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Beyonce Dominates 65th Grammy Awards Nominations

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Beyoncé earned nine nominations for the 65th Grammy Awards, which were announced Tuesday, bringing her total so far to 88 and putting her in a tie with husband Jay-Z.

The singer’s Renaissance is up for Album of the Year and the single “Break My Soul” earned noms for Song of the Year and Record of the Year.

Beyoncé is also up for Best Dance/Electronic Recording (“Break My Soul”), Best Dance/Electronic Music Album (Renaissance), Best R&B Performance (“Virgo’s Groove”), Best Traditional R&B Performance (“Plastic Off the Sofa”), Best R&B Song (“Cuff It”) and Best Song Written for Visual Media (“Be Alive” from King Richard).

Beyoncé is positioned to become the most successful Grammy winner ever. If she wins in at least four categories, she will beat record-holder Georg Solti, the late conductor who earned 31.

Kendrick Lamar racked up eight nominations (bringing his total to 47), followed by Adele and Brandi Carlile with seven apiece. Harry Styles, Mary J. Blige, DJ Khaled and Future got six each.

ABBA, which was formed in 1972, earned nominations for Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance (for “Don’t Shut Me Down”) and both Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for Voyage. Surprisingly, the group has only been nominated once before – last year, “I Still Have Faith in You” was up for Record of the Year.

Canada is represented by Michael Bublé (Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for Higher), Justin Bieber (Best Music Film for Our World), Arcade Fire (Best Alternative Music Album for WE), Kaytranada (Best Dance Recording for “Intimidated” ft. H.E.R.), Bryan Adams (Best Rock Performance for “So Happy It Hurts”) and Neil Young (Best Music Film for A Band a Brotherhood a Barn with Crazy Horse).

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The late Glenn Gould is nominated for Best Historical Album for The Goldberg Variations: The Complete Unreleased 1981 Studio Sessions and Boi-1da is up for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical.

Drake, who did not submit his own music for consideration, has nominations for Best Rap Song and Best Melodic Rap Performance thanks to being featured with Tems on Future’s “Wait for U” and Best Rap Song for his contribution to Jack Harlow’s “Churchill Downs.”

The 65th annual Grammy Awards will be handed out on Feb. 5 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

Check out the nominations in key categories below:

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Voyage - ABBA

30 - Adele

Un Verano Sin Ti - Bad Bunny

Renaissance - Beyoncé

Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe) - Mary J. Blige

In These Silent Days - Brandi Carlile

Music of the Spheres - Coldplay

Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers - Kendrick Lamar

Special - Lizzo

Harry's House - Harry Styles

RECORD OF THE YEAR

"Don't Shut Me Down" - ABBA

"Easy On Me" - Adele

"Break My Soul" - Beyoncé

"You and Me on the Rock" - Brandi Carlile ft. Lucius

"Woman" - Doja Cat

"As It Was" - Harry Styles

"The Heart Part 5" - Kendrick Lamar

"About Damn Time" - Lizzo

"Good Morning Gorgeous" - Mary J. Blige

"Bad Habit" - Steve Lacy

SONG OF THE YEAR

“abcdefu” - Sara Davis, GAYLE & Dave Pittenger, songwriters (GAYLE)

“About Damn Time” - Melissa “Lizzo” Jefferson, Eric Frederic, Blake Slatkin & Theron Makiel Thomas, songwriters (Lizzo)

“All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (The Short Film)” - Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)

“As It Was” - Tyler Johnson, Kid Harpoon & Harry Styles, songwriters (Harry Styles)

“Bad Habit” - Matthew Castellanos, Brittany Foushee, Diana Gordon, John Carroll Kirby & Steve Lacy, songwriters (Steve Lacy)

“Break My Soul” -  Beyoncé, S. Carter, Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant & Christopher A. Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé)

“Easy on Me” - Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Adele)

“God Did” - Tarik Azzouz, E.Blackmon, Khaled Khaled, F. LeBlanc, Shawn Carter, John Stephens, Dwayne Carter, William Roberts & Nicholas Warwar, songwriters (DJ Khaled Featuring  Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy)

“The Heart Part 5” - Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich, Kendrick Lamar & Matt Schaeffer, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)

“Just Like That” - Bonnie Raitt, songwriter (Bonnie Raitt)

BEST NEW ARTIST

Anitta

Omar Apollo

DOMi & JD Beck

Muni Long

Samara Joy

Latto

Måneskin

Tobe Nwigwe

Molly Tuttle

Wet Leg

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL

Amy Allen

Nija Charles

Tobias Jesso Jr.

