The R&B superstar SZA, whose album SOS was one of last year's most highly celebrated and commercially successful, led all artists with nine nominations, including album of the year, and song and record of the year for "Kill Bill." SZA's competition in the leading categories includes Miley Cyrus, Olivia Rodrigo, Jon Batiste and Taylor Swift, who are each nominated for six Grammys.
1. Record Of The Year
"Worship" by Jon Batiste
"Not Strong Enough" by boygenius
"Flowers" by Miley Cyrus
"What Was I Made For?" by Billie Eilish
"On My Mama" by Victoria Monét
"Vampire" by Olivia Rodrigo
"Anti-Hero" by Taylor Swift
"Kill Bill" by SZA
2. Album Of The Year
World Music Radio by Jon Batiste
the record by boygenius
Endless Summer Vacation by Miley Cyrus
Did You Know That There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd by Lana Del Rey
The Age Of Pleasure by Janelle Monáe
GUTS by Olivia Rodrigo
Midnights by Taylor Swift
SOS by SZA
3. Song Of The Year
"A&W" – Jack Antonoff, Lana Del Rey & Sam Dew, songwriters (Lana Del Rey)
"Anti-Hero" – Jack Antonoff & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
"Butterfly" – Jon Batiste & Dan Wilson, songwriters (Jon Batiste)
"Dance The Night" – Caroline Ailin, Dua Lipa, Mark Ronson & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Dua Lipa)
"Flowers" – Miley Cyrus, Gregory Aldae Hein & Michael Pollack, songwriters (Miley Cyrus)
"Kill Bill" – Rob Bisel, Carter Lang & Solána Rowe, songwriters (SZA)
"Vampire" – Daniel Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo, songwriters (Olivia Rodrigo)
"What Was I Made For?" – Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
4. Best New Artist
Gracie Abrams
Fred again..
Ice Spice
Jelly Roll
Coco Jones
Noah Kahan
Victoria Monét
The War And Treaty
5. Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Jack Antonoff
Dernst "D'Mile" Emile II
Hit-Boy
Metro Boomin
Daniel Nigro
6. Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical
Edgar Barrera
Jessie Jo Dillon
Shane McAnally
Theron Thomas
Justin Tranter
7. Best Pop Solo Performance
"Flowers" by Miley Cyrus
"Paint The Town Red" by Doja Cat
"What Was I Made For?" by Billie Eilish
"Vampire" by Olivia Rodrigo
"Anti-Hero" by Taylor Swift
8. Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
"Thousand Miles" by Miley Cyrus featuring Brandi Carlile
"Candy Necklace" by Lana Del Rey featuring Jon Batiste
"Never Felt So Alone" by Labrinth featuring Billie Eilish
"Karma" by Taylor Swift featuring Ice Spice
"Ghost In The Machine" by SZA featuring Phoebe Bridgers
9. Best Pop Vocal Album
Chemistry by Kelly Clarkson
Endless Summer Vacation by Miley Cyrus
GUTS by Olivia Rodrigo
- by Ed Sheeran
Midnights by Taylor Swift
10. Best Dance/Electronic Recording
"Blackbox Life Recorder 21F" by Aphex Twin
"Loading" by James Blake
"Higher Than Ever" by Before Disclosure
"Strong" by Romy & Fred again..
"Rumble" by Skrillex, Fred again.. & Flowdan
11. Best Pop Dance Recording
"Baby Don't Hurt Me" by David Guetta, Anne-Marie & Coi Leray
"Miracle" by Calvin Harris Featuring Ellie Goulding
"Padam Padam" by Kylie Minogue
"One In A Million" by Bebe Rexha & David Guetta
"Rush" by Troye Sivan
12. Best Dance/Electronic Music Album
Playing Robots Into Heaven by James Blake
For That Beautiful Feeling by The Chemical Brothers
Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9 2022) by Fred again..
Kx5 by Kx5
Quest For Fire by Skrillex
13. Best Rock Performance
"Sculptures Of Anything Goes" by Arctic Monkeys
"More Than A Love Song" by Black Pumas
"Not Strong Enough" by boygenius
"Rescued" by Foo Fighters
"Lux Æterna" by Metallica
14. Best Metal Performance
"Bad Man" by Disturbed
"Phantom Of The Opera" by Ghost
"72 Seasons" by Metallica
"Hive Mind" by Slipknot
"Jaded" by Spiritbox
15. Best Rock Song
"Angry" – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards & Andrew Watt, songwriters (The Rolling Stones)
"Ballad Of A Homeschooled Girl" – Daniel Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo, songwriters (Olivia Rodrigo)
"Emotion Sickness" – Dean Fertita, Joshua Homme, Michael Shuman, Jon Theodore & Troy Van Leeuwen, songwriters (Queens Of The Stone Age)
"Rich Flex" – Brytavious Chambers, Isaac "Zac" De Boni, Aubrey Graham, J. Gwin, Anderson Hernandez, Michael "Finatik" Mule & Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, songwriters (Drake & 21 Savage)
"SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS" – Andre Benjamin, Paul Beauregard, James Blake, Michael Render, Tim Moore & Dion Wilson, songwriters (Killer Mike Featuring André 3000, Future And Eryn Allen Kane)
27. Best Rap Album
Her Loss by Drake & 21 Savage
MICHAEL by Killer Mike
HEROES & VILLAINS by Metro Boomin
King's Disease III by Nas
UTOPIA by Travis Scott
28. Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
A-You're Not Wrong B-They're Not Either: The Fukc-It Pill Revisited by Queen Sheba
For Your Consideration'24 -The Album by Prentice Powell and Shawn William
Grocery Shopping With My Mother by Kevin Powell
The Light Inside by J. Ivy
When The Poems Do What They Do by Aja Monet
29. Best Jazz Performance
"Movement 18' (Heroes)" by Jon Batiste
"Basquiat" by Lakecia Benjamin
"Vulnerable (Live)" by Adam Blackstone Featuring The Baylor Project & Russell Ferranté
"But Not For Me" by Fred Hersch & esperanza spalding
"Tight" by Samara Joy
30. Best Jazz Vocal Album
For Ella 2 by Patti Austin featuring Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band
Alive At The Village Vanguard by Fred Hersch & Esperanza Spalding
Lean In by Gretchen Parlato & Lionel Loueke
Mélusine by Cécile McLorin Salvant
How Love Begins by Nicole Zuraitis
31. Best Jazz Instrumental Album
The Source by Kenny Barron
Phoenix by Lakecia Benjamin
Legacy: The Instrumental Jawn by Adam Blackstone
The Winds Of Change by Billy Childs
Dream Box by Pat Metheny
32. Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
The Chick Corea Symphony Tribute - Ritmo by ADDA Simfònica, Josep Vicent, Emilio Solla
Dynamic Maximum Tension by Darcy James Argue's Secret Society
Basie Swings The Blues by The Count Basie Orchestra Directed By Scotty Barnhart
Olympians by Vince Mendoza & Metropole Orkest
The Charles Mingus Centennial Sessions by Mingus Big Band
33. Best Latin Jazz Album
Quietude by Eliane Elias
My Heart Speaks by Ivan Lins With The Tblisi Symphony Orchestra
Vox Humana by Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band
Cometa by Luciana Souza & Trio Corrente
El Arte Del Bolero Vol. 2 by Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo
34. Best Alternative Jazz Album
Love In Exile by Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily
Quality Over Opinion by Louis Cole
SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree by Kurt Elling, Charlie Hunter, SuperBlue
Live At The Piano by Cory Henry
The Omnichord Real Book by Meshell Ndegeocello
35. Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
To Steve With Love: Liz Callaway Celebrates Sondheim by Liz Callaway
Pieces Of Treasure by Rickie Lee Jones
Bewitched by Laufey
Holidays Around The World by Pentatonix
Only The Strong Survive by Bruce Springsteen
Sondheim Unplugged (The NYC Sessions), Vol. 3
36. Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
As We Speak by Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer, Featuring Rakesh Chaurasia
On Becoming by House Of Waters
Jazz Hands by Bob James
The Layers by Julian Lage
All One by Ben Wendel
37. Best Musical Theater Album
Kimberly Akimbo – John Clancy, David Stone & Jeanine Tesori, producers; Jeanine Tesori, composer; David Lindsay-Abaire, lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
