The biggest music awards of this season is finally here!
2025 Grammy nominations are officially out on November 8. The annual ceremony which is going to be held on February 2, 2025 provided a glimpse of the competitive list. From Beyoncé, Taylor Swift to Sabrina Carpenter and Ariana Grande all of your favourite artists are gearing up to get this incredible honour.
So, all the music lovers get ready for the greatest musical face-off all time. While it’s going to take a few more months to know who will get to snatch the trophy home, check out the complete nominations of this year.
The list of 2025 Grammy nominations
Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical
Raye
Jessie Jo Dillon
Amy Allen
Jessi Alexander
Edgar Barrera
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Alissia
Ian Fitchuk
D’Mile
Daniel Nigro
Mustard
Best Rock Album
Happiness Bastards by The Black Crows
Romance by Fontaines D.C.
Saviors by Green Day
Tangk by IDLES
Dark Matter by Pearl Jam
Hackney Diamonds by Rolling Stones
No Name by Jack White
Best Alternative Music Performance
“Neon Pill” by Cage The Elephant
“Song of the Lake” by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
“Starburster” by Fontaines D.C.
“Bye Bye” by Kim Gordon
“Flea” by St. Vincent
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Us” by Gracie Abrams ft. Taylor Swift
“LEVII’S JEANS” by Beyoncé ft. Post Malone
“Guess” by Charli xcx ft. Billie Eillish
“The Boy Is Mine” by Ariana Grande ft. Brandy and Monica!
“Die With A Smile” by Lady Gaga ft. Bruno Mars
Best New Artist
Benson Boone
Sabrina Carpenter
Doechii
Chappell Roan
Shaboozey
Teddy Swims
Khruangbin
Record of the Year
“Now and Then” by The Beatles
“Texas Hold ‘Em” by Beyoncé
“Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter
“360” by Charli xcx
“Birds of a Feather” by Billie Eilish
“Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar
“Good Luck, Babe!” by Chappell Roan
“Fortnight” by Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone
Album of the Year
Hit Me Hard and Soft by Billie Eilish
Short N’ Sweet by Sabrina Carpenter
Brat by Charli xcx
New Blue Sun by André 3000
Djesse Vol. 4 by Jacob Collier
The Tortured Poets Department by Taylor Swift
The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess by Chappell Roan
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy
Best R&B Album
11:11 (Deluxe) by Chris Brown
Vantablack by Lalah Hathaway
Revenge by Muni Long
Algorithm by Lucky Daye
Coming Home by Usher
Song of the Year
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” by Shaboozey
“Birds of a Feather” by Billie Eilish
“Die With a Smile” by Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars
“Fortnight” by Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone
“Good Luck, Babe!” by Chappell Roan
“Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar
“Please Please Please” by Sabrina Carpenter
“Texas Hold ‘Em” by Beyoncé
Best Remixed Recording
“Alter Ego – Kaytranada Remix” by Kaytranada, Doechii ft. JT
“A Bar Song (Tipsy) [Remix]” by David Guetta and Shaboozey
“Espresso (Mark Ronson x FNZ Working Late Remix)” by FNZ, Mark Ronson and Sabrina Carpenter
“Jah Sees Them – Amapiano Remix” by Alexx Antaeus, Footsteps & MrMyish, Julian Marley and Antaeus
“Von Dutch” by A.G. Cook, Charli xcx ft. Addison Rae
Best Pop Solo Performance
“Bodyguard” by Beyonce
“Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter
“Apple” by Charli xcx
“Birds of a Feather” by Billie Eilish
“Good Luck, Babe!” by Chappell Roan
Best Pop Vocal Album
Short N’ Sweet by Sabrina Carpenter
Eternal Sunshine by Ariana Grande
The Rise and Fall of A Midwest Princess by Chappell Roan
The Tortured Poets Department by Taylor Swift
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
“She’s Gone, Dance On” by Disclosure
“Loved” by Four Tet
“Leavemealone” by Fred Again and Baby Keem
“Neverender” by Justice & Tame Impala
“Witchy” by Kaytranada ft. Childish Gambino
Best Dance Pop Recording
“Make You Mine” by Madison Beer
“Von Dutch” by Charli xcx
“L’Amour de Ma Vie [Over Now Extended Edit]” by Billie Eillish
“yes, and?” by Ariana Grande
“Got Me Started” by Troye Sivan
Lester Cohen/Getty Images for The Recording Academy
Best Dance/Electronic Album
“Brat” by Charli XCX
“Three” by Four Tet
“Hyperdrama” by Justice
“Timeless” by Kaytranada
“Telos” by Zedd
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
À Fleur De Peau by Cyrille Aimée
Visions by Norah Jones
Good Together by Lake Street Dive
Impossible Dream by Aaron Lazar
Christmas Wish by Gregory Porter
Best Rock Performance
“Now and Then” by The Beatles
“Beautiful People (Stay High)” by The Black Keys
“The American Dream Is Killing Me” by Green Day
“Gift Horse” by Idles
“Dark Matter” by Pearl Jam
“Broken Man” by St. Vincent
Best Metal Performance
“Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)” by Gojira, Marina Viotti and Victor Le Masne
“Crown of Horns” by Judas Priest
“Suffocate” by Knocked Loose ft. Poppy
“Screaming Suicide” by Metallica
“Cellar Door” by Spiritbox
Best Rock Song
“Beautiful People (Stay High)” by Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney, Beck Hansen and Daniel Nakamura
“Broken Man” by Annie Clark, St. Vincent
“Dark Matter” by Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder and Andrew Watt
“Dilemma” by Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool
“Gift Horse” by Jon Beavis, Mark Bowen, Adam Devonshire, Lee Kiernan and Joe Talbot
Best Alternative Music Album
Wild God by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
Charm by Clairo
The Collective by Kim Gordon
What Now by Brittany Howard
All Born Screaming by St. Vincent
Best R&B Performance
“Guidance” by Jhené Aiko
“Residuals” by Chris Brown
“Here We Go (Uh Oh)” by Coco Jones
“Made for Me (Live on BET)” by Muni Long
“Saturn” by Sza
Best Traditional R&B Performance
“Wet” by Marsha Ambrosius
“Can I Have This Groove” by Kenyon Dixon
“No Lie” by Lalah Hathaway ft. Michael McDonald
“Make Me Forget” by Muni Long
“That’s You” by Lucky Daye
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Best Progressive R&B Album
“So Glad to Know You” by Avery*Sunshine
“En Route” by Durand Bernarr
“Bando Stone and the New World” by Childish Gambino
“Crash” by Kehlani
“Why Lawd?” by NxWorries (Anderson.Paak and Knxwledge)
Best R&B Song
“After Hours” by Diovanna Frazier, Alex Goldblatt, Kehlani Parrish, Khris Riddick-Tynes and Daniel Upchurch
“Burning” by Ronald Banful and Temilade Openiyi
“Here We Go (Uh Oh)” by Sara Diamond, Sydney Floyd, Marisela Jackson, Courtney Jones, Carl McCormick and Kelvin Wooten
“Ruined Me” by Jeff Gitelman, Priscilla Renea and Kevin Theodore
“Saturn” by Rob Bisel, Carter Lang, Solána Rowe, Jared Solomon and Scott Zhang
Best Rap Performance
“Enough (Miami)” by Cardi B
“When the Sun Shines Again” by Common and Pete Rock ft. Posdnuos
“Nissan Altima” by Doechii
“Houdini” by Eminem
“Like That” by Future & Metro Boomin ft. Kendrick Lamar
“Yeah Glo!” by GloRilla
“Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar
Best Melodic R&B Performance
“Kehlani” by Jordan Adetunji ft. Kehlani
“Spaghettii” by Beyoncé ft. Shaboozey and Linda Martell
“We Still Don’t Trust You” by Future, Metro Boomin ft. The Weeknd
“Big Mama” by Latto
“3:AM” by Rapsody ft. Erykah Badu
Best Rap Album
Might Delete Later by J. Cole
The Auditorium, Vol. 1 by Common and Pete Rock
Alligator Bites Never Heal by Doechii
The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce) by Eminem
We Don’t Trust You by Future and Metro Boomin
Best Rap Song
“Asteroids” by Marlanna Evans
“Carnival” by Jordan Carter, Raul Cubina, Grant Dickinson, Samuel Lindley, Nasir Pemberton, Dimitri Roger, Ty Dolla $ign, Kanye West and Mark Carl Stolinski Williams
“Like That” by Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, Kobe “BbyKobe” Hood, Leland Wayne & Nayvadius Wilburn
“Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar
“Yeah Glo!” by Ronnie Jackson, Jaucquez Lowe, Timothy McKibbins, Kevin Andre Price, Julius Rivera III & Gloria Woods
Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
Civil Writes: The South Got Something To Say by Queen Sheba
Concrete & Whiskey Act II Part 1: A Bourbon 30 Series by Omari Hardwick
Good M.U.S.I.C. Universe Sonic Sinema: Episode 1 In the Beginning Was the Word by Malik Yusef
“The Heart, the Mind, the Soul by Tank and the Bangas
The Seven Number Ones by Mad Skillz
Best Country Solo Performance
“16 Carriages” by Beyoncé
“I Am Not Okay” by Jelly Roll
“The Architect” by Kacey Musgraves
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” by Shaboozey
“It Takes A Woman” by Chris Stapleton
Best Country Song
“The Architect” by Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves and Josh Osborne
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” by Sean Cook, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Chibueze Collins Obinna, Nevin Sastry and Mark Williams
“I Am Not Okay” by Casey Brown, Jason DeFord, Ashley Gorley and Taylor Phillip
“I Had Some Help” by Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Smith, Ryan Vojtesak, Morgan Wallen and Chandler Paul Walters
“Texas Hold ‘Em” by Brian Bates, Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bulow, Nate Ferraro and Raphael Saadiq
Best Country Album
Cowboy Carter by Beyoncé
F-1 Trillion by Post Malone
Deeper Well by Kacey Musgraves
Higher by Chris Stapleton
Whirlwind by Lainey Wilson
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
“Cowboys Cry Too” by Kelsea Ballerini and Noah Kahan
“II Most Wanted” by Beyoncé and Miley Cyrus
“Break Mine” by Brothers Osborne
“Bigger Houses” by Dan + Shay
“I Had Some Help” by Post Malone and Morgan Wallen
Best American Roots Performance
“Blame It On Eve” by Shemekia Copeland
“Nothing In Rambling” by The Fabulous Thunderbirds ft. Bonnie Raitt, Keb’ Mo’, Taj Mahal and Mick Fleetwood
“Lighthouse” by Sierra Ferrell
“The Ballad Of Sally Anne” by Rhiannon Giddens
Best Americana Performance
“Ya Ya” by Beyoncé
“Subtitles” by Madison Cunningham
“Don’t Do Me Good” by Madi Diaz ft. Kacey Musgraves
“American Dreaming” by Sierra Ferrell
“Runaway Train” by Sarah Jarosz
“Empty Trainload of Sky” by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings
Best American Roots Song
“Ahead of the Game” by Mark Knopfler
“All In Good Time” by Sam Beam
“All My Friends” by Aoife O’Donovan
“American Dreaming” by Sierra Ferrell and Melody Walker
“Blame It on Eve” by John Hahn and Will Kimbrough
Best Americana Album
The Other Side by T Bone Burnett
$10 Cowboy by Charley Crockett
Trail Of Flowers by Sierra Ferrell
Polaroid Lovers by Sarah Jarosz
No One Gets Out Alive by Maggie Rose
Tigers Blood by Waxahatchee
Best Bluegrass Album
I Built A World by Bronwyn Keith-Hynes
Songs of Love and Life by The Del McCoury Band
No Fear by Sister Sadie
Live Vol. 1 by Billy Strings
Earl Jam by Tony Trischka
Dan Tyminski: Live From the Ryman by Dan Tyminski
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy
Best Traditional Blues Album
Hill Country Love by Cedric Burnside
Struck Down by The Fabulous Thunderbirds
One Guitar Woman by Sue Foley
Sam’s Place by Little Feat
Swingin’ Live at the Church In Tulsa by The Taj Mahal Sextet
Best Contemporary Blues Album
Blues Deluxe Vol. 2 by Joe Bonamassa
Blame It On Eve by Shemekia Copeland
Friendlytown by Steve Cropper and The Midnight Hour
Mileage by Ruthie Foster
The Fury by Antonio Vergar
Best Folk Album
American Patchwork Quartet by American Patchwork Quartet
Weird Faith by Madi Diaz
Bright Future by Adrianne Lenker
All My Friends by Aoife O’Donovan
Woodland by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings
Best Regional Roots Album
25 Back To My Roots by Sean Ardoin And Kreole Rock And Soul
Live At The 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival by Big Chief Monk Boudreaux and The Golden Eagles
ft. J’Wan Boudreaux
Live At The 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival by New Breed Brass Band ft. Trombone Shorty
Kuini by Kalani Pe’a
Stories From The Battlefield by The Rumble ft. Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr.
Best Gospel Performance/Song
“Church Doors” by Yolanda Adams; Donald Lawrence and Sir William James Baptist
“Yesterday” by Melvin Crispell III
“Hold On (Live)” by Ricky Dillard
“Holy Hands” by DOE; Jesse Paul Barrera, Jeffrey Castro Bernat, Dominique Jones, Timothy Ferguson, Kelby Shavon Johnson, Jr., Jonathan McReynolds, Rickey Slikk Muzik Offord and Juan Winans
“One Hallelujah” by Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Erica Campbell and Israel Houghton ft. Jonathan McReynolds and Jekalyn Carr; G. Morris Coleman, Israel Houghton, Kenneth Leonard, Jr., Tasha Cobbs Leonard and Naomi Raine
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
“Holy Forever (Live)” by Bethel Music, Jenn Johnson ft. CeCe Winans
“Praise” by Elevation Worship ft. Brandon Lake, Chris Brown and Chandler Moore; Pat Barrett, Chris Brown, Cody Carnes, Steven Furtick, Brandon Lake and Chandler Moore
“Firm Foundation (He Won’t)” by Honor & Glory ft. Disciple
“In The Name Of Jesus” by JWLKRS Worship and Maverick City Music ft. Chandler Moore; Austin Armstrong, Ran Jackson, Chandler Moore, Sajan Nauriyal, Ella Schnacky, Noah Schnacky & Ilya Toshinskiy
“In The Room” by Maverick City Music, Naomi Raine and Chandler Moore ft. Tasha Cobbs Leonard
“That’s My King” by CeCe Winans; Taylor Agan, Kellie Gamble, Lloyd Nicks & Jess Russ
Best Gospel Album
Covered Vol. 1 by Melvin Crispell III
Choirmaster II (Live) by Ricky Dillard
Father’s Day by Kirk Franklin
Still Karen by Karen Clark Sheard
More Than This by CeCe Winans
Best Contemporary Christian Album
Heart Of A Human by DOE
When Wind Meets Fire by Elevation Worship
Child Of God by Forrest Frank
Coat Of Many Colors by Brandon Lake
The Maverick Way Complete by Maverick City Music, Naomi Raine and Chandler Moore
Best Roots Gospel Album
The Gospel Sessions, Vol 2 by Authentic Unlimited
The Gospel According To Mark by Mark D. Conklin
Rhapsody by The Harlem Gospel Travelers
Church by Cory Henry
Loving You by The Nelons
Best Latin Pop Album
Funk Generation by Anitta
El Viaje by Luis Fonsi
GARCÍA by Kany García
Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran by Shakira
ORQUÍDEAS by Kali Uchis
Best Musica Urbana Album
nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana by Bad Bunny
Rayo by J Balvin
FERXXOCALIPSIS by Feid
LAS LETRAS YA NO IMPORTAN by Residente
att. by Young Miko
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
Compita del Destino by El David Aguilar
Pa’ Tu Cuerpa by Cimafunk
Autopoiética by Mon Laferte
GRASA by NATHY PELUSO
¿Quién trae las cornetas? by Rawayana
Best Musica Mexicana Album
Diamantes by Chiquis
Boca Chueca, Vol. 1 by Carín León
ÉXODO by Peso Pluma
De Lejitos by Jessi Uribe
Best Tropical Latin Album
MUEVENSE by Marc Anthony
Bailar by Sheila E.
Radio Guira by Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
Alma, Corazón y Salsa (Live at Gran Teatro Nacional) by Tony Succar and Mimy Succar
Vacilón Santiaguero by Kiki Valera
Best Children’s Music Album
Brillo, Brillo! by Lucky Diaz And The Family Jam Band
Creciendo by Lucy Kalantari and The Jazz Cats
My Favorite Dream by John Legend
Solid Rock Revival by Rock For Children
World Wide Playdate by Divinity Roxx and Divi Roxx Kids
Best Comedy Album
Armageddon by Ricky Gervais
The Dreamer by Dave Chappelle
The Prisoner by Jim Gaffigan
Someday You’ll Die by Nikki Glaser
Where Was I by Trevor Noah
Best Audiobook, Narration and Storytelling Recording
All You Need Is Love: The Beatles In Their Own Words by Guy Oldfield
…And Your Ass Will Follow by George Clinton
Behind The Seams: My Life In Rhinestones by Dolly Parton
Last Sundays In Plains: A Centennial Celebration by Jimmy Carter
My Name Is Barbra by Barbra Streisand
Best Musical Theatre Album
Hell’s Kitchen
Merrily We Roll Along
The Notebook
The Outsiders
Suffs
The Wiz
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Digital Media
The Color Purple
Deadpool & Wolverine
Maestro: Music by Leonard Bernstein
Saltburn
Twisters: The Album
Best Soundtrack For Visual Media
American Fiction
Challengers
The Color Purple
Dune: Part Two
Shogun
Best Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
God of War: Ragnorok
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Star Wars Outlaws
Wizardry: Proving Grounds Over the Mad Overlord
Best Song Written for Visual Media
“Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma” —Twisters
“Better Place” —Trolls Band Together
“Can’t Catch Me Now” —Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
“It Never Went Away”—American Symphony
“Love Will Survive”—The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Best Music Video
Tailor Swif—A$AP Rocky
360—Charli xcx
Houdini—Eminem
Not Like Us—Kendrick Lamar
Fortnight—Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone
Best Music Film
American Symphony
June
Kings from Queens
Stevie Van Zandt: Disciples
The Greatest Night in Pop
Best Jazz Performance
“Walk With Me, Lord (SOUND | SPIRIT)” by The Baylor Project
“Phoenix Reimagined (Live)” by Lakecia Benjamin ft. Randy Brecker, Jeff “Tain” Watts and John Scofield
“Juno” by Chick Corea and Béla Fleck
“Twinkle Twinkle Little Me” by Samara Joy ft. Sullivan Fortner
“Little Fears” by Dan Pugach Big Band ft. Nicole Zuraitis and Troy Roberts
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Journey In Black by Christie Dashiell
Wildflowers Vol. 1 by Kurt Elling and Sullivan Fortner
A Joyful Holiday by Samara Joy
Milton + Esperanza by Milton Nascimento and Esperanza Spalding
My Ideal by Catherine Russell and Sean Mason
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Owl Song by Ambrose Akinmusir
Beyond This Place by Kenny Barron
Phoenix Reimagined (Live) by Lakecia Benjamin
Remembrance by Chick Corea and Béla Fleck
Solo Game by Sullivan Fortner
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Returning To Forever by John Beasley and Frankfurt Radio Big Band
And So It Goes by The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
Walk A Mile In My Shoe by Orrin Evans and The Captain Black Big Band
Bianca Reimagined: Music For Paws And Persistence by Dan Pugach Big Band
Golden City by Miguel Zenón
Best Latin Jazz Album
Spain Forever Again by Michel Camilo and Tomatito
Cubop Lives! by Zaccai Curtis
COLLAB by Hamilton de Holanda and Gonzalo Rubalcaba
Time And Again by Eliane Elias
El Trio: Live in Italy by Horacio ‘El Negro’ Hernández, John Beasley and José Gola
Cuba And Beyond by Chucho Valdés and Royal Quartet
As I Travel by Donald Vega ft. Lewis Nash, John Patitucci and Luisito Quintero
Best Alternative Jazz Album
Night Reign by Arooj Aftab
New Blue Sun by André 3000
Code Derivation by Robert Glasper
Foreverland by Keyon Harrold
No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin by Meshell Ndegeocello
Best Global Music Performance
“Raat Ki Rani” by Arooj Aftab
“A Rock Somewhere” by Jacob Collier featuring Anoushka Shankar & Varijashree Venugopal
“Rise” by Rocky Dawuni
“Bemba Colorá” by Sheila E. featuring Gloria Estefan & Mimy Succar
“Sunlight To My Soul” by Angélique Kidjo featuring Soweto Gospel Choir
“Kashira” by Masa Takumi featuring Ron Korb, Noshir Mody & Dale Edward Chung
Best African Music Performance
“Tomorrow” by Yemi Alade
“MMS” by Asake & Wizkid
“Sensational” Chris Brown featuring Davido & Lojay
“Higher” by Burna Boy
“Love Me JeJe” by Tems
Best Global Music Album
Alkebulan II by Matt B. ft. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Paisajes by Ciro Hurtado
Heis by Rema
Historias De Un Flamenco by Antonio Rey
Born In The Wild by Tems
Best Immersive Audio Album
Avalon
Genius Loves Company
Henning Sommerro: Borders
i/o (In-Side Mix)
Pax
Best Instrumental Composition
At Last
Communion
I Swear, I Really Wanted To Make A “Rap” Album But This Is Literally The Way The Wind Blew Me This Time
Remembrance
Strands
Best Arrangement, Musical or A Capella
“Baby Elephant Walk (Encore)” by Michael League
“Bridge Over Troubled Water” by Jacob Collier, Tori Kelly and John Legend
“Rhapsody In Blue(Grass)” by Béla Fleck and Ferde Grofé
“Rose Without The Thorns” by Erin Bentlage, Alexander Lloyd Blake, Scott Hoying, A.J. Sealy and Amanda Taylor
“Silent Night” by Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick and Amanda Taylor
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
“Alma” by Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johanye Kendrick and Amanda Taylor
“Always Come Back” by Matt Jones
“b i g f e e l i n g s” by Willow
Last Surprise (From “Persona 5”) by Charlie Rosen and Jake Silverman
“The Sound Of Silence” by Cody Fry
Best Orchestral Performance
“Adams: City Noir, Fearful Symmetries & Lola Montez Does The Spider Dance”
“Kodály: Háry János Suite; Summer Evening & Symphony In C Major”
“Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina”
“Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Rakastava, & Lemminkäinen”
“Stravinsky: The Firebird”
Best Opera Performance
“Adams: Girls Of The Golden West”
“Catán: Florencia En El Amazonas”
“Moravec: The Shining”
“Puts: The Hours”
“Saariaho: Adriana Mater”
Best Choral Performance
“Clear Voices In The Dark”
“A Dream So Bright – Choral Music Of Jake Runestad”
“Handel: Israel In Egypt”
“Ochre”
“Sheehan: Akathist”
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
“Adams, J.L.: Waves & Particles” by JACK Quartet
“Beethoven For Three: Symphony No. 4 And Op. 97, ‘Archduke’ by Yo-Yo Ma, Leonidas Kavakos and Emanuel Ax
“Cerrone: Beaufort Scales” by Beth Willer, Christopher Cerrone and Lorelei Ensemble
“Home” by Miró Quartet
“Rectangles And Circumstance” by Caroline Shaw and So Percussion
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
“Akiho: Longing” by Andy Akiho
“Bach: Goldberg Variations” by Víkingur Ólafsson
“Eastman: The Holy Presence Of Joan D’Arc” by Seth Parker Woods; Christopher Rountree
“Entourer” by Mak Grgic (Ensemble Dissonance)
“Perry: Concerto For Violin & Orchestra” by Curtis Stewart; James Blachly
Best Classical Vocal Solo Album
Beyond The Years – Unpublished Songs Of Florence Price by Karen Slack, soloist; Michelle Cann, pianist
A Change Is Gonna Come by Nicholas Phan, soloist; Palaver Strings, ensembles
Newman: Bespoke Songs by Fotina Naumenko, soloist; Marika Bournaki, pianist (Nadège Foofat; Julietta Curenton, Colin Davin, Mark Edwards, Nadia Pessoa, Timothy Roberts, Ryan Romine, Akemi Takayama, Karlyn Viña and Garrick Zoeter)
Show Me The Way by Will Liverman, soloist; Jonathan King, pianist
Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder by Joyce DiDonato, soloist; Maxim Emelyanychev, conductor (Il Pomo d’Oro)
Best Classical Compendium
Akiho: BeLonging
American Counterpoints
Foss: Symphony No. 1; Renaissance Concerto; Three American Pieces; Ode
Mythologies II
Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Seven For Solo Cello
Revelry
Composition As Explanation
Revolución Diamantina
Adriana Mater
