Grammy Awards 2021

The greatest of all three music awards, the Grammy Awards 2021 are just around the corner, scheduled to be held on January 31^st. And therefore, the nominations in all 83 categories have been revealed, with the striking divas including Beyoncé, Dua Lipa and Taylor Swift leading.

The Grammy Awards or simply Grammy is the first ever musical award show, initiated in 1958, to honor and respect the musical accomplishments by then leading artists and pop singers. Since then, the ceremony is the much awaited event in musical universe, held annually. Being among the top 4 award functions of America, the Grammys evening is full of blasts and glitters, including solo or collaborated performances by music lords, with live audience and much more.

The Grammy Awards 2021 or the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards will be held on January 31, next year at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. It will recognize and appreciate the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, running from September 1, 2019, to August 31, 2020.

Nominations for Grammy Awards 2021

The nominations for the Grammy Awards 2021 were announced on November 24^th, by Chair, and Interim Recording Academy President/CEO Harvey Mason Jr. alongside Mickey Guyton, Lauren Daigle and many others. And as anticipated, the Queen of Vocals, Beyoncé leads the categories with a total of 9 nominations, followed with the star face of AMAs Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa and Roddy Ricch, with six nominations each.

Furthermore, the voice of hearts and ex member of One Direction, the famous Harry Styles has also received his first ever nominations in the Grammys this year.

Also, the massively renowned Korean Boy Band, BTS have scored a rank in the categories of “Best Group Performance” for their single ‘Dynamite.’

General Field of Grammy Awards 2021

Record of the Year

BLACK PARADE – Beyoncé
COLORS – Black Pumas
ROCKSTAR – DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch
SAY SO – Doja Cat
EVERYTHING I WANTED – Billie Eilish
DON’T START NOW – Dua Lipa
CIRCLES – Post Malone
SAVAGE – Megan Thee Stallion Featuring Beyoncé

Album Of The Year

CHILOMBO – Jhené Aiko
BLACK PUMAS (DELUXE EDITION) – Black Pumas
EVERYDAY LIFE – Coldplay
DJESSE VOL.3 – Jacob Collier
WOMEN IN MUSIC PT. III – HAIM
FUTURE NOSTALGIA – Dua Lipa
HOLLYWOOD’S BLEEDING – Post Malone
FOLKLORE – Taylor Swift

Song of The Year

BLACK PARADE – Performed by Beyoncé
THE BOX – Performed by Roddy Ricch
CARDIGAN – Performed by Taylor Swift
CIRCLES – Performed by Post Malone
DON’T START NOW – Performed by Dua Lipa
EVERYTHING I WANTED – Performed by Billie Eilish
I CAN’T BREATHE – Performed by H.E.R.
IF THE WORLD WAS ENDING – Performed by JP Saxe Featuring Julia Michaels

Best New Artist

INGRID ANDRESS
PHOEBE BRIDGERS
CHIKA
NOAH CYRUS
D SMOKE
DOJA CAT
KAYTRANADA
MEGAN THEE STALLION

POP Category of Grammy Awards 2021

Best Pop Solo Performance

YUMMY – Justin Bieber
SAY SO – Doja Cat
EVERYTHING I WANTED – Billie Eilish
DON’T START NOW – Dua Lipa
WATERMELON SUGAR – Harry Styles
CARDIGAN – Taylor Swift

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

UN DIA (ONE DAY) – J Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny & Tainy
INTENTIONS – Justin Bieber Featuring Quavo
DYNAMITE – BTS
RAIN ON ME – Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande
EXILE – Taylor Swift Featuring Bon Iver

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

BLUE UMBRELLA – (Burt Bacharach &) Daniel Tashian
TRUE LOVE: A CELEBRATION OF COLE PORTER – Harry Connick, Jr.
AMERICAN STANDARD – James Taylor
UNFOLLOW THE RULES – Rufus Wainwright
JUDY – Renée Zellweger

Best Pop Vocal Album

CHANGES – Justin Bieber
CHROMATICA – Lady Gaga
FUTURE NOSTALGIA – Dua Lipa
FINE LINE – Harry Styles
FOLKLORE – Taylor Swift

DANCE/ELECTRONIC MUSIC Category of Grammy’s 2021

Best Dance Recording

ON MY MIND – Diplo & SIDEPIECE
MY HIGH – Disclosure Featuring Aminé & Slowthai
THE DIFFERENCE – Flume Featuring Toro y Moi
BOTH OF US – Jayda G
10% – Kaytranada Featuring Kali Uchis

