2024 Grammy Nominations Announced, SZA Leads With 9

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

Jack Antonoff

Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II

Hit-Boy

Metro Boomin

Daniel Nigro

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical

Edgar Barrera

Jessie Jo Dillon

Shane McAnally

Theron Thomas

Justin Tranter

Best Pop Solo Performance

“Flowers,” Miley Cyrus“Paint the Town Red,” Doja Cat“What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie,” Billie Eilish“Vampire,” Olivia Rodrigo“Anti-Hero,” Taylor Swift

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

“Thousand Miles,” Miley Cyrus featuring Brandi Carlile“Candy Necklace,” Lana Del Rey featuring Jon Batiste“Never Felt So Alone,” Labrinth featuring Billie Eilish“Karma,” Taylor Swift featuring Ice Spice“Ghost in the Machine,” SZA featuring Phoebe Bridgers

Best Pop Dance Recording

“Baby Don’t Hurt Me,” David Guetta, Anne-Marie and Coi Leray“Miracle,” Calvin Harris featuring Ellie Goulding“Padam Padam,” Kylie Minogue“One in a Million,” Bebe Rexha & David Guetta“Rush,” Troye Sivan

Best Rock Album

“But Here We Are,” Foo Fighters“Starcatcher,” Greta Van Fleet“72 Seasons,” Metallica“This Is Why,” Paramore“In Times New Roman…,” Queens of the Stone Age

Best Alternative Music Performance

“Belinda Says,” Alvvays“Body Paint,” Arctic Monkeys“Cool About It,” boygenius“A&W,” Lana Del Rey“This Is Why,” Paramore

Best Alternative Music Album

“The Car,” Arctic Monkeys“The Record,” boygenius“Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd,” Lana Del Rey“Cracker Island,” Gorillaz“I Inside the Old Year Dying,” PJ Harvey

BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE

Arctic Monkeys – Sculptures of Anything GoesBlack Pumas – More Than a Love SongBoygenius – Not Strong EnoughFoo Fighters – RescuedMetallica – Lux Æterna

BEST METAL PERFORMANCE

Disturbed – Bad ManGhost – Phantom of the OperaMetallica – 72 SeasonsSlipknot – Hive MindSpiritbox – Jaded

BEST ROCK SONG

Boygenius – Not Strong EnoughFoo Fighters – RescuedOlivia Rodrigo – Ballad of a Homeschooled GirlQueens of the Stone Age – Emotion SicknessThe Rolling Stones – Angry

Best R&B Performance

“Summer Too Hot,” Chris Brown“Back to Love,” Robert Glasper featuring SiR and Alex Isley“ICU,” Coco Jones“How Does It Make You Feel,” Victoria Monét“Kill Bill,” SZA

Best R&B Album

“Girls Night Out,” Babyface“What I Didn’t Tell You (Deluxe),” Coco Jones“Special Occasion,” Emily King“Jaguar II,” Victoria Monét“Clear 2: Soft Life EP,” Summer Walker

BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE

Babyface ft. Coco Jones – SimpleKenyon Dixon – LuckyVictoria Monét ft. Earth, Wind & Fire and Hazel Monét – HollywoodPJ Morton ft. Susan Carol – Good MorningSZA – Love Language

BEST R&B SONG

Coco Jones – ICUHalle – AngelRobert Glasper ft. SiR & Alex Isley – Back to LoveSZA – SnoozeVictoria Monét – On My Mama

BEST PROGRESSIVE R&B ALBUM

6lack – Since I Have a LoverDiddy – The Love Album: Off the GridTerrace Martin and James Fauntleroy – NovaJanelle Monáe – The Age of PleasureSZA – SOS

Best Melodic Rap Performance

“Sittin’ on Top of the World,” Burna Boy featuring 21 Savage“Attention,” Doja Cat“Spin Bout U,” Drake & 21 Savage“All My Life,” Lil Durk featuring J. Cole“Low,” SZA

BEST RAP PERFORMANCE

Baby Keem ft. Kendrick Lamar – The HillbilliesBlack Thought – Love LetterCoi Leray – PlayersDrake & 21 Savage – Rich FlexKiller Mike ft. André 3000, Future, and Eryn Allen Kane – Scientists & Engineers

BEST RAP SONG

Doja Cat – AttentionNicki Minaj & Ice Spice ft. Aqua – Barbie WorldLil Uzi Vert – Just Wanna RockDrake & 21 Savage – Rich FlexKiller Mike ft. André 3000, Future, and Eryn Allen Kane – Scientists & Engineers

