Here’s everything you need to know about the 2025 Grammy Awards

The Grammy’s are just around the corner and that means another year of some of the most established titans of the music industry and newcomers squaring off for top honours. Set to be held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on February 2, the event will be hosted by comedian, author, and three-time Grammy nominee Trevor Noah for the fifth consecutive year. 

This year’s telecast has a new purpose—to raise funds to support wildfire relief efforts for Los Angeles and aid music professionals impacted by the recent disaster. The Recording Academy and MusiCares have pledged over $1 million and raised over $3.2 million to date in support toward the Los Angeles Fire Relief Effort To Support Music Professionals.

With a stellar lineup of performances and a fiercely competitive race for the top honours, here’s a look at what to expect from the 67th Grammy Awards.

The artists with the most nominations     

Ruling the nomination charts is none other than Beyoncé who has 11 nominations for her album Cowboy Carter. With this she broke her own record of 10 nominations in 2009. Among the other artists, Charli XCX, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, and Post Malone received seven nominations, while Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, and Taylor Swift bagged six each. 

Alongside Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, and Sabrina Carpenter are nominated in the top three general categories: Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Album of the Year.

Both Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter are also nominated for Best New Artist, making them contenders in all four of the major categories at Grammy's. Should either win Best New Artist along with Record, Song, and Album of the Year, they would make history as the first artists to achieve that feat since Billie Eilish in 2020.

Which artists will perform at the awards?

This year’s show is set to dazzle with a star-studded lineup of global icons and chart-topping sensations. Among the confirmed performers are Grammy nominees Shakira, Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, Charli XCX, Sabrina Carpenter, Benson Boone, Doechii, RAYE, and Teddy Swims—each poised to deliver breathtaking performances.

Nomination list (major categories)  

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; The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, Chappell Roan; The Tortured Poets Department, Taylor Swift 

Song of the Year: A Bar Song (Tipsy), Birds of a Feather, Die With a Smile, Fortnight, Good Luck, Babe!, Not Like Us, Please Please Please, Texas Hold ’Em

Best New Artist: Benson Boone, Sabrina Carpenter, Doechii, Khruangbin, Raye, Chappell Roan, Shaboozey, Teddy Swims

Best Pop Solo Performance: Bodyguard, Beyoncé; Espresso, Sabrina Carpenter; Apple, Charli XCX; Birds of a Feather, Billie Eilish; Good Luck, Babe!, Chappell Roan 

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: Us., Gracie Abrams featuring Taylor Swift; Levii’s Jeans, Beyoncé featuring Post Malone; Guess, Charli XCX and Billie Eilish; The Boy Is Mine, Ariana Grande, Brandy and Monica; Die With a Smile, Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars

Best Pop Vocal Album: Short n’ Sweet, Sabrina Carpenter; Hit Me Hard and Soft, Billie Eilish; Eternal Sunshine, Ariana Grande; 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 R&B Song: After Hours, Burning, Here We Go (Uh Oh), Ruined Me, Saturn 

Best Rap Performance: Enough (Miami), Cardi B; When the Sun Shines Again, Common and Pete Rock featuring Posdnuos; Nissan Altima, Doechii; Houdini, Eminem; Like That, Future and Metro Boomin featuring Kendrick Lamar; Yeah Glo!, GloRilla; Not Like Us, Kendrick Lamar

Best Country Album: Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé; F-1 Trillion, Post Malone; Deeper Well, Kacey Musgraves; Higher, Chris Stapleton; Whirlwind, Lainey Wilson

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