63rd Annual Grammy Awards
The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony will be held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. It will recognize the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, running from September 1, 2019, to August 31, 2020.[1] The nominations were announced during a virtual livestream on November 24, 2020 by Chair, and Interim Recording Academy President/CEO, Harvey Mason Jr. alongside Megan Thee Stallion, Dua Lipa, Mickey Guyton, Lauren Daigle, Pepe Aguilar, Nicola Benedetti, Gayle King, Yemi Alade, Imogen Heap and Sharon Osbourne.[2][3][4] Trevor Noah will host the ceremony for the first time.[5]
63rd Annual Grammy Awards | |
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Poster with original air date | |
Date | March 14, 2021 |
Location | Staples Center, Los Angeles |
Hosted by | Trevor Noah |
Most nominations | Beyoncé (9) |
Website | grammy |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | CBS |
Beyoncé received the most nominations with nine, followed by Lipa, Roddy Ricch, and Taylor Swift with six each.[6]
The ceremony was originally scheduled for January 31, 2021; however, on January 5, 2021, the Recording Academy postponed the ceremony to March 14, 2021 due to a spike in COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles County as well as health and safety concerns therein.[7]
Category changes
For the 2021 ceremony, the academy announced several changes for different categories and rules:
- The category Best Urban Contemporary Album has been renamed Best Progressive R&B Album.
- The category Best Rap/Sung Performance has been renamed Best Melodic Rap Performance.
- The category Best Latin Pop Album has been renamed Best Latin Pop or Urban Album, and the category Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album has been renamed Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album.
- The category Best World Music Album has been renamed Best Global Music Album.[8]
- The maximum number of releases has been removed from the category Best New Artist.[9]
- The category Best Musical Theater Album can now only award up to four principal vocalists (previously unlimited) in addition to the album producer and the lyricists/composers (if the album contains at least 51 % new material). In the case of an ensemble driven piece, all vocalists will receive a winner's certificate.[10]
Winners and nominees
General field
- "Black Parade" – Beyoncé
- Beyoncé & Derek Dixie, producers; Stuart White, engineer/mixer; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
- "Colors" – Black Pumas
- Adrian Quesada, producer; Quesada, engineer/mixer; JJ Golden, mastering engineer
- "Rockstar" – DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch
- SethinTheKitchen, producer; MixedByAli, Chris Dennis & Liz Robson, engineers/mixers; Susan Tabor, mastering engineer
- "Say So" – Doja Cat
- Tyson Trax, producer; Clint Gibbs, engineer/mixer; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
- "Everything I Wanted" – Billie Eilish
- Finneas O'Connell, producer; Rob Kinelski & O'Connell, engineers/mixers; John Greenham, mastering engineer
- "Don't Start Now" – Dua Lipa
- Caroline Ailin & Ian Kirkpatrick, producers; Josh Gudwin, Drew Jurecka & Kirkpatrick, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
- "Circles" – Post Malone
- Louis Bell, Frank Dukes & Malone, producers; Bell & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Bozzi, mastering engineer
- "Savage" – Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé
- Beyoncé & J. White Did It, producers; Stuart White, engineer/mixer; Leonard, mastering engineer
- Chilombo – Jhené Aiko
- Fisticuffs & Julian-Quán Việt Lê, producers; Fisticuffs, Lê, Zeke Mishanec, Christian Plata & Gregg Rominiecki, engineers/mixers; Aiko, Lê, Maclean Robinson & Brian Keith Warfield, songwriters; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
- Black Pumas (Deluxe Edition) – Black Pumas
- Jon Kaplan & Adrian Quesada, producers; Quesada, Jacob Sciba, Stuart Sikes & Erik Wofford, engineers/mixers; Eric Burton & Quesada, songwriters; JJ Golden, mastering engineer
- Everyday Life – Coldplay
- Daniel Green, Bill Rahko & Rik Simpson, producers; Mark "Spike" Stent, engineer/mixer; Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters; Emily Lazar, mastering engineer
- Djesse Vol. 3 – Jacob Collier
- Collier, producer; Ben Bloomberg & Collier, engineers/mixers; Collier, songwriter; Chris Allgood & Emily Lazar, mastering engineers
- Women in Music Pt. III – Haim
- Rostam Batmanglij, Danielle Haim & Ariel Rechtshaid, producers; Batmanglij, Jasmine Chen, John DeBold, Matt DiMona, Tom Elmhirst, Joey Messina-Doerning & Rechtshaid, engineers/mixers; Batmanglij, Alana Haim, D. Haim, Este Haim & Rechtshaid, songwriters; Emily Lazar, mastering engineer
- Future Nostalgia – Dua Lipa
- Koz, producer; Josh Gudwin & Cameron Gower Poole, engineers/mixers; Clarence Coffee Jr. & Lipa, songwriters; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
- Hollywood's Bleeding – Post Malone
- Louis Bell & Frank Dukes, producers; Bell & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Bell, Adam Feeney, Austin Post & Billy Walsh, songwriters; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
- Folklore – Taylor Swift
- Jack Antonoff, Aaron Dessner & Swift, producers; Antonoff, Dessner, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Jonathan Low & Laura Sisk, engineers/mixers; Dessner & Swift, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
- "Black Parade"
- "The Box"
- Samuel Gloade & Rodrick Moore, songwriters (Roddy Ricch)
- "Cardigan"
- Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Swift)
- "Circles"
- Louis Bell, Adam Feeney, Kaan Gunesberk, Austin Post & Billy Walsh, songwriters (Post Malone)
- "Don't Start Now"
- Caroline Ailin, Ian Kirkpatrick, Dua Lipa & Emily Warren, songwriters (Lipa)
- "Everything I Wanted"
- Billie Eilish & Finneas O'Connell, songwriters (Eilish)
- "I Can't Breathe"
- Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.)
