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215 Quarterfinalists Announced For The 2025 Music Educator Award
Today, the Recording Academy and GRAMMY Museum announced a total of 215 music teachers as quarterfinalists for the 2025 Music Educator Award. This prestigious award is given to current educators—from kindergarten through college in both public and private schools—who have made a significant and lasting contribution to the field of music education and who advocate for the ongoing inclusion of music education in schools. This year’s quarterfinalists hail from 202 cities and were chosen from more than 2,400 initial nominations. Additionally, 159 legacy applicants from 2024 are also eligible for this year’s award.
Semi-finalists for the 2025 Music Educator Award will be announced later this year. The ultimate recipient will be celebrated during GRAMMY Week 2025.
A collaborative effort between the Recording Academy and GRAMMY Museum, the Music Educator Award invites nominations from students, parents, friends, colleagues, community members, school deans, and administrators. Teachers may also nominate themselves, and those nominated are invited to complete a more detailed application.
Each year, one recipient is selected from among 10 finalists and recognized for their profound impact on students' lives. The 11th annual honoree will be flown to Los Angeles to attend the 67th GRAMMY Awards and participate in various GRAMMY Week events. The nine other finalists will receive a $1,000 honorarium, and the schools of all 10 finalists will receive matching grants. Additionally, fifteen semi-finalists will be awarded a $500 honorarium with matching school grants.
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The Music Educator Award program, including the honorariums and matching school grants, is supported by the Chuck Lorre Family Foundation this year. Additional backing comes from the American Choral Directors Association, National Association for Music Education, NAMM Foundation, and National Education Association, which support the program through outreach to their members.
Learn more about the Music Educator Award and see the full list of the 2025 Music Educator Award quarterfinalists and legacy applicants below:
QUARTERFINALISTS
Name | School | City | State |
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Bryant Adler | Alcoa Elementary School | Alcoa | Tennessee |
Patrick Aguayo | Rolling Hills Middle School | Los Gatos | California |
Chrsitopher Alberts | School Without Walls | Washington | Washington, D.C. |
Bobi-Jean Alexander | Seneca Valley Senior High School | Harmony | Pennsylvania |
Erin Althen | Westhill High School | Syracuse | New York |
Kathleen Amabile | Elk Lake Junior-Senior High School | Springville | Pennsylvania |
Michael Antmann | Freedom High School | Orlando | Florida |
Amanda Babcock | Merrimack Valley Middle School | Penacook | New Hampshire |
Eric Bable | Crestview High School | Columbiana | Ohio |
Natalie Baker | Missoula International School | Missoula | Montana |
Jean-Paul Balmat | Mission Bay High School | San Diego | California |
Russell Balusek | Edna High School | Edna | Texas |
Lee Anne Barnes | Thomas Street Elementary School | Tupelo | Mississippi |
Makynzie Barton | Elkton High School | Elkton | Maryland |
Andrew Beasley | Pearl High School | Pearl | Mississippi |
Daniel Beilman | Oak Park School | Sarasota | Florida |
Andrew Bennett | Fredonia High School | Fredonia | New York |
David Billingsley | DeLaSalle High School | Minneapolis | Minnesota |
Stephen Blanco | Las Vegas High School | Las Vegas | Nevada |
Mike Bogle | Dallas College Cedar Valley Campus | Dallas | Texas |
Sarah Boline | Johns Hill Magnet School | Decatur | Illinois |
Cherie Bowe | Pascagoula High School | Pascagoula | Mississippi |
Nathan Bowman | Southeast Middle School | Salisbury | North Carolina |
Tamiko Bridges | Laurel High School | Laurel | Mississippi |
Justin Britt | Kingston Public Schools | Kingston | Oklahoma |
Korey Bruno | Westfield High School | Westfield | Massachusetts |
Richard Butler | Jack Britt High School | Fayetteville | North Carolina |
Jason Canfield | Prescott High School | Prescott | Wisconsin |
Clayton Capello | Pettus ISD | Pettus | Texas |
Dr. John Carlisle | Hannan JSHS | Ashton | West Virginia |
Taylor Cash | Albertville High School | Albertville | Alabama |
Barry Chesky | Dulaney High School | Timonium | Maryland |
Ethan Chessin | Camas High School | Camas | Washington |
Ernesta Chicklowski | Roosevelt Elementary School | Tampa | Florida |
Donna Clark | Miguel Juarez Middle School | Waukegan | Illinois |
Jeremy Cole | Southern Middle School | Somerset | Kentucky |
James Cooney | Mayville High School | Mayville, WI | Wisconsin |
