GENERAL
Record Of The Year
"Leave The Door Open" — Silk Sonic - WINNER
"I Still Have Faith In You" — ABBA
"Freedom" — Jon Batiste
"I Get A Kick Out Of You" — Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
"Peaches" — Justin Bieber feat. Daniel Caesar & Giveon
"Right On Time" — Brandi Carlile
"Kiss Me More" — Doja Cat feat. SZA
"Happier Than Ever" — Billie Eilish
"Montero" (Call Me By Your Name) — Lil Nas X
"drivers license" — Olivia Rodrigo
Top of the world:Silk Sonic - comprised of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak - who earned four including the coveted Record Of The Year
Album Of The Year
We Are — Jon Batiste - WINNER
Love For Sale — Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe) — Justin Bieber
Planet Her (Deluxe) — Doja Cat
Happier Than Ever — Billie Eilish
Back Of My Mind — H.E.R.
MONTERO — Lil Nas X
SOUR — Olivia Rodrigo
evermore — Taylor Swift
Donda — Kanye West
Song Of The Year
"Leave The Door Open" — Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Silk Sonic) - WINNER
"Bad Habits" — Fred Gibson, Johnny McDaid & Ed Sheeran, songwriters (Ed Sheeran)
"A Beautiful Noise" — Ruby Amanfu, Brandi Carlile, Brandy Clark, Alicia Keys, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Linda Perry & Hailey Whitters, songwriters (Alicia Keys And Brandi Carlile)
"drivers license" — Daniel Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo, songwriters (Olivia Rodrigo)
"Fight For You" — Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.)
"Happier Than Ever" — Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
"Kiss Me More" — Rogét Chahayed, Amala Zandile Dlamini, Lukasz Gottwald, Carter Lang, Gerard A. Powell II, Solána Rowe & David Sprecher, songwriters (Doja Cat feat. SZA)
"Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" — Denzel Baptiste, David Biral, Omer Fedi, Montero Hill & Roy Lenzo, songwriters (Lil Nas X)
"Peaches" — Louis Bell, Justin Bieber, Giveon Dezmann Evans, Bernard Harvey, Felisha "Fury" King, Matthew Sean Leon, Luis Manual Martinez Jr., Aaron Simmonds, Ashton Simmonds, Andrew Wotman & Keavan Yazdani, songwriters (Justin Bieber feat. Daniel Caesar & Giveon)
Best New Artist
Olivia Rodrigo - WINNER
Arooj Aftab
Jimmie Allen
Baby Keem
FINNEAS
Glass Animals
Japanese Breakfast
The Kid LAROI
Arlo Parks
Saweetie
Triple threat:Oliva Rodrigo was one of the biggest winners of the night as she took home three awards including Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal Album
POP
Best Pop Solo Performance
"drivers license" — Olivia Rodrigo - WINNER
"Anyone" — Justin Bieber
"Right On Time" — Brandi Carlile
"Happier Than Ever" — Billie Eilish
"Positions" — Ariana Grande
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
"Kiss Me More" — Doja Cat feat. SZA - WINNER
"I Get A Kick Out Of You" — Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
"Lonely" — Justin Bieber & benny blanco
"Butter" — BTS
"Higher Power" — Coldplay
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Love For Sale — Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga - WINNER
'Til We Meet Again (Live) — Norah Jones
A Tori Kelly Christmas — Tori Kelly
Ledisi Sings Nina — Ledisi
That's Life — Willie Nelson
A Holly Dolly Christmas — Dolly Parton
Best Pop Vocal Album
SOUR — Olivia Rodrigo - WINNER
Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe) — Justin Bieber
Planet Her (Deluxe) — Doja Cat
Happier Than Ever — Billie Eilish
Positions — Ariana Grande
DANCE/ELECTRONIC MUSIC
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
"Alive" — Rüfüs Du Sol - WINNER
"Hero" — Afrojack & David Guetta
"Loom" — Ólafur Arnalds Featuring Bonobo
"Before" — James Blake
"Heartbreak" — Bonobo & Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
"You Can Do It" — Caribou
"The Business" — Tiësto
Best Dance/Electronic Music Album
Subconsciously — Black Coffee- WINNER
Fallen Embers — Illenium
Music Is The Weapon (Reloaded) — Major Lazer
Shockwave — Marshmello
Free Love — Sylvan Esso
Judgement — Ten City
CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Tree Falls — Taylor Eigsti - WINNER
Double Dealin' — Randy Brecker & Eric Marienthal
The Garden — Rachel Eckroth
At Blue Note Tokyo — Steve Gadd Band
Deep: The Baritone Sessions, Vol. 2 —Mark Lettieri
ROCK
Best Rock Performance
"Making A Fire" — Foo Fighters - WINNER
"Shot In The Dark" — AC/DC
"Know You Better (Live From Capitol Studio A)" — Black Pumas
"Nothing Compares 2 U" — Chris Cornell
"Ohms" — Deftones
Sad: Foo Fighters (seen in 2007) won Grammy Awards in all three categories they were nominated in - Best Rock Album, Best Rock Song, and Best Rock Performance a week after the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins
Best Metal Performance
"The Alien" — Dream Theater - WINNER
