Following the full announcement of the Grammy nominations on Friday (November 8), the nominees for the 2025 Grammy Award for Best Children’s Music Album were also announced. Artists nominated include three family-focused bands previously nominated in the category — Lucky Diaz & The Family Jam Band, Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats, Divinity Roxx and Divi Roxx Kids — as well as category newcomer John Legend and Rock for Kids (with Alice Cooper).
The 67th Annual Grammy Awards is scheduled to be held on February 2, 2025 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The event will air live on CBS and available live and on-demand via Paramount+.
For parents and kids curious about the kids’ albums at the 2025 Grammy Awards, here’s a look at all five nominees from the 2025 Grammy Awards Advertising board family.
God Realm RocksPictured above in the beaming photo is Beyoncé’s former bassist and musical director, who is also the song’s composer and performer. Leila cycle PBS theme song. Divinity Roxx and Divi Roxx Kids compete for Grammy Award for Best Children’s Music Album Global Play Datinga collection of upbeat songs that celebrate friendship, family, self-empowerment and pursuing your dreams, inspired by ’90s hip-hop and perfect for family gatherings. This is the second time “Divinity” has been recognized in this category, following its 2023 Grammy nomination. Ready and go!her debut children’s album.
“I’m proud to create music that inspires, empowers and encourages future generations, and I’m extremely happy and honored that my peers at the Recording Academy recognize the power of positivity Global Play Dating. Mom said always expect a miracle, and now we all need a miracle,” Divinity told Advertising board familyafter receiving news on Friday that she had been nominated for another Grammy.
Lucy Calantari and the Jazz Cats‘ grow — Kalantari’s first full-length Spanish-language children’s album — follows Kalantari’s two previous Grammy wins and a 2025 GRAMMY nomination for Best Children’s Music Album: all sounds Named the best children’s album of 2019, all ladies Won the honor of Best Children’s Album of 2021. grow In Spanish, “grow” means “to grow,” which is the sweet theme of this new series from Kalantari, who was raised by immigrant parents from the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. Drawing on her family roots, she even brought her own children as guests (playing cello on the album), which blends sounds from Latin and jazz.
“My Spanish album moved me so much grow Grammy nomination! Narrated by Lucy Kalantari Advertising board family Friday after the Grammy nominations were announced. “It’s amazing to be nominated alongside such incredible artists! I sincerely hope this nomination will help me deliver my important message of joy, community, and resilience to families around the world.
Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band Nominated for Grammy Award for Best Children’s Music Album for the third time this year Shine, shine!has previously been nominated for crayon boy At the 2023 Grammy Awards fabulous at the 2022 event. The husband-and-wife music team (Lucky Diaz and Alisha Gaddis) are four-time Latin Grammy nominees and two-time winners in the Best Latin Children’s Album category: their winning credits include: Excellent! 2013 and for buenos dias In 2019, it was named “Lucky Band”. with this year’s Shine, shine!who bring bilingual, whimsical pop-rock into a family-focused musical space.
Band story Advertising board family They are “deeply honored” by their latest Grammy nomination: “This nomination is historic for our band – with seven nominations and two wins in the Latin Grammy and Grammy categories, we are The most nominated band in the children’s category. That’s huge. It means families continue to welcome us into their homes year after year and trust us to entertain their children. It’s an honor we don’t take lightly. Music filled with silly joy and joy!
They’re also warmly welcoming a familiar name who’s brand new to the children’s category: “It’s great to welcome the legendary John Legend into the category. He’s obviously a talented star that we love – so he can It’s great to bring more attention to our category.
john legend has a long history with the Grammy Awards, including 12 wins, but it was his first win for Best Children’s Music Album for his debut children’s album, my favorite dream. Produced by Sufjan Stevens, the singer-songwriter’s album is a blend of sweet originals and legendary versions of children’s classics, influenced by his family life with young children (which The two children make musical cameos, as does wife Chrissy Teigen). He shared a statement about the Grammy nomination on Instagram, writing: “my favorite dream Holds a very special place in my heart. This is my first children’s album, inspired by the hearts of our family. Working with the talented @sufjan made this dream come true in ways I never thought possible.
The legendary band’s album track “Always Come Back” is also up for a Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocal with string arranger Matt Jones, who gave a shout-out to his peers in the children’s music industry.
“Thank you @recordingacademy for recognizing our labor of love, and thank you to the children’s music community for welcoming this new talent into your beautiful world. These nominations are not just for me and my family, but for everyone who believes in the magic of music, family, unity and love.”
kids rock received their first Grammy nomination solid rock revivalWinner of the 2025 Best Children’s Music Album Award. It may be of interest to those unfamiliar with this album, as it was recorded with young musicians at an after-school youth center, and Alice Cooper was heavily involved in the album, even Guest appearances on six songs; other classic rockers on the project include Rob Halford and Slash, with Run-DMC’s Darryl “DMC” McDaniels also making an appearance. Proceeds from the album will benefit Alice Cooper’s Solid Rock Teen Center, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides free music and arts programs to local youth ages 12 to 20, and the Norelli Family Foundation.
“This is a takeoff for our own career,” said Cooper, who has been nominated for a Grammy three times during his career. arizona republic of solid rock revival project earlier this year. “It’s not ‘I’m eighteen years old,’ but ‘I’m thirteen years old.'” “School has started.” “No longer Mr. Nice Guy” is “Now, I am Mr. Nice Guy.” It’s a positive approach to what we’ve done in the past.
See a summary of the 2025 Grammy Award nominees for Best Children’s Music Album below, and find a full list of nominees in all categories here.
2025 Grammy Nominations: Best Children’s Music Album
Shine, shine!Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band
growlucy carantari and jazzcat
my favorite dreamjohn legend
solid rock revivalkids rock
Global Play DatingDivinity Roxx and Divi Roxx Kids