The sixty-second annual Grammy Awards have just kicked off in Los Angeles, and over the next eight hours, the Recording Academy will hand out trophies for the best songs, albums, performances and artists in over 80 different categories. The majority of those are awarded during what is called the Premiere Ceremony, which is not televised. Only major verticals, such as the big four (Album, Record and Song of the Year and Best New Artist) and a handful of others typically populated by superstars are presented during the live telecast.
Going into the 2020 Grammys, Lizzo is the top nominee, with eight chances to win Behind her are fellow newcomers Lil Nas X and Billie Eilish, who both earned half a dozen nods.
At the end of the evening, Billie Eilish and her older brother Finneas were the top winners, with each claiming five prizes. The 18-year-old singer swept the big four categories, and she also took home Best Pop Vocal Album. On his own, Finneas nabbed Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical and Producer of the Year, Non-Classical.
Behind those two, four artists earned a trio of trophies: Lizzo, Gary Clark, Jr., and Rob Kinelski and John Greenham, both of whom collected their hardware for working on Eilish’s album.
Nine artists tied for the third-most Grammys of the night, with two apiece. That group includes Lady Gaga, Billy Ray Cyrus, Nipsey Hussle, Tanya Tucker, the Chemical Brothers, Anderson .Paak, Kirk Franklin, For King and Country and Jacob Collier.
Here is the full list of nominees. Winners will be shared and marked in bold as they are announced.
Record of the Year
- “Hey, Ma” – Bon Iver
Brad Cook, Chris Messina & Justin Vernon, producers; Zach Hansen & Chris Messina, engineers/mixers; Greg Calbi, mastering engineer
- “Bad Guy” – Billie Eilish
Finneas O’Connell, producer; Rob Kinelski & Finneas O’Connell, engineers/mixers; John Greenham, mastering engineer
- “7 Rings” – Ariana Grande
Charles Anderson, Tommy Brown, Michael Foster & Victoria Monét, producers; Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Billy Hickey & Brendan Morawski, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
- “Hard Place” – H.E.R.
Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, producer; Joseph Hurtado, Jaycen Joshua, Derek Keota & Miki Tsutsumi, engineers/mixers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
- “Talk” – Khalid
Disclosure & Denis Kosiak, producers; Ingmar Carlson, Jon Castelli, Josh Deguzman, John Kercy, Denis Kosiak, Guy Lawrence & Michael Romero, engineers/mixers; Dale Becker, mastering engineer
- “Old Town Road” – Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
Andrew “VoxGod” Bolooki, Jocelyn “Jozzy” Donald & YoungKio, producers; Andrew “VoxGod” Bolooki & Cinco, engineers/mixers; Eric Lagg, mastering engineer
- “Truth Hurts” – Lizzo
Ricky Reed & Tele, producers; Chris Galland, Manny Marroquin & Ethan Shumaker, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
- “Sunflower” – Post Malone & Swae Lee
Louis Bell & Carter Lang, producers; Louis Bell & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
Album of the Year
- I, I – Bon Iver
Brad Cook, Chris Messina & Justin Vernon, producers; Zach Hansen & Chris Messina, engineers/mixers; BJ Burton, Brad Cook & Justin Vernon, songwriters; Greg Calbi, mastering engineer
- Norman Fucking Rockwell! – Lana Del Rey
Jack Antonoff & Lana Del Rey, producers; Jack Antonoff & Laura Sisk, engineers/mixers; Jack Antonoff & Lana Del Rey, songwriters; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
- When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? – Billie Eilish
Finneas O’Connell, producer; Rob Kinelski & Finneas O’Connell, engineers/mixers; Billie Eilish & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters; John Greenham, mastering engineer
- Thank U, Next – Ariana Grande
Tommy Brown, Ilya, Max Martin & Victoria Monét, producers; Serban Ghenea & Brendan Morawski, engineers/mixers; Tommy Brown, Ariana Grande, Savan Kotecha, Max Martin, Victoria Monét, Tayla Parx & Ilya Salmanzadeh, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
- I Used to Know Her – H.E.R.
David “Swagg R’Celious” Harris, H.E.R., Walter Jones & Jeff Robinson, producers; Miki Tsutsumi, engineer/mixer; Sam Ashworth, Jeff “Gitty” Gitelman, David “Swagg R’Celious” Harris & H.E.R., songwriters; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
- 7 – Lil Nas X
Montero Lamar Hill, songwriter; Eric Lagg, mastering engineer
- Cuz I Love You (Deluxe) – Lizzo
Ricky Reed, producer; Manny Marroquin & Ethan Shumaker, engineers/mixers; Eric Frederic & Melissa Jefferson, songwriters; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
- Father of the Bride – Vampire Weekend
Ezra Koenig & Ariel Rechtshaid, producers; John DeBold, Chris Kasych, Takemasa Kosaka, Ariel Rechtshaid & Hiroya Takayama, engineers/mixers; Ezra Koenig, songwriter; Emily Lazar, mastering engineer
Best New Artist
- Black Pumas
- Billie Eilish
- Lil Nas X
- Lizzo
- Maggie Rogers
- Rosalía
- Tank and the Bangas
- Yola
Song of the Year
- “Always Remember Us This Way”
Natalie Hemby, Lady Gaga, Hillary Lindsey & Lori McKenna, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
- “Bad Guy”
Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
- “Bring My Flowers Now”
Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth & Tanya Tucker, songwriters (Tanya Tucker)
- “Hard Place”
Ruby Amanfu, Sam Ashworth, D. Arcelious Harris, H.E.R. & Rodney Jerkins, songwriters (H.E.R.)
