2024 GRAMMY nominations unveiled

Published at : 11 November 2023, 02:08 pm
2024 GRAMMY nominations unveiled

The music world is buzzing with excitement as the nominations for the 2024 Grammy Awards were announced on November 10 and the list is packed with talented musicians set to shine on February 4, 2024. 

Female musicians including SZA, Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo and Miley Cyrus have dominated the 2024 Grammy nominations. SZA secured the spotlight as this year's most-nominated artist with a total of 9 nominations, whereas Taylor Swift has been nominated for six nominations, including Album of the Year for her 2022 album Midnights.

Australian singer Kylie Minogue, who last appeared as a nominee during the 2009 awards, features in the best pop dance recording category for her album Padam Padam.

Other nominees include Ed Sheeran, who appears in the best pop vocal album category for Subtract, and The Rolling Stones, who recently released their album Hackney Diamonds and are nominated for best rock song for single Angry. Jack Antonoff, Jon Batiste, boygenius, Brandy Clark, Miley Cyrus, Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo boast 6 nominations this year.

Here are the nominees in selected categories:

Record of the Year

"Worship" – Jon Batiste
"Not Strong Enough" – boygenius
"Flowers" – Miley Cyrus
"What Was I Made For?" [from the motion picture "Barbie"] – Billie Eilish
"On My Mama" – Victoria Monét
"vampire" – Olivia Rodrigo
"Anti-Hero" – Taylor Swift
"Kill Bill" – SZA

Album of the Year

World Music Radio – Jon Batiste
the record – boygenius
Endless Summer Vacation – Miley Cyrus
Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd – Lana Del Rey
The Age of Pleasure – Janelle Monáe
GUTS – Olivia Rodrigo
Midnights – Taylor Swift
SOS – SZA

Song of the Year

"A&W" – Jack Antonoff, Lana Del Rey & Sam Dew, songwriters (Lana Del Rey)
"Anti-Hero" – Jack Antonoff & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
"Butterfly" – Jon Batiste & Dan Wilson, songwriters (Jon Batiste)
"Dance the Night" (from Barbie the Album) – Caroline Ailin, Dua Lipa, Mark Ronson & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Dua Lipa)
"Flowers" – Miley Cyrus, Gregory Aldae Hein & Michael Pollack, songwriters (Miley Cyrus)
"Kill Bill" – Rob Bisel, Carter Lang & Solána Rowe, songwriters (SZA)
"vampire" – Daniel Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo, songwriters (Oliva Rodrigo)
"What Was I Made For?" [from the motion picture Barbie] – Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)

Best New Artist

Gracie Abrams
Fred again..
Ice Spice
Jelly Roll
Coco Jones
Noah Kahan
Victoria Monét
The War and Treaty

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

Jack Antonoff
Dernst "D'Mile" Emile II
Hit-Boy
Metro Boomin
Daniel Nigro

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical

Edgar Barrera
Jessie Jo Dillon
Shane McAnally
Theron Thomas
Justin Tranter

Best Pop Vocal Album

chemistry – Kelly Clarkson
Endless Summer Vacation – Miley Cyrus
GUTS – Olivia Rodrigo
- (Subtract) – Ed Sheeran
Midnights – Taylor Swift

Best Pop Dance Recording

"Baby Don't Hurt Me" – David Guetta, Anne-Marie & Coi Leray
"Miracle" – Calvin Harris Featuring Ellie Goulding
"Padam Padam" – Kylie Minogue
"One in a Million" – Bebe Rexha & David Guetta
"Rush" – Troye Sivan

Best Dance/Electronic Music Album

Playing Robots Into Heaven – James Blake
For That Beautiful Feeling – The Chemical Brothers
Actual Life 3 (January 1-September 9 2022) – Fred again..
Kx5 – Kx5
Quest For Fire – Skrillex

Best Rock Album

But Here We Are – Foo Fighters
Starcatcher – Greta Van Fleet
72 Seasons – Metallica
This Is Why – Paramore
In Times New Roman... – Queens of the Stone Age

Best Alternative Music Album

The Car – Arctic Monkeys
the record – boygenius
Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd – Lana Del Rey
Cracker Island – Gorillaz
I Inside the Old Year Dying – PJ Harvey

Best R&B Album

Girls Night Out – Babyface
What I Didn't Tell You (Deluxe) – Coco Jones
Special Occasion – Emily King
JAGUAR II – Victoria Monét
CLEAR 2: SOFT LIFE EP – Summer Walker

Best Melodic Rap Performance

"Sittin' on Top of the World" – Burna Boy Featuring 21 Savage
"Attention" – Doja Cat
"Spin Bout U" – Drake & 21 Savage
"All My Life" – Lil Durk Featuring J. Cole
"Low" – SZA

Best Rap Song

"Attention" – Rogét Chahayed, Amala Zandile Dlamini & Ari Starace, songwriters (Doja Cat)
"Barbie World" [from Barbie the Album] – Isis Naija Gaston, Ephrem Louis Lopez Jr. & Onika Maraj, songwriters (Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice Featuring Aqua)
"Just Wanna Rock" – Mohamad Camara, Symere Woods & Javier Mercado, songwriters (Lil Uzi Vert)
"Rich Flex" – Brytavious Chambers, Isaac "Zac" De Boni, Aubrey Graham, J. Gwin, Anderson Hernandez, Michael "Finatik" Mule & Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, songwriters (Drake & 21 Savage)
"SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS" – Andre Benjamin, Paul Beauregard, James Blake, Michael Render, Tim Moore & Dion Wilson, songwriters (Killer Mike Featuring André 3000, Future & Eryn Allen Kane)

Best Alternative Jazz Album

Love In Exile – Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily
Quality Over Opinion – Louis Cole
SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree – Kurt Elling, Charlie Hunter, SuperBlue
Live at the Piano – Cory Henry
The Omnichord Real Book – Meshell Ndegeocello

Best Country Album

Rolling Up the Welcome Mat – Kelsea Ballerini
Brothers Osborne – Brothers Osborne
Zach Bryan – Zach Bryan
Rustin' in the Rain – Tyler Childers
Bell Bottom Country – Lainey Wilson

Best Americana Album

Brandy Clark – Brandy Clark
The Chicago Sessions – Rodney Crowell
You're the One – Rhiannon Giddens
Weathervanes – Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
The Returner – Allison Russell

Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)

Bordado a Mano – Ana Bárbara
La Sánchez – Lila Downs
Motherflower – Flor de Toloache
Amor Como en las Películas de Antes – Lupita Infante
GÉNESIS – Peso Pluma

Best African Music Performance

"Amapiano" – ASAKE & Olamide
"City Boys" – Burna Boy
"UNAVAILABLE" – Davido Featuring Musa Keys
"Rush" – Ayra Starr
"Water" – Tyla

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Includes Film and Televison)

Barbie – Mark Ronson & Andrew Wyatt, composers
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Ludwig Göransson, composer
The Fabelmans – John Williams, composer
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny – John Williams, composer
Oppenheimer – Ludwig Göransson, composer