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)Best Latin Rock Or Alternative AlbumBest Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)“Baby Jack†Arturo O’Farrill, composer (Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra)Best Arrangement, Instrumental Or A Cappella“Uranus: The Magician†— Jeremy Levy, arranger (Jeremy Levy Jazz Orchestra)Best Arrangement, Instruments And VocalsBest Orchestral Performance“Concurrence†— DanÃel Bjarnason, conductor (Iceland Symphony Orchestra)2 & 3†— Hannu Lintu, conductor (Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra)
Best Opera Recording“Dello Joio: The Trial At Rouen†— Gil Rose, conductor; Heather Buck & Stephen Powell; Gil Rose, producer (Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Odyssey Opera Chorus)“Floyd, C.: Prince Of Players†— William Boggs, conductor; Keith Phares & Kate Royal; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra; Florentine Opera Chorus)“Gershwin: Porgy And Bess†— David Robertson, conductor; Angel Blue & Eric Owens; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)“Zemlinsky: Der Zwerg†— Donald Runnicles, conductor; David Butt Philip & Elena Tsallagova; Peter Ghirardini & Erwin Stürzer, producers (Orchestra Of The Deutsche Oper Berlin; Chorus Of The Deutsche Oper Berlin)Best Choral PerformanceBass & Adam Luebke, chorus masters (James K. Bass, J’Nai Bridges, Timothy Fallon, Kenneth Overton, Hila Plitmann & Matthew Worth; Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus & UCLA Chamber Singers)
“Kastalsky: Requiem†— Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Charles Bruffy, Steven Fox & Benedict Sheehan, chorus masters (Joseph Charles Beutel & Anna Dennis; Orchestra Of St. Luke’s; Cathedral Choral Society, The Clarion Choir, Kansas City Chorale & The Saint Tikhon Choir)“Moravec: Sanctuary Road†— Kent Tritle, conductor (Joshua Blue, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Dashon Burton, Malcolm J. Merriweather & Laquita Mitchell; Oratorio Society Of New York Orchestra; Oratorio Society Of New York Chorus)Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance“Hearne, T.: Place†— Ted Hearne, Steven Bradshaw, Sophia Byrd, Josephine Lee, Isaiah Robinson, Sol Ruiz, Ayanna Woods & Place OrchestraBest Classical Instrumental Solo“Adès: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra†— Kirill Gerstein; Thomas Adès, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)“Destination Rachmaninov – Arrival†Daniil Trifonov; Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor (The Philadelphia Orchestra)Best Classical Solo Vocal Album“Smyth: The Prison†— Sarah Brailey & Dashon Burton; James Blachly, conductor (Experiential Chorus; Experiential Orchestra)Best Classical CompendiumBest Contemporary Classical Composition“Adès: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra†— Thomas Adès, composer (Kirill Gerstein, Thomas Adès & Boston Symphony Orchestra)“Danielpour: The Passion Of Yeshua†— Richard Danielpour, composer (JoAnn Falletta, James K. Bass, Adam Luebke, UCLA Chamber Singers, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra & Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus)“Floyd, C.: Prince Of Players†— Carlisle Floyd, composer (William Boggs, Kate Royal, Keith Phares, Florentine Opera Chorus & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra)“Hearne, T.: Place†— Ted Hearne, composer (Ted Hearne, Steven Bradshaw, Sophia Byrd, Josephine Lee, Isaiah Robinson, Sol Ruiz, Ayanna Woods & Place Orchestra)Pop, Contemporary Instrumental Music, Reggae, and Global Music FieldsBest Pop Solo PerformanceBest Pop Duo/Group PerformanceBest Traditional Pop Vocal AlbumBest Pop Vocal AlbumBest Contemporary Instrumental AlbumBest Reggae AlbumBest Global Music AlbumBest Gospel Performance/Song  “Release (Live)†— Ricky Dillard Featuring Tiff Joy; David Frazier, songwriter “Come Together†— Rodney “Darkchild†Jerkins Presents: The Good News; Lashawn Daniels, Rodney Jerkins, Lecrae Moore & Jazz Nixon, songwritersHowell, Jonathan Caleb McReynolds, Kortney Jamaal Pollard & Terrell Demetrius Wilson, songwriters
Best Contemporary Christian Music PerformanceKanye West earned two Contemporary Christian nominations for his album Jesus Is KingBest Gospel Album Best Contemporary Christian Music AlbumBest Roots Gospel AlbumBest Spoken Word AlbumBest Engineered Album, Non-Classical “Black Hole Rainbow†— Shawn Everett & Ivan Wayman, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Devon Gilfillian)“Expectations†— Gary Paczosa & Mike Robinson, engineers; Paul Blakemore, mastering engineer (Katie Pruitt)“Hyperspace†— Drew Brown, Andrew Coleman, Shawn Everett, Serban Ghenea, David Greenbaum, Jaycen Joshua & Mike Larson, engineers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer (Beck)“Jaime†— Shawn Everett, engineer; Shawn Everett, mastering engineer (Brittany Howard)“25 Trips†— Shani Gandhi & Gary Paczosa, engineers; Adam Grover, mastering engineer (Sierra Hull)Best Remixed Recording Best Engineered Album, Classical“Danielpour: The Passion Of Yeshua†— Bernd Gottinger, engineer (JoAnn Falletta, James K. Bass, Adam Luebke, UCLA Chamber Singers, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra & Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus)“Gershwin: Porgy And Bess†— David Frost & John Kerswell, engineers; Silas Brown, mastering engineer (David Robertson, Eric Owens, Angel Blue, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus)“Hynes: Fields†— Kyle Pyke, engineer; Jesse Lewis & Kyle Pyke, mastering engineers (Devonté Hynes & Third Coast Percussion)13, ‘Babi Yar’†— David Frost & Charlie Post, engineers; Silas Brown, mastering engineer (Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
New Age and Jazz FieldsBest New Age AlbumBest Improvised Jazz SoloBest Jazz Vocal AlbumBest Jazz Instrumental Album Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album“Data Lords†— Maria Schneider OrchestraBest Latin Jazz Album“Tradiciones†— Afro-Peruvian Jazz Orchestra“Four Questions†— Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz OrchestraBest American Roots PerformanceAlabama Shakes singer Brittany Howard five honors also spanned categories, maing her mark in Rock, Alternative, Roots and R&BBest American Roots Song “Cabin†— Laura Rogers & Lydia Rogers, songwriters (The Secret Sisters)“Ceiling to the Floor†— Sierra Hull & Kai Welch, songwriters (Sierra Hull)“I Remember Everything†— Pat McLaughlin & John Prine, songwriters (John Prine)“Man Without a Soul†— Tom Overby & Lucinda Williams, songwriters (Lucinda Williams)Best Americana AlbumBest Bluegrass AlbumBest Traditional Blues AlbumBest Contemporary Blues AlbumBest Folk AlbumBest Regional Roots Music AlbumBest Comedy Album Best Musical Theater AlbumBest Score Soundtrack For Visual Media“Beautiful Ghosts [From Cats]†— Andrew Lloyd Webber & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)“Carried Me With You [From Onward]†— Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)“Into the Unknown [From Frozen 2]†— Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, songwriters (Idina Menzel & Aurora)“No Time to Die [From No Time To Die]†— Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas Baird O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)“Stand Up [From Harriet]†Joshuah Brian Campbell & Cynthia Erivo, songwriters (Cynthia Erivo)Best Music Video“Brown Skin Girl†— Beyoncé — Beyoncé Knowles-Carter & Jenn Nkiru, Video Directors; Lauren Baker, Astrid Edwards, Nathan Scherrer & Erinn Williams, Video ProducersBest Music FilmBlack Is King — BeyoncéBest R&B Performance“Black Parade†— BeyoncéBest Traditional R&B PerformanceBest R&B Song“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 Progressive R&B AlbumBest R&B Album"Savage" — 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)“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)Dance/Electronic Music, Country, Children’s, and Historical FieldsBest Dance/Electronic AlbumBest Country Solo PerformanceBest Country Duo/Group PerformanceBest Country Song“Bluebird†— Luke Dick, Natalie Hemby & Miranda Lambert, Songwriters (Miranda Lambert)“The Bones†— Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins & Laura Veltz, Songwriters (Maren Morris)“Crowded Table†— Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby & Lori Mckenna, Songwriters (The Highwomen)“More Hearts Than Mine†— Ingrid Andress, Sam Ellis & Derrick Southerland, Songwriters (Ingrid Andress)“Some People Do†— Jesse Frasure, Shane McAnally, Matthew Ramsey & Thomas Rhett, songwriters (Old Dominion)In the country music categories, Miranda Lambert topped with three nominations, making her mark in Best Country AlbumBest Country Album Best Children’s Music AlbumBest Historical Album“Celebrated, 1895-1896†— Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (Unique Quartette)“Hittin’ the Ramp: The Early Years (1936 – 1943)†— Zev Feldman, Will Friedwald & George Klabin, compilation producers; Matthew Lutthans, mastering engineer (Nat King Cole)“It’s Such a Good Feeling: The Best of Mister Rogers†— Lee Lodyga & Cheryl Pawelski, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Mister Rogers)“1999 Super Deluxe Edition†— Michael Howe, compilation producer; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Prince)“Souvenir†— Carolyn Agger, compilation producer; Miles Showell, mastering engineer (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark)“Throw Down Your Heart: The Complete Africa Sessions†— Béla Fleck, compilation producer; Richard Dodd, mastering engineer (Béla Fleck