2025 Grammy Awards: Asake, Tems, Yemi Alade, Burna Boy, others nominated - See full list of nominees - KOKOMANSION MEDIA (2025)

The nominees for the highly anticipated 67th Academy Grammy Awards were on Friday unveiled, with several Nigerian artistes making the list.

Yemi Alade, Asake, Wizkid, Davido, Lojay, Burna Boy and Tems are nominated in the ‘Best African Music Performance’ category dominated by Nigerians.

Tems was alsonominatedin the ‘Best R&B Song’ category alongside Ronald Banful for the song ‘Burning’.

The Nigerian songstress further secured her third nomination in the ‘Best Global Music Album’ for her project ‘Born In The Wild’. Also in the category is Rema for ‘Heis’ album.

Since Burna Boy firstwonthe Grammy Awards in 2021, there has been an increased representation of Nigerian artistes at the biggest award in music.

Beyoncé secured 11 nominations, breaking a tie to become the most nominated artiste in Grammys history.

Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Charli XCX, Kendrick Lamar and Chappell Roan are all nominated for major awards at the 2025 Grammy Awards.

Below are the 94 categories in total:

1. Record Of The Year

• “Now And Then” by The Beatles
• “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” by Beyoncé
• “Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter
• “360” by Charli xcx
• “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” by Billie Eilish
• “Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar
• “Good Luck, Babe!” by Chappell Roan
• “Fortnight” by Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone

2. Album Of The Year

• New Blue Sunby André 3000
• COWBOY CARTERby Beyoncé
• Short n’ Sweetby Sabrina Carpenter
• BRATby Charli xcx
• Djesse Vol. 4by Jacob Collier
• HIT ME HARD AND SOFTby Billie Eilish
• The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princessby Chappell Roan
• THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENTby Taylor Swift

3. Song Of The Year

• “ABarSong(Tipsy)”– Sean Cook, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Chibueze Collins Obinna, Nevin Sastry & Mark Williams, songwriters (Shaboozey)“
• BIRDSOFAFEATHER”– Billie Eilish O’Connell & FINNEAS, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
• “DieWithASmile”– Dernst Emile II, James Fauntleroy, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars)
• “Fortnight”– Jack Antonoff, Austin Post & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone)
• “GoodLuck,Babe!”– Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, Daniel Nigro & Justin Tranter, songwriters (Chappell Roan)
• “NotLikeUs”– Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)
• “PleasePleasePlease”– Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff & Sabrina Carpenter, songwriters (Sabrina Carpenter)
• “TEXASHOLD‘EM”– Brian Bates, Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nate Ferraro & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Beyoncé)

4. Best New Artist

• Benson Boone
• Sabrina Carpenter
• Doechii
• Khruangbin
• RAYE
• Chappell Roan
• Shaboozey
• Teddy Swims

5. Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

• Alissia
• Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II
• Ian Fitchuk
• Mustard
• Daniel Nigro

6. Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical

• Jessi Alexander
• Amy Allen
• Edgar Barrera
• Jessie Jo Dillon
• RAYE

7. Best Pop Solo Performance

• “BODYGUARD” by Beyoncé
• “Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter
• “Apple” by Charli xcx
• “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” by Billie Eilish
• “Good Luck, Babe!” by Chappell Roan

8. Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

• “us.” by Gracie Abrams feat. Taylor Swift
• “LEVII’S JEANS” by Beyoncé feat. Post Malone
• “Guess” by Charli xcx & Billie Eilish
• “the boy is mine” by Ariana Grande, Brandy & Monica
• “Die With A Smile” by Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars

9. Best Pop Vocal Album

• Short n’ Sweetby Sabrina Carpenter
• HIT ME HARD AND SOFTby Billie Eilish
• eternal sunshineby Ariana Grande
• The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princessby Chappell Roan
• THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENTby Taylor Swift

10. Best Dance/Electronic Recording

• “She’s Gone, Dance On” by Disclosure
• “Loved” by Four Tet
• “leavemealone” by Fred Again.. & Baby Keem
• “Neverender” by Justice & Tame Impala
• “Witchy” by KAYTRANADA

11. Best Dance Pop Recording

• “Make You Mine” by Madison Beer
• “Von Dutch” by Charli xcx
• “L’AMOUR DE MA VIE [OVER NOW EXTENDED EDIT]” by Billie Eilish
• “yes, and?” by Ariana Grande
• “Got Me Started” by Troye Sivan

12. Best Dance/Electronic Album

• BRATby Charli xcx
• Threeby Four Tet
• Hyperdramaby Justice
• Timelessby KAYTRANADA
• Telosby Zedd

13. Best Remixed Recording

• “Alter Ego (KAYTRANADA remix)” – KAYTRANADA, remixer (Doechii)
• “A Bar Song (Tipsy) (Remix)” – David Guetta, remixer (Shaboozey)
• “Espresso” (Mark Ronson x FNZ Working Late Remix) – FNZ & Mark Ronson, remixers (Sabrina Carpenter)
• “Jah Sees Them – Amapiano Remix” – Alexx Antaeus, Footsteps & MrMyish, remixers (Julian Marley & Antaeus)
• “Von Dutch” – A.G. Cook, remixer (Charli xcx & A.G. Cook feat. Addison Rae)”

14. Best Rock Performance

• “Now And Then” by The Beatles
• “Beautiful People (Stay High)” by The Black Keys
• “The American Dream Is Killing Me” by Green Day
• “Gift Horse” by IDLES
• “Dark Matter” by Pearl Jam
• “Broken Man” by St. Vincent

15. Best Metal Performance

• “Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)” by Gojira, Marina Viotti & Victor Le Masne
• “Crown of Horns” by Judas Priest
• “Suffocate” by Knocked Loose feat. Poppy
• “Screaming Suicide” by Metallica
• “Cellar Door” by Spiritbox

16. Best Rock Song

• “Beautiful People (Stay High)” – Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney, Beck Hansen & Daniel Nakamura, songwriters (The Black Keys)
• “Broken Man” – Annie Clark, songwriter (St. Vincent)
• “Dark Matter” – Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Pearl Jam)
• “Dilemma” – Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool, songwriters (Green Day)
• “Gift Horse” – Jon Beavis, Mark Bowen, Adam Devonshire, Lee Kiernan & Joe Talbot, songwriters (IDLES)

17. Best Rock Album

• Happiness Bastardsby The Black Crowes
• Romanceby Fontaines D.C.
• Saviorsby Green Day
• TANGKby IDLES
• Dark Matterby Pearl Jam
• Hackney Diamondsby The Rolling Stones
• No Nameby Jack White

18. Best Alternative Music Performance

• “Neon Pill” Cage by The Elephant
• “Song Of The Lake” by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
• “Starburster” by Fontaines D.C.
• “BYE BYE” by Kim Gordon
• “Flea” by St. Vincent

19. Best Alternative Music Album

• Wild Godby Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
• Charmby Clairo
• The Collectiveby Kim Gordon
• What Nowby Brittany Howard
• All Born Screamingby St. Vincent

20. Best R&B Performance

• “Guidance” by Jhené Aiko
• “Residuals” by Chris Brown
• “Here We Go (Uh Oh)” by Coco Jones
• “Made For Me (Live On BET)” by Muni Long
• “Saturn” by SZA

21. Best Traditional R&B Performance

• “Wet” by Marsha Ambrosius
• “Can I Have This Groove” by Kenyon Dixon
• “No Lie” by Lalah Hathaway feat. Michael McDonald
• “Make Me Forget” by Muni Long
• “That’s You” by Lucky Daye

22. Best R&B Song

• “After Hours” – Diovanna Frazier, Alex Goldblatt, Kehlani Parrish, Khris Riddick-Tynes & Daniel Upchurch, songwriters (Kehlani)
• “Burning” – Ronald Banful & Temilade Openiyi, songwriters (Tems)
• “Here We Go (Uh Oh)” – Sara Diamond, Sydney Floyd, Marisela Jackson, Courtney Jones, Carl McCormick & Kelvin Wooten, songwriters (Coco Jones)
• “Ruined Me” – Jeff Gitelman, Priscilla Renea & Kevin Theodore, songwriters (Muni Long)
• “Saturn” – Rob Bisel, Carter Lang, Solána Rowe, Jared Solomon & Scott Zhang, songwriters (SZA)

23. Best Progressive R&B Album

• So Glad To Know Youby Avery*Sunshine
• En Routeby Durand Bernarr
• Bando Stone And The New Worldby Childish Gambino
• Crashby Kehlani
• Why Lawd?by NxWorries (Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge)

24. Best R&B Album

• 11:11 (Deluxe)by Chris Brown
• Vantablackby Lalah Hathaway
• Revengeby Muni Long
• Algorithmby Lucky Daye
• Coming Homeby Usher

25. Best Rap Performance

• “Enough (Miami)” by Cardi B
• “When The Sun Shines Again” by Common & Pete Rock feat. Posdnuos
• “NISSAN ALTIMA” by Doechii
• “Houdini” by Eminem
• “Like That” by Future & Metro Boomin feat. Kendrick Lamar
• “Yeah Glo!” by GloRilla
• “Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar

26. Best Melodic Rap Performance

• “KEHLANI” by Jordan Adetunji feat. Kehlani
• “SPAGHETTII” by Beyoncé feat. Linda Martell & Shaboozey
• “We Still Don’t Trust You” by Future & Metro Boomin feat. The Weeknd
• “Big Mama” by Latto
• “3:AM” by Rapsody feat. Erykah Badu

27. Best Rap Song

• “Asteroids” – Marlanna Evans, songwriter (Rapsody feat. Hit-Boy)
• “Carnival” – Jordan Carter, Raul Cubina, Grant Dickinson, Samuel Lindley, Nasir Pemberton, Dimitri Roger, Ty Dolla $ign, Kanye West & Mark Carl Stolinski Williams, songwriters (¥$ (Kanye West & Ty Dolla $Ign) feat. Rich The Kid & Playboi Carti)
• “Like That” – Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, Kobe “BbyKobe” Hood, Leland Wayne & Nayvadius Wilburn, songwriters (Future & Metro Boomin feat. Kendrick Lamar)
• “Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)
• “Yeah Glo!” – Ronnie Jackson, Jaucquez Lowe, Timothy McKibbins, Kevin Andre Price, Julius Rivera III & Gloria Woods, songwriters (GloRilla)

28. Best Rap Album

• Might Delete Laterby J. Cole
• The Auditorium, Vol. 1by Common & Pete Rock
• Alligator BitesNever Heal by Doechii
• The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)by Eminem
• We Don’t Trust Youby Future & Metro Boomin

29. Best Spoken Word Poetry Album

• CIVIL WRITES: The South Got Something To Sayby Queen Sheba
• cOncrete & wHiskey Act II Part 1: A Bourbon 30 Seriesby Omari Hardwick
• Good M.U.S.I.C. Universe Sonic Sinema: Episode 1 In The Beginning Was The Wordby Malik Yusef
• The Heart, The Mind, The Soulby Tank And The Bangas
• The Seven Number Onesby Mad Skillz

30. Best Jazz Performance

• “Walk With Me, Lord (SOUND | SPIRIT)” by The Baylor Project
• “Phoenix Reimagined (Live)” by Lakecia Benjamin feat. Randy Brecker, Jeff “Tain” Watts & John Scofield
• “Juno” by Chick Corea & Béla Fleck
• “Twinkle Twinkle Little Me” by Samara Joy feat. Sullivan Fortner
• “Little Fears” by Dan Pugach Big Band feat. Nicole Zuraitis & Troy Roberts

31. Best Jazz Vocal Album

• Journey In Blackby Christie Dashiell
• Wildflowers Vol. 1by Kurt Elling & Sullivan Fortner
• A Joyful Holidayby Samara Joy
• Milton + esperanzaby Milton Nascimento & esperanza spalding
• My Idealby Catherine Russell & Sean Mason

32. Best Jazz Instrumental Album

• Owl Songby Ambrose Akinmusire feat. Bill Frisell & Herlin Riley
• Beyond This Placeby Kenny Barron feat. Kiyoshi Kitagawa, Johnathan Blake, Immanuel Wilkins & Steve Nelson
• Phoenix Reimagined (Live)by Lakecia Benjamin
• Remembranceby Chick Corea & Béla Fleck
• Solo Gameby Sullivan Fortner

33. Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

• Returning To Foreverby John Beasley & Frankfurt Radio Big Band
• And So It Goesby The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
• Walk A Mile In My Shoeby Orrin Evans & The Captain Black Big Band
• Bianca Reimagined: Music For Paws And Persistenceby Dan Pugach Big Band
• Golden Cityby Miguel Zenón

34. Best Latin Jazz Album

• Spain Forever Againby Michel Camilo & Tomatito
• Cubop Lives!by Zaccai Curtis
• COLLABby Hamilton de Holanda & Gonzalo Rubalcaba
• Time And Againby Eliane Elias
• El Trio: Live in Italyby Horacio ‘El Negro’ Hernández, John Beasley & José Gola
• Cuba And Beyondby Chucho Valdés & Royal Quartet
• As I Travelby Donald Vega feat. Lewis Nash, John Patitucci & Luisito Quintero

35. Best Alternative Jazz Album

• Night Reignby Arooj Aftab
• New Blue Sunby André 3000
• Code Derivationby Robert Glasper
• Foreverlandby Keyon Harrold
• No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwinby Meshell Ndegeocello

36. Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

• À Fleur De Peauby Cyrille Aimée
• Visionsby Norah Jones
• Good Togetherby Lake Street Dive
• Impossible Dreamby Aaron Lazar
• Christmas Wishby Gregory Porter

37. Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

• Plot Armorby Taylor Eigsti
• Rhapsody In Blueby Béla Fleck
• Orchestras (Live)by Bill Frisell feat. Alexander Hanson, Brussels Philharmonic, Rudy Royston & Thomas Morgan
• Markby Mark Guiliana
• Speak To Meby Julian Lage

38. Best Musical Theater Album

• Hell’s Kitchen
• Merrily We Roll Along
• The Notebook
• The Outsiders
• Suffs
• The Wiz

39. Best Country Solo Performance

• “16 CARRIAGES” by Beyoncé
• “I Am Not Okay” by Jelly Roll
• “The Architect” by Kacey Musgraves
• “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” by Shaboozey
• “It Takes A Woman” by Chris Stapleton

40. Best Country Duo/Group Performance

• “Cowboys Cry Too” by Kelsea Ballerini With Noah Kahan
• “II MOST WANTED” by Beyoncé feat. Miley Cyrus
• “Break Mine” by Brothers Osborne
• “Bigger Houses” by Dan + Shay
• “I Had Some Help” by Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen

41. Best Country Song

• “The Architect” – Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)
• “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Sean Cook, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Chibueze Collins Obinna, Nevin Sastry & Mark Williams, songwriters (Shaboozey)
• “I Am Not Okay” – Casey Brown, Jason DeFord, Ashley Gorley & Taylor Phillips, songwriters (Jelly Roll)
• “I Had Some Help” – Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Smith, Ryan Vojtesak, Morgan Wallen & Chandler Paul Walters, songwriters (Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen)
• “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” – Brian Bates, Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nate Ferraro & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Beyoncé)

42. Best Country Album

• COWBOY CARTERby Beyoncé
• F-1 Trillionby Post Malone
• Deeper Wellby Kacey Musgraves
• Higherby Chris Stapleton
• Whirlwindby Lainey Wilson

43. Best American Roots Performance

• “Blame It On Eve” by Shemekia Copeland
• “Nothing In Rambling” by The Fabulous Thunderbirds feat. Bonnie Raitt, Keb’ Mo’, Taj Mahal & Mick Fleetwood
• “Lighthouse” by Sierra Ferrell
• “The Ballad Of Sally Anne” by Rhiannon Giddens

44. Best Americana Performance

• “YA YA” by Beyoncé
• “Subtitles” by Madison Cunningham
• “Don’t Do Me Good” by Madi Diaz feat. Kacey Musgraves
• “American Dreaming” by Sierra Ferrell
• “Runaway Train” by Sarah Jarosz
• “Empty Trainload Of Sky” by Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

45. Best American Roots Song

• “Ahead Of The Game” – Mark Knopfler, songwriter (Mark Knopfler)
• “All In Good Time” – Sam Beam, songwriter (Iron & Wine feat. Fiona Apple)
• “All My Friends” – Aoife O’Donovan, songwriter (Aoife O’Donovan)
• “American Dreaming” – Sierra Ferrell & Melody Walker, songwriters (Sierra Ferrell)
• “Blame It On Eve” – John Hahn & Will Kimbrough, songwriters (Shemekia Copeland)

46. Best Americana Album

• The Other Sideby T Bone Burnett
• $10 Cowboyby Charley Crockett
• Trail Of Flowersby Sierra Ferrell
• Polaroid Loversby Sarah Jarosz
• No One Gets Out Aliveby Maggie Rose
• Tigers Bloodby Waxahatchee

47. Best Bluegrass Album

• I Built A Worldby Bronwyn Keith-Hynes
• Songs Of Love And Lifeby The Del McCoury Band
• No Fearby Sister Sadie
• Live Vol. 1by Billy Strings
• Earl Jamby Tony Trischka
• Dan Tyminski: Live From The Rymanby Dan Tyminski

48. Best Traditional Blues Album

• Hill Country Loveby Cedric Burnside
• Struck Downby The Fabulous Thunderbirds
• One Guitar Womanby Sue Foley
• Sam’s Placeby Little Feat
• Swingin’ Live At The Church In Tulsaby The Taj Mahal Sextet

49. Best Contemporary Blues Album

• Blues Deluxe Vol. 2by Joe Bonamassa
• Blame It On Eveby Shemekia Copeland
• Friendlytownby Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour
• Mileageby Ruthie Foster
• The Furyby Antonio Vergara

50. Best Folk Album

• American Patchwork Quartetby American Patchwork Quartet
• Weird Faithby Madi Diaz
• Bright Futureby Adrianne Lenker
• All My Friendsby Aoife O’Donovan
• Woodlandby Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

51. Best Regional Roots Music Album

• 25 Back To My Rootsby Sean Ardoin And Kreole Rock And Soul
• Live At The 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festivalby Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & The Golden Eagles feat. J’Wan Boudreaux
• Live At The 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festivalby New Breed Brass Band feat. Trombone Shorty
• Kuiniby Kalani Pe’a
• Stories From The Battlefieldby The Rumble feat. Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr.

52. Best Gospel Performance/Song

• “Church Doors” by Yolanda Adams; Donald Lawrence & Sir William James Baptist, songwriters
• “Yesterday” by Melvin Crispell III
• “Hold On (Live)” by Ricky Dillard
• “Holy Hands” by DOE; Jesse Paul Barrera, Jeffrey Castro Bernat, Dominique Jones, Timothy Ferguson, Kelby Shavon Johnson, Jr., Jonathan McReynolds, Rickey Slikk Muzik Offord & Juan Winans, songwriters
• “One Hallelujah” by Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Erica Campbell & Israel Houghton feat. Jonathan McReynolds & Jekalyn Carr; G. Morris Coleman, Israel Houghton, Kenneth Leonard, Jr., Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Naomi Raine, songwriters

53. Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

• “Holy Forever (Live)” by Bethel Music, Jenn Johnson feat. CeCe Winans
• “Praise” by Elevation Worship feat. Brandon Lake, Chris Brown & Chandler Moore; Pat Barrett, Chris Brown, Cody Carnes, Steven Furtick, Brandon Lake & Chandler Moore, songwriters
• “Firm Foundation (He Won’t)” by Honor & Glory feat. Disciple
• “In The Name Of Jesus” by JWLKRS Worship & Maverick City Music feat. Chandler Moore; Austin Armstrong, Ran Jackson, Chandler Moore, Sajan Nauriyal, Ella Schnacky, Noah Schnacky & Ilya Toshinskiy, songwriters
• “In The Room” by Maverick City Music, Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore feat. Tasha Cobbs Leonard; G. Morris Coleman, Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Naomi Raine, songwriters
• That’s My King CeCe Winans; Taylor Agan, Kellie Gamble, Lloyd Nicks & Jess Russ, songwriters

54. Best Gospel Album

• Covered Vol. 1by Melvin Crispell III
• Choirmaster II (Live)by Ricky Dillard
• Father’s Dayby Kirk Franklin
• Still Karenby Karen Clark Sheard
• More Than Thisby CeCe Winans

55. Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

• Heart Of A Humanby DOE
• When Wind Meets Fireby Elevation Worship
• Child Of Godby Forrest Frank
• Coat Of Many Colorsby Brandon Lake
• The Maverick Way Completeby Maverick City Music, Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore

56. Best Roots Gospel Album

• The Gospel Sessions, Vol 2by Authentic Unlimited
• The Gospel According To Markby Mark D. Conklin
• Rhapsodyby The Harlem Gospel Travelers
• Churchby Cory Henry
• Loving Youby The Nelons

57. Best Latin Pop Album

• Funk Generationby Anitta
• El Viajeby Luis Fonsi
• GARCÍAby Kany García
• Las Mujeres Ya No Lloranby Shakira
• ORQUÍDEASby Kali Uchis

58. Best Música Urbana Album

• nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañanaby Bad Bunny
• Rayoby J Balvin
• FERXXOCALIPSISby Feid
• LAS LETRAS YA NO IMPORTANby Residente
• att.by Young Miko

59. Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

• Compita del Destinoby El David Aguilar
• Pa’ Tu Cuerpaby Cimafunk
• Autopoiéticaby Mon Laferte
• GRASAby NATHY PELUSO
• ¿Quién trae las cornetas?by Rawayana

60. Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)

• Diamantesby Chiquis
• Boca Chueca, Vol. 1by Carín León
• ÉXODOby Peso Pluma
• De Lejitosby Jessi Uribe

61. Best Tropical Latin Album

• MUEVENSEby Marc Anthony
• Bailarby Sheila E.
• Radio Güiraby Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
• Alma, Corazón y Salsa (Live at Gran Teatro Nacional)by Tony Succar, Mimy Succar
• Vacilón Santiagueroby Kiki Valera

62. Best Global Music Performance

• “Raat Ki Rani” by Arooj Aftab
• “A Rock Somewhere” by Jacob Collier feat. Anoushka Shankar & Varijashree Venugopal
• “Rise” by Rocky Dawuni
• “Bemba Colorá” by Sheila E. feat. Gloria Estefan & Mimy Succar
• “Sunlight To My Soul” by Angélique Kidjo feat. Soweto Gospel Choir
• “Kashira” by Masa Takumi feat. Ron Korb, Noshir Mody & Dale Edward Chung

63. Best African Music Performance

• “Tomorrow” by Yemi Alade
• “MMS” by Asake & Wizkid
• “Sensational” by Chris Brown feat. Davido & Lojay
• “Higher” by Burna Boy
• “Love Me JeJe” by Tems

64. Best Global Music Album

• Alkebulan IIby Matt B feat. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
• Paisajesby Ciro Hurtado
• Heisby Rema
• Historias De Un Flamencoby Antonio Rey
• Born In The Wildby Tems

65. Best Reggae Album

• Take It Easyby Collie Buddz
• Party With Meby Vybz Kartel
• Never Gets Late Hereby Shenseea
• Bob Marley: One Love – Music Inspired By The Film (Deluxe)(Various Artists)
• Evolutionby The Wailers

66. Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album

• Break Of Dawnby Ricky Kej
• Triveniby Wouter Kellerman, Éru Matsumoto & Chandrika Tandon
• Visions Of Sounds De Luxeby Chris Redding
• Opusby Ryuichi Sakamoto
• Chapter II: How Dark It Is Before Dawnby Anoushka Shankar
• Warriors Of Lightby Radhika Vekaria

67. Best Children’s Music Album

• Brillo, Brillo!by Lucky Diaz And The Family Jam Band
• Creciendoby Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats
• My Favorite Dreamby John Legend
• Solid Rock Revivalby Rock For ChildrenWorld Wide PlaydatebyDivinity Roxx and Divi Roxx Kids

68. Best Comedy Album

• Armageddonby Ricky Gervais
• The Dreamerby Dave Chappelle
• The Prisonerby Jim Gaffigan
• Someday You’ll Dieby Nikki Glaser
• Where Was Iby Trevor Noah

69. Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording

• All You Need Is Love: The Beatles In Their Own Words– Guy Oldfield, producer
• …And Your Ass Will Follow– George Clinton
• Behind The Seams: My Life In Rhinestones– Dolly Parton
• Last Sundays In Plains: A Centennial Celebration– Jimmy Carter
• My Name Is Barbra– Barbra Streisand

70. Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

• The Color Purple(Various Artists)
• Deadpool & Wolverine(Various Artists)
• Maestro: Music by Leonard Bernstein–London Symphony Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Bradley Cooper
• Saltburn(Various Artists)
• Twisters: The Album(Various Artists)

71. Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)

• American Fiction– Laura Karpman, composer
• Challengers– Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers
• The Color Purple– Kris Bowers, composer
• Dune: Part Two– Hans Zimmer, composer
• Shōgun– Nick Chuba, Atticus Ross & Leopold Ross, composers

72. Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media

• Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora– Pinar Toprak, composer
• God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla– Bear McCreary, composer
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2– John Paesano, composer
• Star Wars Outlaws– Wilbert Roget, II, composer
• Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord– Winifred Phillips, composer

73. Best Song Written For Visual Media

• “Ain’t No Love In Oklahoma” [fromTwisters: The Album] – Jessi Alexander, Luke Combs & Jonathan Singleton, songwriters (Luke Combs)
• “Better Place” [fromTROLLS Band Together] – Amy Allen, Shellback & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (*NSYNC & Justin Timberlake)
• “Can’t Catch Me Now” [fromThe Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes] – Daniel Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo, songwriters (Olivia Rodrigo)
• “It Never Went Away” [fromAmerican Symphony] – Jon Batiste & Dan Wilson, songwriters (Jon Batiste)
• “Love Will Survive” [fromThe Tattooist of Auschwitz] – Walter Afanasieff, Charlie Midnight, Kara Talve & Hans Zimmer, songwriters (Barbra Streisand)

74. Best Music Video

• “Tailor Swif” by A$AP Rocky; Vania Heymann & Gal Muggia, video directors
• “360” by Charli xcx; Aidan Zamiri, video director; Jami Arceo & Evan Thicke, video producers
• “Houdini” by Eminem; Rich Lee, video director; Kathy Angstadt, Lisa Arianna & Justin Diener, video producers
• “Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar; Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar, video directors; Jack Begert, Sam Canter & Jamie Rabineau, video producers
• “Fortnight” by Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone; Taylor Swift, video director; Jil Hardin, video producer

75. Best Music Film

• American Symphony(Jon Batiste) – Matthew Heineman, video director; Lauren Domino, Matthew Heineman & Joedan Okun, video producers
• June(June Carter Cash) – Kristen Vaurio, video director; Josh Matas, Sarah Olson, Jason Owen, Mary Robertson & Kristen Vaurio, video producers
• Kings From Queens(Run DMC) – Kirk Fraser, video director; William H. Masterson III, video producer
• Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple(Steven Van Zandt) – Bill Teck, video director; Robert Cotto, David Fisher & Bill Teck, video producers
• The Greatest Night In Pop(Various Artists) – Bao Nguyen, video director; Bruce Eskowitz, George Hencken, Larry Klein, Julia Nottingham, Lionel Richie & Harriet Sternberg, video producers

76. Best Recording Package

• The Avett Brothers– Jonny Black & Giorgia Sage, art directors (The Avett Brothers)
• Baker Hotel– Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (William Clark Green)
• BRAT– Brent David Freaney & Imogene Strauss, art directors (Charli xcx)
• F-1 Trillion– Archie Lee Coates IV, Jeffrey Franklin, Blossom Liu, Kylie McMahon & Ana Cecilia Thompson Motta, art directors (Post Malone)
• Hounds Of Love The Baskerville Edition– Kate Bush & Albert McIntosh, art directors (Kate Bush)
• Jug Band Millionaire– Andrew Wong & Julie Yeh, art directors (The Muddy Basin Ramblers)
• Pregnancy, Breakdown, And Disease– Lee Pei-Tzu, art director (iWhoiWhoo)

77. Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

• Half Living Things– Patrick Galvin, art director (Alpha Wolf)
• Hounds Of Love The Boxes Of Lost At Sea– Kate Bush & Albert McIntosh, art directors (Kate Bush)
• In Utero– Doug Cunningham & Jason Noto, art directors (Nirvana)
• Mind Games– Simon Hilton & Sean Ono Lennon, art directors (John Lennon)
• Unsuk Chin– Takahiro Kurashima & Marek Polewski, art directors (Unsuk Chin & Berliner Philharmoniker)
• We Blame Chicago– Rebeka Arce & Farbod Kokabi, art directors (90 Day Men)

78. Best Album Notes

• After Midnight– Tim Brooks, album notes writer (Ford Dabney’s Syncopated Orchestras)
• The Carnegie Hall Concert– Lauren Du Graf, album notes writer (Alice Coltrane)
• Centennial– Ricky Riccardi, album notes writer (King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band & Various Artists)
• John Culshaw – The Art Of The Producer – The Early Years 1948-55–Dominic Fyfe, album notes writer (John Culshaw)
• SONtrack Original De La Película “Al Son De Beno”– Josh Kun, album notes writer (Various Artists)

79. Best Historical Album

• Centennial– Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band And Various Artists)
• Diamonds And Pearls: Super Deluxe Edition– Charles F. Spicer, Jr. & Duane Tudahl, compilation producers; Brad Blackwood & Bernie Grundman, mastering engineers (Prince & The New Power Generation)
• Paul Robeson – Voice of Freedom: His Complete Columbia, RCA, HMV, and Victor Recordings– Tom Laskey & Robert Russ, compilation producers; Nancy Conforti & Andreas K. Meyer, mastering engineers (Paul Robeson)
• Pepito Y Paquito– Pepe De Lucía & Javier Doria, compilation producers; Jesús Bola, mastering engineer (Pepe De Lucía And Paco De Lucía)
• The Sound Of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording – Super Deluxe Edition)– Mike Matessino & Mark Piro, compilation producers; Steve Genewick & Mike Matessino, mastering engineers (Rodgers & Hammerstein & Julie Andrews)

80. Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

• Algorithm– Dernst Emile II, Michael B. Hunter, Stephan Johnson, Rachel Keen, John Kercy, Charles Moniz & Todd Robinson, engineers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer (Lucky Daye)
• Cyan Blue– Jack Emblem, Jack Rochon & Charlotte Day Wilson, engineers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer (Charlotte Day Wilson)
• Deeper Well– Craig Alvin, Shawn Everett, Mai Leisz, Todd Lombardo, John Rooney, Konrad Snyder & Daniel Tashian, engineers; Greg Calbi, mastering engineer (Kacey Musgraves)
• empathogen– Beatriz Artola, Zach Brown, Oscar Cornejo, Chris Greatti & Mitch McCarthy, engineers; Joe La Porta, mastering engineer (WILLOW)i/o– Tchad Blake, Oli Jacobs, Katie May & Dom Shaw, engineers; Matt Colton, mastering engineer (Peter Gabriel)
• Short n’ Sweet– Bryce Bordone, Julian Bunetta, Serban Ghenea, Jeff Gunnell, Oli Jacobs, Ian Kirkpatrick, Jack Manning, Manny Marroquin, John Ryan & Laura Sisk, engineers; Nathan Dantzler & Ruairi O’Flaherty, mastering engineers (Sabrina Carpenter)

81. Best Engineered Album, Classical

• Adams: Girls Of The Golden West– Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers; Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineers (John Adams, Daniela Mack, Ryan McKinny, Paul Appleby, Hye Jung Lee, Elliot Madore, Julia Bullock, Davóne Tines, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale)
• Andres: The Blind Banister– Silas Brown, Doron Schachter & Michael Schwartz, engineers; Matt Colton, mastering engineer (Andrew Cyr, Inbal Segev & Metropolis Ensemble)
• Bruckner: Symphony No. 7; Bates: Resurrexit– Mark Donahue & John Newton, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
• Clear Voices In The Dark– Daniel Shores, engineer; Daniel Shores, mastering engineer (Matthew Guard & Skylark Vocal Ensemble)
• Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina– Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers; Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineers (Gustavo Dudamel, María Dueñas, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale)

82. Producer Of The Year, Classical

• Erica Brenner
• Christoph Franke
• Morten Lindberg
• Dmitriy Lipay
• Elaine Martone
• Dirk Sobotka

83. Best Immersive Audio Album

• Avalon– Bob Clearmountain, immersive mix engineer; Rhett Davies & Bryan Ferry, immersive producers (Roxy Music)
• Genius Loves Company– Michael Romanowski, Eric Schilling & Herbert Waltl, immersive mix engineers; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; John Burk, immersive producer (Ray Charles With Various Artists)
• Henning Sommerro: Borders– Morten Lindberg, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive producer (Trondheim Symphony Orchestra)
• i/o (In-Side Mix)– Hans-Martin Buff, immersive mix engineer; Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel & Richard Russell, immersive producers (Peter Gabriel)
• Pax– Morten Lindberg, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive producer (Ensemble 96 & Current Saxophone Quartet)

84. Best Instrumental Composition

• At Last– Shelton G. Berg, composer (Shelly Berg)
• Communion– Christopher Zuar, composer (Christopher Zuar Orchestra)
• “I Swear, I Really Wanted To Make A “Rap” Album But This Is Literally The Way The Wind Blew Me This Time” – André 3000, Surya Botofasina, Nate Mercereau & Carlos Niño, composers (André 3000)
• “Remembrance” – Chick Corea, composer (Chick Corea & Béla Fleck)
• Strands– Pascal Le Boeuf, composer (Akropolis Reed Quintet, Pascal Le Boeuf & Christian Euman)

85. Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

• “Baby Elephant Walk – Encore” – Michael League, arranger (Snarky Puppy)
• “Bridge Over Troubled Water” – Jacob Collier, Tori Kelly & John Legend, arrangers (Jacob Collier feat. John Legend & Tori Kelly)
• “Rhapsody In Blue(Grass)” – Béla Fleck & Ferde Grofé, arrangers (Béla Fleck feat. Michael Cleveland, Sierra Hull, Justin Moses, Mark Schatz & Bryan Sutton)
• “Rose Without The Thorns” – Erin Bentlage, Alexander Lloyd Blake, Scott Hoying, A.J. Sealy & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (Scott Hoying feat. säje & Tonality)
• “Silent Night” – Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (säje)

86. Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

• “Alma” – Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johanye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (säje feat. Regina Carter)
• “Always Come Back” – Matt Jones, arranger (John Legend)
• “b i g f e e l i n g s” – Willow, arranger (WILLOW)
• “Last Surprise” (fromPersona 5) – Charlie Rosen & Jake Silverman, arrangers (The 8-Bit Big Band feat. Jonah Nilsson & Button Masher)
• “The Sound Of Silence” – Cody Fry, arranger (Cody Fry feat. Sleeping At Last)

87. Best Orchestral Performance

• Adams: City Noir, Fearful Symmetries & Lola Montez Does The Spider Dance– Marin Alsop, conductor (ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra)
• Kodály: Háry János Suite; Summer Evening & Symphony In C Major– JoAnn Falletta, conductor (Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
• Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina– Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
• Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Rakastava, & Lemminkäinen– Susanna Mälkki, conductor (Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra)
• Stravinsky: The Firebird– Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)

