The countdown to the Grammy Awards is always exciting. So many big names either performing or nominated or in some cases, both apply. For 2025 there is an extra special element name in among the nominations and an important theme for the ceremony.
The 67th Grammy Awards ceremony takes place on Sunday, February 2 in Los Angeles. It’s always a huge event, but possibly even more so this year given the devastation in the area from the wildfires. The telecast of the event will be raising funds to support relief efforts and also artists and music professionals who have been impacted. It’s looking like a highly emotional evening ahead.
Those emotions will also be on edge when it comes to one of the big names in the nominations. I don't think that this time last year many of us would have predicted that The Beatles would have two Grammy Nominations for 2025. Their first nominations and awards came at the 7th Grammy Awards in April 1965. That’s an astounding 60 years ago.
The Beatles Grammy Awards and Nominations
The Beatles has two nominations this year for a new song from 2024. Last year saw the release of “Now And Then” as an astonishing single by The Beatles. It had never been released before and was created using AI technology with original recordings of work on an incomplete song from all four group members.
“Now and Then” created quite a sensation and took the group back to the top of the charts again. Funnily enough, it was around the same time as their old 1960s rivals, the Rolling Stones, were topping the album charts with a new release. Who said rock and pop was for the young?
By the time we include those two latest nominations at this year's awards, it brings their total up to 24 overall. Admittedly there is a long way to go to catch Beyonce’s record-breaking 99 nominations. The Fab Four so far have seven wins to their name ahead of Sunday’s event.
Again that is well behind Beyonce's amazing 32 wins. those 24 nominations and just seven wins may seem lower than you might have expected, but isn’t bad going at all for a band that officially broke up in 1970.
How many Grammys does the Beatles have?
Year | Category | Nominated for | Grammy Award? |
|---|---|---|---|
7th Grammy Awards, held 1965 | Record of the Year | "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" | Nomination only |
1965 | The Beatles | Best New Artist | Grammy awarded |
1965 | Best Rock & Roll Recording | "A Hard Day's Night" | Nomination only |
1965 | Best Performance By A Vocal Group | "A Hard Day's Night" | Grammy awarded |
8th Grammy Awards, held 1966 | Album Of The Year | Help! | Nomination only |
1966 | Best Performance By A Vocal Group | "Help!" | Nomination only |
9th Grammy Awards, held 1967 | Album Of The Year | Revolver | Nomination only |
10th Grammy Awards 1968 | Album Of The Year | Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Grammy awarded |
1968 | Best Contemporary Album | Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Grammy awarded |
1968 | Best Performance By A Vocal Group | "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" | Nomination only |
1968 | Best Contemporary Group Performance (Vocal or Instrumental) | "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" | Nomination only |
1968 | Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) or Instrumentalist(s) | "A Day In The Life Of" | Nomination only |
11th Grammy Awards 1969 | Album Of The Year | Magical Mystery Tour |
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1969 | Record Of The Year | "Hey Jude" | Nomination only |
1969 | Best Contemporary Pop Performance, Vocal Duo or Group | "Hey Jude" | Nomination only |
12th Grammy Awards 1970 | Album Of The Year | Abbey Road | Nomination only |
1970 | Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, by a Group | Abbey Road | Nomination only |
13th Grammy Awards 1971 | Record Of The Yea | "Let It Be" | Nomination only |
1971 | Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, by a Duo, Group or Chorus | Let It Be | Nomination only |
39th Grammy Awards 1997 | Best Music Video, Long Form | The Beatles Anthology | Grammy awarded |
1997 | Best Music Video, Short Form | "Free As A Bird" | Grammy awarded |
1997 | Best Pop Performance By A Duo or Group with Vocal | "Free As A Bird" | Grammy awarded |
67th Grammy Awards 2025 | Record Of The Year | "Now And Then" | Nominated for Award |
2025 | Best Rock Performance | "Now And Then" | Nominated for Award |
As the record of nominations and awards above shows, the fact that it is so long since The Beatles were together as a band is pretty irrelevant. Their three Grammy Award wins in 1997 came for a song that was finally completed long after the group broke up. And, of course, long after two of the four were no longer with us. So another win or two is not out of the question by any means.