NYU Alumni and Faculty Win Four 2025 Grammy Awards

The 2025 Grammy Awards were presented Feb. 2, 2025 in Los Angeles.

The New York University community was honored with four awards at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, held February 2 in Los Angeles.

Among this year's winners was Chandrika Tandon, an NYU trustee and chair of the board of the Tandon School of Engineering, who won the Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album award for Triveni.

NYU received 19 nominations across multiple categories at the event, a star-studded affair recognizing excellence in the recording arts and sciences.

The nominations for NYU came in 13 categories, including Song of the Year, Best Rock Song, and Best Rap Song. In addition, NYU had four of the six nominees for Best Musical Theater Album. (That Grammy went to Hell's Kitchen, with book by Tisch and Gallatin grad and faculty member Kristoffer Diaz.)

The nominations are below, and the winners are in bold. Click here for the entire list of categories and nominations.

Song of the Year
Lady Gaga (TSOA), singer/songwriter, Die with a Smile
Andrew Watt (Steinhardt), songwriter, Die with a Smile

Best Rock Song
Andrew Watt (Steinhardt), songwriter, Dark Matter

Best Rap Song
Raul Cubina (TSOA), songwriter, Carnival

Best Dance/Electronic Recording
Childish Gambino (TSOA), featured vocalist, Witchy

Best Musical Theater Album
Carmel Dean (TSOA), songwriter/composer, The Notebook
Matt Hinkley (Steinhardt), producer, The Outsiders
Lawrence Manchester (Steinhardt), producer, The Outsiders
Justin Levine (TSOA), producer, composer/lyricist, The Outsiders
Lawrence Manchester (Steinhardt), producer, The Wiz
Shaina Taub (TSOA), co-producer/vocalist/composer/lyricist, Suffs

Best Historical Album
Mark Piro (CAS), compilation producer, The Sound of Music

Best Progressive R&B Album
Childish Gambino (TSOA), rapper, Bando Stone and the New World

Best Remixed Recording
Mark Ronson (CAS), remixer, Espresso

Best Jazz Performance
Nicole Zuraitis (Steinhardt), vocalist, Little Fears

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Caroline Shaw (Steinhardt) with Sō Percussion, Rectangles and Circumstance

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Lady Gaga (TSOA), songwriter/singer, Die with a Smile

Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album
Chandrika Tandon, Triveni

Best Music Film
Bao Nguyen (CAS), video director, The Greatest Night in Pop

In addition, four alumni and four faculty members contributed to projects that received nominations. They are: Jordan Perteet (TSOA), Gabi Grella (TSOA), Nija Charles (TSOA), Kaleb "KQuick" Rollins (TSOA), Steinhardt faculty Alan Ferber and John Scofield, and Tisch faculty Jim Anderson and Ulrike Schwarz.

Peggy McGlone

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