“A Comprehensive Overview of the 2025 Grammy Awards”

Introduction

Grammy Awards 2025: 67th year of musical excellence and the works of leading artists and more revolutionary work in the music industry.

This is the principal event of the Recording Academy, saluting outstanding contributions to works in 94 different categories.

This guide takes you through:

• The date, location, and broadcast details about the event
• Critical deadlines for entries and votes
  Award Categories and Special Recognitions
  Insights into the nomination process in the background
  Industry insights and current conversations

As the annual biggest night in music, it promises unforgettable performances, historic wins, and career-defining moments. Chart-toppers and new talents of 2025 share their songs and albums, which marked our musical year, at the Grammys.

Event Details:

The 67th Annual Grammy Awards, February 2, 2025, Los Angeles. The biggest night in music returns to its home in Crypto.com Arena, previously Staples Center, where the best of the industry all gather under one roof.

There are several ways to watch every moment of this spectacular event.

CBS Television Network: Live coast-to-coast
Paramount+: Full streaming coverage for subscribers
International broadcasts: Available in selected markets around the world.

The program starts at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time/5:00 p.m. Pacific Time and lasts for three and a half hours. Red carpet arrivals, featuring special interviews with nominees and artists, start airing during the day as these nominees and artists make their fashionably late entrance.

Key dates this awards season are integrated into the broadcast.

All submissions are fair and based on a strict timeline. The eligibility period is from September 16, 2023 to August 30, 2024, and music that falls within this period can be included.

Full submission and voting timeline

• Media company registration: July 8–August 23, 2024

• Online Entry Period: July 17 to August 30, 2024.
• First Round of Voting: October 4-15, 2024
• Nominations: November 8, 2024
• Final Round Voting: December 12, 2024 – January 3, 2025.

Categories and Changes for 2025

The Recording Academy honors excellence in 94 distinct fields. These include but are not limited to the following categories:

Record of the Year.
Album of the Year.
Song of the Year.
Best New Artist.
Songwriter of the Year.

The eligibility requirements for the Best New Artist category will be made more stringent starting with the 2025 iteration.

Artists are required to have at least five singles or one album, but no more than ten singles or three albums. Submissions for Songwriter of the Year now must include a minimum of seven songs written by the nominee.

Headings: A few categories’ names have been changed to better reflect current music business trends:

• BEST LATIN POP ALBUM is now BEST LATIN POP/URBAN ALBUM
• BEST PROGRESSIVE R&B ALBUM has been merged with BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM
• BEST GLOBAL MUSIC PERFORMANCE expands regional inclusion.

These changes reflect Recording Academy’s dedication to the music world’s evolution as it upholds stringent requirements for Grammy superiority.

Grammy Awards: Special Recognition

The Grammy Awards are much more than only competitive categories, with some of its famous lifetime achievement awards. These are actually very few honors reserved for such great feats to music history.

Lifetime Achievement Award This award is given to performers who have made great contributions towards the recording field.
Trustees Award This award is given to non-performing people who have played a great influence in the music world.
Technical Grammy Award This one is made for individuals and firms that have made remarkable technical achievements.
Grammy Hall of Fame This one preserves recordings with historical importance.

Legendary artists, including The Beatles, Elvis Presley, and Aretha Franklin, have already been honored in this way. This tradition will be continued at the 2025 celebration, where the Recording Academy will release its nominees with the Special Merit Awards ceremony.

The Recording Academy grants these awards in the Annual Grammy event in addition to the ceremony. In doing so, it puts special emphasis on the important value these awards add to both protection and respect of the wonderful memory of music.

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The path leading to the 67th Annual Grammy Awards may only represent something full of excitement and significant moments in the history of music. Here’s how to keep track of all the grammy news:

Follow Recording Academy’s various social media channels:

• Instagram: @recordingacademy
• Twitter: @RecordingAcad.
• Facebook: @RecordingAcademyGrammys
• Marking important dates.
• Nominations: November 8, 2024
• Final Round Voting: 12-3-24 to 1-3-25.
• Grammy Awards Presentation: 2-2-25. Read more statement.
• Sign up for Grammy.com to get access to exclusive content.
• Behind the scenes coverage
• Artist interviews
• Nomination Updates
• Live Event Highlights

Mark your calendars for February 2, 2025, and watch live on CBS or Paramount+ as music’s biggest night is broadcast live from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The party is coming!

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Follow the Grammys 2025:

The Recording Academy offers you the following channels for information on the 67th Annual Grammy Awards:

• Follow @RecordingAcad on all social networks.
• Get the official GRAMMY app for devices.
• Get real-time info at Grammy.com.
• Mark your calendars for key dates.
• First Round of Voting: Oct 4-15, 2024
• Nomination: Nov 8, 2024
• Voting Round Two: Dec 12, 2024-Jan 3, 2025
• Live Show: Feb 2, 2025.

The Recording Academy also offers online interfaces that are strictly accessible only by its members where dedicated behind-the-scenes content, interviews of artists, and nominations announcements in the different categories are presented.

Additional information for music business professionals can be accessed through the member portal of the Recording Academy.