WASHINGTON:As the Recording Academy unveiled its newest slate of nominees, American singer and songwriter Beyonce led the 2023 Grammy nominations with nine nods and a tie for the most nominated artist of all time.
According to Billboard, Queen B’s three nominations are in the Big Four categories, with ‘Renaissance’ up for album of the year and ‘Break My Soul’ vying for record and song of the year.
For the most nominations ever, she has tied with her husband Jay-Z, with the couple each scoring 88 nods in their careers.
At second place in the 2023 Grammys nominations list is Kendrick Lamar, who also has three Big Four nods in the album of the year along with record and song of the year categories.
Here’s the complete list of 2023 Grammy nominees.
Record of the Year
‘Don’t Shut Me Down’ — ABBA
‘Easy on Me’ — Adele
‘Break My Soul’ — Beyonce
‘Good Morning Gorgeous’ — Mary J. Blige
‘You and Me on the Rock’ —Brandi Carlile feat. Lucius
‘Woman’ —Doja Cat
‘Bad Habit’ — Steve Lacy
‘The Heart Part 5’ — Kendrick Lamar
‘About Damn Time’ — Lizzo
‘As It Was’ — Harry Styles
Album of the Year
Voyage — ABBA
30 — Adele
Un Verano Sin Ti — Bad Bunny
RENAISSANCE — Beyonce
Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe) — Mary J. Blige
In These Silent Days — Brandi Carlile
Music of the Spheres — Coldplay
Mr. Morale and The Big Steppers — Kendrick Lamar
Special — Lizzo
Harry’s House — Harry Styles
Song Of The Year
‘abcdefu’ — GAYLE
‘About Damn Time’ — Lizzo
‘All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (The Short Film)’ — Taylor Swift
‘As It Was’ — Harry Styles
‘Bad Habit’ — Steve Lacy
‘Break My Soul’ — Beyonce
‘Easy on Me’ — Adele
‘God Did’ — DJ Khaled feat. Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend and Fridayy
‘The Heart Part 5’ — Kendrick Lamar
‘Just Like That’ — Bonnie Raitt
Best New Artist
Anitta
Omar Apollo
DOMi and JD Beck
Samara Joy
Latto
Maneskin
Muni Long
Tobe Nwigwe
Molly Tuttle
Wet Leg
Best Music Video
Easy on Me — Adele
Yet To Come — BTS
Woman — Doja Cat
The Heart Part 5 — Kendrick Lamar
As It Was — Harry Styles
All Too Well: The Short Film — Taylor Swift
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 feat. Ed Sheeran
‘My Universe’ — Coldplay and BTS
‘I Like You (A Happier Song)’ — Post Malone and Doja Cat
‘Unholy’ — Sam Smith and Kim Petras
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Higher — Michael Buble
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
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
‘Break My Soul’ — Beyonce
‘Rosewood’ — Bonobo
‘Don’t Forget My Love’ — Diplo and Miguel
‘I’m Good (Blue)’ — David Guetta and Bebe Rexha
‘Intimidated’ — Kaytranada feat. H.E.R.
‘On My Knees’ — Rufus Du Sol
Best Dance/Electronic Music Album
Renaissance — Beyonce
Fragments — Bonobo
Diplo — Diplo
The Last Goodbye — Odesza
Surrender — Rufus Du Sol
Best Instrumental Composition
‘African Tales’ — Paquito D’Rivera
‘El Pais Invisible’ — Miguel Zenon
‘Frontiers (Borders) Suite: Al-Musafir Blues’ — Danilo Perez
‘Refuge’ — Geoffrey Keezer
‘Snapshots’ — Pascal Le Beouf
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Capella
‘As Days Go By (An Arrangement of the Family Matters Theme Song)’ — Armand Hutton
‘How Deep Is Your Love’ — Matt Cusson
‘Main Titles (Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness)’ — Danny Elfman
‘Minnesota, WI’ — Remy Le Beouf
‘Scrapple from the Apple’ — John Beasley
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
‘Let it Happen’ — Louis Cole
‘Never Gonna Be Alone’ — Jacob Collier
‘Optimistic Voices/No Love Dying’ — Cecile McLorin Salvant
‘Songbird (Orchestral Version)’ — Vince Mendoza
‘2+2=5 (Arr. Nathan Schram)’ — Nathan Schram and Becca Stevens
Best Rap Performance
‘God Did’ — DJ Khaled feat. Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend and Fridayy
‘Vegas’ — Doja Cat
‘Pushin P’ — Gunna and Future feat. Young Thug
‘F.N.F. (Let’s Go)’ — Hitkidd and Glorilla
‘The Heart Part 5’ — Kendrick Lamar
Best Melodic Rap Performance
‘Beautiful’ — DJ Khaled feat. Future and SZA
‘Wait For U’ — Future feat. Drake and Tems
‘First Class’ — Jack Harlow
‘Die Hard’ — Kendrick Lamar feat. Blxst and Amanda Reifer
‘Big Energy (Live)’ — Latto
Best Rap Song
‘Churchill Downs’ — Jack Harlow feat. Drake
‘The Heart Part 5’ — Kendrick Lamar
‘Wait For U’ — Future feat. Drake and Tems
‘God Did’ — DJ Khaled feat. Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend and Fridayy
‘Pushin P’ — Gunna and Future feat. Young Thug
Best Rap Album
God Did — DJ Khaled
I Never Liked You — Future
Come Home the Kids Miss You — Jack Harlow
Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers — Kendrick Lamar
It’s Almost Dry — Pusha T
Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical
Amy Allen
Nina Charles
Tobias Jesso Jr.
The-Dream
Laura Veltz
Best Latin Pop Album
Aguilera — Christina Aguilera
Pasieros — Ruben Blades and Boca Livre
De Adentro Pa Afuera — Camilo
Viajante — Fonseca
Dharma+ — Sebastian Yatra
Best Musica Urbana Album
Trap Cake, Vol. 2 — Rauw Alejandro
Un Verano Sin Ti — Bad Bunny
Legendaddy — Daddy Yankee
La 167 — Farruko
The Love and Sex Tape — Maluma
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
El Alimento — Cimafunk
Tinta Y Tiempo — Jorge Drexler
1940 Carmen — Mon Laferte
Alegoria — Gaby Moreno
Los Anos Salvajes — Fito Paez
Motomami — Rosalia
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
Abeja Reina — Chiquis
Un Canto Por Mexico — El Musical
La Reunion (Deluxe) — Los Tigres del Norte
EP #1 Forajido — Christian Nodal
Que Ganas de Verte (Deluxe) — Marco Antoni Solis
Best Tropical Latin Album
Pa’lla Voy — Marc Anthony
Quiero Verte Feliz — La Santa Cecilia
Lado A Lado B — Victor Manuelle
Legendario —Tito Nieves
Imagenes Latinas — Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Cumbiana II — Carlos Vives
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
Elvis
Encanto
Stranger Things: Soundtrack from the Netflix Series, Season 4 (Vol. 2)
Top Gun: Maverick
West Side Story
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Includes Film and Television)
The Batman — Michael Giacchino
Encanto — Germaine Franco
No Time To Die — Hans Zimmer
The Power of the Dog — Jonny Greenwood
Succession: Season 3 — Nicholas Britell
Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media
Aliens: Fireteam Elite — Austin Wintory
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok — Stephanie Economou
Call of Duty: Vanguard — Bear McCreary
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy — Richard Jacques
Old World — Christopher Tin
Best Song Written for Visual Media
‘Be Alive (From King Richard)’ — Beyonce and Darius Scott Dixon
‘Carolina (From Where the Crawdads Sing)’ — Taylor Swift
‘Hold My Hand (From Top Gun: Maverick)’ — Lady Gaga and Bloodpop
‘Keep Rising (The Woman King) (From The Woman King)’ — Jessy Wilson, Angelique Kidjo, and Jeremy Lutito
‘Nobody Like U (From Turning Red)’ — Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell
‘We Don’t Talk About Bruno (From Encanto)’ — Lin-Manuel Miranda
Best Comedy Album
The Closer — Dave Chappelle
Comedy Monster — Jim Gaffigan
A Little Brains, A Little Talent — Randy Rainbow
Sorry — Louis CK
We All Scream — Patton Oswalt
Best R&B Performance
‘Virgo’s Groove’ — Beyonce
‘Over’ — Lucky Daye
‘Hurt Me So Good’ — Jazmine Sullivan
‘Here With Me’ — Mary J. Blige feat. Anderson .Paak
‘Hrs and Hrs’ — Muni Long
Best Traditional R&B Performance
‘Do 4 Love’ — Snoh Aalegra
‘Plastic Off the Sofa’ —Beyonce
‘Good Morning Gorgeous’ — Mary J. Blige
‘Keeps On Fallin” — Babyface feat. Ella Mai
”Round Midnight’ — Adam Blackstone feat. Jazmine Sullivan
Best R&B Song
‘Cuff It’ — Beyonce
‘Good Morning Gorgeous’ — Mary J. Blige
‘Hrs and Hrs’ — Muni Long
‘Hurt Me So Good’ — Jazmine Sullivan
‘Please Don’t Walk Away’ —PJ Morton
Best Progressive R&B Album
Operation Funk — Cory Henry
Drones — Terrace Martin
Red Balloon — Tank and the Bangas
Gemini Rights — Steve Lacy
Starfruit — Moonchild
Best R&B Album
Watch The Sun — PJ Morton
Black Radio III — Robert Glasper
Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe) — Mary J. Blige
Breezy (Deluxe) — Chris Brown
Candydrip — Lucky Daye
Best Music Film
Adele One Night Only — Adele
Our World —Justin Bieber
Billie Eilish Live at the O2 — Billie Eilish
Motomami (Rosalia TikTok Live Performance) — Rosalia
Jazz Fest: a New Orleans Story — Various Artists
A Band, A Brotherhood, A Barn — Neil Young and Crazy Horse
Best Alternative Music Performance
‘There’d Better Be A Mirrorball’ — Arctic Monkeys
‘Certainty’ — Big Thief
‘King’ — Florence + the Machine
‘Chaise Longue’ — Wet Leg
‘Spitting off the Edge of the World’ — Yeah Yeah Yeahs feat. Perfume Genius
Best Alternative Music Album
WE — Arcade Fire
Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You — Big Thief
Fossora — Bjork
Wet Leg — Wet Leg
Cool It Down — Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Best Rock Song
‘Black Summer’ — Red Hot Chili Peppers
‘Blackout’ — Turnstile
‘Broken Horses’ — Brandi Carlile
‘Harmonia’s Dream’ — The War On Drugs
‘Patient Number 9’ — Ozzy Osbourne feat. Jeff Beck
Best Country Solo Performance
‘Heartfirst’ — Kelsea Ballerini
‘Something in the Orange’ — Zach Bryan
‘In His Arms’ — Miranda Lambert
‘Circles Around This Town’ — Maren Morris
‘Live Forever’ — Willie Nelson
Best Jazz Vocal Album
The Evening : Live at APPARATUS — The Baylor Project
Linger Awhile — Samara Joy
Fade to Black — Carmen Lundy
Fifty — The Manhattan Transfer with The WDR Funkhausorchester
Ghost Song — Cecile McLorin Salvant
Best American Roots Song
‘Bright Star’ — Anais Mitchell
‘Forever’ — Sheryl Crow
‘High and Lonesome’ — Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
‘Just Like That’ — Bonnie Raitt
‘Prodigal Daughter’ — Aoife O’Donovan and Allison Russell
‘You and Me on the Rock’ — Brandi Carlile feat. Lucius
Best Americana Album
In These Silent Days — Brandi Carlile
Things Happen That Way — Dr. John
Good to Be… — Keb’ Mo’
Raise the Roof — Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
Just Like That… — Bonnie Raitt
Best Global Music Album
Shuruaat — Berklee Indian Ensemble
Love, Damini — Burna Boy
Queen of Sheba — Angelique Kidjo and Ibrahim Maalouf
Between Us… (Live) — Anoushka Shankar, Metropole Orkest and Jules Buckley feat. Manu Delago
Sakura — Masa Takumi
Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
Black Men Are Precious — Ethelbert Miller
Call Us What We Carry: Poems —Amanda Gorman
Hiding in Plain View — Malcolm-Jamal Warner
The Poet Who Sat by the Door — J. Ivy
You Will Be Someone’s Ancestor. Act Accordingly. — Amir Sulaiman
Best Classical Compendium
An Adoption Story — Starr Parodi and Kitt Wakeley; Jeff Fair, Starr Parodi and Kitt Wakeley, producers
Aspire — JP Jofre and Seunghee Lee; Enrico Fagone, conductor; Jonathan Allen, producer
A Concert for Ukraine — Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor; David Frost, producer
The Lost Birds — Voces8; Barnaby Smith and Christopher Tin, conductors; Sean Patrick Flahaven and Christopher Tin, producers
The 2023 Grammys, officially known as the 65th Grammy Awards, will air live on February 5, from Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena, and it will broadcast live on the CBS Television Network and stream live and on-demand on Paramount+ at 8-11:30 p.m. ET / 5-8:30 p.m. PT+, as per the official website of Grammys. (ANI)