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68th Annual Grammy Awards 2026

Here's who 35+ Award Party ballots are backing, combined across private parties.

Categories called
95
Ballots counted
35+
Crowd accuracy
33%31 of 95 called
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Locks of the night

Where the crowd is most sure.

Best Melodic Rap Performance

"Luther" – Kendrick Lamar & SZA

Based on 25+ ballotsCrowd called it

Best Song Written for Visual Media

"Golden" (from KPop Demon Hunters)

Ejae & Mark Sonnenblick, songwriters (Huntrix: Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami)

Based on 25+ ballotsCrowd called it

Best Global Music Performance

"Eoo" – Bad Bunny

Based on 25+ ballotsCrowd called it

Too close to call

The races splitting the room.

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

Dead even

Fasten Up – Yellowjackets

32%

vs

Trilogy 3 — Live – Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade

32%

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

Dead even

"A Song to Sing" – Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton

31%

vs

"Amen" – Shaboozey and Jelly Roll

31%

Best American Roots Performance

Dead even

"Beautiful Strangers" – Mavis Staples

35%

vs

"Lonely Avenue" – Jon Batiste featuring Randy Newman

35%

The full crowd ballot

95 categories, each ranked by crowd share.

General Field

Record of the Year

Based on 35+ ballots

UpsetToss-up

Crowd pick

"DTMF" – Bad Bunny

Scotty Dittrich, Julia Lewis, Hydra Hitz, La Paciencia, Mag & Tyler Spry, producers; Antonio Caraballo, Josh Gudwin, Roberto Rosado & Tyler Spry, engineers/mixers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer

22%

  • "Luther" – Kendrick Lamar & SZA

    Winner
    19%

  • "Manchild" – Sabrina Carpenter

    17%

  • "Abracadabra" – Lady Gaga

    14%

  • "APT." – Rosé & Bruno Mars

    11%
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  • "Wildflower" – Billie Eilish

    11%

  • "Anxiety" – Doechii

    6%

  • "The Subway" – Chappell Roan

    0%

Album of the Year

Based on 35+ ballots

Crowd called itToss-up

Crowd pick

Debí Tirar Más Fotos – Bad Bunny

Big Jay, La Paciencia, Mag & Tainy, producers; Antonio Caraballo, Josh Gudwin, Luis Amed Irizarry & Roberto José Rosado Torres, engineers/mixers; Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, Roberto José Rosado Torres, Marco Daniel Borrero, Jay Anthony Nuñez & Marco Efrain Masis, songwriters; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer

36%

  • Man's Best Friend – Sabrina Carpenter

    31%

  • Chromakopia – Tyler, the Creator

    14%

  • GNX – Kendrick Lamar

    11%

  • Mayhem – Lady Gaga

    5%
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  • Swag – Justin Bieber

    3%

  • Let God Sort Em Out – Clipse

    0%

  • Mutt – Leon Thomas

    0%

Song of the Year

Based on 30+ ballots

UpsetFavorite

Crowd pick

"Golden" (from KPop Demon Hunters)

Ejae & Mark Sonnenblick, songwriters (Huntrix: Ejae, Audrey Nuna & Rei Ami)

41%

  • "Abracadabra"

    17%

  • "Manchild"

    15%

  • "Luther"

    9%

  • "Wildflower"

    Winner
    9%
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  • "Anxiety"

    6%

  • "APT."

    3%

  • "DTMF"

    0%

Best New Artist

Based on 30+ ballots

Crowd called itFavorite

Crowd pick

Olivia Dean

41%

  • Addison Rae

    12%

  • Sombr

    12%

  • Leon Thomas

    11%

  • Katseye

    9%
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  • The Marías

    9%

  • Alex Warren

    6%

  • Lola Young

    0%

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

Based on 25+ ballots

Crowd called itLock

Crowd pick

Cirkut

"Abracadabra" (Lady Gaga) (S) "AEOMG" (Coco Jones) (T) "APT." (Rosé and Bruno Mars) (S) "Big Sleep" (The Weeknd featuring Giorgio Moroder) (T) "Disease" (Lady Gaga) (S) "It Girl" (Jade) (S) "A Little More" (Ed Sheeran) (S) Mayhem (Lady Gaga) (A) "Red Terror" (The Weeknd) (T)

61%

  • Dijon

    32%

  • Sounwave

    7%

  • Blake Mills

    0%

  • Dan Auerbach

    0%

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical

Based on 25+ ballots

Crowd called itLock

Crowd pick

Amy Allen

"APT." (Rosé and Bruno Mars) (S) "Bad as the Rest" (Jessie Murph) (S) "Hail Mary" (Shaboozey and Sierra Ferrell) (T) "Handlebars" (Jennie featuring Dua Lipa) (S) "Just Keep Watching" (Tate McRae) (S) "Lost In Translation" (Carín León & Kacey Musgraves) (S) "Manchild" (Sabrina Carpenter) (S) "Tears" (Sabrina Carpenter) (S) "Why" (Jon Bellion featuring Luke Combs) (S)

68%

  • Laura Veltz

    11%

  • Tobias Jesso Jr.

    11%

  • Jessie Jo Dillon

    7%

  • Edgar Barrera

    3%

Pop & Dance/Electronic

Best Pop Solo Performance

Based on 30+ ballots

UpsetLock

Crowd pick

"Manchild" – Sabrina Carpenter

61%

  • "Disease" – Lady Gaga

    12%

  • "Messy" – Lola Young

    Winner
    12%

  • "The Subway" – Chappell Roan

    12%

  • "Daisies" – Justin Bieber

    3%

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

Based on 30+ ballots

UpsetFavorite

Crowd pick

"Golden" (from KPop Demon Hunters) – Huntrix: Ejae, Audrey Nuna & Rei Ami

37%

  • "Defying Gravity" – Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande

    Winner
    25%

  • "APT." – Rosé & Bruno Mars

    19%

  • "30 for 30" – SZA featuring Kendrick Lamar

    13%

  • "Gabriela" – Katseye

    6%

Best Pop Vocal Album

Based on 30+ ballots

Crowd called itToss-up

Crowd pick

Mayhem – Lady Gaga

43%

  • Man's Best Friend – Sabrina Carpenter

    39%

  • I've Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 2) – Teddy Swims

    6%

  • Something Beautiful – Miley Cyrus

    6%

  • Swag – Justin Bieber

    6%

Best Dance/Electronic Album

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetFavorite

Crowd pick

Fancy That – PinkPantheress

53%

  • Ten Days – Fred Again..

