![grammy amplifier song grammy amplifier song](https://townsquare.media/site/204/files/2016/02/Adley-stump-grammy-amplifier-award.jpg)
“Leave the Door Open” - Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II, and Bruno Mars, songwriters (Silk Sonic) Powell II, Solána Rowe, and David Sprecher, songwriters (Doja Cat feat. “Kiss Me More” - Rogét Chahayed, Amala Zandile Dlamini, Lukasz Gottwald, Carter Lang, Gerard A. “Happier Than Ever” - Billie Eilish O’Connell and Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish) “Fight for You” - Dernst Emile II, H.E.R., and Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.) “Drivers License” - Daniel Nigro and Olivia Rodrigo, songwriters (Olivia Rodrigo) “A Beautiful Noise” - Ruby Amanfu, Brandi Carlile, Brandy Clark, Alicia Keys, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Linda Perry, and Hailey Whitters, songwriters (Alicia Keys feat. “Bad Habits” - Fred Gibson, Johnny McDaid, and Ed Sheeran, songwriters (Ed Sheeran) “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” - Lil Nas X “I Get a Kick Out of You” - Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga Love for Sale -Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga Women were also shut out of Best Rap Album, although Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, and Saweetie will compete for some of the remaining spoils in the other rap categories.īut arguably the Academy’s most stunning decision - one that may prove once and for all that “cancel culture” is absolutely not a thing - came in the Best Comedy Album category, where Louis C.K., who has admitted to sexual misconduct with multiple women, was nominated. Most glaring was in the rock categories: One year after the Best Rock Performance category featured only women, not a single woman artist was nominated in any rock category. While the Recording Academy has spent the past few years trying to counteract various controversies with efforts to improve the diversity of its voting bloc and Grammy nominees, some questionable old habits returned to the surface in this year’s nominees. Paul McCartney nearly took that record for himself, but fell short as his total came to 81 with nominations for Best Rock Song (“Find My Way”) and Best Rock Album ( McCartney III). Jay-Z even made some Grammy history this year, squeezing past Quincy Jones to become the most Grammy-nominated artist of all time, bringing his total to 83, with two looks in Best Rap Song (he was featured on DMX’s “Bath Salts” and Kanye West’s “Jail”) and a third for Album of the Year, for his work on Donda. Tyler, the Creator earned a pair of rap nominations, while Jazmine Sullivan picked up three in the R&B categories: Best R&B Performance and Best Song, for “Pick Up Your Feelings,” and Best R&B Album, for Heaux Tales. Ariana Grande and BTS picked up some nominations in the pop categories, while Mickey Guyton, Miranda Lambert, Luke Combs, Chris Stapleton, and Kacey Musgraves will all vie for various trophies in the country category. With a handful of artists - as always - dominating the major four awards, things did open up a bit more in the genre categories. Indie darlings Japanese Breakfast and Arooj Aftab also scored Best New Artist nods, as did Baby Keem, Glass Animals, Jimmie Allen, and an artist who already has a few Grammy wins under his belt: Finneas (Eilish’s brother and musical partner released his solo debut this year, although it arrived in October, right after the Grammys’ Sept. Rodrigo is the likely favorite in the always-intriguing Best New Artist category, although she’ll face competition from 2021’s other breakout pop star, the Kid Laroi, as well as rapper Saweetie, and British singer-songwriter Arlo Parks.
![grammy amplifier song grammy amplifier song](https://static.spin.com/files/131106-kendrick-lamar-grammy-panel-ariana-grande.jpeg)
The Song of the Year category, meanwhile, features Ed Sheeran’s “Bad Habits,” Alicia Keys and Brandi Carlile’s “A Beautiful Noise,” Rodrigo’s “Drivers License,” H.E.R.’s “Fight for You,” Eilish’s “Happier Than Ever,” Doja Cat and SZA’s “Kiss Me More,” Silk Sonic’s “Leave the Door Open,” Lil Nas X’s “Montero (Call Me By Your Name),” Bieber, Caesar, and Giveon’s “Peaches,” and Carlile’s “Right on Time.” Gaga and Bennett -who scored five nominations in total - also earned a Record of the Year nod for their rendition of the Cole Porter standard “I Get a Kick Out of You.” They’ll compete against Batiste (“Freedom”), Bieber, Daniel Caesar, and Giveon (“Peaches”), Doja Cat and SZA (“Kiss Me More”), ABBA (“I Still Have Faith in You”), Lil Nas X (“Montero”), Eilish (“Happier Than Ever”), Rodrigo (“Drivers License”), Silk Sonic (“Leave the Door Open”), and Brandi Carlile (“Right on Time”).