Nomination announcements for the 2025 Grammy Awards are underway, with key early nods going to the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, the Black Crowes, Metallica, Pearl Jam and Green Day.
The nominees for Best Rock Album included the Black Crowes (Happiness Bastards), Green Day (Saviors), Pearl Jam (Dark Matter), the Rolling Stones (Hackney Diamonds) and Jack White (No Name). The Beatles’ “Now and Then” was nominated for Record of the Year and Best Rock Performance.
Nominations for the Best Rock Song songwriting Grammy went to the Black Keys (“Beautiful People [Stay High]”), Pearl Jam, (“Dark Matter”) and Green Day (“Dilemma”), among others. Elsewhere in the rock performance category, the Black Keys (“Beautiful People [Stay High]”), Green Day (“The American Dream Is Killing Me”) and Pearl Jam (“Dark Matter”) again earned Grammy nods.
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Metallica (“Screaming Suicide”) and Judas Priest (“Crown of Horns”) were nominated in the Best Metal Performance category. This list will be updated as others are confirmed.
Nominee announcements began at 11AM ET today via livestream featuring Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, among others. The 67th Grammy Awards ceremony is set for Feb. 2, 2025, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles and will air live on CBS and Paramount+. Only material issued between Sept. 13, 2023 and Aug. 30, 2024, was considered.
Last year’s winners included Metallica for Best Metal Performance with 72 Seasons. A newly constructed clip for the Beatles’ “I’m Only Sleeping” was named Best Music Video. The David Bowie documentary Moonage Daydream earned a Grammy in 2024 for Best Music Film. Joni Mitchell claimed a Best Folk Album award for At Newport.
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