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Beyoncé Announces “Cowboy Carter” Tour Dates

Nikoleta P — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 06:18:00 +0000

Beyoncé rocked our world with her latest album Cowboy Carter, and she’s finally ready to take it on the road! Shortly after winning three Grammy Awards for this country-inspired record, Queen B finally announced the dates of her Cowboy Carter Tour, taking place this spring and summer.

Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin’ Circuit Tour will include 22 shows, taking Beyoncé across the United States, England, and France over the course of almost three months. It will kick off on April 28, with four concerts at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium, and it’s expected to include stops in Chicago, New York, London, and Paris.

She’ll also perform two concerts in her hometown of Houston, before celebrating the Fourth of July in Washington, D.C., and wrapping things up at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium on July 11.

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Beyoncé previously delivered the first live performance of Cowboy Carter songs during the 2024 NFL on Christmas Day game at Houston’s NRG Stadium. The event was dubbed “Beyoncé Bowl” and Netflix later released a concert special inspired by her performance.

Cowboy Carter was released to critical acclaim last March, and it produced singles “Texas Hold ‘Em”, “16 Carriages” and “II Most Wanted” ft. Miley Cyrus. It was honored with the coveted album of the year prize at the Grammys this Sunday, in addition to being named the best country album.

“Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin’ Circuit Tour” Dates:

April 28 – Los Angeles, Calif. – SoFi Stadium

May 1 – Los Angeles, Calif. – SoFi Stadium

May 4 – Los Angeles, Calif. – SoFi Stadium

May 7 – Los Angeles, Calif. – SoFi Stadium

May 15 – Chicago, Ill. – Soldier Field

May 17 – Chicago, Ill. – Soldier Field

May 22– East Rutherford, N.J. – MetLife Stadium

May 24 – East Rutherford, N.J. – MetLife Stadium

May 25 – East Rutherford, N.J. – MetLife Stadium

May 28 – East Rutherford, N.J. – MetLife Stadium

June 5 – London, U.K. – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

June 7 – London, U.K. – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

June 10 – London, U.K. – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

June 12 – London, U.K. – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

June 19 – Paris, France – Stade de France

June 21 – Paris, France – Stade de France

June 28 – Houston, Texas – NRG Stadium

June 29 – Houston, Texas – NRG Stadium

July 4 – Washington, D.C. – Northwest Stadium

July 7 – Washington, D.C. – Northwest Stadium

July 10 – Atlanta, Ga. – Mercedes Benz Stadium

July 11 – Atlanta, Ga. – Mercedes Benz Stadium

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2025 Grammy Awards: Kendrick Lamar & Beyoncé Take Top Prizes Home

Lina D — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 07:36:51 +0000

This year’s Grammy Awards were one star-studded affair, and they’ve given us many amazing moments to remember. Beyoncé finally collected the long-awaited album of the year prize, while Kendrick Lamar topped the list of winners after walking away with five trophies for his smash hit “Not Like Us”.

Beyoncé’s wait for the album of the year victory finally ended this Sunday night, when she came out victorious with her country-themed record Cowboy Carter. This album also won her a historic prize for the best country album, transforming her into the first Black female artist to collect this award.

Kendrick Lamar also had a reason to celebrate on Sunday night, after winning awards in all the categories he was nominated for and walking away with five trophies. He won song and record of the year with the viral hit “Not Like Us”, in addition to the best music video, best rap song, and best rap performance.

Charli XCX joined Beyoncé as one of the artists to walk away with three awards, including the best dance/electronic album for Brat. Sierra Ferrell was also among the top winners after dominating the Americana field with four awards, while St. Vincent won three in the alternative categories.

The 2025 Grammy Awards returned to Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on February 2, with Trevor Noah hosting the festivities for the fifth consecutive time.

FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT THE 2025 GRAMMY AWARDS:

Album of the Year

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

Song of the Year
“Not Like Us” — Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)

Record of the Year
“Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
Sean Momberger, Mustard & Sounwave, producers; Ray Charles Brown Jr. & Johnathan Turner, engineers/mixers; Nicolas de Porcel, mastering engineer

Best New Artist
Chappell Roan

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Die with a Smile” — Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars

Best Latin Pop Album
Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran — Shakira

Best Country Album
Cowboy Carter — Beyoncé

Best Pop Vocal Album
Short n’ Sweet — Sabrina Carpenter

Best Rap Album
Alligator Bites Never Heal — Doechii

Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina — Gabriela Ortiz, composer (Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale)

Best Classical Compendium
Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina — Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Dmitriy Lipay, producer

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
“Alma” — Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (säje Featuring Regina Carter)

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
“Bridge Over Troubled Water” — Jacob Collier, Tori Kelly & John Legend, arrangers (Jacob Collier Featuring John Legend & Tori Kelly)

Best Musical Theater Album
Hell’s Kitchen — Shoshana Bean, Brandon Victor Dixon, Kecia Lewis & Meleah Joi Moon, principal vocalists; Adam Blackstone, Alicia Keys & Tom Kitt, producers (Alicia Keys, composer & lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)

Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
The Heart, The Mind, The Soul — Tank and The Bangas

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Beyond The Years – Unpublished Songs Of Florence Price — Karen Slack, soloist; Michelle Cann, pianist

Best Classical Instrumental Solo
“Bach: Goldberg Variations” — Víkingur Ólafsson

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
“Rectangles and Circumstance” — Caroline Shaw & Sō Percussion

Best Choral Performance
“Ochre” — Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)

Best Opera Recording
“Saariaho: Adriana Mater” — Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Fleur Barron, Axelle Fanyo, Nicholas Phan & Christopher Purves; Jason O’Connell, producer (San Francisco Symphony; San Francisco Symphony Chorus; Timo Kurkikangas)

Best Orchestral Performance
|“Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina” — Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)

Best Instrumental Composition
“Strands” — Pascal Le Boeuf, composer (Akropolis Reed Quintet, Pascal Le Boeuf & Christian Euman)

Best Immersive Audio Album
i/o (In-Side Mix) — Hans-Martin Buff, immersive mix engineer; Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel & Richard Russell, immersive producers (Peter Gabriel)

Producer of the Year, Classical (A Producer’s Award. Artist names appear in parentheses. S stands for Single, T for Track and A for Album)

Elaine Martone

Bartók: String Quartet No.3; Suite From ‘The Miraculous Mandarin’ (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra) (A)
The Book Of Spells (Merian Ensemble) (A)
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra) (A)
Divine Mischief (Julian Bliss, J. Eric Wilson & Baylor University Wind Ensemble) (A)
Joy! (John Morris Russell & Cincinnati Pops) (A)
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 6 (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra) (A)
Schubert: The Complete Impromptus (Gerardo Teissonnière) (A)
Stranger At Home (Shachar Israel) (A)
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra) (A)

Best Engineered Album, Classical
Bruckner: Symphony No. 7; Bates: Resurrexit — Mark Donahue & John Newton, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)

Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album
Triveni — Wouter Kellerman, Éru Matsumoto & Chandrika Tandon

Best Reggae Album
Bob Marley: One Love – Music Inspired By The Film (Deluxe) — (Various Artists)

Best Global Music Album
Alkebulan II — Matt B Featuring Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Best African Music Performance
“Love Me JeJe” — Tems

Best Global Music Performance
“Bemba Colorá” — Sheila E. Featuring Gloria Estefan & Mimy Succar

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Plot Armor — Taylor Eigsti

Best Alternative Jazz Album
No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin — Meshell Ndegeocello

Best Latin Jazz Album
Cubop Lives! — Zaccai Curtis

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Bianca Reimagined: Music for Paws and Persistence — Dan Pugach Big Band

Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Remembrance — Chick Corea & Béla Fleck

Best Jazz Vocal Album
A Joyful Holiday — Samara Joy

Best Jazz Performance
“Twinkle Twinkle Little Me” — Samara Joy Featuring Sullivan Fortner

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
i/o — Tchad Blake, Oli Jacobs, Katie May & Dom Shaw, engineers; Matt Colton, mastering engineer (Peter Gabriel)

Best Song Written For Visual Media
It Never Went Away [From “American Symphony”] — Jon Batiste & Dan Wilson, songwriters (Jon Batiste)

Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord — Winifred Phillips, composer

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)
Dune: Part Two — Hans Zimmer, composer

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
Maestro: Music By Leonard Bernstein — London Symphony Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Bradley Cooper

Best Alternative Music Album
All Born Screaming — St. Vincent

Best Alternative Music Performance
“Flea” — St. Vincent

Best Rock Album
Hackney Diamonds — The Rolling Stones

Best Rock Song
“Broken Man” — Annie Clark, songwriter (St. Vincent)

Best Metal Performance
“Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)” — Gojira, Marina Viotti & Victor Le Masne

Best Rock Performance
“Now and Then” — The Beatles

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical (A Producer’s Award. Artist names appear in parentheses. S stands for Single, T for Track and A for Album)

Daniel Nigro

“Can’t Catch Me Now (From The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes)” (Olivia Rodrigo) (S)
Chappell Roan The Rise and Fall Of A Midwest Princess (Chappell Roan) (A)
“girl i’ve always been” (Olivia Rodrigo) (T)
“Good Luck, Babe!” (Chappell Roan) (S)
“so american” (Olivia Rodrigo) (T)
“stranger” (Olivia Rodrigo) (T)

Best Historical Album
Centennial — Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band And Various Artists)

Best Album Notes
Centennial — Ricky Riccardi, album notes writer (King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band & Various Artists)

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
Mind Games — Simon Hilton & Sean Ono Lennon, art directors (John Lennon)

Best Recording Package
Brat — Brent David Freaney & Imogene Strauss, art directors (Charli xcx)

Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording
Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial Celebration — Jimmy Carter

Best Comedy Album
The Dreamer — Dave Chappelle

Best Children’s Music Album
Brillo, Brillo! — Lucky Diaz And The Family Jam Band

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Visions — Norah Jones

Best Music Film
“American Symphony” — Jon Batiste
Matthew Heineman, video director; Lauren Domino, Matthew Heineman & Joedan Okun, video producers

Best Music Video
“Not Like Us” — Kendrick Lamar
Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar, video directors; Jack Begert, Sam Canter & Jamie Rabineau, video producers

Best Rap Song

“Not Like Us” — Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)

Best Melodic Rap Performance

“3” — Rapsody Featuring Erykah Badu

Best Rap Performance

“Not Like Us” — Kendrick Lamar

Best R&B Album

11:11 (Deluxe) — Chris Brown

Best Progressive R&B Album (tie)

So Glad to Know You — Avery*Sunshine
Why Lawd? — NxWorries (Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge)

Best R&B Song

“Saturn” — Rob Bisel, Carter Lang, Solána Rowe, Jared Solomon & Scott Zhang, songwriters (SZA)

Best Traditional R&B Performance

“That’s You” — Lucky Daye

Best R&B Performance

“Made For Me (Live On BET)” — Muni Long

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical
A Songwriter’s Award. (Artists’ names appear in parentheses.) (S) stands for Single, (T) stands for Track

Amy Allen

“Chrome Cowgirl” (Leon Bridges) (S)
“Espresso” (Sabrina Carpenter) (S)
“High Road” (Koe Wetzel & Jessie Murph) (S)
“Please Please Please” (Sabrina Carpenter) (S)
“run for the hills” (Tate McRae) (S)
“scared of my guitar” (Olivia Rodrigo) (T)
“Selfish” (Justin Timberlake) (S)
“Sweet Dreams” (Koe Wetzel) (S)
“Taste” (Sabrina Carpenter) (S)

Best Tropical Latin Album

Alma, Corazón y Salsa (Live at Gran Teatro Nacional) — Tony Succar, Mimy Succar

Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)

Boca Chueca, Vol. 1 — Carín León

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

¿Quién trae las cornetas? — Rawayana

Best Música Urbana Album

Las Letras Ya No Importan — Residente

Best Contemporary Blues Album

Mileage — Ruthie Foster

Best Traditional Blues Album

Swingin’ Live at The Church in Tulsa — The Taj Mahal Sextet

Best American Roots Performance

“Lighthouse” — Sierra Ferrell

Best Country Song

“The Architect” — Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

“II Most Wanted” — Beyoncé Featuring Miley Cyrus

Best Country Solo Performance

“It Takes A Woman” — Chris Stapleton

Best Roots Gospel Album

Church — Cory Henry

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

Heart Of A Human — DOE

Best Gospel Album

More Than This — CeCe Winans

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

“That’s My King” — CeCe Winans; Taylor Agan, Kellie Gamble, Llyod Nicks & Jess Russ, songwriters

Best Gospel Performance/Song

“One Hallelujah” — Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Erica Campbell & Israel Houghton Featuring Jonathan McReynolds & Jekalyn Carr; G. Morris Coleman, Israel Houghton, Kenneth Leonard, Jr., Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Naomi Raine, songwriters

Best Regional Roots Music Album

Kuini — Kalani Pe’a

Best Folk Album

Woodland — Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

Best Bluegrass Album

Live Vol. 1 — Billy Strings

Best Americana Album

Trail Of Flowers — Sierra Ferrell

Best American Roots Song

“American Dreaming” — Sierra Ferrell & Melody Walker, songwriters (Sierra Ferrell)

Best Americana Performance

“American Dreaming” — Sierra Ferrell

Best Remix Recording

“Espresso (Mark Ronson x FNZ Working Late Remix)” — FNZ & Mark Ronson, remixers (Sabrina Carpenter)

Best Dance Pop Recording

“Von dutch” — Charli xcx

Best Pop Solo Performance

“Espresso” – Sabrina Carpenter

Best Dance/Electronic Album

BRAT — Charli xcx

Best Dance/Electronic Recording

“Neverender” — Justice & Tame Impala

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5 Amazing Albums That 2024 Will Be Remembered By

Lina D — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 06:05:00 +0000

After 12 amazing months in the world of music, 2024 is coming to a close. It’s been another groundbreaking year for our favorite artists and saw them pushing the boundaries of their craft. If you’re in the mood to end the year on a high note, take a look back at some epic albums we’ve been listening to on repeat in 2024.

Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet

After trying to break into the mainstream for a decade, Sabrina Carpenter finally got her moment to shine in 2024. Short n’ Sweet put her on everyone’s radar, and its singles “Espresso”, “Please Please Please”, and “Taste” were among the biggest hits of 2024.

Kendrick Lamar – GNX

Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” was one of the defining songs of 2024, and he kept the moment going by dropping a surprise album GNX. It featured 12 brand-new tracks, including chart-topping single “Squabble Up” and collaborations with SZA and Roddy Ricch.

Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft

Hit Me Hard and Soft didn’t create as much commotion as its predecessors, but it did a great job capturing Billie Eilish’s evolution as an artist, in addition to giving us hit singles “Lunch” and “Birds of a Feather”.

Charli XCX – Brat

Charli XCX has given us one of the biggest pop culture phenomenons of 2024 with her album Brat. It resulted in the viral “Brat summer” trend, in addition to producing such hit songs as “Apple”, “Girl, So Confusing” ft. Lorde”, “Von Dutch”, and “360”.

Beyoncé – Cowboy Carter

Beyoncé made us fall in love with country with her latest album Cowboy Carter. The perfect illustration of her versatility as an artist, this record has given us the viral hit “Texas Hold ‘Em” and collaborations with Dolly Parton, Miley Cyrus, and Post Malone.

