SZA leads with nine nominations for the 2024 Grammy Awards, to be held Feb. 4 in Los Angeles. Of her 24 career nominations, the alt-R&B/soul songstress born Solána Rowe has won only once and never been nominated as a solo artist in the major categories of record and song of the year, as she is for “Kill Bill”, nor album of the year, as she is for “SOS”.
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The frequently lauded Swift – 52 career nominations and 12 wins – can potentially add even more achievements to her resume. Her album of the year nod for “Midnights” ties her with Barbra Streisand for the most nominations by a female artist in the category (each has six). If Swift wins the prestigious album of the year, she will be the first to earn the honor four times. She’s currently tied with Frank Sinatra, Paul Simon and Stevie Wonder with three victories.
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Ice Spice is nominated in the best new artist category as well has several more for her collaborations with Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj.
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This is a notable year for relative veteran Miley Cyrus, who, despite her significant popularity and consistent chart presence since 2007, only snagged two career nominations leading into this year’s list. Her “Endless Summer Vacation” marks her initial arrival in the album of the year category, while “Flowers” drops her in the record and song of the year races for the first time.
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Phoebe Bridgers, who is part of the indie folk rock trio boygenius with Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker, has been nominated four times prior to this year. Six of her seven nominations for the 2024 ceremony are with boygenius, including record of the year (“Not Strong Enough”) and album of the year (“The Record”).
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Billie Eilish has 25 career nominations, including this year’s six. She’s won seven times. This is Eilish’s second consecutive and third overall nomination in the Best Song Written For Visual Media Category, and her fourth time to be nominated in the General Field categories Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year simultaneously.
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Victoria Monét has 10 total career nominations, including this year’s seven. She’s the only leading nominee this year who is currently nominated for Best New Artist.
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Olivia Rodrigo has 13 total career nominations, including this year’s six. She’s won three times, being awarded Best New Artist, Best Pop Vocal Album (SOUR), and Best Pop Solo Performance (“drivers license”). Her “ballad of a homeschooled girl” is Rodrigo’s first nomination in a Rock Category.
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Jack Antonoff has 24 total career nominations, including this year’s six. He’s won eight times. This is Antonoff’s fifth consecutive nomination for Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical. He previously won in the Category at the 64th and 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards. It’s the first time he’s received two nominations for Album Of The Year and Song Of The Year in the same year.
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boygenius are an indie folk rock trio of Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker. They are nominated for the first time and earned six nominations including record and song of the year.
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Jon Batiste has 20 career nominations, including this year’s six. He’s won five times, including for album of the year. These are Batiste’s first nominations in the song of the year and best pop duo/group performance categories.
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Brandy Clark has 17 career nominations, including this year’s six. “Shucked” is Clark’s first nomination in the Best Musical Theater Album Category. These are also Clark’s first nominations in the Best Americana Performance, Best American Roots Song and Best Americana Album Categories.
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Gracie Abrams is nominated in the best new artist category.
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Fred again.. is nominated in the best new artist, best dance/electronic recording and best dance/electronic music album categories.
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Jelly Roll is nominated in the best new artist category and Best Country Duo/Group Performance with Lainey Wilson.
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Coco Jones is nominated in the best new artist category and several R&B categories including album, song and performance.
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Noah Kahan is nominated in the best new artist category.
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The War And Treaty is nominated in the best new artist category and Best American Roots Song.
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This is perhaps the most egregious snub among the artists blanked in the 2024 nominations. Pink’s “Trustfall” not only spawned a massive, ubiquitous hit in the title track, but the album is the most stylistically diverse of her 23-year career.
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Maybe it sounds odd to classify someone who received four nominations as being cold-shouldered. But does anyone think Drake wasn’t expecting an album of the year nomination for his collaboration with 21 Savage (“Her Loss”)?
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“Gloria,” the fourth studio album from the soulful Sam Smith, is filled with forthright lyrics that showcase their vulnerability and the type of adventurous music – dancehall, choirs, strings and disco – that indicates an artist’s progression. That Smith, who identifies as nonbinary, was completely shut out is bewildering considering how much love the Recording Academy has shown them since 2014.
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The producer/DJ closely associated with work by Future, Young Thug, 21 Savage, Travis Scott and Drake, is up for producer of the year, non-classical, an indisputably prestigious category. But there was much chatter that his “Heroes & Villains” album would earn an obvious slot in the album of the year category. Instead, he’s settling for a single artistic nod for best rap album.
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Much like last year when his hits-packed “Equals” album was unjustly overlooked in major categories, the earnest British singer-songwriter deserved better than a single nomination in the best pop vocal album category for his heartbreaking “Subtract.”
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K-pop might be one of the most successful genres in the world, but Grammy voters clearly missed the memo. None of the BTS members’ solo work released got a nod this year. Outside of BTS, the K-pop world produced numerous critically appreciated and commercially flourishing releases, including an album from Tomorrow X Together.
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Clearly, the fan base has forgiven Wallen, but the music industry, not so much. His “One Thing At a Time” album spent 15 weeks at No. 1 and broke all types of records. Wallen also achieved his first No. 1 hit with “Last Night” – also his lone nomination for best country song – and sold out stadiums across the country this summer.
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