2021 Tyler's Choice Music Awards

(Boldface = winner; Italics = runner-up)

Best Song by a Male Vocalist

• "Anyone" - Justin Bieber (Jon Bellion, Andrew Watt & The Monsters and Strangerz)
• "Bad Habits" - Ed Sheeran (Ed Sheeran, Johnny McDaid & Fred Again)
• "Heartbreak Anniversary" - Giveon (Maneesh & Sevn Thomas)
• "I Need You" - Jon Batiste (Jon Batiste & David Pimentel)
• "Save Your Tears" - The Weeknd (The Weeknd, Max Martin & Oscar Holter)
  (Honourable Mentions: "Astronomy" - Conan Gray, "Find My Way" - Paul McCartney, "Freedom" - Jon Batiste, "Piece of You" - Shawn Mendes, "Treat People with Kindness" - Harry Styles)

Best Song by a Female Vocalist

• "Drivers License" - Olivia Rodrigo (Dan Nigro)
• "Levitating" - Dua Lipa (Stephen Kozmeniuk & Stuart Price)
• "No Time to Die" - Billie Eilish (Finneas O'Connell & Stephen Lipson)
• "Right on Time" - Brandi Carlile (Dave Cobb & Shooter Jennings)
• "Willow" - Taylor Swift (Aaron Dessner)
  (Honourable Mentions: "Fight for You" - H.E.R., "Good Days" - SZA, "Pick Up Your Feelings" - Jazmine Sullivan, "Solar Power" - Lorde, "Sweet Dream" - Alessia Cara)

Best Song by a Duo, Group or Band

• "A Beautiful Noise" - Alicia Keys & Brandi Carlile (Alicia Keys & Brandi Carlile)
• "Cold Heart (Pnau Remix)" - Elton John & Dua Lipa (Pnau)
• "I Get a Kick Out of You" - Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga (Dae Bennett)
• "I Still Have Faith in You" - ABBA (Benny Andersson)
• "Leave the Door Open" - Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & D'Mile)
  (Honourable Mentions: "Dakiti" - Bad Bunny, ft. Jhay Cortez, "Essence" - Wizkid, ft. Justin Bieber & Tems, "Hero" - Afrojack & David Guetta, "Higher Power" - Coldplay, "Peaches" - Justin Bieber, ft. Daniel Caesar & Giveon)

Best Album

• Alicia - Alicia Keys (Alicia Keys, Ludwig Göransson, Tricky Stewart & Ryan Tedder)
• Love for Sale - Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga (Dae Bennett)
• Medicine at Midnight - Foo Fighters (Foo Fighters & Greg Kurstin)
• Sour - Olivia Rodrigo (Dan Nigro)
• We Are - Jon Batiste (Jon Batiste, Kizzo & David Pimentel)
  (Honourable Mentions: Chemtrails Over the Country Club - Lana Del Rey, Daddy's Home - St. Vincent, Evermore - Taylor Swift, Planet Her - Doja Cat, Starting Over - Chris Stapleton)

Best Music Video

• "Bad Habits" - Ed Sheeran (Dave Meyers, director; Hannah Cooper & Terry McGinnis, producers)
• "Freedom" - Jon Batiste (Alan Ferguson, director; Alex P. Willson, producer)
• "Good 4 U" - Olivia Rodrigo (Petra Collins, director; Christiana Divona, Marissa Ramirez & Tiffany Suh, producers)
• "I Get a Kick Out of You" - Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga (Jennifer Lebeau, director/producer; Danny Bennett & Bobby Campbell, producers)
• "Leave the Door Open" - Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Florent Dechard, directors)
  (Honourable Mentions: "911" - Lady Gaga, "Love Again" - Dua Lipa, "Peaches" - Justin Bieber, ft. Daniel Caesar & Giveon, "Shot in the Dark" - AC/DC, "Willow" - Taylor Swift)

Best Country Song

• "Camera Roll" - Kacey Musgraves (Ian Fitchuk, Daniel Tashian & Kacey Musgraves)
• "The Good Ones" - Gabby Barrett (Zach Kale & Ross Copperman)
• "Right on Time" - Brandi Carlile (Dave Cobb & Shooter Jennings)
• "What's Your Country Song" - Thomas Rhett (Dann Huff & Jesse Frasure)
• "You Should Probably Leave" - Chris Stapleton (Dave Cobb & Chris Stapleton)
  (Honourable Mentions: "Cold" - Chris Stapleton, "Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go Home)" - Elle King, ft. Miranda Lambert, "Forever After All" - Luke Combs, "Remember Her Name" - Mickey Guyton, "Younger Me" - Brothers Osborne)

Best Dance/Electronic Song

• "Alive" - Rüfüs Du Sol (Jason Evigan & Rüfüs Du Sol)
• "The Business" - Tiësto (Tiësto & Hightower)
• "Cold Heart (Pnau Remix)" - Elton John & Dua Lipa (Pnau)
• "Hero" - Afrojack & David Guetta (Afrojack, David Guetta & Stargate)
• "Moth to a Flame" - Swedish House Mafia, ft. The Weeknd (Swedish House Mafia & Carl Nordström)
  (Honourable Mentions: "Before" - James Blake, "Hearts on Fire" - Illenium & Dabin, ft. Lights, "Loom" - Ólafur Arnalds, ft. Bonobo, "One More" - SG Lewis, ft. Nile Rodgers, "You" - Regard, Troye Sivan & Tate McRae)

Best Pop Song

• "Drivers License" - Olivia Rodrigo (Dan Nigro)
• "I Get a Kick Out of You" - Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga (Dae Bennett)
• "Leave the Door Open" - Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & D'Mile)
• "Peaches" - Justin Bieber, ft. Daniel Caesar & Giveon (Harv & Shndo)
• "Solar Power" - Lorde (Lorde & Jack Antonoff)
  (Honourable Mentions: "Anyone" - Justin Bieber, "Higher Power" - Coldplay, "Kiss Me More" - Doja Cat, ft. SZA, "Positions" - Ariana Grande, "Save Your Tears" - The Weeknd)

Best Rap Song

• "Family Ties" - Baby Keem, ft. Kendrick Lamar (Baby Keem, Cardo, Jasper Harris & Frankie Bash)
• "Franchise" - Travis Scott, ft. Young Thug & M.I.A. (Travis Scott & Teddy Walton)
• "Hurricane" - Kanye West, ft. The Weeknd & Lil Baby (Kanye West, DJ Khalil, Mike Dean & Ronny J)
• "Industry Baby" - Lil Nas X, ft. Jack Harlow (Take a Daytrip & Kanye West)
• "Sorry Not Sorry" - DJ Khaled, ft. Jay-Z, Nas & James Fauntleroy (DJ Khaled, Streetrunner & Tarik Azzouz)
  (Honourable Mentions: "Body" - Megan Thee Stallion, "Introvert" - Lil Simz, "My Life" - J. Cole, ft. 21 Savage & Morray, "Up" - Cardi B, "Way 2 Sexy" - Drake, ft. Future & Young Thug)

Best Rock/Alternative Song

• "The Bandit" - Kings of Leon (Markus Dravs)
• "Find My Way" - Paul McCartney (Paul McCartney)
• "Last Train Home" - John Mayer (John Mayer & Don Was)
• "Shot in the Dark" - AC/DC (Brendan O'Brien)
• "Waiting on a War" - Foo Fighters (Foo Fighters & Greg Kurstin)
  (Honourable Mentions: "Distance" - Mammoth WVH, "Follow You" - Imagine Dragons, "Heart of Glass" - Miley Cyrus, "Making a Fire" - Foo Fighters, "Raise Vibration" - Lenny Kravitz)

Best Songwriting

• "Bad Habits" - Ed Sheeran (Ed Sheeran, Johnny McDaid & Fred Gibson)
• "A Beautiful Noise" - Alicia Keys & Brandi Carlile (Alicia Keys, Brandi Carlile, Hillary Lindsey, Linda Perry & Lori McKenna)
• "Drivers License" - Olivia Rodrigo (Olivia Rodrigo & Daniel Nigro)
• "Leave the Door Open" - Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Brandon Anderson, Brody Brown & Dernst Emile II)
• "Right on Time" - Brandi Carlile (Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth)
  (Honourable Mentions: "Cold" - Chris Stapleton, "Fight for You" - H.E.R., "No Time to Die" - Billie Eilish, "Peaches" - Justin Bieber, ft. Daniel Caesar & Giveon, "Willow" - Taylor Swift)

Best Original Score

• Dune (Hans Zimmer)
• The Mandalorian (Ludwig Göransson)
• The Midnight Sky (Alexandre Desplat)
• The Queen's Gambit (Carlos Rafael Rivera)
• Soul (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross)

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

• Cruella (Craig Gillespie)
• Dear Evan Hansen (Alex Lacamoire, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul & Dan Romer)
• In the Heights (Alex Lacamoire, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Bill Sherman & Greg Wells)
• Respect (Stephen Bray & Jason Michael Webb)
• The United States vs. Billie Holiday (Salaam Remi)

Best Song Written for Visual Media

• "Agatha All Along" - WandaVision (Robert Lopez & Kristen Anderson-Lopez)
• "Hear My Voice" - The Trial of the Chicago 7 (Celeste Waite & Daniel Pemberton)
• "Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)" - Respect (Jennifer Hudson, Jamie Hartman & Carole King)
• "No Time to Die" - No Time to Die (Billie Eilish & Finneas O'Connell)
• "Speak Now" - One Night in Miami (Leslie Odom, Jr.)

Best New Artist

• Arlo Parks
• Ava Max
• Glass Animals
• Olivia Rodrigo
• Tate McRae
  (Honourable Mentions: Arooj Aftab, Bo Burnham, Jimmie Allen, The Kid Laroi, Mickey Guyton)