"Genesis" — Deftones
"Amazonia" — Gojira
"Pushing The Tides" — Mastodon
"The Triumph Of King Freak (A Crypt Of Preservation And Superstition)" — Rob Zombie
Best Rock Song
"Waiting On A War" — Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett & Pat Smear, songwriters (Foo Fighters) - WINNER
"All My Favorite Songs" — Rivers Cuomo, Ashley Gorley, Ben Johnson & Ilsey Juber, songwriters (Weezer)
"The Bandit" — Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
"Distance" — Wolfgang Van Halen, songwriter (Mammoth WVH)
"Find My Way" — Paul McCartney, songwriter (Paul McCartney)
Best Rock Album
Medicine At Midnight — Foo Fighters - WINNER
Power Up — AC/DC
Capitol Cuts - Live From Studio A — Black Pumas
No One Sings Like You Anymore Vol. 1 — Chris Cornell
McCartney III — Paul McCartney
ALTERNATIVE
Best Alternative Music Album
Daddy's Home — St. Vincent - WINNER
Shore — Fleet Foxes
If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power — Halsey
Jubilee — Japanese Breakfast
Collapsed In Sunbeams — Arlo Parks
R&B
Best R&B Performance (tie)
"Leave The Door Open" — Silk Sonic (tie)- WINNER
"Pick Up Your Feelings" — Jazmine Sullivan (tie)- WINNER
"Lost You" — Snoh Aalegra
"Peaches" — Justin Bieber feat. Daniel Caesar & Giveon
"Damage" — H.E.R.
Best Traditional R&B Performance
"Fight For You" — H.E.R. - WINNER
"I Need You" — Jon Batiste
"Bring It On Home To Me" — BJ The Chicago Kid, PJ Morton & Kenyon Dixon feat. Charlie Bereal
"Born Again" — Leon Bridges feat. Robert Glasper
"How Much Can A Heart Take" Lucky Daye feat. Yebba
Best R&B Song
"Leave The Door Open" — Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Silk Sonic) - WINNER
"Damage" — Anthony Clemons Jr., Jeff Gitelman, H.E.R., Carl McCormick & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.)
"Good Days" — Jacob Collier, Carter Lang, Carlos Munoz, Solána Rowe & Christopher Ruelas, songwriters (SZA)
"Heartbreak Anniversary" — Giveon Evans, Maneesh, Sevn Thomas & Varren Wade, songwriters (Giveon)
"Pick Up Your Feelings" — Denisia "Blue June" Andrews, Audra Mae Butts, Kyle Coleman, Brittany "Chi" Coney, Michael Holmes & Jazmine Sullivan, songwriters (Jazmine Sullivan)
Best Progressive R&B Album
Table For Two — Lucky Daye - WINNER
New Light — Eric Bellinger
Something To Say — Cory Henry
Mood Valiant — Hiatus Kaiyote
Dinner Party: Dessert — Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, 9th Wonder & Kamasi Washington
Studying Abroad: Extended Stay — Masego
Best R&B Album
Heaux Tales — Jazmine Sullivan - WINNER
Temporary Highs In The Violet Skies — Snoh Aalegra
We Are — Jon Batiste
Gold-Diggers Sound — Leon Bridges
Back Of My Mind — H.E.R.
The moment: Jazmine Sullivan won two but none was bigger than the Best R&B Album win for Heaux Tales
RAP
Best Rap Performance
"Family Ties" — Baby Keem Feat. Kendrick Lamar - WINNER
"Up" — Cardi B
"My Life" — J. Cole Feat. 21 Savage & Morray
"Way 2 Sexy" — Drake Feat. Future & Young Thug
"Thot S***" — Megan Thee Stallion
Up-and-comer: Baby Keem earned Best Rap Performance for his work alongside Kendrick Lamar in Family Ties
Best Melodic Rap Performance
"Hurricane" — Kanye West feat. The Weeknd & Lil Baby - WINNER
"Pride Is The Devil" — J. Cole feat. Lil Baby
"Need To Know" — Doja Cat
"INDUSTRY BABY" — Lil Nas X feat. Jack Harlow
"WUSYANAME" — Tyler, The Creator feat. Youngboy Never Broke Again & Ty Dolla $Ign
Best Rap Song
"Jail" — Dwayne Abernathy, Jr., Shawn Carter, Raul Cubina, Michael Dean, Charles M. Njapa, Sean Solymar, Brian Hugh Warner, Kanye West & Mark Williams, Songwriters (Kanye West Featuring Jay-Z) - WINNER
"Bath Salts" — Shawn Carter, Kasseem Dean, Michael Forno, Nasir Jones & Earl Simmons, Songwriters (Dmx Featuring Jay-Z & Nas)
"Best Friend" — Amala Zandelie Dlamini, Lukasz Gottwald, Randall Avery Hammers, Diamonté Harper, Asia Smith, Theron Thomas & Rocco Valdes, Songwriters (Saweetie Featuring Doja Cat)
"Family Ties" — Roshwita Larisha Bacha, Hykeem Carter, Tobias Dekker, Colin Franken, Jasper Harris, Kendrick Lamar, Ronald Latour & Dominik Patrzek, Songwriters (Baby Keem Featuring Kendrick Lamar)
"M Y . L I F E" — Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph & Jermaine Cole, Songwriters (J. Cole Featuring 21 Savage & Morray)
Best Rap Album
Call Me If You Get Lost – Tyler, The Creator - WINNER
The Off-Season – J Cole
Certified Lover Boy – Drake
King's Disease II – Nas
Donda – Kanye West
COUNTRY
Best Country Solo Performance
"You Should Probably Leave" — Chris Stapleton - WINNER
"Forever After All" — Luke Combs
"Remember Her Name" — Mickey Guyton
"All I Do Is Drive" — Jason Isbell
"camera roll" — Kacey Musgraves
Always on top: Chris Stapleton added another three Grammys to his collection including one for Best Country Album for Starting Over
