Beyoncé continues her Grammy reign with a record-breaking 11 nominations for her genre-blending country album, Cowboy Carter. The multi-talented superstar is up for Album, Song and Record of the Year for Cowboy Carter and “Texas Hold ‘Em,” marking her fourth consecutive Album of the Year nod and fifth overall. This year, she surpasses Jay-Z as the most nominated artist in Grammy history, with a staggering 99 career nominations. In addition, Beyoncé’s single “Bodyguard” is up for Best Pop Solo Performance, while her collaboration with Shaboozey and Linda Martell on “Spaghetti” earns a Best Melodic Rap Performance nomination. This also marks Martell’s first career nomination.
After facing a turbulent awards season in country music—with no wins from 12 nominations at the People’s Choice Country Awards and a complete snub from the CMAs—Beyoncé has found strong support from the Grammys, with nods for Best Country Album and Song. Her single “Bodyguard” is up for Best Pop Solo Performance, while her collaboration with Shaboozey and Linda Martell scored a Best Melodic Rap Performance nod. With Cowboy Carter and “Texas Hold ‘Em” vying for Best Country Album and Song, it remains to be seen if the Grammy committee, which shares voters with other country music award bodies, will validate her crossover success.
Kendrick Lamar earned five nominations for his impactful single “Not Like Us” and his feature on Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That.” Rising star and EBONY Power 100 honoree Doechii shined with a Best New Artist nomination and three additional nods, while Shaboozey landed six nominations, including Best New Artist and accolades for his record-breaking single “A Bar Song (Tipsy).” EBONY Power 100 honorees SZA, Coco Jones, Durand Bernarr and Latto also secured nominations across R&B and hip-hop categories.
This year’s Album of the Year race is especially competitive, featuring André 3000’s instrumental debut New Blue Sun, which has garnered unexpected support from hip-hop voters. Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter leads the charge, while Charli XCX’s BRAT, Chappell Roan’s The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, and Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department round out the field after successful commercial and critical runs.
Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” lands both Song and Record of the Year nominations, and he continues his dominance in the rap categories. In Best Rap Album, Doechii’s Alligator Bites Never Heal and GloRilla’s Yeah Glo! are among the frontrunners, with both artists also competing in Best Rap Performance.
Metro Boomin and Future’s We Don’t Trust You album—infamously igniting the Drake and Kendrick Lamar feud this year—has multiple nominations, including Best Melodic Rap Performance and Best Rap Album. Surprisingly, Metro Boomin didn’t land a Producer of the Year nomination, a notable oversight given his high-profile year.
The Best African Music Performance category showcases Nigeria’s dominance, with Burna Boy and Asake leading the field. Burna Boy’s “Higher” and Asake’s collaboration with Wizkid on “MMS” both earn nods. Davido returns to the category for his work on Chris Brown’s “Sensational,” with Lojay scoring his first nomination for the same track. Yemi Alade and Tems round out the nominees, with Alade’s “Tomorrow” and Tems’ “Love Me Jeje” each vying for a win.
Some surprises are notable this year. Sexyy Red, who won Best Breakthrough Hip Hop Artist at the BET Hip Hop Awards, was passed over for a Best New Artist nod despite her recent BET acclaim.
Other highlights include EBONY Power 100 honorees Coco Jones and SZA’s nominations for Best R&B Song, joined by Kehlani, Tems and Muni Long. EBONY Power 100 performer Durand Bernarr also scored a Best Progressive R&B Album nod for his acclaimed EP En Route.
The second round of Grammy voting begins December 12, 2024, and closes on January 3, 2025. The 67th Grammy Awards will air live from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on February 2, 2025, on CBS and Paramount+.
Album of the Year
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
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 Feat. Post Malone — “Fortnight”
Song of the Year
Beyoncé — “Texas Hold ’Em”
Billie Eilish — “Birds Of A Feather”
Chappell Roan — “Good Luck, Babe!”
Kendrick Lamar — “Not Like Us”
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars — “Die With A Smile”
Sabrina Carpenter — “Please Please Please”
Shaboozey — “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
Taylor Swift Feat. Post Malone — “Fortnight”
Best New Artist
Benson Boone
Doechii
Chappell Roan
Khruangbin
Raye
Sabrina Carpenter
Shaboozey
Teddy Swims
Producer Of The Year — Non Classical
Alissia
Daniel Nigro
Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II
Ian Fitchuk
Mustard
Best Pop Solo Performance
Beyoncé — “Bodyguard”
Billie Eilish — “Birds Of A Feather”
Chappell Roan — “Good Luck, Babe!”
Charli XCX — “Apple”
Sabrina Carpenter — “Espresso”
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Ariana Grande, Brandy & Monica — “The Boy Is Mine (Remix)”
Beyoncé Feat. Post Malone — “Levii’s Jeans”
Charli XCX & Billie Eilish — “Guess”
Gracie Abrams Feat. Taylor Swift — “Us.”
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars — “Die With A Smile”
Best Pop Vocal Album
Ariana Grande — Eternal Sunshine
Billie Eilish — Hit Me Hard And Soft
Chappell Roan — The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess
Sabrina Carpenter — Short N’ Sweet
Taylor Swift — The Tortured Poets Department
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
Disclosure — “She’s Gone, Dance On”
Four Tet — “Loved”
Fred Again.. & Baby Keem — “Leavemealone”
Justice & Tame Impala — “Neverender”
Kaytranada Feat. Childish Gambino — “Witchy”
Best Pop Dance Recording
Ariana Grande — “Yes, And?”
Billie Eilish — “L’Amour De Ma Vie [Over Now Extended Edit]”
Charli XCX — “Von Dutch”
Madison Beer — “Make You Mine”
Troye Sivan — “Got Me Started”
Best Dance/Electronic Music Album
Charli XCX — Brat
Four Tet — Three
Justice — Hyperdrama
Kaytranada — Timeless
Zedd — Telos
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”
Best R&B Album
Chris Brown — 11:11 (Deluxe)
Lalah Hathaway — Vantablack
Lucky Daye — Algorithm
Muni Long — Revenge
Usher — Coming Home
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Kenyon Dixon — “Can I Have This Groove”
Lalah Hathaway Feat. Michael McDonald — “No Lie”
Lucky Daye — “That’s You”
Marsha Ambrosius — “Wet”
Muni Long — “Make Me Forget”
Best Progressive R&B Album
Avery*Sunshine — So Glad To Know You
Childish Gambino — Bando Stone And The New World
Durand Bernarr — En Route
Kehlani — Crash
NxWorries — Why Lawd?
Best R&B Song
Coco Jones — “Here We Go (Uh Oh)”
Kehlani — “After Hours”
Muni Long — “Ruined Me”
SZA — “Saturn”
Tems — “Burning”
Best Rap Performance
Cardi B — “Enough (Miami)”
Common & Pete Rock Feat. 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 Melodic Rap Performance
Beyoncé, Linda Martell, & Shaboozey — “Spaghettii”
Future, Metro Boomin, & The Weeknd — “We Still Don’t Trust You”
Jordan Adetunji Featuring Kehlani — “Kehlani (Remix)”
Latto — “Big Mama”
Rapsody Feat. Erykah Badu — “3:AM”
Best Rap Song
Future, Metro Boomin, & Kendrick Lamar — “Like That”
Glorilla — “Yeah Glo!”
Kendrick Lamar — “Not Like Us”
Rapsody & Hit-Boy — “Asteroids”
¥$, Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign, & Rich The Kid Feat. Playboi Carti — “Carnival”
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 Country Solo Performance
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 Country Duo/Group Performance
Beyoncé & Miley Cyrus — “II Most Wanted”
Brothers Osborne — “Break Mine”
Dan + Shay — “Bigger Houses”
Kelsea Ballerini & Noah Kahan — “Cowboys Cry Too”
Post Malone Feat. Morgan Wallen — “I Had Some Help”
Best Country Song
Beyoncé — “Texas Hold ’Em”
Jelly Roll — “I Am Not Okay”
Kacey Musgraves — “The Architect”
Post Malone Feat. Morgan Wallen — “I Had Some Help”
Shaboozey — “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
Best Country Album
Beyoncé — Cowboy Carter
Chris Stapleton — Higher
Kacey Musgraves — Deeper Well
Lainey Wilson — Whirlwind
Post Malone — F-1 Trillion
Carín León — Boca Chueca, Vol. 1
Chiquis — Diamantes
Jessi Uribe — De Lejitos
Peso Pluma — Éxodo
Best Tropical Latin Album
Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 — Radio Güira
Kiki Valera — Vacilón Santiaguero
Marc Anthony — Muevense
Sheila E. — Bailar
Tony Succar & Mimy Succar — Alma, Corazón, Y Salsa (Live At Gran Teatro Nacional)
Best Global Music Performance
Angélique Kidjo & Soweto Gospel Choir — “Sunlight To My Soul”
Arooj Aftab — “Raat Ki Rani”
Jacob Collier Feat. Anoushka Shankar & Varijashree Venugopal — “A Rock Somewhere”
Masa Takumi Feat. Ron Korb, Noshir Mody, & Dale Edward Chung — “Kashira”
Rocky Dawuni — “Rise”
Sheila E. Feat. Gloria Estefan & Mimy Succar — “Bemba Colorá”
Best African Music Performance
Asake & Wizkid — “MMS”
Burna Boy — “Higher”
Chris Brown Feat. Davido & Lojay — “Sensational”
Tems — “Love Me JeJe”
Yemi Alade — “Tomorrow”
Best Global 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”
