Beyoncé solidifies her reign as a Grammy favourite with 11 nominations for her genre-bending nation album Cowboy Carter. The multi-hyphenate famous person is up for Album, Tune, and Report of the 12 months for each Cowboy Carter and “Texas Maintain ‘Em”, marking her fourth consecutive Album of the 12 months nod and fifth total. Kendrick Lamar follows with 5 nominations, together with recognition for his single “Not Like Us” and his characteristic on Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That.” Rising star and EBONY Energy 100 honoree Doechii additionally shines, nabbing a Finest New Artist nod and three further nominations. Shaboozey, this 12 months’s longest-reigning No. 1 artist, claims six nominations, together with a Finest New Artist nod, for his breakout single “A Bar Tune (Tipsy)” and his characteristic on Beyoncé’s “Spaghetti” with Linda Martell. Different EBONY Energy 100 nominees embrace SZA, Coco Jones, Durand Bernarr, and Latto.
After going through a turbulent awards season in nation music—with no wins from 12 nominations on the Individuals’s Alternative Nation Awards and a whole snub from the CMAs—Beyoncé has discovered robust help from the Grammys, with nods for Finest Nation Album and Tune. Her single “Bodyguard” is up for Finest Pop Solo Efficiency, whereas her collaboration with Shaboozey and Linda Martell scored a Finest Melodic Rap Efficiency nod. With Cowboy Carter and “Texas Maintain ‘Em” vying for Finest Nation Album and Tune, it stays to be seen if the Grammy committee, which shares voters with different nation music award our bodies, will validate her crossover success.
Kendrick Lamar earned 5 nominations for his impactful single “Not Like Us” and his characteristic on Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That.” Rising star and EBONY Energy 100 honoree Doechii shined with a Finest New Artist nomination and three further nods, whereas Shaboozey landed six nominations, together with Finest New Artist and accolades for his record-breaking single “A Bar Tune (Tipsy).” EBONY Energy 100 honorees SZA, Coco Jones, Durand Bernarr and Latto additionally secured nominations throughout R&B and hip-hop classes.
This 12 months’s Album of the 12 months race is very aggressive, that includes André 3000’s instrumental debut New Blue Solar, which has garnered surprising help from hip-hop voters. Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter leads the cost, whereas Charli XCX’s BRAT, Chappell Roan’s The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, and Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Division spherical out the sector after profitable business and demanding runs.
Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” lands each Tune and Report of the 12 months nominations, and he continues his dominance within the rap classes. In Finest Rap Album, Doechii’s Alligator Bites By no means Heal secures a nod. Doechii returns with one other nod for “NISSAN ALTIMA” alongside GloRilla’s “Yeah Glo!” among the many frontrunners in Finest Rap Efficiency.
Metro Boomin and Future’s We Don’t Belief You album—infamously igniting the Drake and Kendrick Lamar feud this 12 months—has a number of nominations, together with Finest Melodic Rap Efficiency and Finest Rap Album. Surprisingly, Metro Boomin didn’t land a Producer of the 12 months nomination, a notable oversight given his high-profile 12 months.
The Finest African Music Efficiency class showcases Nigeria’s dominance, with Burna Boy and Asake main the sector. Burna Boy’s “Larger” and Asake’s collaboration with Wizkid on “MMS” each earn nods. Davido returns to the class for his work on Chris Brown’s “Sensational,” with Lojay scoring his first nomination for a similar monitor. Yemi Alade and Tems spherical out the nominees, with Alade’s “Tomorrow” and Tems’ “Love Me Jeje” every vying for a win.
Some surprises are notable this 12 months. Sexyy Crimson, who received Finest Breakthrough Hip Hop Artist on the BET Hip Hop Awards, was handed over for a Finest New Artist nod regardless of her current BET acclaim.
Different highlights embrace EBONY Energy 100 honorees Coco Jones and SZA’s nominations for Finest R&B Tune, joined by Kehlani, Tems and Muni Lengthy. EBONY Energy 100 performer Durand Bernarr additionally scored a Finest Progressive R&B Album nod for his acclaimed EP En Route.
The second spherical of Grammy voting begins December 12, 2024, and closes on January 3, 2025. The 67th Grammy Awards will air stay from Crypto.com Area in Los Angeles on February 2, 2025, on CBS and Paramount+.
Album of the 12 months
André 3000 — New Blue SunBeyoncé — Cowboy CarterBillie Eilish — Hit Me Arduous And SoftChappell Roan — The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest PrincessCharli XCX — BratJacob Collier — Djesse Vol. 4Sabrina Carpenter — Quick N’ SweetTaylor Swift — The Tortured Poets Division
Report of the 12 months
The Beatles — “Now And Then”Beyoncé — “Texas Maintain ’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 Feat. Submit Malone — “Fortnight”
Tune of the 12 months
Beyoncé — “Texas Maintain ’Em”Billie Eilish — “Birds Of A Feather”Chappell Roan — “Good Luck, Babe!”Kendrick Lamar — “Not Like Us”Girl Gaga & Bruno Mars — “Die With A Smile”Sabrina Carpenter — “Please Please Please”Shaboozey — “A Bar Tune (Tipsy)”Taylor Swift Feat. Submit Malone — “Fortnight”
Finest New Artist
Benson BooneDoechiiChappell RoanKhruangbinRayeSabrina CarpenterShaboozeyTeddy Swims
Producer Of The 12 months — Non Classical
AlissiaDaniel NigroDernst “D’Mile” Emile IIIan FitchukMustard
Finest Pop Solo Efficiency
Beyoncé — “Bodyguard”Billie Eilish — “Birds Of A Feather”Chappell Roan — “Good Luck, Babe!”Charli XCX — “Apple”Sabrina Carpenter — “Espresso”
Finest Pop Duo/Group Efficiency
Ariana Grande, Brandy & Monica — “The Boy Is Mine (Remix)”Beyoncé Feat. Submit Malone — “Levii’s Denims”Charli XCX & Billie Eilish — “Guess”Gracie Abrams Feat. Taylor Swift — “Us.”Girl Gaga & Bruno Mars — “Die With A Smile”
Finest Pop Vocal Album
Ariana Grande — Everlasting SunshineBillie Eilish — Hit Me Arduous And SoftChappell Roan — The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest PrincessSabrina Carpenter — Quick N’ SweetTaylor Swift — The Tortured Poets Division
Finest Dance/Digital Recording
Disclosure — “She’s Gone, Dance On”4 Tet — “Cherished”Fred Once more.. & Child Keem — “Leavemealone”Justice & Tame Impala — “Neverender”Kaytranada Feat. Infantile Gambino — “Witchy”
Finest Pop Dance Recording
Ariana Grande — “Sure, And?”Billie Eilish — “L’Amour De Ma Vie [Over Now Extended Edit]”Charli XCX — “Von Dutch”Madison Beer — “Make You Mine”Troye Sivan — “Received Me Began”
Finest Dance/Digital Music Album
Charli XCX — BratFour Tet — ThreeJustice — HyperdramaKaytranada — TimelessZedd — Telos
Finest R&B Efficiency
Chris Brown — “Residuals”Coco Jones — “Right here We Go (Uh Oh)”Jhené Aiko — “Steering”Muni Lengthy — “Made For Me (Reside on BET)”SZA — “Saturn”
Finest R&B Album
Chris Brown — 11:11 (Deluxe)Lalah Hathaway — VantablackLucky Daye — AlgorithmMuni Lengthy — RevengeUsher — Coming Dwelling
Finest Conventional R&B Efficiency
Kenyon Dixon — “Can I Have This Groove”Lalah Hathaway Feat. Michael McDonald — “No Lie”Fortunate Daye — “That’s You”Marsha Ambrosius — “Moist”Muni Lengthy — “Make Me Neglect”
Finest Progressive R&B Album
Avery*Sunshine — So Glad To Know YouChildish Gambino — Bando Stone And The New WorldDurand Bernarr — En RouteKehlani — CrashNxWorries — Why Lawd?
