The 2025 Grammy for Song of the Year has some fierce contenders, but when we asked a dozen Berklee Online songwriting instructors for their predictions, the overwhelming favorite was Chappell Roan\u2019s \u201cGood Luck, Babe!\u201d
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Every one of the songwriting instructors agreed it\u2019s a tough call though\u2014this year\u2019s nominees are stacked.
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Though Taylor Swift holds the record for most nominations in this category\u2014she has been nominated eight times, including for 2025\u2014she has never won. And she won\u2019t be taking the Song of the Year award home this February, say all 12 songwriting instructors, including Scarlet Keys<\/a>, who teaches a course on campus about the songwriting of Taylor Swift!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Other notable numbers<\/b>: This year marks the sixth nomination in this category for Jack Antonoff, a co-writer of Taylor Swift\u2019s \u201cFortnight\u201d as well as Sabrina Carpenter\u2019s \u201cPlease Please Please.\u201d This is also the sixth year that Beyonc\u00e9 has been nominated in this category: She won in 2010 with \u201cSingle Ladies (Put a Ring on It).\u201d Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas have been nominated five times in this category, and have won twice.<\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n Let\u2019s break down the predictions, spotlighting the songs that got our instructors talking (and humming) the most. If you want to listen while you read, check out this short playlist<\/a> of the eight nominees for the Song of the Year Grammy for 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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