2021 Nominees
by GRAMMY Awardson GRAMMYs | Nominees and WinnersGENERAL FIELDRecord Of The YearBLACK PARADE
Beyoncé
COLORS
Black Pumas
ROCKSTAR
DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch
SAY SO
Doja Cat
✓ EVERYTHING I WANTED
Billie Eilish
DON'T START NOW
Dua Lipa
CIRCLES
Post Malone
SAVAGE
Megan Thee Stallion Featuring BeyoncéAlbum Of The YearCHILOMBO
Jhené Aiko
BLACK PUMAS (DELUXE EDITION)
Black Pumas
EVERYDAY LIFE
Coldplay
DJESSE VOL.3
Jacob Collier
WOMEN IN MUSIC PT. III
HAIM
FUTURE NOSTALGIA
Dua Lipa
HOLLYWOOD'S BLEEDING
Post Malone
✓ FOLKLORE
Taylor SwiftSong Of The YearBLACK PARADE
Beyoncé
THE BOX
Roddy Ricch
CARDIGAN
Taylor Swift
CIRCLES
Post Malone
DON'T START NOW
Dua Lipa
EVERYTHING I WANTED
Billie Eilish
✓ I CAN'T BREATHE
H.E.R.
IF THE WORLD WAS ENDING
JP Saxe Featuring Julia MichaelsBest New ArtistINGRID ANDRESS
PHOEBE BRIDGERS
CHIKA
NOAH CYRUS
D SMOKE
DOJA CAT
KAYTRANADA
✓ MEGAN THEE STALLIONPopBest Pop Solo PerformanceYUMMY
Justin Bieber
SAY SO
Doja Cat
EVERYTHING I WANTED
Billie Eilish
DON'T START NOW
Dua Lipa
WATERMELON SUGAR
Harry Styles
CARDIGAN
Taylor SwiftBest Pop Duo/Group PerformanceUN DIA (ONE DAY)
J Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny & Tainy
INTENTIONS
Justin Bieber Featuring Quavo
DYNAMITE
BTS
✓ RAIN ON ME
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande
EXILE
Taylor Swift Featuring Bon IverBest Traditional Pop Vocal AlbumBLUE UMBRELLA
(Burt Bacharach &) Daniеl Tashian
TRUE LOVE: A CELEBRATION OF COLE PORTER
Harry Connick, Jr.
✓ AMERICAN STANDARD
James Taylor
UNFOLLOW THE RULES
Rufus Wainwright
JUDY
Renée ZеllwegerBest Pop Vocal AlbumCHANGES
Justin Bieber
CHROMATICA
Lady Gaga
✓ FUTURE NOSTALGIA
Dua Lipa
FINE LINE
Harry Styles
FOLKLORE
Taylor SwiftDANCE/ELECTRONIC MUSICON MY MIND
Diplo & SIDEPIECE
MY HIGH
Disclosure Featuring Aminé & Slowthair
THE DIFFERENCE
Flume Featuring Toro y Moi
BOTH OF US
Jayda G
10%
Kaytranada Featuring Kali UchisBest Dance/Electronic AlbumKICK I
Arca
PLANET'S MAD
Baauer
ENERGY
Disclosure
✓ BUBBA
Kaytranada
GOOD FAITH
MadeonCONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL MUSICAXIOM
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah
CHRONOLOGY OF A DREAM: 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 PuppyROCKBest Rock Performance✓ SHAMEIKA
Fiona Apple
NOT
Big Thief
KYOTO
Phoebe Bridgers
THE STEPS
HAIM
STAY HIGH
Brittany Howard
DAYLIGHT
Grace PotterBest Metal Performance✓ BUM-RUSH
Body Count
UNDERNEATH
Code Orange
THE IN-BETWEEN
In This Moment
BLOODMONEY
Poppy
EXECUTIONER'S TAX (SWING OF THE AXE) – LIVE
Power TripBest Rock SongKYOTO
Phoebe Bridgers, Morgan Nagler & Marshall Vore, songwriters (Phoebe Bridgers)
LOST IN YESTERDAY
Kevin Parker, songwriter (Tame Impala)
NOT
Adrianne Lenker, songwriter (Big Thief)
SHAMEIKA
Fiona Apple, songwriter (Fiona Apple)
✓ STAY HIGH
Brittany Howard, songwriter (Brittany Howard)Best Rock AlbumA HERO'S DEATH
Fontaines D.C.
KIWANUKA
Michael Kiwanuka
DAYLIGHT
Grace Potter
SOUND & FURY
Sturgill Simpson
✓ THE NEW ABNORMAL
The StrokesALTERNATIVEBest Alternative Music Album✓ FETCH THE BOLT CUTTERS
Fiona Apple
HYPERSPACE
Beck
PUNISHER
Phoebe Bridgers
JAIME
Brittany Howard
THE SLOW RUSH
Tame ImpalaR&BBest R&B PerformanceLIGHTNING & THUNDER
Jhené Aiko Featuring John Legend
✓ BLACK PARADE
Beyoncé
ALL I NEED
Jacob Collier Featuring Mahalia & Ty Dolla $ign
GOAT HEAD
Brittany Howard
SEE ME
Emily KingBest Traditional R&B PerformanceSIT ON DOWN
The Baylor Project Featuring Jean Baylor & Marcus Baylor
WONDER WHAT SHE THINKS OF ME
Chloe X Halle
LET ME GO
Mykal Kilgore
✓ ANYTHING FOR YOU
Ledisi
DISTANCE
YebbaBest R&B Song✓ BETTER THAN I IMAGINED
Robert Glasper Featuring H.E.R. & Meshell Ndegeocello
BLACK PARADE
Beyoncé
COLLIDE
Tiana Major9 & EARTHGANG
DO IT
Chloe X Halle
SLOW DOWN
Skip Marley & H.E.R.Best Progressive R&B AlbumCHILOMBO
Jhené Aiko
UNGODLY HOUR
Chloe X Halle
FREE NATIONALS
Free Nationals
FUCK YO FEELINGS
Robert Glasper
✓ IT IS WHAT IT IS
ThundercatBest R&B AlbumHAPPY 2 BE HERE
Ant Clemons
TAKE TIME
Giveon
TO FEEL LOVE/D
Luke James
✓ BIGGER LOVE
John Legend
ALL RISE
Gregory PorterRAPBest Rap PerformanceDEEP REVERENCE
Big Sean Featuring Nipsey Hussle
BOP
DaBaby
WHATS POPPIN
Jack Harlow
THE BIGGER PICTURE
Lil Baby
✓ SAVAGE
Megan Thee Stallion Featuring Beyoncé
DIOR
Pop SmokeBest Melodic Rap PerformanceROCKSTAR
DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch
LAUGH NOW CRY LATER
Drake Featuring Lil Durk
✓ LOCKDOWN
Anderson .Paak
THE BOX
Roddy Ricch
HIGHEST IN THE ROOM
Travis ScottBest Rap SongTHE BIGGER PICTURE
Lil Baby
THE BOX
Roddy Ricch
LAUGH NOW CRY LATER
Drake Featuring Lil Durk
ROCKSTAR
DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch
✓ SAVAGE
Megan Thee Stallion Featuring BeyoncéBest Rap AlbumBLACK HABITS
D SMOKE
ALFREDO
Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist
A WRITTEN TESTIMONY
Jay Electronica
✓ KING'S DISEASE
Nas
THE ALLEGORY
Royce 5’9"COUNTRYBest Country Solo PerformanceStick 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 LambertBest Country Duo/Group PerformanceALL NIGHT
Brothers Osborne
✓ 10,000 HOURS
Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber
OCEAN
Lady A
SUGAR COAT
Little Big Town
SOME PEOPLE DO
Old DominionBest Country SongBLUEBIRD
Miranda Lambert
THE BONES
Maren Morris
✓ CROWDED TABLE
The Highwomen
MORE HEARTS THAN MINE
Ingrid Andress
SOME PEOPLE DO
Old DominionBest Country AlbumLADY LIKE
Ingrid Andress
YOUR LIFE IS A RECORD
Brandy Clark
✓ WILDCARD
Miranda Lambert
NIGHTFALL
Little Big Town
NEVER WILL
Ashley McBrydeNEW AGEBest New Age AlbumSONGS 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 BatisteNEW AGEBest New Age AlbumSONGS 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 BatisteJAZZBest Improvised Jazz SoloGUINNEVERE
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, soloist
Track from: Axiom
PACHAMAMA
Regina Carter, soloist
Track from: Ona (Thana Alexa)
CELIA
Gerald Clayton, soloist
✓ ALL BLUES
Chick Corea, soloist
Track from: Trilogy 2 (Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade)
MOE HONK
Joshua Redman, soloistBest Jazz Vocal AlbumONA
Thana Alexa
✓ 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 Conducted By John Beasley
WHAT'S THE HURRY
Kenny WashingtonBest Jazz Instrumental AlbumON THE TENDER SPOT OF EVERY CALLOUSED MOMENT
Ambrose Akinmusire
WAITING GAME
Terri Lyne Carrington + Social Science
HAPPENING: LIVE AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD
Gerald Clayton
✓ TRILOGY 2
Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade
ROUNDAGAIN
Redman Mehldau McBride BladeBest Large Jazz Ensemble AlbumDIALOGUES ON RACE
Gregg August
MONK'ESTRA PLAYS JOHN BEASLEY
John Beasley’s MONK’estra
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 OrchestraBest Latin Jazz AlbumTRADICIONES
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 SanchezGOSPEL/CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSICBEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE/SONGWONDERFUL IS YOUR NAME
Melvin Crispell III
RELEASE (LIVE)
Ricky Dillard Featuring Tiff Joy; David Frazier
COME TOGETHER
Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins Present: The Good News; Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins & Jazz Nixon, producers; Lashawn Daniels, Rodney Jerkins, Lecrae Moore & Jazz Nixon
WON'T LET GO
Travis Greene; Travis Greene
✓ MOVIN' ON
Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music; Darryl L. Howell, Jonathan Caleb McReynolds, Kortney Jamaal Pollard & Terrell Demetrius WilsonBest Contemporary Christian Music Performance/SongTHE BLESSING (LIVE)
Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes & Elevation Worship; Chris Brown, Cody Carnes, Kari Jobe Carnes & Steven Furtick
SUNDAY MORNING
Lecrae Featuring Kirk Franklin; Denisia Andrews, Jones Terrence Antonio, Saint Bodhi, Rafael X. Brown, Brittany Coney, Kirk Franklin, Lasanna Harris, Shama Joseph, Stuart Lowery, Lecrae Moore & Nathanael Saint-Fleur
HOLY WATER
We The Kingdom; Andrew Bergthold, Ed Cash, Franni Cash, Martin Cash & Scott Cash
FAMOUS FOR (I BELIEVE)
Tauren Wells Featuring Jenn Johnson; Chuck Butler, Krissy Nordhoff, Jordan Sapp, Alexis Slifer & Tauren Wells
✓ THERE WAS JESUS
Zach Williams & Dolly Parton; Casey Beathard, Jonathan Smith & Zach WilliamsBest Gospel Album2ECOND WIND: READY
Anthony Brown & group therAPy
MY TRIBUTE
Myron Butler
CHOIRMASTER
Ricky Dillard
✓ GOSPEL ACCORDING TO PJ
PJ Morton
KIERRA
Kierra SheardBest Contemporary Christian Music AlbumRUN 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 WestBest Roots Gospel AlbumBEAUTIFUL DAY
Mark Bishop
20/20
The Crabb Family
WHAT CHRISTMAS REALLY MEANS
The Erwins
✓ CELEBRATING FISK! (THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY ALBUM)
Fisk Jubilee Singers
SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL
Ernie Haase & Signature SoundREGGAEBest Reggae AlbumUPSIDE DOWN 2020
Buju Banton
HIGHER PLACE
Skip Marley
IT ALL COMES BACK TO LOVE
Maxi Priest
✓ GOT TO BE TOUGH
Toots & The Maytals
ONE WORLD
The WailersGLOBAL MUSICBest Global Music AlbumFU CHRONICLES
Antibalas
✓ TWICE AS TALL
Burna Boy
AGORA
Bebel Gilberto
LOVE LETTERS
Anoushka Shankar
AMADJAR
TinariwenLATINBest Latin Pop or Urban Album✓ YHLQMDLG
Bad Bunny
POR PRIMERA VEZ
Camilo
MESA PARA DOS
Kany García
PAUSA
Ricky Martin
3:33
Debi NovaBest Latin Rock or Alternative AlbumAURA
Bajofondo
MONSTRUO
Cami
SOBREVOLANDO
Cultura Profética
✓ LA CONQUISTA DEL ESPACIO
Fito Paez
MISS COLOMBIA
Lido PimientaBest Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)HECHO EN MÉXICO
Alejandro Fernández
LA SERENATA
Lupita Infante
✓ UN CANTO POR MÉXICO, VOL. 1
Natalia Lafourcade
BAILANDO SONES Y HUAPANGOS CON MARIACHI SOL DE MEXICO DE JOSE HERNANDEZ
Mariachi Sol De Mexico De Jose Hernandez
AYAYAY!
Christian NodalBest Tropical Latin AlbumMI TUMBAO
José Alberto "El Ruiseñor"
INFINITO
Edwin Bonilla
SIGO CANTANDO AL AMOR (DELUXE)
Jorge Celedon & Sergio Luis
✓ 40
Grupo Niche
MEMORIAS DE NAVIDAD
Víctor Manuelle