- "If the World Was Ending"
- Julia Michaels, JP Saxe, songwriters (Saxe featuring Michaels)
Pop
- "Yummy" – Justin Bieber
- "Say So" – Doja Cat
- "Everything I Wanted" – Billie Eilish
- "Don't Start Now" – Dua Lipa
- "Watermelon Sugar" – Harry Styles
- "Cardigan" – Taylor Swift
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
- "Un Dia (One Day)" – J Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny & Tainy
- "Intentions" – Justin Bieber featuring Quavo
- "Dynamite" – BTS
- "Rain on Me" – Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande
- "Exile" – Taylor Swift featuring Bon Iver
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
- Blue Umbrella – (Burt Bacharach &) Daniel Tashian
- True Love: A Celebration of Cole Porter – Harry Connick Jr.
- American Standard – James Taylor
- Unfollow the Rules – Rufus Wainwright
- Judy – Renée Zellweger
- Changes – Justin Bieber
- Chromatica – Lady Gaga
- Future Nostalgia – Dua Lipa
- Fine Line – Harry Styles
- Folklore – Taylor Swift
Dance/electronic music
- "On My Mind" – Diplo & Sidepiece
- Diplo & Sidepiece, producers; Luca Pretolesi, mixer
- "My High" – Disclosure, Aminé and Slowthai
- Guy Lawrence & Howard Lawrence, producers; G. Lawrence, mixer
- "The Difference" – Flume featuring Toro y Moi
- Flume, producer; Eric J Dubowsky, mixer
- "Both of Us" – Jayda G
- Fred Again & G, producers; Again & G, mixers
- "10%" – Kaytranada featuring Kali Uchis
- Kaytranada, producer; Neal H. Pogue, mixer
- Kick I – Arca
- ENERGY – Disclosure
- Planet's Mad – Baauer
- Bubba – Kaytranada
- Good Faith – Madeon
Contemporary instrumental music
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
- Axiom – Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah
- Chronology of a Dream: Live at The Village Vanguard – Jon Batiste
- Take the Stairs – Black Violin
- Americana – Grégoire Maret, Romain Collin & Bill Frisell
- Live at the Royal Albert Hall – Snarky Puppy
Rock
- "The Steps" – HAIM
- "Stay High" – Brittany Howard
- "Not" – Big Thief
- "Shameika" – Fiona Apple
- "Kyoto" – Phoebe Bridgers
- "Daylight" – Grace Potter
- "Bum-Rush" – Body Count
- "Underneath" – Code Orange
- "The In-Between" – In This Moment
- "Bloodmoney" – Poppy
- "Executioner's Tax (Swing of the Axe)" – Power Trip
- "Kyoto"
- Phoebe Bridgers, Morgan Nagler & Marshall Vore (Bridgers)
- "Lost in Yesterday"
- Kevin Parker, songwriter (Tame Impala)
- "Not"
- Adrianne Lenker, songwriter (Big Thief)
- "Shameika"
- Fiona Apple, songwriter (Apple)
- "Stay High"
- Brittany Howard, songwriter (Howard)
Alternative
R&B
- "Lightning & Thunder" – Jhené Aiko featuring John Legend
- "Black Parade" – Beyoncé
- "All I Need" – Jacob Collier featuring Mahalia & Ty Dolla $ign
- "Goat Head" – Brittany Howard
- "See Me" – Emily King
Best Traditional R&B Performance
- "Sit On Down" – The Baylor Project featuring Jean Baylor & Marcus Baylor
- "Wonder What She Thinks of Me" – Chloe x Halle
- "Let Me Go" – Mykal Kilgore
- "Anything for You" – Ledisi
- "Distance" – Yebba
- "Better Than I Imagine"
- Robert Glasper, Meshell Ndegeocello & Gabriella Wilson, songwriters (Robert Glasper featuring H.E.R. & Meshell Ndegeocello)
- "Black Parade"
- Denisia Andrews, Beyoncé, Stephen Bray, Shawn Carter, Brittany Coney, Derek James Dixie, Akil King, Kim "Kaydence" Krysiuk & Rickie "Caso" Tice, songwriters (Beyoncé)
- "Collide"
- Sam Barsh, Stacey Barthe, Sonyae Elise, Olu Fann, Akil King, Josh Lopez, Kaveh Rastegar & Benedetto Rotondi, songwriters (Tiana Major9 & EARTHGANG)
- "Do It"
- Chloe Bailey, Halle Bailey, Anton Kuhl, Scott Storch, Victoria Monét, Vincent van den Ende, songwriters (Chloe x Halle)
- "Slow Down"
- Nasri Atweh, Badriia Bourelly, Skip Marley, Ryan Williamson & Gabriella Wilson, songwriters (Skip Marley & H.E.R.)
- Chilombo – Jhené Aiko
- Ungodly Hour – Chloe x Halle
- Free Nationals – Free Nationals
- Fuck Yo Feelings – Robert Glasper
- It Is What It Is – Thundercat
- Happy 2 Be Here – Ant Clemons
- Take Time – Giveon
- To Feel Love/D – Luke James
- Bigger Love – John Legend
- All Rise – Gregory Porter
Rap
- "Deep Reverence" – Big Sean featuring Nipsey Hussle
- "Bop" – DaBaby
- "Whats Poppin" – Jack Harlow
- "The Bigger Picture" – Lil Baby
- "Savage" – Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé
- "Dior" – Pop Smoke
- "Rockstar" – DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch
- "Laugh Now Cry Later" – Drake featuring Lil Durk
- "Lockdown" – Anderson .Paak
- "The Box" – Roddy Ricch
- "Highest in the Room" – Travis Scott
- "The Bigger Picture"
- Dominique Jones, Rai'Shaun Williams, Noah Pettigrew, songwriters (Lil Baby)
- "The Box"
- Rodrick Moore, Samuel Gloade, songwriters (Roddy Ricch)
- "Laugh Now Cry Later"
- Durk Banks, Rogét Chahayed, Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Ron LaTour & Ryan Martinez, songwriters (Drake featuring Lil Durk)
- "Rockstar"
- Jonathan Lyndale Kirk, Ross Joseph Portaro IV & Rodrick Moore, songwriters (DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch)
- "Savage"
- Beyoncé, Shawn Carter, Brittany Hazzard, Derrick Milano, Terius Nash, Megan Pete, Bobby Session Jr., Jordan Kyle Lanier Thorpe & Anthony White, songwriters (Megan thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé)
Country
- "Stick That in Your Country Song" – Eric Church
- "Who You Thought I Was" – Brandy Clark
- "When My Amy Prays" – Vince Gill
- "Bluebird" – Miranda Lambert
- "Black Like Me" – Mickey Guyton
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
- "All Night" – Brothers Osborne
- "10,000 Hours" – Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber
- "Ocean" – Lady A
- "Sugar Coat" – Little Big Town
- "Some People Do" – Old Dominion
- "Bluebird"
- Luke Dick, Natalie Hemby & Miranda Lambert, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
- "The Bones"
- Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins & Laura Veltz, songwriters (Maren Morris)
- "Crowded Table"
- Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby & Lori McKenna, songwriters (The Highwomen)
- "More Hearts Than Mine"
- Ingrid Andress, Sam Ellis & Derrick Southerland, songwriters (Ingrid Andress)
- "Some People Do"
- Jesse Frasure, Shane McAnally, Matthew Ramsey & Thomas Rhett, songwriters (Old Dominion)
New age
- Songs from the Bardo – Laurie Anderson, Tenzin Choegyal & Jesse Paris Smith
- Periphery – Priya Darshini
- Form//Less – Superposition
- More Guitar Stories – Jim "Kimo" West
- Meditations – Cory Wong & Jon Batiste
Jazz
- "Guinnevere" – Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah, soloist
- "Pachamama" – Regina Carter, soloist
- "Tomorrow is the Question" – Julian Lage, soloist
- "Celia" – Gerald Clayton, soloist
- "All Blues" – Chick Corea, soloist
- "Moe Honk" – Joshua Redman, soloist
- ONA – Thana Alexa
- Secrets are the Best Stories – Kurt Elling featuring Danilo Pérez
- Modern Ancestors – Carmen Lundy
- Holy Room: Live at Alte Oper – Somi With Frankfurt Radio Big Band
- What's the Hurry – Kenny Washington
- on the tender spot of every calloused moment – Ambrose Akinmusire
- Waiting Game – Terri Lyne Carrington and Social Science
- Happening: Live at the Village Vanguard – Gerald Clayton
- Trilogy 2 – Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade
- RoundAgain – Redman Mehldau McBride Blade
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
- Dialogues on Race – Gregg August
- Monk'estra Plays John Beasley – John Beasley
- The Intangible Between – Orrin Evans and The Captain Black Big Band
- Songs You Like a Lot – John Hollenbeck with Theo Bleckmann, Kate McGarry, Gary Versace and The Frankfurt Radio Big Band
- Data Lords – Maria Schneider Orchestra
- Tradiciones – Afro-Peruvian Jazz Orchestra
- Four Questions – Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
- City of Dreams – Chico Pinheiro
- Viento y Tiempo - Live at Blue Note Tokyo – Gonzalo Rubalcaba & Aymée Nuviola
- Trane's Delight – Poncho Sanchez
Gospel/contemporary Christian music
- "Wonderful is Your Name"
- Melvin Crispell III, songwriter (Melvin Crispell III)
- "Release (Live)"
- David Frazier, songwriter (Ricky Dillard featuring Tiff Joy)
- "Come Together"
- Lashawn Daniels, Rodney Jerkins, Lecrae Moore & Jazz Nixon, songwriters (Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins Presents: The Good News)
- "Won't Let Go"
- Travis Greene, songwriter (Travis Greene)
- "Movin' On"
- Darryl L. Howell, Jonathan Caleb McReynolds, Kortney Jamaal Pollard & Terrell Demetrius Wilson, songwriters (Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music)
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
- "The Blessing (Live)"
- Chris Brown, Cody Carnes, Kari Jobe Carnes & Steven Furtick, songwriters (Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes & Elevation Worship)
- "Sunday Morning"
- Denisia Andrews, Jones Terrence Antonio, Saint Bodhi, Brittany Coney, Kirk Franklin, Lasanna Harris, Shama Joseph, Stuart Lowery, Lecrae Moore & Nathanael Saint-Fleur, songwriters (Lecrae featuring Kirk Franklin)
- "Holy Water"
- Andrew Bergthold, Ed Cash, Franni Cash, Martin Cash & Scott Cash, songwriters (We the Kingdom)
- "Famous For (I Believe)"
- Chuck Butler, Krissy Nordhoff, Jordan Sapp, Alexis Slifer & Tauren Wells, songwriters (Tauren Wells featuring Jenn Johnson)
- "There Was Jesus"
- Casey Beathard, Jonathan Smith & Zach Williams, songwriters (Zach Williams & Dolly Parton)
- 2econd Wind: ReadY – Anthony Brown & group therAPy
- My Tribute – Myron Butler
- Choirmaster – Ricky Dillard
- Gospel According to PJ – PJ Morton
- Kierra – Kierra Sheard
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
- Run to The Father – Cody Carnes
- All of My Best Friends – Hillsong Young & Free
- Holy Water – We the Kingdom
- Citizen of Heaven – Tauren Wells
- Jesus is King – Kanye West
- Beautiful Day – Mark Bishop
- 20/20 – The Crabb Family
- What Christmas Really Means – The Erwins
- Celebrating Fisk! (The 150th Anniversary Album) – Fisk Jubilee Singers
- Something Beautiful – Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
Latin
Best Latin Pop Album or Urban Album
- YHLQMDLG – Bad Bunny
- Por Primera Vez – Camilo
- Mesa Para Dos – Kany García
- Pausa – Ricky Martin
- 3:33 – Debi Nova
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
- Aura – Bajofondo
- MONSTRUO – Cami
- Sobrevolando – Cultura Profética
- La Conquista del Espacio – Fito Paez
- Miss Colombia – Lido Pimienta
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
- Hecho en México – Alejandro Fernández
- La Serenata – Lupita Infante
- Un Canto por México, Vol. 1 – Natalia Lafourcade
- Bailando Sones y Huampangos con Mariachi Sol De Mexico De Jose Hernandez – Mariachi Sol De Mexico De Jose Hernandez
- Ayayay! – Christian Nodal
- Mi Tumbao – José Alberto "El Ruiseñor"
- Infinito – Edwin Bonilla
- Sigo Cantando al Amor (Deluxe) – Jorge Celedon & Sergio Luis
- 40 – Grupo Niche
- Memorias de Navidad – Víctor Manuelle
American roots
Best American Roots Performance
- "Colors" – Black Pumas
- "Deep In Love" – Bonny Light Horseman
- "Short and Sweet" – Brittany Howard
- "I'll Be Gone" – Norah Jones & Mavis Staples
- "I Remember Everything" – John Prine
- "Cabin"
- Laura Rogers & Lydia Rogers, songwriters (The Secret Sisters)
- "Ceiling to the Floor"
- Sierra Hull & Kai Welch, songwriters (Sierra Hull)
- "Hometown"
- Sarah Jarosz, songwriter (Sarah Jarosz)
- "I Remember Everything"
- Pat McLaughlin & John Prine, songwriters (John Prine)
- "Man Without a Soul"
- Tom Overby & Lucinda Williams, songwriters (Lucinda Williams)
- Old Flowers – Courtney Marie Andrews
- Terms of Surrender – Hiss Golden Messenger
- World on the Ground – Sarah Jarosz
- El Dorado – Marcus King
- Good Souls Better Angels – Lucinda Williams
- Man on Fire – Danny Barnes
- To Live in Two Worlds, Vol. 1 – Thomm Jutz
- North Carolina Songbook – Steep Canyon Rangers
- Home – Billy Strings
- The John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project, Vol. 1 – Various Artists
- All My Dues are Paid – Frank Bey
- You Make Me Feel – Don Bryant
- That's What I Heard – Robert Cray Band
- Cypress Grove – Jimmy "Duck" Holmes
- Rawer than Raw – Bobby Rush
- Have You Lost Your Mind Yet? – Fantastic Negrito
- Live at the Paramount – Ruthie Foster Big Band
- The Juice – G. Love
- Blackbirds – Bettye LaVette
- Up and Rolling – North Mississippi Allstars
- Bonny Light Horseman – Bonny Light Horseman
- Thanks for the Dance – Leonard Cohen
- Song for Our Daughter – Laura Marling
- Saturn Return – The Secret Sisters
- All the Good Times – Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
Best Regional Roots Music Album
- My Relatives"Nikso Kowaiks" – Black Lodge Singers
- Cameron Dupuy and The Cajun Troubadours – Cameron Dupuy And The Cajun Troubadours
- Lovely Sunrise – Nā Wai ʽEhā
- Atmosphere – New Orleans Nightcrawlers
- A Tribute to Al Berard – Sweet Cecilia
Reggae
- Upside Down 2020 – Buju Banton
- Higher Place – Skip Marley
- It All Comes Black to Love – Maxi Priest
- Got to Be Tough – Toots & The Maytals
- One World – The Wailers
Global music
Best Global Music Album
- Fu Chronicles – Antibalas
- Twice as Tall – Burna Boy
- Agora – Bebel Gilberto
- Love Letters – Anoushka Shankar
- Amadjar – Tinariwen
Children's
- All the Ladies – Joanie Leeds
- Be a Pain: An Album for Young (and Old) Leaders – Alastair Moock And Friends
- I'm an Optimist – Dog On Fleas
- Songs for Singin' – The Okee Dokee Brothers
- Wild Life – Justin Roberts
Spoken word
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
Comedy
- Black Mitzvah – Tiffany Haddish
- I Love Everything – Patton Oswalt
- The Pale Tourist – Jim Gaffigan
- Paper Tiger – Bill Burr
- 23 Hours to Kill – Jerry Seinfeld
Musical theater
- Amélie – Audrey Brisson, Chris Jared, Caolan McCarthy & Jez Unwin, principal soloists; Michael Fentiman, Sean Patrick Flahaven, Barnaby Race & Nathan Tysen, producers; Nathan Tysen, lyricist; Daniel Messe, composer & lyricist (Original London Cast)
- American Utopia on Broadway – David Byrne, principal soloist; David Byrne, producer (David Byrne, composer & lyricist) (Original Cast)
- Jagged Little Pill – Kathryn Gallagher, Celia Rose Gooding, Lauren Patten & Elizabeth Stanley, principal soloists; Neal Avron, Pete Ganbarg, Tom Kitt, Michael Parker, Craig Rosen & Vivek J. Tiwary, producers (Glen Ballard & Alanis Morissette, lyricists) (Original Broadway Cast)
