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27 Jan 2020

Los Angeles Times

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The 2020 Grammy Awards are underway, with early awards going to Lizzo, Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X, Vampire Weekend, Tanya Tucker and others.

Alicia Keys is hosting the live ceremony from Staples Center in Los Angeles, where Lakers fans have also congregated to mourn the late Kobe Bryant. Lizzo leads the pack with eight nominations, while Eilish and Lil Nas X are both up for six awards. All three will compete for the best new artist trophy.

Here is the list of winners and nominees: ALBUM OF THE YEAR:

“I, I” — Bon Iver
“Norman F— Rockwell!” — Lana Del Rey
“When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?” "— Billie Eilish
“Thank U, Next” — Ariana Grande
“I Used to Know Her” — H.E.R.
“7" — Lil Nas X
“Cuz I Love You” (Deluxe) — Lizzo
“Father of the Bride” — Vampire Weekend

RECORD OF THE YEAR:

“Hey, Ma” — Bon Iver
“Bad Guy” — Billie Eilish
“7 Rings” — Ariana Grande
“Hard Place” — H.E.R.
“Talk” — Khalid
“Old Town Road” — Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
“Truth Hurts” — Lizzo
“Sunflower” — Post Malone & Swae Lee

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Billie Eilish performs on stage at the 62nd Grammy Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

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Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell perform on stage at the 62nd Grammy Awards. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

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Ariana Grande performs on stage at the 62nd Grammy Awards. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

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Tanya Tucker and Brandi Carlile at the 62nd Grammy Awards. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

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FKA Twigs and Usher performs at the 62nd Grammy Awards at Staples Center. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

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Usher performs at the 62nd Grammy Awards. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

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Tyler, The Creator with Charlie Wilson and Boyz II Men perform at the 62nd Grammy Awards. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

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Tyler, The Creator performs at the 62nd Grammy Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

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Tyler, The Creator performs at the 62nd Grammy Awards. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

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Camila Cabello performs at the 62nd Grammy Awards. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

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Camila Cabello performs at the 62nd Grammy Awards, honoring her father. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

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Camila Cabello hugs her father after performing at the 62nd Grammy Awards. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

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Chrissy Teigen and John Legend at the 62nd Grammy Awards. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

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Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney of music group Dan + Shay accept the best country duo/group performance award for “Speechless” on stage at the Grammys. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

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Alicia Keys and Boyz II Men pay tribute to the Lakers’ Kobe Bryant at the 62nd Grammy Awards. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

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Lizzo accepts the pop solo performance award at the 62nd Grammy Awards, held at Staples Center. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

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The Jonas Brothers perform. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

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The Jonas Brothers perform at the 62nd Grammy Awards. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

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Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton perform at the 62nd Grammy Awards. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

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Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton perform at the Grammys. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

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Alicia Keys performs with Boyz II Men. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

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Alicia Keys performs as part of her hosting duties at the 62nd Grammy Awards. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

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Lizzo performs at the 62nd Grammy Awards, held at Staples Center in Los Angeles. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

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Lizzo performs at the Grammys. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

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Delbert McClinton, second from left, Bob Britt, Kevin McKendree and Dana Robbins of Delbert McClinton and Self-Made Men + Dana accept the best traditional blues album award for “Tall, Dark, & Handsome” during the Grammy Awards premiere ceremony. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

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Lil Nas X during the pre-televised ceremony at the 62nd Grammy Awards premiere ceremony. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

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Nicola Benedetti performs during the 62nd Grammy Awards premiere ceremony. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

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Ranky Tanky accepts the regional roots music album award for “Good Time.” (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

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Recording engineer Morten Lindberg, Grammy winner for immersive audio album for “Lux,” finally accepts an award at the 62nd Grammy Awards, ending a record-setting string of 27 losses. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

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Angelique Kidjo performs during Grammys premiere ceremony at the Microsoft Theater. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

SONG OF THE YEAR:

“Always Remember Us This Way” — Natalie Hemby, Lady Gaga, Hillary Lindsey & Lori McKenna, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
“Bad Guy” — Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
“Bring My Flowers Now” — Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth & Tanya Tucker, songwriters (Tanya Tucker)
“Hard Place” — Ruby Amanfu, Sam Ashworth, D. Arcelious Harris. H.E.R. & Rodney Jerkins, songwriters (H.E.R.)
“Lover” — Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift)
“Norman F— Rockwell!” — Jack Antonoff & Lana Del Rey, songwriters (Lana Del Rey)
“Someone You Loved” — Tom Barnes, Lewis Capaldi, Pete Kelleher, Benjamin Kohn & Sam Roman, songwriters (Lewis Capaldi)
“Truth Hurts” — Steven Cheung, Eric Frederic, Melissa Jefferson & Jesse Saint John, songwriters (Lizzo)

NEW ARTIST:

Black Pumas
Billie Eilish
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
Maggie Rogers
Rosalía
Tank and the Bangas
Yola

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Jameela Jamil, from left, Lizzo and Billy Porter at the Grammy Awards red carpet with the best and worst fashion. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

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Hit: Lizzo is 100% glamour in this white-hot Atelier Versace gown accessorized with a faux fur stole that includes Swarovski crystal straps. It’s a throwback to Old Hollywood glamour. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

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Hit: Jameela Jamil arrives in style in this stunning Georges Chakra blue and black strapless matte pailette shingle tiered ballgown. It’s one of our favorites. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

