65th GRAMMY nominations: Adele and Beyoncé to battle it out once again for Album of the Year
Nominations for the 65th annual GRAMMY Awards were announced Tuesday morning, with Beyoncé leading the field with nine nods, pushing her total nods to 88 to become the most-nominated artist in GRAMMY history, tying her husband Jay-Z (who had held the record with 83 nods, got five more this year, for work on “Renaissance” and DJ Khaled’s “God Did.”). Kendrick Lamar close behind with eight, and Adele and Brandi Carlile tied with seven. Four artists came in with six nominations apiece: Future, Harry Styles, Mary J. Blige, DJ Khaled and Randy Merrill.
That means we could have another duel between Beyoncé and Adele, as we did with their last albums, when Adele won Album of the Year for 25 over Beyoncé’s landmark record Lemonade. In her acceptance speech, Adele eschewed praise upon praise for Beyoncé and another eventual matchup seemed inevitable. Beyoncé’s nine new nominations come from the album Renaissance, which received nods for Best Dance/Electronic Album and Album of the Year. Meanwhile, lead single “Break My Soul” got love in Best Dance/Electronic Recording, Song of the Year, and Record of the Year categories, and she also received nominations for Best R&B Performance (“Virgo’s Groove”), Best Traditional R&B Performance (“Plastic Off the Sofa”), Best R&B Song (“Cuff It”), as well as Best Song Written for Visual Media, for “Be Alive” from the film King Richard, for which she received her first Oscar nomination earlier this year. Despite 28 wins, more than any other female artist, she has yet to secure the group’s top prize, Album of the Year in her four previous nominations there.
Adele has an astonishing record of 15 wins from 18 nominations (before today), including two for Album of the Year; 2012’s 21 and 2017’s 25. She will attempt to threepeat this year with 30, to tie Taylor Swift for most Album of the Year wins by a female artist.
They’ll go up against ABBA, Mary J. Blige, Bad Bunny, Brandi Carlile, Coldplay, Kendrick Lamar, Harry Styles and Lizzo.
Viola Davis earned her th GRAMMY nomination today, the last award the Emmy, Oscar and Tony-winning star needs to secure her EGOT. She earned it for the audio book component of her best-selling memoir, Finding Me. Her competition will be very formidable. She’ll go up against GRAMMY and Oscar winner Jamie Foxx, EGOT winner Mel Brooks, GRAMMY and Oscar winner Questlove.
New categories in their inaugural year included Songwriter Of The Year, Non-Classical, Best Alternative Music Performance, Best Americana Performance, Best Score Soundtrack For Video Games And Other Interactive Media, Best Spoken Word Poetry Album.
This year also featured the inclusion of the Special Merit Award in the form of Best Song For Social Change. This awards was determined by a Blue Ribbon Committee and ratified by the Recording Academy Board of Trustees. Submissions must contain lyrical content that addresses a timely social issue and promotes understanding, peace-building and empathy.
The one-hour nomination announcement featured performances by Grammy winners Dan + Shay and Cyndi Lauper with category announcements by 12-time GRAMMY winner and Recording Academy National Trustee John Legend; multiplatinum-selling recording artist Machine Gun Kelly; three-time GRAMMY winner Olivia Rodrigo; past GRAMMY nominee and five-time Latin GRAMMY winner Luis Fonsi; and past GRAMMY nominee Jimmie Allen.
Nominees and winners are determined solely by Voting Members of the Recording Academy and recordings have to be submitted during the Online Entry period to be eligible for GRAMMY consideration. The eligibility period for the 65th GRAMMY Awards is October 1, 2021 – September 30, 2022. This year, 16,741 eligible entries were submitted for consideration, down from nearly 22,000 last year.
Voting on the nominations will take place December 14 through January 4. The 65th GRAMMY Awards will air live on CBS from on February 5, 2023 from L.A.’s Crypto.com Arena. See nominations below and go to grammy.com for the full list.
