this Nominations for the 66th Grammy Awards It has been revealed that among the 94 categories, there are many surprises – the most Delightful Surprisingly, all of the top nominees are women.In the era of recording academies still Trying to live up to the expectations of former CEO/Chairman Neil Portnow controversial comment Regarding female artists needing to “step up” if they want to receive more nominations, this year’s slate is truly refreshing and course-correcting.
SZA leads the way with 9 nods, Victoria Monet has 7 nominations, Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Miley Cyrus Miley Cyrus, Billie Eilish, Brandy Clark and the Boygenius trio (aka Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker Baker and Lucy Dacus each received six nominations. Lana Del Rey and Dua Lipa also performed well, and a whopping seven of the eight artists in the big categories of Album of the Year and Record of the Year were women.
The one outlier in both categories is Oscar favorite Jon Batiste, whose multiple nominations are somewhat surprising. Here are the other head-scratchers and jaw-droppers among the 2024 nominees.
Surprise: Miley Cyrus finally received her flowers
Cyrus is one of the most influential pop stars of her generation, but she has historically been overlooked by the Recording Academy — her only two past nominations were for Best Pop Vocal Album eight years ago. bangerz (she lost to Sam Smith) and was a guest on Lil Nas X’s Album of the Year nominee, MonteroThis year, she finally got her wish, earning recognition in three of the Big Four categories: Record of the Year and Song of the Year for “Flowers,” which spent eight weeks on the Billboard Hot 100. topped the charts, while “Flowers” won Album of the Year. endless summer vacationThere will likely be a party for Cyrus in the US on Grammy night. (Fun fact: Miley and her father, Billy Ray Cyrus, are one of only three parent-child duos to be nominated for Record of the Year at the same time, along with Frank/Nancy Sinert La and Nat King/Natalie Cole.)
Snub: Morgan Wallen won’t get a single Grammy nomination
Warren is one of country music’s biggest stars, and his latest album, wholeheartedly, which topped the Billboard Country Albums chart for 28 consecutive weeks.but one thing Wasn’t even a finalist for Best Country Album, and Warren was never actually nominated any Grammy categories. The Recording Academy may not forgive Warren for his 2021 scandal, when he was caught on camera using a racial slur; while the ensuing fallout didn’t hurt his records or ticket sales, it seemed to hurt his Grammy chances . (Note: Warren’s single “Last Night” yes for Best Country Song, but that award went to the songwriter — and Warren didn’t write the song).
Surprise: Victoria Monet appears to be on the verge of victory
To the surprise of non-industry insiders, Monáe is this year’s second-biggest nominee, and she’s the only Best New Artist nominee to be recognized in another of the four major award categories (Record of the Year, “On My Mama” 》) 34. The 20-year-old R&B singer-songwriter is not a newcomer, she is actually a veteran behind the scenes, having produced and written songs for Ariana Grande, Blackpink, Fifth Harmony, T.I., Chloe x Halle, Nas, Machine Gun Kelly, Brandy and her Best New Artist nominee Coco Jones, as well as her past three Grammy nominations for these efforts. But she’s not a household name. However, that may soon change after she picked up some awards during her Grammy night.
Snub: He is just willing
Barbie appropriately clean up In a year dominated by women, with nominations for Visual Media Collection Soundtrack and Visual Media Score Soundtrack; Eilish’s “What Was I Made For?” received five nominations, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year; and A nomination for Song of the Year. Dua Lipa’s “Dance Night” is nominated for the year. But “I’m Just Ken,” Ryan Gosling’s anthem from Kenergetic’s musical extravaganza, only gets a song written for a visual medium — it will compete with Eilish, Du Dua competes with Lipa, and Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice collaborate with Aqua on “Barbie World.” Elsewhere, he would have been No. 10…but there are just too many Grammys this year.
Surprise: Plastic life is great for Aqua
More than two decades after the Danish pop group was sued by Mattel over “Barbie Girls,” they won two Grammys – Song for Visual Media and Best Rap Song – for “Barbie World,” which borrowed heavily from of Aqua’s 1997 hit song for which Aqua served as co-writer. This is the band’s first-ever Grammy nomination. Hope they wear pink at the awards show!
Snubbed: ‘Bell-bottom girl’ Lenny Wilson failed to reach the top
wilson is nominee and big winner This week’s CMA Awards, won the Artist of the Year Award and the Album of the Year Award. But she was ignored in all four Grammy categories, even Best New Artist. Instead, Wilson only received one solo nomination for Best Country Album, as well as Best Country Duo/Group Performance for her performance on Best New Artist nominee Jelly Roll’s “Save Me.”
Surprise: Hazelnut Monet makes her mom proud as youngest-ever Grammy nominee
Victoria Monet’s daughter Hazel, now 2, featured in Victoria magazine as a newborn Jaguar second generation With the song, which also featured the older “Earth, Wind & Fire,” Hazel officially made history as the youngest Grammy nominee, breaking the record held by Leah Peasall. Nominated for Best Traditional R&B Performance. , who appeared in Grammy-nominated ØBrother, where are you? The soundtrack for 8 years old. Hazel can thank her mom for that.
Snub: Doja Cat Won’t Paint Grammy Town Red
Doja Cat is a 13-time Grammy Award nominee and has competed for Record of the Year for two of the past three years. But this time, her No. 1 single “Paint the Town Red” was one of the biggest hits of her career. It was ignored in the four major awards as well as Song of the Year. Instead, she’ll have to settle for the single’s pop solo performance nods, as well as rap song and melodic rap performance nods. “
Snub: Ed Sheeran won’t be adding many Grammys to his mantel
The former Grammy darling, a four-time Grammy winner and 16-time nominee, did snag a Best Pop Vocal Album nomination this year for his sixth studio album — alongside Swift, Cyrus, Rodrigo Competing with Kelly Clarkson. (reduce)But it was his only nomination. Even his acclaimed documentaries, the sum of everythingwas overlooked in the Best Musical Film category.
Snub: Grammy voting committee forgot Millie Vanilli’s number
arrive advertising billboard, Millie Vanilla, Paramount+ documentaries About the disgraced Euro-pop duo, whose Best New Artist Grammy Award was historically revoked in 1990, is eligible for Best Musical Film this year.But surviving members Fabrice Merwin and the late Rob Pilatus will not receive a Grammy because Millie Vanilla ignored.Well, at least they’re in good company: Other snubbed films in this category, as well as the aforementioned Dr. Sheeran , include Bono and the Fringe: A Homecoming of sorts for Dave Lettermanby Jason Isbell running with eyes closedMary McCartney’s Abbey Road Documentary If these walls could singNetflix boom!, Elton John Live in Concert: Farewell to Dodger Stadium, Love love you, Donna Summerand Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen: A Journey, a Song.
Snubbed: Luke Combs’ ‘Express’ slows down
Combs won single of the year and song of the year for his cover of Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car.” This week’s CMA Awards, It was a crossover smash – playing on pop and adult contemporary radio and peaking at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (actually four spots higher than Chapman’s 1988 Location). “Fast Car” will also become an emotional favorite with older Grammy voters, as Chapman’s version earned Grammy nominations for Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance 35 years ago, and ultimately won the By. There was only one nomination for Best Country Solo Performance in the major categories.
Snub: Måneskin, are you coming to the Grammys? Obviously not…
Italian rock band and Eurovision Song Contest winner are Best Newcomer Nomination Seven tracks from the last Grammy Awards and their latest album hurry! The song was co-written by 2024 Songwriter of the Year nominee Justin Tranter. But Måneskin won’t be rushing to the podium at next February’s awards ceremony, as they have been completely excluded.
Snubbed: Latin music doesn’t get recognition caliente reception
For the most part, country and rock artists underperformed in this year’s pop-dominated general categories, as did Latin performers. Manana Serra Bonito was expected to win Album of the Year but was only nominated for Best Musical Album, while Peso Pluma’s Genesis did win the award for Best Mexico City Album, but Pluma was surprisingly left out of the Best New Artist category.
Surprise: Jon Baptiste continues his world rule
Two years ago, the former Stephen Colbert The former bandleader has been nominated for 11 Grammys and unexpectedly won Album of the Year. This year, his seventh studio album continues to bring surprises, world music radio, earned him six nominations, including Album of the Year, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year. Will Baptiste be the big winner again, beating the diva? We’ll find out the answer at the 66th Grammy Awards on February 4. Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
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