Grammy nominations have arrived, and nearly all the leading nominees were women. SZA led all artists with nine nominations for her album SOS; Phoebe Bridgers and Victoria Monét were close behind with seven nominations each. Olivia Rodrigo, boygenius, Brandy Clark, Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, and Billie Eilish nabbed six nominations each. This video of Victoria and her family learning about the nominations is one of the best things we saw all week.

Guard JuJu Watkins is scorching opposing teams and breaking records in her first season at the University of Southern California. Watkins is the first D1 freshman in 25 seasons to have multiple 30-point games in her first three career games. She’s also the only USC freshman besides Lisa Leslie to put up multiple 30-balls. JuJu recently met up with Jewell Loyd to discuss her first season with the Trojans.

Decorated football coach Emma Hayes will take over the US Women’s National Team and become the world's highest-paid women’s soccer coach in the process. Hayes brings a stacked resume after 11 seasons with Chelsea FC Women, including six WSL titles, WSL Manager of the Season (‘19-’20), and the Best FIFA Women’s Coach Award in 2021. Interim head coach Twila Kilgore will continue leading the team until Hayes wraps up her season with Chelsea — just two months before the start of the Paris 2024 Olympics.

 The NWSL trade window is open, and with it, the first signings in Bay FC and Utah Royals FC history were made! The league’s two new expansion franchises picked up their first players on Wednesday. Bay FC signed defender Alex Loera from the KC Current in exchange for $175,000 in allocation money and protection in the 2024 Expansion Draft. The Utah Royals FC acquired midfielder and Utah native Mikayla Cluff from the Orlando Pride in exchange for Expansion Draft protection and $90,000 in allocation money. NWSL free agency starts on Monday, so buckle up for more offseason fun!