68th Grammy® Award Nominations Coverage

The nominations for the 68th Annual Grammy Awards were announced on November 7th, 2025.

And the nominees are:

Record Of The Year

• DtMF
  Bad Bunny
  Scotty Dittrich, Hydra Hitz, La Paciencia, JULiA LEWiS, MAG & Tyler Spry, producers; Antonio Caraballo, Josh Gudwin, Roberto Rosado & Tyler Spry, engineers/mixers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
• Manchild
  Sabrina Carpenter
  Jack Antonoff & Sabrina Carpenter, producers; Jack Antonoff, Bryce Bordone, Jozef Caldwell, Serban Ghenea, Sean Hutchinson, Oli Jacobs, Michael Riddleberger & Laura Sisk, engineers/mixers; Ruairi O'Flaherty, mastering engineer
• Anxiety
  Doechii
  Doechii, producer; Jayda Love, engineer/mixer; Nicolas De Porcel, mastering engineer
• WILDFLOWER
  Billie Eilish
  FINNEAS, producer; Jon Castelli, FINNEAS & Aron Forbes, engineers/mixers; Dale Becker, mastering engineer
• Abracadabra
  Lady Gaga
  Cirkut, Lady Gaga & Andrew Watt, producers; Bryce Bordone, Serban Ghenea & Paul LaMalfa, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
• luther
  Kendrick Lamar With SZA
  Jack Antonoff, Scott Bridgeway, M-Tech, roselilah, Sounwave & Kamasi Washington, producers; Jack Antonoff, Ray Charles Brown Jr., Hector Castro, Oli Jacobs, Jack Manning, Sean Matsukawa, Dani Perez, Tony Shepperd, Laura Sisk & Johnathan Turner, engineers/mixers; Ruairi O’Flaherty, mastering engineer
• The Subway
  Chappell Roan
  Daniel Nigro, producer; Chris Kasych, Mitch McCarthy & Daniel Nigro, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
• APT.
  ROSÉ, Bruno Mars
  Rogét Chahayed, Cirkut, Omer Fedi & Bruno Mars, producers; Bryce Bordone, Serban Ghenea, Charles Moniz & Julian Vasquez, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer

Album Of The Year

• DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS
  Bad Bunny
  Big Jay, La Paciencia, MAG & Tainy, producers; Antonio Caraballo, Josh Gudwin, Luis Amed Irizarry & Roberto José Rosado Torres, engineers/mixers; Marco Daniel Borrero, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, Marcos Efrain Masis, Jay Anthony Nuñez & Roberto José Rosado Torres, songwriters; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
• SWAG
  Justin Bieber
  Eddie Benjamin, Justin Bieber, Daniel Chetrit, Dijon, Carter Lang & Dylan Wiggins, producers; Felix Byrne & Josh Gudwin, engineers/mixers; Eddie Benjamin, Justin Bieber, Daniel Chetrit, Dijon Duenas, Tobias Jesso Jr., Carter Lang, Jackson Lee Morgan & Dylan Wiggins, songwriters; Dale Becker, mastering engineer
• Man's Best Friend
  Sabrina Carpenter
  Jack Antonoff, Sabrina Carpenter & John Ryan, producers; Zem Audu, Jack Antonoff, Bryce Bordone, Jozef Caldwell, Serban Ghenea, Jeff Gunnell, David Hart, Mikey Freedom Hart, Sean Hutchinson, Oli Jacobs, Jack Manning, Joey Miller, Michael Riddleberger, John Ryan, Laura Sisk & Evan Smith, engineers/mixers; Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff, Sabrina Carpenter & John Ryan, songwriters; Nathan Dantzler & Ruairi O'Flaherty, mastering engineersLet God Sort Em Out
  Clipse, Pusha T & Malice
  Pharrell Williams, featured artist; Pharrell Williams, producer; Mike Larson, Manny Marroquin, Rob Ulsh & Pharrell Williams, engineers/mixers; Gene Elliott Thornton Jr., Terrence Thornton & Pharrell Williams, songwriters; Zach Pereyra, mastering engineer
• MAYHEM
  Lady Gaga
  Cirkut, Gesaffelstein, Lady Gaga & Andrew Watt, producers; Bryce Bordone, Serban Ghenea & Paul LaMalfa, engineers/mixers; Lady Gaga, Mike Lévy, Michael Polansky, Henry Walter & Andrew Watt, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
• GNX
  Kendrick Lamar
  Jack Antonoff & Sounwave, producers; Jack Antonoff, Ray Charles Brown Jr., Jozef Caldwell, Oli Jacobs, Jack Manning, Dani Perez, Laura Sisk & Johnathan Turner, engineers/mixers; Jack Antonoff, Matthew Bernard, Scott Bridgeway, Sam Dew, Ink, Kendrick Lamar & Mark Anthony Spears, songwriters; Ruairi O’Flaherty, mastering engineer
• MUTT
  Leon Thomas
  Freaky Rob, Peter Lee Johnson, D. Phelps & Leon Thomas, producers; Jean-Marie Horvat, engineer/mixer; Lazaro Andres Camejo, Freaky Rob, Peter Lee Johnson, D. Phelps & Leon Thomas, songwriters; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
• CHROMAKOPIA
  Tyler, The Creator
  Tyler, The Creator, producer; NealHPogue, Tyler Okonma & Vic Wainstein, engineers/mixers; Tyler Okonma, songwriter; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer

Song Of The Year

• Abracadabra
  Lady Gaga, Henry Walter & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
• Anxiety
  Jaylah Hickmon, songwriter (Doechii)
• APT
  Amy Allen, Christopher Brody Brown, Rogét Chahayed,Omer Fedi, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Chae Young Park, Theron Thomas & Henry Walter, songwriters (ROSÉ, Bruno Mars)
• DtMF
  Marco Daniel Borrero, Scott Dittrich, Benjamin Falik, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, Hugo René Sención Sanabria, Tyler Spry & Roberto José Rosado Torres, songwriters (Bad Bunny)
• Golden — From KPop Demon Hunters
  EJAE, Park Hong Jun, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo & Mark Sonnenblick, songwriters (HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI)
• Luther
  Jack Antonoff, Roshwita Larisha Bacha, Matthew Bernard, Scott Bridgeway, Sam Dew, Ink, Kendrick Lamar, Solána Rowe, Mark Anthony Spears & Kamasi Washington, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar With SZA)
• Manchild
  Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff & Sabrina Carpenter, songwriters (Sabrina Carpenter)
• WILDFLOWER
  Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)

Best New Artist

• Olivia Dean
• KATSEYE
• The Marias
• Addison Rae
• sombr
• Leon Thomas
• Alex Warren
• Lola Young

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

• Dan Auerbach
  Elegantly Wasted (Hermanos Gutiérrez Featuring Leon Bridges) (S)
  Harsh & Exciting (Moonrisers) (A)
  Holy Ghost Party (Robert Finley) (S)
  Love Is Cruel (Miles Kane) (S)
  Medium Raw (Early James) (A)
  A Million Knives (The Velveteers) (A)
  No Rain, No Flowers (The Black Keys) (A)
  Our Time In The Sun (Jeremie Albino) (A)
• Cirkut
  Abracadabra (Lady Gaga) (S)
  AEOMG (Coco Jones) (T)
  APT. (ROSÉ & Bruno Mars) (S)
  Big Sleep (The Weeknd Featuring Giorgio Moroder) (T)
  Disease (Lady Gaga) (S)
  IT girl (JADE) (S)
  A Little More (Ed Sheeran) (S)
  Mayhem (Lady Gaga) (A)
  Red Terror (The Weeknd) (T)
• Dijon
  Baby (Dijon) (A)
  DAISIES (Justin Bieber) (T)
  DEVOTION (Justin Bieber & Dijon) (T)
  THINGS YOU DO (Justin Bieber) (T)
  YUKON (Justin Bieber) (T)
• Blake Mills
  For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) (Japanese Breakfast) (A)
  Forever Is A Feeling (Lucy Dacus) (A)
  Glory (Perfume Genius) (A)
  That Wasn't A Dream (Pino Palladino And Blake Mills)(A)
• Sounwave
  GNX (Kendrick Lamar) (A)

Songwriter Of The Year, Non-Classical

• Amy Allen
  APT. (ROSÉ & Bruno Mars) (S)
  Bad As The Rest (Jessie Murph) (S)
  Hail Mary (Shaboozey, Sierra Ferrell) (T)
  Handlebars (JENNIE Featuring Dua Lipa) (S)
  Just Keep Watching (Tate McRae) (S)
  Lost In Translation (Carín León & Kasey Musgraves) (S)
  Manchild (Sabrina Carpenter) (S)
  Tears (Sabrina Carpenter) (S)
  WHY (Jon Bellion Featuring Luke Combs) (S)
• Edgar Barrera
  Birthday Behavior (BIA, Young Miko) (S)
  Coleccionando Heridas (KAROL G, Marco Antonio Solís) (T)
  Ese Vato No Te Queda (Carín León, Gabito Ballesteros) (S)
  Me Jalo (Fuerza Regida, Grupo Frontera) (T)
  Me Retiro (Santana, Grupo Frontera) (S)
  Milagros (KAROL G) (S)
  Sigueme Besando Asi (Manuel Turizo) (T)
  Soltera (Shakira) (S)
  Una Noche Contigo (Juanes) (S)
• Jessie Jo Dillon
  Bless Your Heart (Megan Moroney) (T)
  Bottomland (HARDY) (S)
  Dreams Don’t Die (Jelly Roll) (S)
  First Rodeo (Kelsea Ballerini) (T)
  Happen To Me (Russell Dickerson) (S)
  Hello S—ty Day (Jake Worthington, Miranda Lambert)(S)
  If You Were Mine (Morgan Wallen) (T)
  Patterns (Kelsea Ballerini) (T)
  To The Men That Love Women After Heartbreak (Kelsea Ballerini) (T)
• Tobias Jesso Jr
  Another Baby! (Dijon) (T)
  Baby! (Dijon) (T)
  Daisies (Justin Bieber) (T)
  From (Bon Iver) (T)
  Go Baby (Justin Bieber) (T)
  Golden Burning Sun (Miley Cyrus) (T)
  Man I Need (Olivia Dean) (S)
  Relationships (HAIM) (S)
  Walking Away (Justin Bieber) (T)
• Laura Veltz
  About You (BigXthaPlug Featuring Tucker Wetmore) (T)
  Blue Strips (Jessie Murph) (S)
  Grand Bouquet (Maren Morris) (T)
  Leave Me Too (Josh Ross) (S)
  Parallel Universe (Lauren Spencer Smith) (T)
  Someone In This Room (Jessie Murph Featuring Bailey Zimmerman) (T)
  Touch Me Like A Gangster (Jessie Murph) (S)
  What Tomorrow's For (Blessing Offor) (T)
  You'll Be OK, Kid - From The Original Documentary “Child Star” (Demi Lovato) (S)

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: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI
• Gabriela
  KATSEYE
• APT
  ROSÉ, Bruno Mars
• 30 For 30
  SZA Featuring 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
  Disclosure, producer; Guy Lawrence, mixer
• Victory Lap
  Fred again.., Skepta, & PlaqueBoyMax
  Blake Cascoe, Berwyn Du Bois, Fred again.., Darcy Lewis, Dan Mayo & PlaqueBoyMax, producers; Tom Norris, mixer
• SPACE INVADER
  KAYTRANADA
  KAYTRANADA, producer; KAYTRANADA, mixer
• VOLTAGE
  Skrillex
  John Feldmann & Skrillex, producers; Drew Gold, Robert Guzman, Luca Pretolesi, Skrillex & Virtual Riot, mixers
• End Of Summer
  Tame Impala
  Kevin Parker, producer; Kevin Parker, mixer

Best Dance Pop Recording

• Bluest Flame
  Selena Gomez & benny blanco
  benny blanco, Dylan Brady & Cashmere Cat, producers;benny blanco & Cashmere Cat, mixers
• Abracadabra
  Lady Gaga
  Cirkut, Lady Gaga & Andrew Watt, producers; Serban Ghenea, mixer
• Midnight Sun
  Zara Larsson
  Margo XS & MNEK, producers; Tom Norris, mixer
• Just Keep Watching (From F1® The Movie)
  Tate McRae
  Tyler Spry & Ryan Tedder, producers; Manny Marroquin, mixer
• Illegal
  PinkPantheress
  Aksel Arvid & PinkPantheress, producers; Nickie Jon Pabón

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, remixer (Lady Gaga, Gesaffelstein)
• Don't Forget About Us
  KAYTRANADA, remixer (Mariah Carey & KAYTRANADA)
• A Dreams A Dream - Ron Trent Remix
  Ron Trent, remixer (Soul II Soul)
• Galvanize
  Chris Lake, remixer (The Chemical Brothers & Chris Lake)
• Golden - David Guetta REM/X
  David Guetta, remixer (HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI)

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

• As Alive As You Need Me To Be
  Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, songwriters (Nine Inch Nails)
• Caramel
  Vessel & II, songwriters (Sleep Token)
• Glum
  Daniel James & Hayley Williams, songwriters (Hayley Williams)
• NEVER ENOUGH
  Daniel Fang, Franz Lyons, Pat McCrory, Meg Mills & Brendan Yates, songwriters (Turnstile)
• Zombie
  Dominic Harrison & Matt Schwartz, songwriters (YUNGBLUD)

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
  Darius Dixson, Andre Harris, Donovan Knight, Don Mills, Kehlani Parrish, Khris Riddick-Tynes & Dawit Kamal Wilson, songwriters (Kehlani)
• Heart Of A Woman
  David Bishop & Summer Walker, songwriters (Summer Walker)
• It Depends
  Nico Baran, Chris Brown, Ant Clemons, Ephrem Lopez Jr., Ryan Press, Bryson Tiller, Elliott Trent & Dewain Whitmore Jr., songwriters (Chris Brown Featuring Bryson Tiller)
• Overqualified
  James John Abrahart Jr, Durand Bernarr, John Derisme, Egberto "Budda" Foster, Amaire Johnson, Frank Moka, Cary Singer & Chase Worrell songwriters (Durand Bernarr)
• YES IT IS
  Jariuce Banks, Lazaro Andres Camejo, Mike Hector, Peter Lee Johnson, Rodney Jones Jr., Ali Prawl & Leon Thomas, songwriters (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
  Jaylah Hickmon, songwriter (Doechii)
• The Birds Don't Sing
  Gene Elliott Thornton Jr., Terrence Thornton, Pharrell Williams & Stevie Wonder, songwriters (Clipse, Pusha T & Malice Featuring John Legend & Voices Of Fire)
• Sticky
  Aaron Bolton, Dwayne Carter, Jr., Dudley Alexander Duverne, Tyler Okonma, Janae Wherry, Gloria Woods & Rex Zamor, songwriters (Tyler, The Creator Featuring GloRilla, Sexyy Red & Lil Wayne)
• TGIF
  Lucas Alegria, Dillon Brophy, Yakki Davis, Jess Jackson, Ronnie Jackson, Mario Mims, Jorge M. Taveras & Gloria Woods, songwriters (GloRilla)
• tv off
  Jack Antonoff, Larry Jayy, Kendrick Lamar, Dijon McFarlane, Sean Momberger, Mark Anthony Spears & Kamasi Washington, songwriters (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 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 & Sam Weber

Best Jazz Vocal Album

• Elemental
  Dee Dee Bridgewater & Bill Charlap
• We Insist 2025
  Terri Lyne Carrington & Christie Dashiell Featuring Weedie Braimah, Milena Casado, Morgan Guerin, Simon Moullier & Matthew Stevens
• Portrait
  Samara Joy
• Fly
  Michael Mayo
• Live at Vic's Las Vegas
  Nicole Zuraitis, Dan Pugach, Tom Scott, Idan Morim, Keyon Harrold, Rachel Eckroth & Sam Weber

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
  Marco Paguia, Dean Sharenow & David Yazbek, producers (Original Broadway Cast)
• Death Becomes Her
  Taurean Everett, Megan Hilty, Josh Lamon, Christopher Sieber, Jennifer Simard & Michelle Williams, principal vocalists; Mary-Mitchell Campbell, Noel Carey, Sean Patrick Flahaven, Julia Mattison & Scott M. Riesett, producers; Noel Carey & Julia Mattison, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast)
• Gypsy
  Danny Burstein, Kevin Csolak, Audra McDonald, Jordan Tyson & Joy Woods, principal vocalists; David Caddick, Andy Einhorn, David Lai & George C. Wolfe, producers (Jule Styne, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist) (2024 Broadway Cast)
• Just In Time
  Emily Bergl, Jonathan Groff, Erika Henningsen, Gracie Lawrence & Michele Pawk, principal vocalists; Tom Kirdahy, Derik Lee, Andrew Resnick, Bill Sherman & Alex Timbers, producers (Bobby Darin, composer & lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)
• Maybe Happy Ending
  Marcus Choi, Darren Criss, Dez Duron & Helen J Shen, principal vocalists; Deborah Abramson, Will Aronson, Ian Kagey & Hue Park, producers; Hue Park, lyricist; Will Aronson, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)

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

Best Country Song

• Bitin’ List
  Tyler Childers, songwriter (Tyler Childers)
• Good News
  Sean Cook, Collins Obinna Chibueze, Michael Ross Pollack, Sam Elliot Roman, Nevin Sastry & Jacob Torrey, songwriters (Shaboozey)
• I Never Lie
  Carson Chamberlain, Tim Nichols & Zach Top, songwriters (Zach Top)
• Somewhere Over Laredo
  Andy Albert, Trannie Anderson, Dallas Wilson & Lainey Wilson, songwriters (Lainey Wilson)
• A Song To Sing
  Jenee Fleenor, Jesse Frasure, Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Miranda Lambert And Chris Stapleton)

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 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 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
  Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O'Donovan & Sara Watkins, songwriters (I'm With Her)
• BIG MONEY
  Jon Batiste, Mike Elizondo & Steve McEwan, songwriters (Jon Batiste)
• Foxes In The Snow
  Jason Isbell, songwriter (Jason Isbell)
• Middle
  Jesse Welles, songwriter (Jesse Welles)
• Spitfire
  Sierra Hull, songwriter (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
• 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 Gospel Performance/Song

• Do It Again
  Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, songwriter
• Church
  Tasha Cobbs Leonard, John Legend; Anthony S. Brown, Brunes Charles, Annatoria Chitapa, Kenneth Leonard, Jr., Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Jonas Myrin, songwriters
• Still — Live
  Jonathan McReynolds & Jamal Roberts; Britney Delagraentiss, Jonathan McReynolds, David Lamar Outing II, Orlando Joel Palmer & Terrell Demetrius Wilson, songwriters
• Amen
  Pastor Mike Jr.; Adia Andrews, Michael McClure Jr., David Lamar Outing II & Terrell Anthony Pettus, songwriters
• Come Jesus Come
  CeCe Winans Featuring Shirley Caesar

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

• I Know A Name
  Elevation Worship, Chris Brown, Brandon Lake; Hank Bentley, Steven Furtick, Brandon Lake & Jacob Sooter, songwriters
• YOUR WAY'S BETTER
  Forrest Frank; Forrest Frank & Pera, songwriters
• Hard Fought Hallelujah
  Brandon Lake With Jelly Roll; Chris Brown, Jason Bradley Deford, Steven Furtick, Benjamin William Hastings & Brandon Lake, songwriters
• Headphones
  Lecrae, Killer Mike, T.I.; Tyshane Thompson, Bongo ByTheWay, Michael Render, Lecrae Moore & Clifford Harris, songwriters
• Amazing
  Darrel Walls, PJ Morton; PJ Morton & Darrel Walls,songwriters

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 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 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

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

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 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, and 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
  Timothée Chalamet
  Nick Baxter, Steven Gizicki & James Mangold, compilation producers; Steven Gizicki, music supervisor
• F1® The Album
  (Various Artists)
  Brandon Davis, Joe Khoury, Kevin Weaver, compilation producers; David Taylor & Jake Voulgarides, music supervisors
• KPop Demon Hunters
  (Various Artists)
  Spring Aspers & Dana Sano, compilation producers; Ian Eisendrath, music supervisor
• Sinners
  (Various Artists)
  Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson & Serena Göransson, compilation producers; Niki Sherrod, music supervisor
• Wicked
  Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande (& Wicked Movie Cast)
  Stephen Oremus, Stephen Schwartz & Greg Wells, compilation producers; Maggie Rodford, music supervisor

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)

• How To Train Your Dragon
  John Powell, composer
• Severance: Season 2
  Theodore Shapiro, composer
• Sinners
  Ludwig Göransson, composer
• Wicked
  John Powell & Stephen Schwartz, composers
• The Wild Robot
  Kris Bowers, composer

Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media

• Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora - Secrets of the Spires
  Pinar Toprak, composer
• Helldivers 2
  Wilbert Roget, II, composer
• Indiana Jones And The Great Circle
  Gordy Haab, composer
• Star Wars Outlaws: Wild Card & A Pirate's Fortune
  Cody Matthew Johnson & Wilbert Roget, II, composers
• Sword of the Sea
  Austin Wintory, composer

Best Song Written For Visual Media

• As Alive As You Need Me To Be — From TRON: Ares
  Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, songwriters (Nine Inch Nails)
• Golden — From KPop Demon Hunters
  EJAE, Park Hong Jun, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo & Mark Sonnenblick, songwriters (HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI)
• I Lied to You — From Sinners
  Ludwig Göransson & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Miles Caton)
• Never Too Late — From Elton John: Never Too Late
  Brandi Carlile, Elton John, Bernie Taupin & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Elton John, Brandi Carlile)
• Pale, Pale Moon — From Sinners
  Ludwig Göransson & Brittany Howard, songwriters (Jayme Lawson)
• Sinners — From Sinners
  Leonard Denisenko, Rodarius Green, Travis Harrington, Tarkan Kozluklu, Kyris Mingo & Darius Poviliunas, songwriters (Rod Wave)

Best Music Video

• Manchild
  Sabrina Carpenter
  Vania Heymann & Gal Muggia, video directors; Aiden Magarian, Nathan Scherrer & Natan Schottenfels, video producers
• So Be It
  Clipse
  Hannan Hussain, video director; Theresa Kusumadjaja, video producer
• Anxiety
  Doechii
  James Mackel, video director; Pablo Feldman, Jolene Mendes & Sophia Sabella, video producers
• Love
  OK Go
  Aaron Duffy, Miguel Espada & Damian Kulash Jr., video directors; Petra Ahmann & Andrew Geller, video producer
• Young Lion
  Sade
  Sophie Muller, video director; Aaron Taylor Dean & Sade, video producers

Best Music Film

• Devo
  Devo
  Chris Smith, video director; Danny Gabai, Anita Greenspan, Chris Holmes & Chris Smith, video producers
• Live At The Royal Albert Hall
  Raye
  Paul Dugdale, video director; Stefan Demetriou & Amy James, video producers
• Relentless
  Diane Warren
  Bess Kargman, video director; Peggy Drexler, Michele Farinola, Bess Kargman & Kat Nguyen, video producers
• Music By John Williams
  John Williams
  Laurent Bouzereau, video director; Sara Bernstein, Laurent Bouzereau, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Meredith Kaulfers, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Steven Spielberg & Justin Wilkes, video producers
• Piece By Piece
  Pharrell Williams
  Morgan Neville, video director; Morgan Neville, Caitrin Rogers, Mimi Valdes & Pharrell Williams, video producers

Best Recording Package

• And The Adjacent Possible
  Hà Trịnh Quốc Bảo, Damian Kulash, Jr., Claudio Ripol, Wombi Rose & Yuri Suzuki, art directors (OK Go)
• Balloonerism
  Bráulio Amado & Alim Smith, art directors (Mac Miller)
• Danse Macabre: De Luxe
  Rory McCartney, art director (Duran Duran)
• Loud Is As
  Farbod Kokabi & Emily Sneddon, art directors (Tsunami)
• Sequoia
  Tim Breen & Ken Shipley, art directors (Various Artists)
• The Spins — Picture Disc Vinyl
  Darby Kaighin-Shields & Miller McCormick, art directors (Mac Miller)
• Tracks II: The Lost Albums
  Meghan Foley & Michelle Holme, art directors (Bruce Springsteen)

Best Album Cover

• CHROMAKOPIA
  Tyler Okonma, art director (Tyler, The Creator)
• The Crux
  Jake Hirshland, Joe Keery, Neil Krug, Taylor Vandergrift & William Wesley II, art directors (Djo)
• Debí Tirar Más Fotos
  Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, art director (Bad Bunny)
• Glory
  Cody Critcheloe, Mike Hadreas & Andrew J.S., art directors (Perfume Genius)
• moisturizer
  Iris Luz, Lava La Rue & Rhian Teasdale, art directors (Wet Leg)

Best Album Notes

• Adios, Farewell, Goodbye, Good Luck, So Long: On Stage 1964-1974
  Scott B. Bomar, album notes writer (Buck Owens And His Buckaroos)
• After The Last Sky
  Adam Shatz, album notes writer (Anouar Brahem, Anja Lechner, Django Bates, Dave Holland)
• Árabe
  Amanda Ekery, album notes writer (Amanda Ekery)
• The First Family: Live At Winchester Cathedral 1967
  Alec Palao, album notes writer (Sly & The Family Stone)
• A Ghost Is Born — 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
  Bob Mehr, album notes writer (Wilco)
• Miles '55: The Prestige Recordings
  Ashley Kahn, album notes writer (Miles Davis)

Best Historical Album

• Joni Mitchell Archives - Volume 4: The Asylum Years — 1976-1980
  Patrick Milligan & Joni Mitchell, compilation producers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Joni Mitchell)
• The Making Of Five Leaves Left
  Joe Black, Cally Callomon & Johnny Chandler, compilation producers; Simon Heyworth & John Wood, mastering engineers; Richard Whittaker & John Wood, restoration engineers (Nick Drake)
• Roots Rocking Zimbabwe - The Modern Sound Of Harare' Townships 1975-1980 — Analog Africa No.41
  Samy Ben Redjeb, compilation producer; Michael Graves, mastering engineer; Michael Graves & Jordan McLeod, restoration engineers (Various Artists)
• Super Disco Pirata - De Tepito Para El Mundo 1965-1980 — Analog Africa No. 39
  Samy Ben Redjeb, compilation producer; Michael Graves, mastering engineer; Jordan McLeod, restoration engineer (Various Artists)
• You Can't Hip A Square: The Doc Pomus Songwriting Demos
  Will Bratton, Sharyn Felder & Cheryl Pawelski, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer; Michael Graves & Jordan McLeod, restoration engineers (Doc Pomus)

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

• All Things Light
  Jesse Brock, Jon Castelli, Matt Chamberlain, Tyler Johnson, Nick Lobel, Simon Maartensson, Lawrence "Boo" Mitchell, Rob Moose, Anders Mouridsen, Ryan Nasci, Ernesto Olvera-LaPier, Ethan Schneiderman, Rahm Silverglade & Owen Stoutt, engineers; Dale Becker, mastering engineer (Cam)
• Arcadia
  Neal Cappellino & Gary Paczosa, engineers; Brad Blackwood, mastering engineer (Alison Krauss & Union Station)
• For Melancholy Brunettes & sad women
  Joseph Lorge, Blake Mills & Sebastian Reunert, engineers; Patricia Sullivan, mastering engineer (Japanese Breakfast)
• That Wasn't A Dream
  Joseph Lorge & Blake Mills, engineers; Patricia Sullivan, mastering engineer (Pino Palladino, Blake Mills)

Best Engineered Album, Classical

• Cerrone: Don't Look Down
  Mike Tierney, engineer; Alan Silverman, mastering engineer (Sandbox Percussion)
• Eastman: Symphony No. 2; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2
  Gintas Norvila, engineer; Jennifer Nulsen, mastering engineer (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra)
• Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth Of The Mtsensk District
  Shawn Murphy & Nick Squire, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer (Andris Nelsons, Kristine Opolais, Günther Groissböck, Peter Hoare, Brenden Gunnell & Boston Symphony Orchestra)
• Standard Stoppages
  Sean Connors, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin, Bill Maylone, Judith Sherman & David Skidmore, engineers; Joe Lambert, mastering engineer (Third Coast Percussion)
• Yule
  Morten Lindberg, engineer; Morten Lindberg, mastering engineer (Trio Mediæval)

Producer Of The Year, Classical

• Blanton Alspaugh
  All Is Miracle - The Choral Music Of Kyle Pederson (Timothy J. Campbell & Transept) (A)
  Heggie: Intelligence (Kwame Ryan, Janai Brugger, Jamie Barton, J'Nai Bridges & Houston Grand Opera) (A)
  Marsalis: Blues Symphony (Jader Bignamini & Detroit Symphony Orchestra) (A)
  Massenet: Werther (Robert Spano, Matthew Polenzani, sabel Leonard & Houston Grand Opera) (A)
  The Mirage Calls (Charles Bruffy & Kansas City Chorale) (A)
  Sheehan: Ukrainian War Requiem (Michael Zaugg, Axios Men's Ensemble & Pro Coro Canada) (A)
  Sun, Moon, Stars, Rain (Christopher Gabbitas & Phoenix Chorale) (A)
• Sergei Kvitko
  Biedenbender: Enigma; River Of Time (Kevin L. Sedatole & Michigan State University Wind Symphony) (A)
  Chiaroscuro (Vedrana Subotic) (A)
  Dancing In A Still Life (Tasha Warren) (A)
  Excursions (Vuorovesi Trio) (A)
  Four Hands. Two Hearts. One Hope. Ukrainian And American Music For Piano Duo (Mykhailo Diordiiev & Anastasiia Larchikova) (A)
  Here And Now - Trumpet Music By Virginia Composers (Jason Crafton, Richard Masters, Annie Stevens & Paul Langosch) (A)
  Lansky: Touch And Go (Gwendolyn Dease) (A)
  Orbiting Garden (William Hobbs) (A)
  Would That Loving Were Enough (Haven Trio) (A)
• Morten Lindberg
  Fred Over Jorden (Peace To The World) (Elisabeth Holte, Kjetil Bjerkestrand & Uranienborg Vokalensemble) (A)
  Stjernebru (Anne Karin Sundal-Ask & Det Norske Jentekor) (A)
  Yule (Trio Mediæval) (A)
• Dmitriy Lipay
  Heggie: Before It All Goes Dark (Joseph Mechavich, Megan Marino, Ryan McKinny & Music Of Remembrance Ensemble) (A)
  Odyssey (Jorge Glem, Gustavo Dudamel & Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra Of Venezuela) (A)
  Ortiz: Yanga (Gustavo Dudamel, Alisa Weilerstein & Los Angeles Philharmonic) (A)
• Elaine Martone
  Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra) (A)
  Chopin & Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonatas (Brian Thornton & Spencer Myer) (A)
  Dear Mrs. Kennedy (Ryan Townsend Strand) (A)
  Eastman: Symphony No. 2; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2 (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra) (A)
  LeFrak: Romántico (Sharon Isbin, Lopez-Yañez & Orchestra Of St. Luke's) (A)
  Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 27 & Symphony No. 29 (Garrick Ohlsson, Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestrea) (A)
  The Poet & The Prodigy (Debra Nagy & Mark Edwards) (A)
  Shapes In Collective Space (Tallā Rouge) (A)
  Songs Of Orpheus (Kelley O'Connor) (A)

Best Immersive Audio Album

• All American F—boy
  Andrew Law, immersive mix engineer (Duckwrth)
• Immersed
  Justin Gray, immersive mix engineer; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Justin Gray, Drew Jurecka & Morten Lindberg, immersive producers (Justin Gray)
• An Immersive Tribute To Astor Piazzolla — Live
  Andrés Mayo & Martín Muscatello, immersive mix engineers; Andrés Mayo & Martín Muscatello, immersive producers (Various Artists)
• Tearjerkers
  Hans-Martin Buff, immersive mix engineer; Hans-Martin Buff, immersive producer (Tearjerkers)
• Yule
  Morten Lindberg, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; Arve Henriksen & Morten Lindberg, immersive producers (Trio Mediæval)

Best Instrumental Composition

• First Snow
  Remy Le Boeuf, composer (Nordkraft Big Band, Remy Le Boeuf & Danielle Wertz)
• Live Life This Day: Movement I
  Miho Hazama, composer (Miho Hazama, Danish Radio Big Band & Danish National Symphony Orchestra)
• Lord, That's A Long Way
  Sierra Hull, composer (Sierra Hull)
• Opening
  Zain Effendi, composer (Zain Effendi)
• Train To Emerald City
  John Powell & Stephen Schwartz, composers (John Powell & Stephen Schwartz)
• Why You Here / Before The Sun Went Down
  Ludwig Göransson, composer (Ludwig Göransson Featuring Miles Caton)

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

• Be Okay
  Cynthia Erivo, arranger (Cynthia Erivo)
• A Child Is Born
  Remy Le Boeuf, arranger (Nordkraft Big Band & Remy Le Boeuf)
• Fight On
  Andy Clausen, Addison Maye-Saxon, Riley Mulherkar & Chloe Rowlands, arrangers (The Westerlies)
• Super Mario Praise Break
  Bryan Carter, Charlie Rosen & Matthew Whitaker, arrangers (The 8-Bit Big Band)

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

• Big Fish
  Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick, Nate Smith & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (Nate Smith Featuring säje)
• How Did She Look
  Nelson Riddle, arranger (Seth MacFarlane)
• Keep An Eye On Summer
  Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)
• Something In The Water — Acoustic-Ish
  Clyde Lawrence, Gracie Lawrence & Linus Lawrence, arrangers (Lawrence)
• What A Wonderful World
  Cody Fry, arranger (Cody Fry)

Best Orchestral Performance

• Coleridge-Taylor: Toussaint L’Ouverture, Ballade Op. 4, Suites From 24 Negro Melodies
  Michael Repper, conductor (National Philharmonic)
• Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie
  Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
• Ravel: Boléro, M. 81
  Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra Of Venezuela)
• Still & Bonds
  Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor (The Philadelphia Orchestra)
• Stravinsky: Symphony In Three Movements
  Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)

