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FILE-Beyoncé Knowles speaks at the Vice President Kamala Harris rally at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston on Friday, October 25, 2024. (Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)

While Beyoncé led the 2025 Grammy nominations with 11 nominations, she became the most nominated artist in Grammy history, bringing her career total to 99 nominations.

According to the Associated Press, acclaimed entertainer “Cowboy Carter” was nominated for album of the year and country album, while “Texas Hold ‘Em” was nominated for record, song and country song of the year.

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According to the AP, this marks the first time Beyoncé has been nominated in the country and America categories. The Houston native was also nominated in other categories, including pop, country, Americana and melodic rap performance.

The AP reports that if the “Single Lady” singer wins album of the year, she would be the first Black woman to do so in the 21st century.

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Lauryn Hill last won in 1999 for “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,” becoming the only Black woman after Natalie Cole and Whitney Houston to take home the Grammy award.

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Post Malone received his first nomination in the country categories this year after releasing his debut country album “F-1 Trillion” in August.

Malone is just behind Beyoncé with seven nominations, tying with Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar and Charli XCX, who earned her first nomination as a solo artist.

Eilish is the only artist whose first three albums were nominated for album of the year.

According to the Associated Press, Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us”, released during his rap feud with Drake, was nominated for record and song of the year, rap song, music video and best rap performance.

Taylor Swift and first-time nominees Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan each earned six Grammy nominations.

Swift won album of the year for “Midnights” in 2023, shattering the record for most wins in the category four times. She became the first woman to receive seven career nominations in this category this year.

Only recordings commercially released in the U.S. between September 16, 2023 and August 30, 2024 were eligible for nomination, according to the AP. The final round of Grammy voting, which will determine the winners, will take place between December 12 and January 3.

The 2025 Grammy Awards will air live on February 2 from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on CBS and Paramount+.