Female artist SZA leads the Grammy nominations with 9 nominations, surpassing strong rivals Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus and Billie Eilish.
SZA (34), whose real name is Solána Imani Rowe, earned Grammy nominations for Album of the Year for SOS , Record of the Year and Song of the Year for Kill Bill , and was shortlisted in multiple genres Genres include pop, rap and even R&B.
The song Kill Bill was also nominated in the Best R&B Performance category, taking its name from the Quentin Tarantino film.
Female singer SZA leads the list of Grammy nominations
The Album of the Year nominees competing with SZA’s SOS are Midnights by Taylor Swift , Endless Summer Vacation – Miley Cyrus, World Music Radio – Jon Batiste, the record – boygenius, Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd – Lana Del Rey, The Age of Pleasure – Janelle Monáe and GUTS – Olivia Rodrigo.
Victoria Monét followed SZA with 7 nominations, including Best New Artist, Song of the Year, Best R&B Song for On My Mama .
Phoebe Bridgers, in addition to being nominated for her acting duo with SZA in the song Ghost in the Machine , also received 6 other nominations as a member of boygenius, collaborating with Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus.
Rodrigo received six nominations, with her hit ” Vampire” nominated for Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance.
Taylor Swift dominated the headlines this year with her massive sold-out Eras Tour and the music film Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour chronicled her performances and relationship with the American soccer star. American Travis Kelce.
Although Taylor Swift could not top the number of nominations, her 6 nominations this year gave her a total of 52 nominations in her career. The female singer has won the Grammy Award 12 times.
Billie Eilish also received many Grammy nominations
The song What Was I Made For?by Billie Eilish received nominations for Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance.
Jon Batiste leads the male singers side with 6 nominations including Record of the Year.
Pop icon Beyoncé last year won four Grammy Awards, breaking the record for career wins with 32 awards. She is also equal to her husband – rapper Jay-Z – with the most nominations in her career (88 nominations).
The Grammy Awards will be broadcast live from Los Angeles on February 4, 2024.