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今年是音樂界豐盛的一年,眾多歌手都推出自己個人專輯,而格林美獎提名便充分地反映出這點。對於年度專輯這個獎項,正如許多人所預料的那樣,Taylor Swift《Evermore》、Doja Cat 《Planet Her》、Olivia Rodrigo《Sour》和 Billie Eilish的《Happier Than Ever》都獲得了提名。 Lil Nas X、Olivia Rodrigo和Silk Sonic等人獲得了年度最佳唱片或歌曲的提名。Olivia Rodrigo 也相對輕鬆地獲得了最佳新人獎的提名,同時獲得提名的還有The Kid LAROI, Saweetie等新人。韓國七人組合BTS憑藉他們的大熱歌曲《Butter》,獲得了他們的第二個格林美最佳流行雙人/組合表演的提名。
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格林美獎 2022 提名名單
Record of the Year
- “I Still Have Faith In You” – ABBA
- “Freedom” – Jon Batiste
- “I Get A Kick Out Of You” – Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
- “Peaches” – Justin Bieber feat. Daniel Caesar & Giveon
- “Right On Time” – Brandi Carlile
- “Kiss Me More” – Doja Cat Feat. Sza
- “Happier Than Ever” – Billie Eilish
- “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Lil Nas X
- “Drivers License” – Olivia Rodrigo
- “Leave The Door Open” – Silk Sonic
Album of the Year
- We Are – Jon Batiste
- Love For Sale – Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
- Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe) – Justin Bieber
- Planet Her (Deluxe) – Doja Cat
- Happier Than Ever – Billie Eilish
- Back of My Mind – H.E.R.
- MONTERO – Lil Nas X
- Sour – Olivia Rodrigo
- evermore – Taylor Swift
- DONDA – Kanye West
Song of the Year
- “Bad Habits” – Ed Sheeran
(Songwriters: Fred Gibson, Johnny Mcdaid & Ed Sheeran) - “A Beautiful Noise” – Alicia Keys & Brandi Carlile
(Songwriters: Ruby Amanfu, Brandi Carlile, Brandy Clark, Alicia Keys, Hillary Lindsey, Lori Mckenna, Linda Perry & Hailey Whitters) - “Drivers License” – Olivia Rodrigo
(Songwriters: Daniel Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo) - “Fight For You” – H.E.R.
(Songwriters: Dernst Emile Ii, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas) - “Happier Than Ever” – Billie Eilish
(Songwriters: Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell) - “Kiss Me More” – Doja Cat Feat. Sza
(Songwriters: Rogét Chahayed, Amala Zandile Dlamini, Lukasz Gottwald, Carter Lang, Gerard A. Powell Ii, Solána Rowe & David Sprecher) - “Leave The Door Open” – Silk Sonic
(Songwriters: Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile Ii & Bruno Mars) - “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Lil Nas X
(Songwriters: Denzel Baptiste, David Biral, Omer Fedi, Montero Hill & Roy Lenzo) - “Peaches” – Justin Bieber Feat. Daniel Caesar & Giveon
(Songwriters: Louis Bell, Justin Bieber, Giveon Dezmann Evans, Bernard Harvey, Felisha “Fury” King, Matthew Sean Leon, Luis Manuel Martinez Jr., Aaron Simmonds, Ashton Simmonds, Andrew Wotman & Keavan Yazdani) - “Right On Time” – Brandi Carlile
(Songwriters: Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth)
Best New Artist
- Arooj Aftab
- Jimmie Allen
- Baby Keem
- FINNEAS
- Glass Animals
- Japanese Breakfast
- The Kid LAROI
- Arlo Parks
- Olivia Rodrigo
- Saweetie
Best Pop Solo Performance
- “Anyone” – Justin Bieber
- “Right On Time” – Brandi Carlile
- “Happier Than Ever” – Billie Eilish
- “Positions” – Ariana Grande
- “Drivers License” – Olivia Rodrigo
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
- “I Get A Kick Out Of You” – Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
- “Lonely” – Justin Bieber & Benny Blanco
- “Butter” – BTS
- “Higher Power” – Coldplay
- “Kiss Me More” Doja Cat Feat. Sza
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
- Love For Sale – Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
- ‘til We Meet Again (Live) – Norah Jones
- A Tori Kelly Christmas – Tori Kelly
- Ledisi Sings Nina – Ledisi
- That’s Life – Willie Nelson
- A Holly Dolly Christmas – Dolly Parton
Best Pop Vocal Album
- Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe) – Justin Bieber
- Planet Her (Deluxe) – Doja Cat
- Happier Than Ever – Billie Eilish
- Positions – Ariana Grande
- Sour – Olivia Rodrigo
Best R&B Performance
- “Lost You” – Snoh Aalegra
- “Peaches” – Justin Bieber feat. Daniel Caesar & Giveon
- “Damage” – H.E.R.
