2021 Grammys Award: See Complete Nominees List

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The nominations for the 63rd annual Grammy Awards were revealed in a lifestream Tuesday.

 

The award set to hold January 31, 2021, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles would be hosted by popular South African comedian, Trevor Noah.

 

The complete list of nominees for the 2021 Grammys:

 

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

 

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

 

SONG OF THE YEAR

 

“Black Parade” — Beyonce

 

“The Box” — Roddy Ricch

 

“Cardigan” — Taylor Swift

 

“Circles” — Post Malone

 

“Don’t Start Now” — Dua Lipa

 

“Everything I Wanted” — Billie Eilish

 

“I Can’t Breathe” — H.E.R.

 

“If the World Was Ending” — JP Saxe Featuring Julia Michaels

 

BEST NEW ARTIST

 

Ingrid Andress

 

Phoebe Bridgers

 

Chika

 

Noah Cyrus

 

D Smoke

 

Doja Cat

 

Kaytranada

 

Megan Thee Stallion

 

BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE

 

“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 with 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

 

BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM

 

Changes, Justin Bieber

 

Chromatica, Lady Gaga

 

Future Nostalgia, Dua Lipa

 

Fine Line, Harry Styles

 

Folklore, Taylor Swift

 

BEST DANCE RECORDING

 

“On My Mind” — Diplo & SIDEPIECE

 

“My High” — Disclosure Featuring Aminé & Slowthai

 

“The Difference” — Flume Featuring Toro y Moi

 

“Both Of Us” — Jayda G

 

“10%” — Kaytranada Featuring Kali Uchis

 

BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM

 

Kick I, Arca

 

Planet’s Mad, Baauer

 

Energy, Disclosure

 

Bubba, Kaytranada

 

Good Faith, Madeon

 

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

 

BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE

 

“Shameika” — Fiona Apple

 

“Not” — Big Thief

 

“Kyoto” — Phoebe Bridgers

 

“The Steps” — HAIM

 

“Stay High” — Brittany Howard

 

“Daylight” — Grace Potter

 

BEST METAL PERFORMANCE

 

“Bum-Rush” — Body Count

 

“Underneath” — Code Orange

 

“The In-Between” — In This Moment

 

“Bloodmoney” — Poppy

 

“Executioner’s Tax (Swing of the Axe) – Live” — Power Trip

 

BEST ROCK SONG

 

“Kyoto” — Phoebe Bridgers

 

“Lost in Yesterday” — Tame Impala

 

“Not” — Big Thief

 

“Shameika” — Fiona Apple

 

“Stay High” — Brittany Howard

 

BEST ROCK ALBUM

 

A Hero’s Death, Fontaines D.C.

 

Kiwanuka, Michael Kiwanuka

 

Daylight, Grace Potter

 

Sound & Fury, Sturgill Simpson

 

The New Abnormal, The Strokes

 

BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM

 

Fetch the Bolt Cutters, Fiona Apple

 

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

 

“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

 

BEST R&B SONG

 

“Better Than I Imagine” — Robert Glasper Featuring H.E.R. & Meshell Ndegeocello

 

“Black Parade” — Beyoncé

 

“Collide” — Tiana Major9 & EARTHGANG

 

“Do It” — Chloe X Halle

 

“Slow Down” — Skip Marley & H.E.R.

 

BEST PROGRESSIVE R&B ALBUM

 

Chilombo, Jhené Aiko

 

Ungodly Hour, Chloe X Halle

 

Free Nationals, Free Nationals

 

F**k Yo Feelings, Robert Glasper

 

It Is What It Is, Thundercat

 

BEST R&B ALBUM

 

Happy 2 Be Here, Ant Clemons

 

Take Time, Giveon

 

To Feel Love/d, Luke James

 

Bigger Love, John Legend

 

All Rise, Gregory Porter

 

BEST RAP PERFORMANCE

 

“Deep Reverence” — Big Sean Featuring Nipsey Hussle

 

“Bop” — DaBaby

 

“What’s Poppin” — Jack Harlow

 

“The Bigger Picture” — Lil Baby

 

“Savage” — Megan Thee Stallion Featuring Beyoncé

 

“Dior” — Pop Smoke

 

BEST MELODIC RAP PERFORMANCE

 

