Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical explained

Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Awarded For:	outstanding record producers of non-classical music
Presenter:	National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Country:	United States
Year:	1975
Holder:	Jack Antonoff (2024)
Website:	grammy.com

The Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical is an honor presented to record producers for quality non-classical music at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards.^[1] Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".^[2]

The award was first presented at the Grammy Awards in 1975. According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards, the award is presented to producers who "represent consistently outstanding creativity in the area of record production".^[3] As of 2024, the category is part of the General Field.^[4] This is the only category that was presented during the "Premiere Ceremony" and acknowledged during the main ceremony.

Recipients

Year	Producer	Nominees	Ref.
1975	Thom Bell	Rick Hall Lenny Waronker Stevie Wonder Billy Sherrill	^[5]
1976	Arif Mardin	Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter Bill Szymczyk Peter Asher Gus Dudgeon	^[6]
1977	Stevie Wonder	Richard Perry Lenny Waronker Joe Wissert	^[7]
1978	Peter Asher	Richard Perry Bill Szymczyk Bee Gees, Albhy Galuten, Karl Richardson Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff	^[8]
1979	Bee Gees, Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson	Peter Asher Phil Ramone Quincy Jones Alan Parsons	^[9]
	Larry Butler	Mike Chapman Quincy Jones Ted Templeman Maurice White	^[10]
	Phil Ramone	Quincy Jones Michael Omartian Queen and Mack Stevie Wonder	^[11]
	Quincy Jones	Val Garay Arif Mardin Lionel Richie Robert John Mutt Lange, Mick Jones	^[12]
	Toto	Gary Katz John Cougar Mellencamp, Don Gehman David Foster Quincy Jones	^[13]
	Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones	James Anthony Carmichael and Lionel Richie Jay Graydon Quincy Jones Phil Ramone	^[14]
	TIE: James Anthony Carmichael and Lionel Richie TIE: David Foster	Prince & the Revolution Robert John Mutt Lange, The Cars Michael Omartian	^[15] ^[16] ^[17]
1986	and	David Foster Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar and Greg Ladanyi Mark Knopfler and Neil Dorfsman Narada Michael Walden	^[18]
1987	Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis	David Foster Michael Omartian Paul Simon Steve Winwood and Russ Titelman	^[19]
1988		Emilio Estefan and The Jerks Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno John Mellencamp and Don Gehman	^[20]
1989		Thomas Dolby David Kershenbaum L.A. Reid and Babyface Narada Michael Walden	^[21]
1990		Emilio Estefan, Jorge Casas and Clay Ostwald Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and Janet Jackson L.A. Reid and Babyface Prince Tears for Fears and David Bascombe	^[22]
1991		Glen Ballard Phil Collins and Hugh Padgham Mick Jones and Billy Joel Arif Mardin	^[23]
1992		Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey Andre Fischer Paul Simon Keith Thomas	^[24]
1993	and, tied with L.A. Reid and Babyface	Mitchell Froom Teddy Riley Bruce Swedien Chris Thomas	^[25]
1994		Walter Afanasieff Tony Brown Bruce Fairbairn Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Hugh Padgham	^[26]
1995		David Foster Trevor Horn Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Brendan O'Brien	^[27]
1996	Babyface	Glen Ballard Rick Chertoff Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Rick Rubin	^[28]
1997		David Foster Don Gehman Brendan O'Brien Don Was	^[29]
1998		Walter Afanasieff Paula Cole Kirk Franklin Keith Thomas	^[30]
1999		Michael Beinhorn Tchad Blake Sheryl Crow Lauryn Hill	^[31]
2000		Rob Cavallo Dann Huff Rick Rubin Matt Serletic	^[32]
2001	Dr. Dre	Bill Bottrell Nigel Godrich Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Matt Serletic	^[33]
2002	T-Bone Burnett	Dr. Dre Gerald Eaton and Brian West Nigel Godrich Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis	^[34]
2003		Dr. Dre Nellee Hooper Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Rick Rubin	^[35]
2004		Nigel Godrich Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis The Matrix Outkast	^[36]
2005		T-Bone Burnett Rob Cavallo Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Tommy LiPuma	^[37]
2006		Danger Mouse Nigel Godrich Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis The Neptunes	^[38]
2007		Howard Benson T-Bone Burnett Danger Mouse will.i.am	^[39]
2008		Howard Benson Joe Chiccarelli Mike Elizondo Timbaland	^[40]
2009		Danger Mouse Nigel Godrich Johnny K will.i.am	^[41]
2010		T-Bone Burnett Ethan Johns Larry Klein Greg Kurstin	^[42]
2011	Danger Mouse	Rob Cavallo Dr. Luke RedOne The Smeezingtons	^[43]
2012	Paul Epworth	Danger Mouse The Smeezingtons Ryan Tedder Butch Vig	^[44]
2013	Dan Auerbach	Jeff Bhasker Diplo Markus Dravs Salaam Remi	^[45]
2014	Pharrell Williams	Rob Cavallo Dr. Luke Ariel Rechtshaid Jeff Tweedy	^[46]
2015	Max Martin	Paul Epworth John Hill Jay Joyce Greg Kurstin	^[47]
2016	Jeff Bhasker	Dave Cobb Diplo Larry Klein Blake Mills	^[48]
2017	Greg Kurstin	Benny Blanco Max Martin Nineteen85 Ricky Reed	^[49]
2018		Calvin Harris No I.D. Blake Mills The Stereotypes	^[50]
2019	Pharrell Williams		^[51]
2020	Finneas O'Connell		^[52]
2021	Andrew Watt		^[53]
2022	Jack Antonoff	Rogét Chahayed Mike Elizondo Hit-Boy (Chauncey Alexander Hollis) Ricky Reed	^[54]
2023		Dan Auerbach Boi-1da Dahi Dernst "D'Mile" Emile II	^[55]
2024		Dernst "D'Mile" Emile II Hit-Boy Metro Boomin Dan Nigro	^[56]
2025	TBA	Alissia Dernst "D'Mile" Emile II Ian Fitchuk Mustard Dan Nigro	^[57]

Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.an

Multiple wins and nominations

(Up to and including the 2024 Grammy Awards season)

Wins

• 4
  • Babyface (3 solo, 1 with L.A. Reid)
• 3
  • Jack Antonoff
  • David Foster
  • Quincy Jones (2 solo, 1 with Michael Jackson)
  • Pharrell Williams (2 solo, 1 as 1/2 of The Neptunes)
• 2
  • Greg Kurstin
  • Peter Asher
  • Arif Mardin
  • Rick Rubin

Nominations

• 11
  • Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
• 7
  • David Foster
  • Quincy Jones
• 6
  • Babyface
• 5
  • Jack Antonoff
  • Rob Cavallo
  • Nigel Godrich
  • Danger Mouse
  • Rick Rubin
• 4
  • Greg Kurstin
  • Walter Afanasieff
  • T-Bone Burnett
  • Dan Auerbach
• 3
  • Dr. Dre
  • Arif Mardin
  • Brendan O'Brien
  • Dernst "D'Mile" Emile II
  • Hugh Padgham
  • L.A. Reid
  • Narada Michael Walden
  • Ricky Reed
• 2
  • Hit-Boy
  • Dan Nigro

See also

• Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Classical
• List of Grammy Award categories

References

General

• Web site: Past Winners Search. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. September 8, 2013. (User must select the "Producer" category as the genre under the search feature.)

Specific

External links

• Official site of the Grammy Awards

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