• Afrobeats Packs 8 Nominations at the 2025 Grammy Awards

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    The nomination list of the 67th annual Grammy Awards is out, and again Nigerian artists are not left out of its selections. From usual suspect like Burna Boy to second-time nominees like Asake and Tems, Afrobeats and its artists continue to find their space in the global music celebration.

    Though no Afrobeat songs were nominated in the Best Global Music Performance category, Yemi Alade and Tems also snag nominations in the Best African Music Performance category.

    Check out the full nomination list below.

    Best R&B Song

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

    Best African Music Performance

    Tomorrow – Yemi Alade
    MMS – Asake & Wizkid
    Sensational – Chris Brown feat. Davido & Lojay
    Higher – Burna Boy
    Love Me JeJe – Tems

    Best Global Music Album

    Alkebulan II – Matt B feat. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Paisajes – Ciro Hurtado
    Heis – Rema
    Historias De Un Flamenco – Antonio Rey
    Born in the Wild – Tems

    Record of the Year

    Now and Then – The Beatles

    TEXAS HOLD ‘EM – Beyoncé

    Espresso – Sabrina Carpenter

    360 – Charli xcx

    BIRDS OF A FEATHER – Billie Eilish

    Not Like Us – Kendrick Lamar

    Good Luck, Babe! – Chappell Roan

    Fortnight – Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone

    Album of the Year

    New Blue Sun – André 3000

    COWBOY CARTER – Beyoncé

    Short n’ Sweet – Sabrina Carpenter

    BRAT – Charli XCX

    Djesse Vol. 4 – Jacob Collier

    HIT ME HARD AND SOFT – Billie Eilish

    The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess – Chappell Roan

    THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT – Taylor Swift

    Song of the Year

    A Bar Song (Tipsy) – Shaboozey

    BIRDS OF A FEATHER – Billie Eilish

    Die With a Smile – Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars

    Fortnight – Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone

    Good Luck, Babe! – Chappell Roan

    Not Like Us – Kendrick Lamar

    Please Please Please – Sabrina Carpenter

    TEXAS HOLD ‘EM – Beyoncé

    Best New Artist

    Benson Boone

    Sabrina Carpenter

    Doechii

    Khruangbin

    RAYE

    Chappell Roan

    Shaboozey

    Teddy Swims

    Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

    Alissia

    Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II

    Ian Fitchuk

    Mustard

    Daniel Nigro

    Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical

    Jessi Alexander

    Amy Allen

    Edgar Barrera

    Jessie Jo Dillon

    RAYE

    Best Pop Solo Performance

    BODYGUARD – Beyoncé

    Espresso – Sabrina Carpenter

    Apple – Charli XCX

    BIRDS OF A FEATHER – Billie Eilish

    Good Luck, Babe! – Chappell Roan

    Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

    us. – Gracie Abrams feat. Taylor Swift

    LEVII’S JEANS – Beyoncé feat. Post Malone

    Guess – Charli XCX & Billie Eilish

    the boy is mine – Ariana Grande, Brandy & Monica

    Die With a Smile – Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars

    Best Pop Vocal Album

    Short n’ 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

    She’s Gone, Dance On – Disclosure

    Loved – Four Tet

    leavemealone– Fred Again.. & Baby Keem

    Neverender– Justice & Tame Impala

    Witchy– KAYTRANADA feat. Childish Gambino

    Best Dance Pop Recording

    Make You Mine– Madison Beer

    Von Dutch– Charli xcx

    L’AMOUR DE MA VIE [OVER NOW EXTENDED EDIT]– Billie Eilish

    yes, and?– Ariana Grande

    Got Me Started– Troye Sivan

    Best Dance/Electronic Album

    BRAT, Charli XCX

    Three, Four Tet

    Hyperdrama, Justice

    Timeless, KAYTRANADA

    Telos, Zedd

    Best Remixed Recording

    Alter Ego – KAYTRANADA Remix,” KAYTRANADA, remixer (Doechii feat. JT)

    A Bar Song (Tipsy) [Remix]– David Guetta, remixer (Shaboozey & David Guetta)

    Espresso (Mark Ronson x FNZ Working Late Remix)– FNZ & Mark Ronson, remixers (Sabrina Carpenter)

    Jah Sees Them – Amapiano Remix– Alexx Antaeus, Footsteps & MrMyish, remixers (Julian Marley & Antaeus)

    Von Dutch– A.G. Cook, remixer (Charli xcx & A.G. Cook Featuring Addison Rae)

    Best Rock Performance

    Now and Then – The Beatles

    Beautiful People (Stay High)– The Black Keys

    The American Dream Is Killing Me – Green Day

    Gift Horse – IDLES

    Dark Matter – Pearl Jam

    Broken Man – St. Vincent

    Best Metal Performance

    Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!) – Gojira, Marina Viotti & Victor Le Masne

    Crown of Horns – Judas Priest

    Suffocate – Knocked Loose feat. Poppy

    Screaming Suicide – Metallica

    Cellar Door – Spiritbox

    Best Rock Song

    Beautiful People (Stay High) – (The Black Keys)

    Broken Man – (St. Vincent)

    Dark Matter – Pearl Jam

    Dilemma – Green Day

    Gift Horse– Jon Beavis, Mark Bowen, Adam Devonshire, Lee Kiernan & Joe Talbot, songwriters (IDLES)

    Best Rock Album

    Happiness Bastards– The Black Crowes

    Romance– Fontaines D.C.

    Saviors– Green Day

    TANGK– IDLES

    Dark Matter– Pearl Jam

    Hackney Diamonds– The Rolling Stones

    No Name– Jack White

    Best Alternative Music Performance

    Neon Pill – Cage the Elephant

    Song of the Lake – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

    Starburster – Fontaines D.C.

    BYE BYE – Kim Gordon

    Flea – St. Vincent

    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 R&B Performance

    Guidance– Jhené Aiko

    Residuals– Chris Brown

    Here We Go (Uh Oh)– Coco Jones

    Made for Me (Live on BET)– Muni Long

    Saturn– SZA

    Best Traditional R&B Performance

    Wet– Marsha Ambrosius

    Can I Have This Groove– Kenyon Dixon

    No Lie– Lalah Hathaway feat. Michael McDonald

    Make Me Forget– Muni Long

    That’s You– Lucky Daye

    Best R&B Song

    “After Hours,” Diovanna Frazier, Alex Goldblatt, Kehlani Parrish, Khris Riddick-Tynes & Daniel Upchurch, songwriters (Kehlani)

    “Burning,” Ronald Banful & Temilade Openiyi, songwriters (Tems)

    “Here We Go (Uh Oh),” Sara Diamond, Sydney Floyd, Marisela Jackson, Courtney Jones, Carl McCormick & Kelvin Wooten, songwriters (Coco Jones)

    “Ruined Me,” Jeff Gitelman, Priscilla Renea & Kevin Theodore, songwriters (Muni Long)

    “Saturn,” Rob Bisel, Carter Lang, Solána Rowe, Jared Solomon & 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 & Knxwledge)

    Best R&B Album

    11:11 (Deluxe), Chris Brown

    Vantablack, Lalah Hathaway

    Revenge, Muni Long

    Algorithm, Lucky Daye

    Coming Home, Usher

    Best Rap Performance

    “Enough (Miami),” Cardi B

    “When the Sun Shines Again,” Common & Pete Rock feat. Posdnuos

    “NISSAN ALTIMA,” Doechii

    “Houdini,” Eminem

    “Like That,” Future & Metro Boomin feat. Kendrick Lamar

    “Yeah Glo!,” GloRilla

    “Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar

    Best Melodic Rap Performance

    “KEHLANI,” Jordan Adetunji feat. Kehlani

    “SPAGHETTII,” Beyoncé feat. Linda Martell & Shaboozey

    “We Still Don’t Trust You,” Future & Metro Boomin feat. The Weeknd

    “Big Mama,” Latto

    “3:AM,” Rapsody feat. Erykah Badu

    Best Rap Song

    “Asteroids,” Marlanna Evans, songwriter (Rapsody feat. Hit-Boy)

    “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) feat. Rich the Kid & Playboi Carti)

    “Like That,” Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, Kobe “BbyKobe” Hood, Leland Wayne & Nayvadius Wilburn, songwriters (Future & Metro Boomin feat. Kendrick Lamar)

    “Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)

    “Yeah Glo!,” Ronnie Jackson, Jaucquez Lowe, Timothy McKibbins, Kevin Andre Price, Julius Rivera III & Gloria Woods, songwriters (GloRilla)

    Best Rap Album

    Might Delete Later, J. Cole

    The Auditorium, Vol. 1, Common & Pete Rock

    Alligator Bites Never Heal, Doechii

    The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce), Eminem

    We Don’t Trust You, Future & Metro Boomin

    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 M.U.S.I.C. 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

    “Walk With Me, Lord (SOUND | SPIRIT),” The Baylor Project

    “Phoenix Reimagined (Live),” Lakecia Benjamin feat. Randy Brecker, Jeff “Tain” Watts & John Scofield

    “Juno,” Chick Corea & Béla Fleck

    “Twinkle Twinkle Little Me,” Samara Joy feat. Sullivan Fortner

    “Little Fears,: Dan Pugach Big Band feat. Nicole Zuraitis & Troy Roberts

    Best Jazz Vocal Album

    Journey in Black, Christie Dashiell

    Wildflowers Vol. 1, Kurt Elling & Sullivan Fortner

    A Joyful Holiday, Samara Joy

    Milton + Esperanza, Milton Nascimento & esperanza spalding

    My Ideal, Catherine Russell & Sean Mason

    Best Jazz Instrumental Album

    Owl Song, Ambrose Akinmusire feat. Bill Frisell & Herlin Riley

    Beyond This Place, Kenny Barron feat. Kiyoshi Kitagawa, Johnathan Blake, Immanuel Wilkins & Steve Nelson

    Phoenix Reimagined (Live), Lakecia Benjamin

    Remembrance, Chick Corea & Béla Fleck

    Solo Game, Sullivan Fortner

    Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

    Returning to Forever, John Beasley & Frankfurt Radio Big Band

    And So It Goes, The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra

    Walk a Mile in My Shoe, Orrin Evans & 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 & Tomatito

    Cubop Lives!, Zaccai Curtis

    COLLAB, Hamilton de Holanda & Gonzalo Rubalcaba

    Time and Again, Eliane Elias

    El Trio: Live in Italy, Horacio ‘El Negro’ Hernández, John Beasley & José Gola

    Cuba and Beyond, Chucho Valdés & Royal Quartet

    As I Travel, Donald Vega feat. Lewis Nash, John Patitucci & 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 Traditional Pop Vocal Album

    À Fleur De Peau, Cyrille Aimée

    Visions, Norah Jones

    Good Together, Lake Street Dive

    Impossible Dream, Aaron Lazar

    Christmas Wish, Gregory Porter

    Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

    Plot Armor, Taylor Eigsti

    Rhapsody in Blue, Béla Fleck

    Orchestras (Live), Bill Frisell feat. Alexander Hanson, Brussels Philharmonic, Rudy Royston & Thomas Morgan

    Mark, Mark Guiliana

    Speak to Me, Julian Lage

    Best Musical Theater Album

    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)

    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)

    The Notebook
    John Clancy, Carmel Dean, Kurt Deutsch, Derik Lee, Kevin McCollum & Ingrid Michaelson, producers; Ingrid Michaelson, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)

    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) Suffs
    Andrea Grody, Dean Sharenow & Shaina Taub, producers; Shaina Taub, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)

    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 Country Solo Performance

    “16 CARRIAGES,” Beyoncé

    “I Am Not Okay,” Jelly Roll

    “The Architect,” Kacey Musgraves

    “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Shaboozey

    “It Takes a Woman,” Chris Stapleton

    Best Country Duo/Group Performance

    “Cowboys Cry Too,” Kelsea Ballerini with Noah Kahan

    “II MOST WANTED,” Beyoncé feat. Miley Cyrus

    “Break Mine,” Brothers Osborne

    “Bigger Houses,” Dan + Shay

    “I Had Some Help,” Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen

    Best Country Song

    “The Architect,” Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)

    “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Sean Cook, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Chibueze Collins Obinna, Nevin Sastry & Mark Williams, songwriters (Shaboozey)

    “I Am Not Okay,” Casey Brown, Jason DeFord, Ashley Gorley & Taylor Phillips, songwriters (Jelly Roll)

    “I Had Some Help,” Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Smith, Ryan Vojtesak, Morgan Wallen & Chandler Paul Walters, songwriters (Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen)

    “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM,” Brian Bates, Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nate Ferraro & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Beyoncé)

    Best Country Album

    COWBOY CARTER, Beyoncé

    F-1 Trillion, Post Malone

    Deeper Well, Kacey Musgraves

    Higher, Chris Stapleton

    Whirlwind, Lainey Wilson

    Best American Roots Performance

    “Blame It on Eve,” Shemekia Copeland

    “Nothing in Rambling,” The Fabulous Thunderbirds feat. Bonnie Raitt, Keb’ Mo’, Taj Mahal & Mick Fleetwood

    “Lighthouse,” Sierra Ferrell

    “The Ballad of Sally Anne,” Rhiannon Giddens

    Best Americana Performance

    “YA YA,” Beyoncé

    “Subtitles,” Madison Cunningham

    “Don’t Do Me Good,” Madi Diaz feat. Kacey Musgraves

    “American Dreaming,” Sierra Ferrell

    “Runaway Train,” Sarah Jarosz

    “Empty Trainload of Sky,” Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

    Best American Roots Song

    “Ahead of the Game,” Mark Knopfler, songwriter (Mark Knopfler)

    “All in Good Time,” Sam Beam, songwriter (Iron & Wine feat. Fiona Apple)

    “All My Friends,” Aoife O’Donovan, songwriter (Aoife O’Donovan)

    “American Dreaming,” Sierra Ferrell & Melody Walker, songwriters (Sierra Ferrell)

    “Blame It on Eve,” John Hahn & 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

    Sam’s Place, Little Feat

    Swingin’ 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 & 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 O’Donovan

    Woodland, Gillian Welch & 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 & The Golden Eagles feat. J’Wan Boudreaux

    Live at the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, New Breed Brass Band feat. Trombone Shorty

    Kuini, Kalani Pe’a

    Stories From the Battlefield, The Rumble feat. Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr.

    Best Gospel Performance/Song

    “Church Doors,” Yolanda Adams; Donald Lawrence & Sir William James Baptist, songwriters

    “Yesterday,” Melvin Crispell III

    “Hold On (Live),” Ricky Dillard

    “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

    “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

    “Holy Forever (Live),” Bethel Music, Jenn Johnson Featuring CeCe Winans

    “Praise,” Elevation Worship feat. Brandon Lake, Chris Brown & Chandler Moore; Pat Barrett, Chris Brown, Cody Carnes, Steven Furtick, Brandon Lake & Chandler Moore, songwriters

    “Firm Foundation (He Won’t),” Honor & Glory feat. Disciple

    “In the Name of Jesus,” JWLKRS Worship & Maverick City Music feat. Chandler Moore; Austin Armstrong, Ran Jackson, Chandler Moore, Sajan Nauriyal, Ella Schnacky, Noah Schnacky & Ilya Toshinskiy, songwriters

    “In the Room,” Maverick City Music, Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore feat. Tasha Cobbs Leonard; G. Morris Coleman, Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Naomi Raine, songwriters

    “That’s My King,” CeCe Winans; Taylor Agan, Kellie Gamble, Lloyd Nicks & Jess Russ, songwriters

    Best Gospel Album

    Covered Vol. 1, Melvin Crispell III

    Choirmaster II (Live), Ricky Dillard

    Father’s 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 & 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

    GARCÍA, Kany García

    Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran, Shakira

    ORQUÍDEAS, Kali Uchis

    Best Música 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 Latin Rock or Alternative Album

    Compita del Destino, El David Aguilar

    Pa’ Tu Cuerpa, Cimafunk

    Autopoiética, Mon Laferte

    GRASA, NATHY PELUSO

    ¿Quién trae las cornetas?, Rawayana

    Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)

    Diamantes, Chiquis

    Boca Chueca, Vol. 1, Carín León

    ÉXODO, Peso Pluma

    De Lejitos, Jessi Uribe

    Best Tropical Latin Album

    MUEVENSE, Marc Anthony

    Bailar, Sheila E.

    Radio Güira, Juan Luis Guerra 4.40

    Alma, Corazón y Salsa (Live at Gran Teatro Nacional), Tony Succar, Mimy Succar

    Vacilón Santiaguero, Kiki Valera

    Best Global Music Performance

    “Raat Ki Rani,” Arooj Aftab

    “A Rock Somewhere,” Jacob Collier feat. Anoushka Shankar & Varijashree Venugopal

    “Rise,” Rocky Dawuni

    “Bemba Colorá,” Sheila E. feat. Gloria Estefan & Mimy Succar

    “Sunlight to My Soul,” Angélique Kidjo Featuring Soweto Gospel Choir

    “Kashira,” Masa Takumi feat. Ron Korb, Noshir Mody & Dale Edward Chung

    Best Reggae Album

    Take It Easy, Collie Buddz

    Party With Me, Vybz Kartel

    Never Gets Late Here, Shenseea

    Bob Marley: One Love – Music Inspired By The Film (Deluxe), Various Artists

    Evolution, The Wailers

    Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album

    Break of Dawn, Ricky Kej

    Triveni, Wouter Kellerman, Éru Matsumoto & Chandrika Tandon

    Visions of Sounds De Luxe, Chris Redding

    Opus, Ryuichi Sakamoto

    Chapter II: How Dark It Is Before Dawn, Anoushka Shankar

    Warriors of Light, Radhika Vekaria

    Best Children’s Music Album

    Brillo, Brillo!, Lucky Diaz and The Family Jam Band

    Creciendo, Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats

    My Favorite Dream, John Legend

    Solid Rock Revival, Rock for Children

    World Wide Playdate, Divinity Roxx and Divi Roxx Kids

    Best Comedy Album

    Armageddon, Ricky Gervais

    The Dreamer, Dave Chappelle

    The Prisoner, Jim Gaffigan

    Someday You’ll Die, Nikki Glaser

    Where Was I, Trevor Noah

    Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording

    All You Need Is Love: The Beatles In Their Own Words (Various Artists), Guy Oldfield, producer

    …And Your Ass Will Follow, George Clinton

    Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones, Dolly Parton

    Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial Celebration, Jimmy Carter

    My Name Is Barbra, Barbra Streisand

    Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

    The Color Purple (Various Artists)

    Deadpool & Wolverine (Various Artists)

    Maestro: Music by Leonard Bernstein, London Symphony Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Bradley Cooper

    Saltburn (Various Artists)

    Twisters: The Album (Various Artists)

    Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Includes Film and Television)

    American Fiction, Laura Karpman, composer

    Challengers, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers

    The Color Purple, Kris Bowers, composer

    Dune: Part Two, Hans Zimmer, composer

    Shōgun, Nick Chuba, Atticus Ross & Leopold Ross, composers

    Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media

    Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Pinar Toprak, composer

    God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla, Bear McCreary, composer

    Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, John Paesano, composer

    Star Wars Outlaws, Wilbert Roget, II, composer

    Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord, Winifred Phillips, composer

    Best Song Written for Visual Media

    “Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma” (From Twisters: The Album)
    Jessi Alexander, Luke Combs & Jonathan Singleton, songwriters (Luke Combs)

    “Better Place” (From TROLLS Band Together)
    Amy Allen, Shellback & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (*NSYNC & Justin Timberlake)

    “Can’t Catch Me Now” (From The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes)
    Daniel Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo, songwriters (Olivia Rodrigo)

    “It Never Went Away” (From American Symphony)
    Jon Batiste & Dan Wilson, songwriters (Jon Batiste)

    “Love Will Survive” (From The Tattooist of Auschwitz)
    Walter Afanasieff, Charlie Midnight, Kara Talve & Hans Zimmer, songwriters (Barbra Streisand)

    Best Music Video

    “Tailor Swif,” A$AP Rocky
    Vania Heymann & Gal Muggia, video directors

    “360,” Charli xcx
    Aidan Zamiri, video director; Jami Arceo & Evan Thicke, video producers

    “Houdini,” Eminem
    Rich Lee, video director; Kathy Angstadt, Lisa Arianna & Justin Diener, video producers

    “Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar
    Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar, video directors; Jack Begert, Sam Canter & Jamie Rabineau, video producers

    “Fortnight,” Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone
    Taylor Swift, video director; Jil Hardin, video producer

    Best Music Film

    American Symphony, Jon Batiste
    Matthew Heineman, video director; Lauren Domino, Matthew Heineman & Joedan Okun, video producers

    June (June Carter Cash)
    Kristen Vaurio, video director; Josh Matas, Sarah Olson, Jason Owen, Mary Robertson & Kristen Vaurio, video producers

    Kings From Queens, Run-DMC
    Kirk Fraser, video director; William H. Masterson III, video producer

    Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple, Steven Van Zandt
    Bill Teck, video director; Robert Cotto, David Fisher & Bill Teck, video producers

    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 Recording Package

    The Avett Brothers, Jonny Black & Giorgia Sage, art directors (The Avett Brothers)

    Baker Hotel, Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (William Clark Green)

    BRAT, Brent David Freaney & Imogene Strauss, art directors (Charli xcx)

    F-1 Trillion, Archie Lee Coates IV, Jeffrey Franklin, Blossom Liu, Kylie McMahon & Ana Cecilia Thompson Motta, art directors (Post Malone)

    Hounds of Love The Baskerville Edition, Kate Bush & Albert McIntosh, art directors (Kate Bush)

    Jug Band Millionaire, Andrew Wong & Julie Yeh, art directors (The Muddy Basin Ramblers)

    Pregnancy, Breakdown, and Disease, Lee Pei-Tzu, art director (iWhoiWhoo)

    Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

    Half Living Things, Patrick Galvin, art director (Alpha Wolf)

    Hounds of Love The Boxes of Lost at Sea, Kate Bush & Albert McIntosh, art directors (Kate Bush)

    In Utero, Doug Cunningham & Jason Noto, art directors (Nirvana)

    Mind Games, Simon Hilton & Sean Ono Lennon, art directors (John Lennon)

    Unsuk Chin, Takahiro Kurashima & Marek Polewski, art directors (Unsuk Chin & Berliner Philharmoniker)

    We Blame Chicago, Rebeka Arce & Farbod Kokabi, art directors (90 Day Men)

    Best Album Notes

    After Midnight, Tim Brooks, album notes writer (Ford Dabney’s Syncopated Orchestras)

    The Carnegie Hall Concert, Lauren Du Graf, album notes writer (Alice Coltrane)

    Centennial, Ricky Riccardi, album notes writer (King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band & Various Artists)

    John Culshaw – The Art Of The Producer – The Early Years 1948-55, Dominic Fyfe, album notes writer (John Culshaw)

    SONtrack Original De La Película “Al Son De Beno,” Josh Kun, album notes writer (Various Artists)

    Best Historical Album

    Centennial
    Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band and Various Artists)

    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)

    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)

    Pepito y Paquito
    Pepe De Lucía & Javier Doria, compilation producers; Jesús Bola, mastering engineer (Pepe De Lucía And Paco De Lucía)

    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

    Algorithm
    Dernst Emile II, Michael B. Hunter, Stephan Johnson, Rachel Keen, John Kercy, Charles Moniz & Todd Robinson, engineers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer (Lucky Daye)

    Cyan Blue
    Jack Emblem, Jack Rochon & Charlotte Day Wilson, engineers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer (Charlotte Day Wilson)

    Deeper Well
    Craig Alvin, Shawn Everett, Mai Leisz, Todd Lombardo, John Rooney, Konrad Snyder & Daniel Tashian, engineers; Greg Calbi, mastering engineer (Kacey Musgraves)

    Empathogen
    Beatriz Artola, Zach Brown, Oscar Cornejo, Chris Greatti & Mitch McCarthy, engineers; Joe La Porta, mastering engineer (WILLOW)

    i/o
    Tchad Blake, Oli Jacobs, Katie May & Dom Shaw, engineers; Matt Colton, mastering engineer (Peter Gabriel)

    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

    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)

    Andres: The Blind Banister
    Silas Brown, Doron Schachter & Michael Schwartz, engineers; Matt Colton, mastering engineer (Andrew Cyr, Inbal Segev & Metropolis Ensemble)

    Bruckner: Symphony No. 7; Bates: Resurrexit
    Mark Donahue & John Newton, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)

    Clear Voices in the Dark
    Daniel Shores, engineer; Daniel Shores, mastering engineer (Matthew Guard & Skylark Vocal Ensemble)

    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

    Erica Brenner
    Biber: Mystery Sonatas (Alan Choo, Jeannette Sorrell & Apollo’s Fire)
    Handel: Israel in Egypt (Jeannette Sorrell, Apollo’s Singers & Apollo’s Fire)
    Mozart: Piano Sonatas, Vols. 5 & 6 (Orli Shaham)
    Songs for a Friend – A Tribute to Trumpeter Ryan Anthony (Various Artists)
    Sonic Alchemy (YuEun Kim, Mina Gajić & Coleman Itzkoff)

    Christoph Franke
    • Beethoven: The Complete Symphonies (Antonello Manacorda & Kammerakademie Potsdam)
    • Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1, 5, 6 & 10 (Dénes Várjon & Antje Weithaas)
    • Brahms, Viotti & Dvořák: Orchestral Works (Tanja Tetzlaff, Christian Tetzlaff, Paavo Järvi & Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin)
    • Mozart: Sinigaglia (Noah Bendix-Balgley)
    • Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 (Kirill Petrenko & Berliner Philharmoniker)
    • The Vienna Recital (Yuja Wang)

    Morten Lindberg
    • Mor (Karen Haugom Olsen & Nidaros Domkor)
    • Pax (Nina T. Karlsen, Ensemble 96 & Current Saxophone Quartet)
    • Sommerro: Borders (Nick Davies & Trondheim Symphony Orchestra)

    Dmitriy Lipay
    • Adams: Girls of the Golden West (John Adams, Daniela Mack, Ryan McKinny, Paul Appleby, Hye Jung Lee, Elliot Madore, Julia Bullock, Davóne Tines, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale)
    • Messiaen: Des Canyons Aux Étoiles… (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
    • Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina (Gustavo Dudamel, Gabriela Ortiz, María Dueñas, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Master Chorale)

    Elaine Martone
    • Bartók: String Quartet No.3Suite From ‘The Miraculous Mandarin’ (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra)
    • The Book of Spells (Merian Ensemble)
    • Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra)
    • Divine Mischief (Julian Bliss, J. Eric Wilson & Baylor University Wind Ensemble)
    • Joy! (John Morris Russell & Cincinnati Pops)
    • Prokofiev: Symphony No. 6 (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra)
    • Schubert: The Complete Impromptus (Gerardo Teissonnière)
    • Stranger at Home (Shachar Israel)
    • Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra)

    Dirk Sobotka
    • American Dreams (Louis Langrée & Cincinnati Symphony)
    • Bruckner: Symphony No. 7Bates: Resurrexit (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
    • Dvořák: Symphony No. 9, ‘From The New World’American Suite (Nathalie Stutzmann & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)
    • Radiance Untethered – The Choral Music of John Wykoff (Cameron F. Labarr & Missouri State University Chorale)

    Best Immersive Audio Album

    Avalon
    Bob Clearmountain, immersive mix engineer; Rhett Davies & Bryan Ferry, immersive producers (Roxy Music)

    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)

    Henning Sommerro: Borders
    Morten Lindberg, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive producer (Trondheim Symphony Orchestra)

    i/o (In-Side Mix)
    Hans-Martin Buff, immersive mix engineer; Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel & Richard Russell, immersive producers (Peter Gabriel)

    Pax
    Morten Lindberg, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive producer (Ensemble 96 & Current Saxophone Quartet)

    Best Instrumental Composition

    “At Last,” Shelton G. Berg, composer (Shelly Berg)

    “Communion,” Christopher Zuar, composer (Christopher Zuar Orchestra)

    “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)

    “Remembrance,” Chick Corea, composer (Chick Corea & Béla Fleck)

    “Strands,” Pascal Le Boeuf, composer (Akropolis Reed Quintet, Pascal Le Boeuf & Christian Euman)

    Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

    “Baby Elephant Walk – Encore,” Michael League, arranger (Snarky Puppy)

    “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” Jacob Collier, Tori Kelly & John Legend, arrangers (Jacob Collier Featuring John Legend & Tori Kelly)

    “Rhapsody in Blue(Grass),” Béla Fleck & Ferde Grofé, arrangers (Béla Fleck Featuring Michael Cleveland, Sierra Hull, Justin Moses, Mark Schatz & Bryan Sutton)

    “Rose Without the Thorns,” Erin Bentlage, Alexander Lloyd Blake, Scott Hoying, A.J. Sealy & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (Scott Hoying Featuring säje & Tonality)

    “Silent Night,” Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (säje)

    Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

    “Alma,” Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johanye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (säje Featuring Regina Carter)

    “Always Come Back,” Matt Jones, arranger (John Legend)

    “b i g f e e l i n g s,” Willow, arranger (WILLOW)

    “Last Surprise (From Persona 5),” Charlie Rosen & Jake Silverman, arrangers (The 8-Bit Big Band Featuring Jonah Nilsson & Button Masher)

    “The Sound of Silence,” Cody Fry, arranger (Cody Fry feat. Sleeping at Last)

    Best Orchestral Performance

    “Adams: City Noir, Fearful Symmetries & Lola Montez Does the Spider Dance”
    Marin Alsop, conductor (ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra)

    “Kodály: Háry János Suite; Summer Evening & Symphony In C Major”
    JoAnn Falletta, conductor (Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)

    “Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina”
    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)

    “Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Rakastava, & Lemminkäinen”
    Susanna Mälkki, conductor (Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra)

    “Stravinsky: The Firebird”
    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)

    Best Opera Recording

    “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)

    “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)

    “Moravec: The Shining”
    Gerard Schwarz, conductor; Tristan Hallett, Kelly Kaduce & Edward Parks; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (Kansas City Symphony; Lyric Opera Of Kansas City Chorus)

    “Puts: The Hours”
    Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Joyce DiDonato, Renée Fleming & Kelli O’Hara; David Frost, producer (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus)

    “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

    “Clear Voices in the Dark”
    Matthew Guard, conductor (Carrie Cheron, Nathan Hodgson, Helen Karloski & Clare McNamara; Skylark Vocal Ensemble)

    “A Dream So Bright – Choral Music of Jake Runestad”
    Eric Holtan, conductor (Jeffrey Biegel; True Concord Orchestra; True Concord Voices)

    “Handel: Israel In Egypt”
    Jeannette Sorrell, conductor (Margaret Carpenter Haigh, Daniel Moody, Molly Netter, Jacob Perry & Edward Vogel; Apollo’s Fire; Apollo’s Singers)

    “Ochre”
    Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)

    “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

    “Adams, J.L.: Waves & Particles,” JACK Quartet

    “Beethoven for Three: Symphony No. 4 And Op. 97, ‘Archduke,’” Yo-Yo Ma, Leonidas Kavakos & Emanuel Ax

    “Cerrone: Beaufort Scales,” Beth Willer, Christopher Cerrone & Lorelei Ensemble

    “Home,” Miró Quartet

    “Rectangles and Circumstance,” Caroline Shaw & Sō Percussion

    Best Classical Instrumental Solo

    “Akiho: Longing,” Andy Akiho

    “Bach: Goldberg Variations,” Víkingur Ólafsson

    “Eastman: The Holy Presence of Joan D’Arc,” Seth Parker Woods; Christopher Rountree, conductor (Wild Up)

    “Entourer,” Mak Grgić (Ensemble Dissonance)

    “Perry: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra,” Curtis Stewart; James Blachly, conductor (Experiential Orchestra)

    Beyond the Years – Unpublished Songs of Florence Price, Karen Slack, soloist; Michelle Cann, pianist

    Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

    A Change Is Gonna Come, Nicholas Phan, soloist; Palaver Strings, ensembles

    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)

    Show Me the Way, Will Liverman, soloist; Jonathan King, pianist

    Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder, Joyce DiDonato, soloist; Maxim Emelyanychev, conductor (Il Pomo d’Oro)

    Best Classical Compendium

    Akiho: BeLonging
    Andy Akiho & Imani Winds; Andy Akiho, Sean Dixon & Mark Dover, producers

    American Counterpoints
    Curtis Stewart; James Blachly, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer

    Foss: Symphony No. 1; Renaissance Concerto; Three American Pieces; Ode
    JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Bernd Gottinger, producer

    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

    Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina
    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Dmitriy Lipay, producer

    Best Contemporary Classical Composition

    “Casarrubios: Seven for Solo Cello”
    Andrea Casarrubios, composer (Andrea Casarrubios)

    “Coleman: Revelry”
    Valerie Coleman, composer (Decoda)

    “Lang: Composition as Explanation”
    David Lang, composer (Eighth Blackbird)

    “Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina”
    Gabriela Ortiz, composer (Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale)

    “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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