2021 Grammy Awards Winners

Record of the Year

  • “Black Parade,” Beyoncé
  • “Colors,” Black Pumas
  • “Rockstar,” DaBaby and Roddy Ricch
  • “Say So,” Doja Cat
  • “Everything I Wanted,” Billie Eilish WINNER
  • “Don’t Start Now,” Dua Lipa
  • “Circles,” Post Malone
  • “Savage,” Megan Thee Stallion feat. Beyoncé

Album of the Year

  • Chilombo, Jhene Aiko
  • Black Pumas (Deluxe), Black Pumas
  • Everyday Life, Coldplay
  • Djesse Vol. 3, Jacob Collier
  • Women in Music Pt. III, Haim
  • Future Nostalgia, Dua Lipa
  • Hollywood’s Bleeding, Post Malone
  • Folklore, Taylor Swift WINNER

Song of the Year

  • “Black Parade,” Denisia Andrews, Beyoncé, Stephen Bray, Shawn Carter, Brittany Coney, Derek James Dixie, Akil King, Kim “Kaydence” Krysiuk & Rickie “Caso” Tice (Beyoncé)
  • “The Box,” Samuel Gloade & Rodrick Moore (Roddy Ricch)
  • “Cardigan,” Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift (Taylor Swift)
  • “Circles,” Louis Bell, Adam Feeney, Kaan Gunesberk, Austin Post & Billy Walsh (Post Malone)
  • “Don’t Start Now,” Caroline Ailin, Ian Kirkpatrick, Dua Lipa & Emily Warren (Dua Lipa)
  • “Everything I Wanted,” Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell (Billie Eilish)
  • “I Can’t Breathe,” Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas (H.E.R.) WINNER
  • “If the World Was Ending,” Julia Michaels & JP Saxe (JP Saxe & Julia Michaels)

Best New Artist

  • Ingrid Andress
  • Phoebe Bridgers
  • Chika
  • Noah Cyrus
  • D Smoke
  • Doja Cat
  • Kaytranada
  • Megan Thee Stallion WINNER

Best Pop Vocal Album

  • Changes, Justin Bieber
  • Chromatica, Lady Gaga
  • Future Nostalgia, Dua Lipa WINNER
  • Fine Line, Harry Styles
  • Folklore, Taylor Swift

Best R&B Performance

  • “Lightning and Thunder,” Jhené Aiko Featuring John Legend
  • “Black Parade,” Beyoncé WINNER
  • “All I Need,” Jacob Collier Feat. Mahalia & Ty Dolla $ign
  • “Goat Head,” Brittany Howard
  • “See Me,” Emily King

Best Rap Song

  • “The Bigger Picture,” Dominique Jones, Noah Pettigrew & Rai’shaun Williams (Lil Baby)
  • “The Box,” Samuel Gloade & Rodrick Moore (Roddy Ricch)
  • “Laugh Now, Cry Later,” Durk Banks, Rogét Chahayed, Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Ron LaTour & Ryan Martinez (Drake feat. Lil Durk)
  • “Rockstar,” Jonathan Lyndale Kirk, Ross Joseph Portaro IV & Rodrick Moore (DaBaby feat. Roddy Ricch)
  • “Savage,” Beyoncé, Shawn Carter, Brittany Hazzard, Derrick Milano, Terius Nash, Megan Pete, Bobby Session Jr., Jordan Kyle Lanier Thorpe & Anthony White (Megan Thee Stallion feat. Beyoncé) WINNER

Best Pop Solo Performance

  • “Yummy,” Justin Bieber
  • “Say So,” Doja Cat
  • “Everything I Wanted,” Billie Eilish
  • “Don’t Start Now,” Dua Lipa
  • “Watermelon Sugar,” Harry Styles WINNER
  • “Cardigan,” Taylor Swift

Best Melodic Rap Performance

  • “Rockstar,” DaBaby feat. Roddy Ricch
  • “Laugh Now, Cry Later,” Drake feat. Lil Durk
  • “Lockdown,” Anderson .Paak WINNER
  • “The Box,” Roddy Ricch
  • “HIGHEST IN THE ROOM,” Travis Scott

Best Latin Pop or Urban Album

  • YHLQMDLG, Bad Bunny WINNER
  • Por Primera Vez, Camilo
  • Mesa Para Dos, Kany García
  • Pausa, Ricky Martin
  • 3:33, Debi Nova

Best Country Album

  • Lady Like, Ingrid Andress
  • Your Life is a Record, Brandy Clark
  • Wildcard, Miranda Lambert WINNER
  • Nightfall, Little Big Town
  • Never Will, Ashley McBryde

Best Country Song

  • “Bluebird,” Luke Dick, Natalie Hemby & Miranda Lambert (Miranda Lambert)
  • “The Bones,” Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins & Laura Veltz (Maren Morris)
  • “Crowded Table,” Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby & Lori McKenna (The Highwomen) WINNER
  • “More Hearts Than Mine,” Ingrid Andress, Sam Ellis & Derrick Southerland (Ingrid Andress)
  • “Some People Do,” Jesse Frasure, Shane McAnally, Matthew Ramsey & Thomas Rhett, songwriters (Old Dominion)

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

  • “All Night,” Brothers Osbourne
  • “10,000 Hours,” Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber WINNER
  • “Ocean,” Lady A
  • “Sugar Coat,” Little Big Town
  • “Some People Do,” Old Dominion

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 WINNER

Best Rock Song

  • “Kyoto,” Phoebe Bridgers, Morgan Nagler, and Marshall Vore (Phoebe Bridgers)
  • “Lost In Yesterday,” Kevin Parker (Tame Impala)
  • “Not,” Adrianne Lenker (Big Thief)
  • “Shameika,” Fiona Apple (Fiona Apple)
  • “Stay High,” Brittany Howard (Brittany Howard) WINNER

Best Rock Performance

  • “Shameika,” Fiona Apple WINNER
  • “Not,” Big Thief
  • “Kyoto,” Phoebe Bridgers
  • “The Steps,” Haim
  • “Stay High,” Brittany Howard
  • “Daylight,” Grace Potter

Best Rap Album

  • Black Habits, D Smoke
  • Alfredo, Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist
  • A Written Testimony, Jay Electronica
  • King’s Disease, Nas WINNER
  • The Allegory, Royce Da 5’9”

Best Rap Performance

  • “Deep Reverence,” Big Sean feat. Nipsey Hustle
  • “Bop,” DaBaby
  • “What’s Poppin,” Jack Harlow
  • “The Bigger Picture,” Lil Baby
  • “Savage,” Megan Thee Stallion feat. Beyoncé WINNER
  • “Dior,” Pop Smoke

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

  • “Un Día (One Day),” J. Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny, Tainy
  • “Intentions,” Justin Bieber and Quavo
  • “Dynamite,” BTS
  • “Rain on Me,” Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande WINNER
  • “Exile,” Taylor Swift and Bon Iver

Best R&B Album

  • Happy 2 Be Here, Any Clemons
  • Take Time, Giveon
  • To Feel Loved, Luke James
  • Bigger Love, John Legend WINNER
  • All Rise, Gregory Porter

Best Progressive R&B Album

  • Chilombo, Jhene Aiko
  • Ungodly Hour, Chloe X Halle
  • Free Nationals, Free Nationals
  • F*** Yo Feelings, Robert Glasper
  • It Is What It Is, Thundercat WINNER

Best R&B Song

  • “Better Than I Imagine,” Robert Glasper, Meshell Ndegeocello & Gabriella Wilson (Robert Glasper Feat. H.E.R and Meshell Ndegeocello) WINNER
  • “Black Parade,” Denisia Andrews, Beyoncé, Stephen Bray, Shawn Carter, Brittany Coney, Derek James Dixie, Akil King, Kim “Kaydence” Krysiuk & Rickie “Caso” Tice (Beyoncé)
  • “Collide,” Sam Barsh, Stacey Barthe, Sonyae Elise, Olu Fann, Akil King, Josh Lopez, Kaveh Rastegar & Benedetto Rotondi (Tiana & EARTHGANG)
  • “Do It,” Chloe Bailey, Halle Bailey, Anton Kuhl, Victoria Monét, Scott Storch & Vincent Van Den Ende (Chloe X Halle)
  • “Slow Down,” Nasri Atweh, Badriia Bourelly, Skip Marley, Ryan Williamson & Gabriella Wilson (Skip Marley & H.E.R.)

Best Traditional R&B Performance

  • “Sit On Down,” The Baylor Project Featuring Jean Baylor & Marcus Baylor
  • “Wonder What She Thinks of Me,” Chloe X Halle
  • “Let Me Go,” Mykal Kilgore
  • “Anything For You,” Ledisi WINNER
  • “Distance,” Yebba

Best Alternative Album

  • Hyperspace, Beck
  • Fetch the Bolt Cutters, Fiona Apple WINNER
  • Punisher, Phoebe Bridgers
  • Jaime, Brittany Howard
  • The Slow Rush, Tame Impala

Best Music Video

  • “Brown Skin Girl,” Beyoncé WINNER
  • “Life Is Good,” Future Feat. Drake
  • “Lockdown,” Anderson .Paak
  • “Adore You,” Harry Styles
  • “Goliath,” Woodkid

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

  • Run To The Water, 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 WINNER

Best Song Written For Visual Media

  • “Beautiful Ghosts” [From Cats], Andrew Lloyd Webber & Taylor Swift (Taylor Swift)
  • “Carried Me With You” [From Onward], Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth (Brandi Carlile)
  • “Into The Unknown” [From Frozen 2], Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez (Idina Menzel & AURORA)
  • “No Time To Die” [From No Time To Die], Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas Baird O’Connell (Billie Eilish) WINNER
  • “Stand Up” [From Harriett], Joshuah Brian Campbell & Cynthia Erivo (Cynthia Erivo)

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media

  • Ad Astra, Max Richter
  • Becoming, Kamasi Washington
  • Joker, Hildur Guðnadóttir WINNER
  • 1917, Thomas Newman
  • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, John Williams

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 WINNER

Best Music Film

  • Beastie Boys Story, Beastie Boys, Spike Jonze
  • Black Is King, Beyoncé
  • We Are Freestyle Love Supreme, Freestyle Love Supreme
  • Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice, Linda Ronstadt WINNER
  • That Lil Ol’ Band From Texas, ZZ Top

Best Musical Theater Album

  • Amelie, 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
  • 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) WINNER
  • 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)
  • 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 Comedy Album

  • Black Mitzvah, Tiffany Haddish WINNER
  • I Love Everything, Patton Oswalt
  • The Pale Tourist, Jim Gaffigan
  • Paper Tiger, Bill Burr
  • 23 Hours to Kill, Jerry Seinfeld

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)

  • Acid for the Children: A Memoir, Flea
  • Alex Trebek – The Answer is…, Ken Jennings
  • Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth, Rachel Maddow WINNER
  • Catch and Kill, Ronan Farrow
  • Charlotte’s Web (E.B. White), Meryl Streep (& Full cast)

Best Global Music Album

  • Fu Chronicles, Antibalas
  • Twice As Tall, Burna Boy WINNER
  • Agora, Bebel Gilberto
  • Love Letters, Anoushka Shankar
  • Amadjar, Tinariwen

Best Dance Recording

  • “On My Mind,” Diplo & Sidepiece
  • “My High,” Disclosure Feat. Aminé & Slowthai
  • “The Difference,” Flume feat. Toro y Moi
  • “Both Of Us,” Jayda D
  • “10%,” Kaytranada feat. Kali Uchis WINNER

Best Dance/Electronic Album

  • Kick I, Arca
  • Planet’s Mad, Baauer
  • Energy, Disclosure
  • Bubba, Kaytranada WINNER
  • Good Faith, Madeon

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

  • Axiom, Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah
  • Chronology Of A Dream: Live at Village Vanguard, Jon Baptiste
  • Take The Stars, Black Violin
  • Americana, Grégoire Maret, Romain Collin & Bill Frisell
  • Live At The Royal Albert Hall, Snarky Puppy WINNER

Best Instrumental Composition

  • “Baby Jack,” Arturo O’Farrill, (Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra)
  • “Be Water II,” Christian Sands (Christian Sands)
  • “Plumfield,” Alexandre Desplat (Alexandre Desplat)
  • “Sputnik,” Maria Schneider (Maria Schneider) WINNER
  • “Strata,” Remy Le Boeuf (Remy Le Boeuf’s Assembly Of Shadows Featuring Anna Webber & Eric Miller)

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

  • “Bathroom Dance,” Hildur Guðnadóttir (Hildur Guðnadóttir)
  • “Donna Lee,” John Beasley (John Beasley) WINNER
  • “Honeymooners,” Remy Le Boeuf (Remy Le Boeuf’s Assembly Of Shadows)
  • “Life Every Voice and Sing,” Alvin Chea & Jarrett Johnson (Jarrett Johnson Featuring Alvin Chea)
  • “Uranus: The Magician,” Jeremy Levy (Jeremy Levy Jazz Orchestra)

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 WINNER
  • Meditations, Cory Wong & Jon Batiste

Best Gospel Performance/Song

  • “Wonderful Is Your Name,” Melvin Crispell III
  • “Release (Live),” David Frazier (Ricky Dillard Featuring Tiff Joy)
  • “Come Together,” Rodney “Darkchild” Lashawn Daniels, Rodney Jerkins, Lecrae Moore & Jazz Nixon (Jerkins Presents: The Good News)
  • “Won’t Let Go,” Travis Greene
  • “Movin’ On,” Darryl L. Howell, Jonathan Caleb McReynolds, Kortney Jamaal Pollard & Terrell Demetrius Wilson (Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music) WINNER

Best Gospel Album

  • 2econd Wind: Ready, Anthony Brown & group therAPy
  • My Tribute, Myron Butler
  • Choirmaster, Ricky Dillard
  • Gospel According To PJ, PJ Morton WINNER
  • Kierra, Kierra Sheard

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 WINNER
  • Something Beautiful, Ernie Haase & Signature Sound

Best Recording Package

  • Everyday Life, Pilar Zeta (Coldplay)
  • Funeral, Kyle Goen (Lil Wayne)
  • Healer, Julian Gross & Hannah Hooper (Grouplove)
  • On Circles, Jordan Butcher (Caspian)
  • Vols. 11 & 12, Doug Cunningham & Jason Noto (Desert Sessions) WINNER

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

  • Flaming Pie (Collector’s Edition), Linn Wie Andersen, Simon Earith, Paul McCartney & James Musgrave (Paul McCartney)
  • Giants Stadium 1987, 1989, 1991, Lisa Glines & Doran Tyson (Grateful Dead)
  • Mode, Jeff Schulz (Depeche Mode)
  • Ode to Joy, Lawrence Azerrad & Jeff Tweedy (Wilco) WINNER
  • The Story of Ghostly International, Michael Cina & Molly Smith (Various Artists)

Best Album Notes

  • At the Minstrel Show: Minstrel Routines from the Studio, 1894-1926, Tim Brooks (Various Artists)
  • The Bakersfield Sound: Country Music Capital of the West, 1940-1974, Scott B. Bomar (Various Artists)
  • Dead Man’s Pop, Bob Mehr (The Replacements) WINNER
  • The Missing Link: How Gus Haenschen Got Us from Joplin to Jazz and Shaped the Music Business, Colin Hancock (Various Artists)
  • Out of a Clear Blue Sky, David Sager (Nat Brusiloff)

Best Historical Album

  • Celebrated, 1895-1896, Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin (Unique Quartette)
  • Hittin’ The Ramp, The Early Years (1936 – 1943), Zev Feldman, Will Friedwald & George Klabin, Matthew Lutthans (Nat King Cole)
  • It’s Such a Good Feeling: The Best of Mister Rogers, Lee Lodyga & Cheryl Pawelski, Michael Graves (Mister Rogers) WINNER
  • 1999 Super Deluxe Edition, Michael Howe, Bernie Grundman (Prince)
  • Souvenir, Carolyn Agger, Miles Showell (Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark)
  • Throw Down Your Heart: The Complete Africa Sessions, Béla Fleck, Richard Dodd (Béla Fleck)

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

  • Black Hole Rainbow (Devon Gilfillian)
  • Expectations (Katie Pruitt)
  • Hyperspace (Beck) WINNER
  • Jaime (Brittany Howard)
  • 25 Trips (Sierra Hull)

Best Remixed Recording

  • “Do You Ever (RAC Mix),” RAC (Phil Good)
  • “Imaginary Friends (Morgan Page Remix),” Deadmau5 (Morgan Page)
  • “Praying for You (Louie Vega Main Remix),” Jasper Street Co. (Louie Vega)
  • “Roses (Imanbek Remix),” Saint JHN (Imanbek Zeikenov) WINNER
  • “Young & Alive (Bazzi vs. Haywire Remix),” Bazzi (Haywyre)

Best Engineered Album, Classical

  • Danielpour: The Passion of Yeshua
  • Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
  • Hynes: Fields
  • Ives: Complete Symphonies
  • Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13, ‘Babi Yar’ WINNER

Producer of the Year, Classical

  • Blanton Alspaugh
  • David Frost WINNER
  • Jesse Lewis
  • Dmitriy Lipay
  • Elaine Martone

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

  • Aura, Bajofondo
  • Monstruo, Cami
  • Sobrevolando, Cultura Profética
  • La Conquista Del Espacio, Fito Paez WINNER
  • Miss Colombia, Lido Pimienta

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)

  • Hecho En México, Alejandro Fernández
  • La Serenata, Lupita Infante
  • Un Canto Por Mexico, Vol.1, Natalia Lafourcade WINNER
  • Bailando Sones y Huapangos Con el Mariachi Sol de Mexica 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 WINNER
  • Memorias de Navidad, Víctor Manuelle

Best Orchestral Performance

  • “Aspects of America – Pulitzer Edition,” Carlos Kalmar (Oregon Symphony)
  • “Concurrence,” Daníel Bjarnason (Iceland Symphony Orchestra)
  • “Copland: Symphony No. 3,” Michael Tilson Thomas (San Francisco Symphony)
  • “Ives: Complete Symphonies,” Gustavo Dudamel (Los Angeles Philharmonic) WINNER
  • “Lutoslawski: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3,” Hannu Lintu (Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra)

Best Opera Recording

  • “Dello Joio: The Trial at Rouen,” Gil Rose, Heather Buck & Stephen Powell (Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Odyssey Opera Chorus)
  • “Floyd C., Prince of Players,” William Boggs, Keith Phares & Kate Royal, Blanton Alspaugh (Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra; Florentine Opera Chorus)
  • “Gershwin: Porgy and Bess,” David Robertson, Angel Blue & Eric Owens, David Frost (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus) WINNER
  • “Handel: Agrippina,” Maxim Emelyanychev, Joyce DiDonato, Daniel Zalay (Il Pomo D’Oro)
  • “Zemlinksy: Der Zwerg,” Donald Runnicles, David Butt Philip & Elena Tsallagova, Peter Ghirardini & Erwin Stürzer (Orchestra Of The Deutsche Oper Berlin; Chorus Of The Deutsche Oper Berlin)

Best Choral Performance

  • “Carthage,” Donald Nally (The Crossing)
  • “Danielpour: The Passion of Yeshua,” JoAnn Falletta, James K. Bass & Adam Luebke (James K. Bass, J’Nai Bridges, Timothy Fallon, Kenneth Overton, Hila Plitmann & Matthew Worth; Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus & UCLA Chamber Singers) WINNER
  • “Kastalsky: Requiem,” Leonard Slatkin, Charles Bruffy, Steven Fox & Benedict Sheehan (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 (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 (Sarah Walker; Skylark Vocal Ensemble)

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

  • “Contemporary Voices,” Pacifica Quartet WINNER
  • “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
  • Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas, Igor Levit
  • Bohemian Tales, Augustin Hadelich
  • Destination Rachmaninov – Arrival, Daniil Trifonov
  • Theofanidis: Concerto for Viola and Chamber Orchestra, Richard O’Neill WINNER

Best Classical Compendium

  • Adès Conduct Adès, Mark Stone & Christianne Stotijn; Thomas Adès, Nick Squire
  • Saariaho: Graal Theatre; Circle Map’ Neiges; Vers Toi Es Si Loin, Clément Mao-Takacs, Hans Kipfer
  • Serebrier: Symphonic Bach Variations; Laments and Hallelujahs; Flute Concerto, José Serebrier, Jens Braun
  • Thomas, M.T.: From the Diary of Anne Frank & Meditations on Rilke, Isabel Leonard, Michael Tilson Thomas, Jack Vad WINNER
  • Woolf, L.P.: Fire and Flood, Matt Haimovitz, Julian Wachner, Blanton Alspaugh

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

  • Adès: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, Thomas Adès (Kirill Gerstein, Thomas Adès & Boston Symphony Orchestra)
  • Danielpour: The Passion of Yeshua, Richard Danielpour (JoAnn Falletta, James K. Bass, Adam Luebke, UCLA Chamber Singers, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra & Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus)
  • Floyd, C.: Prince of Players, Carlisle Floyd (William Boggs, Kate Royal, Keith Phares, Florentine Opera Chorus & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra)
  • Hearne, T.: Place, Ted Hearne (Ted Hearne, Steven Bradshaw, Sophia Byrd, Josephine Lee, Isaiah Robinson, Sol Ruiz, Ayanna Woods & Place Orchestra)
  • Rouse: Symphony No. 5, Christopher Rouse (Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony) WINNER

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 WINNER

Best American Roots Song

  • “Cabin,” Laura Rogers & Lydia Rogers (The Secret Sisters)
  • “Ceiling To The Floor,” Sierra Hull & Kai Welch (Sierra Hull)
  • “Hometown,” Sarah Jarosz
  • “I Remember Everything,” Pat McLaughlin & John Prine (John Prine)
  • “Man Without a Soul,” Tom Overby & Lucinda Williams (Lucinda Williams)

Best Americana Album

  • Old Flowers, Courtney Marie Andrews
  • Terms Of Surrender, Hiss Golden Messenger
  • World On The Ground, Sarah Jarosz WINNER
  • El Dorado, Marcus King
  • Good Souls Better Angels, 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 WINNER
  • 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 WINNER

Best Contemporary Blues Album

  • Have You Lost Your Mind Yet?, Fantastic Negrito WINNER
  • Live At The Paramount, Ruthie Foster Big Band
  • The Juice, G. Love
  • Blackbirds, Bettye LaVette
  • Up And Rolling, North Mississippi Allstars

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 WINNER

Best Regional Roots Music Album

  • My Relatives “Nikso Kowaiks,” Black Lodge Singers
  • Cameron Dupuy and the Cajun Troubadors, Cameron Dupuy And The Cajun Troubadours
  • Lovely Sunrise, Nā Wai ʽEhā
  • Atmosphere, New Orleans Nightcrawlers WINNER
  • A Tribute To Al Bernard, 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 WINNER
  • One World, The Wailers

Best Children’s Music Album

  • All The Ladies, Joanie Leeds WINNER
  • 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 Improvised Jazz Solo

  • “Guinevere,” Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah, track from: Axiom
  • “Pachamama,” Regina Carter, track from: Ona (Thana Alexa)
  • “Celia,” Gerald Clayton
  • “All Blues” Chick Corea, track from: Trilogy 2 (Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade) WINNER
  • “Moe Honk,” Joshua Redman, track from: RoundAgain (Redman Mehldau McBride Blade)

Best Jazz Vocal Album

  • Ona, Thana Alexa
  • Secrets Are The Best Stories, Kurt Elling Feat. Danilo Pérez WINNER
  • Modern Ancestors, Carmen Lundy
  • Holy Room: Live at Alte Oper, Somi With Frankfurt Radio Big Band
  • What’s The Hurry, Kenny Wahsington

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 WINNER
  • 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 WINNER

Best Latin Jazz Album

  • Tradiciones, Afro-Peruvian Jazz Orchestra
  • Four Questions, Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra WINNER
  • City of Dreams, Chico Pinheiro
  • Viento y Tiempo: Live at Blue Note Tokyo, Gonzalo Rubalcaba & Aymée Nuviola
  • Trane’s Delight, Poncho Sanchez

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

  • Blue Umbrella, Burt Bacharach and Daniel Tashain
  • True Love: A Celebration of Cole Porter, Harry Connick Jr.
  • American Standard, James Taylor WINNER
  • Unfollow the Rules, Rufus Wainwright
  • Judy, Renee Zellweger

Best Metal Performance

  • “Bum-Rush,” Body Count WINNER
  • “Underneath,” Code Orange
  • “The In-Between,” In This Moment
  • “Bloodmoney,” Poppy
  • “Executioner’s Tax (Swing of the Axe) — Live,” Power Trip

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 WINNER
  • “Black Like Me,” Mickey Guyton
  • “Bluebird,” Miranda Lambert

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

  • Jack Antonoff
  • Dan Auerbach
  • Dave Cobb
  • Flying Lotus
  • Andrew Watt WINNER

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

  • “Asas Fechadas,” John Beasley & Maria Mendes (Maria Mendes Featuring John Beasley & Orkest Metropole)
  • “Desert Song,” Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor (Säje)
  • “From This Place,” Alan Broadbent & Pat Metheny (Pat Metheny Featuring Meshell Ndegeocello)
  • “He Won’t Hold You,” Jacob Collier (Jacob Collier Featuring Rapsody) WINNER
  • “Slow Burn,” Talia Billig, Nic Hard & Becca Stevens (Becca Stevens Feat. Jacob Collier, Mark Lettieri, Justin Stanton, Jordan Perlson, Nic Hard, Keita Ogawa, Marcelo Woloski & Nate Werth)

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

  • “The Blessing (Live),” Chris Brown, Cody Carnes, Kari Jobe Carnes & Steven Furtick (Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes & Elevation Worship)
  • “Sunday Morning,” Denisia Andrews, Jones Terrence Antonio, Saint Bodhi, Brittany Coney, Kirk Franklin, Lasanna Harris, Shama Joseph, Stuart Lowery, Lecrae Moore & Nathanael Saint-Fleur (Lecrae Featuring Kirk Franklin)
  • “Holy Water,” Andrew Bergthold, Ed Cash, Franni Cash, Martin Cash & Scott Cash (We The Kingdom)
  • “Famous For (I Believe),” Chuck Butler, Krissy Nordhoff, Jordan Sapp, Alexis Slifer & Tauren Wells (Tauren Wells Featuring Jenn Johnson)
  • “There Was Jesus,” Casey Beathard, Jonathan Smith & Zach Williams (Zach Williams & Dolly Parton) WINNER

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

  • American Composers at Play, William Bolcom, Ricky Ian Gordon, Lori Laitman, John Musto, Stephen Powell
  • Clairières, Lili & Nadia Boulanger, Nicholas Phan
  • Farinelli, Cecilia Bartoli
  • A Lad’s Love, Biran Giebler
  • Smyth: The Prison, Sarah Brailey & Dashon Burton WINNER

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