**BEYONCÉ LEADS THIS YEAR'S NOMINATIONS WITH NINE AND IS NOW TIED AS THE MOST NOMINATED ARTIST OF ALL TIME; KENDRICK LAMAR, ADELE, BRANDI CARLILE, MARY J. BLIGE, DJ KHALED, FUTURE, TERIUS "THE-DREAM" GESTEELDE-DIAMANT, RANDY MERRILL, AND HARRY STYLES ROUND OUT THE LIST OF TOP NOMINEES FOR FEB. 5 SHOW IN LOS ANGELES**
**SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (NOV. 15, 2022)** — Nominees for the **65th Annual GRAMMY Awards**® have been announced and topping this year's list are **Beyoncé (9),** **Kendrick Lamar (8)**, **Adele (7), Brandi Carlile (7), Mary J. Blige** **(6), DJ Khaled** **(6), Future (6), Terius "The-Dream" Gesteelde-Diamant (6), Randy Merrill (6),** and **Harry Styles (6).** With this year's nominations, Beyoncé and JAY-Z are now tied as the most nominated artists in GRAMMY® history, with 88. As the only peer-voted music award, the GRAMMY Awards® are selected by the Recording Academy®'s voting membership body of music makers, who represent all genres and creative disciplines, including recording artists, songwriters, composers, producers, mixers, and engineers. The nominees were announced via a livestream on [GRAMMY.com](http://live.grammy.com).
"Celebrating the miracle of music is at the core of everything we do at the Recording Academy and today we are proud and honored to celebrate music's power to lift people up and to bring them together," said Harvey Mason jr., CEO of the Recording Academy. "I'm energized by this year's slate of nominees and how each of them uses their craft to inspire us, and to remind us that music is our universal language. Each of these deserving nominees has helped to provide the world with an incredible soundtrack and is a true testament to how vibrant our entire music community truly is."
The final round of GRAMMY voting, which will determine GRAMMY recipients, will take place Dec. 14, 2022–Jan. 4, 2023. The 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards will return to Los Angeles' Crypto.com Arena on **Sun, Feb. 5, 2023**, and will broadcast live on the CBS Television Network and stream live and on-demand on Paramount+ at 8-11:30 p.m. ET/5-8:30 p.m. PT. Prior to the Telecast, the GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony® will be held at the Microsoft Theater at 12:30 p.m. PT and will be streamed live on [GRAMMY.com](https://www.grammy.com/) and the Recording Academy's [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/user/TheGRAMMYs) channel. The 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be produced by Fulwell 73 Productions for the Recording Academy. Ben Winston, Jesse Collins and Raj Kapoor are executive producers, with Raj Kapoor serving as showrunner.
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The following is a sampling of nominations from the 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards' 27 Fields and 91 Categories. For a complete nominations list, visit [www.grammy.com](http://www.grammy.com). Media assets from today's livestream are available [here](https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/ddNXC68vOwh3E5JspjmbE?domain=publicity.gettyimages.com).
**Record Of The Year**\
"Don't Shut Me Down" — ABBA\
"Easy On Me" — Adele\
"BREAK MY SOUL" — Beyoncé\
"Good Morning Gorgeous" — Mary J. Blige\
"You And Me On The Rock" — Brandi Carlile Featuring Lucius\
"Woman" — Doja Cat\
"Bad Habit" — Steve Lacy\
"The Heart Part 5" — Kendrick Lamar\
"About Damn Time" — Lizzo\
"As It Was" — Harry Styles
**Album Of The Year**\
*Voyage* — ABBA\
*30* — Adele\
*Un Verano Sin Ti* — Bad Bunny\
*RENAISSANCE* — Beyoncé\
*Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe)* — Mary J. Blige\
*In These Silent Days* — Brandi Carlile\
*Music Of The Spheres* — Coldplay\
*Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers* — Kendrick Lamar\
*Special* — Lizzo\
*Harry's House* — Harry Styles
**Song Of The Year**\
"abcdefu" — Sara Davis, GAYLE & Dave Pittenger, songwriters (GAYLE)\
"About Damn Time" — Melissa "Lizzo" Jefferson, Eric Frederic, Blake Slatkin & Theron Makiel Thomas, songwriters (Lizzo)\
"All Too Well" (10 Minute Version) (The Short Film) — Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)\
