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Women Take Over 2021 GRAMMY Awards Nominations List


Wed 25 Nov 2020 | 02:53 AM
Sara Goda

The 63rd GRAMMY Awards are set to be aired on Sunday, January 31st, 2021 on CBS. However, the full nomination list was released a few hours ago with the women of the music industry completely taking over it. So, here is some of the 2021 GRAMMY Awards nominations:

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,” Megan Thee Stallion

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 and Rickie “Caso” Tice, songwriters (Beyoncé)
  • “The Box,” Samuel Gloade and Rodrick Moore, songwriters (Roddy Ricch)
  • “Cardigan,” Aaron Dessner and Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
  • “Circles,” Louis Bell, Adam Feeney, Kaan Gunesberk, Austin Post and Billy Walsh, songwriters (Post Malone)
  • “Don’t Start Now,” Caroline Ailin, Ian Kirkpatrick, Dua Lipa and Emily Warren, songwriters (Dua Lipa)
  • “Everything I Wanted,” Billie Eilish O’Connell and Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
  • “I Can’t Breathe,” Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.)
  • “If the World Was Ending,” Julia Michaels and JP Saxe, songwriters (JP Saxe featuring 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 Rock Performance

  • “Shameika,” Fiona Apple
  • “Not,” Big Thief
  • “Kyoto,” Phoebe Bridgers
  • “The Steps,” Haim
  • “Stay High,” Brittany Howard
  • “Daylight,” Grace Potter

Best Rock Album

  • “A Hero’s Death,” Fontaines D.C.
  • “Kiwanuka,” Michael Kiwanuka
  • “Daylight,” Grace Potter
  • “Sound & Fury,” Sturgill Simpson
  • “The New Abnormal,” The Strokes

Best Alternative Music Album

  • “Fetch the Bolt Cutters,” Fiona Apple
  • “Hyperspace,” Beck
  • “Punisher,” Phoebe Bridgers
  • “Jamie,” Brittany Howard
  • “The Slow Rush,” Tame Impala

Best R&B Performance

  • “Lightning & Thunder,” Jhené Aiko featuring John Legend
  • “Black Parade,” Beyoncé
  • “All I Need,” Jacob Collier featuring Mahalia and Ty Dolla Sign
  • “Goat Head,” Brittany Howard
  • “See Me,” Emily King

Best R&B Song

  • “Better Than I Imagine,” Robert Glasper, Meshell Ndegeocello and Gabriella Wilson, songwriters (Robert Glasper featuring H.E.R. and Meshell Ndegeocello)
  • “Black Parade,” Denisia Andrews, Beyoncé, Stephen Bray, Shawn Carter, Brittany Coney, Derek James Dixie, Akil King, Kim “Kaydence” Krysiuk and Rickie “Caso” Tice, songwriters (Beyoncé)
  • “Collide,” Sam Barsh, Stacey Barthe, Sonyae Elise, Olu Fann, Akil King, Josh Lopez, Kaveh Rastegar and Benedetto Rotondi, songwriters (Tiana Major9 and Earthgang)
  • “Do It,” Chloe Bailey, Halle Bailey, Anton Kuhl, Victoria Monét, Scott Storch and Vincent Van Den Ende, songwriters (Chloe X Halle)
  • “Slow Down,” Nasri Atweh, Badriia Bourelly, Skip Marley, Ryan Williamson and Gabriella Wilson, songwriters (Skip Marley and H.E.R.)

Best Progressive R&B Album

  • “Chilombo,” Jhené Aiko
  • “Ungodly Hour,” Chloe X Halle
  • “Free Nationals,” Free Nationals
  • “____ Yo Feelings,” Robert Glasper
  • “It Is What It Is,” Thundercat

Best Rap Performance

  • “Deep Reverence,” Big Sean Featuring Nipsey Hussle
  • “Bop,” DaBaby
  • “What’s Poppin,” Jack Harlow
  • “The Bigger Picture,” Lil Baby
  • “Savage,” Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé
  • “Dior,” Pop Smoke

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 Rap Song

  • “The Bigger Picture,” Dominique Jones, Noah Pettigrew and Rai’shaun Williams, songwriters (Lil Baby)
  • “The Box,” Samuel Gloade and Rodrick Moore, songwriters (Roddy Ricch)
  • “Laugh Now, Cry Later,” Durk Banks, Rogét Chahayed, Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Ron LaTour and Ryan Martinez, songwriters (Drake featuring Lil Durk)
  • “Rockstar,” Jonathan Lyndale Kirk, Ross Joseph Portaro IV and 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 and Anthony White, songwriters (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 Country Solo Performance

  • “Stick That in Your Country Song,” Eric Church
  • “Who You Thought I Was,” Brandy Clark
  • “When My Amy Prays,” Vince Gill
  • “Black Like Me,” Mickey Guyton
  • “Bluebird,” Miranda Lambert

Best Country Song

  • “Bluebird,” Luke Dick, Natalie Hemby and Miranda Lambert, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
  • “The Bones,” Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins and Laura Veltz, songwriters (Maren Morris)
  • “Crowded Table,” Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby and Lori McKenna, songwriters (The Highwomen)
  • “More Hearts Than Mine,” Ingrid Andress, Sam Ellis and Derrick Southerland, songwriters (Ingrid Andress)
  • “Some People Do,” Jesse Frasure, Shane McAnally, Matthew Ramsey and Thomas Rhett, songwriters (Old Dominion)

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 Latin Pop or Urban Album

  • “YHLQMDLG,” Bad Bunny
  • “Por Primera Vez,” Camilo
  • “Mesa Para Dos,” Kany García
  • “Pausa,” Ricky Martin
  • “3:33,” Debi Nova

Best American Roots Performance

  • “Colors,” Black Pumas
  • “Deep in Love,” Bonny Light Horseman
  • “Short and Sweet,” Brittany Howard
  • “I’ll Be Gone,” Norah Jones and Mavis Staples
  • “I Remember Everything,” John Prine

Best Global Music Album

  • “Fu Chronicles,” Antibalas
  • “Twice as Tall,” Burna Boy
  • “Agora,” Bebel Gilberto
  • “Love Letters,” Anoushka Shankar
  • “Amadjar,” Tinariwen

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

  • Jack Antonoff
  • Dan Auerbach
  • Dave Cobb
  • Flying Lotus
  • Andrew Watt

Best Music Film

  • “Beastie Boys Story,” Beastie Boys
  • “Black Is King,” Beyoncé
  • “We Are Freestyle Love Supreme,” Freestyle Love Supreme
  • “Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice,” Linda Ronstadt
  • “That Little Ol’ Band From Texas,” ZZ Top