Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

Template:Short description Template:Infobox award The Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical is an honor presented to record producers for quality non-classical music at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards.<ref name="Grammy">Template:Cite news</ref> Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".<ref name="Overview">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The award was first presented at the Grammy Awards in 1975. According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards, the award is presented to producers who "represent consistently outstanding creativity in the area of record production".<ref name="52nd">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> As of 2024, the category is part of the General Field.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> This is the only category that was presented during the "Premiere Ceremony" and acknowledged during the main ceremony.

RecipientsEdit

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1977 winner Stevie Wonder is also a three-time Album of the Year recipient.

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Three-time recipient Quincy Jones.

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David Foster has been awarded three times.

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Musician Don Was received the award in 1995.

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Babyface holds the record for most wins, with four.

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Hip hop pioneer Dr. Dre won in 2001.

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Acclaimed roots music producer T Bone Burnett received the award in 2002.

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Rick Rubin won the award in both 2007 and 2009.

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2008 recipient Mark Ronson.

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Three-time winner Pharrell Williams.

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2015 winner Max Martin.

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Greg Kurstin won the award consecutively in 2017 and 2018.

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2020 recipient Finneas O'Connell also won five additional Grammys that year, including Album of the Year.

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Musician and singer-songwriter Jack Antonoff received the award in 2022, 2023 and 2024.

Year^{{{#if:[I]\|[I]\|[1]}}}	Producer	Nominees	Ref.
1975	Thom Bell	Rick Hall Lenny Waronker Stevie Wonder Billy Sherrill	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1976	Arif Mardin	Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter Bill Szymczyk Peter Asher Gus Dudgeon	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1977	Stevie Wonder	Richard Perry Lenny Waronker Joe Wissert	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1978	Peter Asher	Richard Perry Bill Szymczyk Bee Gees, Albhy Galuten, Karl Richardson Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1979	Bee Gees, Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson	Peter Asher Phil Ramone Quincy Jones Alan Parsons	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1980	Larry Butler	Mike Chapman Quincy Jones Ted Templeman Maurice White	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1981	Phil Ramone	Quincy Jones Michael Omartian Queen and Mack Stevie Wonder	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1982	Quincy Jones	Val Garay Arif Mardin Lionel Richie Robert John Mutt Lange, Mick Jones	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1983	Toto	Gary Katz John Cougar Mellencamp, Don Gehman David Foster Quincy Jones	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1984	Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones	James Anthony Carmichael and Lionel Richie Jay Graydon Quincy Jones Phil Ramone	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1985	TIE: James Anthony Carmichael and Lionel Richie TIE: David Foster	Prince & the Revolution Robert John Mutt Lange, The Cars Michael Omartian	<ref name= "27th Grammy Awards">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news Template:Free access</ref><ref>Template:Cite news Template:Free access</ref>
1986	Template:Sortname and Template:Sortname	David Foster Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar and Greg Ladanyi Mark Knopfler and Neil Dorfsman Narada Michael Walden	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1987	Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis	David Foster Michael Omartian Paul Simon Steve Winwood and Russ Titelman	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1988	Template:Sortname	Emilio Estefan and The Jerks Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno John Mellencamp and Don Gehman	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1989	Template:Sortname	Thomas Dolby David Kershenbaum L.A. Reid and Babyface Narada Michael Walden	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1990	Template:Sortname	Emilio Estefan, Jorge Casas and Clay Ostwald Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and Janet Jackson L.A. Reid and Babyface Prince Tears for Fears and David Bascombe	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1991	Template:Sortname	Glen Ballard Phil Collins and Hugh Padgham Mick Jones and Billy Joel Arif Mardin	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1992	Template:Sortname	Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey Andre Fischer Paul Simon Keith Thomas	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1993	Template:Sortname and Template:Sortname, tied with L.A. Reid and Babyface	Mitchell Froom Teddy Riley Bruce Swedien Chris Thomas	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1994	Template:Sortname	Walter Afanasieff Tony Brown Bruce Fairbairn Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Hugh Padgham	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1995	Template:Sortname	David Foster Trevor Horn Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Brendan O'Brien	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1996	Babyface	Glen Ballard Rick Chertoff Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Rick Rubin	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1997		David Foster Don Gehman Brendan O'Brien Don Was	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1998		Walter Afanasieff Paula Cole Kirk Franklin Keith Thomas	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1999	Template:Sortname	Michael Beinhorn Tchad Blake Sheryl Crow Lauryn Hill	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2000	Template:Sortname	Rob Cavallo Dann Huff Rick Rubin Matt Serletic	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2001	Dr. Dre	Bill Bottrell Nigel Godrich Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Matt Serletic	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2002	T-Bone Burnett	Dr. Dre Gerald Eaton and Brian West Nigel Godrich Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2003	Template:Sortname	Dr. Dre Nellee Hooper Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Rick Rubin	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2004	Template:Sortname	Nigel Godrich Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis The Matrix Outkast	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2005	Template:Sortname	T-Bone Burnett Rob Cavallo Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Tommy LiPuma	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2006	Template:Sortname	Danger Mouse Nigel Godrich Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis The Neptunes	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2007	Template:Sortname	Howard Benson T-Bone Burnett Danger Mouse will.i.am	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2008	Template:Sortname	Howard Benson Joe Chiccarelli Mike Elizondo Timbaland	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2009	Template:Sortname	Danger Mouse Nigel Godrich Johnny K will.i.am	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2010	Template:Sortname	T-Bone Burnett Ethan Johns Larry Klein Greg Kurstin	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2011	Danger Mouse	Rob Cavallo Dr. Luke RedOne The Smeezingtons	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2012	Paul Epworth	Danger Mouse The Smeezingtons Ryan Tedder Butch Vig	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2013	Dan Auerbach	Jeff Bhasker Diplo Markus Dravs Salaam Remi	<ref>List of 2013 nominees Template:Webarchive</ref>
2014	Pharrell Williams	Rob Cavallo Dr. Luke Ariel Rechtshaid Jeff Tweedy	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2015	Max Martin	Paul Epworth John Hill Jay Joyce Greg Kurstin	<ref>List of Nominees 2015</ref>
2016	Jeff Bhasker	Dave Cobb Diplo Larry Klein Blake Mills	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
2017	Greg Kurstin	Benny Blanco Max Martin Nineteen85 Ricky Reed	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
2018	Greg Kurstin	Calvin Harris No I.D. Blake Mills The Stereotypes	<ref>Grammy.com, 28 November 2017</ref>
2019	Pharrell Williams	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Grammy.com, 7 December 2018</ref>
2020	Finneas O'Connell	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Grammy.com, 20 November 2019</ref>
2021	Andrew Watt	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Grammy.com, 24 November 2020</ref>
2022	Jack Antonoff	Rogét Chahayed Mike Elizondo Hit-Boy (Chauncey Alexander Hollis) Ricky Reed	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2023		Dan Auerbach Boi-1da Dahi Dernst "D'Mile" Emile II	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2024		Dernst "D'Mile" Emile II Hit-Boy Metro Boomin Dan Nigro	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2025	Dan Nigro	Alissia Dernst "D'Mile" Emile II Ian Fitchuk Mustard	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>