After the excitement of the Oscars, quick on her glamorous heels struts at the 2022 Grammys, although hopefully with fewer slaps. The nominations were announced in November, so it’s easy to forget who’s up for an award this year. The Recording Academy said songs and albums released between September 1, 2022 and September 30, 2021 were eligible for nominations this year.
No one knows who will win Sunday’s Grammy Awards in Las Vegas, ranging from teenage sensation Olivia Rodrigo to 95-year-old singer Tony Bennett and rapper Kanye West. Rodrigo, 19, is nominated in the first four categories – album, song and record of the year and best new artist – to the highest honors in the music industry. Only two musicians in Grammys history have swept all four categories on the same night.
Experts say Rodgrigo is poised to become the top new artist after taking off his “driver’s license” in January 2021, and viral success is a strong contender in the record and song categories.
“Everyone thinks Olivia Rodrigo is going to win a lot of awards,” said Variety assistant music editor Jem Aswad. “She’s almost a shoo-in for best new artist.”
Album of the Year is harder to call, say Grammy watchers. Rodrigo’s “Sour” competes with West’s “Donda”, Jon Batiste’s “We Are” and Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga’s “Love for Sale”.
Justin Bieber’s ‘Justice’ is also in the running, along with Doja Cat’s ‘Planet Her’, Billie Eilish’s ‘Happier Than Ever’, HER’s ‘Back of My Mind’, Lil Nas X’s ‘Montero’ and ‘Evermore’. by Taylor Swift.
West, who legally changed his name to Ye, has a controversial history with the Grammys. Media quoted an unnamed rep for the rapper as saying West was told he couldn’t perform at this year’s ceremony due to his recent social media posts.
The rapper was suspended from Instagram for 24 hours this month after posting racial slurs about late night host Trevor Noah, who will host the Grammys.
Representatives for the Recording Academy, which presents the Grammys, and West did not respond to requests for comment.
West is nominated for an award, so he could be sitting in the audience on Sunday even if he’s not performing. Viewers and participants will see how he reacts, win or lose, in the five categories in which he is nominated, Aswad said. The rapper took the microphone from Taylor Swift as she accepted a trophy at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2009.
“No one expects Kanye West to sit on his hands on Grammys night,” Aswad said.
This year’s Grammys were pushed back to April from January due to a covid-19 outbreak earlier this year. The date swap forced a change of venue from Los Angeles to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The awards will be broadcast live on CBS television and the Paramount+ streaming service.
Grammy-winning K-pop group BTS walks into the night with just one nod to the top-selling single “Butter” and is among the artists slated to perform on the Grammys stage. Candidate Bennett has Alzheimer’s disease and is not expected to attend.
Grammy Awards 2022: Full List of Nominees
album of the year
We are – Jon Batiste
Love for Sale – Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe) – Justin Bieber
Planet Her (Deluxe) – Cat Doja
Happier Than Ever – Billie Eilish
Back Of My Mind – ELLE
Montero – Lil Nas X
Sour – Olivia Rodrigo
Forever – Taylor Swift
Donda – Kanye West
Disc of the year
“I still have faith in you” – ABBA
“Freedom” – Jon Batiste
“I’m Kicking You” – Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
“Peaches” – Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon
“Right on Time” – Brandi Carlile
“Kiss Me More” – Doja Cat featuring SZA
“Happier Than Ever” – Billie Eilish
“Montero” (Call Me By Your Name) – Lil Nas X
“driver’s license” – Olivia Rodrigo
“Leave the Door Open” – Silk Sonic
song of the year
“Bad Habits” – Fred Gibson, Johnny McDaid and Ed Sheeran, composers (Ed Sheeran)
“A Beautiful Noise” – Ruby Amanfu, Brandi Carlile, Brandy Clark, Alicia Keys, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Linda Perry & Hailey Whitters, songwriters (Alicia Keys and Brandi Carlile)
“driver’s license” – Daniel Nigro and Olivia Rodrigo, composers (Olivia Rodrigo)
“Fight For You” – Dernst Emile II, HER and Tiara Thomas, composers (HER)
“Happier Than Ever” – Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, Composers (Billie Eilish)
“Kiss Me More” – Roget Chahayed, Amala Zandile Dlamini, Lukasz Gottwald, Carter Lang, Gerard A. Powell II, Solana Rowe and David Sprecher, composers (Doja Cat with collaboration from SZA)
“Leave The Door Open” – Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II and Bruno Mars, composers (Silk Sonic)
“Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Denzel Baptiste, David Biral, Omer Fedi, Montero Hill and Roy Lenzo, composers (Lil Nas X)
“Peaches” – Louis Bell, Justin Bieber, Giveon Dezmann Evans, Bernard Harvey, Felisha “Fury” King, Matthew Sean Leon, Luis Manual Martinez Jr., Aaron Simmonds, Ashton Simmonds, Andrew Wotman and Keavan Yazdani, composers (Justin Bieber with collaboration of Daniel Caesar and Giveon)
“Right On Time” – Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, Composers (Brandi Carlile)
Best New Artist
Arooj Aftab
jimmy allen
Baby Keem
FINISHED
glass animals
Japanese breakfast
Kid Laroi
Arlo Parks
Olivia Rodrigue
Saweetie
best rock album
Power up – AC/DC
Capitol Cuts Live From Studio A – Black Pumas
No one sings like you anymore Vol. 1 – Chris Cornell
Midnight Medicine – Foo Fighters
McCartney III – Paul McCartney
Best Pop Vocal Album
Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe) – Justin Bieber
Planet Her (Deluxe) – Cat Doja
Happier Than Ever – Billie Eilish
Posts – Ariana Grande
Sour – Olivia Rodrigo
Best Rap Album
The Offseason – J. Cole
Illness of King II – Nas
Call Me If You Get Lost – Tyler, The Creator
Donda – Kanye West
Best Urban Music Album
Afrodisiaco – Rauw Alejandro
The Ultimate World Tour – Bad Bunny
Josej-Balvin
Kg0516 – KAROL G
Sin miedo – Kali Uchis
Best Latin Pop Album
Vertigo – Pablo Alboran
Mis Amores – Paula Arenas
Hecho a la Antigua – Ricardo Arjona
Mis Manos – Camilo
Mendo – Alex Cuba
Revelation – Selena Gomez
Best Latin or Alternative Rock Album
Already – Bomba Estereo
Mira Lo Que Me Hiciste Hacer (Deluxe Edition) – Diamante Electrico
Origen – Juanes
Calambre – Nathy Peluso
El Madrileño – C. Tangana
Sonidos de Karmática Resonancia – Zoe
World’s Best Musical Performance
Mohabbat – Arooj Aftab
Do It Yourself – Angelique Kidjo & Burna Boy
Pa Pa Pa – Femi Kuti
Blewu – Yo-Yo Ma & Angelique Kidjo
Gasoline – WizKid with Tems
Best music video
“Shot in the Dark” – AC/DC
“Freedom” – Jon Batiste
“I’m Kicking You” – Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
“Peaches” – Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon
“Happier Than Ever” – Billie Eilish
“Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Lil Nas X
“Good 4 U” – Olivia Rodrigo
