The GRAMMYs stand as a pinnacle of recognition in the music industry, symbolising excellence and achievement. Downtown is honored to be actively engaged with an extensive network of songwriters, artists, and businesses, championing the cause of over a hundred nominees set to grace the 2024 GRAMMY Awards.
This collaborative effort underscores our commitment to supporting and celebrating the diverse talents that contribute to the vibrancy of the music landscape. As we anticipate the grand event, we are thrilled to be a part of this dynamic community that continues to shape and define the trajectory of musical artistry.
Album of the Year
Lana Del Rey – Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd | Andrew Erickson (Songwriter) & Aljosha Konstanty (Songwriter) [Songtrust]
SZA – SOS | Cowboys & Pirates [Downtown Music Publishing]
Jon Batiste – World Music Radio | Jon Batiste [Downtown Neighbouring Rights]
Miley Cyrus – Endless Summer Vacation | Linda Perry Music [Downtown Music Publishing]
Best African Music Performance
Asake and Olamide – Amapiano | Magicsticks [Downtown Music Publishing]
Davido featuring Musa Keys – Unavailable | Magicsticks [Downtown Music Publishing]
Tyla – Water | Christopher Stewart, Imani Lewis (songwriters) – Spirit Music [FUGA UGC]
Best Album Notes
John Coltrane & Eric Dolphy – Evenings at the Village Gate: John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy (Live) | Hipgnosis [FUGA UGC]
Best Alternative Music Album
Lana Del Rey – Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd | Andrew Erickson (Songwriter) & Aljosha Konstanty (Songwriter) [Songtrust]
Gorillaz – Cracker Island | Remi Kabaka (Songwriter) [Downtown Music Publishing]
Arctic Monkeys – The Car | Domino Recording Company [FUGA]
Best Alternative Music Performance
Alvvays – Belinda Says | Polyvinyl [FUGA]
Best American Roots Performance
Jon Batiste – Butterfly | Jon Batiste [Downtown Neighbouring Rights]
Best American Roots Song
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit – Cast Iron Skillet | Jason Isbell [Downtown Music Publishing]
Best Americana Album
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit – Weathervanes | Jason Isbell [Downtown Music Publishing]
Rhiannon Giddens – You’re the One | Spirit Music [FUGA UGC]
Best Americana Performance
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit – King of Oklahoma | Jason Isbell [Downtown Music Publishing]
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
Ludwig Göransson – Can You Hear the Music | NBC Universal Music [FUGA UGC]
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
säje Featuring Jacob Collier – In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning | Red Brick Songs [FUGA UGC]
Best Bluegrass Album
Michael Cleveland – Lovin’ of the Game | Greg Poulos (Songwriter) [Songtrust]
Mighty Poplar – Mighty Poplar | Kristin Andreassen (Arranger) via Andrea Weber [Songtrust]
Billy Strings – Me/And/Dad | A.P. Carter (songwriter) – Peer Music [FUGA UGC]
Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway – City of Gold | Red Brick Songs [FUGA UGC]
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Anthony McGill and Pacifica Quartet – American Stories | Naxos [FUGA]
Third Coast Percussion – Between Breaths | Naxos [FUGA]
Roomful of Teeth – Rough Magic | Naxos [FUGA]
Catalyst Quartet – Uncovered, Vol. 3: Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, William Grant Still & George Walker | Naxos [FUGA]
Best Children’s Music Album
Pierce Freelon and Nnenna Freelon- Ancestars | Pierce Freelon (Songwriter) [Songtrust]
Best Choral Performance
The Crossing – Carols After a Plague | Naxos [FUGA]
Miró Quartet; Conspirare – The House of Belonging | Naxos [FUGA]
Best Classical Compendium
Aaron Diehl Trio & the Knights; Eric Jacobsen, conductor; Aaron Diehl and Eric Jacobsen, producers – Zodiac Suite | Red Brick Songs [FUGA UGC]
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Seth Parker Woods – Difficult Grace | Naxos [FUGA]
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Karim Sulayman (soloist) & Sean Shibe (accompanist) – Broken Branches | Naxos [FUGA]
Reginald Mobley (soloist) & Baptiste Trotignon (pianist) – Because | Outhere S.A. [FUGA]
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
Weird Al Yankovic – Weird: The Al Yankovic Story | Cloud 9 Music [Downtown Music Publishing]
Daisy Jones & the Six – Aurora | Mano Walker (Johnathan Rice) & Jason Boesel (Songwriter) [Downtown Music Publishing / Songtrust]
Various Artists – Barbie: The Album | Reed Berin (Songwriter) [Songtrust]
Best Contemporary Blues Album
Samantha Fish and Jesse Dayton – Death Wish Blues | Jesse Dayton Warren (Songwriter) via Emily Kaye [Songtrust]
Bettye LaVette – LaVette! | Steve Jordan [Downtown Music Publishing]
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Lecrae – Church Clothes 4 | Alexandria Dollar (Songwriter), Jordan Dollar (Songwriter), Leslie Johnson (Songwriter), Harold Allen (Songwriter) & Mario Torres (Songwriter) [Songtrust]
Blessing Offor – My Tribe | Capitol CMG [FUGA UGC]
Lauren Daigle – Lauren Daigle | Capitol CMG [FUGA UGC]
Phil Wickham – I Believe | Jonathan Smith (producer)- Essential Music [FUGA UGC]
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
Lecrae and Tasha Cobbs Leonard – Your Power | Alexandria Dollar (Songwriter) & Jordan Dollar (Songwriter) [Songtrust]
Blessing Offor – Believe | Hank Bentley and Blessing Offor (songwriters) – Capitol CMG [FUGA UGC]
Cody Carnes – Firm Foundation (He Won’t) (Live) | Austin Davis (songwriter) – Capitol CMG [FUGA UGC]
Lauren Daigle – Thank God I Do | Lauren Daigle and Jason Ingram (songwriters) – Essential Music [FUGA UGC]
Maverick City Music, Chandler Moore and Naomi Raine – God Problems | Daniel Bashta, Chris Davenport, Ryan Ellis and Naomi Raine (songwriters) – Essential Music, Capitol CMG [FUGA UGC]
For King & Country featuring Jordin Sparks – Love Me Like I Am | Curb/Word [FUGA]
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Roomful of Teeth – Brittelle: Psychedelics | Naxos [FUGA]
Awadagin Pratt, A Far Cry and Roomful of Teeth – Montgomery: Rounds | Naxos [FUGA]
Peter Herresthal, James Gaffigan and Bergen Philharmonic – Mazzoli: Dark With Excessive Bright | Naxos [FUGA]
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer, featuring Rakesh Chaurasia – As We Speak | Bela Fleck [Downtown Music Publishing]
Ben Wendel – All One | Red Brick Songs [FUGA UGC]
Best Country Album
Lainey Wilson – Bell Bottom Country | Spirit Music [FUGA UGC]
Brothers Osborne – Brothers Osborne | Hipgnosis [FUGA UGC]
Best Country Solo Performance
Chris Stapleton – White Horse | Chris Stapleton and Dan Wilson (songwriters) – Spirit Music [FUGA UGC]
Best Country Song
Chris Stapleton – White Horse | Chris Stapleton and Dan Wilson (songwriters) – Spirit Music [FUGA UGC]
Best Dance/Electronic Music Album
Kx5 – Kx5 | Richard Beynon, Thomas Edward Shaw (Songwriters) via Ryan Henderson [Songtrust]
The Chemical Brothers – For That Beautiful Feeling | Secretly Publishing [Downtown Music Publishing]
Skrillex – Quest for Fire | Poo Bear – Peer Music [FUGA UGC]
Best Engineered Album, Classical
Gustavo Dudamel, Anne Akiko Meyers, Gustavo Castillo and Los Angeles Philharmonic – Fandango | Alexander Lipay and Dmitriy Lipay (engineers) Alexander Lipay and Dmitriy Lipay (mastering engineers) – Peer Music [FUGA UGC]
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Caroline Polachek – Desire, I Want to Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek [Downtown Neighbouring Rights]
Best Global Music Album
Davido – Timeless | Magicsticks, Damilola Adeyemi (Songwriter) & Damilola Oluwarore (Songwriter) [Downtown Music Publishing / Songtrust]
Best Global Music Performance
Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer and Zakir Hussain featuring Rakesh Chaurasia – Pashto | Bela Fleck [Downtown Music Publishing]
Best Gospel Album
Maverick City Music – The Maverick Way | Blake Proehl (Songwriter) [Songtrust]Tasha
Cobbs Leonard – Hymns (Live) | Capitol CMG [FUGA UGC]
Tye Tribbett – All Things New: Live in Orlando | Capitol CMG [FUGA UGC]
Best Gospel Performance/Song
Stanley Brown featuring Hezekiah Walker, Kierra Sheard and Karen Clark Sheard – God Is Good | Stanley Brown [Downtown Music Publishing]
Erica Campbell – Feel Alright (Blessed) | Erica Campbell, Warryn Campbell, William Weatherspoon, Juan Winans and Marvin L. Winans (songwriters) – Capitol CMG [FUGA UGC]
Best Folk Album
Nickel Creek – Celebrants | Hipgnosis [FUGA UGC]
Best Instrumental Composition
Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer and Zakir Hussain featuring Rakesh Chaurasia – Motion | Bela Fleck [Downtown Music Publishing]
Ludwig Göransson – Can You Hear the Music | NBC Universal Music [FUGA UGC]
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Lakecia Benjamin – Phoenix | Whirlwind Recordings – Proper Music Distribution Ltd [FUGA]
Adam Blackstone – Legacy: The Instrumental Jawn | Empire Music [FUGA UGC]
Billy Childs – The Winds of Change | Red Brick Songs [FUGA UGC]
Best Jazz Performance
Jon Batiste – Movement 18 | Jon Batiste [Downtown Neighbouring Rights]
Lakecia Benjamin – Basquiat | Whirlwind Recordings – Proper Music Distribution Ltd [FUGA]
Adam Blackstone featuring the Baylor Project and Russell Ferranté – Vulnerable (Live) | Empire Music [FUGA UGC]
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Patti Austin featuring Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band – For Ella 2 | Hoagy Carmichael – Peer Music [FUGA UGC]
Fred Hersch and Esperanza Spalding – Alive at the Village Vanguard | Red Brick Songs [FUGA UGC]
Gretchen Parlato and Lionel Loueke – Lean In | Red Brick Songs [FUGA UGC]
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
The Count Basie Orchestra directed by Scotty Barnhart – Basie Swings the Blues | George Jackson – Peer Music [FUGA UGC]
Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society – Dynamic Maximum Tension | Red Brick Songs [FUGA UGC]
Vince Mendoza and Metropole Orkest – Olympians | Red Brick Songs [FUGA UGC]
Best Latin Jazz Album
Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band – Vox Humana | Rafael Hernandez – Peer Music [FUGA UGC]
Miguel Zenón and Luis Perdomo – El Arte Del Bolero Vol. 2 | Rafael Hernandez – Peer Music [FUGA UGC]
Eliane Elias – Quietude | Red Brick Songs [FUGA UGC]
Luciana Souza and Trio Corrente – Cometa | Red Brick Songs [FUGA UGC]
Best Latin Pop Album
Gaby Moreno – X Mí (Vol. 1) | Gaby Moreno [FUGA UGC]
Paula Arenas – A Ciegas | Marcos Sanchez (Songwriter) [Songtrust]
Maluma – Don Juan | Sergio Robledo (Songwriter) [Songtrust]
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
Fito Paez – EADDA9223 | Fito Paez – Peer Music [FUGA UGC]
Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)
Peso Pluma – Génesis | Peso Pluma / Double P Publishing [Downtown Music Publishing]
Lupita Infante – Amor Como en Las Películas De Antes | Lupita Infante, El Komander, Pedro Dabdoub, Carlos Cabral, Manuel Zabala – Peer Music [FUGA UGC]
Best Música Urbana Album
Tainy – Data | Alejandra Ghersi pka Arca [Downtown Music Publishing]
Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album
Carla Patullo featuring Tonality and the Scorchio Quartet – So She Howls | Carla Patullo [CD Baby]
Best Opera Recording
The Dime Museum; Isaura String Quartet – Little: Black Lodge | Naxos [FUGA]
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus – Blanchard: Champion | Red Brick Songs [FUGA UGC]
Best Orchestral Performance
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra – Scriabin: Symphony No. 2; The Poem of Ecstasy | Naxos [FUGA]
San Francisco Symphony – Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring | Naxos [FUGA]
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Lana Del Rey featuring Jon Batiste – Candy Necklace | Jon Batiste [Downtown Neighbouring Rights]
Best Pop Vocal Album
Kelly Clarkson- Chemistry | Justin Allen Womble, Rachel Michele Orscher (Songwriters) via Randall Foster [Songtrust]
Best Progressive R&B Album
6lack – Since I Have a Lover | Alex Benjamin Gorchesky (Songwriter), Kevin Ekofo (Songwriter) & Leon McQuay III (Songwriter) [Songtrust]
SZA – SOS | Cowboys & Pirates [Downtown Music Publishing]
Diddy – The Love Album: Off the Grid | Stereotypes, Quintin Gulledge, Larrance Dopson, Chris Payton – Peer Music [FUGA UGC]
Best R&B Album
Emily King – Special Occasion | Emily King [Downtown Music Publishing]
Babyface – Girls Night Out | Tiana Major9 [Downtown Music Publishing]
Best Rap Album
Nas – King’s Disease III | Cloud 9 Music [Downtown Music Publishing]
Drake & 21 Savage – Her Loss | Denzel Williams (Songwriter) [Songtrust]
Killer Mike – Michael | Hipgnosis [FUGA UGC]
Travis Scott – Utopia | Red Brick Songs [FUGA UGC]
Best Rap Performance
Baby Keem featuring Kendrick Lamar – The Hillbillies | Red Brick Songs [FUGA UGC]
Best Recording Package
Caroline Rose – The Art of Forgetting | Hipgnosis [FUGA UGC]
Best Regional Roots Music Album
Buckwheat Zydeco Jr. and the Legendary Ils Sont Partis Band – New Beginnings | BLOODLINE Music / Sir Reginald Dural [CD Baby]
Best Rock Performance
Arctic Monkeys – Sculptures of Anything Goes | Domino Recording Company [FUGA]
Best Roots Gospel Album
Gaither Vocal Band – Shine: The Darker the Night the Brighter the Light | Capitol CMG [FUGA UGC]
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Includes Film and Television)
Oppenheimer | NBC Universal Music [FUGA UGC]
Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
Ivy – The Light Inside | Red Brick Songs [FUGA UGC]
Best Traditional Blues Album
Eric Bibb – Ridin’ | Repute Records AB – Proper Music Distribution Ltd
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Pentatonix – Holidays Around the World | Big Yellow Dog [Downtown Music Publishing]
Liz Callaway – To Steve With Love: Liz Callaway Celebrates Sondheim | Liz Callaway [CD Baby]
Laufey – Bewitched | Spencer Stewart (Songwriter) [Songtrust]
Rickie Lee Jones – Pieces of Treasure | Red Brick Songs [FUGA UGC]
Best Traditional R&B Performance
PJ Morton featuring Susan Carol – Good Morning | Empire Music [FUGA UGC]
Best Tropical Latin Album
Omara Portuondo – Vida | Gaby Moreno [FUGA UGC]
Producer of the Year, Classical
Morten Lindberg | Naxos [FUGA ]
Record of the Year
Jon Batiste – Worship | Jon Batiste [Downtown Neighbouring Rights]
Song of the Year
Jon Batiste – Butterfly | Jon Batiste [Downtown Neighbouring Rights]