Who Will Be Nominated for the 2025 Grammys?
Nominations are announced Friday and the awards ceremony is set for Feb. 2, 2025. The Rockhound takes a close look at some categories and predicts who might fill the eight nomination spots in each.
The 2024 Grammys saw indie rock and alternative at the forefront of nominations, with indie trio boygenius winning three of their six nominations, including Record of The Year for Not Stong Enough. With 2025 Grammy nominations announcements this Friday, it’s looking as though the 67th Annual Grammy Awards will see pop at the forefront of the big four categories: Album of the Year, Record of The Year, Song of The Year and Best New Artist.
The 2025 Grammys will take place on Feb. 2 live in Los Angeles and will be broadcast live on the CBS Television Network and stream live and on demand on Paramount+. The Recording Academy added 2,000 new voting members this year (bringing the total number of voting members to 13,000), according to Billboard. A change this year includes all eligibly credited featured artists with under 50% playtime will now be awarded a Winners’ Certificate for all genre album categories (this does not apply to Best Musical Theater Album, the General Field or Craft Categories).
While pop is at the forefront of big Grammy categories, The Rockhound takes a look at rock and alternative categories to make her best predictions for nominees.
Best Alternative Music Performance
- Capricorn by Vampire Weekend
- Overtime by Kacey Musgraves
- Coming Home by Beabadoobee
- Alma Mater by Bleachers
- Juna by Clairo
- Flea by St. Vincent
- Feel Like That by Sublime
- Starburster by Fontaines D.C.
Best Alternative Music Album
- I Got Heaven by Mannequin Pussy
- Only God Was Above Us by Vampire Weekend
- This Is How Tomorrow Moves by Beabadoobee
- Charm by Clairo
- All Born Screaming by St. Vincent
- What Now by Brittany Howard
- Bright Future by Adrianne Lenker
- Tigers Blood by Waxahatchee
Best Rock Song
- Nobody’s Soldier by Hozier
- Gen-X Cops by Vampire Weekend
- The Kill by Maggie Rogers
- Obsessed by Olivia Rodrigo (ft. St. Vincent)
- Modern Girl by Bleachers
- Dance With Me by Blink-182
- Favourite by Fontaines D.C.
- Up All Night by Noah Kahan
Best Rock Album
- Romance by Fontaines D.C.
- Bleachers by Bleachers
- Rockstar by Dolly Parton
- Prelude to Ecstasy by The Last Dinner Party
- One More Time by Blink-182
- Hackney Diamonds by The Rolling Stones
- Saviors by Green-Day
- Dark Matter by Pearl Jam
Best Album of the Year
- The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess by Chappell Roan
- Short n’ Sweet by Sabrina Carpenter
- Cowboy Carter by Beyonce
- The Tortured Poets Department by Taylor Swift
- BRAT by Charli XCX
- Eternal Sunshine by Ariana Grande
- Hit Me Hard and Soft by Billie Eilish
- F-1 Trillion by Post Malone
Best Song of the Year
- Good Luck, Babe by Chappell Roan
- Please Please Please by Sabrina Carpenter
- Texas Hold Em by Beyonce
- 360 by Charli XCX
- Houdini by Dua Lipa
- Birds of a Feather by Billie Eilish
- Fortnight by Taylor Swift and Post Malone
- Not Like Us by Kendrick Lamar
Best New Artist
- Chappell Roan
- Sabrina Carpenter
- Benson Boone
- Shaboozey
- Djo
- Renee Rapp
- Raye
- The Last Dinner Party
Bet on the 2025 Grammy nominations
Kalshi, an online regulated exchange and prediction market, takes bets on some Grammys categories including Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Album of the Year and Best New Artist.
At press time, in the Record of the Year category, possible nominees are listed, with Sabrina Carpenter’s Espresso, Billie Eilish’s Birds of a Feather and Chappell Roan’s Good Luck, Babe! at a 99% chance. Kalshi has the odds high for all three artists, with “Yes” shares trading at 99¢.
As for the other three categories, here are The Rockhound’s top bets in each:
Song of the Year – Please Please Please by Sabrina Carpenter and Fortnight by Taylor Swift.
Album of the Year – Cowboy Carter by Beyonce and The Tortured Poets Department by Taylor Swift.
Best New Artist – Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter
Kendall Polidori is The Rockhound, Luckbox’s resident rock critic. Follow her reviews on Instagram and X @rockhoundlb, TikTok @rockhoundkp
