62nd Grammy® Award Nominations Coverage
The nominations for the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards were announced on November 20th, 2019.
And the nominees are:
General Field
Record Of The Year
- HEY, MA
Bon Iver
BJ Burton, Brad Cook, Chris Messina & Justin Vernon, producers; BJ Burton, Zach Hanson & Chris Messina, engineers/mixers; Greg Calbi, mastering engineer - BAD GUY
Billie Eilish
Finneas O'Connell, producer; Rob Kinelski & Finneas O'Connell, engineers/mixers; John Greenham, mastering engineer - 7 RINGS
Ariana Grande
Charles Anderson, Tommy Brown, Michael Foster & Victoria Monet, producers; Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Billy Hickey & Brendan Morawski, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer - HARD PLACE
H.E.R.
Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, producer; Joseph Hurtado, Jaycen Joshua, Derek Keota & Miki Tsutsumi, engineers/mixers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer - TALK
Khalid
Disclosure & Denis Kosiak, producers; Ingmar Carlson, Jon Castelli, Josh Deguzman, John Kercy, Denis Kosiak, Guy Lawrence & Michael Romero, engineers/mixers; Dale Becker, mastering engineer - OLD TOWN ROAD
Lil Nas X Featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
Andrew "VoxGod" Bolooki, Jocelyn “Jozzy” Donald & YoungKio, producers; Andrew "VoxGod" Bolooki, Cinco & Joe Grasso, engineers/mixers; Eric Lagg, mastering engineer - TRUTH HURTS
Lizzo
Ricky Reed & Tele, producers; Chris Galland, Manny Marroquin & Ethan Shumaker, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer - SUNFLOWER
Post Malone & Swae Lee
Louis Bell & Carter Lang, producers; Louis Bell & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
Album Of The Year
- I,I
Bon Iver
Brad Cook, Chris Messina & Justin Vernon, producers; Zach Hanson & Chris Messina, engineers/mixers; BJ Burton, Brad Cook & Justin Vernon, songwriters; Greg Calbi, mastering engineer - NORMAN F***ING ROCKWELL!
Lana Del Rey
Jack Antonoff & Lana Del Rey, producers; Jack Antonoff & Laura Sisk, engineers/mixers; Jack Antonoff & Lana Del Rey, songwriters; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer - WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?
Billie Eilish
Finneas O'Connell, producer; Rob Kinelski & Finneas O'Connell, engineers/mixers; Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell, songwriters; John Greenham, mastering engineer - THANK U, NEXT
Ariana Grande
Tommy Brown, Ilya, Max Martin & Victoria Monet, producers; Serban Ghenea, Sam Holland & Brendan Morawski, engineers/mixers; Tommy Brown, Ariana Grande, Savan Kotecha, Max Martin, Victoria Monet, Tayla Parx & Ilya Salmanzadeh, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer - I USED TO KNOW HER
H.E.R.
David "Swagg R'Celious" Harris, H.E.R., Walter Jones & Jeff Robinson, producers; Miki Tsutsumi, engineer/mixer; Sam Ashworth, Jeff “Gitty” Gitelman, David "Swagg R'Celious" Harris & H.E.R., songwriters; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer - 7
Lil Nas X
Joe Grasso, engineer/mixer; Montero Lamar Hill, songwriter; Eric Lagg, mastering engineer - CUZ I LOVE YOU (DELUXE)
Lizzo
Ricky Reed, producer; Manny Marroquin & Ethan Shumaker, engineers/mixers; Eric Frederic & Melissa Jefferson, songwriters; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer - FATHER OF THE BRIDE
Vampire Weekend
Ezra Koenig & Ariel Rechtshaid, producers; John DeBold, Chris Kasych, Takemasa Kosaka, Ariel Rechtshaid & Hiroya Takayama, engineers/mixers; Ezra Koenig, songwriter; Emily Lazar, mastering engineer
Song Of The Year
- ALWAYS REMEMBER US THIS WAY
Natalie Hemby, Lady Gaga, Hillary Lindsey & Lori McKenna, songwriters (Lady Gaga) - BAD GUY
Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish) - BRING MY FLOWERS NOW
Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth & Tanya Tucker, songwriters (Tanya Tucker) - HARD PLACE
Ruby Amanfu, Sam Ashworth, D. Arcelious Harris, H.E.R. & Rodney Jerkins, songwriters (H.E.R.) - LOVER
Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift) - NORMAN F***ING ROCKWELL
Jack Antonoff & Lana Del Rey, songwriters (Lana Del Rey) - SOMEONE YOU LOVED
Tom Barnes, Lewis Capaldi, Pete Kelleher, Benjamin Kohn & Sam Roman, songwriters (Lewis Capaldi) - TRUTH HURTS
Steven Cheung, Eric Frederic, Melissa Jefferson & Jesse Saint John, songwriters (Lizzo)
Best New Artist
- BLACK PUMAS
- BILLIE EILISH
- LIL NAS X
- LIZZO
- MAGGIE ROGERS
- ROSALÍA
- TANK AND THE BANGAS
- YOLA
Pop
Best Pop Solo Performance
- SPIRIT
Beyoncé - BAD GUY
Billie Eilish - 7 RINGS
Ariana Grande - TRUTH HURTS
Lizzo - YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN
Taylor Swift
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
- BOYFRIEND
Ariana Grande & Social House - SUCKER
Jonas Brothers - OLD TOWN ROAD
Lil Nas X Featuring Billy Ray Cyrus - SUNFLOWER
Post Malone & Swae Lee - SEÑORITA
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
- SÌ
Andrea Bocelli - LOVE (DELUXE EDITION)
Michael Bublé - LOOK NOW
Elvis Costello & The Imposters - A LEGENDARY CHRISTMAS
John Legend - WALLS
Barbra Streisand
Best Pop Vocal Album
- THE LION KING: THE GIFT
Beyoncé - WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?