    21%

  • Eusexua – FKA Twigs

    Winner
    18%

  • Fuck U Skrillex You Think Ur Andy Warhol But Ur Not!! <3 – Skrillex

    4%

  • Inhale / Exhale – Rüfüs Du Sol

    4%

Best Dance Pop Recording

Based on 25+ ballots

Crowd called itFavorite

Crowd pick

"Abracadabra" – Lady Gaga

Cirkut, Lady Gaga & Andrew Watt, producers; Serban Ghenea, mixer

38%

  • "Just Keep Watching" (from F1 the Movie) – Tate McRae

    24%

  • "Midnight Sun" – Zara Larsson

    24%

  • "Illegal" – PinkPantheress

    10%

  • "Bluest Flame" – Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco

    4%

Best Dance/Electronic Recording

Based on 25+ ballots

Crowd called itFavorite

Crowd pick

"End of Summer" – Tame Impala

Kevin Parker, producer; Kevin Parker, mixer

52%

  • "No Cap" – Disclosure & Anderson .Paak

    21%

  • "Victory Lap" – Fred Again, Skepta, & PlaqueBoyMax

    10%

  • "Voltage" – Skrillex

    10%

  • "Space Invader" – Kaytranada

    7%

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

Based on 25+ ballots

Crowd called itFavorite

Crowd pick

"Abracadabra" (Gesaffelstein Remix) – Gesaffelstein, remixer (Lady Gaga and Gesaffelstein)

50%

  • "Golden" (David Guetta Rem/x) – David Guetta, remixer (Huntrix: Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami)

    39%

  • "A Dreams a Dream" (Ron Trent Remix) – Ron Trent, remixer (Soul II Soul)

    4%

  • "Don't Forget About Us" – Kaytranada, remixer (Mariah Carey & Kaytranada)

    4%

  • "Galvanize" – Chris Lake, remixer (The Chemical Brothers & Chris Lake)

    3%

Rock, Metal & Alternative

Best Rock Performance

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetFavorite

Crowd pick

"The Emptiness Machine" – Linkin Park

36%

  • "Changes (Live From Villa Park) Back to the Beginning" – Yungblud featuring Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman and II of Sleep Token

    Winner
    25%

  • "Mirtazapine" – Hayley Williams

    18%

  • "Never Enough" – Turnstile

    18%

  • "U Should Not Be Doing That" – Amyl and the Sniffers

    3%

Best Metal Performance

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetToss-up

Crowd pick

"Soft Spine" – Spiritbox

25%

  • "Night Terror" – Dream Theater

    21%

  • "Birds" – Turnstile

    Winner
    18%

  • "Emergence" – Sleep Token

    18%

  • "Lachryma" – Ghost

    18%

Best Rock Song

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetFavorite

Crowd pick

"Never Enough" – Daniel Fang, Franz Lyons, Pat McCrory, Meg Mills & Brendan Yates, songwriters (Turnstile)

39%

  • "Glum" – Daniel James & Hayley Williams, songwriters (Hayley Williams)

    21%

  • "As Alive as You Need Me to Be" – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, songwriters (Nine Inch Nails)

    Winner
    18%

  • "Zombie" – Dominic Harrison & Matt Schwartz, songwriters (Yungblud)

    18%

  • "Caramel" – Vessel & II, songwriters (Sleep Token)

    4%

Best Rock Album

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetToss-up

Crowd pick

Idols – Yungblud

29%

  • Private Music – Deftones

    21%

  • From Zero – Linkin Park

    18%

  • I Quit – Haim

    18%

  • Never Enough – Turnstile

    Winner
    14%

Best Alternative Music Performance

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetToss-up

Crowd pick

"Everything Is Peaceful Love" – Bon Iver

38%

  • "Parachute" – Hayley Williams

    34%

  • "Mangetout" – Wet Leg

    14%

  • "Alone" – The Cure

    Winner
    7%

  • "Seein' Stars" – Turnstile

    7%

Best Alternative Music Album

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetToss-up

Crowd pick

Don't Tap the Glass – Tyler, the Creator

41%

  • Sable, Fable – Bon Iver

    35%

  • Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party – Hayley Williams

    14%

  • Songs of a Lost World – The Cure

    Winner
    10%

  • Moisturizer – Wet Leg

    0%

R&B, Rap & Spoken Word Poetry

Best R&B Performance

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetToss-up

Crowd pick

"Yukon" – Justin Bieber

38%

  • "Mutt (Live from NPR's Tiny Desk)" – Leon Thomas

    31%

  • "Folded" – Kehlani

    Winner
    24%

  • "It Depends" – Chris Brown featuring Bryson Tiller

    4%

  • "Heart of a Woman" – Summer Walker

    3%

Best Traditional R&B Performance

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetLock

Crowd pick

"Crybaby" – SZA

72%

  • "Vibes Don't Lie" – Leon Thomas

    Winner
    21%

  • "Here We Are" – Durand Bernarr

    7%

  • "Love You Too" – Ledisi

    0%

  • "Uptown" – Lalah Hathaway

    0%

Best R&B Song

Based on 25+ ballots

Crowd called itFavorite

Crowd pick

"Folded" – Kehlani Parrish, Andre Harris, Donovan Knight, Miloš Angelov, Khristopher Riddick-Tynes, Darius Scott & Dawit Wilson, songwriters (Kehlani)

