BMI Celebrates its 2025 GRAMMY Nominees
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 are the BMI nominees for the General Field category. Stay tuned for the full list of all BMI’s nominated affiliates, which will be posted here soon.
General Field
Record Of The Year
“Espresso”
Sabrina Carpenter
“Not Like Us”
Kendrick Lamar
“Fortnight”
Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone*
Album Of The Year
Short n’ Sweet
Sabrina Carpenter
The Tortured Poets Department
Taylor Swift
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 (LauraLee 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*
*Not affiliated with BMI.
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