Grammys 2025: Here Are the Nominees f/ Beyoncé, Charli XCX, Kendrick Lamar, and More


Will Cowboy Carter emerge victorious in key country categories? Will Brat Summer and BratAutumn parlay into total Brat domination? Will Kendrick Lamar and Drake’s historic back-and-forth lead to new trophies?

These were among the questions front of mind for Grammys enthusiasts as we stood on the precipice of a new class of nominees being unveiled by the Recording Academy on Friday. Joining CEO Harvey Mason Jr. for the nominations livestream event were Billie Joe Armstrong, Brandy Clark, Kirk Franklin, David Frost, Robert Gordon, Kylie Minogue, Victoria Monét, Gaby Moreno, Deanie Parker, Ben Platt, Mark Ronson, Hayley Williams, Jim Gaffigan, and Gayle King.

Heading into the reveal, a few presumed contenders were widely floated as being a lock for key categories, including Future and Metro Boomin’s We Don’t Trust You and Chappell Roan’s The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, as well as the aforementioned Cowboy Carter and Bratblockbusters. Taylor Swift also stands to possibly add another AOTY win to her previous four.

The eligibility period for the 67th Annual Grammy Awards began on Sept. 16, 2023 and ended on Aug. 30 of this year. While first-round voting took place from Oct. 4 through Oct. 15, leading us to today’s nominees announcement, a final round will begin on Dec. 12. That lasts through Jan. 3, with the ceremony itself set for Feb. 2. A host, or hosts, for the night’s proceedings hasn’t yet been publicly named. As for the venue, that honor will again go to the unfortunately named Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

Below, see selections from this year's nominees class as they're unveiled. For a full list of potential winners, head here. Beyoncé leads the 2025 nominees class with 11 total nods, followed by Charli XCX with seven. Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, and Post Malone also all bagged seven nominations this year, while a trio of decidedly 2024-dominating artists—Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, and Taylor—all bagged six.

Record of the Year

• “Now and Then” The Beatles
• Giles Martin & Paul McCartney, producers; Geoff Emerick, Steve Genewick, Jon Jacobs, Greg McAllister, Steve Orchard, Keith Smith, Mark 'Spike' Stent & Bruce Sugar, engineers/mixers; Miles Showell, mastering engineer
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• “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” Beyoncé
• Beyoncé, Nate Ferraro, Killah B & Raphael Saadiq, producers; Hotae Alexander Jang, Alex Nibley & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
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• “Espresso” Sabrina Carpenter
• Julian Bunetta, producer; Julian Bunetta & Jeff Gunnell, engineers/mixers; Nathan Dantzler, mastering engineer
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• “360” Charli XCX
• Cirkut & A. G. Cook, producers; Cirkut & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Idania Valencia, mastering engineer
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• “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” Billie Eilish
• Billie Eilish & FINNEAS, producers; Thom Beemer, Jon Castelli, Billie Eilish, FINNEAS, Aron Forbes, Brad Lauchert & Chaz Sexton, engineers/mixers; Dale Becker, mastering engineer
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• “Not Like Us” Kendrick Lamar
• Mustard, Sean Momberger & Sounwave, producers; Ray Charles Brown Jr. & Johnathan Turner, engineers/mixers; Nicolas de Porcel, mastering engineer
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• “Good Luck, Babe!” Chappell Roan
• Dan Nigro, producer; Mitch McCarthy & Dan Nigro, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
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• “Fortnight” Taylor Swift f/ Post Malone
• Jack Antonoff, Louis Bell & Taylor Swift, producers; Louis Bell, Bryce Bordone, Serban Ghenea, Sean Hutchinson, Oli Jacobs, Michael Riddleberger & Laura Sisk, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer

Album of the Year

• New Blue Sun André 3000
• André 3000 & Carlos Niño, producers; André 3000, Carlos Niño & Ken Oriole, engineers/mixers; André 3000, Surya Botofasina, Nate Mercereau & Carlos Niño, songwriters; Andy Kravitz, mastering engineer
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  COWBOY CARTER Beyoncé
• Beyoncé, Terius "The-Dream" Gesteelde-Diamant & Dave Hamelin, producers; Matheus Braz, Brandon Harding, Hotae Alexander Jang, Dani Pampuri & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Ryan Beatty, Beyoncé, Camaron Ochs, Terius "The-Dream" Gesteelde-Diamant, Dave Hamelin, S. Carter & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
• Short n' Sweet Sabrina Carpenter
• Jack Antonoff, Julian Bunetta, Ian Kirkpatrick & John Ryan, producers; Bryce Bordone, Julian Bunetta, Serban Ghenea, Jeff Gunnell, Oli Jacobs, Manny Marroquin, John Ryan & Laura Sisk, engineers/mixers; Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff, Julian Bunetta, Sabrina Carpenter, Ian Kirkpatrick, Julia Michaels & John Ryan, songwriters; Nathan Dantzler & Ruairi O'Flaherty, mastering engineers
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  BRAT Charli xcx
• Charli xcx, Cirkut & A. G. Cook, producers; A. G. Cook, Tom Norris & Geoff Swan, engineers/mixers; Charlotte Aitchison, Henry Walter, Alexander Guy Cook, Finn Keane & Jonathan Christopher Shave, songwriters; Idania Valencia, mastering engineer
  Djesse Vol. 4 Jacob Collier
• Jacob Collier, producer; Ben Bloomberg, Jacob Collier & Paul Pouwer, engineers/mixers; Jacob Collier, songwriter; Chris Allgood & Emily Lazar, mastering engineers
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  HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish
• Billie Eilish & FINNEAS, producers; Thom Beemer, Jon Castelli, Billie Eilish, FINNEAS, Aron Forbes, Brad Lauchert & Chaz Sexton, engineers/mixers; Billie Eilish O'Connell & FINNEAS, songwriters; Dale Becker, mastering engineer
  Chappell Roan The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess
  Chappell Roan
  Daniel Nigro, producer; Mitch McCarthy & Daniel Nigro, engineers/mixers; Daniel Nigro & Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
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  THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift
• Jack Antonoff, Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift, producers; Zem Audu, Bella Blasko, Bryce Bordone, Serban Ghenea, David Hart, Mikey Freedom Hart, Sean Hutchinson, Oli Jacobs, Jonathan Low, Michael Riddleberger, Christopher Rowe, Laura Sisk & Evan Smith, engineers/mixers; Jack Antonoff, Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer

Rap Performance

• "Enough (Miami)" Cardi B
• "When The Sun Shines Again"
  Common & Pete Rock Featuring Posdnuos
• "NISSAN ALTIMA" Doechii
• "Houdini" Eminem
• "Like That"
  Future & Metro Boomin Featuring Kendrick Lamar
• "Yeah Glo!" GloRilla
• "Not Like Us" Kendrick Lamar

Best Rap Song

• "Asteroids"
  Marlanna Evans, songwriter (Rapsody Featuring Hit-Boy)
• "Carnival"
  Jordan Carter, Raul Cubina, Grant Dickinson, Samuel
  Lindley, Nasir Pemberton, Dimitri Roger, Ty Dolla $ign, Kanye West & Mark Carl Stolinski Williams, songwriters (¥$ (Kanye West & Ty Dolla $Ign) Featuring Rich The Kid & Playboi Carti)
• "Like That"
  Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, Kobe "BbyKobe" Hood,
  Leland Wayne & Nayvadius Wilburn, songwriters (Future & Metro Boomin Featuring Kendrick Lamar)
• "Not Like Us"
  Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)
• "Yeah Glo!"
  Ronnie Jackson, Jaucquez Lowe, Timothy McKibbins,
  Kevin Andre Price, Julius Rivera III & Gloria Woods, songwriters (GloRilla)

Best Rap Album

• Might Delete Later J. Cole
• The Auditorium, Vol. 1 Common & Pete Rock
• Alligator Bites Never Heal Doechii
• The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce) Eminem
• We Don't Trust You Future & Metro Boomin
• Progressive R&B Album

Progressive R&B Album

• So Glad To Know You Avery*Sunshine
• En Route Durand Bernarr
• Bando Stone And The New World Childish Gambino
• Crash Kehlani
• Why Lawd? NxWorries (Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge)

R&B Song

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

Traditional R&B Performance

• “Wet” Marsha Ambrosius
• “Can I Have This Groove” Kenyon Dixon
• “No Lie” Lalah Hathaway Featuring Michael McDonald
• “Make Me Forget” Muni Long
• “That's You” Lucky Daye

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical

• Jessi Alexander
• Amy Allen
• Edgar Barrera
• Jessie Jo Dillon
• RAYE

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

• Alissia
• Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II
• Ian Fitchuk
• Mustard
• Daniel Nigro

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
  Madison Beer & Leroy Clampitt, producers; Mitch McCarthy, mixer
  “Von dutch” Charli xcx
  Finn Keane, producer; Tom Norris, mixer
  “L’AMOUR DE MA VIE [OVER NOW EXTENDED EDIT]” Billie Eilish
  Billie Eilish & FINNEAS, producers; Jon Castelli & Aron Forbes, mixers
  “yes, and?’ Ariana Grande
  Ariana Grande, ILYA & Max Martin, producers; Serban Ghenea, mixer
  “Got Me Started” Troye Sivan
  Ian Kirkpatrick, producer; Alex Ghenea, mixer

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:AM"
  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, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
  "Die With A Smile"
  Dernst 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
• ORQUÍDEAS Kali Uchis

Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)

• Diamantes Chiquis
• Boca Chueca, Vol. 1 Carín León
• ÉXODO Peso Pluma
• De Lejitos Jessi Uribe

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)