SZA, seen here at The Webby Awards, was nominated for nine Grammy Awards, including album, record and song of the year.
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R&B singer-songwriter SZA leads the pack of nominees for the 66th annual Grammy Awards, with nine nods, the Recording Academy announced Friday. Her sophomore album, SOS, is a contender for album of the year, with her hit “Kill Bill” up for record and song of the year.
SZA's competition in those categories includes pop stars Miley Cyrus ("Flowers"), Olivia Rodrigo ("Vampire"), Taylor Swift ("Anti-Hero"), Billie Eilish ("What Was I Made For?") and singer-musician-composer Jon Batiste ("Worship" in record of the year and "Butterfly" in song of the year). They each racked up six nominations — Cyrus, Rodrigo, Swift and Batiste are all nominated in album, song and record of the year categories.
Among the other top nominees announced by The Recording Academy are the indie rock star Phoebe Bridgers, who received several nominations with her group boygenius as well as one for a collaboration with SZA, as well as R&B singer and songwriter Victoria Monet and audio engineer and mixer Serban Ghenea, who each received seven nominations. In addition, producer Jack Antonoff, country singer Brandy Clark and boygenius (the supergroup trio of Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker) earned six nominations each.
Billie Eilish, who swept the four general categories in 2020 following the release of her debut album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, also received six nominations, five of them for her song from the soundtrack to the summer's megahit Barbie movie, "What Was I Made For."
"From breakthrough acts to legacy artists, we are amazed by all the musicians recognized for their outstanding contributions to music today," Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. said in a statement. The awards will be held at the Crytpo.com Arena in Los Angeles on Feb. 4, 2024.
Read the complete list of nominees below:
1. Record Of The Year
2. Album Of The Year
3. Song Of The Year
4. Best New Artist
5. Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
6. Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical
7. Best Pop Solo Performance
8. Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
9. Best Pop Vocal Album
10. Best Dance/Electronic Recording
11. Best Pop Dance Recording
12. Best Dance/Electronic Music Album
13. Best Rock Performance
14. Best Metal Performance
15. Best Rock Song
16. Best Rock Album
17. Best Alternative Music Performance
18. Best Alternative Music Album
19. Best R&B Performance
20. Best Traditional R&B Performance
21. Best R&B Song
22. Best Progressive R&B Album
23. Best R&B Album
24. Best Rap Performance
25. Best Melodic Rap Performance
26. Best Rap Song
27. Best Rap Album
28. Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
29. Best Jazz Performance
30. Best Jazz Vocal Album
31. Best Jazz Instrumental Album
32. Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
33. Best Latin Jazz Album
34. Best Alternative Jazz Album
35. Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
36. Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
37. Best Musical Theater Album
38. Best Country Solo Performance
39. Best Country Duo/Group Performance
40. Best Country Song
41. Best Country Album
42. Best American Roots Performance
43. Best Americana Performance
44. Best American Roots Song
45. Best Americana Album
46. Best Bluegrass Album
47. Best Traditional Blues Album
48. Best Contemporary Blues Album
49. Best Folk Album
50. Best Regional Roots Music Album
51. Best Gospel Performance/Song
52. Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
53. Best Gospel Album
54. Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
55. Best Roots Gospel Album
56. Best Latin Pop Album
57. Best Música Urbana Album
58. Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
59. Best Música Mexicana Album
60. Best Tropical Latin Album
61. Best Global Music Performance
62. Best African Music Performance
63. Best Global Music Album
64. Best Reggae Album
65. Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album
66. Best Children's Music Album
67. Best Comedy Album
68. Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording
69. Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
70. Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)
71. Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media
72. Best Song Written For Visual Media
73. Best Music Video
74. Best Music Film
75. Best Recording Package
76. Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
77. Best Album Notes
78. Best Historical Album
79. Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
80. Best Engineered Album, Classical
81. Producer Of The Year, Classical
82. Best Remixed Recording
83. Best Immersive Audio Album
84. Best Instrumental Composition
85. Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
86. Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
87. Best Orchestral Performance
88. Best Opera Recording
89. Best Choral Performance
90. Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
91. Best Classical Instrumental Solo
92. Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
93. Best Classical Compendium
94. Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Montgomery: Rounds – Jessie Montgomery, composer (Awadagin Pratt, A Far Cry & Roomful Of Teeth)
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