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Hit: Ariana Grande has a fairy-tale moment in her voluminous Giambattista Valli dove-gray gown with enough tulle for days. She’s a major red-carpet standout for all the right reasons. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

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Hit: Gwen Stefani wows on the Grammys red carpet in a Dolce & Gabbana mini dress that incorporated shells her partner Blake Shelton collected over the years. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

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Hit: Yola is a red-carpet standout by wearing a custom fuchsia sequin fringe gown by Christian Siriano. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

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Hit: Diplo continues his western-style run with this black suit and white shirt with a silver-tipped collar. (Getty Images)

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Hit: Lil Nas X pulls out all the cowboy vibes in this custom hot-pink Versace suit, accessorized with jewelry by Versace and John Hardy. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

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Hit: Billie Eilish is exactly herself – and that’s a good thing – in a custom Gucci look with matching statement nails. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

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On the fence: “Pose” star Billy Porter usually stands out on the red carpet for all the best reasons. For the Grammys, he arrived in a blue, crystal-fringe flared jumpsuit with matching cropped jacket from Baja East by Scott Studenberg and a mechanically-retracting fringe bucket hat made in collaboration with Sarah Sokol. It was a decidedly matador look, which left us wondering exactly what the fashion category was. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

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Miss: Ricky Rebel left little to the imagination by wearing chaps with a view. The look left us scratching our heads. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

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Hit: Maggie Rogers arrives in a vintage star-embellished gown by Chanel with glittering star earrings to complete her standout look. We’re all about the stars! (Jordan Strauss / Invision/AP)

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Hit: Sophie Turner, pictured with Joe Jonas, brings her fashion A-game to the carpet in a sequined-top minidress from Louis Vuitton. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)

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Hit: Shawn Mendes arrives in a magenta-hued suit by Louis Vuitton, perfectly tapping into one of the color trends we saw on Sunday’s red carpet. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

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Hit: Finneas O’Connell wears a velvet Gucci smoking jacket and trousers for a sophisticated and upscale look. Sister Billie Eilish also wore a look by the brand. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

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Hit: Red-carpet regulars Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas get glammed up for the Grammys in custom Ralph & Russo looks. Her dress included a plunging neckline, crystal embellishments and long fringe on her sleeves. She completed her look by adding more than $1 million of Lorraine Schwartz jewels. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

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Hit: Camila Cabello gives all sorts of princess vibes in a black, ruffled Versace gown. And we approve! (Jordan Strauss / Invision/AP)

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On the fence: Ben Platt, usually a style standout, looks as if he stepped straight off a deck of cards in an argyle jacket and black trousers from Balmain. (Matt Sayles / Invision/AP)

POP SOLO PERFORMANCE:

WINNER: “Truth Hurts” — Lizzo
“Spirit” — Beyoncé
“Bad Guy” — Billie Eilish
“7 Rings” — Ariana Grande
“You Need to Calm Down” — Taylor Swift

POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE:

WINNER: “Old Town Road” — Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
“Boyfriend” — Ariana Grande & Social House
“Sucker” — Jonas Brothers
“Sunflower” — Post Malone & Swae Lee
“Senorita” — Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello

POP VOCAL ALBUM:

WINNER: “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?” — Billie Eilish
“The Lion King: The Gift” — Beyoncé
“Thank U, Next” — Ariana Grande
“No. 6 Collaborations Project” — Ed Sheeran
“Lover” — Taylor Swift

TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM:

WINNER: “Look Now” - Elvis Costello & the Imposters
“Sì - Andrea Bocelli
“Love” (Deluxe edition) - Michael Bublé
“A Legendary Christmas” - John Legend
“Walls” - Barbra Streisand

COMEDY ALBUM:

WINNER: “Sticks & Stones” - Dave Chappelle
“Quality Time” - Jim Gaffigan
“Relatable” - Ellen DeGeneres
“Right Now” - Aziz Ansari
“Son of Patricia” - Trevor Noah

ROCK ALBUM:

WINNER: “Social Cues” — Cage the Elephant
“Amo” — Bring Me the Horizon
“In the End” — The Cranberries
“Trauma” — I Prevail
“Feral Roots” — Rival Sons

ROCK PERFORMANCE:

WINNER: “This Land” - Gary Clark Jr.
“Pretty Waste” - Bones UK
“History Repeats” - Brittany Howard
“Woman” - Karen O & Danger Mouse
“Too Bad” - Rival Sons

ROCK SONG:

WINNER: “This Land,” Gary Clark Jr., songwriter (Gary Clark Jr.)
“Fear Inoculum,” Danny Carey, Justin Chancellor, Adam Jones & Maynard James Keenan, songwriters (Tool)
“Give Yourself a Try,” George Daniel, Adam Hann, Matthew Healy & Ross MacDonald, songwriters (The 1975)
“Harmony Hall,” Ezra Koenig, songwriter (Vampire Weekend)
“History Repeats,” Brittany Howard, songwriter (Brittany Howard)

ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM

WINNER: “Father of the Bride” - Vampire Weekend
“U.F.O.F.” - Big Thief
“Assume Form” - James Blake
“I,I” - Bon Iver
“Anima” - Thom Yorke

R AND B ALBUM:

WINNER: “Ventura” - Anderson .Paak
“1123" - BJ the Chicago Kid
“Painted” - Lucky Daye
“Ella Mai” - Ella Mai Jerom
“Paul” - PJ Morton

R AND B PERFORMANCE:

WINNER: “Come Home”— Anderson .Paak featuring André 3000
“Love Again”—Daniel Ceasar & Brandy
“Could’ve Been” — H.E.R. Featuring Bryson Tiller
“Exactly How I Feel”— Lizzo featuring Gucci Mane
“Roll Some Mo”— Lucky Daye

R AND B SONG:

WINNER: “Say So” - PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton Featuring JoJo)
“Could’ve Been” - Dernst Emile II, David “Swagg R’Celious” Harris, H.E.R. & Hue “Soundzfire” Strother, songwriters (H.E.R. Featuring Bryson Tiller)
“Look At Me Now” - Emily King & Jeremy Most, songwriters (Emily King)
“No Guidance” - Chris Brown, Tyler James Bryant, Nija Charles, Aubrey Graham, Anderson Hernandez, Michee Patrick Lebrun, Joshua Lewis, Noah Shebib & Teddy Walton, songwriters (Chris Brown Featuring Drake)
“Roll Some Mo” - David Brown, Dernst Emile II & Peter Lee Johnson, songwriters (Lucky Daye)

RAP ALBUM:

WINNER: “Igor” — Tyler, the Creator
“Revenge of the Dreamers III” — Dreamville
“Championships” — Meek Mill
“I Am > I Was” — 21 Savage
“The Lost Boy” — YBN Cordae

RAP/SUNG PERFORMANCE:

“Higher” - DJ Khaled featuring Nipsey Hussle & John Legend
“Drip Too Hard” - Lil Baby & Gunna
“Panini” - Lil Nas X
“Ballin” - Mustard featuring Roddy Ricch
“The London” - Young Thug Featuring J. Cole & Travis Scott

TRADITIONAL R AND B PERFORMANCE:

WINNER: “Jerome” - Lizzo
“Time Today” - BJ the Chicago Kid
“Steady Love” - India.Arie
“Real Games” - Lucky Daye
“Built for Love” - PJ Morton featuring Jazmine Sullivan

URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM:

WINNER: “Cuz I Love You” (Deluxe) - Lizzo
“Apollo XXI” - Steve Lacy
“Overload” - Georgia Anne Muldrow
“Saturn” - NAO
“Being Human in Public” - Jessie Reyez

RAP PERFORMANCE:

WINNER: “Racks in the Middle"- Nipsey Hussle featuring Roddy Ricch & Hit-Boy
“Middle Child” - J. Cole
“Suge” - DaBaby
“Down Bad” - Dreamville featuring J.I.D, Bas, J. Cole, EarthGang & Young Nudy
“Clout” - Offset featuring Cardi B

RAP SONG:

WINNER: “A Lot” - Jermaine Cole, Dacoury Natche, 21 Savage & Anthony White, songwriters (21 Savage Featuring J. Cole)
“Bad Idea” - Chancelor Bennett, Cordae Dunston, Uforo Ebong & Daniel Hackett, songwriters (YBN Cordae featuring Chance the Rapper)
“Gold Roses” - Noel Cadastre, Aubrey Graham, Anderson Hernandez, Khristopher Riddick-Tynes, William Leonard Roberts II, Joshua Quinton Scruggs, Leon Thomas III & Ozan Yildirim, songwriters (Rick Ross featuring Drake)
“Racks in the Middle” - Ermias Asghedom, Dustin James Corbett, Greg Allen Davis, Chauncey Hollis, Jr. & Rodrick Moore, songwriters (Nipsey Hussle Featuring Roddy Ricch & Hit-Boy)
“Suge” - DaBaby, Jetsonmade

DANCE RECORDING:

WINNER: “Got to Keep On” — The Chemical Brothers
“Linked” — Bonobo
“Piece of Your Heart” — Meduza Featuring Goodboys
“Underwater” — Rüfüs Du Sol
“Midnight Hour” — Skrillex & Boys Noize featuring Ty Dolla Sign

DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM:

WINNER: “No Geography” - The Chemical Brothers
“LP5" - Apparat
“Hi This is Flume” (Mixtape) - Flume
“Solace” - RÜFÜS DU SOL
“Weather” - Tycho Featuring Saint Sinner

COUNTRY SONG:

WINNER: “Bring My Flowers Now” — Brandie Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth & Tanya Tucker, songwriters (Tanya Tucker)
“Girl Goin’ Nowhere”— Jeremy Bussey & Ashley McBryde, songwriters (Ashley McBryde)
“It All Comes Out In the Wash” — Miranda Lambert, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
“Some of It” — Eric Church, Clint Daniels, Jeff Hyde & Bobby Pinson, songwriters (Eric Church)
“Speechless”— Shay Mooney, Jordan Reynolds, Dan Smyers & Laura Veltz, songwriters (Dan + Shay)

COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE:

WINNER: “Ride Me Back Home” - Willie Nelson
“All Your’n” - Tyler Childers
“Girl Goin’ Nowhere” - Ashley McBryde
“God’s Country” - Blake Shelton
“Bring My Flowers Now” - Tanya Tucker

COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE:

WINNER: “Speechless” - Dan + Shay
“Brand New Man” - Brooks & Dunn with Luke Combs
“I Don’t Remember Me (Before you)” - Brothers Osborne
“The Daughters” - Little Big Town
“Common” - Maren Morris featuring Brandi Carlile

COUNTRY ALBUM:

WINNER: “While I’m Livin’” - Tanya Tucker
“Desperate Man” - Eric Church
“Stronger Than the Truth” - Reba McEntire
“Interstate Gospel” - Pistol Annies
“Center Point Road” - Thomas Rhett

GOSPEL PERFORMANCE/SONG:

WINNER: “Love Theory” - Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, songwriter
“Talkin’ ‘Bout Jesus” - Gloria Gaynor featuring Yolanda Adams; Bryan Fowler, Gloria Gaynor & Chris Stevens, songwriters
“See the Light” - Travis Greene Featuring Jekalyn Carr
“Speak the Name” - Koryn Hawthorne featuring Natalie Grant
“This Is a Movie (Live)” - Tasha Cobbs Leonard; Tony Brown, Brandon Lake, Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Nate Moore, songwriters

GOSPEL ALBUM:

WINNER: “Long Live Love” — Kirk Franklin
“Goshen” — Donald Lawrence Presents the Tri-City Singers
“Tunnel Vision” — Gene Moore
“Settle Here” — William Murphy
“Something’s Happening! A Christmas Album” — CeCe Winans

CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE/SONG:

WINNER: “God Only Knows” - for King & Country & Dolly Parton; Josh Kerr, Jordan Reynolds, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone & Tedd Tjornhom, songwriters
“Only Jesus” - Casting Crowns; Mark Hall, Bernie Herms & Matthew West, songwriters
“Haven’t Seen it Yet” - Danny Gokey; Danny Gokey, Ethan Hulse & Colby Wedgeworth, songwriters
“God’s Not Done With You” (Single Version) - Tauren Wells
“Rescue Story” - Zach Williams; Ethan Hulse, Andrew Ripp, Jonathan Smith & Zach Williams, songwriters

CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ALBUM:

WINNER: “Burn the Ships” - for King & Country
“I Know a Ghost” - Crowder
“Haven’t Seen it Yet” Danny Gokey
“The Elements” - TobyMac
“Holy Roar” - Chris Tomlin

ROOTS GOSPEL ALBUM:

WINNER: “Testimony” - Gloria Gaynor
“Deeper Roots: Where the Bluegrass Grows” - Steven Curtis Chapman
“Deeper Oceans” - Joseph Habedank
“His Name Is Jesus” - Tim Menzies
“Gonna Sing, Gonna Shout” (Various Artists) - Jerry Salley, Producer

LATIN POP ALBUM:

WINNER: "#Eldisco” - Alejandro Sanz
“Vida” - Luis Fonsi
“11:11" - Maluma
“Montaner” - Ricardo Montaner
“Fantasia” - Sebastian Yatra

LATIN ROCK, URBAN OR ALTERNATIVE ALBUM:

WINNER: “El Mal Querer” — Rosalía
“X 100PRE”— Bad Bunny
“Oasis” — J Balvin & Bad Bunny
“Indestructible” — Flor De Toloache
“Almadura” — iLe

REGIONAL MEXICAN MUSIC ALBUM:

WINNER: “De Ayer Para Siempre” - Mariachi Los Camperos
“Caminando” - Joss Favela
“Percepción” - Intocable
“Poco a Poco” - La Energia Norteña
“20 Aniversario” - Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea

TROPICAL LATIN ALBUM:

WINNER (TIE): “Opus” - Marc Anthony
WINNER (TIE): “A Journey Through Cuban Music” - Aymée Nuviola
“Tiempo Al Tiempo” - Luis Enrique + C4 Trio
“Candela” - Vicente García
“Literal” - Juan Luis Guerra 4.40

AMERICANA ALBUM:

WINNER: “Oklahoma” — Keb’ Mo’
“Years to Burn” — Calexico and Iron & Wine
“Who Are You Now” — Madison Cunningham
“Tales of America” — J.S. Ondara
“Walk Through Fire” — Yola

AMERICAN ROOTS PERFORMANCE:

WINNER: “Saint Honesty” - Sara Bareilles
“Father Mountain” - Calexico and Iron & Wine
“I’m On My Way” - Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi
“Call My Name” - I’m With Her
“Faraway Look” - Yola

AMERICAN ROOTS SONG:

WINNER: “Call My Name” - Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan & Sara Watkins, songwriters (I’m With Her)
“Black Myself” - Amythyst Kiah, songwriter (Our Native Daughters)
“Crossing to Jerusalem” - Rosanne Cash & John Leventhal, songwriters (Rosanne Cash)
“Faraway Look” - Dan Auerbach, Yola Carter & Pat McLaughlin, songwriters (Yola)
“I Don’t Wanna Ride the Rails No More” - Vince Gill, songwriter (Vince Gill)

BLUEGRASS ALBUM:

WINNER: “Tall Fiddler” - Michael Cleveland
“Live in Prague, Czech Republic” - Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
“Toil, Tears & Trouble” - The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys
“Royal Traveller” - Missy Raines
“If You can’t Stand the Heat” - Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen

TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM:

WINNER: “Tall, Dark & Handsome” - Delbert McClinton & Self-Made Men
“Kingfish” - Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
“Sitting on Top of the Blues” - Bobby Rush
“Baby, Please Come Home” - Jimmie Vaughan
“Spectacular Class” - Jontavious Willis

CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM:

WINNER: “This Land” - Gary Clark Jr.
“Venom & Faith” - Larkin Poe
“Brighter Days” - Robert Randolph & The Family Band
“Somebody Save Me” - Sugaray Rayford
“Keep On” - Southern Avenue

REGIONAL ROOTS MUSIC ALBUM:

WINNER: “Good Time” - Ranky Tanky
“Kalawai’anui” - Amy Hānaiali’i
“When It’s Cold - Cree Round Dance Songs” - Northern Cree
“Recorded Live at the 2019 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival” - Rebirth Brass Band
“Hawaiian Lullaby” - (Various Artists) Imua Garza & Kimié Miner, producers

REGGAE ALBUM:

WINNER: “Rapture” - Koffee
“As I Am” - Julian Marley
“The Final Battle: Sly & Robbie vs. Roots Radicss” - Sly & Robbie & Roots Radics
“Mass Manipulation” - Steel Pulse
“More Work to be Done” - Third World

WORLD MUSIC ALBUM:

WINNER: “Celia” - Angelique Kidjo
“Gece” - Altin Gün
“What Heat” - Bokanté & Metropole Orkest conducted by Jules Buckley
“African Giant” - Burna Boy
“Fanm D’Ayiti” - Nathalie Joachim with Spektral Quartet

CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM:

WINNER: “Mettavolution” - Rodrigo y Gabriela
“Ancestral Recall” - Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah
“Star People Nation” - Theo Croker
“Beat Music! Beat Music! Beat Music!” - Mark Guiliana
“Elevate” - Lettuce

WINNER: “7empest” - Tool
“Astrolus - The Great Octopus” - Candlemass featuring Tony Iommi
“Humanicide” - Death Angel
“Bow Down” - Prevail
“Unleashed” - Killswitch Engage

JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM:

WINNER: “12 Little Spells” — Esperanza Spalding
“Thirsty Ghost” — Sara Gazarek
“Love & Liberation” — Jazzmeia Horn
“Alone Together” — Catherine Russell
“Screenplay” — The Tierney Sutton Band

IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO:

“Elsewhere” - Melissa Aldana, soloist
“Sozinho” - Randy Brecker, soloist
“Tomorrow Is the Question” - Julian Lage, soloist
“The Windup” - Branford Marsalis, soloist
“Sightseeing” - Christian McBride, soloist

JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM:

WINNER: “Finding Gabriel” - Brad Mehldau
“In the Key of the Universe” - Joey DeFrancesco
“The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul” - Branford Marsalis Quartet
“Christian McBride’s New Jawn” - Christian McBride
“Come What May” - Joshua Redman Quartet

LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM:

WINNER: “The Omni-American Book Club” - Brian Lynch Big Band"Triple Helix” - Anat Cohen Tentet
“Dancer in Nowhere” - Miho Hazama
“Hiding Out” - Mike Holober & The Gotham Jazz Orchestra
“One Day Wonder” - Terraza Big Band

LATIN JAZZ ALBUM:

WINNER: “Antidote” - Chick Corea & The Spanish Heart Band
“Sorte!: Music by John Finbury” - Thalma de Freitas with Vitor Gonçalves, John Patitucci, Chico Pinheiro, Rogerio Boccato & Duduka Da Fonseca
“Una Noche Con Rubén Blades” Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis & Rubén Blades
“Carib” - David Sánchez
“Sonero: The Music of Ismael Rovera” - Miguel Zenón

NEW AGE ALBUM:

WINNER: “Wings” - Peter Kater
“Fairy Dreams"- David Arkenstone
“Homage to Kindness” - David Darling
“Verve” - Sebastian Plano
“Deva” - Deva Premal

SPOKEN WORD ALBUM:

WINNER: “Becoming” — Michelle Obama
“Beastie Boys Book” — (Various Artists) Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, Scott Sherratt & Dan Zitt, producers
“I.V. Catatonia: 20 Years as a Two-Time Cancer Survivor” — Eric Alexandrakis
“Mr. Know-It-All” — John Waters
“Sekou Andrews & The String Theory” — Sekou Andrews & The String Theory

CHILDREN’S MUSIC ALBUM

WINNER: “Agless Songs for the Child Archetype” - Jon Samson
“Flying High!” - Caspar Babypants
“I Love Rainy Days” - Daniel Tashian
“The Love” - Alphabet Rockers
“Winterland” - The Okee Dokee Brothers

MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM:

WINNER: “Hadestown” - Reeve Carney, André De Shields, Amber Gray, Eva Noblezada & Patrick Page, principal soloists; Mara Isaacs, David Lai, Anaïs Mitchell & Todd Sickafoose, producers (Anaïs Mitchell, composer & lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)
“Ain’t Too Proud - The Life and Times of The Temptations” - Saint Aubyn, Derrick Baskin, James Harkness, Jawan M. Jackson, Jeremy Pope & Ephraim Sykes, principal soloists; Scott M. Riesett, producer (Original Broadway Cast)
“Moulin Rouge! The Musical” - Danny Burstein, Tam Mutu, Sahr Ngaujah, Karen Olivo & Aaron Tveit, principal soloists; Justin Levine, Baz Luhrmann, Matt Stine & Alex Timbers, producers (Original Broadway Cast)
“The Music of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - In Four Contemporary Suites” - Imogen Heap, producer; Imogen Heap, composer (Imogen Heap)
“Oklahoma!” - Damon Daunno, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Ali Stroker, Mary Testa & Patrick Vaill, principal soloists; Daniel Kluger & Dean Sharenow, producers (Richard Rodgers, composer; Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist) (2019 Broadway Cast) 62nd

