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Skin infections are led by germs or bacteria that flourish beneath the skin and get in through minor wounds like scratches, cuts, scrapes, and blisters.
Athletes of all ages frequently develop skin infections, especially those participating in high-contact sports like wrestling, mixed martial arts, soccer, or football. Skin-to-skin contact between athletes is the most direct way for infections to spread, but infected items like their uniforms, mat, towels, and equipment can also play a role.
As an athlete or a coach, it's essential to have more news and information about skin infections to prevent them. Many distinct skin lesions, infections, blisters, or sores are frequently present as symptoms; these symptoms should cause an athlete to stop training and competing until a doctor can examine them.
To give you a rundown on the common skin infections and how to prevent them check out the list below.
1. Staph
Staph is one of the most common bacterial skin infections among athletes. Staphylococcus bacteria cause staph infections; these bacteria frequently do not harm someone or only cause minimal skin diseases.
The infection may manifest in a variety of ways, including:
· Boils: The most typical staph infection form—a pus-filled pocket in an oil gland or hair follicle. Typically, the skin around the affected region turns red and swells. You can usually find it on the breasts, around the neck, face, and buttocks, but it can also be located in the groin or waist area and under the arms.
· Furuncles And Carbuncles: Furuncles and carbuncles are possible manifestations of Staphylococcus aureus. Abscesses on the buttocks are the most common type of solitary abscess.
· Folliculitis: Individual hair follicles experience the development of tiny, white bumps as a result of folliculitis. These bumps can appear on the scalp, in flexural areas, like underarms, or on the thighs or lower legs. Shaving is a simple way to spread folliculitis.
· Impetigo: Clusters of red, circular, scaly patches with scalloped borders appear on impetigo patients. These areas may spread quickly throughout 24 to 48 hours and are frequently covered with a golden, honey-colored crust. Unlike the herpes simplex virus, there is no tingling or burning in the area before the development of the patches. Impetigo commonly develops on the lower face, although it can spread rapidly and readily throughout the torso and extremities.
Preventive measures for staph are maintaining proper hygiene by washing hands frequently and drying with a clean towel. If you have open wounds, ensure they are bandaged with sterile, dry gauze.
Furthermore, avoid sharing personal belonging with fellow athletes or friends and wash dirty or used clothes properly with soap and clean water.
2. Herpes
Herpes is another skin infection common among athletes, and it's caused by the herpes simplex virus infection (HSV).
Among wrestlers, HSV also commonly appears on the neck, torso, and extremities, where it's often called 'herpes gladiatorum.' When it strikes the fingertip, it's called 'herpetic whitlow.'
The symptoms of HSV typically include recurrent clusters of tender, burning blisters around the mouth or lips. A burning or tingling sensation in the infected area may occur before blisters appear.
Blisters usually take 2 to 3 weeks to crust over and heal. Recurrence in the exact location is common because the virus can remain in the skin.
HSV comes in two forms:
· Oral Herpes: typically affects the mouth and surrounding skin but can also affect the vaginal area; it's brought on by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1).
· Genital Herpes: frequently spreads sexually and is caused by the herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2).
Preventive measures for herpes are simple. Use protection when having sex and avoid any sexual activities while symptoms are present. Maintaining good hygiene is also best, like washing hands thoroughly, especially after touching the affected area, during an outbreak. Another good hygiene practice is constantly bathing after every training or competition.
3. Tinea
Tinea is a typical and contagious fungal skin or nail infection. Since tinea fungus prefers damp and warm environments, it thrives in feet, groins, scalps, under the breasts, and occasionally on the toes and fingernails.
Infections such as tinea can affect many areas of the skin/nails, and they have different names according to their location and type. Among these types are:
· Fungal infection of the toe or fingernails is known as nail infection (onychomycosis).
· Body ringworm, also known as tinea corporis, is a fungal illness that appears on the skin's epidermis.
· Tinea pedis, sometimes known as athlete's foot, is a fungal infection of the skin on the feet.
· Ringworm of the scalp, also known as tinea capitis, is a fungus that appears on the scalp.
· A rash in the warm, moist parts of the groin is known as jock itch (tinea cruris).
Preventive measures for tinea is maintaining good personal hygiene. It’s important to wear clean clothes and keep them private. If possible, use clothing that has natural materials and keep your feet and whole body clean and dry before wearing them.
In Summary
Athletes will constantly be exposed to sweat and dirt whenever they train or compete, so it’s inevitable that they will experience or catch skin infections.
Having the proper knowledge of such skin conditions will help athletes and coaches have the upper hand in preventing them. That way, it won't get away with their performance.
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We’re back with Zach Shallcross for tonight’s latest episode of ABC’s The Bachelor. Zach catches up with Sean Loew on the phone to hear about how he should continue forward with his upcoming dates. We even get a peek at Catherine and his kids as well.
Jesse Palmer walks in with the women and lets them know that there will be 3 dates - 2 1-on-1s as well as a group date. Kaity will get the date.
Kaity’s date is at night with him and they make their way to the museum where they can explore it alone while they’re glammed up for the evening. They connect with one another so that they can dig deeper and see where they align. She opens up to him and he realizes that she hasn’t been treated the way that she should be. She gets the date night rose. He asks her if she would like to spend the night with him there. They have a setup in one of the areas of the museum which has a glamping feel to it.
While they are on their date, the group date card arrives which will include: Anastasia, Ariel, Bailey, Brianna, Brooklyn, Catherine Mandrell, Charity, Davia, Gabi, Genevie, Greer, Jess, Katherine, Kylee and Mercedes. That means that Aly will have the 1-on-1 date.
Back at the house, the women realize that since the date started at night, she will be out pretty late. As the ladies get up, they walk by the suitcase and see that it is still there and it’s 7am and she is still not there.
Kaity comes back to the mansion and talks about her date and the women see her in her PJ’s with the rose. She lets them know that he asked her to stay and she didn’t get any sleep! Thankfully she kept the fact that they pushed the single beds together.
The women arrive for their group date on the football field. Zach played for 9 years and the women feel that they need to bring it as they’re all there minus those that are on the 1-on-1 date. LA Chargers Antonio Gates and Shawne Merriman are on hand as the 5th Annual Bachelor Bowl will take place. The wining team will get to go to the after party. They go through the paces and get ready for the event. Hannah Storm (we covered her previously in OCT ISSUE #22 for The Hannah Storm Foundation event which was held at the Athletic Club in - Jesse was also at this event which is when we first met him) and Jesse Palmer will be commentators for this game.
The ladies battle it out as they play the game. and the blue team won and they get the after-party. Christina continues to talk about the fact that she had the 1st 1-on-1 date. It gets to the point that no one wants to hear about it, especially after she says that your relationship is real when you have had one. That makes the women sitting with her feel a certain way when they hear it. Zach tells Charity that he feels very comfortable with her.
Back at the mansion, the women who played football chat with one another as the recoup from the game, bumps and bruises. Aly gets a gift from Zach for her date which is a wedding dress. Once again, there is a shift in the mood.
On the group date, Christina is finally called out by mentioning her 1-on-1 and the fact that she has never been on a group date. The women tell her to stop oversharing. Bailey tries to get some clarity and validation and walks away feeling more uneasy than she was before talking to him. Circling back with him and asking him point blank, he tells her that he doesn’t think that they can get to her. He sends Bailey home.
Christina was rooming with Bailey and her lackluster response to her leaving puts the women off. Zach lets the women know and says that she sought validation and wasn’t going to lead her on. He gives the group date rose to Charity and the women hype her up; however, Christina says that she is mad that she didn’t get it. She feels that she’s confused that it didn’t make sense for her to not get it. The women shut it down. Clearly, this will be an issue.
Charity arrives at her date. He’s in a suit and she is wearing a fun bridal pantsuit with a train. They skydive and although both are nervous, they do it and have a great time! They also spend some time at a winery in a hot tub to allow their bodies to feel like they have come back down to Earth! Zach can’t wait to sit with her at dinner to find out more about her. He finds out how she has her insecurities even though she comes off as put together. This connects them and she receives the rose as well as gets to dance to singer/songwriter, Griffen Palmers’ performance.
With the rose ceremony being tonight, Jesse lets them know that there won’t be a cocktail party that evening, but there will be a pool party and he is on the way. He likes that hey don’t have a stuffy party and people can just have a good time. The ladies find a way to connect with him so that they can get time with him so that they stand a better chance for the rose ceremony.
Brianna talks with Zach and lets her know that she is leaving and that it’s important for her to know that Christina is not authentic and she’s creating havoc in the house. Zach feels shocked and now wants to know as he doesn’t want the environment to be anything but a safe space.
Zach connects with the remaining women and lets them know that Brianna has decided to leave and let him know that Christina was an issue. He asks to speak with Christina. She tells him it would be a bummer to let her go and Zach has a no-drama policy that he strictly adheres to. After speaking to Christina, he talks with Brooklyn and Charity to find out what happened. Jesse swings by and lets them know that the pool party is over and that they will go to the rose ceremony as he doesn’t want to continue with this segment of the day. Christina feels that everything is a misunderstanding and that she isn’t stopping connections from happening. Catherine Mandrell doesn’t receive a rose as he said that no matter the connection, he can’t forget what happened in the house and how he made the others feel.
Next week, they’re moving onto the Bahamas and he can focus more time on the women with him. Of course, we know that there will be more drama that’s happening in the group.
ZACH GIVES ROSES TO | Aly, Anastasia, Ariel, Brooklyn, Charity, Davia, Gabi, Genevie, Greer, Jess, Kaity, Katherine, Kylee and Mercedes.
ZACH DOESN’T GIVE A ROSE TO | Bailey, Brianna, Catherine Mandrell
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Each week we will let you know who our faves were from the last episode and if we’ve changed up since then as it pertains to who we think should go to Hometowns.
We also suggest a podcast that we’ve become obsessed with over the past few seasons, Wondery’s Bachelor Happy Hour to get their feedback!
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It all came together tonight for the 65th GRAMMY Awards which took place tonight. We always enjoy seeing what takes place during Awards Season as we get into the thick of things. The show took place on CBS and streamed live and on-demand on Paramount+. We shared our predictions which are in italics, those that are the winners are in bold and those that we guessed correctly that won are italicized in bold.
RECORD OF THE YEAR
Don't Shut Me Down
ABBA
Benny Andersson, producer; Benny Andersson & Bernard Löhr, engineers/mixers; Björn Engelmann, mastering engineer
Easy On Me
Adele
Greg Kurstin, producer; Julian Burg, Tom Elmhirst & Greg Kurstin, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
BREAK MY SOUL
Beyoncé
Beyoncé, Terius "The-Dream" Gesteelde-Diamant, Jens Christian Isaksen & Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, producers; Brandon Harding, Chris McLaughlin & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
Good Morning Gorgeous
Mary J. Blige
D’Mile & H.E.R., producers; Bryce Bordone, Serban Ghenea & Pat Kelly, engineers/mixers
You And Me On The Rock
Brandi Carlile Featuring Lucius
Dave Cobb & Shooter Jennings, producers; Brandon Bell, Tom Elmhirst & Michael Harris, engineers/mixers; Pete Lyman, mastering engineer
Woman
Doja Cat
Crate Classics, Linden Jay, Aynzli Jones & Yeti Beats, producers; Jesse Ray Ernster & Rian Lewis, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
Bad Habit
Steve Lacy
Steve Lacy, producer; Neal Pogue & Karl Wingate, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
The Heart Part 5
Kendrick Lamar
Beach Noise, producer; Beach Noise, Rob Bisel, Ray Charles Brown Jr., James Hunt, Johnny Kosich, Matt Schaeffer & Johnathan Turner, engineers/mixers; Michelle Mancini, mastering engineer
About Damn Time
Lizzo
Ricky Reed & Blake Slatkin, producers; Patrick Kehrier, Bill Malina & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Michelle Mancini, mastering engineer
As It Was
Harry Styles
Tyler Johnson & Kid Harpoon, producers; Jeremy Hatcher & Spike Stent, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Voyage
ABBA
Benny Andersson, producer; Benny Andersson & Bernard Löhr, engineers/mixers; Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus, songwriters; Björn Engelmann, mastering engineer
30
Adele
Shawn Everett, Ludwig Göransson, Inflo, Tobias Jesso, Jr., Greg Kurstin, Max Martin, Joey Pecoraro & Shellback, producers; Julian Burg, Steve Churchyard, Tom Elmhirst, Shawn Everett, Serban Ghenea, Sam Holland, Michael Ilbert, Inflo, Greg Kurstin, Riley Mackin & Lasse Mårtén, engineers/mixers; Adele Adkins, Ludwig Göransson, Dean Josiah Cover, Tobias Jesso, Jr., Greg Kurstin, Max Martin & Shellback, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
Un Verano Sin Ti
Bad Bunny
Rauw Alejandro, Buscabulla, Chencho Corleone, Jhay Cortez, Tony Dize, Bomba Estéreo & The Marías, featured artists; Demy & Clipz, Elikai, HAZE, La Paciencia, Cheo Legendary, MAG, MagicEnElBeat, Mora, Jota Rosa, Subelo Neo & Tainy, producers; Josh Gudwin & Roberto Rosado, engineers/mixers; Raul Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz, Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, Raquel Berrios, Joshua Conway, Mick Coogan, Orlando Javier Valle Vega, Jesus Nieves Cortes, Luis Del Valle, Marcos Masis, Gabriel Mora, Elena Rose, Liliana Margarita Saumet & Maria Zardoya, songwriters; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
RENAISSANCE
Beyoncé
Beam, Grace Jones & Tems, featured artists; Jameil Aossey, Bah, Beam, Beyoncé, Bloodpop, Boi-1Da, Cadenza, Al Cres, Mike Dean, Honey Dijon, Kelman Duran, Harry Edwards, Terius "The-Dream" Gesteelde-Diamant, Ivor Guest, Guiltybeatz, Hit-Boy, Jens Christian Isaksen, Leven Kali, Lil Ju, MeLo-X, No I.D., NovaWav, Chris Penny, P2J, Rissi, S1a0, Raphael Saadiq, Neenyo, Skrillex, Luke Solomon, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Jahaan Sweet, Syd, Sevn Thomas, Sol Was & Stuart White, producers; Chi Coney, Russell Graham, Guiltybeatz, Brandon Harding, Hotae Alexander Jang, Chris McLaughlin, Delroy "Phatta" Pottinger, Andrea Roberts, Steve Rusch, Jabbar Stevens & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Denisia "@Blu June" Andrews, Danielle Balbuena, Tyshane Thompson, Kevin Marquis Bellmon, Sydney Bennett, Beyoncé, Jerel Black, Michael Tucker, Atia Boggs p/k/a Ink, Dustin Bowie, David Debrandon Brown, S. Carter, Nija Charles, Sabrina Claudio, Solomon Fagenson Cole, Brittany "@Chi_Coney" Coney, Alexander Guy Cook, Lavar Coppin, Almando Cresso, Mike Dean, Saliou Diagne, Darius Dixson, Jocelyn Donald, Jordan Douglas, Aubrey Drake Graham, Kelman Duran, Terius "The-Dream" Gesteelde-Diamant, Dave Giles II, Derrick Carrington Gray, Nick Green, Larry Griffin Jr, Ronald Banful, Dave Hamelin, Aviel Calev Hirschfield, Chauncey Hollis, Jr., Ariowa Irosogie, Leven Kali, Ricky Lawson, Tizita Makuria, Julian Martrel Mason, Daniel Memmi, Cherdericka Nichols, Ernest "No I.D." Wilson, Temilade Openiyi, Patrick Paige II From The Internet, Jimi Stephen Payton, Christopher Lawrence Penny, Michael Pollack, Richard Isong, Honey Redmond, Derek Renfroe, Andrew Richardson, Morten Ristorp, Nile Rodgers, Oliver Rodigan, Freddie Ross, Raphael Saadiq, Matthew Samuels, Sean Seaton, Skrillex, Corece Smith, Luke Francis Matthew Solomon, Jabbar Stevens, Christopher A. Stewart, Jahaan Sweet, Rupert Thomas, Jr. & Jesse Wilson, songwriters; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe)
