Grammy nominees will be announced next week. Here's what to expect.

The Grammys, America’s biggest awards for music, are expected to announce their list of nominees next Friday, November 8, with the ceremony to take place on February 2, 2025.

Nominations will be announced via livestream on YouTube and the Grammy website. The Grammys themselves will be presented at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, and broadcast on ABC, as well as via streaming on Disney+, and Hulu.

What to Watch for

Fan outrage has grown over the years as Beyoncé was passed over for Best Album in 2010, 2015, 2017 and 2023. Her husband Jay-Z used his acceptance speech at last year’s awards to condemn the snub, saying “she has more Grammys than anyone and never won album of the year. So even by your own metrics, that doesn't work.” It would be a surprise, to say the least, if she does not receive at least a nomination this year.

Best New Artist contenders Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan both burst onto the scene this year, noted for their provocative lyrics and elaborate live performances. Carpenter has had a career in the public eye stretching back to her days as a Disney Channel star, but made a dramatic re-entrance this year with her song “Espresso.”

Roan, meanwhile, has spent ten years trying to secure mainstream success. While she signed with Atlantic Records in 2014 on the strength of a hit YouTube single, she struggled for years with her label, and was released from her contract in 2020. The singer’s success has been hailed as a milestone for LGBTQ+ visibility. Roan refers to her stage persona as “drag.” Her lyrics describe the moving details of her upbringing and musicianship as a lesbian in the rural Midwest.

Kendrick Lamar’s single “Not Like Us,” released as a standalone track during his feud with Canadian rapper Drake, became one of the year’s defining hits. The song’s catchy hook has made it a serious contender for Best Song, but its allegations of misconduct against the Grammy-decorated Drake may prove controversial.

Who will receive a nomination?

Grammy recipients are usually drawn from a short list of the best-selling albums and songs. This year, Taylor Swift’s “The Tortured Poets’ Department” easily clinched the top spot, spending fifteen weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 200.

Five other albums held that title for multiple weeks:

• Short n’ Sweet by Sabrina Carpenter (4 weeks)
• 1989 (Taylor’s Version) by Taylor Swift (2 weeks)
• American Dream by 21 Savage (2 weeks)
• Vultures 1 by ¥$ (2 weeks)
• Eternal Sunshine by Arianna Grande (2 weeks)

In addition, albums such as Charli XCX’s “Brat,” Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter,” Chappell Roan’s “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess” and Billie Eilish’s “Hit me Hard and Soft” are considered contenders owing to both strong sales and critical acclaim.

Betting markets have Swift and Eilish in a near-dead heat for Best Album, according to Oddschecker.

The awards for Song of the Year and Record of the year are each presented in recognition of a single track. Shaboozey had an unrivaled commercial run this year with “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” holding the number-one spot for eighteen weeks from July to late October.

Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold’em,” Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso,” and Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” have all had significant cultural impact this year, and so should be candidates for Best Song nominations.

Rounding out the ‘Big Four,’ the Best New Artist category is presented to an artist who “establishes their public identity” in the year under consideration. Roan and Carpenter have been widely reported as favorites for this award, while Shaboozey and British rock band The Last Dinner Party have also been floated.

LAPost.com will continue to cover the Grammys as nominations and results are revealed.