The 62nd GRAMMY Awards are here! Find out who won in each of the 84 categories in the full list below (use the links to jump to a desired field).

General Field

1. 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.

• HEY, MA
  Bon Iver
  BJ Burton, Brad Cook, Chris Messina & Justin Vernon, producers; BJ Burton, Zach Hanson & Chris Messina, engineers/mixers; Greg Calbi, mastering engineer
   
• BAD GUY - WINNER
  Billie Eilish
  Finneas O'Connell, producer; Rob Kinelski & Finneas O'Connell, engineers/mixers; John Greenham, mastering engineer
   
• 7 RINGS
  Ariana Grande
  Charles Anderson, Tommy Brown, Michael Foster &
  Victoria Monet, producers; Serban Ghenea, John Hanes,
  Billy Hickey & Brendan Morawski, engineers/mixers;
  Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
   
• HARD PLACE
  H.E.R.
  Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, producer; Joseph Hurtado, Jaycen Joshua, Derek Keota & Miki Tsutsumi, engineers/mixers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
   
• TALK
  Khalid
  Disclosure & Denis Kosiak, producers; Ingmar Carlson, Jon Castelli, Josh Deguzman, John Kercy, Denis Kosiak, Guy Lawrence & Michael Romero, engineers/mixers; Dale Becker, mastering engineer
   
• OLD TOWN ROAD
  Lil Nas X Featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
  Andrew "VoxGod" Bolooki,  Jocelyn “Jozzy” Donald & YoungKio, producers; Andrew "VoxGod" Bolooki, Cinco & Joe Grasso, engineers/mixers; Eric Lagg, mastering engineer
   
• TRUTH HURTS
  Lizzo
  Ricky Reed & Tele, producers; Chris Galland, Manny Marroquin & Ethan Shumaker, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
   
• SUNFLOWER
  Post Malone & Swae Lee
  Louis Bell & Carter Lang, producers; Louis Bell & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer

2. 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) credited with at least 33% playing time of the album, if other than Artist.

• I,I
  Bon Iver
  Brad Cook, Chris Messina & Justin Vernon, producers; Zach Hanson & Chris Messina, engineers/mixers; BJ Burton, Brad Cook & Justin Vernon, songwriters; Greg Calbi, mastering engineer
   
• NORMAN F***ING ROCKWELL!
  Lana Del Rey
  Jack Antonoff & Lana Del Rey, producers; Jack Antonoff & Laura Sisk, engineers/mixers; Jack Antonoff & Lana Del Rey, songwriters; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
   
• WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? - WINNER
  Billie Eilish
  Finneas O'Connell, producer; Rob Kinelski & Finneas O'Connell, engineers/mixers; Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell, songwriters; John Greenham, mastering engineer
   
• THANK U, NEXT
  Ariana Grande
  Tommy Brown, Ilya, Max Martin & Victoria Monet, producers; Serban Ghenea, Sam Holland & Brendan Morawski, engineers/mixers; Tommy Brown, Ariana Grande, Savan Kotecha, Max Martin, Victoria Monet, Tayla Parx & Ilya Salmanzadeh, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
   
• I USED TO KNOW HER
  H.E.R.
  David "Swagg R'Celious" Harris, H.E.R., Walter Jones & Jeff Robinson, producers; Miki Tsutsumi, engineer/mixer; Sam Ashworth, Jeff “Gitty” Gitelman, David "Swagg R'Celious" Harris & H.E.R., songwriters; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
   
• 7
  Lil Nas X
  Joe Grasso, engineer/mixer; Montero Lamar Hill, songwriter; Eric Lagg, mastering engineer
   
• CUZ I LOVE YOU (DELUXE)
  Lizzo
  Ricky Reed, producer; Manny Marroquin & Ethan Shumaker, engineers/mixers; Eric Frederic & Melissa Jefferson, songwriters; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
   
• FATHER OF THE BRIDE
  Vampire Weekend
  Ezra Koenig & Ariel Rechtshaid, producers; John DeBold, Chris Kasych, Takemasa Kosaka, Ariel Rechtshaid & Hiroya Takayama, engineers/mixers; Ezra Koenig, songwriter; Emily Lazar, mastering engineer

3. 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.

• ALWAYS REMEMBER US THIS WAY
  Natalie Hemby, Lady Gaga, Hillary Lindsey & Lori McKenna, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
   
• BAD GUY - WINNER
  Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
   
• BRING MY FLOWERS NOW
  Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth & Tanya Tucker, songwriters (Tanya Tucker)
   
• HARD PLACE
  Ruby Amanfu, Sam Ashworth, D. Arcelious Harris, H.E.R. & Rodney Jerkins, songwriters (H.E.R.)
   
• LOVER
  Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift)
   
• NORMAN F***ING ROCKWELL
  Jack Antonoff & Lana Del Rey, songwriters (Lana Del Rey)
   
• SOMEONE YOU LOVED
  Tom Barnes, Lewis Capaldi, Pete Kelleher, Benjamin Kohn & Sam Roman, songwriters (Lewis Capaldi)
   
• TRUTH HURTS
  Steven Cheung, Eric Frederic, Melissa Jefferson & Jesse Saint John, songwriters (Lizzo)

4. Best New Artist
An artist will be considered for Best New Artist if their eligibility year release/s achieved a breakthrough into the public consciousness and notably impacted the musical landscape.

• BLACK PUMAS
   
• BILLIE EILISH - WINNER
   
• LIL NAS X
   
• LIZZO
   
• MAGGIE ROGERS
   
• ROSALÍA
   
• 
   
• YOLA

Pop

5. Best Pop Solo Performance
For new vocal or instrumental pop recordings. Singles or Tracks only.

• SPIRIT
  Beyoncé
   
• BAD GUY
  Billie Eilish
   
• 7 RINGS
  Ariana Grande
   
• TRUTH HURTS - WINNER
  Lizzo
   
• YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN
  Taylor Swift

6. Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative pop recordings. Singles or Tracks only.

• BOYFRIEND
  Ariana Grande & Social House
   
• SUCKER
  Jonas Brothers
   
• OLD TOWN ROAD - WINNER
  Lil Nas X Featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
   
• SUNFLOWER
  Post Malone & Swae Lee
   
• SEÑORITA
  Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello

7. Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new traditional pop recordings.

• SÌ
  Andrea Bocelli
   
• LOVE (DELUXE EDITION)
  Michael Bublé
   
• LOOK NOW - WINNER
  Elvis Costello & The Imposters
   
• A LEGENDARY CHRISTMAS
  John Legend
   
• WALLS
  Barbra Streisand

8. Best Pop Vocal Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal pop recordings.

• THE LION KING: THE GIFT
  Beyoncé
   
• WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? - WINNER
  Billie Eilish
   
• THANK U, NEXT
  Ariana Grande
   
• 
  Ed Sheeran
   
• LOVER
  Taylor Swift

Dance/Electronic Music

9. Best Dance Recording
For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.

• LINKED
  Bonobo
  Simon Green, producer; Simon Green & Frank Merritt, mixers
   
• GOT TO KEEP ON - WINNER
  The Chemical Brothers
  The Chemical Brothers, producers; Steve Dub Jones & Tom Rowlands, mixers
   
• PIECE OF YOUR HEART
  Meduza Featuring Goodboys
  Simone Giani, Luca De Gregorio & Mattia Vitale, producers; Simone Giani, Luca De Gregorio & Mattia Vitale, mixers
   
• UNDERWATER
  RÜFÜS DU SOL
  Jason Evigan & RÜFÜS DU SOL, producers; Cassian Stewart-Kasimba, mixer
   
• MIDNIGHT HOUR
  Skrillex, Boys Noize & Ty Dolla $ign
  Boys Noize & Skrillex, producers; Tom Norris & Skrillex, mixers

10. Best Dance/Electronic Album
For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.

• LP5
  Apparat
   
• NO GEOGRAPHY - WINNER
  The Chemical Brothers
   
• HI THIS IS FLUME (MIXTAPE)
  Flume
   
• 
  RÜFÜS DU SOL
   
• WEATHER
  Tycho Featuring Saint Sinner

Contemporary Instrumental Music

11. 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.

• ANCESTRAL RECALL
  Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah
   
• STAR PEOPLE NATION
  Theo Croker
   
• BEAT MUSIC! BEAT MUSIC! BEAT MUSIC!
  Mark Guiliana
   
• 
  Lettuce
   
• METTAVOLUTION - WINNER
  Rodrigo y Gabriela

Rock

12. Best Rock Performance
For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative rock recordings.

• PRETTY WASTE
  Bones UK
   
• THIS LAND - WINNER
  Gary Clark Jr.
   
• HISTORY REPEATS
  Brittany Howard
   
• WOMAN
  Karen O & Danger Mouse
   
• TOO BAD
  Rival Sons

13. Best Metal Performance
For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative metal recordings.

• ASTOROLUS - THE GREAT OCTOPUS
  Candlemass Featuring Tony Iommi
   
• HUMANICIDE
  Death Angel
   
• BOW DOWN
  I Prevail
   
• UNLEASHED
  Killswitch Engage
   
• 7EMPEST - WINNER
  Tool

14. 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.

• FEAR INOCULUM
  Danny Carey, Justin Chancellor, Adam Jones & Maynard James Keenan, songwriters (Tool)
   
• GIVE YOURSELF A TRY
  George Daniel, Adam Hann, Matthew Healy & Ross MacDonald, songwriters (The 1975)
   
• HARMONY HALL
  Ezra Koenig, songwriter (Vampire Weekend)
   
• HISTORY REPEATS
  Brittany Howard, songwriter (Brittany Howard)
   
• THIS LAND - WINNER
  Gary Clark Jr., songwriter (Gary Clark Jr.)

15. Best Rock Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new rock, hard rock or metal recordings.

• AMO
  Bring Me The Horizon
   
• SOCIAL CUES -  WINNER
  Cage The Elephant
   
• IN THE END
  The Cranberries
   
• 
  I Prevail
   
• FERAL ROOTS
  Rival Sons

Alternative

16. Best Alternative Music Album
Vocal or Instrumental.

• U.F.O.F.
  Big Thief
   
• ASSUME FORM
  James Blake
   
• I,I
  Bon Iver
   
• 
  Vampire Weekend
   
• ANIMA
  Thom Yorke

R&B

17. Best R&B Performance
For new vocal or instrumental R&B recordings.

• LOVE AGAIN
  Daniel Caesar & Brandy
   
• COULD'VE BEEN
  H.E.R. Featuring Bryson Tiller
   
• EXACTLY HOW I FEEL
  Lizzo Featuring Gucci Mane
   
• ROLL SOME MO
  Lucky Daye
   
• COME HOME - WINNER
  Anderson .Paak Featuring André 3000

18. Best Traditional R&B Performance
For new vocal or instrumental traditional R&B recordings.

• TIME TODAY
  BJ The Chicago Kid
   
• STEADY LOVE
  India.Arie
   
• JEROME - WINNER
  Lizzo
   
• REAL GAMES
  Lucky Daye
   
• BUILT FOR LOVE
  PJ Morton Featuring Jazmine Sullivan

19. Best R&B 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.

• 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 Huizar, Noah Shebib & Teddy Walton, songwriters (Chris Brown Featuring Drake)
   
• ROLL SOME MO
  David Brown, Dernst Emile II & Peter Lee Johnson, songwriters (Lucky Daye)
   
• SAY SO - WINNER
  PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton Featuring JoJo)

20. Best Urban Contemporary Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded contemporary vocal tracks derivative of R&B.

• APOLLO XXI
  Steve Lacy
   
• CUZ I LOVE YOU (DELUXE) - WINNER
  Lizzo
   
• OVERLOAD
  Georgia Anne Muldrow
   
• SATURN
  NAO
   
• BEING HUMAN IN PUBLIC
  Jessie Reyez

21. Best R&B Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new R&B recordings.

• 1123
  BJ The Chicago Kid
   
• PAINTED
  Lucky Daye
   
• ELLA MAI
  Ella Mai
   
• 
  PJ Morton
   
• VENTURA - WINNER
  Anderson .Paak

Rap

22. Best Rap Performance
For a Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.

• MIDDLE CHILD
  J. Cole
   
• SUGE
  DaBaby
   
• DOWN BAD
  Dreamville Featuring J.I.D, Bas, J. Cole, EARTHGANG & Young Nudy
   
• RACKS IN THE MIDDLE - WINNER
  Nipsey Hussle Featuring Roddy Ricch & Hit-Boy
   
• CLOUT
  Offset Featuring Cardi B

23. Best Rap/Sung Performance
For a solo or collaborative performance containing both elements of R&B melodies and Rap.

• HIGHER - WINNER
  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

24. 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.

• 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)
   
• A LOT -  WINNER
  Jermaine Cole, Dacoury Natche, 21 Savage & Anthony White, songwriters (21 Savage Featuring J. Cole)
   
• 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 & Pooh Beatz, songwriters (DaBaby)

25. Best Rap Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new rap recordings.

• REVENGE OF THE DREAMERS III
  Dreamville
   
• CHAMPIONSHIPS
  Meek Mill
   
• I AM > I WAS
  21 Savage
   
• 
  Tyler, The Creator
   
• THE LOST BOY
  YBN Cordae

Country

26. Best Country Solo Performance
For new vocal or instrumental solo country recordings.

• ALL YOUR’N
  Tyler Childers
   
• GIRL GOIN' NOWHERE
  Ashley McBryde
   
• RIDE ME BACK HOME - WINNER
  Willie Nelson
   
• GOD'S COUNTRY
  Blake Shelton
   
• BRING MY FLOWERS NOW
  Tanya Tucker

27. Best Country Duo/Group Performance
For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative country recordings.

• BRAND NEW MAN
  Brooks & Dunn With Luke Combs
   
• I DON'T REMEMBER ME (BEFORE YOU)
  Brothers Osborne
   
• SPEECHLESS - WINNER
  Dan + Shay
   
• THE DAUGHTERS
  Little Big Town
   
• COMMON
  Maren Morris Featuring Brandi Carlile

28. 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.

• BRING MY FLOWERS NOW - WINNER
  Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth & Tanya Tucker, songwriters (Tanya Tucker)
   
• GIRL GOIN' NOWHERE
  Jeremy Bussey & Ashley McBryde, songwriters (Ashley McBryde)
   
• IT ALL COMES OUT IN THE WASH
  Miranda Lambert, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
   
• SOME OF IT
  Eric Church, Clint Daniels, Jeff Hyde & Bobby Pinson, songwriters (Eric Church)
   
• SPEECHLESS
  Shay Mooney, Jordan Reynolds, Dan Smyers & Laura Veltz, songwriters (Dan + Shay)

29. Best Country Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new country recordings.

• DESPERATE MAN
  Eric Church
   
• STRONGER THAN THE TRUTH
  Reba McEntire
   
• INTERSTATE GOSPEL
  Pistol Annies
   
• 
  Thomas Rhett
   
• WHILE I'M LIVIN' -  WINNER
  Tanya Tucker

New Age

30. Best New Age Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental new age recordings.

• FAIRY DREAMS
  David Arkenstone
   
• HOMAGE TO KINDNESS
  David Darling
   
• WINGS - WINNER
  Peter Kater
   
• 
  Sebastian Plano
   
• DEVA
  Deva Premal

Jazz

31. 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.

• ELSEWHERE
  Melissa Aldana, soloist
   
• SOZINHO - WINNER
  Randy Brecker, soloist
   
• TOMORROW IS THE QUESTION
  Julian Lage, soloist
   
• THE WINDUP
  Branford Marsalis, soloist
   
• SIGHTSEEING
  Christian McBride, soloist

32. Best Jazz Vocal Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal jazz recordings.

• THIRSTY GHOST
  Sara Gazarek
   
• LOVE & LIBERATION
  Jazzmeia Horn
   
• ALONE TOGETHER
  Catherine Russell
   
• 12 LITTLE SPELLS - WINNER
  Esperanza Spalding
   
• SCREENPLAY
  Tierney Sutton Band

33. Best Jazz Instrumental Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new instrumental jazz recordings.

• 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's New Jawn
   
• FINDING GABRIEL - WINNER
  Brad Mehldau
   
• COME WHAT MAY
  Joshua Redman Quartet

34. Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new ensemble jazz recordings.

• TRIPLE HELIX
  Anat Cohen Tentet
   
• DANCER IN NOWHERE
  Miho Hazama
   
• HIDING OUT
  Mike Holober & The Gotham Jazz Orchestra
   
• THE OMNI-AMERICAN BOOK CLUB - WINNER
  Brian Lynch Big Band
   
• ONE DAY WONDER
  Terraza Big Band

35. 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.

• ANTIDOTE - WINNER
  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 Featuring Rubén Blades
   
• 
  David Sánchez
   
• SONERO: THE MUSIC OF ISMAEL RIVERA
  Miguel Zenón

Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music

36. 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.

• LOVE THEORY - WINNER
  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

37. Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
This award is given to the artist(s) and songwriter(s) (for new compositions) for the best contemporary Christian pop, Christian rap/hip-hop, or Christian rock single or track.

• ONLY JESUS
  Casting Crowns; Mark Hall, Bernie Herms & Matthew West, songwriters
   
• GOD ONLY KNOWS - WINNER
  for KING & COUNTRY & Dolly Parton; Josh Kerr, Jordan Reynolds, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone & Tedd Tjornhom, songwriters
   
• HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET
  Danny Gokey; Danny Gokey, Ethan Hulse & Colby Wedgeworth, songwriters
   
• GOD'S NOT DONE WITH YOU (SINGLE VERSION)
  Tauren Wells
   
• RESCUE STORY
  Zach Williams; Ethan Hulse, Andrew Ripp, Jonathan Smith & Zach Williams, songwriters

38. Best Gospel Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded, vocal, traditional or contemporary/R&B gospel music recordings.

• LONG LIVE LOVE - WINNER
  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

39. Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded, vocal, contemporary Christian music, including pop, rap/hip hop, or rock recordings.

• I KNOW A GHOST
  Crowder
   
• BURN THE SHIPS - WINNER
  for KING & COUNTRY
   
• HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET
  Danny Gokey
   
• THE ELEMENTS
  TobyMac
   
• HOLY ROAR
  Chris Tomlin

40. Best Roots Gospel Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded, vocal, traditional/roots gospel music, including country, Southern gospel, bluegrass, and Americana recordings.

• DEEPER ROOTS: WHERE THE BLUEGRASS GROWS
  Steven Curtis Chapman
   
• TESTIMONY - WINNER
  Gloria Gaynor
   
• DEEPER OCEANS
  Joseph Habedank
   
• 
  Tim Menzies
   
• GONNA SING, GONNA SHOUT
  (Various Artists)
  Jerry Salley, Producer

Latin

41. Best Latin Pop Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new Latin pop recordings.

• VIDA
  Luis Fonsi
   
• 11:11
  Maluma
   
• MONTANER
  Ricardo Montaner
   
• #ELDISCO -  WINNER
  Alejandro Sanz
   
• FANTASIA
  Sebastian Yatra

42. Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new Latin rock, urban or alternative recordings.

• X 100PRE
  Bad Bunny
   
• OASIS
  J Balvin & Bad Bunny
   
• INDESTRUCTIBLE
  Flor De Toloache
   
• ALMADURA
  iLe
   
• EL MAL QUERER - WINNER
  ROSALÍA

43. Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new regional Mexican (banda, norteño, corridos, gruperos, mariachi, ranchera and Tejano) recordings.

• CAMINANDO
  Joss Favela
   
• PERCEPCIÓN
  Intocable
   
• POCO A POCO
  La Energia Norteña
   
• 20 ANIVERSARIO
  Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea
   
• DE AYER PARA SIEMPRE -  WINNER
  Mariachi Los Camperos

44. Best Tropical Latin Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new tropical Latin recordings.

• OPUS - WINNER (TIE)
  Marc Anthony
   
• TIEMPO AL TIEMPO
  Luis Enrique + C4 Trio
   
• CANDELA
  Vicente García
   
• 
  Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
   
• A JOURNEY THROUGH CUBAN MUSIC - WINNER (TIE)
  Aymée Nuviola

American Roots Music

45. Best American Roots Performance
For new vocal or instrumental American Roots recordings. This is for performances in the style of any of the subgenres encompassed in the American Roots Music field including Americana, bluegrass, blues, folk or regional roots. Award to the artist(s).

• SAINT HONESTY - WINNER
  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

46. Best American Roots Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Americana, bluegrass, traditional blues, contemporary blues, folk or regional roots 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.

• BLACK MYSELF
  Amythyst Kiah, songwriter (Our Native Daughters)
   
• CALL MY NAME - WINNER
  Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O'Donovan & Sara Watkins, songwriters (I'm With Her)
   
• CROSSING TO JERUSALEM
  Rosanne Cash & John Leventhal, songwriters (Rosanne Cash)
   
• FARAWAY LOOK
  Dan Auerbach, Yola & Pat McLaughlin, songwriters (Yola)
   
• I DON'T WANNA RIDE THE RAILS NO MORE
  Vince Gill, songwriter (Vince Gill)

47. Best Americana Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental Americana recordings.

• YEARS TO BURN
  Calexico And Iron & Wine
   
• WHO ARE YOU NOW
  Madison Cunningham
   
• OKLAHOMA - WINNER
  Keb' Mo'
   
• TALES OF AMERICA
  J.S. Ondara
   
• WALK THROUGH FIRE
  Yola

48. Best Bluegrass Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental bluegrass recordings.

• TALL FIDDLER - WINNER
  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

49. Best Traditional Blues Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental traditional blues recordings.

• KINGFISH
  Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
   
• TALL, DARK & HANDSOME - WINNER
  Delbert McClinton & Self-Made Men + Dana
   
• SITTING ON TOP OF THE BLUES
  Bobby Rush
   
• BABY, PLEASE COME HOME
  Jimmie Vaughan
   
• SPECTACULAR CLASS
  Jontavious Willis

50. Best Contemporary Blues Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental contemporary blues recordings.

• THIS LAND - WINNER
  Gary Clark Jr.
   
• VENOM & FAITH
  Larkin Poe
   
• BRIGHTER DAYS
  Robert Randolph & The Family Band
   
• SOMEBODY SAVE ME
  Sugaray Rayford
   
• KEEP ON
  Southern Avenue

51. Best Folk Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental folk recordings.

• MY FINEST WORK YET
  Andrew Bird
   
• REARRANGE MY HEART
  Che Apalache
   
• PATTY GRIFFIN - WINNER
  Patty Griffin
   
• EVENING MACHINES
  Gregory Alan Isakov
   
• FRONT PORCH
  Joy Williams

52. Best Regional Roots Music Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental regional roots music recordings.

• KALAWAI’ANUI
  Amy Hānaiali’i
   
• WHEN IT'S COLD - CREE ROUND DANCE SONGS
  Northern Cree
   
• GOOD TIME - WINNER
  Ranky Tanky
   
• 
  Rebirth Brass Band
   
• HAWAIIAN LULLABY
  (Various Artists)
  Imua Garza & Kimié Miner, producers

Reggae

53. Best Reggae Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new reggae recordings.

• RAPTURE - WINNER
  Koffee
   
• AS I AM
  Julian Marley
   
• THE FINAL BATTLE: SLY & ROBBIE VS. ROOTS RADICS
  Sly & Robbie & Roots Radics
   
• 
  Steel Pulse
   
• MORE WORK TO BE DONE
  Third World

World Music

54. Best World Music Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental World Music recordings.

• GECE
  Altin Gün
   
• WHAT HEAT
  Bokanté & Metropole Orkest Conducted By Jules Buckley
   
• AFRICAN GIANT
  Burna Boy
   
• 
  Nathalie Joachim With Spektral Quartet
   
• CELIA - WINNER
  Angelique Kidjo

Children's

55. Best Children's Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new musical or spoken word recordings that are created and intended specifically for children.

• AGELESS SONGS FOR THE CHILD ARCHETYPE - WINNER
  Jon Samson
   
• FLYING HIGH!
  Caspar Babypants
   
• I LOVE RAINY DAYS
  Daniel Tashian
   
• 
  Alphabet Rockers
   
• WINTERLAND
  The Okee Dokee Brothers

Spoken Word

56. Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)

• BEASTIE BOYS BOOK
  (Various Artists)
  Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, Scott Sherratt & Dan Zitt, producers
   
• BECOMING - WINNER
  Michelle Obama
   
• I.V. CATATONIA: 20 YEARS AS A TWO-TIME CANCER SURVIVOR
  Eric Alexandrakis
   
• 
  John Waters
   
• SEKOU ANDREWS & THE STRING THEORY
  Sekou Andrews (& The String Theory)

Comedy

57. Best Comedy Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new recordings.

• QUALITY TIME
  Jim Gaffigan
   
• RELATABLE
  Ellen DeGeneres
   
• RIGHT NOW
  Aziz Ansari
   
• 
  Trevor Noah
   
• STICKS & STONES - WINNER
  Dave Chappelle

Musical Theater

58. Best Musical Theater Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new recordings. Award to the principle vocalist(s) and the album producer(s) of 51% or more playing time of the album. The lyricist(s) and composer(s) of a new score are eligible for an Award if they have written and/or composed a new score which comprises 51% or more playing time of the album.

• AIN'T TOO PROUD: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS
  Saint Aubyn, Derrick Baskin, James Harkness, Jawan M. Jackson, Jeremy Pope & Ephraim Sykes, principal soloists; Scott M. Riesett, producer (Original Broadway Cast)
   
• HADESTOWN - WINNER
  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)
   
• 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)
   
• 
  Imogen Heap, producer; Imogen Heap, composer (Imogen Heap)
   
• OKLAHOMA!
  Damon Daunno, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Ali Stroker, Mary Testa & Patrick Vaill, principal soloists; Daniel Kluger & Dean Sharenow, producers (Richard Rodgers, composer; Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist) (2019 Broadway Cast)

Music for Visual Media

59. Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
Award to the artist(s) and/or ‘in studio' producer(s) of a majority of the tracks on the album. In the absence of both, award to the one or two individuals proactively responsible for the concept and musical direction of the album and for the selection of artists, songs and producers, as applicable. Award also goes to appropriately credited music supervisor(s).

• THE LION KING: THE SONGS
  (Various Artists)
  Jon Favreau & Hans Zimmer, compilation producers
   
• QUENTIN TARANTINO'S ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD
  (Various Artists)
  Quentin Tarantino, compilation producer; Mary Ramos, music supervisor
   
• ROCKETMAN
  Taron Egerton
  Giles Martin, compilation producer
   
• SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE
  (Various Artists)
  Spring Aspers & Dana Sano, compilation producers; Kier Lehman, music supervisor
   
• A STAR IS BORN - WINNER
  Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
  Paul “DJWS” Blair, Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Nick Monson, Lukas Nelson, Mark Nilan Jr. & Benjamin Rice, compilation producers; Julianne Jordan & Julia Michels, music supervisors

60. Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for, or as a companion to, a current legitimate motion picture, television show or series, video games or other visual media.

