How did current and former San Diegans fare in the Grammy nominations 2025, which were announced on Friday and saw Beyoncé score a field-leading 11 nominations.followed by Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, Post Malone and Charli xcx?

Pretty good, thanks to Pearl Jam, Alicia Keys, Gregory Porter, Anoushka Shankar, Judas Priest and blues dynamo Shemekia Copeland, among others.

Jazz-soul power Gregory Porterwho earned a full football scholarship to SDSU before turning to music, is nominated in the Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album category for “Christmas Wish.” He has two previous Grammy Awards under his belt.

Alice Keyswho lives with his family part of the year in La Jolla, has won 16 Grammy Awards to date. On Friday he received a nomination for Best Musical Theater Album for “Hell’s Kitchen,” which is loosely based on his coming of age in his native New York.

One of its fellow nominees in the same category is the Tony Award-winning musical. “The Outsiders,” which premiered at the La Jolla Playhouse in early 2023 before heading to Broadway earlier this year.

Great sitar Anoushka ShankarNow based in London, she grew up primarily in Encinitas with her Legendary musician father, Ravi Shankarand his mother, Sukanya. Anoushka Shankar has earned nine previous Grammy nominations, including Best Global Music, Best Contemporary World Music Album and Best World Music categories.

His nomination this time is for his album “Chapter II: How Dark It Is Before Dawn.” It is Shankar’s first nomination in the Best New Age Album category. She is also nominated in the Best Overall Musical Performance category for “A Rock Somewhere,” which features her collaborating with Indian vocal star Varijashree Venugopal and English multi-instrumentalist and singer Jacob Collier.

Blues singer Shemekia Copeland, born in New York City and living in Oceanside, earned three Grammy nominations. They include nominations for Best Contemporary Blues Album and Best American Roots Performance, both for “Blame It On Eve.” Written by John Hanh and Will Kimbrough, “Blame It On Eve” is also nominated in the Best American Roots Song category. Copeland will perform with his band on January 11 at Humphreys Backstage Live on Shelter Island.

Friday was also a good day for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees Pearl Jam. The veteran band received nominations for Best Rock Album and Best Rock Song, both for “Dark Matter.” Pearl Jam members include drummer (and Chula Vista native) Matt Cameron and two former San Diego residents, singer Eddie Vedder and Guitarist Mike McCready..

Another band included in the Rock Hall and with a connection to San Diego is heavy metal mainstay Judas Priest, whose lead singer, Rob HalfordHe has lived on and off for decades in his condominium adjacent to Balboa Park. Judas Priest is nominated in the Best Metal Performance category for “Crown of Thorns,” a song from the band’s 2024 album, “Invincible Shield.”

The winners of the 67th annual Grammy Awards will be announced on February 2 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The broadcast will air on CBS and Paramount+.

Originally Posted: November 8, 2024 at 1:51 pm PST