The-Dream

Laura Veltz

POP

BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE

“Easy on Me" - Adele

"Moscow Mule" - Bad Bunny

"Woman" - Doja Cat

"Bad Habit" - Steve Lacy

"About Damn Time" - Lizzo

"As It Was" - Harry Styles

BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE

“Don't Shut Me Down" - ABBA

"Bam Bam" Camila Cabello ft. Ed Sheeran

"My Universe" - Coldplay & BTS

"I Like You (A Happier Song) - Post Malone & Doja Cat

"Unholy" - Sam Smith & Kim Petras

BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM

Higher - Michael Bublé

When Christmas Comes Around - Kelly Clarkson

I Dream of Christmas (Extended) - Norah Jones

Evergreen - Pentatonix

Thank You - Diana Ross

BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM

Voyage - ABBA

30 - Adele

Music of the Spheres - Coldplay

Special - Lizzo

Harry's House - Harry Styles

RAP

BEST RAP PERFORMANCE

“God Did" - DJ Khaled ft. Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy

"Vegas" - Doja Cat

"Pushing P" - Gunna & Future ft. Young Thug

"F.N.F. (Let's Go) - Hitkidd & Glorilla

"The Heart Part 5" - Kendrick Lamar

BEST MELODIC RAP PERFORMANCE

"Beautiful" - DJ Khaled ft. Future & SZA

"Wait For U" - Future ft. Drake & Tems

"First Class" - Jack Harlow

"Die Hard" - Kendrick Lamar ft. Blxst & Amanda Reifer

"Big Energy (Live)" - Latto

BEST RAP SONG

“Churchill Downs"

"God Did"

"The Heart Part 5"

"Pushin P"

"Wait For U"

BEST RAP ALBUM

God Did - DJ Khaled

I Never Liked You - Future

Come Home The Kids Miss You - Jack Harlow

Mr. Morales & the Big Steppers - Kendrick Lamar

It's Almost Dry - Pusha T

R&B

BEST R&B PERFORMANCE

"Virgo's Groove" - Beyoncé

"Hurt Me So Good" - Jazmine Sullivan

"Over" - Lucky Daye

"Here With Me" - Mary J. Blige ft. Anderson .Paak

"Hrs & Hrs" - Muni Long

BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE

"'Round Midnight" - Adam Blackstone ft. Jazmine Sullivan

"Keeps on Fallin'" - Babyface ft. Ella Mai

"Plastic Off the Sofa" - Beyoncé

"Good Morning Gorgerous" - Mary J. Blige

"Do 4 Love" - Snoh Aalegra

BEST R&B SONG

"Cuff It" - Beyoncé

"Hurt Me So Good" - Jazmine Sullivan

"Good Morning Gorgeous" - Mary J. Blige

"Hrs & Hrs" - Muni Long

"Please Don't Walk Away" - PJ Morton

BEST PROGRESSIVE R&B ALBUM

Operation Funk - Cory Henry

Starfruit - Moonchild

Gemini Rights - Steve Lacy

Red Balloon - Tank and the Bangas

Drones - Terrace Martin

BEST R&B ALBUM

Breezy (Deluxe) - Chris Brown

Candy Drip - Lucky Daye

Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe) - Mary J. Blige

Watch the Sun - PJ Morton

Black Radio III - Robert Glasper

DANCE & ELECTRONIC

BEST DANCE RECORDING

"Break My Soul" - Beyoncé

"Rosewood" - Bonobo

"Don't Forget My Love" - Diplo & Miguel

"I'm Good (Blue)" David Guetta & Bebe Rexha

"Intimidated" - Kaytranada ft. H.E.R.

"On My Knees" - Rüfüs Du Sol

BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM

Renaissance - Beyoncé

Fragments - Bonobo

Diplo - Diplo

The Last Goodbye - Odesza

Surrender - Rüfüs Du Sol

ROCK

BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE

Beck - "Old Man"

The Black Keys - "Wild Child"

Brandi Carlile - "Broken Horses"

Bryan Adams - "So Happy It Hurts"

Idles - "Crawl!"

Ozzy Osbourne ft. Jeff Beck - "Patient Number 9"

Turnstile - "Holiday"

BEST METAL PERFORMANCE

Ghost - "Call Me Little Sunshine"

Megadeth - "We’ll Be Back"

Muse - "Kill or Be Killed"

Ozzy Osbourne ft. Tony Iommi - "Degradation Rules"

Turnstile - "Blackout"

BEST ROCK SONG

Brandi Carlile - "Broken Horses"

Ozzy Osbourne ft. Jeff Beck - "Patient Number 9"

Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Black Summer"

Turnstile - "Blackout"

The War on Drugs - "Harmonia’s Dream"

BEST ROCK ALBUM

Dropout Boogie - The Black Keys

The Boy Named If - Elvis Costello & The Imposters

Crawler - Idles

Mainstream Sellout - Machine Gun Kelly

Patient Number 9 - Ozzy Osbourne

Lucifer on the Sofa - Spoon

BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC PERFORMANCE

Arctic Monkeys - "There’d Better Be a Mirrorball"

Big Thief - "Certainty"

Florence and the Machine - "King"

Wet Leg - "Chaise Lounge"

Yeah Yeah Yeahs ft. Perfume Genius - "Spitting Off the Edge of the World"

BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM

WE - Arcade Fire

Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You - Big Thief

Fossora - Björk 

Wet Leg - Wet Leg

Cool It Down - Yeah Yeah Yeahs

COUNTRY

BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE

Kelsea Ballerini - "Heartfirst"

Maren Morris - "Circles Around This Town"

Miranda Lambert - "In His Arms"

Willie Nelson - "Live Forever"

Zach Bryan - "Something in the Orange"

BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE

Brothers Osborne - "Midnight Rider’s Prayer"

Carly Pearce & Ashley McBryde - "Never Wanted to Be That Girl"

Ingrid Andress & Sam Hunt - "Wishful Drinking"

Luke Combs & Miranda Lambert - "Outrunnin’ Your Memory"

Reba McEntire & Dolly Parton - "Does He Love You (Revisited)"

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - "Gonig Where the Lonely Go"

BEST COUNTRY SONG

Cody Johnson - "’Til You Can’t"

Luke Combs - Doin’ This

Maren Morris - "Circles Around This Town"

Miranda Lambert - "If I Was a Cowboy"

Taylor Swift - "I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor’s Version) (From the Vault)"

Willie Nelson - "I’ll Love You Till the Day I Die"

BEST COUNTRY ALBUM

Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville - Ashley McBryde

Growin’ Up - Luke Combs

Humble Quest - Maren Morris

Palomino - Miranda Lambert

A Beautiful Time - Willie Nelson

OTHER

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL

Boi-1da

Dahi

Dan Auerbach

Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II

Jack Antonoff

BEST REMIXED RECORDING

Beyoncé - "Break My Soul" (Terry Hunter Remix)

Ellie Goulding - "Easy Lover" (Four Tet Remix)

The Knocks & Dragonette - "Slow Song" (Paul Woolford Remix)

Lizzo - "About Damn Time" (Purple Disco Machine Remix)

Wet Leg - "Too Late Now" (Soulwax Remix)

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

"Easy on Me" - Adele 

"Yet to Come" - BTS

"Woman" - Doja Cat

"As It Was" - Harry Styles

"The Heart Part 5" - Kendrick Lamar

"All Too Well: The Short Film" - Taylor Swift

BEST MUSIC FILM

Adele One Night Only - Adele

Billie Eilish Live at the O2 - Billie Eilish

Our World - Justin Bieber 

A Band a Brotherhood a Barn - Neil Young & Crazy Horse 

Motomami (Rosalía TikTok Live Performance) - Rosalía 

Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story - Various Artists

For the full list of nominations, click here.