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  • Beyoncé receives 11 nominations, breaks record

    Topline:

    Beyoncé received 11 Grammy nominations on Friday, breaking a tie to become the most nominated artist in Grammys history as the Recording Academy set the stage for next year's award show.

    The context: The discourse — and controversy — surrounding her exploration of American identity, politics and roots music on Cowboy Carter has, in the Academy’s eyes, paid off; Beyoncé — who now has received 99 career nominations — leads the nominees for the 67th annual Grammy Awards with nods across a multitude of genres, including best solo pop performance, best melodic rap performance, best Americana performance and best country performance in both the solo and group categories.

    The state of play: Beyoncé's competition in the latter reflects a heavy-hitting summer in pop music and includes Charli xcx (“360”), Billie Eilish (“BIRDS OF A FEATHER”), Kendrick Lamar (“Not Like Us”), Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone (“Fortnight”), Sabrina Carpenter (“Espresso”), Chappell Roan (“Good Luck, Babe!”) and, surprisingly, The Beatles (“Now and Then”).

    Read on... for the complete list of nominees.

    Beyoncé received 11 Grammy nominations on Friday, breaking a tie to become the most nominated artist in Grammys history as the Recording Academy set the stage for next year's award show.

    The discourse — and controversy — surrounding her exploration of American identity, politics and roots music on Cowboy Carter has, in the Academy’s eyes, paid off; Beyoncé — who now has received 99 career nominations — leads the nominees for the 67th annual Grammy Awards with nods across a multitude of genres, including best solo pop performance, best melodic rap performance, best Americana performance and best country performance in both the solo and group categories.

    Cowboy Carter and its single “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” also earned recognition in main categories, including album of the year — a category Bey has infamously never won in the past — song of the year and record of the year.

    Her competition in the latter reflects a heavy-hitting summer in pop music and includes Charli xcx (“360”), Billie Eilish (“BIRDS OF A FEATHER”), Kendrick Lamar (“Not Like Us”), Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone (“Fortnight”), Sabrina Carpenter (“Espresso”), Chappell Roan (“Good Luck, Babe!”) and, surprisingly, The Beatles (“Now and Then”).

    Charli, Billie, Kendrick and Post trail behind Beyoncé with seven nominations each, while Swift, Roan and Carpenter racked up six nods. Notably, Carpenter and Roan are recognized in all four main categories — song of the year, record of the year, album of the year and best new artist — following a critical and commercial victory lap for both this year, bolstered by appearances at Coachella and opening gigs on international tours for Taylor Swift (Carpenter) and Olivia Rodrigo (Roan).

    Other nominees for best new artist include psych-groove trio Khruangbin, rapper Doechii, pop-rock singer Benson Boone and country-rap star Shaboozey, who celebrated a 15-week run at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 with “A Bar Song (Tipsy).”

    Read the complete list of nominees below:

    1. Record Of The Year

    • “Now And Then” by The Beatles
    • “TEXAS HOLD 'EM” by Beyoncé
    • “Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter
    • “360” by Charli xcx
    • “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” by Billie Eilish
    • “Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar
    • “Good Luck, Babe!” by Chappell Roan
    • “Fortnight” by Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone

    2. Album Of The Year

    • New Blue Sun by André 3000
    • COWBOY CARTER by Beyoncé
    • Short n' Sweet by Sabrina Carpenter
    • BRAT by Charli xcx
    • Djesse Vol. 4 by Jacob Collier
    • HIT ME HARD AND SOFT by Billie Eilish
    • The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess by Chappell Roan
    • THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT by Taylor Swift

    3. Song Of The Year

    • "A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Sean Cook, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Chibueze Collins Obinna, Nevin Sastry & Mark Williams, songwriters (Shaboozey)
    • BIRDS OF A FEATHER” – Billie Eilish O'Connell & FINNEAS, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
    • "Die With A Smile” – Dernst Emile II, James Fauntleroy, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars)
    • “Fortnight” – Jack Antonoff, Austin Post & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone)
    • “Good Luck, Babe!” – Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, Daniel Nigro & Justin Tranter, songwriters (Chappell Roan)
    • "Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)
    • “Please Please Please” – Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff & Sabrina Carpenter, songwriters (Sabrina Carpenter)
    • “TEXAS HOLD 'EM” – Brian Bates, Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nate Ferraro & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Beyoncé)

    4. Best New Artist

    • Benson Boone
    • Sabrina Carpenter
    • Doechii
    • Khruangbin
    • RAYE
    • Chappell Roan
    • Shaboozey
    • Teddy Swims

    5. Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

    • Alissia
    • Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II
    • Ian Fitchuk
    • Mustard
    • Daniel Nigro

    6. Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical

    • Jessi Alexander
    • Amy Allen
    • Edgar Barrera
    • Jessie Jo Dillon
    • RAYE

    7. Best Pop Solo Performance

    • “BODYGUARD” by Beyoncé
    • “Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter
    • “Apple” by Charli xcx
    • “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” by Billie Eilish
    • “Good Luck, Babe!” by Chappell Roan

    8. Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

    • “us.” by Gracie Abrams feat. Taylor Swift
    • “LEVII'S JEANS” by Beyoncé feat. Post Malone
    • “Guess” by Charli xcx & Billie Eilish
    • “the boy is mine” by Ariana Grande, Brandy & Monica
    • “Die With A Smile” by Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars

    9. Best Pop Vocal Album

    • Short n' Sweet by Sabrina Carpenter
    • HIT ME HARD AND SOFT by Billie Eilish
    • eternal sunshine by Ariana Grande
    • The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess by Chappell Roan
    • THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT by Taylor Swift

    10. Best Dance/Electronic Recording

    • “She's Gone, Dance On” by Disclosure
    • “Loved” by Four Tet
    • “leavemealone” by Fred Again.. & Baby Keem
    • “Neverender” by Justice & Tame Impala
    • “Witchy” by KAYTRANADA

    11. Best Dance Pop Recording

    • “Make You Mine” by Madison Beer
    • “Von Dutch” by Charli xcx
    • “L’AMOUR DE MA VIE [OVER NOW EXTENDED EDIT]” by Billie Eilish
    • “yes, and?” by Ariana Grande
    • “Got Me Started” by Troye Sivan

    12. Best Dance/Electronic Album

    • BRAT by Charli xcx
    • Three by Four Tet
    • Hyperdrama by Justice
    • Timeless by KAYTRANADA
    • Telos by Zedd

    13. Best Remixed Recording

    • “Alter Ego (KAYTRANADA remix)” – KAYTRANADA, remixer (Doechii)
    • “A Bar Song (Tipsy) (Remix)” – David Guetta, remixer (Shaboozey)
    • “Espresso” (Mark Ronson x FNZ Working Late Remix) – FNZ & Mark Ronson, remixers (Sabrina Carpenter)
    • “Jah Sees Them - Amapiano Remix” – Alexx Antaeus, Footsteps & MrMyish, remixers (Julian Marley & Antaeus)
    • “Von Dutch” – A.G. Cook, remixer (Charli xcx & A.G. Cook feat. Addison Rae)”


    14. Best Rock Performance

    • “Now And Then” by The Beatles
    • “Beautiful People (Stay High)” by The Black Keys
    • “The American Dream Is Killing Me” by Green Day
    • “Gift Horse” by IDLES
    • “Dark Matter” by Pearl Jam
    • “Broken Man” by St. Vincent


    15. Best Metal Performance

    • “Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)” by Gojira, Marina Viotti & Victor Le Masne
    • “Crown of Horns” by Judas Priest
    • “Suffocate” by Knocked Loose feat. Poppy
    • “Screaming Suicide” by Metallica
    • “Cellar Door” by Spiritbox

    16. Best Rock Song

    • “Beautiful People (Stay High)” – Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney, Beck Hansen & Daniel Nakamura, songwriters (The Black Keys)
    • “Broken Man” – Annie Clark, songwriter (St. Vincent)
    • “Dark Matter” – Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Pearl Jam)
    • “Dilemma” – Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool, songwriters (Green Day)
    • “Gift Horse” – Jon Beavis, Mark Bowen, Adam Devonshire, Lee Kiernan & Joe Talbot, songwriters (IDLES)


    17. Best Rock Album

    • Happiness Bastards by The Black Crowes
    • Romance by Fontaines D.C.
    • Saviors by Green Day
    • TANGK by IDLES
    • Dark Matter by Pearl Jam
    • Hackney Diamonds by The Rolling Stones
    • No Name by Jack White


    18. Best Alternative Music Performance

    • “Neon Pill” Cage by The Elephant
    • “Song Of The Lake” by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
    • “Starburster” by Fontaines D.C.
    • “BYE BYE” by Kim Gordon
    • “Flea” by St. Vincent


    19. Best Alternative Music Album

    • Wild God by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
    • Charm by Clairo
    • The Collective by Kim Gordon
    • What Now by Brittany Howard
    • All Born Screaming by St. Vincent


    20. Best R&B Performance

    • “Guidance” by Jhené Aiko
    • “Residuals” by Chris Brown
    • “Here We Go (Uh Oh)” by Coco Jones
    • “Made For Me (Live On BET)” by Muni Long
    • “Saturn” by SZA


    21. Best Traditional R&B Performance

    • “Wet” by Marsha Ambrosius
    • “Can I Have This Groove” by Kenyon Dixon
    • “No Lie” by Lalah Hathaway feat. Michael McDonald
    • “Make Me Forget” by Muni Long
    • “That's You” by Lucky Daye

    22. Best R&B Song

    • “After Hours” – Diovanna Frazier, Alex Goldblatt, Kehlani Parrish, Khris Riddick-Tynes & Daniel Upchurch, songwriters (Kehlani)
    • “Burning” – Ronald Banful & Temilade Openiyi, songwriters (Tems)
    • “Here We Go (Uh Oh)” – Sara Diamond, Sydney Floyd, Marisela Jackson, Courtney Jones, Carl McCormick & Kelvin Wooten, songwriters (Coco Jones)
    • “Ruined Me” – Jeff Gitelman, Priscilla Renea & Kevin Theodore, songwriters (Muni Long)
    • “Saturn” – Rob Bisel, Carter Lang, Solána Rowe, Jared Solomon & Scott Zhang, songwriters (SZA)


    23. Best Progressive R&B Album

    • So Glad To Know You by Avery*Sunshine
    • En Route by Durand Bernarr
    • Bando Stone And The New World by Childish Gambino
    • Crash by Kehlani
    • Why Lawd? by NxWorries (Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge)


    24. Best R&B Album

    • 11:11 (Deluxe) by Chris Brown
    • Vantablack by Lalah Hathaway
    • Revenge by Muni Long
    • Algorithm by Lucky Daye
    • Coming Home by Usher


    25. Best Rap Performance

    • “Enough (Miami)” by Cardi B
    • “When The Sun Shines Again” by Common & Pete Rock feat. Posdnuos
    • “NISSAN ALTIMA” by Doechii
    • “Houdini” by Eminem
    • “Like That” by Future & Metro Boomin feat. Kendrick Lamar
    • “Yeah Glo!” by GloRilla
    • “Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar


    26. Best Melodic Rap Performance

    • “KEHLANI” by Jordan Adetunji feat. Kehlani
    • “SPAGHETTII” by Beyoncé feat. Linda Martell & Shaboozey
    • “We Still Don't Trust You” by Future & Metro Boomin feat. The Weeknd
    • “Big Mama” by Latto
    • “3:AM” by Rapsody feat. Erykah Badu


    27. Best Rap Song

    • “Asteroids” – Marlanna Evans, songwriter (Rapsody feat. Hit-Boy)
    • “Carnival” – Jordan Carter, Raul Cubina, Grant Dickinson, Samuel Lindley, Nasir Pemberton, Dimitri Roger, Ty Dolla $ign, Kanye West & Mark Carl Stolinski Williams, songwriters (¥$ (Kanye West & Ty Dolla $Ign) feat. Rich The Kid & Playboi Carti)
    • “Like That” – Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, Kobe "BbyKobe" Hood, Leland Wayne & Nayvadius Wilburn, songwriters (Future & Metro Boomin feat. Kendrick Lamar)
    • “Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)
    • “Yeah Glo!” – Ronnie Jackson, Jaucquez Lowe, Timothy McKibbins, Kevin Andre Price, Julius Rivera III & Gloria Woods, songwriters (GloRilla)


    28. Best Rap Album

    • Might Delete Later by J. Cole
    • The Auditorium, Vol. 1 by Common & Pete Rock
    • Alligator Bites Never Heal by Doechii
    • The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce) by Eminem
    • We Don't Trust You by Future & Metro Boomin


    29. Best Spoken Word Poetry Album

    • CIVIL WRITES: The South Got Something To Say by Queen Sheba
    • cOncrete & wHiskey Act II Part 1: A Bourbon 30 Series by Omari Hardwick
    • Good M.U.S.I.C. Universe Sonic Sinema: Episode 1 In The Beginning Was The Word by Malik Yusef
    • The Heart, The Mind, The Soul by Tank And The Bangas
    • The Seven Number Ones by Mad Skillz


    30. Best Jazz Performance

    • “Walk With Me, Lord (SOUND | SPIRIT)” by The Baylor Project
    • “Phoenix Reimagined (Live)” by Lakecia Benjamin feat. Randy Brecker, Jeff "Tain" Watts & John Scofield
    • “Juno” by Chick Corea & Béla Fleck
    • “Twinkle Twinkle Little Me” by Samara Joy feat. Sullivan Fortner
    • “Little Fears” by Dan Pugach Big Band feat. Nicole Zuraitis & Troy Roberts


    31. Best Jazz Vocal Album

    • Journey In Black by Christie Dashiell
    • Wildflowers Vol. 1 by Kurt Elling & Sullivan Fortner
    • A Joyful Holiday by Samara Joy
    • Milton + esperanza by Milton Nascimento & esperanza spalding
    • My Ideal by Catherine Russell & Sean Mason


    32. Best Jazz Instrumental Album

    • Owl Song by Ambrose Akinmusire feat. Bill Frisell & Herlin Riley
    • Beyond This Place by Kenny Barron feat. Kiyoshi Kitagawa, Johnathan Blake, Immanuel Wilkins & Steve Nelson
    • Phoenix Reimagined (Live) by Lakecia Benjamin
    • Remembrance by Chick Corea & Béla Fleck
    • Solo Game by Sullivan Fortner


    33. Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

    • Returning To Forever by John Beasley & Frankfurt Radio Big Band
    • And So It Goes by The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
    • Walk A Mile In My Shoe by Orrin Evans & The Captain Black Big Band
    • Bianca Reimagined: Music For Paws And Persistence by Dan Pugach Big Band
    • Golden City by Miguel Zenón


    34. Best Latin Jazz Album

    • Spain Forever Again by Michel Camilo & Tomatito
    • Cubop Lives! by Zaccai Curtis
    • COLLAB by Hamilton de Holanda & Gonzalo Rubalcaba
    • Time And Again by Eliane Elias
    • El Trio: Live in Italy by Horacio 'El Negro' Hernández, John Beasley & José Gola
    • Cuba And Beyond by Chucho Valdés & Royal Quartet
    • As I Travel by Donald Vega feat. Lewis Nash, John Patitucci & Luisito Quintero


    35. Best Alternative Jazz Album

    • Night Reign by Arooj Aftab
    • New Blue Sun by André 3000
    • Code Derivation by Robert Glasper
    • Foreverland by Keyon Harrold
    • No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin by Meshell Ndegeocello


    36. Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

    • À Fleur De Peau by Cyrille Aimée
    • Visions by Norah Jones
    • Good Together by Lake Street Dive
    • Impossible Dream by Aaron Lazar
    • Christmas Wish by Gregory Porter