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
"Younger Me" — Brothers Osborne - WINNER
"If I Didn't Love You" — Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood
"Glad You Exist" — Dan + Shay
"Chasing After You" — Ryan Hurd & Maren Morris
"Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go Home)" — Elle King & Miranda Lambert
Best Country Song
"Cold" — Dave Cobb, J.T. Cure, Derek Mixon & Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Chris Stapleton) - WINNER
"Better Than We Found It" — Jessie Jo Dillon, Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins & Laura Veltz, songwriters (Maren Morris)
"camera roll" — Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves & Daniel Tashian, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)
"Country Again" — Zach Crowell, Ashley Gorley & Thomas Rhett, songwriters (Thomas Rhett)
"Fancy Like" — Cameron Bartolini, Walker Hayes, Josh Jenkins & Shane Stevens, songwriters (Walker Hayes)
"Remember Her Name" Mickey Guyton, Blake Hubbard, Jarrod Ingram & Parker Welling, songwriters (Mickey Guyton)
Best Country Album
Starting Over — Chris Stapleton - WINNER
Skeletons — Brothers Osborne
Remember Her Name — Mickey Guyton
The Marfa Tapes — Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall & Jack Ingram
The Ballad Of Dood & Juanita — Sturgill Simpson
NEW AGE
Best New Age Album
Divine Tides — Stewart Copeland & Ricky Kej - WINNER
Brothers — Will Ackerman, Jeff Oster & Tom Eaton
Pangaea — Wouter Kellerman & David Arkenstone
Night + Day — Opium Moon
Pieces Of Forever — Laura Sullivan
JAZZ
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
"Humpty Dumpty (Set 2)" — Chick Corea, soloist - WINNER
"Sackodougou" — Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, soloist
"Kick Those Feet" — Kenny Barron, soloist
"Bigger Than Us" — Jon Batiste, soloist
"Absence" — Terence Blanchard, soloist
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Songwrights Apothecary Lab — Esperanza Spalding
Generations — The Baylor Project
SuperBlue — Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter
Time Traveler — Nnenna Freelon
Flor — Gretchen Parlato
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Skyline — Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette & Gonzalo Rubalcaba - WINNER
Jazz Selections: Music From And Inspired By Soul — Jon Batiste
Absence — Terence Blanchard feat. The E Collective And The Turtle Island Quartet
Akoustic Band LIVE — Chick Corea, John Patitucci & Dave Weckl
Side-Eye NYC (V1.IV) — Pat Metheny
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
For Jimmy, Wes And Oliver — Christian McBride Big Band - WINNER
Live At Birdland! — The Count Basie Orchestra Directed By Scotty Barnhart
Dear Love — Jazzmeia Horn And Her Noble Force
Swirling — Sun Ra Arkestra
Jackets XL — Yellowjackets + WDR Big Band
Best Latin Jazz Album
Mirror Mirror —Eliane Elias With Chick Corea and Chucho Valdés- WINNER
The South Bronx Story — Carlos Henriquez
Virtual Birdland — Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
Transparency — Dafnis Prieto Sextet
El Arte Del Bolero — Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo
GOSPEL/CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC
Best Gospel Performance/Song
"Never Lost" — CeCe Winans - WINNER
"Voice Of God" — Dante Bowe Featuring Steffany Gretzinger & Chandler Moore
"Joyful" — Dante Bowe
"Help" — Anthony Brown & Group Therapy
"Wait On You" — Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
"Believe For It"— CeCe Winans; Dwan Hill, Kyle Lee, CeCe Winans & Mitch Wong, songwriters - WINNER
"We Win" — Kirk Franklin & Lil Baby; Kirk Franklin, Dominique Jones, Cynthia Nunn & Justin Smith, songwriters
"Hold Us Together (Hope Mix)" — H.E.R. & Tauren Wells; Josiah Bassey, Dernst Emile & H.E.R., songwriters
"Man Of Your Word" — Chandler Moore & KJ Scriven; Jonathan Jay, Nathan Jess & Chandler Moore, songwriters
"Jireh" — Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music Featuring Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine; Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine, songwriters
Best Gospel Album
Believe For It — CeCe Winans - WINNER
Changing Your Story — Jekalyn Carr
Royalty: Live At The Ryman — Tasha Cobbs Leonard
Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition — Maverick City Music
Jonny X Mali: Live In LA — Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Old Church Basement — Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music - WINNER
No Stranger —Natalie Grant
Feels Like Home Vol. 2 — Israel & New Breed
The Blessing (Live) — Kari Jobe
Citizen Of Heaven (Live) — Tauren Wells
Best Roots Gospel Album
My Savior — Carrie Underwood - WINNER
Alone With My Faith —Harry Connick, Jr.
