Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar dominate 2023 Grammy Award nominations
The 2023 Grammy Awards nominations have been revealed and have crowned Beyoncé the most-nominated artist in Grammy history. She ties with her husband Jay-Z, with a total of 88 nods.
Talk about a power couple.
Queen Bey leads the nominees with nine nods for her album ‘**Renaissance**.’ Closely behind her is Kendrick Lamar, who is now the first rapper to be nominated for Album of the Year for four consecutive albums. He scored eight nominations for his fourth album ‘Mr Morale and the Big Steppers’, while Adele and Brandi Carlile each got seven.
Both Beyoncé and Adele face off in the Record of the Year and the Album of the Year categories – Beyoncé for ‘Renaissance’ and Adele for her fourth album ‘30’ – as well as in the Song of the Year, with Beyoncé’s ‘Break My Soul’and Adele’s single ‘Easy on Me.’
If Beyoncé, who has already won 28 Grammys, wins at least four awards next year, she will beat conductor Sir George Solti's record of 31 Grammys. She is currently tied with Quincy Jones in second place.
Elsewhere, Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny made history by landing the first ever Album of the Year nod for an album, ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’, in the Spanish language.
British stars Harry Styles and Coldplay are also in the running for best album, alongside Swedish pop icons Abba, who received their first ever Album of the Year nomination for 2021's ‘Voyage’ – their first album after a 39-year hiatus.
As for Taylor Swift, she received multiple nominations for her re-recording of 2012's All Too Well. However, her latest album, 'Midnights', was released too late for inclusion in the 2023 field.
"'All Too Well 10' is the song I’m the most proud of, out of anything I’ve written. The fact that it’s nominated for Song of the Year at the Grammys, an award I’ve never won, that honors the songwriting... it’s momentous and surreal," Taylor Swift said in a story posted on Instagram.
The 65th Grammy Awards will take place on 5 February 2023 in Los Angeles.
Here is the list of nominees in several major categories:
Record of the Year
ABBA - Don’t Shut Me Down
Adele - Easy on Me
Beyoncé - Break My Soul
Brandi Carlile Featuring Lucius - You and Me on the Rock
Doja Cat - Woman
Harry Styles - As It Was
Kendrick Lamar - The Heart Part 5
Lizzo - About Damn Time
Mary J Blige - Good Morning Gorgeous
Steve Lacy - Bad Habit
Album of the Year
ABBA - Voyage
Adele - 30
Bad Bunny - Un Verano Sin Ti
Beyoncé - Renaissance
Brandi Carlile - In These Silent Days
Coldplay - Music of the Spheres
Harry Styles - Harry’s House
Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
Lizzo - Special
Mary J Blige - Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe)
Song of the Year
Adele - Easy on Me
Beyoncé - Break My Soul
Bonnie Raitt - Just Like That
DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy - God Did
Gayle - ABCDEFU
Harry Styles - As It Was
Kendrick Lamar - The Heart Part 5
Lizzo - About Damn Time
Steve Lacy - Bad Habit
Taylor Swift - All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (The Short Film)
Best New Artist
Anitta
Domi & JD Beck
Latto
Måneskin
Molly Tuttle
Muni Long
Omar Apollo
Samara Joy
Tobe Nwigwe
Wet Leg
Best Pop Solo Performance
Adele - Easy on Me
Bad Bunny - Moscow Mule
Doja Cat - Woman
Harry Styles - As It Was
Lizzo - About Damn Time
Steve Lacy - Bad Habit
Best Rock Performance
Beck - Old Man
The Black Keys - Wild Child
Brandi Carlile - Broken Horses
Bryan Adams - So Happy It Hurts
Idles - Crawl!
Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Jeff Beck - Patient Number 9
Turnstile - Holiday
Best Metal Performance
Ghost - Call Me Little Sunshine
Megadeth - We’ll Be Back
Muse - Kill or Be Killed
Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Tony Iommi - Degradation Rules
Turnstile - Blackout
Best Rap Performance
DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy - God Did
Doja Cat - Vegas
Gunna & Future Featuring Young Thug - Pushin P
Hitkidd & Glorilla - FNF (Let’s Go)
Kendrick Lamar - The Heart Part 5
Best R&B Performance
Beyoncé - Virgo’s Groove
Jazmine Sullivan - Hurt Me So Good
Lucky Daye - Over
Mary J. Blige Featuring Anderson .Paak - Here With Me
Muni Long - Hrs & Hrs
The full list of nominees can be found on the Grammy Awards website.