Beyoncé tops Grammy nominations, ahead of Taylor Swift and Dua Lipa

Most Grammy Award-winning artist in good stead to confirm her status as the "

" of pop.

At 39 years old, Beyoncé topped the nominations for the next edition of the prestigious American award, which rewards the most prominent artists each year.

They will be awarded at the end of January after months of devastating pandemic for the music world.

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" is ahead of two other pop singers, the Briton with Kosovar origins Dua Lipa, and the American Taylor Swift, as well as the rapper Roddy Ricch, author of the hit

: they each won six nominations during the 100% virtual announcements organized by the Recording Academy.

With 24 Grammys and 79 nominations to her credit, Beyoncé is this year finalist in the queens categories of Song of the Year and Recording of the Year for her album

, released in June amidst the protests against racial inequalities in the United States. United.

In 2017, she had nevertheless seen the award of Album of the year elude her to go to the British singer Adele.

This controversial choice had fueled criticism of an academy accused of not being sufficiently open to diversity.

Taylor Swift, holder of 10 Grammys but who had been forgotten of the Grammys lately, finds for its part the favors of the American academy with her album

and her hit

, nominated for Album of the year and Song of the year.

The Black Lives Matter movement in the spotlight

Texan rapper Megan Thee Stallion, 25, recently recognized by

magazine

as one of the most influential people of the year, also made a breakthrough with four nominations, including as "Breakthrough

" and as Record of the Year for the remix of her hit

with Beyoncé.

The Black Lives Matter movement was also recognized by the Academy: in addition to

Beyoncé's

in the form of an anthem to "

", the song

by rapper Lil Baby was nominated twice and that of the singer HER

is one of the finalists for Song of the Year.

The two titles look back on the monster demonstrations that rocked America in June, after the death of George Floyd at the hands of the police in Minneapolis in late May.

These nominations have put many women in the spotlight: Brittany Howard, between rock and blues and known as singer of the group Alabama Shakes, also stands out with five nominations, after the release of her first solo album

.

Billie Eilish, who had won the grand slam in January 2020 by scooping up prizes in all four queen categories, notched four more nominations this year - including for Record of the Year and Song of the Year.

Four nominations also for Californian Phoebe Bridgers, including as “

”.

Justin Bieber has also won four nominations, including his first honor in the “

”

category

, for his work with Dan + Shay on the song

, as did rapper DaBaby.

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You owe us transparency

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If these appointments represent a new step towards more diversity for the Academy, critics were not lacking on social networks to denounce certain "

".

Like the lack of distinction for Canadian singer The Weeknd, who many expected among the favorites of this batch.

“

”, the author of the album

was carried away on Twitter

.

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Others lamented the lack of recognition of the kings of K-pop, BTS, distinguished only by a minor nomination.

In a world of music hard hit by the pandemic, with the forced end of large concerts as small stages essential to the survival of thousands of musicians, the interim president of the Academy, Harvey Mason Jr., dedicated these appointments to the resilience of the sector and to those working on the front lines in the face of the coronavirus.

It's still unclear whether the Jan. 31 ceremony - with Trevor Noah as emcee - will be in person or more likely online, like many large awards ceremonies since the start of the pandemic.