The nominees for the 65th annual Grammy Awards have been announced, with Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift, and Dua Lipa receiving multiple nods in the top categories.
by talkwithusa
The 65th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony is set to take place on February 5, 2023 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The awards will recognize the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, which runs from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022.
The nominations for this year’s awards were announced on November 15, 2022, and Beyoncé led the pack with a total of nine nominations. She was followed by Kendrick Lamar with eight nominations, and Adele and Brandi Carlile with seven nominations each. With a career total of 88 nominations, Beyoncé tied with her husband Jay-Z as the most nominated artists in Grammy history.
One of the most notable nominations this year is that of Bad Bunny’s album “Un Verano Sin Ti” for Album of the Year. This marks the first time that a Spanish-language album has been nominated in this category, and it’s a huge achievement for the Latin music industry.
The host for this year’s ceremony will be South African comedian Trevor Noah, who has previously hosted the 63rd and 64th ceremonies. This will be his third time hosting the Grammys, and fans are eagerly awaiting to see what he has in store for this year’s show.
Overall, this year’s Grammy Awards promises to be an exciting and memorable event, as some of the biggest names in the music industry compete for the coveted awards. Fans are eagerly waiting for the ceremony, and many are keeping their fingers crossed for their favorite artists to take home a Grammy.
NOMINATIONS OF GRAMMY AWARDS 2023
Album of the year
- “Voyage,” ABBA
- “30,” Adele
- “Un Verano Sin Ti,” Bad Bunny
- “Renaissance,” Beyoncé
- “Good Morning Gorgeous” (Deluxe), Mary J. Blige
- “In These Silent Days,” Brandi Carlile
- “Music of the Spheres,” Coldplay
- “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers,” Kendrick Lamar
- “Special,” Lizzo
- “Harry’s House,” Harry Styles
Record of the year
- “Don’t Shut Me Down,” ABBA
- “Easy on Me,” Adele
- “Break My Soul,” Beyoncé
- “Good Morning Gorgeous,” Mary J. Blige
- “You and Me on the Rock,” Brandi Carlile featuring Lucius
- “Woman,” Doja Cat
- “Bad Habit,” Steve Lacy
- “The Heart Part 5,” Kendrick Lamar
- “About Damn Time,” Lizzo
- “As It Was,” Harry Styles
Song of the year (goes to songwriter)
- “abcdefu” (Sara Davis, Gayle and Dave Pittenger, performed by Gayle)
- “About Damn Time” (Melissa “Lizzo” Jefferson, Eric Frederic, Blake Slatkin and Theron Makiel Thomas, performed by Lizzo)
- “All Too Well (10 Minute Version)” (Liz Rose and Taylor Swift, performed by Swift)
- “As It Was” (Tyler Johnson, Kid Harpoon and Harry Styles, performed by Styles)
- “Bad Habit” (Matthew Castellanos, Brittany Fousheé, Diana Gordon, John Carroll Kirby and Steve Lacy, performed by Lacy)
- “Break My Soul” (Beyoncé, S. Carter, Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant and Christopher A. Stewart, performed by Beyoncé)
- “Easy on Me” (Adele Adkins and Greg Kurstin, performed by Adele)
- “God Did” (Tarik Azzouz, E. Blackmon, Khaled Khaled, F. LeBlanc, Shawn Carter, John Stephens, Dwayne Carter, William Roberts and Nicholas Warwar, performed by DJ Khaled featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend and Fridayy)
- “The Heart Part 5” (Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich, Kendrick Lamar and Matt Schaeffer, performed by Lamar)
- “Just Like That” (Bonnie Raitt, performed by Raitt)
Best new artist
- Anitta
- Omar Apollo
- DOMi & JD Beck
- Muni Long
- Samara Joy
- Latto
- Måneskin
- Tobe Nwigwe
- Molly Tuttle
- Wet Leg
Best pop solo performance
- “Easy on Me,” Adele
- “Moscow Mule,” Bad Bunny
- “Woman,” Doja Cat
- “Bad Habit,” Steve Lacy
- “About Damn Time,” Lizzo
- “As It Was,” Harry Styles
Best pop duo/group performance
- “Don’t Shut Me Down,” ABBA
- “Bam Bam,” Camila Cabello featuring Ed Sheeran
- “My Universe,” Coldplay and BTS
- “I Like You (A Happier Song),” Post Malone and Doja Cat
- “Unholy,” Sam Smith and Kim Petras
Best pop vocal album
- “Voyage,” ABBA
- “30,” Adele
- “Music of the Spheres,” Coldplay
- “Special,” Lizzo
- “Harry’s House,” Harry Styles
Best music video
- “Easy on Me,” Adele
- “Yet to Come,” BTS
- “Woman,” Doja Cat
- “The Heart Part 5,” Kendrick Lamar
- “As It Was,” Harry Styles
- “All Too Well: The Short Film,” Taylor Swift
Best rap performance
- “God Did,” DJ Khaled featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend and Fridayy
- “Vegas,” Doja Cat
- “pushin P,” Gunna and Future featuring Young Thug
- “F.N.F. (Let’s Go),” Hitkidd and GloRilla
- “The Heart Part 5,” Kendrick Lamar
Best rap album
- “God Did,” DJ Khaled
- “I Never Liked You,” Future
- “Come Home the Kids Miss You,” Jack Harlow
- “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers,” Kendrick Lamar
- “It’s Almost Dry,” Pusha T
Best rap song
- “Churchill Downs,” Ace G, BEDRM, Matthew Samuels, Tahrence Brown, Rogét Chahayed, Aubrey Graham, Jack Harlow and Jose Velazquez (performed by Harlow featuring Drake)
- “God Did,” Tarik Azzouz, E. Blackmon, Khaled Khaled, F. LeBlanc, Shawn Carter, John Stephens, Dwayne Carter, William Roberts and Nicholas Warwar (performed by DJ Khaled featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend and Fridayy)
- “The Heart Part 5,” Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich, Kendrick Lamar and Matt Schaeffer (performed by Lamar)
- “pushin P,” Lucas Depante, Nayvadius Wilburn, Sergio Kitchens, Wesley Tyler Glass and Jeffery Lamar Williams (performed by Gunna and Future featuring Young Thug)
- “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 and Temilade Openiyi (performed by Future featuring Drake and Tems)
Best R&B album
- “Good Morning Gorgeous” (Deluxe), Mary J. Blige
- “Breezy” (Deluxe), Chris Brown
- “Black Radio III,” Robert Glasper
- “Candydrip,” Lucky Daye
- “Watch the Sun,” PJ Morton
Best R&B performance
- “Virgo’s Groove,” Beyoncé
- “Here With Me,” Mary J. Blige featuring Anderson .Paak
- “Hrs & Hrs,” Muni Long
- “Over,” Lucky Daye
- “Hurt Me So Good,” Jazmine Sullivan
Best R&B song
- “Cuff It,” Denisia “Blu June” Andrews, Beyoncé, Mary Christine Brockert, Brittany “Chi” Coney, Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant, Morten Ristorp, Nile Rodgers and Raphael Saadiq (performed by Beyoncé)
- “Good Morning Gorgeous,” Mary J. Blige, David Brown, Dernst Emile II, Gabriella Wilson and Tiara Thomas (performed by Blige)
- “Hrs & Hrs,” Hamadi Aaabi, Dylan Graham, Priscilla Renea, Thaddis “Kuk” Harrell, Brandon John-Baptiste, Isaac Wriston and Justin Nathaniel Zim (performed by Muni Long)
- “Hurt Me So Good,” Akeel Henry, Michael Holmes, Luca Mauti, Jazmine Sullivan and Elliott Trent (performed by Sullivan)
- “Please Don’t Walk Away,” PJ Morton (performed by Morton)
Best country solo performance
- “Heartfirst,” Kelsea Ballerini
- “Something In the Orange,” Zach Bryan
- “In His Arms,” Miranda Lambert
- “Circles Around This Town,” Maren Morris
- “Live Forever,” Willie Nelson
Best country duo/group performance
“Wishful Drinking,” Ingrid Andress and Sam Hunt
“Midnight Rider’s Prayer,” Brothers Osborne
“Outrunnin’ Your Memory,” Luke Combs and Miranda Lambert
“Does He Love You” (Revisited), Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton
“Never Wanted To Be That Girl,” Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde
“Going Where the Lonely Go,” Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
Best country song
- “Circles Around This Town,” Ryan Hurd, Julia Michaels, Maren Morris and Jimmy Robbins (performed by Morris)
- “Doin’ This,” Luke Combs, Drew Parker and Robert Williford (performed by Combs)
- “I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor’s Version) (From the Vault),” Lori McKenna and Taylor Swift (performed by Swift)
