Beyoncé leads with 11 nominations for the 2025 Grammy Awards – Essence

The nominations for the 67th Annual Grammy Awards have been announced. Leading the nominations with a formidable 11 nods, Beyoncé once more confirmed her place as a force in the industry. With 11 nominations this yr, Beyoncé made history by becoming the most nominated artist in Grammy history with 99 profession nominations.

“Today we celebrate the incredible creative achievements of our music community,” said Harvey Mason Jr. President of the Recording Academy in an announcement. “It has been an incredible year in music, and these nominations reflect the work of an electoral body that is more representative of the music community than ever before. The Grammy® has become the most coveted award in music precisely because other peers gain recognition. I’m grateful to the 13,000 voting members of the Academy who take the time to rate all the amazing music, vote, and honor their peers. Congratulations to all nominees.”

Beyoncé’s remarkable nominations reflect her influence across genres. Her latest album, Act II of the Renaissance trilogy series, won Album of the Year, and its lead single “Texas Hold ‘Em” is competing for each Record of the Year and Song of the Year. In a historic crossover, it also earned a nomination for Best Country Album – an unexpected recognition, especially considering the Houston native was notably absent from any Country Music Awards nominations. Beyoncé is on the cusp of becoming the most-awarded artist in Grammy history, making this yr’s ceremony a potentially monumental moment in her profession.

Additionally, seven nominations reveal Kendrick Lamar’s continued creativity. His hit single “Not Like Us” was chosen for Record of the Year in addition to Song of the Year. He was nominated twice for Best Rap Performance, for the previously mentioned “Not Like Us” and “Like That” alongside Future and Metro Boomin. Lamar’s Grammy legacy has been cemented with his latest nods, further proving that he stays one among the most influential voices in hip hop.

Similarly, André 3000’s brings his instrumental talent to the forefront in each the Album of the Year and Best Alternative Jazz Album categories.

In the Best New Artist category, black talent shines vibrant, with Doechii, RAYE and Shaboozey earning well-deserved nominations. With her distinctive mix of rap, Doechii has caught the attention of listeners and critics alike with her unique sound and uncompromising creativity. Meanwhile, RAYE’s deeply personal lyricism and genre-blurring songs have won her widespread acclaim. Shaboozey also distinguishes itself with a fresh style that mixes various musical influences and challenges conventions.

In the R&B world, artists like Kehlani and SZA proceed to dominate the scene. Kehlani is nominated for Best Progressive R&B Album with . SZA’s “Saturn” is nominated for Best R&B Song. Additionally, Tems was nominated for “Burning” in the Best R&B Song category.

The Grammy Gala will happen on February 4, 2025 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The Grammy Awards will air live to tell the tale February 4 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

Below you can find the full list of Grammy nominees.

Album of the Year
“Now and Then” – The Beatles
“TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” – Beyoncé
“Espresso” – Sabrina Carpenter
“360” – Charlie xcx
“Birds of a Feather” – Billie Eilish
“Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
“Good luck, honey!” – Chappell Roan
“Fortnight” – Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone

Album of the Year
– Andrzej 3000
– Beyoncé
– Sabrina Carpenter
– Charlie xcx
– Jacob Collier
– Billie Eilish
– Chappell Roan
– Taylor Swift

Song of the Year
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Sean Cook, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Chibueze Collins Obinna, Nevin Sastry and Mark Williams, songwriters (Shaboozey)
“BIRDS OF A FEATHER” – Billie Eilish O’Connell and Finneas O’Connell, lyricists (Billie Eilish)
“Die With A Smile” – Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II, James Fauntleroy, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars and Andrew Watt, songwriters (Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars)
“Fortnight” – Jack Antonoff, Austin Post and Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone)
“Good luck, honey!” – Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, Daniel Nigro and Justin Tranter, lyricists (Chappell Roan)
“Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)
“Please, Please, Please” – Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff and Sabrina Carpenter, lyricists (Sabrina Carpenter)
“TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” – Brian Bates, Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nate Ferraro and Raphael Saadiq, lyricists (Beyoncé)

Best New Artist
Benson Boone
Sabrina Carpenter
Doechii
Khruangbin
PARADISE
Chappell Roan
Shaboozey
Teddy is swimming

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical Music
Alissia
Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II
Ian Fitchuk
Mustard
Daniel Nigro

Songwriter of the yr in the non-classical music category
Jessie Alexander
Amy Allen
Edgar Barrera
Jessie Jo Dillon
PARADISE

Best Pop Vocal Album
– Sabrina Carpenter
– Billie Eilish
– Ariana Grande
– Chappell Roan
– Taylor Swift

The best dance-pop recording
“Make You Mone” – Madison beer
“Von Dutch” – Charli xcx
“LOVE OF MY LIFE [OVER NOW EXTENDED EDIT]” – Billie Eilish
“such?” – Ariana Grande
“I’ve Begun” – Troye Sivan

The best rock song
“Beautiful People (Stay High)” – Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney, Beck Hansen and Daniel Nakamura, lyricists (The Black Keys)
“Broken Man” – Annie Clark, songwriter (St. Vincent)
“Dark Matter” – Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder and Andrew Watt, lyricists (Pearl Jam)
“Dilemma” – Billie Joe Armstrong, Tré Cool and Mike Dirnt, lyricists (Green Day)
“Gift Horse” – Jon Beavis, Mark Bowen, Adam Devonshire, Lee Kiernan and Joe Talbot, songwriters (IDLES)

The best alternative music album
– Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
– Claira
– Kim Gordon
– Brittany Howard
– Saint Vincent

Best R&B Song
“After Hours” – Diovanna Frazier, Alex Goldblatt, Kehlani Parrish, Khris Riddick-Tynes and Daniel Upchurch, lyricists (Kehlani)
“Burning” – Ronald Banful and Temilade Openiyi, lyricists (Tems)
“Here We Go (Uh Oh)” – Sara Diamond, Sydney Floyd, Marisela Jackson, Courtney Jones, Carl McCormick and Kelvin Wooten, songwriters (Coco Jones)
“Ruined Me” – Jeff Gitelman, Priscilla Renea and Kevin Theodore, lyricists (Muni Long)
“Saturn” – Rob Bisel, Carter Lang, Solána Rowe, Jared Solomon and Scott Zhang, songwriters (SZA)

Best Progressive R&B Album
– Avery*Sun
– Durand Bernar
– Childish Gambino
-Come downstairs
– NxWorries (Anderson.Paak and Knxwledge)

Best rap performance
“Enough (Miami)” – Cardi B
“When The Sun Shines Again” – Common and Pete Rock ft. Posdnuos
“NISSAN ALTIMA” – Doechii
“Houdini” – Eminem
“Like That” – Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar
“Yes, Glo!” – GloRilla
“Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar

Best Alternative Jazz Album
– Aarooj Aftab
– Andrzej 3000
– Robert Glasper
– Keyon Harrold
– Meshell Ndegeocello

Best country album
– Beyoncé
– Post Malone
-Kacey Musgraves
– Chris Stapleton
– Lainey Wilson

Best American Album
–T Bone Burnett
– Charley Crockett
– Sierra Ferrell
–Sarah Jarosz
– Maggie Rose
Waxahatchee

Best Latin Pop Album
– Anita
– Luis Fonsi
–Kany Garcia
-Shakira
– Kali Uchis

The best performance of African music
“Tomorrow” – Yemi Alade
“MMS” – Asake and Wizkid
“Awesome” – Chris Brown featuring Davido and Lojay
“Higher” – Burna Boy
“Love me JeJe” – Thems

Best Soundtrack for Visual Media (Includes Film and Television)
– Laura Karpman, composer
– Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, composers
– Kris Bowers, composer
– Hans Zimmer, composer
– Nick Chuba, Atticus Ross and Leopold Ross, composers

The best opera recording
– John Adams, conductor; Paul Appleby, Julia Bullock, Hye Jung Lee, Daniela Mack, Elliot Madore, Ryan McKinny and Davóne Tines; Dmitriy Lipay, producer (Los Angeles Philharmonic; Los Angeles Master Chorale)
– Yannick Nézet-Séguin, driver; Mario Chang, Michael Chioldi, Greer Grimsley, Nancy Fabiola Herrera, Mattia Olivieri, Ailyn Pérez and Gabriella Reyes; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
– Gerard Schwarz, conductor; Tristan Hallett, Kelly Kaduce and Edward Parks; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (Kansas City Symphony; Lyric Opera of Kansas City Chorus)
– Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Joyce DiDonato, Renée Fleming and Kelli O’Hara; David Frost, producer (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
– Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Fleur Barron, Axelle Fanyo, Nicholas Phan and Christopher Purves; Jason O’Connell, producer (San Francisco Symphony; San Francisco Symphony Chorus; Timo Kurkikangas)