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Beyoncé’s 2024 NFL Christmas Show Has Given Us Some Epic Moments

Chris L — Thu, 26 Dec 2024 06:56:00 +0000

We can count on Beyoncé to rock our world every time she hits the stage, and she took things to the next level during the NFL 2024 Christmas Day Halftime Show. Her performance immediately broke the internet and gave us countless memorable moments, and here are a few that got everyone talking.

Cowboy Carter Celebration

Beyoncé’s latest performance took place in her hometown of Houston, Texas, and her tracklist mostly consisted of songs from her latest album Cowboy Carter. The country-themed show saw her performing some of the tracks from this record for the first time, including “Ya Ya”, “My House”, and her version of Dolly Parton’s “Jolene”.

Surprise Guests

Beyoncé didn’t have to do it all alone, and she brought many of her Cowboy Carter collaborators along for the ride. Tanner Adell, Brittney Spencer, Tiera Kennedy, and Reyna Roberts joined her for the cover of “Blackbiird”, before Post Malone and Shaboozey hit the stage.

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“Texas Hold ‘Em” Grand Finale

Queen B wrapped up her performance with an epic rendition of “Texas Hold ‘Em”, which also featured elements of “Pony Up” and “Break My Soul”. Her daughter Blue Ivy Carter was one of dozens of dancers joining her for the line dance during this song.

Mystery Announcement

Beyoncé also shared a surprise Christmas present with her fans at the end of her performance, revealing there’s a mystery announcement coming our way on January 14, 2025.

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Beyoncé to Perform at NFL’s Christmas Game Halftime Show

Chris L — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 06:46:00 +0000

It’s been over a decade since Beyoncé’s iconic Super Bowl halftime show, and she’s getting ready to perform at another major NFL event. The Christmas game between the Houston Texans and the Baltimore Ravens will air live on Netflix, with Queen B serving as the halftime show performer.

The Texans will host the Ravens at NRG Stadium in Beyoncé’s hometown of Houston, Texas, and she decided to make the game extra-special. NFL’s Christmas Gameday will air live on Netflix on December 25, with Beyoncé performing during the halftime show produced by Parkwood Entertainment and Jesse Collins Entertainment.

Netflix announced the news by sharing the teaser that sees Beyoncé standing atop a car covered in roses and catching a ball coming her way. She’s wearing a red, white, and blue leather outfit and cowboy hat, reminiscent of the imagery she embraced on her latest album Cowboy Carter, and some of her collaborators are expected to serve as special guests during the show.

Beyoncé’s concept album Cowboy Carter was inspired by the overlooked impact of Black artists on country and Americana music, and it was welcomed with rave reviews following its release in March. It earned 11 nominations at the upcoming Grammy Awards, including album of the year, plus song and record of the year for its lead single “Texas Hold ‘Em”.

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2025 Grammy Awards: Beyoncé Tops the List of Nominees With 11 Nods

Lina D — Fri, 08 Nov 2024 18:40:32 +0000

Beyoncé made a transition to country with her latest album Cowboy Carter, and her experiment certainly paid off. The list of Grammy Awards nominations is in, and Queen B emerged as the top contender with 11 nods, making history as the most nominated artist ever with a total of 99 nods.

Beyoncé won historic 32 Grammys across her career – more than any other artist in history – but never got a chance to lift the album of the year trophy. She’ll get another shot with Cowboy Carter, but she’ll have to beat tough competition in the likes of Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, and Billie Eilish.

Beyoncé is also competing in the other two main categories, song and record of the year, with her smash hit “Texas Hold ‘Em”. “Birds of a Feather” by Billie Eilish, “Fortnight” by Taylor Swift and Post Malone, “Good Luck Babe” by Chappell Roan, and “Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar also made the cut in both categories.

Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter are both in the running for the “big four” awards. In addition to making it to the three main categories with their breakout albums The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess and Short n’ Sweet, they’re also nominated for the best new artist.

The 2025 Grammy Awards will take place at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on February 2, 2025, with live broadcast on CBS and Paramount+.

FULL LIST OF NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2025 GRAMMY AWARDS:

Record of the Year
The Beatles – Now and Then
Beyoncé – Texas Hold ’Em
Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather
Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe!
Charli XCX – 360
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso
Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone – Fortnight

Album of the Year
André 3000 – New Blue Sun
Beyoncé – Cowboy Carter
Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft
Chappell Roan – The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
Charli XCX – Brat
Jacob Collier – Djesse Vol. 4
Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet
Taylor Swift – The Tortured Poets Department

Song of the Year
Beyoncé – Texas Hold ’Em
Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather
Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe!
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – Die With a Smile
Sabrina Carpenter – Please Please Please
Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy)
Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone – Fortnight

Best New Artist
Benson Boone
Doechii
Chappell Roan
Khruangbin
Raye
Sabrina Carpenter
Shaboozey
Teddy Swims

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Alissia
Daniel Nigro
Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II
Ian Fitchuk
Mustard

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical
Amy Allen
Edgar Barrera
Jessi Alexander
Jessie Jo Dillon
Raye

Best Pop Solo Performance
Beyoncé – Bodyguard
Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather
Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe!
Charli XCX – Apple
Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Ariana Grande, Brandy & Monica – The Boy Is Mine – Remix
Beyoncé Featuring Post Malone – Levii’s Jeans
Charli XCX & Billie Eilish – Guess Featuring Billie Eilish
Gracie Abrams Featuring Taylor Swift – Us.
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – Die With a Smile

Best Pop Vocal Album
Ariana Grande – Eternal Sunshine
Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft
Chappell Roan – The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet
Taylor Swift – The Tortured Poets Department

Best Dance/Electronic Recording
Disclosure – She’s Gone, Dance On
Four Tet – Loved
Fred Again.. & Baby Keem – Leavemealone
Justice & Tame Impala – Neverender
Kaytranada Featuring Childish Gambino – Witchy

Best Dance Pop Recording
Ariana Grande – Yes, And?
Billie Eilish – L’Amour de Ma Vie [Over Now Extended Edit]
Charli XCX – Von Dutch
Madison Beer – Make You Mine
Troye Sivan – Got Me Started

Best Dance/Electronic Music Album
Charli XCX – Brat
Four Tet – Three
Justice – Hyperdrama
Kaytranada – Timeless
Zedd – Telos

Best Remixed Recording
Charli XCX – Von Dutch A. G. Cook Remix Featuring Addison Rae
Doechii & Kaytranada Featuring JT – Alter Ego (Kaytranada Remix)
Julian Marley & Antaeus – Jah Sees Them (Amapiano Remix)
Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso (Mark Ronson x FNZ Working Late Remix)
Shaboozey & David Guetta – A Bar Song (Tipsy) (Remix)

Best Rock Performance
The Beatles – Now and Then
The Black Keys – Beautiful People (Stay High)
Green Day – The American Dream Is Killing Me
Idles – Gift Horse
Pearl Jam – Dark Matter
St. Vincent – Broken Man

Best Metal Performance
Gojira, Marina Viotti & Victor le Masne – Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)
Judas Priest – Crown of Horns
Knocked Loose Featuring Poppy – Suffocate
Metallica – Screaming Suicide
Spiritbox – Cellar Door

Best Rock Song
The Black Keys – Beautiful People (Stay High)
Green Day – Dilemma
Idles – Gift Horse
Pearl Jam – Dark Matter
St. Vincent – Broken Man

Best Rock Album
The Black Crowes – Happiness Bastards
Fontaines D.C. – Romance
Green Day – Saviors
Idles – Tangk
Jack White – No Name
Pearl Jam – Dark Matter
The Rolling Stones – Hackney Diamonds

Best Alternative Music Performance
Cage the Elephant – Neon Pill
Fontaines D.C. – Starburster
Kim Gordon – Bye Bye
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Song of the Lake
St. Vincent – Flea

Best Alternative Music Album
Brittany Howard – What Now
Clairo – Charm
Kim Gordon – The Collective
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Wild God
St. Vincent – All Born Screaming

Best R&B Performance
Chris Brown – Residuals
Coco Jones – Here We Go (Uh Oh)
Jhené Aiko – Guidance
Muni Long – Made for Me (Live on BET)
SZA – Saturn

Best Traditional R&B Performance
Kenyon Dixon – Can I Have This Groove
Lalah Hathaway Featuring Michael McDonald – No Lie
Lucky Daye – That’s You
Marsha Ambrosius – Wet
Muni Long – Make Me Forget

Best R&B Song
Coco Jones – Here We Go (Uh Oh)
Kehlani – After Hours
Muni Long – Ruined Me
SZA – Saturn
Tems – Burning

Best Progressive R&B Album
Avery*Sunshine – So Glad to Know You
Childish Gambino – Bando Stone and the New World
Durand Bernarr – En Route
Kehlani – Crash
NxWorries – Why Lawd?

Best R&B Album
Chris Brown – 11:11 (Deluxe)
Lalah Hathaway – Vantablack
Lucky Daye – Algorithm
Muni Long – Revenge
Usher – Coming Home

Best Rap Performance
Cardi B – Enough (Miami)
Common & Pete Rock Featuring Posdnuos – When the Sun Shines Again
Doechii – Nissan Altima
Eminem – Houdini
Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar – Like That
Glorilla – Yeah Glo!
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us

Best Melodic Rap Performance
Beyoncé, Linda Martell & Shaboozey – Spaghettii
Future, Metro Boomin & The Weeknd – We Still Don’t Trust You
Jordan Adetunji Featuring Kehlani – Kehlani (Remix)
Latto – Big Mama
Rapsody Featuring Erykah Badu – 3:AM

Best Rap Song
Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar – Like That
Glorilla – Yeah Glo!
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Rapsody & Hit-Boy – Asteroids
¥$, Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign & Rich the Kid Featuring Playboi Carti – Carnival

Best Rap Album
Common & Pete Rock – The Auditorium Vol. 1
Doechii – Alligator Bites Never Heal
Eminem – The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)
Future & Metro Boomin – We Don’t Trust You
J. Cole – Might Delete Later

Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
Malik Yusef – Good M.U.S.I.C. Universe Sonic Sinema Episode 1: In the Beginning Was the Word
Omari Hardwick – Concrete & Whiskey Act II Part 1: A Bourbon 30 Series
Queen Sheba – Civil Writes: The South Got Something to Say
Skillz – The Seven Number Ones
Tank and the Bangas – The Heart, the Mind, the Soul

Best Jazz Performance
The Baylor Project – Walk With Me, Lord (Sound | Spirit)
Chick Corea & Béla Fleck – Juno
Dan Pugach & Nicole Zuraitis Featuring Troy Roberts – Little Fears
Lakecia Benjamin Featuring Randy Brecker, Jeff “Tain” Watts & John Scofield – Phoenix Reimagined (Live)
Samara Joy Featuring Sullivan Fortner – Twinkle Twinkle Little Me

Best Jazz Vocal Album
Catherine Russell & Sean Mason – My Ideal
Christie Dashiell – Journey in Black
Kurt Elling & Sullivan Fortner – Wildflowers Vol. 1
Milton Nascimento & Esperanza Spalding – Milton + Esperanza
Samara Joy – A Joyful Holiday

Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Ambrose Akinmusire – Owl Song
Chick Corea & Béla Fleck – Remembrance
Kenny Barron – Beyond This Place
Lakecia Benjamin – Phoenix Reimagined (Live)
Sullivan Fortner – Solo Game

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra – And So It Goes
Dan Pugach – Bianca Reimagined
John Beasley Featuring Frankfurt Radio Big Band – Returning to Forever
Miguel Zenón – Golden City
Orrin Evans & The Captain Black Big Band – Walk a Mile in My Shoe

Best Latin Jazz Album
Donald Vega Featuring Lewis Nash, John Patitucci & Luisito Quintero- As I Travel
Eliane Elias – Time and Again
Hamilton de Holanda & Gonzalo Rubalcaba – Collab
Horacio ‘El Negro’ Hernandez, John Beasley & Jose Gola – El Trio: Live in Italy
Michel Camilo & Tomatito – Spain Forever Again
Zaccai Curtis – Cubop Lives!

Best Alternative Jazz Album
Arooj Aftab – Night Reign
André 3000 – New Blue Sun
Keyon Harrold – Foreverland
Meshell Ndegeocello – No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin
Robert Glasper – Code Derivation

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Aaron Lazar – Impossible Dream
Cyrille Aimée – À Fleur de Peau
Gregory Porter – Christmas Wish
Lake Street Dive – Good Together
Norah Jones – Visions

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Béla Fleck – Rhapsody in Blue
Bill Frisell – Orchestras (Live)
Julian Lage – Speak to Me
Mark Guiliana – Mark
Taylor Eigsti – Plot Armor

Best Musical Theater Album
Hell’s Kitchen
Merrily We Roll Along
The Notebook
The Outsiders
Suffs
The Wiz

Best Country Solo Performance
Beyoncé – 16 Carriages
Chris Stapleton – It Takes a Woman
Jelly Roll – I Am Not Okay
Kacey Musgraves – The Architect
Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy)

Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Beyoncé & Miley Cyrus – II Most Wanted
Brothers Osborne – Break Mine
Dan + Shay – Bigger Houses
Kelsea Ballerini & Noah Kahan – Cowboys Cry Too
Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen – I Had Some Help

Best Country Song
Beyoncé – Texas Hold ’Em
Jelly Roll – I Am Not Okay
Kacey Musgraves – The Architect
Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen – I Had Some Help
Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy)

Best Country Album
Beyoncé – Cowboy Carter
Chris Stapleton – Higher
Kacey Musgraves – Deeper Well
Lainey Wilson – Whirlwind
Post Malone – F-1 Trillion

Best American Roots Performance
The Fabulous Thunderbirds Featuring Bonnie Raitt, Keb’ Mo’, Taj Mahal & Mick Fleetwood – Nothing in Rambling
Rhiannon Giddens – The Ballad of Sally Anne
Shemekia Copeland – Blame It on Eve
Sierra Ferrell – Lighthouse

Best Americana Performance
Beyoncé – Ya Ya
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings – Empty Trainload of Sky
Madi Diaz & Kacey Musgraves – Don’t Do Me Good
Madison Cunningham – Subtitles
Sarah Jarosz – Runaway Train
Sierra Ferrell – American Dreaming

Best American Roots Song
Aoife O’Donovan – All My Friends
Iron & Wine & Fiona Apple – All in Good Time
Mark Knopfler – Ahead of the Game
Shemekia Copeland – Blame It on Eve
Sierra Ferrell – American Dreaming

Best Americana Album
Charley Crockett – $10 Cowboy
Maggie Rose – No One Gets Out Alive
Sarah Jarosz – Polaroid Lovers
Sierra Ferrell – Trail of Flowers
T Bone Burnett – The Other Side
Waxahatchee – Tigers Blood

Best Bluegrass Album
Billy Strings – Live Vol. 1
Bronwyn Keith-Hynes – I Built a World
Dan Tyminski – Dan Tyminski: Live From the Ryman
The Del McCoury Band – Songs of Love and Life
Sister Sadie – No Fear
Tony Trischka – Earl Jam

Best Traditional Blues Album
Cedric Burnside – Hill Country Love
The Fabulous Thunderbirds – Struck Down
Little Feat – Sam’s Place
Sue Foley – One Guitar Woman
Taj Mahal – Swingin’: Live at the Church in Tulsa

Best Contemporary Blues Album
Antonio Vergara – The Fury
Joe Bonamassa – Blues Deluxe Vol. 2
Ruthie Foster – Mileage
Shemekia Copeland – Blame It on Eve
Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour – Friendlytown

Best Folk Album
Adrianne Lenker – Bright Future
American Patchwork Quartet – American Patchwork Quartet
Aoife O’Donovan – All My Friends
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings – Woodland
Madi Diaz – Weird Faith

Best Regional Roots Music Album
Big Chief Monk Featuring J’wan Boudreaux – Live at the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Kalani Pe’a – Kuini
New Breed Brass Band Featuring Trombone Shorty – Live at the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
The Rumble – Stories From the Battlefield
Sean Ardoin & Kreole Rock and Soul – 25 Back to My Roots

Best Global Music Performance
Angélique Kidjo & Soweto Gospel Choir – Sunlight to My Soul
Arooj Aftab – Raat Ki Rani
Jacob Collier Featuring Anoushka Shankar & Varijashree Venugopal – A Rock Somewhere
Masa Takumi Featuring Ron Korb, Noshir Mody & Dale Edward Chung – Kashira
Rocky Dawuni – Rise
Sheila E. Featuring Gloria Estefan & Mimy Succar – Bemba Colorá

Best African Music Performance
Asake & Wizkid – MMS
Burna Boy – Higher
Chris Brown Featuring Davido & Lojay – Sensational
Tems – Love Me JeJe
Yemi Alade – Tomorrow

Best Global Music Album
Antonio Rey – Historias de un Flamenco
Ciro Hurtado – Paisajes
Matt B & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Alkebulan II
Rema – Heis
Tems – Born in the Wild

Best Reggae Album
Collie Buddz – Take It Easy
Shenseea – Never Gets Late Here
Various Artists – Bob Marley: One Love – Music Inspired By the Film (Deluxe)
Vybz Kartel – Party With Me
The Wailers – Evolution

Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album
Anoushka Shankar – Chapter II: How Dark It Is Before Dawn
Chris Redding – Visions of Sounds De Luxe
Radhika Vekaria – Warriors of Light
Ricky Kej – Break of Dawn
Ryuichi Sakamoto – Opus
Wouter Kellerman, Éru Matsumoto & Chandrika Tandon – Triveni

Best Children’s Music Album
Divinity Roxx & Divi Roxx Kids – World Wide Playdate
John Legend – My Favorite Dream
Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band – ¡Brillo, Brillo!
Lucy Kalantari & the Jazz Cats – Creciendo
Rock for Children – Solid Rock Revival

Best Comedy Album
Dave Chappelle – The Dreamer
Jim Gaffigan – The Prisoner
Nikki Glaser – Someday You’ll Die
Ricky Gervais – Armageddon
Trevor Noah – Where Was I

Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording
Barbra Streisand – My Name Is Barbra
Dolly Parton – Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones
George Clinton – …And Your Ass Will Follow
Jimmy Carter – Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial Celebration
Various Artists – All You Need Is Love: The Beatles in Their Own Words

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
London Symphony Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin & Bradley Cooper – Maestro: Music by Leonard Bernstein
Various Artists – The Color Purple
Various Artists – Deadpool & Wolverine
Various Artists – Saltburn
Various Artists – Twisters: The Album

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Includes Film and Television)
Kris Bowers – The Color Purple
Hans Zimmer – Dune: Part Two
Laura Karpman – American Fiction
Nick Chuba, Atticus Ross & Leopold Ross – Shōgun
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – Challengers

Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media
Bear McCreary – God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla
John Paesano – Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Pinar Toprak – Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
Wilbert Roget II – Star Wars Outlaws
Winifred Phillips – Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord

Best Song Written for Visual Media
Barbra Streisand – Love Will Survive (From The Tattooist of Auschwitz)
Jon Batiste – It Never Went Away (From the Netflix Documentary “American Symphony”)
Luke Combs – Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma (From Twisters: The Album)
*NSync & Justin Timberlake – Better Place (From Trolls Band Together)
Olivia Rodrigo – Can’t Catch Me Now (From The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes)

Best Music Video
A$AP Rocky – Tailor Swif
Charli XCX – 360
Eminem – Houdini
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone – Fortnight

Best Music Film
Jon Batiste – American Symphony
June Carter Cash – June
Run-DMC – Kings From Queens
Steven Van Zandt – Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple
Various Artists – The Greatest Night in Pop

Best Recording Package
The Avett Brothers – The Avett Brothers
Charli XCX – Brat
iWhoiWhoo – Pregnancy, Breakdown, and Disease
Kate Bush – Hounds of Love (Baskerville Edition)
The Muddy Basin Ramblers – Jug Band Millionaire
Post Malone – F-1 Trillion
William Clark Green – Baker Hotel

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
Alpha Wolf – Half Living Things
John Lennon – Mind Games
Kate Bush – Hounds of Love (The Boxes of Lost at Sea)
Nirvana – In Utero
Unsuk Chin & Berliner Philharmoniker – Unsuk Chin
90 Day Men – We Blame Chicago

Best Album Notes
Alice Coltrane – The Carnegie Hall Concert (Live)
Ford Dabney’s Syncopated Orchestras – After Midnight
John Culshaw – John Culshaw – The Art of the Producer – The Early Years 1948-55
King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band & Various Artists – Centennial
Various Artists – SONtrack Original de la Película “Al Son de Beno”

Best Historical Album
King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band & Various Artists – Centennial
Paul Robeson – Paul Robeson – Voice of Freedom: His Complete Columbia, RCA, HMV, and Victor Recordings
Pepe de Lucía & Paco de Lucía – Pepito y Paquito
Prince & the New Power Generation – Diamonds and Pearls (Super Deluxe Edition)
Rodgers & Hammerstein & Julie Andrews – The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording) (Super Deluxe Edition)

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Charlotte Day Wilson – Cyan Blue
Kacey Musgraves – Deeper Well
Lucky Daye – Algorithm
Peter Gabriel – I/O
Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet
Willow – Empathogen

Best Engineered Album, Classical
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel & María Dueñas – Gabriela Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina
Los Angeles Philharmonic, John Adams & Los Angeles Master Chorale – John Adams: Girls of the Golden West
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra & Manfred Honeck – Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 – Bates: Resurrexit (Live)
Skylark Vocal Ensemble & Matthew Guard – Clear Voices in the Dark
Timo Andres, Andrew Cyr & Metropolis Ensemble – Timo Andres: The Blind Banister

Producer of the Year, Classical
Christoph Franke
Dirk Sobotka
Dmitriy Lipay
Elaine Martone
Erica Brenner
Morten Lindberg

Best Immersive Audio Album
Ensemble 96, Current Saxophone Quartet & Nina T. Karlsen – Pax
Peter Gabriel – I/O (In-Side Mix)
Ray Charles & Various Artists – Genius Loves Company
Roxy Music – Avalon
Trondheim Symphony Orchestra & Nick Davies – Henning Sommerro: Borders

Best Instrumental Composition
Akropolis Reed Quintet, Pascal Le Boeuf & Christian Euman – Strands
André 3000 – I Swear, I Really Wanted to Make a “Rap” Album but This Is Literally the Way the Wind Blew Me This Time
Chick Corea & Béla Fleck – Remembrance
Christopher Zuar Orchestra – Communion
Shelly Berg – At Last

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
Béla Fleck – Rhapsody in Blue(Grass)
Henry Mancini & Snarky Puppy – Baby Elephant Walk (Encore)
Jacob Collier Featuring John Legend & Tori Kelly – Bridge Over Troubled Water
Säje – Silent Night
Scott Hoying Featuring Säje & Tonality – Rose Without the Thorns

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
Cody Fry Featuring Sleeping at Last – The Sound of Silence
John Legend – Always Come Back
Säje Featuring Regina Carter – Alma
Willow – Big Feelings
The 8-Bit Big Band Featuring Jonah Nilsson & Button Masher – Last Surprise (From “Persona 5”)

Best Orchestral Performance
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra & JoAnn Falletta – Kodály: Háry János Suite, Nyári este & Symphony in C Major
Esa-Pekka Salonen & San Francisco Symphony – Stravinsky: The Firebird
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel & María Dueñas – Gabriela Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina
ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra & Marin Alsop – John Adams: City Noir, Fearful Symmetries & Lola Montez Does the Spider Dance
Susanna Mälkki & Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra – Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Rakastava & Lemminkäinen

Best Opera Recording
Los Angeles Philharmonic, John Adams & Los Angeles Master Chorale – John Adams: Girls of the Golden West
Lyric Opera of Kansas City & Gerard Schwarz – Moravec: The Shining
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & The Metropolitan Opera Chorus – Catán: Florencia en el Amazonas
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & The Metropolitan Opera Chorus – Puts: The Hours
San Francisco Symphony Chorus & San Francisco Symphony – Saariaho: Adriana Mater

Best Choral Performance
Apollo’s Fire & Jeannette Sorrell – Handel: Israel in Egypt, HWV 54
The Choir of Trinity Wall Street, Artefact Ensemble & Novus NY – Sheehan: Akathist
The Crossing, Donald Nally & Dan Schwartz – Ochre
Skylark Vocal Ensemble & Matthew Guard – Clear Voices in the Dark
True Concord Voices & Orchestra, Jeffrey Biegel & Eric Holtan – A Dream So Bright: Choral Music of Jake Runestad

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Caroline Shaw & Sō Percussion – Rectangles and Circumstance
JACK Quartet – John Luther Adams: Waves & Particles
Lorelei Ensemble & Christopher Cerrone – Christopher Cerrone: Beaufort Scales
Miró Quartet – Home
Yo-Yo Ma, Leonidas Kavakos & Emanuel Ax – Beethoven for Three: Symphony No. 4 and Op. 97 “Archduke””

Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Andy Akiho – Akiho: Longing
Curtis J Stewart, James Blachly & Experiential Orchestra – Perry: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
Mak Grgić & Ensemble Dissonance – Entourer
Seth Parker Woods – Eastman The Holy Presence of Joan d’Arc
Víkingur Ólafsson – J. S. Bach: Goldberg Variations

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Fotina Naumenko – Bespoke Songs
Joyce DiDonato, Il Pomo d’Oro & Maxim Emelyanychev – Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder
Karen Slack & Michelle Cann – Beyond the Years
Nicholas Phan, Farayi Malek & Palaver Strings – A Change Is Gonna Come
Will Liverman & Jonathan King – Show Me the Way

Best Classical Compendium
Amy Porter, Nikki Chooi, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra & JoAnn Falletta – Lukas Foss: Symphony No. 1 & Renaissance Concerto
Andy Akiho & Imani Winds – BeLonging
Danaë Xanthe Vlasse, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Michael Shapiro – Mythologies II
Experiential Orchestra, James Blachly & Curtis J Stewart – American Counterpoints
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel & María Dueñas – Gabriela Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina

Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Andrea Casarrubios – Casarrubios: Seven for Solo Cello
Decoda – Coleman: Revelry
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Fleur Barron, Nicholas Phan, Christopher Purves, Axelle Fanyo & San Francisco Symphony Chorus & Orchestra – Saariaho: Adriana Mater
Eighth Blackbird – Lang: Composition as Explanation
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Master Chorale – Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina

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2024 People’s Choice Country Awards: Beyoncé & Zach Bryan Among Nominees

Lina D — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 06:42:00 +0000

The People’s Choice Country Awards are a fairly new awards show, but they’re already doing a great job recognizing top talent. The list of nominees for the second ceremony is here, and Beyoncé, Zach Bryan, Kacey Musgraves, and Shaboozey are some of the major contenders.

Beyoncé made a shift to country with her latest album Cowboy Carter, and her decision to experiment with this genre is paying off. Her first country album earned her 17 nominations at the upcoming People’s Choice Country Awards, including artist and album of the year.

Beyoncé is also in the running in the categories the female artist of the year, song of the year with “Texas Hold ‘Em”, female song, collaboration, cover song, crossover song, and storyteller song of the year, in addition to being one of the contenders for the social country star of 2024.

Zach Bryan will enter this year’s People’s Choice Country Awards as the most-nominated artist ahead of Beyoncé, with 19 nominations. The list of major nominees also includes Kacey Musgraves with 15 nods, Shaboozey with 12, and Kane Brown and Morgan Wallen with 11 each.

The 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards will take place at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville on September 26, with Shania Twain serving as a host.

FULL LIST OF THE 2024 PEOPLE’S CHOICE COUNTRY AWARDS NOMINATIONS:

The People’s Artist of 2024
• Beyoncé
• Jelly Roll
• Kacey Musgraves
• Kane Brown
• Lainey Wilson
• Luke Combs
• Morgan Wallen
• Zach Bryan

The Female Artist of 2024
• Beyoncé
• Carly Pearce
• Dolly Parton
• Kacey Musgraves
• Kelsea Ballerini
• Lainey Wilson
• Megan Moroney
• Miranda Lambert

The Male Artist of 2024
• Bailey Zimmerman
• Chris Stapleton
• Cody Johnson
• Jelly Roll
• Kane Brown
• Luke Combs
• Morgan Wallen
• Zach Bryan

The Group / Duo of 2024
• Brothers Osborne
• Dan + Shay
• Old Dominion
• Ole 60
• The Red Clay Strays
• The War And Treaty
• Tigirlily Gold
• Zac Brown Band

The New Artist of 2024
• Chase Matthew
• Chayce Beckham
• Dasha
• Koe Wetzel
• Nate Smith
• Shaboozey
• Tucker Wetmore
• Warren Zeiders

The Social Country Star of 2024
• Bailey Zimmerman
• Beyoncé
• Dolly Parton
• Jelly Roll
• Kelsea Ballerini
• Luke Combs
• Morgan Wallen
• Reba McEntire

The Song of 2024
• “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Shaboozey (Songwriters: Collins Obinna Chibueze, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Mark Williams, Nevin Sastry, Sean Cook)
• “Austin (Boots Stop Workin’)” – Dasha (Songwriters: Adam Wendler, Anna Dasha Novotny, Cheyenne Rose Arnspiger, Kenneth Travis Heidelman)
• “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen (Songwriters: Ashley Gorley, Austin Post, Chandler Paul Walters, Ernest Smith, Hoskins, Louis Bell, Morgan Wallen, Ryan Vojtesak)
• “I Remember Everything” – Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves (Songwriters: Kacey Musgraves, Zach Bryan)
• “Miles On It” – Marshmello & Kane Brown (Songwriters: CASTLE, Connor McDonough, Earwulf, Jake Torrey, Kane Brown, Marshmello, Nick Gale, Riley McDonough)
• “Pink Skies” – Zach Bryan (Songwriter: Zach Bryan)
• “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” – Beyoncé (Songwriters: Beyoncé, Brian Bates, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nate Ferraro, Raphael Saadiq)
• “Wild Ones” – Jessie Murph feat. Jelly Roll (Songwriters: Feli Ferraro, Gregory Aldae Hein, Jason Deford, Jeff Gitelman, Jessie Murph)

The Female Song of 2024
• “16 CARRIAGES” – Beyoncé (Songwriters: Atia Boggs, Beyoncé, Dave Hamelin, Ink, Raphael Saadiq)
• “Austin (Boots Stop Workin’)” – Dasha (Songwriters: Adam Wendler, Anna Dasha Novotny, Cheyenne Rose Arnspiger, Kenneth Travis Heidelman)
• “Deeper Well” – Kacey Musgraves (Songwriters: Daniel Tashian, Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves)
• “Hang Tight Honey” – Lainey Wilson (Songwriters: Driver Williams, Jason Nix, Lainey Wilson, Paul Sikes)
• “hummingbird” – Carly Pearce (Songwriters: Carly Pearce, Jordan Reynolds, Nicolle Galyon, Shane McAnally)
• “No Caller ID” – Megan Moroney (Songwriters: Connie Harrington, Jessi Alexander, Jessie Jo Dillon, Megan Moroney)
• “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” – Beyoncé (Songwriters: Beyoncé, Brian Bates, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nathan Ferraro, Raphael Saadiq)
• “Wranglers” – Miranda Lambert (Songwriters: Audra Mae, Evan McKeever, Ryan Carpenter)

The Male Song of 2024
• “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Shaboozey (Songwriters: Collins Obinna Chibueze, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Mark Williams, Nevin Sastry, Sean Cook)
• “Ain’t No Love In Oklahoma (From Twisters: The Album)” – Luke Combs (Songwriters: Jessi Alexander, Jonathan Singleton, Luke Combs)
• “Bulletproof” – Nate Smith (Songwriters: Ashley Gorley, Ben Johnson, Hunter Phelps)
• “Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson (Songwriter: Josh Phillips)
• “I Can Feel It” – Kane Brown (Songwriters: Gabe Foust, Jaxson Free, Kane Brown, Phil Collins)
• “Let Your Boys Be Country” – Jason Aldean (Songwriters: Allison Veltz Cruz, Jaron Boyer, Micah Wilshire)
• “Pink Skies” – Zach Bryan (Songwriter: Zach Bryan)
• “Take Her Home” – Kenny Chesney (Songwriters: Hunter Phelps, Michael Hardy, Zach Abend)

The Group / Duo Song of 2024
• “Break Mine” – Brothers Osborne (Songwriters: John Osborne, Pete Good, Shane McAnally, TJ Osborne)
• “Different About You” – Old Dominion (Songwriters: Brad Tursi, Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, Zach Crowell)
• “For The Both of Us” – Dan + Shay (Songwriters: Andy Albert, Dan Smyers, Jordan Reynolds)
• “I Tried A Ring On” – Tigirlily Gold (Songwriters: Josh Jenkins, Kendra Jo Slaubaugh, Krista Jade Slaubaugh, Pete Good)
• “Love You Back” – Lady A (Songwriters: Emily Weisband, James McNair, Lindsay Rimes)
• “smoke & a light” – Ole 60 (Songwriters: Jacob Ty Young, Justin Eckerd, Ryan Laslie, Tristan Roby)
• “Tie Up” – Zac Brown Band (Songwriters: Ben Simonetti, Chris Gelbuda, Jonathan Singleton, Josh Hoge, Zac Brown)
• “Wanna Be Loved” – The Red Clay Strays (Songwriters: Dakota Coleman, Matthew Coleman)

The Collaboration Song of 2024
• “BLACKBIIRD” – Beyoncé, Brittney Spencer, Tanner Adell, Tiera Kennedy & Reyna Roberts (Songwriters: John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
• “Can’t Break Up Now” – Old Dominion & Megan Moroney (Songwriters: Emily Weisband, Matthew Ramsey, Tofer Brown, Trevor Rosen)
• “Chevrolet” – Dustin Lynch feat. Jelly Roll (Songwriters: Chase McGill, Hunter Phelps, Jessi Alexander, Mentor Williams)
• “Hey Driver” – Zach Bryan feat. The War And Treaty (Songwriter: Zach Bryan)
• “I Remember Everything” – Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves (Songwriters: Kacey Musgraves, Zach Bryan)
• “Mamaw’s House” – Thomas Rhett feat. Morgan Wallen (Songwriters: Chase McGill, Matt Dragstrem, Morgan Wallen, Thomas Rhett)
• “The One (Pero No Como Yo)” – Carin Leon & Kane Brown (Songwriters: Bibi Marin, Edgar Barrera, Elena Rose, Johan Sotelo, Jonathan Capeci, Julio Ramirez, Kane Brown, Oscar Armando Diaz de Leon)

• “you look like you love me” – Ella Langley feat. Riley Green (Songwriters: Aaron Raitiere, Ella Langley, Riley Green)

The Cover Song of 2024
• “BLACKBIIRD” – Beyoncé, Brittney Spencer, Tanner Adell, Tiera Kennedy & Reyna Roberts (Songwriters: John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
• “Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond Of Each Other” – Orville Peck & Willie Nelson (Songwriter: Ned Sublette)
• “Dancing with Myself” – Maren Morris (Songwriters: Billy Idol, Tony James)
• “JOLENE” – Beyoncé (Songwriter: Dolly Parton)
• “Perfectly Lonely” – Parker McCollum (Songwriter: John Mayer)
• “Sun to Me” – mgk (Songwriters: Zach Bryan)
• “Take Me Home, Country Roads” – Lana Del Rey (Songwriters: Bill Danoff, John Denver, Taffy Nivert)
• “Three Little Birds (Bob Marley: One Love – Music Inspired By The Film)” – Kacey Musgraves (Songwriters: Bob Marley & The Wailers)

The Crossover Song of 2024
• “Better Days” – Zach Bryan feat. John Mayer (Songwriter: Zach Bryan)
• “Cowboys Cry Too” – Kelsea Ballerini feat. Noah Kahan (Songwriters: Alysa Vanderheym, Kelsea Ballerini, Noah Kahan)
• “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen (Songwriters: Ashley Gorley, Austin Post, Chandler Paul Walters, Ernest Smith, Hoskins, Louis Bell, Morgan Wallen, Ryan Vojtesak)
• “II MOST WANTED” – Beyoncé & Miley Cyrus (Songwriters: Beyoncé, Michael Pollack, Miley Cyrus, Ryan Tedder)
• “Lonely Road” – mgk feat. Jelly Roll (Songwriters: Bill Danoff, Brandon Allen, Colson Baker, John Denver, Mary Danoff, Nick Long, Steve Basil, Taffy Nivert Danoff, Travis Barker)
• “Midnight Ride” – Kylie Minogue, Orville Peck & Diplo (Songwriters: Christopher Stracey, Kylie Minogue, Marta Cikojevic, Orville Peck)
• “Miles On It” – Marshmello & Kane Brown (Songwriters: CASTLE, Connor McDonough, Earwulf, Jake Torrey, Kane Brown, Marshmello, Nick Gale, Riley McDonough)
• “My Fault” – Shaboozey feat. Noah Cyrus (Songwriters: Bailey Bryan, Collins Obinna Chibueze, Doug Walters, Nevin Sastry, Noah Cyrus, PJ Harding, Sean Cook)

The New Artist Song of 2024
• “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Shaboozey (Songwriters: Collins Obinna Chibueze, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Mark Williams, Nevin Sastry, Sean Cook)
• “Austin (Boots Stop Workin’)” – Dasha (Songwriters: Adam Wendler, Anna Dasha Novotny, Cheyenne Rose Arnspiger, Kenneth Travis Heidelman)
• “Betrayal” – Warren Zeiders (Songwriters: Ali Tamposi, Blake Pendergrass, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Justin Ebach, Warren Zeiders)
• “Bulletproof” – Nate Smith (Songwriters: Ashley Gorley, Ben Johnson, Hunter Phelps)
• “Devil You Know” – Tyler Braden (Songwriters: Graham Barham, Jon Hall, Sam Martinez, Zack Dyer)
• “Sweet Dreams” – Koe Wetzel (Songwriters: Amy Allen, Gabe Simon, Josh Serrato, Ropyr Wetzel, Sam Nelson Harris)
• “Tennessee Don’t Mind” – Kameron Marlowe (Songwriters: Charles Kelley, Daniel Tashian)
• “Wind Up Missin’ You” – Tucker Wetmore (Songwriters: Chris LaCorte, Thomas Archer, Tucker Wetmore)

The Storyteller Song of 2024
• “16 CARRIAGES” – Beyoncé (Songwriters: Atia Boggs, Beyoncé, Dave Hamelin, Ink, Raphael Saadiq)
• “Deeper Well” – Kacey Musgraves (Songwriters: Daniel Tashian, Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves)
• “Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson (Songwriter: Josh Phillips)
• “Pink Skies” – Zach Bryan (Songwriter: Zach Bryan)
• “Sorry Mom” – Kelsea Ballerini (Songwriters: Alysa Vanderheym, Hillary Lindsey, Jessie Jo Dillon, Karen Fairchild, Kelsea Ballerini)
• “The Little Things” – George Strait (Songwriters: Bubba Strait, George Strait, Monty Criswell)
• “The Man He Sees in Me” – Luke Combs (Songwriters: Josh Phillips, Luke Combs)
• “Too Good to be True” – Kacey Musgraves (Songwriters: Daniel Tashian, Ian Fitchuk, Anna Nalick, Kacey Musgraves)

The Album of 2024
• COWBOY CARTER – Beyoncé
• Deeper Well – Kacey Musgraves
• Fathers & Sons – Luke Combs
• Higher – Chris Stapleton
• Highway Desperado – Jason Aldean
• Leather – Cody Johnson
• Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going – Shaboozey
• Zach Bryan – Zach Bryan

The Music Video of 2024
• “Ain’t No Love In Oklahoma (From Twisters: The Album)” – Luke Combs
• “Austin (Boots Stop Workin’)” – Dasha
• “Deeper Well” – Kacey Musgraves
• “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen
• “Let It Burn” – Shaboozey
• “Lonely Road” – mgk feat. Jelly Roll
• “Miles On It” – Marshmello & Kane Brown
• “Pour Me A Drink” – Post Malone feat. Blake Shelton

The Concert Tour of 2024
• Growin’ Up and Gettin’ Old Tour – Luke Combs
• Highway Desperado Tour – Jason Aldean
• One Night At A Time 2024 – Morgan Wallen
• Shania Twain: Come On Over – The Las Vegas Residency – All The Hits! – Shania Twain
• Stadium Tour – George Strait
• Standing Room Only Tour ‘24 – Tim McGraw
• Sun Goes Down 2024 Tour – Kenny Chesney
• The Quittin Time 2024 Tour – Zach Bryan

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Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” Scores Largest Week of 2024 on Billboard 200 Chart

Amanda C — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 06:45:00 +0000

Beyoncé gave us one of the buzziest albums in recent months with Cowboy Carter, and the first week’s sales reflect its enormous success. Queen B’s country-inspired record soared to the top of the Billboard 200 chart with the largest week for any album released this year.

Cowboy Carter hit No. 1 with 407,000 equivalent album units during its debut week. It earned Beyoncé the largest streaming week of her career, and SEA units comprise 232,000 of the album’s total units, equaling 300.41 million official streams.

Cowboy Carter also easily topped Billboard’s Album Sales charts, with 168,000 units earned in traditional album sales. Vinyl copies made up 62,000 of those units, helping Beyoncé score the largest vinyl week of her career so far.

To make the whole thing even more impressive, Cowboy Carter also Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart, and it’s quite historic to see it hit No. 1. It’s the first album by a female Black artist to ever climb to the top of this chart.

Cowboy Carter hit the shelves on March 29, as a second act of the trilogy which Beyoncé initially kicked off with Renaissance. She promoted it with the lead single “Texas Hold ‘Em”, which made history as the first song by a Black female artist to top Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart.

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Best New Songs of the Week

Amanda C — Sun, 31 Mar 2024 06:42:00 +0000

March has finally approached its final week, and our favorite artists are wrapping it up in style! Beyoncé leads our list of the best songs of the week alongside Miley Cyrus following the release of Cowboy Carter, but Vampire Weekend, Twenty One Pilots, and St. Vincent also made the cut.

No album this week created more buzz than Beyoncé’s brilliant new record Cowboy Carter, which will change the way you look at country. Each of the 27 songs on Queen B’s barrier-breaking new album deserves a spot on our list, and we decided to go with “II Most Wanted” ft. Miley Cyrus.

Most mainstream artists made a smart decision and avoided releasing new singles to avoid competing with Beyoncé, but that didn’t stop indie acts from sharing new music with the world.

Some of our favorite alternative rock bands dropped new music this past week, starting with Vampire Weekend’s “Mary Boone”, Twenty One Pilots’ “Next Semester”, and Kings Of Leon’s “Split Screen”. Sum 41 bid farewell with their final album Heaven :x: Hell, which produced their latest single “Dopamine”.

As for the rest of our list for this week, you’ll find everything from Latin collaborations, including “It Was Always You” by Carin León and Leon Bridges and “BYAK” by Alvaro Diaz and Rauw Alejandro, St. Vincent’s “Flea” featuring Dave Grohl on the drums, and several girl power bops, such as Isabel LaRosa’s “Favorite” and Becky Hill’s “Outside of Love”.

Twenty One Pilots – “Next Semester”

St. Vincent – “Flea”

Vampire Weekend – “Mary Boone”

Beyoncé, Miley Cyrus – “II Most Wanted”

Kings Of Leon – “Split Screen”

Carin León, Leon Bridges – “It Was Always You”

Isabel LaRosa – “Favorite”

Becky Hill – “Outside of Love”

Sum 41 – “Dopamine”

Alvaro Diaz, Rauw Alejandro – “BYAK”

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Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” is a Masterful Love Letter to Country’s Roots

Lina D — Sun, 31 Mar 2024 06:11:00 +0000

Beyoncé never shied away from experimenting with different genres, but her decision to embrace country was a true stroke of genius. Her long-awaited Cowboy Carter is a love letter to country’s Black roots we’ve been waiting for, and it cements Queen B’s legacy as one of the most versatile artists of her generation.

Beyoncé made it clear that Cowboy Carter isn’t a country album, but a “Beyoncé album” when she first announced its title, and she doubled down on this statement from the very first track. “American Requiem” infuses the album with gospel vibes, and sees Queen B addressing claims she doesn’t belong on the country scene.

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Her cover of The Beatles’ “Blackbird” continued exploring the overlooked impact of African-American artists on this genre, and it saw her joining forces with several Black female country stars. Despite its brilliance, her version of “Jolene” is the album’s best cover and one of the signature tracks, shedding a new, defiant light on the Dolly Parton classic we all know and love.

Parton also joined Cowboy Carter as one of Beyoncé’s A-list collaborators on the track “Tyrant” – and she wasn’t the only one! She also brought Willie Nelson, Post Malone, Linda Martell, and Shaboozey on board, but duet “II Most Wanted” ft. Miley Cyrus is definitely the album’s most brilliant collaboration.

Beyoncé shines as brightly all on her own, and previously released solo singles “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages” carry us through the first half of the album. “Bodyguard”, “Ya Ya”, and “Riverdance” are also worth listening to on repeat, while “Amen” brings things full circle, in a gospel-inspired fashion of the album’s opener. “American Requiem”.

When Beyoncé first revealed the tracklist of Cowboy Carter, the long list of titles left everyone puzzled, but it turned out all 27 of them were actual songs. Some of them are intros and snippets, and not every single one will have a long-term impact, but they all work in the grand scheme of things, serving as worthy building blocks in Cowboy Carter’s legacy.

Cowboy Carter is a true genre-defying masterpiece that perfectly blends the country sound with pop, R&B, soul, and rock, reminding us there’s nothing Beyoncé can’t do. It’s proof that she’s still capable of reinviting herself after almost three decades, and it breathes a new life into a genre where she once felt out of place.

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