- “If I Was A Cowboy,” Jesse Frasure and Miranda Lambert (performed by Lambert)
- “I’ll Love You Till The Day I Die,” Rodney Crowell and Chris Stapleton (performed by Willie Nelson)
- ” ‘Til You Can’t,” Matt Rogers and Ben Stennis (performed by Cody Johnson)
Best country album
- “Growin’ Up,” Luke Combs
- “Palomino,” Miranda Lambert
- “Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville,” Ashley McBryde
- “Humble Quest,” Maren Morris
- “A Beautiful Time,” Willie Nelson
Best Latin pop album
- “Aguilera,” Christina Aguilera
- “Pasieros,” Rubén Blades and Boca Livre
- “De Adentro Pa Afuera,” Camilo
- “Viajante,” Fonseca
- “Dharma +,” Sebastián Yatra
Best música urbana album
- “Trap Cake, Vol. 2,” Rauw Alejandro
- “Un Verano Sin Ti,” Bad Bunny
- “Legendaddy,” Daddy Yankee
- “La 167,” Farruko
- “The Love & Sex Tape,” Maluma
Best rock album
- “Dropout Boogie,” The Black Keys
- “The Boy Named If,” Elvis Costello & The Imposters
- “Crawler,” Idles
- “Mainstream Sellout,” Machine Gun Kelly
- “Patient Number 9,” Ozzy Osbourne
- “Lucifer on the Sofa,” Spoon
Best alternative album
“We,” Arcade Fire
“Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You,” Big Thief
“Fossora,” Björk
“Wet Leg,” Wet Leg
“Cool It Down,” Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Best rock performance
- “So Happy It Hurts,” Bryan Adams
- “Old Man,” Beck
- “Wild Child,” The Black Keys
- “Broken Horses,” Brandi Carlile
- “Crawl!,” Idles
- “Patient Number 9,” Ozzy Osbourne featuring Jeff Beck
- “Holiday,” Turnstile
Best rock song
“Black Summer,” Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis and Chad Smith (performed by Red Hot Chili Peppers)
“Blackout,” Brady Ebert, Daniel Fang, Franz Lyons, Pat McCrory and Brendan Yates (performed by Turnstile)
“Broken Horses,” Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth and Tim Hanseroth (performed by Brandi Carlile)
“Harmonia’s Dream,” Robbie Bennett and Adam Granduciel (performed by The War On Drugs)
“Patient Number 9,” John Osbourne, Chad Smith, Ali Tamposi, Robert Trujillo and Andrew Wotman (performed by Ozzy Osbourne featuring Jeff Beck)
Best global music album
“Shuruaat,” Berklee Indian Ensemble
“Love, Damini,” Burna Boy
“Queen of Sheba,” Angélique Kidjo and Ibrahim Maalouf
“Between Us … (Live),” Anoushka Shankar, Metropole Orkest and Jules Buckley featuring Manu Delago
“Sakura,” Masa Takumi
Best song written for visual media
“Be Alive” from “King Richard,” Beyoncé and Darius Scott Dixson (performed by Beyoncé)
“Carolina” from “Where the Crawdads Sing,” Taylor Swift (performed by Swift)
“Hold My Hand” from “Top Gun: Maverick,” Bloodpop and Stefani Germanotta (performed by Lady Gaga)
“Keep Rising (The Woman King” from “The Woman King,” Angelique Kidjo, Jeremy Lutito and Jessy Wilson (performed by Wilson featuring Kidjo)
“Nobody Like U” from “Turning Red,” Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell (performed by 4*Town, Jordan Fisher, O’Connell, Josh Levi, Topher Ngo and Grayson Villanueva)
“We Don’t Talk About Bruno” from “Encanto,” Lin-Manuel Miranda (performed by Carolina Gaitán – La Gaita, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz and the “Encanto” cast)
Best comedy album
“The Closer,” Dave Chappelle
“Comedy Monster,” Jim Gaffigan
“A Little Brains, A Little Talent,” Randy Rainbow
“Sorry,” Louis CK
“We All Scream,” Patton Oswalt
Best musical theater album
“Caroline, Or Change”
“Into the Woods”
“MJ the Musical”
“Mr. Saturday Night”
“Six: Live on Opening Night”
“A Strange Loop”
The 65th Grammy Awards are shaping up to be a night of celebration and recognition for some of the most talented and innovative artists of the year. With such a wide range of nominees, fans of all genres will have something to look forward to on the night of the ceremony.Tune in to see who will be the winners and who will make history at this year’s Grammy Awards.