Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

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Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Daniel Nigro with Grammy Award for Producer of the Year -- 2025.jpg
Dan Nigro is the most recent recipient
Awarded foroutstanding record producers of non-classical music
CountryUnited States
Presented by National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First award1975
Currently held by Dan Nigro (2025)
Website grammy.com

The Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical is an honor presented to record producers for quality non-classical music at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. [1] 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". [2]

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The award was first presented at the Grammy Awards in 1975. According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards, the award is presented to producers who "represent consistently outstanding creativity in the area of record production". [3] As of 2024, the category is part of the General Field. [4] This is the only category that was presented during the "Premiere Ceremony" and acknowledged during the main ceremony.

Recipients

1977 winner Stevie Wonder is also a three-time Album of the Year recipient. Stevie Wonder 1973.JPG
1977 winner Stevie Wonder is also a three-time Album of the Year recipient.
Three-time recipient Quincy Jones. Quincy Jones May 2014.jpg
Three-time recipient Quincy Jones.
David Foster has been awarded three times. David Foster by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
David Foster has been awarded three times.
Musician Don Was received the award in 1995. Don Was - AMA Nashville 2010 - Ron Baker.JPG
Musician Don Was received the award in 1995.
Babyface holds the record for most wins, with four. KennethBabyfaceEdmondsHWOFMay2013.jpg
Babyface holds the record for most wins, with four.
Hip hop pioneer Dr. Dre won in 2001. Dr. Dre at Coachella 2012 cropped.jpg
Hip hop pioneer Dr. Dre won in 2001.
Acclaimed roots music producer T Bone Burnett received the award in 2002. Tboneburnettcolor.jpg
Acclaimed roots music producer T Bone Burnett received the award in 2002.
Rick Rubin won the award in both 2007 and 2009. RickRubinSept09.jpg
Rick Rubin won the award in both 2007 and 2009.
2008 recipient Mark Ronson. Mark Ronson and Jennifer Su, 2011 (cropped).jpg
2008 recipient Mark Ronson.
Three-time winner Pharrell Williams. Pharrell Williams - Global Citizen Festival Hamburg 02.jpg
Three-time winner Pharrell Williams.
2015 winner Max Martin. Max Martin.jpg
2015 winner Max Martin.
Greg Kurstin won the award consecutively in 2017 and 2018. Greg Kurstin studio 7053 Peter Hill (cropped).jpg
Greg Kurstin won the award consecutively in 2017 and 2018.
2020 recipient Finneas O'Connell also won five additional Grammys that year, including Album of the Year. Finneas O'Connell 2019 by Glenn Francis.jpg
2020 recipient Finneas O'Connell also won five additional Grammys that year, including Album of the Year.
Musician and singer-songwriter Jack Antonoff received the award in 2022, 2023 and 2024. Antonoff in Tucson (cropped).jpg
Musician and singer-songwriter Jack Antonoff received the award in 2022, 2023 and 2024.
Year [I] ProducerNomineesRef.
1975 Thom Bell [5]
1976 Arif Mardin [6]
1977 Stevie Wonder [7]
1978 Peter Asher [8]
1979 Bee Gees, Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson [9]
1980 Larry Butler [10]
1981 Phil Ramone [11]
1982 Quincy Jones [12]
1983 Toto [13]
1984 Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones [14]
1985 TIE: James Anthony Carmichael and Lionel Richie
TIE: David Foster 		[15] [16] [17]
1986 Phil Collins and Hugh Padgham [18]
1987 Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis [19]
1988 Narada Michael Walden [20]
1989 Neil Dorfsman [21]
1990 Peter Asher [22]
1991 Quincy Jones [23]
1992 David Foster [24]
1993 Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois , tied with L.A. Reid and Babyface [25]
1994 David Foster [26]
1995 Don Was [27]
1996 Babyface [28]
1997 [29]
1998 [30]
1999 Rob Cavallo [31]
2000 Walter Afanasieff [32]
2001 Dr. Dre [33]
2002 T-Bone Burnett [34]
2003 Arif Mardin [35]
2004 The Neptunes [36]
2005 John Shanks [37]
2006 Steve Lillywhite [38]
2007 Rick Rubin [39]
2008 Mark Ronson [40]
2009 Rick Rubin [41]
2010 Brendan O'Brien [42]
2011 Danger Mouse [43]
2012 Paul Epworth [44]
2013 Dan Auerbach [45]
2014 Pharrell Williams [46]
2015 Max Martin [47]
2016 Jeff Bhasker [48]
2017 Greg Kurstin [49]
2018 [50]
2019 Pharrell Williams [51]
2020 Finneas O'Connell [52]
2021 Andrew Watt [53]
2022 Jack Antonoff [54]
2023 [55]
2024 [56]
2025 Dan Nigro [57]

^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.an

Multiple wins and nominations

(Up to and including the 2024 Grammy Awards season)

Wins

Nominations

See also

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