Beyonce tops Grammy nominations in female-dominated list

Superstar singer Beyonce has topped the list of Grammy Award contenders, earning 11 nods including an album of the year nomination for her venture into country music, Cowboy Carter.

Behind Beyonce, Billie Eilish, Charli XCX, Kendrick Lamar and Post Malone tied with seven nominations each. Pop phenomenon Taylor Swift and newcomers Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter scored six each, in the nominations unveiled on Friday.

Beyonce’s nominations brought her career total to 99, more than any other artist. She had been tied for the lead with her husband, rapper Jay-Z, who has 88.

Australian artist Troye Sivan’s Got Me Started was nominated for best dance pop recording, while fellow local talent Tame Impala were nominated for best electronic recording for their hit, Neverender, with French electronic duo Justice.

Women dominated the album of the year category, the top Grammy honour.

Despite her lifetime lead in nominations, and an unrivaled 32 wins, Beyonce has never taken home the album trophy. Jay-Z called out that fact at the last Grammys ceremony, arguing that voters had failed to give proper recognition to black artists.

Swift has won the top prize four times and is in the running again with The Tortured Poets Department.

At the awards ceremony to be held on February 2, Beyonce and Swift will compete against Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet, Brat from Charli XCX, Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft, and Roan’s The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess.