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Ebrahim Harvey walks us through the systematic collapse of South Africa.

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    All the 2021 Grammy Award winners!

    The 63rd Grammy Awards took place last night in Los Angeles, hosted by Trevor Noah the event saw live performances from Taylor Swift, BTS, Cardi B and more, as well as awards handed out in 83 categories, including Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Album of the Year and Best New Artist.

    Beyonce dominated the awards, winning four prizes and thereby breaking the record for the most-ever Grammy wins by a female artist, 28 in total, and the most by any singer, male or female.

    Rapper Megan Thee Stallion also had a successful evening, taking home three awards including Best New Artist and pop powerhouse Taylor Swift won Album of the Year honours for the third time in her career.

    Full list of winners:

    Record of the Year
    “Black Parade,” Beyoncé
    “Colors,” Black Pumas
    “Rockstar,” DaBaby and Roddy Ricch
    “Say So,” Doja Cat
    “Everything I Wanted,” Billie Eilish
    “Don’t Start Now,” Dua Lipa
    “Circles,” Post Malone
    “Savage,” Megan Thee Stallion feat. BeyoncéOne Great StoryThe one story you shouldn’t miss, selected by New York editors

    Album of the Year
    Chilombo, Jhene Aiko
    Black Pumas (Deluxe), 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 Swift

    Song of the Year
    “Black Parade,” Denisia Andrews, Beyoncé, Stephen Bray, Shawn Carter, Brittany Coney, Derek James Dixie, Akil King, Kim “Kaydence” Krysiuk & Rickie “Caso” Tice (Beyoncé)
    “The Box,” Samuel Gloade & Rodrick Moore (Roddy Ricch)
    “Cardigan,” Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift (Taylor Swift)
    “Circles,” Louis Bell, Adam Feeney, Kaan Gunesberk, Austin Post & Billy Walsh (Post Malone)
    “Don’t Start Now,” Caroline Ailin, Ian Kirkpatrick, Dua Lipa & Emily Warren (Dua Lipa)
    “Everything I Wanted,” Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell (Billie Eilish)
    “I Can’t Breathe,” Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas (H.E.R.)
    “If the World Was Ending,” Julia Michaels & JP Saxe (JP Saxe & Julia Michaels)

    Best New Artist
    Ingrid Andress
    Phoebe Bridgers
    Chika
    Noah Cyrus
    D Smoke
    Doja Cat
    Kaytranada
    Megan Thee Stallion

    Best Pop Vocal Album
    Changes, Justin Bieber
    Chromatica, Lady Gaga
    Future Nostalgia, Dua Lipa
    Fine Line, Harry Styles
    Folklore, Taylor Swift

    Best R&B Performance
    “Lightning and Thunder,” Jhené Aiko Featuring John Legend
    “Black Parade,” Beyoncé
    “All I Need,” Jacob Collier Feat. Mahalia & Ty Dolla $ign
    “Goat Head,” Brittany Howard
    “See Me,” Emily King

    Best Rap Song
    “The Bigger Picture,” Dominique Jones, Noah Pettigrew & Rai’shaun Williams (Lil Baby)
    “The Box,” Samuel Gloade & Rodrick Moore (Roddy Ricch)
    “Laugh Now, Cry Later,” Durk Banks, Rogét Chahayed, Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Ron LaTour & Ryan Martinez (Drake feat. Lil Durk)
    “Rockstar,” Jonathan Lyndale Kirk, Ross Joseph Portaro IV & Rodrick Moore (DaBaby feat. Roddy Ricch)
    “Savage,” Beyoncé, Shawn Carter, Brittany Hazzard, Derrick Milano, Terius Nash, Megan Pete, Bobby Session Jr., Jordan Kyle Lanier Thorpe & Anthony White (Megan Thee Stallion feat. Beyoncé)

    Best Pop Solo Performance
    “Yummy,” Justin Bieber
    “Say So,” Doja Cat
    “Everything I Wanted,” Billie Eilish
    “Don’t Start Now,” Dua Lipa
    “Watermelon Sugar,” Harry Styles
    “Cardigan,” Taylor Swift

    Best Melodic Rap Performance
    “Rockstar,” DaBaby feat. Roddy Ricch
    “Laugh Now, Cry Later,” Drake feat. Lil Durk
    “Lockdown,” Anderson .Paak
    “The Box,” Roddy Ricch
    “HIGHEST IN THE ROOM,” Travis Scott

    Best Latin Pop or Urban Album
    YHLQMDLG, Bad Bunny
    Por Primera Vez, Camilo
    Mesa Para Dos, Kany García
    Pausa, Ricky Martin
    3:33, Debi Nova

    Best Country Album
    Lady Like, Ingrid Andress
    Your Life is a Record, Brandy Clark
    Wildcard, Miranda Lambert
    Nightfall, Little Big Town
    Never Will, Ashley McBryde

    Best Country Song
    “Bluebird,” Luke Dick, Natalie Hemby & Miranda Lambert (Miranda Lambert)
    “The Bones,” Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins & Laura Veltz (Maren Morris)
    “Crowded Table,” Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby & Lori McKenna (The Highwomen)
    “More Hearts Than Mine,” Ingrid Andress, Sam Ellis & Derrick Southerland (Ingrid Andress)
    “Some People Do,” Jesse Frasure, Shane McAnally, Matthew Ramsey & Thomas Rhett, songwriters (Old Dominion)

    Best Country Duo/Group Performance
    “All Night,” Brothers Osbourne
    “10,000 Hours,” Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber
    “Ocean,” Lady A
    “Sugar Coat,” Little Big Town
    “Some People Do,” Old Dominion

    Best Rock Album
    A Hero’s Death, Fontaines D.C.
    Kiwanuka, Michael Kiwanuka
    Daylight, Grace Potter
    Sound & Fury, Sturgill Simpson
    The New Abnormal, The Strokes

    Best Rock Song
    “Kyoto,” Phoebe Bridgers, Morgan Nagler, and Mashall Vore (Phoebe Bridgers)
    “Lost In Yesterday,” Kevin Parker (Tame Impala)
    “Not,” Adrianne Lenker (Big Thief)
    “Shameika,” Fiona Apple (Fiona Apple)
    “Stay High, Brittany Howard (Brittany Howard)

    Best Rock Performance
    “Shameika,” Fiona Apple
    “Not,” Big Thief
    “Kyoto,” Phoebe Bridgers
    “The Steps,” Haim
    “Stay High,” Brittany Howard
    “Daylight,” Grace Potter

    Best Rap Album
    Black Habits, D Smoke
    Alfredo, Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist
    A Written Testimony, Jay Electronica
    King’s Disease, Nas
    The Allegory, Royce Da 5’9”

    Best Rap Performance
    “Deep Reverence,” Big Sean feat. Nipsey Hustle
    “Bop,” DaBaby
    “What’s Poppin,” Jack Harlow
    “The Bigger Picture,” Lil Baby
    “Savage,” Megan Thee Stallion feat. Beyoncé
    “Dior,” Pop Smoke

    Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
    “Un Día (One Day),” J. Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny, Tainy
    “Intentions,” Justin Bieber and Quavo
    “Dynamite,” BTS
    “Rain on Me,” Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande
    “Exile,” Taylor Swift and Bon Iver

    Best R&B Album
    Happy 2 Be Here, Any Clemons
    Take Time, Giveon
    To Feel Loved, Luke James
    Bigger Love, John Legend
    All Rise, Gregory Porter

    Best Progressive R&B Album
    Chilombo, Jhene Aiko
    Ungodly Hour, Chloe X Halle
    Free Nationals, Free Nationals
    F*** Yo Feelings, Robert Glasper
    It Is What It Is, Thundercat

    Best R&B Song
    “Better Than I Imagine,” Robert Glasper, Meshell Ndegeocello & Gabriella Wilson (Robert Glasper Feat. H.E.R and Meshell Ndegeocello)
    “Black Parade,” Denisia Andrews, Beyoncé, Stephen Bray, Shawn Carter, Brittany Coney, Derek James Dixie, Akil King, Kim “Kaydence” Krysiuk & Rickie “Caso” Tice (Beyoncé)
    “Collide,” Sam Barsh, Stacey Barthe, Sonyae Elise, Olu Fann, Akil King, Josh Lopez, Kaveh Rastegar & Benedetto Rotondi (Tiana & EARTHGANG)
    “Do It,” Chloe Bailey, Halle Bailey, Anton Kuhl, Victoria Monét, Scott Storch & Vincent Van Den Ende (Chloe X Halle)
    “Slow Down,” Nasri Atweh, Badriia Bourelly, Skip Marley, Ryan Williamson & Gabriella Wilson (Skip Marley & H.E.R.)

    Best Traditional R&B Performance
    “Sit 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,” Yebba

    Best Alternative Album
    Hyperspace, Beck
    Fetch the Bolt Cutters, Fiona Apple
    Punisher, Phoebe Bridgers
    Jaime, Brittany Howard
    The Slow Rush, Tame Impala

    Best Music Video
    “Brown Skin Girl,” Beyoncé
    “Life Is Good,” Future Feat. Drake
    “Lockdown,” Anderson .Paak
    “Adore You,” Harry Styles
    “Goliath,” Woodkid

    Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
    Run To The Water, Cody Carnes
    All Of My Best Friends, Hillsong Young & Free
    Holy Water, We The Kingdom
    Citizen Of Heaven, Tauren Wells
    Jesus Is King, Kanye West

    Best Song Written For Visual Media
    “Beautiful Ghosts” [From Cats], Andrew Lloyd Webber & Taylor Swift (Taylor Swift)
    “Carried Me With You” [From Onward], Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth (Brandi Carlile)
    “Into The Unknown” [From Frozen 2], Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez (Idina Menzel & AURORA)
    “No Time To Die” [From No Time To Die], Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas Baird O’Connell (Billie Eilish)
    “Stand Up” [From Harriett], Joshuah Brian Campbell & Cynthia Erivo (Cynthia Erivo)

    Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
    Ad Astra, Max Richter
    Becoming, Kamasi Washington
    Joker, Hildur Guðnadóttir
    1917, Thomas Newman
    Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, John Williams

    Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
    A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Various Artists
    Bill & Ted Face the Music, Various Artists
    Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, Various Artists
    Frozen 2, Various Artists
    JoJo Rabbit, Various Artists

    Best Music Film
    Beastie Boys Story, Beastie Boys, Spike Jonze
    Black Is King, Beyoncé
    We Are Freestyle Love Supreme, Freestyle Love Supreme
    Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice, Linda Ronstadt
    That Lil Ol’ Band From Texas, ZZ Top

    Best Musical Theater Album
    Amelie, Audrey Brisson, Chris Jared, Caolan McCarthy & Jez Unwin, principal soloists; Michael Fentiman, Sean Patrick Flahaven, Barnaby Race & Nathan Tysen, producers; Nathan Tysen, lyricist; Daniel Messe, composer & lyricist (Original London Cast)
    American Utopia on Broadway, David Byrne
    Jagged Little Pill, Kathryn Gallagher, Celia Rose Gooding, Lauren Patten & Elizabeth Stanley, principal soloists; Neal Avron, Pete Ganbarg, Tom Kitt, Michael Parker, Craig Rosen & Vivek J. Tiwary, producers (Glen Ballard & Alanis Morissette, lyricists) (Original Broadway Cast)
    Little Shop of Horrors, Tammy Blanchard, Jonathan Groff & Tom Alan Robbins, principal soloists; Will Van Dyke, Michael Mayer, Alan Menken & Frank Wolf, producers (Alan Menken, composer; Howard Ashman, lyricist) (The New Off-Broadway Cast)
    Prince of Egypt, Christine Allado, Luke Brady, Alexia Khadime & Liam Tamne, principal soloists; Dominick Amendum & Stephen Schwartz, producers; Stephen Schwartz, composer & lyricist (Original Cast)
    Soft Power, Francis Jue, Austin Ku, Alyse Alan Louis & Conrad Ricamora, principal soloists; Matt Stine, producer; David Henry Hwang, lyricist; Jeanine Tesori, composer & lyricist (Original Cast)

    Best Comedy Album
    Black Mitzvah, Tiffany Haddish
    I Love Everything, Patton Oswalt
    The Pale Tourist, Jim Gaffigan
    Paper Tiger, Bill Burr
    23 Hours to Kill, Jerry Seinfeld

    Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
    Acid for the Children: A Memoir, Flea
    Alex Trebek – The Answer is…, Ken Jennings
    Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth, Rachel Maddow
    Catch and Kill, Ronan Farrow
    Charlotte’s Web (E.B. White), Meryl Streep (& Full cast)

    Best Global Music Album
    Fu Chronicles, Antibalas
    Twice As Tall, Burna Boy
    Agora, Bebel Gilberto
    Love Letters, Anoushka Shankar
    Amadjar, Tinariwen

    Best Dance Recording
    “On My Mind,” Diplo & Sidepiece
    “My High,” Disclosure Feat. Aminé & Slowthai
    “The Difference,” Flume feat. Toro y Moi
    “Both Of Us,” Jayda D
    “10%,” Kaytranada feat. Kali Uchis

    Best Dance/Electronic Album
    Kick I, Arca
    Planet’s Mad, Baauer
    Energy, Disclosure
    Bubba, Kaytranada
    Good Faith, Madeon

    Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
    Axiom, Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah
    Chronology Of A Dream: Live at Village Vanguard, Jon Baptiste
    Take The Stars, Black Violin
    Americana, Grégoire Maret, Romain Collin & Bill Frisell
    Live At The Royal Albert Hall, Snarky Puppy

    Best Instrumental Composition
    “Baby Jack,” Arturo O’Farrill, (Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra)
    “Be Water II,” Christian Sands (Christian Sands)
    “Plumfield,” Alexandre Desplat (Alexandre Desplat)
    “Sputnik,” Maria Schneider (Maria Schneider)
    “Strata,” Remy Le Boeuf (Remy Le Boeuf’s Assembly Of Shadows Featuring Anna Webber & Eric Miller)

    Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
    “Bathroom Dance,” Hildur Guðnadóttir (Hildur Guðnadóttir)
    “Donna Lee,” John Beasley (John Beasley)
    “Honeymooners,” Remy Le Boeuf (Remy Le Boeuf’s Assembly Of Shadows)
    “Life Every Voice and Sing,” Alvin Chea & Jarrett Johnson (Jarrett Johnson Featuring Alvin Chea)
    “Uranus: The Magician,” Jeremy Levy (Jeremy Levy Jazz Orchestra)

    Best New Age Album
    Songs 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 Batiste

    Best Gospel Performance/Song
    “Wonderful Is Your Name,” Melvin Crispell III
    “Release (Live),” David Frazier (Ricky Dillard Featuring Tiff Joy)
    “Come Together,” Rodney “Darkchild” Lashawn Daniels, Rodney Jerkins, Lecrae Moore & Jazz Nixon (Jerkins Presents: The Good News)
    “Won’t Let Go,” Travis Greene
    “Movin’ On,” Darryl L. Howell, Jonathan Caleb McReynolds, Kortney Jamaal Pollard & Terrell Demetrius Wilson (Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music)

    Best Gospel Album
    2econd Wind: Ready, Anthony Brown & group therAPy
    My Tribute, Myron Butler
    Choirmaster, Ricky Dillard
    Gospel According To PJ, PJ Morton
    Kierra, Kierra Sheard

    Best Roots Gospel Album
    Beautiful 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 Sound

    Best Recording Package
    Everyday Life, Pilar Zeta (Coldplay)
    Funeral, Kyle Goen (Lil Wayne)
    Healer, Julian Gross & Hannah Hooper (Grouplove)
    On Circles, Jordan Butcher (Caspian)
    Vols. 11 & 12, Doug Cunningham & Jason Noto (Desert Sessions)

    Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
    Flaming Pie (Collector’s Edition), Linn Wie Andersen, Simon Earith, Paul McCartney & James Musgrave (Paul McCartney)
    Giants Stadium 1987, 1989, 1991, Lisa Glines & Doran Tyson (Grateful Dead)
    Mode, Jeff Schulz (Depeche Mode)
    Ode to Joy, Lawrence Azerrad & Jeff Tweedy (Wilco)
    The Story of Ghostly International, Michael Cina & Molly Smith (Various Artists)

    Best Album Notes
    At the Minstrel Show: Minstrel Routines from the Studio, 1894-1926, Tim Brooks (Various Artists)
    The Bakersfield Sound: Country Music Capital of the West, 1940-1974, Scott B. Bomar (Various Artists)
    Dead Man’s Pop, Bob Mehr (The Replacements)
    The Missing Link: How Gus Haenschen Got Us from Joplin to Jazz and Shaped the Music Business, Colin Hancock (Various Artists)
    Out of a Clear Blue Sky, David Sager (Nat Brusiloff)

    Best Historical Album
    Celebrated, 1895-1896, Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin (Unique Quartette)
    Hittin’ The Ramp, The Early Years (1936 – 1943), Zev Feldman, Will Friedwald & George Klabin, Matthew Lutthans (Nat King Cole)
    It’s Such a Good Feeling: The Best of Mister Rogers, Lee Lodyga & Cheryl Pawelski, Michael Graves (Mister Rogers)
    1999 Super Deluxe Edition, Michael Howe, Bernie Grundman (Prince)
    Souvenir, Carolyn Agger, Miles Showell (Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark)
    Throw Down Your Heart: The Complete Africa Sessions, Béla Fleck, Richard Dodd (Béla Fleck)

    Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
    Black Hole Rainbow (Devon Gilfillian)
    Expectations (Katie Pruitt)
    Hyperspace (Beck)
    Jaime (Brittany Howard)
    25 Trips (Sierra Hull)

    Best Remixed Recording
    “Do You Ever (RAC Mix),” RAC (Phil Good)
    “Imaginary Friends (Morgan Page Remix),” Deadmau5 (Morgan Page)
    “Praying for You (Louie Vega Main Remix),” Jasper Street Co. (Louie Vega)
    “Roses (Imanbek Remix),” Saint JHN (Imanbek Zeikenov)
    “Young & Alive (Bazzi vs. Haywire Remix),” Bazzi (Haywyre)

    Best Engineered Album, Classical
    Danielpour: The Passion of Yeshua
    Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
    Hynes: Fields
    Ives: Complete Symphonies
    Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13, ‘Babi Yar’

    Producer of the Year, Classical
    Blanton Alspaugh
    David Frost
    Jesse Lewis
    Dmitriy Lipay
    Elaine Martone

    Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
    Aura, Bajofondo
    Monstruo, Cami
    Sobrevolando, Cultura Profética
    La Conquista Del Espacio, Fito Paez
    Miss Colombia, Lido Pimienta

    Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
    Hecho En México, Alejandro Fernández
    La Serenata, Lupita Infante
    Un Canto Por Mexico, Vol.1, Natalia Lafourcade
    Bailando Sones y Huapangos Con el Mariachi Sol de Mexica de Jose Hernandez, Mariachi Sol De Mexico De Jose Hernandez
    AYAYAY!, Christian Nodal

    Best Tropical Latin Album
    Mi 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

    Best Orchestral Performance
    “Aspects of America – Pulitzer Edition,” Carlos Kalmar (Oregon Symphony)
    “Concurrence,” Daníel Bjarnason (Iceland Symphony Orchestra)
    “Copland: Symphony No. 3,” Michael Tilson Thomas (San Francisco Symphony)
    “Ives: Complete Symphonies,” Gustavo Dudamel (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
    “Lutoslawski: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3,” Hannu Lintu (Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra)

    Best Opera Recording
    “Dello Joio: The Trial at Rouen,” Gil Rose, Heather Buck & Stephen Powell (Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Odyssey Opera Chorus)
    “Floyd C., Prince of Players,” William Boggs, Keith Phares & Kate Royal, Blanton Alspaugh (Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra; Florentine Opera Chorus)
    “Gershwin: Porgy and Bess,” David Robertson, Angel Blue & Eric Owens, David Frost (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
    “Handel: Agrippina,” Maxim Emelyanychev, Joyce DiDonato, Daniel Zalay (Il Pomo D’Oro)
    “Zemlinksy: Der Zwerg,” Donald Runnicles, David Butt Philip & Elena Tsallagova, Peter Ghirardini & Erwin Stürzer (Orchestra Of The Deutsche Oper Berlin; Chorus Of The Deutsche Oper Berlin)

    Best Choral Performance
    “Carthage,” Donald Nally (The Crossing)
    “Danielpour: The Passion of Yeshua,” JoAnn Falletta, James K. Bass & Adam Luebke (James K. Bass, J’Nai Bridges, Timothy Fallon, Kenneth Overton, Hila Plitmann & Matthew Worth; Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus & UCLA Chamber Singers)
    “Kastalsky: Requiem,” Leonard Slatkin, Charles Bruffy, Steven Fox & Benedict Sheehan (Joseph Charles Beutel & Anna Dennis; Orchestra Of St. Luke’s; Cathedral Choral Society, The Clarion Choir, Kansas City Chorale & The Saint Tikhon Choir)
    “Moravec: Sanctuary Road,” Kent Tritle (Joshua Blue, Raehann Bryce-Davis, Dashon Burton, Malcolm J. Merriweather & Laquita Mitchell; Oratorio Society Of New York Orchestra; Oratorio Society Of New York Chorus)
    “Once Upon A Time,” Matthew Guard (Sarah Walker; Skylark Vocal Ensemble)

    Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
    “Contemporary Voices,” Pacifica Quartet
    “Healing Modes,” Brooklyn Rider
    “Hearne, T.: Place,” Ted Hearne, Steven Bradshaw, Sophia Byrd, Josephine Lee, Isaiah Robinson, Sol Ruiz, Ayanna Woods & Place Orchestra
    “Hynes: Fields,” Devonté Hynes & Third Coast Percussion
    “The Schumann Quartets,” Dover Quartet

    Best Classical Instrumental Solo
    Adès; Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, Kirill Gerstein
    Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas, Igor Levit
    Bohemian Tales, Augustin Hadelich
    Destination Rachmaninov – Arrival, Daniil Trifonov
    Theofanidis: Concerto for Viola and Chamber Orchestra, Richard O’Neill

    Best Classical Compendium
    Adès Conduct Adès, Mark Stone & Christianne Stotijn; Thomas Adès, Nick Squire
    Saariaho: Graal Theatre; Circle Map’ Neiges; Vers Toi Es Si Loin, Clément Mao-Takacs, Hans Kipfer
    Serebrier: Symphonic Bach Variations; Laments and Hallelujahs; Flute Concerto, José Serebrier, Jens Braun
    Thomas, M.T.: From the Diary of Anne Frank & Meditations on Rilke, Isabel Leonard, Michael Tilson Thomas, Jack Vad
    Woolf, L.P.: Fire and Flood, Matt Haimovitz, Julian Wachner, Blanton Alspaugh

    Best Contemporary Classical Composition
    AdèsConcerto for Piano and Orchestra, Thomas Adès (Kirill Gerstein, Thomas Adès & Boston Symphony Orchestra)
    Danielpour: The Passion of Yeshua, Richard Danielpour (JoAnn Falletta, James K. Bass, Adam Luebke, UCLA Chamber Singers, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra & Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus)
    Floyd, C.: Prince of Players, Carlisle Floyd (William Boggs, Kate Royal, Keith Phares, Florentine Opera Chorus & Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra)
    Hearne, T.: Place, Ted Hearne (Ted Hearne, Steven Bradshaw, Sophia Byrd, Josephine Lee, Isaiah Robinson, Sol Ruiz, Ayanna Woods & Place Orchestra)
    Rouse: Symphony No. 5, Christopher Rouse (Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)

    Best American Roots Performance
    “Colors,” Black Pumas
    “Deep In Love,” Bonny Light Horseman
    “Short and Sweet,” Brittany Howard
    “I’ll Be Gone,” Norah Jones & Mavis Staples
    “I Remember Everything,” John Prine

    Best American Roots Song
    “Cabin,” Laura Rogers & Lydia Rogers (The Secret Sisters)
    “Ceiling To The Floor,” Sierra Hull & Kai Welch (Sierra Hull)
    “Hometown,” Sarah Jarosz
    “I Remember Everything,” Pat McLaughlin & John Prine (John Prine)
    “Man Without a Soul,” Tom Overby & Lucinda Williams (Lucinda Williams)

    Best Americana Album
    Old Flowers, Courtney Marie Andrews
    Terms Of Surrender, Hiss Golden Messenger
    World On The Ground, Sarah Jarosz
    El Dorado, Marcus King
    Good Souls Better Angels, Lucinda Williams

    Best Bluegrass Album
    Man On Fire, Danny Barnes
    To Live In Two Worlds, Vol. 1, Thomm Jutz
    North Carolina Songbook, Steep Canyon Rangers
    Home, Billy Strings
    The John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project, Vol. 1, Various Artists

    Best Traditional Blues Album
    All My Dues Are Paid, Frank Bey
    You Make Me Feel, Don Bryant
    That’s What I Heard, Robert Cray Band
    Cypress Grove, Jimmy “Duck” Holmes
    Rawer Than Raw, Bobby Rush

    Best Contemporary Blues Album
    Have You Lost Your Mind Yet?, Fantastic Negrito
    Live At The Paramount, Ruthie Foster Big Band
    The Juice, G. Love
    Blackbirds, Bettye LaVette
    Up And Rolling, North Mississippi Allstars

    Best Folk Album
    Bonny Light Horseman, Bonny Light Horseman
    Thanks for the Dance, Leonard Cohen
    Song For Our Daughter, Laura Marling
    Saturn Return, The Secret Sisters
    All The Good Times, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

    Best Regional Roots Music Album
    My Relatives “Nikso Kowaiks,” Black Lodge Singers
    Cameron Dupuy and the Cajun Troubadors, Cameron Dupuy And The Cajun Troubadours
    Lovely Sunrise, Nā Wai ʽEhā
    Atmosphere, New Orleans Nightcrawlers
    A Tribute To Al Bernard, Sweet Cecilia

    Best Reggae Album
    Upside 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 Wailers

    Best Children’s Music Album
    All The Ladies, Joanie Leeds
    Be a Pain: An Album for Young (and Old) Leaders, Alastair Moock And Friends
    I’m An Optimist, Dog On Fleas
    Songs For Singin’, The Okee Dokee Brothers
    Wild Life, Justin Roberts

    Best Improvised Jazz Solo
    “Guinevere,” Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah, track from: Axiom
    “Pachamama,” Regina Carter, track from: Ona (Thana Alexa)
    “Celia,” Gerald Clayton
    “All Blues” Chick Corea, track from: Trilogy 2 (Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade)
    “Moe Honk,” Joshua Redman, track from: RoundAgain (Redman Mehldau McBride Blade)

    Best Jazz Vocal Album
    Ona, Thana Alexa
    Secrets Are The Best Stories, Kurt Elling Feat. Danilo Pérez
    Modern Ancestors, Carmen Lundy
    Holy Room: Live at Alte Oper, Somi With Frankfurt Radio Big Band
    What’s The Hurry, Kenny Wahsington

    Best Jazz Instrumental Album
    on the tender spot of every calloused moment, Ambrose Akinmusire
    Waiting Game, Terri Lyne Carrington And Social Science
    Happening: Live at the Village Vanguard, Gerald Clayton
    Trilogy 2, Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade
    Roundagain, Redman Mehldau McBride Blade

    Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
    Dialogues on Race, Gregg August
    MONK’estra Plays John Beasley, John Beasley
    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 Orchestra

    Best Latin Jazz Album
    Tradiciones, 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 Sanchez

    Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
    Blue Umbrella, Burt Bacharach and Daniel Tashain
    True Love: A Celebration of Cole Porter, Harry Connick Jr.
    American Standard, James Taylor
    Unfollow the Rules, Rufus Wainwright
    Judy, Renee Zellweger

    Best 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 Trip

    Best Country Solo Performance
    “Stick 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 Lambert

    Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
    Jack Antonoff
    Dan Auerbach
    Dave Cobb
    Flying Lotus
    Andrew Watt

    Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
    “Asas Fechadas,” John Beasley & Maria Mendes (Maria Mendes Featuring John Beasley & Orkest Metropole)
    “Desert Song,” Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor (Säje)
    “From This Place,” Alan Broadbent & Pat Metheny (Pat Metheny Featuring Meshell Ndegeocello)
    “He Won’t Hold You,” Jacob Collier (Jacob Collier Featuring Rapsody)
    “Slow Burn,” Talia Billig, Nic Hard & Becca Stevens (Becca Stevens Feat. Jacob Collier, Mark Lettieri, Justin Stanton, Jordan Perlson, Nic Hard, Keita Ogawa, Marcelo Woloski & Nate Werth)

    Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
    “The Blessing (Live),” Chris Brown, Cody Carnes, Kari Jobe Carnes & Steven Furtick (Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes & Elevation Worship)
    “Sunday Morning,” Denisia Andrews, Jones Terrence Antonio, Saint Bodhi, Brittany Coney, Kirk Franklin, Lasanna Harris, Shama Joseph, Stuart Lowery, Lecrae Moore & Nathanael Saint-Fleur (Lecrae Featuring Kirk Franklin)
    “Holy Water,” Andrew Bergthold, Ed Cash, Franni Cash, Martin Cash & Scott Cash (We The Kingdom)
    “Famous For (I Believe),” Chuck Butler, Krissy Nordhoff, Jordan Sapp, Alexis Slifer & Tauren Wells (Tauren Wells Featuring Jenn Johnson)
    “There Was Jesus,” Casey Beathard, Jonathan Smith & Zach Williams (Zach Williams & Dolly Parton)

    Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
    American Composers at Play, William Bolcom, Ricky Ian Gordon, Lori Laitman, John Musto, Stephen Powell
    Clairières, Lili & Nadia Boulanger, Nicholas Phan
    Farinelli, Cecilia Bartoli
    A Lad’s Love, Biran Giebler
    Smyth: The Prison, Sarah Brailey & Dashon Burton

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