Billie Eilish - THANK U, NEXT
Ariana Grande - NO.6 COLLABORATIONS PROJECT
Ed Sheeran - LOVER
Taylor Swift
Dance/Electronic Music
Best Dance Recording
- LINKED
Bonobo
Simon Green, producer; Simon Green & Frank Merritt, mixers - GOT TO KEEP ON
The Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers, producers; Steve Dub Jones & Tom Rowlands, mixers - PIECE OF YOUR HEART
Meduza Featuring Goodboys
Simone Giani, Luca De Gregorio & Mattia Vitale, producers; Simone Giani, Luca De Gregorio & Mattia Vitale, mixers - UNDERWATER
RÜFÜS DU SOL
Jason Evigan & RÜFÜS DU SOL, producers; Cassian Stewart-Kasimba, mixer - MIDNIGHT HOUR
Skrillex, Boys Noize & Ty Dolla $ign
Boys Noize & Skrillex, producers; Tom Norris & Skrillex, mixers
Best Dance/Electronic Album
- LP5
Apparat - NO GEOGRAPHY
The Chemical Brothers - HI THIS IS FLUME (MIXTAPE)
Flume - SOLACE
RÜFÜS DU SOL - WEATHER
Tycho Featuring Saint Sinner
Contemporary Instrumental Music
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
- ANCESTRAL RECALL
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah - STAR PEOPLE NATION
Theo Croker - BEAT MUSIC! BEAT MUSIC! BEAT MUSIC!
Mark Guiliana - ELEVATE
Lettuce - METTAVOLUTION
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Rock
Best Rock Performance
- PRETTY WASTE
Bones UK - THIS LAND
Gary Clark Jr. - HISTORY REPEATS
Brittany Howard - WOMAN
Karen O & Danger Mouse - TOO BAD
Rival Sons
Best Metal Performance
- ASTOROLUS - THE GREAT OCTOPUS
Candlemass Featuring Tony Iommi - HUMANICIDE
Death Angel - BOW DOWN
I Prevail - UNLEASHED
Killswitch Engage - 7EMPEST
Tool
Best Rock Song
- FEAR INOCULUM
Danny Carey, Justin Chancellor, Adam Jones & Maynard James Keenan, songwriters (Tool) - GIVE YOURSELF A TRY
George Daniel, Adam Hann, Matthew Healy & Ross MacDonald, songwriters (The 1975) - HARMONY HALL
Ezra Koenig, songwriter (Vampire Weekend) - HISTORY REPEATS
Brittany Howard, songwriter (Brittany Howard) - THIS LAND
Gary Clark Jr., songwriter (Gary Clark Jr.)
Best Rock Album
- AMO
Bring Me The Horizon - SOCIAL CUES
Cage The Elephant - IN THE END
The Cranberries - TRAUMA
I Prevail - FERAL ROOTS
Rival Sons
Alternative
Best Alternative Music Album
- U.F.O.F.
Big Thief - ASSUME FORM
James Blake - I,I
Bon Iver - FATHER OF THE BRIDE
Vampire Weekend - ANIMA
Thom Yorke
R&B
Best R&B Performance
- LOVE AGAIN
Daniel Caesar & Brandy - COULD'VE BEEN
H.E.R. Featuring Bryson Tiller - EXACTLY HOW I FEEL
Lizzo Featuring Gucci Mane - ROLL SOME MO
Lucky Daye - COME HOME
Anderson .Paak Featuring André 3000
Best Traditional R&B Performance
- TIME TODAY
BJ The Chicago Kid - STEADY LOVE
India.Arie - JEROME
Lizzo - REAL GAMES
Lucky Daye - BUILT FOR LOVE
PJ Morton Featuring Jazmine Sullivan
Best R&B Song
- COULD'VE BEEN
Dernst Emile II, David “Swagg R’Celious” Harris, H.E.R. & Hue “Soundzfire” Strother, songwriters (H.E.R. Featuring Bryson Tiller) - LOOK AT ME NOW
Emily King & Jeremy Most, songwriters (Emily King) - NO GUIDANCE
Chris Brown, Tyler James Bryant, Nija Charles, Aubrey Graham, Anderson Hernandez, Michee Patrick Lebrun, Joshua Huizar, Noah Shebib & Teddy Walton, songwriters (Chris Brown Featuring Drake) - ROLL SOME MO
David Brown, Dernst Emile II & Peter Lee Johnson, songwriters (Lucky Daye) - SAY SO
PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton Featuring JoJo)
Best Urban Contemporary Album
- APOLLO XXI
Steve Lacy - CUZ I LOVE YOU (DELUXE)
Lizzo - OVERLOAD
Georgia Anne Muldrow - SATURN
NAO - BEING HUMAN IN PUBLIC
Jessie Reyez
Best R&B Album
- 1123
BJ The Chicago Kid - PAINTED
Lucky Daye - ELLA MAI
Ella Mai - PAUL
PJ Morton - VENTURA
Anderson .Paak
Rap
Best Rap Performance
- MIDDLE CHILD
J. Cole - SUGE
DaBaby - DOWN BAD
Dreamville Featuring J.I.D, Bas, J. Cole, EARTHGANG & Young Nudy - RACKS IN THE MIDDLE
Nipsey Hussle Featuring Roddy Ricch & Hit-Boy - CLOUT
Offset Featuring Cardi B
Best Rap/Sung Performance
- HIGHER
DJ Khaled Featuring Nipsey Hussle & John Legend - DRIP TOO HARD
Lil Baby & Gunna - PANINI
Lil Nas X - BALLIN
Mustard Featuring Roddy Ricch - THE LONDON
Young Thug Featuring J. Cole & Travis Scott
Best Rap Song
- BAD IDEA
Chancelor Bennett, Cordae Dunston, Uforo Ebong & Daniel Hackett, songwriters (YBN Cordae Featuring Chance The Rapper) - GOLD ROSES
Noel Cadastre, Aubrey Graham, Anderson Hernandez, Khristopher Riddick-Tynes, William Leonard Roberts II, Joshua Quinton Scruggs, Leon Thomas III & Ozan Yildirim, songwriters (Rick Ross Featuring Drake) - A LOT
Jermaine Cole, Dacoury Natche, 21 Savage & Anthony White, songwriters (21 Savage Featuring J. Cole) - RACKS IN THE MIDDLE
Ermias Asghedom, Dustin James Corbett, Greg Allen Davis, Chauncey Hollis, Jr. & Rodrick Moore, songwriters (Nipsey Hussle Featuring Roddy Ricch & Hit-Boy) - SUGE
DaBaby, Jetsonmade & Pooh Beatz, songwriters (DaBaby)
Best Rap Album
- REVENGE OF THE DREAMERS III
Dreamville - CHAMPIONSHIPS
Meek Mill - I AM > I WAS
21 Savage - IGOR
Tyler, The Creator - THE LOST BOY
YBN Cordae
Country
Best Country Solo Performance
- ALL YOUR’N
Tyler Childers - GIRL GOIN' NOWHERE
Ashley McBryde - RIDE ME BACK HOME
Willie Nelson - GOD'S COUNTRY
Blake Shelton - BRING MY FLOWERS NOW
Tanya Tucker
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
- BRAND NEW MAN
Brooks & Dunn With Luke Combs - I DON'T REMEMBER ME (BEFORE YOU)
Brothers Osborne - SPEECHLESS
Dan + Shay - THE DAUGHTERS
Little Big Town - COMMON
Maren Morris Featuring Brandi Carlile
Best Country Song
- BRING MY FLOWERS NOW
Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth & Tanya Tucker, songwriters (Tanya Tucker) - GIRL GOIN' NOWHERE
Jeremy Bussey & Ashley McBryde, songwriters (Ashley McBryde) - IT ALL COMES OUT IN THE WASH
Miranda Lambert, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose, songwriters (Miranda Lambert) - SOME OF IT
Eric Church, Clint Daniels, Jeff Hyde & Bobby Pinson, songwriters (Eric Church) - SPEECHLESS
Shay Mooney, Jordan Reynolds, Dan Smyers & Laura Veltz, songwriters (Dan + Shay)
Best Country Album
- DESPERATE MAN
Eric Church - STRONGER THAN THE TRUTH
Reba McEntire - INTERSTATE GOSPEL
Pistol Annies - CENTER POINT ROAD
Thomas Rhett - WHILE I'M LIVIN'
Tanya Tucker
New Age
Best New Age Album
- FAIRY DREAMS
David Arkenstone - HOMAGE TO KINDNESS
David Darling - WINGS
Peter Kater - VERVE
Sebastian Plano - DEVA
Deva Premal
Jazz
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
- ELSEWHERE
Melissa Aldana, soloist - SOZINHO
Randy Brecker, soloist - TOMORROW IS THE QUESTION
Julian Lage, soloist - THE WINDUP
Branford Marsalis, soloist - SIGHTSEEING
Christian McBride, soloist
Best Jazz Vocal Album
- THIRSTY GHOST
Sara Gazarek - LOVE & LIBERATION
Jazzmeia Horn - ALONE TOGETHER
Catherine Russell - 12 LITTLE SPELLS
Esperanza Spalding - SCREENPLAY
Tierney Sutton Band
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
- IN THE KEY OF THE UNIVERSE
Joey DeFrancesco - THE SECRET BETWEEN THE SHADOW AND THE SOUL
Branford Marsalis Quartet - CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE'S NEW JAWN
Christian McBride's New Jawn - FINDING GABRIEL
Brad Mehldau - COME WHAT MAY
Joshua Redman Quartet
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
- TRIPLE HELIX
Anat Cohen Tentet - DANCER IN NOWHERE
Miho Hazama - HIDING OUT
Mike Holober & The Gotham Jazz Orchestra - THE OMNI-AMERICAN BOOK CLUB
Brian Lynch Big Band - ONE DAY WONDER
Terraza Big Band
Best Latin Jazz Album
- ANTIDOTE
Chick Corea & The Spanish Heart Band - SORTE!: MUSIC BY JOHN FINBURY
Thalma de Freitas With Vitor Gonçalves, John Patitucci, Chico Pinheiro, Rogerio Boccato & Duduka Da Fonseca - UNA NOCHE CON RUBÉN BLADES
Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis Featuring Rubén Blades - CARIB
David Sánchez - SONERO: THE MUSIC OF ISMAEL RIVERA
Miguel Zenón
Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music
Best Gospel Performance/Song
- LOVE THEORY
Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, songwriter - TALKIN' 'BOUT JESUS
Gloria Gaynor Featuring Yolanda Adams; Bryan
Fowler, Gloria Gaynor & Chris Stevens, songwriters - SEE THE LIGHT
Travis Greene Featuring Jekalyn Carr - SPEAK THE NAME
Koryn Hawthorne Featuring Natalie Grant - THIS IS A MOVE (LIVE)
Tasha Cobbs Leonard; Tony Brown, Brandon Lake, Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Nate Moore, songwriters
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
- ONLY JESUS
Casting Crowns; Mark Hall, Bernie Herms & Matthew West, songwriters - GOD ONLY KNOWS
for KING & COUNTRY & Dolly Parton; Josh Kerr, Jordan Reynolds, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone & Tedd Tjornhom, songwriters - HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET
Danny Gokey; Danny Gokey, Ethan Hulse & Colby Wedgeworth, songwriters - GOD'S NOT DONE WITH YOU (SINGLE VERSION)
Tauren Wells - RESCUE STORY
Zach Williams; Ethan Hulse, Andrew Ripp, Jonathan Smith & Zach Williams, songwriters
Best Gospel Album
- LONG LIVE LOVE
Kirk Franklin - GOSHEN
Donald Lawrence Presents The Tri -City Singers - TUNNEL VISION
Gene Moore - SETTLE HERE
William Murphy - SOMETHING'S HAPPENING! A CHRISTMAS ALBUM
CeCe Winans
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
- I KNOW A GHOST
Crowder - BURN THE SHIPS
for KING & COUNTRY - HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET
Danny Gokey - THE ELEMENTS
TobyMac - HOLY ROAR
Chris Tomlin
Best Roots Gospel Album
- DEEPER ROOTS: WHERE THE BLUEGRASS GROWS
Steven Curtis Chapman - TESTIMONY
Gloria Gaynor - DEEPER OCEANS
Joseph Habedank - HIS NAME IS JESUS
Tim Menzies - GONNA SING, GONNA SHOUT
(Various Artists)
Jerry Salley, Producer
Latin
Best Latin Pop Album
- VIDA
Luis Fonsi - 11:11
Maluma - MONTANER
Ricardo Montaner - #ELDISCO
Alejandro Sanz - FANTASIA
Sebastian Yatra
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
- X 100PRE
Bad Bunny - OASIS
J Balvin & Bad Bunny - INDESTRUCTIBLE
Flor De Toloache - ALMADURA
iLe - EL MAL QUERER
ROSALÍA
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
- CAMINANDO
Joss Favela - PERCEPCIÓN
Intocable - POCO A POCO
La Energia Norteña - 20 ANIVERSARIO
Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea - DE AYER PARA SIEMPRE
Mariachi Los Camperos
Best Tropical Latin Album
- OPUS
Marc Anthony - TIEMPO AL TIEMPO
Luis Enrique + C4 Trio - CANDELA
Vicente García - LITERAL
Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 - A JOURNEY THROUGH CUBAN MUSIC
Aymée Nuviola
American Roots Music
Best American Roots Performance
- SAINT HONESTY
Sara Bareilles - FATHER MOUNTAIN
Calexico And Iron & Wine - I'M ON MY WAY
Rhiannon Giddens With Francesco Turrisi - CALL MY NAME
I'm With Her - FARAWAY LOOK
Yola
Best American Roots Song
- BLACK MYSELF
Amythyst Kiah, songwriter (Our Native Daughters) - CALL MY NAME
Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O'Donovan & Sara Watkins, songwriters (I'm With Her) - CROSSING TO JERUSALEM
Rosanne Cash & John Leventhal, songwriters (Rosanne Cash) - FARAWAY LOOK
Dan Auerbach, Yola & Pat McLaughlin, songwriters (Yola) - I DON'T WANNA RIDE THE RAILS NO MORE
Vince Gill, songwriter (Vince Gill)
Best Americana Album
- YEARS TO BURN
Calexico And Iron & Wine - WHO ARE YOU NOW
Madison Cunningham - OKLAHOMA
Keb' Mo' - TALES OF AMERICA
J.S. Ondara - WALK THROUGH FIRE
Yola
Best Bluegrass Album
- TALL FIDDLER
Michael Cleveland - LIVE IN PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver - TOIL, TEARS & TROUBLE
The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys - ROYAL TRAVELLER
Missy Raines - IF YOU CAN'T STAND THE HEAT
Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
Best Traditional Blues Album
- KINGFISH
Christone "Kingfish" Ingram - TALL, DARK & HANDSOME
Delbert McClinton & Self-Made Men + Dana - SITTING ON TOP OF THE BLUES
Bobby Rush - BABY, PLEASE COME HOME
Jimmie Vaughan - SPECTACULAR CLASS
Jontavious Willis
Best Contemporary Blues Album
- THIS LAND
Gary Clark Jr. - VENOM & FAITH
Larkin Poe - BRIGHTER DAYS
Robert Randolph & The Family Band - SOMEBODY SAVE ME
Sugaray Rayford - KEEP ON
Southern Avenue
Best Folk Album
- MY FINEST WORK YET
Andrew Bird - REARRANGE MY HEART
Che Apalache - PATTY GRIFFIN
Patty Griffin - EVENING MACHINES
Gregory Alan Isakov - FRONT PORCH
Joy Williams
Best Regional Roots Music Album
- KALAWAI’ANUI
Amy Hanaiali’i - WHEN IT'S COLD - CREE ROUND DANCE SONGS
Northern Cree - GOOD TIME
Ranky Tanky - RECORDED LIVE AT THE 2019 NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE
FESTIVAL
Rebirth Brass Band - HAWAIIAN LULLABY
(Various Artists)
Imua Garza & Kimié Miner, producers
Reggae
Best Reggae Album
- RAPTURE
Koffee - AS I AM
Julian Marley - THE FINAL BATTLE: SLY & ROBBIE VS. ROOTS RADICS
Sly & Robbie & Roots Radics - MASS MANIPULATION
Steel Pulse - MORE WORK TO BE DONE
Third World
World Music
Best World Music Album
- GECE
Altin Gün - WHAT HEAT
Bokanté & Metropole Orkest Conducted By Jules Buckley - AFRICAN GIANT
Burna Boy - FANM D'AYITI
Nathalie Joachim With Spektral Quartet - CELIA
Angelique Kidjo
Children's
Best Children's Album
- AGELESS SONGS FOR THE CHILD ARCHETYPE
Jon Samson - FLYING HIGH!
Caspar Babypants - I LOVE RAINY DAYS
Daniel Tashian - THE LOVE
Alphabet Rockers - WINTERLAND
The Okee Dokee Brothers
Spoken Word
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
- BEASTIE BOYS BOOK
(Various Artists)
Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, Scott Sherratt & Dan Zitt, producers - BECOMING
Michelle Obama - I.V. CATATONIA: 20 YEARS AS A TWO-TIME CANCER SURVIVOR
Eric Alexandrakis - MR. KNOW-IT-ALL
John Waters - SEKOU ANDREWS & THE STRING THEORY
Sekou Andrews (& The String Theory)
Comedy
Best Comedy Album
- QUALITY TIME
Jim Gaffigan - RELATABLE
Ellen DeGeneres - RIGHT NOW
Aziz Ansari - SON OF PATRICIA
Trevor Noah - STICKS & STONES
Dave Chappelle
Musical Theater
Best Musical Theater Album
- AIN'T TOO PROUD: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE
TEMPTATIONS
Saint Aubyn, Derrick Baskin, James Harkness, Jawan M. Jackson, Jeremy Pope & Ephraim Sykes, principal soloists; Scott M. Riesett, producer (Original Broadway Cast) - HADESTOWN
Reeve Carney, André De Shields, Amber Gray, Eva Noblezada & Patrick Page, principal soloists; Mara Isaacs, David Lai, Anaïs Mitchell & Todd Sickafoose, producers (Anaïs Mitchell, composer & lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast) - MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL
Danny Burstein, Tam Mutu, Sahr Ngaujah, Karen Olivo & Aaron Tveit, principal soloists; Justin Levine, Baz Luhrmann, Matt Stine & Alex Timbers, producers (Original Broadway Cast) - THE MUSIC OF HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD - IN FOUR
CONTEMPORARY SUITES
Imogen Heap, producer; Imogen Heap, composer (Imogen Heap) - OKLAHOMA!
Damon Daunno, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Ali Stroker, Mary Testa & Patrick Vaill, principal soloists; Daniel Kluger & Dean Sharenow, producers (Richard Rodgers, composer; Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist) (2019 Broadway Cast)
Music for Visual Media
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
- THE LION KING: THE SONGS
(Various Artists)
Jon Favreau & Hans Zimmer, compilation producers - QUENTIN TARANTINO'S ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD
(Various Artists)
Quentin Tarantino, compilation producer; Mary Ramos, music supervisor - ROCKETMAN
Taron Egerton
Giles Martin, compilation producer - SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE
(Various Artists)
Spring Aspers & Dana Sano, compilation producers; Kier Lehman, music supervisor - A STAR IS BORN
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
Paul “DJWS” Blair, Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Nick Monson, Lukas Nelson, Mark Nilan Jr. & Benjamin Rice, compilation producers; Julianne Jordan & Julia Michels, music supervisors
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
- AVENGERS: ENDGAME
Alan Silvestri, composer - CHERNOBYL
Hildur Guðnadóttir, composer - GAME OF THRONES: SEASON 8
Ramin Djawadi, composer - THE LION KING
Hans Zimmer, composer - MARY POPPINS RETURNS
Marc Shaiman, composer
Best Song Written For Visual Media
- THE BALLAD OF THE LONESOME COWBOY
Randy Newman, songwriter (Chris Stapleton)
Track from: Toy Story 4 - GIRL IN THE MOVIES
Dolly Parton & Linda Perry, songwriters (Dolly Parton)
Track from: Dumplin' - I'LL NEVER LOVE AGAIN (FILM VERSION)
Natalie Hemby, Lady Gaga, Hillary Lindsey & Aaron Raitiere, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper)
Track from: A Star Is Born - SPIRIT
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Timothy McKenzie & Ilya Salmanzadeh, songwriters (Beyoncé)
Track from: The Lion King - SUSPIRIUM
Thom Yorke, songwriter (Thom Yorke)
Track from: Suspiria
Composing/Arranging
Best Instrumental Composition
- BEGIN AGAIN
Fred Hersch, composer (Fred Hersch & The WDR Big Band Conducted By Vince Mendoza) - CRUCIBLE FOR CRISIS
Brian Lynch, composer (Brian Lynch Big Band) - LOVE, A BEAUTIFUL FORCE
Vince Mendoza, composer (Vince Mendoza, Terell Stafford, Dick Oatts & Temple University Studio Orchestra) - STAR WARS: GALAXY'S EDGE SYMPHONIC SUITE
John Williams, composer (John Williams) - WALKIN' FUNNY
Christian McBride, composer (Christian McBride)
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
- BLUE SKIES
Kris Bowers, arranger (Kris Bowers) - HEDWIG'S THEME
John Williams, arranger (Anne-Sophie Mutter & John Williams) - LA NOVENA
Emilio Solla, arranger (Emilio Solla Tango Jazz Orchestra) - LOVE, A BEAUTIFUL FORCE
Vince Mendoza, arranger (Vince Mendoza, Terell Stafford, Dick Oatts & Temple University Studio Orchestra) - MOON RIVER
Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
- ALL NIGHT LONG
Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier Featuring Jules Buckley, Take 6 & Metropole Orkest) - JOLENE
Geoff Keezer, arranger (Sara Gazarek) - MARRY ME A LITTLE
Cyrille Aimée & Diego Figueiredo, arrangers (Cyrille Aimée) - OVER THE RAINBOW
Vince Mendoza, arranger (Trisha Yearwood) - 12 LITTLE SPELLS (THORACIC SPINE)
Esperanza Spalding, arranger (Esperanza Spalding)
Package
