The 2024 Grammy nominations have been announced, with a significant presence of female musicians. Among the top nominees are SZA, Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Miley Cyrus, and Jon Batiste. SZA leads the pack with nine nominations for her album 'SOS', including record of the year, album of the year, song of the year, best R&B performance, and best R&B song.
Taylor Swift has secured her seventh nomination for song of the year, surpassing the record held by Sir Paul McCartney and Lionel Richie. Swift's album 'Midnights' is also nominated, tying her with Barbra Streisand for the most album of the year nominations by a female artist. Swift's net worth is estimated at $1.1 billion by Forbes.
Olivia Rodrigo, Miley Cyrus, and Jon Batiste are also contenders in each of the most prestigious categories. Australian singer Kylie Minogue is nominated in the best pop dance recording category for her album 'Padam Padam'.
Producer Jack Antonoff is nominated for the producer of the year (non-classical) award for his work on Swift's 'Midnights', The 1975's 'Being Funny In A Foreign Language' and Lana Del Rey's 2023 album. Antonoff is also nominated twice in the song of the year category.
The 'Barbie' soundtrack has a total of 11 nominations in seven categories. The nominations reflect the musical judgment of the academy's 11,000 or so voting members. The album of the year category features Rodrigo, Cyrus, Swift, Boygenius, Batiste, SZA, Janelle Monae, and Lana Del Rey.