Grammy Awards 2021: Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa Lead Nominations.

Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa lead 2021 Grammy nominations.

Beyoncé leads the field, with nine nominations overall, including four for Black Parade, a protest anthem released at the height of the Black Lives Matter protests this summer.

Swift, with six nods, could win album of the year for a record-breaking third time with her lockdown album Folklore.

Dua Lipa also picked up six nominations for the disco-tinged Future Nostalgia.

Here is a list of nominees in the major categories for the 63rd annual Grammy Awards, which will be handed out on January 31, 2021.

Album of the Year

• Jhene Aiko, "Chilombo"
• Black Pumas, "Black Pumas (Deluxe Edition)" 
• Coldplay, "Everyday Life"
• Jacob Collier, "Djesse Vol. 3" 
• Haim, "Women In Music Pt. III"
• Dua Lipa, "Future Nostalgia"
• Post Malone, "Hollywood's Bleeding"
• Taylor Swift, "Folklore"

Record of the Year, recognizing overall performance on a song 

• Beyonce, "Black Parade"
• Black Pumas, "Colors" 
• DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch, "Rockstar" 
• Doja Cat, "Say So"
• Billie Eilish, "Everything I Wanted"
• Dua Lipa, "Don't Start Now"
• Post Malone, "Circles"
• Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyonce, "Savage"

Song of the Year, recognizing songwriting

• Beyonce, Denisia Andrews, Stephen Bray, Shawn Carter, Brittany Coney, Derek James Dixie, Akil King, Kim "Kaydence" Krysiuk and Rickie "Caso" Tice, "Black Parade" 
• Roddy Ricch and Samuel Gloade, "The Box"
• Taylor Swift and Aaron Dessner, "Cardigan"
• Post Malone, Louis Bell, Adam Feeney, Kaan Gunesberk and Billy Walsh, "Circles"
• Dua Lipa, Caroline Ailin, Ian Kirkpatrick, Dua Lipa and Emily Warren, "Don't Start Now" 
• Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell, "Everything I Wanted" 
• H.E.R., Dernst Emile II and Tiara Thomas, "I Can't Breathe"
• Julia Michaels and JP Saxe, "If The World Was Ending"

Best New Artist 

• Ingrid Andress
• Phoebe Bridgers
• Chika
• Noah Cyrus
• D Smoke
• Doja Cat
• Kaytranada
• Megan Thee Stallion

Best Music Video 

• Beyonce, "Brown Skin Girl"
• Future featuring Drake, "Life Is Good"
• Anderson .Paak, "Lockdown"
• Harry Styles, "Adore You"
• Woodkid, "Goliath"

Best Rap Album 

• D Smoke, "Black Habits"
• Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist, "Alfredo"
• Jay Electronica, "A Written Testimony"
• Nas, "King's Disease"
• Royce Da 5'9", "The Allegory"

Best Rock Album 

• Fontaines DC, "A Hero's Death"
• Michael Kiwanuka, "Kiwanuka"
• Grace Potter, "Daylight"
• Sturgill Simpson, "Sound & Fury"
• The Strokes, "The New Abnormal"

Best Pop Vocal Album 

• Justin Bieber, "Changes"
• Lady Gaga, "Chromatica"
• Dua Lipa, "Future Nostalgia"
• Harry Styles, "Fine Line"
• Taylor Swift, "Folklore"

Best Alternative Music Album 

• Fiona Apple, "Fetch the Bolt Cutters"
• Beck, "Hyperspace"
• Phoebe Bridgers, "Punisher"
• Brittany Howard, "Jaime"
• Tame Impala, "The Slow Rush"

Best Global Music Album 

• Antibalas, "Fu Chronicles"
• Burna Boy, "Twice as Tall"
• Bebel Gilberto, "Agora"
• Anoushka Shankar, "Love Letters"
• Tinariwen, "Amadjar"

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