Will Beyoncé Sweep the 2025 Grammys? — Bey Clocks 11 Nominations, Including Top Country Album

Beyoncé racked up more Grammy noms for 2025 with 11, bringing her to a total of 99 in her career. But will she sweep the competition this year?

The nominees for the 2025 Grammy Awards were announced on Friday, November 8, and Beyoncé has added 11 more nominations to her career total. That brings her to 99 overall in her career, more than any other artist. But does that spell a sweep for Queen Bey at the Grammys this year?

Winners will be revealed at the awards ceremony in Los Angeles on February 2. Beyoncé leads the pack with 11 nominations this year, including the coveted Album of the Year, which she has still yet to win. Other noms include Kendrick Lamar, Charli XCX, and Billie Eilish with seven each.

The list of nominees in several top categories is below. A full list of nominations in all 94 categories can be found on the Grammys website.

Record of the Year

• • • “Now and Then” — The Beatles
    • “Texas Hold ‘Em” — Beyoncé
    • “Espresso” — Sabrina Carpenter
    • “360” – Charli XCX
    • “Birds of a Feather” — Billie Eilish
    • “Not Like Us” — Kendrick Lamar
    • “Good Luck, Babe!” — Chappell Roan
    • “Fortnight” — Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone

Album of the Year

• • • “New Blue Sun” — André 3000
    • “Cowboy Carter” — Beyoncé
    • “Hit Me Hard and Soft” — Billie Eilish
    • “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess” — Chappell Roan
    • “Brat” — Charli XCX
    • “Djesse Vol. 4” — Jacob Collier
    • “Short n’ Sweet” — Sabrina Carpenter
    • “The Tortured Poets Department” — Taylor Swift

Song of the Year

• • • “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” — Shaboozey
    • “Birds of a Feather” — Billie Eilish
    • “Die With a Smile” — Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars
    • “Fortnight” — Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone
    • “Good Luck, Babe!” — Chappell Roan
    • “Not Like Us” — Kendrick Lamar
    • “Please Please Please” — Sabrina Carpenter

Best New Artist

• • • Benson Boone
    • Sabrina Carpenter
    • Doechii
    • Khruangbin
    • RAYE
    • Chappell Roan
    • Shaboozey
    • Teddy Swims

Best Pop Solo Performance

• • • “Bodyguard” — Beyoncé
    • “Espresso” — Sabrina Carpenter
    • “Apple” — Charli XCX
    • “Birds of a Feather” — Billie Eilish
    • “Good Luck, Babe!” — Chappell Roan

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

• • • “Us” — Gracie Abrams ft. Taylor
    • “Levii’s Jeans” — Beyoncé ft. Post Malone
    • “Guess” — Charli XCX & Billie Eilish
    • “The Boy is Mine” — Ariana Grande, Brandy & Monica
    • “Die With a Smile” — Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars

Best Rap Album

• • • “The Auditorium Vol. 1” — Common & Pete Rock
    • “Alligator Bites Never Heal” — Doechii
    • “The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)” — Eminem
    • “We Don’t Trust You” — Future & Metro Boomin
    • “Might Delete Later” — J. Cole

Best Rap Performance

• • • “Enough (Miami)” — Cardi B
    • “When the Sun Shines Again” — Common & Pete Rock Featuring Posdnuos
    • “Nissan Altima” — Doechii
    • “Houdini” — Eminem
    • “Like That” — Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar
    • “Yeah Glo!” — Glorilla
    • “Not Like Us” — Kendrick Lamar

Best Country Album

• • • “Cowboy Carter” — Beyoncé
    • “F-1 Trillion” — Post Malone
    • “Deeper Well” — Kacey Musgraves
    • “Higher” — Chris Stapleton
    • “Whirlwind” — Lainey Wilson

Best Country Solo Performance

• • • “16 Carriages” — Beyoncé
    • “It Takes a Woman” — Chris Stapleton
    • “I Am Not Okay” — Jelly Roll
    • “The Architect” — Kacey Musgraves
    • “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” — Shaboozey

Best Rock Album

• • • “Happiness Bastards” — The Black Crowes
    • “Romance” — Fontaines D.C.
    • “Saviors” — Green Day
    • “TANGK” — Idles
    • “Dark Matter” — Pearl Jam
    • “Hackney Diamonds” — The Rolling Stones
    • “No Name” — Jack White

Best Rock Performance

• • • “Now and Then” — The Beatles
    • “Beautiful People (Stay High)” — The Black Keys
    • “The American Dream is Killing Me” — Green Day
    • “Gift Horse” — Idles
    • “Dark Matter” — Pearl Jam
    • “Broken Man” — St. Vincent

Best R&B Album

• • • “11:11 (Deluxe)” — Chris Brown
    • “Vantablack” — Lalah Hathaway
    • “Revenge” — Muni Long
    • “Algorithm” — Lucky Daye
    • “Coming Home” — Usher

Best R&B Performance

• • • “Residuals” — Chris Brown
    • “Here We Go (Uh Oh)” — Coco Jones
    • “Guidance” — Jhené Aiko
    • “Made for Me (Live on BET)” — Muni Long
    • “Saturn” — SZA