News : THE 63RD ANNUAL GRAMMY NOMINATIONS

SHAKE December 16, 2021

The 63rd GRAMMY Awards are going down on January 31st. And today, the Recording Academy have announced this year’s nominations.

2020 has, in a nutshell, been one long monkey wrench thrown into the mix of everything. So, why not be thrown into the annual award show, too?

Beyoncé leads all with nine nods, while Roddy Ricch secured six and Jay-Z has officially tied Quincy Jones with 80 for his part on Jay Electronica‘s A Written Testimony–which is up for Best Rap Album.

There’s a few surprises, as well.

To start, The Weeknd received zero nominations for After Hours— one of the year’s top-selling albums. Whether this is by choice (remember, a few years back, when Frank Ocean did not submit his albums for consideration) or chance remains to be seen, though.

The Best Rap Album category (not to be confused with Best Rap Song, Rap Performance and Melodic Rap Performance… which is just.. muddy) is, quite possibly, the craziest one of all: Jay Electronica and Jay-Z (A Written Testimony), Freddie Gibbs and Alchemist (Alfredo), Nas and Hit-Boy (King’s Disease), Royce 5’9″ (The Allegory) and D Smoke (Black Habits).

Obviously, there are plenty of snubs. And, to be honest, we’ve been off putting so much stop in these awards. But still, people care, so here’s the full list…

Album of the Year

Jhené Aiko, Chilombo
Black Pumas, Black Pumas
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 ft. Roddy Ricch, “Rockstar”
Doja Cat, “Say So”
Billie Eilish, “Everything I Wanted”
Dua Lipa, “Don’t Start Now”
Post Malone, “Circles”
Megan Thee Stallion ft. 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 ft. Julia Michaels, “If the World Was Ending”

Best Rap Album

D Smoke, Black Habits
Freddie Gibbs & Alchemist, Alfredo
Jay Electronica (& Jay-Z), A Written Testimony
Nas (& Hit-Boy), King’s Disease
Royce 5’9, The Allegory

Best Rap Song

Lil Baby, “The Bigger Picture”
Roddy Ricch, “The Box”
Drake ft. Lil Durk, “Laugh Now, Cry Later”
DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch, “Rockstar”
Megan Thee Stallion ft. Beyoncé, “Savage (Remix)”

Best Rap Performance

Big Sean ft. Nipsey Hussle, “Deep Reverence”
DaBaby, “Bop”
Jack Harlow, “What’s Poppin”
Lil Baby, “The Bigger Picture”
Megan Thee Stallion ft. Beyoncé, “Savage (Remix)”
Pop Smoke, “Dior”

Best Melodic Rap Performance

DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch, “Rockstar”
Drake ft. Lil Durk, “Laugh Now, Cry Later”
Anderson .Paak, “Lockdown”
Roddy Ricch, “The Box”
Travis Scott, “Highest in the Room”

Best R&B Album

Ant Clemons, Happy 2 Be Here
Giveon, Take Time
Luke James, To Feel Love/D
John Legend, Bigger Love
Gregory Porter, All Rise

Best Progressive R&B Album

Jhené Aiko, Chilombo
Chloe x Halle, Ungodly Hour
Free Nationals, Free Nationals
Robert Glasper, F*ck Yo Feelings
Thundercat, It Is What It Is

Best R&B Song

Robert Glasper ft. H.E.R & Meshell Ndegeocello, “Better Than I Imagine”
Beyoncé, “Black Parade”
Tiana Major9 ft. EarthGang, “Collide”
Chloe x Halle, “Do It”
Skip Marley & H.E.R, “Slow Down”

Best R&B Performance

Jhené Aiko ft. John Legend, “Lighting & Thunder”
Beyoncé, “Black Parade”
Jacob Collier ft. Mahalia & Ty Dolla $ign, “All I Need”
Brittany Howard, “Goat Head”
Emily King, “See Me”