**SZA TOPS THIS YEAR'S NOMINATIONS WITH NINE; PHOEBE BRIDGERS, SERBAN GHENEA AND VICTORIA MONÉT EARN SEVEN; JACK ANTONOFF, JON BATISTE, BOYGENIUS, BRANDY CLARK, MILEY CYRUS, BILLIE EILISH, OLIVIA RODRIGO, AND TAYLOR SWIFT EACH HAVE SIX**

**SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (NOV. 10, 2023)** — Topping the list of nominees for the **66th Annual GRAMMY Awards**® are **SZA** (9), **Phoebe Bridgers** (7), **Serban Ghenea** (7), **Victoria Monét** (7)**, Jack Antonoff** (6), **Jon Batiste** (6), **boygenius** (6), **Brandy Clark** (6), **Miley Cyrus** (6), **Billie Eilish** (6), **Olivia Rodrigo** (6), and **Taylor Swift** (6). As the only peer-voted music award, the GRAMMY Awards® are selected by the Recording Academy®'s voting membership body of music makers, who represent all genres and creative disciplines, including recording artists, songwriters, composers, producers, mixers, and engineers. The nominees were announced via a livestream event on [live.GRAMMY.com](https://live.grammy.com/). 

"We are thrilled to kick off GRAMMY® season with this year's diverse and genre-bending slate of nominees, representing the best of their craft and an incredible year of music," said Harvey Mason jr, CEO of the Recording Academy. "From breakthrough acts to legacy artists, we are amazed by all the musicians recognized for their outstanding contributions to music today. We can't wait to spotlight these remarkable creators and celebrate another amazing year in music on Feb. 4."

This year's eligibility period includes recordings released between Oct. 1, 2022 – Sept. 15, 2023. The final round of GRAMMY voting, which will determine GRAMMY recipients, will take place Dec. 14, 2023 – Jan. 4, 2024. The 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards will return to Los Angeles' Crypto.com Arena on **Sun, Feb. 4, 2024**, and will broadcast live on the CBS Television Network and stream live and on-demand on Paramount+ at 8-11:30 p.m. ET/5-8:30 p.m. PT. Prior to the Telecast, the GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony® will be held at Peacock Theater at 12:30 p.m. PT and will be streamed live on [live.GRAMMY.com](https://live.grammy.com/) and the Recording Academy's [YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/user/TheGRAMMYs). The 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be produced by Fulwell 73 Productions for the Recording Academy. Ben Winston, Raj Kapoor and Jesse Collins are executive producers.

The following is a sampling of nominations from the 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards' 94 Categories. For a complete nominations list, visit [GRAMMY.com](http://www.grammy.com/).

**Record Of The Year**

"Worship" Jon Batiste

"Not Strong Enough" boygenius

"Flowers" Miley Cyrus

"What Was I Made For?" \[From The Motion Picture *Barbie*\] — Billie Eilish

"On My Mama" — Victoria Monét

"vampire" — Olivia Rodrigo

"Anti-Hero" — Taylor Swift

"Kill Bill" — SZA

**Album Of The Year**

*World Music Radio* Jon Batiste

*the record* boygenius

*Endless Summer Vacation* Miley Cyrus

*Did you know that there*'*s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd* Lana Del Rey

*The Age of Pleasure* Janelle Monáe

*GUTS* Olivia Rodrigo

*Midnights* Taylor Swift

*SOS* SZA

 

**Song Of The Year**

"A&W" Jack Antonoff, Lana Del Rey & Sam Dew, songwriters (Lana Del Rey)

"Anti-Hero" Jack Antonoff & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)

"Butterfly" Jon Batiste & Dan Wilson, songwriters (Jon Batiste)

"Dance The Night" (From *Barbie* The Album) Caroline Ailin, Dua Lipa, Mark Ronson & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Dua Lipa)

"Flowers" Miley Cyrus, Gregory Aldae Hein & Michael Pollack, songwriters (Miley Cyrus)

"Kill Bill" Rob Bisel, Carter Lang & Solána Rowe, songwriters (SZA)

"vampire" ­ Daniel Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo, songwriters (Oliva Rodrigo)

"What Was I Made For?" \[From The Motion Picture *Barbie*\] Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)

 

**Best New Artist**

Gracie Abrams

Fred again..

Ice Spice

Jelly Roll

Coco Jones

Noah Kahan

Victoria Monét

The War and Treaty

 

**Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical**

Jack Antonoff

Dernst "D'Mile" Emile II

Hit-Boy

Metro Boomin

Daniel Nigro

 

**Songwriter Of The Year, Non-Classical**

Edgar Barrera

Jessie Jo Dillon

Shane McAnally

Theron Thomas

Justin Tranter

**Best Pop Vocal Album**

*chemistry* Kelly Clarkson

*Endless Summer Vacation* Miley Cyrus

*GUTS* Olivia Rodrigo

*- (Subtract)* Ed Sheeran

*Midnights* Taylor Swift

 

**Best Pop Dance Recording**

"Baby Don't Hurt Me" — David Guetta, Anne-Marie & Coi Leray

"Miracle" — Calvin Harris Featuring Ellie Goulding

"Padam Padam" — Kylie Minogue

"One in a Million" — Bebe Rexha & David Guetta

"Rush" — Troye Sivan

 

**Best Dance/Electronic Music Album**

*Playing Robots Into Heaven* James Blake

*For That Beautiful Feeling* The Chemical Brothers

*Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022)* Fred again..

*Kx5* Kx5

*Quest For Fire* Skrillex

 

**Best Rock Album**

*But Here We Are* Foo Fighters

*Starcatcher* Greta Van Fleet

*72 Seasons* Metallica

*This Is Why* Paramore

*In Times New Roman...* Queens of the Stone Age

 

**Best Alternative Music Album**

*The Car* Arctic Monkeys

*the record* boygenius

*Did you know that there*'*s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd* Lana Del Rey

*Cracker Island* Gorillaz

*I Inside the Old Year Dying* PJ Harvey

 

**Best R&B Album**

*Girls Night Out* Babyface

*What I Didn*'*t Tell You (Deluxe)* Coco Jones

*Special Occasion* Emily King

*JAGUAR II* Victoria Monét

*CLEAR 2: SOFT LIFE EP* Summer Walker

**Best Melodic Rap Performance**

"Sittin' On Top Of The World" Burna Boy Featuring 21 Savage

"Attention" Doja Cat

"Spin Bout U" Drake & 21 Savage

"All My Life" Lil Durk Featuring J. Cole

"Low" SZA

 

**Best Rap Song**

"Attention" — Rogét Chahayed, Amala Zandile Dlamini & Ari Starace, songwriters (Doja Cat)

"Barbie World" \[From *Barbie* The Album\] — Isis Naija Gaston, Ephrem Louis Lopez Jr. & Onika Maraj, songwriters (Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice Featuring Aqua)

"Just Wanna Rock" — Mohamad Camara, Symere Woods & Javier Mercado, songwriters (Lil Uzi Vert)

"Rich Flex" — Brytavious Chambers, Isaac "Zac" De Boni, Aubrey Graham, J. Gwin, Anderson Hernandez, Michael "Finatik" Mule & Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, songwriters (Drake & 21 Savage)

"SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS" — Andre Benjamin, Paul Beauregard, James Blake, Michael Render, Tim Moore & Dion Wilson, songwriters (Killer Mike Featuring André 3000, Future & Eryn Allen Kane)

 

**Best Alternative Jazz Album**

*Love In Exile* Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily

*Quality Over Opinion* Louis Cole

*SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree* Kurt Elling, Charlie Hunter, SuperBlue

*Live At The Piano* Cory Henry

*The Omnichord Real Book* Meshell Ndegeocello

 

**Best Country Album**

*Rolling Up the Welcome Mat* Kelsea Ballerini

*Brothers Osborne* Brothers Osborne

*Zach Bryan* Zach Bryan

*Rustin*' *In The Rain* Tyler Childers

*Bell Bottom Country* Lainey Wilson

 

**Best Americana Album**

*Brandy Clark* Brandy Clark

*The Chicago Sessions* Rodney Crowell

*You*'*re the One* Rhiannon Giddens

*Weathervanes* Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

*The Returner* Allison Russell

 

**Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)**

*Bordado a Mano* Ana Bárbara

*La Sánchez* Lila Downs

*Motherflower* Flor de Toloache

*Amor Como en las Películas de Antes* Lupita Infante

*GÉNESIS* Peso Pluma

 

**Best African Music Performance**

"Amapiano" ASAKE & Olamide

"City Boys" Burna Boy

"UNAVAILABLE" Davido Featuring Musa Keys

"Rush" Ayra Starr

"Water" Tyla

 

**Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Televison)**

*Barbie* Mark Ronson & Andrew Wyatt, composers

*Black Panther: Wakanda Forever* Ludwig Göransson, composer

*The Fabelmans* John Williams, composer

*Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny* John Williams, composer

*Oppenheimer* Ludwig Göransson, composer\
 

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