Beyoncé continues to break barriers, leading the 2025 Grammy nominations with 11 nods and showcasing her versatility with a strong showing in country music categories. Her latest project, Cowboy Carter, has earned recognition across all four country categories, marking a major milestone in her career.
Cowboy Carter landed Beyoncé nominations for Album of the Year and Best Country Album, while her chart-topping single “Texas Hold ‘Em” is up for Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best Country Song. Additional nods include Best Country Solo Performance for “16 Carriages” and Best Country Duo/Group Performance alongside Miley Cyrus for “II Most Wanted.” Beyoncé also earned a nomination for Best Americana Performance for “Ya Ya.”
With these latest nominations, Beyoncé’s career total has reached 99 Grammy nods, surpassing Jay-Z, who holds 89 nominations, including his work on Cowboy Carter. Already the most awarded artist in Grammy history with 32 wins, Beyoncé now has a chance to take home her first Album of the Year award.
Beyoncé isn’t alone at the top, however. Taylor Swift, with her project The Tortured Poets Department, earned a historic seventh nomination in the Album of the Year category. Other contenders include Billie Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft, Sabrina Carpenter’s Short N’ Sweet, and projects from Charli XCX, Andre 3000, Jacob Collier, and Chappell Roan.
Kendrick Lamar is also a major contender this year, earning seven nominations, including Record and Song of the Year for “Not Like Us.” Eilish, Post Malone, and Charli XCX each have seven nods, while Swift, Carpenter, and Roan follow closely with six.
The race for Record of the Year features a diverse set of nominees, with hits from Swift, Post Malone, Carpenter, and the Beatles joining Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em” and Lamar’s “Not Like Us.”
Beyoncé’s strong presence in the country and Americana categories follows a history of genre-crossing moments, including previous snubs. Her Cowboy Carter nods come just months after missing out at the CMA Awards and reflect her continued efforts to broaden her musical influence.
The 2025 Grammy Awards air on February 2 from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, with final voting open from December 12 through January 3.
See full list of Grammy nominees below:
Record of the Year
“Now and Then” – The Beatles
Producers: Giles Martin & Paul McCartney
Engineers/Mixers: Geoff Emerick, Steve Genewick, Jon Jacobs, Greg McAllister, Steve Orchard, Keith Smith, Mark ‘Spike’ Stent & Bruce Sugar
Mastering Engineer: Miles Showell
“TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” – Beyoncé
Producers: Beyoncé, Nate Ferraro, Killah B & Raphael Saadiq
Engineers/Mixers: Hotae Alexander Jang, Alex Nibley & Stuart White
Mastering Engineer: Colin Leonard
“Espresso” – Sabrina Carpenter
Producer: Julian Bunetta
Engineers/Mixers: Julian Bunetta & Jeff Gunnell
Mastering Engineer: Nathan Dantzler
“360” – Charli XCX
Producers: Cirkut & A. G. Cook
Engineers/Mixers: Cirkut & Manny Marroquin
Mastering Engineer: Idania Valencia
“BIRDS OF A FEATHER” – Billie Eilish
Producers: Billie Eilish & FINNEAS
Engineers/Mixers: Thom Beemer, Jon Castelli, Billie Eilish, FINNEAS, Aron Forbes, Brad Lauchert & Chaz Sexton
Mastering Engineer: Dale Becker
“Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
Producers: Mustard, Sean Momberger & Sounwave
Engineers/Mixers: Ray Charles Brown Jr. & Johnathan Turner
Mastering Engineer: Nicolas de Porcel
“Good Luck, Babe!” – Chappell Roan
Producer: Dan Nigro
Engineers/Mixers: Mitch McCarthy & Dan Nigro
Mastering Engineer: Randy Merrill
“Fortnight” – Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone
Producers: Jack Antonoff, Louis Bell & Taylor Swift
Engineers/Mixers: Louis Bell, Bryce Bordone, Serban Ghenea, Sean Hutchinson, Oli Jacobs, Michael Riddleberger & Laura Sisk
Mastering Engineer: Randy Merrill
Album of the Year
New Blue Sun – André 3000
Producers: André 3000 & Carlos Niño
Engineers/Mixers: André 3000, Carlos Niño & Ken Oriole
Songwriters: André 3000, Surya Botofasina, Nate Mercereau & Carlos Niño
Mastering Engineer: Andy Kravitz
COWBOY CARTER – Beyoncé
Producers: Beyoncé, Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant & Dave Hamelin
Engineers/Mixers: Matheus Braz, Brandon Harding, Hotae Alexander Jang, Dani Pampuri & Stuart White
Songwriters: Ryan Beatty, Beyoncé, Camaron Ochs, Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant, Dave Hamelin, S. Carter & Raphael Saadiq
Mastering Engineer: Colin Leonard
Short N’ Sweet – Sabrina Carpenter
Producers: Jack Antonoff, Julian Bunetta, Ian Kirkpatrick & John Ryan
Engineers/Mixers: Bryce Bordone, Julian Bunetta, Serban Ghenea, Jeff Gunnell, Oli Jacobs, Manny Marroquin, John Ryan & Laura Sisk
Songwriters: Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff, Julian Bunetta, Sabrina Carpenter, Ian Kirkpatrick, Julia Michaels & John Ryan
Mastering Engineers: Nathan Dantzler & Ruairi O’Flaherty
BRAT – Charli XCX
Producers: Charli XCX, Cirkut & A. G. Cook
Engineers/Mixers: A. G. Cook, Tom Norris & Geoff Swan
Songwriters: Charlotte Aitchison, Henry Walter, Alexander Guy Cook, Finn Keane & Jonathan Christopher Shave
Mastering Engineer: Idania Valencia
Djesse Vol. 4 – Jacob Collier
Producer: Jacob Collier
Engineers/Mixers: Ben Bloomberg, Jacob Collier & Paul Pouwer
Songwriter: Jacob Collier
Mastering Engineers: Chris Allgood & Emily Lazar
Hit Me Hard and Soft – Billie Eilish
Producers: Billie Eilish & FINNEAS
Engineers/Mixers: Thom Beemer, Jon Castelli, Billie Eilish, FINNEAS, Aron Forbes, Brad Lauchert & Chaz Sexton
Songwriters: Billie Eilish O’Connell & FINNEAS
Mastering Engineer: Dale Becker
The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess – Chappell Roan
Producer: Daniel Nigro
Engineers/Mixers: Mitch McCarthy & Daniel Nigro
Songwriters: Daniel Nigro & Kayleigh Rose Amstutz
Mastering Engineer: Randy Merrill
The Tortured Poets Department – Taylor Swift
Producers: Jack Antonoff, Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift
Engineers/Mixers: Zem Audu, Bella Blasko, Bryce Bordone, Serban Ghenea, David Hart, Mikey Freedom Hart, Sean Hutchinson, Oli Jacobs, Jonathan Low, Michael Riddleberger, Christopher Rowe, Laura Sisk & Evan Smith
Songwriters: Jack Antonoff, Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift
Mastering Engineer: Randy Merrill
Song of the Year
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Sean Cook, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Chibueze Collins Obinna, Nevin Sastry & Mark Williams, songwriters (Shaboozey)
“BIRDS OF A FEATHER” – Billie Eilish O’Connell & FINNEAS, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
“Die With a Smile” – Dernst Emile II, James Fauntleroy, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars)
“Fortnight” – Jack Antonoff, Austin Post & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone)
“Good Luck, Babe!” – Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, Daniel Nigro & Justin Tranter, songwriters (Chappell Roan)
“Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)
“Please Please Please” – Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff & Sabrina Carpenter, songwriters (Sabrina Carpenter)
“TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” – Brian Bates, Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nate Ferraro & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Beyoncé)
Best New Artist
Benson Boone
Sabrina Carpenter
Doechii
Khruangbin
RAYE
Chappell Roan
Shaboozey
Teddy Swims
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Alissia
Works include: “Bugs” (Jamila Woods), “Don’t Matter” (Rae Khalil), “Honey” (BJ the Chicago Kid feat. Chlöe)
Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II
Works include: Algorithm (Lucky Daye), “Bar Song” (Koe Wetzel), “Die With a Smile” (Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars)
Ian Fitchuk
Works include: “AMEN” (Beyoncé), Angel Face (Stephen Sanchez), “Deeper Well” (Kacey Musgraves)
Mustard
Works include: Faith of a Mustard Seed (Mustard), “Not Like Us” (Kendrick Lamar)
Daniel Nigro
Works include: “Can’t Catch Me Now” (Olivia Rodrigo), The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess (Chappell Roan)
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