The Recording Academy has announced nominees for the 67th Grammy Awards, which will take place on February 2, 2025, at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena. With Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé leads with 11 nominations, reaching a historic 99 total Grammy nods — the most of any artist. Kendrick Lamar’s powerful track “Not Like Us” also earned him significant recognition, and André 3000’s venture into spiritual jazz with New Blue Sun marks a celebrated debut in the Album of the Year category.
Key Categories and Nominees:
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
Best Rap Song
- “Asteroids” — Rapsody feat. Hit-Boy
- “Carnival” — Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign feat. Rich The Kid & Playboi Carti
- “Like That” — Future & Metro Boomin feat. Kendrick Lamar
- “Not Like Us” — Kendrick Lamar
- “Yeah Glo!” — GloRilla
Best Rap Performance
- “Enough (Miami)” — Cardi B
- “When the Sun Shines Again” — Common & Pete Rock feat. Posdnuos
- “Nissan Altima” — Doechii
- “Houdini” — Eminem
- “Like That” — Future & Metro Boomin feat. Kendrick Lamar
- “Yeah Glo!” — GloRilla
- “Not Like Us” — Kendrick Lamar
Best Melodic Rap Performance
- “Kehlani” — Jordan Adetunji feat. Kehlani
- “Spaghettii” — Beyoncé feat. Linda Martell & Shaboozey
- “We Still Don’t Trust You” — Future & Metro Boomin feat. The Weeknd
- “Big Mama” — Latto
- “3:AM” — Rapsody feat. Erykah Badu
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)” — Shaboozey
- “Birds of a Feather” — Billie Eilish
- “Die With a Smile” — Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars
- “Fortnight” — Taylor Swift & Post Malone
- “Good Luck, Babe!” — Chappell Roan
- “Not Like Us” — Kendrick Lamar
- “Please Please Please” — Sabrina Carpenter
- “Texas Hold ‘Em” — Beyoncé
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 & Post Malone
Best New Artist
- Benson Boone
- Sabrina Carpenter
- Doechii
- Khruangbin
- RAYE
- Chappell Roan
- Shaboozey
- Teddy Swims
Best R&B Album
- 11:11 (Deluxe) — Chris Brown
- Vantablack — Lalah Hathaway
- Revenge — Muni Long
- Algorithm — Lucky Daye
- Coming Home — Usher
Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
- Civil Writes: The South Got Something to Say — Queen Sheba
- Concrete & Whiskey Act II Part 1 — Omari Hardwick
- Good M.U.S.I.C. Universe Sonic Sinema — Malik Yusef
- The Heart, The Mind, The Soul — Tank & The Bangas
- The Seven Number Ones — Mad Skillz
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
- Alissia
- Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II
- Ian Fitchuk
- Mustard
- Daniel Nigro
These nominations spotlight an exciting blend of music styles, cross-genre collaborations, and cultural influence, making the 2025 Grammy Awards a much-anticipated event.
