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The 2020 Grammy nominations are in—and we spy a few familiar names on the list! It’s no secret that NYU alumni and faculty are some of today’s biggest hitmakers. Whether it’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music alumna Maggie Rogers’ ethereal pop-folk sound and phenomenal success earning her a nod for ‘Best New Artist,’ veteran audio engineer and Tisch faculty member Jim Anderson boasting 28 Grammy-nominated recordings in his portfolio, or Steinhardt faculty members and powerhouse composers Julia Wolfe and Caroline Shaw scoring nominations for their contemporary classical work, this year’s list has us beaming with #VioletPride.
The NYU alumni community is 500,000 strong—roughly the same population size as Atlanta!—and as such, we’re still combing through the list to find every alumnus who qualifies for a 2020 Grammy nomination. The below list will be updated leading up to the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony on January 26, where will celebrate our community’s impressive accomplishments in recorded music.
This year's nominees span Tisch's Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, with alumni recognized for their work in major categories including Album of the Year, Best New Artist, Best Pop Vocal Album, and Best Rap Album; Graduate Acting; Drama; the Kanbar Institute of Film and Television; and Steinhardt's Music and Performing Arts department. Please join us in congratulating the following alumni and faculty nominated for a Grammy Award!
Album of the Year
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Lil Nas X
- David Biral, Take a Daytrip (TSOA '15), Producer
- Denzel Baptiste, Take a Daytrip (TSOA '14), Producer
I Used to Know Her
H.E.R.
- David "Swagg R'Celious" Harris (STEINHARDT Faculty), Songwriter/Producer
Norman F—ing Rockwell!
Lana Del Ray
- Andrew Watt (TSOA), Producer
Father of the Bride
Vampire Weekend
- Emily Lazar (STEINHARDT '96), Mastering Engineer
Song of the Year
"Always Remember Us This Way"
- Lady Gaga (TSOA)
"Hard Place"
H.E.R.
- David “Swagg R’Celious” Harris (STEINHARDT Faculty), Songwriter
Best New Artist
- Maggie Rogers (TSOA '16)
Best Pop Vocal Album
The Lion King: The Gift
Beyoncé
- Nija Charles (TSOA), Songwriter
Best Contemporary Instrumental Music
Star People Nation
Theo Croker
- Bob Power (TSOA Faculty), Mastering Engineer/Mixing Engineer
Best R&B Song
"Could’ve Been"
H.E.R
- David “Swagg R’Celious” Harris (STEINHARDT Faculty), Songwriter
"No Guidance"
Chris Brown
- Nija Charles (TSOA), Songwriter
Best Rap Album
Championships
Meek Mill
- Nija Charles (TSOA), Songwriter
i am > i was
21 Savage
- Nija Charles (TSOA), Songwriter
The Lost Boy
YBN Cordae
- David Biral, Take a Daytrip (TSOA '15), Producer
- Denzel Baptiste, Take a Daytrip (TSOA '14), Producer
Revenge of the Dreamers III
Dreamville
- Marc Soto, ClickNPress (TSOA '10), Producer/Engineer
- Kaleb Rollins, ClickNPress (TSOA '10), Producer/Engineer
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Alone Together
Catherine Russell
- Alan Silverman (TSOA Faculty), Master Engineer
Best Latin Jazz Album
Une Noche Con Rubén Blades
Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis & Rubén Blades
- Rubén Blades (STEINHARDT Faculty)
Best Roots Gospel Album
Deeper Oceans
Joseph Habedank
- Alan Silverman (TSOA Faculty), Master Engineer
Best Musical Theater Album
Hadestown
- Amber Gray (TSOA '10), Principal Soloist
Moulin Rouge! The Musical
- Justin Levine (TSOA '07), Producer
Oklahoma!
- Damon Daunno (TSOA '06), Principal Soloist
- Ali Stroker ‘09 (TSOA '09), Principal Soloist
- Patrick Vaill ‘13 (TSOA '13), Principal Soloist
Best Children's Album
Ageless: Songs for the Child Archetype
- Jon Samson (STEINHARDT '05)
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
Spider-man: Into The Spider-Verse
- David Biral, Take a Daytrip (TSOA '15), Producer
- Denzel Baptiste, Take a Daytrip (TSOA '14), Producer
The Lion King: The Songs
- Nija Charles (TSOA), Songwriter
A Star is Born
- Lady Gaga (TSOA)
Best Immersive Audio Album
Kverndokk: Symphonic Dances
- Jim Anderson (TSOA Faculty), Immersive Audio Engineer
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Shaw: Orange
- Caroline Shaw (STEINHARDT Faculty), Composer
Wolfe: Fire In My Mouth
- Julia Wolfe (STEINHARDT Faculty), Composer
Best Music Film
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
- Lewis Erskine (TSOA Faculty), Editor