Dua Lipa, Beyonce, Billie Eilish lead Grammy nominations
News from NME
The nominations for the 2021 Grammy Awards have been released, with Dua Lipa, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish and Beyoncé gaining the most nods.
The official Grammys website hosted a livestream on their homepage earlier today (November 24).
The official ceremony is being held on January 31, 2021.
Dua Lipa has bagged the most nominations in the general field categories, with a total of five.
Among them are ‘Don’t Start Now’ for Record of the Year and Song of the Year, and ‘Future Nostalgia‘ for Album of the Year.
Taylor Swift, meanwhile, has been nominated for Album of the Year for the album she created in lockdown, ‘Folklore‘.
Among three other nods are Best Pop Solo Performance for ‘Cardigan‘, which is also up for Song of the Year.
There are multiple nominations too for Billie Eilish’s ‘Everything I Wanted’ (Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop Solo Performance) and Beyoncé’s ‘Black Parade‘ (Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Best R&B Performance).
Post Malone and Justin Bieber have also seen their work recognised, including an Album of the Year nod for ‘Hollywood’s Bleeding’ (Post Malone) and Best Pop Solo Performance nod for ‘Yummy’ (Justin Bieber).
And in the Best New Artist category are: Megan Thee Stallion, Phoebe Bridgers, Ingrid Andress, Chika, Noah Cyrus, D Smoke, Doja Cat and Kaytranada.
