Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Charli XCX, Kendrick Lamar and Chappell Roan will all be up for major honours at the 2025 Grammy Awards.
The trophies will be handed out in a star-studded ceremony on 2 February, with 94 categories in total. Here are the contenders for the biggest prizes.
The "big four" awards
Album of the year
- André 3000 - New Blue Sun
- Beyoncé - Cowboy Carter
- Sabrina Carpenter - Short n’ Sweet
- Charli XCX - Brat
- Jacob Collier - Djesse Vol 4
- Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft
- Chappell Roan - The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
- Taylor Swift - The Tortured Poets Department
Record of the year
- The Beatles - Now And Then
- Beyoncé - Texas Hold ’Em
- Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso
- Charli XCX - 360
- Billie Eilish - Birds of a Feather
- Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us
- Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe!
- Taylor Swift ft Post Malone - Fortnight
Song of the year
- Beyoncé - Texas Hold 'Em
- Sabrina Carpnter - Please Please Please
- Billie Eilish - Birds Of A Feather
- Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - Die With a Smile
- Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us
- Chappel Roan - Good Luck, Babe!
- Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy)
- Taylor Swift ft Post Malone - Fortnight
Best new artist
- Benson Boone
- Sabrina Carpenter
- Doechii
- Khruangbin
- Raye
- Chappell Roan
- Shaboozey
- Teddy Swims
Pop and dance
Best pop vocal album
- Sabrina Carpenter - Short n’ Sweet
- Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard And Soft
- Ariana Grande - Eternal Sunshine
- Chappell Roan - The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
- Taylor Swift - The Tortured Poets Department
Best pop solo performance
- Beyoncé - Bodyguard
- Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso
- Charli XCX - Apple
- Billie Eilish - Birds of a Feather
- Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe!
Best pop duo/group performance
- Gracie Abrams ft Taylor Swift - Us
- Beyoncé ft Post Malone - Levii’s Jeans
- Charli XCX & Billie Eilish - Guess
- Ariana Grande, Brandy & Monica - The Boy Is Mine
- Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile
Best dance/electronic recording
- Disclosure - She’s Gone, Dance On
- Four Tet - Loved
- Fred Again & Baby Keem - Leavemealone
- Justice & Tame Impala - Neverender
- Kaytranada ft Childish Gambino - Witchy
Best dance/electronic album
- Charli XCX - Brat
- Four Tet - Three
- Justice - Hyperdrama
- Kaytranada - Timeless
- Zedd - Telos
Best dance pop recording
- Madison Beer - Make You Mine
- Charli XCX - Von Dutch
- Billie Eilish - L’Amour De Ma Vie [Over Now Extended Edit]
- Ariana Grande - Yes, and?
- Troye Sivan - Got Me Started
Rock and metal
Best rock performance
- The Beatles - Now And Then
- The Black Keys - Beautiful People (Stay High)
- Green Day - The American Dream Is Killing Me
- Idles - Gift Horse
- Pearl Jam - Dark Matter
- St. Vincent - Broken Man
Best rock song
- The Black Keys - Beautiful People (Stay High)
- St Vincent - Broken Man
- Pearl Jam - Dark Matter
- Green Day - Dilemma
- Idles - Gift Horse
Best rock album
- The Black Crowes - Happiness B******s
- Fontaines DC - Romance
- Green Day - Saviors
- Idles - TANGK
- Pearl Jam - Dark Matter
- The Rolling Stones - Hackney Diamonds
- Jack White - No Name
Best alternative music album
- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Wild God
- Clairo - Charm
- Kim Gordon - The Collective
- Brittany Howard - What Now
- St Vincent - All Born Screaming
Best metal performance
- Gojira, Marina Viotti & Victor Le Masne - Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)
- Judas Priest - Crown of Horns
- Knocked Loose Featuring Poppy - Suffocate
- Metallica - Screaming Suicide
- Spiritbox - Cellar Door
Rap
Best rap performance
- Cardi B - Enough (Miami)
- Common & Pete Rock ft Posdnuos - When The Sun Shines Again
- Doechii - Nissan Altima
- Eminem - Houdini
- Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar - Like That
- GloRilla - Yeah Glo!
- Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us
Best melodic rap performance
- Jordan Adetunji ft Kehlani - Kehlani
- Beyoncé ft Linda Martell & Shaboozey - Spaghettii
- Future & Metro Boomin ft The Weeknd - We Still Don’t Trust You
- Latto - Big Mama
- Rapsody ft Erykah Badu - 3:AM
Best rap song
- Rapsody ft Hit-Boy - Asteroids
- Kanye West & Ty Dolla $Ign - Carnival
- Future & Metro Boomin ft Kendrick Lamar - Like That
- Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us
- GloRilla - Yeah Glo!
Best rap album
- J Cole - Might Delete Later
- Common & Pete Rock - The Auditorium, Vol 1
- Doechii - Alligator Bites Never Heal
- Eminem - The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)
- Future & Metro Boomin - We Don’t Trust You
Country
Best country solo performance
- Beyoncé - 16 Carriages
- Jelly Roll - I Am Not Okay
- Kacey Musgraves - The Architect
- Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy)
- Chris Stapleton - It Takes A Woman
Best country duo/group performance
- Kelsea Ballerini With Noah Kahan - Cowboys Cry Too
- Beyoncé ft Miley Cyrus - II Most Wanted
- Brothers Osborne - Break Mine
- Dan + Shay - Bigger Houses
- Post Malone ft Morgan Wallen - I Had Some Help
Best country song
- Kacey Musgraves - The Architect
- Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy)
- Jelly Roll - I Am Not Okay
- Post Malone ft Morgan Wallen - I Had Some Help
- Beyoncé - Texas Hold 'Em
Best country album
- Beyoncé - Cowboy Carter
- Post Malone - F-1 Trillion
- Kacey Musgraves - Deeper Well
- Chris Stapleton - Higher
- Lainey Wilson - Whirlwind
R&B and Afrobeats
Best R&B performance
- Jhené Aiko - Guidance
- Chris Brown - Residuals
- Coco Jones - Here We Go (Uh Oh)
- Muni Long - Made For Me (Live On BET)
- SZA - Saturn
Best R&B song
- Kehlani - After Hours
- Tems - Burning
- Coco Jones - Here We Go (Uh Oh)
- Muni Long - Ruined Me
- SZA - Saturn
Best progressive R&B album
- Avery*Sunshine - So Glad to Know You
- Durand Bernarr - En Route
- Childish Gambino - Bando Stone And The New World
- Kehlani - Crash
- NxWorries (Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge) - Why Lawd?
Best R&B album
- Chris Brown - 11:11 (Deluxe)
- Lalah Hathaway - Vantablack
- Muni Long - Revenge
- Lucky Daye - Algorithm
- Usher - Coming Home
Best African music performance
- Yemi Alade - Tomorrow
- Asake & Wizkid - MMS
- Chris Brown ft Davido & Lojay - Sensational
- Burna Boy - Higher
- Tems - Love Me JeJe
Production and songwriting
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
- Alissia
- Daniel Nigro
- Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II
- Ian Fitchuk
- Mustard
Songwriter of the Year
- Amy Allen
- Edgar Barrera
- Jessi Alexander
- Jessie Jo Dillon
- Raye
Film and TV
Best comedy album
- Ricky Gervais - Armageddon
- Dave Chappelle - The Dreamer
- Jim Gaffigan - The Prisoner
- Nikki Glaser - Someday You’ll Die
- Trevor Noah - Where Was I
Best compilation soundtrack for visual media
- The Color Purple - Various Artists
- Deadpool & Wolverine - Various Artists
- Maestro: Music By Leonard Bernstein - London Symphony Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Bradley Cooper
- Saltburn - Various Artists
- Twisters: The Album - Various Artists
Best score soundtrack for visual media (includes film and televison)
- Laura Karpman - American Fiction
- Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross - Challengers
- Kris Bowers - The Color Purple
- Hans Zimmer - Dune: Part Two
- Nick Chuba, Atticus Ross & Leopold Ross - Shōgun
Best score soundtrack for video games and other interactive media
- Pinar Toprak - Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
- Bear McCreary - God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla
- John Paesano - Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Wilbert Roget, II - Star Wars Outlaws
- Winifred Phillips - Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
Best song written for visual media
- Luke Combs - Ain’t No Love In Oklahoma (From Twisters: The Album)
- *NSYNC & Justin Timberlake - Better Place (From Trolls Band Together)
- Olivia Rodrigo - Can’t Catch Me Now (From The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes)
- Jon Batiste - It Never Went Away (From American Symphony)
- Barbra Streisand - Love Will Survive (From The Tattooist of Auschwitz)
Best music video
- A$AP Rocky - Tailor Swif
- Charli XCX - 360
- Eminem - Houdini
- Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us
- Taylor Swift ft Post Malone - Fortnight
Best music film
- American Symphony
- June
- Kings From Queens
- Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple
- The Greatest Night In Pop
Jazz and classical
Best jazz vocal album
- Christie Dashiell - Journey In Black
- Kurt Elling & Sullivan Fortner - Wildflowers Vol 1
- Samara Joy - A Joyful Holiday
- Milton Nascimento & Esperanza Spalding - Milton + Esperanza
- Catherine Russell & Sean Mason - My Ideal
Best jazz instrumental album
- Ambrose Akinmusire ft Bill Frisell & Herlin Riley - Owl Song
- Kenny Barron ft Kiyoshi Kitagawa, Johnathan Blake, Immanuel Wilkins & Steve Nelson - Beyond This Place
- Lakecia Benjamin - Phoenix Reimagined (Live)
- Chick Corea & Béla Fleck - Remembrance
- Sullivan Fortner - Solo Game
Best alternative jazz album
- Arooj Aftab - Night Reign
- André 3000 - New Blue Sun
- Robert Glasper - Code Derivation
- Keyon Harrold - Foreverland
- Meshell Ndegeocello - No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin
Best musical theatre album
- Hell’s Kitchen
- Merrily We Roll Along
- The Notebook
- The Outsiders
- Suffs
- The Wiz
Best opera recording
- Adams: Girls Of The Golden West - John Adams, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic; Los Angeles Master Chorale)
- Catán: Florencia En El Amazonas - Yannick Nézet-Séguin (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
- Moravec: The Shining - Gerard Schwarz, conductor (Kansas City Symphony; Lyric Opera Of Kansas City Chorus)
- Puts: The Hours - Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
- Saariaho: Adriana Mater - Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (San Francisco Symphony; San Francisco Symphony Chorus; Timo Kurkikangas)
Best orchestral performance
- John Adams: City Noir - Fearful Symmetries & Lola Montez Does The Spider Dance - Marin Alsop, conductor (ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra)
- Kodály: Háry János Suite; Summer Evening & Symphony In C Major - JoAnn Falletta, conductor (Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
- Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina - Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
- Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Rakastava, & Lemminkäinen - Susanna Mälkki, conductor (Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra)
- Stravinsky: The Firebird - Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
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