The Recording Academy announced the nominees for the 2021 Grammy Awards on Tuesday. The headlines from the slate of artists were significant: Beyoncé snagged nine nominations including Record and Song Of The Year, while Dua Lipa, Roddy Ricch, and Taylor Swift bowed with six nominations each. There's plenty to be said about who was left out, but for now, you can check out a selection of the awards below and the full list here. The show will air on January 31 at 8pm on CBS with host Trevor Noah.
Record Of The Year
"Colors" — Black Pumas
"Rockstar" — DaBaby feat. Roddy Ricch
"Circles" — Post Malone
Savage — Megan Thee Stallion feat. Beyoncé
"Don't Start Now" — Dua Lipa
"Say So" — Doja Cat
"everything i wanted" — Billie Eilish
"Black Parade" — Beyoncé
Album Of The Year
folklore — Taylor Swift
Future Nostalgia — Dua Lipa
Chilombo - Jhené Aiko
Hollywood's Bleeding — Post Malone
Black Pumas Deluxe - Black Pumas
Everyday Life — Coldplay
Djesse Vol. 3 — Jacob Collier
Women In Music Pt. III - HAIM
Best New Artist
Doja Cat
Megan Thee Stallion
KAYTRANADA
Ingrid Andress
Phoebe Bridgers
Chika
Noah Cyrus
D Smoke
Song Of The Year
"Black Parade" — Beyoncé
"The Box" — Roddy Ricch
"I Can't Breathe" — H.E.R.
"Don't Start Now" — Dua Lipa
"Circles" — Post Malone
"cardigan" — Taylor Swift
"If the World Was Ending" — JP Saxe feat. Julia Michaels
"everything I wanted" — Billie Eilish
Best Pop Vocal Album
Fine Line — Harry Styles
Future Nostalgia — Dua Lipa
Changes — Justin Bieber
folklore — Taylor Swift
Chromatica — Lady Gaga
Best Rap Album
A Written Testimony — Jay Electronica
King's Disease — Nas
The Allegory — Royce Da 5'9"
ALFREDO — Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist
Black Habits — D Smoke
Best R&B Album
Take Time — Giveon
Bigger Love — John Legend
All Rise — Gregory Porter
Happy 2 Be Here — Ant Clemons
To Feel Loveld —Luke James
Best Reggae Album
Upside Down 2020 — Buju Banton
Higher Place — Skip Marley
It All Comes Back to Love — Max Priest
Got to Be Tough — Toots & The Maytals
One World — The Wailers
Best R&B Performance
"Black Parade" — Beyoncé
"Lightning & Thunder" — Jhené Aiko feat. John Legend
"All I Need" — Jacob Collier feat. Mahalia and Ty Dolla $ign
"Goat Head" — Brittany Howard
"See Me" — Emily King
Best Music Video
"Brown Skin Girl" — Beyoncé (co-directed by Jenn Nkiru and Beyoncé)
"Goliath" — Woodkid (directed by Yoann Lemoine)
"Life Is Good" - Drake and Future (directed by Director X)
"Lockdown" — Anderson .Paak (directed by Dave Meyers)
"Adore You" — Harry Styles (directed by Dave Meyers)
Best Music Film
BLACK IS KING —Beyoncé
Beastie Boys Story — Beastie Boys (directed by Spike Jonze)
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound Of My Voice— Linda Ronstadt (directed by Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman)
That Little Ol' Band From Texas — ZZ Top (directed by Sam Dunn)
We Are Freestyle Love Supreme — Freestyle Love Supreme (directed by Andrew Fried)
Best Song Written For Visual Media
"Into the Unknown" - Idina Menzel and Aurora (written for Frozen 2)
"No Time to Die" — Billie Eilish (written for No Time To Die)
"Stand Up" - Cynthia Erivo (written for Harriet)
"Beautiful Ghosts" — Taylor Swift (written for Cats)
"Carried You With Me" — Brandi Carlile (written for Onward
Best American Roots Performance
"Colors" — Black Pumas
"Deep In Love" - Bonny Light Horseman
"Short and Sweet" - Brittany Howard
"I'll Be Gone" — Norah Jones and Mavis Staples
"I Remember Everything" — John Prine
Best Pop Solo Performance
"Yummy" — Justin Bieber
"cardigan" — Taylor Swift
"everything i wanted" — Billie Eilish
"Don't Start Now" — Dua Lipa
"Say So" — Doja Cat
"Watermelon Sugar" — Harry Styles
Best Dance Recording
"On My Mind" - Diplo and Sidepiece
"My High" — Disclosuren feat. Amine and Slowthai
