Grammy nomination
Kiwi-born Australian country music star Keith Urban has been nominated for a Grammy award. The 51-year-old, who was born in Whangarei, has been nominated in the Best Solo Country Performance for the song Parallel Line.
It’s another year at the Grammys, and another snub for Ed Sheeran.
Though the singer won two pop honours at this year’s show, he was cut out of the top three categories. This time, he’s nowhere to be found.
Sheeran had one of the year’s biggest hits with Perfect — both the solo and duet version with Beyonce. But the song didn’t earn any Grammy nods.
Carrie Underwood is in a similar position: she launched the first album where she co-wrote and coproduced each song this year, but the seven-time Grammy winner didn’t pick up a single nomination for the project.
Kane Brown, one of the most successful new artists of the year and a dominator on the country charts, was also snubbed.
Young rappers who dominated on streaming services this year were also left out, including the late XXXTentacion, Juice WRLD, Tekashi 6ix9ine, Lil Pump, Lil Baby, Gunna and others.
Billboard reported this week that Taylor Swift’s Reputation was the year’s biggest album, but the Grammys don’t agree.
The album earned Swift only one nomination — for best pop vocal album — and was snubbed in the album of the year category. Her hit Delicate was shut out of record and song of the year, and even best pop solo performance. At the Grammys earlier this year, Look What You Made Me Do qualified for awards but received no nominations. Could it be Taylor fatigue? Kanye West, whose year focused more on politics than music, has also received only one nomination.
He’s up for producer of the year, despite releasing an album and producing a number of projects.
Ariana Grande received nominations for best pop solo performance and best pop vocal album, but many felt she should have earned nods for album, song or record of the year.
Maroon 5 had one of the year’s biggest hits with Girls Like You, featuring Cardi B, but earned only a nod for best pop duo/group performance.
While Bradley Cooper earned Golden Globe nominations and is a likely Oscar contender, the Grammys are also forming part of his awards season.
The actor scored two nominations for his duet with Lady Gaga, Shallow,
including record of the year and best pop duo/group performance.
Female performers dominate the major categories at the Grammys.
Five of the eight album of the year nominees are women, including Janelle Monae, Kacey Musgraves, H.E.R., Brandi Carlile and Cardi B.
Six of the eight best new artist nominees are women, including H.E.R., Jorja Smith, Margo Price, Chloe x Halle, Bebe Rexha and Dua Lipa.
Women are also strongly represented in song and record of the year, where nominees include Lady Gaga, SZA, Cardi B, Maren Morris, Ella Mai and Carlile.