African-American jazzman Jon Batiste, Canadian megastar Justin Bieber, singers Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo dominate the nominations.
For unspecified reasons, rap superstar Drake asked the organizers to withdraw his two Grammy nominations (rap album and rap performance), which the latter accepted.
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Here are the nominations in the main categories for the 64th Grammy Awards, the awards of the American music industry which will be awarded on Sunday April 3 in Las Vegas.
For
album of the year
:
We Are
- Jon Batiste
Love For Sale
- Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
Justice
(Triple Chucks Deluxe) - Justin Bieber
Planet Her
(Deluxe) - Doja Cat
Happier Than Ever
- Billie Eilish
Back Of My Mind
- HER
Montero
- Lil Nas X
Sour
- Olivia Rodrigo
Evermore
- Taylor Swift
Donda
- Kanye West
For
recordings of the year
:
I Still Have Faith In You
- ABBA
Freedom
- Jon Batiste
I Get A Kick Out Of You
- Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
Peaches
- Justin Bieber starring Daniel Caesar & Giveon
Right On Time
- Brandi Carlile
Kiss Me More
- Doja Cat starring SZA
Happier Than Ever
- Billie Eilish
Montero (Call Me By Your Name)
- Lil Nas X
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- Olivia Rodrigo
Leave The Door Open
- Silk Sonic
For
the song of the year,
attributed to the authors and composers, we find Ed Sheeran, Alicia Keys or Justin Bieber:
Bad Habits
- Fred Gibson, Johnny McDaid & Ed Sheeran, author (Ed Sheeran)
A Beautiful Noise
- Ruby Amanfu, Brandi Carlile, Brandy Clark, Alicia Keys, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Linda Perry & Hailey Whitters, writers (Alicia Keys and Brandi Carlile)
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- Daniel Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo, author (Olivia Rodrigo)
Fight For You
- Dernst Emile II, HER & Tiara Thomas, author (HER)
Happier Than Ever
- Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell, author (Billie Eilish)
Kiss Me More
- Roget Chahayed, Amala Zandile Dlamini, Lukasz Gottwald, Carter Lang, Gerard A. Powell II, Solana Rowe & David Sprecher, authors (Doja Cat with SZA)
Leave The Door Open
- Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II & Bruno Mars, writers (Silk Sonic)
Montero (Call Me By Your Name)
- Denzel Baptiste, David Biral, Omer Fedi, Montero Hill & Roy Lenzo, author (Lil Nas X)
Peaches
- Louis Bell, Justin Bieber, Giveon Dezmann Evans, Bernard Harvey, Felisha “Fury” King, Matthew Sean Leon, Luis Manuel Martinez Jr., Aaron Simmonds, Ashton Simmonds, Andrew Wotman & Keavan Yazdani, authors (Justin Bieber with Daniel Caesar & Giveon)
Right On Time
- Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, author (Brandi Carlile)
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In
Revelations of the Year
, Olivia Rodrigo is still in the running for her fourth nomination, alongside British singer Arlo Parks and Australian rapper The Kid Laroi:
Arooj Aftab
Jimmie Allen
Baby Keem
Finland
Glass Animals
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The Kid Laroi
Arlo Parks
Olivia Rodrigo
Saweetie
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The seven nominations for
Best Music Video
:
Shot In The Dark
- AC/DC
Freedom
- Jon Batiste
I Get A Kick Out Of You
- Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
Peaches
- Justin Bieber starring Daniel Caesar & Giveon
Happier Than Ever
- Billie Eilish
Montero (Call Me By Your Name)
- Lil Nas X
Good 4 U
- Olivia Rodrigo
Nominees for
Best Rap Album
:
The Off-Season - J. Cole
King's Disease II - Nas
Call Me If You Get Lost - Tyler, The Creator
Donda - Kanye West
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Best Rap Performance
:
Family Ties
- Baby Keem Featuring Kendrick Lamar
Up
- Cardi B
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- J. Cole Featuring 21 Savage & Morray
Thot S***
- Megan Thee Stallion
The
best rock album
, between AC/DC and Paul McCartney, among others:
Power Up
- AC/DC
Capitol Cuts Live From Studio A
- Black Pumas
No One Sings Like You Anymore Vol.
1
- Chris Cornell
Medicine At Midnight
- Foo Fighters
McCartney III
- Paul McCartney
For
Best Vocal Pop Album
, Ariana Grande enters the race, for a single nomination, alongside Justin Bieber and Doja Cat.
Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe)
- Justin Bieber
Planet Her (Deluxe)
- Doja Cat
Happier Than Ever
- Billie Eilish
Positions
- Ariana Grande
Sour
- Olivia Rodrigo
Finally in the last category,
best world music album
the nominees are:
Mohabbat
- Arooj Aftab
Do Yourself
- Angelique Kidjo & Burna Boy
Pa Pa Pa
- Femi Kuti
Blewu
- Yo-Yo Ma & Angelique Kidjo
Essence
- WizKid Featuring Tems