Female artists are once again dominating the Grammy awards, snapping up the most nominations for next year’s 66th ceremony.
Multi-genre artist SZA (Solána Imani Rowe) picked up the most nominations, contesting in nine categories including Record of the year, Album of the year, Song of the year and Best R&B performance.
For Record of the year, the 34-year old will be competing against other extraordinary female artists, including Billie Eilish, boygenius, Miley Cyrus, Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift and Victoria Monét.
SZA won Best Pop Duo/Performance alongside Doja Cat for “Kiss Me More” last year, and already has 14 previous nominations under her belt.
Phoebe Bridgers, Olivia Rodrigo, Victoria Monét and Taylor Swift have also picked up several nominations in the now gender-less categories.
Victoria Monét, Phoebe Bridgers received seven nominations each, while Taylor Swift has six nominations.
If Swift wins Album of the year, the 33-year old will be the first artist in Grammys history to win the category four times.
Tying her with six nominations is Olivia Rodrigo, who has previously won three Grammy awards. Rodrigo’s sophomore album, “GUTS” has been nominated for Album of the year and her song “Vampire” has been nominated for Record of the year, Song of the Year and Best pop solo performance.
Artists whose songs featured in The Barbie soundtrack picked up 12 nominations, including Eilish, Nicki Minaj and Dua Lipa for their songs “What Was I Made For?”, “Dance The Night” and “Barbie World”.
Meryl Streep, Michelle Obama and Senator Bernie Sanders are competing for Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording, while Kylie Minogue has been nominated for Best Pop Dance Recording for “Padam Padam.”
Next year’s awards will happen on 4 February at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
Check out the entire list of nominations.