Berklee alumni could take home 40 Grammy Awards at the 57th annual music awards ceremony on Sunday, February 8. The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences nominated 17 Berklee alumni for a total of 19 awards, and 18 alumni could win an additional 21 awards for their work on albums nominated as best in their genre. For the fourth year in a row, Berklee alumni are nominated in the top three categories: Record of the Year, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year. Berklee alumni nominated in the top three categories are being recognized for their work on chart-toppers like Beyonc (Beyonc ), Girl (Pharrell Williams), Morning Phase (Beck), and X (Ed Sheeran).
Eighteen Berklee alumni worked on nominees in the best album categories as engineers, producers, or mixers. Albums featuring artists like Barbra Streisand, Toni Braxton, Eminem, Weird Al Yankovic, and more bear the efforts of many Berklee graduates.
Berklee alumni also contributed to a number nominated performances, tracks, and albums in other ways. Esperanza Spalding 05, Terri Lyne Carrington 83, and Christian Saint-Louis 12 lent their voices to Diane Reeves Beautiful Life, nominated for Best Jazz Vocal Album. Ruslan Sirota 03, a member of the Stanley Clarke Band, played on Clarke s Last Train to Sanity, nominated for Best Instrumental Album. David Krakauer & A Far Cry String Orchestra s Dreams and Prayers, nominated for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance, featured the world premiere of Mehmet Ali Sanlikol s 98 composition, Vecd. Angelo Caputo 08 engineered a nominee for Best Pop Vocal Duo/Group Performance, Say Something by A Great Big World with Christina Aguilera.
The 57th Annual Grammy Awards will be held on Sunday, February 8, and will be broadcast on CBS at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT.
A full list of Berklee alumni Grammy Award nominees and Berklee alumni who contributed to best album nominations follows.
Seventeen alumni nominated for 19 awards:
Category 1 - Record of the Year
All About That Bass (Meghan Trainor) - Kevin Kadish 91, producer, engineer/mixer
Category 2 - Album of the Year
Beyonc (Beyonc ) - Tony Maserati 86, engineer/mixer
Morning Phase (Beck) - David Greenbaum 05, engineer/mixer
Girl (Pharrell Williams) - Stephanie McNally 10, engineer
X (Ed Sheeran) Jeff Bhasker '99, producer
Category 3 - Song of the Year
All About That Bass (Meghan Trainor) - Kevin Kadish 91, songwriter
Category 11 - Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Mindi Abair (Mindi Abair) - Mindi Abair 91, artist
Jazz Funk Soul (Jeff Lorber, Chuck Loeb, Everette Harp) - Jeff Lorber 71, artist;
Chuck Loeb 76 (artist)
Category 16 - Best Alternative Music Album
St. Vincent (St. Vincent) - Annie Clark 04 (aka St. Vincent), artist
Category 18 - Best Traditional R&B Performance
Jesus Children (Robert Glasper Experiment) - Lalah Hathaway 90, featured artist
Category 31 - Best Improvised Jazz Solo
Recorda Me (Conrad Herwig Feat. Joe Lovano) - Joe Lovano 72, soloist
Category 32 - Best Jazz Vocal Album
Paris Sessions (Tierney Sutton) - Tierney Sutton 87, artist
Category 35 - Best Latin Jazz Album
The Latin Side of Joe Henderson (Conrad Herwig Feat. Joe Lovano) - Joe Lovano 72, featured artist
Category 46 - Best American Roots Song
Pretty Little One (Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers featuring Edie Brickell) - Nicky Sanders 02 (member of Steep Canyon Rangers), artist
Category 67 - Best HIstorical Album
The Garden Spot Programs, 1950 (Hank Williams) - Michael Graves 81, mastering engineer
Category 68 - Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Morning Phase (Beck) - David Greenbaum 05, engineer
The Way I'm Livin' (Lee Ann Womack) - Gavin Lurssen 91, mastering engineer
What's Left is Forever (Thomas Dybdahl) - David Way 87, engineer
Eighteen alumni who contributed to nominated works as producers, engineers, and mixers will win awards if these albums earn Grammy Awards:
Category 7 - Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Partners (Barbra Streisand With Various Artists) - Paul Boutin 94
Category 20 - Best Urban Contemporary Album
Beyonc (Beyonc ) - Carlos Perez D Anda 14, Tyler Scott 13
Category 21 - Best R&B Album
Love, Marriage & Divorce (Toni Braxton and Babyface) - Paul Boutin 94
Category 25 - Best Rap Album
The Marshall Mathers LP2 (Eminem) - Ken Lewis 91
Because The Internet (Childish Gambino) Andrew Dawson 01
Nobody s Smiling (Common) - Josh Story 12
The New Classic (Iggy Azalea) - Miles Walker 05
Blacc Hollywood (Wiz Khalifa) - Miles Walker 05
Catetory 32 - Best Jazz Vocal Album
Beautiful Life (Dianne Reeves) - Terri Lyne Carrington 83
Category 33 - Best Instrumental Jazz Album
Trilogy (Chick Corea Trio) - Brian Vibberts 91
Category 38 - Best Gospel Album
Forever Yours (Smokie Norful) - Paul Boutin 94
Category 39 - Best Contemporary Christian Album
If We re Honest (Francesca Battistelli) - Marc Lacuesta 98
Category 41 - Best Latin Pop Album
Gracias Por Estar Aqu (Marco Antonio Sol s) - Benny Faccone 78
Category 44 - Best Tropical Latin Album
M s + Coraz n Profundo (Carlos Vives) - Shafik Palis 01
Category 47 - Best Americana Album
Metamodern Sounds In Country Music (Sturgill Simpson) - Justin Herlocker 05
Category 52 - Best Reggae Album
Full Frequency (Sean Paul) - Ken Lewis 91
Amid the Noise and Haste (Soja) - Angelo Caputo 08
Category 56 - Best Comedy Album
Mandatory Fun (Weird Al Yankovic) - David Way 87, Brian Warwick 03
Category 57 - Best Musical Theater Album
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical - Hiro Iida 89
Category 67 - Best Historical Album
The Garden Spot Programs, 1950 (Hank Williams) - Bryan George 99
Liz Lupton is a publicist in the Office of Media Relations. Media inquiries: llupton@berklee.edu.
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Berklee alumni could take home 40 Grammy Awards at the 57th annual music awards ceremony on Sunday, February 8. The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences nominated 17 Berklee alumni for a total of 19 awards, and 18 alumni could win an additional 21 awards for their work on albums nominated as best in their genre. For the fourth year in a row, Berklee alumni are nominated in the top three categories: Record of the Year, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year. Berklee alumni nominated in the top three categories are being recognized for their work on chart-toppers like Beyonc (Beyonc ), Girl (Pharrell Williams), Morning Phase (Beck), and X (Ed Sheeran).
