November 9, 2024: The 2025 Grammy nominations are in, and it’s official – Beyoncé is back to claim her throne! With a whopping 11 nominations, Queen Bey is leading the pack, bringing her career Grammy nod count to an unbelievable 99! It’s Beyoncé’s world, and we’re just living in it. Right behind her with seven nods each are Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, Post Malone, and Charli XCX, whose album Brat marks her grand Grammys breakthrough.
Taylor Swift, who usually dominates the scene, has a solid showing with six nominations for her album The Tortured Poets Department, but it’s a quieter year by her usual standards.
She’s got some new rivals in town – fresh faces like Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan are making their Grammy debuts with six nominations each, turning heads and making waves.
For the highly-coveted Album of the Year category, the competition is fierce. Contenders include Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter, Taylor’s The Tortured Poets Department, Billie’s Hit Me Hard and Soft, Charli XCX’s Brat, and Chappell Roan’s The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess. Add in Andre 3000’s woodwind wonder New Blue Sun and Jacob Collier’s Djesse Vol. 4, and you’ve got a category packed with unique sounds and star power.
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Over in Record of the Year, singles from these albums go head-to-head, with a few surprise entries like the Beatles’ “Now and Then” and Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” the latter fuelled by his much-publicised rivalry with Drake.
In the Best New Artist category, first-time nominees Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, Shaboozey (with five nods!), and Doechii are bringing fresh energy to the scene. Jazz legend Chick Corea also makes an appearance posthumously, adding three nominations to his legacy and tying with Kanye West for fifth-most nominations ever – not a bad way to make history!
The only notable absence? Country star Zach Bryan, who opted out of Grammy consideration, saying he’s not comfortable with music as a “competition.”
He joins a list of past Grammy rebels like Drake, the Weeknd, and Frank Ocean who’ve also chosen not to play the awards game.
It’s going to be a nail-biter at the Grammys this year, with some fan-favorite veterans and hot new faces fighting for the spotlight!
See the full list of Grammy nominees here:
Record of the Year
The Beatles – Now and Then
Beyoncé – Texas Hold ’Em
Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather
Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe!
Charli XCX – 360
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso
Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone – Fortnight
Album of the Year
André 3000 – New Blue Sun
Beyoncé – Cowboy Carter
Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft
Chappell Roan – The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
Charli XCX – Brat
Jacob Collier – Djesse Vol. 4
Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet
Taylor Swift – The Tortured Poets Department
Song of the Year
Beyoncé – Texas Hold ’Em
Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather
Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe!
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – Die With a Smile
Sabrina Carpenter – Please Please Please
Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy)
Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone – Fortnight
Best Country Album
Beyoncé – Cowboy Carter
Chris Stapleton – Higher
Kacey Musgraves – Deeper Well
Lainey Wilson – Whirlwind
Post Malone – F-1 Trillion
Best Country Solo Performance
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Beyoncé – 16 Carriages
Chris Stapleton – It Takes a Woman
Jelly Roll – I Am Not Okay
Kacey Musgraves – The Architect
Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy)
Best Musical Theatre Album
Hell’s Kitchen
Merrily We Roll Along
The Notebook
The Outsiders
Suffs
The Wiz
Best Melodic Rap Performance
Beyoncé, Linda Martell & Shaboozey – Spaghettii
Future, Metro Boomin & The Weeknd – We Still Don’t Trust You
Jordan Adetunji Featuring Kehlani – Kehlani (Remix)
Latto – Big Mama
Rapsody Featuring Erykah Badu – 3:AM
Best R&B Album
Chris Brown – 11:11 (Deluxe)
Lalah Hathaway – Vantablack
Lucky Daye – Algorithm
Muni Long – Revenge
Usher – Coming Home
Best R&B Performance
Chris Brown – Residuals
Coco Jones – Here We Go (Uh Oh)
Jhené Aiko – Guidance
Muni Long – Made for Me (Live on BET)
SZA – Saturn
Best New Artist
Benson Boone
Doechii
Chappell Roan
Khruangbin
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Raye
Sabrina Carpenter
Shaboozey
Teddy Swims
Best Alternative Music Performance
Cage the Elephant – Neon Pill
Fontaines D.C. – Starburster
Kim Gordon – Bye Bye
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Song of the Lake
St. Vincent – Flea
Best Dance Pop Recording
Ariana Grande – Yes, And?
Billie Eilish – L’Amour de Ma Vie (Over Now Extended Edit)
Charli XCX – Von Dutch
Madison Beer – Make You Mine
Troye Sivan – Got Me Started
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Ariana Grande, Brandy & Monica – The Boy Is Mine – Remix
Beyoncé Featuring Post Malone – Levii’s Jeans
Charli XCX & Billie Eilish – Guess Featuring Billie Eilish
Gracie Abrams Featuring Taylor Swift – Us.
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – Die With a Smile
Best Pop Solo Performance
Beyoncé – Bodyguard
Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather
Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe!
Charli XCX – Apple
Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso
Best Rock Album
The Black Crowes – Happiness Bastards
Fontaines D.C. – Romance
Green Day – Saviors
Idles – Tangk
Jack White – No Name
Pearl Jam – Dark Matter
The Rolling Stones – Hackney Diamonds
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Alissia
Daniel Nigro
Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II
Ian Fitchuk
Mustard
Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical
Amy Allen
Edgar Barrera
Jessi Alexander
Jessie Jo Dillon
Raye
Best African Music Performance
Asake & Wizkid – MMS
Burna Boy – Higher
Chris Brown Featuring Davido & Lojay – Sensational
Tems – Love Me JeJe
Yemi Alade – Tomorrow
Best Musica Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)
Carín León – Boca Chueca, Vol. 1
Chiquis – Diamantes
Jessi Uribe – De Lejitos
Peso Pluma – Éxodo
Best Latin Pop Album
Anitta – Funk Generation
Kali Uchis – Orquídeas
Kany García – García
Luis Fonsi – El Viaje
Shakira – Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran
Best Gospel Performance/Song
Doe – Holy Hands
Melvin Crispell III – Yesterday
Ricky Dillard – Hold On (Live)
Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Erica Campbell & Israel Houghton Featuring Jonathan McReynolds & Jekalyn Carr – One Hallelujah
Yolanda Adams – Church Doors
Last year’s winners for the Big Four categories included Taylor Swift for Album of the Year, Miley Cyrus for Record of the Year, Victoria Monet as Best New Artist and Billie Eilish for Song of the Year. The 2024 ceremony also honoured artists like SZA, Karol G and Killer Mike.
