The nominations for Grammy Awards 2025 were announced on Friday. The 67th edition of the prestigious music honour features a range of new and veteran nominees in the list. , an Indian musician and three-time Grammy winner, has been nominated yet again for his album “Break of the Dawn”.
Other Indian or Indian-origin artists among the nominees are Anoushka Shankar, Varijashree Venugopal, Chandrika Tandon and Radhika Vekaria. Kej, a celebrated composer, has already won three Grammy awards. This year, his album “Break of Dawn” has been nominated in the Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album category.
“I've already won three Grammy Awards in the past and this is my fourth nomination which I hope will lead to my fourth win. I have been a lifelong environmentalist and I've always believed our ancient Indian culture teaches us that the impurities of the environment are in direct relation to the impurities of the mind. So in order to solve any issue we face as a species, we first have to purify our minds,” he told ANI.
"And Break of Dawn was created by me with this belief in mind as a catalyst to create a more kind, compassionate and environmentally conscious society through the power of music. So Break of Dawn is a new age album. It's based on ancient Indian rags.
Each and every one of the nine songs of Break of Dawn has been based on an ancient Indian rag. It's been crafted very, very carefully by me to promote mental health and wellness and it's focused on India-rooted we.
