By MESFIN FEKADU | AP Music Writer
NEW YORK — The Grammys are screaming “Cuz I Love You” to Lizzo: The breakthrough singer-rapper scored a whopping eight nominations, including bids for the top four awards, making her the show’s top-nominated act.
Lizzo picked up nominations for album of the year with her major-label debut, “Cuz I Love You”; song and record of the year with her anthemic No. 1 hit, “Truth Hurts”; and best new artist.
Like Lizzo, other new artists dominated with Grammy nominations on Wednesday: Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X earned six nominations apiece.
Eilish also scored nominations in the top four categories, making the 17-year-old the youngest artist in the history of the Grammys to achieve the feat. Lil Nas X, 20, is up for three of the top four awards, including album and record of the year for “Old Town Road,” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus.
Lizzo’s “Cuz I Love You,” Eilish’s “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?” and Lil Nas X’s “7” — an 8-song EP — will compete for album of the year along with Ariana Grande’s “Thank U, Next,” Bon Iver’s “I,I,” Vampire Weekend’s “Father of the Bride,” H.E.R.’s “I Used to Know Her” and Lana Del Rey’s “Norman (Expletive) Rockwell!”
Nominees for record of the year include songs that hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart this year, including “Old Town Road,” “Truth Hurts,” Eilish’s “Bad Guy,” Grande’s “7 Rings” and Post Malone and Swae Lee’s “Sunflower.” H.E.R.’s “Hard Place,” Bon Iver’s “Hey, Ma” and Khalid’s “Talk,” which peaked at No. 3 on the Hot 100, round out the eight nominees.
While Taylor Swift was shut out of album of the year with “Lover,” the album’s title track earned a nomination for song of the year, a songwriter’s award. It will compete with “Truth Hurts,” “Bad Guy,” “Hard Place,” Lady Gaga’s “Always Remember Us This Way” from “A Star Is Born,” Lewis Capaldi’s “Someone You Loved,” Lana Del Rey’s “Norman (Expletive) Rockwell” and Tanya Tucker’s “Bring My Flowers Now,” co-written by Brandi Carlile.
Swift earned three nominations, while Beyoncé — who was shut out of the top three categories — scored four. While her groundbreaking “Homecoming” documentary earned a nomination for best music film, its album version didn’t pick up any nominations. Instead her “The Lion King: The Gift” project — which features songs inspired by “The Lion King,” for which she voiced the character Nala — is up for best pop vocal album, competing with projects from Ed Sheeran, Swift, Eilish and Grande. Beyoncé’s “Spirit,” from “The Lion King” which is being pushed for Oscar consideration, is up for best pop solo performance along with Swift’s “You Need to Calm Down,” “Truth Hurts,” “Bad Guy” and “7 Rings.”
Overall, female acts out-performed their male counterparts in the top four categories: Five of the eight album-of-the-year contenders are women, while seven of the eight song-of-the-year nominees are by women. Female musicians also rule in the best new artist category, though record of the year is evenly split.
Grande, who won her first Grammy earlier this year, scored five nominations, as did H.E.R. and Finneas, Eilish’s older brother who co-wrote, co-produced and engineered her debut album. Finneas’ nominations include producer of the year (non-classical) and best engineered album (non-classical).
Several acts picked up four nominations, including J. Cole, Gary Clark Jr., Lucky Daye, Thom Yorke, Bob Ludwig and Tanya Tucker, who in August released her first album of new songs in 17 years.
British country-soul performer Yola also scored four bids, including best new artist, pitting her against Lizzo, Lil Nas X, Eilish, pop singer Maggie Rogers, New Orleans group Tank and the Bangas, the Austin-based duo Black Pumas and Spanish singer Rosalía, who won album of the year at last week’s Latin Grammys.
Lizzo’s road to the Grammys has been a long one: The 31-year-old, who performed with Prince on his “Plectrumelectrum” album, grinded as an independent and touring artist for years before signing a major-label deal, releasing her first album in 2013. But this year marked her major breakthrough: Her song “Truth Hurts” topped the charts for seven weeks; she’s wowed audiences with her live performances — including her twerking while playing the flute. She’s also graced several magazine covers, earning praise for promoting body positivity and denouncing fat shaming.
But Lizzo has also had her fair share of critics: Some felt she shouldn’t qualify for best new artist at the Grammys since she’s been on the music scene for years. Others thought since “Truth Hurts” was originally released in 2017, it shouldn’t qualify for the 2020 Grammys. The Recording Academy said “Truth Hurts” qualified because the song was never submitted for contention in the Grammys process and it appears on an album released during the eligibility period for the upcoming show.
