2025 Grammy Album of the Year Nominations

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1) New Blue Sun – André 3000

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2) COWBOY CARTER – Beyoncé

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3) Short n' Sweet – Sabrina Carpenter

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4) BRAT – Charli XCX

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5) Djesse Vol. 4 – Jacob Collier

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6) HIT ME HARD AND SOFT – Billie Eilish

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7) Chappell Roan – The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess

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8) THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT – Taylor Swift

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