The nominations for the 2020 Grammy Awards have been announced. Check out the complete list below.
RECORD OF THE YEAR
Bon Iver – “Hey, Ma”
Billie Eilish – “Bad Guy”
Ariana Grande – “7 rings”
H.E.R. – “Hard Place”
Khalid – “Talk”
Lil Nas X f/ Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road”
Lizzo – “Truth Hurts”
Post Malone & Swae Lee – “Sunflower”
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Bon Iver – I,I
Lana Del Rey – Norman F***ing Rockwell!
Billie Eilish – When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
Ariana Grande – thank u, next
H.E.R. – I Used to Know Her
Lil Nas X – 7
Lizzo – Cuz I Love You (Deluxe)
Vampire Weekend – Father of the Bride
SONG OF THE YEAR
(award goes to the songwriter(s) – performer in parens)
“Always Remember Us This Way” (Lady Gaga) – Natalie Hemby, Lady Gaga, Hillary Lindsey & Lori McKenna
“Bad Guy” (Billie Eilish) – Billie Eilish & Finneas O’Connell
“Bring My Flowers Now” (Tanya Tucker) – Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth & Tanya Tucker
“Hard Place” (H.E.R.) – Ruby Amanfu, Sam Ashworth, D. Arcelious Harris, H.E.R. & Rodney Jerkins
“Lover” (Taylor Swift) – Taylor Swift
“Norman F***ing Rockwell” (Lana Del Rey) – Jack Antonoff & Lana Del Rey
“Someone You Loved” (Lewis Capaldi) – Tom Barnes, Lewis Capaldi, Pete Kelleher, Benjamin Kohn & Sam Roman
“Truth Hurts” (Lizzo) – Steven Cheung, Eric Frederic, Lizzo & Jesse Saint John
BEST NEW ARTIST
Black Pumas
Billie Eilish
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
Maggie Rogers
ROSALÍA
Tank and the Bangas
Yola
BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
Beyoncé – “Spirit”
Billie Eilish – “Bad Guy”
Ariana Grande – “7 rings”
Lizzo – “Truth Hurts”
Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down”
BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
Ariana Grande & Social House – “Boyfriend”
Jonas Brothers – “Sucker”
Lil Nas X f/ Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road”
Post Malone & Swae Lee – “Sunflower”
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – “Señorita”
BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
Andrea Bocelli – Sì
Michael Bublé – Love (Deluxe Edition)
Elvis Costello & The Imposters – Look Now
John Legend – A Legendary Christmas
Barbra Streisand – Walls
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
Beyoncé – The Lion King: The Gift
Billie Eilish – When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
Ariana Grande – thank u, next
Ed Sheeran – No.6 Collaborations Project
Taylor Swift – Lover
BEST DANCE RECORDING
Bonobo – “Linked”
Chemical Brothers – “Got to Keep On”
Meduza f/ Goodboys – “Piece of Your Heart”
Rüfüs du Sol – “Underwater”
Skrillex & Boys Noize f/ Ty Dolla $ign – “Midnight Hour”
BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM
Apparat – LP5
Chemical Brothers – No Geography
Flume – Hi This Is Flume (Mixtape)
Rüfüs fu Sol – SOLACE
Tycho – Weather
BEST CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah – Ancestral Recall
Theo Croker – Star People Nation
Mark Guiliana – Beat Music! Beat Music! Beat Music!
Lettuce – Elevate
Rodrigo y Gabriela – Mettavolution
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
Bones UK – “Pretty Waste”
Gary Clark Jr. – “This Land”
Brittany Howard – “History Repeats”
Karen O & Danger Mouse – “Woman”
Rival Sons – “Too Bad”
BEST METAL PERFORMANCE
Candlemass f/ Tony Iommi – “Astorolus – The Great Octopus”
Death Angel – “Humanicide”
I Prevail – “Bow Down”
Killswitch Engage – “Unleashed”
Tool – “7empest”
BEST ROCK SONG
(award goes to the songwriter(s) – performer in parens)
“Fear Inoculum” (Tool) – Danny Carey, Justin Chancellor, Adam Jones & Maynard James Keenan
“Give Yourself a Try” (The 1975) – George Daniel, Adam Hann, Matthew Healy & Ross MacDonald
“Harmony Hall” (Vampire Weekend) – Ezra Koenig
“Hide” (Brittany Howard) – Brittany Howard
“This Land” (Gary Clark Jr.) – Gary Clark Jr.
BEST ROCK ALBUM
Bring Me the Horizon – amo
Cage the Elephant – Social Cues
Cranberries – In the End
I Prevail – Trauma
Rival Sons – Feral Roots
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
Big Thief – U.F.O.F.
James Blake – Assume Form
Bon Iver – I,I
Vampire Weekend – Father of the Bride
Thom Yorke – Anima
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
Daniel Caesar & Brandy – “Love Again”
H.E.R. f/ Bryson Tiller – “Could’ve Been”
Lizzo f/ Gucci Mane – “Exactly How I Feel”
Lucky Daye – “Roll Some Mo”
Anderson .Paak f/ André 3000 – “Come Home”
BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE
BJ the Chicago Kid – “Time Today”
India.Arie – “Steady Love”
Lizzo – “Jerome”
Lucky Daye – “Real Games”
PJ Morton f/ Jazmine Sullivan – “Built for Love”
BEST R&B SONG
(award goes to the songwriter(s) – performer in parens)
“Could’ve Been” (H.E.R. f/ Bryson Tiller) – Dernst Emile II, David “Swagg R’Celious” Harris, H.E.R. & Hue “Soundzfire” Strother
“Look at Me Now” (Emily King) – Emily King & Jeremy Most
“No Guidance” (Chris Brown f/ Drake) – Chris Brown, Tyler James Bryant, Nija Charles, Aubrey Graham, Anderson Hernandez, Michee Patrick Lebrun, Joshua Lewis, Noah Shebib & Teddy Walton
“Roll Some Mo” (Lucky Daye) – Lucky Daye, Dernst Emile II & Peter Lee Johnson
“Say So” (PJ Morton f/ JoJo) – PJ Morton
BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM
Steve Lacy – Apollo XXI
Lizzo – Cuz I Love You (Deluxe)
Georgia Anne Muldrow – Overload
NAO – Saturn
Jessie Reyez – Being Human in Public
BEST R&B ALBUM
BJ the Chicago Kid – 1123
Lucky Daye – Painted
Ella Mai
PJ Morton – Paul
Anderson .Paak – Ventura
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
J. Cole – “Middle Child”
DaBaby – “Suge”
Dreamville f/ J.I.D, Bas, J. Cole, EARTHGANG & Young Nudy – “Down Bad”
Nipsey Hussle f/ Roddy Ricch & Hit-Boy – “Racks in the Middle”
Offset f/ Cardi B – “Clout”
BEST RAP/SUNG PERFORMANCE
DJ Khaled f/ Nipsey Hussle & John Legend – “Higher”
Lil Baby & Gunna – “Drip Too Hard”
Lil Nas X – “Panini”
Mustard f/ Roddy Ricch – “Ballin”
Young Thug f/ J. Cole & Travis Scott – “The London”
BEST RAP SONG
(award goes to the songwriter(s) – performer in parens)
“Bad Idea” (YBN Cordae f/ Chance the Rapper) – Chancelor Bennett, YBN Cordae, Uforo Ebong & Daniel Hackett
“Gold Roses” (Rick Ross f/ Drake) – Noel Cadastre, Aubrey Graham, Anderson Hernandez, Khristopher Riddick-Tynes, William Leonard Roberts II, Joshua Quinton Scruggs, Leon Thomas III & Ozan Yildirim
“A Lot” (21 Savage f/ J. Cole) – Jermaine Cole, Dacoury Natche, 21 Savage & Anthony White
“Racks in the Middle” (Nipsey Hussle f/ Roddy Ricch & Hit-Boy) – Ermias Asghedom, Dustin James Corbett, Greg Allen Davis, Chauncey Hollis, Jr. & Roddy Ricch
“Suge” (DaBaby) – DaBaby, Jetsonmade & Pooh Beatz
BEST RAP ALBUM
Dreamville – Revenge of the Dreamers III
Meek Mill – Championships
21 Savage – I Am > I Was
Tyler, the Creator – Igor
YBN Cordae – The Lost Boy
BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE
Tyler Childers – “All Your’n”
Ashley McBryde – “Girl Goin’ Nowhere”
Willie Nelson – “Ride Me Back Home”
Blake Shelton – “God’s Country”
Tanya Tucker – “Bring My Flowers Now”
BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
Brooks & Dunn With Luke Combs – “Brand New Man”
Brothers Osborne – “I Don’t Remember Me (Before You)”
Dan + Shay – “Speechless”
Little Big Town – “The Daughters”
Maren Morris f/ Brandi Carlile – “Common”
BEST COUNTRY SONG
(award goes to the songwriter(s) – performer in parens)
“Bring My Flowers Now” (Tanya Tucker) – Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth & Tanya Tucker
“Girl Goin’ Nowhere” (Ashley McBryde) – Jeremy Bussey & Ashley McBryde
“It All Comes Out in the Wash” (Miranda Lambert) – Miranda Lambert, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose
“Some of It” (Eric Church) – Eric Church, Clint Daniels, Jeff Hyde & Bobby Pinson
“Speechless” (Dan + Shay) – Shay Mooney, Jordan Reynolds, Dan Smyers & Laura Veltz
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
Eric Church – Desperate Man
Reba McEntire – Stronger Than the Truth
Pistol Annies – Interstate Gospel
Thomas Rhett – Center Point Road
Tanya Tucker – While I’m Livin’
BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE/SONG
Kirk Franklin – “Love Theory”
Gloria Gaynor f/ Yolanda Adams – “Talkin’ ‘Bout Jesus”
Travis Greene /f Jekalyn Carr – “See the Light”
Koryn Hawthorne f/ Natalie Grant – “Speak the Name”
Tasha Cobbs Leonard – “This Is a Move (Live)”
BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE/SONG
Casting Crowns – “Only Jesus”
Dolly Parton – “God Only Knows”
Danny Gokey – “Haven’t Seen It Yet”
Tauren Wells – “God’s Not Done With You (Single Version)”
Zach Williams – “Rescue Story”
BEST GOSPEL ALBUM
Kirk Franklin – Long Live Love
Donald Lawrence Presents The Tri-City Singers – Goshen
Gene Moore – Tunnel Vision
William Murphy – Settle Here
CeCe Winans – Something’s Happening! A Christmas Album
BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ALBUM
Crowder – I Know a Ghost
for KING & COUNTRY – Burn the Ships
Danny Gokey – Haven’t Seen It Yet
TobyMac – The Elements
Chris Tomlin – Holy Roar
BEST ROOTS GOSPEL ALBUM
Steven Curtis Chapman – Deeper Roots: Where the Bluegrass Grows
Gloria Gaynor – Testimony
Joseph Habedank – Deeper Oceans
Tim Menzies – His Name Is Jesus
Various Artists – Gonna Sing, Gonna Shout
BEST LATIN ROCK, URBAN OR ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
Bad Bunny – X 100Pre
J Balvin & Bad Bunny – Oasis
Flor fe Toloache – Indestructible
iLe – Almadura
ROSALÍA – El Mal Querer
BEST AMERICAN ROOTS PERFORMANCE
Sara Bareilles – “Saint Honesty”
Calexico and Iron & Wine – “Father Mountain”
Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi – “I’m on My Way”
I’m With Her – “Call My Name”
Yola – “Faraway Look”
BEST AMERICAN ROOTS SONG
(award goes to the songwriter(s) – performer in parens)
“Black Myself” (Our Native Daughters) – Amythyst Kiah
“Call My Name” (I’m With Her) – Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan & Sara Watkins
“Crossing to Jerusalem” (Rosanne Cash) – Rosanne Cash & John Leventhal
“Faraway Look” (Yola) – Dan Auerbach, Yola & Pat McLaughlin
“I Don’t Wanna Ride the Rails No More” (Vince Gill) – Vince Gill
BEST AMERICANA ALBUM
Calexico and Iron & Wine – Years to Burn
Madison Cunningham – Who Are You Now
Keb’Mo’ – Oklahoma
J.S. Ondara – Tales of America
Yola – Walk Through Fire
BEST TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram – Kingfish
Delbert McClinton & Self-Made Men – Tall, Dark & Handsome
Bobby Rush – Sitting on Top of the Blues
Jimmie Vaughan – Baby, Please Come Home
Jontavious Willis – Spectacular Class
BEST CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM
Gary Clark Jr. – This Land
Larkin Poe – Venom & Faith
Robert Randolph & The Family Band – Brighter Days
Sugaray Rayford – Somebody Save Me
Southern Avenue – Keep On
BEST FOLK ALBUM
Andrew Bird – My Finest Work Yet
Che Apalache – Rearrange My Heart
Patty Griffin
Gregory Alan Isakov – Evening Machines
Joy Williams – Front Porch
BEST REGGAE ALBUM
Koffee – Rapture
Julian Marley – As I Am
Sly & Robbie & Roots Radics – The Final Battle: Sly & Robbie vs. Roots Radics
Steel Pulse – Mass Manipulation
Third World – More Work to Be Done
BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM (INCLUDES POETRY, AUDIO BOOKS & STORYTELLING)
Various Artists – Beastie Boys Book
Michelle Obama – Becoming
Eric Alexandrakis – I.V. Catatonia: 20 Years As a Two-Time Cancer Survivor
John Waters – Mr. Know-It-All
Sekou Andrews & The String Theory
BEST COMEDY ALBUM
Jim Gaffigan – Quality Time
Ellen DeGeneres – Relatable
Aziz Ansari – Right Now
Trevor Noah – Son of Patricia
Dave Chappelle – Sticks & Stones
BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM
Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations
Hadestown
Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Imogen Heap
The Music of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – In Four Contemporary Suites
Oklahoma!
BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Various Artists – The Lion King: The Songs
Various Artists – Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Taron Egerton – Rocketman
Various Artists – Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – 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
(award goes to the songwriter(s) – performer in parens)
“The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy” (Chris Stapleton) – Randy Newman
“Girl in the Movies” (Dolly Parton) – Dolly Parton & Linda Perry
“I’ll Never Love Again (Film Version)” (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper) – Natalie Hemby, Lady Gaga, Hillary Lindsey & Aaron Raitiere
“Spirit” (Beyoncé) – Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Timothy McKenzie & Ilya Salmanzadeh
“Suspirium” (Thom Yorke) – Thom Yorke
BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTS AND VOCALS
(award goes to the arranger – performer in parens)
“All Night Long” (Jacob Collier f/ Jules Buckley, Take 6 & Metropole Orkest)
“Jolene” (Sara Gazarek)
“Marry Me a Little” (Cyrille Aimée)
“Over the Rainbow” (Trisha Yearwood)
“12 Little Spells (Thoracic Spine)” (Esperanza Spalding)
BEST RECORDING PACKAGE
Voces Del Bullerengue – Anónimas & Resilientes
Chris Cornell
Muddy Basin Ramblers – Hold That Tiger
Bon Iver – I,I
Intellexual
BEST BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE
Thom Yorke – Anima
David Gray – Gold in Brass Age
John Coltrane – 1963: New Directions
Wilhelm Furtwängler & Berliner Philharmoniker – The Radio Recordings 1939–1945
Various Artists – Woodstock: Back to the Garden – The Definitive 50th Anniversary Archive
BEST ALBUM NOTES
The Complete Cuban Jam Sessions
The Gospel According to Malaco
Pedal Steel + Four Corners
Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection
Stax ’68: A Memphis Story
BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM
Bobbie Gentry – The Girl From Chickasaw County – The Complete Capitol Masters
Vladimir Horowitz – The Great Comeback: Horowitz at Carnegie Hall
Various Artists – Kankyo Ongaku: Japanese Ambient, Environmental & New Age Music 1980-1990
Pete Seeger – The Smithsonian Folkways Collection
Various Artists – Woodstock: Back to the Garden – The Definitive 50th Anniversary Archive
BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL
Thomas Dybdahl – All These Things
Ella Mai
Teskey Brothers – Run Home Slow
Emily King – Scenery
Billie Eilish – When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
Jack Antonoff
Dan Auerbach
John Hill
Finneas O’Connell
Ricky Reed
BEST REMIXED RECORDING
Madonna – “I Rise (Tracy Young’s Pride Intro Radio Remix)”
Miley Cyrus – “Mother’s Daughter (Wuki Remix)”
Jorja Smith – “The One (High Contrast Remix)”
Mild Minds – “Swim (ford. Remix)”
Marie Davidson – “Work It (Soulwax Remix)”
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Chemical Brothers – “We’ve Got to Try”
Gary Clark Jr. – “This Land”
FKA twigs – “Cellophane”
Lil Nas X & Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Official Movie)”
Tove Lo – “Glad He’s Gone”
BEST MUSIC FILM
Beyoncé – Homecoming
David Crosby – Remember My Name
Miles Davis – Birth of the Cool
Various Artists – Shangri-La
Thom Yorke – Anima
