Grammy Awards 2026: Laila Biali nominated for Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Best Jazz Performance

• “Noble Rise” – Lakecia Benjamin Featuring Immanuel Wilkins & Mark Whitfield
• “Windows” – Live – Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade
• “Peace Of Mind / Dreams Come True” – Samara Joy
• “Four” – Michael Mayo
• “All Stars Lead To You” – Live – Nicole Zuraitis, Dan Pugach, Tom Scott, Idan Morim, Keyon Harrold & Rachel Eckroth

Best Jazz Vocal Album

• Elemental – Dee Dee Bridgewater & Bill Charlap
• **We Insist 2025!** – Terri Lyne Carrington & Christie Dashiell
• Portrait – Samara Joy
• Fly – Michael Mayo
• Live at Vic’s Las Vegas – Nicole Zuraitis, Dan Pugach, Tom Scott, Idan Morim, Keyon Harrold & Rachel Eckroth

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

• **Trilogy 3 (Live)** – Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade
• Southern Nights – Sullivan Fortner Featuring Peter Washington & Marcus Gilmore
• Belonging – Branford Marsalis Quartet
• Spirit Fall – John Patitucci Featuring Chris Potter & Brian Blade
• Fasten Up – Yellowjackets

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

• Orchestrator Emulator – The 8-Bit Big Band
• Without Further Ado, Vol 1. – Christian McBride Big Band
• Lumen – Danilo Pérez & Bohuslän Big Band
• **Basie Rocks!** – Deborah Silver & The Count Basie Orchestra
• Lights on a Satellite – Sun Ra Arkestra
• Some Days Are Better: The Lost Scores – Kenny Wheeler Legacy Featuring The Royal Academy of Music Jazz Orchestra & Frost Jazz Orchestra

Best Latin Jazz Album

• La Fleur de Cayenne – Paquito D’Rivera & Madrid-New York Connection Band
• The Original Influencers: Dizzy, Chano & Chico Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra – Featuring Pedrito Martinez, Daymé Arocena, Jon Faddis, Donald Harrison & Melvis Santa
• Mundoagua: Celebrating Carla Bley – Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
• A Tribute to Benny Moré and Nat King Cole – Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Yainer Horta & Joey Calveiro
• Vanguardia Subterránea: Live at The Village Vanguard – Miguel Zenón Quartet

Best Alternative Jazz Album

• honey from a winter stone – Ambrose Akinmusire
• Keys To The City: Volume One – Robert Glasper
• Ride into the Sun – Brad Mehldau
• LIVE-ACTION – Nate Smith
• Blues Blood – Immanuel Wilkins

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

• Orchestrator Emulator – The 8-Bit Big Band
• Without Further Ado, Vol 1. – Christian McBride Big Band
• Lumen – Danilo Pérez & Bohuslän Big Band
• **Basie Rocks!** – Deborah Silver & The Count Basie Orchestra
• Lights on a Satellite – Sun Ra Arkestra
• Some Days Are Better: The Lost Scores – Kenny Wheeler Legacy Featuring The Royal Academy of Music Jazz Orchestra & Frost Jazz Orchestra

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

• Wintersongs – Laila Biali
• The Gift Of Love – Jennifer Hudson
• **Who Believes In Angels?** – Elton John & Brandi Carlile
• Harlequin – Lady Gaga
• A Matter Of Time – Laufey
• The Secret Of Life: Partners, Volume 2 – Barbra Streisand

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

• Brightside – ARKAI
• Ones & Twos – Gerald Clayton
• BEATrio – Béla Fleck, Edmar Castañeda, Antonio Sánchez
• Just Us – Bob James & Dave Koz
• Shayan – Charu Suri

Best American Roots Performance

• “LONELY AVENUE” – Jon Batiste Featuring Randy Newman
• “Ancient Light” – I’m With Her
• “Crimson And Clay” – Jason Isbell
• “Richmond On The James” – Alison Krauss & Union Station
• “Beautiful Strangers” – Mavis Staples

Best Americana Performance

• “Boom” – Sierra Hull
• “Poison In My Well” – Maggie Rose & Grace Potter
• “Godspeed” – Mavis Staples
• “That’s Gonna Leave A Mark” – Molly Tuttle
• “Horses” – Jesse Welles

Best American Roots Song

• “Ancient Light” – Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan & Sara Watkins, songwriters (I’m With Her)
• “BIG MONEY” – Jon Batiste, Mike Elizondo & Steve McEwan, songwriters (Jon Batiste)
• “Foxes In The Snow” – Jason Isbell, songwriter (Jason Isbell)
• “Middle” – Jesse Welles, songwriter (Jesse Welles)
• “Spitfire” – Sierra Hull, songwriter (Sierra Hull)

Best Americana Album

• BIG MONEY – Jon Batiste
• Bloom – Larkin Poe
• Last Leaf On The Tree – Willie Nelson
• So Long Little Miss Sunshine – Molly Tuttle
• Middle – Jesse Welles

Best Traditional Blues Album

• Ain’t Done With The Blues – Buddy Guy
• Room On The Porch – Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’
• One Hour Mama: The Blues Of Victoria Spivey – Maria Muldaur
• Look Out Highway – Charlie Musselwhite
• Young Fashioned Ways – Kenny Wayne Shepherd & Bobby Rush

Best Contemporary Blues Album

• Breakthrough – Joe Bonamassa
• Paper Doll – Samantha Fish
• A Tribute To LJK – Eric Gales
• Preacher Kids – Robert Randolph
• Family – Southern Avenue

Best Regional Roots Music Album

• Live At Vaughan’s – Corey Henry & The Treme Funktet
• For Fat Man – Preservation Brass & Preservation Hall Jazz Band
• Church Of New Orleans – Kyle Roussel
• Second Line Sunday – Trombone Shorty And New Breed Brass Band
• A Tribute To The King Of Zydeco – (Various Artists)

Best Historical Album

• **Joni Mitchell Archives – Volume 4: The Asylum Years (1976-1980)** – Patrick Milligan & Joni Mitchell, compilation producers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Joni Mitchell)
• The Making Of Five Leaves Left – Cally Callomon & Johnny Chandler, compilation producers; Simon Heyworth & John Wood, mastering engineers (Nick Drake)
• **Roots Rocking Zimbabwe – The Modern Sound Of Harare’ Townships 1975-1980 (Analog Africa No.41)** – Samy Ben Redjeb, compilation producer; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
• **Super Disco Pirata – De Tepito Para El Mundo 1965-1980 (Analog Africa No. 39)** – Samy Ben Redjeb, compilation producer; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
• You Can’t Hip A Square: The Doc Pomus Songwriting Demos – Will Bratton, Sharyn Felder & Cheryl Pawelski, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Doc Pomus)