Beyoncé, Chappell Roan, Charli XCX, Jack Antonoff, Dan Nigro & Shaboozey Lead ASCAP's 2025 Grammy Nominees

The nominees are out for the 67th annual Grammy Awards, and the ASCAP family is representing across the genre spectrum!

 

Queen Beyoncé leads the entire pack with 11 nominations, bringing her career tally to 99 total Grammy noms (she is already the most decorated person in Grammy history). Pop phenom Charli XCX earned eight, and breakout star Chappell Roan earned six, including nominations in all four big categories (Record, Album and Song of the Year, plus Best New Artist). Super-producers Jack Antonoff and Dan Nigro, and country trailblazer Shaboozey got five apiece.

 

We are overjoyed to see ASCAP songwriting greats Jessi Alexander and Amy Allen both up for Songwriter of the Year, and Mustard and Dan Nigro nominated for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical – all of their work has been in constant rotation at ASCAP HQ over the past year. And what a treat to see ASCAP Board member Jon Batiste up for two nominations, for his work on American Symphony. 

 

We are also thrilled to congratulate our 2025 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipients. Rockers The Clash and hip-hop pioneer Roxanne Shante will receive Lifetime Achievement Awards. Jazz pianist Erroll Garner and decorated composer Tania León will receive Trustees Awards. These will be presented at the Special Merit Awards Ceremony on Feb. 1 at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles. 

 

See below for the list of ASCAP family we’ll be rooting for at the 67th annual Grammys on Sunday, February 2.

 

Record of the Year

Award to the Artist(s), Album Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s), and/or Mixer(s), and Mastering Engineer(s) if other than the artist.

"Now and Then" – The Beatles

Paul McCartney, producer; Bruce Sugar, engineers/mixers

"TEXAS HOLD 'EM" –  Beyoncé

Beyoncé, Nate Ferraro, Killah B & Raphael Saadiq, producers

"Espresso"

Nathan Dantzler, mastering engineer

"360" – Charli XCX

Cirkut, producer & engineer/mixer

"BIRDS OF A FEATHER"

Jon Castelli, Aron Forbes, Brad Lauchert & Chaz Sexton, engineers/mixers; Dale Becker, mastering engineer

"Not Like Us"

Mustard, producer; Nicolas de Porcel, mastering engineer

"Good Luck, Babe!" –  Chappell Roan

Dan Nigro, producer; Mitch McCarthy & Dan Nigro, engineers/mixers

"Fortnight"

Jack Antonoff & Louis Bell, producers; Louis Bell, Bryce Bordone & Sean Hutchinson, engineers/mixers

 

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 20% or more playing time of the album.)

New Blue Sun – André 3000

André 3000, producer, engineer/mixer & songwriter

COWBOY CARTER – Beyoncé

Beyoncé, Terius "The-Dream" Gesteelde-Diamant & Dave Hamelin, producers; Beyoncé, Terius "The-Dream" Gesteelde-Diamant,  Dave Hamelin, S. Carter & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters

Short n' Sweet

Jack Antonoff, producer; Bryce Bordone, engineer/mixer; Amy Allen & Jack Antonoff, songwriters; Nathan Dantzler, mastering engineer

BRAT – Charli XCX

Charli XCX & Cirkut, producers; Charlotte Aitchison & Henry Walter, songwriters

Djesse Vol. 4 – Jacob Collier

Jacob Collier, producer, engineer/mixer & songwriter

HIT ME HARD AND SOFT

Jon Castelli , Aron Forbes, Brad Lauchert & Chaz Sexton, engineers/mixers; Dale Becker, mastering engineer

Chappell Roan The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess – Chappell Roan

Daniel Nigro, producer; Mitch McCarthy & Daniel Nigro, engineers/mixers; Daniel Nigro & Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, songwriters

THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT

Jack Antonoff & Aaron Dessner, producers; Zem Audu, Bryce Bordone & Sean Hutchinson, engineers/mixers; Jack Antonoff & Aaron Dessner, songwriters

 

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.

"A Bar Song (Tipsy)" — Sean Cook & Chibueze Collins Obinna, songwriters (Shaboozey)

"Die With A Smile" — James Fauntleroy, songwriter (Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars)

"Fortnight" — Jack Antonoff, songwriter (Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone)

"Good Luck, Babe!" — Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, Daniel Nigro & Justin Tranter, songwriters (Chappell Roan)

"Please Please Please" — Amy Allen & Jack Antonoff, songwriters (Sabrina Carpenter)

"TEXAS HOLD 'EM" — Brian Bates, Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nate Ferraro & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Beyoncé)

Best New Artist

This category recognizes an artist whose eligibility-year release(s) achieved a breakthrough into the public consciousness and notably impacted the musical landscape.

Khruangbin

Chappell Roan

Shaboozey

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

A Producer's Award. (Artists' names appear in parentheses.) (S) stands for Single, (T) stands for Track, and (A) stands for Album.

Mustard

• Faith Of A Mustard Seed (Mustard) (A)

• "Not Like Us" (Kendrick Lamar) (S)

• "Parking Lot" (Mustard & Travis Scott) (S)

Daniel Nigro

• "Can’t Catch Me Now (From The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes)" (Olivia Rodrigo) (S)

• Chappell Roan The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess (Chappell Roan) (A)

• "girl i’ve always been" (Olivia Rodrigo) (T)

• "Good Luck, Babe!" (Chappell Roan) (S)

• "so american" (Olivia Rodrigo) (T)

• "stranger" (Olivia Rodrigo) (T)

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical

A Songwriter's Award. (Artists' names appear in parentheses.) (S) stands for Single, (T) stands for Track, and (A) stands for Album.

Jessi Alexander

• "Ain't No Love In Oklahoma" (Luke Combs) (S)

• "All I Ever Do Is Leave" (Luke Combs) (S)

• "Chevrolet" (Dustin Lynch Featuring Jelly Roll) (S)

• "Make Me A Mop" (Cody Johnson) (S)

• "Never Left Me" (Megan Moroney) (S)

• "No Caller ID" (Megan Moroney) (S)

• "Noah" (Megan Moroney) (S)

• "Remember Him That Way" (Luke Combs) (S)

• "Roulette On The Heart" (Conner Smith & Hailey Whitters) (S)

Amy Allen

• "Chrome Cowgirl" (Leon Bridges) (S)

• "Espresso" (Sabrina Carpenter) (S)

• "High Road" (Koe Wetzel & Jessie Murph) (S)

• "Please Please Please" (Sabrina Carpenter) (S)

• "run for the hills" (Tate McRae) (S)

• "scared of my guitar" (Olivia Rodrigo) (T)

• "Selfish" (Justin Timberlake) (S)

• "Sweet Dreams" (Koe Wetzel) (S)

• "Taste" (Sabrina Carpenter) (S)

Best Pop Solo Performance

For new vocal or instrumental pop recordings. Singles or Tracks only.

"BODYGUARD" — Beyoncé

"Apple" — Charli XCX

"Good Luck, Babe!" — Chappell Roan

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative pop recordings. Singles or Tracks only.

"us." — Gracie Abrams

"LEVII'S JEANS" — Beyoncé

"Guess" — Charli XCX

"the boy is mine" — Monica

Best Pop Vocal Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new pop vocal recordings.

Chappell Roan The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess — Chappell Roan

Best Dance/Electronic Recording

For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.

"leavemealone"

Skrillex, producer

"Neverender"

Vincent Taurelle, mixer

"Witchy" — KAYTRANADA

Lauren D'Elia & KAYTRANADA, producers

Best Dance Pop Recording

For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.

"Make You Mine"

Leroy Clampitt, producer; Mitch McCarthy, mixer

"Von dutch" — Charli XCX

"L’AMOUR DE MA VIE [OVER NOW EXTENDED EDIT]"

Jon Castelli & Aron Forbes, mixers

"yes, and?"

ILYA & Max Martin, producers

"Got Me Started"

Styalz Fuego, producer; Alex Ghenea, mixer

Best Dance/Electronic Album

For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.

BRAT — Charli XCX

TIMELESS — KAYTRANADA

Telos — Zedd

Best Remixed Recording

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

"Alter Ego - KAYTRANADA Remix" — KAYTRANADA, remixer (Doechii Featuring JT)

"A Bar Song (Tipsy) [Remix]" — David Guetta, remixer (Shaboozey & David Guetta)

"Jah Sees Them - Amapiano Remix" — Alexx Antaeus, remixer (Julian Marley & Antaeus)

 

Best Rock Performance

For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative rock recordings.

"Now and Then" — The Beatles

"Gift Horse" — IDLES

"Broken Man" — St. Vincent

Best Metal Performance

For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative metal recordings.

"Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)" — Gojira & Victor Le Masne

"Crown of Horns" — Judas Priest

"Suffocate" — Knocked Loose

"Cellar Door" — Spiritbox

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.

"Beautiful People (Stay High)" — Beck Hansen & Daniel Nakamura, songwriters (The Black Keys)

"Broken Man" — Annie Clark, songwriter (St. Vincent)

"Gift Horse" — Jon Beavis, Mark Bowen, Adam Devonshire, Lee Kiernan & Joe Talbot, songwriters (IDLES)

Best Rock Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new rock, hard rock or metal recordings.

Happiness Bastards — The Black Crowes

TANGK — IDLES

Hackney Diamonds — The Rolling Stones

No Name — Jack White

Best Alternative Music Performance

For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative Alternative music recordings.

"Flea" — St. Vincent

Best Alternative Music Album

Vocal or Instrumental.

All Born Screaming — St. Vincent

Best R&B Performance

For new vocal or instrumental R&B recordings.

"Here We Go (Uh Oh)" — Coco Jones

"Made For Me (Live On BET)" — Muni Long

Best Traditional R&B Performance

For new vocal or instrumental traditional R&B recordings.

"No Lie" — Featuring Michael McDonald

"Make Me Forget" — Muni Long

 

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.

"After Hours" — Diovanna Frazier, Kehlani Parrish & Daniel Upchurch, songwriters (Kehlani)

"Burning" — Ronald Banful, songwriter (Tems)

"Here We Go (Uh Oh)" — Sara Diamond, Sydney Floyd, Marisela Jackson & Courtney Jones, songwriters (Coco Jones)

"Ruined Me" — Kareen Lomax & Priscilla Renea, songwriters (Muni Long)

"Saturn" — Cian Ducrot, Jared Solomon & Scott Zhang, songwriters (SZA)

Best Progressive R&B Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of newly recorded progressive vocal tracks derivative of R&B.

En Route — Durand Bernarr

Crash — Kehlani

Best R&B Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new R&B recordings.

Revenge — Muni Long

COMING HOME — Usher

Best Rap Performance

For a Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.

"Enough (Miami)" — Cardi B

"When The Sun Shines Again" — Pete Rock

Best Melodic Rap Performance

For a solo or collaborative performance containing both elements of R&B melodies and Rap.

"KEHLANI" — Featuring Kehlani

"SPAGHETTII" — Beyoncé, featuring Shaboozey

"We Still Don't Trust You" — Featuring The Weeknd

"3" — Rapsody, featuring Erykah Badu

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.

"Asteroids" — Marlanna Evans, songwriter (Rapsody Featuring Hit-Boy)

"Carnival" — Jordan Carter & Dimitri Roger, songwriters (¥$ featuring Rich The Kid & Playboi Carti)

"Yeah Glo!" — Ronnie Jackson & Timothy McKibbins, songwriters (GloRilla)

Best Rap Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new rap recordings.

The Auditorium, Vol. 1 — Pete Rock

 

Best Spoken Word Poetry Album

For albums containing greater than 50% playing time of new spoken word poetry recordings.

CIVIL WRITES: The South Got Something To Say — Queen Sheba

Good M.U.S.I.C. Universe Sonic Sinema Episode 1: In The Beginning Was The Word — Malik Yusef

The Seven Number Ones — Mad Skillz

Best Jazz Performance

For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative jazz recordings.

"Twinkle Twinkle Little Me" — Samara Joy

**"Little Fears"**— Dan Pugach Big Band Featuring Troy Roberts

Best Jazz Vocal Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal jazz recordings.

A Joyful Holiday — Samara Joy

Milton + esperanza — Milton Nascimento & esperanza spalding

My Ideal — Sean Mason

 

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new instrumental jazz recordings.

Owl Song — Ambrose Akinmusire featuring Herlin Riley

Beyond This Place — Featuring Immanuel Wilkins

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new large ensemble jazz recordings.

Returning To Forever — John Beasley & Frankfurt Radio Big Band

And So It Goes — The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra

Bianca Reimagined: Music for Paws and Persistence — Dan Pugach Big Band

Best Latin Jazz Album

For vocal or instrumental albums containing greater than 75% 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.

Spain Forever Again — Tomatito

Cubop Lives! — Zaccai Curtis

COLLAB — Hamilton de Holanda & Gonzalo Rubalcaba

El Trio: Live in Italy — Horacio 'El Negro' Hernández & John Beasley

Best Alternative Jazz Album

For vocal or instrumental albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new Alternative jazz recordings.

New Blue Sun — André 3000

Foreverland — Keyon Harrold

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new traditional pop recordings.

À Fleur De Peau — Cyrille Aimée

Christmas Wish — Gregory Porter

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new contemporary instrumental recordings.

Plot Armor — Taylor Eigsti

Orchestras (Live) — Featuring Rudy Royston

 

Best Musical Theater Album

For albums containing greater than 51% playing time of new recordings. Award to the principal vocalist(s), and the album producer(s) of 50% or more playing time of the album. The lyricist(s) and composer(s) of 50% or more of a score of a new recording are eligible for an Award if any previous recording of said score has not been nominated in this category.

Hell’s Kitchen — Shoshana Bean, Brandon Victor Dixon & Kecia Lewis, principal vocalists; Adam Blackstone & Alicia Keys, producers (Alicia Keys, composer & lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)

Merrily We Roll Along (Stephen Sondheim, composer & lyricist) (New Broadway Cast)

The Notebook — Ingrid Michaelson, producer, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)

The Outsiders — Zach Chance, Justin Levine & Lawrence Manchester, producers; Zach Chance & Justin Levine, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast)

Suffs — Andrea Grody, Dean Sharenow & Shaina Taub, producers; Shaina Taub, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)

The Wiz — Wayne Brady, principal vocalist; Allen René Louis & Lawrence Manchester, producers (2024 Broadway Cast Recording)

Best Country Solo Performance

For new vocal or instrumental solo country recordings.

"16 CARRIAGES" — Beyoncé

"The Architect" — Kacey Musgraves

"A Bar Song (Tipsy)" — Shaboozey

"It Takes A Woman" — Chris Stapleton

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative country recordings.

"Cowboys Cry Too" — Kelsea Ballerini with Noah Kahan

"II MOST WANTED" — Beyoncé

"Break Mine" — Brothers Osborne

"Bigger Houses" — Dan + Shay

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.

"The Architect" — Kacey Musgraves & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)

"A Bar Song (Tipsy)" — Sean Cook & Chibueze Collins Obinna, songwriters (Shaboozey)

"I Am Not Okay" — Ashley Gorley, songwriter (Jelly Roll)

"I Had Some Help" — Louis Bell & Ashley Gorley, songwriters (Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen)

"TEXAS HOLD 'EM" — Brian Bates, Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nate Ferraro & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Beyoncé)

Best Country Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new country recordings.

