The nominees for Best Children's Music album at the 2025 Grammys were revealed with the full Grammy nominations announcement on Friday (November 8). Among the artists listed are three family-focused acts with previous nominations in the category — Lucky Diaz and The Family Jam Band, Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats and Divinity Roxx and Divi Roxx Kids — as well as newcomers to the category, John Legend and Rock for Children (in collaboration with Alice Cooper).
The 67th Annual Grammy Awards are set for February 2, 2025 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The event will be broadcast on CBS and streamed live and on demand via Paramount+.
For parents and kids curious about the children's album Grammys at the 2025 ceremony, here's an introduction to all five nominees from Billboard Family.
Divinity Roxxpictured in the cheerful photo above, is Beyoncé's former bassist and musical director, and the composer and performer of Lyla in the loop The theme song on PBS. Divinity Roxx and Divi Roxx Kids are nominated for a Best Children's Music album Grammy for the album Play date worldwidean upbeat collection of songs celebrating friendship, family, self-reliance and your dreams inspired by '90s hip-hop and fit for a family party. It's the second time Divinity has received a nod in the category following a 2023 Grammy nomination for Ready Set Go!her debut children's album.
“I'm proud to create music that inspires, empowers and encourages future generations, and I'm so happy and honored that my peers at the Recording Academy have recognized the power of positivity in Play date worldwide. Mama says always expect a Miracle and right now we all need one,” says Divinity Billboard Familyafter receiving news on Friday that she is once again nominated for a Grammy.
Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats' Creciendo — Kalandaris' first full-length, Spanish-language children's album — is nominated for Best Children's album at the 2025 Grammys following Kalandaris' two previous wins: All Sounds was named the best children's album of 2019 and All the Ladies won the award for best children's album in 2021. Creciendo means “growing up” in Spanish, and that's the sweet theme of this new collection by Calandaris, who was raised by immigrant parents from the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. Drawing from her family's roots, she even brings her own child as a guest (playing cello on the album) on this album, a musical fusion of Latin and jazz.
“I'm excited to have my Spanish album Creciendo nominated for a GRAMMY!” Lucy Kalantari says Billboard Family after the Grammy nominations were announced on Friday. “It's so great to be nominated alongside so many incredible artists! I truly hope that this nomination can help bring my great messages of joy, community and resilience to families around the world.”
Lucky Diaz and The Family Jam Band received their third Grammy nomination for Best Children's album this year with Brillo, Brillo!having previously been nominated in the category for Crayon Kids at the 2023 Grammys and Los Fabulosos at the 2022 event. Also four-time Latin Grammy nominees, the husband-and-wife musical team (Lucky Diaz and Alisha Gaddis) have won twice in the Best Latin Children's album category: they are award winners for Fantastic! in 2013 and for Buenos Diaz in 2019 under the name The Lucky Band. With this year's Brillo, Brillo!bring bilingual, whimsical pop-rock to the family music space.
The band says Billboard Family “Deeply honored” by their latest Grammy nod: “This nomination is historic for our band — with seven nominations and two wins at the Latin Grammy and Grammy venues, we're the most nominated in the children's category. This is huge. This means that families continue to welcome us into their homes, year after year, and trust us to keep their children entertained. That's an honor we don't take lightly, even though children's music is full of silly joy and delight!”
They also offer a warm welcome to a familiar name who is brand new to the children's category: “Excited to welcome the legend, John Legend, to the category. Obviously, he's a talented star that we love – so it's great that he'll bring more eyes to our category.”
John Legend has a long history with the Grammys, including 12 wins, but made his debut in the Best Children's Music album category with his debut children's set, My favorite dream. The singer-songwriter, whose Sufjan Stevens-produced album is a mix of sweet originals and Legend's take on childhood classics, was influenced by living at home with his young children (two of whom make musical cameos, as does wife Chrissy Teigen). He shared a statement about the Grammy nomination on Instagramwhere he wrote, “My favorite dream it holds a very special place in my heart. It's my first children's album, inspired by the heart of our family. Working alongside the incredibly talented @sufjan brought this dream to life in ways I could never have imagined.”
Legend, whose album track “Always Come Back” is also up for a Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocal Grammy with string arranger Matt Jones, gave a shout-out to his peers in children's music.
“Thank you @recordingacademy for recognizing our labor of love and thank you to the Children's Music community for welcoming this rookie into your beautiful world. These nominations aren't just for me and my family – they're for everyone who believes in the magic of music, family, companionship and LOVE.”
Rock for Children receive their first Grammy nomination Solid Rock RevivalHis nod is in the Best Children's Music album category at the 2025 awards. Those unfamiliar with the collection, which was recorded with young musicians from an after-school youth centre, may be interested to know that Alice Cooper is heavily involved in the album, even guesting on six tracks. Other classic rockers playing on the project include Rob Halford and Slash, while Run-DMC's Darryl “DMC” McDaniels also makes an appearance. Proceeds from the album benefit Alice Cooper's Solid Rock Teen Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that offers free music and art programs to local residents ages 12-20, and the Norelli Family Foundation.
“It's a takeoff for our own stuff,” said Cooper, who has been nominated for a Grammy three other times in his career. album/73099020007/”>Republic of Arizona of Solid Rock Revival project earlier this year. “Instead of 'I'm eighteen,' it's 'I'm thirteen.' 'School is in.' And “No More Mr. Nice Guy” is “Now, I'm Mr. Nice Guy.” It's kind of a positive take on the things we've done.”
See the 2025 Grammy nominations roundup for Best Children's Music album nominees below, and find the full list of nominees in all categories here.
2025 Grammy Nominations: Best Children's album
Brillo, Brillo!Lucky Diaz and The Family Jam Band
CreciendoLucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats
My favorite dreamJohn Legend
Solid Rock RevivalRock for Children
Play date worldwideDivinity Roxx and Divi Roxx Kids
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