"The Difference" — Flume feat. Toro y Moi
"Both of Us" - Jayda G
"10%" - KAYTRANADA feat. Kali Uchis
Best Country Solo Performance
"Stick That In Your Country Song" — Eric Church
"Who You Thought I Was" — Brandy Clark
"When My Amy Prays" — Vince Gill
"Bluebird" — Miranda Lambert
"Black Like Me" — Mickey Guyton
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
"All Night" — Brothers Osborne
"Ocean" — Lady A (fka Lady Antebellum)
"Sugar Coat" - Little Big Town
"Some People Do" — Old Dominion
"10,000 Hours" — Dan and Shay feat. Justin Bieber
Best Rap Song
"The Box" — Roddy Ricch
"The Bigger Picture" — Lil Baby
"Laugh Now, Cry Later" — Drake feat. Lil Durk
"Rockstar" — DaBaby feat. Roddy Ricch
"Savage" — Megan Thee Stallion feat Beyoncé
Best Melodic Rap Performance
"HIGHEST IN THE ROOM" — Travis Scott
"Laugh Now, Cry Later" — Drake feat. Lil Durk
"Rockstar — DaBaby feat. Roddy RicchROCKSTAR -
"Lockdown" — Anderson .Paak
"The Box" — Roddy Ricch
Best Rap Performance
"Dior" — Pop Smoke
"Deep Reverence" — Big Sean feat. Nipsey Hussle
"Savage" — Megan Thee Stallion feat Beyoncé
"BOP" — DaBaby
"WHAT'S POPPIN" — Jack Harlow
"The Bigger Picture" — Lil Baby
Best R&B Song
"Do It" — Chloe X Halle
"Slow Down" — Skip Marley feat. H.E.R.
"Black Parade" — Beyoncé
"Better Than I Imagine" - Robert Glasper feat. H.E.R. and Meshell Ndegeocello
"Collide" — Tiana Major9 and EarthGang
Best Traditional R&B Performance
"Wonder What She Thinks of Me" — Chloe X Halle
"Sit On Down" — The Baylor Project
"Let Me Go" — Mykal Kilgore
"Anything For You" — Ledisi
"Distance" — Yebba Smith
Best Progressive R&B Album
Ungodly Hour — Chloe X Halle
Chilombo — Jhené Aiko
Free Nationals - The Free Nationals
Fuck Yo Feelings — Robert Glasper
It Is What It Is — Thundercat
Best Dance/Electronic Album
Planet's Mad — Baauer
Energy — Disclosure
BUBBA — KAYTRANADA
Good Faith — Madeon
Kick I — Arca
Best Rock Album
The New Abnormal — The Strokes
Sound & Fury — Sturgill Simpson
Daylight — Grace Potter
A Hero's Death -— Fontaines
Kiwanuka — Michael Kiwanuka
Best Alternative Music Album
Fetch the Bolt Cutters - Fiona Apple
Punisher — Phoebe Bridgers
Hyperspace — Beck
Jaime — Brittany Howard
The Slow Rush — Tame Impala
Best Global Music Album
Twice As Tall — Burna Boy
Amadjar — Tinariwen
Love Letters — Shankar Anoushka
Agorga — Bebel Gilberto
Fu Chronicles — Antibalas
Best Country Song
"Bluebird" — Miranda Lambert
"The Bones" — "Maren Morris"
"Crowded Table" — The Highwomen
"More Hearts That Mine" — Ingrid Andress
"Some People Do" — Old Dominion
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
Ad Astra (composed by Max Richter)
Becoming (composed by Kamasi Washington)
Joker (composed by Hildur Guðnadóttir)
1917 (composed by Thomas Newman)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (composed by John Williams)
Best Rock Song
"Kyoto" — Phoebe Bridgers
"Lost In Yesterday" — Tame Impala
"Shameika" - Fiona Apple
"Not" — Big Thief
"Stay High" — Brittany Howard
Best Latin Pop or Urban Album
YHLQMDLG — Bad Bunny
Pausa — Ricky Martin
3:33 — Debi Nova
Mesa Para Dos — Kany García
Por Primera Vez — Camilo
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
"Dynamite" — BTS
"Intentions" — Justin Bieber feat. Quavo
"Un Dia (One Day)" — J Balvin feat. Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny, and Tainy
"exile" — Taylor Swift feat. Bon Iver.
"Rain On Me" — Lady Gaga feat. Ariana Grande
Best Metal Performance
Bloodmoney — Poppy
The In-Between — In This Moment
Underneath — Code Orange
Bum-Rush — Body Count
Executioner's Tax (Swing of the Axe) Live — Power Trip
Best Rock Performance
"Shameika" - Fiona Apple
"Not" — Big Thief
"Kyoto" — Phoebe Bridgers
"The Steps" — Haim
"Stay High" — Brittany Howard
"Daylight" — Grace Potter