WINNER: “I’ll Never Love Again” (Film Version) — Natalie Hemby, Lady Gaga, Hillary Lindsey & Aaron Raitiere songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper). Track from: “A Star Is Born”
“The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy” — Randy Newman, songwriter (Chris Stapleton). Track from: “Toy Story 4"
“Girl In the Movies” — Dolly Parton & Linda Perry, songwriters (Dolly Parton). Track from: “Dumplin’”
“Spirit” — Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Timothy McKenzie & Ilya Salmanzadeh, songwriters (Beyoncé). Track from: “The Lion King”
Suspirium” — Thom Yorke, songwriter (Thom Yorke). Track from: “Suspiria”

WINNER: “A Star Is Born” - Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
“The Lion King: The Songs” - Various Artists
“Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time … In Hollywood” - Various Artists
“Rocketman” - Taron Egerton
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” - Various Artists

WINNER: “Chernobyl” - Hildur Guðnadóttir, composer
“Avengers: Endgame” - Alan Silvestri, composer
“Game of Thrones: Season 8" - Ramin Djawadi, composer
“The Lion King” - Hans Zimmer, composer
“Mary Poppins Returns” - Marc Shaiman, composer

Music film:

WINNER: “Homecoming” — Beyoncé
“Remember My Name” — David Crosby
“Birth of the Cool” — (Miles Davis)
“Shangri-La” — (Various Artists)
“Anima” — Thom Yorke

MUSIC VIDEO:

WINNER: “Old Town Road” - Lil Nas X & Billy Ray Cyrus, Calmatic, video director; Candice Dragonas, Melissa Larsen & Saul Levitz, video producers
“We’ve Got to Try” - The Chemical Brothers, Ellie Fry, video director; Ninian Doff, video producer
“This Land” - Gary Clark Jr. Savanah Leaf, video director; Alicia Martinez, video producer
“Cellophane” - FKA Twigs, Andrew Thomas Huang, video director; Alex Chamberlain, video producer
“Glad He’s Gone” - Tove Lo, Vania Heymann & Gal Muggia, video directors; Natan Schottenfels, video producer

INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION:

WINNER: “Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Symphonic Suite” - John Williams, composer (John Williams)
“Begin Again” - Fred Hersch, composer (Fred Hersch & The WDR Big Band conducted by Vince Mendoza)
“Crucible For Crisis” - Brian Lynch, composer (Brian Lynch Big Band)
“Love, A Beautiful Force” - Vince Mendoza, composer (Vince Mendoza, Terell Stafford, Dick Oatts & Temple University Studio Orchestra)
“Walkin’ Funny” - Christian McBride, composer (Christian McBride)

ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTAL OR A CAPPELLA:

WINNER: “Moon River” - Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)
“Blue Skies” - Kris Bowers, arranger (Kris Bowers)
“Hedwig’s Theme” - John Williams, arranger (Anne-Sophie Mutter & John Williams)
“La Novena” - Emilio Solla, arranger (Emilio Solla Tango Jazz Orchestra)
“Love, A Beautiful Force” - Vince Mendoza, arranger (Vince Mendoza, Terell Stafford, Dick Oatts & Temple University Studio Orchestra)

ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCALS:

WINNER: “All Night Long” - Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier Featuring Jules Buckley, Take 6 & Metropole Orkest)
“Jolene” - Geoff Keezer, arranger (Sara Gazarek)
“Marry Me a Little” - Cyrille Aimée & Diego Figueiredo, arrangers (Cyrille Aimée)
“Over the Rainbow” - Vince Mendoza, arranger (Trisha Yearwood)
“12 Little Spells (Thoracic Spine”) - Esperanza Spalding, arranger (Esperanza Spalding)

RECORDING PACKAGING:

WINNER: “Chris Cornell” - Barry Ament, Jeff Ament, Jeff Fura & Joe Spix, art directors (Chris Cornell)
“Anonimas & Resilientes” Luisa María Arango, Carlos Dussan, Manuel García-Orozco & Juliana Jaramillo-Buenaventura, art directors (Voces Del Bullerengue)
“Hold That Tiger” - Andrew Wong & Fongming Yang, art directors (The Muddy Basin Ramblers)
“I,I” - Aaron Anderson & Eric Timothy Carlson, art directors (Bon Iver)
“Intellexual” - Irwan Awalludin, art director (Intellexual)

BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE:

WINNER: “Woodstock – Back to the Garden: The Definitive 50th Anniversary Archive” - Masaki Koike, art director (Various Artists)
“Anima” - Stanley Donwood & Tchocky, art directors (Thom Yorke)
“Gold in Brass Age” - Amanda Chiu, Mark Farrow & David Gray, art directors (David Gray)
“1963: New Directions” - Josh Cheuse, art director (John Coltrane)
“The Radio Recordings 1939–1945" - Marek Polewski, art director (Wilhelm Furtwängler & Berliner Philharmoniker)

ALBUM NOTES:

WINNER: “Stax ’68: A Memphis Story” - Steve Greenberg, album notes writer (Various Artists)
“The Complete Cuban Jam Sessions” - Judy Cantor-Navas, album notes writer (Various Artists)
“The Gospel According to Malaco” - Robert Marovich, album notes writer (Various Artists)
“Pedal Steal + Four Corners” - Brendan Greaves, album notes writer (Terry Allen and the Panhandle Mystery Band)
“Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection” - Jeff Place, album notes writer (Pete Seeger)

HISTORICAL ALBUM:

WINNER: “Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection” - Jeff Place & Robert Santelli, compilation producers; Pete Reiniger, mastering engineer (Pete Seeger)
“The Girl from Chickasaw County: The Complete Capitol Masters” - Andrew Batt & Kris Maher, compilation producers; Simon Gibson, mastering engineer (Bobbie Gentry)
“The Great Comeback: Horowitz at Carnegie Hall” - Robert Russ, compilation producer; Andreas K. Meyer & Jennifer Nulsen, mastering engineers (Vladimir Horowitz)
“Kankyō Ongaku: Japanese Ambient, Environmental & New Age Music 1980-1990" - Spencer Doran, Yosuke Kitazawa, Douglas Macgowan & Matt Sullivan, compilation producers; John Baldwin, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
“Woodstock – Back to the Garden: The Definitive 50th Anniversary Archive” - Brian Kehew, Steve Woolard & Andy Zax, compilation producers; Dave Schultz, mastering engineer, Brian Kehew, restoration engineer (Various Artists)

ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL:

WINNER: “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?” - Rob Kinelski & Finneas O’Connell, engineers; John Greenham, mastering engineer (Billie Eilish)
“All These Things” - Tchad Blake, Adam Greenspan & Rodney Shearer, engineers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Thomas Dybdahl)
“Ella Mai” - Chris “Shaggy” Ascher, Jaycen Joshua & David Pizzimenti, engineers; Chris Athens, mastering engineer (Ella Mai)
“Run Home Slow” - Paul Butler & Sam Teskey, engineers; Joe Carra, mastering engineer (The Teskey Brothers)
“Scenery” - Tom Elmhirst, Ben Kane & Jeremy Most, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Emily King)

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL:

WINNER: Finneas
Jack Antonoff
Dan Auerbach
John Hill
Ricky Reed

REMIXED RECORDING:

WINNER: “I Rise (Tracy Young’s Pride Intro Radio Remix)” - Tracy Young, remixer (Madonna)
“Mother’s Daughter (Wuki Remix)” - Wuki, remixer (Miley Cyrus)
“The One (High Contrast Remix)” - Lincoln Barrett, remixer (Jorja Smith)
“Swim (Ford. remix)” - Luc Bradford, remixer (Mild Minds)
“Work It (Soulwax Remix)” - David Gerard C Dewaele & Stephen Antoine C Dewaele, remixers (Marie Davidson)

IMMERSIVE STUDIO ALBUM:

WINNER: “Lux” - Morten Lindberg, immersive audio engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive audio mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive audio producer (Anita Brevik, Trondheimsolistene & Nidarosdomens Jentekor)
“Chain Tripping” - Luke Argilla, immersive audio engineer; Jurgen Scharpf, immersive audio mastering engineer; Jona Bechtolt, Claire L. Evans & Rob Kieswetter, immersive audio producers (Yacht)
“Kverndokk: Symphonic Dances” - Jim Anderson, immersive audio engineer; Robert C. Ludwig, immersive audio mastering engineer; Ulrike Schwarz, immersive audio producer (Ken-David Masur & Stavanger Symphony Orchestra)
“The Orchestral Organ” - Keith O. Johnson, immersive audio engineer; Keith O. Johnson, immersive audio mastering engineer; Marina A. Ledin & Victor Ledin, immersive audio producers (Jan Kraybill)
“The Savior” - Bob Clearmountain, immersive audio engineer; Bob Ludwig, immersive audio mastering engineer; Michael Marquart & Dave Way, immersive audio producers (A Bad Think)

ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICAL:

WINNER: “Riley: Sun Rings” - Leslie Ann Jones, engineer; Robert C. Ludwig, mastering engineer (Kronos Quartet)
“Aequa” - Anna Thorvaldsdottir Daniel Shores, engineer; Daniel Shores, mastering engineer (International Contemporary Ensemble)
“Bruckner: Symphony No. 9" Mark Donahue, engineer; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
“Rachmaninoff: Hermitage Piano Trio” - Keith O. Johnson & Sean Royce Martin, engineers; Keith O. Johnson, mastering engineer (Hermitage Piano Trio)
“Wolfe: Fire in My Mouth” - Bob Hanlon & Lawrence Rock, engineers; Ian Good & Lawrence Rock, mastering engineers (Jaap Van Zweden, Francisco J. Núñez, Donald Nally, The Crossing, Young People’s Chorus Of NY City & New York Philharmonic)

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL:

WINNER: Blanton Alspaugh
James Ginsburg
Marina A. Ledin, Victor Ledin
Morten Lindberg
Dirk Sobotka

OPERA RECORDING:

WINNER: “Picker: Fantastic Mr. Fox” - Gil Rose, conductor; John Brancy, Andrew Craig Brown, Gabriel Preisser, Krista River & Edwin Vega; Gil Rose, producer (Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Boston Children’s Chorus)
“Benjamin: Lessons in Love & Violence” - George Benjamin, conductor; Stéphane Degout, Barbara Hannigan, Peter Hoare & Gyula Orendt; James Whitbourn, producer (Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House)
“Berg: Wozzeck” - Marc Albrecht, conductor; Christopher Maltman & Eva-Maria Westbroek; François Roussillon, producer (Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra; Chorus Of Dutch National Opera)
“Charpentier: Les Arts Florissants; Les Plaisirs de Versailles” - Paul O’Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Jesse Blumberg, Teresa Wakim & Virginia Warnken; Renate Wolter-Seevers, producer (Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Ensemble; Boston Early Music Festival Vocal Ensemble)
“Wagner: Lohengrin” - Christian Thielemann, conductor; Piotr Beczała, Anja Harteros, Tomasz Konieczny, Waltraud Meier & Georg Zeppenfeld; Eckhard Glauche, producer (Festspielorchester Bayreuth; Festspielchor Bayreuth)

ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE:

WINNER: “Norman: Sustain” - Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
“Bruckner: Symphony No. 9" - Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
“Copland: Billy the Kid; Grohg” - Leonard Slatkin, conductor (Detroit Symphony Orchestra)
“Transatlantic” - Louis Langrée, conductor (Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)
“Weinberg: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 21" - Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, conductor (City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Kremerata Baltica)

CHORAL PERFORMANCE:

WINNER: “Duruflé: Complete Choral Works” - Robert Simpson, conductor (Ken Cowan; Houston Chamber Choir)
“Boyle: Voyages” - Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)
“The Hope of Loving” - Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Conspirare)
“Sander: The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom” - Peter Jermihov, conductor (Evan Bravos, Vadim Gan, Kevin Keys, Glenn Miller & Daniel Shirley; PaTRAM Institute Singers)
“Smith, K.: The Arc in the Sky” - Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)

CHAMBER MUSIC/SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE:

WINNER: “Shaw: Orange” - Attacca Quartet
“Cerrone: The Pieces That Fall to Earth” - Christopher Rountree & Wild Up
“Freedom & Faith” - PUBLIQuartet
“Perpetulum” - Third Coast Percussion
“Rachmaninoff: Hermitage Piano Trio” - Hermitage Piano Trio

CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTAL SOLO:

WINNER: “Marsalis: Violin Concerto; Fiddle Dance Suite” - Nicola Benedetti; Cristian Măcelaru, conductor (Philadelphia Orchestra)
“The Berlin Recital” - Yuja Wang
“Higdon: Harp Concerto” - Yolanda Kondonassis; Ward Stare, conductor (The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra)
“The Orchestral Organ” - Jan Kraybill
“Torke: Sky, Concerto For Violin” - Tessa Lark; David Alan Miller, conductor (Albany Symphony)

CLASSICAL SOLO ALBUM VOCAL:

WINNER: “Songplay” - Joyce DiDonato; Chuck Israels, Jimmy Madison, Charlie Porter & Craig Terry, accompanists (Steve Barnett & Lautaro Greco)
“The Edge of Silence: Works for Voice by György Kurtág” - Susan Narucki (Donald Berman, Curtis Macomber, Kathryn Schulmeister & Nicholas Tolle) “Himmelsmusik” - Philippe Jaroussky & Céline Scheen; Christina Pluhar, conductor; L’Arpeggiata, ensemble (Jesús Rodil & Dingle Yandell)
“Schumann: Liederkreis, Op. 24, Kerner-Lieder Op.35" - Matthias Goerne; Leif Ove Andsnes, accompanist
“A Te, O Cara” - Stephen Costello; Constantine Orbelian, conductor (Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra)

CLASSICAL COMPENDIUM:

WINNER: “The Poetry of Places” - Nadia Shpachenko; Marina A. Ledin & Victor Ledin, producers
“American Originals 1918" - John Morris Russell, conductor; Elaine Martone, producer
“Leshnoff: Symphony No. 4 “Heichalos”; Guitar Concerto; Starburst” - Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer
“Meltzer: Songs & Structures” - Paul Appleby & Natalia Katyukova; Silas Brown & Harold Meltzer, producers
“Saariaho: True Fire; Trans; Ciel d’Hiver” - Hannu Lintu, conductor; Laura Heikinheimo, producer

CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL COMPOSITION:

WINNER: “Higdon: Harp Concerto” - Jennifer Higdon, composer (Yolanda Kondonassis, Ward Stare & The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra)
“Bermel: The Migration Series for Jazz Ensemble & Orchestra” - Derek Bermel, composer (Derek Bermel, Ted Nash, David Alan Miller, Juilliard Jazz Orchestra & Albany Symphony Orchestra)
“Marsalis: Violin Concerto in D Major” - Wynton Marsalis, composer (Nicola Benedetti, Cristian Măcelaru & Philadelphia Orchestra)
“Norman: Sustain” - Andrew Norman, composer (Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic)
“Shaw: Orange” - Caroline Shaw, composer (Attacca Quartet)
“Wolfe: Fire in My Mouth” - Julia Wolfe, composer (Jaap Van Zweden, Francisco J. Núñez, Donald Nally, The Crossing, Young People’s Chorus Of NY City & New York Philharmonic)