The 67th annual Grammy Awards aired live on February 2, 2025 on CBS.
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ABOUT THE NEW GRAMMY CATEGORY:
Each year, millions of viewers tune in as the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (Recording Academy) presents one of the United States’ most prestigious music ceremonies: The Grammy Awards.
The Recording Academy sent waves through the poetry world when it announced that its 65th Annual Awards (aired, February 5, 2023) would see several new categories, including a designation specifically for poetry: Best Spoken Word Poetry Album.
Poets were previously housed under the original Best Spoken Word Album category, which served as a catch-all for narrated recordings. That category has now been split into two: Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording and Best Spoken Word Poetry Album. The move honors both the uniqueness of the poetry genre as well as the passionate work of its purveyors.
(Feb 2023) The five inaugural poetry nominees are: Malcolm-Jamal Warner, J. Ivy, E. Ethelbert Miller, Amanda Gorman and Amir Sulaiman. [Winner: J. Ivy]
(Feb 2024) The six poetry nominees are: Queen Sheba, Prentice Powell, Shawn William, Kevin Powell, J. Ivy and Aja Monet. [Winner: J. Ivy]
(Feb 2025) The six poetry nominees are: Queen Sheba, Omari Hardwick, Malik Yusef, Tank and the Bangas and Mad Skillz. [Winner: Tank and the Bangas]
ABOUT THE SUBMISSION PROCESS:
Visit the above link for a summation of the submission process, a video walkthrough and Recording Academy resources.
Special thanks to Rogers & Cowan PMK for coordinating this series (2023, 2024).