NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� The 2025 nominations are just around the corner 鈥� who will compete for the top prizes?
Nominees will be announced during a video stream live on the Grammy website and the Recording Academy鈥檚 YouTube channel on Friday at 8 a.m. Pacific and 11 a.m. Eastern, kicking off with a pre-show 15 minutes earlier.
A host of talent is on deck to announce the nominees, including Gayle King, Jim Gaffigan and a long list of past Grammy winners: Brandy Clark, Kirk Franklin, David Frost, Robert Gordon, Kylie Minogue, Gaby Moreno, Deanie Parker, Ben Platt, Mark Ronson, Hayley Williams and last year's Victoria Mon茅t.
Only recordings commercially released in the U.S. between Sept. 16, 2023 through Aug. 30, 2024 are eligible for nominations, so don鈥檛 expect to see album nods for Future's 鈥淢ixtape Pluto鈥� (though Future and Metro Boomin's 鈥淲e Don鈥檛 Trust You鈥� is very likely to score a nomination), George Strait's Tyler, the Creator鈥檚 or Lin-Manuel Miranda's first full post-鈥淗amilton鈥� musical with Pulitzer finalist Eisa Davis.
There's plenty of unknowns going into the announcements: Will and receive following the success of their massive albums and 鈥淔-1 Trillion,鈥� respectively, even though they are megastars previously not directly associated with the genre?
Will 鈥淎 Bar Song (Tipsy)," the biggest song of the year that combines his country twang with the familiar sample of J Kwon鈥檚 2004 rap hit 鈥淭ipsy" dominate?
The 2025 Grammy Awards will air Feb. 2 live on CBS and Paramount+ from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
Maria Sherman, The Associated Press
