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Chappell Roan turned heads at the 2026 Grammys on Sunday in a topless look that nodded to Kanye West and Bianca Censori’s shock red carpet moment – and a body language expert says it was clearly meant to upstage them.
The Hot To Go! star, 27, who is up for Best Pop Solo Performance and Record of the Year for The Subway, went full-on shock mode in a sheer Mugler gown held together by little more than two hoops dangling from her nipples.
The daring ensemble left little to the imagination, instantly evoking last year’s Grammys, when Censori whipped off a fur coat to reveal a near-nude bodysuit that set social media on fire.
According to body language expert Judi James, Roan appeared to be chasing that same level of shock factor in a calculated bid to ‘out-dare’ every other artist.
‘Roan’s red carpet body language made her look uncomfortable, vulnerable and vaguely out of sorts with what looked like her own decision to try for a look that would out-dare every other artist in a gesture that was almost designed to shock as Kanye and Bianca’s infamous red carpet reveal a while back,’ James exclusively told Daily Mail.
However, James said Roan came off ‘looking unhappy and rather sulky as though maybe regretting her dress-decision.’
Chappell Roan steals the show at the 2026 Grammys in topless Mugler — a move a body language expert says was meant to upstage Kanye West and Bianca Censori
The Hot To Go! singer, 27, and Grammy nominee for Best Pop Solo Performance and Record of the Year, went full shock in a dress barely held together by two nipple hoops
Before unveiling her daring nipple-ring look, Roan was first covered up in a wrap – a move James noted echoed Censori’s red carpet approach.
‘In a pod-style wrap of chiffon that was the exact same shade as her hair, Chappell first stood encased and awkward-looking, appearing to discuss her potential moves with her stylist,’ James said, highlighting the singer’s tentative start.
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Her ‘reveal’ came when she flung off the wrap to expose just two points of chiffon over her nipples and a bared upper torso.
‘Unlike Bianca, she seemed uncomfortable about styling the daring moment out, though,’ James observed.
‘There were a couple of moments when she went from a less assured look to throwing her arms up and back in a pit-bare of total daring.’
Roan began with her hands behind her back before quickly lifting them to toss her hair and strike a peak-glamour pose, elbows raised in a brief gesture of fearless confidence.
But just as quickly, she fell back into what James described as ‘an unhappy or uncomfortable discussion with her stylist,’ suggesting something was clearly not to her liking.
Despite the unease, the singer still seemed eager to show off her full-length back tattoo and G-string, flipping her hair and striking a few more ‘unhappy-looking facial expressions,’ according to James.
The daring ensemble left little to the imagination, instantly evoking last year’s Grammys, when Censori whipped off a fur coat to reveal a near-nude bodysuit that set social media on fire; (Kanye West and Bianca Censori at 2025 Grammys)
According to body language expert Judi James, Roan appeared to be chasing that same level of Censori’s shock factor in a calculated bid to ‘out-dare’ every other artist
‘Unlike Bianca, she seemed uncomfortable about styling the daring moment out, though,’ James observed
Despite the unease, the singer still seemed eager to show off her full-length back tattoo and G-string, flipping her hair and striking a few more ‘unhappy-looking facial expressions,’ according to James
Even Roan herself admitted the moment wasn’t entirely positive.
She told E! that the carpet felt ‘overstimulating’ because ‘people are filming you and you don’t know what they’re doing with it.’
James said the body language made this clear: ‘Her awkwardness was obvious from her constant changes of never-completed poses and her sulky mouth expression with some small biting movements as she looked around with unease’
And Roan may have achieved the effect James suggested with her daring take on Mugler’s 1998 ‘Nipple Ring’ dress, as fans immediately flooded social media with reactions.
One critic wrote, ‘I think they need a dress code cause wtf is this? This is not the “pink pony club.”’
Another added, ‘Days like this, I wish Joan Rivers was still alive. The roast would have been epic.’
And yet another chimed in, saying, ‘Well that was awful. Next.’
Despite the mixed reactions, Roan has long leaned on fashion as a core part of her identity, embracing bold, unpredictable looks as her signature.
Fans immediately flooded social media with reactions
‘We pull from drag, we pull from horror movies, we pull from burlesque, we pull from theatre,’ she told The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. ‘I love looking pretty and scary. Or, like, pretty and tacky – or just not pretty. I love that too.’
She’s made a clear distinction between her stage persona and real-life style, often sticking to muted tones offstage while reserving her most theatrical, jaw-dropping looks for performances and red carpet moments.
On the Call Her Daddy podcast, Roan reflected on how her relationship with fashion has shifted since stepping into the spotlight.
She explained she now keeps it low-key day-to-day, dressing ‘very modestly’ in blacks, whites, creams and taupes to avoid unwanted attention.
But early in her career, she admitted she went full throttle, describing her outfits as ‘really, really bimbo‑y,’ even wearing silicone inserts that pushed her chest ‘up to my f****** clavicle.’
Even amid all the glamour and theatrics, Roan hasn’t shied away from using her platform to speak up.
During her 2025 Grammys acceptance speech, she said, ‘Thank you all who listened to get me here today. I told myself if I ever won a Grammy and I got to stand up here in front of the most powerful people in music, I would demand that labels and the industry profiting millions of pounds off of artists would offer a livable wage and healthcare, especially to developing artists.’
At the 2026 Grammys, Roan returned both as a nominee for her hit The Subway and to present the award for Best New Artist.
On stage, she swapped her risqué red carpet ensemble for a more restrained look while handing the award to Olivia Dean.
Grammy Awards 2026 winners – FULL LIST
Album Of The Year
Bad Bunny – DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS _ WINNER
Justin Bieber – SWAG
Sabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best Friend
Clipse, Pusha T and Malice – Let God Sort Em Out
Lady Gaga – MAYHEM
Kendrick Lamar – GNX
Leon Thomas – MUTT
Tyler, The Creator – CHROMAKOPIA
Bad Bunny earned top prize of the night Best Album
Song Of The Year
Lady Gaga – Abracadabra
Doechii – Anxiety
ROSÉ, Bruno Mars – APT.
Bad Bunny – DtMF
HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI – Golden (From ‘KPop Demon Hunters’)
Kendrick Lamar With SZA – luther
Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
Billie Eilish – WILDFLOWER – WINNER
Billie Eilish took home Song Of The Year for WILDFLOWER with brother FINNEAS
Best Pop Solo Performance
Justin Bieber – DAISIES
Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
Lady Gaga – Disease
Chappell Roan – The Subway
Lola Young – Messy – WINNER
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande -Defying Gravity – WINNER
HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI – Golden (From KPop Demon Hunters)
KATSEYE – Gabriela
ROSÉ, Bruno Mars – APT.
SZA Featuring Kendrick Lamar – 30 For 30
Best Pop Vocal Album
Justin Bieber – SWAG
Sabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best Friend
Miley Cyrus – Something Beautiful
Lady Gaga – MAYHEM – WINNER
Teddy Swims – ‘I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2)
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
Disclosure & Anderson .Paak – No Cap
Fred again.., Skepta, & PlaqueBoyMax – Victory Lap
KAYTRANADA – SPACE INVADER
Skrillex – VOLTAGE
Tame Impala – End Of Summer – WINNER
Best Dance Pop Recording
Selena Gomez & benny blanco – Bluest Flame
Lady Gaga – Abracadabra – WINNER
Zara Larsson – Midnight Sun
Tate McRae – Just Keep Watching (From F1® The Movie)
PinkPantheress – Illegal
Lady Gaga added to her collection with three more Grammys
Best Dance/Electronic Album
FKA twigs – EUSEXUA – WINNER
Fred again.. – Ten Days
PinkPantheress – Fancy That
RÜFÜS DU SOL – Inhale / Exhale
Skrillex – F— U SKRILLEX YOU THINK UR ANDY WARHOL BUT UR NOT!! <3
Best Remixed Recording
Abracadabra (Gesaffelstein Remix) – Lady Gaga, Gesaffelstein – WINNER
Don’t Forget About Us – KAYTRANADA, Mariah Carey
A Dreams A Dream (Ron Trent Remix) – Ron Trent, Soul II Soul
Galvanize – The Chemical Brothers, Chris Lake
Golden (David Guetta REM/X) – David Guetta, HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI
Best Rock Performance
Amyl and The Sniffers – U Should Not Be Doing That
Linkin Park – The Emptiness Machine
Turnstile – NEVER ENOUGH
Hayley Williams – Mirtazapine
YUNGBLUD Featuring Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman, II – Changes (Live From Villa Park) Back To The Beginning – WINNER
Best Metal Performance
Dream Theater – Night Terror
Ghost – Lachryma
Sleep Token – Emergence
Spiritbox – Soft Spine
Turnstile – BIRDS – WINNER
Best Rock Song
Nine Inch Nails – As Alive As You Need Me To Be – WINNER
Sleep Token – Caramel
Hayley Williams – Glum
Turnstile – NEVER ENOUGH
YUNGBLUD – Zombie
Best Rock Album
Deftones – private music
HAIM – I quit
Linkin Park – From Zero
Turnstile – NEVER ENOUGH – WINNER
YUNGBLUD – Idols
Best Alternative Music Performance
Bon Iver – Everything Is Peaceful Love
The Cure – Alone – WINNER
Turnstile – SEEIN’ STARS
Wet Leg – mangetout
Hayley Williams – Parachute
Best Alternative Music Album
Bon Iver – SABLE, fABLE
The Cure – Songs Of A Lost World – WINNER
Tyler, The Creator – DON’T TAP THE GLASS
Wet Leg – moisturizer
Hayley Williams – Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party
Best R&B Performance
Justin Bieber – YUKON
Chris Brown featuring Bryson Tiller – It Depends
Kehlani – Folded – WINNER
Leon Thomas – MUTT — Live From NPR’s Tiny Desk
Summer Walker – Heart Of A Woman
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Durand Bernarr – Here We Are
Lalah Hathaway – UPTOWN
Ledisi – LOVE YOU TOO
SZA – Crybaby
Leon Thomas – VIBES DON’T LIE – WINNER
Best R&B Song
Kehlani – Folded – WINNER
Summer Walker – Heart Of A Woman
Chris Brown featuring Bryson Tiller – It Depends
Durand Bernarr – Overqualified
Leon Thomas – YES IT IS
Best Progressive R&B Album
Durand Bernarr – BLOOM – WINNER
Bilal – Adjust Brightness
Destin Conrad – LOVE ON DIGITAL
FLO – Access All Areas
Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon – Come As You Are
Best R&B Album
GIVĒON – BELOVED
Coco Jones – Why Not More
Ledisi – The Crown
Teyana Taylor – Escape Room
Leon Thomas – MUTT – WINNER
Best Rap Performance
Cardi B – Outside
Clipse, Pusha T and Malice featuring Kendrick Lamar and Pharrell Williams – Chains & Whips – WINNER
Doechii – Anxiety
Kendrick Lamar featuring Lefty Gunplay – tv off
Tyler, The Creator featuring Teezo Touchdown – Darling, I
Best Melodic Rap Performance
Fridayy featuring Meek Mill – Proud Of Me
JID featuring Ty Dolla $ign and 6Lack – Wholeheartedly
Kendrick Lamar with SZA – luther – WINNER
Terrace Martin and Kenyon Dixon featuring Rapsody – WeMaj
PARTYNEXTDOOR and Drake – SOMEBODY LOVES ME
SZA earned two alongside Kendrick Lamar for their collaboration luther
Best Rap Song
Doechii – Anxiety
Clipse, Pusha T and Malice featuring John Legend and Voices Of Fire – The Birds Don’t Sing
Tyler, The Creator featuring GloRilla, Sexyy Red and Lil Wayne – Sticky
GloRilla – TGIF
Kendrick Lamar featuring Lefty Gunplay – tv off – WINNER
Best Rap Album
Clipse, Pusha T and Malice – Let God Sort Em Out
GloRilla – GLORIOUS
JID – God Does Like Ugly
Kendrick Lamar – GNX – WINNER
Tyler, The Creator – CHROMAKOPIA
Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
Queen Sheba – A Hurricane in Heels: healed people don’t act like that — partially recorded live @City Winery & other places
Marc Marcel – Black Shaman
Omari Hardwick & Anthony Hamilton – Pages
Saul Williams, Carlos Niño & Friends -Saul Williams Meets Carlos Niño & Friends At Treepeople
Mad Skillz – Words For Days Vol. 1 – WINNER
Best Jazz Performance
Lakecia Benjamin featuring Immanuel Wilkins and Mark Whitfield – Noble Rise
Chick Corea, Christian McBride and Brian Blade – Windows (Live) – WINNER
Samara Joy – Peace Of Mind / Dreams Come True
Michael Mayo – Four
Nicole Zuraitis, Dan Pugach, Tom Scott, Idan Morim, Keyon Harrold, Rachel Eckroth and Sam Weber – All Stars Lead To You (Live)
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Dee Dee Bridgewater and Bill Charlap – Elemental
Terri Lyne Carrington and Christie Dashiell featuring Weedie Braimah, Milena Casado, Morgan Guerin, Simon Moullier and Matthew Stevens – We Insist 2025
Samara Joy – Portrait – WINNER
Michael Mayo – Fly
Nicole Zuraitis, Dan Pugach, Tom Scott, Idan Morim, Keyon Harrold, Rachel Eckroth and Sam Weber – Live at Vic’s Las Vegas
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Chick Corea, Christian McBride and Brian Blade – Trilogy 3 (Live)
Sullivan Fortner featuring Peter Washington and Marcus Gilmore -Southern Nights – WINNER
Branford Marsalis Quartet – Belonging
John Patitucci featuring Chris Potter and Brian Blade – Spirit Fall
Yellowjackets – Fasten Up
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
The 8-Bit Big Band – Orchestrator Emulator
Christian McBride Big Band – Without Further Ado, Vol 1 – WINNER
Danilo Pérez & Bohuslän Big Band – Lumen
Deborah Silver & The Count Basie Orchestra – Basie Rocks
Sun Ra Arkestra – Lights on a Satellite
Kenny Wheeler Legacy featuring The Royal Academy of Music Jazz Orchestra and Frost Jazz Orchestra -Some Days Are Better: The Lost Scores
Best Latin Jazz Album
Paquito D’Rivera and Madrid-New York Connection Band – La Fleur de Cayenne
Featuring Pedrito Martinez, Daymé Arocena, Jon Faddis, Donald Harrison and Melvis Santa – The Original Influencers: Dizzy, Chano & Chico Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
Arturo O’Farrill and The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra – Mundoagua – Celebrating Carla Bley
Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Yainer Horta & Joey Calveiro – A Tribute to Benny Moré and Nat King Cole – WINNER
Miguel Zenón Quartet – Vanguardia Subterránea: Live at The Village Vanguard
Best Alternative Jazz Album
Ambrose Akinmusire – honey from a winter stone
Robert Glasper – Keys To The City Volume One
Brad Mehldau – Ride into the Sun
Nate Smith – LIVE-ACTION – WINNER
Immanuel Wilkins – Blues Blood
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Laila Biali – Wintersongs
Jennifer Hudson – The Gift Of Love
Elton John and Brandi Carlile – Who Believes In Angels
Lady Gaga – Harlequin
Laufey – A Matter Of Time – WINNER
Barbra Streisand – The Secret Of Life: Partners, Volume 2
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
ARKAI – Brightside – WINNER
Gerald Clayton – Ones & Twos
Béla Fleck, Edmar Castañeda, Antonio Sánchez – BEATrio
Bob James and Dave Koz – Just Us
Charu Suri – Shayan
Best Musical Theater Album
Buena Vista Social Club (Original Broadway Cast) – WINNER
Death Becomes Her (Original Broadway Cast)
Gypsy (2024 Broadway Cast)
Just In Time (Original Broadway Cast)
Maybe Happy Ending (Original Broadway Cast)
Best Music Video
Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
Clipse – So Be It
Doechii – Anxiety – WINNER
OK Go – Love
Sade – Young Lion
Doechii was a winner as she earned Best Music Video for Anxiety
Best Music Film
Devo – Devo
Raye – Live At The Royal Albert Hall
Diane Warren – Relentless
John Williams – Music By John Williams – WINNER
Pharrell Williams – Piece By Piece
Best Recording Package
OK Go – And The Adjacent Possible
Mac Miller – Balloonerism
Duran Duran – Danse Macabre: De Luxe
Tsunami – Loud Is As
Various Artists – Sequoia
Mac Miller – The Spins — Picture Disc Vinyl
Bruce Springsteen – Tracks II: The Lost Albums – WINNER
Best Album Cover
Tyler, The Creator – CHROMAKOPIA – WINNER
Djo – The Crux
Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos
Perfume Genius – Glory
Wet Leg – moisturizer
Best Album Notes
Buck Owens And His Buckaroos – Adios, Farewell, Goodbye, Good Luck, So Long: On Stage 1964-1974
Anouar Brahem, Anja Lechner, Django Bates, Dave Holland – After The Last Sky
Amanda Ekery – Árabe
Sly & The Family Stone – The First Family: Live At Winchester Cathedral 1967
Wilco – A Ghost Is Born — 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
Miles Davis – Miles ’55: The Prestige Recordings – WINNER
Best Historical Album
Joni Mitchell – Joni Mitchell Archives – Volume 4: The Asylum Years — 1976-1980 – WINNER
Nick Drake – The Making Of Five Leaves Left
Various Artists – Roots Rocking Zimbabwe – The Modern Sound Of Harare’ Townships 1975-1980 — Analog Africa No.41
Various Artists – Super Disco Pirata – De Tepito Para El Mundo 1965-1980 — Analog Africa No. 39
Doc Pomus – You Can’t Hip A Square: The Doc Pomus Songwriting Demos
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
Nate Smith Featuring säje – Big Fish – WINNER
Seth MacFarlane – How Did She Look
Jacob Collier – Keep An Eye On Summer
Lawrence – Something In The Water — Acoustic-Ish
Cody Fry – What A Wonderful World
Best Orchestral Performance
National Philharmonic – Coleridge-Taylor: Toussaint L’Ouverture, Ballade Op. 4, Suites From 24 Negro Melodies
Boston Symphony Orchestra -Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie – WINNER
Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra Of Venezuela – Ravel: Boléro, M. 81
The Philadelphia Orchestra – Still & Bonds
San Francisco Symphony – Stravinsky: Symphony In Three Movements
Best Opera Recording
Houston Grand Opera; Gene Scheer – Heggie: Intelligence – WINNER
American Composers Orchestra; David Henry Hwang – Huang Ruo: An American Soldier
Silvana Quartet; The Choir Of Trinity Wall Street – Kouyoumdjian: Adoration
Irish National Opera Orchestra; Mark O’Halloran – O’Halloran: Trade & Mary Motorhead
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus; George Brant – Tesori: Grounded
Best Choral Performance
Simon Barrad, Emily Yocum Black & Michael Hawes; Conspirare – Advena – Liturgies For A Broken World
Billy Childs, Dan Chmielinski, Christian Euman, Larry Koonse, Lyris Quartet, Anne Akiko Meyers, Carol Robbins & Luciana Souza; Los Angeles Master Chorale – Childs: In The Arms Of The Beloved
Steven Bradshaw, Michael Hawes, Lauren Kelly, Rebecca Siler & Elisa Sutherland; The Crossing – Lang: Poor Hymnal
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Los Angeles Master Chorale – Ortiz: Yanga – WINNER
Brian Giebler & Sangeeta Kaur; The Clarion Choir – Requiem Of Light
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Alan Pierson & Alarm Will Sound – Dennehy: Land Of Winter – WINNER
Neave Trio – La Mer – French Piano Trios
Lili Haydn & Paul Cantelon – Lullabies For The Brokenhearted
Mak Grgić & Mateusz Kowalski – Slavic Sessions
Third Coast Percussion – Third Coast Percussion
Record Of The Year
Bad Bunny – DtMF
Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
Doechii – Anxiety
Billie Eilish – WILDFLOWER
Lady Gaga – Abracadabra
Kendrick Lamar With SZA – luther – WINNER
Chappell Roan – The Subway
‘ROSÉ, Bruno Mars – APT.
Best New Artist
Olivia Dean – WINNER
KATSEYE
The Marias
Addison Rae
sombr
Leon Thomas
Alex Warren
Lola Young
Olivia Dean won the coveted Best New Artist gong
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Dan Auerbach
Cirkut – WINNER
Dijon
Blake Mills
Sounwave
Songwriter Of The Year, Non-Classical
Amy Allen – WINNER
Edgar Barrera
Jessie Jo Dillon
Tobias Jesso Jr
Laura Veltz
Best Country Solo Performance
Tyler Childers – Nose On The Grindstone
Shaboozey – Good News
Chris Stapleton – Bad As I Used To Be — From F1® The Movie – WINNER
Zach Top – I Never Lie
Lainey Wilson – Somewhere Over Laredo
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton – A Song To Sing
Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson – Trailblazer
Margo Price and Tyler Childers – Love Me Like You Used To Do
Shaboozey and Jelly Roll – Amen – WINNER
George Strait, Chris Stapleton – Honky Tonk Hall Of Fame
Best Country Song
Tyler Childers – Bitin’ List – WINNER
Shaboozey – Good News
Zach Top – I Never Lie
Lainey Wilson – Somewhere Over Laredo
Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton – A Song To Sing
Best Traditional Country Album
Charley Crockett – Dollar A Day
Lukas Nelson – American Romance
Willie Nelson – Oh What A Beautiful World
Margo Price – Hard Headed Woman
Zach Top – Ain’t In It For My Health – WINNER
Best Contemporary Country Album
Kelsea Ballerini – Patterns
Tyler Childers – Snipe Hunter
Eric Church – Evangeline Vs. The Machine
Jelly Roll – Beautifully Broken – WINNER
Miranda Lambert – Postcards From Texas
Jelly Roll proudly took home Best Contemporary Country Album
Best American Roots Performance
Jon Batiste featuring Randy Newman -LONELY AVENUE
I’m With Her – Ancient Light
Jason Isbell – Crimson And Clay
Alison Krauss & Union Station – Richmond On The James
Mavis Staples – Beautiful Strangers – WINNER
Best Americana Performance
Sierra Hull – Boom
Maggie Rose and Grace Potter – Poison In My Well
Mavis Staples – Godspeed – WINNER
Molly Tuttle – That’s Gonna Leave A Mark
Jesse Welles – Horses
Best American Roots Song
I’m With Her – Ancient Light – WINNER
Jon Batiste – BIG MONEY
Jason Isbell – Foxes In The Snow
Jesse Welles – Middle
Sierra Hull – Spitfire
Best Americana Album
Jon Batiste – BIG MONEY – WINNER
Larkin Poe – Bloom
Willie Nelson – Last Leaf On The Tree
Molly Tuttle – So Long Little Miss Sunshine
Jesse Welles – Middle
Best Bluegrass Album
Michael Cleveland and Jason Carter – Carter & Cleveland
Sierra Hull – A Tip Toe High Wire
Alison Krauss & Union Station – Arcadia
The Steeldrivers – Outrun
Billy Strings – Highway Prayers – WINNER
Best Traditional Blues Album
Buddy Guy – Ain’t Done With The Blues – WINNER
Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’ – Room On The Porch
Maria Muldaur – One Hour Mama: The Blues Of Victoria Spivey
Charlie Musselwhite – Look Out Highway
Kenny Wayne Shepherd & Bobby Rush – Young Fashioned Ways
Best Contemporary Blues Album
Joe Bonamassa – Breakthrough
Samantha Fish – Paper Doll
Eric Gales – A Tribute To LJK
Robert Randolph – Preacher Kids – WINNER
Southern Avenue – Family
Best Folk Album
Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson – What Did The Blackbird Say To The Crow
Patty Griffin – Crown Of Roses
I’m With Her – Wild And Clear And Blue – WINNER
Jason Isbell – Foxes In The Snow
Jesse Welles – Under The Powerlines April 24 – September 24
Best Regional Roots Music Album
Corey Henry & The Treme Funktet – Live At Vaughan’s
Preservation Brass – For Fat Man
Kyle Roussel – Church Of New Orleans
Trombone Shorty And New Breed Brass Band – Second Line Sunday
Various Artists – A Tribute To The King Of Zydeco – WINNER
Best Gospel Performance/Song
Kirk Franklin – Do It Again
Tasha Cobbs Leonard, John Legend; Anthony S. Brown, Brunes Charles, Annatoria Chitapa, Kenneth Leonard, Jr., Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Jonas Myrin – Church
Jonathan McReynolds & Jamal Roberts; Britney Delagraentiss, Jonathan McReynolds, David Lamar Outing II, Orlando Joel Palmer & Terrell Demetrius Wilson – Still (Live)
Pastor Mike Jr.; Adia Andrews, Michael McClure Jr., David Lamar Outing II & Terrell Anthony Pettus – Amen
CeCe Winans featuring Shirley Caesar – Come Jesus Come – WINNER
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
Elevation Worship, Chris Brown, Brandon Lake; Hank Bentley, Steven Furtick, Brandon Lake and Jacob Sooter – I Know A Name
Forrest Frank and Pera – YOUR WAY’S BETTER
Brandon Lake With Jelly Roll; Chris Brown, Jason Bradley Deford, Steven Furtick, Benjamin William Hastings and Brandon Lake – Hard Fought Hallelujah – WINNER
Lecrae, Killer Mike, T.I.; Tyshane Thompson, Bongo ByTheWay, Michael Render, Lecrae Moore and Clifford Harris – Headphones
Darrel Walls, PJ Morton – Amazing
Best Gospel Album
Yolanda Adams – Sunny Days
Tasha Cobbs Leonard – Tasha
Tamela Mann – Live Breathe Fight
Tye Tribbett – Only On The Road Live
Darrel Walls, PJ Morton – Heart Of Mine – WINNER
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Forrest Frank – CHILD OF GOD II
Israel & New Breed – Coritos Vol. 1 – WINNER
Brandon Lake – King Of Hearts
Lecrae – Reconstruction
Tauren Wells – Let The Church Sing
Best Roots Gospel Album
The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir – I Will Not Be Moved — Live – WINNER
Gaither Vocal Band – Then Came The Morning
The Isaacs – Praise & Worship: More Than A Hollow Hallelujah
Karen Peck & New River – Good Answers
Candi Staton – Back To My Roots
Best Latin Pop Album
Rauw Alejandro – Cosa Nuestra
Andrés Cepeda – BOGOTÁ DELUXE
KAROL G – Tropicoqueta
Natalia Lafourcade – Cancionera – WINNER
Alejandro Sanz – Y ahora qué
Best Música Urbana Album
Bad Bunny – DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS – WINNER
J Balvin – Mixteip
Feid – FERXXO VOL X: Sagrado
Nicki Nicole – NAIKI
Trueno – EUB DELUXE
Yandel – SINFÓNICO — En Vivo
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
Aterciopelados – Genes Rebeldes
Bomba Estéreo, Rawayana, ASTROPICAL – ASTROPICAL
CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso – PAPOTA – WINNER
Los Wizzards – ALGORHYTHM
Fito Paez – Novela
Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)
Fuerza Regida, Grupo Frontera – MALA MÍA
Grupo Frontera – Y Lo Que Viene
Paola Jara – Sin Rodeos
Carín León – Palabra De To’s – Seca – WINNER
Bobby Pulido – Bobby Pulido & Friends Una Tuya Y Una Mía – Por La Puerta Grande – En Vivo
Best Tropical Latin Album
Rubén Blades, Roberto Delgado & Orquesta – Fotografías
Gloria Estefan – Raíces – WINNER
Grupo Niche – Clásicos 1.0
Alain Pérez – Bingo
Gilberto Santa Rosa – Debut y Segunda Tanda, Vol. 2
Best Global Music Performance
Bad Bunny – EoO – WINNER
Ciro Hurtado – Cantando en el Camino
Angélique Kidjo – JERUSALEMA
Yeisy Rojas – Inmigrante Y Que
Shakti – Shrini’s Dream (Live)
Anoushka Shankar featuring Alam Khan and Sarathy Korwar – Daybreak
Best African Music Performance
Burna Boy – Love
Davido Featuring Omah Lay – With You
Eddy Kenzo & Mehran Matin – Hope & Love
Ayra Starr Featuring Wizkid – Gimme Dat
Tyla – PUSH 2 START – WINNER
Best Global Music Album
Siddhant Bhatia – Sounds Of Kumbha
Burna Boy – No Sign of Weakness
Youssou N’Dour – Eclairer le monde – Light the World
Shakti – Mind Explosion – 50th Anniversary Tour Live
Anoushka Shankar Featuring Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar – Chapter III: We Return To Light
Caetano Veloso And Maria Bethânia -Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo – WINNER
Best Reggae Album
Lila Iké – Treasure Self Love
Vybz Kartel – Heart & Soul
Keznamdi – BLXXD & FYAH – WINNER
Mortimer – From Within
Jesse Royal – No Place Like Home
Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album
Kirsten Agresta-Copely – Kuruvinda
Cheryl B. Engelhardt, GEM, Dallas String Quartet – According To The Moon
Jahnavi Harrison – Into The Forest
Carla Patullo Featuring The Scorchio Quartet & Tonality – NOMADICA – WINNER
Chris Redding – The Colors In My Mind
Best Children’s Music Album
Joanie Leeds & Joya – Ageless: 100 Years Young
Mega Ran – Buddy’s Magic Tree House
FYÜTCH & Aura V – Harmony – WINNER
Flor Bromley – Herstory
Tori Amos – The Music Of Tori And The Muses
Best Comedy Album
Bill Burr – Drop Dead Years
Sarah Silverman – PostMortem
Ali Wong – Single Lady
Jamie Foxx – What Had Happened Was…
Nate Bargatze – Your Friend, Nate Bargatze – WINNER
Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording
Kathy Garver – Elvis, Rocky & Me: The Carol Connors Story
Trevor Noah – Into The Uncut Grass
Ketanji Brown Jackson – Lovely One: A Memoir
Dalai Lama – Meditations: The Reflections Of His Holiness The Dalai Lama – WINNER
Fab Morvan – You Know It’s True: The Real Story Of Milli Vanilli
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
A Complete Unknown
F1 The Album
KPop Demon Hunters
Sinners – WINNER
Wicked
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)
How To Train Your Dragon
Severance: Season 2
Sinners – WINNER
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora – Secrets of the Spires
Helldivers 2
Indiana Jones And The Great Circle
Star Wars Outlaws: Wild Card & A Pirate’s Fortune
Sword of the Sea – WINNER
Best Song Written For Visual Media
Nine Inch Nails – As Alive As You Need Me To Be (From TRON: Ares)
HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI – Golden (From KPop Demon Hunters)
Miles Caton – I Lied to You (From Sinners)
Elton John, Brandi Carlile – Never Too Late (From Elton John: Never Too Late)
Jayme Lawson – Pale, Pale Moon (From Sinners)
Rod Wave – Sinners (From Sinners)
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Cam – All Things Light
Alison Krauss & Union Station -Arcadia
Japanese Breakfast – For Melancholy Brunettes & sad women
Pino Palladino, Blake Mills – That Wasn’t A Dream – WINNER
Best Engineered Album, Classical
Sandbox Percussion – Cerrone: Don’t Look Down
Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra – Eastman: Symphony No. 2; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2
Andris Nelsons, Kristine Opolais, Günther Groissböck, Peter Hoare, Brenden Gunnell & Boston Symphony Orchestra – Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth Of The Mtsensk District
Third Coast Percussion – Standard Stoppages
Trio Mediæval – Yule
Producer Of The Year, Classical
Blanton Alspaugh
Sergei Kvitko
Morten Lindberg
Dmitriy Lipay
Elaine Martone
Best Immersive Audio Album
Duckwrth – All American F—boy
Justin Gray – Immersed – WINNER
Various Artists – An Immersive Tribute To Astor Piazzolla (Live)
Tearjerkers – Tearjerkers
Trio Mediæval – Yule
Best Instrumental Composition
Nordkraft Big Band, Remy Le Boeuf & Danielle Wertz – First Snow – WINNER
Miho Hazama, Danish Radio Big Band & Danish National Symphony Orchestra – Live Life This Day: Movement I
Sierra Hull – Lord, That’s A Long Way
Zain Effendi – Opening
John Powell & Stephen Schwartz – Train To Emerald City
Ludwig Göransson Featuring Miles Caton – Why You Here / Before The Sun Went Down
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
Cynthia Erivo – Be Okay
Nordkraft Big Band & Remy Le Boeuf – A Child Is Born
The Westerlies – Fight On
The 8-Bit Big Band – Super Mario Praise Break – WINNER
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
National Philharmonic – Coleridge-Taylor: 3 Selections From 24 Negro Melodies
Venezuela Strings Recording Ensemble – Hope Orchestrated
Adam Tendler – Inheritances
Malmö Opera Orchestra – Price: Piano Concerto In One Movement In D Minor
Boston Symphony Orchestra -Shostakovich: The Cello Concertos – WINNER
Boston Symphony Orchestra -Shostakovich: The Piano Concertos; Solo Works
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
National Symphonia Orchestra – Alike – My Mother’s Dream
Sidney Outlaw, Warren Jones – Black Pierrot
Devony Smith, Danny Zelibor, Michael Nicolas – In This Short Life
Susan Narucki, Curtis Macomber -Kurtág: Kafka Fragments
Rupert Boyd, Julia Bullock, Alex Levine, Andrew Owens, Rubén Rengel & Sam Weber – Schubert Beatles
Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra – Telemann: Ino – Opera Arias For Soprano – WINNER
Best Classical Compendium
Cerrone: Don’t Look Down
The Dunbar/Moore Sessions, Vol. II
Ortiz: Yanga – WINNER
Seven Seasons
Tombeaux
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Conor Hanick & Sandbox Percussion Cerrone: Don’t Look Down
Alan Pierson & Alarm Will Sound – Dennehy: Land Of Winter
Edward Gardner & London Philharmonic Orchestra – León: Raíces — Origins
Will Liverman, Paul Sánchez & Various Artists – Okpebholo: Songs In Flight
Alisa Weilerstein, Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic – Ortiz: Dzonot – WINNER
