Best country solo performance
- Winner: Chris Stapleton - It Takes A Woman
- Beyoncé - 16 Carriages
- Jelly Roll - I Am Not Okay
- Kacey Musgraves - The Architect
- Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy)
Best country duo/group performance
- Winner: Beyoncé ft Miley Cyrus - II Most Wanted
- Kelsea Ballerini With Noah Kahan - Cowboys Cry Too
- Brothers Osborne - Break Mine
- Dan + Shay - Bigger Houses
- Post Malone ft Morgan Wallen - I Had Some Help
Best country song
- Winner: Kacey Musgraves - The Architect
- Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy)
- Jelly Roll - I Am Not Okay
- Post Malone ft Morgan Wallen - I Had Some Help
- Beyoncé - Texas Hold 'Em
Best country album
- Winner: Beyoncé - Cowboy Carter
- Post Malone - F-1 Trillion
- Kacey Musgraves - Deeper Well
- Chris Stapleton - Higher
- Lainey Wilson - Whirlwind
R&B and Afrobeats
Best R&B performance
- Winner: Muni Long - Made For Me (Live On BET)
- Jhené Aiko - Guidance
- Chris Brown - Residuals
- Coco Jones - Here We Go (Uh Oh)
- SZA - Saturn
Best R&B song
- Winner: SZA - Saturn
- Kehlani - After Hours
- Tems - Burning
- Coco Jones - Here We Go (Uh Oh)
- Muni Long - Ruined Me
Best progressive R&B album
- Joint Winner: Avery*Sunshine - So Glad to Know You
- Joint Winner: NxWorries (Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge) - Why Lawd?
- Durand Bernarr - En Route
- Childish Gambino - Bando Stone And The New World
- Kehlani - Crash
Best R&B album
- Winner: Chris Brown - 11:11 (Deluxe)
- Lalah Hathaway - Vantablack
- Muni Long - Revenge
- Lucky Daye - Algorithm
- Usher - Coming Home
Best African music performance
- Winner: Tems - Love Me JeJe
- Yemi Alade - Tomorrow
- Asake & Wizkid - MMS
- Chris Brown ft Davido & Lojay - Sensational
- Burna Boy - Higher
Production and songwriting
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
- Winner: Daniel Nigro
- Alissia
- Dernst "D'Mile" Emile II
- Ian Fitchuk
- Mustard
Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical
- Winner: Amy Allen
- Edgar Barrera
- Jessi Alexander
- Jessie Jo Dillon
- Raye
Film and TV
Best comedy album
