Is the Recording Academy bumpin’ that, bumpin’ that, bumpin’ that track?
Indeed, it seems they were as the champion of Brat Summer herself Charli XCX, as well as Sabrina Carpenter and Taylor Swift were among who nabeed nominations at the 2025 Grammys. Heading into the Feb. 2 awards show, Beyoncé leads the pack with 11—including Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year awards—for Cowboy Carter with Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, Post Malone and Charli following behind with seven.
And it seems Chappell Roan and Sabrina definitely had some good luck, babe, as they’ve both earned their first nods ever for their respective albums, which was to be expected. The “HOT TO GO” singer and "Please Please Please" singers tied with six, including Record of the Year and Album of the Year.
And with Brat Summer fueling the femininomenon, the “Apple” singer received her first Grammy nominations in a decade, including Song of the Year and Album of the Year. (She was nominated for her and Iggy Azalea’s song “Fancy” in 2015.)
Meanwhile, Beyoncé earned 11 nominations for her country album Cowboy Carter, which broke several streaming records on Spotify and Apple Music and also debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 charts in March. Despite being universally acclaimed, the project was shut out from the 2024 Country Music Awards nominations and was previously denied by some country station airwaves.
Although some artists have a slew of nominations behind them with no trophies, this year could result in a major win. For instance, Post was nominated for ten categories prior to the 2025 show, but his and Taylor’s song “Fortnight” could prove to be his golden ticket. After all, the tune, which took home five awards at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, earned two nominations at the upcoming event.
Te results will be announced during the 67th annual ceremony live on CBS from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 2.
Now, as musicians wait to see who takes home a golden gramophone, read on to see all the snubs and surprises from the 2025 Grammy Award nominations.
SURPRISE: Beyoncé
The “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer is having a real life boogie and a real life hoedown with her 11 nominations for Cowboy Carter. After being shut out of the 2024 Country Music Awards, she led the pack with her nods.
Although it shouldn’t be a surprise since it the album did break several streaming records and debuted at No. 1 on Billboard Top 200 in March.
SNUB: Ariana Grande
Eternal Sunshine might’ve been a wickedly good album, but the "7 Rings" singer was left out of the Big Four categories, which includes Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year. However, she did earn nominations in Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Best Dance Pop Recording.
SNUB: Jack Antonoff
While Taylor Swift’s frequent collaborator was recognized by the Grammys this year, he was left out of the coveted Producer of the Year category.
SNUB: Dua Lipa
The pop singer, who has three wins and 10 nominations under her belt, didn’t receive any nominations despite releasing her album Radical Optimism early this year, which included the earworm tune “Houdini.” The album also debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart.
SURPRISE: André 3000
With fully instrumental albums rarely nominated in the Album of the Year category and with a stacked list including Beyoncé, Taylor, Sabrina Carpenter, Charli XCX and Chappell Roan, his New Blue Sun came as a happy surprise.
SURPRISE: Jimmy Carter
The former president, who has been in hospice care since February 2023, received his ninth Grammy nomination in the Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording category for Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial Celebration. The 100-year-old, the longest-living President in U.S. history, has won three overall, including in 2019 for Best Spoken Word Album for Faith - A Journey For All.
SNUB: Hozier
Although “Too Sweet” was the singer’s first No. 1 hit on the Hot 100 and thus, became the first Irish artist to top the chart since Sinéad O’Connor, it didn’t earn a spot on either Song of the Year or Record of the Year.
SURPRISE: The Beatles
It was a blast from the past when the beloved band was nominated for Record of the Year and Best Rock Performance for their song “Now and Then.” Although first written as a solo demo by John Lennon in 1977, it wasn’t released until nearly 50 years later by his bandmates Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr (and George Harrison posthumously with guitar tracks).