The 2026 GRAMMY nominations have been unveiled, and Kendrick Lamar is leading the charge with an impressive nine nominations. The Compton rapper is a strong contender in major categories, including Album of the Year for his critically acclaimed record, GNX. Also nominated for Album of the Year is Lady Gaga’s Mayhem.
Speaking of Gaga, she follows closely behind Kendrick Lamar with seven nominations, including Song of the Year for her hit single “Abracadabra”. Other artists with multiple nominations include Sabrina Carpenter, who is up for Record of the Year, and Bad Bunny, who has made history as the first Spanish-language artist to earn three major nominations in the same year: Record of the Year, Best Album, and Song of the Year.
Here’s a list of all the nominees for the 2026 GRAMMY Awards.
Best African Music Performance
“Push 2 Start” — Tyla
“Gimme Dat” — Ayra Starr Featuring Wizkid
“Hope & Love” — Eddy Kenzo and Mehran Matin
“With You” — Davido Featuring Omah Lay
“Love” — Burna Boy
Record of the Year
“The Subway” — Chappell Roan
“Wildflower” — Billie Eilish
“Apt.” — Rosé, Bruno Mars
“Anxiety” — Doechii
“Luther” — Kendrick Lamar With SZA
“Manchild” — Sabrina Carpenter
“Abracadabra” — Lady Gaga
“DtMF” — Bad Bunny
Album of the Year
“Mutt” — Leon Thomas
“GNX” — Kendrick Lamar
“Swag” — Justin Bieber
“Let God Sort Em Out” — Clipse, Pusha T and Malice
“Chromakopia” — Tyler, the Creator
“Debí Tirar Más Fotos” — Bad Bunny
“Mayhem” — Lady Gaga
“Man’s Best Friend” — Sabrina Carpenter
Song of the Year
“Manchild” — Sabrina Carpenter
“Wildflower” — Billie Eilish
“Golden [From “KPop Demon Hunters”]” — Huntr/x: Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami
“Luther” — Kendrick Lamar With SZA
“DtMF” — Bad Bunny
“Apt.” — Rosé, Bruno Mars
“Anxiety” — Doechii
“Abracadabra” — Lady Gaga
Best New Artist
Lola Young
Alex Warren
Leon Thomas
Sombr
Addison Rae
The Marías
Katseye
Olivia Dean
Songwriter of the Year, Nonclassical
Laura Veltz
Tobias Jesso Jr.
Jessie Jo Dillon
Edgar Barrera
Amy Allen
Best Pop Solo Performance
“Messy” — Lola Young
“The Subway” — Chappell Roan
“Disease” — Lady Gaga
“Manchild” — Sabrina Carpenter
“Daisies” — Justin Bieber
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“30 For 30” — SZA With Kendrick Lamar
“Apt.” — Rosé, Bruno Mars
“Gabriela” — KATSEYE
“Golden [From “KPop Demon Hunters”]” — Huntr/x: Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami
“Defying Gravity” — Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande
Best Pop Vocal Album
“I’ve Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 2)” — Teddy Swims
“Mayhem” — Lady Gaga
“Something Beautiful” — Miley Cyrus
“Man’s Best Friend” — Sabrina Carpenter
“Swag” — Justin Bieber
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
“End of Summer” — Tame Impala
“Voltage” — Skrillex
“Space Invader” — Kaytranada
“Victory Lap” — Fred Again.., Skepta and Plaqueboymax
“No Cap” — Disclosure and Anderson .Paak
Best Dance Pop Recording
“Illegal” — PinkPantheress
“Just Keep Watching (From “F1 The Movie”)” — Tate McRae
“Midnight Sun” — Zara Larsson
“Abracadabra” — Lady Gaga
“Bluest Flame” — Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco
Best Dance/Electronic Album
“F—- U Skrillex You Think Ur Andy Warhol but Ur Not!! <3” — Skrillex
“Inhale / Exhale” — Rüfüs Du Sol
“Fancy That” — PinkPantheress
“Ten Days” — Fred Again..
