2024 Grammy nominations: SZA leads nominations with 9, Taylor Swift earns 6 nods
By Natalie Dreier, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Alternative R&B and neo-soul singer SZA leads the Grammy nominations thanks to her hit “Kill Bill” and her second album, “SOS,” The Associated Press reported.
The nominees for the 2024 Grammy Awards were announced Friday morning, with SZA getting nine nominations for record of the year, song of the year, best R&B performance, album of the year, best progressive R&B album, best pop duo/group performance, best traditional R&B performance, best R&B song and best melodic rap performance.
The soundtrack from “Barbie” earned 11 nominations, the AP reported, including four of five nods in the visual media song category.
Women are dominating the nominations, with Jon Batiste the lone man in the record and album of the year categories.
Phoebe Bridgers is nominated for seven awards, six of them with her band boygenius.
Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Miley Cyrus, Billie Eilish, Brandy Clark, Batiste and producer Jack Antonoff have six nominations each.
The Grammy Awards will be handed out on Feb. 4 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
Here are the nominees in selected categories:
Record Of The Year
Worship - Jon Batiste
Not Strong Enough - boygenius
Flowers - Miley Cyrus
What Was I Made For? [From The Motion Picture “Barbie”]- Billie Eilish
On My Mama - Victoria Monét
Vampire - Olivia Rodrigo
Anti-Hero - Taylor Swift
Kill Bill- SZA
Album Of The Year
World Music Radio- Jon Batiste
the record- boygenius
Endless Summer Vacation - Miley Cyrus
Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd- Lana Del Rey
The Age Of Pleasure- Janelle Monáe
GUTS- Olivia Rodrigo
Midnights- Taylor Swift
SOS- SZA
Song Of The Year
A&W- Jack Antonoff, Lana Del Rey & Sam Dew, songwriters (Lana Del Rey)
Anti-Hero- Jack Antonoff & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
Butterfly - Jon Batiste & Dan Wilson, songwriters (Jon Batiste)
Dance The Night (From Barbie The Album) Caroline Ailin, Dua Lipa, Mark Ronson & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Dua Lipa)
Flowers- Miley Cyrus, Gregory Aldae Hein & Michael Pollack, songwriters (Miley Cyrus)
Kill Bill- Rob Bisel, Carter Lang & Solána Rowe, songwriters (SZA)
Vampire- Daniel Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo, songwriters (Olivia Rodrigo)
What Was I Made For? [From The Motion Picture “Barbie”]Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
Best New Artist
Gracie Abrams
Fred Again
Ice Spice
Jelly Roll
Coco Jones
Noah Kahan
Victoria Monét
The War And Treaty
Best Pop Solo Performance
Flowers - Miley Cyrus
Paint The Town Red- Doja Cat
What Was I Made For? [From The Motion Picture “Barbie”] - Billie Eilish
Vampire - Olivia Rodrigo
Anti-Hero - Taylor Swift
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Thousand Miles - Miley Cyrus featuring Brandi Carlile
Candy Necklace -Lana Del Rey featuring Jon Batiste
Never Felt So Alone - Labrinth featuring Billie Eilish
Karma - Taylor Swift featuring Ice Spice
Ghost In The Machine - SZA featuring Phoebe Bridgers
Best Pop Vocal Album
Chemistry - Kelly Clarkson
Endless Summer Vacation - Miley Cyrus
GUTS - Olivia Rodrigo
- (Subtract) - Ed Sheeran
Midnights - Taylor Swift
Best Rock Performance
Sculptures Of Anything Goes - Arctic Monkeys
More Than A Love Song - Black Pumas
Not Strong Enough - boygenius
Rescued - Foo Fighters
Lux Æterna - Metallica
Best Metal Performance
Bad Man - Disturbed
Phantom Of The Opera - Ghost
72 Seasons - Metallica
Hive Mind - Slipknot
Jaded - Spiritbox
Best Rock Song
Angry - Mick Jagger, Keith Richards & Andrew Watt, songwriters (The Rolling Stones)
Ballad Of A Homeschooled Girl - Daniel Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo, songwriters (Olivia Rodrigo)
Emotion Sickness - Dean Fertita, Joshua Homme, Michael Shuman, Jon Theodore & Troy Van Leeuwen, songwriters (Queens Of The Stone Age)
Back To Love - Darryl Andrew Farris, Robert Glasper & Alexandra Isley, songwriters (Robert Glasper Featuring SiR & Alex Isley)
ICU - Darhyl Camper Jr., Courtney Jones, Raymond Komba & Roy Keisha Rockette, songwriters (Coco Jones)
On My Mama - Dernst Emile II, Jeff Gitelman, Victoria Monét, Kyla Moscovich, Jamil Pierre & Charles Williams, songwriters (Victoria Monét)
Snooze - Kenny B. Edmonds, Blair Ferguson, Khris Riddick-Tynes, Solána Rowe & Leon Thomas, songwriters (SZA)
Best Progressive R&B Album
Since I Have A Lover - 6LACK
The Love Album: Off The Grid - Diddy
Nova - Terrace Martin And James Fauntleroy
The Age Of Pleasure - Janelle Monáe
SOS - SZA
Best R&B Album
Girls Night Out - Babyface
What I Didn’t Tell You (Deluxe) - Coco Jones
Special Occasion - Emily King
JAGUAR II - Victoria Monét
CLEAR 2: SOFT LIFE EP - Summer Walker
Best Rap Performance
The Hillbillies - Baby Keem Featuring Kendrick Lamar
Love Letter - Black Thought
Rich Flex - Drake & 21 Savage
SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS - Killer Mike Featuring André 3000, Future and Eryn Allen Kane
Players - Coi Leray
Best Melodic Rap Performance
Sittin’ On Top Of The World - Burna Boy Featuring 21 Savage
Attention - Doja Cat
Spin Bout U - Drake & 21 Savage
All My Life - Lil Durk Featuring J. Cole
Low - SZA
Best Rap Song
Attention - Rogét Chahayed, Amala Zandile Dlamini & Ari Starace, songwriters (Doja Cat)
Barbie World [From Barbie The Album] - Isis Naija Gaston, Ephrem Louis Lopez Jr. & Onika Maraj, songwriters (Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice Featuring Aqua)
Just Wanna Rock - Mohamad Camara, Symere Woods & Javier Mercado, songwriters (Lil Uzi Vert)
Rich Flex - Brytavious Chambers, Isaac “Zac” De Boni, Aubrey Graham, J. Gwin, Anderson Hernandez, Michael “Finatik” Mule & Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, songwriters (Drake & 21 Savage)
SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS - Andre Benjamin, Paul Beauregard, James Blake, Michael Render, Tim Moore & Dion Wilson, songwriters (Killer Mike Featuring André 3000, Future And Eryn Allen Kane)