Since 1959, when the Grammys introduced their best new artist category, just 14 artists have been nominated in each of the “Big Four” categories (album, record and song of the year plus best new artist) in the same year. Remarkably, 10 of those 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 an album of the year nod for her first full-length album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, and for record and song of the year nods for its breakout hit “Good Luck, Babe!.” Carpenter is sure to get a look for her upcoming album Short n’ Sweet and one or both of its 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’ Sweet, which is due Aug. 23, will be Carpenter’s sixth studio album. There is precedent for an artist on her sixth album being nominated: Shelby Lynne won in 2001 when she was on her sixth album, I Am Shelby Lynne. And this was the year Carpenter broke through to crossover prominence, which has long been the overriding Grammy criteria in this category. One illustration of that: Carpenter performed on the pre-show at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards (held on Sept. 12, 2023). At this year’s VMAs, set for Sept. 11, she will perform on the main stage.
Here’s 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.