"Nothing is more important than the health and safety of those in our music community..."
I november presenterades de nominerade artisterna till den 63:e upplagan av Grammy Awards, som var tänkt att gå av stapeln 31:a januari 2021, på Staples Center i Los Angeles.
Nu meddelar The Recording Academy att Grammy Awards 2021 flyttas fram till 14:e mars och skriver i ett uttalande:
“After thoughtful conversations with health experts, our host and artists scheduled to appear, we are rescheduling the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards to be broadcast Sunday, March 14, 2021. The deteriorating COVID situation in Los Angeles, with hospital services being overwhelmed, ICUs having reached capacity, and new guidance from state and local governments have all led us to conclude that postponing our show was the right thing to do. Nothing is more important than the health and safety of those in our music community and the hundreds of people who work tirelessly on producing the show. We want to thank all of the talented artists, the staff, our vendors and especially this year’s nominees for their understanding, patience and willingness to work with us as we navigate these unprecedented times.”
Komikern och programledaren Trevor Noah agerar värd för Grammy Awards 2021 som alltså hålls 14:e mars 2021 på Staples Center i Los Angeles. Se ett urval av nominerade artister i ett antal kategorier nedan:
Best Rap Performance
Deep Reverence — Big Sean f. Nipsey Hussle
Bop — Dababy
What’s Poppin — Jack Harlow
The Bigger Picture — Lil Baby
Savage — Megan Thee Stallion f. Beyoncé
Dior — Pop Smoke
Best Melodic Rap Performance
Rockstar — DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch
Laugh Now, Cry Later — Drake f. Lil Durk
Lockdown — Anderson .Paak
The Box — Roddy Ricch
Highest in the Room” — Travis Scott
Best Rap Song
The Bigger Picture — Dominique Jones, Noah Pettigrew & Rai’shaun Williams, Songwriters (Lil Baby)
The Box — Samuel Gloade & Rodrick Moore, Songwriters (Roddy Ricch)
Laugh Now, Cry Later — Durk Banks, Rogét Chahayed, Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Ron Latour & Ryan Martinez, Songwriters (Drake f. Lil Durk)
Rockstar — Jonathan Lyndale Kirk, Ross Joseph Portaro Iv & Rodrick Moore, Songwriters (DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch)
Savage — Beyoncé, Shawn Carter, Brittany Hazzard, Derrick Milano, Terius Nash, Megan Pete, Bobby Session Jr., Jordan Kyle Lanier Thorpe & Anthony White, songwriters (Megan Thee Stallion f. Beyoncé)
Best Rap Album
Black Habits — D Smoke
Alfredo — Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist
A Written Testimony — Jay Electronica
King’s Disease — Nas
The Allegory — Royce Da 5’9
Best Reggae Album
Upside Down 2020 — Buju Banton
Higher Place — Skip Marley
It All Comes Back to Love — Maxi Priest
Got to Be Tough — Toots & the Maytals
One World — The Wailers
Best R&B Performance
Lightning & Thunder — Jhené Aiko Featuring John Legend
Black Parade — Beyoncé
All I Need — Jacob Collier Featuring Mahalia & Ty Dolla $Ign
Goat Head — Brittany Howard
See Me — Emily King
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Sit On Down — The Baylor Project Featuring Jean Baylor & Marcus Baylor
Wonder What She Thinks of Me — Chloe X Halle
Let Me Go — Mykal Kilgore
Anything for You — Ledisi
Distance” — Yebba
Best R&B Song
Better Than I Imagine — Robert Glasper, Meshell Ndegeocello & Gabriella Wilson, songwriters (Robert Glasper Featuring H.E.R. & Meshell Ndegeocello)
Black Parade — Denisia Andrews, Beyoncé, Stephen Bray, Shawn Carter, Brittany Coney, Derek James Dixie, Akil King, Kim “Kaydence” Krysiuk & Rickie “Caso” Tice, songwriters (Beyoncé)
Collide — Sam Barsh, Stacey Barthe, Sonyae Elise, Olu Fann, Akil King, Josh Lopez, Kaveh Rastegar & Benedetto Rotondi, songwriters (Tiana Major9 & Earthgang)
Do It — Chloe Bailey, Halle Bailey, Anton Kuhl, Victoria Monét, Scott Storch & Vincent Van Den Ende, songwriters (Chloe X Halle)
Slow Down — Nasri Atweh, Badriia Bourelly, Skip Marley, Ryan Williamson & Gabriella Wilson, songwriters (Skip Marley & H.E.R.)
Best Progressive R&B Album
Chilombo — Jhené Aiko
Ungodly Hour — Chloe X Halle
Free Nationals — Free Nationals
F*** Yo Feelings — Robert Glasper
It Is What It Is — Thundercat
Best R&B Album
Happy 2 Be Here — Ant Clemons
Take Time — Giveon
To Feel Love/D — Luke James
Bigger Love — John Legend
All Rise — Gregory Porter
Best Global Music Album
Fu Chronicles — Antibalas
Twice As Tall — Burna Boy
Agora — Bebel Gilberto
Love Letters — Anoushka Shankar
Amadjar — Tinariwen