    37. Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

    • Plot Armor by Taylor Eigsti
    • Rhapsody In Blue by Béla Fleck
    • Orchestras (Live) by Bill Frisell feat. Alexander Hanson, Brussels Philharmonic, Rudy Royston & Thomas Morgan
    • Mark by Mark Guiliana
    • Speak To Me by Julian Lage

    38. Best Musical Theater Album

    • Hell’s Kitchen
    • Merrily We Roll Along
    • The Notebook
    • The Outsiders
    • Suffs
    • The Wiz


    39. Best Country Solo Performance

    • “16 CARRIAGES” by Beyoncé
    • “I Am Not Okay” by Jelly Roll
    • “The Architect” by Kacey Musgraves
    • “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” by Shaboozey
    • “It Takes A Woman” by Chris Stapleton


    40. Best Country Duo/Group Performance

    • “Cowboys Cry Too” by Kelsea Ballerini With Noah Kahan
    • “II MOST WANTED” by Beyoncé feat. Miley Cyrus
    • “Break Mine” by Brothers Osborne
    • “Bigger Houses” by Dan + Shay
    • “I Had Some Help” by Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen


    41. Best Country Song

    • “The Architect” – Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)
    • “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Sean Cook, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Chibueze Collins Obinna, Nevin Sastry & Mark Williams, songwriters (Shaboozey)
    • “I Am Not Okay” – Casey Brown, Jason DeFord, Ashley Gorley & Taylor Phillips, songwriters (Jelly Roll)
    • “I Had Some Help” – Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Smith, Ryan Vojtesak, Morgan Wallen & Chandler Paul Walters, songwriters (Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen)
    • “TEXAS HOLD 'EM” – Brian Bates, Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nate Ferraro & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Beyoncé)


    42. Best Country Album

    • COWBOY CARTER by Beyoncé
    • F-1 Trillion by Post Malone
    • Deeper Well by Kacey Musgraves
    • Higher by Chris Stapleton
    • Whirlwind by Lainey Wilson


    43. Best American Roots Performance

    • “Blame It On Eve” by Shemekia Copeland
    • “Nothing In Rambling” by The Fabulous Thunderbirds feat. Bonnie Raitt, Keb' Mo', Taj Mahal & Mick Fleetwood
    • “Lighthouse” by Sierra Ferrell
    • “The Ballad Of Sally Anne” by Rhiannon Giddens


    44. Best Americana Performance

    • “YA YA” by Beyoncé
    • “Subtitles” by Madison Cunningham
    • “Don't Do Me Good” by Madi Diaz feat. Kacey Musgraves
    • “American Dreaming” by Sierra Ferrell
    • “Runaway Train” by Sarah Jarosz
    • “Empty Trainload Of Sky” by Gillian Welch & David Rawlings


    45. Best American Roots Song

    • “Ahead Of The Game” – Mark Knopfler, songwriter (Mark Knopfler)
    • “All In Good Time” – Sam Beam, songwriter (Iron & Wine feat. Fiona Apple)
    • “All My Friends” – Aoife O'Donovan, songwriter (Aoife O'Donovan)
    • “American Dreaming” – Sierra Ferrell & Melody Walker, songwriters (Sierra Ferrell)
    • “Blame It On Eve” – John Hahn & Will Kimbrough, songwriters (Shemekia Copeland)


    46. Best Americana Album

    • The Other Side by T Bone Burnett
    • $10 Cowboy by Charley Crockett
    • Trail Of Flowers by Sierra Ferrell
    • Polaroid Lovers by Sarah Jarosz
    • No One Gets Out Alive by Maggie Rose
    • Tigers Blood by Waxahatchee


    47. Best Bluegrass Album

    • I Built A World by Bronwyn Keith-Hynes
    • Songs Of Love And Life by The Del McCoury Band
    • No Fear by Sister Sadie
    • Live Vol. 1 by Billy Strings
    • Earl Jam by Tony Trischka
    • Dan Tyminski: Live From The Ryman by Dan Tyminski


    48. Best Traditional Blues Album

    • Hill Country Love by Cedric Burnside
    • Struck Down by The Fabulous Thunderbirds
    • One Guitar Woman by Sue Foley
    • Sam's Place by Little Feat
    • Swingin' Live At The Church In Tulsa by The Taj Mahal Sextet


    49. Best Contemporary Blues Album

    • Blues Deluxe Vol. 2 by Joe Bonamassa
    • Blame It On Eve by Shemekia Copeland
    • Friendlytown by Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour
    • Mileage by Ruthie Foster
    • The Fury by Antonio Vergara


    50. Best Folk Album

    • American Patchwork Quartet by American Patchwork Quartet
    • Weird Faith by Madi Diaz
    • Bright Future by Adrianne Lenker
    • All My Friends by Aoife O'Donovan
    • Woodland by Gillian Welch & David Rawlings


    51. Best Regional Roots Music Album

    • 25 Back To My Roots by Sean Ardoin And Kreole Rock And Soul
    • Live At The 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival by Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & The Golden Eagles feat. J'Wan Boudreaux
    • Live At The 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival by New Breed Brass Band feat. Trombone Shorty
    • Kuini by Kalani Pe'a
    • Stories From The Battlefield by The Rumble feat. Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr.


    52. Best Gospel Performance/Song

    • “Church Doors” by Yolanda Adams; Donald Lawrence & Sir William James Baptist, songwriters
    • “Yesterday” by Melvin Crispell III
    • “Hold On (Live)” by Ricky Dillard
    • “Holy Hands” by DOE; Jesse Paul Barrera, Jeffrey Castro Bernat, Dominique Jones, Timothy Ferguson, Kelby Shavon Johnson, Jr., Jonathan McReynolds, Rickey Slikk Muzik Offord & Juan Winans, songwriters
    • “One Hallelujah” by Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Erica Campbell & Israel Houghton feat. Jonathan McReynolds & Jekalyn Carr; G. Morris Coleman, Israel Houghton, Kenneth Leonard, Jr., Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Naomi Raine, songwriters


    53. Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

    • “Holy Forever (Live)” by Bethel Music, Jenn Johnson feat. CeCe Winans
    • “Praise” by Elevation Worship feat. Brandon Lake, Chris Brown & Chandler Moore; Pat Barrett, Chris Brown, Cody Carnes, Steven Furtick, Brandon Lake & Chandler Moore, songwriters
    • “Firm Foundation (He Won't)” by Honor & Glory feat. Disciple
    • “In The Name Of Jesus” by JWLKRS Worship & Maverick City Music feat. Chandler Moore; Austin Armstrong, Ran Jackson, Chandler Moore, Sajan Nauriyal, Ella Schnacky, Noah Schnacky & Ilya Toshinskiy, songwriters
    • “In The Room” by Maverick City Music, Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore feat. Tasha Cobbs Leonard; G. Morris Coleman, Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Naomi Raine, songwriters
    • That's My King CeCe Winans; Taylor Agan, Kellie Gamble, Lloyd Nicks & Jess Russ, songwriters


    54. Best Gospel Album

    • Covered Vol. 1 by Melvin Crispell III
    • Choirmaster II (Live) by Ricky Dillard
    • Father's Day by Kirk Franklin
    • Still Karen by Karen Clark Sheard
    • More Than This by CeCe Winans


    55. Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

    • Heart Of A Human by DOE
    • When Wind Meets Fire by Elevation Worship
    • Child Of God by Forrest Frank
    • Coat Of Many Colors by Brandon Lake
    • The Maverick Way Complete by Maverick City Music, Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore


    56. Best Roots Gospel Album

    • The Gospel Sessions, Vol 2 by Authentic Unlimited
    • The Gospel According To Mark by Mark D. Conklin
    • Rhapsody by The Harlem Gospel Travelers
    • Church by Cory Henry
    • Loving You by The Nelons


