The list of nominees for the Grammy 2021: Beyoncé, Taylor Swift and Dua Lipa dominate the nominations

Beyoncé and Taylor Swift will duel as favorites at the next Grammy Awards, albeit with the permission of Dua Lipa, the big surprise after the announcement of the nominees on Tuesday.

The Recording Academy announced from Los Angeles the candidates for the 63rd edition of the most recognized music awards, given this 2020 to

, Swift's album composed during the quarantine by the coronavirus, and

, the song that Beyoncé launched to the heat of the racial protests of his country.

Among the surprises, the success of Dua Lipa, who aspires to win in the most important categories as album and song of the year thanks to his retro-inspired work,

, and the two nominations of Bad Bunny, one along with the British and another for

in the Latin section.

For its part, the complete absence of The Weeknd is the great disappointment of the edition, since it appeared in all pools as a favorite for

and

.

Nor does Bob Dylan appear, despite the fact that this year he had signed one of his best-received albums by critics in decades (

the first with new songs in eight years) while Coldplay surprised with a single but notorious nomination for the album of the year for

, one of his least celebrated works.

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Despite the fact that the two best albums of Beyoncé's career, the namesake

and

, never won the Grammy, this year the artist from Texas is the most nominated, with nine nominations, thanks to the songs and individual works she has published throughout the year.

In this way, the

singer

starts off as a favorite in one of her least productive periods.

His assets will be a song that addresses racism in the United States,

, and

, the latter a remix by Megan Thee Stallion which he joined when the song was already a viral success.

The film

, released in collaboration with Disney, ended up completing its list of mentions.

The case of Taylor Swift is the opposite.

The artist owes all her nominations to

, an album released by surprise in the summer, composed and recorded under high secrecy during the coronavirus quarantine and which has raised the artistic status of its author with critical acclaim.

Thanks to that work, Swift could win the Grammy for album of the year for the third time, a record only held by two artists: Frank Sinatra and Stevie Wonder.

The artist aims to win six Grammy Awards, thanks to the mentions obtained for two songs on the album,

and

, in addition to her theme for the soundtrack of

.

Dua Lipa starred in the big surprise.

Just two years ago, the revelation artist won the Grammy and he aspires to win in three star categories: recording, song and album of the year.

, a retro-inspired album featuring anthems like

has positioned the British woman in a global superstar status that could deliver big surprises at the January 31 gala.

Lipa garnered six nominations, the same as Swift and rapper Roddy Ricch, somewhat more unknown outside the United States.

Bad Bunny, with two nominations, Ricky Martin and Camilo are some of the artists nominated in the Latin categories.

The Academy selected the albums

by Bad Bunny;

, by Ricky Martin,

, by Camilo;

, by Kany Garcia;

and

, by Debi Nova, to compete for the award in the category of Best Latin Pop Album.

Natalia Lafourcade, who last week won the Latin Grammy for album of the year, appears in this case in the section of regional Mexican music.

Among the other favorites are popular stars like Post Malone, Justin Bieber, Megan Thee Stallion and Billie Eilish, last year's big winner, but also a host of artists from diverse genres and backgrounds.

The Academy has wanted to open up to diversity in the general categories and has included somewhat unexpected works among the candidates: The

of Black Puas, the hip-hop of Jhené Aiko and the

rock

of the Haim sisters, whose

.

III has drawn praise in the alternate world.

Full list of candidates

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Chilombo - Jhené Aiko

Black Pumas Deluxe Edition - Black Pumas

Everyday Life - Coldplay

· Djesse Vol. 3 - Jacob Collier

· Women In Music Pt. III - Haim

Future Nostalgia - Dua Lipa

Hollywood's Bleeding - Post Malone

Folklore - Taylor Swift

SONG OF THE YEAR

Black Parade - Beyoncé

The Box - Roddy Ricch

Cardigan - Taylor Swift

Circles - Post Malone

Don't Start Now - Dua Lipa

I Can't Breathe - HER

If The World Was Ending - JP Saxe Featuring Julia Michaels

RECORD OF THE YEAR

Black Parade - Beyoncé

Colors - Black Pumas

Rockstar - DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch

Say So - Doja Cat

Everything I Wanted - Billie Eilish

Don't Start Now - Dua Lipa

Circles - Post Malone

Savage - Megan Thee Stallion Featuring Beyoncé

BEST REVELATION ARTIST

Ingrid Andress

Phoebe Bridgers

Chika

Noah Cyrus

D Smoke

Doja Cat

Kaytranada

Megan Thee Stallion

BEST SOLO POP SONG

Justin Bieber - Yummy

Doja Cat - Say So

Billie Eilish - Everything I Wanted

Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now

Harry Styles - Watermelon Sugar

Taylor Swift - Cardigan

BEST POP DUO / BAND SONG

J. Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny & Tainy - One Day One Day

Justin Bieber feat.

Quavo - Intentions

BTS - Dynamite

· Lady Gaga feat.

Ariana Grande - Rain On Me

Taylor Swift feat.