“Truth Hurts” was co-written by Tele, Jesse Saint John and Ricky Reed, who is nominated for producer of the year (non-classical). Mina Lioness, the British singer who Lizzo gave writing credit to after using some of her viral tweet in the hit song, didn’t appear on the list of writers nominated for song of the year for “Truth Hurts.” Lizzo’s label, Atlantic Records, told The Associated Press last week it was in the process of adding Lioness to the song’s credits.
Lizzo’s other nominations include best urban contemporary album, best pop solo performance for “Truth Hurts,” best traditional R&B performance for “Jerome” and best R&B performance for “Exactly How I Am,” which features Gucci Mane and marks the rapper’s first Grammy nomination.
Another first-time nominee: former first lady Michelle Obama, who is nominated for best spoken word album for “Becoming” (Barack Obama has won two Grammys in the same category).
Nipsey Hussle, who died in March and was nominated for best rap album earlier this year, scored three nominations: His song “Racks In the Middle” is up for best rap performance and best rap song, while “Higher” — a collaboration with DJ Khaled and John Legend that was one of the last songs Hussle recorded — is nominated for best rap/sung performance.
The Cranberries picked up a nomination for best rock album for their eighth and final album, “In the End,” which the surviving members of the Irish band created using unfinished vocals from singer Dolores O’Riordan, who died last year.
The 2020 Grammys will hand out awards in its 84 categories live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on January 26. Nominees were selected from more than 20,000 submissions, and the final round of voting runs from Dec. 9 until Jan. 3.
Complete list of nominations for the 62nd Grammy Awards
Record Of The Year:
“Hey, Ma,” Bon Iver
“Bad Guy,” Billie Eilish
“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:
“I, I,” Bon Iver
“Norman F***ing Rockwell!,” Lana Del Rey
“When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?,” Billie Eilish
“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:
“Always Remember Us This Way,” Natalie Hemby, Lady Gaga, Hillary Lindsey & Lori McKenna, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
“Bad Guy,” Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
“Bring My Flowers Now,” Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth & Tanya Tucker, songwriters (Tanya Tucker)
“Hard Place,” Ruby Amanfu, Sam Ashworth, D. Arcelious Harris. H.E.R. & Rodney Jerkins, songwriters (H.E.R.)
“Lover,” Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift)
“Norman F***ing Rockwell,” Jack Antonoff & Lana Del Rey, songwriters (Lana Del Rey)
“Someone You Loved,” Tom Barnes, Lewis Capaldi, Pere Kelleher, Benjamin Kohn & Sam Roman, songwriters (Lewis Capaldi)
“Truth Hurts,” Steven Cheung, Eric Frederic, Melissa Jefferson & Jesse Saint John, songwriters (Lizzo)
Best New Artist:
Black Pumas
Billie Eilish
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
Maggie Rogers
Rosalia
Tank and the Bangas
Yola
POP
Best Pop Solo Performance:
“Spirit,” Beyonce
“Bad Guy,” Billie Eilish
“7 Rings,” Ariana Grande
“Truth Hurts,” Lizzo
“You Need To Calm Down,” Taylor Swift
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:
“Boyfriend,” Ariana Grande & Social House
“Sucker,” Jonas Brothers
“Old Town Road,” Lil Nas X & Billy Ray Cyrus
“Senorita,” Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album:
“S,” Andrea Bocelli
“Love (Deluxe Edition),” Michael Buble
“Look Now,” Elvis Costello & The Imposters
“A Legendary Christmas,” John Legend
“Walls,” Barbra Streisand
Best Pop Vocal Album:
“The Lion King: The Gift,” Beyonce
“When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go,” Billie Eilish
“Thank U, Next,” Ariana Grande
“No. 6 Collaborations Project,” Ed Sheeran
“Lover,” Taylor Swift
DANCE/ELECTRONIC
Best Dance Recording:
“Linked,” Bonobo
“Got To Keep On,” The Chemical Brothers
“Piece Of Your Heart,” Meduza & Goodboys
“Underwater,” R”f”s Du Sol
“Midnight Hour,” Skrillex & Boys Noize With Ty Dolla $ign
Best Dance/Electronic Album:
“LP5,” Apparat
“No Geography,” The Chemical Brothers
“Hi This Is Flume (Mixtape),” Flume
“Solace,” Rufus Du Sol
“Weather,” Tycho
CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album:
“Ancestral Recall,” Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah
“Star People Nation,” Theo Croker
“Beat Music! Beat Music! Beat Music!,” Mark Guiliana
“Elevate,” Lettuce
“Mettavolution,” Rodrigo y Gabriela
ROCK
Best Rock Performance:
“Pretty Waste,” Bones UK
“This Land,” Gary Clark Jr.
“History Repeats,” Brittany Howard
“Woman,” Karen O & Danger Mouse
“Too Bad,” Rival Sons
Best Metal Performance:
“Astorolus – The Great Octopus,” Candlemass ft. Tony Iommi
“Humanicide,” Death Angel
“Bow Down,” I Prevail
“Unleashed,” Killswitch Engage
“7empest,” Tool
Best Rock Song:
“Fear Inoculum,” Danny Carey, Justin Chancellor, Adam Jones & Maynard James Keenan, Songwriters (Tool)
“Give Yourself A Try,” George Daniel, Adam Hann, Matthew Healy & Ross Macdonald, Songwriters (The 1975)
“Harmony Hall,” Ezra Koenig, Songwriter (Vampire Weekend)
“History Repeats,” Brittany Howard, Songwriter (Brittany Howard)
“This Land,” Gary Clark Jr., Songwriter (Gary Clark Jr.)
Best Rock Album:
“Amo,” Bring Me The Horizon
“Social Cues,” Cage The Elephant
“In The End,” The Cranberries
“Trauma,” I Prevail
“Feral Roots,” Rival Sons
ALTERNATIVE
Best Alternative Music Album:
“U.F.O.F.,” Big Thief
“Assume Form,” James Blake
“I,I,” Bon Iver
“Father of the Bride,” Vampire Weekend
“Anima,” Thom Yorke
R&B
Best R&B Performance:
“Love Again,” Daniel Caesar & Brandy
“Could’ve Been,” H.E.R. & Bryson Tiller
“Exactly How I Feel,” Lizzo & Gucci Mane
“Roll Some Mo,” Lucky Daye
“Come Home,” Anderson .Paak & Andre 300
Best Traditional R&B Performance:
“Time Today,” BJ The Chicago Kid
“Steady Love,” India.Arie
“Jerome,” Lizzo
“Real Games,” Lucky Daye
“Built For Love,” PJ Morton & Jazmine Sullivan
Best R&B Song:
“Could’ve Been,” Dernst Emile Ii, David “Swagg R’celious” Harris, H.E.R. & Hue “Soundzfire” Strother, Songwriters (H.E.R. Ft. Bryson Tiller)
“Look At Me Now,” Emily King & Jeremy Most, Songwriters (Emily King)
“No Guidance,” Chris Brown, Tyler James Bryant, Nija Charles, Aubrey Graham, Anderson Hernandez, Michee Patrick Lebrun, Joshua Lewis, Noah Shebib & Teddy Walton, Songwriters (Chris Brown Ft. Drake)
“Roll Some Mo,” David Brown, Dernst Emile Ii & Peter Lee Johnson, Songwriters (Lucky Daye)
“Say So,” Pj Morton, Songwriter (Pj Morton Ft. Jojo)
Best Urban Contemporary Album:
“Apollo XXI,” Steve Lacy
“Cuz I Love You (Deluxe),” Lizzo
“Overload,” Georgia Anne Muldrow
“Saturn,” Nao
“Being Human In Public,” Jessie Reyez
Best R&B Album:
“1123,” BJ The Chicago Kid
“Painted,” Lucky Daye
“Ella Mai,” Ella Mai
“Paul,” PJ Morton
“Venture,” Anderson .Paak
RAP
Best Rap Performance:
“Middle Child,” J.Cole
“Suge,” DaBaby
“Down Bad,” Dreamville ft. J.I.D, Bas, J. Cole, Earthgang & Young Nudy
“Racks In The Middle,” Nipsey Hussle ft. Roddy Ricch & Hit-boy
“Clout,” Offset ft. Cardi B
Best Rap/Sung Performance:
“Higher,” DJ Khaled ft. Nipsey Hussle & John Legend
“Drip Too Hard,” Lil Baby & Funna
“Panini,” Lil Nas X
“Ballin,” Mustard ft. Roddy Ricch
“The London,” Young Thug ft. J. Cole & Travis Scott
Best Rap Song:
“Bad Idea,” Chancelor Bennett, Cordae Dunston, Uforo Ebong & Daniel Hackett, songwriters (Ybn Cordae ft. Chance The Rapper)
“Gold Roses,” Noel Cadastre, Aubrey Graham, Anderson Hernandez, Khristopher Riddick-tynes, William Leonard Roberts Ii, Joshua Quinton Scruggs, Leon Thomas Iii & Ozan Yildirim, songwriters (Rick Ross ft. Drake)
“A Lot,” Jermaine Cole, Dacoury Natche, 21 Savage & Anthony White, songwriters (21 Savage ft. J. Cole)
“Racks In The Middle,” Ermias Asghedom, Dustin James Corbett, Greg Allen Davis, Chauncey Hollis, Jr. & Rodrick Moore, songwriters (Nipsey Hussle ft. Roddy Ricch & Hit-boy)
“Suge,” Dababy, Jetsonmade & Pooh Beatz, songwriters (Dababy)
Best Rap Album:
“Revenge Of The Dreamers III,” Dreamville
“Championships,” Meek Mill
“i am & i was,” 21 Savage
“IGOR,” Tyler, The Creator
“The Lost Boy,” YBN Cordae
COUNTRY
Best Country Solo Performance:
“All Your’n,” Tyler Childers
“Girl Goin’ Nowhere,” Ashley McBryde
“Ride Me Back Home,” Willie Nelson
“God’s Country,” Blake Shelton
“Bring My Flowers Now,” Tanya Tucker
Best Country Duo/Group Performance:
“Brand New Man,” Brooks & Dunn with Luke Combs
“I Don’t Remember Me (Before You),” Brothers Osborne
“Speechless,” Dan & Shay
“The Daughters,” Little Big Town
“Common,” Maren Morris ft. Brandi Carlile
Best Country Song:
“Bring My Flowers Now,” Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth & Tanya Tucker, Songwriters (Tanya Tucker)
“Girl Goin” Nowhere,” Jeremy Bussey & Ashley Mcbryde, Songwriters (Ashley Mcbryde)
“It All Comes Out In The Wash,” Miranda Lambert, Hillary Lindsey, Lori Mckenna & Liz Rose, Songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
“Some Of It,” Eric Church, Clint Daniels, Jeff Hyde & Bobby Pinson, Songwriters (Eric Church)
“Speechless,” Shay Mooney, Jordan Reynolds, Dan Smyers & Laura Veltz, Songwriters (Dan + Shay)
Best Country Album:
“Desperate Man,” Eric Church
“Stronger Than The Truth,” Reba McEntire
“Interstate Gospel,” Pistol Annies
“Center Point Road,” Thomas Rhett
“While I’m Livin,” Tanya Tucker
NEW AGE
Best New Age Album:
“Fairy Dreams,” David Arkenstone
“Homage To Kindness,” David Darling
“Wings,” Peter Kater
“Verve,” Sebastian Plano
“Deva,” Deva Premal
JAZZ
Best Improvised Jazz Solo:
“Elsewhere,” Melissa Aldana, soloist
“Sozinho,” Randy Brecker, soloist
“Tomorrow Is The Question,” Julian Lage, soloist
“The Windup,” Brandford Marsalis, soloist
“Sightseeing,” Christian McBride, soloist
Best Jazz Vocal Album:
“Thirsty Ghost,” Sara Gazarek
“Love & Liberation,” Jazzmeia Horn
“Alone Together,” Catherine Russell
“12 Little Spells,” Esperanza Spalding
“Screenplay,” The Tierney Sutton Band
Best Jazz Instrumental Album:
“In The Key Of The Universe,” Joey DeFrancesco
“The Secret Between The Shadow And The Soul,” Branford Marsalis Quartet
“Christian McBride’s New Jawn,” Brad Mehldau
“Come What May,” Joshua Redman Quartet
Best Jazz Ensemble Album:
“Triple Helix,” Anat Cohen Tentet
“Dancer In Nowhere,” Miho Hazama
“Hiding Out,” Mike Holober & The Gotham Jazz Orchestra
“The Omni-American Book Club,” Brian Lynch Big Band
“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 Gon”alves, John Patitucci, Chico Pinheiro, Rogerio Boccato & Duduka Da Fonseca
“Una Noche Con Ruben Blades,” Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis & Ruben Blades
“Carib,” David Sanchez
“Sonero: The Music Of Ismael Rivera,” Miguel Zenon
GOSPEL/CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC
Best Gospel Performance/Song:
“Love Theory,” Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, Songwriter
“Talkin’ Bout Jesus,” Gloria Gaynor ft. Yolanda Adams; Bryan Fowler, Gloria Gaynor & Chris Stevens, Songwriters
“See The Light,” Travis Greene ft. Jekalyn Carr
“Speak The Name,” Koryn Hawthorne ft. Natalie Grant
“This Is A Move (Live),” Tasha Cobbs Leonard; Tony Brown, Brandon Lake, Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Nate Moore, Songwriters
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song:
“Only Jesus,” Casting Crowns; Mark Hall, Bernie Herms & Matthew West, songwriters
“God Only Knows,” for King & Country & Dolly Parton; Josh Kerr, Jordan Reynolds, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone & Tedd Tjornhom, songwriters
“Haven’t Seen It Yet,” Danny Gokey; Danny Gokey, Ethan Hulse & Colby Wedgeworth, songwriters
“God’s Not Done With You (Single Version),” Tauren Wells
“Rescue Story,” Zach Williams; Ethan Hulse, Andrew Ripp, Jonathan Smith & Zach Williams, songwriters
Best Gospel Album:
“Long Live Love,” Kirk Franklin
“Goshen,” Donald Lawrence Presents The Tri-City Singers
“Tunnel Vision,” Gene Moore
“Settle Here,” William Murphy
“Something’s Happening! A Christmas Album,” CeCe Winans
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album:
“I Know A Ghost,” Crowder
“Burn The Ships,” for King & Country
“Haven’t Seen It Yet,” Danny Gokey
“The Elements,” TobyMac
“Holy Roar,” Chris Tomlin
Best Roots Gospel Album:
“Deeper Roots: Where The Bluegrass
“Grows,” Steven Curtis Chapman
“Testimony,” Gloria Gaynor
“Deeper Oceans,” Joseph Habedank
“His Name Is Jesus,” Tim Menzies
“Gonna Sing, Gonna Shout (Various Artists),” Jerry Salley, producer
LATIN
Best Latin Pop Album:
“Vida,” Luis Fonsi
“11:11,” Maluma
“Montaner,” Ricardo Montaner
“#ELDISCO,” Alejandro Sanz
“Fantasia,” Sebastian Yatra
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album:
“X 100PRE,” Bad Bunny
“Oasis,” J Balvin & Bad Bunny
“Indestructible,” Flor De Toloache
“Almadura,” iLe
“El Mal Querer,” Rosalia
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano):
“Caminando,” Joss Favela
“Percepcion,” Intocable
“Poco A Poco,” La Energia Nortena
“20 Aniversario,” Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea
“De Ayer Para Siempre,” Mariachi Los Camperos
Best Tropical Latin Album:
“Opus,” Marc Anthony
“Tiempo Al Tiempo,” Luis Enrique + C4 Trio
“Candela,” Vicente Garcia
“Literal,” Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
“A Journey Through Cuban Music,” Aymee Nuviola
AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC
Best American Roots Performance:
“Saint Honesty,” Sara Bareilles
“Father Mountain,” Calexico With 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:
“Black Myself,” Amythyst Kiah, songwriter (Our Native Daughters)
“Call My Name,” Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan & Sara Watkins, songwriters (I’m With Her)
“Crossing To Jerusalem,” Rosanne Cash & John Leventhal, songwriters (Rosanne Cash)
“Faraway Look,” Dan Auerbach, Yola Carter & Pat Mclaughlin, songwriters (Yola)
“I Don”t Wanna Ride The Rails No More,” Vince Gill, songwriter (Vince Gill)
Best Americana Album:
“Years To Burn,” Calexico And Iron & Wine
“Who Are You Now,” Madison Cunningham
“Oklahoma,” Keb’ Mo’
“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:
“Kingfish,” Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
“Tall, Dark & Handsome,” Delbert McClinton & Self-Made Men
“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 & The Family Band
“Somebody Save Me,” Sugaray Rayford
“Keep On,” Southern Avenue
Best Folk Album:
“My Finest Work Yet,” Andrew Bird
“Rearrange My Heart,” Che Apalache
“Patty Griffin,” Patty Griffin
“Evening Machines,” Gregory Alan Isakov
“Front Porch,” Joy Williams
Best Regional Roots Music Album:
“Kalawai’anui,” Amy Hanaiali’i
“When It’s Cold,” Cree Round Dance Songs,” Northern Cree
“Good Time,” Ranky Tanky
“Recorded Live At The 2019 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival,” Rebirth Brass Band
“Hawaiian Lullaby (Various Artists),” Imua Garza & Kimie Miner, Producers
REGGAE
Best Reggae Album:
“Rapture,” Koffee
“As I Am,” Julian Marley
“The Final Battle: Sly & Robbie Vs. Roots Radics,” Sly & Robbie & Roots Radics
“Mass Manipulation,” Steel Pulse
“More Work To Be Done,” Third World
WORLD MUSIC
Best World Music Album:
“Gece,” Altin Gun
“What Heat,” Bokante & Metropole Orkest Conducted By Jules Buckley
“African Giant,” Burna Boy
“Fanm D’ayiti,” Nathalie Joachim With Spektral Quartet
“Celia,” Angelique Kidjo
CHILDREN’S
Best Children’s Music 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
SPOKEN WORD
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling):
“Beastie Boys Book (Various Artists),” Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, Scott Sherratt & Dan Zitt, producers
“Becoming,” Michelle Obama
“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:
“Quality Time,” Jim Gaffigan
“Relatable,” Ellen Degeneres
“Right Now,” Aziz Ansari
“Son Of Patricia,” Trevor Noah
“Sticks & Stones,” Dave Chappelle
MUSICAL THEATER
Best Musical Theater Album:
“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)
“Hadestown,” Reeve Carney, Andre De Shields, Amber Gray, Eva Noblezada & Patrick Page, principal soloists; Mara Isaacs, David Lai, Anais Mitchell & Todd Sickafoose, producers (Anais Mitchell, composer & lyricist) (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)
MUSIC FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media:
“The Lion King: The Songs,” (Various Artists)
“Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood,” (Various Artists)
“Rocketman,” Taron Egerton
“Spider-man: Into The Spider-Verse,” (Various Artists)
“A Star Is Born,” Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media:
“Avengers: Endgame,” Alan Silvestri, composer
“Chernobyl,” Hildur Guonadottir, 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:
“The Ballad Of The Lonesome Cowboy,” Randy Newman, songwriter (Chris Stapleton); Track from: “Toy Story 4”
“Girl In The Movies,” Dolly Parton & Linda Perry, songwriters (Dolly Parton); Track from: “Dumplin”‘
“I’ll Never Love Again (Film Version),” Natalie Hemby, Lady Gaga, Hillary Lindsey & Aaron Raitiere, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper); Track from: “A Star Is Born”
“Spirit,” Beyonce Knowles-Carter, Timothy McKenzie & Ilya Salmanzadeh, songwriters (Beyonce); Track from: “The Lion King”
“Suspirium,” Thom Yorke, songwriter (Thom Yorke); Track from: “Suspiria”
COMPOSING/ARRANGING
Best Instrumental Composition:
“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)
“Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Symphonic Suite,” John Williams, composer (John Williams)
“Walkin’ Funny,” Christian McBride, composer (Christian McBride)
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella:
“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)
“Moon River,” Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)
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 Aimee)
“Over The Rainbow,” Vince Mendoza, arranger (Trisha Yearwood)
“12 Little Spells (Thoracic Spine),” Esperanza Spalding, arranger (Esperanza Spalding)
PACKAGE
Best Recording Package:
Anonimas & Resilientes,” Luisa Maria Arango, Carlos Dussan, Manuel Garcia-Orozco & Juliana Jaramillo-Buenaventura, art directors (Voces Del Bullerengue)
Chris Cornell,” Barry Ament, Jeff Ament, Jeff Fura & Joe Spix, art directors (Chris Cornell)
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:
“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 Furtwangler & Berliner Philharmoniker)
“Woodstock: Back To The Garden,” The Definitive 50th Anniversary Archive,” Masaki Koike, art director (Various Artists)
NOTES
Best Album Notes:
“The Complete Cuban Jam Sessions,” Judy Cantor-Navas, album notes writer (Various Artists)
“The Gospel According To Malaco,” Robert Marovich, album notes writer (Various Artists)
“Pedal Steel + Four Corners,” Brendan Greaves, album notes writer (Terry Allen And The Panhandle Mystery Band)
“Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection,” Jeff Place, album notes writer (Pete Seeger)
“Stax ’68: A Memphis Story,” Steve Greenberg, album notes writer (Various Artists)
HISTORICAL
Best Historical Album:
“The Girl From Chickasaw County – The Complete Capitol Masters,” Andrew Batt & Kris Maher, compilation producers; Simon Gibson, mastering engineer (Bobbie Gentry)
“The Great Comeback: Horowitz At Carnegie Hall,” Robert Russ, compilation producer; Andreas K. Meyer & Jennifer Nulsen, mastering engineers (Vladimir Horowitz)
“Kankyo Ongaku: Japanese Ambient, Environmental & New Age Music 1980-1990,” Spencer Doran, Yosuke Kitazawa, Douglas Macgowan & Matt Sullivan, compilation producers; John Baldwin, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
“Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection,” Jeff Place & Robert Santelli, compilation producers; Pete Reiniger, mastering engineer (Pete Seeger)
“Woodstock: Back To The Garden,” The Definitive 50th Anniversary Archive,” Brian Kehew, Steve Woolard & Andy Zax, compilation producers; Dave Schultz, mastering engineer, Brian Kehew, restoration engineer (Various Artists)
PRODUCTION, NON-CLASSICAL
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical:
“All These Things,” Tchad Blake, Adam Greenspan & Rodney Shearer, engineers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Thomas Dybdahl)
“Ella Mai,” Chris “Shaggy” Ascher, Jaycen Joshua & David Pizzimenti, engineers; Chris Athens, mastering engineer (Ella Mai)
“Run Home Slow,” Paul Butler & Sam Teskey, engineers; Joe Carra, mastering engineer (The Teskey Brothers)
“Scenery,” Tom Elmhirst, Ben Kane & Jeremy Most, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Emily King)
“When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?,” Rob Kinelski & Finneas O’Connell, engineers; John Greenham, mastering engineer (Billie Eilish)
