The 2021 Grammy Awards has finally revealed its winners!
The long-awaited awarding ceremony was first set on January 31 but due to the pandemic, organizers postponed the event. But the annual occasion was worth the wait with amazing performances from Megan Thee Stallion, Dua Lipa, and Harry Styles among others.
There were some historic moments too with some artists winning their first Grammy while Beyonce broke the record for being the most awarded female vocalist with 28 Grammys total.
Here’s the complete list of winners and nominees this year:
Record of the Year
WINNER: “Everything I Wanted,” Billie Eilish
“Black Parade,” Beyoncé
“Colors,” Black Pumas
“Rockstar,” DaBaby featuring Roddy Rich
“Say So,” Doja Cat
“Don’t Start Now,” Dua Lipa
“Circles,” Post Malone
“Savage,” Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé
Album of the Year
WINNER: folklore, Taylor Swift
Chilombo, Jhené Aiko
Black Pumas (Deluxe Edition), Black Pumas
Everyday Life, Coldplay
Djesse Vol. 3, Jacob Collier
Women In Music Pt. III, HAIM
Future Nostalgia, Dua Lipa
Hollywood’s Bleeding, Post Malone
Song of the Year
WINNER: “I Can’t Breathe,” Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.)
“Black Parade,” Denisia Andrews, Beyoncé, Stephen Bray, Shawn Carter, Brittany Coney, Derek James Dixie, Akil King, Kim “Kaydence” Krysiuk & Rickie “Caso” Tice, songwriters (Beyoncé)
“The Box,” Samuel Gloade & Rodrick Moore, songwriters (Roddy Ricch)
“Cardigan,” Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
“Circles,” Louis Bell, Adam Feeney, Kaan Gunesberk, Austin Post & Billy Walsh, songwriters (Post Malone)
“Don’t Start Now,” Caroline Ailin, Ian Kirkpatrick, Dua Lipa & Emily Warren, songwriters (Dua Lipa)
“Everything I Wanted,” Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
“If The World Was Ending,” Julia Michaels & JP Saxe, songwriters (JP Saxe Featuring Julia Michaels)
Best New Artist
WINNER: Megan Thee Stallion
Ingrid Andress
Phoebe Bridgers
Chika
Noah Cyrus
D Smoke
Doja Cat
Kaytranada
Best Music Video
WINNER: “Brown Skin Girl,” Beyoncé, Blue Ivy Carter & Wizkid
“Adore You,” Harry Styles
“Life Is Good,” Future featuring Drake
“Lockdown,” Anderson .Paak
“Goliath,” Woodkid
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
WINNER: “Rain On Me,” Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande
“Un Dia (One Day),” J Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny & Tainy
“Intentions,” Justin Bieber featuring Quavo
“Dynamite,” BTS
“Exile,” Taylor Swift featuring Bon Iver
Best Pop Solo Performance
WINNER: “Watermelon Sugar,” Harry Styles
“Yummy,” Justin Bieber
“Say So,” Doja Cat
“Everything I Wanted,” Billie Eilish
“Don’t Start Now,” Dua Lipa
“Cardigan,” Taylor Swift
Best Pop Vocal Album
WINNER:Future Nostalgia, Dua Lipa
Changes, Justin Bieber
Chromatica, Lady Gaga
Fine Line, Harry Styles
folklore, Taylor Swift
Best Rock Song
WINNER: “Stay High,” Brittany Howard, songwriter (Brittany Howard)
“Kyoto,” Phoebe Bridgers, Morgan Nagler & Marshall Vore, songwriters (Phoebe Bridgers)
“Lost in Yesterday,” Kevin Parker, songwriter (Tame Impala)
“Not,” Adrianne Lenker, songwriter (Big Thief)
“Shameika,” Fiona Apple, songwriter (Fiona Apple)
Best Rock Performance
WINNER: “Shameika,” Fiona Apple
“Not,” Big Thief
“Kyoto,” Phoebe Bridgers
“The Steps,” HAIM
“Stay High,” Brittany Howard
“Daylight,” Grace Potter
Best Rock Album
WINNER: The New Abnormal, The Strokes
A Hero’s Death, Fontaines DC,
Kiwanuka, Michael Kiwanuka
Daylight, Grace Potter
Sound & Fury, Sturgill Simpson
Best Rap Song
WINNER: “Savage,” Beyoncé, Shawn Carter, Brittany Hazzard, Derrick Milano, Terius “The Bigger Picture,” Dominique Jones, Noah Pettigrew & Rai’shaun Williams, songwriters (Lil Baby)
“The Box,” Samuel Gloade & Rodrick Moore, songwriters (Roddy Ricch)
“Laugh Now Cry Later,” Durk Banks, Rogét Chahayed, Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Ron LaTour & Ryan Martinez, songwriters (Drake Featuring Lil Durk)
“Rockstar,” Jonathan Lyndale Kirk, Ross Joseph Portaro IV & Rodrick Moore, songwriters (DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch)
Nash, Megan Pete, Bobby Session Jr., Jordan Kyle Lanier Thorpe & Anthony White, songwriters (Megan Thee Stallion Featuring Beyoncé)
Best Rap Album
WINNER: King’s Disease, Nas
Black Habits, D Smoke
Alfredo, Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist
A Written Testimony, Jay Electronica
The Allegory, Royce Da 5’9″
Best Rap Performance
WINNER: “Savage,” Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé
“Deep Reverence,” Big Sean featuring Nipsey Hussle
“Bop,” DaBaby
“What’s Poppin,” Jack Harlow
“The Bigger Picture,” Lil Baby
“Dior,” Pop Smoke
Best R&B Song
WINNER: “Better Than I Imagine,” Robert Glasper, Meshell Ndegeocello & Gabriella Wilson, songwriters (Robert Glasper Featuring H.E.R. & Meshell Ndegeocello)
“Black Parade,” Denisia Andrews, Beyoncé, Stephen Bray, Shawn Carter, Brittany Coney, Derek James Dixie, Akil King, Kim “Kaydence” Krysiuk & Rickie “Caso” Tice, songwriters (Beyoncé)
“Collide,” Sam Barsh, Stacey Barthe, Sonyae Elise, Olu Fann, Akil King, Josh Lopez, Kaveh Rastegar & Benedetto Rotondi, songwriters (Tiana Major9 & EARTHGANG)
“Do It,” Chloe Bailey, Halle Bailey, Anton Kuhl, Victoria Monét, Scott Storch & Vincent Van Den Ende, songwriters (Chloe X Halle)
“Slow Down,” Nasri Atweh, Badriia Bourelly, Skip Marley, Ryan Williamson & Gabriella Wilson, songwriters (Skip Marley & H.E.R.)
Best R&B Album
WINNER: Bigger Love, John Legend
Happy 2 Be Here, Ant Clemons
Take Time, Giveon
To Feel Love/d, Luke James
All Rise, Gregory Porter
Best Progressive R&B Album
WINNER: It Is What It Is, Thundercat
Chilombo, Jhené Aiko
Ungodly Hour, Chloe x Halle
Free Nationals, Free Nationals
F*** Yo Feelings, Robert Glasper
Best Traditional R&B Performance
WINNER: “Anything for You,” Ledisi
“Sit on Down,” The Baylor Project featuring Jean Baylor & Marcus Baylor
“Wonder What She Thinks of Me,” Chloe X Halle
“Let Me Go,” Mykal Kilgore
“Distance,” Yebba
Best R&B Performance
WINNER: “Black Parade,” Beyoncé
“Lightning & Thunder,” Jhené Aiko featuring John Legend
“All I Need,” Jacob Collier featuring Mahalia & Ty Dolla $ign
“Goat Head,” Brittany Howard
“See Me,” Emily King
Best Country Solo Performance
WINNER: “When My Amy Prays,” Vince Gill
“Stick That In Your Country Song,” Eric Church
“Who You Thought I Was,” Brandy Clark
“Black Like Me,” Mickey Guyton
“Bluebird,” Miranda Lambert
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
WINNER: “10,000 Hours,” Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber
“All Night,” Brothers Osborne
“Ocean,” Lady A
“Sugar Coat,” Little Big Town
“Some People Do,” Old Dominion
Best Country Song
WINNER: “Crowded Table,” Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby & Lori McKenna, “Bluebird,” Luke Dick, Natalie Hemby & Miranda Lambert, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
“The Bones,” Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins & Laura Veltz, songwriters (Maren Morris)
songwriters (The Highwomen)
“More Hearts Than Mine,” Ingrid Andress, Sam Ellis & Derrick Southerland, songwriters (Ingrid Andress)
“Some People Do,” Jesse Frasure, Shane McAnally, Matthew Ramsey & Thomas Rhett, songwriters (Old Dominion)
Best Country Album
WINNER: Wildcard, Miranda Lambert
Lady Like, Ingrid Andress
Your Life Is A Record, Brandy Clark
Nightfall, Little Big Town
Never Will, Ashley McBryde
Best Latin Pop or Urban Album
WINNER: YHLQMDLG, Bad Bunny
Por Primera Vez, Camilo
Mesa Para Dos, Kany García
Pausa, Ricky Martin
3:33, Debi Nova
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
WINNER: La Conquista del Espacio, Fito Paez
Aura, Bajofondo
Monstruo, Cami
Sobrevolando, Cultura Profética
Miss Colombia, Lido Pimienta
Best Jazz Vocal Album:
WINNER: Secrets Are The Best Stories, Kurt Elling Featuring Danilo Pérez
Ona, Thana Alexa
Modern Ancestors, Carmen Lundy
Holy Room: Live At Alte Oper, Somi With Frankfurt Radio Big Band
What’s The Hurry, Kenny Washington
Best Americana Album:
WINNER: World On The Ground, Sarah Jarosz
Old Flowers, Courtney Marie Andrews
Terms Of Surrender, Hiss Golden Messenger
El Dorado, Marcus King
Good Souls Better Angels, Lucinda Williams
Best Contemporary Blues Album:
WINNER: Have You Lost Your Mind Yet?, Fantastic Negrito
Live At The Paramount, Ruthie Foster Big Band
The Juice, G. Love
Blackbirds, Bettye LaVette
Up And Rolling, North Mississippi Allstars
Best Global Music Album:
WINNER: Twice As Tall, Burna Boy
FU Chronicles, Antibalas
Agora, Bebel Gilberto
Love Letters, Anoushka Shankar
Amadjar, Tinariwen
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling):
WINNER: Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, And The Richest, Most Acid For The Children: A Memoir, Flea
Alex Trebek – The Answer Is…, Ken Jennings
Destructive Industry On Earth, Rachel Maddow
Catch And Kill, Ronan Farrow
Charlotte’s Web (E.B. White), Meryl Streep (& Full Cast)
Best Music Film:
WINNER: Linda Ronstadt: The Sound Of My Voice, Linda Ronstadt
Beastie Boys Story, Beastie Boys
Black Is King, Beyoncé
We Are Freestyle Love Supreme, Freestyle Love Supreme
That Little Ol’ Band From Texas, ZZ Top
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album:
WINNER: American Standard, James Taylor
Blue Umbrella, (Burt Bacharach &) Daniel Tashian
True Love: A Celebration of Cole Proter, Harry Connick, Jr.
Unfollow the Rules, Rufus Wainwright
Judy, Renée Zellweger
Best Dance Recording:
WINNER: “10%,” Kaytranada featuring Kali Uchis
“On My Mind,” Diplo & SIDEPIECE
“My High,” Disclosure Featuring Aminé & Slowthai
“The Difference,” Flume Featuring Toro y Moi
“Both of Us,” Jayda G
Best Dance/Electronic Album:
WINNER: Bubba, Kaytranada
Kick I, Arca
Planet’s Mad, Baauer
Energy, Disclosure
Good Faith, Madeon
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album:
WINNER: Live at the Royal Albert Hall, Snarky Puppy
Axiom, Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah
Chronology of a Dream: Live at the Village Vanguard, Jon Batiste
Take the Stairs, Black Violin
Americana, Grégoire Maret, Romain Collin & Bill Frisell
Best Metal Performance:
WINNER: “Bum-Rush,” Body Count
“Underneath,” Code Orange
“The In-Between,” In This Moment
“BloodMoney,” Poppy
“Executioner’s Tax (Swing of of the Axe) – Live,” Power Trip
Best Alternative Music Album:
WINNER: Fetch the Bolt Cutters, Fiona Apple
Hyperspace, Beck
Punisher, Phoebe Bridgers
JAIME, Brittany Howard
The Slow Rush, Tame Impala
Best Melodic Rap Performance:
WINNER: “Lockdown,” Anderson .Paak
“Rockstar,” DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch
“Laugh Now, Cry Later,” Drake featuring Lil Durk
“The Box,” Roddy Ricch
“Highest in the Room,” Travis Scott
Best New Age Album:
WINNER: More Guitar Stories, Jim “Kimo” West
Songs from the Bardo, Laurie Anderson, Tenzin Choegyal & Jesse Paris Smith
Periphery, Priya Darshini
Form/Less, Superposition
