It’s that time of year! The 2025 Grammy Award nominations are here.
This year, the Recording Academy has recognized a broad range of music, from pop and hip-hop to country and jazz, shining a spotlight on artists who have made waves with both innovation and storytelling.
Each nomination represents not only the artist’s hard work but also the dedication of countless fans who have made their voices heard. With anticipation building, who will take home the music industry’s highest honor?
Get ready for intense competition in major categories like Album of the Year and Best New Artist, where rising stars go head-to-head with industry icons. Heavyweights like Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Chappell Roan, and others are vying for top accolades, while genre-specific categories highlight the incredible diversity and depth of today’s music.
Beyoncé leads the pack this year with 11 nominations, making her career total a whopping 99 nominations. She is now officially the most-nominated artist in Grammy history.
Best Alternative Music AlbumBrittany Howard – What NowClairo – CharmKim Gordon – The CollectiveNick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Wild GodSt. Vincent – All Born Screaming
Best Metal PerformanceGojira, Marina Viotti & Victor le Masne – Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)Judas Priest – Crown of HornsKnocked Loose Featuring Poppy – SuffocateMetallica – Screaming SuicideSpiritbox – Cellar Door
Best Rock AlbumThe Black Crowes – Happiness BastardsFontaines D.C. – RomanceGreen Day – SaviorsIdles – TangkJack White – No NamePearl Jam – Dark MatterThe Rolling Stones – Hackney Diamonds
Best Dance Pop RecordingAriana Grande – Yes, And?Billie Eilish – L’Amour de Ma Vie [Over Now Extended Edit]Charli XCX – Von DutchMadison Beer – Make You MineTroye Sivan – Got Me Started
Best Pop Duo/Group PerformanceAriana Grande, Brandy & Monica – The Boy Is Mine – RemixBeyoncé Featuring Post Malone – Levii’s JeansCharli XCX & Billie Eilish – Guess Featuring Billie EilishGracie Abrams Featuring Taylor Swift – Us.Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – Die With a Smile
Best Pop Solo PerformanceBeyoncé – BodyguardBillie Eilish – Birds of a FeatherChappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe!Charli XCX – AppleSabrina Carpenter – Espresso
Producer of the Year, Non-ClassicalAlissiaDaniel NigroDernst “D’Mile” Emile IIIan FitchukMustard
Songwriter of the Year, Non-ClassicalAmy AllenEdgar BarreraJessi AlexanderJessie Jo DillonRaye
Best R&B PerformanceChris Brown – ResidualsCoco Jones – Here We Go (Uh Oh)Jhené Aiko – GuidanceMuni Long – Made for Me (Live on BET)SZA – Saturn
Best New ArtistBenson BooneDoechiiChappell RoanKhruangbinRayeSabrina CarpenterShaboozeyTeddy Swims
Best Alternative Music PerformanceCage the Elephant – Neon PillFontaines D.C. – StarbursterKim Gordon – Bye ByeNick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Song of the LakeSt. Vincent – Flea
Best Musical Theater AlbumHell’s KitchenMerrily We Roll AlongThe NotebookThe OutsidersSuffsThe Wiz
Best Melodic Rap PerformanceBeyoncé, Linda Martell & Shaboozey – SpaghettiiFuture, Metro Boomin & The Weeknd – We Still Don’t Trust YouJordan Adetunji Featuring Kehlani – Kehlani (Remix)Latto – Big MamaRapsody Featuring Erykah Badu – 3:AM
Best R&B AlbumChris Brown – 11:11 (Deluxe)Lalah Hathaway – VantablackLucky Daye – AlgorithmMuni Long – RevengeUsher – Coming Home
Best Country AlbumBeyoncé – Cowboy CarterChris Stapleton – HigherKacey Musgraves – Deeper WellLainey Wilson – WhirlwindPost Malone – F-1 Trillion
Best Country Solo PerformanceBeyoncé – 16 CarriagesChris Stapleton – It Takes a WomanJelly Roll – I Am Not OkayKacey Musgraves – The ArchitectShaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy)
Song of the YearBeyoncé – Texas Hold ‘EmBillie Eilish – Birds of a FeatherChappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe!Kendrick Lamar – Not Like UsLady Gaga & Bruno Mars – Die With a SmileSabrina Carpenter – Please Please PleaseShaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy)Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone – Fortnight
Best Gospel Performance/SongDoe – Holy HandsMelvin Crispell III – YesterdayRicky Dillard – Hold On (Live)Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Erica Campbell & Israel Houghton Featuring Jonathan McReynolds & Jekalyn Carr – One HallelujahYolanda Adams – Church Doors
Asake & Wizkid – MMSBurna Boy – HigherChris Brown Featuring Davido & Lojay – SensationalTems – Love Me JeJeYemi Alade – Tomorrow
Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)Carín León – Boca Chueca, Vol. 1Chiquis – DiamantesJessi Uribe – De LejitosPeso Pluma – Éxodo
Best Latin Pop AlbumAnitta – Funk GenerationKali Uchis – OrquídeasKany García – GarcíaLuis Fonsi – El ViajeShakira – Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Includes Film and Television)Kris Bowers – The Color PurpleHans Zimmer – Dune: Part TwoLaura Karpman – American FictionNick Chuba, Atticus Ross & Leopold Ross – ShōgunTrent Reznor & Atticus Ross – Challengers
Best Song Written for Visual MediaBarbra Streisand – Love Will Survive (From The Tattooist of Auschwitz)Jon Batiste – It Never Went Away (From the Netflix Documentary “American Symphony”)Luke Combs – Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma (From Twisters: The Album)*NSync & Justin Timberlake – Better Place (From Trolls Band Together)Olivia Rodrigo – Can’t Catch Me Now (From The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes)
Record of the YearThe Beatles – Now and ThenBeyoncé – Texas Hold ‘EmBillie Eilish – Birds of a FeatherChappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe!Charli XCX – 360Kendrick Lamar – Not Like UsSabrina Carpenter – EspressoTaylor Swift Featuring Post Malone – Fortnight
Album of the YearAndré 3000 – New Blue SunBeyoncé – Cowboy CarterBillie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and SoftChappell Roan – The Rise and Fall of a Midwest PrincessCharli XCX – BratJacob Collier – Djesse Vol. 4Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ SweetTaylor Swift – The Tortured Poets Department
Best Spoken Word Poetry AlbumMalik Yusef – Good M.U.S.I.C. Universe Sonic Sinema Episode 1: In the Beginning Was the WordOmari Hardwick – Concrete & Whiskey Act II Part 1: A Bourbon 30 SeriesQueen Sheba – Civil Writes: The South Got Something to SaySkillz – The Seven Number OnesTank and the Bangas – The Heart, the Mind, the Soul
Best Jazz PerformanceThe Baylor Project – Walk With Me, Lord (Sound | Spirit)Chick Corea & Béla Fleck – JunoDan Pugach & Nicole Zuraitis Featuring Troy Roberts – Little FearsLakecia Benjamin Featuring Randy Brecker, Jeff “Tain” Watts & John Scofield – Phoenix Reimagined (Live)Samara Joy Featuring Sullivan Fortner – Twinkle Twinkle Little Me
Best Jazz Vocal AlbumCatherine Russell & Sean Mason – My IdealChristie Dashiell – Journey in BlackKurt Elling & Sullivan Fortner – Wildflowers Vol. 1Milton Nascimento & Esperanza Spalding – Milton + EsperanzaSamara Joy – A Joyful Holiday
Best American Roots PerformanceThe Fabulous Thunderbirds Featuring Bonnie Raitt, Keb’ Mo’, Taj Mahal & Mick Fleetwood – Nothing in RamblingRhiannon Giddens – The Ballad of Sally AnneShemekia Copeland – Blame It on EveSierra Ferrell – Lighthouse
Best Americana PerformanceBeyoncé – Ya YaGillian Welch & David Rawlings – Empty Trainload of SkyMadi Diaz & Kacey Musgraves – Don’t Do Me GoodMadison Cunningham – SubtitlesSarah Jarosz – Runaway TrainSierra Ferrell – American Dreaming
Best American Roots SongAoife O’Donovan – All My FriendsIron & Wine & Fiona Apple – All in Good TimeMark Knopfler – Ahead of the GameShemekia Copeland – Blame It on EveSierra Ferrell – American Dreaming
Best Americana AlbumCharley Crockett – $10 CowboyMaggie Rose – No One Gets Out AliveSarah Jarosz – Polaroid LoversSierra Ferrell – Trail of FlowersT Bone Burnett – The Other SideWaxahatchee – Tigers Blood
Best Bluegrass AlbumBilly Strings – Live Vol. 1Bronwyn Keith-Hynes – I Built a WorldDan Tyminski – Dan Tyminski: Live From the RymanThe Del McCoury Band – Songs of Love and LifeSister Sadie – No FearTony Trischka – Earl Jam
Best Traditional Blues AlbumCedric Burnside – Hill Country LoveThe Fabulous Thunderbirds – Struck DownLittle Feat – Sam’s PlaceSue Foley – One Guitar WomanTaj Mahal – Swingin’: Live at the Church in Tulsa
Best Contemporary Blues AlbumAntonio Vergara – The FuryJoe Bonamassa – Blues Deluxe Vol. 2Ruthie Foster – MileageShemekia Copeland – Blame It on EveSteve Cropper & The Midnight Hour – Friendlytown
Best Folk AlbumAdrianne Lenker – Bright FutureAmerican Patchwork Quartet – American Patchwork QuartetAoife O’Donovan – All My FriendsGillian Welch & David Rawlings – WoodlandMadi Diaz – Weird Faith
Best Regional Roots Music AlbumBig Chief Monk Featuring J’wan Boudreaux – Live at the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage FestivalKalani Pe’a – KuiniNew Breed Brass Band Featuring Trombone Shorty – Live at the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage FestivalThe Rumble – Stories From the BattlefieldSean Ardoin & Kreole Rock and Soul – 25 Back to My Roots
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/SongBethel Music, Jenn Johnson Featuring CeCe Winans – Holy Forever (Live)CeCe Winans – That’s My KingElevation Worship Featuring Brandon Lake, Chris Brown & Chandler Moore – PraiseHonor & Glory & Disciple – Firm Foundation (He Won’t)Jwlkrs Worship & Maverick City Music Featuring Chandler Moore – In the Name of JesusMaverick City Music, Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore Featuring Tasha Cobbs Leonard – In the Room
Best Gospel AlbumCeCe Winans – More Than ThisKaren Clark Sheard – Still KarenKirk Franklin – Father’s DayMelvin Crispell III – Covered Vol. 1Ricky Dillard – Choirmaster II (Live)
Best Contemporary Christian Music AlbumBrandon Lake – Coat of Many ColorsDoe – Heart of a HumanElevation Worship – When Wind Meets FireForrest Frank – Child of GodMaverick City Music, Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine – The Maverick Way Complete
Best Tropical Latin AlbumJuan Luis Guerra 4.40 – Radio GüiraKiki Valera – Vacilón SantiagueroMarc Anthony – MuevenseSheila E. – BailarTony Succar & Mimy Succar – Alma, Corazón y Salsa (Live at Gran Teatro Nacional)
Best Global Music PerformanceAngélique Kidjo & Soweto Gospel Choir – Sunlight to My SoulArooj Aftab – Raat Ki RaniJacob Collier Featuring Anoushka Shankar & Varijashree Venugopal – A Rock SomewhereMasa Takumi Featuring Ron Korb, Noshir Mody & Dale Edward Chung – KashiraRocky Dawuni – RiseSheila E. Featuring Gloria Estefan & Mimy Succar – Bemba Colorá
Best Reggae AlbumCollie Buddz – Take It EasyShenseea – Never Gets Late HereVarious Artists – Bob Marley: One Love – Music Inspired By the Film (Deluxe)Vybz Kartel – Party With MeThe Wailers – Evolution
Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant AlbumAnoushka Shankar – Chapter II: How Dark It Is Before DawnChris Redding – Visions of Sounds De LuxeRadhika Vekaria – Warriors of LightRicky Kej – Break of DawnRyuichi Sakamoto – OpusWouter Kellerman, Éru Matsumoto & Chandrika Tandon – Triveni
Best Children’s Music AlbumDivinity Roxx & Divi Roxx Kids – World Wide PlaydateJohn Legend – My Favorite DreamLucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band – ¡Brillo, Brillo!Lucy Kalantari & the Jazz Cats – CreciendoRock for Children – Solid Rock Revival
Best Comedy AlbumDave Chappelle – The DreamerJim Gaffigan – The PrisonerNikki Glaser – Someday You’ll DieRicky Gervais – ArmageddonTrevor Noah – Where Was I
Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling RecordingBarbra Streisand – My Name Is BarbraDolly Parton – Behind the Seams: My Life in RhinestonesGeorge Clinton – …And Your Ass Will FollowJimmy Carter – Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial CelebrationVarious Artists – All You Need Is Love: The Beatles in Their Own Words
Best Music VideoA$AP Rocky – Tailor SwifCharli XCX – 360Eminem – HoudiniKendrick Lamar – Not Like UsTaylor Swift Featuring Post Malone – Fortnight
Best Music FilmJon Batiste – American SymphonyJune Carter Cash – JuneRun-DMC – Kings From QueensSteven Van Zandt – Stevie Van Zandt: DiscipleVarious Artists – The Greatest Night in Pop
Best Recording PackageThe Avett Brothers – The Avett BrothersCharli XCX – BratiWhoiWhoo – Pregnancy, Breakdown, and DiseaseKate Bush – Hounds of Love (Baskerville Edition)The Muddy Basin Ramblers – Jug Band MillionairePost Malone – F-1 TrillionWilliam Clark Green – Baker Hotel
