2022 Grammy Awards Winner List. Jon Batiste leads Sunday’s nominees, with 11 nods, while both Olivia Rodrigo and Finneas have nominations in categories: record, album and song of the year, along with best new artist.
Record of the Year
Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s) and mastering engineer(s), if other than the artist.
“I STILL HAVE FAITH IN YOU” ABBA
Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus, producers; Benny Andersson & Bernard Löhr, engineers/mixers; Björn Engelmann, mastering engineer
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“FREEDOM” Jon Batiste
Jon Batiste, Kizzo & Autumn Rowe, producers; Russ Elevado, Kizzo & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Michelle Mancini, mastering engineer
“I GET A KICK OUT OF YOU” Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
Dae Bennett, producer; Dae Bennett & Josh Coleman, engineers/mixers; Greg Calbi & Steve Fallone, mastering engineers
“PEACHES” Justin Bieber Featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon
Josh Gudwin, HARV, Shndo & Andrew Watt, producers; Josh Gudwin & Andrew Watt, engineers/mixers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
“RIGHT ON TIME” Brandi Carlile
Dave Cobb & Shooter Jennings, producers; Brandon Bell & Tom Elmhirst, engineers/mixers; Pete Lyman, mastering engineer
“KISS ME MORE” Doja Cat Featuring SZA
Rogét Chahayed, tizhimself & Yeti Beats, producers; Rob Bisel, Serban Ghenea, Rian Lewis & Joe Visciano, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
“HAPPIER THAN EVER” Billie Eilish
FINNEAS, producer; Billie Eilish, FINNEAS & Rob Kinelski, engineers/mixers; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
“MONTERO (CALL ME BY YOUR NAME)” Lil Nas X
Omer Fedi, Roy Lenzo & Take A Daytrip, producers; Denzel Baptiste, Serban Ghenea & Roy Lenzo, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
“DRIVERS LICENSE” Olivia Rodrigo
Daniel Nigro, producer; Mitch McCarthy & Daniel Nigro, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
“LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN” Silk Sonic
Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II & Bruno Mars, producers; Serban Ghenea, John Hanes & Charles Moniz, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
Album of the Year
Album Of The Year Award to Artist(s) and to Featured Artist(s), Songwriter(s) of new material, Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s), Mixer(s) and Mastering Engineer(s).
WE ARE Jon Batiste
Craig Adams, David Gauthier, Braedon Gautier, Brennon Gautier, Gospel Soul Children Choir, Hot 8 Brass Band, PJ Morton, Autumn Rowe, Zadie Smith, St. Augustine High School Marching 100 & Trombone Shorty, featured artists; Jon Batiste, Mickey Freedom Hart, King Garbage, Kizzo, Sunny Levine, Nate Mercereau, David Pimentel, Ricky Reed, Autumn Rowe, Jahaan Sweet & Nick Waterhouse, producers; Jon Batiste, Russ Elevado, Mischa Kachkachishvili, Kizzo, Joseph Lorge, Manny Marroquin, David Pimentel, Ricky Reed, Jaclyn Sanchez, Matt Vertere, Marc Whitmore & Alex Williams, engineers/mixers; Andrae Alexander, Troy Andrews, Jon Batiste, Zach Cooper, Vic Dimotsis, Eric Frederic, Kizzo, Sunny Levine, Steve McEwan, PJ Morton, Autumn Rowe & Mavis Staples, songwriters; Michelle Mancini, mastering engineer
LOVE FOR SALE Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
Dae Bennett, producer; Dae Bennett, Josh Coleman & Billy Cumella, engineers/mixers; Greg Calbi & Steve Fallone, mastering engineers
JUSTICE (TRIPLE CHUCKS DELUXE) Justin Bieber
BEAM, benny blanco, Burna Boy, Daniel Caesar, Chance The Rapper, DaBaby, Dominic Fike, Giveon, Jaden, Tori Kelly, Khalid, The Kid LAROI, Lil Uzi Vert & Quavo, featured artists; Amy Allen, Louis Bell, Jon Bellion, Justin Bieber, benny blanco, BMW Kenny, Capi, Dreamlab, Dvlp, Jason Evigan, FINNEAS, The Futuristics, German, Josh Gudwin, Jimmie Gutch, HARV, Marvin “Tony” Hemmings, Ilya, Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, Stefan Johnson, KCdaproducer, Denis Kosiak, The Monsters & Strangerz, Jorgen Odegard, Michael Pollack, Poo Bear, Shndo, Skrillex, Jake Torrey, Trackz, Andrew Watt & Ido Zmishlany, producers; Cory Bice, benny blanco, Kevin “Capi” Carbo, Edwin Diaz, DJ Durel, Dreamlab, FINNEAS, Josh Gudwin, Sam Holland, Daniel James, Antonio Kearney, Denis Kosiak, Paul LaMalfa, Jeremy Lertola, Devin Nakao, Chris “TEK” O’Ryan, Andres Osorio, Micah Pettit & Benjamin Thomas, engineers/mixers; Amy Allen, Delacey (Brittany Amaradio), Louis Bell, Jonathan Bellion, Chancelor Johnathon Bennett, Justin Bieber, David Bowden, Jason Boyd, Scott Braun, Tommy Lee Brown, Valentin Brunn, Kevin Carbo, Kenneth Coby, Kevin Coby, Raul Cubina, Jordan Douglas, Giveon Dezmann Evans, Jason Evigan, Dominic David Fike, Kameron Glasper, Jacob Greenspan, Josh Gudwin, James Gutch, Scott Harris, Bernard Harvey, Leah Haywood, Gregory Aldae Hein, Marvin Hemmings, Jeffrey Howard, Alexander Izquierdo, Daniel James, Jace Logan Jennings, Rodney Jerkins, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Anthony M. Jones, Antonio Kearney, Charlton Kenneth, Joe Khajadourian, Felisha “Fury” King, Jonathan Lyndale Kirk, Matthew Sean Leon, Benjamin Levin, Marcus Lomax, Quavious Keyate Marshall, Luis Manuel Martinez Jr., Sonny Moore, Finneas O’Connell, Jorgen Odegard, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, Tayla Parx, Oliver Peterhof, Whitney Phillips, Michael Pollack, Khalid Donnel Robinson, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Alex Schwartz, Tia Scola, Aaron Simmonds, Ashton Simmonds, Gian Stone, Ali Tamposi, Ryan Tedder, Tyshane Thompson, Jake Torrey, Billy Walsh, Freddy Wexler, Symere Woods, Andrew Wotman, Rami Yacoub, Keavan Yazdani, Bigram Zayas & Ido Zmishlany, songwriters; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
PLANET HER (DELUXE) Doja Cat
Eve, Ariana Grande, Gunna, JID, SZA, The Weeknd & Young Thug, featured artists; Aaron Bow, Rogét Chahayed, Crate Classics, Digi, Dr. Luke, f a l l e n, Mayer Hawthorne, Mike Hector, Linden Jay, Aynzli Jones, Kurtis McKenzie, Jason Quenneville, Reef, Khaled Rohaim, Al Shux, Sully, tizhimself, Yeti Beats & Y2K, producers; Rob Bisel, Jesse Ray Ernster, Serban Ghenea, Clint Gibbs, Rian Lewis, NealHPogue, Tyler Sheppard, Kalani Thompson, Joe Visciano & Jeff Ellis Worldwide, engineers/mixers; Ilana Armida, Aaron Bow, Rogét Chahayed, Jamil Chammas, Sheldon Yu-Ting Cheung, Antwoine Collins, Amala Zandile Dlamini, Lukasz Gottwald, Ariana Grande, Mayer Hawthorne, Mike Hector, Aaron Horn, Taneisha Damielle Jackson, Linden Jay, Eve Jihan Jeffers, Aynzli Jones, Sergio Kitchens, Carter Lang, Siddharth Mallick, Maciej Margol-Gromada, Kurtis McKenzie, Jidenna Mobisson, Gerard A. Powell II, Geordan Reid-Campbell, Khaled Rohaim, Destin Route, Solána Rowe, Laura Roy, Al Shuckburgh, David Sprecher, Ari Starace, Lee Stashenko, Abel Tesfaye, Rob Tewlow & Jeffery Lamar Williams, songwriters; Dale Becker & Mike Bozzi, mastering engineers
HAPPIER THAN EVER Billie Eilish
FINNEAS, producer; Billie Eilish, FINNEAS & Rob Kinelski, engineers/mixers; Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters; John Greenham & Dave Kutch, mastering engineers
BACK OF MY MIND H.E.R.
Chris Brown, Cordae, DJ Khaled, Lil Baby, Thundercat, Bryson Tiller, Ty Dolla $ign, YG & Yung Bleu, featured artists; Tarik Azzouz, Bordeaux, Nelson Bridges, DJ Camper, Cardiak, Cardo, Chi Chi, Steven J. Collins, Flip, Jeff “Gitty” Gitelman, GRADES, H.E.R., Hit-Boy, Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, Walter Jones, KAYTRANADA, DJ Khaled, Mario Luciano, Mike Will Made-It, NonNative, NOVA WAV, Scribz Riley, Jeff Robinson, STREETRUNNER, Hue Strother, Asa Taccone, Thundercat, Thurdi & Wu10, producers; Rafael Fai Bautista, Luis Bordeaux, Dee Brown, Anthony Cruz, Ayanna Depas, Morning Estrada, Chris Galland, H.E.R., Jaycen Joshua, KAYTRANADA, Derek Keota, Omar Loya, Manny Marroquin, Tim McClain, Juan “AyoJuan” Peña, Micah Petit, Patrizio Pigliapoco, Alex Pyle, Jaclyn Sanchez, Miki Tsutsumi & Tito “Earcandy” Vasquez, engineers/mixers; Denisia “Blu June” Andrews, Nasri Atweh, Tarik Azzouz, Stacy Barthe, Jeremy Biddle, Nelson “Keyz” Bridges, Chris Brown, Stephen Bruner, Darhyl Camper Jr., Luis Campozano, Louis Kevin Celestin, Anthony Clemons Jr., Steven J. Collins, Ronald “Flip” Colson, Brittany “Chi” Coney, Elijah Dias, Cordae Dunston, Jeff Gitelman, Tyrone Griffin Jr., Priscilla “Priscilla Renea” Hamilton, H.E.R., Charles A. Hinshaw, Chauncey Hollis, Latisha Twana Hyman, Keenon Daequan Ray Jackson, Rodney Jerkins, Dominique Jones, Khaled Khaled, Ron Latour, Gamal “Lunchmoney” Lewis, Mario Luciano, Carl McCormick, Leon McQuay III, Julia Michaels, Maxx Moore, Vurdell “V. Script” Muller, Chidi Osondu, Karriem Riggins, Mike “Scribz” Riley, Seandrea Sledge, Hue Strother, Asa Taccone, Tiara Thomas, Bryson Tiller, Daniel James Traynor, Brendan Walsh, Nicholas Warwar, Jabrile Hashim Willliams, Michael L. Williams II, Robert Williams & Kelvin Wooten, songwriters; Dave Kutch & Colin Leonard, mastering engineers
MONTERO Lil Nas X
Miley Cyrus, Doja Cat, Jack Harlow, Elton John & Megan Thee Stallion, featured artists; Denzel Baptiste, David Biral, John Cunningham, Omer Fedi, Kuk Harrell, Jasper Harris, KBeaZy, Carter Lang, Nick Lee, Roy Lenzo, Tom Levesque, Jasper Sheff, Blake Slatkin, Drew Sliger, Take A Daytrip, Ryan Tedder & Kanye West, producers; Denzel Baptiste, David Biral, Jon Castelli, John Cunningham, Jelli Dorman, Tom Elmhirst, Serban Ghenea, Kuk Harrell, Roy Lenzo, Manny Marroquin, Nickie Jon Pabon, Patrizio ‘Teezio’ Pigliapoco, Blake Slatkin, Drew Sliger, Ryan Tedder & Joe Visciano, engineers/mixers; Keegan Bach, Denzel Baptiste, David Biral, John Cunningham, Miley Ray Cyrus, Amala Zandile Dlamini, Omer Fedi, Vincent Goodyer, Jack Harlow, Jasper Harris, Montero Hill, Isley Juber, Carter Lang, Nick Lee, Roy Lenzo, Thomas James Levesque, Andrew Luce, Michael Olmo, Jasper Sheff, Blake Slatkin, Ryan Tedder, William K. Ward & Kanye West, songwriters; Chris Gehringer, Eric Lagg & Randy Merrill, mastering engineers
SOUR Olivia Rodrigo
Alexander 23, Daniel Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo, producers; Ryan Linvill, Mitch McCarthy & Daniel Nigro, engineers/mixers; Jack Antonoff, Annie Clark, Daniel Nigro, Olivia Rodrigo, Casey Smith & Taylor Swift, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
EVERMORE Taylor Swift
Bon Iver, Haim & The National, featured artists; Jack Antonoff, Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner & Taylor Swift, producers; Thomas Bartlett, JT Bates, Robin Baynton, Stuart Bogie, Gabriel Cabezas, CJ Camerieri, Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Scott Devendorf, Matt DiMona, Jon Gautier, Trevor Hagen, Mikey Freedom Hart, Sean Hutchinson, Josh Kaufman, Benjamin Lanz, Nick Lloyd, Jonathan Low, James McAlister, Dave Nelson, Sean O’Brien, Ryan Olson, Ariel Rechtshaid, Kyle Resnick, Laura Sisk, Evan Smith, Alex Sopp & Justin Vernon, engineers/mixers; Jack Antonoff, William Bowery, Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Taylor Swift & Justin Vernon, songwriters; Greg Calbi & Steve Fallone, mastering engineers
DONDA Kanye West
Baby Keem, Chris Brown, Conway The Machine, DaBaby, Jay Electronica, Fivio Foreign, Westside Gunn, JAY-Z, Syleena Johnson, Kid Cudi, Lil Baby, Lil Durk, Lil Yachty, The LOX, Marilyn Manson, Playboi Carti, Pop Smoke, Roddy Ricch, Rooga, Travis Scott, Shenseea, Swizz Beatz, Young Thug, Don Toliver, Ty Dolla $ign, Vory, The Weeknd, Westside Gunn & Lil Yachty, featured artists; Allday, Audi, AyoAA, Roark Bailey, Louis Bell, Jeff Bhasker, Boi-1Da, BoogzDaBeast, Warryn Campbell, Cubeatz, David & Eli, Mike Dean, Dem Jointz, Digital Nas, DJ Khalil, DRTWRK, 88-Keys, E.Vax, FNZ, Gesaffelstein, Nikki Grier, Cory Henry, Ronny J, DJ Khalil, Wallis Lane, Digital Nas, Nascent, Ojivolta, Shuko, Sloane, Sean Solymar, Sucuki, Arron “Arrow” Sunday, Swizz Beatz, Zen Tachi, 30 Roc, Bastian Völkel, Mia Wallis, Kanye West, Wheezy & Jason White, producers; Josh Berg, Todd Bergman, Rashade Benani Bevel Sr., Will Chason, Dem Jointz, IRKO, Jess Jackson, Nagaris Johnson, Shin Kamiyama, Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton, James Kelso, Scott McDowell, Kalam Ali Muttalib, Jonathan Pfarr, Jonathan Pfzar, Drrique Rendeer, Alejandro Rodriguez-Dawson, Mikalai Skrobat, Devon Wilson & Lorenzo Wolff, engineers/mixers; Dwayne Abernathy Jr., Elpadaro F. Electronica Allah, Aswad Asif, Roark Bailey, Durk Banks, Sam Barsh, Christoph Bauss, Louis Bell, Jeff Bhasker, Isaac De Boni, Christopher Brown, Jahshua Brown, Tahrence Brown, Aaron Butts, Warryn Campbell, Hykeem Carter Jr., Jordan Terrell Carter, Shawn Carter, Denzel Charles, Raul Cubina, Isaac De Boni, Kasseem Dean, Michael Dean, Tim Friedrich, Wesley Glass, Samuel Gloade, Kevin Gomringer, Tim Gomringer, Tyrone Griffin Jr., Jahmal Gwin, Cory Henry, Tavoris Javon Hollins Jr., Larry Hoover Jr., Bashar Jackson, Sean Jacob, Nima Jahanbin, Paimon Jahanbin, Syleena Johnson, Dominique Armani Jones, Eli Klughammer, Chinsea Lee, Mike Lévy, Evan Mast, Mark Mbogo, Miles McCollum, Josh Mease, Scott Medcudi, Brian Miller, Rodrick Wayne Moore Jr., Michael Mulé, Mark Myrie, Charles M. Njapa, Nasir Pemberton, Carlos St. John Phillips, Jason Phillips, Khalil Abdul Rahman, Laraya Ashlee Robinson, Christopher Ruelas, David Ruoff, Maxie Lee Ryles III, Matthew Samuels, Daniel Seeff, Eric Sloan Jr., Sean Solymar, Ronald O’Neill Spence Jr., David Styles, Michael Suski, Aqeel Tate, Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, Caleb Zackery Toliver, Bastian Völkel, Brian Hugh Warner, Jacques Webster II, Kanye West, Orlando Wilder, Jeffery Williams & Mark Williams, songwriters; Irko, mastering engineer
Song of the Year
A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
“BAD HABITS”
Fred Gibson, Johnny McDaid & Ed Sheeran, songwriters (Ed Sheeran)
“A BEAUTIFUL NOISE”
Ruby Amanfu, Brandi Carlile, Brandy Clark, Alicia Keys, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Linda Perry & Hailey Whitters, songwriters (Alicia Keys & Brandi Carlile)
“DRIVERS LICENSE”
Daniel Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo, songwriters (Olivia Rodrigo)
“FIGHT FOR YOU”
Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.)
“HAPPIER THAN EVER”
Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
“KISS ME MORE”
Rogét Chahayed, Amala Zandile Dlamini, Lukasz Gottwald, Carter Lang, Gerard A. Powell II, Solána Rowe & David Sprecher, songwriters (Doja Cat Featuring SZA)
“LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN”
Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Silk Sonic)
“MONTERO (CALL ME BY YOUR NAME)”
Denzel Baptiste, David Biral, Omer Fedi, Montero Hill & Roy Lenzo, songwriters (Lil Nas X)
“PEACHES”
Louis Bell, Justin Bieber, Giveon Dezmann Evans, Bernard Harvey, Felisha “Fury” King, Matthew Sean Leon, Luis Manuel Martinez Jr., Aaron Simmonds, Ashton Simmonds, Andrew Wotman & Keavan Yazdani, songwriters (Justin Bieber Featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon)
“RIGHT ON TIME”
Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)
Best New Artist
This category recognizes an artist whose eligibility-year release(s) achieved a breakthrough into the public consciousness and notably impacted the musical landscape.
AROOJ AFTAB
JIMMIE ALLEN
BABY KEEM
FINNEAS
GLASS ANIMALS
JAPANESE BREAKFAST
THE KID LAROI
ARLO PARKS
OLIVIA RODRIGO
SAWEETIE
Best Pop Solo Performance
For new vocal or instrumental pop recordings. Singles or Tracks only.
“ANYONE” Justin Bieber
“RIGHT ON TIME” Brandi Carlile
“HAPPIER THAN EVER” Billie Eilish
“POSITIONS” Ariana Grande
“DRIVERS LICENSE” Olivia Rodrigo
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative pop recordings. Singles or Tracks only.
“I GET A KICK OUT OF YOU” Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
“LONELY” Justin Bieber & benny blanco
“BUTTER” BTS
“HIGHER POWER” Coldplay
“KISS ME MORE” Doja Cat Featuring SZA
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new traditional pop recordings.
LOVE FOR SALE Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
‘TIL WE MEET AGAIN (LIVE) Norah Jones
TORI KELLY CHRISTMAS Tori Kelly
LEDISI SINGS NINA Ledisi
THAT’S LIFE Willie Nelson
A HOLLY DOLLY CHRISTMAS Dolly Parton
Best Pop Vocal Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new pop vocal recordings.
JUSTICE (TRIPLE CHUCKS DELUXE) Justin Bieber
PLANET HER (DELUXE) Doja Cat
HAPPIER THAN EVER Billie Eilish
POSITIONS Ariana Grande
SOUR Olivia Rodrigo
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.
“HERO” Afrojack & David Guetta
Afrojack, David Guetta, Kuk Harrell & Stargate, producers; Elio Debets, mixer
“LOOM” Ólafur Arnalds Featuring Bonobo
Ólafur Arnalds & Simon Green, producers; Ólafur Arnalds, mixer
“BEFORE” James Blake
James Blake & Dom Maker, producers; James Blake, mixer
“HEARTBREAK” Bonobo & Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
Simon Green & Orlando Higginbottom, producers; Simon Green & Orlando Higginbottom, mixers
“YOU CAN DO IT” Caribou
Dan Snaith, producer; David Wrench, mixer
WINNER: “ALIVE” Rüfüs Du Sol
Jason Evigan & Rüfüs Du Sol, producers; Cassian Stewart-Kasimba, mixer
“THE BUSINESS” Tiësto
Hightower, Julia Karlsson & Tiësto, producers; Tiësto, mixer
Best Dance/Electronic Music Album
For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.