Meditations, Cory Wong & Jon Batiste
Best Improvised Jazz Solo:
WINNER: “All Blues,” Chick Corea, soloist, Track from: Trilogy 2 (Chick Corea, Christian “Guinevere,” Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah, soloist, Track from: Axiom
“Pachamama,” Regina Carter, soloist, Track from: Ona (Thana Alexa)
“Tomorrow Is the Question,” Julian Lage, soloist
“Celia,” Gerald Clayton, soloist
McBride & Brian Blade)
“Moe Honk,” Joshua Redman, soloist, Track from: RoundAgain (Redman Mehldau McBride Blade)
Best Jazz Instrumental Album:
WINNER: Trilogy 2, Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade
On the Tender Spot of Every Calloused Moment, Ambrose Akinmusire
Waiting Game, Terri Lyne Carrington And Social Science
Happening: Live at the Village Vanguard, Gerald Clayton
Roundagain, Redman Mehldau McBride Blade
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album:
WINNER: Data Lords, Maria Schneider Orchestra
Dialogues on Race, Gregg August
Monk’estra Plays John Beasley, John Beasley
The Intangible Between, Orrin Evans And The Captain Black Big Band
Songs You Like A Lot, John Hollenbeck With Theo Bleckmann, Kate McGarry, Gary Versace And The Frankfurt Radio Big Band
Best Latin Jazz Album:
WINNER: Four Questions, Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
Tradiciones, Afro-Peruvian Jazz Orchestra
City of Dreams, Chico Pinheiro
Viento y Tiempo – Live at Blue Note Tokyo, Gonzalo Rubalcaba & Aymée Nuviola
Trane’s Delight, Poncho Sanchez
Best Gospel Performance Song:
WINNER: “Movin’ On,” Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music; Darryl L. Howell, Jonathan Caleb “Wonderful Is Your Name,” Melvin Crispell III
“Release (Live),” Ricky Dillard Featuring Tiff Joy; David Frazier, songwriter
“Come Together,” Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins Presents: The Good News; Lashawn Daniels, Rodney Jerkins, Lecrae Moore & Jazz Nixon, songwriters
“Won’t Let Go,” Travis Greene; Travis Greene, songwriter
McReynolds, Kortney Jamaal Pollard & Terrell Demetrius Wilson, songwriters
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song:
WINNER: “There Was Jesus,” Zach Williams & Dolly Parton; Casey Beathard, Jonathan Smith & Zach Williams, songwriters
“The Blessing (Live),” Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes & Elevation Worship; Chris Brown, Cody Carnes, Kari Jobe Carnes & Steven Furtick, songwriters
“Sunday Morning,” Lecrae Featuring Kirk Franklin; Denisia Andrews, Jones Terrence Antonio, Saint Bodhi, Brittany Coney, Kirk Franklin, Lasanna Harris, Shama Joseph, Stuart Lowery, Lecrae Moore & Nathanael Saint-Fleur, songwriters
“Holy Water,” We The Kingdom; Andrew Bergthold, Ed Cash, Franni Cash, Martin Cash & Scott Cash, songwriters
“Famous For (I Believe),” Tauren Wells Featuring Jenn Johnson; Chuck Butler, Krissy Nordhoff, Jordan Sapp, Alexis Slifer & Tauren Wells, songwriters
Best Gospel Album:
WINNER: Gospel, According to PJ, PJ Morton
2econd Wind: Ready, Anthony Brown & group therAPy
My Tribute, Myron Butler
Choirmaster, Ricky Dillard
Kierra, Kierra Sheard
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album:
WINNER: Jesus Is King, Kanye West
Run to the Father, Cody Carnes
All of My Best Friends, Hillsong Young & Free
Holy Water, We The Kingdom
Citizen of Heaven, Tauren Wells
Best Roots Gospel Album:
WINNER: Celebrating Fisk! (The 150th Anniversary Album), Fisk Jubilee Singers
Beautiful Day, Mark Bishop
20/20, The Crabb Family
What Christmas Really Means, The Erwins
Something Beautiful, Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano):
WINNER: Un Canto Por México, Vol. 1, Natalia Lafourcade
