It will be a woman’s world at the upcoming Grammys, with SZA scooping the most chances for gold ahead of the star-studded music gala with nine, as pop’s superstars, including Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish, dominated across the categories.
Olivia Rodrigo, Phoebe Bridgers, and the indie rock supergroup Boygenius will also be strong contenders at the February 4 event in Los Angeles, where music from the blockbuster film “Barbie” will almost certainly clean up, according to the nominations list released Friday.
SZA — the acerbic, R&B risk-taker whose layered tales of romance earned her acclaim with her debut “Ctrl” in 2017 and saw her top the charts again with 2022’s “SOS” — is poised to rule the night, with nominations spanning the categories.
And Bridgers, one-third of the supergroup Boygenius with Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus, earned seven nominations. At the same time, the collective group made six in the top fields and the rock categories.
The already decorated Eilish has six chances for a Grammy thanks to her work on Greta Gerwig’s summer smash “Barbie” film.
The soundtrack, which features Dua Lipa, earned 11 nominations in the major categories and the visual media fields.
Rodrigo, who already has three Grammy wins, including Best New Artist, earned six nods this time and will vie for the night’s top awards.
In-demand producer Jack Antonoff scored six nominations for his work, notably with Swift and Lana Del Rey, the baroque pop singer whose album “Did you know there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd” earned her five nominations.
If Swift’s “Midnights” wins Album of the Year, it would be a record-breaking fourth win of the prize for the 33-year-old, who’s already the toast of the music world as she continues her monumental Eras tour.
