2022 GRAMMY Awards: Nominations

See the full list of nominations and winners from the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards! Winners announced on January 31, 2021.
Record of the Year
- ABBA – I Still Have Faith in You
- Jon Batiste – Freedom
- Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga – I Get a Kick Out of You
- Justin Bieber, Daniel Cesar, Giveon – Peaches
- Brandi Carlile – Right on Time
- Doja Cat, SZA – Kiss Me More
- Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever
- Lil Nas X – Montero (Call Me by Your Name)
- Olivia Rodrigo – Drivers License
- Silk Sonic – Leave the Door Open
Album of the Year
- We Are – Jon Batiste
- Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga – Love for Sale
- Justin Bieber – Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe)
- Doja Cat – Planet Her (Deluxe)
- Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever
- H.E.R. – Back of My Mind
- Lil Nas X – Montero
- Olivia Rodrigo – Sour
- Taylor Swift – Evermore
- Kanye West – Donda
Song of the Year
- Ed Sheeran – Bad Habits
- Alicia Keys, Brandi Carlile – A Beautiful Noise
- Olivia Rodrigo – Drivers License
- H.E.R. – Fight for You
- Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever
- Doja Cat, SZA – Kiss Me More
- Silk Sonic – Leave the Door Open
- Lil Nas X – Montero (Call Me by Your Name)
- Justin Bieber, Daniel Cesar, Giveon – Peaches
- Brandi Carlile – Right on Time
Best Music Video
- AC/DC – Shot in the Dark
- Jon Batiste – Freedom
- Tony Bennet, Lady Gaga – I Get a Kick Out of You
- Justin Bieber, Daniel Cesar – Peaches
- Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever
- Lil Nas X – Montero (Call Me by Your Name)
Best Music Film
- Bo Burnham – Inside
- David Byrne – David Byrne’s American Utopia
- Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever (A Love Letter to Los Angeles)
- Jimi Hendrix – Music, Money, Madness…Jimi Hendrix in Maui
- Various Artists – Summer of Soul
Best New Artist
- Arooj Aftab
- Jimmie Allen
- Baby Keem
- Finneas
- Glass Animals
- Japanese Breakfast
- The Kid Laroi
- Arlo Parks
- Olivia Rodrigo
- Saweetie
Best Pop Solo Performance
- Justin Bieber – Anyone
- Brandi Carlile – Right on Time
- Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever
- Ariana Grande – Positions
- Olivia Rodrigo – Drivers License
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
- Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga – I Get a Kick Out of You
- Justin Bieber, Benny Blanco – Lonely
- BTS – Butter
- Coldplay – Higher Power
- Doja Cat, SZA – Kiss Me More
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
- Norah Jones – ’Til We Meet Again (Live)
- Tori Kelly – A Tori Kelly Christma
- Ledisi – Ledisi Sings Nin
- Willie Nelson – That’s Lif
- Dolly Parton – A Holly Dolly Christmas
Best Pop Vocal Album
- Justin Bieber – Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe)
- Doja Cat – Planet Her (Deluxe)
- Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever
- Ariana Grande – Positions
- Olivia Rodrigo – Sour
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
- Afrojack & David Guetta – Hero
- Ólafur Arnalds, Bonobo – Loom
- James Blake – Before
- Bonobo, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs – Heartbreak
- Caribou – You Can Do It
- Rüfüs du Sol – Alive
- Tiësto – the Business
Best Dance/Electronic Album
- Black Coffee – Subconsciously
- Illenium – Fallen Embers
- Major Lazer – Music Is The Weapon (Reloaded)
- Marshmello – Shockwave
- Sylvan Esso – Free Love
- Ten City – Judgement
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
- Randy Brecker, Eric Marienthal – Double Dealin’
- Rachel Eckroth – The Garden
- Taylor Eigsti – Tree Falls
- Steve Gadd Band – At Blue Note Tokyo
- Mark Lettieri – Deep: The Baritone Sessions, Vol. 2
Best Rock Performance
- AC/DC – Shot in the Dark
- Black Pumas – Know You Better (Live From Capitol Studio A)
- Chris Cornell – Nothing Compares 2 U
- Deftones – Ohms
- Foo Fighters – Making a Fire
Best Metal Performance
- Deftones – Genesis
- Dream Theater – The Alien
- Gojira – Amazonia
- Mastodon – Pushing the Tides
- Rob Zombie – The Triumph of King Freak (A Crypt of Preservation and Superstition)
Best Rock Song
- Weezer – All My Favorite Songs
- Kings of Leon – The Bandit
- Mammoth WVH – Distance
- Paul McCartney – Find My Way
- Foo Fighters – Waiting on a War
Best Rock Album
- AC/DC – Power Up
- Black Pumas – Capitol Cuts – Live From Studio A
- Chris Cornell – No One Sings Like You Anymore Vol. 1
- Foo Fighters – Medicine at Midnight
- Paul McCartney – McCartney III
Best Alternative Music Album
- Fleet Foxes – Shore
- Halsey – If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power
- Japanese Breakfast – Jubilee
- Arlo Parks – Collapsed in Sunbeams
- St. Vincent – Daddy’s Home
Best R&B Performance
- Snoh Aalegra – Lost You
- Justin Bieber, Daniel Cesar, Giveon – Peaches
- H.E.R. – Damage
- Silk Sonic – Leave the Door Open
- Jazmine Sullivan – Pick Up Your Feelings
Best Traditional R&B Performance
- Jon Batiste – I Need You
- BJ the Chicago Kid, PJ Morton, Kenyon Dixon, Charlie Bereal – Bring It on Home
- Leon Bridges, Robert Glasper – Born Again
- H.E.R. – Fight for You
- Lucky Dave, Yebba – How Much Can a Heart Take
Best R&B Song
- H.E.R. – Damage
- SZA – Good Days
- Giveon – Heartbreak Anniversary
- Silk Sonic – Leave the Door Open
- Jazmine Sullivan – Pick Up Your Feelings
Best Progressive R&B Album
- New Light — Eric Bellinger
- Something To Say — Cory Henry
- Mood Valiant — Hiatus Kaiyote
- Table For Two — Lucky Daye
- Dinner Party: Dessert — Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, 9th Wonder & Kamasi Washington
- Studying Abroad: Extended Stay — Masego
Best R&B Album
- Snoh Aalegra – Temporary Highs in the Violet Skies
- Jon Batiste – We Are
- Leon Bridges – Gold-Diggers Sound
- H.E.R. – Back of My Mind
- Jazmine Sullivan – Heaux Tales
Best Rap Performance
- Baby Keem, Kendrick Lamar – Family Ties
- Cardi B – Up
- J. Cole, 21 Savage & Morray – My Life
- Drake, Future, Young Thug – Way Too Sexy
- Megan Thee Stallion – Thot Shit
Best Melodic Rap Performance
- J. Cole, Lil Baby – Pride Is the Devil
- Doja Cat – Need to Know
- Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – Industry Baby
- Tyler, the Creator Featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Ty Dolla $ign – WusYaName
- Kanye West, The Weekend, Lil Baby – Hurricane
Best Rap Song
- DMX, Jay-Z, Nas – Bath Salts
- Saweetie, Doja Cat – best Friend
- Baby Keem, Kendrick Lamar – Family Ties
- Kanye West, Jay-Z – Jail
- J. Cole, 21 Savage & Morray – My Life
Best Rap Album
- J. Cole – The Off-Season
- Drake – Certified Lover Boy
- Nas – King’s Disease 2
- Tyler, the Creator – Call Me If You Get Lost
- Kanye West – Donda
Best Country Solo Performance
- Luke Combs – Forever After All
- Mickey Guyton – Remember Her Name
- Jason Isbell – All I Do Is Drive
- Kacey Musgraves – Camera Roll
- Chris Stapleton – You Should Probably Leave
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
- Jason Aldean, Carrie Underwood – If I Didn’t Love You
- Brothers Osborne – Younger Me
- Dan + Shay – Glad You Exist
- Ryan Hurd, Maren Morris – Chasing After You
- Elle King, Miranda Lambert – Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)
Best Country Song
- Maren Morris – Better Than We Found It
- Kacey Musgraves – Camera Roll
- Chris Stapleton – Cold
- Thomas Rhett – Country Again
- Walker Hayes – Fancy Like
- Mickey Guyton – Remember Her Name
Best Country Album
- Brothers Osborne – Skeletons
- Mickey Guyton – Remember Her Name
- Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall, Jack Ingram – The Marfa Tapes
- Sturgill Simpson – The Ballad of Dood & Juanita
- Chris Stapleton – Starting Over
Best New Age Album
- Will Ackerman, Jeff Oster, Tom Eaton – Brothers
- Stewart Copeland, Ricky Kej – Divine Tides
- Wouter Kellerman, David Arkenstone – Pangaea
- Opium Moon – Night + Day
- Laura Sullivan – Pieces of Forever
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
- Christian Scott Atunde – Sackodougou
- Kenny Barron – Kick Those Feet
- Jon Batiste – Bigger Than Us
- Terence Blanchard – Absence
- Chick Corea – Humpty Dumpty (Set 2)
Best Jazz Vocal Album
- The Baylor Project – Generations
- Kurt Elling and Charlie Hunter – SuperBlue
- Nnenna Freelon – Time Traveler
- Gretchen Parlato – Flor
- Esperanza Spalding – Songwrights Apothecary Lab
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
- Jon Batiste – Jazz Selections: Music From and Inspired By Soul
- Terence Blanchard Featuring the E Collective and the Turtle Island Quartet – Absence
- Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette, and Gonzalo Rubalcaba – Skyline
- Chick Corea, John Patitucci, and Dave Weckl – Akoustic Band LIVE
- Pat Metheny – Side-Eye NYC (V1.IV)
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
- The Count Basie Orchestra Directed by Scotty Barnhart – Live At Birdland!
- Jazzmeia Horn And Her Noble Force – Dear Love
- Christian McBride Big Band – For Jimmy, Wes And Oliver
- Sun Ra Arkestra – Swirling
- Yellowjackets + WDR Big Band – Jackets XL
Best Latin Jazz Album
- Eliane Elias With Chick Corea and Chucho Valdés – Mirror Mirror
- Carlos Henriquez – The South Bronx Story
- Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra – Virtual Birdland
- Dafnis Prieto Sextet – Transparency
- Miguel Zenón and Luis Perdomo – El Arte del Bolero
Best Gospel Performance/Song
- Dante Bowe, Steffany Gretzinger, Chandler Moore – Voice Of God
- Dante Bowe – Joyful
- Anthony Brown, Group Therapy – Help
- CeCe Winans – Never Lost
- Elevation Worship, Maverick City Music – Wait On You
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
- Kirk Franklin, Lil Baby – We Win
- H.E.R., Tauren Wells – Hold Us Together (Hope Mix)
- Chandler Moore, KJ Scriven – Man Of Your Word
- CeCe Winans – Believe For It
- Elevation Worship, Maverick City Music, Chandler Moore, Naomi Raine – Jireh
Best Gospel Album
- Jekalyn Carr – Changing Your Story
- Tasha Cobbs Leonard – Royalty: Live At The Ryman
- Maverick City Music – Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition
- Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music – Jonny X Mali: Live In LA
- CeCe Winans – Believe For It
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
- Natalie Grant – No Stranger
- Israel, New Breed – Feels Like Home Vol. 2
- Kari Jobe – The Blessing (Live)
- Tauren Wells – Citizen Of Heaven (Live)
- Elevation Worship, Maverick City Music – Old Church Basement
Best Roots Gospel Album
- Harry Connick, Jr. – Alone With My Faith
- Gaither Vocal Band – That’s Gospel, Brother
- Ernie Haase, Signature Sound – Keeping On
- The Isaacs – Songs For The Times
- Carrie Underwood – My Savior
Best Latin Pop or Urban Album
- Pablo Alborán – Vértigo
- Paula Arenas – Mis Amores
- Ricardo Arjona – Hecho A La Antigua
- Camilo – Mis Manos
- Alex Cuba – Mendó
- Selena Gomez – Revelación
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
- Bomba Estéreo – Deja
- Diamante Eléctrico – Mira Lo Que Me Hiciste Hacer (Deluxe Edition)
- Juanes – Origen
- Nathy Peluso – Calambre
- C. Tangana – El Madrileño
- Zoé – Sonidos de Karmática Resonancia
Best Música Urbana Album
- Rauw Alejandro – Afrodisíaco
- Bad Bunny – El Último Tour del Mundo
- J Balvin – Jose
- Karol G – KG0516
- Kali Uchis – Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) ∞
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
- Aida Cuevas – Antología de la Musica Ranchera, Vol. 2
- Vicente Fernández – A Mis 80’s
- Mon Laferte – Seis
- Natalia Lafourcade – Un Canto por México, Vol. II
- Christian Nodal – Ayayay! (Súper Deluxe)
Best Tropical Latin Album
- Rubén Blades y Roberto Delgado & Orquesta – Salswing!
- El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico – En Cuarantena
- Aymée Nuviola – Sin Salsa No Hay Paraíso
- Gilberto Santa Rosa – Colegas
- Tony Succar – Live in Peru
Best American Roots Performance
- Jon Batiste – Cry
- Billy Strings – Love and Regret
- The Blind Boys of Alabama and Bela Fleck – I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to be Free
- Brandy Clark Featuring Brandi Carlile – Same Devil
- Allison Russell – Nightflyer
Best American Roots Song
- Rhiannon Giddens, Francesco Turrisi – Avalon
- Valerie June Featuring Carla Thomas – Call Me a Fool
- Jon Batiste – Cry
- Yola – Diamond Studded Shoes
- Allison Russell – Nightflyer
Best Americana Album
- Jackson Browne – Downhill From Everywhere
- John Hiatt with the Jerry Douglas Band – Leftover Feelings
- Los Lobos – Native Sons
- Allison Russell – Outside Child
- Yola – Stand for Myself
Best Bluegrass Album
- Billy Strings – Renewal
- Béla Fleck – My Bluegrass Heart
- The Infamous Stringdusters – A Tribute to Bill Monroe
- Sturgill Simpson – Cuttin’ Grass Vol. 1 (Butcher Shoppe Sessions)
- Rhonda Vincent – Music Is What I See
Best Traditional Blues Album
- Elvin Bishop and Charlie Musselwhite – 100 Years of Blues
- Blues Traveler – Traveler’s Blues
- Cedric Burnside – I Be Trying
- Guy Davis – Be Ready When I Call You
- Kim Watson – Take Me Back
Best Contemporary Blues Album
- The Black Keys Featuring Eric Deaton and Kenny Brown – Delta Kream
- Joe Bonamassa – Royal Tea
- Shemekia Copeland – Uncivil War
- Steve Cropper – Fire It Up
- Christone “Kingfish” Ingram – 662
Best Folk Album
- Mary Chapin Carpenter – One Night Lonely (Live)
- Tyler Childers – Long Violent History
- Madison Cunningham – Wednesday (Extended Edition)
- Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi – They’re Calling Me Home
- Sarah Jarosz – Blue Heron Suite
Best Regional Roots Music Album
- Sean Ardoin and Kreole Rock and Soul – Live in New Orleans!
- Big Chief Monk Boudreaux – Bloodstains and Teardrops
- Chia Wa – My People
- Corey Ledet Zydaco – Corey Ledet Zydaco
- Kalani Pe’a – Kau Ka Pe’a
Best Reggae Album
- Etana – Pamoja
- Gramps Morgan – Positive Vibration
- Sean Paul – Live N Livin
- Jesse Royal – Royal Soja – Beauty in the Silence
- Spice – 10
Best Global Music Album
- Rocky Dawuni – Voice of Bunbon Vol. 1.
