Phoebe Bridgers; Ice Spice; Miley Cyrus.Photo:Kevin Mazur/Getty; Lester Cohen/Getty; Arturo Holmes/Getty
Kevin Mazur/Getty; Lester Cohen/Getty; Arturo Holmes/Getty
The2024 Grammy nominationswere announced on Friday morning and the stars are celebrating!
Not long after the Recording Academy revealed the talent being recognized at the 66thGrammy Awards, many A-listers and breakout artists who received nominations took to social media to express their gratitude.
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Reacting to the most Grammy nominations she’s ever received, Cyrus, 30, shared a heartfelt messageon Instagram. Along with a photo of herself in a black dress and wide-brimmed hat, she shouted out her fans, the Smilers, and brought attention to the amount of women nominees.
“Congratulations to all of this years Grammy nominees. Watching women win & rule the music industry makes me proud. It’s fun to be nominated & exciting to win but having my music be LOVED around the world is the real trophy,” the hitmaker, who previously had two nominations to her name, wrote.
“To my Smilers - I celebrate YOU today. Your joy is my bliss,” Cyrus continued. “My team + all of my collaborators are irreplaceable & priceless pieces of this puzzle.
The album of the year nominee added, “I love you all. Thank you for making my Endless Summer Vacation so sweet.”
As many fans suspected,Ice Spicereceived love from the Recording Academy after her breakout year — earning a best new artist nomination, among other nominations.
The rapper, 33, shared how shocked she was with ahilarious post on X(formerly Twitter). “FOUR GRAMMY NOMINATIONS ?! are u s—tin me!!! thank YOU 🫵”
The hip-hop star laterposted to Instagramwhere shared a cute edit rounding up her four nominations, including best new artist, best rap song and best song written for visual media for"Barbie World"withNicki Minajand best pop duo/group for her collaboration with Swift, 33, “Karma.”
boygenius, the indie rock trio featuring Phoebe Bridgers, 29, Lucy Dacus, 28, and Julien Baker, 28, also had a huge year that garnered them nods in the alternative categories, as well as record and album of the year. They shareda sweet photoof themselves finding out they’re competing for the coveted album of the year prize.
Dacus also chimed in with asimple X postsumming up her reaction — “bro.”
Kelsea Ballerini, whose albumRolling Up the Welcome Matis in the best country album category, shared a videoon Instagramof herself, mom Carla, friends andboyfriendChase Stokesfinding out the news together. The country music star, 30, looked thrilled as she threw up her arms and burst into tears.
In the caption of the post, she shouted out her longtime collaborator Alysa Vanderheym. “😭🤍 @recordingacademy, she wrote. “LOOK AT OUR ALBUM GO, @alysavanderheym.”
Fellow country starJelly Roll, who recently took home thebest new artist prizeat the 2023CMA Awards, shared how stunned he was to be in the best new artist and best country duo/group performance categories at the Grammys.
In an emotional, tear-filled videoon Instagram, the “Need a Favor” singer, 38, called it “the greatest honor an artist could ever hear” to be nominated and opened up about how much the moment means to him, saying he “hadn’t cried like this since Daddy died.”
OnX, too, he shared a similar sentiment.
One of Jelly Roll’s collaborators and fellow nominee,Lainey Wilson, took a moment to shout him out and share her own excitement onInstagram. The country music star, 31, who’s up for two awards shared an image of her photo next to a gramophone and wrote what an “honor” it is in the caption.
“Bell Bottom Country is nominated for country album of the year at this year’s #GRAMMYs and my brother @jellyroll615 and I snagged a nomination for country duo/group performance with ‘Save Me,’” the singer wrote. “It is an honor, to say the least. Thank you @recordingacademy and big congrats to all the nominees 👏🏻🤘🏻”
Like the “Wild Ones” singer, folk starNoah Kahanalso shed tears for his best new artist nod. In an adorable videoposted to Instagram, the Vermont artist, 26, showed his reaction to the news as he burst into uncontrollable laughter, swore and started crying.
He alsotook to Xto let his devoted fans know how much this means to him. “Dreams do come true … This is OUR Grammy nomination,” he wrote. “Get that dress picked out momma we’re going to the f—ing Grammys.”
Gracie Abramswas just as excited to be competing for best new artist. The singer-songwriter andEras Touropener, 24, shared a photoon Instagramof herself holding up her phone as the Recording Academy’s live stream unveiled the news.
“what is happening,” she wrote in the caption in disbelief.
