ALBUM OF THE YEAR
After Hours by The Weeknd
Folklore by Taylor Swift
Aaron Dessner, Jack Antonoff & Taylor Swift, producers. Aaron Dessner, Jack Antonoff & Taylor Swift, songwriters.
Jaime by Brittany Howard
Brittany Howard, producer. Brittany Howard, songwriter.
Fine Line by Harry Styles
Kid Harpoon, Tyler Johnson, Jeff Bhasker & Greg Kurstin, producers. Thomas Hull, Tyler Johnson, Jeff Bhasker & Harry Styles, songwriters.
Future Nostalgia by Dua Lipa
Ungodly Hour by Chloe x Halle
Chloe Bailey, Halle Bailey, producers. Chloe Bailey, Halle Bailey, Nija Charles, Mark Spears, Scott Storch, Vincent van den Ende, songwriters.
Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial by Roddy Ricch
30 Roc & Sonic, producers. Rodrick Moore, Jr., Eric Sandoval, Milan Moodi, Samuel Gloade & Adarius Moragne, songwriters.
Hollywood's Bleeding by Post Malone
Louis Bell, Brian Lee, Frank Dukes & Post Malone producers. Austin Post, Louis Bell, Brian Lee, Billy Walsh, Adam Feeney & Andrew Watt, songwriters.
Possibly:
- Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple (Fiona Apple & Amy Aileen Wood, producers. Fiona Apple, songwriter)
- Chromatica by Lady Gaga (Lady Gaga, BloodPop, Burns, Tchami & Morgan Kibby, producers. Lady Gaga, BloodPop & Matthew Burns, songwriters)
- RTJ4 by Run The Jewels (El-P, producer. Jaime Meline, Michael Render, Torbitt Schwartz & Wilder Schwartz, songwriters)
- Black Pumas (Deluxe) by Black Pumas (Adrián Quesada, producer. Eric Burton, songwriter)
- Over It by Summer Walker (London on da Track, Aubrey Robinson & Kendall Roark Bailey, producers. Summer Walker, London Holmes, Aubrey Robinson & Kendall Roark Bailey, songwriters)
- The Highwomen by The Highwomen (Dave Cobb, producer. Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby, Maren Morris & Amanda Shires, songwriters)
- Punisher by Phoebe Bridgers (Tony Berg, Ethan Gruska & Phoebe Bridgers, producers. Phoebe Bridgers, Conor Oberst, Marshall Vore & Christian Lee Hudson, songwriters).
- Rough and Rowdy Ways by Bob Dylan (Bob Dylan, songwriter)
- What You See Is What You Get by Luke Combs (Scott Moffatt, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton & Luke Combs, producers; Luke Combs, Jonathan Singleton, Ray Fulcher, Dan Isbell & James McNair, songwriters)
RECORD OF THE YEAR
Blinding Lights by The Weeknd
Max Martin, Oscar Holter & Abel Tesfaye, producers.
Don't Start Now by Dua Lipa
Ian Kirkpatrick, producer.
The Box by Roddy Ricch
30 Roc, Datboisqueeze & Zentachi, producers.
Circles by Post Malone
Post Malone, Louis Bell & Frank Dukes, producers.
Savage (Remix) by Megan Thee Stallion ft. Beyoncé
J. White Did It, producer.
Crowded Table by The Highwomen
Dave Cobb, producer.
Adore You by Harry Styles
Kid Harpoon & Tyler Johnson, producers.
Everything I Wanted by Billie Eilish
Finneas O'Connell, producer.
Possibly:
- Cardigan by Taylor Swift (Aaron Dessner, producer)
- Black Parade by Beyoncé (Beyoncé Knowles-Carter & Derek Dixie, producers)
- Stay High by Brittany Howard (Brittany Howard, producer)
- The Bones by Maren Morris (Greg Kurstin, producer)
- Say So by Doja Cat (Tyson Trax, producer)
- Shameika by Fiona Apple (Amy Aileen Wood & Fiona Apple, producers)
- Rockstar by DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch (SethInTheKitchen, producer)
- Rain on Me by Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande (Bloodpop & Burns, producers)
SONG OF THE YEAR
Blinding Lights by The Weeknd
Abel Tesfaye, Ahmad Balshe, Jason Quenneville, Max Martin & Oscar Holter, songwriters.
Don't Start Now by Dua Lipa
Dua Lipa, Caroline Ailin, Emily Warren & Ian Kirkpatrick, songwriters.
Circles by Post Malone
Austin Post, Louis Bell, Adam Feeney & Billy Walsh, songwriters.
- Black Parade by Beyoncé (Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Derek James Dixie, Akil King, Brittany Coney, Denisia Andrews, Kim Krysiuk, Rickie Tice, Shawn Carter, Stephen Bray, songwriters)
- Shameika by Fiona Apple (Fiona Apple, songwriter)
- The Bones by Maren Morris (Maren Morris, Laura Veltz & Jimmy Robbins, songwriters)
- Stay High by Brittany Howard (Brittany Howard, songwriter)
- Crowded Table by The Highwomen (Brandi Carlile, Lori McKenna & Natalie Hemby, songwriters)
- Rain on Me by Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande (Amy Lynn Williams, Jeremiah Burden, Betty Wright, Rami, Nija, BURNS, Tchami, BloodPop, Boys Noize, Ariana Grande & Lady Gaga, songwriters)
- Lockdown by Anderson .Paak (Vicky Farewell Nguyen, Kenya Rae Johnson, Jeff “Gitty” Gitelman, J.LBS & Anderson .Paak, songwriters)
- Stuck with U by Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber (Scooter Braun, Whitney Phillips, Skyler Stonestreet, Freddy Wexler, Gian Stone, Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber, songwriters)
- Everything I Wanted by Billie Eilish (Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell, songwriters)
BEST NEW ARTIST
Doja Cat
Megan Thee Stallion
Phoebe Bridgers
Summer Walker
Morgan Wallen
Mickey Guyton
Rex Orange County
Conan Gray
Possibly:
- Rina Sawayama
- Moses Sumney
- Ingrid Andress
- Orville Peck
- Sam Fender
- Rod Wave
- Snoh Aalegra
- Don Toliver
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
After Hours by The Weeknd
Folklore by Taylor Swift
Fine Line by Harry Styles
Future Nostalgia by Dua Lipa
Chromatica by Lady Gaga
Hollywood's Bleeding by Post Malone
BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
Blinding Lights by The Weeknd
Don't Start Now by Dua Lipa
Circles by Post Malone
Watermelon Sugar by Harry Styles
Say So by Doja Cat
BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
Rain on Me by Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande
Exile by Taylor Swift ft. Bon Iver
Memories by Maroon 5
Level of Concern by Twenty One Pilots
If The World Was Ending by JP Saxe & Julia Michaels
BEST DANCE RECORDING
Hallucinate by Dua Lipa
Lose Control by Meduza, Becky Hill & GoodBoys
4 ÆM by Grimes
My High by Disclosure ft. Aminé & Slowthai
Purple Hat by Sofi Tukker
BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM
ENERGY by Disclosure
Good Faith by Madeon
KiCk I by Arca
Simulcast by Tycho
Gravity by Gryffin
BEST R&B ALBUM
B7 by Brandy
The Wildcard by Ledisi
Bigger Love by John Legend
Kiki by Kiana Ledé
Take Time by Giveon
BEST PROGRESSIVE R&B ALBUM
Ungodly Hour by Chloe x Halle
Over It by Summer Walker
Chilombo by Jhené Aiko
The Album by Teyana Taylor
Dinner Party by Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, 9th Wonder & Kasami Washington
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
Playing Games by Summer Walker ft. Bryson Tiller
Do It by Chloe x Halle
Slow Down by Skip Marley ft. H.E.R.
Like I Want You by Giveon
Go Crazy by Chris Brown & Young Thug
BEST R&B SONG
I Can't Breathe by H.E.R.
Do It by Chloe x Halle
Black Parade by Beyoncé
Borderline by Brandy
Be Mine by Ro James
BEST RAP ALBUM
Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial by Roddy Ricch
RTJ4 by Run The Jewels
Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon by Pop Smoke
Kirk by DaBaby
My Turn by Lil Baby
Jackboys by Jackboys & Travis Scott
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
Savage (Remix) by Megan Thee Stallion ft. Beyoncé
Ooh La La by Run The Jewels ft. Greg Nice & DJ Premier
Life Is Good by Future ft. Drake
What's Poppin by Jak Harlow
BOP by DaBaby
BEST MELODIC RAP PERFORMANCE
The Box by Roddy Ricch
Rockstar by DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch
Lockdown by Anderson .Paak
Smile by Juice WRLD & The Weeknd
After Party by Don Toliver
Juicy by Doja Cat ft. Tyga
BEST RAP SONG
Lockdown by Anderson .Paak
The Bigger Picture by Lil Baby
Rockstar by DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch
JU$T by Run The Jewels ft. Pharrell Williams & Zach de la Rocha
Savage (Remix) Megan Thee Stallion ft. Beyoncé
BEST ROCK ALBUM
Imploding The Mirage by The Killers
The New Abnormal by The Strokes
Gigaton by Pearl Jam
MCID by Highly Suspect
Hypersonic Missiles by Sam Fender
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
The Slow Rush by Tame Impala
Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple
Jaime by Brittany Howard
Women in Music Pt. III by Haim
Hyperspace by Beck
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
False Prophet by Bob Dylan
It's a Raid by Ozzy Osbourne ft. Post Malone
Living in a Ghost Town by The Rolling Stones
Shameika by Fiona Apple
Stay High by Brittany Howard
BEST ROCK SONG
Shameika by Fiona Apple
Caution by The Killers
Grounds by IDLES
Texas Sun by Khruangbin & Leon Bridgers
Parasite Eve by Bring Me the Horizon
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
What You See Is What You Get by Luke Combs
Wildcard by Miranda Lambert
Never Will by Ashley McBryde
Your Life Is A Record by Brandy Clark
Old Dominion by Old Dominion
The Highwomen by The Highwomen
BEST LATIN POP/URBAN ALBUM
YHLQMDLG by Bad Bunny
Colores by J Balvin
Un Canto por México Vol. 1 by Natalia Lafourcade (could be Alt/Rock)
Por Primera Vez by Camilo
Cumbiana by Carlos Vives
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
Greg Kurstin
Dave Cobb
Louis Bell
Andrew Watt
Aaron Dessner
BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL
Fetch The Bult Cutters by Fiona Apple
Circles by Mac Miller
Hyperspace by Beck
Pang by Caroline Polachek
The Highwomen by The Highwomen
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Already (Beyoncé, Shatta Wale & Major Lazer)
Trouble in Town (Coldplay)
Babushka Boi (A$AP Rocky)
TKN (Rosalía & Travis Scott)
The Man (Taylor Swift)
