Jon Batiste might be the Grammys biggest surprise: The multi-genre performer and recent Oscar winner made such an impression on voters that he scored the most nominations with 11 on Tuesday.
Batiste earned an album of the year nod for “We Are” along with record of the year with “Freedom,” a feel-good ode to the city of New Orleans. His nominations span several genres including R&B, jazz, American roots music, classical and music video.
Justin Bieber, Doja Cat and H.E.R. each came away with the second-most nominations with eight by the time the Recording Academy was done announcing its nominees for its Jan. 31 show. Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo both had seven nods.
Along with Batiste’s surprise domination, another shock was The Weeknd nabbing three nominations after the pop star claimed he would not allow his label to submit his music. Earlier this year, he angrily slammed the Grammys, calling them “corrupt” after he received zero nominations despite 2020’s biggest single, “Blinding Lights.”
Even though The Weeknd said he would boycott future Grammys, he still became a nominee for his work on album of the year projects, including Doja Cat’s deluxe edition “Planet Her” and Kanye West’s “Donda.” His third nomination was for his appearance on West’s single “Hurricane,” which also features Lil Baby.
“What I like is the fact that no one is thinking about what happened before, what was the controversy, what was the noise, or where was this artist making music last year,” said Harvey Mason jr., the Recording Academy’s CEO. He said voters focused on the “excellence of music” while considering nominees like Batiste and Kacey Musgraves, whose work also crosses over into different categories.
“The voters are truly evaluating music and not getting caught up in the reputations of any other outside noise or any history of artists,” he continued. “With that in mind, I think they’re voting for things that they are acknowledging as excellence.”
Mason said he was pleased with the new peer-driven voting system after seeing the list of nominees. He instituted the 10-3 initiative — which allows the academy’s more than 11,000 members to vote for up to 10 categories in three genres. All voters can vote for the top four awards.
The new system replaced the anonymous nominations review committee — a group that determined the contenders for key awards. Some claimed committee members favored projects based on personal relationships and promoted projects they favored and worked on.
Harvey knows the new voting system might not be perfect at first, but he believes the initiative will produce fair results in the long run.
“I know we didn’t get every single one perfect,” Harvey said. “I know there will be some people that feel left out or that we missed a nomination here or there. That makes me sad because I don’t want anybody to have that feeling. But I do feel like we’re heading in the right direction. I’m pleased with the way our voters did the work.”
For the first time, the academy expanded the number of nominees in the general field categories from eight to 10. The change impacts categories such as record, album, song of the year and best new artist.
Harvey said the academy increased slots in the general field categories after seeing an uptick voting participation over the past year along with the acceptance of new membership invitations and a high number of more than 21,730 entries submitted for Grammy consideration.
“We thought the timing was right,” he said. “We saw an opportunity to do what the academy does — which is to highlight music, highlight the industry and highlight excellence in a bigger way. With the change in our voting structure, we don’t have the nomination review committee. This gives our voters an opportunity to have their voice heard, but also gives them a chance to have a bigger pool to draw from when it comes time to that one winner that takes home the Grammy.”
Other album of the year nominees include: Bieber’s “Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe),” Eilish’s “Happier Than Ever,” West’s “Donda,” Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga’s “Love for Sale,” Olivia Rodrigo’s “Sour,” Taylor Swift’s “evermore” and Lil Nas X’s “MONTERO.”
Batiste, the bandleader of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” picked up a bid in the best score soundtrack for visual media category for his work on Pixar’s “Soul,” which won him an Oscar for best score earlier this year. Coming into Tuesday, he had three Grammy nominations but no wins yet.
Batiste will compete for record of the year against a bevy of candidates including Bennett & Gaga’s “I Get a Kick Out of You,” ABBA’s “I Still Have Faith in You,” Bieber’s “Peaches” featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon, Brandi Carlile’s “Right on Time,” Doja Cat’s “Kiss Me More” with SZA, Lil Nas X’s “MONTERO (Call Me by Your Name),” Rodrigo’s “drivers license,” Eilish’s “Happier Than Ever” and “Leave The Door Open” by Silk Sonic — the super duo of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak.
Jay-Z, who was nominated for three Grammys on Tuesday, now has the most nominations of all time with 83. The 23-time Grammy-winning rapper moved past Quincy Jones, who has been nominated 80 times.
Here is a complete list of nominations announced Tuesday for the 64th Grammy Awards:
Record of the Year
"I Still Have Faith in You," ABBA
"Freedom," Jon Batiste
"I Get a Kick Out of You," Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
"Peaches," Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon
"Right on Time," Brandi Carlile
"Kiss Me More," Doja Cat featuring SZA
"Happier Than Ever," Billie Eilish
"Montero (Call Me by Your Name)," Lil Nas X
"Drivers License," Olivia Rodrigo
"Leave the Door Open," Silk Sonic
Album of the Year
"We Are," Jon Batiste
"Love for Sale," Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
"Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe)," Justin Bieber
"Planet Her (Deluxe)," Doja Cat
"Happier Than Ever," Billie Eilish
"Back of My Mind," H.E.R.
