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Everything you need to know about the 2022 Grammys: host, performers, nominees + more

The 64th Grammy Awards take place on Sunday, April 3

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Jenni McKnight
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After being rescheduled from its usual January spot due to rising coronavirus cases – the Grammy Awards will finally take place this weekend.

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Coming to audiences from a brand new home in Las Vegas, music's biggest night will deliver incredible performances, unexpected collaborations, standout fashion, and sentimental tributes to music icons– and hopefully, there won't be an A-list altercation insight. 

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Here's everything you need to know about the 2022 Grammy Awards...

When are the 2022 Grammy Awards?

Originally scheduled for January 31, the Grammy Awards will now take place on Sunday, April 3, 2022.

Where are the 2022 Grammy Awards taking place?

In a break from tradition, the Grammys ceremony will be held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas instead of its usual home, Los Angeles' Crypto.com Arena (formerly known as the STAPLES Center).

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Billie Eilish is nominated at the 2022 Grammys

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What time are the 2022 Grammy Awards? How to watch

The Grammys will begin at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and typically run for three-and-a-half hours. The ceremony will be viewable live on the CBS Television Network.

How to watch the 2022 Grammys online

If you don't have cable, you'll need to access the Grammys live stream by signing up for a subscription service. Streaming options include Paramount+, fuboTV, Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV, and Sling TV.

Who is hosting the 2022 Grammy Awards?

The Daily Show's Trevor Noah will host the 2022 Grammys for a second consecutive year after making his debut at the scaled-back 2021 ceremony.

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Grammys 2022 has some incredible performances planned

Who is performing at the Grammys 2022?

The first wave of performers for the 2022 Grammy Awards were announced in March. They include Billie Eilish, BTS, Olivia Rodrigo, Brandi Carlile, Brothers Osborne, and Lil Nas X (with guest Jack Harlow).

One week later, the Recording Academy announced even more names to the line-up, including H.E.R., Chris Stapleton, and Jon Batiste. Foo Fighters were also confirmed to perform but sadly, just one day later, drummer Taylor Hawkins was found dead. The band has since canceled all upcoming tour dates in order to "grieve and heal" making it highly unlikely they will attend the Grammys.

There will also be a special performance by Broadway stars Cynthia Erivo, Ben Platt, and Leslie Odom, Jr. – joined by West Side Story star Rachel Zegler – for an In Memoriam tribute to late composer Stephen Sondheim.

Who is presenting at the Grammys 2022?

Currently, no presenters have been announced at this year's Grammys.

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Grammys 2022 has two new categories

What's new for Grammys 2022?

There have been quite a few changes to the 2022 Grammy Awards. This year sees the introduction of two new categories – Best Global Music Performance and Best Música Urbana Album to merge the previous Latin Pop and Latin Urban categories.

This change brings the grand total of categories up to 86, but every year, the vast majority of awards are handed out during the Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony, which is streamed on the Recording Academy's YouTube page just a few hours before the main show.

Other changes include the renaming of the Dance music category to Best Dance/Electronic Recording, and ten records are now nominated for the main categories (Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Album of the Year, and Best New Artist) instead of the usual eight.

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Who is nominated at the 2022 Grammy Awards?

Record of the Year

ABBA - I Still Have Faith in YouJon Batiste - FreedomTony Bennett, Lady Gaga - I Get a Kick Out of YouJustin Bieber, Daniel Cesar, Giveon - PeachesBrandi Carlile - Right on TimeDoja Cat, SZA - Kiss Me MoreBillie Eilish - Happier Than EverLil Nas X - Montero (Call Me by Your Name)Olivia Rodrigo - Drivers LicenseSilk Sonic - Leave the Door Open

Album of the Year

We Are - Jon BatisteTony Bennett and Lady Gaga - Love for SaleJustin Bieber - Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe)Doja Cat - Planet Her (Deluxe)Billie Eilish - Happier Than EverH.E.R. - Back of My MindLil Nas X - MonteroOlivia Rodrigo - SourTaylor Swift - EvermoreKanye West - Donda

