The first batch of nominations for the 58th Annual Grammy Awards was announced at 8:15 a.m. ET on CBS This Morning Monday. Alicia Keys, a 15-time Grammy Award winner herself, revealed the musicians vying in the four General Field categories: Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Best New Artist.
Fifteen minutes later, nominations across all 83 categories were announced via a press release and were made available on Grammy.com. The Grammys return to L.A.'s Staples Center on Feb. 15, 2016, and will be broadcast in high-definition and 5.1 surround sound on CBS from 8–11:30 p.m. ET. No host has been announced.
Here are the nominees:
1. Album of the Year
- Alabama Shakes, Sound and Color
- Kendrick Lamar, To Pimp a Butterfly
- Chris Stapleton, Traveller
- Taylor Swift, 1989
- The Weeknd, Beauty Behind the Madness
2. Song of the Year
- Kendrick Lamar, "Alright"
- Taylor Swift, "Blank Space"
- Little Big Town, "Girl Crush"
- Wiz Kahifa feat. Charlie Puth, "See You Again"
- Ed Sheeran, "Thinking Out Loud"
3. Record of the Year
- D'Angelo and the Vanguard, "Really Love"
- Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk"
- Ed Sheeran, "Thinking Out Loud"
- Taylor Swift, "Blank Space"
- The Weeknd, "Can't Feel my Face"
4. Best New Artist
- Courtney Barnett
- James Bay
- Sam Hunt
- Tori Kelly
- Meghan Trainor
5. Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
- Florence + The Machine, " Ship to Wreck"
- Maroon 5, "Sugar"
- Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk"
- Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar, "Bad Blood"
- Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth, "See You Again"
6. Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
- Tony Bennett & Bill Charlap, The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern
- Bob Dylan, Shadows in the Night
- Josh Groban, Stages
- Seth MacFarlane, No One Ever Tells You
- Barry Manilow (& Various Artists), My Dream Duets
7. Best Pop Vocal Album
- Kelly Clarkson, Piece by Piece
- Florence + The Machine, How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
- Mark Ronson, Uptown Special
- Taylor Swift, 1989
- James Taylor, Before This World
8. Best Dance Recording
- Above & Beyond feat. Zoë Johnston, :We're All We Need"
- The Chemical Brothers, "Go:
- Flying Lotus feat. Kendrick Lamar, "Never Catch Me"
- Galantis, "Runaway (U & I)"
- Skrillex and Diplo With Justin Bieber, "Where Are Ü Now"
9. Best Rock Performance
- Alabama Shakes, "Don't Wanna Fight"
- Florence + The Machine,"What Kind Of Man"
- Foo Fighters, "Something From Nothing"
- Elle King, "Ex's & Oh's"
- Wolf Alice, "Moaning Lisa Smile"
10. Best Alternative Music Album
- Alabama Shakes, Sound & Color
- Björk, Vulnicura
- My Morning Jacket, The Waterfall
- Tame Impala, Currents
- Wilco, Star Wars
11. Best Urban Contemporary Album
- The Internet, Ego Death
- Kehlani, You Should Be Here
- Lianne La Havas, Blood
- Miguel, Wildheart
- The Weeknd, Beauty Behind the Madness
12. Best Rap Album
- J. Cole, 2014 Forest Hills Drive
- Dr. Dre, Compton
- Drake, If Youre Reading This Its Too Late
- Kendrick Lamar, To Pimp a Butterfly
- Nicki Minaj, The Pinkprint
13. Best Country Album
- Sam Hunt, Montevallo
- Little Big Town, Pain Killer
- Ashley Monroe, The Blade
- Kacey Musgraves, Pageant Material
- Chris Stapleton, Traveller
14. Best Jazz Instrumental Album
- Joey Alexander, My Favorite Things
- Terence Blanchard feat. The E-Collective, Breathless
- Robert Glasper & The Robert Glasper Trio, Covered: Recorded Live at Capitol Studios
- Jimmy Greene, Beautiful Life
- John Scofield, Past Present
15. Best Gospel Album
- Karen Clark Sheard, Destined to Win (Live)
- Dorinda Clark-Cole, Living It
- Tasha Cobbs, One Place Live
- Israel & Newbreed, Covered: Alive Is Asia [Live] (Deluxe)
- Jonathan McReynolds, Life Music: Stage Two
16. Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
- Jason Crabb, Whatever the Road
- Lauren Daigle, How Can It Be
- Matt Maher, Saints and Sinners
- Tobymac, This Is Not a Test
- Chris Tomlin, Love Ran Red
17. Best Latin Pop Album
- Pablo Alborán, Terral
- Alex Cuba, Healer
- Ricky Martin, A Quien Quiera Escuchar (Deluxe Edition)
- Alejandro Sanz, Sirope
- Julieta Venegas, Algo Sucede
18. Best Americana Album
- Brandi Carlile, The Firewatcher's Daughter
- Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell, The Traveling Kind
- Jason Isbell, Something More Than Free
- The Mavericks, Mono
- Punch Brothers, The Phosphorescent Blues
19. Best Dance/Electronic Album
Caribou, Our Love
- The Chemical Brothers, Born in the Echoes
- Disclosure, Caracal
- Jamie XX, In Colour
- Skrillex and Diplo, Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü
20. Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
- Bill Frisell, Guitar in the Space Age!
- Wouter Kellerman, Love Language
- Marcus Miller, Afrodeezia
- Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest, Sylva
- Kirk Whalum, The Gospel According to Jazz, Chapter IV
21. Best Metal Performance
- August Burns Red, "Identity"
- Cirice, "Ghost"
- Lamb of God, "512"
- Sevendust, "Thank You"
- Slipknot, "Custer"
22. Best Rock Song
- Alabama Shakes, "Don't Wanna Fight"
- Elle King, "Ex's & Oh's"
- James Bay, "Hold Back the River"
- Highly Suspect, "Lydia"
- Florence + the Machine, "What Kind of Man"
23. Best Rock Album
- James Bay, Chaos and the Calm
- Death Cab for Cutie, Kintsugi
- Highly Suspect, Mister Asylum
- Muse, Drones
- Slipknot, .5: The Gray Chapter
24. Best R&B Performance
- Tamar Braxton, "If I Don't Have You"
- Andra Day, "Rise Up"
- Hiatus Kaiyote, "Breathing Underwater"
- Jeremih feat. J. Cole, "Planes"
- The Weeknd, "Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)"
25. Best Traditional R&B Performance
- Faith Evans, "He Is"
- Lalah Hathaway, "Little Ghetto Boy"
- Jazmine Sullivan, "Let It Burn"
- Tyrese, "Shame"
- Charlie Wilson, "My Favorite Part of You"
26. Best R&B Song
- Miguel, "Coffee"
- The Weeknd, "Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)"
- Jazmine Sullivan, "Let It Burn"
- D'Angelo and The Vanguard, "Really Love"
- Tyrese, "Shame"
27. Best R&B Album
- Leon Bridges, Coming Home
- D'Angelo and the Vanguard, Black Messiah
- Andra Day, Cheers to the Fall
- Jazmine Sullivan, Reality Show
- Charlie Wilson, Forever Charlie
28. Best Rap Performance
- J. Cole, "Apparently"
- Drake, "Back to Back"
- Fetty Wap, "Trap Queen"
- Kendrick Lamar, "Alright"
- Nicki Minaj feat. Drake & Lil Wayne, "Truffle Butter"
- Kanye West feat. Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney, "All Day"
29. Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
- Big Sean feat. Kanye West & John Legend, "One Man Can Change the World"
- Common & John Legend, "Glory"
- Jidenna feat. Roman GianArthur, "Classic Man"
- Kendrick Lamar feat. Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat, "These Walls"
- Nicki Minaj feat. Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown, "Only"
30. Best Rap Song
- Kanye West feat. Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney, "All Day"
- Kendrick Lamar, "Alright"
- Drake, "Energy"
- Common & John Legend, "Glory"
- Fetty Wap, "Trap Queen"
31. Best Country Duo/Group Performance
- Brothers Osborne, "Stay a Little Longer"
- Joey + Rory, "If I Needed You"
- Charles Kelley, Dierks Bentley & Eric Paslay, "The Driver"
- Little Big Town, "Girl Crush"
- Blake Shelton feat. Ashley Monroe, "Lonely Tonight"
32. Best Country Song
- Lee Ann Womack, "Chances Are"
- Tim McGraw, "Diamond Rings And Old Barstools"
- Little Big Town, "Girl Crush"
- Brandy Clark, "Hold My Hand"
- Chris Stapleton, "Traveller"
34. Best Country Solo Performance
- Cam, "Burning House"
- Chris Stapleton, "Traveller"
- Carrie Underwood, "Little Toy Guns"
- Keith Urban, "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16"
- Lee Ann Womack, "Chances Are"
35. Best Pop Solo Performance
- Kelly Clarkson, "Heartbeat Song"
- Ellie Goulding, "Love Me Like You Do"
- Ed Sheeran, "Thinking Out Loud"
- Taylor Swift, "Blank Space"
- The Weeknd, "Can't Feel My Face"
36. Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
- Empire: Season 1
- Fifty Shades of Grey
- Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me
- Pitch Perfect 2
- Selma
37. Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
- The Weeknd, "Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)"
- Common & John Legend, "Glory"
- Ellie Goulding, "Love Me Like You Do"
- Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth, "See You Again"
- Lady Gaga, "Til It Happens to You"
38. Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
- Birdman
- The Imitation Game
- Interstellar
- The Theory of Everything
- Whiplash
39. Best Music Video
- A$AP Rocky, "LSD"
- The Dead Weather, "I Feel Love"
- Kendrick Lamar, "Alright"
- Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar, "Bad Blood"
- Pharrell Williams, "Freedom"
40. Best Music Film
- Foo Fighters, Sonic Highways
- James Brown, Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
- Nina Simone, What Happened, Miss Simone
- Roger Waters, The Wall
- Amy Winehouse, Amy
41. Best New Age Album
- Paul Avgerinos, Grace
- Madi Das, Bhakti Without Borders
- Catherine Duc, Voyager
- Peter Kater, Love
- Ron Korb, Asia Beauty
42. Best Improvised Jazz Solo
- Joey Alexander, "Giant Steps"
- Christian McBride, "Cherokee"
- Donny McCaslin, "Arbiters of Evolution"
- Joshua Redman, "Friend or Foe"
- John Scofield, "Past Present"
43. Best Jazz Vocal Album
- Karrin Allyson, Many a New Day: Karrin Allyson Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein
- Denise Donatelli, Find a Heart
- Lorraine Feather, Flirting With Disaster
- Jamison Ross, Jamison
- Cécile McLorin Salvant, For One to Love
44. Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
- Gil Evans Project, Lines of Color
- Marshall Gilkes & WDR Big Band, Köln
- Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, Cuba: The Conversation Continues
- Maria Schneider Orchestra, The Thompson Fields
- Patrick Williams, Home Suite Home
45. Best Latin Jazz Album
- Eliane Elias, Made in Brazil
- The Rodriguez Brothers, Impromptu
- Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Suite Caminos
- Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet, Intercambio
- Miguel Zenón, Identities Are Changeable
46 Best Gospel Performance/Song
- Anthony Brown & Group Therapy, "Worth [Live]"
- Kirk Franklin, "Wanna Be Happy?"
- Travis Greene, "Intentional"
- Israel & Newbreed feat. Yolanda Adams, "How Awesome Is Our God [Live]"
- Brian Courtney Wilson, "Worth Fighting For [Live]"
47. Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
- Francesca Battistelli, "Holy Spirit"
- Crowder, "Lift Your Head Weary Sinner (Chains)"
- Matt Maher, "Because He Lives (Amen)"
- Third Day feat. All Sons & Daughters, "Soul on Fire"
- Tobymac feat. Mr. Talkbox, "Feel It"
48. Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
- Jason Crabb, Whatever the Road
- Lauren Daigle, How Can It Be
- Matt Maher, Saints and Sinners
- Tobymac, This Is Not a Test
- Chris Tomlin, Love Ran Red
49. Best Roots Gospel Album
- The Fairfield Four, Still Rockin' My Soul
- Karen Peck & New River, Pray Now
- Point of Grace, Directions Home (Songs We Love, Songs You Know)
50. Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
- Bomba Estereo, Amanecer
- La Cuneta Son Machín, Mondongo
- Natalia Lafourcade, Hasta La Raíz
- Monsieur Periné, Caja De Música
- Pitbull, Dale
51. Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
- Banda El Recodo De Don Cruz Lizarraga, Mi Vicio Mas Grande
- La Maquinaria Norteña, Ya Dime Adiós
- Los Cojolites, Zapateando
- Los Tigres Del Norte, Realidades - Deluxe Edition
- Mariachi Los Camperos De Nati Cano, Tradición, Arte Y Pasión
52. Best Tropical Latin Album
- José Alberto "El Canario" & Septeto Santiaguero, Tributo A Los Compadres: No Quiero Llanto
- Rubén Blades With Roberto Delgado & Orchestra, Son De Panamá
- Guaco, Presente Continuo
- Juan Luis Guerra 4.40, Todo Tiene Su Hora
- Victor Manuelle, Que Suenen Los Tambores
53. Best American Roots Performance
- Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn, "And Am I Born to Die"
- Buddy Guy, "Born to Play Guitar"
- The Milk Carton Kids, "City of Our Lady"
- Punch Brothers, "Julep"
- Mavis Staples, "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean"
54. Best American Roots Song
- The Mavericks, "All Night Long"
- Don Henley & Merle Haggard, "The Cost of Living"
- Punch Brothers, "Julep"
- Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell, "The Traveling Kind"
- Jason Isbell, "24 Frames"
55. Best Bluegrass Album
- Dale Ann Bradley, Pocket Full of Keys
- Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley, Before the Sun Goes Down
- Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, In Session
- Ralph Stanley & Friends, Man of Constant Sorrow
- The Steeldrivers, The Muscle Shoals Recordings
56 Best Blues Album
- Cedric Burnside Project, Descendants of Hill Country
- Shemekia Copeland, Outskirts of Love
- Buddy Guy, Born to Play Guitar
- Bettye LaVette, Worthy
- John Primer & Various Artists, Muddy Waters 100
57. Best Folk Album
- Norman Blake, Wood, Wire & Words
- Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn, Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn
- Rhiannon Giddens, Tomorrow Is My Turn
- Patty Griffin, Servant of Love
- Glen Hansard, Didn't He Ramble
58. Best Regional Roots Music Album
- Jon Cleary, Go Go Juice
- Natalie Ai Kamauu, La La La La
- Keali'i Reichel, Kawaiokalena
- The Revelers, Get Ready
- Windwalker and The MCW, Generations
60. Best Reggae Album
- Rocky Dawuni, Branches of the Same Tree
- Jah Cure, The Cure
- Barrington Levy, Acousticalevy
- Luciano, Zion Awake
- Morgan Heritage, Strictly Roots
61. Best World Music Album
- Gilberto Gil, Gilbertos Samba Ao Vivo
- Angelique Kidjo, Sings
- Ladysmith Black Mambazo With Ella Spira & The Inala Ensemble, Music From Inala
- Anoushka Shankar, Home
- Zomba Prison Project, I Have No Everything Here
62. Best Children's Album
- José-Luis Orozco, ¡Come Bien! Eat Right!
- Gustafer Yellowgold, Dark Pie Concerns
- Tim Kubart, Home
- Lori Henriques, How Great Can This Day Be
- Molly Ledford & Billy Kelly, Trees
63. Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
- Patti Smith, Blood on Snow (Jo Nesbø)
- Dick Cavett, Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, and Assorted Hijinks
- Jimmy Carter, A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety
- Janis Ian & Jean Smart, Patience and Sarah (Isabel Miller)
- Amy Poehler (& Various Artists), Yes Please
64. Best Comedy Album
- Lisa Lampanelli, Back to the Drawing Board
- Wyatt Cenac, Brooklyn
- Jay Mohr, Happy. And A Lot.
- Craig Ferguson, Just Being Honest
- Louis C.K., Live at Madison Square Garden
65. Best Musical Theater Album
- An American in Paris
- Fun Home
- Hamilton
- The King And I
- Something Rotten!
56. Best Instrumental Composition
- Arturo O'Farrill, "The Afro Latin Jazz Suite"
- Bob Mintzer, "Civil War"
- David Balakrishnan, "Confetti Man"
- Rich DeRosa, "Neil"
- Marshall Gilkes, "Vesper"
57. Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
- Bruno Mars
- Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
- Do You Hear What I Hear?
- Ghost of a Chance
- You and the Night and the Music
58. Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
- Shelly Berg, "Be My Muse"
- Patrick Williams, "52nd & Broadway"
- Otmaro Ruiz "Garota De Ipanema"
- Maria Schneider, "Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)"
- Jimmy Greene, "When I Come Home"
59. Best Recording Package
- Alex Trochut, Alagoas, Alagoas
- Anita Marisa Boriboon, Snoop Dogg, Bush
- Brian Roettinger, Florence + the Machine, How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (Deluxe Edition)
- Nathanio Strimpopulos, Elvis Presley, My Happiness
- Sarah Dodds, Shauna Dodds & Dick Reeves, Asleep at the Wheel, Still the King: Celebrating the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
70. Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
- Of Monsters and Men, Beneath the Skin
- Father John Misty, I Love You,
- Various Artists, The Rise & Fall Of Paramount Records, Volume Two (1928-32)
- The Rolling Stones, Sticky Fingers (Super Deluxe Edition)
- Grateful Dead, 30 Trips Around the Sun
- The Decemberists, What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World (Deluxe Box Set)
71. Best Album Notes
- James P. Leary, Folksongs of Another America: Field Recordings From The Upper Midwest, 1937-1946
- Jeff Place, Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection
- Joni Mitchell, Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, A Ballet, Waiting to Be Danced
- Ted Olson, Portrait of an American Singer
- Ryan Barna, Songs of the Night: Dance Recordings, 1916-1925
72 Best Historical Album
- Bob Dylan and the Band, The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11
- Erroll Garner, The Complete Concert by the Sea
- Various Artists, Native North America (Vol. 1): Aboriginal Folk, Rock, And Country 1966–1985
- Various Artists, Parchman Farm: Photographs and Field Recordings, 1947–1959
- Fannie Lou Hamer, Songs My Mother Taught Me
73. Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
- James Taylor, Before This World
- Melody Gardot, Currency of Man
- The Bird and the Bee, Recreational Love
- Alabama Shakes, Sound & Color
- Diana Krall, Wallflower
74. Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
- Jeff Bhasker
- Dave Cobb
- Diplo
- Larry Klein
- Blake Mills
75. Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
- Daniel Hope, "Berlin by Overnight (CFCF Remix)"
- JES, Shant, & Clint Maximus, "Hold On (Fatum Remix)"
- Galantis, "Runaway (U & I) (Kaskade Remix)"
- Odesza feat. Zyra, "Say My Name (RAC Remix)"
- Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk (Dave Audé Remix)"
76. Best Surround Sound Album
- Ingar Heine Bergby & Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Amdahl: Astrognosia & Aesop
- Roger Waters, Amused to Death
- Øyvind Gimse, Anita Brevik, Nidarosdomens Jentekor & Trondheimsolistene,Magnificat
- Paavo Järvi & Russian National Orchestra, Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7
- Tove Ramlo-Ystad & Cantus, Spes
77. Best Engineered Album, Classical
- George Manahan & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra, Ask Your Mama
- Ludovic Morlot, Augustin Hadelich & Seattle Symphony, Dutilleux: Métaboles; L'Arbre Des Songes; Symphony No. 2, 'Le Double'
- Martin Pearlman, Jennifer Rivera, Fernando Guimarães & Boston Baroque,Monteverdi: Il Ritorno D'Ulisse In Patria
- Charles Bruffy, Phoenix Chorale & Kansas City Chorale, Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil
- Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony, Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3, 'Organ'
78. Producer of the Year, Classical
- Blanton Alspaugh
- Manfred Eicher
- Marina A. Ledin, Victor Ledin
- Dan Merceruio
- Judith Sherman
79. Best Orchestral Performance
- Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, "Bruckner: Symphony No. 4"
- Seattle Symphony, "Dutilleux: Métaboles; L'Arbre Des Songes; Symphony No. 2, 'Le Double'"
- Boston Symphony Orchestra, "Shostakovich: Under Stalin's Shadow - Symphony No. 10"
- The Oregon Symphony, "Spirit of the American Range"
- New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, "Zhou Long & Chen Yi: Symphony 'Humen 1839'"
80. Best Opera Recording
- Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin; Chorus of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, "Janáček: Jenůfa"
- Boston Baroque, "Monteverdi: Il Ritorno D'Ulisse in Patria"
- Chamber Orchestra of Europe, "Mozart: Die Entführung Aus Dem Serail"
- Saito Kinen Orchestra; SKF Matsumoto Chorus & SKF Matsumoto Children's Chorus, "Ravel: L'Enfant Et Les Sortilèges; Shéhérazade"
- Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra, "Steffani: Niobe, Regina Di Tebe"
81. Best Choral Performance
- Bernard Haitink, "Beethoven: Missa Solemnis"
- Harry Christophers, "Monteverdi: Vespers of 1610"
- Craig Hella Johnson, "Pablo Neruda - The Poet Sings"
- Eric Holtan, "Paulus: Far in the Heavens"
- Charles Bruffy, "Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil"
82. Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
- Tanja Tetzlaff, Christian Tetzlaff & Lars Vogt, "Brahms: The Piano Trios"
- Eighth Blackbird, "Filament"
- Nadia Shpachenko & Genevieve Feiwen Lee, "Flaherty: Airdancing for Toy Piano, Piano & Electronics"
- Brad Wells & Roomful of Teeth, "Render"
- Takács Quartet & Marc-André Hamelin, "Shostakovich: Piano Quintet & String Quartet No. 2"
83. Best Classical Instrumental Solo
- Augustin Hadelich, "Dutilleux: Violin Concerto, L'Arbre Des Songes"
- Joseph Moog, "Grieg & Moszkowski: Piano Concertos"
- Kristian Bezuidenhout, "Mozart: Keyboard Music, Vol. 7"
- Daniil Trifonov, "Rachmaninov Variations"
- Ursula Oppens, "Rzewski: The People United Will Never Be Defeated!"
84. Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
- Beethoven: An Die Ferne Geliebte; Haydn: English Songs; Mozart: Masonic Cantata
- Joyce & Tony - Live From Wigmore Hall
- Nessun Dorma - The Puccini Album
- Rouse: Seeing; Kabir Padavali
- St. Petersburg
85. Best Classical Compendium
- New Budapest Orpheum Society, As Dreams Fall Apart - The Golden Age Of Jewish Stage And Film Music (1925-1955)
- George Manahan, Ask Your Mama
- Paul McCreesh, Handel: L'Allegro, Il Penseroso Ed Il Moderato, 1740
- Giancarlo Guerrero, Paulus: Three Places of Enlightenment; Veil of Tears & Grand Concerto
- Nadia Shpachenko, Woman at the New Piano
86. Best Contemporary Classical Composition
- Gerald Barry, Barry: The Importance of Being Earnest
- Andrew Norman, Norman: Play
- Stephen Paulus, Paulus: Prayers & Remembrances
- Joan Tower, Tower: Stroke
- Julia Wolfe, Wolfe: Anthracite Fields