Best Melodic Rap Performance
- "Rockstar" — DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch
- "Laugh Now, Cry Later" Drake ft. Lil Durk
- "Lockdown" — Anderson .Paak
- "The Box" — Roddy Ricch
- "Highest In The Room" — Travis Scott
Best Rap Song
- "The Bigger Picture" — Dominique Jones, Noah Pettigrew & Rai'shaun Williams, songwriters (Lil Baby)
- "The Box" — Samuel Gloade & Rodrick Moore, songwriters (Roddy Ricch)
- "Laugh Now, Cry Later" — Durk Banks, Rogét Chahayed, Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Ron Latour & Ryan Martinez, songwriters (Drake ft. Lil Durk)
- "Rockstar" — Jonathan Lyndale Kirk, Ross Joseph Portaro Iv & Rodrick Moore, songwriters (Dababy ft. Roddy Ricch)
- "Savage" — Beyoncé, Shawn Carter, Brittany Hazzard, Derrick Milano, Terius Nash, Megan Pete, Bobby Session Jr., Jordan Kyle Lanier Thorpe & Anthony White, songwriters (Megan Thee Stallion Ft. 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" — Luke Dick, Natalie Hemby & Miranda Lambert, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
- "The Bones" — Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins & Laura Veltz, songwriters (Maren Morris)
- "Crowded Table" — Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby & Lori Mckenna, songwriters (The Highwomen)
- "More Hearts Than Mine" — Ingrid Andress, Sam Ellis & Derrick Southerland, songwriters (Ingrid Andress)
- "Some People Do" — Jesse Frasure, Shane Mcanally, Matthew Ramsey & Thomas Rhett, songwriters (Old Dominion)
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, soloist
- "Pachamama" — Regina Carter, soloist
- "Celia" — Gerald Clayton, soloist
- "All Blues" — Chick Corea, soloist
- "Moe Honk" — Joshua Redman, soloist
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 Ft. Tiff Joy; David Frazier, songwriter
- "Come Together" — Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins Presents: The Good News; Lashawn Daniels, Rodney Jerkins, Lecrae Moore & Jazz Nixon, songwriters
- "Won't Let Go" — Travis Greene; Travis Greene, songwriter
- "Movin' On" — Jonathan Mcreynolds & Mali Music; Darryl L. Howell, Jonathan Caleb Mcreynolds, Kortney Jamaal Pollard & Terrell Demetrius Wilson, songwriters
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
- "The Blessing (Live)" — Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes & Elevation Worship; Chris Brown, Cody Carnes, Kari Jobe Carnes & Steven Furtick, songwriters
- "Sunday Morning" — Lecrae Featuring Kirk Franklin; Denisia Andrews, Jones Terrence Antonio, Saint Bodhi, Brittany Coney, Kirk Franklin, Lasanna Harris, Shama Joseph, Stuart Lowery, Lecrae Moore & Nathanael Saint-fleur, songwriters
- "Holy Water" — We The Kingdom; Andrew Bergthold, Ed Cash, Franni Cash, Martin Cash & Scott Cash, songwriters
- "Famous For (I Believe)" — Tauren Wells Featuring Jenn Johnson; Chuck Butler, Krissy Nordhoff, Jordan Sapp, Alexis Slifer & Tauren Wells, songwriters
- "There Was Jesus" — Zach Williams & Dolly Parton; Casey Beathard, Jonathan Smith & Zach Williams, songwriters
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 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, songwriters (The Secret Sisters)
- "Ceiling To The Floor" — Sierra Hull & Kai Welch, songwriters (Sierra Hull)
- "Hometown" — Sarah Jarosz, Songwriter (Sarah Jarosz)
- "I Remember Everything" — Pat Mclaughlin & John Prine, songwriters (John
Prine) - "Man Without A Soul" — Tom Overby & Lucinda Williams, songwriters (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 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 Album
- 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 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 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 — Audrey Brisson, Chris Jared, Caolan McCarthy & Jez Unwin, principal soloists; Michael Fentiman, Sean Patrick Flahaven, Barnaby Race & Nathan Tysen, producers; Nathan Tysen, lyricist; Daniel Messe, composer & lyricist (Original London Cast)
- American Utopia On Broadway — David Byrne, principal soloist; David Byrne, producer (David Byrne, composer & lyricist) (Original Cast)
- Jagged Little Pill — Kathryn Gallagher, Celia Rose Gooding, Lauren Patten & Elizabeth Stanley, principal soloists; Neal Avron, Pete Ganbarg, Tom Kitt, Michael Parker, Craig Rosen & Vivek J. Tiwary, producers (Glen Ballard & Alanis Morissette, lyricists) (Original Broadway Cast)
- Little Shop Of Horrors — Tammy Blanchard, Jonathan Groff & Tom Alan Robbins, principal soloists; Will Van Dyke, Michael Mayer, Alan Menken & Frank Wolf, producers (Alan Menken, composer; Howard Ashman, lyricist) (The New Off-Broadway Cast)
- The Prince Of Egypt — Christine Allado, Luke Brady, Alexia Khadime & Liam Tamne, principal soloists; Dominick Amendum & Stephen Schwartz, producers; Stephen Schwartz, composer & lyricist (Original Cast)
- Soft Power — Francis Jue, Austin Ku, Alyse Alan Louis & Conrad Ricamora, principal soloists; Matt Stine, producer; David Henry Hwang, lyricist; Jeanine Tesori, composer & lyricist (Original Cast)
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
- A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood — (Various Artists)
- Bill & Ted Face The Music — (Various Artists)
- Eurovision Song Contest: The Story Of Fire Saga — (Various Artists)
- Frozen 2 — (Various Artists)
- Jojo Rabbit — (Various Artists)
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
- Ad Astra — Max Richter, composer
- Becoming — Kamasi Washington, composer
- Joker — Hildur Guðnadóttir, composer
- 1917 — Thomas Newman, composer
- Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker — John Williams, composer
Best Song Written For Visual Media
- "Beautiful Ghosts" [From Cats] — Andrew Lloyd Webber & Taylor Swift, songwriters
(Taylor Swift) - "Carried Me With You" [From Onward] — Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)
- "Into The Unknown" [From Frozen 2] — Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, songwriters (Idina Menzel & AURORA)
- "No Time To Die" [From No Time To Die] — Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas Baird O'Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
- "Stand Up" [From Harriet] — Joshuah Brian Campbell & Cynthia Erivo, songwriters
(Cynthia Erivo)
Best Instrumental Composition
- "Baby Jack" -- Arturo O'Farrill, composer (Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra)
- "Be Water Ii" — Christian Sands, composer (Christian Sands)
- "Plumfield" — Alexandre Desplat, composer (Alexandre Desplat)
- "Sputnik" — Maria Schneider, composer (Maria Schneider)
- "Strata" — Remy Le Boeuf, composer (Remy Le Boeuf's Assembly Of Shadows Featuring Anna Webber & Eric Miller)
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
- "Bathroom Dance" — Hildur Guðnadóttir, arranger (Hildur Guðnadóttir)
- "Donna Lee" — John Beasley, arranger (John Beasley)
- "Honeymooners" — Remy Le Boeuf, arranger (Remy Le Boeuf's Assembly Of Shadows)
- "Lift Every Voice And Sing" — Alvin Chea & Jarrett Johnson, arrangers (Jarrett Johnson Featuring Alvin Chea)
- "Uranus: The Magician" — Jeremy Levy, arranger (Jeremy Levy Jazz Orchestra)
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
- "Asas Fechadas" — John Beasley & Maria Mendes, arrangers (Maria Mendes ft. John Beasley & Orkest Metropole)
- "Desert Song" — Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (Säje)
- "From This Place" — Alan Broadbent & Pat Metheny, arrangers (Pat Metheny ft. Meshell Ndegeocello)
- "He Won't Hold You" — Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier ft. Rapsody)
- "Slow Burn" — Talia Billig, Nic Hard & Becca Stevens, arrangers (Becca Stevens Featuring Jacob Collier, Mark Lettieri, Justin Stanton, Jordan Perlson, Nic Hard, Keita Ogawa, Marcelo Woloski & Nate Werth)
Best Recording Package
- Everyday Life — Pilar Zeta, art director (Coldplay)
- Funeral — Kyle Goen, art director (Lil Wayne)
- Healer — Julian Gross & Hannah Hooper, art directors (Grouplove)
- On Circles — Jordan Butcher, art director (Caspian)
- Vols. 11 & 12 — Doug Cunningham & Jason Noto, art directors (Desert Sessions)
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
- Flaming Pie (Collector's Edition) — Linn Wie Andersen, Simon Earith, Paul McCartney & James Musgrave, art directors (Paul McCartney)
- Giants Stadium 1987, 1989, 1991 — Lisa Glines & Doran Tyson, art directors (Grateful Dead)
- Mode — Jeff Schulz, art director (Depeche Mode)
- Ode To Joy — Lawrence Azerrad & Jeff Tweedy, art directors (Wilco)
- The Story Of Ghostly International — Michael Cina & Molly Smith, art directors (Various
Artists)
