Beyoncé makes more history to lead 2025 Grammy noms, but she’s got plenty of diva competition (yes, Taylor Swift)

Beyoncé can’t thief herself from making Grammy history.

In 2023, Queen Bey reigned ultimate arsenic nan creator pinch nan astir Grammy wins ever erstwhile she picked up her 32nd gramophone.

And erstwhile the nominations were announced for nan 2025 Grammy Awards connected Friday, Nov. 8, nan 43-year-old superstar group not 1 but 2 much records.

Leading nan battalion pinch 11 nods, she became nan creator pinch nan astir Grammy noms ever, pinch her 99 full breaking nan necktie she had shared pinch her husband, Jay-Z. And she became nan most-nominated female successful a azygous year, topping nan erstwhile people of 10 group by Lauryn Hill astatine nan 1999 awards.

But that will each mean thing if she doesn’t yet triumph nan 1 that she really wants: Album of nan Year.

“Cowboy Carter” earned nan vocalist her 5th Album of nan Year information aft 2008’s “I Am…Sasha Fierce,” 2013’s “Beyoncé,” 2016’s “Lemonade” and 2022’s “Renaissance.” 

But it won’t beryllium easy because Taylor Swift is successful nan operation — again — pinch her blockbuster “The Tortured Poets Department” aft conscionable becoming nan first creator to triumph Album of nan Year 4 times when “Midnights” took location nan apical prize successful February.

Seriously, betwixt Taylor and Adele, Beyoncé can’t look to drawback a break successful this category. (And we’re still not complete Beck and Harry Styles beating her here, either.)

There are immoderate different awesome divas that she’ll person to contend pinch too, including erstwhile Album of nan Year victor Billie Eilish (“Hit Me Hard and Soft”) and British sensation Charli XCX (“Brat”) — who travel Bey pinch 7 nominations apiece — arsenic good arsenic rising stars Sabrina Carpenter (“Short n’ Sweet”) and Chappell Roan (“The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess”).

Missing, though, is Ariana Grande, who was snubbed for “Eternal Sunshine.” In a head-scratching surprise, nan past 2 Album of nan Year spots went to a mates of jazz LPs by Jacob Collier (“Djesse Vol. 4”) — who was antecedently nominated for “Vol. 3” successful 2021 — and rapper-turned-flautist André 3000 (“New Blue Sun”).

Another astonishment is The Beatles — yes, The Beatles — turning up successful Record of nan Year for “Now and Then,” nan Fab Four’s first caller opus since 1996. But hey, if it gets Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr to show up and possibly moreover execute astatine nan awards, it’ll beryllium worthy it.

But really, Record of nan Year is each astir nan ladies, pinch Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ’Em” going up against Swift’s “Fortnight” (featuring Post Malone), Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather,” Carpenter’s “Espresso,” Roan’s “Good Luck, Babe!” and Charli xcx’s “360.”

All but Charli xcx are besides up for Song of nan Year — pinch Carpenter swapping retired “Espresso” for “Please Please Please.”

Kendrick Lamar breaks up nan girls nine successful Record and Song of nan Year pinch his hip-hop anthem “Not Like Us,” but really did Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” — which conscionable notched its 16th week astatine No. 1 — get nominated for Song of nan Year but not Record of nan Year? 

Outside of nan Big Four categories — pinch Best New Artist nominees Carpenter and Roan scoring a cleanable expanse — Beyoncé conquers caller territory pinch her 4 state nods for “Cowboy Carter.”

After the groundbreaking LP was wholly unopen retired successful nan CMA Awards nominations, Bey is up for Best Country Album, Best Country Song (“Texas Hold ’Em”), Best Country Duo/Group Performance (“II Most Wanted” pinch Miley Cyrus) and Best Country Solo Performance (“16 Carriages”). And she moreover nabbed a nom for Best Americana Performance (“YA YA”).

It says present that Beyoncé will request immoderate support from nan powerful state contingent if she is to yet lasso that coveted Album of nan Year gramophone erstwhile nan Grammys spell down connected Feb. 2.