Steven Spielberg FINALLY achieves EGOT at 79 after long-awaited Grammy victory

Steven Spielberg has officially joined one of Hollywood's most exclusive clubs.

The legendary filmmaker, 79, completed his long-awaited EGOT quest on Sunday night after winning his first-ever Grammy at the 2026 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.

The director and producer earned the honor after Music by John Williams, the documentary he produced about his longtime collaborator, took home Best Music Film. 

Although Spielberg was not in attendance, he acknowledged the milestone in a statement shared following the ceremony.

'This recognition means the world to me and our entire team,' Spielberg said in a statement obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, thanking the Grammy voters along with collaborators Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey, and partners at Imagine and The Walt Disney Company. He also paid tribute to composer John Williams, calling his influence on culture and music 'immeasurable' and his legacy 'unrivaled.'

The documentary, directed by Laurent Bouzereau, chronicles Williams' extraordinary career scoring some of cinema's most iconic films, including Jaws, E.T., Jurassic Park and Schindler's List.

Steven Spielberg has officially joined one of Hollywood's most exclusive clubs; seen earlier this month

Steven Spielberg has officially joined one of Hollywood's most exclusive clubs; seen earlier this month

The Grammy win now completes Spielberg's sweep across television, music, film and theatre.

It is a feat achieved by just 21 artists to date. 

With the Grammy win, Spielberg officially joins fellow EGOT recipients such as Rita Moreno, Audrey Hepburn, Mel Brooks, Elton John, Whoopi Goldberg, John Legend, Jennifer Hudson and Viola Davis.

Spielberg's awards résumé spans decades of industry dominance from three Academy Awards for Schindler's List (1993) and Saving Private Ryan to four Primetime Emmy Awards. 

In 2022, he picked up a Tony Award for his role as a producer on the Broadway revival of A Strange Loop, which won Best Musical.  

Next month, Spielberg, who is credited as a producer on Hamnet, has another shot of adding to his trophy collection as the film is currently nominated for Best Picture at this year's Academy Awards.

Previously, Spielberg set a record at the Oscars as the first person to be nominated for Best Director in six different decades. 

In addition to West Side Story (2021), he was first nominated for Best Director in 1978 with Close Encounters of the Third Kind, followed by Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1982 and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial in 1983. He won his first Oscar for Best Director in 1994 for Schindler's List, and was victorious again in 1999 with Saving Private Ryan. 

The legendary filmmaker, 79, completed his long-awaited EGOT quest on Sunday night after winning his first-ever Grammy at the 2026 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles (pictured in 2023)

The legendary filmmaker, 79, completed his long-awaited EGOT quest on Sunday night after winning his first-ever Grammy at the 2026 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles (pictured in 2023)

The director and producer earned the honor after Music by John Williams, the documentary he produced about his longtime collaborator, took home Best Music Film (seen at the 2026 Golden Globes)

The director and producer earned the honor after Music by John Williams, the documentary he produced about his longtime collaborator, took home Best Music Film (seen at the 2026 Golden Globes)

Spielberg's win comes on what is  widely considered to be 'Music's Biggest Night.'

Former host of The Daily Show and comedian Trevor Noah will return as host for the sixth consecutive year.

Nominations for the Grammy Awards were announced in November, with 22-time Grammy winning rapper Kendrick Lamar leading the pack with nine nods.

Lady Gaga comes in close second with seven nominations, along with Taylor Swift's longtime collaborator Jack Antonoff and renown pop producer Cirkut.

Sabrina Carpenter, whose 2025 album Man's Best Friend snagged six nominations, will be among the A-list musical acts to perform during the three-hour show.

Gaga, Justin Bieber and K-pop sensation Rosé will also take the stage.

Previously, Spielberg set a record at the Oscars as the first person to be nominated for Best Director in six different decades; seen in 1999

Previously, Spielberg set a record at the Oscars as the first person to be nominated for Best Director in six different decades; seen in 1999

This year, the Recording Academy introduced two brand new categories: Best Traditional Country Album and Best Album Cover.  

The new country category will distinguish between 'contemporary' and 'traditional' country music - formally splitting the Best Country Album into two - following Beyonce's Cowboy Carter sweep at the 2025 ceremony.

'The Academy's top priority is to represent the music people that we serve each year,' said Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. of the changes back in June.

'That entails listening carefully to our members to make sure our rules and guidelines reflect today's music and allow us to accurately recognize as many deserving creators as possible.'

Only recordings commercially released in the United States between August 31, 2024 through August 30, 2025 were eligible for 2026 nominations.

The final round of Grammy voting, which determined its winners, took place from December 12, 2025 to January 5, 2026.

Spielberg's win comes on what is widely considered to be 'Music's Biggest Night,' with Kendrick Lamar leads the pack at the 2026 Grammys with nine nominations; seen performing in 2025

Spielberg's win comes on what is widely considered to be 'Music's Biggest Night,' with Kendrick Lamar leads the pack at the 2026 Grammys with nine nominations; seen performing in 2025

'The Grammy Awards are our opportunity to honor the people who make this community so vibrant and this year's nominees remind us of the incredible talent that is driving music forward,' said Mason Jr. in a statement.

'From emerging talent to influential icons, these nominees reflect today's broad and diverse musical landscape, and I am excited to celebrate them in the coming weeks ahead.' 

The 2026 Album Of The Year category is stacked, with Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga and Sabrina Carpenter and among the big names who will go head-to-head.

Lamar's latest album GNX is his fifth consecutive studio album to be nominated for Album Of The Year, something no other artist has ever done. If GNX wins, it will be Lamar's first-ever win in the category.

The rapper is also up for Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year for his single Luther featuring SZA - marking the third time Lamar has had simultaneous nominations in the 'big three' categories.

Lady Gaga's acclaimed pop-rock album MAYHEM helped her earn seven nominations

Lady Gaga's acclaimed pop-rock album MAYHEM helped her earn seven nominations

Sabrina Carpenter, whose 2025 album Man's Best Friend snagged six nominations, will perform at the starry ceremony on February 1

Sabrina Carpenter, whose 2025 album Man's Best Friend snagged six nominations, will perform at the starry ceremony on February 1 

The Compton-born hitmaker will also compete for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, Melodic Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Song and Best Rap Album. 

Justin Bieber is also set to make his long-awaited return to the Grammy Awards stage. 

The 31-year-old pop superstar has been confirmed as a performer at the 2026 Grammys, marking his first appearance at music's biggest night in four years. 

Bieber last performed at the ceremony in 2022, when he delivered a crowd-pleasing rendition of Peaches alongside Giveon and Daniel Caesar. 

At this year's ceremony, Bieber is nominated for four awards, including Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for Swag, Best Pop Solo Performance for Daisies, and Best R&B Performance for Yukon. 

The Canadian star has earned 23 Grammy nominations throughout his career and has taken home two wins. 

Adding an extra layer of intrigue to Grammy night, Bieber's ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez is also expected to be in attendance. 

Gomez and her husband, producer Benny Blanco, are nominated for their track Bluest Flame, placing the former couple under the same roof at one of the industry's most high-profile events. 

Bieber, meanwhile, will most likely attend the ceremony with his wife, Hailey Bieber, who has been a constant presence throughout his recent career resurgence.

2025 was a comeback year for Bieber, who released his album SWAG following a years-long musical hiatus due to health issues.

Lady Gaga's album MAYHEM is up for Album Of The Year, while her hit track Abracadabra is nominated for Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year. This is a career first for Gaga as she's never previously had nominations in all three categories simultaneously.

The NY-born, LA-based singer could also score potential wins in the categories for Best Pop Solo Performance, Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Dance Pop Recording and Traditional Pop Vocal album, the only nod for her Harlequin album.

Rocker-turned-producer Jack Antonoff's work with Lamar and pop princess Sabrina Carpenter sees him nominated the Record Of The Year, Album Of The Year and Song Of The Year categories twice. 

He produced Carpenter's follow-up to Grammy-winning album Short N' Sweet, titled Man's Best Friend, including the album's title track.

Antonoff produced GNX, featuring the nominated song Luther, with Lamar. His work with Lamar landed him his first-ever Best Rap Song nom for Tv Off featuring Lefty Gunplay.

Antonoff will face off against fellow producer Cirkut, who also earned seven nominations for producing Lady Gaga's album MAYHEM.

2025 Best New Artist winner Chappell Roan is back this year with two nominations for her latest single The Subway; Roan seen in February 2025

2025 Best New Artist winner Chappell Roan is back this year with two nominations for her latest single The Subway; Roan seen in February 2025

Taylor Swift's longtime collaborator/producer Jack Antonoff is nominated for seven awards for his work with Sabrina Carpenter and Kendrick Lamar; Swift and Antonoff seen in 2024

Taylor Swift's longtime collaborator/producer Jack Antonoff is nominated for seven awards for his work with Sabrina Carpenter and Kendrick Lamar; Swift and Antonoff seen in 2024

He is also the musical mind behind Rosé and Bruno Mars's hit single APT.

Because of the success of Gaga's Abracadabra, MAYHEM's lead single, and Rosé's collaboration with Mars, Cirkut is up for Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year twice at the 2026 ceremony.  

In addition to Gaga's MAYHEM and Lamar's GNX, the album of the year category is rounded out by Carpenter's Man's Best Friend, Bad Bunny's Debí Tirar Más Fotos, Bieber's SWAG, Clipse, Pusha T & Malice's Let God Sort Em Out, Leon Thomas's MUTT and Tyler, the Creator's Chromakopia. 

This is the first time three albums have been up for both Best Rap Album and Album Of The Year: GNX, Let God Sort Em Out and Chromakopia. 

Additionally, Bad Bunny's Debí Tirar Más Fotos is only the second time an all-Spanish language album has been nominated for the top prize. 

Bad Bunny, Carpenter, Leon Thomas and Serban Ghenea all boast six nominations.

Meanwhile, producer Andrew Watt, Clipse, rapper Doechii, Sounwave, SZA, Turnstile and Tyler, the Creator have five each. 

Global girl group Katseye, Olivia Dean, The Marias, Addison Rae, Sombr, Thomas, Alex Warren and Lola Young will duke it out in the Best New Artist category this year.

The Record Of The Year category is made up of Bad Bunny - DtMF, Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild, Doechii - Anxiety, Billie Eilish - Wildflower, Lady Gaga - Abracadabra, Lamar and SZA' - luther,' Chappell Roan - The Subway and Rosé and Mars - APT.

Fans were confused to see Eilish's Wildflower among the nominees as it was released ahead of the Grammy eligibility window on her 2024 album Hit Me Hard And Soft.

However, there is a Recording Academy rule that allows albums released during the previous ceremony's eligibility period to be considered, 'provided the same tracks were not entered the previous year and the album did not win a Grammy,' with a few exceptions.

Tate McRae will compete for Best New Artist; seen in 2025

Tate McRae will compete for Best New Artist; seen in 2025

Justin Bieber's comeback album SWAG earned four nominations, including Album Of The Year; seen in 2021

Justin Bieber's comeback album SWAG earned four nominations, including Album Of The Year; seen in 2021

Missing from the list of nominees is Taylor Swift, who earned the top prize last year. Her latest album The Life Of A Showgirl missed the 2026 cutoff; seen in 2025

Missing from the list of nominees is Taylor Swift, who earned the top prize last year. Her latest album The Life Of A Showgirl missed the 2026 cutoff; seen in 2025

By that rule, Wildflower, which was not previously entered, is eligible for the 2026 ceremony.

Last of the 'big four' categories is Song Of The Year. The honor recognizes songwriters, which sometimes includes the actual performer, behind the year's biggest tracks.

The nominees for Song Of The Year are nearly identical to those up for Record Of The Year.

The only different is Chappell Roan's The Subway has been replaced by Golden from the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack.

Singers, composers, producers and musicians alike will compete across 95 categories.

The 2026 roster features a number of first-time nominees, including Tate McRae, Zara Larsson and PinkPantheress.

Billionaire Taylor Swift, who is known for dominating the Grammys stage, is noticeably absent from the list of nominees despite releasing an album last year.

Swift's The Life of a Showgirl is the highly anticipated follow-up to her 2024 album The Tortured Poets Department, which won Album Of The Year at last year's Grammys ceremony.

Swift missed making the cut for 2026 by two months as The Life of a Showgirl was released on October 3, 2025, which happens to be her soon-to-be-husband Travis Kelce's birthday.

Grammy Awards 2026 winners - FULL LIST

 Album Of The Year 

Bad Bunny - DeBI TiRAR MaS FOToS _ WINNER

Justin Bieber - SWAG

Sabrina Carpenter - Man's Best Friend

Clipse, Pusha T and Malice - Let God Sort Em Out

Lady Gaga - MAYHEM

Kendrick Lamar - GNX

Leon Thomas - MUTT

Tyler, The Creator - CHROMAKOPIA

Bad Bunny earned top prize of the night Best Album

Bad Bunny earned top prize of the night Best Album

 

Song Of The Year 

Lady Gaga - Abracadabra

Doechii - Anxiety

ROSE, Bruno Mars - APT.

Bad Bunny - DtMF

HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI - Golden (From 'KPop Demon Hunters') 

Kendrick Lamar With SZA - luther

Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild

Billie Eilish - WILDFLOWER - WINNER

Billie Eilish took home Song Of The Year for WILDFLOWER with brother FINNEAS

Billie Eilish took home Song Of The Year for WILDFLOWER with brother FINNEAS

Best Pop Solo Performance 

Justin Bieber - DAISIES

Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild

Lady Gaga - Disease

Chappell Roan - The Subway

Lola Young - Messy - WINNER

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance 

Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande -Defying Gravity - WINNER

HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI - Golden (From KPop Demon Hunters)

KATSEYE - Gabriela

ROSE, Bruno Mars - APT.

SZA Featuring Kendrick Lamar - 30 For 30

Best Pop Vocal Album 

Justin Bieber - SWAG

Sabrina Carpenter - Man's Best Friend

Miley Cyrus - Something Beautiful

Lady Gaga - MAYHEM - WINNER

Teddy Swims - I've Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2)

Best Dance/Electronic Recording

Disclosure & Anderson .Paak - No Cap

Fred again.., Skepta, & PlaqueBoyMax - Victory Lap

KAYTRANADA - SPACE INVADER

Skrillex - VOLTAGE

Tame Impala - End Of Summer - WINNER

Best Dance Pop Recording 

Selena Gomez & benny blanco - Bluest Flame 

Lady Gaga - Abracadabra - WINNER

Zara Larsson - Midnight Sun

Tate McRae - Just Keep Watching (From F1 The Movie)

PinkPantheress - Illegal  

Lady Gaga added to her collection with three more Grammys

Lady Gaga added to her collection with three more Grammys

 

Best Dance/Electronic Album

FKA twigs - EUSEXUA - WINNER

Fred again.. - Ten Days

PinkPantheress - Fancy That

RUFUS DU SOL - Inhale / Exhale

Skrillex - F— U SKRILLEX YOU THINK UR ANDY WARHOL BUT UR NOT!! <3

Best Remixed Recording

Abracadabra (Gesaffelstein Remix) - Lady Gaga, Gesaffelstein - WINNER

Don't Forget About Us - KAYTRANADA, Mariah Carey

A Dreams A Dream (Ron Trent Remix) - Ron Trent, Soul II Soul

Galvanize - The Chemical Brothers, Chris Lake

Golden (David Guetta REM/X) - David Guetta, HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI

Best Rock Performance

Amyl and The Sniffers - U Should Not Be Doing That

Linkin Park - The Emptiness Machine

Turnstile - NEVER ENOUGH

Hayley Williams - Mirtazapine

YUNGBLUD Featuring Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman, II - Changes (Live From Villa Park) Back To The Beginning - WINNER

