Pop queen Beyonce’s Black Is King musical film propelled her to the front of this year’s Grammy pack with nine nominations, organisers said Tuesday ahead of the annual awards show.
Fellow pop stars Dua Lipa and Taylor Swift each snagged six nominations for second place, as did rapper Roddy Ricch.
That feeling when you are nominated for 6️⃣ #GRAMMYs!! @DUALIPA is up for Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year and more! #futurenostalgia #dontstartnow #undia pic.twitter.com/5Hz5YZVZq8
— ASCAP (@ASCAP) November 24, 2020
As the music industry attempts to weather one of its most tumultuous years in modern history due to the coronavirus pandemic, danceable pop made a comeback in the Recording Academy’s top categories.
Women scored big gains across all genres ahead of the 63rd annual Grammys, set to take place on 31 January, with comedian Trevor Noah as host.
Beyonce’s Black Parade – released in June amid explosive nationwide anti-racism protests after another spate of police killings of Black Americans – is vying for Record of the Year and Song of the Year honours.
Watch Beyoncé’s GRAMMY-nominated film #BlackIsKing on @DisneyPlus. 👑 pic.twitter.com/ebIbcwyICH
— BEYONCÉ LEGION (@BeyLegion) November 24, 2020
Taylor Swift, a former Grammy darling who had fallen out of grace with the Academy in recent years, bagged a coveted Album of the Year nomination for her quarantine surprise album Folklore, and its single Cardigan is up for Song of the Year, which honors songwriting. Rivals in that category include Black Parade as well as songs penned by Ricch, last year’s big winner Billie Eilish and rapper Post Malone.
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— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) November 25, 2020
Bluesy rock singer and songwriter Brittany Howard, who is known for her leading vocals with the band Alabama Shakes, jumped into the spotlight on her own with five nominations after releasing her first solo album Jaime.
Bieber back in the mix
Justin Bieber snagged four nominations in the pop categories as well as his first country nod, for his work on the song 10,000 Hours by Dan and Shay.
After sweeping the general categories at last year’s gala Eilish also picked up another four nominations, as did rapper DaBaby.
Following a banner year, Houston rapper Megan Thee Stallion received her first Grammy nominations, posting four. The remix of her wildly popular song Savage featuring Beyonce, is up for several awards including Record of the Year, and helped Queen Bey jump to the lead spot.
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The format for the 63rd Grammys remains unclear. Other awards shows have been forced to go partially or fully virtual in light of pandemic restrictions on large gatherings.
The nominations were rolled out by stars across the globe speaking via video chat.
The Academy’s interim president Harvey Mason Jr dedicated this year’s ceremony to the resiliency of the music industry as well as frontline workers combatting the infection’s spread.
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