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| Grammy Awards 2025: Live updates on winners and nominees | Grammy Awards 2025: Live updates on winners and nominees |
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| The Grammy Awards have kicked off in Los Angeles, where more than 94 prizes will be handed out over the course of the night. | The Grammy Awards have kicked off in Los Angeles, where more than 94 prizes will be handed out over the course of the night. |
| This list of the main category winners will be updated as the ceremony progresses. | This list of the main category winners will be updated as the ceremony progresses. |
| The "big four" awards | The "big four" awards |
| Album of the year | Album of the year |
| André 3000 - New Blue Sun | André 3000 - New Blue Sun |
| Beyoncé - Cowboy Carter | Beyoncé - Cowboy Carter |
| Sabrina Carpenter - Short n' Sweet | Sabrina Carpenter - Short n' Sweet |
| Charli XCX - Brat | Charli XCX - Brat |
| Jacob Collier - Djesse Vol 4 | Jacob Collier - Djesse Vol 4 |
| Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft | Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft |
| Chappell Roan - The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess | Chappell Roan - The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess |
| Taylor Swift - The Tortured Poets Department | Taylor Swift - The Tortured Poets Department |
| Record of the year | Record of the year |
| The Beatles - Now And Then | The Beatles - Now And Then |
| Beyoncé - Texas Hold 'Em | Beyoncé - Texas Hold 'Em |
| Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso | Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso |
| Charli XCX - 360 | Charli XCX - 360 |
| Billie Eilish - Birds of a Feather | Billie Eilish - Birds of a Feather |
| Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us | Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us |
| Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe! | Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe! |
| Taylor Swift ft Post Malone - Fortnight | Taylor Swift ft Post Malone - Fortnight |
| Song of the year | Song of the year |
| Beyoncé - Texas Hold 'Em | Beyoncé - Texas Hold 'Em |
| Sabrina Carpnter - Please Please Please | Sabrina Carpnter - Please Please Please |
| Billie Eilish - Birds Of A Feather | Billie Eilish - Birds Of A Feather |
| Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - Die With a Smile | Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - Die With a Smile |
| Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us | Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us |
| Chappel Roan - Good Luck, Babe! | Chappel Roan - Good Luck, Babe! |
| Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy) | Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy) |
| Taylor Swift ft Post Malone - Fortnight | Taylor Swift ft Post Malone - Fortnight |
| Best new artist | Best new artist |
| Benson Boone | Benson Boone |
| Sabrina Carpenter | Sabrina Carpenter |
| Doechii | Doechii |
| Khruangbin | Khruangbin |
| Raye | Raye |
| Chappell Roan | Chappell Roan |
| Shaboozey | Shaboozey |
| Teddy Swims | Teddy Swims |
| Pop and dance | Pop and dance |
| Best pop vocal album | Best pop vocal album |
| Sabrina Carpenter - Short n' Sweet | Sabrina Carpenter - Short n' Sweet |
| Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard And Soft | Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard And Soft |
| Ariana Grande - Eternal Sunshine | Ariana Grande - Eternal Sunshine |
| Chappell Roan - The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess | Chappell Roan - The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess |
| Taylor Swift - The Tortured Poets Department | Taylor Swift - The Tortured Poets Department |
| Best pop solo performance | Best pop solo performance |
| Winner: Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso | Winner: Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso |
| Beyoncé - Bodyguard | Beyoncé - Bodyguard |
| Charli XCX - Apple | Charli XCX - Apple |
| Billie Eilish - Birds of a Feather | Billie Eilish - Birds of a Feather |
| Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe! | Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe! |
| Best pop duo/group performance | Best pop duo/group performance |
| Gracie Abrams ft Taylor Swift - Us | Gracie Abrams ft Taylor Swift - Us |
| Beyoncé ft Post Malone - Levii's Jeans | Beyoncé ft Post Malone - Levii's Jeans |
| Charli XCX & Billie Eilish - Guess | Charli XCX & Billie Eilish - Guess |
| Ariana Grande, Brandy & Monica - The Boy Is Mine | Ariana Grande, Brandy & Monica - The Boy Is Mine |
| Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile | Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile |
| Best dance/electronic recording | Best dance/electronic recording |
| Winner: Justice & Tame Impala - Neverender | Winner: Justice & Tame Impala - Neverender |
| Disclosure - She's Gone, Dance On | Disclosure - She's Gone, Dance On |
| Four Tet - Loved | Four Tet - Loved |
| Fred Again & Baby Keem - Leavemealone | Fred Again & Baby Keem - Leavemealone |
| Kaytranada ft Childish Gambino - Witchy | Kaytranada ft Childish Gambino - Witchy |
| Best dance/electronic album | Best dance/electronic album |
| Winner: Charli XCX - Brat | Winner: Charli XCX - Brat |
| Four Tet - Three | Four Tet - Three |
| Justice - Hyperdrama | Justice - Hyperdrama |
| Kaytranada - Timeless | Kaytranada - Timeless |
| Zedd - Telos | Zedd - Telos |
| Best dance/pop recording | Best dance/pop recording |
| Winner: Charli XCX - Von Dutch | Winner: Charli XCX - Von Dutch |
| Madison Beer - Make You Mine | Madison Beer - Make You Mine |
| Billie Eilish - L'Amour De Ma Vie [Over Now Extended Edit] | Billie Eilish - L'Amour De Ma Vie [Over Now Extended Edit] |
| Ariana Grande - Yes, and? | Ariana Grande - Yes, and? |
| Troye Sivan - Got Me Started | Troye Sivan - Got Me Started |
| Best traditional pop vocal album | Best traditional pop vocal album |
| Winner: Norah Jones – Visions | Winner: Norah Jones – Visions |
| Cyrille Aimée – À Fleur De Peau | Cyrille Aimée – À Fleur De Peau |
| Lake Street Dive – Good Together | Lake Street Dive – Good Together |
| Aaron Lazar – Impossible Dream | Aaron Lazar – Impossible Dream |
| Gregory Porter – Christmas Wish | Gregory Porter – Christmas Wish |
| Rock and metal | Rock and metal |
| Best rock performance | Best rock performance |
| Winner: The Beatles - Now And Then | Winner: The Beatles - Now And Then |
| The Black Keys - Beautiful People (Stay High) | The Black Keys - Beautiful People (Stay High) |
| Green Day - The American Dream Is Killing Me | Green Day - The American Dream Is Killing Me |
| Idles - Gift Horse | Idles - Gift Horse |
| Pearl Jam - Dark Matter | Pearl Jam - Dark Matter |
| St. Vincent - Broken Man | St. Vincent - Broken Man |
| Best rock song | Best rock song |
| Winner: St Vincent - Broken Man | |
| The Black Keys - Beautiful People (Stay High) | The Black Keys - Beautiful People (Stay High) |
| Pearl Jam - Dark Matter | Pearl Jam - Dark Matter |
| Green Day - Dilemma | Green Day - Dilemma |
| Idles - Gift Horse | Idles - Gift Horse |
| Best rock album | Best rock album |
| Winner: The Rolling Stones - Hackney Diamonds | |
| The Black Crowes - Happiness B******s | The Black Crowes - Happiness B******s |
| Fontaines DC - Romance | Fontaines DC - Romance |
| Green Day - Saviors | Green Day - Saviors |
| Idles - TANGK | Idles - TANGK |
| Pearl Jam - Dark Matter | Pearl Jam - Dark Matter |
| Jack White - No Name | Jack White - No Name |
| Best alternative music album | Best alternative music album |
| Winner: St Vincent - All Born Screaming | |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Wild God | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Wild God |
| Clairo - Charm | Clairo - Charm |
| Kim Gordon - The Collective | Kim Gordon - The Collective |
| Brittany Howard - What Now | Brittany Howard - What Now |
| Best alternative music performance | |
| Winner: St Vincent - Flea | |
| Cage The Elephant - Neon Pill | |
| Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Song of the Lake | |
| Fontaines D.C. – Starburster | |
| Kim Gordon – Bye Bye | |
| Best metal performance | Best metal performance |
| Winner: Gojira, Marina Viotti & Victor Le Masne - Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!) | Winner: Gojira, Marina Viotti & Victor Le Masne - Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!) |
| Judas Priest - Crown of Horns | Judas Priest - Crown of Horns |
| Knocked Loose Featuring Poppy - Suffocate | Knocked Loose Featuring Poppy - Suffocate |
| Metallica - Screaming Suicide | Metallica - Screaming Suicide |
| Spiritbox - Cellar Door | Spiritbox - Cellar Door |
| Rap | Rap |
| Best rap performance | Best rap performance |
| Winner: Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us | Winner: Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us |
| Cardi B - Enough (Miami) | Cardi B - Enough (Miami) |
| Common & Pete Rock ft Posdnuos - When The Sun Shines Again | Common & Pete Rock ft Posdnuos - When The Sun Shines Again |
| Doechii - Nissan Altima | Doechii - Nissan Altima |
| Eminem - Houdini | Eminem - Houdini |
| Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar - Like That | Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar - Like That |
| GloRilla - Yeah Glo! | GloRilla - Yeah Glo! |
| Best melodic rap performance | Best melodic rap performance |
| Winner: Rapsody ft Erykah Badu - 3:AM | Winner: Rapsody ft Erykah Badu - 3:AM |
| Jordan Adetunji ft Kehlani - Kehlani | Jordan Adetunji ft Kehlani - Kehlani |
| Beyoncé ft Linda Martell & Shaboozey - Spaghettii | Beyoncé ft Linda Martell & Shaboozey - Spaghettii |
| Future & Metro Boomin ft The Weeknd - We Still Don't Trust You | Future & Metro Boomin ft The Weeknd - We Still Don't Trust You |
| Latto - Big Mama | Latto - Big Mama |
| Best rap song | Best rap song |
| Winner: Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us | Winner: Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us |
| Rapsody ft Hit-Boy - Asteroids | Rapsody ft Hit-Boy - Asteroids |
| Kanye West & Ty Dolla $Ign - Carnival | Kanye West & Ty Dolla $Ign - Carnival |
| Future & Metro Boomin ft Kendrick Lamar - Like That | Future & Metro Boomin ft Kendrick Lamar - Like That |
| GloRilla - Yeah Glo! | GloRilla - Yeah Glo! |
| Best rap album | Best rap album |
| J Cole - Might Delete Later | J Cole - Might Delete Later |
| Common & Pete Rock - The Auditorium, Vol 1 | Common & Pete Rock - The Auditorium, Vol 1 |
| Doechii - Alligator Bites Never Heal | Doechii - Alligator Bites Never Heal |
| Eminem - The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce) | Eminem - The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce) |
| Future & Metro Boomin - We Don't Trust You | Future & Metro Boomin - We Don't Trust You |
| Country | Country |
| Best country solo performance | Best country solo performance |
| Winner: Chris Stapleton - It Takes A Woman | Winner: Chris Stapleton - It Takes A Woman |
| Beyoncé - 16 Carriages | Beyoncé - 16 Carriages |
| Jelly Roll - I Am Not Okay | Jelly Roll - I Am Not Okay |
| Kacey Musgraves - The Architect | Kacey Musgraves - The Architect |
| Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy) | Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy) |
| Best country duo/group performance | Best country duo/group performance |
| Winner: Beyoncé ft Miley Cyrus - II Most Wanted | Winner: Beyoncé ft Miley Cyrus - II Most Wanted |
| Kelsea Ballerini With Noah Kahan - Cowboys Cry Too | Kelsea Ballerini With Noah Kahan - Cowboys Cry Too |
| Brothers Osborne - Break Mine | Brothers Osborne - Break Mine |
| Dan + Shay - Bigger Houses | Dan + Shay - Bigger Houses |
| Post Malone ft Morgan Wallen - I Had Some Help | Post Malone ft Morgan Wallen - I Had Some Help |
| Best country song | Best country song |
| Winner: Kacey Musgraves - The Architect | Winner: Kacey Musgraves - The Architect |
| Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy) | Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy) |
| Jelly Roll - I Am Not Okay | Jelly Roll - I Am Not Okay |
| Post Malone ft Morgan Wallen - I Had Some Help | Post Malone ft Morgan Wallen - I Had Some Help |
