Flying High!Caspar BabypantsWThe Okee Dokee Brothersinterland
Ageless: Songs for the Child ArchetypeJon SamsonI Love Rainy DaysDaniel Tashian
BEST SPOKEN WALBUM (INCLUDES POETRY, AUDIO BOOKS AND STORYTELLING)I.V. Catatonia: 20 Years as a ORD
Two-Time Cancer SurvivorEric AlexandrakisSekou Andrews & The String TheorySekou Andrews & The String Theory
BecomingMichelle ObamaBeastie Boys BookVarious artists; Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, Scott Sherratt and
Dan Zitt, producersMr. Know-It-AllJohn WBEST COMEDY ALBUMaters
Right NowAziz AnsariSticks & StonesDave Chappelle
RelatableEllen DeGeneresQuality TimeJim Gaffigan
Son of PatriciaTrevor NoahBEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM
Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The TemptationsSaint Aubyn, Derrick Baskin, James Harkness, Jawan M. Jackson, Jeremy Pope and Ephraim Sykes, principal soloists; Scott M. Riesett, producer
(Original Broadway Cast)
Mary Poppins ReturnsMarc Shaiman, composerBEST SONG WFOR VISUAL MEDIARITTEN
“The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy”Randy Newman, songwriter (Chris Staple-ton). Track from: “Girl in the Movies”Toy Story 4
Dolly Parton and Linda Perry, songwriters (Dolly Parton). “I’ll Never Love Again (Film Version)”Natalie Hemby, Lady Gaga, Hillary Lindsey Track from: Dumplin’
and Aaron Raitiere, songwriters (Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper). Track from: Star Is Born“SPIRIT”Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Timothy McK-A
enzie and Ilya Salmanzadeh, songwriters (Beyoncé). “Suspirium”Thom Yorke, songwriter (Thom Yorke). Track from: SuspiriaTrack from: The Lion King
BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION“Begin Again”Fred Hersch, composer (Fred Hersch and The WDR Big Band conducted by Vince
Mendoza)“Crucible for Crisis”Brian Lynch, composer (Brian Lynch Big Band)
“Love, a Beautiful Force”Vince Mendoza, composer (Vince Men-doza, Terell Stafford, Dick Oatts and the Temple University Studio Orchestra)“Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
Symphonic Suite”John Williams, composer (John Williams)“WChristian McBride, composer (Christian McBride)alkin’ Funny”
BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTAL OR A CAPPELLA“Blue Skies”Kris Bowers, arranger (Kris Bowers)
“Hedwig’s Theme”John Williams, arranger (Anne-Sophie Mutter and John Williams)HadestownReeve Carney, André De Shields, Amber Gray, Eva Noblezada and Patrick Page, principal soloists; Mara Isaacs, David Lai, Anaïs Mitchell and Todd Sickafoose, producers (Anaïs Mitchell, composer and
lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)Moulin Rouge! The MusicalDanny Burstein, Tam Mutu, Sahr Ngaujah, Karen Olivo and Aaron Tveit, principal soloists; Justin Levine, Baz Luhrmann,
Matt Stine and Alex Timbers, producers (Original Broadway Cast)The Music of and the Cursed ChildFour Contemporary SuitesHarry Potter — in
Imogen Heap, producer; Imogen Heap, composer (Imogen Heap)Oklahoma!Damon Daunno, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Ali Stroker, Mary Testa and Patrick Vaill,
principal soloists; Daniel Kluger and Dean Sharenow, producers (Richard Rodgers, composer; Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist) (2019 Broadway Cast)BEST COMPILATION
SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIAThe Lion King: The SongsVarious artists
Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in HollywoodVarious artistsRocketmanTaron Egerton
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-VerseVarious artistsA Star Is BornLady Gaga and Bradley Cooper
BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIAAvengers: EndgameAlan Silvestri, composer
ChernobylHildur Guðnadóttir, composerGame of Thrones: Season 8Ramin Djawadi, composer
The Lion KingHans Zimmer, composerGRAMMYAWARDS
LiberationBESTFrom top: Sara Gazarek, 12 Little SpellsTogetherGhost^ JAZZBand, ; Jazzmeia Horn, ; Catherine Russell, ; Esperanza Spalding,^ ScreenplayVOCAL; Tierney Sutton^ ALBUM.Love & Thirsty Alone
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