COMEDY

59. Best Comedy Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new recordings.

• The Comedy Vaccine
  Lavell Crawford
   

• Evolution
  Chelsea Handler
   

• Sincerely Louis CK
  Louis C.K.
   

• Thanks For Risking Your Life
  Lewis Black
   

• The Greatest Average American
  Nate Bargatze
   

• Zero F***s Given
  Kevin Hart

MUSICAL THEATER

60. Best Musical Theater Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new recordings. Award to the principle vocalist(s) and the album producer(s) of 51% or more playing time of the album. The lyricist(s) and composer(s) of a new score are eligible for an Award if they have written and/or composed a new score which comprises 51% or more playing time of the album.

• Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella
  Andrew Lloyd Webber, Nick Lloyd Webber & Greg Wells, producers; Andrew Lloyd Webber & David Zippel, composers/lyricists (Original Album Cast)
   

• Burt Bacharach and Steven Sater's Some Lovers
  Burt Bacharach, Michael Croiter, Ben Hartman & Steven Sater, producers; Burt Bacharach, composer; Steven Sater, lyricist (World Premiere Cast)
   

• Girl From The North Country
  Simon Hale, Conor McPherson & Dean Sharenow, producers (Bob Dylan, composer & lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)
   

• Les Misérables: The Staged Concert (The Sensational 2020 Live Recording)
  Cameron Mackintosh, Lee McCutcheon & Stephen Metcalfe, producers (Claude-Michel Schönberg, composer; Alain Boublil, John Caird, Herbert Kretzmer, Jean-Marc Natel & Trevor Nunn, lyricists) (The 2020 Les Misérables Staged Concert Company)
   

• Stephen Schwartz's Snapshots 
  Daniel C. Levine, Michael J Moritz Jr, Bryan Perri & Stephen Schwartz, producers (Stephen Schwartz, composer & lyricist) (World Premiere Cast)
   

• The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical
  Emily Bear, producer; Abigail Barlow & Emily Bear, composers/lyricists (Barlow & Bear)

MUSIC FOR VISUAL MEDIA

61. Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
Award to the artist(s) and/or ‘in studio’ producer(s) of a majority of the tracks on the album.  In the absence of both, award to the one or two individuals proactively responsible for the concept and musical direction of the album and for the selection of artists, songs and producers, as applicable. Award also goes to appropriately credited music supervisor(s).

• Cruella
  (Various Artists)
   

• Dear Evan Hansen
  (Various Artists)
   

• In The Heights
  (Various Artists)
   

• One Night In Miami...
  (Various Artists)
   

• Respect
  Jennifer Hudson
   

• Schmigadoon! Episode 1
  (Various Artists)
   

• The United States Vs. Billie Holiday
  Andra Day

62. Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for, or as a companion to, a current legitimate motion picture, television show or series, video games or other visual media.

• Bridgerton
  Kris Bowers, composer
   

• Dune
  Hans Zimmer, composer
   

• The Mandalorian: Season 2 - Vol. 2 (Chapters 13-16)
  Ludwig Göransson, composer
   

• The Queen's Gambit
  Carlos Rafael Rivera, composer
   

• Soul
  Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers

63. Best Song Written For Visual Media
A Songwriter(s) award. For a song (melody & lyrics) written specifically for a motion picture, television, video games or other visual media, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

• Agatha All Along [From WandaVision: Episode 7]
  Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, songwriters (Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez Featuring Kathryn Hahn, Eric Bradley, Greg Whipple, Jasper Randall & Gerald White)
   

• All Eyes On Me [From Inside]
  Bo Burnham, songwriter (Bo Burnham)
   

• All I Know So Far [From P!NK: All I Know So Far]
  Alecia Moore, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, songwriters (P!nk)
   

• Fight For You [From Judas And The Black Messiah]
  Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.)
   

• Here I Am (Singing My Way Home) [From Respect]
  Jamie Hartman, Jennifer Hudson & Carole King, songwriters (Jennifer Hudson)
   

• Speak Now [From One Night In Miami...]
  Sam Ashworth & Leslie Odom, Jr., songwriters (Leslie Odom, Jr.)

COMPOSING/ARRANGING

64. Best Instrumental Composition

A Composer's Award for an original composition (not an adaptation) first released during the Eligibility Year. Singles or Tracks only.

• Beautiful Is Black
  Brandee Younger, composer (Brandee Younger)
   

• Cat And Mouse
  Tom Nazziola, composer (Tom Nazziola)
   

• Concerto For Orchestra: Finale
  Vince Mendoza, composer (Vince Mendoza & Czech National Symphony Orchestra Featuring Antonio Sánchez & Derrick Hodge)
   

• Dreaming In Lions: Dreaming In Lions
  Arturo O’Farrill, composer (Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble)
   

• Eberhard
  Lyle Mays, composer (Lyle Mays)

65. Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

• Chopsticks
  Bill O'Connell, arranger (Richard Baratta)
   

• For The Love Of A Princess (From "Braveheart")
  Robin Smith, arranger (HAUSER, London Symphony Orchestra & Robin Smith)
   

• Infinite Love
  Emile Mosseri, arranger (Emile Mosseri)
   

• Meta Knight's Revenge (From "Kirby Superstar")
  Charlie Rosen & Jake Silverman, arrangers (The 8-Bit Big Band Featuring Button Masher)
   

• The Struggle Within
  Gabriela Quintero & Rodrigo Sanchez, arrangers (Rodrigo y Gabriela)

66. Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

• The Bottom Lin
  Ólafur Arnalds, arranger (Ólafur Arnalds & Josin)
   

• A Change Is Gonna Come
  Tehillah Alphonso, arranger (Tonality & Alexander Lloyd Blake)
   

• The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
  Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)
   

• Eleanor Rigby
  Cody Fry, arranger (Cody Fry)
   

• To The Edge Of Longing (Edit Version)
  Vince Mendoza, arranger (Vince Mendoza, Czech National Symphony Orchestra & Julia Bullock)

PACKAGE, NOTES, AND HISTORICAL

67. Best Recording Package

• American Jackpot / American Girls
  Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (Reckless Kelly)
   

• Carnage

• Nick Cave & Tom Hingston, art directors (Nick Cave & Warren Ellis)
   

• Pakelang
  Li Jheng Han & Yu, Wei, art directors (2nd Generation Falangao Singing Group & The Chairman Crossover Big Band)
   

• Serpentine Prison
  Dayle Doyle, art director (Matt Berninger)
   

• Zeta
  Xiao Qing Yang, art director (Soul Of Ears)

68. Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

• All Things Must Pass: 50th Anniversary Edition
  Darren Evans, Dhani Harrison & Olivia Harrison, art directors (George Harrison)
   

• Color Theory
  Lordess Foudre & Christopher Leckie, art directors (Soccer Mommy)
   

• The Future Bites (Limited Edition Box Set)
  Simon Moore, art director (Steven Wilson)
   

• 77-81
  Dan Calderwood & Jon King, art directors (Gang Of Four)
   

• Swimming In Circles
  Ramón Coronado & Marshall Rake, art directors (Mac Miller)

69. Best Album Notes

• Beethoven: The Last Three Sonatas
  Ann-Katrin Zimmermann, album notes writer (Sunwook Kim)
   

• The Complete Louis Armstrong Columbia And RCA Victor Studio Sessions 1946-1966
  Ricky Riccardi, album notes writer (Louis Armstrong)
   

• Creation Never Sleeps, Creation Never Dies: The Willie Dunn Anthology
  Kevin Howes, album notes writer (Willie Dunn)
   

• Etching The Voice: Emile Berliner And The First Commercial Gramophone Discs, 1889-1895
  David Giovannoni, Richard Martin & Stephan Puille, album notes writers (Various Artists)
   

