Sabrina Carpenter received six Grammy nominations Friday morning November 8, but one category may have surprised her loyal fanbase. 

The 25-year-old received nods for Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop Solo Performance, Best Pop Solo Album and Best New Artist.

The former Disney star, who released five albums prior to her highly acclaimed Short n’ Sweet disc, has been around for a decade, releasing her first single, Can’t Blame a Girl for Trying in 2014 under the Disney owned Hollywood Records.

According to Billboard, Carpenter’s years of experience do not disqualify her from being nominated as Best New Artist.

The rules of the Recording Academy require an artist to qualify for the category by releasing a minimum of five singles or tracks or one album, but there is no maximum, according to the publication. 

Sabrina Carpenter, 25, received six Grammy nominations Friday, November 8, including a nod for Best New Artists in spite of Short n’ Sweet being her sixth album   

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The Grammys’ rules and guidelines booklet says nominations for Best New Artist hinge on when ‘the artist had attained a breakthrough or prominence’ as determined by a screening committee. 

Carpenter has had quite a year since releasing Espresso in April.

The hit debuted at number seven on the Billboard charts, and peaked in third place on the H๏τ 100, while eventually reaching the top spot on the Global 200. 

The single received two nominations; Record of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance. 

Please, Please, Please followed in June and was nominated for Song of the Year, rising to number one on the Billboard charts after debuting in second place.

It was nominated for Song of the Year.  

Until that time, Carpenter’s highest charted release was Skin, which reached number 48 in February 2021. 

Because the singer’s long awaited breakthrough came after Sept. 15, 2023, the last day of the previous eligibility year, and she had not been nominated for a Grammy before, it was deemed okay for her to be included in the Best New Artist category. 

A similar decision was made for Chappell Roan, who released her first single, Good Hurt, in 2017.

Carpenter has had quite a year since releasing Espresso in April. It  peaking in third place on the H๏τ 100, and reaching the top spot on the Global 200. Espresso received two nominations; Record of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance  (Pictured in Elmont, NY in September)

Please, Please, Please followed in June and was nominated for Song of the Year, rising to number one on the Billboard charts after debuting in second place.  It was nominated for Song of the Year

Roan’s first album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, was released September 22, 2023. 

Both Roan and Carpenter tied with Taylor Swift, who received six nominations for The Tortured Poet’s Department.

Carpenter opened for Swift during segments of the Eras tour. 

Chappell Roan, 26, who previously released the single Good Hurt in 2017, was also nominated for Best New Artist   (pictured in Los Angeles in October)

Both Carpenter and Roan tied with Taylor Swift, receiving six nominations each. Carpenter opened for Swift during segments of the Eras tour. She and Roan will be up against Benson Boon, Doechii, Khruangbin, Raye, Shaboozey and Teddy Swims

‘Sabrina Carpenter deserves this man. She’s not a new artist but this the first time the Grammy are recognizing her talents like finally,’ a fan wrote on the Recording Academy’s  Instagram page revealing the Best New Artist nominees. 

Others were confused about her status. ‘Bruh Sabrina should not be here I love her too but she is not new,’ penned one fan. 

She and Roan will be up against Benson Boon, Doechii, Khruangbin, Raye, Shaboozey and Teddy Swims. 

The winners will be announced during the Grammy ceremonies in Los Angeles on February 2, 2025 on CBS.  

GRAMMY NOMINATIONS 2025 – FULL LIST

 

Song of the Year

Beyoncé – Texas Hold ’Em

Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather

Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe!

Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us

Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – Die With a Smile

Sabrina Carpenter – Please Please Please

Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy)

Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone – Fortnight

Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter

 

Best Country Album

Beyoncé – Cowboy Carter

Chris Stapleton – Higher

Kacey Musgraves – Deeper Well

Lainey Wilson – Whirlwind

Post Malone – F-1 Trillion

 

Best Country Solo Performance

Beyoncé – 16 Carriages

Chris Stapleton – It Takes a Woman

Jelly Roll – I Am Not Okay

Kacey Musgraves – The Architect

Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy)

 

Best Musical Theater Album

Hell’s Kitchen

Merrily We Roll Along

The Notebook

The Outsiders

Suffs

The Wiz

 

Jelly Roll also got a nod

Best Melodic Rap Performance

Beyoncé, Linda Martell & Shaboozey – Spaghettii

Future, Metro Boomin & The Weeknd – We Still Don’t Trust You

Jordan Adetunji Featuring Kehlani – Kehlani (Remix)

Latto – Big Mama

Rapsody Featuring Erykah Badu – 3:AM

 

Best R&B Album

Chris Brown – 11:11 (Deluxe)

Lalah Hathaway – Vantablack

Lucky Daye – Algorithm

Muni Long – Revenge

Usher – Coming Home

 

Best R&B Performance

Chris Brown – Residuals

Coco Jones – Here We Go (Uh Oh)

Jhené Aiko – Guidance

Muni Long – Made for Me (Live on BET)

SZA – Saturn

 

Sabrina Carpenter was placed in the Best New Artist category

Best New Artist

Benson Boone

Doechii

Chappell Roan

Khruangbin

Raye

Sabrina Carpenter

Shaboozey

Teddy Swims

 

Best Alternative Music Performance

Cage the Elephant – Neon Pill

Fontaines D.C. – Starburster

Kim Gordon – Bye Bye

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Song of the Lake

St. Vincent – Flea

 

Benson Boone

Best Rock Album

The Black Crowes – Happiness Bastards

Fontaines D.C. – Romance

Green Day – Saviors

Idles – Tangk

Jack White – No Name

Pearl Jam – Dark Matter

The Rolling Stones – Hackney Diamonds

 

Best Dance Pop Recording

Ariana Grande – Yes, And?

Billie Eilish – L’Amour de Ma Vie [Over Now Extended Edit]

Charli XCX – Von Dutch

Madison Beer – Make You Mine

Troye Sivan – Got Me Started

 

Best Gospel Performance/Song

Doe – Holy Hands

Melvin Crispell III – Yesterday

Ricky Dillard – Hold On (Live)

Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Erica Campbell & Israel Houghton Featuring Jonathan McReynolds & Jekalyn Carr – One Hallelujah

Yolanda Adams – Church Doors

 

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

Ariana Grande, Brandy & Monica – The Boy Is Mine – Remix

Beyoncé Featuring Post Malone – Levii’s Jeans

Charli XCX & Billie Eilish – Guess Featuring Billie Eilish

Gracie Abrams Featuring Taylor Swift – Us.

Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – Die With a Smile

 

Best Pop Solo Performance

Beyoncé – Bodyguard

Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather

Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe!

Charli XCX – Apple

Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso

Billie Eilish

 

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

Alissia

Daniel Nigro

Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II

Ian Fitchuk

Mustard

 

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical

Amy Allen

Edgar Barrera

Jessi Alexander

Jessie Jo Dillon

Raye

 

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Includes Film and Television)

Kris Bowers – The Color Purple

Hans Zimmer – Dune: Part Two

Laura Karpman – American Fiction

Nick Chuba, Atticus Ross & Leopold Ross – Shōgun

Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – Challengers

 

Best African Music Performance

Asake & Wizkid – MMS

Burna Boy – Higher

Chris Brown Featuring Davido & Lojay – Sensational

Tems – Love Me JeJe

Yemi Alade – Tomorrow

 

Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)

Carín León – Boca Chueca, Vol. 1

Chiquis – Diamantes

Jessi Uribe – De Lejitos

Peso Pluma – Éxodo

 

Best Latin Pop Album

Anitta – Funk Generation

Kali Uchis – Orquídeas

Kany García – García

Luis Fonsi – El Viaje

Shakira – Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran