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The Recording Academy has announced the nominees for the 66th Annual Grammy Awards, taking place on February 4, 2023, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California.
SZA leads this year's nominations with nine, including nods in the Album of the Year category (for SOS), plus Record and Song of the Year ("Kill Bill" in both categories). Victoria Monét is close behind with seven nominations while Olivia Rodrigo and Taylor Swift picked up six nominations each, the same number as Boygenius, Miley Cyrus, Billie Eilish, Jon Batiste, and Brandy Clark.
AI has became a major talking point in the run-up to the 2024 ceremony. In June the Recording Academy updated their rules to account for the rise of generative AI as a songwriting and production tool. Work made with AI was deemed eligible for awards, but “a work that contains no human authorship is not eligible in any category” is not.
Drake, who had declined to submit his music to the Academy since 2020, took a step back from that stance this year and submitted Her Loss, the 2022 album he made with 21 Savage, for awards consideration.
Since 2022 the field of nominees for the “big four” categories — Album, Song, and Record of the Year, as well as Best New Artist — was expanded from eight candidates to 10. The number will return to eight in 2024. Album of the Year eligibility, meanwhile, now requires featured artists, producers, songwriters, and engineers to be credited on at least 20 percent of a nominated album to qualify for an award.
There will also be three new categories for 2024: Best Pop Dance Recording, Best Alternative Jazz Album, and Best African Music Performance. Two existing categories — Producer and Songwriter of the Year, nonclassical — have been moved to the general field, giving all voting members of the Academy a say in who wins.
View the full list of nominees below:
Album of the Year
Jon Batiste, World Music Radio
Boygenius, The Record
Miley Cyrus, Endless Summer Vacation
Lana Del Rey, Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd
Janelle Monáe, The Age of Pleasure
Olivia Rodrigo, Guts
Taylor Swift, Midnights
SZA, SOS
Record of the Year
Jon Batiste, “Worship”
Boygenius, “Not Strong Enough”
Miley Cyrus, “Flowers”
Billie Eilish, “What Was I Made For?”
Victoria Monét, “On My Mama”
Olivia Rodrigo, “Vampire”
Taylor Swift, “Anti-Hero”
SZA, “Kill Bill”
Song of the Year
Lana Del Rey, “A&W”
Taylor Swift, “Anti-Hero”
Jon Batiste, “Butterfly”
Dua Lipa, “Dance the Night”
Miley Cyrus, “Flowers”
SZA, “Kill Bill”
Olivia Rodrigo, “Vampire”
Billie Eilish, “What Was I Made For?”
Best New Artist
Gracie Abrams
Fred again..
Ice Spice
Jelly Roll
Coco Jones
Noah Kahan
Victoria Monét
The War and Treaty
Best Rap Song
Doja Cat, "Attention"
Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice ft. Aqua, "Barbie World"
Lil Uzi Vert, "Just Wanna Rock"
Drake & 21 Savage, "Rich Flex"
Killer Mike ft. André 3000, Future, and Eryn Allen Kane, "Scientists & Engineers"
Best Rap Album
Drake & 21 Savage, Her Loss
Killer Mike, Michael
Metro Boomin, Heroes & Villains
Nas, King’s Disease III
Travis Scott, Utopia
Best Rap Performance
Baby Keem featuring Kendrick Lamar, “The Hillbillies”
Black Thought, “Love Letter”
Drake and 21 Savage, “Rich Flex”
Killer Mike featuring André 3000, Future, Eryn Allen Kane, “Scientists and Engineers”
Coi Leray, “Players”
Best Melodic Rap Performance
Burna Boy feat. 21 Savage, “Sittin’ On Top of the World”
Doja Cat, “Attention”
Drake and 21 Savage, “Spin Bout U”
Lil Durk feat. J. Cole, “All My Life”
SZA, “Low”
Best R&B Song
Coco Jones, "ICU"
Halle, "Angel"
Robert Glasper ft. SiR & Alex Isley, "Back to Love"
SZA, "Snooze"
Victoria Monét, "On My Mama"
Best R&B Album
Babyface, Girls Night Out
Coco Jones, What I Didn’t Tell You (Deluxe)
Emily King, Special Occasion
Victoria Monét, Jaguar II
Summer Walker, Clear 2: Soft Life EP
Best R&B Performance
Chris Brown, “Summer Too Hot”
Robert Glasper featuring SiR and Alex Isley, “Back to Love”
Coco Jones, “ICU”
Victoria Monét, “How Does It Make You Feel”
SZA, “Kill Bill”
Best Pop Vocal Album
Kelly Clarkson, Chemisty
Miley Cyrus, Endless Summer Vacation
Olivia Rodrigo, Guts
Ed Sheeran, - (Subtract)
Taylor Swift, Midnights
Best Pop Solo Performance
Miley Cyrus, “Flowers”
Doja Cat, “Paint the Town Red”
Billie Eilish, “What Was I Made For?”
Olivia Rodrigo, “Vampire”
Taylor Swift, “Anti-Hero”
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Miley Cyrus featuring Brandi Carlile, “Thousand Miles”
Lana Del Rey featuring Jon Batiste, “Candy Necklace”
Labrinth featuring Billie Eilish, “Never Felt So Alone”
Taylor Swift featuring Ice Spice, “Karma”
SZA featuring Phoebe Bridgers, “Ghost in the Machine”
Best Pop Dance Recording
David Guetta, Anne-Marie, Coi Leray, “Baby Don’t Hurt Me”
Calvin Harris featuring Ellie Goulding, “Miracle”
Kylie Minogue, “Padam Padam”
Bebe Rexha and David Guetta, “One In a Million”
Troye Sivan, “Rush"
Best Rock Song
Boygenius, "Not Strong Enough"
Foo Fighters, "Rescued"
Olivia Rodrigo, "Ballad of a Homeschooled Girl"
Queens of the Stone Age, "Emotion Sickness"
The Rolling Stones, "Angry"
Best Rock Album
Foo Fighters, But Here We Are
Greta Van Fleet, Starcatcher
Metallica, 72 Seasons
Paramore, This Is Why
Queens of the Stone Age, In Times New Roman…
Best Rock Performance
Arctic Monkeys, "Sculptures of Anything Goes"
Black Pumas, "More Than a Love Song"
Boygenius, "Not Strong Enough"
Foo Fighters, "Rescued"
Metallica, "Lux Æterna"
Best Alternative Music Album
Arctic Monkeys, The Car
Boygenius, The Record
Lana Del Rey, Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd
Gorillaz, Cracker Island
PJ Harvey, I Inside the Old Year Dying
Best Alternative Music Performance
Alvvays, “Belinda Says”
Arctic Monkeys, “Body Paint”
Boygenius, “Cool About It”
Lana Del Rey, “A&W”
Paramore, “This Is Why”
Best Metal Performance
Disturbed, Bad Man
Ghost, Phantom of the Opera
Metallica, 72 Seasons
Slipknot, Hive Mind
Spiritbox , Jaded
Best Alternative Jazz Album
Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily, Love in Exile
Louis Cole, Quality Over Opinion
Kurt Elling, Charlie Hunter, SuperBlue, SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree
Cory Henry, Live at the Piano
Meshell Ndegeocello, The Omnichord Real Book
Best Country Song
Brandy Clark, "Buried"
Chris Stapleton, "White Horse"
Morgan Wallen, "Last Night"
Tyler Childers, "In Your Love"
Zach Bryan ft. Kacey Musgraves, "I Remember Everything
Best Country Album
Kelsea Ballerini, Rolling Up the Welcome Mat
Brothers Osborne, Brothers Osborne
Zach Bryan, Zach Bryan
Tyler Childers, Rustin’ In the Rain
Lainey Wilson, Bell Bottom Country
Best Country Solo Performance
Tyler Childers, “In Your Love”
Brandy Clark, “Buried”
Luke Combs, “Fast Car”
Dolly Parton, “The Last Thing On My Mind”
Chris Stapleton, “White Horse”
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Dierks Bentley ft. Billy Strings, "High Note"
Brothers Osborne, "Nobody’s Nobody"
Zach Bryan ft. Kacey Musgraves, "I Remember Everything"
Vince Gill & Paul Franklin, "Kissing Your Picture (Is So Cold)"
Jelly Roll with Lainey Wilson, "Save Me"
Carly Pearce ft. Chris Stapleton, "We Don’t Fight Anymore"
Best Latin Pop Album
Pablo Alborán, La Cuarta Hoja
AleMor, Beautiful Humans, Vol. 1
Paula Arenas, A Ciegas
Pedro Capó, La Neta
Maluma, Don Juan
Gaby Moreno, X Mí (Vol. 1)
Best Música Urbana Album
Rauw Alejandro, Saturno
Karol G, Mañana Será Bonito
Tainy, Data
Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)
Ana Bárbara, Bordado a Mano
Lila Downs, La Sánchez
Flor de Toloache, Motherflower
Lupita Infante, Amor Como en las Películas de Antes
Peso Pluma, Génesis
Best African Music Performance
Asake and Olamide, “Amapiano”
Burna Boy, “City Boys”
Davido featuring Musa Keys, “Unavailable”
Ayra Starr, “Rush”
Tyla, “Water”
Best Song Written For Visual Media
Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice featuring Aqua, “Barbie World”
Dua Lipa, “Dance the Night”
Ryan Gosling, “I’m Just Ken”
Rihanna, “Lift Me Up”
Billie Eilish, “What Was I Made For?”
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Includes Film and Television)
Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, Barbie
Ludwig Göransson, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
John Williams, The Fabelmans
John Williams, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Ludwig Göransson, Oppenheimer
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
Aphex Twin, "Blackbox Life Recorder 21F"
James Blake, "Loading"
Disclosure, "Higher Than Ever Before"
Romy & Fred again.., "Strong"
Skrillex, Fred again.. & Flowdan, "Rumble"
Best Dance/Electronic Music Album
James Blake, Playing Robots Into Heaven
The Chemical Brothers, For That Beautiful Feeling
Fred again.., Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9 2022)
Kx5, Kx5
Skrillex, Quest for Fire
Best Global Music Album
Susana Baca, Epifanías
Bokanté, History
Burna Boy, I Told Them…
Davido, Timeless
Shakti, This Moment
Best Global Music Performance
Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer & Shahzad Ismaily, "Shadow Forces"
Burna Boy, "Alone"
Davido, "Feel"
Silvana Estrada, "Milagro Y Disastre"
Falu & Gaurav Shah (ft. PM Narendra Modi), "Abundance In Millets"
Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer & Zakir Hussain ft. Rakesh Chaurasia, "Pashto"
Ibrahim Maalouf ft. Cimafunk & Tank and the Bangas, "Todo Colores"
Best Reggae Album
Buju Banton, Born For Greatness
Beenie Man, Simma
Collie Buddz, Cali Roots Riddim 2023
Burning Spear, No Destroyer
Julian Marley & Antacus, Colors of Royal
Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical
Edgar Barrera
Jessie Jo Dillon
Shane McAnally
Theron Thomas
Justin Tranter
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Metro Boomin
Daniel Nigro
Jack Antanoff
Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II
Hit-Boy
Best Music Video
The Beatles, "I'm Only Sleeping"
Tyler Childers, "In Your Love"
Billie Eilish, "What Was I Made For"
Kendrick Lamar, "Count Me Out"
Troye Sivan, "Rush"
Best Music Film
Moonage Daydream
How I'm Feeling Now
Live From Paris, The Big Steppers Tour
I Am Everything
Dear Mama