortured Poets Department - Taylor Swift
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
âSheâs Gone, Dance Onâ - Disclosure
âLovedâ - Four Tet
âLeavemealoneâ - Fred Again.. and Baby Keem
âNeverenderâ - Justice and Tame Impala
âWitchyâ - Kaytranada
Best Dance/Electronic Music Album
Brat - Charli XCX
Three - Four Tet
Hyperdrama - Justice
Timeless - Kaytranada
Telos - Zedd
Best Remixed Recording
âAlter Ego â Kaytranada Remixâ - Kaytranada - remixer (Doechii featuring JT)
âA Bar Song (Tipsy) [Remix]â - David Guetta - remixer (Shaboozey and David Guetta)
âEspresso (Mark Ronson x FNZ Working Late Remix)â - FNZ and Mark Ronson - remixers (Sabrina Carpenter)
âJah Sees Them â Amapiano Remixâ - Alexx Antaeus, Footsteps and MrMyish - remixers (Julian Marley and Antaeus)
âVon Dutchâ - AG Cook - remixer (Charli XCX and AG Cook featuring Addison Rae)
Best Rock Performance
âNow and Thenâ - The Beatles
âBeautiful People (Stay High)â - The Black Keys
âThe American Dream Is Killing Meâ - Green Day
âGift Horseâ - Idles
âDark Matterâ - Pearl Jam
âBroken Manâ - St Vincent
Best Metal Performance
âMea Culpa (Ah! Ãa ira!)â - Gojira, Marina Viotti and Victor Le Masne
âCrown of Hornsâ - Judas Priest
âSuffocateâ - Knocked Loose featuring Poppy
âScreaming Suicideâ - Metallica
âCellar Doorâ - Spiritbox
Best Rock Song
âBeautiful People (Stay High)â - Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney, Beck Hansen and Daniel Nakamura - songwriters (The Black Keys)
âBroken Manâ - Annie Clark - songwriter (St Vincent)
âDark Matterâ - Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder and Andrew Watt - songwriters (Pearl Jam)
âDilemmaâ - Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool - songwriters (Green Day)
âGift Horseâ - Jon Beavis, Mark Bowen, Adam Devonshire, Lee Kiernan and Joe Talbot - songwriters (Idles)
Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
Civil Writes: The South Got Something to Say - Queen Sheba
Concrete & Whiskey Act II Part 1: A Bourbon 30 Series - Omari Hardwick
Good MUSIC Universe Sonic Sinema: Episode 1 in the Beginning Was the Word - Malik Yusef
The Heart, the Mind, the Soul - Tank and the Bangas
The Seven Number Ones - Mad Skillz
Best Jazz Performance
âWalk With Me, Lord (Sound | Spirit)â - The Baylor Project
âPhoenix Reimagined (Live)â - Lakecia Benjamin featuring Randy Brecker, Jeff âTainâ Watts and John Scofield
âJunoâ - Chick Corea and Béla Fleck
âTwinkle Twinkle Little Meâ - Samara Joy featuring Sullivan Fortne
âLittle Fearsâ - Dan Pugach Big Band Featuring Nicole Zuraitis and Troy Roberts
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Journey In Black - Christie Dashiell
Wildflowers Vol. 1 - Kurt Elling and Sullivan Fortner
A Joyful Holiday - Samara Joy
Milton + Esperanza - Milton Nascimento and Esperanza Spalding
My Ideal - Catherine Russell and Sean Mason
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Owl Song - Ambrose Akinmusire Featuring Bill Frisell and Herlin Riley
Beyond This Place - Kenny Barron Featuring Kiyoshi Kitagawa, Johnathan Blake, Immanuel Wilkins and Steve Nelson
Phoenix Reimagined (Live) - Lakecia Benjamin
Remembrance - Chick Corea and Béla Fleck
Solo Game - Sullivan Fortner
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Returning to Forever - John Beasley and Frankfurt Radio Big Band
And So It Goes - The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
Walk a Mile in My Shoe - Orrin Evans and the Captain Black Big Band
Bianca Reimagined: Music for Paws and Persistence - Dan Pugach Big Band
Golden City - Miguel Zenón
Best Latin Jazz Album
Spain Forever Again - Michel Camilo and Tomatito
Cubop Lives! - Zaccai Curtis
Collab - Hamilton de Holanda and Gonzalo Rubalcaba
