Congratulations! To All NYU Alumni Who Received Grammy Nominations

Congratulations to the NYU alumni who received 2020 Grammy nominations and awards, and to the many more who hit the right note with their work on these award-worthy projects.

Album of the Year

  • Emily Lazar (STEINHARDT '96), Mastering Engineer, Father of the Bride
  • Swagg R'celious (STEINHARDT), Songwriter and Producer, I Used to Know Her

Best Alternative Music Album

  • Emily Lazar (STEINHARDT '96), Mastering Engineer, Father of the Bride - Winner

Best Children's Album

  • Jon Samson (STEINHARDT '05), Artist, Ageless Songs for the Child Archetype - Winner

Best Comedy Album

  • Aziz Ansari (STERN '04), Artist, Right Now
  • Jason Baum (TSOA '08), Producer, Right Now

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

  • Lady Gaga (TSOA), Artist, A Star is Born - Winner

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

  • Joe LaPorta (STEINHARDT '02), Mastering Engineer, I Know a Ghost, Burn the Ships, The Elements, Holy Roar - Winner

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

  • Sarah Register (STEINHARDT '02), Mastering Engineer, Beat Music! Beat Music! Beat Music!  

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

  • Ben Kane (STEINHARDT), Engineer, Scenery

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

  • Alex DeTurk (STEINHARDT '06), Mastering Engineer, Finding Gabriel - Winner

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

  • Brian Montgomery (STEINHARDT '92), Mixer, Hiding Out, One Day Wonder

Best Latin Jazz Album

  • Brian Montgomery (STEINHARDT '92), Mixer and Recording Engineer, Sonero: The Music of Ismael Rivera

Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album

  • Flor de Toloache (STEINHARDT '15), Artist, Indestructible

Best Musical Theater Album

  • André De Shields (GAL '91), Artist, Hadestown - Winner
  • Justin Levine (TSOA '12), Producer, Moulin Rouge! The Musical
  • Damon Daunno (TSOA '06), Artist, Oklahoma!
  • Ali Stroker (TSOA '09), Artist, Oklahoma!
  • Amber Gray (TSOA '10), Artist, Hadestown - Winner
  • Patrick Vaill (TSOA '13), Artist, Oklahoma!

Best New Artist

  • Maggie Rogers (TSOA '16)

Best Pop Vocal Album

  • Childish Gambino (TSOA '06), Featured Artist, The Lion King: The Gift
  • Nija (TSOA), Featured Artist, The Lion King: The Gift

Best R&B Song

  • Swagg R'celious (STEINHARDT), Songwriter, Could've Been
  • Nija (TSOA), Songwriter, No Guidance

Best Rap Album

  • Childish Gambino (TSOA '06), Featured Artist, I AM > I WAS

Best Rock Performance

  • Karen O (TSOA '01), Artist, WOMAN

Best Song Written for Visual Media

  • Lady Gaga (TSOA), Songwriter, I'll Never Love Again - Winner

Best Tropical Latin Album

  • Daniel Sanint (STEINHARDT '14), Recording Engineer, Candela

Best Urban Contemporary Album

  • Joe LaPorta (STEINHARDT '02), Mastering Engineer, Cuz I Love You (Deluxe) - Winner

Song of the Year

  • Lady Gaga (TSOA), Songwriter, Always Remember You This Way
  • Swagg R'celious (STEINHARDT), Songwriter, Hard Place

And congratulations to the many more alumni who contributed to these award-worthy projects, including:

  • Denzel Baptiste (TSOA '14) and David Biral (TSOA '15) of Take a Daytrip, Producer, 7 — Lil Nas X
  • Andrew Watt (TSOA, STEINHARDT), Composer, Norman F—ing Rockwell! — Lana Del Rey
  • Denzel Baptiste (TSOA '14) and David Biral (TSOA '15) of Take a Daytrip, Composer, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
  • Nija (TSOA), Composer, The Lion King: The Song
  • ClickNPress (TSOA '10), Producer/Engineer, Revenge Of The Dreamers III — Dreamville
  • Denzel Baptiste (TSOA '14) and David Biral (TSOA '15) of Take a Daytrip, Composer, The Lost Boy - YBN Cordba
  • Nija (TSOA), Songwriter, i am > i was — 21 Savage
  • Danny Meltzer (STEINHARDT, TSOA), Mixing Engineer, Mr. Know-It-All — John Waters, Beastie Boys Book — (Various Artists)

There are so many amazing alumni creating can't-miss content, sometimes it's hard to keep track! Did we miss someone? Please let us know!

Send an email to alumni.info@nyu.edu.