The nominations for the 2025 Grammy Awards have been announced, with several milestones reached by some of the world’s biggest artists.
Beyonce shattered a record to become the most nominated artist of all time, with a total of 99 nominations throughout her career. She was previously tied with her husband, Jay-Z, at 88, but moved ahead after leading the 2025 nominations with 11 nods, including Album of the Year for her country-influenced Cowboy Carter.
Taylor Swift received yet another Album of the Year nod, this time for her latest hit album, The Tortured Poets Department, which pulls her out of a tie with Barbra Streisand and places her as the woman with the most nominations in the category.
Other artists who will be vying for Album of the Year include 2024’s breakthrough star Chappell Roan with her debut, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, and Sabrina Carpenter with her sixth record, Short n’ Sweet.
British star Charli XCX is a also up for her critically adored, trend-setting album Brat, while RAYE received a deserved nod for Best New Artist.
Hip-hop star Kendrick Lamar was nominated for both Record and Song of the Year for his diss track “Not Like Us”, which ties him with Jay-Z for the most nods in those categories by a rapper.
2025 Grammy nominations - key points
- See the 2025 Grammy nominations in full
- Chappell Roan on Elton John, queer stardom, and Olivia Rodrigo’s advice
- Who were the big winners at the 2024 Grammys?
- VIDEO: Highlights from 2024 Grammy Awards
- Read our review of Sabrina Carpenter’s album, Short n’ Sweet
Here are the 2025 Grammy nominations in full
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Beyoncé, Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter among 2025 Grammy nominees
Taylor Swift breaks record to become the most-nominated female artist in the Album of the Year category - other records smashed
16:33 , Roisin O'ConnorSwift has now received a whopping seven nominations for Album of the Year over her career, breaking her previous tie with Barbra Streisand at six.
Beyonce leads the 2025 nominations with 11 nods, a new one-year record for a female artist. This is also the fifth time she’s received the most nominations in a single year, and also brings her total to a record 99 nominations. She previously shared the record with her husband, Jay-Z, as they had 88 nods apiece.
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Some early takeaways so far
16:18 , Roisin O'ConnorIt seems the Grammys voting academy might have reached Taylor Swift saturation point, as the pop titan is far less dominant in the 2025 nominations as she was for this year’s awards show.
So far, she’s only got two big nominations and both of them are collaborations: her single “Fortnight” ft Post Malone, and her guest feature on Gracie Abrams’ song “Us”.
At the moment, Beyonce seems to be dominating thanks to her album Cowboy Carter, along with Chappell Roan for her album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, Charli XCX, Sabrina Carpenter, Kendrick Lamar and Billie Eilish.
Song of the Year nominations are in ft Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Kendrick Lamar, Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan
16:14 , Roisin O'ConnorSong of the YearBeyoncé - 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 Featuring Post Malone - Fortnight
Here are the big R&B nominations
16:13 , Roisin O'ConnorBest R&B Album
Chris Brown - 11:11 (Deluxe), Lalah Hathaway - Vantablack, Lucky Daye - Algorithm, Muni Long - Revenge, Usher - Coming Home
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
Beyonce gets her country nomination!
16:12 , Roisin O'ConnorBest Country AlbumBeyoncé - Cowboy Carter, Chris Stapleton - Higher, Kacey Musgraves - Deeper Well, Lainey Wilson - Whirlwind, Post Malone - F-1 Trillion
Best Country Solo PerformanceBeyoncé - 16 Carriages, Chris Stapleton - It Takes a Woman, Jelly Roll - I Am Not Okay, Kacey Musgraves - The Architect, Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy)
Best New Artist nominees are
16:10 , Roisin O'ConnorBest New ArtistBenson BooneDoechiiChappell RoanKhruangbinRayeSabrina CarpenterShaboozeyTeddy Swims
The 2025 Grammy nominations in full:
16:08 , Roisin O'ConnorHere we go! Starting with Gayle King from CBS Mornings
16:06 , Roisin O'ConnorHere’s Gayle King, telling us what an amazing year for music it’s been. Not much argument from me, I’ve enjoyed it.
OK, here we go with the nominees for Songwriter and Producer of the Year (non-classical).
Songwriter we have, Jessi Alexander, Amy Allen, Edgar Berrera, Jessie Jo Dillon, and RAYE!
Producer of the Year: Alissia, Dernst “D Mile” Emile II, Ian Fithcuk, Mustard and Daniel Nigro.
Nominations to come in thick and fast
15:50 , Roisin O'ConnorA reminder that when the nominations do begin to be announced, they end up doing it at pretty lightning speed. I’ll be offering quick takes on some of the most notable nominations as they come, but you can also find the rolling updated full list of nominees from my fab colleague Inga, which will be live the moment the first category is announced.
2025 Grammys nominations to be announced today!
15:40 , Roisin O'ConnorNot long to wait now! The pre-announcement bit is happening in five minutes, while the nominations themselves are happening at 4pm UK time (8am PT, 11am ET).
Who do we want to see nominated?
15:33 , Roisin O'ConnorIt feels as though there are a few dead certs that will end up in this year’s Big Four categories at the Grammy Awards.
A reminder of the “big four”: Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best New Artist.
For the unitiated and because it is a bit confusing: Song of the Year recognises the composition of a song and the writers behind it, while Record of the Year deals with the artists, producers and engineers who contributed to that song.
Personally I think it would be a shock if Taylor Swift isn’t nominated for a record-breaking seventh Album of the Year nod, for 2024’s The Tortured Poets Department. While I’d argue the album itself suffers from being overly long (in a big way), Swift is a Grammys darling and, regardless of length, Tortured Poets contains some of her finest songwriting to date. “Fortnight” could get a nomination for Song of the Year and possibly also Record of the Year, and I imagine Best Pop Solo Perforance and Best Pop Vocal Album, too.
There are two artists who could sweep the Big Four categories: Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan. Both are likely to end up with Best New Artist nominations (and subsequently reigniting the age-old debate of “new”, given Carpenter is on her sixth album, Short n’ Sweet. This, and Roan’s debut The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, are strong contenders for Album of the Year thanks to critical raves for each, and strong commercial performances to boot.
Carpenter’s mega hit single “Espresso” is likely to end up in both the Song and Record of the Year categories, as is Roan’s “Good Luck, Babe!”.
It’s likely that all four categories will be dominated by US artists this year, but one singer flying the flag for the UK could be Charli XCX, who rose to a higher level of international fame thanks to her trend-setting and critically adored sixth album, Brat.
Beyonce should get a nod for her country-influenced album Cowboy Carter, along with Kendrick Lamar for his incendiary Drake diss track, “Not Like Us”.
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15:31 , Roisin O'ConnorWhen are the 2025 Grammys
15:16 , Roisin O'ConnorThe 2025 Grammy Awards will air 2 February live on CBS and Paramount+ from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. A host has yet to be announced; Trevor Noah has hosted for the past four consecutive years.
A timeline of the rapper’s beef with Kendrick Lamar
15:01 , Roisin O'ConnorAs Kendrick Lamar is widely expected to receive at least one nomination for his Drake diss track, “Not Like Us”, take a look at our timeline of the beef between the warring hip-hop stars:
Drake birthday: A timeline of the rapper’s beef with Kendrick Lamar
Reminder: What time the Grammy nominations will be announced
14:43 , Roisin O'ConnorThe 2025 Grammy nominees will be announced during a video stream live on the Grammy website and the Recording Academy’s YouTube channel on Friday at 8am Pacific and 11am Eastern (4pm GMT), kicking off with a pre-show 15 minutes earlier.
How the 2024 Grammy Awards unfolded
14:41 , Roisin O'ConnorIt was one of the most memorable Grammys in years. Clearly, organisers felt they had to make up for the deflating 2023 ceremony, where Harry Styles skipped away with Album of the Year after we were promised a rematch between Adele and Beyonce.
They managed it, and then some: this truly was the Year of the Women. After a glittering run on the red carpet, where many nominees appeared to turn up dressed as Grammy Awards (a lot of bronze and gold this year), the ceremony opened with a spectacular medley of hits from British pop star Dua Lipa. By this point, the pre-telecast show had already seen early prizes handed out to indie supergroup Boygenius, Billie Eilish and Kylie Minogue.
Trevor Noah, hosting for the fourth consecutive year, proved himself an ally. He defended Taylor Swift from grouchy NFL fans by flipping the joke and threatening to put the camera on retired American football fans. Swift, who famously sent a wintery glare in comedian Jo Koy’s direction when he dared to make a joke at her expense at the Golden Globes, seemed delighted by Noah by comparison.
VIDEO: Highlights from the 2024 Grammy Awards
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VIDEO: Trevor Noah flips Taylor Swift NFL criticism on its head at the Grammys
13:41 , Roisin O'ConnorWho’s hosting the 2025 Grammys?
