| Artist(s) | Category | Title & YouTube Link |
| Harry Connick, Jr. |
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album |
True Love: A Celebration of Cole Porter |
| Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah |
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album |
Axiom |
| Jon Batiste |
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album |
Chronology of a Dream: Live at the Village Vanguard |
| Ledisi [w] |
Best Traditional R&B Performance |
Anything For You |
| Luke James |
Best R&B Album |
To Feel Love/D |
| Jay Electronica |
Best Rap Album |
A Written Testimony |
| Jon Batiste (& Cory Wong) |
Best New Age Album |
Meditations |
| Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah |
Best Improvised Jazz Solo |
Guinnevere |
| Brian Blade (w/ Chick Corea, Christian McBride) [w] |
Best Jazz Instrumental Album |
Trilogy 2 |
| Brian Blade (w/ Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride) |
Best Jazz Instrumental Album |
Roundagain |
| John Beasley |
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album |
Monk'estra Plays John Beasley |
| PJ Morton [w] |
Best Gospel Album |
Gospel According to PJ |
| Lucinda Williams & Tom Overby, songwriters |
Best American Roots Song |
Man Without A Soul |
| Lucinda Williams |
Best Americana Album |
Good Souls Better Angels |
| Bobby Rush [w] |
Best Traditional Blues Album |
Rawer Than Raw |
| Cameron Dupuy and the Cajun Troubadours |
Best Regional Roots Music Album |
Cameron Dupuy and the Cajun Troubadours |
| New Orleans Nightcrawlers [w] |
Best Regional Roots Music Album |
Atmosphere -- (see album credits) |
| Sweet Cecilia |
Best Regional Roots Music Album |
A Tribute to Al Berard |
| John Beasley [w] |
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella |
Donna Lee |
| John Beasley & Maria Mendes |
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals |
Asas Fechadas |
| Notes: The 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards ceremony was originally scheduled for January 31, 2021. It was postponed to March 14, 2021, due to a spike in COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles. Recording eligibility period was September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2020. Nominations were announced on November 24, 2020. Lauren Daigle took part in the nomination announcements. The 63rd GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony (streamed online) featured a tribute celebrating the 50th anniversary of the classic Marvin Gaye track "Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology)". Performers taking part included John Beasley, Ledisi, and PJ Morton. Watch the New Orleans Nightcrawlers acceptance speech for Best Regional Roots Music Album award. Watch a GRAMMY Awards Show "Thank You" Cam interview with the New Orleans Nightcrawlers. Little Richard (1932-2020) and Ellis Marsalis Jr. (1934-2020) were included in the annual Grammy 'In Memoriam' segment. 2021 additions to the Grammy Hall of Fame included Memphis Minnie's 1929 single "When The Levee Breaks", Irma Thomas' 1964 single "Time Is On My Side", and Dr. John's 1973 album "In The Right Place". |