“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

 

BEST RAP SONG

 

“The Bigger Picture” — Lil Baby

 

“The Box” — Roddy Rich

 

“Laugh Now, Cry Later” — Drake Featuring Lil Durk

 

“Rockstar” — DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch

 

“Savage” — Megan Thee Stallion Featuring Beyoncé)

 

BEST RAP ALBUM

 

Black Habits, D Smoke

 

Alfredo, Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist

 

A Written Testimony, Jay Electronica

 

King’s Disease, Nas

 

The Allegory, Royce da 5’9″

 

BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE

 

“Stick That in Your Country Song” — Eric Church

 

“Who You Thought I Was” — Brandy Clark

 

“When My Amy Prays” — Vince Gill

 

“Black Like Me” — Mickey Guyton

 

“Bluebird” — Miranda Lambert

 

BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE

 

“All Night” — Brothers Osborne

 

“10,000 Hours” — Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber

 

“Ocean” — Lady A

 

“Sugar Coat” — Little Big Town

 

“Some People Do” — Old Dominion

 

BEST COUNTRY SONG

 

“Bluebird” — Miranda Lambert

 

“The Bones” — Maren Morris

 

“Crowded Table” — The Highwomen

 

“More Hearts Than Mine” — Ingrid Andress

 

“Some People Do” — Old Dominion

 

BEST COUNTRY ALBUM

 

Lady Like, Ingrid Andress

 

Your Life Is a Record, Brandy Clark

 

Wildcard, Miranda Lambert

 

Nightfall, Little Big Town

 

Never Will, Ashley McBryde

 

BEST NEW AGE ALBUM

 

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

 

BEST IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO

 

“Guinevere” — Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah

 

“Pachamama” — Regina Carter

 

“Celia” — Gerald Clayton

 

“All Blues” — Chick Corea

 

“Moe Honk” — Joshua Redman

 

BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM

 

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

 

BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM

 

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

 

BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM

 

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

 

BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE/SONG

 

“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

 

“Movin’ On” — Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music

 

BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE/SONG

 

“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

 

“There Was Jesus” — Zach Williams & Dolly Parton

 

BEST GOSPEL ALBUM

 

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

 

BEST ROOTS GOSPEL ALBUM

 

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

 

BEST LATIN POP 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 Huapangos Con Mariachi Sol De Mexico De Jose Hernandez, Mariachi Sol De Mexico De Jose Hernandez

 

AYAYAY!, Christian Nodal

 

BEST TROPICAL LATIN ALBUM

 

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

 

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

 

BEST AMERICAN ROOTS SONG

 

“Cabin” — Laura Rogers & Lydia Rogers

 

“Ceiling to the Floor” — Sierra Hull & Kai Welch

 

“Hometown” — Sarah Jarosz

 

“I Remember Everything” — Pat McLaughlin & John Prine

 

“Man Without a Soul” — Tom Overby & Lucinda Williams

 

BEST AMERICANA ALBUM

 

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

 

BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM

 

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

 

BEST TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM

 

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

 

BEST CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM

 

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

 

BEST FOLK ALBUM

 

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 ALBUMS

 

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

 

BEST REGGAE ALBUM

 

Upside Down, 2020 Buju Banton

 

Higher Place, Skip Marley

 

It All Comes Back to Love, Maxi Priest

 

Got to Be Tough, Toots & The Maytals

 

One World, The Wailers

 

BEST GLOBAL MUSIC ALBUM

 

Fu Chronicles, Antibalas

 

Twice as Tall, Burna Boy

 

Agora, Bebel Gilberto

 

Love Letters, Anoushka Shankar

 

Amadjar, Tinariwen

 

BEST CHILDREN’S MUSIC ALBUM

 

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

 

BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM (INCLUDES POETRY, AUDIO BOOKS & STORYTELLING)

 

Acid for the Children: A Memoir, Flea

 

Alex Trebek – The Answer Is…, Ken Jennings

 

Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth, Rachel Maddow

 

Catch and Kill, Ronan Farrow

 

Charlotte’s Web (E.B. White), Meryl Streep (and Full Cast)

 

BEST COMEDY ALBUM

 

Black Mitzvah, Tiffany Haddish

 

I Love Everything, Patton Oswalt

 

