The 2021 Grammy Award nominations arrived on Tuesday (November 24) during a live announcement hosted on the official Grammy website. CBS is expected to air the annual ceremony from Los Angeles on January 31, although the the format of the show has yet to be announced.
Considering the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, an audience will be unlikely. In a September interview with Variety, Recording Academy interim president Harvey Mason Jr. said the awards show was “looking toward a completely live event at the Staples Center with a limited number of attendees.” But with the recent explosion in coronavirus cases, Mason said the show would consider adding “virtual elements and live performances” from various locations.
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Megan Thee Stallion, who’s already having a stellar year, reeled in four Grammy nods in the Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Song, Best New Artist and Record of the Year categories. Meanwhile, Roddy Ricch grabbed nominations for “The Box” in Best Rap Song, Song of the Year and Best Melodic Rap Performance categories.
The late Pop Smoke, Doja Cat, Chika, D Smoke, Kaytranada, Post Malone, DaBaby, H.E.R. and Thundercat are among the many other artists who might be taking a gilded trophy home next year. Check out the list of nominees below.
Best New Artist
Ingrid Andress
Phoebe Bridgers
Chika
Noah Cyrus
D Smoke
Doja Cat
Kaytranada
Megan Thee Stallion
Record of The Year
Black Parade — Beyoncé
Colors — Black Pumas
Rockstar — DaBaby f. Roddy Ricch
Say So — Doja Cat
Everything I Wanted — Billie Eilish
Don’t Start Now”— Dua Lipa
Circles — Post Malone
Savage — Megan Thee Stallion Featuring Beyoncé
Album of the Year
Chilombo — Jhené Aiko
Black Pumas (Deluxe Edition) — 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
Song of the Year
Black Parade — Denisia Andrews, Beyoncé, Stephen Bray, Shawn Carter, Brittany Coney, Derek James Dixie, Akil King, Kim “Kaydence” Krysiuk & Rickie “Caso” Tice, songwriters (Beyoncé)
The Box — Samuel Gloade & Rodrick Moore, songwriters (Roddy Ricch)
Cardigan — Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
Circles — Louis Bell, Adam Feeney, Kaan Gunesberk, Austin Post & Billy Walsh, songwriters (Post Malone)
Don’t Start Now — Caroline Ailin, Ian Kirkpatrick, Dua Lipa & Emily Warren, songwriters (Dua Lipa)
I Can’t Breathe — Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.)
If The World Was Ending — Julia Michaels & JP Saxe, songwriters (JP Saxe Featuring Julia Michaels)
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Jack Antonoff
Dan Auerbach
Dave Cobb
Flying Lotus
Andrew Watt
Best Music Video
Brown Skin Girl — Beyoncé — Beyoncé Knowles-Carter & Jenn Nkiru, Video Directors; Lauren Baker, Astrid Edwards, Nathan Scherrer & Erinn Williams, Video Producers
Life Is Good — Future Featuring Drake — Julien Christian Lutz, Video Director; Harv Glazer, Video Producer
Lockdown — Anderson .Paak — Dave Meyers, Video Director; Nathan Scherrer, Video Producer
Adore You — Harry Styles — Dave Meyers, Video Director; Nathan Scherrer, Video Producer
Goliath — Woodkid — Yoann Lemoine, video director
Best Music Film
Beastie Boys Story — Beastie Boys — Spike Jonze, video director; Amanda Adelson, Jason Baum & Spike Jonze, video producers
Black Is King — Beyoncé
We Are Freestyle Love Supreme — Freestyle Love Supreme — Andrew Fried, Video Director; Andrew Fried, Jill Furman, Thomas Kail, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Sarina Roma, Jenny Steingart & Jon Steingart, video producers
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound Of My Voice — Linda Ronstadt — Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman, video directors; Michele Farinola & James Keach, video producers
That Little Ol’ Band From Texas — ZZ Top — Sam Dunn, video director; Scot McFadyen, video producer
Best R&B Performance
Lightning & Thunder — Jhené Aiko Featuring John Legend
Black Parade — Beyoncé
All I Need — Jacob Collier Featuring Mahalia & Ty Dolla $Ign
Goat Head — Brittany Howard
See Me — Emily King
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Sit On Down — The Baylor Project Featuring Jean Baylor & Marcus Baylor
Wonder What She Thinks of Me — Chloe X Halle
Let Me Go — Mykal Kilgore
Anything for You — Ledisi
Distance” — Yebba
Best R&B Song
Better Than I Imagine — Robert Glasper, Meshell Ndegeocello & Gabriella Wilson, songwriters (Robert Glasper Featuring H.E.R. & Meshell Ndegeocello)
Black Parade — Denisia Andrews, Beyoncé, Stephen Bray, Shawn Carter, Brittany Coney, Derek James Dixie, Akil King, Kim “Kaydence” Krysiuk & Rickie “Caso” Tice, songwriters (Beyoncé)
Collide — Sam Barsh, Stacey Barthe, Sonyae Elise, Olu Fann, Akil King, Josh Lopez, Kaveh Rastegar & Benedetto Rotondi, songwriters (Tiana Major9 & Earthgang)
Do It — Chloe Bailey, Halle Bailey, Anton Kuhl, Victoria Monét, Scott Storch & Vincent Van Den Ende, songwriters (Chloe X Halle)
Slow Down — Nasri Atweh, Badriia Bourelly, Skip Marley, Ryan Williamson & Gabriella Wilson, songwriters (Skip Marley & H.E.R.)
Best Progressive R&B Album
Chilombo — Jhené Aiko
Ungodly Hour — Chloe X Halle
Free Nationals — Free Nationals
F*** Yo Feelings — Robert Glasper
It Is What It Is — Thundercat
Best R&B Album
Happy 2 Be Here — Ant Clemons
Take Time — Giveon
To Feel Love/D — Luke James
Bigger Love — John Legend
All Rise — Gregory Porter
Best Rap Performance
Deep Reverence — Big Sean f. Nipsey Hussle
Bop — Dababy
What’s Poppin — Jack Harlow
The Bigger Picture — Lil Baby
Savage — Megan Thee Stallion f. Beyoncé
Dior — Pop Smoke
Best Melodic Rap Performance
Rockstar — DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch
Laugh Now, Cry Later — Drake f. Lil Durk
Lockdown — Anderson .Paak
The Box — Roddy Ricch
Highest in the Room” — Travis Scott
Best Rap Song
The Bigger Picture — Dominique Jones, Noah Pettigrew & Rai’shaun Williams, Songwriters (Lil Baby)
The Box — Samuel Gloade & Rodrick Moore, Songwriters (Roddy Ricch)
Laugh Now, Cry Later — Durk Banks, Rogét Chahayed, Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Ron Latour & Ryan Martinez, Songwriters (Drake f. Lil Durk)
Rockstar — Jonathan Lyndale Kirk, Ross Joseph Portaro Iv & Rodrick Moore, Songwriters (DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch)
Savage — Beyoncé, Shawn Carter, Brittany Hazzard, Derrick Milano, Terius Nash, Megan Pete, Bobby Session Jr., Jordan Kyle Lanier Thorpe & Anthony White, songwriters (Megan Thee Stallion f. Beyoncé)
Best Rap Album
Black Habits — D Smoke
Alfredo — Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist
A Written Testimony — Jay Electronica
King’s Disease — Nas
The Allegory — Royce Da 5’9
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 & Tainy
Intentions — Justin Bieber f. Quavo
Dynamite — BTS
Rain on Me” — Lady Gaga With Ariana Grande
Exile — Taylor Swift f. Bon Iver
Best Reggae Album
Upside Down 2020 — Buju Banton
Higher Place — Skip Marley
It All Comes Back to Love — Maxi Priest
Got to Be Tough — Toots & the Maytals
One World — The Wailers
Best Global Music Album
Fu Chronicles — Antibalas
Twice As Tall — Burna Boy
Agora — Bebel Gilberto
Love Letters — Anoushka Shankar
Amadjar — Tinariwen
So much trash in these lists. White people tryna be woke supporting the intent over the actual music. Smh
How is Eminem Music to be Murdered By not nominated for best rap album. Dude is an alien and literally raps better than any human being. Album is bonkers.
we knew the butthurt Em fans would be here by the ton. Just FYI, it is whyt ppl at the grammys making the nominations so take your beef up with them. If it makes you feel any betta Royce got a nomination, he on Em album
An album is not just about how well a person can rap. Its about production, a general theme, and an overall solid body of work when it comes to albums. The last time Eminem did that was recovery, and that was the album Eminem fans hated lol
Im legit shocked at the album of the year nominations. Didnt think the grammys had it in them to sift through the crap and recognize these artists even though they may have not sold the records the others have. Im going to laugh hysterically at Em stans seeing Royce getting a grammy nomination over him, you kno they tighttttt. I hope Nas gets it, his album was the best I heard top to bottom. #KingsDiesase
We happy for Royce.
Very pleased to see Jay Electronica and Freddie Gibbs album nomination! I hope Jay Electronica wins but if not Gibbs. I wasn’t to impressed with the Nas album
Black pumas!!! Album of the year boiiiiy
Surprised Em didn’t get any nominations. However, he’s gotten his due from the Grammy’s, and it’s time for other people to get their due–especially Nas. Happy for Royce getting a nomination for Rap Album of the Year as well.
The Grammys are trying to get the rap albums correct. There are too many blunders over the year to list. Love Nas and Jay Electronica, but there are a few other albums more of this nomination.
only songs i heard on entire list is nas album lmao
guess im old now
probably the best rap album category since the 90s. its pretty accurate too. very impressed. I would love for Nas to win it but Freddie Gibbs and Royce had the 2 best albums of the year. maybe if you had conways album nominated it would have been perfect.
also Black Pumas has to win album of the year.
BEST RAP ALBUM: Wait a min. Albums from rappers who not just have flows, beats, and hooks but also wordplay, concepts, and punchlines aka lyricism. Hmmm not a bad selections.
H.E.E. is the TOTAL PACKAGE….singer, songwriter, and plays several musical instruments. MAKE IT KNOWN AND MAKE SOME NOISE.
They should have swapped D smoke for Eminems album, those were by far the best rap albums of 2020, Dont play with that Royce or Jay Electronica. Honestly they were quite some good albums this year. Elzhi, Big Sean, Benny, Freddie, Busta evn that J. cole dreamers stuff was nice too.