ATLANTA — The 2025 Grammy Award nominations have been revealed and the 39th President of the United States and Georgia native Jimmy Carter has become the oldest nominee at 100 years old!
Jimmy Carter 2025 Grammy Award nomination
On Friday, former President Carter was nominated for best audio book, narration, and storytelling recording (best spoken word album). Here are the other nominees in the category including the Queen of Country herself, Dolly Parton:
- All You Need Is Love: The Beatles in Their Own Words (Various Artists) — Guy Oldfield, producer
- ...And Your Ass Will Follow — George Clinton
- Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones — Dolly Parton
- Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial Celebration — Jimmy Carter
- My Name Is Barbra — Barbra Streisand
How many Grammys has Jimmy Carter won?
In total, this is Carter's 10th Grammy Awards nomination. He has won the Best Spoken Word Album category three times.
Jimmy Carter's 100th birthday
Back in October, the Plains, Georgia, community celebrated Carter's 100th birthday-- marking a milestone that no other president has reached.
"I always say that I feel that he's going to be the most remembered president in the whole world because he's done so many things — not just for our country, but for the entire world," Presidential Historian Larry Cook previously told 11Alive. "He's an example that we should all take note of and try to emulate in our own lives because he makes your life better. He's made my life better by far."
To read more about President Carter's love story and accomplishments with his beloved late wife Mrs. Rosalynn Carter, click here. You can also find the the full list of 2025 Grammy Award nominees, online here.