The music industry’s biggest night is underway Sunday, as the 2025 Grammys award some of the world’s biggest artists.
Beyoncé led the way with 11 Grammy nominations, a career-high, for her country album “Cowboy Carter.” She’s up for record, album and song of the year, plus country album, song, duo performance and more. Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, Post Malone and Charli XCX each have seven nods apiece, followed by Tayor Swift, Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter with six each.
Swift, Eilish, Roan and Carpenter are also up for the Big Three awards of record, album and song of the year. Roan and Carpenter are competing in best new artist alongside Benson Boone, Doechii, Khruangbin, Raye, Shaboozey and Teddy Swims.
See the winners below as they’re announced.
RECORD OF THE YEAR
- “Now and Then”
- The Beatles
- “Texas Hold ‘Em”
- Beyoncé
- “Espresso”
- Sabrina Carpenter
- “360”
- Charli XCX
- “Birds of a Feather”
- Billie Eilish
- “Not Like Us”
- Kendrick Lamar
- “Good Luck, Babe!”
- Chappell Roan
- “Fortnight”
- Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
- “New Blue Sun”
- André 3000
- “Cowboy Carter”
- Beyoncé
- “Short n’ Sweet”
- Sabrina Carpenter
- “Brat”
- Charli XCX
- “Djesse Vol. 4”
- Jacob Collier
- “Hit Me Hard and Soft”
- Billie Eilish
- “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess”
- Chappell Roan
- “The Tortured Poets Department”
- Taylor Swift
SONG OF THE YEAR
- “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”Sean Cook, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Chibueze Collins Obinna, Nevin Sastry & Mark Williams, songwriters
- (Shaboozey)
- “Birds of a Feather”
- Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
- “Die With a Smile”
- Dernst Emile II, James Fauntleroy, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars)
- “Fortnight”Jack Antonoff, Austin Post & Taylor Swift, songwriters
- (Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone)
- “Good Luck, Babe!”
- Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, Daniel Nigro & Justin Tranter, songwriters (Chappell Roan)
- “Not Like Us”
- Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)
- “Please Please Please”
- Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff & Sabrina Carpenter, songwriters (Sabrina Carpenter)
- “Texas Hold ‘Em”
- Brian Bates, Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nate Ferraro & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Beyoncé)
BEST NEW ARTIST
- Benson Boone
- Sabrina Carpenter
- Doechii
- Khruangbin
- Raye
- Chappell Roan
- Shaboozey
- Teddy Swims
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR (NON-CLASSICAL)
- Alissia
- Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II
- Ian Fitchuk
- Mustard
- Daniel Nigro
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR (NON-CLASSICAL)
- Jessi Alexander
- Amy Allen (WINNER)
- Edgar Barrera
- Jessie Jo Dillon
- Raye
BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
- “Bodyguard”
- Beyoncé
- “Espresso”
- Sabrina Carpenter (WINNER)
- “Apple”
- Charli xcx
- “Birds of a Feather”
- Billie Eilish
- “Good Luck, Babe!”
- Chappell Roan
BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
- “Us”
- Gracie Abrams Featuring Taylor Swift
- “Levii’s Jeans”
- Beyoncé Featuring Post Malone
- “Guess”
- Charli XCX & Billie Eilish
- “The Boy Is Mine”
- Ariana Grande, Brandy & Monica
- “Die With a Smile”
- Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars’
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
- “Short n’ Sweet”
- Sabrina Carpenter
- “Hit Me Hard and Soft”
- Billie Eilish
- “Eternal Sunshine”
- Ariana Grande
- “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess”
- Chappell Roan
- “The Tortured Poets Department”
- Taylor Swift
BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC RECORDING
- “She’s Gone, Dance On”
- Disclosure
- “Loved”
- Four Tet
- “Leavemealone”
- Fred Again & Baby Keem
- “Neverender”
- Justice & Tame Impala (WINNER)
- “Witchy”
- Kaytranada Featuring Childish Gambino
BEST DANCE POP RECORDING
- “Make You Mine”
- Madison Beer
- “Von Dutch”
- Charli XCX (WINNER)
- “L’Amour de Ma Vie [Over Now Extended Edit]”
- Billie Eilish
- “Yes, And?”
- Ariana Grande
- “Got Me Started”
- Troye Sivan
BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM
- “Brat”
- Charli XCX (WINNER)
- “Three”
- Four Tet
- “Hyperdrama”
- Justice
- “Timeless”
- Kaytranada
- “Telos”
- Zedd
BEST REMIXED RECORDING
- “Alter Ego – Kaytranada Remix”
- Kaytranada, remixer (Doechii Featuring JT)
- “A Bar Song (Tipsy) [Remix]”
- David Guetta, remixer (Shaboozey & David Guetta)
- “Espresso (Mark Ronson x FNZ Working Late Remix)”
- FNZ & Mark Ronson, remixers (Sabrina Carpenter) (WINNER)
- “Jah Sees Them – Amapiano Remix”
- Alexx Antaeus, Footsteps & MrMyish, remixers (Julian Marley & Antaeus)
- “Von Dutch”
- A.G. Cook, remixer (Charli xcx & A.G. Cook Featuring Addison Rae)
BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
- À Fleur De Peau
- Cyrille Aimée
- Visions
- Norah Jones
- Good Together
- Lake Street Dive
- Impossible Dream
- Aaron Lazar
- Christmas Wish
- Gregory Porter
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
- “Now and Then”
- The Beatles
- “Beautiful People (Stay High)”
- The Black Keys
- “The American Dream Is Killing Me”
- Green Day
- “Gift Horse”
- Idles
- “Dark Matter”
- Pearl Jam
- “Broken Man”
- St. Vincent
BEST METAL PERFORMANCE
- “Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)”
- Gojira, Marina Viotti & Victor Le Masne
- “Crown of Horns”
- Judas Priest
- “Suffocate”
- Knocked Loose Featuring Poppy
- “Screaming Suicide”
- Metallica
- “Cellar Door”
- Spiritbox
BEST ROCK ALBUM
- “Happiness Bastards”
- The Black Crowes
- “Romance”
- Fontaines D.C.
- “Saviors”
- Green Day
- “TANGK”
- Idles
- “Dark Matter”
- Pearl Jam
- “Hackney Diamonds”
- The Rolling Stones
- “No Name”Jack White
BEST ROCK SONG
- “Beautiful People (Stay High)”
- Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney, Beck Hansen & Daniel Nakamura, songwriters (The Black Keys)
- “Broken Man”
- Annie Clark, songwriter (St. Vincent)
- “Dark Matter”
- Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Pearl Jam)
- “Dilemma”
- Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool, songwriters (Green Day)
- “Gift Horse”
- Jon Beavis, Mark Bowen, Adam Devonshire, Lee Kiernan & Joe Talbot, songwriters (Idles)
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC PERFORMANCE
- “Neon Pill”
- Cage the Elephant
- “Song of the Lake”
- Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
- “Starburster”
- Fontaines D.C.
- “Bye Bye”
- Kim Gordon
- “Flea”
- St. Vincent
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
- “Wild God”
- Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
- “Charm”
- Clairo
- “The Collective”
- Kim Gordon
- “What Now”
- Brittany Howard
- “All Born Screaming”
- St. Vincent
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
- “Guidance”
- Jhené Aiko
- “Residuals”
- Chris Brown
- “Here We Go (Uh Oh)”
- Coco Jones
- “Made For Me (Live On BET)”
- Muni Long (WINNER)
- “Saturn”
- SZA
BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE
- “Wet”
- Marsha Ambrosius
- “Can I Have This Groove”
- Kenyon Dixon
- “No Lie”
- Lalah Hathaway Featuring Michael McDonald
- “Make Me Forget”
- Muni Long
- “That’s You”
- Lucky Daye (WINNER)
BEST PROGRESSIVE R&B ALBUM
- “So Glad to Know You”
- Avery*Sunshine (WINNER – TIE)
- “En Route”
- Durand Bernarr
- “Bando Stone and the New World”
- Childish Gambino
- “Crash”
- Kehlani
- “Why Lawd?”
- NxWorries (Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge) (WINNER – TIE)
BEST R&B SONG
- “After Hours”
- Diovanna Frazier, Alex Goldblatt, Kehlani Parrish, Khris Riddick-Tynes & Daniel Upchurch, songwriters (Kehlani)
- “Burning”
- Ronald Banful & Temilade Openiyi, songwriters (Tems)
- “Here We Go (Uh Oh)”
- Sara Diamond, Sydney Floyd, Marisela Jackson, Courtney Jones, Carl McCormick & Kelvin Wooten, songwriters (Coco Jones)
- “Ruined Me”
- Jeff Gitelman, Priscilla Renea & Kevin Theodore, songwriters (Muni Long)
- “Saturn”
- Rob Bisel, Carter Lang, Solána Rowe, Jared Solomon & Scott Zhang, songwriters (SZA) (WINNER)
BEST R&B ALBUM
- “11:11 (Deluxe)”
- Chris Brown
- “Vantablack”
- Lalah Hathaway
- “Revenge”
- Muni Long
- “Algorithm”
- Lucky Daye
- “Coming Home”
- Usher
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
- “Enough (Miami)”
- Cardi B
- “When the Sun Shines Again”
- Common & Pete Rock Featuring Posdnuos
- “Nissan Altima”
- Doechii
- “Houdini”
- Eminem
- “Like That”
- Future & Metro Boomin Featuring Kendrick Lamar
- “Yeah Glo!”
- GloRilla
- “Not Like Us”
- Kendrick Lamar
BEST MELODIC RAP PERFORMANCE
- “Kehlani”
- Jordan Adetunji Featuring Kehlani
- “Spaghettii”
- Beyoncé Featuring Linda Martell & Shaboozey
- “We Still Don’t Trust You”
- Future & Metro Boomin Featuring The Weeknd
- “Big Mama”
- Latto
- “3:AM”
- Rapsody Featuring Erykah Badu
BEST RAP ALBUM
- “Might Delete Later”
- J. Cole
- “The Auditorium, Vol. 1”
- Common & Pete Rock
- “Alligator Bites Never Heal”
- Doechii
- “The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)”
- Eminem
- “We Don’t Trust You”
- Future & Metro Boomin
BEST RAP SONG
- “Asteroids”
- Marlanna Evans, songwriter (Rapsody Featuring Hit-Boy)
- “Carnival”Jordan Carter, Raul Cubina, Grant Dickinson, Samuel Lindley, Nasir Pemberton, Dimitri Roger, Ty Dolla $ign, Kanye West & Mark Carl Stolinski Williams, songwriters (¥$ (Kanye West & Ty Dolla $Ign)
- Featuring Rich The Kid & Playboi Carti)
- “Like That”
- Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, Kobe “BbyKobe” Hood, Leland Wayne & Nayvadius Wilburn, songwriters (Future & Metro Boomin Featuring Kendrick Lamar)
- “Not Like Us”
- Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)
- “Yeah Glo!”
- Ronnie Jackson, Jaucquez Lowe, Timothy McKibbins, Kevin Andre Price, Julius Rivera III & Gloria Woods, songwriters (GloRilla)
BEST SPOKEN WORD POETRY ALBUM
- “Civil Writes: The South Got Something To Say”
- Queen Sheba
- “Concrete & Whiskey Act II Part 1: A Bourbon 30 Series”
- Omari Hardwick
- “Good M.U.S.I.C. Universe Sonic Sinema: Episode 1 In the Beginning Was the Word”
- Malik Yusef
- “The Heart, the Mind, the Soul”
- Tank and the Bangas
- “The Seven Number Ones”
- Mad Skillz
BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE
- 16 Carriages
- Beyoncé
- I Am Not Okay
- Jelly Roll
- The Architect
- Kacey Musgraves
- A Bar Song (Tipsy)
- Shaboozey
- It Takes A Woman
- Chris Stapleton (WINNER)
BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
- Cowboys Cry Too
- Kelsea Ballerini With Noah Kahan
- II Most Wanted
- Beyoncé Featuring Miley Cyrus (WINNER)
- Break Mine
- Brothers Osborne
- Bigger Houses
- Dan + Shay
- I Had Some Help
- Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen
BEST COUNTRY SONG
- The Architect
- Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves) (WINNER)
- A Bar Song (Tipsy)
- Sean Cook, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Chibueze Collins Obinna, Nevin Sastry & Mark Williams, songwriters (Shaboozey)
- I Am Not Okay
- Casey Brown, Jason DeFord, Ashley Gorley & Taylor Phillips, songwriters (Jelly Roll)
- I Had Some Help
- Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Smith, Ryan Vojtesak, Morgan Wallen & Chandler Paul Walters, songwriters (Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen)
- Texas Hold ‘Em
- Brian Bates, Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nate Ferraro & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Beyoncé)
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
- Cowboy Carter
- Beyoncé
- F-1 Trillion
- Post Malone
- Deeper Well
- Kacey Musgraves
- Higher
- Chris Stapleton
- Whirlwind
- Lainey Wilson
BEST AMERICAN ROOTS PERFORMANCE
- Blame It On Eve
- Shemekia Copeland
- Nothing In Rambling
- The Fabulous Thunderbirds Featuring Bonnie Raitt, Keb’ Mo’, Taj Mahal & Mick Fleetwood
- Lighthouse
- Sierra Ferrell (WINNER)
- The Ballad Of Sally Anne
- Rhiannon Giddens
BEST AMERICANA PERFORMANCE
- Ya Ya
- Beyoncé
- Subtitles
- Madison Cunningham
- Don’t Do Me Good
- Madi Diaz Featuring Kacey Musgraves
- American Dreaming
- Sierra Ferrell (WINNER)
- Runaway Train
- Sarah Jarosz
- Empty Trainload of Sky
- Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
BEST AMERICAN ROOTS SONG
- Ahead of the Game
- Mark Knopfler, songwriter (Mark Knopfler)
- All In Good Time
- Sam Beam, songwriter (Iron & Wine Featuring Fiona Apple)
- All My Friends
- Aoife O’Donovan, songwriter (Aoife O’Donovan)
- American Dreaming
- Sierra Ferrell & Melody Walker, songwriters (Sierra Ferrell) (WINNER)
- Blame It on Eve
- John Hahn & Will Kimbrough, songwriters (Shemekia Copeland)
BEST AMERICANA ALBUM
- The Other Side
- T Bone Burnett
- $10 Cowboy
- Charley Crockett
- Trail Of Flowers
- Sierra Ferrell (WINNER)
- Polaroid Lovers
- Sarah Jarosz
- No One Gets Out Alive
- Maggie Rose
- Tigers Blood
- Waxahatchee
BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM
- I Built A World
- Bronwyn Keith-Hynes
- Songs of Love and Life
- The Del McCoury Band
- No Fear
- Sister Sadie
- Live Vol. 1
- Billy Strings (WINNER)
- Earl Jam
- Tony Trischka
- Dan Tyminski: Live From the Ryman
- Dan Tyminski
BEST TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM
- Hill Country Love
- Cedric Burnside
- Struck Down
- The Fabulous Thunderbirds
- One Guitar Woman
- Sue Foley
- Sam’s Place
- Little Feat
- Swingin’ Live at the Church In Tulsa
- The Taj Mahal Sextet (WINNER)
BEST CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM
- Blues Deluxe Vol. 2
- Joe Bonamassa
- Blame It On Eve
- Shemekia Copeland
- Friendlytown
- Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour
- Mileage
- Ruthie Foster (WINNER)
- The Fury
- Antonio Vergara
BEST FOLK ALBUM
- American Patchwork Quartet
- American Patchwork Quartet
- Weird Faith
- Madi Diaz
- Bright Future
- Adrianne Lenker
- All My Friends
- Aoife O’Donovan
- Woodland
- Gillian Welch & David Rawlings (WINNER)
BEST REGIONAL ROOTS MUSIC ALBUM
- 25 Back To My Roots
- Sean Ardoin And Kreole Rock And Soul
- Live At The 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage FestivalBig Chief Monk Boudreaux & The Golden Eagles
- Featuring J’Wan Boudreaux
- Live At The 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
- New Breed Brass Band Featuring Trombone Shorty
- Kuini
- Kalani Pe’a (WINNER)
- Stories From The Battlefield
- The Rumble Featuring Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr.
BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE/SONG
- Church Doors
- Yolanda Adams; Donald Lawrence & Sir William James Baptist, songwriters
- Yesterday
- Melvin Crispell III
- Hold On (Live)
- Ricky Dillard
- Holy Hands
- DOE; Jesse Paul Barrera, Jeffrey Castro Bernat, Dominique Jones, Timothy Ferguson, Kelby Shavon Johnson, Jr., Jonathan McReynolds, Rickey Slikk Muzik Offord & Juan Winans, songwriters
- One Hallelujah
- Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Erica Campbell & Israel Houghton Featuring Jonathan McReynolds & Jekalyn Carr; G. Morris Coleman, Israel Houghton, Kenneth Leonard, Jr., Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Naomi Raine, songwriters (WINNER)
BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE/SONG
- Holy Forever (Live)
- Bethel Music, Jenn Johnson Featuring CeCe Winans
- Praise
- Elevation Worship Featuring Brandon Lake, Chris Brown & Chandler Moore; Pat Barrett, Chris Brown, Cody Carnes, Steven Furtick, Brandon Lake & Chandler Moore, songwriters
- Firm Foundation (He Won’t)
- Honor & Glory Featuring Disciple
- In The Name Of Jesus
- JWLKRS Worship & Maverick City Music Featuring Chandler Moore; Austin Armstrong, Ran Jackson, Chandler Moore, Sajan Nauriyal, Ella Schnacky, Noah Schnacky & Ilya Toshinskiy, songwriters
- In The Room
- Maverick City Music, Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore Featuring Tasha Cobbs Leonard; G. Morris Coleman, Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Naomi Raine, songwriters
- That’s My King
- CeCe Winans; Taylor Agan, Kellie Gamble, Lloyd Nicks & Jess Russ, songwriters (WINNER)
BEST GOSPEL ALBUM
- Covered Vol. 1
- Melvin Crispell III
- Choirmaster II (Live)
- Ricky Dillard
- Father’s Day
- Kirk Franklin
- Still Karen
- Karen Clark Sheard
- More Than This
- CeCe Winans (WINNER)
BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ALBUM
- Heart Of A Human
- DOE (WINNER)
- When Wind Meets Fire
- Elevation Worship
- Child Of God
- Forrest Frank
- Coat Of Many Colors
- Brandon Lake
- The Maverick Way Complete
- Maverick City Music, Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore
BEST ROOTS GOSPEL ALBUM
- The Gospel Sessions, Vol 2
- Authentic Unlimited
- The Gospel According To Mark
- Mark D. Conklin
- Rhapsody
- The Harlem Gospel Travelers
- Church
- Cory Henry (WINNER)
- Loving You
- The Nelons
BEST LATIN POP ALBUM
- Funk Generation
- Anitta
- El Viaje
- Luis Fonsi
- GARCÍA
- Kany García
- Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran
- Shakira
- ORQUÍDEAS
- Kali Uchis
BEST MUSICA URBANA ALBUM
- nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana
- Bad Bunny
- Rayo
- J Balvin
- FERXXOCALIPSIS
- Feid
- LAS LETRAS YA NO IMPORTAN
- Residente (WINNER)
- att.
- Young Miko
BEST LATIN ROCK OR ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
- Compita del Destino
- El David Aguilar
- Pa’ Tu Cuerpa
- Cimafunk
- Autopoiética
- Mon Laferte
- GRASA
- NATHY PELUSO
- ¿Quién trae las cornetas?
- Rawayana (WINNER)
BEST MUSICA MEXICANA ALBUM (INCLUDING TEJANO)
- Diamantes
- Chiquis
- Boca Chueca, Vol. 1
- Carín León (WINNER)
- ÉXODO
- Peso Pluma
- De Lejitos
- Jessi Uribe
BEST TROPICAL LATIN ALBUM
- MUEVENSE
- Marc Anthony
- Bailar
- Sheila E.
- Radio Güira
- Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
- Alma, Corazón y Salsa (Live at Gran Teatro Nacional)
- Tony Succar, Mimy Succar (WINNER)
- Vacilón Santiaguero
- Kiki Valera
BEST CHILDREN’S MUSIC ALBUM
- Brillo, Brillo!
- Lucky Diaz And The Family Jam Band
- Creciendo
- Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats
- My Favorite Dream
- John Legend
- Solid Rock Revival
- Rock For Children
- World Wide Playdate
- Divinity Roxx and Divi Roxx Kids
BEST COMEDY ALBUM
- Armageddon
- Ricky Gervais
- The Dreamer
- Dave Chappelle
- The Prisoner
- Jim Gaffigan
- Someday You’ll Die
- Nikki Glaser
- Where Was I
- Trevor Noah
BEST AUDIOBOOK, NARRATION, AND STORYTELLING RECORDING
- All You Need Is Love: The Beatles In Their Own Words(Various Artists)
- Guy Oldfield, producer
- …And Your Ass Will Follow
- George Clinton
- Behind The Seams: My Life In Rhinestones
- Dolly Parton
- Last Sundays In Plains: A Centennial Celebration
- Jimmy Carter
- My Name Is Barbra
- Barbra Streisand
BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM
- Hell’s KitchenShoshana Bean, Brandon Victor Dixon, Kecia Lewis &Meleah Joi Moon, principal vocalists; AdamBlackstone, Alicia Keys & Tom Kitt, producers (Alicia
- Keys, composer & lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)
- Merrily We Roll AlongJonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez & Daniel Radcliffe,principal vocalists; David Caddick, Joel Fram, MariaFriedman & David Lai, producers (Stephen Sondheim,
- composer & lyricist) (New Broadway Cast)
- The NotebookJohn Clancy, Carmel Dean, Kurt Deutsch, Derik Lee,Kevin McCollum & Ingrid Michaelson, producers;Ingrid Michaelson, composer & lyricist (Original
- Broadway Cast)
- The OutsidersJoshua Boone, Brent Comer, Brody Grant & SkyLakota-Lynch, principal vocalists; Zach Chance,Jonathan Clay, Matt Hinkley, Justin Levine &Lawrence Manchester, producers; Zach Chance,Jonathan Clay & Justin Levine, composers/lyricists
- (Original Broadway Cast)
- SuffsAndrea Grody, Dean Sharenow & Shaina Taub,producers; Shaina Taub, composer & lyricist (Original
- Broadway Cast)
- The WizWayne Brady, Deborah Cox, Nichelle Lewis & AveryWilson, principal vocalists; Joseph Joubert, Allen RenéLouis & Lawrence Manchester, producers (CharlieSmalls, composer & lyricist) (2024 Broadway Cast
- Recording)
BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
- The Color Purple
- (Various Artists)
- Deadpool & Wolverine
- (Various Artists)
- Maestro: Music By Leonard Bernstein
- London Symphony Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Bradley Cooper
- Saltburn
- (Various Artists)
- Twisters: The Album
- (Various Artists)
BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
- American Fiction
- Laura Karpman, composer
- Challengers
- Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers
- The Color Purple
- Kris Bowers, composer
- Dune: Part Two
- Hans Zimmer, composer
- Shōgun
- Nick Chuba, Atticus Ross & Leopold Ross, composers
BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VIDEO GAMES AND OTHER INTERACTIVE MEDIA
- Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
- Pinar Toprak, composer
- God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla
- Bear McCreary, composer
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- John Paesano, composer
- Star Wars Outlaws
- Wilbert Roget, II, composer
- Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
- Winifred Phillips, composer
BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA
- Ain’t No Love In Oklahoma [From “Twisters: The Album”]
- Jessi Alexander, Luke Combs & Jonathan Singleton, songwriters (Luke Combs)
- Better Place [From “TROLLS Band Together”]
- Amy Allen, Shellback & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (*NSYNC & Justin Timberlake)
- Can’t Catch Me Now [From “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes”]
- Daniel Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo, songwriters (Olivia Rodrigo)
- It Never Went Away [From “American Symphony”]
- Jon Batiste & Dan Wilson, songwriters (Jon Batiste)
- Love Will Survive [From “The Tattooist of Auschwitz”]Walter Afanasieff, Charlie Midnight, Kara Talve &
- Hans Zimmer, songwriters (Barbra Streisand)
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
- Tailor SwifA$AP Rocky
- Vania Heymann & Gal Muggia, video directors
- 360Charli XCX
- Aidan Zamiri, video director; Jami Arceo & Evan Thicke, video producers
- HoudiniEminem
- Rich Lee, video director; Kathy Angstadt, Lisa Arianna & Justin Diener, video producers
- Not Like UsKendrick Lamar
- Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar, video directors; Jack Begert, Sam Canter & Jamie Rabineau, video producers
- FortnightTaylor Swift Featuring Post Malone
- Taylor Swift, video director; Jil Hardin, video producer
BEST MUSIC FILM
- American SymphonyJon Batiste
- Matthew Heineman, video director; Lauren Domino, Matthew Heineman & Joedan Okun, video producers
- June(June Carter Cash)
- Kristen Vaurio, video director; Josh Matas, Sarah Olson, Jason Owen, Mary Robertson & Kristen Vaurio, video producers
- Kings From QueensRun DMC
- Kirk Fraser, video director; William H. Masterson III, video producer
- Stevie Van Zandt: DiscipleSteven Van Zandt
- Bill Teck, video director; Robert Cotto, David Fisher & Bill Teck, video producers
- The Greatest Night In Pop(Various Artists)
- Bao Nguyen, video director; Bruce Eskowitz, George Hencken, Larry Klein, Julia Nottingham, Lionel Richie & Harriet Sternberg, video producers
BEST CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
- Plot Armor
- Taylor Eigsti
- Rhapsody In Blue
- Béla Fleck
- Orchestras (Live)
- Bill Frisell Featuring Alexander Hanson, Brussels Philharmonic, Rudy Royston & Thomas Morgan
- Mark
- Mark Guiliana
- Speak To Me
- Julian Lage
BEST JAZZ PERFORMANCE
- “Walk With Me, Lord (SOUND | SPIRIT)”
- The Baylor Project
- “Phoenix Reimagined (Live)”
- Lakecia Benjamin Featuring Randy Brecker, Jeff “Tain” Watts & John Scofield
- “Juno”
- Chick Corea & Béla Fleck
- “Twinkle Twinkle Little Me”
- Samara Joy Featuring Sullivan Fortner
- “Little Fears”
- Dan Pugach Big Band Featuring Nicole Zuraitis & Troy Roberts
BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM
- Journey In Black
- Christie Dashiell
- Wildflowers Vol. 1
- Kurt Elling & Sullivan Fortner
- A Joyful Holiday
- Samara Joy
- Milton + Esperanza
- Milton Nascimento & Esperanza Spalding
- My Ideal
- Catherine Russell & Sean Mason
BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
- Owl Song
- Ambrose Akinmusire Featuring Bill Frisell & Herlin Riley
- Beyond This Place
- Kenny Barron Featuring Kiyoshi Kitagawa, Johnathan Blake, Immanuel Wilkins & Steve Nelson
- Phoenix Reimagined (Live)
- Lakecia Benjamin
- Remembrance
- Chick Corea & Béla Fleck
- Solo Game
- Sullivan Fortner
BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM
- Returning To Forever
- John Beasley & Frankfurt Radio Big Band
- And So It Goes
- The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
- Walk A Mile In My Shoe
- Orrin Evans & The Captain Black Big Band
- Bianca Reimagined: Music For Paws And Persistence
- Dan Pugach Big Band
- Golden City
- Miguel Zenón
BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM
- Spain Forever Again
- Michel Camilo & Tomatito
- Cubop Lives!
- Zaccai Curtis
- COLLAB
- Hamilton de Holanda & Gonzalo Rubalcaba
- Time And Again
- Eliane Elias
- El Trio: Live in Italy
- Horacio ‘El Negro’ Hernández, John Beasley & José Gola
- Cuba And Beyond
- Chucho Valdés & Royal Quartet
- As I Travel
- Donald Vega Featuring Lewis Nash, John Patitucci & Luisito Quintero
BEST ALTERNATIVE JAZZ ALBUM
- Night Reign
- Arooj Aftab
- New Blue Sun
- André 3000
- Code Derivation
- Robert Glasper
- Foreverland
- Keyon Harrold
- No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin
- Meshell Ndegeocello
BEST GLOBAL MUSIC PERFORMANCE
- Raat Ki Rani
- Arooj Aftab
- A Rock Somewhere
- Jacob Collier Featuring Anoushka Shankar & Varijashree Venugopal
- Rise
- Rocky Dawuni
- Bemba Colorá
- Sheila E. Featuring Gloria Estefan & Mimy Succar
- Sunlight To My Soul
- Angélique Kidjo Featuring Soweto Gospel Choir
- Kashira
- Masa Takumi Featuring Ron Korb, Noshir Mody & Dale Edward Chung
BEST AFRICAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE
- Tomorrow
- Yemi Alade
- MMS
- Asake & Wizkid
- Sensational
- Chris Brown Featuring Davido & Lojay
- Higher
- Burna Boy
- Love Me JeJe
- Tems
BEST GLOBAL MUSIC ALBUM
- Alkebulan II
- Matt B Featuring Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Paisajes
- Ciro Hurtado
- Heis
- Rema
- Historias De Un Flamenco
- Antonio Rey
- Born In The Wild
- Tems
BEST REGGAE ALBUM
- Take It Easy
- Collie Buddz
- Party With Me
- Vybz Kartel
- Never Gets Late Here
- Shenseea
- Bob Marley: One Love – Music Inspired By The Film(Deluxe)
- (Various Artists)
- Evolution
- The Wailers
BEST NEW AGE, AMBIENT OR CHANT ALBUM
- Break Of Dawn
- Ricky Kej
- TriveniWouter Kellerman, Éru Matsumoto & Chandrika
- Tandon
- Visions Of Sounds De Luxe
- Chris Redding
- Opus
- Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Chapter II: How Dark It Is Before Dawn
- Anoushka Shankar
- Warriors Of Light
- Radhika Vekaria
BEST RECORDING PACKAGE
- The Avett Brothers
- Jonny Black & Giorgia Sage, art directors (The Avett Brothers)
- Baker Hotel
- Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (William Clark Green)
- BRAT
- Brent David Freaney & Imogene Strauss, art directors (Charli XCX)
- F-1 Trillion
- Archie Lee Coates IV, Jeffrey Franklin, Blossom Liu, Kylie McMahon & Ana Cecilia Thompson Motta, art directors (Post Malone)
- Hounds Of Love The Baskerville EditionKate Bush & Albert McIntosh, art directors (Kate
- Bush)
- Jug Band Millionaire
- Andrew Wong & Julie Yeh, art directors (The Muddy Basin Ramblers)
- Pregnancy, Breakdown, And Disease
- Lee Pei-Tzu, art director (iWhoiWhoo)
BEST BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE
- Half Living Things
- Patrick Galvin, art director (Alpha Wolf)
- Hounds Of Love The Boxes Of Lost At Sea
- Kate Bush & Albert McIntosh, art directors (Kate Bush)
- In Utero
- Doug Cunningham & Jason Noto, art directors (Nirvana)
- Mind Games
- Simon Hilton & Sean Ono Lennon, art directors (John Lennon)
- Unsuk Chin
- Takahiro Kurashima & Marek Polewski, art directors (Unsuk Chin & Berliner Philharmoniker)
- We Blame Chicago
- Rebeka Arce & Farbod Kokabi, art directors (90 Day Men)
BEST ALBUM NOTES
- After Midnight
- Tim Brooks, album notes writer (Ford Dabney’s Syncopated Orchestras)
- The Carnegie Hall Concert
- Lauren Du Graf, album notes writer (Alice Coltrane)
- Centennial
- Ricky Riccardi, album notes writer (King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band & Various Artists)
- John Culshaw – The Art Of The Producer – The Early Years 1948-55
- Dominic Fyfe, album notes writer (John Culshaw)
- SONtrack Original De La Película “Al Son De Beno”
- Josh Kun, album notes writer (Various Artists)
BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM
- CentennialMeagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilationproducers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (King
- Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band And Various Artists)
- Diamonds And Pearls: Super Deluxe EditionCharles F. Spicer, Jr. & Duane Tudahl, compilation producers; Brad Blackwood & Bernie Grundman,
- mastering engineers (Prince & The New Power Generation)
- Paul Robeson – Voice of Freedom: His Complete Columbia, RCA, HMV, and Victor Recordings
- Tom Laskey & Robert Russ, compilation producers; Nancy Conforti & Andreas K. Meyer, mastering engineers (Paul Robeson)
- Pepito Y Paquito
- Pepe De Lucía & Javier Doria, compilation producers; Jesús Bola, mastering engineer (Pepe De Lucía And Paco De Lucía)
- The Sound Of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording –Super Deluxe Edition)
- Mike Matessino & Mark Piro, compilation producers; Steve Genewick & Mike Matessino, mastering engineers (Rodgers & Hammerstein & Julie Andrews)
BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL
- AlgorithmDernst Emile II, Michael B. Hunter, Stephan Johnson,Rachel Keen, John Kercy, Charles Moniz & ToddRobinson, engineers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
- (Lucky Daye)
- Cyan Blue
- Jack Emblem, Jack Rochon & Charlotte Day Wilson, engineers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer (Charlotte Day Wilson)
