# 62nd Annual Grammy Awards

The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held on January 26, 2020, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. It recognized the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, running from October 1, 2018, to August 31, 2019. Alicia Keys hosted the ceremony, having hosted the previous year's ceremony as well.
Lizzo received the most nominations of any artist with eight, followed by Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X with six each. Finneas, Eilish's brother, received the most awards with six, followed by Eilish herself with five. Eilish became the second artist to win the four major categories of Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist in the same year after Christopher Cross in 1981.
Ten days prior to the ceremony, Recording Academy president Deborah Dugan was relieved of her duties as president and CEO and placed on administrative leave from the organization. She sparked controversy by claiming that the organization engaged in corruption and favoritism; Champagne Billecart-Salmon responded by pulling their ads from the broadcast, and Megyn Kelly, Gabrielle Union, and others tweeted their support of Dugan. The ceremony was held on the same day as the death of basketball player Kobe Bryant, to whose memory Keys and Boyz II Men dedicated their performance of "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday".

## Background and controversy

After many years of being traditionally held in February (except during the years of the Winter Olympics), the 62nd Grammy Awards ceremony was moved to the last Sunday in January, following the Academy Awards' decision to move their 2020 ceremony to the second Sunday in February. Nominations were announced in all 84 categories by Gayle King, Alicia Keys, and Bebe Rexha on the set of CBS This Morning on November 20, 2019.
This was set to be the first edition of the Grammy Awards that the new Recording Academy president Deborah Dugan would have presided over; however, she was relieved of her duties as president and CEO and placed on administrative leave from the organization ten days before the ceremony. The Academy launched an investigation into allegations that Dugan bullied an assistant. After her dismissal, Dugan sparked controversy by claiming that the Recording Academy engaged in favoritism and corruption during the Grammy nomination process. Taylor Swift reportedly cancelled a planned surprise performance of her song "The Man" at the ceremony in solidarity with Dugan, although both Swift and Grammys producer Ken Ehrlich denied this. Recording Academy Chairman Harvey Mason Jr. took over as interim president and chief executive officer and presided over the ceremony instead of Dugan.
The ceremony was held at the Staples Center on the same day as the death of basketball player Kobe Bryant, who played for the Los Angeles Lakers — the arena is the team's home venue. Several tributes to Bryant were included in the ceremony, including a performance of "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" by host Alicia Keys and Boyz II Men, while Lil Nas X, Lizzo and DJ Khaled all incorporated tributes to Bryant into their performances.

### Category changes

For the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, multiple categories were changed.
* As of the 62nd Grammy Awards, the Recording Academy would accept links to streaming services as opposed to physical copies as submissions. The Academy stated: "For most categories, we would prefer streaming distribution links for online entry submissions, though CD submissions remain optional". As justification for this development, the Academy highlighted the changing music industry and added that submitting links was more convenient and cost effective, especially for smaller and independent labels.
* Additionally, there were separate screening committees for Pop and Rock, whereas previously these categories were screened by a Core Committee. This leaves the Core Committee to focus on the more difficult decisions such as determining who is eligible for the Best New Artist category and trying to find the best home for borderline genre entries.
* The definition of the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album had been expanded to accept "contemporary pop songs performed in traditional pop style – the term "traditional" being a reference to the style of the composition, vocal styling and the instrumental arrangement without regard to the age of the material". The Academy stated that broadening the category was done in an attempt to allow it to "remain robust and inclusive" and enable it to be more competitive as, for example, Tony Bennett has won the award 13 times.
* Spoken word recordings targeted at children had been moved from the Best Children's Album category to the Best Spoken Word Album.
* As of the 62nd Grammy Awards, Spanish-language Latin Gospel and Christian music would be officially welcomed in the Best Gospel Album, Best Contemporary Christian Music Album, Best Roots Gospel Album, Best Gospel Performance/Song and Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song categories.

## Performers
### Premiere ceremony

| Artist(s) | Song |
| Chick Corea and the Spanish Heart Band | House Band |
| I'm with Her | "Call My Name" |
| Angélique Kidjo | "Afirika" |
| Nicola Benedetti | Instrumental |
| Yola | "Faraway Look" |

