Grammys 2023

Gangsta Boo Was Left Out Of The 2023 Grammys’ ‘In Memoriam’ Segment And Rap Fans Cried ‘Foul’

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When it comes to hip-hop artists, the Grammys are far from the only award show to get themselves into hot water with an ill-timed omission. But they have been uniquely consistent in overlooking artists whose contributions to rap feel as crucial as their omissions have been glaring. Unfortunately, this year proved no different as the In Memoriam segment left out one of Southern Rap’s true pioneers: Gangsta Boo, who passed at 43 on New Year’s Day.

Rap fans were rightfully miffed when they didn’t see Gangsta Boo’s name during the segment. Gangsta Boo, who was a founding member of Memphis rap group Three 6 Mafia before embarking on a respected and successful solo career of her own, has been honored by many of her peers, collaborators, and fans in the month since her death was announced. Unfortunately, for the Grammys to overlook her contributions constitutes an oversight far too familiar to the female pioneers of hip-hop.

That said, there are a lot of other ways the Grammys could have whiffed that it avoided. During ABC’s 2022 retrospective special, a photo of Quavo was used during a tribute to Takeoff, prompting the familiar outcry that “not all Black people look alike.” During the Grammys, Quavo offered a tribute of his own to Takeoff, performing his song “Without You” backed by a gospel choir.

The Grammys continue to announce this year’s winners; you can follow along here.

Beyoncé Was Emotional After Breaking The Record For The Most Grammy Award Wins Of All Time

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Beyoncé entered the 2023 Grammys today (February 5) already a winner. She’s the most-nominated artist of the night with nine total nods. That put her at 88 total nominations, which tied husband Jay-Z for the most in Grammy history. This made it possible for her to break the all-time record for the most total Grammy wins tonight. The record was 31 career wins, and now, the Grammy Awards have a new all-time champ: With Renaissance winning the Grammy for Best Dance/Electronic Music Album, Beyoncé officially earned her 32nd Grammy Award and broke the record.

While announcing the winner, host Trevor Noah made it clear that history had been made. After declaring Renaissance the victor, Beyoncé took the stage for an acceptance speech. She was clearly moved by the moment, as she took a few seconds to collect herself as she stood behind the mic with her record-breaking trophy in hand.

She started, “I want to thank God for protecting me. Thank you, God.” As she continued to speak and thank important people in her life, she appeared to be on the verge of tears as she experienced one of the biggest moments of her career/life.

Find the full list of this year’s Grammy nominees and winners here.

Loretta Lynn And Christine McVie Got Touching Tributes From Kacey Musgraves, Sheryl Crow, And Mick Fleetwood At The Grammys

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The Grammys delivered here in 2023 when it comes to musical performances during the broadcast: Performers during the show include Harry Styles, Bad Bunny, Mary J. Blige, Steve Lacy, Lizzo, Kim Petras, Sam Smith, Brandi Carlile, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Chris Stapleton, DJ Khaled, and Luke Combs. Some performances were bittersweet, though: Kacey Musgraves, Sheryl Crow, Bonnie Raitt, Mick Fleetwood, and Migos’ Quavo performed in honor of Loretta Lynn, Christine McVie, and Takeoff as part of an In Memoriam tribute.

Musgraves started with an acoustic rendition of Lynn’s “Coal Miner’s Daughter” as names and photos of late music figures were displayed on the giant screens behind her. After a few more names were shown, Quavo performed “Without You,” the song he wrote in Takeoff’s memory, while wearing a Phantom Of The Opera-style half-mask. Sheryl Crow, Bonnie Raitt, and Mick Fleetwood then took the stage as a trio to perform McVie’s “Songbird.”

Crow had herself a nomination this year, as “Forever” was up for Best American Roots Song, although Bonnie Raitt’s “Just Like That” ended up winning. Raitt had a few other nominations beside that one: “Just Like That” is up for Song Of The Year, Just Like That… is up for Best Americana Album, and “Made Up Mind” is nominated for Best Americana Performance.

Find the full list of this year’s Grammy nominees and winners here.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Quavo’s ‘In Memoriam’ Tribute Sends Off Takeoff In Style At The 2023 Grammys

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In addition to celebrating the albums, artists, records, and songs of the year, the Grammys also offer a chance to look back on the past year and acknowledge those members of the recording industry community who are no longer with us. This year’s In Memoriam segment had a broad range of talent to salute, but the inclusion of Migos member Takeoff is especially tragic. He was only 28 years old when he was fatally shot last year and was just entering a new phase of his career in which he was beginning to receive more recognition for his talent.

A large part of that recognition was the reconfiguration of Migos into a duo-and-one, as Quavo and Takeoff split from Offset to release their own separate joint project, Only Built For Infinity Links. Unfortunately, instead of celebrating the album’s success, Quavo paid tribute to his fallen bandmate (and nephew), performing his new single “Without You,” which was written and released in honor of Takeoff early this year. Backed by the contemporary worship group Maverick City Music, Quavo performed his solemn ode to Takeoff, sending him off in style. Quavo channeled the Phantom of the Opera, with a black half mask that represented the masked pain he’s undoubtedly carrying.

You can watch the performance above and check out the full list of Grammy winners here.

Lizzo Brought The Church Vibes During Her Grammys Performance Of ‘About Damn Time’

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Lizzo just delivered a showstopping performance of her song “About Damn Time” at the 2023 Grammy Awards, after dazzling on the red carpet.

Showing off her truly powerful vocal range, Lizzo told the crowd that she was bringing the “church” vibes and she certainly did. She was joined by a choir in coordinated outfits that elevated Lizzo’s uplifting anthem. “I’m used to feeling alone,” she sang.

The song was nominated for three awards tonight, including Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year, and Best Pop Vocal Performance. Lizzo is also nominated for two other awards tied to her 2022 album, Special, as she earned nods for the coveted Album Of The Year and Best Pop Vocal Album.

Despite the accolades, Lizzo was on-the-fence about putting out the song. “I was turning in my masters in March, I wrote ‘About Damn Time’ in February. And I was like, this one? I don’t know about this one, ’cause the hook wasn’t done,” she said during her Hot Ones appearance. “It wasn’t there yet.”

However, as she finished working on the song, she realized that she had another major hit on her hands. “The ‘I’ve been so down and under pressure, I’m way too fine to be this stressed’ — it’s like, hello!” Lizzo added.

Watch clips from Lizzo’s “About Damn Time” performance above.

You can also find Uproxx’s complete list of 2023 Grammy Award winners here.

Lizzo is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Stevie Wonder Led A Rollicking Motown Tribute Alongside Chris Stapleton And Smokey Robinson At The 2023 Grammys

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Aside from the handing out of awards, the other major reason to watch the Grammys is for the performances, as the Recording Academy routinely recruits the brightest stars in music to take the stage. They nailed it this year, with performers including Harry Styles, Bad Bunny, Mary J. Blige, Steve Lacy, Lizzo, Kim Petras, Sam Smith, Brandi Carlile, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Chris Stapleton, DJ Khaled, and Luke Combs. There’s also a terrific cross-generational performance that just went down: Stevie Wonder took the stage with a number of guests.

“Thank you, but stop,” Wonder said to start his time on stage as the audience applauded. He then introduced his band and kicked off with a rendition of The Temptations’ “The Way You Do The Things You Do.” Smokey Robinson then joined in for his own “Tears Of A Clown” before Chris Stapleton joined in on “Higher Ground.”

Neither Wonder nor Stapleton are nominated for any Grammys this year, but both artists certainly have a history with the show. Wonder is one of the most decorated winners in Grammy history, in fact: He’s been nominated an amazing 75 times and has won 25 of them, first in 1973 with “Superstition” and “You Are The Sunshine Of My Life” winning awards in 1973, and most recently in 2006, when his and Tony Bennett’s “For Once In My Life” won the Grammy for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals.

Stapleton, meanwhile, has a strong Grammys winning percentage, as he’s won eight of the 17 awards for which he’s been nominated. He won three awards last year, all for material from his 2020 album Starting Over.

Find the full list of this year’s Grammy nominees and winners here.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Grammys Host Trevor Noah Introduced Adele To Her Secret Idol, Dwayne Johnson (AKA The Rock)

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Being a good award show means juggling a lot of different responsibilities. As three-time Grammys host Trevor Noah put it tonight, in addition to keeping the show moving along and keeping the crowd entertained with riffs between segments, he’s got to know stuff about the audience. Stuff like how much LL Cool J loves breakfast cereal (or so he says).

But not only did Noah have to keep that information handy, but he also got to put it to good use. Noting that pop star Adele is a huge fan of actor Dwayne Johnson but has never met him, Trevor joked that he didn’t have Dwayne Johnson waiting in the wings to pop out on her — but he did have “The Rock,” Johnson’s wrestling alter ego.

It was a pretty sweet — and funny — moment, as Adele is clearly overjoyed to meet her Hollywood hero, popping up to get a nice hug from him. Naturally, fans watching and tweeting along on Twitter all had the same joke about poor Rich Paul, who has been dating Adele since at least the summer of 2021.

Adele is up for seven awards tonight, including Record, Song, and Album Of The Year. You can follow along with the winners as we update our list here.

Bad Bunny Got Everyone From Taylor Swift To Jack Harlow To Dance Up A Storm For His Performances Of ‘Titi Me Pregunto’ And ‘Despues De La Playa’

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The first performance of the 2023 Grammys was a firm display of Latin music excellence. Bad Bunny represented his homeland of Puerto Rico well tonight on the Grammys stage. Tonight, the Latin music superstar delivered performances of his hit singles, “Titi Me Pregunto” and “Despues De La Playa” from his Grammy-nominated album, Un Verano Sin Ti.

At the beginning of his performance, Bad Bunny made a grand entrance to the stage, joined by a group of dancers and trombonists, giving the songs an orchestral feel. He sang the intro to “Titi Me Pregunto” as the beat gradually built up. toward the middle, the beat shifted to that of “Despues De La Playa,” during which, several couples took to the stage with Bad Bunny, joining in an epic merengue dance.

Several audience members couldn’t help but dance either. Throughout the performance, the camera panned to Taylor Swift, Jack Harlow, and many more, who gave a turn at merengue dancing on the floor.

Tonight, Bad Bunny is up for three Grammys, including the Best Pop Solo Performance award for his song “Moscow Mule,” as well Best Música Urbana Album and the coveted Album Of The Year award for Un Verano Sin Ti.

You can check out the performance above.

Drake Wins Big At 2023 Grammys Despite Not Submitting Any Music

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It seems winning is just inevitable for Drake. Despite not submitting any music for the 2023 Grammys, the Toronto rap star still walked away with an award Sunday night. The “Rich Flex” rapper won best melodic rap performance for his guest appearance on Future’s No.1 hit, “Wait for U,” which also features vocals from Nigerian singer Tems. The track appears on Future’s album, I Never Liked You.

Even without entering any new music, Drake earned himself four nominations this year. Along with his work on “Wait for U,” the rapper also co-wrote and earned nominations for Jack Harlow‘s “Churchill Downs” and “Heated” from Beyoncé‘s album, Renaissance.

Unlike in years past, Drake opted out of submitting any work from his latest solo album, Honestly, Nevermind, or any of its singles like “Jimmy Crooks,” “Sticky,” and “Massive,” for awards. The now five-time Grammy winner has been critical of the awards show in the past. He even withdrew his two nominations for the 2022 awards.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, while attending the 2023 Recording Academy Honors, Drake honored Lil Wayne with a video message — one of the award’s honorees, along with Missy Elliot and Dr. Dre — and even took some jabs at Grammys while doing it.

“Good evening, Grammys. Well, I haven’t gotten to say that since 2016,” the rapper said in the video.

He continued, “Lil Wayne… I love you so much. I know I probably get annoying with saying how much you mean to me and my family, but I think I speak on behalf of everybody when I say that our careers, our cadences, our melodies, maybe our face tats or our outfits or our decisions, in general, would not have been the same without your natural gift to just be yourself.”

The Full List Of 2023 Grammy Award Winners

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The 65th Annual Grammy Awards could prove to be historical, with a number of firsts for the award show. The Album Of The Year category has its first Spanish-language album nomination in Bad Bunny’s Un Verano Sin Ti, while the BTS song “Yet To Come” is the first Korean-language song to be nominated for a Grammy (it’s up for Best Music Video).

Meanwhile, Beyoncé — the most-nominated artist at this year’s Grammys with nine nods — has matched her husband Jay-Z for most nominations ever, as well as the opportunity to become the most-awarded artist ever with just four wins.

Check out our predictions for who we think will win (and should win) in both the Big Four and Rap categories, as this list will be updated as winners are announced.

Album Of The Year

ABBA — Voyage
Adele — 30
Bad Bunny — Un Verano Sin Ti
Beyoncé — Renaissance
Brandi Carlile — In These Silent Days
Coldplay — Music Of The Spheres
Harry Styles — Harry’s House
Kendrick Lamar — Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
Lizzo — Special
Mary J. Blige — Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe)

Best New Artist

Anitta
Domi & JD Beck
Latto
Måneskin
Molly Tuttle
Muni Long
Omar Apollo
Samara Joy
Tobe Nwigwe
Wet Leg

Record of the Year

ABBA — “Don’t Shut Me Down”
Adele — “Easy on Me”
Beyoncé — “Break My Soul”
Brandi Carlile Featuring Lucius — “You and Me on the Rock”
Doja Cat — “Woman”
Harry Styles — “As It Was”
Kendrick Lamar — “The Heart Part 5”
Lizzo — “About Damn Time”
Mary J. Blige — “Good Morning Gorgeous”
Steve Lacy — “Bad Habit”

Song of the Year

Adele — “Easy on Me”
Beyoncé — “Break My Soul”
Bonnie Raitt — “Just Like That”
DJ Khaled — “God Did” Feat. Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy
Gayle — “ABCDEFU”
Harry Styles — “As It Was”
Kendrick Lamar — “The Heart Part 5”
Lizzo — “About Damn Time”
Steve Lacy — “Bad Habit”
Taylor Swift — “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (The Short Film)”

Best Pop Solo Performance

Adele — “Easy on Me”
Bad Bunny — “Moscow Mule”
Doja Cat — “Woman”
Harry Styles — “As It Was”
Lizzo — “About Damn Time”
Steve Lacy — “Bad Habit”

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

ABBA — “Don’t Shut Me Down”
Camila Cabello Featuring Ed Sheeran — “Bam Bam”
Coldplay & BTS — “My Universe”
Post Malone & Doja Cat — “I Like You (A Happier Song)”
Sam Smith & Kim Petras — “Unholy”

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Diana Ross — Thank You
Kelly Clarkson — When Christmas Comes Around…
Michael Bublé — Higher
Norah Jones — I Dream of Christmas (Extended)
Pentatonix — Evergreen

Best Pop Vocal Album

ABBA — Voyage
Adele — 30
Coldplay — Music of the Spheres
Harry Styles — Harry’s House
Lizzo — Special

Best Rap Performance

DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy — “God Did”
Doja Cat — “Vegas”
Gunna & Future Featuring Young Thug — “Pushin P”
Hitkidd & Glorilla — “F.N.F. (Let’s Go)”
Kendrick Lamar — “The Heart Part 5”

Best Melodic Rap Performance

DJ Khaled Featuring Future & SZA — “Beautiful”
Future Featuring Drake & Tems — “Wait for U”
Jack Harlow — “First Class”
Kendrick Lamar Featuring Blxst & Amanda Reifer — “Die Hard”
Latto — “Big Energy (Live)”

Best Rap Song

DJ Khaled — “God Did” Feat. Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy
Future Featuring Drake & Tems — “Wait for U”
Gunna & Future Featuring Young Thug — “Pushin P”
Jack Harlow Featuring Drake — “Churchill Downs”
Kendrick Lamar — “The Heart Part 5”

Best Rap Album

DJ Khaled — God Did
Future — I Never Liked You
Jack Harlow — Come Home The Kids Miss You
Kendrick Lamar — Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
Pusha T — It’s Almost Dry

Best Dance/Electronic Recording

Beyoncé — “Break My Soul”
Bonobo — “Rosewood”
David Guetta & Bebe Rexha — “I’m Good (Blue)”
Diplo & Miguel — “Don’t Forget My Love”
Kaytranada Featuring H.E.R. — “Intimidated”
Rüfüs Du Sol — “On My Knees”

Best Dance/Electronic Music Album

Beyoncé — Renaissance
Bonobo — Fragments
Diplo — Diplo
Odesza — The Last Goodbye
Rüfüs Du Sol — Surrender

Best Instrumental Composition

Danilo Pérez Featuring The Global Messengers — “Fronteras (Borders) Suite: Al-Musafir Blues”
Geoffrey Keezer — “Refuge”
Miguel Zenón, José Antonio Zayas Cabán, Ryan Smith & Casey Rafn — “El País Invisible”
Tasha Warren & Dave Eggar — “African Tales”
Tasha Warren & Dave Eggar — “Snapshots”

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

Armand Hutton Featuring Terrell Hunt & Just 6 — “As Days Go By (An Arrangement of the Family Matters Theme Song)”
Danny Elfman — “Main Titles”
Kings Return — “How Deep Is Your Love”
Magnus Lindgren, John Beasley & The SWR Big Band Featuring Martin Auer — “Scrapple From the Apple”
Remy Le Boeuf — “Minnesota, WI”

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

Becca Stevens & Attacca Quartet — “2 + 2 = 5 (Arr. Nathan Schram)”
Cécile McLorin Salvant — “Optimistic Voices / No Love Dying”
Christine McVie — “Songbird (Orchestral Version)”
Jacob Collier Featuring Lizzy McAlpine & John Mayer — “Never Gonna Be Alone”
Louis Cole — “Let It Happen”

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical

Amy Allen
Laura Veltz
Nija Charles
The-Dream
Tobias Jesso Jr.

Best Latin Pop Album

Camilo — De Adentro Pa Afuera
Christina Aguilera — Aguilera
Fonseca — Viajante
Rubén Blades & Boca Livre — Pasieros
Sebastián Yatra — Dharma +

Best Música Urbana Album

Bad Bunny — Un Verano Sin Ti
Daddy Yankee — Legendaddy
Farruko — La 167
Maluma — The Love & Sex Tape
Rauw Alejandro — Trap Cake, Vol. 2

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

Cimafunk — El Alimento
Fito Paez — Los Años Salvajes
Gaby Moreno — Alegoría
Jorge Drexler — Tinta y Tiempo
Mon Laferte — 1940 Carmen
Rosalía — Motomami

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)

Chiquis — Abeja Reina
Christian Nodal — EP #1 Forajido
Marco Antonio Solís — Qué Ganas de Verte (Deluxe)
Natalia Lafourcade — Un Canto por México — El Musical
Los Tigres del Norte — La Reunión (Deluxe)

Best Tropical Latin Album

Carlos Vives — Cumbiana II
Marc Anthony — Pa’lla Voy
La Santa Cecilia — Quiero Verte Feliz
Spanish Harlem Orchestra — Imágenes Latinas
Tito Nieves — Legendario

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

Various Artists — Elvis
Various Artists — Encanto
Various Artists — Stranger Things: Soundtrack From the Netflix Series, Season 4
Lorne Balfe, Harold Faltermeyer, Lady Gaga & Hans Zimmer — Top Gun: Maverick
Various Artists — West Side Story

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Includes Film and Television)

Germaine Franco — Encanto
Hans Zimmer — No Time to Die
Jonny Greenwood — The Power of the Dog
Michael Giacchino — The Batman
Nicholas Britell — Succession: Season 3

Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media

Austin Wintory — Aliens: Fireteam Elite
Bear McCreary — Call of Duty: Vanguard
Christopher Tin — Old World
Richard Jacques — Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
Stephanie Economou — Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarök

Best Song Written for Visual Media

Beyoncé — “Be Alive”
Carolina Gaitán, La Gaita, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz & Encanto, Cast — “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”
Jessy Wilson Featuring Angélique Kidjo — “Keep Rising (The Woman King)”
Lady Gaga — “Hold My Hand”
Taylor Swift — “Carolina”
4*Town, Jordan Fisher, Finneas O’Connell, Josh Levi, Topher Ngo & Grayson Villanueva — “Nobody Like U”

Best Comedy Album

Dave Chappelle — “The Closer”
Jim Gaffigan — “Comedy Monster”
Louis C.K. — “Sorry”
Patton Oswalt — “We All Scream”
Randy Rainbow — “A Little Brains, a Little Talent”

Best R&B Performance

Beyoncé — “Virgo’s Groove”
Jazmine Sullivan — “Hurt Me So Good”
Lucky Daye — “Over”
Mary J. Blige Featuring Anderson .Paak — “Here With Me”
Muni Long — “Hrs & Hrs”

Best Traditional R&B Performance

Adam Blackstone Featuring Jazmine Sullivan — “’Round Midnight”
Babyface Featuring Ella Mai — “Keeps on Fallin’”
Beyoncé — “Plastic Off the Sofa”
Mary J. Blige — “Good Morning Gorgeous”
Snoh Aalegra — “Do 4 Love”

Best R&B Song

Beyoncé — “Cuff It”
Jazmine Sullivan — “Hurt Me So Good”
Mary J. Blige — “Good Morning Gorgeous”
Muni Long — “Hrs & Hrs”
PJ Morton — “Please Don’t Walk Away”

Best Progressive R&B Album

Cory Henry — Operation Funk
Moonchild — Starfuit
Steve Lacy — Gemini Rights
Tank and the Bangas — Red Balloon
Terrace Martin — Drones

Best R&B Album

Chris Brown — Breezy (Deluxe)
Lucky Daye — Candy Drip
Mary J. Blige — Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe)
PJ Morton — Watch the Sun
Robert Glasper — Black Radio III

Best Music Video

Adele — “Easy on Me”
BTS — “Yet to Come”
Doja Cat — “Woman”
Harry Styles — “As It Was”
Kendrick Lamar — “The Heart Part 5”
Taylor Swift — “All Too Well: The Short Film”

Best Music Film

Adele — Adele One Night Only
Billie Eilish — Billie Eilish Live at the O2
Justin Bieber — Our World
Neil Young & Crazy Horse — A Band a Brotherhood a Barn
Rosalía — Motomami (Rosalía TikTok Live Performance)
Various Artists — Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story

Best Alternative Music Performance

Arctic Monkeys — “There’d Better Be a Mirrorball”
Big Thief — “Certainty”
Florence and the Machine — “King”
Wet Leg — “Chaise Longue”
Yeah Yeah Yeahs Featuring Perfume Genius — “Spitting Off the Edge of the World”

Best Alternative Music Album

Arcade Fire — We
Big Thief — Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
Björk — Fossora
Wet Leg — Wet Leg
Yeah Yeah Yeahs — Cool It Down

Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album

Cheryl B. Engelhardt — The Passenger
Madi Das, Dave Stringer & Bhakti Without Borders — Mantra Americana
Mystic Mirror — White Sun
Paul Avgerinos — Joy
Will Ackerman — Positano Songs

Best Children’s Music Album

Alphabet Rockers — The Movement
Divinity Roxx — Ready Set Go!
Justin Roberts — Space Cadet
Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band — Los Fabulosos
Wendy and DB — Into the Little Blue House

Best Recording Package

Fann — Telos
Soporus — Divers
Spiritualized — Everything Was Beautiful
Tamsui-Kavalan Chinese Orchestra — Beginningless Beginning
Underoath — Voyeurist

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

Black Pumas — Black Pumas (Collector’s Edition Box Set)
Danny Elfman — Big Mess
The Grateful Dead — In and Out of the Garden: Madison Square Garden ’81, ’82, ’83
They Might Be Giants — Book
Various Artists — Artists Inspired by Music: Interscope Reimagined

Best Album Notes

Andy Irvine & Paul Brady — Andy Irvine / Paul Brady
Astor Piazzolla — The American Clavé Recordings
Doc Watson — Life’s Work: A Retrospective
Harry Partch — Harry Partch, 1942
Wilco — Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)

Best Historical Album

Blondie — Against the Odds: 1974 — 1982
Doc Watson — Life’s Work: A Retrospective
Freestyle Fellowship — To Whom It May Concern…
Glenn Gould — The Goldberg Variations: The Complete Unreleased 1981 Studio Sessions
Wilco — Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

Ambrose Akinmusire — “Rounds (Live)”
Gerald Albright — “Keep Holding On”
John Beasley — “Cherokee/Koko”
Marcus Baylor — “Call of the Drum”
Melissa Aldana — “Falling”
Wayne Shorter & Leo Genovese — “Endangered Species”

Best Jazz Vocal Album

The Baylor Project — The Evening : Live at Apparatus
Carmen Lundy — Fade to Black
Cécile McLorin Salvant — Ghost Song
The Manhattan Transfer & The WDR Funkhausorchester — Fifty
Samara Joy — Linger Awhile

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride & Brian Blade — LongGone
Peter Erskine Trio — Live in Italy
Terri Lyne Carrington, Kris Davis, Linda May Han Oh, Nicholas Payton & Matthew Stevens — New Standards, Vol. 1
Wayne Shorter, Terri Lyne Carrington, Leo Genovese & Esperanza Spalding — Live at the Detroit Jazz Festival
Yellowjackets — Parallel Motion

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

John Beasley, Magnus Lindgren & SWR Big Band — Bird Lives
Remy Le Boeuf’s Assembly of Shadows — Architecture of Storms
Ron Carter & The Jazzaar Festival Big Band Directed by Christian Jacob — Remembering Bob Freedman
Steve Gadd, Eddie Gomez, Ronnie Cuber & WDR Big Band Conducted by Michael Abene — Center Stage
Steven Feifke, Bijon Watson & Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra — Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra

Best Latin Jazz Album

Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Featuring The Congra Patria Son Jarocho Collective — Fandango at the Wall in New York
Arturo Sandoval — Rhythm & Soul
Danilo Pérez Featuring The Global Messengers — Crisálida
Flora Purim — If You Will
Miguel Zenón — Música de las Américas

Best Reggae Album

Kabaka Pyramid — The Kalling
Koffee — Gifted
Protoje — Third Time’s the Charm
Sean Paul — Scorcha
Shaggy — Com Fly Wid Mi

Best Global Music Performance

Arooj Aftab & Anoushka Shankar — “Udhero Na”
Burna Boy — “Last Last”
Matt B & Eddy Kenzo — “Gimme Love”
Rocky Dawuni Featuring Blvk H3ro — “Neva Bow Down”
Wouter Kellerman, Zakes Bantwini & Nomcebo Zikode — “Bayethe”

Best Global Music Album

Angélique Kidjo & Ibrahim Maalouf — Queen of Sheba
Anoushka Shankar, Metropole Orkest & Jules Buckley Featuring Manu Delago — Between Us… (Live)
Berklee Indian Ensemble — Shuruaat
Burna Boy — Love, Damini
Masa Takumi — Sakura

Best American Roots Performance

Aaron Neville & The Dirty Dozen Brass Band — “Stompin’ Ground”
Aoife O’Donovan & Allison Russell — “Prodigal Daughter”
Bill Anderson Featuring Dolly Parton — “Someday It’ll All Make Sense (Bluegrass Version)”
Fantastic Negrito — “Oh Betty”
Madison Cunningham — “Life According to Raechel”

Best Americana Performance

Asleep at the Wheel Featuring Lyle Lovett — “There You Go Again”
Blind Boys of Alabama Featuring Black Violin — “The Message”
Bonnie Raitt — “Made Up Mind”
Brandi Carlile Featuring Lucius — “You and Me on the Rock”
Eric Alexandrakis — “Silver Moon [A Tribute to Michael Nesmith]”

Best American Roots Song

Anaïs Mitchell — “Bright Star”
Aoife O’Donovan & Allison Russell — “Prodigal Daughter”
Bonnie Raitt — “Just Like That”
Brandi Carlile Featuring Lucius — “You and Me on the Rock”
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss — “High and Lonesome”
Sheryl Crow — “Forever”

Best Americana Album

Bonnie Raitt — Just Like That…
Brandi Carlile — In These Silent Days
Dr. John — Things Happen That Way
Keb’ Mo’ — Good to Be…
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss — Raise the Roof

Best Bluegrass Album

The Del McCoury Band — Almost Proud
The Infamous Stringdusters — Toward the Fray
Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway — Crooked Tree
Peter Rowan — Calling You From My Mountain
Yonder Mountain String Band — Get Yourself Outside

Best Traditional Blues Album

Buddy Guy — The Blues Don’t Lie
Charlie Musselwhite — Mississippi Son
Gov’t Mule — Heavy Load Blues
John Mayall — The Sun Is Shining Down
Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder — Get on Board

Best Contemporary Blues Album

Ben Harper — Bloodline Maintenance
Edgar Winter — Brother Johnny
Eric Gales — Crown
North Mississippi Allstars — Set Sail
Shemekia Copeland — Done Come Too Far

Best Folk Album

Aoife O’Donovan — Age of Apathy
Janis Ian — The Light at the End of the Line
Judy Collins — Spellbound
Madison Cunningham — Revealer
Punch Brothers — Hell on Church Street

Best Regional Roots Music Album

Halau Hula Keali’i o Nalani — Halau Hula Keali’i o Nalani (Live at the Getty Center)
Natalie Ai Kamauu — Natalie Noelani
Nathan & The Zydeco Cha-Chas — Lucky Man
Ranky Tanky — Live at the 2022 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Sean Ardoin & Kreole Rock and Soul Featuring The Golden Band From Tigerland — Full Circle

Best Orchestral Performance

Berlin Philharmonic & John Williams — “John Williams: The Berlin Concert”
Los Angeles Philharmonic & Gustavo Dudamel — “Dvořák: Symphonies Nos. 7-9”
New York Youth Symphony — “Works by Florence Price, Jessie Montgomery, Valerie Coleman”
Various Artists — “Sila: The Breath of the World”
Wild Up & Christopher Rountree — “Stay on It”

Best Opera Recording

Boston Modern Orchestra Project & Odyssey Opera Chorus — Anthony Davis: X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & The Metropolitan Opera Chorus — Blanchard: Fire Shut Up in My Bones
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & The Metropolitan Opera Chorus — Eurydice

Best Choral Performance

The Crossing — “Born”
English Baroque Soloists & Monteverdi Choir — “J.S. Bach: St. John Passion, BWV 245”
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Ailyn Pérez, Michelle DeYoung, Matthew Polenzani & Eric Owens — “Verdi’s Requiem: The Met Remembers 9/11”

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

Attacca Quartet — “Caroline Shaw: Evergreen”
Dover Quartet — “Beethoven: Complete String Quartets, Vol. 2 – The Middle Quartets”
Neave Trio — “Musical Remembrances”
Publiquartet — “What Is American”
Third Coast Percussion — “Perspectives”

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

Daniil Trifonov — “Bach: The Art of Life”
Hilary Hahn — “Abels: Isolation Variation”
Mak Grgić — “A Night in Upper Town — The Music of Zoran Krajacic”
Mitsuko Uchida — “Beethoven: Diabelli Variations”
Time for Three, The Philadelphia Orchestra & Xian Zhang — “Letters for the Future”

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

Il Pomo d’Oro — Eden
Nicholas Phan, Brooklyn Rider, The Knights & Eric Jacobsen — Stranger — Works for Tenor by Nico Muhly
Renée Fleming & Yannick Nézet-Séguin — Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene
Sasha Cooke & Kirill Kuzmin — How Do I Find You
Will Liverman, Paul Sánchez & J’Nai Bridges — Shawn E. Okpebholo: Lord, How Come Me Here?

Best Classical Compendium

Christopher Tin, Voces8, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Barnaby Smith — The Lost Birds
Kitt Wakeley — An Adoption Story
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Yannick Nézet-Séguin — A Concert for Ukraine
Seunghee Lee, JP Jofre & London Symphony Orchestra — Aspire

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

Andris Nelsons & Gewandhausorchester — Gubaidulina: The Wrath of God
Carlos Simon, MK Zulu, Marco Pavé & Hub New Music — Simon: Requiem for the Enslaved
Ian Rosenbaum & Dover Quartet — Akiho: Ligneous Suite
Jack Quartet — Bermel: Intonations
Time for Three, The Philadelphia Orchestra & Xian Zhang — Puts: Contact

Best Country Solo Performance

Kelsea Ballerini — “Heartfirst”
Maren Morris — “Circles Around This Town”
Miranda Lambert — “In His Arms”
Willie Nelson — “Live Forever”
Zach Bryan — “Something in the Orange”

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

Brothers Osborne — “Midnight Rider’s Prayer”
Carly Pearce & Ashley McBryde — “Never Wanted to Be That Girl”
Ingrid Andress & Sam Hunt — “Wishful Drinking”
Luke Combs & Miranda Lambert — “Outrunnin’ Your Memory”
Reba McEntire & Dolly Parton — “Does He Love You (Revisited)”
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss — “Gonig Where the Lonely Go”

Best Country Song

Cody Johnson — ’Til You Can’t”
Luke Combs — “Doin’ This”
Maren Morris — “Circles Around This Town”
Miranda Lambert — “If I Was a Cowboy”
Taylor Swift — “I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor’s Version) (From the Vault)”
Willie Nelson — “I’ll Love You Till the Day I Die”

Best Country Album

Ashley McBryde — Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville
Luke Combs — Growin’ Up
Maren Morris — Humble Quest
Miranda Lambert — Palomino
Willie Nelson — A Beautiful Time

Best Rock Performance

Beck — “Old Man”
The Black Keys — “Wild Child”
Brandi Carlile — “Broken Horses”
Bryan Adams — “So Happy It Hurts”
Idles — “Crawl!”
Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Jeff Beck — “Patient Number 9”
Turnstile — “Holiday”

