Contenders for the 2025 Grammy Awards were announced on Friday, November 8, and to no one’s surprise, leading the field with the most nominations (11!) was Beyoncé, who now has a whopping 99 to her credit. (She’s won 32.) Yet Cowboy Carter has some fierce competition in album of the year, what with Charli XCX’s Brat, Chappell Roan’s The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, Billie Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft, Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department, and Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet also in the mix. They don’t call the Grammys music’s biggest night for nothing.
Among the other major categories? Best new artist, which includes the likes of Carpenter, Roan, Doechii, Raye, Khruangbin, and Beyoncé collaborator Shaboozey (who shared a charming video of himself and his team celebrating his nomination to Instagram on Friday); and record of the year, where “Texas Hold ’Em,” “Espresso,” and “360” will face off against “Good Luck, Babe!,” “Not Like Us,” “Birds of a Feather,” “Fortnight,” and…a song by The Beatles?
Find everything else you need to know about the 2025 Grammy Awards—including the full list of nominees—below.
When are the 2025 Grammy Awards?
The 2025 Grammy Awards will take place at Los Angeles’s Crypto.com Arena on Sunday, February 2, from 5 p.m. PST/8 p.m. EST.
Who is hosting the 2025 Grammy Awards?
No host has been announced just yet, but stay tuned; last year’s emcee, comedian Trevor Noah, could well return to host for the fifth time running.
How can I watch the 2025 Grammy Awards?
The 2025 Grammy Awards will be broadcast on CBS, though it can also be streamed live and on demand on Paramount+ (which happens to be offering a one-week free trial).
Who is nominated for a 2025 Grammy Award?
Highlights:
Record of the Year
“Now and Then,” The Beatles
“Texas Hold ’Em,” Beyoncé
“Espresso,” Sabrina Carpenter
“360,” Charli XCX
“Birds of a Feather,” Billie Eilish
“Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar
“Good Luck, Babe!,” Chappell Roan
“Fortnight,” Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone
Album of the Year
New Blue Sun, André 3000
Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé
Short n’ Sweet, Sabrina Carpenter
Brat, Charli XCX
Djesse Vol. 4, Jacob Collier
Hit Me Hard and Soft, Billie Eilish
The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, Chappell Roan
The Tortured Poets Department, 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, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
“Die With a Smile,” Dernst 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 featuring Post Malone)
“Good Luck, Babe!,” Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, Daniel Nigro, and Justin Tranter, songwriters (Chappell Roan)
“Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)
“Please Please Please,” Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff, and Sabrina Carpenter, songwriters (Sabrina Carpenter)
“Texas Hold ’Em,” Brian Bates, Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nate Ferraro, and Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Beyoncé)
Best New Artist
Benson Boone
Sabrina Carpenter
Doechii
Khruangbin
Raye
Chappell Roan
Shaboozey
Teddy Swims
Best Pop Solo Performance
“Bodyguard,” Beyoncé
“Espresso,” Sabrina Carpenter
“Apple,” Charli XCX
“Birds of a Feather,” Billie Eilish
“Good Luck, Babe!,” Chappell Roan
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Us.,” Gracie Abrams featuring Taylor Swift
“Levii’s Jeans,” Beyoncé featuring Post Malone
“Guess,” Charli XCX and Billie Eilish
“The Boy Is Mine,” Ariana Grande, Brandy and Monica
“Die With a Smile,” Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars
Best Pop Vocal Album
Short n’ Sweet, Sabrina Carpenter
Hit Me Hard and Soft, Billie Eilish
Eternal Sunshine, Ariana Grande
The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, Chappell Roan
The Tortured Poets Department, Taylor Swift
Best Dance Pop Recording
“Make You Mine,” Madison Beer
“Von Dutch,” Charli XCX
“L’Amour de Ma Vie (Over Now Extended Edit),” Billie Eilish
“Yes, And?,” Ariana Grande
“Got Me Started,” Troye Sivan
Best R&B Song
“After Hours,” Diovanna Frazier, Alex Goldblatt, Kehlani Parrish, Khris Riddick-Tynes, and Daniel Upchurch, songwriters (Kehlani)
“Burning,” Ronald Banful and Temilade Openiyi, songwriters (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, songwriters (Muni Long)
“Saturn,” Rob Bisel, Carter Lang, Solána Rowe, Jared Solomon, and Scott Zhang, songwriters (SZA)
Best Rap Performance
“Enough (Miami),” Cardi B
“When the Sun Shines Again,” Common and Pete Rock featuring Posdnuos
“Nissan Altima,” Doechii
“Houdini,” Eminem
“Like That,” Future and Metro Boomin featuring Kendrick Lamar
“Yeah Glo!,” GloRilla
“Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar
Best Country Album
Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé
F-1 Trillion, Post Malone
Deeper Well, Kacey Musgraves
Higher, Chris Stapleton
Whirlwind, Lainey Wilson
See the complete list of Grammy nominees here.
This article was first published on Vogue.com.