• The King Of Gospel Music: The Life And Music Of Reverend James Cleveland
  Robert Marovich, album notes writer (Various Artists)

70. Best Historical Album

• Beyond The Music: Her Complete RCA Victor Recordings
  Robert Russ, compilation producer; Nancy Conforti, Andreas K. Meyer & Jennifer Nulsen, mastering engineers (Marian Anderson)
   

• Etching The Voice: Emile Berliner And The First Commercial Gramophone Discs, 1889-1895
  Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
   

• Excavated Shellac: An Alternate History Of The World’s Music
  April Ledbetter, Steven Lance Ledbetter & Jonathan Ward, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
   

• Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967)
  Patrick Milligan & Joni Mitchell, compilation producers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Joni Mitchell)
   

• Sign O' The Times (Super Deluxe Edition)
  Trevor Guy, Michael Howe & Kirk Johnson, compilation producers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Prince)

PRODUCTION

71. Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
An Engineer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.)

• Cinema 
  Josh Conway, Marvin Figueroa, Josh Gudwin, Neal H Pogue & Ethan Shumaker, engineers; Joe LaPorta, mastering engineer (The Marías)
   

• Dawn
  Thomas Brenneck, Zach Brown, Elton "L10MixedIt" Chueng, Riccardo Damian, Tom Elmhirst, Jens Jungkurth, Todd Monfalcone, John Rooney & Smino, engineers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer (Yebba)
   

• Hey What
  BJ Burton, engineer; BJ Burton, mastering engineer (Low)
   

• Love For Sale
  Dae Bennett, Josh Coleman & Billy Cumella, engineers; Greg Calbi & Steve Fallone, mastering engineers (Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga)
   

• Notes With Attachments
  Joseph Lorge & Blake Mills, engineers; Greg Koller, mastering engineer (Pino Palladino & Blake Mills)

72. Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
A Producer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.)

• Jack Antonoff

  • Chemtrails Over The Country Club (Lana Del Rey) (A)

  • Daddy’s Home (St. Vincent) (A)

  • Gold Rush (Taylor Swift) (T)

  • Sling (Clairo) (A)

  • Solar Power (Lorde) (A)

  • Take The Sadness Out Of Saturday Night (Bleachers) (A)
     

• Rogét Chahayed

  • //aguardiente Y Limón %ᵕ‿‿ᵕ% (Kali Uchis) (T)

  • Ain't S*** (Doja Cat) (T)

  • Beautiful (Shelley FKA DRAM) (T)

  • Blueberry Eyes (MAX Featuring SUGA of BTS) (S)

  • Fire In The Sky (Anderson .Paak) (T)

  • Kiss Me More (Doja Cat Featuring SZA) (S)

  • Lazy Susan (21 Savage With Rich Brian Featuring Warren Hue & Masimwei) (S)

  • NITROUS (Joji) (T)

  • Vibez (ZAYN) (S)
     

• Mike Elizondo

  • Glow On (Turnstile) (A)

  • Good Day (Twenty One Pilots) (T)

  • Life By Misadventure (Rag'n'Bone Man) (A)

  • Mercy (Jonas Brothers) (T)

  • Mulberry Street (Twenty One Pilots) (T)

  • Obviously (Lake Street Dive) (A)

  • Repeat (Grace Vanderwaal) (S)

  • Taking The Heat (Joy Oladokun) (T)

• Hit-Boy

  • Judas And The Black Messiah: The Inspired Album (Various Artists) (A)

  • King's Disease II (Nas) (A)
     

• Ricky Reed

  • //aguardiente y limón%ᵕ‿‿ᵕ% (Kali Uchis) (T)Can't Let You Go (Terrace Martin Featuring Nick Grant) (S)

  • Damn Bean (John-Robert) (T)

  • Don't Go Yet (Camila Cabello) (S)

  • Gold-Diggers Sound (Leon Bridges) (A)

  • Piece Of You (Shawn Mendes) (T)

  • Pushing Away (Junior Mesa) (T)

  • Rumors (Lizzo Featuring Cardi B) (S)

  • Sing (Jon Batiste) (T)

73. Best Remixed Recording
A Remixer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses for identification.) Singles or Tracks only.

