| Artist(s) | Category | Title & YouTube Link |
| Jon Batiste, Kizzo & Autumn Rowe, producers; Russ Elevado, Kizzo & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Michelle Mancini, mastering engineer |
Record of the Year |
Freedom |
| Jon Batiste, St. Augustine High School Marching 100, Gospel Soul Children, Hot 8 Brass Band, Trombone Shorty, PJ Morton, et al [w] |
Album of the Year (*) |
We Are -- (see album credits) |
| Ledisi |
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album |
Ledisi Sings Nina |
| Jon Batiste |
Best Traditional R&B Performance |
I Need You |
| Lucky Daye featuring Yebba |
Best Traditional R&B Performance |
How Much Can a Heart Take |
| PJ Morton, BJ The Chicago Kid, Kenyon Dixon & Charlie Bereal |
Best Traditional R&B Performance |
Bring It On Home to Me |
| Lucky Daye [w] |
Best Progressive R&B Album |
Table for Two |
| Jon Batiste |
Best R&B Album |
We Are |
| Tyler, The Creator featuring Youngboy Never Broke Again & Ty Dolla $ign |
Best Melodic Rap Performance |
WusYaName |
| Terence Blanchard |
Best Improvised Jazz Solo |
Absence |
| Jon Batiste |
Best Improvised Jazz Solo |
Bigger Than Us |
| Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah |
Best Improvised Jazz Solo |
Sackodougou |
| Jon Batiste |
Best Jazz Instrumental Album |
Jazz Selections: Music From and Inspired by Soul |
| Terence Blanchard featuring the E Collective and the Turtle Island Quartet |
Best Jazz Instrumental Album |
Absence |
| Harry Connick Jr. |
Best Roots Gospel Album |
Alone with My Faith |
| Jon Batiste [w] |
Best American Roots Performance |
Cry |
| Jon Batiste & Steve McEwan [w] |
Best American Roots Song |
Cry |
| Corey Ledet Zydeco |
Best Regional Roots Music Album |
Corey Ledet Zydeco |
| Big Chief Monk Boudreaux |
Best Regional Roots Music Album |
Bloodstains & Teardrops |
| Cha Wa |
Best Regional Roots Music Album |
My People |
| Sean Ardoin and Kreole Rock and Soul |
Best Regional Roots Music Album |
Live In New Orleans! |
| Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross [w] |
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media |
Soul |
| Ricky Riccardi [w] |
Best Album Notes |
The Complete Louis Armstrong Columbia and RCA Victor Studio Sessions 1946-1966 |
| Jon Batiste, composer |
Best Contemporary Classical Composition |
Batiste: Movement 11 |
| Jon Batiste [w] |
Best Music Video |
Freedom |
| Notes: The 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards ceremony was originally scheduled for January 31, 2022. It was postponed to April 3rd due to COVID-19 concerns. Recording eligibility period was September 1, 2020, to September 30, 2021. Jon Batiste received the most nominations with eleven (he won five). The Grammy for Album of the Year goes to the artist, featured artists, songwriters, and producers of the winning album, recognizing everyone involved in its creation. Ledisi performed "Ne Me Quitte Pas (Don't Leave Me)" on the 64th Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony (streamed live, before the awards show). Watch John Batiste perform "Freedom" at the 64th Annual GRAMMYs here (or here). Watch Jon Batiste's acceptance speech after winning the award for Album of ihe Year (presented by Lenny Kravitz). Watch Jon Batiste's acceptance speech after winning the award for Best Music Video. Watch a Red Carpet interview with Lucky Daye. Watch a brief clip of Best Regional Roots Music Album nominee Big Chief Monk Boudreaux on the Red Carpet. New Orleans Jazz Fest founder George Wein (1925-2021), Lloyd Price (1933-2021), and Joe Simon (1936-2021) were included in the annual Grammy 'In Memoriam' segment. |
