Headline : Kendrick Reigns, Charli Shines, Jimmy Carter Gets a Nod: The Best and Weirdest 2025 Grammy Noms

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As is pretty much always the case, the Recording Academy got some stuff right, got some stuff wrong, and pulled a few moves that left us a totally mystified. But it wouldn’t be the Grammys without a little flat-out weirdness — sometimes surprisingly good weirdness. Here are some quick takes on a fascinating batch of 2025 nominations.

This year, fun, dance-ready pop music dominated the charts thanks to superstars like Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Charli XCX, Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, and Sabrina Carpenter. Accordingly, the Grammys recognized these leading women across the board, but especially in major categories; each one received nominations in Record of the Year, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year. Charli XCX, arguably the queen of 2024’s pop girl summer, received her first nominations as a solo artist, while Carpenter and Roan also nabbed noms in Best New Artist for their massive breakthrough moments. — Maya Georgi

Sure, it’s a relentlessly brutal diss track, but “Not Like Us” is also just a flat-out fantastic song —  multi-layered, casually virtuosic, and insanely catchy, with Kendrick dropping enough hooks for ten more Drake eviscerations.  It’s a sign of how much the Grammys have evolved in recent years that they gave the song its due, including nominations for two of the biggest awards, Song of the Year and Record of the Year.  Will Lamar end up standing on the Grammy stage, telling the crowd to “let me hear you say, ‘OV-ho'”? Probably, and he’ll do the same thing at the Super Bowl. Sorry, Drake.— Brian Hiatt

The Grammys usually come up short when it comes to properly documenting the tone of what happened in hip-hop during the previous year. You can’t say that this year. Women in rap were heavily celebrated throughout 2024, and that dynamic was apparent in this round of Grammy nominations. Doechii was nominated for Best New Artist and Rap Album of The Year. GloRilla’s “Yeah Glo” earned nominations in the Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance categories. Rapsody was nominated for Best Melodic Rap (“3AM” with Erykah Badu) and Best Rap Performance (“Asteroids”). Cardi B and Latto also picked up nominations, as did Beyonce. Despite what detractors might say, there are a wide variety of women doing their thing in every rap scene. Even the Grammys can see that.–Andre Gee 

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