Wizkid, Burna Boy, Asake, Rema, Lojay, Davido, Yemi Alade; Nigerian artistes sweep Grammy nominations
In addition, Beyoncé leads the 2025 Grammy nominations with 11 new nods, setting a record as the most-nominated artiste in Grammy history.
Nigerian artistes have secured a strong showing at the upcoming 67th Grammy Awards, with top acts such as Wizkid, Burna Boy, Asake, Rema, Lojay, Davido, and Yemi Alade receiving multiple nominations across major categories.
The Recording Academy announced the nominees for the 67th Grammy Awards on Friday, November 8. The event is set to take place in Los Angeles’ at the Crypto.com Arena on Sunday, February 2, 2025.
Nigerian singer-songwriter Tems stands out with the most Grammy nominations of any Nigerian artiste this year, receiving three nods. Her hit single “Love Me JeJe” is nominated for Best African Music Performance, placing her alongside fellow Nigerian superstars Wizkid, Burna Boy, Asake, Rema, Lojay, Davido, and Yemi Alade in the category.
Both Rema and Tems have also received nominations for Best Global Album, with Rema’s sophomore album ‘HEIS’ competing alongside Tems’s debut album ‘Born in the Wild’.
Nigerian Grammy-winning artiste Burna Boy continues his streak on the international music scene, becoming the first African artiste to receive Grammy nominations for six consecutive years. His hit single “Higher” earned a nomination in the Best African Music Performance category.
Asake returns to the Grammys after narrowly missing a win at the 66th Grammy Awards in the Best African Music Performance category. His latest single, “MMS,” featuring Wizkid and part of his album Lungu Boy, set a new record on Spotify Nigeria with 870,000 streams on its first day, surpassing Wizkid’s previous record of 626,000 streams for “IDK” featuring Zlatan.
In addition, Beyoncé leads the 2025 Grammy nominations with 11 new nods, setting a record as the most-nominated artiste in Grammy history. These nominations bring her total to 99, surpassing her husband, Jay-Z. Beyoncé’s genre-spanning album Cowboy Carter earned her nominations across various categories: three in the general fields, including Album of the Year and Record and Song of the Year for her single “Texas Hold ’Em.” She also received four nominations in country, two in pop, one in rap, and one in Americana.
Following Beyoncé, Charli XCX, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, and Post Malone each received seven nominations, while Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, and Taylor Swift followed closely with six each
Here is the full list of nominees for the 2025 Grammys
Record of the Year
“Now and Then,” The Beatles
Giles Martin & Paul McCartney, producers; Geoff Emerick, Steve Genewick, Jon Jacobs, Greg McAllister, Steve Orchard, Keith Smith, Mark ‘Spike’ Stent & Bruce Sugar, engineers/mixers; Miles Showell, mastering engineer.
“TEXAS HOLD ‘EM,” Beyoncé
Beyoncé, Nate Ferraro, Killah B & Raphael Saadiq, producers; Hotae Alexander Jang, Alex Nibley & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer.
“Espresso,” Sabrina Carpenter
Julian Bunetta, producer; Julian Bunetta & Jeff Gunnell, engineers/mixers; Nathan Dantzler, mastering engineer.
“360,” Charli xcx
Cirkut & A. G. Cook, producers; Cirkut & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Idania Valencia, mastering engineer.
“BIRDS OF A FEATHER,” Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish & FINNEAS, producers; Thom Beemer, Jon Castelli, Billie Eilish, FINNEAS, Aron Forbes, Brad Lauchert & Chaz Sexton, engineers/mixers; Dale Becker, mastering engineer.
“Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar
Mustard, Sean Momberger & Sounwave, producers; Ray Charles Brown Jr. & Johnathan Turner, engineers/mixers; Nicolas de Porcel, mastering engineer.
“Good Luck, Babe!,” Chappell Roan
Dan Nigro, producer; Mitch McCarthy & Dan Nigro, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer.
“Fortnight,” Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone
Jack Antonoff, Louis Bell & Taylor Swift, producers; Louis Bell, Bryce Bordone, Serban Ghenea, Sean Hutchinson, Oli Jacobs, Michael Riddleberger & Laura Sisk, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer.
Album of the Year
New Blue Sun, André 3000
André 3000 & Carlos Niño, producers; André 3000, Carlos Niño & Ken Oriole, engineers/mixers; André 3000, Surya Botofasina, Nate Mercereau & Carlos Niño, songwriters; Andy Kravitz, mastering engineer.
Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé
Beyoncé, Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant & Dave Hamelin, producers; Matheus Braz, Brandon Harding, Hotae Alexander Jang, Dani Pampuri & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Ryan Beatty, Beyoncé, Camaron Ochs, Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant, Dave Hamelin, S. Carter & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer.
Short n’ Sweet, Sabrina Carpenter
Jack Antonoff, Julian Bunetta, Ian Kirkpatrick & John Ryan, producers; Bryce Bordone, Julian Bunetta, Serban Ghenea, Jeff Gunnell, Oli Jacobs, Manny Marroquin, John Ryan & Laura Sisk, engineers/mixers; Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff, Julian Bunetta, Sabrina Carpenter, Ian Kirkpatrick, Julia Michaels & John Ryan, songwriters; Nathan Dantzler & Ruairi O’Flaherty, mastering engineers.
BRAT, Charli xcx
Charli xcx, Cirkut & A. G. Cook, producers; A. G. Cook, Tom Norris & Geoff Swan, engineers/mixers; Charlotte Aitchison, Henry Walter, Alexander Guy Cook, Finn Keane & Jonathan Christopher Shave, songwriters; Idania Valencia, mastering engineer.
Djesse Vol. 4, Jacob Collier
Jacob Collier, producer; Ben Bloomberg, Jacob Collier & Paul Pouwer, engineers/mixers; Jacob Collier, songwriter; Chris Allgood & Emily Lazar, mastering engineers.
HIT ME HARD AND SOFT, Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish & FINNEAS, producers; Thom Beemer, Jon Castelli, Billie Eilish, FINNEAS, Aron Forbes, Brad Lauchert & Chaz Sexton, engineers/mixers; Billie Eilish O’Connell & FINNEAS, songwriters; Dale Becker, mastering engineer.
The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, Chappell Roan
Daniel Nigro, producer; Mitch McCarthy & Daniel Nigro, engineers/mixers; Daniel Nigro & Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer.
The Tortured Poets Department, Taylor Swift
Jack Antonoff, Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift, producers; Zem Audu, Bella Blasko, Bryce Bordone, Serban Ghenea, David Hart, Mikey Freedom Hart, Sean Hutchinson, Oli Jacobs, Jonathan Low, Michael Riddleberger, Christopher Rowe, Laura Sisk & Evan Smith, engineers/mixers; Jack Antonoff, Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer.