Best Dance / Electronic Album

KICK I – Arca
PLANET’S MAD – Baauer
ENERGY – Disclosure
BUBBA – Kaytranada
GOOD FAITH – Madeon

CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC – Grammy’s 2021

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

AXIOM – Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah
CHRONOLOGY OF A DREAM: LIVE AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD – Jon Batiste
TAKE THE STAIRS – Black Violin
AMERICANA – Grégoire Maret, Romain Collin & Bill Frisell
LIVE AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL – Snarky Puppy

ROCK Category – Grammy’s 2021

Best Rock Performance

SHAMEIKA – Fiona Apple
NOT – Big Thief
KYOTO – Phoebe Bridgers
THE STEPS – HAIM
STAY HIGH – Brittany Howard
DAYLIGHT – Grace Potter

Best Metal Performance

BUM-RUSH – Body Count
UNDERNEATH – Code Orange
THE IN-BETWEEN – In This Moment
BLOODMONEY – Poppy
EXECUTIONER’S TAX (SWING OF THE AXE) – LIVE – Power Trip

Best Rock Song

KYOTO – Phoebe Bridgers, Morgan Nagler & Marshall Vore, songwriters (Phoebe Bridgers)
LOST IN YESTERDAY – Kevin Parker, songwriter (Tame Impala)
NOT – Adrianne Lenker, songwriter (Big Thief)
SHAMEIKA – Fiona Apple, songwriter (Fiona Apple)
STAY HIGH – Brittany Howard, songwriter (Brittany Howard)

Best Rock Album

A HERO’S DEATH – Fontaines D.C.
KIWANUKA – Michael Kiwanuka
DAYLIGHT – Grace Potter
SOUND & FURY – Sturgill Simpson
THE NEW ABNORMAL – The Strokes

ALTERNATIVE Category of Grammy Awards 2021

Best Alternative Music Album

FETCH THE BOLT CUTTERS – Fiona Apple
HYPERSPACE – Beck
PUNISHER – Phoebe Bridgers
JAIME – Brittany Howard
THE SLOW RUSH – Tame Impala

R&B Category – Grammy’s 20201

Best R&B Performance

LIGHTNING & THUNDER – Jhené Aiko Featuring John Legend
BLACK PARADE – Beyoncé
ALL I NEED – Jacob Collier Featuring Mahalia & Ty Dolla $ign
GOAT HEAD – Brittany Howard
SEE ME – Emily King

Best Traditional R&B Performance

SIT ON DOWN – The Baylor Project Featuring Jean Baylor & Marcus Baylor
WONDER WHAT SHE THINKS OF ME – Chloe X Halle
LET ME GO – Mykal Kilgore
ANYTHING FOR YOU – Ledisi
DISTANCE – Yebba

Best R&B Song

BETTER THAN I IMAGINE
Robert Glasper, Meshell Ndegeocello & Gabriella Wilson, songwriters (Robert Glasper Featuring H.E.R. & Meshell Ndegeocello)
BLACK PARADE
Denisia Andrews, Beyoncé, Stephen Bray, Shawn Carter, Brittany Coney, Derek James Dixie, Akil King, Kim “Kaydence” Krysiuk & Rickie “Caso” Tice, songwriters (Beyoncé)
COLLIDE
Sam Barsh, Stacey Barthe, Sonyae Elise, Olu Fann, Akil King, Josh Lopez, Kaveh Rastegar & Benedetto Rotondi, songwriters (Tiana Major9 & EARTHGANG)
DO IT
Chloe Bailey, Halle Bailey, Anton Kuhl, Victoria Monét, Scott Storch & Vincent Van Den Ende, songwriters (Chloe X Halle)
SLOW DOWN
Nasri Atweh, Badriia Bourelly, Skip Marley, Ryan Williamson & Gabriella Wilson, songwriters (Skip Marley & H.E.R.)

