# 2023 Grammy Awards: The Jazz, Blues Rock, Roots, Soul, Reggie, Classic, Folk musics list of nominees, Video, Photo

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**The complete list of nominees for the 65th annual Grammy Awards, to be presented
on Sunday, February 5, is below. The list of nominees …**

This page will be updated to reflect the winners as the awards are announced.

### JAZZ

**32. Best Improvised Jazz Solo**

 * “Rounds (Live)” —  Ambrose Akinmusire, soloist
 * “Keep Holding On” —  Gerald Albright, soloist
 * “Falling” — Melissa Aldana, soloist
 * “Call Of The Drum” — Marcus Baylor, soloist
 * “Cherokee/Koko” — John Beasley, soloist
 * “Endangered Species” — Wayne Shorter & Leo Genovese, soloist

**33. Best Jazz Vocal Album**

 * _The Evening : Live At APPARATUS_ by The Baylor Project
 * _Linger Awhile _by Samara Joy
 * _Fade To Black_ by Carmen Lundy
 * _Fifty _by The Manhattan Transfer With The WDR Funkhausorchester
 * _Ghost Song_ by Cécile McLorin Salvant

**34. Best Jazz Instrumental Album**

 * _New Standards Vol. 1 _by Terri Lyne Carrington, Kris Davis, Linda May Han Oh,
   Nicholas Payton & Matthew Stevens
 * _Live In Italy_ by Peter Erskine Trio
 * _LongGone_ by Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride, And Brian Blade
 * _Live At The Detroit Jazz Festival_ by Wayne Shorter, Leo Genovese & Esperanza
   Spalding
 * _Parallel Motion_ by Yellowjackets

**35. Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album**

 * _Bird Lives_ by John Beasley, Magnus Lindgren & SWR Big Band
 * _Remembering Bob Freedman_ by Ron Carter & The Jazzaar Festival Big Band Directed
   By Christian Jacob
 * _Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra_ by Steven Feifke, Bijon Watson, Generation Gap
   Jazz Orchestra
 * _Center Stage_ by Steve Gadd, Eddie Gomez, Ronnie Cuber & WDR Big Band Conducted
   By Michael Abene
 * _Architecture Of Storms_ by Remy Le Boeuf’s Assembly Of Shadows

**36. Best Latin Jazz Album**

 * _Fandango At The Wall In New York_ by Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz 
   Orchestra Featuring The Congra Patria Son Jarocho Collective
 * _Crisálida_ by Danilo Pérez Featuring The Global Messengers
 * _If You Will_ by Flora Purim
 * _Rhythm & Soul_ by Arturo Sandoval

### AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC

**47. Best American Roots Performance**

 * “Someday It’ll All Make Sense (Bluegrass Version)” by Bill Anderson Featuring
   Dolly Parton
 * “Life According To Raechel” by Madison Cunningham
 * “Oh Betty” by Fantastic Negrito
 * “Stompin’ Ground” by Aaron Neville With The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
 * “Prodigal Daughter” by Aoife O’Donovan & Allison Russell

**48. Best Americana Performance**

 * “Silver Moon [A Tribute To Michael Nesmith]” by Eric Alexandrakis
 * “There You Go Again” by Asleep At The Wheel Featuring Lyle Lovett
 * “The Message” by Blind Boys Of Alabama Featuring Black Violin
 * “You And Me On The Rock” by Brandi Carlile Featuring Lucius
 * “Made Up Mind” by Bonnie Raitt

**49. Best American Roots Song**

 * “Bright Star” — Anaïs Mitchell, songwriter (Anaïs Mitchell)
 * “Forever” — Sheryl Crow & Jeff Trott, songwriters (Sheryl Crow)
 * “High And Lonesome” — T Bone Burnett & Robert Plant, songwriters (Robert Plant&
   Alison Krauss)
 * “Just Like That” — Bonnie Raitt, songwriter (Bonnie Raitt)
 * “Prodigal Daughter” — Tim O’Brien & Aoife O’Donovan, songwriters (Aoife O’Donovan&
   Allison Russell)
 * “You And Me On The Rock” — Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters(
   Brandi Carlile Featuring Lucius)

**50. Best Americana Album**

 * _In These Silent Days_ by Brandi Carlile
 * _Things Happen That Way_ by Dr. John
 * _Good To Be…_ by Keb’ Mo’
 * _Raise The Roof_ by Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
 * _Just Like That…_ by Bonnie Raitt

**51. Best Bluegrass Album**

 * _Toward The Fray_ by The Infamous Stringdusters
 * _Almost Proud_ by The Del McCoury Band
 * _Calling You From My Mountain_ by Peter Rowan
 * _Crooked Tree_ by Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway
 * _Get Yourself Outside_ by Yonder Mountain String Band

**52. Best Traditional Blues Album**

 * _Heavy Load Blues_ by Gov’t Mule
 * _The Blues Don’t Lie_ by Buddy Guy
 * _Get On Board_ by Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder
 * _The Sun Is Shining Down _by John Mayall
 * _Mississippi Son_ by Charlie Musselwhite

**53. Best Contemporary Blues Album**

 * _Done Come Too Far_ by Shemekia Copeland
 * _Crown_ by Eric Gales
 * _Bloodline Maintenance_ by Ben Harper
 * _Set Sail_ by North Mississippi Allstars
 * _Brother Johnny_ by Edgar Winter

**54. Best Folk Album**

 * _Spellbound_ by Judy Collins
 * _Revealer_ by Madison Cunningham
 * _The Light At The End Of The Line_ by Janis Ian
 * _Age Of Apathy_ by Aoife O’Donovan
 * _Hell On Church Street_ by Punch Brothers

**55. Best Regional Roots Music Album**

 * _Full Circle_ by Sean Ardoin And Kreole Rock And Soul Featuring LSU Golden Band
   From Tigerland
 * _Natalie Noelani _by Natalie Ai Kamauu
 * _Halau Hula Keali’i O Nalani – Live At The Getty Center_ by Halau Hula Keali’i
   O Nalani
 * _Lucky Man_ by Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas
 * _Live At The 2022 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival_ by Ranky Tanky

### REGGAE

**56. Best Reggae Album**

 * _The Kalling_ by Kabaka Pyramid
 * _Gifted_ by Koffee
 * _Scorcha_ by Sean Paul
 * _Third Time’s The Charm_ by Protoje
 * _Com Fly Wid Mi_ by Shaggy

### COMPOSING/ARRANGING

**68. Best Instrumental Composition**

 * “African Tales” — Paquito D’Rivera, composer (Tasha Warren & Dave Eggar)
 * “El País Invisible” — Miguel Zenón, composer (Miguel Zenón, José Antonio Zayas
   Cabán, Ryan Smith & Casey Rafn)
 * “Fronteras (Borders) Suite: Al-Musafir Blues” — Danilo Pérez, composer (Danilo
   Pérez Featuring The Global Messengers)
 * “Refuge” — Geoffrey Keezer, composer (Geoffrey Keezer)
 * “Snapshots” — Pascal Le Boeuf, composer (Tasha Warren & Dave Eggar)

**69. Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella**

 * “As Days Go By (An Arrangement Of The Family Matters Theme Song)” — Armand Hutton,
   arranger (Armand Hutton Featuring Terrell Hunt & Just 6)
 * “How Deep Is Your Love” — Matt Cusson, arranger (Kings Return)
 * “Main Titles (Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness)” — Danny Elfman, arranger(
   Danny Elfman)
 * “Minnesota, WI” — Remy Le Boeuf, arranger (Remy Le Boeuf)
 * “Scrapple From The Apple” — John Beasley, arranger (Magnus Lindgren, John Beasley&
   The SWR Big Band Featuring Martin Aeur)

**70. Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals**

 * “Let It Happen” — Louis Cole, arranger (Louis Cole)
 * “Never Gonna Be Alone” — Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier Featuring Lizzy
   McAlpine & John Mayer)
 * “Optimistic Voices / No Love Dying” — Cécile McLorin Salvant, arranger (Cécile
   McLorin Salvant)
 * “Songbird (Orchestral Version)” — Vince Mendoza, arranger (Christine McVie)
 * “2 + 2 = 5 (Arr. Nathan Schram)” — Nathan Schram & Becca Stevens, arrangers (
   Becca Stevens & Attacca Quartet)

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### ROCK

**12. Best Rock Performance**

 * “So Happy It Hurts” by Bryan Adams
 * “Old Man” by Beck
 * “Wild Child” by The Black Keys
 * “Broken Horses” by Brandi Carlile
 * “Crawl!” by Idles
 * “Patient Number 9” by Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Jeff Beck
 * “Holiday” by Turnstile

