2025 Grammy Winning Sports Tracks

The 2025 Grammy Awards were stuffed with mind-blowing new music but not all tracks are ready for play in stadium.  I wanted to highlight a few songs, but before we dive in, I should admit that the music is amazing, but I wouldn’t even begin to use some of the slang associated with the music.  It’s never a good look for someone nearing the mid-century mark to start launching out terms like “Brat” or “Snatched”; so, I’ll stick to the music and give you my thoughts on a few of the winning and nominated tracks/albums. 

-          Album of the Year & Best Country Album- Cowboy Carter Beyonce- The biggest track from the album is clearly “Texas Hold ‘Em” and it’s a blast but I like the “Pony Up Remix” as it’s a little more dynamic for stadium use.

 -          Record, Song & video of the Year & Best Rap Song and Performance- “Not Like Us” Kendrick Lamar- This track is brilliant, and we cleared it for several teams over the past year.  We can’t wait to see what Kendrick brings to his Super Bowl performance. “A minorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr” (Honorable mention to Eminem for “Houdini”.  I love the Eminem flow/vocals against the Steve Miller Band “Abracadabra” sample.)

 -          Best Country Album went to Beyonce, but don’t miss Whirlwind from Lainey Wilson.  The single “Hang Tight Honey” has great energy and is a solid stadium track.

 -          Best Dance/Electronic Recording- “Neverender” Justice & Tame Impala- We sent this to teams back in May of 2024.  The track is strong and as one team DJ told us, it’s a great “vibe” track.

 -          Best Rock Performance- “Now and Then” Beatles- We love the Beatles, and it’s nice for them to win here, but I feel this is an award celebrating their history and stature in music rather than awarding this track.  I would focus on the Green Day track “The American Dream Is Killing Me”.  This track is a rock anthem that hits at the right time.  It’s up-tempo and a solid track for stadium play. 

 -          Best Metal Performance- “Mea Culpa (Ah! Ca ira)” Gojira- You may remember this track from the opening ceremonies at the Olympics.  This track is incredible and worthy of consideration for in-stadium play because it’s all power and energy!  However, an honorable mention to Metallica for “Screaming Suicide”.  Another banger from Metallica that may not see the light of day in stadium, but we have the instrumental here, and it’s powerful!  “Lux Aeterna” may be the better stadium track.

 -          Best Rock Album- Hackney Diamonds The Rolling Stones- I love this album from top to bottom, and most will want to point out the lead track “Angry” (which is good).  However, my stand-out track from this one is “Bite My Head Off” which features Paul McCartney on Bass.  Great energy and really fun (for a bunch of 80-year-old guys). Also, honorable mention to No Name from Jack White.  This is one of my favorite albums of the year.  “That’s How I’m Feeling” is great for stadium play and production.  Several teams requested this track for in-stadium and online content.

Every team will have a different vibe for their team and fan music needs.  These are a few of the tracks that stood out to me.  If you would like to listen to all of the tracks mentioned above, hit the playlist HERE.