47%

  • "Yes It Is" – Leon Thomas, Lazaro Andres Camejo, Mike Hector, Alexander Prawl, Rodney Jones Jr., Jariuce Banks, Peter Lee Johnson, songwriters (Leon Thomas)

    18%

  • "Heart of a Woman" – Summer Walker & David Bishop, songwriters (Summer Walker)

    14%

  • "It Depends" – Chris Brown, Bryson Tiller, Ephrem Lopez Jr., Kristopher Powers, Nicolas Baran, Usher Raymond IV, Jermaine Mauldin, Brian Casey, Manuel Seal, Dewain Whitmore Jr., Ant Clemons, Elliot Trent & Ryan Press, songwriters (Chris Brown featuring Bryson Tiller)

    14%

  • "Overqualified" – James Abrahart Jr. & Durand Bernarr, songwriters (Durand Bernarr)

    7%

Best Progressive R&B Album

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetFavorite

Crowd pick

Access All Areas – FLO

43%

  • Come As You Are – Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon

    32%

  • Bloom – Durand Bernarr

    Winner
    18%

  • Adjust Brightness – Bilal

    4%

  • Love On Digital – Destin Conrad

    3%

Best R&B Album

Based on 25+ ballots

Crowd called itLock

Crowd pick

Mutt – Leon Thomas

68%

  • Beloved – Giveon

    14%

  • Escape Room – Teyana Taylor

    14%

  • The Crown – Ledisi

    4%

  • Why Not More? – Coco Jones

    0%

Best Rap Performance

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetFavorite

Crowd pick

"TV Off" – Kendrick Lamar featuring Lefty Gunplay

41%

  • "Anxiety" – Doechii

    28%

  • "Darling, I" – Tyler, the Creator featuring Teezo Touchdown

    17%

  • "Chains & Whips" – Clipse, Pusha T & Malice featuring Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams

    Winner
    7%

  • "Outside" – Cardi B

    7%

Best Melodic Rap Performance

Based on 25+ ballots

Crowd called itLock

Crowd pick

"Luther" – Kendrick Lamar & SZA

83%

  • "Somebody Loves Me" – PartyNextDoor & Drake

    10%

  • "Proud of Me" – Fridayy featuring Meek Mill

    7%

  • "WeMaj" – Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon featuring Rapsody

    0%

  • "Wholeheartedly" – JID featuring Ty Dolla Sign & 6lack

    0%

Best Rap Song

Based on 25+ ballots

Crowd called itFavorite

Crowd pick

"TV Off" – Jack Antonoff, Larry Jayy, Kendrick Lamar, Dijon McFarlane, Sean Momberger, Mark Anthony Spears & Kamasi Washington, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar featuring Lefty Gunplay)

38%

  • "Sticky" – Aaron Bolton, Dwayne Carter Jr., Dudley Alexander Duverne, Tyler Okonma, Janae Wherry, Gloria Woods & Rex Zamor, songwriters (Tyler, the Creator featuring GloRilla, Sexyy Red & Lil Wayne)

    28%

  • "Anxiety" – Jaylah Hickmon, songwriter (Doechii)

    24%

  • "The Birds Don't Sing" – Gene Elliott Thornton Jr., Terrence Thornton, Pharrell Williams & Stevie Wonder, songwriters (Clipse, Pusha T & Malice featuring John Legend & Voices of Fire)

    7%

  • "TGIF" – Lucas Alegria, Dillon Brophy, Yakki Davis, Jess Jackson, Ronnie Jackson, Mario Mims, Jorge M. Taveras & Gloria Woods, songwriters (GloRilla)

    3%

Best Rap Album

Based on 30+ ballots

Crowd called itLock

Crowd pick

GNX – Kendrick Lamar

64%

  • Chromakopia – Tyler, the Creator

    21%

  • Glorious – GloRilla

    9%

  • Let God Sort Em Out – Clipse

    6%

  • God Does Like Ugly – JID

    0%

Best Spoken Word Poetry Album

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetFavorite

Crowd pick

Saul Williams Meets Carlos Niño & Friends at Treepeople – Saul Williams, Carlos Niño & Friends

39%

  • Pages – Omari Hardwick & Anthony Hamilton

    29%

  • A Hurricane in Heels: healed people don't act like that — partially recorded live @City Winery & other places – Queen Sheba

    25%

  • Words for Days Vol. 1 – Mad Skillz

    Winner
    7%

  • Black Shaman – Marc Marcel

    0%

Jazz, Traditional Pop, Contemporary Instrumental & Musical Theater

Best Jazz Performance

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetFavorite

Crowd pick

"Peace of Mind / Dreams Come True" – Samara Joy

36%

  • "All Stars Lead To You - Live" – Nicole Zuraitis, Dan Pugach, Tom Scott, Idan Morim, Keyon Harrold & Rachel Eckroth

    21%

  • "Windows - Live" – Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade

    Winner
    18%

  • "Four" – Michael Mayo

    14%

  • "Noble Rise" – Lakecia Benjamin featuring Immanuel Wilkins & Mark Whitfield

    11%

Best Jazz Vocal Album

Based on 25+ ballots

Crowd called itFavorite

Crowd pick

Portrait – Samara Joy

36%

  • Fly – Michael Mayo

    21%

  • Elemental – Dee Dee Bridgewater & Bill Charlap

    18%

  • We Insist 2025! – Terri Lyne Carrington & Christie Dashiell

    14%

  • Live at Vic's Las Vegas – Nicole Zuraitis, Dan Pugach, Tom Scott, Idan Morim, Keyon Harrold & Rachel Eckroth

    11%

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetToss-up

Crowd tie

Fasten Up – Yellowjackets

32%

  • Trilogy 3 — Live – Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade

    32%

  • Southern Nights – Sullivan Fortner featuring Peter Washington & Marcus Gilmore

    Winner
    25%

  • Spirit Fall – John Patitucci featuring Chris Potter & Brian Blade

    7%

  • Belonging – Branford Marsalis Quartet

    4%

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetToss-up

Crowd pick

Orchestrator Emulator – The 8-Bit Big Band

29%

  • Basie Rocks – Deborah Silver & The Count Basie Orchestra

    22%

  • Some Days Are Better: The Lost Scores – Kenny Wheeler Legacy featuring The Royal Academy of Music Jazz Orchestra & Frost Jazz Orchestra

