Best R&B performance

• Snoh Aalegra – Lost You
• Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Cesar and Giveon – Peaches
• HER – Damage
• Silk Sonic – Leave the Door Open (Pemenang) (TIE)
• Jazmine Sullivan – Pick Up Your Feelings (Pemenang) (TIE)

Best traditional R&B performance

• Jon Batiste – I Need You
• BJ the Chicago Kid, PJ Morton and Kenyon Dixon featuring Charlie Bereal – Bring It on Home to Me
• Leon Bridges and Robert Glasper – Born Again
• HER – Fight for You (Pemenang)
• Lucky Daye featuring Yebba – How Much Can a Heart Take

Best R&B song

• HER – Damage
• SZA – Good Days
• Giveon – Heartbreak Anniversary
• Silk Sonic – Leave the Door Open (Pemenang)
• Jazmine Sullivan – Pick Up Your Feelings

Best rap album

• J Cole – The Off-Season
• Nas – King’s Disease II
• Tyler, the Creator – Call Me If You Get Lost (Pemenang)
• Kanye West – Donda

Best rap song

• DMX featuring Jay-Z and Nas – Bath Salts
• Saweetie featuring Doja Cat – Best Friend
• Baby Keem featuring Kendrick Lamar – Family Ties
• Kanye West featuring Jay-Z – Jail (Pemenang)
• J Cole featuring 21 Savage & Morray – ​​My Life

Best melodic rap performance

• J Cole featuring Lil Baby – Pride Is the Devil
• Doja Cat – Need to Know
• Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow – Industry Baby
• Tyler, the Creator featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Ty Dolla $ign – WusYaName
• Kanye West featuring the Weeknd and Lil Baby – Hurricane (Pemenang)

Best country song

• Maren Morris – Better Than We Found It
• Kacey Musgraves – Camera Roll
• Chris Stapleton – Cold (Pemenang)
• Thomas Rhett – Country Again
• Walker Hayes – Fancy Like
• Mickey Guyton – Remember Her Name

Best country solo performance

• Luke Combs - Forever After All
• Mickey Guyton - Remember Her Name
• Jason Isbell - All I Do Is Drive
• Kacey Musgraves - Camera Roll
• Chris Stapleton – You Should Probably Leave (Pemenang)

Best Latin pop album

• Pablo Alborán – Vértigo
• Paula Arenas – Mis Amores
• Ricardo Arjona – Hecho a la Antigua
• Camilo – Mis Manos
• Alex Cuba – Mendó (Pemenang)
• Selena Gomez – Revelación

Best música urbana album

• Rauw Alejandro – Afrodisíaco
• Bad Bunny – El Último Tour del Mundo (Pemenang)
• J Balvin – Jose
• Karol G – KG0516
• Kali Uchis – Sin Miedo (Del Amor y Otros Demonios)

Best Latin rock or alternative album

• Bomba Estéreo – Deja
• Diamante Eléctrico – Mira Lo Que Me Hiciste Hacer (Deluxe Edition)
• Juanes – Origen (Pemenang)
• Nathy Peluso – Calambre
• C. Tangana – El Madrileño
• Zoé – Sonidos de Karmática Resonancia

Best tropical Latin album

• Rubén Blades y Roberto Delgado & Orquesta – Salswing! (Pemenang)
• El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico – En Cuarantena
• Aymée Nuviola – Sin Salsa No Hay Paraíso
• Gilberto Santa Rosa – Colegas
• Tony Succar – Live in Peru

Best American roots performance

• Jon Batiste – Cry (Pemenang)
• Billy Strings – Love and Regret
• The Blind Boys of Alabama and Béla Fleck – I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
• Brandy Clark Featuring Brandi Carlile – Same Devil
• Allison Russell – Nightflyer

Best American roots song

• Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi - Avalon
• Valerie June featuring Carla Thomas - Call Me a Fool
• Jon Batiste – Cry (Pemenang)
• Yola - Diamond Studded Shoes
• Allison Russell - Nightflyer
• Linda Chorney featuring Becca Byram, EJ Ouellette and Trevor Sewell - Bored