| Beyoncé - Texas Hold 'Em | Beyoncé - Texas Hold 'Em |
| Best country album | Best country album |
| Beyoncé - Cowboy Carter | Beyoncé - Cowboy Carter |
| Post Malone - F-1 Trillion | Post Malone - F-1 Trillion |
| Kacey Musgraves - Deeper Well | Kacey Musgraves - Deeper Well |
| Chris Stapleton - Higher | Chris Stapleton - Higher |
| Lainey Wilson - Whirlwind | Lainey Wilson - Whirlwind |
| R&B and Afrobeats | R&B and Afrobeats |
| Best R&B performance | Best R&B performance |
| Winner: Muni Long - Made For Me (Live On BET) | Winner: Muni Long - Made For Me (Live On BET) |
| Jhené Aiko - Guidance | Jhené Aiko - Guidance |
| Chris Brown - Residuals | Chris Brown - Residuals |
| Coco Jones - Here We Go (Uh Oh) | Coco Jones - Here We Go (Uh Oh) |
| SZA - Saturn | SZA - Saturn |
| Best R&B song | Best R&B song |
| Winner: SZA - Saturn | Winner: SZA - Saturn |
| Kehlani - After Hours | Kehlani - After Hours |
| Tems - Burning | Tems - Burning |
| Coco Jones - Here We Go (Uh Oh) | Coco Jones - Here We Go (Uh Oh) |
| Muni Long - Ruined Me | Muni Long - Ruined Me |
| Best progressive R&B album | Best progressive R&B album |
| Joint Winner: Avery*Sunshine - So Glad to Know You | Joint Winner: Avery*Sunshine - So Glad to Know You |
| Joint Winner: NxWorries (Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge) - Why Lawd? | Joint Winner: NxWorries (Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge) - Why Lawd? |
| Durand Bernarr - En Route | Durand Bernarr - En Route |
| Childish Gambino - Bando Stone And The New World | Childish Gambino - Bando Stone And The New World |
| Kehlani - Crash | Kehlani - Crash |
| Best R&B album | Best R&B album |
| Winner: Chris Brown - 11:11 (Deluxe) | Winner: Chris Brown - 11:11 (Deluxe) |
| Lalah Hathaway - Vantablack | Lalah Hathaway - Vantablack |
| Muni Long - Revenge | Muni Long - Revenge |
| Lucky Daye - Algorithm | Lucky Daye - Algorithm |
| Usher - Coming Home | Usher - Coming Home |
| Best African music performance | Best African music performance |
| Yemi Alade - Tomorrow | Yemi Alade - Tomorrow |
| Asake & Wizkid - MMS | Asake & Wizkid - MMS |
| Chris Brown ft Davido & Lojay - Sensational | Chris Brown ft Davido & Lojay - Sensational |
| Burna Boy - Higher | Burna Boy - Higher |
| Tems - Love Me JeJe | Tems - Love Me JeJe |
| Production and songwriting | Production and songwriting |
| Producer of the Year, Non-Classical | Producer of the Year, Non-Classical |
| Winner: Daniel Nigro | Winner: Daniel Nigro |
| Alissia | Alissia |
| Dernst "D'Mile" Emile II | Dernst "D'Mile" Emile II |
| Ian Fitchuk | Ian Fitchuk |
| Mustard | Mustard |
| Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical | Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical |
| Winner: Amy Allen | Winner: Amy Allen |
| Edgar Barrera | Edgar Barrera |
| Jessi Alexander | Jessi Alexander |
| Jessie Jo Dillon | Jessie Jo Dillon |
| Raye | Raye |
| Film and TV | Film and TV |
| Best comedy album | Best comedy album |
| Winner: Dave Chappelle - The Dreamer | Winner: Dave Chappelle - The Dreamer |
| Ricky Gervais - Armageddon | Ricky Gervais - Armageddon |
| Jim Gaffigan - The Prisoner | Jim Gaffigan - The Prisoner |
| Nikki Glaser - Someday You'll Die | Nikki Glaser - Someday You'll Die |
| Trevor Noah - Where Was I | Trevor Noah - Where Was I |
| Best compilation soundtrack for visual media | Best compilation soundtrack for visual media |
| Winner: Maestro: Music By Leonard Bernstein - London Symphony Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Bradley Cooper | |
| The Color Purple - Various Artists | The Color Purple - Various Artists |
| Deadpool & Wolverine - Various Artists | Deadpool & Wolverine - Various Artists |
| Saltburn - Various Artists | Saltburn - Various Artists |
| Twisters: The Album - Various Artists | Twisters: The Album - Various Artists |
| Best score soundtrack for visual media (includes film and televison) | Best score soundtrack for visual media (includes film and televison) |
| Winner: Hans Zimmer - Dune: Part Two | |