General Field
Album Of The Year
1. Voyage (ABBA)
Benny Andersson, producer; Benny Andersson & Bernard Löhr, engineers/mixers; Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus, songwriters; Björn Engelmann, mastering engineer
2. 30 (Adele)
Shawn Everett, Ludwig Göransson, Inflo, Tobias Jesso, Jr., Greg Kurstin, Max Martin, Joey Pecoraro & Shellback, producers; Julian Burg, Steve Churchyard, Tom Elmhirst, Shawn Everett,
Serban Ghenea, Sam Holland, Michael Ilbert, Inflo, Greg Kurstin, Riley Mackin & Lasse Mårtén, engineers/mixers; Adele Adkins, Ludwig Göransson, Dean Josiah Cover, Tobias Jesso, Jr., Greg Kurstin, Max Martin & Shellback, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
3. Un Verano Sin Ti (Bad Bunny)
Rauw Alejandro, Buscabulla, Chencho Corleone, Jhay Cortez, Tony Dize, Bomba Estéreo & The
Marías, featured artists; Demy & Clipz, Elikai, HAZE, La Paciencia, Cheo Legendary, MAG, MagicEnElBeat, Mora, Jota Rosa, Subelo Neo & Tainy, producers; Josh Gudwin & Roberto Rosado, engineers/mixers; Raul Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz, Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, Raquel Berrios, Joshua Conway, Mick Coogan, Orlando Javier Valle Vega, Jesus Nieves Cortes, Luis Del Valle, Marcos Masis, Gabriel Mora, Elena Rose, Liliana Margarita Saumet & Maria Zardoya, songwriters; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
4. Renaissance (Beyoncé)
Beam, Grace Jones & Tems, featured artists; Jameil Aossey, Bah, Beam, Beyoncé, Bloodpop, Boi-1Da, Cadenza, Al Cres, Mike Dean, Honey Dijon, Kelman Duran, Harry Edwards, Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant, Ivor Guest, Guiltybeatz, Hit-Boy, Jens Christian Isaksen, Leven Kali, Lil Ju, MeLo-X, No I.D., NovaWav, Chris Penny, P2J, Rissi, S1a0, Raphael Saadiq,
Neenyo, Skrillex, Luke Solomon, Christopher “Tricky” Stewart, Jahaan Sweet, Syd, Sevn Thomas, Sol Was & Stuart White, producers; Chi Coney, Russell Graham, Guiltybeatz, Brandon
Harding, Hotae Alexander Jang, Chris McLaughlin, Delroy “Phatta” Pottinger, Andrea Roberts, Steve Rusch, Jabbar Stevens & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Denisia “@Blu June”
Andrews, Danielle Balbuena, Tyshane Thompson, Kevin Marquis Bellmon, Sydney Bennett, Beyoncé, Jerel Black, Michael Tucker, Atia Boggs p/k/a Ink, Dustin Bowie, David Debrandon Brown, S. Carter, Nija Charles, Sabrina Claudio, Solomon Fagenson Cole, Brittany “@Chi_Coney” Coney, Alexander Guy Cook, Lavar Coppin, Almando Cresso, Mike Dean, Saliou Diagne, Darius Dixson, Jocelyn Donald, Jordan Douglas, Aubrey Drake Graham, Kelman Duran, Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant, Dave Giles II, Derrick Carrington Gray, Nick Green, Larry Griffin Jr, Ronald Banful, Dave Hamelin, Aviel Calev Hirschfield, Chauncey Hollis, Jr., Ariowa Irosogie, Leven Kali, Ricky Lawson, Tizita Makuria, Julian Martrel Mason, Daniel Memmi, Cherdericka Nichols, Ernest “No I.D.” Wilson, Temilade Openiyi, Patrick Paige II From The Internet, Jimi Stephen Payton, Christopher Lawrence Penny, Michael Pollack, Richard Isong, Honey Redmond, Derek Renfroe, Andrew Richardson, Morten Ristorp, Nile Rodgers, Oliver Rodigan, Freddie Ross, Raphael Saadiq, Matthew Samuels, Sean Seaton, Skrillex, Corece Smith, Luke Francis Matthew Solomon, Jabbar Stevens, Christopher A. Stewart, Jahaan Sweet, Rupert Thomas, Jr. & Jesse Wilson, songwriters; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
5. Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe) (Mary J. Blige)