WINNER: SUBCONSCIOUSLY Black Coffee
FALLEN EMBERS ILLENIUM
MUSIC IS THE WEAPON (RELOADED) Major Lazer
SHOCKWAVE Marshmello
FREE LOVE Sylvan Esso
JUDGEMENT Ten City
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
For albums containing approximately 51% or more playing time of instrumental material. For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new recordings.
DOUBLE DEALIN’ Randy Brecker & Eric Marienthal
THE GARDEN Rachel Eckroth
TREE FALLS Taylor Eigsti
AT BLUE NOTE TOKYO Steve Gadd Band
DEEP: THE BARITONE SESSIONS, VOL. 2 Mark Lettieri
Best Rock Performance
For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative rock recordings.
“SHOT IN THE DARK” AC/DC
“KNOW YOU BETTER (LIVE FROM CAPITOL STUDIO A)” Black Pumas
“NOTHING COMPARES 2 U” Chris Cornell
“OHMS” Deftones
“MAKING A FIRE” Foo Fighters
Best Metal Performance
For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative metal recordings.
“GENESIS” Deftones
“THE ALIEN” Dream Theater
“AMAZONIA” Gojira
“PUSHING THE TIDES” Mastodon
“THE TRIUMPH OF KING FREAK (A CRYPT OF PRESERVATION AND SUPERSTITION)” Rob Zombie
Best Rock Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal songs. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
“ALL MY FAVORITE SONGS”
Rivers Cuomo, Ashley Gorley, Ben Johnson & Ilsey Juber, songwriters (Weezer)
“THE BANDIT”
Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
“DISTANCE”
Wolfgang Van Halen, songwriter (Mammoth WVH)
“FIND MY WAY”
Paul McCartney, songwriter (Paul McCartney)
“WAITING ON A WAR”
Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett & Pat Smear, songwriters (Foo Fighters)
Best Rock Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new rock, hard rock or metal recordings.
POWER UP AC/DC
CAPITOL CUTS – LIVE FROM STUDIO A Black Pumas
NO ONE SINGS LIKE YOU ANYMORE VOL. 1 Chris Cornell
MEDICINE AT MIDNIGHT Foo Fighters
MCCARTNEY III Paul McCartney
Best Alternative Music Album Vocal or Instrumental
SHORE Fleet Foxes
IF I CAN’T HAVE LOVE, I WANT POWER Halsey
JUBILEE Japanese Breakfast
COLLAPSED IN SUNBEAMS Arlo Parks
DADDY’S HOME St. Vincent
Best R&B Performance
For new vocal or instrumental R&B recordings.
“LOST YOU” Snoh Aalegra
“PEACHES” Justin Bieber Featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon
“DAMAGE” H.E.R.
“LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN” Silk Sonic
“PICK UP YOUR FEELINGS” Jazmine Sullivan
Best Traditional R&B Performance
For new vocal or instrumental traditional R&B recordings.
“I NEED YOU” Jon Batiste
“BRING IT ON HOME TO ME” BJ The Chicago Kid, PJ Morton & Kenyon Dixon Featuring Charlie Bereal
“BORN AGAIN” Leon Bridges Featuring Robert Glasper
“FIGHT FOR YOU” H.E.R.
“HOW MUCH CAN A HEART TAKE” Lucky Daye Featuring Yebba
Best R&B Song
Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
“DAMAGE”
Anthony Clemons Jr., Jeff Gitelman, H.E.R., Carl McCormick & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.)
“GOOD DAYS”
Jacob Collier, Carter Lang, Carlos Munoz, Solána Rowe & Christopher Ruelas, songwriters (SZA)
“HEARTBREAK ANNIVERSARY”
Giveon Evans, Maneesh, Sevn Thomas & Varren Wade, songwriters (Giveon)
“LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN”
Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Silk Sonic)
“PICK UP YOUR FEELINGS”
Denisia “Blue June” Andrews, Audra Mae Butts, Kyle Coleman, Brittany “Chi” Coney, Michael Holmes & Jazmine Sullivan, songwriters (Jazmine Sullivan)
Best Progressive R&B Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded progressive vocal tracks derivative of R&B.
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
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new R&B recordings.
TEMPORARY HIGHS IN THE VIOLET SKIES Snoh Aalegra
WE ARE Jon Batiste
GOLD-DIGGERS SOUND Leon Bridges
BACK OF MY MIND H.E.R.
HEAUX TALES Jazmine Sullivan
Best Rap Performance
For a Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.
“FAMILY TIES” Baby Keem Featuring Kendrick Lamar
“UP” Cardi B
“M Y . L I F E” J. Cole Featuring 21 Savage & Morray
“WAY 2 SEXY” Drake Featuring Future & Young Thug
“THOT S—” Megan Thee Stallion
Best Melodic Rap Performance
For a solo or collaborative performance containing both elements of R&B melodies and Rap.
“P R I D E . I S . T H E . D E V I L” J. Cole Featuring Lil Baby
“NEED TO KNOW” Doja Cat
“INDUSTRY BABY” Lil Nas X Featuring Jack Harlow
“WUSYANAME” Tyler, The Creator Featuring Youngboy Never Broke Again & Ty Dolla $ign
“HURRICANE” Kanye West Featuring The Weeknd & Lil Baby
Best Rap Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
“BATH SALTS”
Shawn Carter, Kasseem Dean, Michael Forno, Nasir Jones & Earl Simmons, songwriters (DMX Featuring Jay-Z & Nas)
“BEST FRIEND”
Amala Zandelie Dlamini, Lukasz Gottwald, Randall Avery Hammers, Diamonté Harper, Asia Smith, Theron Thomas & Rocco Valdes, songwriters (Saweetie Featuring Doja Cat)
“FAMILY TIES”
Roshwita Larisha Bacha, Hykeem Carter, Tobias Dekker, Colin Franken, Jasper Harris, Kendrick Lamar, Ronald Latour & Dominik Patrzek, songwriters (Baby Keem Featuring Kendrick Lamar)
“JAIL”
Dwayne Abernathy, Jr., Shawn Carter, Raul Cubina, Michael Dean, Charles M. Njapa, Sean Solymar, Brian Hugh Warner, Kanye West & Mark Williams, songwriters (Kanye West Featuring Jay-Z)
“M Y . L I F E”
Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph & Jermaine Cole, songwriters (J. Cole Featuring 21 Savage & Morray)
Best Rap Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new rap recordings.
THE OFF-SEASON J. Cole
CERTIFIED LOVER BOY Drake
KING’S DISEASE II Nas
CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST Tyler, The Creator
DONDA Kanye West
Best Country Solo Performance
For new vocal or instrumental solo country recordings.
“FOREVER AFTER ALL” Luke Combs
“REMEMBER HER NAME” Mickey Guyton
“ALL I DO IS DRIVE” Jason Isbell
“CAMERA ROLL” Kacey Musgraves
WINNER: “YOU SHOULD PROBABLY LEAVE” Chris Stapleton
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative country recordings.
“IF I DIDN’T LOVE YOU” Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood
WINNER: “YOUNGER ME” Brothers Osborne
“GLAD YOU EXIST” Dan + Shay
“CHASING AFTER YOU” Ryan Hurd & Maren Morris
“DRUNK (AND I DON’T WANNA GO HOME)” Elle King & Miranda Lambert
Best Country Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
“BETTER THAN WE FOUND IT”
Jessie Jo Dillon, Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins & Laura Veltz, songwriters (Maren Morris)
“CAMERA ROLL”
Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves & Daniel Tashian, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)
WINNER: “COLD”
Dave Cobb, J.T. Cure, Derek Mixon & Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Chris Stapleton)
“COUNTRY AGAIN”
Zach Crowell, Ashley Gorley & Thomas Rhett, songwriters (Thomas Rhett)
“FANCY LIKE”
Cameron Bartolini, Walker Hayes, Josh Jenkins & Shane Stevens, songwriters (Walker Hayes)
“REMEMBER HER NAME”
Mickey Guyton, Blake Hubbard, Jarrod Ingram & Parker Welling, songwriters (Mickey Guyton)
Best Country Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new country recordings.
SKELETONS Brothers Osborne
REMEMBER HER NAME Mickey Guyton
THE MARFA TAPES Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall & Jack Ingram
THE BALLAD OF DOOD & JUANITA Sturgill Simpson
STARTING OVER Chris Stapleton
Best New Age Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental new age recordings.
BROTHERS Will Ackerman, Jeff Oster & Tom Eaton
WINNER: DIVINE TIDES Stewart Copeland & Ricky Kej
PANGAEA Wouter Kellerman & David Arkenstone
NIGHT + DAY Opium Moon
PIECES OF FOREVER Laura Sullivan
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
For an instrumental jazz solo performance. Two equal performers on one recording may be eligible as one entry. If the soloist listed appears on a recording billed to another artist, the latter’s name is in parenthesis for identification. Singles or Tracks only.
“SACKODOUGOU”
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, soloist Track from: The Hands Of Time (Weedie Braimah)
“KICK THOSE FEET”
Kenny Barron, soloist Track from: Songs From My Father (Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trios)
“BIGGER THAN US”
Jon Batiste, soloist Track from: Soul (Original Motion Picture Sountrack) (Various Artists)
“ABSENCE”
Terence Blanchard, soloist Track from: Absence (Terence Blanchard Featuring The E Collective And The Turtle Island Quartet)
WINNER: “HUMPTY DUMPTY (SET 2)”
Chick Corea, soloist Track from: Akoustic Band Live (Chick Corea, John Patitucci & Dave Weckl)
Best Jazz Vocal Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal jazz recordings.
GENERATIONS The Baylor Project
SUPERBLUE Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter
TIME TRAVELER Nnenna Freelon
FLOR Gretchen Parlato
SONGWRIGHTS APOTHECARY LAB Esperanza Spalding
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new instrumental jazz recordings.
JAZZ SELECTIONS: MUSIC FROM AND INSPIRED BY SOUL Jon Batiste
ABSENCE Terence Blanchard Featuring The E Collective And The Turtle Island Quartet
WINNER: SKYLINE Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette & Gonzalo Rubalcaba
AKOUSTIC BAND LIVE Chick Corea, John Patitucci & Dave Weckl
SIDE-EYE NYC (V1.IV) Pat Metheny
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new ensemble jazz recordings.
LIVE AT BIRDLAND! The Count Basie Orchestra Directed By Scotty Barnhart
DEAR LOVE Jazzmeia Horn And Her Noble Force
WINNER: FOR JIMMY, WES AND OLIVER Christian McBride Big Band
SWIRLING Sun Ra Arkestra
JACKETS XL Yellowjackets + WDR Big Band
Best Latin Jazz Album
For vocal or instrumental albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded material. The intent of this category is to recognize recordings that represent the blending of jazz with Latin, Iberian-American, Brazilian, and Argentinian tango music.
WINNER: MIRROR MIRROR Eliane Elias With Chick Corea and Chucho Valdés
THE SOUTH BRONX STORY Carlos Henriquez
VIRTUAL BIRDLAND Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
TRANSPARENCY Dafnis Prieto Sextet
EL ARTE DEL BOLERO Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo
Best Gospel Performance/Song
This award is given to the artist(s) and songwriter(s) (for new compositions) for the best traditional Christian, roots gospel or contemporary gospel single or track.
“VOICE OF GOD”
Dante Bowe Featuring Steffany Gretzinger & Chandler Moore; Dante Bowe, Tywan Mack, Jeff Schneeweis & Mitch Wong, songwriters
“JOYFUL”
Dante Bowe; Dante Bowe & Ben Schofield, songwriters
“HELP”
Anthony Brown & Group Therapy; Anthony Brown & Darryl Woodson, songwriters
“NEVER LOST”
CeCe Winans
“WAIT ON YOU”
Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music; Dante Bowe, Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, Tiffany Hudson, Brandon Lake & Chandler Moore, songwriters
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song Category
This award is given to the artist(s) and songwriter(s) (for new compositions) for the best contemporary Christian music single or track, (including pop, rap/hip-hop, Latin, or rock.)
“WE WIN”
Kirk Franklin & Lil Baby; Kirk Franklin, Dominique Jones, Cynthia Nunn & Justin Smith, songw
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