By Ayomide Otitoju
The Recording Academy has unveiled the nominees for the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, set to take place on Sunday in Los Angeles. Leading the pack is Beyoncé, who secured 11 nominations, thanks to the impact of her genre-defying country album, Cowboy Carter.
Other top contenders include Charli XCX and Post Malone, who each earned eight nominations, while Billie Eilish and Kendrick Lamar followed with seven.
Here’s a look at the key nominees across major categories:
Album of the Year
New Blue Sun – Andre 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
Record of the Year (Best Overall Performance on a Song)
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 feat. Post Malone
Song of the Year (Best Songwriting)
A Bar Song (Tipsy) – Shaboozey
Birds of a Feather – Billie Eilish
Die with a Smile – Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars
Fortnight – Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone
Good Luck, Babe! – Chappell Roan
Not Like Us – Kendrick Lamar
Please Please Please – Sabrina Carpenter
Texas Hold ‘Em – 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 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 Music Video
Tailor Swif – A$AP Rocky
360 – Charli XCX
Houdini – Eminem
Not Like Us – Kendrick Lamar
Fortnight – Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone
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 Grace) – Eminem
We Don’t Trust You – Future & Metro Boomin
Best Rock Album
Happiness Bastards – The Black Crowes
Romance – Fontaines DC
Saviors – Green Day
Tangk – Idles
Dark Matter – Pearl Jam
Hackney Diamonds – The Rolling Stones
No Name – Jack White
Best Country Album
Cowboy Carter – Beyoncé
F-1 Trillion – Post Malone
Deeper Well – Kacey Musgraves
Higher – Chris Stapleton
Whirlwind – Lainey Wilson
Best Country Solo Performance
16 Carriages – Beyoncé
I Am Not Okay – Jelly Roll
The Architect – Kacey Musgraves
A Bar Song (Tipsy) – Shaboozey
It Takes a Woman – Chris Stapleton
Best Global Music Album
Alkebulan II – Matt B feat. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Paisajes – Ciro Hurtado
Heis – Rema
Historias de un Flamenco – Antonio Rey
Born in the Wild – Tems
Artists with the Most Nominations
Beyoncé – 11
Charli XCX – 8
Post Malone – 8
Billie Eilish – 7
Kendrick Lamar – 7
Sabrina Carpenter – 6
Chappell Roan – 6
Taylor Swift – 6
The 67th Grammy Awards will be broadcast live from Los Angeles, celebrating the past year’s biggest achievements in music.