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical:
Jack Antonoff
Dan Auerbach
John Hill
Finneas
Ricky Reed
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)
PRODUCTION, IMMERSIVE AUDIO
Best Immersive Audio Album:
“Chain Tripping,” Luke Argilla, immersive audio engineer; Jurgen Scharpf, immersive audio mastering engineer; Jona Bechtolt, Claire L. Evans & Rob Kieswetter, immersive audio producers (Yacht)
“Kverndokk: Symphonic Dances,” Jim Anderson, immersive audio engineer; Robert C. Ludwig, immersive audio mastering engineer; Ulrike Schwarz, immersive audio producer (Ken-David Masur & Stavanger Symphony Orchestra)
“Lux,” Morten Lindberg, immersive audio engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive audio mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive audio producer (Anita Brevik, Trondheimsolistene & Nidarosdomens Jentekor)
“The Orchestral Organ,” Keith O. Johnson, immersive audio engineer; Keith O. Johnson, immersive audio mastering engineer; Marina A. Ledin & Victor Ledin, immersive audio producers (Jan Kraybill)
“The Savior,” Bob Clearmountain, immersive audio engineer; Bob Ludwig, immersive audio mastering engineer; Michael Marquart & Dave Way, immersive audio producers (A Bad Think)
PRODUCTION, CLASSICAL
Best Engineered Album, Classical:
“Aequa,” Anna Thorvaldsdottir,” Daniel Shores, engineer; Daniel Shores, mastering engineer (International Contemporary Ensemble)
“Bruckner: Symphony No. 9,” Mark Donahue, engineer; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
“Rachmaninoff,” Hermitage Piano Trio,” Keith O. Johnson & Sean Royce Martin, engineers; Keith O. Johnson, mastering engineer (Hermitage Piano Trio)
“Riley: Sun Rings,” Leslie Ann Jones, engineer; Robert C. Ludwig, mastering engineer (Kronos Quartet)
“Wolfe: Fire In My Mouth,” Bob Hanlon & Lawrence Rock, engineers; Ian Good & Lawrence Rock, mastering engineers (Jaap Van Zweden, Francisco J. Nunez, Donald Nally, The Crossing, Young People’s Chorus Of NY City & New York Philharmonic)
Producer Of The Year, Classical:
Blanton Alspaugh
James Ginsburg
Marina A. Ledin, Victor Ledin
Morten Lindberg
Dirk Sobotka
CLASSICAL
Best Orchestral Performance:
“Bruckner: Symphony No. 9,” Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
“Copland: Billy The Kid; Grohg,” Leonard Slatkin, conductor (Detroit Symphony Orchestra)
“Norman: Sustain,” Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
“Transatlantic,” Louis Langree, conductor (Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)
“Weinberg: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 21,” Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, conductor (City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Kremerata Baltica)
Best Opera Recording:
“Benjamin: Lessons In Love & Violence,” George Benjamin, conductor; Stephane Degout, Barbara Hannigan, Peter Hoare & Gyula Orendt; James Whitbourn, producer (Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House)
“Berg: Wozzeck,” Marc Albrecht, conductor; Christopher Maltman & Eva-Maria Westbroek; Francois Roussillon, producer (Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra; Chorus Of Dutch National Opera)
“Charpentier: Les Arts Florissants; Les Plaisirs De Versailles,” Paul O’Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Jesse Blumberg, Teresa Wakim & Virginia Warnken; Renate Wolter-Seevers, producer (Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Ensemble; Boston Early Music Festival Vocal Ensemble)
“Picker: Fantastic Mr. Fox,” Gil Rose, conductor; John Brancy, Andrew Craig Brown, Gabriel Preisser, Krista River & Edwin Vega; Gil Rose, producer (Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Boston Children’s Chorus)
“Wagner: Lohengrin,” Christian Thielemann, conductor; Piotr Beczala, Anja Harteros, Tomasz Konieczny, Waltraud Meier & Georg Zeppenfeld; Eckhard Glauche, producer (Festspielorchester Bayreuth; Festspielchor Bayreuth)
Best Choral Performance:
“Boyle: Voyages,” Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)
“Durufl”: Complete Choral Works,” Robert Simpson, conductor (Ken Cowan; Houston Chamber Choir)
“The Hope Of Loving,” Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Conspirare)
“Sander: The Divine Liturgy Of St. John Chrysostom,” Peter Jermihov, conductor (Evan Bravos, Vadim Gan, Kevin Keys, Glenn Miller & Daniel Shirley; PaTRAM Institute Singers)
“Smith, K.: The Arc In The Sky,” Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance:
“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
“Shaw: Orange,” Attacca Quartet
Best Classical Instrumental Solo:
“The Berlin Recital,” Yuja Wang
“Higdon: Harp Concerto,” Yolanda Kondonassis; Ward Stare, conductor (The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra)
“Marsalis: Violin Concerto; Fiddle Dance Suite,” Nicola Benedetti; Cristian Macelaru, conductor (Philadelphia Orchestra)
“The Orchestral Organ,” Jan Kraybill
“Torke: Sky, Concerto For Violin,” Tessa Lark; David Alan Miller, conductor (Albany Symphony)
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album:
“The Edge Of Silence,” Works For Voice By Gyorgy Kurtag,” Susan Narucki (Donald Berman, Curtis Macomber, Kathryn Schulmeister & Nicholas Tolle)
“Himmelsmusik,” Philippe Jaroussky & Celine Scheen; Christina Pluhar, conductor; L’Arpeggiata, ensemble (Jesus Rodil & Dingle Yandell)
“Schumann: Liederkreis Op. 24, Kerner-lieder Op. 35,” Matthias Goerne; Leif Ove Andsnes, accompanist
“Songplay,” Joyce Didonato; Chuck Israels, Jimmy Madison, Charlie Porter & Craig Terry, accompanists (Steve Barnett & Lautaro Greco)
“A Te, O Cara,” Stephen Costello; Constantine Orbelian, conductor (Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra)
Best Classical Compendium:
“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
“The Poetry Of Places,” Nadia Shpachenko; Marina A. Ledin & Victor Ledin, producers
“Saariaho: True Fire; Trans; Ciel D’Hiver,” Hannu Lintu, conductor; Laura Heikinheimo, producer
Best Contemporary Classical Composition:
“Bermel: Migration Series For Jazz Ensemble & Orchestra,” Derek Bermel, composer (Derek Bermel, Ted Nash, David Alan Miller, Juilliard Jazz Orchestra & Albany Symphony Orchestra)
“Higdon: Harp Concerto,” Jennifer Higdon, composer (Yolanda Kondonassis, Ward Stare & The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra)
“Marsalis: Violin Concerto In D Major,” Wynton Marsalis, composer (Nicola Benedetti, Cristian Macelaru & Philadelphia Orchestra)
“Norman: Sustain,” Andrew Norman, composer (Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic)
“Shaw: Orange,” Caroline Shaw, composer (Attacca Quartet)
“Wolfe: Fire In My Mouth,” Julia Wolfe, composer (Jaap Van Zweden, Francisco J. Nunez, Donald Nally, The Crossing, Young People’s Chorus Of NY City & New York Philharmonic)
MUSIC VIDEO/FILM
Best Music Video:
“We’ve Got To Try,” The Chemical Brothers, Ellie Fry, video director; Ninian Doff, video producer
“This Land,” Gary Clark Jr., Savanah Leaf, video director; Alicia Martinez, video producer
“Cellophane,” FKA twigs, Andrew Thomas Huang, video director; Alex Chamberlain, video producer
“Old Town Road (Official Movie),” Lil Nas X & Billy Ray Cyrus, Calmatic, video director; Candice Dragonas, Melissa Larsen & Saul Levitz, video producers
“Glad He’s Gone,” Tove Lo, Vania Heymann & Gal Muggia, video directors; Natan Schottenfels, video producer
Best Music Film:
“HOMECOMING,” Beyonce, Beyonce Knowles-Carter & Ed Burke, video directors; Dora Melissa Vargas, video producer
“Remember My Name,” David Crosby, A.J. Eaton, video director; Cameron Crowe, Michele Farinola & Greg Mariotti, video producers
“Birth Of The Cool,” Miles Davis, Stanley Nelson, video director; Nicole London, video producer
“Shangri-la,” Various Artists,Morgan Neville, video director; Emma Baiada, video producer
“Anima,” Thom Yorke, Paul Thomas Anderson, video director; Paul Thomas Anderson, Erica Frauman & Sara Murphy, video producers