Key nominees for the 2022 Grammy Awards

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The Grammy Awards will be handed out on January 31, 2022

New York (AFP) – Here is a list of nominees in the major categories for the 64th annual Grammy Awards, which will be handed out January 31 in Los Angeles.

Jazzman and bandleader Jon Batiste leads the pack with 11 nominations, followed by Justin Bieber, H.E.R. and Doja Cat with eight, as Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo nabbed seven.

This year the Recording Academy, the body behind the gala, expanded the top four categories from eight nominees to 10, offering music’s brightest even more chances at Grammy gold.

Album of the Year

We Are — Jon Batiste 

Love For Sale — Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga 

Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe) — Justin Bieber 

Planet Her (Deluxe) — Doja Cat 

Happier Than Ever — Billie Eilish 

Back Of My Mind — H.E.R. 

Montero — Lil Nas X 

Sour — Olivia Rodrigo 

Evermore — Taylor Swift 

Donda — Kanye West

Record of the Year, recognizing overall performance on a song

“I Still Have Faith In You” — ABBA 

“Freedom” — Jon Batiste 

“I Get A Kick Out Of You” — Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga

“Peaches” — Justin Bieber Featuring Daniel Caesar & 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 

“drivers license” — Olivia Rodrigo 

“Leave The Door Open” — Silk Sonic

Song of the Year, recognizing songwriting

“Bad Habits” — Fred Gibson, Johnny McDaid & Ed Sheeran, songwriters (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) 

“drivers license” — Daniel Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo, songwriters (Olivia Rodrigo) 

“Fight For You” — Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.) 

“Happier Than Ever” — Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)

“Kiss Me More” —  Roget Chahayed, Amala Zandile Dlamini, Lukasz Gottwald, Carter Lang, Gerard A. Powell II, Solana Rowe & David Sprecher, songwriters (Doja Cat Featuring SZA) 

“Leave The Door Open” — Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Silk Sonic) 

“Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” — Denzel Baptiste, David Biral, Omer Fedi, Montero Hill & Roy Lenzo, songwriters (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 & Keavan Yazdani, songwriters (Justin Bieber Featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon) 

“Right On Time” — Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)

Best New Artist

Arooj Aftab 

Jimmie Allen 

Baby Keem 

FINNEAS 

Glass Animals 

Japanese Breakfast 

The Kid Laroi 

Arlo Parks 

Olivia Rodrigo 

Saweetie

Best Music Video

“Shot In The Dark” — AC/DC 

“Freedom” — Jon Batiste 

“I Get A Kick Out Of You” — Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga 

“Peaches” — Justin Bieber Featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon 

“Happier Than Ever” — Billie Eilish 

“Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” — Lil Nas X 

“Good 4 U” — Olivia Rodrigo

Best Rap Album

The Off-Season — J. Cole 

Certified Lover Boy — Drake 

King’s Disease II — Nas 

Call Me If You Get Lost — Tyler, The Creator 

Donda — Kanye West

Best Rap Performance

“Family Ties” — Baby Keem Featuring Kendrick Lamar 

“Up” — Cardi B 

“m y . l i f e” — J. Cole Featuring 21 Savage & Morray 

“Way 2 Sexy” — Drake Featuring Future & Young Thug 

“Thot S*** — Megan Thee Stallion

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 

Medicine At Midnight – Foo Fighters  

McCartney III – Paul McCartney

Best Pop Vocal Album

Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe) — Justin Bieber 

Planet Her (Deluxe) — Doja Cat 

Happier Than Ever — Billie Eilish 

Positions — Ariana Grande 

Sour — Olivia Rodrigo

Best Global Music Album

Mohabbat – Arooj Aftab  

Do Yourself – Angelique Kidjo & Burna Boy  

Pa Pa Pa – Femi Kuti  

Blewu – Yo-Yo Ma & Angelique Kidjo  

Essence – WizKid Featuring Tems

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