Record of the Year

Worship JON BATISTE

A detour into Edm-leaning sounds for Batiste, “Worship” has quickly become a favorite at Batiste’s live shows. It’s one of many co-writes on “World Music Radio” by Batiste with Jon Bellion, Pete Napi and Jason Cornet.

Flowers MILEY CYRUS

How big was “Flowers” in 2023? It was the most streamed song of the year on Spotify and the second most on Apple Music, while its sultry music video is approaching 650 million views on Youtube.

On My Mama VICTORIA MONÉT

This coolly confident, head-nodding single became Monét’s first as a headliner to reach the top of a Billboard chart and inspired numerous viral performance clips and Tiktok videos.

Anti-hero TAYLOR SWIFT

Was there a more earworm lyric than “It’s me, hi / I’m the problem, it’s me” this year? “Antihero” is also nominated for song of the year and pop solo performance.

Not Strong Enough BOYGENIUS

The fourth single from “The Record” is also nominated for rock song and rock performance. Clad in Beatles-style suits, Boygenius performed the track in November during its “Saturday Night Live” debut.

What Was I Made For? BILLIE EILISH

“This all seemed to happen in a time when I really needed it,” Eilish said of her invitation from director Greta Gerwig to work on the “Barbie” soundtrack. “I’m so, so thankful for that.”

Vampire OLIVIA RODRIGO

Rodrigo told Variety that her goal with “Guts” was to “capture the essence of what I’m feeling in a way that’s going to be poignant and concise.” Fans certainly approved, making it as big of a hit around the world as in the U.S.

Kill Bill SZA

Far and away the biggest hit of SZA’S career, “Kill Bill” spent a record-breaking 21 weeks atop Billboard’s Hot R&b/hip-hop Songs tally and topped charts in seven countries.