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On Tuesday, Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé, Doja Cat, and more were announced as nominees for the 65th Annual Grammy Awards in 2023.
The official kickoff to the 65th Annual Grammy Awards starts now. On Tuesday (November 15), the Recording Academy announced its full list of nominees for the coveted music awards ceremony, including Pusha T, Kendrick Lamar, and more. The 2023 nominations come seven months since the 2022 Grammy Awards, which included show-stopping performances from Nas, Silk Sonic, Jon Batiste, Lil Nas X with Jack Harlow, H.E.R. with Lenny Kravitz, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and Travis Barker and Justin Bieber with Daniel Caesar and Giveon.
After battling for Album of the Year in 2017, Beyoncé and Adele return competitors in the same category with their highly-praised albums Renaissance and 30, respectively. Bey is the most nominated artist for the 2023 Grammy Awards (9). While Kendrick Lamar is the most nominated male artist — including his nom for Best Album (Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers) he received seven other nods, bringing his total of nominations to eight.
Notable nominations include GloRilla (Best Rap Performance) and Latto (Best New Artist, Best Melodic Rap Performance) who were both nominated for the first time ever this year. Best Rap Album is stacked with some interesting contenders too. DJ Khaled (God Did), Future (I Never Liked You), Jack Harlow (Come Home The Kids Miss You), Kendrick Lamar (Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers), and Pusha T (It's Almost Dry) were nominated.
The 65th Annual Grammy Awards airs live on Sunday, February 5 at 7 PM ET. Read the full list of nominees below.
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Song of the Year
Gayle “Abcdefu”
Lizzo “About Damn Time”
Taylor Swift “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (The Short Film)”
“Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok,” Stephanie Economou, composer
“Call Of Duty®: Vanguard,” Bear McCreary, composer
“Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy,” Richard Jacques, composer
“Old World,” Christopher Tin, composer
Best Song Written for Visual Media
“Be Alive” from “King Richard”; Beyoncé́ and Darius Scott Dixson, songwriters (Beyoncé́)
“Carolina” from “Where the Crawdads Sing”; Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift)
“Hold My Hand” from “Top Gun: Maverick”; Bloodpop and Stefani Germanotta, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
“Keep Rising (The Woman King)” from “The Woman King”; Angelique Kidjo, Jeremy Lutito and Jessy Wilson, songwriters (Jessy Wilson featuring Angelique Kidjo)
“Nobody Like U” from “Turning Red”; Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (4*Town, Jordan Fisher, Finneas O’Connell, Josh Levi, Topher Ngo, Grayson Villanueva)
“We Don’t Talk About Bruno” from “Encanto”; Lin-Manuel Miranda, songwriter (Carolina Gaitán — La Gaita, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz and “Encanto” — Cast)
Best Instrumental Composition
Tasha Warren and Dave Eggar “African Tales”
Miguel Zenón, José Antonio Zayas Cabán, Ryan Smith and Casey Rafn “El País Invisible”
Danilo Pérez featuring the Global Messengers, “Fronteras (Borders) Suite: Al-Musafir Blues”
Geoffrey Keezer “Refuge”
Tasha Warren and Dave Eggar “Snapshots”
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
Armand Hutton Featuring Terrell Hunt and Just 6, “As Days Go By (an Arrangement of the ‘Family Matters’ Theme Song)”
Kings Return “How Deep Is Your Love”
Danny Elfman “Main Titles (Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness)”
Remy Le Boeuf “Minnesota, WI,”
Magnus Lindgren, John Beasley and the SWR Big Band featuring Martin Aeur “Scrapple From the Apple”
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
Louis Cole “Let It Happen”
Jacob Collier featuring Lizzy McAlpine and John Mayer “Never Gonna Be Alone”
Cécile McLorin Salvant “Optimistic Voices / No Love Dying”
Christine McVie “Songbird (Orchestral Version)”
Becca Stevens and Attacca Quartet) “2 + 2 = 5”
Best Recording Package
“Beginningless Beginning,” Chun-Tien Hsia and Qing-Yang Xiao, art directors (Tamsui-Kavalan Chinese Orchestra)
“Divers,” William Stichter, art director (Soporus)
“Everything Was Beautiful,” Mark Farrow, art director (Spiritualized)
“Telos,” Ming Liu, art director (Fann)
“Voyeurist,” Tnsn Dvsn, art director (Underoath)
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
“Artists Inspired By Music: Interscope Reimagined,” Josh Abraham, Steve Berman, Jimmy Iovine, John Janick and Jason Sangerman, art directors (Various Artists)
“Big Mess,” Berit Gwendolyn Gilma, art director (Danny Elfman)
“Black Pumas (Collector’s Edition Box Set),” Jenna Krackenberger, Anna McCaleb and Preacher, art directors (Black Pumas)
“Book,” Paul Sahre, art director (They Might Be Giants)
“In and Out of the Garden: Madison Square Garden ’81 ’82 ’83,” Lisa Glines, Doran Tyson and Dave Van Patten, art directors (The Grateful Dead)
Best Album Notes
“The American Clavé Recordings,” Fernando González, album notes writer (Astor Piazzolla)
“Andy Irvine and Paul Brady,” Gareth Murphy, album notes writer (Andy Irvine and Paul Brady)
“Harry Partch, 1942,” John Schneider, album notes writer (Harry Partch)
“Life’s Work: A Retrospective,” Ted Olson, album notes writer (Doc Watson)
“Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition),” Bob Mehr, album notes writer (Wilco)
Best Historical Album
“Against the Odds: 1974-1982,” Tommy Manzi, Steve Rosenthal and Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer; Tom Camuso, restoration engineer (Blondie)
“The Goldberg Variations — The Complete Unreleased 1981 Studio Sessions,” Robert Russ, compilation producer; Martin Kistner, mastering engineer (Glenn Gould)
“Life’s Work: A Retrospective,” Scott Billington, Ted Olson and Mason Williams, compilation producers; Paul Blakemore, mastering engineer (Doc Watson)
“To Whom It May Concern…,” Jonathan Sklute, compilation producer; Kevin Marques Moo, mastering engineer (Freestyle Fellowship)
“Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition),” Cheryl Pawelski and Jeff Tweedy, compilation producers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Wilco)
Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical
Amy Allen
Nija Charles
Tobias Jesso Jr.
