The 2021 Grammy Awards finally held on March 14, unveiling a new list of music legends who made waves with their works this past year despite the coronavirus pandemic.
Following months of anticipation, and a heartbreaking postponement, the Grammy 2021 Awards presentation eventually took place on Sunday. The event, graced by only nominees, presenters, and the renowned host, Trevor Noah, due to the ongoing pandemic, proved to be worth the wait.
The 2021 Grammys was a night of celebrating excellence, as music legends like Beyonce and Taylor Swift took the world by surprise by surpassing notable world records.
Also, groundbreaking performances by Dua Lipa, Harry Styles, Cardi-B, and Megan Thee Stallion made the semi-virtual event even more memorable.
Keep reading to find out which artists made away with coveted gramophones at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards show in the various categories, as well as artists who made the Grammy 2021 nominations list, but got snubbed.
RECORD OF THE YEAR
Winner: Billie Eilish (“Everything I wanted”)
Beyonce (“Black Parade”)
Black Pumas (“Colors”)
DaBaby ft. Roddy Rich (“Rockstar”)
Doja Cat (“Say So”)
Dua Lipa (“Don’t Start Now”)
Post Malone (“Circles”)
Megan Thee Stallion Ft. Beyonce (“Savage”)
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner: “Folklore” (Taylor Swift)
“Black Pumas (Deluxe Eddition)” (Black Pumas)
“Chilombe” (Jhene Aiko)
“Everyday Life” (Cold Play)
“Women In Music pt. III” (HAIM)
DJesse Vol. 3 (Jacob Collier)
SONG OF THE YEAR
Winner: “I Can’t Breathe” — Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.)
“Black Parade” — Denisia Andrews, Beyoncé, Stephen Bray, Shawn Carter, Brittany Coney, Derek James Dixie, Akil King, Kim “Kaydence” Krysiuk & Rickie “Caso” Tice, songwriters (Beyoncé)
“The Box” — Samuel Gloade & Rodrick Moore, songwriters (Roddy Ricch)
“Cardigan” — Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
“Circles” — Louis Bell, Adam Feeney, Kaan Gunesberk, Austin Post & Billy Walsh, songwriters (Post Malone)
“Don’t Start Now” — Caroline Ailin, Ian Kirkpatrick, Dua Lipa & Emily Warren, songwriters (Dua Lipa)
“Everything I Wanted” — Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
“If The World Was Ending” — Julia Michaels & JP Saxe, songwriters (JP Saxe Featuring Julia Michaels)
BEST NEW ARTIST
Winner: Megan Thee Stallion
Best New Artist
Ingrid Andress
Phoebe Bridgers
Chika
Noah Cyrus
D Smoke
Doja Cat
Kaytranada
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Winner: “Brown Skin Girl,” (Beyoncé, Blue Ivy Carter & Wizkid)
“Adore You,” Harry Styles
“Life Is Good,” Future featuring Drake
“Lockdown,” Anderson .Paak
“Goliath,” Woodkid
BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
Winner: “Rain On Me” (Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande)
“Un Dia (One Day)” (J Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny & Tainy)
“Intentions” (Justin Bieber Featuring Quavo)
“Dynamite” (BTS)
“Exile” (Taylor Swift Featuring Bon Iver)
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
Winner: “Future Nostalgia” (Dua Lipa)
“Changes” (Justin Bieber)
“Chromatica” (Lady Gaga)