Best Progressive R&B Album

CHILOMBO – Jhené Aiko
UNGODLY HOUR – Chloe X Halle
FREE NATIONALS – Free Nationals
F*** YO FEELINGS – Robert Glasper
IT IS WHAT IT IS – Thundercat

Best R&B Album

HAPPY 2 BE HERE – Ant Clemons
TAKE TIME – Giveon
TO FEEL LOVE/D – Luke James
BIGGER LOVE – John Legend
ALL RISE – Gregory Porter

RAP Category – Grammy’s 2021

Best Rap Performance

DEEP REVERENCE – Big Sean Featuring Nipsey Hussle
BOP – DaBaby
WHAT’S POPPIN – Jack Harlow
THE BIGGER PICTURE – Lil Baby
SAVAGE – Megan Thee Stallion Featuring Beyoncé
DIOR – Pop Smoke

Best Melodic Rap Performance

ROCKSTAR – DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch
LAUGH NOW, CRY LATER – Drake Featuring Lil Durk
LOCKDOWN – Anderson .Paak
THE BOX – Roddy Ricch
HIGHEST IN THE ROOM – Travis Scott

Best Rap Song

THE BIGGER PICTURE – Dominique Jones, Noah Pettigrew & Rai’shaun Williams, songwriters (Lil Baby)
THE BOX – Samuel Gloade & Rodrick Moore, songwriters (Roddy Ricch)
LAUGH NOW, CRY LATER – Durk Banks, Rogét Chahayed, Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Ron LaTour & Ryan Martinez, songwriters (Drake Featuring Lil Durk)
ROCKSTAR – Jonathan Lyndale Kirk, Ross Joseph Portaro IV & Rodrick Moore, songwriters (DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch)
SAVAGE – Beyoncé, Shawn Carter, Brittany Hazzard, Derrick Milano, Terius Nash, Megan Pete, Bobby Session Jr., Jordan Kyle Lanier Thorpe & Anthony White, songwriters (Megan Thee Stallion Featuring Beyoncé)

Best Rap Album

BLACK HABITS – D Smoke
ALFREDO – Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist
A WRITTEN TESTIMONY – Jay Electronica
KING’S DISEASE – Nas
THE ALLEGORY – Royce Da 5’9″

COUNTRY Category – Grammy’s 2021

Best Country Solo Performance

Stick That In Your Country Song – Eric Church
WHO YOU THOUGHT I WAS – Brandy Clark
WHEN MY AMY PRAYS – Vince Gill
BLACK LIKE ME – Mickey Guyton
BLUEBIRD – Miranda Lambert

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

ALL NIGHT – Brothers Osborne
10,000 HOURS – Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber
OCEAN – Lady A
SUGAR COAT – Little Big Town
SOME PEOPLE DO – Old Dominion

Best Country Song

BLUEBIRD – Luke Dick, Natalie Hemby & Miranda Lambert, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
THE BONES – Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins & Laura Veltz, songwriters (Maren Morris)
CROWDED TABLE – Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby & Lori McKenna, songwriters (The Highwomen)
MORE HEARTS THAN MINE – Ingrid Andress, Sam Ellis & Derrick Southerland, songwriters (Ingrid Andress)
SOME PEOPLE DO – Jesse Frasure, Shane McAnally, Matthew Ramsey & Thomas Rhett, songwriters (Old Dominion)

Best Country Album

LADY LIKE – Ingrid Andress
YOUR LIFE IS A RECORD – Brandy Clark
WILDCARD – Miranda Lambert
NIGHTFALL – Little Big Town
NEVER WILL – Ashley McBryde

NEW AGE MUSIC Category

Best New Age Album

SONGS FROM THE BARDO – Laurie Anderson, Tenzin Choegyal & Jesse Paris Smith
PERIPHERY – Priya Darshini
FORM//LESS – Superposition
MORE GUITAR STORIES – Jim “Kimo” West
MEDITATIONS – Cory Wong & Jon Batiste

JAZZ – Grammy Awards 2021

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

GUINEVERE – Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah, soloist
Track from: Axiom
PACHAMAMA – Regina Carter, soloist
Track from: Ona (Thana Alexa)
CELIA – Gerald Clayton, soloist
ALL BLUES – Chick Corea, soloist
Track from: Trilogy 2 (Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade)
MOE HONK – Joshua Redman, soloist
Track from: RoundAgain (Redman Mehldau McBride Blade)

Best Jazz Vocal Album

ONA – Thana Alexa
SECRETS ARE THE BEST STORIES – Kurt Elling Featuring Danilo Pérez
MODERN ANCESTORS – Carmen Lundy
HOLY ROOM: LIVE AT ALTE OPER – Somi With Frankfurt Radio Big Band
WHAT’S THE HURRY – Kenny Washington

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

ON THE TENDER SPOT OF EVERY CALLOUSED MOMENT – Ambrose Akinmusire
WAITING GAME – Terri Lyne Carrington And Social Science
HAPPENING: LIVE AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD – Gerald Clayton
TRILOGY 2 – Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade
ROUNDAGAIN – Redman Mehldau McBride Blade

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

DIALOGUES ON RACE – Gregg August
MONK’ESTRA PLAYS JOHN BEASLEY – John Beasley
THE INTANGIBLE BETWEEN – Orrin Evans And The Captain Black Big Band
SONGS YOU LIKE A LOT – John Hollenbeck With Theo Bleckmann, Kate McGarry, Gary Versace And The Frankfurt Radio Big Band
DATA LORDS – Maria Schneider Orchestra

Best Latin Jazz Album

TRADICIONES – Afro-Peruvian Jazz Orchestra
FOUR QUESTIONS – Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
CITY OF DREAMS – Chico Pinheiro
VIENTO Y TIEMPO – LIVE AT BLUE NOTE TOKYO – Gonzalo Rubalcaba & Aymée Nuviola
TRANE’S DELIGHT – Poncho Sanchez

GOSPEL/CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC Category

Best Gospel Performance/Song

WONDERFUL IS YOUR NAME – Melvin Crispell III
RELEASE (LIVE) – Ricky Dillard Featuring Tiff Joy; David Frazier, songwriter
COME TOGETHER – Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins Presents: The Good News; Lashawn Daniels, Rodney Jerkins, Lecrae Moore & Jazz Nixon, songwriters
WON’T LET GO – Travis Greene; Travis Greene, songwriter
MOVIN’ ON – Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music; Darryl L. Howell, Jonathan Caleb McReynolds, Kortney Jamaal Pollard & Terrell Demetrius Wilson, songwriters

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

THE BLESSING (LIVE) – Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes & Elevation Worship; Chris Brown, Cody Carnes, Kari Jobe Carnes & Steven Furtick, songwriters
SUNDAY MORNING – Lecrae Featuring Kirk Franklin; Denisia Andrews, Jones Terrence Antonio, Saint Bodhi, Brittany Coney, Kirk Franklin, Lasanna Harris, Shama Joseph, Stuart Lowery, Lecrae Moore & Nathanael Saint-Fleur, songwriters
HOLY WATER – We The Kingdom; Andrew Bergthold, Ed Cash, Franni Cash, Martin Cash & Scott Cash, songwriters
FAMOUS FOR (I BELIEVE) – Tauren Wells Featuring Jenn Johnson; Chuck Butler, Krissy Nordhoff, Jordan Sapp, Alexis Slifer & Tauren Wells, songwriters
THERE WAS JESUS – Zach Williams & Dolly Parton; Casey Beathard, Jonathan Smith & Zach Williams, songwriters

Best Gospel Album

2ECOND WIND: READY – Anthony Brown & group therAPy
MY TRIBUTE – Myron Butler
CHOIRMASTER – Ricky Dillard
GOSPEL ACCORDING TO PJ – PJ Morton
KIERRA – Kierra Sheard

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

RUN TO THE FATHER – Cody Carnes
ALL OF MY BEST FRIENDS – Hillsong Young & Free
HOLY WATER – We The Kingdom
CITIZEN OF HEAVEN – Tauren Wells
JESUS IS KING – Kanye West

Best Roots Gospel Album

BEAUTIFUL DAY – Mark Bishop
20/20 – The Crabb Family
WHAT CHRISTMAS REALLY MEANS – The Erwins
CELEBRATING FISK! (THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY ALBUM) – Fisk Jubilee Singers
SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL – Ernie Haase & Signature Sound

LATIN Category – Grammy’s 2021

Best Latin Pop or Urban Album

YHLQMDLG – Bad Bunny
POR PRIMERA VEZ – Camilo
MESA PARA DOS – Kany García
PAUSA – Ricky Martin
3:33 – Debi Nova

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

AURA – Bajofondo
MONSTRUO – Cami
SOBREVOLANDO – Cultura Profética
LA CONQUISTA DEL ESPACIO – Fito Paez
MISS COLOMBIA – Lido Pimienta

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)

HECHO EN MÉXICO – Alejandro Fernández
LA SERENATA – Lupita Infant
UN CANTO POR MÉXICO, VOL. 1 – Natalia Lafourcade
BAILANDO SONES Y HUAPANGOS CON MARIACHI SOL DE MEXICO DE JOSE HERNANDEZ – Mariachi Sol De Mexico De Jose Hernandez
AYAYAY! – Christian Nodal

Best Tropical Latin Album

MI TUMBAO – José Alberto “El Ruiseñor”
INFINITO – Edwin Bonilla
SIGO CANTANDO AL AMOR (DELUXE) – Jorge Celedon & Sergio Luis
40 – Grupo Niche
MEMORIAS DE NAVIDAD – Víctor Manuelle

AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC Category

Best American Roots Performance

COLORS – Black Pumas
DEEP IN LOVE – Bonny Light Horseman
SHORT AND SWEET – Brittany Howard
I’LL BE GONE – Norah Jones & Mavis Staples
I REMEMBER EVERYTHING – John Prine

Best American Roots Song

CABIN – Laura Rogers & Lydia Rogers, songwriters (The Secret Sisters)
CEILING TO THE FLOOR – Sierra Hull & Kai Welch, songwriters (Sierra Hull)
HOMETOWN – Sarah Jarosz, songwriter (Sarah Jarosz)
I REMEMBER EVERYTHING – Pat McLaughlin & John Prine, songwriters (John Prine)
MAN WITHOUT A SOUL – Tom Overby & Lucinda Williams, songwriters (Lucinda Williams)

Best Americana Album

OLD FLOWERS – Courtney Marie Andrews
TERMS OF SURRENDER – Hiss Golden Messenger
WORLD ON THE GROUND – Sarah Jarosz
EL DORADO – Marcus King
GOOD SOULS BETTER ANGELS – Lucinda Williams

Best Bluegrass Album

MAN ON FIRE – Danny Barnes
TO LIVE IN TWO WORLDS, VOL. 1 – Thomm Jutz
NORTH CAROLINA SONGBOOK – Steep Canyon Rangers
HOME – Billy Strings
THE JOHN HARTFORD FIDDLE TUNE PROJECT, VOL. 1 – Various Artists

Best Traditional Blues Album

ALL MY DUES ARE PAID – Frank Bey
YOU MAKE ME FEEL – Don Bryant
THAT’S WHAT I HEARD – Robert Cray Band
CYPRESS GROVE – Jimmy “Duck” Holmes
RAWER THAN RAW – Bobby Rush

Best Contemporary Blues Album

HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND YET? – Fantastic Negrito
LIVE AT THE PARAMOUNT – Ruthie Foster Big Band
THE JUICE – G. Love
BLACKBIRDS – Bettye LaVette
UP AND ROLLING – North Mississippi Allstars

Best Folk Album

BONNY LIGHT HORSEMAN – Bonny Light Horseman
THANKS FOR THE DANCE – Leonard Cohen
SONG FOR OUR DAUGHTER – Laura Marling
SATURN RETURN – The Secret Sisters
ALL THE GOOD TIMES – Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

Best Regional Roots Music Album

MY RELATIVES “NIKSO KOWAIKS” – Black Lodge Singers
CAMERON DUPUY AND THE CAJUN TROUBADOURS – Cameron Dupuy And The Cajun Troubadours
LOVELY SUNRISE – Nā Wai ʽEhā
ATMOSPHERE – New Orleans Nightcrawlers
A TRIBUTE TO AL BERARD – Sweet Cecilia

REGGAE Category – Grammy Awards 2021

Best Reggae Album

UPSIDE DOWN 2020 – Buju Banton
HIGHER PLACE – Skip Marley
IT ALL COMES BACK TO LOVE – Maxi Priest
GOT TO BE TOUGH – Toots & The Maytals
ONE WORLD – The Wailers

GLOBAL MUSIC category

Best Global Music Album

FU CHRONICLES – Antibalas
TWICE AS TALL – Burna Boy
AGORA – Bebel Gilberto
LOVE LETTERS – Anoushka Shankar
AMADJAR – Tinariwen

CHILDREN’S Category – Grammy’s 2021

Best Children’s Music Album

ALL THE LADIES – Joanie Leeds
BE A PAIN: AN ALBUM FOR YOUNG (AND OLD) LEADERS – Alastair Moock And Friends
I’M AN OPTIMIST – Dog On Fleas
SONGS FOR SINGIN’ – The Okee Dokee Brothers
WILD LIFE – Justin Roberts

SPOKEN WORD Category

Best Spoken Word Album

ACID FOR THE CHILDREN: A MEMOIR – Flea
ALEX TREBEK – THE ANSWER IS… – Ken Jennings
BLOWOUT: CORRUPTED DEMOCRACY, ROGUE STATE RUSSIA, AND THE RICHEST, MOST DESTRUCTIVE INDUSTRY ON EARTH – Rachel Maddow
CATCH AND KILL – Ronan Farrow
CHARLOTTE’S WEB (E.B. WHITE) – Meryl Streep (& Full cast)

