Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey and SZA stand out in the top three categories; The list of candidates also includes The Beatles, Metallica, Jon Batiste and Ivan Lins; see list
A 66th Grammy Awards, which will be held this Sunday 4th, with live broadcast (see how to watch it below), has some surprises in store. The largest of these is the record number of female nominations in the prize’s noblest categories. In Record of the Year, seven compete – SZA, Miley Cyrus, Billie Eilish, Victoria Monet, Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo and the independent trio Boygenius – and only one man, the pianist Jon Baptista trend that is also repeated in the Album of the Year and Song of the Year categories: in addition to representation, this fact indicates a current trend in the industry to enhance the female point of view through lyrics and performances.
As a result, they are also the majority of presentations confirmed for this Sunday’s ceremony. Figures like Joni Mitchell, who makes his debut as a musical attraction at the awards ceremony after more than 50 years of career and 9 trophies, SZA, the champion of nominations this year – competing in nine categories, something unprecedented in her career -, the young Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo and Dua Lipa with their pop disco. Added to the list are the legendary Billy Joel and rapper Travis Scott, as well as Nigerian Burna Boy and country singer Luke Combs.
Rewards over time
From the first Grammy Disco of the Year awarded to a woman – to the Brazilian Astrud Gilberto, for her emblematic version of The girl from Ipanemin collaboration with Stan Getz, in 1965 – became prominent in this category. Some of the winners were Carole King, Tina Turner, Céline Dion, Norah Jones, Amy Winehouse and Adele. Taylor Swift has been one of the most nominated singers in the last 10 years, but she has yet to take home the award. She this year she competes again with Anti hero.
Brazilians at the 2024 Grammys
This year too there are Brazilian women nominated: Eliane Elias AND Luciana Souza & Trio Corrente compete for Best Latin Jazz Album. Among men, Ivan Lins also represents Brazil in the category.
Movement
In 2024, women also lead in the biggest categories (album, recording and song): SZA, Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo were nominated in all three, along with singer Jon Batiste, following a trend in recent years of awards, which already aimed at increasing their participation.
In total, the most nominations went to SZA (9), Victoria Monét and Phoebe Bridgers (7) and Olivia Rodrigo, Miley Cyrus and Billie Eilish and Brandy Clark (6), tied with Jon Batiste and producer Jack Antonoff.
This change of scenery was born from a request from the public itself. In 2018, only one woman won the trophy (Alessia Cara of New Artist), inciting criticism among viewers and members of the music industry. Soon, the hashtag #GrammySoMale (“Grammy so masculine”) gained prominence on the networks. From that point on, the awards began to have greater gender representation.
However, it cannot be ignored that even in the field of interpreters, awards dedicated to women continue. The industry still needs to focus – and invest – in the work of manufacturers and other more technical categories. This year only Elaine Martone represents women in this category.
See Grammy nominees in major categories below
Album of the Year
- Boygenius, “The Record”
- Janelle Monáe, “The Age of Pleasure”
- Jon Batiste, “World Music Radio”
- Lana Del Rey, “Did you know there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd”
- Miley Cyrus, “Endless Summer Vacation”
- Olivia Rodrigo, “Courage”
- SZA, “SOS”
- Taylor Swift, “Midnight”
Record of the year
- Billie Eilish, “What Was I Created To Do?”
- Boygenius, “Not Loud Enough”
- Jon Batista, “Cult”
- Miley Cyrus, “Flowers”
- Olivia Rodrigo, “Vampire”
- SZA, “Kill Bill”
- Taylor Swift, “Antihero”
- Victoria Monét, “On my mother”
New artist
- Coco Jones
- Gracie Abrams
- Fred again
- Ice spices
- Jelly roll
- Noah Kahan
- Victoria Monet
- The war and the treaty
Song of the year
- Billie Eilish, “What Was I Created To Do?”
- Dua Lipa, “Dance the Night”
- Jon Batiste, “The Butterfly”
- Lana Del Rey, “A&W”
- Miley Cyrus, “Flowers”
- Olivia Rodrigo, “Vampire”
- SZA, “Kill Bill”
- Taylor Swift, “Antihero”
Best Soundtrack for Visual Media
- Billie Eilish, “What Was I Created To Do?”
- Dua Lipa, “Dance the Night”
- Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice with Aqua, “Barbie World”
- Rihanna, “Lift Me Up”
- Ryan Gosling, “I’m Just Ken”
Best Pop Vocal Album
- Kelly Clarkson, “Chemistry”
- Miley Cyrus, “Endless Summer Vacation”
- Olivia Rodrigo, “Courage”
- Ed Sheeran, “-“
- Taylor Swift, “Midnight”
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group
- Miley Cyrus with Brandi Carlile, “A Thousand Miles”
- Lana Del Rey with Jon Batiste, “Candy Necklace”
- Labrinth featuring Billie Eilish, “Never Feel So Alone”
- Sza with Phoebe Bridgers, “Ghost in the machine”
- Taylor Swift featuring Ice Spice, “Karma”
Best Pop/Dance Recording
- Bebe Rexha and David Guetta, “One in a Million”
- Calvin Harris with Ellie Goulding, “Miracle”
- David Guetta, Anne-Marie and Coi Leray, “Baby, Don’t Hurt Me”
- Kylie Minogue, “Padam Padam”
- Troye Sivan, “Rush”
Best Pop Solo Performance
- Billie Eilish, “What Was I Created To Do?”
- Doja Cat, “Paint the Town Red”
- Miley Cyrus, “Flowers”
- Olivia Rodrigo, “Vampire”
- Taylor Swift, “Antihero”
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
- Aphex Twin, “Blackbox 21F Life Recorder”
- James Blake, “Loading”
- Disclosure, “Higher than ever”
- Romy and Fred again…, “Strong”
- Skrillex, Fred again… and Flowdan, “Rumble”
Best Dance/Electronic Music Album
- James Blake, “Playing with Robots in Paradise”
- The Chemical Brothers, “For That Beautiful Feeling”
- Fred again…, “Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9, 2022)”
- Kx5, “Kx5?
- Skrillex, “The Search for Fire”
Best Alternative Music Album
- Arctic Monkeys, “The Car”
- Boygenius, “The Record”
- Gorillaz, “Cracker Island”
- Lana Del Rey, “Did you know there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd”
- PJ Harvey, “I’m Dying in the Old Year”
Best Alternative Music Performance
- Alvvays, “Belinda says”
- Arctic Monkeys, “Body Paint”
- Boygenius, “How beautiful”
- Lana Del Rey, “A&W”
- Paramore, “Here’s Why”
Best rock album
- Foo Fighters, “But Here We Are”
- Greta Van Fleet, “Starcatcher”
- Metallica, “72 Seasons”
- Paramore, “Here’s Why”
- Queens of the Stone Age, “In Times New Roman…”
Best rock song
- Boygenius, “Not Loud Enough”
- Foo Fighters, “Saved”
- Olivia Rodrigo, “Ballad of a Homeschooled Girl”
- The Queens of the Stone Age, “The Disease of the Emotions”
- The Rolling Stones, “Angry”
Best rock performance
- Arctic Monkeys, “Anything Goes Sculptures”
- Black Pumas, “More Than a Love Song”
- Boygenius, “Not Loud Enough”
- Foo Fighters, “Saved”
- Metallica, “Lux Æterna”
Best Urban Music Album
- Rauw Alejandro, “Saturn”
- Karol G, “Mañana will be beautiful”
- Tainy, “Data”
Best Latin Jazz Album
- Eliane Elias, “Quietude”
- Ivan Lins with the Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra, “My heart speaks”
- Bobby Sanabria Multiverso Big Band, “Vox Humana”
- Luciana Souza & Trio Corrente, “Cometa”
- Miguel Zenón and Luis Perdomo, “El Arte Del Bolero Vol. 2?
Best Music Video
- The Beatles, “I’m Only Sleeping”
- Tyler Childers, “In Your Love”
- Billie Eilish, “What I Was Made To Do”
- Kendrick Lamar, “Count Me Out”
- Troye Sivan, “Rush”
How to watch
The Grammy Awards will take place on Sunday 4th, starting at 9.30pm, broadcast on HBO Max and TNT.
Source: Terra
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