The Brief

Beyoncé received 11 Grammy nominations on Friday, breaking a tie to become the most nominated artist in Grammys history as the Recording Academy set the stage for next year's award show.

The discourse — and controversy — surrounding her exploration of American identity, politics and roots music on Cowboy Carter has, in the Academy’s eyes, paid off; Beyoncé — who now has received 99 career nominations — leads the nominees for the 67th annual Grammy Awards with nods across a multitude of genres, including best solo pop performance, best melodic rap performance, best Americana performance and best country performance in both the solo and group categories.

Cowboy Carter and its single “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” also earned recognition in main categories, including album of the year — a category Bey has infamously never won in the past — song of the year and record of the year.

Her competition in the latter reflects a heavy-hitting summer in pop music and includes Charli xcx (“360”), Billie Eilish (“BIRDS OF A FEATHER”), Kendrick Lamar (“Not Like Us”), Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone (“Fortnight”), Sabrina Carpenter (“Espresso”), Chappell Roan (“Good Luck, Babe!”) and, surprisingly, The Beatles (“Now and Then”).

Charli, Billie, Kendrick and Post trail behind Beyoncé with seven nominations each, while Swift, Roan and Carpenter racked up six nods. Notably, Carpenter and Roan are recognized in all four main categories — song of the year, record of the year, album of the year and best new artist — following a critical and commercial victory lap for both this year, bolstered by appearances at Coachella and opening gigs on international tours for Taylor Swift (Carpenter) and Olivia Rodrigo (Roan).

Other nominees for best new artist include psych-groove trio Khruangbin, rapper Doechii, pop-rock singer Benson Boone and country-rap star Shaboozey, who celebrated a 15-week run at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 with “A Bar Song (Tipsy).”

Read the complete list of nominees below:

1. Record Of The Year

• “Now And Then” by The Beatles
• “TEXAS HOLD 'EM” by Beyoncé
• “Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter
• “360” by Charli xcx
• “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” by Billie Eilish
• “Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar
• “Good Luck, Babe!” by Chappell Roan
• “Fortnight” by Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone

2. Album Of The Year

• New Blue Sun by André 3000
• COWBOY CARTER by Beyoncé
• Short n' Sweet by Sabrina Carpenter
• BRAT by Charli xcx
• Djesse Vol. 4 by Jacob Collier
• HIT ME HARD AND SOFT by Billie Eilish
• The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess by Chappell Roan
• THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT by Taylor Swift

3. Song Of The Year

• "A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Sean Cook, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Chibueze Collins Obinna, Nevin Sastry & Mark Williams, songwriters (Shaboozey)“
• BIRDS OF A FEATHER” – Billie Eilish O'Connell & FINNEAS, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
• "Die With A Smile” – Dernst Emile II, James Fauntleroy, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars)
• “Fortnight” – Jack Antonoff, Austin Post & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone)
• “Good Luck, Babe!” – Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, Daniel Nigro & Justin Tranter, songwriters (Chappell Roan)
• "Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)
• “Please Please Please” – Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff & Sabrina Carpenter, songwriters (Sabrina Carpenter)
• “TEXAS HOLD 'EM” – Brian Bates, Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nate Ferraro & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Beyoncé)

4. Best New Artist

• Benson Boone
• Sabrina Carpenter
• Doechii
• Khruangbin
• RAYE
• Chappell Roan
• Shaboozey
• Teddy Swims

5. Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

• Alissia
• Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II
• Ian Fitchuk
• Mustard
• Daniel Nigro

6. Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical

• Jessi Alexander
• Amy Allen
• Edgar Barrera
• Jessie Jo Dillon
• RAYE

7. Best Pop Solo Performance

• “BODYGUARD” by Beyoncé
• “Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter
• “Apple” by Charli xcx
• “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” by Billie Eilish
• “Good Luck, Babe!” by Chappell Roan

8. Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

• “us.” by Gracie Abrams feat. Taylor Swift
• “LEVII'S JEANS” by Beyoncé feat. Post Malone
• “Guess” by Charli xcx & Billie Eilish
• “the boy is mine” by Ariana Grande, Brandy & Monica
• “Die With A Smile” by Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars

9. Best Pop Vocal Album

• Short n' Sweet by Sabrina Carpenter
• HIT ME HARD AND SOFT by Billie Eilish
• eternal sunshine by Ariana Grande
• The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess by Chappell Roan
• THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT by Taylor Swift

10. Best Dance/Electronic Recording

• “She's Gone, Dance On” by Disclosure
• “Loved” by Four Tet
• “leavemealone” by Fred Again.. & Baby Keem
• “Neverender” by Justice & Tame Impala
• “Witchy” by KAYTRANADA

11. Best Dance Pop Recording

• “Make You Mine” by Madison Beer
• “Von Dutch” by Charli xcx
• “L’AMOUR DE MA VIE [OVER NOW EXTENDED EDIT]” by Billie Eilish
• “yes, and?” by Ariana Grande
• “Got Me Started” by Troye Sivan

12. Best Dance/Electronic Album

• BRAT by Charli xcx
• Three by Four Tet
• Hyperdrama by Justice
• Timeless by KAYTRANADA
• Telos by Zedd

13. Best Remixed Recording

• “Alter Ego (KAYTRANADA remix)” – KAYTRANADA, remixer (Doechii)
• “A Bar Song (Tipsy) (Remix)” – David Guetta, remixer (Shaboozey)
• “Espresso” (Mark Ronson x FNZ Working Late Remix) – FNZ & Mark Ronson, remixers (Sabrina Carpenter)
• “Jah Sees Them - Amapiano Remix” – Alexx Antaeus, Footsteps & MrMyish, remixers (Julian Marley & Antaeus)
• “Von Dutch” – A.G. Cook, remixer (Charli xcx & A.G. Cook feat. Addison Rae)”

14. Best Rock Performance

• “Now And Then” by The Beatles
• “Beautiful People (Stay High)” by The Black Keys
• “The American Dream Is Killing Me” by Green Day
• “Gift Horse” by IDLES
• “Dark Matter” by Pearl Jam
• “Broken Man” by St. Vincent

15. Best Metal Performance

• “Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)” by Gojira, Marina Viotti & Victor Le Masne
• “Crown of Horns” by Judas Priest
• “Suffocate” by Knocked Loose feat. Poppy
• “Screaming Suicide” by Metallica
• “Cellar Door” by Spiritbox

16. Best Rock Song

• “Beautiful People (Stay High)” – Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney, Beck Hansen & Daniel Nakamura, songwriters (The Black Keys)
• “Broken Man” – Annie Clark, songwriter (St. Vincent)
• “Dark Matter” – Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Pearl Jam)
• “Dilemma” – Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool, songwriters (Green Day)
• “Gift Horse” – Jon Beavis, Mark Bowen, Adam Devonshire, Lee Kiernan & Joe Talbot, songwriters (IDLES)

17. Best Rock Album

• Happiness Bastards by The Black Crowes
• Romance by Fontaines D.C.
• Saviors by Green Day
• TANGK by IDLES
• Dark Matter by Pearl Jam
• Hackney Diamonds by The Rolling Stones
• No Name by Jack White

18. Best Alternative Music Performance

• “Neon Pill” Cage by The Elephant
• “Song Of The Lake” by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
• “Starburster” by Fontaines D.C.
• “BYE BYE” by Kim Gordon
• “Flea” by St. Vincent

19. Best Alternative Music Album

• Wild God by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
• Charm by Clairo
• The Collective by Kim Gordon
• What Now by Brittany Howard
• All Born Screaming by St. Vincent

20. Best R&B Performance

• “Guidance” by Jhené Aiko
• “Residuals” by Chris Brown
• “Here We Go (Uh Oh)” by Coco Jones
• “Made For Me (Live On BET)” by Muni Long
• “Saturn” by SZA