### Main ceremony

| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
| Lizzo | "Cuz I Love You" "Truth Hurts" |
| Alicia Keys Boyz II Men | Tribute to Kobe Bryant "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" |
| Blake Shelton Gwen Stefani | "Nobody but You" |
| Alicia Keys | Tribute to nominated artists to the tune of "Someone You Loved" by Lewis Capaldi |
| Jonas Brothers | "Five More Minutes" "What a Man Gotta Do" |
| Tyler, the Creator Boyz II Men Charlie Wilson | "Earfquake" "New Magic Wand" |
| Usher FKA Twigs Sheila E. | Tribute to Prince "Little Red Corvette" "When Doves Cry" "Kiss" |
| Camila Cabello | "First Man" |
| Tanya Tucker Brandi Carlile | "Bring My Flowers Now" |
| Ariana Grande | "Imagine" "My Favorite Things" "7 Rings" "Thank U, Next" |
| Billie Eilish Finneas | "When the Party's Over" |
| Aerosmith Run-DMC | "Livin' on the Edge" "Walk This Way" |
| Lil Nas X Billy Ray Cyrus BTS Diplo Mason Ramsey Nas | "Old Town Road" "Rodeo" |
| Demi Lovato | "Anyone" |
| DJ Khaled Kirk Franklin John Legend Meek Mill Roddy Ricch YG | Tribute to Nipsey Hussle "Letter to Nipsey" "Higher" |
| Rosalía | "Juro Qué" "Malamente" |
| Alicia Keys Brittany Howard | "Underdog" |
| H.E.R. | "Sometimes" |
| Bonnie Raitt | Tribute to John Prine "Angel from Montgomery" |
| Gary Clark Jr. The Roots | "This Land" |
| Trombone Shorty Orleans Avenue Preservation Hall Jazz Band | Tribute to Dr. John |
| Ben Platt Cyndi Lauper John Legend Joshua David Bell Debbie Allen Misty Copeland Camila Cabello Gary Clark Jr. Lang Lang The War and Treaty Lee Curreri Common | Tribute to music education and Kenneth Ehrlich "I Sing the Body Electric" |

## Presenters

Premiere ceremony
* Imogen Heap – hosted the Grammy Premiere Ceremony, presented Visual Media, World Music, American Roots, Pop and Producer categories
* Kimie Miner – presented Packaging, Notes, Historical, Engineering, Remixer, Surround Sound and Music Video/Film categories
* Esperanza Spalding – presented New Age, American Roots, Reggae, Children's, Spoken Word, Dance and Contemporary Instrumental categories
* Luis Fonsi – presented Composing, Arranging, Jazz and Country categories
* PJ Morton – presented Gospel, Latin and Rap categories
* Natalia Joachim – presented Classical categories
* Jimmy Jam – presented Musical Theatre, Rock, Alternative and R&B categories
Main ceremony
* Billy Porter – introduced the Jonas Brothers
* Keith Urban & Cynthia Erivo – presented Best Pop Solo Performance
* Trevor Noah – introduced Tyler, the Creator
* Shania Twain & Bebe Rexha – presented Best Country Duo/Group Performance
* Jim Gaffigan – introduced Camila Cabello
* Brandi Carlile & Tanya Tucker – presented Best Comedy Album
* Ben Platt – introduced Ariana Grande
* Common – introduced Aerosmith & Run-DMC
* Issa Rae – presented Best Rap Album
* Ellen DeGeneres – introduced Lil Nas X
* Greta Gerwig – introduced Demi Lovato
* Ava DuVernay – introduced the Tribute to Nipsey Hussle
* Smokey Robinson & Little Big Town – presented Song of the Year
* Ozzy & Sharon Osbourne – presented Best Rap/Sung Performance & introduced H.E.R.
* Alicia Keys & Dua Lipa – presented Best New Artist
* John Legend – introduced the Tribute to Kenneth Ehrlich
* LL Cool J – presented Album of the Year
* Alicia Keys – presented Record of the Year
Notes
* Stevie Wonder was announced as a presenter, but did not appear at the ceremony.

## Winners and nominees

The nominees and winners (denoted in bold) for the 62nd annual Grammy Awards were as follows:

### General field

Record of the Year
* "Bad Guy" – Billie Eilish
** Finneas O'Connell, producer; Rob Kinelski & Finneas O'Connell, engineers/mixers; John Greenham, mastering engineer
* "Hey, Ma" - Bon Iver
** Brad Cook, Chris Messina & Justin Vernon, producers; Zach Hansen & Chris Messina, engineers/mixers; Greg Calbi, mastering engineer
* "7 Rings" – Ariana Grande
** Charles Anderson, Tommy Brown, Michael Foster & Victoria Monét, producers; Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Billy Hickey & Brendan Morawski, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
* "Hard Place" – H.E.R.
** Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, producer; Joseph Hurtado, Jaycen Joshua, Derek Keota & Miki Tsutsumi, engineers/mixers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
* "Talk" – Khalid
** Disclosure & Denis Kosiak, producers; Ingmar Carlson, Jon Castelli, Josh Deguzman, John Kercy, Denis Kosiak, Guy Lawrence & Michael Romero, engineers/mixers; Dale Becker, mastering engineer
* "Old Town Road" – Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
** Andrew "VoxGod" Bolooki, Jocelyn "Jozzy" Donald & YoungKio, producers; Andrew "VoxGod" Bolooki & Cinco, engineers/mixers; Eric Lagg, mastering engineer
* "Truth Hurts" – Lizzo
** Ricky Reed & Tele, producers; Chris Galland, Manny Marroquin & Ethan Shumaker, engineers/mixers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
* "Sunflower" – Post Malone & Swae Lee
** Louis Bell & Carter Lang, producers; Louis Bell & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
Album of the Year
* When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? – Billie Eilish
** Finneas O'Connell, producer; Rob Kinelski & Finneas O'Connell, engineers/mixers; Billie Eilish & Finneas O'Connell, songwriters; John Greenham, mastering engineer
* I, I – Bon Iver
** Brad Cook, Chris Messina & Justin Vernon, producers; Zach Hansen & Chris Messina, engineers/mixers; BJ Burton, Brad Cook & Justin Vernon, songwriters; Greg Calbi, mastering engineer
* Norman Fucking Rockwell! – Lana Del Rey
** Jack Antonoff & Lana Del Rey, producers; Jack Antonoff & Laura Sisk, engineers/mixers; Jack Antonoff & Lana Del Rey, songwriters; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
* Thank U, Next – Ariana Grande
** Tommy Brown, Ilya, Max Martin & Victoria Monét, producers; Serban Ghenea, Sam Holland & Brendan Morawski, engineers/mixers; Tommy Brown, Ariana Grande, Savan Kotecha, Max Martin, Victoria Monét, Tayla Parx & Ilya Salmanzadeh, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
* I Used to Know Her – H.E.R.
** David "Swagg R'Celious" Harris, H.E.R., Walter Jones & Jeff Robinson, producers; Miki Tsutsumi, engineer/mixer; Sam Ashworth, Jeff "Gitty" Gitelman, David "Swagg R'Celious" Harris & H.E.R., songwriters; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer
* 7 – Lil Nas X
** Montero Lamar Hill, songwriter; Eric Lagg, mastering engineer
* Cuz I Love You (Deluxe) – Lizzo
** Ricky Reed, producer; Manny Marroquin & Ethan Shumaker, engineers/mixers; Eric Frederic & Melissa Jefferson, songwriters; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer
* Father of the Bride – Vampire Weekend
** Ezra Koenig & Ariel Rechtshaid, producers; John DeBold, Chris Kasych, Takemasa Kosaka, Ariel Rechtshaid & Hiroya Takayama, engineers/mixers; Ezra Koenig, songwriter; Emily Lazar, mastering engineer
Song of the Year
* "Bad Guy"
** Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
* "Always Remember Us This Way"
** Natalie Hemby, Lady Gaga, Hillary Lindsey & Lori McKenna, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
* "Bring My Flowers Now"
** Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth & Tanya Tucker, songwriters (Tanya Tucker)
* "Hard Place"
** Ruby Amanfu, Sam Ashworth, D. Arcelious Harris, H.E.R. & Rodney Jerkins, songwriters (H.E.R.)
* "Lover"
** Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift)
* "Norman Fucking Rockwell"
** Jack Antonoff & Lana Del Rey, songwriters (Lana Del Rey)
* "Someone You Loved"
** Tom Barnes, Lewis Capaldi, Pete Kelleher, Benjamin Kohn & Sam Roman, songwriters (Lewis Capaldi)
* "Truth Hurts"
** Steven Cheung, Eric Frederic, Melissa Jefferson & Jesse Saint John, songwriters (Lizzo)
Best New Artist
* Billie Eilish
* Black Pumas
* Lil Nas X
* Lizzo
* Maggie Rogers
* Rosalía
* Tank and the Bangas
* Yola

### Pop

Best Pop Solo Performance
* "Truth Hurts" – Lizzo
* "Spirit" – Beyoncé
* "Bad Guy" – Billie Eilish
* "7 Rings" – Ariana Grande
* "You Need to Calm Down" – Taylor Swift
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
* "Old Town Road" – Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
* "Boyfriend" – Ariana Grande and Social House
* "Sucker" – Jonas Brothers
* "Sunflower" – Post Malone & Swae Lee
* "Señorita" – Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
* Look Now – Elvis Costello & The Imposters
* Sì – Andrea Bocelli
* Love (Deluxe Edition) – Michael Bublé
* A Legendary Christmas – John Legend
* Walls – Barbra Streisand
Best Pop Vocal Album
* When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? – Billie Eilish
* The Lion King: The Gift - Beyoncé
* Thank U, Next – Ariana Grande
* No.6 Collaborations Project – Ed Sheeran
* Lover – Taylor Swift

### Dance/electronic music

Best Dance Recording
* "Got to Keep On" – the Chemical Brothers
** The Chemical Brothers, producers; Steve Dub Jones & Tom Rowlands, mixers
* "Linked" – Bonobo
** Simon Green, producer; Bonobo, mixer
* "Piece of Your Heart" – Meduza featuring Goodboys
** Simone Giani, Luca De Gregorio & Mattia Vitale, producers; Simone Giani, Luca De Gregorio & Mattia Vitale, mixers
* "Underwater" – Rüfüs Du Sol
** Jason Evigan & Rüfüs Du Sol, producers; Cassian Stewart-Kasimba, mixer
* "Midnight Hour" – Skrillex & Boys Noize featuring Ty Dolla $ign
** Boys Noize & Skrillex, producers; Skrillex, mixer
Best Dance/Electronic Album
* No Geography – The Chemical Brothers
* LP5 – Apparat
* Hi This Is Flume (Mixtape) – Flume
* Solace – Rüfüs Du Sol
* Weather – Tycho

### Contemporary instrumental music

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
* Mettavolution – Rodrigo y Gabriela
* Ancestral Recall – Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah
* Star People Nation – Theo Croker
* Beat Music! Beat Music! Beat Music! – Mark Guiliana
* Elevate – Lettuce

### Rock

Best Rock Performance
* "This Land" – Gary Clark Jr.
* "Pretty Waste" – Bones UK
* "History Repeats" – Brittany Howard
* "Woman" – Karen O & Danger Mouse
* "Too Bad" – Rival Sons
Best Metal Performance
* "7empest" – Tool
* "Astorolus – The Great Octopus" – Candlemass featuring Tony Iommi
* "Humanicide" – Death Angel
* "Bow Down" – I Prevail
* "Unleashed" – Killswitch Engage
Best Rock Song
* "This Land"
** Gary Clark Jr., songwriter (Gary Clark Jr.)
* "Fear Inoculum"
** Danny Carey, Justin Chancellor, Adam Jones & Maynard James Keenan, songwriters (Tool)
* "Give Yourself a Try"
** George Daniel, Adam Hann, Matthew Healy & Ross MacDonald, songwriters (The 1975)
* "Harmony Hall"
** Ezra Koenig, songwriter (Vampire Weekend)
* "History Repeats"
** Brittany Howard, songwriter (Brittany Howard)
Best Rock Album
* Social Cues – Cage the Elephant
* Amo – Bring Me the Horizon
* In the End – The Cranberries
* Trauma – I Prevail
* Feral Roots – Rival Sons

### Alternative

Best Alternative Music Album
* Father of the Bride – Vampire Weekend
* U.F.O.F. – Big Thief
* Assume Form – James Blake
* I, I – Bon Iver
* Anima – Thom Yorke

### R&B

Best R&B Performance
* "Come Home" – Anderson .Paak featuring André 3000
* "Love Again" – Daniel Caesar & Brandy
* "Could've Been" – H.E.R. featuring Bryson Tiller
* "Exactly How I Feel" – Lizzo featuring Gucci Mane
* "Roll Some Mo" – Lucky Daye
Best Traditional R&B Performance
* "Jerome" – Lizzo
* "Time Today" – BJ the Chicago Kid
* "Steady Love" – India.Arie
* "Real Games" – Lucky Daye
* "Built for Love" – PJ Morton featuring Jazmine Sullivan
Best R&B Song
* "Say So"
** PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton featuring JoJo)
* "Could've Been"
** Dernst Emile II, David "Swagg R’Celious" Harris, H.E.R. & Hue "Soundzfire" Strother, songwriters (H.E.R. featuring Bryson Tiller)
* "Look at Me Now"
** Emily King & Jeremy Most, songwriters (Emily King)
* "No Guidance"
** Chris Brown, Tyler James Bryant, Nija Charles, Aubrey Graham, Anderson Hernandez, Michee Patrick Lebrun, Joshua Lewis, Noah Shebib & Teddy Walton, songwriters (Chris Brown featuring Drake)
* "Roll Some Mo"
** David Brown, Dernst Emile II & Peter Lee Johnson, songwriters (Lucky Daye)
Best Urban Contemporary Album
* Cuz I Love You (Deluxe) – Lizzo
* Apollo XXI – Steve Lacy
* Overload – Georgia Anne Muldrow
* Saturn – NAO
* Being Human in Public – Jessie Reyez
Best R&B Album
* Ventura – Anderson .Paak
* 1123 – BJ the Chicago Kid
* Painted – Lucky Daye
* Ella Mai – Ella Mai
* Paul – PJ Morton

### Rap

Best Rap Performance
* "Racks in the Middle" – Nipsey Hussle featuring Roddy Ricch & Hit-Boy
* "Middle Child" – J. Cole
* "Suge" – DaBaby
* "Down Bad" – Dreamville featuring JID, Bas, J. Cole, EarthGang & Young Nudy
* "Clout" – Offset featuring Cardi B
Best Rap/Sung Performance
* "Higher" – DJ Khaled featuring Nipsey Hussle & John Legend
* "Drip Too Hard" – Lil Baby & Gunna
* "Panini" – Lil Nas X
* "Ballin" – Mustard featuring Roddy Ricch
* "The London" – Young Thug featuring J. Cole & Travis Scott
Best Rap Song
* "A Lot"
** Jermaine Cole, Dacoury Natche, 21 Savage & Anthony White, songwriters (21 Savage featuring J. Cole)
* "Bad Idea"
** Chancelor Bennett, Cordae Dunston, Uforo Ebong & Daniel Hackett, songwriters (YBN Cordae featuring Chance the Rapper)
* "Gold Roses"
** Noel Cadastre, Aubrey Graham, Anderson Hernandez, Khristopher Riddick-Tynes, William Leonard Roberts II, Joshua Quinton Scruggs, Leon Thomas III & Ozan Yildirim, songwriters (Rick Ross featuring Drake)
* "Racks in the Middle"
** Ermias Asghedom, Dustin James Corbett, Greg Allen Davis, Chauncey Hollis Jr. & Rodrick Moore, songwriters (Nipsey Hussle featuring Roddy Ricch & Hit-Boy)
* "Suge"
** DaBaby, Jetsonmade & Pooh Beatz, songwriters (DaBaby)
Best Rap Album
* IGOR – Tyler, the Creator
* Revenge of the Dreamers III – Dreamville
* Championships – Meek Mill
* I Am > I Was – 21 Savage
* The Lost Boy – YBN Cordae

### Country

Best Country Solo Performance
* "Ride Me Back Home" – Willie Nelson
* "All Your'n" – Tyler Childers
* "Girl Goin' Nowhere" – Ashley McBryde
* "God's Country" – Blake Shelton
* "Bring My Flowers Now" – Tanya Tucker
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
* "Speechless" - Dan + Shay
* "Brand New Man" – Brooks & Dunn with Luke Combs
* "I Don't Remember Me (Before You)" – Brothers Osborne
* "The Daughters" – Little Big Town
* "Common" – Maren Morris featuring Brandi Carlile
Best Country Song
* "Bring My Flowers Now"
** Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth & Tanya Tucker, songwriters (Tanya Tucker)
* "Girl Goin' Nowhere"
** Jeremy Bussey & Ashley McBryde, songwriters (Ashley McBryde)
* "It All Comes Out in the Wash"
** Miranda Lambert, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
* "Some of It"
** Eric Church, Clint Daniels, Jeff Hyde & Bobby Pinson, songwriters (Eric Church)
* "Speechless"
** Shay Mooney, Jordan Reynolds, Dan Smyers & Laura Veltz, songwriters (Dan + Shay)
Best Country Album
* While I'm Livin' – Tanya Tucker
* Desperate Man – Eric Church
* Stronger Than the Truth – Reba McEntire
* Interstate Gospel – Pistol Annies
* Center Point Road – Thomas Rhett

### New age

Best New Age Album
* Wings – Peter Kater
* Fairy Dreams – David Arkenstone
* Homage to Kindness – David Darling
* Verve – Sebastian Plano
* Deva – Deva Premal

### Jazz

Best Improvised Jazz Solo
* "Sozinho" – Randy Brecker, soloist
* "Elsewhere" – Melissa Aldana, soloist
* "Tomorrow Is the Question" – Julian Lage, soloist
* "The Windup" – Branford Marsalis, soloist
* "Sightseeing" – Christian McBride, soloist
Best Jazz Vocal Album
* 12 Little Spells – Esperanza Spalding
* Thirsty Ghost – Sara Gazarek
* Love & Liberation – Jazzmeia Horn
* Alone Together – Catherine Russell
* ScreenPlay – The Tierney Sutton Band
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
* Finding Gabriel – Brad Mehldau
* In the Key of the Universe – Joey DeFrancesco
* The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul – Branford Marsalis Quartet
* Christian McBride's New Jawn – Christian McBride
* Come What May – Joshua Redman Quartet
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
* The Omni-American Book Club – Brian Lynch Big Band
* Triple Helix – Anat Cohen Tentet
* Dancer in Nowhere – Miho Hazama and m_unit
* Hiding Out – Mike Holober & The Gotham Jazz Orchestra
* One Day Wonder – Terraza Big Band
Best Latin Jazz Album
* Antidote – Chick Corea & The Spanish Heart Band
* Sorte!: Music By John Finbury – Thalma de Freitas with Vítor Gonçalves, John Patitucci, Chico Pinheiro, Rogerio Boccato & Duduka Da Fonseca
* Una Noche con Rubén Blades – Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis & Rubén Blades
* Carib – David Sánchez
* Sonero: The Music of Ismael Rivera – Miguel Zenón

### Gospel/contemporary Christian music

Best Gospel Performance/Song
* "Love Theory"
** Kirk Franklin, songwriter (Kirk Franklin)
* "Talkin' 'Bout Jesus"
** Bryan Fowler, Gloria Gaynor & Chris Stevens, songwriters (Gloria Gaynor featuring Yolanda Adams)
* "See the Light"
** Travis Greene & Jekalyn Carr, songwriters (Travis Greene featuring Jekalyn Carr)
* "Speak the Name"
** Koryn Hawthorne & Natalie Grant, songwriters (Koryn Hawthorne featuring Natalie Grant)
* "This Is a Move (Live)"
** Tony Brown, Brandon Lake, Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Nate Moore, songwriters (Tasha Cobbs Leonard)
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
* "God Only Knows"
** Josh Kerr, Jordan Reynolds, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone & Tedd Tjornhom, songwriters (for KING & COUNTRY & Dolly Parton)
* "Only Jesus"
** Mark Hall, Bernie Herms & Matthew West, songwriters (Casting Crowns)
* "Haven't Seen It Yet"
** Danny Gokey, Ethan Hulse & Colby Wedgeworth, songwriters (Danny Gokey)
* "God's Not Done with You (Single Version)"
** Tauren Wells, songwriter (Tauren Wells)
* "Rescue Story"
** Ethan Hulse, Andrew Ripp, Jonathan Smith & Zach Williams, songwriters (Zach Williams)
Best Gospel Album
* Long Live Love – Kirk Franklin
* Goshen Donald Lawrence Presents the Tri – City Singers
* Tunnel Vision – Gene Moore
* Settle Here – William Murphy
* Something's Happening! A Christmas Album – CeCe Winans
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
* Burn the Ships – for KING & COUNTRY
* I Know a Ghost – Crowder
* Haven't Seen It Yet – Danny Gokey
* The Elements – TobyMac
* Holy Roar – Chris Tomlin
Best Roots Gospel Album
* Testimony – Gloria Gaynor
* Deeper Roots: Where the Bluegrass Grows – Steven Curtis Chapman
* Deeper Oceans – Joseph Habedank
* His Name Is Jesus – Tim Menzies
* Gonna Sing, Gonna Shout – Various artists; Jerry Salley, producer

### Latin

Best Latin Pop Album
* El Disco – Alejandro Sanz
* Vida – Luis Fonsi
* 11:11 – Maluma
* Montaner – Ricardo Montaner
* Fantasía – Sebastian Yatra
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
* El Mal Querer – Rosalía
* X 100pre – Bad Bunny
* Oasis – J Balvin & Bad Bunny
* Indestructible – Flor de Toloache
* Almadura – iLe
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
* De Ayer Para siempre – Mariachi los Camperos
* Caminado – Joss Favela
* Percepcion – Intocable
* Poco a Poco – La Energía Norteña
* 20 aniversario – Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea
Best Tropical Latin Album
* Opus – Marc Anthony (TIE)
* A Journey Through Cuban Music – Aymée Nuviola (TIE)
* Tiempo al Tiempo – Luis Enrique + C4 Trio
* Candela – Vicente García
* Literal – Juan Luis Guerra 4.40

### American roots

Best American Roots Performance
* "Saint Honesty" – Sara Bareilles
* "Father Mountain" – Calexico and Iron & Wine
* "I'm on My Way" – Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi
* "Call My Name" – I'm with Her
* "Faraway Look" – Yola
Best American Roots Song
* "Call My Name"
** Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O'Donovan & Sara Watkins, songwriters (I'm with Her)
* "Black Myself"
** Amythyst Kiah, songwriter (Our Native Daughters)
* "Crossing to Jerusalem"
** Rosanne Cash & John Leventhal, songwriters (Rosanne Cash)
* "Faraway Look"
** Dan Auerbach, Yola Carter & Pat McLaughlin, songwriters (Yola)
* "I Don't Wanna Ride the Rails No More"
** Vince Gill, songwriter (Vince Gill)
Best Americana Album
* Oklahoma – Keb' Mo'
* Years to Burn – Calexico and Iron & Wine
* Who Are You Now – Madison Cunningham
* Tales of America – J.S. Ondara
* Walk Through Fire – Yola
Best Bluegrass Album
* Tall Fiddler – Michael Cleveland
* Live in Prague, Czech Republic – Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
* Toil, Tears & Trouble – The Po' Ramblin' Boys
* Royal Traveller – Missy Raines
* If You Can't Stand the Heat – Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
Best Traditional Blues Album
* Tall, Dark, and Handsome – Delbert McClinton & Self-Made Men + Dana
* Kingfish – Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
* Sitting on Top of the Blues – Bobby Rush
* Baby, Please Come Home – Jimmie Vaughan
* Spectacular Class – Jontavious Willis
Best Contemporary Blues Album
* This Land – Gary Clark Jr.
* Venom & Faith – Larkin Poe
* Brighter Days – Robert Randolph and the Family Band
* Somebody Save Me – Sugaray Rayford
* Keep On – Southern Avenue
Best Folk Album
* Patty Griffin – Patty Griffin
* My Finest Work Yet – Andrew Bird
* Rearrange My Heart – Che Apalache
* Evening Machines – Gregory Alan Isakov
* Front Porch – Joy Williams
Best Regional Roots Music Album
* Good Time – Ranky Tanky
* Kalawai‘anui – Amy Hānaialiʻi
* When It's Cold – Cree Round Dance Songs – Northern Cree
* Recorded Live at the 2019 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival – Rebirth Brass Band
* Hawaiian Lullaby – Various artists; Imua Garza & Kimié Miner, producers

### Reggae

Best Reggae Album
* Rapture – Koffee
* As I Am – Julian Marley
* The Final Battle: Sly & Robbie vs. Roots Radics – Sly and Robbie & Roots Radics
* Mass Manipulation – Steel Pulse
* More Work to Be Done – Third World

### World music

Best World Music Album
* Celia – Angélique Kidjo
* Gece – Altın Gün
* What Heat – Bokanté & Metropole Orkest conducted by Jules Buckley
* African Giant – Burna Boy
* Fanm d'Ayiti – Nathalie Joachim with Spektral Quartet

### Children's

Best Children's Album
* Ageless: Songs for the Child Archetype – Jon Samson
* Flying High! – Caspar Babypants
* I Love Rainy Days – Daniel Tashian
* The Love – Alphabet Rockers
* Winterland – The Okee Dokee Brothers

### Spoken word

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
* Becoming – Michelle Obama
* Beastie Boys Book – Various artists; Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, Scott Sherratt & Dan Zitt, producers
* I.V. Catatonia: 20 Years as a Two-Time Cancer Survivor – Eric Alexandrakis
* Mr. Know-It-All – John Waters
* Sekou Andrews & The String Theory – Sekou Andrews & The String Theory

### Comedy

Best Comedy Album
* Sticks & Stones – Dave Chappelle
* Quality Time – Jim Gaffigan
* Relatable – Ellen DeGeneres
* Right Now – Aziz Ansari
* Son of Patricia – Trevor Noah

### Musical theater

Best Musical Theater Album
* Hadestown – Reeve Carney, André De Shields, Amber Gray, Eva Noblezada & Patrick Page, principal soloists; Mara Isaacs, David Lai, Anaïs Mitchell & Todd Sickafoose, producers (Anaïs Mitchell, composer & lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)
* Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations – Saint Aubyn, Derrick Baskin, James Harkness, Jawan M. Jackson, Jeremy Pope & Ephraim Sykes, principal soloists; Scott M. Riesett, producer (Original Broadway Cast)
* Moulin Rouge! The Musical – Danny Burstein, Tam Mutu, Sahr Ngaujah, Karen Olivo & Aaron Tveit, principal soloists; Justin Levine, Baz Luhrmann, Matt Stine & Alex Timbers, producers (Original Broadway Cast)
* The Music of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – In Four Contemporary Suites – Imogen Heap, producer; Imogen Heap, composer (Imogen Heap)
* Oklahoma! – Damon Daunno, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Ali Stroker, Mary Testa & Patrick Vaill, principal soloists; Daniel Kluger & Dean Sharenow, producers (Richard Rodgers, composer; Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist) (2019 Broadway Cast)

### Music for visual media

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
* A Star Is Born – Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
** Paul "DJWS" Blair, Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Nick Monson, Lukas Nelson, Mark Nilan Jr. & Benjamin Rice, compilation producers; Julianne Jordan & Julia Michels, music supervisors
* The Lion King: The Songs – Various Artists
** Jon Favreau & Hans Zimmer, compilation producers
* Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – Various Artists
** Quentin Tarantino, compilation producer; Mary Ramos, music supervisor
* Rocketman – Taron Egerton
** Giles Martin, compilation producer
* Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – Various Artists
** Spring Aspers & Dana Sano, compilation producers; Kier Lehman, music supervisor
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
* Chernobyl – Hildur Guðnadóttir, composer
* Avengers: Endgame – Alan Silvestri, composer
* Game of Thrones: Season 8 – Ramin Djawadi, composer
* The Lion King – Hans Zimmer, composer
* Mary Poppins Returns – Marc Shaiman, composer
Best Song Written for Visual Media
* "I'll Never Love Again (Film Version)" (from A Star Is Born)
** Natalie Hemby, Lady Gaga, Hillary Lindsey & Aaron Raitiere, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper)
* "The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy" (from Toy Story 4)
** Randy Newman, songwriter (Chris Stapleton)
* "Girl in the Movies" (from Dumplin')
** Dolly Parton & Linda Perry, songwriters (Dolly Parton)
* "Spirit" (from The Lion King)
** Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Timothy McKenzie & Ilya Salmanzadeh, songwriter (Beyoncé)
* "Suspirium" (from Suspiria)
** Thom Yorke, songwriter (Thom Yorke)

### Composing

Best Instrumental Composition
* Star Wars: "Galaxy's Edge (Symphonic Suite)"
** John Williams, composer (John Williams)
* "Begin Again"
** Fred Hersch, composer (Fred Hersch & The WDR Big Band Conducted by Vince Mendoza)
* "Crucible for Crisis"
** Brian Lynch, composer (Brian Lynch Big Band)
* "Love, a Beautiful Force"
** Vince Mendoza, composer (Vince Mendoza, Terell Stafford, Dick Oatts & Temple University Studio Orchestra)
* "Walkin' Funny"
** Christian McBride, composer (Christian McBride)

### Arranging

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
* "Moon River"
** Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)
* "Blue Skies"
** Kris Bowers, arranger (Kris Bowers)
* "Hedwig's Theme"
** John Williams, arranger (Anne-Sophie Mutter & John Williams)
* "La Novena"
** Emilio Solla, arranger (Emilio Solla Tango Jazz Orchestra)
* "Love, a Beautiful Force"
** Vince Mendoza, arranger (Vince Mendoza, Terell Stafford, Dick Oatts & Temple University Studio Orchestra)
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
* "All Night Long"
** Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier featuring Jules Buckley, Take 6 & Metropole Orkest)
* "Jolene"
** Geoff Keezer, arranger (Sara Gazarek)
* "Marry Me a Little"
** Cyrille Aimee & Diego Figueiredo, arrangers (Cyrille Aimée)
* "Over the Rainbow"
** Vince Mendoza, arranger (Trisha Yearwood)
* "12 Little Spells (Thoracic Spine)"
** Esperanza Spalding, arranger (Esperanza Spalding)

### Package

Best Recording Package
* Chris Cornell
** Barry Ament, Jeff Ament, Jeff Fura & Joe Spix, art directors (Chris Cornell)
* Anónimas & resilientes
** Luisa María Arango, Carlos Dussan, Manuel García-Orozco & Juliana Jaramillo-Buenaventura, art directors (Voces Del Bullerengue)
* Hold That Tiger
** Andrew Wong & Fongming Yang, art directors (The Muddy Basin Ramblers)
* I, I
** Aaron Anderson & Eric Timothy Carlson, art directors (Bon Iver)
* Intellexual
** Irwan Awalludin, art director (Intellexual)
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
* Woodstock – Back to the Garden: The Definitive 50th Anniversary Archive
** Masaki Koike, art director (Various artists)
* Anima
** Stanley Donwood & Tchocky, art directors (Thom Yorke)
* Gold in Brass Age
** Amanda Chiu, Mark Farrow & David Gray, art directors (David Gray)
* 1963: New Directions
** Josh Cheuse, art director (John Coltrane)
* The Radio Recordings 1939–1945
** Marek Polewski, art director (Wilhelm Furtwängler & Berliner Philharmoniker)