• AVENGERS: ENDGAME
  Alan Silvestri, composer
   
• CHERNOBYL - WINNER
  Hildur Guðnadóttir, composer
   
• GAME OF THRONES: SEASON 8
  Ramin Djawadi, composer
   
• THE LION KING
  Hans Zimmer, composer
   
• MARY POPPINS RETURNS
  Marc Shaiman, composer

61. Best Song Written For Visual Media
A Songwriter(s) award. For a song (melody & lyrics) written specifically for a motion picture, television, video games or other visual media, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

• THE BALLAD OF THE LONESOME COWBOY
  Randy Newman, songwriter (Chris Stapleton)
  Track from: Toy Story 4
   
• GIRL IN THE MOVIES
  Dolly Parton & Linda Perry, songwriters (Dolly Parton)
  Track from: Dumplin'
   
• I'LL NEVER LOVE AGAIN (FILM VERSION) - WINNER
  Natalie Hemby, Lady Gaga, Hillary Lindsey & Aaron Raitiere, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper)
  Track from: A Star Is Born
   
• 
  Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Timothy McKenzie & Ilya Salmanzadeh, songwriters (Beyoncé)
  Track from: The Lion King
   
• SUSPIRIUM
  Thom Yorke, songwriter (Thom Yorke)
  Track from: Suspiria

Composing/Arranging

62. Best Instrumental Composition
A Composer's Award for an original composition (not an adaptation) first released during the Eligibility Year. Singles or Tracks only.

• BEGIN AGAIN
  Fred Hersch, composer (Fred Hersch & The WDR Big Band Conducted By Vince Mendoza)
   
• CRUCIBLE FOR CRISIS
  Brian Lynch, composer (Brian Lynch Big Band)
   
• LOVE, A BEAUTIFUL FORCE
  Vince Mendoza, composer (Vince Mendoza, Terell Stafford, Dick Oatts & Temple University Studio Orchestra)
   
• STAR WARS: GALAXY'S EDGE SYMPHONIC SUITE - WINNER
  John Williams, composer (John Williams)
   
• WALKIN' FUNNY
  Christian McBride, composer (Christian McBride)

63. Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

• BLUE SKIES
  Kris Bowers, arranger (Kris Bowers)
   
• HEDWIG'S THEME
  John Williams, arranger (Anne-Sophie Mutter & John Williams)
   
• LA NOVENA
  Emilio Solla, arranger (Emilio Solla Tango Jazz Orchestra)
   
• LOVE, A BEAUTIFUL FORCE
  Vince Mendoza, arranger (Vince Mendoza, Terell Stafford, Dick Oatts & Temple University Studio Orchestra)
   
• MOON RIVER - WINNER
  Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)

64. Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

• ALL NIGHT LONG - WINNER
  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)
   
• 
  Vince Mendoza, arranger (Trisha Yearwood)
   
• 12 LITTLE SPELLS (THORACIC SPINE)
  Esperanza Spalding, arranger (Esperanza Spalding)

Package

65. Best Recording Package

• ANÓNIMAS & RESILIENTES
  Luisa María Arango, Carlos Dussan, Manuel García-Orozco & Juliana Jaramillo-Buenaventura, art directors (Voces Del Bullerengue)
   
• CHRIS CORNELL - WINNER
  Barry Ament, Jeff Ament & Joe Spix, art directors (Chris Cornell)
   
• HOLD THAT TIGER
  Andrew Wong & Fongming Yang, art directors (The Muddy Basin Ramblers)
   
• I,I
  Aaron Anderson & Eric Timothy Carlson, art directors (Bon Iver)
   
• INTELLEXUAL
  Irwan Awalludin, art director (Intellexual)

66. Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

• ANIMA
  Stanley Donwood & Tchocky, art directors (Thom Yorke)
   
• GOLD IN A BRASS AGE
  Amanda Chiu, Mark Farrow & David Gray, art directors (David Gray)
   
• 1963: NEW DIRECTIONS
  Josh Cheuse, art director (John Coltrane)
   
• 
  Marek Polewski, art director (Wilhelm Furtwängler & Berliner Philharmoniker)
   
• WOODSTOCK: BACK TO THE GARDEN - THE DEFINITIVE 50TH ANNIVERSARY ARCHIVE - WINNER
  Masaki Koike, art director (Various Artists)

Notes

67. Best Album Notes

• THE COMPLETE CUBAN JAM SESSIONS
  Judy Cantor-Navas, album notes writer (Various Artists)
   
• THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MALACO
  Robert Marovich, album notes writer (Various Artists)
   
• PEDAL STEAL + FOUR CORNERS
  Brendan Greaves, album notes writer (Terry Allen And The Panhandle Mystery Band)
   
• 
  Jeff Place, album notes writer (Pete Seeger)
   
• STAX '68: A MEMPHIS STORY - WINNER
  Steve Greenberg, album notes writer (Various Artists)

Historical

68. Best Historical Album

• THE GIRL FROM CHICKASAW COUNTY - THE COMPLETE CAPITOL MASTERS
  Andrew Batt & Kris Maher, compilation producers; Simon Gibson, mastering engineer (Bobbie Gentry)
   
• THE GREAT COMEBACK: HOROWITZ AT CARNEGIE HALL
  Robert Russ, compilation producer; Andreas K. Meyer & Jennifer Nulsen, mastering engineers (Vladimir Horowitz)
   
• KANKYO ONGAKU: JAPANESE AMBIENT, ENVIRONMENTAL & NEW AGE MUSIC 1980-1990
  Spencer Doran, Yosuke Kitazawa, Douglas Mcgowan & Matt Sullivan, compilation producers; John Baldwin, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
   
• 
  Jeff Place & Robert Santelli, compilation producers; Pete Reiniger, mastering engineer (Pete Seeger)
   
• WOODSTOCK: BACK TO THE GARDEN - THE DEFINITIVE 50TH ANNIVERSARY ARCHIVE
  Brian Kehew, Steve Woolard & Andy Zax, compilation producers; Dave Schultz, mastering engineer (Various Artists)

Production, Non-Classical

69. Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
An Engineer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.)

• ALL THESE THINGS
  Tchad Blake, Thomas Dybdahl, Adam Greenspan & Roderick Shearer, engineers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Thomas Dybdahl)
   
• ELLA MAI
  Chris "Shaggy" Ascher, Jaycen Joshua & David Pizzimenti, engineers; Chris Athens, mastering engineer (Ella Mai)
   
• RUN HOME SLOW
  Paul Butler & Sam Teskey, engineers; Joe Carra, mastering engineer (The Teskey Brothers)
   
• SCENERY
  Tom Elmhirst, Ben Kane & Jeremy Most, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Emily King)
   
• WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? - WINNER
  Rob Kinelski & Finneas O'Connell, engineers; John Greenham, mastering engineer (Billie Eilish)

70. Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
A Producer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.)

• JACK ANTONOFF

• Arizona Baby (Kevin Abstract) (A)
• Lover (Taylor Swift) (A)
• Norman F***ing Rockwell! (Lana Del Rey) (A)
• Red Hearse (Red Hearse) (A)​

• DAN AUERBACH

• The Angels In Heaven Done Signed My Name (Leo Bud Welch) (A)
• "Let's Rock" (The Black Keys) (A)
• Mockingbird (The Gibson Brothers) (A)
• Myth Of A Man (Night Beats) (A)
• Southern Gentleman (Dee White) (A)
• Walk Through Fire (Yola) (A)

• JOHN HILL

• Heat Of The Summer (Young The Giant) (T)
• Hundred (Khalid) (T)
• No Drug Like Me (Carly Rae Jepsen) (T)
• Outta My Head (Khalid With John Mayer) (T)
• Social Cues (Cage The Elephant) (A)
• Superposition (Young The Giant) (T)
• Too Much (Carly Rae Jepsen) (T)
• Vertigo (Khalid) (T)
• Zero (From "Ralph Breaks The Internet") (Imagine Dragons) (T)

• FINNEAS - WINNER

• When We Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (Billie Eilish) (A)

• RICKY REED

• Almost Free (Fidlar) (A)
• Burning (Maggie Rogers) (T)
• Confidence (X Ambassadors Featuring K.Flay) (T)
• Juice (Lizzo) (T)
• Kingdom Of One (Maren Morris) (T)
• Power Is Power (SZA Featuring The Weeknd & Travis Scott) (T)
• Tempo (Lizzo Featuring Missy Elliott) (T)
• Truth Hurts (Lizzo) (T)
• The Wrong Man (Ross Golan) (A)

71. Best Remixed Recording
A Remixer's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses for identification.) Singles or Tracks only.

• I RISE (TRACY YOUNG'S PRIDE INTRO RADIO REMIX) - WINNER
  Tracy Young, remixer (Madonna)
   
• MOTHER'S DAUGHTER (WUKI REMIX)
  Wuki, remixer (Miley Cyrus)
   
• THE ONE (HIGH CONTRAST REMIX)
  Lincoln Barrett, remixer (Jorja Smith)
   
• 
  Luc Bradford, remixer (Mild Minds)
   
• WORK IT (SOULWAX REMIX)
  David Gerard C Dewaele & Stephen Antoine C Dewaele, remixers (Marie Davidson)

Production, Immersive Audio

72. Best Immersive Audio Album
For vocal or instrumental albums in any genre. Must be commercially released on DVD-Audio, DVD-Video, SACD, Blu-Ray, or burned download-only/streaming-only copies and must provide a new immersive mix of four or more channels. Award to the immersive mix engineer, immersive producer (if any) and immersive mastering engineer (if any).

• CHAIN TRIPPING
  Luke Argilla, immersive audio engineer; Jurgen Scharpf, immersive audio mastering engineer; Jona Bechtolt, Claire L. Evans & Rob Kieswetter, immersive audio producers (YACHT)
   
• KVERNDOKK: SYMPHONIC DANCES
  Jim Anderson, immersive audio engineer; Robert C. Ludwig, immersive audio mastering engineer; Ulrike Schwarz, immersive audio producer (Ken-David Masur & Stavanger Symphony Orchestra)
   
• LUX - WINNER
  Morten Lindberg, immersive audio engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive audio mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive audio producer (Anita Brevik, Trondheimsolistene & Nidarosdomens Jentekor)
   
• 
  Keith O. Johnson, immersive audio engineer; Keith O. Johnson, immersive audio mastering engineer; Marina A. Ledin & Victor Ledin, immersive audio producers (Jan Kraybill)
   
• THE SAVIOR
  Bob Clearmountain, immersive audio engineer; Bob Ludwig, immersive audio mastering engineer; Michael Marquart & Dave Way, immersive audio producers (A Bad Think)

Production, Classical

73. Best Engineered Album, Classical
An Engineer's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.)

• AEQUA - ANNA THORVALDSDÓTTIR
  Daniel Shores, engineer; Daniel Shores, mastering engineer (International Contemporary Ensemble)
   
• BRUCKNER: SYMPHONY NO. 9
  Mark Donahue, engineer; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
   
• RACHMANINOFF - HERMITAGE PIANO TRIO
  Keith O. Johnson & Sean Royce Martin, engineers; Keith O. Johnson, mastering engineer (Hermitage Piano Trio)
   
• RILEY: SUN RINGS - WINNER
  Leslie Ann Jones, engineer; John Kilgore, Judith Sherman & David Harrington, engineers/mixers; Robert C. Ludwig, mastering engineer (Kronos Quartet)
   
• WOLFE: FIRE IN MY MOUTH
  Bob Hanlon & Lawrence Rock, engineers; Ian Good & Lawrence Rock, mastering engineers (Jaap Van Zweden, Francisco J. Núñez, Donald Nally, The Crossing, Young People's Chorus Of NY City & New York Philharmonic)

74. Producer Of The Year, Classical
A Producer's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.)

• BLANTON ALSPAUGH - WINNER

• Artifacts - The Music Of Michael McGlynn (Charles Bruffy & Kansas City Chorale)
• Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Fantaisie Sur La Tempête De Shakespeare (Andrew Davis & Toronto Symphony Orchestra)
• Copland: Billy The Kid; Grohg (Leonard Slatkin & Detroit Symphony Orchestra)
• Duruflé: Complete Choral Works (Robert Simpson & Houston Chamber Choir)
• Glass: Symphony No. 5 (Julian Wachner, The Choir Of Trinity Wall Street, Trinity Youth Chorus, Downtown Voices & Novus NY)
• Sander: The Divine Liturgy Of St. John Chrysostom (Peter Jermihov & PaTRAM Institute Singers)
• Smith, K.: Canticle (Craig Hella Johnson & Cincinnati Vocal Arts Ensemble)
• Visions Take Flight (Mei-Ann Chen & ROCO)

• JAMES GINSBURG

• Project W - Works By Diverse Women Composers (Mei-Ann Chen & Chicago Sinfonietta)
• Silenced Voices (Black Oak Ensemble)
• 20th Century Harpsichord Concertos (Jory Vinikour, Scott Speck & Chicago Philharmonic)
• Twentieth Century Oboe Sonatas (Alex Klein & Phillip Bush)
• Winged Creatures & Other Works For Flute, Clarinet, And Orchestra (Anthony McGill, Demarre McGill, Allen Tinkham & Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra)

• MARINA A. LEDIN, VICTOR LEDIN

• Bates: Children Of Adam; Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem (Steven Smith, Erin R. Freeman, Richmond Symphony & Chorus)
• The Orchestral Organ (Jan Kraybill)
• The Poetry Of Places (Nadia Shpachenko)
• Rachmaninoff - Hermitage Piano Trio (Hermitage Piano Trio)

• MORTEN LINDBERG

• Himmelborgen (Elisabeth Holte, Kåre Nordstoga & Uranienborg Vokalensemble)
• Kleiberg: Do You Believe In Heather? (Various Artists)
• Ljos (Fauna Vokalkvintett)
• LUX (Anita Brevik, Trondheimsolistene & Nidarosdomens Jentekor)
• Trachea (Tone Bianca Sparre Dahl & Schola Cantorum)
• Veneliti (Håkon Daniel Nystedt & Oslo Kammerkor)

• Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)

Classical

75. Best Orchestral Performance
Award to the Conductor and to the Orchestra.

• BRUCKNER: SYMPHONY NO. 9
  Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
   
• COPLAND: BILLY THE KID; GROHG
  Leonard Slatkin, conductor (Detroit Symphony Orchestra)
   
• NORMAN: SUSTAIN - WINNER
  Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
   
• TRANSATLANTIC
  Louis Langrée, conductor (Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)
   
• WEINBERG: SYMPHONIES NOS. 2 & 21
  Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, conductor (City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Kremerata Baltica)

76. Best Opera Recording
Award to the Conductor, Album Producer(s) and Principal Soloists.

• BENJAMIN: LESSONS IN LOVE & VIOLENCE
  George Benjamin, conductor; Stéphane Degout, Barbara Hannigan, Peter Hoare & Gyula Orendt; Raphaël Mouterde & James Whitbourn, producers (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)
   
• PICKER: FANTASTIC MR. FOX - WINNER
  Gil Rose, conductor; John Brancy, Andrew Craig Brown, Gabriel Preisser, Krista River & Edwin Vega; Gil Rose, producer (Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Boston Children's Chorus)
   
• WAGNER: LOHENGRIN
  Christian Thielemann, conductor; Piotr Beczała, Anja Harteros, Tomasz Konieczny, Waltraud Meier & Georg Zeppenfeld; Eckhard Glauche, producer (Festspielorchester Bayreuth; Festspielchor Bayreuth)

77. Best Choral Performance
Award to the Conductor, and to the Choral Director and/or Chorus Master where applicable and to the Choral Organization/Ensemble.

• BOYLE: VOYAGES
  Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)
   
• DURUFLÉ: COMPLETE CHORAL WORKS - WINNER
  Robert Simpson, conductor (Ken Cowan; Houston Chamber Choir)
   
• THE HOPE OF LOVING
  Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Conspirare)
   
• SANDER: THE DIVINE LITURGY OF ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM
  Peter Jermihov, conductor (Evan Bravos, Vadim Gan, Kevin Keys, Glenn Miller & Daniel Shirley; PaTRAM Institute Singers)
   
• SMITH, K.: THE ARC IN THE SKY
  Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)

78. Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
For new recordings of works with chamber or small ensemble (twenty-four or fewer members, not including the conductor). One Award to the ensemble and one Award to the conductor, if applicable.

• CERRONE: THE PIECES THAT FALL TO EARTH
  Christopher Rountree & Wild Up
   
• FREEDOM & FAITH
  PUBLIQuartet
   
• PERPETULUM
  Third Coast Percussion
   
• RACHMANINOFF - HERMITAGE PIANO TRIO
  Hermitage Piano Trio
   
• SHAW: ORANGE - WINNER
  Attacca Quartet

79. Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Award to the Instrumental Soloist(s) and to the Conductor when applicable.

• THE BERLIN RECITAL
  Yuja Wang
   
• HIGDON: HARP CONCERTO
  Yolanda Kondonassis; Ward Stare, conductor (The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra)
   
• MARSALIS: VIOLIN CONCERTO; FIDDLE DANCE SUITE - WINNER
  Nicola Benedetti; Cristian Măcelaru, conductor (Philadelphia Orchestra)
   
• THE ORCHESTRAL ORGAN
  Jan Kraybill
   
• TORKE: SKY, CONCERTO FOR VIOLIN
  Tessa Lark; David Alan Miller, conductor (Albany Symphony)

80. Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Award to: Vocalist(s), Collaborative Artist(s) (Ex: pianists, conductors, chamber groups) Producer(s), Recording Engineers/Mixers with 51% or more playing time of new material.

• 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
   
• SONGPLAY - WINNER
  Joyce DiDonato; Chuck Israels, Jimmy Madison, Charlie Porter & Craig Terry, accompanists (Steve Barnett & Lautaro Greco)
   
• A TE, O CARA
  Stephen Costello; Constantine Orbelian, conductor (Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra)

81. Best Classical Compendium
Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s) and Engineer(s) of over 51% playing time of the album, if other than the artist.

• AMERICAN ORIGINALS 1918
  John Morris Russell, conductor; Elaine Martone, producer
   
• LESHNOFF: SYMPHONY NO. 4 'HEICHALOS'; GUITAR CONCERTO; STARBURST
  Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer
   
• MELTZER: SONGS AND STRUCTURES
  Paul Appleby & Natalia Katyukova; Silas Brown & Harold Meltzer, producers
   
• THE POETRY OF PLACES - WINNER
  Nadia Shpachenko; Marina A. Ledin & Victor Ledin, producers
   
• SAARIAHO: TRUE FIRE; TRANS; CIEL D'HIVER
  Hannu Lintu, conductor; Laura Heikinheimo, producer

82. Best Contemporary Classical Composition
A Composer's Award. (For a contemporary classical composition composed within the last 25 years, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year.) Award to the librettist, if applicable.

• BERMEL: MIGRATION SERIES FOR JAZZ ENSEMBLE & ORCHESTRA
  Derek Bermel, composer (Derek Bermel, Ted Nash, David Alan Miller, Juilliard Jazz Orchestra & Albany Symphony Orchestra)
   
• HIGDON: HARP CONCERTO - WINNER
  Jennifer Higdon, composer (Yolanda Kondonassis, Ward Stare & The Rochester Philharmonic 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)
   
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  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)

Music Video/Film

83. Best Music Video
Award to the artist, video director, and video producer.

• WE'VE GOT TO TRY
  The Chemical Brothers
  Ninian Doff, video director; Ellie Fry, video producer
   
• THIS LAND
  Gary Clark Jr.
  Savanah Leaf, video director; Danielle Hinde, Jason Cole, Alicia Martinez & Devin Sarno, video producers
   
• CELLOPHANE
  FKA twigs
  Andrew Thomas Huang, video director; Alex Chamberlain, video producer
   
• OLD TOWN ROAD (OFFICIAL MOVIE) - WINNER
  Lil Nas X & Billy Ray Cyrus
  Calmatic, video director; Candice Dragonas, Melissa Larsen & Saul Levitz, video producers
   
• GLAD HE'S GONE
  Tove Lo
  Vania Heymann & Gal Muggia, video directors; Natan Schottenfels, video producer

84. Best Music Film
For concert/performance films or music documentaries. Award to the artist, video director, and video producer.

• HOMECOMING - WINNER
  Beyoncé
  Beyoncé Knowles-Carter & Ed Burke, video directors; Steve Pamon & Erinn Williams, video producers
   
• REMEMBER MY NAME
  David Crosby
  A.J. Eaton, video director; Cameron Crowe, Michele Farinola & Greg Mariotti, video producers
   
• BIRTH OF THE COOL
  (Miles Davis)
  Stanley Nelson, video director; Nicole London, video producer
   
• SHANGRI-LA
  (Various Artists)
  Jeff Malmberg & Morgan Neville, video directors; Danny Breen, video producer
   
• ANIMA
  Thom Yorke
  Paul Thomas Anderson, video director; Paul Thomas Anderson, Erica Frauman & Sara Murphy, video producers

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Steve Cropper is still "selling energy" — putting forth what a younger generation might call blues rock "vibes" with his pals as if it were still 1970.

This ethos dates back to his time at the legendary Memphis label Stax Records, where Cropper served as a songwriter, producer, engineer and A&R. Crucially, Cropper was the guitarist in Stax's house band, Booker T. & The MGs — they of "Green Onions" fame — and backed artists including Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Sam & Dave, and Carla Thomas. Among his many bonafides, Cropper co-wrote Redding's "(Sittin’ On) The Dock OfThe Bay."

In his post-Stax years, the two-time GRAMMY winner and nine-time nominee produced and played on sessions with Jeff Beck, Jose Feliciano, John Prine, John Cougar, and Tower Of Power. He later joined Levon Helm’s RCO All-Stars group and was among the original members in Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi's Blues Brothers band. Cropper resumed his solo career in the '80s, releasing several albums, while continuing to collaborate with leading lights like Paul Simon, Ringo Starr, Elton John and Steppenwolf.

Steve Cropper has stayed true to himself for over seven decades, thanks in no small part to advice from Stax founder Jim Stewart. "He said, 'Just play yourself and if they don't like it, they'll tell you,'" Cropper tells GRAMMY.com. "So I've been playing myself all my life and it's worked out. That's pretty cool."

At the 2025 GRAMMYs, Cropper is nominated in the Best Contemporary Blues Album Category for the aptly named Friendlytown, recorded with a mix of long-time collaborators and a few newer faces, together billed as Steve Cropper & the Midnight Hour. Friendlytown's 13 tracks are familiar, digestible and straight-ahead rockin' — the kind of tunes you'd be thrilled to hear in a local dive. Featuring ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, Queen guitarist Brian May, singer Roger C Reale, and guitarist Tim Montana, Cropper co-wrote and co-produced all ofFriendlytown with bassist Jon Tiven.

"Steve's guitar playing on the song 'Hurry Up Sundown' is probably some of his best solo work and rhythm work," Tiven says. "It's amazing that at this point in his career, he could still be creating some of the greatest music of his life. I think that's a wonderful testament to the strength of his talent."

Meet Me At The Friendlytown Trader Joe's

There was very little methodical music-making behind Friendlytown, which partially grew out of sessions Cropper put together for his 2021 album Fire It Up. "This record was just about a bunch of guys getting together and having some fun. It's just like, Let's have a blast and try to make the party come to the record, rather than the record come to the party," Tiven notes.

Cropper and Tiven had been working on songs for years with the hopes of finding friendly musicians to give them life. While some found homes, the duo sat on instrumentals for years — until Tiven ran into Billy Gibbons at Trader Joe's. When Tiven told the sharp-dressed man he was making a record with Steve Cropper, "He just lit up like a firecracker and said he'd like to bring us a song. I said, 'Well, it's only going on the record unless you play on it.' And he said, 'Well, that could be arranged.'"

Gibbons ended up on 11 tracks; Friendlytown marks the first time he and Cropper worked together in many years. The ZZ Top vocalist's influence is audible on the album, particularly the title track and Eliminator-esque "Lay It On Down."

In Session At Stax

While casual may be the name of Cropper's game these days, "it definitely wasn't 35, 40 years ago," he says. Back then (and largely before, as Cropper left the label in 1970), making music was "was very serious, and I don't even think the guys had a good time." With a laugh, Cropper recalls his best friend, the Stax bassist/MG Duck Dunn, pining for a world in which "Jim Stewart would've only smiled every now and then." 

While Cropper calls Stewart "the greatest guy I've ever met," the label head was known to be critical. "He knew if you fought for something, like a song, that it was a good song. And if you didn't fight for it, it wasn't worth nothing," Cropper says, chuckling. "He was right. I think about that all the time, but I don't use it. A songwriter could tell me how good a song they wrote is, but if I don't like it, I don't like it. I'm sorry!. I'm sure I've thrown away some good ones before."

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A young Cropper put up a couple of fights, and for good reason. He recalls stumping for Wilson Pickett's "Ninety-nine and a half": [Jim Stewart said] "You boys was out there woodsheddin’. That song ain't going to make it." Cropper pressed it, and Stewart relented. The track made the cut for Pickett's 1966 album The Exciting Wilson Pickett.

Another big Stax hit stayed on the shelf for nine months while Cropper and co. battled it out with Stax brass. "Finally Al Bell went to Jim and said, 'You got to put this record out. It's called ‘Knock on Wood.' And Jim says, 'Okay, but you got to use your own money,'" Cropper says. "He hated that record until it was a hit."

Reflecting on the hardest song he's ever played, Cropper quickly points to Sam and Dave's "Soul Man." But the 1967 smash isn't difficult for the reasons you might think: the guitarist had to balance a Zippo lighter on his leg during sessions and performances, which he used to mimic the song's opening horn line. "I always had to dance [when recording] with Sam and Dave, because they could hit a groove. A lot of guitar players don't know that I played with a Zippo lighter and I'd slide it," he recalls.

Cropper reportedly hated the sound and feel of new guitar strings — something, he says, is no longer the case in old age — and in a lip-smacking good tidbit of studio lore, explained how he managed his unique sound. "I carry a thing of ChapStick all the time and I would go up and down the strings; [that would] take about three months out of the string so it would sound like the rest of them."

Sittin' On A Legacy

After decades in the business, it seems as if Cropper – though ever a professional – doesn't take himself or the creative process too seriously. He jokingly shares a reccolation from a studio session during his Stax years: Once the session was finished, Cropper told the group "Damn, this sounds like a hit." "And Al Jackson said, 'Steve, they're all hits until they're released.' He's probably right."

One of Stax's reliable hitmakers was a close friend of Cropper's: Otis Redding. The two shared a deep musical bond and some shared history. Both musicians grew up on farms ("By the time I was 14, I was ready to leave the home. By the time I was 16, I was gone in my mind," Cropper notes) yet the guitarist describes Redding as "most streetwise person that I ever met. I think he just had it. It came natural to him."

Redding played guitar with one finger and you "never argued with Otis" — especially because he was never available for sessions for more than a day or two. Most Otis Redding albums, as a result, were compilations from different sessions.

"I remember we cut 'I Can't Turn You Loose' in 10 minutes," Cropper says. "[When we recorded] Otis Blue, we had everybody come back at 1 [a.m.] -- after they did their gig and they went home and had their shower – so we could cut it."

Cropper knew that  "(Sittin' On) The Dock OfThe Bay" — arguably Redding's biggest hit, and Cropper's first GRAMMY win —  was a hit. "You know why I knew it was a hit? Because we had Otis the longest I'd had him; for two weeks."

The gentle lull of "Sittin'" was a radical departure from Redding's Southern soul bombast, and perhaps a sign of what was to come if the singer hadn't died tragically in a plane crash. "That one song, we searched for a long time. We call it crossover music; so it could go either way:, R&B, pop, whatever. That was the first one we ever had," Cropper says.

There's Always A Catch

Steve Cropper is still going strong at 83 years old. He reports that he enjoyed HBO's recent Stax Records docuseries, and has an unfinished instrumentals album in the can. He hasn't time for regrets, only dreams, but the name of the one person Cropper wishes he had worked with fires off like lightning: Tina Tuner.

Cropper saw the late legend three times. "I really did admire Tina. She was the closest person to Otis, I think, in the business. It's the yeller, screamer, but everybody loves their music. She was so good, it didn't matter how it was she's yelling and screaming," he says.

Tina Turner's loudest albums still have melody and something "people will walk away humming" — the very thing Cropper loved about  Stax records. "We were selling groove and all, rather than the music," Cropper says of his work with the MGs. "We don't care about the music. We just cared about melody and what's in the simplicity of the song."

Editor's Note: This article was updated with a new photo and YouTube videos on Dec. 16, 2024.

When it comes to holiday music, you can never go wrong with the tried-and-true classics.

Who doesn't love Nat "King" Cole's "The Christmas Song," Elvis Presley's "Blue Christmas," Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You," Charles M. Schulz's GRAMMY-nominated A Charlie Brown Christmas soundtrack, or any new version of a festive favorite?

Even so, it's always good to get out of one's comfort zone. With that in mind, unwrap these 12 outside-the-box Christmas songs, spanning rock to rap and featuring everything from refreshing spins on the familiar to unexpected holiday thrills.

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This firsthand account of spending the most joyous holiday locked up and separated from the one you love offers a different kind of longing than the average lonesome Christmas tune. In signature John Prine style, "Christmas In Prison" contains plenty of romantic wit ("I dream of her always, even when I don't dream) and comedic hyperbole ("Her heart is as big as this whole goddamn jail"), with plenty of pining and hope to spare.

"Christmas In Prison" appeared on Prine's third album, 1973's Sweet Revenge, and again as a live version on his 1994 album, A John Prine Christmas, which makes for perfect further off-beat holiday exploration.

When it comes to gloriously tasty six-string instrumentals, no one does it better than GRAMMY-winning Texan Eric Johnson. For his take on this timeless Christmas carol, the "Cliffs Of Dover" guitarist intermingles acoustic-based lines, sublime clean guitar passages and Hendrix-y double-stops with his trademark creamy violin-like Strat lines. The result is a sonic equivalent on par with the majesty of the Rockefeller Christmas tree. (For more dazzling holiday guitar tomfoolery, look into the album it's featured on, 1997's Merry Axemas.)

Who doesn't want a large semiaquatic mammal for the holidays? For then-10-year-old child star Gayla Peevey, not only did she score with the catchy tune, she also got her wish.

The 1953 novelty hit, written by John Rox, rocketed up the pop charts and led to a fundraising campaign to buy Peevey an actual hippo for Christmas. Children donated their dimes to the cause, and the Oklahoma City native got her hippo, named Mathilda, which she donated to the Oklahoma City Zoo.

The song itself features plodding brass instrumentals and unforgettable lyrics such as, "Mom says a hippo would eat me up but then/ Teacher says a hippo is a vegetarian." It seems Peevey still has a fond legacy with the hippo activist community — she was on hand in 2017 when the Oklahoma City Zoo acquired a pygmy hippopotamus.

In a contemplative mood this Christmas? Try getting into the holiday spirit by way of meditating on the true meaning of the season with this brash, uptempo Southern California crust punk tune.

Now the best-known song from the Vandals' 1996 Christmas album of the same name, "Oi To The World!" remained a relatively obscure track by the Huntington Beach punkers until it was covered by a rising pop/ska crossover band from nearby Anaheim, Calif., in 1997. (Perhaps you have heard of them — they were called No Doubt.) Ever since, the song has been a mainstay of the Vandals' live sets, and they have also played the album Oi To The World! in its entirety every year since its release at their annual Winter Formal show in Anaheim, now in its 29th year.

Though it's best known from OutKast's 1994 debut album, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, the Christmas version of the track "Player's Ball" was released earlier on A LaFace Family Christmas, an L.A. Reid-led project to introduce new acts. The then-young Atlanta rapper duo took a Southern hip-hop spin on the season, which can come across as a little irreverent, but at least they're honest: "Ain't no chimneys in the ghetto so I won't be hangin' my socks on no chimneys." Though some people may not find it cheerful, OutKast's season's greetings give "a little somethin' for the players out there hustlin'."

You'd be hard-pressed to find a more heartbreaking Christmas story than this Tom Waits' masterpiece from 1978's Blue Valentine. "Charlie, I'm pregnant and living on 9th Street," begins the Christmas card narrative in which a woman writes to an old flame, reporting how much better things are going since she quit drugs and alcohol and found a trombone-playing husband.

Waits' signature early career piano-plinking and tall-tale-storytelling weaves through a dream world of hair grease and used car lots, even sneaking in a Little Anthony And The Imperials reference. In the end, our narrator comes clean with the sobering lyric, "I don't have a husband, he don't play the trombone" before pleading, "I need to borrow money to pay this lawyer and Charlie hey, I'll be eligible for parole come Valentine's Day." For the uninitiated, this is the off-beat genius of GRAMMY winner Waits at his finest.

Though they took some lumps in their '80s hair-metal heyday, few would dare deny Winger's talent and musicianship. Surely on display here, frontman Kip Winger (a GRAMMY-nominated classical musician) and his bandmates begin with a traditional unplugged reading of the Franz Xaver Gruber-penned holiday chestnut, complete with four-part harmony.

But then it gets really interesting: the boys get "funky" with an inside-out musical pivot that fuses percussive rhythmic accents, pentatonic-based acoustic riffing, Winger's gravely vocals, and some choice bluesy soloing (and high-pitched vocal responses) courtesy of lead guitarist Reb Beach.

With lyrics that include "I know I should have thought twice before I kissed her" in the opening, you know you're in for a sleigh ride like none other. It's therefore no surprise that Cyndi Lauper and Swedish rock band the Hives' unconventional Christmas duel describes many marital hiccups that might make some blush.

Yet, the raucous duet somehow comes out on a high note, concluding, "We should both just be glad/And spend this Christmas together." The 2008 track was the brainchild of the Hives, who always wanted to do a song with Lauper. "This is a Christmas song whose eggnog has been spiked with acid, and whose definition of holiday cheer comes with a complimentary kick below the belt," wrote Huffington Post in 2013. "It's also an absolute riot."

Leave it to LCD Soundsystem's producer/frontman James Murphy to pen a holiday song about the depressing side of the season. "If your world is feeling small/ There's no one on the phone/ You feel close enough to call," he sings, tapping into that seasonal weirdness that can creep up, especially as everything around you is incessant smiles, warmth and cheer, and pumpkin-spice lattes. While he doesn't shy away from examining the depressing side of surviving the holiday season as an aging 20-, 30-, 40-something, Murphy does at least give a glimmer of hope to grab onto, transient and fleeting though it may be, as he refrains, "But I'm still coming home to you."

As Snoop Dogg declares, "It's Christmas time and my rhyme's steady bumpin'." This track from the 1996 album Christmas On Death Row lets you know why "Santa Claus Goes Straight To The Ghetto." Church food, love between people, and happiness stand out as Christmas is "time to get together and give all you got; you got food, good moods and what's better than together with your people." Love in the hard hood might have to watch itself, but the various artists of Death Row contagiously testify to abundant love and seasonal joy.

Bypassing the urge to write new material on their rocking Christmas album, 2006's A Twisted Christmas, Twister Sister instead took the most recognizable holiday classics in the book and made them faster, louder and more aggressive. The result — which, to date, equate to the group's seventh and final album — is a supercharged concept collection of songs such as "Silver Bells," "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" and "Deck The Halls" bludgeoned by chainsaw guitar riffs, thundering drums and lead singer Dee Snider's soaring screams. This unusual combination makes A Twisted Christmas the perfect soundtrack for any child of the '80s still hoping to tick off the neighbors this holiday season.

In anticipation of the 2025 NBA All-Star Game in San Francisco, P-Lo breathes new life into T.W.D.Y.'s classic "Players Holiday." Featuring Saweetie, Larry June, Kamaiyah, LaRussell, G-Eazy, thuy, and YMTK, the track celebrates Bay Area culture with its infectious energy and hometown pride. With its dynamic lineup and energetic vibe, "Players Holiday '25" is a love letter to the region's sound and legacy that bridges hip-hop and basketball culture.

