Taylor Swift and Kanye West to battle for Album of the Year at the Grammys while Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo tie with seven nods… but Jon Batiste leads with ELEVEN nominations
- The 64th Annual Grammy Awards nominations have been revealed
- Composer and artist Jon Batiste lead with an impressive 11 nominations
- Justin Bieber, Doja Cat and H.E.R. scored eight nods each
- Solo singers Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo tied with seven
- The total number of Grammy Award categories is now a staggering 88
- The Grammys have eliminated nominations review committees this year meaning winners will now be determined by a majority vote
- Two new categories have been included this year: Best Global Music Performance and Best Música Urbana Album
The 64th Annual Grammy Awards nominations have been revealed in full.
Composer and musical artist Jon Batiste surpassed all nominees with an impressive 11 nominations, while Justin Bieber, Doja Cat and H.E.R. scored eight each and Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo tied with seven.
Former enemies Taylor Swift and Kanye West are up against each other in one of the biggest categories for Album of the Year, with their records Evermore and Donda respectively.
Album of the Year: Taylor Swift (left) will be battling it out with former nemesis Kanye West (right) in one of the ceremony biggest categories
Kanye will also be battling it out with his rival Drake in the Best Rap Album category, as well as Tyler, The Creator, Nas, and J. Cole.
The rapper’s tenth album Donda is up against Drake’s Certified Love Boy.
American musician Jon Batiste was the most awarded artist for his album We Are.
Batiste, 35, is a veteran jazz keyboardist and also the musical director of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.
Impressive: Veteran jazz keyboardist Jon Batiste was the most awarded artist for his album We Are, and got 11 nominations in total
Torch singers: Olivia Rodrigo and Billie Eilish tied with seven nominations each
Both Lil Nas X and Brandi Carlile got an impressive five nominations each, while Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak’s group Silk Sonic received four.
Although Taylor Swift only scored just the one nomination, it was in one the biggest categories – Album of the Year – and she previously won in that category last year for Folklore.
Best Dance/Electronic Recording was the first category to be announced by Recording Academy Chief Executive Harvey Mason Jr., with nominations including Afrojack, Bonobo and James Blake, on Tuesday morning.
For Best Rep Performance, Cardi B, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, and Megan Thee Stallion were all recognized.
Doja Cat, Lil Nas X, Tyler, The Creator, and Kanye West were selected for Best Melodic Rap.
Rap battle! Kanye’s Donda will also battle against rival Drake’s Certified Lover Boy in the Best Rap Album category at the 2021 Grammy Awards
Music’s biggest night: The 64th Annual Grammy Awards nominations were revealed on Tuesday morning
Album of the Year: Kanye West’s Donda (left) will battle Taylor Swift’s Evermore (right) in one of the ceremony’s biggest categories
There were the usual round of perceived ‘snubs’ too, with artists like Miley Cyrus failing to get a mention anywhere, and BTS only receiving one nomination.
Also indie rocker Liz Phair and her comeback album Soberish – hailed by music critics – was completely ignored.
British band Wolf Alice released their third album Blue Weekend to thunderous critical acclaim, but it was left out of all the rock music categories.
To have been eligible for a nomination this year, a recording will have had to have been released between Sept. 1, 2020, and Sept. 30, 2021.
Leading the pack: Justin Bieber (left), Doja Cat (right) and H.E.R. all scored eight nods each
That means the likes of British superstar Adele will not be on the list, as she released her comeback single Easy On Me in October.
Recording Academy Chief Executive Harvey Mason Jr. and Tammy Hurt, chair of the academy’s board of trustees were in attendance for the nominations reveal.
The Recording Academy has eliminated nominations review committees this year meaning winners will now be determined by a majority vote from Recording Academy voting members.
There are famously a long list of categories – 88 to be exact.
Two new categories have been included this year: Best Global Music Performance (Global Music Field) and Best Música Urbana Album (Latin Music Field).
The music industry’s biggest night is scheduled to take place on Jan. 31 in Los Angeles at the Staples Center, which will soon be changing its name.
