2023 Grammy Nominees Announced: Classical, Jazz, Soundtrack, and More

The Recording Academy announced its 2023 Grammy nominations on November 15, 2022. The ceremony will take place on Sunday, February 5, 2023. We included the nominees in the classical, jazz, soundtrack, folk, and musical theater categories.

Engineered Album, Classical

• “Bates: Philharmonia Fantastique – The Making Of The Orchestra” — Shawn Murphy, Charlie Post & Gary Rydstrom, engineers; Michael Romanowski, mastering engineer (Edwin Outwater & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
• “Beethoven: Symphony No. 6; Stucky: Silent Spring” — Mark Donahue, engineer; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
• “Perspectives” — Jonathan Lackey, Bill Maylone & Dan Nichols, engineers; Joe Lambert, mastering engineer (Third Coast Percussion)
• “Tuvayhun – Beatitudes For A Wounded World” — Morten Lindberg, engineer; Morten Lindberg, mastering engineer (Anita Brevik, Nidarosdomens Jentekor & Trondheimsolistene)
• “Williams: Violin Concerto No. 2 & Selected Film Themes” — Bernhard Güttler, Shawn Murphy & Nick Squire, engineers; Christoph Stickel, mastering engineer (Anne-Sophie Mutter, John Williams & Boston Symphony Orchestra)

Producer of the Year, Classical

• Jonathan Allen
• Christoph Franke
• James Ginsburg
• Elaine Martone
• Judith Sherman

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: Symphonies 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)

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)

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)

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

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

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

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

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)

Improvised Jazz Solo

• “Rounds (Live)” — Ambrose Akinmusire, soloist; Track from: New Standards Vol. 1 (Terri Lyne Carrington, Kris Davis, Linda May Han Oh, Nicholas Payton & Matthew Stevens)
• “Keep Holding On” — Gerald Albright, soloist
• “Falling” — Melissa Aldana, soloist; Track from: 12 Stars
• “Call Of The Drum” — Marcus Baylor, soloist
• “Cherokee/Koko” — John Beasley, soloist; Track from: Bird Lives (John Beasley, Magnus Lindgren & SWR Big Band)
• “Endangered Species” — Wayne Shorter & Leo Genovese, soloist; Track from: Live At The Detroit Jazz Festival (Wayne Shorter, Terri Lyne Carrington, Leo Genovese & esperanza spalding

Jazz Vocal Album

• “The Evening : Live At APPARATUS” — The Baylor Project
• “Linger Awhile” — Samara Joy
• “Fade To Black” — Carmen Lundy
• “Fifty” — The Manhattan Transfer With The WDR Funkhausorchester
• “Ghost Song” — Cécile McLorin Salvant

Jazz Instrumental Album

• “New Standards Vol. 1″ — Terri Lyne Carrington, Kris Davis, Linda May Han Oh, Nicholas Payton & Matthew Stevens
• “Live In Italy” — Peter Erskine Trio
• “LongGone” — Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride & Brian Blade
• “Live At The Detroit Jazz Festival” — Wayne Shorter, Terri Lyne Carrington, Leo Genovese & esperanza spalding
• “Parallel Motion” — Yellowjackets

Large Jazz Ensemble Album

• “Bird Lives” — John Beasley, Magnus Lindgren & SWR Big Band
• “Remembering Bob Freedman” — Ron Carter & The Jazzaar Festival Big Band Directed by Christian Jacob
• “Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra” — Steven Feifke, Bijon Watson, Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra
• “Center Stage” — Steve Gadd, Eddie Gomez, Ronnie Cuber & WDR Big Band Conducted By Michael Abene
• “Architecture Of Storms” — Remy Le Boeuf’s Assembly Of Shadows

Latin Jazz Album

• “Fandango At The Wall In New York” — Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Featuring The Congra Patria Son Jarocho Collective
• “Crisálida” — Danilo Pérez Featuring The Global Messengers
• “If You Will” — Flora Purim
• “Rhythm & Soul” — Arturo Sandoval
• “Música De Las Américas” — Miguel Zenón

Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

• “ELVIS” — (Various Artists)
• “Encanto” — (Various Artists)
• “Stranger Things: Soundtrack from the Netflix Series, Season 4 (Vol 2)” — (Various Artists)
• “Top Gun: Maverick” — Harold Faltermeyer, Lady Gaga, Hans Zimmer & Lorne Balfe
• “West Side Story”” — (Various Artists)

Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (includes film and television)

• “The Batman” — Michael Giacchino, composer
• “Encanto” — Germaine Franco, composer
• “No Time To Die” — Hans Zimmer, composer
• “The Power Of The Dog” — Jonny Greenwood, composer
• “Succession: Season 3″ — Nicholas Britell, composer

Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media

• “Aliens: Fireteam Elite” — Austin Wintory, composer
• “Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn Of Ragnarok” — Stephanie Economou, composer
• “Call Of Duty®: Vanguard” — Bear McCreary, composer
• “Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy” — Richard Jacques, composer
• “Old World” — Christopher Tin, composer

Song Written for Visual Media

• “Be Alive” [From “King Richard”] — Beyoncé & Darius Scott Dixson, songwriters (Beyoncé)
• “Carolina” [From “Where The Crawdads Sing”] — Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift)
• “Hold My Hand” [From “Top Gun: Maverick”] — Bloodpop® & Stefani Germanotta, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
• “Keep Rising (The Woman King)” [From “The Woman King”] — Angelique Kidjo, Jeremy Lutito & Jessy Wilson, songwriters (Jessy Wilson Featuring Angelique Kidjo)
• “Nobody Like U” [From “Turning Red”] — Billie Eilish & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (4*Town, Jordan Fisher, Finneas O’Connell, Josh Levi, Topher Ngo, Grayson Villanueva)
• “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” [From “Encanto”] — Lin-Manuel Miranda, songwriter (Carolina Gaitán – La Gaita, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz & “Encanto” Cast)

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)

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)

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)

Folk Album

• “Spellbound” — Judy Collins
• “Revealer” — Madison Cunningham
• “The Light At The End Of The Line” — Janis Ian
• “Age Of Apathy” — Aoife O’Donovan
• “Hell On Church Street” — Punch Brothers

Musical Theater Album

• “Caroline, Or Change” — John Cariani, Sharon D Clarke, Caissie Levy & Samantha Williams, principal vocalists; Van Dean, Nigel Lilley, Lawrence Manchester, Elliot Scheiner & Jeanine Tesori, producers; Jeanine Tesori, composer; Tony Kushner, lyricist (New Broadway Cast)
• “Into The Woods (2022 Broadway Cast Recording)” — Sara Bareilles, Brian d’Arcy James, Patina Miller & Phillipa Soo, principal vocalists; Rob Berman & Sean Patrick Flahaven, producers (Stephen Sondheim, composer & lyricist) (2022 Broadway Cast)
• “MJ The Musical” — Myles Frost & Tavon Olds-Sample, principal vocalists; David Holcenberg, Derik Lee & Jason Michael Webb, producers (Original Broadway Cast)
• “Mr. Saturday Night” — Shoshana Bean, Billy Crystal, Randy Graff & David Paymer, principal vocalists; Jason Robert Brown, Sean Patrick Flahaven & Jeffrey Lesser, producers; Jason Robert Brown, composer; Amanda Green, lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
• “Six: Live On Opening Night” — Joe Beighton, Tom Curran, Sam Featherstone, Paul Gatehouse, Toby Marlow & Lucy Moss, producers; Toby Marlow & Lucy Moss, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast)
• “A Strange Loop” — Jaquel Spivey, principal vocalist; Michael Croiter, Michael R. Jackson, Charlie Rosen & Rona Siddiqui, producers; Michael R. Jackson, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)

Historical Album

• “Against The Odds: 1974-1982″ — Tommy Manzi, Steve Rosenthal & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer; Tom Camuso, restoration engineer (Blondie)
• “The Goldberg Variations – The Complete Unreleased 1981 Studio Sessions” — Robert Russ, compilation producer; Martin Kistner, mastering engineer (Glenn Gould)
• “Life’s Work: A Retrospective” — Scott Billington, Ted Olson & Mason Williams, compilation producers; Paul Blakemore, mastering engineer (Doc Watson)
• “To Whom It May Concern…” — Jonathan Sklute, compilation producer; Kevin Marques Moo, mastering engineer (Freestyle Fellowship)
• “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)” — Cheryl Pawelski & Jeff Tweedy, compilation producers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Wilco) ‘

Music Video

• “Easy On Me” — Adele; Xavier Dolan, video director; Xavier Dolan & Nancy Grant, video producers
• “Yet To Come” — BTS; Yong Seok Choi, video director; Tiffany Suh, video producer
• “Woman” — Doja Cat; Child., video director; Missy Galanida, Sam Houston, Michelle Larkin & Isaac Rice, video producers]
• “The Heart Part 5″ — Kendrick Lamar; Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar, video directors; Jason Baum & Jamie Rabineau, video producers
• “As It Was” — Harry Styles; Tanu Muino, video director; Frank Borin, Ivanna Borin, Fred Bonham Carter & Alexa Haywood, video producers
• “All Too Well: The Short Film” — Taylor Swift; Taylor Swift, video director; Saul Germaine, video producer

Music Film

• “Adele One Night Only” — Adele; Paul Dugdale, video director; Raj Kapoor & Ben Winston, video producers
• “Our World” — Justin Bieber; Michael D. Ratner, video director; Kfir Goldberg, Andy Mininger & Scott Ratner, video producers
• “Billie Eilish Live At The O2″ — Billie Eilish; Sam Wrench, video director; Michelle An, Tom Colbourne, Chelsea Dodson & Billie Eilish, video producers
• “Motomami (Rosalía Tiktok Live Performance)” — Rosalía; Ferrán Echegaray, Rosalía Vila Tobella & Stillz, video directors
• “Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story” — (Various Artists); Frank Marshall & Ryan Suffern, video directors; Frank Marshall, Sean Stuart & Ryan Suffern, video producers
• “A Band A Brotherhood A Barn” — Neil Young & Crazy Horse; Dhlovelife, video director; Gary Ward, video producer