- “Lover”
Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift)
- “Norman Fucking Rockwell”
Jack Antonoff & Lana Del Rey, songwriters (Lana Del Rey)
- “Someone You Loved”
Tom Barnes, Lewis Capaldi, Pete Kelleher, Benjamin Kohn & Sam Roman, songwriters (Lewis Capaldi)
- “Truth Hurts”
Steven Cheung, Eric Frederic, Melissa Jefferson & Jesse Saint John, songwriters (Lizzo)
Best Pop Vocal Album
- The Lion King: The Gift – Beyoncé
- When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? – Billie Eilish
- Thank U, Next – Ariana Grande
- No.6 Collaborations Project – Ed Sheeran
- Lover – Taylor Swift
Best Pop Solo Performance
- “Spirit” – Beyoncé
- “Bad Guy” – Billie Eilish
- “7 Rings” – Ariana Grande
- “Truth Hurts” – Lizzo
- “You Need to Calm Down” – Taylor Swift
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
- “Boyfriend” – Ariana Grande and Social House
- “Sucker” – Jonas Brothers
- “Old Town Road” – Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
- “Sunflower” – Post Malone & Swae Lee
- “Señorita” – Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
- Sì – Andrea Bocelli
- Love (Deluxe Edition) – Michael Bublé
- Look Now – Elvis Costello & The Imposters
- A Legendary Christmas – John Legend
- Walls – Barbra Streisand
Best R&B Album
- 1123 – BJ the Chicago Kid
- Painted – Lucky Daye
- Ella Mai – Ella Mai
- Paul – PJ Morton
- Ventura – Anderson .Paak
Best Urban Contemporary Album
- Apollo XXI – Steve Lacy
- Cuz I Love You (Deluxe) – Lizzo
- Overload – Georgia Anne Muldrow
- Saturn – NAO
- Being Human in Public – Jessie Reyez
Best R&B Song
- “Could’ve Been”
Dernst Emile II, David “Swagg R’Celious” Harris, H.E.R. & Hue “Soundzfire” Strother, songwriters (H.E.R. featuring Bryson Tiller)
- “Look at Me Now”
Emily King & Jeremy Most, songwriters (Emily King)
- “No Guidance”
Chris Brown, Tyler James Bryant, Nija Charles, Aubrey Graham, Anderson Hernandez, Michee Patrick Lebrun, Joshua Lewis, Noah Shebib & Teddy Walton, songwriters (Chris Brown featuring Drake)
- “Roll Some Mo”
David Brown, Dernst Emile II & Peter Lee Johnson, songwriters (Lucky Daye)
- “Say So”
PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton featuring JoJo)
Best R&B Performance
- “Love Again” – Daniel Caesar & Brandy
- “Could’ve Been” – H.E.R. featuring Bryson Tiller
- “Exactly How I Feel” – Lizzo featuring Gucci Mane
- “Roll Some Mo” – Lucky Daye
- “Come Home” – Anderson .Paak featuring André 3000
Best Traditional R&B Performance
- “Time Today” – BJ the Chicago Kid
- “Steady Love” – India.Arie
- “Jerome” – Lizzo
- “Real Games” – Lucky Daye
- “Built for Love” – PJ Morton featuring Jazmine Sullivan
Best Rock Album
- Amo – Bring Me the Horizon
- Social Cues – Cage the Elephant
- In the End – The Cranberries
- Trauma – I Prevail
- Feral Roots – Rival Sons
Best Rock Song
- “Fear Inoculum”
Danny Carey, Justin Chancellor, Adam Jones & Maynard James Keenan, songwriters (Tool)
- “Give Yourself a Try”
George Daniel, Adam Hann, Matthew Healy & Ross MacDonald, songwriters (The 1975)
- “Harmony Hall”
Ezra Koenig, songwriter (Vampire Weekend)
- “History Repeats”
Brittany Howard, songwriter (Brittany Howard)
- “This Land”
Gary Clark Jr., songwriter (Gary Clark Jr.)
Best Rock Performance
- “Pretty Waste” – Bones UK
- “This Land” – Gary Clark Jr.