COWBOY CARTER — Beyoncé

Deeper Well — Kacey Musgraves

Higher — Chris Stapleton

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 bluegrass, blues, folk or regional roots. Award to the artist(s).

"Nothing In Rambling" — Featuring Bonnie Raitt

Best Americana Performance

For new vocal or instrumental Americana performance. Award to the artist(s).

"YA YA" — Beyoncé

"Subtitles" — Madison Cunningham

"Don't Do Me Good" — Featuring Kacey Musgraves

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.

"All My Friends" — Aoife O'Donovan, songwriter (Aoife O'Donovan)

Best Bluegrass Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal or instrumental bluegrass recordings.

No Fear — Sister Sadie

Best Traditional Blues Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal or instrumental traditional blues recordings.

Hill Country Love — Cedric Burnside

One Guitar Woman — Sue Foley

Sam's Place — Little Feat

Best Contemporary Blues Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal or instrumental contemporary blues recordings.

Blues Deluxe Vol. 2 — Joe Bonamassa

The Fury — Antonio Vergara

Best Folk Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal or instrumental folk recordings.

American Patchwork Quartet — American Patchwork Quartet

Bright Future — Adrianne Lenker

All My Friends — Aoife O'Donovan

 

Best Regional Roots Music Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal or instrumental regional roots music recordings.

Live At The 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival — New Breed Brass Band featuring Trombone Shorty

Kuini — Kalani Pe'a

Stories From The Battlefield — The Rumble

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.

"Holy Hands" — Jeffrey Castro Bernat & Timothy Ferguson, songwriters

"One Hallelujah" — Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Erica Campbell, featuring Jekalyn Carr; Tasha Cobbs Leonard, songwriter

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 music single or track (including pop, rap/hip-hop, Latin, or rock).

"Holy Forever (Live)" — Bethel Music & Jenn Johnson

"Praise" — Featuring Brandon Lake; Pat Barrett & Brandon Lake, songwriters

"Firm Foundation (He Won't)" — Honor & Glory featuring Disciple

"In The Name Of Jesus" — Maverick City Music; Ilya Toshinskiy, songwriter

"In The Room" — Maverick City Music featuring Tasha Cobbs Leonard; Tasha Cobbs Leonard, songwriters

"That's My King" — Taylor Agan & Kellie Gamble, songwriters

 

Best Gospel Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of newly recorded, vocal, traditional or contemporary/R&B gospel music recordings.

Still Karen — Karen Clark Sheard

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of newly recorded, vocal, contemporary Christian music, including pop, rap/hip-hop, Latin, or rock recordings.

Coat of Many Colors — Brandon Lake

The Maverick Way Complete — Maverick City Music

Best Roots Gospel Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of newly recorded, vocal, traditional/roots gospel music, including country, Southern gospel, bluegrass, and Americana recordings.

The Gospel According To Mark — Mark D. Conklin

Best Latin Pop Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new Latin pop recordings.

GARCÍA — Kany García

ORQUÍDEAS — Kali Uchis

Best Música Urbana Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new Música Urbana recordings.

FERXXOCALIPSIS — Feid

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new Latin rock or alternative recordings.

Compita del Destino — El David Aguilar

Pa' Tu Cuerpa — Cimafunk

GRASA — NATHY PELUSO

Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new regional Mexican (banda, norteño, corridos, gruperos, mariachi, ranchera and Tejano) recordings.

Boca Chueca, Vol. 1 — Carín León

De Lejitos — Jessi Uribe

Best Tropical Latin Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new tropical Latin recordings.

MUEVENSE — Marc Anthony

Bailar — Sheila E.

Vacilón Santiaguero — Kiki Valera

 

Best Global Music Performance

For new vocal or instrumental Global music recordings.

"A Rock Somewhere" — Jacob Collier featuring Anoushka Shankar & Varijashree Venugopal

"Bemba Colorá" — Sheila E.

**"Sunlight To My Soul"**— Angélique Kidjo featuring Soweto Gospel Choir

"Kashira" — Featuring Ron Korb, Noshir Mody & Dale Edward Chung

Best African Music Performance

For new vocal or instrumental African music recordings.

"Tomorrow" — Yemi Alade

"Sensational" — Featuring Lojay

Best Global Music Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal or instrumental Global Music recordings.

Paisajes — Ciro Hurtado

Heis — Rema

Historias de un Flamenco — Antonio Rey

Best Reggae Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new reggae recordings.

Never Gets Late Here — Shenseea

Bob Marley: One Love - Music Inspired By The Film (Deluxe) — (Various Artists)

Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal or instrumental new age recordings.

Triveni — Wouter Kellerman & Chandrika Tandon

Opus — Ryuichi Sakamoto

Chapter II: How Dark It Is Before Dawn — Anoushka Shankar

Best Children's Music Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new musical or spoken word recordings that are created and intended specifically for children.

Brillo, Brillo! — Lucky Diaz And The Family Jam Band

Creciendo — Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats

Solid Rock Revival — Rock For Children

World Wide Playdate — Divinity Roxx and Divi Roxx Kids

Best Comedy Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new recordings.

Someday You'll Die — Nikki Glaser

Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording

For an album that is spoken word in format.

My Name Is Barbra — Barbra Streisand

 

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

Award to the principal artist(s) and/or ‘in studio’ producer(s) of a majority of the tracks on the album. Award also goes to appropriately credited music supervisor(s).

The Color Purple – Blitz Bazawule and Stephen Bray, compilation producers

Maestro: Music By Leonard Bernstein – Jason Ruder, compilation producer

 

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

Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for a current motion picture, television show, or series.

Challengers — Trent Reznor, composer

Dune: Part Two — Hans Zimmer, composer

 

Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media

Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for, or as a companion to, 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

 

Best Song Written For Visual Media

A Songwriter(s) award. For a song (melody & lyrics) written specifically for a motion picture, television, video game or other visual media. Singles or Tracks only.

"Ain't No Love In Oklahoma" [From Twisters: The Album] — Jessi Alexander & Jonathan Singleton, songwriters (Luke Combs)

"Better Place" [From TROLLS Band Together] — Amy Allen, Shellback & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (*NSYNC & Justin Timberlake)

"Can't Catch Me Now" [From The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes] — Daniel Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo, songwriters (Olivia Rodrigo)

"It Never Went Away" [From American Symphony] — Jon Batiste & Dan Wilson, songwriters (Jon Batiste)

"Love Will Survive" [From The Tattooist of Auschwitz] — Walter Afanasieff & Hans Zimmer , songwriters (Barbra Streisand)

 

Best Music Video

Award to the artist, video director, and video producer.

"360" — Charli XCX

Best Music Film

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

American Symphony — Jon Batiste

June — June Carter Cash

Kings From Queens — Run DMC

The Greatest Night in Pop — Various Artists, Larry Klein & Lionel Richie, video producers

Best Recording Package

For the best artistic package of an album.

BRAT — Charli xcx, art director (Charli xcx)

 

Best Historical Album

For historical albums containing reissues or compilations. Award to compilation producers and mastering engineers.

Diamonds And Pearls: Super Deluxe Edition — Charles F. Spicer, Jr., compilation producer (Prince & The New Power Generation)

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) — Mark Piro, compilation producer (Rodgers & Hammerstein & Julie Andrews)

 

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

An Engineer's Award. (Artists' names appear in parentheses.)

Algorithm — Stefan Johnson, engineer (Lucky Daye)

Cyan Blue — Jack Emblem, Jack Rochon & Charlotte Day Wilson, engineers (Charlotte Day Wilson)

empathogen — Chris Greatti, Mitch McCarthy & Willow Smith, engineers (WILLOW)

Short n' Sweet — Bryce Bordone, engineer; Nathan Dantzler, mastering engineer (Sabrina Carpenter)

Best Immersive Audio Album

For albums in any genre that provide a new immersive audio experience. Award to the immersive mix engineer, immersive mastering engineer, and immersive producer (if applicable).

Avalon — Rhett Davies, immersive producer (Roxy Music)

Genius Loves Company — Michael Romanowski, immersive mix engineer & immersive mastering engineer (Ray Charles With Various Artists) 

Best Instrumental Composition

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

"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, composers (André 3000)

"Strands" — Pascal Le Boeuf, composer (Akropolis Reed Quintet, Pascal Le Boeuf & Christian Euman)

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

"Bridge Over Troubled Water" — Jacob Collier & Tori Kelly, arrangers (Jacob Collier Featuring John Legend & Tori Kelly) 

"Rose Without The Thorns" — Alexander Lloyd Blake, arranger (Scott Hoying Featuring säje & Tonality)

"Silent Night" — Johnaye Kendrick, arranger (säje)

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles  or Tracks only.

"Alma" — Johnaye Kendrick, arranger (säje Featuring Regina Carter)

"Always Come Back" — Sufjan Stevens, arranger (John Legend)

"b i g f e e l i n g s" — Chris Greatti & Willow, arrangers (WILLOW)

"Last Surprise (From "Persona 5")" — Charlie Rosen, arranger (The 8-Bit Big Band Featuring Jonah Nilsson & Button Masher)

"The Sound Of Silence" — Cody Fry, arranger (Cody Fry Featuring Sleeping At Last)

Best Orchestral Performance

Award to the conductor and the orchestra.

"Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina" — Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)

"Stravinsky: The Firebird" — Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)

Best Opera Recording

Award to the conductor, album producer(s), and principal soloists, and to the composer and librettist (if applicable) of a world premiere Opera recording only.

"Adams: Girls Of The Golden West" — Davóne Tines (Los Angeles Philharmonic; Los Angeles Master Chorale)

"Moravec: The Shining" — Gerard Schwarz, conductor, producer (Kansas City Symphony; Lyric Opera Of Kansas City Chorus)

"Saariaho: Adriana Mater" —  Esa- Pekka Salonen, conductor (San Francisco Symphony; San Francisco Symphony Chorus; Timo Kurkikangas)

Best Choral Performance

Award to the conductor, and to the choral director and/or chorus master where applicable and to the choral organization/ensemble.

"Sheehan: Akathist" — Benedict Sheehan, chorus master (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)

 

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

Award to the ensemble and conductor if applicable.

"Adams, J.L.: Waves & Particles" — JACK Quartet

"Beethoven For Three: Symphony No. 4 and Op. 97, 'Archduke'" — Yo-Yo Ma

"Rectangles and Circumstance" — Caroline Shaw & Sō Percussion

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

Award to the instrumental soloist(s) and to the conductor when applicable.

"Akiho: Longing" — Andy Akiho

"Entourer" — Mak Grgić (Ensemble Dissonance)

"Perry: Concerto For Violin & Orchestra" — James Blachly, conductor (Experiential Orchestra)

 

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

Award to vocalist(s), collaborative artist(s) (e.g., pianists, conductors), producer(s), and recording engineers/mixers with greater than 50% playing time of new material.

Show Me The Way — Will Liverman

Best Classical Compendium

Award to the artist(s) and to the album producer(s) and engineer(s) of over 50% playing time of the album, and to the composer and librettist (if applicable) with over 50% playing time of a world premiere recording only.

Akiho: BeLonging — Andy Akiho & Imani Winds; Andy Akiho & Mark Dover, producers

American Counterpoints — James Blachly, conductor

***Mythologies II ***— Sangeeta Kaur, Omar Najmi, Hilá Plitmann & Danaë Xanthe Vlasse; Michael Shapiro, conductor; Danaë Xanthe Vlasse & Kitt Wakeley, producers

***Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina ***— Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

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.

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)

Saariaho: Adriana Mater — Kaija Saariaho, composer; Amin Maalouf, librettist (Esa-Pekka Salonen, Fleur Barron, Nicholas Phan, Christopher Purves, Axelle Fanyo, San Francisco Symphony Chorus & Orchestra)