LOS ANGELES — The 66th Grammy Awards are set to take place Sunday at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, and there’s a lot to be excited about.
Women outpace men in the major categories, so expect to see a spotlight on its female nominees.
“That’s the same throughout the show, really – it’s dominated by women,” Grammys executive producer Ben Winston told The Associated Press. “That is something we’re really celebrating,” his fellow EP Raj Kapoor added. “It’s almost unprecedented.”
Comedian Trevor Noah will host for a fourth year in a row, history could be made, and unlike those other award shows, the Grammys doubles as a concert featuring the biggest artists in the world.
THE NOMINEES
SZA is the lead contender with nine nominations, followed closely by Victoria Monét and Phoebe Bridgers with seven. Bridgers’ band boygenius has six, as does Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Miley Cyrus, Billie Eilish, Brandy Clark, Batiste and producer Jack Antonoff.
“Barbie” fans have a reason to celebrate. Just like its performance at the box office, the film will make its presence known at the Grammys: Music from the hit film’s soundtrack earned 11 nominations, including nabbing four of the five slots in the visual media song category.
There are a few history-making opportunities as well: A Black woman hasn’t won album of the year since 1999, when “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” was awarded the top prize. This year, SZA or Janelle Monae could change that.
If Taylor Swift takes home album of the year, she break the record of the artist with the most wins, ever, with four. Lana Del Rey and Miley Cyrus may win their first Grammys.
If Victoria Monét ‘s “Hollywood” wins best traditional R&B performance, her 2-year-old daughter Hazel will become the youngest Grammy winner. Karol G could become the first female artist to ever win in the best música urbana album category if she wins for “Mañana Será Bonito.” Jack Antonoff could tie Babyface as the producer with the most consecutive wins in the producer of the year, non-classical category with a third win in 2024.
WHO WILL PERFORM?
A lot of people! The list includes: SZA, a first-ever Grammys performance from Joni Mitchell, and five-time Grammy winner and 23-time nominee Billy Joel.
The lineup also includes Grammy winners and current nominees Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, Dua Lipa, Burna Boy, Luke Combs and Travis Scott.
The list of nominations for the 2024 Grammy Awards just dropped, and to no one’s surprise, Taylor Swift is leading the pack.
Even the Recording Academy seems to be swept up in the wave of all things Swift, doling out a total of six nominations to the pop superstar, including Album of the Year for Midnights and Song of the Year for Anti-Hero. Swift has officially tied with Barbara Streisand with the most nominations for a female artist in a single year.
But it isn’t just Swift who’s secured multiple nominations: heavy hitters like Olivia Rodrigo, Lana Del Rey, Victoria Monét, SZA and Miley Cyrus will also vie for a number of categories on music’s biggest night.
Billie Eilish’s Barbie movie track What Was I Made For? also received lots of love this year, earning four nominations, including Song of the Year. Several other songs from the Barbie movie soundtrack also received a nod, including Dance the Night by Dua Lipa and Barbie World by Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice ft. Aqua.
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Nominations were doled out by a number of high-profile Grammy winners, including Jon Bon Jovi, Kim Petras and “Weird Al” Yankovic.
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Find a list of the nominees in the major categories, below.
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Album of the Year
The Record, Boygenius The Age of Pleasure, Janelle Monáe World Music Radio, Jon Batiste Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd, Lana Del Rey Endless Summer Vacation, Miley Cyrus Guts, Olivia Rodrigo SOS, SZA Midnights, Taylor Swift
Record of the Year
What Was I Made For?, Billie Eilish Not Strong Enough, Boygenius Worship, Jon Batiste Flowers, Miley Cyrus Vampire, Olivia Rodrigo Kill Bill, SZA Anti-Hero, Taylor Swift On My Mama, Victoria Monét
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Song of the Year
What Was I Made For?, Billie Eilish Dance the Night, Dua Lipa Butterfly, Jon Batiste A&W, Lana Del Rey Flowers, Miley Cyrus Vampire, Olivia Rodrigo Kill Bill, SZA Anti-Hero, Taylor Swift
Best Music Video
I’m Only Sleeping, The Beatles In Your Love, Tyler Childers What Was I Made For, Billie Eilish Count Me Out, Kendrick Lamar Rush, Troye Sivan
Best Pop Solo Performance
What Was I Made For?, Billie Eilish Paint the Town Red, Doja Cat Flowers, Miley Cyrus Vampire, Olivia Rodrigo Anti-Hero, Taylor Swift
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Never Felt So Alone, Labrinth ft. Billie Eilish Candy Necklace, Lana Del Rey ft. Jon Batiste Thousand Miles, Miley Cyrus ft. Brandi Carlile Ghost in the Machine, SZA ft. Phoebe Bridgers Karma, Taylor Swift ft. Ice Spice
Best Pop Vocal Album
Chemistry, Kelly Clarkson Endless Summer Vacation, Miley Cyrus Guts, Olivia Rodrigo – – (Subtract), Ed Sheeran Midnights, Taylor Swift
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
To Steve With Love: Liz Callaway Celebrates Sondheim, Liz Callaway Pieces of Treasure, Rickie Lee Jones Bewitched, Laufey Holidays Around the World, Pentatonix Only the Strong Survive, Bruce Springsteen Vol. 3, Various – Sondheim Unplugged (The NYC Sessions)
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Best New Artist
Coco Jones Gracie Abrams Fred Again Ice Spice Jelly Roll Noah Kahan Victoria Monét The War and Treaty
Best Rap Performance
The Hillbillies, Baby Keem ft. Kendrick Lamar Love Letter, Black Thought Players, Coi Leray Rich Flex, Drake & 21 Savage Scientists & Engineers, Killer Mike ft. André 3000, Future and Eryn Allen Kane
Best Melodic Rap Performance
Sittin’ on Top of the World, Burna Boy ft. 21 Savage Attention, Doja Cat Spin Bout U, Drake & 21 Savage All My Life, Lil Durk ft. J. Cole Low, SZA
Best Rap Song
Attention, Doja Cat Barbie World, Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice ft. Aqua Just Wanna Rock, Lil Uzi Vert Rich Flex, Drake & 21 Savage Scientists & Engineers, Killer Mike ft. André 3000, Future and Eryn Allen Kane
Best Rap Album
Her Loss, Drake & 21 Savage Michael, Killer Mike Heroes & Villains, Metro Boomin King’s Disease III, Nas Utopia, Travis Scott
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Best R&B Performance
Summer Too Hot, Chris Brown ICU, Coco Jones Back to Love, Robert Glasper ft. SiR & Alex Isley Kill Bill, SZA How Does It Make You Feel, Victoria Monét
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Best Traditional R&B Performance
Simple, Babyface ft. Coco Jones Lucky, Kenyon Dixon Hollywood, Victoria Monét ft. Earth, Wind & Fire and Hazel Monét Good Morning, PJ Morton ft. Susan Carol Love Language, SZA
Best R&B Song
ICU, Coco Jones Angel, Halle Back to Love, Robert Glasper ft. SiR & Alex Isley Snooze, SZA On My Mama, Victoria Monét
Best R&B Album
Girls Night Out, Babyface What I Didn’t Tell You, Coco Jones Special Occasion, Emily King Clear 2: Soft Life EP, Summer Walker Jaguar II, Victoria Monét
One in a Million, Bebe Rexha & David Guetta Miracle, Calvin Harris ft. Ellie Goulding Baby Don’t Hurt Me, David Guetta, Anne-Marie & Coi Leray Padam Padam, Kylie Minogue 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
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Best Rock Song
Not Strong Enough, Boygenius Rescued, Foo Fighters Ballad of a Homeschooled Girl, Olivia Rodrigo Emotion Sickness, Queens of the Stone Age Angry, The Rolling Stones
Best Rock Performance
Sculptures of Anything Goes, Arctic Monkeys More Than a Love Song, Black Pumas Not Strong Enough, Boygenius Rescued, Foo Fighters Lux Æterna, Metallica
Best Metal Performance
Bad Man, Disturbed Phantom of the Opera, Ghost 72 Seasons, Metallica Hive Mind, Slipknot Jaded, Spiritbox
Best Alternative Music Album
The Car, Arctic Monkeys The Record, Boygenius Cracker Island, Gorillaz Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd, Lana Del Rey I Inside the Old Year Dying, PJ Harvey
Best Country Album
Brothers Osborne, Brothers Osborne Rolling Up the Welcome Mat, Kelsea Ballerini Bell Bottom Country, Lainey Wilson Rustin’ in the Rain, Tyler Childers Zach Bryan, Zach Bryan
Best Country Solo Performance
Buried, Brandy Clark White Horse, Chris Stapleton The Last Thing on My Mind, Dolly Parton Fast Car, Luke Combs In Your Love, Tyler Childers
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Best Country Duo/Group Performance
High Note, Dierks Bentley ft. Billy Strings Nobody’s Nobody, Brothers Osborne I Remember Everything, Zach Bryan ft. Kacey Musgraves Kissing Your Picture (Is So Cold), Vince Gill & Paul Franklin Save Me, Jelly Roll with Lainey Wilson We Don’t Fight Anymore, Carly Pearce ft. Chris Stapleton
Best Country Song
Buried, Brandy Clark White Horse, Chris Stapleton Last Night, Morgan Wallen In Your Love, Tyler Childers I Remember Everything, Zach Bryan ft. Kacey Musgraves
Best Latin Pop Album
Beautiful Humans, Vol. 1, AleMor X Mi (Vol. 1), Gaby Moreno Don Juan, Maluma La Cuarta Hoja, Pablo Alborán A Ciegas, Paula Arenas La Neta, Pedro Capó
Best Comedy Album
I Wish You Would, Trevor Noah I’m An Entertainer, Wanda Sykes Selective Outrage, Chris Rock Someone You Love, Sarah Silverman What’s In A Name?, Dave Chappelle
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Best Musical Theatre Album
Kimberly Akimbo Parade Shucked Some Like It Hot Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Best Songwriter, Non-Classical
Edgar Barrera Jessie Jo Dillon Justin Tranter Shane McAnally Theron Thomas
