Tonight, we’ll continue monitoring the escalating war of the pop girlies as Billie Eilish, Chappel Roan, Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, Charlie XCX, and Beyoncé square off in numerous categories, including Album and Record of the Year. It was also a big year for country crossovers, with Bey leading a posse of Grammy nominees, including Shaboozey, Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, and Post Malone, throwing their hats in the ring. It’s not just the zeitgeist-grabbing pop stars of today, though. The AI-assisted Beatles reunion and the still-performing Rolling Stones are already winners, and so are Dave Chappelle and Chris Brown—just in case anyone was worried about the Grammys changing their ways.
So strap in and put your ear up to the nearest tiny record player. It’s music’s biggest night, and we’ll update the winners’ list throughout the show.
Best Country Album
Beyoncé – Cowboy Carter
Chris Stapleton – Higher
Kacey Musgraves – Deeper Well
Lainey Wilson – Whirlwind
Post Malone – F-1 Trillion
Best Pop Vocal Album
Ariana Grande – Eternal Sunshine
Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard And Soft
Chappell Roan – The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess
Sabrina Carpenter – Short ‘n Sweet
Taylor Swift – The Tortured Poet’s Department
Best Rap Album
Common & Pete Rock – The Auditorium Vol. 1
Doechii – Alligator Bites Never Heal
Eminem – The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)
Future & Metro Boomin – We Don’t Trust You
J. Cole – Might Delete Later
Best Comedy Album
Dave Chappelle – The Dreamer
Jim Gaffigan – The Prisoner
Nikki Glaser – Someday You’ll Die
Ricky Gervais – Armageddon
Trevor Noah – Where Was I
Best Music Video
A$AP Rocky – “Tailor Swift”
Charli XCX – “360”
Eminem – “Houdini”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone – “Fortnight”
Best Song Written for Visual Media
“Ain’t No Love In Oklahoma” from Twisters: The Album
“Better Place” from Trolls Band Together
“Can’t Catch Me Now” from The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes
“It Never Went Away” from American Symphony
“Love Will Survive” from The Tattooist Of Auschwitz
Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media
Bear McCreary – God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla
John Paesano – Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Pinar Toprak – Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
Wilbert Roget II – Star Wars Outlaws
Winifred Phillips – Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Includes Film and Television)
Kris Bowers – The Color Purple
Hans Zimmer – Dune: Part Two
Laura Karpman – American Fiction
Nick Chuba, Atticus Ross & Leopold Ross – Shōgun
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – Challengers
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
London Symphony Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin & Bradley Cooper – Maestro: Music by Leonard Bernstein
Various Artists – The Color Purple
Various Artists – Deadpool & Wolverine
Various Artists – Saltburn
Various Artists – Twisters: The Album
Best Folk Album
Adrianne Lenker – Bright Future
American Patchwork Quartet – American Patchwork Quartet
Aoife O’Donovan – All My Friends
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings – Woodland
Madi Diaz – Weird Faith
Best Americana Album
T Bone Burnett – The Other Side
Charley Crockett – $10 Cowboy
Sierra Ferrell – Trail Of Flowers
Sarah Jarosz – Polaroid Lovers
Maggie Rose – No One Gets Out Alive
Waxahatchee – Tigers Blood
Best Americana Performance
Beyoncé – “Ya Ya”
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings – “Empty Trainload of Sky”
Madi Diaz & Kacey Musgraves – “Don’t Do Me Good”
Madison Cunningham – “Subtitles”
Sarah Jarosz – “Runaway Train”
Sierra Ferrell – “American Dreaming”
Best American Roots Song
Aoife O’Donovan – “All My Friends”
Iron & Wine & Fiona Apple – “All in Good Time”
Mark Knopfler – “Ahead of the Game”
Shemekia Copeland – “Blame It on Eve”
Sierra Ferrell – “American Dreaming”
Best Country Song
Beyoncé – “Texas Hold ’Em”
Jelly Roll – “I Am Not Okay”
Kacey Musgraves – “The Architect”
Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen – “I Had Some Help”
Shaboozey – “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Beyoncé Featuring Miley Cyrus- “II Most Wanted”
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings – “Empty Trainload of Sky”
Post Malone Featuring Luke Combs – “Guy for That”
Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen – “I Had Some Help”
Waxahatchee Featuring MJ Lenderman – “Right Back to It”
Best Country Solo Performance
Beyoncé – “16 Carriages”
Chris Stapleton – “It Takes a Woman”
Jelly Roll – “I Am Not Okay”
Kacey Musgraves – “The Architect”
Shaboozey – “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
Best Melodic Rap Performance
Beyoncé, Linda Martell & Shaboozey – “Spaghettii”
Future, Metro Boomin & The Weeknd – “We Still Don’t Trust You”
Jordan Adetunji Featuring Kehlani – “Kehlani (Remix)”
Latto – “Big Mama”
Rapsody Featuring Erykah Badu – “3:AM”
Best Rap Performance
Cardi B – “Enough (Miami)”
Common & Pete Rock Featuring Posdnuos “NISSAN ALTIMA” – Doechii – “When The Sun Shines Again”
Eminem – “Houdini”
GloRilla – “Yeah Glo!”
Future, Metro Boomin, & Kendrick Lamar – “Like That”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
Best R&B Performance
Chris Brown – “Residuals”
Coco Jones – “Here We Go (Uh Oh)”
Jhené Aiko – “Guidance”
Muni Long – “Made for Me (Live on BET)”
SZA – “Saturn”
Best Progressive R&B Album
Avery*Sunshine – So Glad to Know You
Durand Bernarr – En Route
Childish Gambino – Bando Stone And The New World
Kehlani – CRASH
NxWorries (Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge) – Why Lawd?
Best R&B Song
Kehlani – “After Hours”
Tems – “Burning”
Coco Jones – “Here We Go (Uh Oh)”
Muni Long – “Ruined Me”
SZA – “Saturn”
Best Alternative Music Album
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Wild God
Clairo – Charm
Kim Gordon – The Collective
Brittany Howard – What Now
St. Vincent – All Born Screaming
Best Alternative Music Performance
Cage the Elephant – “Neon Pill”
Fontaines D.C. – “Starburster”
Kim Gordon – “Bye Bye”
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – “Song of the Lake”
St. Vincent – “Flea”
Best Rock Song
The Black Keys – “Beautiful People (Stay High)”
St. Vincent – “Broken Man”
Pearl Jam- “Dark Matter”
Green Day – “Dilemma”
IDLES – “Gift Horse”
Best Rock Album
The Black Crowes – Happiness Bastards
Fontaines D.C. – Romance
Green Day – Saviors
Idles – Tangk
Jack White – No Name
Pearl Jam – Dark Matter
The Rolling Stones – Hackney Diamonds
Best Metal Performance
Gojira, Marina Viotti & Victor le Masne – “Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)”
Judas Priest – “Crown of Horns”
Knocked Loose Featuring Poppy – “Suffocate”
Metallica – “Screaming Suicide”
Spiritbox – “Cellar Door”
Best Rock Performance
The Beatles – “Now and Then”
The Black Keys – “Beautiful People (Stay High)”
Green Day – “The American Dream Is Killing Me”
Idles – “Gift Horse”
Pearl Jam – “Dark Matter”
St. Vincent – “Broken Man”
Best Remixed Recording
Charli XCX – “Von Dutch A. G. Cook Remix Featuring Addison Rae”
Doechii & Kaytranada Featuring JT – “Alter Ego (Kaytranada Remix)”
Julian Marley & Antaeus – “Jah Sees Them (Amapiano Remix)”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso (Mark Ronson x FNZ Working Late Remix)”
Shaboozey & David Guetta – “A Bar Song (Tipsy) (Remix)”
Best Dance/Electronic Music Album
Charli XCX – Brat
Four Tet – Three
Justice – Hyperdrama
Kaytranada – Timeless
Zedd – Telos
Best Pop/Dance Recording
Ariana Grande – “Yes, And?”
Billie Eilish – “L’Amour de Ma Vie [Over Now Extended Edit]”
Charli XCX – “Von Dutch”
Madison Beer – “Make You Mine”
Troye Sivan – “Got Me Started”
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
Disclosure – “She’s Gone, Dance On”
Four Tet – “Loved”
Fred Again.. & Baby Keem – “Leavemealone”
Justice & Tame Impala – “Neverender”
Kaytranada Featuring Childish Gambino – “Witchy”
Best Pop Solo Performance
Beyoncé – “Bodyguard”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso”
Charli XCX – “Apple”
Billie Eilish – “Birds Of A Feather”
Chappell Roan – “Good Luck, Babe!”
Producer Of The Year, non-classical
Alissia
Daniel Nigro
Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II
Ian Fitchuk
Mustard
Songwriter Of The Year, non-classical
Jessi Alexander
Amy Allen
Edgar Barrera
Jessie Jo Dillon
Raye
Best R&B Album
Chris Brown – 11:11 (Deluxe)
Lalah Hathaway – Vantablack
Lucky Daye – Algorithm
Muni Long – Revenge
Usher – Coming Home
Best Musical Theater Album
Hell’s Kitchen
Merrily We Roll Along
The Notebook
The Outsiders
Suffs
The Wiz
Best African Music Performance
Asake & Wizkid – “MMS”
Burna Boy – “Higher”
Chris Brown Featuring Davido & Lojay – Sensational
Tems – Love Me JeJe
Yemi Alade – Tomorrow
Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)
Carín León – Boca Chueca, Vol. 1
Chiquis – Diamantes
Jessi Uribe – De Lejitos
Peso Pluma – Éxodo
Best Gospel Performance/Song
Doe – “Holy Hands”
Melvin Crispell III – “Yesterday”
Ricky Dillard – “Hold On (Live)”
Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Erica Campbell & Israel Houghton Featuring Jonathan McReynolds & Jekalyn Carr – “One Hallelujah”
Yolanda Adams – “Church Doors”
Best Alternative Jazz Album
Arooj Aftab – Night Reign
André 3000 – New Blue Sun
Robert Glasper – Code Derivation
Keyon Harrold – Foreverland
Meshell Ndegeocello – No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin
Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording
Barbra Streisand – My Name Is Barbra
Dolly Parton – Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones
George Clinton – …And Your Ass Will Follow
Jimmy Carter – Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial Celebration
Various Artists – All You Need Is Love: The Beatles in Their Own Words
