Pop icon Beyonce on Tuesday (Nov 15) received the most 2023 Grammy nominations with nine in total, putting her into a tie with her husband, rapper Jay-Z, as the most nominated artistes of all time.
Beyonce and Jay-Z both have 88 nominations in total for the peer-voted music awards. Jay-Z received five 2023 nominations for contributions to Renaissance and DJ Khaled’s song, God Did.
In 2021, Jay-Z took his total to 83 nominations, surpassing former Beatle Paul McCartney. However, for the 2023 awards, the Run This Town artist met his match in wife Beyonce.
Trailing behind Beyonce this Grammy season is Kendrick Lamar with eight nods and Adele and Brandi Carlile with seven each.
Beyonce’s album Renaissance is up for album of the year, and her song Be Alive, featured in the film King Richard, received an R&B nomination.
She scored nominations across multiple categories, most notably her chart-topping song Break My Soul, which earned nominations for song and record of the year.
Beyonce already reigns as the female artiste with the most Grammy wins, with a total of 28. Jay-Z has taken home 24.
The all-time Grammy record is held by late Hungarian classical conductor Georg Solti, who won 31 trophies over 35 years.
Solti won his first Grammy, for best opera recording, for his 1962 rendition of Verdi’s Aida. His last Grammy, another best opera recording honour, was awarded in 1997 for Wagner’s Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg.
Nominations for the music industry’s Grammy Awards were announced during a livestreamed programme at the Grammy Museum on Tuesday. The following is a list of nominations in key categories.
RECORD OF THE YEAR
Don’t Shut Me Down – ABBA
Easy On Me – Adele
BREAK MY SOUL – Beyonce
Good Morning Gorgeous – Mary J Blige
Woman – Doja Cat
Bad Habit – Steve Lacy
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 & The Big Steppers – Kendrick Lamar
Special – Lizzo
Harry’s House – Harry Styles
SONG OF THE YEAR
abcdefu – Sara Davis, GAYLE & Dave Pittenger, songwriters
About Damn Time – Lizzo
All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (The Short Film) – Liz Rose & Taylor Swift
As It Was – Tyler Johnson, Kid Harpoon & Harry Styles
Bad Habit – Matthew Castellanos, Brittany Foushee, Diana Gordon, John Carroll Kirby & Steve Lacy, songwriters (Steve Lacy)
BREAK MY SOUL – Beyonce, S. Carter, Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant & Christopher A. Stewart, songwriters (Beyonce)
Easy On Me – Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Adele)
GOD DID – DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy)
The Heart Part 5 – Kendrick Lamar
Just Like That – Bonnie Raitt, songwriter (Bonnie Raitt)
BEST NEW ARTIST
Anitta
Omar Apollo
DOMi & JD Beck
Muni Long
Samara Joy
Latto
Maneskin
Tobe Nwigwe
Molly Tuttle
Wet Leg
BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
Don’t Shut Me Down – ABBA
Bam Bam – Camila Cabello Featuring Ed Sheeran
My Universe – Coldplay & BTS
I Like You (A Happier Song) – Post Malone & Doja Cat
Unholy – Sam Smith & Kim Petras
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
Voyage – ABBA
30- Adele
Music Of The Spheres – Coldplay
Special – Lizzo
Harry’s House – Harry Styles
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
GOD DID – DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy
Vegas – Doja Cat
pushin P – Gunna & Future Featuring Young Thug
F.N.F. (Let’s Go) – Hitkidd & GloRilla
The Heart Part 5 – Kendrick Lamar
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
So Happy It Hurts – Bryan Adams
Old Man – Beck
Wild Child – The Black Keys
Broken Horses – Brandi Carlile
Crawl! – Idles
Patient Number 9 – Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Jeff Beck
Holiday – Turnstile
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
Growin’ Up – Luke Combs
Palomino – Miranda Lambert
Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville – Ashley McBryde
Humble Quest – Maren Morris
A Beautiful Time – Willie Nelson
The 2023 Grammy’s will take place in Los Angeles at the Crypto Arena on Feb 5.
