2020 Grammy Awards winners list
Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell at the 62nd Grammys Awards.
(Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)
The 2020 Grammy Awards has wrapped, with Billie Eilish sweeping the top four categories — song, record, album and new artist. Other top awards went to Lizzo, Lil Nas X, Tanya Tucker and more.
Alicia Keys hosted the live ceremony from Staples Center in Los Angeles, where multiple winners and performers paid tribute to the late Kobe Bryant.
Here is the list of winners and nominees:
ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
- WINNER: “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?†— Billie Eilish
- “I, I†— Bon Iver
- “Norman F— Rockwell!†— Lana Del Rey
- “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
Billie Eilish became the second artist ever to win Grammys for song, record, album and best new artist in one year.
RECORD OF THE YEAR:
- WINNER: “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
SONG OF THE YEAR:
- WINNER: “Bad Guy†— Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
- “Always Remember Us This Way†— Natalie Hemby, Lady Gaga, Hillary Lindsey & Lori McKenna, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
- “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— Rockwell!†— Jack Antonoff & Lana Del Rey, songwriters (Lana Del Rey)
- “Someone You Loved†— Tom Barnes, Lewis Capaldi, Pete Kelleher, Benjamin Kohn & Sam Roman, songwriters (Lewis Capaldi)
- “Truth Hurts†— Steven Cheung, Eric Frederic, Melissa Jefferson & Jesse Saint John, songwriters (Lizzo)
NEW ARTIST:
- WINNER: Billie Eilish
- Black Pumas
- Lil Nas X
- Lizzo
- Maggie Rogers
- RosalÃa
- Tank and the Bangas
- Yola
POP SOLO PERFORMANCE:
- WINNER: “Truth Hurts†— Lizzo
- “Spirit†— Beyoncé
- “Bad Guy†— Billie Eilish
- “7 Rings†— Ariana Grande
- “You Need to Calm Down†— Taylor Swift
While accepting the Grammy for pop solo performance for “Truth Hurts,†Lizzo got emotional, saluting her fellow musicians and alluding to Kobe Bryant’s death.
POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE:
- WINNER: “Old Town Road†— Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
- “Boyfriend†— Ariana Grande & Social House
- “Sucker†— Jonas Brothers
- “Sunflower†— Post Malone & Swae Lee
- “Senorita†— Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
POP VOCAL ALBUM:
Grammy winner Billie Eilish.
(Jack Plunkett/Invision/Associated Press)
- WINNER: “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?†— Billie Eilish
- “The Lion King: The Gift†— Beyoncé
- “Thank U, Next†— Ariana Grande
- “No. 6 Collaborations Project†— Ed Sheeran
- “Lover†— Taylor Swift
TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM:
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- WINNER: “Look Now†— Elvis Costello & the Imposters
- “Sì — Andrea Bocelli
- “Love†(Deluxe edition) — Michael Bublé
- “A Legendary Christmas†— John Legend
- “Walls†— Barbra Streisand
COMEDY ALBUM:
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- WINNER: “Sticks & Stones†— Dave Chappelle
- “Quality Time†— Jim Gaffigan
- “Relatable†— Ellen DeGeneres
- “Right Now†— Aziz Ansari
- “Son of Patricia†— Trevor Noah
Alicia Keys, Lizzo, Lil Nas X and John Legend were among musicians who honored Kobe Bryant at Sunday’s Grammys. The Lakers legend died earlier in the day.
ROCK ALBUM:
- WINNER: “Social Cues†— Cage the Elephant
- “Amo†— Bring Me the Horizon
- “In the End†— The Cranberries
- “Trauma†— I Prevail
- “Feral Roots†— Rival Sons
ROCK PERFORMANCE:
- WINNER: “This Land†— Gary Clark Jr.
- “Pretty Waste†— Bones UK
- “History Repeats†— Brittany Howard
- “Woman†— Karen O & Danger Mouse
- “Too Bad†— Rival Sons
ROCK SONG:
- WINNER: “This Land,†Gary Clark Jr., songwriter (Gary Clark Jr.)
- “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)
ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
- WINNER: “Father of the Bride†— Vampire Weekend
- “U.F.O.F.†— Big Thief
- “Assume Form†— James Blake
- “I,I†— Bon Iver
- “Anima†— Thom Yorke
Lil Nas X performed with rapper Nas, K-pop stars BTS and that yodeling kid Mason Ramsey for his Grammy performance of “Old Town Road.â€
R&B ALBUM:
- WINNER: “Ventura†— Anderson .Paak
- “1123†— BJ the Chicago Kid
- “Painted†— Lucky Daye
- “Ella Mai†— Ella Mai Jerom
- “Paul†— PJ Morton
R&B PERFORMANCE:
Anderson .Paak outside his Los Angeles studio.
(Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)
- WINNER: “Come Home†— Anderson .Paak featuring André 3000
- “Love Again†— Daniel Ceasar & Brandy
- “Could’ve Been†— H.E.R. Featuring Bryson Tiller
- “Exactly How I Feel†— Lizzo featuring Gucci Mane
- “Roll Some Mo†— Lucky Daye
R&B SONG:
- WINNER: “Say So†— PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton Featuring JoJo)
- “Could’ve Been†— Dernst Emile II, David “Swagg R’Celious†Harris, H.E.R. & Hue “Soundzfire†Strother, songwriters (H.E.R. Featuring 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 Featuring Drake)
- “Roll Some Mo†- David Brown, Dernst Emile II & Peter Lee Johnson, songwriters (Lucky Daye)
RAP ALBUM:
Tyler, The Creator performs at the 62nd Grammy Awards.
(Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)
- WINNER: “Igor†— Tyler, the Creator
- “Revenge of the Dreamers III†— Dreamville
- “Championships†— Meek Mill
- “I Am > I Was†— 21 Savage
- “The Lost Boy†— YBN Cordae
RAP/SUNG PERFORMANCE:
- WINNER: “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
At the Grammys, the “Old Town Road†singer and genre-defying trendsetter wore a custom cropped jacket with strong shoulders, high-waist pants and a cowboy hat featuring Versace’s signature Medusa icon and gold studs.
TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE:
- WINNER: “Jerome†— Lizzo
- “Time Today†— BJ the Chicago Kid
- “Steady Love†— India.Arie
- “Real Games†— Lucky Daye
- “Built for Love†— PJ Morton featuring Jazmine Sullivan
URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM:
- WINNER: “Cuz I Love You†(Deluxe) — Lizzo
- “Apollo XXI†— Steve Lacy
- “Overload†— Georgia Anne Muldrow
- “Saturn†— NAO
- “Being Human in Public†— Jessie Reyez
RAP PERFORMANCE:
Nipsey Hussle performing at the Palladium in Los Angeles on Feb. 15, 2018.
(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
- WINNER: “Racks in the Middle†— Nipsey Hussle featuring Roddy Ricch & Hit-Boy
- “Middle Child†— J. Cole
- “Suge†— DaBaby
- “Down Bad†— Dreamville featuring J.I.D, Bas, J. Cole, EarthGang & Young Nudy
- “Clout†— Offset featuring Cardi B
YG, Roddy Ricch, DJ Khaled and John Legend paid tribute to late L.A. rapper Nipsey Hussle, and later Khaled won best rap/sung Grammy for a song featuring Hussle
RAP SONG:
- WINNER: “A Lot†— Jermaine Cole, Dacoury Natche, 21 Savage & Anthony White, songwriters (21 Savage Featuring J. Cole)
- “Bad Idea†— Chancelor Bennett, Cordae Dunston, Uforo Ebong & Daniel Hackett, songwriters (YBN Cordae featuring 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 featuring Drake)
- “Racks in the Middle†— Ermias Asghedom, Dustin James Corbett, Greg Allen Davis, Chauncey Hollis, Jr. & Rodrick Moore, songwriters (Nipsey Hussle Featuring Roddy Ricch & Hit-Boy)
- “Suge†— DaBaby, Jetsonmade
DANCE RECORDING:
- WINNER: “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 Sign
DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM:
- WINNER: “No Geography†— The Chemical Brothers
- “LP5†— Apparat
- “Hi This Is Flume†(Mixtape) — Flume
- “Solace†— Rüfüs Du Sol
- “Weather†— Tycho Featuring Saint Sinner
COUNTRY SONG:
Grammy winner Tanya Tucker.
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- WINNER: “Bring My Flowers Now†— Brandie 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)
COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE:
Willie Nelson performs at Austin City Limits Live in Austin, Texas, in 2018.