Song of the Year

Ed Sheeran - Bad HabitsAlicia Keys, Brandi Carlile - A Beautiful NoiseOlivia Rodrigo - Drivers LicenseH.E.R. - Fight for YouBillie Eilish - Happier Than EverDoja Cat, SZA - Kiss Me MoreSilk Sonic - Leave the Door OpenLil Nas X - Montero (Call Me by Your Name)Justin Bieber, Daniel Cesar, Giveon - PeachesBrandi Carlile - Right on Time

Best New Artist

Arooj AftabJimmie AllenBaby KeemFinneasGlass AnimalsJapanese BreakfastThe Kid LaroiArlo ParksOlivia RodrigoSaweetie

Best Pop Solo Performance

Justin Bieber - AnyoneBrandi Carlile - Right on TimeBillie Eilish - Happier Than EverAriana Grande - PositionsOlivia Rodrigo - Drivers License

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga - I Get a Kick Out of YouJustin Bieber, Benny Blanco - LonelyBTS - ButterColdplay - Higher PowerDoja Cat, SZA - Kiss Me More

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga - Love for SaleNorah Jones - ’Til We Meet Again (Live)Tori Kelly - A Tori Kelly ChristmasLedisi - Ledisi Sings NinaWillie Nelson - That’s LifeDolly Parton - A Holly Dolly Christmas

Best Pop Vocal Album

Justin Bieber - Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe)Doja Cat - Planet Her (Deluxe)Billie Eilish - Happier Than EverAriana Grande - PositionsOlivia Rodrigo - Sour

Best Dance/Electronic Recording

Afrojack & David Guetta - HeroÓlafur Arnalds, Bonobo – LoomJames Blake - BeforeBonobo, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs - HeartbreakCaribou - You Can Do ItRüfüs du Sol - AliveTiësto - the Business

Best Dance/Electronic Album

Black Coffee - SubconsciouslyIllenium - Fallen EmbersMajor Lazer - Music Is The Weapon (Reloaded)Marshmello - ShockwaveSylvan Esso - Free LoveTen City - Judgement

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

Randy Brecker, Eric Marienthal - Double Dealin’Rachel Eckroth - The GardenTaylor Eigsti - Tree FallsSteve Gadd Band - At Blue Note TokyoMark Lettieri - Deep: The Baritone Sessions, Vol. 2

Best Rock Performance

AC/DC - Shot in the DarkBlack Pumas - Know You Better (Live From Capitol Studio A)Chris Cornell - Nothing Compares 2 UDeftones - OhmsFoo Fighters - Making a Fire

Best Metal Performance

Deftones - GenesisDream Theater - The AlienGojira - AmazoniaMastodon - Pushing the TidesRob Zombie - The Triumph of King Freak (A Crypt of Preservation and Superstition)

Best Rock Song

Weezer - All My Favorite SongsKings of Leon - The BanditMammoth WVH - DistancePaul McCartney - Find My WayFoo Fighters - Waiting on a War

Best Rock Album

AC/DC - Power UpBlack Pumas - Capitol Cuts - Live From Studio AChris Cornell - No One Sings Like You Anymore Vol. 1Foo Fighters - Medicine at MidnightPaul McCartney - McCartney III

Best Alternative Music Album

Fleet Foxes - ShoreHalsey - If I Can’t Have Love, I Want PowerJapanese Breakfast - JubileeArlo Parks - Collapsed in SunbeamsSt. Vincent - Daddy’s Home

Best R&B Performance

Snoh Aalegra - Lost YouJustin Bieber, Daniel Cesar, Giveon - PeachesH.E.R. - DamageSilk Sonic - Leave the Door OpenJazmine Sullivan - Pick Up Your Feelings

Best Traditional R&B Performance

Jon Batiste - I Need YouBJ the Chicago Kid, PJ Morton, Kenyon Dixon, Charlie Bereal - Bring It on HomeLeon Bridges, Robert Glasper - Born AgainH.E.R. - Fight for YouLucky Dave, Yebba - How Much Can a Heart Take

Best R&B Song

H.E.R. - DamageSZA - Good DaysGiveon - Heartbreak AnniversarySilk Sonic - Leave the Door OpenJazmine Sullivan - Pick Up Your Feelings

Best Progressive R&B Album

Eric Bellinger - New LightCory Henry - Something to SayHiatus Kaiyote - Mood ValiantLucky Daye - Table for TwoTerrace Martin, Robert Glasper, 9th Wonder & Kamasi Washington - Dinner Party: DesertMasego - Studying Abroad: Extended Stay

Best R&B Album

Snoh Aalegra - Temporary Highs in the Violet SkiesJon Batiste - We AreLeon Bridges - Gold-Diggers SoundH.E.R. - Back of My MindJazmine Sullivan - Heaux Tales

Best Rap Performance

Baby Keem, Kendrick Lamar - Family TiesCardi B - UpJ. Cole, 21 Savage & Morray – ​​My LifeDrake, Future, Young Thug - Way Too SexyMegan Thee Stallion - Thot Shit

Best Melodic Rap Performance

J. Cole, Lil Baby - Pride Is the DevilDoja Cat - Need to KnowLil Nas X, Jack Harlow - Industry BabyTyler, the Creator Featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Ty Dolla $ign - WusYaNameKanye West, The Weekend, Lil Baby - Hurricane

Best Rap Song

DMX, Jay-Z, Nas - Bath SaltsSaweetie, Doja Cat - best FriendBaby Keem, Kendrick Lamar - Family TiesKanye West, Jay-Z - JailJ. Cole, 21 Savage & Morray – ​​My Life

Best Rap Album

J. Cole - The Off-SeasonDrake - Certified Lover BoyNas - King’s Disease IITyler, the Creator - Call Me If You Get LostKanye West - Donda

Best Country Solo Performance

Luke Combs - Forever After AllMickey Guyton - Remember Her NameJason Isbell - All I Do Is DriveKacey Musgraves - Camera RollChris Stapleton - You Should Probably Leave

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

Jason Aldean, Carrie Underwood - If I Didn’t Love YouBrothers Osborne - Younger MeDan + Shay - Glad You ExistRyan Hurd, Maren Morris - Chasing After YouElle King, Miranda Lambert - Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)

Best Country Song

Maren Morris - Better Than We Found ItKacey Musgraves - Camera RollChris Stapleton - ColdThomas Rhett - Country AgainWalker Hayes - Fancy LikeMickey Guyton - Remember Her Name

Best Country Album

Brothers Osborne - SkeletonsMickey Guyton - Remember Her NameMiranda Lambert, Jon Randall, Jack Ingram - The Marfa TapesSturgill Simpson - The Ballad of Dood & JuanitaChris Stapleton - Starting Over

Best New Age Album

Will Ackerman, Jeff Oster, Tom Eaton - BrothersStewart Copeland, Ricky Kej - Divine TidesWouter Kellerman, David Arkenstone - PangaeaOpium Moon - Night + DayLaura Sullivan - Pieces of Forever

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

Christian Scott Atunde - SackodougouKenny Barron - Kick Those FeetJon Batiste - Bigger Than UsTerence Blanchard - AbsenceChick Corea - Humpty Dumpty (Set 2)

Best Jazz Vocal Album

The Baylor Project - GenerationsKurt Elling and Charlie Hunter - SuperBlueNnenna Freelon - Time TravelerGretchen Parlato - FlorEsperanza Spalding - Songwrights Apothecary Lab

