The 2025 GRAMMY nominations will be announced Friday, Nov. 8. Learn more about the GRAMMY voting process, key GRAMMY Awards updates, and more ahead of Music's Biggest Night on Sunday, Feb. 2.
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The 2025 GRAMMYs season is in full swing. Next up: The 2025 GRAMMY nominations will be announced on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, featuring guest appearances from some of music's leading artists. Watch the full 2025 GRAMMYs nominations livestream event on live.GRAMMY.com.
Then, it's the main event: The 2025 GRAMMY Awards, officially known as the 67th GRAMMY Awards, take place Sunday, Feb. 2, live at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles and broadcasting live on the CBS Television Network and streaming live and on demand on Paramount+.
This year, the Recording Academy, the organization behind the GRAMMY Awards, introduced several key updates to the annual GRAMMY Awards process, including adjustments to eligibility criteria and Category renaming, which will all go into effect immediately at the 2025 GRAMMYs.
Fans can also look forward to the debut of the Harry Belafonte Best Song For Social Change Award, which was recently renamed and recategorized in honor of the late entertainment industry icon and social justice champion Harry Belafonte.
All these changes are designed to enhance the integrity and inclusivity of the GRAMMY Awards and reflect the Recording Academy's commitment to supporting and progressing the evolving music industry.
Ahead of the 2025 GRAMMY Awards and GRAMMY nominations, here is everything you need to know about the upcoming GRAMMY season.
And make sure to come back Friday, Nov. 8, to see the 2025 GRAMMY nominations list in full.
How Does The GRAMMY Awards Process Work?
The GRAMMY Awards are Music's Biggest Night, but it takes the whole year to get there. The annual GRAMMY Awards process begins with the Online Entry Process (OEP), the yearly period when registered Media Companies and Recording Academy Members (both Voting and Professional Members) can submit music and works for consideration at the GRAMMY Awards. Each entry is individually and manually vetted by the Recording Academy's Awards staff to determine its eligibility. If a recording or work is not formally submitted during the OEP, it will not be considered for a GRAMMY.
Once submissions are received, Voting Members participate in two rounds of GRAMMY voting: First Round Voting, which determines GRAMMY nominees, and Final Round Voting, which determines GRAMMY winners across all Categories.
First Round Voting for the 2025 GRAMMYs just closed on Tuesday. Final Round Voting for the 2025 GRAMMYs opens Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, and closes Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. Voting Members can find helpful voting tips to navigate the GRAMMY voting process online and equip themselves with the knowledge to explain the complete GRAMMY Awards process to their peers by reviewing our interactive online resource.
Each year, GRAMMY winners and GRAMMY nominees are determined as voted by the Recording Academy's Voting Members, which is composed of music creators, including artists, producers, songwriters, and engineers. Registered Companies are not permitted to vote in the GRAMMY Awards process. This thorough process underscores the integrity of the GRAMMY Awards as music's only industry-recognized, peer-voted honor.
"During this time, I reflect on the power of our collective voice as Voting Members of the Recording Academy, and the unique light our awards shine on music's ability to shape the world and connect people across the globe," Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr. said in a message sent to Recording Academy Voting Members this month, reflecting on the importance of GRAMMY Voting. "Every vote can shape the future of music, empower creators, and ignite innovation. It's a 67-year legacy that lasts well beyond Music's Biggest Night."
Road To The 2025 GRAMMYs
Below is a timeline of key dates for the 2025 GRAMMY Awards season:
Sept. 16, 2023 – Aug. 30, 2024
Product Eligibility Period
The period by which recordings are submitted for GRAMMY consideration. All releases must be available for sale, via general distribution, to the public by this date and through at least the date of the current year’s voting deadline (final ballot) to be eligible for the 2025 GRAMMY Awards.
July 8, 2024 – Aug. 23, 2024
Media Company Registration Period
Media companies must apply for registration with the Recording Academy to submit recordings.
July 17, 2024 – Aug. 30, 2024
Online Entry Period
All eligible recordings must be entered prior to the close of the Online Entry Period, regardless of the public release date.
Oct. 4, 2024 – Oct. 15, 2024
First Round Voting
First Round Voting determines all the GRAMMY nominees for each GRAMMY Awards year.
Nov. 8, 2024
Nominees Announced for the 2025 GRAMMY Awards
Announcing the official nominees list for the 2025 GRAMMYs.
Dec. 12, 2024 – Jan. 3, 2025
Final Round Voting
Determines the GRAMMY winners across all categories revealed on GRAMMY night.
Feb. 2, 2025
2025 GRAMMY Awards
Music's Biggest Night, recognizing excellence in the recording arts and sciences.
2025 GRAMMYs: Key Awards Updates
Below are the key updates to the annual GRAMMY Awards process going into effect at the 2025 GRAMMYs:
Eligibility, Criteria & Submission Guidelines Amendments:
All eligibly-credited Featured Artists with under 50% playtime will now be awarded a Winners' Certificate for all genre album Categories. (Note: Does not apply to Best Musical Theater Album, the General Field or Craft Categories.)
In the Songwriter Of The Year, Non-Classical Category, the following submission guidelines were amended, allowing for wider representation of the songwriter community:
The minimum submission threshold in which a songwriter is credited as a songwriter or co-writer (not a primary or featured artist or producer) was reduced from five to four songs.
The additional number of songs a songwriter may enter in which they are also credited as a primary or featured artist, or any other supporting role, increased from four to five.
The Best Traditional R&B Performance Category criteria was amended to more accurately represent recordings that embody the classic elements of R&B/soul music, distinguishing them from contemporary interpretations of the genre.
The Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Category criteria was amended to expand the Category by broadening its scope and welcoming more entries from the Musical Theater community. Additionally, album eligibility criteria was updated to require that albums in this Category must contain more than 75% of newly recorded (previously unreleased) performances.
The Best Children's Music Album Category criteria was amended to include a requirement that lyrics and English-language translations must be included with entry submissions. Additionally, an intended audience age range for this Category was defined as infant to 12 years old.
GRAMMY Award Category Adjustments:
The Best Remixed Recording Category has moved from the Production, Engineering, Composition & Arrangement Field into the Pop & Dance/Electronic Field.
The Category formerly known as Best Pop Dance Recording has been renamed Best Dance Pop Recording.
The Best Dance/Electronic Music Album Category was renamed to Best Dance/Electronic Album, and the Category criteria was amended to establish that albums must be made up of at least 50% Dance/Electronic recordings to qualify.
Conjunto music will now be recognized in the Best Regional Roots Music Album Category, rather than the Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano) Category.
The Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media Category was amended to include a qualification for released material, specifically new DLC (downloaded content in-game) and Seasonal Expansions. The updated qualification establishes that greater than 50% of the music on an otherwise eligible Video Game Soundtrack or Interactive Media Soundtrack must be derived from new episodes or new programming released during the GRAMMY eligibility year for which it is entered.
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