    21%

  • Lights on a Satellite – Sun Ra Arkestra

    14%

  • Lumen – Danilo Pérez & Bohuslän Big Band

    7%
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  • Without Further Ado, Vol 1 – Christian McBride Big Band

    Winner
    7%

Best Latin Jazz Album

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetToss-up

Crowd pick

La Fleur de Cayenne – Paquito D'Rivera & Madrid-New York Connection Band

32%

  • Mundoagua - Celebrating Carla Bley – Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra

    25%

  • A Tribute to Benny Moré and Nat King Cole – Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Yainer Horta & Joey Calveiro

    Winner
    22%

  • The Original Influencers: Dizzy, Chano & Chico – Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra featuring Pedrito Martinez, Daymé Arocena, Jon Faddis, Donald Harrison & Melvis Santa

    14%

  • Vanguardia Subterránea: Live at The Village Vanguard – Miguel Zenón Quartet

    7%

Best Alternative Jazz Album

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetToss-up

Crowd pick

Keys to the City Volume One – Robert Glasper

30%

  • Ride into the Sun – Brad Mehldau

    26%

  • Live-Action – Nate Smith

    Winner
    22%

  • Blues Blood – Immanuel Wilkins

    11%

  • Honey from a Winter Stone – Ambrose Akinmusire

    11%

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Based on 30+ ballots

Crowd called itFavorite

Crowd pick

A Matter of Time – Laufey

40%

  • Harlequin – Lady Gaga

    30%

  • Who Believes in Angels? – Elton John & Brandi Carlile

    20%

  • The Gift Of Love – Jennifer Hudson

    7%

  • Wintersongs – Laila Biali

    3%
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  • The Secret Of Life: Partners, Volume 2 – Barbra Streisand

    0%

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

Based on 25+ ballots

Crowd called itFavorite

Crowd pick

Brightside – Arkai

39%

  • BeaTrio – Béla Fleck, Edmar Castañeda, Antonio Sánchez

    19%

  • Just Us – Bob James & Dave Koz

    19%

  • Ones & Twos – Gerald Clayton

    15%

  • Shayan – Charu Suri

    8%

Best Musical Theater Album

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetFavorite

Crowd pick

Maybe Happy Ending – Marcus Choi, Darren Criss, Dez Duron & Helen J. Shen, principal vocalists; Deborah Abramson, Will Aronson, Ian Kagey & Hue Park, producers; Hue Park, lyricist; Will Aronson, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)

46%

  • Death Becomes Her – Taurean Everett, Megan Hilty, Josh Lamon, Christopher Sieber, Jennifer Simard & Michelle Williams, principal vocalists; Noel Carey, Sean Patrick Flahaven, Julia Mattison & Scott M. Riesett, producers; Noel Carey & Julia Mattison, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast)

    23%

  • Buena Vista Social Club – Marco Paguia, Dean Sharenow & David Yazbek, producers (Original Broadway Cast)

    Winner
    12%

  • Gypsy – Danny Burstein, Kevin Csolak, Audra McDonald, Jordan Tyson & Joy Woods, principal vocalists; David Caddick, Andy Einhorn, David Lai & George C. Wolfe, producers (Jule Styne, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist) (2024 Broadway Cast)

    11%

  • Just in Time – Emily Bergl, Jonathan Groff, Erika Henningsen, Gracie Lawrence & Michele Pawk, principal vocalists; Derik Lee, Andrew Resnick & Bill Sherman, producers (Bobby Darin, composer & lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)

    8%

Country & American Roots

Best Country Solo Performance

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetToss-up

Crowd pick

"Good News" – Shaboozey

38%

  • "Bad as I Used to Be" (from F1 the Movie) – Chris Stapleton

    Winner
    31%

  • "Nose on the Grindstone" – Tyler Childers

    15%

  • "I Never Lie" – Zach Top

    12%

  • "Somewhere Over Laredo" – Lainey Wilson

    4%

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

Based on 25+ ballots

Crowd called itToss-up

Crowd tie

"A Song to Sing" – Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton

31%

  • "Amen" – Shaboozey and Jelly Roll

    Winner
    31%

  • "Trailblazer" – Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert and Lainey Wilson

    23%

  • "Love Me Like You Used to Do" – Margo Price and Tyler Childers

    8%

  • "Honky Tonk Hall of Fame" – George Strait and Chris Stapleton

    7%

Best Contemporary Country Album

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetToss-up

Crowd pick

Patterns – Kelsea Ballerini

30%

  • Beautifully Broken – Jelly Roll

    Winner
    26%

  • Snipe Hunter – Tyler Childers

    22%

  • Evangeline vs. the Machine – Eric Church

    18%

  • Postcards from Texas – Miranda Lambert

    4%

Best Traditional Country Album

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetToss-up

Crowd pick

Oh What a Beautiful World – Willie Nelson

35%

  • Ain't in It for My Health – Zach Top

    Winner
    34%

  • American Romance – Lukas Nelson

    14%

  • Hard Headed Woman – Margo Price

    10%

  • Dollar a Day – Charley Crockett

    7%

Best Country Song

Based on 25+ ballots

Crowd called itToss-up

Crowd pick

"Bitin' List" – Tyler Childers, songwriter (Tyler Childers)

27%

  • "Good News" – Michael Ross Pollack, Sam Elliot Roman & Jacob Torrey, songwriters (Shaboozey)

    23%

  • "I Never Lie" – Carson Chamberlain, Tim Nichols & Zach Top, songwriters (Zach Top)

    23%

  • "Somewhere Over Laredo" – Andy Albert, Trannie Anderson, Dallas Wilson & Lainey Wilson, songwriters (Lainey Wilson)

    19%

  • "A Song to Sing" – Jenee Fleenor, Jesse Frasure, Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton)

    8%

Best American Roots Song

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetFavorite

Crowd pick

"Big Money" – Jon Batiste, Mike Elizondo & Steve McEwan, songwriters (Jon Batiste)

35%

  • "Middle" – Jesse Welles, songwriter (Jesse Welles)

    19%

  • "Spitfire" – Sierra Hull, songwriter (Sierra Hull)

    19%

  • "Ancient Light" – Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O'Donovan & Sara Watkins, songwriters (I'm With Her)

    Winner
    15%

  • "Foxes in the Snow" – Jason Isbell, songwriter (Jason Isbell)

    12%

Best American Roots Performance

Based on 25+ ballots

Crowd called itToss-up

Crowd tie

"Beautiful Strangers" – Mavis Staples

35%

  • "Lonely Avenue" – Jon Batiste featuring Randy Newman

    35%

  • "Ancient Light" – I'm With Her

    15%

  • "Crimson and Clay" – Jason Isbell

    11%

  • "Richmond on the James" – Alison Krauss & Union Station

    4%

Best Americana Performance

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetToss-up

Crowd pick

"Poison in My Well" – Maggie Rose & Grace Potter

27%

  • "Boom" – Sierra Hull

    23%

  • "Godspeed" – Mavis Staples

    Winner
    23%

  • "That's Gonna Leave a Mark" – Molly Tuttle

    19%

  • "Horses" – Jesse Welles

    8%

Best Americana Album

Based on 25+ ballots

Crowd called itFavorite

Crowd pick

Big Money – Jon Batiste

38%

  • So Long Little Miss Sunshine – Molly Tuttle

    27%

  • Last Leaf on the Tree – Willie Nelson

    15%

  • Middle – Jesse Welles

    12%

  • Bloom – Larkin Poe

    8%

Best Bluegrass Album

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetFavorite

Crowd pick

A Tip Toe High Wire – Sierra Hull

39%

  • Carter & Cleveland – Michael Cleveland & Jason Carter

    19%

  • Highway Prayers – Billy Strings

    Winner
    19%

  • Arcadia – Alison Krauss & Union Station

    15%

  • Outrun – The SteelDrivers

    8%

Best Traditional Blues Album

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetFavorite

Crowd pick

Room on the Porch – Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo'

36%

  • Ain't Done with the Blues – Buddy Guy

    Winner
    20%

  • Look Out Highway – Charlie Musselwhite

    16%

  • One Hour Mama: The Blues of Victoria Spivey – Maria Muldaur

    16%

  • Young Fashioned Ways – Kenny Wayne Shepherd & Bobby Rush

    12%

Best Contemporary Blues Album

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetToss-up

Crowd pick

Breakthrough – Joe Bonamassa

32%

  • Preacher Kids – Robert Randolph

    Winner
    24%

  • Paper Doll – Samantha Fish

    20%

  • A Tribute to LJK – Eric Gales

    12%

  • Family – Southern Avenue

    12%

Best Folk Album

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetToss-up

Crowd pick

What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow – Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson

36%

  • Wild and Clear and Blue – I'm With Her

    Winner
    28%

  • Foxes in the Snow – Jason Isbell

    24%

  • Crown of Roses – Patty Griffin

    8%

  • Under the Powerlines April 24 – September 24 – Jesse Welles

    4%

Best Regional Roots Music Album

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetToss-up

Crowd pick

Second Line Sunday – Trombone Shorty and New Breed Brass Band

32%

  • For Fat Man – Preservation Brass & Preservation Hall Jazz Band

    24%

  • Church of New Orleans – Kyle Roussel

    20%

  • Live at Vaughan's – Corey Henry & The Treme Funktet

    16%

  • A Tribute to the King of Zydeco – Various Artists

    Winner
    8%

Gospel & Contemporary Christian

Best Gospel Performance/Song

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetFavorite

Crowd pick

"Do It Again" – Kirk Franklin

Kirk Franklin, songwriter

36%

  • "Church" – Tasha Cobbs Leonard and John Legend

    20%

  • "Come Jesus Come" – CeCe Winans featuring Shirley Caesar

    Winner
    16%

  • "Still Live" – Jonathan McReynolds & Jamal Roberts

    16%

  • "Amen" – Pastor Mike Jr.

    12%

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetToss-up

Crowd pick

"I Know a Name" – Elevation Worship, Chris Brown, Brandon Lake

Hank Bentley, Steven Furtick, Brandon Lake & Jacob Sooter, songwriters

32%

  • "Headphones" – Lecrae, Killer Mike and T.I.

    28%

  • "Hard Fought Hallelujah" – Brandon Lake with Jelly Roll

    16%

  • "Amazing" – Darrel Walls and PJ Morton

    12%

  • "Your Way's Better" – Forrest Frank

    Winner
    12%

Best Gospel Album

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetToss-up

Crowd tie

Sunny Days – Yolanda Adams

28%

  • Tasha – Tasha Cobbs Leonard

    28%

  • Live Breathe Fight – Tamela Mann

    16%

  • Only On the Road Live – Tye Tribbett

    16%

  • Heart of Mine – Darrel Walls and PJ Morton

    Winner
    12%

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetFavorite

Crowd pick

Child of God II – Forrest Frank

36%

  • King of Hearts – Brandon Lake

    24%

  • Reconstruction – Lecrae

    20%

  • Coritos Vol. 1 – Israel & New Breed

    Winner
    16%

  • Let the Church Sing – Tauren Wells

    4%

Best Roots Gospel Album

Based on 25+ ballots

Crowd called itFavorite

Crowd pick

I Will Not Be Moved — Live – The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir

36%

  • Good Answers – Karen Peck and New River

    24%

  • Then Came the Morning – Gaither Vocal Band

    20%

  • Praise & Worship: More Than a Hollow Hallelujah – The Isaacs

    16%

  • Back to My Roots – Candi Staton

    4%

Latin, Global, African, Reggae & New Age, Ambient or Chant

Best Latin Pop Album

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetFavorite

Crowd pick

Tropicoqueta – Karol G

54%

  • Cosa Nuestra – Rauw Alejandro

    21%

  • Cancionera – Natalia Lafourcade

    Winner
    14%

  • Bogotá Deluxe – Andrés Cepeda

    11%

  • ¿Y Ahora Qué? – Alejandro Sanz

    0%

Best Música Urbana Album

Based on 25+ ballots

Crowd called itLock

Crowd pick

Debí Tirar Más Fotos – Bad Bunny

72%

  • Mixteip – J Balvin

    14%

  • Ferxxo Vol X: Sagrado – Feid

    10%

  • EUB Deluxe – Trueno

    4%

  • Naiki – Nicki Nicole

    0%
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  • Sinfónico — En Vivo – Yandel

    0%

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetToss-up

Crowd pick

Genes Rebeldes – Aterciopelados

24%

  • Algorhythm – Los Wizzards

    20%

  • Astropical – Bomba Estéreo and Rawayana (Astropical)

    20%

  • Papota – Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso

    Winner
    20%

  • Novela – Fito Paez

    16%

Best Música Mexicana Album (including Tejano)

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetToss-up

Crowd pick

Y Lo Que Viene – Grupo Frontera

28%

  • Mala Mía – Fuerza Regida and Grupo Frontera

    24%

  • Sin Rodeos – Paola Jara

    20%

  • Palabra de To's (Seca) – Carín León

    Winner
    16%

  • Bobby Pulido & Friends una Tuya y una Mía - Por la Puerta Grande (En Vivo) – Bobby Pulido

    12%

Best Tropical Latin Album

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetToss-up

Crowd pick

Fotografías – Rubén Blades and Roberto Delgado & Orquesta

32%

  • Raíces – Gloria Estefan

    Winner
    28%

  • Bingo – Alain Pérez

    20%

  • Debut y Segunda Tanda, Vol. 2 – Gilberto Santa Rosa

    16%

  • Clásicos 1.0 – Grupo Niche

    4%

Best Reggae Album

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetFavorite

Crowd pick

Heart & Soul – Vybz Kartel

44%

  • Blxxd & Fyah – Keznamdi

    Winner
    16%

  • From Within – Mortimer

    16%

  • Treasure Self Love – Lila Iké

    16%

  • No Place Like Home – Jesse Royal

    8%

Best Global Music Performance

Based on 25+ ballots

Crowd called itLock

Crowd pick

"Eoo" – Bad Bunny

76%

  • "Jerusalema" – Angélique Kidjo

    16%

  • "Cantando en el Camino" – Ciro Hurtado

    4%

  • "Daybreak" – Anoushka Shankar featuring Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar

    4%

  • "Inmigrante y Que?" – Yeisy Rojas

    0%
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  • "Shrini's Dream (Live)" – Shakti

    0%

Best Global Music Album

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetToss-up

Crowd pick

No Sign of Weakness – Burna Boy

36%

  • Mind Explosion (50th Anniversary Tour Live) – Shakti

    28%

  • Sounds of Kumbha – Siddhant Bhatia

    12%

  • Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo – Caetano Veloso and Maria Bethânia

    Winner
    8%

  • Chapter III: We Return to Light – Anoushka Shankar featuring Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar

    8%
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  • Eclairer le monde - Light the World – Youssou N'Dour

    8%

Best African Music Performance

Based on 25+ ballots

Crowd called itLock

Crowd pick

"Push 2 Start" – Tyla

60%

  • "With You" – Davido featuring Omah Lay

    20%

  • "Hope & Love" – Eddy Kenzo & Mehran Matin

    12%

  • "Gimme Dat" – Ayra Starr featuring Wizkid

    8%

  • "Love" – Burna Boy

    0%

Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album

Based on 25+ ballots

Crowd called itToss-up

Crowd pick

Nomadica – Carla Patullo featuring The Scorchio Quartet & Tonality

28%

  • Into the Forest – Jahnavi Harrison

    24%

  • The Colors in My Mind – Chris Redding

    24%

  • According to the Moon – Cheryl B. Engelhardt, GEM, Dallas String Quartet

    20%

  • Kuruvinda – Kirsten Agresta-Copely

    4%

Children's, Comedy, Audio Book Narration & Storytelling, Visual Media & Music Video/Film

Best Children's Album

Based on 25+ ballots

Crowd called itToss-up

Crowd pick

Harmony − FYÜTCH & Aura V

28%

  • Buddy's Magic Tree House − Mega Ran

    24%

  • The Music of Tori and the Muses − Tori Amos

    20%

  • Ageless: 100 Years Young − Joanie Leeds & Joya

    16%

  • Herstory − Flor Bromley

    12%

Best Comedy Album

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetFavorite

Crowd pick

What Had Happened Was... − Jamie Foxx

36%

  • Single Lady − Ali Wong

    24%

  • PostMortem − Sarah Silverman

    20%

  • Drop Dead Years − Bill Burr

    12%

  • Your Friend, Nate Bargatze − Nate Bargatze

    Winner
    8%

Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetToss-up

Crowd pick

Into the Uncut Grass − Trevor Noah

36%

  • Elvis, Rocky & Me: The Carol Connors Story − Kathy Garver

    28%

  • Lovely One: A Memoir − Ketanji Brown Jackson

    20%

  • You Know It's True: The Real Story of Milli Vanilli − Fab Morvan

    12%

  • Meditations: Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama − Tenzin Gyatso, the Dalai Lama

    Winner
    4%

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetToss-up

Crowd pick

KPop Demon Hunters – Various Artists; Spring Aspers & Dana Sano, compilation producers; Ian Eisendrath, music supervisor

40%

  • Wicked – Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande & Wicked Movie Cast, artists; Stephen Oremus, Stephen Schwartz, & Greg Wells, compilation producers; Maggie Rodford, music supervisor

    32%

  • Sinners – Various Artists; Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson & Serena Göransson, compilation producers; Nikki Sherod, music supervisor

    Winner
    16%

  • A Complete Unknown – Timothée Chalamet, artist; Nick Baxter, Steven Gizicki & James Mangold, compilation producers; Steven Gizicki, music supervisor

    8%

  • F1 the Album – Various Artists; Brandon Davis, Joe Khoury & Kevin Weaver, compilation producers; David Taylor & Jake Voulgarides, music supervisors

    4%

Best Score Soundtrack Album for Visual Media

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetToss-up

Crowd pick

Wicked – John Powell & Stephen Schwartz

48%

  • Sinners – Ludwig Göransson

    Winner
    40%

  • How to Train Your Dragon – John Powell

    8%

  • Severance: Season 2 – Theodore Shapiro

    4%

  • The Wild Robot – Kris Bowers

    0%

Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetLock

Crowd pick

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora – Secrets of the Spires – Pinar Toprak

72%

  • Helldivers 2 – Wilbert Roget II

    8%

  • Indiana Jones and the Great Circle – Gordy Haab

    8%

  • Star Wars Outlaws: Wild Card & A Pirate's Fortune – Cody Matthew Johnson & Wilbert Roget II

    8%

  • Sword of the Sea – Austin Wintory

    Winner
    4%

Best Song Written for Visual Media

Based on 25+ ballots

Crowd called itLock

Crowd pick

"Golden" (from KPop Demon Hunters)

Ejae & Mark Sonnenblick, songwriters (Huntrix: Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami)

80%

  • "As Alive as You Need Me to Be" (from Tron: Ares)

    8%

  • "I Lied to You" (from Sinners)

    4%

  • "Never Too Late" (from Elton John: Never Too Late)

    4%

  • "Sinners" (from Sinners)

    4%
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  • "Pale, Pale Moon" (from Sinners)

    0%

Best Music Video

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetLock

Crowd pick

"Manchild" – Sabrina Carpenter

Vania Heymann & Gal Muggia, video directors; Aiden Magarian, Nathan Scherrer & Natan Schottenfels, video producers

73%

  • "Anxiety" – Doechii

    Winner
    19%

  • "Love" – OK Go

    4%

  • "So Be It" – Clipse

    4%

  • "Young Lion" – Sade

    0%

Best Music Film

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetFavorite

Crowd pick

Piece by Piece – Pharrell Williams

Morgan Neville, video director; Morgan Neville, Caitrin Rogers, Mimi Valdes & Pharrell Williams, video producers

56%

  • Music by John Williams – John Williams

    Winner
    20%

  • Live at the Royal Albert Hall – Raye

    16%

  • Devo – Devo

    8%

  • Relentless – Diane Warren

    0%

Package, Notes & Historical

Best Historical Album

Based on 25+ ballots

Crowd called itToss-up

Crowd pick

Joni Mitchell Archives − Vol. 4: The Asylum Years (1976-1980)

Patrick Milligan & Joni Mitchell, compilation producers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Joni Mitchell)

32%

  • The Making of Five Leaves Left

    28%

  • Super Disco Pirata: De Tepito Para El Mundo 1965-1980 (Analog Africa No. 39)

    20%

  • You Can't Hip a Square: The Doc Pomus Songwriting Demos

    16%

  • Roots Rocking Zimbabwe: The Modern Sound of Harare Townships 1975-1980 (Analog Africa No. 41)

    4%

Best Recording Package

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetToss-up

Crowd pick

Balloonerism

Bráulio Amado & Alim Smith, art directors (Mac Miller)

32%

  • The Spins (Picture Disc Vinyl)

    28%

  • Sequoia

    24%

  • And the Adjacent Possible

    8%

  • Danse Macabre: De Luxe

    4%
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  • Loud Is As

    4%

  • Tracks II: The Lost Albums

    Winner
    0%

Best Album Cover

Based on 25+ ballots

Crowd called itFavorite

Crowd pick

Chromakopia

Tyler Okonma, art director (Tyler, the Creator)

50%

  • Debí Tirar Más Fotos

    21%

  • The Crux

    18%

  • Glory

    7%

  • Moisturizer

    4%

Best Album Notes

Based on 25+ ballots

Crowd called itToss-up

Crowd pick

Miles 55: The Prestige Recordings

Ashley Kahn, notes writer (Miles Davis)

28%

  • The First Family: Live at Winchester Cathedral 1967

    20%

  • Adios, Farewell, Goodbye, Good Luck, So Long: On Stage 1964-1974

    16%

  • After the Last Sky

    16%

  • A Ghost is Born (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)

    12%
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  • Árabe

    8%

Production, Engineering, Composition & Arrangement

Producer of the Year, Classical

Based on 25+ ballots

Crowd called itFavorite

Crowd pick

Elaine Martone

Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra) (A) Chopin & Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonatas (Brian Thornton & Spencer Myer) (A) Dear Mrs. Kennedy (Ryan Townsend Strand) (A) Eastman: Symphony No. 2; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2 (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra) (A) LeFrak: Romántico (Sharon Isbin, Lopez-Yañez & Orchestra Of St. Luke's) (A) Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 27 & Symphony No. 29 (Garrick Ohlsson, Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestrea) (A) The Poet & The Prodigy (Debra Nagy & Mark Edwards) (A) Shapes In Collective Space (Tallā Rouge) (A) Songs Of Orpheus (Kelley O'Connor) (A)

40%

  • Sergei Kvitko

    28%

  • Blanton Alspaugh

    20%

  • Dmitriy Lipay

    12%

  • Morten Lindberg

    0%

Best Immersive Audio Album

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetToss-up

Crowd pick

Yule

Morten Lindberg, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; Arve Henriksen & Morten Lindberg, immersive producers (Trio Mediæval)

36%

  • All American Fuckboy

    28%

  • An Immersive Tribute To Astor Piazzolla (Live)

    20%

  • Tearjerkers

    12%

  • Immersed

    Winner
    4%

Best Instrumental Composition

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetToss-up

Crowd pick

"Train to Emerald City"

John Powell & Stephen Schwartz, composers (John Powell & Stephen Schwartz)

28%

  • "Why You Here / Before the Sun Went Down"

    24%

  • "First Snow"

    Winner
    16%

  • "Live Life This Day: Movement I"

    12%

  • "Lord, That's a Long Way"

    12%
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  • "Opening"

    8%

Best Engineered Album, Classical

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetToss-up

Crowd pick

Yule

Morten Lindberg, engineer; Morten Lindberg, mastering engineer (Trio Mediæval)

28%

  • Standard Stoppages

    24%

  • Eastman: Symphony No. 2; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2

    20%

  • Cerrone: Don't Look Down

    Winner
    16%

  • Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth Of The Mtsensk District

    12%

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetToss-up

Crowd pick

All Things Light

Jesse Brock, Jon Castelli, Tyler Johnson, Nick Lobel, Simon Maartensson, Lawrence "Boo" Mitchell, Anders Mouridsen, Ryan Nasci, Ernesto Olivera-Lapier, Ethan Schneiderman & Owen Stoutt, engineers; Dale Becker, mastering engineer (Cam)

40%

  • For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women)

    32%

  • Arcadia

    20%

  • That Wasn't a Dream

    Winner
    8%

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetLock

Crowd pick

"Be Okay"

Cynthia Erivo, arranger (Cynthia Erivo)

60%

  • "A Child Is Born"

    20%

  • "Super Mario Praise Break"

    Winner
    16%

  • "Fight On"

    4%

Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetFavorite

Crowd pick

"What a Wonderful World"

Cody Fry, arranger (Cody Fry)

36%

  • "Big Fish"

    Winner
    20%

  • "Keep an Eye on Summer"

    16%

  • "Something In The Water (Acoustic-Ish)"

    16%

  • "How Did She Look?"

    12%

Classical

Best Orchestral Performance

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetToss-up

Crowd pick

Still & Bonds

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor (The Philadelphia Orchestra)

32%

  • Stravinsky: Symphony In Three Movements

    24%

  • Coleridge-Taylor: Toussaint L'Ouverture, Ballade Op. 4, Suites From '24 Negro Melodies

    20%

  • Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie

    Winner
    12%

  • Ravel: Boléro, M. 81

    12%

Best Opera Recording

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetToss-up

Crowd tie

Huang Ruo: An American Soldier

Carolyn Kuan, conductor; Hannah Cho, Alex DeSocio, Nina Yoshida Nelsen & Brian Vu; Adam Abeshouse, Silas Brown & Doron Schachter, producers (American Composers Orchestra; David Henry Hwang)

28%

  • Tesori: Grounded

    28%

  • Heggie: Intelligence

    Winner
    16%

  • O'Halloran: Trade & Mary Motorhead

    16%

  • Kouyoumdjian: Adoration

    12%

Best Choral Performance

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetToss-up

Crowd pick

Childs: In The Arms Of The Beloved

Grant Gershon, conductor (Billy Childs, Dan Chmielinski, Christian Euman, Larry Koonse, Lyris Quartet, Anne Akiko Meyers, Carol Robbins & Luciana Souza; Los Angeles Master Chorale)

28%

  • Advena - Liturgies For A Broken World

    20%

  • Ortiz: Yanga

    Winner
    20%

  • Requiem Of Light

    20%

  • Lang: Poor Hymnal

    12%

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetToss-up

Crowd tie

La Mer - French Piano Trios – Neave Trio

24%

  • Lullabies For The Brokenhearted – Lili Haydn & Paul Cantelon

    24%

  • Slavic Sessions – Mak Grygic and Mateusz Kowalski. Produced by Kitt Wakely, Isabela Wiejaczka, Maciej Wiejaczka, Mak Grygic, Mateusz Kowalski, and David Veslocki.

    20%

  • Standard Stoppages – Third Coast Percussion

    20%

  • Dennehy: Land Of Winter – Alan Pierson & Alarm Will Sound

    Winner
    12%

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetToss-up

Crowd tie

Hope Orchestrated – Mary Dawood Catlin; Jesús David Medina & Raniero Palm, conductors (Venezuela Strings Recording Ensemble)

32%

  • Shostakovich: The Piano Concertos; Solo Works – Yuja Wang; Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)

    32%

  • Coleridge-Taylor: 3 Selections From '24 Negro Melodies' – Curtis Stewart; Michael Repper, conductor (National Philharmonic)

    20%

  • Shostakovich: The Cello Concertos – Yo-Yo Ma; Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)

    Winner
    8%

  • Inheritances – Adam Tendler

    4%
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  • Price: Piano Concerto In One Movement In D Minor – Han Chen; John Jeter, conductor (Malmö Opera Orchestra)

    4%

Best Classical Vocal Solo

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetToss-up

Crowd tie

In This Short Life

Devony Smith, soloist; Danny Zelibor, pianist; Michael Nicolas, artist

20%

  • Kurtág: Kafka Fragments

    20%

  • Schubert Beatles

    20%

  • Black Pierrot

    16%

  • Alike - My Mother's Dream

    12%
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  • Telemann: Ino - Opera Arias For Soprano

    Winner
    12%

Best Classical Compendium

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetToss-up

Crowd pick

Cerrone: Don't Look Down

Sandbox Percussion; Jonathan Allen, Victor Caccese, Christopher Cerrone, Ian Rosenbaum, Terry Sweeney & Mike Tierney, producers

32%

  • Ortiz: Yanga

    Winner
    28%

  • Seven Seasons

    24%

  • The Dunbar/Moore Sessions, Vol. II

    8%

  • Tombeaux

    8%

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

Based on 25+ ballots

UpsetToss-up

Crowd pick

Dennehy: Land Of Winter

Donnacha Dennehy, composer (Alan Pierson & Alarm Will Sound)

28%

  • León: Raíces — Origins

    24%

  • Cerrone: Don't Look Down

    20%

  • Okpebholo: Songs In Flight

    16%

  • Ortiz: Dzonot

    Winner
    12%

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