Grammy 2025: Tems Leads Burna Boy, Davido, Rema with 3 Nominations

Tems Tops Grammy Noms for Nigeria

Tems, meanwhile, secures her eighth Grammy nod, solidifying her position as a leading African artist...

The 2025 Grammy Awards nominations are out. Check out the full list, featuring top artists in music, including Nigerian representatives and global superstars.

The 2025 Grammy Awards nominations were unveiled on Friday, November 8, in a live broadcast by The Recording Academy. Nigerian music stars Rema, Tems, Asake, and Davido received nods, recognizing their outstanding contributions.

This year's nominations were announced by a diverse group of presenters, including Hayley Williams, Billie Joe Armstrong, Gayle King, Kirk Franklin, Kylie Minogue, and Victoria Monet.

Rema and Tems made a strong showing in the 'Best Global Music Album' category. Rema's album "“HEIS” and Tems' debut album ”Born in the Wild” both earned nominations, showcasing their impact on the global music scene.

Rema has achieved a milestone with his first-ever Grammy nomination, a testament to his rising global influence.

Tems, meanwhile, secures her eighth Grammy nod, solidifying her position as a leading African artist. She will compete in the same category as international talents such as Matt B (USA), the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (UK), Ciro Hurtado (Peru), and Antonio Rey (Spain).

Nigeria's Burna Boy made history in 2021 as the first Nigerian artist to win a Grammy, taking home the award for 'Best Global Music Album' for his album “Twice As Tall.”

In another historic feat, South Africa's Tyla achieved greatness in 2024, winning the 'Best African Music Performance' category.

The 2025 Grammy Awards celebrate Nigerian excellence in the 'Best African Music Performance' category, featuring Yemi Alade's “Tomorrow,” Asake's “MMS” with Wizkid, Chris Brown's “Sensational” featuring Davido and Lojay, Burna Boy's “Higher,” and Tems' ”Love Me Jeje.”

Tems tops Nigeria's nominees with three nods: 'Best R&B Song' for “Burning,” 'Best African Music Performance' for ”Love Me Jeje,” and 'Best Global Music Album' for “Born in the Wild.”

Asake secures his second Grammy nomination, building on his 2023 recognition for “Amapiano” with Olamide. Lojay makes his Grammy debut, while Davido adds to his four career nominations, following 2023 nods for ”Timeless,” “Unavailable,” and “Feel.”

Yemi Alade secures her second Grammy nomination, following her 2022 nod for ”Dignity” alongside Angelique Kidjo.

Burna Boy continues his Grammy streak with his sixth consecutive nomination, building on his 2021 win for “Twice as Tall.”

Nigeria's Jordan Adetunji and Bloody Civilian also received nominations. Adetunji's viral hit “Kelani” earned recognition, while Bloody Civilian garnered her second Grammy nod for contributions to Bob Marley's “One Love” soundtrack in the 'Best Reggae Album' category.

Notably absent from this year's list is Ayra Starr, who received a nomination last year but did not secure a nod in the 2025 Grammy Awards.

Beyoncé dominates the 2025 Grammy nominations with 11 nods for her innovative album ”Cowboy Carter,” vying for top honors in Record, Song, and Album of the Year, plus categories spanning pop, rap, country, and Americana.

Charli XCX, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, and Post Malone follow closely with seven nominations each. Taylor Swift, Chappell Roan, and Sabrina Carpenter secured six nods each.

Last year's Grammy winners included Taylor Swift's “Midnights” (Album of the Year), Miley Cyrus's “Flowers” (Record of the Year), Victoria Monét (Best New Artist), and Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell (Song of the Year) for “What Was I Made For?” from the ”Barbie” soundtrack.

The 2025 Grammy Awards ceremony will take place on February 2, 2025, at Los Angeles' (link unavailable) Arena, broadcasting live on CBS and streaming on-demand via Paramount.

The highly anticipated event promises an exciting celebration of music excellence. For a comprehensive look at this year's nominees, view the full list below:

Record of the Year

“Now And Then” - The Beatles

“Texas Hold 'Em” - Beyoncé

“Espresso” - Sabrina Carpenter

“360” Charli xcx

“Birds of a Feather” Billie Eilish

“Not Like Us” - Kendrick Lamar

“Good Luck, Babe!” Chappell Roan

“Fortnight” - Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone

Album Of The Year

“New Blue Sun” - André 3000

“Cowboy Carter” - Beyoncé

“Short n' Sweet” - Sabrina Carpenter

“Brat” - Charli xcx

“Djesse Vol. 4” - Jacob Collier

“Hit Me Hard and Soft”- Billie Eilish

“Chappell Roan The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess” - Chappell Roan

“The Tortured Poet's Department” Taylor Swift

Song Of The Year

“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” - Sean Cook, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Chibueze Collins Obinna, Nevin Sastry & Mark Williams

“Birds of a Feather” O'Connell & Finneas songwriters (Billie Eilish) Billie Eilish O'Connell,

“Die With A Smile” Dernst “D'Mile” Emile II, James Fauntleroy, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars & Andrew Watt

“Fortnight” - Jack Antonoff, Austin Post & Taylor Swift

“Good Luck, Babe!” Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, Daniel Nigro & Justin Tranter, songwriters (Chappell Roan)

“Not Like Us” Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)

“Please Please Please” Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff & Sabrina Carpenter

“TEXAS HOLD 'EM” Brian Bates,

Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nate Ferraro & Raphael Saadiq

Best New Artist

Benson Boone

Sabrina Carpenter

Doechii

Khruangbin

RAYE

Chappell Roan

Shaboozey

Teddy Swims

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

Alissia

Dernst “D'Mile” Emile II

lan Fitchuk

Mustard

Daniel Nigro

Songwriter Of The Year, Non-Classical

Jessi Alexander

Amy Allen

Edgar Barrera

Jessie Jo Dillon

RAYE

Best Pop Vocal Album

“Short n' Sweet” Sabrina Carpenter

“Hit Me Hard And Soft” - Billie Eilish

“Eternal sunshine” Ariana Grande

“Chappell Roan The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess” - Chappell Roan

“The Tortured Poets Department” Taylor Swift

Best African Music Performance

“Tomorrow” - Yemi Alade

“MMS” - Asake & Wizkid

“Sensational” Davido & Lojay Chris Brown Featuring

“Higher” - Burna Boy

”Love Me JeJe” - Tems

Best Global Music Album

“Alkebulan II” - Matt B Featuring Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

“Paisajes” - Ciro Hurtado

“Heis - Rema

“Historias De Un Flamenco” - Antonio Rey

“Born In The Wild” - Tems

Best Dance/Electronic Recording

“She's Gone, Dance On” - Disclosure

“Loved” - Four Tet

“leavemealone” - Fred Again & Baby Keem

“Neverender” -Justice & Tame Impala

“Witchy” - KAYTRANADA Featuring

 Childish Gambino

Best Dance/Electronic Album

“Brat” - Charli xcx

"“Three” - Four Tet

“Hyperdrama” - Justice

“Timeless” - KAYTRANADA

“Telos” - Zed

Best Remixed Recording

“Alter Ego” - KAYTRANADA 

“KAYTRANADA” Featuring JT) Remix- remixer (Doechii

“A Bar Song (Tipsy) [Remix]” - David Guetta, remixer (Shaboozey & David Guetta)

“Espresso (Mark Ronson x FNZ Working Late Remix)” - FNZ & Mark Ronson, remixers (Sabrina Carpenter)

“Jah Sees Them Amapiano Remix” - Alexx Antaeus, Footsteps & MrMyish, remixers (Julian Marley & Antaeus)

“Von Dutch” - A.G. Cook, remixer (Charli xcx & A.G. Cook Featuring Addison Rae)

Best Rock Performance

“Now And Then” -The Beatles

“Beautiful People (Stay High)” -The Black Keys

“The American Dream Is Killing Me” - Green Day

“Gift Horse” - IDLES

“Dark Matter” - Pearl Jam

“Broken Man” - St. Vincent

Best Metal Performance

“Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)” - Gojira, Marina Viotti & Victor Le Masne

“Crown of Horns” - Judas Priest

“Suffocate” - Knocked Loose Featuring Poppy

“Screaming Suicide” - Metallica

“Cellar Door” - Spiritbox

Best Rock Album

“Happiness Bastards” - The Black Crowes

“Romance” - Fontaines D.C.

“Saviors” - Green Day

“TANGK” - IDLES

“Dark Matter” - Pearl Jam

“Hackney Stones Diamonds” - The Rolling

“No Name” - Jack White

Best Alternative Music Performance

“Neon Pill” - Cage The Elephant

“Song Of The Lake” - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

“Starburster Fontaines D.C.”

“Bye Bye” -Kim Gordon 5. Flea St. Vincent

Best Alternative Music Album

“Wild God” - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

“Charm” - Clairo

“The Collective” - Kim Gordon

”What Now” - Brittany Howard

“All Born Screaming” - St. Vincent

Best R&B Performance

“Guidance” - Jhené Aiko

“Residuals” - Chris Brown

“Here We Go (Uh Oh)” - Coco Jones

“Made For Me (Live On BET)” - Muni Long

“Saturn” - SZA

Best Traditional R&B Performance

“Wet” - Marsha Ambrosius

“Can I Have This Groove” - Kenyon Dixon

“No Lie” - Lalah Hathaway Featuring Michael McDonald

“Make Me Forget»- Muni Long

“That's You” - Lucky Daye

Best R&B Song

“After Hours” Diovanna Frazier, Alex Goldblatt, Kehlani Parrish, Khris Riddick- Tynes & Daniel Upchurch

“Burning” Ronald Banful & Temilade Openiyi

“Here We Go (Uh Oh)” Sara Diamond, Sydney Floyd, Marisela Jackson, Courtney Jones, Carl McCormick &Kelvin Wooten

“Ruined Me” Jeff Gitelman, Priscilla Renea & Kevin Theodore

“Saturn” Rob Bisel, Carter Lang, Solána Rowe, Jared Solomon & Scott Zhang

Best Progressive R&B Album

“So Glad to Know” -  Avery*Sunshine You

“En Route” - Durand Bernarr

“Bando Stone And The New World” -  Childish Gambino

“CRASH” - Kehlani

“Why Lawd?” - Paak & Knxwledge) NxWorries (Anderson

Best R&B Album

“11:11 (Deluxe)” - Chris Brown

“Vantablack” - Lalah Hathaway

“Revenge” - Muni Long

“Algorithm” - Lucky Daye

“Coming Home” - Usher

Best Rap Performance

“Enough (Miami)” - Cardi B

“When The Sun Shines Again” Common & Pete Rock Featuring Posdnuos

“NISSAN ALTIMA” Doechii

“Houdini” - Eminem

“Like That” Kendrick Lamar Future, Metro Boomin, &

“Yeah Glo!” - GloRilla

“Not Like Us” - Kendrick Lamar

Best Melodic Rap Performance

“Kehlani” - Jordan Adetunji Featuring Kehlani

“Spaghettii” - Beyoncé Featuring Linda Martell & Shaboozey

“We Still Don't Trust You” - Future & Metro Boomin Featuring The Weeknd

“Big Mama - Latto

“3:AM” - Rapsody Featuring Erykah Badu

Best Rap Song

“Asteroids” - Marlanna Evans

“Carnival” - Jordan Carter, Raul Cubina, Grant Dickinson, Samuel Lindley, Nasir Pemberton, Dimitri Roger, Ty Dolla $ign, Kanye West & Mark Carl Stolinski Williams, songwriters (¥$ (Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign) Featuring Rich The Kid & Playboi Carti)

“Like That” - Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, Kobe “BbyKobe” Hood, Leland Wayne & Nayvadius Wilburn

Featuring Kendrick Lamar) “Not Like Us” - Kendrick Lamar

“Yeah Glo!” - Ronnie Jackson, Jaucquez Lowe, Timothy McKibbins, Kevin Andre Price, Julius Rivera III & Gloria Woods