66th Grammy Awards: No Ghanaian Artiste Was Nominated – Check Out The Full List Of Nominees

Ghanaian artistes have missed out following the unveiling of the nominees for the 66th Grammy Awards.

After the nominees’ announcement, disappointment will surely be drawn on the faces of Ghanaian music fans as no artiste from the country got a slot.

Meanwhile, Stonebwoy, Rocky Dawuni, Amaarae, MOG Music, and Juls, submitted their works for consideration.

Check out the full nominees below.

GENERAL Record of the Year “Worship” — Jon Batiste “Not Strong Enough” — boygenius “Flowers” — Miley Cyrus “What Was I Made For?” [From The Motion Picture Barbie] — Billie Eilish “On My Mama” — Victoria Monét “vampire” — Olivia Rodrigo “Anti-Hero” — Taylor Swift “Kill Bill” — SZA

Song of the Year “A&W” – Jack Antonoff, Lana Del Rey & Sam Dew, songwriters (Lana Del Rey) “Anti-Hero” – Jack Antonoff & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift) “Butterfly” – Jon Batiste & Dan Wilson, songwriters (Jon Batiste) “Dance The Night” (From Barbie The Album) – Caroline Ailin, Dua Lipa, Mark Ronson & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Dua Lipa) “Flowers” – Miley Cyrus, Gregory Aldae Hein & Michael Pollack, songwriters (Miley Cyrus) “Kill Bill” – Rob Bisel, Carter Lang & Solána Rowe, songwriters (SZA) “Vampire” – Daniel Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo, songwriters (Olivia Rodrigo) “What Was I Made For? [From The Motion Picture Barbie]” – Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)

Album of the Year World Music Radio — Jon Batiste the record — boygenius Endless Summer Vacation — Miley Cyrus Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd — Lana Del Rey The Age of Pleasure — Janelle Monáe GUTS — Olivia Rodrigo Midnights — Taylor Swift SOS — SZA

Best New Artist Gracie Abrams Fred Again… Ice Spice Jelly Roll Coco Jones Noah Khan Victoria Monet The War and Treaty

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical Jack Antonoff Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II Hit-Boy Metro Boomin Daniel Nigro

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical Edgar Barrera Jessie Jo Dillon Shane McAnally Theron Thomas Justin Tranter

POP & DANCE/ELECTRONIC MUSIC Best Pop Solo Performance “Flowers” – Miley Cyrus “Paint the Town Red” – Doja Cat “What Was I Made For? (From the Motion Picture Barbie) – Billie Eilish “Vampire” – Olivia Ridrigo “Anti-Hero” – Taylor Swift

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance “Thousand Miles” – Miley Cyrus Featuring Brandi Carlile “Candy Necklace” – Lana Del Rey Featuring Jon Batiste “Never Felt So Alone” – Labrinth Featuring Billie Eilish “Karma” – Taylor Swift Featuring Ice Spice “Ghost in the Machine” – SZA Featuring Phoebe Bridgers

Best Pop Vocal Album chemistry — Kelly Clarkson Endless Summer Vacation — Miley Cyrus GUTS — Olivia Rodrigo

• (Subtract) — Ed Sheeran Midnights — Taylor Swift

Best Pop/Dance Recording “Baby Don’t Hurt Me” – David Guetta, Anne-Marie & Coi Leray “Miracle” – Calvin Harris Featuring Ellie Goulding “Padam Padam” – Kylie Minogue “One in a Million” – Bebe Rexha and David Guetta “Rush” – Troye Sivan

Best Dance/Electronic Music Album Playing Robots Into Heaven — James Blake For That Beautiful Feeling — The Chemical Brothers Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022) — Fred again.. Kx5 — Kx5 Quest For Fire — Skrillex

ROCK, METAL & ALTERNATIVE MUSIC Best Rock Album But Here We Are – Foo Fighters Starcatcher – Greta van Fleet 72 Seasons – Metallica This Is Why – Paramore In Times New Roman… – Queens of the Stone Age

Best Alternative Music Performance “Belinda Says: – Always “Body Paint” – Arctic Monkeys “Cool About It” – boygenius “A&W” – Lana Del Rey “This Is Why” – Paramore

Best Alternative Music Album The Car – Arctic Monkeys The Record – boygenius Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd – Lana Del Rey Cracker Island – Gorillaz I Inside the Old Year Dying – PJ Harvey

Best Rock Performance “Sculptures Of Anything Goes” – Arctic Monkeys “More Than A Love Song” – Black Pumas “Not Strong Enough” – boygenius “Rescued” – Foo Fighters “Lux Æterna” – Metallica

Best Metal Performance “Bad Man” – Disturbed “Phantom Of The Opera” – Ghost “72 Seasons” – Metallica “Hive Mind” – Slipknot “Jaded” – Spiritbox

Best Rock Song “Angry” – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards & Andrew Watt, songwriters (The Rolling Stones) “Ballad Of A Homeschooled Girl” – Daniel Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo, songwriters (Olivia Rodrigo) “Emotion Sickness” – Dean Fertita, Joshua Homme, Michael Shuman, Jon Theodore & Troy Van Leeuwen, songwriters (Queens Of The Stone Age) “Not Strong Enough” – Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers & Lucy Dacus, songwriters (boygenius) “Rescued” – Dave Grohl, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett & Pat Smear, songwriters (Foo Fighters)

R&B, RAP & SPOKEN WORD POETRY Best R&B Performance “Summer Too Hot” – Chris Brown “Back to Love” – Bobby Glasper Featuring Sir & Alex Isley “ICU” – Coco Jones “How Does It Make You Feel” – Victoria Monet “Kill Bill” – SZA

Best Traditional R&B Performance “Simple” – Babyface Featuring Coco Jones “Lucky” – Kenyon Dixon “Hollywood” – Victoria Monét Featuring Earth, Wind & Fire & Hazel Monét “Good Morning” – PJ Morton Featuring Susan Carol “Love Language” – SZA

Best R&B Song “Angel” – Halle Bailey, Theron Feemster & Coleridge Tillman, songwriters (Halle) “Back To Love” – Darryl Andrew Farris, Robert Glasper & Alexandra Isley, songwriters (Robert Glasper Featuring SiR & Alex Isley) “ICU” – Darhyl Camper Jr., Courtney Jones, Raymond Komba & Roy Keisha Rockette, songwriters (Coco Jones) “On My Mama” – Dernst Emile II, Jeff Gitelman, Victoria Monét, Kyla Moscovich, Jamil Pierre & Charles Williams, songwriters (Victoria Monét) “Snooze” – Kenny B. Edmonds, Blair Ferguson, Khris Riddick-Tynes, Solána Rowe & Leon Thomas, songwriters (SZA)

Best Progressive R&B Album Since I Have A Lover – 6LACK The Love Album: Off The Grid – Diddy Nova – Terrace Martin And James Fauntleroy The Age Of Pleasure – Janelle Monáe SOS – SZA

Best R&B Album Girls Night Out – Babyface What I Didn’t Tell You (Deluxe) – Coco Jones Special Occasion – Emily King Jaguar II – Victoria Monet Clear 2: Soft Life EP – Summer Walker

Best Rap Performance “Attention” — Rogét Chahayed, Amala Zandile Dlamini & Ari Starace, songwriters (Doja Cat) “Barbie World” [From Barbie The Album] — Isis Naija Gaston, Ephrem Louis Lopez Jr. & Onika Maraj, songwriters (Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice Featuring Aqua) “Just Wanna Rock” — Mohamad Camara, Symere Woods & Javier Mercado, songwriters (Lil Uzi Vert) “Rich Flex” — Brytavious Chambers, Isaac “Zac” De Boni, Aubrey Graham, J. Gwin, Anderson Hernandez, Michael “Finatik” Mule & Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, songwriters (Drake & 21 Savage) “SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS” — Andre Benjamin, Paul Beauregard, James Blake, Michael Render, Tim Moore & Dion Wilson, songwriters (Killer Mike Featuring André 3000, Future & Eryn Allen Kane)

Best Melodic Rap Performance “Sittin’ On Top of the World” – Burna Boy Featuring 21 Savage “Attention” – Doja Cat “Spin Bout U” – Drake and 21 Savage “All My Life” – Lil Durk featuring J. Cole “Low” – SZA

Best Rap Song “Attention” – Rogét Chahayed, Amala Zandile Dlamini & Ari Starace, songwriters (Doja Cat) “Barbie World [From Barbie The Album]” – Isis Naija Gaston, Ephrem Louis Lopez Jr. & Onika Maraj, songwriters (Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice Featuring Aqua) “Just Wanna Rock” – Mohamad Camara, Symere Woods & Javier Mercado, songwriters (Lil Uzi Vert) “Rich Flex” – Brytavious Chambers, Isaac “Zac” De Boni, Aubrey Graham, J. Gwin, Anderson Hernandez, Michael “Finatik” Mule & Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, songwriters (Drake & 21 Savage) “SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS” – Andre Benjamin, Paul Beauregard, James Blake, Michael Render, Tim Moore & Dion Wilson, songwriters (Killer Mike Featuring André 3000, Future And Eryn Allen Kane)

Best Rap Album Her Loss – Drake & 21 Savage MICHAEL – Killer Mike HEROES & VILLIANS – Metro Boomin King’s Disease III – Nas UTOPIA – Travis Scott

Best Spoken Word Poetry Album A-You’re Not Wrong B-They’re Not Either: The Fukc-It Pill Revisited – Queen Sheba For Your Consideration’24 -The Album – Prentice Powell and Shawn William Grocery Shopping With My Mother – Kevin Powell The Light Inside – J. Ivy When The Poems Do What They Do – Aja Monet

JAZZ, TRADITIONAL POP, CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL & MUSICAL THEATRE Best Jazz Performance​​​​​​​ “Movement 18′ (Heroes)” – Jon Batiste “Basquiat” – Lakecia Benjamin “Vulnerable (Live)” – Adam Blackstone Featuring The Baylor Project & Russell Ferranté “But Not For Me” – Fred Hersch & Esperanza Spalding “Tight” – Samara Joy

Best Jazz Vocal Album​​​​​​​ For Ella 2 -Patti Austin Featuring Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band Alive At The Village Vanguard – Fred Hersch & Esperanza Spalding Lean In – Gretchen Parlato & Lionel Loueke Mélusine – Cécile McLorin Salvant How Love Begins – Nicole Zuraitis

Best Jazz Instrumental Album​​​​​​​ The Source – Kenny Barron Phoenix – Lakecia Benjamin Legacy: The Instrumental Jawn – Adam Blackstone The Winds Of Change – Billy Childs Dream Box – Pat Metheny

