Grammy Awards 2020 (Lyrics, Song And Album)
62nd Annual Grammy Awards
| Date | : | January 26, 2020, 8:00–11:40 p.m. EST |
| Location | : | Staples Center, Los Angeles |
| Hosted | : | Alicia Keys |
| Most awards | : | Billie EilishFinneas (5 each) |
| Most nominations | : | Lizzo |
Record of the Year
- Bad Guy – Billie Eilish
- Hey, Ma - Bon Iver
- 7 Rings – Ariana Grande
- Hard Place – H.E.R.
- Talk – Khalid
- Old Town Road – Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
- Truth Hurts – Lizzo
- Sunflower – Post Malone & Swae Lee
Album of the Year
- When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? – Billie Eilish
- I, I – Bon Iver
- Thank U, Next – Ariana Grande
- I Used to Know Her – H.E.R.
- 7 – Lil Nas X
- Cuz I Love You (Deluxe) – Lizzo
- Father of the Bride – Vampire Weekend
Song of the Year
- Bad Guy - Billie Eilish
- Always Remember Us This Way - Lady Gaga
- Bring My Flowers Now - Tanya Tucker
- Hard Place - H.E.R.
- Lover - Taylor Swift
- Norman Fucking Rockwell - Lana Del Rey
- Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi
- Truth Hurts - Lizzo
Best New Artist
- Billie Eilish
- Black Pumas
- Lil Nas X
- Lizzo
- Maggie Rogers
- Rosalía
- Tank and the Bangas
- Yola
Best Pop Solo Performance
- Truth Hurts – Lizzo
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
- Old Town Road – Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
- Boyfriend – Ariana Grande and Social House
- Sucker – Jonas Brothers
- Sunflower – Post Malone & Swae Lee
- Señorita" – Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
- Look Now – Elvis Costello & The Imposters
- Sì – Andrea Bocelli
- Love (Deluxe Edition) – Michael Bublé
- A Legendary Christmas – John Legend
- Walls – Barbra Streisand
Best Pop Vocal Album
Best Dance Recording
- Got to Keep On – The Chemical Brothers
- Linked – Bonobo
- Piece of Your Heart – Meduza featuring Goodboys
- Underwater – Rüfüs Du Sol
- Midnight Hour – Skrillex & Boys Noize featuring Ty Dolla $ign
Best Dance/Electronic Album
- No Geography – The Chemical Brothers
- LP5 – Apparat
- Hi This Is Flume (Mixtape) – Flume
- Solace – Rüfüs Du Sol
- Weather – Tycho
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
- Mettavolution – Rodrigo y Gabriela
- Ancestral Recall – Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah
- Star People Nation – Theo Croker
- Beat Music! Beat Music! Beat Music! – Mark Guiliana
- Elevate – Lettuce
Best Rock Performance
- This Land – Gary Clark Jr
- Pretty Waste – Bones UK
- History Repeats – Brittany Howard
- Woman – Karen O & Danger Mouse
- Too Bad – Rival Sons
Best Metal Performance
- 7empest – Tool
- Astorolus – The Great Octopus" – Candlemass featuring Tony Iommi
- Humanicide – Death Angel
- Bow Down – I Prevail
- Unleashed – Killswitch Engage
Best Rock Song
- This Land - Gary Clark Jr.
- Fear Inoculum - Tool
- Give Yourself a Try - The 1975
- Harmony Hall - Vampire Weekend
- History Repeats - Brittany Howard
Best Rock Album
- Social Cues – Cage the Elephant
- Amo – Bring Me the Horizon
- In the End – The Cranberries
- Trauma – I Prevail
- Feral Roots – Rival Sons
Best Alternative Music Album
- Father of the Bride – Vampire Weekend
- U.F.O.F. – Big Thief
- Assume Form – James Blake
- I, I – Bon Iver
- Anima – Thom Yorke
Best R&B Performance
- Come Home – Anderson Paak featuring André 3000
- Love Again – Daniel Caesar & Brandy
- Could've Been – H.E.R. featuring Bryson Tiller
- Exactly How I Feel – Lizzo featuring Gucci Mane
- Roll Some Mo – Lucky Daye
Best Traditional R&B Performance
- Jerome – Lizzo
- Time Today – BJ the Chicago Kid
- Steady Love – India.Arie
- Real Games – Lucky Daye
- Built for Love – PJ Morton featuring Jazmine Sullivan
Best R&B Song
- Say So - PJ Morton featuring JoJo
- Could've Been - H.E.R. featuring Bryson Tiller
- Look at Me Now - Emily King
- No Guidance - Chris Brown featuring Drake
- Roll Some Mo - Lucky Daye
Best Urban Contemporary Album
- Cuz I Love You (Deluxe) – Lizzo
- Apollo XXI – Steve Lacy
- Overload – Georgia Anne Muldrow
- Saturn – NAO
- Being Human in Public – Jessie Reyez
Best R&B Album
- Ventura – Anderson Paak
- 1123 – BJ the Chicago Kid
- Painted – Lucky Daye
- Ella Mai – Ella Mai
- Paul – PJ Morton
Best Rap Performance
- Racks in the Middle – Nipsey Hussle featuring Roddy Ricch & Hit-Boy
- Middle Child – J. Cole
- Suge – DaBaby
- Down Bad – Dreamville featuring JID, Bas, J. Cole, EarthGang & Young Nudy
- Clout – Offset featuring Cardi B
Best Rap/Sung Performance
- Higher – DJ Khaled featuring Nipsey Hussle & John Legend
- Drip Too Hard – Lil Baby & Gunna
- Panini – Lil Nas X
- Ballin – Mustard featuring Roddy Ricch
- The London – Young Thug featuring J. Cole & Travis Scott
Best Rap Song
- A Lot - 21 Savage featuring J. Cole
- Bad Idea - YBN Cordae featuring Chance the Rapper
- Gold Roses - Rick Ross featuring Drake
- Racks in the Middle - Nipsey Hussle featuring Roddy Ricch & Hit-Boy
- Suge - DaBaby
Best Rap Album
- Igor – Tyler, the Creator
- Revenge of the Dreamers III – Dreamville
- Championships – Meek Mill
- I Am > I Was – 21 Savage
- The Lost Boy – YBN Cordae
Best Country Solo Performance
- Ride Me Back Home – Willie Nelson
- All Your'n – Tyler Childers
- Girl Goin' Nowhere – Ashley McBryde
- God's Country – Blake Shelton
- Bring My Flowers Now – Tanya Tucker
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
- Speechless - Dan + Shay
- Brand New Man – Brooks & Dunn with Luke Combs
- I Don't Remember Me (Before You) – Brothers Osborne
- The Daughters – Little Big Town
- Common – Maren Morris featuring Brandi Carlile
Best Country Song
- Bring My Flowers Now - Tanya Tucker
- Girl Goin' Nowhere - Ashley McBryde
- It All Comes Out in the Wash - Miranda Lambert)
- Some of It - Eric Church
- Speechless - Dan + Shay
Best Country Album
- While I'm Livin' – Tanya Tucker
- Desperate Man – Eric Church
- Stronger Than the Truth – Reba McEntire
- Interstate Gospel – Pistol Annies
- Center Point Road – Thomas Rhett
Best New Age Album
- Wings – Peter Kater
- Fairy Dreams – David Arkenstone
- Homage to Kindness – David Darling
- Verve – Sebastian Plano
- Deva – Deva Premal
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
- Sozinho – Randy Brecker, soloist
- Elsewhere – Melissa Aldana, soloist
- Tomorrow Is the Question – Julian Lage, soloist
- The Windup – Branford Marsalis, soloist
- Sightseeing – Christian McBride, soloist
Best Jazz Vocal Album
- 12 Little Spells – Esperanza Spalding
- Thirsty Ghost – Sara Gazarek
- Love & Liberation – Jazzmeia Horn
- Alone Together – Catherine Russell
- ScreenPlay – The Tierney Sutton Band
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
- Finding Gabriel – Brad Mehldau
- In the Key of the Universe – Joey DeFrancesco
- The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul – Branford Marsalis Quartet
- Christian McBride's New Jawn – Christian McBride
- Come What May – Joshua Redman Quartet
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
- The Omni-American Book Club – Brian Lynch Big Band
- Triple Helix – Anat Cohen Tentet
- Dancer in Nowhere – Miho Hazama
- Hiding Out – Mike Holober & The Gotham Jazz Orchestra
- One Day Wonder – Terraza Big Band
Best Latin Jazz Album
- Antidote – Chick Corea & The Spanish Heart Band
- Sorte!: Music By John Finbury – Thalma de Freitas with Vitor Gonçalves, John Patitucci, Chico Pinheiro, Rogerio Boccato & Duduka Da Fonseca
- Una Noche con Rubén Blades – Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis & Rubén Blades
- Carib – David Sánchez
- Sonero: The Music of Ismael Rivera – Miguel Zenón
Best Gospel Performance/Song
- Love Theory - Kirk Franklin
- Talkin' 'Bout Jesus - Gloria Gaynor featuring Yolanda Adams
- See the Light - Travis Greene featuring Jekalyn Carr
- Speak the Name - Koryn Hawthorne featuring Natalie Grant
- This Is a Move (Live) - Tasha Cobbs Leonard
Best Latin Pop Album
- El Disco – Alejandro Sanz
- Vida – Luis Fonsi
- 11:11 – Maluma
- Montaner – Ricardo Montaner
- Fantasía – Sebastian Yatra
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
- El Mal Querer – Rosalía
- X 100pre – Bad Bunny
- Oasis – J Balvin & Bad Bunny
- Indestructible – Flor de Toloache
- Almadura – iLe
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)r
- De Ayer Para siempre – Mariachi los Camperos
- Caminado – Joss Favela
- Percepcion – Intocable
- Poco a Poco – La Energía Norteña
- 20 aniversario – Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea
Best Tropical Latin Album
- Opus – Marc Anthony (TIE)
- A Journey Through Cuban Music – Aymée Nuviola (TIE)
- Tiempo al Tiempo – Luis Enrique + C4 Trio
- Candela – Vicente García
- Literal – Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
Best American Roots Performance
- Saint Honesty – Sara Bareilles
- Father Mountain – Calexico and Iron & Wine
- I'm on My Way – Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi
- Call My Name – I'm with Her
- Faraway Look – Yola
Best American Roots Song
- Call My Name - I'm with Her
- Black Myself - Our Native Daughters
- Crossing to Jerusalem - Rosanne Cash
- Faraway Look - Yola
- I Don't Wanna Ride the Rails No More - Vince Gill
Best Americana Album
- Oklahoma – Keb' Mo'
- Years to Burn – Calexico and Iron & Wine
- Who Are You Now – Madison Cunningham
- Tales of America – J.S. Ondara
- Walk Through Fire – Yola
Best Bluegrass Album
- Tall Fiddler – Michael Cleveland
- Live in Prague, Czech Republic – Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
- Toil, Tears & Trouble – The Po' Ramblin' Boys
- Royal Traveller – Missy Raines
- If You Can't Stand the Heat – Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
Best Traditional Blues Album
- Tall, Dark, and Handsome – Delbert McClinton & Self-Made Men
- Kingfish – Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
- Sitting on Top of the Blues – Bobby Rush
- Baby, Please Come Home – Jimmie Vaughan
- Spectacular Class – Jontavious Willis
Best Contemporary Blues Album
- This Land – Gary Clark Jr.
- Venom & Faith – Larkin Poe
- Brighter Days – Robert Randolph and the Family Band
- Somebody Save Me – Sugaray Rayford
- Keep On – Southern Avenue
Best Folk Album
- Patty Griffin – Patty Griffin
- My Finest Work Yet – Andrew Bird
- Rearrange My Heart – Che Apalache
- Evening Machines – Gregory Alan Isakov
- Front Porch – Joy Williams
Best Regional Roots Music Album
- Good Time – Ranky Tanky
- Kalawai‘anui – Amy Hānaialiʻi
- When It's Cold – Cree Round Dance Songs – Northern Cree
- Recorded Live at the 2019 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival – Rebirth Brass Band
- Hawaiian Lullaby – Various artists; Imua Garza & Kimié Miner, producers
Best Reggae Album
- Rapture – Koffee
- As I Am – Julian Marley
- The Final Battle: Sly & Robbie vs. Roots Radics – Sly and Robbie & Roots Radics
- Mass Manipulation – Steel Pulse
- More Work to Be Done – Third World
Best World Music Album
- Celia – Angélique Kidjo
- Gece – Altın Gün
- What Heat – Bokanté & Metropole Orkest Conducted By Jules Buckley
- African Giant – Burna Boy
- Fanm d'Ayiti – Nathalie Joachim with Spektral Quartet
Best Children's Album
- Ageless: Songs for the Child Archetype – Jon Samson
- Flying High! – Caspar Babypants
- I Love Rainy Days – Daniel Tashian
- The Love – Alphabet Rockers
- Winterland – The Okee Dokee Brothers
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
- Becoming – Michelle Obama
- Beastie Boys Book – Various artists; Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, Scott Sherratt & Dan Zitt, producers
- I.V. Catatonia: 20 Years as a Two-Time Cancer Survivor – Eric Alexandrakis
- Mr. Know-It-All – John Waters
- Sekou Andrews & The String Theory – Sekou Andrews & The String Theory
Best Comedy Album
- Sticks & Stones – Dave Chappelle
- Quality Time – Jim Gaffigan
- Relatable – Ellen DeGeneres
- Right Now – Aziz Ansari
- Son of Patricia – Trevor Noah
Best Musical Theater Album
- Hadestown – Reeve Carney, André De Shields, Amber Gray, Eva Noblezada & Patrick Page, principal soloists; Mara Isaacs, David Lai, Anaïs Mitchell & Todd Sickafoose, producers (Anaïs Mitchell, composer & lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)
- Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations – Saint Aubyn, Derrick Baskin, James Harkness, Jawan M. Jackson, Jeremy Pope & Ephraim Sykes, principal soloists; Scott M. Riesett, producer (Original Broadway Cast)
- Moulin Rouge! The Musical – Danny Burstein, Tam Mutu, Sahr Ngaujah, Karen Olivo & Aaron Tveit, principal soloists; Justin Levine, Baz Luhrmann, Matt Stine & Alex Timbers, producers (Original Broadway Cast)
- The Music of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – In Four Contemporary Suites – Imogen Heap, producer; Imogen Heap, composer (Imogen Heap)
- Oklahoma! – Damon Daunno, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Ali Stroker, Mary Testa & Patrick Vaill, principal soloists; Daniel Kluger & Dean Sharenow, producers (Richard Rodgers, composer; Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist) (2019 Broadway Cast)
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
- A Star Is Born – Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
- The Lion King: The Songs – Various Artists
- Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – Various Artists
- Rocketman – Taron Egerton
- Giles Martin, compilation producer
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – Various Artists
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
- Chernobyl – Hildur Guðnadóttir, composer
- Avengers: Endgame – Alan Silvestri, composer
- Game of Thrones: Season 8 – Ramin Djawadi, composer
- The Lion King – Hans Zimmer, composer
- Mary Poppins Returns – Marc Shaiman, composer
Best Song Written for Visual Media
- I'll Never Love Again (Film Version) (from A Star Is Born) - songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper)
- The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy (from Toy Story 4) - songwriter (Chris Stapleton)
- Girl in the Movies (from Dumplin') - songwriters (Dolly Parton)
- Spirit (from The Lion King) - songwriter (Beyoncé)
- Suspirium (from Suspiria) - songwriter (Thom Yorke)
Best Instrumental Composition
- Star Wars: "Galaxy's Edge (Symphonic Suite) - John Williams, composer (John Williams)
- Begin Again - Fred Hersch, composer (Fred Hersch & The WDR Big Band Conducted by Vince Mendoza)
- Crucible for Crisis - Brian Lynch, composer (Brian Lynch Big Band)
- Love, a Beautiful Force - Vince Mendoza, composer (Vince Mendoza, Terell Stafford, Dick Oatts & Temple University Studio Orchestra)
- Walkin' Funny - Christian McBride, composer (Christian McBride)
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
- Moon River - Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)
- Blue Skies - Kris Bowers, arranger (Kris Bowers)
- Hedwig's Theme - John Williams, arranger (Anne-Sophie Mutter & John Williams)
- La Novena - Emilio Solla, arranger (Emilio Solla Tango Jazz Orchestra)
- Love, a Beautiful Force - Vince Mendoza, arranger (Vince Mendoza, Terell Stafford, Dick Oatts & Temple University Studio Orchestra)
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
- All Night Long - Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier featuring Jules Buckley, Take 6 & Metropole Orkest)
- Jolene - Geoff Keezer, arranger (Sara Gazarek)
- Marry Me a Little - Cyrille Aimee & Diego Figueiredo, arrangers (Cyrille Aimée)
- Over the Rainbow - Vince Mendoza, arranger (Trisha Yearwood)
- 12 Little Spells (Thoracic Spine) - Esperanza Spalding, arranger (Esperanza Spalding)
Best Recording Package
- Chris Cornell - Barry Ament, Jeff Ament, Jeff Fura & Joe Spix, art directors (Chris Cornell)
- Anónimas & resilientes - Luisa María Arango, Carlos Dussan, Manuel García-Orozco & Juliana Jaramillo-Buenaventura, art directors (Voces Del Bullerengue)
- Hold That Tiger - Andrew Wong & Fongming Yang, art directors (The Muddy Basin Ramblers)
- I, I - Aaron Anderson & Eric Timothy Carlson, art directors (Bon Iver)
- Intellexual - Irwan Awalludin, art director (Intellexual)
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
- Woodstock: Back to the Garden – The Definitive 50th Anniversary Archive - Masaki Koike, art director (Various artists)
- Anima - Stanley Donwood & Tchocky, art directors (Thom Yorke)
- Gold in Brass Age - Amanda Chiu, Mark Farrow & David Gray, art directors (David Gray)
- 1963: New Directions - Josh Cheuse, art director (John Coltrane)
- The Radio Recordings 1939–1945 - Marek Polewski, art director (Wilhelm Furtwängler & Berliner Philharmoniker)
Best Album Notes
- Stax '68: A Memphis Story - Various artists)
- The Complete Cuban Jam Sessions - Various artists)
- The Gospel According to Malaco - Various artists)
- Pedal Steel + Four Corners - Terry Allen And The Panhandle Mystery Band
- Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection - Pete Seeger
Best Historical Album
- Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection - Pete Seeger
- The Girl from Chickasaw County – The Complete Capitol Masters - Bobbie Gentry
- The Great Comeback: Horowitz at Carnegie Hall - Vladimir Horowitz
- Kanyo Ongaku: Japanese Ambient, Environmental & New Age Music 1980–1990 - Various artists
- Woodstock: Back to the Garden – The Definitive 50th Anniversary Archive- Various artists
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
- When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? - Billie Eilish
- All These Things- Thomas Dybdahl
- Ella Mai - Ella Mai
- Run Home Slow - The Teskey Brothers
- Scenery - Emily King
Best Remixed Recording
- I Rise (Tracy Young's Pride Intro Radio Remix) - Tracy Young, remixer (Madonna)
- Mother's Daughter (Wuki Remix) - Wuki, remixer (Miley Cyrus)
- The One (High Contrast Remix) - Lincoln Barrett, remixer (Jorja Smith)
- Swim (Ford. Remix) - Luc Bradford, remixer (Mild Minds)
- Work It (Soulwax Remix) - David Gerard C Dewaele & Stephen Antoine C Dewaele, remixers (Marie Davidson)
Best Immersive Audio Album
- Lux - Anita Brevik, Trondheimsolistene & Nidarosdomens Jentekor
- Chain Tripping - Yacht
- Kverndokk: Symphonic Dances - Ken-David Masur & Stavanger Symphony Orchestra
- The Orchestral Organ - Jan Kraybill
- The Savior - A Bad Think
Best Engineered Album, Classical
- Riley: Sun Rings - Kronos Quartet
- Aequa – Anna Thorvaldsdóttir - International Contemporary Ensemble
- Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 - Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
- Rachmaninoff – Hermitage Piano Trio - Hermitage Piano Trio
- Wolfe: Fire in My Mouth - Jaap Van Zweden, Francisco J. Núñez, Donald Nally, The Crossing, Young People's Chorus of NY City & New York Philharmonic
Best Orchestral Performance
- Norman: Sustain - Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
- Copland: Billy the Kid; Grohg - Detroit Symphony Orchestra
- Transatlantic - Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
- Weinberg: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 21- City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Kremerata Baltica
Best Opera Recording
- Picker: Fantastic Mr. Fox - Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Boston Children's Chorus
- Benjamin: Lessons in Love & Violence - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
- Berg: Wozzeck - Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra; Chorus of Dutch National Opera
- Charpentier: Les Arts florissants; Les Plaisirs de Versailles - Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Ensemble; Boston Early Music Festival Vocal Ensemble
- Wagner: Lohengrin - Festspielorchester Bayreuth; Festspielchor Bayreuth
Best Choral Performance
- Duruflé: Complete Choral Works - Ken Cowan; Houston Chamber Choir
- Boyle: Voyages - The Crossing
- The Hope of Loving - Conspirare
- Sander: The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom - Evan Bravos, Vadim Gan, Kevin Keys, Glenn Miller & Daniel Shirley; PaTRAM Institute Singers
- Smith, K.: The Arc in the Sky - The Crossing
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
- Shaw: Orange – Attacca Quartet
- Cerrone: The Pieces That Fall to Earth – Christopher Rountree & Wild Up
- Freedom & Faith – PUBLIQuartet
- Perpetulum – Third Coast Percussion
- Rachmaninoff – Hermitage Piano Trio – Hermitage Piano Trio
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
- Marsalis: Violin Concerto; Fiddle Dance Suite - Philadelphia Orchestra
- The Berlin Recital - Yuja Wang
- Higdon: Harp Concerto - The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
- The Orchestral Organ - Jan Kraybill
- Torke: Sky, Concerto for Violin - Albany Symphony
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
- Songplay - Steve Barnett & Lautaro Greco
- The Edge of Silence – Works for Voice by György Kurtág - Donald Berman, Curtis Macomber, Kathryn Schulmeister & Nicholas Tolle
- Himmelsmusik - Jesús Rodil & Dingle Yandell
- Schumann: Liederkreis Op. 24, Kerner-Lieder Op. 35 - Matthias Goerne; Leif Ove Andsnes, accompanist
- A te, o cara - Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra
Best Classical Compendium
- The Poetry of Places - Nadia Shpachenko; Marina A. Ledin & Victor Ledin, producers
- American Originals 1918 - John Morris Russell, conductor; Elaine Martone, producer
- Leshnoff: Symphony No. 4 "Heichalos"; Guitar Concerto; Starburst - Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer
- Meltzer: Songs and Structures - Paul Appleby & Natalia Katyukova; Silas Brown & Harold Meltzer, producers
- Saariaho: True Fire; Trans; Ciel d'hiver - Hannu Lintu, conductor; Laura Heikinheimo, produce
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
- Higdon: Harp Concerto - Yolanda Kondonassis, Ward Stare & The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
- Bermel: Migration Series for Jazz Ensemble & Orchestra - Derek Bermel, Ted Nash, David Alan Miller, Juilliard Jazz Orchestra & Albany Symphony Orchestra
- Marsalis: Violin Concerto in D Major - Nicola Benedetti, Cristian Măcelaru & Philadelphia Orchestra
- Norman: Sustain - Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Shaw: Orange - Attacca Quartet
- Wolfe: Fire in My Mouth - Jaap Van Zweden, Francisco J. Núñez, Donald Nally, The Crossing, Young People's Chorus of NY City & New York Philharmonic
Best Music Video
- Old Town Road (Official Movie) – Lil Nas X & Billy Ray Cyrus
- We've Got to Try – The Chemical Brothers
- This Land – Gary Clark Jr.
- Cellophane – FKA Twigs
- Glad He's Gone – Tove Lo
Best Music Film
- Homecoming – Beyoncé
- David Crosby: Remember My Name – David Crosby
- Birth of the Cool – (Miles Davis)
- Stanley Nelson, video director; Nicole London, video producer
- Shangri-La – Various artists
- Anima – Thom Yorke