Berklee Alumni Could Win 40 Grammy Awards
Annie Clark '04 (aka St. Vincent), is nominated for Best Alternative Music Album.
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 Beyoncé (Beyoncé), 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
Beyoncé (Beyoncé) - 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
Beyoncé (Beyoncé) - 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 Aquí (Marco Antonio Solís) - Benny Faccone '78
Category 44 - Best Tropical Latin Album
Más + Corazón 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.