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Finest American Roots Tune

Mark Knopfler – Ahead Of The Video Game

Sam Beam – All In Great Time (Iron & & White wine including Fiona Apple)

Aoife O’Donovan – for All My Pals” (Aoife O’Donovan)

Sierra Ferrell & & Tune Walker – American Dreaming (Sierra Ferrell)

John Hahn & & Will Kimbrough – Blame It On Eve (Shemekia Copeland)

Finest American Roots Efficiency

Shemekia Copeland – Blame It On Eve

The Fabulous Thunderbirds Featuring Bonnie Raitt, Keb’ Mo’, Taj Mahal & & Mick Fleetwood – Absolutely Nothing In Rambling

Sierra Ferrell – Lighthouse

Rhiannon Giddens – The Ballad Of Sally Anne

Finest Americana Performanc e

Beyoncé– Ya Ya

Madison Cunningham– Subtitles

Madi Diaz including Kacey Musgraves– Do Not Do Me Great

Sierra Ferrell– American Dreaming – WINNER

Sarah Jarosz– Runaway Train

Gillian Welch & & David Rawlings– Empty Trainload of Sky

Finest Bluegrass Album

Bronwyn Keith-Hynes – I Constructed a World

The Del McCoury Band – Tunes of Love and Life

Sibling Sadie – No Worry

Billy Strings – Live Vol. 1

Tony Trischka – Earl Jam

Dan Tyminski – Live From The Ryman

Finest Conventional Blues Album

Cedric Burnside – Hill Nation Love

The Fabulous Thunderbirds – Struck Down

Sue Foley – One Guitar Lady

Little Task – Sam’s Location

The Taj Mahal Sextet – Swingin’ Live at the Church in Tulsa – WINNER

Finest Contemporary Blues Album

Joe Bonamassa – Blues Deluxe Vol. 2

Shemekia Copeland – Blame It On Eve

Steve Cropper & & The Midnight Hour – Friendlytown

Ruthie Foster – Mileage

Antonio Vergara – The Fury

Finest Folk Album

American Patchwork Quartet – American Patchwork Quartet

Madi Diaz – Strange Faith

Adrianne Lenker – Intense Future

Aoife O’Donovan – All My Buddies

Gillian Welch & & David Rawlings – Forest

Finest Regional Roots Music Album

Sean Ardoin and Kreole Rock And Soul– 25 Back to My Roots

Huge Chief Monk Boudreaux & & The Golden Eagles including J’Wan Boudreaux– Live at the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & & Heritage Celebration

New Type Brass Band including Trombone Shorty– Live at the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & & Heritage Celebration

Kalani Pe’a– Kuini – WINNER

The Rumble including Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr.– Stories from The Battleground

Finest Reggae Album

Collie Buddz – Relax

Vybz Kartel – Celebration With Me

Shenseea – Never Ever Gets Late Here

Different Artists – Bob Marley: One Love – Music Influenced By The Movie (Deluxe)

The Wailers – Development

Finest Worldwide Music Efficiency

Arooj Aftab– Raat Ki Rani

Jacob Collier including Anoushka Shankar & & Varijashree Venugopal– A Rock Somewhere

Rocky Dawuni– Increase

Sheila E. including Gloria Estefan & & Mimy Succar– Bemba Colorá – WINNER

Angélique Kidjo including Soweto Gospel Choir– Sunshine to My Soul

Masa Takumi including Ron Korb, Noshir Mody & & Dale Edward Chung– Kashira

Finest African Music Efficiency

Yemi Alade– Tomorrow

Asake & & Wizkid– MMS

Chris Brown including Davido & & Lojay– Spectacular

Burna Young Boy– Greater

Tems– Love Me JeJe – WINNER

Finest Worldwide Music Album

Matt B ft. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Alkebulan II – WINNER

Ciro Hurtado – Paisajes

Rema – Heis

Antonio Rey – Historias de un Flamenco

Tems – Born in the Wild

Finest Kid’s Music Album

Fortunate Diaz & & The Household Jam Band – Brillo, Brillo!

Lucy Kalantari & & Allure Felines – Creciendo

John Legend – My Favourite Dream

Rock For Kid – Strong Rock Revival

Divinity Roxx & & Divi Roxx Children – World Wide Playdate

Finest Audio Book, Narrative, and Storytelling Recording

All You Required Is Love: The Beatles In Their Own Words– Guy Oldfield

… And Your Ass Will Follow– George Clinton

Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones– Dolly Parton

Last Sunday in Plains: A Centennial Event– Jimmy Carter – WINNER

My Call Is Barbra– Barbra Streisand

Finest Spoken Word Poetry Album

Civil Composes: The South Got Something to State– Queen Sheba

Concrete & & Bourbon Act II Part 1: A Bourbon 30 Series– Omari Hardwick

Great M.U.S.I.C. Universe Sonic Sinema Episode 1: In the Starting Was the Word– Malik Yusef

The Heart, The Mind, The Soul– Tank and the Bangas

The 7 Number Ones– Mad Skillz

Finest Funny Alb um

Armageddon– Ricky Gervais

The Dreamer– Dave Chappelle

The Detainee– Jim Gaffigan

At some point You’ll Pass away– Nikki Glaser

Where Was I– Trevor Noah

Finest Musical Comedy Album

Hell’s Kitchen area

Happily We Roll Along

The Note Pad

The Outsiders

Suffs

The Wiz

Finest Collection Soundtrack for Visual Media

The Color Purple

Deadpool & & Wolverine

Genius

Saltburn

Tornados: The Album

Finest Rating Soundtrack for Visual Media (Consists Of Movie and Tv)

American Fiction– Laura Karpman

Oppositions– Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

The Color Purple– Kris Bowers

Dune: Sequel– Hans Zimmer

Shōgun– Nick Chuba, Atticus Ross and Leopold Ross

Finest Rating Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Multimedia

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora– Pinar Toprak

God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla– Bear McCreary

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2– John Paesano

Star Wars Outlaws– Wilbert Roget II

Wizardry: Showing Premises of the Mad Overlord– Winifred Phillips

Finest Tune Composed for Visual Media

Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma (from Twisters: The Album)

Much Better Location (from Trolls Unite)

Can’t Capture Me Now (from The Appetite Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & & Snakes)

It Never Ever Disappeared (from American Symphony) – WINNER

Love Will Make It Through (from The Tattooist of Auschwitz)

Finest Classical Solo Vocal Album

Karen Slack (musician); Michelle Cann (pianist) – Beyond the Years – Unpublished Tunes of Florence Cost

Nicholas Phan (musician); Palaver Strings (ensemble) – A Modification Is Gon na Come

Fotina Naumenko (musician); Marika Bournaki (pianist) – Newman: Bespoke Tunes

Will Liverman (musician); Jonathan King (pianist) – Program Me The Method

Joyce DiDonato (musician); Maxim Emelyanychev (conductor of Il Pomo d’Oro) – Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder

Finest Classical Compendium

Andy Akiho & & Imani Winds (artists); Andy Akiho, Sean Dixon & & Mark Dover (manufacturers) – BeLonging

Curtis Stewart (artist); James Blachley (conductor), Blanton Alspaugh (manufacturer) – American Counterpoints

JoAnn Falletta (conductor); Bernd Gottinger (manufacturer) – Foss: Symphony No. 1; Renaissance Concerto; 3 American Pieces; Ode

Sangeeta Kaur, Omar Najmi, Hilá Plitmann, Robert Thies & & Danaë Xanthe Vlasse (artists); Michael Shapiro (conductor); Jeff Atmajian, Emilio D. Miler, Hai Nguyen, Robert Thies, Danaë Xanthe Vlasse & & Kitt Wakeley (manufacturers) – Mythologies II

Gustavo Didamel (conductor); Dmitriy Lipay (manufacturer) – Ortiz: Revolución Diamantin

Finest Contemporary Classical Structure

Curtis Stewart (artist); James Blachley (conductor), Blanton Alspaugh (manufacturer) – American Counterpoints

JoAnn Falletta (conductor); Bernd Gottinger (manufacturer) – Foss: Symphony No. 1; Renaissance Concerto; 3 American Pieces; Ode

Sangeeta Kaur, Omar Najmi, Hilá Plitmann, Robert Thies & & Danaë Xanthe Vlasse (artists); Michael Shapiro (conductor); Jeff Atmajian, Emilio D. Miler, Hai Nguyen, Robert Thies, Danaë Xanthe Vlasse & & Kitt Wakeley (manufacturers) – Mythologies II

Gustavo Didamel (conductor); Dmitriy Lipay (manufacturer) – Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina

Finest Plan, Critical or A Cappella

Michael League – Infant Elephant Stroll – Repetition (Snarky Pup)

Jacob Collier, Tori Kelly & & John Legend – Bridge Over Troubled Water (Jacob Collier ft. John Legend & & Tori Kelly) – WINNER

Béla Fleck & & Ferde Grofé – Rhapsody in Blue( turf) (Béla Fleck ft. Michael Cleveland, Sierra Hull, Justin Moses, Mark Schatz & & Bryan Sutton)

Erin Bentlage, Alexander Lloyd Blake, Scott Hoying, A.J. Sealy & & Amanda Taylor – Rose Without the Thorns (Scott Hoying ft. säje & & Tonality)

Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnnaye Kendrick & & Amanda Taylor – Quiet Night

Finest Plan, Instruments and Vocals

Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnnye Kendrick & & Amanda Taylor – Alma (säje ft. Regina Carter)

Matt Jones – Always Return (John Legend)

Willow, Chris Greatti, Zach Tenorio – B i g f e e l i n g s (Willow)

Charlie Rosen & & Jake Silverman – Last Surprise (The 8-bit Huge Band ft. Jonah Nilsson & & Button Masher)

Cody Fry – The noise of silence (Cody Fry ft. Sleeping At Last

Finest Recording Plan

Jonny Black & & Giorgia Sage– The Avett Brothers (The Avett Brothers)

Sarah Dodds & & Shauna Dodds– Baker Hotel (William Clark Green)

Brent David Freaney, Charli XCX & & Imogene Strauss– Brat (Charli xcx)

Archie Lee Coates IV, Austin Post (Post Malone), Bobby Greenleaf, Jeffrey Franklin, Bloom Liu, Kylie McMahon & & Ana Cecilia Thompson Motta– F-1 Trillion (Post Malone)

Kate Bush & & Albert McIntosh– Hounds of Love – The Baskerville Edition (Kate Bush)

Andrew Wong & & Julie Yeh– Container Band Millionaire (The Muddy Basin Ramblers)

Lee Pei-Tzu– Pregnancy, Breakdown and Illness (WhoiWhoo)

Finest Boxed or Unique Restricted Edition Plan

Nick Azinas & & Mike Hicks – Half Living Things (Alpha Wolf)

Kate Bush & & Albert McIntosh – Hounds of Love – The Boxes of Lost at Sea (Kate Bush)

Doug Cunningham & & Jason Noto – In Utero (Nirvana)

Simon Hilton & & Sean Ono Lennon – Mind Games (John Lennon)

Takahiro Kurashima & & Marek Polewski – Unsuk Chin (Unsuk Chin & & Berliner Philharmoniker)

Rebeka Arce & & Farbod Kokaki – We Blame Chicago (90 Day Male)

Finest Album Notes

Tim Brooks – After Midnight

Lauren de Graf – The Carnegie Hall Show

Ricky Riccardi – Centennial

Dominic Fyfe – John Culshaw – The Art of the Manufacturer – The Early Years 1948-55

Josh Kun – SONtrack Original de la Pelicula Al Boy de Beno

Finest Historic Album

Centennial – Meagan Hennessy & & Richard Martin

Prince – Diamonds and Pearls: Super Deluxe Edition

Paul Robeson – Voice of Liberty: His Total Columbia, RCA, HMV and Victor Recordings

Pepito y Paquito – Pepe De Lucía & & Javier Doria,

The Noise of Music – Super Deluxe Edition

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical

Jessi Alexander

Amy Allen – WINNER

Édgar Barrera

Jessie Jo Dillon

Raye

Finest Engineered Album, Non-Classical

Algorithm (Fortunate Daye)

Cyan Blue (Charlotte Day Wilson)

Deeper Well (Kacey Musgraves)

Empathogen (Willow)

I/O (Peter Gabriel)

Brief n’ Sweet (Sabrina Carpenter)

Manufacturer of the Year, Non-Classical

Alissia

Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II

Ian Fitchuk

Mustard

Dan Nigro – WINNER

Finest Remixed Recording

Kaytranada– Change Ego (Kaytranada Remix) (Doechii including JT)

David Guetta– A Bar Tune (Sloshed) (remix) (Shaboozey & & David Guetta)

Mark Ronson x FnZ– Espresso (Burning the midnight oil remix) (Sabrina Carpenter)

Alexx Antaeus, Footsteps & & MeMyish– Jah Sees Them (Amapiano remix)” (Julian Marley & & Antaeus)

A. G. Cook– Von Dutch (remix) (Charli XCX & & A. G. Cook including Addison Rae)

Finest Immersive Audio Album

Roxy Music – Avalon

Ray Charles – Genius Likes Business

Trondheim Chamber Orchestra – Borders

Peter Gabriel – i/o (In-Side Mix)

Ensemble 96 & & Current Saxophone Quartet -Pax

Finest Critical Structure

Shelton G. Berg – At Last

Christopher Zuar – Communion

André 3000, Surya Botofasina, Nate Mercereau & & Carlos Niño – I Swear, I Truly Wished To Make A “Rap” Album However This Is Actually The Method The Wind Blew Me This Time

Chick Corea – Remembrance

Pascal Le Boeuf – Hairs

Finest Engineered Album, Classical

Alexander Lipay & & Dmitriy Lipay – Adams: Lady of the Golden West

Silas Brown, Doron Schachter & & Michael Schwartz – Andres: The Blind Banister

Mark Donahue & & John Newton – Bruckner: Symphony No. 7; Bates: Ressurexit

Daniel Shores – Clear Voices in the Dark

Alexander Lipay & & Dmitriy Lipay – Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina

Manufacturer of the Year, Classical

Erica Brenner

Morten Lindberg

Dmitriy Lipay

Elaine Martone

Dirk Sobotka

Finest Orchestral Efficiency

Marin Alsop (cd); ORF Vienna Radio Chamber Orchestra – Adams: City Noir, Fearful Symmetries & & Lola Montez Does the Spider Dance

JoAnn Falletta (cd); Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra – Kodály: Háry János Suite; Summer Season Night & & Symphony in C Major

Gustavo Dudamel (cd); Los Angeles Philharmonic – Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina

Susanna Mälkki (cd); Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra – Sibelius: Karelia Suite; Rakastava & & Lemminkäinen

Esa-Pekka Salonen (cd); San Francisco Symphony – Stravinsky: The Firebird

Best Opera Recording

Adams: Ladies of the Golden West -Los Angeles Philharmonic; Los Angeles Master Chorale

Catán: Florencia en el Amazonas – The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Moravec: The Shining -Kansas City Symphony; Lyric Opera of Kansas City Chorus

Puts: The Hours – The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Saariaho: Adriana Mater -San Francisco Symphony; San Francisco Symphony Chorus; Timo Kurkilangas

Finest Choral Efficiency

Skylark Vocal Ensemble (ensemble) – Clear Voices in the Dark

Real Concord Voices (ensemble) – A Dream So Intense – Choral Music of Jake Runestad

Apollo’s Fire (ensemble); Apollo’s Vocalists (ensemble) – Handel: Israel in Egypt

The Crossing (ensemble) – Ochre

Novus NY, Artefact Ensemble, The Choir of Trinity Wall Street, Downtown Voices & & Trinity Youth Chorus (ensembles) – Sheehan: Akathist

Finest Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Efficiency

JACK Quartet – J.L. Adams: Waves & & Particles

Yo-Yo Ma, Leonidas Kavakos & & Emanuel Ax – Beethoven for 3: Symphony No. 4 and Op. 97, ‘Archduke’

Beth Willer, Christopher Cerrone & & Lorelei Ensemble – Cerrone: Beaufort Scales

Miró Quartet – Home

Caroline Shaw & & So Percussion – Rectangular Shapes and Scenario

Finest Classical Critical Solo

Andy Akiho – Akiho: Yearning

Vikingur Ólafsson – Bach: Goldberg Variations

Seth Parker Woods (musician); Christopher Rountree (conductor of Wild Up) – Eastman: The Holy Existence of Joan d’Arc

Mak Grgić – Entourer

Curtis Stewart (musician); James Blachly (conductor of the Experiential Orchestra) – Perry: Concerto for Violin & & Orchestra

Finest Classical Compendium

Andy Akiho & & Imani Winds – BeLonging

Curtis Stewart – American Counterpoints

JoAnn Falletta – Foss: Symphony No. 1; Renaissance Concerto; 3 American Pieces; Ode

Sangeeta Kaur, Omar Najmi, Hilá Plitmann, Robert Thies & & Danaë Xanthe Vlasse – Mythologies II

Gustavo Didamel – Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina