Sabrina Carpenter to Compete for Best New Artist Nomination, Beyoncé to Compete in Country Category at Grammys 2025! | 2025 Grammys, Beyonce Knowles, Grammys, Sabrina Carpenter | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip

There are new developments regarding Beyoncé and Sabrina Carpenter‘s eligibility at the Grammys next year.

The “Espresso” singer will appear on the ballot for Best New Artist, and the Cowboy Carter superstar will compete for Best Country Album when the Recording Academy decides on its nominees, via THR.

The Academy held its screening committee meeting last week, where members determined where albums or songs will compete, as well as who qualified for Best New Artist.

Sabrina is the frontrunner alongside Chappell Roan, according to the report.

Other best new artist contenders include Shaboozey, Benson Boone, Teddy Swims and Megan Moroney.

Beyoncé’s submission to Best Country Album arrives seven years after the Recording Academy’s country committee rejected “Daddy Lessons” from 2016’s Lemonade.

If she gets a Country nomination, it would be her first in the genre and she would become the rare artist who has scored nominations across multiple genres at the Grammys.

Those who could compete with Beyoncé for Best Country Album include Post Malone, Chris Stapleton, Lainey Wilson, Zach Bryan and Megan Moroney.

Beyoncé has won 32 Grammys. Cowboy Carter is expected to earn a nomination for Album of the Year, and it will mark Beyonce’s fifth album to compete in the category.

First-round Grammy voting begins Friday until October 15. Nominations will be announced on November 8. Final voting is from December 12, 2024 through January 3, 2025.

The 2025 Grammys will air on February 2, 2025 from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

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