Malone is tied with Charli XCX, Billie Eilish and Kendrick Lamar for the second-most Grammy nominations this year with seven each. Beyoncé leads them all with 11 nods, surpassing her husband Jay-Z with 99 total nominations — plus she’s already won more Grammys than any other artist in history with 32 trophies, according to Billboard.

Beyoncé received no nominations for “Cowboy Carter” for the 2024 CMAs, a decision country star Mickey Guyton called dispiriting — and one that might reflect the ways in which the Nashville country music industry operates. Could the same happen at the Grammys?

Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Chris Stapleton and Post Malone are teaming up to open the 58th Annual CMA Awards with "California Sober." Separately, Malone will sing "Yours" and Stapleton will perform "What Am I Gonna Do." The award show will premiere on ABC at 8 p.m. EST on Nov. 20.

Other acts up for multiple awards at the 67th Grammys include Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan and Billie Eilish.

Beyoncé leads the 2025 Grammy nominations with 11, bringing her career total to 99 nominations, making her the most-nominated artist in Grammy history.

Beyoncé, Post Malone, Shaboozey and Morgan Wallen are among a dynamic field of 2024 country Grammy nominees for Feb. 2, 2025's Los Angeles ceremony.

The Grammy nominations will be announced Friday morning, and all eyes are on the country categories. Why it matters: The nominations come at the end of another watershed year for country music, which has a vice grip on popular culture.