Grammy Nominations: Beyoncé Leads with 11; Kendrick Lamar, Charli XCX, Billie Eilish Earn 7 Each

Grammy Nominations: Beyoncé Leads with 11; Kendrick Lamar, Charli XCX, Billie Eilish Earn 7 Each

As a music enthusiast with decades of experience under my belt, I must say that this year’s Grammy nominations are nothing short of breathtaking! From Beyoncé’s cowboy-themed country album to Anitta’s funky Latin pop, it seems like every genre is represented and celebrated.


2025 Grammy Awards are mine to rule! With a whopping 11 nominations, I’ve taken the crown yet again. And guess what? My groundbreaking “Cowboy Carter” album has even swept all four country categories, making history!

Beyoncé is nominated in several categories this awards season. She’s contending for Album of the Year and Best Country Album, while her chart-topping country song “Texas Hold ‘Em” is nominated for Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best Country Song. Additionally, she received nominations for Best Country Solo Performance for “16 Carriages,” Best Country/Duo Performance with Miley Cyrus for “II Most Wanted,” and Best Americana Performance for “Ya Ya.

With 99 career nominations, she surpasses her husband Jay-Z’s tally (89 nods), having earned one more for album of the year as a co-writer of several “Cowboy Carter” songs. Beyoncé now holds the title as the most honored artist in Grammy history, with 32 wins, and stands poised to claim her first album of the year award next year.

She’s got competition, though. Taylor Swift, the first artist to win album of the year four times, is nominated for The Tortured Poets Department, making her the first woman to earn seven nods in the category. Other nominees include Hit Me Hard and Soft by Billie Eilish — who becomes the first artist to have their first three albums compete for the top prize — Sabrina Carpenter’s Short N’ Sweet, Charli XCX’s brat, Chappell Roan’s The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, Andre 3000’s New Blue Sun and Jacob Collier’s Djesse Vol. 4.

Eilish, Charli XCX, Post Malone, and Kendrick Lamar, who are nominated for both Song and Record of the Year with “Not Like Us”, trail Beyoncé with a total of seven nominations each. Taylor Swift, Carpenter, and Roan have also received six nominations each.

In this year’s record competition, Beyoncé and Lamar’s tracks face tough rivalry. The contenders include Taylor Swift and Malone’s “Fortnite,” Carpenter’s “Espresso,” Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather,” Charli XCX’s “360,” Roan’s “Good Luck, Babe!”, and the Beatles’ final song “Now and Then.

Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, and Rag’n’Bone Man’s tracks are all vying for the title of Song of the Year at the songwriter’s awards, alongside “Please Please Please” by Carpenter, “Die With a Smile” by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars, and Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” which has been number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for 16 weeks.

Shaboozey shares a nomination for Best New Artist with Carpenter, Roan, Benson Boone, Teddy Swims, Raye, Doechii, and Khruangbin. Shaboozey, who received a significant push after featuring on two Cowboy Carter tracks, is recognized in the category of Best Melodic Rap Performance for his collaboration on Beyoncé’s “Spaghetti.” Additionally, country music trailblazer Linda Martell, the first African-American woman to perform at the Grand Ole Opry, is also up for her inaugural Grammy nominations, as she’s part of this song.

Newcomers to the nominations list are Carpenter, Kim Gordon, Willow, Pete Rock and Morgan Wallen. Wallen received two country nods for his collaboration on Malone’s top hit “I Need Some Help.” Additionally, Malone himself was nominated for best pop duo/group performance with Beyoncé for their song “Levii’s Jeans.

Beyoncé’s nominations in the Country and American Roots categories at the Grammys add to her diverse award-winning history, which spans R&B, rap, pop, and dance. Interestingly, she was also nominated for rock music at the 2017 event. Her five nominations across these fields came just two months after she didn’t receive any recognition at the CMA Awards. Additionally, her submission “Daddy Lessons” from the album “Lemonade” was not acknowledged by the Grammy’s country committee in 2016.

Following the historic sweep of female artists at the 2024 Grammys, women continue to reign supreme in the major categories for the following year, such as album of the year, record of the year, best pop solo performance, and best pop vocal album. Notable nominees include Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Carpenter, Roan, and Ariana Grande, who earns her sixth nomination in the category with Eternal Sunshine, equaling a record previously set by Kelly Clarkson.

And though a woman has never won producer of the year (non-classical), Alissia is nominated this year — marking the first female nod in six years. She’s up against Dan Nigro, Mustard, Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II and Ian Fitchuk.

On February 2, 2025, the Grammys will be broadcast live from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. From December 12 to January 3, final voting is taking place. Here are the nominees for the main categories, and you can find a complete list of all the 2025 Grammy nominations by clicking here.

Album Of The Year 

New Blue Sun – André 3000 

COWBOY CARTER – Beyoncé 

Short n’ Sweet – Sabrina Carpenter 

BRAT – Charli xcx 

Djesse Vol. 4 – Jacob Collier 

HIT ME HARD AND SOFT – Billie Eilish 

The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess – Chappell Roan 

THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT – Taylor Swift 

Song Of The Year 

“Song About a Pub (Under the Influence)

“BIRDS OF A FEATHER” – Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish) 

Leave with a Content Grin” – by Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II, James Fauntleroy, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars & Andrew Watt (co-written by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars)

Two-week period” – a term used by Jack Antonoff, Austin Post, and Taylor Swift in their song (written by Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone).

Wishing You Success, Sweetheart!” – A more casual and friendly way of conveying the same sentiment from the original phrase.

“Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar) 

Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff, and Sabrina Carpenter have written a song asking for ‘Three Times, Please’ instead of ‘Please Please Please’.

I’m all in with Texas Hold ‘Em, just like the tune by Beyoncé and friends. It’s a game of strategy, patience, and a dash of luck – much like life itself.

Record Of The Year 

“Now And Then” – The Beatles 

“TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” – Beyoncé 

“Espresso” – Sabrina Carpenter 

“360” – Charli xcx 

“BIRDS OF A FEATHER” – Billie Eilish 

“Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar 

“Good Luck, Babe!” – Chappell Roan 

“Fortnight” – Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone

Best New Artist 

Benson Boone 

Sabrina Carpenter 

Doechii 

Khruangbin 

RAYE 

Chappell Roan 

Shaboozey 

Teddy Swims

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical 

Alissia Dernst 

“D’Mile” Emile II 

Ian Fitchuk 

Mustard 

Daniel Nigro 

Songwriter Of The Year, Non-Classical 

Jessi Alexander 

Amy Allen 

Edgar Barrera 

Jessie Jo Dillon 

RAYE

Best Pop Solo Performance

“Bodyguard” – Beyoncé

“Espresso” – Sabrina Carpenter 

“Apple” – Charli xcx 

“BIRDS OF A FEATHER” – Billie Eilish 

“Good Luck, Babe!” – Chappell Roan 

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

“us.” – Gracie Abrams Featuring Taylor Swift

“LEVII’S JEANS” – Beyoncé Featuring Post Malone

“Guess” – Charli xcx & Billie Eilish

“the boy is mine” – Ariana Grande, Brandy & Monica

“Die With A Smile” – Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars

Best Pop Vocal Album

Short n’ Sweet – Sabrina Carpenter

HIT ME HARD AND SOFT – Billie Eilish

eternal sunshine – Ariana Grande

Chappell Roan The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess – Chappell Roan

THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT – Taylor Swift

Best Dance Pop Recording 

“Make You Mine” – Madison Beer 

“Von dutch” – Charli xcx

“L’AMOUR DE MA VIE [OVER NOW EXTENDED EDIT]” – Billie Eilish

“yes, and?” – Ariana Grande 

“Got Me Started” – Troye Sivan

Best Rock Song

Radiant Souls (Keep Soaring)” – Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney, Beck Hansen & Daniel Nakamura, lyricists (The Black Keys)

“Broken Man” – Annie Clark, songwriter (St. Vincent)

Composition titled ‘Dark Matter’ – penned by the collective talents of Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder, and Andrew Watt, members of Pearl Jam

“Dilemma” – Billie Joe Armstrong, Tré Cool & Mike Dirnt, songwriters (Green Day)

Song titled ‘Ride the Steed’ – penned by Jon Beavis, Mark Bowen, Adam Devonshire, Lee Kiernan, and Joe Talbot (collectively known as IDLES)

Best Alternative Music Album

Wild God – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Charm – Clairo

The Collective – Kim Gordon

What Now – Brittany Howard

All Born Screaming – St. Vincent

Best R&B Song

Evening Tunes” – A composition by Diovanna Frazier, Alex Goldblatt, Kehlani Parrish, Khris Riddick-Tynes, and Daniel Upchurch (credited to Kehlani)

“Burning” – Ronald Banful & Temilade Openiyi, songwriters (Tems)

Let’s Get Started (Oh Dear)” – A rephrase by team members: Sara Diamond, Sydney Floyd, Marisela Jackson, Courtney Jones, Carl McCormick and Kelvin Wooten (on behalf of Coco Jones)

“Ruined Me” – Jeff Gitelman, Priscilla Renea & Kevin Theodore, songwriters (Muni Long)

“Saturn” – Rob Bisel, Carter Lang, Solána Rowe, Jared Solomon & Scott Zhang, songwriters (SZA)

Best Progressive R&B Album

So Glad to Know You – Avery*Sunshine

En Route – Durand Bernarr

Bando Stone And The New World – Childish Gambino

CRASH – Kehlani

Why Lawd? – NxWorries (Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge)

Best Rap Performance

“Enough (Miami)” – Cardi B

“When The Sun Shines Again” – Common & Pete Rock Featuring Posdnuos “NISSAN ALTIMA” – Doechii

“Houdini” – Eminem

“Like That” – Future, Metro Boomin, & Kendrick Lamar “Yeah Glo!” – GloRilla

“Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar

Best Alternative Jazz Album 

Night Reign – Arooj Aftab 

New Blue Sun – André 3000

Code Derivation – Robert Glasper

Foreverland – Keyon Harrold

No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin – Meshell Ndegeocello

Best Country Album 

COWBOY CARTER – Beyoncé 

F-1 Trillion – Post Malone

Deeper Well – Kacey Musgraves 

Higher – Chris Stapleton 

Whirlwind – Lainey Wilson

Best Americana Album

The Other Side – T Bone Burnett

$10 Cowboy – Charley Crockett

Trail Of Flowers – Sierra Ferrell

Polaroid Lovers – Sarah Jarosz

No One Gets Out Alive – Maggie Rose

Tigers Blood – Waxahatchee

Best Latin Pop Album

Funk Generation – Anitta 

El Viaje – Luis Fonsi 

GARCÍA – Kany García

Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran – Shakira

ORQUÍDEAS – Kali Uchis

Best African Music Performance

“Tomorrow” – Yemi Alade

“MMS” – Asake & Wizkid

“Sensational” – Chris Brown Featuring Davido & Lojay 

“Higher” – Burna Boy

“Love Me JeJe” – Tems

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Televison)

American Fiction – Laura Karpman, composer 

Challengers – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers 

The Color Purple – Kris Bowers, composer

Dune: Part Two – Hans Zimmer, composer

Shōgun – Nick Chuba, Atticus Ross & Leopold Ross, composers

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