"As It Was" — Tyler Johnson, Kid Harpoon & Harry Styles, songwriters (Harry Styles)\
"Bad Habit" — Matthew Castellanos, Brittany Fousheé, Diana Gordon, John Carroll Kirby & Steve Lacy, songwriters (Steve Lacy)\
"BREAK MY SOUL" — Beyoncé, S. Carter, Terius "The-Dream" Gesteelde-Diamant & Christopher A. Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé)\
"Easy On Me" — Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Adele)\
"GOD DID" — Tarik Azzouz, E. Blackmon, Khaled Khaled, F. LeBlanc, Shawn Carter, John Stephens, Dwayne Carter, William Roberts & Nicholas Warwar, songwriters (DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, JAY-Z, John Legend & Fridayy)\
"The Heart Part 5" — Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich, Kendrick Lamar & Matt Schaeffer, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)\
"Just Like That" — Bonnie Raitt, songwriter (Bonnie Raitt)
**Best New Artist**\
Anitta\
Omar Apollo\
DOMi & JD Beck\
Samara Joy\
Latto\
Måneskin\
Muni Long\
Tobe Nwigwe\
Molly Tuttle\
Wet Leg
**Best Pop Vocal Album**\
*Voyage* — ABBA\
*30* — Adele\
*Music Of The Spheres* — Coldplay\
*Special* — Lizzo\
*Harry's House* — Harry Styles
**Best Dance/Electronic Music Album**\
*RENAISSANCE*— Beyoncé\
*Fragments* — Bonobo\
*Diplo* — Diplo\
*The Last Goodbye* — ODESZA\
*Surrender* — RÜFÜS DU SOL
**Best Rock Song**\
"Black Summer" — Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis & Chad Smith, songwriters (Red Hot Chili Peppers)\
"Blackout" — Brady Ebert, Daniel Fang, Franz Lyons, Pat McCrory & Brendan Yates, songwriters (Turnstile)\
"Broken Horses" — Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)\
"Harmonia's Dream" — Robbie Bennett & Adam Granduciel, songwriters (The War On Drugs)\
"Patient Number 9" — John Osbourne, Chad Smith, Ali Tamposi, Robert Trujillo & Andrew Wotman, songwriters (Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Jeff Beck)
**Best Alternative Music Album**\
*WE* — Arcade Fire\
*Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You* — Big Thief\
*Fossora* — Björk\
*Wet Leg* — Wet Leg\
*Cool It Down* — Yeah Yeah Yeahs
**Best R&B Performance**\
"VIRGO'S GROOVE" — Beyoncé\
"Here With Me" — Mary J. Blige Featuring Anderson .Paak\
"Over" — Lucky Daye\
"Hrs & Hrs" — Muni Long\
"Hurt Me So Good" — Jazmine Sullivan
**Best R&B Song**\
"CUFF IT" — Denisia "Blu June" Andrews, Beyoncé, Mary Christine Brockert, Brittany "Chi" Coney, Terius "The-Dream" Gesteelde-Diamant, Morten Ristorp, Nile Rodgers & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Beyoncé)\
"Good Morning Gorgeous" — Mary J. Blige, David Brown, Dernst Emile II, Gabriella Wilson & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (Mary J. Blige)\
"Hrs & Hrs" — Hamadi Aaabi, Dylan Graham, Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell, Brandon John-Baptiste, Priscilla Renea, Isaac Wriston & Justin Nathaniel Zim, songwriters (Muni Long)\
"Hurt Me So Good" — Akeel Henry, Michael Holmes, Luca Mauti, Jazmine Sullivan & Elliott Trent, songwriters (Jazmine Sullivan)\
"Please Don't Walk Away" — PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton)
**Best Rap Performance**
"GOD DID" — DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, JAY-Z, John Legend & Fridayy\
"Vegas" — Doja Cat\
"pushin P" — Gunna & Future Featuring Young Thug\
"F.N.F. (Let's Go)" — Hitkidd & GloRilla\
"The Heart Part 5" — Kendrick Lamar
**Best Rap Song**\
"Churchill Downs" — Ace G, BEDRM, Matthew Samuels, Tahrence Brown, Rogét Chahayed, Aubrey Graham, Jack Harlow & Jose Velazquez, songwriters (Jack Harlow Featuring Drake)\
"GOD DID" — Tarik Azzouz, E. Blackmon, Khaled Khaled, F. LeBlanc, Shawn Carter, John Stephens, Dwayne Carter, William Roberts & Nicholas Warwar, songwriters (DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, JAY-Z, John Legend & Fridayy)\
"The Heart Part 5" — Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich, Kendrick Lamar, & Matt Schaeffer, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)\
"pushin P" — Lucas Depante, Nayvadius Wilburn, Sergio Kitchens, Wesley Tyler Glass & Jeffery Lamar Williams, songwriters (Gunna & Future Featuring Young Thug)\
