Grammy Awards 2022 Nominations

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2023 Grammy Nominations

Song Of The Year
“abcdefu” – GAYLE
Sara Davis, GAYLE & Dave Pittenger, songwriters 
“About Damn Time” – Lizzo
Melissa “Lizzo” Jefferson, Eric Frederic, Blake Slatkin & Theron Makiel Thomas, songwriters 
“All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (The Short Film)” – Taylor Swift
Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters 
“As It Was” – Harry Styles
Tyler Johnson, Kid Harpoon & Harry Styles, songwriters 
“Bad Habit” – Steve Lacy
Matthew Castellanos, Brittany Fousheé, Diana Gordon, John Carroll Kirby & Steve Lacy, songwriters 
“Break My Soul” – Beyoncé
Beyoncé, S. Carter, Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant & Christopher A. Stewart, songwriters 
“Easy on Me” – Adele
Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin, songwriters 
“God Did” – DJ Khaled feat. Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy
Tarik Azzouz, E. Blackmon, Khaled Khaled, F. LeBlanc, Shawn Carter, John Stephens, Dwayne Carter, William Roberts & Nicholas Warwar, songwriters 
“The Heart Part 5” – Kendrick Lamar
Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich, Kendrick Lamar & Matt Schaeffer, songwriters 
“Just Like That” – Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Raitt, songwriter 

Record Of The Year
Don’t Shut Me Down –ABBA
Easy On Me – Adele
BREAK MY SOUL – Beyoncé
Good Morning Gorgeous – Mary J. Blige
You and Me on the Rocks – Brandi Carlile Featuring Lucius
Woman – Doja Cat
Bad Habit – Steve Lacy
The Heart Part 5 – Kendrick Lamar
About Damn Time – Lizzo
As It Was – Harry Styles

Album Of The Year
Voyage – ABBA
30 – Adele
Un Verano Sin Ti – Bad Bunny
RENAISSANCE – Beyoncé
Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe) – Mary J. Blige
In These Silent Days – Brandi Carlile
Music Of The Spheres – Coldplay
Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers – Kendrick Lamar
Special – Lizzo
Harry’s House – Harry Styles

Best New Artist
Anitta
Omar Apollo
DOMi & JD Beck
Muni Long
Samara Joy
Latto
Måneskin
Tobe Nwigwe
Molly Tuttle
Wet Leg

Best Music Video:
Easy on Me – Adele
Yet To Come – BTS
Woman – Doja Cat
The Heart Part 5 – Kendrick Lamar
As It Was – Harry Styles
All Too Well: The Short Film – Taylor Swift

Best Pop Solo Performance
“Easy on Me” – Adele
“Moscow Mule” – Bad Bunny
“Woman” – Doja Cat
“Bad Habit” – Steve Lacy
“About Damn Time” – Lizzo
“As It Was” – Harry Styles

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Don’t Shut Me Down” – Abba
“Bam Bam” – Camila Cabello feat. Ed Sheeran
“My Universe” – Coldplay & BTS
“I Like You (A Happier Song)” – Post Malone & Doja Cat
“Unholy” – Sam Smith & Kim Petras

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Higher – Michael Bublé
When Christmas Comes Around… – Kelly Clarkson
I Dream of Christmas (Extended) – Norah Jones
Evergreen – Pentatonix
Thank You – Diana Ross

Best Pop Vocal Album
Voyage – Abba
30 – Adele
Music of the Spheres – Coldplay
Special – Lizzo
Harry’s House – Harry Styles

Best Dance/Electronic Recording
“Break My Soul” – Beyoncé
“Rosewood” – Bonobo 
“Don’t Forget My Love” – Diplo & Miguel
“I’m Good (Blue)” – David Guetta & Bebe Rexha
“Intimidated” – Kaytranada feat. H.E.R.
“On My Knees” – Rüfüs Du Sol

Best Dance/Electronic Music Album
Renaissance – Beyoncé
Fragments – Bonobo 
Diplo – Diplo
The Last Goodbye – Odesza
Surrender – Rüfüs Du Sol

Best Instrumental Composition
“African Tales” – Paquito D’Rivera
“El País Invisible” – Miguel Zenón
“Frontiers (Borders) Suite: Al-Musafir Blues” – Danilo Pérez
“Refuge” – Geoffrey Keezer
“Snapshots” – Pascal Le Beouf

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Capella
“As Days Go By (An Arrangement of the Family Matters Theme Song)” – Armand Hutton
“How Deep Is Your Love’ – Matt Cusson
“Main Titles (Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness)” – Danny Elfman
“Minnesota, WI” – Remy Le Beouf
“Scrapple from the Apple” – John Beasley