88. Best Opera Recording

• Adams: Girls Of The Golden West– John Adams, conductor; Paul Appleby, Julia Bullock, Hye Jung Lee, Daniela Mack, Elliot Madore, Ryan McKinny & Davóne Tines; Dmitriy Lipay, producer (Los Angeles Philharmonic; Los Angeles Master Chorale)
• Catán: Florencia En El Amazonas– Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Mario Chang, Michael Chioldi, Greer Grimsley, Nancy Fabiola Herrera, Mattia Olivieri, Ailyn Pérez & Gabriella Reyes; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
• Moravec: The Shining– Gerard Schwarz, conductor; Tristan Hallett, Kelly Kaduce & Edward Parks; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (Kansas City Symphony; Lyric Opera Of Kansas City Chorus)
• Puts: The Hours– Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Joyce DiDonato, Renée Fleming & Kelli O’Hara; David Frost, producer (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
• Saariaho: Adriana Mater– Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Fleur Barron, Axelle Fanyo, Nicholas Phan & Christopher Purves; Jason O’Connell, producer (San Francisco Symphony; San Francisco Symphony Chorus; Timo Kurkikangas)

89. Best Choral Performance

• Clear Voices In The Dark– Matthew Guard, conductor (Carrie Cheron, Nathan Hodgson, Helen Karloski & Clare McNamara; Skylark Vocal Ensemble)
• A Dream So Bright – Choral Music Of Jake Runestad– Eric Holtan, conductor (Jeffrey Biegel; True Concord Orchestra; True Concord Voices)
• Handel: Israel In Egypt– Jeannette Sorrell, conductor (Margaret Carpenter Haigh, Daniel Moody, Molly Netter, Jacob Perry & Edward Vogel; Apollo’s Fire; Apollo’s Singers)
• Ochre– Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)
• Sheehan: Akathist– Elaine Kelly, conductor; Melissa Attebury, Stephen Sands & Benedict Sheehan, chorus masters (Elizabeth Bates, Paul D’Arcy, Tynan Davis, Aine Hakamatsuka, Steven Hrycelak, Helen Karloski, Enrico Lagasca, Edmund Milly, Fotina Naumenko, Neil Netherly, Timothy Parsons, Stephen Sands, Miriam Sheehan & Pamela Terry; Novus NY; Artefact Ensemble, The Choir Of Trinity Wall Street, Downtown Voices & Trinity Youth Chorus)

90. Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

• Adams, J.L.: Waves & Particlesby JACK Quartet
• Beethoven For Three: Symphony No. 4 And Op. 97, ‘Archduke’by Yo-Yo Ma, Leonidas Kavakos & Emanuel Ax
• Cerrone: Beaufort Scalesby Beth Willer, Christopher Cerrone & Lorelei EnsembleHomeby Miró Quartet
• Rectangles And Circumstanceby Caroline Shaw & Sō Percussion

91. Best Classical Instrumental Solo

• Akiho: Longingby Andy Akiho
• Bach: Goldberg Variationsby Víkingur Ólafsson
• Eastman: The Holy Presence Of Joan D’Arcby Seth Parker Woods; Christopher Rountree, conductor (Wild Up)
• Entourerby Mak Grgić (Ensemble Dissonance)
• Perry: Concerto For Violin & Orchestraby Curtis Stewart; James Blachly, conductor (Experiential Orchestra)

92. Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

• Beyond The Years – Unpublished Songs Of Florence Price– Karen Slack, soloist; Michelle Cann, pianist
• A Change Is Gonna Come– Nicholas Phan, soloist; Palaver Strings, ensembles
• Newman: Bespoke Songs– Fotina Naumenko, soloist; Marika Bournaki, pianist (Nadège Foofat; Julietta Curenton, Colin Davin, Mark Edwards, Nadia Pessoa, Timothy Roberts, Ryan Romine, Akemi Takayama, Karlyn Viña & Garrick Zoeter)
• Show Me The Way– Will Liverman, soloist; Jonathan King, pianist
• Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder– Joyce DiDonato, soloist; Maxim Emelyanychev, conductor (Il Pomo d’Oro)

93. Best Classical Compendium

• Akiho: BeLonging– Andy Akiho & Imani Winds; Andy Akiho, Sean Dixon & Mark Dover, producers
• American Counterpoints– Curtis Stewart; James Blachly, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer
• Foss: Symphony No. 1; Renaissance Concerto; Three American Pieces; Ode– JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Bernd Gottinger, producer
• Mythologies II– Sangeeta Kaur, Omar Najmi, Hilá Plitmann, Robert Thies & Danaë Xanthe Vlasse; Michael Shapiro, conductor; Jeff Atmajian, Emilio D. Miler, Hai Nguyen, Robert Thies, Danaë Xanthe Vlasse & Kitt Wakeley, producers
• Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina– Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Dmitriy Lipay, producer

94. Best Contemporary Classical Composition

• Casarrubios: Seven For Solo Cello– Andrea Casarrubios, composer (Andrea Casarrubios)
• Coleman: Revelry– Valerie Coleman, composer (Decoda)
• Lang: Composition As Explanation– David Lang, composer (Eighth Blackbird)
• Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina– Gabriela Ortiz, composer (Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale)
• Saariaho: Adriana Mater– Kaija Saariaho, composer (Esa-Pekka Salonen, Fleur Barron, Nicholas Phan, Christopher Purves, Axelle Fanyo, San Francisco Symphony Chorus & Orchestra)