By Isabella Gallagher Rattan<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The nominations for the 2025 Grammy Awards have arrived, with some expected nominations and others that will shock you. Unsurprisingly, Beyonce dominates the list with a whopping 11 nominations, with other names such as Charli XCX, Post Malone, Kendrick Lamar and Billie Eilish also popping up frequently. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The most anticipated categories are Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best New Artist, Best Pop Vocal Artist, Best R&B Song, Best Country Album, Best Pop Solo Performance, Best Progressive R&B Album, Best Folk Album, Songwriter of the Year, Best Pop Duo\/Group Performance, Best Rap Song and Best Rap Album. Does your favourite artist have a Grammy up for grabs? Keep reading to find out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Album of the year:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Andr\u00e9 3000 \u2013 New Blue Sun<\/p>\n\n\n\n Beyonc\u00e9 \u2013 Cowboy Carter<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 Short n\u2019 Sweet<\/p>\n\n\n\n Charli xcx \u2013 Brat<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jacob Collier \u2013 Djesse Vol 4<\/p>\n\n\n\n Billie Eilish \u2013 Hit Me Hard and Soft (deserved)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chappell Roan \u2013 The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess<\/p>\n\n\n\n Taylor Swift \u2013 The Tortured Poets Department<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Record of the year:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Beatles \u2013 Now and Then<\/p>\n\n\n\n Beyonc\u00e9 \u2013 Texas Hold \u2019Em<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 Espresso<\/p>\n\n\n\n Charli xcx \u2013 360<\/p>\n\n\n\n Billie Eilish \u2013 Birds of a Feather<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kendrick Lamar \u2013 Not Like Us (iconic)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chappell Roan \u2013 Good Luck, Babe!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone \u2013 Fortnight<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Song of the year:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Shaboozey \u2013 A Bar Song (Tipsy)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Billie Eilish \u2013 Birds of a Feather<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars \u2013 Die With a Smile<\/p>\n\n\n\n Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone \u2013 Fortnight<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chappell Roan \u2013 Good Luck, Babe!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kendrick Lamar \u2013 Not Like Us<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 Please Please Please<\/p>\n\n\n\n Beyonc\u00e9 \u2013 Texas Hold \u2019Em<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019re confused about the difference between Record of the Year and Song of the Year, then don\u2019t worry, you\u2019re not alone. Record of the Year is an award for the entirety of the song, not just the composition but also the production and performance. It essentially judges the song on the vibes it gives, whilst Song of the Year is awarded based just on composition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Best new artist:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Benson Boone<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sabrina Carpenter (is she really new?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Doechii<\/p>\n\n\n\n Khruangbin<\/p>\n\n\n\n Raye<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chappell Roan<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shaboozey<\/p>\n\n\n\n Teddy Swims<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Best Pop Vocal Album:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 Short n\u2019 Sweet<\/p>\n\n\n\n Billie Eilish \u2013 Hit Me Hard and Soft<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ariana Grande \u2013 Eternal Sunshine<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chappell Roan \u2013 The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess (more like the Rise of Iconic Lesbian Artists Dominating the Pop Industry)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Taylor Swift \u2013 The Tortured Poets Department<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Best R&B Song:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Kehlani \u2013 After Hours (my queen)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tems \u2013 Burning<\/p>\n\n\n\n Coco Jones \u2013 Here We Go (Uh Oh)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Muni Long \u2013 Ruined Me<\/p>\n\n\n\n SZA \u2013 Saturn (a fan favourite)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Best Country Album:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Beyonc\u00e9 \u2013 Cowboy Carter (are you seeing a common theme here?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Post Malone \u2013 F-1 Trillion<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kacey Musgraves \u2013 Deeper Well<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chris Stapleton \u2013 Higher<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lainey Wilson \u2013 Whirlwind<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Best Pop Solo Performance:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Beyonc\u00e9 \u2013 Bodyguard<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sabrina Carpenter \u2013 Espresso<\/p>\n\n\n\n Charli xcx \u2013 Apple (is anyone else buying into the theory that influencers were paid to do the Apple dance therefore the song was not trending organically but by marketing manipulation?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Billie Eilish \u2013 Birds of a Feather<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chappell Roan \u2013 Good Luck, Babe!<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Best Progressive R&B Album:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Chris Brown \u2013 11:11 (Deluxe) (King of R&B?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lalah Hathaway \u2013 Vantablack<\/p>\n\n\n\n Muni Long \u2013 Revenge<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lucky Daye \u2013 Algorithm<\/p>\n\n\n\n Usher \u2013 Coming Home<\/p>\n\n\n\n Best Folk Album:<\/p>\n\n\n\n American Patchwork Quartet \u2013 American Patchwork Quartet<\/p>\n\n\n\n Madi Diaz \u2013 Weird Faith<\/p>\n\n\n\n Adrianne Lenker \u2013 Bright Future (if you haven\u2019t listened to her this album is a must!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Aoife O\u2019Donovan \u2013 All My Friends<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gillian Welch and David Rawlings \u2013 Woodland<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Songwriter of the Year:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Jessi Alexander<\/p>\n\n\n\n Amy Allen<\/p>\n\n\n\n Edgar Barrera<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jessie Jo Dillon<\/p>\n\n\n\n Raye (one of the best singers\/songwriters\/performers out there right now)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Best Pop Duo\/Group Performance: <\/p>\n\n\n\n Gracie Abrams featuring Taylor Swift \u2013 Us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Beyonc\u00e9 featuring Post Malone \u2013 Levii\u2019s Jeans<\/p>\n\n\n\n Charli xcx and Billie Eilish \u2013 Guess<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ariana Grande, Brandy and Monica \u2013 The Boy Is Mine<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars \u2013 Die With a Smile (the TikTok famous one)<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Best Rap Song:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Rapsody featuring Hit-Boy \u2013 Asteroids<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00a5$ [Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign] featuring Rich the Kid and Playboi Carti \u2013 Carnival (it\u2019s had its moment but I still love it)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Future and Metro Boomin featuring Kendrick Lamar \u2013 Like That<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kendrick Lamar \u2013 Not Like Us<\/p>\n\n\n\n GloRilla \u2013 Yeah Glo!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Best Rap Album:<\/p>\n\n\n\n J. Cole \u2013 Might Delete Later (An 11 time Grammy winner who deserves another one)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Common and Pete Rock \u2013 The Auditorium, Vol 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n Doechii \u2013 Alligator Bites Never Heal<\/p>\n\n\n\n Eminem \u2013 The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Gr\u00e2ce)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Future and Metro Boomin \u2013 We Don\u2019t Trust You<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Best Alternative Music Album:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds \u2013 Wild God<\/p>\n\n\n\n Clairo \u2013 Charm<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kim Gordon \u2013 The Collective<\/p>\n\n\n\n Brittany Howard \u2013 What Now<\/p>\n\n\n\n St Vincent \u2013 All Born Screaming<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Best Rock Album:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Black Crowes \u2013 Happiness Bastards<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fontaines DC \u2013 Romance (if they don\u2019t win I\u2019m suing the Grammys)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Green Day \u2013 Saviors<\/p>\n\n\n\n Idles \u2013 Tangk<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pearl Jam \u2013 Dark Matter<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Rolling Stones \u2013 Hackney Diamonds<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jack White \u2013 No Name<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you want to find out more, here’s a Spotify playlist with the Grammy nominated songs and artists from all categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n