Harvey Mason Jr., CEO of the Recording Academy, which oversees the Grammys, tells Variety, “We made the decision to expand to 10 fairly recently. Speaking of the Big Four, the number of nominees in each category has been expanded from eight to 10. BTS’ showing was a source of considerable speculation among ARMY members, of course in the end, the group got one, for pop duo/group for “Butter,” the sae as they previously did for “Dynamite.” Taylor Swift got just one nomination as an artist, but it’s for arguably the biggest one: album of the year, for her “Evermore.” (She won it last time, for “Folklore.”) Kanye West’s “Donda” is also up for the big prize, along with three hip-hop awards. (Carlile got her five mentions for three different singles - she’s even competing against herself for song of the year all of Silk Sonic’s noms were for “Leave the Door Open.”) Paak’s Silk Sonic got four - even though both of those artists had their new albums come out after this year’s eligibility cut-off, meaning they’ll probably be back with an equally high profile next year. Grammy favorite Brandi Carlile got five, too, and Bruno Mars and Anderson. “Big Four”) categories: record of the year, album of the year, song of the year and best new artist.Īlso getting a big look was Lil Nas X with five nods - becoming the first artist from the hip-hop capital of Atlanta to be nominated in the big categories since OutKast (to whom Nas pays tribute with his latest single and video, “That’s What I Want,” a clear homage to OutKast’s 2003 Grammy-winning hit “Hey Ya!”). Notably, newcomer Rodrigo, an 18-year-old actor who launched her musical career early this year with the viral smash “Drivers License,” is nominated in all of the general field (a.k.a. follow with eight nominations each, and Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo are close behind with seven.įinanziamenti – Agevolazioni per le start-up
86 on the Billboard 200, its huge number of nominations speak to its multi-genre appeal, his familiarity to Academy voters via “Colbert” (and a cosign from Grammy legend Quincy Jones), and most of all his musicianship.
Jon Batiste - veteran jazz keyboardist, musical director of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” and a member of one of New Orleans’ legendary musical dynasties - leads the nominees with 11, mostly for his “We Are” album, but also for his “Soul” film score.
The Grammy Awards have launched a different procedure for selecting their nominees this year - going with a popular vote and eliminating the controversial “secret committees” that had curated the final lists in recent decades - and although most of the top nominees were expected when the contenders were announced Tuesday, the top one definitely was not.
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