Grammy nominations
Nominees in the top categories at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards, announced Wednesday by The Recording Academy:
Album of the year: “I,I,”
Bon Iver; “Norman (Expletive) Rockwell!,” Lana Del Rey; “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?,” Billie Eilish; “Thank U, Next,” Ariana Grande; “I Used to Know Her,” H.E.R.; “7,” Lil Nas X; “Cuz I Love You (Deluxe),” Lizzo; “Father of the Bride,” Vampire Weekend.
Record of the year: “Hey, Ma,” Bon Iver; “Bad Guy,”
Billie Eilish; “7 Rings,” Ariana Grande; “Hard Place,” H.E.R.; “Talk,” Khalid; “Old Town Road,” Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus; “Truth Hurts,” Lizzo; “Sunflower,” Post Malone and Swae Lee.
Song of the year (songwriter award): “Always Remember Us This Way,” Lady
Gaga, Natalie Hemby, Hillary Lindsey and Lori Mckenna; “Bad Guy,” Billie Eilish and Finneas O’connell; “Bring My Flowers Now,” Tanya Tucker, Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth and Tim Hanseroth; “Hard Place,” H.E.R., Rodney Jerkins, Ruby Amanfu, Sam Ashworth and D. Arcelious Harris; “Lover,” Taylor Swift; “Norman (Expletive) Rockwell,” Lana Del Rey and Jack Antonoff; “Someone You Loved,” Lewis Capaldi, Tom Barnes, Pere Kelleher, Benjamin Kohn and Sam Roman; “Truth Hurts,”
Lizzo, Ricky Reed, Tele and Jesse Saint John.
Best new artist: Black Pumas; Billie Eilish; Lil Nas X; Lizzo; Maggie Rogers; Rosalía; Tank and the Bangas; Yola.
Best pop solo performance: “Spirit,” Beyoncé; “Bad Guy,” Billie Eilish; “7 Rings,” Ariana Grande; “Truth Hurts,” Lizzo; “You Need to Calm Down,” Taylor Swift.
Best pop duo/group performance: “Boyfriend,” Ariana Grande and Social House; “Sucker,” Jonas Brothers; “Old Town Road,” Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus; “Sunflower,” Post Malone and Swae Lee; “Senorita,” Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello.
Best pop vocal album: “The Lion King: The Gift,” Beyoncé;
“When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?,” Billie Eilish; “Thank U, Next,” Ariana Grande; “No. 6 Collaborations Project,” Ed Sheeran; “Lover,” Taylor Swift.
Best traditional pop vocal album: “Si,” Andrea Bocelli; “Love (Deluxe Edition),”
Michael Bublé; “Look Now,” Elvis Costello & The Imposters; “A Legendary Christmas,”
John Legend; “Walls,” Barbra Streisand.
Best dance/electronic album: “LP5,” Apparat; “No Geography,” The Chemical Brothers; “Hi This Is Flume (Mixtape),” Flume; “Solace,” Rüfüs Du Sol; “Weather,” Tycho.
Best rock album: “Amo,” Bring Me the Horizon,” “Social Cues,” Cage the Elephant; “In the End,” The Cranberries; “Trauma,” I Prevail; “Feral Roots,” Rival Sons.
Best alternative music album: “U.F.O.F.,” Big Thief; “Assume Form,” James Blake;
“I,I,” Bon Iver; “Father of the Bride,” Vampire Weekend; “Anima,” Thom Yorke.
Best urban contemporary album: “Apollo XXI,” Steve
Lacy; “Cuz I Love You (Deluxe Edition),” Lizzo; “Overload,” Georgia Anne Muldrow; “Saturn,” NAO; “Being Human In Public,” Jessie Reyez.
Best R&B album: “1123,” BJ the Chicago Kid; “Painted,” Lucky Daye; “Ella Mai,” Ella Mai; “Paul,” PJ Morton; “Ventura,” Anderson .Paak.
Best rap album: “Revenge of the Dreamers III,” Various artists; “Championships,” Meek Mill; “I Am I Was,” 21 Savage; “Igor,” Tyler, The Creator; “The Lost Boy,” YBN Cordae.
Best country album: “Desperate Man,” Eric Church; “Stronger Than the Truth,” Reba Mcentire; “Interstate Gospel,” Pistol Annies; “Center Point Road,” Thomas Rhett; “While
I’m Livin’,” Tanya Tucker.