Hecho en México, Alejandro Fernández
La Serenata, Lupita Infante
Bailando Sones y Huapangos con Mariachi Sol de Mexico de Jose Hernandez, Mariachi Sol De Mexico De Jose Hernandez
Ayayay!, Christian Nodal
Best Tropical Latin Album:
WINNER: 40, Grupo Niche
Mi Tumbao, José Alberto “El Ruiseñor”
Infinito, Edwin Bonilla
Sigo Cantando al Amor (Deluxe), Jorge Celedon & Sergio Luis
Memorias de Navidad, Víctor Manuelle
Best American Roots Performance:
WINNER: “I Remember Everything,” John Prine
“Colors,” Black Pumas
“Deep in Love,” Bonny Light Horseman
“Short and Sweet,” Brittany Howard
“I’ll Be Gone,” Norah Jones & Mavis Staples
Best American Roots Song:
WINNER: “I Remember Everything,” Pat McLaughlin & John Prine, songwriters (John Prine)
“Cabin,” Laura Rogers & Lydia Rogers, songwriters (The Secret Sisters)
“Ceiling to the Floor,” Sierra Hull & Kai Welch, songwriters (Sierra Hull)
“Hometown,” Sarah Jarosz, songwriter (Sarah Jarosz)
“Man Without a Soul,” Tom Overby & Lucinda Williams, songwriters (Lucinda Williams)
Best Bluegrass Album:
WINNER: Home, Billy Strings
Man on Fire, Danny Barnes
To Live in Two Worlds, Vol. 1, Thomm Jutz
North Carolina Songbook, Steep Canyon Rangers
The John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project, Vol. 1, Various Artists
Best Traditional Blues Album:
WINNER: Rawer Than Raw, Bobby Rush
All My Dues Are Paid, Frank Bey
You Make Me Feel, Don Bryant
That’s What I Heard, Robert Cray Band
Cypress Grove, Jimmy “Duck” Holmes
Best Folk Album:
WINNER: All the Good Times, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
Bonny Light Horseman, Bonny Light Horseman
Thanks for the Dance, Leonard Cohen
Song for Our Daughter, Laura Marling
Saturn Return, The Secret Sisters
Best Regional Roots Music Album:
WINNER: Atmosphere, New Orleans Nightcrawlers
My Relatives “Niko Kowaiks,” Black Lodge Singers
Cameron Dupuy and the Cajun Troubadours, Cameron Dupuy And The Cajun Troubadours
Lovely Sunrise, Nā Wai ʽEhā
A Tribute to Al Berard, Sweet Cecilia
Best Reggae Album:
WINNER: Got to Be Tough, Toots & The Maytals
Upside Down 2020, Buju Banton
Higher Place, Skip Marley
It All Comes Back to Love, Maxi Priest
One World, The Wailers
Best Children’s Music Album:
WINNER: All the Ladies, Joanie Leeds
Be a Pain: An Album for Young (and Old) Leaders, Alastair Moock And Friends
I’m an Optimist, Dog On Fleas
Songs for Singin’, The Okee Dokee Brothers
Wild Life, Justin Roberts
Best Comedy Album:
WINNER: Black Mitzvah, Tiffany Haddish
I Love Everything, Patton Oswalt
The Pale Tourist, Jim Gaffigan
Paper Tiger, Bill Burr
23 Hours to Kill, Jerry Seinfeld
Best Musical Theater Album:
WINNER: Jagged Little Pill
Amélie
American Utopia on Broadway
Little Shop of Horrors
The Prince of Egypt
Soft Power
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media:
WINNER: Jojo Rabbit, Various Artists
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Various Artists
Bill & Ted Face the Music, Various Artists
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, Various Artists
Frozen 2, Various Artists
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media:
WINNER: Joker, Hildur Guðnadóttir, composer
Ad Astra, Max Richter, composer
Becoming, Kamasi Washington, composer
1917, Thomas Newman, composer
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, John Williams, composer
Best Song Written For Visual Media:
WINNER: “No Time to Die,” No Time to Die, Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas Baird O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
“Beautiful Ghosts,” Cats, Andrew Lloyd Webber & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
