Women dominate Grammy Award nominations, SZA tops with nine

US singer-songwriter Taylor Swift (left) and US R&B singer SZA. Pop's superstar women dominated the nominations for the 66th annual Grammy Awards, the music world's top prizes, as SZA scooped the most chances at gold with nine. – Photos: AFP

It will be a woman's world at the upcoming Grammys, with SZA scooping the most chances for gold ahead of the star-studded music gala with nine, as pop's superstars including Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish dominated across the categories.

Olivia Rodrigo, Phoebe Bridgers and the indie rock supergroup boygenius also will strong contenders at the February 4 event in Los Angeles, where music from the blockbuster film Barbie will almost certainly clean up, according to the nominations list released Friday.