The 68th Annual Grammy Nominations were announced on Friday, November 7th, 2025 recognizing outstanding achievement in the music industry. Congratulations to the Tisch alumni, former students, faculty, and friends nominated for a prestigious award!
This year, 15 Tisch alumni, former students, and faculty received 34 nominations across 20 categories for their work on 18 projects. This includes 8 nominations for former student, Lady Gaga, and 5 nominations for Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music alumna & former student, EJAE '14 and Audrey Nuna from KPop Demon Hunters.
The awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, February 1, 2026 and will be broadcast live on CBS and available on demand on Paramount+. See below for the Tisch nominees, and click here for the full list of nominations.
Record Of The Year
Abracadabra
Lady Gaga (Drama), Producer
Andrew Watt (Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music), Producer
Album of the Year
MAYHEM
Lady Gaga (Drama)
Andrew Watt (Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music), Producer
Song of the Year
Golden [From "KPop Demon Hunters"]
EJAE '14 (BFA, Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music), Songwriter
Audrey Nuna (Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music), Songwriter
Abracadabra
Lady Gaga (Drama), Songwriter
Andrew Watt (Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music), Songwriter
Best Pop Solo Performance
Disease
Lady Gaga (Drama)
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Golden [From "KPop Demon Hunters"]
EJAE '14 (BFA, Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music)
Audrey Nuna (Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music)
Best Pop Vocal Album
MAYHEM
Lady Gaga (Drama)
Best Dance Pop Recording
Abracadabra
Lady Gaga (Drama)
Andrew Watt (Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music), Producer
Best Remixed Recording
Abracadabra (Gesaffelstein Remix)
Lady Gaga (Drama)
Golden [From "KPop Demon Hunters"]
EJAE '14 (BFA, Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music)
Audrey Nuna (Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music)
Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
Saul Williams meets Carlos Niño & Friends At Treepeople
Saul Williams '97 (MFA, Graduate Acting), Performer
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Harlequin
Lady Gaga (Drama)
Best Musical Theater Album
Maybe Happy Ending
Deborah Abramson '99 (MFA, Graduate Musical Theatre Writing), Producer
Will Aronson '07 (MFA, Graduate Musical Theatre Writing), Producer, Composer & Lyricist
Death Becomes Her
Sean Patrick Flahaven '97 (MFA, Graduate Musical Theatre Writing), Producer
Gypsy
George C. Wolfe '84 (MFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing), Tisch Dean's Council Member, Producer
Best Comedy Album
PostMortem Sarah Silverman
Sarah Silverman (Drama)
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
KPop Demon Hunters (Various Artists)
EJAE '14 (BFA, Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music), Songwriter & singer
Audrey Nuna (Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music), Songwriter & singer
A Complete Unknown
Monica Barbaro '10 (BFA, Dance), Actor & singer
Wicked
Idina Menzel '93 (BFA, Drama), Singer
Best Song Written For Visual Media
Golden [From "KPop Demon Hunters"]
EJAE '14 (BFA, Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music), Songwriter & singer
Audrey Nuna (Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music), Songwriter & singer
Never Too Late, from Elton John
Andrew Watt (Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music), Songwriter
Best Music Film
Music By John Williams
Justin Wilkes '99 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV), Producer
Best Album Notes
Miles '55: The Prestige Recordings
Ashley Kahn (Visiting Arts Professor, Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music), album notes writer
Best Engineered Album, Classical
Cerrone: Don't Look Down
Alan Silverman (Adjunct Faculty, Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music), mastering engineer
Special Recognition
In addition, three alumni and one student contributed to projects or collaborated with performers that received nominations:
- Kaleb “KQuick” Rollins '10 (BFA, Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music) (Best Americana Album, BIG MONEY Jon Batiste, Immersive Mix Engineer, Additional Engineer)
- Carlián Tamara '23 (BFA, Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music) (Best Música Urbana Album, Mixteip J Bavlin, songwriter contribution)
- Sam Everett '13 (BFA, Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music) and current student Mitchell Prewitt '27 (Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music) play in the band with Best New Artist nominee, sombr.
*Please note: Our list of official nominees is exclusive to the individuals and groups listed by name on the 2026 Full Nominations List. We apologize for any omissions. Please send edits or additions to tsoa.alumni@nyu.edu