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2023 Grammy Nominees

Written by on November 16, 2022

This coming February, the Grammy Awards will happen on Sunday night February 5th, where Beyoncé and Jay-Z are tied for the most nominations of all time! Queen B also takes the lead for most nominations, with 9 for 2023 and Kendrick Lamar follows right behind with 8.
Here is a list of nominees for the 65th GRAMMY Awards:

Record of the Year: 

  • Don’t Shut Me Down – ABBA
  • Easy On Me- Adele
  • BREAK MY SOUL – Beyoncé
  • Good Morning Gorgeous – Mary J. Blige
  • You And Me On The Rock – Brandi Carlile Featuring 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 – 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

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 Fousheé, 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

R&B

Best R&B Performance:

  • VIRGO’S GROOVE – Beyoncé
  • Here With Me – Mary J. Blige Featuring Anderson .Paak
  • Hrs & Hrs – Muni Long
  • Over – Lucky Daye
  • Hurt Me So Good – Jazmine Sullivan

Best Traditional R&B Performance:

  • Do 4 Love – Snoh Aalegra
  • Keeps On Fallin’ – Babyface Featuring Ella Mai
  • PLASTIC OFF THE SOFA – Beyoncé
  • ‘Round Midnight – Adam Blackstone Featuring Jazmine Sullivan
  • Good Morning Gorgeous – Mary J. Blige

Best R&B Song:

  • CUFF IT – Denisia “Blu June” Andrews, Beyoncé, Mary Christine Brockert, Brittany “Chi” Coney, Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant, Morten Ristorp, Nile Rodgers & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Beyoncé)
  • Good Morning Gorgeous – Mary J. Blige, David Brown, Dernst Emile II, Gabriella Wilson & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (Mary J. Blige)
  • Hrs & Hrs – Hamadi Aaabi, Dylan Graham, Priscilla Renea, Thaddis “Kuk” Harrell, Brandon John-Baptiste, Isaac Wriston & Justin Nathaniel Zim, songwriters (Muni Long)
  • Hurt Me So Good – Akeel Henry, Michael Holmes, Luca Mauti, Jazmine Sullivan & Elliott Trent, songwriters (Jazmine Sullivan)
  • Please Don’t Walk Away – PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton)

Best Progressive R&B Album:

  • Operation Funk – Cory Henry
  • Gemini Rights – Steve Lacy
  • Drones – Terrace Martin
  • Starfruit – Moonchild
  • Red Balloon – Tank And The Bangas

Best R&B Album:

  • Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe) – Mary J. Blige
  • Breezy (Deluxe) – Chris Brown
  • Black Radio III – Robert Glasper
  • Candydrip – Lucky Daye
  • Watch The Sun – PJ Morton

Rap

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 Melodic Rap Performance:

  • BEAUTIFUL – DJ Khaled Featuring Future & SZA
  • WAIT FOR U – Future Featuring Drake & Tems
  • First Class – Jack Harlow
  • Die Hard – Kendrick Lamar Featuring Blxst & Amanda Reifer
  • Big Energy (Live) – Latto

Best Rap Song:

  • Churchill Downs – Ace G, BEDRM, Matthew Samuels, Tahrence Brown, Rogét Chahayed, Aubrey Graham, Jack Harlow & Jose Velazquez, songwriters (Jack Harlow Featuring Drake)
  • 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)
  • pushin P – Lucas Depante, Nayvadius Wilburn, Sergio Kitchens, Wesley Tyler Glass & Jeffery Lamar Williams, songwriters (Gunna & Future Featuring Young Thug)
  • WAIT FOR U – Tejiri Akpoghene, Floyd E. Bentley III, Jacob Canady, Isaac De Boni, Aubrey Graham, Israel Ayomide Fowobaje, Nayvadius Wilburn, Michael Mule, Oluwatoroti Oke & Temilade Openiyi, songwriters (Future Featuring Drake & Tems)

Best Rap Album:

  • GOD DID – DJ Khaled
  • I Never Liked You – Future
  • Come Home The Kids Miss You – Jack Harlow
  • Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers – Kendrick Lamar
  • It’s Almost Dry – Pusha T

Latin

Best Latin Pop Album:

  • AGUILERA – Christina Aguilera
  • Pasieros – Rubén Blades & Boca Livre
  • De Adentro Pa Afuera – Camilo
  • VIAJANTE – Fonseca
  • Dharma + – Sebastián Yatra

Best Música Urbana Album:

  • TRAP CAKE, VOL. 2 – Rauw Alejandro
  • Un Verano Sin Ti – Bad Bunny
  • LEGENDADDY – Daddy Yankee
  • La 167 – Farruko
  • The Love & Sex Tape – Maluma

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album:

  • El Alimento – Cimafunk
  • Tinta y Tiempo – Jorge Drexler
  • 1940 Carmen – Mon Laferte
  • Alegoría – Gaby Moreno
  • Los Años Salvajes – Fito Paez
  • MOTOMAMI – Rosalía

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano) Song:

  • Abeja Reina – Chiquis
  • Un Canto por México – El Musical – Natalia Lafourcade
  • La Reunión (Deluxe) – Los Tigres Del Norte
  • EP #1 Forajido – Christian Nodal
  • Qué Ganas de Verte (Deluxe) – Marco Antonio Solís

Best Tropical Latin Album:

  • Pa’lla Voy – Marc Anthony
  • Quiero Verte Feliz – La Santa Cecilia
  • Lado A Lado B – Víctor Manuelle
  • Legendario – Tito Nieves
  • Imágenes Latinas – Spanish Harlem Orchestra
  • Cumbiana II – Carlos Vives

Reggae

Best Reggae Album:

  • The Kalling – Kabaka Pyramid
  • Gifted – Koffee
  • Scorcha – Sean Paul
  • Third Time’s The Charm – Protoje
  • Com Fly Wid Mi – Shaggy

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 Featuring 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

Dance/Electronic Music

Best Dance/Electronic Recording:

  • BREAK MY SOUL – Beyoncé
  • Rosewood – Bonobo
  • Don’t Forget My Love – Diplo & Miguel
  • I’m Good (Blue) – David Guetta & Bebe Rexha
  • Intimidated – KAYTRANADA Featuring H.E.R.
  • On My Knees – RÜFÜS DU SOL

Best Dance/Electronic Music Album:

  • Renaissance – Beyoncé
  • Fragments – Bonobo
  • Diplo – Diplo
  • The Last Goodbye – ODESZA
  • Surrender – RÜFÜS DU SOL
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