Most Grammy nominations in a single year for a female artist

US singers Lauryn Hill and Beyoncé (b. Beyoncé Knowles) both received 10 Grammy nominations in a single year, in 1999 and 2010 respectively. Hill turned half of her nominations into wins, including Best New Artist and Album of the Year for The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. Beyoncé’s six wins in 2010, including Song of the Year (“Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”) and Best Contemporary R&B Album (I Am… Sasha Fierce), set the record for the most Grammy awards won in a single year by a female artist, which was matched by Adele in 2012.

Hill (nominations): Best New Artist; Producer of the Year, Non-Classical; Album of the Year and Best R&B Album (The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill); Best Female R&B Vocal Performance (“Doo Wop (That Thing)”); Best R&B Song (“Doo Wop (That Thing)” and “A Rose Is Still a Rose”, with Aretha Franklin); Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals (“Nothing Even Matters”, with D’Angelo); Best Female Pop Vocal Performance (“Can’t Take My Eyes Off You”); Best Rap Solo Performance (“Lost Ones”). Wins (5): Best New Artist; Album of the Year; Best R&B Album; Best Female R&B Vocal Performance; Best R&B Song.

Beyoncé (nominations): Album of the Year and Best Contemporary R&B Album (I Am… Sasha Fierce); Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance (“Halo”); Song of the Year, Best R&B Song and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance (“Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”); Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance (“At Last”); Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (“Ego” (Remix), with Kanye West); Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media (“Once in a Lifetime”). Wins (6 – the most Grammy awards won in a single year by a female artist, shared with Adele (2012)): Best Contemporary R&B Album; Best Female Pop Vocal Performance; Song of the Year; Best R&B Song; Best Female R&B Vocal Performance; Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance.

Additionally, Beyoncé has been nominated nine times in a single year on three occasions: 2017, 2021 and 2023. As of the 65th Annual Grammy Awards on 5 February 2023, she had collected a total of 88 nominations – the most Grammy nominations for a female artist, and tied with her husband Jay-Z for the most nods overall.