Paul Corn | Susan E. Wagner High School | Staten Island | New York |
Kevin Croxton | Oliver Springs Elementary School | Van Buren | Arkansas |
Brandon Czubachowski | Spring Valley Hall High School | Spring Valley | Illinois |
Mike D'Errico | Albright College | Reading | Pennsylvania |
Nicole Davidson | Susan E. Wiley Elementary School | Copiague | New York |
Andy Davis | Reavis High School | Burbank | Illinois |
Kelly DeHaan | Mountain Ridge High School | Herriman | Utah |
David Dehnet | Oral Roberts University | Tulsa | Oklahoma |
Joe DeLisi | Chisago Lakes High School | Lindstrom | Minnesota |
Jesse Dooley | Millbury Jr./Sr. High School | Millbury | Massachusetts |
Lawrence Dubill | Hamburg High School | Hamburg | New York |
Bridget Duffy-Ulrich | Oshkosh North High School | Oshkosh | Wisconsin |
Jared Duncan | DeKalb School of the Arts | Avondale Estates | Georgia |
Nicole Durkin | Argo Community High School | Summit | Illinois |
Kaley Eaton | Cornish College of the Arts | Seattle | Washington |
Cindy Ellis | Miami Arts Studio 6-12 at Zelda Glazer | Miami | Florida |
Clerida Eltime | WHIN Music Community Charter School | New York | New York |
Grady Emmert | Lake Buena Vista High School | Orlando | Florida |
Gerardo Escobar | Riverside Middle School | El Paso | Texas |
Regan Eudy | Central Elementary School | Albemarle | North Carolina |
Kevin Fallon | C.W. Worthington Middle School | Haslet | Texas |
Jason Falvo | Waynesburg Central Elementary | Waynesburg | Pennsylvania |
Mike Fedyszyn | Riverview Middle School | Plymouth | Wisconsin |
Daniel Ferreira | Klein Intermediate School | Houston | Texas |
Jill Fetty | Clear Falls High School | League City | Texas |
Joe Finnegan | DC Everest Senior High School | Weston | Wisconsin |
Joseph Flores | Mesa Middle School | Roswell | New Mexico |
Jasmine Fripp | KIPP Nashville Collegiate High School | Nashville | Tennessee |
Sarah Fulton | Kings Mountain High School | Kings Mountain | North Carolina |
Stefanie Gardner | Glendale Community College | Glendale | Arizona |
Ryan Geary | Sanford High School | Sanford | Maine |
Emily Golden | East Burke High School | Connelly Springs | North Carolina |
Rob Goldman | Westwood High School | Westwood | Massachusetts |
Alex Grimm | F.J. Reitz High School | Evansville | Indiana |
Melanie Gunn | Whitman Middle School | Seattle | Washington |
Daniel Gutierrez | Nixa High School | Nixa | Missouri |
Holly Haffner | Grissom Middle School | Sterling Heights | Michigan |
Michael Hamann | West Ottawa High School | Holland | Michigan |
Tony Aaron Hambrick | Jessye Norman School of the Arts | Augusta | Georgia |
Cordara Harper | Grambling State University | Grambling | Louisiana |
Vernon Harris | Pulaski Heights Middle School | Little Rock | Arkansas |
Sarah Hart | Islander Middle School | Mercer Island | Washington |
Kellie Harvey | Fruitland Primary School | Fruitland | Maryland |
Toby Harwell | Wiseburn Middle School | Hawthorne | California |
Rachael Heffner | Brookhaven Innovation Academy | Norcross | Georgia |
Bobby Helms | Copiah-Lincoln Community College | Wesson | Mississippi |
Bernie Hendricks, Jr. | Ocoee High School | Ocoee | Florida |
Christopher Henke | Kittatinny Regional High School | Newton | New Jersey |
Brian Henson | Walnut Grove High School | Prosper | Texas |
Samuel Hjort | Mission High School | Mission | Texas |
Matt Howe | Cathedral City High School | Cathedral City | California |
Cole Hunt | Burchfield Elementary School | Oneida | Tennessee |
Andria Hyden | Bedichek Middle School | Austin | Texas |
Brandi Jason | Liberty High School | Eldersburg | Maryland |
Sonja Jewell | Loudoun Country Day School | Leesburg | Virginia |
Jennifer Jimenez | South Miami Sr. High School | Miami | Florida |
John Johnson | Boyd County High School | Ashland | Kentucky |
Amir Jones | Thomas W. Harvey High School | Painesville | Ohio |
Brian Joyce | South Jones High School | Ellisville | Mississippi |
Wimberly Kennedy | Red Bank High School | Chattanooga | Tennessee |
Larry Kennon | Troy Christian Junior High/High School | Troy | Ohio |
Joshua Krohn | Brent Elementary School | Washington | Washington, D.C. |
Erin Kronzek | Unity School | Delray Beach | Florida |
Sarah Labrie | Lexington High School | Lexington | Massachusetts |
J Alan Landers | Lakenheath High School | Apo | Armed Forces |
Eric Laprade | The College of New Jersey | Ewing | New Jersey |
Samantha Leali | Shenango Junior/Senior High School | New Castle | Pennsylvania |
Richelle Lenoir | Global Leadership Academy High School | Jacksonville | Florida |
Lindsay Linderman | Murray LaSaine Montessori School | Charleston | South Carolina |
Katanna Linn | Highlands Ranch High School | Highlands Ranch | Colorado |
Candace Love | August Boeger Middle School | San Jose | California |
