67th Annual Grammy Awards

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67th Annual Grammy Awards
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DateFebruary 2, 2025
Location Crypto.com Arena
Los Angeles, California
Hosted byTBA
Most awardsTBA
Most nominations Beyoncé (11)
Website grammy.com
Television/radio coverage
Network CBS
Paramount+
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The 67th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony will honor the best recordings, compositions, and artists from September 16, 2023, to August 30, 2024, as chosen by the members of the Recording Academy, on February 2, 2025. [1] In its 22nd year at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, the ceremony will be broadcast on CBS and available to stream on Paramount+. Nominations were announced through a YouTube livestream on November 8, 2024. [2] A host for the ceremony has yet to be announced.

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Beyoncé received the most nominations with eleven, which set a new one-year record for nominations by a female artist. She previously shared the record with Lauryn Hill, who earned 10 nominations at the 1999 ceremony, and matched it herself in 2010. [3] Billie Eilish, Charli XCX, Kendrick Lamar and Post Malone followed with seven nominations each. [4] With a career total of 99 nominations, Beyoncé became the most nominated artist in Grammy history, breaking a tie with her husband Jay-Z. [5] Taylor Swift also made history as the first woman to earn seven career nominations for Album of the Year, with The Tortured PoetsDepartment. [6] "Now and Then" by the Beatles is the first song produced with the help of artificial intelligence to be nominated for a Grammy. [7] At 100 years of age, former U.S. president Jimmy Carter became the oldest nominee ever; he was nominated for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording. [8] The André 3000 instrumental song "I Swear, I Really Wanted to Make a 'Rap' Album but This Is Literally the Way the Wind Blew Me This Time" is the first long-title song to be nominated for the award, while Anitta's Funk Generation became the first funk album in history to be nominated for a Grammy. [9]

Background

For the 2025 ceremony, the Recording Academy announced several changes for different categories and updates on eligibility rules. [10] No new categories were introduced for the first time in four years. [11] In an urgent letter to the 12,000 voting members of the Recording Academy, chief executive officer (CEO) Harvey Mason Jr. urged them to cast their votes with "purpose, intention, and integrity" and without "bias, grudge-holding, or careless voting." [12] [13]

Category changes

Criteria amendments

Nominees

First round voting took place from October 4 to October 15, 2024. The nominees were announced by Brandy Clark, Kirk Franklin, David Frost, Robert Gordon, Kylie Minogue, Victoria Monét, Gaby Moreno, Deanie Parker, Mark Ronson, Ben Platt, and Hayley Williams on November 8 in a livestream on the official Grammy YouTube channel. [15] Final round voting will then take place from December 12, 2024, to January 3, 2025, ahead of winners being revealed during the Grammy Premiere Ceremony and telecast on February 2. [16] [17]

General Field

General Field

Pop & Dance/Electronic

Pop & Dance/Electronic Field

Rock, Metal & Alternative

Rock, Metal & Alternative Field

R&B, Rap & Spoken Word Poetry

R&B, Rap and Spoken Word Poetry Field
  • Civil Writes: The South Got Something to Say – Queen Sheba
  • Concrete & Whiskey Act II Part 1: A Bourbon 30 SeriesOmari Hardwick
  • Good M.U.S.I.C. Universe Sonic Sinema Episode 1: In the Beginning Was the WordMalik Yusef
  • The Heart, The Mind, The SoulTank and the Bangas
  • The Seven Number OnesMad Skillz

Jazz, Traditional Pop, Contemporary Instrumental & Musical Theater

Jazz, Traditional Pop, Contemporary Instrumental & Musical Theater Field

Country & American Roots

Country & American Roots Field
  • 25 Back to My RootsSean Ardoin and Kreole Rock And Soul
  • Live at the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage FestivalBig 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
  • KuiniKalani Pe'a
  • Stories from The Battlefield – The Rumble featuring Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr.

Gospel & Contemporary Christian

Gospel & Contemporary Christian Field
  • ChurchCory Henry
  • Loving YouThe Nelons
  • Rhapsody – The Harlem Gospel Travelers
  • The Gospel According To Mark – Mark D. Conklin
  • The Gospel Sessions, Vol 2 – Authentic Unlimited

Latin, Global, African, Reggae & New Age, Ambient or Chant

Latin, Global, African, Reggae & New Age, Ambient or Chant Field

Children's, Comedy, Audio Book Narration & Storytelling, Visual Media & Music Video/Film

Children's, Comedy, Audio Book Narration & Storytelling, Visual Media & Music Video/Film Field

Package, Notes & Historical

Package, Notes & Historical Field
  • 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
  • Paul Robeson – Voice of Freedom: His Complete Columbia, RCA, HMV, and Victor Recordings
    • Tom Laskey & Robert Russ, compilation producers; Nancy Conforti & Andreas K. Meyer, mastering engineers (Paul Robeson)
  • Pepito y Paquito
  • The Sound Of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording - Super Deluxe Edition)
  • After Midnight
    • Tim Brooks, album notes writer (Ford Dabney's Syncopated Orchestras)
  • The Carnegie Hall Concert
  • 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
  • SONtrack Original De La Película "Al Son De Beno"
    • Josh Kun, album notes writer (Various Artists)

Production, Engineering, Composition & Arrangement

Production, Engineering, Composition & Arrangement Field

Classical

Classical Field
  • 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
  • Ochre
  • 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)
  • Beyond The Years - Unpublished Songs Of Florence Price
    • Karen Slack, soloist; Michelle Cann, pianist
  • A Change Is Gonna Come
  • Newman: Bespoke Songs
    • Fotina Naumenko, soloist; Marika Bournaki, pianist (Nadège Foofat; Julietta Curenton, Colin Davin, Mark Edwards, Nadia Pessoa, Timothy Roberts, Ryan Romine, Akemi Takayama, Karlyn Viña & Garrick Zoeter)
  • Show Me The Way
  • Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder

Multiple nominations

The following received multiple nominations:

CEO's Merit Awards

Harry Belafonte Best Song for Social Change Award

The Harry Belafonte Best Song for Social Change Award honors songwriters of "message-driven music that speaks to the social issues of our time and has demonstrated and inspired positive global impact." This award is renamed after Belafonte for his legacy in music and activism. [14]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Grammy Award for Song of the Year</span> Honor presented at the Grammy Awards

The Grammy Award for Song of the Year is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. The Song of the Year award is one of the four most prestigious categories at the awards, presented annually since the 1st Grammy Awards in 1959. According to the 54th Grammy Awards description guide, the award is presented:

to honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Grammy Award for Record of the Year</span> Award presented by National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences

The Grammy Award for Record of the Year is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to sales or chart position." The Record of the Year award is one of the four "General Field" categories at the awards presented annually since the 1st Annual Grammy Awards in 1959.

For commercially released singles or tracks of new vocal or instrumental recordings. Tracks from a previous year's album may be entered provided the track was not entered the previous year and provided the album did not win a Grammy. Award to the artist(s), producer(s), recording engineer(s) and/or mixer(s) if other than the artist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Grammy Award for Album of the Year</span> American music industry award

The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is an award presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales, chart position, or critical reception." Commonly known as "The Big Award", Album of the Year is the most prestigious award category at the Grammy Awards, and is one of the four general field categories alongside Best New Artist, Record of the Year and Song of the Year that have been presented annually since the 1st Annual Grammy Awards in 1959.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Grammy Award for Best New Artist</span> Honor presented to recording artists

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The Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for works containing quality vocal performances in the dance music and/or electronic music genres. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance</span> Accolade presented at the Grammy Awards

The Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance is an accolade presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally named the Gramophone Awards, to performers of quality traditional R&B vocal performances. The award was first given in 1999; until 2003, only albums were nominated, now just singles or tracks are. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position." As of the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, the eligibility criteria for the category was amended to "more accurately represent recordings that embody the classical elements of R&B/soul music, distinguishing them from contemporary interpretations of the genre".

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Grammy Award for Best Progressive R&B Album</span> Grammy Award Category

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The Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media was first presented at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards held in February 2023. The award was introduced to recognize the impact of music specifically written for video games and other interactive media. This is a sister category to the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media, which previously honored scores written for film, television and video games, though Journey in 2013 was the only game ever nominated.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Grammy Award for Best Dance Pop Recording</span> Award presented by the Recording Academy

The Grammy Award for Best Dance Pop Recording is an award presented by the Recording Academy to honor quality dance pop music performances in any given year. The award was presented for the first time at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards in 2024, as a complement to the Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording and the first new category honoring dance/electronic music since 2005. It was originally presented as Best Pop Dance Recording, but received its current name as of the 67th Annual Grammy Awards.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">66th Annual Grammy Awards</span> 2024 edition of award ceremony

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