BEST RAP ALBUM

Drake & 21 Savage – Her LossKiller Mike – MichaelMetro Boomin – Heroes & VillainsNas – King’s Disease IIITravis Scott – Utopia

Best Country Solo Performance

“In Your Love,” Tyler Childers“Buried,” Brandy Clark“Fast Car,” Luke Combs“The Last Thing on My Mind,” Dolly Parton“White Horse,” Chris Stapleton

Best Country Album

“Rolling Up the Welcome Mat,” Kelsea Ballerini“Brothers Osborne,” Brothers Osborne“Zach Bryan,” Zach Bryan“Rustin’ in the Rain,” Tyler Childers“Bell Bottom Country,” Lainey Wilson

BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE

Dierks Bentley ft. Billy Strings – High NoteBrothers Osborne – Nobody’s NobodyZach Bryan ft. Kacey Musgraves – I Remember EverythingVince Gill & Paul Franklin – Kissing Your Picture (Is So Cold)Jelly Roll with Lainey Wilson – Save MeCarly Pearce ft. Chris Stapleton – We Don’t Fight Anymore

BEST COUNTRY SONG

Brandy Clark – BuriedChris Stapleton – White HorseMorgan Wallen – Last NightTyler Childers – In Your LoveZach Bryan ft. Kacey Musgraves – I Remember Everything

BEST AMERICAN ROOTS PERFORMANCE

Jon Batiste – ButterflyBlind Boys of Alabama – Heaven Help Us AllMadison Cunningham – Inventing the WheelRhiannon Giddens – You Louisiana ManAllison Russell – Eve Was Black

BEST AMERICANA PERFORMANCE

Blind Boys of Alabama – FriendshipTyler Childers – Help Me Make It Through the NightBrandy Clark ft. Brandi Carlile – Dear InsecurityJason Isbell and the 400 Unit – King of OklahomaAllison Russell – The Returner

BEST AMERICAN ROOTS SONG

The War and Treaty – Blank PageBilly Strings ft. Willie Nelson – California SoberJason Isbell and the 400 Unit – Cast Iron SkilletBrandy Clark ft. Brandi Carlile – Dear InsecurityAllison Russell – The Returner

BEST AMERICANA ALBUM

Brandy Clark – Brandy ClarkRodney Crowell – The Chicago SessionsRhiannon Giddens – You’re the OneJason Isbell and the 400 Unit – WeathervanesAllison Russell – The Returner

BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM

Sam Bush – Radio John: Songs of John HartfordMichael Cleveland – Lovin’ of the GameMighty Poplar – Mighty PoplarWillie Nelson – BluegrassBilly Strings – Me/And/DadMolly Tuttle & Golden Highway – City of Gold

BEST TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM

Eric Bibb – Ridin’Mr. Sipp – The Soul Side of SippTracy Nelson – Life Don’t Miss NobodyJohn Primer – Teardrops For Magic Slim Live At Rosa’s LoungeBobby Rush – All My Love for You

BEST CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM

Samantha Fish And Jesse Dayton – Death Wish BluesRuthie Foster – Healing TimeChristone “Kingfish” Ingram – Live in LondonLarkin Poe – Blood HarmonyBettye LaVette – LaVette!

BEST FOLK ALBUM

Dom Flemons – Traveling WildfireThe Milk Carton Kids – I Only See the MoonJoni Mitchell – Joni Mitchell at Newport [Live]Nickel Creek – CelebrantsOld Crow Medicine Show – JubileePaul Simon – PsalmsRufus Wainwright – Folkocracy

BEST REGIONAL ROOTS MUSIC ALBUM

Buckwheat Zydeco Jr. & The Legendary Ils Sont Partis Band – New BeginningsDwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers – Live At The 2023 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage FestivalLost Bayou Ramblers & Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra – Live: Orpheum Theater NolaNew Breed Bass Band – Made in New OrleansNew Orleans Nightcrawlers – Too Much to HoldThe Rumble Feature Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr. – Live at the Maple Leaf

Best Latin Pop Album

“La Cuarta Hoja,” Pablo Alborán“Beautiful Humans, Vol. 1,” AleMor“A Ciegas,” Paula Arenas“La Neta,” Pedro Capó“Don Juan,” Maluma“X Mí (Vol. 1),” Gaby Moreno

