The Recording Academy announced the nominees for the 2024 Grammy Awards on Friday (Nov. 10), and it was women who ruled the nods.
“I have to say that this representation for female artists is not only exciting, but also [impressive] because so many different genres are being represented across our ballot,” Harvey Mason Jr., the Recording Academy’s CEO, told Billboard‘s sister publication Variety.
SZA led the pack with an impressive nine nominations, a trio of them in the Big Three categories of album, song and record of the year. Phoebe Bridgers and Victoria Monet came next with seven nods each, then Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, Brandy Clark John Batiste and Jack Antonoff with six each.
The “Used to Be Young” singer also shared her excitement about this year’s Grammy nominations giving female artists their … well … flowers. “Congratulations to all of this [year’s] Grammy nominees. Watching women win & rule the music industry makes me proud,” Cyrus tweeted after the nominations were announced. “It’s fun to be nominated & exciting to win but having my music be LOVED around the world is the real trophy.”
Mason Jr. praised Cyrus in a chat with Billboard after the nominations were revealed. “Something about what she’s done this year definitely moved the voters,” he noted of the former Disney Channel star. I’m really happy for her.”
The Academy’s CEO also shared his thoughts on top nominee, SZA, and how she’s impressed with her talent. “It’s really spectacular. She obviously had a banner year. Extremely, hyper-creative project,” he said of the star and her chart-topping album SOS. “She’s extremely talented. The music really resonated with our voters.”
Read on to see which artists lead in nominations. The Grammys will be presented Feb. 4, 2024.
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SZA: 9
Record of the Year: “Kill Bill”
Album of the Year: SOS
Song of the Year: “Kill Bill”
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: “Ghost in the Machine,” SZA featuring Phoebe Bridgers
Best R&B Performance: “Kill Bill”
Best Traditional R&B Performance: “Love Language”
Best R&B Song: “Snooze”
Best Progressive R&B Album: SOS
Best Melodic Rap Performance: “Low” -
Phoebe Bridgers: 7
Record of the Year: “Not Strong Enough” (with Boygenius)
Album of the Year: The Record (with Boygenius)
Best Rock Performance: “Not Strong Enough” (with Boygenius)
Best Rock Song: “Not Strong Enough” (with Boygenius)
Best Alternative Music Performance: “Cool About It” (with Boygenius)
Best Alternative Music Album: The Record (with Boygenius)
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: “Ghost in the Machine,” SZA featuring Phoebe Bridgers -
Victoria Monét: 7
Record of the Year: “On My Mama”
Best New Artist
Best R&B Performance: “How Does It Make You Feel”
Best Traditional R&B Performance: “Hollywood”
Best R&B Song: “On My Mama”
Best R&B Album: Jaguar II
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical: Jaguar II -
Jack Antonoff: 6
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Album of the Year: Midnights (Taylor Swift)
Album of the Year: Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd (Lana Del Rey)
Song of the Year: “A&W” (Lana Del Rey)
Song of the Year: “Anti-Hero” (Taylor Swift)
Record of the Year: “Anti-Hero” -
Jon Batiste: 6
Record of the Year: “Worship”
Album of the Year: World Music Radio
Song of the Year: “Butterfly”
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: “Candy Necklace,” Lana Del Rey featuring Jon Batiste
Best Jazz Performance: “Movement 18′ (Heroes)”
Best American Roots Performance: “Butterfly” -
Boygenius: 6
Record of the Year: “Not Strong Enough”
Album of the Year: The Record
Best Rock Performance: “Not Strong Enough”
Best Rock Song: “Not Strong Enough”
Best Alternative Music Performance: “Cool About It”
Best Alternative Music Album: The Record -
Brandy Clark: 6
Best Country Solo Performance: “Buried”
Best Country Song: “Buried”
Best Americana Performance: “Dear Insecurity” featuring Brandi Carlile
Best American Roots Song: “Dear Insecurity” featuring Brandi Carlile
Best Americana Album: Brandy Clark
Best Musical Theater Album: Shucked -
Miley Cyrus: 6
Record of the Year: “Flowers”
Album of the Year: Endless Summer Vacation
Song of the Year: “Flowers”
Best Pop Solo Performance: “Flowers”
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: “Thousand Miles” featuring Brandi Carlile
Best Pop Vocal Album: Endless Summer Vacation -
Billie Eilish: 6
Record of the Year: “What Was I Made For?”
Song of the Year: “What Was I Made For?”
Best Pop Solo Performance: “What Was I Made For?”
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: “Never Felt So Alone,” Labrinth featuring Billie Eilish
Best Song Written for for Visual Media: “What Was I Made For?”
Best Music Video: “What Was I Made For?” -
Olivia Rodrigo: 6
Record of the Year: “Vampire”
Album of the Year: Guts
Song of the Year: “Vampire”
Best Pop Solo Performance: “Vampire”
Best Pop Vocal Album: Guts
Best Rock Song: “Ballad of a Homeschooled Girl” -
Taylor Swift: 6
Record of the Year: “Anti-Hero”
Album of the Year: Midnights
Song of the Year: “Anti-Hero”
Best Pop Solo Performance: “Anti-Hero”
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: “Karma” featuring Ice Spice
Best Pop Vocal Album: Midnights