- Deeper Well
- Craig Alvin, Shawn Everett, Mai Leisz, Todd Lombardo, John Rooney, Konrad Snyder & Daniel Tashian, engineers; Greg Calbi, mastering engineer (Kacey Musgraves)
- empathogen
- Beatriz Artola, Zach Brown, Oscar Cornejo, Chris Greatti & Mitch McCarthy, engineers; Joe La Porta, mastering engineer (WILLOW)
- i/o
- Tchad Blake, Oli Jacobs, Katie May & Dom Shaw, engineers; Matt Colton, mastering engineer (Peter Gabriel)
- Short n’ Sweet
- Bryce Bordone, Julian Bunetta, Serban Ghenea, Jeff Gunnell, Oli Jacobs, Ian Kirkpatrick, Jack Manning, Manny Marroquin, John Ryan & Laura Sisk, engineers; Nathan Dantzler & Ruairi O’Flaherty, mastering engineers (Sabrina Carpenter)
BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICAL
- Adams: Girls Of The Golden West
- Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers; Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineers (John Adams, Daniela Mack, Ryan McKinny, Paul Appleby, Hye Jung Lee, Elliot Madore, Julia Bullock, Davóne Tines, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale)
- Andres: The Blind Banister
- Silas Brown, Doron Schachter & Michael Schwartz, engineers; Matt Colton, mastering engineer (Andrew Cyr, Inbal Segev & Metropolis Ensemble)
- Bruckner: Symphony No. 7; Bates: Resurrexit
- Mark Donahue & John Newton, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
- Clear Voices In The Dark
- Daniel Shores, engineer; Daniel Shores, mastering engineer (Matthew Guard & Skylark Vocal Ensemble)
- Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina
- Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers; Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineers (Gustavo Dudamel, María Dueñas, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale)
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL
- Erica Brenner
- Christoph Franke
- Morten Lindberg
- Dmitriy Lipay
- Elaine Martone
- Dirk Sobotka
BEST IMMERSIVE AUDIO ALBUM
- Avalon
- Bob Clearmountain, immersive mix engineer; Rhett Davies & Bryan Ferry, immersive producers (Roxy Music)
- Genius Loves CompanyMichael Romanowski, Eric Schilling & Herbert Waltl, immersive mix engineers; Michael Romanowski,
- immersive mastering engineer; John Burk, immersive producer (Ray Charles With Various Artists)
- Henning Sommerro: BordersMorten Lindberg, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; Morten
- Lindberg, immersive producer (Trondheim Symphony Orchestra)
- i/o (In-Side Mix)
- Hans-Martin Buff, immersive mix engineer; Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel & Richard Russell, immersive producers (Peter Gabriel)
- PaxMorten Lindberg, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; Morten
- Lindberg, immersive producer (Ensemble 96 & Current Saxophone Quartet)
BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION
- At Last
- Shelton G. Berg, composer (Shelly Berg)
- Communion
- Christopher Zuar, composer (Christopher Zuar Orchestra)
- I Swear, I Really Wanted To Make A “Rap” Album But This Is Literally The Way The Wind Blew Me This Time
- André 3000, Surya Botofasina, Nate Mercereau & Carlos Niño, composers (André 3000)
- Remembrance
- Chick Corea, composer (Chick Corea & Béla Fleck)
- Strands
- Pascal Le Boeuf, composer (Akropolis Reed Quintet, Pascal Le Boeuf & Christian Euman)
BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTAL OR A CAPPELLA
- Baby Elephant Walk – Encore
- Michael League, arranger (Snarky Puppy)
- Bridge Over Troubled Water
- Jacob Collier, Tori Kelly & John Legend, arrangers (Jacob Collier Featuring John Legend & Tori Kelly)
- Rhapsody In Blue(Grass)Béla Fleck & Ferde Grofé, arrangers (Béla Fleck Featuring Michael Cleveland, Sierra Hull, Justin
- Moses, Mark Schatz & Bryan Sutton)
- Rose Without The Thorns
- Erin Bentlage, Alexander Lloyd Blake, Scott Hoying, A.J. Sealy & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (Scott Hoying Featuring säje & Tonality)
- Silent Night
- Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (säje)
BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTS AND VOCALS
- Alma
- Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johanye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (säje Featuring Regina Carter)
- Always Come Back
- Matt Jones, arranger (John Legend)
- b i g f e e l i n g s
- Willow, arranger (WILLOW)
- Last Surprise (From “Persona 5”)
- Charlie Rosen & Jake Silverman, arrangers (The 8-Bit Big Band Featuring Jonah Nilsson & Button Masher)
- The Sound Of Silence
- Cody Fry, arranger (Cody Fry Featuring Sleeping At Last)
BEST ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE
- Adams: City Noir, Fearful Symmetries & Lola Montez Does The Spider Dance
- Marin Alsop, conductor (ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra)
- Kodály: Háry János Suite; Summer Evening & Symphony In C Major
- JoAnn Falletta, conductor (Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
- Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina
- Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
- Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Rakastava, & Lemminkäinen
- Susanna Mälkki, conductor (Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra)
- Stravinsky: The Firebird
- Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
BEST OPERA RECORDING
- Adams: Girls Of The Golden West
- John Adams, conductor; Paul Appleby, Julia Bullock, Hye Jung Lee, Daniela Mack, Elliot Madore, Ryan McKinny & Davóne Tines; Dmitriy Lipay, producer (Los Angeles Philharmonic; Los Angeles Master Chorale)
- Catán: Florencia En El AmazonasYannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Mario Chang, Michael Chioldi, Greer Grimsley, Nancy Fabiola
- Herrera, Mattia Olivieri, Ailyn Pérez & Gabriella Reyes; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
- Moravec: The Shining
- Gerard Schwarz, conductor; Tristan Hallett, Kelly Kaduce & Edward Parks; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (Kansas City Symphony; Lyric Opera Of Kansas City Chorus)
- Puts: The Hours
- Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Joyce DiDonato, Renée Fleming & Kelli O’Hara; David Frost, producer (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
- Saariaho: Adriana Mater
- Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Fleur Barron, Axelle Fanyo, Nicholas Phan & Christopher Purves; Jason O’Connell, producer (San Francisco Symphony; San Francisco Symphony Chorus; Timo Kurkikangas)
BEST CHORAL PERFORMANCE
- Clear Voices In The Dark
- Matthew Guard, conductor (Carrie Cheron, Nathan Hodgson, Helen Karloski & Clare McNamara; Skylark Vocal Ensemble)
- A Dream So Bright – Choral Music Of Jake Runestad
- Eric Holtan, conductor (Jeffrey Biegel; True Concord Orchestra; True Concord Voices)
- Handel: Israel In EgyptJeannette Sorrell, conductor (Margaret Carpenter Haigh, Daniel Moody, Molly Netter, Jacob Perry &
- Edward Vogel; Apollo’s Fire; Apollo’s Singers)
- Ochre
- Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)
- Sheehan: Akathist
- Elaine Kelly, conductor; Melissa Attebury, Stephen Sands & Benedict Sheehan, chorus masters (Elizabeth Bates, Paul D’Arcy, Tynan Davis, Aine Hakamatsuka, Steven Hrycelak, Helen Karloski, Enrico Lagasca, Edmund Milly, Fotina Naumenko, Neil Netherly, Timothy Parsons, Stephen Sands, Miriam Sheehan & Pamela Terry; Novus NY; Artefact Ensemble, The Choir Of Trinity Wall Street, Downtown Voices & Trinity Youth Chorus)
BEST CHAMBER MUSIC/SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
- Adams, J.L.: Waves & Particles
- JACK Quartet
- Beethoven For Three: Symphony No. 4 And Op. 97,‘Archduke’
- Yo-Yo Ma, Leonidas Kavakos & Emanuel Ax
- Cerrone: Beaufort Scales
- Beth Willer, Christopher Cerrone & Lorelei Ensemble
- Home
- Miró Quartet
- Rectangles And Circumstance
- Caroline Shaw & Sō Percussion
BEST CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTAL SOLO
- Akiho: Longing
- Andy Akiho
- Bach: Goldberg Variations
- Víkingur Ólafsson
- Eastman: The Holy Presence Of Joan D’Arc
- Seth Parker Woods; Christopher Rountree, conductor (Wild Up)
- Entourer
- Mak Grgić (Ensemble Dissonance)
- Perry: Concerto For Violin & Orchestra
- Curtis Stewart; James Blachly, conductor (Experiential Orchestra)
BEST CLASSICAL VOCAL SOLO ALBUM
- Beyond The Years – Unpublished Songs Of Florence Price
- Karen Slack, soloist; Michelle Cann, pianist
- A Change Is Gonna Come
- Nicholas Phan, soloist; Palaver Strings, ensembles
- Newman: Bespoke Songs
- Fotina Naumenko, soloist; Marika Bournaki, pianist (Nadège Foofat; Julietta Curenton, Colin Davin, Mark Edwards, Nadia Pessoa, Timothy Roberts, Ryan Romine, Akemi Takayama, Karlyn Viña & Garrick Zoeter)
- Show Me The Way
- Will Liverman, soloist; Jonathan King, pianist
- Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder
- Joyce DiDonato, soloist; Maxim Emelyanychev, conductor (Il Pomo d’Oro)
BEST CLASSICAL COMPENDIUM
- Akiho: BeLonging
- Andy Akiho & Imani Winds; Andy Akiho, Sean Dixon & Mark Dover, producers
- American Counterpoints
- Curtis Stewart; James Blachly, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer
- Foss: Symphony No. 1; Renaissance Concerto; Three American Pieces; Ode
- JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Bernd Gottinger, producer
- Mythologies IISangeeta Kaur, Omar Najmi, Hilá Plitmann, Robert Thies & Danaë Xanthe Vlasse; Michael Shapiro,
- conductor; Jeff Atmajian, Emilio D. Miler, Hai Nguyen, Robert Thies, Danaë Xanthe Vlasse & Kitt Wakeley, Producers
- Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina
- Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Dmitriy Lipay, producer
BEST CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL COMPOSITION
- Casarrubios: Seven For Solo Cello
- Andrea Casarrubios, composer (Andrea Casarrubios)
- Coleman: Revelry
- Valerie Coleman, composer (Decoda)
- Lang: Composition As Explanation
- David Lang, composer (Eighth Blackbird)
- Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina
- Gabriela Ortiz, composer (Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale)
- Saariaho: Adriana Mater
- Kaija Saariaho, composer (Esa-Pekka Salonen, Fleur Barron, Nicholas Phan, Christopher Purves, Axelle Fanyo, San Francisco Symphony Chorus & Orchestra)