‘Kill Invoice,’ her revenge anthem cloaked in an R&B ballad, earned her nods for file of the yr, track of the yr, and greatest R&B efficiency.’SOS’ can also be up for album of the yr and greatest progressive R&B album. The 2024 ceremony will mark the second time SZA has been nominated for file, album, and track of the yr in the identical yr.
And similar to on the field workplace, “Barbie” shall be seen – and heard – on the Grammys. Music from the hit movie’s soundtrack earned 11 nominations, together with nabbing 4 of the 5 slots within the visible media track class.
If there’s an general pattern within the 2024 nominations, it is that feminine acts outperformed their male counterparts. Nearly all of main nominees are girls and embody superstars like Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Miley Cyrus and Olivia Rodrigo. In each the file and album of the yr classes, the one man represented is Jon Batiste.
“Seeing the ladies nominees this yr, and the variety of them, was not a shock but it surely was one thing that made me completely satisfied,” the Recording Academy CEO and President Harvey Mason jr. advised The Related Press. He believes that illustration permits the following group of creators to have a look at the nominees and say: “Perhaps anyone will love what I do at some point, or perhaps I’ve a chance to precise myself or voice my ideas like that individual.”
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SZA, in fact, leads the cost, additionally selecting up nominations for greatest conventional R&B efficiency (“Love Language”), greatest R&B track (“Snooze”), greatest melodic rap efficiency (“Low”), and greatest pop duo/group efficiency (“Ghost within the Machine”). The final options Phoebe Bridgers, who – alongside Victoria Monet, the one main nominee additionally up for greatest new artist – boasts the second-most nominations with seven.
Six of Bridgers’ nods are along with her band boygenius, nominated for the primary time for file of the yr, album of the yr, greatest rock efficiency, greatest rock track, greatest various music efficiency, and greatest various music album.
Additionally incomes six nominations: Swift, Rodrigo, Cyrus, Eilish, Brandy Clark, Batiste and producer Jack Antonoff.
Solely recordings launched between Oct. 1, 2022, via Sept. 15, 2023 had been eligible.
Along with Monet, the perfect new artist class is rounded out by Gracie Abrams, Fred once more.., Ice Spice, Jelly Roll, Coco Jones, Noah Kahan and The Battle and Treaty.
For album of the yr, it is once more Batiste, boygenius, Cyrus, Rodrigo, Swift, and SZA, however with the addition of Lana Del Rey’s “Do you know that there is a tunnel beneath Ocean Blvd” and Janelle Monae’s “The Age of Pleasure.”
The track of the yr class options Del Rey’s “A&W,” Swift’s “Anti-Hero,” Batiste’s “Butterfly,” Cyrus’ “Flowers,” SZA’s “Kill Invoice,” Rodrigo’s “vampire,” and two tracks from the “Barbie” soundtrack: Dua Lipa’s “Dance The Evening” and Eilish’s “What Was I Made For?”
Whereas “I am Simply Ken” from “Barbie” did get a nomination, it is in a songwriting class – so actor Ryan Gosling will not be up for a Grammy.
What else is lacking? Some followers might discover a dearth of Latin and nation musicians in the primary classes.
“We have to do extra work with our nation voters and proceed to ask extra nation voters to the method,” says Mason jr. “One other factor that stunned me was, as huge of a yr that Latin had this yr, (that) we did not have extra Latin illustration in a few of the common fields.”
“We wish to be sure that our membership is consultant of the music that is being created and anxious,” he added. “So, these nominations all the time inform us on what we will do over the following few years. And these nominations particularly have advised us we have to proceed to succeed in out and talk with the voting teams inside nation and Latin.”
There are three new classes on the 2024 Grammys: greatest pop dance recording, greatest African music efficiency and greatest various jazz album. 4 of the 5 acts in the perfect African music efficiency class are nominated for the primary time: ASAKE & Olamide for “Amapiano,” Davido that includes Musa Keys for “UNAVAILABLE,” Ayra Starr for “Rush,” and Tyla for “Water.” The fifth is the already Grammy-winning Burna Boy for “Metropolis Boys.”
The 2024 Grammy Awards will air Feb. 4 stay on CBS and Paramount+ from the Crypto.com Enviornment in Los Angeles.