| Laura Karpman - American Fiction | Laura Karpman - American Fiction |
| Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross - Challengers | Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross - Challengers |
| Kris Bowers - The Color Purple | Kris Bowers - The Color Purple |
| Nick Chuba, Atticus Ross & Leopold Ross - Shōgun | Nick Chuba, Atticus Ross & Leopold Ross - Shōgun |
| Best score soundtrack for video games and other interactive media | Best score soundtrack for video games and other interactive media |
| Winner: Winifred Phillips - Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord | |
| Pinar Toprak - Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora | Pinar Toprak - Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora |
| Bear McCreary - God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla | Bear McCreary - God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla |
| John Paesano - Marvel's Spider-Man 2 | John Paesano - Marvel's Spider-Man 2 |
| Wilbert Roget, II - Star Wars Outlaws | Wilbert Roget, II - Star Wars Outlaws |
| Best song written for visual media | Best song written for visual media |
| Winner: Jon Batiste - It Never Went Away (From American Symphony) | |
| Luke Combs - Ain't No Love In Oklahoma (From Twisters: The Album) | Luke Combs - Ain't No Love In Oklahoma (From Twisters: The Album) |
| *NSYNC & Justin Timberlake - Better Place (From Trolls Band Together) | *NSYNC & Justin Timberlake - Better Place (From Trolls Band Together) |
| Olivia Rodrigo - Can't Catch Me Now (From The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes) | Olivia Rodrigo - Can't Catch Me Now (From The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes) |
| Barbra Streisand - Love Will Survive (From The Tattooist of Auschwitz) | Barbra Streisand - Love Will Survive (From The Tattooist of Auschwitz) |
| Best audio book narration | Best audio book narration |
| Winner: Jimmy Carter - Last Sunday in Plains: A Centennial Celebration | Winner: Jimmy Carter - Last Sunday in Plains: A Centennial Celebration |
| George Clinton - ...And Your Ass Will Follow | George Clinton - ...And Your Ass Will Follow |
| Guy Oldfield - All You Need Is Love: The Beatles In Their Own Words | Guy Oldfield - All You Need Is Love: The Beatles In Their Own Words |
| Dolly Parton - Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones | Dolly Parton - Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones |
| Barbra Streisand - My Name Is Barbra | Barbra Streisand - My Name Is Barbra |
| Best music video | Best music video |
| Winner: Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us | Winner: Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us |
| A$AP Rocky - Tailor Swif | A$AP Rocky - Tailor Swif |
| Charli XCX - 360 | Charli XCX - 360 |
| Eminem - Houdini | Eminem - Houdini |
| Taylor Swift ft Post Malone - Fortnight | Taylor Swift ft Post Malone - Fortnight |
| Best music film | Best music film |
| Winner: American Symphony | Winner: American Symphony |
| June | June |
| Kings From Queens | Kings From Queens |
| Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple | Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple |
| The Greatest Night In Pop | The Greatest Night In Pop |
| Jazz and classical | Jazz and classical |
| Best jazz vocal album | Best jazz vocal album |
| Winner: Samara Joy - A Joyful Holiday | |
| Christie Dashiell - Journey In Black | Christie Dashiell - Journey In Black |
| Kurt Elling & Sullivan Fortner - Wildflowers Vol 1 | Kurt Elling & Sullivan Fortner - Wildflowers Vol 1 |
| Milton Nascimento & Esperanza Spalding - Milton + Esperanza | Milton Nascimento & Esperanza Spalding - Milton + Esperanza |
| Catherine Russell & Sean Mason - My Ideal | Catherine Russell & Sean Mason - My Ideal |
| Best jazz instrumental album | Best jazz instrumental album |
| Winner: Chick Corea & Béla Fleck - Remembrance | |
| Ambrose Akinmusire ft Bill Frisell & Herlin Riley - Owl Song | Ambrose Akinmusire ft Bill Frisell & Herlin Riley - Owl Song |
| Kenny Barron ft Kiyoshi Kitagawa, Johnathan Blake, Immanuel Wilkins & Steve Nelson - Beyond This Place | Kenny Barron ft Kiyoshi Kitagawa, Johnathan Blake, Immanuel Wilkins & Steve Nelson - Beyond This Place |
| Lakecia Benjamin - Phoenix Reimagined (Live) | Lakecia Benjamin - Phoenix Reimagined (Live) |
| Sullivan Fortner - Solo Game | Sullivan Fortner - Solo Game |
| Best alternative jazz album | Best alternative jazz album |
| Arooj Aftab - Night Reign | Arooj Aftab - Night Reign |
| André 3000 - New Blue Sun | André 3000 - New Blue Sun |
| Robert Glasper - Code Derivation | Robert Glasper - Code Derivation |
| Keyon Harrold - Foreverland | Keyon Harrold - Foreverland |
| Meshell Ndegeocello - No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin | Meshell Ndegeocello - No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin |
| Best jazz performance | |
| Winner: Samara Joy feat. Sullivan Fortner – Twinkle Twinkle Little Me | |
| The Baylor Project – Walk With Me, Lord | |
| Lakecia Benjamin feat. Randy Brecker, Jeff "Tain" Watts, & John Scofield – Phoenix Reimagined (Live) | |
| Chick Corea & Béla Fleck –Juno | |
| Dan Pugach Big Band feat. Nicole Zuraitis & Troy Roberts – Little Fears | |
| Best musical theatre album | Best musical theatre album |
| Hell's Kitchen | Hell's Kitchen |
| Merrily We Roll Along | Merrily We Roll Along |
| The Notebook | The Notebook |
| The Outsiders | The Outsiders |
| Suffs | Suffs |
| The Wiz | The Wiz |
| Best opera recording | Best opera recording |
| Adams: Girls Of The Golden West - John Adams, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic; Los Angeles Master Chorale) | Adams: Girls Of The Golden West - John Adams, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic; Los Angeles Master Chorale) |
| Catán: Florencia En El Amazonas - Yannick Nézet-Séguin (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus) | Catán: Florencia En El Amazonas - Yannick Nézet-Séguin (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus) |
| Moravec: The Shining - Gerard Schwarz, conductor (Kansas City Symphony; Lyric Opera Of Kansas City Chorus) | Moravec: The Shining - Gerard Schwarz, conductor (Kansas City Symphony; Lyric Opera Of Kansas City Chorus) |
| Puts: The Hours - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus) | Puts: The Hours - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus) |
| Saariaho: Adriana Mater - Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (San Francisco Symphony; San Francisco Symphony Chorus; Timo Kurkikangas) | Saariaho: Adriana Mater - Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (San Francisco Symphony; San Francisco Symphony Chorus; Timo Kurkikangas) |
| Best orchestral performance | Best orchestral performance |
| John Adams: City Noir - Fearful Symmetries & Lola Montez Does The Spider Dance - Marin Alsop, conductor (ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra) | John Adams: City Noir - Fearful Symmetries & Lola Montez Does The Spider Dance - Marin Alsop, conductor (ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra) |
| Kodály: Háry János Suite; Summer Evening & Symphony In C Major - JoAnn Falletta, conductor (Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra) | Kodály: Háry János Suite; Summer Evening & Symphony In C Major - JoAnn Falletta, conductor (Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra) |
| Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina - Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic) | Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina - Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic) |
| Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Rakastava, & Lemminkäinen - Susanna Mälkki, conductor (Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra) | Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Rakastava, & Lemminkäinen - Susanna Mälkki, conductor (Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra) |
| Stravinsky: The Firebird - Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (San Francisco Symphony) | Stravinsky: The Firebird - Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (San Francisco Symphony) |