Parade – Micaela Diamond, Alex Joseph Grayson, Jake Pedersen & Ben Platt, principal vocalists; Jason Robert Brown & Jeffrey Lesser, producers; Jason Robert Brown, composer & lyricist (2023 Broadway Cast)
Shucked – Brandy Clark, Jason Howland, Shane McAnally & Billy Jay Stein, producers; Brandy Clark & Shane McAnally, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast)
Some Like It Hot – Christian Borle, J. Harrison Ghee, Adrianna Hicks & NaTasha Yvette Williams, principal vocalists; Mary-Mitchell Campbell, Bryan Carter, Scott M. Riesett, Charlie Rosen & Marc Shaiman, producers; Scott Wittman, lyricist; Marc Shaiman, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street – Annaleigh Ashford & Josh Groban, principal vocalists; Thomas Kail & Alex Lacamoire, producers (Stephen Sondheim, composer & lyricist) (2023 Broadway Cast)
38. Best Country Solo Performance
"In Your Love" by Tyler Childers
"Buried" by Brandy Clark
"Fast Car" by Luke Combs
"The Last Thing On My Mind" by Dolly Parton
"White Horse" by Chris Stapleton
39. Best Country Duo/Group Performance
"High Note" by Dierks Bentley featuring Billy Strings
"Nobody's Nobody" by Brothers Osborne
"I Remember Everything" by Zach Bryan featuring Kacey Musgraves
"Kissing Your Picture (Is So Cold)" by Vince Gill & Paul Franklin
"Save Me" by Jelly Roll with Lainey Wilson
"We Don't Fight Anymore" by Carly Pearce featuring Chris Stapleton
40. Best Country Song
"Buried" – Brandy Clark & Jessie Jo Dillon, songwriters (Brandy Clark)
Teardrops For Magic Slim Live At Rosa's Lounge by John Primer
All My Love For You by Bobby Rush
48. Best Contemporary Blues Album
Death Wish Blues by Samantha Fish And Jesse Dayton
Healing Time by Ruthie Foster
Live In London by Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
Blood Harmony by Larkin Poe
LaVette! By Bettye LaVette
49. Best Folk Album
Traveling Wildfire by Dom Flemons
I Only See The Moon by The Milk Carton Kids
Joni Mitchell At Newport [Live] by Joni Mitchell
Celebrants by Nickel Creek
Jubilee by Old Crow Medicine Show
Seven Psalms by Paul Simon
Folkocracy by Rufus Wainwright
50. Best Regional Roots Music Album
Tie — New Beginnings by Buckwheat Zydeco Jr. & The Legendary Ils Sont Partis Band
Live At The 2023 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival by Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers
Tie — Live: Orpheum Theater Nola by Lost Bayou Ramblers & Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
Made In New Orleans by New Breed Brass Band
Too Much To Hold by New Orleans Nightcrawlers
Live At The Maple Leaf by The Rumble Featuring Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr.
51. Best Gospel Performance/Song
"God Is Good" – Stanley Brown Featuring Hezekiah Walker, Kierra Sheard & Karen Clark Sheard; Stanley Brown, Karen V Clark Sheard, Kaylah Jiavanni Harvey, Rodney Jerkins, Elyse Victoria Johnson, J Drew Sheard II, Kierra Valencia Sheard & Hezekiah Walker, songwriters
"Feel Alright (Blessed)" – Erica Campbell; Erica Campbell, Warryn Campbell, William Weatherspoon, Juan Winans & Marvin L. Winans, songwriters
"Lord Do It For Me (Live)" – Zacardi Cortez; Marcus Calyen, Zacardi Cortez & Kerry Douglas, songwriters
"God Is" – Melvin Crispell III
"All Things" – Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, songwriter
52. Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
"Believe" by Blessing Offor; Hank Bentley & Blessing Offor, songwriters
"Firm Foundation (He Won't) [Live]" by Cody Carnes
"Thank God I Do" by Lauren Daigle; Lauren Daigle & Jason Ingram, songwriters
"Love Me Like I Am" by for KING & COUNTRY featuring Jordin Sparks
"Your Power" by Lecrae & Tasha Cobbs Leonard
"God Problems" by Maverick City Music, Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine; Daniel Bashta, Chris Davenport, Ryan Ellis & Naomi Raine, songwriters
53. Best Gospel Album
I Love You by Erica Campbell
Hymns (Live) by Tasha Cobbs Leonard
The Maverick Way by Maverick City Music
My Truth by Jonathan McReynolds
All Things New: Live In Orlando by Tye Tribbett
54. Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
My Tribe by Blessing Offor
Emanuel by Da' T.R.U.T.H.
