Browse the honors and awards received by UNT College of Music alumni below!

Grammy Awards

Flagship Awards  Jazz  Classical  Rock, Pop, and Alternative  Country, Americana, and Spiritual  Other
Flagship Awards
Year Winner Name Award Category Affiliated Alumni Name(s)
1977 Don Henley Record of the Year Don Henley ('67-'69)
2002 Norah Jones Album of the Year Norah Jones ('97-'99)
2002 Norah Jones Best New Artist Norah Jones ('97-'99)
2002 Norah Jones Record of the Year Norah Jones ('97-'99)
2004 Norah Jones Record of the Year Norah Jones ('97-'99)
2007 Norah Jones Album of the Year Norah Jones ('97-'99)
1998 Roy Orbison Lifetime Achievement Award Roy Orbison ('54)
1982 Toto Non-Classical Producer of the Year David Hungate ('66?)
1982 Toto Album of the Year David Hungate ('66?)
1982 Toto Record of the Year David Hungate ('66?)
2003 Wilma Cozart Fine Trustees Award Wilma Cozart Fine ('47)
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Jazz
Year Winner Name Award Category Affiliated Alumni Name(s)
2008 Afro Bop Alliance Latin Jazz Album of the Year Joe McCarthy
2008 Afro Bop Alliance Best Latin Jazz Album Joe McCarthy
1991 Bela Fleck and the Flecktones Best Contemporary Jazz Album Jeff Coffin (BM '90)
2000 Bela Fleck and the Flecktones Best Contemporary Jazz Album Jeff Coffin (BM '90)
2006 Bela Fleck and the Flecktones Best Contemporary Jazz Album Jeff Coffin (BM '90)
2022 “Eberhard” Best Instrumental Composition Lyle Mays ('75)
1998 Miles Davis Quintet 1965-1968 Best Album Notes Bob Belden ('78)
1983 Pat Metheny Group Best Jazz Fusion Performance Lyle Mays ('75)
1984 Pat Metheny Group Best Jazz Fusion Performance Lyle Mays ('75)
1987 Pat Metheny Group Best Jazz Fusion Performance Lyle Mays ('75)
1989 Pat Metheny Group Best Jazz Fusion Performance Lyle Mays ('75)
1993 Pat Metheny Group Best Contemporary Jazz Performance Lyle Mays ('75)
1995 Pat Metheny Group Best Contemporary Jazz Performance Lyle Mays ('75)
1998 Pat Metheny Group Best Contemporary Jazz Performance Lyle Mays ('75)
2002 Pat Metheny Group Best Contemporary Jazz Album Lyle Mays ('75)
2005 Pat Metheny Group Best Contemporary Jazz Album Lyle Mays ('75)
2012 Pat Metheny Unity Band Best Jazz Instrumental Album Lyle Mays ('75)
1996 The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings Best Album Notes Bob Belden ('78)
1996 The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings Best Historical Album Bob Belden ('78)
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Classical
Year Winner Name Award Category Affiliated Alumni Name(s)
1998 Bela Bartok: Bluebeard's Castle Best Opera Recording Duain Wolfe (MM '68)
1994 Bela Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra Best Classical Album Duain Wolfe (MM '68)
1994 Bela Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra Best Orchestral Performance Duain Wolfe (MM '68)
2024 "Blanchard: Champion," Metropolitan Opera Best Opera Recording Latonia Moore
2008 Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4 Best Orchestral Performance Duain Wolfe (MM '68)
2001 Edgard Varese Best Orchestral Performance Duain Wolfe (MM '68)
2023 "Fire Shut Up in My Bones," Metropolitan Opera Best Opera Recording  Latonia Moore
2010 Guiseppe Verdi: Messa da Requiem Best Choral Performance Duain Wolfe (MM '68)
2010 Guiseppe Verdi: Messa da Requiem Best Classical Album Duain Wolfe (MM '68)
1998 Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 9 Best Orchestral Performance Duain Wolfe (MM '68)
2010 Michael Daugherty Best Classical Contemporary Composition Michael Daugherty (BM '76)
2016 Michael Daugherty Best Classical Compendium Michael Daugherty (BM '76)
2016 Michael Daugherty Best Classical Contemporary Composition Michael Daugherty (BM '76)
2016 Michael Daugherty Best Classical Instrumental Solo Michael Daugherty (BM '76)
1997 Richard Wagner: Der Meistersinger von Nurnberg Best Opera Recording Duain Wolfe (MM '68)
2013 Roomful of Teeth Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance Cameron Beauchamp ('98)
2024 “Rough Magic,” Roomful of Teeth Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance Cameron Beauchamp ('98), Thann Scoggin (BM '04, MS '07)
1966 Texas Boys Choir Best Choral Performance (Other than Opera) George Bragg ('46)
1968 Texas Boys Choir Best Choral Performance (Other than Opera) George Bragg ('46)
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Rock, Pop, and Alternative
Year Winner Name Award Category Affiliated Alumni Name(s)
1996 Bela Fleck and the Flecktones Best Pop Instrumental Performance Jeff Coffin (BM '90)
2008 Bela Fleck and the Flecktones Best Pop Instrumental Album Jeff Coffin (BM '90)
1975 Don Henley Best Pop Vocal: Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus Don Henley ('67-'69)
1977 Don Henley Best Arrangement for Voices Don Henley ('67-'69)
1979 Don Henley Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group Don Henley ('67-'69)
1985 Don Henley Best Male Rock Vocal Performance Don Henley ('67-'69)
1989 Don Henley Best Rock Vocal Performance Don Henley ('67-'69)
2008 Don Henley Best Pop Instrumental Performance Don Henley ('67-'69)
2010 Grupo Fantasma Best Latin Rock, Alternative or Urban Album Mark V. Gonzales (BM '96)
1993 Meat Loaf Best Rock Vocal Performance (Solo) Marvin Lee Aday
2002 Norah Jones Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Norah Jones ('97-'99)
2002 Norah Jones Best Pop Vocal Album Norah Jones ('97-'99)
2004 Norah Jones Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Norah Jones ('97-'99)
2004 Norah Jones Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals Norah Jones ('97-'99)
1998 Pat Metheny Group Best Rock Instrumental Performance Lyle Mays ('75)
1989 Roy Orbison Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male Roy Orbison ('54)
1990 Roy Orbison Best Male Pop Vocal Performance Roy Orbison ('54)
2016 Snarky Puppy Best Pop Instrumental Album Michael League, Nate Werth, Justin Stanton, Bob Lanzetti, Mike Maher, Chris Bullock, Chris McQueen, Jay Jennings
2025 "Visions" Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Norah Jones ('97-'99)
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Country, Americana, and Spiritual
Year Winner Name Award Category Affiliated Alumni Name(s)
2024 “Church Clothes 4,” Lecrae  Best Contemporary Christian Music Album  Lecrae Moore (BA '02)
2007 Don Henley Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals Don Henley ('67-'69)
2012 Lecrae Best Gospel Album Lecrae Moore (BA '02)
2012 Lecrae Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album Lecrae Moore (BA '02)
2014 Lecrae Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song Lecrae Moore (BA '02)
2016 Maren Morris Best Country Solo Performance Maren Morris ('10)
1980 Roy Orbison Best Country Performance Duo or Group Roy Orbison ('54)
1988 Roy Orbison Best Country Vocal Collaboration Roy Orbison ('54)
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Other
Year Winner Name Award Category Affiliated Alumni Name(s)
2001 Brave Combo Best Polka Album Carl Finch (MFA '79, '77)
2004 Brave Combo Best Polka Album Carl Finch (MFA '79, '77)
2023 “Empire Central," Snarky Puppy Best Contemporary Instrumental Album Michael League, Shaun Martin, Justin Stanton, Chris Bullock, Mike Maher
2021 “Live at the Royal Albert Hall," Snarky Puppy Best Contemporary Instrumental Album Michael League, Shaun Martin, Justin Stanton, Chris Bullock, Mike Maher
2012 Pat Metheny Best New Age Album Lyle Mays ('75)
1986 Roy Orbison Best Spoken Word Album Roy Orbison ('54)
2008 Ruben Ramos and the Mexican Revolution Best Tejano Album Duane Hargis (BM '07)
2013 Snarky Puppy Best R&B Performance Michael League, Nate Werth, Justin Stanton, Bob Lanzetti, Mike Maher, Chris Bullock, Chris McQueen, Jay Jennings
2015 Snarky Puppy Best Contemporary Instrumental Album Michael League, Nate Werth, Justin Stanton, Bob Lanzetti, Mike Maher, Chris Bullock, Chris McQueen, Jay Jennings
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