A tavasszal elhunyt Chick Coreát négy Grammy-díjra jelölték idén: best improvised jazz solo kategóriában a Humpty Dumpty (Set 2); best jazz instrumental album kategóriában az Akoustic Band LIVE with John Patitucci and Dave Weckl; best Latin jazz album kategóriában az Eliane Elias’s Mirror Mirror; és a best classical compendium kategóriában a Plays albumot.
A jelöltek között van még Kurt Elling, Terence Blanchard, Esperanza Spalding, Randy Brecker, Steve Gadd Band, Ron Carter is. Rengeteg kategóriában jelentek meg jazz-zenészek, ahol eddig nem voltak. Pallai Péter két filmet is ajánlott az év folyamán, melyek egy-egy Grammy-díjra jelölést kaptak: a Summer of Soul című filmet a legjobb zenés film kategóriában jelölték, a The United States vs. Billie Holiday-t a Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media kategóriába, vagyis a legjobban szerkesztett filmzene a vizuális médiában.
Album of the Year 2022
- We Are – Jon Batiste
- Love For Sale – Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
- Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe) – Justin Bieber
- Planet Her (Deluxe) – Doja Cat
- Happier Than Ever – Billie Eilish
- Back Of My Mind – E.R.
- Montero – Lil Nas X
- Sour – Olivia Rodrigo
- Evermore – Taylor Swift
- Donda – Kanye West
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
- Sackodougou – Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, soloist
Track from: The Hands Of Time (Weedie Braimah) - Kick Those Feet – Kenny Barron, soloist
Track from: Songs From My Father (Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trios) - Bigger Than Us – Jon Batiste, soloist
Track from: Soul (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Various Artists) - Absence – Terence Blanchard, soloist
Track from: Absence (Terence Blanchard Featuring The E Collective And The Turtle Island Quartet) - Humpty Dumpty (Set 2) – Chick Corea, soloist
Track from: Akoustic Band Live (Chick Corea, John Patitucci & Dave Weckl)
Best Jazz Vocal Album
- Generations – The Baylor Project
- SuperBlue – Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter
- Time Traveler – Nnenna Freelon
- Flor – Gretchen Parlato
- Songwrights Apothecary Lab – Esperanza Spalding
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
- Jazz Selections: Music From And Inspired By Soul – Jon Batiste
- Absence – Terence Blanchard Featuring The E Collective And The Turtle Island Quartet
- Skyline – Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette & Gonzalo Rubalcaba
- Akoustic Band LIVE – Chick Corea, John Patitucci & Dave Weckl
- Side-Eye NYC (V1.IV) – Pat Metheny
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
- Live At Birdland! – The Count Basie Orchestra Directed By Scotty Barnhart
- Dear Love – Jazzmeia Horn And Her Noble Force
- For Jimmy, Wes And Oliver – Christian McBride Big Band
- Swirling – Sun Ra Arkestra
- Jackets XL – Yellowjackets + WDR Big Band
Best Latin Jazz Album
- Mirror Mirror – Eliane Elias With Chick Corea and Chucho Valdés
- The South Bronx Story – Carlos Henriquez
- Virtual Birdland – Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
- Transparency – Dafnis Prieto Sextet
- El Arte Del Bolero – Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
- Double Dealin' – Randy Brecker & Eric Marienthal
- The Garden – Rachel Eckroth
- Tree Falls – Taylor Eigsti
- At Blue Note Tokyo – Steve Gadd Band
- Deep: The Baritone Sessions, Vol. 2 – Mark Lettieri
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
- Love For Sale – Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
- Til We Meet Again (Live) – Norah Jones
- A Tori Kelly Christmas – Tori Kelly
- Ledisi Sings Nina – Ledisi
- That's Life – Willie Nelson
- A Holly Dolly Christmas – Dolly Parton
Best Traditional R&B Performance
- I Need You – Jon Batiste
- Bring It On Home To Me – BJ The Chicago Kid, PJ Morton & Kenyon Dixon Featuring Charlie Bereal
- Born Again – Leon Bridges Featuring Robert Glasper
- Fight For You – E.R.
- How Much Can A Heart Take – Lucky Daye Featuring Yebba
Best Progressive R&B Album
- New Light – Eric Bellinger
- Something To Say – Cory Henry
- Mood Valiant – Hiatus Kaiyote
- Table For Two – Lucky Daye
- Dinner Party: Dessert – Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, 9th Wonder & Kamasi Washington
- Studying Abroad: Extended Stay – Masego
Best R&B Album
- Temporary Highs In The Violet Skies – Snoh Aalegra
- We Are – Jon Batiste
- Gold-Diggers Sound – Leon Bridges
- Back Of My Mind – E.R.
- Heaux Tales – Jazmine Sullivan
Best Global Music Album
- Voice Of Bunbon, Vol. 1 – Rocky Dawuni
- East West Players Presents: Daniel Ho & Friends Live In Concert – Daniel Ho & Friends
- Mother Nature – Angelique Kidjo
- Legacy + – Femi Kuti And Made Kuti
- Made In Lagos: Deluxe Edition – WizKid
Best Instrumental Composition
- Beautiful Is Black – Brandee Younger, composer (Brandee Younger)
- Cat And Mouse – Tom Nazziola, composer (Tom Nazziola)
- Concerto For Orchestra: Finale – Vince Mendoza, composer (Vince Mendoza & Czech National Symphony Orchestra Featuring Antonio Sánchez & Derrick Hodge)
- Dreaming In Lions: Dreaming In Lions – Arturo O’Farrill, composer (Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble)
- Eberhard – Lyle Mays, composer (Lyle Mays)
Best Album Notes
- Beethoven: The Last Three Sonatas
Ann-Katrin Zimmermann, album notes writer (Sunwook Kim) - The Complete Louis Armstrong Columbia And RCA Victor Studio Sessions 1946-1966
Ricky Riccardi, album notes writer (Louis Armstrong) - Creation Never Sleeps, Creation Never Dies: The Willie Dunn Anthology
Kevin Howes, album notes writer (Willie Dunn) - Etching The Voice: Emile Berliner And The First Commercial Gramophone Discs, 1889-1895
David Giovannoni, Richard Martin & Stephan Puille, album notes writers (Various Artists) - The King Of Gospel Music: The Life And Music Of Reverend James Cleveland
Robert Marovich, album notes writer (Various Artists)
Best Music Video
- Shot In The Dark – AC/DC
David Mallet, video director; Dione Orrom, video producer - Freedom – Jon Batiste
Alan Ferguson, video director; Alex P. Willson, video producer - I Get A Kick Out Of You – Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
Jennifer Lebeau, video director; Danny Bennett, Bobby Campbell & Jennifer Lebeau, video producers - Peaches – Justin Bieber Featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon
Collin Tilley, video director - Happier Than Ever – Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish, video director; Michelle An, Chelsea Dodson & David Moore, video producers - Montero (Call Me By Your Name) – Lil Nas X
Lil Nas X & Tanu Muino, video directors; Frank Borin, Ivanna Borin, Marco De Molina & Saul Levitz, video producers - Good 4 U – Olivia Rodrigo
Petra Collins, video director; Christiana Divona, Marissa Ramirez & Tiffany Suh, video producers
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
- Cruella
(Various Artists) - Dear Evan Hansen
(Various Artists) - In The Heights
(Various Artists) - One Night In Miami...
(Various Artists) - Respect
Jennifer Hudson - Schmigadoon! Episode 1
(Various Artists) - The United States Vs. Billie Holiday
Andra Day
Best Music Film
- Inside – Bo Burnham
Bo Burnham, video director; Josh Senior, video producer - David Byrne's American Utopia – David Byrne
Spike Lee, video director; David Byrne & Spike Lee, video producers - Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter To Los Angeles – Billie Eilish
Patrick Osborne & Robert Rodriguez, video directors - Music, Money, Madness...Jimi Hendrix In Maui – Jimi Hendrix
John McDermott, video director; Janie Hendrix, John McDermott & George Scott, video producers - Summer Of Soul – (Various Artists)
Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, video director; David Dinerstein, Robert Fyvolent & Joseph Patel, video producers
Best Immersive Audio Album
- Alicia
George Massenburg & Eric Schilling, immersive mix engineers; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Ann Mincieli, immersive producer (Alicia Keys) - Clique
Jim Anderson & Ulrike Schwarz, immersive mix engineers; Bob Ludwig, immersive mastering engineer; Jim Anderson, immersive producer (Patricia Barber) - Fine Line
Greg Penny, immersive mix engineer; Greg Penny, immersive mastering engineer; Greg Penny, immersive producer (Harry Styles) - The Future Bites
Jake Fields & Steven Wilson, immersive mix engineers; Bob Ludwig, immersive mastering engineer; Steven Wilson, immersive producer (Steven Wilson) - Stille Grender
Morten Lindberg, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive producer (Anne Karin Sundal-Ask & Det Norske Jentekor)
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
- The Bottom Line
Ólafur Arnalds, arranger (Ólafur Arnalds & Josin) - A Change Is Gonna Come
Tehillah Alphonso, arranger (Tonality & Alexander Lloyd Blake) - The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier) - Eleanor Rigby
Cody Fry, arranger (Cody Fry) - To The Edge Of Longing (Edit Version)
Vince Mendoza, arranger (Vince Mendoza, Czech National Symphony Orchestra & Julia Bullock)