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The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences nominated 30 Berklee alumni for a total of 36 Grammy Awards. For the third year in a row, Berklee alumni are nominated in the top three categories: Record of the Year, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year. Among the Berklee alumni nominated in these categories are three of the four members of Imagine Dragons (guitarist Wayne Sermon, drummer Daniel Platzman, and bassist Ben McKee), up for Record of the Year for their chart-topper “Radioactive.” Other Berklee alumni are nominated in the top three categories for their work on hits like “Blurred Lines” by Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell; "Locked Out of Heaven by Bruno Mars; "Just Give Me a Reason" by Pink featuring Nate Ruess; Taylor Swift’s album Red; and Kendrick Lamar’s album Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City. To date, Berklee alumni have collectively won 231 Grammy Awards.

The 56th Annual Grammy Awards will be held on Sunday, January 26, and will be broadcast on CBS at 8:00 p.m. EST/7:00 p.m. CST 

A full list of Berklee alumni Grammy Award nominees follows:
 
Category 1 – Record of the Year
“Radioactive,” artist: Imagine Dragons
Berklee nominees: Imagine Dragons members, guitarist Wayne Sermon ‘08, drummer Daniel Platzman ‘09, bassist Ben McKee ‘09; Josh Mosser ‘05, engineer/mixer
 
“Locked out of Heaven,” artist: Bruno Mars
Berklee nominees: Jeff Bhasker '99, co-producer; Josh Blair '99, engineer/mixer
 
“Blurred Lines,” Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell
Berklee nominees: Tony Maserati '86, engineer/mixer
 
 
Category 2 – Album of the Year
Red, artist: Taylor Swift
Berklee nominees: Jeff Bhasker '99, co-producer; Pawel Sek '00, engineer/mixer
 
Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City, Kendrick Lamar
Berklee nominees: Anna Wise '10, featured artist; Dawaun Parker '05, co-producer
 
 
Category 3 – Song of the Year
“Just Give Me a Reason,” artist: Pink featuring Nate Ruess
Berklee nominees: Jeff Bhasker '99, co-songwriter.
 
Category 7 – Best Pop Instrumental Album
Hacienda – artist: Jeff Lorber Fusion
Berklee nominees: Jeff Lorber '71
 
Summer Horns, artist: Dave Koz, Gerald Albright, Mindi Abair, and Richard Elliot
Berklee nominees: Mindi Abair '91
 
Category 12 – Best Rock Performance
“Radioactive,” artist: Imagine Dragons
Berklee nominees: Imagine Dragons members, guitarist Wayne Sermon '08, drummer Daniel Platzman '09, bassist Ben McKee '09
 
Category 13 – Best Metal Performance
“The Enemy Inside,” artist: Dream Theater
Berklee nominees: Dream Theater members, guitarist John Petrucci '86, John Myung '86
 
“In Due Time,” artist: Killswitch Engage
Berklee nominees: Killswitch Engage member Adam Dutkiewicz '99
 
Category 17 – Best R&B Performance
“Something,” artist: Snarky Puppy with Lalah Hathaway
Berklee nominees: Lalah Hathaway '94
 
Category 19 – Best R&B Song
“Love and War,” artist: Tamar Braxton
Berklee nominees: Makeba Riddick '99, co-songwriter
 
Category 31 – Best Improvised Jazz Solo
“Stadium Jazz,” artist: Donny McCaslin
Berklee nominees: Donny McCaslin '88, soloist
 
Category 32 – Best Jazz Vocal Album
After Blue, artist: Tierney Sutton
Berklee nominees: Tierney Sutton '87
 
Category 33 – Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Guided Tour, artist: The New Gary Burton Quartet
Berklee nominees: The New Gary Burton Quartet members, vibraphonist Gary Burton '62, guitarist Julian Lage '08, and drummer Antonio Sanchez '97
 
Money Jungle: Provocative In Blue, Terri Lyne Carrington
Berklee nominees: Terri Lyne Carrington '83
 
Category 34 – Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Wild Beauty, artist: Brussels Jazz Orchestra feat. Joe Lovano
Berklee nominee: Joe Lovano '72
 
Category 41 – Best Latin Pop Album
12 Historias, artist: Tommy Torres
Berklee nominee: Tommy Torres '94
 
Category 47 – Best Bluegrass Album
This World Oft Can Be, artist: Della Mae
Berklee nominee: Della Mae member Courtney Hartman '12
 
Category 56 – Best Musical Theater Album
Kinky Boots, artist: Original Broadway Cast
Berklee nominee: Stephen Oremus '92, co-producer
 
Category 61 – Best Instrumental Arrangement
Wild Beauty, artist: Brussels Jazz Orchestra featuring Joe Lovano
Berklee nominee: Gil Goldstein '70, arranger
 
Category 62 – Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
Swing Low, artist: Bobby McFerrin and Esperanza Spalding
Berkle nominee: Gil Goldstein '70, arranger
 
Category 63 – Best Recording Package
Automatic Music Can Be Fun, artist: Geneseo
Berklee nominee: Mike Brown '99, art director
 
Category 67 – Best Engineered Album, non-classical
...Like Clockwork, artist: Queens of the Stone Age
Berklee nominee: Gavin Lurssen '91, mastering engineer

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