That's Gospel, Brother — Gaither Vocal Band
Keeping On — Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
Songs For The Times — The Isaacs
Saved: Carrie Underwood earned Best Gospel Roots Album for My Savior
LATIN
Best Latin Pop Album
Mendó — Alex Cuba - WINNER
Vértigo — Pablo Alborán
Mis Amores — Paula Arenas
Hecho A La Antigua — Ricardo Arjona
Mis Manos — Camilo
Revelación — Selena Gomez
Best Música Urbana Album
El Último Tour Del Mundo — Bad Bunny - WINNER
Afrodisíaco — Rauw Alejandro
Jose — J Balvin
KG0516 — KAROL G
Sin Miedo (Del Amor Y Otros Demonios) 8 — Kali Uchis
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
Origen — Juanes - WINNER
Deja — Bomba Estéreo
Mira Lo Que Me Hiciste Hacer (Deluxe Edition) — Diamante Eléctrico
Calambre — Nathy Peluso
El Madrileño — C. Tangana
Sonidos De Karmática Resonancia — Zoé
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
A Mis 80's — Vicente Fernández - WINNER
Antología De La Musica Ranchera, Vol. 2 — Aida Cuevas
Seis — Mon Laferte
Un Canto Por México, Vol. II — Natalia Lafourcade
Ayayay! (Súper Deluxe) — Christian Nodal
Best Tropical Latin Album
Salswing! — Rubén Blades y Roberto Delgado & Orquesta- WINNER
En Cuarentena — El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico
Sin Salsa No Hay Paraíso — Aymée Nuviola
Colegas — Gilberto Santa Rosa
Live In Peru — Tony Succar
AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC
Best American Roots Performance
"Cry" — Jon Batiste- WINNER
"Love And Regret" — Billy Strings
"I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free" — The Blind Boys Of Alabama & Béla Fleck
"Same Devil" — Brandy Clark Featuring Brandi Carlile
"Nightflyer" — Allison Russell
His night:Jon Batiste, 35, was the biggest winner of the night as he earned five awards including top prize Album Of The Year for We Are
Best American Roots Song
"Cry" — Jon Batiste & Steve McEwan, songwriters (Jon Batiste) - WINNER
"Avalon" — Rhiannon Giddens, Justin Robinson & Francesco Turrisi, songwriters (Rhiannon Giddens With Francesco Turrisi)
"Call Me A Fool" — Valerie June, songwriter (Valerie June Featuring Carla Thomas)
"Diamond Studded Shoes" — Dan Auerbach, Natalie Hemby, Aaron Lee Tasjan & Yola, songwriters (Yola)
"Nightflyer" — Jeremy Lindsay & Allison Russell, songwriters (Allison Russell)
Best Americana Album
Native Sons — Los Lobos - WINNER
Downhill From Everywhere — Jackson Browne
Leftover Feelings — John Hiatt with The Jerry Douglas Band
Outside Child — Allison Russell
Stand For Myself — Yola
Best Bluegrass Album
My Bluegrass Heart — Béla Fleck - WINNER
Renewal — Billy Strings
A Tribute To Bill Monroe — The Infamous Stringdusters
Cuttin' Grass - Vol. 1 (Butcher Shoppe Sessions) — Sturgill Simpson
Music Is What I See — Rhonda Vincent
Best Traditional Blues Album
I Be Trying — Cedric Burnside - WINNER
100 Years Of Blues — Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite
Traveler's Blues — Blues Traveler
Be Ready When I Call You — Guy Davis
Take Me Back — Kim Wilson
Best Contemporary Blues Album
662 — Christone "Kingfish" Ingram - WINNER
Delta Kream — The Black Keys Featuring Eric Deaton & Kenny Brown
Royal Tea — Joe Bonamassa
Uncivil War — Shemekia Copeland
Fire It Up — Steve Cropper
Best Folk Album
They're Calling Me Home — Rhiannon Giddens With Francesco Turrisi - WINNER
One Night Lonely [Live] — Mary Chapin Carpenter
Long Violent History — Tyler Childers
Wednesday (Extended Edition) — Madison Cunningham
Blue Heron Suite — Sarah Jarosz
Best Regional Roots Music Album
Kau Ka Pe'a — Kalani Pe'a - WINNER
Live In New Orleans! — Sean Ardoin And Kreole Rock And Soul
Bloodstains & Teardrops — Big Chief Monk Boudreaux
My People — Cha Wa
Corey Ledet Zydeco — Corey Ledet Zydeco
REGGAE
Best Reggae Album
Beauty In The Silence — Soja - WINNER
Pamoja — Etana
Positive Vibration — Gramps Morgan
Live N Livin — Sean Paul
Royal — Jesse Royal
10 — Spice
GLOBAL MUSIC
Best Global Music Performance
"Mohabbat" — Arooj Aftab- WINNER
"Do Yourself" — Angelique Kidjo & Burna Boy
"Pà Pá Pà" — Femi Kuti
"Blewu" — Yo-Yo Ma & Angelique Kidjo
"Essence" — WizKid Featuring Tems
Best Global Music Album
Mother Nature — Angelique Kidjo - WINNER
Voice Of Bunbon, Vol. 1 — Rocky Dawuni
East West Players Presents: Daniel Ho & Friends Live In Concert — Daniel Ho & Friends
Legacy + — Femi Kuti And Made Kuti
Made In Lagos: Deluxe Edition — WizKid
CHILDREN'S
Best Children's Music Album
A Colorful World — Falu - WINNER
Actívate — 123 Andrés
All One Tribe — 1 Tribe Collective
Black To The Future — Pierce Freelon
Crayon Kids — Lucky Diaz And The Family Jam Band
SPOKEN WORD
Best Spoken Word Album
Carry On: Reflections For A New Generation From John Lewis — Don Cheadle - WINNER
Aftermath — LeVar Burton
Catching Dreams: Live At Fort Knox Chicago — J. Ivy
8:46 — Dave Chappelle & Amir Sulaiman
A Promised Land — Barack Obama
COMEDY
Best Comedy Album
Sincerely Louis CK — Louis C.K. - WINNER
The Comedy Vaccine — Lavell Crawford
Evolution — Chelsea Handler
Thanks For Risking Your Life — Lewis Black
The Greatest Average American — Nate Bargatze
Zero F***s Given — Kevin Hart
MUSICAL THEATER
Best Musical Theater Album
The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical — Emily Bear, producer; Abigail Barlow & Emily Bear, composers/lyricists (Barlow & Bear) - WINNER
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella — Andrew Lloyd Webber, Nick Lloyd Webber & Greg Wells, producers; Andrew Lloyd Webber & David Zippel, composers/lyricists (Original Album Cast)
Burt Bacharach and Steven Sater's Some Lovers — Burt Bacharach, Michael Croiter, Ben Hartman & Steven Sater, producers; Burt Bacharach, composer; Steven Sater, lyricist (World Premiere Cast)
Girl From The North Country — Simon Hale, Conor McPherson & Dean Sharenow, producers (Bob Dylan, composer & lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)
Les Misérables: The Staged Concert (The Sensational 2020 Live Recording) — Cameron Mackintosh, Lee McCutcheon & Stephen Metcalfe, producers (Claude-Michel Schönberg, composer; Alain Boublil, John Caird, Herbert Kretzmer, Jean-Marc Natel & Trevor Nunn, lyricists) (The 2020 Les Misérables Staged Concert Company)
Stephen Schwartz's Snapshots — Daniel C. Levine, Michael J Moritz Jr, Bryan Perri & Stephen Schwartz, producers (Stephen Schwartz, composer & lyricist) (World Premiere Cast)
MUSIC FOR VISUAL MEDIA
The United States Vs. Billie Holiday — Andra Day- WINNER
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
Cruella — (Various Artists)
Dear Evan Hansen — (Various Artists)
In The Heights — (Various Artists)
One Night In Miami... — (Various Artists)
Respect — Jennifer Hudson
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (TIE)
The Queen's Gambit — Carlos Rafael Rivera, composer (tie) - WINNER
Soul — Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers (tie)- WINNER
Bridgerton — Kris Bowers, composer
Dune — Hans Zimmer, composer
The Mandalorian: Season 2 - Vol. 2 (Chapters 13-16) — Ludwig Göransson, composer
Best Song Written For Visual Media
"All Eyes On Me" [From Inside] — Bo Burnham, songwriter (Bo Burnham) - WINNER
"Agatha All Along" [From WandaVision: Episode 7] — Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, songwriters (Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez Featuring Kathryn Hahn, Eric Bradley, Greg Whipple, Jasper Randall & Gerald White)
"All I Know So Far" [From P!NK: All I Know So Far] — Alecia Moore, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, songwriters (P!nk)
"Fight For You" [From Judas And The Black Messiah] — Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.)
"Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)" [From Respect] — Jamie Hartman, Jennifer Hudson & Carole King, songwriters (Jennifer Hudson)
"Speak Now" [From One Night In Miami...] — Sam Ashworth & Leslie Odom, Jr., songwriters (Leslie Odom, Jr.)
