Berklees 2025 Alumni Grammy Nominees: See the Full List

Berklees 2025 Alumni Grammy Nominees: See the Full List Nominees include Alissia Benveniste, Miguel Zen n, Bill Frisell, Madi Diaz, Lalah Hathaway, and many others.

November 8, 2024

Alissia Benveniste BM '14

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The Recording Academy has announced the nominees for the 67th annual Grammy Awards, and Berklee alumni-who have collectively won more than 300 Grammys-are featured prominently among this year's honorees. Below is a list of alumni and faculty who received nominations or contributed to nominated projects.

The Grammy Awards will take place at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 2, 2025, airing live on CBS and streaming on Paramount+ at 8 p.m. ET

Please note the list is subject to change as we receive updated information. If you or someone you know from the Berklee community received a Grammy nomination, please complete this form.

Record of the Year Now and Then, The Beatles

Bruce Sugar '77, engineer, mixer

Texas Hold 'Em, Beyonc

Hotae Alexander Jang BM '13, engineer, mixer

Espresso, Sabrina Carpenter

Julian Bunetta '01, producer, mixer

Album of the YearCowboy Carter, Beyonc

Hotae Alexander Jang BM '13, engineer, mixer

Short n' Sweet, Sabrina Carpenter

Julian Bunetta '01, producer, mixer

Amy Allen '15, songwriter

Julian Bunetta '01, songwriter

Song of the Year Good Luck, Babe!, Chappell Roan

Justin Tranter '01, songwriter

Please Please Please, Sabrina Carpenter

Amy Allen '15, songwriter

Producer of the Year, Non-ClassicalAlissia (Alissia Benveniste BM '14)

Bugs (Jamila Woods)

Don't Matter (Rae Khalil)

Honey (BJ the Chicago Kid featuring Chl e)

Irreplaceable (Interlude) (Rae Khalil)

Is It Worth It (Rae Khalil)

Love Takeover (Lion Babe)

Spend the Night (BJ the Chicago Kid, Coco Jones)

Songwriter of the Year, Non-ClassicalAmy Allen '15

Chrome Cowgirl (Leon Bridges)

Espresso (Sabrina Carpenter)

High Road (Koe Wetzel and Jessie Murph)

Please Please Please (Sabrina Carpenter)

run for the hills (Tate McRae)

scared of my guitar (Olivia Rodrigo)

Selfish (Justin Timberlake)

Sweet Dreams (Koe Wetzel)

Taste (Sabrina Carpenter)

Best Rock Performance Broken Man, St. Vincent

Annie Clark '04

Best Rock Song Broken Man, St. Vincent

Annie Clark '04

Best Alternative Music Performance Flea, St. Vincent

Annie Clark '04

Best Alternative Music AlbumAll Born Screaming, St. Vincent

Annie Clark '04

Best Traditional R&B Performance No Lie, Lalah Hathaway featuring Michael McDonald

Lalah Hathaway '90

Best R&B Song Ruined Me, Muni Long

Jeff Gitelman BM '03, songwriter

Saturn, SZA

Jared Solomon '15, songwriter

Best R&B AlbumVantablack, Lalah Hathaway '90

Best Jazz Performance Phoenix Reimagined (Live), Lakecia Benjamin

Jeff Tain Watts BM '81, drums

John Scofield BM '73, guitar

Little Fears, Dan Pugach Big Band

Dan Pugach BM '08

Best Jazz Vocal AlbumMilton + Esperanza, Milton Nascimento and esperanza spalding

esperanza spalding BM '05

Best Jazz Instrumental AlbumOwl Song, Ambrose Akinmusire

Bill Frisell PD '77, guitar

Best Large Jazz Ensemble AlbumReturning to Forever, John Beasley and Frankfurt Radio Big Band

Hans D. Glawischnig BM '92

And So It Goes, The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra

Gilbert Castallenos PD '92

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

Dan Pugach BM '08

Golden City, Miguel Zen n

Miguel Zen n BM '98

Best Latin Jazz AlbumAs I Travel, Donald Vega

John Patitucci, bass (faculty)

Best Alternative Jazz AlbumNight Reign, Arooj Aftab

Arooj Aftab BM '10

Best Contemporary Instrumental AlbumOrchestras (Live), Bill Frisell

Bill Frisell PD '77

Speak to Me, Julian Lage

Julian Lage AD '09

Best Musical Theater AlbumMerrily We Roll Along

Morgan Kirner BFA '16

The Notebook

John Cardoza BFA '16

The Outsiders

Sean Harrison Jones BFA '18

Renni Magee BFA '17

Victor Carillo Tracey BFA '21

Best Americana Performance Don't Do Me Good, Madi Diaz featuring Kacey Musgraves

Madi L. Svlagard '07

Empty Trainload of Sky, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings

Gillian Welch '92

David Rawlings '92

Best Bluegrass AlbumI Built a World, Bronwyn Keith-Hynes

Bronwyn Keith-Hynes PD '12

Best Folk AlbumAmerican Patchwork Quartet, American Patchwork Quartet

Yasushi Nakamura BM '03

Weird Faith, Madi Diaz

Madi L. Svlagard '07

Bright Future, Adrianne Lenker

Adrianne Lenker BM '12

Woodland, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings

Gillian Welch '92

David Rawlings '92

Best Regional Roots Music Album25 Back to My Roots, Sean Ardoin and Kreole Rock and Soul

Rodney Alejandro (dean), musician, songwriter, producer

Best Latin Rock or Alternative AlbumCompita del Destino, El David Aguilar

El David Aguilar '83

Best Tropical Latin AlbumRadio G ira, Juan Luis Guerra 4.40

Juan Luis Guerra '82

Best Global Music Performance Raat Ki Rani, Arooj Aftab

Arooj Aftab BM '10

Best Children's Music AlbumBrillo, Brillo!, Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band

Lucky Diaz '97

Solid Rock Revival, Rock for Children

Dana Kamide '86, producer

World Wide Playdate, Divinity Roxx and Divi Roxx Kids

Divinity Roxx BPS '21

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual MediaThe Color Purple (Various Artists)

Quincy Jones '51 '83H

Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive MediaAvatar: Frontiers of Pandora

Pinar Toprak BM '00, composer

Marvel's Spider-Man 2

John Paesano BM '00, composer

Better Place (From Trolls Band Together)

Amy Allen '15, songwriter

Love Will Survive (From The Tattooist of Auschwitz)

Kara Talve BM '18, songwriter

Best Engineered Album

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