Song of the Year
“A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Sean Cook, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Chibueze Collins Obinna, Nevin Sastry & Mark Williams, songwriters (Shaboozey)
“BIRDS OF A FEATHER,” Billie Eilish O’Connell & FINNEAS, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
“Die With a Smile,” Dernst Emile II, James Fauntleroy, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars)
“Fortnight,” Jack Antonoff, Austin Post & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone)
“Good Luck, Babe!,” Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, Daniel Nigro & Justin Tranter, songwriters (Chappell Roan)
“Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)
“Please Please Please,” Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff & Sabrina Carpenter, songwriters (Sabrina Carpenter)
“TEXAS HOLD ‘EM,” Brian Bates, Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nate Ferraro & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Beyoncé)
Best New Artiste
Benson Boone
Sabrina Carpenter
Doechii
Khruangbin
RAYE
Chappell Roan
Shaboozey
Teddy Swims
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Alissia
• “Bugs” (Jamila Woods)
• “Don’t Matter” (Rae Khalil)
• “Honey” (BJ the Chicago Kid feat. Chlöe)
• “Irreplaceable (Interlude)” (Rae Khalil)
• “Is It Worth It” (Rae Khalil)
• “Love Takeover” (Lion Babe)
• “Spend the Night” (BJ the Chicago Kid, Coco Jones)
Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II
• Algorithm (Lucky Daye)
• “Bar Song” (Koe Wetzel)
• “Die With a Smile” (Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars)
• “HERicane” (Lucky Daye)
• “I Love U” (Usher)
• “One of Them Ones” (Usher)
• “Power of Two” (From Star Wars: The Acolyte) (Victoria Monét)
• “That’s You” (Lucky Daye)
Ian Fitchuk
• “AMEN” (Beyoncé)
• Angel Face (Stephen Sanchez)
• Deeper Well (Kacey Musgraves)
• Don’t Forget Me (Maggie Rogers)
• “Lemon” (Still Woozy)
• “Oh, Gemini” (Role Model)
• “Peaceful Place” (Leon Bridges)
• “Redemption Song” (Bob Marley: One Love – Music Inspired By The Film) (Leon Bridges)
• “Three Little Birds” (Bob Marley: One Love – Music Inspired By The Film) (Kacey Musgraves)
Mustard
• Faith of a Mustard Seed (Mustard)
• “Not Like Us” (Kendrick Lamar)
• “Parking Lot” (Mustard & Travis Scott)
Daniel Nigro
• “Can’t Catch Me Now” (From The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes) (Olivia Rodrigo)
• The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess(Chappell Roan)
• “girl I’ve always been” (Olivia Rodrigo)
• “Good Luck, Babe!” (Chappell Roan)
• “So American” (Olivia Rodrigo)
• “stranger” (Olivia Rodrigo)
Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical
Jessi Alexander
• “Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma” (Luke Combs)
• “All I Ever Do Is Leave” (Luke Combs)
• “Chevrolet” (Dustin Lynch feat. Jelly Roll)
• “Make Me a Mop” (Cody Johnson)
• “Never Left Me (Megan Moroney)
• “No Caller ID” (Megan Moroney)
• “Noah” (Megan Moroney)
• “Remember Him That Way” (Luke Combs)
• “Roulette on the Heart” (Conner Smith & Hailey Whitters)
Amy Allen
• “Chrome Cowgirl” (Leon Bridges)
• “Espresso” (Sabrina Carpenter)
• “High Road” (Koe Wetzel & Jessie Murph)
• “Please Please Please” (Sabrina Carpenter)
• “Run for the hills” (Tate McRae)
• “Scared of my guitar” (Olivia Rodrigo)
• “Selfish” (Justin Timberlake)
• “Sweet Dreams” (Koe Wetzel)
• “Taste” (Sabrina Carpenter)
Edgar Barrera
• “Atención” (Ivan Cornejo)
• “(Entre Paréntesis)” (Shakira & Grupo Frontera)
• “It Was Always You (Siempre Fuiste Tú)” (Carin Leon & Leon Bridges)
• “No Se Vale” (Camilo)
• “The One (Pero No Como Yo)” (Carin Leon & Kane Brown)
• “Por El Contrario” (Becky G With Ángela Aguilar, Leonardo Aguilar)
• “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido” (Karol G)
• “Sincere” (Khalid)
• “Tommy & Pamela” (Peso Pluma & Kenia Os)
Jessie Jo Dillon
• “Am I Okay? ” (Megan Moroney)
• “Go To Hell” (Post Malone)
• “Heaven By Noon” (Megan Moroney)
• “Lies Lies Lies” (Morgan Wallen)
• “Messed Up As Me” (Keith Urban)
• “Never Left Me” (Megan Moroney)
• “No Caller ID” (Megan Moroney)
• “Sorry Mom” (Kelsea Ballerini)
• “Two Hearts” (Post Malone)
RAYE
• “Ask & You Shall Receive” (Rita Ora)
• “Because I Love You” (Halle)