“Carried Me With You, Onward, Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)
“Into the Unknown,” Frozen 2, Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, songwriters (Idina Menzel & AURORA)
“Stand Up,” Harriet, Joshuah Brian Campbell & Cynthia Erivo, songwriters (Cynthia Erivo)
Best Recording Package:
WINNER: “Vols. 11 & 12,” Doug Cunningham & Jason Noto, art directors (Desert Sessions)
“Everyday Life,” Pilar Zeta, art director (Coldplay)
“Funeral,” Kyle Goen, art director (Lil Wayne)
“Healer,” Julian Gross & Hannah Hooper, art directors (Grouplove)
“On Circles,” Jordan Butcher, art director (Caspian)
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package:
WINNER: Ode to Joy, Lawrence Azerrad & Jeff Tweedy, art directors (Wilco)
Flaming Pie (Collector’s Edition), Linn Wie Andersen, Simon Earith, Paul McCartney & James Musgrave, art directors (Paul McCartney)
Giants Stadium 1987, 1989, 1991, Lisa Glines & Doran Tyson, art directors (Grateful Dead)
Mode, Jeff Schulz, art director (Depeche Mode)
The Story of Ghostly International, Michael Cina & Molly Smith, art directors (Various Artists)
Best Album Notes:
WINNER: Dead Man’s Pop, Bob Mehr, album notes writer (The Replacements)
At the Minstrel Show: Minstrel Routines From the Studio, 1894-1926, Tim Brooks, album notes writer (Various Artists)
The Bakersfield Sound: Country Music Capital of the West, 1940-1974, Scott B. Bomar, album notes writer (Various Artists)
The Missing Link: How Gus Haenschen Got Us From Joplin to Jazz and Shaped the Music Business, Colin Hancock, album notes writer (Various Artists)
Out of a Clear Blue Sky, David Sager, album notes writer (Nat Brusiloff)
Best Historical Album:
WINNER: It’s Such a Good Feeling: The Best of Mister Rogers, Lee Lodyga & Cheryl Pawelski, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Mister Rogers)
Celebrated, 1985-1896, Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (Unique Quartette)
Hittin’ the Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943), Zev Feldman, Will Friedwald & George Klabin, compilation producers; Matthew Lutthans, mastering engineer (Nat King Cole)
1999 Super Deluxe Edition, Michael Howe, compilation producer; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Prince)
Souvenir, Carolyn Agger, compilation producer; Miles Showell, mastering engineer (Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark)
Thrown Down Your Heart: The Complete Africa Sessions, Béla Fleck, compilation producer; Richard Dodd, mastering engineer (Béla Fleck)
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical:
WINNER: Hyperspace, Drew Brown, Andrew Coleman, Shawn Everett, Serban Ghenea, David Greenbaum, Jaycen Joshua & Mike Larson, engineers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer (Beck)
Black Hole Rainbow, Shawn Everett & Ivan Wayman, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Devon Gilfillian)
Expectations, Gary Paczosa & Mike Robinson, engineers; Paul Blakemore, mastering engineer (Katie Pruitt)
JAIME, Shawn Everett, engineer; Shawn Everett, mastering engineer (Brittany Howard)
25 Trips, Shani Gandhi & Gary Paczosa, engineers; Adam Grover, mastering engineer (Sierra Hull)
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical:
WINNER: Andrew Watt
Jack Antonoff
Dan Auerbach
Dave Cobb
Flying Lotus
Best Remixed Recording:
WINNER: “Roses (Imanbek Remix),” Imanbek Zeikenov, remixer (SAINt JHN)
“Do You Ever (Rac Mix), RAC, remixer (Phil Good)
“Imaginary Friends (Morgan Page Remix)”, Morgan Page, remixer (Deadmau5)
“Praying for You (Louie Vega Main Remix),” Louie Vega, remixer (Jasper Street Co.)
