Beyoncé has the most nominations at the Grammys: Here's every award she's up for in 2025
Beyoncé was already the most-decorated artist in Grammy history, and now she's most nominated and the leading nominee at the 2025 award show.
The 32-time Grammy Award winner received 11 nods, including some first-time nominations, at the 67th annual Grammy Awards, which will be held Sunday at the Crypto Arena in Los Angeles.
Ahead of the esteemed award show, here's a full list of all the awards the "Cowboy Carter" creator is up for this year and more context for each one provided by the Grammys.
Full list of Beyoncé's 2025 Grammy nominations
Album of the year: "Cowboy Carter." Awarded to artists(s) and to featured artist(s), songwriter(s) of new material, as well as producer(s), recording engineer(s), mixer(s) and mastering engineer(s) credited with 20% or more playing time of the album.
Record of the year: “Texas Hold 'Em.” Recognizes the artist and producer(s), recording engineer(s) and mixer(s) and mastering engineer(s), of the best single of the year.
Song of the year: “Texas Hold 'Em.” Recognizes songwriters who created the song's lyrics, melody and chords of the best single of the year.
Best pop solo performance: “Bodyguard.”Given to a solo artist for new vocal or instrumental pop recording.
Best pop duo/group performance: “Levii's Jeans” featuring Post Malone. Given to the best collaborative pop recording by two or more artists.
Best melodic rap performance: “Spaghettii” featuring Linda Martell and Shaboozey. Recognizes a solo or collaborative performance containing both elements of R&B melodies and rap.
Best country solo performance: “16 Carriages.” Given to the performing artist of the best vocal or instrumental solo country recordings. This category focus on the artist's vocal performance on a specific track.
Best country duo/group performance: “II Most Wanted" featuring Miley Cyrus. For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative country recordings.
Best country song: “Texas Hold 'Em.” Given to the songwriter(s) of the best country song.
Best country album: "Cowboy Carter." Recognizes albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new country recordings.
Best Americana performance: “Ya Ya.” Recognizes a single or track that showcases artistic excellence in Americana music, which is a contemporary genre that mixes American roots music styles such as country, folk, blues and bluegrass.
Album of the year nomination
Beyoncé is once again nominated for the top prize of the evening, album of the year. It is the first time a Black woman has been nominated for this award for a country album. Ray Charles was nominated for album of the year for "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music" in 1962.
So far, only three Black women have won the album of the year award in Grammy history: Natalie Cole (1992), Whitney Houston (1994) and Lauryn Hill (1999). Beyoncé has been nominated four times for her albums "I Am…Sasha Fierce," "Beyoncé," "Lemonade" and "Renaissance."
5 nods in Country and American Roots categories
This year is also significant because Beyoncé has been nominated in the Country and American Roots categories for the first time.
In fact, no Black woman has ever won a Grammy for a country song. Tina Turner's debut solo album "Tina Turns the Country On!" was nominated for a Grammy in the best female R&B vocal performance category in 1975. Four years ago, Mickey Guyton became the first Black woman to be recognized in a country music category when she received a nomination for her song "Black Like Me."
In 2016, Beyoncé submitted her song “Daddy Lessons” for a country category, but it was rejected by the Recording Academy’s country music committee.
Even if she doesn't take home the win this year in these categories, her nominations has already been historic in more ways than one.
The Grammys will broadcast live on CBS and stream live and on-demand on Paramount+ at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
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This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Every award Beyoncé is nominated for at the 2025 Grammys