We’ll discover out on Feb. 4, 2024.
You most likely already know that Taylor Swift may make historical past on Feb. 4, 2024 when the 66th annual Grammy Awards are introduced at Crypto.com Enviornment in Los Angeles. She may develop into the primary artist to win album of the yr 4 instances.
Swift isn’t the one nominee who may set a file in the event that they win. We rounded up two-dozen artists who may make historical past subsequent February.
Remember the fact that not one vote has but been forged. Ultimate-round voting is ready to start on Dec. 14, one month from as we speak, and proceed by Jan. 4, 2024.
SZA was the chief within the nominations, which have been introduced on Nov. 10. The R&B star obtained 9 nods. Phoebe Bridgers, Serban Ghenea and Victoria Monét adopted with seven nods every.
Jon Batiste, Miley Cyrus, Olivia Rodrigo, Swift and SZA have been every nominated in every of the Huge Three classes – album, file and music of the yr. Boygenius, Billie Eilish and Lana Del Rey have been every nominated in two of these three classes.
The Recording Academy hasn’t but introduced who will host the present. Trevor Noah hosted the final three Grammy telecasts and he’s nominated for finest comedy album for I Want You Would. If Noah does host the present once more in February, he’d be the primary Grammy host to even be a nominee that very same yr since Queen Latifah in 2005. Latifah was nominated that yr for finest jazz vocal album for The Dana Owens Album.
Listed here are two-dozen artists who might be headed for the Grammy historical past books in February.
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Billie Eilish
Document-setting state of affairs: Eilish may obtain her third file of the yr award for “What Was I Made For?,” which might put her in a three-way tie because the artist with essentially the most wins within the class. She would be a part of Paul Simon (counting two Simon & Garfunkel hits) and Bruno Mars (counting a collab with Anderson. Paak as Silk Sonic). This might make Eilish the primary girl to win thrice; the primary artist to win thrice strictly as a solo artist; and the primary artist to win thrice within the house of 5 years. Eilish beforehand gained for “Bad Guy” and “Everything I Wanted.”
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Taylor Swift
Document-setting state of affairs: Swift may obtain her fourth album of the yr award for Midnights, which might make her the artist with essentially the most awards within the class. She beforehand gained for Fearless, 1989 and Folklore. She’s presently tied at three wins every with Frank Sinatra, Stevie Marvel and Paul Simon (once more, counting a Simon & Garfunkel album).
“Anti-Hero” is nominated for file of the yr, music of the yr and finest pop solo efficiency. Surprisingly, Swift has but to win in any of these classes.
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Kendrick Lamar
Document-setting state of affairs: If “Count Me Out” wins finest music video, Lamar would develop into the primary three-time winner within the class. He beforehand gained as a featured artist on Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood” and because the lead artist on “Humble.” He’s presently tied with Peter Gabriel, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Johnny Money, Beyoncé and Swift with two wins every on this class.
Document-setting state of affairs: If “The Hillbillies” wins finest rap efficiency, this could be Lamar’s seventh win within the class, extending his file. “The Hillbillies” is a collab with Lamar’s cousin Child Keem. The 2 gained on this class two years in the past with “Family Ties.” They’d develop into simply the second pair to win twice, following Jay-Z and Kanye West, who gained for “Otis” and “Ni—as in Paris.”
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Jelly Roll
Document-setting state of affairs: If Jelly Roll, who will probably be 39 on Grammy night time, wins finest new artist, he’ll develop into the oldest solo artist to win in that class. That distinction is presently held by Sheryl Crow, who was 33 when she gained on March 1, 1995. (Ward Swingle, chief of The Swingle Singers, was 36 when that choral group gained in 1964.)
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Kelly Clarkson
Document-setting state of affairs: Clarkson may develop into the primary three-time winner of finest pop vocal album if she wins for Chemistry. She beforehand gained for Breakaway and Stronger. She’s presently tied with Adele with two wins within the class. Three of this yr’s different nominees — Olivia Rodrigo, Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift — are every on the lookout for their second wins within the class.
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Boygenius
Document-setting state of affairs: If The Document wins finest different music album, boygenius will develop into the primary group consisting fully of ladies to win on this class. Two bands with girls members, The White Stripes and Alabama Shakes, have gained the award.
