Chappell Roan, Billie Eilish & More LGBTQ Artists Prevail With 2025 Grammy Nominations

Dubbed a Grammys powerhouse since she swept all Big Four categories in 2020, Billie Eilish proved once again that she’s still a favorite at the Recording Academy. The star earned seven nominations at the annual ceremony, including record of the year and song of the year nods for “Birds of a Feather,” as well as an album of the year nod for Hit Me Hard and Soft. Among her nominations, Billie also managed to earn a first-time nod in the best dance pop recording for “L’Amour De Ma Vie,” as well as additional nods for best pop solo performance for “Birds,” best pop duo/group performance for “Guess” with Charli XCX, and best pop vocal album for Hit Me Hard and Soft. She ties with Charli XCX, Kendrick Lamar and Post Malone for the second-most nominations at the annual awards, only falling behind Beyoncé’s whopping 11 nods.

After a breakthrough year unlike any we’ve seen in the last decade, Chappell Roan received the cherry on top on Friday in the form of six nominations at the Grammys. The “Pink Pony Club” singer nabbed six nominations for the annual awards ceremony, tying her with Sabrina Carpenter and Taylor Swift for the third most nominations this year. Among those noms, Roan earned one in each of the Big Four categories, making her and Island Records labelmate Carpenter the only acts this year to achieve that feat.

With the 2025 Grammys, St. Vincent doubles her number of career nominations. Earning four nods for the upcoming awards show, Annie Clark was recognized in the best rock song and best rock performance categories for “Broken Man,” in the best alternative music performance category for “Flea” and in the best alternative music album category for All Born Screaming.

Looks like Doechii is taking her “Nissan Altima” for a victory lap. At the 2025 Grammys, the rising rap artist earned four nominations, including best new artist, best remixed recording for “Alter Ego” with Kaytranada and JT, best rap performance for “Nissan Altima” and best rap album for Alligator Bites Never Heal. The 2025 ceremony marks the first time that Doechii has earned Grammy nominations.

Just one year after the Grammys snubbed her outright, Kali Uchis emerged with a nomination at the 2025 awards in best latin pop album for her stunning LP Orquídeas. She joins fellow queer Latin pop star Anitta, who also earned a nomination for best latin pop album thanks to Funk Generation. Anitta’s nomination becomes the second in her career, after earning a best new artist nod at the 2023 Grammys.

For all the big wins for LGBTQ+ artists at the 67th annual Grammy Awards, as always, there were a number of artists that were left unrecognized. Halsey defied expectations and released a trio of Grammy-eligible tracks in 2024 — sobering ballad “The End,” melancholic pop track “Lucky,” and her existential rock anthem “Lonely Is the Muse.” But none of her work earned her recognition from the Recording Academy. Despite critical acclaim, rising pop singer Remi Wolf didn’t earn any nominations at this year’s ceremony. Similarly, Omar Apollo didn’t earn any nods, despite rave reviews for his pop opus God Said No. Beabadoobee turned heads with her rock LP This Is How Tomorrow Moves, yet she earned no nominations in the rock categories.