2026 Grammys winners so far
- WinnerBest Pop Duo/Group Performance"Defying Gravity" – Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande
- WinnerBest Dance/Electronic Recording"End of Summer" – Tame Impala
- WinnerProducer of the Year, Non-ClassicalCirkut
- WinnerSongwriter of the Year, Non-ClassicalAmy Allen
- WinnerBest Dance/Electronic AlbumEusexua – FKA Twigs
- WinnerBest Dance Pop Recording"Abracadabra" – Lady Gaga
- WinnerBest Remixed Recording, Non-Classical"Abracadabra" (Gesaffelstein Remix) – Gesaffelstein, remixer (Lady Gaga and Gesaffelstein)
- WinnerBest Rock Performance"Changes (Live From Villa Park) Back to the Beginning" – Yungblud featuring Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman and II of Sleep Token
- WinnerBest Rock Song"As Alive as You Need Me to Be" – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, songwriters (Nine Inch Nails)
- WinnerBest Rock AlbumNever Enough – Turnstile
- WinnerBest Alternative Music Performance"Alone" – The Cure
- WinnerBest Alternative Music AlbumSongs of a Lost World – The Cure
- WinnerBest R&B Performance"Folded" – Kehlani
- WinnerBest Traditional R&B Performance"Vibes Don't Lie" – Leon Thomas
- WinnerBest R&B Song"Folded" – Kehlani Parrish, Andre Harris, Donovan Knight, Miloš Angelov, Khristopher Riddick-Tynes, Darius Scott & Dawit Wilson, songwriters (Kehlani)
- WinnerBest Progressive R&B AlbumBloom – Durand Bernarr
- WinnerBest R&B AlbumMutt – Leon Thomas
- WinnerBest Rap Performance"Chains & Whips" – Clipse, Pusha T & Malice featuring Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams
- WinnerBest Melodic Rap Performance"Luther" – Kendrick Lamar & SZA
- WinnerBest Rap Song"TV Off" – Jack Antonoff, Larry Jayy, Kendrick Lamar, Dijon McFarlane, Sean Momberger, Mark Anthony Spears & Kamasi Washington, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar featuring Lefty Gunplay)
- WinnerBest Spoken Word Poetry AlbumWords for Days Vol. 1 – Mad Skillz
- WinnerBest Latin Pop AlbumCancionera – Natalia Lafourcade
- WinnerBest Latin Rock or Alternative AlbumPapota – Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso
- WinnerBest Música Mexicana Album (including Tejano)Palabra de To's (Seca) – Carín León
- WinnerBest Tropical Latin AlbumRaíces – Gloria Estefan
- WinnerBest Compilation Soundtrack for Visual MediaSinners – Various Artists; Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson & Serena Göransson, compilation producers; Nikki Sherod, music supervisor
- WinnerBest Score Soundtrack Album for Visual MediaSinners – Ludwig Göransson
- WinnerBest Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive MediaSword of the Sea – Austin Wintory
- WinnerBest Song Written for Visual Media"Golden" (from KPop Demon Hunters)
- WinnerBest Music Video"Anxiety" – Doechii
- WinnerBest Music FilmMusic by John Williams – John Williams
- WinnerBest Engineered Album, Non-ClassicalThat Wasn't a Dream
- WinnerBest Immersive Audio AlbumImmersed
- WinnerBest Metal Performance"Birds" – Turnstile
- WinnerBest Album CoverChromakopia
- WinnerBest Country Duo/Group Performance"Amen" – Shaboozey and Jelly Roll
- WinnerBest Country Song"Bitin' List" – Tyler Childers, songwriter (Tyler Childers)
- WinnerBest Traditional Country AlbumAin't in It for My Health – Zach Top
- WinnerBest Country Solo Performance"Bad as I Used to Be" (from F1 the Movie) – Chris Stapleton
- WinnerBest American Roots Performance"Beautiful Strangers" – Mavis Staples
- WinnerBest Traditional Blues AlbumAin't Done with the Blues – Buddy Guy
- WinnerBest Contemporary Blues AlbumPreacher Kids – Robert Randolph
- WinnerBest Recording PackageTracks II: The Lost Albums
- WinnerBest Gospel Performance/Song"Come Jesus Come" – CeCe Winans featuring Shirley Caesar
- WinnerBest Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song"Your Way's Better" – Forrest Frank
- WinnerBest Gospel AlbumHeart of Mine – Darrel Walls and PJ Morton
- WinnerBest Contemporary Christian Music AlbumCoritos Vol. 1 – Israel & New Breed
- WinnerBest Roots Gospel AlbumI Will Not Be Moved — Live – The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
- WinnerBest Americana Performance"Godspeed" – Mavis Staples
- WinnerBest American Roots Song"Ancient Light" – Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O'Donovan & Sara Watkins, songwriters (I'm With Her)
- WinnerBest Americana AlbumBig Money – Jon Batiste
- WinnerBest Bluegrass AlbumHighway Prayers – Billy Strings
- WinnerBest Folk AlbumWild and Clear and Blue – I'm With Her
- WinnerBest Regional Roots Music AlbumA Tribute to the King of Zydeco – Various Artists
- WinnerBest Global Music Performance"Eoo" – Bad Bunny
- WinnerBest African Music Performance"Push 2 Start" – Tyla
- WinnerBest Global Music AlbumCaetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo – Caetano Veloso and Maria Bethânia
- WinnerBest Reggae AlbumBlxxd & Fyah – Keznamdi
- WinnerBest New Age, Ambient or Chant AlbumNomadica – Carla Patullo featuring The Scorchio Quartet & Tonality
- WinnerBest Album NotesMiles 55: The Prestige Recordings
- WinnerBest Historical AlbumJoni Mitchell Archives − Vol. 4: The Asylum Years (1976-1980)
- WinnerBest Jazz Performance"Windows - Live" – Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade
- WinnerBest Jazz Vocal AlbumPortrait – Samara Joy
- WinnerBest Jazz Instrumental AlbumSouthern Nights – Sullivan Fortner featuring Peter Washington & Marcus Gilmore
- WinnerBest Large Jazz Ensemble AlbumWithout Further Ado, Vol 1 – Christian McBride Big Band
- WinnerBest Latin Jazz AlbumA Tribute to Benny Moré and Nat King Cole – Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Yainer Horta & Joey Calveiro
- WinnerBest Alternative Jazz AlbumLive-Action – Nate Smith
- WinnerBest Traditional Pop Vocal AlbumA Matter of Time – Laufey
- WinnerBest Engineered Album, ClassicalCerrone: Don't Look Down
- WinnerProducer of the Year, ClassicalElaine Martone
- WinnerBest Comedy AlbumYour Friend, Nate Bargatze − Nate Bargatze
- WinnerBest Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling RecordingMeditations: Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama − Tenzin Gyatso, the Dalai Lama
- WinnerBest Classical Instrumental SoloShostakovich: The Cello Concertos – Yo-Yo Ma; Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
- WinnerBest Classical Vocal SoloTelemann: Ino - Opera Arias For Soprano
- WinnerBest Classical CompendiumOrtiz: Yanga
- WinnerBest Contemporary Classical CompositionOrtiz: Dzonot
- WinnerBest Contemporary Instrumental AlbumBrightside – Arkai
- WinnerBest Musical Theater AlbumBuena Vista Social Club – Marco Paguia, Dean Sharenow & David Yazbek, producers (Original Broadway Cast)
- WinnerBest Children's AlbumHarmony − FYÜTCH & Aura V
- WinnerBest Instrumental Composition"First Snow"
- WinnerBest Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella"Super Mario Praise Break"
- WinnerBest Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals"Big Fish"
- WinnerBest Orchestral PerformanceMessiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie
- WinnerBest Opera RecordingHeggie: Intelligence
- WinnerBest Choral PerformanceOrtiz: Yanga
- WinnerBest Chamber Music/Small Ensemble PerformanceDennehy: Land Of Winter – Alan Pierson & Alarm Will Sound
- WinnerBest Rap AlbumGNX – Kendrick Lamar
- WinnerBest New ArtistOlivia Dean
- WinnerBest Música Urbana AlbumDebí Tirar Más Fotos – Bad Bunny
- WinnerBest Contemporary Country AlbumBeautifully Broken – Jelly Roll
- WinnerBest Pop Vocal AlbumMayhem – Lady Gaga
- WinnerBest Pop Solo Performance"Messy" – Lola Young
- WinnerSong of the Year"Wildflower"
- WinnerRecord of the Year"Luther" – Kendrick Lamar & SZA
- WinnerAlbum of the YearDebí Tirar Más Fotos – Bad Bunny
Full 2026 Grammys winners and nominees
Every Grammy Awards category is listed below. Announced winners are marked. Categories still to come stay on the page so this 2026 Grammys winners list is complete on ceremony night, not only the morning after.
