Beyoncé overtakes Jay-Z to become most-nominated artist ever

Beyoncé has made historical past by changing into the most-nominated artist of all time on the Grammy Awards, overtaking her husband Jay-Z.

The couple had been tied on 88 nominations every – however Beyoncé has now pulled forward due to recognition for her newest album, Cowboy Carter.

She leads this yr’s Grammys race with 11 nominations, together with finest album, finest nation album, and tune of the yr for Texas Maintain ‘Em.

The opposite main nominees, with seven every, are Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, Submit Malone and Charli XCX.

The Beatles additionally picked up a nomination for file of the yr for Now And Then, an unfinished John Lennon monitor that was completed last year with the help of AI.

The popularity comes 60 years after the Fab 4 had been nominated for finest new artist, which they went on to win.

Beyoncé is already the Recording Academy’s most-honoured artist, with 32 wins as a solo artist and an extra three as a part of Future’s Baby.

Nonetheless, she has by no means gained the coveted album of the yr trophy, regardless of 4 nominations within the class.

Earlier this yr, Jay-Z appeared to scold Grammy voters for Beyonce’s lack of recognition within the prime class as he accepted a lifetime achievement prize.

“I do not need to embarrass this younger woman,” he advised the viewers. “However she has extra Grammys than everybody and by no means gained album of the yr.

“So even by your personal metrics, that does not work. Take into consideration that. Probably the most Grammys; by no means gained album of the yr. That does not work.”

Beyonce’s 11 nominations are essentially the most ever acquired by a feminine artist in a single yr.

This yr, the star’s predominant competitors will come from Taylor Swift, who has gained album of the yr 4 occasions to this point, greater than anybody else.

Her newest launch, The Tortured Poets Division, is a protracted and messy break-up album recorded in the course of an exhausting world tour.

After spending 15 weeks at primary within the US earlier this yr, it earns Swift her seventh nomination for album of the yr.

Different contenders for the primary prize embody Charli XCX, for her unstable pop masterclass Brat; and Grammys darling Billie Eilish for her refined and experimental third album, Hit Me Laborious And Tender.

Extra shocking was the inclusion of former Outkast rapper André 3000, whose instrumental flute album New Blue Solar edged out presumed nominees like Ariana Grande and Submit Malone.

• 11 – Beyoncé
• 7 – Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, Submit Malone and Charli XCX
• 6 – Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan

Breakout pop stars Sabrina Carpenter and Chapell Roan have snagged nominations in the entire “large 4” classes – album, tune and file of the yr, and finest new artist.

Carpenter is recognised for her flirtatious summer time anthem Espresso within the file of the yr class – which recognises the general manufacturing of a tune, from vocal efficiency to instrumentation.

And he or she has been shortlisted for the country-adjacent ballad Please Please Please within the tune of the yr class, which is awarded for the craft of songwriting.

Roan entered her breakout single Good Luck, Babe! in each classes, after a meteoric rise to fame over the previous 12 months.

The Missouri-born singer is the favorite to win finest new artist, due to her dazzling and flamboyant debut, The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess – which can also be up for album of the yr.

Elsewhere, British star Raye picked up citations for songwriter of the yr and finest new artist.

The Rolling Stones had been additionally nominated for finest rock album for Hackney Diamonds, their first album of authentic materials since 2016.

And Lamar proved as soon as once more that he had prevailed in his long-running feud with Drake.

The Compton rapper’s diss monitor Not Like Us picked up 5 nominations, together with finest rap tune and tune of the yr.

In the meantime former US President Jimmy Carter grew to become the oldest-ever Grammy nominee.

On the age of 100, he’s shortlisted for the very best audio e-book, due to Final Sundays In Plains, a set of the prayers and parables he delivered throughout a decades-long tenure as a Sunday Faculty trainer at his residence church.

Whereas the primary classes had been dominated by cutting-edge feminine pop acts, there have been some notable absences from the record.

Katy Perry, whose latest album 143 flopped, failed to select up any nominations. Camila Cabello and Dua Lipa, who every have a number of Grammy Awards, had been additionally snubbed this time.

Dolly Parton’s first rock album, Rock Star, additionally missed out, whereas Megan Thee Stallion, who gained finest new artist in 2021, was unable to steer voters to champion her third album, Megan.

Nation star Zach Bryan, who gained a Grammy earlier this yr, was additionally lacking after selecting to not submit his work as a result of “he doesn’t really feel snug with awards exhibits making music aggressive”.

And there was no recognition for Okay-Pop, regardless of the style dominating gobal charts last year.

A complete of 20,309 eligible entries had been submitted for the Grammys’ 94 classes this yr, and voters will begin sifting by means of the shortlists earlier than casting their ballots in January.

This yr, the Recording Academy, which organises the awards, added 2,000 new members – bringing the whole variety of voters to 13,000.

Nearly two-thirds of the panel are newcomers since 2018, as a part of a drive to enhance the variety and relevance of the Academy, which has confronted accusations of being out of contact, particularly with regards to music of black origin.

Grammys CEO Harvey Mason Jr warned voters in July that there’s “no place in our organisation for… bias, grudge-holding, or careless voting”.

The outcomes of their votes will likely be revealed at a star-studded ceremony in Los Angeles on 2 February 2025.