Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album
“Positano Songs,” Will Ackerman
“Joy,” Paul Avgerinos
“Mantra Americana,” Madi Das and Dave Stringer with Bhakti Without Borders
“The Passenger,” Cheryl B. Engelhardt
“Mystic Mirror,” White Sun
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 and Leo Genovese, soloist
Best 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
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
“New Standards Vol. 1,” Terri Lyne Carrington, Kris Davis, Linda May Han Oh, Nicholas Payton and Matthew Stevens
“Live in Italy,” Peter Erskine Trio
“LongGone,” Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride and Brian Blade
“Live at the Detroit Jazz Festival,” Wayne Shorter, Terri Lyne Carrington, Leo Genovese and Esperanza Spalding
“Parallel Motion,” Yellowjackets
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
“Bird Lives,” John Beasley, Magnus Lindgren and 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 and WDR Big Band conducted by Michael Abene
“Architecture of Storms,” Remy Le Boeuf’s Assembly of Shadows
Best Latin Jazz Album
“Fandango at the Wall in New York,” Arturo O’Farrill and 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
Best Gospel Performance/Song
“Positive,” Erica Campbell; Erica Campbell, Warryn Campbell and Juan Winans, songwriters
“When I Pray,” Doe; Dominique Jones & Dewitt Jones, songwriters
“Kingdom,” Maverick City Music and Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, Jonathan Jay, Chandler Moore & Jacob Poole, songwriters
“The Better Benediction,” PJ Morton featuring Zacardi Cortez, Gene Moore, Samoht, Tim Rogers and Darrel Walls; PJ Morton, songwriter
“Get Up,” Tye Tribbett; Brandon Jones, Christopher Michael Stevens, Thaddaeus Tribbett and Tye Tribbett, songwriters
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
“God Really Loves Us (Radio Version),” Crowder featuring Dante Bowe and Maverick City Music; Dante Bowe, David Crowder, Ben Glover and Jeff Sojka, songwriters
“So Good,” Doe; Chuck Butler, Dominique Jones & Ethan Hulse, songwriters
“For God Is With Us,” For King & Country and Hillary Scott; Josh Kerr, Jordan Reynolds, Joel Smallbone and Luke Smallbone, songwriters
“Fear Is Not My Future,” Maverick City Music and Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, Nicole Hannel, Jonathan Jay, Brandon Lake and Hannah Shackelford, songwriters
“Holy Forever,” Chris Tomlin; Jason Ingram, Brian Johnson, Jenn Johnson, Chris Tomlin & Phil Wickham, songwriters
“Hymn of Heaven (Radio Version),” Phil Wickham; Chris Davenport, Bill Johnson, Brian Johnson and Phil Wickham, songwriters
Best Gospel Album
“Die to Live,” Maranda Curtis
“Breakthrough: The Exodus (Live),” Ricky Dillard
“Clarity,” Doe
“Kingdom Book One Deluxe,” Maverick City Music and Kirk Franklin
“All Things New,” Tye Tribbett
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
“Lion,” Elevation Worship
“Breathe,” Maverick City Music
“Life After Death,” TobyMac
“Always,” Chris Tomlin
“My Jesus,” Anne Wilson
Best Roots Gospel Album
“Let’s Just Praise the Lord,” Gaither Vocal Band
“Confessio — Irish American Roots,” Keith and Kristyn Getty
“The Willie Nelson Family,” Willie Nelson
“2:22,” Karen Peck and New River
“The Urban Hymnal,” Tennessee State University Marching Band
Best Latin Pop Album
“Aguilera,” Christina Aguilera
“Pasieros,” Rubén Blades and Boca Livre
“De Adentro Pa Afuera,” Camilo
“Viajante,” Fonseca
“Dharma+,” Sebastián Yatra
Best Música Urbana Album
“Trap Cake, Vol. 2,” Rauw Alejandro
“Un Verano Sin Ti,” Bad Bunny
“Legendaddy,” Daddy Yankee
“La 167,” Farruko
“The Love & Sex Tape,” Maluma
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
“El Alimento,” Cimafunk
“Tinta y Tiempo,” Jorge Drexler
“1940 Carmen,” Mon Laferte
“Alegoría,” Gaby Moreno
“Los Años Salvajes,” Fito Paez
“Motomami,” Rosalía
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
“Abeja,” Reina Chiquis
“Un Canto por México — El Musical,” Natalia Lafourcade
“La Reunión (Deluxe),” Los Tigres Del Norte
“EP #1,” Forajido Christian Nodal
“Qué Ganas de Verte (Deluxe),” Marco Antonio Solís
