Song of the Year

A&W JACK ANTONOFF, LANA DEL REY & SAM DEW, SONGWRITERS (LANA DEL REY)

Antonoff says this seven-minute number is the favorite song he’s worked on with Del Rey, who is also nominated for it in the alternative music performance category.

Butterfly JON BATISTE & DAN WILSON, SONGWRITERS (JON BATISTE)

This is one of six noms in 2023 for Batiste and marks a return for Wilson, who previously won two Grammys for his work with Adele.

Flowers MILEY CYRUS, GREGORY ALDAE HEIN & MICHAEL POLLACK, SONGWRITERS (MILEY CYRUS)

“Flowers” dominated charts all over the world this year, breaking multiple streaming records and becoming Cyrus’ first Hot 100 chart-topper since “Wrecking Ball” in 2013.

Vampire DANIEL NIGRO & OLIVIA RODRIGO, SONGWRITERS (OLIVA RODRIGO)

Three-and-a-half minutes of pent-up anger filtered through piano balladry and propulsive rock vibes, “Vampire” is Rodrigo’s third Hot 100 No. 1 and up for additional trophies.

Anti-hero JACK ANTONOFF & TAYLOR SWIFT, SONGWRITERS (TAYLOR SWIFT)

The lead single from Swift’s “Midnights” spent 53 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 and was immortalized in a video with comedians Mike Birbiglia, John Early and Mary Elizabeth Ellis.

Dance the Night CAROLINE AILIN, DUA LIPA, MARK RONSON & ANDREW WYATT, SONGWRITERS (DUA LIPA)

Even on an off-cycle year, Dua Lipa still pumped out a big hit with this irresistible lead track from the movie “Barbie,” which became her fifth Top 10 on the Hot 100.

Kill Bill ROB BISEL, CARTER LANG & SOLÁNA ROWE, SONGWRITERS (SZA)

Composed under a time crunch near the end of the “SOS” sessions and completed by SZA in a matter of minutes, “Kill Bill” is also up for record of the year and R&B performance.

What Was I Made For? BILLIE EILISH O’CONNELL & FINNEAS O’CONNELL, SONGWRITERS (BILLIE EILISH)

Up for five nominations, Eilish’s contribution to the “Barbie” soundtrack was inspired by early rough cuts of the movie. Eilish also directed the video.