The 63rd Annual (2021) nominees have been announced across 83 categories with some big names, some surprising snubs, and a long list of talent.
We've got the entire list of categories and nominees here, but we also wanted to share some thoughts about the nominations, so I asked Trish and our pal (Lifestyle Editor at Yahoo Style Canada) to have a look and pass over their words to go along with mine.
Here we go!
The Thoughts and Reactions!
Joshua: As a fan of music across multiple popular genres I was excited to see Taylor Swift, Mickey Guyton, Maren Morris, The Highwomen, Harry Styles, Phoebe Bridgers, James Taylor, and more pick up nominations this year. All of their categories are packed, so it's hard to know if they'll take home any awards, but seeing them mentioned is fantastic.
I also got feelings seeing names including John Prine, Nipsey Hussle, and Alex Trebek, who have all left us and left holes in the entertainment industry, being nominated. It's bitter sweet and excellent to see them recognized.
Some really great songs started playing in my head when I was reading the nominations - and the one that popped on me (that I don't know I was expecting) was Dua Lipa's Don't Start Now. What an amazing pop track. As Elizabeth mentions, her categories are loaded with big name contenders, but it sure is a fun song.
Trish: We've been asking the people who make "those" decisions, to take a more balanced looked at including women in music, particularly award shows and festival lineups. By choosing six woman-fronted bands in the Rock Performance category, the 2021 Grammy Awards have taken that request to the next level. My question now is, did they go too far? Were there no male-fronted bands that deserved a nomination?
On first look, the country categories feel nicely balanced, until you get to the Best Country Album category. The five nominees include four individual women and a four-piece band that is 50% woman-fronted. I hesitate to say it, but this doesn't feel right? Don't get me wrong, these are good albums, but I can't believe the pendulum has swung so far that there were no male artists worthy of the nomination.
Equality and tokenism are the words swimming around in my brain.
Elizabeth: The Weeknd being snubbed for Grammy noms is just another example of the disconnect between audience reception and the awards circuit. For whatever reason, The Weeknd follows in the footsteps of artists like Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj, Snoop Dogg and Blake Shelton who have never taken home Grammy hardware. It's unfortunate - but doesn't diminish their success.
On the other hand, this year is also vindication for Taylor Swift who was snubbed for Reputation and although nominated, went home empty handed for her last album, Lover. Folklore is perhaps Swift's best work to date - and I think the one to beat for Album of the Year.
Related: Taylor Swift, folklore Album ReviewI was so excited to see D Smoke nominated for Best New Artist and Best Rap Album. I let out a shriek of excitement when I saw his nominations were announced.I think it's proof that reality shows like "Rhythm & Flow" still have the ability to catapult artists to stardom - even though he's been writing and performing for years.
Dua Lipa is perhaps one of the biggest innovators of pop music in the past decade. With two Grammy's under her belt already, I wouldn't be surprised if she takes home the award for Pop Solo Performance or Pop Vocal Album. Even though she's up against heavyweights like Taylor Swift and Harry Styles - Future Nostalgia is the quintessential pop album out of all the nominees.
So there you have it, some thoughts about the list - but we want yours as well. Leave a comment at the bottom of the post or get at us on social media to tell us what you think!
63rd Annual GRAMMY Nominees in 83 Categories!
Record Of The Year
Album Of The Year
Song Of The Year
Don't Start Now
Caroline Ailin, Ian Kirkpatrick, Dua Lipa & Emily Warren, songwriters (Dua Lipa)
Best New Artist
Ingrid Andress Phoebe Bridgers Chika Noah Cyrus D Smoke Doja Cat Kaytranada Megan Three StallionBest Pop Solo Performance
Everything I Wanted
Billie Eilish
Don't Start Now
Dua Lipa
Watermelon Sugar
Harry Styles
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Una Dia (One Day)
J Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny & Tainy
Intentions
Justin Bieber Featuring Quavo
Rain On Me
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande
exile
Taylor Swift Featuring Bon Iver
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Blue Umbrella
(Burt Bacharach &) Daniel Tashian
True Love: A Celebration of Cole Porter
Harry Connick, Jr.
American Standard
James Taylor
Unfollow The Rules
Rufus Wainwright
Best Pop Vocal Album
Future Nostalgia
Dua Lipa
Best Dance Recording
Best Dance/Electronic Album
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Axiom
Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah
Chronology of a Dram: Live at the Village Vanguard
Jon Batiste
Take the Stairs
Black Violin
Americana
Grégoire Maret, Romain Collin & Bill Frisell
Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Snarky Puppy
Best Rock Performance
Stay High
Brittany Howard
Best Metal Performance
Underneath
Code Orange
The In-Between
In This Moment
Executioner's Tax (Swing of the Axe) - Live
Power Trip
Best Rock Song
Best Rock Album
A Hero's Death
Fontaines D.C.
Kiwanuka
Michael Kiwanuka
Sound & Fury
Sturgill Simpson
The New Abnormal
The Strokes
Best Alternative Music Album
Fetch The Bolt Cutters
Fiona Apple
Punisher
Phoebe Bridgers
The Slow Rush
Tame Impala
Best R&B Performance
Lightning & Thunder
Jhené Aiko Featuring John Legend
All I Need
Jacob Collier Featuring Mahalia & Ty Dolla $ign
Goat Head
Brittany Howard
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Sit On Down
The Baylor Project Featuring Jean Baylor & Marcus Baylor
Wonder What She Thinks Of Me
Chloe X Halle
Anything For You
Ledisi
Best R&B Song
Best Progressive R&B Album
Ungodly Hour
Chloe X Halle
Free Nationals
Free Nationals
F*** Yo Feelings
Robert Glasper
It Is What It Is
Thundercat
Best R&B Album
Happy 2 Be Here
Ant Clemons
To Feel Love/d
Luke James
Bigger Love
John Legend
All Rise
Gregory Porter
Best Rap Performance
Deep Reverence
Big Sean Featuring Nipsey Hussle
Bop
DaBaby
What's Poppin
Jack Harlow
The Bigger Picture
Lil Baby
Savage
Megan Thee Stallion Featuring Beyoncé
Best Melodic Rap Performance
Rockstar
DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch
Laugh Now, Cry Later
Drake Featuring Lil Durk
Lockdown
Anderson .Paak
Highest In The Room
Travis Scott
Best Rap Song
Best Rap Album
Alfredo
Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist
A Written Testimony
Jay Electronica
The Allegory
Royce Da 5'9″
Best Country Solo Performance
Stick That In Your Country Song
Eric Church
Who You Thought I Was
Brandy Clark
When My Amy Prays
Vince Gill
Black Like Me
Mickey Guyton
Bluebird
Miranda Lambert
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
All Night
Brothers Osborne
10,000 Hours
Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber
Sugar Coat
Little Big Town
Some People Do
Old Dominion
Best Country Song
Best Country Album
Lady Like
Ingrid Andress
Your Life Is A Record
Brandy Clark
Wildcard
Miranda Lambert
Nightfall
Little Big Town
Never Will
Ashley McBryde
Best New Age Album
Songs From The Bardo
Laurie Anderson, Tenzin Choegyal & Jesse Paris Smith
Periphery
Priya Darshini
Form//Less
Superposition
More Guitar Stories
Jim "Kimo" West
Meditations
Cory Wong & Jon Batiste
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
Celia
Gerald Clayton, soloist
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Secrets Are The Best Stories
Kurt Elling Featuring Danilo Pérez
Modern Ancestors
Carmen Lundy
Holy Room: Live at Alte Oper
Somi With Frankfurt Radio Big Band
What's The Hurry
Kenny Washington
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
On The Tender Spot of Every Calloused Moment
