The Brief

The complete list of nominees and winners presented at the 67th Grammy Awards Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, is below. Winners are noted in bold below.

Beyoncé led all artists this year with 11 nominations. She was up for album of the year for Cowboy Carter as well as song and record of the year for "Texas Hold 'Em." Other major nominees included Chappell Roan, Charli xcx, Sabrina Carpenter, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, Post Malone and Taylor Swift. Roan and Carpenter were both nominated for all four of the major general categories — album, song and record of the year, plus best new artist.

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 Pop Dance 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

• TIE: 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
• TIE: 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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Since 1977, Richard Santillan has been to every Opening Day game at Dodger Stadium. 

“The tradition goes from my father, to me, to my children and grandchildren. Some of my best memories are with my father and children here at Dodger Stadium,” Santillan told The LA Local, smiling under the shade of palm trees near the entrance to the ballpark Wednesday morning. He was there to protest the team less than 24 hours before Opening Day.

Santillan, like countless other loyal Dodgers fans, is grappling with his fan identity over the team’s decision to accept an invitation to the White House and owner Mark Walter’s ties to ICE detention facilities.

More than 30 people joined Santillan on Wednesday morning for a press conference held near 1000 Vin Scully Drive to convey a message directly to the team. 

“We are demanding the Dodgers stop participating in funding of inhumane treatment of families and do not go to the White House to celebrate with the criminal in chief,” Evelyn Escatiola told the crowd. “Together, we have the power to make a change.”

Escatiola, a former dean of East Los Angeles College and longtime community organizer, urged fans to flex their economic power by “letting the Dodgers know that we do not support repression.”

Jorge “Coqui” Rodriguez, a lifelong Dodgers fan, spoke to the crowd and called on Dodgers ownership to divest from immigration detention centers owned and operated by GEO Group and CoreCivic.

Jorge Coqui H Rodriguez speaks at a press conference outside Dodger Stadium on March 25, 2026, to demand the Dodgers not to visit the White House following their 2025 World Series win.

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In a phone interview a day before the protest, Rodriguez told The LA Local he did not want the Dodgers using his “cheve” or beer money to fund detention centers. 

“They can’t take our parking money, our cacahuate money, our cheve money, our Dodger Dog money and invest those funds into corporations that are imprisoning people. It’s wrong,” Rodriguez said. 

Rodriguez considers the Dodgers one of the most racially diverse teams and said the players need to support fans at a time when heightened immigration enforcement has become more common across L.A.

The team’s 2025’s visit to the White House drew ire from the largely Latino fan base, citing the Trump administration’s ongoing attacks on immigrants. 

In June, the team came under further scrutiny when rumors swirled online that federal immigration agents were using the stadium’s parking, which immigration authorities later denied in statements posted on social media accounts.

The team again came under fire after not releasing a statement on the impacts of ICE raids on its mostly Latino fan base at the height of immigration enforcement last summer. The team later agreed to invest $1 million to support families affected by immigration enforcement.

When he learned the Dodgers were pledging only $1 million to families in need, Rodriguez called the amount a  “slap in the face.” 

“These guys just bought the Lakers for billions of dollars and they give a million dollars to fight for legal services? That’s a joke,” Rodriguez said. “They need to have a moral backbone and not be investing in those companies.”

According to reporting from the Los Angeles Times, former Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershawsaid last week that he is looking forward to the trip.

“I went when President [Joe] Biden was in office. I’m going to go when President [Donald] Trump is in office,” Kershaw said. “To me, it’s just about getting to go to the White House. You don’t get that opportunity every day, so I’m excited to go.”

The Dodgers have yet to announce when their planned visit will take place. 

Santillan sometimes laments his decision to give up his season tickets in protest of the team. His connection to the stadium and the memories he has made there with family and friends will last a lifetime, he said. On Thursday, he will uphold his tradition and be there for the first pitch of the season, but with a heavy heart.

“It’s a family tradition, but the Dodgers have a lot of work to do,” he said.

A local favorite mom-and-pop bookshop in Eagle Rock is facing displacement due to a steep rent hike. The owners say theirs is just one of several small businesses along Eagle Rock Boulevard struggling to keep up with lease increases.

Over the past 19 years, many in the neighborhood have come to love READ Books for its eclectic collection of used titles and shop dog Florence.

Co-owner Jeremy Kaplan said it’s been a delight to grow with the community over the years.

“Like seeing kids come back in, who were in grade school and now they’re in college,” Kaplan said.

But the building where Kaplan and wife Debbie rent was recently sold, and the rent increased by more than 130% to $2,805 a month, Kaplan said. He told LAist it was an increase his small business simply could not absorb.

Kaplan said he originally was given 30 days notice of the rent increase. After some research, assistance from Councilmember Ysabel Jurado’s office and some pro-bono legal help, Kaplan said he pushed back and got the 90-day notice he’s afforded by state law.

California Senate Bill 1103 requires landlords to give businesses with five or less employees 90 days’ notice for rent increases exceeding 10%, among other protections.

Systems Real Estate, the property management company, did not immediately respond to LAist’s request for comment.

What can small businesses do? 

Nadia Segura, directing attorney of the Small Business Program at pro bono legal aid non-profit Bet Tzedek said California law does not currently allow for rent control for commercial tenancies.

Outside of the protections under SB 1103, Segura said small businesses like READ Books don’t have much other recourse. And even then, commercial landlords are not required to inform their tenants of their protections under the law.

“There’s still a lot of people that don’t know about SB 1103. And then it’s very sad that they tell them they have these rent increases and within a month they have to leave,” Segura said.

She said her group is seeing steep rent hikes like this for commercial tenants across the city.

“We are seeing this even more with the World Cup coming up, the Olympics coming up. And I will say it was very sad to see that also after the wildfires,” Segura said.

Part of Bet Tzedek’s ongoing work is to advocate for small businesses, working with landlords who are increasing rents to see if they are willing to give business owners longer leases that lock in rents.

What’s next 

After READ Books posted about their situation on social media, commenters chimed in to express their outrage and love for the little shop.

While he looks for a new spot, Kaplan says he’s forming a coalition of local businesses and activist groups to see what can be done to help other small businesses facing similar displacement. He wants to address the displacement issue for businesses like his, which have made Eagle Rock the distinctive neighborhood that it is today.

Owl Talk, a longtime Eagle Rock staple selling clothing and accessories in a unit in the same building as READ Books, is facing a “more than double” rent increase, according to a post on their Instagram account.

Kaplan said he’s been in touch with the office of state Assemblywoman Jessica Caloza and wants to explore the possibility of introducing legislation to set up protections for small businesses like his, including rent-control measures or a vacancy tax for landlords. Kaplan said he also reached out to the office of state Sen. Maria Durazo.

By his count, Kaplan said there are about a dozen businesses within surrounding blocks that are at risk of closing their doors or have shuttered due to rent increases or other struggles.

When READ Books was founded during the Great Recession, Kaplan said he knew it was a longshot to open a bookstore at the same time so many were struggling to stay in business.

“It was kind of interesting to be doing something that neighborhoods needed. That was important to me growing up, that was important to my children, that was important to my wife growing up,” Kaplan said.

“And then somebody comes in and says, ‘We’re gonna over double your rent.”

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Frozen budget: Most of the city’s Bureau of Street Lighting budget comes from an assessment that people who own property illuminated by lights pay on their county property tax bill. The amount people pay depends on the kind of property they own and how much they benefit from lighting. A typical single-family home currently pays $53 annually, and in total, the assessments bring in about $45 million annually for the city to repair and maintain streetlights. Changing the amount the Bureau of Street Lighting gets from the assessment requires a vote among property owners who benefit from the lights.

Ballots: L.A. City Council’s vote gives city staff the green light to prepare and send out those ballots. Miguel Sangalang, who oversees the bureau, said at a committee meeting earlier this month that he expects to send out ballots by April 17. Notices about the ballots will be sent out prior to the ballots themselves.

Near unanimous vote: L.A. City Councilmember Monica Rodriguez was the only “No” vote Tuesday, saying she wanted to see a more current strategic plan for the bureau. Sangalang said the bureau developed a plan in 2022 that lays out how money will be spent. Councilmember Imelda Padilla was absent for the vote.

Vote count: Votes will be weighted according to the assessment amount. Basically, the more you’re asked to pay yearly to maintain streetlights, the more your vote will count. Ballots received before June 2 will be tabulated by the L.A. City Clerk.

How much more money: According to a report, the amount needed in assessments from property owners to meet the repair and maintenance needs of the city’s streetlighting in the next fiscal year is nearly $112 million.

Use of the money: Sangalang said at a March 11 committee meeting that the extra funds would be used to double the number of staff to handle repairs and procure solar streetlights, which don’t face the threat of copper wire theft. That would all potentially reduce the time it takes to repair simple fixes down to a week. Currently, city residents wait for months to see broken streetlights repaired. The assessment would come with a three-year auditing mechanism.