The-Dream
Laura Veltz
Best Orchestral Performance
“Adams, John Luther: Sila — The Breath of the World,” Doug Perkins, conductor off Michigan Department of Chamber Music and University of Michigan Percussion Ensemble)
“Dvořák: Symphonies Nos. 7-9,” Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
“Eastman: Stay on It,” Christopher Rountree, conductor (Wild Up)
“John Williams — The Berlin Concert,” John Williams, conductor (Berliner Philharmoniker)
“Works by Florence Price, Jessie Montgomery, Valerie Coleman,” Michael Repper, conductor (New York Youth Symphony)
Best Opera Recording
“Aucoin: Eurydice,” Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Barry Banks, Nathan Berg, Joshua Hopkins, Erin Morley and Jakub Józef Orliński; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
“Blanchard: Fire Shut Up in My Bones,” Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Angel Blue, Will Liverman, Latonia Moore and Walter Russell III; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
“Davis: X — The Life and Times of Malcolm X,” Gil Rose, conductor; Ronnita Miller, Whitney Morrison, Victor Robertson and Davóne Tines; Gil Rose, producer (Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Odyssey Opera Chorus)
Best Choral Performance
“Bach: St. John Passion,” John Eliot Gardiner, conductor (English Baroque Soloists; Monteverdi Choir)
“Born,” Donald Nally, conductor (Dominic German, Maren Montalbano, Rebecca Myers and James Reese; The Crossing)
“Verdi: Requiem — The Met Remembers 9/11,” Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Donald Palumbo, chorus master (Michelle DeYoung, Eric Owens, Ailyn Pérez and Matthew Polenzani; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
“Gubaidulina: The Wrath of God,” Sofia Gubaidulina, composer (Andris Nelsons and Gewandhausorchester)
“Puts: Contact,” Kevin Puts, composer (Xian Zhang, Time for Three and the Philadelphia Orchestra)
“Simon: Requiem for the Enslaved,” Carlos Simon, composer (Carlos Simon, MK Zulu, Marco Pavé and Hub New Music)
Best Music Video
“Easy on Me,” Adele; Xavier Dolan, video director; Xavier Dolan and Nancy Grant, video producers
“Yet to Come,” BTS; Yong Seok Choi, video director; Tiffany Suh, video producer
“Woman,” Doja Cat; Child., video director; Missy Galanida, Sam Houston, Michelle Larkin and Isaac Rice, video producers
“The Heart Part 5,” Kendrick Lamar; Dave Free and Kendrick Lamar, video directors; Jason Baum and Jamie Rabineau, video producers
“As It Was,” Harry Styles; Tanu Muino, video director; Frank Borin, Ivanna Borin, Fred Bonham Carter and Alexa Haywood, video producers
“All Too Well: The Short Film,” Taylor Swift; Taylor Swift, video director; Saul Germaine, video producer
Best Music Film
“Adele One Night Only,” Adele; Paul Dugdale, video director; Raj Kapoor and Ben Winston, video producers
“Our World,” Justin Bieber; Michael D. Ratner, video director; Kfir Goldberg, Andy Mininger and Scott Ratner, video producers
“Billie Eilish Live at the O2,” Billie Eilish; Sam Wrench, video director; Michelle An, Tom Colbourne, Chelsea Dodson and Billie Eilish, video producers
“Motomami (Rosalía TikTok Live Performance),” Rosalía; Ferrán Echegaray, Rosalía Vila Tobella and Stillz, video directors
“Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story,” Various Artists; Frank Marshall and Ryan Suffern, video directors; Frank Marshall, Sean Stuart and Ryan Suffern, video producers
“A Band A Brotherhood A Barn,” Neil Young and Crazy Horse; Dhlovelife, video director; Gary Ward, video producer