Grammy Nominations Announced: Beyonce, Jhené Aiko, Dua Lipa, Megan Thee Stallion Dominate

Grammy Awards 2021

The 2021 GRAMMY Nominations livestream took place this morning, with 83 categories announced during an hour-long presentation on GRAMMY.com, where the complete list can be found. Interim RECORDING ACADEMY President HARVEY MASON JR., greeted viewers by touting its members' integrity, passion and commitment to music during these troubled times.

JHENÉ AIKO, BLACK PUMAS, COLDPLAY, JACOB COLLIER, HAIM, DUA LIPA, POST MALONE and TAYLOR SWIFT were all nominated for ALBUM OF THE YEAR.

BEYONCE, BLACK PUMAS, DA BABY, DOJA CAT, BILLIE EILISH, DUA LIPA, POST MALONE and MEGAN THEE STALLION f/BEYONCE are up for RECORD OF THE YEAR. 

BEYONCE's "Black, Parade," RODDY RICCH's "The Box," SWIFT's "Cardigan," POST MALONE's "Circles," DUA LIPA';s "Don't Start Now," EILISH's "Everything I Wanted." H.E.R.'s "I Can't Breathe" and JULIA MICHAELS & JP SAXE's "If The World Was Ending" are the SONG OF THE YEAR nominees.

INGRID ANDRESS, PHOEBE BRIDGERS, CHIKA, NOAH CYRUS, D SMOKE, DOJA CAT, KAYTRANADA and MEGAN THEE STALLION are the nominees for BEST NEW ARTIST, with ANDRESS the sole Country nominee in the category.

JACK ANTONOFF, DAN AUERBACH, DAVE COBB, FLYING LOTUS and ANDREW WATT are the noms for PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL.

FIONA APPLE, BRITTANY HOWARD, BRIDGERS, GRACE POTTER and TAME IMPALA dominated the Alternative and Rock categories. ANDRESS and MIRANDA LAMBERT ruled Country with three nominations apiece, followed by BRANDY CLARK, LITTLE BIG TOWN and OLD DOMINION with two each.

BIEBER, DOJA CAT, EILISH, DUA LIPA, HARRY STYLES, SWIFT and BTS controlled pop, with BIG SEAN f/NIPSEY HUSSLE, DABABY, LIL BABY, MEGAN THEE STALLION, the late POP SMOKE, D SMOKE, JAY ELECTRONICA, NAS, and ROYCE DA 5'9" took the rap categories.

Making the announcements were DUA LIPA, YEMI ALADE, IMOGEN HEAP, PEPE AGUILAR, Best Country Solo Performance nominee MICKEY GUYTON, NICOLA BENEDIETTI, SHARON OSBOURNE, GAYLE KING, LAUREN DAIGLE and MASON, JR.

The 63rd GRAMMY AWARDS will be broadcast in HDTV and 5.1 surround sound on CBS, SUNDAY, JANUARY 31st, at 8p (ET)/5p (PT) from its usual home at the STAPLES CENTER in LOS ANGELES. "THE DAILY SHOW" host and GRAMMY-nominee TREVOR NOAH will host the 63rd GRAMMYs, taking over the duties from previous hosts ALICIA KEYS, JAMES CORDEN and LL COOL J. NOAH tweeted:

This is the first year for new executive producer BEN WINSTON, an associate of CORDEN, replacing longtime producer KEN EHRLICH.

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