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

Jon Batiste - Jazz Selections: Music From and Inspired By SoulTerence Blanchard Featuring the E Collective and the Turtle Island Quartet - AbsenceRon Carter, Jack DeJohnette, and Gonzalo Rubalcaba - SkylineChick Corea, John Patitucci, and Dave Weckl - Akoustic Band LIVEPat Metheny - Side-Eye NYC (V1.IV)

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

The Count Basie Orchestra Directed by Scotty Barnhart - Live At Birdland!Jazzmeia Horn And Her Noble Force - Dear LoveChristian McBride Big Band - For Jimmy, Wes And OliverSun Ra Arkestra - SwirlingYellowjackets + WDR Big Band - Jackets XL

Best Latin Jazz Album

Eliane Elias With Chick Corea and Chucho Valdés - Mirror MirrorCarlos Henriquez - The South Bronx StoryArturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra - Virtual BirdlandDafnis Prieto Sextet - TransparencyMiguel Zenón and Luis Perdomo - El Arte del Bolero

Best Gospel Performance/Song

Dante Bowe, Steffany Gretzinger, Chandler Moore - Voice Of GodDante Bowe - JoyfulAnthony Brown, Group Therapy - HelpCeCe Winans - Never LostElevation Worship, Maverick City Music - Wait On You

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

Kirk Franklin, Lil Baby - We WinH.E.R., Tauren Wells - Hold Us Together (Hope Mix)Chandler Moore, KJ Scriven - Man Of Your WordCeCe Winans - Believe For ItElevation Worship, Maverick City Music, Chandler Moore, Naomi Raine - Jireh

Best Gospel Album

Jekalyn Carr - Changing Your StoryTasha Cobbs Leonard - Royalty: Live At The RymanMaverick City Music - Jubilee: Juneteenth EditionJonathan McReynolds & Mali Music - Jonny X Mali: Live In LACeCe Winans - Believe For It

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

Natalie Grant - No StrangerIsrael, New Breed - Feels Like Home Vol. 2Kari Jobe - The Blessing (Live)Tauren Wells - Citizen Of Heaven (Live)Elevation Worship, Maverick City Music - Old Church Basement

Best Roots Gospel Album

Harry Connick, Jr. - Alone With My FaithGaither Vocal Band - That’s Gospel, BrotherErnie Haase, Signature Sound - Keeping OnThe Isaacs - Songs For The TimesCarrie Underwood - My Savior

Best Latin Pop Album

Pablo Alborán - VértigoPaula Arenas - Mis AmoresRicardo Arjona - Hecho A La AntiguaCamilo - Mis ManosAlex Cuba - MendóSelena Gomez - Revelación

Best Música Urbana Album

Rauw Alejandro - AfrodisíacoBad Bunny - El Último Tour del MundoJ Balvin - JoseKarol G - KG0516Kali Uchis - Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) ∞

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

Bomba Estéreo - DejaDiamante Eléctrico - Mira Lo Que Me Hiciste Hacer (Deluxe Edition)Juanes - OrigenNathy Peluso - CalambreC. Tangana - El MadrileñoZoé - Sonidos de Karmática Resonancia

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)

Aida Cuevas - Antología de la Musica Ranchera, Vol. 2Vicente Fernández - A Mis 80’sMon Laferte - SeisNatalia Lafourcade - Un Canto por México, Vol. IIChristian Nodal - Ayayay! (Súper Deluxe)

Best Tropical Latin Album

Rubén Blades y Roberto Delgado & Orquesta - Salswing!El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico - En CuarantenaAymée Nuviola - Sin Salsa No Hay ParaísoGilberto Santa Rosa - ColegasTony Succar - Live in Peru

Best American Roots Performance

Jon Batiste - CryBilly Strings - Love and RegretThe Blind Boys of Alabama and Bela Fleck - I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to be FreeBrandy Clark Featuring Brandi Carlile - Same DevilAllison Russell - Nightflyer

Best American Roots Song

Rhiannon Giddens, Francesco Turrisi - AvalonValerie June Featuring Carla Thomas - Call Me a FoolJon Batiste - CryYola - Diamond Studded ShoesAllison Russell - Nightflyer

Best Americana Album

Jackson Browne - Downhill From EverywhereJohn Hiatt with the Jerry Douglas Band - Leftover FeelingsLos Lobos - Native SonsAllison Russell - Outside ChildYola - Stand for Myself

Best Bluegrass Album

Billy Strings - RenewalBéla Fleck - My Bluegrass HeartThe Infamous Stringdusters - A Tribute to Bill MonroeSturgill Simpson - Cuttin’ Grass Vol. 1 (Butcher Shoppe Sessions)Rhonda Vincent - Music Is What I See

Best Traditional Blues Album

Elvin Bishop and Charlie Musselwhite - 100 Years of BluesBlues Traveler - Traveler’s BluesCedric Burnside - I Be TryingGuy Davis - Be Ready When I Call YouKim Watson - Take Me Back

Best Contemporary Blues Album

The Black Keys Featuring Eric Deaton and Kenny Brown - Delta KreamJoe Bonamassa - Royal TeaShemekia Copeland - Uncivil WarSteve Cropper - Fire It UpChristone “Kingfish” Ingram - 662

Best Folk Album

Mary Chapin Carpenter - One Night Lonely (Live)Tyler Childers - Long Violent HistoryMadison Cunningham - Wednesday (Extended Edition)Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi - They’re Calling Me HomeSarah Jarosz - Blue Heron Suite

Best Regional Roots Music Album

Sean Ardoin and Kreole Rock and Soul - Live in New Orleans!Big Chief Monk Boudreaux - Bloodstains and TeardropsChia Wa - My PeopleCorey Ledet Zydaco - Corey Ledet ZydacoKalani Pe’a - Kau Ka Pe’a

Best Reggae Album

Etana - PamojaGramps Morgan - Positive VibrationSean Paul - Live N LivinJesse Royal - Royal Soja - Beauty in the SilenceSpice - 10

Best Global Music Performance

Arooj Aftab - MohabbatAngelique Kidjo and Burna Boy - Do YourselfFemi Kuti - Pà Pá PàYo-Yo Ma and Angelique Kidjo - BlewuWizKid Featuring Tems - Essence

Best Global Music Album

Rocky Dawuni - Voice of Bunbon Vol. 1.Daniel Ho & Friends - East West Players Presents: Daniel Ho & Friends Live in ConcertAngélique Kidjo - Mother NatureFemi Kuti, Made Kuti - Legacy +Wizkid - Made in Lagos: Deluxe Edition

Best Children’s Music Album

123 Andrés - Actívate1 Tribe Collective - All One TribePierce Freelon - Black to the FutureFalu - A Colorful WorldLucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band - Crayon Kids

Best Spoken Word Album

LeVar Burton - AftermathDon Cheadle - Carry On: Reflections for a New Generation From John LewisJ. Ivy - Catching Dreams: Live at Fort Knox ChicagoDave Chappelle and Amir Sulaiman - 8:46Barack Obama - A Promised Land

Best Comedy Album

Lavell Crawford - The Comedy VaccineChelsea Handler - EvolutionLouis C.K. - Sincerely Louis CKLewis Black - Thanks For Risking Your LifeNate Bargatze - The Greatest Average AmericanKevin Hart - Zero F***s Given

Best Musical Theater Album

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s CinderellaBurt Bacharach and Steven Sater”s Some LoversGirl From the North CountryLes Misérables: The Staged Concert (The Sensational 2020 Live Recording)Stephen Schwartz’s SnapshotsThe Unofficial Bridgerton Musical

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

CruellaDear Evan HansenIn The HeightsOne Night In Miami...RespectSchmigadoon! Episode 1The United States vs. Billie Holiday

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

BridgertonDuneThe Mandalorian: Season 2 - Vol. 2 (Chapters 13-16)The Queen’s GambitSoul

Best Song Written for Visual Media

Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez - Agatha All AlongBo Burnham - All Eyes on MeP!nk -All I Know So FarH.E.R. - Fight for YouJennifer Hudson - Here I AmLeslie Odom, Jr. - Speak Now

Best Instrumental Composition

Brandee Younger - Beautiful Is BlackTom Nazziola - Cat and Mouse Vince Mendoza - Concerto for Orchestra: FinaleArturo O’Farrill - Dreaming in LionsLyle Mays - Elberhard

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

Bill O’Connell - ChopsticksRobin Smith - For the Love of a PrincessEmile Mosseri - Infinite LoveCharlie Rosen and Jake Silverman - Meta Knight’s RevengeGabriela Quintero and Rodrigo Sanchez - The Struggle Within

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

Ólafur Arnalds - The Bottom LinTehillah Alphonso - A Change Is Gonna ComeJacob Collier - The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)Cody Fry - Eleanor RigbyVince Mendoza - To the Edge of Longing (Edit Version)

Best Recording Package

Reckless Kelly - American Jackpot/American GirlsNick Cave and Warren Ellis - Carnage2nd Generation Falangao Singing Group and the Chairman Crossover Big Band - PakelangMatt Berninger - Serpentine PrisonSoul Of Ears - Zeta

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

George Harrison - All Things Must Pass: 50th Anniversary EditionSoccer Mommy - Color TheorySteven Wilson - The Future BitesGang of Four - 77-81Mac Miller - Swimming In Circles

Best Album Notes

Sunwook Kim - Beethoven: The Last Three SonatasLouis Armstrong - The Complete Louis Armstrong Columbia And RCA Victor Studio Sessions 1946-1966Willie Dunn - Creation Never Sleeps, Creation Never Dies: The Willie Dunn AnthologyVarious Artists - Etching The Voice: Emile Berliner And The First Commercial Gramophone Discs, 1889-1895Various Artists - The King Of Gospel Music: The Life And Music Of Reverend James Cleveland

Best Historical Album

Marian Anderson - Beyond The Music: Her Complete RCA Victor RecordingsVarious Artists - Etching The Voice: Emile Berliner And The First Commercial Gramophone Discs, 1889-1895Various Artists - Excavated Shellac: An Alternate History of the World’s MusicJoni Mitchell - Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967)Prince - Sign O’ the Times (Super Deluxe Edition)

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

The Marías - CinemaYebba - DawnLow - Hey WhatTony Bennet, Lady Gaga - Love for SalePino Palladino, Blake Mills - Notes With Attachments

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

Jack AntonoffRogét ChahayedMike ElizondoHit-BoyRicky Reed

Best Remixed Recording

Soul II Soul - Back to Life (Booka T Kings of Soul Satta Dub)Papa Roach - Born for Greatness (Cymek Remix)K. D. Lang - Constant Craving (Fashionably Late Remix)Zedd, Griff - Inside Out (3Scape Drm Remix)Demi Lovato, Ariana Grande - Met Him Last Night (Dave Audé Remix)Deftones - Passenger (Mike Shinoda Remix)PVA - Talks (Mura Masa Remix)

Best Immersive Audio Album (63rd Grammy)

Stemmeklang - Bolstad: Tomba SonoraBooka Shade - Dear Future Self (Dolby Atmos Mixes)Tove Ramio-Ystad, Cantus - FrydAlain Mallet - Mutt Slang II: A Wake of Sorrows Engulfed in RageJim R. Keene, the United States Army Field Band - Soundtrack of the American Soldier

Best Immersive Audio Album

Alicia Keys - AliciaPatricia Barber - CliqueHarry Styles - Fine LineSteven Wilson - The Future BitesAnne Karin Sundal-Ask, Det Norske Jentekor - Stille Grender

Best Engineered Album, Classical

Sérgio Assad, Clarice Assad, Third Coast Percussion - ArchetypesYo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax - Beethoven Cello Sonatas: Hope Amid TearsManfred Honeck, Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra - Beethoven Symphony No. 9Chanticleer - Chanticleer Sings ChristmasGustavo Dudamel, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Luke McEndarfer, Robert Istad, Grant Gershon, Los Angeles Children’s Chorus, Los Angeles Master Chorale, National Children’s Chorus, Pacific Chorale, Los Angeles Philharmonic - Mahler: Symphony No. 8, Symphony of a Thousand

Producer of the Year, Classical

Blanton AlspaughSteven EpsteinDavid FrostElaine MartoneJudith Sherman

Best Orchestral Performance

Nashville Symphony Orchestra - Adams: My Father Knew Charles Ives; HarmonielehreMendelssohn Choir Of Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra - Beethoven: Symphony No. 9San Francisco Symphony - Muhly: ThroughlinePhiladelphia Orchestra - Price: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3Seattle Symphony Orchestra - Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Scriabin: The Poem of Ecstasy

Best Opera Recording

Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra - Bartók: Bluebeard’s CastleThe Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus - Glass: AkhnatenLondon Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Chorus and LSO Discovery Voices - Janáček: Cunning Little VixenThe Opera Philadelphia Orchestra - Little: Soldier SongsThe Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus - Poulenc: Dialogues Des Carmélites

Best Choral Performance

Matthew Guard - It’s a Long WayGustavo Dudamel - Mahler: Symphony No. 8, ‘Symphony of a Thousand’Donald Nally - Rising w/The CrossingKaspars Putniņš - Schnittke: Choir Concerto; Three Sacred Hymns; Pärt: Seven Magnificat-AntiphonsBenedict Sheehan - Sheehan: Liturgy of Saint John ChrysostomCraig Hella Johnson - The Singing Guitar

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

Jack Quartet - Adams, John Luther: Lines Made by WalkingSandbox Percussion - Akiho: Seven PillarsSérgio Assad, Clarice Assad & Third Coast Percussion - ArchetypesYo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax - Beethoven: Cello Sonatas - Hope Amid TearsImani Winds - Bruits

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

Jennifer Koh - Alone TogetherSimone Dinnerstein - An American MosaicAugustin Hadelich - Bach: Sonatas & PartitasGil Shaham Beethoven & Brahms: Violin ConcertosMark Grgić - Mak BachCurtis Stewart - Of Power

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

Laura Strickling - ConfessionsWill Liverman - Dreams of a New Day - Songs by Black ComposersSangeeta Kaur & Hila Plitman - MythologiesJoyce DiDonato - Schubert: WinterreiseJamie Barton - Unexpected Shadows

Best Classical Compendium

Agave & Reginald L. Mobley - American Originals - A New World, A New CanonMichael Tilson Thomas - Berg: Violin Concerto; Seven Early Songs & Three Pieces for OrchestraTimo Andres & Ian Rosenbaum - Cerrone: The Arching PathChick Corea - PlaysAmy Andersson - Women Warriors - The Voices of Change

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

Andy Akiho - Akiho: Seven PillarsLouis Andriessen - Andriessen: The Only OneClarice Assad, Sérgio Assad, Sean Connors, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin & David Skidmore - Assad, Clarice & Sérgio, Connors, Dillon, Martin & Skidmore: ArchetypesJon Batiste - Batiste: Movement 11'Caroline Shaw - Shaw: Narrow Sea

Best Music Video

AC/DC - Shot in the DarkJon Batiste - FreedomTony Bennet, Lady Gaga - I Get a Kick Out of YouJustin Bieber, Daniel Cesar - PeachesBillie Eilish - Happier Than EverLil Nas X - Montero (Call Me by Your Name)

Best Music Film

Bo Burnham - InsideDavid Byrne - David Byrne’s American UtopiaBillie Eilish - Happier Than Ever (A Love Letter to Los Angeles)Jimi Hendrix - Music, Money, Madness…Jimi Hendrix in MauiVarious Artists - Summer of Soul

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