Bon Iver - Exile

BEST DANCE / ELECTRONIC ALBUM

Kick I - Ark

Planet's Mad - Baauer

Energy - Disclosure

Bubba - Kaytranada

Good Faith - Madeon

BEST POP ALBUM

Justin Bieber - Changes

Lady Gaga - Chromatica

Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia

Harry Styles - Fine Line

Taylor Swift - Folklore

BEST ROCK ALBUM

Fontaines DC - A Hero's Death

Michael Kiwanuka - Kiwanuka

Grace Porter - Daylight

Sturgill Simpson - Sound & Fury

Tame Impala - The New Abnormal

BEST ROCK SONG

Phoebe Bridgers - Kyoto

Tame Impala - Lost In Yesterday

Big Thief - Not

Fiona Apple - Shameika

Brittany Howard- Stay High

BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE

Fiona Apple - Shameika

Big Thief - Not

Phoebe Bridgers - Kyoto

Haim - The Steps

Stay High - Brittany Howard

Grace Porter - Daylight

BEST R&B ALBUM

Happy 2 Be Here - Ant Clemons

Take Time - Giveon

To Feel Love / d - Luke James

Bigger Love - John Legend

All Rise - Gregory Porter

BEST R&B INTERPRETATION

· Lightning & Thunder - Jhene Aiko feat.

John legend

Black Parade - Beyoncé

· All I Need - Jacob Collier feat.

Mahalia & Ty Dolla $ ign

Goat Head - Brittany Howard

See Me - Emily King

BEST R&B SONG

Better Than I Imagine - Robert Glasper Featuring HER & Meshell Ndegeocello

Black Parade - Beyonceì

Collide - Tiana Major9 & EARTHGANG

Do It - Chloe X Halle

Slow Down - Skip Marley & HER

BEST PROGRESSIVE R&B ALBUM

Chilombo - Jhené Aiko

Ungodly Hour - Chloe X Halle

Free Nationals - Free Nationals

F *** Yo Feelings - Robert Glasper

It Is What It Is - Thundercat

BEST RAP SONG

The Bigger Picture - Lil Baby

The Box - Roddy Ricch

Laugh Now, Cry Later - Drake Featuring Lil Durk

Rockstar - DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch

Savage - Megan Thee Stallion Featuring Beyonceì

BEST RAP ALBUM

Black Habits - D Smoke

Alfredo - Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist

A Written Testimony - Jay Electronica

King's Disease - Nas

The Allegory - Royce Da 5′9

BEST RAP PERFORMANCE

Deep Reverence - Big Sean Featuring Nipsey Hussle

Bop - DaBaby

What's Poppin - Jack Harlow

The Bigger Picture - Lil Baby

Savage - Megan Thee Stallion Featuring Beyoncé

Dior - Pop Smoke

BEST VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM

Ona - Thana Alexa

Secrets Are The Best Stories - Kurt Elling Featuring Danilo Pérez

Modern Ancestors - Carmen Lundy

Holy Room: Live At Alte Oper - Somi With Frankfurt Radio Big Band

What's The Hurry - Kenny Washington

BEST COUNTRY ALBUM

Lady Like - Ingrid Andress

Your Life Is A Record - Brandy Clark

Wildcard - Miranda Lambert

Nightfall - Little Big Town

Never Will - Ashley McBryde

BEST COUNTRY SONG

Bluebird - Miranda Lambert

The Bones - Maren Morris

Crowded Table - The Highwomen

More Hearts Than Mine - Ingrid Andress

Some People Do - Old Dominion

BEST LATIN TROPICAL ALBUM

José Alberto - My Tumbao

Edwin Bonilla - Infinite

Jorge Celedón - I keep singing to love

Niche Group - 40

Victor Manuelle - Memories of Christmas

BEST MUSICAL VIDEO

Beyoncé - Brown Skin Girl

· Future feat.

Drake - Life is Good

Anderson .Paak - Lockdown

Harry Styles - Adore You

Woodkid - Golitah

BEST LATIN OR URBAN POP ALBUM

Bad Buny - YHLQMDLG

Camilo - For the First Time

Kany Garcia - Table For Two

Ricky Martin - Pause

Debi Nova - 3:33

BEST LATIN ROCK ALBUM OR ALTERNATIVE

Underfund - Aura

Cami - Monster

Prophetic Culture - Flying Over

Fito Páez - The Conquest of Space

Lido Pimienta - Miss Colombia

BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM

Fiona Apple - Fetch The Bolt Cutters

Beck - Hyperspace

Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher

Brittany Howard - Jaime

Tame Impala - The Slow Rush

BEST PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

Jack Atonoff

Dan Auerbach

Dave Cobb

Flying Lotus

Andrew Watt

BEST MUSIC FOR FILM

Beastie Boys Story - Beastie Boys

Black Is King - Beyoncé

We Are Freestyle Love Supreme - Freestyle Love Supreme

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound Of My Voice - Linda Ronstadt

That Little Ol 'Band From Texas - ZZ Top

BEST SOUNDTRACK

Ad Astra

Becoming

Joker

1917

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

BEST NON-CLASSIC ALBUM ENGINEERING

Black Hole Rainbow

Expectations

Hyperspace

· James

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