“Fine Line” (Harry Styles}
“Folklore” (Taylor Swift)
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
Winner: “Shameika,” (Fiona Apple)
“Not,” (Big Thief)
“Kyoto,” (Phoebe Bridgers)
“The Steps,” (HAIM)
“Stay High,” (Brittany Howard)
“Daylight,” (Grace Potter)
BEST ROCK SONG
Winnner: “Stay High” — Brittany Howard, songwriter (Brittany Howard)
“Kyoto” — Phoebe Bridgers, Morgan Nagler & Marshall Vore, songwriters (Phoebe Bridgers)
“Lost in Yesterday” — Kevin Parker, songwriter (Tame Impala)
“Not” — Adrianne Lenker, songwriter (Big Thief)
“Shameika” — Fiona Apple, songwriter (Fiona Apple)
BEST ROCK ALBUM
Winner: “The New Abnormal” (The Strokes)
‘A Hero’s Death” (Fontaines DC)
“Kiwanuka” (Michael Kiwanuka)
“Daylight” (Grace Potter)
“Sound & Fury” (Sturgill Simpson)
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
Winner: “Savage” (Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé)
“Deep Reverence,” (Big Sean featuring Nipsey Hussle)
“Bop,” (DaBaby)
“What’s Poppin,” (Jack Harlow)
“The Bigger Picture,” Lil Baby)(
“Dior,” (Pop Smoke)
BEST RAP ALBUM
Winner: King’s Disease (Nas
Black Habits (D Smoke)
Alfredo (Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist)
A Written Testimony (Jay Electronica)
The Allegory (Royce Da 5’9″)
BEST RAP SONG
Winner: “Savage,” Beyoncé, Shawn Carter, Brittany Hazzard, Derrick Milano, Terius Nash, Megan Pete, Bobby Session Jr., Jordan Kyle Lanier Thorpe & Anthony White, songwriters (Megan Thee Stallion Featuring Beyoncé)
“The Bigger Picture,” Dominique Jones, Noah Pettigrew & Rai’shaun Williams, songwriters (Lil Baby)
“The Box,” Samuel Gloade & Rodrick Moore, songwriters (Roddy Ricch)
“Laugh Now Cry Later,” Durk Banks, Rogét Chahayed, Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Ron LaTour & Ryan Martinez, songwriters (Drake Featuring Lil Durk)
“Rockstar,” Jonathan Lyndale Kirk, Ross Joseph Portaro IV & Rodrick Moore, songwriters (DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch)
BEST MELODIC RAP PERFORMANCE
Winner: “Lockdown,” (Anderson .Paak)
“Rockstar,” (DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch)
“Laugh Now, Cry Later,” (Drake featuring Lil Durk)
“The Box,” (Roddy Ricch)
“Highest in the Room,” (Travis Scott)
BEST R&BALBUM
Winner: Bigger Love (John Legend)
Happy 2 Be Here (Ant Clemons)
Take Time, (Giveon)
To Feel Loved (Luke James)
All Rise (Gregory Porter)
BEST R&B SONG
Winner: “Better Than I Imagine,” Robert Glasper, Meshell Ndegeocello & Gabriella Wilson, songwriters (Robert Glasper Featuring H.E.R. & Meshell Ndegeocello)
“Black Parade” — Denisia Andrews, Beyoncé, Stephen Bray, Shawn Carter, Brittany Coney, Derek James Dixie, Akil King, Kim “Kaydence” Krysiuk & Rickie “Caso” Tice, Songwriters (Beyoncé)
“Collide” — Sam Barsh, Stacey Barthe, Sonyae Elise, Olu Fann, Akil King, Josh Lopez, Kaveh Rastegar & Benedetto Rotondi, Songwriters (Tiana Major9 & EARTHGANG)
“Do It” — Chloe Bailey, Halle Bailey, Anton Kuhl, Victoria Monét, Scott Storch & Vincent Van Den Ende, Songwriters (Chloe X Halle)
“Slow Down” — Nasri Atweh, Badriia Bourelly, Skip Marley, Ryan Williamson & Gabriella Wilson, Songwriters (Skip Marley & H.E.R.)
BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE
Winner: “Anything for You,” (Ledisi)
“Sit on Down” (The Baylor Project featuring Jean Baylor & Marcus Baylor)
“Wonder What She Thinks of Me,” (Chloe X Halle)
“Let Me Go,” (Mykal Kilgore)
“Distance,” (Yebba)
BEST PROGRESSIVE R&B ALBUM
Winner: It Is What It Is (Thundercat)
Chilombo, (Jhené Aiko)
Ungodly Hour (Chloe x Halle)
Free Nationals (Free Nationals)
F*** Yo Feelings (Robert Glasper)
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
Winner: “Black Parade” (Beyoncé)
“Lightning & Thunder” (Jhené Aiko Featuring John Legend)
“All I Need” (Jacob Collier Featuring Mahalia & Ty Dolla $Ign)
“Goat Head” (Brittany Howard)
“See Me” (Emily King)
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
Winner: Wildcard (Miranda Lambert)
Lady Like (Ingrid Andress)
Your Life Is a Record (Brandy Clark)
Nightfall (Little Big Town)
Never Will (Ashley McBryde)
BEST COUNTRY SONG
Winner: “Crowded Table” — Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby & Lori Mckenna, Songwriters (The Highwomen)
“Bluebird” — Luke Dick, Natalie Hemby & Miranda Lambert, Songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
“The Bones” — Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins & Laura Veltz, Songwriters (Maren Morris)
Some People Do” — Jesse Frasure, Shane McAnally, Matthew Ramsey & Thomas Rhett, Songwriters (Old Dominion)
“More Hearts Than Mine” — Ingrid Andress, Sam Ellis & Derrick Southerland, Songwriters (Ingrid Andress)
BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE
Winner: “When My Amy Prays” (Vince Gill)
“Stick That in Your Country Song” (Eric Church)
“Black Like Me” (Mickey Guyton)
“Bluebird” (Miranda Lambert)
“Who You Thought I Was” (Brandy Clark)
BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
Winner: “10,000 Hours” (Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber)
“All Night” (Brothers Osborne)
“Ocean” (Lady A)
“Sugar Coat” (Little Big Town)
“Some People Do” (Old Dominion)
BEST LATIN POP OR URBAN ALBUM
Winner: YHLQMDLG (Bad Bunny)
Por Primera Vez (Camilo)
Mesa Para Dos (Kany García)
Pausa (Ricky Martin)
3:33 (Debi Nova)
BEST LATIN ROCK OR ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
Winner: La Conquista del Espacio (Fito Paez)
Aura (Bajofondo)
Monstruo (Cami)
Sobrevolando (Cultura Profética)
Miss Colombia (Lido Pimienta)
BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM
Winner: Four Questions (Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra)
Tradiciones (Afro-Peruvian Jazz Orchestra)
City of Dreams (Chico Pinheiro}
Viento Y Tiempo Live at Blue Note Tokyo (Gonzalo Rubalcaba & Aymée Nuviola)
Trane’s Delight (Poncho Sanchez)
BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM
Winner: Secrets Are the Best Stories (Kurt Elling Featuring Danilo Pérez)
Ona (Thana Alexa)
What’s the Hurry (Kenny Washington)
Modern Ancestors (Carmen Lundy)
Holy Room: Live at Alte Oper (Somi With Frankfurt Radio Big Band)
BEST IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO
Winner: “All Blues” (Chick Corea)
“Guinnevere” (Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah)
“Pachamama” (Regina Carter)
“Celia” (Gerald Clayton)
“Moe Honk” (Joshua Redman)
BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
Winner: Trilogy 2 (Chick Corea, Christian Mcbride & Brian Blade)
On the Tender Spot of Every Calloused Moment (Ambrose Akinmusire)
Waiting Game (Terri Lyne Carrington And Social Science)
Happening: Live at the Village Vanguard (Gerald Clayton)
BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM
Winner: Data Lords (Maria Schneider Orchestra)
Dialogues on Race (Gregg August)
Monk’estra Plays John Beasley (John Beasley’s MONK’estra)
The Intangible Between (Orrin Evans and the Captain Black Big Band)
Songs You Like a Lot (John Hollenbeck With Theo Bleckmann, Kate Mcgarry, Gary Versace and the Frankfurt Radio Big Band)
BEST AMERICANA ALBUM
Winner: World On The Ground (Sarah Jarosz)
Old Flowers (Courtney Marie Andr ews)
Terms Of Surrender (Hiss Golden Messenger)
El Dorado, (Marcus King)
Good Souls Better Angels, (Lucinda Williams)
BEST GLOBAL MUSIC ALBUM
WINNER: Twice As Tall (Burna Boy)
Amadjar (Tinariwen)
FU Chronicles (Antibalas)
Agora (Bebel Gilberto)
Love Letters (Anoushka Shankar)
BEST CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM
Winner: Have You Lost Your Mind Yet? (Fantastic Negrito)
Live At The Paramount, (Ruthie Foster Big Band)
Blackbirds (Bettye LaVette)
The Juice (G. Love)
Up And Rolling (North Mississippi Allstars)
BEST DANCE RECORDING
Winner: “10%,” Kaytranada featuring Kali Uchis
“On My Mind,” (Diplo & SIDEPIECE)
“My High,” (Disclosure Featuring Aminé & Slowthai)
“The Difference,” (Flume Featuring Toro y Moi)
“Both of Us,” (Jayda G)
BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM
Winner: Bubba, Kaytranada
Kick I (Arca)
Planet’s Mad (Baauer)
Energy (Disclosure)
Good Faith, Madeon
BEST MUSIC FILM
Winner: Linda Ronstadt: The Sound Of My Voice, (Linda Ronstadt)Beastie Boys Story (Beastie Boys)
Black Is King (Beyoncé)
We Are Freestyle Love Supreme (Freestyle Love Supreme)
That Little Ol’ Band From Texas (ZZ Top)
BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
Winner: American Standard (James Taylor)
Blue Umbrella, (Burt Bacharach & Daniel Tashian)
True Love: A Celebration of Cole Proter, (Harry Connick, Jr.)
Judy, (Renée Zellweger)
Unfollow the Rules, (Rufus Wainwright)
BEST DANCE RECORDING
Winner: “10%,” (Kaytranada featuring Kali Uchis)
“The Difference,” Flume Featuring Toro y Moi
“Both of Us,” Jayda G
“On My Mind,” (Diplo & SIDEPIECE)
“My High,” (Disclosure Featuring Aminé & Slowthai)
BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM
Winner: Bubba (Kaytranada )
Kick I (Arca)
Planet’s Mad (Baauer)
Energy, (Disclosure)
Good Faith, (Madeon)
BEST NEW AGE ALBUM
Winner: More Guitar Stories, Jim “Kimo” West
Meditations, Cory Wong & Jon Batiste
Songs from the Bardo, Laurie Anderson, Tenzin Choegyal & Jesse Paris Smith
Periphery, Priya Darshini
Form/Less, Superposition
BEST CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
Winner: Live at the Royal Albert Hall, (Snarky Puppy )
Axiom (Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah)
Americana, Grégoire Maret (Romain Collin & Bill Frisell)
Chronology of a Dream: Live at the Village Vanguard, (Jon Batiste)
Take the Stairs (Black Violin)
BEST METAL PERFORMANCE
Winner: “Bum-Rush,” (Body Count)
“Underneath,” (Code Orange)
“The In-Between,” (In This Moment)
“BloodMoney,” (Poppy)
“Executioner’s Tax (Swing of of the Axe) – Live,” (Power Trip)
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
Winner: Fetch the Bolt Cutters (Fiona Apple)
Hyperspace, (Beck)
Punisher, Phoebe (Bridgers)
JAIME, Brittany (Howard)
The Slow Rush (Tame Impala)
BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM
(Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
Winner: Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, And The Richest, Most Destructive Industry On Earth (Rachel Maddow)
Catch And Kill (Ronan Farrow)
Acid For The Children: A Memoir (Flea)
Alex Trebek – The Answer Is…, (Ken Jennings)
Charlotte’s Web (E.B. White), Meryl Streep (& Full Cast)
BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ALBUM
Winner: Jesus Is King, Kanye West
Holy Water, We The Kingdom
Citizen of Heaven, Tauren Wells
Run to the Father, Cody Carnes
All of My Best Friends, Hillsong Young & Free
BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE SONG
Winner: “Movin’ On,” Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music; Darryl L. Howell, Jonathan Caleb McReynolds, Kortney Jamaal Pollard & Terrell Demetrius Wilson
“Release (Live),” Ricky Dillard Featuring Tiff Joy; David Frazier
“Come Together,” Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins Presents: The Good News; Lashawn Daniels, Rodney Jerkins, Lecrae Moore & Jazz Nixon
“Wonderful Is Your Name,” Melvin Crispell III
“Won’t Let Go,” Travis Greene; Travis Greene
BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE/SONG:
Winner: “There Was Jesus,” Zach Williams & Dolly Parton; Casey Beathard, Jonathan Smith & Zach Williams
“The Blessing (Live),” Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes & Elevation Worship; Chris Brown, Cody Carnes, Kari Jobe Carnes & Steven Furtick
“Sunday Morning,” Lecrae Featuring Kirk Franklin; Denisia Andrews, Jones Terrence Antonio, Saint Bodhi, Brittany Coney, Kirk Franklin, Lasanna Harris, Shama Joseph, Stuart Lowery, Lecrae Moore & Nathanael Saint-Fleur
“Holy Water,” We The Kingdom; Andrew Bergthold, Ed Cash, Franni Cash, Martin Cash & Scott Cash
“Famous For (I Believe),” Tauren Wells Featuring Jenn Johnson; Chuck Butler, Krissy Nordhoff, Jordan Sapp, Alexis Slifer & Tauren Wells
BEST GOSPEL ALBUM
Winner: Gospel, According to PJ, PJ Morton
2econd Wind: Ready, Anthony Brown & group therAPy
My Tribute, Myron Butler
Choirmaster, Ricky Dillard
Kierra, Kierra Sheard
BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM
Winner: Home, Billy Strings
Man on Fire, Danny Barnes
The John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project, Vol. 1, Various Artists
To Live in Two Worlds, Vol. 1, Thomm Jutz
North Carolina Songbook, Steep Canyon Rangers
BEST TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM
Winner: Rawer Than Raw, Bobby Rush
That’s What I Heard, Robert Cray Band
Cypress Grove, Jimmy “Duck” Holmes
All My Dues Are Paid, Frank Bey
You Make Me Feel, Don Bryant
BEST FOLK ALBUM
Winner: All the Good Times, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
Bonny Light Horseman, Bonny Light Horseman
Thanks for the Dance, Leonard Cohen
Song for Our Daughter, Laura Marling
Saturn Return, The Secret Sisters
BEST REGIONAL ROOTS MUSIC ALBUM
Winner: Atmosphere, New Orleans Nightcrawlers
Cameron Dupuy and the Cajun Troubadours, Cameron Dupuy And The Cajun Troubadours
My Relatives “Niko Kowaiks,” Black Lodge Singers
Lovely Sunrise, Nā Wai ʽEhā
A Tribute to Al Berard, Sweet Cecilia
BEST ROOTS GOSPEL ALBUM
Winner: Celebrating Fisk! (The 150th Anniversary Album), Fisk Jubilee Singers
What Christmas Really Means, The Erwins
Something Beautiful, Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
Beautiful Day, Mark Bishop
20/20, The Crabb Family
BEST REGIONAL MEXICAN MUSIC ALBUM (INCLUDING TEJANO)
Winner: Un Canto Por México, Vol. 1, Natalia Lafourcade
Hecho en México, Alejandro Fernández
La Serenata, Lupita Infante
Bailando Sones y Huapangos con Mariachi Sol de Mexico de Jose Hernandez, Mariachi Sol De Mexico De Jose Hernandez
Ayayay!, Christian Nodal
BEST TROPICAL LATIN ALBUM
Winner: 40, Grupo Niche
Mi Tumbao, José Alberto “El Ruiseñor”
Infinito, Edwin Bonilla
Sigo Cantando al Amor (Deluxe), Jorge Celedon & Sergio Luis
Memorias de Navidad, Víctor Manuelle
BEST AMERICAN ROOTS PERFORMANCE
Winner: “I Remember Everything,” John Prine
“Short and Sweet,” Brittany Howard
“I’ll Be Gone,” Norah Jones & Mavis Staples
“Colors,” Black Pumas
“Deep in Love,” Bonny Light Horseman
BEST AMERICAN ROOTS SONG
Winner: “I Remember Everything,” Pat McLaughlin & John Prine, songwriters (John Prine)
“Ceiling to the Floor,” Sierra Hull & Kai Welch, songwriters (Sierra Hull)
“Hometown,” Sarah Jarosz, songwriter (Sarah Jarosz)
“Cabin,” Laura Rogers & Lydia Rogers, songwriters (The Secret Sisters)
“Man Without a Soul,” Tom Overby & Lucinda Williams, songwriters (Lucinda Williams)
BEST CHILDREN’S MUSIC ALBUM
Winner: All the Ladies, Joanie Leeds
Songs for Singin’, The Okee Dokee Brothers
Wild Life, Justin Roberts
Be a Pain: An Album for Young (and Old) Leaders, Alastair Moock And Friends
I’m an Optimist, Dog On Fleas
BEST REGGAE ALBUM
Winner: Got to Be Tough, Toots & The Maytals
Upside Down 2020, Buju Banton
Higher Place, Skip Marley
It All Comes Back to Love, Maxi Priest
One World, The Wailers
BEST COMEDY ALBUM
Winner: Black Mitzvah, Tiffany Haddish
The Pale Tourist, Jim Gaffigan
Paper Tiger, Bill Burr
I Love Everything, Patton Oswalt
23 Hours to Kill, Jerry Seinfeld
BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Winner: Jojo Rabbit, Various Artists
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Various Artists
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, Various Artists
Frozen 2, Various Artists
Bill & Ted Face the Music, Various Artists
BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM
Winner: Jagged Little Pill
Amélie
American Utopia on Broadway
Little Shop of Horrors
The Prince of Egypt
Soft Power
BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Winner: Joker, Hildur Guðnadóttir, composer
Ad Astra, Max Richter, composer
Becoming, Kamasi Washington, composer
1917, Thomas Newman, composer
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, John Williams, composer
BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Winner: “No Time to Die,” No Time to Die, Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas Baird O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
“Beautiful Ghosts,” Cats, Andrew Lloyd Webber & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
“Into the Unknown,” Frozen 2, Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, songwriters (Idina Menzel & AURORA)
“Stand Up,” Harriet, Joshuah Brian Campbell & Cynthia Erivo, songwriters (Cynthia Erivo)
“Carried Me With You, Onward, Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)
BEST RECORDING PACKAGE
Winner: “Vols. 11 & 12,” Doug Cunningham & Jason Noto, art directors (Desert Sessions)
“Everyday Life,” Pilar Zeta, art director (Coldplay)
“On Circles,” Jordan Butcher, art director (Caspian)
“Funeral,” Kyle Goen, art director (Lil Wayne)
“Healer,” Julian Gross & Hannah Hooper, art directors (Grouplove)
BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM
Winner: It’s Such a Good Feeling: The Best of Mister Rogers, Lee Lodyga & Cheryl Pawelski, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Mister Rogers)
Hittin’ the Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943), Zev Feldman, Will Friedwald & George Klabin, compilation producers; Matthew Lutthans, mastering engineer (Nat King Cole)
1999 Super Deluxe Edition, Michael Howe, compilation producer; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Prince)
Celebrated, 1985-1896, Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (Unique Quartette)
Souvenir, Carolyn Agger, compilation producer; Miles Showell, mastering engineer (Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark)
Thrown Down Your Heart: The Complete Africa Sessions, Béla Fleck, compilation producer; Richard Dodd, mastering engineer (Béla Fleck)
BEST BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE
Winner: Ode to Joy, Lawrence Azerrad & Jeff Tweedy, art directors (Wilco)
The Story of Ghostly International, Michael Cina & Molly Smith, art directors (Various Artists)
Flaming Pie (Collector’s Edition), Linn Wie Andersen, Simon Earith, Paul McCartney & James Musgrave, art directors (Paul McCartney)
Giants Stadium 1987, 1989, 1991, Lisa Glines & Doran Tyson, art directors (Grateful Dead)
Mode, Jeff Schulz, art director (Depeche Mode)
BEST ALBUM NOTES
Winner: Dead Man’s Pop, Bob Mehr, album notes writer (The Replacements)
At the Minstrel Show: Minstrel Routines From the Studio, 1894-1926, Tim Brooks, album notes writer (Various Artists)
The Bakersfield Sound: Country Music Capital of the West, 1940-1974, Scott B. Bomar, album notes writer (Various Artists)
The Missing Link: How Gus Haenschen Got Us From Joplin to Jazz and Shaped the Music Business, Colin Hancock, album notes writer (Various Artists)
Out of a Clear Blue Sky, David Sager, album notes writer (Nat Brusiloff)
BEST CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL COMPOSITION
Winner: Rouse: Symphony No. 5
Adès: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
DanielPour, The Passion of Yeshua
Floyd, C: Prince of Players
Hearne, T.: Place
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL
Winner: David Frost
Blanton Alspaugh
Jesse Lewis
Dmitriy Lipay
Elaine Martone
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
Winner: Andrew Watt
Dave Cobb
Flying Lotus
Jack Antonoff
Dan Auerbach
BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL
Winner: Hyperspace, Drew Brown, Andrew Coleman, Shawn Everett, Serban Ghenea, David Greenbaum, Jaycen Joshua & Mike Larson, engineers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer (Beck)
BEST REMIXED RECORDING
Winner: “Roses (Imanbek Remix),” Imanbek Zeikenov, remixer (SAINt JHN)
“Praying for You (Louie Vega Main Remix),” Louie Vega, remixer (Jasper Street Co.)
