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Chappell Roan, queer artists dominate Grammy nominations
The 2025 Grammy Award nominations have been announced, with queer artists front and center in categories like record of the year, album of the year, and song of the year.Chappell Roan, who recently performed a lesbian country song on Saturday Night Live, picked up six nominations: record of the year, album of the year, song of the year, best new artist, best pop solo performance and best pop vocal album.Billie Eilish, who came out as part of the LGBTQ+ community earlier this year, received seven nominations, including album of the year for Hit Me Hard and Soft, song of the year for her hit single Birds of a Feather, and a duet with fellow nominee Charli XCX.Troye Sivan received his third Grammy nomination in two years. His song Get Me Started is nominated for best dance/electronic recording.Out lead singer Rob Halford and metal group Judas Priest earned a nomination for best metal performance for Crown of Thorns.Annie Clark, also known by her stage name St. Vincent, was nominated for best rock song for Broken Man, best alternative music performance for Flea, and best alternative music album.Green Day, whose lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong is openly bisexual, received nominations for best rock song and best rock album.Kehlani, previously nominated in 2016 and 2018, returns this year with three nominations: best progressive R&B album for Crash, a songwriting nomination for After Hours, and best melodic rap performance for Kehlani.Cardi B earned a nomination for best rap performance for Enough (Miami).The Queen Sheba was nominated for best spoken word album for CIVIL WRITES: The South Got Something To Say.The Brothers Osborne, a straight and gay brother duo, scored a nomination for best country duo/group performance for Break Mine, as did Miley Cyrus for her duet with Beyonc, II Most Wanted.For a full list of nominees, click here. The post Chappell Roan, queer artists dominate Grammy nominations appeared first on News Is Out.
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