The Grammys are just around the corner – the world's biggest shindig celebrating the past years very best music takes place on Monday 27th of January and we can’t wait to discover who will be named Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best New Artist!
There’s been a whole load of young hopefuls changing the sound of streaming plus tonnes of modern classic singles and records dropped. The nominees have been announced so with not further ado, let’s take a look at who could be taking home a golden gramophone trophy next week.
Album Of The Year
Ariana Grande – ‘thank u, next’
Billie Eilish – ‘When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?’
Bon Iver – ‘i,i’
H.E.R. – ‘I Used To Know Her’
Lana Del Rey – ‘Norman Fucking Rockwell!’
Lili Nas Z – ‘7’
Lizzo – ‘Cuz I Love You’
Vampire Weekend – ‘Father of the Bride’
Song of the Year
Billie Eilish – ‘Bad Guy’
Lady Gaga – ‘Always Remember Us This Way’
H.E.R. – ‘Hard Place’
Lana Del Rey – ‘Norman Fucking Rockwell’
Lewis Capaldi – ‘Someone You Loved’
Lizzo – ‘Truth Hurts’
Tanya Tucker – ‘Bring My Flowers Now’
Taylor Swift – ‘Lover’
Best New Artist
Black Pumas
Billie Eilish
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
Maggie Rogers
Rosalía
Tank and the Bangas
Yola
Best Pop Solo Performance
Ariana Grande – ‘7 rings’
Beyoncé – ‘Spirit’
Billie Eilish – ‘Bad Guy’
Lizzo – ‘Truth Hurts’
Taylor Swift – ‘You Need to Calm Down’
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Ariana Grande & the Social House – ‘Boyfriend’
The Jonas Brothers – ‘Sucker’
Lil Nas X – ‘Old Town Road’ [ft. Billy Ray Cyrus]
Post Malone – ‘Sunflower’ [ft. Swae Lee]
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – ‘Señorita’
Best Pop Vocal Album
Ariana Grande – ‘thank u, next’
Beyoncé – ‘The Lion King: The Gift’
Billie Eilish – ‘When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?’
Ed Sheeran – ‘No.6 Collaborations Project’
Taylor Swift – ‘Lover’
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Barbra Streisand – ‘Walls’
Andrea Bocelli – ‘Sì Michael’
Bublé – ‘Love’
Elvis Costello & The Imposters – ‘Look Now’
John Legend – ‘A Legendary Christmas’
Best Rap Album
21 Savage – ‘I Am > I Was’
Dreamville – ‘Revenge of the Dreamers III’
Meek Mill – ‘Championships’
Tyler, the Creator – ‘IGOR’
YBN Cordae – ‘The Lost Boy’
Best Rap Song
21 Savage – ‘A Lot’ [ft. J. Cole]
DaBaby – ‘Suge’
Nipsey Hussle – ‘Racks in the Middle’ [ft. Roddy Ricch and Hit-Boy]
Rick Ross – ‘Gold Roses’ [ft. Drake]
YBN Cordae – ‘Bad Idea’ [ft. Chance the Rapper]
Best Rap Performance
DaBaby – ‘Suge’
Dreamville – ‘Down Bad’ [ft. J.I.D., Bas, J. Cole, EARTHGANG, Young Nudy]
Cole – ‘Middle Child’
Nipsey Hussle – ‘Racks in the Middle’ [ft. Roddy Ricch and Hit-Boy]
Offset – ‘Clout’ [ft. Cardi B]
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
DJ Khaled – ‘Higher’ [ft. Nipsey Hussle and John Legend]
Lil Baby and Gunna – ‘Drip Too Hard’
Lil Nas X – ‘Panini’
Mustard – ‘Ballin’ [ft. Roddy Ricch]
Young Thug – ‘The London’ [ft. J. Cole and Travis Scott]
Best Rock Performance
Bones UK – ‘Pretty Waste’
Brittany Howard – ‘History Repeats’
Gary Clark Jr. – ‘This Land’
Karen O & Danger Mouse – ‘Woman’
Rival Sons – ‘Too Bad’
Best Metal Performance
Candlemass – ‘Astorolus - The Great Octopus’ [ft. Tony Iommi]
Death Angel – ‘Humanicide’
I Prevail – ‘Bow Down’
Killswitch Engage – ‘Unleashed’
Tool – ‘7empest’
Best Rock Song
Brittany Howard – ‘History Repeats’
Gary Clark Jr. – ‘This Land’
The 1975 – ‘Give Yourself a Try’
Tool – ‘Fear Inoculum’
Vampire Weekend – ‘Harmony Hall’
Best Rock Album
Bring Me the Horizon – ‘amo’
Cage the Elephant – ‘Social Cues’
The Cranberries – ‘In the End’
I Prevail – ‘Trauma’
Rival Sons – ‘Feral Roots’
Best Alternative Music Album
Big Thief – ‘U.F.O.F.’
Bon Iver – ‘i,i’
James Blake – ‘Assume Form’
Thom Yorke – ‘ANIMA’
Vampire Weekend – ‘Father of the Bride’
Best R&B Performance
Anderson .Paak – ‘Come Home’ [ft. Andre 3000]
Daniel Caesar – ‘Love Again’ [ft. Brandy]
H.E.R. – ‘Could’ve Been’ [ft. Bryson Tiller]
Lizzo – ‘Exactly How I Feel’ [ft. Gucci Mane]
Lucky Daye – ‘Roll Some Mo’
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Bj the Chicago Kid – ‘Time Today’
India.Arie- ‘Steady Love’
Lizzo – ‘Jerome’
Lucky Daye – ‘Real Games’
PJ Morton – ‘Built for Love’ [ft. Jazmine Sullivan]
Best R&B Song
Chris Brown – ‘No Guidance’ [ft. Drake]
Emily King – ‘Look At Me Now’
H.E.R. – ‘Could’ve Been’ [ft. Bryson Tiller]
Lucky Daye – ‘Roll Some’
Mo PJ Morton – ‘Say So’ [ft. JoJo]
Best R&B Album
Anderson .Paak – ‘Ventura’
BJ the Chicago Kid – ‘1123’
Ella Mai – ‘Ella Mai’
Lucy Daye – ‘Painted’
PJ Morton – ‘Paul’
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Georgia Anne Muldrow – ‘Overload’
Jessie Reyez – ‘Being Human in Public’
Lizzo – ‘Cuz I Love You’
Nao – ‘Saturn’
Steve Lacy – ‘Apollo XXI’
Latin Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
Bad Bunny – ‘X 100Pre’
J Balvin & Bad Bunny – ‘Oasis’
Flor De Toloache – ‘Indestructible’
iLe – ‘Almadura’
Rosalía – ‘El Mal Querer’
Best Dance Recording
Bonobo – ‘Linked’
The Chemical Brothers – ‘Got to Keep On’
Medusa – ‘Piece of Your Heart’ [ft. Goodboys]
RÜFÜS DU SOL – ‘Underwater S’
krillex and Boys Noize – ‘Midnight Hour’ [ft. Ty Dolla $ign]
Best Dance/Electronic Album
Apparat – ‘LP5’
The Chemical Brothers – ‘No Geography’
Flume – ‘Hi This Is Flume’ (Mixtape)
RÜFÜS DU SOL – ‘Solace’
Tycho – ‘Weather’
Best Comedy Album
Aziz Ansari – ‘Right Now’
Dave Chapelle – ‘Sticks and Stones’
Ellen DeGeneres – ‘Relatable’
Jim Gaffigan – ‘Quality Time’
Trevor Noah – ‘Son of Patricia’
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
Eric Alexandrakis – ‘I.V. Catatonia: 20 Years As A Two-Time Cancer Survivor
John Waters – ‘Mr. Know-It-All’
Michelle Obama – ‘Becoming’
Sekou Andrews & The String Theory – ‘Sekou Andrews & The String Theory’
Various Artists – ‘Beastie Boys Book’
Best Remixed Recording
Jorja Smith – ‘The One’ (High Contrast Remix)
Madonna – ‘I Rise’ (Tracy Young’s Pride Intro Radio Remix)
Marie Davidson – ‘Work It’ (Soulwax Remix)
Mild Minds – ‘Swim’ (Ford. Remix)
Miley Cyrus – ‘Mother’s Daughter’ (Wuki Remix)
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper – ‘A Star Is Born’
Taron Egerton – ‘Rocketman’
Various Artists – ‘The Lion King: The Songs’
Various Artists – ‘Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’
Various Artists – ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse’
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
Alan Silvestri – ‘Avengers: Endgame’
Hans Zimmer – ‘The Lion King’
Hildur Guðnadóttir – ‘Chernobyl’
Marc Shaiman – ‘Mary Poppins Returns’
Ramin Djawadi – ‘Game of Thrones: Season 8’
Best Song Written for Visual Media
Beyoncé – ‘Spirit’
Chris Stapleton – ‘The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy’
Dolly Parton and Linda Perry – ‘Girl in the Movies’
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper – ‘I’ll Never Love Again’
Thom Yorke – ‘Suspirium’
Best Recording Package
Bon Iver – ‘i,i’
Chris Cornell – ‘Chris Cornell’
Intellexual – ‘Intellexual’
The Muddy Basin Ramblers – ‘Hold That Tiger’
Voces Del Bullerengue – ‘Anónimas & Resilientes’
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
David Gray – ‘Gold in Brass Age’
John Coltrane – ‘1963: New Directions’
Thom Yorke – ‘ANIMA’
Various Artists – ‘Woodstock: Back to the Garden - The Definitive 50th Anniversary’
Wilhelm Furtwängler & Berliner Philharmoniker – ‘The Radio Recordings 1939-1945’
Best Album Notes
The Complete Cuban Jam Sessions – ‘Judy Cantor-Navas’
The Gospel According to Malaco – ‘Robert Maravich’
Pedal Steel + Four Corners – ‘Brendan Greaves’
Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection – ‘Jeff Place’
Stay ’68: A Memphis Story – ‘Steve Greenber’
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Jack Antonoff
Dan Auerbach
Finneas
John Hill
Ricky Reed
Best Music Video
The Chemical Brothers – ‘We’ve Got to Try’
FKA Twigs – ‘Cellophane’
Gary Clark Jr. – ‘This Land’
Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus – ‘Old Town Road’
Tove Lo – ‘Glad He’s Gone’
Best Music Film
Beyoncé – ‘Homecoming’
David Crosby – ‘Remember My Name’
Miles Davis – ‘Birth of the Cool’
Thom Yorke – ‘ANIMA’
Various Artists – ‘Shangri-La’