The full list of nominees for the 2021 Grammy Awards have been released, with Beyonce topping the charts by earning two nominations in the record of the year category, as well as nominations for Song of the Year and Best R&B performance.
The former Destiny’s Child singer now has 79 nominations in total and extends her record as the most-nominated female artist of all time.
Taylor Swift has received six nominations, including song and album of the year, as well as for her contribution to the movie adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats with the song Beautiful Ghosts.
Nominees for best rock performance are all female or female-fronted for the first time since the award’s inception in 2021, with Fiona Apple, Big Thief, Phoebe Bridgers, Haim, Brittany Howard and Grace Potter making up the category’s five nominees. The same can be said for the country music album category, with Little Big Town, Ingrid Andress, Brandy Clark, Miranda Lambert and Ashley McBryde all being female or female-led.
Among the best new artist nominations is Noah Cyrus, younger sister of Miley Cyrus. The 20-year-old indie pop singer dropped her sophomore EP, The End of Everything, in May. She will battle with fellow newcomers Ingrid Andress, Phoebe Bridgers, Chika, D Smoke and Doja Cat in this category.
Meanwhile, the category for the best pop vocal album is made up of long-standing industry heavyweights Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Harry Styles and Taylor Swift, as well as the relatively more recent phenomenon, UK R&B singer Dua Lippa, who also has nominations for record, song and album of the year.
The 63rd GRAMMY Awards will air on Sunday, 31 January on CBS. Below you can see the full list of nominees in the biggest categories.