Time and Again - Eliane Elias
El Trio: Live in Italy - Horacio âEl Negroâ Hernández, John Beasley and José Gola
Cuba and Beyond - Chucho Valdés and Royal Quartet
As I Travel - Donald Vega featuring Lewis Nash, John Patitucci and Luisito Quintero
Best Alternative Jazz Album
Night Reign - Arooj Aftab
New Blue Sun - André 3000
Code Derivation - Robert Glasper
Foreverland - Keyon Harrold
No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin - Meshell Ndegeocello
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Plot Armor - Taylor Eigsti
Rhapsody In Blue - Béla Fleck
Orchestras (Live) - Bill Frisell featuring Alexander Hanson, Brussels Philharmonic, Rudy Royston and Thomas Morgan
Mark - Mark Guiliana
Speak to Me - Julian Lage
Best Musical Theater Album
Hellâs Kitchen - Shoshana Bean, Brandon Victor Dixon, Kecia Lewis and Meleah Joi Moon, principal vocalists; Adam Blackstone, Alicia Keys and Tom Kitt, producers (Alicia Keys, composer and lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)
Merrily We Roll Along - Jonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez and Daniel Radcliffe, principal vocalists; David Caddick, Joel Fram, Maria Friedman and David Lai, producers (Stephen Sondheim, composer and lyricist) (New Broadway Cast)
The Notebook - John Clancy, Carmel Dean, Kurt Deutsch, Derik Lee, Kevin McCollum and Ingrid Michaelson, producers; Ingrid Michaelson, composer and lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
The Outsiders - Joshua Boone, Brent Comer, Brody Grant and Sky Lakota-Lynch, principal vocalists; Zach Chance, Jonathan Clay, Matt Hinkley, Justin Levine and Lawrence Manchester, producers; Zach Chance, Jonathan Clay and Justin Levine, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast)
Suffs - Andrea Grody, Dean Sharenow and Shaina Taub, producers; Shaina Taub, composer and lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
The Wiz - Wayne Brady, Deborah Cox, Nichelle Lewis and Avery Wilson, principal vocalists; Joseph Joubert, Allen René Louis and Lawrence Manchester, producers (Charlie Smalls, composer and lyricist) (2024 Broadway Cast Recording)
Best American Roots Performance
âBlame It on Eveâ - Shemekia Copeland
âNothing in Ramblingâ - The Fabulous Thunderbirds featuring Bonnie Raitt - Kebâ Moâ - Taj Mahal and Mick Fleetwood
âLighthouseâ - Sierra Ferrell
âThe Ballad of Sally Anneâ - Rhiannon Giddens
Best Americana Performance
âYayaâ - Beyoncé
âSubtitlesâ - Madison Cunningham
âDonât Do Me Goodâ - Madi Diaz featuring Kacey Musgraves
âAmerican Dreamingâ - Sierra Ferrell
âRunaway Trainâ - Sarah Jarosz
âEmpty Trainload of Skyâ - Gillian Welch and David Rawlings
Best American Roots Song
âAhead of the Gameâ - Mark Knopfler, songwriter (Mark Knopfler)
âAll in Good Timeâ - Sam Beam, songwriter (Iron & Wine featuring Fiona Apple)
âAll My Friendsâ - Aoife OâDonovan, songwriter (Aoife OâDonovan)
âAmerican Dreamingâ - Sierra Ferrell and Melody Walker, songwriters (Sierra Ferrell)
âBlame It on Eveâ - John Hahn and Will Kimbrough, songwriters (Shemekia Copeland)
Best Americana Album
The Other Side - T Bone Burnett
$10 Cowboy - Charley Crockett
Trail of Flowers - Sierra Ferrell
Polaroid Lovers - Sarah Jarosz
No One Gets Out Alive - Maggie Rose
Tigers Blood - Waxahatchee
Best Bluegrass Album
I Built a World - Bronwyn Keith-Hynes
Songs of Love and Life - The Del McCoury Band
No Fear - Sister Sadie
Live Vol. 1 - Billy Strings
Earl Jam - Tony Trischka
Dan Tyminski: Live From the Ryman - Dan Tyminski
Best Traditional Blues Album
Hill Country Love - Cedric Burnside
Struck Down - The Fabulous Thunderbirds
One Guitar Woman - Sue Foley
Samâs Place - Little Feat
Swinginâ Live at the Church in Tulsa - The Taj Mahal Sextet
Best Contemporary Blues Album
Blues Deluxe Vol. 2 - Joe Bonamassa
Blame It on Eve - Shemekia Copeland
Friendlytown - Steve Cropper and the Midnight Hour
Mileage - Ruthie Foster
The Fury - Antonio Vergara
Best Folk Album
American Patchwork Quartet - American Patchwork Quartet
Weird Faith - Madi Diaz
Bright Future - Adrianne Lenker
All My Friends - Aoife OâDonovan
Woodland - Gillian Welch and David Rawlings
Best Regional Roots Music Album
25 Back to My Roots - Sean Ardoin and Kreole Rock and Soul
Live at the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - Big Chief Monk Boudreaux and the Golden Eagles featuring JâWan Boudreaux
Live at the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - New Breed Brass Band featuring Trombone Shorty
Kuini - Kalani Peâa
Stories From the Battlefield - The Rumble featuring Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr.
Best Gospel Performance/Song
âChurch Doorsâ - Yolanda Adams; Donald Lawrence and Sir William James Baptist, songwriter
âYesterdayâ - Melvin Crispell IIIâHold On (Live)â - Ricky Dillard
âHoly Handsâ - Doe; Jesse Paul Barrera, Jeffrey Castro Bernat, Dominique Jones, Timothy Ferguson, Kelby Shavon Johnson, Jr., Jonathan McReynolds, Rickey Slikk Muzik Offord and Juan Winans, songwriters
âOne Hallelujahâ - Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Erica Campbell and Israel Houghton featuring Jonathan McReynolds and Jekalyn Carr; G. Morris Coleman, Israel Houghton, Kenneth Leonard, Jr., Tasha Cobbs Leonard and Naomi Raine, songwriters
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
âHoly Forever (Live)â - Bethel Music, Jenn Johnson featuring CeCe Winans
âPraiseâ - Elevation Worship featuring Brandon Lake, Chris Brown and Chandler Moore; Pat Barrett, Chris Brown, Cody Carnes, Steven Furtick, Brandon Lake and Chandler Moore, songwriters
âFirm Foundation (He Wonât)â - Honor & Glory Featuring Disciple
âIn the Name of Jesusâ - JWLKRS Worship and Maverick City Music featuring Chandler Moore; Austin Armstrong, Ran Jackson, Chandler Moore, Sajan Nauriyal, Ella Schnacky, Noah Schnacky and Ilya Toshinskiy, songwriters
âIn the Roomâ - Maverick City Music, Naomi Raine and Chandler Moore featuring Tasha Cobbs Leonard; G. Morris Coleman, Tasha Cobbs Leonard and Naomi Raine, songwriters
âThatâs My Kingâ - CeCe Winans; Taylor Agan, Kellie Gamble, Lloyd Nicks and Jess Russ, songwriters
Best Gospel Album
Covered Vol. 1 - Melvin Crispell III
Choirmaster II (Live) - Ricky Dillard
Fatherâs Day - Kirk Franklin
Still Karen - Karen Clark Sheard
More Than This - CeCe Winans
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Heart of a Human - Doe
When Wind Meets Fire - Elevation Worship
Child of God - Forrest Frank
Coat of Many Colors - Brandon Lake
The Maverick Way Complete - Maverick City Music, Naomi Raine and Chandler Moore
Best Roots Gospel Album
The Gospel Sessions, Vol 2 - Authentic Unlimited
The Gospel According to Mark - Mark D. Conklin
Rhapsody - The Harlem Gospel Travelers
Church - Cory Henry
Loving You - The Nelons
Best Latin Pop Album
Funk Generation - Anitta
El Viaje - Luis Fonsi
GarcÃa - Kany GarcÃa
Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran - Shakira
OrquÃdeas - Kali Uchis
Best MuÌsica Urbana Album
Nadie Sabe lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana - Bad Bunny
Rayo - J Balvin
Ferxxocalipsis - Feid
Las Letras Ya No Importan - Residente
Att - Young Miko
Best MuÌsica Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)
Diamantes â Chiquis
Boca Chueca, Vol. 1 â CarÃn León
Ãxodo â Peso Pluma
De Lejitos â Jessi Uribe
Best Tropical Latin Album
Muevense â Marc Anthony
Bailar â Sheila E.
Radio Güira â Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
Alma, Corazón y Salsa (Live at Gran Teatro Nacional) â Tony Succar, Mimy Succar
Vacilón Santiaguero â Kiki Valera
Best Global Music Performance
âRaat Ki Raniâ â Arooj Aftab
âA Rock Somewhereâ â Jacob Collier featuring Anoushka Shankar and Varijashree Venugopal
âRiseâ â Rocky DawuniâBemba Coloraâ â Sheila E. featuring Gloria Estefan and Mimy Succar
âSunlight to My Soulâ â Angélique Kidjo featuring Soweto Gospel Choir
âKashiraâ â Masa Takumi featuring Ron Korb, Noshir Mody and Dale Edward Chung
Best African Music Performance
âTomorrowâ â Yemi Alade
âMMSâ â Asake and Wizkid
âSensationalâ â Chris Brown featuring Davido and Lojay
âHigherâ â Burna Boy
âLove Me JeJeâ â Tems
Best Global Music Album
Alkebulan II â Matt B Featuring Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Paisajes â Ciro Hurtado
Heis â Rema
Historias de Un Flamenco â Antonio Rey
Born in the Wild â Tems
Best Reggae Album
Take It Easy â Collie Buddz
Party With Me â Vybz Kartel
Never Gets Late Here â Shenseea
Bob Marley: One Love â Music Inspired by the Film (Deluxe) â (Various Artists)
Evolution â The Wailers
Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album
Break of Dawn â Ricky Kej
Triveni â Wouter Kellerman, Ãru Matsumoto and Chandrika Tandon
Visions of Sounds â De Luxe Chris Redding
Opus â Ryuichi Sakamoto
Chapter II: How Dark It Is Before Dawn â Anoushka Shankar
Warriors of Light â Radhika Vekaria
Best Childrenâs Music Album
Brillo, Brillo! â Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band
Creciendo â Lucy Kalantari and the Jazz Cats
My Favorite Dream â John Legend
Solid Rock Revival â Rock for Children
World Wide Playdate â Divinity Roxx and Divi Roxx Kids
Best Comedy Album
Armageddon â Ricky Gervais
The Dreamer â Dave Chappelle
The Prisoner â Jim Gaffigan
Someday Youâll Die â Nikki Glaser
Where Was I â Trevor Noah
Best Audio Book, Narration and Storytelling Recording
All You Need Is Love: The Beatles in Their Own Words â (Various Artists), Guy Oldfield, producer
⦠And Your Ass Will Follow â George Clinton
Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones â Dolly Parton
Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial Celebration â Jimmy Carter
My Name Is Barbra â Barbra Streisand
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
American Fiction â Laura Karpman, composer
Challengers â Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, composers
The Color Purple â Kris Bowers, composer
Dune: Part Two â Hans Zimmer, composer
ShoÌgun â Nick Chuba, Atticus Ross and Leopold Ross, composers
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Includes Film and Television)
The Color Purple â (Various Artists)
Deadpool & Wolverine â (Various Artists)
Maestro: Music by Leonard Bernstein â London Symphony Orchestra, Yannick NeÌzet-SeÌguin, Bradley Cooper
Saltburn â (Various Artists)
Twisters: The Album â (Various Artists)
Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora â Pinar Toprak, composer
God of War RagnaroÌk: Valhalla â Bear McCreary, composer
Marvelâs Spider-Man 2 â John Paesano, composer
Star Wars Outlaws â Wilbert Roget, II, composer
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord â Winifred Phillips, composer
Best Song Written for Visual Media
âAinât No Love in Oklahoma,â from Twisters: The Album â Jessi Alexander, Luke Combs and Jonathan Singleton, songwriters (Luke Combs)
âBetter Place,â from Trolls Band Togetherâ Amy Allen, Shellback and Justin Timberlake, songwriters (âN Sync and Justin Timberlake)
âCanât Catch Me Now,â from The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes â Daniel Nigro and Olivia Rodrigo, songwriters (Olivia Rodrigo)
âIt Never Went Away,â from American Symphony â Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson, songwriters (Jon Batiste)
âLove Will Survive,â from The Tattooist of Auschwitz â Walter Afanasieff, Charlie Midnight, Kara Talve and Hans Zimmer, songwriters (Barbra Streisand)
Best Music Video
âTailor Swifâ (ASAP Rocky) â Vania Heymann and Gal Muggia, video directors
â360â (Charli XCX) â Aidan Zamiri, video director; Jami Arceo and Evan Thicke, video producers
âHoudiniâ (Eminem) â Rich Lee, video director; Kathy Angstadt, Lisa Arianna and Justin Diener, video producers
âNot Like Usâ (Kendrick Lamar) â Dave Free and Kendrick Lamar, video directors; Jack Begert, Sam Canter and Jamie Rabineau, video producers
âFortnightâ (Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone) â Taylor Swift, video director; Jil Hardin, video producer
Best Music Film
American Symphony (Jon Batiste) â Matthew Heineman, video director; Lauren Domino, Matthew Heineman and Joedan Okun, video producers
June (June Carter Cash) â Kristen Vaurio, video director; Josh Matas, Sarah Olson, Jason Owen, Mary Robertson and Kristen Vaurio, video producers
Kings From Queens (Run DMC) â Kirk Fraser, video director; William H. Masterson III, video producer
Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple (Steven Van Zandt) â Bill Teck, video director; Robert Cotto, David Fisher and Bill Teck, video producers
The Greatest Night in Pop (Various Artists) â Bao Nguyen, video director; Bruce Eskowitz, George Hencken, Larry Klein, Julia Nottingham, Lionel Richie and Harriet Sternberg, video producers
Best Recording Package
âThe Avett Brothersâ â Jonny Black and Giorgia Sage, art directors (The Avett Brothers)
âBaker Hotelâ â Sarah Dodds and Shauna Dodds, art directors (William Clark Green)
âBratâ â Brent David Freaney and Imogene Strauss, art directors (Charli XCX)
âF-1 Trillionâ â Archie Lee Coates IV, Jeffrey Franklin, Blossom Liu, Kylie McMahon and Ana Cecilia Thompson Motta, art directors (Post Malone)
âHounds of Love: The Baskerville Editionâ â Kate Bush and Albert McIntosh, art directors (Kate Bush)
âJug Band Millionaireâ â Andrew Wong and Julie Yeh, art directors (The Muddy Basin Ramblers)
âPregnancy, Breakdown, and Diseaseâ â Lee Pei-Tzu, art director (iWhoiWhoo)
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
âHalf Living Thingsâ â Patrick Galvin, art director (Alpha Wolf)
âHounds of Love: The Boxes of Lost at Seaâ â Kate Bush and Albert McIntosh, art directors (Kate Bush)
âIn Uteroâ â Doug Cunningham and Jason Noto, art directors (Nirvana)
âMind Gamesâ â Simon Hilton and Sean Ono Lennon, art directors (John Lennon)
âUnsuk Chinâ â Takahiro Kurashima and Marek Polewski, art directors (Unsuk Chin and Berliner Philharmoniker)
âWe Blame Chicagoâ â Rebeka Arce and Farbod Kokabi, art directors (90 Day Men)
Best Album Notes
âAfter Midnightâ â Tim Brooks, album notes writer (Ford Dabneyâs Syncopated Orchestras)
âThe Carnegie Hall Concertâ â Lauren Du Graf, album notes writer (Alice Coltrane)
âCentennialâ â Ricky Riccardi, album notes writer (King Oliverâs Creole Jazz Band and Various Artists)
âJohn Culshaw â The Art of the Producer â The Early Years 1948-55â â Dominic Fyfe, album notes writer (John Culshaw)
âSontrack Original De La PelÃcula âAl Son De Benoââ â Josh Kun, album notes writer (Various Artists)
Best Historical Album
Centennial â Meagan Hennessey and Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (King Oliverâs Creole Jazz Band and Various Artists)
Diamonds and Pearls: Super Deluxe Edition â Charles F. Spicer, Jr. and Duane Tudahl, compilation producers; Brad Blackwood and Bernie Grundman, mastering engineers (Prince and the New Power Generation)