Best Metal Performance

Ghost — “Call Me Little Sunshine”
Megadeth — “We’ll Be Back”
Muse — “Kill or Be Killed”
Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Tony Iommi — “Degradation Rules”
Turnstile — “Blackout”

Best Rock Song

Brandi Carlile — “Broken Horses”
Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Jeff Beck — “Patient Number 9”
Red Hot Chili Peppers — “Black Summer”
Turnstile — “Blackout”
The War on Drugs — “Harmonia’s Dream”

Best Rock Album

The Black Keys — Dropout Boogie
Elvis Costello & The Imposters — The Boy Named If
Idles — Crawler
Machine Gun Kelly — Mainstream Sellout
Ozzy Osbourne — Patient Number 9
Spoon — Lucifer on the Sofa

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

Brad Mehldau — Jacob’s Ladder
Domi & JD Beck — Not Tight
Grant Geissman — Blooz
Jeff Coffin — Between Dreaming and Joy
Snarky Puppy — Empire Central

Best Gospel Performance/Song

Doe — “When I Pray”
Erica Campbell — “Positive”
Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin — “Kingdom”
PJ Morton Featuring Zacardi Cortez, Gene Moore, Samoht, Tim Rogers & Darrel Walls — “The Better Benediction”
Tye Tribbett — Get Up”

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

Chris Tomlin — “Holy Forever”
Crowder & Dante Bowe Featuring Maverick City Music — “God Really Loves Us (Radio Version)”
Doe — “So Good”
For King & Country & Hillary Scott — “For God Is With Us”
Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin — “Fear Is Not My Future”
Phil Wickham — “Hymn of Heaven (Radio Version)”

Best Gospel Album

Doe — Clarity
Maranda Curtis — Die to Live
Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin — Kingdom Book One (Deluxe)
Ricky Dillard — Breakthrough: The Exodus (Live)
Tye Tribbett — All Things New

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

Anne Wilson — My Jesus
Chris Tomlin — Always
Elevation Worship — Lion
Maverick City Music — Breathe
TobyMac — Life After Death

Best Roots Gospel Album

Gaither Vocal Band — Let’s Just Praise the Lord
Karen Peck & New River — 2:22
Keith & Kristyn Getty — Confessio — Irish American Roots
Tennessee State University — The Urban Hymnal
Willie Nelson — The Willie Nelson Family

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

Baynk — Adolescence
Father John Misty — Chloë and the Next 20th Century
Harry Styles — Harry’s House
Robert Glasper — Black Radio III
Wet Leg — Wet Leg

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

Boi-1da
Dahi
Dan Auerbach
Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II
Jack Antonoff

Best Remixed Recording

Beyoncé — “Break My Soul (Terry Hunter Remix)”
Ellie Goulding — “Easy Lover (Four Tet Remix)”
The Knocks & Dragonette — “Slow Song (Paul Woolford Remix)”
Lizzo — “About Damn Time (Purple Disco Machine Remix)”
Wet Leg — “Too Late Now (Soulwax Remix)”

Best Immersive Audio Album

Anita Brevik, Nidarosdomens Jentekor & Trondheimsolistene — Tuvayhun — Beatitudes for a Wounded World
The Chainsmokers — Memories…Do Not Open
Christina Aguilera — Aguilera
Jane Ira Bloom — Picturing the Invisible: Focus 1
Stewart Copeland & Ricky Kej — Divine Tides

Best Engineered Album, Classical

Anita Brevik, Nidarosdomens Jentekor & Trondheimsolistene — Tuvayhun — Beatitudes for a Wounded World
Anne-Sophie Mutter, Boston Symphony Orchestra & John Williams — Williams: Violin Concerto No. 2 & Selected Film Themes
Edwin Outwater & Chicago Symphony Orchestra — Mason Bates: Philharmonia Fantastique: The Making of the Orchestra
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra & Manfred Honeck — Beethoven & Stucky: Orchestral Works
Third Coast Percussion — Perspectives

Producer of the Year, Classical

Christoph Franke
Elaine Martone
James Ginsburg
Jonathan Allen
Judith Sherman

Best Musical Theater Album

Original Broadway Cast — A Strange Loop
New Broadway Cast — Caroline, or Change
Into the Woods 2022 Broadway Cast — Into the Woods (2022 Broadway Cast Recording)
Original Broadway Cast — MJ the Musical
Mr. Saturday Night Original Cast — Mr. Saturday Night
Original Broadway Cast — Six: Live on Opening Night

Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording

Jamie Foxx — Act Like You Got Some Sense
Lin-Manuel Miranda — Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters of the World
Mel Brooks — All About Me!: My Remarkable Life in Show Business
Questlove — Music Is History
Viola Davis — Finding Me

Best Spoken Word Poetry Album

Amanda Gorman — Call Us What We Carry: Poems
Amir Sulaiman — You Will Be Someone’s Ancestor. Act Accordingly
Ethelbert Miller — Black Men Are Precious
J. Ivy — The Poet Who Sat by the Door
Malcolm-Jamal Warner — Hiding in Plain View

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