COMEDY Category

Best Comedy Album

BLACK MITZVAH – Tiffany Haddish
I LOVE EVERYTHING – Patton Oswalt
THE PALE TOURIST – Jim Gaffigan
PAPER TIGER – Bill Burr
23 HOURS TO KILL – Jerry Seinfeld

MUSICAL THEATER Category – Grammy Awards 2021

Best Musical Theater Album

AMÉLIE
AMERICAN UTOPIA ON BROADWAY
JAGGED LITTLE PILL
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
THE PRINCE OF EGYPT
SOFT POWER

MUSIC FOR VISUAL MEDIA Category – Grammy’s 2021

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC
EUROVISION SONG CONTEST: THE STORY OF FIRE SAGA
FROZEN 2
JOJO RABBIT

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media

AD ASTRA – Max Richter, composer
BECOMING – Kamasi Washington, composer
JOKER – Hildur Guðnadóttir, composer
1917 – Thomas Newman, composer
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER – John Williams, composer

Best Song Written For Visual Media

BEAUTIFUL GHOSTS [FROM CATS] – Andrew Lloyd Webber & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
CARRIED ME WITH YOU [FROM ONWARD] – Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)
INTO THE UNKNOWN [FROM FROZEN 2] – Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, songwriters (Idina Menzel & AURORA)
NO TIME TO DIE [FROM NO TIME TO DIE] – Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas Baird O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
STAND UP [FROM HARRIET] – Joshuah Brian Campbell & Cynthia Erivo, songwriters (Cynthia Erivo)

COMPOSING/ARRANGING Category

Best Instrumental Composition

BABY JACK
BE WATER II
PLUMFIELD
SPUTNIK
STRATA

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

BATHROOM DANCE – Hildur Guðnadóttir, arranger (Hildur Guðnadóttir)
DONNA LEE – John Beasley, arranger (John Beasley)
HONEYMOONERS – Remy Le Boeuf, arranger (Remy Le Boeuf’s Assembly Of Shadows)
LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING – Alvin Chea & Jarrett Johnson, arrangers (Jarrett Johnson Featuring Alvin Chea)
URANUS: THE MAGICIAN – Jeremy Levy, arranger (Jeremy Levy Jazz Orchestra)

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

ASAS FECHADAS
John Beasley & Maria Mendes, arrangers (Maria Mendes Featuring John Beasley & Orkest Metropole)
DESERT SONG
Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (Säje)
FROM THIS PLACE
Alan Broadbent & Pat Metheny, arrangers (Pat Metheny Featuring Meshell Ndegeocello)
HE WON’T HOLD YOU
Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier Featuring Rapsody)
SLOW BURN
Talia Billig, Nic Hard & Becca Stevens, arrangers (Becca Stevens Featuring Jacob Collier, Mark Lettieri, Justin Stanton, Jordan Perlson, Nic Hard, Keita Ogawa, Marcelo Woloski & Nate Werth)

PACKAGE Category – Grammy’s 2021

Best Recording Package

EVERYDAY LIFE – Pilar Zeta, art director (Coldplay)
FUNERAL – Kyle Goen, art director (Lil Wayne)
HEALER – Julian Gross & Hannah Hooper, art directors (Grouplove)
ON CIRCLES – Jordan Butcher, art director (Caspian)
VOLS. 11 & 12 – Doug Cunningham & Jason Noto, art directors (Desert Sessions)

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

FLAMING PIE (COLLECTOR’S EDITION) – Linn Wie Andersen, Simon Earith, Paul McCartney & James Musgrave, art directors (Paul McCartney)
GIANTS STADIUM 1987, 1989, 1991 – Lisa Glines & Doran Tyson, art directors (Grateful Dead)
MODE – Jeff Schulz, art director (Depeche Mode)
ODE TO JOY – Lawrence Azerrad & Jeff Tweedy, art directors (Wilco)
THE STORY OF GHOSTLY INTERNATIONAL – Michael Cina & Molly Smith, art directors (Various Artists)

NOTES Category

Best Album Notes

AT THE MINSTREL SHOW: MINSTREL ROUTINES FROM THE STUDIO, 1894-1926
THE BAKERSFIELD SOUND: COUNTRY MUSIC CAPITAL OF THE WEST, 1940-1974
DEAD MAN’S POP
THE MISSING LINK: HOW GUS HAENSCHEN GOT US FROM JOPLIN TO JAZZ AND SHAPED THE MUSIC BUSINESS
OUT OF A CLEAR BLUE SKY

HISTORICAL Category

Best Historical Album

CELEBRATED, 1895-1896
HITTIN’ THE RAMP: THE EARLY YEARS (1936 – 1943)
IT’S SUCH A GOOD FEELING: THE BEST OF MISTER ROGERS
1999 SUPER DELUXE EDITION
SOUVENIR
THROW DOWN YOUR HEART: THE COMPLETE AFRICA SESSIONS

PRODUCTION, NON-CLASSICAL Category – Grammy’s 2021

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

BLACK HOLE RAINBOW
Shawn Everett & Ivan Wayman, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Devon Gilfillian)
EXPECTATIONS
Gary Paczosa & Mike Robinson, engineers; Paul Blakemore, mastering engineer (Katie Pruitt)
HYPERSPACE
Drew Brown, Andrew Coleman, Shawn Everett, Serban Ghenea, David Greenbaum, Jaycen Joshua & Mike Larson, engineers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer (Beck)
JAIME
Shawn Everett, engineer; Shawn Everett, mastering engineer (Brittany Howard)
25 TRIPS
Shani Gandhi & Gary Paczosa, engineers; Adam Grover, mastering engineer (Sierra Hull)

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical category of Grammy Awards 2021

JACK ANTONOFF

August (Taylor Swift) (T)
Gaslighter (The Chicks) (A)
Holy Terrain (FKA Twigs Featuring Future) (T)
Mirrorball (Taylor Swift) (T)
This Is Me Trying (Taylor Swift) (T)
Together (Sia) (S)

DAN AUERBACH

Cypress Grove (Jimmy “Duck” Holmes) (A)
El Dorado (Marcus King) (A)
Is Thomas Callaway (CeeLo Green) (A)
Singing For My Supper (Early James) (A)
Solid Gold Sounds (Kendell Marvel) (A)
Years (John Anderson) (A)

DAVE COBB

Backbone (Kaleo) (S)
The Balladeer (Lori McKenna) (A)
Boneshaker (Airbourne) (A)
Down Home Christmas (Oak Ridge Boys) (A)
The Highwomen (The Highwomen) (A)
I Remember Everything (John Prine) (S)
Reunions (Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit) (A)
The Spark (William Prince) (S)
You’re Still The One (Teddy Swims) (S)

FLYING LOTUS

It Is What It Is (Thundercat) (A)

ANDREW WATT

Break My Heart (Dua Lipa) (T)
Me And My Guitar (A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie) (T)
Midnight Sky (Miley Cyrus) (S)
Old Me (5 Seconds Of Summer) (T)
Ordinary Man (Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Elton John) (T)
Take What You Want (Post Malone Featuring Ozzy Osbourne & Travis Scott) (T)
Under The Graveyard (Ozzy Osbourne) (T)

Best Remixed Recording

DO YOU EVER (RAC MIX) – RAC, remixer (Phil Good)
IMAGINARY FRIENDS (MORGAN PAGE REMIX) – Morgan Page, remixer (Deadmau5)
PRAYING FOR YOU (LOUIE VEGA MAIN REMIX) – Louie Vega, remixer (Jasper Street Co.)
ROSES (IMANBEK REMIX) – Imanbek Zeikenov, remixer (SAINt JHN)
YOUNG & ALIVE (BAZZI VS HAYWYRE REMIX) – Haywyre, remixer (Bazzi)

PRODUCTION, IMMERSIVE AUDIO category

Best Immersive Audio Album

Due the COVID-19 pandemic, the Best Immersive Audio Album Craft Committee was unable to meet. The judging of the entries in this category has been postponed until such time that we are able to meet in a way that is appropriate to judge the many formats and configurations of the entries and is safe for the committee members. The nominations for the 63rd GRAMMYs will be announced next year in addition to (and separately from) the 64th GRAMMY nominations in the category

Best Engineered Album, Classical

DANIELPOUR: THE PASSION OF YESHUA
GERSHWIN: PORGY AND BESS
HYNES: FIELDS
IVES: COMPLETE SYMPHONIES
SHOSTAKOVICH: SYMPHONY NO. 13, ‘BABI YAR’

Producer Of The Year, Classical

BLANTON ALSPAUGH
DAVID FROST
JESSE LEWIS
DMITRIY LIPAY
ELAINE MARTONE

CLASSICAL Category

Best Orchestral Performance

ASPECTS OF AMERICA – PULITZER EDITION – Carlos Kalmar, conductor (Oregon Symphony)
CONCURRENCE – Daníel Bjarnason, conductor (Iceland Symphony Orchestra) –
COPLAND: SYMPHONY NO. 3 – Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
IVES: COMPLETE SYMPHONIES – Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
LUTOSłAWSKI: SYMPHONIES NOS. 2 & 3 – Hannu Lintu, conductor (Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra)

Best Opera Recording

DELLO JOIO: THE TRIAL AT ROUEN
FLOYD, C.: PRINCE OF PLAYERS
GERSHWIN: PORGY AND BESS
HANDEL: AGRIPPINA
ZEMLINSKY: DER ZWERG

Best Choral Performance

CARTHAGE
Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)
DANIELPOUR: THE PASSION OF YESHUAH
JoAnn Falletta, conductor; James K. Bass & Adam Luebke, chorus masters (James K. Bass, J’Nai Bridges, Timothy Fallon, Kenneth Overton, Hila Plitmann & Matthew Worth; Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus & UCLA Chamber Singers)
KASTALSKY: REQUIEM
Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Charles Bruffy, Steven Fox & Benedict Sheehan, chorus masters (Joseph Charles Beutel & Anna Dennis; Orchestra Of St. Luke’s; Cathedral Choral Society, The Clarion Choir, Kansas City Chorale & The Saint Tikhon Choir)
MORAVEC: SANCTUARY ROAD
Kent Tritle, conductor (Joshua Blue, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Dashon Burton, Malcolm J. Merriweather & Laquita Mitchell; Oratorio Society Of New York Orchestra; Oratorio Society Of New York Chorus)
ONCE UPON A TIME
Matthew Guard, conductor (Sarah Walker; Skylark Vocal Ensemble)

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

CONTEMPORARY VOICES – Pacifica Quartet
HEALING MODES – Brooklyn Rider
HEARNE, T.: PLACE – Ted Hearne, Steven Bradshaw, Sophia Byrd, Josephine Lee, Isaiah Robinson, Sol Ruiz, Ayanna Woods & Place Orchestra
HYNES: FIELDS – Devonté Hynes & Third Coast Percussion
THE SCHUMANN QUARTETS – Dover Quartet

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

ADÈS: CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA – Kirill Gerstein; Thomas Adès, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
BEETHOVEN: COMPLETE PIANO SONATAS – Igor Levit
BOHEMIAN TALES – Augustin Hadelich; Jakub Hrůša, conductor (Charles Owen; Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks)
DESTINATION RACHMANINOV – ARRIVAL – Daniil Trifonov; Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor (The Philadelphia Orchestra)
THEOFANIDIS: CONCERTO FOR VIOLA AND CHAMBER ORCHESTRA – Richard O’Neill; David Alan Miller, conductor (Albany Symphony)

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

AMERICAN COMPOSERS AT PLAY – WILLIAM BOLCOM, RICKY IAN GORDON, LORI LAITMAN, JOHN MUSTO
Stephen Powell (Attacca Quartet, William Bolcom, Ricky Ian Gordon, Lori Laitman, John Musto, Charles Neidich & Jason Vieaux)
CLAIRIÈRES – SONGS BY LILI & NADIA BOULANGER
Nicholas Phan; Myra Huang, accompanist
FARINELLI
Cecilia Bartoli; Giovanni Antonini, conductor (Il Giardino Armonico)
A LAD’S LOVE
Brian Giebler; Steven McGhee, accompanist (Katie Hyun, Michael Katz, Jessica Meyer, Reginald Mobley & Ben Russell)
SMYTH: THE PRISON
Sarah Brailey & Dashon Burton; James Blachly, conductor (Experiential Chorus; Experiential Orchestra)

Best Classical Compendium

ADÈS CONDUCTS ADÈS – Mark Stone & Christianne Stotijn; Thomas Adès, conductor; Nick Squire, producer
SAARIAHO: GRAAL THÉÂTRE; CIRCLE MAP; NEIGES; VERS TOI QUI ES SI LOIN – Clément Mao-Takacs, conductor; Hans Kipfer, producer
SEREBRIER: SYMPHONIC BACH VARIATIONS; LAMENTS AND HALLELUJAHS; FLUTE CONCERTO – José Serebrier, conductor; Jens Braun, producer
THOMAS, M.T.: FROM THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK & MEDITATIONS ON RILKE – Isabel Leonard; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Jack Vad, producer
WOOLF, L.P.: FIRE AND FLOOD – Matt Haimovitz; Julian Wachner, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer