Dolphin Subsidiary Shore Fire Media Clients Earn 26 Nominations for the 2025 GRAMMY Awards, Including Album of the Year
BROOKLYN, NY / ACCESSWIRE / November 12, 2024 / Shore Fire Media, a subsidiary of Dolphin (NASDAQ:DLPN), celebrates the clients and projects the company has represented over the past GRAMMY year who collectively earned 26 nominations for the 2025 GRAMMY Awards. This year's nominations reflect the diversity of Shore Fire's global roster, spanning genres such as pop, jazz, folk, Americana, roots, global, gospel, historical and beyond.
Jacob Collier, already a six-time Grammy winner, earned three more nominations this year: Album of the Year, Best Global Music Performance and Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella. This marks his sixth consecutive year as a Grammy nominee. Sierra Ferrell, a first-time nominee, debuted in a big way with four nominations this year: Best American Roots Performance, Best Americana Performance, Best American Roots Song and Best Americana Album for her LP "Trail Of Flowers" (Rounder Records). Samara Joy and Aoife O'Donovan received two nominations each in jazz and folk/roots categories respectively, while Ricky Dillard, Tasha Cobbs Leonard and Jonathan McReynolds also earned two nominations each in various gospel categories.
Additional 2025 nominees include Milton Nascimento and esperanza spalding for Best Jazz Vocal Album, Keyon Harrold for Best Alternative Jazz Album, Rhiannon Giddens for Best American Roots Performance, American Patchwork Quartet for Best Folk Album, and Yemi Alade for Best African Music Performance. Trombone Shorty was nominated for Best Regional Roots Album for his collaboration with The New Breed Brass Band and Bonnie Raitt earned a nomination for Best American Roots Performance for her contribution to The Fabulous Thunderbirds track "Nothing in Rambling," while The Avett Brothers and art directors Jonny Black and Giorgia Sage were nominated for Best Recording Package. Finally, Prince & The New Power Generation's "Diamonds And Pearls: Super Deluxe Edition" and "The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording - Super Deluxe Edition)" were each nominated for Best Historical Album.
A full list of Shore Fire nominees can be found below, and a complete list of 2025 nominees is available at GRAMMY.com.
The 67th GRAMMY Awards will take place live at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025 - broadcasting live on the CBS television network and streaming on Paramount+.
Shore Fire Media congratulates the clients and projects represented during the GRAMMY year on the following nominations.
Album of the Year
Jacob Collier - Djesse Vol. 4
Best Jazz Performance
Samara Joy Featuring Sullivan Fortner - Twinkle Twinkle Little Me
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Milton Nascimento & esperanza spalding - Milton + esperanza
Samara Joy - A Joyful Holiday
Best Alternative Jazz Album
Keyon Harrold - Foreverland
Best American Roots Performance
Rhiannon Giddens - The Ballad of Sally Anne
Sierra Ferrell - Lighthouse
The Fabulous Thunderbirds feat. Bonnie Raitt, Keb' Mo', Taj Mahal & Mick Fleetwood - Nothing In Rambling (Bonnie Raitt)
Best Americana Performance
Sierra Ferrell - American Dreaming
Best American Roots Song
Aoife O'Donovan - All My Friends
Sierra Ferrell - American Dreaming
Best Americana Album
Sierra Ferrell - Trail of Flowers
Best Folk Album
Aoife O'Donovan - All My Friends
American Patchwork Quartet - American Patchwork Quartet
Best Regional Roots Music Album
New Breed Brass Band Featuring Trombone Shorty - Live at the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (Trombone Shorty)
Best Gospel Performance/Song
Ricky Dillard - Hold On (Live)
Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Erica Campbell & Israel Houghton Featuring Jonathan McReynolds & Jekalyn Carr - One Hallelujah
DOE - Holy Hands (Jonathan McReynolds)
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
Maverick City Music, Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore Featuring Tasha Cobbs Leonard - In The Room (Tasha Cobbs Leonard)
Best Gospel Album
Ricky Dillard - Choirmaster II (Live)
Best Global Music Performance
Jacob Collier Featuring Anoushka Shankar & Varijashree Venugopal - A Rock Somewhere
Best African Music Performance
Yemi Alade - Tomorrow
Best Recording Package
The Avett Brothers - The Avett Brothers
Best Historical Album
Prince & The New Power Generation - Diamonds and Pearls (Super Deluxe Edition)
Rodgers & Hammerstein & Julie Andrews - The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording) (Super Deluxe Edition)
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
Jacob Collier Featuring John Legend & Tori Kelly - Bridge Over Troubled Water
ABOUT SHORE FIRE MEDIA
Shore Fire Media represents artists, talent, creators, authors, athletes, cultural institutions, businesses, brands and entrepreneurs at the forefront of their respective fields - including some of the most exciting emerging and established voices in the arts, entertainment and beyond. With dedicated teams in New York, Los Angeles and Nashville, Shore Fire leverages extensive expertise and relationships to strategically amplify narratives and shape reputations that facilitate career advancement in an ever-evolving media landscape. To learn more, visit ShoreFire.com and follow Shore Fire on Instagram: @shorefire.
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Dolphin (NASDAQ:DLPN), founded in 1996 by Bill O'Dowd, has evolved from its origins as an Emmy-nominated television, digital, and feature film content producer to a company with three dynamic divisions: Dolphin Entertainment, Dolphin Marketing, and Dolphin Ventures.
Dolphin Entertainment: This legacy division, where it all began, has a rich history of producing acclaimed television shows, digital content, and feature films. With high-profile partners like IMAX and notable projects including "The Blue Angels," Dolphin Entertainment continues to set the standard in quality storytelling and innovative content creation.
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