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After an entire year of new music, albums and rising artists, the 2024 Grammy Awards nominations are officially here.

The nominees are set to be revealed on Friday at 11 a.m. Et/8 a.m. Pt during an event livestreamed on the Grammys website and YouTube page.

Stars who will join Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. to unveil the nominees include Arooj Aftab, Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Jimmy Jam, Jon Bon Jovi, Samara Joy, Muni Long, Cheryl Pawelski, Kim Petras, Judith Sherman, St. Vincent, Jeff Tweedy and “Weird Al” Yankovic, as well as CBS Mornings co-hosts Gayle King, Nate Burleson and Tony Dokoupil.

Nominees in the general field and select categories will be announced during the event, while videos unveiling the nominees in the remaining categories will be posted on the Grammys website and YouTube.

The 66th Grammys will honor artists, musicians and creators across a total of 94 categories, including the...

The 66th Annual Grammy Awards announced their nominations on Friday morning, November 10. These awards honor the best in recorded media that were released from October 1, 2022 through September 15, 2023. Scroll down for the list of contenders, updated throughout the morning.

The presentation took place at 10:45am Eastern/7:45am Pacific during a livestream on live.grammy.com and YouTube starting with the contenders in the general field and other select categories. Video announcements of the nominees in the remaining races were also published on live.grammy.com and YouTube while the event was underway, and the full list of nominees was published on Grammy.com immediately following the presentation.

Joining Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. to deliver the good news were Grammy winners Arooj Aftab, Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Jimmy Jam, Jon Bon Jovi, Samara Joy, Muni Long, Cheryl Pawelski, Kim Petras, Judith Sherman, St. Vincent, Jeff Tweedy, and “Weird Al” Yankovic,...

The recording academy has released details on when and how to tune into the nominations announcement for the 66th Annual Grammy Awards, set to air in 2024.

On Friday, November 10, starting at 10:45am Eastern/7:45am Pacific, the nominees will be unveiled via a livestream event on live.grammy.com and YouTube, starting with a presentation announcing the official contenders in the general field and other select categories. Video announcements of the nominees in the remaining races will also be published on live.grammy.com and YouTube while the event is underway, and the full list of nominees will be published on Grammy.com immediately following the presentation. Nominees will also be announced via a press release.

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