The nominees for the 2024 Grammy Award for Album of the 12 months have all been revealed. Taylor Swift’s Midnights will compete in opposition to SZA’s highly-anticipated LP SOS, Lana Del Rey’s newest Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Beneath Ocean Blvd, and Olivia Rodrigo’s sophomore effort Guts. Additionally within the operating are Boygenius’ debut full-length The Document, Janelle Monáe’s The Age of Pleasure, Miley Cyrus’ Limitless Summer time Trip, and World Music Radio by Jon Batiste.
Swift’s Album of the 12 months nod marks her sixth nomination within the class, placing her in a tie with Barbra Streisand for many Album of the 12 months nominations by a feminine artist. If Midnights is victorious, Swift will change into the primary artist to win Album of the 12 months 4 instances. Her present three wins—for Fearless, 1989, and folklore—put her in an elite group with different three-time winners Frank Sinatra, Paul Simon, and Stevie Surprise.
Swift can also be up for Document of the 12 months, Track of the 12 months, and Finest Pop Solo Efficiency, all for “Anti-Hero,” in addition to Finest Pop Vocal Album for Midnights and Finest Pop Duo/Group efficiency for “Karma” that includes Ice Spice.
SOS is SZA’s first studio LP to obtain an Album of the 12 months nomination on the Grammys. SZA received her first golden gramophone in 2022, incomes the Finest Pop Duo/Group Efficiency trophy alongside Doja Cat for his or her hit single “Kiss Me Extra.” This yr, the singer and songwriter will compete in 9 classes whole. Along with Album of the 12 months, she’s up for Document of the 12 months, Track of the 12 months, and Finest R&B Efficiency, all for “Kill Invoice.”
SOS additionally earned her a nod for Finest Progressive R&B Album, whereas tracks like “Love Language,” “Snooze,” and “Low” are up for Finest Conventional R&B Efficiency, Finest R&B Track, and Finest Melodic Rap Efficiency, respectively. SZA is as soon as once more nominated within the Finest Pop Duo/Group Efficiency class—alongside fellow Grammy nominee Phoebe Bridgers—for his or her collaborative track “Ghost within the Machine.”
