Snubs & Surprises in the 2025 Grammy Nominations

Most of the 2025 Grammy nominations went just about as expected. We all knew that Beyoncé, Billie Eilish and Taylor Swift would do very well – and they did, each receiving nominations for album, record and song of the year. Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan also landed nominations in each of those three marquee categories, as well as best new artist (for a sweep of what are often called the Big Four categories).

But there are always snubs and surprises in the Grammy nominations—and this year was no exception.

Post Malone has seven nominations, but his only Big Four nominations are for “Fortnight,” his smash collab with Swift, which is up for record and song of the year. His own album, F-1 Trillion, was passed over for an album of the year nod.

Shaboozey’s country/hip-hop hybrid “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” which has topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 16 weeks, was passed over for a record of the year nod, though it was nominated for song of the year. Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars’ swanky ballad “Die With a Smile,” which has climbed as high as No. 2 on the Hot 100, experienced the same fate. So, in both cases, the snubs were softened by a nomination in another marquee category.

The Big Four categories are extremely competitive. This year, there were 780 entries for record of the year, 707 for album of the year, 978 for album of the year and 323 for best new artist.

Here are some of the notable snubs and surprises in the 2025 Grammy nominations.