"I think genre is a code word to keep us in our place as artists," she said in her speech. "I just want to encourage people to do what they're passionate about."

Beyoncé won the album of the year Grammy with 'Cowboy Carter,' her first score in that category after previously being nominated for it four times.

Charli XCX, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar and Benson Boone follow close behind with seven nominations apiece. First-time nominees Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan received six nods, as did 14-time Grammy winner Taylor Swift, who wrapped her record-breaking “Eras Tour” in December 2024.