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Here are the nominees for the 2021 Grammy Awards

Olivia Singh   

Here are the nominees for the 2021 Grammy Awards
Beyoncé, Harry Styles, and Taylor Swift are nominated for awards at the 2021 Grammys.Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP; Charles Sykes/Invision/AP; Dave J Hogan/Getty Images
  • The nominees for the 2021 Grammy Awards were announced on Tuesday.
  • Beyoncé leads the nominations with nine total nods.
  • Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa, and Harry Styles are among the many other artists nominated for their recent work.
  • The awards show will take place on Sunday, January 31, 2021, hosted by Trevor Noah, and air live on CBS at 8:00 p.m. ET.

The nominees for the 2021 Grammy Awards were announced on Tuesday.

Beyoncé leads the nominations with nine total, followed by Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa, and Roddy Ricch — who scored six nominations each. Billie Eilish, Megan Thee Stallion, Harry Styles, and Justin Bieber also scored nominations for their work.

The 63rd Grammy Awards will air live on CBS on Sunday, January 31, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. ET, hosted by "The Daily Show" star Trevor Noah.

Keep reading for the nominees in the major categories and head to the official Grammys site for the full list.

Record of the year

Record of the year
Megan Thee Stallion in November 2019.      Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

"Black Parade" — Beyoncé

"Colors" — Black Pumas

"Rockstar" —DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch

"Say So" — Doja Cat

"Everything I Wanted" — Billie Eilish

"Don't Start Now" — Dua Lipa

"Circles" — Post Malone

"Savage" — Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé

Album of the year

Album of the year
Taylor Swift in August 2019.      Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

"Chilombo" — Jhené Aiko

"Black Pumas (Deluxe Edition)" — Black Pumas

"Everyday Life" — Coldplay

"Djesse Vol.3" — Jacob Collier

"Women in Music Pt. III" — HAIM

"Future Nostalgia" — Dua Lipa

"Hollywood's Bleeding" — Post Malone

"Folklore" — Taylor Swift

Song of the year

Song of the year
Dua Lipa in January 2020.      Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

"Black Parade" — Beyoncé

"The Box" — Roddy Ricch

"Cardigan" — Taylor Swift

"Circles" — Post Malone

"Don't Start Now" — Dua Lipa

"Everything I Wanted" — Billie Eilish

"I Can't Breathe" — H.E.R.

"If the World Was Ending" — JP Saxe featuring Julia Michaels

Best new artist

Best new artist
Megan Thee Stallion in December 2019.      Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP

Ingrid Andress

Phoebe Bridgers

Chika

Noah Cyrus

D Smoke

Doja Cat

Kaytranada

Megan Thee Stallion

Best pop solo performance

Best pop solo performance
Harry Styles in February 2020.      Charles Sykes/Invision/AP

"Yummy" — Justin Bieber

"Say So" — Doja Cat

"Everything I Wanted" — Billie Eilish

"Don't Start Now" — Dua Lipa

"Watermelon Sugar" — Harry Styles

"Cardigan" — Taylor Swift

Best pop duo/group performance

Best pop duo/group performance
BTS in February 2020.      Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images

"Un Dia (One Day)" — J Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny, and Tainy

"Intentions" — Justin Bieber featuring Quavo

"Dynamite" — BTS

"Rain on Me" — Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande

"Exile" — Taylor Swift featuring Bon Iver

Best traditional pop vocal album

Best traditional pop vocal album
Renée Zellweger in February 2020.      Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

"Blue Umbrella" — Burt Bacharach and Daniel Tashian

"True Love: A Celebration of Cole Porter" — Harry Connick, Jr.

"American Standard" — James Taylor

"Unfollow the Rules" — Rufus Wainwright

"Judy" — Renée Zellweger

Best pop vocal album

Best pop vocal album
Taylor Swift in December 2019.      Roy Rochlin/FilmMagic

"Changes" — Justin Bieber

"Chromatica" — Lady Gaga

"Future Nostalgia" — Dua Lipa

"Fine Line" — Harry Styles

"Folklore" — Taylor Swift

Best dance recording

Best dance recording
Diplo in November 2019.      Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

"On My Mind" — Diplo and Sidepiece

"My High" — Disclosure featuring Aminé and Slowthai

"The Difference" — Flume featuring Toro Y Moi

"Both of Us" — Jayda G

"10%" — Kaytranada featuring Kali Uchis

Best dance/electronic album

Best dance/electronic album
Guy Lawrence and Howard Lawrence of Disclosure in January 2020.      Steve Granitz/WireImage

"Kick I" — Arca

"Planet's Mad" — Baauer

"Energy" — Disclosure

"Bubba" — Kaytranada

"Good Faith" — Madeon

Best rock performance

Best rock performance
Fiona Apple performing in January 2019.      Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

"Shameika" — Fiona Apple

"Not" — Big Thief

"Kyoto" — Phoebe Bridgers

"The Steps" — HAIM

"Stay High" — Brittany Howard

"Daylight" — Grace Potter

Best rock song

Best rock song
Phoebe Bridgers performing in February 2020.      Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Tibet House

"Kyoto" — Phoebe Bridgers

"Lost in Yesterday" — Tame Impala

"Not" — Big Thief

"Shameika" — Fiona Apple

"Stay High" — Brittany Howard

Best rock album

Best rock album
The Strokes performing in February 2020.      Alberto Pezzali/NurPhoto via Getty Images

"A Hero's Death" — Fontaines D.C.

"Kiwanuka" — Michael Kiwanuka

"Daylight" — Grace Potter

"Sound & Fury" — Sturgill Simpson

"The New Abnormal" — The Strokes

Best alternative music album

Best alternative music album
Beck performing in December 2019.      Scott Dudelson/Getty Images

"Fetch the Bolt Cutters" — Fiona Apple

"Hyperspace" — Beck

"Punisher" — Phoebe Bridgers

"Jaime" — Brittany Howard

"The Slow Rush" — Tame Impala

Best R&B performance

Best R&B performance
Beyoncé in July 2019.      Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

"Lightning & Thunder" — Jhené Aiko featuring John Legend

"Black Parade" — Beyoncé

"All I Need" — Jacob Collier featuring Mahalia and Ty Dolla $Ign

"Goat Head" — Brittany Howard

"See Me" — Emily King

Best traditional R&B performance

Best traditional R&B performance
Halle Bailey and Chloe Bailey of Chloe X Halle performing in November 2020.      Christopher Polk/E! Entertainment/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images

"Sit On Down" — The Baylor Project featuring Jean Baylor and 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

Best R&B song
Beyoncé in July 2019.      Associated Press

"Better Than I Imagine" — Robert Glasper featuring H.E.R. and Meshell Ndegeocello

"Black Parade" — Beyoncé

"Collide" — Tiana Major9 and Earthgang

"Do It" — Chloe X Halle

"Slow Down" — Skip Marley and H.E.R.

Best progressive R&B album

Best progressive R&B album
Halle Bailey and Chloe Bailey of Chloe X Halle in May 2020.      Chris Pizzello/AP

"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

Best R&B album
John Legend performing in November 2020.      Michael Perez/AP

"Happy 2 Be Here" — Ant Clemons

"Take Time" — Giveon

"To Feel Love/D" — Luke James

"Bigger Love" — John Legend

"All Rise" — Gregory Porter

Best rap performance

Best rap performance
Megan Thee Stallion in September 2019.      Charles Sykes/Invision/AP

"Deep Reverence" — Big Sean featuring Nipsey Hussle

"Bop" — DaBaby

"What's Poppin" — Jack Harlow

"The Bigger Picture" — Lil Baby

"Savage" — Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé

"Dior" — Pop Smoke

Best melodic rap performance

Best melodic rap performance
DaBaby in January 2020.      Jordan Strauss/Invision for UMG/AP

"Rockstar" — DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch

"Laugh Now, Cry Later" — Drake featuring Lil Durk

"Lockdown" — Anderson .Paak

"The Box" — Roddy Ricch

"Highest in the Room" — Travis Scott

Best rap song

Best rap song
Megan Thee Stallion performing on "Saturday Night Live" in October 2020.      Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images

"The Bigger Picture" — Lil Baby

"The Box" — Roddy Ricch

"Laugh Now, Cry Later" — Drake featuring Lil Durk

"Rockstar" — DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch

"Savage" — Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé

Best rap album

Best rap album
Nas performing in February 2020.      Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images

"Black Habits" — D Smoke

"Alfredo" — Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist

"A Written Testimony" — Jay Electronica

"King's Disease" — Nas

"The Allegory" — Royce Da 5'9"

Best country solo performance

Best country solo performance
Miranda Lambert in November 2019.      Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

"Stick That in Your Country Song" — Eric Church

"Who You Thought I Was" — Brandy Clark

"When My Amy Prays" — Vince Gill

"Black Like Me" — Mickey Guyton

"Bluebird" — Miranda Lambert

Best country duo/group performance

Best country duo/group performance
Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney of Dan + Shay in January 2020.      Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

"All Night" — Brothers Osborne

"10,000 Hours" — Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber

"Ocean" — Lady A

"Sugar Coat" — Little Big Town

"Some People Do" — Old Dominion

Best country song

Best country song
Maren Morris in November 2019.      Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

"Bluebird" — Miranda Lambert

"The Bones" — Maren Morris

"Crowded Table" — The Highwomen

"More Hearts Than Mine" — Ingrid Andress

"Some People Do" — Old Dominion

Best country album

Best country album
Miranda Lambert in August 2019.      Al Wagner/Invision/AP

"Lady Like" — Ingrid Andress

"Your Life Is a Record" — Brandy Clark

"Wildcard" — Miranda Lambert

"Nightfall" — Little Big Town

"Never Will" — Ashley McBryde

Best song written for visual media

Best song written for visual media
Billie Eilish in February 2020.      Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP

"Beautiful Ghosts" — Taylor Swift, "Cats"

"Carried Me With You" — Brandi Carlile, "Onward"

"Into the Unknown" — Idina Menzel and Aurora, "Frozen"

"No Time to Die" — Billie Eilish, "No Time to Die"

"Stand Up" — Cynthia Erivo, "Harriet"

Best music video

Best music video
Beyoncé and her family in the music video for "Brown Skin Girl."      Beyoncé/YouTube

"Brown Skin Girl" — Beyoncé

"Life Is Good" — Future featuring Drake

"Lockdown" — Anderson .Paak

"Adore You" — Harry Styles

"Goliath" — Woodkid

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