2025 Grammy Nominations Officially Unveiled, Multiple People Charged and Arrested in Connection to Liam Payne’s Death, AOL’s “You’ve Got Mail” Voice Elwood Edwards Dead at 74

National Cappuccino Day and top celebrity birthdays are celebrated in today’s headlines

From The LifeMinute.tv Team

November 8, 2024

2025 Grammy nominations revealed with Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift, Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, and more dominating across top categories

After one of music’s more competitive years, the Recording Academy has officially announced its top picks for the 2025 Grammy Season. Beyoncé leads the pack with 11 total nods after the release of her highly acclaimed country album, Cowboy Carter. With each of this year's nominations, the 43-year-old industry icon has officially broken the record for most nominations ever by an artist with 99 total. She also currently holds the record for the most Grammy wins by a single artist, taking home 32 trophies throughout her career. Other nominees include some of this summer’s most consistent chart toppers, such as Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, Shaboozey, and Benson Boone, all of whom are nominated for Best New Artist. Beyoncé, Roan, and Carpenter also earned nominations for Album of the Year alongside Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Charli xcx, Jacob Collier, and André 3000. See more of the top nominations below…

Record Of The Year

"Now and Then" – The Beatles

"TEXAS HOLD 'EM" –  Beyoncé

"Espresso" – Sabrina Carpenter

"360" – Charli xcx

"BIRDS OF A FEATHER" – Billie Eilish

"Not Like Us" – Kendrick Lamar

"Good Luck, Babe!" –  Chappell Roan

"Fortnight" – Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone

Album Of The Year

New Blue Sun – André 3000

COWBOY CARTER – Beyoncé

Short n' Sweet – Sabrina Carpenter

BRAT – Charli xcx

Djesse Vol. 4 – Jacob Collier

HIT ME HARD AND SOFT – Billie Eilish

Chappell Roan The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess – Chappell Roan

THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT – Taylor Swift

Song Of The Year

"A Bar Song (Tipsy)" — Sean Cook, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Chibueze Collins Obinna, Nevin Sastry & Mark Williams, songwriters (Shaboozey)

"BIRDS OF A FEATHER" — Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)

"Die With A Smile" — Dernst Emile II, James Fauntleroy, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars)

"Fortnight" — Jack Antonoff, Austin Post & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone)

"Good Luck, Babe!" — Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, Daniel Nigro & Justin Tranter, songwriters (Chappell Roan)

"Not Like Us" — Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)

"Please Please Please" — Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff & Sabrina Carpenter, songwriters (Sabrina Carpenter)

"TEXAS HOLD 'EM" — Brian Bates, Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nate Ferraro & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Beyoncé)

Best New Artist

Benson Boone

Sabrina Carpenter

Doechii

Khruangbin

Raye

Chappell Roan

Shaboozey

Teddy Swims

Best Pop Solo Performance

"BODYGUARD" — Beyoncé

"Espresso" — Sabrina Carpenter

"Apple" — Charli xcx

"BIRDS OF A FEATHER" — Billie Eilish

"Good Luck, Babe!" — Chappell Roan

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

"us." — Gracie Abrams Featuring Taylor Swift

"LEVII'S JEANS" — Beyoncé Featuring Post Malone

"Guess" — Charli xcx & Billie Eilish

"the boy is mine" — Ariana Grande, Brandy & Monica

"Die With A Smile" — Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars

Best Pop Vocal Album

Short n' Sweet — Sabrina Carpenter

HIT ME HARD AND SOFT — Billie Eilish

eternal sunshine — Ariana Grande

Chappell Roan The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess — Chappell Roan

THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT — Taylor Swift

Best R&B Album

11:11 (Deluxe) — Chris Brown

VANTABLACK — Lalah Hathaway

Revenge — Muni Long

Algorithm — Lucky Daye

COMING HOME — Usher

Best Rap Performance

"Enough (Miami)" — Cardi B

"When The Sun Shines Again" — Common & Pete Rock Featuring Posdnuos

"NISSAN ALTIMA" — Doechii

"Houdini" — Eminem

"Like That" — Future & Metro Boomin Featuring Kendrick Lamar

"Yeah Glo!" — GloRilla

"Not Like Us" — Kendrick Lamar

Best Rap Album

Might Delete Later — J. Cole

The Auditorium, Vol. 1 — Common & Pete Rock

Alligator Bites Never Heal — Doechii

The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce) — Eminem

We Don't Trust You — Future & Metro Boomin

Best Country Solo Performance

"16 CARRIAGES" — Beyoncé

"I Am Not Okay" — Jelly Roll

"The Architect" — Kacey Musgraves

"A Bar Song (Tipsy)" — Shaboozey

"It Takes A Woman" — Chris Stapleton

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

"Cowboys Cry Too" — Kelsea Ballerini With Noah Kahan

"II MOST WANTED" — Beyoncé Featuring Miley Cyrus

"Break Mine" — Brothers Osborne

"Bigger Houses" — Dan + Shay

"I Had Some Help" — Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen

Best Country Song

"The Architect" — Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)

"A Bar Song (Tipsy)" — Sean Cook, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Chibueze Collins Obinna, Nevin Sastry & Mark Williams, songwriters (Shaboozey)

"I Am Not Okay" — Casey Brown, Jason DeFord, Ashley Gorley & Taylor Phillips, songwriters (Jelly Roll)

"I Had Some Help" — Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Smith, Ryan Vojtesak, Morgan Wallen & Chandler Paul Walters, songwriters (Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen)

"TEXAS HOLD 'EM" — Brian Bates, Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nate Ferraro & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Beyoncé)

Best Country Album

COWBOY CARTER — Beyoncé

F-1 Trillion — Post Malone

Deeper Well — Kacey Musgraves

Higher — Chris Stapleton

Whirlwind — Lainey Wilson

Best Music Video

“Tailor Swif" — A$AP Rocky

"360" — Charli xcx

"Houdini" — Eminem

"Not Like Us" — Kendrick Lamar

"Fortnight" — Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone

3 people arrested and charged in connection to Liam Payne’s death

After weeks of investigation, 3 people have been taken into custody in relation to the death of Liam Payne. The former One Direction star passed away on October 16 after falling from his hotel room balcony while under the influence of drugs and alcohol. Police have since been investigating how Payne acquired the drugs, as well as what took place in the hotel moments before his untimely death. While the identities of those arrested remain confidential, prosecutors have revealed that a hotel employee, a drug dealer, and a suspect who was with Payne regularly during his visit to Argentina face serious charges of abandonment and the supply of narcotics.

Elwood Edwards, best known for AOL’s “You’ve Got Mail,” dies at 74

With just four simple lines, “Welcome,” “Files done,” “Goodbye,” and the iconic “You’ve Got Mail,” and a $200 paycheck from AOL, Elwood Edwards rose to fame with his iconic voice. After recording the lines in 1989, he quickly became a household staple and has since provided internet users across the nation with a sense of nostalgia with just one phrase. Edwards’ passing was revealed by his former employer WKYC-TV Studios in Cleveland. He reportedly died on Tuesday following a battle with an undisclosed long-term illness.

National Cappuccino Day is celebrated

Celebrated annually on November 8, National Cappuccino Day honors the classic beverage that has brightened people’s mornings across the globe for nearly a century. Named for the Capuchin friars due to the similarities in the beverage’s color to their traditional robes, this iconic Italian coffee beverage is made up of a blend of espresso, steamed milk, and foamed milk. Cappuccinos are popularly paired with biscotti, croissants, and cookies of all kinds, so celebrate the holiday by visiting a local coffee house and ordering a cup for yourself!

In today’s birthday news:

Singer/guitarist Bonnie Raitt turns 75, actress Alfre Woodard 72, singer/songwriter Rickie Lee Jones 70, actor Leif Garrett 63, celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay 58, actress Courtney Thorne-Smith 57, actress Parker Posey 56, model/actress Gretchen Mol 52, NY Yankee Giancarlo Stanton 35.