Ambrose Akinmusire
Waiting Game
Terri Lyne Carrington And Social Science
Happening: Live at the Village Vanguard
Gerald Clayton
Trilogy 2
Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade
Roundagain
Redman Mehldau McBride Blade
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Dialogues on Race
Gregg August
Monk'estra Plays John Beasley
John Beasley
The Intangible Between
Orrin Evans And The Captain Black Big Band
Songs You Like A Lot
John Hollenbeck With Theo Bleckmann, Kate McGarry, Gary Versace And The Frankfurt Radio Big Band
Data Lords
Maria Schneider Orchestra
Best Latin Jazz Album
Tradiciones
Afro-Peruvian Jazz Orchestra
Four Questions
Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
City Of Dreams
Chico Pinheiro
Viento Y Tiempo - Live at Blue Note Tokyo
Gonzalo Rubalcaba & Aymée Nuviola
Trane's Delight
Poncho Sanchez
Best Gospel Performance/Song
Wonderful Is Your Name
Melvin Crispell III
Release (Live)
Ricky Dillard Featuring Tiff Joy; David Frazier, songwriter
Come Together
Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins Presents: The Good News; Lashawn Daniels, Rodney Jerkins, Lecrae Moore & Jazz Nixon, songwriters
Won't Let Go
Travis Greene; Travis Greene, songwriter
Movin' On
Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music; Darryl L. Howell, Jonathan Caleb McReynolds, Kortney Jamaal Pollard & Terrell Demetrius Wilson, songwriters
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
The Blessing (Live)
Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes & Elevation Worship; Chris Brown, Cody Carnes, Kari Jobe Carnes & Steven Furtick, songwriters
Sunday Morning
Lecrae Featuring Kirk Franklin; Denisia Andrews, Jones Terrence Antonio, Saint Bodhi, Brittany Coney, Kirk Franklin, Lasanna Harris, Shama Joseph, Stuart Lowery, Lecrae Moore & Nathanael Saint-Fleur, songwriters
Holy Water
We The Kingdom; Andrew Bergthold, Ed Cash, Franni Cash, Martin Cash & Scott Cash, songwriters
Famous For (I Believe)
Tauren Wells Featuring Jenn Johnson; Chuck Butler, Krissy Nordhoff, Jordan Sapp, Alexis Slifer & Tauren Wells, songwriters
There Was Jesus
Zach Williams & Dolly Parton; Casey Beathard, Jonathan Smith & Zach Williams, songwriters
Best Gospel Album
2econd Wind: Ready
Anthony Brown & group therAPy
My Tribute
Myron Butler
Choirmaster
Ricky Dillard
Gospel According to PJ
PJ Morton
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Run To the Father
Cody Carnes
All Of My Best Friends
Hillsong Young & Free
Holy Water
We The Kingdom
Citizen Of Heaven
Tauren Wells
Jesus Is King
Kanye West
Best Roots Gospel Album
Beautiful Day
Mark Bishop
What Christmas Really Means
The Erwins
Celebrating Fisk! (The 150th Anniversary Album)
Fisk Jubilee Singers
Something Beautiful
Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
Best Latin Pop or Urban Album
Mesa Para Dos
Kany García
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
Sobrevolando
Cultura Profética
La Conquista Del Espacio
Fito Paez
Miss Colombia
Lido Pimienta
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
Hencho En México
Alejandro Fernández
La Serenata
Lupita Infante
Un Canto Por México , Vol. 1
Natalia Lafourcade
Bailando Sones Y Huapongos Con Mariachi Sol De Mexico De Jose Hernandez
Mariachi Sol De Mexico De Jose Hernandez
AYAYAY!
Christian Nodal
Best Tropical Latin Album
Mi Tumbao
José Alberto "El Ruiseñor"
Infinito
Edwin Bonilla
Sigo Cantando Al Amor (Delxue)
Jorge Celedon & Sergio Luis
Memorias De Navidad
Víctor Manuelle
Best American Roots Performance
Deep In Love
Bonny Light Horseman
Short And Sweet
Brittany Howard
I'll Be Gone
Norah Jones & Mavis Staples
I Remember Everything
John Prine
Best American Roots Song
Cabin
Laura Rogers & Lydia Rogers, songwriters (The Secret Sisters)
Ceiling To The Floor
Sierra Hull & Kai Welch, songwriters (Sierra Hull)
Hometown
Sarah Jarosz, songwriter (Sarah Jarosz)
I Remember Everything
Pat McLaughlin & John Prine, songwriters (John Prine)
Man Without A Soul
Tom Overby & Lucinda Williams, songwriters (Lucinda Williams)
Best Americana Album
Old Flowers
Courtney Marie Andrews
Terms Of Surrender
Hiss Golden Messenger
World On The Ground
Sarah Jarosz
Good Souls Better Angels
Lucinda Williams
Best Bluegrass Album
Man On Fire
Danny Barnes
To Live In Two Worlds, Vol. 1
Thomm Jutz
North Carolina Songbook
Steep Canyon Rangers
The John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project, Vol. 1
Various Artists
Best Traditional Blues Album
All My Dues Are Paid
Frank Bey
You Make Me Feel
Don Bryant
That's What I Heard
Robert Cray Band
Cypress Grove
Jimmy "Duck" Holmes
Rawer Than Raw
Bobby Rush
Best Contemporary Blues Album
Have You Lost Your Mind Yet?
Fantastic Negrito
Live At The Paramount
Ruthie Foster Big Band
Blackbirds
Bettye LaVette
Up And Rolling
North Mississippi Allstars
Best Folk Album
Bonny Light Horseman
Bonny Light Horseman
Thanks For The Dance
Leonard Cohen
Song For Our Daughter
Laura Marling
Saturn Return
The Secret Sisters
All The Good Times
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
Best Regional Roots Music Album
My Relatives "Nikso Kowaiks"
Black Lodge Singers
Cameron Dupuy And The Cajun Troubadours
Cameron Dupuy And The Cajun Troubadours
Lovely Surprise
Nā Wai ʽEhā
Atmosphere
New Orleans Nightcrawlers
A Tribute To Al Berard
Sweet Cecilia
Best Reggae Album
Upside Down 2020
Buju Banton
Higher Place
Skip Marley
It All Comes Back To Love
Maxi Priest
Got To Be Tough
Toots & The Maytals
Best Global Music Album
Fu Chronicles
Antibalas
Love Letters
Anoushka Shankar
Best Children's Music Album
All The Ladies
Joanie Leeds
Be A Pain: An Album For Young (And Old) Leaders
Alastair Moock And Friends
I'm An Optimist
Dog On Fleas
Songs For Singin'
The Okee Dokee Brothers
Wild Life
Justin Roberts
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
Acid For The Children: A Memoir
Flea
Alex Trebek - The Answer Is...
Ken Jennings
Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, And The Richest, Most Destructive Industry On Earth
Rachel Maddow
Catch And Kill
Ronan Farrow
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Meryl Streep (& Full cast)
Best Comedy Album
Black Mitzvah
Tiffany Haddish
I Love Everything
Patton Oswalt
The Pale Tourist
Jim Gaffigan
23 Hours To Kill
Jerry Seinfeld
Best Musical Theater Album
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood
(Various Artists)
Bill & Ted Face The Music
(Various Artists)
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story Of Fire Saga
(Various Artists)
Frozen 2
(Various Artists)
Jojo Rabbit
(Various Artists)
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
Ad Astra
Max Richter, composer
Becoming
Kamasi Washington, composer
Joker
Hildur Guðnadóttir, composer
1917
Thomas Newman, composer
Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker
John Williams, composer
Best Song Written For Visual Media
Best Instrumental Composition
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
Best Recording Package
Everyday Life
Pilar Zeta, art director (Coldplay)
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
Best Album Notes
Best Historical Album
Throw Down Your Heart: The Complete Africa Sessions
Béla Fleck, compilation producer; Richard Dodd, mastering engineer (Béla Fleck)
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Jack Antonoff
* August (Taylor Swift) (T)
* Gaslighter (The Chicks) (A)
* Holy Terrain (FKA Twigs Featuring Future) (T)
* Mirrorball (Taylor Swift) (T)
* This Is Me Trying (Taylor Swift) (T)
* Together (Sia) (S)
Dan Auerbach
* Cypress Grove (Jimmy "Duck" Holmes) (A)
* El Dorado (Marcus King) (A)
* Is Thomas Callaway (CeeLo Green) (A)
* Singing For My Supper (Early James) (A)
* Solid Gold Sounds (Kendell Marvel) (A)
* Years (John Anderson) (A
Dave Cobb
* Backbone (Kaleo) (S)
* The Balladeer (Lori McKenna) (A)
* Boneshaker (Airbourne) (A)
* Down Home Christmas (Oak Ridge Boys) (A)
* The Highwomen (The Highwomen) (A)
* I Remember Everything (John Prine) (S)
* Reunions (Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit) (A)
* The Spark (William Prince) (S)
* You're Still The One (Teddy Swims) (S)
Flying Lotus
* It Is What It Is (Thundercat) (A)
Andrew Watt
* Break My Heart (Dua Lipa) (T)
* Me And My Guitar (A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie) (T)
* Midnight Sky (Miley Cyrus) (S)
* Old Me (5 Seconds Of Summer) (T)
* Ordinary Man (Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Elton John) (T)
* Take What You Want (Post Malone Featuring Ozzy Osbourne & Travis Scott) (T)
* Under The Graveyard (Ozzy Osbourne) (T)
Best Remixed Recording
Best Engineered Album, Classical
Producer Of The Year, Classical
Blanton Alspaugh
* Aspects Of America - Pulitzer Edition (Carlos Kalmar & Oregon Symphony)
* Blessed Art Thou Among Women (Peter Jermihov, Katya Lukianov & PaTRAM Institute Singers)
* Dvořák: Symphony No. 9; Copland: Billy The Kid (Gianandrea Noseda & National Symphony Orchestra)
* Glass: The Fall Of The House Of Usher (Joseph Li, Nicholas Nestorak, Madison Leonard, Jonas Hacker, Ben Edquist, Matthew Adam Fleisher & Wolf Trap Opera)
* Kahane: Emergency Shelter Intake Form (Alicia Hall Moran, Gabriel Kahane, Carlos Kalmar & Oregon Symphony)
* Kastalsky: Requiem (Leonard Slatkin, Steven Fox, Benedict Sheehan, Charles Bruffy, Cathedral Choral Society, The Clarion Choir, The Saint Tikhon Choir, Kansas City Chorale & Orchestra Of St. Luke's)
* Massenet: Thaïs (Andrew Davis, Joshua Hopkins, Andrew Staples, Erin Wall, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir & Toronto Symphony Orchestra)
* Smyth: The Prison (Sarah Brailey, Dashon Burton, James Blachly & Experiential Orchestra)
* Woolf, L.P.: Fire And Flood (Julian Wachner, Matt Haimovitz & Choir Of Trinity Wall Street)
David Frost
* Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 9 (Jonathan Biss)
* Gershwin: Porgy And Bess (David Robertson, Eric Owens, Angel Blue, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus)
* Gluck: Orphée & Eurydice (Harry Bicket, Dmitry Korchak, Andriana Chuchman, Lauren Snouffer, Lyric Opera Of Chicago Orchestra & Chorus)
* Holst: The Planets; The Perfect Fool (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony)
* Muhly: Marnie (Robert Spano, Isabel Leonard, Christopher Maltman, Denyce Graves, Iestyn Davies, Janis Kelly, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus)
* Schubert: Piano Sonatas, D. 845, D. 894, D. 958, D. 960 (Shai Wosner)
* Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13, 'Babi Yar' (Riccardo Muti, Alexey Tikhomirov, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus)
Jesse Lewis
* Gunn: The Ascendant (Roomful Of Teeth)
* Harrison, M.: Just Constellations (Roomful Of Teeth)
* Her Own Wings (Willamette Valley Chamber Music Festival)
* Hynes: Fields (Devonté Hynes & Third Coast Percussion)
* Lang, D.: Love Fail (Beth Willer & Lorelei Ensemble)
* Mazzoli: Proving Up (Christopher Rountree, Opera Omaha & International Contemporary Ensemble)
* Sharlat: Spare The Rod! (NOW Ensemble)
* Soul House (Hub New Music)
* Wherein Lies The Good (The Westerlies)
Dmitry Lipay
* Adams, J.: Must The Devil Have All The Good Tunes? (Yuja Wang, Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic)
* Cipullo: The Parting (Alastair Willis, Laura Strickling, Catherine Cook, Michael Mayes & Music Of Remembrance)
* Ives: Complete Symphonies (Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic)
* LA Phil 100 - The Los Angeles Philharmonic Centennial Birthday Gala (Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic)
* Langgaard: Prelude To Antichrist; Strauss: An Alpine Symphony (Thomas Dausgaard & Seattle Symphony Orchestra)
* Nielsen: Symphony No. 1 & Symphony No. 2, 'The Four Temperaments' (Thomas Dausgaard & Seattle Symphony)
Elaine Martone
* Bound For The Promised Land (Robert M. Franklin, Steven Darsey, Jessye Norman & Taylor Branch)
* Dawn (Shachar Israel)
* Gandolfi, Prior & Oliverio: Orchestral Works (Robert Spano & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)
* Singing In The Dead Of Night (Eighth Blackbird)
* Whitacre: The Sacred Veil (Eric Whitacre, Grant Gershon & Los Angeles Master Chorale)
Best Orchestral Performance
Best Opera Recording
Best Choral Performance
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Contemporary Voices
Pacifica Quartet
Healing Modes
Brooklyn Rider
Hearne, T.: Place
Ted Hearne, Steven Bradshaw, Sophia Byrd, Josephine Lee, Isaiah Robinson, Sol Ruiz, Ayanna Woods & Place Orchestra
Hynes: Fields
Devonté Hynes & Third Coast Percussion
The Schumann Quartets
Dover Quartet
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Adès: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
Kirill Gerstein; Thomas Adès, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas
Igor Levit
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Clairières - Songs by Lili & Nadia Boulanger
Nicholas Phan; Myra Huang, accompanist
Best Classical Compendium
Adès Conducts Adès
Mark Stone & Christianne Stotijn; Thomas Adès, conductor; Nick Squire, producer
Saariaho: Graal Théâtre; Circle Map; Neiges; Vers Toi Qui Es Si Loin
Clément Mao-Takacs, conductor; Hans Kipfer, producer
Serebrier: Symphonic Bach Variations; Laments and Hallelujahs; Flute Concerto
José Serebrier, conductor; Jens Braun, producer
Thomas, M.T.: From the Diary of Anne Frank & Meditations on Rilke
Isabel Leonard; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Jack Vad, producer
Woolf, L.P.: Fire and Flood
Matt Haimovitz; Julian Wachner, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Adès: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
Thomas Adès, composer (Kirill Gerstein, Thomas Adès & Boston Symphony Orchestra)
Danielpour: The Passion of Yeshua
Richard Danielpour, composer (JoAnn Falletta, James K. Bass, Adam Luebke, UCLA Chamber Singers, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra & Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus)
Floyd, C.: Prince of Players
Carlisle Floyd, composer (William Boggs, Kate Royal, Keith Phares, Florentine Opera Chorus & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra)
Hearne, T.: Place
Ted Hearne, composer (Ted Hearne, Steven Bradshaw, Sophia Byrd, Josephine Lee, Isaiah Robinson, Sol Ruiz, Ayanna Woods & Place Orchestra)
Rouse: Symphony No.5
Christopher Rouse, composer (Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)
Best Music Video
Best Music Film