- “History Repeats” – Brittany Howard
- “Woman” – Karen O & Danger Mouse
- “Too Bad” – Rival Sons
Best Metal Performance
- “Astorolus – The Great Octopus” – Candlemass featuring Tony Iommi
- “Humanicide” – Death Angel
- “Bow Down” – I Prevail
- “Unleashed” – Killswitch Engage
- “7empest” – Tool
Best Alternative Music Album
- U.F.O.F. – Big Thief
- Assume Form – James Blake
- I, I – Bon Iver
- Father of the Bride – Vampire Weekend
- Anima – Thom Yorke
Best Rap Album
- Revenge of the Dreamers III – Dreamville
- Championships – Meek Mill
- I Am > I Was – 21 Savage
- Igor – Tyler, the Creator
- The Lost Boy – YBN Cordae
Best Rap/Sung Performance
- “Higher” – DJ Khaled featuring Nipsey Hussle & John Legend
- “Drip Too Hard” – Lil Baby & Gunna
- “Panini” – Lil Nas X
- “Ballin” – Mustard featuring Roddy Ricch
- “The London” – Young Thug featuring J. Cole & Travis Scott
Best Rap Performance
- “Middle Child” – J. Cole
- “Suge” – DaBaby
- “Down Bad” – Dreamville featuring JID, Bas, J. Cole, EarthGang & Young Nudy
- “Racks in the Middle” – Nipsey Hussle featuring Roddy Ricch & Hit-Boy
- “Clout” – Offset featuring Cardi B
Best Rap Song
- “Bad Idea”
Chancelor Bennett, Cordae Dunston, Uforo Ebong & Daniel Hackett, songwriters (YBN Cordae featuring Chance the Rapper)
- “Gold Roses”
Noel Cadastre, Aubrey Graham, Anderson Hernandez, Khristopher Riddick-Tynes, William Leonard Roberts II, Joshua Quinton Scruggs, Leon Thomas III & Ozan Yildirim, songwriters (Rick Ross featuring Drake)
- “A Lot”
Jermaine Cole, Dacoury Natche, 21 Savage & Anthony White, songwriters (21 Savage featuring J. Cole)
- “Racks in the Middle”
Ermias Asghedom, Dustin James Corbett, Greg Allen Davis, Chauncey Hollis, Jr. & Rodrick Moore, songwriters (Nipsey Hussle featuring Roddy Ricch & Hit-Boy)
- “Suge”
DaBaby, Jetsonmade & Pooh Beatz, songwriters (DaBaby)
Best Country Album
- Desperate Man – Eric Church
- Stronger Than the Truth – Reba McEntire
- Interstate Gospel – Pistol Annies
- Center Point Road – Thomas Rhett
- While I’m Livin’ – Tanya Tucker
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
- “Brand New Man” – Brooks & Dunn with Luke Combs
- “I Don’t Remember Me (Before You)” – Brothers Osborne
- “Speechless” – Dan + Shay
- “The Daughters” – Little Big Town
- “Common” – Maren Morris featuring Brandi Carlile
Best Country Solo Performance
- “All Your’n” – Tyler Childers
- “Girl Goin’ Nowhere” – Ashley McBryde
- “Ride Me Back Home” – Willie Nelson
- “God’s Country” – Blake Shelton
- “Bring My Flowers Now” – Tanya Tucker
Best Country Song
- “Bring My Flowers Now”
Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth & Tanya Tucker, songwriters (Tanya Tucker)
- “Girl Goin’ Nowhere”
Jeremy Bussey & Ashley McBryde, songwriters (Ashley McBryde)
- “It All Comes Out in the Wash”
Miranda Lambert, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
- “Some of It”
Eric Church, Clint Daniels, Jeff Hyde & Bobby Pinson, songwriters (Eric Church)
- “Speechless”
Shay Mooney, Jordan Reynolds, Dan Smyers & Laura Veltz, songwriters (Dan + Shay)
Best Dance Recording
- “Linked” – Bonobo
Simon Green, producer; Bonobo, mixer
- “Got to Keep On” – The Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers, producers; Steve Dub Jones & Tom Rowlands, mixers
- “Piece of Your Heart” – Meduza featuring Goodboys
Simone Giani, Luca De Gregorio & Mattia Vitale, producers; Simone Giani, Luca De Gregorio & Mattia Vitale, mixers
- “Underwater” – Rüfüs Du Sol
Jason Evigan & Rüfüs Du Sol, producers; Cassian Stewart-Kasimba, mixer
- “Midnight Hour” – Skrillex & Boys Noize featuring Ty Dolla $ign
Boys Noize & Skrillex, producers; Skrillex, mixer
Best Dance/Electronic Album
- LP5 – Apparat
- No Geography – The Chemical Brothers
- Hi This Is Flume (Mixtape) – Flume
- Solace – Rüfüs Du Sol
- Weather – Tycho
Best Comedy Album
- Quality Time – Jim Gaffigan
- Relatable – Ellen DeGeneres
- Right Now – Aziz Ansari
- Son of Patricia – Trevor Noah
- Sticks & Stones – Dave Chappelle
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
- I Know a Ghost – Crowder
- Burn the Ships – for KING & COUNTRY
- Haven’t Seen It Yet – Danny Gokey
- The Elements – TobyMac
- Holy Roar – Chris Tomlin
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
- “Only Jesus”
Mark Hall, Bernie Herms & Matthew West, songwriters (Casting Crowns)
- “God Only Knows”
Josh Kerr, Jordan Reynolds, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone & Tedd Tjornhom, songwriters (for KING & COUNTRY & Dolly Parton)
- “Haven’t Seen It Yet”
Danny Gokey, Ethan Hulse & Colby Wedgeworth, songwriters (Danny Gokey)
- “God’s Not Done with You (Single Version)”
Tauren Wells, songwriter (Tauren Wells)
- “Rescue Story”
Ethan Hulse, Andrew Ripp, Jonathan Smith & Zach Williams, songwriters (Zach Williams)
Best Gospel Album
- Long Live Love – Kirk Franklin
- Goshen Donald Lawrence Presents the Tri – City Singers
- Tunnel Vision – Gene Moore
- Settle Here – William Murphy
- Something’s Happening! A Christmas Album – CeCe Winans
Best Gospel Performance/Song
- “Love Theory”
Kirk Franklin, songwriter (Kirk Franklin)
- “Talkin’ ‘Bout Jesus”
Bryan Fowler, Gloria Gaynor & Chris Stevens, songwriters (Gloria Gaynor featuring Yolanda Adams)
- “See the Light”
Travis Greene & Jekalyn Carr, songwriters (Travis Greene featuring Jekalyn Carr)
- “Speak the Name”
Koryn Hawthorne & Natalie Grant, songwriters (Koryn Hawthorne featuring Natalie Grant)
- “This Is a Move (Live)”
Tony Brown, Brandon Lake, Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Nate Moore, songwriters (Tasha Cobbs Leonard)
Best Roots Gospel Album
- Deeper Roots: Where the Bluegrass Grows – Steven Curtis Chapman
- Testimony – Gloria Gaynor
- Deeper Oceans – Joseph Habedank
- His Name Is Jesus – Tim Menzies
- Gonna Sing, Gonna Shout – Various artists; Jerry Salley, producer
Best Americana Album
- Years to Burn – Calexico and Iron & Wine
- Who Are You Now – Madison Cunningham
- Oklahoma – Keb’ Mo’
- Tales of America – J.S. Ondara
- Walk Through Fire – Yola
Best American Roots Performance
- “Saint Honesty” – Sara Bareilles
- “Father Mountain” – Calexico and Iron & Wine
- “I’m on My Way” – Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi
- “Call My Name” – I’m with Her
- “Faraway Look” – Yola
Best American Roots Song
- “Black Myself”
Amythyst Kiah, songwriter (Our Native Daughters)
- “Call My Name”
Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan & Sara Watkins, songwriters (I’m with Her)
- “Crossing to Jerusalem”
Rosanne Cash & John Leventhal, songwriters (Rosanne Cash)
- “Faraway Look”
Dan Auerbach, Yola Carter & Pat McLaughlin, songwriters (Yola)
- “I Don’t Wanna Ride the Rails No More”
Vince Gill, songwriter (Vince Gill)
Best World Music Album
- Gece – Altın Gün
- What Heat – Bokanté & Metropole Orkest Conducted By Jules Buckley
- African Giant – Burna Boy
- Fanm d’Ayiti – Nathalie Joachim with Spektral Quartet
- Celia – Angélique Kidjo
Best Latin Pop Album
- Vida – Luis Fonsi
- 11:11 – Maluma
- Montaner – Ricardo Montaner
- El Disco – Alejandro Sanz
- Fantasía – Sebastian Yatra
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
- X 100Pre – Bad Bunny
- Oasis – J Balvin & Bad Bunny
- Indestructible – Flor de Toloache
- Almadura – iLe
- El Mal Querer – Rosalía
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
- Caminado – Joss Favela
- Percepcion – Intocable
- Poco a Poco – La Energía Norteña
- 20 aniversario – Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea
- De Ayer Para siempre – Mariachi los Camperos
Best Tropical Latin Album
- Opus – Marc Anthony (TIE)
- Tiempo al Tiempo – Luis Enrique + C4 Trio
- Candela – Vicente García
- Literal – Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
- A Journey Through Cuban Music – Aymée Nuviola (TIE)
Best Music Video
- “We’ve Got to Try” – The Chemical Brothers
Ninian Doff, video director; Ellie Fry, video producer
- “This Land” – Gary Clark Jr.
Savanah Leaf, video director; Jason Cole, Danielle Hinde, Alicia Martinez & Devin Sarno, video producers, video producers
- “Cellophane” – FKA Twigs
Andrew Thomas Huang, video director; Alex Chamberlain, video producer
- “Old Town Road” (Official Movie) – Lil Nas X & Billy Ray Cyrus
Calmatic, video director; Candice Dragonas, Melissa Larsen & Saul Levitz, video producers
- “Glad He’s Gone” – Tove Lo
Vania Heymann & Gal Muggia: video directors; Natan Schottenfels: video producer
Best Music Film
- Homecoming – Beyoncé
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter & Ed Burke, video directors; Steve Pamon & Erinn Williams, video producers
- David Crosby: Remember My Name – David Crosby
A.J. Eaton, video director; Cameron Crowe, Michele Farinola & Greg Mariotti, video producers
- Birth of the Cool – (Miles Davis)
Stanley Nelson, video director; Nicole London, video producer
- Shangri-La – Various artists
Morgan Neville, video director; Emma Baiada, video producer
- Anima – Thom Yorke
Paul Thomas Anderson, video director; Paul Thomas Anderson, Erica Frauman & Sara Murphy, video producers
Best Remixed Recording
- “I Rise” (Tracy Young’s Pride Intro Radio Remix)
Tracy Young, remixer (Madonna)
- “Mother’s Daughter” (Wuki Remix)
Wuki, remixer (Miley Cyrus)
- “The One” (High Contrast Remix)
Lincoln Barrett, remixer (Jorja Smith)
- “Swim” (Ford. Remix)
Luc Bradford, remixer (Mild Minds)
- “Work It” (Soulwax Remix)
David Gerard C Dewaele & Stephen Antoine C Dewaele, remixers (Marie Davidson)
Best Musical Theater Album
- Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations
Saint Aubyn, Derrick Baskin, James Harkness, Jawan M. Jackson, Jeremy Pope & Ephraim Sykes, principal soloists; Scott M. Riesett, producer (Original Broadway Cast)
- Hadestown
Reeve Carney, André De Shields, Amber Gray, Eva Noblezada & Patrick Page, principal soloists; Mara Isaacs, David Lai, Anaïs Mitchell & Todd Sickafoose, producers (Anaïs Mitchell, composer & lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)
- Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Danny Burstein, Tam Mutu, Sahr Ngaujah, Karen Olivo & Aaron Tveit, principal soloists; Justin Levine, Baz Luhrmann, Matt Stine & Alex Timbers, producers (Original Broadway Cast)
- The Music of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – In Four Contemporary Suites
Imogen Heap, producer; Imogen Heap, composer (Imogen Heap)
- Oklahoma!
Damon Daunno, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Ali Stroker, Mary Testa & Patrick Vaill, principal soloists; Daniel Kluger & Dean Sharenow, producers (Richard Rodgers, composer; Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist) (2019 Broadway Cast)
Best Song Written for Visual Media
- “The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy” (from Toy Story 4)
Randy Newman, songwriter (Chris Stapleton)
- “Girl in the Movies” (from Dumplin’)
Dolly Parton & Linda Perry, songwriters (Dolly Parton)
- “I’ll Never Love Again (Film Version)” (from A Star Is Born)
Natalie Hemby, Lady Gaga, Hillary Lindsey & Aaron Raitiere, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper)
- “Spirit” (from The Lion King)
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Timothy McKenzie & Ilya Salmanzadeh, songwriter (Beyoncé)
- “Suspirium” (from Suspiria)
Thom Yorke, songwriter (Thom Yorke)
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
- The Lion King: The Songs – Various Artists
Jon Favreau & Hans Zimmer, compilation producers
- Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – Various Artists
Quentin Tarantino, compilation producer; Mary Ramos, music supervisor
- Rocketman – Taron Egerton
Giles Martin, compilation producer
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – Various Artists
Spring Aspers & Dana Sano, compilation producers; Kier Lehman, music supervisor
- A Star Is Born – Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
Paul “DJWS” Blair, Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Nick Monson, Lukas Nelson Mark Nilan Jr. & Benjamin Rice, compilation producers; Julianne Jordan & Julia Michels, music supervisors
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
- Avengers: Endgame – Alan Silvestri, composer
- Chernobyl – Hildur Guðnadóttir, composer
- Game of Thrones: Season 8 – Ramin Djawadi, composer
- The Lion King – Hans Zimmer, composer
- Mary Poppins Returns – Marc Shaiman, composer
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
- Beastie Boys Book – Various artists; Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, Scott Sherratt & Dan Zitt, producers
- Becoming – Michelle Obama
- I.V. Catatonia: 20 Years as a Two-Time Cancer Survivor – Eric Alexandrakis
- Mr. Know-It-All – John Waters
- Sekou Andrews & The String Theory – Sekou Andrews & The String Theory
Best New Age Album
- Fairy Dreams – David Arkenstone
- Homage to Kindness – David Darling
- Wings – Peter Kater
- Verve – Sebastian Plano
- Deva – Deva Premal
Best Bluegrass Album
- Tall Fiddler – Michael Cleveland
- Live in Prague, Czech Republic – Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
- Toil, Tears & Trouble – The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys
- Royal Traveller – Missy Raines
- If You Can’t Stand the Heat – Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
Best Folk Album
- My Finest Work Yet – Andrew Bird
- Rearrange My Heart – Che Apalache
- Patty Griffin – Patty Griffin
- Evening Machines – Gregory Alan Isakov
- Front Porch – Joy Williams
Best Reggae Album
- Rapture – Koffee
- As I Am – Julian Marley
- The Final Battle: Sly & Robbie vs. Roots Radics – Sly and Robbie & Roots Radics
- Mass Manipulation – Steel Pulse
- More Work to Be Done – Third World
Best Contemporary Blues Album
- This Land – Gary Clark Jr.
- Venom & Faith – Larkin Poe
- Brighter Days – Robert Randolph and the Family Band
- Somebody Save Me – Sugaray Rayford
- Keep On – Southern Avenue
Best Traditional Blues Album
- Kingfish – Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
- Tall, Dark, and Handsome – Delbert McClinton & Self-Made Men
- Sitting on Top of the Blues – Bobby Rush
- Baby, Please Come Home – Jimmie Vaughan
- Spectacular Class – Jontavious Willis
Best Regional Roots Music Album
- Kalawai‘anui – Amy Hānaialiʻi
- When It’s Cold – Cree Round Dance Songs – Northern Cree
- Good Time – Ranky Tanky
- Recorded Live at the 2019 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival – Rebirth Brass Band
- Hawaiian Lullaby – Various artists; Imua Garza & Kimié Miner, producers
Best Children’s Album
- Ageless: Songs for the Child Archetype – Jon Samson
- Flying High! – Caspar Babypants
- I Love Rainy Days – Daniel Tashian
- The Love – Alphabet Rockers
- Winterland – The Okee Dokee Brothers
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
- Ancestral Recall – Christian Scott
- Star People Nation – Theo Croker
- Beat Music! Beat Music! Beat Music! – Mark Guiliana
- Elevate – Lettuce
- Mettavolution – Rodrigo y Gabriela
Best Instrumental Composition
- “Begin Again”
Fred Hersch, composer (Fred Hersch & The WDR Big Band Conducted by Vince Mendoza)
- “Crucible for Crisis”
Brian Lynch, composer (Brian Lynch Big Band)
- “Love, a Beautiful Force”
Vince Mendoza, composer (Vince Mendoza, Terell Stafford, Dick Oatts & Temple University Studio Orchestra)
- Star Wars: “Galaxy’s Edge (Symphonic Suite)”
John Williams, composer (John Williams)
- “Walkin’ Funny”
Christian McBride, composer (Christian McBride)
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
- “Blue Skies”
Kris Bowers, arranger (Kris Bowers)
- “Hedwig’s Theme”
John Williams, arranger (Anne-Sophie Mutter & John Williams)
- “La Novena”
Emilio Solla, arranger (Emilio Solla Tango Jazz Orchestra)
- “Love, a Beautiful Force”
Vince Mendoza, arranger (Vince Mendoza, Terell Stafford, Dick Oatts & Temple University Studio Orchestra)
- “Moon River”
Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
- All Night Long
Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier featuring Jules Buckley, Take 6 & Metropole Orkest)
- Jolene
Geoff Keezer, arranger (Sara Gazarek)
- Marry Me a Little
Cyrille Aimee & Diego Figueiredo, arrangers (Cyrille Aimée)
- Over the Rainbow
Vince Mendoza, arranger (Trisha Yearwood)
- 12 Little Spells (Thoracic Spine)
Esperanza Spalding, arranger (Esperanza Spalding)
Best Jazz Vocal Album
- Thirsty Ghost – Sara Gazarek
- Love & Liberation – Jazzmeia Horn
- Alone Together – Catherine Russell
- 12 Little Spells – Esperanza Spalding
- Screenplay – The Tierney Sutton Band
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
- In the Key of the Universe – Joey DeFrancesco
- The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul – Branford Marsalis Quartet
- Christian McBride’s New Jawn – Christian McBride
- Finding Gabriel – Brad Mehldau
- Come What May – Joshua Redman Quartet
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
- Triple Helix – Anat Cohen Tentet
- Dancer in Nowhere – Miho Hazama [ja]
- Hiding Out – Mike Holober & The Gotham Jazz Orchestra
- The Omni-American Book Club – Brian Lynch Big Band
- One Day Wonder – Terraza Big Band
Best Latin Jazz Album
- Antidote – Chick Corea & The Spanish Heart Band
- Sorte!: Music By John Finbury – Thalma de Freitas with Vitor Gonçalves, John Patitucci, Chico Pinheiro, Rogerio Boccato & Duduka Da Fonseca
- Una noche con Rubén Blades – Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis & Rubén Blades
- Carib – David Sánchez
- Sonero: The Music of Ismael Rivera – Miguel Zenón
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
- “Elsewhere” – Melissa Aldana, soloist
- “Sozinho” – Randy Brecker, soloist
- “Tomorrow Is the Question” – Julian Lage, soloist
- “The Windup” – Branford Marsalis, soloist
- “Sightseeing” – Christian McBride, soloist
Best Recording Package
- Anónimas & resilientes
Luisa María Arango, Carlos Dussan, Manuel García-Orozco & Juliana Jaramillo-Buenaventura, art directors (Voces Del Bullerengue)
- Chris Cornell
Barry Ament, Jeff Ament, Jeff Fura & Joe Spix, art directors (Chris Cornell)
- Hold That Tiger
Andrew Wong & Fongming Yang, art directors (The Muddy Basin Ramblers)
- I, I
Aaron Anderson & Eric Timothy Carlson, art directors (Bon Iver)
- Intellexual
Irwan Awalludin, art director (Intellexual)
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
- Anima
Stanley Donwood & Tchocky, art directors (Thom Yorke)
- Gold in Brass Age
Amanda Chiu, Mark Farrow & David Gray, art directors (David Gray)
- 1963: New Direction
Josh Cheuse, art director (John Coltrane)
- The Radio Recordings 1939–1945
Marek Polewski, art director (Wilhelm Furtwängler & Berliner Philharmoniker)
- Woodstock: Back to the Garden – The Definitive 50th Anniversary Archive
Masaki Koike, art director (Various artists)
Best Album Notes
- The Complete Cuban Jam Sessions
Judy Cantor-Navas, album notes writer (Various artists)
- The Gospel According to Malaco
Robert Marovich, album notes writer (Various artists)
- Pedal Steel + Four Corners
Brendan Greaves, album notes writer (Terry Allen And The Panhandle Mystery Band)
- Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection
Jeff Place, album notes writer (Pete Seeger)
- Stax ’68: A Memphis Story
Steve Greenberg, album notes writer (Various artists)
Best Historical Album
- The Girl from Chickasaw County – The Complete Capitol Masters
Andrew Batt & Kris Maher, compilation producers; Simon Gibson, mastering engineer (Bobbie Gentry)
- The Great Comeback: Horowitz at Carnegie Hall
Robert Russ, compilation producer; Andreas K. Meyer & Jennifer Nulsen, mastering engineers (Vladimir Horowitz)
- Kanyo Ongaku: Japanese Ambient, Environmental & New Age Music 1980–1990
Spencer Doran, Yosuke Kitazawa, Douglas Mcgowan & Matt Sullivan, compilation producers; John Baldwin, mastering engineer (Various artists)
- Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection
Jeff Place & Robert Santelli, compilation producers; Pete Reiniger, mastering engineer (Pete Seeger)
- Woodstock: Back to the Garden – The Definitive 50th Anniversary Archive
Brian Kehew, Steve Woolard & Andy Zax, compilation producers; Dave Schultz, mastering engineer (Various artists)
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
- All These Things
Tchad Blake, Adam Greenspan & Roderick Shearer, engineers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Thomas Dybdahl)
- Ella Mai
Chris “Shaggy” Ascher, Jaycen Joshua & David Pizzimenti, engineers; Chris Athens, mastering engineer (Ella Mai)
- Run Home Slow
Paul Butler & Sam Teskey, engineers; Joe Carra, mastering engineer (The Teskey Brothers)
- Scenery
Tom Elmhirst, Ben Kane & Jeremy Most, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Emily King)
- When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
Rob Kinelski & Finneas O’Connell, engineers; John Greenham, mastering engineer (Billie Eilish)
Best Immersive Audio Album
- Chain Tripping
Luke Argilla, immersive audio engineer; Jurgen Scharpf, immersive audio mastering engineer; Jona Bechtolt, Claire L. Evans & Rob Kieswetter, immersive audio producers (Yacht)
- Kverndokk: Symphonic Dances
Jim Anderson, immersive audio engineer; Robert C. Ludwig, immersive audio mastering engineer; Ulrike Schwarz, immersive audio producer (Ken-David Masur & Stavanger Symphony Orchestra)
- Lux
Morten Lindberg, immersive audio engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive audio mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive audio producer (Anita Brevik, Trondheimsolistene & Nidarosdomens Jentekor)
- The Orchestral Organ
Keith O. Johnson, immersive audio engineer; Keith O. Johnson, immersive audio mastering engineer; Marina A. Ledin & Victor Ledin, immersive audio producers (Jan Kraybill)
- The Savior
Bob Clearmountain, immersive audio engineer; Bob Ludwig, immersive audio mastering engineer; Michael Marquart & Dave Way, immersive audio producers (A Bad Think)
Best Engineered Album, Classical
- Aequa – Anna Thorvaldsdóttir
Daniel Shores, engineer; Daniel Shores, mastering engineer (International Contemporary Ensemble)
- Bruckner: Symphony No. 9
Mark Donahue, engineer; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
- Rachmaninoff – Hermitage Piano Trio
Keith O. Johnson & Sean Royce Martin, engineers; Keith O. Johnson, mastering engineer (Hermitage Piano Trio)
- Riley: Sun Rings
Leslie Ann Jones, engineer; Robert C. Ludwig, mastering engineer (Kronos Quartet)
- Wolfe: Fire in My Mouth
Bob Hanlon & Lawrence Rock, engineers; Ian Good & Lawrence Rock, mastering engineers (Jaap Van Zweden, Francisco J. Núñez, Donald Nally, The Crossing, Young People’s Chorus of NY City & New York Philharmonic)
Producer of the Year, Classical
Blanton Alspaugh
- The Music of Michael McGlynn (Charles Bruffy & Kansas City Chorale)
- Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique; Fantaisie sur La Tempête de Shakespeare (Andrew Davis & Toronto Symphony Orchestra)
- Copland: Billy the Kid; Grohg (Leonard Slatkin & Detroit Symphony Orchestra)
- Duruflé: Complete Choral Works (Robert Simpson & Houston Chamber Choir)
- Glass: Symphony No. 5 (Julian Wachner, The Choir Of Trinity Wall Street, Trinity Youth Chorus, Downtown Voices & Novus NY)
- Sander: The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom (Peter Jermihov & PaTRAM Institute Singers)
- Smith, K.: Canticle (Craig Hella Johnson & Cincinnati Vocal Arts Ensemble)
- Visions Take Flight (Mei-Ann Chen & ROCO)
James Ginsburg
- Project W – Works by Diverse Women Composers (Mei-Ann Chen & Chicago Sinfonietta)
- Silenced Voices (Black Oak Ensemble)
- 20th Century Harpsichord Concertos (Jory Vinikour, Scott Speck & Chicago Philharmonic)
- Twentieth Century Oboe Sonatas (Alex Klein & Phillip Bush)
- Winged Creatures & Other Works for Flute, Clarinet, and Orchestra (Anthony McGill, Demarre McGill, Allen Tinkham & Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra)
Marina A. Ledin & Victor Ledin
- Bates: Children of Adam; Vaughan Williams: Dona nobis pacem (Steven Smith, Erin R. Freeman, Richmond Symphony & Chorus)
- The Orchestral Organ (Jan Kraybill)
- The Poetry of Places (Nadia Shpachenko)
- Rachmaninoff – Hermitage Piano Trio (Hermitage Piano Trio)
Morten Lindberg
- Himmelborgen (Elisabeth Holte, Kåre Nordstoga & Uranienborg Vokalensemble)
- Kleiberg: Do You Believe in Heather? (Various artists)
- Ljos (Fauna Vokalkvintett)
- LUX (Anita Brevik, Trondheimsolistene & Nidarosdomens Jentekor)
- Trachea (Tone Bianca Sparre Dahl & Schola Cantorum)
- Veneliti (Håkon Daniel Nystedt & Oslo Kammerkor)
Dirk Sobotka
- Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
Best Orchestral Performance
- Bruckner: Symphony No. 9
Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
- Copland: Billy the Kid; Grohg
Leonard Slatkin, conductor (Detroit Symphony Orchestra)
- Norman: Sustain
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
- Transatlantic
Louis Langrée, conductor (Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)
- Weinberg: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 21
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, conductor (City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Kremerata Baltica)
Best Opera Recording
- Benjamin: Lessons in Love & Violence
George Benjamin, conductor; Stéphane Degout, Barbara Hannigan, Peter Hoare & Gyula Orendt; James Whitbourn, producer (Orchestra of the Royal Opera House)
- Berg: Wozzeck
Marc Albrecht, conductor; Christopher Maltman & Eva-Maria Westbroek; François Roussillon, producer (Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra; Chorus of Dutch National Opera)
- Charpentier: Les Arts florissants; Les Plaisirs de Versailles
Paul O’Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Jesse Blumberg, Teresa Wakim & Virginia Warnken; Renate Wolter-Seevers, producer (Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Ensemble; Boston Early Music Festival Vocal Ensemble)
- Picker: Fantastic Mr. Fox
Gil Rose, conductor; John Brancy, Andrew Craig Brown, Gabriel Preisser, Krista River & Edwin Vega; Gil Rose, producer (Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Boston Children’s Chorus)
- Wagner: Lohengrin
Christian Thielemann, conductor; Piotr Beczała, Anja Harteros, Tomasz Konieczny, Waltraud Meier & Georg Zeppenfeld; Eckhard Glauche, producer (Festspielorchester Bayreuth; Festspielchor Bayreuth)
Best Choral Performance
- Boyle: Voyages
Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)
- Duruflé: Complete Choral Works
Robert Simpson, conductor (Ken Cowan; Houston Chamber Choir)
- The Hope of Loving
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Conspirare)
- Sander: The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
Peter Jermihov, conductor (Evan Bravos, Vadim Gan, Kevin Keys, Glenn Miller & Daniel Shirley; PaTRAM Institute Singers)
- Smith, K.: The Arc in the Sky
Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
- Cerrone: The Pieces That Fall to Earth – Christopher Rountree & Wild Up
- Freedom & Faith – PUBLIQuartet
- Perpetulum – Third Coast Percussion
- Rachmaninoff – Hermitage Piano Trio – Hermitage Piano Trio
- Shaw: Orange – Attacca Quartet
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
- The Berlin Recital
Yuja Wang
- Higdon: Harp Concerto
Yolanda Kondonassis; Ward Stare, conductor (The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra)
- Marsalis: Violin Concerto; Fiddle Dance Suite
Nicola Benedetti; Cristian Măcelaru, conductor (Philadelphia Orchestra)
- The Orchestral Organ
Jan Kraybill
- Torke: Sky, Concerto for Violin
Tessa Lark; David Alan Miller, conductor (Albany Symphony)
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
- The Edge of Silence – Works for Voice by György Kurtág
Susan Narucki (Donald Berman, Curtis Macomber, Kathryn Schulmeister & Nicholas Tolle)
- Himmelsmusik
Philippe Jaroussky & Céline Scheen; Christina Pluhar, conductor; L’Arpeggiata, ensemble (Jesús Rodil & Dingle Yandell)
- Schumann: Liederkreis Op. 24, Kerner-Lieder Op. 35
Matthias Goerne; Leif Ove Andsnes, accompanist
- Songplay
Joyce DiDonato; Chuck Israels, Jimmy Madison, Charlie Porter & Craig Terry, accompanists (Steve Barnett & Lautaro Greco)
- A te, o cara
Stephen Costello; Constantine Orbelian, conductor (Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra)
Best Classical Compendium
- American Originals 1918
John Morris Russell, conductor; Elaine Martone, producer
- Leshnoff: Symphony No. 4 “Heichalos”; Guitar Concerto; Starburst
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer
- Meltzer: Songs and Structures
Paul Appleby & Natalia Katyukova; Silas Brown & Harold Meltzer, producers
- The Poetry of Places
Nadia Shpachenko; Marina A. Ledin & Victor Ledin, producers
- Saariaho: True Fire; Trans; Ciel d’hiver
Hannu Lintu, conductor; Laura Heikinheimo, producer
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
- Bermel: Migration Series for Jazz Ensemble & Orchestra
Derek Bermel, composer (Derek Bermel, Ted Nash, David Alan Miller, Juilliard Jazz Orchestra & Albany Symphony Orchestra)
- Higdon: Harp Concerto
Jennifer Higdon, composer (Yolanda Kondonassis, Ward Stare & The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra)
- Marsalis: Violin Concerto in D Major
Wynton Marsalis, composer (Nicola Benedetti, Cristian Măcelaru & Philadelphia Orchestra)
- Norman: Sustain
Andrew Norman, composer (Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic)
- Shaw: Orange
Caroline Shaw, composer (Attacca Quartet)
- Wolfe: Fire in My Mouth
Julia Wolfe, composer (Jaap Van Zweden, Francisco J. Núñez, Donald Nally, The Crossing, Young People’s Chorus of NY City & New York Philharmonic)
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Jack Antonoff
- Arizona Baby (Kevin Abstract) (A)
- Lover (Taylor Swift) (A)
- Norman F***ing Rockwell! (Lana Del Rey) (A)
- Red Hearse (Red Hearse) (A)
Dan Auerbach
- The Angels in Heaven Done Signed My Name (Leo Bud Welch) (A)
- “Let’s Rock” (The Black Keys) (A)
- Mockingbird (The Gibson Brothers) (A)
- Myth of a Man (Night Beats) (A)
- Southern Gentleman (Dee White) (A)
- Walk Through Fire (Yola) (A)
John Hill
- “Heat of the Summer” (Young The Giant) (T)
- “Hundred” (Khalid) (T)
- “No Drug like Me” (Carly Rae Jepsen) (T)
- “Outta My Head” (Khalid With John Mayer) (T)
- Social Cues (Cage The Elephant) (A)
- “Superposition” (Young The Giant) (T)
- “Too Much” (Carly Rae Jepsen) (T)
- “Vertigo” (Khalid) (T)
- “Zero” (from Ralph Breaks the Internet) (Imagine Dragons) (T)
Finneas
- When We Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (Billie Eilish) (A)
Ricky Reed
- Almost Free (Fidlar) (A)
- “Burning” (Maggie Rogers) (T)
- “Confidence” (X Ambassadors featuring K.Flay) (T)
- “Juice” (Lizzo) (T)
- “Kingdom of One” (Maren Morris) (T)
- “Power Is Power” (SZA featuring The Weekend & Travis Scott) (T)
- “Tempo” (Lizzo featuring Missy Elliott) (T)
- “Truth Hurts” (Lizzo) (T)
- The Wrong Man (Ross Golan) (A)
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