COMPOSING/ARRANGING
Best Instrumental Composition
Eberhard — Lyle Mays, composer (Lyle Mays) - WINNER
"Beautiful Is Black" — Brandee Younger, composer (Brandee Younger)
"Cat And Mouse" — Tom Nazziola, composer (Tom Nazziola)
"Concerto For Orchestra: Finale" — Vince Mendoza, composer (Vince Mendoza & Czech National Symphony Orchestra Featuring Antonio Sánchez & Derrick Hodge)
Dreaming In Lions: Dreaming In Lions — Arturo O'Farrill, composer (Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble)
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
"Meta Knight's Revenge (From "Kirby Superstar")" — Charlie Rosen & Jake Silverman, arrangers (The 8-Bit Big Band Featuring Button Masher) - WINNER
"Chopsticks" — Bill O'Connell, arranger (Richard Baratta)
"For The Love Of A Princess (From "Braveheart")" — Robin Smith, arranger (HAUSER, London Symphony Orchestra & Robin Smith)
"Infinite Love" — Emile Mosseri, arranger (Emile Mosseri)
"The Struggle Within" — Gabriela Quintero & Rodrigo Sanchez, arrangers (Rodrigo y Gabriela)
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
"To The Edge Of Longing (Edit Version)" — Vince Mendoza, arranger (Vince Mendoza, Czech National Symphony Orchestra & Julia Bullock) - WINNER
"The Bottom Line" — Ólafur Arnalds, arranger (Ólafur Arnalds & Josin)
"A Change Is Gonna Come" — Tehillah Alphonso, arranger (Tonality & Alexander Lloyd Blake)
"The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)" — Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)
"Eleanor Rigby" — Cody Fry, arranger (Cody Fry)
PACKAGE, NOTES, AND HISTORICAL
Best Recording Package
Pakelang — Li Jheng Han & Yu, Wei, art directors (2nd Generation Falangao Singing Group & The Chairman Crossover Big Band) - WINNER
American Jackpot / American Girls — Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (Reckless Kelly)
Carnage — Nick Cave & Tom Hingston, art directors (Nick Cave & Warren Ellis)
Serpentine Prison — Dayle Doyle, art director (Matt Berninger)
Zeta — Xiao Qing Yang, art director (Soul Of Ears)
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
All Things Must Pass: 50th Anniversary Edition — Darren Evans, Dhani Harrison & Olivia Harrison, art directors (George Harrison)- WINNER
Color Theory — Lordess Foudre & Christopher Leckie, art directors (Soccer Mommy)
The Future Bites (Limited Edition Box Set) — Simon Moore, art director (Steven Wilson)
77-81 — Dan Calderwood & Jon King, art directors (Gang Of Four)
Swimming In Circles — Ramón Coronado & Marshall Rake, art directors (Mac Miller)
Best Album Notes
The Complete Louis Armstrong Columbia And RCA Victor Studio Sessions 1946-1966 — Ricky Riccardi, album notes writer (Louis Armstrong) - WINNER
Beethoven: The Last Three Sonatas — Ann-Katrin Zimmermann, album notes writer (Sunwook Kim)
Creation Never Sleeps, Creation Never Dies: The Willie Dunn Anthology — Kevin Howes, album notes writer (Willie Dunn)
Etching The Voice: Emile Berliner And The First Commercial Gramophone Discs, 1889-1895 — David Giovannoni, Richard Martin & Stephan Puille, album notes writers (Various Artists)
The King Of Gospel Music: The Life And Music Of Reverend James Cleveland — Robert Marovich, album notes writer (Various Artists)
Best Historical Album
Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967) — Patrick Milligan & Joni Mitchell, compilation producers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Joni Mitchell) - WINNER
Beyond The Music: Her Complete RCA Victor Recordings — Robert Russ, compilation producer; Nancy Conforti, Andreas K. Meyer & Jennifer Nulsen, mastering engineers (Marian Anderson)
Etching The Voice: Emile Berliner And The First Commercial Gramophone Discs, 1889-1895 — Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
Excavated Shellac: An Alternate History Of The World's Music — April Ledbetter, Steven Lance Ledbetter & Jonathan Ward, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
Sign O' The Times (Super Deluxe Edition) — Trevor Guy, Michael Howe & Kirk Johnson, compilation producers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Prince)
Icon:Joni Mitchell was another artist who was recognized before the event as she hit the podium to accept Best Historical Album for Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967)
PRODUCTION
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Love For Sale — Dae Bennett, Josh Coleman & Billy Cumella, Engineers; Greg Calbi & Steve Fallone, Mastering Engineers (Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga) - WINNER
CINEMA — Josh Conway, Marvin Figueroa, Josh Gudwin, Neal H Pogue & Ethan Shumaker, Engineers; Joe Laporta, Mastering Engineer (The Marias)
Dawn — Thomas Brenneck, Zach Brown, Elton "L10mixedit" Chueng, Riccardo Damian, Tom Elmhirst, Jens Jungkurth, Todd Monfalcone, John Rooney & Smino, Engineers; Randy Merrill, Mastering Engineer (Yebba)
Hey What — Bj Burton, Engineer; Bj Burton, Mastering Engineer (Low)
Notes With Attachments — Joseph Lorge & Blake Mills, Engineers; Greg Koller, Mastering Engineer (Pino Palladino & Blake Mills)
