Grammy Winners – 2025’s edition

Record Of The Year
“Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar – WINNER
“Now and Then” – The Beatles
“TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” – Beyoncé
“360” – Charli xcx
“Espresso” – Sabrina Carpenter
“BIRDS OF A FEATHER” – Billie Eilish
“Good Luck, Babe!” – Chappell Roan
“Fortnight” – Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone

Album Of The Year
Cowboy Carter – Beyoncé – WINNER
New Blue Sun – André 3000
Short n’ Sweet – Sabrina Carpenter
BRAT – Charli xcx
Djesse Vol. 4 – Jacob Collier
HIT ME HARD AND SOFT – Billie Eilish
Chappell Roan The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess – Chappell Roan
The tortured poets department – Taylor Swift

Song Of The Year
“Not Like Us” — Kendrick Lamar – WINNER
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” —Shaboozey
“BIRDS OF A FEATHER” — Billie Eilish
“Die With A Smile” — Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars
“Fortnight” —Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone
“Good Luck, Babe!” — Chappell Roan
“Please Please Please” — Sabrina Carpenter
“Texas Hold’Em” — Beyoncé

Best New Artist
Chappell Roan – WINNER
Benson Boone
Sabrina Carpenter
Doechii
Khruangbin
Raye
Shaboozey
Teddy Swims

Producer Of The Year – Non-Classical
Daniel Nigro – WINNER
“Can’t Catch Me Now – Olivia Rodrigo
Chappell Roan The Rise and Fall Of A Midwest Princess – Chappell Roan
“girl i’ve always been” – Olivia Rodrigo
“Good Luck, Babe!” – Chappell Roan
“so american” – Olivia Rodrigo
“stranger” – Olivia Rodrigo
Alissia
“Bugs” Jamila Woods
“DON’T MATTER” Rae Khalil
“Honey” BJ The Chicago Kid Featuring Chlöe
“IRREPLACEABLE (INTERLUDE)” Rae Khalil
“IS IT WORTH IT” Rae Khalil
“Love Takeover” LION BABE
“Spend The Night” BJ The Chicago Kid, Coco Jones
Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II
Algorithm – Lucky Daye
“Bar Song” – Koe Wetzel
“Die With A Smile” – Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars
“HERicane” – Lucky Daye
“I Love U” – Usher
“One Of Them Ones” – Usher
“Power of Two – Victoria Monét
“That’s You” – Lucky Daye
Ian Fitchuk
“AMEN” – Beyoncé
Angel Face – Stephen Sanchez
Deeper Well – Kacey Musgraves
Don’t Forget Me – Maggie Rogers
“Lemon” – Still Woozy
“Oh, Gemini” – ROLE MODEL
“Peaceful Place” – Leon Bridges
“Redemption Song – Leon Bridges
“Three Little Birds – Kacey Musgraves
Mustard
Faith Of A Mustard Seed – Mustard
“Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
“Parking Lot” – Mustard & Travis Scott

Songwriter of the Year – Non-Classical
Amy Allen – WINNER
“Chrome Cowgirl” – Leon Bridges
“Espresso” – Sabrina Carpenter
“High Road” – Koe Wetzel & Jessie Murph
“Please Please Please” – Sabrina Carpenter
“run for the hills” – Tate McRae
“scared of my guitar” – Olivia Rodrigo
“Selfish” – Justin Timberlake
“Sweet Dreams” – Koe Wetzel
“Taste” – Sabrina Carpenter
Jessi Alexander
“Ain’t No Love In Oklahoma” – Luke Combs
“All I Ever Do Is Leave” – Luke Combs
“Chevrolet” – Dustin Lynch Featuring Jelly Roll
“Make Me A Mop” – Cody Johnson
“Never Left Me” – Megan Moroney
“No Caller ID” – Megan Moroney
“Noah” – Megan Moroney
“Remember Him That Way” – Luke Combs
“Roulette On The Heart” – Conner Smith & Hailey Whitters
Edgar Barrera
“Atención” – Ivan Cornejo
“(Entre Paréntesis)” -Shakira & Grupo Frontera
“It Was Always You (Siempre Fuiste Tú)” – Carin León & Leon Bridges
“No Se Vale” – Camilo
“The One (Pero No Como Yo)” – Carin León & Kane Brown
“POR EL CONTRARIO” – Becky G With Ángela Aguilar, Leonardo Aguilar
“Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido” – Karol G
“Sincere” – Khalid
“TOMMY & PAMELA” – Peso Pluma & Kenia Os
Jessie Jo Dillon
“Am I Okay?” – Megan Moroney
“Go To Hell” – Post Malone
“Heaven By Noon” – Megan Moroney
“Lies Lies Lies” – Morgan Wallen
“MESSED UP AS ME” – Keith Urban
“Never Left Me” – Megan Moroney
“No Caller ID” – Megan Moroney
“Sorry Mom” – Kelsea Ballerini
“Two Hearts” – Post Malone
RAYE
“Ask & You Shall Receive” – Rita Ora
“Because I Love You” – Halle
“Dear Ben, Pt II” – Jennifer Lopez
“Genesis.” – RAYE
“Mother Nature” – RAYE & Hans Zimmer
“Paralyzed” – Lucky Daye Featuring RAYE
“RIIVERDANCE” – Beyoncé
“You’re Hired” – NEIKED Featuring Ayra Starr

Best Pop Solo Performance
“Espresso” — Sabrina Carpenter – WINNER
“BODYGUARD” — Beyoncé
“Apple” — Charli xcx
“BIRDS OF A FEATHER” — Billie Eilish
“Good Luck, Babe!” — Chappell Roan

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Die With A Smile” — Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – WINNER
“us.” — Gracie Abrams Featuring Taylor Swift
“LEVII’S JEANS” — Beyoncé Featuring Post Malone
“Guess” — Charli xcx & Billie Eilish
“the boy is mine” — Ariana Grande, Brandy & Monica

Best Pop Vocal Album
Short n’ Sweet — Sabrina Carpenter – WINNER
HIT ME HARD AND SOFT — Billie Eilish
eternal sunshine — Ariana Grande
Chappell Roan – The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess — Chappell Roan
The tortured poets department — Taylor Swift

Best Dance/Electronic Recording
“Neverender” — Justice & Tame Impala – WINNER
“She’s Gone, Dance On” — Disclosure
“Loved” — Four Tet
“leavemealone” — Fred Again.. & Baby Keem
“Witchy” — KAYTRANADA Featuring Childish Gambino

Best Dance Pop Recording
“Von dutch” — Charli xcx – WINNER
“Make You Mine” — Madison Beer
“L’AMOUR DE MA VIE [OVER NOW EXTENDED EDIT]” — Billie Eilish
“yes, and?” — Ariana Grande
“Got Me Started” — Troye Sivan

Best Dance/Electronic Album
BRAT — Charli xcx – WINNER
Three — Four Tet
Hyperdrama — Justice
TIMELESS — KAYTRANADA
Telos — Zedd

Best Remixed Recording
“Espresso (Mark Ronson x FNZ Working Late Remix)” — Sabrina Carpenter – WINNER
“Alter Ego – KAYTRANADA Remix” — Doechii Featuring JT
“A Bar Song (Tipsy) [Remix]” — Shaboozey & David Guetta)
“Jah Sees Them – Amapiano Remix” — Julian Marley & Antaeus
“Von dutch” — Charli xcx & A.G. Cook Featuring Addison Rae

Best Rock Performance
“Now and Then” — The Beatles – WINNER
“Beautiful People (Stay High)” — The Black Keys
“The American Dream Is Killing Me” — Green Day
“Gift Horse” — IDLES
“Dark Matter” — Pearl Jam
“Broken Man” — St. Vincent

Best Metal Performance
“Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)” — Gojira, Marina Viotti & Victor Le Masne – WINNER
“Crown of Horns” — Judas Priest
“Suffocate” — Knocked Loose Featuring Poppy
“Screaming Suicide” — Metallica
“Cellar Door” — Spiritbox

Best Rock Song
“Broken Man” — St. Vincent – WINNER
“Beautiful People (Stay High)” — The Black Keys
“Dark Matter” — Pearl Jam
“Dilemma” — Green Day
“Gift Horse” — IDLES

Best Rock Album
Hackney Diamonds — The Rolling Stones – WINNER
Happiness Bastards — The Black Crowes
Romance — Fontaines D.C.
Saviors — Green Day
TANGK — IDLES
Dark Matter — Pearl Jam
No Name — Jack White

Best Alternative Music Performance
“Flea” — St. Vincent – WINNER
“Neon Pill” — Cage The Elephant
“Song Of The Lake” — Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
“Starburster” — Fontaines D.C.
“BYE BYE” — Kim Gordon

Best Alternative Music Album
All Born Screaming — St. Vincent – WINNER
Wild God — Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Charm — Clairo
The Collective — Kim Gordon
What Now — Brittany Howard

Best R&B Performance
“Made For Me (Live On BET)” — Muni Long – WINNER
“Guidance” — Jhené Aiko
“Residuals” — Chris Brown
“Here We Go (Uh Oh)” — Coco Jones
“Saturn” — SZA

Best Traditional R&B Performance
“That’s You” — Lucky Daye – WINNER
“Wet” — Marsha Ambrosius
“Can I Have This Groove” — Kenyon Dixon
“No Lie” — Lalah Hathaway Featuring Michael McDonald
“Make Me Forget” — Muni Long

Best R&B Song
“Saturn” — SZA – WINNER
“After Hours” — Kehlani
“Burning” — Tems
“Here We Go (Uh Oh)” — Coco Jones
“Ruined Me” — Muni Long

Best Progressive R&B Album
So Glad to Know You — Avery*Sunshine – WINNER
Why Lawd? — NxWorries – WINNER
En Route — Durand Bernarr
Bando Stone & the New World — Childish Gambino
Crash — Kehlani

Best R&B Album
11:11 (Deluxe) — Chris Brown – WINNER
VANTABLACK — Lalah Hathaway
Revenge — Muni Long
Algorithm — Lucky Daye
Coming home — Usher

Best Rap Performance
“Not Like Us” — Kendrick Lamar – WINNER
“Enough (Miami)” — Cardi B
“When The Sun Shines Again” — Common & Pete Rock Featuring Posdnuos
“NISSAN ALTIMA” — Doechii
“Houdini” — Eminem
“Like That” — Future & Metro Boomin Featuring Kendrick Lamar
“Yeah Glo!” — GloRilla

Best Melodic Rap Performance
“3” — Rapsody Featuring Erykah Badu – WINNER
“KEHLANI” — Jordan Adetunji Featuring Kehlani
“SPAGHETTII” — Beyoncé Featuring Linda Martell & Shaboozey
“We Still Don’t Trust You” — Future & Metro Boomin Featuring The Weeknd
“Big Mama” — Latto

Best Rap Song
“Not Like Us” — Kendrick Lamar – WINNER
“Asteroids” — Rapsody Featuring Hit-Boy
“Carnival” — Kanye West & Ty Dolla $Ign Featuring Rich The Kid & Playboi Carti
“Like That” — Future & Metro Boomin Featuring Kendrick Lamar
“Yeah Glo!” — GloRilla

Best Rap Album
Alligator Bites Never Heal — Doechii – WINNER
Might Delete Later — J. Cole
The Auditorium, Vol. 1 — Common & Pete Rock
The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce) — Eminem
We Don’t Trust You — Future & Metro Boomin

Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
The Heart, The Mind, The Soul — Tank and The Bangas – WINNER
CIVIL WRITES: The South Got Something To Say — Queen Sheba
cOncrete & wHiskey Act II Part 1: A Bourbon 30 Series — Omari Hardwick
Good M.U.S.I.C. Universe Sonic Sinema Episode 1: In The Beginning Was The Word — Malik Yusef
The Seven Number Ones — Mad Skillz

Best Contemporary Blues Album
Mileage — Ruthie Foster – WINNER
Blues Deluxe Vol. 2 — Joe Bonamassa
Blame It On Eve — Shemekia Copeland
Friendlytown — Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour
The Fury — Antonio Vergara

Best Folk Album
Woodland — Gillian Welch & David Rawlings – WINNER
American Patchwork Quartet — American Patchwork Quartet
Weird Faith — Madi Diaz
Bright Future — Adrianne Lenker
All My Friends — Aoife O’Donovan

Best Regional Roots Music Album
Kuini — Kalani Pe’a – WINNER
25 Back To My Roots — Sean Ardoin And Kreole Rock And Soul
Live At The 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival — Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & The Golden Eagles Featuring J’Wan Boudreaux
Live At The 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival — New Breed Brass Band Featuring Trombone Shorty
Stories From The Battlefield — The Rumble Featuring Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr.

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
Mind Games — Simon Hilton & Sean Ono Lennon, art directors (John Lennon) – WINNER
Half Living Things — Patrick Galvin, art director (Alpha Wolf)
Hounds Of Love The Boxes Of Lost At Sea — Kate Bush & Albert McIntosh, art directors (Kate Bush)
In Utero — Doug Cunningham & Jason Noto, art directors (Nirvana)
Unsuk Chin — Takahiro Kurashima & Marek Polewski, art directors (Unsuk Chin & Berliner Philharmoniker)
We Blame Chicago — Rebeka Arce & Farbod Kokabi, art directors (90 Day Men)

Best Gospel Performance/Song
“One Hallelujah” — Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Erica Campbell & Israel Houghton Featuring Jonathan McReynolds & Jekalyn Carr; – WINNER
“Church Doors” — Yolanda Adams; Sir William James Baptist & Donald Lawrence, songwriters
“Yesterday” — Melvin Crispell III
“Hold On (Live)” — Ricky Dillard
“Holy Hands” — DOE;

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
“That’s My King” — CeCe Winans; Taylor Agan, Kellie Gamble, Llyod Nicks & Jess Russ, songwriters – WINNER
“Holy Forever (Live)” — Bethel Music, Jenn Johnson Featuring CeCe Winans
“Praise” — Elevation Worship Featuring Brandon Lake, Chris Brown & Chandler Moore; Pat Barrett, Chris Brown, Cody Carnes, Steven Furtick, Brandon Lake & Chandler Moore, songwriters
“Firm Foundation (He Won’t)” — Honor & Glory Featuring Disciple
“In The Name Of Jesus” — JWLKRS Worship & Maverick City Music Featuring Chandler Moore; Austin Armstrong, Ran Jackson, Chandler Moore, Sajan Nauriyal, Ella Schnacky, Noah Schnacky & Ilya Toshinskiy, songwriters
“In The Room” — Maverick City Music, Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore Featuring Tasha Cobbs Leonard; G. Morris Coleman, Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Naomi Raine, songwriters

Best Gospel Album
More Than This — CeCe Winans – WINNER
Covered Vol. 1 — Melvin Crispell III
Choirmaster II (Live) — Ricky Dillard
Father’s Day — Kirk Franklin
Still Karen — Karen Clark Sheard

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Heart Of A Human — DOE – WINNER
When Wind Meets Fire — Elevation Worship
Child Of God — Forrest Frank
Coat Of Many Colors — Brandon Lake
The Maverick Way Complete — Maverick City Music, Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore

Best Roots Gospel Album
Church — Cory Henry – WINNER
The Gospel Sessions, Vol 2 — Authentic Unlimited
The Gospel According To Mark — Mark D. Conklin
Rhapsody — The Harlem Gospel Travelers
Loving You — The Nelons

Best Latin Pop Album
Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran — Shakira – WINNER
Funk Generation — Anitta
El Viaje — Luis Fonsi
GARCÍA — Kany García
ORQUÍDEAS — Kali Uchis

Best Música Urbana Album
LAS LETRAS YA NO IMPORTAN — Residente – WINNER
att. — Young Miko
nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana — Bad Bunny
Rayo — J Balvin
FERXXOCALIPSIS — Feid

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
¿Quién trae las cornetas? — Rawayana – WINNER
Compita del Destino — El David Aguilar
Pa’ Tu Cuerpa — Cimafunk
Autopoiética — Mon Laferte
GRASA — NATHY PELUSO

Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)
Boca Chueca, Vol. 1 — Carín León – WINNER
Diamantes — Chiquis
ÉXODO — Peso Pluma
De Lejitos — Jessi Uribe

Best Tropical Latin Album
Alma, Corazón y Salsa (Live at Gran Teatro Nacional) — Tony Succar, Mimy Succar – WINNER
MUEVENSE — Marc Anthony
Bailar — Sheila E.
Radio Güira — Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
Vacilón Santiaguero — Kiki Valera

Best Global Music Performance
“Bemba Colorá” — Sheila E. Featuring Gloria Estefan & Mimy Succar – WINNER
“Raat Ki Rani” — Arooj Aftab
“A Rock Somewhere” — Jacob Collier Featuring Anoushka Shankar & Varijashree Venugopal
“Rise” — Rocky Dawuni
“Sunlight To My Soul”— Angélique Kidjo Featuring Soweto Gospel Choir
“Kashira” — Masa Takumi Featuring Ron Korb, Noshir Mody & Dale Edward Chung

Best African Music Performance
“Love Me JeJe” — Tems – WINNER
“Tomorrow” — Yemi Alade
“MMS” — Asake & Wizkid
“Sensational” — Chris Brown Featuring Davido & Lojay
“Higher” — Burna Boy

Best Global Music Album
ALKEBULAN II — Matt B Featuring Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – WINNER
Paisajes — Ciro Hurtado
Heis — Rema
Historias de un Flamenco — Antonio Rey
Born in the Wild — Tems

Best Reggae Album
Bob Marley: One Love – Music Inspired By The Film (Deluxe) — (Various Artists) – WINNER
Take It Easy — Collie Buddz
Party With Me — Vybz Kartel
Never Gets Late Here — Shenseea
Evolution — The Wailers

Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album
Triveni — Wouter Kellerman, Eru Matsumoto & Chandrika Tandon – WINNER
Break of Dawn — Ricky Kej
Opus — Ryuichi Sakamoto
Chapter II: How Dark It Is Before Dawn — Anoushka Shankar
Warriors Of Light — Radhika Vekaria

Best Children’s Music Album
Brillo, Brillo! — Lucky Diaz And The Family Jam Band – WINNER
Creciendo — Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats
My Favorite Dream — John Legend
Solid Rock Revival — Rock For Children
World Wide Playdate — Divinity Roxx and Divi Roxx Kids

Best Comedy Album
The Dreamer — Dave Chappelle – WINNER
Armageddon — Ricky Gervais
The Prisoner — Jim Gaffigan
Someday You’ll Die — Nikki Glaser
Where Was I — Trevor Noah

Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording
Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial Celebration — Jimmy Carter – WINNER
All You Need Is Love: The Beatles in Their Own Words (Various Artists) — Guy Oldfield, producer
…And Your Ass Will Follow — George Clinton
Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones — Dolly Parton
My Name Is Barbra — Barbra Streisand

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
Maestro: Music By Leonard Bernstein — Bradley Cooper & Yannick Nézet-Séguin, artists; Bradley Cooper, Yannick Nézet-Séguin & Jason Ruder, compilation producers; Steven Gizicki, music supervisor – WINNER
The Color Purple — (Various Artists) Nick Baxter, Blitz Bazawule & Stephen Bray, compilation producers; Jordan Carroll & Morgan Rhodes, music supervisors
Deadpool & Wolverine — (Various Artists) Dave Jordan, Shawn Levy & Ryan Reynolds, compilation producers; Dave Jordan, music supervisor
Saltburn — (Various Artists) Emerald Fennell, compilation producer; Kirsten Lane, music supervisor
Twisters: The Album — (Various Artists) Ian Cripps, Brandon Davis, Joe Khoury & Kevin Weaver, compilation producers; Mike Knobloch & Rachel Levy, music supervisors

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)
Dune: Part Two — Hans Zimmer, composer – WINNER
American Fiction — Laura Karpman, composer
Challengers — Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers
The Color Purple — Kris Bowers, composer
Shōgun — Nick Chuba, Atticus Ross & Leopold Ross, composers

Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord — Winifred Phillips, composer – WINNER
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora — Pinar Toprak, composer
God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla — Bear McCreary, composer
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 — John Paesano, composer
Star Wars Outlaws — Wilbert Roget, II, composer

Best Song Written For Visual Media
It Never Went Away [From “American Symphony”] — Jon Batiste – WINNER
Ain’t No Love In Oklahoma [From “Twisters: The Album”] — Luke Combs
Better Place [From “TROLLS Band Together”] — *NSYNC & Justin Timberlake
Can’t Catch Me Now [From “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes”] — Olivia Rodrigo
Love Will Survive [From “The Tattooist of Auschwitz”] — Barbra Streisand

Best Music Video
“Not Like Us” — Kendrick Lamar – WINNER
“Tailor Swif” — A$AP Rocky
“360” — Charli xcx
“Houdini” — Eminem
“Fortnight” — Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone

Best Music Film
“American Symphony” — Jon Batiste – WINNER
“June” — (June Carter Cash)
“Kings From Queens” — Run DMC
“Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple” — Steven Van Zandt
“The Greatest Night in Pop” — Various Artists

Best Recording Package
BRAT — Charli xcx – WINNER
The Avett Brothers — The Avett Brothers
Baker Hotel — William Clark Green
F-1 Trillion — Post Malone
Hounds Of Love The Baskerville Edition — Kate Bush
Jug Band Millionaire — The Muddy Basin Ramblers
Pregnancy, Breakdown, And Disease — iWhoiWhoo

Best Album Notes
Centennial — King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band & Various Artists – WINNER
After Midnight — Ford Dabney’s Syncopated Orchestras
The Carnegie Hall Concert — Alice Coltrane
John Culshaw — John Culshaw
SONtrack Original De La Película “Al Son De Beno” — Various Artists

Best Historical Album
Centennial — Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band And Various Artists) – WINNER
Diamonds And Pearls: Super Deluxe Edition — Prince & The New Power Generation
Paul Robeson – Paul Robeson
Pepito y Paquito — Pepe De Lucía And Paco De Lucía
The Sound Of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording – Super Deluxe Edition) — Rodgers & Hammerstein & Julie Andrews

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
i/o — Peter Gabriel – WINNER
Algorithm — Lucky Daye
Cyan Blue — Charlotte Day Wilson
Deeper Well — Kacey Musgraves
empathogen — WILLOW
Short n’ Sweet — Sabrina Carpenter

Best Engineered Album, Classical
Bruckner: Symphony No. 7; Bates: Resurrexit — Mark Donahue & John Newton, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra) – WINNER
Adams: Girls Of The Golden West — Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers; Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineers (John Adams, Daniela Mack, Ryan McKinny, Paul Appleby, Hye Jung Lee, Elliot Madore, Julia Bullock, Davóne Tines, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale)
Andres: The Blind Banister — Silas Brown, Doron Schachter & Michael Schwartz, engineers; Matt Colton, mastering engineer (Andrew Cyr, Inbal Segev & Metropolis Ensemble)
Bruckner: Symphony No. 7; Bates: Resurrexit — Mark Donahue & John Newton, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra) – WINNER
Clear Voices In The Dark — Daniel Shores, engineer; Daniel Shores, mastering engineer (Matthew Guard & Skylark Vocal Ensemble)
Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina —Gustavo Dudamel, María Dueñas, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale

Producer Of The Year, Classical
Elaine Martone – WINNER
Bartók: String Quartet No.3; Suite From ‘The Miraculous Mandarin’ (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra)
The Book Of Spells – Merian Ensemble
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 – Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra
Divine Mischief – Julian Bliss, J. Eric Wilson & Baylor University Wind Ensemble
Joy! – John Morris Russell & Cincinnati Pops
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 6 – Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra
Schubert: The Complete Impromptus – Gerardo Teissonnière
Stranger At Home – Shachar Israel
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 – Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra
Erica Brenner
Biber: Mystery Sonatas – Alan Choo, Jeannette Sorrell & Apollo’s Fire
Handel: Israel In Egypt – Jeannette Sorrell, Apollo’s Singers & Apollo’s Fire
Mozart: Piano Sonatas, Vols. 5 & 6 – Orli Shaham
Songs For A Friend – A Tribute To Trumpeter Ryan Anthony – Various Artists
Sonic Alchemy – YuEun Kim, Mina Gajić & Coleman Itzkoff
Christoph Franke
Beethoven: The Complete Symphonies – Antonello Manacorda & Kammerakademie Potsdam
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1, 5, 6 & 10 (Dénes Várjon & Antje Weithaas)
Brahms, Viotti & Dvořák: Orchestral Works (Tanja Tetzlaff, Christian Tetzlaff, Paavo Järvi & Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin)
Mozart: Sinigaglia (Noah Bendix-Balgley)
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 (Kirill Petrenko & Berliner Philharmoniker)
The Vienna Recital (Yuja Wang)
Morten Lindberg
Mor (Karen Haugom Olsen & Nidaros Domkor)
Pax (Nina T. Karlsen, Ensemble 96 & Current Saxophone Quartet)
Sommerro: Borders (Nick Davies & Trondheim Symphony Orchestra)
Dmitriy Lipay
Adams: Girls Of The Golden West (John Adams, Daniela Mack, Ryan McKinny, Paul Appleby, Hye Jung Lee, Elliot Madore, Julia Bullock, Davóne Tines, Los Angeles
Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale)
Messiaen: Des Canyons Aux Étoiles… (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina (Gustavo Dudamel, Gabriela Ortiz, María Dueñas, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Master Chorale)
Dirk Sobotka
American Dreams (Louis Langrée & Cincinnati Symphony
Bruckner: Symphony No. 7; Bates: Resurrexit (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9, ‘From The New World’; American Suite (Nathalie Stutzmann & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)
Radiance Untethered – The Choral Music Of John Wykoff (Cameron F. Labarr & Missouri State University Chorale)

Best Immersive Audio Album
i/o (In-Side Mix) —Peter Gabriel – WINNER
Avalon — Roxy Music
Genius Loves Company — Ray Charles With Various Artists
Henning Sommerro: Borders — Trondheim Symphony Orchestra
i/o (In-Side Mix) —Peter Gabriel – WINNER
Pax —Ensemble 96 & Current Saxophone Quartet

Best Instrumental Composition
“Strands” — Akropolis Reed Quintet, Pascal Le Boeuf & Christian Euman – WINNER
“At Last” — Shelly Berg
“Communion” — Christopher Zuar, composer (Christopher Zuar Orchestra)
“I Swear, I Really Wanted To Make A “Rap” Album But This Is Literally The Way The Wind Blew Me This Time” — André 3000, Surya Botofasina, Nate Mercereau & Carlos Niño, composers (André 3000)
“Remembrance” — Chick Corea, composer (Chick Corea & Béla Fleck)

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
“Bridge Over Troubled Water” —Jacob Collier Featuring John Legend & Tori Kelly – WINNER
“Baby Elephant Walk – Encore” — Michael League, arranger (Snarky Puppy)
“Rhapsody In Blue(Grass)” — Béla Fleck Featuring Michael Cleveland, Sierra Hull, Justin Moses, Mark Schatz & Bryan Sutton
“Rose Without The Thorns” — Erin Bentlage, Alexander Lloyd Blake, Scott Hoying, A.J. Sealy & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (Scott Hoying Featuring säje & Tonality)
“Silent Night” — Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (säje)

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
“Alma” — säje Featuring Regina Carter – WINNER
“Always Come Back” — John Legend
“b i g f e e l i n g s” — Chris Greatti, Zach Tenorio & Willow, arrangers (WILLOW)
“Last Surprise (From “Persona 5″)” — The 8-Bit Big Band Featuring Jonah Nilsson & Button Masher
“The Sound Of Silence” — Cody Fry Featuring Sleeping At Last

Best Orchestral Performance
“Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina” — Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic) – WINNER
“Adams: City Noir, Fearful Symmetries & Lola Montez Does The Spider Dance” — Marin Alsop, conductor (ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra)
“Kodály: Háry János Suite; Summer Evening & Symphony In C Major” — JoAnn Falletta, conductor (Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
“Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Rakastava, & Lemminkäinen” — Susanna Mälkki, conductor (Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra)
“Stravinsky: The Firebird” — Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)

Best Opera Recording
“Saariaho: Adriana Mater” — Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Fleur Barron, Axelle Fanyo, Nicholas Phan & Christopher Purves; Jason O’Connell, producer – WINNER
“Adams: Girls Of The Golden West” — Los Angeles Philharmonic; Los Angeles Master Chorale
“Catán: Florencia En El Amazonas” — The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus
“Moravec: The Shining” — Kansas City Symphony; Lyric Opera Of Kansas City Chorus
“Puts: The Hours” — Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Best Choral Performance
“Ochre” — Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing) – WINNER
“Clear Voices In The Dark” — Carrie Cheron, Nathan Hodgson, Helen Karloski & Clare McNamara; Skylark Vocal Ensemble
“A Dream So Bright: Choral Music Of Jake Runestad” — Jeffrey Biegel; True Concord Orchestra; True Concord Voices
“Handel: Israel in Egypt” — Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
“Sheehan: Akathist” — Elaine Kelly, conductor; Melissa Attebury, Stephen Sands & Benedict Sheehan, chorus masters

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
“Rectangles and Circumstance” — Caroline Shaw & Sō Percussion – WINNER
“Adams, J.L.: Waves & Particles” — JACK Quartet
“Beethoven For Three: Symphony No. 4 and Op. 97, ‘Archduke'” — Yo-Yo Ma, Leonidas Kavakos & Emanuel Ax
“Cerrone: Beaufort Scales” — Beth Willer, Christopher Cerrone & Lorelei Ensemble
“Home” — Miró Quartet

Best Classical Instrumental Solo
“Bach: Goldberg Variations” — Víkingur Ólafsson – WINNER
“Akiho: Longing” — Andy Akiho
“Eastman: The Holy Presence Of Joan D’Arc” — Seth Parker Woods (Wild Up)
“Entourer” — Mak Grgić (Ensemble Dissonance)
“Perry: Concerto For Violin & Orchestra” — Curtis Stewart; James Blachly, conductor

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Beyond The Years – Unpublished Songs Of Florence Price — Karen Slack, soloist; Michelle Cann, pianist – WINNER
Bespoke Songs — Fotina Naumenko, soloist; Marika Bournaki, pianist; Julian Schwarz, artist
A Change Is Gonna Come — Nicholas Phan, soloist; Palaver Strings, ensembles
Show Me The Way — Will Liverman, soloist; Jonathan King, pianist
Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder — Joyce DiDonato, soloist; Maxim Emelyanychev, conductor

Best Classical Compendium
‘Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina’ — Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Dmitriy Lipay, producer – WINNER
Akiho: BeLonging — Andy Akiho & Imani Winds
American Counterpoints — Curtis Stewart; James Blachly, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer
Foss: Symphony No. 1; Renaissance Concerto; Three American Pieces; Ode — JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Bernd Gottinger, producer
Mythologies II — Sangeeta Kaur, Omar Najmi, Hilá Plitmann, Robert Thies & Danaë Xanthe Vlasse;

Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina — Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale – WINNER
Casarrubios: Seven For Solo Cello — Andrea Casarrubios
Coleman: Revelry — Decoda
Lang: Composition As Explanation — Eighth Blackbird
Saariaho: Adriana Mater — Esa-Pekka Salonen, Fleur Barron, Nicholas Phan, Christopher Purves, Axelle Fanyo, San Francisco Symphony Chorus & Orchestra