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
“Let it Happen” – Louis Cole
“Never Gonna Be Alone” – Jacob Collier 
“Optimistic Voices/No Love Dying” – Cécile McLorin Salvant
“Songbird (Orchestral Version)” – Vince Mendoza
“2+2=5 (Arr. Nathan Schram)” – Nathan Schram & Becca Stevens

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Between Dreaming And Joy – Jeff Coffin
Not Tight – DOMi & JD Beck
Blooz – Grant Geissman
Jacob’s Ladder – Brad Mehldau
Empire Central – Snarky Puppy

Best Rap Performance
“God Did” – DJ Khaled feat. Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy
“Vegas” – Doja Cat
“Pushin P” – Gunna & Future feat. Young Thug
“F.N.F. (Let’s Go)” – Hitkidd & Glorilla
“The Heart Part 5” – Kendrick Lamar

Best Melodic Rap Performance
“Beautiful” – DJ Khaled feat. Future & SZA
“Wait For U” – Future feat. Drake & Tems 
“First Class” – Jack Harlow
“Die Hard” – Kendrick Lamar feat. Blxst & Amanda Reifer 
“Big Energy (Live)” – Latto

Best Rap Song
“Churchill Downs” – Jack Harlow feat. Drake
“The Heart Part 5” – Kendrick Lamar
“Wait For U” – Future Feat. Drake & Tems
“God Did” – DJ Khaled feat. Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy
“Pushin P” – Gunna & Future feat. Young Thug

Best Rap Album
God Did – DJ Khaled 
I Never Liked You – Future
Come Home the Kids Miss You – Jack Harlow
Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers – Kendrick Lamar
It’s Almost Dry – Pusha T

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical
Amy Allen
Nina Charles
Tobias Jesso Jr. 
The-Dream
Laura Veltz

Best R&B Performance
“Virgo’s Groove” – Beyoncé
“Over” – Lucky Daye
“Hurt Me So Good” – Jazmine Sullivan
“Here With Me” – Mary J. Blige Feat. Anderson .Paak
“Hrs & Hrs” – Muni Long

Best Traditional R&B Performance
“Do 4 Love” – Snoh Aalegra 
“Plastic Off the Sofa” – Beyoncé
“Good Morning Gorgeous” – Mary J. Blige
“Keeps On Fallin’” – Babyface Feat. Ella Mai
“‘Round Midnight” – Adam Blackstone Feat. Jazmine Sullivan

Best Music Film: 
Adele One Night Only – Adele
Our World – Justin Bieber
Billie Eilish Live at the O2 – Billie Eilish
Motomami (Rosalía TikTok Live Performance) – Rosalía
Jazz Fest: a New Orleans Story – Various Artists
A Band, A Brotherhood, A Barn – Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Best R&B Song
“Cuff It” – Beyoncé
“Good Morning Gorgeous” – Mary J. Blige
“Hrs & Hrs” – Muni Long
“Hurt Me So Good” – Jazmine Sullivan
“Please Don’t Walk Away” – PJ Morton

Best Progressive R&B Album
Operation Funk – Cory Henry
Drones – Terrace Martin
Red Balloon – Tank and the Bangas
Gemini Rights – Steve Lacy
Starfruit – Moonchild

Best R&B Album
Watch The Sun – PJ Morton
Black Radio III – Robert Glasper
Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe) – Mary J. Blige
Breezy (Deluxe) – Chris Brown
Candydrip – Lucky Daye

Best Country Solo Performance
“Heartfirst” – Kelsea Ballerini
“Something in the Orange” – Zach Bryan
“In His Arms” – Miranda Lambert
“Circles Around This Town” – Maren Morris
“Live Forever” – Willie Nelson

Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Wishful Drinking – Ingrid Andress & Sam Hunt
Midnight Rider’s Prayer – Brothers Osborne
Outrunnin’ Your Memory – Luke Combs & Miranda Lambert
Does He Love You – Revisited – Reba McEntire & Dolly Parton
Never Wanted To Be That Girl – Carly Pearce & Ashley McBryde
Going Where The Lonely Go – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

Best Country Song
Circles Around This Town – Maren Morris
Ryan Hurd, Julia Michaels, Maren Morris & Jimmy Robbins, songwriters 
Doin’ This – Luke Combs
Luke Combs, Drew Parker & Robert Williford, songwriters 
I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault) – Taylor Swift
Lori McKenna & Taylor Swift, songwriters 
If I Was A Cowboy – Miranda Lambert
Jesse Frasure & Miranda Lambert, songwriters 
I’ll Love You Till The Day I Die – Willie Nelson
Rodney Crowell & Chris Stapleton, songwriters 
‘Til You Can’t – Cody Johnson
Matt Rogers & Ben Stennis, songwriters 

Best Country Album
Growin’ Up – Luke Combs
Palomino – Miranda Lambert
Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville – Ashley McBryde
Humble Quest – Maren Morris
A Beautiful Time – Willie Nelson

Best Gospel Performance/Song
Positive
Erica Campbell; Erica Campbell, Warryn Campbell & Juan Winans, songwriters
When I Pray
DOE; Dominique Jones & Dewitt Jones, songwriters
Kingdom
Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, Jonathan Jay, Chandler Moore & Jacob Poole, songwriters
The Better Benediction
PJ Morton Featuring Zacardi Cortez, Gene Moore, Samoht, Tim Rogers & Darrel Walls; PJ Morton, songwriter
Get Up
Tye Tribbett; Brandon Jones, Christopher Michael Stevens, Thaddaeus Tribbett & Tye Tribbett, songwriters

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
God Really Loves Us (Radio Version)
Crowder Featuring Dante Bowe and Maverick City Music; Dante Bowe, David Crowder, Ben Glover & Jeff Sojka, songwriters
So Good
DOE; Chuck Butler, Dominique Jones & Ethan Hulse, songwriters
For God Is With Us
for KING & COUNTRY & Hillary Scott; Josh Kerr, Jordan Reynolds, Joel Smallbone & Luke Smallbone, songwriters
Fear Is Not My Future
Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, Nicole Hannel, Jonathan Jay, Brandon Lake & Hannah Shackelford, songwriters
Holy Forever
Chris Tomlin; Jason Ingram, Brian Johnson, Jenn Johnson, Chris Tomlin & Phil Wickham, songwriters
Hymn Of Heaven (Radio Version)
Phil Wickham; Chris Davenport, Bill Johnson, Brian Johnson & Phil Wickham, songwriters

Best Gospel Album
Die To Live – Maranda Curtis
Breakthrough: The Exodus (Live) – Ricky Dillard
Clarity – DOE
One Deluxe – Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin
All Things New – Tye Tribbett

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Lion – Elevation Worship
Breathe – Maverick City Music
Life After Death – TobyMac
Always – Chris Tomlin
My Jesus – Anne Wilson

Best Roots Gospel Album
Let’s Just Praise The Lord – Gaither Vocal Band
Confessio – Irish American Roots – Keith & Kristyn Getty
The Willie Nelson Family – Willie Nelson
2:22 – Karen Peck & New River
The Urban Hymnal – Tennessee State University Marching Band

Best Alternative Music Performance
“There’d Better Be A Mirrorball” – Arctic Monkeys
“Certainty” – Big Thief
“King’ – Florence + the Machine
“Chaise Longue” – Wet Leg
“Spitting off the Edge of the World” – Yeah Yeah Yeahs feat. Perfume Genius

Best Alternative Music Album
WE — Arcade Fire
Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You — Big Thief
Fossora — Björk
Wet Leg — Wet Leg
Cool It Down — Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Best Rock Performance
So Happy It Hurts – Bryan Adams
Old Man – Beck
Wild Child – The Black Keys
Broken Horses – Brandi Carlile
Crawl! – Idles
Patient Number 9 – Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Jeff Beck
Holiday – Turnstile

Best Rock Song
“Black Summer” – Red Hot Chili Peppers
“Blackout” – Turnstile
“Broken Horses” – Brandi Carlile
“Harmonia’s Dream” – The War On Drugs
“Patient Number 9” – Ozzy Osbourne feat. Jeff Beck

Best Rock Album
Dropout Boogie – The Black Keys
The Boy Named If – Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Crawler – Idles
Mainstream Sellout – Machine Gun Kelly
Patient Number 9 – Ozzy Osbourne
Lucifer On The Sofa – Spoon

Best Metal Performance
Call Me Little Sunshine – Ghost
We’ll Be Back – Megadeth
Kill Or Be Killed – Muse
Degradation Rules – Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Tony Iommi
Blackout – Turnstile

Best Latin Pop Album
Aguilera – Christina Aguilera
Pasieros – Rubén Blades & Boca Livre
De Adentro Pa Afuera – Camilo
Viajante – Fonseca
Dharma + – Sebastián Yatra

Best Música Urbana Album
Trap Cake, Vol. 2 – Rauw Alejandro
Un Verano Sin Ti – Bad Bunny
Legendaddy – Daddy Yankee
LA 167 – Farruko
The Love & Sex Tape – Maluma 

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
El Alimento – Cimafunk
Tinta Y Tiempo – Jorge Drexler
1940 Carmen – Mon Laferte 
Alegoría – Gaby Moreno
Los Años Salvajes – Fito Paez
Motomami – Rosalía

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
Abeja Reina – Chiquis
Un Canto Por México – El Musical
La Reunión (Deluxe) – Los Tigres del Norte
EP #1 Forajido – Christian Nodal
Qué Ganas de Verte (Deluxe) – Marco Antoni Solís

Best Tropical Latin Album
Pa’lla Voy – Marc Anthony 
Quiero Verte Feliz – La Santa Cecilia 
Lado A Lado B – Víctor Manuelle 
Legendario – Tito Nieves
Imágenes Latinas – Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Cumbiana II – Carlos Vives

Best Jazz Vocal Album
The Evening : Live at APPARATUS — The Baylor Project
Linger Awhile — Samara Joy
Fade to Black — Carmen Lundy
Fifty — The Manhattan Transfer with The WDR Funkhausorchester
Ghost Song — Cécile McLorin Salvant

Best American Roots Song
“Bright Star” — Anaïs Mitchell
“Forever” — Sheryl Crow
“High and Lonesome” — Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
“Just Like That” — Bonnie Raitt
“Prodigal Daughter” — Aoife O’Donovan & Allison Russell
“You and Me on the Rock” — Brandi Carlile feat. Lucius

Best Americana Album
In These Silent Days — Brandi Carlile
Things Happen That Way — Dr. John
Good to Be… — Keb’ Mo’
Raise the Roof — Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Just Like That… — Bonnie Raitt

Best Musical Theater Album
Caroline, Or Change
Into The Woods (2022 Broadway Cast Recording)
MJ The Musical
Mr. Saturday Night
Six: Live On Opening Night
A Strange Loop

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
Elvis 
Encanto
Stranger Things: Soundtrack from the Netflix Series, Season 4 (Vol. 2)
Top Gun: Maverick
West Side Story

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Includes Film and Television)
The Batman – Michael Giacchino
Encanto – Germaine Franco
No Time To Die – Hans Zimmer
The Power of the Dog – Jonny Greenwood
Succession: Season 3 – Nicholas Britell

Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media
Aliens: Fireteam Elite – Austin Wintory 
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarök – Stephanie Economou
Call of Duty: Vanguard – Bear McCreary
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy – Richard Jacques
Old World – Christopher Tin

Best Song Written for Visual Media:
“Be Alive (From King Richard)” – Beyoncé & Darius Scott Dixon 
“Carolina (From Where the Crawdads Sing)” – Taylor Swift 
“Hold My Hand (From Top Gun: Maverick)” – Lady Gaga & Bloodpop
“Keep Rising (The Woman King) (From The Woman King)” – Jessy Wilson, Angélique Kidjo, & Jeremy Lutito
“Nobody Like U (From Turning Red)” – Billie Eilish & Finneas O’Connell 
“We Don’t Talk About Bruno (From Encanto)” – Lin-Manuel Miranda

Best Comedy Album
The Closer – Dave Chappelle 
Comedy Monster – Jim Gaffigan
A Little Brains, A Little Talent – Randy Rainbow
Sorry – Louis CK
We All Scream – Patton Oswalt

Best Global Music Album
Shuruaat — Berklee Indian Ensemble
Love, Damini — Burna Boy
Queen of Sheba — Angélique Kidjo & Ibrahim Maalouf
Between Us… (Live) — Anoushka Shankar, Metropole Orkest & Jules Buckley feat. Manu Delago
Sakura — Masa Takumi

Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
Black Men Are Precious — Ethelbert Miller
Call Us What We Carry: Poems — Amanda Gorman
Hiding in Plain View — Malcolm-Jamal Warner
The Poet Who Sat by the Door — J. Ivy
You Will Be Someone’s Ancestor. Act Accordingly. — Amir Sulaiman

Best Classical Compendium
An Adoption Story — Starr Parodi & Kitt Wakeley; Jeff Fair, Starr Parodi & Kitt Wakeley, producers
Aspire —JP Jofre & Seunghee Lee; Enrico Fagone, conductor; Jonathan Allen, producer
A Concert for Ukraine —Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; David Frost, producer
The Lost Birds — Voces8; Barnaby Smith & Christopher Tin, conductors; Sean Patrick Flahaven & Christopher Tin, producers

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