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Japanese retailer PARCO Co. Ltd. is celebrating the 55th anniversary of the PARCO shopping complex with a special ad featuring musician Haruomi Hosono, the late visual artist Keiichi Tanaami — who died in August at age 88 — and his first disciple Naohiro Ukawa.
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Carrying on his mentor’s legacy, Ukawa directed the HAPPY HOLIDAYS Campaign that also marks Hosono’s 55 years in music, with an epic historical mandala blending rare photos from his childhood through to his works with Happy End, YMO, and up to the present day with the iconic motifs and characters by the internationally acclaimed artist and graphic designer Keiichi Tanaami.
“I feel greatly honored to have been asked to participate in this memorable 55th anniversary of PARCO as creative director,” Ukawa says. “This project is a cultural mandala that visually fuses artwork by my mentor Keiichi Tanaami, who passed away suddenly shortly after his 88th birthday, with the historical transition of Haruomi Hosono, who also miraculously celebrated his 55th anniversary in the same year as PARCO. The history of PARCO, which has continued to lead the pop avant-garde culture of Japan since its period of rapid economic growth, resonates with the 55 years of time flowing through this mandala, and a cultural mantra emerges… This visual world has a three-dimensional structure with a complex interweaving of such multiverses.”
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Ukawa also serves as creative director for the commercial that celebrates Hosono’s 55-year music history using generative AI technology to bring photos and Tanaami’s signature motifs to life, accompanied by Hosono’s original music and narration to ring in a special holiday season.
“By some amazing coincidence, my music career began in the same year that PARCO was founded, 55 years ago,” says Hosono. “I prayed for ‘Happy Holidays’ while composing this music.”
Ukawa adds, “Sealed within this mandala is a present-century continuation of creativity, in which the disciple completes a work by allowing the departed mentor and his style to possess him, making full use of both extremes — the physical body and cutting-edge technology — such as hand-drawn artwork x CG and hand-drawn animation x generative AI. This incredibly deep and psychedelic visual world has reached a clear ceremonial realm and is a microcosm of post-war Japan’s alternative culture, where fine art and pop culture are chaotically mixed together!!!!!!! Happy 55th anniversary to PARCO and Haruomi Hosono!!!!!! And a massive RIP to my mentor, Keiichi Tanaami…”
Related events will accompany this project, including a screening of a documentary film about Hosono and a talk show entitled Hosono Cinema House featuring the legendary musician and Ikuko Harada to be held at White Cine Quinto on the 8th floor of Shibuya PARCO in Tokyo Nov. 7. A special program on Tanaami aired on Dommune hosted by Ukawa on Oct. 28 and another one on Hosono is set for Nov. 9.
Various other related events are planned for the holiday season, with further details to be announced Dec. 2.
INI’s “WMDA (Where My Drums At)” shoots to No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated Nov. 6.
The lead track off the eleven-member group’s seventh single “The View” dropped on Oct. 30 and launched with 796,758 copies, which is the second highest first-week sales for the boy band following its previous single, “The Frame.” “WMDA” tops sales and comes in at No. 2 for radio No. 3 for downloads, and No. 67 for video views.
Creepy Nuts’ “Otonoke” holds at No. 2. The Dandadan opener leads downloads, streaming and video this week although points for each metric are down.
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Rosé & Bruno Mars’ “APT.” rises two notches to No. 3. Downloads for the track are up 125% and streaming up 135% week-over-week. “APT.” has ruled Billboard’s Global 200 and Global 200 Exc. US charts for two consecutive weeks. The catchy pop number is spreading throughout the world through TikTok and other channels.
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THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE’s “Endless Happy-Ending” bows at No. 4. The track featured as the opener for the anime series FAIRY TAIL 100 Years Quest sold 71,223 copies to come in at No. 3 for sales, No. 4 for radio airplay, and No. 92 for streaming.
aespa’s “Whiplash” rises 13-7. Streams for the title track off the girl group’s mini-album have increased 142% compared to the previous week, and radio is also up 199%.
AKASAKI’s “Bunny Girl” rises a notch to No. 8, steadily climbing the ranks for four straight weeks. Streaming for the track is up 108%, downloads up 161%, and videos up 119%, with the growth rate for downloads being particularly large compared to the week before.
The Billboard Japan Hot 100 combines physical and digital sales, audio streams, radio airplay, video views and karaoke data.