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition PackageAlpha Wolf – Half Living ThingsJohn Lennon – Mind GamesKate Bush – Hounds of Love (The Boxes of Lost at Sea)Nirvana – In UteroUnsuk Chin & Berliner Philharmoniker – Unsuk Chin90 Day Men – We Blame Chicago
Best Album NotesAlice Coltrane – The Carnegie Hall Concert (Live)Ford Dabney’s Syncopated Orchestras – After MidnightJohn Culshaw – John Culshaw – The Art of the Producer – The Early Years 1948-55King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band & Various Artists – CentennialVarious Artists – SONtrack Original de la Película “Al Son de Beno”
Best Historical AlbumKing Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band & Various Artists – CentennialPaul Robeson – Paul Robeson – Voice of Freedom: His Complete Columbia, RCA, HMV, and Victor RecordingsPepe de Lucía & Paco de Lucía – Pepito y PaquitoPrince & the New Power Generation – Diamonds and Pearls (Super Deluxe Edition)Rodgers & Hammerstein & Julie Andrews – The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording) (Super Deluxe Edition)
Best Engineered Album, Non-ClassicalCharlotte Day Wilson – Cyan BlueKacey Musgraves – Deeper WellLucky Daye – AlgorithmPeter Gabriel – I/OSabrina Carpenter – Short n’ SweetWillow – Empathogen
Best Engineered Album, ClassicalLos Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel & María Dueñas – Gabriela Ortiz: Revolución DiamantinaLos Angeles Philharmonic, John Adams & Los Angeles Master Chorale – John Adams: Girls of the Golden WestPittsburgh Symphony Orchestra & Manfred Honeck – Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 – Bates: Resurrexit (Live)Skylark Vocal Ensemble & Matthew Guard – Clear Voices in the DarkTimo Andres, Andrew Cyr & Metropolis Ensemble – Timo Andres: The Blind Banister
Producer of the Year, ClassicalChristoph FrankeDirk SobotkaDmitriy LipayElaine MartoneErica BrennerMorten Lindberg
Best Immersive Audio AlbumEnsemble 96, Current Saxophone Quartet & Nina T. Karlsen – PaxPeter Gabriel – I/O (In-Side Mix)Ray Charles & Various Artists – Genius Loves CompanyRoxy Music – AvalonTrondheim Symphony Orchestra & Nick Davies – Henning Sommerro: Borders
Best Instrumental CompositionAkropolis Reed Quintet, Pascal Le Boeuf & Christian Euman – StrandsAndré 3000 – I Swear, I Really Wanted to Make a “Rap” Album but This Is Literally the Way the Wind Blew Me This TimeChick Corea & Béla Fleck – RemembranceChristopher Zuar Orchestra – CommunionShelly Berg – At Last
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A CappellaBéla Fleck – Rhapsody in Blue(Grass)Henry Mancini & Snarky Puppy – Baby Elephant Walk (Encore)Jacob Collier Featuring John Legend & Tori Kelly – Bridge Over Troubled WaterSäje – Silent NightScott Hoying Featuring Säje & Tonality – Rose Without the Thorns
Best Arrangement, Instruments and VocalsCody Fry Featuring Sleeping at Last – The Sound of SilenceJohn Legend – Always Come BackSäje Featuring Regina Carter – AlmaWillow – Big FeelingsThe 8-Bit Big Band Featuring Jonah Nilsson & Button Masher – Last Surprise (From “Persona 5”)
Best Orchestral PerformanceBuffalo Philharmonic Orchestra & JoAnn Falletta – Kodály: Háry János Suite, Nyári este & Symphony in C MajorEsa-Pekka Salonen & San Francisco Symphony – Stravinsky: The FirebirdLos Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel & María Dueñas – Gabriela Ortiz: Revolución DiamantinaORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra & Marin Alsop – John Adams: City Noir, Fearful Symmetries & Lola Montez Does the Spider DanceSusanna Mälkki & Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra – Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Rakastava & Lemminkäinen
Best Opera RecordingLos Angeles Philharmonic, John Adams & Los Angeles Master Chorale – John Adams: Girls of the Golden WestLyric Opera of Kansas City & Gerard Schwarz – Moravec: The ShiningThe Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & The Metropolitan Opera Chorus – Catán: Florencia en el AmazonasThe Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & The Metropolitan Opera Chorus – Puts: The HoursSan Francisco Symphony Chorus & San Francisco Symphony – Saariaho: Adriana Mater
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