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General Field

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• 1. Record Of The Year

• Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s) and mastering engineer(s), if other than the artist.

• Don't Shut Me Down
  ABBA
  Benny Andersson, producer; Benny Andersson & Bernard Löhr, engineers/mixers; Björn Engelmann, mastering engineer

• Easy On Me
  Adele
  Greg Kurstin, producer; Julian Burg, Tom Elmhirst & Greg Kurstin, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer

• BREAK MY SOUL
  Beyoncé
  Beyoncé, Terius "The-Dream" Gesteelde-Diamant, Jens Christian Isaksen & Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, producers; Brandon Harding, Chris McLaughlin & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer

• Good Morning Gorgeous
  Mary J. Blige
  D’Mile & H.E.R., producers; Bryce Bordone, Serban Ghenea & Pat Kelly, engineers/mixers

• You And Me On The Rock
  Brandi Carlile Featuring Lucius
  Dave Cobb & Shooter Jennings, producers; Brandon Bell, Tom Elmhirst & Michael Harris, engineers/mixers; Pete Lyman, mastering engineer

• Woman
  Doja Cat
  Crate Classics, Linden Jay, Aynzli Jones & Yeti Beats, producers; Jesse Ray Ernster & Rian Lewis, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer

• Bad Habit
  Steve Lacy
  Steve Lacy, producer; Neal Pogue & Karl Wingate, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer

• The Heart Part 5
  Kendrick Lamar
  Beach Noise, producer; Beach Noise, Rob Bisel, Ray Charles Brown Jr., James Hunt, Johnny Kosich, Matt Schaeffer & Johnathan Turner, engineers/mixers; Michelle Mancini, mastering engineer

• About Damn Time
  Lizzo
  Ricky Reed & Blake Slatkin, producers; Patrick Kehrier, Bill Malina & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Michelle Mancini, mastering engineer WINNER

• As It Was
  Harry Styles
  Tyler Johnson & Kid Harpoon, producers; Jeremy Hatcher & Spike Stent, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer

Album of the Year

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• Award to Artist(s) and to Featured Artist(s), Songwriter(s) of new material, Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s), Mixer(s) and Mastering Engineer(s).

• Voyage
  ABBA
  Benny Andersson, producer; Benny Andersson & Bernard Löhr, engineers/mixers; Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus, songwriters; Björn Engelmann, mastering engineer

• 30
  Adele
  Shawn Everett, Ludwig Göransson, Inflo, Tobias Jesso, Jr., Greg Kurstin, Max Martin, Joey Pecoraro & Shellback, producers; Julian Burg, Steve Churchyard, Tom Elmhirst, Shawn Everett, Serban Ghenea, Sam Holland, Michael Ilbert, Inflo, Greg Kurstin, Riley Mackin & Lasse Mårtén, engineers/mixers; Adele Adkins, Ludwig Göransson, Dean Josiah Cover, Tobias Jesso, Jr., Greg Kurstin, Max Martin & Shellback, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer

• Un Verano Sin Ti
  Bad Bunny
  Rauw Alejandro, Buscabulla, Chencho Corleone, Jhay Cortez, Tony Dize, Bomba Estéreo & The Marías, featured artists; Demy & Clipz, Elikai, HAZE, La Paciencia, Cheo Legendary, MAG, MagicEnElBeat, Mora, Jota Rosa, Subelo Neo & Tainy, producers; Josh Gudwin & Roberto Rosado, engineers/mixers; Raul Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz, Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, Raquel Berrios, Joshua Conway, Mick Coogan, Orlando Javier Valle Vega, Jesus Nieves Cortes, Luis Del Valle, Marcos Masis, Gabriel Mora, Elena Rose, Liliana Margarita Saumet & Maria Zardoya, songwriters; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer

• RENAISSANCE
  Beyoncé
  Beam, Grace Jones & Tems, featured artists; Jameil Aossey, Bah, Beam, Beyoncé, Bloodpop, Boi-1Da, Cadenza, Al Cres, Mike Dean, Honey Dijon, Kelman Duran, Harry Edwards, Terius "The-Dream" Gesteelde-Diamant, Ivor Guest, Guiltybeatz, Hit-Boy, Jens Christian Isaksen, Leven Kali, Lil Ju, MeLo-X, No I.D., NovaWav, Chris Penny, P2J, Rissi, S1a0, Raphael Saadiq, Neenyo, Skrillex, Luke Solomon, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Jahaan Sweet, Syd, Sevn Thomas, Sol Was & Stuart White, producers; Chi Coney, Russell Graham, Guiltybeatz, Brandon Harding, Hotae Alexander Jang, Chris McLaughlin, Delroy "Phatta" Pottinger, Andrea Roberts, Steve Rusch, Jabbar Stevens & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Denisia "@Blu June" Andrews, Danielle Balbuena, Tyshane Thompson, Kevin Marquis Bellmon, Sydney Bennett, Beyoncé, Jerel Black, Michael Tucker, Atia Boggs p/k/a Ink, Dustin Bowie, David Debrandon Brown, S. Carter, Nija Charles, Sabrina Claudio, Solomon Fagenson Cole, Brittany "@Chi_Coney" Coney, Alexander Guy Cook, Lavar Coppin, Almando Cresso, Mike Dean, Saliou Diagne, Darius Dixson, Jocelyn Donald, Jordan Douglas, Aubrey Drake Graham, Kelman Duran, Terius "The-Dream" Gesteelde-Diamant, Dave Giles II, Derrick Carrington Gray, Nick Green, Larry Griffin Jr, Ronald Banful, Dave Hamelin, Aviel Calev Hirschfield, Chauncey Hollis, Jr., Ariowa Irosogie, Leven Kali, Ricky Lawson, Tizita Makuria, Julian Martrel Mason, Daniel Memmi, Cherdericka Nichols, Ernest "No I.D." Wilson, Temilade Openiyi, Patrick Paige II From The Internet, Jimi Stephen Payton, Christopher Lawrence Penny, Michael Pollack, Richard Isong, Honey Redmond, Derek Renfroe, Andrew Richardson, Morten Ristorp, Nile Rodgers, Oliver Rodigan, Freddie Ross, Raphael Saadiq, Matthew Samuels, Sean Seaton, Skrillex, Corece Smith, Luke Francis Matthew Solomon, Jabbar Stevens, Christopher A. Stewart, Jahaan Sweet, Rupert Thomas, Jr. & Jesse Wilson, songwriters; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer

• Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe)
  Mary J. Blige
  DJ Khaled, Dave East, Fabolous, Fivio Foreign, Griselda, H.E.R., Jadakiss, Moneybagg Yo, Ne-Yo, Anderson .Paak, Remy Ma & Usher, featured artists; Alissia, Tarik Azzouz, Bengineer, Blacka Din Me, Rogét Chahayed, Cool & Dre, Ben Billions, DJ Cassidy, DJ Khaled, D’Mile, Wonda, Bongo Bytheway, H.E.R., Hostile Beats, Eric Hudson, London On Da Track, Leon Michels, Nova Wav, Anderson.Paak, Sl!Mwav, Streetrunner, Swizz Beatz & J White Did It, producers; Derek Ali, Ben Chang, Luis Bordeaux, Bryce Bordone, Lauren D’Elia, Chris Galland, Serban Ghenea, Akeel Henry, Jaycen Joshua, Pat Kelly, Jhair Lazo, Shamele Mackie, Manny Marroquin, Dave Medrano, Ari Morris, Parks, Juan Peña, Ben Sedano, Kev Spencer, Julio Ulloa & Jodie Grayson Williams, engineers/mixers; Alissia Beneviste, Denisia "Blu June" Andrews, Archer, Bianca Atterberry, Tarik Azzouz, Mary J. Blige, David Brewster, David Brown, Shawn Butler, Rogét Chahayed, Ant Clemons, Brittany "Chi" Coney, Kasseem Dean, Benjamin Diehl, DJ Cassidy, Jocelyn Donald, Jerry Duplessis, Uforo Ebong, Dernst Emile II, John Jackson, Adriana Flores, Gabriella Wilson, Shawn Hibbler, Charles A. Hinshaw, Jamie Hurton, Eric Hudson, Jason Phillips, Khaled Khaled, London Holmes, Andre "Dre" Christopher Lyon, Reminisce Mackie, Leon Michels, Jerome Monroe, Jr., Kim Owens, Brandon Anderson, Jeremie "Benny The Butcher" Pennick, Bryan Ponce, Demond "Conway The Machine" Price, Peter Skellern, Shaffer Smith, Nicholas Warwar, Deforrest Taylor, Tiara Thomas, Marcello "Cool" Valenzano, Alvin "Westside Gunn" Worthy, Anthony Jermaine White & Leon Youngblood, songwriters