See the full Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, tallying the week from Oct. 28 to Nov. 3, here. For more on Japanese music and charts, visit Billboard Japan’s English X account.
Countless fans are upset with Nicole Scherzinger following a comment she made on Russell Brand’s recent Instagram post, which appeared to celebrate Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 election.
Though the Republican president-elect wasn’t mentioned by name in the comedian’s post, Brand did share a photo of himself smiling with a red “Make Jesus First Again” baseball cap — which appears to be inspired by Trump’s famous “Make America Great Again” hats — and wrote “God Bless America” in his caption Tuesday (Nov. 5), the same day the former reality star secured his second term in the White House. In a since-deleted comment, the ex-Pussycat Dolls frontwoman wrote, “Where do I get this hat?”
Billboard has reached out to Scherzinger’s reps for comment.
It isn’t clear whether Scherzinger simply wanted to praise the hat’s religious message or if her comment was intended as an endorsement of Trump, but Brand has been famously outspoken in his support for the polarizing twice-impeached POTUS. In recent years, the Hop star has shifted from acting to a career in conservative political commentary, and immediately after his post with the hat, Brand — who is English, not American — celebrated Trump’s victory on Instagram by writing, “DONALD TRUMP HAS WON THE ELECTION.”
At a time when many of Scherzinger’s peers have been sharing their disappointment over Trump’s win against Democratic candidate Kamala Harris, many fans have taken the former X-Factor judge’s comment on Brand’s post to heart. “Nicole Scherzinger being a trumpie was NOT on my bingo card,” one person tweeted Thursday (Nov. 8).
“If Nicole Scherzinger had really posted this, it had to be the most unbelievably stupid career moment I have ever seen,” another person wrote on X. “It took her 20 years for people to take her seriously & she just ended her career high momentum.”
Other fans, however, expressed wanting to give the “Where You Are” singer the benefit of the doubt. “I don’t think this is Nicole Scherzinger coming out as a Trump supporter—I think she is just an annoying christian,” one person tweeted, while another user wrote, “Nicole scherzinger might be a trumpie but she may also just be Christian and stupid.”
The controversy comes amid a career highpoint for Scherzinger, whose performance in Broadway’s ongoing Sunset Blvd. has earned her both critical praise and an Olivier award. The artist has also been generating Tony buzz, and the show’s soundtrack recently debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Cast Albums chart.
In a recent interview with Billboard, legendary composer and Sunset Blvd. maestro Andrew Lloyd Webber praised Scherzinger’s talents as “one of a kind.” “I don’t think there’s any singer I know who can interpret and act through music in the way that she can,” he added. “I mean, I’ve known some very, very great ones, but she’s absolutely extraordinary.”
New Music Latin is a compilation of the best new Latin songs and albums recommended by Billboard Latin and Billboard Español editors. Check out this week’s picks below.
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Mika Bahía, Calidosa (Warner Music México)
Mike Bahía — known for his feel-good reggae and urban-pop fusions — has delivered tropical mastery on his fourth studio album, Calidosa (an expression to describe a friendly, generous person). In the 12-track production (his last to be released under Warner), the Colombian artist explores the musical roots deriving from his native, Cali. Nicknamed “the salsa capital of the world,” Bahía experiments primarily with salsa music (brava, romantica and modern) in “Amor A Mitad,” “Cali Buenaventura,” “Desaparecida,” “La Pena,” and “La Indocumentada,” performed by his partner and artist Greeicy. Not limiting himself, he also flirts with bachata (“Hola Mi Amor” & “Algún Día”), bolero (“Bolerito”), merengue (“La Depre”) and cha cha cha (“Cha Cha”). The sweet “Verdad Verdad,” backed by his signature chilled reggae vibes, closes off Calidosa.
“I felt that returning to my city with a desire to explore, get to know, and reconcile with it — to contribute to it, draw inspiration from it, and reconnect with both the place and my friends — was essential,” Bahía expressed in a statement. “Working with Cali producers and team members I hadn’t collaborated with before, along with those I’ve known for years, reignited that connection. This desire to reunite with the city and its people is what inspired me to create this album in Cali. I sensed that the public there didn’t fully recognize me as an artist from the city, and that realization drove me to reconnect with Cali. I felt that my roots needed to be solid to be able to build from there.”— JESSICA ROIZ
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Jasiel Nuñez, La Odisea (Double P Records)
If you’re just discovering Jasiel Nuñez’s music, you’re in luck. Today, the Mexican singer-songwriter releases La Odisea — which isn’t technically his debut album, since he released Vueltas de La Vida in 2020, but it is his first full-length since becoming a breakout star. It’s safe to say that Nuñez is one of Peso Pluma’s favorite artists; in fact, Peso signed him early on to his Double P Records, taking him under his wing even when he was just starting his own career. And it’s no surprise Peso is such a fan: This new set positions Nuñez as one of the most genre-defying música mexicana artists today.
The LP is comprised of two parts: corridos and sad corridos. The first part kicks off with a head-turning intro that starts with a gorgeous bar-blues piano tune, which after a few seconds turns into a guitar-led corrido. The set is a corridos album through-and-through, although Nuñez is clearly not afraid to rock the boat, fusing corridos tumbados with other styles. He also brings in some of the biggest names in the genre, including Peso Pluma and other acts like Luis R Conriquez, Eslabon Armado and Adriel Favela. The first part is packed with introspective lyrics about fame, the changing landscape for regional Mexican and achieving legendary status. The second part, sad corridos, is powered by lyrics of love and loss. I’d argue that sad corridos is Nuñez’s biggest strength. His velvety and light vocals were made to sing romantic songs. — GRISELDA FLORES
Danny Ocean x Kapo, “Imagínate” (Atlantic Recording Corp.)
With a vibrant collaboration that connects Colombia and Venezuela, Kapo and Danny Ocean present “Imagínate,” a single that fuses reggaetón pop and Afrobeats, loaded with romanticism and tropical rhythms. From dancing salsa in Cali with Kapo, to walking through Los Roques with Danny, the artists weave a romantic fantasy in idyllic settings, having good times far away from worries. “You are a mix of sand with sun, sand with sun and breeze/ You are what is needed/ For a happy life,” goes part of the lyrics. The delivery, the lyrics and the production truly transport one to a tropical paradise. — LUISA CALLE
Marc Seguí, “Un Domingo Triste Vol. 1” (The Floor Records/Warner Music Spain)
As if taking us on a journey into vocalizations and melodies, Marc Seguí presents his new single “UN DOMINGO TRISTE VOL. I,” an intimate and melancholic ballad that marks this first preview of his long-awaited album NO TENGO TRISA, scheduled for 2025. His narrative voice and deep interpretation, accompanied by the strings of electric guitars, captures the essence of pain after a love breakup. The lyrics transport us to those ultra-lonely Sundays where memories of a past relationship overwhelm us. The song, wrapped in a nostalgic atmosphere, talks about the sadness felt when reliving every moment shared with that special person — and the emptiness that remains when, sadly, they are no longer there. — INGRID FAJARDO
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The nominations for the 2025 Grammy Awards were announced on Friday (Nov. 8), and while major pop stars including Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Sabrina Carpenter and Taylor Swift made appearances in the Big Four categories, there were other A-listers with major releases this year that were notably absent. Ariana Grande was one of those artists who […]
Earlier this morning (Nov. 8), the Grammys unveiled the nominations for their 2025 awards ceremony. With Beyoncé exuding her prowess once again as music’s immovable force with 11 nominations, Kendrick Lamar came in just behind her, sharing the runner-up spot with Post Malone, Billie Eilish and Charli XCX with their seven nominations each.
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“Not Like Us” was Lamar’s searing dagger against Drake in their hotly contested battle this past spring and became a cultural phenomenon when it topped the Billboard Hot 100 in June. The committee rewarded the track for its ubiquity, as it’ll compete in the song and record of the year categories after reigning supreme on the rap charts for a historic 21 weeks, ousting Lil Nas X’s 2019 champion “Old Town Road” from the all-time leaderboard. Lamar’s successful coup against Drake first began when he partnered on Metro Boomin and Future’s “Like That” last April. Similarly to “Not Like Us,” Lamar’s strategic jabs at the 6 God on “Like That” marked a significant moment, kickstarting the heavyweight feud and now also securing nominations for best rap song and best rap performance.
With Kendrick having a strong hold on the rap side of things, his former TDE compatriot, Doechii, is arguably the shining star in this year’s nominations, earning three nominations, most notably for best new artist. Alligator Bites Never Heal garnered critical acclaim and established Doechii as a formidable contender in the rap scene. The most impressive feat of Doechii’s inclusion at next year’s ceremonies is that Alligator Bites Never Heal has made her the first female rapper to land in the best rap album category since Cardi B’s Invasion of Privacy in 2020.
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In addition to Doechii’s triumph, female rappers Latto, GloRilla, Rapsody and Cardi B all earned nominations this year. The speaker-rattling “Yeah Glo!” anchored GloRilla’s explosive 2024 and earned the Memphis superstar two Grammy nominations for best rap song and best rap performance, matching Rapsody’s total. Rapsody, a previous Grammy nominee with 2017’s Laila’s Wisdom and 2019’s Eve, caught the attention of the committee this year with her lyrical masterwork Please Don’t Cry. As proven in the past, Rap’s affinity for storytelling and chilling candor makes her a consistent presence when Grammy season rolls around.
Some notable omissions of female rappers did still stand out, particularly the absence of Sexxy Red. The St. Louis darling enjoyed a torrid run with her streak of hit singles, including “Get It Sexxy” and the Drake-featuring “U My Everything.” A best new artist look would have benefited Sexxy, who has been at the forefront of rap for the last two years.
Megan Thee Stallion and Nicki Minaj, the leaders of the female rap scene, both released new chart-topping albums — with the latter debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 228,000 album equivalent units in its opening week in 2023 — but neither are anywhere to be found in this year’s nominations. For Megan, her June self-titled album is arguably the pinnacle of her career, showcasing her at her most comfortable as an MC. Though she finally found her footing there, unlike within her Grammy-nominated run in 2020, Megan didn’t have a grand-slam single like “Savage” to give her an extra push in the race.
Tommy Richman, one of music’s brightest rookies this year with his hit “Million Dollar Baby,”also received zero nominations, despite the song’s resounding success — which included a No. 2 peak on the Hot 100. Richman dealt with controversy online several months ago, when he scoffed at the notion of him making a rap song with “Baby.” Reports emerged shortly after Richman’s tweets that his team placed “Baby” for consideration in the best melodic rap performance category, leaving fans bemused by the decision after his initial comments.
Lastly, it’s important to highlight Eminem and Common’s nominations, as they debunked the theory that rap is a young man’s sport. The two lyrical wordsmiths will each be competing in the best rap album and best rap performance categories. Eminem made his grand return this year with his 12th studio album, The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce), while Common reconnected with revered producer Pete Rock for their joint album The Auditorium, Vol. 1.
The Funeral Portrait ranks at No. 1 on a Billboard chart for the first time, as “Suffocate City,” featuring Ice Nine Kills’ Spencer Charnas, tops the Mainstream Rock Airplay tally dated Nov. 16.
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Rising a spot to No. 1, “Suffocate City” is the Atlanta-based band’s first entry on any Billboard chart. The act is the third to notch a first ruler on the ranking as a lead act in 2024, following Wage War with “Magnetic” in August and Daughtry with “Artificial” in February.
As for acts ruling with maiden-charting songs in a lead role on Mainstream Rock Airplay, The Funeral Portrait is the first since Jelly Roll led with “Dead Man Walking” in May 2022. As Jelly Roll had made songs-based Billboard charts before then, The Funeral Portrait is the first act to lead with a first charted track on any ranking since Nita Strauss, whose “Dead Inside,” alongside David Draiman, topped Mainstream Rock Airplay in January 2022.
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As for Charnas, the frontman of Ice Nine Kills, “Suffocate City” is his first leader on any chart, too. As a soloist, he reached No. 16 on Mainstream Rock Airplay in February 2023 as featured on Fame on Fire’s “Welcome to the Chaos.” Ice Nine Kills’ Mainstream Rock Airplay best is “A Grave Mistake,” which hit No. 9 in 2019.
Concurrently, “Suffocate City” bullets at No. 12 on the all-rock-format, audience-based Rock & Alternative Airplay chart, after reaching No. 11 a week earlier. It earned 2.5 million audience impressions in the week ending Nov. 7, up 6%, according to Luminate.
On the most recently published multimetric Hot Hard Rock Songs chart (dated Nov. 9, reflecting data in the week ending Oct. 31), “Suffocate City” hit a new No. 17 high. In addition to its radio airplay, it drew 156,000 official U.S. streams.
“Suffocate City” is the lead single from Greetings From Suffocate City, which was released on Sept. 13 and has earned 12,000 equivalent album units to date.
All Billboard charts dated Nov. 16 will update on Billboard.com Tuesday, Nov. 12.
Nicki Minaj season is right around the corner. The rapper announced on Friday (Nov. 8) that she will be celebrating the one-year anniversary of Pink Friday 2 with Pink Friday 2 – The Hiatus, which will arrive on Dec. 13.
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Nicki had previously been teasing Pink Friday 3, but it appears she’s set to go in a different direction with The Hiatus, which will serve as final deluxe installment and closing chapter of the PF2 era.
“Pink Friday 2 – The Hiatus The final deluxe installment On the 1 year Anniversary of PF2 12.13.24,” she wrote to X.
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Fans had mixed reactions to the news. While the Barbz were ecstatic to know they’d be receiving new music, they were also worried about a “hiatus” meaning Minaj potentially stepping away from music for a considerable amount of time in 2025.
“IS THIS A DELUXE OR A HIATUS IM CONFUSED-,” one fan tweeted, while another added, “Wait I skipped the hiatus word…. Idk how to feel now.”
Minaj was originally slated to drop Pink Friday 2: Gag City Reloaded in September to coincide with the second U.S. leg of her record-breaking Pink Friday 2 World Tour, but pivoted to Pink Friday 3.
“Instead of doing a DELUXE to Pink Friday 2, I’ve decided to do a brand new album. I’ll still incorporate new songs like #Mamita & [The ‘anxiety’ song] for the remainder of the tour tho…and I’ll announce the new date within the next couple weeks,” she tweeted at the time. “The new music is just too good to be thrown away on a deluxe album. Last night, the songs I recorded were just way too iconic. I love you guys so much. You know that. I know you do. I’ll still give you something leading up to the announcement, so no worries.”
It’s unclear if there are still plans for Pink Friday 3 as her next era, or if it’s been replaced with The Hiatus deluxe edition.
The 41-year-old rapper wrapped up North America’s second leg of her world tour in October, which already was the highest grossing and bestselling rap tour by a woman in Boxscore history following the first leg.
Pink Friday 2 arrived on Dec. 8, 2023, and debuted atop the Billboard 200 with 228,000 album-equivalent units, according to Luminate.
Edgar Barrera‘s prowess has been widely recognized not only by the Latin Recording Academy, with nine nominations for the 2024 Latin Grammys alone, but also by the Recording Academy. For the second year in a row, the Mexican-American hitmaker is competing for songwriter of the year, non-classical at the Grammys thanks to Spanish-language songs written with or for stars such as Ivan Cornejo, Carín León, Shakira, Karol G and Peso Pluma.
In the list of nominations for the 2025 Grammy Awards, announced Friday (Nov. 8), Barrera was once again included in a non-Latin genre category, along with English-language songwriters Jessi Alexander, Amy Allen, Jessie Jo Dillon and Raye. Songs cited this year under his name are “Atención” (Ivan Cornejo), “(Entre Paréntesis)” (Shakira and Grupo Frontera), “It Was Always You (Siempre Fuiste Tú)” (Carín León and Leon Bridges), “No Se Vale” (Camilo), “The One (Pero No Como Yo)” (Carín León and Kane Brown), “Por El Contrario” (Becky G with Ángela Aguilar and Leonardo Aguilar), “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”(Karol G), “Sincere” (Khalid) and “Tommy & Pamela” (Peso Pluma and Kenia Os).
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The nominations in general include other Latin artists, but not in such prominent categories as songwriter of the year. Among others, Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel is nominated again in the classical music categories, along with Mexican composer Gabriela Ortiz, and Puerto Rican saxophonist and composer Miguel Zenón appears in the jazz categories.
In the Latin music-specific categories — which include pop, urban, rock or alternative, Mexican music and tropical music — there are superstars who have been nominated or awarded in the past, such as Anitta, Bad Bunny, Shakira, Kali Uchis, Peso Pluma, J Balvin, Residente, Juan Luis Guerra and Marc Anthony, among others. Plus, first-time nominees include Feid, Young Miko and Rawayana.
Karol G, who won last year’s Grammy for best música urbana album for Mañana Será Bonito and now has eight nominations at the 2024 Latin Grammys — including album of the year for Mañana Será Bonito (Bichota Season) — was surprisingly not among this year’s Grammy nominees.
Below are the nominees for the 67th Annual Grammy Awards in the Latin music and Latin jazz categories. Winners will be announced in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 2.
Best Latin Pop Album
Funk Generation, Anitta
El Viaje, Luis Fonsi
García, Kany García
Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran, Shakira
Orquídeas, Kali Uchis
Best Música Urbana Album
Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana, Bad Bunny
Rayo, J Balvin
Ferxxocalipsis, Feid
Las Letras Ya No Importan, Residente
Att., Young Miko
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
Compita del Destino, El David Aguilar
Pa’ Tu Cuerpa, Cimafunk
Autopoiética, Mon Laferte
Grasa, Nathy Peluso
¿Quién trae las cornetas?, Rawayana
Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)
Diamantes, Chiquis
Boca Chueca, Vol. 1, Carín León
Éxodo, Peso Pluma
De Lejitos, Jessi Uribe
Best Tropical Latin Album
Muevense, Marc Anthony
Bailar, Sheila E.
Radio Güira, Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
Alma, Corazón y Salsa (Live at Gran Teatro Nacional), Tony Succar, Mimy Succar
Vacilón Santiaguero, Kiki Valera
Best Latin Jazz Album
Spain Forever Again, Michel Camilo & Tomatito
Cubop Lives!, Zaccai Curtis
Collab, Hamilton de Holanda & Gonzalo Rubalcaba
Time and Again, Eliane Elias
El Trio: Live in Italy, Horacio “El Negro” Hernández, John Beasley & José Gola
Cuba and Beyond, Chucho Valdés & Royal Quartet
As I Travel, Donald Vega feat. Lewis Nash, John Patitucci & Luisito Quintero
Once again, it’s Queen Bey’s world, we’re just living in it.Beyoncé made history on Friday (Nov. 8) when she landed 11 2025 Grammy Award nominations, setting a one-year record for nods for a woman artist. The Cowboy Carter star had previously shared the title with Lauryn Hill, who earned 10 noms in 1999; Bey got 10 as well in 2010.
She wasn’t alone in racking up multiple nominations, with Charli XCX, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar and Post Malone tied for second place with seven nods and Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan and Taylor Swift tied for third place with six nominations.
Records fell all over the place, with Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department marking her seventh album of the year nomination, helping her break a tie with Barbra Streisand for the woman with the most AOTY nods. Beyoncé also made history when Cowboy Carter got an AOTY bid, elevating the singer to the pole position on the list of Black artists with the most AOTY nominations as a lead artist; she was formerly tied with Kanye West and Kendrick Lamar on that list.
Bey has been up for the night’s top prize four other times, but to date has never won the award. In addition, Cowboy Carter has officially become the most Grammy-nominated album of all time, surpassing previous record-holders Michael Jackson’s Thriller and husband Jay-Z’s The Blueprint 3, which both earned 10 noms; her earlier albums Renaissance and Lemonade both earned nine AOTY nominations.
Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us” snagged record and song of the year nominations, putting the Compton MC in a tie with Jay-Z for the most noms in each of those categories by a rapper. Roan and Carpenter both racked up nominations in each of the Big Four categories – album, record and song of the year and best new artist – marking the third time in Grammy history that two artists have achieved that quadfecta in the same year.
Eilish ran up her fifth record of the year nomination for “Birds of a Feather,” making the singer the first artist in Grammy history to roll up five record of the year nods before turning 23; Eilish will turn that age on Dec. 18. Grammy darling Swift got her record-extending eighth song of the year nomination for co-writing the Tortured Poets single “Fortnight,” a category she has yet to win in. Swift co-wrote “Fortnight” with Jack Antonoff and Post Malone, whose nomination marks his second in that category.
“Fortnight” is also up for record of the year, with Posty scoring additional attention in best pop duo/group performance for his Cowboy Carter duet with Bey on “Levii’s Jeans,” as well as best country duo/group performance for his smash single “I Had Some Help” with Morgan Wallen, which also got a nod for best country song.
Charli XCX might celebrate her Brat summer next year thanks to a record of the year nomination for her single “360,” as well as AOTY notices for Brat and best pop solo performance for “Apple,” among other noms.
For the full list of this year’s nominees, click here. The 67th annual Grammy Awards will take place on Feb. 2 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Below, find the artists who have the most 2025 Grammy nominations.