2021 Grammy Nominations: Taylor Swift, BTS And The Weeknd
The American Academy of Music has officially announced nominations for the 2021 Grammy Awards. Many names have been raised, entering the final race to prepare for the awards night on January 1. 2/2021.
Let's see if your favorite artists are present at the nomination for the most prestigious music award in the world this year!
BTS continues to make history: receiving their first career Grammy nomination!
Thus, after all rumors, hope and suspense, BTS has officially become the first Kpop group to receive an official nomination at the Grammy. Specifically, the Big Hit boygroup wrote Kpop history by bringing in a nomination in the Best Pop Duo / Group Performance category for the hit song Dynamite. This is one of the categories that received a lot of attention after "Big Four" and received the cup directly on the main event stage.
Direct competition with BTS in this category are big names: Rain On Me by Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande, exile by Taylor Swift and Bon Iver, Intentions by Justin Bieber and Quavo, Un Dia (One Day) of Bad Bunny, J Balvin, Dua Lipa, Tainy. Having been officially nominated, we have the absolute right to hope that BTS will bring back the prestigious Grammy trophy.
Taylor Swift and folklore received 5 totally deserved nominations
folklore is arguably the most critically acclaimed album of Taylor Swift's career. It is not out of the expectations that this impressive album along with the songs inside earned Taylor Swift 5 Grammy nominations this year. This is the sweet achievement that Taylor Swift deserves when dedicating a really quality music product in 2020.
Out of those 5 nominations, 2 of the nominations were in "Big Four" including: Album of The Year for folklore, Song of The Year (Song of the Year) for cardigan.
The remaining 3 nominations include: Best Pop Solo Performance for cardigan, Best Pop Duo / Group Performance (Best Pop Duo / Group Performance) for exile (combined with Bon Iver), Best Pop Vocal Album (Best Pop Vocal Album) for folklore.
In addition, Taylor Swift also received a sub-nomination in the category Best Song Written For Visual Media (Best song written for media products) with the soundtrack song Cats - Beautiful Ghosts.
Beyoncé - the brightest name Grammy 2021
As a "Queen Bee" and one of the "darling" of the American Academy of Music, Beyoncé brought in a total of 9 nominations this year, becoming the most nominated artist at the 2021 Grammy. This year is the year that Beyoncé didn't work really well, the songs weren't really viral, but it's clear: her music products are still highly appreciated by professionals in the Academy.
In the "Big Four" Record of The Year award, it was indeed "the one who doesn't eat it all, the one who doesn't come out" when Beyoncé received two nominations in the same category. Specifically, both the song Black Parade and the voice contribution with Megan Thee Stallion in Savage received nominations in Record of The Year. In another "Big Four" category, Song of The Year, the song Black Parade continues to be named.
Black Parade also made the list of nominees for Best R&B Performance, Best R&B Song (Best R&B Song) while Savage helped Megan Thee Stallion and Beyoncé appear in the nominated for Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song (Best Rap Song).
Beyoncé also had two sub-nominations when MV Brown Skin Girl was nominated for Best Music Video and the documentary music Black Is King also appeared in the Best Music Film category. best music).
Dua Lipa and Billie Eilish proved themselves with the Grammy nominations series
Having been struggling for quite a long time since the big shadow of New Rules debut hit, Dua Lipa made a big break with the album Future Nostalgia. This disco-oriented album will help Dua Lipa be one of the brightest names at Grammy 2021 with a total of 6 nominations.
Specifically, Dua Lipa received three nominations in "Big Four" this year including Don't Start Now for Record of The Year and Song of The Year. This hit also added to the nomination category for Best Pop Solo Performance. Album Future Nostalgia appeared in the nominations for Album of The Year and Best Pop Vocal Album.
In addition, Dua Lipa also appeared in the song 'Un Dia' (One Day) for the category Best Pop Duo / Group Performance, directly competing with BTS as information above.
In addition, Billie Eilish received 4 nominations at the 2021 Grammy after writing history by winning all "Big Four" at Grammy 2020. Accordingly, the song `` everything i wanted '' helps the singer born in 2021 receive Three nominations were in Record of The Year, Song of The Year and Best Pop Solo Performance. The James Bond soundtrack song - No Times To Die - was also nominated in the Best Song Written for Visual Media sub category.
Billie Eilish is really the best representative for the generation of artists born after 2000, let's see what miracles this girl can continue to make!
Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande with the slim chances of winning
This year, the Chromatica album has not fully convinced the US Academy when neither the album nor the tracks appear in the nomination for "Big Four". However, Chromatica still set foot in the category of Best Pop Vocal Album while Rain On Me appeared in the list of Best Pop Duo / Group Performance.
Thanks to her association with Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande has also gained some fame: Rain On Me still credits her full name, enough to add to her list of musical achievements!
The Weeknd and the album After Hours are completely "empty-handed"
Ignoring the series of fun above, the audience could not help but regretted, even angry when The Weeknd was completely "empty-handed" at Grammy 2021. To be fair, After Hours is one of the albums that are acclaimed. comments appreciated this year, even had a great impact on creating a trend to bring the disco / funk sound of the 70s-80s back.
But of course, without controversy when it was announced, it wasn't a Grammy! Some other artists at the Grammy 2021 can include Cardi B, Nicki Minaj, Selena Gomez, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, ... Now what we can do is wait until the official awards ceremony will take place at 7:00 am on February 1, 2021.