Christopher Lubken | Robert Service High School | Anchorage | Alaska |
Ryan Mack | P.S. 10 Magnet School of Math, Science, and Design Technology | Brooklyn | New York |
Rebecca MacLeod | University of Illinois Urbana Champaign | Champaign | Illinois |
Adrian Maclin | Cordova High School | Memphis | Tennessee |
Cyndi Mancini | Montour High School | McKees Rocks | Pennsylvania |
Kate Margrave | Pine Creek High School | Colorado Springs | Colorado |
Matt Martindale | Shelby County High School | Columbiana | Alabama |
Abigail Martinez | Erie Middle School | Erie | Colorado |
Kathleen McCarthy | Attleboro High School | Attleboro | Massachusetts |
Leigh Ann McClain | Griffin Middle School | The Colony | Texas |
Erin McConnell | Camillus Middle School | Camillus | New York |
Lawrence McCrobie | Valley High School | Louisville | Kentucky |
Jay McCulley | Sunset Middle School | Brentwood | Tennessee |
Angela McKenna | Classen School of Advanced Studies at Northeast High School | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma |
Jonathan R.P. McTier III | Alief Hastings High School | Houston | Texas |
Kimberly Meader | Green Bay Preble High School | Green Bay | Wisconsin |
Jessie Mersinger | New Brunswick High School | New Brunswick | New Jersey |
Adam Mewhorter | Southmoore High School | Moore | Oklahoma |
James Minnix | Central Connecticut State University | New Britian | Connecticut |
Jake Mitchell | Hebron Middle School | Shepherdsville | Kentucky |
William J. Molineaux | The Osceola County School for the Arts | Kissimmee | Florida |
Darren Motamedy | Walter Johnson International Academy | Las Vegas | Nevada |
Jonathan Mracko | Postlethwait Middle School | Camden Wyoming | Delaware |
Curtis Mulvenon | Shawnee Mission West High School | Overland Park | Kansas |
Elizabeth Nardone | EM Stanton School | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania |
Michelle Nielsen | Diamond Canyon School | Anthem | Arizona |
Kelly Nieman | Alden Intermediate School | Alden | New York |
Mallory Norton | Weddington High School | Matthews | North Carolina |
Heather Orr | Montgomery High School | Montgomery | Texas |
Augustine Ortiz | Edgar Allen Poe Middle School | San Antonio | Texas |
Jeremy Overbeck | Century High School | Bismarck | North Dakota |
Andrew Pahos | John Sevier Middle School | Kingsport | Tennessee |
Lindsey Parker | Laguna Beach High School | Laguna Beach | California |
Andrew Pease | Hartwick College | Oneonta | New York |
TJ Pelanek | Underwood Public School | Underwood | Minnesota |
Justin Peterson | Middle School 67Q Louis Pasteur | Little Neck | New York |
Anthony Pickard | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. High School | Lithonia | Georgia |
Preston Pierce | Plano West Senior High School | Plano | Texas |
Thomas Pierre | Rosa L. Parks ES | Hyattsville | Maryland |
Chris Pierson | Chaparral High School | Las Vegas | Nevada |
Jonathan Powell | West End High School | Walnut Grove | Alabama |
Courtney Powers | Hoboken Charter School | Hoboken | New Jersey |
Briony Price | Gramercy Arts High School | New York City | New York |
Neal Raskin | Big Foot Union High School | Walworth | Wisconsin |
Marc Ratner | Mineola High School | Garden City Park | New York |
Tess Remy-Schumacher | University of Central Oklahoma | Edmond | Oklahoma |
Stephen Rew | Raymore-Peculiar High School | Peculiar | Missouri |
Cindy Reynolds | Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic School | Shawnee | Kansas |
Lou Ribar | Lenape Elementary | Ford City | Pennsylvania |
Dianna Richardson | Cleveland School of the Arts | Cleveland | Ohio |
Michael Richardson | Perry Meridian High School | Indianapolis | Indiana |
Leslie Riedel | Capital High School | Charleston | West Virginia |
Adam Robinson | Norwood High School | Norwood | Ohio |
James Robinson | Elkin High School | Elkin | North Carolina |
Nathan Rodahl | Port Angeles High School | Port Angeles | Washington |
Darren Rodgers | St. Augustine High School | New Orleans | Louisiana |
Lenae Rose | Morgan County High School | Madison | Georgia |
Stewart Rosen | Walter Reed Middle School | North Hollywood | California |
David Roth | Lakeside High School | Ashtabula | Ohio |
Seth Rowoldt | Annunciation Orthodox School | Houston | Texas |
Stefanie Sagaro | Academy for Innovative Education Charter School | Miami Springs | Florida |
Maura Saint | Blackhawk High School | Beaver Falls | Pennsylvania |
Mike Scott | Columbia Basin College | Pasco | Washington |
Kelly Seymour | Ballston Spa Middle/High School | Ballston Spa | New York |
Natalie Sheeler | Sturgis Charter Public School | Hyannis | Massachusetts |
Matthew Shephard | Meridian Early College High School | Sanford | Michigan |
Aleshia Shouse | Christian Academy of Indiana | New Albany | Indiana |
Alex Sieira | Harrison High School | Harrison | New Jersey |
