BMI Celebrates its 2025 GRAMMY Nominees

Posted in News on November 8, 2024

BMI is incredibly proud of our many truly extraordinary affiliates nominated for the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards, scheduled to be held on Sunday, February 2, 2025, at the Crypto.Com Arena in Los Angeles. BMI’s music creators across every genre have once again been singled out for the most prestigious recognition in the music industry. It’s a fitting testament to the incomparable nature of their work, and BMI could not be more honored to represent them.

In terms of multiple nominations, Kendrick Lamar leads BMI’s class with seven nods. Taylor Swift breaks another record by receiving the Album of The Year nod for The Tortured Poets Department, distinguishing her as the first woman to be given seven nominations for this accolade, and the fourth consecutive album to receive this nomination.

Below is the full list of BMI’s nominated affiliates. Congratulations and good luck to all!

Record Of The Year
“Now And Then”
The Beatles (Paul McCartney [PRS])

“Espresso”
Sabrina Carpenter
Julian Bunetta, producer; Julian Bunetta & Jeff Gunnell, engineers/mixers

“360”
Charli xcx*
A. G. Cook, producers

“Not Like Us”
Kendrick Lamar
Sean Momberger & Sounwave, producers

“Fortnight”
Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone*
Taylor Swift, producers; Oli Jacobs (PRS) & Michael Riddleberger, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer

Album Of The Year
New Blue Sun
André 3000*
Carlos Niño, producers; Carlos Niño & Ken Oriole, engineers/mixers; Nate Mercereau & Carlos Niño, songwriters; Andy
Kravitz, mastering engineer

COWBOY CARTER
Beyoncé*
Dani Pampuri, engineer/mixer; Ryan Beatty & Camaron Ochs, songwriters

Short n’ Sweet
Sabrina Carpenter
Julian Bunetta, Ian Kirkpatrick & John Ryan, producers; Julian Bunetta, Jeff Gunnell, Oli Jacobs (PRS) & John Ryan, engineers/mixers; Julian Bunetta, Sabrina Carpenter, Ian Kirkpatrick, Julia Michaels & John Ryan, songwriters

BRAT
Charli xcx*
A. G. Cook, producers; A.
G. Cook & Tom Norris, engineers/mixers; Alexander Guy Cook, Finn Keane & Jonathan Christopher Shave, songwriters

Chappell Roan The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess
Chappell Roan*
Randy Merrill, mastering engineer

THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift, producer; Mikey Freedom Hart, & Oli Jacobs (PRS) & Michael Riddleberger, engineers/mixers; Taylor Swift, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer

Song Of The Year
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
Nevin Sastry, songwriter (Shaboozey)

“Die With A Smile”
Dernst Emile II, Lady Gaga & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars)

“Fortnight”
Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone)

“Not Like Us”
Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)

“Please Please Please”
Sabrina Carpenter, songwriter (Sabrina Carpenter)

Best New Artist
Benson Boone
Sabrina Carpenter
Doechii
Khruangbin (Laura Lee Ochoa)
RAYE
Teddy Swims

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Alissia
Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II
Ian Fitchuk

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical
Edgar Barrera
Jessie Jo Dillon
RAYE

Best Pop Solo Performance
“Espresso”
Sabrina Carpenter

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Us.”
Gracie Abrams* Featuring Taylor Swift

“the boy is mine”
Ariana Grande*, Brandy & Monica*

“Die With A Smile”
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars*

Pop & Dance/Electronic

Best Pop Vocal Album
Short n’ Sweet
Sabrina Carpenter

THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT
Taylor Swift

Best Dance/Electronic Recording
“Loved”
Four Tet (PRS)
Kieran Hebden (PRS), producer; Kieran Hebden (PRS), mixer

“leavemealone”
Fred Again..* & Baby Keem
Kieran Hebden (PRS), producers

“Neverender”
Justice (SACEM) & Tame Impala (APRA)
Gaspard Augé & Xavier De Rosnay, producers; Gaspardm Augé, Xavier De Rosnay,