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album​​​​​​​ The Chick Corea Symphony Tribute – Ritmo – ADDA Simfònica, Josep Vicent, Emilio Solla Dynamic Maximum Tension – Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society Basie Swings The Blues – The Count Basie Orchestra Directed By Scotty Barnhart Olympians – Vince Mendoza & Metropole Orkest The Charles Mingus Centennial Sessions – Mingus Big Band

Best Latin Jazz Album​​​​​​​ Quietude – Eliane Elias My Heart Speaks – Ivan Lins With The Tblisi Symphony Orchestra Vox Humana – Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band Cometa – Luciana Souza & Trio Corrente El Arte Del Bolero Vol. 2 – Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo

Best Alternative Jazz Album Love In Exile — Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily Quality Over Opinion — Louis Cole SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree — Kurt Elling, Charlie Hunter, SuperBlue Live At The Piano — Cory Henry The Omnichord Real Book — Meshell Ndegeocello

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album​​​​​​​ To Steve With Love: Liz Callaway Celebrates Sondheim – Liz Callaway Pieces Of Treasure – Rickie Lee Jones Bewitched – Laufey Holidays Around The World – Pentatonix Only The Strong Survive – Bruce Springsteen Sondheim Unplugged (The NYC Sessions), Vol. 3 – (Various Artists)

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album​​​​​​​ As We Speak – Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer, Featuring Rakesh Chaurasia On Becoming – House Of Waters Jazz Hands – Bob James The Layers – Julian Lage All One – Ben Wende

Best Musical Theater Album Kimberly Akimbo – John Clancy, David Stone & Jeanine Tesori, producers; Jeanine Tesori, composer; David Lindsay-Abaire, lyricist (Original Broadway Cast) Parade – Micaela Diamond, Alex Joseph Grayson, Jake Pedersen & Ben Platt, principal vocalists; Jason Robert Brown & Jeffrey Lesser, producers; Jason Robert Brown, composer & lyricist (2023 Broadway Cast) Shucked – Brandy Clark, Jason Howland, Shane McAnally & Billy Jay Stein, producers; Brandy Clark & Shane McAnally, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast) Some Like It Hot – Christian Borle, J. Harrison Ghee, Adrianna Hicks & NaTasha Yvette Williams, principal vocalists; Mary-Mitchell Campbell, Bryan Carter, Scott M. Riesett, Charlie Rosen & Marc Shaiman, producers; Scott Wittman, lyricist; Marc Shaiman, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast) Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street – Annaleigh Ashford & Josh Groban, principal vocalists; Thomas Kail & Alex Lacamoire, producers (Stephen Sondheim, composer & lyricist) (2023 Broadway Cast)

COUNTRY & AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC Best Country Solo Performance​​​​​​​ “In Your Love” – Tyler Childers “Buried” – Brandy Clark “Fast Car” – Luke Combs “The Last Thing On My Mind” – Dolly Parton “White Horse” – Chris Stapleton

Best Country Duo/Group Performance “High Note” – Dierks Bentley Featuring Billy Strings “Nobody’s Nobody” – Brothers Osborne “I Remember Everything” – Zach Bryan Featuring Kacey Musgraves “Kissing Your Picture (Is So Cold)” – Vince Gill & Paul Franklin “Save Me” – Jelly Roll With Lainey Wilson “We Don’t Fight Anymore” – Carly Pearce Featuring Chris Stapleton

Best Country Song​​​​​​​ “Buried” – Brandy Clark & Jessie Jo Dillon, songwriters (Brandy Clark) “I Remember Everything” – Zach Bryan & Kacey Musgraves, songwriters (Zach Bryan Featuring Kacey Musgraves) “In Your Love” – Tyler Childers & Geno Seale, songwriters (Tyler Childers) “Last Night” – John Byron, Ashley Gorley, Jacob Kasher Hindlin & Ryan Vojtesak, songwriters (Morgan Wallen) “White Horse” – Chris Stapleton & Dan Wilson, songwriters (Chris Stapleton)

Best Country Album Rolling Up the Welcome Mat — Kelsea Ballerini Brothers Osborne — Brothers Osborne Zach Bryan — Zach Bryan Rustin’ In The Rain — Tyler Childers Bell Bottom Country — Lainey Wilson

Best American Roots Performance​​​​​​​ “Butterfly” – Jon Batiste “Heaven Help Us All” – The Blind Boys Of Alabama “Inventing The Wheel” – Madison Cunningham “You Louisiana Man” – Rhiannon Giddens “Eve Was Black” – Allison Russell

Best Americana Performance​​​​​​​ “Friendship” – The Blind Boys Of Alabama “Help Me Make It Through The Night” – Tyler Childers “Dear Insecurity” – Brandy Clark Featuring Brandi Carlile “King Of Oklahoma” – Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit “The Returner” – Allison Russell

Best American Roots Song​​​​​​​ “Blank Page” – Michael Trotter Jr. & Tanya Trotter, songwriters (The War And Treaty) “California Sober” – Aaron Allen, William Apostol & Jon Weisberger, songwriters (Billy Strings Featuring Willie Nelson) “Cast Iron Skillet” – Jason Isbell, songwriter (Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit) “Dear Insecurity” – Brandy Clark & Michael Pollack, songwriters (Brandy Clark Featuring Brandi Carlile) “The Returner” – Drew Lindsay, JT Nero & Allison Russell, songwriters (Allison Russell)

Best Americana Album Brandy Clark — Brandy Clark The Chicago Sessions — Rodney Crowell You’re the One — Rhiannon Giddens Weathervanes — Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit The Returner — Allison Russell

Best Bluegrass Album​​​​​​​ Radio John: Songs of John Hartford – Sam Bush Lovin’ Of The Game – Michael Cleveland Mighty Poplar – Mighty Poplar Bluegrass – Willie Nelson Me/And/Dad – Billy Strings City Of Gold – Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway

Best Traditional Blues Album​​​​​​​ Ridin’ – Eric Bibb The Soul Side Of Sipp – Mr. Sipp Life Don’t Miss Nobody – Tracy Nelson Teardrops For Magic Slim Live At Rosa’s Lounge – John Primer All My Love For You – Bobby Rush

Best Contemporary Blues Album​​​​​​​ Death Wish Blues – Samantha Fish And Jesse Dayton Healing Time – Ruthie Foster Live In London – Christone “Kingfish” Ingram Blood Harmony – Larkin Poe LaVette! – Bettye LaVette

Best Folk Album​​​​​​​ Traveling Wildfire – Dom Flemons I Only See The Moon – The Milk Carton Kids Joni Mitchell At Newport [Live] – Joni Mitchell Celebrants – Nickel Creek Jubilee – Old Crow Medicine Show Seven Psalms – Paul Simon Folkocracy – Rufus Wainwright

Best Regional Roots Music Album New Beginnings – Buckwheat Zydeco Jr. & The Legendary Ils Sont Partis Band Live At The 2023 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival – Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers Live: Orpheum Theater Nola – Lost Bayou Ramblers & Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Made In New Orleans – New Breed Brass Band Too Much To Hold – New Orleans Nightcrawlers Live At The Maple Leaf – The Rumble Featuring Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr.

GOSPEL & CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC Best Gospel Performance/Song “God Is Good” – Stanley Brown Featuring Hezekiah Walker, Kierra Sheard & Karen Clark Sheard; Stanley Brown, Karen V Clark Sheard, Kaylah Jiavanni Harvey, Rodney Jerkins, Elyse Victoria Johnson, J Drew Sheard II, Kierra Valencia Sheard & Hezekiah Walker, songwriters “Feel Alright (Blessed)” – Erica Campbell; Erica Campbell, Warryn Campbell, William Weatherspoon, Juan Winans & Marvin L. Winans, songwriters “Lord Do It For Me (Live)” – Zacardi Cortez; Marcus Calyen, Zacardi Cortez & Kerry Douglas, songwriters “God Is” – Melvin Crispell III “All Things” – Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, songwriter

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song “Believe” – Blessing Offor; Hank Bentley & Blessing Offor, songwriters “Firm Foundation (He Won’t) [Live]” – Cody Carnes “Thank God I Do” – Lauren Daigle; Lauren Daigle & Jason Ingram, songwriters “Love Me Like I Am” – for KING & COUNTRY Featuring Jordin Sparks “Your Power” – Lecrae & Tasha Cobbs Leonard “God Problems” – Maverick City Music, Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine; Daniel Bashta, Chris Davenport, Ryan Ellis & Naomi Raine, songwriters

Best Gospel Album I Love You – Erica Campbell Hymns (Live) – Tasha Cobbs Leonard The Maverick Way – Maverick City Music My Truth – Jonathan McReynolds All Things New: Live In Orlando – Tye Tribbett

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album My Tribe – Blessing Offor Emanuel – Da’ T.R.U.T.H. Lauren Daigle – Lauren Daigle Church Clothes 4 – Lecrae I Believe – Phil Wickham

Best Roots Gospel Album Tribute To The King – The Blackwood Brothers Quartet Echoes Of The South – Blind Boys Of Alabama Songs That Pulled Me Through The Tough Times – Becky Isaacs Bowman Meet Me At The Cross – Brian Free & Assurance Shine: The Darker The Night The Brighter The Light – Gaither Vocal Band

LATIN, GLOBAL, AFRICAN, REGGAE & NEW AGE, AMBIENT OR CHANT Best Latin Pop Album​​​​​​​ La Cuarta Hoja – Pablo Alborán Beautiful Humans, Vol. 1 – AleMor A Ciegas – Paula Arenas La Neta – Pedro Capó Don Juan – Maluma X Mí (Vol. 1) – Gaby Moreno

Best Música Urbana Album​​​​​​​ SATURNO – Rauw Alejandro MAÑANA SERÁ BONITO – Karol G DATA – Tainy

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album​​​​​​​ MARTÍNEZ – Cabra Leche De Tigre – Diamante Eléctrico Vida Cotidiana – Juanes De Todas Las Flores – Natalia Lafourcade EADDA9223 – Fito Paez

Best Música Mexicana Album (including Tejano) Bordado a Mano — Ana Bárbara La Sánchez — Lila Downs Motherflower — Flor de Toloache Amor Como en las Películas de Antes — Lupita Infante GÉNESIS — Peso Pluma

Best Tropical Latin Album​​​​​​​

Siembra: 45º Aniversario (En Vivo en el Coliseo de Puerto Rico, 14 de Mayo 2022) Rubén Blades Con Roberto Delgado & Orquesta

Voy A Ti Luis Figueroa

Niche Sinfónico Grupo Niche Y Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Colombia

VIDA Omara Portuondo

MIMY & TONY Tony Succar, Mimy Succar

Escalona Nunca Se Había Grabado Así Carlos Vives

1. Best Global Music Performance

For new vocal or instrumental Global music recordings.