Best Música Urbana Album

“Saturno,” Rauw Alejandro“Mañana Será Bonito,” Karol G“Data,” Tainy

Best African Music Performance

“Amapiano,” Asake and Olamide“City Boys,” Burna Boy“Unavailable,” Davido featuring Musa Keys“Rush,” Ayra Starr“Water,” Tyla

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Includes Film and Television)

“Barbie,” Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, composers“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” Ludwig Göransson, composer“The Fabelmans,” John Williams, composer“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” John Williams, composer“Oppenheimer,” Ludwig Göransson, composer

Best Song Written for Visual Media

“Barbie World” from “Barbie the Album,” Naija Gaston, Ephrem Louis Lopez Jr. and Onika Maraj, songwriters (Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice featuring Aqua)

“Dance the Night” from “Barbie the Album,” Caroline Ailin, Dua Lipa, Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Dua Lipa)

“I’m Just Ken” from “Barbie the Album,” Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Ryan Gosling)

“Lift Me Up” from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever — Music From and Inspired By,” Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson, Robyn Fenty and Temilade Openiyi, songwriters (Rihanna)

“What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie the Album,” Billie Eilish O’Connell and Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)

BEST MÚSICA MEXICANA ALBUM (INCLUDING TEJANO)

Ana Bárbara – Bordado a ManoFlor de Toloache – MotherflowerLila Downs – La SánchezLupita Infante – Amor Como en las Películas de AntesPeso Pluma – Génesis

BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC RECORDING

Aphex Twin – Blackbox Life Recorder 21FJames Blake – LoadingDisclosure – Higher Than Ever BEforeRomy & Fred again.. – StrongSkrillex, Fred again.. & Flowdan – Rumble

BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC MUSIC ALBUM

James Blake – Playing Robots Into HeavenThe Chemical Brothers – For That Beautiful FeelingFred again.. – Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022)Kx5 – Kx5Skrillex – Quest for Fire

Best Alternative Jazz Album

“Love in Exile,” Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily“Quality Over Opinion,” Louis Cole“SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree,” Kurt Elling, Charlie Hunter, SuperBlue“Live at the Piano,” Cory Henry“The Omnichord Real Book,” Meshell Ndegeocello

BEST JAZZ PERFORMANCE

Jon Batiste – Movement 18’ (Heroes)Lakecia Benjamin – BasquiatAdam Blackstone ft. the Baylor Project & Russell Ferranté – Vulnerable (Live)Fred Hersch & Esperanza Spalding – But Not For MeSamara Joy – Tight

BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM

Patti Austin Featuring Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band – For Ella 2Fred Hersch & Esperanza Spalding – Alive at the Village VanguardGretchen Parlato & Lionel Loueke – Lean InCécile McLorin Salvant – MélusineNicole Zuraitis – How Love Begins

BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM

Kenny Barron – The SourceLakecia Benjamin – PhoenixAdam Blackstone – Legacy: The Instrumental JawnBilly Childs – The Winds of ChangePat Metheny – Dream Box

BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM

ADDA Simfònica, Josep Vicent, Emilio Solla – The Chick Corea Symphony Tribute – RitmoDarcy James Argue’s Secret Society – Dynamic Maximum TensionThe Count Basie Orchestra Directed By Scotty Barnhart – Basie Swings The BluesVince Mendoza & Metropole Orkest – OlympiansMingus Big Band – The Charles Mingus Centennial Sessions

BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM

Eliane Elias – QuietudeIvan Lins with the Tblisi Symphony Orchestra – My Heart SpeaksBobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band – Vox HumanaLuciana Souza & Trio Corrente – CometaMiguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo – El Arte Del Bolero Vol. 2

BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM

Liz Callaway – To Steve With Love: Liz Callaway Celebrates SondheimRickie Lee Jones – Pieces of TreasureLaufey – BewitchedPentatonix – Holidays Around the WorldBruce Springsteen – Only the Strong SurviveVarious – Sondheim Unplugged (The NYC Sessions), Vol. 3

BEST CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM

Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer ft. Rakesh Chaurasia – As We SpeakHouse of Waters – On BecomingBob James – Jazz HandsJulian Lage – The LayersBen Wendel – All One

BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM

Kimberly AkimboParadeShuckedSome Like It HotSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE/SONG

Stanley Brown ft. Hezekiah Walker, Kierra Sheard & Karen Clark Sheard – God Is GoodErica Campbell – Feel Alright (Blessed)Zacardi Cortez – Lord Do It For Me (Live)Melvin Crispell III – God IsKirk Franklin – All Things

BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE/SONG

Blessing Offor – BelieveCody Carnes – Firm Foundation (He Won’t) [Live]Lauren Daigle – Thank God I Dofor KING & COUNTRY ft. Jordin Sparks – Love Me Like I AmLecrae & Tasha Cobbs Leonard – Your PowerMaverick City Music, Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine – God Problems

BEST GOSPEL ALBUM

Erica Campbell – I Love YouTasha Cobbs Leonard – Hymns (Live)Maverick City Music – The Maverick WayJonathan McReynolds – My TruthTye Tribbett – All Things New: Live In Orlando

BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ALBUM

Blessing Offor – My TribeDa’ T.R.U.T.H. – EmanuelLauren Daigle – Lauren DaigleLecrae – Church Clothes 4Phil Wickham – I Believe

BEST ROOTS GOSPEL ALBUM

The Blackwood Brothers Quartet – Tribute to the KingBlind Boys of Alabama – Echoes of the SouthBecky Isaacs Bowman – Songs That Pulled Me Through the Tough TimesBrian Free & Assurance – Meet Me at the CrossGaither Vocal Band – Shine: The Darker The Night The Brighter The Light

BEST MÚSICA URBANA ALBUM

Rauw Alejandro – SaturnoKarol G – Mañana Será BonitoTainy – Data

BEST LATIN ROCK OR ALTERNATIVE ALBUM

Cabra – MartínezDiamante Eléctrico – Leche de TigreJuanes – Vida CotidianaNatalia Lafourcade – De Todas Las FloresFito Paez – EADDA9223

BEST TROPICAL LATIN ALBUM

Rubén Blades con Roberto Delgado & Orquesta – Siembra: 45(degree) Aniversario (En Vivo en el Coliseo de Puerto Rico, 14 de Mayo 2022)Luis Figueroa – Voy A TiGrupo Niche Y Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Colombia – Niche SinfónicoOmara Portuondo – VidaTony Succar, Mimy Succar – Mimy & TonyCarlos Vives – Escalona Nunca Se Había Grabado Así

BEST GLOBAL MUSIC PERFORMANCE

Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer & Shahzad Ismaily – Shadow ForcesBurna Boy – AloneDavido – FeelSilvana Estrada – Milagro Y DisastreFalu & Gaurav Shah (ft. PM Narendra Modi) – Abundance In MilletsBéla Fleck, Edgar Meyer & Zakir Hussain ft. Rakesh Chaurasia – PashtoIbrahim Maalouf ft. Cimafunk & Tank and the Bangas – Todo Colores

BEST GLOBAL MUSIC ALBUM

Susana Baca- EpifaníasBokanté – HistoryBurna Boy – I Told Them…Davido – TimelessShakti – This Moment

BEST REGGAE ALBUM

Buju Banton – Born For GreatnessBeenie Man – SimmaCollie Buddz – Cali Roots Riddim 2023Burning Spear – No DestroyerJulian Marley & Antacus – Colors of Royal

BEST NEW AGE, AMBIENT, OR CHANT ALBUM

Kirsten Agresta-Copely – AquamarineOmar Akram – Moments of BeautyÓlafur Arnalds – Some Kind of Peace (Piano Reworks)David Darling & Hans Christian – Ocean Dreaming OceanCarla Patullo ft. Tonality and the Scorchio Quartet – So She Howls

BEST CHILDREN’S MUSIC ALBUM

Andrew & Polly – Ahhhhh!Pierce Freelon & Nnenna Freelon – AncestarsDJ Willy Wow! – Hip Hope for Kids!Uncle Jumbo – Taste The Sky123 Andrés – We Grow Together Preschool Songs

BEST COMEDY ALBUM

Trevor Noah – I Wish You WouldWanda Sykes – I’m An EntertainerChris Rock – Selective OutrageSarah Silverman – Someone You LoveDave Chappelle – What’s In A Name?

BEST SPOKEN WORD POETRY ALBUM

Aja Monet – When the Poems Do What They DoJ. Ivy – The Light InsideKevin Powell – Grocery Shopping With My MotherPrentice Powell and Shawn William – For Your Consideration ’24 – The AlbumQueen Sheba – A-You’re Not Wrong B-They’re Not Either: The Fukc-It Pill Revisited

BEST AUDIO BOOK, NARRATION, AND STORYTELLING RECORDING

Meryl Streep – Big TreeWilliam Shatner – Boldly Go: Reflections on a Life of Awe and WonderRick Rubin – The Creative Act: A Way of BeingSenator Bernie Sanders – It’s Ok to Be Angry About CapitalismMichelle Obama – The Light We Carry: Overcoming In Uncertain Times

Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media

Call Of Duty®: Modern Warfare IISarah Schachner, composer

God Of War RagnarökBear McCreary, composer

Hogwarts LegacyPeter Murray, J Scott Rakozy & Chuck E. Myers “Sea”, composers

Star Wars Jedi: SurvivorStephen Barton & Gordy Haab, composers

Stray Gods: The Roleplaying MusicalJess Serro, Tripod & Austin Wintory, composers

BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA

Daisy Jones & The Six – AuroraVarious Artists – Barbie The AlbumVarious Artists – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Music From and Inspired ByVarious Artists – Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3: Awesome Mix, Vol. 3Weird Al Yankovic – Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

The Beatles – I’m Only SleepingTyler Childers – In Your LoveBillie Eilish – What Was I Made ForKendrick Lamar – Count Me OutTroye Sivan – Rush

BEST MUSIC FILM

Moonage DaydreamHow I’m Feeling NowLive From Paris, The Big Steppers TourI Am EverythingDear Mama

BEST RECORDING PACKAGE

Caroline Rose – The Art of ForgettingHsing-Hui Cheng – Cadenza 21’Perry Shall – Eletrophonic ChronicIam8bit – Gravity FallsYu Wei – MigrationLuke Brooks & James Theseus Buck – Stumpwork

BEST BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE

The Collected Works of Neutral Milk HotelFor The Birds: The Birdsong ProjectGieoInside: Deluxe Box SetWords & Music, May 1965 – Deluxe Edition

BEST ALBUM NOTES

John Coltrane & Eric Dolphy – Evenings At The Village Gate: John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy (Live) (album notes by Ashley Kahn)Howdy Glenn – I Can Almost See Houston: The Complete Howdy Glenn (album notes by Scott B. Bomar)Iftin Band – Mogadishu’s Finest: The Al Uruba Sessions (album notes by Vik Sohonie)Various Artists – Playing for the Man at the Door: Field Recordings from the Collection of Mack McCormick, 1958-1971 (album notes by Jeff Place & John TroutmanVarious Artists – Written In Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos (album notes by Robert Gordon & Deanie Parker

BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM

Bob Dylan – Fragments – Time Out Of Mind Sessions (1996-1997): The Bootleg Series, Vol. 17Various Artists – The Moaninest Moan of Them All: The Jazz Saxophone of Loren McMurray, 1920-1922Various Artists – Playing for the Man at the Door: Field Recordings from the Collection of Mack McCormick, 1958-1971Lou Reed – Words & Music, May 1965 – Deluxe EditionVarious Artists – Written in Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos

BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL

Bokanté – HistoryBoygenius – The RecordCaroline Polachek – Desire, I Want to Turn Into YouFeist – MultitudesVictoria Monét – Jaguar II

BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICAL

Gustavo Dudamel, Anne Akiko Meyers, Gustavo Castillo & Los Angeles Philharmonic – FandangoManfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra – Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 & Schulhoff: Five PiecesMehmet Ali Sanlikol, George Lernis & A Far Cry – Sanlikol: A Gentleman Of Istanbul – Symphony For Strings, Percussion, Piano, Oud, Ney & TenorRiccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Contemporary American ComposersShara Nova & A Far Cry – The Blue Hour

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL

David FrostMorten LindbergDmitriy LipayElaine MartoneBrian Pidgeon

BEST REMIXED RECORDING

Depeche Mode – Wagging Tongue (Wet Leg Remix)Gorillas ft. Tame Impala & Booty Brown – New Gold (Dom Dolla Remix)Lane 8 – Reviver (Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs Remix)Mariah Carey – Workin’ Hard (Terry Hunter Remix)Turnstile and Badbadnotgood ft. Blood Orange – Alien Love Call

BEST IMMERSIVE AUDIO ALBUM

Alicia Keys – The Diary of Alicia KeysBear McCreary – God of War RagnarokGeorge Strait – Blue Clear SkyMadison Beer – Silence Between SongsRyan Ylyate – Act 3 (Immersive Edition)

BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION

Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer & Zakir Hussain Featuring Rakesh Chaurasia – MotionJohn Williams – Helena’s ThemeLakecia Benjamin ft. Angela Davis – Amerikkan SkinLudwig Göransson – Can You Hear the MusicQuartet San Francisco Featuring Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band – Cutey And The Dragon

BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTAL OR A CAPPELLA

Hilario Duran And His Latin Jazz Big Band Featuring Paquito D’Rivera – I Remember MingusJust 6 – Angels We Have Heard On HighLudwig Göransson – Can You Hear the MusicThe String Revolution ft. Tommy Emmanuel – Folsom Prison BluesWednesday Addams – Paint It Black

BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTS AND VOCALS

Cécile McLorin Salvant – FenestraMaria Mendes ft. John Beasley & Metropole Orkest – Com Que Voz (Live)Patti Austin ft. Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band – April in Parissäje ft. Jacob Collier – In the Wee Small Hours of the MorningSamara Joy – Lush Life

BEST ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra – Scriabin: Symphony No. 2; The Poem Of EcstasyLos Angeles Philharmonic – Adès: DanteNetherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra – Bartók: Concerto For Orchestra; Four PiecesThe Philadelphia Orchestra – Price: Symphony No. 4; Dawson: Negro Folk SymphonySan Francisco Symphony – Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring

BEST OPERA RECORDING

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus – Blanchard: ChampionBoston Modern Orchestra Project & Odyssey Opera Chorus – Corigliano: The Lord Of CriesThe Dime Museum; Isaura String Quartet – Little: Black Lodge

BEST CHORAL PERFORMANCE

The Clarion Choir – Rachmaninoff: All-Night VigilThe Crossing – Carols After a PlagueMiró Quartet; Conspirare – The House Of BelongingSan Francisco Symphony Chorus – Ligeti: Lux AeternaUusinta Ensemble; Helsinki Chamber Choir – Saariaho: Reconnaissance

BEST CHAMBER MUSIC/SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE

Anthony McGill & Pacifica Quartet – American StoriesCatalyst Quartet – Uncovered, Vol. 3: Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, William Grant Still & George WalkerRoomful Of Teeth – Rough MagicThird Coast Percussion – Between BreathsYo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax & Leonidas Kavakos – Beethoven For Three: Symphony No. 6, ‘Pastorale’ And Op. 1, No. 3

BEST CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTAL SOLO

Robert Black – Adams, John Luther: Darkness And Scattered LightAndy Akiho – Akiho: CylindersYuja Wang; Teddy Abrams, conductor (Louisville Orchestra) – The American ProjectSeth Parker Woods – Difficult GraceCurtis Stewart – Of Love

BEST CLASSICAL SOLO VOCAL ALBUM

Reginald Mobley, soloist; Baptiste Trotignon, pianist – BecauseKarim Sulayman, soloist; Sean Shibe, accompanist – Broken BranchesLaura Strickling, soloist; Daniel Schlosberg, pianist – 40@40Lawrence Brownlee, soloist; Kevin J. Miller, pianist – RisingJulia Bullock, soloist; Christian Reif, conductor (Philharmonia Orchestra) – Walking In The Dark

BEST CLASSICAL COMPENDIUM

Anne Akiko Meyers – FandangoChristopher Rountree, conductor – Julius Eastman, Vol. 3: If You’re So Smart, Why Aren’t You Rich?Peter Herresthal – Mazzoli: Dark With Excessive BrightAlex Brown, Harlem Quartet, Imani Winds, Edward Perez, Neal Smith & A.B. Spellman – Passion For Bach And ColtraneChick Corea – SardiniaAndy Akiho – SculpturesAaron Diehl Trio & The Knights – Zodiac Suite

BEST CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL COMPOSITION

Thomas Adès, composer (Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic) – Adès: DanteAndy Akiho, composer (Andy Akiho, Ankush Kumar Bahl & Omaha Symphony) – Akiho: In That Space, At That TimeWilliam Brittelle, composer (Roomful Of Teeth) – Brittelle: PsychedelicsMissy Mazzoli, composer (Peter Herresthal, James Gaffigan & Bergen Philharmonic) – Mazzoli: Dark With Excessive BrightJessie Montgomery, composer (Awadagin Pratt, A Far Cry & Roomful Of Teeth) – Montgomery: Rounds