The nominees list for the 2021 Grammy Awards have been released by the Recording Academy which runs the prestigious awards.
Beyonce leads the way with nine total nominations, including one for her ‘Brown Skin Girl’ song with Wizkid.
Meanwhile, ‘Already’ with Shatta Wale was nowhere to be found.
The 2021 Grammy Awards come off January 31st 2021 with South African comedian Trevor Noah as the host.
Below we reproduce the nominees list for the 2021 Grammy Awards.
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Album of the year
- Chilombo – Jhené Aiko
- Black Pumas – Black Pumas
- Everyday Life – Coldplay
- Djesse vol. 3 – Jacob Collier
- Women in Music Pt. III – Haim
- Future Nostalgia – Dua Lipa
- Hollywood’s Bleeding – Post Malone
- Folklore – Taylor Swift
Record of the year
- Black Parade – Beyoncé
- Colors – Black Pumas
- Rockstar – DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch
- Say So – Doja Cat
- Everything I Wanted – Billie Eilish
- Don’t Start Now – Dua Lipa
- Circles – Post Malone
- Savage (Remix) – Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé
Song of the year
- Black Parade – Beyoncé
- The Box – Roddy Ricch
- Cardigan – Taylor Swift
- Circles – Post Malone
- Don’t Start Now – Dua Lipa
- Everything I Want – Billie Eilish
- I Can’t Breathe – H.E.R
- If the World Was Ending – JP Saxe and Julia Michaels
Best new artist
- Ingrid Andress
- Phoebe Bridgers
- Chika
- Noah Cyrus
- D Smoke
- Doja Cat
- Kaytranada
- Megan Thee Stallion
Best pop solo performance
- Yummy – Justin Bieber
- Say So – Doja Cat
- Everything I Wanted – Billie Eilish
- Don’t Start Now – Dua Lipa
- Watermelon Sugar – Harry Styles
- Cardigan – Taylor Swift
Best pop duo/group performance
- Un Dia (One Day) – J Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny and Tainy
- Intentions -Justin Bieber featuring Quavo
- Dynamite – BTS
- Rain on Me – Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande
- Exile – Taylor Swift featuring Bon Iver
Best pop vocal album
- Changes – Justin Bieber
- Chromatica – Lady Gaga
- Future Nostalgia – Dua Lipa
- Fine Line – Harry Styles
- Folklore – Taylor Swift
Best progressive R&B album
- Chilombo – Jhene Aiko
- Ungodly Hour – Chloe X Halle
- Free Nationals – Free Nationals
- F*** Your Feelings – Robert Glasper
- It Is What It Is – Thundercat
Best rap song
- The Bigger Picture – Lil Baby
- The Box – Roddy Ricch
- Laugh Now Cry Later – Drake featuring Lil Durk
- Rockstar – Da Baby featuring Roddy Ricch
- Savage (Remix) – Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé
Best rap album
- Black Habits – D Smoke
- Alfredo – Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist
- A Written Testimony – Jay Electronica
- King’s Disease – Nas
- The Allegory – Royce da 5’9
Best melodic rap performance
- Rockstar – Dababy featuring Roddy Ricch
- Laugh Now Cry Later – Drake featuring Lil Durk
- Lockdown – Anderson .Paak
- The Box – Roddy Ricch
- Highest in the Room – Travis Scott
Best dance recording
- On My Mind – Diplo and Sidepiece
- My High – Disclosure featuring Amine and Slowthai
- The Difference – Flume featuring Toro y Moi
- Both of Us – Jayda G
- 10% – Kaytranada featuring Kali Uchis
Best dance/electronic album
- Kick I – Arca
- Planet’s Mad – Baauer
- Energy – Disclosure
- Bubba – Kaytranada
- Food Faith – Madeon
Best rock performance
- Shameika – Fiona Apple
- Not – Big Thief
- Kyoto – Phoebe Bridgers
- The Steps – Haim
- Stay High – Brittany Howard
- Daylight – Grace Potter
Best metal performance
- Bodycount – Bum Rush
- Code Orange – Underneath
- The In-between – In This Moment
- Bloodmoney – Poppy
- Executioner’s Tax (Swing of the Axe) – Live by Power Trip
Best rock album
- A Hero’s Death – Fontaines DC
- Kiwanuka – Michael Kiwanuka
- Daylight – Grace Potter
- Sound & Fury – Sturgill Simpson
- The New Abnormal – The Strokes
Best alternative album
- Fetch the Bolt Cutters – Fiona Apple
- Hyperspace – Beck
- Punisher – Phoebe Bridgers
- Jaime – Brittany Howard
- The Slow Rush – Tame Impala
Best R&B performance
- Lightning and Thunder – Jhené Aiko featuring John Legend
- Black Parade – Beyoncé
- All I Need – Jacob Collier featuring Mahalia and Ty Dolla $ign
- Goat Head – Brittany Howard
- See Me – Emily King
Best country album
- Lady Like – Ingrid Andress
- Your LIfe is a Record – Brandy Clark
- Wildcard – Miranda Lambert
- Nightfall – Little Big Town
- Never Will – Ashley McBryde
Best Country Solo Performance
- Stick That in Your Country Song – Eric Church
- Who You Thought I Was – Brandy Clark
- When My Army Prays – Vince Gill
- Black Like Me – Mickey Guyton
- Bluebird – Miranda Lambert
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
- All Night – Brothers Osborne
- 10,000 Hours – Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber
- Ocean – Lady A
- Sugar Coat – Little Big Town
- Some People Do – Old Dominion
Best musical theatre album
- Amelie
- American Utopia on Broadway
- Jagged Little Pill
- The Prince of Egypt
- Soft Power
- Little Shop of Horrors
Producer of the year, non-classical
- Jack Antonoff
- Dan Auerbach
- Dave Cobb
- Flying Lotus
- Andrew Watt
Best music video
- Brown Skin Girl – Beyoncé
- Life is Good – Future Featuring Drake
- Lockdown – Anderson .Paak
- Adore You – Harry Styles
- Goliath – Woodkid
Source: GhanaCelebrities.Com