The nominations for the 2025 Emmy Awards are now available, and Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé, Jay-Z, andKamasi Washington are among those who received nominations.
The nominations for the 2025 Emmy Awards have finally been announced today! A number of notable musicians have scored their nominations this year. Among them are Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Kamasi Washington, Caroline Shaw, Hamilton Leithauser, Mark Ronson, Hans Zimmer, Devo co-founder Mark Mothersbaugh, and the Roots’ Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson.
After previously winning an Emmy for his performance in the Super Bowl LVI halftime show in 2022, Lamar was nominated for the Super Bowl LIX halftime show in 2025. Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show broke records with 133.5 million viewers, making it the most-watched ever. Produced by Roc Nation and Jesse Collins Entertainment, the performance blended new hits from his “GNX” album like ‘squabble up’, ‘peekaboo’, ‘tv off’, and ‘luther’ with SZA, who joined him onstage. He also brought back fan favorites like ‘Alright’ and ‘Swimming Pools’, giving the audience a mix of past and present. Special guests made the show even bigger. Samuel L. Jackson appeared as “Uncle Sam,” Serena Williams made a cameo during ‘Not Like Us’, and Mustard, who produced ‘tv off’ and ‘Not Like Us’ joined the celebration. The set was bold, political, and full of energy, something that is classic Kendrick.
This year, he is nominated for Outstanding Variety Special (Live) and Outstanding Music Direction. Lamar shares his Outstanding Music Direction nomination with executive producers Dave Free, Jay Z, and others.
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Beyoncé, on the other hand, is also nominated for the Outstanding Variety Special (Live). This year. She will be competing against her husband Jay Z in this category. Besides this, Queen Bey is also nominated for the Netflix NFL Halftime show Beyoncé Bowl. For the special, the singer herself was nominated for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special.
Mark Ronson picked up a nomination for Outstanding Variety Special (Live) as an executive producer of SNL50: The Homecoming Concert. Another notable nomination was jazz great Kamasi Washington. He landed his second career Emmy for his title theme on Adult Swim’s Lazarus. Washington was previously nominated in 2020 for his score on Becoming but did not end up winning the award. This year’s nomination marks another major moment in his growing presence in television scoring and honors his distinct musical voice.
In the race for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music at the 2025 Emmys, Washington joins a standout group that includes Hamilton Leithauser (Your Friends & Neighbors), Cristobal Tapia de Veer (The White Lotus), MarkMothersbaugh (The Residence), and Volker “Hauschka” Bertelmann (Dune: Prophecy). Already a Grammy and Pulitzer winner, Caroline Shaw earns her first Emmy nomination for her score to Ken Burns’ Leonardo da Vinci. She is competing against legends like Hans Zimmer (The Americas).
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson scored three nominations this year. He is up for Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program for Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music, Outstanding Music Direction for SNL50: The Homecoming Concert, and Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special for Sly Lives! His work continues to bridge music, film, and storytelling in bold and creative ways.
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