Grammys 2021: The list of winners and nominees

Record of the Year

• “Black Parade” — Beyoncé
• “Colors” — Black Pumas
• “Rockstar” — DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch
• “Say So” — Doja Cat
• “Everything I Wanted” — Billie Eilish
• “Don’t Start Now” — Dua Lipa
• “Circles” — Post Malone
• “Savage” — Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé

Album of the Year

• “Chilombo” — Jhené Aiko
• “Black Pumas” (Deluxe Edition) — Black Pumas
• “Everyday Life” — Coldplay
• “Djesse Vol. 3” — Jacob Collier
• “Women in Music Pt. III” — Haim
• “Future Nostalgia” — Dua Lipa
• “Hollywood’s Bleeding” — Post Malone
• “Folklore” — Taylor Swift

Song of the Year

• “I Can’t Breathe” — H.E.R. — Winner
• “Black Parade” — Beyoncé
• “The Box” — Roddy Ricch
• “Cardigan” — Taylor Swift
• “Circles” — Post Malone
• “Don’t Start Now” — Dua Lipa
• “Everything I Wanted” — Billie Eilish
• “If the World Was Ending” — JP Saxe featuring Julia Michaels

Best New Artist

• Megan Thee Stallion — Winner
• Ingrid Andress
• Phoebe Bridgers
• Noah Cyrus
• Chika
• D Smoke
• Doja Cat
• Kaytranada

Best Pop Solo Performance

• “Watermelon Sugar” — Harry Styles — Winner
• “Yummy” — Justin Bieber
• “Say So” — Doja Cat
• “Everything I Wanted” — Billie Eilish
• “Don’t Start Now” — Dua Lipa
• “Cardigan” — Taylor Swift

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

• “Rain on Me” — Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande — Winner
• “Un Dia (One Day)” — J Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny & Tainy
• “Intentions” — Justin Bieber featuring Quavo
• “Dynamite” — BTS
• “Exile” — Taylor Swift featuring Bon Iver

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

• “American Standard” — James Taylor — Winner
• “Blue Umbrella” — Burt Bacharach & Daniel Tashian
• “True Love: A Celebration of Cole Porter” — Harry Connick Jr.
• “Unfollow the Rules” — Rufus Wainwright
• “Judy” — Renée Zellweger

Best Pop Vocal Album

• “Changes” — Justin Bieber
• “Chromatica” — Lady Gaga
• “Future Nostalgia” — Dua Lipa
• “Fine Line” — Harry Styles
• “Folklore” — Taylor Swift

Best Dance Recording

• “10%” — Kaytranada featuring Kali Uchis — Winner
• “On My Mind” — Diplo & Sidepiece
• “My High” — Disclosure, Aminé and Slowthai
• “The Difference” — Flume featuring Toro y Moi
• “Both of Us” — Jayda G

Best Dance/Electronic Album

• “Bubba” — Kaytranada — Winner
• “Kick I” — Arca
• “Energy” — Disclosure
• “Planet’s Mad” — Baauer
• “Good Faith” — Madeon

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

• “Live at the Royal Albert Hall” — Snarky Puppy — Winner
• “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

Best Rock Performance

• “Shameika” — Fiona Apple — Winner
• “The Steps” — HAIM
• “Stay High” — Brittany Howard
• “Not” — Big Thief
• “Kyoto” — Phoebe Bridgers
• “Daylight” — Grace Potter

Best Metal Performance

• “Bum-Rush” — Body Count — Winner
• “Underneath” — Code Orange
• “The In-Between” — In This Moment
• “Bloodmoney” — Poppy
• “Executioner’s Tax (Swing of the Axe)” — Power Trip

Best Rock Song

• “Stay High” — Brittany Howard — Winner
• “Kyoto” — Phoebe Bridgers
• “Lost in Yesterday” — Tame Impala
• “Not” — Big Thief
• “Shameika” — Fiona Apple

Best Rock Album

• “The New Abnormal” — The Strokes — Winner
• “A Hero’s Death” — Fontaines D.C.
• “Kiwanuka” — Michael Kiwanuka
• “Daylight” — Grace Potter
• “Sound & Fury” — Sturgill Simpson

Best Alternative Music Album

• “Fetch the Bolt Cutters” — Fiona Apple — Winner
• “Hyperspace” — Beck
• “Punisher” — Phoebe Bridgers
• “Jaime” — Brittany Howard
• “The Slow Rush” — Tame Impala

Best R&B Performance

• “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

• “Anything for You” — Ledisi — Winner
• “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
• “Distance” — Yebba

Best R&B Song

• “Better Than I Imagined” — Robert Glasper featuring H.E.R. & Meshell Ndegeocello — Winner
• “Black Parade” — Beyoncé
• “Collide” — Tiana Major9 & EARTHGANG
• “Do It” — Chloe x Halle
• “Slow Down” — Skip Marley & H.E.R.

Best Progressive R&B Album

• “It Is What It Is” — Thundercat — Winner
• “Chilombo” — Jhené Aiko
• “Ungodly Hour” — Chloe x Halle
• “Free Nationals” — Free Nationals
• “F*** Yo Feelings” — Robert Glasper

Best R&B Album

• “Bigger Love” — John Legend — Winner
• “Happy 2 Be Here” — Ant Clemons
• “Take Time” — Giveon
• “To Feel Love/D” — Luke James
• “All Rise” — Gregory Porter

Best Rap Performance

• “Savage” — Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé — Winner
• “Deep Reverence” — Big Sean featuring Nipsey Hussle
• “Bop” — DaBaby
• “Whats Poppin” — Jack Harlow
• “The Bigger Picture” — Lil Baby
• “Dior” — Pop Smoke

Best Melodic Rap Performance

• “Lockdown” — Anderson .Paak — Winner
• “Rockstar” — DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch
• “Laugh Now Cry Later” — Drake featuring Lil Durk
• “The Box” — Roddy Ricch
• “Highest in the Room” — Travis Scott

Best Rap Song

• “The Bigger Picture” — Lil Baby
• “The Box” — Roddy Ricch
• “Laugh Now Cry Later” — Drake featuring Lil Durk
• “Rockstar” — DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch
• “Savage” — Megan thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé

Best Rap Album

• “King’s Disease” — Nas — Winner
• “Black Habits” — D Smoke
• “Alfredo” — Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist
• “A Written Testimony” — Jay Electronica
• “The Allegory” — Royce da 5’9″

Best Country Solo Performance

• “When My Amy Prays” — Vince Gill — Winner
• “Stick That in Your Country Song” — Eric Church
• “Who You Thought I Was” — Brandy Clark
• “Bluebird” — Miranda Lambert
• “Black Like Me” — Mickey Guyton

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

• “10,000 Hours” — Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber — Winner
• “All Night” — Brothers Osborne
• “Ocean” — Lady A
• “Sugar Coat” — Little Big Town
• “Some People Do” — Old Dominion

Best Country Song

• “Crowded Table” — The Highwomen — Winner
• “Bluebird” — Miranda Lambert
• “The Bones” — Maren Morris
• “More Hearts Than Mine” — Ingrid Andress
• “Some People Do” — Old Dominion

Best Country Album

• “Wildcard” — Miranda Lambert — Winner
• “Nightfall” — Little Big Town
• “Never Will” — Ashley McBryde
• “Lady Like” — Ingrid Andress
• “Your Life Is a Record” — Brandy Clark

Best New Age Album

• “More Guitar Stories” — Jim “Kimo” West — Winner
• “Songs from the Bardo” — Laurie Anderson, Tenzin Choegyal & Jesse Paris Smith
• “Periphery” — Priya Darshini
• “Form//Less” — Superposition
• “Meditations” — Cory Wong & Jon Batiste

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

• “All Blues” — Chick Corea, soloist — Winner
• “Guinnevere” — Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah, soloist
• “Pachamama” — Regina Carter, soloist
• “Tomorrow is the Question” — Julian Lage, soloist
• “Celia” — Gerald Clayton, soloist
• “Moe Honk” — Joshua Redman, soloist

Best Jazz Vocal Album

• “Secrets are the Best Stories” — Kurt Elling featuring Danilo Pérez — Winner
• “ONA” — Thana Alexa
• “Modern Ancestors” — Carmen Lundy
• “Holy Room: Live at Alte Oper” — Somi With Frankfurt Radio Big Band
• “What’s the Hurry” — Kenny Washington

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

• “Trilogy 2” — Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade — Winner
• “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
• “RoundAgain” — Redman Mehldau McBride Blade

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

• “Data Lords” — Maria Schneider Orchestra — Winner
• “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