“Young & Alive (Bazzi Vs. Haywyre Remix),” Haywyre, remixer (Bazzi)
“Do You Ever (Rac Mix), RAC, remixer (Phil Good)
“Imaginary Friends (Morgan Page Remix)”, Morgan Page, remixer (Deadmau5)
BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICAL”
Winner: Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13, “Babi Yar,” David Frost & Charlie Post, engineers; Silas Brown, mastering engineer (Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION
Winner: Sputnik, Maria Schneider, composer (Maria Schneider)
Plumfield, Alexandre Desplat, composer (Alexandre Desplat)
Baby Jack, Arturo O’Farrill, composer (Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra)
Be Water II, Christian Sands, composer (Christian Sands)
Strata, Remy Le Boeuf, composer (Remy Le Boeuf’s Assembly Of Shadows Featuring Anna Webber & Eric Miller)
BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTS, AND VOCALS
Winner: “He Won’t Hold You,” Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier Featuring Rapsody)
“Asas Fechadas,” John Beasley & Maria Mendes, arrangers (Maria Mendes Featuring John Beasley & Orkest Metropole)
“Slow Burn,” Talia Billig, Nic Hard & Becca Stevens, arrangers (Becca Stevens Featuring Jacob Collier, Mark Lettieri, Justin Stanton, Jordan Perlson, Nic Hard, Keita Ogawa, Marcelo Woloski & Nate Werth)
“Desert Song,” Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (Säje)
“From This Place,” Alan Broadbent & Pat Metheny, arrangers (Pat Metheny Featuring Meshell Ndegeocello)
BEST CLASSICAL COMPENDIUM
Winner: Thomas M.T.: From the Diary of Anne Frank & Meditations on Rilke
Adès Conducts Adès
Saariaho: Graal Théâtre; Circle Map; Neiges; Vers Toi Qui Es Si Loin
Serebrier: Symphonic Bach Variations; Laments and Hallelujahs
Woolf, L.P: Fire and Flood
BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTAL OR A CAPPELLA
Winner: “Donna Lee,” John Beasley, arranger (John Beasley)
“Bathroom Dance,” Hildur Guðnadóttir, arranger (Hildur Guðnadóttir)
“Honeymooners,” Remy Le Boeuf, arranger (Remy Le Boeuf’s Assembly Of Shadows)
“Lift Every Voice and Sing,” Alvin Chea & Jarrett Johnson, arrangers (Jarrett Johnson Featuring Alvin Chea)
“Uranus: The Magician, “Jeremy Levy, arranger (Jeremy Levy Jazz Orchestra)
BEST ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE
Winner: “Ives: Complete Symphonies,” Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
“Copland: Symphony No. 3,” Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
“Lutosiawski: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3”
“Aspects of America, Pulitzer Edition,” Carlos Kalmar, conductor (Oregon Symphony)
“Concurrence,” Daníel Bjarnason, conductor (Iceland Symphony Orchestra)
BEST CHORAL PERFORMANCE
Winner: DanielPour, The Passion of Yeshuah
Moravec: Sanctuary Road
Once Upon a Time
Carthage
Kastalsky: Requiem
BEST OPERA RECORDING
Winner: “Gershwin: Porgy and Bess,” David Robertson, conductor; Angel Blue & Eric Owens; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
BEST CHAMBER MUSIC/SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
Winner: Contemporary Voices
Healing Modes
Hearne T.: Place
Hynes: Fields
The Schumann Quartets
BEST CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTAL SOLO
Winner: Theofanidis: Concerto for Viola and Chamber Orchestra
Bohemian Tales
Destination Rachmaninov – Arrival
Adès: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas
BEST CLASSICAL SOLO VOCAL ALBUM
Winner: Smyth: The Prison
American Composers at Play: William Bolcom, Ricky Ian Gordon, Lori Laitman, John Musto
Clairières – Songs by Lili & Nadia Boulanger
Farinelli
A Lad’s Love
