Brazil will be represented at the 65th Grammy Awards. Singer Anitta appears in the Best New Artist category. The award is the most important in the North American music industry and will be held on February 5, 2023. Other highlights of the list, released this Tuesday afternoon (11/15), are the multi-nominated Adele, Beyoncé, Harry Styles and Kendrick Lamar, as well as Bad Bunny, the only Latin artist in the album of the year category.
Four categories are considered major in the Recording Academy awards that distribute more than 80 gold gramophones. They are: Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best New Artist. Anitta, therefore, enters the race for one of the most important awards of the night, even more so considering that it is only possible to compete for it once.
The singer is the first Brazilian to be nominated for one of the main categories since 1965, when Astrud Gilberto and Tom Jobim lost Best New Artist to the Beatles, the same year in which João Gilberto won Record of the Year and Album of the Year. In addition to her, Omar Apollo, DOMi & JD Beck, Samara Joy, Latto, Muni Long, Tobe Nwigwe, Molly Tuttle, Wet Leg and the favorites are the Italian rockers from the band Måneskin.
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS
The list is full of big names in world music. It wasn’t a year of record nominations, but there is clear dominance by three artists. Beyoncé competes in nine categories, Kendrick Lamar, eight, and Adele, seven, all nominated for the main Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Album of the Year. Academy sweetheart Brandi Carlile also has seven nominations, but is not among the Song of the Year nominees. Anitta is nominated for the 2023 Grammy as Best New Artist
This could be the year of Beyoncé, the most nominated artist in the history of the Grammys, 88 times, tied with her husband Jay-Z, never took either Album or Record of the Year and comes strong for 2023 with the album RENAISSANCE, one of the most acclaimed of the career. However, Adele is on the way with the work in 30. The other great album by Beyoncé that lost the main category was Lemonade, the winner was 25, precisely from the British that disputes again against her in the next edition.
Who can also make history is Kendrick Lamar. Even running out in the category, since the Mr. Morale and the big steppers is very conceptual for the award, he is also a favorite for Album of the Year. If he achieves the feat, he will become the first rapper to win the event’s highest award.
Two other names appear with historical accomplishments. The Puerto Rican Bad Bunny appears in the main category with the album Un verano sin ti, being the only one that competes with a completely sung production and a non-English language. Taylor Swift appears in Song of the year with All too well (10 Minute Version) (The Short Film), a song from the 2014 album Red, but re-released with re-recordings in 2021. Red competed in 2014, that is, Taylor competes with practically the same product almost 10 years later.
In addition, it is worth highlighting the good performance in nominations of the singers Harry Styles and Lizzo present, and with a chance of winning, in the three main categories. Harry was still among the most nominated, in the dispute of 6 gramophones. The power of TikTok is also exalted with abcdfu, by singer Gayle, painting on the list of Record of the year. The surprising but heavy presences of Coldplay and ABBA in the main categories is a point that should also be mentioned.
TOP HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2023 GRAMMYS
Record of the year
Don’t Shut Me Down — ABBA
Easy On Me — Adele
BREAK MY SOUL — Beyoncé
Good Morning Gorgeous — Mary J. Blige
You And Me On The Rock — Brandi Carlile Featuring Lucius
Woman — Doja Cat
Bad Habit — Steve Lacy
The Heart Part 5 — Kendrick Lamar
About Damn Time — Lizzo
As It Was — Harry Styles
Album of the Year
Voyage — ABBA
30 — Adele
Un Verano Sin Ti — Bad Bunny
RENAISSANCE — Beyoncé
Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe) — Mary J. Blige
In These Silent Days — Brandi Carlile
Music Of The Spheres — Coldplay
Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers — Kendrick Lamar
Special — Lizzo
Harry’s House — Harry Styles
Music of the year
abcdefu — Sara Davis, GAYLE & Dave Pittenger, songwriters (GAYLE)
About Damn Time — Melissa Lizzo Jefferson, Eric Frederic, Blake Slatkin & Theron Makiel Thomas, songwriters (Lizzo)
All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (The Short Film) — Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
As It Was — Tyler Johnson, Kid Harpoon & Harry Styles, songwriters (Harry Styles)
Bad Habit — Matthew Castellanos, Brittany Fousheé, Diana Gordon, John Carroll Kirby & Steve Lacy, songwriters (Steve Lacy)
BREAK MY SOUL — Beyoncé, S. Carter, Terius The-Dream Gesteelde-Diamant & Christopher A. Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé)
Easy On Me — Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Adele)
GOD DID — Tarik Azzouz, E. Blackmon, Khaled Khaled, F. LeBlanc, Shawn Carter, John Stephens, Dwayne Carter, William Roberts & Nicholas Warwar, songwriters (DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, JAY-Z, John Legend & Fridayy)
The Heart Part 5 — Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich, Kendrick Lamar & Matt Schaeffer, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)
Just Like That — Bonnie Raitt, songwriter (Bonnie Raitt)
Best New Artist
Anitta
Omar Apollo
DOMi & JD Beck
Samara Joy
Latto
Måneskin
Muni Long
Tobe Nwigwe
Molly Tuttle
Wet Leg
Best Vocal Pop Album
Voyage — ABBA
30 — Adele
Music Of The Spheres — Coldplay
Special — Lizzo
Harry’s House — Harry Styles
Best Dance/Electronica Album
RENAISSANCE— Beyoncé
Fragments — Bonobo
Diplo — Diplo
The Last Goodbye — ODESZA
Surrender — RÜFÜS DU SOL
Best Rock Music
Black Summer — Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis & Chad Smith, songwriters (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Blackout — Brady Ebert, Daniel Fang, Franz Lyons, Pat McCrory & Brendan Yates, songwriters (Turnstile)
Broken Horses — Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)
Harmonia’s Dream — Robbie Bennett & Adam Granduciel, songwriters (The War On Drugs)
Patient Number 9 — John Osbourne, Chad Smith, Ali Tamposi, Robert Trujillo & Andrew Wotman, songwriters (Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Jeff Beck)
Best Alternative Music Album
WE — Arcade Fire
Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You — Big Thief
Fossora — Björk
Wet Leg — Wet Leg
Cool It Down — Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Best R&B Performance
VIRGO’S GROOVE — Beyoncé
Here With Me — Mary J. Blige Featuring Anderson .Paak
Over — Lucky Daye
Hrs & Hrs — Muni Long
Hurt Me So Good — Jazmine Sullivan
Best R&B Music
CUFF IT — Denisia Blu June Andrews, Beyoncé, Mary Christine Brockert, Brittany Chi Coney, Terius The-Dream Gesteelde-Diamant, Morten Ristorp, Nile Rodgers & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Beyoncé)
Good Morning Gorgeous — Mary J. Blige, David Brown, Dernst Emile II, Gabriella Wilson & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (Mary J. Blige)
Hrs & Hrs — Hamadi Aaabi, Dylan Graham, Thaddis Kuk Harrell, Brandon John-Baptiste, Priscilla Renea, Isaac Wriston & Justin Nathaniel Zim, songwriters (Muni Long)
Hurt Me So Good — Akeel Henry, Michael Holmes, Luca Mauti, Jazmine Sullivan & Elliott Trent, songwriters (Jazmine Sullivan)
Please Don’t Walk Away — PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton)
Best Rap Performance
GOD DID — DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, JAY-Z, John Legend & Fridayy
Vegas — Doja Cat
pushin P — Gunna & Future Featuring Young Thug
F.N.F. (Let’s Go) — Hitkidd & GloRilla
The Heart Part 5 — Kendrick Lamar
Best Rap Music
Churchill Downs — Ace G, BEDRM, Matthew Samuels, Tahrence Brown, Rogét Chahayed, Aubrey Graham, Jack Harlow & Jose Velazquez, songwriters (Jack Harlow Featuring Drake)
GOD DID — Tarik Azzouz, E. Blackmon, Khaled Khaled, F. LeBlanc, Shawn Carter, John Stephens, Dwayne Carter, William Roberts & Nicholas Warwar, songwriters (DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, JAY-Z, John Legend & Fridayy)
The Heart Part 5 — Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich, Kendrick Lamar, & Matt Schaeffer, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)
pushin P — Lucas Depante, Nayvadius Wilburn, Sergio Kitchens, Wesley Tyler Glass & Jeffery Lamar Williams, songwriters (Gunna & Future Featuring Young Thug)
WAIT FOR U — Tejiri Akpoghene, Floyd E. Bentley III, Jacob Canady, Isaac De Boni, Aubrey Graham, Israel Ayomide Fowobaje, Nayvadius Wilburn, Michael Mule, Oluwatoroti Oke & Temilade Openiyi, songwriters (Future Featuring Drake & Tems)
Best Album of Urban Latin Music
TRAP CAKE, VOL. 2 — Rauw Alejandro
A Summer Without You — Bad Bunny
LEGENDADDY — Daddy Yankee
The 167 — Farruko
The Love & Sex Tape — Maluma
Best Latin album of rock or alternative music
The Food — Cimafunk
Ink and Time — Jorge Drexler
1940 Carmen—Mon Laferte
Allegory — Gaby Moreno
The Wild Years — Fito Paez
MOTOMAMI — Rosalia
With information from Correio Braziliense (Pedro Ibarra)
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