The 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards® nominations, announced today, spotlighted African talent on the global stage, underscoring the continent’s growing influence in the international music industry. In the highly competitive category of Best African Music Performance, stars Yemi Alade, Asake, and Wizkid stand alongside Burna Boy, Davido, Lojay, and Tems. Each nominee represents a unique voice and style, embodying the richness and diversity of contemporary African music.

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The Best African Music Performance category sees Yemi Alade’s “Tomorrow,” Asake and Wizkid’s “MMS,” Chris Brown’s collaboration with Davido and Lojay on “Sensational,” Burna Boy’s powerful “Higher,” and Tems’ soulful “Love Me JeJe” contending for the award. This not only celebrates Africa’s distinct sounds but also highlights the artists’ global reach and crossover appeal. From Afrobeats to Afro-fusion, these artists continue to push African music into new realms and solidify its place within mainstream music.

Beyoncé Leads with 11 Nominations; Major Nods for Charli XCX, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, and Taylor Swift

While African talent gained recognition in the Best African Music Performance category, global stars dominated in other fields. Beyoncé leads the pack with 11 nominations, continuing her reign as one of the most celebrated artists in GRAMMY history. Her album COWBOY CARTER and hit track “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” secured nominations for Album and Record of the Year, respectively. The Queen Bey is joined by fellow leading nominees Charli XCX, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, and Post Malone, each earning seven nods for their creative contributions over the past year.

The Album of the Year category also highlights a range of distinctive works, from André 3000’s New Blue Sun to The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess by Chappell Roan. Taylor Swift’s THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT and Jacob Collier’s Djesse Vol. 4 further showcase the diversity of genres and talent celebrated this year.

A Year of Genre Diversity and Peer Recognition

“Today we celebrate the amazing creative achievements of our music community,” said Harvey Mason jr., CEO of the Recording Academy. “It was an incredible year in music and these nominations reflect the work of a voting body that is more representative of the music community than ever before. The GRAMMY^® became music’s most coveted award precisely because the recognition comes from one’s peers, and I’m so grateful for the Academy’ s 13,000 voting members who take the time to evaluate all the amazing music, cast their votes, and honor their peers. Congratulations to all the nominees.”

The 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on February 2, 2025, and will be broadcast live on CBS and Paramount+. As fans and industry players alike await the ceremony, these nominations already mark a celebratory moment for African artists and global music icons alike. This year’s nominations not only illustrate the depth and influence of African music on the world stage but also emphasize the music industry’s ongoing evolution toward a broader, more inclusive representation of global talent.

The following is a sampling of nominations from the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards’ 12 Fields and 94 Categories. For a complete nominations list, visit GRAMMY.com. Follow “Recording Academy/GRAMMYs” on X, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and LinkedIn,  and use #GRAMMYs to join the conversation.

Record Of The Year
“Now And Then” – The Beatles 
“TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” – Beyoncé 
“Espresso” – Sabrina Carpenter 
“360” – Charli xcx 
“BIRDS OF A FEATHER” – Billie Eilish 
“Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar 
“Good Luck, Babe!” – Chappell Roan 
“Fortnight” – Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone 

Album Of The Year
New Blue Sun – André 3000 
COWBOY CARTER – Beyoncé 
Short n’ Sweet – Sabrina Carpenter 
BRAT – Charli xcx 
Djesse Vol. 4 – Jacob Collier 
HIT ME HARD AND SOFT – Billie Eilish 
Chappell Roan The Rise and Fall of a MidwestPrincess – Chappell Roan 
THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT – Taylor Swift 

Song Of The Year
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Sean Cook, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Chibueze Collins Obinna, Nevin Sastry & Mark Williams, songwriters (Shaboozey) 
“BIRDS OF A FEATHER” – Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish) 
“Die With A Smile” – Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II, James Fauntleroy, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars) 
“Fortnight” – Jack Antonoff, Austin Post & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone) 
“Good Luck, Babe!” – Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, Daniel Nigro & Justin Tranter, songwriters (Chappell Roan) 
“Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar) 
“Please Please Please” – Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff & Sabrina Carpenter, songwriters (Sabrina Carpenter) 
“TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” – Brian Bates, Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nate Ferraro & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Beyoncé) 

Best New Artist
Benson Boone 
Sabrina Carpenter 
Doechii 
Khruangbin 
RAYE
Chappell Roan 
Shaboozey 
Teddy Swims 

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Alissia
Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II
Ian Fitchuk
Mustard
Daniel Nigro

Songwriter Of The Year, Non-Classical
Jessi Alexander
Amy Allen
Edgar Barrera
Jessie Jo Dillon
RAYE

Best Pop Vocal Album
Short n’ Sweet – Sabrina Carpenter 
HIT ME HARD AND SOFT – Billie Eilish 
eternal sunshine – Ariana Grande 
Chappell Roan The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess – Chappell Roan 
THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT – Taylor Swift 

Best Dance Pop Recording
“Make You Mine” – Madison Beer 
“Von dutch” – Charli xcx 
“L’AMOUR DE MA VIE [OVER NOW EXTENDED EDIT]” – Billie Eilish 
“yes, and?” – Ariana Grande 
“Got Me Started” – Troye Sivan 

Best Rock Song
“Beautiful People (Stay High)” – Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney, Beck Hansen & Daniel Nakamura, songwriters (The Black Keys) 
“Broken Man” – Annie Clark, songwriter (St. Vincent) 
“Dark Matter” – Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Pearl Jam) 
“Dilemma” – Billie Joe Armstrong, Tré Cool & Mike Dirnt, songwriters (Green Day) 
“Gift Horse” – Jon Beavis, Mark Bowen, Adam Devonshire, Lee Kiernan & Joe Talbot, songwriters (IDLES) 

Best Alternative Music Album
Wild God – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds 
Charm – Clairo 
The Collective – Kim Gordon 
What Now – Brittany Howard 
All Born Screaming – St. Vincent 

Best R&B Song
“After Hours” – Diovanna Frazier, Alex Goldblatt, Kehlani Parrish, Khris Riddick-Tynes & Daniel Upchurch, songwriters (Kehlani) 
“Burning” – Ronald Banful & Temilade Openiyi, songwriters (Tems) 
“Here We Go (Uh Oh)” – Sara Diamond, Sydney Floyd, Marisela Jackson, Courtney Jones, Carl McCormick & Kelvin Wooten, songwriters (Coco Jones) 
“Ruined Me” – Jeff Gitelman, Priscilla Renea & Kevin Theodore, songwriters (Muni Long) 
“Saturn” – Rob Bisel, Carter Lang, Solána Rowe, Jared Solomon & Scott Zhang, songwriters (SZA) 

Best Progressive R&B Album
So Glad to Know You – Avery*Sunshine 
En Route – Durand Bernarr 
Bando Stone And The New World – Childish Gambino 
CRASH – Kehlani 
Why Lawd? – NxWorries (Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge) 

Best Rap Performance
“Enough (Miami)” – Cardi B 
“When The Sun Shines Again” – Common & Pete Rock Featuring Posdnuos 
“NISSAN ALTIMA” – Doechii 
“Houdini” – Eminem 
“Like That” – Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar 
“Yeah Glo!” – GloRilla 
“Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar

Best Alternative Jazz Album
Night Reign – Arooj Aftab 
New Blue Sun – André 3000 
Code Derivation – Robert Glasper 
Foreverland – Keyon Harrold 
No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin – Meshell Ndegeocello 

Best Country Album
COWBOY CARTER – Beyoncé 
F-1 Trillion – Post Malone 
Deeper Well – Kacey Musgraves 
Higher – Chris Stapleton 
Whirlwind – Lainey Wilson 

Best Americana Album
The Other Side – T Bone Burnett 
$10 Cowboy – Charley Crockett 
Trail Of Flowers – Sierra Ferrell 
Polaroid Lovers – Sarah Jarosz 
No One Gets Out Alive – Maggie Rose  
Tigers Blood – Waxahatchee 

Best Latin Pop Album
Funk Generation – Anitta 
El Viaje – Luis Fonsi 
GARCÍA – Kany García 
Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran – Shakira 
ORQUÍDEAS – Kali Uchis 

Best African Music Performance
“Tomorrow” – Yemi Alade 
“MMS” – Asake & Wizkid 
“Sensational” – Chris Brown Featuring Davido & Lojay 
“Higher” – Burna Boy 
“Love Me JeJe” – Tems 

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Televison)
American Fiction – Laura Karpman, composer 
Challengers – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers 
The Color Purple – Kris Bowers, composer 
Dune: Part Two – Hans Zimmer, composer 
Shōgun – Nick Chuba, Atticus Ross & Leopold Ross, composers 

Best Opera Recording
Adams: Girls of the Golden West – John Adams, conductor; Paul Appleby, Julia Bullock, Hye Jung Lee, Daniela Mack, Elliot Madore, Ryan McKinny & Davóne Tines; Dmitriy Lipay, producer (Los Angeles Philharmonic; Los Angeles Master Chorale) 
Catán: Florencia en el Amazonas – Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Mario Chang, Michael Chioldi, Greer Grimsley, Nancy Fabiola Herrera, Mattia Olivieri, Ailyn Pérez & Gabriella Reyes; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus) 
Moravec: The Shining – Gerard Schwarz, conductor; Tristan Hallett, Kelly Kaduce & Edward Parks; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (Kansas City Symphony; Lyric Opera of Kansas City Chorus) 
Puts: The Hours – Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Joyce DiDonato, Renée Fleming & Kelli O’Hara; David Frost, producer (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus) 
Saariaho: Adriana Mater – Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Fleur Barron, Axelle Fanyo, Nicholas Phan & Christopher Purves; Jason O’Connell, producer (San Francisco Symphony; San Francisco Symphony Chorus; Timo Kurkikangas)