Paul Robeson â Voice of Freedom: His Complete Columbia, RCA, HMV, and Victor Recordings â Tom Laskey and Robert Russ, compilation producers; Nancy Conforti and Andreas K. Meyer, mastering engineers (Paul Robeson)
Pepito Y Paquito â Pepe De LucÃa and Javier Doria, compilation producers; Jesús Bola, mastering engineer (Pepe De LucÃa and Paco De LucÃa)
The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording â Super Deluxe Edition) â Mike Matessino and Mark Piro, compilation producers; Steve Genewick and Mike Matessino, mastering engineers (Rodgers and Hammerstein and Julie Andrews)
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Algorithm â Dernst Emile II, Michael B. Hunter, Stephan Johnson, Rachel Keen, John Kercy, Charles Moniz and Todd Robinson, engineers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer (Lucky Daye)
Cyan Blue â Jack Emblem, Jack Rochon and Charlotte Day Wilson, engineers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer (Charlotte Day Wilson)
Deeper Well â Craig Alvin, Shawn Everett, Mai Leisz, Todd Lombardo, John Rooney, Konrad Snyder and Daniel Tashian, engineers; Greg Calbi, mastering engineer (Kacey Musgraves)
Empathogen â Beatriz Artola, Zach Brown, Oscar Cornejo, Chris Greatti and Mitch McCarthy, engineers; Joe La Porta, mastering engineer (Willow)
I/O â Tchad Blake, Oli Jacobs, Katie May and Dom Shaw, engineers; Matt Colton, mastering engineer (Peter Gabriel)
Short nâ Sweet â Bryce Bordone, Julian Bunetta, Serban Ghenea, Jeff Gunnell, Oli Jacobs, Ian Kirkpatrick, Jack Manning, Manny Marroquin, John Ryan and Laura Sisk, engineers; Nathan Dantzler and Ruairi OâFlaherty, mastering engineers (Sabrina Carpenter)
Best Engineered Album, Classical
Adams: Girls of the Golden West â Alexander Lipay and Dmitriy Lipay, engineers; Alexander Lipay and Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineers (John Adams, Daniela Mack, Ryan McKinny, Paul Appleby, Hye Jung Lee, Elliot Madore, Julia Bullock, DavoÌne Tines, Los Angeles Philharmonic and Los Angeles Master Chorale)
Andres: The Blind Banister â Silas Brown, Doron Schachter and Michael Schwartz, engineers; Matt Colton, mastering engineer (Andrew Cyr, Inbal Segev and Metropolis Ensemble)
Bruckner: Symphony No. 7; Bates: Resurrexit â Mark Donahue and John Newton, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
Clear Voices in the Dark â Daniel Shores, engineer; Daniel Shores, mastering engineer (Matthew Guard and Skylark Vocal Ensemble)
Ortiz: RevolucioÌn â Diamantina Alexander Lipay and Dmitriy Lipay, engineers; Alexander Lipay and Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineers (Gustavo Dudamel, MariÌa DuenÌas, Los Angeles Philharmonic and Los Angeles Master Chorale)
Producer of the Year, Classical
Erica Brenner
Christoph Franke
Morten Lindberg
Dmitriy Lipay
Elaine Martone
Dirk Sobotka
Best Immersive Audio Album
Avalon â Bob Clearmountain, immersive mix engineer; Rhett Davies and Bryan Ferry, immersive producers (Roxy Music)
Genius Loves Company â Michael Romanowski, Eric Schilling and Herbert Waltl, immersive mix engineers; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; John Burk, immersive producer (Ray Charles with Various Artists)
Henning Sommerro: Borders â Morten Lindberg, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive producer (Trondheim Symphony Orchestra)
I/O (In-Side Mix) â Hans-Martin Buff, immersive mix engineer; Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel and Richard Russell, immersive producers (Peter Gabriel)
Pax â Morten Lindberg, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive producer (Ensemble 96 and Current Saxophone Quartet)
Best Instrumental Composition
âAt Lastâ â Shelton G. Berg, composer (Shelly Berg)
âCommunionâ â Christopher Zuar, composer (Christopher Zuar Orchestra)
âI Swear, I Really Wanted to Make a âRapâ Album but This Is Literally the Way the Wind Blew Me This Timeâ â André 3000, Surya Botofasina, Nate Mercereau and Carlos Niño, composers (André 3000)
âRemembranceâ â Chick Corea, composer (Chick Corea and Béla Fleck)
âStrandsâ â Pascal Le Boeuf, composer (Akropolis Reed Quintet, Pascal Le Boeuf and Christian Euman)
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
âBaby Elephant Walk â Encoreâ â Michael League, arranger (Snarky Puppy)
âBridge Over Troubled Waterâ â Jacob Collier, Tori Kelly and John Legend, arrangers (Jacob Collier featuring John Legend and Tori Kelly)
âRhapsody in Blue(grass)â â Béla Fleck and Ferde Grofé, arrangers (Béla Fleck Featuring Michael Cleveland, Sierra Hull, Justin Moses, Mark Schatz and Bryan Sutton)
âRose Without the Thornsâ â Erin Bentlage, Alexander Lloyd Blake, Scott Hoying, A.J. Sealy and Amanda Taylor, arrangers (Scott Hoying Featuring säje and Tonality)
âSilent Nightâ â Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick and Amanda Taylor, arrangers (säje)
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
âAlmaâ â Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johanye Kendrick and Amanda Taylor, arrangers (säje featuring Regina Carter)
âAlways Come Backâ â Matt Jones, arranger (John Legend)
âBigfeelingsâ â Willow, arranger (Willow)
âLast Surprise (From âPersona 5â)â â Charlie Rosen and Jake Silverman, arrangers (The 8-Bit Big Band featuring Jonah Nilsson and Button Masher)
âThe Sound of Silenceâ â Cody Fry, arranger (Cody Fry featuring Sleeping at Last)
Best Orchestral Performance Award
âAdams: City Noir, Fearful Symmetries and Lola Montez Does the Spider Danceâ â Marin Alsop, conductor (ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra)
âKodály: Háry János Suite; Summer Evening and Symphony in C Majorâ â JoAnn Falletta, conductor (Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
âOrtiz: Revolución Diamantinaâ â Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
âSibelius: Karelia Suite, Rakastava, & Lemminkäinenâ â Susanna Mälkki, conductor (Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra)
âStravinsky: The Firebirdâ â Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
Best Opera Recording Award
âAdams: Girls of the Golden Westâ â John Adams, conductor; Paul Appleby, Julia Bullock, Hye Jung Lee, Daniela Mack, Elliot Madore, Ryan McKinny and DavoÌne Tines; Dmitriy Lipay, producer (Los Angeles Philharmonic; Los Angeles Master Chorale)
âCataÌn: Florencia En El Amazonasâ â Yannick NeÌzet-SeÌguin, conductor; Mario Chang, Michael Chioldi, Greer Grimsley, Nancy Fabiola Herrera, Mattia Olivieri, Ailyn PeÌrez and Gabriella Reyes; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
âMoravec: The Shiningâ â Gerard Schwarz, conductor; Tristan Hallett, Kelly Kaduce and Edward Parks; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (Kansas City Symphony; Lyric Opera of Kansas City Chorus)
âPuts: The Hoursâ â Yannick NeÌzet-SeÌguin, conductor; Joyce DiDonato, ReneÌe Fleming and Kelli OâHara; David Frost, producer (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
âSaariaho: Adriana Materâ â Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Fleur Barron, Axelle Fanyo, Nicholas Phan and Christopher Purves; Jason OâConnell, producer (San Francisco Symphony; San Francisco Symphony Chorus; Timo Kurkikangas)
Best Choral Performance
âClear Voices in the Darkâ â Matthew Guard, conductor (Carrie Cheron, Nathan Hodgson, Helen Karloski and Clare McNamara; Skylark Vocal Ensemble)
âA Dream So Bright â Choral Music of Jake Runestadâ â Eric Holtan, conductor (Jeffrey Biegel; True Concord Orchestra; True Concord Voices)
âHandel: Israel in Egyptâ â Jeannette Sorrell, conductor (Margaret Carpenter Haigh, Daniel Moody, Molly Netter, Jacob Perry and Edward Vogel; Apolloâs Fire; Apolloâs Singers)
âOchreâ â Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)
âSheehan: Akathistâ â Elaine Kelly, conductor; Melissa Attebury, Stephen Sands and Benedict Sheehan, chorus masters (Elizabeth Bates, Paul DâArcy, Tynan Davis, Aine Hakamatsuka, Steven Hrycelak, Helen Karloski, Enrico Lagasca, Edmund Milly, Fotina Naumenko, Neil Netherly, Timothy Parsons, Stephen Sands, Miriam Sheehan and Pamela Terry; Novus NY; Artefact Ensemble, The Choir of Trinity Wall Street, Downtown Voices and Trinity Youth Chorus)
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
âAdams, J.L.: Waves & Particlesâ â JACK Quartet
âBeethoven for Three: Symphony No. 4 And Op. 97, âArchdukeââ â Yo-Yo Ma, Leonidas Kavakos and Emanuel Ax
âCerrone: Beaufort Scalesâ â Beth Willer, Christopher Cerrone and Lorelei Ensemble
âHomeâ â MiroÌ Quartet
âRectangles and Circumstanceâ â Caroline Shaw and SoÌ Percussion
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
âAkiho: Longingâ â Andy Akiho
âBach: Goldberg Variationsâ â ViÌkingur OÌlafsson
âEastman: The Holy Presence of Joan DâArcâ â Seth Parker Woods; Christopher Rountree, conductor (Wild Up)
âEntourerâ â Mak GrgicÌ (Ensemble Dissonance)
âPerry: Concerto for Violin & Orchestraâ â Curtis Stewart; James Blachly, conductor (Experiential Orchestra)
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Beyond the Years â Unpublished Songs of Florence Price â Karen Slack, soloist; Michelle Cann, pianist
A Change Is Gonna Come â Nicholas Phan, soloist; Palaver Strings, ensembles
Newman: Bespoke Songs â Fotina Naumenko, soloist; Marika Bournaki, pianist (NadeÌge Foofat; Julietta Curenton, Colin Davin, Mark Edwards, Nadia Pessoa, Timothy Roberts, Ryan Romine, Akemi Takayama, Karlyn VinÌa and Garrick Zoeter)
Show Me The Way â Will Liverman, soloist; Jonathan King, pianist
Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder â Joyce DiDonato, soloist; Maxim Emelyanychev, conductor (Il Pomo dâOro)
Best Classical Compendium
âAkiho: BeLongingâ â Andy Akiho and Imani Winds â Andy Akiho, Sean Dixon and Mark Dover, producers
âAmerican Counterpointsâ â Curtis Stewart â James Blachly, conductor â Blanton Alspaugh, producer
âFoss: Symphony No. 1; Renaissance Concerto; Three American Pieces; Odeâ â JoAnn Falletta, conductor â Bernd Gottinger, producer
âMythologies IIâ â Sangeeta Kaur, Omar Najmi, HilaÌ Plitmann, Robert Thies and DanaeÌ Xanthe Vlasse â Michael Shapiro, conductor â Jeff Atmajian, Emilio D. Miler, Hai Nguyen, Robert Thies, DanaeÌ Xanthe Vlasse and Kitt Wakeley, producers
âOrtiz: RevolucioÌn Diamantinaâ â Gustavo Dudamel, conductor â Dmitriy Lipay, producer
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
âCasarrubios: Seven for Solo Celloâ â Andrea Casarrubios, composer (Andrea Casarrubios)
âColeman: Revelryâ â Valerie Coleman, composer (Decoda)
âLang: Composition as Explanationâ â David Lang, composer (Eighth Blackbird)
âOrtiz: RevolucioÌn Diamantinaâ â Gabriela Ortiz, composer (Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic and Los Angeles Master Chorale)
âSaariaho: Adriana Materâ â Kaija Saariaho, composer (Esa-Pekka Salonen, Fleur Barron, Nicholas Phan, Christopher Purves, Axelle Fanyo, San Francisco Symphony Chorus and Orchestra)
