On Friday morning, November 10, The Recording Academy introduced the total nomination discipline for the 2024 Grammys, which can happen on February 4, 2024 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles and broadcast dwell on CBS. The eligibility window was set for October 1, 2022 to September 15, 2023. So, whereas Dua Lipa’s freshly launched single “Houdini” must wait, Lipa continues to be nominated for Song Of The Year and Best Song Written For Visual Media for “Dance The Night” from the Barbie film. But two nominations is much from probably the most earned by a single artist. SZA has probably the most nominations for the 2024 Grammys with 9.
SZA shook the world when she dropped SOS on December 9, 2022. Her sophomore album spent 10 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, however she shared that debuting on Billboard‘s Hot 100 Songwriters chart meant “so f*cking a lot to me.” SOS singles “Kill Bill” and “Snooze” peaked at Nos. 1 and a pair of, respectively, on the Billboard Hot 100.
At the 2024 Grammys, SZA is nominated for Record Of The Year (“Kill Bill”), Album Of The Year (SOS), Song Of The Year (“Kill Bill”), Best Pop Duo/Group Performance (“Ghost In The Machine” Feat. Phoebe Bridgers), Best R&B Performance (“Kill Bill”), Best Traditional R&B Performance (“Love Language”), Best Progressive R&B Album (SOS), Best R&B Song (“Snooze”), and Best Melodic Rap Performance (“Low”).
Behind SZA are Phoebe Bridgers, Victoria Monét, and Serban Ghenea with seven nominations apiece. (Bridgers’ seven embody six nominations for Boygenius.) The artists with six nominations every are Boygenius, Billie Eilish, Brandy Clark, Jack Antonoff, Jon Batiste, Miley Cyrus, Olivia Rodrigo, and Taylor Swift. Also, shout out to Lana Del Rey for her 5 nominations.
At the 2022 Grammys, SZA gained her first and solely Grammy because the featured artist on Doja Cat’s “Kiss Me More” within the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance class. So, basic math: successful any of her 9 nominations on the 2024 Grammys would mark her first Grammy as a solo artist.
