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2025 GRAMMYs: See The OFFICIAL Full Nominations List

The 2025 GRAMMY OFFICIAL nominations have been announced. See the full list of nominees in all 94 categories ahead of Music's Biggest Night on Sunday, Feb. 2.

GRAMMYs/Nov 8, 2024 - 04:19 pm

Editor’s Note: Updated Friday, Nov. 8, to reflect the nominations at the 2025 GRAMMYs, officially known as the 67th GRAMMY Awards.

The 2025 GRAMMYs season is in full swing. The 2025 GRAMMY nominations have been officially announced, leading up to Music's Biggest Night. See all of the nominations in 94 categories below, including Record Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Song Of The Year, and Best New Artist below.

The main event: The 2025 GRAMMY Awards, officially known as the 67th GRAMMY Awards, will take place live at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb.2, broadcasting live on the CBS Television Network and streaming live and on demand on Paramount+. 

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2025 GRAMMYs: Meet The Nominees

The OFFICIAL 2025 GRAMMY Nominations Full List


General Field

CATEGORY 1

Record Of The Year

Award to the Artist(s), Album Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s), and/or Mixer(s), and Mastering Engineer(s) if other than the artist.

NOMINEES:

"Now and Then" The Beatles

Giles Martin & Paul McCartney, producers; Geoff Emerick, Steve Genewick, Jon Jacobs, Greg McAllister, Steve Orchard, Keith Smith, Mark 'Spike' Stent & Bruce Sugar, engineers/mixers; Miles Showell, mastering engineer

"TEXAS HOLD 'EM" –  Beyoncé

Beyoncé, Nate Ferraro, Killah B & Raphael Saadiq, producers; Hotae Alexander Jang, Alex Nibley & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer

"Espresso" – Sabrina Carpenter

Julian Bunetta, producer; Julian Bunetta & Jeff Gunnell, engineers/mixers; Nathan Dantzler, mastering engineer

"360" – Charli xcx

Cirkut & A. G. Cook, producers; Cirkut & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Idania Valencia, mastering engineer

"BIRDS OF A FEATHER" – Billie Eilish

FINNEAS & Billie Eilish, producers; Thom Beemer, Jon Castelli, Billie Eilish, Aron Forbes, Brad Lauchert, FINNEAS & Chaz Sexton, engineers/mixers; Dale Becker, mastering engineer

"Not Like Us" – Kendrick Lamar

Sean Momberger, Mustard & Sounwave, producers; Ray Charles Brown Jr. & Johnathan Turner, engineers/mixers; Nicolas de Porcel, mastering engineer

"Good Luck, Babe!" –  Chappell Roan

Dan Nigro, producer; Mitch McCarthy & Dan Nigro, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer

"Fortnight" – Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone

Jack Antonoff, Louis Bell & Taylor Swift, producers; Louis Bell, Bryce Bordone, Serban Ghenea, Sean Hutchinson, Oli Jacobs, Michael Riddleberger & Laura Sisk, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer


CATEGORY 2

Album Of The Year

Award to Artist(s) and to Featured Artist(s), Songwriter(s) of new material, Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s), Mixer(s) and Mastering Engineer(s) credited with 20% or more playing time of the album.)

New Blue Sun – André 3000

André 3000 & Carlos Niño, producers; André 3000, Carlos Niño & Ken Oriole, engineers/mixers; André 3000, Surya Botofasina, Nate Mercereau & Carlos Niño, songwriters; Andy Kravitz, mastering engineer

COWBOY CARTER – Beyoncé

Beyoncé, Terius "The-Dream" Gesteelde-Diamant & Dave Hamelin, producers; Matheus Braz, Brandon Harding, Hotae Alexander Jang, Dani Pampuri & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Ryan Beatty, Beyoncé, Camaron Ochs, Terius "The-Dream" Gesteelde-Diamant, Dave Hamelin, S. Carter & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer

Short n' Sweet – Sabrina Carpenter

Jack Antonoff, Julian Bunetta, Ian Kirkpatrick & John Ryan, producers; Bryce Bordone, Julian Bunetta, Serban Ghenea, Jeff Gunnell, Oli Jacobs, Manny Marroquin, John Ryan & Laura Sisk, engineers/mixers; Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff, Julian Bunetta, Sabrina Carpenter, Ian Kirkpatrick, Julia Michaels & John Ryan, songwriters; Nathan Dantzler & Ruairi O'Flaherty, mastering engineers

BRAT – Charli xcx

Charli xcx, Cirkut & A. G. Cook, producers; A. G. Cook, Tom Norris & Geoff Swan, engineers/mixers; Charlotte Aitchison, Henry Walter, Alexander Guy Cook, Finn Keane & Jonathan Christopher Shave, songwriters; Idania Valencia, mastering engineer

Djesse Vol. 4 – Jacob Collier

Jacob Collier, producer; Ben Bloomberg, Jacob Collier & Paul Pouwer, engineers/mixers; Jacob Collier, songwriter; Chris Allgood & Emily Lazar, mastering engineers

HIT ME HARD AND SOFT – Billie Eilish

FINNEAS, producer; Thom Beemer, Jon Castelli, Billie Eilish, Aron Forbes, Brad Lauchert, FINNEAS & Chaz Sexton, engineers/mixers; Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell, songwriters; Dale Becker, mastering engineer

Chappell Roan The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess – Chappell Roan

Daniel Nigro, producer; Mitch McCarthy & Daniel Nigro, engineers/mixers; Daniel Nigro & Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer

THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT – Taylor Swift

Jack Antonoff, Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift, producers; Zem Audu, Bella Blasko, Bryce Bordone, Serban Ghenea, David Hart, Mikey Freedom Hart, Sean Hutchinson, Oli Jacobs, Jonathan Low, Michael Riddleberger, Christopher Rowe, Laura Sisk & Evan Smith, engineers/mixers; Jack Antonoff, Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer


CATEGORY 3

Song Of The Year

A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

"A Bar Song (Tipsy)" — Sean Cook, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Chibueze Collins Obinna, Nevin Sastry & Mark Williams, songwriters (Shaboozey)

"BIRDS OF A FEATHER" — Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)

"Die With A Smile" — Dernst Emile II, James Fauntleroy, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars)

"Fortnight" — Jack Antonoff, Austin Post & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone)

"Good Luck, Babe!" — Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, Daniel Nigro & Justin Tranter, songwriters (Chappell Roan)

"Not Like Us" — Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)

"Please Please Please" — Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff & Sabrina Carpenter, songwriters (Sabrina Carpenter)

"TEXAS HOLD 'EM" — Brian Bates, Atia Boggs, Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nate Ferraro & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Beyoncé)


CATEGORY 4

Best New Artist

This category recognizes an artist whose eligibility-year release(s) achieved a breakthrough into the public consciousness and notably impacted the musical landscape.

Benson Boone
Sabrina Carpenter
Doechii
Khruangbin
Raye
Chappell Roan
Shaboozey
Teddy Swims


CATEGORY 5

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

A Producer's Award. (Artists' names appear in parentheses.) (S) stands for Single, (T) stands for Track, and (A) stands for Album.

Alissia

"Bugs" (Jamila Woods) (T)

"DON'T MATTER" (Rae Khalil) (T)

"Honey" (BJ The Chicago Kid Featuring Chlöe) (T)

"IRREPLACEABLE (INTERLUDE)" (Rae Khalil) (T)

"IS IT WORTH IT" (Rae Khalil) (S)

"Love Takeover" (LION BABE) (S)

"Spend The Night" (BJ The Chicago Kid, Coco Jones) (T)

Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II

Algorithm (Lucky Daye) (A)

"Bar Song" (Koe Wetzel) (T)

"Die With A Smile" (Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars) (S)

"HERicane" (Lucky Daye) (T)

"I Love U" (Usher) (T)

"One Of Them Ones" (Usher) (T)

"Power of Two (From "Star Wars: The Acolyte")" (Victoria Monét) (T)

"That's You" (Lucky Daye) (T)

Ian Fitchuk

"AMEN" (Beyoncé) (T)

Angel Face (Stephen Sanchez) (A)

Deeper Well (Kacey Musgraves) (A)

Don't Forget Me (Maggie Rogers) (A)

"Lemon" (Still Woozy) (S)

"Oh, Gemini" (ROLE MODEL) (S)

"Peaceful Place" (Leon Bridges) (S)

"Redemption Song (Bob Marley: One Love - Music Inspired By The Film)" (Leon Bridges) (S)

"Three Little Birds (Bob Marley: One Love - Music Inspired By The Film)" (Kacey Musgraves) (S)

Mustard

Faith Of A Mustard Seed (Mustard) (A)

"Not Like Us" (Kendrick Lamar) (S)

"Parking Lot" (Mustard & Travis Scott) (S)

Daniel Nigro

"Can’t Catch Me Now (From The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes)" (Olivia Rodrigo) (S)

Chappell Roan The Rise and Fall Of A Midwest Princess (Chappell Roan) (A)

"girl i’ve always been" (Olivia Rodrigo) (T)

"Good Luck, Babe!" (Chappell Roan) (S)

"so american" (Olivia Rodrigo) (T)

"stranger" (Olivia Rodrigo) (T)


CATEGORY 6

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical

A Songwriter's Award. (Artists' names appear in parentheses.) (S) stands for Single, (T) stands for Track, and (A) stands for Album.

Jessi Alexander

"Ain't No Love In Oklahoma" (Luke Combs) (S)

"All I Ever Do Is Leave" (Luke Combs) (S)

"Chevrolet" (Dustin Lynch Featuring Jelly Roll) (S)

"Make Me A Mop" (Cody Johnson) (S)

"Never Left Me" (Megan Moroney) (S)

"No Caller ID" (Megan Moroney) (S)

"Noah" (Megan Moroney) (S)

"Remember Him That Way" (Luke Combs) (S)

"Roulette On The Heart" (Conner Smith & Hailey Whitters) (S)

Amy Allen

"Chrome Cowgirl" (Leon Bridges) (S)

"Espresso" (Sabrina Carpenter) (S)

"High Road" (Koe Wetzel & Jessie Murph) (S)

"Please Please Please" (Sabrina Carpenter) (S)

"run for the hills" (Tate McRae) (S)

"scared of my guitar" (Olivia Rodrigo) (T)

"Selfish" (Justin Timberlake) (S)

"Sweet Dreams" (Koe Wetzel) (S)

"Taste" (Sabrina Carpenter) (S)

Edgar Barrera

"Atención" (Ivan Cornejo) (T)

"(Entre Paréntesis)" (Shakira & Grupo Frontera) (T)

"It Was Always You (Siempre Fuiste Tú)" (Carin León & Leon Bridges) (S)

"No Se Vale" (Camilo) (T)

"The One (Pero No Como Yo)" (Carin León & Kane Brown) (S)

"POR EL CONTRARIO" (Becky G With Ángela Aguilar, Leonardo Aguilar) (T)

"Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido" (Karol G) (S)

"Sincere" (Khalid) (T)

"TOMMY & PAMELA" (Peso Pluma & Kenia Os) (T)

Jessie Jo Dillon

"Am I Okay?" (Megan Moroney) (T)

"Go To Hell" (Post Malone) (T)

"Heaven By Noon" (Megan Moroney) (T)

"Lies Lies Lies" (Morgan Wallen) (S)

"MESSED UP AS ME" (Keith Urban) (S)

"Never Left Me" (Megan Moroney) (T)

"No Caller ID" (Megan Moroney) (T)

"Sorry Mom" (Kelsea Ballerini) (S)

"Two Hearts" (Post Malone) (T)

RAYE

"Ask & You Shall Receive" (Rita Ora) (S)

"Because I Love You" (Halle) (S)

"Dear Ben, Pt II" (Jennifer Lopez) (T)

"Genesis." (RAYE) (S)

"Mother Nature" (RAYE & Hans Zimmer) (S)

"Paralyzed" (Lucky Daye Featuring RAYE) (T)

"RIIVERDANCE" (Beyoncé) (T)

"You're Hired" (NEIKED Featuring Ayra Starr) (S)


Field 1: Pop & Dance/Electronic

CATEGORY 7

Best Pop Solo Performance

For new vocal or instrumental pop recordings. Singles or Tracks only.

"BODYGUARD" — Beyoncé

"Espresso" — Sabrina Carpenter

"Apple" — Charli xcx

"BIRDS OF A FEATHER" — Billie Eilish

"Good Luck, Babe!" — Chappell Roan


CATEGORY 8

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative pop recordings. Singles or Tracks only.

"us." — Gracie Abrams Featuring Taylor Swift

"LEVII'S JEANS" — Beyoncé Featuring Post Malone

"Guess" — Charli xcx & Billie Eilish

"the boy is mine" — Ariana Grande, Brandy & Monica

"Die With A Smile" — Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars


CATEGORY 9

Best Pop Vocal Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new pop vocal recordings.

Short n' Sweet — Sabrina Carpenter

HIT ME HARD AND SOFT — Billie Eilish

eternal sunshine — Ariana Grande

Chappell Roan The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess — Chappell Roan

THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT — Taylor Swift


CATEGORY 10

Best Dance/Electronic Recording

For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.

"She's Gone, Dance On" — Disclosure

Guy Lawrence & Howard Lawrence, producers; Guy Lawrence, mixer

"Loved" — Four Tet

Kieran Hebden, producer; Kieran Hebden, mixer

"leavemealone" — Fred Again.. & Baby Keem

Boo, Fred Again.., Alex Gibson, Kieran Hebden, LOOSE, Skrillex & Sid Stone, producers; Fred Again.. & Jay Reynolds, mixers

"Neverender" — Justice & Tame Impala

Gaspard Augé & Xavier De Rosnay, producers; Gaspard Augé, Xavier De Rosnay, Damien Quintard & Vincent Taurelle, mixers

"Witchy" — KAYTRANADA Featuring Childish Gambino

Lauren D'Elia & KAYTRANADA, producers; Neal H Pogue, mixer


CATEGORY 11

Best Dance Pop Recording

For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.

"Make You Mine" — Madison Beer

Madison Beer & Leroy Clampitt, producers; Mitch McCarthy, mixer

"Von dutch" — Charli xcx

Finn Keane, producer; Tom Norris, mixer

"L’AMOUR DE MA VIE [OVER NOW EXTENDED EDIT]" — Billie Eilish

Billie Eilish & FINNEAS, producers; Jon Castelli & Aron Forbes, mixers

"yes, and?" — Ariana Grande

Ariana Grande, ILYA & Max Martin, producers; Serban Ghenea, mixer

"Got Me Started" — Troye Sivan

Styalz Fuego & Ian Kirkpatrick, producers; Alex Ghenea, mixer


CATEGORY 12

Best Dance/Electronic Album

For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.

BRAT — Charli xcx

Three — Four Tet

Hyperdrama — Justice

TIMELESS — KAYTRANADA

Telos — Zedd


CATEGORY 13

Best Remixed Recording

A Remixer's Award. (Artists' names appear in parentheses for identification.) Singles or Tracks only.

"Alter Ego - KAYTRANADA Remix" — KAYTRANADA, remixer (Doechii Featuring JT)

"A Bar Song (Tipsy) [Remix]" — David Guetta, remixer (Shaboozey & David Guetta)

"Espresso (Mark Ronson x FNZ Working Late Remix)" — FNZ & Mark Ronson, remixers (Sabrina Carpenter)

"Jah Sees Them - Amapiano Remix" — Alexx Antaeus, Footsteps & MrMyish, remixers (Julian Marley & Antaeus)

"Von dutch" — A.G. Cook, remixer (Charli xcx & A.G. Cook Featuring Addison Rae)


Field 2: Rock, Metal & Alternative Music

CATEGORY 14

Best Rock Performance

For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative rock recordings.

"Now and Then" —  The Beatles

"Beautiful People (Stay High)" — The Black Keys

"The American Dream Is Killing Me" — Green Day

"Gift Horse" — IDLES

"Dark Matter" — Pearl Jam

"Broken Man" — St. Vincent


CATEGORY 15

Best Metal Performance

For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative metal recordings.

"Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)" — Gojira, Marina Viotti & Victor Le Masne

"Crown of Horns" — Judas Priest

"Suffocate" — Knocked Loose Featuring Poppy

"Screaming Suicide" — Metallica

"Cellar Door" — Spiritbox


CATEGORY 16

Best Rock Song

A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal songs. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

"Beautiful People (Stay High)" — Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney, Beck Hansen & Daniel Nakamura, songwriters (The Black Keys)

"Broken Man" — Annie Clark, songwriter (St. Vincent)

"Dark Matter" — Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Pearl Jam)

"Dilemma" — Billie Joe Armstrong, Tré Cool & Mike Dirnt, songwriters (Green Day)

"Gift Horse" — Jon Beavis, Mark Bowen, Adam Devonshire, Lee Kiernan & Joe Talbot, songwriters (IDLES)


CATEGORY 17

Best Rock Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new rock, hard rock or metal recordings.

Happiness Bastards — The Black Crowes

Romance — Fontaines D.C.

Saviors — Green Day

TANGK — IDLES

Dark Matter — Pearl Jam

Hackney Diamonds — The Rolling Stones

No Name — Jack White


CATEGORY 18

Best Alternative Music Performance

For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative Alternative music recordings.

"Neon Pill" — Cage The Elephant

"Song Of The Lake" — Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

"Starburster" — Fontaines D.C.

"BYE BYE" — Kim Gordon

"Flea" — St. Vincent


CATEGORY 19

Best Alternative Music Album

Vocal or Instrumental.

Wild God — Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Charm — Clairo

The Collective — Kim Gordon

What Now — Brittany Howard

All Born Screaming — St. Vincent


Field 3: R&B, Rap & Spoken Word Poetry

CATEGORY 20

Best R&B Performance

For new vocal or instrumental R&B recordings.

"Guidance" — Jhené Aiko

"Residuals" — Chris Brown

"Here We Go (Uh Oh)" — Coco Jones

"Made For Me (Live On BET)" — Muni Long

"Saturn" — SZA


CATEGORY 21

Best Traditional R&B Performance

For new vocal or instrumental traditional R&B recordings.

"Wet" — Marsha Ambrosius

"Can I Have This Groove" — Kenyon Dixon

"No Lie" — Lalah Hathaway Featuring Michael McDonald

"Make Me Forget" — Muni Long

"That's You" — Lucky Daye


CATEGORY 22

Best R&B Song

A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

"After Hours" — Diovanna Frazier, Alex Goldblatt, Kehlani Parrish, Khris Riddick-Tynes & Daniel Upchurch, songwriters (Kehlani)

"Burning" — Ronald Banful & Temilade Openiyi, songwriters (Tems)

"Here We Go (Uh Oh)" — Sara Diamond, Sydney Floyd, Marisela Jackson, Courtney Jones, Carl McCormick & Kelvin Wooten, songwriters (Coco Jones)

"Ruined Me" — Jeff Gitelman, Kareen Lomax, Priscilla Renea & Kevin Theodore, songwriters (Muni Long)

"Saturn" — Rob Bisel, Cian Ducrot, Carter Lang, Solána Rowe, Jared Solomon & Scott Zhang, songwriters (SZA)


CATEGORY 23

Best Progressive R&B Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of newly recorded progressive vocal tracks derivative of R&B.

So Glad to Know You — Avery*Sunshine

En Route — Durand Bernarr

Bando Stone & the New World — Childish Gambino

Crash — Kehlani

Why Lawd? — NxWorries (Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge)


CATEGORY 24

Best R&B Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new R&B recordings.

11:11 (Deluxe) — Chris Brown

VANTABLACK — Lalah Hathaway

Revenge — Muni Long

Algorithm — Lucky Daye

COMING HOME — Usher


CATEGORY 25

Best Rap Performance

For a Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.

"Enough (Miami)" — Cardi B

"When The Sun Shines Again" — Common & Pete Rock Featuring Posdnuos

"NISSAN ALTIMA" — Doechii

"Houdini" — Eminem

"Like That" — Future & Metro Boomin Featuring Kendrick Lamar

"Yeah Glo!" — GloRilla

"Not Like Us" — Kendrick Lamar


CATEGORY 26

Best Melodic Rap Performance

For a solo or collaborative performance containing both elements of R&B melodies and Rap.

"KEHLANI" — Jordan Adetunji Featuring Kehlani

"SPAGHETTII" — Beyoncé Featuring Linda Martell & Shaboozey

"We Still Don't Trust You" — Future & Metro Boomin Featuring The Weeknd

"Big Mama" — Latto

"3" — Rapsody Featuring Erykah Badu


CATEGORY 27

Best Rap Song

A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

"Asteroids" — Marlanna Evans, songwriter (Rapsody Featuring Hit-Boy)

"Carnival" — Jordan Carter, Raul Cubina, Grant Dickinson, Samuel Lindley, Nasir Pemberton, Dimitri Roger, Ty Dolla $ign, Kanye West & Mark Carl Stolinski Williams, songwriters (¥$ (Kanye West & Ty Dolla $Ign) Featuring Rich The Kid & Playboi Carti)

"Like That" — Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, Kobe "BbyKobe" Hood, Leland Wayne & Nayvadius Wilburn, songwriters (Future & Metro Boomin Featuring Kendrick Lamar)

"Not Like Us" — Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)

"Yeah Glo!" — Ronnie Jackson, Jaucquez Lowe, Timothy McKibbins, Kevin Andre Price, Julius Rivera III & Gloria Woods, songwriters (GloRilla)


CATEGORY 28

Best Rap Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new rap recordings.

Might Delete Later — J. Cole

The Auditorium, Vol. 1 — Common & Pete Rock

Alligator Bites Never Heal — Doechii

The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce) — Eminem

We Don't Trust You — Future & Metro Boomin


CATEGORY 29

Best Spoken Word Poetry Album

For albums containing greater than 50% playing time of new spoken word poetry recordings.

