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Artist News Awards
Grammy nominations announced
By Andy Malt | Published on Wednesday 24 November 2021
Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat, which means it’s nearly time for the Grammy Awards and… fucking hell I didn’t think this rhyme through at all. Anyway, the Grammy nominations are out. Because, despite what you’ve been telling everyone, the Grammy Awards will be back for the 64th time on 31 Jan.
The big battle this year is between Olivia Rodrigo and Finneas, who are each nominated in all four of the big categories – Album Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Record Of The Year and Best New Artist.
Although it might seem like a bit of a stretch, Finneas counts as a new artist because he only released his debut solo album fairly recently. The other nominations are all for his work with his sister, Billie Eilish (who won Best New Artist two years ago).
So that’s the categories that get the most talked about covered. Finneas and Rodrigo do not have the most nominations overall though. That accolade goes to Jon Batiste for all sorts of stuff, including his work on the soundtrack to Pixar movie ‘Soul’. He’s up for eleven awards. After him are Justin Bieber, Doja Cat and Lil Nas X, who each have a less impressive eight nods.
Now, because there are approximately 7349 categories at the Grammys, we’re just going to concentrate on those big four here. If you want to delve further, you can check out the full list here. Just to warn you, they format the list to make it seem even longer. But, yeah, here are those top awards…
Record Of The Year
Abba – I Still Have Faith In You
Jon Batiste – Freedom
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga – I Get A Kick Out Of You
Justin Bieber – Peaches (feat Daniel Caesar & Giveon)
Brandi Carlile – Right On Time
Doja Cat – Kiss Me More (feat SZA)
Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever
Lil Nas X – Montero (Call Me By Your Name)
Olivia Rodrigo – Drivers License
Silk Sonic – Leave The Door Open
Album Of The Year
Jon Batiste – We Are
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga – Love For Sale
Justin Bieber – Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe)
Doja Cat – Planet Her (Deluxe)
Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever
HER – Back Of The Mind
Lil Nas X – Montero
Olivia Rodrigo – Sour
Taylor Swift – Evermore
Kanye West – Donda
Song Of The Year
Ed Sheeran – Bad Habits
Alicia Keys & Brandi Carlile – A Beautiful Noise
Olivia Rodrigo – Drivers License
HER – Fight For You
Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever
Doja Cat – Kiss Me More (feat SZA)
Silk Sonic – Leave The Door Open
Lil Nas X – Montero (Call Me By Your Name)
Justin Bieber – Peaches (feat Daniel Caesar & Giveon)
Brandi Carlile – Right On Time
Best New Artist
Arooj Aftab
Jimmie Allen
Baby Keem
Finneas
Glass Animals
Japanese Breakfast
The Kid Laroi
Arlo Parks
Olivia Rodrigo
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