"WAIT FOR U" — Tejiri Akpoghene, Floyd E. Bentley III, Jacob Canady, Isaac De Boni, Aubrey Graham, Israel Ayomide Fowobaje, Nayvadius Wilburn, Michael Mule, Oluwatoroti Oke & Temilade Openiyi, songwriters (Future Featuring Drake & Tems)
**Best Country Solo Performance**\
"Heartfirst" — Kelsea Ballerini\
"Something In The Orange" — Zach Bryan\
"In His Arms" — Miranda Lambert\
"Circles Around This Town" — Maren Morris\
"Live Forever" — Willie Nelson
**Best Jazz Vocal Album**\
*The Evening : Live At APPARATUS* — The Baylor Project\
*Linger Awhile* — Samara Joy\
*Fade To Black* — Carmen Lundy\
*Fifty* — The Manhattan Transfer With The WDR Funkhausorchester\
*Ghost Song* — Cécile McLorin Salvant
**Best Música Urbana Album**\
*TRAP CAKE, VOL. 2* — Rauw Alejandro\
*Un Verano Sin Ti* — Bad Bunny\
*LEGENDADDY* — Daddy Yankee\
*La 167* — Farruko\
*The Love & Sex Tape* — Maluma
**Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album**\
*El Alimento* — Cimafunk\
*Tinta y Tiempo* — Jorge Drexler\
*1940 Carmen* — Mon Laferte\
*Alegoría* — Gaby Moreno\
*Los Años Salvajes* — Fito Paez\
*MOTOMAMI* — Rosalía
**Best American Roots Song**\
"Bright Star" — Anaïs Mitchell, songwriter (Anaïs Mitchell) \
"Forever" — Sheryl Crow & Jeff Trott, songwriters (Sheryl Crow)\
"High And Lonesome" — T Bone Burnett & Robert Plant, songwriters (Robert Plant & Alison Krauss)\
"Just Like That" — Bonnie Raitt, songwriter (Bonnie Raitt)\
"Prodigal Daughter" — Tim O'Brien & Aoife O'Donovan, songwriters (Aoife O'Donovan & Allison Russell)\
"You And Me On The Rock" — Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile Featuring Lucius)
**Best Americana Album**\
*In These Silent Days* — Brandi Carlile\
*Things Happen That Way* — Dr. John\
*Good To Be...* — Keb' Mo'\
*Raise The Roof* — Robert Plant & Alison Krauss\
*Just Like That...* — Bonnie Raitt
**Best Global Music Album**\
*Shuruaat* — Berklee Indian Ensemble\
*Love, Damini* — Burna Boy\
*Queen Of Sheba* — Angélique Kidjo & Ibrahim Maalouf\
*Between Us... (Live)* — Anoushka Shankar, Metropole Orkest & Jules Buckley Featuring Manu Delago\
*Sakura* — Masa Takumi
**Best Spoken Word Poetry Album**\
*Black Men Are Precious* — Ethelbert Miller\
*Call Us What We Carry: Poems* — Amanda Gorman\
*Hiding In Plain View* — Malcolm-Jamal Warner\
*The Poet Who Sat By The Door* — J. Ivy\
*You Will Be Someone's Ancestor. Act Accordingly.* — Amir Sulaiman
**Best Score Soundtrack For Video Games And Other Interactive Media**\
"Aliens: Fireteam Elite" — Austin Wintory, composer\
"Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn Of Ragnarök" — Stephanie Economou, composer\
"Call Of Duty®: Vanguard" — Bear McCreary, composer\
"Marvel's Guardians Of The Galaxy" — Richard Jacques, composer\
"Old World" — Christopher Tin, composer
**Best Song Written For Visual Media** \
"Be Alive" \[From *King Richard*\] — Beyoncé & Darius Scott Dixson, songwriters (Beyoncé)\
"Carolina" \[From *Where The Crawdads Sing*\] — Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift)\
"Hold My Hand" \[From *Top Gun: Maverick*\] — Bloodpop® & Stefani Germanotta, songwriters (Lady Gaga)\
"Keep Rising (The Woman King)" \[From *The Woman King*\] — Angélique Kidjo, Jeremy Lutito & Jessy Wilson, songwriters (Jessy Wilson Featuring Angélique Kidjo)\
"Nobody Like U" \[From *Turning Red*\] — Billie Eilish & Finneas O'Connell, songwriters (4\*Town, Jordan Fisher, Finneas O'Connell, Josh Levi, Topher Ngo, Grayson Villanueva)\
"We Don't Talk About Bruno" \[From *Encanto*\] — Lin-Manuel Miranda, songwriter (Carolina Gaitán - La Gaita, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz & *Encanto* - Cast)
**Songwriter Of The Year, Non-Classical**\
Amy Allen\
Nija Charles\
Tobias Jesso Jr.\
The-Dream\
Laura Veltz
**Best Classical Compendium**\
*An Adoption Story* — Starr Parodi & Kitt Wakeley; Jeff Fair, Starr Parodi & Kitt Wakeley, producers\
*Aspire* — JP Jofre & Seunghee Lee; Enrico Fagone, conductor; Jonathan Allen, producer\
*A Concert For Ukraine* — Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; David Frost, producer\
*The Lost Birds* — Voces8; Barnaby Smith & Christopher Tin, conductors; Sean Patrick Flahaven & Christopher Tin, producers
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