Beyoncé has made history with the most Grammy nominations of any artist, securing 11 nods for the 2025 Grammy Awards, bringing her career total to 99 — the highest in Grammy history.
The singer’s country-inspired album Cowboy Carter earned nominations for both Album of the Year and Country Album of the Year, while her hit song “Texas Hold ’Em” garnered nods for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Country Song of the Year. This marks Beyoncé’s debut in the country and Americana categories, making it a groundbreaking year for the superstar.
Beyoncé previously shared the record with her husband Jay-Z, both having 88 career nominations. Now, she stands alone as the artist with the most Grammy nominations ever. If she wins Album of the Year, Beyoncé will make history as the first Black woman to take home the award in the 21st century. The last Black woman to win the category was Lauryn Hill in 1999 with The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.
Rapper Post Malone also made waves this year, receiving his first Grammy nominations in the country genre. His August release, F-1 Trillion, earned a nod for Country Album of the Year, while his collaboration with Morgan Wallen, “I Had Some Help,” is up for Country Song and Country Duo/Group Performance — Wallen’s first Grammy nominations as well.
Behind Beyoncé, Post Malone is tied for the second-most nominations this year, alongside Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, and Charli XCX, each with seven. Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us” received multiple nominations, including Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Rap Song, Music Video, and Best Rap Performance. Lamar also made history with two simultaneous entries in the Best Rap Performance category, a first in his career.
Taylor Swift, along with first-time nominees Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan, earned six nominations each. Swift’s nod for The Tortured Poets Department adds to her record-breaking streak in the Album of the Year category, where she has won four times. This year, she makes history with seven career nominations in the category — the most by any female artist.
The Album of the Year category reflects a diverse range of musical genres, with nominees including André 3000’s alt-jazz album New Blue Sun, Jacob Collier’s Djesse Vol. 4, and pop newcomers Carpenter and Roan with Short n’ Sweet and The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, respectively. Other nominees include Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft and Charli XCX’s BRAT, making this year’s nominations one of the most varied in recent memory.
Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. expressed excitement about the range of genres and voices represented in this year’s nominations, attributing it to an increasingly diverse voting body. He emphasized that the Academy has been intentional in expanding its membership to include not just gender and racial diversity, but also a wider array of genres and regional representation.
