Late Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter Wins Posthumous Grammy Award

Late former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was honored with a posthumous Grammy Award on Sunday, marking his fourth career win in the Best Audiobook, Narration, and Storytelling Recording category for Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial Celebration. The audiobook, released in August 2024, features his final Sunday school lessons from Plains, Georgia.

Carter, who passed away at 100 on December 29, 2024, shared messages of love, kindness, forgiveness, and reflections on the afterlife in the project. It also includes music contributions from Darius Rucker, Jon Batiste, and LeAnn Rimes.

At the pre-gala ceremony in Los Angeles, Carter’s grandson, Jason Carter, accepted the award on behalf of the family. “Having his words captured in this way for my family and for the world is truly remarkable,” Jason said, receiving a standing ovation.

This Grammy win adds to Carter’s previous three victories in the Best Spoken Word Album category:

• Faith – A Journey for All (2019)
• A Full Life: Reflections at 90 (2016)
• Our Endangered Values: America’s Moral Crisis (2007)

In total, Carter received 10 Grammy nominations during his lifetime. Other nominees in his category for the 2025 Grammy Awards included Barbra Streisand, Dolly Parton, and George Clinton.

The 39th U.S. president, who served from 1977 to 1981, dedicated 50 years to teaching Sunday school at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, often leading multiple sessions each month. His latest Grammy victory places him ahead of former presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, each of whom has won two Grammy Awards.