Grammy Awards 2026: See full list of winners here

The 2026 Grammy Awards are underway at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Kendrick Lamar had nine nominations, followed by Lady Gaga with seven nods. Sabrina Carpenter, Bad Bunny, and Leon Thomas are also making waves with six nominations each. It spans 95 categories, recognising a wide range of artists, genres, and projects.

This year's nomination lineup featured a diverse mix of established acts and first-time nominees across pop, country, rap, R&B, Latin, global, jazz, and beyond, showcasing the evolving music landscape.

The 2026 GRAMMYs also introduced two new categories - Best Traditional Country Album and Best Album Cover. The winners will be determined by the Voting Members of the Recording Academy, a group of music industry professionals like artists, songwriters, and producers.

Check out the full list of winners for the 2026 GRAMMY Awards here:

Record of the Year

“DtMF” – Bad Bunny
“Manchild” – Sabrina Carpenter
“Anxiety” – Doechii
“Wildflower” – Billie Eilish
“Abracadabra” – Lady Gaga
“Luther” – Kendrick Lamar with SZA
“The Subway” – Chappell Roan
“APT.” – Rosé, Bruno Mars

Album of the Year

Debí Tirar Más Fotos – Bad Bunny
Swag – Justin Bieber
Man’s Best Friend – Sabrina Carpenter
Let God Sort Em Out – Clipse, Pusha T & Malice
Mayhem – Lady Gaga
GNX – Kendrick Lamar
Mutt – Leon Thomas
Chromakopia – Tyler, the Creator

Song of the Year

‘Abracadabra’ – Lady Gaga, Henry Walter & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Lady Gaga).

‘Anxiety’ – Jaylah Hickmon, songwriter (Doechii).
‘APT.’ – Amy Allen, Christopher Brody Brown, Rogét Chahayed, Omer Fedi, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Chae Young Park, Theron Thomas & Henry Walter, songwriters (Rosé, Bruno Mars).
‘DtMF’ – Marco Daniel Borrero, Scott Dittrich, Benjamin Falik, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, Hugo René Sención Sanabria, Tyler Thomas Spry & Roberto José Rosado Torres, songwriters (Bad Bunny).
‘Golden [From “KPop Demon Hunters”]’ – EJAE & Mark Sonnenblick, songwriters (HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami).
‘Luther’ – Jack Antonoff, Roshwita Larisha Bacha, Matthew Bernard, Scott Bridgeway, Sam Dew, Ink, Kendrick Lamar, Solána Rowe, Mark Anthony Spears & Kamasi Washington, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar With SZA).
‘Manchild’ – Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff & Sabrina Carpenter, songwriters (Sabrina Carpenter).
‘Wildflower’ – Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish).

Best New Artist

Olivia Dean
Katseye
The Marias
Addison Rae
Sombr
Leon Thomas
Alex Warren
Lola Young

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Cirkut

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical: Amy Allen

Best Pop Solo Performance

‘Daisies’ — Justin Bieber
‘Manchild’ — Sabrina Carpenter
‘Disease’ — Lady Gaga
‘The Subway’ — Chappell Roan
‘Messy’ — Lola Young

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

‘Defying Gravity’ – Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande
‘Golden [From “KPop Demon Hunters”]’ – HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami.
‘Gabriela’ – Katseye
‘APT.’ – Rosé, Bruno Mars
‘30 for 30’ – SZA With Kendrick Lamar

Best Pop Vocal Album

Swag – Justin Bieber
Man’s Best Friend – Sabrina Carpenter
Something Beautiful – Miley Cyrus
Mayhem – Lady Gaga
I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2) – Teddy Swims

Best Dance/Electronic Recording

‘No Cap’ — Disclosure & Anderson .Paak’
‘Victory Lap’ — Fred Again.., Skepta, & PlaqueBoyMax.
‘Space Invader’ — Kaytranada
‘Voltage’ — Skrillex
‘End of Summer’ — Tame Impala

Best Dance Pop Recording

‘Bluest Flame’ – Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco
‘Abracadabra’ — Lady Gaga
‘Midnight Sun’ – Zara Larsson
‘Just Keep Watching (From “F1 The Movie”)’
‘Illegal’ – PinkPantheress

Best Dance/Electronic Album
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Eusexua — FKA Twigs
Ten Days — Fred Again..
Fancy That — PinkPantheress
Inhale / Exhale — Rüfüs Du Sol
F*** U Skrillex You Think Ur Andy Warhol But Ur Not!! <3 — Skrillex

Best Remixed Recording

‘Abracadabra (Gesaffelstein Remix)’ — Gesaffelstein, remixer (Lady Gaga, Gesaffelstein)
‘Don’t Forget About Us’ — Kaytranada, remixer (Mariah Carey & Kaytranada)
‘A Dreams A Dream – Ron Trent Remix’ — Ron Trent, remixer (Soul II Soul)
‘Galvanize’ — Chris Lake, remixer (The Chemical Brothers & Chris Lake)
‘Golden – David Guetta REM/X’ — David Guetta, remixer (HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey
Nuna, Rei Ami)

Best Rock Performance

‘U Should Not Be Doing That’ — Amyl and the Sniffers
‘The Emptiness Machine’ — Linkin Park
‘Never Enough’ — Turnstile
‘“Mirtazapine’ — Hayley Williams
‘Changes (Live From Villa Park) Back to the Beginning’ — Yungblud Featuring Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman, II

Best Metal Performance: ‘Birds’ — Turnstile

Best Rock Song

‘As Alive as You Need Me to Be. – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, songwriters (Nine Inch Nails).
‘Caramel’ – Vessel1 & Vessel2, songwriters (Sleep Token).
‘Glum’ – Daniel James & Hayley Williams, songwriters (Hayley Williams).
‘Never Enough’ – Daniel Fang, Franz Lyons, Pat McCrory, Meg Mills & Brendan Yates, songwriters (Turnstile).
‘Zombie’ – Dominic Harrison & Matt Schwartz, songwriters (Yungblud)

Best Rock Album

Private Music — Deftones
I Quit — Haim
From Zero — Linkin Park
Never Enough — Turnstile
Idols — Yungblud

Best Alternative Music Performance:

‘Alone’ — The Cure

Best Alternative Music Album: Songs of a Lost World – The Cure

Best R&B Performance: ‘Folded’ – Kehlani

Best Traditional R&B Performance

‘Here We Are’ — Durand Bernarr
‘Uptown’ — Lalah Hathaway
‘Love You Too’ — Ledisi
‘Crybaby’ — SZA
‘Vibes Don’t Lie’ — Leon Thomas

Best R&B Song: ‘Folded’ — Darius Dixson, Andre Harris, Kehlani Parrish, Donovan Knight, Don Mills, Khris Riddick-Tynes & Dawit Kamal Wilson, songwriters (Kehlani)

Best Progressive R&B Album

Bloom — Durand Bernarr
Adjust Brightness — Bilal
Love on Digital — Destin Conrad
Access All Areas — Flo
Come as You Are — Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon

Best R&B Album: Mutt — Leon Thomas

Best Rap Performance: ‘Chains & Whips’ — Clipse, Pusha T & Malice ft Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams.

Best Melodic Rap Performance: ‘Luther’ — Kendrick Lamar With SZA..

Best Rap Song: ‘TV Off’ — Kendrick Lamar ft Lefty Gunplay

Best Rap Album

Let God Sort Em Out – Clipse, Pusha T & Malice
Glorious – GloRilla
God Does Like Ugly – JID
GNX – Kendrick Lamar
Chromakopia – Tyler, the Creator

Best Spoken Word Poetry Album

A Hurricane in Heels: healed people don’t act like that (partially recorded live @City Winery & other places) — Queen Sheba
Black Shaman — Marc Marcel
Pages — Omari Hardwick & Anthony Hamilton
Saul Williams meets Carlos Niño & Friends at Treepeople — Saul Williams, Carlos Niño & Friends
Words for Days Vol. 1 — Mad Skillz

Best Jazz Performance: ‘Windows – Live’ — Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade.

Best Jazz Vocal Album: Portrait — Samara Joy

Best Jazz Instrumental Album: Southern Nights — Sullivan Fortner Featuring Peter Washington & Marcus Gilmore

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Orchestrator Emulator — The 8-Bit Big Band
Without Further Ado, Vol 1 — Christian McBride Big Band
Lumen — Danilo Pérez & Bohuslän Big Band
Basie Rocks! — Deborah Silver & The Count Basie Orchestra
Lights on a Satellite — Sun Ra Arkestra
Some Days Are Better: The Lost Scores — Kenny Wheeler Legacy Featuring the Royal Academy of Music Jazz Orchestra & Frost Jazz Orchestra

Best Latin Jazz Album

La Fleur de Cayenne — Paquito D’Rivera & Madrid-New York Connection Band
The Original Influencers: Dizzy, Chano & Chico — Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Featuring Pedrito Martinez, Daymé Arocena, Jon Faddis, Donald Harrison & Melvis Santa
Mundoagua – Celebrating Carla Bley — Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
A Tribute to Benny Moré and Nat King Cole — Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Yainer Horta & Joey Calveiro
Vanguardia Subterránea: Live at The Village Vanguard — Miguel Zenón Quartet

Best Alternative Jazz Album: Live-Action — Nate Smith

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Wintersongs — Laila Biali
The Gift of Love — Jennifer Hudson
Who Believes in Angels? — Elton John & Brandi Carlile
Harlequin — Lady Gaga
A Matter of Time — Laufey
The Secret Of Life: Partners, Volume 2 — Barbra Streisand

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

Brightside — ARKAI
Ones & Twos — Gerald Clayton
BEATrio — Béla Fleck, Edmar Castañeda, Antonio Sánchez
Just Us — Bob James & Dave Koz
Shayan —Charu Suri

Best Musical Theatre Album: Buena Vista Social Club

Best Country Solo Performance: “Bad as I Used to Be [From “F1 The Movie”]”

Best Country Duo/Group Performance: “Amen” — Shaboozey & Jelly Roll

Best Country Song: “Bitin’ List” — Tyler Childers, songwriter (Tyler Childers)

Best Traditional Country Album

Dollar a Day — Charley Crockett
American Romance — Lukas Nelson
Oh What a Beautiful World — Willie Nelson
Hard Headed Woman — Margo Price
Ain’t in It for My Health — Zach Top

Best Contemporary Country Album

Patterns — Kelsea Ballerini
Snipe Hunter — Tyler Childers
Evangeline vs. the Machine — Eric Church
Beautifully Broken — Jelly Roll
Postcards from Texas — Miranda Lambert

Best American Roots Performance

“Lonely Avenue” — Jon Batiste Featuring Randy Newman
“Ancient Light” — I’m With Her
“Crimson and Clay” — Jason Isbell
“Richmond on the James” — Alison Krauss & Union Station
“Beautiful Strangers” — Mavis Staples

Best Americana Performance

“Boom” — Sierra Hull
“Poison in My Well” — Maggie Rose & Grace Potter
“Godspeed” — Mavis Staples
“That’s Gonna Leave a Mark” — Molly Tuttle
“Horses” — Jesse Welles

Best American Roots Song

“Ancient Light” — Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan & Sara Watkins, songwriters (I’m With Her)
“Big Money” — Jon Batiste, Mike Elizondo & Steve McEwan, songwriters (Jon Batiste)
“Foxes in the Snow” — Jason Isbell, songwriter (Jason Isbell)
“Middle” — Jesse Welles, songwriter (Jesse Welles)
“Spitfire” — Sierra Hull, songwriter (Sierra Hull)

Best Americana Album

Big Money – Jon Batiste
Bloom – Larkin Poe
Last Leaf on the Tree – Willie Nelson
So Long Little Miss Sunshine – Molly Tuttle
Middle – Jesse Welles

Best Bluegrass Album

Carter & Cleveland — Michael Cleveland & Jason Carter
A Tip Toe High Wire — Sierra Hull
Arcadia — Alison Krauss & Union Station
Outrun —The Steeldrivers
Highway Prayers — Billy Strings

Best Traditional Blues Album

Ain’t Done with the Blues — Buddy Guy
Room on the Porch — Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’
One Hour Mama: The Blues of Victoria Spivey — Maria Muldaur
Look Out Highway — Charlie Musselwhite
Young Fashioned Ways — Kenny Wayne Shepherd & Bobby Rush

Best Contemporary Blues Album

Breakthrough — Joe Bonamassa
Paper Doll — Samantha Fish
A Tribute to LJK — Eric Gales
Preacher Kids — Robert Randolph
Family — Southern Avenue

Best Folk Album

What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow — Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson
Crown of Roses — Patty Griffin
Wild and Clear and Blue — I’m With Her
Foxes in the Snow — Jason Isbell
Under the Powerlines (April 24 – September 24) — Jesse Welles

Best Regional Roots Music Album

Live at Vaughan’s — Corey Henry & the Treme Funktet
For Fat Man — Preservation Brass & Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Church of New Orleans — Kyle Roussel
Second Line Sunday — Trombone Shorty and New Breed Brass Band
A Tribute to the King of Zydeco (Various Artists)

Best Gospel Performance/Song

“Do It Again” — Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, songwriter.
“Church” — Tasha Cobbs Leonard, John Legend; Anthony S. Brown, Brunes Charles, Annatoria Chitapa, Kenneth Leonard, Jr., Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Jonas Myrin, songwriters.
“Still (Live)” — Jonathan McReynolds & Jamal Roberts; Britney Delagraentiss, Jonathan McReynolds, David Lamar Outing III, Orlando Joel Palmer & Terrell Demetrius  Wilson, songwriters.
“Amen” — Pastor Mike Jr.; Adia Andrews, Michael McClure Jr., David Lamar Outing II & Terrell Anthony Pettus, songwriters.
“Come Jesus Come” — Cece Winans Featuring Shirley CaesarBest Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song.

“I Know a Name” — Elevation Worship, Chris Brown, Brandon Lake; Hank Bentley, Steven Furtick, Brandon Lake & Jacob Sooter, songwriters.
“Your Way’s Better” — Forrest Frank; Forrest Frank & Pera, songwriters.
“Hard Fought Hallelujah” — Brandon Lake With Jelly Roll; Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, Benjamin William Hastings, Jason Bradley Deford & Brandon Lake, songwriters.
“Headphones” — Lecrae, Killer Mike, T.I.; Tyshane Thompson, Bongo ByTheWay, Michael Render, Lecrae Moore, William Roderick Miller & Clifford Harris, songwriters.
“Amazing” — Darrel Walls, PJ Morton; PJ Morton & Darrel Walls, songwriters.

Best Gospel Album

Sunny Days — Yolanda Adams
Tasha — Tasha Cobbs Leonard
Live Breathe Fight — Tamela Mann
Only On The Road (Live) — Tye Tribbett
Heart Of Mine — Darrel Walls, PJ Morton

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

Child of God II — Forrest Frank
Coritos Vol. 1 — Israel & New Breed
King Of Hearts — Brandon Lake
Reconstruction — Lecrae
Let The Church Sing — Tauren Wells

Best Roots Gospel Album

I Will Not Be Moved (Live) — The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
Then Came The Morning — Gaither Vocal Band
Praise & Worship: More Than a Hollow Hallelujah — The Isaacs
Good Answers — Karen Peck & New River
Back To My Roots — Candi Staton

Best Latin Pop Album

Cosa Nuestra – Rauw Alejandro
Bogotá (Deluxe) – Andrés Cepeda
Tropicoqueta – Karol G
Cancionera – Natalia Lafourcade
¿Y ahora qué? – Alejandro Sanz

Best Música Urbana Album

DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS — Bad Bunny
Mixteip — J Balvin
FERXXO VOL X: Sagrado — Feid
NAIKI — Nicki Nicole
EUB DELUXE — Trueno
SINFÓNICO (En Vivo) —Yandel

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

Genes Rebeldes — Aterciopelados
ASTROPICAL — Bomba Estéreo, Rawayana, ASTROPICAL
PAPOTA — CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso
ALGORHYTHM — Los Wizzards
Novela — Fito Paez

Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)

MALA MÍA — Fuerza Regida, Grupo Frontera
Y Lo Que Viene — Grupo Frontera
Sin Rodeos — Paola Jara
Palabra De To’s (Seca) — Carín León
Bobby Pulido & Friends Una Tuya Y Una Mía – Por La Puerta Grande (En Vivo) — Bobby Pulido

Best Tropical Latin Album

Fotografías — Rubén Blades, Roberto Delgado & Orquesta
Raíces — Gloria Estefan
Clásicos 1.0 — Grupo Niche
Bingo — Alain Pérez
Debut y Segunda Tanda, Vol. 2 — Gilberto Santa Rosa

Best Global Music Performance

EoO — Bad Bunny
Cantando en el Camino — Ciro Hurtado
JERUSALEMA — Angélique Kidjo
Inmigrante Y Que? — Yeisy Rojas
Shrini’s Dream (Live) — Shakti
Daybreak — Anoushka Shankar Featuring Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar

Best African Music Performance: “Push 2 Start” — Tyla

Best Global Music Album

Sounds Of Kumbha — Siddhant Bhatia
No Sign of Weakness — Burna Boy
Eclairer le monde – Light the World — Youssou N’Dour
Mind Explosion (50th Anniversary Tour Live) — Shakti
Chapter III: We Return to Light — Anoushka Shankar Featuring Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar.
Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo — Caetano Veloso and Maria Bethânia

Best Reggae Album

Treasure Self Love — Lila Iké
Heart & Soul — Vybz Kartel
BLXXD & FYAH — Keznamdi
From Within — Mortimer
No Place Like Home — Jesse Royal

Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album

Kuruvinda — Kirsten Agresta-Copely.
According To The Moon — Cheryl B. Engelhardt, GEM, Dallas String Quartet.
Into The Forest — Jahnavi Harrison.
Nomadica — Carla Patullo Featuring The Scorchio Quartet & Tonality.
The Colors In My Mind — Chris Redding.

Best Children’s Music Album

Ageless: 100 Years Young — Joanie Leeds & Joya
Buddy’s Magic Tree House — Mega Ran
Harmony — FYÜTCH & Aura V
Herstory — Flor Bromley
The Music of Tori and the Muses — Tori Amos

Best Comedy Album: Your Friend, Nate Bargatze — Nate Bargatze

Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording: Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama — Dalai Lama

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media: Sinners – Various Artists

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Includes Film and Television): Sinners – Ludwig Göransson, composer

Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media: Sword of the Sea — Austin Wintory, composer

Best Song Written for Visual Media: “Golden” [From “KPop Demon Hunters”] — EJAE & Mark Sonnenblick, songwriters (HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami)

Best Music Video: “Anxiety” — Doechii

Best Music Film: Music by John Williams — John Williams

Best Recording Package

And The Adjacent Possible — Hà Trinh Quoc Bao, Damian Kulash, Jr., Claudio Ripol, Wombi Rose & Yuri Suzuki, art directors (OK Go)
Balloonerism — Bráulio Amado & Alim Smith, art directors (Mac Miller).
Danse Macabre: De Luxe — Rory McCartney, art director (Duran Duran).
Loud Is As — Farbod Kokabi & Emily Sneddon, art directors (Tsunami)
Sequoia — Tim Breen & Ken Shipley, art directors (Various Artists)
The Spins (Picture Disc Vinyl) — Miller McCormick, art director (Mac Miller)
Tracks II: The Lost Albums — Meghan Foley & Michelle Holme, art directors (Bruce Springsteen)

Best Album Cover

Chromakopia — Shaun Llewellyn & Luis “Panch” Perez, art directors (Tyler, the Creator).
The Crux — William Wesley II, art director (Djo).
Debí Tirar Más Fotos — Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, art director (Bad Bunny).
Glory — Cody Critcheloe & Andrew J.S., art directors (Perfume Genius).
Moisturizer — Hester Chambers, Ellis Durand, Henry Holmes, Matt de Jong, Jamie-James Medina, Joshua Mobaraki & Rhian Teasdale, art directors (Wet Leg)

Best Album Notes

Adios, Farewell, Goodbye, Good Luck, So Long: On Stage 1964-1974 — Scott B. Bomar, album notes writer (Buck Owens And His Buckaroos)
After the Last Sky — Adam Shatz, album notes writer (Anouar Brahem, Anja Lechner, Django Bates, Dave Holland)
Árabe — Amanda Ekery, album notes writer (Amanda Ekery)
The First Family: Live At Winchester Cathedral 1967 — Alec Palao, album notes writer (Sly & The Family Stone)
A Ghost Is Born (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) — Bob Mehr, album notes writer (Wilco)
Miles ’55: The Prestige Recordings — Ashley Kahn, album notes writer (Miles Davis).

Best Historical Album

Joni Mitchell Archives – Volume 4: The Asylum Years (1976-1980) — Patrick Milligan & Joni Mitchell, compilation producers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Joni Mitchell)
The Making Of Five Leaves Left — Cally Callomon & Johnny Chandler, compilation
producers; Simon Heyworth & John Wood, mastering engineers (Nick Drake)
Roots Rocking Zimbabwe – The Modern Sound Of Harare’ Townships 1975-1980 (Analog Africa No.41) — Samy Ben Redjeb, compilation producer; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
Super Disco Pirata – De Tepito Para El Mundo 1965-1980 (Analog Africa No. 39) — Samy Ben Redjeb, compilation producer; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
You Can’t Hip A Square: The Doc Pomus Songwriting Demos — Will Bratton, Sharyn Felder & Cheryl Pawelski, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Doc Pomus)

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

All Things Light — Jesse Brock, Jon Castelli, Tyler Johnson, Nick Lobel, Simon Maartensson, Lawrence ‘Boo’ Mitchell, Anders Mouridsen, Ryan Nasci, Ernesto Olivera-Lapier, Ethan Schneiderman & Owen Stoutt, engineers; Dale Becker, mastering engineer (Cam)
Arcadia — Neal Cappellino & Gary Paczosa, engineers; Brad Blackwood, mastering engineer (Alison Krauss & Union Station)
For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) — Joseph Lorge, Blake Mills & Sebastian Reunert, engineers; Patricia Sullivan, mastering engineer (Japanese Breakfast).
That Wasn’t A Dream — Joseph Lorge & Blake Mills, engineers; Patricia Sullivan, mastering engineer (Pino Palladino, Blake Mills)

Best Engineered Album, Classical

Cerrone: Don’t Look Down — Mike Tierney, engineer; Alan Silverman, mastering engineer (Sandbox Percussion).
Eastman: Symphony No. 2; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2 — Gintas Norvila, engineer; Jennifer Nulsen, mastering engineer (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra).
Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth Of The Mtsensk District — Shawn Murphy & Nick Squire, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer (Andris Nelsons, Kristine Opolais, Günther Groissböck, Peter Hoare, Brenden Gunnell & Boston Symphony Orchestra)
Standard Stoppages — Sean Connors, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin, Bill Maylone, Judith Sherman & David Skidmore, engineers; Joe Lambert, mastering engineer (Third Coast Percussion)
Yule — Morten Lindberg, engineer; Morten Lindberg,
mastering engineer (Trio Mediæval)

Producer of The Year, Classical

Blanton Alspaugh
Sergei Kvitko
Morten Lindberg
Dmitriy Lipay
Elaine Martone

Best Immersive Audio Album

All American F***boy — Andrew Law, immersive mix engineer (Duckwrth)
Immersed — Justin Gray, immersive mix engineer; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Justin Gray, Drew Jurecka & Morten Lindberg, immersive producers (Justin Gray).
An Immersive Tribute To Astor Piazzolla (Live) — Andrés Mayo & Martín Muscatello, immersive mix engineers; Andrés Mayo & Martín Muscatello, immersive producers (Various Artists)
Tearjerkers — Hans-Martin Buff, immersive mix engineer; Hans-Martin Buff, immersive producer (Tearjerkers)
Yule — Morten Lindberg, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; Arve Henriksen & Morten Lindberg, immersive producers (Trio Mediæval)

Best Instrumental Composition

“First Snow” — Remy Le Boeuf, composer (Nordkraft Big Band, Remy Le Boeuf & Danielle Wertz)
“Live Life This Day: Movement I” — Miho Hazama, composer (Miho Hazama, Danish Radio Big Band & Danish National Symphony Orchestra)
“Lord, That’s A Long Way” — Sierra Hull, composer (Sierra Hull)
“Openin”g — Zain Effendi, composer (Zain Effendi)
“Train To Emerald City” — John Powell & Stephen Schwartz, composers (John Powell & Stephen Schwartz)
“Why You Here / Before The Sun Went Down” — Ludwig Göransson, composer (Ludwig Göransson Featuring Miles Caton)

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

“Be Okay” — Cynthia Erivo, arranger (Cynthia Erivo)
“A Child Is Born” — Remy Le Boeuf, arranger (Nordkraft Big Band & Remy Le Boeuf)
“Fight On” — Andy Clausen, Addison Maye-Saxon, Riley Mulherkar & Chloe Rowlands, arrangers (The Westerlies)
“Super Mario Praise Break” — Bryan Carter, Charlie Rosen & Matthew Whitaker, arrangers (The 8-Bit Big Band)

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

“Big Fish” — Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick, Nate Smith & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (Nate Smith Featuring säje)
“How Did She Look?” — Nelson Riddle, arranger (Seth MacFarlane)
“Keep An Eye On Summer” — Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)
“Something In The Water (Acoustic-Ish)” — Clyde Lawrence, Gracie Lawrence & Linus Lawrence, arrangers (Lawrence)
“What A Wonderful World” — Cody Fry, arranger (Cody Fry)

Best Orchestral Performance: Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie — Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra).