Best Album Notes
- At The Minstrel Show: Minstrel Routines From The Studio, 1894-1926 — Tim Brooks, album notes writer (Various Artists)
- The Bakersfield Sound: Country Music Capital Of The West, 1940-1974 — Scott B. Bomar, album notes writer (Various Artists)
- Dead Man's Pop — Bob Mehr, album notes writer (The Replacements)
- The Missing Link: How Gus Haenschen Got Us From Joplin To Jazz And Shaped The Music Business — Colin Hancock, album notes writer (Various Artists)
- Out Of A Clear Blue Sky — David Sager, album notes writer (Nat Brusiloff)
Best Historical Album
- Celebrated, 1895-1896 — Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (Unique Quartette)
- Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years (1936 - 1943) — Zev Feldman, Will Friedwald & George Klabin, compilation producers; Matthew Lutthans, mastering engineer (Nat King Cole)
- It's Such A Good Feeling: The Best Of Mister Rogers — Lee Lodyga & Cheryl Pawelski, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Mister Rogers)
- 1999 Super Deluxe Edition — Michael Howe, compilation producer; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Prince)
- Souvenir — Carolyn Agger, compilation producer; Miles Showell, mastering engineer (Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark)
- Throw Down Your Heart: The Complete Africa Sessions — Béla Fleck, compilation producer; Richard Dodd, mastering engineer (Béla Fleck)
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
- Black Hole Rainbow — Shawn Everett & Ivan Wayman, engineers; Bob Ludwig,
mastering engineer (Devon Gilfillian) - Expectations — Gary Paczosa & Mike Robinson, engineers; Paul Blakemore, mastering engineer (Katie Pruitt)
- Hyperspace — Drew Brown, Andrew Coleman, Shawn Everett, Serban Ghenea, David Greenbaum, Jaycen Joshua & Mike Larson, engineers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer (Beck)
- Jaime — Shawn Everett, engineer; Shawn Everett, mastering engineer (Brittany Howard)
- 25 Trips — Shani Gandhi & Gary Paczosa, engineers; Adam Grover, mastering engineer (Sierra Hull)
Producer Of The Year
- Jack Antonoff
- Dan Auerbach
- Dave Cobb
- Flying Lotus
- Andrew Watt
Best Remixed Recording
- "Do You Ever (RAC Mix)" — RAC, remixer (Phil Good)
- "Imaginary Friends (Morgan Page Remix)" — Morgan Page, remixer (Deadmau5)
- "Praying For You (Louie Vega Main Remix)" — Louie Vega, remixer (Jasper Street Co.)
- "Roses (Imanbek Remix)" — Imanbek Zeikenov, remixer (SAINt JHN)
- "Young & Alive (Bazzi Vs. Haywyre Remix)" — Haywyre, remixer (Bazzi)
Best Engineered Album, Classical
- Danielpour: The Passion Of Yeshua — Bernd Gottinger, engineer (JoAnn Falletta, James K. Bass, Adam Luebke, UCLA Chamber Singers, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra & Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus)
- Gershwin: Porgy And Bess — David Frost & John Kerswell, engineers; Silas Brown, mastering engineer (David Robertson, Eric Owens, Angel Blue, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus)
- Hynes: Fields — Kyle Pyke, engineer; Jesse Lewis & Kyle Pyke, mastering engineers (Devonté Hynes & Third Coast Percussion)
- Ives: Complete Symphonies — Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers; Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineers (Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic)
- Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13, 'Babi Yar' — David Frost & Charlie Post, engineers; Silas Brown, mastering engineer (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" — Carlos Kalmar, conductor (Oregon Symphony)
- "Concurrence" — Daníel Bjarnason, conductor (Iceland Symphony Orchestra)
- "Copland: Symphony No. 3" — Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
- "Ives: Complete Symphonies" — Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
- "Lutosławski: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3" — Hannu Lintu, conductor (Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra)
Best Opera Recording
- "Dello Joio: The Trial At Rouen" — Gil Rose, conductor; Heather Buck & Stephen Powell; Gil Rose, producer (Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Odyssey Opera Chorus)
- "Floyd, C.: Prince Of Players" — William Boggs, conductor; Keith Phares & Kate Royal; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra; Florentine Opera Chorus)
- "Gershwin: Porgy And Bess" — David Robertson, conductor; Angel Blue & Eric Owens; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
- "Handel: Agrippina" — Maxim Emelyanychev, conductor; Joyce DiDonato; Daniel Zalay, producer (Il Pomo D'Oro)
- "Zemlinsky: Der Zwerg" — Donald Runnicles, conductor; David Butt Philip & Elena Tsallagova; Peter Ghirardini & Erwin Stürzer, producers (Orchestra Of The Deutsche Oper Berlin; Chorus Of The Deutsche Oper Berlin)
Best Choral Performance
- "Carthage" — Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)
- "Danielpour: The Passion Of Yeshua" — JoAnn Falletta, conductor; James K. Bass & Adam Luebke, chorus masters (James K. Bass, J'Nai Bridges, Timothy Fallon, Kenneth Overton, Hila Plitmann & Matthew Worth; Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus & UCLA Chamber Singers)
- "Kastalsky: Requiem" — Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Charles Bruffy, Steven Fox & Benedict Sheehan, chorus masters (Joseph Charles Beutel & Anna Dennis; Orchestra Of St. Luke's; Cathedral Choral Society, The Clarion Choir, Kansas City Chorale & The Saint Tikhon Choir)
- "Moravec: Sanctuary Road" — Kent Tritle, conductor (Joshua Blue, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Dashon Burton, Malcolm J. Merriweather & Laquita Mitchell; Oratorio Society Of New York Orchestra; Oratorio Society Of New York Chorus)
- "Once Upon A Time" — Matthew Guard, conductor (Sarah Walker; Skylark Vocal Ensemble)
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
- "Contemporary Voices" — Pacifica Quartet
- "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 Orchestra" — Kirill Gerstein; Thomas Adès, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
- "Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas" — Igor Levit
- "Bohemian Tales" — Augustin Hadelich; Jakub Hrůša, conductor (Charles Owen; Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks)
- "Destination Rachmaninov - Arrival" — Daniil Trifonov; Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor (The Philadelphia Orchestra)
- "Theofanidis: Concerto For Viola And Chamber Orchestra" — Richard O'Neill; David Alan Miller, conductor (Albany Symphony)
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
- American Composers At Play - William Bolcom, Ricky Ian Gordon, Lori Laitman, John Musto — Stephen Powell (Attacca Quartet, William Bolcom, Ricky Ian Gordon, Lori Laitman, John Musto, Charles Neidich & Jason Vieaux)
- Clairières - Songs By Lili & Nadia Boulanger — Nicholas Phan; Myra Huang, accompanist
- Farinelli — Cecilia Bartoli; Giovanni Antonini, conductor (Il Giardino Armonico)
- A Lad's Love — Brian Giebler; Steven McGhee, accompanist (Katie Hyun, Michael Katz, Jessica Meyer, Reginald Mobley & Ben Russell)
- Smyth: The Prison — Sarah Brailey & Dashon Burton; James Blachly, conductor (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, composer (Kirill Gerstein, Thomas Adès & Boston Symphony Orchestra)
- "Danielpour: The Passion Of Yeshua" — Richard Danielpour, composer (JoAnn Falletta, James K. Bass, Adam Luebke, UCLA Chamber Singers, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra & Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus)
- "Floyd, C.: Prince Of Players" — Carlisle Floyd, composer (William Boggs, Kate Royal, Keith Phares, Florentine Opera Chorus & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra)
- "Hearne, T.: Place" — Ted Hearne, composer (Ted Hearne, Steven Bradshaw, Sophia Byrd, Josephine Lee, Isaiah Robinson, Sol Ruiz, Ayanna Woods & Place Orchestra)
- "Rouse: Symphony No. 5" — Christopher Rouse, composer (Giancarlo Guerrero &
Nashville Symphony)
Best Music Video
- "Brown Skin Girl" — Beyoncé; Beyoncé Knowles-Carter & Jenn Nkiru, video directors; Lauren Baker, Astrid Edwards, Nathan Scherrer & Erinn Williams, video producers
- "Life Is Good" — Future ft. Drake; Julien Christian Lutz, video director; Harv Glazer, video producer
- "Lockdown" — Anderson .Paak; Dave Meyers, video director; Nathan Scherrer, video producer
- "Adore You" — Harry Styles; Dave Meyers, video director; Nathan Scherrer, video producer
- "Goliath" — Woodkid; Yoann Lemoine, video director
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