Former President Jimmy Carter has made history, once again, this time as the oldest person ever nominated for a Grammy.
The 39th President of the United States, turned 100 on October 1 and received his Grammy nomination on Friday, November 8, just days after his candidate of choice, Kamala Harris, lost the presidential election to former President Donald Trump.
Carter has defied the odds, receiving hospice care for nearly two years after surviving brain cancer, liver cancer and brain surgery.
After leaving the White House in 1981, the former president continued his life of service, founding The Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter Work Project with his late wife in conjunction with Habitat for Humanity.
The couple and their foundation has helped thousands of people move into safe and affordable shelter in 14 countries.
Former President Jimmy Carter, 100, has made history as the oldest person ever nominated for a Grammy award (Pictured in Plains, GA in August 2015)
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During that time, Carter, a devout Christian, was also a popular Sunday School teacher at his hometown of Plains, GA.
He continued the practice through 2020 when the Covid pandemic made it unsafe for him to meet with the 450 or so people who would regularly fills the pews to listen to him speak, many who had waited in an overnight line to attend.
The album is a compilation of Carter’s final Sunday school lessons at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Georgia where he was a popular teacher for decades.
Topics include: Finding Faith, Prayer with Purpose, Freedom to Live and more.
Each of the lessons is accompanied by an acclaimed musician, including Jon Batiste, Keb Mo, Leann Rimes and Darius Rucker.
The result was a Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording nomination, his 10th.
‘What an honor!” the Carter Foundation wrote on X (formerly Twitter) in reaction to the news.
‘Jimmy Carter’s legacy of kindness and dedication to humanity will endure, reminding us all of the impact one person’s love can have on the world,’ said Leann Rimes in a press release according to WSB TV.
Carter received a Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording nomination for his album Last Sundays in Plains, a compilation of his final Sunday School lessons. The teaching are accompanied with music from several musical artists
The former president and his late wife founded he Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter Work Project with his late wife in conjunction with Habitat for Humanity building homes for thousands of people around the world (Pictured in Port-au-Prince, Haiti in November 2012)
At 100, Carter, who has been receiving hospice care for nearly two years is unlikely to attend the Grammy ceremonies. He has been nominated 10 times and is the winner of three Grammy awards (Pictured in Plains, GA in November 2023)
Carter is already a Grammy winner, having walked away with three wins for 2007’s Our Endangered Values: America’s Moral Crisis, A Full Life: Reflections at 90, which was released in 2016 and most recently for 2018’s Faith: A Journey For All.
The centenarian will be up against Dolly Parton, 78, and Barbra Streisand, 82, whose respective recordings of their memoirs Behind The Seams: My Life In Rhinestones and My Name Is Barbra have also been nominated.
Also in that category are musician George Clinton’s tome And Your ᴀss Will Follow, and Guy Oldfield’s compilation of All You Need Is Love: The Beatles In Their Own Words.
It is unlikely his health will allow the former president to attend the ceremonies in Los Angeles scheduled for February 2, 2025.
GRAMMY NOMINATIONS 2025 – FULL LIST
Song of the Year
Beyoncé – Texas Hold ’Em
Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather
Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe!
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – Die With a Smile
Sabrina Carpenter – Please Please Please
Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy)
Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone – Fortnight
Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter
Best Country Album
Beyoncé – Cowboy Carter
Chris Stapleton – Higher
Kacey Musgraves – Deeper Well
Lainey Wilson – Whirlwind
Post Malone – F-1 Trillion
Best Country Solo Performance
Beyoncé – 16 Carriages
Chris Stapleton – It Takes a Woman
Jelly Roll – I Am Not Okay
Kacey Musgraves – The Architect
Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy)
Best Musical Theater Album
Hell’s Kitchen
Merrily We Roll Along
The Notebook
The Outsiders
Suffs
The Wiz
Jelly Roll also got a nod
Best Melodic Rap Performance
Beyoncé, Linda Martell & Shaboozey – Spaghettii
Future, Metro Boomin & The Weeknd – We Still Don’t Trust You
Jordan Adetunji Featuring Kehlani – Kehlani (Remix)
Latto – Big Mama
Rapsody Featuring Erykah Badu – 3:AM
Best R&B Album
Chris Brown – 11:11 (Deluxe)
Lalah Hathaway – Vantablack
Lucky Daye – Algorithm
Muni Long – Revenge
Usher – Coming Home
Best R&B Performance
Chris Brown – Residuals
Coco Jones – Here We Go (Uh Oh)
Jhené Aiko – Guidance
Muni Long – Made for Me (Live on BET)
SZA – Saturn
Sabrina Carpenter was placed in the Best New Artist category
Best New Artist
Benson Boone
Doechii
Chappell Roan
Khruangbin
Raye
Sabrina Carpenter
Shaboozey
Teddy Swims
Best Alternative Music Performance
Cage the Elephant – Neon Pill
Fontaines D.C. – Starburster
Kim Gordon – Bye Bye
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Song of the Lake
St. Vincent – Flea
Benson Boone
Best Rock Album
The Black Crowes – Happiness Bastards
Fontaines D.C. – Romance
Green Day – Saviors
Idles – Tangk
Jack White – No Name
Pearl Jam – Dark Matter
The Rolling Stones – Hackney Diamonds
Best Dance Pop Recording
Ariana Grande – Yes, And?
Billie Eilish – L’Amour de Ma Vie [Over Now Extended Edit]
Charli XCX – Von Dutch
Madison Beer – Make You Mine
Troye Sivan – Got Me Started
Best Gospel Performance/Song
Doe – Holy Hands
Melvin Crispell III – Yesterday
Ricky Dillard – Hold On (Live)
Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Erica Campbell & Israel Houghton Featuring Jonathan McReynolds & Jekalyn Carr – One Hallelujah
Yolanda Adams – Church Doors
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Ariana Grande, Brandy & Monica – The Boy Is Mine – Remix
Beyoncé Featuring Post Malone – Levii’s Jeans
Charli XCX & Billie Eilish – Guess Featuring Billie Eilish
Gracie Abrams Featuring Taylor Swift – Us.
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – Die With a Smile
Best Pop Solo Performance
Beyoncé – Bodyguard
Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather
Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe!
Charli XCX – Apple
Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso
Billie Eilish
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Alissia
Daniel Nigro
Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II
Ian Fitchuk
Mustard
Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical
Amy Allen
Edgar Barrera
Jessi Alexander
Jessie Jo Dillon
Raye
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Includes Film and Television)
Kris Bowers – The Color Purple
Hans Zimmer – Dune: Part Two
Laura Karpman – American Fiction
Nick Chuba, Atticus Ross & Leopold Ross – Shōgun
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – Challengers
Best African Music Performance
Asake & Wizkid – MMS
Burna Boy – Higher
Chris Brown Featuring Davido & Lojay – Sensational
Tems – Love Me JeJe
Yemi Alade – Tomorrow
Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)
Carín León – Boca Chueca, Vol. 1
Chiquis – Diamantes
Jessi Uribe – De Lejitos
Peso Pluma – Éxodo
Best Latin Pop Album
Anitta – Funk Generation
Kali Uchis – Orquídeas
Kany García – García
Luis Fonsi – El Viaje
Shakira – Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran
