Beyoncé overtakes Jay-Z to become the most nominated artist of all time

Beyoncé made history by becoming the most nominated artist of all time at the Grammy Awards, surpassing her husband Jay-Z.

The pair were tied with 88 nominations each – but Beyoncé is now ahead thanks to recognition for her latest album, Cowboy Carter.

She leads this year's Grammys race with 11 nominations, including best album, best country album and song of the year for Texas Hold'Em.

The other leading nominees, with seven each, are Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, Post Malone and Charli XCX.

The Beatles also received a Record of the Year nomination for “Now And Then,” an unfinished song by John Lennon completed last year with the help of AI.

Beyoncé is already the Recording Academy's most honored artist, with 32 wins as a solo artist and another three as part of Destiny's Child.

However, despite four nominations in this category, it has never won the coveted Album of the Year trophy.

Earlier this year, Jay-Z appeared to scold Grammy voters for Beyoncé's lack of recognition in the top category as he accepted a lifetime achievement award.

“I don’t want to embarrass this young lady,” he told the audience. “But she has more Grammys than anyone else and has never won album of the year.”

“Even by your own standards, this doesn’t work. Think about it. Most Grammys; never won album of the year. This doesn’t work.”

This year, Beyoncé's biggest competition will come from Taylor Swift, who has won Album of the Year four times, more than anyone else.

Their latest album, The Tortured Poets Department, is in the running again after spending 15 weeks at number one in the US this year.

Other contenders for the top prize include Charli XCX for her explosive pop masterclass Brat; and Grammys favorite Billie Eilish for her ambitious and experimental third album “Hit Me Hard And Soft.”

More surprising was the inclusion of former Outkast rapper André 3000, whose instrumental flute album “New Blue Sun” edged out presumptive nominees like Ariana Grande and Post Malone.

• 11 – Beyonce
• 7 – Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, Post Malone and Charli XCX
• 6 – Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan

Breakthrough pop stars Sabrina Carpenter and Chapell Roan have secured nominations in all of the Big Four categories – album, song and record of the year and best new artist.

Carpenter is honored in the Record of the Year category — which honors a song's overall production, from vocal delivery to instrumentation — for her flirtatious summer anthem “Espresso.”

And she was included in the Song of the Year category, awarded for the art of songwriting, for the country ballad “Please Please Please.”

Roan took part in her breakout single “Good Luck, Babe!” in both categories, after a meteoric rise to fame over the last 12 months.

The Missouri-born singer is the favorite to win Best New Artist thanks to her dazzling and flamboyant debut The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess, which is also nominated for Album of the Year.

Elsewhere, British star Raye picked up several awards including songwriter of the year and best new artist.

The Rolling Stones were also nominated for best rock album for “Hackney Diamonds,” their first album of original material since 2016.

A total of 20,309 eligible entries were submitted across the Grammys' 94 categories this year, and voters will begin reviewing the shortlists before casting their ballots in January.

This year, the Recording Academy, which organizes the awards, gained 2,000 new members, bringing the total number of voters to 13,000.

Almost two thirds of the committee are newcomers as of 2018. This is part of a drive to improve the diversity and relevance of the academy, which has faced accusations of being out of touch, particularly when it comes to music of black heritage.

Grammys CEO Harvey Mason Jr. warned voters in July that there was “no place in our organization for … bias, resentment or careless voting.”

The results of their votes will be announced at a star-studded ceremony in Los Angeles on February 2, 2025.