The Barbie world continues to expand. Music and artists associated with Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster film — which has grossed more than $1.44 billion at the worldwide box office, making it the 14th highest-grossing film of all time — picked up 11 nominations on Friday for the 2024 Grammys.
“What Was I Made For?” — Billie Eilish’s lilting, introspective song that was released as the fourth single from the Barbie soundtrack — scored nominations in both the prestigious Record of the Year and Song of the Year categories.
It will face off in the former category, which recognizes the artists, producers and engineers who contribute to that recording, against “Not Strong Enough” (Boygenius), “Worship” (Jon Batiste), “Flowers” (Miley Cyrus), “Vampire” (Olivia Rodrigo), “Kill Bill” (SZA), “Anti-Hero” (Taylor Swift) and “On My Mama” (Victoria Monét).
In the Song of the Year category, which honors the songwriters who wrote a given song, “What Was I Made For” faces competition from another of the film soundtrack’s songs, “Dance the Night” (Dua Lipa), as well as “Butterfly” (Jon Batiste), “A&W” (Lana Del Rey), “Flowers” (Miley Cyrus), “Vampire” (Olivia Rodrigo), “Kill Bill” (SZA) and “Anti-Hero” (Taylor Swift).
Eilish is also up for Best Pop Solo Performance with “What Was I Made For?” — going against Doja Cat’s “Paint the Town Red”; Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers”; Olivia Rodrigo’s “Vampire” and Taylor Swift’s “Anti-Hero” are other contenders in the category.
Barbie also placed four of the five songs nominated for Best Song Written for Visual Media: “What Was I Made For?,” Ryan Gosling’s “I’m Just Ken, “Dance the Night” and “Barbie World” by Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice Featuring Aqua. The sole entry not from the Gerwig film is Rihanna’s “Lift Me Up,” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
“Barbie World” also garnered a nom for Best Rap Song.
Additionally, Barbie: The Album is up for Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media, and Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, who scored the film, are in the running for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Includes Film and Television). John Williams and Ludwig Göransson are each nominated twice in that category: The former for The Fabelmans and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny; the latter for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Oppenheimer.
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