Another heartfelt post came from Halle Bailey. The actress/singer, 23,opened upabout how she feels like she’s “in a dream” after hearing her solo song “Angel” received a nod in the best R&B song category.
“oh my goodness you guys i feel like i’m in a dream 💭😭,” the star ofThe Little Mermaidwrote in the caption. “i just got off a plane and found out this news, God is so so good i am so grateful and in disbelief 😭❤️✨gonna go cry all day”
Brandi Clark admitted she was “still in shock” hours after receiving her nods inan afternoon Instagram post.
“You dream of waking up to the news of being Grammy nominated, but the reality of it is something that you can’t even dream,” she wrote. “I am still in shock and am so thankful to the@recordingacademyfor recognizing my artistry. There are so many to thank because none of this happens on an island.”
“We were in the airport this morning when we heard the news that we have been nominated for best new artist & best American roots song at the 2024#GRAMMYs!!” the rising country stars wrote in the caption. “Thank you to the@recordingacademyfor this immense honor. Thank you to our fans for taking this beautiful journey with us. We are so blessed beyond words y’all.. THIS is how love is made. Let’s gooo!!!”
AlthoughCarly Pearcedidn’t share footage of the moment, she let fans know just how much she screamed when she heard she was up for best country duo/group performance withChris Stapletonfor their song “We Don’t Fight Anymore.”
“Last year, when I was in LA for my first ever#GRAMMYsas a nominee, I got word that@chrisstapletonwas going to sing “We Don’t Fight Anymore” with me. Fast forward to this morning and we’re nominated together for that very song. I’m so grateful and honored for this nomination thank you@recordingacademy. 🤍,” the country singer, 33, wrote in the caption of her Instagram post.“Swipe for an unhinged photo of me and my band when I found out I was nominated for another GRAMMY!!!!” the musician added. “Wish y’all could have heard how loud I screamed…”
Ed Sheerantook the moment to post a simple message of gratitude to both the Recording Academy and Aaron Desner, the producer behind his best pop vocal-nominated album−(Subtract). The British singer, 32, reshared a fan-made image announcing the nod on hisInstagram Story.
Ed Sheeran’s Instagram Story.Ed Sheeran/ Instagram
Ed Sheeran/ Instagram
One of Ronson’s collaborators,Finneas O’Connell, 26, who worked with his sisterBillie Eilish, 21, on the song“What Was I Made For?”shared a thoughtful message on hisStoryabout their track ending up in the record of the year category.
Finneas O’Connell’s Instagram Story.Finneas/ Instagram
Finneas/ Instagram
Later on Friday afternoon, Eilish herself — who is also up for best pop duo/group performance withLabrinthfor their song“Never Felt So Alone”— took toInstagram. The star posted visuals revealing all six of her nominations with a cute, emoji-filled caption.
“six nominations 🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲 my heart hurts :’) 🫀🫀🫀🫂🫂🫂,” she added.
Madison Beerreceived her first-ever nomination for her albumSilence Between Songs, which got a nod for best immersive audio album. The singer-songwriter, 24, told fanswith an X postthat she couldn’t stop crying about the accomplishment.
“IM HYSTERICALLY CRYING I DONT HAVE WORDS I CANT EVEN SPEAK IM SOBBING BAWLING,” she wrote.
This year also marks the first timeTroye Sivanis on the ballot, which he was nearly speechless to learn. The Aussie pop star, 28, shared acarouselfeaturing screenshots of his reaction over FaceTime and a post on X about his nominations.
“I can’t even think-,” the artist who’s nominated for best dance pop recording award and best music video for his hit “Rush.” “My first GRAMMY nomination…and second. A life long dream, no joke.”
“THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING thank you @recordingacademy,” he added.
Rising hip-hop starCoi Leraywas similarly overwhelmed with her first-ever nomination. The rapper, 26, who received best rap performance and pop dance recording nods, posted a series of excitable messages onX, and later onrepostedfans who were sending their congratulations.
“Wow I’m really Grammy Nominated ? That’s crazy. Let me let this sink in real quick and I’ll brb,” she wrote. “OMFGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG.”
PJ Harveyalso shared an emotional post. The best alternative album nominee, 54, posted a charming black and white photo of herself learning the news onon Instagram.
Another simple, yet stunned, post came fromJason Isbell, whose band Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit was nominated for best Americana album for theirWeathervanes. The performer, 44,shared a brief thank you noteto the Recording Academy on X. “Dang alright thank you@RecordingAcad,” he wrote with three prayer hands emojis.
source: people.com
