WTOP collage via AP
“Hello”— Adele
“Formation” — Beyoncé
“7 Years” — Lukas Graham
“Work” — Rihanna Featuring Drake
“Stressed Out” — Twenty One Pilots (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
25 — Adele
Lemonade — Beyoncé
Purpose — Justin Bieber
Views — Drake
A Sailor’s Guide To Earth — Sturgill Simpson (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File
“Formation”— Khalif Brown, Asheton Hogan, Beyoncé Knowles & Michael L. Williams II, songwriters (Beyoncé)
“Hello” — Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Adele)
“I Took A Pill In Ibiza” — Mike Posner, songwriter (Mike Posner)
“Love Yourself” — Justin Bieber, Benjamin Levin & Ed Sheeran, songwriters (Justin Bieber)
“7 Years” — Lukas Forchhammer, Stefan Forrest, Morten & Morten Ristorp, songwriters (Lukas Graham) (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for BT PR)
Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for BT PR
Kelsea Ballerini
The Chainsmokers
Chance The Rapper
Maren Morris
Anderson .Paak (Photo by Michael Zorn/Invision/AP, File)
Photo by Michael Zorn/Invision/AP, File
“Hello” — Adele
“Hold Up” — Beyoncé
“Love Yourself” — Justin Bieber
“Piece By Piece” (Idol Version) — Kelly Clarkson
“Dangerous Woman” — Ariana Grande (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
“Closer” — The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey
“7 Years” — Lukas Graham
“Work” — Rihanna Featuring Drake
“Cheap Thrills” — Sia featuring Sean Paul
“Stressed Out” — Twenty One Pilots (Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
Joel Ryan/Invision/AP
Cinema — Andrea Bocelli
Fallen Angels — Bob Dylan
Stages Live — Josh Groban
Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin — Willie Nelson
Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway (Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP, File)
Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP, File
25 — Adele
Purpose — Justin Bieber
Dangerous Woman — Ariana Grande
Confident — Demi Lovato
This Is Acting — Sia (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP
“Tearing Me Up” — Bob Moses
“Don’t Let Me Down” — The Chainsmokers featuring Daya
“Never Be Like You” — Flume featuring Kai
“Rinse & Repeat” — Riton featuring Kah-Lo
“Drinkee” — Sofi Tukker (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File
Skin — Flume
Electronica 1: The Time Machine — Jean-Michel Jarre
Epoch — Tycho
Barbara Barbara, We Face A Shining Future — Underworld
Louie Vega Starring…XXVIII — Louie Vega (Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP)
Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP
Human Nature — Herb Alpert
When You Wish Upon A Star — Bill Frisell
Way Back Home Live From Rochester, NY — Steve Gadd Band
Unspoken — Chuck Loeb
Culcha Vulcha — Snarky Puppy (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky
“Joe” (Live From Austin City Limits) — Alabama Shakes
“Don’t Hurt Yourself” — Beyoncé featuring Jack White
“Blackstar” — David Bowie
“The Sound Of Silence” (Live On Conan) — Disturbed
“Heathens” — Twenty One Pilots (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP
“Blackstar” — David Bowie, songwriter (David Bowie)
“Burn The Witch” — Radiohead, songwriters (Radiohead)
“Hardwired” — James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich, songwriters (Metallica)
“Heathens” — Tyler Joseph, songwriter (Twenty One Pilots)
“My Name Is Human” — Rich Meyer, Ryan Meyer & Johnny Stevens, songwriters (Highly Suspect) (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin, File)
AP Photo/Stephen Chernin, File
California — Blink-182
Tell Me I’m Pretty — Cage The Elephant
Magma — Gojira
Death Of A Bachelor — Panic! At The Disco
Weezer — Weezer (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP
22, A Million — Bon Iver
Blackstar — David Bowie
The Hope Six Demolition Project — PJ Harvey
Post Pop Depression — Iggy Pop
