Beyoncé set a new record for the most Grammy Award nominations

The nominations for the 2025 Grammy Awards have brought Beyoncé a historic achievement. She has now become the most nominated artist in the award’s history, surpassing even her husband Jay-Z. With 11 new nominations, her total has reached 99.

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Main nominations and successes

Beyoncé’s album “Cowboy Carter” stands out among this year’s top contenders, claimed in several categories at once: “Album of the Year” and “Country Album of the Year.” The song “Texas Hold ‘Em” is nominated for Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Country Song of the Year. Beyoncé also received nominations in the country and Americana categories for the first time, emphasizing her creative versatility.

Beyoncé’s song “Texas Hold ‘Em” was also nominated in the country and Americana categories, highlighting her creative versatility.

If she wins the Album of the Year category, she will become the first African-American woman to win the award in the 21st century. The last such win was for “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” in 1999.

The last time she won the award was in 1999.

Other key nominees

Post Malone found himself in the country categories for the first time thanks to his album “F-1 Trillion.” His song “I Had Some Help,” recorded with Morgan Wallen, received nominations in the Country Song and Country Duo/Group categories.

Post Malone’s song “I Had Some Help,” recorded with Morgan Wallen, received nominations in the Country Song and Country Duo/Group categories.

Kendrick Lamar leads the rap nominees with the diss track “Not Like Us,” which is nominated in the categories of Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance. Interestingly, this is the first time he’s received two nominations at once in the Best Rap Performance category.

Here’s the first time he’s received two nominations at once in the Best Rap Performance category.

Most notable among the new stars are Sabrina Carpenter and Chappelle Roan, who each received six nominations, including Best New Artist.

Sabrina Carpenter and Chappelle Roan, who each received six nominations, including Best New Artist.

“Album of the Year” and genre diversity

The “Album of the Year” category features a wide variety of genres. Along with “Cowboy Carter,” vying for the award are:

• Andre 3000 with “New Blue Sun” (alternative jazz);
• Jacob Collier with “Djesse Vol. 4”;
• Sabrina Carpenter with “Short n’ Sweet”;
• Chappelle Roan with “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess”;
• Taylor Swift with “The Tortured Poets Department”;
• Billy Irish with “Hit Me Hard and Soft”;
• Charli XCX with the dance album “BRAT.”

Taylor Swift became the first woman to be nominated seven times in the Album of the Year category. Last year’s win with her album “Midnights” made her the record holder for the most wins in the category, with four.

Swift is the first woman to be nominated for Album of the Year seven times.

Trends of the year: new voices and missed opportunities

In contrast to last year, when women dominated the major categories, genre diversity was a major trend this year. However, there was a significant absence of Latin music and K-pop in the major categories, despite their skyrocketing popularity.

“New Voices and Missed Opportunities.

Other categories and records

Other nominations worth noting include:

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• Dolly Parton received her 55th nomination for her audiobook Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones.
• In the Best Song of the Year category, Beyoncé with “Texas Hold ‘Em,” Billie Eilish with “Birds of a Feather,” and Taylor Swift and Post Malone’s collaboration “Fortnight” are battling it out.

Grammy 2025 promises to be a unique event, bringing together traditional and new music trends. The gala ceremony will take place on February 2 in Los Angeles.

The ceremony will be held in Los Angeles.