Best Latin Jazz Album

• “Four Questions” — Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra — Winner
• “Tradiciones” — Afro-Peruvian Jazz Orchestra
• “City of Dreams” — Chico Pinheiro
• “Viento y Tiempo – Live at Blue Note Tokyo” — Gonzalo Rubalcaba & Aymée Nuviola
• “Trane’s Delight” — Poncho Sanchez

Best Gospel Performance/Song

• “Movin’ On” — Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music — Winner
• “Wonderful is Your Name” — Melvin Crispell III
• “Release (Live)” — Ricky Dillard featuring Tiff Joy
• “Come Together” — Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins Presents: The Good News
• “Won’t Let Go” — Travis Greene

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

• “There Was Jesus” — Zach Williams & Dolly Parton — Winner
• “The Blessing (Live)” — Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes & Elevation Worship
• “Sunday Morning” — Lecrae featuring Kirk Franklin
• “Holy Water” — We the Kingdom
• “Famous For (I Believe)” — Tauren Wells featuring Jenn Johnson

Best Gospel Album

• “Gospel According to PJ” — PJ Morton — Winner
• “2econd Wind: ReadY” — Anthony Brown & group therAPy
• “My Tribute” — Myron Butler
• “Choirmaster” — Ricky Dillard
• “Kierra” — Kierra Sheard

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

• “Jesus is King” — Kanye West — Winner
• “Run to The Father” — Cody Carnes
• “All of My Best Friends” — Hillsong Young & Free
• “Holy Water” — We the Kingdom
• “Citizen of Heaven” — Tauren Wells

Best Roots Gospel Album

• “Celebrating Fisk! (The 150th Anniversary Album)” — Fisk Jubilee Singers — Winner
• “Beautiful Day” — Mark Bishop
• “20/20” — The Crabb Family
• “What Christmas Really Means” — The Erwins
• “Something Beautiful” — Ernie Haase & Signature Sound

Best Latin Pop Album or Urban Album

• “YHLQMDLG” — Bad Bunny — Winner
• “Por Primera Vez” — Camilo
• “Mesa Para Dos” — Kany García
• “Pausa” — Ricky Martin
• “3:33” — Debi Nova

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

• “La Conquista del Espacio” — Fito Paez — Winner
• “Aura” — Bajofondo
• “MONSTRUO” — Cami
• “Sobrevolando” — Cultura Profética
• “Miss Colombia” — Lido Pimienta

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)

• “Un Canto por México, Vol. 1” — Natalia Lafourcade — Winner
• “Hecho en México” — Alejandro Fernández
• “La Serenata” — Lupita Infante
• “Bailando Sones y Huampangos con Mariachi Sol De Mexico De Jose Hernandez” — Mariachi Sol De Mexico De Jose Hernandez
• “Ayayay!” — Christian Nodal

Best Tropical Latin Album

• “40” — Grupo Niche — Winner
• “Mi Tumbao” — José Alberto “El Ruiseñor”
• “Infinito” — Edwin Bonilla
• “Sigo Cantando al Amor” (Deluxe) — Jorge Celedon & Sergio Luis
• “Memorias de Navidad” — Víctor Manuelle

Best American Roots Performance

• “I Remember Everything” — John Prine — Winner
• “Colors” — Black Pumas
• “Deep In Love” — Bonny Light Horseman
• “Short and Sweet” — Brittany Howard
• “I’ll Be Gone” — Norah Jones & Mavis Staples

Best American Roots Song

• “I Remember Everything” — John Prine — Winner
• “Cabin” — The Secret Sisters
• “Ceiling to the Floor” — Sierra Hull
• “Hometown” — Sarah Jarosz
• “Man Without a Soul” — Lucinda Williams

Best Americana Album

• “World on the Ground” — Sarah Jarosz — Winner
• “Old Flowers” — Courtney Marie Andrews
• “Terms of Surrender” — Hiss Golden Messenger
• “El Dorado” — Marcus King
• “Good Souls Better Angels” — Lucinda Williams

Best Bluegrass Album

• “Home” — Billy Strings — Winner
• “Man on Fire” — Danny Barnes
• “To Live in Two Worlds, Vol. 1” — Thomm Jutz
• “North Carolina Songbook” — Steep Canyon Rangers
• “The John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project, Vol. 1” — Various Artists

Best Traditional Blues Album

• “Rawer than Raw” — Bobby Rush — Winner
• “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

Best Contemporary Blues Album

• “Have You Lost Your Mind Yet?” — Fantastic Negrito — Winner
• “Live at the Paramount” — Ruthie Foster Big Band
• “The Juice” — G. Love
• “Blackbirds” — Bettye LaVette
• “Up and Rolling” — North Mississippi Allstars

Best Folk Album

• “All the Good Times” — Gillian Welch & David Rawlings — Winner
• “Bonny Light Horseman” — Bonny Light Horseman
• “Thanks for the Dance” — Leonard Cohen
• “Song for Our Daughter” — Laura Marling
• “Saturn Return” — The Secret Sisters

Best Regional Roots Music Album

• “Atmosphere” — New Orleans Nightcrawlers — Winner
• “My Relatives – ‘Nikso’ Kowaiks” — Black Lodge Singers
• “Cameron Dupuy and The Cajun Troubadours” — Cameron Dupuy And The Cajun Troubadours
• “Lovely Sunrise” — Nā Wai ʽEhā
• “A Tribute to Al Berard” — Sweet Cecilia

Best Reggae Album

• “Got to Be Tough” — Toots & The Maytals — Winner
• “Upside Down 2020” — Buju Banton
• “Higher Place” — Skip Marley
• “It All Comes Black to Love” — Maxi Priest
• “One World” — The Wailers

Best Global Music Album

• “Twice as Tall” — Burna Boy — Winner
• “Fu Chronicles” — Antibalas
• “Agora” — Bebel Gilberto
• “Love Letters” — Anoushka Shankar
• “Amadjar” — Tinariwen

Best Children’s Album

• “All the Ladies” — Joanie Leeds — Winner
• “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

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)

• “Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth” — Rachel Maddow — Winner
• “Acid for the Children – A Memoir” — Flea
• “Alex Trebek – The Answer Is…” — Ken Jennings
• “Catch and Kill” — Ronan Farrow
• “Charlotte’s Web (E.B. White)” — Meryl Streep and Full Cast

Best Comedy Album

• “Black Mitzvah” — Tiffany Haddish — Winner
• “I Love Everything” — Patton Oswalt
• “The Pale Tourist” — Jim Gaffigan
• “Paper Tiger” — Bill Burr
• “23 Hours to Kill” — Jerry Seinfeld

Best Musical Theater Album

• “Jagged Little Pill” — Winner
• “Amélie”
• “American Utopia on Broadway”
• “Little Shop of Horrors”
• “The Prince of Egypt”
• “Soft Power”

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

• “Jojo Rabbit” — Various artists — Winner
• “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

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

• “Joker” — Hildur Guðnadóttir, composer — Winner
• “Ad Astra” — Max Richter, composer
• “Becoming” — Kamasi Washington, composer
• “1917” — Thomas Newman, composer
• “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” — John Williams, composer

Best Song Written for Visual Media

• “No Time to Die” (from No Time to Die) — Billie Eilish — Winner
• “Beautiful Ghosts” (from Cats) — Taylor Swift
• “Carried Me with You” (from Onward) — Brandi Carlile
• “Into the Unknown” (from Frozen II) — Idina Menzel featuring AURORA
• “Stand Up” (from Harriet) — Cynthia Erivo

Best Instrumental Composition

• “Sputnik” — Maria Schneider — Winner
• “Baby Jack” — Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
• “Be Water II” — Christian Sands
• “Plumfield” — Alexandre Desplat
• “Strata” — Remy Le Boeuf’s Assembly Of Shadows featuring Anna Webber & Eric Miller

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

• “Donna Lee” — John Beasley — Winner
• “Bathroom Dance” — Hildur Guðnadóttir
• “Honeymooners” — Remy Le Boeuf’s Assembly Of Shadows
• “Lift Every Voice and Sing” — Jarrett Johnson Featuring Alvin Chea
• “Uranus: The Magician” — Jeremy Levy Jazz Orchestra

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

• “He Won’t Hold You” — Jacob Collier featuring Rapsody — Winner
• “Asas Fechadas” — Maria Mendes Featuring John Beasley & Orkest Metropole
• “Desert Song” — Säje
• “From This Place” — Pat Metheny featuring Meshell Ndegeocello
• “Slow Burn” — Becca Stevens featuring Jacob Collier, Mark Lettieri, Justin Stanton, Jordan Perlson, Nic Hard, Keita Ogawa, Marcelo Woloski & Nate Werth

Best Recording Package

• “Vols. 11 & 12” — Doug Cunningham & Jason Noto, art directors (Desert Sessions) — Winner
• “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)

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

• “Ode to Joy” — Lawrence Azerrad & Jeff Tweedy, art directors (Wilco) — Winner
• “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)
• “The Story of Ghostly International” — Michael Cina & Molly Smith, art directors (Various Artists)

Best Album Notes

• “Dead Man’s Pop” — Bob Mehr, album notes writer (The Replacements) — Winner
• “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)
• “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)

Best Historical Album

• “It’s Such A Good Feeling: The Best Of Mister Rogers” — Mister Rogers — Winner
• “Celebrated, 1895-1896” — Unique Quartette
• “Hittin’ The Ramp: The Early Years (1936 – 1943)” — Nat King Cole
• “1999 Super Deluxe Edition” — Prince
• “Souvenir” — Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
• “Throw Down Your Heart: The Complete Africa Sessions” — Béla Fleck

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

• “Hyperspace” — Drew Brown, Andrew Coleman, Shawn Everett, Serban Ghenea, David Greenbaum, Jaycen Joshua, Beck Hansen & Mike Larson, engineers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer (Beck) — Winner
• “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)
• “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

• Andrew Watt — Winner
• Jack Antonoff
• Dan Auerbach
• Dave Cobb
• Flying Lotus

Best Remixed Recording

• “Roses (Imanbek Remix)” — Imanbek Zeikenov, remixer (SAINt JHN) — Winner
• “Do You Ever (RAC Mix) — RAC, remixer (Phil Good)
• “Imaginary Friends (Morgan Page Remix)” — Morgan Page, remixer (Deadmau5)
• “Praying for You (Louie Vega Main Remix) — Louie Vega, remixer (Jasper Street Co.)
• “Young & Alive (Bazzi vs. Haywyre Remix)” — Haywyre, remixer (Bazzi)

Best Engineered Album, Classical

• “Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13, ‘Babi Yar'” — David Frost & Charlie Post, engineers; Silas Brown, mastering engineer (Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra) — Winner
• “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)

Producer of the Year, Classical

• David Frost — Winner
• Blanton Alspaugh
• Jesse Lewis
• Dmitry Lipay
• Elaine Martone

Best Orchestral Performance

• “Ives: Complete Symphonies” — Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic) — Winner
• “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)
• “Lutosławski: Symphonies No. 2 & 3” — Hannu Lintu, conductor (Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra)

Best Opera Recording

• “Gershwin: Porgy and Bess” — David Robertson, conductor; Angel Blue & Eric Owens; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus) — Winner
• “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)
• “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)

Best Choral Performance

• “Danielpour: The Passion of Yeshua” — 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) — Winner
• “Carthage” — Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)
• “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 — Winner
• “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

• “Theofanidis: Concerto for Viola and Chamber Orchestra” — Richard O’Neill; David Alan Miller, conductor (Albany Symphony) — Winner
• “Adés: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra” — Kirill Gerstein; Thomas Adès, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
• “Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas” — Igor Levit
• “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)

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

• “Smyth: The Prison” — Sarah Brailey & Dashon Burton; James Blachly, conductor (Experiential Chorus; Experiential Orchestra) — Winner
• “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)

Best Classical Compendium

• “Thomas, M.T.: From the Diary of Anne Frank & Meditations on Rilke” — Isabel Leonard; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Jack Vad, producer — Winner
• “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
• “Woolf, L.P.: Fire and Blood” — Matt Haimovitz; Julian Wachner, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

• “Rouse: Symphony No. 5” — Christopher Rouse, composer (Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony) — Winner
• “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)

Best Music Video

• “Brown Skin Girl” — Beyoncé, Saint Jhn & Wizkid Featuring Blue Ivy Carter — Winner
• “Life Is Good” — Future Featuring Drake
• “Lockdown” — Anderson .Paak
• “Adore You” — Harry Styles
• “Goliath” — Woodkid

Best Music Film

• “Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice” — Linda Ronstadt — Winner
• “Beastie Boys Story” — Beastie Boys
• “Black Is King” — Beyoncé
• “We Are Freestyle Love Supreme” — Freestyle Love Supreme
• “That Little Ol’ Band From Texas” — ZZ Top