Finest R&B Tune
Coco Jones — “Right here We Go (Uh Oh)”Kehlani — “After Hours”Muni Lengthy — “Ruined Me”SZA — “Saturn”Tems — “Burning”
Finest Rap Efficiency
Cardi B — “Sufficient (Miami)”Widespread & Pete Rock Feat. Posdnuos — “When The Solar Shines Once more”Doechii — “Nissan Altima”Eminem — “Houdini”Future, Metro Boomin, & Kendrick Lamar — “Like That”Glorilla — “Yeah Glo!”Kendrick Lamar — “Not Like Us”
Finest Melodic Rap Efficiency
Beyoncé, Linda Martell, & Shaboozey — “Spaghettii”Future, Metro Boomin, & The Weeknd — “We Nonetheless Don’t Belief You”Jordan Adetunji That includes Kehlani — “Kehlani (Remix)”Latto — “Huge Mama”Rapsody Feat. Erykah Badu — “3:AM”
Finest Rap Tune
Future, Metro Boomin, & Kendrick Lamar — “Like That”Glorilla — “Yeah Glo!”Kendrick Lamar — “Not Like Us”Rapsody & Hit-Boy — “Asteroids”¥$, Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign, & Wealthy The Child Feat. Playboi Carti — “Carnival”
Finest Rap Album
Widespread & Pete Rock — The Auditorium Vol. 1Doechii — Alligator Bites By no means HealEminem — The Dying Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)Future & Metro Boomin — We Don’t Belief YouJ. Cole — Would possibly Delete Later
Finest Nation Solo Efficiency
Beyoncé — “16 Carriages”Chris Stapleton — “It Takes A Girl”Jelly Roll — “I Am Not Okay”Kacey Musgraves — “The Architect”Shaboozey — “A Bar Tune (Tipsy)”
Finest Nation Duo/Group Efficiency
Beyoncé & Miley Cyrus — “II Most Needed”Brothers Osborne — “Break Mine”Dan + Shay — “Larger Homes”Kelsea Ballerini & Noah Kahan — “Cowboys Cry Too”Submit Malone Feat. Morgan Wallen — “I Had Some Assist”
Finest Nation Tune
Beyoncé — “Texas Maintain ’Em”Jelly Roll — “I Am Not Okay”Kacey Musgraves — “The Architect”Submit Malone Feat. Morgan Wallen — “I Had Some Assist”Shaboozey — “A Bar Tune (Tipsy)”
Finest Nation Album
Beyoncé — Cowboy CarterChris Stapleton — HigherKacey Musgraves — Deeper WellLainey Wilson — WhirlwindPost Malone — F-1 Trillion
Carín León — Boca Chueca, Vol. 1Chiquis — DiamantesJessi Uribe — De LejitosPeso Pluma — Éxodo
Finest Tropical Latin Album
Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 — Radio GüiraKiki Valera — Vacilón SantiagueroMarc Anthony — MuevenseSheila E. — BailarTony Succar & Mimy Succar — Alma, Corazón, Y Salsa (Reside At Gran Teatro Nacional)
Finest World Music Efficiency
Angélique Kidjo & Soweto Gospel Choir — “Daylight To My Soul”Arooj Aftab — “Raat Ki Rani”Jacob Collier Feat. Anoushka Shankar & Varijashree Venugopal — “A Rock Someplace”Masa Takumi Feat. Ron Korb, Noshir Mody, & Dale Edward Chung — “Kashira”Rocky Dawuni — “Rise”Sheila E. Feat. Gloria Estefan & Mimy Succar — “Bemba Colorá”
Finest African Music Efficiency
Asake & Wizkid — “MMS”Burna Boy — “Larger”Chris Brown Feat. Davido & Lojay — “Sensational”Tems — “Love Me JeJe”Yemi Alade — “Tomorrow”
Finest World Music Album
Antonio Rey — “Historias De Un Flamenco”Ciro Hurtado — “Paisajes”Matt B & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra — “Alkebulan II”Rema — “Heis”Tems — “Born In The Wild”
