Grammy Awards Nomination 2024
The anticipation for the 66th Grammy Awards 2024 is reaching a crescendo as the nominations have been officially revealed. SZA takes center stage with an impressive nine nominations, followed closely by Phoebe Bridges, Serban Ghenea and Victoria Monet, each securing seven nods. The esteemed list continues with Jack Antonoff, Jon Batiste, boygenius, Brandy Clark, Miley Cyrus, Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo and Taylor Swift all earning six nominations.
Diverse and Genre-Bending Slate
Harvey Mason Jr., CEO of the Recording Academy, expressed excitement about the diverse range of nominees, from breakthrough acts to establish artists, reflecting the best of the music industry. The Grammy Awards ceremony is scheduled to return to Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena on February 4, 2024, and will be broadcasted live on the CBS Television Network and streamed on Paramount+ at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT.
New Categories Introduced
This year introduces three new categories: Best African Music Performance, Best Alternative Jazz Album and Best Pop Dance Recording. Joe Levy, a contributing editor at Rolling Stone, highlighted the significance of the Best African Music Performance category, recognizing the global impact and commercial success of African music and artists in the US.
Album of the Year Showcases Female Dominance
Notably, in the Album of the Year category, all but one nominee is a woman, underlining the influential role of female artist in the music industry.
Grammy Awards Nomination 2024 By Category
- 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
The 66th Grammy Awards promise a night filled with celebration and recognition of the exceptional talent that has graced the music scene in the past year. Music enthusiasts worldwide are eagerly awaiting the star-studded event on 4th February 2024.