Mary J. Blige
DJ Khaled, Dave East, Fabolous, Fivio Foreign, Griselda, H.E.R., Jadakiss, Moneybagg Yo, Ne-Yo, Anderson .Paak, Remy Ma & Usher, featured artists; Alissia, Tarik Azzouz, Bengineer, Blacka Din Me, Rogét Chahayed, Cool & Dre, Ben Billions, DJ Cassidy, DJ Khaled, D’Mile, Wonda, Bongo Bytheway, H.E.R., Hostile Beats, Eric Hudson, London On Da Track, Leon Michels, Nova Wav, Anderson.Paak, Sl!Mwav, Streetrunner, Swizz Beatz & J White Did It, producers; Derek Ali, Ben Chang, Luis Bordeaux, Bryce Bordone, Lauren D’Elia, Chris Galland, Serban Ghenea, Akeel Henry, Jaycen Joshua, Pat Kelly, Jhair Lazo, Shamele Mackie, Manny Marroquin, Dave Medrano, Ari Morris, Parks, Juan Peña, Ben Sedano, Kev Spencer, Julio Ulloa & Jodie Grayson Williams, engineers/mixers; Alissia Beneviste, Denisia "Blu June" Andrews, Archer, Bianca Atterberry, Tarik Azzouz, Mary J. Blige, David Brewster, David Brown, Shawn Butler, Rogét Chahayed, Ant Clemons, Brittany "Chi" Coney, Kasseem Dean, Benjamin Diehl, DJ Cassidy, Jocelyn Donald, Jerry Duplessis, Uforo Ebong, Dernst Emile II, John Jackson, Adriana Flores, Gabriella Wilson, Shawn Hibbler, Charles A. Hinshaw, Jamie Hurton, Eric Hudson, Jason Phillips, Khaled Khaled, London Holmes, Andre "Dre" Christopher Lyon, Reminisce Mackie, Leon Michels, Jerome Monroe, Jr., Kim Owens, Brandon Anderson, Jeremie "Benny The Butcher" Pennick, Bryan Ponce, Demond "Conway The Machine" Price, Peter Skellern, Shaffer Smith, Nicholas Warwar, Deforrest Taylor, Tiara Thomas, Marcello "Cool" Valenzano, Alvin "Westside Gunn" Worthy, Anthony Jermaine White & Leon Youngblood, songwriters
In These Silent Days
Brandi Carlile
Lucius, featured artist; Dave Cobb & Shooter Jennings, producers; Brandon Bell, Dave Cobb, Tom Elmhirst, Michael Harris & Shooter Jennings, engineers/mixers; Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters; Pete Lyman, mastering engineer
Music Of The Spheres
Coldplay
BTS, Jacob Collier, Selena Gomez & We Are KING, featured artists; Jacob Collier, Daniel Green, Oscar Holter, Jon Hopkins, Max Martin, Metro Boomin, Kang Hyo-Won, Bill Rahko, Bart Schoudel, Rik Simpson, Paris Strother & We Are KING, producers; Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Jacob Collier, The Dream Team, Duncan Fuller, Serban Ghenea, Daniel Green, John Hanes, Jon Hopkins, Michael Ilbert, Max Martin, Bill Rahko, Bart Schoudel, Rik Simpson & Paris Strother, engineers/mixers; Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Denise Carite, Will Champion, Jacob Collier, Derek Dixie, Sam Falson, Stephen Fry, Daniel Green, Oscar Holter, Jon Hopkins, Jung Ho-Seok, Chris Martin, Max Martin, John Metcalfe, Leland Tyler Wayne, Bill Rahko, Kim Nam-Joon, Jesse Rogg, Davide Rossi, Rik Simpson, Amber Strother, Paris Strother, Min Yoon-Gi, Federico Vindver & Olivia Waithe, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
Kendrick Lamar
Baby Keem, Blxst, Sam Dew, Ghostface Killah, Beth Gibbons, Kodak Black, Tanna Leone, Taylour Paige, Amanda Reifer, Sampha & Summer Walker, featured artists; The Alchemist, Baby Keem, Craig Balmoris, Beach Noise, Bekon, Boi-1da, Cardo, Dahi, DJ Khalil, The Donuts, FNZ, Frano, Sergiu Gherman, Emile Haynie, J.LBS, Mario Luciano, Tyler Mehlenbacher, OKLAMA, Rascal, Sounwave, Jahaan Sweet, Tae Beast, Duval Timothy & Pharrell Williams, producers; Derek Ali, Matt Anthony, Beach Noise, Rob Bisel, David Bishop, Troy Bourgeois, Andrew Boyd, Ray Charles Brown Jr., Derek Garcia, Chad Gordon, James Hunt, Johnny Kosich, Manny Marroquin, Erwing Olivares, Raymond J Scavo III, Matt Schaeffer, Cyrus Taghipour, Johnathan Turner & Joe Visciano, engineers/mixers; Khalil Abdul-Rahman, Hykeem Carter, Craig Balmoris, Beach Noise, Daniel Tannenbaum, Daniel Tannenbaum, Stephen Lee Bruner, Matthew Burdette, Isaac John De Boni, Sam Dew, Anthony Dixon, Victor Ekpo, Sergiu Gherman, Dennis Coles, Beth Gibbons, Frano Huett, Stuart Johnson, Bill K. Kapri, Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich, Daniel Krieger, Kendrick Lamar, Ronald LaTour, Mario Luciano, Daniel Alan Maman, Timothy Maxey, Tyler Mehlenbacher, Michael John Mulé, D. Natche, OKLAMA, Jason Pounds, Rascal, Amanda Reifer, Matthew Samuels, Avante Santana, Matt Schaeffer, Sampha Sisay, Mark Spears, Homer Steinweiss, Jahaan Akil Sweet, Donte Lamar Perkins, Duval Timothy, Summer Walker & Pharrell Williams, songwriters; Michelle Mancini, mastering engineer
Special
Lizzo
Benny Blanco, Quelle Chris, Daoud, Omer Fedi, ILYA, Kid Harpoon, Ian Kirkpatrick, Max Martin, Nate Mercereau, The Monsters & Strangerz, Phoelix, Ricky Reed, Mark Ronson, Blake Slatkin & Pop Wansel, producers; Benny Blanco, Bryce Bordone, Jeff Chestek, Jacob Ferguson, Serban Ghenea, Jeremy Hatcher, Andrew Hey, Sam Holland, ILYA, Stefan Johnson, Jens Jungkurth, Patrick Kehrier, Ian Kirkpatrick, Damien Lewis, Bill Malina, Manny Marroquin & Ricky Reed, engineers/mixers; Amy Allen, Daoud Anthony, Jonathan Bellion, Benjamin Levin, Thomas Brenneck, Christian Devivo, Omer Fedi, Eric Frederic, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Melissa Jefferson, Jordan K Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Kid Harpoon, Ian Kirkpatrick, Savan Kotecha, Max Martin, Nate Mercereau, Leon Michels, Nick Movshon, Michael Neil, Michael Pollack, Mark Ronson, Blake Slatkin, Peter Svensson, Gavin Chris Tennille, Theron Makiel Thomas, Andrew Wansel & Emily Warren, songwriters; Michelle Mancini, mastering engineer
Harry's House
Harry Styles
Tyler Johnson, Kid Harpoon & Sammy Witte, producers; Jeremy Hatcher, Oli Jacobs, Nick Lobel, Spike Stent & Sammy Witte, engineers/mixers; Amy Allen, Tobias Jesso, Jr., Tyler Johnson, Kid Harpoon, Mitch Rowland, Harry Styles & Sammy Witte, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
SONG OF THE YEAR
abcdefu
Sara Davis, GAYLE & Dave Pittenger, songwriters (GAYLE)
About Damn Time
Melissa “Lizzo” Jefferson, Eric Frederic, Blake Slatkin & Theron Makiel Thomas, songwriters (Lizzo)
All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (The Short Film)
Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
As It Was
Tyler Johnson, Kid Harpoon & Harry Styles, songwriters (Harry Styles)
Bad Habit
Matthew Castellanos, Brittany Fousheé, Diana Gordon, John Carroll Kirby & Steve Lacy, songwriters (Steve Lacy)
BREAK MY SOUL
Beyoncé, S. Carter, Terius "The-Dream" Gesteelde-Diamant & Christopher A. Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé)
Easy On Me
Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Adele)
GOD DID
Tarik Azzouz, E. Blackmon, Khaled Khaled, F. LeBlanc, Shawn Carter, John Stephens, Dwayne Carter, William Roberts & Nicholas Warwar, songwriters (DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy)
The Heart Part 5
Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich, Kendrick Lamar & Matt Schaeffer, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)
Just Like That
Bonnie Raitt, songwriter (Bonnie Raitt)
BEST NEW ARTIST
Anitta
Omar Apollo
DOMi & JD Beck
Muni Long
Samara Joy
Latto
Måneskin
Tobe Nwigwe
Molly Tuttle
Wet Leg
BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
Easy On Me
Adele
Moscow Mule
Bad Bunny
Woman
Doja Cat
Bad Habit
Steve Lacy
About Damn Time
Lizzo
As It Was
Harry Styles
BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
Don't Shut Me Down
ABBA
Bam Bam
Camila Cabello Featuring Ed Sheeran
My Universe
Coldplay & BTS
I Like You (A Happier Song)
Post Malone & Doja Cat
Unholy
Sam Smith & Kim Petras
BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
Higher
Michael Bublé
When Christmas Comes Around...
Kelly Clarkson
I Dream Of Christmas (Extended)
Norah Jones
Evergreen
Pentatonix
Thank You
Diana Ross
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
Voyage
ABBA
30
Adele
Music Of The Spheres
Coldplay
Special
Lizzo
Harry's House
Harry Styles
BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC RECORDING
BREAK MY SOUL
Beyoncé
Beyoncé, Terius "The-Dream" Gesteelde-Diamant, Jens Christian Isaksen & Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, producers; Stuart White, mixer
Rosewood
Bonobo
Simon Green, producer; Simon Green, mixer
Don't Forget My Love
Diplo & Miguel
Diplo & Maximilian Jaeger, producers; Luca Pretolesi, mixer
I'm Good (Blue)
David Guetta & Bebe Rexha
David Guetta & Timofey Reznikov, producers; David Guetta & Timofey Reznikov, mixers
Intimidated
KAYTRANADA Featuring H.E.R.
H.E.R. & KAYTRANADA, producers; KAYTRANADA, mixer
On My Knees
RÜFÜS DU SOL
Jason Evigan & RÜFÜS DU SOL, producers; Cassian Stewart-Kasimba, mixer
BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC MUSIC ALBUM
Renaissance
Beyoncé
Fragments
Bonobo
Diplo
Diplo
The Last Goodbye
ODESZA
Surrender
RÜFÜS DU SOL
BEST CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
Between Dreaming And Joy
Jeff Coffin
Not Tight
DOMi & JD Beck
Blooz
Grant Geissman
Jacob's Ladder
Brad Mehldau
Empire Central
Snarky Puppy
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
So Happy It Hurts
Bryan Adams
Old Man
Beck
Wild Child
The Black Keys
Broken Horses
Brandi Carlile
Crawl!
Idles
Patient Number 9
Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Jeff Beck
Holiday
Turnstile
BEST METAL PERFORMANCE
Call Me Little Sunshine
Ghost
We'll Be Back
Megadeth
Kill Or Be Killed
Muse
Degradation Rules
Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Tony Iommi
Blackout
Turnstile
BEST ROCK SONG
Blackout
Brady Ebert, Daniel Fang, Franz Lyons, Pat McCrory & Brendan Yates, songwriters (Turnstile)
Broken Horses
Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)
Harmonia's Dream
Robbie Bennett & Adam Granduciel, songwriters (The War On Drugs)
Patient Number 9
John Osbourne, Chad Smith, Ali Tamposi, Robert Trujillo & Andrew Wotman, songwriters (Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Jeff Beck)
BEST ROCK ALBUM
Dropout Boogie
The Black Keys
The Boy Named If
Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Crawler
Idles
Mainstream Sellout
Machine Gun Kelly
Patient Number 9
Ozzy Osbourne
Lucifer On The Sofa
Spoon
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC PERFORMANCE
There'd Better Be A Mirrorball
Arctic Monkeys
Certainty
Big Thief
King
Florence + The Machine
Chaise Longue
Wet Leg
Spitting Off The Edge Of The World
Yeah Yeah Yeahs Featuring Perfume Genius
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
WE
Arcade Fire
Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You
Big Thief
Fossora
Björk
Wet Leg
Wet Leg
Cool It Down
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
VIRGO’S GROOVE
Beyoncé
Here With Me
Mary J. Blige Featuring Anderson .Paak
Hrs & Hrs
Muni Long
Over
Lucky Daye
Hurt Me So Good
Jazmine Sullivan
BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE
Do 4 Love
Snoh Aalegra
Keeps On Fallin'
Babyface Featuring Ella Mai
PLASTIC OFF THE SOFA
Beyoncé
'Round Midnight
Adam Blackstone Featuring Jazmine Sullivan
Good Morning Gorgeous
Mary J. Blige
BEST R&B SONG
CUFF IT
Denisia "Blu June" Andrews, Beyoncé, Mary Christine Brockert, Brittany "Chi" Coney, Terius "The-Dream" Gesteelde-Diamant, Morten Ristorp, Nile Rodgers & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Beyoncé)
Good Morning Gorgeous
Mary J. Blige, David Brown, Dernst Emile II, Gabriella Wilson & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (Mary J. Blige)
Hrs & Hrs
Hamadi Aaabi, Dylan Graham, Priscilla Renea, Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell, Brandon John-Baptiste, Isaac Wriston & Justin Nathaniel Zim, songwriters (Muni Long)
Hurt Me So Good
Akeel Henry, Michael Holmes, Luca Mauti, Jazmine Sullivan & Elliott Trent, songwriters (Jazmine Sullivan)
Please Don't Walk Away
PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton)
BEST PROGRESSIVE R&B ALBUM
Operation Funk
Cory Henry
Gemini Rights
Steve Lacy
Drones
Terrace Martin
Starfruit
Moonchild
Red Balloon
Tank And The Bangas
BEST R&B ALBUM
Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe)
Mary J. Blige
Breezy (Deluxe)
Chris Brown
Black Radio III
Robert Glasper
Candydrip
Lucky Daye
Watch The Sun
PJ Morton
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
GOD DID
DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy
Vegas
Doja Cat
pushin P
Gunna & Future Featuring Young Thug
F.N.F. (Let's Go)
Hitkidd & GloRilla
The Heart Part 5
Kendrick Lamar
BEST MELODIC RAP PERFORMANCE
BEAUTIFUL
DJ Khaled Featuring Future & SZA
WAIT FOR U
Future Featuring Drake & Tems
First Class
Jack Harlow
Die Hard
Kendrick Lamar Featuring Blxst & Amanda Reifer
Big Energy (Live)
Latto
BEST RAP SONG
Churchill Downs
Ace G, BEDRM, Matthew Samuels, Tahrence Brown, Rogét Chahayed, Aubrey Graham, Jack Harlow & Jose Velazquez, songwriters (Jack Harlow Featuring Drake)
GOD DID
Tarik Azzouz, E. Blackmon, Khaled Khaled, F. LeBlanc, Shawn Carter, John Stephens, Dwayne Carter, William Roberts & Nicholas Warwar, songwriters (DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy)
The Heart Part 5
Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich, Kendrick Lamar & Matt Schaeffer, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)
pushin P
Lucas Depante, Nayvadius Wilburn, Sergio Kitchens, Wesley Tyler Glass & Jeffery Lamar Williams, songwriters (Gunna & Future Featuring Young Thug)
WAIT FOR U
Tejiri Akpoghene, Floyd E. Bentley III, Jacob Canady, Isaac De Boni, Aubrey Graham, Israel Ayomide Fowobaje, Nayvadius Wilburn, Michael Mule, Oluwatoroti Oke & Temilade Openiyi, songwriters (Future Featuring Drake & Tems)
BEST RAP ALBUM
GOD DID
DJ Khaled
I Never Liked You
Future
Come Home The Kids Miss You
Jack Harlow
Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
Kendrick Lamar
It's Almost Dry
Pusha T
BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE
Heartfirst
Kelsea Ballerini
Something In The Orange
Zach Bryan
In His Arms
Miranda Lambert
Circles Around This Town
Maren Morris
Live Forever
Willie Nelson
BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
Wishful Drinking
Ingrid Andress & Sam Hunt
Midnight Rider's Prayer
Brothers Osborne
Outrunnin' Your Memory
Luke Combs & Miranda Lambert
Does He Love You - Revisited
Reba McEntire & Dolly Parton
Never Wanted To Be That Girl
Carly Pearce & Ashley McBryde
Going Where The Lonely Go
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
BEST COUNTRY SONG
Circles Around This Town
Ryan Hurd, Julia Michaels, Maren Morris & Jimmy Robbins, songwriters (Maren Morris)
Doin' This
Luke Combs, Drew Parker & Robert Williford, songwriters (Luke Combs)
I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault)
Lori McKenna & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
If I Was A Cowboy
Jesse Frasure & Miranda Lambert, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
I'll Love You Till The Day I Die
Rodney Crowell & Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Willie Nelson)
'Til You Can't
Matt Rogers & Ben Stennis, songwriters (Cody Johnson)
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
Growin' Up
Luke Combs
Palomino
Miranda Lambert
Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville
Ashley McBryde
Humble Quest
Maren Morris
A Beautiful Time
Willie Nelson
BEST NEW AGE, AMBIENT, OR CHANT ALBUM
Positano Songs
Will Ackerman
Joy
Paul Avgerinos
Mantra Americana
Madi Das & Dave Stringer With Bhakti Without Borders
The Passenger
Cheryl B. Engelhardt
Mystic Mirror
White Sun
32. Best Improvised Jazz Solo
For an instrumental jazz solo performance. Two equal performers on one recording may be eligible as one entry. If the soloist listed appears on a recording billed to another artist, the latter's name is in parenthesis for identification. Singles or Tracks only.)
Rounds (Live)
Ambrose Akinmusire, soloist
Keep Holding On
Gerald Albright, soloist
Falling
Melissa Aldana, soloist
Call Of The Drum
Marcus Baylor, soloist
Cherokee/Koko
John Beasley, soloist
Endangered Species
Wayne Shorter & Leo Genovese, soloist
33. Best Jazz Vocal Album
For albums containing greater than 50% playing time of new vocal jazz recordings.
The Evening : Live At APPARATUS
The Baylor Project
Linger Awhile
Samara Joy
Fade To Black
Carmen Lundy
Fifty
The Manhattan Transfer With The WDR Funkhausorchester
Ghost Song
Cécile McLorin Salvant
34. Best Jazz Instrumental Album
For albums containing greater than 50% playing time of new instrumental jazz recordings.
New Standards Vol. 1
Terri Lyne Carrington, Kris Davis, Linda May Han Oh, Nicholas Payton & Matthew Stevens
Live In Italy
Peter Erskine Trio
LongGone
Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride, And Brian Blade
Live At The Detroit Jazz Festival
Wayne Shorter, Terri Lyne Carrington, Leo Genovese & esperanza spalding
Parallel Motion
Yellowjackets
35. Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
For albums containing greater than 50% playing time of new ensemble jazz recordings.
