The nominations for the 2025 Grammy Awards were released on Friday morning.
Beyoncé extended her all-time record for Grammy nominations, receiving 11, followed by Kendrick Lamar, Charli XCX, and Billie Eilish, who each garnered seven nominations. Beyoncé now holds a career total of 99 Grammy nominations—more than any other artist—though she has yet to win the Recording Academy’s top honour, Album of the Year.
Winners will be revealed at the event in Los Angeles on 2 February.
Below is a list of nominees in several top categories. A complete list of nominations across all 94 categories is available here.
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Beyoncé attends the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards on 1 April in Hollywood, California.
- 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”
RECORD OF THE YEAR
Sabrina Carpenter performs in Elmont, New York, on 11 September.
- 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”
SONG OF THE YEAR
Kendrick Lamar performs on 19 June in Inglewood, California.
- Shaboozey – “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
- Billie Eilish – “Birds of a Feather”
- Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die With a Smile”
- Taylor Swift – “Fortnight” [ft. Post Malone]
- Chappell Roan – “Good Luck, Babe!”
- Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
- Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please”
- Beyoncé – “Texas Hold ’Em”
BEST NEW ARTIST
Chappell Roan performs on 1 October in Franklin, Tennessee.
- Benson Boone
- Sabrina Carpenter
- Doechii
- Khruangbin
- RAYE
- Chappell Roan
- Shaboozey
- Teddy Swims
BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
Billie Eilish hosts a “Hit Me Hard and Soft” album release listening party in New York on 15 May.
- Beyoncé – “Bodyguard”
- Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso”
- Charli XCX – “Apple”
- Billie Eilish – “Birds of a Feather”
- Chappell Roan – “Good Luck, Babe!”
BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
Taylor Swift and Gracie Abrams perform together in London on 23 June.
- Gracie Abrams ft. Taylor – “Us”
- Beyoncé Featuring Post Malone – “Levii’s Jeans”
- Charli XCX & Billie Eilish – “Guess”
- Ariana Grande, Brandy & Monica – “The Boy Is Mine”
- Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – “Die With a Smile”
BEST RAP ALBUM
- Common & Pete Rock – “The Auditorium Vol. 1”
- Doechii – “Alligator Bites Never Heal”
- Eminem – “The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)”
- Future & Metro Boomin – “We Don’t Trust You”
- J. Cole – “Might Delete Later”
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
Metro Boomin and Future perform during the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards in Newark, New Jersey.
- Cardi B – “Enough (Miami)”
- Common & Pete Rock Featuring Posdnuos – “When the Sun Shines Again”
- Doechii – “Nissan Altima”
- Eminem – “Houdini”
- Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar – “Like That”
- Glorilla – “Yeah Glo!”
- Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
- Beyoncé – “Cowboy Carter”
- Post Malone – “F-1 Trillion”
- Kacey Musgraves – “Deeper Well”
- Chris Stapleton – “Higher”
- Lainey Wilson – “Whirlwind”
BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE
Shaboozey performs during the 2024 BET Awards in Los Angeles.
- 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 ROCK ALBUM
- The Black Crowes – “Happiness Bastards”
- Fontaines D.C. – “Romance”
- Green Day – “Saviours”
- Idles – “TANGK”
- Pearl Jam – “Dark Matter”
- The Rolling Stones – “Hackney Diamonds”
- Jack White – “No Name”
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
Green Day performs in Los Angeles on 1 April.
- The Beatles – “Now and Then”
- The Black Keys – “Beautiful People (Stay High)”
- Green Day – “The American Dream Is Killing Me”
- Idles – “Gift Horse”
- Pearl Jam – “Dark Matter”
- St. Vincent – “Broken Man”
BEST R&B ALBUM
- Chris Brown – “11:11 (Deluxe)”
- Lalah Hathaway – “Vantablack”
- Muni Long – “Revenge”
- Lucky Daye – “Algorithm”
- 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”