“Witchy”
KAYTRANADA* Featuring Childish Gambino*
Neal H Pogue, mixer

Best Dance Pop Recording
“Make You Mine”
Madison Beer
Madison Beer, producer

“Von dutch”
Charli xcx*
Finn Keane, producer; Tom Norris, mixer

“Got Me Started”
Troye Sivan (APRA)
Ian Kirkpatrick, producer

Best Dance/Electronic Album
Three
Four Tet (PRS)

Hyperdrama
Justice (SACEM)

Best Remixed Recording
“Espresso (Mark Ronson x FNZ Working Late Remix)”
FNZ & Mark Ronson, remixers (Sabrina Carpenter)

“Von dutch”
A.G. Cook, remixer (Charli xcx & A.G. Cook Featuring Addison Rae)

“Suffocate”
Knocked Loose Featuring Poppy

“Screaming Suicide”
Metallica (Robert Trujillo)

Best Rock Album
Happiness Bastards
The Black Crowes

Romance
Fontaines D.C. (IMRO)

Best Rock Song
“Dark Matter”
Andrew Watt, songwriter (Pearl Jam)

Best Alternative Music Performance
“Neon Pill”
Cage The Elephant

“Song Of The Lake”
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (APRA/SACEM)

“Starburster”
Fontaines D.C.(IMRO)

“BYE BYE”
Kim Gordon

Best Alternative Music Album
Wild God
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Charm
Clairo

The Collective
Kim Gordon

What Now
Brittany Howard

R&B, Rap & Spoken Word Poetry

Best R&B Performance
“Guidance”
Jhené Aiko

“Residuals”
Chris Brown

“Saturn”
SZA

Best Traditional R&B Performance
“Wet”
Marsha Ambrosius

“That’s You”
Lucky Daye

Best Progressive R&B Album
So Glad to Know You
Avery*Sunshine

Why Lawd?
NxWorries (Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge)

Best R&B Song
“After Hours”
Alex Goldblatt & Khris Riddick-Tynes, songwriters (Kehlani)

“Burning”
Temilade Openiyi, songwriter (Tems)

“Here We Go (Uh Oh)”
Carl McCormick & Kelvin Wooten, songwriters (Coco Jones)

“Ruined Me”
Jeff Gitelman & Kevin Theodore, songwriters (Muni Long)

“Saturn”
Rob Bisel, Carter Lang & Solána Rowe, songwriters (SZA)

Best R&B Album
1. 11:11 (Deluxe)
Chris Brown

Algorithm
Lucky Daye

Best Rap Performance
“When The Sun Shines Again”
Common & Pete Rock* Featuring Posdnuos

“NISSAN ALTIMA”
Doechii

“Houdini”
Eminem

“Like That”
Future & Metro Boomin Featuring Kendrick Lamar

“Yeah Glo!”
GloRilla

“Not Like Us”
Kendrick Lamar

Best Melodic Rap Performance
“We Still Don’t Trust You”
Future & Metro Boomin Featuring The Weeknd*

“Big Mama”
Latto

Best Rap Album
Might Delete Later
J. Cole

The Auditorium, Vol. 1
Common & Pete Rock*

Alligator Bites Never Heal
Doechii

The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)
Eminem

We Don’t Trust You
Future & Metro Boomin

Best Rap Song
“Carnival”
Raul Cubina, Nasir Pemberton, Ty Dolla $ign, Kanye West & Mark Carl Stolinski Williams, songwriters (¥$ (Kanye West & Ty Dolla $Ign)
Featuring Rich The Kid & Playboi Carti)

“Like That”
Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, Kobe “BbyKobe” Hood, Leland Wayne & Nayvadius Wilburn, songwriters (Future & Metro Boomin Featuring Kendrick Lamar)

“Not Like Us”
Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)

“Yeah Glo!”
Jaucquez Lowe Kevin Andre Price, Julius Rivera III & Gloria Woods, songwriters (GloRilla)

Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
cOncrete & wHiskey Act II Part 1: A Bourbon 30 Series
Omari Hardwick

The Heart, The Mind, The Soul
Tank And The Bangas

Jazz, Traditional Pop, Contemporary Instrumental & Musical Theater

Best Jazz Performance
“Walk With Me, Lord (SOUND | SPIRIT)”
The Baylor Project

“Phoenix Reimagined (Live)”
Lakecia Benjamin Featuring Randy Brecker, Jeff “Tain” Watts & John Scofield

“Juno”
Chick Corea & Béla Fleck

“Twinkle Twinkle Little Me”
Samara Joy* Featuring Sullivan Fortner

“Little Fears”
Dan Pugach Big Band* Featuring Nicole Zuraitis & Troy Roberts*

Best Jazz Vocal Album
Wildflowers Vol. 1
Kurt Elling & Sullivan Fortner

My Ideal
Catherine Russell

Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Owl Song
Ambrose Akinmusire* Featuring Bill Frisell

Beyond This Place
Kenny Barron & Johnathan Blake

Phoenix Reimagined (Live)
Lakecia Benjamin

Remembrance
Chick Corea & Béla Fleck

Solo Game
Sullivan Fortner

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Golden City
Miguel Zenón

Best Latin Jazz Album
Spain Forever Again
Michel Camilo & Tomatito*

Time And Again
Eliane Elias

El Trio: Live in Italy
Horacio ‘El Negro’ Hernández*, John Beasley* & José Gola

Best Alternative Jazz Album
Night Reign
Arooj Aftab

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Visions
Norah Jones

Good Together
Lake Street Dive

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Rhapsody In Blue
Béla Fleck

Orchestras (Live)
Bill Frisell & Thomas Morgan

Mark
Mark Guiliana

Speak To Me
Julian Lage

Best Musical Theater Album
Hell’s Kitchen
Tom Kitt, producer (Alicia Keys, composer & lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)

The Outsiders
Jonathan Clay, producer/ composer/lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)

Best Country Solo Performance
“I Am Not Okay”
Jelly Roll

Best Country Duo/Group Performance
“II MOST WANTED”
Beyoncé* Featuring Miley Cyrus

“Bigger Houses”
Dan + Shay

“I Had Some Help”
Post Malone* Featuring Morgan Wallen

Best Country Album
Whirlwind
Lainey Wilson

Best Country Song
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
Nevin Sastry, songwriters (Shaboozey)

“I Am Not Okay”
Jason DeFord & Taylor Phillips, songwriters (Jelly Roll)

“I Had Some Help”
Hoskins, Ernest Smith, Ryan Vojtesak, Morgan Wallen & Chandler Paul
Walters, songwriters (Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen)

Best American Roots Performance
“Blame It On Eve”
Shemekia Copeland

“Nothing In Rambling”
The Fabulous Thunderbirds Featuring Bonnie Raitt*, Keb’ Mo’, Taj Mahal & Mick Fleetwood

“The Ballad Of Sally Anne”
Rhiannon Giddens

Best Americana Performance
“Don’t Do Me Good”
Madi Diaz

“Runaway Train”
Sarah Jarosz

“Empty Trainload Of Sky”
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

Best Americana Album
The Other Side
T Bone Burnett

$10 Cowboy
Charley Crockett

Polaroid Lovers
Sarah Jarosz

No One Gets Out Alive
Maggie Rose

Tigers Blood
Waxahatchee

Best American Roots Song
“Ahead Of The Game”
Mark Knopfler, songwriter (Mark Knopfler)

“All In Good Time”
Sam Beam, songwriter (Iron & Wine Featuring Fiona Apple)

“American Dreaming”
Melody Walker, songwriter (Sierra Ferrell)

“Blame It On Eve”
John Hahn & Will Kimbrough, songwriters (Shemekia Copeland)

Best Bluegrass Album
I Built A World
Bronwyn Keith-Hynes

Songs Of Love And Life
The Del McCoury Band

No Fear
Sister Sadie (Tina Adair)

Live Vol. 1
Billy Strings

Earl Jam
Tony Trischka

Dan Tyminski: Live From The Ryman
Dan Tyminski

Best Traditional Blues Album
Struck Down
The Fabulous Thunderbirds

Swingin’ Live At The Church In Tulsa
The Taj Mahal Sextet

Best Contemporary Blues Album
Blame It On Eve
Shemekia Copeland

Friendlytown
Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour

Mileage
Ruthie Foster

Best Folk Album
Weird Faith
Madi Diaz

Woodland
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

Best Regional Roots Music Album
25 Back To My Roots
Sean Ardoin And Kreole Rock And Soul

Live At The 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & The Golden Eagles Featuring J’Wan Boudreaux

Stories From The Battlefield
The Rumble Featuring Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr.

Best Gospel Performance/Song
“Church Doors”
Yolanda Adams; Donald Lawrence, songwriter

“Yesterday”
Melvin Crispell III

“Hold On (Live)”
Ricky Dillard

“Holy Hands”
DOE; Jesse Paul Barrera, Dominique Jones, Kelby Shavon Johnson, Jr., Jonathan McReynolds, Rickey Slikk Muzik Offord & Juan Winans, songwriters

“One Hallelujah”
Israel Houghton Featuring Jonathan McReynolds; G. Morris Coleman, Israel Houghton & Naomi Raine, songwriters

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
“Holy Forever (Live)”
Bethel Music*, Jenn Johnson* Featuring CeCe Winans

“Praise”
Elevation Worship, Chris Brown & Chandler Moore; Chris Brown,
Cody Carnes, Steven Furtick & Chandler Moore, songwriters

“In The Name Of Jesus”
Maverick City Music Featuring Chandler Moore; Austin Armstrong, Ran Jackson, Chandler Moore, Sajan Nauriyal & Noah Schnacky, songwriters

“In The Room”
Maverick City Music, Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore; G. Morris Coleman & Naomi Raine, songwriters

“That’s My King”
CeCe Winans

Best Gospel Album
Covered Vol. 1
Melvin Crispell III

Choirmaster II (Live)
Ricky Dillard

Father’s Day
Kirk Franklin

More Than This
CeCe Winans

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Heart Of A Human
DOE

When Wind Meets Fire
Elevation Worship

Child Of God
Forrest Frank

The Maverick Way Complete
Maverick City Music, Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore

Best Roots Gospel Album
The Gospel Sessions, Vol 2
Authentic Unlimited

Rhapsody
The Harlem Gospel Travelers

Loving You
The Nelons

Best Latin Pop Album
Funk Generation
Anitta

El Viaje
Luis Fonsi

Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran
Shakira

Best Música Urbana Album
Rayo
J Balvin

LAS LETRAS YA NO IMPORTAN
Residente

att.
Young Miko

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
Autopoiética
Mon Laferte

¿Quién trae las cornetas?
Rawayana

Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)
Diamantes
Chiquis

ÉXODO
Peso Pluma

Best Tropical Latin Album
Radio Güira
Juan Luis Guerra 4.40

Alma, Corazón y Salsa (Live at Gran Teatro Nacional)
Mimy Succar

Best Global Music Performance
“Raat Ki Rani”
Arooj Aftab

“Rise”
Rocky Dawuni

“Bemba Colorá”
Sheila E.* Featuring Gloria Estefan & Mimy Succar

Best African Music Performance
“MMS”
Asake

“Sensational”
Chris Brown Featuring Davido

“Love Me JeJe”
Tems

Best Global Music Album
Born In The Wild
Tems

Best Reggae Album
Take It Easy
Collie Buddz

Party With Me
Vybz Kartel

Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album
Break Of Dawn
Ricky Kej

Triveni
Éru Matsumoto

Warriors Of Light
Radhika Vekaria

Best Children’s Music Album
My Favorite Dream
John Legend

Solid Rock Revival
Rock For Children

Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording
Behind The Seams: My Life In Rhinestones
Dolly Parton

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
Maestro: Music By Leonard Bernstein
Bradley Cooper

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)
Challengers
Trent Reznor* & Atticus Ross, composers

Shōgun
Nick Chuba, Atticus Ross & Leopold Ross, composers

Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
Winifred Phillips, composer

Best Song Written For Visual Media
“Ain’t No Love In Oklahoma” [From Twisters: The Album]
Luke Combs, songwriter (Luke Combs)

“Love Will Survive” [From The Tattooist of Auschwitz]
Charlie Midnight & Kara Talve songwriters (Barbra Streisand)

Best Music Video
“Tailor Swif”
A$AP Rocky

“Houdini”
Eminem

“Not Like Us”
Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar, video director

“Fortnight”
Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone*
Taylor Swift, video director

Best Music Film
Kings From Queens
Run DMC

Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple
Steven Van Zandt

Hounds Of Love The Baskerville Edition
Kate Bush (PRS), art director (Kate Bush)

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
Hounds Of Love The Boxes Of Lost At Sea
Kate Bush (PRS) art director (Kate Bush)

Mind Games
Sean Ono Lennon, art director (John Lennon)

Best Album Notes
The Carnegie Hall Concert
Lauren Du Graf, album notes writer (Alice Coltrane)

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Algorithm
Dernst Emile II, Michael B. Hunter & Rachel Keen, engineers (Lucky Daye)

Deeper Well
Shawn Everett, Mai Leisz, Todd Lombardo, John Rooney & Daniel Tashian, engineers (Kacey Musgraves)

empathogen
Zach Brown & Oscar Cornejo, engineers; Joe La Porta, mastering engineer (WILLOW)

i/o
Oli Jacobs (PRS) & Dom Shaw (PRS), Engineers (Peter Gabriel)

Short n’ Sweet
Julian Bunetta, Jeff Gunnell, Oli Jacobs (PRS), Ian Kirkpatrick & John Ryan, engineers (Sabrina Carpenter)

Best Engineered Album, Classical
Clear Voices In The Dark
Daniel Shores, engineer (Matthew Guard & Skylark Vocal Ensemble)

Best Immersive Audio Album
Avalon
Bryan Ferry (PRS), immersive producers (Roxy Music)

Best Instrumental Composition
“I Swear, I Really Wanted To Make A ‘Rap’ Album But This Is Literally The Way The Wind Blew Me This Time”
Nate Mercereau & Carlos Niño, composers (André 3000)

“Remembrance”
Chick Corea, composer (Chick Corea & Béla Fleck)

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
“Bridge Over Troubled Water”
John Legend, arranger (Jacob Collier Featuring John Legend & Tori Kelly)

“Rhapsody In Blue(Grass)”
Béla Fleck, arranger (Béla Fleck Featuring Michael Cleveland, Sierra Hull, Justin Moses, Mark Schatz & Bryan Sutton)

“Rose Without The Thorns”
Erin Bentlage, Scott Hoying & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (Scott Hoying Featuring säje & Tonality)

“Silent Night”
Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (säje)

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
“Alma”
Erin Bentlage & Sara Gazarek, arrangers (säje Featuring Regina Carter)

Best Opera Recording
Adams: Girls Of The Golden West
John Adams, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic; Los Angeles Master Chorale)

Catán: Florencia En El Amazonas
Mario Chang (The Metropolitan Opera
Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
“Adams, J.L.: Waves & Particles”
JACK Quartet

“Cerrone: Beaufort Scales”
Christopher Cerrone

Best Classical Instrumental Solo
“Perry: Concerto For Violin & Orchestra”
Curtis Stewart (Experiential Orchestra)

Best Classical Compendium
American Counterpoints
Curtis Stewart

Mythologies II
Robert Thies; Jeff Atmajian & Robert Thies, producers

Best Contemporary Classical Composition
“Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina”
Gabriela Ortiz (PRS), composer (Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale)

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