Best Metal Performance 

Dream Theater - Night Terror

Ghost - Lachryma

Sleep Token - Emergence

Spiritbox - Soft Spine

Turnstile - BIRDS - WINNER

Best Rock Song 

Nine Inch Nails - As Alive As You Need Me To Be - WINNER

Sleep Token - Caramel

Hayley Williams - Glum

Turnstile - NEVER ENOUGH

YUNGBLUD - Zombie

Best Rock Album

Deftones - private music

HAIM - I quit

Linkin Park - From Zero

Turnstile - NEVER ENOUGH - WINNER

YUNGBLUD - Idols

Best Alternative Music Performance

Bon Iver - Everything Is Peaceful Love

The Cure - Alone - WINNER

Turnstile - SEEIN' STARS

Wet Leg - mangetout

Hayley Williams - Parachute

Best Alternative Music Album 

Bon Iver - SABLE, fABLE

The Cure - Songs Of A Lost World - WINNER

Tyler, The Creator - DON'T TAP THE GLASS

Wet Leg - moisturizer

Hayley Williams - Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party

Best R&B Performance 

Justin Bieber - YUKON

Chris Brown featuring Bryson Tiller - It Depends 

Kehlani - Folded - WINNER

Leon Thomas - MUTT — Live From NPR's Tiny Desk

Summer Walker - Heart Of A Woman

Best Traditional R&B Performance

Durand Bernarr - Here We Are

Lalah Hathaway - UPTOWN

Ledisi - LOVE YOU TOO

SZA - Crybaby

Leon Thomas - VIBES DON'T LIE - WINNER

Best R&B Song

Kehlani - Folded - WINNER

Summer Walker - Heart Of A Woman

Chris Brown featuring Bryson Tiller - It Depends

Durand Bernarr - Overqualified

Leon Thomas - YES IT IS

Best Progressive R&B Album 

Durand Bernarr - BLOOM - WINNER

Bilal - Adjust Brightness 

Destin Conrad - LOVE ON DIGITAL

FLO - Access All Areas

Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon - Come As You Are

Best R&B Album 

GIVEON - BELOVED

Coco Jones - Why Not More

Ledisi - The Crown

Teyana Taylor - Escape Room

Leon Thomas - MUTT - WINNER

Best Rap Performance 

Cardi B - Outside

Clipse, Pusha T and Malice featuring Kendrick Lamar and Pharrell Williams - Chains & Whips - WINNER

Doechii - Anxiety

Kendrick Lamar featuring Lefty Gunplay - tv off

Tyler, The Creator featuring Teezo Touchdown - Darling, I

Best Melodic Rap Performance

Fridayy featuring Meek Mill - Proud Of Me

JID featuring Ty Dolla $ign and 6Lack - Wholeheartedly 

Kendrick Lamar with SZA - luther - WINNER

Terrace Martin and Kenyon Dixon featuring Rapsody - WeMaj

PARTYNEXTDOOR and Drake - SOMEBODY LOVES ME

SZA earned two alongside Kendrick Lamar for their collaboration luther

SZA earned two alongside Kendrick Lamar for their collaboration luther

Best Rap Song

Doechii - Anxiety 

Clipse, Pusha T and Malice featuring John Legend and Voices Of Fire - The Birds Don't Sing

Tyler, The Creator featuring GloRilla, Sexyy Red and Lil Wayne - Sticky

GloRilla - TGIF

Kendrick Lamar featuring Lefty Gunplay - tv off - WINNER

Best Rap Album 

Clipse, Pusha T and Malice - Let God Sort Em Out 

GloRilla - GLORIOUS

JID - God Does Like Ugly

Kendrick Lamar - GNX - WINNER

Tyler, The Creator - CHROMAKOPIA

Best Spoken Word Poetry Album

Queen Sheba - A Hurricane in Heels: healed people don't act like that — partially recorded live @City Winery & other places

Marc Marcel - Black Shaman

Omari Hardwick & Anthony Hamilton - Pages

Saul Williams, Carlos Nino & Friends -Saul Williams Meets Carlos Niño & Friends At Treepeople 

Mad Skillz - Words For Days Vol. 1 - WINNER

Best Jazz Performance 

Lakecia Benjamin featuring Immanuel Wilkins and Mark Whitfield - Noble Rise

Chick Corea, Christian McBride and Brian Blade - Windows (Live) - WINNER

Samara Joy - Peace Of Mind / Dreams Come True

Michael Mayo - Four

Nicole Zuraitis, Dan Pugach, Tom Scott, Idan Morim, Keyon Harrold, Rachel Eckroth and Sam Weber - All Stars Lead To You (Live)

Best Jazz Vocal Album 

Dee Dee Bridgewater and Bill Charlap - Elemental

Terri Lyne Carrington and Christie Dashiell featuring Weedie Braimah, Milena Casado, Morgan Guerin, Simon Moullier and Matthew Stevens - We Insist 2025

Samara Joy - Portrait - WINNER

Michael Mayo - Fly

Nicole Zuraitis, Dan Pugach, Tom Scott, Idan Morim, Keyon Harrold, Rachel Eckroth and Sam Weber - Live at Vic's Las Vegas 

Best Jazz Instrumental Album 

Chick Corea, Christian McBride and Brian Blade - Trilogy 3 (Live)

Sullivan Fortner featuring Peter Washington and Marcus Gilmore -Southern Nights - WINNER

