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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