In 1965, The Beatles won their first Grammy nomination for record of the year with their hit “I Wanna Hold Your Hand”. Now, 60 years later, the Fab Four have once again earned a nomination in the same category, this time for their historic comeback and farewell single from last year, “From time to time.”

That’s right: Alongside releases from Beyoncé, Charli of the Grammy Awards, which will take place on February 2, 2025. He was also nominated for Best Rock Performance.

With these nominations, the group now has a total of 25 competitive Grammy nominations. If they win Record of the Year, it will not only bring their total number of Grammy wins to eight, but it will (surprisingly) mark the first time ever that they have won in this category. “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” was nominated for it in 1965, “Hey Jude” in 1969 and “Let It Be” in 1971, but none of these three songs won the award.

Beyond the competitive categories, The Beatles have received numerous special honors from the Recording Academy, including a Lifetime Achievement Award, a Grammy Trustees Award, and several Grammy Hall of Fame recognitions, as well as awards in a certain number of technical or historical categories.

But the nomination of “Now and Then” is a unique event in the history of the group. Not only is the song itself a historic technological feat – incorporating decades-old recordings by the late members John Lennon and George Harrison, augmented by AI technology – but now he takes on songs released by some of today’s most popular artists.

In the Record of the Year category, “Now and Then” faces “Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter, “Texas Hold ‘Em” by Beyoncé, “Good Luck, Babe!” by Chappell Roan, “Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar, “360” by Charli XCX, “Birds of a Feather” by Billie Eilish and “Fortnight” by Taylor Swift and Post Malone. The Beatles may be one of the greatest musical groups of all time, but given that the nomination comes in a post-Eras Tour, post-Kendrick vs. Drake, post-Brat Summer World context, it will interesting to see how things move.

In the meantime, stay up to date on all things Grammys by checking out the full list of this year’s nominees.

For more on “From Time to Time,” revisit Consequencearticle of its arrival, celebrating the single as our Song of the week.