Nominees for the 2024 Grammy Awards have been revealed, with Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, SZA, Lana Del Rey, boygenius, Miley Cyrus, Foo Fighters, and Arctic Monkeys leading the way.
Taylor Swift secured six nominations, including Album of the Year for Midnights. “Anti-Hero” is up for Song of the Year and Record of the Year, while her collaboration with Ice Spice, “Karma,” is nominated for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. Swift has won 12 Grammys to date, including three Album of the Year trophies for Fearless, 1989, and folklore. If Midnights does prove victorious, she will become the first artist to win Album of the Year four times.
SZA leads all of this year’s contenders with a total of nine nominations. Her album, SOS, is nominated for Album of the Year, and “Kill Bill” is up for both Song of the Year and Record of the Year. Additionally, her collaboration with Phoebe Bridgers, “Ghost in the Machine,” is nominated for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. Revisit our cover story with SZA on the making of SOS.
Speaking of Bridgers, she received eight nominations, including seven for her work with boygenius. The group also featuring Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker saw their debut album, the record, nominated for Album of the Year and their song “Not Strong Enough” nominated for Record of the Year.
boygenius’ the record is also nominated for Alternative Music Album of the Year alongside Arctic Monkeys’ The Car, Lana Del rey’s Did you know there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd, Gorillaz’s Cracker Island, and PJ Harvey’s I Inside the Old Year Dying.
Olivia Rodrigo received six nominations in total, with her sophomore LP, GUTS, in contention for Album of the Year and “Vampire” up for both Song of the Year and Record of the Year. Most interesting, Rodrigo’s “Ballad of a Homeschool Girl” is nominated for Best Rock Song alongside The Rolling Stones, Foo Fighters, and Queens of the Stone Age.
Billie Eilish and Miley Cyrus also received six nominations a piece, while Lana Del Rey is up for trophies in five categories. On the rock front, Foo Fighters, Arctic Monkeys, and Metallica each received three nominations. Rising country artist Zach Bryan also received a trio of nominations.
Other noteworthy nominees include Aphex Twin, who is nominated for Best Dance/Electronica Recording; Dolly Parton, who is nominated for Best Country Solo Pop Performance; Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, who are nominated for Best Americana Album; and Joni Mitchell, whose recent live set, Joni Mitchell at Newport, is nominated for Best Folk Album. Also of note: Neutral Milk Hotel’s Jeff Mangum received his first-ever Grammy nomination for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package.
One genre that received no love from the Recording Academy? K-pop, which failed to secure a single nomination.
Now in its 66th year, the Grammys recognize the best albums, songs, and music released between the eligibility period (October 1st, 2022 – September 15th, 2023).
The 2024 Grammy Awards will take place on February 4th, 2024 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The event will be aired live on CBS and Paramount+.
New category this year include the additions of Best Pop Dance Recording, Best Alternative Jazz Album, and Best African Music Performance. Other changes involve the number of overall nominees in the “Big Four” categories (Album, Record, Song, and Best New Artist) being reduced from ten to eight. On the topic of AI, “only human creators are eligible to be submitted for consideration for, nominated for, or win a Grammy Award. A work that contains no human authorship is not eligible in any categories.”
2024 Grammy Nominations
Album of the Year:
Jon Batiste – World Music Radio
boygenius – the record
Miley Cyrus – Endless Summer Vacation
Lana Del Rey – Did you know there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd
Janelle Monáe – The Age of Pleasure
Olivia Rodrigo – GUTS
Taylor Swift – Midnights
SZA – SOS
Song of the Year:
Lana Del Rey – “A&W”
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
Jon Batiste – “Butterfly”
Dua Lipa – “Dance the Night”
Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”
SZA – “Kill Bill”
Olivia Rodrigo – “Vampire”
Billie Eilish – “What Was I Made For?”
Record of the Year:
Jon Batiste – “Worship”
boygenius – “Not Strong Enough”
Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”
Billie Eilish – “What Was I Made For?”
Victoria Monet – “On My Mama”
Olivia Rodrigo – “Vampire”
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
SZA – “Kill Bill”
Best New Artist:
Gracie Abrams
Fred Again..
Ice Spice
Jelly Roll
Coco Jones
Noah Kahan
Victoria Monét
The War and Treaty
Best Alternative Music Album:
Arctic Monkeys – The Car
boygenius – The Record
Lana Del Rey – Did you know there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd
Gorillaz – Cracker Island
PJ Harvey – I Inside the Old Year Dying
Best Alternative Music Performance:
Alvvays – “Belinda Says”
Arctic Monkeys – “Body Paint”
boygenius – “Cool About It”
Lana Del Rey – “A&W”
Paramore – “This Is Why”
Best Rock Performance:
Arctic Monkeys – “Sculptures of Anything Goes”
Black Pumas – “More Than a Love Song”
boygenius – “Not Strong Enough”
Foo Fighters – “Rescued”
Metallica – “Lux Æterna”
Best Rock Song:
The Rolling Stones – “Angry”
Olivia Rodrigo – “Ballad of a Homeschooled Girl”
Queens of the Stone Age – “Emotion Sickness”
boygenius – “Not Strong Enough”
Foo Fighters – “Rescued”
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 Metal Performance:
Disturbed – “Bad Man”
Ghost – “Phantom of the Opera”
Metallica – “72 Seasons”
Slipknot – “Hive Mind”
Spiritbox – “Jaded”
Best Solo Pop Performance:
Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”
Doja Cat – “Paint the Town Red”
Billie Eilish – “What Was I Made For?”
Olivia Rodrigo – “Vampire”
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:
Miley Cyrus ft. Brandi Carlile – “Thousand Miles”
Lana Del Rey ft. Jon Batiste – “Candy Necklace”
Labrinth ft. Billie Eilish – “Never Felt So Alone”
Taylor Swift ft. Ice Spice – “Karma”
SZA ft. Phoebe Bridgers – “Ghost in the Machine”
Best Pop Vocal Album:
Kelly Clarkson – Chemistry
Miley Cyrus – Endless Summer Vacation
Olivia Rodrigo – GUTS
Ed Sheeran – – (Subtract)
Taylor Swift – Midnights
Best Dance/Electronic Recording:
Aphex Twin – “Blackbox Life Recorder 21F”
James Blake – “Loading”
Disclosure – “Higher Than Ever Before”
Romy & Fred again.. – “Strong”
Skrillex, Fred again.. & Flowdan – “Rumble”
Best Dance/Electronic Album:
James Blake – Playing Robots Into Heaven
The Chemical Brothers – For That Beautiful Feeling
Fred again.. – Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022)
Kx5 – Kx5
Skrillex – Quest for Fire
Best Rap Album:
Drake & 21 Savage – Her Loss
Killer Mike – Michael
Metro Boomin – Heroes & Villains
Nas – King’s 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. André 3000, Future, and Eryn Allen Kane – “Scientists & Engineers”
Best Rap Performance:
Baby Keem ft. Kendrick Lamar – “The Hillbillies”
Black Thought – “Love Letter”
Coi Leray – “Players”
Drake & 21 Savage – “Rich Flex”
Killer Mike ft. André 3000, Future, and Eryn Allen Kane – “Scientists & Engineers”
Best Melodic Rap Performance:
Burna Boy ft. 21 Savage – “Sittin’ on Top of the World”
Doja Cat – “Attention”
Drake & 21 Savage – “Spin Bout U”
Lil Durk ft. J. Cole – “All My Life”
SZA – “LOW”
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 Solo Pop Performance:
Tyler Childers – “In Your Love”
Brandy Clark – “Buried”
Luke Combs – “Fast Car”
Dolly Parton – “The Last Thing On My Mind”
Chris Stapleton – “White Horse”
Best Música Urbana Album:
Rauw Alejandro – Saturno
Karol G – Mañana Será Bonito
Tainy – Data
Best Americana Album:
Brandy Clark – Brandy Clark
Rodney Crowell – The Chicago Sessions
Rhiannon Giddens – The Chicago Sessions
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit – The Chicago Sessions
Allison Russell – The Returner
Best Folk Album:
Dom Flemons – Traveling Wildfire
The Milk Carton Kids – I Only See the Moon
Joni Mitchell – Joni Mitchell at Newport [Live]
Nickel Creek – Celebrants
Old Crow Medicine Show – Jubilee
Paul Simon – Psalms
Rufus Wainwright – Folkocracy
Best Comedy Album:
Trevor Noah – I Wish You Would
Wanda Sykes – I’m an Entertainer
Chris Rock – Selective Outrage
Sarah Silverman – Someone You Love
Dave Chappelle – What’s in a Name?
Best Music Video:
The Beatles – “I’m Only Sleeping”
Tyler Childers – “In Your Love”
Billie Eilish – “What Was I Made For?”
Kendrick Lamar – “Count Me Out”
Troye Sivan – “Rush”
Best Music Film:
David Bowie – Moonage Daydream
Lewis Capaldi – How I’m Feeling Now
Kendrick Lamar – Live From Paris, The Big Steppers Tour
Little Richard – I Am Everything
Tupac Shakur – Dear Mama
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media:
Barbie
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
The Fabelmans
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Oppenheimer
Producer of the Year:
Jack Antonoff
Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II
Hit-Boy
Metro Boomin
Daniel Nigro
Songwriter of the Year:
Edgar Barrera
Jessie Jo Dillon
Shane McAnal
Theron Thomas