“Young & Alive (Bazzi Vs. Haywyre Remix),” Haywyre, remixer (Bazzi)
Best Engineered Album, Classical”
WINNER: Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13, “Babi Yar,” David Frost & Charlie Post, engineers; Silas Brown, mastering engineer (Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)Danielpour: The Passion of Yeshua, Bernd Gottinger, engineer (JoAnn Falletta, James K. Bass, Adam Luebke, UCLA Chamber Singers, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra & Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus)
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess, David Frost & John Kerswell, engineers; Silas Brown, mastering engineer (David Robertson, Eric Owens, Angel Blue, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus)
Hynes: Fields, Kyle Pyke, engineer; Jesse Lewis & Kyle Pyke, mastering engineers (Devonté Hynes & Third Coast Percussion)
Ives: Complete Symphonies, Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers; Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineers (Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic)
Producer of the Year, Classical
WINNER: David Frost
Blanton Alspaugh
Jesse Lewis
Dmitriy Lipay
Elaine Martone
Best Instrumental Composition:
WINNER: Sputnik, Maria Schneider, composer (Maria Schneider)
Baby Jack, Arturo O’Farrill, composer (Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra)
Be Water II, Christian Sands, composer (Christian Sands)
Plumfield, Alexandre Desplat, composer (Alexandre Desplat)
Strata, Remy Le Boeuf, composer (Remy Le Boeuf’s Assembly Of Shadows Featuring Anna Webber & Eric Miller)
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella:
WINNER: “Donna Lee,” John Beasley, arranger (John Beasley)
“Bathroom Dance,” Hildur Guðnadóttir, arranger (Hildur Guðnadóttir)
“Honeymooners,” Remy Le Boeuf, arranger (Remy Le Boeuf’s Assembly Of Shadows)
“Lift Every Voice and Sing,” Alvin Chea & Jarrett Johnson, arrangers (Jarrett Johnson Featuring Alvin Chea)
“Uranus: The Magician,”Jeremy Levy, arranger (Jeremy Levy Jazz Orchestra)
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals:
WINNER: “He Won’t Hold You,” Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier Featuring Rapsody)
“Asas Fechadas,” John Beasley & Maria Mendes, arrangers (Maria Mendes Featuring John Beasley & Orkest Metropole)
“Desert Song,” Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (Säje)
“From This Place,” Alan Broadbent & Pat Metheny, arrangers (Pat Metheny Featuring Meshell Ndegeocello)
“Slow Burn,” Talia Billig, Nic Hard & Becca Stevens, arrangers (Becca Stevens Featuring Jacob Collier, Mark Lettieri, Justin Stanton, Jordan Perlson, Nic Hard, Keita Ogawa, Marcelo Woloski & Nate Werth)
Best Orchestral Performance:
WINNER: “Ives: Complete Symphonies,” Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
“Aspects of America, Pulitzer Edition,” Carlos Kalmar, conductor (Oregon Symphony)
“Concurrence,” Daníel Bjarnason, conductor (Iceland Symphony Orchestra)
“Copland: Symphony No. 3,” Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
“Lutosiawski: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3”
Best Opera Recording:
WINNER: “Gershwin: Porgy and Bess,” David Robertson, conductor; Angel Blue & Eric Owens; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
“Dello Joio: The Trial at Rouen,” Gil Rose, conductor; Heather Buck & Stephen Powell; Gil Rose, producer (Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Odyssey Opera Chorus)
“Floyd C. Prince of Players,” William Boggs, conductor; Keith Phares & Kate Royal; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra; Florentine Opera Chorus)
“Handel: Agrippina,” Maxim Emelyanychev, conductor; Joyce DiDonato; Daniel Zalay, producer (Il Pomo D’Oro)
“Zemlinksy: Der Zwerg,” Donald Runnicles, conductor; David Butt Philip & Elena Tsallagova; Peter Ghirardini & Erwin Stürzer, producers (Orchestra Of The Deutsche Oper Berlin; Chorus Of The Deutsche Oper Berlin)
Best Choral Performance:
WINNER: DanielPour, The Passion of Yeshuah
Carthage
Kastalsky: Requiem
Moravec: Sanctuary Road
Once Upon a Time
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance:
WINNER: Contemporary Voices
Healing Modes
Hearne T.: Place
Hynes: Fields
The Schumann Quartets
Best Classical Instrumental Solo:
WINNER: Theofanidis: Concerto for Viola and Chamber Orchestra
Adès: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas
Bohemian Tales
Destination Rachmaninov – Arrival
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album:
WINNER: Smyth: The Prison
American Composers at Play: William Bolcom, Ricky Ian Gordon, Lori Laitman, John Musto
Clairières – Songs by Lili & Nadia Boulanger
Farinelli
A Lad’s Love
Best Classical Compendium:
WINNER: Thomas M.T.: From the Diary of Anne Frank & Meditations on Rilke
Woolf, L.P,: Fire and Flood
Adès Conducts Adès
Saariaho: Graal Théâtre; Circle Map; Neiges; Vers Toi Qui Es Si Loin
Serebrier: Symphonic Bach Variations; Laments and Hallelujahs
Best Contemporary Classical Composition:
WINNER: Rouse: Symphony No. 5
Adès: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
DanielPour, The Passion of Yeshua
Floyd, C: Prince of Players
Hearne, T.: Place