The percentages are what Award Party players are predicting, from 35+ ballots. A category stays blank until enough parties have voted.
General Field
Record of the Year
AnnouncedBased on 35+ ballots
- Winner
"Luther" – Kendrick Lamar & SZA
Jack Antonoff, Bridgeway, M-Tech, Roselilah, Sounwave & Kamasi Washington, producers; Jack Antonoff, Ray Charles Brown Jr., Hector Castro, Oli Jacobs, Jack Manning, Sean Matsukawa, Dani Perez, Tony Shepperd, Laura Sisk & Johnathan Turner, engineers/mixers; Ruairi O'Flaherty, mastering engineer
19% "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
Crowd pick
22%"Manchild" – Sabrina Carpenter
Jack Antonoff & Sabrina Carpenter, producers; Jack Antonoff, Bryce Bordone, Jozef Caldwell, Serban Ghenea, Sean Hutchinson, Oli Jacobs, Michael Riddleberger & Laura Sisk, engineers/mixers; Ruairi O'Flaherty, mastering engineer
17%"Abracadabra" – Lady Gaga
Cirkut, Lady Gaga & Andrew Watt, producers; Bryce Bordone, Serban Ghenea & Paul LaMalfa, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
14%"Wildflower" – Billie Eilish
Finneas, producer; Jon Castelli, Aron Forbes & Finneas, engineers/mixers; Dale Becker, mastering engineer
11%"APT." – Rosé & Bruno Mars
Rogét Chahayed, Cirkut, Omer Fedi & Bruno Mars, producers; Serban Ghenea, Charles Moniz & Julian Vasquez, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
11%"Anxiety" – Doechii
Doechii, producer; Jayda Love, engineer/mixer; Nicolas De Porcel, mastering engineer
6%"The Subway" – Chappell Roan
Daniel Nigro, producer; Chris Kaysch, Mitch McCarthy & Daniel Nigro, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
0%
Album of the Year
AnnouncedBased on 35+ ballots
- Winner
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
Crowd pick
36% Man's Best Friend – Sabrina Carpenter
Jack Antonoff, Sabrina Carpenter & John Ryan, producers; Zem Adu, Jack Antonoff, Bryce Bordone, Jozef Caldwell, Serban Ghenea, Jeff Gunnell, David Hart, Mikey Freedom Hart, Sean Hutchinson, Oli Jacobs, Jack Manning, Joey Miller, Michael Riddleberger, John Ryan, Laura Sisk & Evan Smith, engineers/mixers; Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff, Sabrina Carpenter & John Ryan, songwriters; Nathan Dantzler & Ruairi O'Flaherty, mastering engineers
31%Chromakopia – Tyler, the Creator
Tyler, the Creator, producer; Neal H Pogue, Tyler Okonma & Vic Wainstein, engineers/mixers; Tyler Okonma, songwriter; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
14%GNX – Kendrick Lamar
Jack Antonoff & Sounwave, producers; Jack Antonoff, Ray Charles Brown Jr., Jozef Caldwell, Oli Jacobs, Jack Manning, Dani Perez, Laura Sisk & Johnathan Turner, engineers/mixers; Jack Antonoff, Ink, Scott Bridgeway, Sam Dew, Kendrick Lamar, Matthew Bernard & Mark Anthony Spears, songwriters; Ruairi O'Flaherty, mastering engineer
11%Mayhem – Lady Gaga
Cirkut, Lady Gaga, Gesaffelstein & Andrew Watt, producers; Bryce Bordone, Serban Ghenea & Paul LaMalfa, engineers/mixers; Henry Walter, Lady Gaga, Mike Lévy, Michael Polansky & Andrew Watt, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
5%Swag – Justin Bieber
Eddie Benjamin, Justin Bieber, Daniel Chetrit, Dijon, Carter Lang & Dylan Wiggins, producers; Felix Byrne & Josh Gudwin, engineers/mixers; Eddie Benjamin, Justin Bieber, Daniel Chetrit, Dijon Duenas, Tobias Jesso Jr., Carter Lang, Jackson Lee Morgan & Dylan Wiggins, songwriters; Dale Becker, mastering engineer
3%Let God Sort Em Out – Clipse
Pharrell Williams, producer; Mike Larson, Manny Marroquin, Rob Ulsh & Pharrell Williams, engineers/mixers; Gene Elliott Thornton Jr., Terrence Thornton & Pharrell Williams, songwriters; Zach Pereyra, mastering engineer
0%Mutt – Leon Thomas
Freaky Rob, Peter Lee Johnson, D. Phelps & Leon Thomas, producers; Jean-Marie Horvat, engineer/mixer; Lazaro Andres Camejo, Freaky Rob, Peter Lee Johnson, D. Phelps & Leon Thomas, songwriters; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
0%
Song of the Year
AnnouncedBased on 30+ ballots
- Winner
"Wildflower"
Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
9% "Golden" (from KPop Demon Hunters)
Ejae & Mark Sonnenblick, songwriters (Huntrix: Ejae, Audrey Nuna & Rei Ami)
Crowd pick
41%"Abracadabra"
Henry Walter, Lady Gaga & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
17%"Manchild"
Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff & Sabrina Carpenter, songwriters (Sabrina Carpenter)
15%"Luther"
Jack Antonoff, Roshwita Larisha Bacha, Matthew Bernard, Ink, Scott Bridgeway, Sam Dew, Kendrick Lamar, Mark Anthony Spears, Solána Rowe & Kamasi Washington, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar and SZA)
9%"Anxiety"
Jaylah Hickmon, songwriter (Doechii)
6%"APT."
