All the rap nominations at the 2025 Grammy Awards
All the nominations for the 2025 Grammys have been announced, which will be held on February 2 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. To be nominated, the albums and songs must have been released between 16 September 2023 and 30 August 2024. New to this edition is the introduction of three new categories: Best African Music Performance; Best Pop Dance Recording; Best Alternative Jazz Album.
Let's see all the nominations regarding rap:
Let's start with Kendrick Lamar, who with Not Like Us won 5 nominations in the categories:
Song of the year
Best Rap Song
Best rap performance
Best Music Video
Record of the year.
Best Rap Song:
Asteroids – Rhapsody and Hit-Boy
Carnival – *$ (Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign), Rich The Kid & Playboi Carti
Like That – Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar
Not Like Us – Kendrick Lamar
Yeah Glo! – GloRilla
Best Rap Albums:
Might Delete Later – J. Cole
The Auditorium, Vol. 1 – Common & Pete Rock Alligator Bites Never Heal – Doechii
The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce) – Eminem
We Don't Trust You – Future & Metro Boomin
Best Rap Performance:
Enough (Miami) – Cardi B
When The Sun Shines Again – Common, Pete Rock & Posdnuos
NISSAN ALTIMA – Doechii
Houdini – Eminem
Like That – Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar
Yeah Glo! – GloRilla
Not Like Us – Kendrick Lamar
Best Melodic Rap Performance:
KEHLANI – Jordan Adetunji Featuring Kehlani
SPAGHETTI – Beyoncé, Linda Martell &
Shaboozey
We Still Don't Trust You – Future & Metro
Boomin Featuring The Weeknd
Big Mama – Milk
3:AM – Rapsody and Erykah Badu
Album of the Year:
New Blue Sun – André 3000
COWBOY CARTER – Beyoncé
Short n' Sweet – Sabrina Carpenter
BRAT – Charli xcx
Djesse Vol. 4 – Jacob Collier
HIT ME HARD AND SOFT – Billie Eilish
The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess – Chappell Roan
THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT – Taylor Swift
Record of the Year:
Now And Then – The Beatles
TEXAS HOLD 'EM – Beyoncé
Espresso – Sabrina Carpenter
360 – Charli xcx
BIRDS OF A FEATHER – Billie Ellish
Not Like Us – Kendrick Lamar
Good Luck, Babe! – Chappell Roan Fortnight – Taylor Swift and Post Malone
Song of the Year:
A Bar Song (Tipsy) – Shaboozey
BIRDS OF A FEATHER – Billie Eilish
Die With A Smile – Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars
Fortnight – Taylor Swift and Post Malone
Good Luck, Babe! – Chappell Roan Not Like Us – Kendrick Lamar
Please Please Please – Sabrina Carpenter
TEXAS HOLD 'EM – Beyoncé
Best Music Video:
A$AP Rocky – “Tailor Swif”
Charli XCX – “360”
Eminem – “Houdini”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone – “Fortnight”