A Moon Shaped Pool — Radiohead (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP
“Turnin’ Me Up” — BJ The Chicago Kid
“Permission” — Ro James
“I Do” — Musiq Soulchild
“Needed Me” — Rihanna
“Cranes In The Sky” — Solange (Saint Records via AP)
Saint Records via AP
“Come See Me” — J. Brathwaite, Aubrey Graham & Noah Shebib, songwriters (PartyNextDoor Featuring Drake)
“Exchange” — Michael Hernandez & Bryson Tiller, songwriters (Bryson Tiller)
“Kiss It Better” — Jeff Bhasker, Robyn Fenty, John-Nathan Glass & Teddy Sinclair, songwriters (Rihanna)
“Lake By The Ocean” — Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)
“Luv” — Magnus August Høiberg, Benjamin Levin & Daystar Peterson, songwriters (Tory Lanez) (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP, File)
Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP, File
Lemonade — Beyoncé
Ology — Gallant
We Are King — KING
Malibu — Anderson .Paak
Anti — Rihanna (Warner Bros. Records via AP)
Warner Bros. Records via AP
“Freedom” — Beyoncé featuring Kendrick Lamar
“Hotline Bling” — Drake
“Broccoli” — D.R.A.M. featuring Lil Yachty
“Ultralight Beam” — Kanye West featuring Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream
“Famous” — Kanye West featuring Rihanna (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)
Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File
Coloring Book — Chance The Rapper
And The Anonymous Nobody — De La Soul
Major Key — DJ Khaled
Views — Drake
Blank Face LP — ScHoolboy Q
The Life Of Pablo — Kanye West (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)
Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File
“Love Can Go To Hell” — Brandy Clark
“Vice” — Miranda Lambert
“My Church” — Maren Morris
“Church Bells” — Carrie Underwood
“Blue Ain’t Your Color” — Keith Urban (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
“Different For Girls” — Dierks Bentley featuring Elle King
“21 Summer” — Brothers Osborne
“Setting The World On Fire” — Kenny Chesney & P!nk
“Jolene” — Pentatonix featuring Dolly Parton
“Think Of You” — Chris Young with Cassadee Pope (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP, File)
Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP, File
Big Day In A Small Town — Brandy Clark
Full Circle — Loretta Lynn
Hero — Maren Morris
A Sailor’s Guide To Earth — Sturgill Simpson
Ripcord — Keith Urban (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)
AP Photo/Mark Zaleski
True Sadness — The Avett Brothers
This Is Where I Live — William Bell
The Cedar Creek Sessions — Kris Kristofferson
The Bird & The Rifle — Lori McKenna
Kid Sister — The Time Jumpers (American/Republic Records via AP)
American/Republic Records via AP
Sly & Robbie Presents… Reggae For Her — Devin Di Dakta & J.L
Rose Petals — J Boog
Ziggy Marley — Ziggy Marley
Everlasting — Raging Fyah
Falling Into Place — Rebelution
SOJA: Live In Virginia — SOJA (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
…America…Great… — David Cross
American Myth — Margaret Cho
Boyish Girl Interrupted — Tig Notaro
Live At The Apollo — Amy Schumer
Talking For Clapping — Patton Oswalt (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP)
Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP
Formation — Beyoncé
River — Leon Bridges
Up & Up — Coldplay
Gosh — Jamie XX
Upside Down & Inside Out — OK Go (Photo by [Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Photo by [Amy Harris/Invision/AP
March 21, 2025 | WTOP's Jason Fraley previews the Grammys (Jason Fraley)
WASHINGTON — The 59th annual Grammy Awards are Sunday night on CBS.
The night is shaping up to be a battle between Adele and Beyoncé for their respective smash albums “25” and “Lemonade,” which spawned the respective hit songs “Hello” and “Formation.”
Which artists should win music’s biggest prizes?
Look through the gallery to see more of the nominees, then vote below in the major categories:
Click here for the full list of nominees.