Shadow Forces Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer & Shahzad Ismaily

Alone Burna Boy

FEEL Davido

Milagro Y Disastre Silvana Estrada

Abundance In Millets Falu & Gaurav Shah (Featuring PM Narendra Modi)

Pashto Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer & Zakir Hussain Featuring Rakesh Chaurasia

Todo Colores Ibrahim Maalouf Featuring Cimafunk & Tank And The Bangas

1. Best African Music Performance

Amapiano ASAKE & Olamide

City Boys Burna Boy

UNAVAILABLE Davido Featuring Musa Keys

Rush Ayra Starr

Water Tyla

1. Best Global Music Album

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

Epifanías Susana Baca

History Bokanté

I Told Them… Burna Boy

Timeless Davido

This Moment Shakti

1. Best Reggae Album

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

Born For Greatness Buju Banton

Simma Beenie Man

Cali Roots Riddim 2023 Collie Buddz

No Destroyer Burning Spear

Colors Of Royal Julian Marley & Antaeus

1. Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album

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

Aquamarine Kirsten Agresta-Copely

Moments Of Beauty Omar Akram

Some Kind Of Peace (Piano Reworks) Ólafur Arnalds

Ocean Dreaming Ocean David Darling & Hans Christian

So She Howls Carla Patullo Featuring Tonality And The Scorchio Quartet

1. 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.

Ahhhhh! Andrew & Polly

Ancestars Pierce Freelon & Nnenna Freelon

Hip Hope For Kids! DJ Willy Wow!

Taste The Sky Uncle Jumbo

We Grow Together Preschool Songs 123 Andrés

1. Best Comedy Album

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

I Wish You Would Trevor Noah

I’m An Entertainer Wanda Sykes

Selective Outrage Chris Rock

Someone You Love Sarah Silverman

What’s In A Name? Dave Chappelle

1. Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording

Big Tree Meryl Streep

Boldly Go: Reflections On A Life Of Awe And Wonder William Shatner

The Creative Act: A Way Of Being Rick Rubin

It’s Ok To Be Angry About Capitalism Senator Bernie Sanders

The Light We Carry: Overcoming In Uncertain Times Michelle Obama

1. 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. In the absence of both, award to the one or two individuals proactively responsible for the concept and musical direction of the album and for the selection of artists, songs and producers, as applicable. Award also goes to appropriately credited music supervisor(s).

AURORA (Daisy Jones & The Six)

Barbie The Album (Various Artists)

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Music From And Inspired By (Various Artists)

Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3: Awesome Mix, Vol. 3 (Various Artists)

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story Weird Al Yankovic

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

Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for, or as a companion to, a current legitimate motion picture, television show or series, or other visual media.

Barbie Mark Ronson & Andrew Wyatt, composers

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Ludwig Göransson, composer

The Fabelmans John Williams, composer

Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny John Williams, composer

Oppenheimer Ludwig Göransson, composer

1. 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.

Call Of Duty®: Modern Warfare II Sarah Schachner, composer

God Of War Ragnarök Bear McCreary, composer

Hogwarts Legacy Peter Murray, J Scott Rakozy & Chuck E. Myers “Sea”, composers

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Stephen Barton & Gordy Haab, composers

Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical Jess Serro, Tripod & Austin Wintory, composers

1. Best Song Written For Visual Media

A Songwriter(s) award. For a song (melody & lyrics) written specifically for a motion picture, television, video games or other visual media, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

Barbie World [From “Barbie The Album”] Naija Gaston, Ephrem Louis Lopez Jr. & Onika Maraj, songwriters (Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice Featuring Aqua)

Dance The Night [From “Barbie The Album”] Caroline Ailin, Dua Lipa, Mark Ronson & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Dua Lipa)

I’m Just Ken [From “Barbie The Album”] Mark Ronson & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Ryan Gosling)

Lift Me Up [From “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Music From And Inspired By”] Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Göransson, Robyn Fenty & Temilade Openiyi, songwriters (Rihanna)

What Was I Made For? [From “Barbie The Album”] Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)

1. Best Music Video

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

I’m Only Sleeping (The Beatles) Em Cooper, video director; Jonathan Clyde, Sophie Hilton, Sue Loughlin & Laura Thomas, video producers

In Your Love Tyler Childers Bryan Schlam, video director; Kacie Barton, Silas House, Nicholas Robespierre, Ian Thornton & Whitney Wolanin, video producers

What Was I Made For Billie Eilish Billie Eilish, video director; Michelle An, Chelsea Dodson & David Moore, video producers

Count Me Out Kendrick Lamar Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar, video directors; Jason Baum & Jamie Rabineau, video producers

Rush Troye Sivan Gordon Von Steiner, video director; Kelly McGee, video producer

1. Best Music Film

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

Moonage Daydream (David Bowie) Brett Morgen, video director; Brett Morgen, video producer

How I’m Feeling Now Lewis Capaldi Joe Pearlman, video director; Sam Bridger, Isabel Davis & Alice Rhodes, video producers

Live From Paris, The Big Steppers Tour Kendrick Lamar Mike Carson, Dave Free & Mark Ritchie, video directors; Cornell Brown, Debra Davis, Jared Heinke & Jamie Rabineau, video producers

I Am Everything (Little Richard) Lisa Cortés, video director; Caryn Capotosto, Lisa Cortés, Robert Friedman & Liz Yale Marsh, video producers

Dear Mama (Tupac Shakur) Allen Hughes, video director; Joshua Garcia, Loren Gomez, James Jenkins & Stef Smith, video producers

PACKAGE, NOTES & HISTORICAL

1. Best Recording Package

The Art Of Forgetting Caroline Rose, art director (Caroline Rose)

Cadenza 21′ Hsing-Hui Cheng, art director (Ensemble Cadenza 21′)

Electrophonic Chronic Perry Shall, art director (The Arcs)

Gravity Falls Iam8bit, art director (Brad Breeck)

Migration Yu Wei, art director (Leaf Yeh)

Stumpwork Luke Brooks & James Theseus Buck, art directors (Dry Cleaning)

1. Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

The Collected Works Of Neutral Milk Hotel Jeff Mangum, Daniel Murphy & Mark Ohe, art directors (Neutral Milk Hotel)

For The Birds: The Birdsong Project Jeri Heiden & John Heiden, art directors (Various Artists)

Gieo Duy Dao, art director (Ngot)

Inside: Deluxe Box Set Bo Burnham & Daniel Calderwood, art directors (Bo Burnham)

Words & Music, May 1965 – Deluxe Edition Masaki Koike, art director (Lou Reed)

1. Best Album Notes

Evenings At The Village Gate: John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy (Live) Ashley Kahn, album notes writer (John Coltrane & Eric Dolphy)

I Can Almost See Houston: The Complete Howdy Glenn Scott B. Bomar, album notes writer (Howdy Glenn)

Mogadishu’s Finest: The Al Uruba Sessions Vik Sohonie, album notes writer (Iftin Band)

Playing For The Man At The Door: Field Recordings From The Collection Of Mack McCormick, 1958–1971 Jeff Place & John Troutman, album notes writers (Various Artists)

Written In Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos Robert Gordon & Deanie Parker, album notes writers (Various Artists)

1. Best Historical Album

Fragments – Time Out Of Mind Sessions (1996-1997): The Bootleg Series, Vol. 17 Steve Berkowitz & Jeff Rosen, compilation producers; Steve Addabbo, Greg Calbi, Steve Fallone, Chris Shaw & Mark Wilder, mastering engineers (Bob Dylan)

The Moaninest Moan Of Them All: The Jazz Saxophone of Loren McMurray, 1920-1922 Colin Hancock, Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer; Richard Martin, restoration engineer (Various Artists)

Playing For The Man At The Door: Field Recordings From The Collection Of Mack McCormick, 1958–1971 Jeff Place & John Troutman, compilation producers; Randy LeRoy & Charlie Pilzer, mastering engineers; Mike Petillo & Charlie Pilzer, restoration engineers (Various Artists)

Words & Music, May 1965 – Deluxe Edition Laurie Anderson, Don Fleming, Jason Stern, Matt Sulllivan & Hal Willner, compilation producers; John Baldwin, mastering engineer; John Baldwin, restoration engineer (Lou Reed)

Written In Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos Robert Gordon, Deanie Parker, Cheryl Pawelski, Michele Smith & Mason Williams, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer; Michael Graves, restoration engineer (Various Artists)

PRODUCTION, ENGINEERING, COMPOSITION & ARRANGEMENT

1. Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

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

Desire, I Want To Turn Into You Macks Faulkron, Daniel Harle, Caroline Polachek & Geoff Swan, engineers; Mike Bozzi & Chris Gehringer, mastering engineers (Caroline Polachek)

History Nic Hard, engineer; Dave McNair, mastering engineer (Bokanté)

JAGUAR II John Kercy, Kyle Mann, Victoria Monét, Patrizio “Teezio” Pigliapoco, Neal H Pogue & Todd Robinson, engineers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer (Victoria Monét)

Multitudes Michael Harris, Robbie Lackritz, Joseph Lorge & Blake Mills, engineers (Feist)

The Record Owen Lantz, Will Maclellan, Catherine Marks, Mike Mogis, Bobby Mota, Kaushlesh “Garry” Purohit & Sarah Tudzin, engineers; Pat Sullivan, mastering engineer (boygenius)

1. Best Engineered Album, Classical

An Engineer’s Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.)

The Blue Hour Patrick Dillett, Mitchell Graham, Jesse Lewis, Kyle Pyke, Andrew Scheps & John Weston, engineers; Helge Sten, mastering engineer (Shara Nova & A Far Cry)

Contemporary American Composers David Frost & Charlie Post, engineers; Silas Brown, mastering engineer (Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)

Fandango Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers; Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineers (Gustavo Dudamel, Anne Akiko Meyers, Gustavo Castillo & Los Angeles Philharmonic)

Sanlikol: A Gentleman Of Istanbul – Symphony For Strings, Percussion, Piano, Oud, Ney & Tenor Christopher Moretti & John Weston, engineers; Shauna Barravecchio & Jesse Lewis, mastering engineers (Mehmet Ali Sanlikol, George Lernis & A Far Cry)

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 & Schulhoff: Five Pieces Mark Donahue, engineer; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)

Field 10: Production, Engineering, Composition & Arrangement

1. Producer Of The Year, Classical

A Producer’s Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.)

David Frost The American Project (Yuja Wang, Teddy Abrams, Louisville Orchestra) (A) Arc II – Ravel, Brahms, Shostakovich (Orion Weiss) (A) Blanchard: Champion (Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Latonia Moore, Ryan Speedo Green, Eric Owens, Stephanie Blythe, Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Orchestra) (A) Contemporary American Composers (Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra) (A) The Guitar Player (Mattias Schulstad) (A) Mysterium (Anne Akiko Meyers, Grant Gershon & Los Angeles Master Chorale) (A) Verdi: Rigoletto (Daniele Rustioni, Piotr Beczala, Quinn Kelsey, Rosa Feola, Varduhi Abrahamyan, Andrea Mastroni, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Orchestra) (A)

Morten Lindberg An Old Hall Ladymass (Catalina Vicens & Trio Mediæval) (A) Thoresen: Lyden Av Arktis – La Terra Meravigliosa (Christian Kluxen & Arktisk Filharmoni) (A) The Trondheim Concertos (Sigurd Imsen & Baroque Ensemble Of The Trondheim Symphony Orchestra) (A) Yggdrasil (Tove Ramlo-Ystad & Cantus) (A)

Dmitriy Lipay Adès: Dante (Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic) (A) Fandango (Gustavo Dudamel, Anne Akiko Meyers & Los Angeles Philharmonic) (A) Price: Symphony No. 4; Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony (Yannick Nézet-Séguin & Philadelphia Orchestra) (A) Rachmaninoff: The Piano Concertos & Paganini Rhapsody (Yuja Wang, Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic) (A) Walker: Lyric For Strings; Folksongs For Orchestra; Lilacs For Voice & Orchestra; Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony (Asher Fisch & Seattle Symphony) (A)

Elaine Martone Ascenso (Santiago Cañón-Valencia) (A) Berg: Three Pieces From Lyric Suite; Strauss: Suite From Der Rosenkavalier (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra) (A) Between Breaths (Third Coast Percussion) (A) Difficult Grace (Seth Parker Woods) (A) Man Up / Man Down (Constellation Men’s Ensemble) (A) Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra) (A) Rachmaninoff & Gershwin: Transcriptions By Earl Wild (John Wilson) (A) Sirventés – Music From The Iranian Female Composers Association (Brian Thornton, Katherine Bormann, Alicia Koelz, Eleisha Nelson, Amahl Arulanadam & Nathan Petipas) (A) Walker: Antifonys; Lilacs; Sinfonias Nos. 4 & 5 (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra) (A)

Brian Pidgeon Fuchs: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 (John Wilson & Sinfonia Of London) (A) Music For Strings (John Wilson & Sinfonia Of London) (A) Nielsen: Violin Concerto; Symphony No. 4 (James Ehnes, Edward Gardner & Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra) (A) Pierre Sancan – A Musical Tribute (Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, Yan Pascal Tortelier & BBC Philharmonic) (A) Poulenc: Orchestral Works (Bramwell Tovey & BBC Concert Orchestra) (A) Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3; Voclaise; The Isle Of The Dead (John Wilson & Sinfonia Of London) (A) Schubert: Symphonies, Vol. 3 (Edward Gardner & City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra) (A) Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 12 & 15 (John Storgårds & BBC Philharmonic) (A) Tchaikovsky: Orchestral Works (Alpesh Chauhan & BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra) (A)

1. Best Remixed Recording

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

Alien Love Call BADBADNOTGOOD, remixers (Turnstile & BADBADNOTGOOD Featuring Blood Orange)

New Gold (Dom Dolla Remix) Dom Dolla, remixer (Gorillaz Featuring Tame Impala & Bootie Brown)

Reviver (Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs Remix) Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, remixer (Lane 8)

Wagging Tongue (Wet Leg Remix) Wet Leg, remixers (Depeche Mode)

Workin’ Hard (Terry Hunter Remix) Terry Hunter, remixer (Mariah Carey)

1. Best Immersive Audio Album

For vocal or instrumental albums in any genre. Must be commercially released for physical sale or on an eligible streaming or download service and must provide a new immersive mix of four or more channels. Award to the immersive mix engineer, immersive producer (if any) and immersive mastering engineer (if any).

Act 3 (Immersive Edition) Ryan Ulyate, immersive mix engineer; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Ryan Ulyate, immersive producer (Ryan Ulyate)

Blue Clear Sky Chuck Ainlay, immersive mix engineer; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Chuck Ainlay, immersive producer (George Strait)

The Diary Of Alicia Keys George Massenburg & Eric Schilling, immersive mix engineers; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Alicia Keys & Ann Mincieli, immersive producers (Alicia Keys)

God Of War Ragnarök (Original Soundtrack) Eric Schilling, immersive mix engineer; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Kellogg Boynton, Peter Scaturro & Herbert Waltl, immersive producers (Bear McCreary)

Silence Between Songs Aaron Short, immersive mastering engineer (Madison Beer)

1. Best Instrumental Composition

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

Amerikkan Skin Lakecia Benjamin, composer (Lakecia Benjamin Featuring Angela Davis)

Can You Hear The Music Ludwig Göransson, composer (Ludwig Göransson)

Cutey And The Dragon Gordon Goodwin & Raymond Scott, composers (Quartet San Francisco Featuring Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band)

Helena’s Theme John Williams, composer (John Williams)

Motion Edgar Meyer, composer (Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer & Zakir Hussain Featuring Rakesh Chaurasia)

1. Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

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

Angels We Have Heard On High Nkosilathi Emmanuel Sibanda, arranger (Just 6)

Can You Hear The Music Ludwig Göransson, arranger (Ludwig Göransson)

Folsom Prison Blues John Carter Cash, Tommy Emmanuel, Markus Illko, Janet Robin & Roberto Luis Rodriguez, arrangers (The String Revolution Featuring Tommy Emmanuel)

I Remember Mingus Hilario Duran, arranger (Hilario Duran And His Latin Jazz Big Band Featuring Paquito D’Rivera)

Paint It Black Esin Aydingoz, Chris Bacon & Alana Da Fonseca, arrangers (Wednesday Addams)

1. Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

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

April In Paris Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Patti Austin Featuring Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band)

Com Que Voz (Live) John Beasley & Maria Mendes, arrangers (Maria Mendes Featuring John Beasley & Metropole Orkest)

Fenestra Godwin Louis, arranger (Cécile McLorin Salvant)

In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning Erin Bentlage, Jacob Collier, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (säje Featuring Jacob Collier)

Lush Life Kendric McCallister, arranger (Samara Joy)

CLASSICAL

1. Best Orchestral Performance

Award to the Conductor and to the Orchestra.

Adès: Dante Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)

Bartók: Concerto For Orchestra; Four Pieces Karina Canellakis, conductor (Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra)

Price: Symphony No. 4; Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor (The Philadelphia Orchestra)

Scriabin: Symphony No. 2; The Poem Of Ecstasy JoAnn Falletta, conductor (Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)

Stravinsky: The Rite Of Spring Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)

1. 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.

Blanchard: Champion Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Ryan Speedo Green, Latonia Moore & Eric Owens; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)

Corigliano: The Lord Of Cries Gil Rose, conductor; Anthony Roth Costanzo, Kathryn Henry, Jarrett Ott & David Portillo; Gil Rose, producer (Boston Modern Orchestra Project & Odyssey Opera Chorus)

Little: Black Lodge Timur; Andrew McKenna Lee & David T. Little, producers (The Dime Museum; Isaura String Quartet)

1. Best Choral Performance

Award to the Conductor, and to the Choral Director and/or Chorus Master where applicable and to the Choral Organization/Ensemble.

Carols After A Plague Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)

The House Of Belonging Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Miró Quartet; Conspirare)

Ligeti: Lux Aeterna Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (San Francisco Symphony Chorus)

Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil Steven Fox, conductor (The Clarion Choir)

Saariaho: Reconnaissance Nils Schweckendiek, conductor (Uusinta Ensemble; Helsinki Chamber Choir)

1. Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

For new recordings of works with chamber or small ensemble (twenty-four or fewer members, not including the conductor). One Award to the ensemble and one Award to the conductor, if applicable.

American Stories Anthony McGill & Pacifica Quartet

Beethoven For Three: Symphony No. 6, ‘Pastorale’ And Op. 1, No. 3 Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax & Leonidas Kavakos

Between Breaths Third Coast Percussion

Rough Magic Roomful Of Teeth

Uncovered, Vol. 3: Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, William Grant Still & George Walker Catalyst Quartet

1. Best Classical Instrumental Solo

Award to the Instrumental Soloist(s) and to the Conductor when applicable.

Adams, John Luther: Darkness And Scattered Light Robert Black

Akiho: Cylinders Andy Akiho

The American Project Yuja Wang; Teddy Abrams, conductor (Louisville Orchestra)

Difficult Grace Seth Parker Woods

Of Love Curtis Stewart

1. Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

Award to: Vocalist(s), Collaborative Artist(s) (Ex: pianists, conductors, chamber groups) Producer(s), Recording Engineers/Mixers with greater than 50% playing time of new material.

Because Reginald Mobley, soloist; Baptiste Trotignon, pianist

Broken Branches Karim Sulayman, soloist; Sean Shibe, accompanist

40@40 Laura Strickling, soloist; Daniel Schlosberg, pianist

Rising Lawrence Brownlee, soloist; Kevin J. Miller, pianist

Walking In The Dark Julia Bullock, soloist; Christian Reif, conductor (Philharmonia Orchestra)

1. 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.

Fandango Anne Akiko Meyers; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Dmitriy Lipay, producer

Julius Eastman, Vol. 3: If You’re So Smart, Why Aren’t You Rich? Christopher Rountree, conductor; Lewis Pesacov, producer

Mazzoli: Dark With Excessive Bright Peter Herresthal; Tim Weiss, conductor; Hans Kipfer, producer

Passion For Bach And Coltrane Alex Brown, Harlem Quartet, Imani Winds, Edward Perez, Neal Smith & A.B. Spellman; Silas Brown & Mark Dover, producers

Sardinia Chick Corea; Chick Corea & Bernie Kirsh, producers

Sculptures Andy Akiho; Andy Akiho & Sean Dixon, producers

Zodiac Suite Aaron Diehl Trio & The Knights; Eric Jacobsen, conductor; Aaron Diehl & Eric Jacobsen, producers

1. 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.

Adès: Dante Thomas Adès, composer (Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic)

Akiho: In That Space, At That Time Andy Akiho, composer (Andy Akiho, Ankush Kumar Bahl & Omaha Symphony)

Brittelle: Psychedelics William Brittelle, composer (Roomful Of Teeth)

Mazzoli: Dark With Excessive Bright Missy Mazzoli, composer (Peter Herresthal, James Gaffigan & Bergen Philharmonic)