The 2025 Grammy nominations have been announced, and Taylor Swift and Beyoncé are reining them in! The now-Queens of the Music Industry have broken records in their respective nominations, and if either lady wins, it'll be an incredible achievement. Both Taylor and Beyoncé deserve the honors, as they made enormous contributions through their work this year.
Beyoncé has snagged 11 nominations for the 2025 Grammys, and with this number, she's the most nominated artist in Grammy history with an astonishing 99 nominations in total. The former Destiny's Child member additionally broke the record of winning the most Grammys with a coveted win of 32. If Bey wins all 11 nominations, it'll make her score a whopping 43.
Taylor, for her part, shattered the record for being the first artist to get a seventh nomination for "Album of the Year." At the 2024 Grammys, she took home the Phonograph in the category for her album Midnights, her fourth win for "Album of the Year."
Along with "Album of the Year", Taylor has 4 more Grammy nominations in the 2025 ceremony. Currently, she amassed 14 wins throughout her two-decade career.
What 2025 Grammy categories are Taylor Swift and Beyoncé nominated in?
Taylor Swift has five nominations and will likely win a few if not all. Whatever she touches turns to gold, and even if she doesn't win, she'll still hold the record for her 7 "Album Of The Year" nominations until and if someone else breaks it.
Taylor's nominations:
- "Record Of The Year" for "Fortnight"
- "Album of the Year" for THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT
- "Song of the Year" for "Fortnight"
- "Best Pop Vocal Album" for THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT
- "Best Music Video" for "Fortnight"
Beyoncé has the most Grammy nominations in history, with 99. I remember her first starting in the late 1990s when she was only a teenager. The Y2K Era was especially remarkable for her as it brought Destiny's Child to international fame. This year, she released her first-ever country album, Cowboy Carter, which quickly climbed to the top of the Billboard Charts.
Beyoncé's nominations:
- "Record Of The Year" for "TEXAS HOLD' EM"
- "Album Of The Year" for Cowboy Carter
- "Song of the Year" for "TEXAS HOLD 'EM"
- "Best Pop Duo/Group Performance" for "LEVII'S JEAN"
- "Best Country Solo Performance" for "16 Carriages"
- "Best Country Duo/Group Performance" for "II Most Wanted"
- "Best Country Song" for TEXAS HOLD 'EM"
- "Best Country Album" for Cowboy Carter
- "Best Pop Solo Performance" for "BODYGUARD"
- "Best Americana Performance" for "Ya Ya"
- "Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical" for "Riverdance" (wrote by Raye)