GRAMMY Awards

What was up with the jazz field at this year’s Grammy Awards? A big win by a legend who died three years ago? Two major awards for a Christmas release? Here to talk it all down with Nate is the esteemed critic Natalie Weiner. You won’t find a more swinging recap of Music’s Biggest Night.

If the winners circle for jazz felt familiar at the Grammys this year, there's good reason. So what's the problem?

Beyoncé, who led all artists with 11 nominations, won the Grammy for album of the year. Kendrick Lamar won record and song of the year, and Chappell Roan won best new artist.

The unpredictable 67th Grammy Awards were filled with surprising wins for artists including Beyoncé — with her first album of the year win — as well as multiple wins for Kendrick Lamar and awards for rising stars like Chappell Roan and Doechii.

Gabriela Ortiz with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Karen Slack with Michelle Cann, and Donald Nally with The Crossing were among the classical music winners at the 2025 Grammy Awards.

Reflecting on a transformative residency program, the jazz vocalist now nominated for her first Grammy Award says her album Journey in Black reflects "the expansiveness of the Black experience."

With a confluence of virtuoso soloists, elite ensembles, star conductors and heralded engineers, the 2025 Grammy nominations suggest an index of easily identifiable excellence within the classical realm.

Read the list of nominees for each of the 94 Grammy categories.

Singer Samara Joy, saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin and pianist Sullivan Fortner all have multiple nominations in the 67th Grammy Awards. So does the late pianist Chick Corea.

"The best thing about the Grammys is that we’re all together," Toyin Spellman-Diaz, oboist in Imani Winds, said while accepting an award. Her pronouncement rings true in light of the breadth of classical artists in this year's winners circle.