Revealed: Harvey Mason jr., CEO of the Recording Academy speaks onstage during the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominations at the GRAMMY Museum on Tuesday
GRAMMY AWARDS 2021: Nominations in full
Record of the Year
ABBA – I Still Have Faith in You
Jon Batiste – Freedom
Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga – I Get a Kick Out of You
Justin Bieber, Daniel Cesar, Giveon – Peaches
Brandi Carlile – Right on Time
Doja Cat, SZA – Kiss Me More
Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever
Lil Nas X – Montero (Call Me by Your Name)
Olivia Rodrigo – Drivers License
Silk Sonic – Leave the Door Open
Best New Artist
Arooj Aftab
Jimmie Allen
Baby Keem
Finneas
Glass Animals
Japanese Breakfast
The Kid Laroi
Arlo Parks
Olivia Rodrigo
Saweetie
Best Rap Album
The Off-Season – J. Cole
Certified Lover Boy – Drake
King’s Disease II – Nas
Call Me If You Get Lost – Tyler, the Creator
Donda – Kanye West
Best Rap Performance
Family Ties – Baby Keem ft. Kendrick Lamar
Up – Cardi B
My . Life – J. Cole ft. 21 Savage & Morray
Thot Sh** – Megan Thee Stallion
Best Melodic Rap Performance
Pride. Is. The. Devil – J. Cole ft. Lil Baby
Need To Know – Doja Cat
Industry Baby – Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow
Wusyaname – Tyler, The Creator ft. YoungBoy, Never Broke Again & Ty Dollar $ign
Hurricane – Kanye West ft. The Weeknd & Lil Baby
Best Rap Song
Bath Salts – DMX featuring Jay-Z and Nas
Best Friend – Saweetie featuring Doja Cat
Family Ties – Baby Keem featuring Kendrick Lamar
Jail – Kanye West featuring Jay-Z
My Life – J. Cole featuring 21 Savage & Morray
Best Alternative Music Album
Fleet Foxes – Shore
Halsey – If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power
Japanese Breakfast – Jubilee
Arlo Parks – Collapsed in Sunbeams
St. Vincent – Daddy’s Home
Best R&B Performance
Snoh Aalegra – Lost You
Justin Bieber, Daniel Cesar, Giveon – Peaches
H.E.R. – Damage
Silk Sonic – Leave the Door Open
Jazmine Sullivan – Pick Up Your Feelings
Best Latin Pop or Urban Album
Vértigo – Pablo Alborán
Mis Amores – Paula Arenas
Hecho a la Antigua – Ricardo Arjona
Mis Manos – Camilo
Mendó – Alex Cuba
Revelación – Selena Gomez
Best Americana Album
Downhill From Everywhere – Jackson Browne
Leftover Feelings – John Hiatt with the Jerry Douglas Band
Native Sons – Los Lobos
Outside Child – Allison Russell
Stand For Myself – Yola
Album of the Year
Jon Batiste, We Are
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga, Love For Sale
Justin Bieber, Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe)
Doja Cat – Planet Her (Deluxe)
Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever
H.E.R. – Back Of My Mind
Lil Nas X – Montero
Olivia Rodrigo – Sour
Taylor Swift – Evermore
Kanye West – Donda
Song of the Year
Ed Sheeran – Bad Habits
Alicia Keys, Brandi Carlile – A Beautiful Noise
Olivia Rodrigo – Drivers License
H.E.R. – Fight for You
Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever
Doja Cat, SZA – Kiss Me More
Silk Sonic – Leave the Door Open
Lil Nas X – Montero (Call Me by Your Name)
Justin Bieber, Daniel Cesar, Giveon – Peaches
Brandi Carlile – Right on Time
Best Vocal Pop Album
Justin Bieber – Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe)
Doja Cat – Planet Her (Deluxe)
Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever
Ariana Grande – Positions
Olivia Rodrigo – Sour
Best Country Album
Skeletons – Brothers Osborne
Remember Her Name – Mickey Guyton
The Marfa Tapes – Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall and Jack Ingram
The Ballad of Dood & Juanita – Sturgill Simpson
Starting Over – Chris Stapleton
Best Country Song
Better Than We Found It – Maren Morris
Camera Roll – Kacey Musgraves
Cold – Chris Stapleton
Country Again – Thomas Rhett
Fancy Like – Walker Hayes
Remember Her Name – Mickey Guyton
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
If I Didn’t Love You – Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood
Younger Me – Brothers Osborne
Glad You Exist – Dan + Shay
Chasing After You – Ryan Hurd and Maren Morris
Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home) – Elle King and Miranda Lambert
Best Rock Performance
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
Best Dance/Electronic Album
Subconsciously – Black Coffee
Fallen Embers – Illenium
Music Is The Weapon (Reloaded) – Major Lazer
Shockwave – Marshmello
Free Love – Sylvan Esso
Judgment – Ten City
Best Dance Recording
Hero – Afrojack & David Guetta
Loom – Oalufur Arnalds Featuring Bonobo
Before – James Blake
Heartbreak – Bonobo & Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
You Can Do It – Caribou
Alive – Rüfüs Du Sol
The Business – Tiësto
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Jack Antonoff
Rogét Chahayed
Mike Elizondo
Hit-Boy
Ricky Reed
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