The Pale Tourist, Jim Gaffigan

 

Paper Tiger, Bill Burr

 

23 Hours to Kill, Jerry Seinfeld

 

BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM

 

Amélie, Original London Cast

 

American Utopia on Broadway, Original Cast

 

Jagged Little Pill, Original Broadway Cast

 

Little Shop of Horrors, The New Off-Broadway Cast

 

The Prince of Egypt, Original Cast

 

Soft Power, Original Cast

 

BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA

 

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

 

Bill & Ted Face the Music

 

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

 

Frozen 2

 

Jojo Rabbit

 

BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA

 

Ad Astra, Max Richter

 

Becoming, Kamasi Washington

 

Joker, Hildur Guðnadóttir

 

1917, Thomas Newman

 

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, John Williams

 

BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA

 

“Beautiful Ghosts” (from Cats) — Taylor Swift

 

“Carried Me With You” (from Onward) — Brandi Carlile

 

“Into the Unknown” (from Frozen 2) — Idina Menzel & AURORA

 

“No Time to Die” (from No Time to Die) — Billie Eilish

 

“Stand Up” (from Harriet) — Cynthia Erivo

 

BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION

 

“Baby Jack” — Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra

 

“Be Water II” — Christian Sands

 

“Plumfield” — Alexandre Desplat

 

“Sputnik” — Maria Schneider

 

“Strata” — Remy Le Boeuf’s Assembly Of Shadows Featuring Anna Webber & Eric Miller

 

BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTAL OR A CAPPELLA

 

“Bathroom Dance” — Hildur Guðnadóttir

 

“Donna Lee” — John Beasley

 

“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

 

“Asas Fechadas” — Maria Mendes Featuring John Beasley & Orkest Metropole

 

“Desert Song” — Säje

 

“From This Place” — Pat Metheny Featuring Meshell Ndegeocello

 

“He Won’t Hold You” — Jacob Collier Featuring Rapsody

 

“Slow Burn” — Becca Stevens Featuring Jacob Collier, Mark Lettieri, Justin Stanton, Jordan Perlson, Nic Hard, Keita Ogawa, Marcelo Woloski & Nate Werth

 

BEST RECORDING PACKAGE

 

Everyday Life, Coldplay

 

Funeral, Lil Wayne

 

Healer, Grouplove

 

On Circles, Caspian

 

11 & 12, Desert Sessions

 

BEST BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE

 

Flaming Pie (Collector’s Edition), Paul McCartney

 

Giants Stadium 1987, 1989, 1991, Grateful Dead

 

Mode, Depeche Mode

 

Ode to Joy, Wilco

 

The Story of Ghostly International, Various Artists

 

BEST ALBUM NOTES

 

At the Minstrel Show: Minstrel Routines From the Studio, 1894-1926

 

The Bakersfield Sound: Country Music Capital of the West, 1940-1974

 

Dead Man’s Pop

 

The Missing Link: How Gus Haenschen Got Us From Joplin to Jazz and Shaped the Music Business

 

Out of a Clear Blue Sky

 

BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM

 

Celebrated, 1895-1896, Unique Quartette

 

Hittin’ the Ramp: The Early Years (1936 – 1943), Nat King Cole

 

It’s Such a Good Feeling: The Best of Mister Rogers, Mister Rogers

 

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

 

Black Hole Rainbow, Devon Gilfillian

 

Expectations, Katie Pruitt

 

Hyperspace, Beck

 

Jaime, Brittany Howard

 

25 Trips, Sierra Hull

 

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL

 

Jack Antonoff

 

Dan Auerbach

 

Dave Cobb

 

Flying Lotus

 

Andrew Watt

 

BEST REMIXED RECORDING

 

“Do You Ever (RAC Mix)” — Phil Good

 

“Imaginary Friends (Morgan Page Remix)” — Deadmau5

 

“Praying for You (Louie Vega Main Remix)” — Jasper Street Co.

 

“Roses (Imanbek Remix)” — SAINt JHN

 

“Young & Alive” (Bazzi vs. Haywyre Remix) — Bazzi

 

BEST IMMERSIVE AUDIO ALBUM

 

Due the COVID-19 pandemic, the Best Immersive Audio Album Craft Committee was unable to meet. The judging of the entries in this category has been postponed until such time that we are able to meet in a way that is appropriate to judge the many formats and configurations of the entries and is safe for the committee members. The nominations for the 63rd GRAMMYs will be announced next year in addition to (and separately from) the 64th GRAMMY nominations in the category.

