This combination of file pictures created on Nov. 10, 2023, shows US singer-songwriter Taylor Swift (lrft) during her Eras Tour at Sofi stadium in Inglewood, California, Aug. 7, 2023; and US R&B singer Solána Imani Rowe, known professionally as SZA, at the Global Citizen Festival in Accra, on Sept. 24, 2022. Pop’s superstar women including Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish on Nov. 10, 2023, dominated the nominations for the 66th annual Grammy Awards, the music world’s top prizes, as SZA scooped the most chances at gold with nine. MICHAEL TRAN and NIPAN DENNIS / AFP
NEW YORK—Here is a list of nominees in the major categories for the 66th annual Grammy Awards, which will be handed out on Feb. 4, 2024, in Los Angeles.
SZA led all contenders with nine nominations, as women including Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, Victoria Monet and Phoebe Bridgers along with the group boygenius ruled the slate.
When it comes to the night’s most prestigious top album prize, a woman will win—or jazzman Jon Batiste, the only man in the running for it.
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 Monae
“GUTS” – Olivia Rodrigo
“Midnights” – Taylor Swift
“SOS” – SZA
Record of the Year, recognizing overall performance on a song
“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 Monet
“Vampire” – Olivia Rodrigo
“Anti-Hero” – Taylor Swift
“Kill Bill” – SZA
Song of the Year, recognizing songwriting
“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 & SZA, songwriters (SZA)
“Vampire” – Daniel Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo, songwriters (Olivia Rodrigo)
“What Was I Made for?” (From the motion picture ‘Barbie’) – Billie Eilish & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
Best New Artist
Gracie Abrams
Fred Again..
Ice Spice
Jelly Roll
Coco Jones
Noah Kahan
Victoria Monet
The War and Treaty
Best Pop Solo Performance
“Flowers” – Miley Cyrus
“Paint the Town Red” – Doja Cat
“What Was I Made for?” (From the motion picture ‘Barbie’) – Billie Eilish
“Vampire” – Olivia Rodrigo
“Anti-Hero” – Taylor Swift
Best Pop Vocal Album
“Chemistry” – Kelly Clarkson
“Endless Summer Vacation” – Miley Cyrus
“GUTS” – Olivia Rodrigo
“- (Subtract)” – Ed Sheeran
“Midnights” – Taylor Swift
Best Music Video
“I’m Only Sleeping” – The Beatles
“In Your Love” – Tyler Childers
“What Was I Made for?” (From the motion picture ‘Barbie’) – Billie Eilish
“Count Me Out” – Kendrick Lamar
“Rush” – Troye Sivan
Best Rap Album
“Her Loss” – Drake & 21 Savage
“Michael” – Killer Mike
“Heroes & Villains” – Metro Boomin
“King’s Disease III” – Nas
“Utopia” – Travis Scott
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 Global Music Album
“Epifanias” – Susana Baca
“History” – Bokante
“I Told Them…” – Burna Boy
“Timeless” – Davido
“This Moment” – Shakti
Artists with Most Nominations
SZA – 9
Phoebe Bridgers – 7
Serban Ghenea – 7
Victoria Monet – 7
Taylor Swift – 6
Miley Cyrus – 6
Billie Eilish – 6
Jack Antonoff – 6
Jon Batiste – 6
boygenius – 6
Brandy Clark – 6
Olivia Rodrigo – 6