Grammy Nominations 2025: Beyoncé leads the pack with 11 nominations, surpassing Taylor Swift.
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The journey to the 67th Annual Grammy Awards commences with the announcement of the official nominations.
Beyoncé has emerged as the standout artist at the Grammy Nominations 2025, securing an impressive 11 nominations for her album “Cowboy Carter” and its related singles, surpassing Taylor Swift in the process. With this achievement, Beyoncé has amassed a total of 99 Grammy nominations, a record unmatched by any other artist; however, she has yet to win the coveted Album of the Year award from the Recording Academy. The Academy has revealed nominees across 94 categories, marking a historic high for any major awards event. Fans and industry experts are eager to see if “Cowboy Carter” will help Beyoncé further solidify her status as the most-awarded artist in Grammy history. Additionally, there is speculation regarding a potential showdown between Taylor Swift and Beyoncé for the Album of the Year title, a prestigious accolade that has consistently eluded Beyoncé.
In the 2025 Grammy nominations, Beyoncé leads with 11 nominations, achieving a personal best with her album “Cowboy Carter” and its singles. She is joined by Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, and Sabrina Carpenter as nominees in the three major categories: Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Album of the Year. Roan and Carpenter are also recognized in the Best New Artist category, highlighting a remarkable year for female artists within the Grammy nominations.
2025 Grammy Nominations: Beyoncé tops the list with 11 nominations, with Taylor Swift, Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, and Charli XCX also among the leading contenders.
Grammy Nominations 2025
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
Pop Solo Performance
- “Bodyguard” — Beyoncé
- “Espresso” — Sabrina Carpenter
- “Apple” — Charli XCX
- “Birds of a Feather” — Billie Eilish
- “Good Luck, Babe!” — Chappell Roan
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
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
Rock Album
- “Happiness Bastards” — The Black Crowes
- “Romance” — Fontaines D.C.
- “Saviors” — Green Day
- “TANGK” — Idles
- “Dark Matter” — Pearl Jam
- “Hackney Diamonds” — The Rolling Stones
- “No Name” — Jack White
Alternative Music Performance
- “Neon Pill” — Cage the Elephant
- “Song of the Lake” — Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
- “Starburster” — Fontaines D.C.
- “Bye Bye” — Kim Gordon
- “Flea” — St. Vincent
Best New Artist
- Benson Boone
- Sabrina Carpenter
- Doechii
- Khruangbin
- Raye
- Chappell Roan
- Shaboozey
- Teddy Swims
R&B Performance
- “Guidance” — Jhené Aiko
- “Residuals” — Chris Brown
- “Here We Go (Uh Oh)” — Coco Jones
- “Made For Me (Live On BET)” — Muni Long
- “Saturn” — SZA
R&B Album
- “11:11 (Deluxe)” — Chris Brown
- “Vantablack” — Lalah Hathaway
- “Revenge” — Muni Long
- “Algorithm” — Lucky Daye
- “Coming Home” — Usher
Melodic Rap Performance
- “Kehlani” — Jordan Adetunji Featuring Kehlani
- “Spaghettii” — Beyoncé Featuring Linda Martell & Shaboozey
- “We Still Don’t Trust You” — Future & Metro Boomin Featuring The Weeknd
- “Big Mama” — Latto
- “3” — Rapsody Featuring Erykah Badu
Musical Theater Album
- Hell’s Kitchen
- Merrily We Roll Along
- The Notebook
- The Outsiders
- Suffs
- The Wiz
Country Solo Performance
- “16 Carriages” — Beyoncé
- “I Am Not Okay” — Jelly Roll
- “The Architect” — Kacey Musgraves
- “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” — Shaboozey
- “It Takes A Woman” — Chris Stapleton
Country Album
- Cowboy Carter – Beyoncé
- F-1 Trillion – Post Malone
- Deeper Well – Kacey Musgraves
- Higher – Chris Stapleton
- Whirlwind – Lainey Wilson
Song of the Year
- “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Sean Cook, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Chibueze Collins Obinna, Nevin Sastry & Mark Williams, songwriters (Shaboozey)
- “Birds of a Feather” – Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
- “Die With a Smile” – Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II, James Fauntleroy, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars)
- “Fortnight” – Jack Antonoff, Austin Post & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone)
- “Good Luck, Babe!” – Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, Daniel Nigro & Justin Tranter, songwriters (Chappell Roan)
- “Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)
- “Please Please Please” – Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff & Sabrina Carpenter, songwriters (Sabrina Carpenter)
- “Texas Hold ‘Em” – Brian Bates, Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nate Ferraro & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Beyoncé)
Gospel Performance/Song
- “Church Doors” — Yolanda Adams; Donald Lawrence & Sir William James Baptist, songwriters
- “Yesterday” — Melvin Crispell III
- “Hold On (Live)” — Ricky Dillard
- “Holy Hands” — DOE; Jesse Paul Barrera, Jeffrey Castro Bernat, Dominique Jones, Timothy Ferguson, Kelby Shavon Johnson, Jr., Jonathan McReynolds, Rickey Slikk Muzik Offord & Juan Winans, songwriters
- “One Hallelujah” — Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Erica Campbell & Israel Houghton Featuring Jonathan McReynolds & Jekalyn Carr; G. Morris Coleman, Israel Houghton, Kenneth Leonard, Jr., Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Naomi Raine, songwriters
Latin Pop Album
- Funk Generation – Anitta
- El Viaje – Luis Fonsi
- GARCÍA – Kany García
- Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran – Shakira
- Orquideas — Kali Uchis
Musica Mexicana Album
- Diamantes — Chiquis
- Boca Chueca, Vol. 1 — Carín León
- ÉXODO — Peso Pluma
- De Lejitos — Jessi Uribe
Best African Music Performance
- “Tomorrow” – Yemi Alade
- “MMS” – Asake & Wizkid
- “Sensational” – Chris Brown Featuring Davido & Lojay
- “Higher” – Burna Boy
- “Love Me JeJe” – Tems
Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
- 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
Song Written for Visual Media
- “Ain’t No Love In Oklahoma” [From Twisters: The Album] — Jessi Alexander, Luke Combs & Jonathan Singleton, songwriters (Luke Combs)
- “Better Place” [From TROLLS Band Together] — Amy Allen, Shellback & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (*NSYNC & Justin Timberlake)
- “Can’t Catch Me Now” [From The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes] — Daniel Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo, songwriters (Olivia Rodrigo)
- “It Never Went Away” [From American Symphony] — Jon Batiste & Dan Wilson, songwriters (Jon Batiste)
- “Love Will Survive” [From The Tattooist of Auschwitz] — Walter Afanasieff, Charlie Midnight, Kara Talve & Hans Zimmer, songwriters (Barbra Streisand)
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
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
Beyoncé has once again added to her accolades, achieving a remarkable milestone with 11 nominations for her album “Cowboy Carter” and its associated singles at the 2025 Grammy Awards. This marks a personal best for her, surpassing the 10 nominations she received in 2009.
However, she is not the sole focus of attention following the announcement made on Friday morning. Beyoncé is among five influential women nominated in all three of the Grammys’ premier categories: record, song, and album of the year. The other nominees in these prestigious categories include Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, and Sabrina Carpenter. Notably, both Roan and Carpenter are also contenders for best new artist, placing them in contention across all four general categories available to recording artists from various genres. Should either Carpenter or Roan win best new artist along with the trio of record, song, and album of the year, they would be the first to achieve this feat since Eilish did so in 2020. Additionally, Charli XCX, Post Malone, and Kendrick Lamar have received nominations in two of the three top categories, each garnering significant recognition.
Following Beyoncé’s impressive 11 nominations, Eilish, Lamar, Malone, and Charli XCX are tied for the second-highest number of nominations this year, each with seven. Swift, Roan, and Carpenter closely follow with six nominations each. This year appears to be a significant one for female artists, as they have secured six out of the eight nominations for both album of the year and record of the year. However, it is worth noting that last year also showcased strong female representation, with seven out of eight nominations in those categories. This trend indicates that the prominence of women in these awards has become a consistent pattern over recent years.
The substantial presence of these women in the music industry and broader pop culture has made predicting the outcomes of the Grammys somewhat more straightforward.