 

BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICAL

 

Danielpour: The Passion of Yeshua, JoAnn Falletta, James K. Bass, Adam Luebke, UCLA Chamber Singers, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra & Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus

 

Gershwin: Porgy and Bess, David Robertson, Eric Owens, Angel Blue, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus

 

Hynes: Fields, Devonté Hynes & Third Coast Percussion

 

Ives: Complete Symphonies, Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic

 

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13, “Baby Yar”, Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra

 

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL

 

Blanton Alspaugh

 

David Frost

 

Jesse Lewis

 

Dmitriy Lipay

 

Elaine Martone

 

BEST ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE

 

Aspects of America – Pulitzer Edition — Oregon Symphony

 

Concurrence — Iceland Symphony Orchestra

 

Copland: Symphony No. 3 — San Francisco Symphony

 

Ives: Complete Symphonies — Los Angeles Philharmonic

 

Lutoslawski: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 — Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

 

BEST OPERA RECORDING

 

Dello Joio: The Trial at Rouen, Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Odyssey Opera Chorus

 

Floyd, C.: Prince of Players, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra; Florentine Opera Chorus

 

Gershwin: Porgy and Bess, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

 

Handel: Agrippina, Il Pomo D’Oro

 

Zemlinsky: Der Zwerg, Orchestra Of The Deutsche Oper Berlin; Chorus Of The Deutsche Oper Berlin

 

BEST CHORAL PERFORMANCE

 

Carthage, The Crossing

 

Danielpour: The Passion of Yeshua, James K. Bass, J’Nai Bridges, Timothy Fallon, Kenneth Overton, Hila Plitmann & Matthew Worth; Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus & UCLA Chamber Singers

 

Kastalsky: Requiem, 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, Joshua Blue, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Dashon Burton, Malcolm J. Merriweather & Laquita Mitchell; Oratorio Society Of New York Orchestra; Oratorio Society Of New York Chorus

 

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

 

“Adès: Concerto for Piano and Orchesta” — Boston Symphony Orchestra

 

“Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas” — Igor Levit

 

“Bohemian Tales” — Charles Owen; Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks

 

“Destination Rachmaninov – Arrival” — The Philadelphia Orchestra

 

“Theofanidis: Concerto for Viola and Chamber Orchestra” — Albany Symphony

 

BEST CLASSICAL SOLO VOCAL ALBUM

 

American Composers at Play – William Bolcom, Ricky Ian Gordon, Lori Laitman, John Musto, Attacca Quartet, William Bolcom, Ricky Ian Gordon, Lori Laitman, John Musto, Charles Neidich & Jason Vieaux

 

Clairières: Songs by Lili & Nadia Boulanger, Nicholas Phan and Myra Huang

 

Farinelli, Il Giardino Armonico

 

A Lad’s Love, Katie Hyun, Michael Katz, Jessica Meyer, Reginald Mobley & Ben Russell

 

Smyth: The Prison, Experiential Chorus; Experiential Orchestra

 

BEST CLASSICAL COMPENDIUM

 

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 Flood, Matt Haimovitz; Julian Wachner, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer

 

BEST CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL COMPOSITION

 

Adès: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, Thomas Adès

 

Danielpour: The Passion of Yeshua, Richard Danielpour

 

Floyd, C.: Prince of Players, Carlisle Floyd, composer

 

Hearne, T.: Place, Ted Hearne

 

Rouse: Symphony No. 5, Christopher Rouse

 

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

 

“Brown Skin Girl” — Beyoncé

 

“Life Is Good” — Future Featuring Drake

 

“Lockdown” — Anderson Paak

 

“Adore You” — Harry Styles

 

“Goliath” — Woodkid

 

BEST MUSIC FILM

 

Beastie Boys Story, Beastie Boys

 

Black Is King, Beyoncé

 

We Are Freestyle Love Supreme, Freestyle Love Supreme

 

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice, Linda Ronstadt

 

That Little Ol’ Band From Texas, ZZTop

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