Lauren Daigle by Lauren Daigle
Church Clothes 4 by Lecrae
I Believe by Phil Wickham
55. Best Roots Gospel Album
Tribute To The King by The Blackwood Brothers Quartet
Echoes Of The South by Blind Boys Of Alabama
Songs That Pulled Me Through The Tough Times by Becky Isaacs Bowman
Meet Me At The Cross by Brian Free & Assurance
Shine: The Darker The Night The Brighter The Light by Gaither Vocal Band
56. Best Latin Pop Album
La Cuarta Hoja by Pablo Alborán
Beautiful Humans, Vol. 1 by AleMor
A Ciegas by Paula Arenas
La Neta by Pedro Capó
Don Juan by Maluma
X Mí (Vol. 1) by Gaby Moreno
57. Best Música Urbana Album
SATURNO by Rauw Alejandro
MAÑANA SERÁ BONITO by Karol G
DATA by Tainy
58. Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
MARTÍNEZ by Cabra
Leche De Tigre by Diamante Eléctrico
Tie — Vida Cotidiana by Juanes
Tie — De Todas Las Flores by Natalia Lafourcade
EADDA9223 by Fito Paez
59. Best Música Mexicana Album
Bordado A Mano by Ana Bárbara
La Sánchez by Lila Downs
Motherflower by Flor De Toloache
Amor Como En Las Películas De Antes by Lupita Infante
GÉNESIS by Peso Pluma
60. Best Tropical Latin Album
Siembra: 45º Aniversario (En Vivo en el Coliseo de Puerto Rico, 14 de Mayo 2022) by Rubén Blades Con Roberto Delgado & Orquesta
Voy A Ti by Luis Figueroa
Niche Sinfónico by Grupo Niche Y Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Colombia
VIDA by Omara Portuondo
MIMY & TONY by Tony Succar, Mimy Succar
Escalona Nunca Se Había Grabado Así by Carlos Vives
61. Best Global Music Performance
"Shadow Forces" by Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer & Shahzad Ismaily
"Alone" by Burna Boy
"FEEL" by Davido
"Milagro Y Disastre" by Silvana Estrada
"Abundance In Millets" by Falu & Gaurav Shah (Featuring PM Narendra Modi)
"Pashto" by Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer & Zakir Hussain Featuring Rakesh Chaurasia
"Todo Colores" by Ibrahim Maalouf Featuring Cimafunk & Tank And The Bangas
62. Best African Music Performance
"Amapiano" by ASAKE & Olamide
"City Boys" by Burna Boy
"UNAVAILABLE" by Davido Featuring Musa Keys
"Rush" by Ayra Starr
"Water" by Tyla
63. Best Global Music Album
Epifanías by Susana Baca
History by Bokanté
I Told Them... by Burna Boy
Timeless by Davido
This Moment by Shakti
64. Best Reggae Album
Born For Greatness by Buju Banton
Simma by Beenie Man
Cali Roots Riddim 2023 by Collie Buddz
No Destroyer by Burning Spear
Colors Of Royal by Julian Marley & Antaeus
65. Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album
Aquamarine by Kirsten Agresta-Copely
Moments Of Beauty by Omar Akram
Some Kind Of Peace (Piano Reworks) by Ólafur Arnalds
Ocean Dreaming Ocean by David Darling & Hans Christian
So She Howls by Carla Patullo Featuring Tonality And The Scorchio Quartet
66. Best Children's Music Album
Ahhhhh! by Andrew & Polly
Ancestars by Pierce Freelon & Nnenna Freelon
Hip Hope For Kids! by DJ Willy Wow!
Taste The Sky by Uncle Jumbo
We Grow Together Preschool Songs by 123 Andrés
67. Best Comedy Album
I Wish You Would by Trevor Noah
I'm An Entertainer by Wanda Sykes
Selective Outrage by Chris Rock
Someone You Love by Sarah Silverman
What's In A Name? by Dave Chappelle
68. Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording
Big Tree by Meryl Streep
Boldly Go: Reflections On A Life Of Awe And Wonder by William Shatner
The Creative Act: A Way Of Being by Rick Rubin
It's Ok To Be Angry About Capitalism by Sen. Bernie Sanders
The Light We Carry: Overcoming In Uncertain Times by Michelle Obama
69. Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
AURORA – Daisy Jones & The Six
Barbie The Album
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - Music From And Inspired By
Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3: Awesome Mix, Vol. 3
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story – Weird Al Yankovic
70. Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)
Barbie – Mark Ronson & Andrew Wyatt, composers
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Ludwig Göransson, composer
The Fabelmans – John Williams, composer
Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny – John Williams, composer
Oppenheimer – Ludwig Göransson, composer
71. Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media
Call Of Duty®: Modern Warfare II – Sarah Schachner, composer
God Of War Ragnarök – Bear McCreary, composer
Hogwarts Legacy – Peter Murray, J Scott Rakozy & Chuck E. Myers "Sea", composers
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor – Stephen Barton & Gordy Haab, composers
"Barbie World" [From Barbie The Album] – Naija Gaston, Ephrem Louis Lopez Jr. & Onika Maraj, songwriters (Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice Featuring Aqua)
"Dance The Night" [From Barbie The Album] – Caroline Ailin, Dua Lipa, Mark Ronson & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Dua Lipa)
"I'm Just Ken" [From Barbie The Album] – Mark Ronson & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Ryan Gosling)
"Lift Me Up" [From Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - Music From And Inspired By] – Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson, Robyn Fenty & Temilade Openiyi, songwriters (Rihanna)
"What Was I Made For?" [From Barbie The Album] – Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
73. Best Music Video
"I'm Only Sleeping" by The Beatles – Em Cooper, video director; Jonathan Clyde, Sophie Hilton, Sue Loughlin & Laura Thomas, video producers
"In Your Love" by Tyler Childers – Bryan Schlam, video director; Kacie Barton, Silas House, Nicholas Robespierre, Ian Thornton & Whitney Wolanin, video producers
"What Was I Made For" by Billie Eilish – Billie Eilish, video director; Michelle An, Chelsea Dodson & David Moore, video producers
"Count Me Out" by Kendrick Lamar – Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar, video directors; Jason Baum & Jamie Rabineau, video producers
"Rush" by Troye Sivan – Gordon Von Steiner, video director; Kelly McGee, video producer
74. Best Music Film
Moonage Daydream (David Bowie) – Brett Morgen, video director; Brett Morgen, video producer
How I'm Feeling Now by Lewis Capaldi – Joe Pearlman, video director; Sam Bridger, Isabel Davis & Alice Rhodes, video producers
Live From Paris, The Big Steppers Tour by Kendrick Lamar – Mike Carson, Dave Free & Mark Ritchie, video directors; Cornell Brown, Debra Davis, Jared Heinke & Jamie Rabineau, video producers
I Am Everything (Little Richard) – Lisa Cortés, video director; Caryn Capotosto, Lisa Cortés, Robert Friedman & Liz Yale Marsh, video producers
Dear Mama (Tupac Shakur) – Allen Hughes, video director; Joshua Garcia, Loren Gomez, James Jenkins & Stef Smith, video producers
75. Best Recording Package
The Art Of Forgetting – Caroline Rose, art director (Caroline Rose)
Cadenza 21' – Hsing-Hui Cheng, art director (Ensemble Cadenza 21')
Electrophonic Chronic – Perry Shall, art director (The Arcs)
Gravity Falls – Iam8bit, art director (Brad Breeck)
Migration – Yu Wei, art director (Leaf Yeh)
Stumpwork – Luke Brooks & James Theseus Buck, art directors (Dry Cleaning)
76. Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
The Collected Works Of Neutral Milk Hotel – Jeff Mangum, Daniel Murphy & Mark Ohe, art directors (Neutral Milk Hotel)
For The Birds: The Birdsong Project – Jeri Heiden & John Heiden, art directors (Various Artists)
Gieo – Duy Dao, art director (Ngot)
Inside: Deluxe Box Set – Bo Burnham & Daniel Calderwood, art directors (Bo Burnham)
Words & Music, May 1965 - Deluxe Edition – Masaki Koike, art director (Lou Reed)
77. Best Album Notes
Evenings At The Village Gate: John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy (Live) – Ashley Kahn, album notes writer (John Coltrane & Eric Dolphy)
I Can Almost See Houston: The Complete Howdy Glenn – Scott B. Bomar, album notes writer (Howdy Glenn)
Mogadishu's Finest: The Al Uruba Sessions – Vik Sohonie, album notes writer (Iftin Band)
Playing For The Man At The Door: Field Recordings From The Collection Of Mack McCormick, 1958–1971 – Jeff Place & John Troutman, album notes writers
Written In Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos – Robert Gordon & Deanie Parker, album notes writers
78. Best Historical Album
Fragments – Time Out Of Mind Sessions (1996-1997): The Bootleg Series, Vol. 17 – Steve Berkowitz & Jeff Rosen, compilation producers; Steve Addabbo, Greg Calbi, Steve Fallone, Chris Shaw & Mark Wilder, mastering engineers (Bob Dylan)
The Moaninest Moan Of Them All: The Jazz Saxophone of Loren McMurray, 1920-1922 – Colin Hancock, Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer; Richard Martin, restoration engineer
Playing For The Man At The Door: Field Recordings From The Collection Of Mack McCormick, 1958–1971 – Jeff Place & John Troutman, compilation producers; Randy LeRoy & Charlie Pilzer, mastering engineers; Mike Petillo & Charlie Pilzer, restoration engineers
Words & Music, May 1965 - Deluxe Edition – Laurie Anderson, Don Fleming, Jason Stern, Matt Sulllivan & Hal Willner, compilation producers; John Baldwin, mastering engineer; John Baldwin, restoration engineer (Lou Reed)
Written In Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos – Robert Gordon, Deanie Parker, Cheryl Pawelski, Michele Smith & Mason Williams, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer; Michael Graves, restoration engineer
79. Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Desire, I Want To Turn Into You – Macks Faulkron, Daniel Harle, Caroline Polachek & Geoff Swan, engineers; Mike Bozzi & Chris Gehringer, mastering engineers (Caroline Polachek)
History – Nic Hard, engineer; Dave McNair, mastering engineer (Bokanté)
JAGUAR II – John Kercy, Kyle Mann, Victoria Monét, Patrizio "Teezio" Pigliapoco, Neal H Pogue & Todd Robinson, engineers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer (Victoria Monét)
Multitudes – Michael Harris, Robbie Lackritz, Joseph Lorge & Blake Mills, engineers (Feist)
The Record – Owen Lantz, Will Maclellan, Catherine Marks, Mike Mogis, Bobby Mota, Kaushlesh "Garry" Purohit & Sarah Tudzin, engineers; Pat Sullivan, mastering engineer (boygenius)
80. Best Engineered Album, Classical
The Blue Hour – Patrick Dillett, Mitchell Graham, Jesse Lewis, Kyle Pyke, Andrew Scheps & John Weston, engineers; Helge Sten, mastering engineer (Shara Nova & A Far Cry)
Contemporary American Composers – David Frost & Charlie Post, engineers; Silas Brown, mastering engineer (Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
Fandango – Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers; Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineers (Gustavo Dudamel, Anne Akiko Meyers, Gustavo Castillo & Los Angeles Philharmonic)
Sanlikol: A Gentleman Of Istanbul - Symphony For Strings, Percussion, Piano, Oud, Ney & Tenor – Christopher Moretti & John Weston, engineers; Shauna Barravecchio & Jesse Lewis, mastering engineers (Mehmet Ali Sanlikol, George Lernis & A Far Cry)
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 & Schulhoff: Five Pieces – Mark Donahue, engineer; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
"Workin' Hard (Terry Hunter Remix)" – Terry Hunter, remixer (Mariah Carey)
83. Best Immersive Audio Album
Act 3 (Immersive Edition) – Ryan Ulyate, immersive mix engineer; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Ryan Ulyate, immersive producer (Ryan Ulyate)
Blue Clear Sky – Chuck Ainlay, immersive mix engineer; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Chuck Ainlay, immersive producer (George Strait)
The Diary Of Alicia Keys – George Massenburg & Eric Schilling, immersive mix engineers; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Alicia Keys & Ann Mincieli, immersive producers (Alicia Keys)
God Of War Ragnarök (Original Soundtrack) – Eric Schilling, immersive mix engineer; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Kellogg Boynton, Peter Scaturro & Herbert Waltl, immersive producers (Bear McCreary)
"Can You Hear The Music" – Ludwig Göransson, composer (Ludwig Göransson)
"Cutey And The Dragon" – Gordon Goodwin & Raymond Scott, composers (Quartet San Francisco Featuring Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)
"Helena's Theme" – John Williams, composer (John Williams)
"Motion" – Edgar Meyer, composer (Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer & Zakir Hussain featuring Rakesh Chaurasia)
85. Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
"Angels We Have Heard On High" – Nkosilathi Emmanuel Sibanda, arranger (Just 6)
"Can You Hear The Music" – Ludwig Göransson, arranger (Ludwig Göransson)
"Folsom Prison Blues" – John Carter Cash, Tommy Emmanuel, Markus Illko, Janet Robin & Roberto Luis Rodriguez, arrangers (The String Revolution featuring Tommy Emmanuel)
"I Remember Mingus" – Hilario Duran, arranger (Hilario Duran And His Latin Jazz Big Band featuring Paquito D'Rivera)
"Paint It Black" – Esin Aydingoz, Chris Bacon & Alana Da Fonseca, arrangers (Wednesday Addams)
86. Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
"April In Paris" – Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Patti Austin Featuring Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)
"Com Que Voz (Live)" – John Beasley & Maria Mendes, arrangers (Maria Mendes Featuring John Beasley & Metropole Orkest)
"In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning" – Erin Bentlage, Jacob Collier, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (säje Featuring Jacob Collier)
Adès: Dante – Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
Bartók: Concerto For Orchestra; Four Pieces – Karina Canellakis, conductor (Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra)
Price: Symphony No. 4; Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony – Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor (The Philadelphia Orchestra)
Scriabin: Symphony No. 2; The Poem Of Ecstasy – JoAnn Falletta, conductor (Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
Stravinsky: The Rite Of Spring – Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
88. Best Opera Recording
Blanchard: Champion – Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Ryan Speedo Green, Latonia Moore & Eric Owens; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
Corigliano: The Lord Of Cries – Gil Rose, conductor; Anthony Roth Costanzo, Kathryn Henry, Jarrett Ott & David Portillo; Gil Rose, producer (Boston Modern Orchestra Project & Odyssey Opera Chorus)
Little: Black Lodge – Timur; Andrew McKenna Lee & David T. Little, producers (The Dime Museum; Isaura String Quartet)
89. Best Choral Performance
Carols After A Plague – Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)
The House Of Belonging – Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Miró Quartet; Conspirare)
Ligeti: Lux Aeterna – Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (San Francisco Symphony Chorus)
Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil – Steven Fox, conductor (The Clarion Choir)
Saariaho: Reconnaissance – Nils Schweckendiek, conductor (Uusinta Ensemble; Helsinki Chamber Choir)
90. Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
American Stories by Anthony McGill & Pacifica Quartet
Beethoven For Three: Symphony No. 6, 'Pastorale' And Op. 1, No. 3 by Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax & Leonidas Kavakos
Between Breaths by Third Coast Percussion
Rough Magic by Roomful Of Teeth
Uncovered, Vol. 3: Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, William Grant Still & George Walker by Catalyst Quartet
91. Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Adams, John Luther: Darkness And Scattered Light by Robert Black
Akiho: Cylinders by Andy Akiho
The American Project by Yuja Wang; Teddy Abrams, conductor (Louisville Orchestra)
Difficult Grace by Seth Parker Woods
Of Love by Curtis Stewart
92. Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Because – Reginald Mobley, soloist; Baptiste Trotignon, pianist
Broken Branches – Karim Sulayman, soloist; Sean Shibe, accompanist
40@40 – Laura Strickling, soloist; Daniel Schlosberg, pianist
Rising – Lawrence Brownlee, soloist; Kevin J. Miller, pianist
Walking In The Dark – Julia Bullock, soloist; Christian Reif, conductor (Philharmonia Orchestra)
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