Adria Smith | Marblehead Community Charter Public School | Marblehead | Massachusetts |
Anthony Spano | Culver City High School | Culver City | California |
William Steadman | General McLane High School | Edinboro | Pennsylvania |
Mike Steep | Parkway Northeast Middle School | Creve Coeur | Missouri |
Katie Stephens | Charles D. Owen High School | Black Mountain | North Carolina |
Evelyn Stohlman | Bishop Shanahan High School | Downingtown | Pennsylvania |
Kokoe Tanaka-Suwan | Parsons Memorial & Purchase Elementary Schools | Harrison | New York |
Jameelah Taylor | Trevor Day School | New York City | New York |
Brian Teed | Wakeland High School | Frisco | Texas |
Josh Tharp | West Fairmont Middle School and Rivesville Elementary/Middle School | Fairmont | West Virginia |
Jennifer Theisen-Gray | William M. Colmer Middle School | Pascagoula | Mississippi |
Mark Thomas | Upper Perkiomen | Pennsburg | Pennsylvania |
Zachary Thomas | Ledyard High School | Ledyard | Connecticut |
Alex Underwood | Hays High School | Hays | Kansas |
Craig Uppercue | Volusia County Schools | Daytona Beach | Florida |
Lindsay Vasko | Walnut Grove High School | Prosper | Texas |
Allen Venezio | East River High School | Orlando | Florida |
Felicia Villa | Point Pleasant Borough High School | Point Pleasant | New Jersey |
James Villegas | Grossmont High School | El Cajon | California |
Rachel Waddell | Colorado State University | Fort Collins | Colorado |
Meghan Wagner | Auburn Riverside High School | Auburn | Washington |
Bryan Waites | Clements High School | Sugar Land | Texas |
Donald Walter | Northwest Guilford High School and Northwest Guilford Middle School | Greensboro | North Carolina |
Victoria Warnet | Columbus State University | Columbus | Georgia |
Christopher Weddel | Fremont High School | Fremont | Nebraska |
Elliot Weeks | Seattle Preparatory School | Seattle | Washington |
Kayla Werlin | Longmeadow High School | Longmeadow | Massachusetts |
Bryce Werntz | Oak Hill High School | Oak Hill | Ohio |
Robert West | Clark High School | Las Vegas | Nevada |
Aria Westbrook | Hawfields Middle School | Mebane | North Carolina |
Kimberly Whitehead | Sikeston High School | Sikeston | Missouri |
Jeremy Williams | Marrero Middle School | Marrero | Louisiana |
Doretha Williams | GEO Next Generation High School | Baton Rouge | Louisiana |
Kelly Winovich | Northgate Middle/Senior High School | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania |
Kate Wisbey | Charlottesville Catholic School | Charlottesville | Virginia |
Elise Witt | Global Village Project | Decatur | Georgia |
Scott Woodard | West Virginia State University | Institute | West Virginia |
Amber Yates | Thompson Middle School | Alabaster | Alabama |
Christopher-Rey Yraola | Ramón C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts | Los Angeles | California |
LEGACY APPLICANTS
Name | School | City | State | |
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Bruce Adams | Sam Houston High School | San Antonio | Texas | |
Casie Adams | Martinsburg High School | Martinsburg | West Virginia | |
Miguel Aguiar | Southwest High School | San Antonio | Texas | |
Dawn Amthor | Wallkill Senior High School | Wallkill | New York | |
Christopher Andrews | Hephzibah High School | Hephzibah | Georgia | |
Jeanne Andrews | Petway Elementary School | Vineland | New Jersey | |
Justin Antos | Dwight D. Eisenhower High School | Blue Island | Illinois | |
Javier Arau | New York Jazz Academy | New York | New York | |
Timothy Arnold | Orono High School | Long Lake | Minnesota | |
Elizabeth Baker | Mary Martin Elementary | Weatherford | Texas | |
Andre Barnes | Science Park High School | Newark | New Jersey | |
Jeremy Bartunek | Greenbriar School | Northbrook | Illinois | |
Adem Birson | New York University | New York | New York | |
Benjamin Blasko | Lipscomb University | Nashville | Tennessee | |
Amanda Blevins | Tri-Valley High School | Dresden | Ohio | |
Susan Boddie | Valdosta State University | Valdosta | Georgia | |
Adrian Bonner | Lancaster High School | Lancaster | Texas | |
Steve Browne | Nashville Community High School | Nashville | Illinois | |
Ryan Bulgarelli | Williamsport Area High School | Williamsport | Pennsylvania | |
Cathryn Burt | East Newton High School | Granby | Missouri | |
James Byrn, Jr. | Maconaquah High School | Bunker Hill | Indiana | |
Mary Catherine Campbell | Seven Pines Elementary School | Sandston | Virginia | |
Helen Capehart | Bridgeport High School | Bridgeport | Texas | |
Marcos Carreras | Conservatory of the Arts | Springfield | Massachusetts | |
Roger Chagnon | Westfield Academy and Central School | Westfield | New York | |
Kristopher Chandler | Gautier High School | Gautier | Mississippi | |
Jeff Chang | Decatur High School | Federal Way | Washington | |
