All the Women Who Have Landed Grammy Nods for Producer of the Year, Including Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey and 2025 Surprise Nominee Alissia

Notes: Wendy & Lisa were nominated as part of Prince and the Revolution alongside Prince, Matt Fink, Brownmark and Bobby Z. This was one of three nominations the ensemble received that year.

Sample Credits: Prince and the Revolution’s Purple Rain – Music from the Motion Picture and the following tracks or singles from the album – “Computer Blue,” “I Would Die 4 U,” “Let’s Go Crazy,” “Purple Rain” and “Take Me With U.”

Who Won That Year?: There was a tie! David Foster for the first time, and the team of Lionel Richie & James Anthony Carmichael for the first and only time.

Notes: Jackson was nominated alongside Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, who had won in the category three years earlier on their own. This was one of four nominations she received that year. Her brother, Michael Jackson, had won alongside Quincy Jones in 1984.

Sample Credits: Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814 and its singles “Miss You Much,” “Rhythm Nation,” “Escapade,” “Alright,” “Come Back to Me” and “Love Will Never Do (Without You),” all of which made the top five on the Hot 100. (Jackson co-produced “Black Cat,” also a top five hit, with Jellybean Johnson.)

Who Won That Year?: Peter Asher for the second time.

Notes: Carey was nominated alongside Walter Afanasieff, who would go on to win in the category eight years later on his own. This was one of two nominations she received that year.

Sample Credits: Her sophomore album Emotions, which included six tracks she and Afanasieff co-produced, including the No. 2 Hot 100 smash “Can’t Let Go.”

Who Won That Year?: David Foster for the second time.

Notes: Cole was the first woman nominated on her own, without a male collaborator(s). This was one of seven nominations she received that year.

Sample Credits: Her sophomore album This Fire, which included the singles “Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?,” “I Don’t Want to Wait” and “Me.”

Who Won That Year?: Babyface for a record-setting fourth time.

Notes: This was one of six nominations she received that year.

Sample Credits: Her third album The Globe Sessions, which included the singles “My Favorite Mistake,” “There Goes the Neighborhood” and “Anything but Down.”

Who Won That Year?: Rob Cavallo for the first time.

Notes: This was the only time that two women were separately nominated for producer of the year, non-classical in the same year. This was one of 10 nominations Hill received that year.

Sample Credits: Her debut solo album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, which included the singles “Doo Wop (That Thing),” “Ex-Factor” and “Everything Is Everything.” Also: Aretha Franklin’s “A Rose Is Still a Rose”

Who Won That Year?: Rob Cavallo.

Notes: Christy was nominated as part of production team The Matrix, alongside Graham Edwards and Scott Spock. This was one of two nominations she received that year.

Sample Credits: Liz Phair’s “Extraordinary” and “Why Can’t I?,” Hilary Duff’s “So Yesterday” and “Where Did I Go Right?,” Lillix’s “It’s About Time” and The Troys’ “What Do You Do.”

Who Won That Year?: The Neptunes for the first time. (The duo’s Pharrell Williams has since won two more times on his own.)

Notes: This was Perry’s only nomination that year.

Sample Credits: Willa Amai’s “Harder Better Faster Stronger,” Dorothy’s 28 Days in the Valley, Various Artists’ Served Like a Girl (Music From and Inspired by the Documentary Film).

Who Won That Year?: Pharrell Williams for the third time.

Notes: This is Alissia’s only nomination this year.

Sample Credits: Rae Khalil’s “Don’t Matter,” “Irreplaceable (Interlude)” and “Is It Worth It”; BJ the Chicago Kid’s “Honey” (featuring Chlöe) and “Spend the Night” (collab with Coco Jones), Jamila Wood’s “Bugs” and Lion Babe’s “Love Takeover.”

Who Won That Year?: TBD on Feb. 2.