The nominees for the 63rd Grammy Awards have been announced. Here’s a summary of the key categories.
Album of the year
- Chilombo – Jhené Aiko
- Black Pumas – Black Pumas
- Everyday Life – Coldplay
- Djesse vol. 3 – Jacob Collier
- Women in Music Pt. III – Haim
- Future Nostalgia – Dua Lipa
- Hollywood’s Bleeding – Post Malone
- Folklore – Taylor Swift
Record of the year
- Black Parade – Beyoncé
- Colors – Black Pumas
- Rockstar – DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch
- Say So – Doja Cat
- Everything I Wanted – Billie Eilish
- Don’t Start Now – Dua Lipa
- Circles – Post Malone
- Savage (Remix) – Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé
Song of the year
- Black Parade – Beyoncé
- The Box – Roddy Ricch
- Cardigan – Taylor Swift
- Circles – Post Malone
- Don’t Start Now – Dua Lipa
- Everything I Want – Billie Eilish
- I Can’t Breathe – H.E.R
- If the World Was Ending – JP Saxe and Julia Michaels
Best new artist
- Ingrid Andress
- Phoebe Bridgers
- Chika
- Noah Cyrus
- D Smoke
- Doja Cat
- Kaytranada
- Megan Thee Stallion
Best pop solo performance
- Yummy – Justin Bieber
- Say So – Doja Cat
- Everything I Wanted – Billie Eilish
- Don’t Start Now – Dua Lipa
- Watermelon Sugar – Harry Styles
- Cardigan – Taylor Swift
Best pop duo/group performance
- Un Dia (One Day) – J Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny and Tainy
- Intentions -Justin Bieber featuring Quavo
- Dynamite – BTS
- Rain on Me – Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande
- Exile – Taylor Swift featuring Bon Iver
Best pop vocal album
- Changes – Justin Bieber
- Chromatica – Lady Gaga
- Future Nostalgia – Dua Lipa
- Fine Line – Harry Styles
- Folklore – Taylor Swift
Best progressive R&B album
- Chilombo – Jhene Aiko
- Ungodly Hour – Chloe X Halle
- Free Nationals – Free Nationals
- F*** Your Feelings – Robert Glasper
- It Is What It Is – Thundercat
Best rap song
- The Bigger Picture – Lil Baby
- The Box – Roddy Ricch
- Laugh Now Cry Later – Drake featuring Lil Durk
- Rockstar – Da Baby featuring Roddy Ricch
- Savage (Remix) – Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé
Best rap album
- Black Habits – D Smoke
- Alfredo – Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist
- A Written Testimony – Jay Electronica
- King’s Disease – Nas
- The Allegory – Royce da 5’9
Best melodic rap performance
- Rockstar – Dababy featuring Roddy Ricch
- Laugh Now Cry Later – Drake featuring Lil Durk
- Lockdown – Anderson .Paak
- The Box – Roddy Ricch
- Highest in the Room – Travis Scott
Best dance recording
- On My Mind – Diplo and Sidepiece
- My High – Disclosure featuring Amine and Slowthai
- The Difference – Flume featuring Toro y Moi
- Both of Us – Jayda G
- 10% – Kaytranada featuring Kali Uchis
Best dance/electronic album
- Kick I – Arca
- Planet’s Mad – Baauer
- Energy – Disclosure
- Bubba – Kaytranada
- Food Faith – Madeon
Best rock performance
- Shameika – Fiona Apple
- Not – Big Thief
- Kyoto – Phoebe Bridgers
- The Steps – Haim
- Stay High – Brittany Howard
- Daylight – Grace Potter
Best metal performance
- Bodycount – Bum Rush
- Code Orange – Underneath
- The In-between – In This Moment
- Bloodmoney – Poppy
- Executioner’s Tax (Swing of the Axe) – Live by Power Trip
Best rock album
- A Hero’s Death – Fontaines DC
- Kiwanuka – Michael Kiwanuka
- Daylight – Grace Potter
- Sound & Fury – Sturgill Simpson
- The New Abnormal – The Strokes
Best alternative album
- Fetch the Bolt Cutters – Fiona Apple
- Hyperspace – Beck
- Punisher – Phoebe Bridgers
- Jaime – Brittany Howard
- The Slow Rush – Tame Impala
Best R&B performance
- Lightning and Thunder – Jhené Aiko featuring John Legend
- Black Parade – Beyoncé
- All I Need – Jacob Collier featuring Mahalia and Ty Dolla $ign
- Goat Head – Brittany Howard
- See Me – Emily King
Best country album
- Lady Like – Ingrid Andress
- Your LIfe is a Record – Brandy Clark
- Wildcard – Miranda Lambert
- Nightfall – Little Big Town
- Never Will – Ashley McBryde
Best Country Solo Performance
- Stick That in Your Country Song – Eric Church
- Who You Thought I Was – Brandy Clark
- When My Army Prays – Vince Gill
- Black Like Me – Mickey Guyton
- Bluebird – Miranda Lambert
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
- All Night – Brothers Osborne
- 10,000 Hours – Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber
- Ocean – Lady A
- Sugar Coat – Little Big Town
- Some People Do – Old Dominion
Best musical theatre album
- Amelie
- American Utopia on Broadway
- Jagged Little Pill
- The Prince of Egypt
- Soft Power
- Little Shop of Horrors
Producer of the year, non-classical
- Jack Antonoff
- Dan Auerbach
- Dave Cobb
- Flying Lotus
- Andrew Watt
Best music video
- Brown Skin Girl – Beyoncé
- Life is Good – Future Featuring Drake
- Lockdown – Anderson .Paak
- Adore You – Harry Styles
- Goliath – Woodkid
