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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