The GRAMMY Awards 2025: The Nominees

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The GRAMMYs serve as one of the music industry’s highest honors and Downtown is proud to work with songwriters, artists, and businesses representing nearly one hundred and fifty nominees at the 2025 GRAMMY Awards.

Album of the Year

Beyoncé – COWBOY CARTER | Peer Music Publishing, Scion Three Music [FUGA UGC, Downtown Music Publishing]

Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet | Hipgnosis Songs [FUGA UGC]

Best African Music Performance

Asake & Wizkid – MMS | Empire Music [FUGA UGC]

Best Album Notes

Lauren Du Graf – The Carnegie Hall Concert | Hipgnosis Songs [FUGA UGC]

Best Alternative Jazz Album

Robert Glasper – Code Derivation | Loma Vista [found.ee]

Best Alternative Music Album

Clairo – Charm | Marco Benevento [Downtown Music Publishing]

St. Vincent – All Born Screaming | Hipgnosis Songs [FUGA UGC]

Best Alternative Music Performance

St. Vincent – Flea | Hipgnosis Songs [FUGA UGC]

Best American Roots Performance

Sierra Ferrell – Lighthouse | Rounder Records / Concord [found.ee]

Best American Roots Song

Sam Beam – All in Good Time | Sub Pop [FUGA]

Sierra Ferrell & Melody Walker – American Dreaming | Rounder / Concord [found.ee]

Best Americana Album

Sierra Ferrell – Trail of Flowers | Rounder / Concord [found.ee]

Sarah Jarosz – Polaroid Lovers | Rounder / Concord, Big Yellow Dog [found.ee, Downtown Music Publishing]

Waxahatchee – Tigers Blood | STEM [FUGA]

Best Americana Performance

Madi Diaz feat. Kacey Musgraves – Don’t Do Me Good | Epitaph [FUGA]

Sierra Ferrell – American Dreaming | Rounder / Concord [found.ee]

Gillian Welch & David Rawlings – Empty Trainload of Sky | Acony Records, Wixen Music Pubslishing [FUGA, FUGA UGC]

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

Béla Fleck & Ferde Grofé – Rhapsody in Blue(Grass) | Béla Fleck [Downtown Music Publishing]

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

Charlie Rosen & Jake Silverman – Last Surprise (From “Persona 5”) | Charlie Rosen [CD Baby]

Best Bluegrass Album

The Del McCoury Band – Songs of Love and Life | Rainmake Management [found.ee]

Billy Strings – Live Vol. 1 | Hank & Ed Management [found.ee]

Dan Tyminski – Dan Tyminski: Live From The Ryman | Peer Music Publishing, Spirit Music [FUGA UGC]

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

Simon Hilton & Sean Ono Lennon – Mind Games | John Lennon [Downtown Music Publishing]

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

JACK Quartet – Adams, J.L.: Waves & Particles | Naxos [FUGA]

Beth Willer, Christopher Cerrone & Lorelei Ensemble – Cerrone: Beaufort Scales | Naxos [FUGA]

Miró Quartet – Home | Naxos [FUGA]

Best Children’s Music Album

John Legend – My Favorite Dream | Peer Music Publishing, Newley Estate [FUGA UGC, Downtown Music Publishing]

Best Choral Performance

Matthew Guard – Clear Voices In The Dark | Naxos [FUGA]

Eric Holtan – A Dream So Bright: Choral Music Of Jake Runestad | Naxos [FUGA]

Best Classical Compendium

JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Bernd Gottinger, producer – Foss: Symphony No. 1; Renaissance Concerto; Three American Pieces; Ode | Naxos [FUGA]

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

“Nicholas Phan, soloist; Palaver Strings, ensembles” – A Change Is Gonna Come | Naxos [FUGA]

“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)” – Newman: Bespoke Songs | Naxos [FUGA]

Will Liverman, soloist; Jonathan King, pianist – Show Me The Way | Naxos [FUGA]

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

(Various Artists) – Twisters: The Album | Hipgnosis Songs [FUGA UGC]

Best Contemporary Blues Album

Joe Bonamassa – Blues Deluxe Vol. 2 | Joe Bonamassa [Downtown Music Publishing]

Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour – Friendlytown | Mascot, Spirit Music [FUGA, FUGA UGC]

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

DOE – Heart of a Human | Essential Music Publishing [FUGA UGC]

Elevation Worship – When Wind Meets Fire | Essential Music Publishing [FUGA UGC]

Brandon Lake – Coat of Many Colors | Essential Music Publishing [FUGA UGC]

Maverick City Music, Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore – The Maverick Way Complete | Kaitlin Stark, Blake Proehl [FUGA UGC, Songtrust]

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

Bethel Music, Jenn Johnson Featuring CeCe Winans – Holy Forever (Live) | STEM, Bethel Music, Bethel Music Publishing, Essential Music Publishing [FUGA, FUGA UGC]

Elevation Worship feat. Brandon Lake, Chris Brown & Chandler Moore – Praise | Capitol CMG, Essential Music Publishing [FUGA UGC]

JWLKRS Worship & Maverick City Music feat. Chandler Moore – In the Name of Jesus | Essential Music Publishing [FUGA UGC]

Maverick City Music, Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore feat. Tasha Cobbs Leonard – In the Room | Capitol CMG [FUGA UGC]

CeCe Winans – That’s My King | Taylor Agan [FUGA UGC]

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

Eighth Blackbird – Lang: Composition As Explanation | Naxos [FUGA]

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

Béla Fleck – Rhapsody in Blue | Béla Fleck [Downtown Music Publishing]

Best Country Album

Beyoncé – COWBOY CARTER | Peer Music Publishing, Scion Three Music [FUGA UGC, Downtown Music Publishing] 

Kacey Musgraves – Deeper Well | Big Yellow Dog [Downtown Music Publishing] 

Chris Stapleton – Higher | Spirit Music, Hipgnosis Songs [FUGA UGC] 

Best Country Solo Performance

Beyoncé – 16 CARRIAGES | Peer Music Publishing [FUGA UGC] 

Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy) | Empire Music [FUGA UGC] 

Chris Stapleton – It Takes a Woman | Spirit Music [FUGA UGC] 

Best Country Song

Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy) | Empire Music [FUGA UGC] 

Best Engineered Album, Classical

Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra – Bruckner: Symphony No. 7; Bates: Resurrexit | Naxos [FUGA] 

Matthew Guard & Skylark Vocal Ensemble – Clear Voices In The Dark | Naxos [FUGA] 

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

Kacey Musgraves – Deeper Well | Big Yellow Dog [Downtown Music Publishing] 

Best Folk Album

Madi Diaz – Weird Faith | Anti-Epitaph, Hipgnosis Songs, Jamie Floyd, Charlie Hickey [FUGA UGC, Downtown Music Publishing] 

Gillian Welch & David Rawlings – Woodland | Acony Records, Wixen Music Publishing [FUGA, FUGA UGC] 

Best Global Music Album

Ciro Hurtado – Paisajes | Ciro Hurtado [CD Baby] 

Best Global Music Performance

Sheila E. feat. Gloria Estefan & Mimy Succar – Bemba Colorá | Peer Music Publishing [FUGA UGC] 

Best Gospel Performance/Song

DOE – Holy Hands | Essential Music Publishing [FUGA UGC] 

Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Erica Campbell & Israel Houghton Featuring Jonathan McReynolds & Jekalyn Carr – One Hallelujah | Capitol CMG [FUGA UGC] 

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

Kenny Barron feat. Kiyoshi Kitagawa, Johnathan Blake, Immanuel Wilkins & Steve Nelson – Beyond This Place | Peer Music Publishing [FUGA UGC] 

Chick Corea & Béla Fleck – Remembrance | Béla Fleck [Downtown Music Publishing] 

Best Jazz Performance

Chick Corea & Béla Fleck – Juno | Béla Fleck [Downtown Music Publishing] 

Best Jazz Vocal Album

Christie Dashiell – Journey in Black | Christie Dashiell [CD Baby] 

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra – And So It Goes | The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra [CD Baby] 

Best Latin Jazz Album

Zaccai Curtis – Cubop Lives! | Zaccai Curtis [CD Baby] 

Chucho Valdés & Royal Quartet – Cuba and Beyond | Innercat Music [FUGA] 

Best Latin Pop Album

Kany García – GARCÍA | Regalias Digitales [Downtown Music Publishing] 

Shakira – Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran | Sergio Robledo Arango [Songtrust] 

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

Cimafunk – Pa’ Tu Cuerpa | Alfredo Gonzalez [Songtrust] 

Best Melodic Rap Performance

Jordan Adetunji feat. Kehlani – KEHLANI | Ali Abouzeid [Songtrust] 

Beyoncé feat. Linda Martell & Shaboozey – SPAGHETTII | Empire Music [FUGA UGC] 

Rapsody feat. Erykah Badu – 3:AM | Maurice Nichols [Songtrust] 

Best Metal Performance

Metallica – Screaming Suicide | Blackened Recordings [FUGA] 

Best Music Film

June Carter Cash – June | Peer Music Publishing [FUGA UGC] 

Best Music Video

Eminem – Houdini | Peer Music Publishing [FUGA UGC] 

Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)

Chiquis – Diamantes | Peer Music Publishing [FUGA UGC] 

Peso Pluma – ÉXODO | Double P Publishing, Z Music Publishing [Downtown Music Publishing] 

Best Música Urbana Album

Bad Bunny – nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana | Peer Music Publishing, MVP X, Michael Johnson [FUGA UGC, Songtrust] 

J Balvin – Rayo | Sergio Robledo Arango, David Lozada, Julian Loffsner Lema [Songtrust] 

Residente – LAS LETRAS YA NO IMPORTAN | Ibeyi [Downtown Music Publishing] 

Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album

Radhika Vekaria – Warriors of Light | Radhika Vekaria [Songtrust] 

Best New Artist

Benson Boone | Benson Boone [Downtown Neighbouring Rights] 

Shaboozey | Empire Music [FUGA UGC] 

Best Opera Recording

Gerard Schwarz, conductor; Tristan Hallett, Kelly Kaduce & Edward Parks; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (Kansas City Symphony; Lyric Opera Of Kansas City Chorus) – Moravec: The Shining | Naxos [FUGA] 

Best Orchestral Performance

Marin Alsop, conductor (ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra) – Adams: City Noir, Fearful Symmetries & Lola Montez Does The Spider Dance” | Naxos [FUGA] 

“JoAnn Falletta, conductor (Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)” – Kodály: Háry János Suite; Summer Evening & Symphony In C Major | Naxos [FUGA] 

Susanna Mälkki, conductor (Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra) – Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Rakastava, & Lemminkäinen | Bis [FUGA] 

Best Pop Solo Performance

Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso | Hipgnosis Song [FUGA UGC] 

Best Pop Vocal Album

Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet | Hipgnosis Song [FUGA UGC] 

Best Progressive R&B Album

Durand Bernarr – En Route | Empire Music [FUGA UGC] 

Childish Gambino – Bando Stone and The New World | Hipgnosis Songs [FUGA UGC] 

NxWorries (Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge) – Why Lawd? | Peer Music Publishing, Empire Music, Stones Throw Publishing [FUGA UGC, Downtown Music Publishing] 

Best R&B Album

Chris Brown – 11:11 (Deluxe) | Spirit Music, Empire Music, Elijah Ross, Samm Vataleni Niingungo [FUGA UGC, Songtrust] 

Lalah Hathaway – Vantablack | Peer Music Publishing, Hipgnosis Songs [FUGA UGC] 

Muni Long – Revenge | Peer Music Publishing, Spirit Music [FUGA UGC] 

Usher – Coming Home | Spirit Music, Empire Music [FUGA UGC] 

Best Rap Album

J. Cole – Might Delete Later | Peer Music Publishing [FUGA UGC]

Eminem – The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce) | Peer Music Publishing, Empire Music [FUGA UGC] 

Best Rap Performance

Eminem – Houdini | Peer Music Publishing [FUGA UGC] 

Best Reggae Album

Collie Buddz – Take It Easy | Noah Britton Cronin, Ronny Gutierrez, John Paul Gray [Songtrust] 

Shenseea – Never Gets Late Here | Spirit Music, Empire Music, Andre Gordon (DJ Frass) [FUGA UGC, Downtown Music Publishing] 

Best Remixed Recording

Shaboozey & David Guetta – A Bar Song (Tipsy) [Remix] | Empire Music [FUGA UGC] 

Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso (Mark Ronson x FNZ Working Late Remix) | Hipgnosis Songs [FUGA UGC] 

Julian Marley & Antaeus – Jah Sees Them – Amapiano Remix | Sean Ricketts [Songtrust] 

Best Rock Album

The Black Crowes – Happiness Bastards | Spirit Music Publishing [FUGA UGC] 

Best Rock Performance

The Black Keys – Beautiful People (Stay High) | Wixen Music Publishing [FUGA UGC] 

IDLES – Gift Horse | PIAS [FUGA] 

St. Vincent – Broken Man | Hipgnosis Songs [FUGA UGC] 

Best Rock Song

The Black Keys – Beautiful People (Stay High) | Wixen Music Publishing [FUGA UGC] 

St. Vincent – Broken Man | Hipgnosis Songs [FUGA UGC] 

IDLES – Gift Horse | PIAS [FUGA] 

Best Roots Gospel Album

The Nelons – Loving You | Curb Music Publishing [FUGA UGC] 

Best Song Written for Visual Media

Jon Batiste – It Never Went Away [From “American Symphony”] | Hipgnosis Songs [FUGA UGC] 

Best Spoken Word Poetry Album

Queen Sheba – CIVIL WRITES: The South Got Something To Say | United Masters [FUGA] 

Tank and the Bangas – The Heart, The Mind, The Soul | Tank and the Bangas [Downtown Music Publishing] 

Mad Skillz – The Seven Number Ones | Empire Music [FUGA UGC] 

Best Traditional Blues Album

Cedric Burnside – Hill Country Love | Mascot [FUGA] 

Sue Foley – One Guitar Woman | Peer Music Publishing [FUGA UGC] 

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Cyrille Aimée – À Fleur De Peau | Proper Music Distribution Ltd [FUGA] 

Best Traditional R&B Performance

Marsha Ambrosius – Wet | Empire Music [FUGA UGC] 

Lalah Hathaway Featuring Michael McDonald – No Lie | Peer Music Publishing [FUGA UGC] 

Muni Long – Make Me Forget | Spirit Music Publishing [FUGA UGC] 

Best Tropical Latin Album

Marc Anthony – MUEVENSE | Peer Music Publishing [FUGA UGC] 

Sheila E. – Bailar | Peer Music Publishing [FUGA UGC] 

Producer of the Year, Classical

Shachar Israel – Stranger At Home | Shachar Israel [CD Baby] 

Record of the Year

The Beatles – Now and Then | John Lennon [Downtown Music Publishing] 

Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso | Hipgnosis Songs [FUGA UGC] 

Song of the Year

Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy) | Empire Music [FUGA UGC]