Notably, 10 of these 14 artists are women.
Since 1959, when the Grammys introduced the Best New Artist category, only 14 artists have been nominated in each of the “Big Four” categories (album, record and song of the year, and best new artist) in the same year. Notably, 10 of these 14 artists are women.
And two more women, Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter, could join the list when the nominations for the 67th annual Grammy Awards are announced on Nov. 8. Roan is a strong bet for album of the year for her first full-length, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princessand for record and song of the year he nods to his hit “Good Luck, Babe!”. Carpenter is sure to drop a look for her upcoming album Short n' Sweet and one or both of his smash singles, 'Espresso' and 'Please Please Please'.
The Recording Academy's screening committee will have to decide whether to allow Carpenter to compete for best new artist. Short n' Sweetdue August 23, will be Carpenter's sixth studio album. There is precedent for an artist on her sixth album to be nominated: Shelby Lynne won in 2001 when she was on her sixth album; I'm Shelby Lynne. And this was the year Carpenter managed to master crossover, which has long been the dominant Grammy criteria in this category. An example of this: Carpenter performed at the pre-show at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards (held on September 12, 2023). At this year's VMAs, scheduled for September 11, she will appear on the main stage.
Here is a complete list of artists who have been nominated in each of the top four Grammy categories in the same year. The years shown are the years of the Grammy ceremonies.
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Bobbie Gentry (1968)
Gentry, who was 25 at the time, was nominated for her debut album Ode to Billie Joe and the haunting story song that was its title. She also won Best New Artist in two other categories – Best Vocal Performance, Female and Best Contemporary Female Solo Vocal Performance. Gentry has not won another Grammy since that night, although she was nominated for her album in 1970 Imagination.
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Christopher Cross (1981)
Cross, then 29, was nominated for his self-titled debut album and his hypnotic ballad “Sailing.” He won in all four categories and for best arrangement as a backing vocalist. Cross received three more nominations the following year for Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do), though he hasn't added to his trophy haul since his big night.
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Cyndi Lauper (1985)
Lauper, then 31, was nominated for her first solo album, She is so unusual — and, in a unique case, two different projects for record and song of the year, respectively. The peppy 'Girls Just Want to Have Fun' was nominated for record. The touching “Time After Time,” which Lauper co-wrote with Rob Hyman, was nominated for a song. Won Best New Artist. It won a second Grammy 29 years later – best musical album for the theater Kinky Boots.
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Tracy Chapman (1989)
Chapman, then 24, was nominated for her self-titled debut album and surprise hit “Fast Car.” Chapman, the first black artist to be nominated in each of the Big Four categories in one year, won best new artist in two other categories – best pop vocal performance, female and best contemporary folk recording. He won a fourth Grammy eight years later for “Give Me One Reason.”
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Mariah Carey (1991)
Carey, then 20, was nominated for her self-titled debut album and her elegant ballad “Vision of Love,” which she co-wrote with Ben Margulies. She won Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female. He has since won three additional Grammys.
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Paula Cole (1998)
Cole, then 29, was nominated for her debut album, This Fireand her hit “Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?” Won Best New Artist. It had seven nominations that night, including producer of the year, non-classical, but hasn't even been nominated since that night.
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India.Arie (2002)
The singer, then 26, was nominated for her debut album, Acoustic Souland her single, “Video”. He co-wrote the song with Carlos “Six July” Broady, Reginald Harris and Shannon Sanders. India.Arie was the first artist to receive nods in each of the Big Four categories but did not win in any of them. He went 0-7 that year (though he came back to win two Grammys the following year and two more the years since).
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Amy Winehouse (2008)
Winehouse, then 24, was nominated for her second (and final) studio album Back to Black and her retro hit “Rehab.” Winehouse, the first English artist to be nominated in each of the Big Four categories in the same year, won for record and song of the year, best new artist and in two other categories – best pop vocal album and best female pop vocal performance. Winehouse won a sixth Grammy four years later for “Body and Soul,” a duet with Tony Bennett. Winehouse died in 2011 at the age of 27.
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fun. (2013)
The trio — the only group to be nominated in each of the Big Four categories in the same year — was nominated for their second (and most recent) album, Some Nightsand the power ballad “We Are Young,” featuring Janelle Monáe. The trio, consisting of Jack Antonoff, Andrew Dost and Nate Ruess, co-wrote the smash with producer Jeff Bhasker. fun. won song of the year and best new artist. Antonoff has since won nine additional Grammys.
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Sam Smith (2015)
Smith, then 22, was nominated for their debut album In Lonely Hour and for the 'Darkchild Version' of the smash hit 'Stay with Me' (which Smith co-wrote with James Napier and William Phillips). Smith won record and song of the year, best new artist and best pop vocal album. Eight years later, they won a fifth Grammy for “Unholy,” a record-setting collaboration with Kim Petras.
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Billie Eilish (2020)
Eilish, then 17, was nominated for her first full-length album, When we all fall asleep, where do we go? and her quirky hit “wicked” (which she co-wrote with her producer/brother FINNEAS). Eilish was the youngest artist to receive nods in each of the Big Four categories in the same year. He won in all four categories, the first person to do so since Christopher Cross 39 years earlier. Eilish won a fifth Grammy that night, best pop vocal album, and has since won four additional Grammys.
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Lizzo (2020)
Lizzo, 31, was nominated for the deluxe edition of her third album, Because I love youand her haunting “Truth Hurts” (which she co-wrote with producer Ricky Reed, Steven Cheung and Jesse Saint John). She lost out in each of the Big Four categories to Eilish, but managed to win three awards on the night – Best Pop Solo Performance (which she managed to beat Eilish), Best Urban Contemporary album and Best Traditional R&B Performance. Three years later, he won record of the year for “About Damn Time.”
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Olivia Rodrigo (2022)
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Finneas (2022)
FINNEAS, then 24, was nominated as a writer and producer on Eilish's second album, Happier than everand his title track and also for his work on the deluxe version of Justin Bieber's “Triple Chucks” Justice. He was nominated for Best New Artist for work on his debut studio album Optimistic and his lead single 'What They'll Say About Us'. He didn't win in any of the Big Four categories that year, but don't worry: He's collected 10 Grammys, one more than even his superstar sister.
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