Branford Marsalis Quartet - Belonging

John Patitucci featuring Chris Potter and Brian Blade - Spirit Fall

Yellowjackets - Fasten Up

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

The 8-Bit Big Band - Orchestrator Emulator

Christian McBride Big Band - Without Further Ado, Vol 1 - WINNER

Danilo Perez & Bohuslan Big Band - Lumen

Deborah Silver & The Count Basie Orchestra - Basie Rocks

Sun Ra Arkestra - Lights on a Satellite

Kenny Wheeler Legacy featuring The Royal Academy of Music Jazz Orchestra and Frost Jazz Orchestra -Some Days Are Better: The Lost Scores

Best Latin Jazz Album

Paquito D'Rivera and Madrid-New York Connection Band - La Fleur de Cayenne

Featuring Pedrito Martinez, Daymé Arocena, Jon Faddis, Donald Harrison and Melvis Santa - The Original Influencers: Dizzy, Chano & Chico Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra

Arturo O'Farrill and The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra - Mundoagua - Celebrating Carla Bley

Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Yainer Horta & Joey Calveiro - A Tribute to Benny Moré and Nat King Cole - WINNER

Miguel Zenón Quartet - Vanguardia Subterránea: Live at The Village Vanguard

Best Alternative Jazz Album 

Ambrose Akinmusire - honey from a winter stone

Robert Glasper - Keys To The City Volume One

Brad Mehldau - Ride into the Sun

Nate Smith - LIVE-ACTION - WINNER

Immanuel Wilkins - Blues Blood

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Laila Biali - Wintersongs

Jennifer Hudson - The Gift Of Love

Elton John and Brandi Carlile - Who Believes In Angels

Lady Gaga - Harlequin

Laufey - A Matter Of Time - WINNER

Barbra Streisand - The Secret Of Life: Partners, Volume 2 

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album 

ARKAI - Brightside - WINNER

Gerald Clayton - Ones & Twos

Béla Fleck, Edmar Castañeda, Antonio Sánchez - BEATrio

Bob James and Dave Koz - Just Us

Charu Suri - Shayan

Best Musical Theater Album 

Buena Vista Social Club (Original Broadway Cast)  - WINNER

Death Becomes Her (Original Broadway Cast)

Gypsy (2024 Broadway Cast)

Just In Time (Original Broadway Cast)

Maybe Happy Ending (Original Broadway Cast)

 

Best Music Video

Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild

Clipse - So Be It

Doechii - Anxiety - WINNER

OK Go - Love

Sade - Young Lion

Doechii took home Best Music Video for Anxiety

Doechii took home Best Music Video for Anxiety

 

Best Music Film 

Devo - Devo

Raye - Live At The Royal Albert Hall

Diane Warren - Relentless

John Williams - Music By John Williams - WINNER

Pharrell Williams - Piece By Piece 

 

Best Recording Package

OK Go - And The Adjacent Possible

Mac Miller - Balloonerism

Duran Duran - Danse Macabre: De Luxe

Tsunami - Loud Is As

Various Artists - Sequoia

Mac Miller - The Spins — Picture Disc Vinyl

Bruce Springsteen - Tracks II: The Lost Albums - WINNER

 

Best Album Cover

Tyler, The Creator - CHROMAKOPIA - WINNER

Djo - The Crux

Bad Bunny - Debí Tirar Más Fotos

Perfume Genius - Glory

Wet Leg - moisturizer

 

Best Album Notes

Buck Owens And His Buckaroos - Adios, Farewell, Goodbye, Good Luck, So Long: On Stage 1964-1974

Anouar Brahem, Anja Lechner, Django Bates, Dave Holland - After The Last Sky

Amanda Ekery - Árabe

Sly & The Family Stone - The First Family: Live At Winchester Cathedral 1967

Wilco - A Ghost Is Born — 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

Miles Davis - Miles '55: The Prestige Recordings - WINNER

 

Best Historical Album

Joni Mitchell - Joni Mitchell Archives - Volume 4: The Asylum Years — 1976-1980 - WINNER

Nick Drake - The Making Of Five Leaves Left

Various Artists - Roots Rocking Zimbabwe - The Modern Sound Of Harare' Townships 1975-1980 — Analog Africa No.41

Various Artists - Super Disco Pirata - De Tepito Para El Mundo 1965-1980 — Analog Africa No. 39

Doc Pomus - You Can't Hip A Square: The Doc Pomus Songwriting Demos 

 

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

Nate Smith Featuring säje - Big Fish - WINNER

Seth MacFarlane - How Did She Look

Jacob Collier - Keep An Eye On Summer

Lawrence - Something In The Water — Acoustic-Ish

Cody Fry - What A Wonderful World

 

Best Orchestral Performance

National Philharmonic - Coleridge-Taylor: Toussaint L’Ouverture, Ballade Op. 4, Suites From 24 Negro Melodies

Boston Symphony Orchestra -Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie - WINNER

Simon Bolívar Symphony Orchestra Of Venezuela - Ravel: Boléro, M. 81

The Philadelphia Orchestra - Still & Bonds

San Francisco Symphony - Stravinsky: Symphony In Three Movements

 

Best Opera Recording

Houston Grand Opera; Gene Scheer - Heggie: Intelligence - WINNER

American Composers Orchestra; David Henry Hwang - Huang Ruo: An American Soldier

Silvana Quartet; The Choir Of Trinity Wall Street - Kouyoumdjian: Adoration

Irish National Opera Orchestra; Mark O’Halloran - O'Halloran: Trade & Mary Motorhead

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus; George Brant - Tesori: Grounded

 

Best Choral Performance

Simon Barrad, Emily Yocum Black & Michael Hawes; Conspirare - Advena - Liturgies For A Broken World

