Partial Nominee Roster for the 66th Grammy Awards

An overview of select nominees in major categories for the 66th Grammy Awards, as released on Friday by The Recording Academy.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Nominees include: Jon Batiste with “World Music Radio”; boygenius for “The Record”; Miley Cyrus’s “Endless Summer Vacation”; Lana Del Rey’s “Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd”; Janelle Monáe’s “The Age of Pleasure”; Olivia Rodrigo’s “GUTS”; “Midnights” by Taylor Swift; and “SOS” from SZA.

RECORD OF THE YEAR

The contenders are: “Worship” by Jon Batiste; boygenius with “Not Strong Enough”; “Flowers” by Miley Cyrus; Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For?”; “On My Mama” from Victoria Monét; Olivia Rodrigo’s “Vampire”; Taylor Swift’s “Anti-Hero”; and “Kill Bill” by SZA.

SONG OF THE YEAR (SONGWRITER’S AWARD)

Competing entries: “A&W” by Jack Antonoff, Lana Del Rey, and Sam Dew; Jack Antonoff and Taylor Swift for “Anti-Hero”; “Butterfly” by Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson; “Dance the Night” from Caroline Ailin, Dua Lipa, Mark Ronson, and Andrew Wyatt; Miley Cyrus, Gregory Aldae Hein, and Michael Pollack for “Flowers”; “Kill Bill” by Rob Bisel, Carter Lang, and Solána Rowe; “Vampire” by Daniel Nigro and Olivia Rodrigo; and Billie Eilish O’Connell with Finneas O’Connell for “What Was I Made For?”.

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BEST NEW ARTIST

Nominees are Gracie Abrams; Fred again..; Ice Spice; Jelly Roll; Coco Jones; Noah Kahan; Victoria Monét; and The War and Treaty.

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

Nominees include Edgar Barrera; Jessie Jo Dillon; Shane McAnally; Theron Thomas; and Justin Tranter.

BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE

Competing songs: “Flowers” by Miley Cyrus; Doja Cat’s “Paint the Town Red”; Billie Eilish with “What Was I Made For?”; Olivia Rodrigo’s “Vampire”; and “Anti-Hero” by Taylor Swift.

BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE

Nominated collaborations: “Thousand Miles” by Miley Cyrus featuring Brandi Carlile; “Candy Necklace” by Lana Del Rey featuring Jon Batiste; “Never Felt So Alone” by Labrinth featuring Billie Eilish; “Karma” by Taylor Swift featuring Ice Spice; and “Ghost in the Machine” by SZA featuring Phoebe Bridgers.

BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM

The contenders are: “Chemistry” by Kelly Clarkson; Miley Cyrus’s “Endless Summer Vacation”; “GUTS” by Olivia Rodrigo; Ed Sheeran’s -(Subtract); and “Midnights” by Taylor Swift.

BEST RAP ALBUM

In the running are: “Her Loss” by Drake and 21 Savage; “Michael” from Killer Mike; “Heroes & Villains” by Metro Boomin; “King’s Disease III” from Nas; and “Utopia” by Travis Scott.

BEST COUNTRY ALBUM

Nominees include: “Rolling Up the Welcome Mat” by Kelsea Ballerini; “Brothers Osborne” from Brothers Osborne; “Zach Bryan” by Zach Bryan; “Rustin’ in the Rain” from Tyler Childers; and Lainey Wilson’s “Bell Bottom Country.”

BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM

Nominees are: “Blackbox Life Recorder 21F” by Aphex Twin; “Loading” from James Blake; “Higher Than Ever Before” by Disclosure; “Strong” from Romy and Fred again..; and “Rumble” by Skrillex, Fred again.., and Flowdan.

BEST ROCK ALBUM

Nominated albums: “But Here We Are” by Foo Fighters; Greta Van Fleet’s “Starcatcher”; “72 Seasons” from Metallica; “This Is Why” by Paramore; and “In Times New Roman…” from Queens of the Stone Age.

BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM

Contenders include: “The Car” by Arctic Monkeys; “The Record” from boygenius; Lana Del Rey’s “Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd”; “Cracker Island” by Gorill

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