- “Leave The Door Open” – Silk Sonic
- “Pick Up Your Feelings” – Jazmine Sullivan
Best Traditional R&B Performance
- “I Need You” – Jon Batiste
- “Bring It On Home To Me” – Bj The Chicago Kid, Pj Morton & Kenyon Dixon Featuring Charlie Bereal
- “Born Again” – Leon Bridges Featuring Robert Glasper
- “Fight For You” – H.E.R.
- “How Much Can A Heart Take” – Lucky Daye Featuring Yebba
Best Progressive R&B Album
- New Light – Eric Bellinger
- Something To Say – Cory Henry
- Mood Valiant – Hiatus Kaiyote
- Table For Two – Lucky Daye
- Dinner Party: Dessert – Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, 9th Wonder & Kamasi Washington
- Studying Abroad: Extended Stay – Masego
Best R&B Song
- “Damage” – H.E.R.
(Songwriters: Anthony Clemons Jr., Jeff Gitelman, H.E.R., Carl Mccormick & Tiara Thomas) - “Good Days” – Sza
(Songwriters: Jacob Collier, Carter Lang, Carlos Munoz, Solána Rowe & Christopher Ruelas) - “Heartbreak Anniversary” – Giveon
(Songwriters: Giveon Evans, Maneesh, Sevn Thomas & Varren Wade) - “Leave The Door Open” – Silk Sonic
(Songwriters: Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile Ii & Bruno Mars) - “Pick Up Your Feelings” – Jazmine Sullivan
(Songwriters: Denisia “Blue June” Andrews, Audra Mae Butts, Kyle Coleman, Brittany “Chi” Coney, Michael Holmes & Jazmine Sullivan)
Best R&B Album
- Temporary Highs In The Violet Skies – Snoh Aalegra
- We Are – Jon Batiste
- Gold-Diggers Sound – Leon Bridges
- Back Of My Mind – H.E.R.
- Heaux Tales – Jazmine Sullivan
Best Rap Performace
- “Family Ties” – Baby Keem, Kendrick Lamar
- “Up” – Cardi B
- “m y . l i f e” – J. Cole, feat. 21 Savage, Morray
- “Way 2 Sexy” – Drake ft. Future and Young Thug
- “Thot S***” – Megan Thee Stallion
Best Melodic Rap Performance
- “p r i d e . i s . t h e . d e v i l” – J.Cole feat Lil’ Baby
- “Need to Know” – Doja Cat
- “Industry Baby” – Lila Nas X
- “Wusyaname” – Tyler, The Creator
- “Hurricane” – Kanye West feat The Weeknd & Lil Baby
Best Rap Song
- “Bath Salts” – DMX, Jay-Z, Nas
- “Best Friend” – Saweetie, Doja Cat
- “Family Ties” – Baby Keem, Kendrick Lamar
- “Jail” – Kanye West, Jay-Z –
- “m y . l i f e” – J. Cole, 21 Savage & Morray
Best Rap Album
- Call Me If You Get Lost – Tyler, the Creator
- DONDA – Kanye West
- The Off-Season – J. Cole
- Certified Lover Boy – Drake
- King’s Disease II – Nas
Best Engineered Album Non-Classical
- Cinema – The Marías
- Dawn – Yebba
- Hey What – Low
- Love for Sale – Tony Bennet, Lady Gaga
- Notes With Attachments – Pino Palladino, Blake Mills
Producer of the Year Non-Classical
- Jack Antonoff
- Rogét Chahayed
- Mike Elizondo
- Hit-Boy
- Ricky Reed
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
- “Hero” – Afrojack & David Guetta
- “Loom” – Ólafur Arnalds, Bonobo
- “Before” – James Blake
- “Heartbreak” – Bonobo & Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
Best Dance/Electronic Album
- Subconsciously – Black Coffee
- Fallen Embers – Illenium
- Music Is The Weapon (Reloaded) – Major Lazer
- Shockwave – Marshmello
- Free Love – Sylvan Esso
Best Latin Pop Album
- Vértigo – Pablo Alborán
- Mis Amores – Paula Arenas
- Hecho A La Antigua – Ricardo Arjona
- Mis Manos – Camilo
- Mendó – Alex Cuba
- Revelación – Selena Gomez
Best Música Urbana Album
- Afrodisíaco – Rauw Alejandro
- El Último Tour Del Mundo – Bad Bunny
- Jose – J Balvin
- KG0516 – KAROL G
- Sin Miedo (Del Amor Y Otros Demonios) – Kali Uchis
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
- Deja – Bomba Estéreo
- Mira Lo Que Me Hiciste Hacer (Deluxe Edition) – Diamante Eléctrico
- Origen – Juanes
- Calambre – Nathy Peluso
- El Madrileño – C. Tangana
- Sonidos De Karmática Resonancia – Zoé
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
- Antología De La Musica Ranchera, Vol. 2 – Aida Cuevas
- A Mis 80’s – Vicente Fernández
- Seis – Mon Laferte
- Un Canto Por México, Vol. Ii – Natalia Lafourcade
- Ayayay! (Súper Deluxe) – Christian Nodal
Best Tropical Latin Album
- Salswing! – Rubén Blades Y Roberto Delgado & Orquesta
- En Cuarentena – El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico
- Sin Salsa No Hay Paraíso – Aymée Nuviola
- Colegas – Gilberto Santa Rosa
- Live In Peru – Tony Succar
Best Global Music Album
- Voice of Bunbon Vol. 1. – Rocky Dawuni
- East West Players Presents: Daniel Ho & Friends Live in Concert – Daniel Ho & Friends
- Mother Nature – Angélique Kidjo
- Legacy + – Femi Kuti, Made Kuti
- Made in Lagos: Deluxe Edition – Wizkid
Best Global Music Performance
- Mohabbat – Arooj Aftab
- Do Yourself – Angelique Kidjo & Burna Boy
- Pà Pá Pà – Femi Kuti
- Blewu – Yo-Yo Ma & Angelique Kidjo
- Essence – Wizkid Featuring Tems
Best Immersive Audio Album (from the 63rd Grammy)
- Bolstad: Tomba Sonora – Stemmeklang
- Dear Future Self (Dolby Atmos Mixes) – Booka Shade
- Fryd – Tove Ramio-Ystad, Cantus
- Mutt Slang II: A Wake of Sorrows Engulfed in Rage – Alain Mallet
- Soundtrack of the American Soldier – Jim R. Keene, the United States Army Field Band
Best Immersive Audio Album
- Alicia – Alicia Keys
- Clique – Patricia Barber
- Fine Line – Harry Styles
- The Future Bites – Steven Wilson
- Stille Grender – Anne Karin Sundal-Ask, Det Norske Jentekor
Best Remixed Recording
- “Back To Life” (Booker T Kings Of Soul Satta Dub)
- “Born For Greatness” (Cymek Remix)
- “Constant Craving” (Fashionably Late Remix)
- “Inside Out” (3scape Drm Remix)
- “Met Him Last Night” (Dave Audé Remix)
- “Passenger” (Mike Shinoda Remix)
- “Talks” (Mura Masa Remix)
Best Music Video
- “Shot In The Dark” – AC/DC
(David Mallet, video director; Dione Orrom, video producer) - “Freedom” – Jon Batiste
(Alan Ferguson, video director; Alex P. Willson, video producer) - “I Get A Kick Out Of You” – Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
(Jennifer Lebeau, video director; Danny Bennett, Bobby Campbell & Jennifer Lebeau, video producers) - “Peaches” – Justin Bieber feat. Daniel Caesar & Giveon
(Collin Tilley, video director) - “Happier Than Ever” – Billie Eilish
(Billie Eilish, video director; Michelle An, Chelsea Dodson & David Moore, video producers) - “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Lil Nas X
(Lil Nas X & Tanu Muino, video directors; Frank Borin, Ivanna Borin, Marco De Molina & Saul Levitz, video producers) - “Good 4 U” – Olivia Rodrigo
(Petra Collins, video director; Christiana Divona, Marissa Ramirez & Tiffany Suh, video producers)
Best Music Film
- Inside – Bo Burnham
(Bo Burnham, video director; Josh Senior, video producer) - David Byrne’s American Utopia – David Byrne
(Spike Lee, video director; David Byrne & Spike Lee, video producers) - Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles – Billie Eilish
(Patrick Osborne & Robert Rodriguez, video directors) - Music, Money, Madness…Jimi Hendrix in Maui – Jimi Hendrix
(John McDermott, video director; Janie Hendrix, John McDermott & George Scott, video producers) - Summer of Soul – Various Artists
(Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, video director; David Dinerstein, Robert Fyvolent & Joseph Patel, video producers)
Best Children’s Music Album
- Actívate – 123 Andrés
- All One Tribe – 1 Tribe Collective
- Black to The Future – Pierce Freelon
- A Colorful World – Falu
- Crayon Kids – Lucky Diaz And The Family Jam Band
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
- Aftermath – Levar Burton
- Carry On: Reflections For A New Generation From John Lewis – Don Cheadle
- Catching Dreams: Live At Fort Knox Chicago – J. Ivy
- 8:46 – Dave Chappelle & Amir Sulaiman
- A Promised Land – Barack Obama
Best American Roots Performance
- “Cry” – Jon Batiste
- “Love and Regret” – Billy Strings
- “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free” – The Blind Boys of Alabama and Bela Fleck
- “Same Devil” – Brandy Clark Featuring Brandi Carlile
- “Nightflyer” – Allison Russell
Best American Roots Song
- “Avalon” – Rhiannon Giddens With Francesco Turrisi (Songwriters: Rhiannon Giddens, Justin Robinson & Francesco Turrisi)
- “Call Me A Fool” – Valerie June featuring Carla Thomas. (Songwriter: Valerie June)
- “Cry” – Jon Batiste (Songwriters: Jon Batiste & Steve Mcewan)
- “Diamond Studded Shoes” – Yola (Songwriters: Dan Auerbach, Natalie Hemby, Aaron Lee Tasjan & Yola)
- “Nightflyer” – Allison Russell (Songwriters: Jeremy Lindsay & Allison Russell)
Best Americana Album
- Downhill From Everywhere – Jackson Browne
- Leftover Feelings – John Hiatt With The Jerry Douglas Band
- Native Sons – Los Lobos
- Outside Child – Allison Russell
- Stand For Myself – Yola
Best Bluegrass Album
- Renewal – Billy Strings
- My Bluegrass Heart – Béla Fleck
- A Tribute To Bill Monroe – The Infamous Stringdusters
- Cuttin’ Grass – Vol. 1 (Butcher Shoppe Sessions) – Sturgill Simpson
- Music Is What I See – Rhonda Vincent
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
- Double Dealin’ – Randy Brecker & Eric Marienthal
- The Garden – Rachel Eckroth
- Tree Falls – Taylor Eigsti
- At Blue Note Tokyo – Steve Gadd Band
- Deep: The Baritone Sessions, Vol. 2 – Mark Lettieri
Best Rock Performance
- “Shot In The Dark” – AC/DC
- “Know You Better (Live From Capitol Studio A)” – Black Pumas
- “Nothing Compares 2 U” – Chris Cornell
- “Ohms” – Deftones
- “Making a Fire” – Foo Fighters
Best Metal Performance
- “Genesis” – Deftones
- “The Alien” – Dream Theater
- “Amazonia” – Gojira
- “Pushing The Tides” – Mastodon
- “The Triumph Of King Freak (A Crypt Of Preservation And Superstition)” – Rob Zombie
Best Rock Song
- “All My Favorite Songs” – Weezer
(Songwriters: Rivers Cuomo, Ashley Gorley, Ben Johnson & Ilsey Juber) - “The Bandit” – Kings of Leon
(Songwriters: Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill) - “Distance” – Mammoth WVH
(Songwriter:Wolfgang Van Halen) - “Find My Way” – Paul McCartney
(Songwriter: Paul McCartney) - “Waiting On A War” – Foo Fighters
(Songwriters: Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett & Pat Smear)
Best Rock Album
- Power Up -AC/DC
- Capitol Cuts – Live From Studio A – Black Pumas
- No One Sings Like You Anymore Vol. 1 – Chris Cornell
- Medicine At Midnight – Foo Fighters
- McCartney III – Paul McCartney
Best Alternative Music Album
- Shore – Fleet Foxes
- If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power – Halsey
- Jubilee – Japanese Breakfast
- Collapsed In Sunbeams – Arlo Parks
- Daddy’s Home – St. Vincent
Best Country Solo Performance
- “Forever After All” – Luke Combs
- “Remember Her Name” – Mickey Guyton
- “All I Do Is Drive” – Jason Isbell
- “camera roll” – Kacey Musgraves
- “You Should Probably Leave” – Chris Stapleton
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
- “If I Didn’t Love You” – Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood
- “Younger Me” – Brothers Osborne
- “Glad You Exist” – Dan + Shay
- “Chasing After You” – Ryan Hurd & Maren Morris
- “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)” – Elle King & Miranda Lambert
Best Country Song
- “Better Than We Found It” – Maren Morris
(Songwriters: Jessie Jo Dillon, Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins & Laura Veltz) - “camera roll” – Kacey Musgraves)
(Songwriters: Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves & Daniel Tashian) - “Cold” – Chris Stapleton
(Songwriters: Dave Cobb, J.T. Cure, Derek Mixon & Chris Stapleton) - “Country Again” – Thomas Rhett
(Songwriters: Zach Crowell, Ashley Gorley & Thomas Rhett) - “Fancy Like” – Walker Hayes
(Songwriters: Cameron Bartolini, Walker Hayes, Josh Jenkins & Shane Stevens) - “Remember Her Name” – Mickey Guyton
(Songwriters: Mickey Guyton, Blake Hubbard, Jarrod Ingram & Parker Welling)
Best Country Album
- Skeletons – Brothers Osborne
- Remember Her Name – Mickey Guyton
- The Marfa Tapes – Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall & Jack Ingram
- The Ballad of Dood & Juanita – Sturgill Simpson
- Starting Over – Chris Stapleton
Best New Age Album
- Brothers – Will Ackerman, Jeff Oster & Tom Eaton
- Divine Tides – Stewart Copeland & Ricky Kej
- Pangaea – Wouter Kellerman & David Arkenstone
- Night + Day – Opium Moon
- Pieces Of Forever – Laura Sullivan
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
- “Sackodougou”
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, soloist
Track from: The Hands of Time (Weedie Braimah) - “Kick Those Feet”
Kenny Barron, soloist
Track from: Songs From My Father (Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trios) - “Bigger Than Us”
Jon Batiste, soloist
Track from: Soul (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Various Artists) - “Absence”
Terence Blanchard, soloist
Track from: Absence (Terence Blanchard Featuring The E Collective And The Turtle Island Quartet) - “Humpty Dumpty (Set 2)”
Chick Corea, soloist
Track from: Akoustic Band Live (Chick Corea, John Patitucci & Dave Weckl)
Best Jazz Vocal Album
- Generations – The Baylor Project
- SuperBlue – Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter
- Time Traveler – Nnenna Freelon
- Flor – Gretchen Parlato
- Songwrights Apothecary Lab – Esperanza Spalding
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
- Jazz Selections: Music From And Inspired By Soul – Jon Batiste
- Absence – Terence Blanchard feat. The E Collective And The Turtle Island Quartet
- Skyline – Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette & Gonzalo Rubalcaba
- Akoustic Band LIVE – Chick Corea, John Patitucci & Dave Weckl
- Side-Eye NYC (V1.IV) – Pat Metheny
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
- Live At Birdland! – The Count Basie Orchestra Directed By Scotty Barnhart
- Dear Love – Jazzmeia Horn And Her Noble Force
- For Jimmy, Wes And Oliver – Christian McBride Big Band
- Swirling – Sun Ra Arkestra
- Jackets XL – Yellowjackets + WDR Big Band
Best Latin Jazz Album
- Mirror Mirror – Eliane Elias With Chick Corea and Chucho Valdés
- The South Bronx Story – Carlos Henriquez
- Virtual Birdland – Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
- Transparency – Dafnis Prieto Sextet
- El Arte Del Bolero – Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo
Best Gospel Performance/Song
- “Voice of God” – Dante Bowe featuring Steffany Gretzinger & Chandler Moore
(Songwriters: Dante Bowe, Tywan Mack, Jeff Schneeweis & Mitch Wong) - “Joyful” – Dante Bowe
(Songwriters: Dante Bowe & Ben Schofield) - “Help” – Anthony Brown & Group Therapy;
(Songwriters: Anthony Brown & Darryl Woodson) - “Never Lost” – CeCe Winans
- “Wait On You” – Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music Dante Bowe, Chris Brown, (Songwriters: Steven Furtick, Tiffany Hudson, Brandon Lake & Chandler Moore)
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
- “We Win” – Kirk Franklin & Lil Baby
(Songwriters: Kirk Franklin, Dominique Jones, Cynthia Nunn & Justin Smith) - “Hold Us Together (Hope Mix)” – H.E.R. & Tauren Wells
(Songwriters: Josiah Bassey, Dernst Emile & H.E.R.) - “Man Of Your Word” – Chandler Moore & KJ Scriven
(Songwriters: Jonathan Jay, Nathan Jess & Chandler Moore) - “Believe For It” – CeCe Winans
(Songwriters: Dwan Hill, Kyle Lee, CeCe Winans & Mitch Wong) - “Jireh” – Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music featuring Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine
(Songwriters: Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine)
Best Gospel Album
- Changing Your Story – Jekalyn Carr
- Royalty: Live At The Ryman – Tasha Cobbs Leonard
- Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition – Maverick City Music
- Jonny X Mali: Live in LA – Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music
- Believe For It – CeCe Winans
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
- No Stranger – Natalie Grant
- Feels Like Home Vol. 2 – Israel & New Breed
- The Blessing (Live) – Kari Jobe
- Citizen Of Heaven (Live) – Tauren Wells
- Old Church Basement – Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music
Best Roots Gospel Album
- Alone With My Faith – Harry Connick, Jr.
- That’s Gospel, Brother – Gaither Vocal Band
- Keeping On – Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
- Songs for the Times – The Isaacs
- My Savior – Carrie Underwood
Best Traditional Blues Album
- 100 Years of Blues – Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite
- Traveler’s Blues – Blues Traveler
- I Be Trying – Cedric Burnside
- Be Ready When I Call You – Guy Davis
- Take Me Back – Kim Wilson
Best Contemporary Blues Album
- Delta Kream – The Black Keys featuring Eric Deaton & Kenny Brown
- Royal Tea – Joe Bonamassa
- Uncivil War – Shemekia Copeland
- Fire It Up – Steve Cropper
- 662 – Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Best Folk Album
- One Night Lonely [Live] – Mary Chapin Carpenter
- Long Violent History – Tyler Childers
- Wednesday (Extended Edition) – Madison Cunningham
- They’re Calling Me Home – Rhiannon Giddens With Francesco Turrisi
- Blue Heron Suite – Sarah Jarosz
Best Regional Roots Music Album
- Live In New Orleans! – Sean Ardoin And Kreole Rock And Soul
- Bloodstains & Teardrops – Big Chief Monk Boudreaux
- My People – Cha Wa
- Corey Ledet Zydeco – Corey Ledet Zydeco
- Kau Ka Pe’a – Kalani Pe’a
Best Reggae Album
- Pamoja – Etana
- Positive Vibration – Gramps Morgan
- Live N Livin – Sean Paul
- Royal – Jesse Royal
- Beauty in the Silence – Soja
- 10 – Spice
Best Comedy Album
- The Comedy Vaccine – Lavell Crawford
- Evolution – Chelsea Handler
- Sincerely Louis CK – Louis C.K.
- Thanks for Risking Your Life – Lewis Black
- The Greatest Average American – Nate Bargatze
- Zero F***s Given – Kevin Hart
Best Musical Theater Album
- Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Nick Lloyd Webber & Greg Wells, producers; Andrew Lloyd Webber & David Zippel, composers/lyricists (Original Album Cast) - Burt Bacharach and Steven Sater’s Some Lovers
Burt Bacharach, Michael Croiter, Ben Hartman & Steven Sater, producers; Burt Bacharach, composer; Steven Sater, lyricist (World Premiere Cast) - Girl From The North Country
Simon Hale, Conor McPherson & Dean Sharenow, producers (Bob Dylan, composer & lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast) - Les Misérables: The Staged Concert (The Sensational 2020 Live Recording)
Cameron Mackintosh, Lee McCutcheon & Stephen Metcalfe, producers (Claude-Michel Schönberg, composer; Alain Boublil, John Caird, Herbert Kretzmer, Jean-Marc Natel & Trevor Nunn, lyricists) (The 2020 Les Misérables Staged Concert Company) - Stephen Schwartz’s Snapshots
Daniel C. Levine, Michael J Moritz Jr, Bryan Perri & Stephen Schwartz, producers (Stephen Schwartz, composer & lyricist) (World Premiere Cast) - The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical
Emily Bear, producer; Abigail Barlow & Emily Bear, composers/lyricists (Barlow & Bear)
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
- Cruella – (Various Artists)
- Dear Evan Hansen – (Various Artists)
- In The Heights – (Various Artists)
- One Night In Miami… – (Various Artists)
- Respect – Jennifer Hudson
- Schmigadoon! Episode 1 – (Various Artists)
- The United States Vs. Billie Holiday – Andra Day
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
- Bridgerton – Kris Bowers, composer
- Dune – Hans Zimmer, composer
- The Mandalorian: Season 2 – Vol. 2 (Chapters 13-16) – Ludwig Göransson, composer
- The Queen’s Gambit – Carlos Rafael Rivera, composer
- Soul – Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers
Best Song Written for Visual Media
- “Agatha All Along” from WandaVision: Episode 7
Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, songwriters (Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez Featuring Kathryn Hahn, Eric Bradley, Greg Whipple, Jasper Randall & Gerald White) - “All Eyes On Me” from Inside
Bo Burnham, songwriter (Bo Burnham) - “All I Know So Far” from P!NK: All I Know So Far
Alecia Moore, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, songwriters (P!nk) - “Fight For You” from Judas and The Black Messiah
Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.) - “Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)” from Respect
Jamie Hartman, Jennifer Hudson & Carole King, songwriters (Jennifer Hudson) - “Speak Now” from One Night In Miami…
Sam Ashworth & Leslie Odom, Jr., songwriters (Leslie Odom, Jr.)
Best Instrumental Composition
- “Beautiful Is Black” – Brandee Younger
Brandee Younger, composer - “Cat And Mouse” – Tom Nazziola
Tom Nazziola, composer - “Concerto For Orchestra: Finale” – Vince Mendoza & Czech National Symphony Orchestra Featuring Antonio Sánchez & Derrick Hodge
Vince Mendoza, composer - “Dreaming In Lions: Dreaming In Lions” – Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble
Arturo O’Farrill, composer - “Eberhard” – Lyle Mays
Lyle Mays, composer
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
- “Chopsticks” – Richard Baratta
Bill O’Connell, arranger - “For The Love Of A Princess (from Braveheart)” – HAUSER, London Symphony Orchestra & Robin Smith
Robin Smith, arranger - “Infinite Love” – Emile Mosseri
Emile Mosseri, arranger - “Meta Knight’s Revenge” (from Kirby Superstar) – The 8-Bit Big Band Featuring Button MasherCharlie Rosen & Jake Silverman, arrangers
- “The Struggle Within” – Rodrigo y Gabriela
Gabriela Quintero & Rodrigo Sanchez, arrangers
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
- “The Bottom Line” – Ólafur Arnalds & Josin
Ólafur Arnalds, arranger - “A Change Is Gonna Come” – Tonality & Alexander Lloyd Blake
Tehillah Alphonso, arranger - “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)” – Jacob Collier
Jacob Collier, arranger - “Eleanor Rigby” – Cody Fry
Cody Fry, arranger - “To The Edge Of Longing (Edit Version)” – Vince Mendoza, Czech National Symphony Orchestra & Julia Bullock
Vince Mendoza, arranger
Best Recording Package
- American Jackpot / American Girls – Reckless Kelly
Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors - Carnage – Nick Cave & Warren Ellis
Nick Cave & Tom Hingston, art directors - Pakelang – 2nd Generation Falangao Singing Group & The Chairman Crossover Big Band
Li Jheng Han & Yu, Wei, art directors - Serpentine Prison – Matt Berninger
Dayle Doyle, art director - Zeta – Soul Of Ears
Xiao Qing Yang, art director
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
- All Things Must Pass: 50th Anniversary Edition – George Harrison
Darren Evans, Dhani Harrison & Olivia Harrison, art directors - Color Theory – Soccer Mommy
Lordess Foudre & Christopher Leckie, art directors - The Future Bites (Limited Edition Box Set) – Steven Wilson
Simon Moore, art director - 77-81 – Gang of Four
Dan Calderwood & Jon King, art directors - Swimming in Circles – Mac Miller
Ramón Coronado & Marshall Rake, art directors
Best Album Notes
- Beethoven: The Last Three Sonatas
Ann-Katrin Zimmermann, album notes writer (Sunwook Kim) - The Complete Louis Armstrong Columbia And RCA Victor Studio Sessions 1946-1966
Ricky Riccardi, album notes writer (Louis Armstrong) - Creation Never Sleeps, Creation Never Dies: The Willie Dunn Anthology
Kevin Howes, album notes writer (Willie Dunn) - Etching The Voice: Emile Berliner And The First Commercial Gramophone Discs, 1889-1895
David Giovannoni, Richard Martin & Stephan Puille, album notes writers (Various Artists) - The King of Gospel Music: The Life And Music Of Reverend James Cleveland
Robert Marovich, album notes writer (Various Artists)
Best Historical Album
- Beyond The Music: Her Complete RCA Victor Recordings
Robert Russ, compilation producer; Nancy Conforti, Andreas K. Meyer & Jennifer Nulsen, mastering engineers (Marian Anderson) - Etching The Voice: Emile Berliner And The First Commercial Gramophone Discs, 1889-1895
Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (Various Artists) - Excavated Shellac: An Alternate History of the World’s Music
April Ledbetter, Steven Lance Ledbetter & Jonathan Ward, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists) - Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967)
Patrick Milligan & Joni Mitchell, compilation producers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Joni Mitchell) - Sign O’ The Times (Super Deluxe Edition)
Trevor Guy, Michael Howe & Kirk Johnson, compilation producers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Prince)
Best Engineered Album, Classical
- Archetypes – Sérgio Assad, Clarice Assad & Third Coast Percussion
(Jonathan Lackey, Bill Maylone & Dan Nichols, engineers; Bill Maylone, mastering engineer) - Beethoven: Cello Sonatas – Hope Amid Tears – Yo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax
(Richard King, engineer) - Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 – Manfred Honeck, Mendelssohn Choir Of Pittsburgh & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
(Mark Donahue, engineer; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer) - Chanticleer Sings Christmas – Chanticleer
(Leslie Ann Jones, engineer) - Mahler: Symphony No. 8, ‘Symphony Of A Thousand’ – Gustavo Dudamel, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Luke McEndarfer, Robert Istad, Grant Gershon, Los Angeles Children’s Chorus, Los Angeles Master Chorale, National Children’s Chorus, Pacific Chorale & Los Angeles Philharmonic
(Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers; Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineers)
Producer of the Year, Classical
- Blanton Alspaugh
- Steven Epstein
- David Frost
- Elaine Martone
- Judith Sherman
Best Orchestral Performance
- “Adams: My Father Knew Charles Ives; Harmonielehre” – Nashville Symphony Orchestra
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor - “Beethoven: Symphony No. 9” – Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor - “Muhly: Throughline” – San Francisco Symphony
Nico Muhly, conductor - “Price: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3” – Philadelphia Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor - “Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Scriabin: The Poem Of Ecstasy” – Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Dausgaard, conductor
Best Opera Recording
- “Bartók: Bluebeard’s Castle” – Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Susanna Mälkki, conductor; Mika Kares & Szilvia Vörös; Robert Suff, producer - “Glass: Akhnaten” – The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus
Karen Kamensek, conductor; J’Nai Bridges, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Zachary James & Dísella Lárusdóttir; David Frost, producer - “Janáček: Cunning Little Vixen” – London Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Chorus & LSO Discovery Voices
Simon Rattle, conductor; Sophia Burgos, Lucy Crowe, Gerald Finley, Peter Hoare, Anna Lapkovskaja, Paulina Malefane, Jan Martinik & Hanno Müller-Brachmann; Andrew Cornall, producer - “Little: Soldier Songs” – The Opera Philadelphia Orchestra
Corrado Rovaris, conductor; Johnathan McCullough; James Darrah & John Toia, producers - “Poulenc: Dialogues Des Carmélites” – The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Karen Cargill, Isabel Leonard, Karita Mattila, Erin Morley & Adrianne Pieczonka; David Frost, producer
Best Choral Performance
- “It’s A Long Way”
Matthew Guard, conductor (Jonas Budris, Carrie Cheron, Fiona Gillespie, Nathan Hodgson, Helen Karloski, Enrico Lagasca, Megan Roth, Alissa Ruth Suver & Dana Whiteside; Skylark Vocal Ensemble) - “Mahler: Symphony No. 8, ‘Symphony Of A Thousand’”
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Grant Gershon, Robert Istad, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz & Luke McEndarfer, chorus masters (Leah Crocetto, Mihoko Fujimura, Ryan McKinny, Erin Morley, Tamara Mumford, Simon O’Neill, Morris Robinson & Tamara Wilson; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Los Angeles Children’s Chorus, Los Angeles Master Chorale, National Children’s Chorus & Pacific Chorale) - “Rising w/The Crossing”
Donald Nally, conductor (International Contemporary Ensemble & Quicksilver; The Crossing) - “Schnittke: Choir Concerto; Three Sacred Hymns; Pärt: Seven Magnificat-Antiphons”
Kaspars Putniņš, conductor; Heli Jürgenson, chorus master (Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir) - “Sheehan: Liturgy Of Saint John Chrysostom”
Benedict Sheehan, conductor (Michael Hawes, Timothy Parsons & Jason Thoms; The Saint Tikhon Choir) - “The Singing Guitar”
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Estelí Gomez; Austin Guitar Quartet, Douglas Harvey, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet & Texas Guitar Quartet; Conspirare)
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
- “Adams, John Luther: Lines Made By Walking” – JACK Quartet
- “Akiho: Seven Pillars” – Sandbox Percussion
- “Archetypes” – Sérgio Assad, Clarice Assad & Third Coast Percussion
- “Beethoven: Cello Sonatas – Hope Amid Tears” – Yo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax
- “Bruits” – Imani Winds
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
- “Alone Together” – Jennifer Koh
- “An American Mosaic” – Simone Dinnerstein
- “Bach: Sonatas & Partitas” – Augustin Hadelich
- “Beethoven & Brahms: Violin Concertos” – Gil Shaham; Eric Jacobsen, conductor (The Knights)
- “Mak Bach” – Mak Grgić
- “Of Power” – Curtis Stewart
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
- Confessions
Laura Strickling; Joy Schreier, pianist - Dreams Of A New Day – Songs By Black Composers
Will Liverman; Paul Sánchez, pianist - Mythologies
Sangeeta Kaur & Hila Plitmann (Virginie D’Avezac De Castera, Lili Haydn, Wouter Kellerman, Nadeem Majdalany, Eru Matsumoto & Emilio D. Miler) - Schubert: Winterreise
Joyce DiDonato; Yannick Nézet-Séguin, pianist - Unexpected Shadows
Jamie Barton; Jake Heggie, pianist (Matt Haimovitz)
Best Classical Compendium
- American Originals – A New World, A New Canon
AGAVE & Reginald L. Mobley; Geoffrey Silver, producer - Berg: Violin Concerto; Seven Early Songs & Three Pieces For Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Jack Vad, producer - Cerrone: The Arching Path
Timo Andres & Ian Rosenbaum; Mike Tierney, producer - Plays
Chick Corea; Chick Corea & Birnie Kirsh, producers - Women Warriors – The Voices of Change
Amy Andersson, conductor; Amy Andersson, Mark Mattson & Lolita Ritmanis, producers
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
- Akiho: Seven Pillars – Sandbox Percussion
Andy Akiho, composer - Andriessen: The Only One – Esa-Pekka Salonen, Nora Fischer & Los Angeles Philharmonic
Louis Andriessen, composer - Assad, Clarice & Sérgio, Connors, Dillon, Martin & Skidmore: Archetypes – Sérgio Assad, Clarice Assad & Third Coast Percussion
Clarice Assad, Sérgio Assad, Sean Connors, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin & David Skidmore, composers - Batiste: Movement 11′ – Jon Batiste
Jon Batiste, composer - Shaw: Narrow Sea – Dawn Upshaw, Gilbert Kalish & Sō Percussion
Caroline Shaw, composer
Editor
Katherine Ho