CIVIL WRITES: The South Got Something To Say — Queen Sheba

cOncrete & wHiskey Act II Part 1: A Bourbon 30 Series — Omari Hardwick

Good M.U.S.I.C. Universe Sonic Sinema Episode 1: In The Beginning Was The Word — Malik Yusef

The Heart, The Mind, The Soul — Tank and The Bangas

The Seven Number Ones — Mad Skillz


Field 4: Jazz, Traditional Pop, Contemporary Instrumental & Musical Theater

CATEGORY 30

Best Jazz Performance

For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative jazz recordings.

"Walk With Me, Lord (SOUND | SPIRIT)" — The Baylor Project

"Phoenix Reimagined (Live)" — Lakecia Benjamin Featuring Randy Brecker, Jeff "Tain" Watts & John Scofield

"Juno" — Chick Corea & Béla Fleck

"Twinkle Twinkle Little Me" — Samara Joy Featuring Sullivan Fortner

"Little Fears" — Dan Pugach Big Band Featuring Nicole Zuraitis & Troy Roberts


CATEGORY 31

Best Jazz Vocal Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal jazz recordings.

Journey In Black — Christie Dashiell

Wildflowers Vol. 1 — Kurt Elling & Sullivan Fortner

A Joyful Holiday — Samara Joy

Milton + esperanza — Milton Nascimento & esperanza spalding

My Ideal — Catherine Russell & Sean Mason


CATEGORY 32

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new instrumental jazz recordings.

Owl Song — Ambrose Akinmusire Featuring Bill Frisell & Herlin Riley

Beyond This Place — Kenny Barron Featuring Kiyoshi Kitagawa, Johnathan Blake, Immanuel Wilkins & Steve Nelson

Phoenix Reimagined (Live) — Lakecia Benjamin

Remembrance — Chick Corea & Béla Fleck

Solo Game — Sullivan Fortner


CATEGORY 33

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new large ensemble jazz recordings.

Returning To Forever — John Beasley & Frankfurt Radio Big Band

And So It Goes — The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra

Walk A Mile In My Shoe — Orrin Evans & The Captain Black Big Band

Bianca Reimagined: Music for Paws and Persistence — Dan Pugach Big Band

Golden City — Miguel Zenón


CATEGORY 34

Best Latin Jazz Album

For vocal or instrumental albums containing greater than 75% playing time of newly recorded material. The intent of this category is to recognize recordings that represent the blending of jazz with Latin, Iberian-American, Brazilian, and Argentinian tango music.

Spain Forever Again — Michel Camilo & Tomatito

Cubop Lives! — Zaccai Curtis, Luques Curtis, Willie Martinez, Camilo Molina & Reinaldo de Jesus

COLLAB — Hamilton de Holanda & Gonzalo Rubalcaba

Time And Again — Eliane Elias

El Trio: Live in Italy — Horacio 'El Negro' Hernández, John Beasley & José Gola

Cuba And Beyond — Chucho Valdés & Royal Quartet

As I Travel — Donald Vega Featuring Lewis Nash, John Patitucci & Luisito Quintero


CATEGORY 35

Best Alternative Jazz Album

For vocal or instrumental albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new Alternative jazz recordings.

Night Reign — Arooj Aftab

New Blue Sun — André 3000

Code Derivation — Robert Glasper

Foreverland — Keyon Harrold

No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin — Meshell Ndegeocello


CATEGORY 36

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new traditional pop recordings.

À Fleur De Peau — Cyrille Aimée

Visions — Norah Jones

Good Together — Lake Street Dive

Impossible Dream — Aaron Lazar

Christmas Wish — Gregory Porter


CATEGORY 37

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new contemporary instrumental recordings.

Plot Armor — Taylor Eigsti

Rhapsody In Blue — Béla Fleck

Orchestras (Live) — Bill Frisell Featuring Alexander Hanson, Brussels Philharmonic, Rudy Royston & Thomas Morgan

Mark — Mark Guiliana

Speak To Me — Julian Lage


CATEGORY 38

Best Musical Theater Album

For albums containing greater than 51% playing time of new recordings. Award to the principal vocalist(s), and the album producer(s) of 50% or more playing time of the album. The lyricist(s) and composer(s) of 50% or more of a score of a new recording are eligible for an Award if any previous recording of said score has not been nominated in this category.

Hell’s Kitchen — Shoshana Bean, Brandon Victor Dixon, Kecia Lewis & Maleah Joi Moon, principal vocalists; Adam Blackstone, Alicia Keys & Tom Kitt, producers (Alicia Keys, composer & lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)

Merrily We Roll Along — Jonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez & Daniel Radcliffe, principal vocalists; David Caddick, Joel Fram, Maria Friedman & David Lai, producers (Stephen Sondheim, composer & lyricist) (New Broadway Cast)

The Notebook — John Clancy, Carmel Dean, Kurt Deutsch, Derik Lee, Kevin McCollum & Ingrid Michaelson, producers; Ingrid Michaelson, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)

The Outsiders — Joshua Boone, Brent Comer, Brody Grant & Sky Lakota-Lynch, principal vocalists; Zach Chance, Jonathan Clay, Matt Hinkley, Justin Levine & Lawrence Manchester, producers; Zach Chance, Jonathan Clay & Justin Levine, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast)

Suffs — Andrea Grody, Dean Sharenow & Shaina Taub, producers; Shaina Taub, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)

The Wiz — Wayne Brady, Deborah Cox, Nichelle Lewis & Avery Wilson, principal vocalists; Joseph Joubert, Allen René Louis & Lawrence Manchester, producers (Charlie Smalls, composer & lyricist) (2024 Broadway Cast Recording)


Field 5: Country & American Roots Music

CATEGORY 39

Best Country Solo Performance

For new vocal or instrumental solo country recordings.

"16 CARRIAGES" — Beyoncé

"I Am Not Okay" — Jelly Roll

"The Architect" — Kacey Musgraves

"A Bar Song (Tipsy)" — Shaboozey

"It Takes A Woman" — Chris Stapleton


CATEGORY 40

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative country recordings.

"Cowboys Cry Too" — Kelsea Ballerini With Noah Kahan

"II MOST WANTED" — Beyoncé Featuring Miley Cyrus

"Break Mine" — Brothers Osborne

"Bigger Houses" — Dan + Shay

"I Had Some Help" — Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen


CATEGORY 41

Best Country Song

A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

"The Architect" — Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)

"A Bar Song (Tipsy)" — Sean Cook, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Chibueze Collins Obinna, Nevin Sastry & Mark Williams, songwriters (Shaboozey)

"I Am Not Okay" — Casey Brown, Jason DeFord, Ashley Gorley & Taylor Phillips, songwriters (Jelly Roll)

"I Had Some Help" — Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Smith, Ryan Vojtesak, Morgan Wallen & Chandler Paul Walters, songwriters (Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen)

"TEXAS HOLD 'EM" — Brian Bates, Atia Boggs, Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nate Ferraro & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Beyoncé)


CATEGORY 42

Best Country Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new country recordings.

COWBOY CARTER — Beyoncé

F-1 Trillion — Post Malone

Deeper Well — Kacey Musgraves

Higher — Chris Stapleton

Whirlwind — Lainey Wilson


CATEGORY 43

Best American Roots Performance

For new vocal or instrumental American Roots recordings. This is for performances in the style of any of the subgenres encompassed in the American Roots Music field including bluegrass, blues, folk or regional roots. Award to the artist(s).

"Blame It On Eve" — Shemekia Copeland

"Nothing In Rambling" — The Fabulous Thunderbirds Featuring Bonnie Raitt, Keb' Mo', Taj Mahal & Mick Fleetwood

"Lighthouse" — Sierra Ferrell

"The Ballad Of Sally Anne" — Rhiannon Giddens


CATEGORY 44

Best Americana Performance

For new vocal or instrumental Americana performance. Award to the artist(s).

"YA YA" — Beyoncé

"Subtitles" — Madison Cunningham

"Don't Do Me Good" — Madi Diaz Featuring Kacey Musgraves

"American Dreaming" — Sierra Ferrell

"Runaway Train" — Sarah Jarosz

"Empty Trainload Of Sky" — Gillian Welch & David Rawlings


CATEGORY 45

Best American Roots Song

A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Americana, bluegrass, traditional blues, contemporary blues, folk or regional roots songs. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

"Ahead Of The Game" — Mark Knopfler, songwriter (Mark Knopfler)

"All In Good Time" — Sam Beam, songwriter (Iron & Wine Featuring Fiona Apple)

"All My Friends" — Aoife O'Donovan, songwriter (Aoife O'Donovan)

"American Dreaming" — Sierra Ferrell & Melody Walker, songwriters (Sierra Ferrell)

"Blame It On Eve" — John Hahn & Will Kimbrough, songwriters (Shemekia Copeland)


CATEGORY 46

Best Americana Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal or instrumental Americana recordings.

The Other Side — T Bone Burnett

$10 Cowboy — Charley Crockett

Trail Of Flowers — Sierra Ferrell

Polaroid Lovers — Sarah Jarosz

No One Gets Out Alive — Maggie Rose

Tigers Blood — Waxahatchee


CATEGORY 47

Best Bluegrass Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal or instrumental bluegrass recordings.

I Built A World — Bronwyn Keith-Hynes

Songs of Love and Life — The Del McCoury Band

No Fear — Sister Sadie

Live Vol. 1 — Billy Strings

Earl Jam — Tony Trischka

Dan Tyminski: Live From The Ryman — Dan Tyminski


CATEGORY 48

Best Traditional Blues Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal or instrumental traditional blues recordings.

Hill Country Love — Cedric Burnside

Struck Down — The Fabulous Thunderbirds

One Guitar Woman — Sue Foley

Sam's Place — Little Feat

Swingin' Live at The Church in Tulsa — The Taj Mahal Sextet


CATEGORY 49

Best Contemporary Blues Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal or instrumental contemporary blues recordings.

Blues Deluxe Vol. 2 — Joe Bonamassa

Blame It On Eve — Shemekia Copeland

Friendlytown — Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour

Mileage — Ruthie Foster

The Fury — Antonio Vergara


CATEGORY 50

Best Folk Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal or instrumental folk recordings.

American Patchwork Quartet — American Patchwork Quartet

Weird Faith — Madi Diaz

Bright Future — Adrianne Lenker

All My Friends — Aoife O'Donovan

Woodland — Gillian Welch & David Rawlings


CATEGORY 51

Best Regional Roots Music Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal or instrumental regional roots music recordings.

25 Back To My Roots — Sean Ardoin And Kreole Rock And Soul

Live At The 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival — Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & The Golden Eagles Featuring J'Wan Boudreaux

Live At The 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival — New Breed Brass Band Featuring Trombone Shorty

Kuini — Kalani Pe'a

Stories From The Battlefield — The Rumble Featuring Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr.


Field 6: Gospel & Contemporary Christian Music

CATEGORY 52

Best Gospel Performance/Song

This award is given to the artist(s) and songwriter(s) (for new compositions) for the best traditional Christian, roots gospel, or contemporary gospel single or track.

