--- description: The 'Ctrl' singer was up for five awards, including Best New Artist, but will be going home empty-handed. title: SZA, The Grammys’ Most-Nominated Woman, Didn’t Win Anything image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt24216499a1b5ed30/6988f9c822fb8570dee24865/2018-grammy-awards-red-carpet-sza-2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [awards](/tag/awards/) ## awards Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # SZA, The Grammys’ Most-Nominated Woman, Didn’t Win Anything ## Video: Gap Logo Remix Collection - Commerical [Watch (HLS stream): Gap Logo Remix Collection - Commerical](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/VIkvtWge.m3u8) (1:03)  _Published 2018-01-29. Gap Logo Remix Collection - Commercial_  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 29, 2018 2:06 AM CUT  Recording artist SZA attends the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 2018 in New York City. Recording artist SZA attends the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 2018 in New York City.Christopher —NARAS/Getty Images  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 29, 2018 2:06 AM CUT SZA [has had a breakout year](http://time.com/4837889/sza-ctrl-interview/ "undefined"), releasing acclaimed debut [album _Ctrl_](http://time.com/5034987/best-albums-2017/ "undefined") and developing a passionate following for her brand of honest, melodic R&B. So fans were excited when she was nominated in five different categories at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist, Best Urban Contemporary Album, Best R&B Performance, Best R&B Song and Best Rap/Sung Performance. Unfortunately—despite the fact that she was the most-nominated woman of the year—SZA did not win any of the awards she was up for, losing out to Alessia Cara as new artist, The Weeknd for urban contemporary album, Bruno Mars for both R&B categories and [Kendrick Lamar](http://time.com/5122373/kendrick-lamar-grammys/ "undefined") and Rihanna’s “Loyalty.” for rap/sung performance. Her losses were not overlooked by fans and supporters online, including her label head Punch of Top Dawg Entertainment. > [](https://twitter.com/iamstillpunch/status/957781760963698693) > [](https://twitter.com/MorganJerkins/status/957781541924626433) > [](https://twitter.com/ira/status/957780951643316225) > [](https://twitter.com/Genius/status/957782261239373824) > [](https://twitter.com/JasFly/status/957786189511065601) In the meantime, fans can see SZA starring in the latest Gap commercials—and expect much more to come from the rising star. “This is just my prerequisite, honestly,” SZA [told TIME this summer](http://time.com/4837889/sza-ctrl-interview/ "undefined") of her debut album. “This is just my entry chord into even understanding how to write.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5122443/sza-grammys-snub/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5122443/sza-grammys-snub/"},"headline":"SZA, The Grammys’ Most-Nominated Woman, Didn’t Win Anything","datePublished":"2018-01-29T02:06:21.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:50:09.263Z","description":"The 'Ctrl' singer was up for five awards, including Best New Artist, but will be going home empty-handed.","url":"https://time.com/5122443/sza-grammys-snub/","keywords":["awards","Newsfeed","grammys2018"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt24216499a1b5ed30/6988f9c822fb8570dee24865/2018-grammy-awards-red-carpet-sza-2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt24216499a1b5ed30/6988f9c822fb8570dee24865/2018-grammy-awards-red-carpet-sza-2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"60th Annual GRAMMY Awards - Red Carpet","caption":"Recording artist SZA attends the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 2018 in New York City.","creditText":"Christopher —NARAS/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/awards/","name":"awards"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5122443/sza-grammys-snub/","name":"SZA, The Grammys’ Most-Nominated Woman, Didn’t Win Anything"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Gap Logo Remix Collection - Commerical","description":"Gap Logo Remix Collection - Commercial","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/VIkvtWge/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2018-01-29T01:42:29.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/VIkvtWge.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/5122443/sza-grammys-snub/","duration":"PT1M3S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/5122443/sza-grammys-snub/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```