"Montero," Lil Nas X
"Sour," Olivia Rodrigo
"Evermore," Taylor Swift
"Donda," Kanye West
Song of the Year
"Bad Habits," Fred Gibson, Johnny McDaid & Ed Sheeran, songwriters (Ed Sheeran)
"A Beautiful Noise," Ruby Amanfu, Brandi Carlile, Brandy Clark, Alicia Keys, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Linda Perry & Hailey Whitters, songwriters (Alicia Keys & Brandi Carlile)
"Drivers License," Daniel Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo, songwriters (Olivia Rodrigo)
"Fight for You," Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.)
"Happier Than Ever," Billie Eilish O"Connell & Finneas O"Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
"Kiss Me More," Roget Chahayed, Amala Zandile Dlamini, Lukasz Gottwald, Carter Lang, Gerard A. Powell II, Solana Rowe & David Sprecher, songwriters (Doja Cat Featuring SZA)
"Leave the Door Open," Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Silk Sonic)
"Montero (Call Me by Your Name)," Denzel Baptiste, David Biral, Omer Fedi, Montero Hill & Roy Lenzo, songwriters (Lil Nas X)
"Peaches," Louis Bell, Justin Bieber, Giveon Dezmann Evans, Bernard Harvey, Felisha "Fury" King, Matthew Sean Leon, Luis Manuel Martinez Jr., Aaron Simmonds, Ashton Simmonds, Andrew Wotman & Keavan Yazdani, songwriters (Justin Bieber Featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon)
"Right on Time," Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)
New Artist
Arooj Aftab
Jimmie Allen
Baby Keem
Finneas
Glass Animals
Japanese Breakfast
The Kid Laroi
Arlo Parks
Olivia Rodrigo
Saweetie
Pop Solo Performance
"Anyone," Justin Bieber
"Right on Time," Brandi Carlile
"Happier Than Ever," Billie Eilish
"Positions," Ariana Grande
"Drivers License," Olivia Rodrigo
Pop Duo/Group Performance
"I Get a Kick Out of You," Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
"Lonely," Justin Bieber & Benny Blanco
"Butter," BTS
"Higher Power," Coldplay
"Kiss Me More," Doja Cat featuring Sza
Traditional Pop Vocal Album
"Love for Sale," Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
"`Til We Meet Again (Live)," Norah Jones
"A Tori Kelly Christmas," Tori Kelly
"Ledisi Sings Nina," Ledisi
"That's Life," Willie Nelson
"A Holly Dolly Christmas," Dolly Parton
Pop Solo Performance
"Anyone," Justin Bieber
"Right On Time," Brandi Carlile
"Happier Than Ever," Billie Eilish
"Positions," Ariana Grande
"Drivers License," Olivia Rodrigo
Pop Vocal Album
"Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe)," Justin Bieber
"Planet Her (Deluxe)," Doja Cat
"Happier Than Ever," Billie Eilish
"Positions," Ariana Grande
"Sour," Olivia Rodrigo
Dance/Electronic Recording
"Hero," Afrojack & David Guetta
"Loom," Olafur Arnalds featuring Bonobo
"Before," James Blake
"Heartbreak," Bonobo & Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
"You Can Do It," Caribou
"Alive," Rufus Du Sol
"The Business," Tiesto
Best Dance/Electronic Music Album
"Subconsciously," Black Coffee
"Fallen Embers," Illenium
"Music Is the Weapon (Reloaded)," Major Lazer
"Shockwave," Marshmello
"Free Love," Sylvan Esso
"Judgement," Ten City
Contemporary Instrumental Album
"Double Dealin'," Randy Brecker & Eric Marienthal
"The Garden," Rachel Eckroth
"Tree Falls," Taylor Eigsti
"At Blue Note Tokyo," Steve Gadd Band
"Deep: The Baritone Sessions, Vol. 2," Mark Lettieri
Rock Performance
"Shot in the Dark," AC/DC
"Know You Better (Live From Capitol Studio A)," Black Pumas
"Nothing Compares 2 U," Chris Cornell
"Ohms," Deftones
"Making a Fire," Foo Fighters
Metal Performance
"Genesis," Deftones
"The Alien," Dream Theater
"Amazonia," Gojira
"Pushing the Tides," Mastodon
"The Triumph of King Freak (A Crypt of Preservation and Superstition)," Rob Zombie
Rock Album
"Power Up," AC/DC
"Capitol Cuts - Live From Studio A," Black Pumas
"No One Sings Like You Anymore Vol. 1," Chris Cornell
"Medicine At Midnight," Foo Fighters
"McCartney III," Paul McCartney
Rock Song
"All My Favorite Songs," Rivers Cuomo, Ashley Gorley, Ben Johnson & Ilsey Juber, songwriters (Weezer)
"The Bandit," Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings of Leon)
"Distance," Wolfgang Van Halen, songwriter (Mammoth Wvh)
"Find My Way," Paul McCartney, songwriter (Paul McCartney)
"Waiting on a War," Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett & Pat Smear, songwriters (Foo Fighters)
Alternative Music Album
"Shore," Fleet Foxes
"If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power," Halsey
"Jubilee," Japanese Breakfast
"Collapsed in Sunbeams," Arlo Parks
"Daddy's Home," St. Vincent
R&B Performance
"Lost You," Snoh Aalegra
"Peaches," Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon
"Damage," H.E.R.
"Leave the Door Open," Silk Sonic
"Pick Up Your Feelings," Jazmine Sullivan
Traditional R&B Performance
"I Need You," Jon Batiste
"Bring It on Home to Me," Bj The Chicago Kid, Pj Morton & Kenyon Dixon featuring Charlie Bereal
"Born Again," Leon Bridges featuring Robert Glasper
"Fight for You," H.E.R.
"How Much Can a Heart Take," Lucky Daye featuring Yebba
Progressive R&B Album
"New Light," Eric Bellinger
"Something to Say," Cory Henry
"Mood Valiant," Hiatus Kaiyote
"Table for Two," Lucky Daye
"Dinner Party: Dessert," Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, 9th Wonder & Kamasi Washington
"Studying Abroad: Extended Stay," Masego
R&B Song
"Damage," Anthony Clemons Jr., Jeff Gitelman, H.E.R., Carl Mccormick & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.)
"Good Days," Jacob Collier, Carter Lang, Carlos Munoz, Solana Rowe & Christopher Ruelas, songwriters (SZA)
"Heartbreak Anniversary," Giveon Evans, Maneesh, Sevn Thomas & Varren Wade, songwriters (Giveon)
"Leave the Door Open," Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile Ii & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Silk Sonic)
"Pick Up Your Feelings," Denisia "Blue June" Andrews, Audra Mae Butts, Kyle Coleman, Brittany
"Chi," Coney, Michael Holmes & Jazmine Sullivan, songwriters (Jazmine Sullivan)
R&B Album
"Temporary Highs in the Violet Skies," Snoh Aalegra
"We Are," Jon Batiste
"Gold-Diggers Sound," Leon Bridges
"Back of My Mind," H.E.R.
"Heaux Tales," Jazmine Sullivan
Rap Performance
"Family Ties," Baby Keem featuring Kendrick Lamar
"Up," Cardi B
"My. Life," J. Cole featuring 21 Savage & Morray
"Way 2 Sexy," Drake featuring Future & Young Thug
"Thot S***," Megan Thee Stallion
Melodic Rap Performance
"Pride. Is. The. Devil," J. Cole featuring Lil Baby
"Need to Know," Doja Cat
"Industry Baby," Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow
"Wusyaname," Tyler, The Creator featuring Youngboy Never Broke Again & Ty Dolla $ign
"Hurricane," Kanye West featuring The Weeknd & Lil Baby
Rap Album:
"The Off-Season," J. Cole
"Certified Lover Boy," Drake
"King's Disease Ii," Nas
"Call Me If You Get Lost," Tyler, The Creator
"Donda," Kanye West
Rap Song
"Bath Salts," Shawn Carter, Kasseem Dean, Michael Forno, Nasir Jones & Earl Simmons, songwriters (DMX featuring Jay-Z & Nas)
"Best Friend," Amala Zandelie Dlamini, Lukasz Gottwald, Randall Avery Hammers, Diamonte Harper, Asia Smith, Theron Thomas & Rocco Valdes, songwriters (Saweetie featuring Doja Cat)
"Family Ties," Roshwita Larisha Bacha, Hykeem Carter, Tobias Dekker, Colin Franken, Jasper Harris, Kendrick Lamar, Ronald Latour & Dominik Patrzek, songwriters (Baby Keem featuring Kendrick Lamar)
"Jail," Dwayne Abernathy, Jr., Shawn Carter, Raul Cubina, Michael Dean, Charles M. Njapa, Sean Solymar, Brian Hugh Warner, Kanye West & Mark Williams, songwriters (Kanye West featuring Jay-Z)
"My. Life," Sheyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph & Jermaine Cole, songwriters (J. Cole featuring 21 Savage & Morray)
Country Solo Performance
"Forever After All," Luke Combs
"Remember Her Name," Mickey Guyton
"All I Do Is Drive," Jason Isbell
"Camera Roll," Kacey Musgraves
"You Should Probably Leave," Chris Stapleton
Country Duo/Group Performance
"If I Didn't Love You," Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood
"Younger Me," Brothers Osborne
"Glad You Exist," Dan + Shay
"Chasing After You," Ryan Hurd & Maren Morris
"Drunk (And I Don"t Wanna Go Home)," Elle King & Miranda Lambert
Country Album
"Skeletons," Brothers Osborne
"Remember Her Name," Mickey Guyton
"The Marfa Tapes," Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall & Jack Ingram
"The Ballad of Dood & Juanita," Sturgill Simpson
"Starting Over," Chris Stapleton
Country Song
"Better Than We Found It," Jessie Jo Dillon, Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins & Laura Veltz, songwriters (Maren Morris)
"Camera Roll," Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves & Daniel Tashian, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)
"Cold," Dave Cobb, J.T. Cure, Derek Mixon & Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Chris Stapleton)
"Country Again," Zach Crowell, Ashley Gorley & Thomas Rhett, songwriters (Thomas Rhett)
"Fancy Like," Cameron Bartolini, Walker Hayes, Josh Jenkins & Shane Stevens, songwriters (Walker Hayes)
"Remember Her Name," Mickey Guyton, Blake Hubbard, Jarrod Ingram & Parker Welling, songwriters (Mickey Guyton)
Best New Age Album
"Brothers," Will Ackerman, Jeff Oster & Tom Eaton
"Divine Tides," Stewart Copeland & Ricky Kej
"Pangaea," Wouter Kellerman & David Arkenstone
"Night + Day," Opium Moon
"Pieces of Forever," Laura Sullivan
Improvised Jazz Solo
"Sackodougou," Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah, Soloist. Track from: "The Hands of Time" (Weedie Braimah)
"Kick Those Feet," Kenny Barron, Soloist. Track from: "Songs From My Father" (Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trios)
"Bigger Than Us," Jon Batiste, Soloist. Track from: "Soul" (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Various Artists)
"Absence," Terence Blanchard, Soloist. Track from: "Absence" (Terence Blanchard featuring the E Collective and the Turtle Island Quartet)
"Humpty Dumpty (Set 2)," Chick Corea, Soloist. Track from: "Akoustic Band Live" (Chick Corea, John Patitucci & Dave Weckl)
Jazz Instrumental Album
"Jazz Selections: Music From and Inspired by Soul," Jon Batiste
"Absence," Terence Blanchard featuring the E Collective and the Turtle Island Quartet
"Skyline," Ron Carter, Jack Dejohnette & Gonzalo Rubalcaba
"Akoustic Band Live," Chick Corea, John Patitucci & Dave Weckl
"Side-Eye NYC (V1.IV)," Pat Metheny
Large Jazz Ensemble Album
"Live at Birdland!," The Count Basie Orchestra Directed by Scotty Barnhart
"Dear Love," Jazzmeia Horn and Her Noble Force
"For Jimmy, Wes And Oliver Christian Mcbride Big Band," "Swirling," Sun Ra Arkestra
"Jackets Xl," Yellowjackets + WDR Big Band
Latin Jazz Album
"Mirror Mirror," Eliane Elias With Chick Corea and Chucho Valdes
"The South Bronx Story," Carlos Henriquez
"Virtual Birdland," Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
"Transparency," Dafnis Prieto Sextet
"El Arte Del Bolero," Miguel Zenon & Luis Perdomo
Gospel Performance/Song
"Voice of God," Dante Bowe Featuring Steffany Gretzinger & Chandler Moore; Dante Bowe, Tywan Mack, Jeff Schneeweis & Mitch Wong, songwriters
"Joyful," Dante Bowe; Dante Bowe & Ben Schofield, songwriters
"Help," Anthony Brown & Group Therapy; Anthony Brown & Darryl Woodson, songwriters
"Never Lost," Cece Winans
"Wait on You," Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music; Dante Bowe, Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, Tiffany Hudson, Brandon Lake & Chandler Moore, songwriters
Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
"We Win," Kirk Franklin & Lil Baby; Kirk Franklin, Dominique Jones, Cynthia Nunn & Justin Smith, songwriters
"Hold Us Together (HOPE Mix)," H.E.R. & Tauren Wells; Josiah Bassey, Dernst Emile & H.E.R., songwriters
"Man of Your Word," Chandler Moore & KJ Scriven; Jonathan Jay, Nathan Jess & Chandler Moore, songwriters
"Believe for It," Cece Winans; Dwan Hill, Kyle Lee, Cece Winans & Mitch Wong, songwriters
"Jireh," Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music Featuring Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine; Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine, songwriters
Gospel Album
"Changing Your Story," Jekalyn Carr
"Royalty: Live at the Ryman," Tasha Cobbs Leonard
"Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition," Maverick City Music
"Jonny X Mali: Live in LA," Jonathan Mcreynolds & Mali Music
"Believe for It," Cece Winans
Contemporary Christian Music Album
"No Stranger," Natalie Grant
"Feels Like Home Vol. 2," Israel & New Breed
"The Blessing (Live)," Kari Jobe
"Citizen of Heaven (Live)," Tauren Wells
"Old Church Basement," Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music
Roots Gospel Album
"Alone With My Faith," Harry Connick Jr.
"That's Gospel, Brother," Gaither Vocal Band
"Keeping On," Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
"Songs for the Times," The Isaacs
"My Savior," Carrie Underwood
Latin Pop Album
"Vertigo," Pablo Alboran
"Mis Amores," Paula Arenas
"Hecho A La Antigua," Ricardo Arjona
"Mis Manos," Camilo
"Mendo," Alex Cuba
"Revelacion," Selena Gomez
Musica Urbana Album
"Afrodisiaco," Rauw Alejandro
"El Ultimo Tour Del Mundo," Bad Bunny
"Jose," J Balvin
"Kg0516," Karol G
"Sin Miedo (Del Amor Y Otros Demonios) 8," Kali Uchis
Latin Rock or Alternative Album
"Deja," Bomba Estereo
"Mira Lo Que Me Hiciste Hacer (Deluxe Edition)," Diamante Electrico
"Origen," Juanes
"Calambre," Nathy Peluso
"El Madrileno," C. Tangana
"Sonidos De Karmatica Resonancia," Zoe
Regional Mexican Music Album (including Tejano)
"Antologia De La Musica Ranchera, Vol. 2," Aida Cuevas
"A Mis 80's," Vicente Fernandez
"Seis," Mon Laferte
"Un Canto Por Mexico, Vol. II," Natalia Lafourcade
"Ayayay! (Super Deluxe)," Christian Nodal
Tropical Latin Album
"Salswing!," Ruben Blades Y Roberto Delgado & Orquesta
"En Cuarentena," El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico
"Sin Salsa No Hay Paraiso," Aymee Nuviola
"Colegas," Gilberto Santa Rosa
"Live in Peru," Tony Succar
American Roots Performance
"Cry," Jon Batiste
"Love and Regret," Billy Strings
"I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free," The Blind Boys of Alabama & Bela Fleck
"Same Devil," Brandy Clark featuring Brandi Carlile
"Nightflyer," Allison Russell
American Roots Song
"Avalon," Rhiannon Giddens, Justin Robinson & Francesco Turrisi, songwriters (Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi)
"Call Me a Fool," Valerie June, songwriter (Valerie June featuring Carla Thomas)
"Cry," Jon Batiste & Steve Mcewan, songwriters (Jon Batiste)
"Diamond Studded Shoes," Dan Auerbach, Natalie Hemby, Aaron Lee Tasjan & Yola, songwriters (Yola)
"Nightflyer," Jeremy Lindsay & Allison Russell, songwriters (Allison Russell)
Americana Album
"Downhill From Everywhere," Jackson Browne
"Leftover Feelings," John Hiatt With the Jerry Douglas Band
"Native Sons," Los Lobos
"Outside Child," Allison Russell
"Stand for Myself," Yola
Bluegrass Album
"Renewal," Billy Strings
"My Bluegrass Heart," Bela Fleck
"A Tribute to Bill Monroe," The Infamous Stringdusters
"Cuttin' Grass - Vol. 1 (Butcher Shoppe Sessions) " Sturgill Simpson
"Music Is What I See," Rhonda Vincent
Traditional Blues Album
"100 Years Of Blues," Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite
"Traveler's Blues," Blues Traveler
"I Be Trying," Cedric Burnside
"Be Ready When I Call You," Guy Davis
"Take Me Back," Kim Wilson
Contemporary Blues Album
"Delta Kream," The Black Keys featuring Eric Deaton & Kenny Brown
"Royal Tea," Joe Bonamassa
"Uncivil War," Shemekia Copeland
"Fire It Up," Steve Cropper
"662," Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
Folk Album
"One Night Lonely [Live]," Mary Chapin Carpenter
"Long Violent History," Tyler Childers
"Wednesday (Extended Edition)," Madison Cunningham
"They're Calling Me Home," Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi
"Blue Heron Suite," Sarah Jarosz
Regional Roots Music Album
"Live in New Orleans!," Sean Ardoin and Kreole Rock and Soul
"Bloodstains & Teardrops," Big Chief Monk Boudreaux
"My People," Cha Wa
"Corey Ledet Zydeco," Corey Ledet Zydeco
"Kau Ka Pe'a," Kalani Pe'a
Reggae Album
"Pamoja," Etana
"Positive Vibration," Gramps Morgan
"Live N Livin," Sean Paul
"Royal," Jesse Royal
"Beauty in the Silence," Soja
"10," Spice
Global Music Performance
"Mohabbat," Arooj Aftab
"Do Yourself," Angelique Kidjo & Burna Boy
"Pa Pa Pa," Femi Kuti
"Blewu," Yo Ma & Angelique Kidjo
"Essence," Wizkid featuring Tems
Global Music Album
"Voice of Bunbon, Vol. 1," Rocky Dawuni
"East West Players Presents: Daniel Ho & Friends Live in Concert," Daniel Ho & Friends
"Mother Nature," Angelique Kidjo
"Legacy +," Femi Kuti and Made Kuti
"Made in Lagos: Deluxe Edition," Wizkid
Children's Music Album
"Activate," 123 Andres
"All One Tribe," 1 Tribe Collective
"Black to the Future," Pierce Freelon
"A Colorful World," Falu
"Crayon Kids," Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band
Spoken Word Album (includes Poetry, Audio Books and Storytelling)
"Aftermath," Levar Burton
"Carry On: Reflections for a New Generation From John Lewis," Don Cheadle
"Catching Dreams: Live at Fort Knox Chicago," J. Ivy
"8:46," Dave Chappelle & Amir Sulaiman
"A Promised Land," Barack Obama
Comedy Album
"The Comedy Vaccine," Lavell Crawford
"Evolution," Chelsea Handler
"Sincerely Louis C.K.," Louis C.K.
"Thanks for Risking Your Life," Lewis Black
"The Greatest Average American," Nate Bargatze
"Zero F***s Given," Kevin Hart
Musical Theater Album
"Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella," Andrew Lloyd Webber, Nick Lloyd Webber & Greg Wells, Producers; Andrew Lloyd Webber & David Zippel, composers/lyricists (original album cast)
"Burt Bacharach and Steven Sater's Some Lovers," Burt Bacharach, Michael Croiter, Ben Hartman & Steven Sater, Producers; Burt Bacharach, composer; Steven Sater, lyricist (world premiere cast)
"Girl From the North Country," Simon Hale, Conor Mcpherson & Dean Sharenow, producers (Bob Dylan, composer & lyricist) (original Broadway cast)
"Les Miserables: The Staged Concert (The Sensational 2020 Live Recording)," Cameron Mackintosh, Lee McCutcheon & Stephen Metcalfe, producers (Claude-Michel Schonberg, composer; Alain Boublil, John Caird, Herbert Kretzmer, Jean-Marc Natel & Trevor Nunn, Lyricists) (The 2020 Les Miserables Staged Concert Company)
"Stephen Schwartz's Snapshots," Daniel C. Levine, Michael J Moritz Jr, Bryan Perri & Stephen Schwartz, Producers (Stephen Schwartz, composer & lyricist) (World Premiere Cast)
"The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical," Emily Bear, Producer; Abigail Barlow & Emily Bear, composers/lyricists (Barlow & Bear)
Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
"Cruella," (various artists)
"Dear Evan Hansen," (various artists)
"In the Heights," (various artists)
"One Night in Miami...," (various artists)
"Respect," Jennifer Hudson
"Schmigadoon! Episode 1," (various artists)
"The United States vs. Billie Holiday," Andra Day
Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
"Bridgerton," Kris Bowers, Composer
"Dune," Hans Zimmer, Composer
"The Mandalorian: Season 2 - Vol. 2 (Chapters 13-16)," Ludwig Goransson, composer
"The Queen's Gambit," Carlos Rafael Rivera, composer
"Soul," Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers
Song Written for Visual Media
"Agatha All Along (From `Wandavision' Episode 7)," Kristen Anderson- Lopez & Robert Lopez, songwriters (Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez featuring Kathryn Hahn, Eric Bradley, Greg Whipple, Jasper Randall & Gerald White)
"All Eyes on Me (From `Inside')," Bo Burnham, songwriter (Bo Burnham)
"All I Know So Far (From `Pink: All I Know So Far')," Alecia Moore, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, songwriters (Pink)
"Fight for You (From `Judas and the Black Messiah')," Dernst Emile Ii, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas, Songwriters (H.E.R.)
"Here I Am (Singing My Way Home) (From `Respect')," Jamie Hartman, Jennifer Hudson & Carole King, Songwriters (Jennifer Hudson)
"Speak Now (From `One Night in Miami...')," Sam Ashworth & Leslie Odom Jr., songwriters (Leslie Odom Jr.)
Instrumental Composition
"Beautiful Is Black," Brandee Younger, composer (Brandee Younger)
"Cat And Mouse," Tom Nazziola, composer (Tom Nazziola)
"Concerto for Orchestra: Finale," Vince Mendoza, composer (Vince Mendoza & Czech National Symphony Orchestra featuring Antonio Sanchez & Derrick Hodge)
"Dreaming in Lions: Dreaming in Lions," Arturo O"farrill, composer (Arturo O"farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble)
"Eberhard," Lyle Mays, composer (Lyle Mays)
Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
"Chopsticks," Bill O'Connell, arranger (Richard Baratta)
"For the Love of a Princess (from `Braveheart')," Robin Smith, Arranger (Hauser, London Symphony Orchestra & Robin Smith)
"Infinite Love," Emile Mosseri, arranger (Emile Mosseri)
"Meta Knight's Revenge (from `Kirby Superstar')," Charlie Rosen & Jake Silverman, Arrangers (The 8-Bit Big Band featuring Button Masher)
"The Struggle Within," Gabriela Quintero & Rodrigo Sanchez, arrangers (Rodrigo Y Gabriela)
Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
"The Bottom Line," Olafur Arnalds, Arranger (Olafur Arnalds & Josin)
"A Change Is Gonna Come," Tehillah Alphonso, arranger (Tonality & Alexander Lloyd Blake)
"The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)," Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)
"Eleanor Rigby," Cody Fry, Arranger (Cody Fry)
"To the Edge of Longing (Edit Version)," Vince Mendoza, Arranger (Vince Mendoza, Czech National Symphony Orchestra & Julia Bullock)
Recording Package
"American Jackpot / American Girls," Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (Reckless Kelly)
"Carnage," Nick Cave & Tom Hingston, art directors (Nick Cave & Warren Ellis)
"Pakelang," Li Jheng Han & Yu, Wei, art directors (2nd Generation Falangao Singing Group & the Chairman Crossover Big Band)
"Serpentine Prison," Dayle Doyle, art director (Matt Berninger)
"Zeta," Xiao Qing Yang, art director (Soul of Ears)
Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
"All Things Must Pass: 50th Anniversary Edition," Darren Evans, Dhani Harrison & Olivia Harrison, art directors (George Harrison)
"Color Theory," Lordess Foudre & Christopher Leckie, art directors (Soccer Mommy)
"The Future Bites" (Limited Edition Box Set) " Simon Moore, art director (Steven Wilson)
"77-81," Dan Calderwood & Jon King, art directors (Gang Of Four)
"Swimming in Circles," Ramon Coronado & Marshall Rake, art directors (Mac Miller)
Album Notes
"Beethoven: The Last Three Sonatas," Ann-Katrin Zimmermann, album notes writer (Sunwook Kim)
"The Complete Louis Armstrong Columbia and RCA Victor Studio Sessions 1946-1966," Ricky Riccardi, album notes writer (Louis Armstrong)
"Creation Never Sleeps, Creation Never Dies: The Willie Dunn Anthology," Kevin Howes, album notes writer (Willie Dunn)
"Etching the Voice: Emile Berliner and the First Commercial Gramophone Discs, 1889-1895," David Giovannoni, Richard Martin & Stephan Puille, album notes writers (various artists)
"The King of Gospel Music: The Life and Music of Reverend James Cleveland," Robert Marovich, Album Notes Writer (various artists)
Historical Album
"Beyond the Music: Her Complete RCA Victor Recordings," Robert Russ, compilation producer; Nancy Conforti, Andreas K. Meyer & Jennifer Nulsen, mastering engineers (Marian Anderson)
"Etching The Voice: Emile Berliner And The First Commercial Gramophone Discs, 1889-1895," Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producer; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
"Excavated Shellac: An Alternate History of the World's Music," April Ledbetter, Steven Lance Ledbetter & Jonathan Ward, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
"Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967)," Patrick Milligan & Joni Mitchell, compilation producers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Joni Mitchell)
"Sign O' the Times (Super Deluxe Edition)," Trevor Guy, Michael Howe & Kirk Johnson, compilation producers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Prince)
Engineered Album, Non-Classical
"Cinema," Josh Conway, Marvin Figueroa, Josh Gudwin, Neal H Pogue & Ethan Shumaker, engineers; Joe Laporta, mastering engineer (The Marias)
"Dawn," Thomas Brenneck, Zach Brown, Elton "L10MixedIt" Chueng, Riccardo Damian, Tom Elmhirst, Jens Jungkurth, Todd Monfalcone, John Rooney & Smino, engineers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer (Yebba)
"Hey What," BJ Burton, engineer; Bj Burton, m,astering engineer (Low)
"Love for Sale," Dae Bennett, Josh Coleman & Billy Cumella, engineers; Greg Calbi & Steve Fallone, mastering engineers (Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga)
"Notes With Attachments," Joseph Lorge & Blake Mills, engineers; Greg Koller, mastering engineer (Pino Palladino & Blake Mills)
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Jack Antonoff
Roget Chahayed
Mike Elizondo
Hit-Boy
Ricky Reed
Remixed Recording
"Back to Life (Booker T Kings Of Soul Satta Dub)," Booker T, Remixer (Soul II Soul)
"Born for Greatness (Cymek Remix)," Spencer Bastin, Remixer (Papa Roach)
"Constant Craving (Fashionably Late Remix)," Tracy Young, Remixer (K.D. Lang)
"Inside Out (3Sscape Drm Remix)," 3scape Drm, Remixer (Zedd & Griff)
"Met Him Last Night (Dave Aude Remix)," Dave Aude, Remixer (Demi Lovato & Ariana Grande)
"Passenger (Mike Shinoda Remix)," Mike Shinoda, Remixer (Deftones)
"Talks (Mura Masa Remix)," Alexander Crossan, Remixer (PVA)
Immersive Audio Album
"Alicia," George Massenburg & Eric Schilling, immersive mix engineers; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Ann Mincieli, immersive producer (Alicia Keys)
"Clique," Jim Anderson & Ulrike Schwarz, immersive mix engineers; Bob Ludwig, immersive mastering engineer; Jim Anderson, immersive producer (Patricia Barber)
"Fine Line," Greg Penny, immersive mix engineer; Greg Penny, immersive mastering engineer; Greg Penny, immersive producer (Harry Styles)
"The Future Bites," Jake Fields & Steven Wilson, immersive mix engineers; Bob Ludwig, immersive mastering engineer; Steven Wilson, immersive producer (Steven Wilson)
"Stille Grender," Morten Lindberg, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive producer (Anne Karin Sundal-Ask & Det Norske Jentekor)
Engineered Album, Classical
"Archetypes," Jonathan Lackey, Bill Maylone & Dan Nichols, engineers; Bill Maylone, mastering engineer (Sergio Assad, Clarice Assad & Third Coast Percussion)
"Beethoven: Cello Sonatas - Hope Amid Tears," Richard King, engineer (Yo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax)
"Beethoven: Symphony No. 9," Mark Donahue, engineer; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck, Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
"Chanticleer Sings Christmas," Leslie Ann Jones, engineer (Chanticleer)
"Mahler: Symphony No. 8, `Symphony of a Thousand,"' Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, Engineers; Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineers (Gustavo Dudamel, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Luke Mcendarfer, Robert Istad, Grant Gershon, Los Angeles Children's Chorus, Los Angeles Master Chorale, National Children's Chorus, Pacific Chorale & Los Angeles Philharmonic)
Producer of the Year, Classical
Blanton Alspaugh
Steven Epstein
David Frost
Elaine Martone
Judith Sherman
Orchestral Performance
"Adams: My Father Knew Charles Ives; Harmonielehre," Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor (Nashville Symphony Orchestra)
"Beethoven: Symphony No. 9," Manfred Honeck, conductor (Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
"Muhly: Throughline," Nico Muhly, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
"Price: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3," Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor (Philadelphia Orchestra)
"Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Scriabin: The Poem Of Ecstasy," Thomas Dausgaard, conductor (Seattle Symphony Orchestra)
Opera Recording
"Bartok: Bluebeard's Castle," Susanna Malkki, conductor; Mika Kares & Szilvia Voros; Robert Suff, producer (Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra)
"Glass: Akhnaten," Karen Kamensek, conductor; J'nai Bridges, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Zachary James & Disella Larusdottir; David Frost, producer (the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; the Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
"Janacek: Cunning Little Vixen," Simon Rattle, conductor; Sophia Burgos, Lucy Crowe, Gerald Finley, Peter Hoare, Anna Lapkovskaja, Paulina Malefane, Jan Martinik & Hanno Muller-Brachmann; Andrew Cornall, producer (London Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Chorus & Lso Discovery Voices)
"Little: Soldier Songs," Corrado Rovaris, conductor; Johnathan Mccullough; James Darrah & John Toia, producers (the Opera Philadelphia Orchestra)
"Poulenc: Dialogues Des Carmelites," Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor; Karen Cargill, Isabel Leonard, Karita Mattila, Erin Morley & Adrianne Pieczonka; David Frost, producer (the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; the Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
Choral Performance
"It's a Long Way," Matthew Guard, conductor (Jonas Budris, Carrie Cheron, Fiona Gillespie, Nathan Hodgson, Helen Karloski, Enrico Lagasca, Megan Roth, Alissa Ruth Suver & Dana Whiteside; Skylark Vocal Ensemble)
"Mahler: Symphony No. 8, `Symphony of a Thousand,"' Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Grant Gershon, Robert Istad, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz & Luke McEndarfer, chorus masters (Leah Crocetto, Mihoko Fujimura, Ryan McKinny, Erin Morley, Tamara Mumford, Simon O'Neill, Morris Robinson & Tamara Wilson; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Los Angeles Children's Chorus, Los Angeles Master Chorale, National Children's Chorus & Pacific Chorale)
``Rising w/The Crossing," Donald Nally, conductor (International Contemporary Ensemble & Quicksilver; The Crossing)
``Schnittke: Choir Concerto; Three Sacred Hymns; Part: Seven Magnificat-Antiphons," Kaspars Putnins, conductor; Heli Jurgenson, chorus master (Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir)
``Sheehan: Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom," Benedict Sheehan, conductor (Michael Hawes, Timothy Parsons & Jason Thoms; the Saint Tikhon Choir)
``The Singing Guitar," Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Esteli Gomez; Austin Guitar Quartet, Douglas Harvey, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet & Texas Guitar Quartet; Conspirare)
Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
``Adams, John Luther: Lines Made By," Walking Jack Quartet
``Akiho: Seven Pillars," Sandbox Percussion
``Archetypes," Sergio Assad, Clarice Assad & Third Coast Percussion
``Beethoven: Cello Sonatas - Hope Amid Tears," Yo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax
``Bruits," Imani Winds
Classical Instrumental Solo
``Alone Together," Jennifer Koh
``An American Mosaic," Simone Dinnerstein
``Bach: Sonatas & Partitas," Augustin Hadelich
``Beethoven & Brahms: Violin Concertos," Gil Shaham; Eric Jacobsen, Conductor (The Knights)
``Mak Bach," Mak Grgic
``Of Power," Curtis Stewart
Classical Solo Vocal Album
``Confessions," Laura Strickling; Joy Schreier, pianist
``Dreams of a New Day - Songs by Black Composers," Will Liverman; Paul Sanchez, pianist
``Mythologies," Sangeeta Kaur & Hila Plitmann (Virginie D``avezac De Castera, Lili Haydn, Wouter Kellerman, Nadeem Majdalany, Eru Matsumoto & Emilio D. Miler)
``Schubert: Winterreise," Joyce Didonato; Yannick Nezet-Seguin, pianist
``Unexpected Shadows," Jamie Barton; Jake Heggie, pianist (Matt Haimovitz)
Best Classical Compendium
``American Originals - A New World, A New Canon," Agave & Reginald L. Mobley; Geoffrey Silver, producer
``Berg: Violin Concerto; Seven Early Songs & Three Pieces for Orchestra," Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Jack Vad, producer
``Cerrone: The Arching Path," Timo Andres & Ian Rosenbaum; Mike Tierney, producer
``Plays," Chick Corea; Chick Corea & Birnie Kirsh, producers
``Women Warriors - The Voices of Change," Amy Andersson, conductor; Amy Andersson, Mark Mattson & Lolita Ritmanis, producers
Contemporary Classical Composition
``Akiho: Seven Pillars," Andy Akiho, composer (Sandbox Percussion)
``Andriessen: The Only One," Louis Andriessen, composer (Esa-Pekka Salonen, Nora Fischer & Los Angeles Philharmonic)
``Assad, Clarice & Sergio, Connors, Dillon, Martin & Skidmore: Archetypes," Clarice Assad, Sergio Assad, Sean Connors, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin & David Skidmore, composers (Sergio Assad, Clarice Assad & Third Coast Percussion)
``Batiste: Movement 11'," Jon Batiste, composer (Jon Batiste)
``Shaw: Narrow Sea," Caroline Shaw, composer (Dawn Upshaw, Gilbert Kalish & So Percussion)
Music Video
``Shot in the Dark," AC/DC
``Freedom," Jon Batiste
``I Get a Kick Out of You," Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
``Peaches," Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon Collin Tilley, video director
``Happier Than Ever," Billie Eilish
``Montero (Call Me By Your Name)," Lil Nas X
``Good 4 U," Olivia Rodrigo
Music Film
``Inside," Bo Burnham
``David Byrne's American Utopia," David Byrne
``Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles," Billie Eilish
``Music, Money, Madness...Jimi Hendrix in Maui," Jimi Hendrix
``Summer of Soul`` (various artists)