This article features contributions from Nate Hertweck, Tim McPhate, Renée Fabian, Brian Haack, Philip Merrill, Nina Frazer and Taylor Weatherby.

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When the world crowns you the king of a genre as competitive as rap, your presence — and lack thereof — is palpable. After a five-year hiatus, Kendrick Lamar declaratively stomped back on stage with his fifth studio album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, to explain why the crown no longer fits him.

Two years later, Lamar circles back to celebrate the west on 2024's GNX, a 12-track release that revels in the root of his love for hip-hop and California culture, from the lowriders to the rappers that laid claim to the golden state.

“My baby boo, you either heal n—s or you kill n—s/ Both is true, it take some tough skin just to deal with you” Lamar raps on "gloria" featuring SZA, a track that opines on his relationship with the genre.

The Compton-born rapper (who was born Kendrick Lamar Duckworth) wasn't always championed as King Kendrick. In hip-hop, artists have to earn that moniker, and Lamar's enthroning occurred in 2013 when he delivered a now-infamous verse on Big Sean's "Control."

"I'm Makaveli's offspring, I'm the King of New York, King of the Coast; one hand I juggle 'em both," Lamar raps before name-dropping some of the top rappers of the time, from Drake to J.Cole.

Whether you've been a fan of Lamar since before his crown-snatching verse or you find yourself in need of a crash course on the 37-year-old rapper's illustrious career, GRAMMY.com answers nine questions that will paint the picture of Lamar's more than decade-long reign.

Who Discovered Kendrick Lamar?

Due to the breakthrough success of his Aftermath Entertainment debut (good kid, m.A.A.d city), most people attribute Kendrick Lamar's discovery to fellow Compton legend Dr. Dre. But seven years before Dre's label came calling, Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith saw potential in a 16-year-old rapper by the name of K.Dot.

Lamar's first mixtape in 2004 was enough for Tiffith's Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) to offer the aspiring rapper a deal with the label in 2005. However, Lamar would later learn that Tiffith's impact on his life dates back to multiple encounters between his father and the TDE founder, which Lamar raps about in his 2017 track "DUCKWORTH."

How Many Albums Has Kendrick Lamar Released?

Kendrick Lamar has released six studio albums: Section.80 (2011), Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City (2012), To Pimp a Butterfly (2015) DAMN. (2017),Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers (2022), and GNX (2024). Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City, To Pimp a Butterfly and DAMN. received both Rap Album Of The Year and Album Of The Year GRAMMY nominations. 

What Is Kendrick Lamar's Most Popular Song?

Across the board, it's "HUMBLE." The 2017 track is Lamar's only solo No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 (he also reached No. 1 status with Taylor Swift on their remix of her 1989 hit "Bad Blood"), and as of press time, "HUMBLE." is also his most-streamed song on Spotify and YouTube.

How Many GRAMMYs Has Kendrick Lamar Won?

As of November 2024, Kendrick Lamar has won 17 GRAMMYs and has received 57 GRAMMY nominations overall, solidifying his place as one of the most nominated artists in GRAMMY history and the second-most nominated rapper of all time, behindJay-Z. Five of Lamar's 17 GRAMMY wins are tied toDAMN., which also earned Lamar the status of becoming thefirst rapper ever to win a Pulitzer Prize.

His most recent wins include three awards at the2023 GRAMMYs, which included two for his albumMr. Morale & The Big Steppers, and Best Rap Performance for "The Hillbillies" withBaby Keem. 

Does Kendrick Lamar Have Any Famous Relatives?

He has two: Rapper Baby Keem and former Los Angeles Lakers star Nick Young are both cousins of his.

Lamar appeared on three tracks — "family ties," "range brothers" and "vent" — from Keem's debut album,The Melodic Blue. Keem then returned the favor forMr. Morale & The Big Steppers, featuring on "Savior (Interlude)" and "Savior" as well as receiving production and writing credits on "N95" and "Die Hard."

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Why Did Kendrick Lamar Wear A Crown Of Thorns?

Lamar can be seen sporting a crown of thorns on theMr. Morale & The Big Steppersalbum cover. He has sported the look for multiple performances since the project's release.

Dave Free described the striking headgear as, "a godly representation of hood philosophies told from a digestible youthful lens."

Holy symbolism and the blurred line between kings and gods are themes Lamar revisits often onMr. Morale & The Big Steppers. He uses lines like "Kendrick made you think about it, but he is not your savior" and songs like "Mirror" to reject the unforeseen, God-like expectations that came with his King of Hip-Hop status.

According toVogue, the Tiffany & Co. designed crown features 8,000 cobblestone micro pave diamonds and took over 1,300 hours of work by four craftsmen to construct.

Why Did Kendrick Lamar Leave TDE?

After five albums, four mixtapes, one compilation project, an EP, and a GRAMMY-nominatedBlack Panther: The Album, Kendrick Lamar and Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) confirmed thatMr. Morale & The Big Stepperswas the Compton rapper's last project under the iconic West Coast label. 

According to Lamar, his departure was about growth as opposed to any internal troubles. "May the Most High continue to use Top Dawg as a vessel for candid creators. As I continue to pursue my life's calling," Lamarwrote on his websitein August 2021. "There's beauty in completion."

TDE president Punch expressed a similar sentiment in an interview withMic. "We watched him grow from a teenager up into an established grown man, a businessman, and one of the greatest artists of all time," he said. "So it's time to move on and try new things and venture out."

Before Lamar's official exit from TDE, he launched a new venture called pgLang — a multi-disciplinary service company for creators, co-founded with longtime collaboratorDave Free— in 2020. The young company has already collaborated with Cash App, Converse and Louis Vuitton.

Has Kendrick Lamar Ever Performed at The Super Bowl?

Yes, Kendrick Lamar performed in thehalftime show for Super Bowl LVIin Los Angeles in 2022, alongside fellow rap legends Dr. Dre,Snoop Doggand Eminem, as well as R&B iconMary J. Blige.Anderson .Paakand50 Centalso made special appearances during the star-studded performance. As if performing at the Super Bowl in your home city wasn't enough, the Compton rapper also got to watch his home team, the Los Angeles Rams, hoist the Lombardi trophy at the end of the night.

Three years after his first Super Bowl halftime performance, Lamar will return to headline the Super Bowl LIX halftime show on Feb. 9, 2025 — just one week after the2025 GRAMMYs— at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. 

Is Kendrick Lamar On Tour?

Yes. Kendrick Lamar is currently scheduled to hit the road with SZA on the Grand National Tour beginning in May 2025. Lamar concluded The Big Steppers Tour in 2022, where he was joined by pgLang artists Baby Keem and Tanna Leone. The tour included a four-show homecoming at L.A.'s Crypto.com Arena in September 2022, followed by performances in Europe,Australia, and New Zealand through late 2022. 

Currently, there are no upcoming tour dates scheduled, but fans should check back for updates following the release ofGNX.

Updated Friday Oct. 13, 2023 to include info about Kendrick Lamar's most recent GRAMMY wins, as of the 2023 GRAMMYs.

A GRAMMY veteran these days, Kendrick Lamar has won 17 GRAMMYs and has received 47 GRAMMY nominations overall. A sizable chunk of his trophies came from the 58th annual GRAMMY Awards in 2016, when he walked away with five — including his first-ever win in the Best Rap Album category.

This installment of GRAMMY Rewind turns back the clock to 2016, revisiting Lamar's acceptance speech upon winning Best Rap Album for To Pimp A Butterfly. Though Lamar was alone on stage, he made it clear that he wouldn't be at the top of his game without the help of a broad support system. 

"First off, all glory to God, that's for sure," he said, kicking off a speech that went on to thank his parents, who he described as his "those who gave me the responsibility of knowing, of accepting the good with the bad."

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He also extended his love and gratitude to his fiancée, Whitney Alford, and shouted out his Top Dawg Entertainment labelmates. Lamar specifically praised Top Dawg's CEO, Anthony Tiffith, for finding and developing raw talent that might not otherwise get the chance to pursue their musical dreams.

"We'd never forget that: Taking these kids out of the projects, out of Compton, and putting them right here on this stage, to be the best that they can be," Lamar — a Compton native himself — continued, leading into an impassioned conclusion spotlighting some of the cornerstone rap albums that came before To Pimp a Butterfly.

"Hip-hop. Ice Cube. This is for hip-hop," he said. "This is for Snoop Dogg, Doggystyle. This is for Illmatic, this is for Nas. We will live forever. Believe that."

To Pimp a Butterfly singles "Alright" and "These Walls" earned Lamar three more GRAMMYs that night, the former winning Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song and the latter taking Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (the song features Bilal, Anna Wise and Thundercat). He also won Best Music Video for the remix of Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood." 

Lamar has since won Best Rap Album two more times, taking home the golden gramophone in 2018 for his blockbuster LP DAMN., and in 2023 for his bold fifth album, Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers.

Watch Lamar's full acceptance speech above, and check back at GRAMMY.com every Friday for more GRAMMY Rewind episodes. 

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