The nominations for the 2025 Grammy Awards were announced today, and Beyoncé, Chappell Roan and Kendrick Lamar could be among the contenders for song of the year. Rounding out the category are Billie Eilish, Sabrina Carpenter, Shaboozey, Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars. See all the 2025 Grammy nominations here.
Beyoncé is ready for it Cowboy Carter single “Texas Hold 'Em.” It's the fifth time she's been nominated for song of the year, but she's only won the category once, in 2010, for “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It).”
Roan is nominated for 'Good Luck, Babe!', her first new song since 2023 The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princessand Kendrick Lamar for Drake's world-beating diss “Not Like Us.” Aris and Gaga's duet “Die With a Smile” is the newest in the series, having been released just two weeks before eligibility expired on August 30.
Both Eilish and Swift — nominated for “Birds of a Feather” and Post Malone for “Fortnight,” respectively — were also nominated for song of the year at the 2024 Grammy Awards, their third in a row Swift's year in the segment. . Eilish picked up the award last year for 'What Was I Made For?', her contribution to Barbie movie soundtrack.
Each first-time nominee in the category, Sabrina Carpenter is nominated for “Please Please Please” and Shaboozey for “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” both Billboard No. 1 hits. 1.
The 2025 Grammy Awards are set to be broadcast live on Sunday, February 2, 2025, from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Catch up on all of Pitchfork's coverage of the 2025 Grammy Awards and revisit “Who Should Be Nominated at the 2025 Grammy Awards” on Pitch.
The song of the year
Beyoncé – Texas Hold 'Em
Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather
Chappell Roan – Good Luck Baby!
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – Die With a Smile
Sabrina Carpenter – Please Please
Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy)
Taylor Swift with Post Malone – Fortnight