- Little Shop of Horrors – Tammy Blanchard, Jonathan Groff & Tom Alan Robbins, principal soloists; Will Van Dyke, Michael Mayer, Alan Menken & Frank Wolf, producers (Alan Menken, composer; Howard Ashman, lyricist) (The New Off-Broadway Cast)
- The Prince of Egypt – Christine Allado, Luke Brady, Alexia Khadime & Liam Tamne, principal soloists; Dominick Amendum & Stephen Schwartz, producers; Stephen Schwartz, composer & lyricist (Original Cast)
- Soft Power – Francis Jue, Austin Ku, Alyse Alan Louis & Conrad Ricamora, principal soloists; Matt Stine, producer; David Henry Hwang, lyricist; Jeanine Tesori, composer & lyricist (Original Cast)
Music for visual media
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
- A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood – Various artists
- Bill & Ted Face the Music – Various artists
- Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga – Various artists
- Frozen II – Various artists
- Jojo Rabbit – Various artists
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
- Ad Astra – Max Richter, composer
- Becoming – Kamasi Washington, composer
- Joker – Hildur Guðnadóttir, composer
- 1917 – Thomas Newman, composer
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – John Williams, composer
Best Song Written for Visual Media
- "Beautiful Ghosts" (from Cats)
- Andrew Lloyd Webber and Taylor Swift (Taylor Swift)
- "Carried Me with You" (from Onward)
- Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth and Tim Hanseroth (Brandi Carlile)
- "Into the Unknown" (from Frozen II)
- Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (Idina Menzel featuring AURORA)
- "No Time to Die" (from No Time to Die)
- Billie Eilish O'Connell and Finneas O'Connell (Billie Eilish)
- "Stand Up" (from Harriet)
- Joshuah Brian Campbell and Cynthia Erivo (Cynthia Erivo)
Composing/Arranging
- "Baby Jack"
- Arturo O'Farrill, composer (Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra)
- "Be Water II"
- Christian Sands, composer (Christian Sands)
- "Plumfield"
- Alexandre Desplat, composer (Alexandre Desplat)
- "Sputnik"
- Maria Schneider, composer (Maria Schneider)
- "Strata"
- Remy Le Boeuf, composer (Remy Le Boeuf's Assembly Of Shadows featuring Anna Webber & Eric Miller)
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
- "Bathroom Dance"
- Hildur Guðnadóttir, arranger (Hildur Guðnadóttir)
- "Donna Lee"
- John Beasley, arranger (John Beasley)
- "Honeymooners"
- Remy Le Boeuf, arranger (Remy Le Boeuf's Assembly Of Shadows)
- "Lift Every Voice and Sing"
- Alvin Chea & Jarrett Johnson, arrangers (Jarrett Johnson Featuring Alvin Chea)
- "Uranus: The Magician"
- Jeremy Levy, arranger (Jeremy Levy Jazz Orchestra)
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
- "Asas Fechadas"
- John Beasley & Maria Mendes, arrangers (Maria Mendes Featuring John Beasley & Orkest Metropole)
- "Desert Song"
- Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (Säje)
- "From This Place"
- Alan Broadbent & Pat Metheny, arrangers (Pat Metheny featuring Meshell Ndegeocello)
- "He Won't Hold You"
- Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier featuring Rapsody)
- "Slow Burn"
- Talia Billig, Nic Hard & Becca Stevens, arrangers (Becca Stevens featuring Jacob Collier, Mark Lettieri, Justin Stanton, Jordan Perlson, Nic Hard, Keita Ogawa, Marcelo Woloski & Nate Werth)
Package
- Everyday Life
- Pilar Zeta, art director (Coldplay)
- Funeral
- Kyle Goen, art director (Lil Wayne)
- Healer
- Julian Gross & Hannah Hooper, art directors (Grouplove)
- On Circles
- Jordan Butcher, art director (Caspian)
- Vols. 11 & 12
- Doug Cunningham & Jason Noto, art directors (Desert Sessions)
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
- Flaming Pie (Collector's Edition)
- Linn Wie Andersen, Simon Earith, Paul McCartney & James Musgrave, art directors (Paul McCartney)
- Giants Stadium 1987, 1989, 1991
- Lisa Glines & Doran Tyson, art directors (Grateful Dead)
- Mode
- Jeff Schulz, art director (Depeche Mode)
- Ode to Joy
- Lawrence Azerrad & Jeff Tweedy, art directors (Wilco)
- The Story of Ghostly International
- Michael Cina & Molly Smith, art directors (Various Artists)
Notes
- At The Minstrel Show: Minstrel Routines From The Studio, 1894-1926
- Tim Brooks, album notes writer (Various Artists)
- The Bakersfield Sound: Country Music Capital Of The West, 1940-1974
- Scott B. Bomar, album notes writer (Various Artists)
- Dead Man's Pop
- Bob Mehr, album notes writer (The Replacements)
- The Missing Link: How Gus Haenschen Got Us From Joplin To Jazz And Shaped The Music Business
- Colin Hancock, album notes writer (Various Artists)
- Out Of A Clear Blue Sky
- David Sager, album notes writer (Nat Brusiloff)
Historical
- Celebrated, 1895-1896
- Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (Unique Quartette)
- Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years (1936 - 1943)
- Zev Feldman, Will Friedwald & George Klabin, compilation producers; Matthew Lutthans, mastering engineer (Nat King Cole)
- It's Such A Good Feeling: The Best Of Mister Rogers
- Lee Lodyga & Cheryl Pawelski, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Mister Rogers)
- 1999 Super Deluxe Edition
- Michael Howe, compilation producer; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Prince)
- Souvenir
- Carolyn Agger, compilation producer; Miles Showell, mastering engineer (Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark)
- Throw Down Your Heart: The Complete Africa Sessions
- Béla Fleck, compilation producer; Richard Dodd, mastering engineer (Béla Fleck)
Production, non-classical
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
- Black Hole Rainbow
- Shawn Everett & Ivan Wayman, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Devon Gilfillian)
- Expectations
- Gary Paczosa & Mike Robinson, engineers; Paul Blakemore, mastering engineer (Katie Pruitt)
- Hyperspace
- Drew Brown, Andrew Coleman, Shawn Everett, Serban Ghenea, David Greenbaum, Jaycen Joshua, Beck Hansen & Mike Larson, engineers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer (Beck)
- Jaime
- Shawn Everett, engineer; Shawn Everett, mastering engineer (Brittany Howard)
- 25 Trips
- Shani Gandhi & Gary Paczosa, engineers; Adam Grover, mastering engineer (Sierra Hull)
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
- Jack Antonoff
- "August" (Taylor Swift)
- Gaslighter (The Chicks)
- "Holy Terrain" (FKA Twigs featuring Future)
- "Mirrorball" (Taylor Swift)
- "This Is Me Trying" (Taylor Swift)
- "Together" (Sia)
- Dan Auerbach
- Cypress Grove (Jimmy "Duck" Holmes)
- El Dorado (Marcus King)
- Is Thomas Callaway (CeeLo Green)
- Singing For My Supper (Early James)
- Solid Gold Sounds (Kendell Marvel)
- Years (John Anderson)
- Dave Cobb
- "Backbone" (Kaleo)
- The Balladeer (Lori McKenna)
- Boneshaker (Airbourne)
- Down Home Christmas (Oak Ridge Boys)
- The Highwomen (The Highwomen)
- "I Remember Everything" (John Prine)
- Reunions (Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit)
- "The Spark" (William Prince)
- "You're Still The One" (Teddy Swims)
- Flying Lotus
- Andrew Watt
- "Break My Heart" (Dua Lipa)
- "Me And My Guitar" (A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie)
- "Midnight Sky" (Miley Cyrus)
- "Old Me" (5 Seconds Of Summer)
- "Ordinary Man" (Ozzy Osbourne featuring Elton John)
- "Take What You Want" (Post Malone featuring Ozzy Osbourne & Travis Scott)
- "Under The Graveyard" (Ozzy Osbourne)
- "Do You Ever (RAC Mix)"
- "Imaginary Friends (Morgan Page Remix)"
- Morgan Page, remixer (Deadmau5)
- "Praying for You (Louie Vega Main Remix)"
- Louie Vega, remixer (Jasper Street Co.)
- "Roses (Imanbek Remix)"
- Imanbek Zeikenov, remixer (SAINt JHN)
- "Young & Alive (Bazzi vs. Haywyre Remix)"
Production, immersive audio
Best Immersive Audio Album
The judging for this category was postponed.
Production, classical
Best Engineered Album, Classical
- "Danielpour: The Passion of Yeshua"
- Bernd Gottinger, engineer (JoAnn Falletta, James K. Bass, Adam Luebke, UCLA Chamber Singers, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra & Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus)
- "Gershwin: Porgy and Bess"
- David Frost & John Kerswell, engineers; Silas Brown, mastering engineer (David Robertson, Eric Owens, Angel Blue, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus)
- "Hynes: Fields"
- Kyle Pyke, engineer; Jesse Lewis & Kyle Pyke, mastering engineers (Devonté Hynes & Third Coast Percussion)
- "Ives: Complete Symphonies"
- Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers; Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineers (Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic)
- "Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13, 'Babi Yar'"
- David Frost & Charlie Post, engineers; Silas Brown, mastering engineer (Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
Producer of the Year, Classical
- Blanton Alspaugh
- Aspects Of America - Pulitzer Edition (Carlos Kalmar & Oregon Symphony)
- Blessed Art Thou Among Women (Peter Jermihov, Katya Lukianov & PaTRAM Institute Singers)
- Dvořák: Symphony No. 9; Copland: Billy The Kid (Gianandrea Noseda & National Symphony Orchestra)
- Glass: The Fall Of The House Of Usher (Joseph Li, Nicholas Nestorak, Madison Leonard, Jonas Hacker, Ben Edquist, Matthew Adam Fleisher & Wolf Trap Opera)
- Kahane: Emergency Shelter Intake Form (Alicia Hall Moran, Gabriel Kahane, Carlos Kalmar & Oregon Symphony)
- Kastalsky: Requiem (Leonard Slatkin, Steven Fox, Benedict Sheehan, Charles Bruffy, Cathedral Choral Society, The Clarion Choir, The Saint Tikhon Choir, Kansas City Chorale & Orchestra Of St. Luke's)
- Massenet: Thaïs (Andrew Davis, Joshua Hopkins, Andrew Staples, Erin Wall, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir & Toronto Symphony Orchestra)
- Smyth: The Prison (Sarah Brailey, Dashon Burton, James Blachly & Experiential Orchestra)
- Woolf, L.P.: Fire And Flood (Julian Wachner, Matt Haimovitz & Choir Of Trinity Wall Street)
- David Frost
- Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 9 (Jonathan Biss)
- Gershwin: Porgy And Bess (David Robertson, Eric Owens, Angel Blue, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus)
- Gluck: Orphée & Eurydice (Harry Bicket, Dmitry Korchak, Andriana Chuchman, Lauren Snouffer, Lyric Opera Of Chicago Orchestra & Chorus)
- Holst: The Planets; The Perfect Fool (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony)
- Muhly: Marnie (Robert Spano, Isabel Leonard, Christopher Maltman, Denyce Graves, Iestyn Davies, Janis Kelly, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus)
- Schubert: Piano Sonatas, D. 845, D. 894, D. 958, D. 960 (Shai Wosner)
- Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13, 'Babi Yar' (Riccardo Muti, Alexey Tikhomirov, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus)
- Jesse Lewis
- Gunn: The Ascendant (Roomful Of Teeth)
- Harrison, M.: Just Constellations (Roomful Of Teeth)
- Her Own Wings (Willamette Valley Chamber Music Festival)
- Hynes: Fields (Devonté Hynes & Third Coast Percussion)
- Lang, D.: Love Fail (Beth Willer & Lorelei Ensemble)
- Mazzoli: Proving Up (Christopher Rountree, Opera Omaha & International Contemporary Ensemble)
- Sharlat: Spare The Rod! (NOW Ensemble)
- Soul House (Hub New Music)
- Wherein Lies The Good (The Westerlies)
- Dmitry Lipay
- Adams, J.: Must The Devil Have All The Good Tunes? (Yuja Wang, Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic)
- Cipullo: The Parting (Alastair Willis, Laura Strickling, Catherine Cook, Michael Mayes & Music Of Remembrance)
- Ives: Complete Symphonies (Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic)
- LA Phil 100 - The Los Angeles Philharmonic Centennial Birthday Gala (Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic)
- Langgaard: Prelude To Antichrist; Strauss: An Alpine Symphony (Thomas Dausgaard & Seattle Symphony Orchestra)
- Nielsen: Symphony No. 1 & Symphony No. 2, 'The Four Temperaments' (Thomas Dausgaard & Seattle Symphony)
- Elaine Martone
- Bound For The Promised Land (Robert M. Franklin, Steven Darsey, Jessye Norman & Taylor Branch)
- Dawn (Shachar Israel)
- Gandolfi, Prior & Oliverio: Orchestral Works (Robert Spano & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)
- Singing In The Dead Of Night (Eighth Blackbird)
- Whitacre: The Sacred Veil (Eric Whitacre, Grant Gershon & Los Angeles Master Chorale)
Classical
- "Aspects of America - Pulitzer Edition"
- Carlos Kalmar, conductor (Oregon Symphony)
- "Concurrence"
- Daníel Bjarnason, conductor (Iceland Symphony Orchestra)
- "Copland: Symphony No. 3"
- Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
- "Ives: Complete Symphonies"
- Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
- "Lutosławski: Symphonies No. 2 & 3"
- Hannu Lintu, conductor (Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra)
- "Dello Joio: The Trial at Rouen"
- Gil Rose, conductor; Heather Buck & Stephen Powell; Gil Rose, producer (Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Odyssey Opera Chorus)
- "Floyd, C: Prince of Players"
- William Boggs, conductor; Keith Phares & Kate Royal; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra; Florentine Opera Chorus)
- "Gershwin: Porgy and Bess"
- David Robertson, conductor; Angel Blue & Eric Owens; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
- "Handel: Agrippina"
- Maxim Emelyanychev, conductor; Joyce DiDonato; Daniel Zalay, producer (Il Pomo D'Oro)
- "Zemlinsky: Der Zwerg"
- Donald Runnicles, conductor; David Butt Philip & Elena Tsallagova; Peter Ghirardini & Erwin Stürzer, producers (Orchestra Of The Deutsche Oper Berlin; Chorus Of The Deutsche Oper Berlin)
- "Carthage"
- Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)
- "Danielpour: The Passion of Yessuah"
- JoAnn Falletta, conductor; James K. Bass & Adam Luebke, chorus masters (James K. Bass, J'Nai Bridges, Timothy Fallon, Kenneth Overton, Hila Plitmann & Matthew Worth; Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus & UCLA Chamber Singers)
- "Kastalski: Requiem"
- Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Charles Bruffy, Steven Fox & Benedict Sheehan, chorus masters (Joseph Charles Beutel & Anna Dennis; Orchestra Of St. Luke's; Cathedral Choral Society, The Clarion Choir, Kansas City Chorale & The Saint Tikhon Choir)
- "Moravec: Sanctuary Road"
- Kent Tritle, conductor (Joshua Blue, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Dashon Burton, Malcolm J. Merriweather & Laquita Mitchell; Oratorio Society Of New York Orchestra; Oratorio Society Of New York Chorus)
- "Once Upon a Time"
- Matthew Guard, conductor (Sarah Walker; Skylark Vocal Ensemble)
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
- "Contemporary Voices" – Pacifica Quartet
- "Healing Modes" – Brooklyn Rider
- "Hearne, T,: Place" – Ted Hearne, Steven Bradshaw, Sophia Byrd, Josephine Lee, Isaiah Robinson, Sol Ruiz, Ayanna Woods & Place Orchestra
- "Hynes: Fields" – Devonté Hynes & Third Coast Percussion
- "The Schumann Quartets" – Dover Quartet
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
- "Adés: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra"
- Kirill Gerstein; Thomas Adès, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
- "Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas"
- "Bohemian Tales"
- Augustin Hadelich; Jakub Hrůša, conductor (Charles Owen; Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks)
- "Destination Rachmaninov - Arrival"
- Daniil Trifonov; Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor (The Philadelphia Orchestra)
- "Theofanidis: Concerto for Viola and Chamber Orchestra"
- Richard O'Neill; David Alan Miller, conductor (Albany Symphony)
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
- "American Composers at Play - William Bolcom, Ricky Ian Gordon, Lori Laitman, John Musto"
- Stephen Powell (Attacca Quartet, William Bolcom, Ricky Ian Gordon, Lori Laitman, John Musto, Charles Neidich & Jason Vieaux)
- "Clairières - Songs by Lili & Nadia Boulanger"
- Nicholas Phan; Myra Huang, accompanist
- "Farinelli"
- Cecilia Bartoli; Giovanni Antonini, conductor (Il Giardino Armonico)
- "A Lad's Love"
- Brian Giebler; Steven McGhee, accompanist (Katie Hyun, Michael Katz, Jessica Meyer, Reginald Mobley & Ben Russell)
- "Smyth: The Prison"
- Sarah Brailey & Dashon Burton; James Blachly, conductor (Experiential Chorus; Experiential Orchestra)
- "Adès Conducts Adès"
- Mark Stone & Christianne Stotijn; Thomas Adès, conductor; Nick Squire, producer
- "Saariaho: Graal Théâtre; Circle Map, Neiges, Vers Toi Qui Es Si Loin"
- Clément Mao-Takacs, conductor; Hans Kipfer, producer
- "Serebrier: Symphonic Bach Variations; Laments and Hallelujahs; Flute Concerto"
- José Serebrier, conductor; Jens Braun, producer
- "Thomas, M.T.: From the Diary of Anne Frank & Meditations on Rilke"
- Isabel Leonard; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Jack Vad, producer
- "Woolf, L.P.: Fire and Blood"
- Matt Haimovitz; Julian Wachner, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
- "Adès: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra"
- Thomas Adès, composer (Kirill Gerstein, Thomas Adès & Boston Symphony Orchestra)
- "Danielpour: The Passion of Yeshua"
- Richard Danielpour, composer (JoAnn Falletta, James K. Bass, Adam Luebke, UCLA Chamber Singers, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra & Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus)
- "Floyd, C.: Prince of Players"
- Carlisle Floyd, composer (William Boggs, Kate Royal, Keith Phares, Florentine Opera Chorus & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra)
- "Hearne, T.: Place"
- Ted Hearne, composer (Ted Hearne, Steven Bradshaw, Sophia Byrd, Josephine Lee, Isaiah Robinson, Sol Ruiz, Ayanna Woods & Place Orchestra)
- "Rouse: Symphony No. 5"
- Christopher Rouse, composer (Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)
Music video/film
- "Brown Skin Girl" – Beyoncé, Saint Jhn & Wizkid Featuring Blue Ivy Carter
- Beyoncé Knowles-Carter & Jenn Nkiru, video directors; Lauren Baker, Astrid Edwards, Nathan Scherrer & Erinn Williams, video producers
- "Life Is Good" – Future Featuring Drake
- Julien Christian Lutz, video director; Harv Glazer, video producer
- "Lockdown" – Anderson .Paak
- Dave Meyers, video director; Nathan Scherrer, video producer
- "Adore You" – Harry Styles
- Dave Meyers, video director; Nathan Scherrer, video producer
- "Goliath" – Woodkid
- Yoann Lemoine, video director; Horace de Gunzbourg, video producer
- Beastie Boys Story – Beastie Boys
- Spike Jonze, video director; Amanda Adelson, Jason Baum & Spike Jonze, video producers
- Black Is King – Beyoncé
- Emmanuel Adjei, Blitz Bazawule, Beyonce Knowles Carter & Kwasi Fordjour, video directors; Lauren Baker, Akin Omotoso, Nathan Scherrer, Jeremy Sullivan & Erinn Williams, video producers
- We Are Freestyle Love Supreme – Freestyle Love Supreme
- Andrew Fried, video director; Andrew Fried, Jill Furman, Thomas Kail, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Sarina Roma, Jenny Steingart & Jon Steingart, video producers
- Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice – Linda Ronstadt
- Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman, video directors; Michele Farinola & James Keach, video producers
- That Little Ol' Band From Texas – ZZ Top
- Sam Dunn, video director; Scot McFadyen, video producer
Multiple nominations and awards
The following received multiple nominations:
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Three:
- Thomas Adès
- Jhené Aiko
- Ingrid Andress
- Denisia Andrews
- Fiona Apple
- Louis Bell
- Black Pumas
- Mike Bozzi
- Chloe x Halle
- Jacob Collier
- Brittany Coney
- Derek Dixie
- Doja Cat
- Drake
- Frank Dukes
- Shawn Everett
- Finneas
- H.E.R.
- Jay-Z
- Kaytranada
- Akil King
- Miranda Lambert
- Emily Lazar
- Post Malone
- Harry Styles
Two:
- Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah
- Caroline Ailin
- Blanton Alspaugh
- Jack Antonoff
- Bad Bunny
- Jon Batiste
- Beck
- Brian Blade
- Bonny Light Horseman
- Stephen Bray
- Brandi Carlile
- Cody Carnes
- Brandy Clark
- Gerald Clayton
- Chick Corea
- D Smoke
- Aaron Dessner
- Ricky Dillard
- Disclosure
- Adam Feeney
- Frankfurt Radio Big Band
- Lady Gaga
- Chris Gehringer
- Serban Ghenea
- Robert Glasper
- JJ Golden
- Josh Gudwin
- Hildur Guðnadóttir
- HAIM
- Natalie Hemby
- Tame Impala
- J. White Did It
- Sarah Jarosz
- Ian Kirkpatrick
- Kim "Kaydence" Krysiuk
- Remy Le Boeuf
- Lecrae
- John Legend
- Adrianne Lenker
- Colin Leonard
- Jesse Lewis
- Lil Baby
- Lil Durk
- Dmitriy Lipay
- Little Big Town
- Skip Marley
- Manny Marroquin
- Christian McBride
- Randy Merrill
- Dave Meyers
- Arturo O'Farrill
- Anderson .Paak
- Grace Potter
- John Prine
- Matthew Ramsey
- Joshua Redman
- The Secret Sisters
- SethinTheKitchen
- 30 Roc
- Michael Tilson Thomas
- Rickie "Caso" Tice
- Billy Walsh
- We the Kingdom
- Tauren Wells
- Stuart White
- Lucinda Williams
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