The other top nominees are the British “Brat” Charli XCX and the shape-shifter Post Malone (with eight nods each), followed by Lamar and Billie Eilish, with seven. Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan and Taylor Swift each have six.
Carpenter and Roan are also competing for best new artist, a trophy that would be a crowning achievement after a year of rapid pop ascension for both performers. That all-genre category also includes the buzzy “Denial Is a River” rapper Doechii, the “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” country singer Shaboozey and the “Beautiful Things” singer Benson Boone.
Who was snubbed?
There were no expected nods for the pop powerhouse Dua Lipa or the respected bands the Smile and Vampire Weekend. Tommy Richman’s inescapable viral track “Million Dollar Baby” also went unrecognized.
How does voting work?
The Grammys are voted on by more than 13,000 music professionals — performers, songwriters, producers and others with credits on recordings — who are members of the Recording Academy. Members first scan through huge lists of submissions to vote for nominees. After the final ballot is set, they do it again, to select winners. In the past, anonymous committees had the power to overrule members’ selections of nominees; after some controversy those were largely disbanded, though the academy still has the power to reassign submissions if necessary.
The 94 categories are divided into 12 fields, including six awards in the general field and the rest in 11 others divided by genre. Voting members are allowed to cast ballots in up to 10 categories across three genre fields, plus the eight categories in the general field. While members can choose where to vote, they are “directed to vote only in those Fields in which they are peers of the nominees,” according to Recording Academy rules.
Who will present?
This year’s presenters include Anthony Kiedis and Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Cardi B, Gloria Estefan, Olivia Rodrigo, Queen Latifah, SZA, Taylor Swift, Victoria Monét and Will Smith. (Swift will be making her return to the stage where last year she announced “The Tortured Poets Department,” which is up for five awards.)