"Church Doors" — Yolanda Adams; Sir William James Baptist & Donald Lawrence, songwriters

"Yesterday" — Melvin Crispell III

"Hold On (Live)" — Ricky Dillard

"Holy Hands" — DOE; Jesse Paul Barrera, Jeffrey Castro Bernat, Dominique Jones, Timothy Ferguson, Kelby Shavon Johnson, Jr., Jonathan McReynolds, Rickey Slikk Muzik Offord & Juan Winans, songwriters

"One Hallelujah" — Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Erica Campbell & Israel Houghton Featuring Jonathan McReynolds & Jekalyn Carr; G. Morris Coleman, Israel Houghton, Kenneth Leonard, Jr., Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Naomi Raine, songwriters


CATEGORY 53

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

This award is given to the artist(s) and songwriter(s) (for new compositions) for the best contemporary Christian music single or track (including pop, rap/hip-hop, Latin, or rock).

"Holy Forever (Live)" — Bethel Music, Jenn Johnson Featuring CeCe Winans

"Praise" — Elevation Worship Featuring Brandon Lake, Chris Brown & Chandler Moore; Pat Barrett, Chris Brown, Cody Carnes, Steven Furtick, Brandon Lake & Chandler Moore, songwriters

"Firm Foundation (He Won't)" — Honor & Glory Featuring Disciple

"In The Name Of Jesus" — JWLKRS Worship & Maverick City Music Featuring Chandler Moore; Austin Armstrong, Ran Jackson, Chandler Moore, Sajan Nauriyal, Ella Schnacky, Noah Schnacky & Ilya Toshinskiy, songwriters

"In The Room" — Maverick City Music, Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore Featuring Tasha Cobbs Leonard; G. Morris Coleman, Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Naomi Raine, songwriters

"That's My King" — CeCe Winans; Taylor Agan, Kellie Gamble, Llyod Nicks & Jess Russ, songwriters


CATEGORY 54

Best Gospel Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of newly recorded, vocal, traditional or contemporary/R&B gospel music recordings.

Covered Vol. 1 — Melvin Crispell III

Choirmaster II (Live) — Ricky Dillard

Father's Day — Kirk Franklin

Still Karen — Karen Clark Sheard

More Than This — CeCe Winans


CATEGORY 55

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of newly recorded, vocal, contemporary Christian music, including pop, rap/hip-hop, Latin, or rock recordings.

Heart Of A Human — DOE

When Wind Meets Fire — Elevation Worship

Child Of God — Forrest Frank

Coat Of Many Colors — Brandon Lake

The Maverick Way Complete — Maverick City Music, Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore


CATEGORY 56

Best Roots Gospel Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of newly recorded, vocal, traditional/roots gospel music, including country, Southern gospel, bluegrass, and Americana recordings.

The Gospel Sessions, Vol 2 — Authentic Unlimited

The Gospel According To Mark — Mark D. Conklin

Rhapsody — The Harlem Gospel Travelers

Church — Cory Henry

Loving You — The Nelons


Field 7: Latin, Global, Reggae & New Age, Ambient, or Chant

CATEGORY 57

Best Latin Pop Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new Latin pop recordings.

Funk Generation — Anitta

El Viaje — Luis Fonsi

GARCÍA — Kany García

Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran — Shakira

ORQUÍDEAS — Kali Uchis


CATEGORY 58

Best Música Urbana Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new Música Urbana recordings.

nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana — Bad Bunny

Rayo — J Balvin

FERXXOCALIPSIS — Feid

LAS LETRAS YA NO IMPORTAN — Residente

att. Young Miko


CATEGORY 59

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new Latin rock or alternative recordings.

Compita del Destino — El David Aguilar

Pa' Tu Cuerpa — Cimafunk

Autopoiética — Mon Laferte

GRASA — NATHY PELUSO

¿Quién trae las cornetas? — Rawayana


CATEGORY 60

Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new regional Mexican (banda, norteño, corridos, gruperos, mariachi, ranchera and Tejano) recordings.

Diamantes — Chiquis

Boca Chueca, Vol. 1 — Carín León

ÉXODO — Peso Pluma

De Lejitos — Jessi Uribe


CATEGORY 61

Best Tropical Latin Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new tropical Latin recordings.

MUEVENSE — Marc Anthony

Bailar — Sheila E.

Radio Güira — Juan Luis Guerra 4.40

Alma, Corazón y Salsa (Live at Gran Teatro Nacional) — Tony Succar, Mimy Succar

Vacilón Santiaguero — Kiki Valera


CATEGORY 62

Best Global Music Performance

For new vocal or instrumental Global music recordings.

"Raat Ki Rani" — Arooj Aftab

"A Rock Somewhere" — Jacob Collier Featuring Anoushka Shankar & Varijashree Venugopal

"Rise" — Rocky Dawuni

"Bemba Colorá" — Sheila E. Featuring Gloria Estefan & Mimy Succar

**"Sunlight To My Soul"**— Angélique Kidjo Featuring Soweto Gospel Choir

"Kashira" — Masa Takumi Featuring Ron Korb, Noshir Mody & Dale Edward Chung


CATEGORY 63

Best African Music Performance

For new vocal or instrumental African music recordings.

"Tomorrow" — Yemi Alade

"MMS" — Asake & Wizkid

"Sensational" — Chris Brown Featuring Davido & Lojay

"Higher" — Burna Boy

"Love Me JeJe" — Tems


CATEGORY 64

Best Global Music Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal or instrumental Global Music recordings.

ALKEBULAN II — Matt B Featuring Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Paisajes — Ciro Hurtado

Heis — Rema

Historias de un Flamenco — Antonio Rey

Born in the Wild — Tems


CATEGORY 65

Best Reggae Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new reggae recordings.

Take It Easy — Collie Buddz

Party With Me — Vybz Kartel

Never Gets Late Here — Shenseea

Bob Marley: One Love - Music Inspired By The Film (Deluxe) — (Various Artists)

Evolution — The Wailers


CATEGORY 66

Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal or instrumental new age recordings.

Break of Dawn — Ricky Kej

Triveni — Wouter Kellerman, Eru Matsumoto & Chandrika Tandon

Opus — Ryuichi Sakamoto

Chapter II: How Dark It Is Before Dawn — Anoushka Shankar

Warriors Of Light — Radhika Vekaria


Field 8: Children’s, Comedy, Audio Books, Visual Media & Music Video/Film

CATEGORY 67

Best Children's Music Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new musical or spoken word recordings that are created and intended specifically for children.

Brillo, Brillo!Lucky Diaz And The Family Jam Band

CreciendoLucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats

My Favorite DreamJohn Legend

Solid Rock RevivalRock For Children

World Wide PlaydateDivinity Roxx and Divi Roxx Kids


CATEGORY 68

Best Comedy Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new recordings.

ArmageddonRicky Gervais

The DreamerDave Chappelle

The PrisonerJim Gaffigan

Someday You'll DieNikki Glaser

Where Was ITrevor Noah


CATEGORY 69

Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording

For an album that is spoken word in format.

All You Need Is Love: The Beatles in Their Own Words (Various Artists) Guy Oldfield, producer

...And Your Ass Will FollowGeorge Clinton

Behind the Seams: My Life in RhinestonesDolly Parton

Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial CelebrationJimmy Carter

My Name Is BarbraBarbra Streisand


CATEGORY 70

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

Award to the principal artist(s) and/or ‘in studio’ producer(s) of a majority of the tracks on the album. Award also goes to appropriately credited music supervisor(s).

The Color Purple(Various Artists) Nick Baxter, Blitz Bazawule & Stephen Bray, compilation producers; Jordan Carroll & Morgan Rhodes, music supervisors

Deadpool & Wolverine(Various Artists) Dave Jordan, Shawn Levy & Ryan Reynolds, compilation producers; Dave Jordan, music supervisor

Maestro: Music By Leonard Bernstein — Bradley Cooper & Yannick Nézet-Séguin, artists; Bradley Cooper, Yannick Nézet-Séguin & Jason Ruder, compilation producers; Steven Gizicki, music supervisor

Saltburn(Various Artists) Emerald Fennell, compilation producer; Kirsten Lane, music supervisor

Twisters: The Album(Various Artists) Ian Cripps, Brandon Davis, Joe Khoury & Kevin Weaver, compilation producers; Mike Knobloch & Rachel Levy, music supervisors


CATEGORY 71

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)

Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for a current motion picture, television show, or series.

American FictionLaura Karpman, composer

ChallengersTrent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers

The Color PurpleKris Bowers, composer

Dune: Part TwoHans Zimmer, composer

ShōgunNick Chuba, Atticus Ross & Leopold Ross, composers


CATEGORY 72

Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media

Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for, or as a companion to, video games and other interactive media.

Avatar: Frontiers of PandoraPinar Toprak, composer

God of War Ragnarök: ValhallaBear McCreary, composer

Marvel's Spider-Man 2John Paesano, composer

Star Wars OutlawsWilbert Roget, II, composer

Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad OverlordWinifred Phillips, composer


CATEGORY 73

Best Song Written For Visual Media

A Songwriter(s) award. For a song (melody & lyrics) written specifically for a motion picture, television, video game or other visual media. Singles or Tracks only.

Ain't No Love In Oklahoma [From "Twisters: The Album"]Jessi Alexander, Luke Combs & Jonathan Singleton, songwriters (Luke Combs)

Better Place [From "TROLLS Band Together"]Amy Allen, Shellback & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (*NSYNC & Justin Timberlake)

Can't Catch Me Now [From "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes"]Daniel Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo, songwriters (Olivia Rodrigo)

It Never Went Away [From “American Symphony”]Jon Batiste & Dan Wilson, songwriters (Jon Batiste)

Love Will Survive [From "The Tattooist of Auschwitz"]Walter Afanasieff, Charlie Midnight, Kara Talve & Hans Zimmer, songwriters (Barbra Streisand)


CATEGORY 74

Best Music Video

Award to the artist, video director, and video producer.

"Tailor Swif"A$AP Rocky

Vania Heymann & Gal Muggia, video directors, Natan Schottenfels, video producer

"360"Charli xcx

Aidan Zamiri, video director; Jami Arceo & Evan Thicke, video producers

"Houdini"Eminem

Rich Lee, video director; Kathy Angstadt, Lisa Arianna & Justin Diener, video producers

"Not Like Us"Kendrick Lamar

Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar, video directors; Jack Begert, Cornell Brown, Sam Canter, Jared Heinke, Jamie Rabineau & Anthony Saleh, video producers

"Fortnight"Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone

Taylor Swift, video director; Jil Hardin, video producer


CATEGORY 75

Best Music Film

For concert/performance films or music documentaries. Award to the artist, video director, and video producer.

"American Symphony"Jon Batiste

Matthew Heineman, video director; Lauren Domino, Matthew Heineman & Joedan Okun, video producers

"June"(June Carter Cash)

Kristen Vaurio, video director; Josh Matas, Sarah Olson, Jason Owen, Mary Robertson & Kristen Vaurio, video producers

"Kings From Queens"Run DMC

Kirk Fraser, video director; Dan Goodman, Brian Hunt & William H. Masterson III, video producers

"Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple"Steven Van Zandt

Bill Teck, video director; Robert Cotto, David Fisher & Bill Teck, video producers

"The Greatest Night in Pop"(Various Artists)

Bao Nguyen, video director; Bruce Eskowitz, George Hencken, Larry Klein, Julia Nottingham, Lionel Richie & Harriet Sternberg, video producers


Field 9: Package, Notes & Historical

CATEGORY 76

Best Recording Package

For the best artistic package of an album.

The Avett Brothers — Scott Avett, Jonny Black & Giorgia Sage, art directors (The Avett Brothers)

Baker Hotel — Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (William Clark Green)

BRAT — Brent David Freaney & Imogene Strauss, art directors (Charli xcx)

F-1 Trillion — Archie Lee Coates IV, Jeffrey Franklin, Blossom Liu, Kylie McMahon & Ana Cecilia Thompson Motta, art directors (Post Malone)

Hounds Of Love The Baskerville Edition — Kate Bush & Albert McIntosh, art directors (Kate Bush)

Jug Band Millionaire — Andrew Wong & Julie Yeh, art directors (The Muddy Basin Ramblers)

Pregnancy, Breakdown, And Disease — Lee Pei-Tzu, art director (iWhoiWhoo)


CATEGORY 77

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

For the best package of a special edition album.

Half Living Things — Patrick Galvin, art director (Alpha Wolf)

Hounds Of Love The Boxes Of Lost At Sea — Kate Bush & Albert McIntosh, art directors (Kate Bush)

In Utero — Doug Cunningham & Jason Noto, art directors (Nirvana)

Mind Games — Simon Hilton & Sean Ono Lennon, art directors (John Lennon)

Unsuk Chin — Takahiro Kurashima & Marek Polewski, art directors (Unsuk Chin & Berliner Philharmoniker)

We Blame Chicago — Rebeka Arce & Farbod Kokabi, art directors (90 Day Men)


CATEGORY 78

Best Album Notes

Award to the album notes writer.

After Midnight — Tim Brooks, album notes writer (Ford Dabney's Syncopated Orchestras)

The Carnegie Hall Concert — Lauren Du Graf, album notes writer (Alice Coltrane)

Centennial — Ricky Riccardi, album notes writer (King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band & Various Artists)

John Culshaw — The Art Of The Producer - The Early Years 1948-55 — Dominic Fyfe, album notes writer (John Culshaw)

SONtrack Original De La Película "Al Son De Beno" — Josh Kun, album notes writer (Various Artists)


CATEGORY 79

Best Historical Album

For historical albums containing reissues or compilations. Award to compilation producers and mastering engineers.

Centennial — Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band And Various Artists)

Diamonds And Pearls: Super Deluxe Edition — Charles F. Spicer, Jr. & Duane Tudahl, compilation producers; Brad Blackwood & Bernie Grundman, mastering engineers (Prince & The New Power Generation)

Paul Robeson – Voice of Freedom: His Complete Columbia, RCA, HMV, and Victor Recordings — Tom Laskey, Shana L. Redmond, Susan Robeson & Robert Russ, compilation producers; Nancy Conforti & Andreas K. Meyer, mastering engineers (Paul Robeson)

Pepito y Paquito — Pepe De Lucía & Javier Doria, compilation producers; Jesús Bola, mastering engineer (Pepe De Lucía And Paco De Lucía)

The Sound Of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording - Super Deluxe Edition) — Mike Matessino & Mark Piro, compilation producers; Steve Genewick & Mike Matessino, mastering engineers (Rodgers & Hammerstein & Julie Andrews)


CATEGORY 80

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

An Engineer's Award. (Artists' names appear in parentheses.)

Algorithm — Dernst Emile II, Michael B. Hunter, Stephan Johnson, Rachel Keen, John Kercy, Charles Moniz & Todd Robinson, engineers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer (Lucky Daye)

Cyan Blue — Jack Emblem, Jack Rochon & Charlotte Day Wilson, engineers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer (Charlotte Day Wilson)

Deeper Well — Craig Alvin, Shawn Everett, Mai Leisz, Todd Lombardo, John Rooney, Konrad Snyder & Daniel Tashian, engineers; Greg Calbi, mastering engineer (Kacey Musgraves)

empathogen — Beatriz Artola, Zach Brown, Oscar Cornejo, Chris Greatti, Mitch McCarthy, Adam Schoeller & Willow Smith, engineers; Joe LaPorta, mastering engineer (WILLOW)

i/o — Tchad Blake, Oli Jacobs, Katie May, Dom Shaw & Mark “Spike” Stent, engineers; Matt Colton, mastering engineer (Peter Gabriel)

Short n' Sweet — Bryce Bordone, Julian Bunetta, Serban Ghenea, Jeff Gunnell, Oli Jacobs, Ian Kirkpatrick, Jack Manning, Manny Marroquin, John Ryan & Laura Sisk, engineers; Nathan Dantzler & Ruairi O'Flaherty, mastering engineers (Sabrina Carpenter)


CATEGORY 81

Best Engineered Album, Classical

An Engineer's Award. (Artists' names appear in parentheses.)

Adams: Girls Of The Golden West — Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers; Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineers (John Adams, Daniela Mack, Ryan McKinny, Paul Appleby, Hye Jung Lee, Elliot Madore, Julia Bullock, Davóne Tines, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale)

Andres: The Blind Banister — Silas Brown, Doron Schachter & Michael Schwartz, engineers; Matt Colton, mastering engineer (Andrew Cyr, Inbal Segev & Metropolis Ensemble)

Bruckner: Symphony No. 7; Bates: Resurrexit — Mark Donahue & John Newton, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)

Clear Voices In The Dark — Daniel Shores, engineer; Daniel Shores, mastering engineer (Matthew Guard & Skylark Vocal Ensemble)

Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina — Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers; Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineers (Gustavo Dudamel, María Dueñas, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale)


CATEGORY 82

Producer Of The Year, Classical

A Producer's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) (S) stands for Single, (T) stands for Track, and (A) stands for Album.

Erica Brenner

Biber: Mystery Sonatas (Alan Choo, Jeannette Sorrell & Apollo's Fire) (A)

Handel: Israel In Egypt (Jeannette Sorrell, Apollo's Singers & Apollo's Fire) (A)

Mozart: Piano Sonatas, Vols. 5 & 6 (Orli Shaham) (A)

Songs For A Friend - A Tribute To Trumpeter Ryan Anthony (Various Artists) (A)

Sonic Alchemy (YuEun Kim, Mina Gajić & Coleman Itzkoff) (A)

Christoph Franke

Beethoven: The Complete Symphonies (Antonello Manacorda & Kammerakademie Potsdam) (A)

Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1, 5, 6 & 10 (Dénes Várjon & Antje Weithaas) (A)

Brahms, Viotti & Dvořák: Orchestral Works (Tanja Tetzlaff, Christian Tetzlaff, Paavo Järvi & Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin) (A)

Mozart: Sinigaglia (Noah Bendix-Balgley) (A)

Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 (Kirill Petrenko & Berliner Philharmoniker) (A)

The Vienna Recital (Yuja Wang) (A)

Morten Lindberg

Mor (Karen Haugom Olsen & Nidaros Domkor) (A)

Pax (Nina T. Karlsen, Ensemble 96 & Current Saxophone Quartet) (A)

Sommerro: Borders (Nick Davies & Trondheim Symphony Orchestra) (A)

Dmitriy Lipay

Adams: Girls Of The Golden West (John Adams, Daniela Mack, Ryan McKinny, Paul Appleby, Hye Jung Lee, Elliot Madore, Julia Bullock, Davóne Tines, Los Angeles

Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale) (A)

Messiaen: Des Canyons Aux Étoiles... (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony) (A)

Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina (Gustavo Dudamel, Gabriela Ortiz, María Dueñas, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Master Chorale) (A)

Elaine Martone

Bartók: String Quartet No.3; Suite From 'The Miraculous Mandarin' (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra) (A)

The Book Of Spells (Merian Ensemble) (A)

Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra) (A)

Divine Mischief (Julian Bliss, J. Eric Wilson & Baylor University Wind Ensemble) (A)

Joy! (John Morris Russell & Cincinnati Pops) (A)

Prokofiev: Symphony No. 6 (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra) (A)

Schubert: The Complete Impromptus (Gerardo Teissonnière) (A)

Stranger At Home (Shachar Israel) (A)

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra) (A)

Dirk Sobotka

American Dreams (Louis Langrée & Cincinnati Symphony) (A)

Bruckner: Symphony No. 7; Bates: Resurrexit (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra) (A)

Dvořák: Symphony No. 9, 'From The New World'; American Suite (Nathalie Stutzmann & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra) (A)

Radiance Untethered - The Choral Music Of John Wykoff (Cameron F. Labarr & Missouri State University Chorale) (A)


Field 10: Production, Engineering, Composition & Arrangement

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Best Immersive Audio Album

For albums in any genre that provide a new immersive audio experience. Award to the immersive mix engineer, immersive mastering engineer, and immersive producer (if applicable).

Avalon — Bob Clearmountain, immersive mix engineer; John Webber, immersive mastering engineer; Rhett Davies & Bryan Ferry, immersive producers (Roxy Music)

Genius Loves Company — Michael Romanowski, Eric Schilling & Herbert Waltl, immersive mix engineers; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; John Burk, immersive producer (Ray Charles With Various Artists)

Henning Sommerro: Borders — Morten Lindberg, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive producer (Trondheim Symphony Orchestra)

i/o (In-Side Mix) — Hans-Martin Buff, immersive mix engineer; Peter Gabriel, immersive producer (Peter Gabriel)

Pax — Morten Lindberg, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive producer (Ensemble 96 & Current Saxophone Quartet)


CATEGORY 84

Best Instrumental Composition

A Composer's Award for an original composition (not an adaptation) first released during the Eligibility Year. Singles or Tracks only.

"At Last" — Shelton G. Berg, composer (Shelly Berg)

"Communion" — Christopher Zuar, composer (Christopher Zuar Orchestra)

"I Swear, I Really Wanted To Make A "Rap" Album But This Is Literally The Way The Wind Blew Me This Time" — André 3000, Surya Botofasina, Nate Mercereau & Carlos Niño, composers (André 3000)

"Remembrance" — Chick Corea, composer (Chick Corea & Béla Fleck)

"Strands" — Pascal Le Boeuf, composer (Akropolis Reed Quintet, Pascal Le Boeuf & Christian Euman)CATEGORY 85

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

"Baby Elephant Walk - Encore" — Michael League, arranger (Snarky Puppy)

"Bridge Over Troubled Water" — Jacob Collier, Tori Kelly & John Legend, arrangers (Jacob Collier Featuring John Legend & Tori Kelly)

"Rhapsody In Blue(Grass)" — Béla Fleck & Ferde Grofé, arrangers (Béla Fleck Featuring Michael Cleveland, Sierra Hull, Justin Moses, Mark Schatz & Bryan Sutton)

"Rose Without The Thorns" — Erin Bentlage, Alexander Lloyd Blake, Scott Hoying, A.J. Sealy & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (Scott Hoying Featuring säje & Tonality)

"Silent Night" — Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (säje)


CATEGORY 86

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

An Arranger's Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles  or Tracks only.