Billy Childs, Dan Chmielinski, Christian Euman, Larry Koonse, Lyris Quartet, Anne Akiko Meyers, Carol Robbins & Luciana Souza; Los Angeles Master Chorale - Childs: In The Arms Of The Beloved

Steven Bradshaw, Michael Hawes, Lauren Kelly, Rebecca Siler & Elisa Sutherland; The Crossing - Lang: Poor Hymnal

Los Angeles Philharmonic; Los Angeles Master Chorale - Ortiz: Yanga - WINNER

Brian Giebler & Sangeeta Kaur; The Clarion Choir - Requiem Of Light

 

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

Alan Pierson & Alarm Will Sound - Dennehy: Land Of Winter - WINNER

Neave Trio - La Mer - French Piano Trios 

Lili Haydn & Paul Cantelon - Lullabies For The Brokenhearted

Mak Grgic & Mateusz Kowalski - Slavic Sessions

Third Coast Percussion - Third Coast Percussion 

 

 

 Record Of The Year 

Bad Bunny - DtMF

Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild

Doechii - Anxiety

Billie Eilish - WILDFLOWER

Lady Gaga - Abracadabra

Kendrick Lamar With SZA - luther - WINNER

Chappell Roan - The Subway

ROSE, Bruno Mars - APT.

 

Best New Artist

Olivia Dean - WINNER

KATSEYE

The Marias

Addison Rae

sombr

Leon Thomas

Alex Warren

Lola Young

Olivia Dean won the coveted Best New Artist gong

Olivia Dean won the coveted Best New Artist gong

 

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

Dan Auerbach

Cirkut - WINNER

Dijon

Blake Mills

Sounwave 

 

Songwriter Of The Year, Non-Classical

Amy Allen - WINNER

Edgar Barrera

Jessie Jo Dillon

Tobias Jesso Jr

Laura Veltz

 

Best Country Solo Performance

Tyler Childers - Nose On The Grindstone

Shaboozey - Good News

Chris Stapleton - Bad As I Used To Be — From F1 The Movie - WINNER

Zach Top - I Never Lie

Lainey Wilson - Somewhere Over Laredo

 

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton - A Song To Sing

Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson - Trailblazer

Margo Price and Tyler Childers - Love Me Like You Used To Do

Shaboozey and Jelly Roll - Amen - WINNER

George Strait, Chris Stapleton - Honky Tonk Hall Of Fame 

 

Best Country Song

Tyler Childers - Bitin’ List - WINNER

Shaboozey - Good News

Zach Top - I Never Lie

Lainey Wilson - Somewhere Over Laredo

Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton - A Song To Sing

 

Best Traditional Country Album

Charley Crockett - Dollar A Day

Lukas Nelson - American Romance

Willie Nelson - Oh What A Beautiful World

Margo Price - Hard Headed Woman

Zach Top - Ain't In It For My Health - WINNER 

 

Best Contemporary Country Album

Kelsea Ballerini - Patterns

Tyler Childers - Snipe Hunter

Eric Church - Evangeline Vs. The Machine 

Jelly Roll - Beautifully Broken - WINNER

Miranda Lambert - Postcards From Texas 

Jelly Roll proudly took home Best Contemporary Country Album

Jelly Roll proudly took home Best Contemporary Country Album

 

Best American Roots Performance

Jon Batiste featuring Randy Newman -LONELY AVENUE

I'm With Her - Ancient Light

Jason Isbell - Crimson And Clay

Alison Krauss & Union Station - Richmond On The James

Mavis Staples - Beautiful Strangers - WINNER

 

Best Americana Performance

Sierra Hull - Boom

Maggie Rose and Grace Potter - Poison In My Well

Mavis Staples - Godspeed - WINNER

Molly Tuttle - That's Gonna Leave A Mark

Jesse Welles - Horses

 

Best American Roots Song

I'm With Her - Ancient Light - WINNER

Jon Batiste - BIG MONEY

Jason Isbell - Foxes In The Snow

Jesse Welles - Middle

Sierra Hull - Spitfire

 

Best Americana Album

Jon Batiste - BIG MONEY - WINNER

Larkin Poe - Bloom

Willie Nelson - Last Leaf On The Tree

Molly Tuttle - So Long Little Miss Sunshine

Jesse Welles - Middle

 

Best Bluegrass Album

Michael Cleveland and Jason Carter - Carter & Cleveland

Sierra Hull - A Tip Toe High Wire

Alison Krauss & Union Station - Arcadia

The Steeldrivers - Outrun

Billy Strings - Highway Prayers - WINNER

 

Best Traditional Blues Album

Buddy Guy - Ain’t Done With The Blues - WINNER

Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo' - Room On The Porch

Maria Muldaur - One Hour Mama: The Blues Of Victoria Spivey

Charlie Musselwhite - Look Out Highway

Kenny Wayne Shepherd & Bobby Rush - Young Fashioned Ways

 

Best Contemporary Blues Album

Joe Bonamassa - Breakthrough

Samantha Fish - Paper Doll

Eric Gales - A Tribute To LJK

Robert Randolph - Preacher Kids - WINNER

Southern Avenue - Family 

 

Best Folk Album

Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson - What Did The Blackbird Say To The Crow

Patty Griffin - Crown Of Roses

I'm With Her - Wild And Clear And Blue - WINNER

Jason Isbell - Foxes In The Snow

Jesse Welles - Under The Powerlines April 24 – September 24 

 

Best Regional Roots Music Album

Corey Henry & The Treme Funktet - Live At Vaughan’s

Preservation Brass - For Fat Man

Kyle Roussel - Church Of New Orleans

Trombone Shorty And New Breed Brass Band - Second Line Sunday

Various Artists - A Tribute To The King Of Zydeco - WINNER

 

Best Gospel Performance/Song

Kirk Franklin - Do It Again

Tasha Cobbs Leonard, John Legend; Anthony S. Brown, Brunes Charles, Annatoria Chitapa, Kenneth Leonard, Jr., Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Jonas Myrin - Church

Jonathan McReynolds & Jamal Roberts; Britney Delagraentiss, Jonathan McReynolds, David Lamar Outing II, Orlando Joel Palmer & Terrell Demetrius Wilson - Still (Live)

Pastor Mike Jr.; Adia Andrews, Michael McClure Jr., David Lamar Outing II & Terrell Anthony Pettus - Amen 

CeCe Winans featuring Shirley Caesar - Come Jesus Come - WINNER

 

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song 

Elevation Worship, Chris Brown, Brandon Lake; Hank Bentley, Steven Furtick, Brandon Lake and Jacob Sooter - I Know A Name 

Forrest Frank and Pera - YOUR WAY'S BETTER

Brandon Lake With Jelly Roll; Chris Brown, Jason Bradley Deford, Steven Furtick, Benjamin William Hastings and Brandon Lake - Hard Fought Hallelujah - WINNER

Lecrae, Killer Mike, TI; Tyshane Thompson, Bongo ByTheWay, Michael Render, Lecrae Moore and Clifford Harris - Headphones

Darrel Walls, PJ Morton - Amazing 

 

Best Gospel Album

Yolanda Adams - Sunny Days

Tasha Cobbs Leonard - Tasha

Tamela Mann - Live Breathe Fight

Tye Tribbett - Only On The Road Live

Darrel Walls, PJ Morton - Heart Of Mine - WINNER

 

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

Forrest Frank - CHILD OF GOD II

Israel & New Breed - Coritos Vol. 1 - WINNER

Brandon Lake - King Of Hearts

Lecrae - Reconstruction

Tauren Wells - Let The Church Sing

 

Best Roots Gospel Album 

The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir - I Will Not Be Moved — Live - WINNER

Gaither Vocal Band - Then Came The Morning

The Isaacs - Praise & Worship: More Than A Hollow Hallelujah

Karen Peck & New River - Good Answers

Candi Staton - Back To My Roots

 

Best Latin Pop Album

Rauw Alejandro - Cosa Nuestra

Andrés Cepeda - BOGOTA DELUXE

KAROL G - Tropicoqueta 

Natalia Lafourcade - Cancionera - WINNER

Alejandro Sanz - Y ahora que

 

Best Musica Urbana Album

Bad Bunny - DeBI TiRAR MaS FOToS - WINNER

J Balvin - Mixteip

Feid - FERXXO VOL X: Sagrado

Nicki Nicole - NAIKI

Trueno - EUB DELUXE

Yandel - SINFONICO — En Vivo 

 

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

Aterciopelados - Genes Rebeldes

Bomba Estereo, Rawayana, ASTROPICAL - ASTROPICAL

CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso - PAPOTA - WINNER

Los Wizzards - ALGORHYTHM

Fito Paez - Novela 

 

Best Musica Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)

Fuerza Regida, Grupo Frontera - MALA MIA

Grupo Frontera - Y Lo Que Viene

Paola Jara - Sin Rodeos 

Carín León - Palabra De To's - Seca - WINNER

Bobby Pulido - Bobby Pulido & Friends Una Tuya Y Una Mía - Por La Puerta Grande - En Vivo

 

Best Tropical Latin Album 

Rubén Blades, Roberto Delgado & Orquesta - Fotografías

Gloria Estefan - Raíces - WINNER

Grupo Niche - Clasicos 1.0

Alain Perez - Bingo

Gilberto Santa Rosa - Debut y Segunda Tanda, Vol. 2 

 

Best Global Music Performance

Bad Bunny - EoO - WINNER

Ciro Hurtado - Cantando en el Camino

Angelique Kidjo - JERUSALEMA

Yeisy Rojas - Inmigrante Y Que

Shakti - Shrini's Dream (Live)

Anoushka Shankar featuring Alam Khan and Sarathy Korwar - Daybreak

 

Best African Music Performance

Burna Boy - Love

Davido Featuring Omah Lay - With You

Eddy Kenzo & Mehran Matin - Hope & Love

Ayra Starr Featuring Wizkid - Gimme Dat

Tyla - PUSH 2 START - WINNER 

 

Best Global Music Album

Siddhant Bhatia - Sounds Of Kumbha

Burna Boy - No Sign of Weakness

Youssou N'Dour - Eclairer le monde - Light the World

Shakti - Mind Explosion - 50th Anniversary Tour Live

Anoushka Shankar Featuring Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar - Chapter III: We Return To Light

Caetano Veloso And Maria Bethânia -Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo - WINNER

 

Best Reggae Album

Lila Iké - Treasure Self Love

Vybz Kartel - Heart & Soul

Keznamdi - BLXXD & FYAH - WINNER

Mortimer - From Within

Jesse Royal - No Place Like Home

 

Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album

Kirsten Agresta-Copely - Kuruvinda 

Cheryl B. Engelhardt, GEM, Dallas String Quartet - According To The Moon

Jahnavi Harrison - Into The Forest

Carla Patullo Featuring The Scorchio Quartet & Tonality - NOMADICA - WINNER

Chris Redding - The Colors In My Mind 

 

Best Children's Music Album

Joanie Leeds & Joya - Ageless: 100 Years Young

Mega Ran - Buddy's Magic Tree House

FYÜTCH & Aura V - Harmony - WINNER

Flor Bromley - Herstory

Tori Amos - The Music Of Tori And The Muses

 

Best Comedy Album

Bill Burr - Drop Dead Years

Sarah Silverman - PostMortem

Ali Wong - Single Lady

Jamie Foxx - What Had Happened Was…

Nate Bargatze - Your Friend, Nate Bargatze - WINNER

 

Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording

Kathy Garver - Elvis, Rocky & Me: The Carol Connors Story

Trevor Noah - Into The Uncut Grass

Ketanji Brown Jackson - Lovely One: A Memoir

Dalai Lama - Meditations: The Reflections Of His Holiness The Dalai Lama - WINNER

Fab Morvan - You Know It’s True: The Real Story Of Milli Vanilli 

 

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

A Complete Unknown 

F1 The Album 

KPop Demon Hunters

Sinners - WINNER

Wicked 

 

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

How To Train Your Dragon 

Severance: Season 2

Sinners - WINNER

Wicked

The Wild Robot 

 

Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora - Secrets of the Spires

Helldivers 2

Indiana Jones And The Great Circle

Star Wars Outlaws: Wild Card & A Pirate's Fortune

Sword of the Sea - WINNER

 

Best Song Written For Visual Media

Nine Inch Nails - As Alive As You Need Me To Be (From TRON: Ares)

HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI - Golden (From KPop Demon Hunters)

Miles Caton - I Lied to You (From Sinners)

Elton John, Brandi Carlile - Never Too Late (From Elton John: Never Too Late)

Jayme Lawson - Pale, Pale Moon (From Sinners)

Rod Wave - Sinners (From Sinners)

 

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

Cam - All Things Light

Alison Krauss & Union Station -Arcadia

Japanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes & sad women

Pino Palladino, Blake Mills - That Wasn't A Dream - WINNER

 

Best Engineered Album, Classical

Sandbox Percussion - Cerrone: Don't Look Down

Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra - Eastman: Symphony No. 2; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2

Andris Nelsons, Kristine Opolais, Günther Groissböck, Peter Hoare, Brenden Gunnell & Boston Symphony Orchestra - Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth Of The Mtsensk District

Third Coast Percussion - Standard Stoppages

Trio Mediæval - Yule

 

Producer Of The Year, Classical

Blanton Alspaugh

Sergei Kvitko

Morten Lindberg

Dmitriy Lipay

Elaine Martone 

 

Best Immersive Audio Album

Duckwrth - All American F—boy

Justin Gray - Immersed - WINNER

Various Artists - An Immersive Tribute To Astor Piazzolla (Live)

Tearjerkers - Tearjerkers

Trio Mediæval - Yule

 

Best Instrumental Composition

Nordkraft Big Band, Remy Le Boeuf & Danielle Wertz - First Snow - WINNER

Miho Hazama, Danish Radio Big Band & Danish National Symphony Orchestra - Live Life This Day: Movement I

Sierra Hull - Lord, That's A Long Way

Zain Effendi - Opening

John Powell & Stephen Schwartz - Train To Emerald City

Ludwig Goransson Featuring Miles Caton - Why You Here / Before The Sun Went Down

 

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

Cynthia Erivo - Be Okay

Nordkraft Big Band & Remy Le Boeuf - A Child Is Born

The Westerlies - Fight On

The 8-Bit Big Band - Super Mario Praise Break - WINNER

 

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

National Philharmonic - Coleridge-Taylor: 3 Selections From 24 Negro Melodies

Venezuela Strings Recording Ensemble - Hope Orchestrated

Adam Tendler - Inheritances

Malmö Opera Orchestra - Price: Piano Concerto In One Movement In D Minor

Boston Symphony Orchestra -Shostakovich: The Cello Concertos - WINNER

Boston Symphony Orchestra -Shostakovich: The Piano Concertos; Solo Works 

 

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

National Symphonia Orchestra - Alike - My Mother's Dream

Sidney Outlaw, Warren Jones - Black Pierrot

Devony Smith, Danny Zelibor, Michael Nicolas - In This Short Life

Susan Narucki, Curtis Macomber -Kurtág: Kafka Fragments

Rupert Boyd, Julia Bullock, Alex Levine, Andrew Owens, Rubén Rengel & Sam Weber - Schubert Beatles

Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra - Telemann: Ino - Opera Arias For Soprano - WINNER

 

Best Classical Compendium 

Cerrone: Don't Look Down

The Dunbar/Moore Sessions, Vol. II

Ortiz: Yanga - WINNER

Seven Seasons

Tombeaux 

 

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

Conor Hanick & Sandbox Percussion Cerrone: Don't Look Down

Alan Pierson & Alarm Will Sound -  Dennehy: Land Of Winter

Edward Gardner & London Philharmonic Orchestra - León: Raíces — Origins

Will Liverman, Paul Sánchez & Various Artists - Okpebholo: Songs In Flight

Alisa Weilerstein, Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic - Ortiz: Dzonot - WINNER

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