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Jack Antonoff- WINNER
Rogét Chahayed
Mike Elizondo
Hit-Boy
Ricky Reed
Peace: Jack Antonoff earnedProducer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Best Remixed Recording
"Passenger (Mike Shinoda Remix)" — Mike Shinoda, Remixer (Deftones) - WINNER
"Back To Life (Booker T Kings Of Soul Satta Dub)" — Booker T, Remixer (Soul Ii Soul)
"Born For Greatness (Cymek Remix)" — Spencer Bastin, Remixer (Papa Roach)
"Constant Craving (Fashionably Late Remix)" — Tracy Young, Remixer (K.D. Lang)
"Inside Out (3scape Drm Remix)" — 3scape Drm, Remixer (Zedd & Griff)
"Met Him Last Night (Dave Audé Remix)" — Dave Audé, Remixer (Demi Lovato & Ariana Grande)
"Talks (Mura Masa Remix)" — Alexander Crossan, Remixer (Pva)
Best Immersive Audio Album
ALICIA — George Massenburg & Eric Schilling, Immersive Mix Engineers; Michael Romanowski, Immersive Mastering Engineer; Ann Mincieli, Immersive Producer (Alicia Keys)- WINNER
Clique — Jim Anderson & Ulrike Schwarz, Immersive Mix Engineers; Bob Ludwig, Immersive Mastering Engineer; Jim Anderson, Immersive Producer (Patricia Barber)
Fine Line — Greg Penny, Immersive Mix Engineer; Greg Penny, Immersive Mastering Engineer; Greg Penny, Immersive Producer (Harry Styles)
The Future Bites — Jake Fields & Steven Wilson, Immersive Mix Engineers; Bob Ludwig, Immersive Mastering Engineer; Steven Wilson, Immersive Producer (Steven Wilson)
Stille Grender — Morten Lindberg, Immersive Mix Engineer; Morten Lindberg, Immersive Mastering Engineer; Morten Lindberg, Immersive Producer (Anne Karin Sundal-Ask & Det Norske Jentekor)
Best Engineered Album, Classical
Chanticleer Sings Christmas — Leslie Ann Jones, engineer (Chanticleer) - WINNER
Archetypes — Jonathan Lackey, Bill Maylone & Dan Nichols, engineers; Bill Maylone, mastering engineer (Sérgio Assad, Clarice Assad & Third Coast Percussion)
Beethoven: Cello Sonatas - Hope Amid Tears — Richard King, engineer (Yo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 — Mark Donahue, engineer; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck, Mendelssohn Choir Of Pittsburgh & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
Mahler: Symphony No. 8, 'Symphony Of A Thousand' — Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers; Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineers (Gustavo Dudamel, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Luke McEndarfer, Robert Istad, Grant Gershon, Los Angeles Children's Chorus, Los Angeles Master Chorale, National Children's Chorus, Pacific Chorale & Los Angeles Philharmonic)
Producer Of The Year, Classical
Judith Sherman - WINNER
Blanton Alspaugh
Steven Epstein
David Frost
Elaine Martone
CLASSICAL
Best Orchestral Performance
"Price: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3" — Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor (Philadelphia Orchestra) - WINNER
"Adams: My Father Knew Charles Ives; Harmonielehre" — Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor (Nashville Symphony Orchestra)
"Beethoven: Symphony No. 9" — Manfred Honeck, conductor (Mendelssohn Choir Of Pittsburgh & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
"Muhly: Throughline" — Nico Muhly, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
"Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Scriabin: The Poem Of Ecstasy" — Thomas Dausgaard, conductor (Seattle Symphony Orchestra)
Best Opera Recording
"Glass: Akhnaten" — Karen Kamensek, conductor; J'Nai Bridges, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Zachary James & Dísella Lárusdóttir; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus) - WINNER
"Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle" — Susanna Mälkki, conductor; Mika Kares & Szilvia Vörös; Robert Suff, producer (Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra)
"Janáček: Cunning Little Vixen" — Simon Rattle, conductor; Sophia Burgos, Lucy Crowe, Gerald Finley, Peter Hoare, Anna Lapkovskaja, Paulina Malefane, Jan Martinik & Hanno Müller-Brachmann; Andrew Cornall, producer (London Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Chorus & LSO Discovery Voices)
"Little: Soldier Songs" — Corrado Rovaris, conductor; Johnathan McCullough; James Darrah & John Toia, producers (The Opera Philadelphia Orchestra)
"Poulenc: Dialogues Des Carmélites" — Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Karen Cargill, Isabel Leonard, Karita Mattila, Erin Morley & Adrianne Pieczonka; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
Best Choral Performance
"Mahler: Symphony No. 8, 'Symphony Of A Thousand'" — Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Grant Gershon, Robert Istad, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz & Luke McEndarfer, chorus masters (Leah Crocetto, Mihoko Fujimura, Ryan McKinny, Erin Morley, Tamara Mumford, Simon O'Neill, Morris Robinson & Tamara Wilson; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Los Angeles Children's Chorus, Los Angeles Master Chorale, National Children's Chorus & Pacific Chorale) - WINNER
"It's A Long Way" — Matthew Guard, conductor (Jonas Budris, Carrie Cheron, Fiona Gillespie, Nathan Hodgson, Helen Karloski, Enrico Lagasca, Megan Roth, Alissa Ruth Suver & Dana Whiteside; Skylark Vocal Ensemble)
"Rising w/The Crossing" — Donald Nally, conductor (International Contemporary Ensemble & Quicksilver; The Crossing)
"Schnittke: Choir Concerto; Three Sacred Hymns; Pärt: Seven Magnificat-Antiphons" — Kaspars Putniņš, conductor; Heli Jürgenson, chorus master (Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir)
"Sheehan: Liturgy Of Saint John Chrysostom" — Benedict Sheehan, conductor (Michael Hawes, Timothy Parsons & Jason Thoms; The Saint Tikhon Choir)
"The Singing Guitar" — Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Estelí Gomez; Austin Guitar Quartet, Douglas Harvey, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet & Texas Guitar Quartet; Conspirare)
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
"Beethoven: Cello Sonatas - Hope Amid Tears" — Yo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax - WINNER
"Adams, John Luther: Lines Made By Walking" — JACK Quartet
"Akiho: Seven Pillars" — Sandbox Percussion
"Archetypes" —Sérgio Assad, Clarice Assad & Third Coast Percussion
"Bruits" — Imani Winds
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
"Alone Together" — Jennifer Koh- WINNER
"An American Mosaic" —Simone Dinnerstein
"Bach: Sonatas & Partitas" — Augustin Hadelich
"Beethoven & Brahms: Violin Concertos" — Gil Shaham; Eric Jacobsen, conductor (The Knights)
"Mak Bach" — Mak Grgić
"Of Power" — Curtis Stewart
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Mythologies — Sangeeta Kaur & Hila Plitmann (Virginie D'Avezac De Castera, Lili Haydn, Wouter Kellerman, Nadeem Majdalany, Eru Matsumoto & Emilio D. Miler) - WINNER
Confessions — Laura Strickling; Joy Schreier, pianist
Dreams Of A New Day - Songs By Black Composers — Will Liverman; Paul Sánchez, pianist
Schubert: Winterreise — Joyce DiDonato; Yannick Nézet-Séguin, pianist
Unexpected Shadows — Jamie Barton; Jake Heggie, pianist (Matt Haimovitz)
Best Classical Compendium
Women Warriors - The Voices Of Change — Amy Andersson, conductor; Amy Andersson, Mark Mattson & Lolita Ritmanis, producers - WINNER
American Originals - A New World, A New Canon — AGAVE & Reginald L. Mobley; Geoffrey Silver, producer
Berg: Violin Concerto; Seven Early Songs & Three Pieces For Orchestra — Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Jack Vad, producer
Cerrone: The Arching Path — Timo Andres & Ian Rosenbaum; Mike Tierney, producer
Plays — Chick Corea; Chick Corea & Birnie Kirsh, producers
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
"Shaw: Narrow Sea" — Caroline Shaw, composer (Dawn Upshaw, Gilbert Kalish & Sō Percussion) - WINNER
"Akiho: Seven Pillars" — Andy Akiho, composer (Sandbox Percussion)
"Andriessen: The Only One" — Louis Andriessen, composer (Esa-Pekka Salonen, Nora Fischer & Los Angeles Philharmonic)
"Assad, Clarice & Sérgio, Connors, Dillon, Martin & Skidmore: Archetypes" — Clarice Assad, Sérgio Assad, Sean Connors, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin & David Skidmore, composers (Sérgio Assad, Clarice Assad & Third Coast Percussion)
"Batiste: Movement 11'" — Jon Batiste, composer (Jon Batiste)
MUSIC VIDEO/FILM
Best Music Video
"Freedom" — Jon Batiste; Alan Ferguson, video director; Alex P. Willson, video producer - WINNER
"Shot In The Dark" — AC/DC; David Mallet, video director; Dione Orrom, video producer
"I Get A Kick Out Of You" — Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga; Jennifer Lebeau, video director; Danny Bennett, Bobby Campbell & Jennifer Lebeau, video producers
"Peaches," Justin Bieber Featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon; Collin Tilley, video director
"Happier Than Ever" — Billie Eilish; Billie Eilish, video director; Michelle An, Chelsea Dodson & David Moore, video producers
"Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" — Lil Nas X; Lil Nas X & Tanu Muino, video directors; Frank Borin, Ivanna Borin, Marco De Molina & Saul Levitz, video producers
"Good 4 U" — Olivia Rodrigo; Petra Collins, video director; Christiana Divona, Marissa Ramirez & Tiffany Suh, video producers
Best Music Film
Summer Of Soul, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, video director; David Dinerstein, Robert Fyvolent & Joseph Patel, video producers (Various Artists) - WINNER
Inside, Bo Burnham, video director; Josh Senior, video producer (Bo Burnham)
David Byrne's American Utopia, Spike Lee, video director; David Byrne & Spike Lee, video producers (David Byrne)
Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter To Los Angeles, Patrick Osborne & Robert Rodriguez, video directors (Billie Eilish)
Music, Money, Madness...Jimi Hendrix In Maui, John McDermott, video director; Janie Hendrix, John McDermott & George Scott, video producers (Jimi Hendrix)
His moment:Just a week after his awkward acceptance speech moment during the Oscars after the Chris Rock/Will Smith altercation Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson accepted the trophy for Best Music Film on behalf of Summer Of Soul