Bird Lives
John Beasley, Magnus Lindgren & SWR Big Band
Remembering Bob Freedman
Ron Carter & The Jazzaar Festival Big Band Directed By Christian Jacob
Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra
Steven Feifke, Bijon Watson, Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra
Center Stage
Steve Gadd, Eddie Gomez, Ronnie Cuber & WDR Big Band Conducted By Michael Abene
Architecture Of Storms
Remy Le Boeuf's Assembly Of Shadows
BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM
Fandango At The Wall In New York
Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Featuring The Congra Patria Son Jarocho Collective
Crisálida
Danilo Pérez Featuring The Global Messengers
If You Will
Flora Purim
Rhythm & Soul
Arturo Sandoval
Música De Las Américas
Miguel Zenón
BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE/SONG
Positive
Erica Campbell; Erica Campbell, Warryn Campbell & Juan Winans, songwriters
When I Pray
DOE; Dominique Jones & Dewitt Jones, songwriters
Kingdom
Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, Jonathan Jay, Chandler Moore & Jacob Poole, songwriters
The Better Benediction
PJ Morton Featuring Zacardi Cortez, Gene Moore, Samoht, Tim Rogers & Darrel Walls; PJ Morton, songwriter
Get Up
Tye Tribbett; Brandon Jones, Christopher Michael Stevens, Thaddaeus Tribbett & Tye Tribbett, songwriters
BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE/SONG
God Really Loves Us (Radio Version)
Crowder Featuring Dante Bowe and Maverick City Music; Dante Bowe, David Crowder, Ben Glover & Jeff Sojka, songwriters
So Good
DOE; Chuck Butler, Dominique Jones & Ethan Hulse, songwriters
For God Is With Us
for KING & COUNTRY & Hillary Scott; Josh Kerr, Jordan Reynolds, Joel Smallbone & Luke Smallbone, songwriters
Fear Is Not My Future
Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, Nicole Hannel, Jonathan Jay, Brandon Lake & Hannah Shackelford, songwriters
Holy Forever
Chris Tomlin; Jason Ingram, Brian Johnson, Jenn Johnson, Chris Tomlin & Phil Wickham, songwriters
Hymn Of Heaven (Radio Version)
Phil Wickham; Chris Davenport, Bill Johnson, Brian Johnson & Phil Wickham, songwriters
BEST GOSPEL ALBUM
Die To Live
Maranda Curtis
Breakthrough: The Exodus (Live)
Ricky Dillard
Clarity
DOE
Kingdom Book One Deluxe
Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin
All Things New
Tye Tribbett
BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ALBUM
Lion
Elevation Worship
Breathe
Maverick City Music
Life After Death
TobyMac
Always
Chris Tomlin
My Jesus
Anne Wilson
BEST ROOTS GOSPEL ALBUM
Let's Just Praise The Lord
Gaither Vocal Band
Confessio - Irish American Roots
Keith & Kristyn Getty
The Willie Nelson Family
Willie Nelson
2:22
Karen Peck & New River
The Urban Hymnal
Tennessee State University Marching Band
BEST LATIN POP ALBUM
AGUILERA
Christina Aguilera
Pasieros
Rubén Blades & Boca Livre
De Adentro Pa Afuera
Camilo
VIAJANTE
Fonseca
Dharma +
Sebastián Yatra
BEST MUSICA URBANA ALBUM
TRAP CAKE, VOL. 2
Rauw Alejandro
Un Verano Sin Ti
Bad Bunny
LEGENDADDY
Daddy Yankee
La 167
Farruko
The Love & Sex Tape
Maluma
BEST LATIN ROCK OR ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
El Alimento
Cimafunk
Tinta y Tiempo
Jorge Drexler
1940 Carmen
Mon Laferte
Alegoría
Gaby Moreno
Los Años Salvajes
Fito Paez
MOTOMAMI
Rosalía
BEST REGIONAL MEXICAN MUSIC ALBUM (INCLUDING TEJANO)
Abeja Reina
Chiquis
Un Canto por México - El Musical
Natalia Lafourcade
La Reunión (Deluxe)
Los Tigres Del Norte
EP #1 Forajido
Christian Nodal
Qué Ganas de Verte (Deluxe)
Marco Antonio Solís
BEST TROPICAL LATIN ALBUM
Pa'lla Voy
Marc Anthony
Quiero Verte Feliz
La Santa Cecilia
Lado A Lado B
Víctor Manuelle
Legendario
Tito Nieves
Imágenes Latinas
Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Cumbiana II
Carlos Vives
BEST AMERICAN ROOTS PERFORMANCE
Someday It'll All Make Sense (Bluegrass Version)
Bill Anderson Featuring Dolly Parton
Life According To Raechel
Madison Cunningham
Oh Betty
Fantastic Negrito
Stompin' Ground
Aaron Neville With The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Prodigal Daughter
Aoife O'Donovan & Allison Russell
BEST AMERICANA PERFORMANCE
Silver Moon [A Tribute To Michael Nesmith]
Eric Alexandrakis
There You Go Again
Asleep At The Wheel Featuring Lyle Lovett
The Message
Blind Boys Of Alabama Featuring Black Violin
You And Me On The Rock
Brandi Carlile Featuring Lucius
Made Up Mind
Bonnie Raitt
BEST AMERICAN ROOTS SONG
Bright Star
Anaïs Mitchell, songwriter (Anaïs Mitchell)
Forever
Sheryl Crow & Jeff Trott, songwriters (Sheryl Crow)
High And Lonesome
T Bone Burnett & Robert Plant, songwriters (Robert Plant & Alison Krauss)
Just Like That
Bonnie Raitt, songwriter (Bonnie Raitt)
Prodigal Daughter
Tim O’Brien & Aoife O'Donovan, songwriters (Aoife O'Donovan & Allison Russell)
You And Me On The Rock
Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile Featuring Lucius)
BEST AMERICANA ALBUM
In These Silent Days
Brandi Carlile
Things Happen That Way
Dr. John
Good To Be...
Keb' Mo'
Raise The Roof
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Just Like That...
Bonnie Raitt
BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM
Toward The Fray
The Infamous Stringdusters
Almost Proud
The Del McCoury Band
Calling You From My Mountain
Peter Rowan
Crooked Tree
Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway
Get Yourself Outside
Yonder Mountain String Band
BEST TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM
Heavy Load Blues
Gov't Mule
The Blues Don’t Lie
Buddy Guy
Get On Board
Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder
The Sun Is Shining Down
John Mayall
Mississippi Son
Charlie Musselwhite
BEST CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM
Done Come Too Far
Shemekia Copeland
Crown
Eric Gales
Bloodline Maintenance
Ben Harper
Set Sail
North Mississippi Allstars
Brother Johnny
Edgar Winter
54. Best Folk Album
For albums containing greater than 50% playing time of new vocal or instrumental folk recordings.
Spellbound
Judy Collins
Revealer
Madison Cunningham
The Light At The End Of The Line
Janis Ian
Age Of Apathy
Aoife O'Donovan
Hell On Church Street
Punch Brothers
BEST REGIONAL ROOTS MUSIC ALBUM
Full Circle
Sean Ardoin And Kreole Rock And Soul Featuring LSU Golden Band From Tigerland
Natalie Noelani
Natalie Ai Kamauu
Halau Hula Keali'i O Nalani - Live At The Getty Center
Halau Hula Keali'i O Nalani
Lucky Man
Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas
Live At The 2022 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Ranky Tanky
BEST REGGAE ALBUM
The Kalling
Kabaka Pyramid
Gifted
Koffee
Scorcha
Sean Paul
Third Time's The Charm
Protoje
Com Fly Wid Mi
Shaggy
BEST GLOBAL MUSIC PERFORMANCE
Udhero Na
Arooj Aftab & Anoushka Shankar
Gimme Love
Matt B & Eddy Kenzo
Last Last
Burna Boy
Neva Bow Down
Rocky Dawuni Featuring Blvk H3ro
Bayethe
Wouter Kellerman, Zakes Bantwini & Nomcebo Zikode
BEST GLOBAL MUSIC ALBUM
Shuruaat
Berklee Indian Ensemble
Love, Damini
Burna Boy
Queen Of Sheba
Angélique Kidjo & Ibrahim Maalouf
Between Us... (Live)
Anoushka Shankar, Metropole Orkest & Jules Buckley Featuring Manu Delago
Sakura
Masa Takumi
BEST CHILDREN’S MUSIC ALBUM
Into The Little Blue House
Wendy And DB
Los Fabulosos
Lucky Diaz And The Family Jam Band
The Movement
Alphabet Rockers
Ready Set Go!
Divinity Roxx
Space Cadet
Justin Roberts
BEST AUDIO BOOK, NARRATION, AND STORYTELLING RECORDING
Act Like You Got Some Sense
Jamie Foxx
All About Me!: My Remarkable Life In Show Business By Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks
Aristotle And Dante Dive Into The Waters Of The World
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Finding Me
Viola Davis
Music Is History
Questlove
BEST SPOKEN WORD POETRY ALBUM
Black Men Are Precious
Ethelbert Miller
Call Us What We Carry: Poems
Amanda Gorman
Hiding In Plain View
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
The Poet Who Sat By The Door
J. Ivy
You Will Be Someone's Ancestor. Act Accordingly.
Amir Sulaiman
BEST COMEDY ALBUM
The Closer
Dave Chappelle
Comedy Monster
Jim Gaffigan
A Little Brains, A Little Talent
Randy Rainbow
Sorry
Louis CK
We All Scream
Patton Oswalt
BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM
Caroline, Or Change
John Cariani, Sharon D Clarke, Caissie Levy & Samantha Williams, principal vocalists; Van Dean, Nigel Lilley, Lawrence Manchester, Elliot Scheiner & Jeanine Tesori, producers; Jeanine Tesori, composer; Tony Kushner, lyricist (New Broadway Cast)
Into The Woods (2022 Broadway Cast Recording)
Sara Bareilles, Brian d'Arcy James, Patina Miller & Phillipa Soo, principal vocalists; Rob Berman & Sean Patrick Flahaven, producers (Stephen Sondheim, composer & lyricist) (2022 Broadway Cast)
MJ The Musical
Myles Frost & Tavon Olds-Sample, principal vocalists; David Holcenberg, Derik Lee & Jason Michael Webb, producers (Original Broadway Cast)
Mr. Saturday Night
Shoshana Bean, Billy Crystal, Randy Graff & David Paymer, principal vocalists; Jason Robert Brown, Sean Patrick Flahaven & Jeffrey Lesser, producers; Jason Robert Brown, composer; Amanda Green, lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
Six: Live On Opening Night
Joe Beighton, Tom Curran, Sam Featherstone, Paul Gatehouse, Toby Marlow & Lucy Moss, producers; Toby Marlow & Lucy Moss, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast)
A Strange Loop
Jaquel Spivey, principal vocalist; Michael Croiter, Michael R. Jackson, Charlie Rosen & Rona Siddiqui, producers; Michael R. Jackson, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
ELVIS
(Various Artists)
Encanto
(Various Artists)
Stranger Things: Soundtrack from the Netflix Series, Season 4 (Vol 2)
(Various Artists)
Top Gun: Maverick
Harold Faltermeyer, Lady Gaga, Hans Zimmer & Lorne Balfe
West Side Story
(Various Artists)
BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA (INCLUDES FILM AND TELEVISION)
The Batman
Michael Giacchino, composer
Encanto
Germaine Franco, composer
No Time To Die
Hans Zimmer, composer
The Power Of The Dog
Jonny Greenwood, composer
Succession: Season 3
Nicholas Britell, composer
BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VIDEO GAMES AND OTHER INTERACTIVE MEDIA
Aliens: Fireteam Elite
Austin Wintory, composer
Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn Of Ragnarok
Stephanie Economou, composer
Call Of Duty®: Vanguard
Bear McCreary, composer
Marvel's Guardians Of The Galaxy
Richard Jacques, composer
Old World
Christopher Tin, composer
BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Be Alive [From King Richard]
Beyoncé & Darius Scott Dixson, songwriters (Beyoncé)
Carolina [From Where The Crawdads Sing]
Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift)
Hold My Hand [From Top Gun: Maverick]
Bloodpop® & Stefani Germanotta, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
Keep Rising (The Woman King) [From The Woman King]
Angelique Kidjo, Jeremy Lutito & Jessy Wilson, songwriters (Jessy Wilson Featuring Angelique Kidjo)
Nobody Like U [From Turning Red]
Billie Eilish & Finneas O'Connell, songwriters (4*Town, Jordan Fisher, Finneas O'Connell, Josh Levi, Topher Ngo, Grayson Villanueva)
We Don't Talk About Bruno [From Encanto]
Lin-Manuel Miranda, songwriter (Carolina Gaitán - La Gaita, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz & Encanto - Cast)
BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION
African Tales
Paquito D'Rivera, composer (Tasha Warren & Dave Eggar)
El País Invisible
Miguel Zenón, composer (Miguel Zenón, José Antonio Zayas Cabán, Ryan Smith & Casey Rafn)
Fronteras (Borders) Suite: Al-Musafir Blues
Danilo Pérez, composer (Danilo Pérez Featuring The Global Messengers)
Refuge
Geoffrey Keezer, composer (Geoffrey Keezer)
Snapshots
Pascal Le Boeuf, composer (Tasha Warren & Dave Eggar)
BEST ARRANGEMENT,INSTRUMENTAL OR ACAPPELLA
As Days Go By (An Arrangement Of The Family Matters Theme Song)
Armand Hutton, arranger (Armand Hutton Featuring Terrell Hunt & Just 6)
How Deep Is Your Love
Matt Cusson, arranger (Kings Return)
Main Titles (Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness)
Danny Elfman, arranger (Danny Elfman)
Minnesota, WI
Remy Le Boeuf, arranger (Remy Le Boeuf)
Scrapple From The Apple
John Beasley, arranger (Magnus Lindgren, John Beasley & The SWR Big Band Featuring Martin Aeur)
BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTS AND VOCALS
Let It Happen
Louis Cole, arranger (Louis Cole)
Never Gonna Be Alone
Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier Featuring Lizzy McAlpine & John Mayer)
Optimistic Voices / No Love Dying
Cécile McLorin Salvant, arranger (Cécile McLorin Salvant)
Songbird (Orchestral Version)
Vince Mendoza, arranger (Christine McVie)
2 + 2 = 5 (Arr. Nathan Schram)
Nathan Schram & Becca Stevens, arrangers (Becca Stevens & Attacca Quartet)
BEST RECORDING PACKAGE
Beginningless Beginning
Chun-Tien Hsia & Qing-Yang Xiao, art directors (Tamsui-Kavalan Chinese Orchestra)
Divers
William Stichter, art director (Soporus)
Everything Was Beautiful
Mark Farrow, art director (Spiritualized)
Telos
Ming Liu, art director (Fann)
Voyeurist
Tnsn Dvsn, art director (Underoath)
BEST BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE
Artists Inspired By Music: Interscope Reimagined
Josh Abraham, Steve Berman, Jimmy Iovine, John Janick & Jason Sangerman, art directors (Various Artists)
Big Mess
Berit Gwendolyn Gilma, art director (Danny Elfman)
Black Pumas (Collector's Edition Box Set)
Jenna Krackenberger, Anna McCaleb & Preacher, art directors (Black Pumas)
Book
Paul Sahre, art director (They Might Be Giants)
In And Out Of The Garden: Madison Square Garden ’81 ’82 ’83
Lisa Glines, Doran Tyson & Dave Van Patten, art directors (The Grateful Dead)
BEST ALBUM NOTES
The American Clavé Recordings
Fernando González, album notes writer (Astor Piazzolla)
Andy Irvine & Paul Brady
Gareth Murphy, album notes writer (Andy Irvine & Paul Brady)
Harry Partch, 1942
John Schneider, album notes writer (Harry Partch)
Life's Work: A Retrospective
Ted Olson, album notes writer (Doc Watson)
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)
Bob Mehr, album notes writer (Wilco)
BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM
Against The Odds: 1974-1982
Tommy Manzi, Steve Rosenthal & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer; Tom Camuso, restoration engineer (Blondie)
The Goldberg Variations - The Complete Unreleased 1981 Studio Sessions
Robert Russ, compilation producer; Martin Kistner, mastering engineer (Glenn Gould)
Life’s Work: A Retrospective
Scott Billington, Ted Olson & Mason Williams, compilation producers; Paul Blakemore, mastering engineer (Doc Watson)
To Whom It May Concern...
Jonathan Sklute, compilation producer; Kevin Marques Moo, mastering engineer (Freestyle Fellowship)
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)
Cheryl Pawelski & Jeff Tweedy, compilation producers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Wilco)
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
Amy Allen
For My Friends (King Princess) (S)
The Hardest Part (Alexander23) (S)
If We Were A Party (Alexander23) (S)
If You Love Me (Lizzo) (T)
Magic Wand (Alexander23) (T)
Matilda (Harry Styles) (T)
Move Me (Charli XCX) (T)
Too Bad (King Princess) (S)
Vicious (Sabrina Carpenter) (S)
Nija Charles
Cozy (Beyoncé) (T)
Ex For A Reason (Summer Walker With JT From City Girls) (T)
Good Love (City Girls Featuring Usher) (S)
Iykyk (Lil Durk Featuring Ella Mai & A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie) (T)
Lobby (Anitta & Missy Elliott) (S)
Ride For You (Meek Mill Featuring Kehlani) (T)
Sweetest Pie (Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa) (S)
Tangerine (Kehlani) (T)
Throw It Away (Summer Walker) (T)
Tobias Jesso Jr.
Boyfriends (Harry Styles) (T)
Can I Get It (Adele) (T)
Careless (FKA Twigs Featuring Daniel Caesar) (T)
C'mon Baby Cry (Orville Peck) (T)
Dotted Lines (King Princess) (T)
Let You Go (Diplo & TSHA) (S)
No Good Reason (Omar Apollo) (T)
Thank You Song (FKA Twigs) (T)
To Be Loved (Adele) (T)
The-Dream
Break My Soul (Beyoncé) (S)
Church Girl (Beyoncé) (T)
Energy (Beyoncé) (T)
I'm That Girl (Beyoncé) (T)
Mercedes (Brent Faiyaz) (S)
Rock N Roll (Pusha T Featuring Kanye West and Kid Cudi) (T)
Rolling Stone (Brent Faiyaz) (T)
Summer Renaissance (Beyoncé) (T)
Thique (Beyoncé) (T)
Laura Veltz
Background Music (Maren Morris) (T)
Feed (Demi Lovato) (T)
Humble Quest (Maren Morris) (T)
Pain (Ingrid Andress) (T)
29 (Demi Lovato) (T)
BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL
Adolescence
George Nicholas & Ryan Schwabe, engineers; Ryan Schwabe, mastering engineer (Baynk)
Black Radio III
Daniel Farris, Tiffany Gouché, Keith Lewis, Musiq Soulchild, Reginald Nicholas, Q-Tip, Amir Sulaiman, Michael Law Thomas & Jon Zacks, engineers; Chris Athens, mastering engineer (Robert Glasper)
Chloë and the Next 20th Century
Dave Cerminara & Jonathan Wilson, engineers; Adam Ayan, mastering engineer (Father John Misty)
Harry's House
Jeremy Hatcher, Oli Jacobs, Nick Lobel, Mark "Spike" Stent & Sammy Witte, engineers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer (Harry Styles)
Wet Leg
Jon McMullen, Joshua Mobaraki, Alan Moulder & Alexis Smith, engineers; Matt Colton, mastering engineer (Wet Leg)
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
Jack Antonoff
All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault) (Taylor Swift) (T)
Dance Fever (Florence + The Machine) (A)
I Still Believe (Diana Ross) (T)
Minions: The Rise Of Gru (Various Artists) (A)
Part Of The Band (The 1975) (S)
Dan Auerbach
Dropout Boogie (The Black Keys) (A)
El Bueno Y El Malo (Hermanos Gutiérrez) (T)
Nightmare Daydream (The Velveteers) (A)
Rich White Honky Blues (Hank Williams Jr.) (A)
Something Borrowed, Something New: A Tribute To John Anderson (Various Artists) (A)
Strange Time To Be Alive (Early James) (A)
Sweet Unknown (Ceramic Animal) (A)
Tres Hermanos (Hermanos Gutiérrez) (T)
Young Blood (Marcus King) (A)
Boi-1da
Chronicles (Cordae Featuring H.E.R. & Lil Durk) (T)
Churchill Downs (Jack Harlow Featuring Drake) (T)
Heated (Beyoncé) (T)
Mafia (Travis Scott) (S)
N95 (Kendrick Lamar) (T)
Nail Tech (Jack Harlow) (T)
Not Another Love Song (Ella Mai) (T)
Scarred (Giveon) (T)
Silent Hill (Kendrick Lamar) (T)
Dahi
Buttons (Steve Lacy) (T)
Count Me Out (Kendrick Lamar) (T)
Die Hard (Kendrick Lamar) (T)
DJ Quik (Vince Staples) (T)
Father Time (Kendrick Lamar Featuring Sampha) (T)
Give You The World (Steve Lacy) (T)
Mercury (Steve Lacy) (T)
Mirror (Kendrick Lamar) (T)
Rich Spirit (Kendrick Lamar) (T)
Dernst "D'mile" Emile II
Candy Drip (Lucky Daye) (A)
An Evening With Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak And Silk Sonic) (A)
Good Morning Gorgeous (Mary J. Blige) (S)
Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child (Jazmine Sullivan) (S)
BEST REMIXED RECORDING
About Damn Time (Purple Disco Machine Remix)
Purple Disco Machine, remixer (Lizzo)
BREAK MY SOUL (Terry Hunter Remix)
Terry Hunter, remixer (Beyoncé)
Easy Lover (Four Tet Remix)
Four Tet, remixer (Ellie Goulding)
Slow Song (Paul Woolford Remix)
Paul Woolford, remixer (The Knocks & Dragonette)
Too Late Now (Soulwax Remix)
Soulwax, remixers (Wet Leg)
BEST IMMERSIVE AUDIO ALBUM
AGUILERA
Jaycen Joshua, immersive mix engineer; Jaycen Joshua, immersive mastering engineer (Christina Aguilera)
Divine Tides
Eric Schilling, immersive mix engineer; Stewart Copeland, Ricky Kej & Herbert Waltl, immersive producers (Stewart Copeland & Ricky Kej)
Memories...Do Not Open
Mike Piacentini, immersive mix engineer; Mike Piacentini, immersive mastering engineer; Adam Alpert, Alex Pall, Jordan Stilwell & Andrew Taggart, immersive producers (The Chainsmokers)
Picturing The Invisible - Focus 1
Jim Anderson, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg & Ulrike Schwarz, immersive mastering engineers; Jane Ira Bloom & Ulrike Schwarz, immersive producers (Jane Ira Bloom)
Tuvayhun — Beatitudes For A Wounded World
Morten Lindberg, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive producer (Nidarosdomens Jentekor & Trondheimsolistene)
BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICAL
Bates: Philharmonia Fantastique - The Making Of The Orchestra
Shawn Murphy, Charlie Post & Gary Rydstrom, engineers; Michael Romanowski, mastering engineer (Edwin Outwater & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6; Stucky: Silent Spring
Mark Donahue, engineer; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
Perspectives
Jonathan Lackey, Bill Maylone & Dan Nichols, engineers; Joe Lambert, mastering engineer (Third Coast Percussion)
Tuvayhun - Beatitudes For A Wounded World
Morten Lindberg, engineer; Morten Lindberg, mastering engineer (Anita Brevik, Nidarosdomens Jentekor & Trondheimsolistene)
Williams: Violin Concerto No. 2 & Selected Film Themes
Bernhard Güttler, Shawn Murphy & Nick Squire, engineers; Christoph Stickel, mastering engineer (Anne-Sophie Mutter, John Williams & Boston Symphony Orchestra)
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL
Jonathan Allen
Aspire (Seunghee Lee, JP Jofre, Enrico Fagone & London Symphony Orchestra) (A)
Cooper: Continuum (Jessica Cottis, Adjoah Andoh, Clio Gould & The Oculus Ensemble) (A)
Muse (Sheku Kanneh-Mason & Isata Kanneh-Mason) (A)
Origins (Lucie Horsch) (A)
Saudade (Plinio Fernandes) (A)
Schubert: Winterreise (Benjamin Appl) (A)
Secret Love Letters (Lisa Batiashvili, Yannik Nézet-Séguin & Philadelphia Orchestra) (A)
Song (Sheku Kanneh-Mason) (A)
Christoph Franke
Brahms & Berg: Violin Concertos (Christian Tetzlaff, Robin Ticciati & Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin) (A)
John Williams - The Berlin Concert (John Williams & Berliner Philharmoniker) (A)
Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos (Lars Vogt & Orchestre De Chambre De Paris) (A)
Mozart: Complete Piano Sonatas (Elisabeth Leonskaja) (A)
Mozart Y Mambo: Cuban Dances (Sarah Willis, José Antonio Méndez Padrón & Havana Lyceum Orchestra) (A)
James Ginsburg
As We Are (Julian Velasco) (A)
Avant L'Orage - French String Trios (Black Oak Ensemble) (A)
Gems From Armenia (Aznavoorian Duo) (A)
Stephenson: Symphony No. 3, 'Visions' (Vladimir Kulenovic & Lake Forest Symphony) (A)
Trios From Contemporary Chicago (Lincoln Trio) (A)
When There Are No Words - Revolutionary Works For Oboe And Piano (Alex Klein & Phillip Bush) (A)
Elaine Martone
Beethoven: The Last Sonatas (Gerardo Teissonnière) (A)
Big Things (Icarus Quartet) (A)
Perspectives (Third Coast Percussion) (A)
Schnittke: Concerto For Piano And Strings; Prokofiev: Symphony No. 2 (Yefim Bronfman, Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra) (A)
Strauss: Three Tone Poems (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra) (A)
Upon Further Reflection (John Wilson) (A)
Judith Sherman
Akiho: Oculus (Various Artists) (A)
Bach, C.P.E.: Sonatas & Rondos (Marc-André Hamelin) (A)
Bolcom: The Complete Rags (Marc-André Hamelin) (A)
Felix & Fanny Mendelssohn: String Quartets (Takács Quartet) (A)
Huang Ro's A Dust In Time (Del Sol Quartet) (A)
It Feels Like (Eunbi Kim) (A)
León: Teclas De Mi Piano (Adam Kent) (A)
Violin Odyssey (Itamar Zorman & Ieva Jokubaviciute) (A)
Works By Florence Price, Jessie Montgomery, Valerie Coleman (Michael Repper & New York Youth Symphony) (A)
BEST ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE
Adams, John Luther: Sila - The Breath Of The World
Doug Perkins, conductor (Musicians Of The University Of Michigan Department Of Chamber Music & University Of Michigan Percussion Ensemble)
Dvořák: Symphonies Nos. 7-9
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
Eastman: Stay On It
Christopher Rountree, conductor (Wild Up)
John Williams - The Berlin Concert
John Williams, conductor (Berliner Philharmoniker)
Works By Florence Price, Jessie Montgomery, Valerie Coleman
Michael Repper, conductor (New York Youth Symphony)
BEST OPERA RECORDING
Aucoin: Eurydice
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Barry Banks, Nathan Berg, Joshua Hopkins, Erin Morley & Jakub Józef Orliński; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
Blanchard: Fire Shut Up In My Bones
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Angel Blue, Will Liverman, Latonia Moore & Walter Russell III; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
Davis: X - The Life And Times Of Malcolm X
Gil Rose, conductor; Ronnita Miller, Whitney Morrison, Victor Robertson & Davóne Tines; Gil Rose, producer (Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Odyssey Opera Chorus)
BEST CHORAL PERFORMANCE
Bach: St. John Passion
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor (English Baroque Soloists; Monteverdi Choir)
Born
Donald Nally, conductor (Dominic German, Maren Montalbano, Rebecca Myers & James Reese; The Crossing)
Verdi: Requiem - The Met Remembers 9/11
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Donald Palumbo, chorus master (Michelle DeYoung, Eric Owens, Ailyn Pérez & Matthew Polenzani; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
BEST CHAMBER MUSIC/SMALL ENSEMBLEPERFORMANCE
Beethoven: Complete String Quartets, Volume 2 - The Middle Quartets
Dover Quartet
Musical Remembrances
Neave Trio
Perspectives
Third Coast Percussion
Shaw: Evergreen
Attacca Quartet
What Is American
PUBLIQuartet
BEST CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTAL SOLO
Abels: Isolation Variation
Hilary Hahn
Bach: The Art Of Life
Daniil Trifonov
Beethoven: Diabelli Variations
Mitsuko Uchida
Letters For The Future
Time For Three; Xian Zhang, conductor (The Philadelphia Orchestra)
A Night In Upper Town - The Music Of Zoran Krajacic
Mak Grgić
BEST CLASSICAL SOLO VOCAL ALBUM
Eden
Joyce DiDonato, soloist; Maxim Emelyanychev, conductor (Il Pomo D’Oro)
How Do I Find You
Sasha Cooke, soloist; Kirill Kuzmin, pianist
Okpebholo: Lord, How Come Me Here?
Will Liverman, soloist; Paul Sánchez, pianist (J’Nai Bridges & Caen Thomason-Redus)
Stranger - Works For Tenor By Nico Muhly
Nicholas Phan, soloist (Eric Jacobson; Brooklyn Rider & The Knights; Reginald Mobley)
Voice Of Nature - The Anthropocene
Renée Fleming, soloist; Yannick Nézet-Séguin, pianist
BEST CLASSICAL COMPENDIUM
An Adoption Story
Starr Parodi & Kitt Wakeley; Jeff Fair, Starr Parodi & Kitt Wakeley, producers
Aspire
JP Jofre & Seunghee Lee; Enrico Fagone, conductor; Jonathan Allen, producer
A Concert For Ukraine
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; David Frost, producer
The Lost Birds
Voces8; Barnaby Smith & Christopher Tin, conductors; Sean Patrick Flahaven & Christopher Tin, producers
BEST CONTEMORARY CLASSICAL COMPETITION
Akiho: Ligneous Suite
Andy Akiho, composer (Ian Rosenbaum & Dover Quartet)
Bermel: Intonations
Derek Bermel, composer (Jack Quartet)
Gubaidulina: The Wrath Of God
Sofia Gubaidulina, composer (Andris Nelsons & Gewandhausorchester)
Puts: Contact
Kevin Puts, composer (Xian Zhang, Time for Three & The Philadelphia Orchestra)
Simon: Requiem For The Enslaved
Carlos Simon, composer (Carlos Simon, MK Zulu, Marco Pavé & Hub New Music)
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Easy On Me
Adele
Xavier Dolan, video director; Xavier Dolan & Nancy Grant, video producers
Yet To Come
BTS
Yong Seok Choi, video director; Tiffany Suh, video producer
Woman
Doja Cat
Child., video director; Missy Galanida, Sam Houston, Michelle Larkin & Isaac Rice, video producers
The Heart Part 5
Kendrick Lamar
Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar, video directors; Jason Baum & Jamie Rabineau, video producers
As It Was
Harry Styles
Tanu Muino, video director; Frank Borin, Ivanna Borin, Fred Bonham Carter & Alexa Haywood, video producers
All Too Well: The Short Film
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift, video director; Saul Germaine, video producer
BEST MUSIC FILM
Adele One Night Only
Adele
Paul Dugdale, video director
Our World
Justin Bieber
Michael D. Ratner, video director; Kfir Goldberg, Andy Mininger & Scott Ratner, video producers
Billie Eilish Live At The O2
Billie Eilish
Sam Wrench, video director; Michelle An, Tom Colbourne, Chelsea Dodson & Billie Eilish, video producers
Motomami (Rosalía Tiktok Live Performance)
Rosalía
Ferrán Echegaray, Rosalía Vila Tobella & Stillz, video directors
Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story
(Various Artists)
Frank Marshall & Ryan Suffern, video directors; Frank Marshall, Sean Stuart & Ryan Suffern, video producers
A Band A Brotherhood A Barn
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Dhlovelife, video director; Gary Ward, video producer
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We love a good foodie hack and when we realize that things that we may have been doing become mainstream, we can give ourselves a pat on a back and get excited that we won’t have to do so many steps. That’s how we felt when we realized that one of our favorite sauces, Tabasco Green Jalapeño Sauce which we have used as a dressing. Now, Tabasco x Tinx Avocado Jalapeño Hot Sauce Dressing allows us to enjoy this on our salads, grilled chicken and so much more! We caught up with TINX who is known for giving advice to her followers about relationships and mental health. We also love how she enjoys food and brings us her faves and hacks along the way. We wanted to find out more about her collaboration with Tabasco as well as why she wants to normalize hot sauce as dressing!
ATHLEISURE MAG: It’s great to connect with you TINX! Tell us a bit about who you are and what people can expect when they’re on your IG as well as your TikTok channel.
TINX: My name is TINX. I’m a Content Creator, podcast host, radio show host and I have been creating content for about 3 years. My content is a big mix of things. I give a lot of advice, I do little sketches, I love pop culture, I love food and I love good recommendations. So, that’s what my followers know me for.
AM: I love that! I grew up on Tabasco, I love the flavors. Original is always a great place to start and I’m a huge fan of the green one – I know you are as well! Why do you love Tabasco so much?
T: I have loved it for so long. I was trying to remember the first time that I had it which was probably when I was very young! I grew up on it too. But it’s just a very comforting hot sauce for me. I have it all the time. The green was always my favorite. I just love how zesty it is and what little zing it adds to your food so it’s honestly an honor of a lifetime that we co-created the hot sauce dressing together. I still can’t believe it!
AM: That is insane. How did you connect with Tabasco and what does it feel like as you’re the first individual person to be able to partner with this brand that has been around for a very long time!
T: They are the most iconic and they’re a great company. They are still a family owned and run brand. They have been making Tabasco for 154 years. The cool thing is that they have barely changed anything, it’s a family recipe. They’re all still so involved, they are such a tight knit team. I was actually lucky to be able to go to Avery Island, Louisiana to be able to meet them all and to see how they produced Tabasco. I was just struck by how close they all are and how much pride that they take in their role in creating all of these amazing hot sauces that we enjoy in our homes every day.
They knew that I was a superfan for ages and I was always joking around online that we should normalize hot sauce as dressing! Green Tabasco makes a great dressing, you mix it with a little olive oil and a bit of this and that and so finally, we got to talking and decided that we should just make it official and co-create this amazing product!
AM: That’s great! You mentioned that you were at their HQ. What was it like being there and what was your biggest takeaway after having such a fun experience?
T: It was such a cool experience. I think that my biggest takeaway was just how much everyone cares and how much pride that everyone takes in this amazing company. You know what? I think that it shows in their integrity of their products and how delicious everything is in every single hot sauce. We actually got to do a hot sauce tasting there because you know there are so many different types of Tabasco and that was the coolest thing. I got to try traditional food from Louisiana and I have never tried foods from there. So trying Étouffée, Gumbo, a Shrimp Po’ Boy – it was all so cool and definitely trying the different Tabasco flavors in one place was absolutely amazing. It was a great trip!
AM: I really love that you feel it should be a dressing. We’ve been doing it for years because why not? We love sauce and we saw your IG post of you literally making it into a dressing. Why are you so passionate about normalizing that this can be a dressing too?
T: I just don’t want anyone to have any sad salads anymore! I think that this is the year of no more sad salads! I love salad, but it has to have a kick to it. It has to have something interesting to it and that is why I’m so passionate. I think that if more people used hot sauce dressing, then they would probably like salad more!
AM: This is true! We love a good salad, but you do have to shake it up a little bit!
T: You’ve got to have something fun for sure!
AM: It can get a little monotonous if you don’t! So you worked with them, you guys formulated the dressing, you have the packaging that you had your input on as well. What was that like?
T: It was a really cool experience and we have been working on this for months and I knew that I wanted the base to be the green Tabasco because that’s my favorite. It was just a matter of adding in some of my other favorite salad dressing ingredients like olive oil, apple cider vinegar, herbs – I love the herbaceous kick that it has to it and then designing the bottle was so cool! I wanted it to feel fresh and new and really represent the flavors in the actual hot sauce dressing which I think that it does well and it’s wild for me to be able to hold it in my hand and just to be able to share it with the world.
AM: That’s always a great feeling. What else do you like having hot sauce on? I know that for us, the green one on avocados, a green version of a Bloody Mary, eggs – so many things!
T: I love it on grilled chicken. I got a grill recently, so I have really been grilling a lot. Grilled shrimp, it’s so good and you can use this dressing for a shrimp cocktail. It’s absolutely delicious or I’ll just cup up vegetables and dip them in it for a little snack. It’s so multipurpose and I love how many uses it has.
AM: You created a salad and you have a recipe. As salad people, we love hearing that! Tell us about it and what do we need?
T: You need romaine, radish, tomatoes, shrimp, salt and pepper. It’s really good and of course, the hot sauce dressing! It has the most amazing crunch to it. I really love a crunch in a salad.
AM: Same!
T: It’s a great base and it’s just the perfect blend of flavors.
AM: Love that! Are there any other projects that you are working on that we should keep an eye out for?
T: I’m really focused on my podcast and radio show. My radio show is every Wed on SIRIUS XM. It’s really cool because I get to connect with all my followers. It’s a call in show so people can call in and ask for advice and we just chat through things. We talk about everything from dating to modern dilemmas whatever modern life throws at us which is very cool. I feel very lucky that people trust me and it’s just amazing to connect on that human level with people. So that’s what I am really focusing on right now.
Hot Girl Salad Recipe
Ingredients
Serves 1
2 cups of mixed greens
1/3 cup of cherry tomatoes, halved
½ radish, thinly sliced
1 green onion, sliced
½ ripe avocado, pitted and sliced
3-4 cooked shrimp, shells removed
TABASCO® Brand x TINX Avocado Jalapeño Hot Sauce Dressing
Instructions
Combine the mixed greens, cherry tomatoes, radish, green onion, avocado and shrimp in a large bowl.
In the bowl, hold two knives at an angle to chop the salad into small, bite-sized pieces, just like at your favorite restaurant.
Drizzle your desired amount of TABASCO® Brand x TINX Avocado Jalapeño Hot Sauce Dressing onto the salad for just the right flavor and spice.
Place a cutting board or plate over the top of the bowl and shake vigorously to ensure every piece of salad is coated.
Enjoy!
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PHOTO CREDIT | FOX
In this month’s issue, our cover story is TV Host/Personality and FOX Next Level Chef’s Nyesha Arrington. With Season 2 of Next Level Chef premiering immediately after the Super Bowl, we caught up with Nyesha to talk about identity, her life recipe, storytelling through food and more! Ahead of the GRAMMYs and Apple Music’s Super Bowl Halftime Show with Rihanna, we talk with Celebrity Music Director and bassist Adam Blackstone about his GRAMMY nomination, winning an Emmy for Outstanding Music Direction for last year’s Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show with Eminem, Mary J Blige, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre and Kendrick Lamar. We talk about how he got into the music industry, his roles as a MD as well as being a bassist, his debut album Legacy and more. Celebrity Fashion Stylist and Designer, Jason Rembert who is known for his work with Issa Rae, Lizzo, Sheryl Lee Ralph chats with us about his partnership and creating a puffer in his collab with Baileys Irish Cream, Awards Season and his upcoming FW23 collection for Aliette. We also catch up with Jazmin Alvarez, founder of Pretty Well Beauty which just opened its brick and mortar location in NYC’s Oculus. We talk about how she took her passion for Clean Beauty from her noted website to having a physical home, the importance of showcasing BIPOC beauty founders in her store as well as how to transition this category into your beauty routines.
This month’s 9PLAYLIST comes from EDM DJ/Producer trio MEDUZA and EDM/DJ Producer duo HBz. Our 9LIST STORI3S comes from Nyesha Arrington and last month’s cover, WTA US Open 2017 Champion, Sloane Stephens. Our 63MIX ROUTIN3S comes from Trinny London founder, Trinny Woodall. Both our 9LIST STORI3S and 63MIX ROUTIN3S are 3 pages for each person’s spread. This month, we have a special feature that ran last month and is known as NEW YEAR, N3W YOU. It lets our favorite celebs to share THE GOOD things that took place this year, THE ADD for items that they were not able to tackle this year and are focusing on doing for next and THE BUZZ – things that they can share that we can keep our eye out for. This month’s responses comes from Celebrity Event Planner, Mindy Weiss, EDM DJ/Producer OWNBOSS and Celebrity Music Director and bassist Adam Blackstone.
Our monthly feature, The Art of the Snack shares a must visit to Sweetbriar. This month’s Athleisure List comes from A Tavola and Tsuta Dumbo. As always, we have our monthly roundups of some of our favorite finds.
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PHOTO CREDITS | ZACH + LATTO/ABC/Craig Sjodin | CONTESTANTS ABC/Ricky Middlesworth |
PHOTO CREDITS | ABC The Bachelorette/Gizelle Hernandez
We’re back with Zach Shallcross for tonight’s latest episode of ABC’s The Bachelor. The ladies have all moved in and Jesse Palmer is checking in with everyone to see how they feel. Since Zach didn’t get to talk with everyone, he is making sure that everyone gets a date. There will be 2 group dates and a 1-on-1 date so that everyone will get a chance to hang out with them.
Brianna, Brooklyn, Katherine, Mercedes, Bailey, Davia, Cat, Genevie and Kylee make their way and meet Latto who lets them know that they will be focusing on giving their Bad Bitch Energy for the date. She asks them to dance. After having some fun, they learn that there will be more women arriving and it’s Victoria, Tahzjuan and Courtney - part of the Bad Bitch Alumni! They’re going to help him find his lady and to bring in the attention of the person that they want. The women come in and make their way down the catwalk with props… Then they share a bit about themselves and how they have had a Bad Bitch Moment.
At the after-party, he gets to know those on the date a bit more. Katherine is clear that she doesn’t just want to be his friend and she is there for more. Brianna gets to talk with him and expresses a concern over really being seen by Zach because she came in with a rose as opposed to being chosen by him. It seems like he assures her that he does see something that.
Back at the house, another date card arrives. Christina Mandrell is given the 1-on-1 date. While Zach is chatting with Cat, Tahzjuan pops in to chat with him, so we now know that she is really trying to get on the show! She lets him know that she likes him and would like to see if there is a possibility that she can be added into the mix. Zach lets her know that he will have to think about it. The women come over to see why Tahzjuan is there. She lets them know that she found them to be weak and not a match for him. She said if they feel a certain kind of way, that says something about them and not her.
After their conversation, he pulls her aside to talk with her. He comes back to the women and lets them know that he couldn’t say yes to her request. He appreciated her shooting her shot, but he wanted to stay with those that he is building relationships with. The date night rose goes to Katherine.
While the women have a pool party, Christina Mandrell is having her 1-on-1 date which is starting off with a luxury helicopter. They head to his childhood home where she gets to meet his family and friends at his mom’s birthday party! When she sees pictures of him as a baby, she knows that she really needs to tell him about her child. As they head to their dinner, we know that there are going to be serious conversations that will be had.
She lets him know that she has a baby and as she tells him this, we know that he is processing this information. He lets her know that he has a lot to think about, but that he will be giving her the rose and has to know more about her and what he things about it. He doesn’t want her to think that her having a child is an automatic exit with him. She lets him know that she understands and that if he didn’t have a lot of hesitancy, then that would be a lie and she liked that he would be honest with her.
The remainder of the ladies goes on a second group date. It seems like he wants to keep it very chill by getting to have time with each woman so that he can find out more about them. He gets to talk with each one, prior to giving the rose, he shouted out some people that he enjoyed talking to and he gives the date night rose to Jess.
The rose ceremony is coming up and Zach happens to mention that Christina was on a date with him to his family. The other women didn’t know this and of course it created a bit of an emotion with the women. Although Gabi spoke with Zach in the group date, she’s glad she can talk with him again. She appreciates that he talked with everyone as it shows something about how he is. Instead of giving him a gift that could be awkward, she gives him peanut butter cups and they eat it Lady and the Tramp style and she receives a kiss. He talks again with Brianna and lets her know that he doesn’t feel like they have fun when they talk with one another. He also lets her know that although she wanted to share an issue that she had, if she resolved it with the other woman, then he doesn’t need to hear about it. The rose ceremony begins and one thing we’ll say is that Zach is pretty swift when it comes to letting each of the women go home. It does feel like he really thinks about who really fits with him best or that he attempts to understand why a person could be a fit, just in case he doesn’t see it just yet.
ZACH GAVE A ROSE TO | Aly, Anastasia, Ariel, Bailey, Brianna, Brooklyn, Catherine Mandrell, Charity, Davia, Gabi, Genevie, Greer, Jess, Katherine, Kaytie, Kylee, Mercedes,
ZACH DOESN’T GIVE A ROSE TO | Cat, Kimberly and Victoria J
Each night during the season, we tweet about The Bachelor and you can chat along with us (@AthleisureMag + with our Co-Founder/Creative + Style Director, Kimmie Smith @ShesKimmie) to see what’s taking place!
Each week we will let you know who our faves were from the last episode and if we’ve changed up since then as it pertains to who we think should go to Hometowns.
We also suggest a podcast that we’ve become obsessed with over the past few seasons, Wondery’s Bachelor Happy Hour to get their feedback!
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This month's cover is Grand Slam US Open 2017 Champion, Sloane Stephens. She has made impressive moments at the French Open, Australian Open, Wimbledon and a number of matches and won an ESPY for Top Female Tennis Player in 2018 and because of her philanthropic work with the Sloane Stephens Foundation, she was nominated and a finalist for the Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award in 2019.
We have had the pleasure to connect with her in previous issues, but this month, we're talking about her upcoming tennis season, self-care and what she does while traveling! She definitely knows a thing or two about juggling a busy schedule while also taking the necessary time that she needs.
ATHLEISURE MAG: We had the pleasure of interviewing a few years back and then right before the US Open, you took time out of your schedule to share your 63MIX ROUTIN3S with us about what you do Morning, Afternoon and Night. With the season starting Jan 1st, what are the weeks like for you between now and the start of the season whether it’s training, relaxing, enjoying the holiday season, etc?
SLOANE STEPHENS: I’ve had one of the best off-seasons I’ve ever had this year! I started out by freezing my eggs at Kindbody. I’ve wanted to freeze my eggs for a while and the timing was finally right to commit to the process. From there, we went to Iceland to celebrate Jozy’s birthday and spent a few days as a family at the Retreat Hotel at the Blue Lagoon getting spa treatments and soaking in the hot springs. Iceland is only a 5 hour nonstop flight from Boston, so it was an easy trip! The day after Thanksgiving, we left for Africa. We went on the most incredible safari in South Africa at Londolozi and saw a gorilla trek at Virunga National Park. This was my first trip to Africa and I cannot wait to go back. I’m now back in Boston doing a training block with my trainer before heading for a tennis training block in Cabo through Christmas. From Cabo, I’ll fly directly to Auckland, NZ to begin the season!
AM: What tournaments are you looking forward to this year?
SS: Red clay is my favorite surface, so I always look forward to the European clay court season in the spring, which culminates at Roland Garros. As an American, any time I can play on US soil is extra special, so I’m looking forward to playing at Indian Wells, Miami, the US Open, and a new tournament in Austin.
AM: What is your routine before and after your matches?
SS: Before I play, I usually eat some pasta and a piece of lean protein like a chicken breast or piece of fish. I typically go into the locker room and put my headphones in and spend some time thinking and mentally going over the match plan I outlined with my coach the night before. About 30 minutes before my match, I’ll break a light sweat on a stationary bike and go through some fitness drills to make sure I’m starting the match with quick feet and dynamic movement.
After the match, I’ll do a quick cool down and shower before handling any mandatory media commitments. Once I’m done with that, I’ll either get a massage on-site or go back to my hotel and get some treatment from my physio. Depending on the time of day, I’ll then head out to dinner and prepare for the next day.
AM: How important is recovery to you after working out or after a match? What are the kinds of things that you do after these activities?
SS: Recovery is a critical piece of both the fitness and recovery process. Cooling down and taking the time to stretch and flush out muscles is really important for recovery and preparing for the next day and next match.
AM: Many of our readers are balancing hectic schedules – you got married at the top of the year to Jozy Altidore, an international soccer star – how do you make sure you give time to yourself, being with your husband and family?
SS: I make a lot of effort to have a very structured schedule and communicate my boundaries and commitments to my team. When it’s family time, it is family time and the phone is away. When it’s time to train, I’m training. When it’s time to work on my Foundation or on my outside businesses and investments, I’m fully there. I’ve also learned the things that bring me the most joy and fulfillment and prioritize those activities. When I’m home and able to spend time with my family, I take advantage of every single second of that time we’re together.
AM: In your sport, you spend a lot of time traveling 40+ weeks of the year! You kick off the season in Australia with the Australian Open. Also via your IG feed, you travel for fun – you’re South African trip looks amazing! How do you make your spaces feel like home when you’re traveling?
SS: I try to keep some consistent products and activities in my routine so that I can rely on those consistencies no matter where I am. A super easy way to do this is with bringing a candle from home - I find that having the same scent is really grounding and helps me feel in control of my environment.
AM: When it comes to choosing what hotel you like to stay at and to help our readers that may be planning their next trip, what are the things that you look for?
SS: For most tournaments, there is an official tournament hotel, so I just stay wherever I need to. In some cases, like in Paris and New York where there are endless options, we get to pick our own hotels. I love to stay at The Langham in New York and Hotel Vernet in Paris. I love when a hotel has a good breakfast, it’s just one less decision to make in the day. I also love great showers and friendly concierges.
AM: In terms of your suitcase, what are some of the important things that are must for you to pack so that you have your necessities as well as options for the unexpected?
SS: The most important thing in my suitcase is my passport. If I have my passport, I can pretty much figure everything else out as I go! Of course, I also need my tennis racquets to do my job! I travel with a lot of skin care products because I love the sense of calm and order that a consistent routine brings.
AM: What are some of your travel hacks that have proven to work for you that we should know?
SS: I cannot overstate the importance of hydrating during travel. The entire travel experience is really drying - the plane air is dry, hotels can be dry, the change in climates can be tough - it’s a lot. Hydrating inside and out helps your body adjust to new situations and new timezones and it is so simple to do. I think a lot of people are hit with a double-whammy when it comes to dehydration because they’re drinking a lot of caffeine to try and stay awake during travel or they might be having some alcoholic beverages while they’re away, and both of those things are also really dehydrating on the body, so it’s all the more important to hydrate.
AM: Do you have anything that you do before, during or after hopping on a flight whether it’s a beauty process, self-care, etc?
SS: I’ve started wearing WHOOP’s new Blue Light Glasses to avoid disrupting my circadian rhythms with too much screen time - it makes a huge difference when I’m trying to sleep the next night. I also try to get up and walk around on the plane to keep the blood flowing and prevent blood clots or feeling super stiff when I land.
AM: When you arrive in your designated city, whether it’s for work or fun, what are the things that you look for in terms of restaurants, activities and shopping that you want to explore?
SS: When I was first starting out on tour, I rarely ventured out. I stuck close to the hotel and always went back to the same restaurants. There are already so many variables at play when traveling for work and needing to compete, so I never wanted to risk an upset stomach or having any sort of issues. Now that I’ve been traveling to the same cities for 15+ years, I have a great mix of my tried and true staple spots but have also really enjoyed researching and trying new spots. I think being locked down during Covid made me appreciate the incredible opportunity I have to travel the world and made me look forward to getting back out and exploring.
AM: Do you have separate beauty routines for daytime versus night time?
SS: Yes! I wake up and drink a huge glass of water. I brush my teeth and then wash my face with a gentle cleanser like the iS Clinical Cleansing Complex. I sleep with various moisturizing layers, so I don’t want to take that all off and dry myself out again. I usually head right to practice or training, so I put Neutrogena sunscreen on my face and sometimes I’ll use the Dr. Barbara Sturm Anti-Pollution Drops under my sunscreen. I sweat pretty much every day and am always wearing sunscreen, so I like to do a body scrub in the shower at night to scrub that all away and feel like I’m going to bed super clean. For the record, I love piping hot showers, the hottest the dial will turn - boil me!! After I get out of the shower, I layer on the moisturizers - I start with a lotion and then will layer a body oil on top if I’m feeling extra ashy in certain spots. I go through the same routine every day and it helps my body and mind recognize that it is time to start unwinding and preparing for bed. None of the products I use at night have any energizing scents like eucalyptus or lemon verbena - it’s all fragrance free. If I want a relaxing scent, I’ll turn on a diffuser or light a candle. I always travel with diffusers or candles.
AM: How important is mental health and self-care to your training and state of being whether you’re working in your sport or just being out and about?
SS: There is an undeniable link between mental health and physical well-being. Both parts have to be working in harmony. Tennis as a sport inherently requires a lot of mental energy - it’s just you out there and everyone is looking at you, so I find that taking care of my mental health is just as important as how I take care of my body. It is encouraging to see this sort of discourse make its way into more mainstream conversations and I hope that more people are encouraged to find the practices, tools, and therapies that help them.
AM: Why does the wellness space mean so much to you and what can you tell us about your new brand that you are launching next year as we know you may not be able to say too much!
SS: The wellness space is so important to me as both an athlete and as a woman. I've always loved to try new products and am constantly in pursuit of the best ways to take care of my skin and body. I will be venturing into the wellness space myself next year, so stay tuned!
AM: We know how important The Sloane Stephens Foundation is to you. Are there new projects or initiatives that you are focused on that you would like to share?
SS: Thank you for asking! The Sloane Stephens Foundation is actually celebrating our 10 year anniversary in March 2023 - I cannot believe it’s been 10 years! I wanted to use tennis as the vehicle to keep kids in school, keep them healthy, and keep them physically safe. Tennis has given me so much in my life but I know that it can feel very unapproachable, especially to people from under-resourced communities who might not be able to afford the equipment or coaching, or to underrepresented communities where they might not see a lot of players that look like them. I sought out to change that. We work with over 15,000 kids each year across the Compton Unified School District and provide tennis, academic, mental health, and financial literacy programs. One of the things I’m most proud of us that almost all of our coaches are actually graduates of our programs who have decided to come on as staff members while they pursue their college degrees. It’s very much a big family and it feels very sustainable to have programs designed and implemented by the community and for the community.
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Read the DEC ISSUE #84 of Athleisure Mag and see SERVING UP SELF-CARE | Sloane Stephens in mag.
When we think about some of our favorite DJ's over the past decade, Hardwell is one we enjoy seeing when he was at our favorite venues!
In this age of being committed to taking the time we need, self-care and mental health, Hardwell took 3 years off to take a break, fugure himself out as an artist and came back to the scene with a new album REBELS NEVER DIE, a tour of the same name and of course he launched it at Ultra Music Festival earlier this year!
We wanted to get to know more about his process, about the importance of his hometown in Breda, Netherlands, how he is approaching touring and more!
ATHLEISURE MAG: When did you fall in love with music?
HARDWELL: I discovered music super early, I actually started playing piano when I was 4 years old, but my love for DJing began when I was 12.
AM: What was the moment that you realized that you wanted to be a DJ?
H: I knew early on that it was a passion of mine. I started out playing hip hop when I was 12, before discovering electronic music when I was 13/14, which then became this huge part of my life and thankfully still is today.
AM: You’re from Breda which is a small city, but it has birthed a number of artists from yourself, Tiësto and even Elvis Presley’s manager, Colonel Tom Parker! What is the music scene like in Breda?
H: It’s crazy right! A small city with this deep musical history. We actually have a very small scene, so it’s not what people often think it will be. But because its small everyone knows each other and this is perhaps why it helps Breda artists to grow.
AM: How would you define your sound?
H: This new Hardwell REBELS NEVER DIE sound is me. It’s the raw, uncut version of who I am as an artist. It draws on all my influences from the moment I got into electronic dance music right through to what I am all about today. It is everything from big room to trance to electro to techno. I needed to free myself up from big labelled as one type of sound, so I could infuse everything into one sound, which is what fans are experiencing now.
AM: In terms of creating new music, what’s your process?
H: I feel most at home in my own studio. It’s a space that is custom built to fit my specific needs. I bring a lot of inspiration from life, travelling and the atmosphere of our scene into my creative process. But equally I don’t fixate on following the same process each time. It was why I took some time out because I need to recharge and free up my creativity to come back with something completely new and fresh.
AM: You’ve done some amazing collaborations, what do you look for when it comes to partnering with someone else to create music?
H: What makes the magic happen is that connection. When you work with a singer or another producer and there’s a creative connection where you’re vibing off the same ideas, that is usually a very positive sign. I like to connect with other artists who are open to trying new directions, freeing up the structure of a song and then seeing what will come out the other end.
AM: I’ve been a fan for years and have enjoyed your music, you’ve been a 2X #1 DJ, you’ve headlined many major festivals and you have travelled extensively and then in 2018, you decided to take an indefinite hiatus. Even though that was back in 2018, at that time it was a shock as mental health wasn’t really talked about and in the way that it is now. In the time that you took that step back, what did you learn about yourself?
H: Absolutely, I learned that it is ok to take time off. As an artist you always fear that if you don’t make that next show or release another song, your career will start to diminish, and it could be over before you know it. But the reality is that’s not the case. Everyone needs time off. From sports to medicine to education to even family life, everybody needs a break, but as artists we often to put pressure on ourselves to keep going, say “yes” to everything put in front of us. Taking a break, working on yourself for a while and coming back refreshed with new creative ideas is only ever going to be a positive decision.
AM: A portion of your hiatus also took place during COVID where everyone had lockdowns and we were all put in a place and a time where we re-evaluated how we went about work, the importance of connections and who we wanted to emerge as. Although you were already on that journey, what was that time period like for you?
H: Well, not much was different for me because, I was kind of already in my own lockdown, by not touring, being at home and then working in my studio. But I could see it was impacting so many of my friends and family, plus colleagues in the scene. That was hard to watch, but I’m thankful now that life has resumed for us all.
AM: At what point did you realize that you wanted to work on and release REBELS NEVER DIE?
H: The album didn't come until much later into my ‘sabbatical’ because I first needed to find myself again as an artist and then once I fell down that rabbit hole, and journeyed around what I was looking for, then the idea of REBELS NEVER DIE started to become a reality.
AM: How was creating music for this record different then when you have created previous albums/songs?
H: Before I started turning ideas into tracks, I decided to start from scratch. So I didn’t go back to a lot of the synth etc I was using previously. I needed a new canvas to work from, a new feel to the production. I also had released any pressure on myself which was a huge weight from my shoulders during the process because I was free to express myself this new sound.
AM: Tell me about REBELS NEVER DIE and what are you excited about this album?
H: The album excites me because it’s a new chapter in my journey. It’s an expression of where I am as an artist today. It has roots into my history with electronic music, but it projects a wide palette of my style to the fans. This Hardwell 2.0 version is a shift of perspective and sound, something which is best experience during the live performances of REBELS NEVER DIE.
AM: The decision to come back on the road and tour must have been one where you had to think about how you could do this in a way where you still felt comfortable. How do you approach touring now and deciding how many dates/cities that you want to include in your schedule?
H: I decided that this time around I will reduce the touring to a smaller number of shows. I think in 2022 I’ll have done about 50 flights in total, which is a much more manageable amount. I want to be back performing and connecting with the fans, but I also need that time in the studio to be creative, spend time with friends and family. It is all about balance.
AM: You played Ultra Music Festival with only unreleased music – such a bold move! Why did you want to take that approach and were you nervous about how it would be received?
H: I was incredibly nervous before that come back! I don’t usually get nervous, of course you get the pre-stage nervous out of excitement, but it’s part of the experience, it’s good to have some nervous. But this was a lot different because I had been away for a long time, I was also coming back with a new sound and new stage show. but after the first song, and feeling that love from the crowd, it all started to click into place.
AM: You’ve been navigating your world tour since Ultra what do you do the day that you have a show coming up. Are there any routines that you do that prepare you for a show and/or are there things that you do once you’ve left the stage that are a must for you?
H: Not really. I like to relax as much as possible to get ready for the show. Spend time with my team and just get myself into the zone of what’s about to go down with the show. I’m always working on new edits and ideas fo the show, so that keeps me focused in the build-up.
AM: What do you want your legacy to be seen as in terms of the mark that you have made in the music industry?
H: Just somone who put his heart and soul into making music he believed in.
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Earlier this month, we had a fun virtual event for VOT3D IO: A Conversation with Michelle Young! We talked with on of our favorite The Bachelorette leads to talk about her time on the show, self-care and what she's up to as she continues to use her platform to bring awareness and education to topics that she cares about.After our conversation with Michelle Young, guests were given some time to discuss and connect over the party chat box and also answer questions in the live treasure hunt for prizes
We also wanted to share this interview here in this issue as we know how many people are fans of the franchise and want to get to know her more beyond the show!
ATHLEISURE MAG: I’ve seen every season of The Bachelor/Bachelorette franchise. One of the favorite things that I enjoy, is seeing those that will be competing in The Bachelor or The Bachelorette. Getting to see what they look like, who they are, their backstory, etc. When I saw you on The Bachelor, I called it immediately! Michelle is beautiful, she’s from the Midwest, just like me and even if she doesn’t get married to The Bachelor, she can definitely helm her own season as The Bachelorette and I hope that they give her the chance to do that.
What drew you to wanting to be on the show?
MICHELLE YOUNG: I feel like that it is a huge question! Ok, well in order to see me come on The Bachelor, you would have to wait until week 3 or week 4!
AM: Right?
MY: That was not part of the plan, I will say that! Honestly, I was never like, “ I really want to be on this show.” It’s something that I watched with my mom for a little bit and I always felt like I could do that, but I never thought that the opportunity would come across my plate. I typically was always interested in how do people get on the show. Do they get nominated?
I knew that there was an application process. I didn’t apply, I was nominated and to this day, I have no idea who nominated me. Nobody has owned up to it. I know my friends really really well and I remember when I was chosen as The Bachelorette, I asked if they could please look into this. I wanted a name and I wanted to know who was lying to me and they were literally like, “no, your Instagram profile got sent in anonymously and no one has ever come forward with it.” It seems kind of weird because if you know me, I got on Instagram literally like 2 years ago and there weren’t really any pictures when they nominated me – I had 2 pictures and I didn’t like any photos – it looked like it was a fake account!
I don’t know. I was nominated and I thought it was kind of a scam! I got emails and eventually, I messaged back and they were kind of at the end of that whole process. They put me on a Zoom really quickly and on phone calls. It was a pretty long process and they expedited me through it and then I remember sitting there with the contract in front of my family saying, “ok, so –
AM: This is happening!
MY: Yeah, we went through the pros and cons and it just kind of happened and it was like this thing that just kept knocking on my door. It was honestly the most perfect opportunity where I was able to teach long distance for a little bit before I was actually on the show, so I didn’t have to miss as much teaching as I would have had to before. It was a mistake that I ended up being on the show, but here we are!
AM: I’m leaning towards, that it is definitely someone you know and they they don’t want to say, “yup I’m the one that started all of this!”
MY: I know right? Oh my gosh!
AM: It could be a family member, a puppy – somebody in your world was in the mix!
MY: I don’t know! I have no idea, but here I am!
AM: In learning about your background, we got to know that you were a Division I basketball player, you’re also a teacher and someone that is really straight forward and is never afraid to speak your truth and to be very honest. How did you prepare yourself to engage and interact in this very unique environment?
MY: Honestly, Division I Athletics is kind of dog-eat-dog on its own. I was always in competitive basketball, participating and in competition of some sorts. When you’re in the room, constructive criticism, unconstructive criticism – people can be mean. Women can be mean at times too, especially in basketball when you’re playing and you take a Senior’s playing time and that doesn’t go over particularly well. A lot of not so nice things were said at times. You kind of just build tough skin and you really do rely on who you are and who you are as a person and using your family as support. So, I kind of feel like and I don’t know if this is a strength or weakness, but going through the Division I Basketball experience that I went through, I went through a lot. I kind of feel like that I can handle anything that is coming my way. I know that I will be able to get through it and to have the tools that I will be able to need to get through it.
So, that was the same thing with this and I didn’t really know the Reality TV world or the social media world as much as I do now. So that wasn’t at the forefront part of my mind. I can tell you that it was brought to the forefront of my mind when I got into that bubble that I did when I came in late and with everything that was thrown at me. It definitely has come in handy and now on social media, there are a lot of haters out there!
AM: I love how you said that sports prepared you. Being from Indiana myself, going to IU, we believe that life is sport and sport is life. The way you are in sports says a lot about how you are in life and how you will navigate it. So when I came here to NY, I knew that if I could handle what I did then, I’d be able to do this as well. So that totally rings true to me.
When you went from The Bachelor to The Bachelorette, what was your process in terms of deciding how you were going to helm your own season and to make it your own?
MY: I think that my biggest focus was that it was a show. It’s a show where the leads have not typically looked like me in the past. I had a lot of conversations very up front with Executive Producers – even during The Bachelorette interview process with things that were non-negotiables for me. Things that I didn’t want it to be as it’s not a one size fits all situation. I had other things that I wanted to be able to speak about. I had Black stories specifically that I wanted told and it was really important to me that there were certain things that were not cut out where my season wend through the editing process. Those were things that I was definitely thinking about. For me, personally on my end, really asking hard questions about race, about experiences up front and not having producers trying to control my conversations and just being up front as you said, I’m a very blunt person. I’m going to ask these things because I need to know these things up front because I’m not going to spend energy on certain people that do not align with certain things as a Black female.
I set those boundaries very clearly and said, “if I’m going to sign on this dotted line, you’re going to know these things about me,” and there was respect at that time going both ways. So that’s how I was able to move forward. I definitely came guns a blazing and I came ready to throw those questions out there regardless.
AM: As someone who is just a fan of the show but was also rooting you on. There were times personally, when I would just tear up because I was so excited that you were able to have certain conversations and that you didn’t try to hem and haw. You let it be known what it was, what the reality is and if that person didn’t see it that way, there was the door.
MY: Yeah absolutely! It is a Reality TV show and I get that and it comes with a lot of different things. But at the same time, if you want us to have real relationships and real feelings, then there is also that part where we have to have real conversations. Those were my real conversations for sure.
AM: We have all dated at some point, but few of us have done it on TV in front of millions of households. What are tips that you learned that benefited your mental health and kept you grounded in this process?
MY: I will honestly say that when you’re dating in the public eye, it’s really weird because when you go through your experience of dating, it’s not first in the public eye. It’s being filmed and it feels very public, but you’re not actually dealing with the reactions of the public quite yet until after that certain experience is over.
So for me, there was always that sense of fear of what kind of edit am I going to get? I will say that anyone going into that kind of position, if you do not waver from who you are, you will be fine. Because, you’re going to navigate just like who you would navigate around in life. You might make mistakes, but those would be mistakes that you would make in the real world as well. But for me, it was like, if everyone is doing one thing and I don’t learn from that or it doesn’t go with who I am as a person, I’m not going to do it. There’s power of suggestion and it may seem like you’re forced to do this, but no. There is nothing that says that you have to do this, that you have to say that or that you have to gravitate towards that. It’s put out there and you can either take it or leave it.
A lot of that was me leaving a lot of those things in the first season of The Bachelor and saying, that’s not who I am. It’s not who I am, I can’t speak to that or I won’t/can’t say that or I won’t bandwagon hop! I think that a lot of people get caught up in that and that really hurts afterwards as it’s a huge learning experience because 1, you come off as a really mean or nasty person which is not who you are and you have these regrets. But if you’re consciously thinking through that, then it’s you and you can handle that.
AM: There are a number of people who are single and dating. So when you were navigating that on your dates whether they were 1-on-1 or group dates, what were qualities that you were looking for that were red flags that you wanted to avoid?
MY: I think it was really that you were in a situation that’s not normal. I think a lot of people when they get into a weird situation, it’s awkward and that can be a huge turnoff. Honestly and typically, in the normal world, that would probably have been a red flag for me. But in this situation, it’s more like – at the end of the day, you need to be able to relax in order to be able to get to know somebody. But if you’re too smooth in front of the camera, if you’re too comfortable with 50 people watching you kiss – then I’m thinking, why are you here? So, that was my red flags. The people who would be too smooth with things. I always messed up. I tripped, I fell half the time, I stumbled over my words, I could laugh at myself – it was uncomfortable to be in the situation at times because again, there were cameras and random people staring at you with everything that you do and sometimes, I’m standing there by myself. Somebody who would come into that and be awkward with me in that and just grow into it, but be real – that’s what I was looking for.
AM: For fans of the show, we all have our favorites from Hometowns. I always like it when Franco Lacosta is there for an episode. He’s a very good friend who I adore who has shot me before so shout out to him. What were your favorite moments in your season of The Bachelorette?
MY: Oh gosh! Honestly night 1! Night 1 is just something that I will always remember because it never kicks in that you are The Bachelor/Bachelorette or the lead until you’re standing there and then you’re like, “oh shit, there are the limos” and they’re starting to pull up and you’re there. You’re there in the way that you don’t have your phone, you don’t have your family to talk to, you don’t have your friends – it’s just you. You’re sitting in your own emotions and I had this moment when it just dawned on me that I was The Bachelorette – what am I doing? It really was a magical night and it was all about excitement. You know that there is going to be drama, but none of it emotionally affected me and it was just something that I embraced every second even though it was a really long night!
AM: How long is that night?
MY: I started at 3pm where I was actually in my dress – so hair, makeup everything was done. So that means I was in the makeup chair at 12pm. I got to bed finally at 11:45am the next morning. So that’s what the producers would tell the guys the next night. Because they would say that they were so tired and we took our group picture at 9:30am for you guys, but Michelle had to recap all of you. It’s a long night!
AM: I had no idea. I thought it was like 6 hours!
MY: No, you can’t start filming until it gets dark and then there are a lot of guys that you have to go through. Everyone is learning the ropes of everything so it’s a long one!
AM: Wow! That’s a new nugget for me!
Well, you filmed over the course of a number of weeks and participated in a lot of activities and had a lot of conversations. How did you incorporate self-care so that you could achieve some sort of a balance and feel like yourself?
MY: Ohh. Honestly, I would say that that was one of the hardest things for the leads. I went off of 3 hours of sleep for the first few weeks. For me, I do fairly well with no sleep and I just went back to that athletic mindset that I just had to push through and I had to keep grinding, keep a smile on your face or whatever you’re feeling. But it’s tricky. You don’t get time alone, you don’t get time to yourself unless you’re looking at the inside of your eyelids completely sleeping.
AM: Oh wow. That leads me to the next question that when you weren’t filming, how did you pass the time? But you’re saying that you didn’t have time alone!
MY: When I was the lead, you’re with someone 24/7. When I was a contestant on The Bachelor, when you get further out and there is less women there, you don’t have the cocktail parties, you go straight to the ceremonies and so you do have a little more downtime. I will say that as a contestant, I did find down time fairly frequently, because I learned that instead of just asking if I could go take a nap, I would just take a nap and because I was one of the people that wasn’t participating in drama, it would take them a minute to realize that I was gone. They would look for me and it gave me an extra 20 mins. I would sleep in other places like under a table, behind the couch.
AM: It’s like a hide-and-go-seek!
MY: Yeah! A little TLC.
AM: From a Bachelor Nation perspective, there are a number of commitments that you had from The Tell All and After The Final Rose. What has been your favorite part of this whole experience?
MY: It was very much being able to bring my family and friends along for the ride. You get to do a lot of really cool things. There are a lot of perks to it and most perks don’t come free. They definitely come with stresses on your mental health by being in the public, but being able to travel to different places and being able to go and do things like Jingle Ball – I got to bring my parents to Jingle Ball. I got to take my friends on a really cool excursion and trip and there are a lot of fun experiences that you typically wouldn’t get. I’ve been in this role and it’s cool to see them and their faces light up and to have them be apart of it.
AM: Who are your go-to’s in terms of chatting with people in The Bachelor universe? I know that there is the Bachelor Chat that you guys have, but do you have your core people there?
MY: I have my girls that I’m very close with. I’m close with Ryan Claytor from Matt’s season, Bri Springs, Serena Pitt, Becca Kuffrin – I think that you just find people that you really align with and even though you haven’t known them for as long as some of your other friends, you just get so close so quickly when you’re in a similar situation and you’ve all dated the same person or just different things that the public with pressures that they put on you. I definitely have so many group chats going on and I keep in touch with all of those people.
AM: What are some dating tips that you would suggest to those that may just be getting out there?
MY: It’s so hard! Getting back out there! I used to be a very closed off person. I would give a lot, I loved very hard, but when it came to talking about emotions and feelings, whether it was friends, family, relationships – I was very comfortable with someone else sharing, I created a safe space for them with me, but it was hard for me to share that back. This show truly taught me how relationships and even friendships can flourish when you're ttruly vulnerable and when yourself. It’s about being honest from the get go and it really does help things blossom and it’s scary because you’re scared about rejection and you’re scared about somebody not liking what you’re putting forward, but if that’s the case, yeah – it might sting initially. But essentially, you don’t want someone that doesn’t love you to your complete naked form. So that’s what I would say, be vulnerable and truthful right up front. If they don’t like it, they’re not your person.
AM: Absolutely! You can exit!
MY: The door is right here!
AM: One of the things that I enjoyed during the season as you navigated the journey, was that you focused on talking about your identity, the pressures around it and the importance of acceptance. Why was that so important to you to drive that awareness to people?
MY: For me, it was just a huge part of who I was. I grew up in Minnesota and I grew up in an environment for a very long time where I was the only person of color. That created a lot of different awareness’s for me. It was something that I also battled with in my relationships going forward. There were certain debates that were happening in a relationship where I didn’t want to have to explain those things and I shouldn’t have to explain those things. In order to make sure that that didn’t happen again, I had to have those conversations. I didn’t realize how much it was going to connect with people to see that side. I’m very happy that I was able to show that.
AM: I remember when I was watching it and I kept saying thank you. Whether it’s based on race or just to be accepted as a person, to be that vulnerable was so touching. It was like, inspirational Michelle and every episode had that in it.
MY: Aww thank you!
AM: With the conclusion of the season and after breaking up with Nayte earlier this year, how did you take care of yourself and heal from that relationship so that you could move on?
MY: For me, dating in the public eye – getting in the public eye is one thing and breaking up in the public eye are really difficult. With that relationship, I think that what pushed me and challenged me to move on as I did was that I was continuously being hurt by the actions of this other person and so that really forced me to make sure I did my healing very much so up front and that I healed fully, that I was creating a healthy thought process in my mind and I was responding to different things in a healthy manner because that was the moment that I realized that your emotions could get very out of control and it could be at the expense of what somebody else is doing or what the public is doing. I knew that I would have to see this person dating somebody else – physically see it which you might not have to do when you’re dating somebody normally. People are going to speculate, it’s going to be constant talk, you’re going to be constantly attached to that person. So I just really took that in and realized that I needed to give myself closure. I needed to make sure that I was confident in myself and that I’m fully healed in myself and self-talk was a huge piece of that – of reassuring and really sorting through my thoughts as they were coming through that breakup so that I had control of my emotions, I had control of my pain and that I wasn’t just receiving pain from outside sources.
AM: As a whole, what did you learn about yourself?
MY: I learned that I can truly give myself closure without getting it from somebody else. I didn’t realize how powerful that would be. But I think that in relationships, when you go through a break up, especially if it’s not how you thought that things would go or maybe you’re on the receiving end of it, you want to look at the other person – we talk about that closure part of the conversation – you want it from the other person and there are times when that just isn’t going to happen or it’s just not possible. So what are you supposed to do? Leave it unclosed for the rest of your life? For me, the biggest thing that I learned or showed myself was that no matter what situation happened, I could give myself closure. I don’t have to have all the answers and I can give myself the answers enough to be able to move forward. That right there was something that if that was the only answer I could take away from 2022, I’m 100% content with that.
AM: I know that you’re in LA right now. Why did you decide to take a break away from teaching?
MY: With teaching, the last 2 years teaching through a pandemic – the things that teachers had to go through and even nurses! There were so many things that were impacted by COVID and with teaching, yes being The Bachelorette and teaching at the same time as my season was airing, that was stressful and maybe expedited things a little bit more than just in teaching. I was getting to the point that I was so burnt out. I knew that that summer I was not going to be able to recharge fully to where I needed to get to. To be honest, the school year before hand, I felt and a lot of teachers alongside me, felt that they were going into that 2021/2022 school year not fully charged after COVID because we just weren’t taken care of by the school system or the education system. I just needed a break and I needed to take a breather and I honestly know that it was the best decision that I could have made. It was not an easy decision because I left college so passionate about teaching and that whole entire profession is built on passion. When that cracks, if we don’t take care of that, then we’re going to continue to have bigger and bigger issues. So for me, it was me looking at myself in the mirror and saying, “I need to acknowledge that I need a break, right now.” It is something that I want to be able to come back to or it is something that I want to be able to do a passion around, but I couldn’t return that next school year because I needed that breather. There were a lot of teachers right next to me that had to do the same thing. It’s sad because it’s like another breakup. You don’t want to break up with one of your passions! It’s been tricky!
AM: I think that checking in with yourself and finding that balance whatever that means to each person and being able to recognize when you’re feeling overwhelmed or burnt out is so important! Although it may not be for everyone, what were some of the things that you noticed that were signs that you needed to take the time?
MY: I would say that feeling of waking up and knowing that you’re not yourself. I’m an early riser, a get up at 5am, hit the gym, respond back to my friends and family fairly quickly, organizing different activities – I’m a very upbeat and bubbly person. I was just exhausted and I was able to still do those things and I was able to keep up those things, but I wasn’t happy doing them necessarily all of the time. I was just definitely run down. I could feel it and I was getting sick all of the time. For me, my stress tends to show in my physical health before it does in my mental emotional side.
AM: Well you’re adamant about using your platform to educate others. Why is being an advocate for mental health so important to you?
MY: For me, it’s really about making sure that youth, especially, youth of color understand that it is ok to ask for health. It’s ok to talk about your emotions. I used to be this former athlete that was taught to have thick skin and to rub some dirt on it. Yes, there is completely a point that when you fall down, you should bounce back up, but if you are hurting, it’s ok to talk about it.
AM: That’s something that I talk a lot about whether it’s my sister or a friend, that it’s ok if we’re saying ouch. We can be strong and we can trailblaze and be unicorns, but we still bleed and we still get bumps!
What have you been doing post The Bachelorette since you’re in LA and living your best life as we see your awesome pictures on IG.
MY: I’m laughing at that because this is the biggest question that people ask me. If you look at all of the haters, they think that I schedule random photoshoots and take pictures of myself! I promise you that I am doing more things then just that!
AM: You’re a whole person!
MY: I know right? Believe it or not, if it’s not on social media, it didn’t happen apparently! Oh gosh! Right now, I’m finding that next piece of how I can fulfill my passion of giving back to others, working with children, helping the youth, motivational speaking – all of these different things and kind of figuring out that brand of who this next Michelle Young is. I do have a lot of very exciting things that are in the works that haven’t come out yet and so I can’t say too much, but you will definitely see my speaking, I will leave it at that for now.
AM: Because I’m envisioning that I would see you acting, films/videos, collaborations –
MY: Honestly, I’m going to do it all! I’ll say that!
AM: Ok!
MY: You’re going to see me walking the red carpet, see me motivationally speaking, you might see me in and out of some schools, You’re going to see me everywhere!
AM: One of the things that I liked is when you were in that transition from teaching to all of the things that you will be doing in the future, you shared that you would do some influencer work and that a percentage of what you would make would go towards to various charities or organizations that were selected by your followers. Why did you want to be accountable and share that with people? You didn’t have to and why did you want to do it in this way?
MY: For me, anytime someone says that word influencer, everybody cringes. You know what that words casts on some people and there is such a thing as positive influencing. Influencing is such a tricky game to play and coming out of the ABC The Bachelor/Bachelorette in general, a lot of people tend to go the influencer route. What that has meant in the past is that you’re working with brands, you’re going to these carpets and doing all of these different things. For me, there are products that I would 100% recommend whether I’m being paid or not, but I want to change the influencing game. You do have a platform, you do have a voice and you can encourage these products and these brands that are working with you to give back as well. You can bring your viewers in with it and you can create an entire message that goes with it. Like the Ice Bucket Challenge and all these things that were started! Social media has so many negative negative things about it and this can be a positive one! So that’s why. I want to be able to challenge not only people who follow me and supporters, but I also want to challenge the brands that work with me to also give back. Ultimately, we’re doing a really good thing.
AM: Now that you’re in LA for awhile, what are 3 places that you enjoy grabbing a bite or a cocktail, where are 3 places that you like to shop at and what are 3 places you like to workout at?
MY: Oh wow! So these may not be as great as you think because I have really been bouncing back and forth between LA and Minnesota quite a bit. Then I got done with this period of time where I got really sick, then I was healthy and then I was sick again. Whoever had that mysterious illness where it’s not COVID but it’s influenza – that knocked me on my butt! It’s not great and you’re turning the corner for what feels like forever.
One of my favorite places to eat honestly, is Catch. I went there with Kaitlyn Bristowe and it was a really awesome spot. Where else have I been? Elephante – I feel like everybody says that one and so I have to ay it! My third one I’m going to keep to myself because it’s a hole in the wall place and I feel like…
AM: If you say it, you’re never going to get a seat in there again because people will want to check it out!
MY: Exactly, or people will go looking, you know?
When it comes to shopping, anywhere at The Grove. I’m a Nike girl – I love getting some sneakers. I haven’t done that much shopping recently actually. But oh Target! I’m a Target girl. You ask me how I take care of my mental health, Target!
AM: Oh yeah, you go in and say you need lip balm and then 100 and some dollars later, you have all of these things!
MY: Exactly and then you leave without the lip balm! And you have to go back!
AM: You have to go back for sure!
MY: That’s why we forget it so that we have to go back!
I have not been to too many fitness studios yet. I’ve avoided Equinox – no shade on Equinox, I’m sure that I will check it out eventually. I literally went to LA Fitness the other day. I’m a runner. I go outside and run. I haven’t done too much here. I’ve done a lot of at home stuff. I have dumbbells and weights here. When I’m at home, Lifetime Fitness is my go-to.
AM: I love Lifetime Fitness. They have an awesome facility here in NY.
MY: I’m so jealous! The nearest one here is 30 mins away. I don’t know, shout them out and maybe they can build one across the street!
AM: We know you like staying active and that you like to run, are there 2 other things that you like to do in your fitness routine?
MY: I’m trying to get back into a pickup basketball game. That cardio, running up and down the basketball court, that humbles me real quick especially when you get back to it. Honestly that and swimming. I grew up with a pool and I love swimming laps as it’s just such great cardio. Anything where I can go out and about. I’ll play tennis with my parents, they’re amazing tennis players. Winter sports, I’ll ski a little bit.
AM: I love snowboarding!
MY: I’m jealous! Honestly, I want to learn how to snowboard. I never have up to this point. In athletics, coaches wouldn’t let us snowboard because so many people would get hurt.
AM: Oh yeah, you could break an ankle.
MY: Now I can flail down the diamond all day! I might just end up on TMZ or something ha! My hats over here my gloves are over there!
AM: What do you want your legacy to be in terms of the impact that you’ve left?
MY: I think it’s incredibly important for people to not stop learning about how others around them work or think. It’s about being open minded to learn and I think that’s a huge part of coming through the experience of what I just came through where you really are a rare breed which is sad to say. But as a woman of color and just being from Minnesota with everything happening with George Floyd, cultivating young minds to accept those around them to think outside the box to not always go about life the exact way that everyone has in the past – to challenge things. Ultimately, to be a kind person and to just give back. Once you make it to the top, you want to be able to extend your arm back and pull others up and show them the route to be able to give back to them. So when I’m no longer here, someone that I impacted is now making it their mission to impact someone that is below them. That’s what I call a legend or leaving a mark so that the cycle doesn’t stop with them.
AM: Are there projects that you are thinking about being part of that you can share whether it’s a specific one or a vertical that you want to tackle?
MY: I’ve worked a lot with kids and I will say that I will definitely be around students, around young minds very soon in the near future. I’ve done a lot with Be the Match and giving back to that. I wish I could name a few others, but I can’t quite yet, but it’s coming. Keep an eye out for sure on social media as it’s coming! You’ll definitely see some new and inspirational things coming.
AM: We’ll be keeping a look out for sure on what you have going on next and it’s been great to watch your journey, seeing what you have going on and being able to see what those next steps will be as well!
MY: Well I appreciate you having me and I embrace what you are doing as well. Being able to help me extend that platform with my voice and with my message and what I’m saying and all of that circles back to you for amplifying that as well!
AM: Aww thank you!
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This morning the 2023 Restaurant and Chef Awards semifinalists for the James Beard Awards® presented by Capital One were shared! This does not include the other categories which will be announced over the next few months! Nominees will be announced on Wednesday, March 29, and winners will be celebrated at the James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards Ceremony on Monday, June 5, 2023, at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
The James Beard Foundation’s Restaurant and Chef Awards—established in 1990 and first awarded in 1991—are one of five separate recognition programs of the Awards. The 2023 Restaurant and Chef Semifinalists are recognized across 23 categories, including the new Award for Outstanding Bakery. James Beard Awards policies and procedures can be viewed here.
We love that a number of people that we have included or features in Athleisure Mag are included and we congratulate them as well as those that we have yet to have on this phenomenal honor! As the other categories are shared, we will include these as well up until the big night!
Mohamed Ali Alkassar and Niven Patel, Alpareno Restaurant Group (Ghee Indian Kitchen, Orno, and Mamey), Miami, FL
Brandon Chrostowski, EDWINS Leadership and Restaurant Institute (EDWINS Leadership and Restaurant Institute, edwins too, EDWINS Bakery, and others), Cleveland, OH
Krista Cole, Sur Lie and Gather Restaurant, Portland, ME
Greg Dulan, Dulan’s Soul Food Kitchen, Dulan's on Crenshaw, and Dulanville, Los Angeles, CA
Laile Fairbairn, Locally Grown Restaurants (Snow City Cafe, South Restaurant + Coffeehouse, and Spenard Roadhouse), Anchorage, AK
Sims and Kirsten Harlow Foster, Foster Supply Hospitality (The DeBruce, Arnold House Tavern, and Kenoza Hall), NY
Aaron Hoskins, Sarah Simmons, Nicole Storey, and Elie Yigo, City Grit Hospitality Group (SmallSUGAR, CITY GRIT, and Il Focolare Pizzeria), Columbia, SC
Yuka Ioroi and Kris Toliao, Cassava, San Francisco, CA
Michael and Tara Gallina and Aaron Martinez, Take Root Hospitality (Vicia, Winslow's Table, Bistro La Floraison, and others), St. Louis, MO
Clinton Gray, Derrick Moore, and Emanuel Reed, Slim & Husky's Pizza Beeria, Nashville, TN
Johnna Hayes and Debra Zinke, 3 Sirens Restaurant Group (Bird & Bottle, Holé Molé, Shakey Jakes, and others), Tulsa, OK
Amy and Jason Kerstein, Joe Muench, and Dan Snider, Black Shoe Hospitality (Story Hill BKC and Buttermint Finer Dining & Cocktails), Milwaukee, WI
Sandy Levine, Freya, Chartreuse, and The Oakland, Detroit, MI
Albert McDonald, The Mint, Pizza Campania, and Backcountry Burger Bar, Bozeman, MT
Yenvy and Quynh Pham, Phở Bắc Sup Shop, Phởcific Standard Time, and The Boat, Seattle, WA
Michael Reginbogin and Jason Berry, KNEAD Hospitality + Design (MI VIDA, Lil’ SUCCOTASH, and GATSBY), Washington, D.C.
Jimmy and Johnny Tung, Bento Asian Kitchen + Sushi, Doshi, and Camille, Orlando, FL
Kelly Whitaker, Id Est Hospitality Group (Basta, The Wolf's Tailor, and BRUTØ), Boulder, CO
Chris Williams, Lucille's Hospitality Group, Houston, TX
Ellen Yin, High Street Hospitality Group (Fork, a.kitchen + bar, High Street Philly, and others), Philadelphia, PA
Junior Borges, Meridian, Dallas, TX
Nina Compton, Compère Lapin, New Orleans, LA
Greg Collier, Leah & Louise, Charlotte, NC
Renee Erickson, The Walrus and the Carpenter, Seattle, WA
Shigeru Fukuyoshi, Sagami, Collingswood, NJ
Christine Ha and Tony J. Nguyen, Xin Chào, Houston, TX
Andrew Le, The Pig and the Lady, Honolulu, HI
Johnny Leach, The Town Company, Kansas City, MO
Rachel Miller, Nightshade Noodle Bar, Lynn, MA
Eder Montero and Alex Raij, La Vara, Brooklyn, NY
David Nayfeld, Che Fico, San Francisco, CA
Niki Nakayama, n/naka, Los Angeles, CA
Josh Niernberg, Bin 707 Foodbar, Grand Junction, CO
Erik Ramirez, Llama Inn, Brooklyn, NY
Dana Rodriguez, Super Mega Bien, Denver, CO
Rob Rubba, Oyster Oyster, Washington, D.C.
Silvana Salcido Esparza, Barrio Café, Phoenix, AZ
Hajime Sato, Sozai, Clawson, MI
Michael Schwartz, Michael's Genuine Food & Drink, Miami, FL
David Vargas, Vida Cantina, Portsmouth, NH
Ariete, Miami, FL
Brennan's, New Orleans, LA
Cassia, Santa Monica, CA
La Condesa, Austin, TX
Copine, Seattle, WA
Cora Cora, West Hartford, CT
Friday Saturday Sunday, Philadelphia, PA
The Grey, Savannah, GA
Hell’s Backbone Grill & Farm, Boulder, UT
Lucia, Dallas, TX
Mita's, Cincinnati, OH
Mourad, San Francisco, CA
PAGU, Cambridge, MA
Proper Meats + Provisions, Flagstaff, AZ
RIS, Washington, D.C.
Red Rose Restaurant, Lowell, MA
Smyth, Chicago, IL
Veselka, New York, NY
Via Carota, New York, NY
Wickman House, Ellison Bay, WI
Kane Adkisson, kanō, Omaha, NE
Bernard Bennett, Ọkàn, Bluffton, SC
Damarr Brown, Virtue, Chicago, IL
Victoria Elizondo, Cochinita & Co., Houston, TX
Julio Hernandez, Maiz de la Vida, Nashville, TN
Jamie Hoang, Ahan, Madison, WI
Rashida Holmes, Bridgetown Roti, Los Angeles, CA
Jennifer Hwa Dobbertin, Best Quality Daughter, San Antonio, TX
Telly Justice, HAGS, New York, NY
Vinh Le, Cicada Coffee Bar, Cambridge, MA
Amado Lopez, Casa Amado Taqueria, Berkley, MI
Christian Lowe, Shift Kitchen & Bar, Flagstaff, AZ
Serigne Mbaye, Dakar NOLA, New Orleans, LA
Vincent Medina and Louis Trevino, Cafe Ohlone, Berkeley, CA
Charlie Mitchell, Clover Hill, New York, NY
Bo Porytko, Misfit SnackBar, Denver, CO
Amanda Shulman, Her Place Supper Club, Philadelphia, PA
Kevin Smith, Beast & Cleaver, Seattle, WA
Elias Taddesse, Mélange, Washington, D.C.
Akino West, Rosie's, Miami, FL
Al Coro, New York, NY
The Backporch, Roundup, MT
Bar Spero, Washington, D.C.
Birch & Rye, San Francisco, CA
Causa, Washington, D.C.
Dept of Culture, New York, NY
Don Artemio, Fort Worth, TX
Et Al., Tulsa, OK
The Friar's Fork, Alamosa, CO
Heavy Metal Sausage Co., Philadelphia, PA
Heff's Burger Club, Winston-Salem, NC
Kann, Portland, OR
Khmai Cambodian Fine Dining, Chicago, IL
KRU, Brooklyn, NY
La Royal, Cambridge, MA
Lupi & Iris, Milwaukee, WI
Nami Kaze, Honolulu, HI
Neng Jr.'s, Asheville, NC
Nolia, Cincinnati, OH
Obélix, Chicago, IL
ōkta, McMinnville, OR
Pijja Palace, Los Angeles, CA
Pizza Grace, Birmingham, AL
Restaurant Beatrice, Dallas, TX
Sambou's African Kitchen, Jackson, MS
Stissing House, Pine Plains, NY
Tatemó, Houston, TX
Tatsu, Dallas, TX
Yangban Society, Los Angeles, CA
wolfpeach, Camden, ME
Angelo Brocato, New Orleans, LA
Breadshop, Honolulu, HI
Buena Gente Cuban Bakery, Decatur, GA
La Casita Bakeshop, Richardson, TX
Denise's Delicacies, Philadelphia, PA
Friends & Family, Los Angeles, CA
Fujiya Hawai‘i, Honolulu, HI
Good Cakes and Bakes, Detroit, MI
Grist Milling & Bakery, Missoula, MT
Haymaker Bun Company, Middlebury, VT
JL Patisserie, Phoenix and Scottsdale, AZ
Kuluntu Bakery, Dallas, TX
La Patisserie Chouquette, St. Louis, MO
Mighty Bread Co., Philadelphia, PA
Normal Ice Cream, Salt Lake City, UT
She Wolf Bakery, New York, NY
Unforgettable Bakery & Cafe, Savannah, GA
Yasukochi’s Sweet Stop, San Francisco, CA
Yoli Tortilleria, Kansas City, MO
Zak the Baker, Miami, FL
Veronika Baukema, Veronika's Pastry Shop, Billings, MT
Manuel and Jesús Brazón, Caracas Bakery, Doral, FL
Vince Bugtong, Viridian, Oakland, CA
Mariela Camacho, Comadre Panadería, Austin, TX
Ismael de Sousa, Reunion Bread Co, Denver, CO
Nora Faye Allen, Mel the Bakery, New York, NY
Atsuko Fujimoto, Norimoto Bakery, Portland, ME
Andrew Hutchison, Madison Sourdough, Madison, WI
Michelle Karr-Ueoka, MW Restaurant, Honolulu, HI
Crystal Kass, Valentine, Phoenix, AZ
Margarita Manzke, République, Los Angeles, CA
Noelle Marchetti, Yolan, Nashville, TN
Shawn McKenzie, Café Cerés, Minneapolis, MN
Camari Mick, The Musket Room, New York, NY
Anne Ng, Bakery Lorraine, San Antonio, TX
Kareem Queeman, Mr. Bake, Riverdale, MD
Emily Riddell, Machine Shop, Philadelphia, PA
Phillip Ashley Rix, Phillip Ashley Chocolates, Memphis, TN
Elaine Uykimpang Bentz, Café Mochiko, Cincinnati, OH
Amanda Wildermuth, Honey Road, Burlington, VT
The Black Cypress, Pullman, WA
Bottega, Birmingham, AL
Charleston, Baltimore, MD
Here's Looking at You, Los Angeles, CA
House of Prime Rib, San Francisco, CA
Lark, Seattle, WA
Lil' Deb's Oasis, Hudson, NY
The Local, Abilene, TX
Lula Drake, Columbia, SC
Manoli's, Salt Lake City, UT
Melba's, New York, NY
Pêche., Palisade, CO
The Quarry, Monson, ME
The Restaurant at 1900, Mission Woods, KS
Sepia, Chicago, IL
SMOKE. Woodfire Grill, Tulsa, OK
Sur Lie, Portland, ME
Theodore Rex, Houston, TX
Ticonderoga Club, Atlanta, GA
Vernick Food & Drink, Philadelphia, PA
All Together Now, Chicago, IL
Commander's Palace, New Orleans, LA
COTE, New York, NY
Flight Wine Bar, Washington, D.C.
Foam Brewers, Burlington, VT
FRIDA Southwest, Oklahoma City, OK
Glai Baan, Phoenix, AZ
Hiyu Wine Farm, Hood River, OR
Lazy Bear, San Francisco, CA
Lyla Lila, Atlanta, GA
Macchialina, Miami Beach, FL
Monk's Cafe, Philadelphia, PA
Nancy's Hustle, Houston, TX
OK Omens, Portland, OR
OTOTO, Los Angeles, CA
Rebel Rebel, Somerville, MA
Spencer, Ann Arbor, MI
Suerte, Austin, TX
Sunday Vinyl, Denver, CO
Waxlight Bar à Vin, Buffalo, NY
Allegory, Washington, D.C.
American Solera, Tulsa, OK
Bar Leather Apron, Honolulu, HI
Cafe La Trova, Miami, FL
Dante, New York, NY
Drastic Measures, Shawnee, KS
Esters Wine Shop & Bar, Santa Monica, CA
Garagiste, Las Vegas, NV
The Gin Room, St. Louis, MO
Harlem Hops, New York, NY
The Jewel Box, Portland, ME
Kingfisher, Durham, NC
Las Ramblas, Brownsville, TX
Le Caveau, Philadelphia, PA
Post Office Place, Salt Lake City, UT
Rob Roy, Seattle, WA
Salud Cerveceria, Charlotte, NC
Scratch Brewing Company, Ava, IL
Trick Dog, San Francisco, CA
Weathered Souls Brewing Company, San Antonio, TX
Jonathan Bautista, Kingfisher, San Diego, CA
Rocio Camacho, Rocio's Mexican Kitchen, Bell Gardens, CA
Val M. Cantu, Californios, San Francisco, CA
Gilberto Cetina Jr., Holbox, Los Angeles, CA
Kyle and Katina Connaughton, SingleThread, Healdsburg, CA
Brandon Hayato Go, Hayato, Los Angeles, CA
Srijith Gopinathan, Ettan, Palo Alto, CA
Matthew Kammerer, The Harbor House Inn, Elk, CA
Intu-on Kornnawong, Jo's Modern Thai, Oakland, CA
Andrew and Michelle Muñoz, Moo's Craft Barbecue, Los Angeles, CA
Justin Pichetrungsi, Anajak Thai, Sherman Oaks, CA
Michael Reed, Poppy & Seed, Anaheim, CA
Daisy Ryan, Bell's, Los Alamos, CA
Carlos Salgado, Taco María, Costa Mesa, CA
Sarintip “Jazz” Singsanong, Jitlada, Los Angeles, CA
James Syhabout, Commis, Oakland, CA
Craig Takehara, Binchoyaki, Sacramento, CA
Pim Techamuanvivit, Kin Khao, San Francisco, CA
Robbie Wilson, Le Fantastique, San Francisco, CA
Akira Yoshizumi, Sushi Yoshizumi, San Mateo, CA
Francisco Alfaro, Mid-City Restaurant, Cincinnati, OH
Omar Anani, Saffron De Twah, Detroit, MI
Abra Berens, Granor Farm, Three Oaks, MI
Becky Clark, Little Fish Brewing Co., Athens, OH
Diana Dávila Boldin, Mi Tocaya Antojería, Chicago, IL
Thai Dang, HaiSous, Chicago, IL
Paul Fehribach, Big Jones, Chicago, IL
Tim Flores and Genie Kwon, Kasama, Chicago, IL
Norberto Garita, El Barzon, Detroit, MI
Hideki and Yuko Harada, Kiki, Cincinnati, OH
Andy Hollyday, Selden Standard, Detroit, MI
Ji Hye Kim, Miss Kim, Ann Arbor, MI
Allie La Valle-Umansky, Jeremy Umansky, and Kenny Scott, Larder Delicatessen & Bakery, Cleveland, OH
BJ Lieberman, Chapman's Eat Market, Columbus, OH
Hamissi Mamba and Nadia Nijimbere, Baobab Fare, Detroit, MI
Abbi Merriss, Bluebeard, Indianapolis, IN
Zubair Mohajir, Wazwan, Chicago, IL
Samir Mohammad, 9th Street Bistro, Noblesville, IN
Michael Ransom, Ima Izakaya, Detroit, MI
Sarah Welch, Marrow, Detroit, MI
Chris Amendola, foraged., Baltimore, MD
Steve Chu, Ekiben, Baltimore, MD
Joy Crump, FOODE, Fredericksburg, VA
David Deshaies, L'Ardente, Washington, D.C.
Nik Forsberg, Fet-Fisk, Pittsburgh, PA
Rahman "Rock" Harper, Queen Mother's Fried Chicken, Arlington, VA
Andrew Henshaw, Laser Wolf, Philadelphia, PA
Jesse Ito, Royal ushi, Philadelphia, PA
Dionicio Jiménez, Cantina La Martina, Philadelphia, PA
Kate Lasky and Tomasz Skowronski, Apteka, Pittsburgh, PA
Enrique Limardo, Seven Reasons, Washington, D.C.
Philip Manganaro, Park Place Café & Restaurant, Merchantville, NJ
Melissa McGrath, Sweet Amalia Market & Kitchen, Newfield, NJ
Thanh Nguyen, Gabriella's Vietnam, Philadelphia, PA
Peter Prime, Bammy's, Washington, D.C.
Michael Rafidi, Albi, Washington, D.C.
Ryan Ratino, Bresca, Washington, D.C.
Omar Rodriguez, Oyamel Cocina Mexicana, Washington, D.C.
Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon, Kalaya, Philadelphia, PA
Kevin Tien, Moon Rabbit, Washington, D.C.
Sanaa Abourezk, Sanaa's Gourmet Mediterranean, Sioux Falls, SD
Ann Ahmed, Khâluna, Minneapolis, MN
Nick Bognar, iNDO, St. Louis, MO
Samuel Charles, Rodina, Cedar Rapids, IA
Rob Connoley, Bulrush, St. Louis, MO
Michael Corvino, Corvino Supper Club & Tasting Room, Kansas City, MO
Nick Goellner, The Antler Room, Kansas City, MO
Dan Jacobs and Dan Van Rite, EsterEv, Milwaukee, WI
Gregory León, Amilinda, Milwaukee, WI
Pam Liberda, Waldo Thai, Kansas City, MO
Francesco Mangano, Osteria Papavero, Madison, WI
Itaru Nagano and Andrew Kroeger, Fairchild, Madison, WI
Loryn Nalic, Balkan Treat Box, Webster Groves, MO
Christina Nguyen, Hai Hai, Minneapolis, MN
Joseph Raney, Skogen Kitchen, Custer, SD
Karyn Tomlinson, Myriel, Saint Paul, MN
Paul and Jessica Urban, Block 16, Omaha, NE
David Utterback, Yoshitomo, Omaha, NE
Adam VanDonge, The White Linen, Topeka, KS
Yia Vang, Union Hmong Kitchen, Minneapolis, MN
Salvador Alamilla, Amano, Caldwell, ID
Michael Annandono, Michaelangelo's Big Sky, Big Sky, MT
Dan Ansotegui, Ansots, Boise, ID
Jose Avila, La Diabla Pozole y Mezcal, Denver, CO
Andy Blanton, Cafe Kandahar, Whitefish, MT
Paul Chamberlain and Logen Crew, SLC Eatery, Salt Lake City, UT
Michael Diaz de Leon, BRUTØ, Denver, CO
C. Barclay Dodge, Bosq, Aspen, CO
Andrew Fuller, Oquirrh, Salt Lake City, UT
Briar Handly, Handle, Park City, UT
Suchada Johnson, Teton Thai, Teton Village, WY
Young-Ho Kang and Peter Kim, The Angry Korean, South Jordan, UT
Kris Komori, KIN, Boise, ID
Chris Lockhart and Danny Mowatt, PREROGATIvE Kitchen, Red Lodge, MT
Kibrom Milash, Kibrom's Ethiopian & Eritrean Food, Boise, ID
Paul Naugle, Izakaya Three Fish, Bozeman, MT
Cindhura Reddy, Spuntino, Denver, CO
Earl James Reynolds, Stone Hill Kitchen + Bar, Bigfork, MT
Ali Sabbah, Mazza, Salt Lake City, UT
Penelope Wong, Yuan Wonton, Denver, CO
Gerardo Alcaraz, Aldama, Brooklyn, NY
Nasim Alikhani, Sofreh, Brooklyn, NY
Mary Attea, The Musket Room, New York, NY
Giovanni Cervantes, Taqueria Ramírez, Brooklyn, NY
Amanda Cohen, Dirt Candy, New York, NY
Calvin Eng, Bonnie's, Brooklyn, NY
Shenarri Freeman, Cadence, New York, NY
Charles Gabriel, Charles Pan-Fried Chicken, New York, NY
Anthony Gonçalves, Kanopi, White Plains, NY
Sol Han, LittleMad, New York, NY
JJ Johnson, FIELDTRIP, New York, NY
Sohui Kim, Gage & Tollner, Brooklyn, NY
Shaina Loew-Banayan, Cafe Mutton, Hudson, NY
Paolo Garcia Mendoza, Karenderya, Nyack, NY
Ayesha Nurdjaja, Shukette, New York, NY
Junghyun Park, Atomix, New York, NY
Franco Sampogna, Frevo, New York, NY
Eric See, Ursula, Brooklyn, NY
Hillary Sterling, Ci Siamo, New York, NY
Sohail Zandi, Brushland Eating House, Bovina, NY
Robert Andreozzi, Pizza Marvin, Providence, RI
Paul Callahan, Vino e Vivo, Exeter, NH
Jeff Fournier, Thompson House Eatery, Jackson, NH
Mojo Hancy-Davis, May Day, Burlington, VT
Valentine Howell, Krasi, Boston, MA
Christian Hunter, Community Table, Washington, CT
Sara Jenkins, Nina June, Rockport, ME
Jason LaVerdiere, Flux, Lisbon Falls, ME
Courtney Loreg, Woodford Food & Beverage, Portland, ME
Alganesh Michael, A Taste of Abyssinia, South Burlington, VT
Yahya Noor, Tawakal Halal Cafe, Boston, MA
Tony Pastor, Fore Street, Portland, ME
Isaul Perez, Isa, Portland, ME
Sherry Pocknett, Sly Fox Den Too, Charlestown, RI
Yisha Siu, Yunnan Kitchen, Boston, MA
Derrick Teh, SEKALI, Boston, MA
Ellie Tiglao, Tanám, Somerville, MA
Renee Touponce, The Port of Call, Mystic, CT
Milena Pagán, Little Sister, Providence, RI
Douglass Williams, MIDA, Boston, MA
Nathan Bentley, Altura Bistro, Anchorage, AK
Tony Brown, Ruins, Spokane, WA
Peter Cho, Han Oak, Portland, OR
Joshua Dorcak, MÄS, Ashland, OR
Brian Hirata, Na‘au, Hawai‘i Island, HI
Jonathan Jones, Epilogue Kitchen & Cocktails, Salem, OR
Dan Koommoo, Crafted, Yakima, WA
Keaka Lee, Kapa Hale, Honolulu, HI
Melissa Miranda, Musang, Seattle, WA
Vince Nguyen, Berlu, Portland, OR
David Nichols, Eight Row, Seattle, WA
Thomas Pisha-Duffly, Gado Gado, Portland, OR
Crystal Platt, Lion & Owl, Eugene, OR
Beau Schooler, In Bocca Al Lupo, Juneau, AK
Sheldon Simeon, Tiffany's, Wailuku, HI
Mutsuko Soma, Kamonegi, Seattle, WA
Renee Trafton, Beak Restaurant, Sitka, AK
Robert Urquidi, Ethel's Grill, Honolulu, HI
Aaron Verzosa, Archipelago, Seattle, WA
Lee Anne Wong, Papa‘aina, Lahaina, HI
Sam Fore, Tuk Tuk Sri Lankan Bites, Lexington, KY
Josh Habiger, Bastion, Nashville, TN
Sam Hart, Counter-, Charlotte, NC
Ronald Hsu, Lazy Betty, Atlanta, GA
Daniel "Dano" Heinze, Vern's, Charleston, SC
Terry Koval, The Deer and the Dove, Decatur, GA
Dayna Lee-Márquez, Comal 864, Greenville, SC
Jiyeon Lee and Cody Taylor, Heirloom Market BBQ, Atlanta, GA
Josiah McGaughey, Vivian, Asheville, NC
Ramin Mirzakhani, Laury's Restaurant, Charleston, WV
Trevor Moran, Locust, Nashville, TN
Dean Neff, Seabird, Wilmington, NC
Keith Rhodes, Catch, Wilmington, NC
Isaiah Screetch, Spark Community Café, Versailles, KY
Jessica Shillato, Spotted Salamander, Columbia, SC
Sahar Siddiqi, Chai Pani, Decatur, GA
Paul Smith, 1010 Bridge, Charleston, WV
Stephanie Tyson, Sweet Potatoes, Winston-Salem, NC
Deborah VanTrece, Twisted Soul Cookhouse & Pours, Atlanta, GA
Preeti Waas, Cheeni Indian Food Emporium, Raleigh, NC
Blake Aguillard and Trey Smith, Saint-Germain, New Orleans, LA
Timon Balloo, The Katherine, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Jeremy and Cindy Bearman, Oceano Kitchen, Lantana, FL
Ana Castro, Lengua Madre, New Orleans, LA
Fernando, Nando, and Valerie Chang, Itamae, Miami, FL
Hunter Evans, Elvie's, Jackson, MS
Francis Guzmán, Vianda, San Juan, PR
Amarys and Jordan Herndon, Palm & Pine, New Orleans, LA
Timothy Hontzas, Johnny's Restaurant, Homewood, AL
Alex Perry and Kumi Omori, Vestige, Ocean Springs, MS
Rick Mace, Tropical Smokehouse, West Palm Beach, FL
Melissa M. Martin, Mosquito Supper Club, New Orleans, LA
Pushkar Marathe, Stage, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Henry Moso, Kabooki Sushi, Orlando, FL
Charly Pierre, Fritai, New Orleans, LA
Colleen Quarls and Liz Hollinger, Molly's Rise and Shine, New Orleans, LA
Rafael Rios, Yeyo's El Alma de Mexico, Bentonville, AR
Michael Stoltzfus, Coquette, New Orleans, LA
Natalia Vallejo, Cocina al Fondo, San Juan, PR
Lojo Washington, Queen of Sheeba, West Palm Beach, FL
Ben Alexander, Mr. Kims, Tulsa, OK
Oscar Amador and Francesco Di Caudo, Anima by EDO, Las Vegas, NV
Rene Andrade and Roberto Centeno, Bacanora, Phoenix, AZ
Kaoru Azeuchi, KAISEKI YUZU, Las Vegas, NV
Jaren Bates and Brett Vibber, The Table at Junipine, Sedona, AZ
Lisa Becklund, FarmBar, Tulsa, OK
Andrew Black, Grey Sweater, Oklahoma City, OK
Jeff Chanchaleune, Ma Der Lao Kitchen, Oklahoma City, OK
Yip Cheung, Red Plate, Las Vegas, NV
Nephi Craig, Café Gozhóó, Whiteriver, AZ
Wendy Garcia, Tumerico, Tucson, AZ
Basit Gauba, Tikka Spice, Albuquerque, NM
Fernando Hernández, Testal, Phoenix, AZ
Jimmy Li, ShangHai Taste, Las Vegas, NV
Luis and Berenice Medina, El Chile Toreado, Santa Fe, NM
Yotaka and Alex Martin, Lom Wong, Phoenix, AZ
Andrea Meyer, The Love Apple, Taos, NM
Justin Pioche, Pioche Food Group, Upper Fruitland (Doolkai), Navajo Nation, NM
David Sellers, Horno Restaurant, Santa Fe, NM
Paul Wilson, Boston Title & Abstract, Tulsa, OK
Nicola Blaque, The Jerk Shack, San Antonio, TX
Tavel Bristol-Joseph, Canje, Austin, TX
Damien Brockway, Distant Relatives, Austin, TX
Reyna Duong, Sandwich Hag, Dallas, TX
Kareem El-Ghayesh, KG BBQ, Austin, TX
Jalen Heard, Lane Milne, and Jonny White, Goldee's Barbecue, Fort Worth, TX
Andrew Ho, Andrew Samia, and Sean Wen, Curry Boys BBQ, San Antonio, TX
Greg Gatlin, Gatlin’s BBQ, Houston, TX
Benchawan Jabthong Painter, Street to Kitchen, Houston, TX
Ai Le, Nam Giao, Houston, TX
Olivia López and Jonathan Percival, Molino Olōyō, Dallas, TX
Enrique Lozano, El Charlatan, Socorro, TX
Emiliano Marentes, ELEMI, El Paso, TX
Ana Liz Pulido, Ana Liz Taqueria, Mission, TX
Anastacia Quiñones-Pittman, José, Dallas, TX
Regino Rojas, Revolver Taco Lounge, Dallas, TX
John Russ, Clementine, San Antonio, TX
Ernest Servantes and David Kirkland, Burnt Bean Co., Seguin, TX
Kiran Verma, Kiran's, Houston, TX
Jon Walter, Chez Sami, Wolfforth, TX
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