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- WINNER: “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
COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE:
- WINNER: “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
COUNTRY ALBUM:
- WINNER: “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
GOSPEL PERFORMANCE/SONG:
- WINNER: “Love Theory†— Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, songwriter
- “Talkin’ ‘Bout Jesus†— Gloria Gaynor featuring Yolanda Adams; Bryan Fowler, Gloria Gaynor & Chris Stevens, songwriters
- “See the Light†— Travis Greene Featuring Jekalyn Carr
- “Speak the Name†— Koryn Hawthorne featuring Natalie Grant
- “This Is a Move (Live)†— Tasha Cobbs Leonard; Tony Brown, Brandon Lake, Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Nate Moore, songwriters
GOSPEL ALBUM:
- WINNER: “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
CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE/SONG:
- WINNER: “God Only Knows†— For King & Country & Dolly Parton; Josh Kerr, Jordan Reynolds, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone & Tedd Tjornhom, songwriters
- “Only Jesus†— Casting Crowns; Mark Hall, Bernie Herms & Matthew West, 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
CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ALBUM:
- WINNER: “Burn the Ships†— For King & Country
- “I Know a Ghost†— Crowder
- “Haven’t Seen it Yet†— Danny Gokey
- “The Elements†— TobyMac
- “Holy Roar†— Chris Tomlin
ROOTS GOSPEL ALBUM:
- WINNER: “Testimony†— Gloria Gaynor
- “Deeper Roots: Where the Bluegrass Grows†— Steven Curtis Chapman
- “Deeper Oceans†— Joseph Habedank
- “His Name Is Jesus†— Tim Menzies
- “Gonna Sing, Gonna Shout†(Various Artists) — Jerry Salley, Producer
LATIN POP ALBUM:
- WINNER: “#Eldisco†— Alejandro Sanz
- “Vida†— Luis Fonsi
- “11:11†— Maluma
- “Montaner†— Ricardo Montaner
- “Fantasia†— Sebastian Yatra
LATIN ROCK, URBAN OR ALTERNATIVE ALBUM:
RosalÃa, in red, performs with dancers during Calibash at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
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- WINNER: “El Mal Querer†— RosalÃa
- “X 100PRE†— Bad Bunny
- “Oasis†— J Balvin & Bad Bunny
- “Indestructible†— Flor De Toloache
- “Almadura†— iLe
REGIONAL MEXICAN MUSIC ALBUM:
- WINNER: “De Ayer Para Siempre†— Mariachi Los Camperos
- “Caminando†— Joss Favela
- “Percepción†— Intocable
- “Poco a Poco†— La Energia Norteña
- “20 Aniversario†— Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea
TROPICAL LATIN ALBUM:
- WINNER (TIE): “Opus†— Marc Anthony
- WINNER (TIE): “A Journey Through Cuban Music†— Aymée Nuviola
- “Tiempo Al Tiempo†— Luis Enrique + C4 Trio
- “Candela†— Vicente GarcÃa
- “Literal†— Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
AMERICANA ALBUM:
- WINNER: “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
AMERICAN ROOTS PERFORMANCE:
- WINNER: “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
AMERICAN ROOTS SONG:
- WINNER: “Call My Name†— Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan & Sara Watkins, songwriters (I’m With Her)
- “Black Myself†— Amythyst Kiah, songwriter (Our Native Daughters)
- “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)
BLUEGRASS ALBUM:
- WINNER: “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
TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM:
- WINNER: “Tall, Dark & 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
CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM:
Gary Clark Jr. performs on July 19, 2018, in Nice, France.
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- WINNER: “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
REGIONAL ROOTS MUSIC ALBUM:
- WINNER: “Good Time†— Ranky Tanky
- “Kalawai’anui†— Amy HÄnaiali’i
- “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
REGGAE ALBUM:
- WINNER: “Rapture†— Koffee
- “As I Am†— Julian Marley
- “The Final Battle: Sly & Robbie vs. Roots Radicss†— Sly & Robbie & Roots Radics
- “Mass Manipulation†— Steel Pulse
- “More Work to be Done†— Third World
WORLD MUSIC ALBUM:
- WINNER: “Celia†— Angelique Kidjo
- “Gece†— Altin Gün
- “What Heat†— Bokanté & Metropole Orkest conducted by Jules Buckley
- “African Giant†— Burna Boy
- “Fanm D’Ayiti†— Nathalie Joachim with Spektral Quartet
CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM:
- WINNER: “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
METAL PERFORMANCE:
- WINNER: “7empest†— Tool
- “Astrolus — The Great Octopus†— Candlemass featuring Tony Iommi
- “Humanicide†— Death Angel
- “Bow Down†— Prevail
- “Unleashed†— Killswitch Engage
JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM:
Esperanza Spalding performs at the Hollywood Bowl.
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- WINNER: “12 Little Spells†— Esperanza Spalding
- “Thirsty Ghost†— Sara Gazarek
- “Love & Liberation†— Jazzmeia Horn
- “Alone Together†— Catherine Russell
- “Screenplay†— The Tierney Sutton Band
IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO:
- WINNER: “Sozinho†— Randy Brecker, soloist
- “Elsewhere†— Melissa Aldana, soloist
- “Tomorrow Is the Question†— Julian Lage, soloist
- “The Windup†— Branford Marsalis, soloist
- “Sightseeing†— Christian McBride, soloist
JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM:
- WINNER: “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
LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM:
- WINNER: “The Omni-American Book Club†— Brian Lynch Big Bandâ€Triple Helix†- Anat Cohen Tentet
- “Dancer in Nowhere†— Miho Hazama
- “Hiding Out†— Mike Holober & The Gotham Jazz Orchestra
- “One Day Wonder†— Terraza Big Band
LATIN JAZZ ALBUM:
- WINNER: “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 Rovera†— Miguel Zenón
NEW AGE ALBUM:
- WINNER: “Wings†- Peter Kater
- “Fairy Dreamsâ€- David Arkenstone
- “Homage to Kindness†- David Darling
- “Verve†- Sebastian Plano
- “Deva†- Deva Premal
SPOKEN WORD ALBUM:
- WINNER: “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
The former first lady brings another Grammy Award into her household after beating the Beastie Boys, John Waters and others in the spoken word category.
CHILDREN’S MUSIC ALBUM
- WINNER: “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
MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM:
- WINNER: “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) 62nd
SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA:
- WINNER: “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 Bornâ€
- “The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy†— Randy Newman, songwriter (Chris Stapleton). Track from: “Toy Story 4â€
- “Girl In the Movies†— Dolly Parton & Linda Perry, songwriters (Dolly Parton). Track from: “Dumplin’â€
- “Spirit†— Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Timothy McKenzie & Ilya Salmanzadeh, songwriters (Beyoncé). Track from: “The Lion Kingâ€
- Suspirium†— Thom Yorke, songwriter (Thom Yorke). Track from: “Suspiriaâ€
Compilation soundtrack for a visual media:
- WINNER: “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
- “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse†- Various Artists
Score soundtrack for a visual media:
- WINNER: “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
Music film:
- WINNER: “Homecoming†— Beyoncé
- “Remember My Name†— David Crosby
- “Birth of the Cool†— (Miles Davis)
- “Shangri-La†— (Various Artists)
- “Anima†— Thom Yorke
Beyoncé wanted a pyramid design for her ‘Homecoming’ show. But how best to evoke the energy of historic black colleges, yet still be a work of art?
MUSIC VIDEO:
- WINNER: “Old Town Road†- Lil Nas X & Billy Ray Cyrus, Calmatic, video director; Candice Dragonas, Melissa Larsen & Saul Levitz, video producers
- “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
- “Glad He’s Gone†- Tove Lo, Vania Heymann & Gal Muggia, video directors; Natan Schottenfels, video producer
The South L.A. native’s career-defining video for Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road†earned eight nominations at Monday’s MTV Video Music Awards.
INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION:
- WINNER: “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)
ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTAL OR A CAPPELLA:
- WINNER: “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)
ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCALS:
- WINNER: “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 Aimée & Diego Figueiredo, arrangers (Cyrille Aimée)
- “Over the Rainbow†- Vince Mendoza, arranger (Trisha Yearwood)
- “12 Little Spells (Thoracic Spineâ€) - Esperanza Spalding, arranger (Esperanza Spalding)
RECORDING PACKAGING:
- WINNER: “Chris Cornell†- Barry Ament, Jeff Ament, Jeff Fura & Joe Spix, art directors (Chris Cornell)
- “Anonimas & Resilientes†Luisa MarÃa Arango, Carlos Dussan, Manuel GarcÃa-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)
BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE:
- WINNER: “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)
ALBUM NOTES:
- WINNER: “Stax ’68: A Memphis Story†- Steve Greenberg, album notes writer (Various Artists)
- “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 Steal + 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)
HISTORICAL ALBUM:
- WINNER: “Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection†- Jeff Place & Robert Santelli, compilation producers; Pete Reiniger, mastering engineer (Pete Seeger)
- “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)
- “KankyŠOngaku: Japanese Ambient, Environmental & New Age Music 1980-1990†- Spencer Doran, Yosuke Kitazawa, Douglas Macgowan & Matt Sullivan, compilation producers; John Baldwin, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
- “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)
ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL:
- WINNER: “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?†- Rob Kinelski & Finneas O’Connell, engineers; John Greenham, mastering engineer (Billie Eilish)
- “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)
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL:
- WINNER: Finneas
- Jack Antonoff
- Dan Auerbach
- John Hill
- Ricky Reed
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REMIXED RECORDING:
- WINNER: “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)
IMMERSIVE STUDIO ALBUM:
- WINNER: “Lux†- Morten Lindberg, immersive audio engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive audio mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive audio producer (Anita Brevik, Trondheimsolistene & Nidarosdomens Jentekor)
- “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)
- “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)
ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICAL:
- WINNER: “Riley: Sun Rings†- Leslie Ann Jones, engineer; Robert C. Ludwig, mastering engineer (Kronos Quartet)
- “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)
- “Wolfe: Fire in My Mouth†- Bob Hanlon & Lawrence Rock, engineers; Ian Good & Lawrence Rock, mastering engineers (Jaap Van Zweden, Francisco J. Núñez, Donald Nally, The Crossing, Young People’s Chorus Of NY City & New York Philharmonic)
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL:
- WINNER: Blanton Alspaugh
- James Ginsburg
- Marina A. Ledin, Victor Ledin
- Morten Lindberg
- Dirk Sobotka
OPERA RECORDING:
- WINNER: “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)
- “Benjamin: Lessons in Love & Violence†- George Benjamin, conductor; Stéphane 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; François 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)
- “Wagner: Lohengrin†- Christian Thielemann, conductor; Piotr Beczała, Anja Harteros, Tomasz Konieczny, Waltraud Meier & Georg Zeppenfeld; Eckhard Glauche, producer (Festspielorchester Bayreuth; Festspielchor Bayreuth)
ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE:
- WINNER: “Norman: Sustain†- Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
- “Bruckner: Symphony No. 9†- Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
- “Copland: Billy the Kid; Grohg†- Leonard Slatkin, conductor (Detroit Symphony Orchestra)
- “Transatlantic†- Louis Langrée, conductor (Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)
- “Weinberg: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 21†- Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, conductor (City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Kremerata Baltica)
CHORAL PERFORMANCE:
- WINNER: “Duruflé: Complete Choral Works†- Robert Simpson, conductor (Ken Cowan; Houston Chamber Choir)
- “Boyle: Voyages†- Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)
- “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)
CHAMBER MUSIC/SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE:
- WINNER: “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
CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTAL SOLO:
- WINNER: “Marsalis: Violin Concerto; Fiddle Dance Suite†- Nicola Benedetti; Cristian Măcelaru, conductor (Philadelphia Orchestra)
- “The Berlin Recital†- Yuja Wang
- “Higdon: Harp Concerto†- Yolanda Kondonassis; Ward Stare, conductor (The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra)
- “The Orchestral Organ†- Jan Kraybill
- “Torke: Sky, Concerto For Violin†- Tessa Lark; David Alan Miller, conductor (Albany Symphony)
CLASSICAL SOLO ALBUM VOCAL:
- WINNER: “Songplay†- Joyce DiDonato; Chuck Israels, Jimmy Madison, Charlie Porter & Craig Terry, accompanists (Steve Barnett & Lautaro Greco)
- “The Edge of Silence: Works for Voice by György Kurtág†- Susan Narucki (Donald Berman, Curtis Macomber, Kathryn Schulmeister & Nicholas Tolle) “Himmelsmusik†- Philippe Jaroussky & Céline Scheen; Christina Pluhar, conductor; L’Arpeggiata, ensemble (Jesús Rodil & Dingle Yandell)
- “Schumann: Liederkreis, Op. 24, Kerner-Lieder Op.35†- Matthias Goerne; Leif Ove Andsnes, accompanist
- “A Te, O Cara†- Stephen Costello; Constantine Orbelian, conductor (Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra)
CLASSICAL COMPENDIUM:
- WINNER: “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 “Heichalosâ€; Guitar Concerto; Starburst†- Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer
- “Meltzer: Songs & Structures†- Paul Appleby & Natalia Katyukova; Silas Brown & Harold Meltzer, producers
- “Saariaho: True Fire; Trans; Ciel d’Hiver†- Hannu Lintu, conductor; Laura Heikinheimo, producer
CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL COMPOSITION:
- WINNER: “Higdon: Harp Concerto†- Jennifer Higdon, composer (Yolanda Kondonassis, Ward Stare & The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra)
- “Bermel: The Migration Series for Jazz Ensemble & Orchestra†- Derek Bermel, composer (Derek Bermel, Ted Nash, David Alan Miller, Juilliard Jazz Orchestra & Albany Symphony Orchestra)
- “Marsalis: Violin Concerto in D Major†- Wynton Marsalis, composer (Nicola Benedetti, Cristian Măcelaru & 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. Núñez, Donald Nally, The Crossing, Young People’s Chorus Of NY City & New York Philharmonic)
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