Best Opera Recording: Heggie: Intelligence — Kwamé Ryan, conductor; Jamie Barton, J’Nai Bridges & Janai Brugger; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (Houston Grand Opera; Gene Scheer).

Best Choral Performance

Advena – Liturgies For A Broken World — Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Simon Barrad, Emily Yocum Black & Michael Hawes; Conspirare)
Childs: In The Arms Of The Beloved — Grant Gershon, conductor (Billy Childs, Dan Chmlellnskl, Christian Euman, Larry Koonse, Lyris Quartet, Anne Akiko Meyers, Carol Robbins & Luciana Souza; Los Angeles Master Chorale).
Lang: Poor Hymnal — Donald Nally, conductor (Steven Bradshaw, Michael Hawes, Lauren Kelly, Rebecca Siler & Elisa Sutherland; The Crossing).
Ortiz: Yanga — Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Grant Gershon, chorus
master (Los Angeles Philharmonic & Tambuco Percussion Ensemble; Los Angeles Master Chorale).
Requiem Of Light —Steven Fox, conductor; Emily Drennan & Patti Drennan, chorus masters (Brian Giebler & Sangeeta Kaur; The Clarion Choir).


Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

Dennehy: Land Of Winter — Alan Pierson & Alarm Will Sound
La Mer – French Piano Trios — Neave Trio
Lullabies For The Brokenhearted — Lili Haydn & Paul Cantelon
Slavic Sessions — Mak Grgić & Mateusz Kowalski
Standard Stoppages — Third Coast Percussion.

Best Classical Instrumental Solo.

Coleridge-Taylor: 3 Selections From ’24 Negro Melodies’ — Curtis Stewart; Michael Repper, conductor (National Philharmonic)
Hope Orchestrated — Mary Dawood Catlin; Jesús David Medina & Raniero Palm, conductors (Venezuela Strings Recording Ensemble)
Inheritances — Adam Tendler
Price: Piano Concerto In One Movement In D Minor — Han Chen; John Jeter, conductor (Malmö Opera Orchestra)
Shostakovich: The Cello Concertos — Yo-Yo Ma; Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra).
Shostakovich: The Piano Concertos; Solo Works — Yuja Wang; Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

Alike – My Mother’s Dream — Allison Charney, soloist; Benjamin Loeb, conductor (National Symphonia Orchestra)
Black Pierrot — Sidney Outlaw, soloist; Warren Jones, pianist
In This Short Life — Devony Smith, soloist; Danny Zelibor, pianist; Michael Nicolas, accompanist
Kurtág: Kafka Fragments — Susan Narucki, soloist; Curtis Macomber, accompanist
Schubert Beatles — Theo Hoffman, soloist; Steven Blier, pianist (Rupert Boyd, Julia Bullock, Alex Levine, Andrew Owens, Rubén Rengel & Sam Weber)
Telemann: Ino – Opera Arias For Soprano — Amanda Forsythe, soloist; Robert Mealy, Paul O’Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors (Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra)

Best Classical Compendium

Cerrone: Don’t Look Down — Sandbox Percussion; Jonathan Allen, Victor Caccese, Christopher Cerrone, Ian Rosenbaum, Terry Sweeney & Mike Tierney, producers.
The Dunbar/Moore Sessions, Vol. II — Will Liverman; Jonathan Estabrooks, producer.
Ortiz: Yanga — Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Dmitriy Lipay, producer
Seven Seasons — Janai Brugger, Isolde Fair, MB Gordy & Starr Parodi; Nicholas Dodd, conductor; Jeff Fair, Starr Parodi & Kitt Wakeley, producers
Tombeaux — Christina Sandsengen; Shaun Drew & Christina Sandsengen, producers

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

Cerrone: Don’t Look Down — Christopher Cerrone, composer (Conor Hanick & Sandbox Percussion)
Dennehy: Land Of Winter — Donnacha Dennehy, composer (Alan Pierson & Alarm Will Sound)
León: Raíces (Origins) — Tania León, composer (Edward Gardner & London Philharmonic Orchestra)
Okpebholo: Songs In Flight — Shawn E. Okpebholo, composer (Will Liverman, Paul Sánchez & Various Artists)
Ortiz: Dzonot — Gabriela Ortiz, composer (Alisa Weilerstein, Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic)

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