**13. Best Metal Performance**

 * “Call Me Little Sunshine” by Ghost
 * “We’ll Be Back” by Megadeth
 * “Kill Or Be Killed” by Muse
 * “Degradation Rules” by Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Tony Iommi
 * “Blackout” by Turnstile

**14. Best Rock Song**

 * “Black Summer” — Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis & Chad Smith, songwriters(
   Red Hot Chili Peppers)
 * “Blackout” — Brady Ebert, Daniel Fang, Franz Lyons, Pat McCrory & Brendan Yates,
   songwriters (Turnstile)
 * “Broken Horses” — Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters(
   Brandi Carlile)
 * “Harmonia’s Dream” — Robbie Bennett & Adam Granduciel, songwriters (The War On
   Drugs)
 * “Patient Number 9” — John Osbourne, Chad Smith, Ali Tamposi, Robert Trujillo &
   Andrew Wotman, songwriters (Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Jeff Beck)

**15. Best Rock Album**

 * _Dropout Boogie_ by The Black Keys
 * _The Boy Named If_ by Elvis Costello & The Imposters
 * _Crawler_ by Idles
 * _Mainstream Sellout_ by Machine Gun Kelly
 * _Patient Number 9 _by Ozzy Osbourne
 * _Lucifer On The Sofa_ by Spoon

### ALTERNATIVE

**16. Best Alternative Music Performance**

 * “There’d Better Be A Mirrorball” by Arctic Monkeys
 * “Certainty” by Big Thief
 * “King” by Florence + The Machine
 * “Chaise Longue” by Wet Leg
 * “Spitting Off The Edge Of The World” by Yeah Yeah Yeahs Featuring Perfume Genius

**17. Best Alternative Music Album**

 * _WE_ by Arcade Fire
 * _Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You_ by Big Thief
 * _Fossora_ by Björk
 * _Wet Leg_ by Wet Leg
 * _Cool It Down_ by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

### R&B

**18. Best R&B Performance**

 * “VIRGO’S GROOVE” by Beyoncé
 * “Here With Me” by Mary J. Blige Featuring Anderson .Paak
 * “Hrs & Hrs” by Muni Long
 * “Over” by Lucky Daye
 * “Hurt Me So Good” by Jazmine Sullivan

**19. Best Traditional R&B Performance**

 * “Do 4 Love” by Snoh Aalegra
 * “Keeps On Fallin'” by Babyface Featuring Ella Mai
 * “PLASTIC OFF THE SOFA” by Beyoncé
 * “‘Round Midnight” by Adam Blackstone Featuring Jazmine Sullivan
 * “Good Morning Gorgeous” by Mary J. Blige

**20. Best R&B Song**

 * “CUFF IT” — Denisia “Blu June” Andrews, Beyoncé, Mary Christine Brockert, Brittany“
   Chi” Coney, Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant, Morten Ristorp, Nile Rodgers&
   Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Beyoncé)
 * “Good Morning Gorgeous” — Mary J. Blige, David Brown, Dernst Emile II, Gabriella
   Wilson & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (Mary J. Blige)
 * “Hrs & Hrs” — Hamadi Aaabi, Dylan Graham, Priscilla Renea, Thaddis “Kuk” Harrell,
   Brandon John-Baptiste, Isaac Wriston & Justin Nathaniel Zim, songwriters (Muni
   Long)
 * “Hurt Me So Good” — Akeel Henry, Michael Holmes, Luca Mauti, Jazmine Sullivan&
   Elliott Trent, songwriters (Jazmine Sullivan)
 * “Please Don’t Walk Away” — PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton)

**21. Best Progressive R&B Album**

 * _Operation Funk_ by Cory Henry
 * _Gemini Rights_ by Steve Lacy
 * _Drones_ by Terrace Martin
 * _Starfruit_ by Moonchild
 * _Red Balloon_ by Tank And The Bangas

**22. Best R&B Album**

 * _Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe)_ by Mary J. Blige
 * _Breezy (Deluxe)_ by Chris Brown
 * _Black Radio III_ by Robert Glasper
 * _Candydrip_ by Lucky Daye
 * _Watch The Sun_ by PJ Morton

### CLASSICAL

**82. Best Orchestral Performance**

 * Adams, John Luther: _Sila – The Breath Of The World_ — Doug Perkins, conductor(
   Musicians Of The University Of Michigan Department Of Chamber Music & University
   Of Michigan Percussion Ensemble)
 * Dvořák: S_ymphonies Nos. 7-9_  — Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
 * Eastman: _Stay On It_ — Christopher Rountree, conductor (Wild Up)
 * John Williams – _The Berlin Concert_ — John Williams, conductor (Berliner Philharmoniker)
 * _Works By Florence Price, Jessie Montgomery, Valerie Coleman_ — Michael Repper,
   conductor (New York Youth Symphony)

**83. Best Opera Recording**

 * Aucoin: _Eurydice_ — Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Barry Banks, Nathan Berg,
   Joshua Hopkins, Erin Morley & Jakub Józef Orliński; David Frost, producer (The
   Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
 * Blanchard: _Fire Shut Up In My Bones_ — Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Angel
   Blue, Will Liverman, Latonia Moore & Walter Russell III; David Frost, producer(
   The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
 * Davis: _X – The Life And Times Of Malcolm X_ — Gil Rose, conductor; Ronnita Miller,
   Whitney Morrison, Victor Robertson & Davóne Tines; Gil Rose, producer (Boston
   Modern Orchestra Project; Odyssey Opera Chorus)

**84. Best Choral Performance**

 * Bach: _St. John Passion_ — John Eliot Gardiner, conductor (English Baroque Soloists;
   Monteverdi Choir)
 * _Born_ — Donald Nally, conductor (Dominic German, Maren Montalbano, Rebecca Myers&
   James Reese; The Crossing)
 * Verdi: _Requiem – The Met Remembers 9/11_ — Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; 
   Donald Palumbo, chorus master (Michelle DeYoung, Eric Owens, Ailyn Pérez & Matthew
   Polenzani; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)

**85. Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance**

 * Beethoven: _Complete String Quartets, Volume 2 – The Middle Quartets _— Dover
   Quartet
 * _Musical Remembrances_ — Neave Trio
 * _Perspectives_ — Third Coast Percussion
 * Shaw: _Evergreen_ — Attacca Quartet
 * _What Is American_ — PUBLIQuartet

**86. Best Classical Instrumental Solo**

 * Abels:_ Isolation Variation_ — Hilary Hahn
 * Bach: _The Art Of Life_ — Daniil Trifonov
 * Beethoven: _Diabelli Variations_ — Mitsuko Uchida
 * _Letters For The Future_ — Time For Three; Xian Zhang, conductor (The Philadelphia
   Orchestra)
 * _A Night In Upper Town – The Music Of Zoran Krajacic_ — Mak Grgić

**87. Best Classical Solo Vocal Album**

 * _Eden_ — Joyce DiDonato, soloist; Maxim Emelyanychev, conductor (Il Pomo D’Oro)
 * _How Do I Find You _— Sasha Cooke, soloist; Kirill Kuzmin, pianist
 * Okpebholo: _Lord, How Come Me Here?_ — Will Liverman, soloist; Paul Sánchez, 
   pianist (J’Nai Bridges & Caen Thomason-Redus)
 * _Stranger – Works For Tenor By Nico Muhly_ — Nicholas Phan, soloist (Eric Jacobson;
   Brooklyn Rider & The Knights; Reginald Mobley)
 * _Voice Of Nature – The Anthropocene_ — Renée Fleming, soloist; Yannick Nézet-
   Séguin, pianist

**88. Best Classical Compendium**

 * _An Adoption Story_ — Starr Parodi & Kitt Wakeley; Jeff Fair, Starr Parodi & 
   Kitt Wakeley, producers
 * _Aspire_ — JP Jofre & Seunghee Lee; Enrico Fagone, conductor; Jonathan Allen,
   producer
 * _A Concert For Ukraine_ — Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; David Frost, producer
 * _The Lost Birds _— Voces8; Barnaby Smith & Christopher Tin, conductors; Sean 
   Patrick Flahaven & Christopher Tin, producers

**89. Best Contemporary Classical Composition**

 * Akiho: _Ligneous Suite_ — Andy Akiho, composer (Ian Rosenbaum & Dover Quartet)
 * Bermel:_ Intonations_ — Derek Bermel, composer (Jack Quartet)
 * Gubaidulina: _The Wrath Of God_ — Sofia Gubaidulina, composer (Andris Nelsons&
   Gewandhausorchester)
 * Puts: _Contact_ — Kevin Puts, composer (Xian Zhang, Time for Three & The Philadelphia
   Orchestra)
 * Simon: _Requiem For The Enslaved_ — Carlos Simon, composer (Carlos Simon, MK 
   Zulu, Marco Pavé & Hub New Music)

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