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Here’s the updating, complete list of 2022 Grammy Award winners

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The predictions for the sixty fourth Grammy Awards are in and, with a various group of nominees, the Recording Academy will honor artists starting from 95-year-old Tony Bennett to 19-year-old Olivia Rodrigo right this moment in Las Vegas.

The ceremony is going down on the MGM Backyard Area and might be broadcast reside at 5 p.m. Pacific on CBS whereas additionally streaming on Paramount+. Nearly all of the awards might be handed out throughout the Premiere Ceremony beginning at 12:30. That portion of this system is hosted by Levar Burton, and the prime-time awards might be dealt with by Trevor Noah. The Grammys shifted from Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Area (previously Staples Middle) resulting from rising COVID-19 instances and the Omicron variant in January.

The award ceremony’s “Huge 4” classes was elevated from eight to 10 nominees. The album of the yr class this yr consists of Rodrigo’s “Bitter,” the Bennett/Woman Gaga pairing on “Love for Sale,” Jon Batiste’s “We Are,” Justin Bieber’s “Justice,” Doja Cat’s “Planet Her,” Billie Eilish’s “Happier Than Ever,” Lil Nas X’s “Montero,” Taylor Swift’s “Evermore,” H.E.R.’s “Again of My Thoughts” and “Donda” by the now-not-performing Kanye West.

In 2021, Beyoncé, Taylor Swift and Megan Thee Stallion helped make the Grammy Awards a historic evening. This yr’s winners might be up to date under.

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Regional Roots Music Album

“Stay in New Orleans!” — Sean Ar“Kau Ka Pe’a” — Kalani Pe’a | WINNER

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“Bloodstains & Teardrops” — Huge Chief Monk Boudreaux

“My Folks” — Cha Wa

“Corey Ledet Zydeco” — Corey Ledet Zydeco

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People Album

“They’re Calling Me Dwelling” — Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi | WINNER

“One Evening Lonely [Live]” — Mary Chapin Carpenter

“Lengthy Violent Historical past” — Tyler Childers

“Wednesday” (Prolonged Version) — Madison Cunningham

“Blue Heron Suite” — Sarah Jarosz

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Modern Blues Album

“662” — Christone “Kingfish” Ingram | WINNER

“Delta Kream” — The Black Keys that includes Eric Deaton & Kenny Brown

“Royal Tea” — Joe Bonamassa

“Uncivil Struggle” — Shemekia Copeland

“Fireplace It Up” — Steve Cropper

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Conventional Blues Album

“I Be Making an attempt” — Cedric Burnside | WINNER

“100 Years Of Blues” — Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite

“Traveler’s Blues” — Blues Traveler

“Be Prepared After I Name You” — Man Davis

“Take Me Again” — Kim Wilson

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Bluegrass Album

“My Bluegrass Coronary heart” — Béla Fleck | WINNER

“Renewal” — Billy Strings

“A Tribute to Invoice Monroe” — The Notorious Stringdusters

“Cuttin’ Grass – Vol. 1 (Butcher Shoppe Periods) — Sturgill Simpson

“Music Is What I See” — Rhonda Vincent

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Americana Album

“Native Sons” — Los Lobos | WINNER

“Downhill From In all places” — Jackson Browne

“Leftover Emotions” — John Hiatt With the Jerry Douglas Band

“Outdoors Little one” — Allison Russell

“Stand for Myself” — Yola

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American Roots Track

“Cry” — Jon Batiste & Steve Mcewan, songwriters (Jon Batiste) | WINNER

“Avalon” — Rhiannon Giddens, Justin Robinson & Francesco Turrisi, songwriters (Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi)

“Name Me a Idiot” — Valerie June, songwriter (Valerie June that includes Carla Thomas)

“Diamond Studded Sneakers” — Dan Auerbach, Natalie Hemby, Aaron Lee Tasjan & Yola, songwriters (Yola)

“Nightflyer” — Jeremy Lindsay & Allison Russell, songwriters (Allison Russell)

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American Roots Efficiency

“Cry” — Jon Batiste | WINNER

“Love and Remorse” — Billy Strings

“I Want I Knew How It Would Really feel to Be Free” — The Blind Boys of Alabama & Béla Fleck

“Similar Satan” — Brandy Clark that includes Brandi Carlile

“Nightflyer” — Allison Russell

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Nation Track

“Chilly” — Dave Cobb, J.T. Remedy, Derek Mixon & Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Chris Stapleton) | WINNER

“Higher Than We Discovered It” — Jessie Jo Dillon, Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins & Laura Veltz, songwriters (Maren Morris)

“Digicam Roll” — Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves & Daniel Tashian, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)

“Nation Once more” — Zach Crowell, Ashley Gorley & Thomas Rhett, songwriters (Thomas Rhett)

“Fancy Like” — Cameron Bartolini, Walker Hayes, Josh Jenkins & Shane Stevens, songwriters (Walker Hayes)

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“Bear in mind Her Title” — Mickey Guyton, Blake Hubbard, Jarrod Ingram & Parker Welling, songwriters (Mickey Guyton)

Nation Duo/Group Efficiency

“Youthful Me” — Brothers Osborne | WINNER

“Chasing After You” — Ryan Hurd & Maren Morris

“If I Didn’t Love You” — Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood

“Glad You Exist” — Dan + Shay

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“Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Dwelling)” — Elle King & Miranda Lambert

Nation Solo Efficiency

“You Ought to In all probability Go away” — Chris Stapleton | WINNER

“Ceaselessly After All” — Luke Combs

“Bear in mind Her Title” — Mickey Guyton

“All I Do Is Drive” — Jason Isbell

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“Digicam Roll” — Kacey Musgraves

Latin Jazz Album

“Mirror Mirror” — Eliane Elias With Chick Corea and Chucho Valdés | WINNER

“The South Bronx Story” — Carlos Henriquez

“Digital Birdland” — Arturo O’farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra

“Transparency” — Dafnis Prieto Sextet

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“El Arte Del Bolero” — Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo

Giant Jazz Ensemble Album

“For Jimmy, Wes and Oliver” — Christian McBride Huge Band | WINNER

“Stay at Birdland!” — The Rely Basie Orchestra Directed by Scotty Barnhart

“Pricey Love” — Jazzmeia Horn and Her Noble Power

“Swirling” — Solar Ra Arkestra

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“Jackets Xl” — Yellowjackets + Wdr Huge Band

Jazz Instrumental Album

“Skyline” — Ron Carter, Jack Dejohnette & Gonzalo Rubalcaba | WINNER

“Jazz Picks: Music From and Impressed by Soul” — Jon Batiste

“Absence” — Terence Blanchard that includes the E Collective and the Turtle Island Quartet

“Akoustic Band Stay” — Chick Corea, John Patitucci & Dave Weckl

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“Aspect-Eye NYC (V1.IV)” — Pat Metheny

Improvised Jazz Solo

“Humpty Dumpty (Set 2)” — Chick Corea, Soloist. Observe from: “Akoustic Band Stay” (Chick Corea, John Patitucci & Dave Weckl) | WINNER

“Sackodougou” — Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah, Soloist. Observe from: “The Palms of Time” (Weedie Braimah)

“Kick These Ft” — Kenny Barron, Soloist. Observe from: “Songs From My Father” (Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trios)

“Larger Than Us” — Jon Batiste, Soloist. Observe from: “Soul” (Unique Movement Image Soundtrack) (Numerous Artists)

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“Absence” — Terence Blanchard, Soloist. Observe from: “Absence” (Terence Blanchard that includes the E Collective and the Turtle Island Quartet)

Finest New Age Album

“Divine Tides” — Stewart Copeland & Ricky Kej | WINNER

“Brothers” — Will Ackerman, Jeff Oster & Tom Eaton

“Pangaea” — Wouter Kellerman & David Arkenstone

“Evening + Day” — Opium Moon

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“Items of Ceaselessly” — Laura Sullivan

Association, Devices and Vocals

“To the Fringe of Longing (Edit Model)” — Vince Mendoza, Arranger (Vince Mendoza, Czech Nationwide Symphony Orchestra & Julia Bullock) | WINNER

“The Backside Line” — Ólafur Arnalds, Arranger (Ólafur Arnalds & Josin)

“A Change Is Gonna Come” — Tehillah Alphonso, arranger (Tonality & Alexander Lloyd Blake)

“The Christmas Track (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fireplace)” — Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)

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“Eleanor Rigby” — Cody Fry, Arranger (Cody Fry)

Association, Instrumental or A Cappella

“Meta Knight’s Revenge (from “Kirby Celebrity”) — Charlie Rosen & Jake Silverman, Arrangers (The 8-Bit Huge Band that includes Button Masher) | WINNER

“Chopsticks” — Invoice O’connell, arranger (Richard Baratta)

“For the Love of a Princess” (from “Braveheart”) — Robin Smith, Arranger (Hauser, London Symphony Orchestra & Robin Smith)

“Infinite Love” — Emile Mosseri, arranger (Emile Mosseri)

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“The Battle Inside” — Gabriela Quintero & Rodrigo Sanchez, arrangers (Rodrigo Y Gabriela)

Instrumental Composition

“Lovely Is Black” — Brande“Eberhard” — Lyle Mays, composer (Lyle Mays) | WINNER

e Youthful, composer (Brandee Youthful)

“Cat And Mouse” — Tom Nazziola, composer (Tom Nazziola)

“Concerto for Orchestra: Finale” — Vince Mendoza, composer (Vince Mendoza & Czech Nationwide Symphony Orchestra that includes Antonio Sánchez & Derrick Hodge)

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“Dreaming in Lions: Dreaming in Lions” — Arturo O’farrill, composer (Arturo O’farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble)

World Music Album

“Mom Nature” — Angelique Kidjo | WINNER

“Voice of Bunbon, Vol. 1” — Rocky Dawuni

“East West Gamers Presents: Daniel Ho & Pals Stay in Live performance” — Daniel Ho & Pals

“Legacy +” — Femi Kuti and Made Kuti

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“Made in Lagos: Deluxe Version” — Wizkid

World Music Efficiency

“Mohabbat” — Arooj Aftab | WINNER

“Do Your self” — Angelique Kidjo & Burna Boy

“Pà Pá Pà” — Femi Kuti

“Blewu” — Yo Ma & Angelique Kidjo

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“Essence” — Wizkid that includes Tems

Immersive Audio Album

“Soundtrack of the American Soldier” — Leslie Ann Jones, immersive combine engineer; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Dan Merceruio, immersive producer (Jim R. Keene & america Military Discipline Band) | WINNER

“Bolstad: Tomba Sonora” — Morten Lindberg, immersive combine engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive producer (Stemmeklang)

“Pricey Future Self (DOLBY Atmos Mixes)” — Fritz Hilpert, immersive combine engineer; Jason Banks, Fritz Hilpert & David Ziegler, immersive mastering engineers; Tom Ammerman, Arno Kammermeier & Walter Merziger, immersive producers (Booka Shade)

“Fryd” — Morten Lindberg, immersive combine engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive producer (Tove Ramlo-Ystad & Cantus)

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“Mutt Slang Ii – A Wake of Sorrows Engulfed in Rage” — Elliot Scheiner, immersive combine engineer; Darcy Correct, immersive mastering engineer; Alain Mallet & ElliotScheiner, immersive producers (Alain Mallet)

“All Eyes on Me [From “Inside”] — Bo Burnham, songwriter (Bo Burnham) | WINNER

“Agatha All Alongside” [From “Wandavision” Episode 7] — Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, songwriters (Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez that includes Kathryn Hahn, Eric Bradley, Greg Whipple, Jasper Randall & Gerald White)

“All I Know So Far” [From “Pink: All I Know So Far”] — Alecia Moore, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, songwriters (Pink)

“Battle for You” [From “Judas and the Black Messiah”] — Dernst Emile Ii, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas, Songwriters (H.E.R.)

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“Right here I Am (Singing My Method Dwelling)” [From “Respect”] — Jamie Hartman, Jennifer Hudson & Carole King, Songwriters (Jennifer Hudson)

“Converse Now” [From “One Night in Miami…”] — Sam Ashworth & Leslie Odom, Jr., songwriters (Leslie Odom Jr.)

“The Queen’s Gambit” — Carlos Rafael Rivera, composer | WINNER

“Soul” — Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers | WINNER

“Bridgerton” — Kris Bowers, Composer

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“Dune” — Hans Zimmer, Composer

“The Mandalorian”: Season 2 – Vol. 2 (Chapters 13-16) — Ludwig Göransson, composer

“The USA vs. Billie Vacation” — Andra Day | WINNER

“Cruella” — (varied artists)

“Pricey Evan Hansen” — (varied artists)

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“Within the Heights” — (varied artists)

“One Evening in Miami…” — (varied artists)

“Respect” — Jennifer Hudson

“Schmigadoon! Episode 1” — (varied artists)

Musical Theater Album

“The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical” — Emily Bear, Producer; Abigail Barlow & Emily Bear, composers/lyricists (Barlow & Bear) | WINNER

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“Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella” — Andrew Lloyd Webber, Nick Lloyd Webber & Greg Wells, Producers; Andrew Lloyd Webber & David Zippel, composers/lyricists (authentic album solid)

“Burt Bacharach and Steven Sater’s Some Lovers” — Burt Bacharach, Michael Croiter, Ben Hartman & Steven Sater, Producers; Burt Bacharach, composer; Steven Sater, lyricist (world premiere solid)

“Lady From the North Nation” — Simon Hale, Conor Mcpherson & Dean Sharenow, producers (Bob Dylan, composer & lyricist) (authentic Broadway solid)

“Les Misérables: The Staged Live performance” (The Sensational 2020 Stay Recording) — Cameron Waterproof coat, Lee McCutcheon & Stephen Metcalfe, producers (Claude-Michel Schönberg, composer; Alain Boublil, John Caird, Herbert Kretzmer, Jean-Marc Natel & Trevor Nunn, Lyricists) (The 2020 Les Misérables Staged Live performance Firm)

“Stephen Schwartz’s Snapshots” — Daniel C. Levine, Michael J Moritz Jr, Bryan Perri & Stephen Schwartz, Producers (Stephen Schwartz, composer & lyricist) (World Premiere Solid)

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Nominees

Main the nominees (together with many Filipino artists) this yr is Jon Batiste with 11 nominations.

Report of the 12 months

“I Nonetheless Have Religion in You” — ABBA

“Freedom” — Jon Batiste

“I Get a Kick Out of You” — Tony Bennett & Woman Gaga

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“Peaches” — Justin Bieber that includes Daniel Caesar & Giveon

“Proper on Time” — Brandi Carlile

“Kiss Me Extra” — Doja Cat that includes SZA

“Happier Than Ever” — Billie Eilish

“Montero (Name Me by Your Title)” — Lil Nas X

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“Driver’s License” — Olivia Rodrigo

“Go away the Door Open” — Silk Sonic

Album of the 12 months

“We Are” — Jon Batiste

“Love for Sale” — Tony Bennett & Woman Gaga

“Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe)” — Justin Bieber

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“Planet Her (Deluxe)” — Doja Cat

“Happier Than Ever” — Billie Eilish

“Again of My Thoughts” — H.E.R.

“Montero” — Lil Nas X

“Bitter” — Olivia Rodrigo

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“Evermore” — Taylor Swift

“Donda” — Kanye West

Track of the 12 months

“Unhealthy Habits” — Fred Gibson, Johnny McDaid & Ed Sheeran, songwriters (Ed Sheeran)

“A Lovely Noise” — Ruby Amanfu, Brandi Carlile, Brandy Clark, Alicia Keys, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Linda Perry & Hailey Whitters, songwriters (Alicia Keys & Brandi Carlile)

“Drivers License” — Daniel Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo, songwriters (Olivia Rodrigo)

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“Battle for You” — Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.)

“Happier Than Ever” — Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)

“Kiss Me Extra” — Rogét Chahayed, Amala Zandile Dlamini, Lukasz Gottwald, Carter Lang, Gerard A. Powell II, Solána Rowe & David Sprecher, songwriters (Doja Cat That includes SZA)

“Go away the Door Open” — Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Silk Sonic)

“Montero (Name Me by Your Title)” — Denzel Baptiste, David Biral, Omer Fedi, Montero Hill & Roy Lenzo, songwriters (Lil Nas X)

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“Peaches” — Louis Bell, Justin Bieber, Giveon Dezmann Evans, Bernard Harvey, Felisha “Fury” King, Matthew Sean Leon, Luis Manuel Martinez Jr., Aaron Simmonds, Ashton Simmonds, Andrew Wotman & Keavan Yazdani, songwriters (Justin Bieber That includes Daniel Caesar & Giveon)

“Proper on Time” — Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)

New Artist

Arooj Aftab

Jimmie Allen

Child Keem

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Finneas

Glass Animals

Japanese Breakfast

The Child Laroi

Arlo Parks

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Olivia Rodrigo

Saweetie

Pop Duo/Group Efficiency

“I Get a Kick Out of You” — Tony Bennett & Woman Gaga

“Lonely” — Justin Bieber & Benny Blanco

“Butter” — BTS

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“Greater Energy” — Coldplay

“Kiss Me Extra” — Doja Cat that includes Sza

Conventional Pop Vocal Album

“Love for Sale” — Tony Bennett & Woman Gaga

“—Til We Meet Once more (Stay)” — Norah Jones

“A Tori Kelly Christmas” — Tori Kelly

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“Ledisi Sings Nina” — Ledisi

“That’s Life” — Willie Nelson

“A Holly Dolly Christmas” — Dolly Parton

Pop Solo Efficiency

“Anybody” — Justin Bieber

“Proper on Time” — Brandi Carlile

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“Happier Than Ever” — Billie Eilish

“Positions” — Ariana Grande

“Drivers License” — Olivia Rodrigo

Pop Vocal Album

“Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe)” — Justin Bieber

“Planet Her (Deluxe)” — Doja Cat

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“Happier Than Ever” — Billie Eilish

“Positions” — Ariana Grande

“Bitter” — Olivia Rodrigo

Dance/Digital Recording

“Hero” — Afrojack & David Guetta

“Loom” — Ólafur Arnalds that includes Bonobo

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“Earlier than” — James Blake

“Heartbreak” — Bonobo & Completely Monumental Extinct Dinosaurs

“You Can Do It” — Caribou

“Alive” — Rüfüs Du Sol

“The Enterprise” — Tiësto

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Finest Dance/Digital Music Album

“Subconsciously” — Black Espresso

“Fallen Embers” — Illenium

“Music Is the Weapon (Reloaded)” — Main Lazer

“Shockwave” — Marshmello

“Free Love” — Sylvan Esso

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“Judgement” — Ten Metropolis

Modern Instrumental Album

“Double Dealin’” — Randy Brecker & Eric Marienthal

“The Backyard” — Rachel Eckroth

“Tree Falls” — Taylor Eigsti

“At Blue Observe Tokyo” — Steve Gadd Band

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“Deep: The Baritone Periods, Vol. 2” — Mark Lettieri

Rock Efficiency

“Shot within the Darkish” — AC/DC

“Know You Higher (Stay From Capitol Studio A)” — Black Pumas

“Nothing Compares 2 U” — Chris Cornell

“Ohms” — Deftones

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“Making a Fireplace” — Foo Fighters

“Genesis” — Deftones

“The Alien” — Dream Theater

“Amazonia” — Gojira

“Pushing the Tides” — Mastodon

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“The Triumph of King Freak (A Crypt of Preservation and Superstition)” — Rob Zombie

Rock Album

“Energy Up” — AC/DC

“Capitol Cuts — Stay From Studio A” — Black Pumas

“No One Sings Like You Anymore Vol. 1” — Chris Cornell

“Drugs at Midnight” — Foo Fighters

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“McCartney III” — Paul McCartney

Rock Track

“All My Favourite Songs” — Rivers Cuomo, Ashley Gorley, Ben Johnson & Ilsey Juber, songwriters (Weezer)

“The Bandit” — Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings of Leon)

“Distance” — Wolfgang Van Halen, songwriter (Mammoth Wvh)

“Discover My Method” — Paul McCartney, songwriter (Paul McCartney)

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“Ready on a Struggle” — Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett & Pat Smear, songwriters (Foo Fighters)

Different Music Album

“Shore” — Fleet Foxes

“If I Can’t Have Love, I Need Energy” — Halsey

“Jubilee” — Japanese Breakfast

“Collapsed in Sunbeams” — Arlo Parks

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“Daddy’s Dwelling” — St. Vincent

R&B Efficiency

“Misplaced You” — Snoh Aalegra

“Peaches” — Justin Bieber that includes Daniel Caesar & Giveon

“Harm” — H.E.R.

“Go away the Door Open” — Silk Sonic

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“Decide Up Your Emotions” — Jazmine Sullivan

Conventional R&B Efficiency

“I Want You” — Jon Batiste

“Deliver It on Dwelling to Me” — BJ The Chicago Child, PJ Morton & Kenyon Dixon that includes Charlie Bereal

“Born Once more” — Leon Bridges that includes Robert Glasper

“Battle for You” — H.E.R.

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“How A lot Can a Coronary heart Take” — Fortunate Daye that includes Yebba

Progressive R&B Album

“New Mild” — Eric Bellinger

“One thing to Say” — Cory Henry

“Temper Valiant” — Hiatus Kaiyote

“Desk for Two” — Fortunate Daye

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“Dinner Social gathering: Dessert” — Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, ninth Marvel & Kamasi Washington

“Finding out Overseas: Prolonged Keep” — Masego

R&B Track

“Harm” — Anthony Clemons Jr., Jeff Gitelman, H.E.R., Carl McCormick & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.)

“Good Days” — Jacob Collier, Carter Lang, Carlos Munoz, Solána Rowe & Christopher Ruelas, songwriters (SZA)

“Heartbreak Anniversary” — Giveon Evans, Maneesh, Sevn Thomas & Varren Wade, songwriters (Giveon)

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“Go away the Door Open” — Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile Ii & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Silk Sonic)

“Decide Up Your Emotions” — Denisia “Blue June” Andrews, Audra Mae Butts, Kyle Coleman, Brittany

“Chi” — Coney, Michael Holmes & Jazmine Sullivan, songwriters (Jazmine Sullivan)

R&B Album

“Non permanent Highs within the Violet Skies” — Snoh Aalegra

“We Are” — Jon Batiste

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“Gold-Diggers Sound” — Leon Bridges

“Again of My Thoughts” — H.E.R.

“Heaux Tales” — Jazmine Sullivan

Rap Efficiency

“Household Ties” — Child Keem that includes Kendrick Lamar

“Up” — Cardi B

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“My. Life” — J. Cole that includes 21 Savage & Morray

“Method 2 Attractive” — Drake that includes Future & Younger Thug

“Thot S***” — Megan Thee Stallion

Melodic Rap Efficiency

“Delight. Is. The. Satan” — J. Cole that includes Lil Child

“Have to Know” — Doja Cat

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“Trade Child” — Lil Nas X that includes Jack Harlow

“Wusyaname” — Tyler, The Creator that includes Youngboy By no means Broke Once more & Ty Dolla $ign

“Hurricane” — Kanye West that includes The Weeknd & Lil Child

Rap Album

“The Off-Season” — J. Cole

“Licensed Lover Boy” — Drake

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“King’s Illness Ii” — Nas

“Name Me If You Get Misplaced” — Tyler, The Creator

“Donda” — Kanye West

Rap Track

“Bathtub Salts” — Shawn Carter, Kasseem Dean, Michael Forno, Nasir Jones & Earl Simmons, songwriters (DMX that includes Jay-Z & Nas)

“Finest Good friend” — Amala Zandelie Dlamini, Lukasz Gottwald, Randall Avery Hammers, Diamonté Harper, Asia Smith, Theron Thomas & Rocco Valdes, songwriters (Saweetie that includes Doja Cat)

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“Household Ties” — Roshwita Larisha Bacha, Hykeem Carter, Tobias Dekker, Colin Franken, Jasper Harris, Kendrick Lamar, Ronald Latour & Dominik Patrzek, songwriters (Child Keem that includes Kendrick Lamar)

“Jail” — Dwayne Abernathy Jr., Shawn Carter, Raul Cubina, Michael Dean, Charles M. Njapa, Sean Solymar, Brian Hugh Warner, Kanye West & Mark Williams, songwriters (Kanye West that includes Jay-Z)

“My. Life” — Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph & Jermaine Cole, songwriters (J. Cole that includes 21 Savage & Morray)

Nation Album

“Skeletons” — Brothers Osborne

“Bear in mind Her Title” — Mickey Guyton

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“The Marfa Tapes” — Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall & Jack Ingram

“The Ballad of Dood & Juanita” — Sturgill Simpson

“Beginning Over” — Chris Stapleton

Gospel Efficiency/Track

“Voice of God” — Dante Bowe Ffaturing Steffany Gretzinger & Chandler Moore; Dante Bowe, Tywan Mack, Jeff Schneeweis & Mitch Wong, songwriters

“Joyful” — Dante Bowe; Dante Bowe & Ben Schofield, songwriters

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“Assist” — Anthony Brown & Group Remedy; Anthony Brown & Darryl Woodson, songwriters

“By no means Misplaced” — Cece Winans

“Wait on You” — Elevation Worship & Maverick Metropolis Music; Dante Bowe, Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, Tiffany Hudson, Brandon Lake & Chandler Moore, songwriters

Modern Christian Music Efficiency/Track

“We Win” — Kirk Franklin & Lil Child; Kirk Franklin, Dominique Jones, Cynthia Nunn & Justin Smith, songwriters

“Maintain Us Collectively (HOPE Combine)” — H.E.R. & Tauren Wells; Josiah Bassey, Dernst Emile & H.E.R., songwriters

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“Man of Your Phrase” — Chandler Moore & Kj Scriven; Jonathan Jay, Nathan Jess & Chandler Moore, songwriters

“Imagine for It” — Cece Winans; Dwan Hill, Kyle Lee, Cece Winans & Mitch Wong, songwriters

“Jireh” — Elevation Worship & Maverick Metropolis Music That includes Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine; Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine, songwriters

Gospel Album

“Altering Your Story” — Jekalyn Carr

“Royalty: Stay on the Ryman” — Tasha Cobbs Leonard

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“Jubilee: Juneteenth Version” — Maverick Metropolis Music

“Jonny X Mali: Stay in LA” — Jonathan Mcreynolds & Mali Music

“Imagine for It” — Cece Winans

Modern Christian Music Album

“No Stranger” — Natalie Grant

“Feels Like Dwelling Vol. 2” — Israel & New Breed

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“The Blessing (Stay)” — Kari Jobe

“Citizen of Heaven (Stay)” — Tauren Wells

“Previous Church Basement” — Elevation Worship & Maverick Metropolis Music

Roots Gospel Album

“Alone With My Religion” — Harry Connick Jr.

“That’s Gospel, Brother” — Gaither Vocal Band

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“Protecting On” — Ernie Haase & Signature Sound

“Songs for the Instances” — The Isaacs

“My Savior” — Carrie Underwood

Latin Pop Album

“Vértigo” — Pablo Alborán

“Mis Amores” — Paula Arenas

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“Hecho A La Antigua” — Ricardo Arjona

“Mis Manos” — Camilo

“Mendó” — Alex Cuba

“Revelación” — Selena Gomez

Música Urbana Album

“Afrodisíaco” — Rauw Alejandro

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“El Último Tour Del Mundo” — Unhealthy Bunny

“Jose” — J Balvin

“Kg0516” — Karol G

“Sin Miedo (Del Amor Y Otros Demonios) 8” — Kali Uchis

Latin Rock or Different Album

“Deja” — Bomba Estéreo

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“Mira Lo Que Me Hiciste Hacer” (Deluxe Version) — Diamante Eléctrico

“Origen” — Juanes

“Calambre” — Nathy Peluso

“El Madrileño” — C. Tangana

“Sonidos De Karmática Resonancia” — Zoé

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Regional Mexican Music Album (together with Tejano)

“Antología De La Musica Ranchera, Vol. 2” — Aida Cuevas

“A Mis 80’S” — Vicente Fernández

“Seis” — Mon Laferte

“Un Canto Por México, Vol. Ii” — Natalia Lafourcade

“Ayayay! (Tremendous Deluxe)” — Christian Nodal

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Tropical Latin Album

“Salswing!” — Rubén Blades Y Roberto Delgado & Orquesta

“En Cuarentena” — El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico

“Sin Salsa No Hay Paraíso“ — Aymée Nuviola

“Colegas” — Gilberto Santa Rosa

“Stay in Peru” — Tony Succar

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Reggae Album

“Pamoja” — Etana

“Constructive Vibration” — Gramps Morgan

“Stay N Livin” — Sean Paul

“Royal” — Jesse Royal

“Magnificence within the Silence” — Soja

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“10” — Spice

Kids’s Music Album

“Actívate” — 123 Andrés

“All One Tribe” — 1 Tribe Collective

“Black to the Future” — Pierce Freelon

“A Colourful World” — Falu

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“Crayon Youngsters” — Fortunate Diaz and the Household Jam Band

Spoken Phrase Album (consists of Poetry, Audio Books and Storytelling)

“Aftermath” — Levar Burton

“Carry On: Reflections for a New Era From John Lewis” — Don Cheadle

“Catching Goals: Stay at Fort Knox Chicago” — J. Ivy

“8:46” — Dave Chappelle & Amir Sulaiman

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“A Promised Land” — Barack Obama

Comedy Album

“The Comedy Vaccine” — Lavell Crawford

“Evolution” — Chelsea Handler

“Sincerely Louis C.Ok.” — Louis C.Ok.

“Thanks for Risking Your Life” — Lewis Black

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“The Best Common American” — Nate Bargatze

“Zero F**s Given” — Kevin Hart

Recording Bundle

“American Jackpot / American Women” — Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, artwork administrators (Reckless Kelly)

“Carnage” — Nick Cave & Tom Hingston, artwork administrators (Nick Cave & Warren Ellis)

“Pakelang” — Li Jheng Han & Yu, Wei, artwork administrators (2nd Era Falangao Singing Group & the Chairman Crossover Huge Band)

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“Serpentine Jail” — Dayle Doyle, artwork director (Matt Berninger)

“Zeta” — Xiao Qing Yang, artwork director (Soul of Ears)

Boxed or Particular Restricted Version Bundle

“All Issues Should Cross: fiftieth Anniversary Version” — Darren Evans, Dhani Harrison & Olivia Harrison, artwork administrators (George Harrison)

“Colour Idea” — Lordess Foudre & Christopher Leckie, artwork administrators (Soccer Mommy)

“The Future Bites” (Restricted Version Field Set) — Simon Moore, artwork director (Steven Wilson)

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“77-81” — Dan Calderwood & Jon King, artwork administrators (Gang Of 4)

“Swimming in Circles” — Ramón Coronado & Marshall Rake, artwork administrators (Mac Miller)

Album Notes

“Beethoven: The Final Three Sonatas” — Ann-Katrin Zimmermann, album notes author (Sunwook Kim)

“The Full Louis Armstrong Columbia and RCA Victor Studio Periods 1946-1966” — Ricky Riccardi, album notes author (Louis Armstrong)

“Creation By no means Sleeps, Creation By no means Dies: The Willie Dunn Anthology” — Kevin Howes, album notes author (Willie Dunn)

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“Etching the Voice: Emile Berliner and the First Business Gramophone Discs, 1889-1895” — David Giovannoni, Richard Martin & Stephan Puille, album notes writers (varied artists)

“The King of Gospel Music: The Life and Music of Reverend James Cleveland” — Robert Marovich, Album Notes Author (varied artists)

Historic Album

“Past the Music: Her Full RCA Victor Recordings” — Robert Russ, compilation producer; Nancy Conforti, Andreas Ok. Meyer & Jennifer Nulsen, mastering engineers (Marian Anderson)

“Etching The Voice: Emile Berliner And The First Business Gramophone Discs, 1889-1895” — Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producer; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (Numerous Artists)

“Excavated Shellac: An Alternate Historical past of the World’s Music” — April Ledbetter, Steven Lance Ledbetter & Jonathan Ward, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Numerous Artists)

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“Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967)” — Patrick Milligan & Joni Mitchell, compilation producers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Joni Mitchell)

“Signal O’ the Instances (Tremendous Deluxe Version) — Trevor Man, Michael Howe & Kirk Johnson, compilation producers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Prince)

Engineered Album, Non-Classical

“Cinema” — Josh Conway, Marvin Figueroa, Josh Gudwin, Neal H Pogue & Ethan Shumaker, engineers; Joe Laporta, mastering engineer (The Marías)

“Daybreak” — Thomas Brenneck, Zach Brown, Elton “L10MixedIt” Chueng, Riccardo Damian, Tom Elmhirst, Jens Jungkurth, Todd Monfalcone, John Rooney & Smino, engineers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer (Yebba)

“Hey What” — Bj Burton, engineer; Bj Burton, m,astering engineer (Low)

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“Love for Sale” — Dae Bennett, Josh Coleman & Billy Cumella, engineers; Greg Calbi & Steve Fallone, mastering engineers (Tony Bennett & Woman Gaga)

“Notes With Attachments” — Joseph Lorge & Blake Mills, engineers; Greg Koller, mastering engineer (Pino Palladino & Blake Mills)

Producer of the 12 months, Non-Classical

Jack Antonoff

Rogét Chahayed

Mike Elizondo

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Hit-Boy

Ricky Reed

Remixed Recording

“Again to Life (Booker T Kings Of Soul Satta Dub) — Booker T, Remixer (Soul II Soul)

“Born for Greatness (Cymek Remix)” — Spencer Bastin, Remixer (Papa Roach)

“Fixed Craving (Fashionably Late Remix)” — Tracy Younger, Remixer (Ok.D. Lang)

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“Inside Out (3Sscape Drm Remix)” — 3scape Drm, Remixer (Zedd & Griff)

“Met Him Final Evening (Dave Audé Remix)” — Dave Audé, Remixer (Demi Lovato & Ariana Grande)

“Passenger (Mike Shinoda Remix)” — Mike Shinoda, Remixer (Deftones)

“Talks (Mura Masa Remix)” — Alexander Crossan, Remixer (PVA)

Immersive Audio Album

“Alicia” — George Massenburg & Eric Schilling, immersive combine engineers; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Ann Mincieli, immersive producer (Alicia Keys)

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“Clique” — Jim Anderson & Ulrike Schwarz, immersive combine engineers; Bob Ludwig, immersive mastering engineer; Jim Anderson, immersive producer (Patricia Barber)

“High-quality Line” — Greg Penny, immersive combine engineer; Greg Penny, immersive mastering engineer; Greg Penny, immersive producer (Harry Kinds)

“The Future Bites” — Jake Fields & Steven Wilson, immersive combine engineers; Bob Ludwig, immersive mastering engineer; Steven Wilson, immersive producer (Steven Wilson)

“Stille Grender” — Morten Lindberg, immersive combine engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive producer (Anne Karin Sundal-Ask & Det Norske Jentekor)

Engineered Album, Classical

“Archetypes” — Jonathan Lackey, Invoice Maylone & Dan Nichols, engineers; Invoice Maylone, mastering engineer (Sérgio Assad, Clarice Assad & Third Coast Percussion)

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“Beethoven: Cello Sonatas – Hope Amid Tears” — Richard King, engineer (Yo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax)

“Beethoven: Symphony No. 9” — Mark Donahue, engineer; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck, Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)

“Chanticleer Sings Christmas” — Leslie Ann Jones, engineer (Chanticleer)

“Mahler: Symphony No. 8, ‘Symphony of a Thousand’” — Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, Engineers; Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineers (Gustavo Dudamel, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Luke Mcendarfer, Robert Istad, Grant Gershon, Los Angeles Kids’s Refrain, Los Angeles Grasp Chorale, Nationwide Kids’s Refrain, Pacific Chorale & Los Angeles Philharmonic)

Producer of the 12 months, Classical

Blanton Alspaugh

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Steven Epstein

David Frost

Elaine Martone

Judith Sherman

Orchestral Efficiency

“Adams: My Father Knew Charles Ives; Harmonielehre” — Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor (Nashville Symphony Orchestra)

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“Beethoven: Symphony No. 9” — Manfred Honeck, conductor (Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)

“Muhly: Throughline” — Nico Muhly, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)

“Value: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3” — Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor (Philadelphia Orchestra)

“Strauss: Additionally Sprach Zarathustra; Scriabin: The Poem Of Ecstasy” — Thomas Dausgaard, conductor (Seattle Symphony Orchestra)

Opera Recording

“Bartók: Bluebeard’s Fort” — Susanna Mälkki, conductor; Mika Kares & Szilvia Vörös; Robert Suff, producer (Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra)

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“Glass: Akhnaten” — Karen Kamensek, conductor; J’nai Bridges, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Zachary James & Dísella Lárusdóttir; David Frost, producer (the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; the Metropolitan Opera Refrain)

“Janáček: Crafty Little Vixen” — Simon Rattle, conductor; Sophia Burgos, Lucy Crowe, Gerald Finley, Peter Hoare, Anna Lapkovskaja, Paulina Malefane, Jan Martinik & Hanno Müller-Brachmann; Andrew Cornall, producer (London Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Refrain & Lso Discovery Voices)

“Little: Soldier Songs” — Corrado Rovaris, conductor; Johnathan Mccullough; James Darrah & John Toia, producers (the Opera Philadelphia Orchestra)

“Poulenc: Dialogues Des Carmélites” — Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Karen Cargill, Isabel Leonard, Karita Mattila, Erin Morley & Adrianne Pieczonka; David Frost, producer (the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; the Metropolitan Opera Refrain)

Choral Efficiency

“It’s a Lengthy Method” — Matthew Guard, conductor (Jonas Budris, Carrie Cheron, Fiona Gillespie, Nathan Hodgson, Helen Karloski, Enrico Lagasca, Megan Roth, Alissa Ruth Suver & Dana Whiteside; Skylark Vocal Ensemble)

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“Mahler: Symphony No. 8, ‘Symphony of a Thousand’” — Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Grant Gershon, Robert Istad, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz & Luke Mcendarfer, refrain masters (Leah Crocetto, Mihoko Fujimura, Ryan Mckinny, Erin Morley, Tamara Mumford, Simon O’neill, Morris Robinson & Tamara Wilson; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Los Angeles Kids’s Refrain, Los Angeles Grasp Chorale, Nationwide Kids’s Refrain & Pacific Chorale)

“Rising W/The Crossing” — Donald Nally, conductor (Worldwide Modern Ensemble & Quicksilver; The Crossing)

”Schnittke: Choir Concerto; Three Sacred Hymns; Pärt: Seven Magnificat-Antiphons” — Kaspars Putniņš, conductor; Heli Jürgenson, refrain grasp (Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir)

“Sheehan: Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom” — Benedict Sheehan, conductor (Michael Hawes, Timothy Parsons & Jason Thoms; the Saint Tikhon Choir)

“The Singing Guitar” — Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Estelí Gomez; Austin Guitar Quartet, Douglas Harvey, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet & Texas Guitar Quartet; Conspirare)

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Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Efficiency