“Eusexua” — FKA twigs
Best Remixed Recording
“Golden – David Guetta Rem/x” — Huntr/x: Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami
“Galvanize” — The Chemical Brothers and Chris Lake
“A Dreams a Dream – Ron Trent Remix” — Soul II Soul
“Don’t Forget About Us” — Mariah Carey and Kaytranada
“Abracadabra (Gesaffelstein Remix)” — Lady Gaga and Gesaffelstein
Best Rock Performance
“Mirtazapine” — Hayley Williams
“Never Enough” — Turnstile
“The Emptiness Machine” — Linkin Park
“U Should Not Be Doing That” — Amyl and The Sniffers
“Changes (Live from Villa Park) Back to the Beginning” — Yungblud Featuring Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman and II
Best Metal Performance
“Birds” — Turnstile
“Soft Spine” — Spiritbox
“Emergence” — Sleep Token
“Lachryma” — Ghost
“Night Terror” — Dream Theater
Best Rock Song
“Zombie” — Yungblud
“Never Enough” — Turnstile
“Glum” — Hayley Williams
“Caramel” — Sleep Token
“As Alive As You Need Me To Be” — Nine Inch Nails
Best Rock Album
“Idols” — Yungblud
“Never Enough” — Turnstile
“From Zero” — Linkin Park
“I Quit” — Haim
“Private Music” — Deftones
Best Alternative Music Performance
“Parachute” — Hayley Williams
“Mangetout” — Wet Leg
“Seein’ Stars” — Turnstile
“Alone” — The Cure
“Everything Is Peaceful Love” — Bon Iver
Best Alternative Music Album
“Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party” — Hayley Williams
“Moisturizer” — Wet Leg
“Don’t Tap the Glass” — Tyler, the Creator
“Songs of a Lost World” — The Cure
“Sable, Fable” — Bon Iver
Best R&B Song
“Yes It Is” — Leon Thomas
“Overqualified” — Durand Bernarr
“It Depends” — Chris Brown Featuring Bryson Tiller
“Heart of a Woman” — Summer Walker
“Folded” — Kehlani
Best R&B Performance
“Heart Of A Woman” — Summer Walker
“Mutt (Live From NPR’s Tiny Desk)” — Leon Thomas
“Folded” — Kehlani
“It Depends” — Chris Brown Featuring Bryson Tiller
“Yukon” — Justin Bieber
Best Traditional R&B Performance
“Vibes Don’t Lie” — Leon Thomas
“Crybaby” — SZA
“Love You Too” — Ledisi
“Uptown” — Lalah Hathaway
“Here We Are” — Durand Bernarr
Best Progressive R&B Album
“Come As You Are” — Terrace Martin and Kenyon Dixon
“Access All Areas” — Flo
“Love on Digital” — Destin Conrad
“Adjust Brightness” — Bilal
“Bloom” — Durand Bernarr
Best R&B Album
“Mutt” — Leon Thomas
“Escape Room” — Teyana Taylor
“The Crown” — Ledisi
“Why Not More?” — Coco Jones
“Beloved” — Giveon
Best Rap Song
“TV Off” — Kendrick Lamar Featuring Lefty Gunplay
“TGIF” — Glorilla
“Sticky” — Tyler, the Creator Featuring Glorilla, Sexyy Red and Lil Wayne
“The Birds Don’t Sing” — Clipse, Pusha T and Malice Featuring John Legend and Voices Of Fire
“Anxiety” — Doechii
Best Rap Performance
“Darling, I” — Tyler, the Creator Featuring Teezo Touchdown
“TV Off” — Kendrick Lamar Featuring Lefty Gunplay
“Anxiety” — Doechii
“Chains & Whips” — Clipse, Pusha T and Malice Featuring Kendrick Lamar and Pharrell Williams
“Outside” — Cardi B
Best Melodic Rap Performance
“Somebody Loves Me” — PartyNextDoor and Drake
“WeMaj” — Terrace Martin and Kenyon Dixon Featuring Rapsody
“Luther” — Kendrick Lamar With SZA
“Wholeheartedly” — JID Featuring Ty Dolla Sign and 6Lack
“Proud of Me” — Fridayy Featuring Meek Mill
Best Rap Album
“Chromakopia” — Tyler, the Creator
“GNX” — Kendrick Lamar
“God Does Like Ugly” — JID
“Glorious” — Glorilla
“Let God Sort Em Out” — Clipse, Pusha T and Malice
Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
“Words For Days Vol. 1” — Mad Skillz
“Saul Williams Meets Carlos Niño & Friends at Treepeople” — Saul Williams, Carlos Niño and Friends
“Pages” — Omari Hardwick and Anthony Hamilton
“Black Shaman” — Marc Marcel
“A Hurricane in Heels: Healed People Don’t Act Like That (Partially Recorded Live @City Winery & Other Places)” — Queen Sheba
Best Jazz Performance
“All Stars Lead to You – Live” — Nicole Zuraitis, Dan Pugach, Tom Scott, Idan Morim, Keyon Harrold and Rachel Eckroth
“Four” — Michael Mayo
“Peace of Mind / Dreams Come True” — Samara Joy
“Windows – Live” — Chick Corea, Christian McBride and Brian Blade
“Noble Rise” — Lakecia Benjamin Featuring Immanuel Wilkins and Mark Whitfield
Best Jazz Vocal Album
“Live at Vic’s Las Vegas” — Nicole Zuraitis, Dan Pugach, Tom Scott, Idan Morim, Keyon Harrold and Rachel Eckroth
“Fly” — Michael Mayo
“Portrait” — Samara Joy
“We Insist 2025!” — Terri Lyne Carrington and Christie Dashiell
“Elemental” — Dee Dee Bridgewater and Bill Charlap
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
“Fasten Up” — Yellowjackets
“Spirit Fall” — John Patitucci Featuring Chris Potter and Brian Blade
“Belonging” — Branford Marsalis Quartet
“Southern Nights” — Sullivan Fortner Featuring Peter Washington and Marcus Gilmore
“Trilogy 3 (Live)” — Chick Corea, Christian McBride and Brian Blade
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
“Some Days Are Better: The Lost Scores” — Kenny Wheeler Legacy Featuring The Royal Academy of Music Jazz Orchestra and Frost Jazz Orchestra
“Lights on a Satellite” — Sun Ra Arkestra
“Basie Rocks!” — Deborah Silver and The Count Basie Orchestra
“Lumen” — Danilo Pérez and Bohuslän Big Band
“Without Further Ado, Vol 1” — Christian McBride Big Band
“Orchestrator Emulator” — The 8-Bit Big Band
Best Latin Jazz Album
“Vanguardia Subterránea: Live at the Village Vanguard” — Miguel Zenón Quartet
“A Tribute to Benny Moré and Nat King Cole” — Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Yainer Horta and Joey Calveiro
“Mundoagua – Celebrating Carla Bley” — Arturo O’Farrill and The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
“The Original Influencers: Dizzy, Chano & Chico” — Arturo O’Farrill and The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Featuring Pedrito Martinez, Daymé Arocena, Jon Faddis, Donald Harrison and Melvis Santa
“La Fleur de Cayenne” — Paquito D’Rivera and Madrid-New York Connection Band
Best Alternative Jazz Album
“Blues Blood” — Immanuel Wilkins
“Live-Action” — Nate Smith
“Ride into the Sun” — Brad Mehldau
“Keys to the City Volume One” — Robert Glasper
“Honey from a Winter Stone” — Ambrose Akinmusire
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
“The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume 2” — Barbra Streisand
“A Matter of Time” — Laufey
“Harlequin” — Lady Gaga
“Who Believes in Angels?” — Elton John and Brandi Carlile
“The Gift of Love” — Jennifer Hudson
“Wintersongs” — Laila Biali
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
“Shayan” — Charu Suri
“Just Us” — Bob James and Dave Koz
“Beatrio” — Béla Fleck, Edmar Castañeda, Antonio Sánchez
“Ones & Twos” — Gerald Clayton
“Brightside” — Arkai
Best Latin Pop Album
“¿Y ahora qué?” — Alejandro Sanz
“Cancionera” — Natalia Lafourcade
“Tropicoqueta” — Karol G
“Bogotá (Deluxe)” — Andrés Cepeda
“Cosa Nuestra” — Rauw Alejandro
Best Música Urbana Album
“Sinfónico (En Vivo)” — Yandel
“EUB Deluxe” — Trueno
“Naiki” — Nicki Nicole
“Ferxxo Vol X: Sagrado” — Feid
“Mixteip” — J Balvin
“Debí Tirar Más Fotos” — Bad Bunny
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
“Novela” — Fito Paez
“Algorhythm” — Los Wizzards
“Papota” — Ca7riel and Paco Amoroso
“Astropical” — Bomba Estéreo, Rawayana and Astropical
“Genes Rebeldes” — Aterciopelados
Best Musical Theater Album
“Maybe Happy Ending” — Marcus Choi, Darren Criss, Dez Duron and Helen J. Shen
“Just in Time” — Emily Bergl, Jonathan Groff, Erika Henningsen, Gracie Lawrence and Michele Pawk
“Gypsy” — Danny Burstein, Kevin Csolak, Audra McDonald, Jordan Tyson and Joy Woods
“Death Becomes Her” — Taurean Everett, Megan Hilty, Josh Lamon, Christopher Sieber, Jennifer Simard and Michelle Williams
“Buena Vista Social Club” — Marco Paguia, Dean Sharenow and David Yazbek
Best Country Solo Performance
“Somewhere Over Laredo” — Lainey Wilson
“I Never Lie” — Zach Top
“Bad As I Used to Be [From “F1 The Movie”]” — Chris Stapleton
“Good News” — Shaboozey
“Nose on the Grindstone” — Tyler Childers
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
“Honky Tonk Hall of Fame” — George Strait and Chris Stapleton
“Amen” — Shaboozey and Jelly Roll
“Love Me Like You Used to Do” — Margo Price and Tyler Childers
“Trailblazer” — Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert and Lainey Wilson
“A Song to Sing” — Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton
Best Country Song
“A Song to Sing” — Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton
“Somewhere Over Laredo” — Lainey Wilson
“I Never Lie” — Zach Top
“Good News” — Shaboozey
“Bitin’ List” — Tyler Childers
Best Traditional Country Album
“Ain’t in It for My Health” — Zach Top
“Hard Headed Woman” — Margo Price
“Oh What a Beautiful World” — Willie Nelson
“American Romance” — Lukas Nelson
“Dollar a Day” — Charley Crockett
Best Contemporary Country Album
“Postcards From Texas” — Miranda Lambert
“Beautifully Broken” — Jelly Roll
“Evangeline Vs. the Machine” — Eric Church
“Snipe Hunter” — Tyler Childers
“Patterns” — Kelsea Ballerini
Best American Roots Performance
“Beautiful Strangers” — Mavis Staples
“Richmond on the James” — Alison Krauss & Union Station
“Crimson and Clay” — Jason Isbell
“Ancient Light” — I’m With Her
“Lonely Avenue” — Jon Batiste Featuring Randy Newman
Best Americana Performance
“Horses” — Jesse Welles
“That’s Gonna Leave a Mark” — Molly Tuttle
“Godspeed” — Mavis Staples
“Poison in My Well” — Maggie Rose and Grace Potter
“Boom” — Sierra Hull
Best American Roots Song
“Spitfire” — Sierra Hull
“Middle” — Jesse Welles
“Foxes in the Snow” — Jason Isbell
“Big Money” — Jon Batiste
“Ancient Light” — I’m With Her
Best Americana Album
“Middle” — Jesse Welles
“So Long Little Miss Sunshine” — Molly Tuttle
“Last Leaf on the Tree” — Willie Nelson
“Bloom” — Larkin Poe
“Big Money” — Jon Batiste
Best Bluegrass Album
“Highway Prayers” — Billy Strings
“Outrun” — The Steeldrivers
“Arcadia” — Alison Krauss & Union Station
“A Tip Toe High Wire” — Sierra Hull
“Carter & Cleveland” — Michael Cleveland and Jason Carter
Best Traditional Blues Album
“Young Fashioned Ways” — Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Bobby Rush
“Look Out Highway” — Charlie Musselwhite
“One Hour Mama: The Blues of Victoria Spivey” — Maria Muldaur
“Room on the Porch” — Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’
“Ain’t Done With the Blues” — Buddy Guy
Best Contemporary Blues Album
“Family” — Southern Avenue
“Preacher Kids” — Robert Randolph
“A Tribute to LJK” — Eric Gales
“Paper Doll” — Samantha Fish
“Breakthrough” — Joe Bonamassa
Best Folk Album
“Under the Powerlines (April 24 – September 24)” — Jesse Welles
“Foxes in the Snow” — Jason Isbell
“Wild and Clear and Blue” — I’m With Her
“Crown of Roses” — Patty Griffin
“What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow” — Rhiannon Giddens and Justin Robinson
Best Regional Roots Music Album
“A Tribute to the King of Zydeco” — (Various Artists)
“Second Line Sunday” — Trombone Shorty and New Breed Brass Band
“Church of New Orleans” — Kyle Roussel
“For Fat Man” — Preservation Brass and Preservation Hall Jazz Band
“Live at Vaughan’s” — Corey Henry and The Treme Funktet
Best Gospel Performance/Song
“Come Jesus Come” — Cece Winans Featuring Shirley Caesar
“Amen” — Pastor Mike Jr.
“Still (Live)” — Jonathan McReynolds and Jamal Roberts
“Church” — Tasha Cobbs Leonard, John Legend
“Do It Again” — Kirk Franklin
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
“Amazing” — Darrel Walls, PJ Morton
“Headphones” — Lecrae, Killer Mike, T.I.
“Hard Fought Hallelujah” — Brandon Lake With Jelly Roll
“Your Way’s Better” — Forrest Frank
“I Know a Name” — Elevation Worship, Chris Brown, Brandon Lake
Best Gospel Album
“Heart of Mine” — Darrel Walls, PJ Morton
“Only on the Road (Live)” — Tye Tribbett
“Live Breathe Fight” — Tamela Mann
“Tasha” — Tasha Cobbs Leonard
“Sunny Days” — Yolanda Adams
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
“Let the Church Sing” — Tauren Wells
“Reconstruction” — Lecrae
“King Of Hearts” — Brandon Lake
“Coritos Vol. 1” — Israel & New Breed
“Child of God II” — Forrest Frank
Best Roots Gospel Album
“Back to My Roots” — Candi Staton
“Good Answers” — Karen Peck & New River
“Praise & Worship: More Than a Hollow Hallelujah” — The Isaacs
“Then Came the Morning” — Gaither Vocal Band
“I Will Not Be Moved (Live)” — The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)
“Bobby Pulido & Friends Una Tuya Y Una Mía – Por La Puerta Grande (En Vivo)” — Bobby Pulido
“Palabra De To’s (Seca)” — Carín León
“Sin Rodeos” — Paola Jara
“Y Lo Que Viene” — Grupo Frontera
“Mala Mía” — Fuerza Regida, Grupo Frontera
Best Tropical Latin Album
“Debut y Segunda Tanda, Vol. 2” — Gilberto Santa Rosa
“Bingo” — Alain Pérez
“Clásicos 1.0” — Grupo Niche
“Raíces” — Gloria Estefan
“Fotografías” — Rubén Blades, Roberto Delgado and Orquesta
Best Global Music Performance
“Daybreak” — Anoushka Shankar Featuring Alam Khan and Sarathy Korwar
“Shrini’s Dream (Live)” — Shakti
“Inmigrante Y Que?” — Yeisy Rojas
“Jerusalema” — Angélique Kidjo
“Cantando en el Camino” — Ciro Hurtado
“EoO” — Bad Bunny
Best Global Music Album
“Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo” — Caetano Veloso and Maria Bethânia
“Chapter III: We Return to Light” — Anoushka Shankar Featuring Alam Khan and Sarathy Korwar
“Mind Explosion (50th Anniversary Tour Live)” — Shakti
“Eclairer le monde – Light the World” — Youssou N’Dour
“No Sign of Weakness” — Burna Boy
“Sounds of Kumbha” — Siddhant Bhatia
Best Reggae Album
“No Place Like Home” — Jesse Royal
“From Within” — Mortimer
“Blxxd & Fyah” — Keznamdi
“Heart & Soul” — Vybz Kartel
“Treasure Self Love” — Lila Iké
Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album
“The Colors in My Mind” — Chris Redding
“Nomadica” — Carla Patullo Featuring The Scorchio Quartet and Tonality
“Into the Forest” — Jahnavi Harrison
“According to the Moon” — Cheryl B. Engelhardt, GEM and Dallas String Quartet
“Kuruvinda” — Kirsten Agresta-Copely
Best Children’s Music Album
“The Music of Tori and the Muses” — Tori Amos
“Herstory” — Flor Bromley
“Harmony” — Fyütch and Aura V
“Buddy’s Magic Tree House” — Mega Ran
“Ageless: 100 Years Young” — Joanie Leeds and Joya
Best Comedy Album
“Your Friend, Nate Bargatze” — Nate Bargatze
“What Had Happened Was…” — Jamie Foxx
“Single Lady” — Ali Wong
“Postmortem” — Sarah Silverman
“Drop Dead Years” — Bill Burr
Best Audio Book, Narration and Storytelling Recording
“You Know It’s True: The Real Story of Milli Vanilli” — Fab Morvan
“Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama” — Dalai Lama
“Lovely One: A Memoir” — Ketanji Brown Jackson
“Into the Uncut Grass” — Trevor Noah
“Elvis, Rocky & Me: The Carol Connors Story” — Kathy Garver
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
“Wicked” — (Various Artists)
“Sinners” — (Various Artists)
“KPop Demon Hunters” — (Various Artists)
“F1 The Album” — (Various Artists)
“A Complete Unknown” — Timothée Chalamet
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Includes Film and Television)
“The Wild Robot” — Kris Bowers
“Wicked” — John Powell and Stephen Schwartz
“Sinners” — Ludwig Göransson
“Severance: Season 2” — Theodore Shapiro
“How to Train Your Dragon” — John Powell
Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media
“Sword of the Sea” — Austin Wintory
“Star Wars Outlaws: Wild Card & a Pirate’s Fortune” — Cody Matthew Johnson and Wilbert Roget, II
“Indiana Jones and the Great Circle” — Gordy Haab
“Helldivers 2” — Wilbert Roget, II
“Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora – Secrets of the Spires” — Pinar Toprak
Best Song Written for Visual Media
“Sinners [From “Sinners”]” — Rod Wave
“Pale, Pale Moon [From “Sinners”]” — Jayme Lawson
“Never Too Late [From “Elton John: Never Too Late”]” — Elton John, Brandi Carlile
“I Lied to You [From “Sinners”]” — Miles Caton
“Golden [From “KPop Demon Hunters”]” — Huntr/x: Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami
“As Alive As You Need Me To Be [From “TRON: Ares”]” — Nine Inch Nails
Best Music Video
“Love” — OK Go
“Anxiety” — Doechii
“So Be It” — Clipse
“Manchild” — Sabrina Carpenter
“Young Lion” — Sade
Best Music Film
“Piece by Piece” — Pharrell Williams
“Music by John Williams” — John Williams
“Relentless” — Diane Warren
“Live at the Royal Albert Hall” — Raye
“Devo” — Devo
Best Recording Package
“The Spins (Picture Disc Vinyl)” — Mac Miller
“Sequoia” — Various Artists
“Loud Is As” — Tsunami
“Danse Macabre: De Luxe” — Duran Duran
“Balloonerism” — Mac Miller
“And the Adjacent Possible” — OK Go
Best Album Cover
“Moisturizer” — Wet Leg
“Glory” — Perfume Genius
“Debí Tirar Más Fotos” — Bad Bunny
“The Crux” — Djo
“Chromakopia” — Tyler, the Creator
Best Album Notes
“Miles ‘55: The Prestige Recordings” — Miles Davis
“A Ghost Is Born (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)” — Wilco
“The First Family: Live at Winchester Cathedral 1967” — Sly & The Family Stone
“Árabe” — Amanda Ekery
“After the Last Sky” — Anouar Brahem, Anja Lechner, Django Bates and Dave Holland
“Adios, Farewell, Goodbye, Good Luck, So Long: On Stage 1964-1974” — Buck Owens and His Buckaroos
Best Historical Album
“You Can’t Hip a Square: The Doc Pomus Songwriting Demos” — Doc Pomus
“Super Disco Pirata – De Tepito Para El Mundo 1965-1980 (Analog Africa No. 39)” — Various Artists
“Roots Rocking Zimbabwe – The Modern Sound of Harare’ Townships 1975-1980 (Analog Africa No.41)” — Various Artists
“The Making of Five Leaves Left” — Nick Drake
“Joni Mitchell Archives – Volume 4: The Asylum Years (1976-1980)” — Joni Mitchell
Best Engineered Album, Nonclassical
“That Wasn’t a Dream” — Pino Palladino, Blake Mills
“For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women)” — Japanese Breakfast
“Arcadia” — Alison Krauss & Union Station
“All Things Light” — Cam
Best Engineered Album, Classical
“Yule” — Trio Mediaeval
“Standard Stoppages” — Third Coast Percussion
“Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District” — Andris Nelsons, Kristine Opolais, Günther Groissböck, Peter Hoare, Brenden Gunnell and Boston Symphony Orchestra
“Eastman: Symphony No. 2; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2” — Franz Welser-Möst and The Cleveland Orchestra
“Cerrone: Don’t Look Down” — Sandbox Percussion
Producer of the Year, Classical
Elaine Martone
Dmitriy Lipay
Morten Lindberg
Sergei Kvitko
Blanton Alspaugh
Best Immersive Audio Album
“Yule” — Trio Mediaeval
“Tearjerkers” — Tearjerkers
“An Immersive Tribute to Astor Piazzolla (Live)” — Various Artists
“Immersed” — Justin Gray
“All American F***boy” — Duckwrth
Best Instrumental Composition
“Why You Here / Before the Sun Went Down” — Ludwig Göransson Featuring Miles Caton
“Train to Emerald City” — John Powell and Stephen Schwartz
“Opening” — Zain Effendi
“Lord, That’s a Long Way” — Sierra Hull
“Live Life This Day: Movement I” — Miho Hazama, Danish Radio Big Band and Danish National Symphony Orchestra
“First Snow” — Nordkraft Big Band, Remy Le Boeuf and Danielle Wertz
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
“Super Mario Praise Break” — The 8-Bit Big Band
“Fight On” — The Westerlies
“A Child Is Born” — Nordkraft Big Band and Remy Le Boeuf
“Be Okay” — Cynthia Erivo
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
“What a Wonderful World” — Cody Fry
“Something in the Water (Acoustic-Ish)” — Lawrence
“Keep an Eye on Summer” — Jacob Collier
“How Did She Look?” — Seth MacFarlane
“Big Fish” — Nate Smith Featuring Säje
Best Orchestral Performance
“Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements” — Esa-Pekka Salonen, San Francisco Symphony
“Still & Bonds” — Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra
“Ravel: Boléro, M. 81” — Gustavo Dudamel, Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra Of Venezuela
“Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie” — Andris Nelsons, Boston Symphony Orchestra
“Coleridge-Taylor: Toussaint L’Ouverture; Ballade Op. 4; Suites From ’24 Negro Melodies’” — Michael Repper, National Philharmonic
Best Opera Recording
“Tesori: Grounded” — Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus
“O’Halloran: Trade & Mary Motorhead” — Elaine Kelly, Irish National Opera Orchestra
“Kouyoumdjian: Adoration” — Alan Pierson, Silvana Quartet; The Choir of Trinity Wall Street
“Huang Ruo: An American Soldier” — Carolyn Kuan, American Composers Orchestra
“Heggie: Intelligence” — Kwamé Ryan, Houston Grand Opera
Best Choral Performance
“Ortiz: Yanga” — Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic and Tambuco Percussion Ensemble; Los Angeles Master Chorale
“Lang: Poor Hymnal” — Donald Nally, The Crossing
“Childs: In the Arms of the Beloved” — Grant Gershon, Los Angeles Master Chorale
“Advena – Liturgies for a Broken World” — Craig Hella Johnson, Conspirare
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
“Standard Stoppages” — Third Coast Percussion
“Slavic Sessions” — Mak Grgić and Mateusz Kowalski
“Lullabies for the Brokenhearted” — Lili Haydn and Paul Cantelon
“La Mer – French Piano Trios” — Neave Trio
“Dennehy: Land Of Winter” — Alan Pierson and Alarm Will Sound
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
“Shostakovich: The Piano Concertos; Solo Works” — Yuja Wang; Andris Nelsons, Boston Symphony Orchestra
“Shostakovich: The Cello Concertos” — Yo-Yo Ma; Andris Nelsons, Boston Symphony Orchestra
“Price: Piano Concerto in One Movement in D Minor” — Han Chen; John Jeter, Malmö Opera Orchestra
“Inheritances” — Adam Tendler
“Hope Orchestrated” — Mary Dawood Catlin; Jesús David Medina and Raniero Palm, Venezuela Strings Recording Ensemble
“Coleridge-Taylor: 3 Selections From ’24 Negro Melodies’” — Curtis Stewart; Michael Repper, National Philharmonic
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
“Telemann: Ino – Opera Arias for Soprano” — Amanda Forsythe; Robert Mealy, Paul O’Dette and Stephen Stubbs, Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra
“Schubert Beatles” — Theo Hoffman; Steven Blier
“Kurtág: Kafka Fragments” — Susan Narucki; Curtis Macomber
“In This Short Life” — Devony Smith; Danny Zelibor; Michael Nicolas
“Black Pierrot” — Sidney Outlaw; Warren Jones
“Alike – My Mother’s Dream” — Allison Charney; Benjamin Loeb, National Symphonia Orchestra
Best Classical Compendium
“Tombeaux” — Christina Sandsengen
“Seven Seasons” — Janai Brugger, Isolde Fair, MB Gordy and Starr Parodi; Nicholas Dodd
“Ortiz: Yanga” — Gustavo Dudamel; Dmitriy Lipay
“The Dunbar/Moore Sessions, Vol. II” — Will Liverman; Jonathan Estabrooks
“Cerrone: Don’t Look Down” — Sandbox Percussion; Jonathan Allen, Victor Caccese, Christopher Cerrone, Ian Rosenbaum, Terry Sweeney and Mike Tierney
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
“Ortiz: Dzonot” — Gabriela Ortiz, Alisa Weilerstein, Gustavo Dudamel and Los Angeles Philharmonic
“Okpebholo: Songs in Flight” — Shawn E. Okpebholo, Will Liverman, Paul Sánchez and Various Artists
“León: Raíces (Origins)” — Tania León, Edward Gardner and London Philharmonic Orchestra
“Dennehy: Land of Winter” — Donnacha Dennehy, Alan Pierson and Alarm Will Sound
“Cerrone: Don’t Look Down” — Christopher Cerrone, Conor Hanick and Sandbox Percussion
