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 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, Morgan Nagler & Marshall Vore, songwriters (Phoebe Bridgers)
- "Lost In Yesterday" — Kevin Parker, songwriter (Tame Impala)
- "Not" — Adrianne Lenker, songwriter (Big Thief)
- "Shameika" — Fiona Apple, songwriter (Fiona Apple)
- "Stay High" — Brittany Howard, songwriter (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 ft. John Legend
- "Black Parade" — Beyoncé
- "All I Need" — Jacob Collier ft. Mahalia & Ty Dolla $Ign
- "Goat Head" — Brittany Howard
- "See Me" — Emily King
Best Traditional R&B Performance
- "Sit On Down" — The Baylor Project ft. 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, Meshell Ndegeocello & Gabriella Wilson, Songwriters (Robert Glasper Ft. H.E.R. & Meshell Ndegeocello)
- "Black Parade" — Denisia Andrews, Beyoncé, Stephen Bray, Shawn Carter, Brittany Coney, Derek James Dixie, Akil King, Kim "Kaydence" Krysiuk & Rickie "Caso" Tice, Songwriters (Beyoncé)
- "Collide" — Sam Barsh, Stacey Barthe, Sonyae Elise, Olu Fann, Akil King, Josh Lopez, Kaveh Rastegar & Benedetto Rotondi, Songwriters (Tiana Major9 & Earthgang)
- "Do It" — Chloe Bailey, Halle Bailey, Anton Kuhl, Victoria Monét, Scott Storch & Vincent Van Den Ende, Songwriters (Chloe X Halle)
- "Slow Down" — Nasri Atweh, Badriia Bourelly, Skip Marley, Ryan Williamson & Gabriella Wilson, Songwriters (Skip Marley & H.E.R.)
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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 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