Billie Eilish Could Rebound After Leaving The 2025 Grammys Empty-Handed

At just 23 years old, Billie Eilish is already one of the most decorated pop singers of all time when it comes to the Grammys. The singer-songwriter has scored nine trophies out of 32 nominations – an amazing sum with just three albums to her credit. While she’s not in need of any additional gold, Eilish is always a contender whenever she has any music eligible for music’s biggest night.

Despite her decorated history, Eilish lost every category she was nominated in at the 2025 ceremony, including some of the biggest fields. She has a chance to return at the upcoming show, and she could collect a milestone tenth award if her latest single can earn a nomination.

Two Billie Eilish Singles are Grammy-Eligible

Eilish’s most recent album, Hit Me Hard and Soft, which she’s been promoting since last spring, is ineligible at the upcoming Grammys. The full-length and several tracks featured on it were up for awards at the most recent show, which means they aren’t going to be in the running in a few months when nominations are handed down. Two singles featured on Hit Me Hard and Soft should be eligible in 2026, as Eilish pushed both “Chihiro” and “Wildflower” as promotional cuts from the project.

The current eligibility period began in September 2024, and since then, both were sent out as singles, so the two tracks have a chance at being submitted. Between the pair, “Wildflower” is the likely contender, as it’s the one that performed best at radio in the United States. While “Chihiro” climbed slightly higher on the Hot 100, “Wildflower” has already been certified double platinum by the RIAA, while “Chihiro” has moved one million units and earned a platinum certification.

Can Billie Eilish Finally Win Best Pop Solo Performance?

Eilish could be headed for her sixth nomination in the Best Pop Solo Performance category with “Wildflower.” She’s previously been nominated for “Bad Guy,” “Everything I Wanted,” “Happier Than Ever,” “What Was I Made For,” and, last time around, “Birds of a Feather,” also from Hit Me Hard and Soft. Somewhat shockingly, and despite being one of the biggest names in pop music of the past half-decade or so, she’s never won in this field.

“Wildflower” is also a possible contender for both Record and Song of the Year in what may be a sleepy year at the Grammys, though its relatively low peak position doesn’t suggest it’s a frontrunner for a slot.

A Grammys Rebound

While Eilish has never professed to be awards-obsessed, she may be looking to rebound after batting zero at the 2025 ceremony. Hit Me Hard and Soft was up for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album, while “Birds of a Feather” was in the running for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Pop Solo Performance. She didn’t claim any new honors at that show, but “What Was I Made For” did earn Song of the Year and Best Song Written for Visual Media at the prior ceremony, so it’s not as if it’s been long since she last scored big.

Eligibility for the 2026 Grammys runs from September 1, 2024, until August 30, 2025. Nominations are expected to be announced later this year.