"Alma" — Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (säje Featuring Regina Carter)

"Always Come Back" — Matt Jones, arranger (John Legend)

"b i g f e e l i n g s" — Chris Greatti, Zach Tenorio & Willow, arrangers (WILLOW)

"Last Surprise (From "Persona 5")" — Charlie Rosen & Jake Silverman, arrangers (The 8-Bit Big Band Featuring Jonah Nilsson & Button Masher)

"The Sound Of Silence" — Cody Fry, arranger (Cody Fry Featuring Sleeping At Last)


Field 11: Classical

CATEGORY 87

Best Orchestral Performance

Award to the conductor and the orchestra.

"Adams: City Noir, Fearful Symmetries & Lola Montez Does The Spider Dance" — Marin Alsop, conductor (ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra)

"Kodály: Háry János Suite; Summer Evening & Symphony In C Major" — JoAnn Falletta, conductor (Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)

"Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina" — Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)

"Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Rakastava, & Lemminkäinen" — Susanna Mälkki, conductor (Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra)

"Stravinsky: The Firebird" — Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)


CATEGORY 88

Best Opera Recording

Award to the conductor, album producer(s), and principal soloists, and to the composer and librettist (if applicable) of a world premiere Opera recording only.

"Adams: Girls Of The Golden West" — John Adams, conductor; Paul Appleby, Julia Bullock, Hye Jung Lee, Daniela Mack, Elliot Madore, Ryan McKinny & Davóne Tines; Dmitriy Lipay, producer (Los Angeles Philharmonic; Los Angeles Master Chorale)

"Catán: Florencia En El Amazonas" — Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Mario Chang, Michael Chioldi, Greer Grimsley, Nancy Fabiola Herrera, Mattia Olivieri, Ailyn Pérez & Gabriella Reyes; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)

"Moravec: The Shining" — Gerard Schwarz, conductor; Tristan Hallett, Kelly Kaduce & Edward Parks; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (Kansas City Symphony; Lyric Opera Of Kansas City Chorus)

"Puts: The Hours" — Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Joyce DiDonato, Renée Fleming & Kelli O'Hara; David Frost, producer (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus)

"Saariaho: Adriana Mater" — Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Fleur Barron, Axelle Fanyo, Nicholas Phan & Christopher Purves; Jason O’Connell, producer (San Francisco Symphony; San Francisco Symphony Chorus; Timo Kurkikangas)


CATEGORY 89

Best Choral Performance

Award to the conductor, and to the choral director and/or chorus master where applicable and to the choral organization/ensemble.

"Clear Voices In The Dark" — Matthew Guard, conductor (Carrie Cheron, Nathan Hodgson, Helen Karloski & Clare McNamara; Skylark Vocal Ensemble)

"A Dream So Bright: Choral Music Of Jake Runestad" — Eric Holtan, conductor (Jeffrey Biegel; True Concord Orchestra; True Concord Voices)

"Handel: Israel in Egypt" — Jeannette Sorrell, conductor (Margaret Carpenter Haigh, Daniel Moody, Molly Netter, Jacob Perry & Edward Vogel; Apollo's Fire; Apollo's Singers)

"Ochre" — Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)

"Sheehan: Akathist" — Elaine Kelly, conductor; Melissa Attebury, Stephen Sands & Benedict Sheehan, chorus masters (Elizabeth Bates, Paul D'Arcy, Tynan Davis, Aine Hakamatsuka, Steven Hrycelak, Helen Karloski, Enrico Lagasca, Edmund Milly, Fotina Naumenko, Neil Netherly, Timothy Parsons, Stephen Sands, Miriam Sheehan & Pamela Terry; Novus NY; Artefact Ensemble, The Choir Of Trinity Wall Street, Downtown Voices & Trinity Youth Chorus)


CATEGORY 90

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

Award to the ensemble and conductor if applicable.

"Adams, J.L.: Waves & Particles" — JACK Quartet

"Beethoven For Three: Symphony No. 4 and Op. 97, 'Archduke'" — Yo-Yo Ma, Leonidas Kavakos & Emanuel Ax

"Cerrone: Beaufort Scales" — Beth Willer, Christopher Cerrone & Lorelei Ensemble

"Home" — Miró Quartet

"Rectangles and Circumstance" — Caroline Shaw & Sō Percussion


CATEGORY 91

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

Award to the instrumental soloist(s) and to the conductor when applicable.

"Akiho: Longing" — Andy Akiho

"Bach: Goldberg Variations" — Víkingur Ólafsson

"Eastman: The Holy Presence Of Joan D'Arc" — Seth Parker Woods (Wild Up)

"Entourer" — Mak Grgić (Ensemble Dissonance)

"Perry: Concerto For Violin & Orchestra" — Curtis Stewart; James Blachly, conductor (Experiential Orchestra)


CATEGORY 92

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

Award to vocalist(s), collaborative artist(s) (e.g., pianists, conductors), producer(s), and recording engineers/mixers with greater than 50% playing time of new material.

Bespoke Songs — Fotina Naumenko, soloist; Marika Bournaki, pianist; Julian Schwarz, artist (Nadège Foofat; Julietta Curenton, Colin Davin, Mark Edwards, Nadia Pessoa, Timothy Roberts, Ryan Romine, Akemi Takayama, Karlyn Viña & Garrick Zoeter)

Beyond The Years - Unpublished Songs Of Florence Price — Karen Slack, soloist; Michelle Cann, pianist

A Change Is Gonna Come — Nicholas Phan, soloist; Palaver Strings, ensembles

Show Me The Way — Will Liverman, soloist; Jonathan King, pianist

Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder — Joyce DiDonato, soloist; Maxim Emelyanychev, conductor (Il Pomo d'Oro)


CATEGORY 93

Best Classical Compendium

Award to the artist(s) and to the album producer(s) and engineer(s) of over 50% playing time of the album, and to the composer and librettist (if applicable) with over 50% playing time of a world premiere recording only.

Akiho: BeLonging — Andy Akiho & Imani Winds; Andy Akiho, Sean Dixon & Mark Dover, producers

American Counterpoints — Curtis Stewart; James Blachly, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer

Foss: Symphony No. 1; Renaissance Concerto; Three American Pieces; Ode — JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Bernd Gottinger, producer

Mythologies II — Sangeeta Kaur, Omar Najmi, Hilá Plitmann, Robert Thies & Danaë Xanthe Vlasse; Michael Shapiro, conductor; Jeff Atmajian, Emilio D. Miler, Hai Nguyen, Robert Thies, Danaë Xanthe Vlasse & Kitt Wakeley, producers

Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina — Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Dmitriy Lipay, producer


CATEGORY 94

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

A Composer's Award. (For a contemporary classical composition composed within the last 25 years, and released for the first time during the Eligibility Year.) Award to the librettist, if applicable.

Casarrubios: Seven For Solo Cello — Andrea Casarrubios, composer (Andrea Casarrubios)

Coleman: Revelry — Valerie Coleman, composer (Decoda)

Lang: Composition As Explanation — David Lang, composer (Eighth Blackbird)

Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina — Gabriela Ortiz, composer (Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale)

Saariaho: Adriana Mater — Kaija Saariaho, composer; Amin Maalouf librettist (Esa-Pekka Salonen, Fleur Barron, Nicholas Phan, Christopher Purves, Axelle Fanyo, San Francisco Symphony Chorus & Orchestra)

Latest Recording Academy News & Initiatives

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Paul Robinson, Warner Music Group’s executive vice president and general counsel, will receive the 2025 Entertainment Law Initiative Service Award during GRAMMY Week 2025.

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Warner Music Group's Paul Robinson To Be Honored With 2025 Entertainment Law Initiative Service Award

Warner Music Group Executive Vice President & General Counsel Paul Robinson will be honored at the Recording Academy Entertainment Law Initiative's (ELI) annual GRAMMY Week event, which will also recognize the participants of the ELI Writing Competition.

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The Recording Academy Entertainment Law Initiative (ELI) will honor Paul Robinson, Warner Music Group's executive vice president & general counsel, during its annual GRAMMY Week luncheon. Taking place at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, during GRAMMY Week, and days ahead of the 2025 GRAMMYs, the event will celebrate Robinson with the 2025 Entertainment Law Initiative Service Award, presented each year to an attorney who demonstrates dedication to supporting and advancing the music community through their service, in recognition of his contributions to entertainment law.

In addition to honoring Robinson, the event, an official GRAMMY Week 2025 event, will bring together the nation's leading entertainment lawyers to celebrate excellence and also recognize the winner and runners-up of the annual Entertainment Law Initiative Writing Competition.

GRAMMY Week is the Recording Academy's weeklong celebration comprising official GRAMMY Week events celebrating the music community and current GRAMMY nominees in the lead-up to the annual GRAMMY Awards. GRAMMY Week 2025  culminates with the 2025 GRAMMYs, officially known as the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards, which take place live on Sunday, Feb. 2, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The 2025 GRAMMYs will broadcast live on the CBS Television Network and stream live and on-demand on Paramount+ at 8-11:30 p.m. ET/5-8:30 p.m. PT. Prior to the telecast, the 2025 GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony will be held at the Peacock Theater at 12:30 p.m. PT/3:30 p.m. ET and will be streamed live on live.GRAMMY.com and the Recording Academy's YouTube channel.

Learn more about Paul Robinson below:

Paul Robinson’s contributions to the music industry extend beyond his role at Warner Music Group, where he joined the legal department in January 1995 as Associate General Counsel. After holding several senior roles, he was appointed Executive Vice President and General Counsel in December 2006. Robinson oversees WMG’s worldwide legal, business affairs, public policy, compliance, and corporate governance functions. Before joining WMG, he was an associate and later a partner at the New York City law firm of Mayer, Katz, Baker, Leibowitz & Roberts, representing corporate clients, artists, songwriters, and executives.

Robinson also serves on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). 

"As a part of its mission, the Recording Academy works to advocate for creators, and the Entertainment Law Initiative advances this through legal representation, celebrating the achievements of entertainment law practitioners, and providing year-round educational opportunities to cultivate future leaders in the field," Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr. said in a statement. "Paul exemplifies these values, and we are proud to honor him with the ELI Service Award at the 2025 ELI GRAMMY Week Luncheon for his three decades at Warner Music Group, where he has championed fair practices and guided the industry through transformative changes."

Learn more about the Recording Academy Entertainment Law Initiative (ELI) below:

Since its inception, the ELI has fostered dialogue on key legal issues shaping the music industry, while supporting future leaders in entertainment law through year-round education, mentorship opportunities, and significant scholarships for law students. Each year, the recipient of the Service Award is selected by the ELI’s Executive Committee, which supports the program by recognizing deserving leaders within the entertainment law community and mentoring aspiring professionals in the field. 

A cornerstone of the annual GRAMMY Week event is the annual ELI Writing Competition, which invites Juris Doctor and Master of Laws students from U.S. law schools to tackle a pressing legal issue in the music industry. Participants are challenged to craft a 3,000-word essay that presents a thoroughly researched analysis and a proposed solution. The following awards are then presented:

  • A $10,000 scholarship for the author of the winning paper

  • A $2,500 scholarship for each of the two runners-up

  • Publication of the winning paper in the American Bar Association's journal, Entertainment and Sports Lawyer

  • Travel and tickets to Los Angeles for the winner to attend the 2025 GRAMMYs, MusiCares Person of the Year event and the ELI GRAMMY Week Event

Learn more about the Recording Academy Entertainment Law Initiative and the 2025 GRAMMY Week luncheon.

Latest Recording Academy News & Initiatives

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Final Round Voting for the 2025 GRAMMYs takes place from Thursday, December 12, 2024, through Friday, January 3, 2025.

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Your Vote, Your Voice: 6 Reasons Why Your GRAMMY Vote Matters

With Final Round Voting for the 2025 GRAMMYs opening Thursday, Dec. 12, here are six key points underscoring the importance of your GRAMMY vote and participation in the annual GRAMMY Awards voting process.

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Editor’s Note: Updated Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, to reflect voting and awards information for the 2024 GRAMMYs.

Editor’s Note: This article was updated and republished on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, to reflect information about Final Round Voting for the 2025 GRAMMYs.

The annual GRAMMY Awards voting process is more transparent than it's ever been. Every year, the Recording Academy continues to fine-tune this process to its purest form: a peer-to-peer vote, from one member of the global music community to another.

The GRAMMY is the music industry's highest honor. As the only peer-recognized award in music, the GRAMMY represents the recognition and respect that can only come from within the family of music people. Your vote is important. Beyond recognizing and celebrating your fellow peers, your GRAMMY vote has a practical and real-life impact on the music world and its creators.

We've already covered the nuts and bolts of the GRAMMYs voting process with a detailed guide explaining everything you need to know about Final Round GRAMMY Voting for the upcoming 2025 GRAMMYs, officially known as the 67th GRAMMY Awards. Today, we're taking a deep dive into some of the many reasons why your GRAMMY vote matters this year and every year.

The Power Is In Your Hands

No matter the context in which you vote — from state fairs all the way to presidential elections — does it ever feel like your ballot is just one drop in a vast ocean? To a degree, this is understandable: One vote can seem minor when placed among hundreds or thousands of other votes.

Through the lens of the annual GRAMMYs voting process, don't forget this reality: Every GRAMMY vote truly counts and every Recording Academy Voting Member matters. Your vote directly determines the outcome of the GRAMMY Awards, including all GRAMMY winners and GRAMMY nominees. This has been proven throughout the decades, and it's about to be underlined again.

Without your input, and that of the Recording Academy's wider Voting Membership, the GRAMMYs cannot happen — period. Becoming a Recording Academy Voting Member — stepping up to that responsibility — is no small assignment. By doing so, you become a steward of this important tradition and honor, and you continue the legacy of music's only peer-voted award.

But other than just keeping an awards show running, why is GRAMMY voting such an awesome responsibility?

Learn More: The Impact Of A GRAMMY Win: Life After The Award

Your Vote Can Influence The Future Of Music

Whether you've been a Recording Academy Voting Member for months or for decades, you undoubtedly know that the impact of a GRAMMY Award continues far beyond GRAMMY night. Your vote can make a career-defining difference in the lives of artists and creators and inspire future generations to evolve the music industry at large.

Every year, the annual list of GRAMMY nominees and GRAMMY winners creates ever-lasting, industry-shifting ripple effects across music, and it often dictates what happens next through your speakers and on stages. In fact, the so-called "GRAMMY Effect," a well-established music industry phenomenon in which many GRAMMY nominees and GRAMMY winners experience significant music sales boosts following GRAMMY night, has positively impacted the careers of past winners like Jon Batiste, Olivia Rodrigo and Chris Stapleton, among many others.

When it comes to music, you can make a difference across the music industry and in the lives of today's artists and creators with your GRAMMY vote. Just take a look at the artists leading music today; they partly got there because of people just like you and your GRAMMY vote. 

Your Vote Can Make GRAMMY History

Every vote has the potential to make GRAMMY history, and that's no different when it comes to the 2025 GRAMMYs. Your vote in every GRAMMY Category will contribute to these special moments in GRAMMY history.

Voting Allows All Voting Members To Be Heard

You're a member of the Recording Academy because of your genuine contributions to the music world and the distinct perspective you bring to this society of music creators. Your dedication to your craft is distinct, your voice is unique, and your GRAMMY vote is critical.

The fact of the matter is, we need you as a Voting Member to execute and evolve the annual GRAMMY Awards voting process. Our members are what make the Recording Academy and the GRAMMY Awards special and impactful. Your GRAMMY vote represents your voice within the Academy, and its impact will influence the music industry at large for years to come.

Plus, for new members who just joined the Recording Academy, voting allows you to make your voices heard right away!

Voting Advances Diversity Across Music

The Recording Academy's 2024 New Member Class, initiated this year, reflects the organization's ongoing commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion across the ethnicities, genres and crafts that power the music industry, a pillar held true all year long.

Recording Academy Voting Members are responsible for representing the music community and celebrating the creative accomplishments of their peers, especially within their direct genres and communities. To help ensure the quality of voting every GRAMMY season, members are directed to vote only in their areas of expertise and those in which they are a peer. Your vote represents and impacts your direct community of artists and creators. Thus, by becoming a member and by actively voting, you are ensuring the GRAMMY Awards truly reflect the diversity of our global music industry. 

Voting Is Not Just An Opportunity — It's A Responsibility

Being a Recording Academy Voting Member comes with many amazing perks: You can advocate to protect the rights of music makers and advance creators' interests on important policy matters via our Advocacy department; you can connect with fellow members through member-only initiatives and programs; you can run for a Recording Academy Board and/or participate on advisory committees; you can vote in Chapter elections; and so much more.

Some of the most impactful Recording Academy membership perks are directly tied to the GRAMMYs. As a Recording Academy Voting Member, you can participate in the GRAMMY Awards process on multiple levels, including: submitting your work and art for GRAMMY consideration; proposing rule changes to the awards process; and voting for the nominees and winners at the annual GRAMMY Awards.

Recording Academy Voting Members share an obligation to participate in the annual GRAMMY Awards voting process to help fulfill a vital part of the Academy's mission: to celebrate music and its makers. Ultimately, GRAMMY voting allows you to push our music industry forward and contribute to the ongoing evolution and legacy of the GRAMMY Awards.

Just like Recording Academy membership itself, GRAMMY voting is not just a privilege; it's a major responsibility each Voting Member holds. So, use your GRAMMY vote to make the impact you wish to see across the music industry.

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How To Vote In The 2025 GRAMMYs: A Complete Final Round Voting Guide For GRAMMY Voters

Final Round Voting for the 2025 GRAMMYs opens Thursday, Dec. 12. Read our GRAMMY voting guide for everything GRAMMY voters need to know, including key dates and deadlines, voting guidelines, and much more.

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Editor’s Note: This article was updated and republished on Monday, Dec. 2, to reflect information about Final Round Voting for the 2025 GRAMMYs.

Now that the 2025 GRAMMY nominations have been announced, the final phase of the GRAMMY voting season is in full swing. Ahead of the 2025 GRAMMYs, which take place Sunday, Feb. 2, live at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, GRAMMY voters will vote on the artists, creators and releases who will take home the coveted GRAMMY Award on Music's Biggest Night.

This month, GRAMMY voters enter the final step in the GRAMMY Awards voting process: Final Round Voting. Taking place from Thursday, December 12, 2024, through Friday, January 3, 2025, Final Round Voting will ultimately determine the GRAMMY winners across all 94 Categories to be awarded at the 2025 GRAMMYs.

The Recording Academy, the organization behind the annual GRAMMY Awards, encourages our Voting Members to educate themselves on the GRAMMY voting process each year as they prepare to cast their ballots when GRAMMY voting opens. To help guide Voting Members through the GRAMMY voting process, we've put together a thorough and informative guide outlining all the key dates, deadlines and voting guidelines to know this year.

Here's everything you need to know about Final Round Voting for the 2025 GRAMMYs, officially known as the 67th GRAMMY Awards.

Learn More: Who Are The Top GRAMMY Awards Winners Of All Time? Who Has The Most GRAMMYs?

ROAD TO THE 2025 GRAMMYs

As a member of the Recording Academy, you may be asked questions about the GRAMMY voting process. Equip yourself with the knowledge to explain the complete GRAMMY Awards process by visiting our interactive online resource, which breaks down the full GRAMMY Awards journey from beginning to end.

Below is an overview of the complete GRAMMY Awards process as related to the 2025 GRAMMYs.

KEY DATES: 2025 GRAMMYs

Key dates for the 2025 GRAMMY Awards season are as follows:

Sept. 16, 2023 – Aug. 30, 2024
Product Eligibility Period
The period by which recordings are submitted for GRAMMY consideration. All releases must be available for sale, via general distribution, to the public by this date and through at least the date of the current year's voting deadline (final ballot) to be eligible for the 2025 GRAMMY Awards.

July 8, 2024 – Aug. 23, 2024
Media Company Registration Period
Media companies must apply for registration with the Recording Academy to submit recordings.

July 17, 2024 – Aug. 30, 2024
Online Entry Period
All eligible recordings must be entered prior to the close of the Online Entry Period, regardless of the public release date.

Oct. 4, 2024 – Oct. 15, 2024
First Round Voting
First Round Voting determines all the GRAMMY nominees for each GRAMMY Awards year.

Nov. 8, 2024
Nominees Announced for the 2025 GRAMMY Awards
Announcing the official nominees list for the 2025 GRAMMYs.

Dec. 12, 2024 – Jan. 3, 2025
Final Round Voting
Determines the GRAMMY winners across all categories revealed on GRAMMY night.

Feb. 2, 2025
2025 GRAMMY Awards
Music's Biggest Night, recognizing excellence in the recording arts and sciences.

Learn More: How Much Is A GRAMMY Worth? 7 Facts To Know About The GRAMMY Award Trophy

HOW DOES GRAMMY VOTING WORK?

THE GRAMMYS ONLINE ENTRY PROCESS

The annual GRAMMY Awards journey begins with the Online Entry Process (OEP). During OEP, which this year took place from July 17 through Aug. 30, Media Companies and Recording Academy members submitted recordings, music videos/films and releases for consideration to be included on the 2025 GRAMMY Awards ballot. Submissions that were not formally submitted during OEP were not considered for the 2025 GRAMMYs.

Eligible releases must have been released during the Product Eligibility Period, which this year comprised the period between Sept. 16, 2023, through Aug. 30, 2024; all releases must be available for sale, via general distribution, to the public by this date and through at least the date of the current year's voting deadline (final ballot) to be eligible for the 2025 GRAMMY Awards.

SUBMISSIONS SCREENING

After the Online Entry Process, the Recording Academy's Awards Department and genre screening committees manually reviewed all entries to ensure they were categorized in the appropriate GRAMMY Categories. The purpose of genre screening committees is not to make artistic or technical judgements about the submissions, but rather to ensure each entry is eligible and placed in its proper Category.

FIRST ROUND VOTING & FINAL ROUND VOTING

Following OEP, the GRAMMY voting process begins with First Round Voting, which this year took place in October and determined the nominees at the 2025 GRAMMYs.

The annual GRAMMY voting process is divided into two phases: First Round Voting, which determines all the GRAMMY nominees for each GRAMMY Category each year, and Final Round Voting, which ultimately determines the GRAMMY winners across all Categories revealed on GRAMMY night. It is crucial for all Recording Academy Voting Members to actively participate in both First Round Voting and Final Round Voting. This will ensure that all eligible artists, musicians and creators are fairly evaluated based on their artistic and technical merits and will help the wider music community determine the leading music of the year, as voted on by their peers.

The ballots GRAMMY voters submit during Final Round Voting this month will determine the GRAMMY winners at the 2025 GRAMMYs, which will be announced live on the GRAMMY stage on Sunday, Feb. 2. Thus, it's essential for all GRAMMY voters to be involved.

WHO VOTES FOR THE GRAMMYS?

As the only peer-voted award in music, the GRAMMY Award is the highest honor in all of music. That's because GRAMMY nominees and GRAMMY winners are determined by Voting Members, who are composed of vetted and venerable performers, songwriters, producers, engineers, instrumentalists, and other creators currently working in the recording industry. Every GRAMMY vote affirms this prestige and strengthens the highest excellence in music and the recording arts and sciences.

Final Round Voting ballots are provided to Voting Members in good dues standing. To ensure the quality of GRAMMY voting, members are directed to vote only in their areas of expertise and those in which they are a peer: up to 10 GRAMMY Categories across three Fields, plus the six General Field Categories (Record Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Best New Artist, Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical, and Songwriter Of The Year, Non-Classical). This process ensures the quality of the voting during the full GRAMMY Awards process.

Learn more about Recording Academy Membership and how to become a member.

Voting Members represent and celebrate the accomplishments of their peers in their genre. By voting only in Categories where they are a peer, GRAMMY voters help ensure the GRAMMY Awards reflect the diversity and excellence of our music community.

GRAMMY voters were selected amongst thousands of applicants for their expertise, skill, and diverse background. Your vote represents your voice within the Academy, and its impact will influence music history.

Read More: Your Vote, Your Voice: 6 Reasons Why Your GRAMMY Vote Matters

VOTE TABULATION

To maintain integrity in the voting process, ballots are collected and tabulated by the independent accounting firm Deloitte.

HOW ARE GRAMMY NOMINATIONS DETERMINED?

After GRAMMY voters submit their votes, the top five finalists in each GRAMMY Category are nominated for a GRAMMY Award, except for the General Field Categories of Record Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Song Of The Year, and Best New Artist, where the top eight finalists are the nominees.

HOW TO VOTE IN THE 2025 GRAMMYS

Recording Academy Voting Members can access their Final Round Voting ballot for the 2025 GRAMMYs via their member dashboard starting at 9 a.m. PT / 12 p.m. ET on Thursday, December 12, 2024. Final Round Voting closes at 6 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. ET on Friday, January 3, 2025.

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  • Final Round Voting: Thursday, December 12, 2024Friday, January 3, 2025  

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NEW CHANGES TO GRAMMY AWARDS CATEGORIES

In June, the Recording Academy shared a series of updates to the annual GRAMMY Awards process for the 2025 GRAMMYs, including adjustments to eligibility criteria, Category renaming, and submission guidelines updates for some Categories. All updates go into effect immediately at the 2025 GRAMMYs. Learn more about the GRAMMY Awards Categories changes as related to your areas of expertise ahead of casting your votes for the 2025 GRAMMYs.

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GRAMMY BALLOT ESSENTIALS

The search and flexibility enhancements recently added to GRAMMY voting ballots will return for this GRAMMY season. The Category selection tool, which minimizes scrolling time and creates an easy-to-use ballot for each voter, will return for Final Round Voting this year.

TIPS FOR SUCCESSFUL GRAMMY VOTING

Every GRAMMY voting season is unique. To help GRAMMY voters prepare for Final Round Voting, we've compiled a helpful guide of GRAMMY voting tips.

LISTENING TO NOMINATED RECORDINGS

During Final Round Voting, Recording Academy Voting Members can stream submitted recordings on select streaming services. The Recording Academy encourages all Voting Members to listen to all submitted recordings in the Categories in which they are voting to ensure intentional listening and thoughtful voting. This process will encourage respect and consideration for all creators and their submitted works on behalf of GRAMMY voters.

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GRAMMY VOTING & SOLICITATION GUIDELINES

Each year, Recording Academy Voting Members drive the GRAMMY Awards process. The Recording Academy respects its Voting membership body and trusts that each Voting Member will uphold the GRAMMY standard of excellence by voting with integrity and discipline.

All Voting Members should only cast their votes based on the artistic and technical merits of the submitted recordings and products. This will ensure that the annual GRAMMY Awards process is fair and ethical for all creators and submitted works. Read the Recording Academy's Voting and Solicitation Guidelines and Voter Code of Conduct for additional information before submitting your GRAMMY votes.

VOTE WITH THE NEW "MY ACADEMY HUB" MOBILE APP

The Recording Academy is proud to provide Final Round Voting ballot access within the new "My Academy Hub" mobile app.* Visit your member dashboard anytime, anywhere right at your fingertips. Download the mobile app in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store today and be sure to set up biometric login so you'll never have to remember your password again^.

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*The GRAMMY Voting process remains unchanged, and members will now be able to access their Final Round Voting ballots directly in their member dashboards via the "My Academy Hub" mobile app.

^Members in almost all locations, domestic and international, can download and use the mobile app. Please note the app is not currently available to members in China.

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

For more information about the 2025 GRAMMY Awards season, learn more about the annual GRAMMY Awards process; read our FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) section; view the official GRAMMY Awards Rules and Guidelines; and visit the GRAMMY Award Update Center for a list of real-time changes to the GRAMMY Awards process.

Cast your GRAMMY votes for the 2025 GRAMMYs once Final Round Voting opens Thursday, December 12, 2024, and make sure to watch Music's Biggest NightSunday, Feb. 2, to see who wins the GRAMMY gold.

2025 GRAMMYs: Meet The Nominees

Photo of producer, engineer, mixer, and five-time GRAMMY winner Jimmy Douglass in his studio surrounded by production gear.
Producer, engineer, mixer, and five-time GRAMMY winner Jimmy Douglass is the honoree of the 2025 Producers & Engineers Wing GRAMMY Week Celebration

Photo: Federico Vélez

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The Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing To Honor Jimmy Douglass During GRAMMY Week 2025 Celebration

The Producers & Engineers Wing will host an unforgettable celebration honoring the groundbreaking career of five-time GRAMMY winner Jimmy Douglass. Taking place Jan. 29, 2025, ahead of the 2025 GRAMMYs, the event is an official GRAMMY Week 2025 event.

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The Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing will honor legendary producer, engineer, mixer, and five-time GRAMMY winner Jimmy Douglass at its annual GRAMMY Week Celebration, which is set to take place Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, days ahead of the 2025 GRAMMYs. The celebration, an official GRAMMY Week 2025 event, will be held at The Preserve LA in East Hollywood and will salute Douglass’ extraordinary contributions to the music industry and his enduring impact on modern sound.

In addition to honoring Douglass, the event will also celebrate the year-round work of the Producers & Engineers Wing and its members, who work together to advise the Recording Academy on technical best practices, advocate for the rights of music creators, and shape the future of the recording field.

GRAMMY Week 2025 culminates with the 2025 GRAMMYs, officially known as the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards, which take place live on Sunday, Feb. 2, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The 2025 GRAMMYs will broadcast live on the CBS Television Network and stream live and on-demand on Paramount+ at 8-11:30 p.m. ET/5-8:30 p.m. PT. Prior to the telecast, the 2025 GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony will be held at the Peacock Theater at 12:30 p.m. PT/3:30 p.m. ET and will be streamed live on live.GRAMMY.com and the Recording Academy's YouTube channel.

Learn more about Jimmy Douglass below:

Known as "The Senator," Douglass is a five-time GRAMMY winner and 11-time GRAMMY nominee whose prolific career began in the early '70s at Atlantic Records studios in New York City. Starting as a part-time tape duplicator while still in high school, he quickly rose through the ranks, learning from legendary figures like Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin, Jerry Wexler, and Ahmet Ertegun. He went on to work with major Atlantic Recording artists such as Aretha Franklin, Hall & Oates, Roberta Flack, Donny Hathaway, Foreigner, Led Zeppelin, and AC/DC, among many others. By the 1980s, Douglass expanded his repertoire by taking on production roles; he engineered and produced established artists including The Rolling Stones, Slave, Odyssey, Roxy Music and Gang of Four.

In the early 1990s, Douglass refined his skills by working on jingles and post-production, a period that honed his ability to work efficiently while capturing the essence of each project. This foundation proved pivotal when he began a groundbreaking partnership with Timbaland in 1994, for whom he served the main engineer for more than a decade. Together, they collaborated on classic projects by Aaliyah, Missy Elliott, Jay-Z, and others, shaping the sound of contemporary R&B and hip-hop.

In the 2000s, Douglass continued to innovate. He engineered and mixed more Timbaland-produced projects from artists including Snoop Dogg, Bjork and GRAMMY-winning albums for Justin Timberlake. Among the artists he also mixed are Rob Thomas, Sean Paul, Kanye West, Ludacris, Al Green, John Legend, and Duran Duran.

Renowned for bringing unconventional techniques into the studio and encouraging artists to transcend genre restrictions, he is credited with bringing a raw edge to sound and specifically bringing a heavy funk-bass sound into rock music.

Douglass remains at the forefront of the industry, leveraging his decades of experience to push creative boundaries while inspiring countless artists. His versatility and technical mastery have solidified his status as one of the most respected producers, engineers and mixers in the world.

"Our P&E Wing proudly celebrates GRAMMY Week each year with a special evening that unites producers, engineers and artistic professionals to honor a truly deserving creator," Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr. said in a statement. "This year, we're thrilled to pay tribute to the extraordinary Jimmy Douglass, who has led groundbreaking creative and technical efforts in the recording industry, encouraging artists to transcend genre boundaries and contributing to iconic musical projects that will resonate for generations."

 "Throughout his illustrious career spanning more than four decades, Jimmy's visionary approach to producing, engineering and mixing has shaped some of music's most iconic recordings. Jimmy consistently pushes the boundaries of sound by bringing unconventional techniques into the studio while inspiring countless artists along the way," Maureen Droney, Vice President of the Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing, echoed the sentiment in a statement. "On behalf of the Producers & Engineers Wing, we are delighted to dedicate our 2025 event to Jimmy and his amazing career."

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