Best Opera Recording

• Heggie: Intelligence
  Kwamé Ryan, conductor; Jamie Barton, J'Nai Bridges & Janai Brugger; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (Houston Grand Opera; Gene Scheer)
• Huang Ruo: An American Soldier
  Carolyn Kuan, conductor; Hannah Cho, Alex DeSocio, Nina Yoshida Nelsen & Brian Vu; Adam Abeshouse, Silas Brown & Doron Schachter, producers (American Composers Orchestra; David Henry Hwang)
• Kouyoumdjian: Adoration
  Alan Pierson, conductor; Miriam Khalil, Marc Kudisch, David Adam Moore, Omar Najmi, Naomi Louisa O’Connell & Karim Sulayman; Mary Kouyoumdjian, producer (Silvana Quartet; The Choir Of Trinity Wall Street)
• O'Halloran: Trade & Mary Motorhead
  Elaine Kelly, conductor; Oisín Ó Dálaigh, John Molloy & Naomi Louisa O’Connell; Alex Dowling & Emma O'Halloran, producers (Irish National Opera Orchestra; Mark O’Halloran)
• Tesori: Grounded
  Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Ben Bliss, Emily D’Angelo, Greer Grimsley & Kyle Miller; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus; George Brant)

Best Choral Performance

• Advena - Liturgies For A Broken World
  Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Simon Barrad, Emily Yocum Black & Michael Hawes; Conspirare)
• Childs: In The Arms Of The Beloved
  Grant Gershon, conductor (Billy Childs, Dan Chmielinski, Christian Euman, Larry Koonse, Lyris Quartet, Anne Akiko Meyers, Carol Robbins & Luciana Souza; Los Angeles Master Chorale)
• Lang: Poor Hymnal
  Donald Nally, conductor (Steven Bradshaw, Michael Hawes, Lauren Kelly, Rebecca Siler & Elisa Sutherland; The Crossing)
• Ortiz: Yanga
  Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Grant Gershon, chorus master (Los Angeles Philharmonic; Los Angeles Master Chorale)
• Requiem Of Light
  Steven Fox, conductor; Emily Drennan & Patti Drennan, chorus masters (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; Michael Repper, conductor (National Philharmonic)
• Hope Orchestrated
  Mary Dawood Catlin; Jesús David Medina & Raniero Palm, conductors (Venezuela Strings Recording Ensemble)
• Inheritances
  Adam Tendler
• Price: Piano Concerto In One Movement In D Minor
  Han Chen; John Jeter, conductor (Malmö Opera Orchestra)
• Shostakovich: The Cello Concertos
  Yo-Yo Ma; Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
• Shostakovich: The Piano Concertos; Solo Works
  Yuja Wang; Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

• Alike - My Mother's Dream
  Allison Charney, soloist; Benjamin Loeb, conductor (National Symphonia Orchestra)
• Black Pierrot
  Sidney Outlaw, soloist; Warren Jones, pianist
• In This Short Life
  Devony Smith, soloist; Danny Zelibor, pianist; Michael Nicolas, artist
• Kurtág: Kafka Fragments
  Susan Narucki, soloist; Curtis Macomber, artist
• Schubert Beatles
  Theo Hoffman, soloist; Steven Blier, pianist (Rupert Boyd, Julia Bullock, Alex Levine, Andrew Owens, Rubén Rengel & Sam Weber)
• Telemann: Ino - Opera Arias For Soprano
  Amanda Forsythe, soloist; Robert Mealy, Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors (Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra)

Best Classical Compendium

• Cerrone: Don't Look Down
  Sandbox Percussion; Jonathan Allen, Victor Caccese, Christopher Cerrone, Ian Rosenbaum, Terry Sweeney & Mike Tierney, producers
• The Dunbar/Moore Sessions, Vol. II
  Will Liverman; Jonathan Estabrooks, producer
• Ortiz: Yanga
  Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Dmitriy Lipay, producer
• Seven Seasons
  Janai Brugger, Isolde Fair, MB Gordy & Starr Parodi; Nicholas Dodd, conductor; Jeff Fair, Starr Parodi & Kitt Wakeley, producers
• Tombeaux
  Christina Sandsengen; Shaun Drew & Christina Sandsengen, producers

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

• Cerrone: Don't Look Down
  Christopher Cerrone, composer (Conor Hanick & Sandbox Percussion)
• Dennehy: Land Of Winter
  Donnacha Dennehy, composer (Alan Pierson & Alarm Will Sound)
• León: Raíces — Origins
  Tania León, composer (Edward Gardner & London Philharmonic Orchestra)
• Okpebholo: Songs In Flight
  Shawn E. Okpebholo, composer (Will Liverman, Paul Sánchez & Various Artists)
• Ortiz: Dzonot
  Gabriela Ortiz, composer (Alisa Weilerstein, Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic)