The Recording Academy just released the full nomination list for the 68th Annual GRAMMY Awards this evening, and the competition is tight.
This year’s nominations are a powerful testament to music’s incredible global reach and genre-bending innovation, featuring a list of powerhouse names and interesting new voices, first-timers and Grammy darlings. Even our very own like Burna Boy, Davido, Ayra Starr and Wizkid have secured well-deserved spots on this list.
The road to Grammys leads to February 1, 2026. But while we look forward, these are the artists, music and creative projects nominated at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards.
Album of the Year
SWAG – Justin Bieber
MAYHEM – Lady Gaga
DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS – Bad Bunny
Man’s Best Friend – Sabrina Carpenter
Let God Sort Em Out – Clipse, Pusha T & Malice
GNX – Kendrick Lamar
MUTT – Leon Thomas
CHROMAKOPIA – Tyler, The Creator
Record of the Year
“DtMF” – Bad Bunny
“Manchild” – Sabrina Carpenter
“Anxiety” – Doechii
“WILDFLOWER” – Billie Eilish
“Abracadabra” – Lady Gaga
“luther” – Kendrick Lamar with SZA
“The Subway” – Chappell Roan
“APT.” – ROSÉ & Bruno Mars
Song of the Year
“Abracadabra” – Lady Gaga
“Anxiety” – Doechii
“APT.” – ROSÉ & Bruno Mars
“DtMF” – Bad Bunny
“Golden” (From KPop Demon Hunters) – EJAE & Mark Sonnenblick
“luther” – Kendrick Lamar with SZA
“Manchild” – Sabrina Carpenter
“WILDFLOWER” – Billie Eilish
Best New Artist
Olivia Dean
KATSEYE
The Marias
Addison Rae
sombr
Leon Thomas
Alex Warren
Lola Young
Best Global Music Performance
“EoO” – Bad Bunny
“Cantando en el Camino” – Ciro Hurtado
“JERUSALEMA” – Angélique Kidjo
“Inmigrante Y Que?” – Yeisy Rojas
“Shrini’s Dream (Live),” Shakti
“Daybreak” – Anoushka Shankar featuring Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar
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Best African Music Performance
“Love” – Burna Boy
“With You” – Davido featuring Omah Lay
“Hope & Love” – Eddy Kenzo & Mehran Matin
“Gimme Dat” – Ayra Starr featuring Wizkid
“PUSH 2 START” – Tyla
Best Global Music Album
Sounds Of Kumbha – Siddhant Bhatia
No Sign of Weakness – Burna Boy
Eclairer le monde – Light the World – Youssou N’Dour
Mind Explosion (50th Anniversary Tour Live) – Shakti
Chapter III: We Return To Light – Anoushka Shankar featuring Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar
Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo – Caetano Veloso and Maria Bethânia
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Dan Auerbach
Cirkut
Dijon
Blake Mills
Sounwave
Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical
Amy Allen
Edgar Barrera
Jessie Jo Dillon
Tobias Jesso Jr.
Laura Veltz
Best Pop Solo Performance
“DAISIES” – Justin Bieber
“Manchild” – Sabrina Carpenter
“Disease” – Lady Gaga
“The Subway” – Chappell Roan
“Messy” – Lola Young
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Defying Gravity” – Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande
“Golden, from KPop Demon Hunters – HUNTR/X
“Gabriela” – KATSEYE
“APT.” – ROSÉ, Bruno Mars
“30 For 30” SZA with Kendrick Lamar
Best Pop Vocal Album
SWAG – Justin Bieber
Man’s Best Friend – Sabrina Carpenter
Something Beautiful – Miley Cyrus
Mayhem – Lady Gaga
I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2) – Teddy Swims
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
“No Cap” – Disclosure & Anderson .Paak
“Victory Lap” – Fred again.., Skepta, & PlaqueBoyMax
“SPACE INVADER” – KAYTRANADA
“VOLTAGE” – Skrillex
“End Of Summer” – Tame Impala
Best Dance Pop Recording
“Bluest Flame” – Selena Gomez & benny blanco
“Abracadabra” – Lady Gaga
“Midnight Sun” – Zara Larsson
“Just Keep Watching” (From F1® The Movie) – Tate McRae
“Illegal” – PinkPantheress
Best Dance/Electronic Album
EUSEXUA – FKA twigs
Ten Days – Fred again..
Fancy That – PinkPantheress
Inhale / Exhale – RÜFÜS DU SOL
F*** U SKRILLEX YOU THINK UR ANDY WARHOL BUT UR NOT!! <3 – Skrillex
Best Remixed Recording
“Abracadabra (Gesaffelstein Remix)” – Gesaffelstein
“Don’t Forget About Us” – KAYTRANADA
“A Dreams A Dream – Ron Trent Remix” – Ron Trent
“Galvanize” – Chris Lake
“Golden – David Guetta REM/X” – David Guetta
Best Rock Performance
“U Should Not Be Doing That” – Amyl and The Sniffers
“The Emptiness Machine” – Linkin Park
“NEVER ENOUGH” – Turnstile
“Mirtazapine” – Hayley Williams
“Changes (Live From Villa Park) Back To The Beginning” – YUNGBLUD featuring Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman, II
Best Metal Performance
“Night Terror” – Dream Theater
‘Lachryma” – Ghost
“Emergence” – Sleep Token
“Soft Spine” – Spiritbox
“BIRDS” – Turnstile
Best Rock Song
“U Should Not Be Doing That” – Amyl and The Sniffers
“The Emptiness Machine” – Linkin Park
“NEVER ENOUGH” – Turnstile
“Mirtazapine” – Hayley Williams
“Changes (Live From Villa Park) Back To The Beginning” – YUNGBLUD featuring Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman, II
Best Rock Album
private music – Deftones
I quit – HAIM
From Zero – Linkin Park
NEVER ENOUGH – Turnstile
Idols – YUNGBLUD
Best Alternative Music Performance
“Everything Is Peaceful Love” – Bon Iver
“Alone” – The Cure
“SEEIN’ STARS” – Turnstile
“Mangetout” – Wet Leg
“Parachute” – Hayley Williams
Best Alternative Music Album
SABLE, fABLE – Bon Iver
Songs Of A Lost World – The Cure
DON’T TAP THE GLASS – Tyler, The Creator
moisturizer – Wet Leg
Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party – Hayley Williams
Best R&B Performance
“YUKON” – Justin Bieber
“It Depends” – Chris Brown featuring Bryson Tiller
“Folded” – Kehlani
“MUTT (Live From NPR’s Tiny Desk)” – Leon Thomas
“Heart Of A Woman” – Summer Walker
Best Traditional R&B Performance
“Here We Are” – Durand Bernarr
“UPTOWN” – Lalah Hathaway
“LOVE YOU TOO” – Ledisi
“Crybaby” – SZA
“VIBES DON’T LIE,” Leon Thomas
Best R&B Song
“Folded” – Kehlani
“Heart Of A Woman” – Summer Walker
“It Depends” – Chris Brown featuring Bryson Tiller
“Overqualified” – Durand Bernarr
“YES IT IS” – Leon Thomas
Best Progressive R&B Album
BLOOM – Durand Bernarr
Adjust Brightness – Bilal
LOVE ON DIGITAL – Destin Conrad
Access All Areas – FLO
Come As You Are – Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon
Best R&B Album
BELOVED – GIVĒON
Why Not More? – Coco Jones
The Crown – Ledisi
Escape Room – Teyana Taylor
MUTT – Leon Thomas
Best Rap Performance
“Outside” – Cardi B
“Chains & Whips” – Clipse, Pusha T & Malice featuring Kendrick Lamar &
Pharrell Williams
“Anxiety” – Doechii
“tv off” – Kendrick Lamar featuring Lefty Gunplay
“Darling, I” – Tyler, The Creator featuring Teezo Touchdown
Best Melodic Rap Performance
“Proud Of Me” – Fridayy featuring Meek Mill
“Wholeheartedly” – JID featuring Ty Dolla $ign & 6Lack
“luther” – Kendrick Lamar With SZA
“WeMaj” – Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon featuring Rapsody
“SOMEBODY LOVES ME” – PARTYNEXTDOOR & Drake
Best Rap Song
“Anxiety” – Doechii
“The Birds Don’t Sing” – Clipse, Pusha T & Malice featuring John Legend & Voices Of Fire
“Sticky” – Tyler, The Creator featuring GloRilla, Sexyy Red & Lil Wayne
“TGIF” – GloRilla
“tv off” – Kendrick Lamar featuring Lefty Gunplay
Best Rap Album
Let God Sort Em Out – Clipse, Pusha T & Malice
GLORIOUS – GloRilla
God Does Like Ugly – JID
GNX – Kendrick Lamar
CHROMAKOPIA – Tyler, The Creator
Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
A Hurricane in Heels: healed people don’t act like that (partially recorded live @City Winery & other places) – Queen Sheba
Black Shaman, Marc Marcel
Pages – Omari Hardwick & Anthony Hamilton
Saul Williams meets Carlos Niño & Friends At Treepeople – Saul Williams, Carlos Niño & Friends
Words For Days Vol. 1 – Mad Skillz
Best Country Solo Performance
“Nose On The Grindstone” – Tyler Childers
“Good News” – Shaboozey
“Bad As I Used To Be” (from F1® The Movie) – Chris Stapleton
“I Never Lie” – Zach Top
“Somewhere Over Laredo” – Lainey Wilson
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
“A Song To Sing” – Miranda Lambert And Chris Stapleton
“Trailblazer” – Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson
“Love Me Like You Used To Do” – Margo Price & Tyler Childers
“Amen” – Shaboozey & Jelly Roll
“Honky Tonk Hall Of Fame” – George Strait, Chris Stapleton
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Best Country Song
“Bitin’ List” – Tyler Childers
“Good News” – Shaboozey
“I Never Lie” – Zach Top
“Somewhere Over Laredo” – Lainey Wilson
“A Song To Sing” – Miranda Lambert And Chris Stapleton
Best Contemporary Country Album
Patterns – Kelsea Ballerini
Snipe Hunter – Tyler Childers
Evangeline Vs. The Machine – Eric Church
Beautifully Broken, Jelly Roll
Postcards From Texas – Miranda Lambert
Best Traditional Country Album
Dollar A Day – Charley Crockett
American Romance – Lukas Nelson
Oh What A Beautiful World – Willie Nelson
Hard Headed Woman – Margo Price
Ain’t In It For My Health – Zach Top
Best American Roots Performance
“LONELY AVENUE” – Jon Batiste featuring Randy Newman
“Ancient Light” – I’m With Her
“Crimson And Clay” – Jason Isbell
“Richmond On The James” – Alison Krauss & Union Station
“Beautiful Strangers” – Mavis Staples
Best Americana Performance
“Boom” – Sierra Hull
“Poison In My Well” – Maggie Rose & Grace Potter
“Godspeed” – Mavis Staples
“That’s Gonna Leave A Mark” – Molly Tuttle
“Horses” – Jesse Welles
Best American Roots Song
“Ancient Light” – I’m With Her
“BIG MONEY” – Jon Batiste
“Foxes In The Snow” – Jason Isbell
“Middle” – Jesse Welles
“Spitfire” – Sierra Hull
Best Americana Album
BIG MONEY – Jon Batiste
Bloom – Larkin Poe
Last Leaf On The Tree – Willie Nelson
So Long Little Miss Sunshine – Molly Tuttle
Middle, Jesse Welles
Best Bluegrass Album
Carter & Cleveland – Michael Cleveland & Jason Carter
A Tip Toe High Wire – Sierra Hull
Arcadia – Alison Krauss & Union Station
Outrun – The Steeldrivers
Highway Prayers – Billy Strings
Best Traditional Blues Album
Ain’t Done With The Blues – Buddy Guy
Room On The Porch – Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’
One Hour Mama: The Blues Of Victoria Spivey – Maria Muldaur
Look Out Highway – Charlie Musselwhite
Young Fashioned Ways – Kenny Wayne Shepherd & Bobby Rush
Best Contemporary Blues Album
Breakthrough – Joe Bonamassa
Paper Doll – Samantha Fish
A Tribute To LJK – Eric Gales
Preacher Kids – Robert Randolph
Family – Southern Avenue
Best Folk Album
What Did The Blackbird Say To The Crow – Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson
Crown Of Roses – Patty Griffin
Wild And Clear And Blue, I’m With Her
Foxes In The Snow – Jason Isbell
Under The Powerlines (April 24 – September 24) – Jesse Welles
Best Regional Roots Music Album
Live At Vaughan’s – Corey Henry & The Treme Funktet
For Fat Man – Preservation Brass & Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Church Of New Orleans – Kyle Roussel
Second Line Sunday – Trombone Shorty and New Breed Brass Band
A Tribute To The King Of Zydeco – (Various Artists)
Best Latin Pop Album
Cosa Nuestra – Rauw Alejandro
BOGOTÁ (DELUXE) – Andrés Cepeda
Tropicoqueta – KAROL G
Cancionera – Natalia Lafourcade
¿Y ahora qué? – Alejandro Sanz
Best Música Urbana Album
DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS – Bad Bunny
Mixteip – J Balvin
FERXXO VOL X: Sagrado – Feid
NAIKI – Nicki Nicole
EUB DELUXE, Trueno
SINFÓNICO (En Vivo) – Yandel
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
Genes Rebeldes – Aterciopelados
ASTROPICAL – Bomba Estéreo, Rawayana, ASTROPICAL
PAPOTA – CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso
ALGORHYTHM – Los Wizzards
Novela, Fito Paez
Best Música Mexicana Album (including Tejano)
MALA MÍA – Fuerza Regida, Grupo Frontera
Y Lo Que Viene – Grupo Frontera
Sin Rodeos – Paola Jara
Palabra De To’s (Seca) – Carín León
Bobby Pulido & Friends Una Tuya Y Una Mía – Por La Puerta Grande (En Vivo) – Bobby Pulido
Best Tropical Latin Album
Fotografías – Rubén Blades, Roberto Delgado & Orquesta
Raíces – Gloria Estefan
Clásicos 1.0 – Grupo Niche
Bingo – Alain Pérez
Debut y Segunda Tanda, Vol. 2 – Gilberto Santa Rosa
Best Reggae Album
Treasure Self Love – Lila Iké
Heart & Soul – Vybz Kartel
BLXXD & FYAH – Keznamdi
From Within – Mortimer
No Place Like Home – Jesse Royal
Best New Age, Ambient Or Chant Album
Kuruvinda – Kirsten Agresta-Copely
According To The Moon – Cheryl B. Engelhardt – GEM, Dallas String Quartet
Into The Forest – Jahnavi Harrison
Nomadica – Carla Patullo featuring The Scorchio Quartet & Tonality
The Colors In My Mind – Chris Redding
Best Album Cover
CHROMAKOPIA – Tyler, The Creator
The Crux – Djo
Debí Tirar Más Fotos – Bad Bunny
Glory – Perfume Genius
moisturizer – Wet Leg
Best Recording Package
And The Adjacent Possible – OK Go
Balloonerism – Mac Miller
Danse Macabre: De Luxe – Duran Duran
Loud Is As, Tsunami
Sequoia – Various Artists
The Spins (Picture Disc Vinyl) – Mac Miller
Tracks II: The Lost Albums – Bruce Springsteen
Best Album Notes
Adios, Farewell, Goodbye, Good Luck, So Long: On Stage 1964-1974 – Buck Owens and His Buckaroos
After The Last Sky – Anouar Brahem, Anja Lechner, Django Bates, Dave Holland
Árabe, Amanda Ekery
The First Family: Live At Winchester Cathedral 1967 – Sly & The Family Stone
A Ghost Is Born (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) – Wilco
Miles ‘55: The Prestige Recordings – Miles Davis
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Best Historical Album
Joni Mitchell Archives – Volume 4: The Asylum Years (1976-1980) – Joni
Mitchell
The Making Of Five Leaves Left – Nick Drake
Roots Rocking Zimbabwe: The Modern Sound Of Harare’ Townships 1975-1980 (Analog Africa No.41) – Various Artists
Super Disco Pirata: De Tepito Para El Mundo 1965-1980 (Analog Africa No. 39) – Various Artists
You Can’t Hip A Square: The Doc Pomus Songwriting Demos – Doc Pomus
Best Jazz Performance
“Noble Rise” – Lakecia Benjamin featuring Immanuel Wilkins &
Mark Whitfield
“Windows: Live” – Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade
“Peace Of Mind / Dreams Come True” – Samara Joy
“Four” – Michael Mayo
“All Stars Lead To You – Live” – Nicole Zuraitis, Dan Pugach, Tom Scott, Idan Morim, Keyon Harrold & Rachel Eckroth
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Elemental – Dee Dee Bridgewater & Bill Charlap
We Insist 2025! – Terri Lyne Carrington & Christie Dashiell
Portrait – Samara Joy
Fly – Michael Mayo
Live at Vic’s Las Vegas – Nicole Zuraitis, Dan Pugach, Tom Scott, Idan Morim, Keyon Harrold & Rachel Eckroth
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Trilogy 3 (Live) – Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade
Southern Nights – Sullivan Fortner featuring Peter Washington & Marcus Gilmore
Belonging – Branford Marsalis Quartet
Spirit Fall, John Patitucci featuring Chris Potter & Brian Blade
Fasten Up – Yellowjackets
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Orchestrator Emulator – The 8-Bit Big Band
Without Further Ado, Vol 1 – Christian McBride Big Band
Lumen – Danilo Pérez & Bohuslän Big Band
Basie Rocks! – Deborah Silver & The Count Basie Orchestra
Lights on a Satellite – Sun Ra Arkestra
Some Days Are Better: The Lost Scores – Kenny Wheeler Legacy featuring The Royal Academy of Music Jazz Orchestra & Frost Jazz Orchestra
Best Latin Jazz Album
La Fleur de Cayenne – Paquito D’Rivera & Madrid-New York Connection Band
The Original Influencers: Dizzy, Chano & Chico – Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra featuring Pedrito Martinez, Daymé Arocena, Jon Faddis, Donald Harrison & Melvis Santa
Mundoagua – Celebrating Carla Bley – Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
A Tribute to Benny Moré and Nat King Cole – Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Yainer Horta & Joey Calveiro
Vanguardia Subterránea: Live at The Village Vanguard – Miguel Zenón Quartet
Best Alternative Jazz Album
honey from a winter stone – Ambrose Akinmusire
Keys To The City Volume One – Robert Glasper
Ride into the Sun – Brad Mehldau
LIVE-ACTION – Nate Smith
Blues Blood – Immanuel Wilkins
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Wintersongs – Laila Biali
The Gift Of Love – Jennifer Hudson
Who Believes In Angels? – Elton John & Brandi Carlile
Harlequin – Lady Gaga
A Matter Of Time – Laufey
The Secret Of Life: Partners, Volume 2 – Barbra Streisand
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Brightside – ARKAI
Ones & Twos – Gerald Clayton
BEATrio – Béla Fleck, Edmar Castañeda, Antonio Sánchez
Just Us – Bob James & Dave Koz
Shayan – Charu Suri
Best Musical Theater Album
Buena Vista Social Club
Death Becomes Her
Gypsy
Just In Time
Maybe Happy Ending
Best Gospel Performance/Song
“Do It Again” – Kirk Franklin
“Church” – Tasha Cobbs Leonard, John Legend
“Still (Live)” – Jonathan McReynolds & Jamal Roberts
“Amen” – Pastor Mike Jr
“Come Jesus Come” – Cece Winans featuring Shirley Caesar
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
“I Know A Name” – Elevation Worship, Chris Brown, Brandon Lake
“YOUR WAY’S BETTER” – Forrest Frank
“Hard Fought Hallelujah” – Brandon Lake With Jelly Roll
“Headphones” – Lecrae, Killer Mike, T.I.
“Amazing” – Darrel Walls, PJ Morton
Best Gospel Album
Sunny Days – Yolanda Adams
Tasha – Tasha Cobbs Leonard
Live Breathe Fight – Tamela Mann
Only On The Road (Live) – Tye Tribbett
Heart Of Mine – Darrel Walls, PJ Morton
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
CHILD OF GOD II – Forrest Frank
Coritos Vol. 1 – Israel & New Breed
King Of Hearts – Brandon Lake
Reconstruction – Lecrae
Let The Church Sing – Tauren Wells
Best Roots Gospel Album
I Will Not Be Moved (Live) – The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
Then Came The Morning – Gaither Vocal Band
Praise & Worship: More Than A Hollow Hallelujah – The Isaacs
Good Answers, Karen Peck & New River
Back To My Roots – Candi Staton
Best Children’s Music Album
Ageless: 100 Years Young – Joanie Leeds & Joya
Buddy’s Magic Tree House – Mega Ran
Harmony – FYÜTCH & Aura V
Herstory – Flor Bromley
The Music Of Tori And The Muses – Tori Amos
Best Comedy Album
Drop Dead Years – Bill Burr
PostMortem – Sarah Silverman
Single Lady – Ali Wong
What Had Happened Was… – Jamie Foxx
Your Friend – Nate Bargatze, Nate Bargatze
Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording
Elvis, Rocky & Me: The Carol Connors Story – Kathy Garver
Into The Uncut Grass – Trevor Noah
Lovely One: A Memoir – Ketanji Brown Jackson
Meditations: The Reflections Of His Holiness The Dalai Lama – Dalai Lama
You Know It’s True: The Real Story Of Milli Vanilli – Fab Morvan
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
A Complete Unknown
F1® The Album
KPop Demon Hunters
Sinners
Wicked
Best Score Soundtrack Album for Visual Media
How To Train Your Dragon
Severance: Season 2
Sinners
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora – Secrets of the Spires
Helldivers 2
Indiana Jones And The Great Circle
Star Wars Outlaws: Wild Card & A Pirate’s Fortune
Sword of the Sea
Best Song Written for Visual Media
“As Alive As You Need Me To Be” from TRON: Ares
“Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters
“I Lied to You” from Sinners
“Never Too Late” from Elton John: Never Too Late
“Pale, Pale Moon,” from Sinners
“Sinners,” from Sinners
Best Music Video
“Young Lion” – Sade
“Manchild” – Sabrina Carpenter
“So Be It” – Clipse
“Anxiety” – Doechii
“Love” – OK Go
Best Music Film
Devo – Devo
Live At The Royal Albert Hall – RAYE
Relentless – Diane Warren
Music By John Williams – John Williams
Piece By Piece – Pharrell Williams
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
All Things Light – Cam
Arcadia – Alison Krauss & Union Station
For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) – Japanese Breakfast
That Wasn’t A Dream – Pino Palladino, Blake Mills
Best Engineered Album, Classical
Cerrone: Don’t Look Down
Eastman: Symphony No. 2; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2
Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth Of The Mtsensk District
Standard Stoppages
Yule
Producer of the Year, Classical
Blanton Alspaugh
Sergei Kvitko
Morten Lindberg
Dmitriy Lipay
Elaine Martone
Best Immersive Audio Album
All American F***boy – Duckwrth
Immersed – Justin Grayson
An Immersive Tribute To Astor Piazzolla (Live) – Various Artists
Tearjerkers – Tearjerkers
Yule – Trio Mediæval
Best Instrumental Composition
“First Snow” – Remy Le Boeuf
“Live Life This Day: Movement I” – Miho Hazama
“Lord, That’s A Long Way” – Sierra Hull
“Opening” – Zain Effendi
“Train To Emerald City” – John Powell & Stephen Schwartz
“Why You Here / Before The Sun Went Down” – Ludwig Göransson
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
“Be Okay” – Cynthia Erivo
‘’A Child Is Born” – Remy Le Boeuf
“Fight On” – Andy Clausen, Addison Maye-Saxon, Riley Mulherkar
& Chloe Rowlands
“Super Mario Praise Break” – Bryan Carter, Charlie Rosen & Matthew Whitaker
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
“Big Fish” – Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick, Nate
Smith & Amanda Taylor
“How Did She Look?” – Nelson Riddle
“Keep An Eye On Summer” – Jacob Collier
“Something In The Water (Acoustic-Ish)” – Clyde Lawrence, Gracie Lawrence & Linus Lawrence
“What A Wonderful World” – Cody Fry
Best Orchestral Performance
Coleridge-Taylor: Toussaint L’Ouverture; Ballade Op. 4; Suites From ‘24 Negro Melodies’ – National Philharmonic
Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie – Boston Symphony Orchestra
Ravel: Boléro – M. 81, Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra Of Venezuela
Still & Bonds, The Philadelphia Orchestra
Stravinsky: Symphony In Three Movements – San Francisco Symphony
Best Opera Recording
Heggie: Intelligence – Houston Grand Opera; Gene Scheer
An American Soldier – Huang Ruo
American Composers Orchestra; David Henry Hwang
Kouyoumdjian: Adoration – Silvana Quartet; The Choir Of Trinity Wall Street
O’Halloran: Trade & Mary Motorhead – Irish National Opera Orchestra; Mark O’Halloran
Tesori: Grounded – The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus; George Brant
Best Choral Performance
Advena – Liturgies For A Broken World – Simon Barrad, Emily Yocum Black & Michael Hawes; Conspirare
Childs: In The Arms Of The Beloved – Billy Childs, Dan Chmlellnskl, Christian Euman, Larry Koonse, Lyris Quartet, Anne Akiko Meyers, Carol Robbins & Luciana Souza; Los Angeles Master Chorale
Lang: Poor Hymnal – Steven Bradshaw, Michael Hawes, Lauren Kelly, Rebecca Siler & Elisa Sutherland; The Crossing
Ortiz: Yanga – Los Angeles Philharmonic & Tambuco Percussion Ensemble; Los Angeles Master Chorale
Requiem Of Light – Brian Giebler & Sangeeta Kaur; The Clarion Choir
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Dennehy: Land Of Winter – Alan Pierson & Alarm Will Sound
La Mer – French Piano Trios – Neave Trio
Lullabies For The Brokenhearted – Lili Haydn & Paul Cantelon
Slavic Sessions – Mak Grgić & Mateusz Kowalski
Standard Stoppages – Third Coast Percussion
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Coleridge-Taylor: 3 Selections From ‘24 Negro Melodies’ – Curtis Stewart
Hope Orchestrated – Mary Dawood Catlin
Inheritances – Adam Tendler
Price: Piano Concerto In One Movement In D Minor – Han Chen
Shostakovich: The Cello Concertos – Yo-Yo Ma
Shostakovich: The Piano Concertos; Solo Works – Yuja Wang
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Alike, My Mother’s Dream – Allison Charney
Black Pierrot
Sidney Outlaw
In This Short Life – Devony Smith
Kurtág: Kafka Fragments – Susan Narucki
Schubert Beatles, Theo Hoffman
Telemann: Ino – Opera Arias For Soprano – Amanda Forsythe
Best Classical Compendium
Cerrone: Don’t Look Down
The Dunbar/Moore Sessions, Vol. II
Ortiz: Yanga
Seven Seasons
Tombeaux
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Cerrone: Don’t Look Down – Christopher Cerrone
Dennehy: Land Of Winter – Donnacha Dennehy
León: Raíces (Origins) – Tania León
Okpebholo: Songs In Flight – Shawn E. Okpebholo
Ortiz: Dzonot – Gabriela Ortiz
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