Boygenius consists of singer-songwriters Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus.
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Hazel Monét
Document-setting state of affairs: If Victoria Monét’s “Hollywood” (on which Hazel, age two, and R&B legends Earth, Wind & Fireplace are featured) wins finest conventional R&B efficiency, Hazel will develop into the youngest Grammy winner to this point. That title is presently held by Leah Peasall of The Peasall Sisters, who was eight when the O Brother, The place Artwork Thou? soundtrack gained album of the yr in 2002. The youngest particular person winner is presently Blue Ivy Carter, who was 9 in 2021 when Beyoncé’s “Brown Skin Girl,” on which she was featured together with Wizkid, gained finest music video.
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Serban Ghenea
Document-setting state of affairs: Ghenea may develop into the primary individual to win album of the yr 5 instances. The Canadian engineer/mixer has two albums within the working this yr — Swift’s Midnights and Rodrigo’s Guts. Ghenea beforehand gained within the class as an engineer/mixer on Swift’s 1989 and Folklore, Adele’s 25 and Bruno Mars’ 24K Magic.
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Skrillex and The Chemical Brothers
Document-setting state of affairs: Skrillex and The Chemical Brothers are presently tied for many wins for finest dance/digital music album (three every). Each are nominated once more this yr, for Quest for Fireplace and For That Stunning Feeling, respectively. If both wins, they’ll break the tie and pull forward.
Document-setting state of affairs: If Skrillex wins finest dance/digital recording for “Rumble,” a collab with Fred once more… and Flowdan, it will be his record-extending fourth win within the class.
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Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
Recording-setting state of affairs: If “Angry” (which the rock legends co-wrote with Andrew Watt) wins finest rock music, it will be the Glimmer Twins’ first win in a songwriting class. Their solely earlier nominations in songwriting classes have been for “Bittersweet Symphony” and “Doom and Gloom.” (The Grammys have been proof against rock when The Stones have been of their prime.)
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Bruce Springsteen
Document-setting state of affairs: Solely the Robust Survive may win finest conventional pop vocal album. It will be Springsteen’s first Grammy win in 14 years, and his fourth in an album class. He gained finest rock album for The Rising, finest conventional folks vocal album for We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Classes and finest modern folks album for The Ghost of Tom Joad. Springsteen could be the primary winner within the conventional pop class to additionally win in any of those three different classes — an indication of his broad attraction. He’s a 20-time Grammy winner.
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Michelle Obama
Document-setting state of affairs: If The Gentle We Carry: Overcoming in Unsure Instances wins finest audio e book, narration and storytelling recording, Obama will develop into the primary first girl or former first girl to win twice on this class. She first gained 4 years in the past for Turning into. Hillary Rodham Clinton gained as soon as whereas she was first girl for It Takes a Village.
If Michelle Obama wins once more, she’ll pull even together with her husband, who gained twice whereas he was a U.S. Senator. Learn on.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
Document-setting state of affairs: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is vying to develop into the third sitting U.S. Senator to win for finest audio e book, narration and storytelling recording. The primary two have been Sen. Everett Dirksen (R-Unwell.), who gained in 1968 for Gallant Males, and Sen. Barack Obama (D-Unwell.), who gained in 2006 for Desires from My Father and 2008 for The Audacity of Hope. (Hillary Rodham Clinton and Al Franken gained earlier than they grew to become U.S. Senators.)
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Metallica
Document-setting state of affairs: “72 Seasons” may deliver the veteran band its seventh award for finest steel efficiency, extending its file within the class. Metallica beforehand gained for “One,” “Stone Cold Crazy,” Metallica, “Better Than You,” “St. Anger” and “My Apocalypse.”
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Foo Fighters
Document-setting state of affairs: However Right here We Are may deliver the band its sixth win for finest rock album, extending its file. The Foos beforehand gained for There Is Nothing Left to Lose, One by One, Echoes, Silence, Endurance & Grace, Losing Lights and Medication at Midnight.
Document-setting state of affairs: “Rescued” may deliver the band its third win for finest rock efficiency, extending its file. The Foos beforehand gained for “Walk” and “Making a Fire.”
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Jack Antonoff
Document-setting state of affairs: Antonoff may win producer of the yr, non-classical for the third consecutive yr. He would develop into solely the second producer to win in three consecutive years, following Babyface (1995-97). Three different producers — David Foster, Quincy Jones and Pharrell Williams — gained thrice, however not consecutively.
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John Williams
Document-setting state of affairs: If the legendary composer wins finest rating soundtrack for visible media (which incorporates movie and tv), it will be his record-extending eleventh win within the class. Williams is nominated for each The Fabelmans and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Future.
Williams has gained within the class for Jaws, Star Wars, Shut Encounters of the Third Form, Superman, The Empire Strikes Again, Raiders of the Misplaced Ark, E.T. the Additional-Terrestrial, Schindler’s Listing, Saving Non-public Ryan, Memoirs of a Geisha and Star Wars: The Pressure Awakens. He has gained in each decade from the Nineteen Seventies by the 2010s. A win this yr will give him wins in six consecutive a long time.
Williams, a 25-time Grammy winner, is nominated in three classes this yr. If he wins all of them, he’ll tie Quincy Jones for third place on the all-time Grammy leaderboard. Beyoncé leads with 32 awards, adopted by the late classical conductor Georg Solti with 31 after which Jones with 28.
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Chris Stapleton
Document-setting state of affairs: If “White Horse” wins finest nation solo efficiency, will probably be Stapleton’s record-extending fourth win within the class. He beforehand gained for “Traveller,” “Either Way” and “You Should Probably Leave.”
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Jason Isbell
Document-setting state of affairs: If “Cast Iron Skillet” wins finest American roots music, Isbell will prolong his file because the songwriter with most wins within the class. He beforehand gained for “24 Frames” and “If We Were Vampires.”
Document-setting state of affairs: If Weathervanes (credited to Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit) wins finest Americana album, Isbell will prolong his file because the artist with essentially the most wins within the class. He beforehand gained for One thing Extra Than Free and The Nashville Sound (the latter additionally credited to Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit).
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Bob Dylan
Document-setting state of affairs: If Dylan’s Fragments – Time Out of Thoughts Classes (1996-1997): The Bootleg Collection, Vol. 17 wins finest historic album, will probably be the third version of The Bootleg Collection to win on this class and can put Dylan simply behind jazz legend Billie Vacation because the most-honored artist on this class. 4 Vacation collections have gained the award. The award on this class goes to the compilation producers, mastering engineers and restoration engineer, if there’s one, not the artist, however the award additionally displays on the stature of the artist. Virtually the entire successful collections have been by legends.
Dylan and The Band’s The Bootleg Collection Vol. 11: The Basement Tapes Full gained in 2016. Dylan’s The Bootleg Collection Vol. 12: The Reducing Edge 1965-1966 gained in 2017.
The Dylan mission is competing with a Lou Reed assortment, Phrases & Music, Could 1965—Deluxe Version, in addition to three Numerous Artists collections.
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Rubén Blades
Document-setting state of affairs: Blades may prolong his file for many wins for finest tropical Latin album. He’s vying for his seventh win within the class with Siembra: 45º Aniversario (En Vivo en el Coliseo de Puerto Rico, 14 de Mayo 2022),a collab with Roberto Delgado & Orquesta. Blades and Delgado have collaborated on three winners within the class, Son de Panamá, Salsa Huge Band and SALSWING!.
The Panamanian musician’s different wins within the class are for Escenas, Antecedente (a collab with Son Del Photo voltaic) and La Rosa de los Vientos.
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David Frost
Document-setting state of affairs: Frost may develop into the primary eight-time winner for producer of the yr, classical. He’s presently tied with Steven Epstein, Robert Woods and Judith Sherman with seven wins every. Frost is a 22-time Grammy winner.
Frost is the son of classical producer Thomas Frost, who gained on this identical class in 1987.
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Road
Document-setting state of affairs: If Sweeney Todd wins finest musical theater album, it will be the fifth present to win twice within the class, following Gypsy, Les Miserables, West Aspect Story and Into the Woods. Stephen Sondheim wrote music and lyrics to each Into the Woods and Sweeney Todd and wrote lyrics for each Gypsy (composed by Jule Styne) and West Aspect Story (composed by Leonard Bernstein). Now, that’s what you name proudly owning your lane.