    57. Best Latin Pop Album

    • Funk Generation by Anitta
    • El Viaje by Luis Fonsi
    • GARCÍA by Kany García
    • Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran by Shakira
    • ORQUÍDEAS by Kali Uchis


    58. Best Música Urbana Album

    • nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana by Bad Bunny
    • Rayo by J Balvin
    • FERXXOCALIPSIS by Feid
    • LAS LETRAS YA NO IMPORTAN by Residente
    • att. by Young Miko


    59. Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

    • Compita del Destino by El David Aguilar
    • Pa' Tu Cuerpa by Cimafunk
    • Autopoiética by Mon Laferte
    • GRASA by NATHY PELUSO
    • ¿Quién trae las cornetas? by Rawayana


    60. Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)

    • Diamantes by Chiquis
    • Boca Chueca, Vol. 1 by Carín León
    • ÉXODO by Peso Pluma
    • De Lejitos by Jessi Uribe


    61. Best Tropical Latin Album

    • MUEVENSE by Marc Anthony
    • Bailar by Sheila E.
    • Radio Güira by Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
    • Alma, Corazón y Salsa (Live at Gran Teatro Nacional) by Tony Succar, Mimy Succar
    • Vacilón Santiaguero by Kiki Valera


    62. Best Global Music Performance

    • “Raat Ki Rani” by Arooj Aftab
    • “A Rock Somewhere” by Jacob Collier feat. Anoushka Shankar & Varijashree Venugopal
    • “Rise” by Rocky Dawuni
    • “Bemba Colorá” by Sheila E. feat. Gloria Estefan & Mimy Succar
    • “Sunlight To My Soul” by Angélique Kidjo feat. Soweto Gospel Choir
    • “Kashira” by Masa Takumi feat. Ron Korb, Noshir Mody & Dale Edward Chung


    63. Best African Music Performance

    • “Tomorrow” by Yemi Alade
    • “MMS” by Asake & Wizkid
    • “Sensational” by Chris Brown feat. Davido & Lojay
    • “Higher” by Burna Boy
    • “Love Me JeJe” by Tems


    64. Best Global Music Album

    • Alkebulan II by Matt B feat. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    • Paisajes by Ciro Hurtado
    • Heis by Rema
    • Historias De Un Flamenco by Antonio Rey
    • Born In The Wild by Tems


    65. Best Reggae Album

    • Take It Easy by Collie Buddz
    • Party With Me by Vybz Kartel
    • Never Gets Late Here by Shenseea
    • Bob Marley: One Love - Music Inspired By The Film (Deluxe) (Various Artists)
    • Evolution by The Wailers


    66. Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album

    • Break Of Dawn by Ricky Kej
    • Triveni by Wouter Kellerman, Éru Matsumoto & Chandrika Tandon
    • Visions Of Sounds De Luxe by Chris Redding
    • Opus by Ryuichi Sakamoto
    • Chapter II: How Dark It Is Before Dawn by Anoushka Shankar
    • Warriors Of Light by Radhika Vekaria


    67. Best Children's Music Album

    • Brillo, Brillo! by Lucky Diaz And The Family Jam Band
    • Creciendo by Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats
    • My Favorite Dream by John Legend
    • Solid Rock Revival by Rock For ChildrenWorld Wide Playdate by Divinity Roxx and Divi Roxx Kids


    68. Best Comedy Album

    • Armageddon by Ricky Gervais
    • The Dreamer by Dave Chappelle
    • The Prisoner by Jim Gaffigan
    • Someday You'll Die by Nikki Glaser
    • Where Was I by Trevor Noah


    69. Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording

    • All You Need Is Love: The Beatles In Their Own Words – Guy Oldfield, producer
    • …And Your Ass Will Follow – George Clinton
    • Behind The Seams: My Life In Rhinestones – Dolly Parton
    • Last Sundays In Plains: A Centennial Celebration – Jimmy Carter
    • My Name Is Barbra – Barbra Streisand


    70. Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

    • The Color Purple (Various Artists)
    • Deadpool & Wolverine (Various Artists)
    • Maestro: Music by Leonard Bernstein –London Symphony Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Bradley Cooper
    • Saltburn (Various Artists)
    • Twisters: The Album (Various Artists)


    71. Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)

    • American Fiction – Laura Karpman, composer
    • Challengers – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers
    • The Color Purple – Kris Bowers, composer
    • Dune: Part Two – Hans Zimmer, composer
    • Shōgun – Nick Chuba, Atticus Ross & Leopold Ross, composers


    72. Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media

    • Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora – Pinar Toprak, composer
    • God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla – Bear McCreary, composer
    • Marvel's Spider-Man 2 – John Paesano, composer
    • Star Wars Outlaws – Wilbert Roget, II, composer
    • Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord – Winifred Phillips, composer


    73. Best Song Written For Visual Media

    • “Ain't No Love In Oklahoma” [from Twisters: The Album] – Jessi Alexander, Luke Combs & Jonathan Singleton, songwriters (Luke Combs)
    • “Better Place” [from TROLLS Band Together] – Amy Allen, Shellback & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (*NSYNC & Justin Timberlake)
    • “Can't Catch Me Now” [from The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes] – Daniel Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo, songwriters (Olivia Rodrigo)
    • “It Never Went Away” [from American Symphony] – Jon Batiste & Dan Wilson, songwriters (Jon Batiste)
    • “Love Will Survive” [from The Tattooist of Auschwitz] – Walter Afanasieff, Charlie Midnight, Kara Talve & Hans Zimmer, songwriters (Barbra Streisand)


    74. Best Music Video

    • “Tailor Swif” by A$AP Rocky; Vania Heymann & Gal Muggia, video directors
    • “360” by Charli xcx; Aidan Zamiri, video director; Jami Arceo & Evan Thicke, video producers
    • “Houdini” by Eminem; Rich Lee, video director; Kathy Angstadt, Lisa Arianna & Justin Diener, video producers
    • “Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar; Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar, video directors; Jack Begert, Sam Canter & Jamie Rabineau, video producers
    • “Fortnight” by Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone; Taylor Swift, video director; Jil Hardin, video producer


    75. Best Music Film

    • American Symphony (Jon Batiste) – Matthew Heineman, video director; Lauren Domino, Matthew Heineman & Joedan Okun, video producers
    • June (June Carter Cash) – Kristen Vaurio, video director; Josh Matas, Sarah Olson, Jason Owen, Mary Robertson & Kristen Vaurio, video producers
    • Kings From Queens (Run DMC) – Kirk Fraser, video director; William H. Masterson III, video producer
    • Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple (Steven Van Zandt) – Bill Teck, video director; Robert Cotto, David Fisher & Bill Teck, video producers
    • The Greatest Night In Pop (Various Artists) – Bao Nguyen, video director; Bruce Eskowitz, George Hencken, Larry Klein, Julia Nottingham, Lionel Richie & Harriet Sternberg, video producers


    76. Best Recording Package

    • The Avett Brothers – Jonny Black & Giorgia Sage, art directors (The Avett Brothers)
    • Baker Hotel – Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (William Clark Green)
    • BRAT – Brent David Freaney & Imogene Strauss, art directors (Charli xcx)
    • F-1 Trillion – Archie Lee Coates IV, Jeffrey Franklin, Blossom Liu, Kylie McMahon & Ana Cecilia Thompson Motta, art directors (Post Malone)
    • Hounds Of Love The Baskerville Edition – Kate Bush & Albert McIntosh, art directors (Kate Bush)
    • Jug Band Millionaire – Andrew Wong & Julie Yeh, art directors (The Muddy Basin Ramblers)
    • Pregnancy, Breakdown, And Disease – Lee Pei-Tzu, art director (iWhoiWhoo)


    77. Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

    • Half Living Things – Patrick Galvin, art director (Alpha Wolf)
    • Hounds Of Love The Boxes Of Lost At Sea – Kate Bush & Albert McIntosh, art directors (Kate Bush)
    • In Utero – Doug Cunningham & Jason Noto, art directors (Nirvana)
    • Mind Games – Simon Hilton & Sean Ono Lennon, art directors (John Lennon)
    • Unsuk Chin – Takahiro Kurashima & Marek Polewski, art directors (Unsuk Chin & Berliner Philharmoniker)
    • We Blame Chicago – Rebeka Arce & Farbod Kokabi, art directors (90 Day Men)


    78. Best Album Notes

    • After Midnight – Tim Brooks, album notes writer (Ford Dabney's Syncopated Orchestras)
    • The Carnegie Hall Concert – Lauren Du Graf, album notes writer (Alice Coltrane)
    • Centennial – Ricky Riccardi, album notes writer (King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band & Various Artists)
    • John Culshaw - The Art Of The Producer - The Early Years 1948-55 Dominic Fyfe, album notes writer (John Culshaw)
    • SONtrack Original De La Película "Al Son De Beno" – Josh Kun, album notes writer (Various Artists)


    79. Best Historical Album

    • Centennial – Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band And Various Artists)
    • Diamonds And Pearls: Super Deluxe Edition – Charles F. Spicer, Jr. & Duane Tudahl, compilation producers; Brad Blackwood & Bernie Grundman, mastering engineers (Prince & The New Power Generation)
    • Paul Robeson – Voice of Freedom: His Complete Columbia, RCA, HMV, and Victor Recordings – Tom Laskey & Robert Russ, compilation producers; Nancy Conforti & Andreas K. Meyer, mastering engineers (Paul Robeson)
    • Pepito Y Paquito – Pepe De Lucía & Javier Doria, compilation producers; Jesús Bola, mastering engineer (Pepe De Lucía And Paco De Lucía)
    • The Sound Of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording - Super Deluxe Edition) – Mike Matessino & Mark Piro, compilation producers; Steve Genewick & Mike Matessino, mastering engineers (Rodgers & Hammerstein & Julie Andrews)


    80. Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

    • Algorithm – Dernst Emile II, Michael B. Hunter, Stephan Johnson, Rachel Keen, John Kercy, Charles Moniz & Todd Robinson, engineers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer (Lucky Daye)
    • Cyan Blue – Jack Emblem, Jack Rochon & Charlotte Day Wilson, engineers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer (Charlotte Day Wilson)
    • Deeper Well – Craig Alvin, Shawn Everett, Mai Leisz, Todd Lombardo, John Rooney, Konrad Snyder & Daniel Tashian, engineers; Greg Calbi, mastering engineer (Kacey Musgraves)
    • empathogen – Beatriz Artola, Zach Brown, Oscar Cornejo, Chris Greatti & Mitch McCarthy, engineers; Joe La Porta, mastering engineer (WILLOW)i/o – Tchad Blake, Oli Jacobs, Katie May & Dom Shaw, engineers; Matt Colton, mastering engineer (Peter Gabriel)
    • Short n' Sweet – Bryce Bordone, Julian Bunetta, Serban Ghenea, Jeff Gunnell, Oli Jacobs, Ian Kirkpatrick, Jack Manning, Manny Marroquin, John Ryan & Laura Sisk, engineers; Nathan Dantzler & Ruairi O'Flaherty, mastering engineers (Sabrina Carpenter)


    81. Best Engineered Album, Classical

    • Adams: Girls Of The Golden West – Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers; Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineers (John Adams, Daniela Mack, Ryan McKinny, Paul Appleby, Hye Jung Lee, Elliot Madore, Julia Bullock, Davóne Tines, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale)
    • Andres: The Blind Banister – Silas Brown, Doron Schachter & Michael Schwartz, engineers; Matt Colton, mastering engineer (Andrew Cyr, Inbal Segev & Metropolis Ensemble)
    • Bruckner: Symphony No. 7; Bates: Resurrexit – Mark Donahue & John Newton, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
    • Clear Voices In The Dark – Daniel Shores, engineer; Daniel Shores, mastering engineer (Matthew Guard & Skylark Vocal Ensemble)
    • Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina – Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers; Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineers (Gustavo Dudamel, María Dueñas, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale)


    82. Producer Of The Year, Classical

    • Erica Brenner
    • Christoph Franke
    • Morten Lindberg
    • Dmitriy Lipay
    • Elaine Martone
    • Dirk Sobotka


    83. Best Immersive Audio Album

    • Avalon – Bob Clearmountain, immersive mix engineer; Rhett Davies & Bryan Ferry, immersive producers (Roxy Music)
    • Genius Loves Company – Michael Romanowski, Eric Schilling & Herbert Waltl, immersive mix engineers; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; John Burk, immersive producer (Ray Charles With Various Artists)
    • Henning Sommerro: Borders – Morten Lindberg, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive producer (Trondheim Symphony Orchestra)
    • i/o (In-Side Mix) – Hans-Martin Buff, immersive mix engineer; Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel & Richard Russell, immersive producers (Peter Gabriel)
    • Pax – Morten Lindberg, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive producer (Ensemble 96 & Current Saxophone Quartet)


    84. Best Instrumental Composition

    • At Last – Shelton G. Berg, composer (Shelly Berg)
    • Communion – Christopher Zuar, composer (Christopher Zuar Orchestra)
    • “I Swear, I Really Wanted To Make A "Rap" Album But This Is Literally The Way The Wind Blew Me This Time” – André 3000, Surya Botofasina, Nate Mercereau & Carlos Niño, composers (André 3000)
    • “Remembrance” – Chick Corea, composer (Chick Corea & Béla Fleck)
    • Strands – Pascal Le Boeuf, composer (Akropolis Reed Quintet, Pascal Le Boeuf & Christian Euman)


    85. Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

    • “Baby Elephant Walk – Encore” – Michael League, arranger (Snarky Puppy)
    • “Bridge Over Troubled Water” – Jacob Collier, Tori Kelly & John Legend, arrangers (Jacob Collier feat. John Legend & Tori Kelly)
    • “Rhapsody In Blue(Grass)” – Béla Fleck & Ferde Grofé, arrangers (Béla Fleck feat. Michael Cleveland, Sierra Hull, Justin Moses, Mark Schatz & Bryan Sutton)
    • “Rose Without The Thorns” – Erin Bentlage, Alexander Lloyd Blake, Scott Hoying, A.J. Sealy & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (Scott Hoying feat. säje & Tonality)
    • “Silent Night” – Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (säje)


    86. Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

    • “Alma” – Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johanye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (säje feat. Regina Carter)
    • “Always Come Back” – Matt Jones, arranger (John Legend)
    • “b i g f e e l i n g s” – Willow, arranger (WILLOW)
    • “Last Surprise” (from Persona 5) – Charlie Rosen & Jake Silverman, arrangers (The 8-Bit Big Band feat. Jonah Nilsson & Button Masher)
    • “The Sound Of Silence” – Cody Fry, arranger (Cody Fry feat. Sleeping At Last)


    87. Best Orchestral Performance

    • Adams: City Noir, Fearful Symmetries & Lola Montez Does The Spider Dance – Marin Alsop, conductor (ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra)
    • Kodály: Háry János Suite; Summer Evening & Symphony In C Major – JoAnn Falletta, conductor (Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
    • Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina – Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
    • Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Rakastava, & Lemminkäinen – Susanna Mälkki, conductor (Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra)
    • Stravinsky: The Firebird – Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)


    88. Best Opera Recording

    • Adams: Girls Of The Golden West – John Adams, conductor; Paul Appleby, Julia Bullock, Hye Jung Lee, Daniela Mack, Elliot Madore, Ryan McKinny & Davóne Tines; Dmitriy Lipay, producer (Los Angeles Philharmonic; Los Angeles Master Chorale)
    • Catán: Florencia En El Amazonas – Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Mario Chang, Michael Chioldi, Greer Grimsley, Nancy Fabiola Herrera, Mattia Olivieri, Ailyn Pérez & Gabriella Reyes; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
    • Moravec: The Shining – Gerard Schwarz, conductor; Tristan Hallett, Kelly Kaduce & Edward Parks; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (Kansas City Symphony; Lyric Opera Of Kansas City Chorus)
    • Puts: The Hours – Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Joyce DiDonato, Renée Fleming & Kelli O'Hara; David Frost, producer (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
    • Saariaho: Adriana Mater – Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Fleur Barron, Axelle Fanyo, Nicholas Phan & Christopher Purves; Jason O’Connell, producer (San Francisco Symphony; San Francisco Symphony Chorus; Timo Kurkikangas)


    89. Best Choral Performance

    • Clear Voices In The Dark – Matthew Guard, conductor (Carrie Cheron, Nathan Hodgson, Helen Karloski & Clare McNamara; Skylark Vocal Ensemble)
    • A Dream So Bright - Choral Music Of Jake Runestad – Eric Holtan, conductor (Jeffrey Biegel; True Concord Orchestra; True Concord Voices)
    • Handel: Israel In Egypt – Jeannette Sorrell, conductor (Margaret Carpenter Haigh, Daniel Moody, Molly Netter, Jacob Perry & Edward Vogel; Apollo's Fire; Apollo's Singers)
    • Ochre – Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)
    • Sheehan: Akathist – Elaine Kelly, conductor; Melissa Attebury, Stephen Sands & Benedict Sheehan, chorus masters (Elizabeth Bates, Paul D'Arcy, Tynan Davis, Aine Hakamatsuka, Steven Hrycelak, Helen Karloski, Enrico Lagasca, Edmund Milly, Fotina Naumenko, Neil Netherly, Timothy Parsons, Stephen Sands, Miriam Sheehan & Pamela Terry; Novus NY; Artefact Ensemble, The Choir Of Trinity Wall Street, Downtown Voices & Trinity Youth Chorus)


    90. Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

    • Adams, J.L.: Waves & Particles by JACK Quartet
    • Beethoven For Three: Symphony No. 4 And Op. 97, 'Archduke’ by Yo-Yo Ma, Leonidas Kavakos & Emanuel Ax
    • Cerrone: Beaufort Scales by Beth Willer, Christopher Cerrone & Lorelei EnsembleHome by Miró Quartet
    • Rectangles And Circumstance by Caroline Shaw & Sō Percussion


    91. Best Classical Instrumental Solo

    • Akiho: Longing by Andy Akiho
    • Bach: Goldberg Variations by Víkingur Ólafsson
    • Eastman: The Holy Presence Of Joan D'Arc by Seth Parker Woods; Christopher Rountree, conductor (Wild Up)
    • Entourer by Mak Grgić (Ensemble Dissonance)
    • Perry: Concerto For Violin & Orchestra by Curtis Stewart; James Blachly, conductor (Experiential Orchestra)


    92. Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

    • Beyond The Years - Unpublished Songs Of Florence Price – Karen Slack, soloist; Michelle Cann, pianist
    • A Change Is Gonna Come – Nicholas Phan, soloist; Palaver Strings, ensembles
    • Newman: Bespoke Songs – Fotina Naumenko, soloist; Marika Bournaki, pianist (Nadège Foofat; Julietta Curenton, Colin Davin, Mark Edwards, Nadia Pessoa, Timothy Roberts, Ryan Romine, Akemi Takayama, Karlyn Viña & Garrick Zoeter)
    • Show Me The Way – Will Liverman, soloist; Jonathan King, pianist
    • Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder – Joyce DiDonato, soloist; Maxim Emelyanychev, conductor (Il Pomo d'Oro)


    93. Best Classical Compendium

    • Akiho: BeLonging – Andy Akiho & Imani Winds; Andy Akiho, Sean Dixon & Mark Dover, producers
    • American Counterpoints – Curtis Stewart; James Blachly, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer
    • Foss: Symphony No. 1; Renaissance Concerto; Three American Pieces; Ode – JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Bernd Gottinger, producer
    • Mythologies II – Sangeeta Kaur, Omar Najmi, Hilá Plitmann, Robert Thies & Danaë Xanthe Vlasse; Michael Shapiro, conductor; Jeff Atmajian, Emilio D. Miler, Hai Nguyen, Robert Thies, Danaë Xanthe Vlasse & Kitt Wakeley, producers
    • Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina – Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Dmitriy Lipay, producer


    94. Best Contemporary Classical Composition

    • Casarrubios: Seven For Solo Cello – Andrea Casarrubios, composer (Andrea Casarrubios)
    • Coleman: Revelry – Valerie Coleman, composer (Decoda)
    • Lang: Composition As Explanation – David Lang, composer (Eighth Blackbird)
    • Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina – Gabriela Ortiz, composer (Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale)
    • Saariaho: Adriana Mater – Kaija Saariaho, composer (Esa-Pekka Salonen, Fleur Barron, Nicholas Phan, Christopher Purves, Axelle Fanyo, San Francisco Symphony Chorus & Orchestra)

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  • Street closures and more
    A person on roller skates rides along a red ramp. They wear cheetah pants with a knee pads, a black shirt, and  a black hat. A person's foot wearing a turquoise roller blade is seen in the foreground. Spectators look on in the background.
    People in the float for Pigeon's Roller Skate Shop roll past during the 41st annual Long Beach Pride Parade along Ocean Boulevard.

    Topline:

    The Long Beach Pride Parade is Sunday. Several road closures are scheduled and parking will be impacted along and near the parade route.

    When is the parade? 10 a.m. Sunday, May 17.

    Parking impacts and street closures: Those start at 4 a.m. Sunday.

    Read on for all the details…

    This weekend's Long Beach Pride Festival was canceled by the city on Friday — hours before kickoff. The city said festival organizers failed to provide the required safety documentation.

    The Pride Parade, managed and funded by the city, will continue as scheduled on Sunday at 10 a.m.

    The parade will start at Ocean Boulevard and Lindero Avenue and travel along the Ocean Boulevard coastline to Alamitos Avenue in Downtown Long Beach.

    Roads will close and parking will be restricted starting hours before the parade. Streets are expected to reopen by 2 p.m.

    No parking on these streets

    Between 4 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Sunday parking won’t be allowed on:

    • Ocean Boulevard from Redondo to Atlantic Avenues
    • The immediate side streets on the north and south sides of Ocean Boulevard from Redondo to Atlantic Avenues

    And these streets will be closed

    The following streets will be closed to traffic during their designated times:

    • 6 a.m. and 2 p.m. — Ocean Boulevard between Redondo and Lindero, including side streets on the north and south side of Ocean Boulevard
    • 7 a.m. and 2 p.m. — Shoreline Drive between Ocean Boulevard and Shoreline Village Drive
    • 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. — Ocean Boulevard between Lindero and Atlantic, including all side streets on the north and south side of Ocean Boulevard
    • 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. — Alamitos Avenue between Ocean Boulevard and Broadway

    Where you can park

    Long Beach Pride says that parking will be available at the Long Beach Convention Center at 400 E. Seaside Way. Accessible parking and viewing will be available at Junipero and First Street, near Bixby Park.

    Ride the Metro

    Take the LA Metro A Line and exit 1st Street Station in Downtown Long Beach. After you exit, it's roughly a 10-minute walk down Ocean Boulevard to the parade festivities at Marina Green Park.

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  • Third sex crimes trial ends in hung jury
    Harvey Weinstein appears in court in Manhattan on Monday, April 21.
    Harvey Weinstein appears in court in Manhattan.

    Topline:

    Harvey Weinstein's latest sex crimes trial ended with a hung jury Friday, on the third day of deliberations. It was the second time in a year a jury was unable to reach a verdict on the same charge.

    Background: The mistrial concludes a month-long trial that was quieter than Weinstein's previous court appearances, with a diminished media presence and less public attention. Earlier this year, Weinstein hired a new legal team, including high-profile criminal defense attorneys such as Marc Agnifilo, known for representing Luigi Mangione and Sean "Diddy" Combs.

    Read on ... for more the Weinstein trials.

    Editor's note: This story includes descriptions of allegations of sexual assault and rape.

    Harvey Weinstein's latest sex crimes trial ended with a hung jury Friday, on the third day of deliberations.

    It was the second time in a year a jury was unable to reach a verdict on the same charge.

    Accusations against the former Hollywood mogul came to define the #MeToo movement, and he was first convicted of assaulting Jessica Mann in 2020. The former aspiring actress testified Weinstein raped her at a DoubleTree hotel in Manhattan in 2013. But that verdict, along with another charge, was later overturned.

    In a second New York trial last summer, Weinstein was found guilty on one count of a criminal sexual act in the first degree and not guilty on another. But a third charge, of raping Mann, ended in a mistrial after the jury foreperson declined to return to deliberations, citing concerns for his safety.

    Weinstein had returned to court for a third New York trial in April, this one focusing on Mann's allegations. But on Friday morning, Judge Curtis Farber received a note from jurors stating they were unable to reach a unanimous decision. Farber then read jurors a modified deadlock charge, known as an Allen charge, urging them to resume deliberations.

    Jurors soon responded with another note restating their position. "We feel that no one is going to change where they stand," it said. Nine jurors fell on the side of not guilty; three supported a guilty verdict, Weinstein's lawyers told press outside of the courtroom.

    The prosecution has until late June to decide whether they'll try the case again.

    Outside of court, 55-year-old juror Rick Treese said that the group diverged on "where we actually had facts." He told reporters, "We didn't have enough facts to grasp onto, so it was emotion." People in the group "had varying emotions about it based on [their] experience in life."

    "Everybody respected each other. Everybody respected their backgrounds. It was very civil. I feel certain that we dug into it enough."

    Another juror, Josh Hadar, said his vote was for "not guilty," in part because he felt there might be parts of Mann's testimony that were "fabricated."

    "I think the prevailing thought was that the witness had a lot of inconsistencies in her story," he said.

    The mistrial concludes a month-long trial that was quieter than Weinstein's previous court appearances, with a diminished media presence and less public attention. Earlier this year, Weinstein hired a new legal team, including high-profile criminal defense attorneys such as Marc Agnifilo, known for representing Luigi Mangione and Sean "Diddy" Combs.

    Defense attorneys argued that Mann and the then-married Weinstein had a consensual, on-again, off-again relationship over many years. But Mann testified that on that 2013 morning at the DoubleTree hotel, Weinstein "command[ed]" her to undress and penetrated her despite Mann repeatedly saying "no." Weinstein has denied all allegations of sexual assault.

    Now 74, Weinstein has been incarcerated since 2020. In 2022, he was convicted of rape and sexual assault in a separate case in California and sentenced to 16 years in prison. He is appealing that verdict.

    Agnifilo said outside court on Friday, "It's our job not just to win this case. There is an entire legal knot that needs to be untangled. And we're going to start untangling that knot strand by strand with the New York case and then the California case. So this really is just a first step." He said that this latest mistrial might not be "the win [Weinstein] wanted, but it's a win."

    A statement from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said prosecutors were "disappointed that the proceedings ended in a mistrial" and would consider next steps in consultation with Mann.

    "For nearly a decade, Jessica Mann has fought for justice. Over the course of many weeks during three separate trials, she relived unthinkably painful experiences in front of complete strangers," the statement said. "Her perseverance and bravery are inspiring to the members of my office, and more importantly, to survivors everywhere."

    Weinstein's lawyers have said that he is in poor health. He used a wheelchair in court and did not testify on the stand in this trial, nor during any of his previous criminal cases. At one point during jury deliberations, Judge Farber announced Weinstein could not appear in court due to complaints of "chest pains."

    Weinstein has given a limited number of interviews from prison, including with far-right podcaster Candace Owens and the Daily Mail. Most recently, he spoke with The Hollywood Reporter from Rikers Island.

    When asked whether he had apologized to any of the women who brought charges against him, Weinstein told The Hollywood Reporter, "I apologized to them generally. You can't call them when you're in a trial with them. But I'll say it here today: I apologize to those women. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have been with them in the first place. I misled them."

    Citing his health issues, including bone marrow cancer, Weinstein said, "I'm dying here. And the DA's idea is probably to have me dying in prison. But I am dying."

  • We take a look under the hood of homegrown teams
    A view of a soapbox race course lined with hay bails and crowds of spectators. A car that's built to resemble a man with his arms as the rails is being driven by a person wearing a helmet with their right arm raised in the air.
    Contestants compete at the Red Bull Soapbox Race in Des Moines, Iowa.

    Topline:

    More than 30 teams will take their handmade cars through a custom downhill course of twisty turns and obstacles Saturday as the Red Bull Soapbox Race returns to Los Angeles for the first time in nearly a decade.

    Why it matters: One of the homegrown teams trying their luck this year is made up of a group of renters and friends in Santa Monica and Victorville who built their “Runaway Hot Dog Stand” soapbox on an apartment patio.

    Why now: Saturday's race includes competitors from across Southern California and beyond.

    The backstory: Another entrant on Saturday is the Los Ingenieros, a group of mechanical engineering students from Cerritos College in Norwalk, who have taken inspiration from the team’s Hispanic heritage and Los Angeles culture.

    Read on ... to meet some of the teams.

    More than 30 teams will take their handmade cars through a custom downhill course of twisty turns and obstacles Saturday as the Red Bull Soapbox Race returns to Los Angeles for the first time in nearly a decade.

    Teams from across the country were selected from hundreds of applicants to compete on creativity, design, showmanship, course navigation and time.

    There are no engines allowed in this race — all soapboxes must be gravity-powered.

    Fully-functioning brakes and steering are required, but almost every other aspect of the engineering and design is left up to the competitors’ imaginations. According to Red Bull, the soapbox should be an extension of its team, the wilder and more outrageous the better.

    From real racers to a car made out of bicycle parts

    A race course lined with hay bails and orange flooring, with a soapbox designed to look like a big burger rolling down the track. Two people are driving the burger-car, with one wearing a yellow shirt that looks like the SpongeBob cartoon character and another wearing a pink shirt to resemble Patrick. The passenger wearing pink has both arms raised in the air.
    Contestants take on the course at the Red Bull Soapbox Race in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 2025.
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    Long Nguyen
    /
    Courtesy Red Bull
    )

    The race includes competitors from across Southern California and beyond.

    UCLA Bruin Racing, made up of the school’s Formula SAE Squad (which also design and race specialized cars), entered with its “Mk. 9 racer” soapbox that was originally an out of commission EV car.

    Metro LA repurposed parts from some of the unclaimed bikes left behind on the transit system for its “carrot-colored” bus design (and yes, that is the agency’s nod to Tyler, the Creator’s song "Rah Tah Tah." IYKYK).

    The Seagrave 13 team from Las Vegas is dedicating their soapbox to Pasadena first responders who battled last year’s Eaton Fire. They’re planning to donate the car to the L.A. County Fire Museum after the race.

    Built on a patio

    One of the homegrown teams trying their luck this year is made up of a group of renters and friends in Santa Monica and Victorville who built their “Runaway Hotdog Stand” soapbox on an apartment patio.

    “The fact that we're able to do this shows that I mean anybody could do this, and honestly could do anything else,” Carlos Monson, captain of the Speedy Wiener team, told LAist.

    The Speedy Wiener team drew their design inspiration from L.A.’s iconic hot dog carts, typically a small grill that serves bacon and veggie toppings outside concerts, sporting events and tourist attractions.

    Two pieces of white notebook paper with a small model of a red soapbox sitting in front. The paper on the left has a basic pencil drawing of the car, while the paper on the right is a colored version.
    The Speedy Wiener team modeled their soapbox after L.A.'s iconic hotdog carts.
    (
    Courtesy Carlos Monson
    )

    “For us, luckily, a majority of them are Latino and we're like, you know what, this is actually a perfect opportunity because the whole team is Latino,” said Monson, who will also be driving the soapbox.

    The group of friends, between 18 and 21 years of age, built most of their cherry-red car on Monson’s apartment patio under Victorville’s glaring sun.

    An old, beat up go-kart frame that's missing a few pieces is sitting on an apartment patio overlooking a parking lot.
    The Speedy Wiener repurposed the base of an old, rickety go-kart frame for their "Runaway Hotdog Stand" soapbox.
    (
    Courtesy Carlos Monson
    )

    They repurposed the base using an old, rickety go-kart frame that Monson said took about an hour just to carry up the stairs and get through the front door.

    They worked on the soapbox in between classes and shifts at work. The final touches include stamping their Speedy Wiener logo and adding a mock-menu to the frame. There’s also ketchup and mustard bottles with yellow and red streamers hanging from the nozzles and a rainbow umbrella over the wheel.

    An apartment patio overlooking a parking lot with three red pieces of a soapbox laying on the ground. There's a rainbow striped umbrella set up to the left of the pieces, with a yellow mustard bottle and red ketchup bottle affixed to the right with matching streamers hanging from the nozzles.
    The team, made up of renters between 18 and 21 years old, built most of the soapbox on their captain's apartment patio in Victorville.
    (
    Courtesy Carlos Monson
    )

    For the car’s structure, Monson turned to a collection of cardboard boxes he had lying around after a recent move and attached the various pieces with zip ties.

    “We'll be able to hopefully last when they make it down the race track,” he said.

    Engineering students’ big break

    Another entrant on Saturday is the Los Ingenieros, a group of mechanical engineering students from Cerritos College in Norwalk, who has taken inspiration from the team’s Hispanic heritage and Los Angeles culture.

    Their car is lucha libre-themed with rails modeled after a wrestling ring and the driver donning a muscle suit and mask.

    The red, white and green colors represent the Mexican flag and features Chicano-style pinstriping from L.A.’s lowriders, as well as some Aztec patterns.

    A spray-painted silver soapbox car with red, white and green accents. Five people in Lucha libre masks and matching black shirts are posing around the car, with one person standing in the driver seat with both arms raised in the air to show off muscles.
    The Los Ingenieros team is made up of a group of mechanical engineering students from Cerritos College.
    (
    Courtesy Ruben Orozco
    )

    “It's definitely going to be a powerful testimony to our culture,” said Ruben Orozco, a Los Ingenieros member from La Mirada.

    The team never expected to be picked for the race, and Orozco said the invitation has been “mind-blowing” and “surreal.”

    Arelie Marquez, another member from Long Beach, told LAist she sketched the design for the modified go-kart frame before the team chopped the wheels, boosted the back axle and added suspension. While some of the students drew up blueprints on engineering computer software, Marquez used her welding experience to help mount the brackets — all in Orozco’s backyard.

    As a community college student, Orozco said he’s felt like he’s missed out on opportunities to showcase their knowledge and innovations compared to students in the Cal State or UC system, but the Red Bull Soapbox Race has helped shed that notion.

    “Not only has it been reassuring to myself, but also we've used it as a platform to kind of show others in STEM, in community colleges, that you could do crazy things as a student,” he said.

    And yes, the team is already highlighting the unique engineering experience on their resumes, according to Gabriel Ramirez, a Compton resident and another member along with his twin brother, Hector.

    Their next challenge? Cramming for finals next week.

    How to watch this weekend

    The Red Bull Soapbox Race in downtown L.A. is free and open to the public:

    • Where: 200 N Grand Avenue, Los Angeles (event map here)
      • Red Bull recommends taking rideshare or public transit to the event. Metro’s Civic Center/Grand Park stop is less than a minute walk away.
    • When: Gates open at 11 a.m.
      • Spectators are invited to stop by “Pit Row” on Grand Avenue to check out the designs and cast votes for the “People’s Choice” award before the cars take on the race.
      • Opening ceremony will start around 12 p.m.
        • Famed racing driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. is a guest host, and Maddie Mastro, a three-time Olympian snowboarder, is one of the judges.
      • Racing will start around 12:15 p.m.
        • Spectators can watch on either side of the 1st Street course, at the finish line, or in front of City Hall from the jumbotron viewing screen.
    • Livestream: You can watch the race on the Red Bull channel on Amazon Prime Video, Roku streaming devices and Vizio smart TVs at 12 p.m. Sunday.

  • Protest against oil drilling in Santa Barbara
    A circle of people with surfboards and other human powered craft are seen from above. They are in the Pacific Ocean.
    The Surfrider Foundation's 2025 paddle out at Refugio State beach marked the 10 year anniversary of the Plains All American oil spill.

    Topline:

    The Surfrider Foundation is hosting a protest in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday to oppose what it sees as mounting threats to our California coastline.

    The backstory: In 2015, a pipeline operated by Plains All American spilled more than 100,000 gallons of crude oil near Refugio State Beach in Santa Barbara County. Hundreds of marine mammals were killed or injured and beaches across the region were contaminated. In March, the Trump administration invoked the Defense Production Act to bring that same pipeline, now run by Sable Offshore, back online.

    The pushback: The restart, along with the Trump administration’s push to open the California coast up to new oil and gas drilling for the first time in decades, has the Surfrider Foundation and other environmental protection groups sounding the alarm.

    The paddle out: On Sunday morning, the Surfrider Foundation will host a spiritual ritual in surf culture: a paddle-out into the ocean at Refugio State Beach. Read on for details.

    The Surfrider Foundation is hosting a protest in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday to oppose what it sees as mounting threats to our California coastline.

    In 2015, a pipeline operated by Plains All American spilled more than 100,000 gallons of crude oil near Refugio State Beach in Santa Barbara County. Hundreds of marine mammals were killed or injured and beaches across the region were contaminated.

    Bill Hickman, a senior regional manager with the Surfrider Foundation, remembers it well.

    “I live in Ventura. We had a bottlenose dolphin wash up here that was covered in oil,” Hickman told LAist. “That was really sad to see. And there was oil on the beach all the way down to L.A.”

    The spill also “shut down fisheries, closed multiple beaches, and impacted recreational uses such as camping, non-commercial fishing, and beach visits,” according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

    In March, the Trump administration invoked the Defense Production Act to bring that same pipeline, now run by Texas-based Sable Offshore, back online. The company says that the system will produce tens of thousands of barrels of oil a day, as well as “provide a secure, consistent source of domestic crude oil, replacing approximately 1 million barrels per month of imports.”

    Refugio Paddle Out

    Refugio paddle out

    Refugio State Beach
    10 Refugio Beach Rd., Goleta
    Sunday, May 17. Event starts at 8:30am

    But Hickman and other environmental advocates say restarting the pipeline raises serious concerns. California sued the Trump administration in March to keep it shut.

    The restart, along with the Trump administration’s push to open the California coast up to new oil and gas drilling for the first time in decades, has Hickman sounding the alarm.

    “Right now it seems like if you’re not outraged you’re not paying attention,” Hickman said. “And luckily a lot of people are really fired up about all of the threats to the environment and particularly the Santa Barbara channel.”

    Oil spills like the one in 2015 could also deeply affect tourism, the fishing industry and lead to billions in cleanup costs, according to Gov, Gavin Newsom’s office. In a January 2026 statement opposing the Trump administration’s new offshore drilling plans, the governor’s office said the state's coastal economy “supports hundreds of thousands of jobs and generates over $44 billion annually.”

    On Sunday morning, Hickman will be part of a spiritual ritual in surf culture: a paddle-out into the ocean at Refugio State Beach.

    He said anyone with a human-powered craft is welcome to join the circle to oppose drilling on our coasts.

    “People are standing up. There’s a lot of opposition,” Hickman said. “Californians really treasure our coast, our beaches, our waves and really want to protect them.”