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Burna Boy grabs 2020 Grammy Award nomination

Nigerian superstar Burna Boy has been nominated for a Grammy Award.

The artiste’s ‘African Giant’ album was nominated for the Best World Music Album alongside four other internationally recognised albums.

The ‘Anybody’ hitmaker released the album that went viral internationally on July 26.

The album’s popularity got Burna Boy on many platforms including ‘The Daily Show’ with Trevor Noah, Jimmy Kimmel Live and many others.

Burna Boy is competing with Altin Gün from Amsterdam, Bokanté & Metropole Orkest, Nathalie Joachim With Spektral Quartet and Benin’s Angelique Kidjo for the award.

The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony is scheduled for January 26, 2020, at Staples Center in Los Angeles.

It will recognize the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, running from October 1, 2018, to August 31, 2019.

See the full list of nominees:

Record of the Year "Hey, Ma," Bon Iver "Bad Guy," Billie Eilish "7 Rings," Ariana Grande "Hard Place," H.E.R. "Talk," Khalid "Old Town Road," Lil Nas X Featuring Billy Ray Cyrus "Truth Hurts," Lizzo "Sunflower," Post Malone & Swae Lee Album of the Year I,I, Bon Iver Norman F---ing Rockwell!, Lana Del Rey When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, Billie Eilish Thank U, Next, Ariana Grande I Used to Know Her, H.E.R. 7, Lil Nas X Cuz I Love You (Deluxe), Lizzo Father of the Bride, Vampire Weekend Song of The Year "Always Remember Us This Way," Natalie Hemby, Lady Gaga, Hillary Lindsey & Lori McKenna, songwriters (Lady Gaga) "Bad Guy," Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish) "Bring My Flowers Now," Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth & Tanya Tucker, songwriters (Tanya Tucker) "Hard Place," Ruby Amanfu, Sam Ashworth, D. Arcelious Harris, H.E.R. & Rodney Jerkins, songwriters (H.E.R.) "Lover," Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift) "Norman F---ing Rockwell," Jack Antonoff & Lana Del Rey, songwriters (Lana Del Rey) "Someone You Loved," Tom Barnes, Lewis Capaldi, Pete Kelleher, Benjamin Kohn & Sam Roman, songwriters (Lewis Capaldi) "Truth Hurts," Steven Cheung, Eric Frederic, Melissa Jefferson & Jesse Saint John, songwriters (Lizzo) Best New Artist Black Pumas Billie Eilish Lil Nas X Lizzo Maggie Rogers Rosalia Tank and the Bangas Yola Best Pop Solo Performance "Spirit," Beyoncé "Bad Guy," Billie Eilish "7 Rings," Ariana Grande "Truth Hurts," Lizzo "You Need to Calm Down," Taylor Swift Best Pop Duo/Group Performance "Boyfriend," Ariana Grande & Social House "Sucker," Jonas Brothers "Old Town Road," Lil Nas X Featuring Billy Ray Cyrus "Sunflower," Post Malone & Swae Lee "Senorita," Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Si, Andrea Bocelli Love (Deluxe Edition), Michael Bublé Look Now, Elvis Costello & The Imposters A Legendary Christmas, John Legend Walls, Barbra Streisand Best Pop Vocal Album The Lion King: The Gift, Beyoncé When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, Billie Eilish Thank U, Next, Ariana Grande No. 6 Collaborations Project, Ed Sheeran Lover, Taylor Swift Best Dance Recording "Linked," Bonobo "Got to Keep On," The Chemical Brothers "Piece of Your Heart," Meduza Featuring Goodboys "Underwater," Rufus Du Sol "Midnight, Hour," Skrillex & Boys Noize Featuring Ty Dolla $ign Boys Noize & Skrillex Best Dance/Electronic Album LP5, Apparat No Geography, The Chemical Brothers Hi This Is Flume (Mixtape), Flume Solace, Rufus Du Sol Weather, Tycho  Best Contemporary Instrumental Album Ancestral Recall, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah Star People Nation, Theo Croker Beat Music! Beat Music! Beat Music!, Mark Guiliana Elevate, Lettuce Mettavolution, Rodrigo y Gabriela Best Rock Performance "Pretty Waste," Bones UK "This Land," Gary Clark Jr. "History Repeats," Brittany Howard "Woman," Karen O & Danger Mouse "Too Bad," Rival Sons Best Metal Performance "Astorlus - The Great Octopus," Candlemass Featuring Tony Iommi "Humanicide," Death Angel "Bow Down," I Prevail "Unleashed," Killswitch Engage "7empest," Tool Best Rock Song "Fear Inoculum," Danny Carey, Justin Chancellor, Adam Jones & Maynard James Keenan, songwriters (Tool) "Give Yourself a Try," George Daniel, Adam Hann, Matthew Healy & Ross MacDonald, songwriters (The 1975) "Harmony Hall," Ezra Koenig, songwriter (Vampire Weekend) "History Repeats," Brittany Howard, songwriter (Brittany Howard) "This Land," Gary Clark Jr., songwriter (Gary Clark Jr.) Best Rock Album Amo, Bring Me The Horizon Social Cues, Cage The Elephant In the End, The Cranberries Trauma, I Prevail Feral Roots, Rival Sons Best Alternative Music Album U.F.O.F., Big Thief Assume Form, James Blake I,I, Bon Iver Father of the Bride, Vampire Weekend Anima, Thom Yorke Best R&B Performance "Love Again," Daniel Caesar & Brandy Could've Been," H.E.R. Featuring Bryson Tiller "Exactly How I Feel," Lizzo Featuring Gucci Mane "Roll Some Mo," Lucky Daye "Come Home," Anderson .Paak Featuring André 3000 Best Traditional R&B Performance "Time Today," BJ The Chicago Kid "Steady Love," India.Arie "Jerome," Lizzo "Real Games," Lucky Daye "Built for Love," PJ Morton Featuring Jazmine Sullivan Best R&B Song "Could've Been," Dernst Emile II, David “Swagg R’Celious” Harris, H.E.R. & Hue “Soundzfire” Strother, songwriters (H.E.R. Featuring Bryson Tiller) "Look at Me Now," Emily King & Jeremy Most, songwriters (Emily King) "No Guidance," Chris Brown, Tyler James Bryant, Nija Charles, Aubrey Graham, Anderson Hernandez, Michee Patrick Lebrun, Joshua Lewis, Noah Shebib & Teddy Walton, songwriters (Chris Brown Featuring Drake) "Roll Some Mo," David Brown, Dernst Emile II & Peter Lee Johnson, songwriters (Lucky Daye) "Sayso," PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton Featuring JoJo) Best Urban Contemporary Album Apollo XXI, Steve Lacy Cuz I Love You (Deluxe), Lizzo Overload, Georgia Anne Muldrow Saturn, Nao Being Human in Public, Jessie Reyez Best R&B Album 1123, BJ The Chicago Kid Painted, Lucky Daye Ella Mai, Ella Mai Paul, PJ Morton Ventura, Anderson .Paak Best Rap Performance "Middle Child," J. Cole "Suge," DaBaby "Down Bad," Dreamville Featuring J.I.D, Bas, J. Cole, EARTHGANG & Young Nudy "Racks in the Middle," Nipsey Hussle Featuring Roddy Ricch & Hit-Boy "Clout," Offset Featuring Cardi B Best Rap/Sung Performance "Higher," DJ Khaled Featuring Nipsey Hussle & John Legend "Drip Too Hard," Lil Baby & Gunna "Panini," Lil Nas X "Ballin," Mustard Featuring Roddy Ricch "The London," Young Thug Featuring J. Cole & Travis Scott Best Rap Song "Bad Idea," Chancelor Bennett, Cordae Dunston, Uforo Ebong & Daniel Hackett, songwriters (YBN Cordae Featuring Chance The Rapper) "Gold Roses," Noel Cadastre, Aubrey Graham, Anderson Hernandez, Khristopher Riddick-Tynes, William Leonard Roberts II, Joshua Quinton Scruggs, Leon Thomas III & Ozan Yildirim, songwriters (Rick Ross Featuring Drake) "A Lot," Jermaine Cole, Dacoury Natche, 21 Savage & Anthony White, songwriters (21 Savage Featuring J. Cole) "Racks in the Middle," Ermias Asghedom, Dustin James Corbett, Greg Allen Davis, Chauncey Hollis, Jr. & Rodrick Moore, songwriters (Nipsey Hussle Featuring Roddy Ricch & Hit-Boy) "Suge," DaBaby, Jetsonmade & Pooh Beatz, songwriters (DaBaby) Best Rap Album Revenge of the Dreamers III, Dreamville Championships, Meek Mill I Am > I Was, 21 Savage Igor, Tyler, The Creator The Lost Boy, YBN Cordae Best Country Solo Performance "All Your'n," Tyler Childers "Girl Goin' Nowhere," Ashley McBryde "Ride Me Back Home," Willie Nelson "God's Country," Blake Shelton "Bring My Flowers Now," Tanya Tucker Best Country Duo/Group Performance "Brand New Man," Brooks & Dunn With Luke Combs "I Don't Remember Me (Before You)," Brothers Osborne "Speechless," Dan + Shay "The Daughters," Little Big Town "Common," Maren Morris Featuring Brandi Carlile Best Country Song "Bring My Flowers Now," Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth & Tanya Tucker, songwriters (Tanya Tucker) "Girl Goin' Nowhere," Jeremy Bussey & Ashley McBryde, songwriters (Ashley McBryde) "It All Comes Out in the Wash," Miranda Lambert, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose, songwriters (Miranda Lambert) "Some of It," Eric Church, Clint Daniels, Jeff Hyde & Bobby Pinson, songwriters (Eric Church) "Speechless," Shay Mooney, Jordan Reynolds, Dan Smyers & Laura Veltz, songwriters (Dan + Shay) Best Country Album Desperate Man, Eric Church Stronger Than the Truth, Reba McEntire Interstate Gospel, Pistol Annies Center Point Road, Thomas Rhett While I'm Livin', Tanya Tucker Best New Age Album Fairy Dreams, David Arkenstone Homage to Kindness, David Darling Wings, Peter Kater Verve, Sebastian Plano Deva, Deva Premal Best Improvised Jazz Solo "Elsewhere," Melissa Aldana, soloist "Sozinho," Randy Brecker, soloist "Tomorrow Is the Question," Julian Lage, soloist "The Windup," Branford Marsalis, soloist "Sightseeing," Christian McBride, soloist Best Jazz Vocal Album Thirsty Ghost, Sara Gazarek Love & Liberation, Jazzmeia Horn Alone Together, Catherine Russell 12 Little Spells, Esperanza Spalding Screenplay, The Tierney Sutton Band Best Jazz Instrumental Album In the Key of the Universe, Joey DeFrancesco The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul, Branford Marsalis Quartet Christian McBride's New Jawn, Christian McBride Finding Gabriel, Brad Mehldau Come What May, Joshua Redman Quartet Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album Triple Helix, Anat Cohen Tentet Dance in Nowhere, Miho Hazama Hiding Out, Mike Holober & The Gotham Jazz Orchestra The Omni-American Book Club, Brian Lynch Big Band One Day Wonder, Terraza Big Band Best Latin Jazz Album Antidote, Chick Corea & The Spanish Heart Band Sorte!: Music by John Finbury, Thalma de Freitas With Vitor Gonçalves, John Patitucci, Chico Pinheiro, Rogerio Boccato & Duduka Da Fonseca Una Noche Con Ruben Blades, Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis & Rubén Blades Carib, David Sánchez Sonero: The Music of Ismael Rivera, Miguel Zenón  Best Gospel Performance/Song "Love Theory," Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, songwriter "Talkin' Bout Jesus," Gloria Gaynor Featuring Yolanda Adams; Bryan Fowler, Gloria Gaynor & Chris Stevens, songwriters "See the Light," Travis Greene Featuring Jekalyn Carr "Speak the Name," Koryn Hawthorne Featuring Natalie Grant "This Is a Movie (Live)", Tasha Cobbs Leonard; Tony Brown, Brandon Lake, Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Nate Moore, songwriters Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song "Only Jesus," Casting Crowns; Mark Hall, Bernie Herms & Matthew West, songwriters "God Only Knows," for King & Country & Dolly Parton; Josh Kerr, Jordan Reynolds, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone & Tedd Tjornhom, songwriters "Haven't Seen It Yet," Danny Gokey; Danny Gokey, Ethan Hulse & Colby Wedgeworth, songwriters "God's Not Done With You (Single Version)," Tauren Wells "Rescue Story," Zach Williams; Ethan Hulse, Andrew Ripp, Jonathan Smith & Zach Williams, songwriters Best Gospel Album Long Live Love, Kirk Franklin Goshen, Donald Lawrence Presents The Tri -City Singers Tunnel Vision, Gene Moore Settle Here, William Murphy Something's Happening! A Christmas Album, CeCe Winans Best Contemporary Christian Music Album I Know a Ghost, Crowder Burn the Ships, for KING & COUNTRY Haven't Seen It Yet, Danny Gokey The Elements, TobyMac Holy Roar, Chris Tomlin Best Roots Gospel Album Deeper Roots: Where the Bluegrass Grows, Steven Curtis Chapman Testimony, Gloria Gaynor Deeper Oceans, Joseph Habedank His Name Is Jesus, Tim Menzies Gonna Sing, Gonna Shout (Various Artists), Jerry Salley, Producer Best Latin Pop Album Vida, Luis Fonsi 11:11, Maluma Montaner, Ricardo Montaner #ELDISCO, Alejandro Sanz Fantasia, Sebastian Yatra Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album X 100Pre, Bad Bunny Oasis, J Balvin & Bad Bunny Indestructible, Flor De Toloache Almadura, iLe El Mal Querer, Rosalia Best Regional Mexican Album (Including Tejano) Caminado, Joss Favela Percepcion, Intocable Poco a Poco, La Energia Norteña 20 Aniversario, Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea De Ayer Para Siempre, Mariachi Los Camperos Best Tropical Latin Album Opus, Marc Anthony Tiempo Al Tiempo, Luis Enrique + C4 Trio Candela, Vicente García Literal, Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 A Journey Through Cuban Music, Aymée Nuviola Best American Roots Performance "Saint Honesty," Sara Bareilles "Father Mountain," Calexico And Iron & Wine "I'm on My Way," Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi "Call My Name," I'm With Her "Faraway Look," Yola Best American Roots Song "Black Myself," Amythyst Kiah, songwriter (Our Native Daughters) "Call My Name," Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O'Donovan & Sara Watkins, songwriters (I'm With Her) "Crossing to Jerusalem," Rosanne Cash & John Leventhal, songwriters (Rosanne Cash) "Faraway Look," Dan Auerbach, Yola Carter & Pat McLaughlin, songwriters (Yola) "I Don't Wanna Ride the Rails No More," Vince Gill, songwriter (Vince Gill) Best Americana Album Years to Burn, Calexico And Iron & Wine Who Are You Now, Madison Cunningham Oklahoma, Keb' Mo' Tales of America, J.S. Ondara Walk Through Fire, Yola Best Bluegrass Album Tall Fiddler, Michael Cleveland Live in Prague, Czech Republic, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver Toil, Tears & Trouble, The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys Royal Traveller, Missy Raines If You Can't Stand the Heat, Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen Best Traditional Blues Album Kingfish, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram Tall, Dark & Handsome, Delbert McClinton & Self-Made Men Sitting on Top of the Blues, Bobby Rush Baby, Please Come Home, Jimmie Vaughan Spectacular Class, Jontavious Willis Best Contemporary Blues Album This Land, Gary Clark Jr. Venom & Faith, Larkin Poe Brighter Days, Robert Randolph & The Family Band Somebody Save Me, Sugaray Rayford Keep On, Southern Avenue Best Folk Album My Finest Work Yet, Andrew Bird Rearrange My Heart, Che Apalache Patty Griffin, Patty Griffin Evening Machines, Gregory Alan Isakov Front Porch, Joy Williams Best Regional Roots Music Album Kalawai’Anui, Amy HaÌ„naiali’i When It's Cold - Cree Round Dance Songs, Northern Cree Good Time, Ranky Tanky Recorded at the 2019 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Rebirth Brass Band Hawaiian Lullaby, (Various Artists), Imua Garza & Kimié Miner, producers Best Reggae Album Rapture, Koffee As I Am, Julian Marley The Final Battle: Sly & Robbie Vs. Roots Radics, Sly & Robbie & Roots Radics Mass Manipulation, Steel Pulse More Work to Be Done, Third World Best World Music Album Gece, Altin Gün What Heat, Bokanté & Metropole Orkest Conducted By Jules Buckley African Giant, Burna Boy Fanm D'Ayiti, Nathalie Joachim With Spektral Quartet Celia, Angelique Kidjo Best Children's Music Album Ageless Songs for the Child Archetype, Jon Samson Flying High!, Caspar Babypants I Love Rainy Days, Daniel Tashian The Love, Alphabet Rockers Winterland, The Okee Dokee Brothers Best Spoken Word Album Beastie Boys Book, (Various Artists) Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, Scott Sherratt & Dan Zitt, producers Becoming, Michelle Obama I.V. Catatonia: 20 Years as a Two-Time Cancer Survivor, Eric Alexandrakis Mr Know-It-All, John Waters Sekou Andrews & The String Theory, Sekou Andrews & The String Theory Best Comedy Album Quality Time, Jim Gaffigan Relatable, Ellen DeGeneres Right Now, Aziz Ansari Son of Patricia, Trevor Noah Sticks & Stones, Dave Chappelle Best Musical Theater Album Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations Hadestown Moulin Rouge! The Musical The Music of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - In Four Contemporary Suites Oklahoma! Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media The Lion King: The Songs Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Rocketman Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse A Star Is Born Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Avengers: Endgame Chernobyl Game of Thrones: Season 8 The Lion King Mary Poppins Returns Best Song Written for Visual Media "The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy," From: Toy Story 4 "Girl in the Movies," From: Dumplin' "I'll Never Love Again" (Film Version), From: A Star Is Born "Sprit," From: The Lion King "Suspirium," From: Suspiria Best Instrumental Composition "Begin Again," Fred Hersch, composer (Fred Hersch & The WDR Big Band Conducted By Vince Mendoza) "Crucible for Crisis," Brian Lynch, composer (Brian Lynch Big Band) "Love, A Beautiful Force," Vince Mendoza, composer (Vince Mendoza, Terell Stafford, Dick Oatts & Temple University Studio Orchestra) "Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Symphonic Suite," John Williams, composer (John Williams) "Walkin' Funny," Christian McBride, composer (Christian McBride) Best Arrangement, Instrumental or a Cappella "Blue Skies," Kris Bowers, arranger (Kris Bowers) "Hedwig's Theme," John Williams, arranger (Anne-Sophie Mutter & John Williams) "La Novena," Emilio Solla, arranger (Emilio Solla Tango Jazz Orchestra) "Love, a Beautiful Force," Vince Mendoza, arranger (Vince Mendoza, Terell Stafford, Dick Oatts & Temple University Studio Orchestra) "Moon River," Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier) Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals "All Night Long," Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier Featuring Jules Buckley, Take 6 & Metropole Orkest) "Jolene," Geoff Keezer, arranger (Sara Gazarek) "Marry Me a Little," Cyrille Aimée & Diego Figueiredo, arrangers (Cyrille Aimée) "Over the Rainbow," Vince Mendoza, arranger (Trisha Yearwood) "12 Little Spells (Thoracic Spine)," Esperanza Spalding, arranger (Esperanza Spalding) Best Recording Package Anonimas & Resilientes Chris Cornell Hold That Tiger II Intellexual Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package Anima Gold in Brass Age 1963: New Directions The Radio Recordings 1939–1945 Woodstock: Back to the Garden - The Definitive 50th Anniversary Archive Best Album Notes The Complete Cuban Jam Session, Judy Cantor-Navas, album notes writer (Various Artists) The Gospel According to Malaco, Robert Marovich, album notes writer (Various Artists) Pedal Steel + Four Corners, Brendan Greaves, album notes writer (Terry Allen And The Panhandle Mystery Band) Pete Seeger: The Smithsonia Folkways Collection, Jeff Place, album notes writer (Pete Seeger) Stax '68: A Memphis Story, Steve Greenberg, album notes writer (Various Artists) Best Historical Album The Girl From Chickasaw County- The Complete Capitol Masters, Andrew Batt & Kris Maher, compilation producers; Simon Gibson, mastering engineer (Bobbie Gentry) The Great Comeback: Horowitz at Carnegie Hall, Robert Russ, compilation producer; Andreas K. Meyer & Jennifer Nulsen, mastering engineers (Vladimir Horowitz) Kankyo Ongaku: Japanese Ambient, Environmental & New Age Music 1980-1990, Spencer Doran, Yosuke Kitazawa, Douglas Macgowan & Matt Sullivan, compilation producers; John Baldwin, mastering engineer (Various Artists) Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection, Jeff Place & Robert Santelli, compilation producers; Pete Reiniger, mastering engineer (Pete Seeger) Woodstock: Back to the Garden - The Definitive 50th Anniversary Archive, Brian Kehew, Steve Woolard & Andy Zax, compilation producers; Dave Schultz, mastering engineer, Brian Kehew, restoration engineer (Various Artists) Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical All These Things, Tchad Blake, Adam Greenspan & Rodney Shearer, engineers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Thomas Dybdahl) Ella Mai, Chris "Shaggy" Ascher, Jaycen Joshua & David Pizzimenti, engineers; Chris Athens, mastering engineer (Ella Mai) Run Home Slow, Paul Butler & Sam Teskey, engineers; Joe Carra, mastering engineer (The Teskey Brothers) Scenery, Tom Elmhirst, Ben Kane & Jeremy Most, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Emily King) When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, Rob Kinelski & Finneas O'Connell, engineers; John Greenham, mastering engineer (Billie Eilish) Producer of the Year, Non-Classical Jack Antonoff Dan Auerbach John Hill Finneas Ricky Reed Best Remixed Recording "I Rise (Tracy Young's Pride Intro Radio Remix)," Tracy Young, remixer (Madonna) "Mother's Daughter (WukiI Remix)," Wuki, remixer (Miley Cyrus) "The One (High Contrast Remix)," Lincoln Barrett, remixer (Jorja Smith) "Swim (Ford. Remix)," Luc Bradford, remixer (Mild Minds) "Work It (Soulwax Remix)," David Gerard C Dewaele & Stephen Antoine C Dewaele, remixers (Marie Davidson) Best Immersive Audio Album Chain Tripping, Luke Argilla, immersive audio engineer; Jurgen Scharpf, immersive audio mastering engineer; Jona Bechtolt, Claire L. Evans & Rob Kieswetter, immersive audio producers (Yacht) Kverndokk: Symphonic Dances, Jim Anderson, immersive audio engineer; Robert C. Ludwig, immersive audio mastering engineer; Ulrike Schwarz, immersive audio producer (Ken-David Masur & Stavanger Symphony Orchestra) Lux, Morten Lindberg, immersive audio engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive audio mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive audio producer (Anita Brevik, Trondheimsolistene & Nidarosdomens Jentekor) The Orchestral Organ, Keith O. Johnson, immersive audio engineer; Keith O. Johnson, immersive audio mastering engineer; Marina A. Ledin & Victor Ledin, immersive audio producers (Jan Kraybill) The Savior, Bob Clearmountain, immersive audio engineer; Bob Ludwig, immersive audio mastering engineer; Michael Marquart & Dave Way, immersive audio producers (A Bad Think) Best Engineered Album, Classical Aequa - Anna Throvaldsdottir, Daniel Shores, engineer; Daniel Shores, mastering engineer (International Contemporary Ensemble) Bruckner: Symphony No. 9, Mark Donahue, engineer; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra) Rachmaninoff - Hermitage Piano Trio, Keith O. Johnson & Sean Royce Martin, engineers;Keith O. Johnson, mastering engineer (Hermitage Piano Trio) Riley: Sun Rings, Leslie Ann Jones, engineer; Robert C. Ludwig, mastering engineer (Kronos Quartet) Wolfe: Fire In My Mouth, Bob Hanlon & Lawrence Rock, engineers; Ian Good & Lawrence Rock, mastering engineers (Jaap Van Zweden, Francisco J. Núñez, Donald Nally, The Crossing, Young People's Chorus Of NY City & New York Philharmonic) Producer of the Year, Classical Blanton Alspaugh James Ginsburg Marina A. Ledin, Victor Ledin Morten Lindberg Dirk Sobotka Best Orchestral Performance Brucker, Symphony No. 9, Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra) Copland: Billy the Kid; Grohg, Leonard Slatkin, conductor (Detroit Symphony Orchestra) Norman: Sustain, Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic) Transatlantic, Louis Langrée, conductor (Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra) Weiberg: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 21, Mirga GrazÌŒinytė-Tyla, conductor (City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Kremerata Baltica) Best Opera Recording Benjamin: Lessons in Love & Violence, George Benjamin, conductor; Stéphane Degout, Barbara Hannigan, Peter Hoare & Gyula Orendt; James Whitbourn, producer (Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House) Berg: Wozzeck, Marc Albrecht, conductor; Christopher Maltman & Eva-Maria Westbroek; François Roussillon, producer (Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra; Chorus Of Dutch National Opera) Charpentier: Les Arts Florissants; Les Plaisirs De Versailles, Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Jesse Blumberg, Teresa Wakim & Virginia Warnken; Renate Wolter-Seevers, producer (Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Ensemble; Boston Early Music Festival Vocal Ensemble) Picker: Fantastic Mr. Fox, Gil Rose, conductor; John Brancy, Andrew Craig Brown, Gabriel Preisser, Krista River & Edwin Vega; Gil Rose, producer (Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Boston Children's Chorus) Wagner: Lohengrin, Christian Thielemann, conductor; Piotr BeczaÅ‚a, Anja Best Choral Performance Boyle: Voyages, Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing) Durufle: Complete Chroral Works, Robert Simpson, conductor (Ken Cowan; Houston Chamber Choir) The Hope of Loving, Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Conspirare) Sander: The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Peter Jermihov, conductor (Evan Bravos, Vadim Gan, Kevin Keys, Glenn Miller & Daniel Shirley; PaTRAM Institute Singers) Smith, K.: The Arc in the Sky, Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing) Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance Cerrone, The Pieces That Fall to Earth, Christopher Rountree & Wild Up Freedom & Faith, PUBLIQuartet Perpetulum, Third Coast Percussion Rachmaninoff - Hermitage Piano Trio, Hermitage Piano Trio Shaw Orange, Attacca Quartet Best Classical Instrumental Solo "The Berlin Recital," Yuja Wang "Higdon: Harp Concerto," Yolanda Kondonassis; Ward Stare, conductor (The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra) "Marsalis: Violin Concerto; Fiddle Dance Suite," Nicola Benedetti; Cristian Măcelaru, conductor (Philadelphia Orchestra) "The Orchestral Organ," Jan Kraybill "Torke: Sky, Concerto for Violin," Tessa Lark; David Alan Miller, conductor (Albany Symphony) Best Classical Solo Vocal Album The Edge of Silence - Works for Voice by Gyorgy Kurtag, Susan Narucki (Donald Berman, Curtis Macomber, Kathryn Schulmeister & Nicholas Tolle) Himmelsmusik, Philippe Jaroussky & Céline Scheen; Christina Pluhar, conductor; L’Arpeggiata, ensemble (Jesús Rodil & Dingle Yandell) Schumann: Liederkreis Op. 24, Kerner-Lieder Op. 35, Matthias Goerne; Leif Ove Andsnes, accompanist Songplay, Joyce DiDonato; Chuck Israels, Jimmy Madison, Charlie Porter & Craig Terry, accompanists (Steve Barnett & Lautaro Greco) A Te, O Cara, Stephen Costello; Constantine Orbelian, conductor (Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra) Best Classical Compendium American Originals 1918, John Morris Russell, conductor; Elaine Martone, producer Leshnoff: Symphony No. 4 'Heichalos'; Guitar Concerto; Starburst, Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer Meltzer: Songs and Structures, Paul Appleby & Natalia Katyukova; Silas Brown & Harold Meltzer, producers The Poetry of Places, Nadia Shpachenko; Marina A. Ledin & Victor Ledin, producers Saariaho: True Fire; Trans; Ciel D'Hiver, Hannu Lintu, conductor; Laura Heikinheimo, producer Best Classical Composition Berme: Migration Series For Jazz Ensemble & Orchestra, Derek Bermel, composer (Derek Bermel, Ted Nash, David Alan Miller, Juilliard Jazz Orchestra & Albany Symphony Orchestra) Higdon: Harp Concerto, Jennifer Higdon, composer (Yolanda Kondonassis, Ward Stare & The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra) Marsalis: Violin Concerto in D Major, Wynton Marsalis, composer (Nicola Benedetti, Cristian Măcelaru & Philadelphia Orchestra) Norman: Sustain, Andrew Norman, composer (Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic) Shaw: Orange, Caroline Shaw, composer (Attacca Quartet) Wolfe: Fire in My Mouth, Julia Wolfe, composer (Jaap Van Zweden, Francisco J.Núñez, Donald Nally, The Crossing, Young People's Chorus Of NY City & New York Philharmonic) Best Music Video "We've Got to Try," The Chemical Brothers "This Land," Gary Clark Jr. "Cellophane," FKA twigs "Old Town Road (Official Movie)," Lil Nas X & Billy Ray Cyrus "Glad He's Gone," Tove Lo Best Music Film Homecoming Remember My Name Birth of the Cool Shangri-La Anima

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