Grammy Noms Snubs and Surprises: Victoria Monet and Female Artists Surge, Morgan Wallen Shut Out, Latin Music Brushed Off and More
variety.comfull list of 2024 Grammy nominees here. SURPRISE: Women take all. Well, not all, but you get the idea. After former Grammys president and CEO Neil Portnow’s comments to a Variety reporter that women need to “step up” in order to secure nominations, the Recording Academy responded this year with a majority number of female nods.
Women hold the lion’s share of nominations in record of the year, album of the year and the pop categories. To put it in perspective, in album of the year, Jon Batiste is the sole male nominee of the eight contenders.
Across the board, SZA leads the pack with an overwhelming nine nominations, spanning everything from three of the four top categories (excluding best new artist, obviously) and with five different songs appearing across five different categories.
Alongside her group Boygenius, Phoebe Bridgers scoops up seven nominations — six with the band, one with SZA — while Victoria Monét matches her seven.
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