“Adams, John Luther: Strains Made By“ — Strolling Jack Quartet

“Akiho: Seven Pillars” — Sandbox Percussion

“Archetypes” — Sérgio Assad, Clarice Assad & Third Coast Percussion

“Beethoven: Cello Sonatas – Hope Amid Tears” — Yo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax

“Bruits” — Imani Winds

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Classical Instrumental Solo

“Alone Collectively” — Jennifer Koh

“An American Mosaic” — Simone Dinnerstein

“Bach: Sonatas & Partitas” — Augustin Hadelich

“Beethoven & Brahms: Violin Concertos” — Gil Shaham; Eric Jacobsen, Conductor (The Knights)

“Mak Bach” — Mak Grgić

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“Of Energy” — Curtis Stewart

Classical Solo Vocal Album

“Confessions” — Laura Strickling; Pleasure Schreier, pianist

“Goals of a New Day – Songs by Black Composers” — Will Liverman; Paul Sánchez, pianist

“Mythologies” — Sangeeta Kaur & Hila Plitmann (Virginie D’avezac De Castera, Lili Haydn, Wouter Kellerman, Nadeem Majdalany, Eru Matsumoto & Emilio D. Miler)

“Schubert: Winterreise” — Joyce Didonato; Yannick Nézet-Séguin, pianist

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“Sudden Shadows” — Jamie Barton; Jake Heggie, pianist (Matt Haimovitz)

Finest Classical Compendium

“American Originals – A New World, A New Canon” — Agave & Reginald L. Mobley; Geoffrey Silver, producer

“Berg: Violin Concerto; Seven Early Songs & Three Items for Orchestra” — Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Jack Vad, producer

“Cerrone: The Arching Path” — Timo Andres & Ian Rosenbaum; Mike Tierney, producer

“Performs” — Chick Corea; Chick Corea & Birnie Kirsh, producers

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“Ladies Warriors – The Voices of Change” — Amy Andersson, conductor; Amy Andersson, Mark Mattson & Lolita Ritmanis, producers

Modern Classical Composition

“Akiho: Seven Pillars” — Andy Akiho, composer (Sandbox Percussion)

“Andriessen: The Solely One” — Louis Andriessen, composer (Esa-Pekka Salonen, Nora Fischer & Los Angeles Philharmonic)

“Assad, Clarice & Sérgio, Connors, Dillon, Martin & Skidmore: Archetypes” — Clarice Assad, Sérgio Assad, Sean Connors, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin & David Skidmore, composers (Sérgio Assad, Clarice Assad & Third Coast Percussion)

“Batiste: Motion 11’” — Jon Batiste, composer (Jon Batiste)

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“Shaw: Slim Sea” — Caroline Shaw, composer (Daybreak Upshaw, Gilbert Kalish & Sō Percussion)

Music Video

“Shot within the Darkish” — AC/DC

“Freedom” — Jon Batiste

“I Get a Kick Out of You” — Tony Bennett & Woman Gaga

“Peaches” — Justin Bieber that includes Daniel Caesar & Giveon Collin Tilley, video director

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“Happier Than Ever” — Billie Eilish

“Montero (Name Me By Your Title)” — Lil Nas X

“Good 4 U” — Olivia Rodrigo

Music Movie

“Inside” — Bo Burnham

“David Byrne’s American Utopia” — David Byrne

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“Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles” — Billie Eilish

“Music, Cash, Insanity…Jimi Hendrix in Maui” — Jimi Hendrix

“Summer season of Soul” (varied artists)

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Movie Review | ‘Kinds of Kindness’ offers more entertaining, indulgent fare from Lanthimos

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Movie Review | ‘Kinds of Kindness’ offers more entertaining, indulgent fare from Lanthimos

Filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos hasn’t made the world wait long for the follow-up to his engrossing and thought-provoking “Poor Things,” a nominee earlier this year for the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Going into wide release this week, not quite seven months after “Poor Things” introduced the world to Emma Stone’s unforgettable Bella Baxter, the director’s intriguing, entrancing and, at times, confounding “Kinds of Kindness” is said to have been shot quickly during the lengthy post-production phase of its visually elaborate predecessor.

A “triptych fable,” “Kinds of Kindness” boasts many of the same actors — among them, not surprisingly, is Stone, who deservedly won the Oscar for Best Actress for “Poor Things” for her spectacular and fearless performance — playing different characters in its three stories.

To say this trio of tales is “loosely connected” is a bit generous, although Yorgos Stefanakos’ R.M.F. is a titular figure — but also only so relevant narratively — in each.

One would expect there to be a greater thematic thread tying together “The Death of R.M.F.,” “R.M.F. Is Flying” and “R.M.F. Eats a Sandwich,” but, at least on initial viewing, that connective tissue is pretty thin. In each, at least one character is some degree of desperate to please at least one other character who is some degree of controlling — and, more often not, one of the latter figures is portrayed by fellow “Things” alum Willem Dafoe (“The Florida Project”). Given the gifts of Lanthimos, there surely is more metaphorical meat on the bone to be chewed upon during and after a repeat viewing.

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Know, however, that “Kinds of Kindness” is co-written by Lanthimos and Efthimis Filippou, the latter a collaborator on the former’s more self-indulgent (if still radically interesting) films, including “The Lobster” (2015) and “The Killing of the Sacred Deer,” in which the pair’s absurdist leanings sometimes got the better of them. (Nowhere to be found in the credits here is writer Tony McNamara, who helped shape “Poor Thing” and Lanthimos’ other unquestionably terrific — and Oscar-nominated — film, 2018’s “The Favourite.”)

In “R.M.F. Eats a Sandwich,” the third and final act of “Kinds of Kindness,” Emma Stone portrays Emily, a member of a spiritual cult who goes tearing around in a Dodge Challenger. (Atsushi Nishijima photo/Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures)

It comes as no shock, then, that “Kinds of Kindness” sometimes, perhaps even often, feels like it’s being absurd because … well, just because.

That said, it also is a film that, with every scene, has you hanging on with great interest to see what will come next. As a result, it is a two-and-a-half-hour-plus endeavor that goes by remarkably quickly. Whatever its sins, stagnation isn’t one of them.

Stone, appropriately, receives top billing, but Jesse Plemons gets at least a bit more time within the frame.

That’s mainly because while the two are co-leads in the subsequent acts, Stone is a supporting player in “The Death of R.M.F.” Plemons is front and center as Robert, who doesn’t just work for Dafoe’s Raymond but long has been engaged in a bizarre agreement with him. Raymond dictates areas of Robert’s life from his weight — the former is frustrated by the latter appearing to have lost weight, as he finds thin men to be ridiculous — to his intimacy and more with his wife, Sarah (Hong Chau, “The Menu,” “The Whale”). This power dynamic is upset when Raymond finally asks too much of Robert, with Robert subsequently seeing Stone’s Rita as a means to an end.

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Next comes “R.M.F. Is Flying,” in which police officer Daniel (Plemons) is distraught because his beloved wife, Liz (Stone), has been lost at sea. When she is found alive and returns to him, Daniel believes something is amiss, Liz enjoying things — chocolate and cigarettes among them — she didn’t previously and, more mysteriously, not fitting comfortably into her shoes. While some around him believe Daniel to be having a psychotic event, he sets about proving his theory.

Lastly, we get “R.M.F. Eats a Sandwich,” which sees Stone’s Emily and Plemons’ Andrew as members of a spiritual cult led by Dafoe’s Omi and Chau’s Aka. Omi and Aka, who bless the group’s all-important “uncontaminated” water with their tears, regularly dispatch Emily and Andrew on missions to search for a figure to fulfill a prophecy of a female twin who can raise the dead.

We’ve kept things vague — believe it or not, it’s all even stranger than it sounds — purposefully because, again, revelations along the way comprise much of the enjoyment “Kinds of Kindness” has to offer.

It also offers fine supporting work from Margaret Qualley (“Poor Things,” “Drive-Away Dolls”), Mamoudou Athie (“Elemental,” “The Burial”) and Joe Alwyn (“The Favourite,” “Catherine Called Birdy”) in each of the three parts.

Plemons (“Power of the Dog,” “Killers of the Flower Moon”), who seems almost as if he’s in more films than he isn’t these days, is his usual dependable self and oddly likable even when the person he’s playing isn’t.

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Meanwhile, Stone — also an Academy Award winner for 2017’s “La La Land” and a nominee for 2015’s “Birdman (or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” and “The Favourite” — is sensational again. There may be no Oscar in her future for her work here, but with the energy and personality she brings to each, her character is the most interesting thing on screen in any scene she’s in, which is saying something given some of the happenings in “Kinds of Kindness.”

Stone won’t be enough to keep some viewers from becoming turned off by “Kinds of Kindness.” It’s weird, to be sure, sometimes sexually gratuitous, often dark, occasionally violent and longer than the average movie. As such, it simply won’t fit the tastes of some folks.

Poor things.

“Kinds of Kindness” is rated R for strong/disturbing violent content, strong sexual content, full nudity and language. Runtime: 2 hours, 44 minutes.

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BTS’ Jimin and Jungkook to star in a new Disney+ show. Meanwhile, Jin will carry Olympic torch

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K-pop titan BTS may be on hiatus, but its members are still booked and busy.

Jimin and Jungkook (affectionately dubbed “Jikook”) are set to star in the new travel show “Are You Sure?!” premiering Aug. 8 on Disney+, BTS’ label Bighit Music and management company Hybe announced Wednesday.

The eight-part series follows the duo as they explore three scenic locales — New York state; Jeju Island in South Korea; and Sapporo, Japan — and “will give a deeper look into Jimin and Jungkook’s undeniable chemistry and endearing friendship as they bond over a variety of unforgettable moments,” a news release said.

“Are You Sure?!” was filmed in 2023, prior to Jimin’s and Jungkook’s December enlistment in the South Korean military.

South Korea requires male citizens ages 18 to 28 to serve at least 18 months in the military or social service, and although the law was updated in 2020 to allow K-pop stars to delay their draft until age 30, they are not exempted from service as are Olympic medalists and prize-winning classical musicians.

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Still, the five-time Grammy-nominated group’s hiatus — projected by its management to end in 2025 — has not prevented its members from releasing music. In fact, several have dropped high-charting solo hits since.

“Back in the day, the military service meant a complete isolation from the world,” Jae Yoon Choi, CEO and co-founder of the K-pop creative agency KAI Media and retail hub Hello82, told The Times in December. “The military services used to affect artists very much in the past, but now it doesn’t. The service got shortened, and it’s easier for artists to prepare both for joining and the comeback after.”

Currently making his comeback is BTS’ eldest member, Jin, who finished his service last month. The day after his discharge, he hugged 1,000 fans as part of BTS’ annual Festa celebrations commemorating the group’s 11th anniversary.

Jin, whose full name is Kim Seok-jin, will also participate in the Paris 2024 Olympic torch relay as a torchbearer from South Korea, helping to spread the message of “harmony” and “peace,” a news release said.

This year’s torch relay began in April in Olympia, Greece, and is currently traveling through 65 French territories ahead of the July 26 opening ceremony.

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New episodes of “Are You Sure?!” will be released every Thursday from Aug. 8 through Sept. 19 on Disney+. The streaming service previously released a BTS docuseries in 2023 and a concert film in 2022.

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'Bad Newz' star Vicky Kaushal reviews Karan Johar's movie 'Kill'; Ananya Panday and Shanaya Kapoor join the suit | – Times of India

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'Bad Newz' star Vicky Kaushal reviews Karan Johar's movie 'Kill'; Ananya Panday and Shanaya Kapoor join the suit | – Times of India
Karan Johar‘s highly anticipated film ‘Kill‘ has captured the hearts and attention of audiences from its very inception. Following a recent screening, Bollywood celebrities have been effusive in their praise for the upcoming movie. Among them is Vicky Kaushal, known for his role in ‘Bad Newz‘, who took to Instagram to express his deep admiration for the film and its creators.Vicky commended the dedication of the entire team behind ‘Kill’, highlighting its potential to resonate strongly with viewers.
“What a film! I tip my hat off to each and everyone involved in making this film. People don’t know what’s coming their way,” wrote Vicky Kaushal in his Instagram story, reflecting his enthusiasm and confidence in the film’s potential.
‘Dream Girl 2’ fame Ananya Panday and her bestie Shanaya Kapoor also took to their respective Instagram stories to share their enthusiastic reviews. Ananya Panday reposted the movie poster, labeling it as “so bloody good” and urging her followers not to miss it when it hits theaters this Friday.
Meanwhile, Shanaya Kapoor expressed her awe for the film, stating she was “mind-blown” and eagerly anticipating a repeat viewing. Addressing lead actor Lakshya, Shanaya Kapoor added, “You killed it,” highlighting the impact of his performance in the movie.

These social media posts show Bollywood stars’ support for the upcoming film. Their endorsements highlight the excitement and anticipation surrounding the film, promising a thrilling cinematic experience that audiences would not want to miss.

Directed by Nikhil Nagesh Bhat, who also worked on the story of the movie with Ayesha Sayed, ‘Kill’ is slated to release on July 5. It stars Lakshya and Tanya Maniktala in the lead as the protagonist and Raghav Juyal in a negative role. The plot revolves around a train journey during which a pair of commandos face an army of invading bandits.

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