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)