Travis Coakley | William Carey University | Hattiesburg | Mississippi | |
Vanessa Cobb | Montgomery Central High School | Cunningham | Tennessee | |
Trish Conover | Community Middle School | Plainsboro | New Jersey | |
John Contreras | Pueblo High School | Tucson | Arizona | |
Daniel Cook | Ithaca College | Ithaca | New York | |
Kyle Cook | Western Branch Middle School | Chesapeake | Virginia | |
Travis Cook | Plymouth Christian Academy | Canton | Michigan | |
Andrew Cote | Merrimack College | North Andover | Massachusetts | |
Drew Cowell | Belleville East High School | Belleville | Illinois | |
Cory Joy Craig | Benton Intermediate School | Benton | Louisiana | |
Matthew Cunningham | Brockton High School | Brockton | Massachusetts | |
Isaac Daniel III | Stax Music Academy | Memphis | Tennessee | |
Jackie Deen | Pottsboro High School | Pottsboro | Texas | |
Matthew Denman | Classen School of Advanced Studies | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | |
Ryan Diefenderfer | Paradise Valley High School | Phoenix | Arizona | |
Jennifer DiVasto | Pennridge School District | Perkasie | Pennsylvania | |
Antoine Dolberry | P.S. 103 Hector Fontanez School | Bronx | New York | |
George Dragoo | Stevens High School | Rapid City | South Dakota | |
Marisa Drake | Patuxent High School | Lusby | Maryland | |
Kathleen Dudley | Andrew Cooke Magnet School | Waikegan | Illinois | |
Jonathan Eising | James Hubert Blake High School | Silver Spring | Maryland | |
Jonathan Eldridge | Weston Public Schools | Weston | Massachusetts | |
Carol Evans | Gwynedd Mercy University | Gwynedd Valley | Pennsylvania | |
Anthony Ferreira | Suffield High School | West Suffield | Connecticut | |
Tamara Frazier | North Valleys High School | Reno | Nevada | |
J.D. Frizzell | Briarcrest Christian School | Eads | Tennessee | |
Chesteron Frye | St. Helena College & Career Academy | Denham Springs | Louisiana | |
Matt Gerry | Salina South Middle School | Salina | Kansas | |
Anna Girling | Sebastopol Attendance Center | Sebastopol | Mississippi | |
Serena Gorham | Weare Middle School | Weare | New Hampshire | |
Kylie Griffin | Dozier Elementary | Erath | Louisiana | |
Jessica Gronberg | Hawkes Bluff Elementary | Davie | Florida | |
Nathaniel Gunter | Greer High School | Greer | South Carolina | |
Amy Hannequin | Bethel Middle School | Bethel | Connecticut | |
Crystal Harding | Ypsilanti Community High School | Ypsilanti | Michigan | |
Diane Harrigan | Bloom High School | Chicago Heights | Illinois | |
Toye Harris | Miami High School | Miami | Oklahoma | |
Chris Hayslette | Bridgeport Middle School | Bridgeport | West Virginia | |
Colette Hebert | Yonkers Public Schools | Yonkers | New York | |
Martha Heise | Seventh Street School | Oil City | Pennsylvania | |
Jonathan Helmick | Slippery Rock University | Slippery Rock | Pennsylvania | |
Joel Hill | Velma Jackson High School & Shirley | Camden | Mississippi | |
Elaine Holmes | Comsewogue High School | Port Jefferson Station | New York | |
Victor Iapalucci | Phillip Barbour High School | Philippi | West Virginia | |
Devin James | Salem High School | Conyers | Georgia | |
Heidi Jaye | Daniel Webster Elementary School | New Rochelle | New York | |
Jamie Jones | Manzano Day School | Albuquerque | New Mexico | |
Daniel Joosten | Edgerton High School | Edgerton | Wisconsin | |
Brett Keith | Northern Bedford County Middle/High | Loysburg | Pennsylvania | |
Deonte Kennedy | Craigmont High School | Memphis | Tennessee | |
Lou Kitchner | Bedford Middle School | Westport | Connecticut | |
Michael Kiyoi | San Marcos High School | Santa Barbara | California | |
Kate Klotz | Monarch High School | Louisville | Colorado | |
Heidi Kohler | Ypsilanti Community High School | East Amherst | New York | |
Michael Lapomardo | Shrewsbury High School | Shrewsbury | Massachusetts | |
Morgan Lentino | Otter Creek Elementary | Elgin | Illinois | |
Lisa Linde | Newton South High School | Newton | Massachusetts | |
Cole Lundquist | Gloucester High School | Gloucester | Massachusetts | |
Marci Malone DeAmbrose | Lincoln Southwest High School | Lincoln | Nebraska | |
Bob Mamminga | St. Francis High School | Wheaton | Illinois | |
Jayson Martinez | Arts High School | Newark | New Jersey | |
Kevin McDonald | Wellesley High School | Wellesley | Massachusetts | |
Larrian Menifee | Ball High School | Galveston | Texas | |
Kim Mettert | East Noble Middle School | Kendallville | Indiana | |
Natalie Moore | Sullivan High School | Sullivan | Missouri | |
Coty Raven Morris | Portland State University | Portland | Oregon | |
Brian Nabors | Shelby High School | Shelby | Ohio | |
Jenny Neff | University of the Arts | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | |
Cassandra Nelson | Mountaineer Middle School | Morgantown | West Virginia | |
Trevor Nicholas | Nicholas Senn High School | Chicago | Illinois | |
Sam Noyce | Thomas Jefferson Jr. High School | Kearns | Utah | |
Tim O’Donnell | Ephrata High School | Ephrata | Washington | |
Shakia Paylor | City Neighbors High School | Baltimore | Maryland | |
Kathy Perconti | Wayne Central High School | Ontario Center | New York | |
Catherine Plichta | Theatre Arts Production Company School | Bronx | New York | |
Felix Ponce | Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School | Chicago | Illinois | |
David Pope | Baldwin Wallace University | Berea | Ohio | |
Brian Querry | Charles A. Huston Middle School | Lower Burrell | Pennsylvania | |
Lance Rauh | Patriot Oaks Academy | St. Johns | Florida | |
Hoza Redditt | MSA East Academy | Saint Gabriel | Louisiana | |
Heather Rentz | St. Mark School (Westpark) | Cleveland | Ohio | |
Sarah Riechers | Thurgood Marshall Elementary School | Manassas | Virginia | |
Stephanie Robertson | Ponchatoula High School | Ponchatoula | Louisiana | |
Bethany Robinson | Noblesville High School | Noblesville | Indiana | |
Keith Robinson | Jefferson Avenue Elementary | Seguin | Texas | |
Alberto Rodriguez | Mount Vernon High School | Alexandria | Virginia | |
Shawn Royer | Marian University | Indianapolis | Indiana | |
Dayshawn Russell | North Iberville Elementary and High School | Rosedale | Louisiana | |
Hannah Ryan | University of Virginia’s College at Wise | Wise | Virginia | |
Kyle Ryan | Turkey Hill School | Orange | Connecticut | |
Ashley Sands | Kennedy Secondary School | Fergus Falls | Minnesota | |
Mark Santos | Santa Ana High School | Santa Ana | California | |
Danni Schmitt | Roland Park Elementary/Middle School | Baltimore | Maryland | |
Kevin Schoenbach | Oswego High School | Oswego | Illinois | |
Eric Schultz | Coastal Carolina University | Conway | South Carolina | |
Josh Settlemyre | R.J. Reynolds High School | Winston-Salem | North Carolina | |
Jason Shiuan | Saratoga High School | Saratoga | California | |
Katie Silcott | Olentangy Shanahan Middle School | Lewis Center | Ohio | |
Thomas Slater | Sumter School District | Sumter | South Carolina | |
Joani Slawson | Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy | Melbourne | Florida | |
Timothy Sloan | Albright Middle School | Houston | Texas | |
Andrew Smith | Charlotte Central School | Charlotte | Vermont | |
Cathryn Smith | Coleman High School | Coleman | Texas | |
Jessie Smith | Yes Prep Public Schools | Houston | Texas | |
Patrick Smith | Cooperative Arts High School | New Haven | Connecticut | |
Tony Spano | Culver City High School | Culver City | California | |
Wes Sparkes | Eagleview Middle School | Colorado Springs | Colorado | |
Julian Spires | Meade Middle School | Fort Meade | Maryland | |
Shannon Stem | University Academy | Panama City | Florida | |
Harold Stephan | Stuyvesant High School | New York | New York | |
Cassandra Sulbarán | Braintree High School | Braintree | Massachusetts | |
Lynn Sweet | Mount Anthony Union High School | Bennington | Vermont | |
Jessica Torres | Elmont Memorial Jr/Sr High School | Elmont | New York | |
Michelle Trinidad | Sacred Heart School | Bronx | New York | |
Alice Tsui | New Bridges Elementary | Brooklyn | New York | |
Martin Urbach | Harvest Collegiate High School | New York | New York | |
Johny Vargas | Pueblo High School | Tucson | Arizona | |
Amy Villanova | Canyon Crest Academy | San Diego | California | |
Valerie Vinnard | Webster Elementary | Long Beach | California | |
Kenneth Walker | Ralls ISD | Ralls | Texas | |
Jennifer Walter | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Greensboro | North Carolina | |
John Ware | Stovall Middle School | Houston | Texas | |
Brandon Weeks | North Polk High School | Alleman | Iowa | |
Lisa Werner | St. Bruno Parish School | Dousman | Wisconsin | |
Elizabeth White | Holcomb RIII | Holcomb | Missouri | |
Tyler Wigglesworth | West Covina High School | West Covina | California | |
Paula Williams | The Ron Clark Academy | Atlanta | Georgia | |
Sandi Wilson | Franklin School of Innovation | Asheville | North Carolina | |
Damion Womack | The Montgomery Academy | Montgomery | Alabama | |
Tammy Yi | Chapman University and LA Phil YOLA Program | Orange County | California | |
Jason Younts | Samuel V. Champion High School | Boerne | Texas | |
DeAnna Zecchin | Indian River High School | Dagsboro | Delaware |
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Recording Academy Renames Best Song For Social Change Award In Honor Of Harry Belafonte
Submissions for the newly renamed Harry Belafonte Best Song For Social Change Award, which honors songwriters and message-driven music that address a timely social issue and promote peace-building, are open now through Friday, Aug. 30.
The Recording Academy has renamed and recategorized its annual Best Song For Social Change Special Merit Award to the Harry Belafonte Best Song For Social Change Award in honor of the late entertainment industry icon who was a powerful voice for social justice throughout his illustrious career. Originally established in 2022, the award will continue to honor songwriters of message-driven music that speaks to the social issues of our time and has demonstrated and inspired positive global impact.
Formerly a Special Merit Award, the Harry Belafonte Best Song For Social Change Award will now be categorized as a CEO's Merit Award; finalists and the recipients will be selected annually by a Committee composed of a community of peers dedicated to artistic expression, the craft of songwriting, and the power of songs to effect social change.
The submission period for the current cycle of the Harry Belafonte Best Song For Social Change Award is Wednesday, July 17 — Friday, Aug. 30. The inaugural Harry Belafonte Best Song For Social Change Award will be presented during the 2025 GRAMMY Awards season.
Read the Harry Belafonte Best Song For Social Change Award guidelines and make a submission here. Learn more about the award and see all of the past recipients.
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From his debut in the 1950s until his passing in 2023, Belafonte's artistic career progressed in parallel with his work as a trailblazing activist. An important friend of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and advisor, organizer and funder of the Civil Rights Movement, Belafonte helped organize the 1961 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and contributed to the 1961 Freedom Rides and the Mississippi Freedom Summer of 1964. Belafonte was outspoken throughout his career about American political elections; he performed at President John F. Kennedy's inaugural ball and was later named as a cultural advisor to the Peace Corps by Kennedy.
Creating the gold record standard in the music industry, Belafonte's 1956 RCA album CALYPSO made him the first artist in history to sell over 1 million albums. An advocate for global humanitarian causes including the Anti-Apartheid Movement and USA for Africa, Belafonte, in 1985, was the key organizer for the benefit single "We Are The World," which raised money for famine relief in Africa and ultimately won four GRAMMY Awards; it remains one of the best-selling physical singles of all time. As well, Belafonte became a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 1987 and traveled internationally to raise awareness for the needs of children across sub-Saharan Africa.
A two-time GRAMMY winner and 11-time GRAMMY nominee, Belafonte received the Recording Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000. Three of Belafonte's recordings are inducted into the GRAMMY Hall of Fame: Belafonte At Carnegie Hall (inducted in 1999), "Banana Boat (Day-O)" (inducted in 2009), and Calypso (inducted in 2015).
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"The greatness of Harry Belafonte's artistic legacy is matched by his profound impact of furthering social justice for all," Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr. said in a statement. "We are honored to recognize his lasting influence with the Harry Belafonte Best Song for Social Change Award and to continue celebrating works that have inspired global communities towards social impact."
"The Belafonte estate is deeply honored and thrilled that the Recording Academy's Best Song For Social Change Award will now be named the Harry Belafonte Best Song For Social Change Award," Belafonte's living family members and Belafonte estate representatives Adrienne, Shari, Gina, and Pamela Belafonte said in a statement. "This recognition not only celebrates Harry Belafonte's enduring legacy in music and activism, but also inspires future generations to continue using their voices and art for justice and positive change."
The original Best Song For Social Change Special Merit Award debuted at the 2023 GRAMMYs. The inaugural award, presented by First Lady Jill Biden, went to "Baraye" by Iranian singer/songwriter Shervin Hajipour. At the 2024 GRAMMYs, the award went to "Refugee" by K'naan, Steve McEwan, and Gerald Eaton. "The words [K'naan] wrote for the song resonate with me like not many songs do," McEwan said about "Refugee" in an interview featured in the 2024 GRAMMYs program book.
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Key updates to the 2025 GRAMMY Awards season include adjustments to eligibility criteria, Category renaming, and submission guidelines updates for some Categories, including the Songwriter Of The Year, Non-Classical Category.
The Recording Academy, the organization behind the annual GRAMMY Awards, is sharing a series of updates to the annual GRAMMY Awards process for the 2025 GRAMMYs, officially known as the 67th GRAMMY Awards, which take place Sunday, Feb. 2, live at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
Key updates to the 2025 GRAMMY Awards season include adjustments to eligibility criteria, Category renaming, and submission guidelines updates for some Categories, including the Songwriter Of The Year, Non-Classical Category. All updates go into effect immediately at the 2025 GRAMMYs.
The 2024 amendments were voted on and passed at the Recording Academy's semiannual Board of Trustees meeting. These changes, designed to enhance the integrity and inclusivity of the awards, reflect the Academy's commitment to staying current with the evolving music industry.
The Recording Academy accepts proposals for changes to the GRAMMY Awards process from members of the music community year-round. The Awards & Nominations Committee, composed of Recording Academy Voting Members from diverse genres and backgrounds, meets annually to review proposals to update Awards Categories, procedures and eligibility guidelines.
For more information about the 2025 GRAMMY Awards season, learn more about the annual GRAMMY Awards process, read our FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) section, view the official GRAMMY Awards Rules and Guidelines, and visit the GRAMMY Award Update Center for a list of real-time changes to the GRAMMY Awards process.
Read the updates and amendments for the 2025 GRAMMYs in full below:
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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2025 GRAMMYs To Take Place Sunday, Feb. 2, Live In Los Angeles; GRAMMY Awards Nominations To Be Announced Friday, Nov. 8, 2024
The 2025 GRAMMYs return to Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 2. Nominations for the 2025 GRAMMYs will be announced Friday, Nov. 8. Learn more about the key dates and deadlines ahead of Music's Biggest Night.
Music's Biggest Night is back! The 2025 GRAMMYs will take place Sunday, Feb. 2, live at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, the Recording Academy announced today. The 2025 GRAMMYs will broadcast live on the CBS Television Network and stream live and on demand on Paramount+. As well, nominations for the 2025 GRAMMYs will be announced Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. See the full list of key dates and deadlines for the 2025 GRAMMYs, officially known as the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards, below.
Key dates for the 2025 GRAMMY Awards season are as follows:
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
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Music's Biggest Night, recognizing excellence in the recording arts and sciences.
This February, the 2024 GRAMMYs proved to be an epic, history-making night. Women dominated the 2024 GRAMMYs: For the second time in four years, women won in the majority of the General Field Categories, winning Album Of The Year (Taylor Swift), Song Of The Year (Billie Eilish), Record Of The Year (Miley Cyrus), and Best New Artist (Victoria Monét). Elsewhere, Taylor Swift broke the all-time record for most GRAMMY wins in the Album Of The Year Category after winning for Midnights. Tyla won the first-ever GRAMMY Award for Best African Music Performance, one of three new GRAMMY Categories that debuted this year.
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Virginia's Annie Ray To Be Honored With 2024 Music Educator Award
Presented by the Recording Academy and the GRAMMY Museum, 2024 Music Educator Award recognizes educators who have made a significant contribution and demonstrate a commitment to music education.
Ahead of the 2024 GRAMMYs, Virginia educator Annie Ray will receive the 2024 Music Educator Award during the Recording Academy's Special Merit Awards Ceremony on Sat, Feb. 3.
Ray is both the Orchestra Director and Performing Arts Department Chair at Annandale High School in Virginia's Fairfax County Public School (FCPS) system. She advocates for universal access to quality music education, and has developed creative opportunities to make music accessible to students of all demographics.
For example, her FCPS Parent Orchestra enables just under 200 caregivers to learn to play their child’s instrument each year. Ray also created the Crescendo Orchestra program to bring the joy of orchestra to high school students with severe developmental or intellectual disabilities. In January 2022, the program was featured in The Washington Post.
Based on this work, TEDx reached out and asked Ray to give a talk in April 2022. She has presented at numerous colleges and conferences on the topic and was named the 2023 FCPS Outstanding Secondary Teacher of the Year for her work on equity in education. Ray is also a member of the StringRise professional development team and was a 2023 Wolf Trap Educator Guarantee for the AHS partnership with GRAMMY-nominated artist Christylez Bacon.
She currently resides in Arlington, Virginia, with her husband Irving and their girls Eloise and Millie. She is an adventurer at heart, and her biggest bucket list item is to one day win "The Amazing Race."
As the Music Educator Award recipient, Ray will receive a $10,000 honorarium and matching grant for her school's music program. Nine additional finalists will receive a $1,000 honorarium and matching grants. The remaining 15 semifinalists will receive a $500 honorarium with matching school grants.
The nine semifinalists are:
Meg Byrne: Pleasant Valley High School Bettendorf, Iowa
Ernesta Chicklowski: Roosevelt Elementary Tampa, Florida
Michael Coelho: Ipswich Middle and High School Ipswich, Massachusetts
Antoine Dolberry: P.S. 103 Hector Fontanez School Bronx, New York
Jasmine Fripp: KIPP Nashville Collegiate High School Nashville, Tennessee
J.D. Frizzell: Briarcrest Christian School Eads, Tennessee
Coty Raven Morris: Portland State University Portland, Oregon
Kevin Schoenbach: Oswego High School Oswego, Illinois
Matthew Shephard: Meridian Early College High School Sanford, Michigan
The award is open to current U.S. music teachers, and anyone can nominate a teacher — students, parents, friends, colleagues, community members, school deans, and administrators. Teachers are also able to nominate themselves, and nominated teachers are notified and invited to fill out an application. Initial nominations were submitted from all 50 states.
Nominations and applications for the 2025 Music Educator Award are now open via grammymusicteacher.com.
The Music Educator Award program, including honorariums, is made possible by the generosity and support of The Chuck Lorre Family Foundation. In addition, the American Choral Directors Association, National Association for Music Education, NAMM Foundation, and National Education Association support this program through outreach to their constituencies.