Nearly a year to the day after COVID -19 grounded tours and forced performance venues to close , the music world will celebrate its stars at the Grammys , and try to move past a crushing 2020 .
Beyoncé leads the pack of 2021 Grammy Awards nominees with nine nominations, followed by Taylor Swift , Dua Lipa and rapper Roddy Ricch with six each.
Here is a list of nominees in the major categories for the 63 rd annual Grammy Awards, which will be handed out on Sunday .
Album of the Year
Jhene Aiko, “Chilombo ”
Black Pumas , “Black Pumas (Deluxe Edition)”
Coldplay , “Everyday Life”
Jacob Collier , “Djesse Vol . 3 ”
Haim, “Women In Music Pt. III”
Dua Lipa, “Future Nostalgia ”
Post Malone, “Hollywood’ s Bleeding ”
Taylor Swift , “ folklore ”
Song of the Year , recognizing overall performance on a song
Beyonce , Denisia Andrews, Stephen Bray, Shawn Carter, Brittany Coney, Derek James Dixie , Akil King , Kim “ Kaydence” Krysiuk and Rickie “Caso ” Tice, “ Black Parade ”
Roddy Ricch and Samuel Gloade , “The Box”
Taylor Swift and Aaron Dessner, “Cardigan”
Post Malone, Louis Bell, Adam Feeney, Kaan Gunesberk and Billy Walsh , “ Circles ”
Dua Lipa, Caroline Ailin, Ian Kirkpatrick and Emily Warren, “ Don’t Start Now ”
Billie Eilish and Finneas O ’Connell, “ Everything I Wanted”
H .E .R . , Dernst Emile II and Tiara Thomas, “ I Can’ t Breathe”
Julia Michaels and JP Saxe , “ If The World Was Ending ”
Best New Artist
Ingrid Andress
Phoebe Bridgers
Chika
Noah Cyrus
D Smoke
Doja Cat
Kaytranada
Megan Thee Stallion
Best Music Video
Beyonce , “ Brown Skin Girl”
Future featuring Drake, “Life Is Good”
Anderson .Paak , “Lockdown ”
Harry Styles, “Adore You”
Woodkid, “ Goliath”
Best Rap Album
D Smoke , “Black Habits”
Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist , “ Alfredo”
Jay Electronica, “ A Written Testimony ”
Nas, “King ’s Disease”
Royce Da 5’ 9″ , “ The Allegory ”
Best Rock Album
Fontaines DC , “ A Hero ’s Death”
Michael Kiwanuka, “ Kiwanuka”
Grace Potter, “Daylight ”
Sturgill Simpson , “ Sound & Fury”
The Strokes , “ The New Abnormal ”
Best Pop Vocal Album
Justin Bieber, “ Changes”
Lady Gaga , “Chromatica ”
Dua Lipa, “Future Nostalgia ”
Harry Styles, “Fine Line”
Taylor Swift , “folklore ”
Best Alternative Music Album
Fiona Apple, “ Fetch the Bolt Cutters”
Beck , “ Hyperspace ”
Phoebe Bridgers, “ Punisher”
Brittany Howard , “ Jaime
Tame Impala , “ The Slow Rush ”
Best Global Music Album
Antibalas, “ Fu Chronicles ”
Burna Boy, “Twice as Tall”
Bebel Gilberto, “Agora ”
Anoushka Shankar , “ Love Letters”
Tinariwen , “ Amadjar ”
