2021 Grammy Nominations Announced
As the COVID continues messing things up, it's actually quite reassuring to see normalcy-adjacent things like the Grammys figuring out a way forward during one of the wildest eras in modern history.
Today, an assortment of creatives are unveiling the nominations for the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. Below, peep the livestream to see the unveiling of this year's class of nominees.
We’ll be updating a selection of nominees below as they come in.
Best Rap Performance
Big Sean f/ Nipsey Hussle "Deep Reverence"
DaBaby "Bop"
Jack Harlow "What's Poppin"
Lil Baby "The Bigger Picture"
Megan Thee Stallion f/ Beyoncé "Savage Remix"
Pop Smoke "Dior"
Best Melodic Rap Performance
DaBaby f/ Roddy Ricch "Rockstar"
Drake f/ Lil Durk "Laugh Now Cry Later"
Anderson .Paak "Lockdown"
Roddy Ricch "The Box"
Travis Scott "Highest in the Room"
Best Rap Song
Lil Baby "The Bigger Picture"
Roddy Ricch "The Box"
Drake f/ Lil Durk "Laugh Now Cry Later"
DaBaby f/ Roddy Ricch "Rockstar"
Megan Thee Stallion f/ Beyoncé "Savage Remix"
Best Rap Album
D Smoke, Black Habits
Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist, Alfredo
Jay Electronica, A Written Testimony
Nas, King's Disease
Royce da 5'9", The Allegory
Best R&B Performance
Jhené Aiko f/ John Legend "Lightning & Thunder"
Beyoncé "Black Parade"
Jacob Collier f/ Ty Dolla Sign and Mahalia "All I Need"
Brittany Howard "Goat Head"
Emily King "See Me"
Best Traditional R&B Performance
The Baylor Project f/ Jean Baylor and Marcus Baylor "Sit on Down"
Chloe x Halle "Wonder What She Thinks of Me"
Mykal Kilgore "Let Me Go"
Ledisi "Anything for You"
Yebba "Distance"
Best R&B Song
Robert Glasper f/ H.E.R. and Meshell Ndegeocello "Better Than I Imagined"
Beyoncé "Black Parade"
Tiana Major9 & EarthGang "Collide"
Chloe x Halle "Do It"
Skip Marley and H.E.R. "Slow Down"
Best New Artist
Ingrid Andress
Phoebe Bridgers
Chika
Noah Cyrus
D Smoke
Doja Cat
Kaytranada
Megan Thee Stallion
Album of the Year
Jhené Aiko, Chilombo
Black Pumas, Black Pumas (Deluxe)
Coldplay, Everyday Life
Jacob Collier, Djesse Vol. 3
HAIM, Women in Music Pt. III
Dua Lipa, Future Nostalgia
Post Malone, Hollywood's Bleeding
Taylor Swift, Folklore
Record of the Year
Beyoncé "Black Parade"
Black Pumas "Colors"
DaBaby f/ Roddy Ricch "Rockstar"
Doja Cat "Say So"
Billie Eilish "Everything I Wanted"
Dua Lipa "Don't Start Now"
Post Malone "Circles"
Megan Thee Stallion f/ Beyoncé "Savage Remix"
Song of the Year
Beyoncé "Black Parade"
Roddy Ricch "The Box"
Taylor Swift "Cardigan"
Post Malone "Circles"
Dua Lipa "Don't Start Now"
Billie Eilish "Everything I Wanted"
H.E.R. "I Can't Breathe"
JP Saxe f/ Julia Michaels "If the World Was Ending"