• Back To Life (Booker T Kings Of Soul Satta Dub)
  Booker T, remixer (Soul II Soul)
   

• Born For Greatness (Cymek Remix)
  Spencer Bastin, remixer (Papa Roach)
   

• Constant Craving (Fashionably Late Remix)
  Tracy Young, remixer (K.D. Lang)
   

• Inside Out (3SCAPE DRM Remix)
  3SCAPE DRM, remixer (Zedd & Griff)
   

• Met Him Last Night (Dave Audé Remix)
  Dave Audé, remixer (Demi Lovato & Ariana Grande)
   

• Passenger (Mike Shinoda Remix)
  Mike Shinoda, remixer (Deftones)
   

• Talks (Mura Masa Remix)\
  Alexander Crossan, remixer (PVA)

74. Best Immersive Audio Album
This category recognizes excellence in multichannel immersive audio recordings. Eligible recordings must be commercially released for sale or streaming on a consumer format/configuration (DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, SACD, Blu-Ray, Atmos, Auro-3D, immersive download, etc.) that provides an original immersive mix (not electronically re-purposed) of four or more channels.

• Alicia
  George Massenburg & Eric Schilling, immersive mix engineers; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Ann Mincieli, immersive producer (Alicia Keys)
   

• Clique
  Jim Anderson & Ulrike Schwarz, immersive mix engineers; Bob Ludwig, immersive mastering engineer; Jim Anderson, immersive producer (Patricia Barber)
   

• Fine Line
  Greg Penny, immersive mix engineer; Greg Penny, immersive mastering engineer; Greg Penny, immersive producer (Harry Styles)
   

• The Future Bites
  Jake Fields & Steven Wilson, immersive mix engineers; Bob Ludwig, immersive mastering engineer; Steven Wilson, immersive producer (Steven Wilson)
   

• Stille Grender
  Morten Lindberg, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive producer (Anne Karin Sundal-Ask & Det Norske Jentekor)

75. Best Engineered Album, Classical
An Engineer's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.)

• Archetypes
  Jonathan Lackey, Bill Maylone & Dan Nichols, engineers; Bill Maylone, mastering engineer (Sérgio Assad, Clarice Assad & Third Coast Percussion)
   

• Beethoven: Cello Sonatas - Hope Amid Tears
  Richard King, engineer (Yo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax)
   

• Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
  Mark Donahue, engineer; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck, Mendelssohn Choir Of Pittsburgh & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)

• Chanticleer Sings Christmas
  Leslie Ann Jones, engineer (Chanticleer)
   

• Mahler: Symphony No. 8, 'Symphony Of A Thousand'
  Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers; Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineers (Gustavo Dudamel, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Luke McEndarfer, Robert Istad, Grant Gershon, Los Angeles Children's Chorus, Los Angeles Master Chorale, National Children's Chorus, Pacific Chorale & Los Angeles Philharmonic)

76. Producer Of The Year, Classical
A Producer's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.)

• Blanton Alspaugh

  • Appear And Inspire (James Franklin & The East Carolina University Chamber Singers) (A)

  • Howells: Requiem (Brian Schmidt & Baylor University A Cappella Choir) (A)

  • Hymns Of Kassianí (Alexander Lingas & Cappella Romana) (A)

  • Kyr: In Praise Of Music (Joshua Copeland & Antioch Chamber Ensemble) (A)

  • More Honourable Than The Cherubim (Vladimir Gorbik & PaTRAM Institute Male Choir) (A)

  • O'Regan: The Phoenix (Patrick Summers, Thomas Hampson, Chad Shelton, Rihab Chaieb, Lauren Snouffer, Houston Grand Opera & Houston Grand Opera Orchestra) (A)

  • Sheehan: Liturgy Of Saint John Chrysostom (Benedict Sheehan & The Saint Tikhon Choir) (A)
     

• Steven Epstein

  • Bach And Brahms Re-Imagined (Jens Lindemann, James Ehnes & Jon Kimura Parker) (A)

  • Bartók: Quartet No. 3; Beethoven: Op. 59, No. 2; Dvořák: American Quartet (Juilliard String Quartet) (A)

  • Beethoven: Cello Sonatas - Hope Amid Tears (Yo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax) (A)

  • Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 9 & 17, Arr. For Piano, String Quartet And Double Bass (Alon Goldstein, Alexander Bickard & Fine Arts Quartet) (A)

  • Songs Of Comfort And Hope (Yo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott) (A)
     

• David Frost

  • Chamber Works By Dmitri Klebanov (ARC Ensemble) (A)

  • Glass: Akhnaten (Karen Kamensek, J’Nai Bridges, Dísella Lárusdóttir, Zachary James, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Orchestra) (A)

  • Mon Ami, Mon Amour (Matt Haimovitz & Mari Kodama) (A)

  • One Movement Symphonies - Barber, Sibelius, Scriabin (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony) (A)

  • Poulenc: Dialogues Des Carmélites (Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Isabel Leonard, Erin Morley, Adrianne Pieczonka, Karita Mattila, Karen Cargill, Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Orchestra) (A)

  • Primavera I - The Wind (Matt Haimovitz) (A)

  • Roots (Randall Goosby & Zhu Wang) (A)
     

• Elaine Martone

  • Archetypes (Sérgio Assad, Clarice Assad & Third Coast Percussion) (A)

  • Beneath The Sky (Zoe Allen & Levi Hernandez) (A)

  • Davis: Family Secrets - Kith & Kin (Timothy Myers, Andrea Edith Moore & Jane Holding) (A)

  • Quest (Elisabeth Remy Johnson) (A)

  • Schubert: Symphony In C Major, 'The Great'; Krenek: Static & Ecstatic (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra) (A)
     

• Judith Sherman

  • Alone Together (Jennifer Koh) (A)

  • Bach & Beyond Part 3 (Jennifer Koh) (A)

  • Bruits (Imani Winds) (A)

  • Eryilmaz: Dances Of The Yogurt Maker (Erberk Eryilmaz & Carpe Diem String Quartet) (A)

  • Fantasy - Oppens Plays Kaminsky (Ursula Oppens) (A)

  • Home (Blythe Gaissert) (A)

  • Mendelssohn, Visconti & Golijov (Jasper String Quartet & Jupiter String Quartet) (A)

  • A Schubert Journey (Llŷr Williams) (A)

  • Vers Le Silence - William Bolcom & Frédéric Chopin (Ran Dank) (A)

CLASSICAL

77. Best Orchestral Performance
Award to the Conductor and to the Orchestra.

• Adams: My Father Knew Charles Ives; Harmonielehre
  Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor (Nashville Symphony Orchestra)
   

• Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
  Manfred Honeck, conductor (Mendelssohn Choir Of Pittsburgh & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
   

• Muhly: Throughline
  Nico Muhly, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
   

• Price: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3
  Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor (Philadelphia Orchestra)
   

• Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Scriabin: The Poem Of Ecstasy
  Thomas Dausgaard, conductor (Seattle Symphony Orchestra)

78. Best Opera Recording
Award to the Conductor, Album Producer(s) and Principal Soloists.

• Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle
  Susanna Mälkki, conductor; Mika Kares & Szilvia Vörös; Robert Suff, producer (Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra)
   

• Glass: Akhnaten
  Karen Kamensek, conductor; J’Nai Bridges, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Zachary James & Dísella Lárusdóttir; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
   

• Janáček: Cunning Little Vixen
  Simon Rattle, conductor; Sophia Burgos, Lucy Crowe, Gerald Finley, Peter Hoare, Anna Lapkovskaja, Paulina Malefane, Jan Martinik & Hanno Müller-Brachmann; Andrew Cornall, producer (London Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Chorus & LSO Discovery Voices)
   

• Little: Soldier Songs
  Corrado Rovaris, conductor; Johnathan McCullough; James Darrah & John Toia, producers (The Opera Philadelphia Orchestra)
   

• Poulenc: Dialogues Des Carmélites
  Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Karen Cargill, Isabel Leonard, Karita Mattila, Erin Morley & Adrianne Pieczonka; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)

79. Best Choral Performance

Award to the Conductor, and to the Choral Director and/or Chorus Master where applicable and to the Choral Organization/Ensemble.

• It's A Long Way
  Matthew Guard, conductor (Jonas Budris, Carrie Cheron, Fiona Gillespie, Nathan Hodgson, Helen Karloski, Enrico Lagasca, Megan Roth, Alissa Ruth Suver & Dana Whiteside; Skylark Vocal Ensemble)
   

• Mahler: Symphony No. 8, 'Symphony Of A Thousand'
  Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Grant Gershon, Robert Istad, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz & Luke McEndarfer, chorus masters (Leah Crocetto, Mihoko Fujimura, Ryan McKinny, Erin Morley, Tamara Mumford, Simon O'Neill, Morris Robinson & Tamara Wilson; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Los Angeles Children's Chorus, Los Angeles Master Chorale, National Children’s Chorus & Pacific Chorale)
   

• Rising w/The Crossing
  Donald Nally, conductor (International Contemporary Ensemble & Quicksilver; The Crossing)
   

• Schnittke: Choir Concerto; Three Sacred Hymns; Pärt: Seven Magnificat-Antiphons
  Kaspars Putniņš, conductor; Heli Jürgenson, chorus master (Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir)
   

• Sheehan: Liturgy Of Saint John Chrysostom
  Benedict Sheehan, conductor (Michael Hawes, Timothy Parsons & Jason Thoms; The Saint Tikhon Choir)
   

• The Singing Guitar
  Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Estelí Gomez; Austin Guitar Quartet, Douglas Harvey, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet & Texas Guitar Quartet; Conspirare)

80. Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

For new recordings of works with chamber or small ensemble (twenty-four or fewer members, not including the conductor). One Award to the ensemble and one Award to the conductor, if applicable.

• Adams, John Luther: Lines Made By Walking
  JACK Quartet
   

• Akiho: Seven Pillars
  Sandbox Percussion
   

• Archetypes
  Sérgio Assad, Clarice Assad & Third Coast Percussion
   

• Beethoven: Cello Sonatas - Hope Amid Tears
  Yo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax
   

• Bruits
  Imani Winds

81. Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Award to the Instrumental Soloist(s) and to the Conductor when applicable.

• Alone Together
  Jennifer Koh
   

• An American Mosaic
  Simone Dinnerstein
   

• Bach: Sonatas & Partitas
  Augustin Hadelich
   

• Beethoven & Brahms: Violin Concertos
  Gil Shaham; Eric Jacobsen, conductor (The Knights)
   

• Mak Bach
  Mak Grgić
   

• Of Power
  Curtis Stewart

82. Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Award to: Vocalist(s), Collaborative Artist(s) (Ex: pianists, conductors, chamber groups) Producer(s), Recording Engineers/Mixers with 51% or more playing time of new material.

• Confessions
  Laura Strickling; Joy Schreier, pianist
   

• Dreams Of A New Day - Songs By Black Composers
  Will Liverman; Paul Sánchez, pianist
   

• Mythologies
  Sangeeta Kaur & Hila Plitmann (Virginie D'Avezac De Castera, Lili Haydn, Wouter Kellerman, Nadeem Majdalany, Eru Matsumoto & Emilio D. Miler)
   

• Schubert: Winterreise
  Joyce DiDonato; Yannick Nézet-Séguin, pianist
   

• Unexpected Shadows
  Jamie Barton; Jake Heggie, pianist (Matt Haimovitz)

83. Best Classical Compendium
Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s) and Engineer(s) of over 51% playing time of the album, if other than the artist.

• American Originals - A New World, A New Canon
  AGAVE & Reginald L. Mobley; Geoffrey Silver, producer
   

• Berg: Violin Concerto; Seven Early Songs & Three Pieces For Orchestra
  Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Jack Vad, producer
   

• Cerrone: The Arching Path
  Timo Andres & Ian Rosenbaum; Mike Tierney, producer
   

• Plays
  Chick Corea; Chick Corea & Birnie Kirsh, producers
   

• Women Warriors - The Voices Of Change
  Amy Andersson, conductor; Amy Andersson, Mark Mattson & Lolita Ritmanis, producers

84. Best Contemporary Classical Composition

A Composer's Award. (For a contemporary classical composition composed within the last 25 years, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year.) Award to the librettist, if applicable.

• Akiho: Seven Pillars
  Andy Akiho, composer (Sandbox Percussion)
   

• Andriessen: The Only One
  Louis Andriessen, composer (Esa-Pekka Salonen, Nora Fischer & Los Angeles Philharmonic)
   

• Assad, Clarice & Sérgio, Connors, Dillon, Martin & Skidmore: Archetypes
  Clarice Assad, Sérgio Assad, Sean Connors, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin & David Skidmore, composers (Sérgio Assad, Clarice Assad & Third Coast Percussion)
   

• Batiste: Movement 11'
  Jon Batiste, composer (Jon Batiste)
   

• Shaw: Narrow Sea
  Caroline Shaw, composer (Dawn Upshaw, Gilbert Kalish & Sō Percussion)

MUSIC VIDEO/FILM

85. Best Music Video
Award to the artist, video director, and video producer.

• Shot In The Dark
  AC/DC
  David Mallet, video director; Dione Orrom, video producer
   

• Freedom
  Jon Batiste
  Alan Ferguson, video director; Alex P. Willson, video producer
   

• I Get A Kick Out Of You
  Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
  Jennifer Lebeau, video director; Danny Bennett, Bobby Campbell & Jennifer Lebeau, video producers
   

• Peaches
  Justin Bieber Featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon
  Collin Tilley, video director
   

• Happier Than Ever
  Billie Eilish
  Billie Eilish, video director; Michelle An, Chelsea Dodson & David Moore, video producers
   

• Montero (Call Me By Your Name)
  Lil Nas X
  Lil Nas X & Tanu Muino, video directors; Frank Borin, Ivanna Borin, Marco De Molina & Saul Levitz, video producers
   

• Good 4 U
  Olivia Rodrigo
  Petra Collins, video director; Christiana Divona, Marissa Ramirez & Tiffany Suh, video producers

86. Best Music Film
For concert/performance films or music documentaries. Award to the artist, video director, and video producer.

• Inside
  Bo Burnham
  Bo Burnham, video director; Josh Senior, video producer
   

• David Byrne's American Utopia
  David Byrne
  Spike Lee, video director; David Byrne & Spike Lee, video producers
   

• Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter To Los Angeles
  Billie Eilish
  Patrick Osborne & Robert Rodriguez, video directors
   

• Music, Money, Madness...Jimi Hendrix In Maui
  Jimi Hendrix
  John McDermott, video director; Janie Hendrix, John McDermott & George Scott, video producers
   

• Summer Of Soul
  (Various Artists)
  Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, video director; David Dinerstein, Robert Fyvolent & Joseph Patel, video producers

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