- Daniel Ho & Friends – East West Players Presents: Daniel Ho & Friends Live in Concert
- Angélique Kidjo – Mother Nature
- Femi Kuti, Made Kuti – Legacy +
- Wizkid – Made in Lagos: Deluxe Edition
Best Global Music Performance
- Arooj Aftab – Mohabbat
- Angelique Kidjo and Burna Boy – Do Yourself
- Femi Kuti – Pà Pá Pà
- Yo-Yo Ma and Angelique Kidjo – Blewu
- WizKid Featuring Tems – Essence
Best Children’s Album
- 123 Andrés – Actívate
- 1 Tribe Collective – All One Tribe
- Pierce Freelon – Black to the Future
- Falu – A Colorful World
- Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band – Crayon Kids
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
- LeVar Burton – Aftermath
- Don Cheadle – Carry On: Reflections for a New Generation From John Lewis
- J. Ivy – Catching Dreams: Live at Fort Knox Chicago
- Dave Chappelle and Amir Sulaiman – 8:46
- Barack Obama – A Promised Land
Best Comedy Album
- Lavell Crawford – The Comedy Vaccine
- Chelsea Handler – Evolution
- Louis C.K. – Sincerely Louis CK
- Lewis Black – Thanks For Risking Your Life
- Nate Bargatze – The Greatest Average American
- Kevin Hart – Zero F***s Given
Best Musical Theatre Album
- Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella
- Burt Bacharach and Steven Sater”s Some Lovers
- Girl From the North Country
- Les Misérables: The Staged Concert (The Sensational 2020 Live Recording)
- Stephen Schwartz’s Snapshots
- The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
- Cruella
- Dear Evan Hansen
- In The Heights
- One Night In Miami…
- Respect
- Schmigadoon! Episode 1
- The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
- Bridgerton
- Dune
- The Mandalorian: Season 2 – Vol. 2 (Chapters 13-16)
- The Queen’s Gambit
- Soul
Best Song Written for Visual Media
- Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez – Agatha All Along
- Bo Burnham – All Eyes on Me
- P!nk -All I Know So Far
- H.E.R. – Fight for You
- Jennifer Hudson – Here I Am
- Leslie Odom, Jr. – Speak Now
Best Instrumental Composition
- Brandee Younger – Beautiful Is Black
- Tom Nazziola – Cat and Mouse Vince Mendoza – Concerto for Orchestra: Finale
- Arturo O’Farrill – Dreaming in Lions
- Lyle Mays – Elberhard
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
- Bill O’Connell – Chopsticks
- Robin Smith – For the Love of a Princess
- Emile Mosseri – Infinite Love
- Charlie Rosen and Jake Silverman – Meta Knight’s Revenge
- Gabriela Quintero and Rodrigo Sanchez – The Struggle Within
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
- Ólafur Arnalds – The Bottom Lin
- Tehillah Alphonso – A Change Is Gonna Come
- Jacob Collier – The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
- Cody Fry – Eleanor Rigby
- Vince Mendoza – To the Edge of Longing (Edit Version)
Best Recording Package
- Reckless Kelly – American Jackpot / American Girls
- Nick Cave, Warren Ellis – Carnage
- 2nd Generation Falangao Singing Group, the Chairman Crossover Big Band – Pakelang
- Matt Berninger – Serpentine Prison
- Soul of Ears – Zeta
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
- George Harrison – All Things Must Pass: 50th Anniversary Edition
- Soccer Mommy – Color Theory
- Steven Wilson – The Future Bites
- Gang of Four – 77-81
- Mac Miller – Swimming In Circles
Best Album Notes
- Sunwook Kim – Beethoven: The Last Three Sonatas
- Louis Armstrong – The Complete Louis Armstrong Columbia And RCA Victor Studio Sessions 1946-1966
- Willie Dunn – Creation Never Sleeps, Creation Never Dies: The Willie Dunn Anthology
- Various Artists – Etching The Voice: Emile Berliner And The First Commercial Gramophone Discs, 1889-1895
- Various Artists – The King Of Gospel Music: The Life And Music Of Reverend James Cleveland
Best Historical Album
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
- The Marías – Cinema
- Yebba – Dawn
- Low – Hey What
- Tony Bennet, Lady Gaga – Love for Sale
- Pino Palladino, Blake Mills – Notes With Attachments
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
- Jack Antonoff
- Rogét Chahayed
- Mike Elizondo
- Hit-Boy
- Ricky Reed
Best Remixed Recording
- Soul II Soul – Back to Life (Booka T Kings of Soul Satta Dub)
- Papa Roach – Born for Greatness (Cymek Remix)
- K. D. Lang – Constant Craving (Fashionably Late Remix)
- Zedd, Griff – Inside Out (3Scape Drm Remix)
- Demi Lovato, Ariana Grande – Met Him Last Night (Dave Audé Remix)
- Deftones – Passenger (Mike Shinoda Remix)
- PVA – Talks (Mura Masa Remix)
Best Immersive Audio Album
- Alicia Keys – Alicia
- Patricia Barber – Clique
- Harry Styles – Fine Line
- Steven Wilson – The Future Bites
- Anne Karin Sundal-Ask, Det Norske Jentekor – Stille Grender
Best Engineered Album, Classical
- Sérgio Assad, Clarice Assad, Third Coast Percussion – Archetypes
- Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax – Beethoven Cello Sonatas: Hope Amid Tears
- Manfred Honeck, Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra – Beethoven Symphony No. 9
- Chanticleer – Chanticleer Sings Christmas
- 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 –
- Mahler: Symphony No. 8, Symphony of a Thousand
Producer of the Year, Classical
- Blanton Alspaugh
- Steven Epstein
- David Frost
- Elaine Martone
- Judith Sherman
Best Orchestral Performance
- Nashville Symphony Orchestra – Adams: My Father Knew Charles Ives; Harmonielehre
- Mendelssohn Choir Of Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra – Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
- San Francisco Symphony – Muhly: Throughline
- Philadelphia Orchestra – Price: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3
- Seattle Symphony Orchestra – Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Scriabin: The Poem of Ecstasy
Best Opera Recording
- Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra – Bartók: Bluebeard’s Castle
- The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus – Glass: Akhnaten
- London Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Chorus and LSO Discovery Voices – Janáček: Cunning Little
- Vixen
- The Opera Philadelphia Orchestra – Little: Soldier Songs
- The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus – Poulenc: Dialogues Des Carmélites
Best Choral Performance
- Matthew Guard – It’s a Long Way
- Gustavo Dudamel – Mahler: Symphony No. 8, ‘Symphony of a Thousand’
- Donald Nally – Rising w/The Crossing
- Kaspars Putniņš – Schnittke: Choir Concerto; Three Sacred Hymns; Pärt: Seven Magnificat-Antiphons
- Benedict Sheehan – Sheehan: Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom
- Craig Hella Johnson – The Singing Guitar
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
- Jack Quartet – Adams, John Luther: Lines Made by Walking
- Sandbox Percussion – Akiho: Seven Pillars
- Sérgio Assad, Clarice Assad & Third Coast Percussion – Archetypes
- Yo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax – Beethoven: Cello Sonatas – Hope Amid Tears
- Imani Winds – Bruits
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
- Jennifer Koh – Alone Together
- Simone Dinnerstein – An American Mosaic
- Augustin Hadelich – Bach: Sonatas & Partitas
- Gil Shaham Beethoven & Brahms: Violin Concertos
- Mark Grgić – Mak Bach
- Curtis Stewart – Of Power
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
- Laura Strickling – Confessions
- Will Liverman – Dreams of a New Day – Songs by Black Composers
- Sangeeta Kaur & Hila Plitman – Mythologies
- Joyce DiDonato – Schubert: Winterreise
- Jamie Barton – Unexpected Shadows
Best Classical Compendium
- Agave & Reginald L. Mobley – American Originals – A New World, A New Canon
- Michael Tilson Thomas – Berg: Violin Concerto; Seven Early Songs & Three Pieces for Orchestra
- Timo Andres & Ian Rosenbaum – Cerrone: The Arching Path
- Chick Corea – Plays
- Amy Andersson – Women Warriors – The Voices of Change
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
- Andy Akiho – Akiho: Seven Pillars
- Louis Andriessen – Andriessen: The Only One
- Clarice Assad, Sérgio Assad, Sean Connors, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin & David Skidmore – Assad, Clarice &
- Sérgio, Connors, Dillon, Martin & Skidmore: Archetypes
- Jon Batiste – Batiste: Movement 11′
- Caroline Shaw – Shaw: Narrow Sea