James Shepard, Staff Writer The music industry’s biggest night, the GRAMMY Awards, is returning on February 5, 2023! On November 15, 2022, the superstar-filled list of nominations was released, and the competition is extremely high this year. The nominees are led by Beyoncé, who received eight nominations for her critically acclaimed and massively successful album RENAISSANCE and one for her song “Be Alive,” which was previously nominated for an Oscar and featured in the movie King Richard. Kendrick Lamar follows her with eight nominations, Brandi Carlisle and Adele have seven, and Harry Styles, Mary J. Blige, Future, DJ Khaled, and The-Dream all received six nominations. Photo from National Public Radio; Beyoncé is the most nominated female artist in GRAMMY history, with 79 total nominations and 28 awards throughout her musical career. Her most recent album RENAISSANCE, released last July, will likely win her more. Starting with the R&B categories, Beyoncé will likely sweep her nominations with songs from RENAISSANCE against fellow nominees like Mary J. Blige and Jazmine Sullivan. Regarding the rap categories, Kendrick Lamar is projected to win with songs from his album Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers. However, Future has a chance, due to his collaborations with Drake, Tems, and Gunna, along with his album I Never Liked You. In the country categories, Maren Morris received a slew of nominations for her album Humble Quest against competitors such as Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Combs, and Miranda Lambert. Another notable nomination is Taylor Swift’s “I Bet You Think About Me” featuring Chris Stapleton for Best Country Song, off of her album Red (Taylor’s Version). This nomination sets a precedent for Swift, as this is her first rerecorded album to receive a nomination at the Grammys. Moving into the pop categories, megastars like Harry Styles, Lizzo, and Adele garnered nominations for their recent releases. Although Adele could easily sweep with her album 30, Styles and Lizzo, along with fellow nominee Steve Lacy, could put up a tough fight for the winner of the coveted trophy. Other significant nominees in the pop categories include Bad Bunny, ABBA, Sam Smith and Kim Petras, BTS, and Coldplay. The last two artists were nominated for their collaboration “My Universe” from Coldplay’s album Music of the Spheres. Photo from Pitchfork; Coldplay and BTS performed "My Universe" together for the first time at the 2021 American Music Awards in Los Angeles. The big awards of the night are Best New Artist, Album, Record, and Song of the Year. Kendrick Lamar, Lizzo, Beyoncé, Adele, and Harry Styles all gained nominations in Album, Record, and Song, while no new artists broke into the other main categories. This year may be similar to the infamous 2017 GRAMMYs ceremony, when Beyoncé and Adele faced head-to-head in the major categories. Beyoncé’s previous loss in the Album of the Year category to Adele sparked public outrage, and even an acknowledgment from the British singer saying herself that Beyoncé should’ve won instead. Only time will tell if the academy members have decided that Beyoncé is ready to collect her long-awaited Album of the Year trophy. Interested viewers can watch the GRAMMYs live on February 5, 2023, to see if their favorite artists will collect any coveted trophies. The full list of nominees can be found at 2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Complete Nominees List. Works Cited “Grammy Awards 2023: The Full List of Nominees.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 15 Nov. 2022,
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/15/arts/music/grammys-nominee-list-2023.html.
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