DJ Khaled, Dave East, Fabolous, Fivio Foreign, Griselda, H.E.R., Jadakiss, Moneybagg Yo, Ne-Yo, Anderson .Paak, Remy Ma & Usher, featured artists; Alissia, Tarik Azzouz, Bengineer, Blacka Din Me, Rogét Chahayed, Cool & Dre, Ben Billions, DJ Cassidy, DJ Khaled, D’Mile, Wonda, Bongo Bytheway, H.E.R., Hostile Beats, Eric Hudson, London On Da Track, Leon Michels, Nova Wav, Anderson.Paak, Sl!Mwav, Streetrunner, Swizz Beatz & J White Did It, producers; Derek Ali, Ben Chang, Luis Bordeaux, Bryce Bordone, Lauren D’Elia, Chris Galland,
Serban Ghenea, Akeel Henry, Jaycen Joshua, Pat Kelly, Jhair Lazo, Shamele Mackie, Manny
Marroquin, Dave Medrano, Ari Morris, Parks, Juan Peña, Ben Sedano, Kev Spencer, Julio Ulloa & Jodie Grayson Williams, engineers/mixers; Alissia Beneviste, Denisia “Blu June” Andrews, Archer, Bianca Atterberry, Tarik Azzouz, Mary J. Blige, David Brewster, David Brown, Shawn Butler, Rogét Chahayed, Ant Clemons, Brittany “Chi” Coney, Kasseem Dean, Benjamin Diehl, DJ Cassidy, Jocelyn Donald, Jerry Duplessis, Uforo Ebong, Dernst Emile II, John Jackson, Adriana Flores, Gabriella Wilson, Shawn Hibbler, Charles A. Hinshaw, Jamie Hurton, Eric Hudson, Jason Phillips, Khaled Khaled, London Holmes, Andre “Dre” Christopher Lyon, Reminisce Mackie, Leon Michels, Jerome Monroe, Jr., Kim Owens, Brandon Anderson, Jeremie “Benny The Butcher” Pennick, Bryan Ponce, Demond “Conway The Machine” Price, Peter Skellern, Shaffer Smith, Nicholas Warwar, Deforrest Taylor, Tiara Thomas, Marcello “Cool” Valenzano, Alvin “Westside Gunn” Worthy, Anthony Jermaine White & Leon Youngblood, songwriters
6. In These Silent Days (Brandi Carlile)
Lucius, featured artist; Dave Cobb & Shooter Jennings, producers; Brandon Bell, Dave Cobb, Tom Elmhirst, Michael Harris & Shooter Jennings, engineers/mixers; Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters; Pete Lyman, mastering engineer
7. Music Of The Spheres (Coldplay)
BTS, Jacob Collier, Selena Gomez & We Are KING, featured artists; Jacob Collier, Daniel Green, Oscar Holter, Jon Hopkins, Max Martin, Metro Boomin, Kang Hyo-Won, Bill Rahko, Bart Schoudel, Rik Simpson, Paris Strother & We Are KING, producers; Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Jacob Collier, The Dream Team, Duncan Fuller, Serban Ghenea, Daniel Green, John Hanes, Jon Hopkins, Michael Ilbert, Max Martin, Bill Rahko, Bart Schoudel, Rik Simpson & Paris Strother, engineers/mixers; Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Denise Carite, Will Champion, Jacob Collier, Derek Dixie, Sam Falson, Stephen Fry, Daniel Green, Oscar Holter, Jon Hopkins, Jung Ho-Seok, Chris Martin, Max Martin, John Metcalfe, Leland Tyler Wayne, Bill Rahko, Kim Nam-Joon, Jesse Rogg, Davide Rossi, Rik Simpson, Amber Strother, Paris Strother, Min Yoon-Gi, Federico Vindver & Olivia Waithe, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
8. Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers (Kendrick Lamar)
Baby Keem, Blxst, Sam Dew, Ghostface Killah, Beth Gibbons, Kodak Black, Tanna Leone, Taylour Paige, Amanda Reifer, Sampha & Summer Walker, featured artists; The Alchemist, Baby Keem, Craig Balmoris, Beach Noise, Bekon, Boi-1da, Cardo, Dahi, DJ Khalil, The Donuts, FNZ, Frano, Sergiu Gherman, Emile Haynie, J.LBS, Mario Luciano, Tyler Mehlenbacher, OKLAMA, Rascal, Sounwave, Jahaan Sweet, Tae Beast, Duval Timothy & Pharrell Williams, producers; Derek Ali, Matt Anthony, Beach Noise, Rob Bisel, David Bishop, Troy Bourgeois, Andrew Boyd, Ray Charles Brown Jr., Derek Garcia, Chad Gordon, James Hunt, Johnny Kosich, Manny Marroquin, Erwing Olivares, Raymond J Scavo III, Matt Schaeffer, Cyrus Taghipour, Johnathan Turner & Joe Visciano, engineers/mixers; Khalil Abdul-Rahman, Hykeem Carter, Craig Balmoris, Beach Noise, Daniel Tannenbaum, Daniel Tannenbaum, Stephen Lee Bruner, Matthew Burdette, Isaac John De Boni, Sam Dew, Anthony Dixon, Victor Ekpo, Sergiu Gherman, Dennis Coles, Beth Gibbons, Frano Huett, Stuart Johnson, Bill K. Kapri, Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich, Daniel Krieger, Kendrick Lamar, Ronald LaTour, Mario Luciano, Daniel Alan Maman, Timothy Maxey, Tyler Mehlenbacher, Michael John Mulé, D. Natche, OKLAMA, Jason Pounds, Rascal, Amanda Reifer, Matthew Samuels, Avante Santana, Matt Schaeffer, Sampha Sisay, Mark Spears, Homer Steinweiss, Jahaan Akil Sweet, Donte Lamar Perkins, Duval Timothy, Summer Walker & Pharrell Williams, songwriters; Michelle Mancini, mastering engineer
9. Special (Lizzo)
Benny Blanco, Quelle Chris, Daoud, Omer Fedi, Ilya, Kid Harpoon, Ian Kirkpatrick, Max Martin, Nate Mercereau, The Monsters & Strangerz, Phoelix, Ricky Reed, Mark Ronson, Blake Slatkin & Pop Wansel, producers; Benny Blanco, Bryce Bordone, Jeff Chestek, Jacob Ferguson, Serban Ghenea, Jeremy Hatcher, Andrew Hey, Sam Holland, Ilya, Stefan Johnson, Jens Jungkurth, Patrick Kehrier, Ian Kirkpatrick, Damien Lewis, Bill Malina, Manny Marroquin & Ricky Reed, engineers/mixers; Amy Allen, Daoud Anthony, Jonathan Bellion, Benjamin Levin, Thomas Brenneck, Christian Devivo, Omer Fedi, Eric Frederic, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Melissa Jefferson, Jordan K Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Kid Harpoon, Ian Kirkpatrick, Savan Kotecha, Max Martin, Nate Mercereau, Leon Michels, Nick Movshon, Michael Neil, Michael Pollack, Mark Ronson, Blake Slatkin, Peter Svensson, Gavin Chris Tennille, Theron Makiel Thomas, Andrew Wansel & Emily Warren, songwriters; Michelle Mancini, mastering engineer
10. Harry’s House (Harry Styles)
Tyler Johnson, Kid Harpoon & Sammy Witte, producers; Jeremy Hatcher, Oli Jacobs, Nick
Lobel, Spike Stent & Sammy Witte, engineers/mixers; Amy Allen, Tobias Jesso, Jr., Tyler Johnson, Kid Harpoon, Mitch Rowland, Harry Styles & Sammy Witte, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
Record of the Year
1. Don’t Shut Me Down (ABBA(
Benny Andersson, producer; Benny Andersson & Bernard Löhr, engineers/mixers; Björn Engelmann, mastering engineer
2. Easy on Me(Adele)
Greg Kurstin, producer; Julian Burg, Tom Elmhirst & Greg Kurstin, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
3. Break My Soul (Beyoncé)
Beyoncé, Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant, Jens Christian Isaksen & Christopher “Tricky” Stewart, producers; Brandon Harding, Chris McLaughlin & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer
4. Good Morning Gorgeous (Mary J. Blige)
D’Mile & H.E.R., producers; Bryce Bordone, Serban Ghenea & Pat Kelly, engineers/mixers
5. You and Me on the Rock (Brandi Carlile Featuring Lucius)
Dave Cobb & Shooter Jennings, producers; Brandon Bell, Tom Elmhirst & Michael Harris, engineers/mixers; Pete Lyman, mastering engineer
6. Woman (Doja Cat)
Crate Classics, Linden Jay, Aynzli Jones & Yeti Beats, producers; Jesse Ray Ernster & Rian Lewis, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
7. Bad Habit (Steve Lacy)
Steve Lacy, producer; Neal Pogue & Karl Wingate, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
8. The Heart Part 5 (Kendrick Lamar)
Beach Noise, producer; Beach Noise, Rob Bisel, Ray Charles Brown Jr., James Hunt, Johnny Kosich, Matt Schaeffer & Johnathan Turner, engineers/mixers; Michelle Mancini, mastering engineer
9. About Damn Time (Lizzo)
Ricky Reed & Blake Slatkin, producers; Patrick Kehrier, Bill Malina & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Michelle Mancini, mastering engineer
10. As It Was (Harry Styles)
Tyler Johnson & Kid Harpoon, producers; Jeremy Hatcher & Spike Stent, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
Song of the Year
1. abcdefu
Sara Davis, Gayle & Dave Pittenger, songwriters
(Gayle)
2. About Damn Time
Melissa “Lizzo” Jefferson, Eric Frederic, Blake Slatkin & Theron Makiel Thomas, songwriters (Lizzo)
3. All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (The Short Film)
Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
4. As It Was
Tyler Johnson, Kid Harpoon & Harry Styles, songwriters (Harry Styles)
5. Bad Habit
Matthew Castellanos, Brittany Fousheé, Diana Gordon, John Carroll Kirby & Steve Lacy, songwriters (Steve Lacy)
6. Break My Soul
Beyoncé, S. Carter, Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant & Christopher A. Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé)
7. Easy on Me
Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Adele)
8. God Did
Tarik Azzouz, E. Blackmon, Khaled Khaled, F. LeBlanc, Shawn Carter, John Stephens, Dwayne Carter, William Roberts & Nicholas Warwar, songwriters (DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy)
9. The Heart Part 5
Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich, Kendrick Lamar & Matt Schaeffer, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)
10. Just Like That
Bonnie Raitt, songwriter (Bonnie Raitt)
Best New Artist
1. Anitta
2. Omar Apollo
3. DOMi & JD Beck
4. Muni Long
5. Samara Joy
6. Latto
7. Måneskin
8. Tobe Nwigwe
9. Molly Tuttle
10. Wet Leg
Pop
Best Pop Solo Performance
1. Easy On Me
Adele
2. Moscow Mule
Bad Bunny
3. Woman
Doja Cat
4. Bad Habit
Steve Lacy
5. About Damn Time
Lizzo
6. As It Was
Harry Styles
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
1. Don’t Shut Me Down
ABBA
2. Bam Bam
Camila Cabello Featuring Ed Sheeran
3. My Universe
Coldplay & BTS
4. I Like You (A Happier Song)
Post Malone & Doja Cat
5. Unholy
Sam Smith & Kim Petras
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
1. Higher
Michael Bublé
2. When Christmas Comes Around…
Kelly Clarkson
3. I Dream of Christmas (Extended)
Norah Jones
4. Evergreen
Pentatonix
5. Thank You
Diana Ross
Best Pop Vocal Album
1. Voyage
ABBA
2. 30
Adele
3. Music Of The Spheres
Coldplay
4. Special
Lizzo
5. Harry’s House
Harry Styles
Rap
Best Rap Performance
1. God Did
DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy
2. Vegas
Doja Cat
3. Pushin P
Gunna & Future Featuring Young Thug
4. F.N.F. (Let’s Go)
Hitkidd & GloRilla
5. The Heart Part 5
Kendrick Lamar
Best Melodic Rap Performance
1. Beautiful
DJ Khaled Featuring Future & SZA
2. Wait for U
Future Featuring Drake & Tems
3. First Class
Jack Harlow
4. Die Hard
Kendrick Lamar Featuring Blxst & Amanda Reifer
5. Big Energy (Live)
Latto
Best Rap Album
1. God Did
DJ Khaled
2. I Never Liked You
Future
3. Come Home the Kids Miss You
Jack Harlow
4. Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
Kendrick Lamar
5. It’s Almost Dry
Pusha T
Best Rap Song
1. Churchill Downs
Ace G, BEDRM, Matthew Samuels, Tahrence Brown,Rogét Chahayed, Aubrey Graham, Jack Harlow & Jose Velazquez, songwriters (Jack Harlow Featuring Drake)
2. God Did
Tarik Azzouz, E. Blackmon, Khaled Khaled, F. LeBlanc, Shawn Carter, John Stephens, Dwayne Carter, William Roberts & Nicholas Warwar, songwriters (DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy)
3. The Heart Part 5
Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich, Kendrick Lamar & Matt Schaeffer, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)
4. Pushin P
Lucas Depante, Nayvadius Wilburn, Sergio Kitchens, Wesley Tyler Glass & Jeffery Lamar Williams, songwriters (Gunna & Future Featuring Young Thug)
5. Wait for U
Tejiri Akpoghene, Floyd E. Bentley III, Jacob Canady, Isaac De Boni, Aubrey Graham, Israel Ayomide Fowobaje, Nayvadius Wilburn, Michael Mule,Oluwatoroti Oke & Temilade Openiyi, songwriters (Future Featuring Drake & Tems)
Music Video/Film
Best Music Video
1. Easy on Me
Adele
Xavier Dolan, video director; Xavier Dolan & Nancy Grant, video producers
2. Yet to Come
BTS
Yong Seok Choi, video director; Tiffany Suh, video producer
3. Woman
Doja Cat
Child., video director; Missy Galanida, Sam Houston, Michelle Larkin & Isaac Rice, video producers
4. The Heart Part 5
Kendrick Lamar
Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar, video directors; Jason Baum & Jamie Rabineau, video producers
5. As It Was
Harry Styles
Tanu Muino, video director; Frank Borin, Ivanna Borin, Fred Bonham Carter & Alexa Haywood, video producers
6. All Too Well: The Short Film
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift, video director; Saul Germaine, video producer
Best Music Film
1. Adele One Night Only
Adele
Paul Dugdale, video director; Raj Kapoor & Ben Winston, video producers
2. Our World
Justin Bieber
Michael D. Ratner, video director; Kfir Goldberg, Andy Mininger & Scott Ratner, video producers
3. Billie Eilish Live At The O2
Billie Eilish
Sam Wrench, video director; Michelle An, Tom Colbourne, Chelsea Dodson & Billie Eilish, video producers
4. Motomami (Rosalía Tiktok Live Performance)
Rosalía
Ferrán Echegaray, Rosalía Vila Tobella & Stillz, video directors
5. Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story
(Various Artists)
Frank Marshall & Ryan Suffern, video directors; Frank Marshall, Sean Stuart & Ryan Suffern, video producers
6. A Band A Brotherhood A Barn
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Dhlovelife, video director; Gary Ward, video producer
R&B
Best R&B Performance
1. Virgo’s Groove
Beyoncé
2. Here With Me
Mary J. Blige Featuring Anderson .Paak
3. Hrs & Hrs
Muni Long
4. Over
Lucky Daye
5. Hurt Me So Good
Jazmine Sullivan
Best Traditional R&B Performance
1. Do 4 Love
Snoh Aalegra
2. Keeps On Fallin’
Babyface Featuring Ella Mai
3. Plastic Off the Sofa
Beyoncé
4. ‘Round Midnight
Adam Blackstone Featuring Jazmine Sullivan
5. Good Morning Gorgeous
Mary J. Blige
Best Progressive R&B Album
1. Operation Funk
Cory Henry
2. Gemini Rights
Steve Lacy
3. Drones
Terrace Martin
4. Starfruit
Moonchild
5. Red Balloon
Tank and the Bangas
Best R&B Song
1. Cuff It
Denisia “Blu June” Andrews, Beyoncé, Mary Christine Brockert, Brittany “Chi” Coney, Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant, Morten Ristorp, Nile Rodgers & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Beyoncé)
2. Good Morning Gorgeous
Mary J. Blige, David Brown, Dernst Emile II, Gabriella Wilson & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (Mary J. Blige)
3. Hrs & Hrs
Hamadi Aaabi, Dylan Graham, Priscilla Renea, Thaddis “Kuk” Harrell, Brandon John-Baptiste, Isaac Wriston & Justin Nathaniel Zim, songwriters (Muni Long)
4. Hurt Me So Good
Akeel Henry, Michael Holmes, Luca Mauti, Jazmine Sullivan & Elliott Trent, songwriters (Jazmine Sullivan)
5. Please Don’t Walk Away
PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton)
Best R&B Album
1. Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe)
Mary J. Blige
2. Breezy (Deluxe)
Chris Brown
3. Black Radio III
Robert Glasper
4. Candydrip
Lucky Daye
5. Watch The Sun
PJ Morton
Country
Best Country Solo Performance
1. Heartfirst
Kelsea Ballerini
2. Something in the Orange
Zach Bryan
3. In His Arms
Miranda Lambert
4. Circles Around This Town
Maren Morris
5. Live Forever
Willie Nelson
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
1. Wishful Drinking
Ingrid Andress & Sam Hunt
2. Midnight Rider’s Prayer
Brothers Osborne
3. Outrunnin’ Your Memory
Luke Combs & Miranda Lambert
4. Does He Love You – Revisited
Reba McEntire & Dolly Parton
5. Never Wanted To Be That Girl
Carly Pearce & Ashley McBryde
6. Going Where The Lonely Go
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Best Country Album
1. Growin’ Up
Luke Combs
2. Palomino
Miranda Lambert
3. Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville
Ashley McBryde
4. Humble Quest
Maren Morris
5. A Beautiful Time
Willie Nelson
Best Country Song
1. Circles Around This Town
Ryan Hurd, Julia Michaels, Maren Morris & Jimmy Robbins, songwriters (Maren Morris)
2. Doin’ This
Luke Combs, Drew Parker & Robert Williford, songwriters (Luke Combs)
3. I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)
Lori McKenna & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
4. If I Was a Cowboy
Jesse Frasure & Miranda Lambert, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
5. I’ll Love You Till The Day I Die
Rodney Crowell & Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Willie Nelson)
6. ‘Til You Can’t
Matt Rogers & Ben Stennis, songwriters (Cody Johnson)
Rock
Best Rock Performance
1. So Happy It Hurts
Bryan Adams
2. Old Man
Beck
3. Wild Child
The Black Keys
4. Broken Horses
Brandi Carlile
5. Crawl!
Idles
6. Patient Number 9
Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Jeff Beck
7. Holiday
Turnstile
Best Metal Performance
1. Call Me Little Sunshine
Ghost
2. We’ll Be Back
Megadeth
3. Kill or Be Killed
Muse
4. Degradation Rules
Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Tony Iommi
5. Blackout
Turnstile
Best Rock Album
1. Dropout Boogie
The Black Keys
2. The Boy Named If
Elvis Costello & the Imposters
3. Crawler
Idles
4. Mainstream Sellout
Machine Gun Kelly
5. Patient Number 9
Ozzy Osbourne
6. Lucifer On The Sofa
Spoon
Best Rock Song
1. Black Summer
Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis & Chad Smith, songwriters (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
2. Blackout
Brady Ebert, Daniel Fang, Franz Lyons, Pat McCrory & Brendan Yates, songwriters (Turnstile)
3. Broken Horses
Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)
4. Harmonia’s Dream
Robbie Bennett & Adam Granduciel, songwriters (The War On Drugs)
5. Patient Number 9
John Osbourne, Chad Smith, Ali Tamposi, Robert Trujillo & Andrew Wotman, songwriters (Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Jeff Beck)
Songwriting
Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical
1. Amy Allen
• For My Friends (King Princess) (S)
• The Hardest Part (Alexander23) (S)
• If We Were A Party (Alexander23) (S)
• If You Love Me (Lizzo) (T)
• Magic Wand (Alexander23) (T)
• Matilda (Harry Styles) (T)
• Move Me (Charli XCX) (T)
• Too Bad (King Princess) (S)
• Vicious (Sabrina Carpenter) (S)
2. Nija Charles
• Cozy (Beyonce) (T)
• Ex For A Reason (Summer Walker With JT From City
Girls) (T)
• Good Love (City Girls Featuring Usher) (S)
• Iykyk (Lil Durk Featuring Ella Mai & A Boogie Wit Da
Hoodie) (T)
• Lobby (Anitta & Missy Elliott) (S)
• Ride For You (Meek Mill Featuring Kehlani) (T)
• Sweetest Pie (Megan Thee Stallion & Dua Lipa) (S)
• Tangerine (Kehlani) (T)
• Throw It Away (Summer Walker) (T)
3. Tobias Jesso Jr.
• Boyfriends (Harry Styles) (T)
• Can I Get It (Adele) (T)
• Careless (FKA Twigs Featuring Daniel Caesar) (T)
• C’mon Baby Cry (Orville Peck) (T)
• Dotted Lines (King Princess) (T)
• Let You Go (Diplo & TSHA) (S)
• No Good Reason (Omar Apollo) (T)
• Thank You Song (FKA Twigs) (T)
• To Be Loved (Adele) (T)
4. The-Dream
• Break My Soul (Beyonce) (S)
• Church Girl (Beyonce) (T)
• Energy (Beyonce) (T)
• I’m That Girl (Beyonce) (T)
• Mercedes (Brent Faiyaz) (S)
• Rock N Roll (Pusha T Featuring Kanye West and Kid
Cudi) (T)
• Rolling Stone (Brent Faiyaz) (T)
• Summer Renaissance (Beyonce) (T)
• Thique (Beyonce) (T)
5. Laura Veltz
• Background Music (Maren Morris) (T)
• Feed (Demi Lovato) (T)
• Humble Quest (Maren Morris) (T)
• Pain (Ingrid Andress) (T)
• 29 (Demi Lovato) (T)
Dance/Electronic Music
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
1. Break My Soul
Beyoncé
Beyoncé, Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant, Jens Christian Isaksen & Christopher “Tricky” Stewart, producers; Stuart White, mixer
2. Rosewood
Bonobo
Simon Green, producer; Simon Green, mixer
3. Don’t Forget My Love
Diplo & Miguel
Diplo & Maximilian Jaeger, producers; Luca Pretolesi, Mixer
4. I’m Good (Blue)
David Guetta & Bebe Rexha
David Guetta & Timofey Reznikov, producers; David Guetta & Timofey Reznikov, mixers
5. Intimidated
Kaytranada Featuring H.E.R.
H.E.R. & Kaytranada, producers; Kaytranada, mixer
6. On My Knees
RÜFÜS DU SOL
Jason Evigan & RÜFÜS DU SOL, producers; Cassian Stewart-Kasimba, mixer
Best Dance/Electronic Music Album
1. Renaissance
Beyoncé
2. Fragments
Bonobo
3. Diplo
Diplo
4. The Last Goodbye
Odesza
5. Surrender
RÜFÜS DU SOL
Music for Visual Media
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
1. Elvis
(Various Artists)
2. Encanto
(Various Artists)
3. Stranger Things: Soundtrack from the Netflix Series, Season 4 (Vol 2)
(Various Artists)
4. Top Gun: Maverick
Harold Faltermeyer, Lady Gaga, Hans Zimmer & Lorne Balfe
5. West Side Story
(Various Artists)
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Includes Film and Television)
1. The Batman
Michael Giacchino, composer
2. Encanto
Germaine Franco, composer
3. No Time To Die
Hans Zimmer, composer
4. The Power of the Dog
Jonny Greenwood, composer
5. Succession: Season 3
Nicholas Britell, composer
Best Song Written For Visual Media
1. Be Alive [From King Richard]
Beyoncé & Darius Scott Dixson, songwriters (Beyoncé)
2. Carolina [From Where the Crawdads Sing]
Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift)
3. Hold My Hand [From Top Gun: Maverick]
Bloodpop & Stefani Germanotta, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
4. Keep Rising (The Woman King) [From The Woman King]
Angelique Kidjo, Jeremy Lutito & Jessy Wilson, songwriters (Jessy Wilson Featuring Angelique Kidjo)
5. Nobody Like U [From Turning Red]
Billie Eilish & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (4*Town, Jordan Fisher, Finneas O’Connell, Josh Levi, Topher Ngo, Grayson Villanueva)
6. We Don’t Talk About Bruno [From Encanto]
Lin-Manuel Miranda, songwriter (Carolina Gaitán – La Gaita, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz & Encanto – Cast)
Spoken Word
Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording
1. Act Like You Got Some Sense
Jamie Foxx
2. All About Me!: My Remarkable Life In Show Business By Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks
3. Aristotle And Dante Dive Into The Waters Of The World
Lin-Manuel Miranda
4. Finding Me
Viola Davis
5. Music Is History
Questlove
Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
1. Black Men Are Precious
Ethelbert Miller
2. Call Us What We Carry: Poems
Amanda Gorman
3. Hiding In Plain View
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
4. The Poet Who Sat By The Door
J. Ivy
5. You Will Be Someone’s Ancestor. Act Accordingly.
Amir Sulaiman
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