Best Recording Package
- ANÓNIMAS & RESILIENTES
Luisa María Arango, Carlos Dussan, Manuel García-Orozco & Juliana Jaramillo-Buenaventura, art directors (Voces Del Bullerengue) - CHRIS CORNELL
Barry Ament, Jeff Ament & Joe Spix, art directors (Chris Cornell) - HOLD THAT TIGER
Andrew Wong & Fongming Yang, art directors (The Muddy Basin Ramblers) - I,I
Aaron Anderson & Eric Timothy Carlson, art directors (Bon Iver) - INTELLEXUAL
Irwan Awalludin, art director (Intellexual)
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
- ANIMA
Stanley Donwood & Tchocky, art directors (Thom Yorke) - GOLD IN A BRASS AGE
Amanda Chiu, Mark Farrow & David Gray, art directors (David Gray) - 1963: NEW DIRECTIONS
Josh Cheuse, art director (John Coltrane) - THE RADIO RECORDINGS 1939-1945
Marek Polewski, art director (Wilhelm Furtwängler & Berliner Philharmoniker) - WOODSTOCK: BACK TO THE GARDEN - THE DEFINITIVE 50TH
ANNIVERSARY ARCHIVE
Masaki Koike, art director (Various Artists)
Notes
Best Album Notes
- THE COMPLETE CUBAN JAM SESSIONS
Judy Cantor-Navas, album notes writer (Various Artists) - THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MALACO
Robert Marovich, album notes writer (Various Artists) - PEDAL STEAL + FOUR CORNERS
Brendan Greaves, album notes writer (Terry Allen And The Panhandle Mystery Band) - PETE SEEGER: THE SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS COLLECTION)
Jeff Place, album notes writer (Pete Seeger) - STAX '68: A MEMPHIS STORY
Steve Greenberg, album notes writer (Various Artists)
Historical
Best Historical Album
- THE GIRL FROM CHICKASAW COUNTY - THE COMPLETE CAPITOL
MASTERS
Andrew Batt & Kris Maher, compilation producers; Simon Gibson, mastering engineer (Bobbie Gentry) - THE GREAT COMEBACK: HOROWITZ AT CARNEGIE HALL
Robert Russ, compilation producer; Andreas K. Meyer & Jennifer Nulsen, mastering engineers (Vladimir Horowitz) - KANKYO ONGAKU: JAPANESE AMBIENT, ENVIRONMENTAL & NEW AGE
MUSIC 1980-1990
Spencer Doran, Yosuke Kitazawa, Douglas Mcgowan & Matt Sullivan, compilation producers; John Baldwin, mastering engineer (Various Artists) - PETE SEEGER: THE SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS COLLECTION
Jeff Place & Robert Santelli, compilation producers; Pete Reiniger, mastering engineer (Pete Seeger) - WOODSTOCK: BACK TO THE GARDEN - THE DEFINITIVE 50TH
ANNIVERSARY ARCHIVE
Brian Kehew, Steve Woolard & Andy Zax, compilation producers; Dave Schultz, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
Production, Non-Classical
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
- ALL THESE THINGS
Tchad Blake, Thomas Dybdahl, Adam Greenspan & Roderick Shearer, engineers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Thomas Dybdahl) - ELLA MAI
Chris "Shaggy" Ascher, Jaycen Joshua & David Pizzimenti, engineers; Chris Athens, mastering engineer (Ella Mai) - RUN HOME SLOW
Paul Butler & Sam Teskey, engineers; Joe Carra, mastering engineer (The Teskey Brothers) - SCENERY
Tom Elmhirst, Ben Kane & Jeremy Most, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Emily King) - WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?
Rob Kinelski & Finneas O'Connell, engineers; John Greenham, mastering engineer (Billie Eilish)
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
- JACK ANTONOFF
- Arizona Baby (Kevin Abstract) (A)
- Lover (Taylor Swift) (A)
- Norman F***ing Rockwell! (Lana Del Rey) (A)
- Red Hearse (Red Hearse) (A)
- DAN AUERBACH
- The Angels In Heaven Done Signed My Name (Leo Bud Welch) (A)
- "Let's Rock" (The Black Keys) (A)
- Mockingbird (The Gibson Brothers) (A)
- Myth Of A Man (Night Beats) (A)
- Southern Gentleman (Dee White) (A)
- Walk Through Fire (Yola) (A)
- JOHN HILL
- Heat Of The Summer (Young The Giant) (T)
- Hundred (Khalid) (T)
- No Drug Like Me (Carly Rae Jepsen) (T)
- Outta My Head (Khalid With John Mayer) (T)
- Social Cues (Cage The Elephant) (A)
- Superposition (Young The Giant) (T)
- Too Much (Carly Rae Jepsen) (T)
- Vertigo (Khalid) (T)
- Zero (From "Ralph Breaks The Internet") (Imagine Dragons) (T)
- FINNEAS
- When We Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (Billie Eilish) (A)
- RICKY REED
- Almost Free (Fidlar) (A)
- Burning (Maggie Rogers) (T)
- Confidence (X Ambassadors Featuring K.Flay) (T)
- Juice (Lizzo) (T)
- Kingdom Of One (Maren Morris) (T)
- Power Is Power (SZA Featuring The Weeknd & Travis Scott) (T)
- Tempo (Lizzo Featuring Missy Elliott) (T)
- Truth Hurts (Lizzo) (T)
- The Wrong Man (Ross Golan) (A)
Best Remixed Recording
- I RISE (TRACY YOUNG'S PRIDE INTRO RADIO REMIX)
Tracy Young, remixer (Madonna) - MOTHER'S DAUGHTER (WUKI REMIX)
Wuki, remixer (Miley Cyrus) - THE ONE (HIGH CONTRAST REMIX)
Lincoln Barrett, remixer (Jorja Smith) - SWIM (FORD. REMIX)
Luc Bradford, remixer (Mild Minds) - WORK IT (SOULWAX REMIX)
David Gerard C Dewaele & Stephen Antoine C Dewaele, remixers (Marie Davidson)
Production, Immersive Audio
Best Immersive Audio Album
- CHAIN TRIPPING
