Lamar led all winners with five awards, including Record of the Year for Luther, his acclaimed collaboration with SZA. The wins pushed him to a new milestone: he is now the most-awarded hip-hop artist in Grammy history with 27 total trophies, surpassing the long-standing record held by Jay-Z.
The biggest categories were spread across a wide range of artistes. Bad Bunny claimed Album of the Year for DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS, making history as the first Spanish-language album to win the prize in the Grammys’ 68-year history. The Puerto Rican star took home three awards overall and is set to headline next weekend’s Super Bowl halftime show. Billie Eilish won Song of the Year for Wildflower, while Olivia Dean was named Best New Artist, marking a breakthrough moment in her career.
In total, the Recording Academy handed out awards across 95 categories, many of which were announced earlier in the day during the pre-telecast premiere ceremony. One standout moment from that event came when Golden from KPop Demon Hunters won Best Song Written for Visual Media, earning the K-pop genre its first Grammy victory in that category.
African music, however, had a bittersweet night. Nigerian stars Burna Boy, Davido, Ayra Starr, Wizkid and Omah Lay all left without awards. Burna Boy missed out in both Best African Music Performance and Best Global Music Album, while South African singer Tyla claimed the African music prize. Her win marked her second in the category, following her earlier victory with Water when the award was first introduced.
The ceremony was hosted by Trevor Noah for the sixth and final time. Known for blending humor with commentary, the comedian delivered several pointed jokes, including references to the White House and President Donald Trump. After the show, Trump responded publicly to one of Noah’s jabs, criticizing the host and extending the night’s political undertones beyond the stage.
Politics also surfaced in acceptance speeches and fashion statements. Several artistes, including Billie Eilish, criticized U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, while a number of stars wore “ICE OUT” pins on the red carpet as a sign of protest.
Musically, the night balanced celebration with reflection. The show featured a series of high-profile performances and a moving In Memoriam segment honoring legends such as Ozzy Osbourne, D’Angelo and Roberta Flack, reminding viewers of the industry’s enduring legacy.
By the end of the night, the 2026 Grammys stood out not just for its winners, but for its mix of historic achievements, global representation and unapologetic social commentary—underscoring the evolving role of music’s biggest stage.
Full List of Winners
- Best African Music Performance
- “Love” — Burna Boy
- “With You” — Davido Featuring Omah Lay
- “Hope & Love” — Eddy Kenzo & Mehran Matin
- “Gimme Dat” — Ayra Starr Featuring Wizkid
- WINNER: “Push 2 Start” — Tyla
- Sounds Of Kumbha — Siddhant Bhatia
- No Sign of Weakness — Burna Boy
- Eclairer le monde – Light the World — Youssou N’Dour
- Mind Explosion (50th Anniversary Tour Live) — Shakti
- Chapter III: We Return to Light — Anoushka Shankar Featuring Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar
- WINNER: Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo — Caetano Veloso and Maria Bethânia
- “DtMF” – Bad Bunny
- “Manchild” – Sabrina Carpenter
- “Anxiety” – Doechii
- “Wildflower” – Billie Eilish
- “Abracadabra” – Lady Gaga
- WINNER: “Luther” – Kendrick Lamar With SZA
- “The Subway” – Chappell Roan
- “APT.” – Rosé, Bruno Mars
- WINNER: Debí Tirar Más Fotos – Bad Bunny
- Swag – Justin Bieber
- Man’s Best Friend – Sabrina Carpenter
- Let God Sort Em Out – Clipse, Pusha T & Malice
- Mayhem – Lady Gaga
- GNX – Kendrick Lamar
- Mutt – Leon Thomas
- Chromakopia – Tyler, the Creator
- “Abracadabra” – Lady Gaga, Henry Walter & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
- “Anxiety” – Jaylah Hickmon, songwriter (Doechii)
- “APT.” – Amy Allen, Christopher Brody Brown, Rogét Chahayed, Omer Fedi, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Chae Young Park, Theron Thomas & Henry Walter, songwriters (Rosé, Bruno Mars)
- “DtMF” – Marco Daniel Borrero, Scott Dittrich, Benjamin Falik, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, Hugo René Sención Sanabria, Tyler Thomas Spry & Roberto José Rosado Torres, songwriters (Bad Bunny)
- “Golden [From “KPop Demon Hunters”]” – EJAE & Mark Sonnenblick, songwriters (HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami)
- “Luther” – Jack Antonoff, Roshwita Larisha Bacha, Matthew Bernard, Scott Bridgeway, Sam Dew, Ink, Kendrick Lamar, Solána Rowe, Mark Anthony Spears & Kamasi Washington, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar With SZA)
- “Manchild” – Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff & Sabrina Carpenter, songwriters (Sabrina Carpenter)
- WINNER: “Wildflower” – Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish) (WINNER)
- “Daisies” — Justin Bieber
- “Manchild” — Sabrina Carpenter
- “Disease” — Lady Gaga
- “The Subway” — Chappell Roan
- WINNER: “Messy” — Lola Young
- Swag – Justin Bieber
- Man’s Best Friend – Sabrina Carpenter
- Something Beautiful – Miley Cyrus
- WINNER: Mayhem – Lady Gaga
- I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2) – Teddy Swims
- WINNER: Olivia Dean
- Katseye
- The Marias
- Addison Rae
- Sombr
- Leon Thomas
- Alex Warren
- Lola Young
- Let God Sort Em Out – Clipse, Pusha T & Malice
- Glorious – GloRilla
- God Does Like Ugly – JID
- WINNER: GNX – Kendrick Lamar
- Chromakopia – Tyler, the Creator
- “As Alive as You Need Me to Be” [From “Tron: Ares”] — Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, songwriters (Nine Inch Nails)
- WINNER: “Golden” [From “KPop Demon Hunters”] — EJAE & Mark Sonnenblick, songwriters (HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami)
- “I Lied to You” [From “Sinners”] — Ludwig Göransson & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Miles Caton)
- “Never Too Late” [From “Elton John: Never Too Late”] — Brandi Carlile, Elton John, Bernie Taupin & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Elton John, Brandi Carlile)
- “Pale, Pale Moon” [From “Sinners”] — Ludwig Göransson & Brittany Howard, songwriters (Jayme Lawson)
- “Sinners” [From “Sinners”] — Leonard Denisenko, Rodarius Green, Travis
- Harrington, Tarkan Kozluklu, Kyris Mingo & Darius Povilinus, songwriters (Rod Wave)
- “Yukon” – Justin Bieber
- “It Depends” – Chris Brown Featuring Bryson Tiller
- WINNER: “Folded” – Kehlani
- “Mutt (Live From NPR’s Tiny Desk)” – Leon Thomas
- “Heart of a Woman” – Summer Walker
- WINNER: “EoO” — Bad Bunny
- Cantando en el Camino — Ciro Hurtado
- JERUSALEMA — Angélique Kidjo
- Inmigrante Y Que? — Yeisy Rojas
- Shrini’s Dream (Live) — Shakti
- Daybreak — Anoushka Shankar Featuring Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar
- Child of God II — Forrest Frank
- WINNER: Coritos Vol. 1 — Israel & New Breed
- King Of Hearts — Brandon Lake
- Reconstruction — Lecrae
- Let The Church Sing — Tauren Wells
- WINNER: I Will Not Be Moved (Live) — The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
- Then Came The Morning — Gaither Vocal Band
- Praise & Worship: More Than a Hollow Hallelujah — The Isaacs
- Good Answers — Karen Peck & New River
- Back To My Roots — Candi Staton
- Sunny Days — Yolanda Adams
- Tasha — Tasha Cobbs Leonard
- Live Breathe Fight — Tamela Mann
- Only On The Road (Live) — Tye Tribbett
- WINNER: Heart Of Mine — Darrel Walls, PJ Morton
- “I Know a Name” — Elevation Worship, Chris Brown, Brandon Lake; Hank Bentley, Steven Furtick, Brandon Lake & Jacob Sooter, songwriters
- “Your Way’s Better” — Forrest Frank; Forrest Frank & Pera, songwriters
- WINNER: “Hard Fought Hallelujah” — Brandon Lake With Jelly Roll; Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, Benjamin William Hastings, Jason Bradley Deford & Brandon Lake, songwriters
- “Headphones” — Lecrae, Killer Mike, T.I.; Tyshane Thompson, Bongo ByTheWay, Michael Render, Lecrae Moore, William Roderick Miller & Clifford Harris, songwriters
- “Amazing” — Darrel Walls, PJ Morton; PJ Morton & Darrel Walls, songwriters
- “Do It Again” — Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, songwriter
- “Church” — Tasha Cobbs Leonard, John Legend; Anthony S. Brown, Brunes Charles, Annatoria Chitapa, Kenneth Leonard, Jr., Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Jonas Myrin, songwriters
- “Still (Live)” — Jonathan McReynolds & Jamal Roberts; Britney Delagraentiss, Jonathan McReynolds, David Lamar Outing III, Orlando Joel Palmer & Terrell Demetrius Wilson, songwriters
- “Amen” — Pastor Mike Jr.; Adia Andrews, Michael McClure Jr., David Lamar Outing II & Terrell Anthony Pettus, songwriters
- WINNER: “Come Jesus Come” — Cece Winans Featuring Shirley Caesar
- “Anxiety” — Jaylah Hickmon, songwriter (Doechii)
- “The Birds Don’t Sing” — Gene Elliott Thornton Jr., Terrence Thornton, Pharrell Williams & Stevie Wonder, songwriters (Clipse, Pusha T & Malice Featuring John Legend & Voices of Fire)
- “Sticky” — Aaron Bolton, Dudley Alexander Duverne, Gloria Woods, Dwayne Carter, Jr., Janae Wherry, Tyler Okonma & Rex Zamor, songwriters (Tyler, the Creator Featuring GloRilla, Sexyy Red & Lil Wayne)
- “TGIF” — Lucas Alegria, Dillon Brophy, Yakki Davis, Gloria Woods, Jess Jackson, Ronnie Jackson, Mario Mims & Jorge M. Taveras, songwriters (GloRilla)
- WINNER: “TV Off” —Jack Antonoff, Larry Jayy, Kendrick Lamar, Dijon McFarlane, Sean Momberger, Mark Anthony Spears & Kamasi Washington, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar Featuring Lefty Gunplay)
- “Proud of Me” — Fridayy Featuring Meek Mill
- “Wholeheartedly” — JID Featuring Ty Dolla $ign & 6Lack
- WINNER: “Luther” — Kendrick Lamar With SZA
- “WeMaj” — Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon Featuring Rapsody
- “Somebody Loves Me” — Partynextdoor & Drake
- Beloved— Giveon
- Why Not More? — Coco Jones
- The Crown — Ledisi
- Escape Room — Teyana Taylor
- WINNER: Mutt — Leon Thomas
- “Outside” — Cardi B
- WINNER: “Chains & Whips” — Clipse, Pusha T & Malice Featuring Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams
- “Anxiety” — Doechii
- “TV Off” — Kendrick Lamar Featuring Lefty Gunplay
- “Darling, I” — Tyler, the Creator Featuring Teezo Touchdown
- A Hurricane in Heels: healed people don’t act like that (partially recorded live @City Winery & other places) — Queen Sheba
- Black Shaman — Marc Marcel
- Pages — Omari Hardwick & Anthony Hamilton
- Saul Williams meets Carlos Niño & Friends at Treepeople — Saul Williams, Carlos Niño & Friends
- WINNER: Words for Days Vol. 1 — Mad Skillz
- WINNER: “Folded” — Darius Dixson, Andre Harris, Kehlani Parrish, Donovan Knight, Don Mills, Khris Riddick-Tynes & Dawit Kamal Wilson, songwriters (Kehlani)
- “Heart of a Woman” — David Bishop & Summer Walker, songwriters (Summer Walker)
- “It Depends” — Nico Baran, Chris Brown, Ant Clemons, Ephrem Lopez Jr., Ryan Press, Bryson Tiller, Elliott Trent & Dewain Whitmore Jr., songwriters (Chris Brown Featuring
- Bryson Tiller)
- “Overqualified” — James John Abrahart Jr & Durand Bernarr, songwriters (Durand Bernarr)
- “Yes It Is” — Jariuce Banks, Lazaro Andres Camejo, Mike Hector, Peter Lee Johnson, Rodney Jones Jr., Ali Prawl & Leon Thomas, songwriters (Leon Thomas)
- “Here We Are” — Durand Bernarr
- “Uptown” — Lalah Hathaway
- “Love You Too” — Ledisi
- “Crybaby” — SZA
- WINNER: “Vibes Don’t Lie” — Leon Thomas
- “Bluest Flame” – Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco
- WINNER: “Abracadabra” — Lady Gaga
- “Midnight Sun” – Zara Larsson
- “Just Keep Watching (From “F1 The Movie”)”
- “Illegal” – PinkPantheress
- “Bluest Flame” – Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco
- WINNER: “Abracadabra” — Lady Gaga
- “Midnight Sun” – Zara Larsson
- “Just Keep Watching (From “F1 The Movie”)”
- “Illegal” – PinkPantheress
- Dan Auerbach
- WINNER: Cirkut
- Dijon
- Blake Mills
- Sounwave
- WINNER: Amy Allen
- Edgar Barrera
- Jessie Jo Dillon
- Tobias Jesso Jr.
- Laura Veltz
- WINNER: “Defying Gravity” – Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande
- “Golden [From “KPop Demon Hunters”]” – HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami
- “Gabriela” – Katseye
- “APT.” – Rosé, Bruno Mars
- “30 for 30” – SZA With Kendrick Lamar
- “No Cap” — Disclosure & Anderson .Paak
- “Victory Lap” — Fred Again.., Skepta, & PlaqueBoyMax
- “Space Invader” — Kaytranada
- “Voltage” — Skrillex
- WINNER: “End of Summer” — Tame Impala
- WINNER: Eusexua — FKA Twigs
- Ten Days — Fred Again..
- Fancy That — PinkPantheress
- Inhale / Exhale — Rüfüs Du Sol
- F*** U Skrillex You Think Ur Andy Warhol But Ur Not!! <3 — Skrillex
- Treasure Self Love — Lila Iké
- Heart & Soul — Vybz Kartel
- WINNER: BLXXD & FYAH — Keznamdi
- From Within — Mortimer
- No Place Like Home — Jesse Royal
- Kuruvinda — Kirsten Agresta-Copely
- According To The Moon — Cheryl B. Engelhardt, GEM, Dallas String Quartet
- Into The Forest — Jahnavi Harrison
- WINNER: Nomadica — Carla Patullo Featuring the Scorchio Quartet & Tonality
- The Colors In My Mind — Chris Redding
- Ageless: 100 Years Young — Joanie Leeds & Joya
- Buddy’s Magic Tree House — Mega Ran
- WINNER: Harmony — FYÜTCH & Aura V
- Herstory — Flor Bromley
- The Music of Tori and the Muses — Tori Amos
- A Complete Unknown – Timothée Chalamet
- F1 The Album – Various Artists
- Kpop Demon Hunters – Various Artists
- WINNER: Sinners – Various Artists
- Wicked – Various Artists
- How to Train Your Dragon – John Powell, composer
- Severance: Season 2 – Theodore Shapiro, composer
- WINNERS: Sinners – Ludwig Göransson, composer
- Wicked – John Powell & Stephen Schwartz, composers
- The Wild Robot – Kris Bowers, composer
- “Young Lion” — Sade
- Sophie Muller, video director; Sade & Aaron Taylor Dean, video producers
- “Manchild” — Sabrina Carpenter
- Vania Heymann & Gal Muggia, video directors; Aiden Magarian, Nathan Scherrer & Natan Schottenfels, video producers
- “So Be It” — Clipse
- Producer Hannan Hussain, video director; Daniel Order, video
- WINNER: “Anxiety” — Doechii
- James Mackel, video director; Pablo Feldman, Jolene Mendes & Sophia Sabella, video producers
- “Love” — OK Go
- Aaron Duffy, Miguel Espada & Damian Kulash Jr., video directors; Petra Ahmann, video producer
- Drop Dead Years — Bill Burr
- PostMortem — Sarah Silverman
- Single Lady — Ali Wong
- What Had Happened Was… — Jamie Foxx
- WINNER: Your Friend, Nate Bargatze — Nate Bargatze
- Elvis, Rocky & Me: The Carol Connors Story — Kathy Garver
- Into the Uncut Grass — Trevor Noah
- Lovely One: A Memoir — Ketanji Brown Jackson
- WINNER: Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama — Dalai Lama
- You Know It’s True: The Real Story of Milli Vanilli — Fab Morvan
- WINNER: Chromakopia — Shaun Llewellyn & Luis “Panch” Perez, art directors (Tyler, the Creator)
- The Crux — William Wesley II, art director (Djo)
- Debí Tirar Más Fotos — Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, art director (Bad Bunny)
- Glory — Cody Critcheloe & Andrew J.S., art directors (Perfume Genius)
- Moisturizer — Hester Chambers, Ellis Durand, Henry Holmes, Matt de Jong, Jamie-James Medina, Joshua Mobaraki & Rhian Teasdale, art directors (Wet Leg)
- Devo — Devo
- Chris Smith, video director; Danny Gabai, Anita Greenspan, Chris Holmes & Chris Smith, video producers
- Live at the Royal Albert Hall — Raye
- Paul Dugdale, video director; Stefan Demetriou & Amy James, video producers
- Relentless — Diane Warren
- Bess Kargman, video director; Peggy Drexler, Michele Farinola & Kat Nguyen, video producers
- WINNER: Music by John Williams — John Williams
- Laurent Bouzereau, video director; Sara Bernstein, Laurent Bouzereau, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Meredith Kaulfers, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Steven Spielberg & Justin Wilkes, video producers
- Piece by Piece — Pharrell Williams
- Morgan Neville, video director; Morgan Neville, Caitrin Rogers, Mimi Valdes & Pharrell Williams, video producers
- Blanton Alspaugh
- Sergei Kvitko
- Morten Lindberg
- Dmitriy Lipay
- WINNER: Elaine Martone
- WINNER: “First Snow” — Remy Le Boeuf, composer (Nordkraft Big Band, Remy Le Boeuf & Danielle Wertz)
- “Live Life This Day: Movement I” — Miho Hazama, composer (Miho Hazama, Danish Radio Big Band & Danish National Symphony Orchestra)
- “Lord, That’s A Long Way” — Sierra Hull, composer (Sierra Hull)
- “Openin”g — Zain Effendi, composer (Zain Effendi)
- “Train To Emerald City” — John Powell & Stephen Schwartz, composers (John Powell & Stephen Schwartz)
- “Why You Here / Before The Sun Went Down” — Ludwig Göransson, composer (Ludwig Göransson Featuring Miles Caton)
- “Be Okay” — Cynthia Erivo, arranger (Cynthia Erivo)
- “A Child Is Born” — Remy Le Boeuf, arranger (Nordkraft Big Band & Remy Le Boeuf)
- “Fight On” — Andy Clausen, Addison Maye-Saxon, Riley Mulherkar & Chloe Rowlands, arrangers (the Westerlies)
- WINNER: “Super Mario Praise Break” — Bryan Carter, Charlie Rosen & Matthew Whitaker, arrangers (the 8-Bit Big Band)
- WINNER: “Big Fish” — Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick, Nate Smith & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (Nate Smith Featuring Säje)
- “How Did She Look?” — Nelson Riddle, arranger (Seth MacFarlane)
- “Keep an Eye on Summer” — Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)
- “Something in the Water (Acoustic-Ish)” — Clyde Lawrence, Gracie Lawrence & Linus Lawrence, arrangers (Lawrence)
- “What a Wonderful World” — Cody Fry, arranger (Cody Fry)
- Coleridge-Taylor: Toussaint L’Ouverture; Ballade Op. 4; Suites From ’24 Negro Melodies’ — Michael Repper, conductor (National Philharmonic)
- WINNER: Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie — Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
- Ravel: Boléro, M. 81 — Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra Of Venezuela)
- Still & Bonds — Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor (The Philadelphia Orchestra)
- Stravinsky: Symphony In Three Movements — Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
- WINNER: Heggie: Intelligence — Kwamé Ryan, conductor; Jamie Barton, J’Nai Bridges & Janai Brugger; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (Houston Grand Opera; Gene Scheer)
- Huang Ruo: An American Soldier — Carolyn Kuan, conductor; Hannah Cho, Alex DeSocio, Nina Yoshida Nelsen & Brian Vu; Adam Abeshouse, Silas Brown & Doron Schachter, producers (American Composers Orchestra; David Henry Hwang)
- Kouyoumdjian: Adoration — Alan Pierson, conductor; Miriam Khalil, Marc Kudisch, David Adam Moore, Omar Najmi, Naomi Louisa O’Connell & Karim Sulayman; Mary Kouyoumdjian, producer (Silvana Quartet; the Choir Of Trinity Wall Street)
- O’Halloran: Trade & Mary Motorhead — Elaine Kelly, conductor; Oisín Ó Dálaigh & John Molloy; Alex Dowling & Emma O’Halloran, producers (Irish National Opera Orchestra; Mark O’Halloran)
- Tesori: Grounded — Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Ben Bliss, Emily D’Angelo, Greer Grimsley & Kyle Miller; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus; George Brant)
- Advena – Liturgies For A Broken World — Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Simon Barrad, Emily Yocum Black & Michael Hawes; Conspirare)
- Childs: In The Arms Of The Beloved — Grant Gershon, conductor (Billy Childs, Dan Chmlellnskl, Christian Euman, Larry Koonse, Lyris Quartet, Anne Akiko Meyers, Carol Robbins & Luciana Souza; Los Angeles Master Chorale)
- Lang: Poor Hymnal — Donald Nally, conductor (Steven Bradshaw, Michael Hawes, Lauren Kelly, Rebecca Siler & Elisa Sutherland; The Crossing)
- WINNER: Ortiz: Yanga — Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Grant Gershon, chorus master (Los Angeles Philharmonic & Tambuco Percussion Ensemble; Los Angeles Master Chorale)
- Requiem Of Light —Steven Fox, conductor; Emily Drennan & Patti Drennan, chorus masters (Brian Giebler & Sangeeta Kaur; The Clarion Choir)
- Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
- WINNER: Dennehy: Land of Winter — Alan Pierson & Alarm Will Sound
- La Mer – French Piano Trios — Neave Trio
- Lullabies for the Brokenhearted — Lili Haydn & Paul Cantelon
- Slavic Sessions — Mak Grgić & Mateusz Kowalski
- Standard Stoppages — Third Coast Percussion
- Best Classical Instrumental Solo
- Coleridge-Taylor: 3 Selections From ’24 Negro Melodies’ — Curtis Stewart; Michael Repper, conductor (National Philharmonic)
- Hope Orchestrated — Mary Dawood Catlin; Jesús David Medina & Raniero Palm, conductors (Venezuela Strings Recording Ensemble)
- Inheritances — Adam Tendler
- Price: Piano Concerto In One Movement In D Minor — Han Chen; John Jeter, conductor (Malmö Opera Orchestra)
- WINNER: Shostakovich: The Cello Concertos — Yo-Yo Ma; Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
- Shostakovich: The Piano Concertos; Solo Works — Yuja Wang; Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
- Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
- Alike – My Mother’s Dream — Allison Charney, soloist; Benjamin Loeb, conductor (National Symphonia Orchestra)
- Black Pierrot — Sidney Outlaw, soloist; Warren Jones, pianist
- In This Short Life — Devony Smith, soloist; Danny Zelibor, pianist; Michael Nicolas, accompanist
- Kurtág: Kafka Fragments — Susan Narucki, soloist; Curtis Macomber, accompanist
- Schubert Beatles — Theo Hoffman, soloist; Steven Blier, pianist (Rupert Boyd, Julia Bullock, Alex Levine, Andrew Owens, Rubén Rengel & Sam Weber)
- WINNER: Telemann: Ino – Opera Arias For Soprano — Amanda Forsythe, soloist; Robert Mealy, Paul O’Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors (Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra)
- WINNER: Bloom — Durand Bernarr
- Adjust Brightness — Bilal
- Love on Digital — Destin Conrad
- Access All Areas — Flo
- Come as You Are — Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon
- Cerrone: Don’t Look Down — Sandbox Percussion; Jonathan Allen, Victor Caccese,
- Christopher Cerrone, Ian Rosenbaum, Terry Sweeney & Mike Tierney, producers
- The Dunbar/Moore Sessions, Vol. II — Will Liverman; Jonathan Estabrooks, producer
- WINNER: Ortiz: Yanga — Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Dmitriy Lipay, producer
- Seven Seasons — Janai Brugger, Isolde Fair, MB Gordy & Starr Parodi; Nicholas Dodd, conductor; Jeff Fair, Starr Parodi & Kitt Wakeley, producers
- Tombeaux — Christina Sandsengen; Shaun Drew & Christina Sandsengen, producers
- Cerrone: Don’t Look Down — Christopher Cerrone, composer (Conor Hanick & Sandbox Percussion)
- Dennehy: Land Of Winter — Donnacha Dennehy, composer (Alan Pierson & Alarm Will Sound)
- León: Raíces (Origins) — Tania León, composer (Edward Gardner & London Philharmonic Orchestra)
- Okpebholo: Songs In Flight — Shawn E. Okpebholo, composer (Will Liverman, Paul Sánchez & Various Artists)
- WINNER: Ortiz: Dzonot — Gabriela Ortiz, composer (Alisa Weilerstein, Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic)
- WINNER: Ain’t Done With the Blues — Buddy Guy
- Room on the Porch — Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’
- One Hour Mama: The Blues of Victoria Spivey — Maria Muldaur
- Look Out Highway — Charlie Musselwhite
- Young Fashioned Ways — Kenny Wayne Shepherd & Bobby Rush
- Breakthrough — Joe Bonamassa
- Paper Doll — Samantha Fish
- A Tribute to LJK — Eric Gales
- WINNER: Preacher Kids — Robert Randolph
- Family — Southern Avenue
- Wintersongs — Laila Biali
- The Gift of Love — Jennifer Hudson
- Who Believes in Angels? — Elton John & Brandi Carlile
- Harlequin — Lady Gaga
- WINNER: A Matter of Time — Laufey
- The Secret Of Life: Partners, Volume 2 — Barbra Streisand
- “Nose on the Grindstone” – Tyler Childers
- “Good News” – Shaboozey
- WINNER: “Bad as I Used to Be [From “F1 The Movie”]” — Chris Stapleton
- “I Never Lie” – Zach Top
- “Somewhere Over Laredo” – Lainey Wilson
- “A Song to Sing” — Miranda Lambert And Chris Stapleton
- “Trailblazer” — Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson
- “Love Me Like You Used to Do” — Margo Price & Tyler Childers
- WINNER: “Amen” — Shaboozey & Jelly Roll
- “Honky Tonk Hall of Fame” — George Strait, Chris Stapleton
- WINNER: “Bitin’ List” — Tyler Childers, songwriter (Tyler Childers)
- “Good News” — Michael Ross Pollack, Sam Elliot Roman & Jacob Torrey, songwriters (Shaboozey)
- “I Never Lie” — Carson Chamberlain, Tim Nichols & Zach Top, songwriters (Zach Top)
- “Somewhere Over Laredo” — Andy Albert, Trannie Anderson, Dallas Wilson & Lainey Wilson, songwriters (Lainey Wilson)
- “A Song to Sing” — Jenee Fleenor, Jesse Frasure, Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton)
- Dollar a Day — Charley Crockett
- American Romance — Lukas Nelson
- Oh What a Beautiful World — Willie Nelson
- Hard Headed Woman — Margo Price
- WINNER: Ain’t in It for My Health — Zach Top
- Patterns — Kelsea Ballerini
- Snipe Hunter — Tyler Childers
- Evangeline vs. the Machine — Eric Church
- Beautifully Broken — Jelly Roll (WINNER)
- Postcards From Texas — Miranda Lambert