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coverstory Grammy Awards keep things musical with 65th annual ceremony

BY JAY BOBBIN

Music has helped the world keep moving, even in the most challenging of times ... and that’s a fact that the latest Grammy Award nominations reflect.

The recording industry’s 65th annual ceremony will be presented Sunday, Feb. 5, on CBS and Paramount+ from Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena. Trevor Noah returns as host for the third consecutive year, and the list of those who are up for the honors is led by a veteran of the business, since Beyonce tops the list with nine bids. That number now ties her with someone she knows quite well – her husband, Jay-Z – as the artists who have scored the most Grammy nominations over time, with 88 each.

Among the other performers who have multiple Grammy chances this time are Kendrick Lamar with eight, and Adele and Brandi Carlile with seven each. They’re followed by a number of talents with six Grammy opportunities apiece: DJ Khalid, Future, Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant (also known as Terius Nash), Randy Merrill and Harry Styles.

Here are the contenders in several of the categories in the 65th Annual Grammy Awards.

Record of the Year: “About Damn Time,” Lizzo; “As It Was,” Harry Styles; “Bad Habit,” Steve Lacy; “Break My Soul,” Beyonce; “Don’t Shut Me Down,” ABBA; “Easy on Me,” Adele; “Good Morning Gorgeous,” Mary J. Blige; “The Heart Part 5,” Kendrick Lamar; “Woman,” Doja Cat; “You and Me on the Rock,” Brandi Carlile featuring Lucius

Album of the Year: “Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe),” Mary J. Blige; “Harry’s House,” Harry Styles; “In These Silent Days,” Brandi Carlile; “Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers,” Kendrick Lamar; “Music of the Spheres,” Coldplay; “Renaissance,” Beyonce; “Special,” Lizzo; “30,” Adele; “Un Verano Sin Ti,” Bad Bunny; “Voyage,” ABBA

Song of the Year: “abcdefu,” GAYLE; “About Damn Time,” Lizzo; “All Too Well,” Taylor Swift; “As It Was,” Harry Styles; “Bad Habit,” Steve Lacy; “Break My Soul,” Beyoncé; “Easy on Me,” Adele; “God Did,” DJ Khaled featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy; “The Heart Part 5,” Kendrick Lamar; “Just Like That,” Bonnie Raitt

Best New Artist: Anitta; Omar Apollo; DOMi & JD Beck; Samara Joy, Latto; Maneskin; Muni Long; Tobe Nwigwe; Molly Tuttle; Wet Leg

Best Rock Song: “Black Summer,” Red Hot Chili Peppers; “Blackout,” Turnstile; “Broken Horses,” Brandi Carlile; “Harmonia’s Dream,” The War on Drugs; “Patient Number 9,” Ozzy Osbourne featuring Jeff Beck

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