Luke Argilla, immersive audio engineer; Jurgen Scharpf, immersive audio mastering engineer; Jona Bechtolt, Claire L. Evans & Rob Kieswetter, immersive audio producers (YACHT) - KVERNDOKK: SYMPHONIC DANCES
Jim Anderson, immersive audio engineer; Robert C. Ludwig, immersive audio mastering engineer; Ulrike Schwarz, immersive audio producer (Ken-David Masur & Stavanger Symphony Orchestra) - LUX
Morten Lindberg, immersive audio engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive audio mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive audio producer (Anita Brevik, Trondheimsolistene & Nidarosdomens Jentekor) - THE ORCHESTRAL ORGAN
Keith O. Johnson, immersive audio engineer; Keith O. Johnson, immersive audio mastering engineer; Marina A. Ledin & Victor Ledin, immersive audio producers (Jan Kraybill) - THE SAVIOR
Bob Clearmountain, immersive audio engineer; Bob Ludwig, immersive audio mastering engineer; Michael Marquart & Dave Way, immersive audio producers (A Bad Think)
Production, Classical
Best Engineered Album, Classical
- AEQUA - ANNA THORVALDSDÓTTIR
Daniel Shores, engineer; Daniel Shores, mastering engineer (International Contemporary Ensemble) - BRUCKNER: SYMPHONY NO. 9
Mark Donahue, engineer; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra) - RACHMANINOFF - HERMITAGE PIANO TRIO
Keith O. Johnson & Sean Royce Martin, engineers; Keith O. Johnson, mastering engineer (Hermitage Piano Trio) - RILEY: SUN RINGS
Leslie Ann Jones, engineer; John Kilgore, Judith Sherman & David Harrington, engineers/mixers; Robert C. Ludwig, mastering engineer (Kronos Quartet) - WOLFE: FIRE IN MY MOUTH
Bob Hanlon & Lawrence Rock, engineers; Ian Good & Lawrence Rock, mastering engineers (Jaap Van Zweden, Francisco J. Núñez, Donald Nally, The Crossing, Young People's Chorus Of NY City & New York Philharmonic)
Producer Of The Year, Classical
- BLANTON ALSPAUGH
- Artifacts - The Music Of Michael McGlynn (Charles Bruffy & Kansas City Chorale)
- Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Fantaisie Sur La Tempête De Shakespeare (Andrew Davis & Toronto Symphony Orchestra)
- Copland: Billy The Kid; Grohg (Leonard Slatkin & Detroit Symphony Orchestra)
- Duruflé: Complete Choral Works (Robert Simpson & Houston Chamber Choir)
- Glass: Symphony No. 5 (Julian Wachner, The Choir Of Trinity Wall Street, Trinity Youth Chorus, Downtown Voices & Novus NY)
- Sander: The Divine Liturgy Of St. John Chrysostom (Peter Jermihov & PaTRAM Institute Singers)
- Smith, K.: Canticle (Craig Hella Johnson & Cincinnati Vocal Arts Ensemble)
- Visions Take Flight (Mei-Ann Chen & ROCO)
- JAMES GINSBURG
- Project W - Works By Diverse Women Composers (Mei-Ann Chen & Chicago Sinfonietta)
- Silenced Voices (Black Oak Ensemble)
- 20th Century Harpsichord Concertos (Jory Vinikour, Scott Speck & Chicago Philharmonic)
- Twentieth Century Oboe Sonatas (Alex Klein & Phillip Bush)
- Winged Creatures & Other Works For Flute, Clarinet, And Orchestra (Anthony McGill, Demarre McGill, Allen Tinkham & Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra)
- MARINA A. LEDIN, VICTOR LEDIN
- Bates: Children Of Adam; Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem (Steven Smith, Erin R. Freeman, Richmond Symphony & Chorus)
- The Orchestral Organ (Jan Kraybill)
- The Poetry Of Places (Nadia Shpachenko)
- Rachmaninoff - Hermitage Piano Trio (Hermitage Piano Trio)
- MORTEN LINDBERG
- Himmelborgen (Elisabeth Holte, Kåre Nordstoga & Uranienborg Vokalensemble)
- Kleiberg: Do You Believe In Heather? (Various Artists)
- Ljos (Fauna Vokalkvintett)
- LUX (Anita Brevik, Trondheimsolistene & Nidarosdomens Jentekor)
- Trachea (Tone Bianca Sparre Dahl & Schola Cantorum)
- Veneliti (Håkon Daniel Nystedt & Oslo Kammerkor)
- DIRK SOBOTKA
- Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
Classical
Best Orchestral Performance
- BRUCKNER: SYMPHONY NO. 9
Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra) - COPLAND: BILLY THE KID; GROHG
Leonard Slatkin, conductor (Detroit Symphony Orchestra) - NORMAN: SUSTAIN
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic) - TRANSATLANTIC
Louis Langrée, conductor (Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra) - WEINBERG: SYMPHONIES NOS. 2 & 21
Mirga Gražinyte-Tyla, conductor (City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Kremerata Baltica)
Best Opera Recording
- BENJAMIN: LESSONS IN LOVE & VIOLENCE
George Benjamin, conductor; Stéphane Degout, Barbara Hannigan, Peter Hoare & Gyula Orendt; Raphaël Mouterde & James Whitbourn, producers (Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House) - BERG: WOZZECK
Marc Albrecht, conductor; Christopher Maltman & Eva-Maria Westbroek; François Roussillon, producer (Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra; Chorus Of Dutch National Opera) - CHARPENTIER: LES ARTS FLORISSANTS; LES PLAISIRS DE
VERSAILLES
Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Jesse Blumberg, Teresa Wakim & Virginia Warnken; Renate Wolter-Seevers, producer (Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Ensemble; Boston Early Music Festival Vocal Ensemble) - PICKER: FANTASTIC MR. FOX
Gil Rose, conductor; John Brancy, Andrew Craig Brown, Gabriel Preisser, Krista River & Edwin Vega; Gil Rose, producer (Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Boston Children's Chorus) - WAGNER: LOHENGRIN
Christian Thielemann, conductor; Piotr Beczala, Anja Harteros, Tomasz Konieczny, Waltraud Meier & Georg Zeppenfeld; Eckhard Glauche, producer (Festspielorchester Bayreuth; Festspielchor Bayreuth)
Best Choral Performance
- BOYLE: VOYAGES
Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing) - DURUFLÉ: COMPLETE CHORAL WORKS
Robert Simpson, conductor (Ken Cowan; Houston Chamber Choir) - THE HOPE OF LOVING
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Conspirare) - SANDER: THE DIVINE LITURGY OF ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM
Peter Jermihov, conductor (Evan Bravos, Vadim Gan, Kevin Keys, Glenn Miller & Daniel Shirley; PaTRAM Institute Singers) - SMITH, K.: THE ARC IN THE SKY
Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
- CERRONE: THE PIECES THAT FALL TO EARTH
Christopher Rountree & Wild Up - FREEDOM & FAITH
PUBLIQuartet - PERPETULUM
Third Coast Percussion - RACHMANINOFF - HERMITAGE PIANO TRIO
Hermitage Piano Trio - SHAW: ORANGE
Attacca Quartet
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
- THE BERLIN RECITAL
Yuja Wang - HIGDON: HARP CONCERTO
Yolanda Kondonassis; Ward Stare, conductor (The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra) - MARSALIS: VIOLIN CONCERTO; FIDDLE DANCE SUITE
Nicola Benedetti; Cristian Macelaru, conductor (Philadelphia Orchestra) - THE ORCHESTRAL ORGAN
Jan Kraybill - TORKE: SKY, CONCERTO FOR VIOLIN
Tessa Lark; David Alan Miller, conductor (Albany Symphony)
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
- THE EDGE OF SILENCE - WORKS FOR VOICE BY GYÖRGY
KURTÁG
Susan Narucki (Donald Berman, Curtis Macomber, Kathryn Schulmeister & Nicholas Tolle) - HIMMELSMUSIK
Philippe Jaroussky & Céline Scheen; Christina Pluhar, conductor; L’Arpeggiata, ensemble (Jesús Rodil & Dingle Yandell) - SCHUMANN: LIEDERKREIS OP. 24, KERNER-LIEDER OP. 35
Matthias Goerne; Leif Ove Andsnes, accompanist - SONGPLAY
Joyce DiDonato; Chuck Israels, Jimmy Madison, Charlie Porter & Craig Terry, accompanists (Steve Barnett & Lautaro Greco) - A TE, O CARA
Stephen Costello; Constantine Orbelian, conductor (Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra)
Best Classical Compendium
- AMERICAN ORIGINALS 1918
John Morris Russell, conductor; Elaine Martone, producer - LESHNOFF: SYMPHONY NO. 4 'HEICHALOS'; GUITAR
CONCERTO; STARBURST
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer - MELTZER: SONGS AND STRUCTURES
Paul Appleby & Natalia Katyukova; Silas Brown & Harold Meltzer, producers - THE POETRY OF PLACES
Nadia Shpachenko; Marina A. Ledin & Victor Ledin, producers - SAARIAHO: TRUE FIRE; TRANS; CIEL D'HIVER
Hannu Lintu, conductor; Laura Heikinheimo, producer
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
- BERMEL: MIGRATION SERIES FOR JAZZ ENSEMBLE &
ORCHESTRA
Derek Bermel, composer (Derek Bermel, Ted Nash, David Alan Miller, Juilliard Jazz Orchestra & Albany Symphony Orchestra) - HIGDON: HARP CONCERTO
Jennifer Higdon, composer (Yolanda Kondonassis, Ward Stare & The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra) - MARSALIS: VIOLIN CONCERTO IN D MAJOR
Wynton Marsalis, composer (Nicola Benedetti, Cristian Macelaru & Philadelphia Orchestra) - NORMAN: SUSTAIN
Andrew Norman, composer (Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic) - SHAW: ORANGE
Caroline Shaw, composer (Attacca Quartet) - WOLFE: FIRE IN MY MOUTH
Julia Wolfe, composer (Jaap Van Zweden, Francisco J. Núñez, Donald Nally, The Crossing, Young People's Chorus Of NY City & New York Philharmonic)
Music Video/Film
Best Music Video
- WE'VE GOT TO TRY
The Chemical Brothers
Ninian Doff, video director; Ellie Fry, video producer - THIS LAND
Gary Clark Jr.
Savanah Leaf, video director; Danielle Hinde, Jason Cole, Alicia Martinez & Devin Sarno, video producers - CELLOPHANE
FKA twigs
Andrew Thomas Huang, video director; Alex Chamberlain, video producer - OLD TOWN ROAD (OFFICIAL MOVIE)
Lil Nas X & Billy Ray Cyrus
Calmatic, video director; Candice Dragonas, Melissa Larsen & Saul Levitz, video producers - GLAD HE'S GONE
Tove Lo
Vania Heymann & Gal Muggia, video directors; Natan Schottenfels, video producer
Best Music Film
- HOMECOMING
Beyoncé
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter & Ed Burke, video directors; Steve Pamon & Erinn Williams, video producers - REMEMBER MY NAME
David Crosby
A.J. Eaton, video director; Cameron Crowe, Michele Farinola & Greg Mariotti, video producers - BIRTH OF THE COOL
(Miles Davis)
Stanley Nelson, video director; Nicole London, video producer - SHANGRI-LA
(Various Artists)
Jeff Malmberg & Morgan Neville, video directors; Danny Breen, video producer - ANIMA
Thom Yorke
Paul Thomas Anderson, video director; Paul Thomas Anderson, Erica Frauman & Sara Murphy, video producers