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SZA, Taylor Swift and even Barbie lead 2024 female-heavy Grammy noms

By Andrea Diaz Nov 10, 2023 | 9:46 AM

Who runs the world? Girls! And at the 2024 Grammy Awards, ladies will be owning that stage as female acts outperformed their male counterparts in this years nominations.

SZA leads the pack at the 66th annual Grammy Awards with nine nominations for her album “SOS” and her hit track “Kill Bill.” The R&B sensation secured nods for record, album and song of the year.

And not far behind is “Barbie, which is slaying in nominations like it did at the box office! The movie’s music scored 11 nods, dominating four out of five spots in the visual media song category.

As for the lady of the year, Ms. Taylor Swift herself racked up six nominations, which include album of the year for “Midnights,” song and record of the year for Anti-Hero, and best pop solo performance.

Olivia Rodrigo, Miley Cyrus, Billie Eilish, female group Boygenius and Brandy Clark each scored six nods. Only two gents, Jon Batiste and producer Jack Antonoff, match the ladies with six nominations.

The ceremony will take place Feb. 4 at Crypo.com Arena in Los Angeles and will honor recordings released between Oct. 1, 2022, and Sept. 15, 2023.

Here’s the list of some of the top nominations: 

Album of the Year

Jon Batiste World Music Radio 

Boygenius   The Record

Miley Cyrus   Endless Summer Vacation

Lana Del Rey   Did You Know That Theres a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd 

Janelle Mone    The Age of Pleasure 

Olivia Rodrigo   Guts 

Taylor Swift   Midnights

SZA   SOS

Record of the Year

Jon Batiste Worship

Boygenius Not Strong Enough

Miley Cyrus Flowers

Billie Eilish What Was I Made For? [From the Motion Picture Barbie]

Victoria Mont On My Mama

Olivia Rodrigo Vampire

Taylor Swift Anti-Hero Taylor Swift

SZA Kill Bill

Song of the Year

Billie Eilish What Was I Made For?

Dua Lipa Dance the Night

Jon Batiste Butterfly

Lana Del Rey A&W

Miley Cyrus Flowers

Olivia Rodrigo Vampire

SZA Kill Bill

Taylor Swift Anti-Hero

Best New Artist

Coco Jones

Gracie Abrams

Fred Again

Ice Spice

Jelly Roll

Noah Kahan

Victoria Mont

The War and Treaty

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

Jack Antonoff

Dernst DMile Emile II,

Hit Boy

Metro Boomin

Daniel Nigro

Best Country Album

Kelsea Ballerini Rolling Up the Welcome Mat 

Brothers Osborne Brothers Osborne

Zach Bryan Zach Bryan

Tyler Childers Rustin in the Rain 

Lainey Wilson Bell Bottom Country

Best Country Song

Brandy Clark “Buried”

Chris Stapleton “White Horse”

Morgan Wallen “Last Night”

Tyler Childers “In Your Love”

Zach Bryan ft. Kacey Musgraves “I Remember Everything”

Best Rap Album

Drake & 21 Savage “Her Loss”

Killer Mike “Michael”

Metro Boomin “Heroes & Villains”

Nas “Kings Disease III”

Travis Scott “Utopia”

Best Rap Song

Doja Cat “Attention”

Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice ft. Aqua “Barbie World”

Lil Uzi Vert “Just Wanna Rock”

Drake & 21 Savage “Rich Flex”

Killer Mike ft. Andr 3000, Future, and Eryn Allen Kane “Scientists & Engineers”

Best R&B Album

Babyface Girls Night Out

Coco Jones What I Didnt Tell You

Emily King Special Occasion

Summer Walker Clear 2: Soft Life EP

Victoria Mont Jaguar II

Best R&B Song

Coco Jones “ICU”

Halle “Angel”

Robert Glasper ft. SiR & Alex Isley “Back to Love”

SZA “Snooze”

Victoria Mont “On My Mama”

Best R&B Album

Babyface Girls Night Out 

Coco Jones   What I Didnt Tell You (Deluxe) 

Emily King   Special Occasion 

Victoria Mont Jaguar II 

Summer Walker   Clear 2: Soft Life EP

Best Pop Solo Performance

Billie Eilish What Was I Made For?

Doja Cat Paint the Town Red

Miley Cyrus Flowers

Olivia Rodrigo Vampire

Taylor Swift Anti-Hero

Best Pop Duo-Group Performance

Labrinth Featuring Billie Eilish Never Felt So Alone

Lana Del Rey Featuring Jon Batiste Candy Necklace

Miley Cyrus Featuring Brandi Carlile Thousand Miles

SZA Featuring Phoebe Bridgers Ghost in the Machine

Taylor Swift Featuring Ice Spice Karma

Best Pop Vocal Album

Kelly Clarkson Chemistry 

Miley Cyrus   Endless Summer Vacation 

Olivia Rodrigo Guts  

Ed Sheeran (Subtract) 

Taylor Swift Midnights”

Best Latin Pop Album

Pablo Alborn La Cuarta Hoja 

AleMor Beautiful Humans, Vol. 1 

Paula Arenas A Ciegas, 

Pedro Cap La Neta

Maluma Don Juan 

Gaby Moreno X M (Vol. 1)

Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album

Cabra “Martnez”

Diamante Elctrico “Leche de Tigre”

Juanes “Vida Cotidiana”

Natalia Lafourcade “De Todas Las Flores” 

Fito Paez “EADDA9223”

Best Musica Urbana Album

Rauw Alejandro “Saturno”

Karol G “Maana Ser Bonito”

Tainy “Data”

Best Rock Song

Boygenius “Not Strong Enough”

Foo Fighters “Rescued”

Olivia Rodrigo “Ballad of a Homeschooled Girl”

Queens of the Stone Age “Emotion Sickness”

The Rolling Stones “Angry”

Best Rock Album

Foo Fighters But Here We Are

Greta Van Fleet Starcatcher

Metallica 72 Seasons

Paramore This Is Why

Queens of the Stone Age In Times New Roman

Best Music Film

“Moonage Daydream” 

“How Im Feeling Now” 

“Live From Paris, The Big Steppers Tour” 

“I Am Everything”

“Dear Mama”

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media 

Barbie, Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, composers

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Ludwig Gransson, composer

The Fabelmans, John Williams, composer

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, John Williams, composer

Oppenheimer, Ludwig Gransson, composer

Best Song Written for Visual Media

Barbie World from Barbie the Album, Naija Gaston, Ephrem Louis Lopez Jr. and Onika Maraj, songwriters (Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice featuring Aqua)

Dance the Night from Barbie the Album, Caroline Ailin, Dua Lipa, Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Dua Lipa)

Im Just Ken from Barbie the Album, Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Ryan Gosling)

Lift Me Up from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Music From and Inspired By, Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Gransson, Robyn Fenty and Temilade Openiyi, songwriters (Rihanna)

What Was I Made For? from Barbie the Album, Billie Eilish OConnell and Finneas OConnell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)

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