Grammy Nominations: Taylor Swift, SZA and ‘Barbie’ Dominate

10.11.2023 19:35

TheWrap.com

The 2024 Grammy nominations were unveiled on Friday, singling out the best in music released between Oct. 1, 2022 and Sept. 15, 2023. Unsurprisingly, Taylor Swift was a force to be reckoned with, scoring nominations in the top categories for her album “Midnights” and ubiquitous song “Anti-Hero.”

SZA, Miley Cyrus, Olivia Rodrigo, Jon Batiste and Boygenius also picked up Album of the Year and Record of the Year nominations, while the “Barbie” soundtrack appeared in a number of top categories including Record of the Year and Song of the Year for Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For” and Song of the Year for Dua Lipa’s “Dance the Night.”

In terms of total numbers, SZA topped all with nine nominations, followed by Phoebe Bridgers, Serban Ghenea and Victoria Monét with seven each. Jack Antonoff, Boygenius, Miley Cyrus, Brandy Clark, Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo and Billie Eilish each picked up six nominations in total.

The 2024 Grammy Awards will be held on Feb. 4, 2024 in Los Angeles and will air live on CBS and stream live on Paramount+.

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 (Oliva 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

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

Jack Antonoff

Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II

Hit-Boy

Metro Boomin

Daniel Nigro

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical

Edgar Barrera

Jessie Jo Dillon

Shane McAnally

Theron Thomas

Justin Tranter

Best Pop Vocal Album

chemistry – Kelly Clarkson

Endless Summer Vacation – Miley Cyrus

GUTS – Olivia Rodrigo

– (Subtract) – Ed Sheeran

Midnights – Taylor Swift

Best Pop Dance Recording

“Baby Don’t Hurt Me” – David Guetta, Anne-Marie & Coi Leray

“Miracle” – Calvin Harris Featuring Ellie Goulding

“Padam Padam” – Kylie Minogue

“One in a Million” – Bebe Rexha & David Guetta

“Rush” – Troye Sivan

Best Dance/Electronic Music Album

Playing Robots Into Heaven – James Blake

For That Beautiful Feeling – The Chemical Brothers

Actual Life 3 (January 1-September 9 2022) – Fred again..

Kx5 – Kx5

Quest For Fire – Skrillex

Best Rock Album

But Here We Are – Foo Fighters

Starcatcher – Greta Van Fleet

72 Seasons – Metallica

This Is Why – Paramore

In Times New Roman… – Queens of the Stone Age

Best Alternative Music Album

The Car – Arctic Monkeys

the record – boygenius

Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd – Lana Del Rey

Cracker Island – Gorillaz

I Inside the Old Year Dying – PJ Harvey

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 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 & Eryn Allen Kane)

Best Alternative Jazz Album

Love In Exile – Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily

Quality Over Opinion – Louis Cole

SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree – Kurt Elling, Charlie Hunter, SuperBlue

Live at the Piano – Cory Henry

The Omnichord Real Book – Meshell Ndegeocello

Best Country Album

Rolling Up the Welcome Mat – Kelsea Ballerini

Brothers Osborne – Brothers Osborne

Zach Bryan – Zach Bryan

Rustin’ in the Rain – Tyler Childers

Bell Bottom Country – Lainey Wilson