Amy Allen, Christopher Brody Brown, Rogét Chahayed, Henry Walter, Omer Fedi, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Chae Young Park & Theron Thomas, songwriters (Rosé & Bruno Mars)
3%"DTMF"
Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, Scott Dittrich, Benjamin Falik, Roberto José Rosado Torres, Marco Daniel Borrero, Hugo René Sención Sanabria & Tyler Thomas Spry, songwriters (Bad Bunny)
0%
Best New Artist
AnnouncedBased on 30+ ballots
- Winner
Olivia Dean
Crowd pick
41% Addison Rae
12%Sombr
12%Leon Thomas
11%Katseye
9%The Marías
9%Alex Warren
6%Lola Young
0%
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
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)
Crowd pick
61% Dijon
Baby (Dijon) (A) "Daisies" (Justin Bieber) (T) "Devotion" (Justin Bieber & Dijon) (T) "Things You Do" (Justin Bieber) (T) "Yukon" (Justin Bieber) (T)
32%Sounwave
GNX (Kendrick Lamar) (A)
7%Dan Auerbach
"Elegantly Wasted" (Hermanos Gutiérrez featuring Leon Bridges) (S) Harsh & Exciting (Moonrisers) (A) "Holy Ghost Party" (Robert Finley) (S) "Love Is Cruel" (Miles Kane) (S) Medium Raw (Early James) (A) A Million Knives (The Velveteers) (A) No Rain, No Flowers (The Black Keys) (A) Our Time in the Sun (Jeremie Albino) (A)
0%Blake Mills
For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women) (Japanese Breakfast) (A) Forever Is a Feeling (Lucy Dacus) (A) Glory (Perfume Genius) (A) That Wasn't a Dream (Pino Palladino and Blake Mills) (A)
0%
Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
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)
Crowd pick
68% Tobias Jesso Jr.
"Another Baby!" (Dijon) (T) "Baby!" (Dijon) (T) "Daisies" (Justin Bieber) (T) "From" (Bon Iver) (T) "Go Baby" (Justin Bieber) (T) "Golden Burning Sun" (Miley Cyrus) (T) "Man I Need" (Olivia Dean) (S) "Relationships" (Haim) (S) "Walking Away" (Justin Bieber) (T)
11%Laura Veltz
"About You" (BigXthaPlug featuring Tucker Wetmore) (T) "Blue Strips" (Jessie Murph) (S) "Grand Bouquet" (Maren Morris) (T) "Leave Me Too" (Josh Ross) (S) "Parallel Universe" (Lauren Spencer Smith) (T) "Someone In This Room" (Jessie Murph featuring Bailey Zimmerman) (T) "Touch Me Like a Gangster" (Jessie Murph) (S) "What Tomorrow's For" (Blessing Offor) (T) "You'll Be OK, Kid" (from the Original Documentary Child Star) (Demi Lovato) (S)
11%Jessie Jo Dillon
"Bless Your Heart" (Megan Moroney) (T) "Bottomland" (Hardy) (S) "Dreams Don't Die" (Jelly Roll) (S) "First Rodeo" (Kelsea Ballerini) (T) "Happen to Me" (Russell Dickerson) (S) "Hello S***ty Day" (Jake Worthington and Miranda Lambert) (S) "If You Were Mine" (Morgan Wallen) (T) "Patterns" (Kelsea Ballerini) (T) "To The Men That Love Women After Heartbreak" (Kelsea Ballerini) (T)
7%Edgar Barrera
"Birthday Behavior" (Bia and Young Miko) (S) "Coleccionando Heridas" (Karol G and Marco Antonio Solís) (T) "Ese Vato No Te Queda" (Carín León and Gabito Ballesteros) (S) "Me Jalo" (Fuerza Regida and Grupo Frontera) (T) "Me Retiro" (Santana and Grupo Frontera) (S) "Milagros" (Karol G) (S) "Sigueme Besando Así" (Manuel Turizo) (T) "Soltera" (Shakira) (S) "Una Noche Contigo" (Juanes) (S)
3%
Pop & Dance/Electronic
Best Pop Solo Performance
AnnouncedBased on 30+ ballots
- Winner
"Messy" – Lola Young
12% "Manchild" – Sabrina Carpenter
Crowd pick
61%"Disease" – Lady Gaga
12%"The Subway" – Chappell Roan
12%"Daisies" – Justin Bieber
3%
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
AnnouncedBased on 30+ ballots
- Winner
"Defying Gravity" – Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande
25% "Golden" (from KPop Demon Hunters) – Huntrix: Ejae, Audrey Nuna & Rei Ami
Crowd pick
37%"APT." – Rosé & Bruno Mars
19%"30 for 30" – SZA featuring Kendrick Lamar
13%"Gabriela" – Katseye
6%
Best Pop Vocal Album
AnnouncedBased on 30+ ballots
- Winner
Mayhem – Lady Gaga
Crowd pick
43% Man's Best Friend – Sabrina Carpenter
39%Swag – Justin Bieber
6%Something Beautiful – Miley Cyrus
6%I've Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 2) – Teddy Swims
6%
Best Dance/Electronic Album
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Eusexua – FKA Twigs
18% Fancy That – PinkPantheress
Crowd pick
53%Ten Days – Fred Again..
21%Inhale / Exhale – Rüfüs Du Sol
4%Fuck U Skrillex You Think Ur Andy Warhol But Ur Not!! <3 – Skrillex
4%
Best Dance Pop Recording
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
"Abracadabra" – Lady Gaga
Cirkut, Lady Gaga & Andrew Watt, producers; Serban Ghenea, mixer
Crowd pick
38% "Midnight Sun" – Zara Larsson
Margo XS & MNEK, producers; Tom Norris, mixer
24%"Just Keep Watching" (from F1 the Movie) – Tate McRae
Tyler Spry & Ryan Tedder, producers; Manny Marroquin, mixer
24%"Illegal" – PinkPantheress
Aksel Arvid & PinkPantheress, producers; Nickie Jon Pabon, mixer
10%"Bluest Flame" – Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco
Benny Blanco, Dylan Brady & Cashmere Cat, producers; Benny Blanco & Cashmere Cat, mixers
4%
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
"End of Summer" – Tame Impala
Kevin Parker, producer; Kevin Parker, mixer
Crowd pick
52% "No Cap" – Disclosure & Anderson .Paak
Disclosure, producer; Guy Lawrence, mixer
21%"Victory Lap" – Fred Again, Skepta, & PlaqueBoyMax
Blake Cascoe, Berwyn Du Bois, Fred Again, Darcy Lewis, Dan Mayo & PlaqueBoyMax, producers; Tom Norris, mixer
10%"Voltage" – Skrillex
John Feldmann & Skrillex, producers; Luca Pretolesi, Skrillex & Virtual Riot, mixers
10%"Space Invader" – Kaytranada
Kaytranada, producer; Kaytranada, mixer
7%
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
"Abracadabra" (Gesaffelstein Remix) – Gesaffelstein, remixer (Lady Gaga and Gesaffelstein)
Crowd pick
50% "Golden" (David Guetta Rem/x) – David Guetta, remixer (Huntrix: Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami)
39%"Don't Forget About Us" – Kaytranada, remixer (Mariah Carey & Kaytranada)
4%"A Dreams a Dream" (Ron Trent Remix) – Ron Trent, remixer (Soul II Soul)
4%"Galvanize" – Chris Lake, remixer (The Chemical Brothers & Chris Lake)
3%
Rock, Metal & Alternative
Best Rock Performance
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
"Changes (Live From Villa Park) Back to the Beginning" – Yungblud featuring Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman and II of Sleep Token
25% "The Emptiness Machine" – Linkin Park
Crowd pick
36%"Never Enough" – Turnstile
18%"Mirtazapine" – Hayley Williams
18%"U Should Not Be Doing That" – Amyl and the Sniffers
3%
Best Metal Performance
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
"Birds" – Turnstile
18% "Soft Spine" – Spiritbox
Crowd pick
25%"Night Terror" – Dream Theater
21%"Lachryma" – Ghost
18%"Emergence" – Sleep Token
18%
Best Rock Song
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
"As Alive as You Need Me to Be" – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, songwriters (Nine Inch Nails)
18% "Never Enough" – Daniel Fang, Franz Lyons, Pat McCrory, Meg Mills & Brendan Yates, songwriters (Turnstile)
Crowd pick
39%"Glum" – Daniel James & Hayley Williams, songwriters (Hayley Williams)
21%"Zombie" – Dominic Harrison & Matt Schwartz, songwriters (Yungblud)
18%"Caramel" – Vessel & II, songwriters (Sleep Token)
4%
Best Rock Album
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Never Enough – Turnstile
14% Idols – Yungblud
Crowd pick
29%Private Music – Deftones
21%I Quit – Haim
18%From Zero – Linkin Park
18%
Best Alternative Music Performance
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
"Alone" – The Cure
7% "Everything Is Peaceful Love" – Bon Iver
Crowd pick
38%"Parachute" – Hayley Williams
34%"Mangetout" – Wet Leg
14%"Seein' Stars" – Turnstile
7%
Best Alternative Music Album
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Songs of a Lost World – The Cure
10% Don't Tap the Glass – Tyler, the Creator
Crowd pick
41%Sable, Fable – Bon Iver
35%Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party – Hayley Williams
14%Moisturizer – Wet Leg
0%
R&B, Rap & Spoken Word Poetry
Best R&B Performance
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
"Folded" – Kehlani
24% "Yukon" – Justin Bieber
Crowd pick
38%"Mutt (Live from NPR's Tiny Desk)" – Leon Thomas
31%"It Depends" – Chris Brown featuring Bryson Tiller
4%"Heart of a Woman" – Summer Walker
3%
Best Traditional R&B Performance
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
"Vibes Don't Lie" – Leon Thomas
21% "Crybaby" – SZA
Crowd pick
72%"Here We Are" – Durand Bernarr
7%"Uptown" – Lalah Hathaway
0%"Love You Too" – Ledisi
0%
Best R&B Song
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
"Folded" – Kehlani Parrish, Andre Harris, Donovan Knight, Miloš Angelov, Khristopher Riddick-Tynes, Darius Scott & Dawit Wilson, songwriters (Kehlani)
Crowd pick
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
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Bloom – Durand Bernarr
18% Access All Areas – FLO
Crowd pick
43%Come As You Are – Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon
32%Adjust Brightness – Bilal
4%Love On Digital – Destin Conrad
3%
Best R&B Album
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Mutt – Leon Thomas
Crowd pick
68% Beloved – Giveon
14%Escape Room – Teyana Taylor
14%The Crown – Ledisi
4%Why Not More? – Coco Jones
0%
Best Rap Performance
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
"Chains & Whips" – Clipse, Pusha T & Malice featuring Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams
7% "TV Off" – Kendrick Lamar featuring Lefty Gunplay
Crowd pick
41%"Anxiety" – Doechii
28%"Darling, I" – Tyler, the Creator featuring Teezo Touchdown
17%"Outside" – Cardi B
7%
Best Melodic Rap Performance
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
"Luther" – Kendrick Lamar & SZA
Crowd pick
83% "Somebody Loves Me" – PartyNextDoor & Drake
10%"Proud of Me" – Fridayy featuring Meek Mill
7%"Wholeheartedly" – JID featuring Ty Dolla Sign & 6lack
0%"WeMaj" – Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon featuring Rapsody
0%
Best Rap Song
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
"TV Off" – Jack Antonoff, Larry Jayy, Kendrick Lamar, Dijon McFarlane, Sean Momberger, Mark Anthony Spears & Kamasi Washington, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar featuring Lefty Gunplay)
Crowd pick
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
AnnouncedBased on 30+ ballots
- Winner
GNX – Kendrick Lamar
Crowd pick
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
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Words for Days Vol. 1 – Mad Skillz
7% Saul Williams Meets Carlos Niño & Friends at Treepeople – Saul Williams, Carlos Niño & Friends
Crowd pick
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%Black Shaman – Marc Marcel
0%
Jazz, Traditional Pop, Contemporary Instrumental & Musical Theater
Best Jazz Performance
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
"Windows - Live" – Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade
18% "Peace of Mind / Dreams Come True" – Samara Joy
Crowd pick
36%"All Stars Lead To You - Live" – Nicole Zuraitis, Dan Pugach, Tom Scott, Idan Morim, Keyon Harrold & Rachel Eckroth
21%"Four" – Michael Mayo
14%"Noble Rise" – Lakecia Benjamin featuring Immanuel Wilkins & Mark Whitfield
11%
Best Jazz Vocal Album
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Portrait – Samara Joy
Crowd pick
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
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Southern Nights – Sullivan Fortner featuring Peter Washington & Marcus Gilmore
25% Trilogy 3 — Live – Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade
Crowd tie
32%Fasten Up – Yellowjackets
Crowd tie
32%Spirit Fall – John Patitucci featuring Chris Potter & Brian Blade
7%Belonging – Branford Marsalis Quartet
4%
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Without Further Ado, Vol 1 – Christian McBride Big Band
7% Orchestrator Emulator – The 8-Bit Big Band
Crowd pick
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%
Best Latin Jazz Album
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
A Tribute to Benny Moré and Nat King Cole – Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Yainer Horta & Joey Calveiro
22% La Fleur de Cayenne – Paquito D'Rivera & Madrid-New York Connection Band
Crowd pick
32%Mundoagua - Celebrating Carla Bley – Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
25%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
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Live-Action – Nate Smith
22% Keys to the City Volume One – Robert Glasper
Crowd pick
30%Ride into the Sun – Brad Mehldau
26%Honey from a Winter Stone – Ambrose Akinmusire
11%Blues Blood – Immanuel Wilkins
11%
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
AnnouncedBased on 30+ ballots
- Winner
A Matter of Time – Laufey
Crowd pick
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%The Secret Of Life: Partners, Volume 2 – Barbra Streisand
0%
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Brightside – Arkai
Crowd pick
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
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Buena Vista Social Club – Marco Paguia, Dean Sharenow & David Yazbek, producers (Original Broadway Cast)
12% 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)
Crowd pick
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%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
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
"Bad as I Used to Be" (from F1 the Movie) – Chris Stapleton
31% "Good News" – Shaboozey
Crowd pick
38%"Nose on the Grindstone" – Tyler Childers
15%"I Never Lie" – Zach Top
12%"Somewhere Over Laredo" – Lainey Wilson
4%
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
"Amen" – Shaboozey and Jelly Roll
Crowd tie
31% "A Song to Sing" – Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton
Crowd tie
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
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Beautifully Broken – Jelly Roll
26% Patterns – Kelsea Ballerini
Crowd pick
30%Snipe Hunter – Tyler Childers
22%Evangeline vs. the Machine – Eric Church
18%Postcards from Texas – Miranda Lambert
4%
Best Traditional Country Album
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Ain't in It for My Health – Zach Top
34% Oh What a Beautiful World – Willie Nelson
Crowd pick
35%American Romance – Lukas Nelson
14%Hard Headed Woman – Margo Price
10%Dollar a Day – Charley Crockett
7%
Best Country Song
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
"Bitin' List" – Tyler Childers, songwriter (Tyler Childers)
Crowd pick
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
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
"Ancient Light" – Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O'Donovan & Sara Watkins, songwriters (I'm With Her)
15% "Big Money" – Jon Batiste, Mike Elizondo & Steve McEwan, songwriters (Jon Batiste)
Crowd pick
35%"Middle" – Jesse Welles, songwriter (Jesse Welles)
19%"Spitfire" – Sierra Hull, songwriter (Sierra Hull)
19%"Foxes in the Snow" – Jason Isbell, songwriter (Jason Isbell)
12%
Best American Roots Performance
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
"Beautiful Strangers" – Mavis Staples
Crowd tie
35% "Lonely Avenue" – Jon Batiste featuring Randy Newman
Crowd tie
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
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
"Godspeed" – Mavis Staples
23% "Poison in My Well" – Maggie Rose & Grace Potter
Crowd pick
27%"Boom" – Sierra Hull
23%"That's Gonna Leave a Mark" – Molly Tuttle
19%"Horses" – Jesse Welles
8%
Best Americana Album
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Big Money – Jon Batiste
Crowd pick
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
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Highway Prayers – Billy Strings
19% A Tip Toe High Wire – Sierra Hull
Crowd pick
39%Carter & Cleveland – Michael Cleveland & Jason Carter
19%Arcadia – Alison Krauss & Union Station
15%Outrun – The SteelDrivers
8%
Best Traditional Blues Album
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Ain't Done with the Blues – Buddy Guy
20% Room on the Porch – Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo'
Crowd pick
36%One Hour Mama: The Blues of Victoria Spivey – Maria Muldaur
16%Look Out Highway – Charlie Musselwhite
16%Young Fashioned Ways – Kenny Wayne Shepherd & Bobby Rush
12%
Best Contemporary Blues Album
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Preacher Kids – Robert Randolph
24% Breakthrough – Joe Bonamassa
Crowd pick
32%Paper Doll – Samantha Fish
20%A Tribute to LJK – Eric Gales
12%Family – Southern Avenue
12%
Best Folk Album
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Wild and Clear and Blue – I'm With Her
28% What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow – Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson
Crowd pick
36%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
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
A Tribute to the King of Zydeco – Various Artists
8% Second Line Sunday – Trombone Shorty and New Breed Brass Band
Crowd pick
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%
Gospel & Contemporary Christian
Best Gospel Performance/Song
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
"Come Jesus Come" – CeCe Winans featuring Shirley Caesar
16% "Do It Again" – Kirk Franklin
Kirk Franklin, songwriter
Crowd pick
36%"Church" – Tasha Cobbs Leonard and John Legend
Anthony S. Brown, Brunes Charles, Annatoria Chitapa, Kenneth Leonard Jr., Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Jonas Myrin, songwriters
20%"Still Live" – Jonathan McReynolds & Jamal Roberts
Britney Delagraentiss, Jonathan McReynolds, David Lamar Outing III, Orlando Joel Palmer & Terrell Demetrius Wilson, songwriters
16%"Amen" – Pastor Mike Jr.
Adia Andrews, Michael McClure Jr., David Lamar Outing II & Terrell Anthony Pettus, songwriters
12%
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
"Your Way's Better" – Forrest Frank
Forrest Frank & Pera, songwriters
12% "I Know a Name" – Elevation Worship, Chris Brown, Brandon Lake
Hank Bentley, Steven Furtick, Brandon Lake & Jacob Sooter, songwriters
Crowd pick
32%"Headphones" – Lecrae, Killer Mike and T.I.
BongoByTheWay, Clifford Harris, William Roderick Miller, Lecrae Moore, Michael Render & Tyshane Thompson, songwriters
28%"Hard Fought Hallelujah" – Brandon Lake with Jelly Roll
Chris Brown, Jason Bradley Deford, Steven Furtick, Benjamin William Hastings & Brandon Lake, songwriters
16%"Amazing" – Darrel Walls and PJ Morton
PJ Morton & Darrel Walls, songwriters
12%
Best Gospel Album
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Heart of Mine – Darrel Walls and PJ Morton
12% Sunny Days – Yolanda Adams
Crowd tie
28%Tasha – Tasha Cobbs Leonard
Crowd tie
28%Live Breathe Fight – Tamela Mann
16%Only On the Road Live – Tye Tribbett
16%
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Coritos Vol. 1 – Israel & New Breed
16% Child of God II – Forrest Frank
Crowd pick
36%King of Hearts – Brandon Lake
24%Reconstruction – Lecrae
20%Let the Church Sing – Tauren Wells
4%
Best Roots Gospel Album
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
I Will Not Be Moved — Live – The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
Crowd pick
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
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Cancionera – Natalia Lafourcade
14% Tropicoqueta – Karol G
Crowd pick
54%Cosa Nuestra – Rauw Alejandro
21%Bogotá Deluxe – Andrés Cepeda
11%¿Y Ahora Qué? – Alejandro Sanz
0%
Best Música Urbana Album
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Debí Tirar Más Fotos – Bad Bunny
Crowd pick
72% Mixteip – J Balvin
14%Ferxxo Vol X: Sagrado – Feid
10%EUB Deluxe – Trueno
4%Naiki – Nicki Nicole
0%Sinfónico — En Vivo – Yandel
0%
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Papota – Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso
20% Genes Rebeldes – Aterciopelados
Crowd pick
24%Astropical – Bomba Estéreo and Rawayana (Astropical)
20%Algorhythm – Los Wizzards
20%Novela – Fito Paez
16%
Best Música Mexicana Album (including Tejano)
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Palabra de To's (Seca) – Carín León
16% Y Lo Que Viene – Grupo Frontera
Crowd pick
28%Mala Mía – Fuerza Regida and Grupo Frontera
24%Sin Rodeos – Paola Jara
20%Bobby Pulido & Friends una Tuya y una Mía - Por la Puerta Grande (En Vivo) – Bobby Pulido
12%
Best Tropical Latin Album
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Raíces – Gloria Estefan
28% Fotografías – Rubén Blades and Roberto Delgado & Orquesta
Crowd pick
32%Bingo – Alain Pérez
20%Debut y Segunda Tanda, Vol. 2 – Gilberto Santa Rosa
16%Clásicos 1.0 – Grupo Niche
4%
Best Reggae Album
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Blxxd & Fyah – Keznamdi
16% Heart & Soul – Vybz Kartel
Crowd pick
44%Treasure Self Love – Lila Iké
16%From Within – Mortimer
16%No Place Like Home – Jesse Royal
8%
Best Global Music Performance
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
"Eoo" – Bad Bunny
Crowd pick
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%"Shrini's Dream (Live)" – Shakti
0%
Best Global Music Album
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo – Caetano Veloso and Maria Bethânia
8% No Sign of Weakness – Burna Boy
Crowd pick
36%Mind Explosion (50th Anniversary Tour Live) – Shakti
28%Sounds of Kumbha – Siddhant Bhatia
12%Eclairer le monde - Light the World – Youssou N'Dour
8%Chapter III: We Return to Light – Anoushka Shankar featuring Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar
8%
Best African Music Performance
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
"Push 2 Start" – Tyla
Crowd pick
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
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Nomadica – Carla Patullo featuring The Scorchio Quartet & Tonality
Crowd pick
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
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Harmony − FYÜTCH & Aura V
Crowd pick
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
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Your Friend, Nate Bargatze − Nate Bargatze
8% What Had Happened Was... − Jamie Foxx
Crowd pick
36%Single Lady − Ali Wong
24%PostMortem − Sarah Silverman
20%Drop Dead Years − Bill Burr
12%
Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Meditations: Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama − Tenzin Gyatso, the Dalai Lama
4% Into the Uncut Grass − Trevor Noah
Crowd pick
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%
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Sinners – Various Artists; Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson & Serena Göransson, compilation producers; Nikki Sherod, music supervisor
16% KPop Demon Hunters – Various Artists; Spring Aspers & Dana Sano, compilation producers; Ian Eisendrath, music supervisor
Crowd pick
40%Wicked – Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande & Wicked Movie Cast, artists; Stephen Oremus, Stephen Schwartz, & Greg Wells, compilation producers; Maggie Rodford, music supervisor
32%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
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Sinners – Ludwig Göransson
40% Wicked – John Powell & Stephen Schwartz
Crowd pick
48%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
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Sword of the Sea – Austin Wintory
4% Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora – Secrets of the Spires – Pinar Toprak
Crowd pick
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%
Best Song Written for Visual Media
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
"Golden" (from KPop Demon Hunters)
Ejae & Mark Sonnenblick, songwriters (Huntrix: Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami)
Crowd pick
80% "As Alive as You Need Me to Be" (from Tron: Ares)
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, songwriters (Nine Inch Nails)
8%"I Lied to You" (from Sinners)
Ludwig Göransson & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Miles Caton)
4%"Never Too Late" (from Elton John: Never Too Late)
Brandi Carlile, Elton John, Bernie Taupin & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Elton John & Brandi Carlile)
4%"Sinners" (from Sinners)
Leonard Denisenko, Rodarius Green, Travis Harrington, Tarkan Kozluklu, Kyris Mingo & Darius Povilinus, songwriters (Rod Wave)
4%"Pale, Pale Moon" (from Sinners)
Ludwig Göransson & Brittany Howard, songwriters (Jayme Lawson)
0%
Best Music Video
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
"Anxiety" – Doechii
James Mackel, video director; Pablo Feldman, Jolene Mendes & Sophia Sabella, video producers
19% "Manchild" – Sabrina Carpenter
Vania Heymann & Gal Muggia, video directors; Aiden Magarian, Nathan Scherrer & Natan Schottenfels, video producers
Crowd pick
73%"So Be It" – Clipse
Hannan Hussain, video director; Daniel Order, video producer
4%"Love" – OK Go
Aaron Duffy, Miguel Espada & Damian Kulash Jr., video directors; Petra Ahmann, video producer
4%"Young Lion" – Sade
Sophie Muller, video director; Aaron Taylor Dean & Sade, video producers
0%
Best Music Film
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Music by John Williams – John Williams
Laurent Bouzereau, video director; Sara Bernstein, Laurent Bouzereau, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Meredith Kaulfers, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Steven Spielberg & Justin Wilkes, video producers
20% Piece by Piece – Pharrell Williams
Morgan Neville, video director; Morgan Neville, Caitrin Rogers, Mimi Valdes & Pharrell Williams, video producers
Crowd pick
56%Live at the Royal Albert Hall – Raye
Paul Dugdale, video director; Stefan Demetriou & Amy James, video producers
16%Devo – Devo
Chris Smith, video director; Danny Gabai, Anita Greenspan, Chris Holmes & Chris Smith, video producers
8%Relentless – Diane Warren
Bess Kargman, video director; Peggy Drexler, Michele Farinola & Kat Nguyen, video producers
0%
Package, Notes & Historical
Best Historical Album
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Joni Mitchell Archives − Vol. 4: The Asylum Years (1976-1980)
Patrick Milligan & Joni Mitchell, compilation producers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Joni Mitchell)
Crowd pick
32% The Making of Five Leaves Left
Cally Callomon & Johnny Chandler, compilation producers; Simon Heyworth & John Wood, mastering engineers (Nick Drake)
28%Super Disco Pirata: De Tepito Para El Mundo 1965-1980 (Analog Africa No. 39)
Samy Ben Redjeb, compilation producer; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
20%You Can't Hip a Square: The Doc Pomus Songwriting Demos
Will Bratton, Sharyn Felder & Cheryl Pawelski, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Doc Pomus)
16%Roots Rocking Zimbabwe: The Modern Sound of Harare Townships 1975-1980 (Analog Africa No. 41)
Samy Ben Redjeb, compilation producer; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
4%
Best Recording Package
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Tracks II: The Lost Albums
Meghan Foley & Michelle Holme, art directors (Bruce Springsteen)
0% Balloonerism
Bráulio Amado & Alim Smith, art directors (Mac Miller)
Crowd pick
32%The Spins (Picture Disc Vinyl)
Miller McCormick, art director (Mac Miller)
28%Sequoia
Tim Breen & Ken Shipley, art directors (Various Artists)
24%And the Adjacent Possible
Hà Trinh Quoc Bao, Damian Kulash, Claudio Ripol, Wombi Rose & Yuri Suzuki, art directors (OK Go)
8%Danse Macabre: De Luxe
Rory McCartney, art director (Duran Duran)
4%Loud Is As
Farbod Karkobi & Emily Sneddon, art directors (Tsunami)
4%
Best Album Cover
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Chromakopia
Tyler Okonma, art director (Tyler, the Creator)
Crowd pick
50% Debí Tirar Más Fotos
Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, art director (Bad Bunny)
21%The Crux
Jake Hirshland, Joe Keery, Neil Krug, Taylor Vandergift & William Wesley II, art directors (Djo)
18%Glory
Cody Critcheloe & Andrew J.S., art directors (Perfume Genius)
7%Moisturizer
Iris Luz, Lava La Rue & Rhian Teasdale, art directors (Wet Leg)
4%
Best Album Notes
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Miles 55: The Prestige Recordings
Ashley Kahn, notes writer (Miles Davis)
Crowd pick
28% The First Family: Live at Winchester Cathedral 1967
Alec Palao, notes writer (Sly & the Family Stone)
20%Adios, Farewell, Goodbye, Good Luck, So Long: On Stage 1964-1974
Scott B. Bomar, notes writer (Buck Owens and His Buckaroos)
16%After the Last Sky
Adam Shatz, notes writer (Anouar Brahem, Anja Lechner, Django Bates, Dave Holland)
16%A Ghost is Born (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
Bob Mehr, notes writer (Wilco)
12%Árabe
Amanda Ekery, notes writer (Amanda Ekery)
8%
Production, Engineering, Composition & Arrangement
Producer of the Year, Classical
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
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)
Crowd pick
40% Sergei Kvitko
Biedenbender: Enigma; River Of Time (Kevin L. Sedatole & Michigan State University Wind Symphony) (A) Chiaroscuro (Vedrana Subotic) (A) Dancing In A Still Life (Tasha Warren) (A) Excursions (Vuorovesi Trio) (A) Four Hands. Two Hearts. One Hope. Ukrainian And American Music For Piano Duo (Mykhailo Diordiiev & Anastasiia Larchikova) (A) Here And Now - Trumpet Music By Virginia Composers (Jason Crafton, Richard Masters, Annie Stevens & Paul Langosch) (A) Lansky: Touch And Go (Gwendolyn Dease) (A) Orbiting Garden (William Hobbs) (A) Would That Loving Were Enough (Haven Trio) (A)
28%Blanton Alspaugh
All Is Miracle - The Choral Music Of Kyle Pederson (Timothy J. Campbell & Transept) (A) Heggie: Intelligence (Kwame Ryan, Janai Brugger, Jamie Barton, J'Nai Bridges & Houston Grand Opera) (A) Marsalis: Blues Symphony (Jader Bignamini & Detroit Symphony Orchestra) (A) Massenet: Werther (Robert Spano, Matthew Polenzani, Isabel Leonard & Houston Grand Opera) (A) The Mirage Calls (Charles Bruffy & Kansas City Chorale) (A) Sheehan: Ukrainian War Requiem (Michael Zaugg, Axios, Men's Ensemble & Pro Coro Canada) (A) Sun, Moon, Stars, Rain (Christopher Gabbitas & Phoenix Chorale) (A)
20%Dmitriy Lipay
Heggie: Before It All Goes Dark (Joseph Mechavich, Megan Marino, Ryan McKinny & Music Of Remembrance Ensemble) (A) Odyssey (Jorge Glem, Gustavo Dudamel & Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra Of Venezuela) (A) Ortiz: Yanga (Gustavo Dudamel, Alisa Weilerstein & Los Angeles Philharmonic) (A)
12%Morten Lindberg
Fred Over Jorden (Peace To The World) (Elisabeth Holte, Kjetil Bjerkestrand & Uranienborg Vokalensemble) (A) Stjernebru (Anne Karin Sundal-Ask & Det Norske Jentekor) (A) Yule (Trio Mediæval) (A)
0%
Best Immersive Audio Album
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Immersed
Justin Gray, immersive mix engineer; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Justin Gray, Drew Jurecka & Morten Lindberg, immersive producers (Justin Gray)
4% Yule
Morten Lindberg, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; Arve Henriksen & Morten Lindberg, immersive producers (Trio Mediæval)
Crowd pick
36%All American Fuckboy
Andrew Law, immersive mix engineer (Duckwrth)
28%An Immersive Tribute To Astor Piazzolla (Live)
Andrés Mayo & Martín Muscatello, immersive mix engineers; Andrés Mayo & Martín Muscatello, immersive producers (Various Artists)
20%Tearjerkers
Hans-Martin Buff, immersive mix engineer; Hans-Martin Buff, immersive producer (Tearjerkers)
12%
Best Instrumental Composition
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
"First Snow"
Remy Le Boeuf, composer (Nordkraft Big Band, Remy Le Boeuf & Danielle Wertz)
16% "Train to Emerald City"
John Powell & Stephen Schwartz, composers (John Powell & Stephen Schwartz)
Crowd pick
28%"Why You Here / Before the Sun Went Down"
Ludwig Göransson, composer (Ludwig Göransson featuring Miles Caton)
24%"Live Life This Day: Movement I"
Miho Hazama, composer (Miho Hazama, Danish Radio Big Band & Danish National Symphony Orchestra)
12%"Lord, That's a Long Way"
Sierra Hull, composer (Sierra Hull)
12%"Opening"
Zain Effendi, composer (Zain Effendi)
8%
Best Engineered Album, Classical
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Cerrone: Don't Look Down
Mike Tierney, engineer; Alan Silverman, mastering engineer (Sandbox Percussion)
16% Yule
Morten Lindberg, engineer; Morten Lindberg, mastering engineer (Trio Mediæval)
Crowd pick
28%Standard Stoppages
Sean Connors, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin, Bill Maylone, Judith Sherman & David Skidmore, engineers; Joe Lambert, mastering engineer (Third Coast Percussion)
24%Eastman: Symphony No. 2; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2
Gintas Norvila, engineer; Jennifer Nulsen, mastering engineer (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra)
20%Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth Of The Mtsensk District
Shawn Murphy & Nick Squire, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer (Andris Nelsons, Kristine Opolais, Günther Groissböck, Peter Hoare, Brenden Gunnell & Boston Symphony Orchestra)
12%
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
That Wasn't a Dream
Joseph Lorge & Blake Mills, engineers; Patricia Sullivan, mastering engineer (Pino Palladino & Blake Mills)
8% 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)
Crowd pick
40%For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women)
Joseph Lorge, Blake Mills & Sebastian Reunert, engineers; Patricia Sullivan, mastering engineer (Japanese Breakfast)
32%Arcadia
Neal Cappellino & Gary Paczosa, engineers; Brad Blackwood, mastering engineer (Alison Krauss & Union Station)
20%
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
"Super Mario Praise Break"
Bryan Carter, Charlie Rosen & Matthew Whitaker, arrangers (The 8-Bit Big Band)
16% "Be Okay"
Cynthia Erivo, arranger (Cynthia Erivo)
Crowd pick
60%"A Child Is Born"
Remy Le Boeuf, arranger (Nordkraft Big Band & Remy Le Boeuf)
20%"Fight On"
Andy Clausen, Addison Maye-Saxon, Riley Mulherkar & Chloe Rowlands, arrangers (The Westerlies)
4%
Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
"Big Fish"
Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick, Nate Smith & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (Nate Smith Featuring säje)
20% "What a Wonderful World"
Cody Fry, arranger (Cody Fry)
Crowd pick
36%"Keep an Eye on Summer"
Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)
16%"Something In The Water (Acoustic-Ish)"
Clyde Lawrence, Gracie Lawrence & Linus Lawrence, arrangers (Lawrence)
16%"How Did She Look?"
Nelson Riddle, arranger (Seth MacFarlane)
12%
Classical
Best Orchestral Performance
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie
Andris Nelsons conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
12% Still & Bonds
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor (The Philadelphia Orchestra)
Crowd pick
32%Stravinsky: Symphony In Three Movements
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
24%Coleridge-Taylor: Toussaint L'Ouverture, Ballade Op. 4, Suites From '24 Negro Melodies
Michael Repper, conductor (National Philharmonic Orchestra)
20%Ravel: Boléro, M. 81
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela)
12%
Best Opera Recording
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Heggie: Intelligence
Kwamé Ryan, conductor; Jamie Barton, J'Nai Bridges & Janai Brugger; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (Houston Grand Opera; Gene Scheer)
16% 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)
Crowd tie
28%Tesori: Grounded
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Ben Bliss, Emily D'Angelo, Greer Grimsley & Kyle Miller; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus; George Brant)
Crowd tie
28%O'Halloran: Trade & Mary Motorhead
Elaine Kelly, conductor; Oisín Ó Dálaigh & John Molloy; Alex Dowling & Emma O'Halloran, producers (Irish National Opera Orchestra; Mark O’Halloran)
16%Kouyoumdjian: Adoration
Alan Pierson, conductor; Miriam Khalil, Marc Kudisch, David Adam Moore, Omar Najmi, Naomi Louisa O’Connell & Karim Sulayman; Mary Kouyoumdjian, producer (Silvana Quartet; The Choir Of Trinity Wall Street)
12%
Best Choral Performance
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Ortiz: Yanga
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Grant Gershon, chorus master (Los Angeles Philharmonic; Los Angeles Master Chorale)
20% 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)
Crowd pick
28%Advena - Liturgies For A Broken World
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Simon Barrad, Emily Yocum Black & Michael Hawes; Conspirare)
20%Requiem Of Light
Steven Fox, conductor; Emily Drennan & Patti Drennan, chorus masters (Brian Giebler & Sangeeta Kaur; The Clarion Choir)
20%Lang: Poor Hymnal
Donald Nally, conductor (Steven Bradshaw, Michael Hawes, Lauren Kelly, Rebecca Siler & Elisa Sutherland; The Crossing)
12%
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Dennehy: Land Of Winter – Alan Pierson & Alarm Will Sound
12% La Mer - French Piano Trios – Neave Trio
Crowd tie
24%Lullabies For The Brokenhearted – Lili Haydn & Paul Cantelon
Crowd tie
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%
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Shostakovich: The Cello Concertos – Yo-Yo Ma; Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
8% Hope Orchestrated – Mary Dawood Catlin; Jesús David Medina & Raniero Palm, conductors (Venezuela Strings Recording Ensemble)
Crowd tie
32%Shostakovich: The Piano Concertos; Solo Works – Yuja Wang; Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
Crowd tie
32%Coleridge-Taylor: 3 Selections From '24 Negro Melodies' – Curtis Stewart; Michael Repper, conductor (National Philharmonic)
20%Inheritances – Adam Tendler
4%Price: Piano Concerto In One Movement In D Minor – Han Chen; John Jeter, conductor (Malmö Opera Orchestra)
4%
Best Classical Vocal Solo
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Telemann: Ino - Opera Arias For Soprano
Amanda Forsythe, soloist; Robert Mealy, Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors (Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra)
12% In This Short Life
Devony Smith, soloist; Danny Zelibor, pianist; Michael Nicolas, artist
Crowd tie
20%Kurtág: Kafka Fragments
Susan Narucki, soloist; Curtis Macomber, artist
Crowd tie
20%Schubert Beatles
Theo Hoffman, soloist; Steven Blier, pianist (Rupert Boyd, Julia Bullock, Alex Levine, Andrew Owens, Rubén Rengel & Sam Weber)
Crowd tie
20%Black Pierrot
Sidney Outlaw, soloist; Warren Jones, pianist
16%Alike - My Mother's Dream
Allison Charney, soloist; Benjamin Loeb, conductor (National Symphonia Orchestra)
12%
Best Classical Compendium
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Ortiz: Yanga
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Dmitriy Lipay, producer
28% Cerrone: Don't Look Down
Sandbox Percussion; Jonathan Allen, Victor Caccese, Christopher Cerrone, Ian Rosenbaum, Terry Sweeney & Mike Tierney, producers
Crowd pick
32%Seven Seasons
Janai Brugger, Isolde Fair, MB Gordy & Starr Parodi; Nicholas Dodd, conductor; Jeff Fair, Starr Parodi & Kitt Wakeley, producers
24%The Dunbar/Moore Sessions, Vol. II
Will Liverman; Jonathan Estabrooks, producer
8%Tombeaux
Christina Sandsengen; Shaun Drew & Christina Sandsengen, producers
8%
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
AnnouncedBased on 25+ ballots
- Winner
Ortiz: Dzonot
Gabriela Ortiz, composer (Alisa Weilerstein, Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic)
12% Dennehy: Land Of Winter
Donnacha Dennehy, composer (Alan Pierson & Alarm Will Sound)
Crowd pick
28%León: Raíces — Origins
Tania León, composer (Edward Gardner & London Philharmonic Orchestra)
24%Cerrone: Don't Look Down
Christopher Cerrone, composer (Conor Hanick & Sandbox Percussion)
20%Okpebholo: Songs In Flight
Shawn E. Okpebholo, composer (Will Liverman, Paul Sánchez & Various Artists)
16%
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