2024 Grammy nomination list: SZA leads with 9 noms

 The long-awaited list of 2024 Grammy nominations has been officially announced, with SZA landing at the very top with 9 nominations followed by Phoebe Bridgers with 7 noms,  Miley Cyrus with 6, and Taylor Swift 6. 

In a live stream featuring Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. as well as some special guests, the nominations were announced from the GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles.

Best African Music Performance, Best Alternative Jazz Album, and Best Pop Dance Recording are the three new categories that will be included in the 66th GRAMMY Awards, which were announced earlier this year.

Furthermore, the Grammys are shifting two categories to the General Field, where all voters will be able to cast votes: Producer of the Year, Non-Classical, and Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical.

The Academy released a statement that read: “By introducing these three new categories, we are able to acknowledge and appreciate a broader array of artists – and relocating the Producer of the Year and Songwriter of the Year Categories to the General Field ensures that all our voters can participate in recognizing excellence in these fields,”.

“We are excited to honor and celebrate the creators and recordings in these Categories, while also exposing a wider range of music to fans worldwide”.

In no particular order, here is a list of the most important nominations of the year under the General category:

Record of the year

• Flowers by Miley Cyrus
• Anti-Hero by Taylor Swift
• Kill Bill by SZA

Album of the Year

• Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd — Lana Del Rey
• SOS — SZA
• World Music Radio — Jon Batiste

Best New Artist

• Gracie Abrams
• Fred Again…
• Ice Spice

Under the Pop & Dance/Electronic Music category we have:

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

• Never Felt So Alone – Labrinth Featuring Billie Eilish
• Candy Necklace – Lana Del Rey Featuring Jon Batiste
• Karma – Taylor Swift Featuring Ice Spice

Best Pop Vocal Album

• – (Subtract) — Ed Sheeran
• chemistry — Kelly Clarkson
• Midnights — Taylor Swift

Under the Rock, Metal, and Alt Music category we have:

Best Rock Album

• But Here We Are – Foo Fighters
• 72 Seasons – Metallica
• This Is Why – Paramore

Best Alternative Music Performance

• Body Paint – Arctic Monkeys
• A&W – Lana Del Rey
• This Is Why – Paramore

Best Metal Performance

• Phantom Of The Opera – Ghost
• Hive Mind – Slipknot
• Jaded – Spiritbox

Latin, Global, African, Reggae & New Age, Ambient or Chant Music category we have:

Best Latin Pop Album​​​​​​​

• Don Juan – Maluma
• La Cuarta Hoja – Pablo Alborán
• La Neta – Pedro Capó

Best African Music Performance

• Water — Tyla
• UNAVAILABLE — Davido Featuring Musa Keys
• Amapiano — ASAKE & Olamide

Best Reggae Album

• No Destroyer — Burning Spear
• Colors Of Royal — Julian Marley & Antaeus
• Born For Greatness — Buju Banton