The 2025 Grammy nominations are in! Beyoncé leads the pack with 11 nominations, cementing her status as the most nominated artist in Grammy history with 99 total nods, surpassing the previous record of 88 she shared with Jay-Z. Kendrick Lamar, Billie Eilish, Charli XCX, and Post Malone each earned seven nominations, while Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, and Chappell Roan follow closely with six. Check out the full list of nominees here.

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This is the twelfth time we’ve mentioned Canadian singer-songwriter Tate McRae in our newsletter, but finally, here we are with her first write-up. For the past few years, we’ve been watching the emergence of a star, and now, it feels overdue.