13:21 , Roisin O'ConnorA host for next year’s ceremony has yet to be announced. The 2024 ceremony was hosted for the fourth consecutive year by comedian and presenter Trevor Noah, who you can read more about here:
Trevor Noah, the charismatic presenter hosting the Grammys for the fourth time
Who’s announcing the Grammy 2025 nominations?
13:01 , Roisin O'ConnorOn hand to read out the nominees are: Gayle King, Jim Gaffigan and past Grammy winners Brandy Clark, Kirk Franklin, David Frost, Robert Gordon, Kylie Minogue, Gaby Moreno, Deanie Parker, Ben Platt, Mark Ronson and Hayley Williams, plus last year’s best new artist recipient, Victoria Monét.
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Taylor Swift’s country-hued tales of bad boys & good girls are irresistible – review
VIDEO: Tracy Chapman performs ‘Fast Car’ for first time in nine years at 2024 Grammys
12:31 , Roisin O'ConnorChappell Roan on Elton John, queer stardom, and Olivia Rodrigo’s advice
12:16 , Roisin O'ConnorAhead of the nominations, have a read of our 2023 interview with Chappell Roan, before she broke through as one of 2024’s biggest new pop stars, where she spoke about her debut The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, support from Elton John, and the difficult journey to pop stardom.
Chappell Roan on Elton John, queer stardom, and Olivia Rodrigo’s advice
Read our review of Sabrina Carpenter’s album, Short n’ Sweet
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Sabrina Carpenter leans into her man-eating sizzle on Short n’ Sweet – review
2024 report: Taylor Swift becomes first artist to win Grammy for Album of the Year four times
11:46 , Roisin O'ConnorIn February this year, Taylor Swift became the first person in Grammy Awards history to win Album of the Year four times.
The American artist received the coveted prize from Celine Dion, who made a surprise appearance at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles where the ceremony was being held.
The US megastar secured the top gong of the night with her 10th studio album Midnights, having previously won for Fearless in 2009, again six years later for 1989, and most recently for Folklore in 2020.
As she collected the award from Celine Dion, she said: “Oh god, no. I don’t know man.”
She praised her friend and long-term collaborator Jack Antonoff as a “once in a generation” producer and her fellow nominee Lana Del Rey as a “legacy artist” and a “legend in her prime right now.”
“I would love to tell you that this is the best moment in my life, but I feel this happy when I finish a song or when I crack the code to a bridge that I love or when I’m shotlisting a music video, or when I’m rehearsing with my dancers or my band or getting ready to go to Tokyo to play a show,” she said.
“For me, the award is the work. All I want to do is keep being able to do this. I love it so much. It makes me so happy.
“It makes me unbelievably blown away that it makes some people happy who voted for this award too. All I want to do is keep doing this. So thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to do what I love so much... mind blown”.
Taylor Swift shatters Grammys record with fourth Album of the Year win
VIDEO: Highlights from 2024 Grammy Awards
11:31 , Roisin O'ConnorWho were the big winners at the 2024 Grammys?
11:16 , Roisin O'ConnorTaylor Swift was undoubtedly the biggest winner of the 2024 Grammys ceremony, scooping Album of the Year for her album Midnights and subsequently becoming the first artist to win the prize four times.
Billie Eilish took home Song of the Year for her Barbie soundtrack contribution, “What Was I Made For?”, while Miley Cyrus won Record of the Year for her self-love anthem “Flowers”.
Victoria Monet won the prize for Best New Artist.
See the winners in full here:
2025 Grammy nominations to take place today
11:02 , Roisin O'ConnorThe 2025 Grammy Awards nominations will be announced today, with pop queens Taylor Swift, Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, Charli XCX and Beyonce all expected to receive nods in major categories.
Nominees will be announced during a video stream live on the Grammy website and the Recording Academy’s YouTube channel on Friday at 8am PT (4pm GMT), kicking off with a pre-show 15 minutes earlier.
A number of stars will help announce the nominations, incuding former winners Kylie Minogue, Ben PLatt, Victoria Monet and Hayley Williams, plus TV hostsGayle King and actor and comedian Jim Gaffigan.
Entries are only eligible for nominations if they were released commercially in the US between 16 September 2023 through to 30 August 2024.
The ceremony itself will take place on 2 February and air live on CBS and Paramount+ from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