• In These Silent Days
  Brandi Carlile
  Lucius, featured artist; Dave Cobb & Shooter Jennings, producers; Brandon Bell, Dave Cobb, Tom Elmhirst, Michael Harris & Shooter Jennings, engineers/mixers; Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters; Pete Lyman, mastering engineer

• Music Of The Spheres
  Coldplay
  BTS, Jacob Collier, Selena Gomez & We Are KING, featured artists; Jacob Collier, Daniel Green, Oscar Holter, Jon Hopkins, Max Martin, Metro Boomin, Kang Hyo-Won, Bill Rahko, Bart Schoudel, Rik Simpson, Paris Strother & We Are KING, producers; Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Jacob Collier, The Dream Team, Duncan Fuller, Serban Ghenea, Daniel Green, John Hanes, Jon Hopkins, Michael Ilbert, Max Martin, Bill Rahko, Bart Schoudel, Rik Simpson & Paris Strother, engineers/mixers; Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Denise Carite, Will Champion, Jacob Collier, Derek Dixie, Sam Falson, Stephen Fry, Daniel Green, Oscar Holter, Jon Hopkins, Jung Ho-Seok, Chris Martin, Max Martin, John Metcalfe, Leland Tyler Wayne, Bill Rahko, Kim Nam-Joon, Jesse Rogg, Davide Rossi, Rik Simpson, Amber Strother, Paris Strother, Min Yoon-Gi, Federico Vindver & Olivia Waithe, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer

• Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
  Kendrick Lamar
  Baby Keem, Blxst, Sam Dew, Ghostface Killah, Beth Gibbons, Kodak Black, Tanna Leone, Taylour Paige, Amanda Reifer, Sampha & Summer Walker, featured artists; The Alchemist, Baby Keem, Craig Balmoris, Beach Noise, Bekon, Boi-1da, Cardo, Dahi, DJ Khalil, The Donuts, FNZ, Frano, Sergiu Gherman, Emile Haynie, J.LBS, Mario Luciano, Tyler Mehlenbacher, OKLAMA, Rascal, Sounwave, Jahaan Sweet, Tae Beast, Duval Timothy & Pharrell Williams, producers; Derek Ali, Matt Anthony, Beach Noise, Rob Bisel, David Bishop, Troy Bourgeois, Andrew Boyd, Ray Charles Brown Jr., Derek Garcia, Chad Gordon, James Hunt, Johnny Kosich, Manny Marroquin, Erwing Olivares, Raymond J Scavo III, Matt Schaeffer, Cyrus Taghipour, Johnathan Turner & Joe Visciano, engineers/mixers; Khalil Abdul-Rahman, Hykeem Carter, Craig Balmoris, Beach Noise, Daniel Tannenbaum, Daniel Tannenbaum, Stephen Lee Bruner, Matthew Burdette, Isaac John De Boni, Sam Dew, Anthony Dixon, Victor Ekpo, Sergiu Gherman, Dennis Coles, Beth Gibbons, Frano Huett, Stuart Johnson, Bill K. Kapri, Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich, Daniel Krieger, Kendrick Lamar, Ronald LaTour, Mario Luciano, Daniel Alan Maman, Timothy Maxey, Tyler Mehlenbacher, Michael John Mulé, D. Natche, OKLAMA, Jason Pounds, Rascal, Amanda Reifer, Matthew Samuels, Avante Santana, Matt Schaeffer, Sampha Sisay, Mark Spears, Homer Steinweiss, Jahaan Akil Sweet, Donte Lamar Perkins, Duval Timothy, Summer Walker & Pharrell Williams, songwriters; Michelle Mancini, mastering engineer

• Special
  Lizzo
  Benny Blanco, Quelle Chris, Daoud, Omer Fedi, ILYA, Kid Harpoon, Ian Kirkpatrick, Max Martin, Nate Mercereau, The Monsters & Strangerz, Phoelix, Ricky Reed, Mark Ronson, Blake Slatkin & Pop Wansel, producers; Benny Blanco, Bryce Bordone, Jeff Chestek, Jacob Ferguson, Serban Ghenea, Jeremy Hatcher, Andrew Hey, Sam Holland, ILYA, Stefan Johnson, Jens Jungkurth, Patrick Kehrier, Ian Kirkpatrick, Damien Lewis, Bill Malina, Manny Marroquin & Ricky Reed, engineers/mixers; Amy Allen, Daoud Anthony, Jonathan Bellion, Benjamin Levin, Thomas Brenneck, Christian Devivo, Omer Fedi, Eric Frederic, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Melissa Jefferson, Jordan K Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Kid Harpoon, Ian Kirkpatrick, Savan Kotecha, Max Martin, Nate Mercereau, Leon Michels, Nick Movshon, Michael Neil, Michael Pollack, Mark Ronson, Blake Slatkin, Peter Svensson, Gavin Chris Tennille, Theron Makiel Thomas, Andrew Wansel & Emily Warren, songwriters; Michelle Mancini, mastering engineer

• Harry's House
  Harry Styles
  Tyler Johnson, Kid Harpoon & Sammy Witte, producers; Jeremy Hatcher, Oli Jacobs, Nick Lobel, Spike Stent & Sammy Witte, engineers/mixers; Amy Allen, Tobias Jesso, Jr., Tyler Johnson, Kid Harpoon, Mitch Rowland, Harry Styles & Sammy Witte, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer WINNER

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SONG OF THE YEAR

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• A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

• abcdefu
  Sara Davis, GAYLE & Dave Pittenger, songwriters (GAYLE)

• About Damn Time
  Melissa “Lizzo” Jefferson, Eric Frederic, Blake Slatkin & Theron Makiel Thomas, songwriters (Lizzo)

• All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (The Short Film)
  Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)

• As It Was
  Tyler Johnson, Kid Harpoon & Harry Styles, songwriters (Harry Styles)

• Bad Habit
  Matthew Castellanos, Brittany Fousheé, Diana Gordon, John Carroll Kirby & Steve Lacy, songwriters (Steve Lacy)

• BREAK MY SOUL
  Beyoncé, S. Carter, Terius "The-Dream" Gesteelde-Diamant & Christopher A. Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé)

• Easy On Me
  Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Adele)

• GOD DID
  Tarik Azzouz, E. Blackmon, Khaled Khaled, F. LeBlanc, Shawn Carter, John Stephens, Dwayne Carter, William Roberts & Nicholas Warwar, songwriters (DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy)

• The Heart Part 5
  Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich, Kendrick Lamar & Matt Schaeffer, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)

• Just Like That
  Bonnie Raitt, songwriter (Bonnie Raitt) WINNER

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BEST NEW ARTIST

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• This category recognizes an artist whose eligibility-year release(s) achieved a breakthrough into the public consciousness and notably impacted the musical landscape.

• Anitta

• Omar Apollo

• DOMi & JD Beck

• Muni Long

• Samara Joy WINNER

• Latto

• Måneskin

• Tobe Nwigwe

• Molly Tuttle

• Wet Leg

• Pop

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BEST SOLO POP PERFORMANCE

For new vocal or instrumental pop recordings. Singles or Tracks only.

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• Easy On Me
  Adele WINNER

• Moscow Mule
  Bad Bunny

• Woman
  Doja Cat

• Bad Habit
  Steve Lacy

• About Damn Time
  Lizzo

• As It Was
  Harry Styles

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BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE

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• For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative pop recordings. Singles or Tracks only.

• Don't Shut Me Down
  ABBA

• Bam Bam
  Camila Cabello Featuring Ed Sheeran

• My Universe
  Coldplay & BTS

• I Like You (A Happier Song)
  Post Malone & Doja Cat

• Unholy
  Sam Smith & Kim Petras WINNER

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BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM

For albums containing greater than 50% playing time of new traditional pop recordings.

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• *Higher - WINNER
  Michael Bublé

• When Christmas Comes Around...
  Kelly Clarkson

• I Dream Of Christmas (Extended)
  Norah Jones

• Evergreen
  Pentatonix

• Thank You
  Diana Ross

Best Pop Vocal Album

For albums containing greater than 50% playing time of new pop vocal recordings.

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• Voyage
  ABBA

• 30
  Adele

• Music Of The Spheres
  Coldplay

• Special
  Lizzo

• Harry's House
  Harry Styles WINNER

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BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC RECORDING

For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.

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• *BREAK MY SOUL - WINNER
  Beyoncé
  Beyoncé, Terius "The-Dream" Gesteelde-Diamant, Jens Christian Isaksen & Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, producers; Stuart White, mixer

• Rosewood
  Bonobo
  Simon Green, producer; Simon Green, mixer

• Don't Forget My Love
  Diplo & Miguel
  Diplo & Maximilian Jaeger, producers; Luca Pretolesi, mixer

• I'm Good (Blue)
  David Guetta & Bebe Rexha
  David Guetta & Timofey Reznikov, producers; David Guetta & Timofey Reznikov, mixers

• Intimidated
  KAYTRANADA Featuring H.E.R.
  H.E.R. & KAYTRANADA, producers; KAYTRANADA, mixer

• On My Knees
  RÜFÜS DU SOL
  Jason Evigan & RÜFÜS DU SOL, producers; Cassian Stewart-Kasimba, mixer

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BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC MUSIC ALBUM

For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.

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• Renaissance
  Beyoncé

• Fragments
  Bonobo

• Diplo
  Diplo

• The Last Goodbye
  ODESZA

• Surrender
  RÜFÜS DU SOL

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BEST CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM

For albums containing greater than 50% or more playing time of instrumental material. For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new recordings.

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• Between Dreaming And Joy
  Jeff Coffin

• Not Tight
  DOMi & JD Beck

• Blooz
  Grant Geissman

• Jacob's Ladder
  Brad Mehldau

• Empire Central
  Snarky Puppy

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Best Rock Performance

For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative rock recordings.

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• So Happy It Hurts
  Bryan Adams

• Old Man
  Beck

• Wild Child
  The Black Keys

• *Broken Horses - WINNER
  Brandi Carlile

• Crawl!
  Idles

• Patient Number 9
  Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Jeff Beck

• Holiday
  Turnstile

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Best Metal Performance

For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative metal recordings.

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• Call Me Little Sunshine
  Ghost

• We'll Be Back
  Megadeth

• Kill Or Be Killed
  Muse

• *Degradation Rules - WINNER
  Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Tony Iommi

• Blackout
  Turnstile

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BEST ROCK SONG

A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal songs. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

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• Black Summer
  Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis & Chad Smith, songwriters (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

• Blackout
  Brady Ebert, Daniel Fang, Franz Lyons, Pat McCrory & Brendan Yates, songwriters (Turnstile)

• *Broken Horses - WINNER
  Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)

• Harmonia's Dream
  Robbie Bennett & Adam Granduciel, songwriters (The War On Drugs)

• Patient Number 9
  John Osbourne, Chad Smith, Ali Tamposi, Robert Trujillo & Andrew Wotman, songwriters (Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Jeff Beck)

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Best Rock Album

For albums containing greater than 50% playing time of new rock, hard rock or metal recordings.

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• Dropout Boogie
  The Black Keys

• The Boy Named If
  Elvis Costello & The Imposters

• Crawler
  Idles

• Mainstream Sellout
  Machine Gun Kelly

• *Patient Number 9 - WINNER
  Ozzy Osbourne

• Lucifer On The Sofa
  Spoon

• Alternative

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Best Alternative Music Performance

For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative Alternative music recordings.

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• There'd Better Be A Mirrorball
  Arctic Monkeys

• Certainty
  Big Thief

• King
  Florence + The Machine

• *Chaise Longue - Chaise Longue
  Wet Leg

• Spitting Off The Edge Of The World
  Yeah Yeah Yeahs Featuring Perfume Genius

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Best Alternative Music Album

Vocal or Instrumental.

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• WE
  Arcade Fire

• Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You
  Big Thief

• Fossora
  Björk

• *Wet Leg - WINNER
  Wet Leg

• Cool It Down
  Yeah Yeah Yeahs

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Best R&B Performance

For new vocal or instrumental R&B recordings.

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• VIRGO’S GROOVE
  Beyoncé

• Here With Me
  Mary J. Blige Featuring Anderson .Paak

• *Hrs & Hrs - WINNER
  Muni Long

• Over
  Lucky Daye

• Hurt Me So Good
  Jazmine Sullivan

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Best Traditional R&B Performance

For new vocal or instrumental traditional R&B recordings.

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• Do 4 Love
  Snoh Aalegra

• Keeps On Fallin'
  Babyface Featuring Ella Mai

• *PLASTIC OFF THE SOFA - WINNER
  Beyoncé

• 'Round Midnight
  Adam Blackstone Featuring Jazmine Sullivan

• Good Morning Gorgeous
  Mary J. Blige

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Best R&B Song

A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

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• CUFF IT
  Denisia "Blu June" Andrews, Beyoncé, Mary Christine Brockert, Brittany "Chi" Coney, Terius "The-Dream" Gesteelde-Diamant, Morten Ristorp, Nile Rodgers & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Beyoncé)

• Good Morning Gorgeous
  Mary J. Blige, David Brown, Dernst Emile II, Gabriella Wilson & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (Mary J. Blige)

• Hrs & Hrs
  Hamadi Aaabi, Dylan Graham, Priscilla Renea, Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell, Brandon John-Baptiste, Isaac Wriston & Justin Nathaniel Zim, songwriters (Muni Long)WINNER

• Hurt Me So Good
  Akeel Henry, Michael Holmes, Luca Mauti, Jazmine Sullivan & Elliott Trent, songwriters (Jazmine Sullivan)

• Please Don't Walk Away
  PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton)

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Best Progressive R&B Album

For albums containing greater than 50% playing time of newly recorded progressive vocal tracks derivative of R&B.

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• Operation Funk
  Cory Henry

• *Gemini Rights - WINNER
  Steve Lacy

• Drones
  Terrace Martin

• Starfruit
  Moonchild

• Red Balloon
  Tank And The Bangas

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Best R&B Album

For albums containing greater than 50% playing time of new R&B recordings.

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• Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe)
  Mary J. Blige

• Breezy (Deluxe)
  Chris Brown

• *Black Radio III - WINNER
  Robert Glasper

• Candydrip
  Lucky Daye

• Watch The Sun
  PJ Morton

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Best Rap Performance

For a Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.

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• GOD DID
  DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy

• Vegas
  Doja Cat

• pushin P
  Gunna & Future Featuring Young Thug

• F.N.F. (Let's Go)
  Hitkidd & GloRilla

• *The Heart Part 5 - WINNER
  Kendrick Lamar

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Best Melodic Rap Performance

For a solo or collaborative performance containing both elements of R&B melodies and Rap.

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• BEAUTIFUL
  DJ Khaled Featuring Future & SZA

• *WAIT FOR U - WINNER
  Future Featuring Drake & Tems

• First Class
  Jack Harlow

• Die Hard
  Kendrick Lamar Featuring Blxst & Amanda Reifer

• Big Energy (Live)
  Latto

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Best Rap Song

A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

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• Churchill Downs
  Ace G, BEDRM, Matthew Samuels, Tahrence Brown, Rogét Chahayed, Aubrey Graham, Jack Harlow & Jose Velazquez, songwriters (Jack Harlow Featuring Drake)

• GOD DID
  Tarik Azzouz, E. Blackmon, Khaled Khaled, F. LeBlanc, Shawn Carter, John Stephens, Dwayne Carter, William Roberts & Nicholas Warwar, songwriters (DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy)

• *The Heart Part 5 - WINNER
  Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich, Kendrick Lamar & Matt Schaeffer, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)

• pushin P
  Lucas Depante, Nayvadius Wilburn, Sergio Kitchens, Wesley Tyler Glass & Jeffery Lamar Williams, songwriters (Gunna & Future Featuring Young Thug)

• WAIT FOR U
  Tejiri Akpoghene, Floyd E. Bentley III, Jacob Canady, Isaac De Boni, Aubrey Graham, Israel Ayomide Fowobaje, Nayvadius Wilburn, Michael Mule, Oluwatoroti Oke & Temilade Openiyi, songwriters (Future Featuring Drake & Tems)

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Best Rap Album

For albums containing greater than 50% playing time of new rap recordings.

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• GOD DID
  DJ Khaled

• I Never Liked You
  Future

• Come Home The Kids Miss You
  Jack Harlow

• Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
  Kendrick Lamar

• It's Almost Dry
  Pusha T

Best Country Solo Performance

For new vocal or instrumental solo country recordings.

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• Heartfirst
  Kelsea Ballerini

• Something In The Orange
  Zach Bryan

• In His Arms
  Miranda Lambert

• Circles Around This Town
  Maren Morris

• *Live Forever - WINNER
  Willie Nelson

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Best Country Duo/Group Performance

For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative country recordings.

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• Wishful Drinking
  Ingrid Andress & Sam Hunt

• Midnight Rider's Prayer
  Brothers Osborne

• Outrunnin' Your Memory
  Luke Combs & Miranda Lambert

• Does He Love You - Revisited
  Reba McEntire & Dolly Parton

• *Never Wanted To Be That Girl - WINNER
  Carly Pearce & Ashley McBryde

• Going Where The Lonely Go
  Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

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Best Country Song

A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

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• Circles Around This Town
  Ryan Hurd, Julia Michaels, Maren Morris & Jimmy Robbins, songwriters (Maren Morris)

• Doin' This
  Luke Combs, Drew Parker & Robert Williford, songwriters (Luke Combs)

• I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault)
  Lori McKenna & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)

• If I Was A Cowboy
  Jesse Frasure & Miranda Lambert, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)

• I'll Love You Till The Day I Die
  Rodney Crowell & Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Willie Nelson)

• *'Til You Can't - WINNER
  Matt Rogers & Ben Stennis, songwriters (Cody Johnson)

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Best Country Album

For albums containing greater than 50% playing time of new country recordings.

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• Growin' Up
  Luke Combs

• Palomino
  Miranda Lambert

• Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville
  Ashley McBryde

• Humble Quest
  Maren Morris

• A Beautiful Time
  Willie Nelson

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Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album

For albums containing greater than 50% playing time of new vocal or instrumental new age recordings.

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• Positano Songs
  Will Ackerman

• Joy
  Paul Avgerinos

• Mantra Americana
  Madi Das & Dave Stringer With Bhakti Without Borders

• The Passenger
  Cheryl B. Engelhardt

• *Mystic Mirror - WINNER
  White Sun

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Best Improvised Jazz Solo

For an instrumental jazz solo performance. Two equal performers on one recording may be eligible as one entry. If the soloist listed appears on a recording billed to another artist, the latter's name is in parenthesis for identification. Singles or Tracks only.)

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• Rounds (Live)
  Ambrose Akinmusire, soloist

• Keep Holding On
  Gerald Albright, soloist

• Falling
  Melissa Aldana, soloist

• Call Of The Drum
  Marcus Baylor, soloist

• Cherokee/Koko
  John Beasley, soloist

• *Endangered Species - WINNER
  Wayne Shorter & Leo Genovese, soloist