Female Artists Lead the Nominations for the 2020 Grammy Awards
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Brace yourself, Awards Season is coming. The 2020 Grammy Awards are airing on January 26, and the nominees for this year’s ceremony have finally been revealed – with female artists leading the charge.
Early today, 15-time Grammy award-winner Alicia Keys (who is returning to host the awards this year) and Bebe Rexha announced that Lizzo, Billie Eilish, Beyoncé, Jessie Reyez, Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift, Rosalía, Yola, Lady Gaga, Tarriona “Tank” Ball, Tanya Tucker, Lana Del Rey, Maggie Rogers and Ella Mai are amongst the female musicians up for a golden, gilded gramophone.
It’s a particularly big day for Billie Eilish, as the 17-year old is the youngest artist to ever receive nominations across the top four categories – Best New Artist, Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Album of the Year. She’s also nominated for a further two, bringing her overall total to six. Meanwhile Lizzo holds the most nominations of all artists this year, raking in eight in total, which is quite an accomplishment for a new artist nominee.
Although we are disappointed that Beyoncé’s Homecoming: The Live Album isn’t nominated for Album of the Year, Lion King: The Gift received a nod for Best Pop Vocal Album. (Fun fact: Her daughter Blue Ivy is listed on the album credits as a contributing writer for Brown Skin Girl—so this win for Beyoncé would be another accomplishment for Blue Ivy considering she just took home the Ashford & Simpson Songwriter’s Award at the 2019 BET Soul Train Awards.)
See some of the nominees for the 2020 Grammy Awards below:
Record Of The Year:
Hey, Ma — Bon Iver Bad Guy — Billie Eilish 7 Rings — Ariana Grande Hard Place — H.E.R. Talk — Khalid Old Town Road — Lil Nas X Featuring Billy Ray Cyrus Truth Hurts — Lizzo Sunflower — Post Malone & Swae Lee
Album Of The Year
I, I — Bon Iver Norman F***ing Rockwell! — Lana Del Rey When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? — Billie Eilish Thank U, Next — Ariana Grande I Used to Know Her — H.E.R. 7 — Lil Nas X Cuz I Love You (Deluxe) — Lizzo Father of the Bride — Vampire Weekend
Song Of The Year
Always Remember Us This Way — Lady Gaga Bad Guy — Billie Eilish Bring My Flowers Now — Tanya Tucker Hard Place — H.E.R. Lover — Taylor Swift Norman F***ing Rockwell — Lana Del Rey Someone You Loved — Lewis Capaldi Truth Hurts — Lizzo
Best New Artist
Black Pumas Billie Eilish Lil Nas X Lizzo Maggie Rogers Rosalía Tank and the Bangas Yola
Check out the full list of nominations here.
Sarah Mariotti is a Toronto-based writer curious about fashion, spatial design, and ordinary human stories. When she’s not glued to her Kindle or writing about the next best earrings to hit the market, she’s putting on a pair of tortoise shades and ALD x New Balance sneaks and going for a nature walk — because a mentor and editor once told her that good ideas are always on the other side of a walk.
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