21. Best Traditional R&B Performance

• “Wet” by Marsha Ambrosius
• “Can I Have This Groove” by Kenyon Dixon
• “No Lie” by Lalah Hathaway feat. Michael McDonald
• “Make Me Forget” by Muni Long
• “That's You” by Lucky Daye

22. Best R&B Song

• “After Hours” – Diovanna Frazier, Alex Goldblatt, Kehlani Parrish, Khris Riddick-Tynes & Daniel Upchurch, songwriters (Kehlani)
• “Burning” – Ronald Banful & Temilade Openiyi, songwriters (Tems)
• “Here We Go (Uh Oh)” – Sara Diamond, Sydney Floyd, Marisela Jackson, Courtney Jones, Carl McCormick & Kelvin Wooten, songwriters (Coco Jones)
• “Ruined Me” – Jeff Gitelman, Priscilla Renea & Kevin Theodore, songwriters (Muni Long)
• “Saturn” – Rob Bisel, Carter Lang, Solána Rowe, Jared Solomon & Scott Zhang, songwriters (SZA)

23. Best Progressive R&B Album

• So Glad To Know You by Avery*Sunshine
• En Route by Durand Bernarr
• Bando Stone And The New World by Childish Gambino
• Crash by Kehlani
• Why Lawd? by NxWorries (Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge)

24. Best R&B Album

• 11:11 (Deluxe) by Chris Brown
• Vantablack by Lalah Hathaway
• Revenge by Muni Long
• Algorithm by Lucky Daye
• Coming Home by Usher

25. Best Rap Performance

• “Enough (Miami)” by Cardi B
• “When The Sun Shines Again” by Common & Pete Rock feat. Posdnuos
• “NISSAN ALTIMA” by Doechii
• “Houdini” by Eminem
• “Like That” by Future & Metro Boomin feat. Kendrick Lamar
• “Yeah Glo!” by GloRilla
• “Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar

26. Best Melodic Rap Performance

• “KEHLANI” by Jordan Adetunji feat. Kehlani
• “SPAGHETTII” by Beyoncé feat. Linda Martell & Shaboozey
• “We Still Don't Trust You” by Future & Metro Boomin feat. The Weeknd
• “Big Mama” by Latto
• “3:AM” by Rapsody feat. Erykah Badu

27. Best Rap Song

• “Asteroids” – Marlanna Evans, songwriter (Rapsody feat. Hit-Boy)
• “Carnival” – Jordan Carter, Raul Cubina, Grant Dickinson, Samuel Lindley, Nasir Pemberton, Dimitri Roger, Ty Dolla $ign, Kanye West & Mark Carl Stolinski Williams, songwriters (¥$ (Kanye West & Ty Dolla $Ign) feat. Rich The Kid & Playboi Carti)
• “Like That” – Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, Kobe "BbyKobe" Hood, Leland Wayne & Nayvadius Wilburn, songwriters (Future & Metro Boomin feat. Kendrick Lamar)
• “Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)
• “Yeah Glo!” – Ronnie Jackson, Jaucquez Lowe, Timothy McKibbins, Kevin Andre Price, Julius Rivera III & Gloria Woods, songwriters (GloRilla)

28. Best Rap Album

• Might Delete Later by J. Cole
• The Auditorium, Vol. 1 by Common & Pete Rock
• Alligator Bites Never Heal by Doechii
• The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce) by Eminem
• We Don't Trust You by Future & Metro Boomin

29. Best Spoken Word Poetry Album

• CIVIL WRITES: The South Got Something To Say by Queen Sheba
• cOncrete & wHiskey Act II Part 1: A Bourbon 30 Series by Omari Hardwick
• Good M.U.S.I.C. Universe Sonic Sinema: Episode 1 In The Beginning Was The Word by Malik Yusef
• The Heart, The Mind, The Soul by Tank And The Bangas
• The Seven Number Ones by Mad Skillz

30. Best Jazz Performance

• “Walk With Me, Lord (SOUND | SPIRIT)” by The Baylor Project
• “Phoenix Reimagined (Live)” by Lakecia Benjamin feat. Randy Brecker, Jeff "Tain" Watts & John Scofield
• “Juno” by Chick Corea & Béla Fleck
• “Twinkle Twinkle Little Me” by Samara Joy feat. Sullivan Fortner
• “Little Fears” by Dan Pugach Big Band feat. Nicole Zuraitis & Troy Roberts

31. Best Jazz Vocal Album

• Journey In Black by Christie Dashiell
• Wildflowers Vol. 1 by Kurt Elling & Sullivan Fortner
• A Joyful Holiday by Samara Joy
• Milton + esperanza by Milton Nascimento & esperanza spalding
• My Ideal by Catherine Russell & Sean Mason

32. Best Jazz Instrumental Album

• Owl Song by Ambrose Akinmusire feat. Bill Frisell & Herlin Riley
• Beyond This Place by Kenny Barron feat. Kiyoshi Kitagawa, Johnathan Blake, Immanuel Wilkins & Steve Nelson
• Phoenix Reimagined (Live) by Lakecia Benjamin
• Remembrance by Chick Corea & Béla Fleck
• Solo Game by Sullivan Fortner

33. Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

• Returning To Forever by John Beasley & Frankfurt Radio Big Band
• And So It Goes by The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
• Walk A Mile In My Shoe by Orrin Evans & The Captain Black Big Band
• Bianca Reimagined: Music For Paws And Persistence by Dan Pugach Big Band
• Golden City by Miguel Zenón

34. Best Latin Jazz Album

• Spain Forever Again by Michel Camilo & Tomatito
• Cubop Lives! by Zaccai Curtis
• COLLAB by Hamilton de Holanda & Gonzalo Rubalcaba
• Time And Again by Eliane Elias
• El Trio: Live in Italy by Horacio 'El Negro' Hernández, John Beasley & José Gola
• Cuba And Beyond by Chucho Valdés & Royal Quartet
• As I Travel by Donald Vega feat. Lewis Nash, John Patitucci & Luisito Quintero

35. Best Alternative Jazz Album

• Night Reign by Arooj Aftab
• New Blue Sun by André 3000
• Code Derivation by Robert Glasper
• Foreverland by Keyon Harrold
• No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin by Meshell Ndegeocello

36. Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

• À Fleur De Peau by Cyrille Aimée
• Visions by Norah Jones
• Good Together by Lake Street Dive
• Impossible Dream by Aaron Lazar
• Christmas Wish by Gregory Porter

37. Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

• Plot Armor by Taylor Eigsti
• Rhapsody In Blue by Béla Fleck
• Orchestras (Live) by Bill Frisell feat. Alexander Hanson, Brussels Philharmonic, Rudy Royston & Thomas Morgan
• Mark by Mark Guiliana
• Speak To Me by Julian Lage

38. Best Musical Theater Album

• Hell’s Kitchen
• Merrily We Roll Along
• The Notebook
• The Outsiders
• Suffs
• The Wiz

39. Best Country Solo Performance

• “16 CARRIAGES” by Beyoncé
• “I Am Not Okay” by Jelly Roll
• “The Architect” by Kacey Musgraves
• “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” by Shaboozey
• “It Takes A Woman” by Chris Stapleton

40. Best Country Duo/Group Performance

• “Cowboys Cry Too” by Kelsea Ballerini With Noah Kahan
• “II MOST WANTED” by Beyoncé feat. Miley Cyrus
• “Break Mine” by Brothers Osborne
• “Bigger Houses” by Dan + Shay
• “I Had Some Help” by Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen

41. Best Country Song

• “The Architect” – Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)
• “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Sean Cook, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Chibueze Collins Obinna, Nevin Sastry & Mark Williams, songwriters (Shaboozey)
• “I Am Not Okay” – Casey Brown, Jason DeFord, Ashley Gorley & Taylor Phillips, songwriters (Jelly Roll)
• “I Had Some Help” – Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Smith, Ryan Vojtesak, Morgan Wallen & Chandler Paul Walters, songwriters (Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen)
• “TEXAS HOLD 'EM” – Brian Bates, Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nate Ferraro & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Beyoncé)

42. Best Country Album

• COWBOY CARTER by Beyoncé
• F-1 Trillion by Post Malone
• Deeper Well by Kacey Musgraves
• Higher by Chris Stapleton
• Whirlwind by Lainey Wilson

43. Best American Roots Performance

• “Blame It On Eve” by Shemekia Copeland
• “Nothing In Rambling” by The Fabulous Thunderbirds feat. Bonnie Raitt, Keb' Mo', Taj Mahal & Mick Fleetwood
• “Lighthouse” by Sierra Ferrell
• “The Ballad Of Sally Anne” by Rhiannon Giddens

44. Best Americana Performance

• “YA YA” by Beyoncé
• “Subtitles” by Madison Cunningham
• “Don't Do Me Good” by Madi Diaz feat. Kacey Musgraves
• “American Dreaming” by Sierra Ferrell
• “Runaway Train” by Sarah Jarosz
• “Empty Trainload Of Sky” by Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

45. Best American Roots Song

• “Ahead Of The Game” – Mark Knopfler, songwriter (Mark Knopfler)
• “All In Good Time” – Sam Beam, songwriter (Iron & Wine feat. Fiona Apple)
• “All My Friends” – Aoife O'Donovan, songwriter (Aoife O'Donovan)
• “American Dreaming” – Sierra Ferrell & Melody Walker, songwriters (Sierra Ferrell)
• “Blame It On Eve” – John Hahn & Will Kimbrough, songwriters (Shemekia Copeland)

46. Best Americana Album

• The Other Side by T Bone Burnett
• $10 Cowboy by Charley Crockett
• Trail Of Flowers by Sierra Ferrell
• Polaroid Lovers by Sarah Jarosz
• No One Gets Out Alive by Maggie Rose
• Tigers Blood by Waxahatchee

47. Best Bluegrass Album

• I Built A World by Bronwyn Keith-Hynes
• Songs Of Love And Life by The Del McCoury Band
• No Fear by Sister Sadie
• Live Vol. 1 by Billy Strings
• Earl Jam by Tony Trischka
• Dan Tyminski: Live From The Ryman by Dan Tyminski

48. Best Traditional Blues Album

• Hill Country Love by Cedric Burnside
• Struck Down by The Fabulous Thunderbirds
• One Guitar Woman by Sue Foley
• Sam's Place by Little Feat
• Swingin' Live At The Church In Tulsa by The Taj Mahal Sextet

49. Best Contemporary Blues Album

• Blues Deluxe Vol. 2 by Joe Bonamassa
• Blame It On Eve by Shemekia Copeland
• Friendlytown by Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour
• Mileage by Ruthie Foster
• The Fury by Antonio Vergara

50. Best Folk Album

• American Patchwork Quartet by American Patchwork Quartet
• Weird Faith by Madi Diaz
• Bright Future by Adrianne Lenker
• All My Friends by Aoife O'Donovan
• Woodland by Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

51. Best Regional Roots Music Album

• 25 Back To My Roots by Sean Ardoin And Kreole Rock And Soul
• Live At The 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival by Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & The Golden Eagles feat. J'Wan Boudreaux
• Live At The 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival by New Breed Brass Band feat. Trombone Shorty
• Kuini by Kalani Pe'a
• Stories From The Battlefield by The Rumble feat. Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr.

52. Best Gospel Performance/Song

• “Church Doors” by Yolanda Adams; Donald Lawrence & Sir William James Baptist, songwriters
• “Yesterday” by Melvin Crispell III
• “Hold On (Live)” by Ricky Dillard
• “Holy Hands” by DOE; Jesse Paul Barrera, Jeffrey Castro Bernat, Dominique Jones, Timothy Ferguson, Kelby Shavon Johnson, Jr., Jonathan McReynolds, Rickey Slikk Muzik Offord & Juan Winans, songwriters
• “One Hallelujah” by Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Erica Campbell & Israel Houghton feat. Jonathan McReynolds & Jekalyn Carr; G. Morris Coleman, Israel Houghton, Kenneth Leonard, Jr., Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Naomi Raine, songwriters

53. Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

• “Holy Forever (Live)” by Bethel Music, Jenn Johnson feat. CeCe Winans
• “Praise” by Elevation Worship feat. Brandon Lake, Chris Brown & Chandler Moore; Pat Barrett, Chris Brown, Cody Carnes, Steven Furtick, Brandon Lake & Chandler Moore, songwriters
• “Firm Foundation (He Won't)” by Honor & Glory feat. Disciple
• “In The Name Of Jesus” by JWLKRS Worship & Maverick City Music feat. Chandler Moore; Austin Armstrong, Ran Jackson, Chandler Moore, Sajan Nauriyal, Ella Schnacky, Noah Schnacky & Ilya Toshinskiy, songwriters
• “In The Room” by Maverick City Music, Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore feat. Tasha Cobbs Leonard; G. Morris Coleman, Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Naomi Raine, songwriters
• That's My King CeCe Winans; Taylor Agan, Kellie Gamble, Lloyd Nicks & Jess Russ, songwriters

54. Best Gospel Album

• Covered Vol. 1 by Melvin Crispell III
• Choirmaster II (Live) by Ricky Dillard
• Father's Day by Kirk Franklin
• Still Karen by Karen Clark Sheard
• More Than This by CeCe Winans

55. Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

• Heart Of A Human by DOE
• When Wind Meets Fire by Elevation Worship
• Child Of God by Forrest Frank
• Coat Of Many Colors by Brandon Lake
• The Maverick Way Complete by Maverick City Music, Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore

56. Best Roots Gospel Album

• The Gospel Sessions, Vol 2 by Authentic Unlimited
• The Gospel According To Mark by Mark D. Conklin
• Rhapsody by The Harlem Gospel Travelers
• Church by Cory Henry
• Loving You by The Nelons

57. Best Latin Pop Album

• Funk Generation by Anitta
• El Viaje by Luis Fonsi
• GARCÍA by Kany García
• Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran by Shakira
• ORQUÍDEAS by Kali Uchis

58. Best Música Urbana Album

• nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana by Bad Bunny
• Rayo by J Balvin
• FERXXOCALIPSIS by Feid
• LAS LETRAS YA NO IMPORTAN by Residente
• att. by Young Miko

59. Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

• Compita del Destino by El David Aguilar
• Pa' Tu Cuerpa by Cimafunk
• Autopoiética by Mon Laferte
• GRASA by NATHY PELUSO
• ¿Quién trae las cornetas? by Rawayana

60. Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)

• Diamantes by Chiquis
• Boca Chueca, Vol. 1 by Carín León
• ÉXODO by Peso Pluma
• De Lejitos by Jessi Uribe

61. Best Tropical Latin Album

• MUEVENSE by Marc Anthony
• Bailar by Sheila E.
• Radio Güira by Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
• Alma, Corazón y Salsa (Live at Gran Teatro Nacional) by Tony Succar, Mimy Succar
• Vacilón Santiaguero by Kiki Valera

62. Best Global Music Performance

• “Raat Ki Rani” by Arooj Aftab
• “A Rock Somewhere” by Jacob Collier feat. Anoushka Shankar & Varijashree Venugopal
• “Rise” by Rocky Dawuni
• “Bemba Colorá” by Sheila E. feat. Gloria Estefan & Mimy Succar
• “Sunlight To My Soul” by Angélique Kidjo feat. Soweto Gospel Choir
• “Kashira” by Masa Takumi feat. Ron Korb, Noshir Mody & Dale Edward Chung

63. Best African Music Performance

• “Tomorrow” by Yemi Alade
• “MMS” by Asake & Wizkid
• “Sensational” by Chris Brown feat. Davido & Lojay
• “Higher” by Burna Boy
• “Love Me JeJe” by Tems

64. Best Global Music Album

• Alkebulan II by Matt B feat. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
• Paisajes by Ciro Hurtado
• Heis by Rema
• Historias De Un Flamenco by Antonio Rey
• Born In The Wild by Tems

65. Best Reggae Album

• Take It Easy by Collie Buddz
• Party With Me by Vybz Kartel
• Never Gets Late Here by Shenseea
• Bob Marley: One Love - Music Inspired By The Film (Deluxe) (Various Artists)
• Evolution by The Wailers

66. Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album

• Break Of Dawn by Ricky Kej
• Triveni by Wouter Kellerman, Éru Matsumoto & Chandrika Tandon
• Visions Of Sounds De Luxe by Chris Redding
• Opus by Ryuichi Sakamoto
• Chapter II: How Dark It Is Before Dawn by Anoushka Shankar
• Warriors Of Light by Radhika Vekaria

67. Best Children's Music Album

• Brillo, Brillo! by Lucky Diaz And The Family Jam Band
• Creciendo by Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats
• My Favorite Dream by John Legend
• Solid Rock Revival by Rock For ChildrenWorld Wide Playdate by Divinity Roxx and Divi Roxx Kids

68. Best Comedy Album

• Armageddon by Ricky Gervais
• The Dreamer by Dave Chappelle
• The Prisoner by Jim Gaffigan
• Someday You'll Die by Nikki Glaser
• Where Was I by Trevor Noah

69. Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording

• All You Need Is Love: The Beatles In Their Own Words – Guy Oldfield, producer
• …And Your Ass Will Follow – George Clinton
• Behind The Seams: My Life In Rhinestones – Dolly Parton
• Last Sundays In Plains: A Centennial Celebration – Jimmy Carter
• My Name Is Barbra – Barbra Streisand

70. Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

• The Color Purple (Various Artists)
• Deadpool & Wolverine (Various Artists)
• Maestro: Music by Leonard Bernstein –London Symphony Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Bradley Cooper
• Saltburn (Various Artists)
• Twisters: The Album (Various Artists)

71. Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)

• American Fiction – Laura Karpman, composer
• Challengers – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers
• The Color Purple – Kris Bowers, composer
• Dune: Part Two – Hans Zimmer, composer
• Shōgun – Nick Chuba, Atticus Ross & Leopold Ross, composers

72. Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media

• Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora – Pinar Toprak, composer
• God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla – Bear McCreary, composer
• Marvel's Spider-Man 2 – John Paesano, composer
• Star Wars Outlaws – Wilbert Roget, II, composer
• Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord – Winifred Phillips, composer

73. Best Song Written For Visual Media

• “Ain't No Love In Oklahoma” [from Twisters: The Album] – Jessi Alexander, Luke Combs & Jonathan Singleton, songwriters (Luke Combs)
• “Better Place” [from TROLLS Band Together] – Amy Allen, Shellback & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (*NSYNC & Justin Timberlake)
• “Can't Catch Me Now” [from The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes] – Daniel Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo, songwriters (Olivia Rodrigo)
• “It Never Went Away” [from American Symphony] – Jon Batiste & Dan Wilson, songwriters (Jon Batiste)
• “Love Will Survive” [from The Tattooist of Auschwitz] – Walter Afanasieff, Charlie Midnight, Kara Talve & Hans Zimmer, songwriters (Barbra Streisand)

74. Best Music Video

• “Tailor Swif” by A$AP Rocky; Vania Heymann & Gal Muggia, video directors
• “360” by Charli xcx; Aidan Zamiri, video director; Jami Arceo & Evan Thicke, video producers
• “Houdini” by Eminem; Rich Lee, video director; Kathy Angstadt, Lisa Arianna & Justin Diener, video producers
• “Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar; Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar, video directors; Jack Begert, Sam Canter & Jamie Rabineau, video producers
• “Fortnight” by Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone; Taylor Swift, video director; Jil Hardin, video producer

75. Best Music Film

• American Symphony (Jon Batiste) – Matthew Heineman, video director; Lauren Domino, Matthew Heineman & Joedan Okun, video producers
• June (June Carter Cash) – Kristen Vaurio, video director; Josh Matas, Sarah Olson, Jason Owen, Mary Robertson & Kristen Vaurio, video producers
• Kings From Queens (Run DMC) – Kirk Fraser, video director; William H. Masterson III, video producer
• Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple (Steven Van Zandt) – Bill Teck, video director; Robert Cotto, David Fisher & Bill Teck, video producers
• The Greatest Night In Pop (Various Artists) – Bao Nguyen, video director; Bruce Eskowitz, George Hencken, Larry Klein, Julia Nottingham, Lionel Richie & Harriet Sternberg, video producers

76. Best Recording Package

• The Avett Brothers – Jonny Black & Giorgia Sage, art directors (The Avett Brothers)
• Baker Hotel – Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (William Clark Green)
• BRAT – Brent David Freaney & Imogene Strauss, art directors (Charli xcx)
• F-1 Trillion – Archie Lee Coates IV, Jeffrey Franklin, Blossom Liu, Kylie McMahon & Ana Cecilia Thompson Motta, art directors (Post Malone)
• Hounds Of Love The Baskerville Edition – Kate Bush & Albert McIntosh, art directors (Kate Bush)
• Jug Band Millionaire – Andrew Wong & Julie Yeh, art directors (The Muddy Basin Ramblers)
• Pregnancy, Breakdown, And Disease – Lee Pei-Tzu, art director (iWhoiWhoo)

77. Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

• Half Living Things – Patrick Galvin, art director (Alpha Wolf)
• Hounds Of Love The Boxes Of Lost At Sea – Kate Bush & Albert McIntosh, art directors (Kate Bush)
• In Utero – Doug Cunningham & Jason Noto, art directors (Nirvana)
• Mind Games – Simon Hilton & Sean Ono Lennon, art directors (John Lennon)
• Unsuk Chin – Takahiro Kurashima & Marek Polewski, art directors (Unsuk Chin & Berliner Philharmoniker)
• We Blame Chicago – Rebeka Arce & Farbod Kokabi, art directors (90 Day Men)

78. Best Album Notes

• After Midnight – Tim Brooks, album notes writer (Ford Dabney's Syncopated Orchestras)
• The Carnegie Hall Concert – Lauren Du Graf, album notes writer (Alice Coltrane)
• Centennial – Ricky Riccardi, album notes writer (King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band & Various Artists)
• John Culshaw - The Art Of The Producer - The Early Years 1948-55 – Dominic Fyfe, album notes writer (John Culshaw)
• SONtrack Original De La Película "Al Son De Beno" – Josh Kun, album notes writer (Various Artists)

79. Best Historical Album

• Centennial – Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band And Various Artists)
• Diamonds And Pearls: Super Deluxe Edition – Charles F. Spicer, Jr. & Duane Tudahl, compilation producers; Brad Blackwood & Bernie Grundman, mastering engineers (Prince & The New Power Generation)
• Paul Robeson – Voice of Freedom: His Complete Columbia, RCA, HMV, and Victor Recordings – Tom Laskey & Robert Russ, compilation producers; Nancy Conforti & Andreas K. Meyer, mastering engineers (Paul Robeson)
• Pepito Y Paquito – Pepe De Lucía & Javier Doria, compilation producers; Jesús Bola, mastering engineer (Pepe De Lucía And Paco De Lucía)
• The Sound Of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording - Super Deluxe Edition) – Mike Matessino & Mark Piro, compilation producers; Steve Genewick & Mike Matessino, mastering engineers (Rodgers & Hammerstein & Julie Andrews)

80. Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

• Algorithm – Dernst Emile II, Michael B. Hunter, Stephan Johnson, Rachel Keen, John Kercy, Charles Moniz & Todd Robinson, engineers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer (Lucky Daye)
• Cyan Blue – Jack Emblem, Jack Rochon & Charlotte Day Wilson, engineers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer (Charlotte Day Wilson)
• Deeper Well – Craig Alvin, Shawn Everett, Mai Leisz, Todd Lombardo, John Rooney, Konrad Snyder & Daniel Tashian, engineers; Greg Calbi, mastering engineer (Kacey Musgraves)
• empathogen – Beatriz Artola, Zach Brown, Oscar Cornejo, Chris Greatti & Mitch McCarthy, engineers; Joe La Porta, mastering engineer (WILLOW)i/o – Tchad Blake, Oli Jacobs, Katie May & Dom Shaw, engineers; Matt Colton, mastering engineer (Peter Gabriel)
• Short n' Sweet – Bryce Bordone, Julian Bunetta, Serban Ghenea, Jeff Gunnell, Oli Jacobs, Ian Kirkpatrick, Jack Manning, Manny Marroquin, John Ryan & Laura Sisk, engineers; Nathan Dantzler & Ruairi O'Flaherty, mastering engineers (Sabrina Carpenter)

81. Best Engineered Album, Classical

• Adams: Girls Of The Golden West – Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers; Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineers (John Adams, Daniela Mack, Ryan McKinny, Paul Appleby, Hye Jung Lee, Elliot Madore, Julia Bullock, Davóne Tines, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale)
• Andres: The Blind Banister – Silas Brown, Doron Schachter & Michael Schwartz, engineers; Matt Colton, mastering engineer (Andrew Cyr, Inbal Segev & Metropolis Ensemble)
• Bruckner: Symphony No. 7; Bates: Resurrexit – Mark Donahue & John Newton, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
• Clear Voices In The Dark – Daniel Shores, engineer; Daniel Shores, mastering engineer (Matthew Guard & Skylark Vocal Ensemble)
• Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina – Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers; Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineers (Gustavo Dudamel, María Dueñas, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale)

82. Producer Of The Year, Classical

• Erica Brenner
• Christoph Franke
• Morten Lindberg
• Dmitriy Lipay
• Elaine Martone
• Dirk Sobotka

83. Best Immersive Audio Album

• Avalon – Bob Clearmountain, immersive mix engineer; Rhett Davies & Bryan Ferry, immersive producers (Roxy Music)
• Genius Loves Company – Michael Romanowski, Eric Schilling & Herbert Waltl, immersive mix engineers; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; John Burk, immersive producer (Ray Charles With Various Artists)
• Henning Sommerro: Borders – Morten Lindberg, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive producer (Trondheim Symphony Orchestra)
• i/o (In-Side Mix) – Hans-Martin Buff, immersive mix engineer; Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel & Richard Russell, immersive producers (Peter Gabriel)
• Pax – Morten Lindberg, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive producer (Ensemble 96 & Current Saxophone Quartet)

84. Best Instrumental Composition

• At Last – Shelton G. Berg, composer (Shelly Berg)
• Communion – Christopher Zuar, composer (Christopher Zuar Orchestra)
• “I Swear, I Really Wanted To Make A "Rap" Album But This Is Literally The Way The Wind Blew Me This Time” – André 3000, Surya Botofasina, Nate Mercereau & Carlos Niño, composers (André 3000)
• “Remembrance” – Chick Corea, composer (Chick Corea & Béla Fleck)
• Strands – Pascal Le Boeuf, composer (Akropolis Reed Quintet, Pascal Le Boeuf & Christian Euman)

85. Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

• “Baby Elephant Walk – Encore” – Michael League, arranger (Snarky Puppy)
• “Bridge Over Troubled Water” – Jacob Collier, Tori Kelly & John Legend, arrangers (Jacob Collier feat. John Legend & Tori Kelly)
• “Rhapsody In Blue(Grass)” – Béla Fleck & Ferde Grofé, arrangers (Béla Fleck feat. Michael Cleveland, Sierra Hull, Justin Moses, Mark Schatz & Bryan Sutton)
• “Rose Without The Thorns” – Erin Bentlage, Alexander Lloyd Blake, Scott Hoying, A.J. Sealy & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (Scott Hoying feat. säje & Tonality)
• “Silent Night” – Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (säje)

86. Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

• “Alma” – Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johanye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (säje feat. Regina Carter)
• “Always Come Back” – Matt Jones, arranger (John Legend)
• “b i g f e e l i n g s” – Willow, arranger (WILLOW)
• “Last Surprise” (from Persona 5) – Charlie Rosen & Jake Silverman, arrangers (The 8-Bit Big Band feat. Jonah Nilsson & Button Masher)
• “The Sound Of Silence” – Cody Fry, arranger (Cody Fry feat. Sleeping At Last)

87. Best Orchestral Performance

• Adams: City Noir, Fearful Symmetries & Lola Montez Does The Spider Dance – Marin Alsop, conductor (ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra)
• Kodály: Háry János Suite; Summer Evening & Symphony In C Major – JoAnn Falletta, conductor (Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
• Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina – Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
• Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Rakastava, & Lemminkäinen – Susanna Mälkki, conductor (Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra)
• Stravinsky: The Firebird – Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)

88. Best Opera Recording

• Adams: Girls Of The Golden West – John Adams, conductor; Paul Appleby, Julia Bullock, Hye Jung Lee, Daniela Mack, Elliot Madore, Ryan McKinny & Davóne Tines; Dmitriy Lipay, producer (Los Angeles Philharmonic; Los Angeles Master Chorale)
• Catán: Florencia En El Amazonas – Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Mario Chang, Michael Chioldi, Greer Grimsley, Nancy Fabiola Herrera, Mattia Olivieri, Ailyn Pérez & Gabriella Reyes; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
• Moravec: The Shining – Gerard Schwarz, conductor; Tristan Hallett, Kelly Kaduce & Edward Parks; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (Kansas City Symphony; Lyric Opera Of Kansas City Chorus)
• Puts: The Hours – Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Joyce DiDonato, Renée Fleming & Kelli O'Hara; David Frost, producer (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
• Saariaho: Adriana Mater – Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Fleur Barron, Axelle Fanyo, Nicholas Phan & Christopher Purves; Jason O’Connell, producer (San Francisco Symphony; San Francisco Symphony Chorus; Timo Kurkikangas)

89. Best Choral Performance

• Clear Voices In The Dark – Matthew Guard, conductor (Carrie Cheron, Nathan Hodgson, Helen Karloski & Clare McNamara; Skylark Vocal Ensemble)
• A Dream So Bright - Choral Music Of Jake Runestad – Eric Holtan, conductor (Jeffrey Biegel; True Concord Orchestra; True Concord Voices)
• Handel: Israel In Egypt – Jeannette Sorrell, conductor (Margaret Carpenter Haigh, Daniel Moody, Molly Netter, Jacob Perry & Edward Vogel; Apollo's Fire; Apollo's Singers)
• Ochre – Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)
• Sheehan: Akathist – Elaine Kelly, conductor; Melissa Attebury, Stephen Sands & Benedict Sheehan, chorus masters (Elizabeth Bates, Paul D'Arcy, Tynan Davis, Aine Hakamatsuka, Steven Hrycelak, Helen Karloski, Enrico Lagasca, Edmund Milly, Fotina Naumenko, Neil Netherly, Timothy Parsons, Stephen Sands, Miriam Sheehan & Pamela Terry; Novus NY; Artefact Ensemble, The Choir Of Trinity Wall Street, Downtown Voices & Trinity Youth Chorus)

90. Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

• Adams, J.L.: Waves & Particles by JACK Quartet
• Beethoven For Three: Symphony No. 4 And Op. 97, 'Archduke’ by Yo-Yo Ma, Leonidas Kavakos & Emanuel Ax
• Cerrone: Beaufort Scales by Beth Willer, Christopher Cerrone & Lorelei EnsembleHome by Miró Quartet
• Rectangles And Circumstance by Caroline Shaw & Sō Percussion

91. Best Classical Instrumental Solo

• Akiho: Longing by Andy Akiho
• Bach: Goldberg Variations by Víkingur Ólafsson
• Eastman: The Holy Presence Of Joan D'Arc by Seth Parker Woods; Christopher Rountree, conductor (Wild Up)
• Entourer by Mak Grgić (Ensemble Dissonance)
• Perry: Concerto For Violin & Orchestra by Curtis Stewart; James Blachly, conductor (Experiential Orchestra)

92. Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

• Beyond The Years - Unpublished Songs Of Florence Price – Karen Slack, soloist; Michelle Cann, pianist
• A Change Is Gonna Come – Nicholas Phan, soloist; Palaver Strings, ensembles
• Newman: Bespoke Songs – Fotina Naumenko, soloist; Marika Bournaki, pianist (Nadège Foofat; Julietta Curenton, Colin Davin, Mark Edwards, Nadia Pessoa, Timothy Roberts, Ryan Romine, Akemi Takayama, Karlyn Viña & Garrick Zoeter)
• Show Me The Way – Will Liverman, soloist; Jonathan King, pianist
• Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder – Joyce DiDonato, soloist; Maxim Emelyanychev, conductor (Il Pomo d'Oro)

93. Best Classical Compendium

• Akiho: BeLonging – Andy Akiho & Imani Winds; Andy Akiho, Sean Dixon & Mark Dover, producers
• American Counterpoints – Curtis Stewart; James Blachly, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer
• Foss: Symphony No. 1; Renaissance Concerto; Three American Pieces; Ode – JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Bernd Gottinger, producer
• Mythologies II – Sangeeta Kaur, Omar Najmi, Hilá Plitmann, Robert Thies & Danaë Xanthe Vlasse; Michael Shapiro, conductor; Jeff Atmajian, Emilio D. Miler, Hai Nguyen, Robert Thies, Danaë Xanthe Vlasse & Kitt Wakeley, producers
• Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina – Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Dmitriy Lipay, producer

94. Best Contemporary Classical Composition

• Casarrubios: Seven For Solo Cello – Andrea Casarrubios, composer (Andrea Casarrubios)
• Coleman: Revelry – Valerie Coleman, composer (Decoda)
• Lang: Composition As Explanation – David Lang, composer (Eighth Blackbird)
• Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina – Gabriela Ortiz, composer (Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale)
• Saariaho: Adriana Mater – Kaija Saariaho, composer (Esa-Pekka Salonen, Fleur Barron, Nicholas Phan, Christopher Purves, Axelle Fanyo, San Francisco Symphony Chorus & Orchestra)

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The First United Methodist Church has been in its ornate home in Pasadena for 101 years. For about 10 years, it has also been the home of a satellite location of the Islamic Center of Southern California, a large mosque in the downtown area. And for a little over a year, the Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center has also used space at the Colorado Boulevard church. The congregation lost their worship space to the Eaton Fire in January 2025.

That means that First United Methodist Church in Pasadena is today the site of bar mitzvahs and Shabbat services, iftar meals and Friday prayers and Christian Holy Week services.

Sometimes, within hours of each other.

“I'm not aware of any other church in the country that has all three Abrahamic faiths worshiping under one roof. It's pretty phenomenal,” said Pastor Amy Aitken of the First United Methodist Church.

The three congregations are using the church at a time when religion is an inescapable fact in conflicts around the world. Global tensions in Israel, the Palestinian territories and Iran are hitting close to home for communities with ties to the region. And in America, President Donald Trump is in a war of words with an unlikely combatant: the pope.

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But Aitken views First United Methodist as “an island of hope and grace in the middle of a world that is really divided.”

“We're offering a place for people to gather, to worship, to connect, to be in community with one another,” Aitken said. “We don't have to agree on everything, and we come from different worldviews, and that's OK.”

I recently attended Friday prayers, Shabbat and Easter Sunday service at First United Methodist — and found quite a bit more common ground than you might expect.

Friday, April 3: Assalamu Alaykum

12:30 p.m.

People are streaming into a church hall on the First United Methodist campus through a side entrance.

Rizwan Bhatti, a doctor and volunteer who helps manage the mosque’s partnership with the church, pulls out colorful woven mats from a supply closet and lays them on the gray carpeted floor.

Two large wooden crosses hang on the wall at the front of the room, but the orientation is about to change. As people take their places and lay out their thick prayer mats, they face the back of the room — east, toward Mecca.

Muslim women listen to the Friday Jummah sermon in a church hall at First United Methodist in Pasadena.

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“ Honestly, it's the second best place that you could pray in,” Farah Bhatti said about the church hall, “because there's a spiritual feeling here, no matter what faith it originates from.”

Aitken said the previous pastor at the church had lived in the Palestinian territories for about 10 years and had deep ties to the Muslim community. When Rizwan Bhatti, who was connected with some of the parishioners, asked if the church had space for the Muslims to worship on Fridays, the pastor was determined to make it happen.

Mohamad Saleh Kholaki and Rizwan Bhatti.

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Mohamad Saleh Kholaki, a dentist who also serves as the khatib or imam on some Fridays, said the congregation is “lucky enough to have this location.”

“It serves a lot of community members that live around this area and their businesses around this area instead of going to the downtown,” he said.

And he said, the congregations haven’t had to compromise any aspects of their faiths. Kholaki said the Muslim congregation acknowledges Methodist Christian celebrations and that in turn is also reciprocated.

1:15 p.m.

After the call to prayer, Kholaki begins his sermon. Being Muslim, he says, is all-encompassing.

 ”If we deal with others when they show us some aggression with kindness and we smile and wave it off, I think we'll be in a better shape,” he says.

“ The act of transformation of discipline from Islamic teachings into regular life is the key word here,” Kholaki continues. “We have to transform ourselves from the time where we are on the rug to pray into regular life, to transfer that attitude to public.”

Muslim Jummah prayers at Pasadena's First United Methodist Church.

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After the sermon, the congregation faces Mecca and turns to the left and right. “Assalamualaikum warahmatullah,” they say — may the peace of God be with you.

Then, the worshipers neatly fold their mats and clear the space.

In two days’ time, tables will be set out in this hall for an Easter lunch.

5 p.m.

The church parking lot looks very different on Friday evening compared with this afternoon. Gone are the people with hijabs and fezzes.

Now, staffers from the Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center pin kippahs to their heads and help transform a chapel at First United Methodist into a temporary Jewish prayer space.

Kippahs are ready for worshipers.

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They wheel a wooden ark from a storage room through the church’s courtyard, passing the Fellowship Hall where Muslims prayed earlier, into the chapel. A cross on a stand is put away. The organ is pushed to a corner.

The ark is then set up in the front of the chapel and prayer scrolls laid out. Soft dark blue fabric lines the ark, and it is opened during specific times of the service. A table is set up for the rabbi and cantor. Members of the band are setting up their instruments and sound system.

7 p.m.

Hanging above the altar, an ornate lamp emits a red glow. The light in the chapel is called the perpetual light: For the Methodist congregation, it signifies God's everlasting presence with us.

It reminds Lawrence Harris, a member of the congregation of the ner tamid, or eternal light, which is found in all synagogues.

 ”When you walk into any synagogue, there's the feeling of the light of God,” Harris said. “And it's wonderful that they have here in the church the same symbolic light, whether it's the same God, it's just practiced slightly differently.”

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Using the church as a temporary home for the temple, Harris said, has allowed him to reflect on the connections between Christianity and Judaism. And it has forced this congregation out of their cocoons.

This reporting trip has forced me out of my cocoon too. I am Muslim and wear a hijab. I’m also a radio reporter, carrying bulky recording equipment, a phone for pictures and backup sound and a notebook. Out of respect for Jewish practice, I put the tools of my trade away and become an observer.

That allows me to really listen and understand the prayers being sung. The rabbi and cantor begin by praising and thanking God. Then they ask for blessings for children and safety in this world. And because it is Passover, Rabbi Josh Ratner recounts the story of the Exodus, how Moses led the Israelites through the Red Sea to the promised land.

The echoes with that afternoon’s prayers praising God and asking for guidance are clear.

8:30 p.m. 

When the service ends, the rabbi and cantor lead the congregation into a small room, which years ago served as the Muslim prayer space, for a simple Passover observance with matzo crackers and grape juice.

And as the congregation begins to clear out, staffers restart the dance to put the ark, prayer books and tables back in storage. The cross is returned to its place and the chapel transforms back into a Christian worship space.

Saturday, April 4: Shabbat Shalom

6:30 p.m.

How do you know when Shabbat is over?

Some say it’s when you see three stars in the sky. Others say it can be planets and stars.

I chuckle a little inside: It’s a similar predicament for Muslims determining the end of Ramadan — some rely on calculations; others say you have to see the new moon.

Emily Catalano, assistant director of youth engagement and education, leads worshipers in Havdalah to mark the end of Shabbat.

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As the sky darkens on Saturday evening at a private ceremony at a home in Arcadia, the congregants of the Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center gather in a circle, link arms and sing “Blessed are You, God, our Lord, King of the universe, Creator of the fruit of the vine.”

With the sabbath over, Stacey Miller, a member of the congregation, reflects on practicing Judaism in a Christian church.

 ”What I find so easy about going to a church, though I still call it my temple, is that the Jesus that is up at this beautiful First United Methodist church in Pasadena is very abstract,” she said. “I don't feel like I'm looking at Jesus the Savior while I'm doing all my prayers with Moses.”

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The group of about 20 then settle in front of a projector to watch The Prince of Egypt, armed guards keeping watch outside.

That’s the reality of being Jewish in America right now, said Stuart Miller, a physician and Stacey Miller’s husband.

“ We call it a Jewish tax because we have an added expense of security,” he said.

Rising antisemitism has led local chapters of the Jewish Federation to partner to offer security at temples and other community spaces across Southern California.

The presence of armed guards at First United Methodist was unnerving at first, said Aitken, the Methodist pastor. It also helped teach empathy, she said.

 ”It's been a sobering teaching moment for our congregation as well to kind of see that,” she said.

Sunday, April 5: The peace of Christ be with you

9:30 a.m. 

The main sanctuary at First United Methodist is bathed in colorful light from huge stained glass windows. I watch from the balcony as parishioners come in wearing soft pastels on Christianity’s most important day. They are celebrating Easter after observing the solemn Maundy Thursday, which marks the Last Supper, and Good Friday, commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

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Aitken said I was welcome to use my recording equipment and phone, but wanting to immerse myself again, I place it all on the pew.

The hymn “Christ the Lord is Risen Today” echoes through the church, and the joy people feel after the solemn week is palpable.

“The peace of Christ be with you,” they say, hugging.

In her sermon, Aitken draws out the similarities between Christ’s resurrection and the message of Passover.

The Exodus, she says, “is a story of liberation, and it is, of course, the story that is at the crux of Judaism — the sense that God comes, that God redeems, that God sees suffering, injustice and despair, and God intervenes to bring people freedom.”

Similarly with Easter — the celebration of Jesus’ resurrection after his crucifixion and death.

“ No matter how dark the tombs of despair and sorrow are in the world, we follow a Risen Christ, one who comes to bring into the world a new story, a story of a world transformed by the power of love.”

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10:30 a.m.

As I sit in the pew reflecting on the weekend, I think back to Kholaki’s sermon at Friday Jummah prayers — about transforming ourselves not just “on this rug to pray,” but also out in the world.

Cantor Ruth Berman Harris of the Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center had the same thought.

 ”For Judaism I am very concerned with finding a path, a bridge between what we do when we are at synagogue and what we do when we leave the synagogue,” she told LAist in an interview.

Rabbi Josh Ratner added,  ”How do we make it so it's not just empty words that we're saying, but for words to live by?”

Aitken and her congregation see welcoming their Muslim and Jewish neighbors as living their faith.

“ We don't view this as anything heroic,” she said. “We are blessed with incredible buildings and beautiful sacred spaces. We are grateful to be able to use them in ways that I don't think our founders quite imagined, but that are perfectly fitting with the way the church understands its mission now.”

The jacaranda trees are blooming (a little early); the three-acre rose garden at The Huntington is in full bloom too; and Jazz at LACMA is about to start …

It's springtime in Southern California!

That also means it’s time to do a little planning for your next Southern California museum visit — so you can not only see some art, but also enjoy a free live music performance.

Music in the Rose Garden at The Huntington

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The Huntington’s Music in the Rose Garden live music performance series is already underway. The series is in partnership with the Pasadena Conservatory of Music, and now is a great time to go and see the more than 1,300 varieties of roses in full bloom in the San Marino garden that dates back to 1908.

On Monday afternoons from 1 to 3 p.m. (through June 8) a different Pasadena Conservatory performer or duo plays instruments including piano, violin, accordion, cello and guitar.

Music in the Rose Garden performances are free, with paid admission to The Huntington or an annual membership. The series also returns in the fall.

An insider tip, especially for those visiting with kids (who get free admission if they’re under 4-years-old): keep an eye out for the rose garden’s fairy door.

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The 35th season of Jazz at LACMA kicks off on Friday, May 1 and runs through October. The first performance this year is by vocalist and composer Michelle Coltrane, the daughter of jazz legends John and Alice Coltrane, as part of a celebration of the 100th anniversary of her father’s birth.

The live performances take place from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Smidt Welcome Plaza, next to the Instagram-famous “Urban Light” installation of 200+ antique street lamps.

The free jazz nights at LACMA don’t require admission to the museum, but if you do also want to visit the museum, admission is free for L.A. County residents from 3 to 6 p.m. on weekdays (including Friday).

If you’re looking to check out LACMA’s newly unveiled David Geffen museum galleries, you’ll need to be a member to enter on May 1. The next Friday opportunity for non-members is May 8.

Off the 405 concerts at The Getty

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The Getty Center’s nighttime Off the 405 summer concert series kicks off on Saturday, May 30 with a performance by blues poet, vocalist and composer aja monet. Other artists in the series include South Korean pop band and electronic musician Laurel Halo.

The “Off the 405” performance series is free, but does require an online reservation. Reservations for the aja monet performance will be available beginning May 7 and about three weeks ahead of each of the following performances (which run through August 22).

Also, admission to the Getty Center is free, but there is a fee ($15-25) for parking before 6 p.m. on Saturdays.

Golden Hour: Music in the Garden at the Norton Simon Museum

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The Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena offers free live music in its newly renovated sculpture garden on select Fridays from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., beginning this year May 26 and running through August.

The performances are programmed by bassist and composer Masatoshi Sato and feature a range of musical styles. They’re free with admission to the Norton Simon Museum, which is $20 for adults and free for students and people 18 and under. Admission is free for all on the first Friday of every month from 4 to 7 p.m.

This story first appeared on The LA Local.

After widespread reports last year of immigration agents interfering with patient care and privacy at local hospitals, Los Angeles County now has a policy that asserts the rights of detained patients and instructs county public hospital staff on how to handle the ICE agents that accompany them. 

The policy, which went into effect in March, clarifies that patients brought in by civil law enforcement officers, including immigration agents, have the right to communicate with family members, legal counsel and advocates. Implemented by the LA County Department of Health Services, the policy has been described as a “new gold standard of care” meant to safeguard patient rights as hospitals navigate an influx of federal immigration raids.

There’s one problem, though: Hardly anyone knows about it. 

To physicians and advocates with the People’s Care Collective, a network of health care workers and organizers, this policy marks a major shift in how hospitals handle patients in immigration custody. But they said awareness of it has been lacking within the health care system, even though the Department of Health Services said the policy has been shared with staff. 

“The vast majority of the [LA County Department of Health Services] workforce, which is the second largest health care system in the country — second only to NYC — is unaware of this policy, unaware of all of the rights of their patients under this policy, and how the policy empowers health care workers to protect these rights,” said a Department of Health Services physician who is a member of the People’s Care Collective. The doctor asked to speak anonymously due to fear of retaliation.

The policy follows a Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors directive requiring the Department of Health Services to develop guidelines allowing patients detained by immigration authorities to authorize the release of information to family, counsel and government representatives. 

The policy also:

• Instructs staff to ask agents to remain outside of a patient’s room at all times, absent safety concerns
• Forbids unnecessary restraints, or shackling, of patients
• Requires agents to remain in public areas of the hospital unless they have a judicial warrant
• Requires agents to “remain identifiable at all times”
• Prohibits agents from acting as interpreters or surrogate decision-makers for detained patients
• Instructs staff not to physically interfere with ICE agents or assist a patient in hiding or fleeing
• Prohibits discharging the patient back into immigration custody “until custody is confirmed as lawful and documented.”

You can read the full policy here. 

These new guidelines only apply to public health care facilities and not private hospitals such as Adventist White Memorial in Boyle Heights, where doctors last year reported ICE agents violating the privacy rights of detained patients and prohibiting contact with patients’ family members. 

This article was published in collaboration with LAist.

People’s Care Collective members say they hope private health care facilities adopt similar measures — and they may have to if the state legislature passes several bills making their way through the legislature. But first, the members say, an education campaign is crucial to inform hospital workers and the public at large about the new guidelines.

“Being upfront about this really can set the precedent for places across the country to follow suit,” the LA County Department of Health Services physician said. “It’s our patients’ rights to know these rights. If we really care as a county that wants to live by our values [of caring] about all of its residents, including immigrant residents and folks who are being targeted by ICE, we need to walk the walk.”

The physician said members of the collective, who were aware of the Board of Supervisors’ directive, learned about the policy’s implementation last month only after searching through the Department of Health Services’ internal website. The department officially announced the policy a few days later by summarizing key points through email, according to the physician.

“The majority of health care workers are only going to know about the policy to the extent that is shared with them … and are not going to have the time and capacity to be digging deep into this internal website, finding the policy, reading it through [and] understanding it,” the physician said.

While health care facilities may fear retaliation by the Trump administration for being vocal about the rights of patients and immigrants, the physician said the Department of Health Services should “model the bravery and integrity” that its workforce has embodied since the beginning of the raids.

“These rights are not up for negotiation. They’re not flexible pending political circumstances,” the physician said.

A statement provided by the Department of Health Services said the policy is accessible to staff through a workforce portal, adding that a “guidance tool” has been distributed.

“We have also taken proactive steps to communicate this specific policy to all staff, supervisors, and managers through multiple internal channels, including all staff emails, hospital newsletters,” the statement said.

None of the hospitals or medical centers operated by LA Health Services have received a patient under civil custody, including ICE detention, since January 2026, according to the department.

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Rebecca Trotzky-Sirr, a physician at LA General who has worked closely with patients in criminal custody, said hospitals across the country were caught off guard when the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration tactics led to an influx of patients brought in by ICE for emergency care. Many hospitals, including LA General, have clear protocols for handling patients in criminal detention, for example, after being arrested by a police officer. 

But most patients accompanied by ICE are civil, not criminal detainees.

“It took a long time for people to understand that,” she said. Trotzky-Sirr spoke with LAist as an individual physician, not on behalf of the Department of Health Services or LA General. 

Initially, she said, many health care workers assumed ICE had the same authority as criminal law enforcement agencies in medical settings to take precautions like restricting a patient’s communications.

“But that’s not what we should do," she said. "That’s not what we’re legally obligated to do.”

Plus, Trotzky-Sirr said, hospital staff, like anyone, might feel intimidated by a masked, armed agent.

“It’s hard to stand up confidently to someone with a gun,” she said. 

But staff members’ deference to the demands of federal immigration agents over patients’ rights  has been slowly changing, the doctor said, as more staff become educated on policies for handling detained patients, and especially, the difference between patients in civil custody versus criminal custody. Most patients who have been apprehended by ICE are civil, not criminal detainees.

“It took a long time for people to understand that,” the doctor said.

To Henry Perez, executive director of InnerCity Struggle, the county can strengthen awareness by working with organizations “with deep roots in the community.”

Perez, who has been involved in community efforts to protect patient rights at White Memorial, thinks of the county’s outreach work around housing and renters’ rights, partnering with organizations like Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, Public Counsel and InnerCity Struggle. 

“There is a roadmap … and the county needs to reproduce that template that they already know how to do,” Perez said. “Just as housing is a critical issue in the community, so are immigrant rights and protections.

“A policy is only as good and as strong as its implementation and enforcement.”

Some Southern California legislators are trying to safeguard the rights of detained patients at the state level. State Sen. Caroline Menjivar, who represents Burbank and the San Fernando Valley, authored a bill, SB 915, that would, among other measures, prohibit immigration officers from remaining at a patient’s bedside unless there’s a credible risk of harm, or the officer has a valid judicial warrant.

A second bill, SB 1323, authored by state Sen. Susan Rubio, whose district stretches from El Monte to Ontario, would require hospital staff to immediately notify management when immigration agents show up. It would also require hospital management to instruct staff on how to respond to a detained patient’s request to notify family of their whereabouts. 

Both bills would apply to all health care entities in California, both public and private. 

The Department of Homeland Security did not respond to a request for comment by publication time. This story will be updated if a response is received.

What screams Thai more than pad Thai? Nothing. And on Sunday, the utilitarian stir-fried noodles will be the main character in an attempt to break a Guinness World Record.

The challenge? To serve and sell 1,200 plates of the stuff in 60 minutes. The headline-grabbing gambit is part of 17th Thai New Year Festival happening Sunday in Hollywood Thai Town.

Chinnakrit Soonthornwan (he said you can just call him Oak) came up with the idea to break the old Guinness record of around 1,000 plates. As of Thursday, the team already has received about 700 orders from participants.

 "I think it [is] very possible," Oak said of their chances to make history.  "It is going to be epic."

Also epic is the setting of this record-breaking attempt.

"It's all outside," Oak said. " There will be 35 restaurants working at the same time with big woks — like, gigantic woks."

Not to mention the 1,200 (or more) people chowing down on said noodles.

Pad Thai wasn't the first dish of choice. The team first landed on mango sticky rice.

"It seemed like everyone can eat it. It's vegan," he said.

But the popular dessert is difficult to make, and Oak added,  "It's Thai, but the name is not Thai."

Again, what screams Thai cuisine more than pad Thai?

"This is Thai. This is how we do it together," he said. "This is how we do world history."

Oak is also a co-founder of DS Night Market, a weekly Thai gathering proffering music and food taking place in Chinatown for the past couple years. He said his team has been regular attendees of the New Year festival and those born-and-raised in Thai Town have always wanted to help out.

"And we were like, 'We not gonna do something like they had done for 16 years,'" Oak said. "So we pitched them the pad Thai world record thing."

The bigger goal is to shed a spotlight on the community and to support the mom-and-pops. The pad Thai challenge is just one of the highlights. The all-day Sunday New Year celebration includes  five stages focusing on food, music, a beer garden and even boxing.

"We want to drive the business sales and bring more good vibes to Thai business owners," he said.