The Recording Academy released the list of nominees for the 2025 Grammy Awards this morning. While Beyoncé did not receive nominations for her album Cowboy Carter from any of the major country music award shows, the album brought her several Grammy nods. In addition, Shabazzy, Jelly Roll, Charlie Crockett, and many other country and Americana artists received nods for their recent releases.
The world will learn which nominees will receive awards when the 2025 Grammy Awards take place on February 2 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California. Below is a partial list of nominees.
Best New Artist nominees for the 2025 Grammy Awards
- Benson Bone
- Sabrina Carpenter
- Deutsche
- Khrongbin
- Ray
- Chapel Rowan
- Chabuzi
- Teddy Swims
Album of the year
- The New Blue Sun– Andre 3000
- Cowboy Carter– Beyoncé
- Short and sweet-Sabrina Carpenter
- Naughty-Charlie XCX
- Jesse Vol. 4-John Collier
- Hit me hard and soft– Billy Eilish
Song of the Year (award goes to songwriters)
- “Bar Song (Tipsy)” by Shabazzy – Sean Cook, Jerrell Jones, Joe Kent, Shabazz Collins Obinna, Nevin Sastry, Mark Williams
- “Birds of a Feather” by Billy Eilish – Billy Eilish and Phineas O’Connell
- “Die with a Smile” by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars – Dernest Emile II, James Fauntleroy, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Andrew Watt
- “Fortnight” by Taylor Swift and Post Malone – Jack Antonoff, Austin Post, Taylor Swift
- “Good Luck, Baby” by Chappelle Rowan – Kylie Rose Amstutz, Daniel Nigro, Justin Tranter
- “Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar – Kendrick Lamar
- “Please Please Please Please” by Sabrina Carpenter – Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff and Sabrina Carpenter
- “Texas Hold ‘Em” by Beyoncé – Brian Bates, Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Polo, Nate Ferraro, and Raphael Saadiq
Record of the year
- “Now and Then” – The Beatles
- “Texas Hold ‘Em” – Beyoncé
- “Isurisu” – Sabrina Carpenter
- “360” – Charlie XCX
- “Birds of a Feather” – Billy Eilish
- “Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
- “Good luck, baby” – Chappelle Rowan
- “Two Weeks” – Taylor Swift and Post Malone
Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical
- Jesse Alexander
- Amy Allen
- Edgar Barrera
- Jesse Joe Dillon
- Ray
Individual country performance
- “16 Wagons” – Beyoncé
- “I’m Not Okay” – Jelly Roll
- “The Architect” – Kacey Musgraves
- “Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Shabazzi
- “It Takes a Woman” – Chris Stapleton
Bilateral/Group Country Performance
- “Cowboys Cry Too” – Kelsey Ballerini and Noah Kahane
- “Most Wanted II” – Beyoncé and Miley Cyrus
- “Breaking Mines” – The Osbourne Brothers
- “Bigger Houses” – Dan + Shay
- “I’ve Got Some Help” – Post Malone and Morgan Whalen
Country album
- Cowboy Carter –Beyonce
- F-1 trillion– Post Malone
- Deeper well –Casey Musgraves
- Top-Chris Stapleton
- Whirlwind– Lenny Wilson
Country Song (award goes to songwriters)
- “The Architect” by Kacey Musgraves – Shane McNally, Kacey Musgraves, Josh Osborne
- “Bar Song (Tipsy)” by Shabazzy – Sean Cook, Jerrell Jones, Joe Kent, Shabazz Collins Obinna, Nevin Sastry, Mark Williams
- “I’m Not Okay” by Jelly Roll – Casey Brown, Jelly Roll, Ashley Gourley, Taylor Phillips
- “I Got Some Help” by Post Malone and Morgan Whalen – Lewis Bell, Ashley Gurley, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Smith, Ryan Wojtisak, Morgan Whalen, Chandler Paul Walters
- “Texas Hold ‘Em” by Beyoncé – Brian Bates, Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Colo, Nate Ferraro, and Raphael Saadiq
Americana album
- The other side– T-Bone Burnett
- 10 Dollar Cowboy-Charlie Crockett
- Flower trail– Sierra Ferrell
- Polaroid lovers-Sarah Jarosz
- No one gets out alive-Maggie Rose
- Blood of tigers– Waxahachie
American Roots Performance
- “Blame it on Eve” Shemekia Copeland
- “Nothing in the Rave” The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Bonnie Raitt, Kip Moe, Taj Mahal, and Mick Fleetwood
- “The Lighthouse” – Sierra Ferrell
- “Sally Ann’s Song” – Rhiannon Giddens
Americana performance
- “No Yes” – Beyoncé
- “Translations” – Madison Cunningham
- “Don’t Do Me No Good” – Maddie Diaz and Kacey Musgraves
- “The American Dream” – Sierra Ferrell
- “The Runaway Train” – Sarah Jarosz
- “An Empty Trainload of Sky” – Gillian Welch and David Rawlings
American Roots Song (prize goes to the songbook)
- “Before the Game” by Mark Knopfler – Mark Knopfler
- “All in Time” by Iron & Wind and Fiona Apple – Sam Beam
- “All My Friends” by Ovie O’Donovan – Ovie O’Donovan
- “The American Dream” by Sierra Ferrell – Sierra Ferrell and Melody Walker
- “Blaming Eve” by Shemekia Copeland – John Hahn and Will Kimbrough
Bluegrass Album
- I Built a World– Bronwyn Keith Haynes
- Songs of Love and Life-Del McCoury Band
- No Fear –Sister Sadie
- Live folder. 1– Bailey’s chains
- Earl Jam-Tony Trischka
- Dan Tyminski: Live from Ryman-Dan Tyminski
Check out the full list of nominees for the 2025 Grammy Awards here.
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