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(CTN NEWS) – The official 2023 Grammy Award 2023 nominations are now available, so it’s time to face the music.

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The Recording Academy’s voting membership includes recording artists, composers, producers, mixers, and engineers, who will cast their votes for the Grammy Awards 2023.Record of the YearAlbum of the YearSong of the YearBest New ArtistBest Pop Solo PerformanceBest Pop Duo/Group PerformanceBest Traditional Pop Vocal AlbumBest Pop Vocal AlbumBest Dance/Electronic RecordingBest Dance/Electronic Music AlbumBest Contemporary Instrumental AlbumBest Rock PerformanceBest Metal PerformanceBest Rock SongBest Rock AlbumBest Alternative Music PerformanceBest Alternative Music AlbumBest R&B PerformanceBest Traditional R&B PerformanceBest R&B SongBest Progressive R&B AlbumBest R&B AlbumBest Rap PerformanceBest Melodic Rap PerformanceBest Rap SongBest Rap AlbumBest Country Solo PerformanceBest Country Duo/Group PerformanceBest Country SongBest Country AlbumBest New Age, Ambient, or Chant AlbumBest Improvised Jazz SoloBest Jazz Vocal AlbumBest Jazz Instrumental AlbumBest Large Jazz Ensemble AlbumBest Latin Jazz AlbumBest Gospel Performance/SongBest Contemporary Christian Music Performance/SongBest Gospel AlbumBest Contemporary Christian Music AlbumBest Roots Gospel AlbumBest Latin Pop AlbumBest Música Urbana AlbumBest Latin Rock or Alternative AlbumBest Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)Best Tropical Latin AlbumBest American Roots PerformanceBest Americana PerformanceBest American Roots SongBest Americana AlbumBest Bluegrass AlbumBest Traditional Blues AlbumBest Contemporary Blues AlbumBest Folk AlbumBest Regional Roots Music AlbumBest Reggae AlbumBest Global Music PerformanceBest Global Music AlbumWatch The 2023 GRAMMY Nominations LiveBest Children’s Music AlbumBest Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling RecordingBest Spoken Word Poetry AlbumBest Comedy AlbumBest Musical Theater AlbumBest Compilation Soundtrack for Visual MediaBest Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Includes Film and Television)Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive MediaBest Song Written for Visual MediaBest Instrumental CompositionBest Arrangement, Instrumental or A CappellaBest Arrangement, Instruments and VocalsBest Recording PackageBest Boxed or Special Limited Edition PackageBest Album NotesBest Historical AlbumSongwriter of the Year, Non-ClassicalBest Engineered Album, Non-ClassicalProducer of the Year, Non-ClassicalBest Remixed RecordingBest Immersive Audio AlbumBest Engineered Album, ClassicalProducer of the Year, ClassicalBest Orchestral PerformanceBest Opera RecordingBest Choral PerformanceBest Chamber Music/Small Ensemble PerformanceBest Classical Instrumental SoloBest Classical Solo Vocal AlbumBest Classical CompendiumBest Contemporary Classical CompositionBest Music VideoBest Music Film

The Recording Academy announced its candidates for the 65th Grammy Awards 2023 on Tuesday, but let’s be honest—Beyoncé and Jay-Z are already clear favourites to win this year.

https://twitter.com/RecordingAcad/status/1592598406887010304

With 9 nominations, the Renaissance artist is in the 1st place, followed by Jay-Z with three. Beyoncé and her husband are now officially equal with 88 nominations each for the record of most-nominated artists in the Grammys.

The pair that dominates the awards circuit together, as the saying goes, stays together.

With 8 nominations, Brandi Carlile has the most nominations, followed by Adele with 7, Mary J. Blige with 6, Harry Styles with5, and Kendrick Lamar with 8.

In addition, Taylor Swift’s 10-minute song “All Too Well” and the short film it was accompanied with, which starred Dylan O’Brien and Sadie Sink from Stranger Things, was nominated for Song of the Year and Best Music Video.

Harvey Mason Jr., the CEO of the Recording Academy, was joined by a cast of incredible musicians to make the livestreamed announcement.

These performers included Jimmie Allen, Luis Fonsi, John Legend, Machine Gun Kelly, Smokey Robinson, and Olivia Rodrigo. Additionally, Cyndi Lauper and Dan + Shay performed.

Silk Sonic, Drake, and The Weeknd were conspicuously absent from this year’s list because they requested to be disqualified from eligibility for the coveted golden gramophone.

The Recording Academy’s voting membership includes recording artists, composers, producers, mixers, and engineers, who will cast their votes for the Grammy Awards 2023.

This group of music creators represents all genres and creative disciplines. The final voting period will decide the winners, from December 14 through January 4.

When the awards show returns to Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on CBS and Paramount+, music fans will find out who is bringing home a trophy.

The Nominees for Grammy Awards 2023 are listed below, and the extended list of Nominees is available here.

Record of the Year

  • ABBA – “Don’t Shut Me Down”
  • Adele – “Easy on Me”
  • Beyoncé – “Break My Soul:
  • Brandi Carlile Featuring Lucius – “You and Me on the Rock”
  • Doja Cat – “Woman”
  • Harry Styles – “As It Was”
  • Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5”
  • Lizzo – “About Damn Time”
  • Mary J. Blige – “Good Morning Gorgeous”
  • Steve Lacy – “Bad Habit”

https://twitter.com/RecordingAcad/status/1592627254340861953

Album of the Year

  • ABBA – Voyage
  • Adele – 30
  • Bad Bunny – Un Verano Sin Ti
  • Beyoncé – Renaissance
  • Brandi Carlile – In These Silent Days
  • Coldplay – Music of the Spheres
  • Harry Styles – Harry’s House
  • Kendrick Lamar – Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
  • Lizzo – Special
  • Mary J. Blige – Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe)

Song of the Year

  • Adele – Easy on Me
  • Beyoncé – Break My Soul
  • Bonnie Raitt – Just Like That
  • DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy – God Did
  • Gayle – ABCDEFU
  • Harry Styles – As It Was
  • Kendrick Lamar – The Heart Part 5
  • Lizzo – About Damn Time
  • Steve Lacy – Bad Habit
  • Taylor Swift – All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (The Short Film)

Best New Artist

  • Anitta
  • Domi & JD Beck
  • Latto
  • Måneskin
  • Molly Tuttle
  • Muni Long
  • Omar Apollo
  • Samara Joy
  • Tobe Nwigwe
  • Wet Leg

Best Pop Solo Performance

  • Adele – Easy on Me
  • Bad Bunny – Moscow Mule
  • Doja Cat – Woman
  • Harry Styles – As It Was
  • Lizzo – About Damn Time
  • Steve Lacy – Bad Habit

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

  • ABBA – Don’t Shut Me Down
  • Camila Cabello Featuring Ed Sheeran – Bam Bam
  • Coldplay & BTS – My Universe
  • Post Malone & Doja Cat – I Like You (A Happier Song)
  • Sam Smith & Kim Petras – Unholy

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

  • Diana Ross – Thank You
  • Kelly Clarkson – When Christmas Comes Around…
  • Michael Bublé – Higher
  • Norah Jones – I Dream of Christmas (Extended)
  • Pentatonix – Evergreen

Best Pop Vocal Album

  • ABBA – Voyage
  • Adele – 30
  • Coldplay – Music of the Spheres
  • Harry Styles – Harry’s House
  • Lizzo – Special

Best Dance/Electronic Recording

  • Beyoncé – Break My Soul
  • Bonobo – Rosewood
  • David Guetta & Bebe Rexha – I’m Good (Blue)
  • Diplo & Miguel – Don’t Forget My Love
  • Kaytranada Featuring H.E.R. – Intimidated
  • Rüfüs Du Sol – On My Knees

Best Dance/Electronic Music Album

  • Beyoncé – Renaissance
  • Bonobo – Fragments
  • Diplo – Diplo
  • Odesza – The Last Goodbye
  • Rüfüs Du Sol – Surrender

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

  • Brad Mehldau – Jacob’s Ladder
  • Domi & JD Beck – Not Tight
  • Grant Geissman – Blooz
  • Jeff Coffin – Between Dreaming and Joy
  • Snarky Puppy – Empire Central

Best Rock Performance

  • Beck – Old Man
  • The Black Keys – Wild Child
  • Brandi Carlile – Broken Horses
  • Bryan Adams – So Happy It Hurts
  • Idles – Crawl!
  • Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Jeff Beck – Patient Number 9
  • Turnstile – Holiday

Best Metal Performance

  • Ghost – Call Me Little Sunshine
  • Megadeth – We’ll Be Back
  • Muse – Kill or Be Killed
  • Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Tony Iommi – Degradation Rules
  • Turnstile – Blackout

Best Rock Song

  • Brandi Carlile – Broken Horses
  • Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Jeff Beck – Patient Number 9
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers – Black Summer
  • Turnstile – Blackout
  • The War on Drugs – Harmonia’s Dream

Best Rock Album

  • The Black Keys – Dropout Boogie
  • Elvis Costello & The Imposters – The Boy Named If
  • Idles – Crawler
  • Machine Gun Kelly – Mainstream Sellout
  • Ozzy Osbourne – Patient Number 9
  • Spoon – Lucifer on the Sofa

Best Alternative Music Performance

  • Arctic Monkeys – There’d Better Be a Mirrorball
  • Big Thief – Certainty
  • Florence and the Machine – King
  • Wet Leg – Chaise Lounge
  • Yeah Yeah Yeahs Featuring Perfume Genius – Spitting Off the Edge of the World

Best Alternative Music Album

  • Arcade Fire – WE
  • Big Thief – Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
  • Björk – Fossora
  • Wet Leg – Wet Leg
  • Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Cool It Down

Best R&B Performance

  • Beyoncé – Virgo’s Groove
  • Jazmine Sullivan – Hurt Me So Good
  • Lucky Daye – Over
  • Mary J. Blige Featuring Anderson .Paak – Here With Me
  • Muni Long – Hrs & Hrs

Best Traditional R&B Performance

  • Adam Blackstone Featuring Jazmine Sullivan – ’Round Midnight
  • Babyface Featuring Ella Mai – Keeps on Fallin’
  • Beyoncé – Plastic Off the Sofa
  • Mary J. Blige – Good Morning Gorgeous
  • Snoh Aalegra – Do 4 Love

Best R&B Song

  • Beyoncé – Cuff It
  • Jazmine Sullivan – Hurt Me So Good
  • Mary J. Blige – Good Morning Gorgeous
  • Muni Long – Hrs & Hrs
  • PJ Morton – Please Don’t Walk Away

Best Progressive R&B Album

  • Cory Henry – Operation Funk
  • Moonchild – Starfuit
  • Steve Lacy – Gemini Rights
  • Tank and the Bangas – Red Balloon
  • Terrace Martin – Drones

Best R&B Album

  • Chris Brown – Breezy (Deluxe)
  • Lucky Daye – Candy Drip
  • Mary J. Blige – Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe)
  • PJ Morton – Watch the Sun
  • Robert Glasper – Black Radio III

Best Rap Performance

  • DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy – God Did
  • Doja Cat – Vegas
  • Gunna & Future Featuring Young Thug – Pushin P
  • Hitkidd & Glorilla – F.N.F. (Let’s Go)
  • Kendrick Lamar – The Heart Part 5

Best Melodic Rap Performance

  • DJ Khaled Featuring Future & SZA – Beautiful
  • Future Featuring Drake & Tems – Wait for U
  • Jack Harlow – First Class
  • Kendrick Lamar Featuring Blxst & Amanda Reifer – Die Hard
  • Latto – Big Energy (Live)

Best Rap Song

  • DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy – God Did
  • Future Featuring Drake & Tems – Wait for U
  • Gunna & Future Featuring Young Thug – Pushin P
  • Jack Harlow Featuring Drake – Churchill Downs
  • Kendrick Lamar – The Heart Part 5

Best Rap Album

  • DJ Khaled – God Did
  • Future – I Never Liked You
  • Jack Harlow – Come Home the Kids Miss You
  • Kendrick Lamar – Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
  • Pusha T – It’s Almost Dry

Best Country Solo Performance

  • Kelsea Ballerini – Heartfirst
  • Maren Morris – Circles Around This Town
  • Miranda Lambert – In His Arms
  • Willie Nelson – Live Forever
  • Zach Bryan – Something in the Orange

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

  • Brothers Osborne – Midnight Rider’s Prayer
  • Carly Pearce & Ashley McBryde – Never Wanted to Be That Girl
  • Ingrid Andress & Sam Hunt – Wishful Drinking
  • Luke Combs & Miranda Lambert – Outrunnin’ Your Memory
  • Reba McEntire & Dolly Parton – Does He Love You (Revisited)
  • Robert Plant & Alison Krauss – Going Where the Lonely Go

Best Country Song

  • Cody Johnson – ’Til You Can’t
  • Luke Combs – Doin’ This
  • Maren Morris – Circles Around This Town
  • Miranda Lambert – If I Was a Cowboy
  • Taylor Swift – I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor’s Version) (From the Vault)
  • Willie Nelson – I’ll Love You Till the Day I Die

Best Country Album

  • Ashley McBryde – Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville
  • Luke Combs – Growin’ Up
  • Maren Morris – Humble Quest
  • Miranda Lambert – Palomino
  • Willie Nelson – A Beautiful Time

Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album

  • Cheryl B. Engelhardt – The Passenger
  • Madi Das, Dave Stringer & Bhakti Without Borders – Mantra Americana
  • Mystic Mirror – White Sun
  • Paul Avgerinos – Joy
  • Will Ackerman – Positano Songs

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

  • Ambrose Akinmusire – Rounds (Live)
  • Gerald Albright – Keep Holding On
  • John Beasley – Cherokee/Koko
  • Marcus Baylor – Call of the Drum
  • Melissa Aldana – Falling
  • Wayne Shorter & Leo Genovese – Endangered Species

Best Jazz Vocal Album

  • The Baylor Project – The Evening : Live At Apparatus
  • Carmen Lundy – Fade to Black
  • Cécile McLorin Salvant – Ghost Song
  • The Manhattan Transfer & The WDR Funkhausorchester – Fifty
  • Samara Joy – Linger Awhile

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

  • Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride & Brian Blade – LongGone
  • Peter Erskine Trio – Live in Italy
  • Terri Lyne Carrington, Kris Davis, Linda May Han Oh, Nicholas Payton & Matthew Stevens – New Standards, Vol. 1
  • Wayne Shorter, Terri Lyne Carrington, Leo Genovese & Esperanza Spalding – Live at the Detroit Jazz Festival
  • Yellowjackets – Parallel Motion

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

  • John Beasley, Magnus Lindgren & SWR Big Band – Bird Lives
  • Remy Le Boeuf’s Assembly of Shadows – Architecture of Storms
  • Ron Carter & The Jazzaar Festival Big Band Directed by Christian Jacob – Remembering Bob Freedman
  • Steve Gadd, Eddie Gomez, Ronnie Cuber & WDR Big Band Conducted by Michael Abene – Center Stage
  • Steven Feifke, Bijon Watson & Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra – Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra

Best Latin Jazz Album

  • Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Featuring The Congra Patria Son Jarocho Collective – Fandango at the Wall in New York
  • Arturo Sandoval – Rhythm & Soul
  • Danilo Pérez Featuring The Global Messengers – Crisálida
  • Flora Purim – If You Will
  • Miguel Zenón – Música de las Américas

Best Gospel Performance/Song

  • Doe – When I Pray
  • Erica Campbell – Positive
  • Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin – Kingdom
  • PJ Morton Featuring Zacardi Cortez, Gene Moore, Samoht, Tim Rogers & Darrel Walls – The Better Benediction
  • Tye Tribbett – Get Up

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

  • Chris Tomlin – Holy Forever
  • Crowder & Dante Bowe Featuring Maverick City Music – God Really Loves Us (Radio Version)
  • Doe – So Good
  • For King & Country & Hillary Scott – For God Is With Us
  • Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin – Fear Is Not My Future
  • Phil Wickham – Hymn of Heaven (Radio Version)

Best Gospel Album

  • Doe – Clarity
  • Maranda Curtis – Die to Live
  • Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin – Kingdom Book One (Deluxe)
  • Ricky Dillard – Breakthrough: The Exodus (Live)
  • Tye Tribbett – All Things New

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

  • Anne Wilson – My Jesus
  • Chris Tomlin – Always
  • Elevation Worship – Lion
  • Maverick City Music – Breathe
  • TobyMac – Life After Death

Best Roots Gospel Album

  • Gaither Vocal Band – Let’s Just Praise the Lord
  • Karen Peck & New River – 2:22
  • Keith & Kristyn Getty – Confessio – Irish American Roots
  • Tennessee State University – The Urban Hymnal
  • Willie Nelson – The Willie Nelson Family

Best Latin Pop Album

  • Camilo – De Adentro Pa Afuera
  • Christina Aguilera – Aguilera
  • Fonseca – Viajante
  • Rubén Blades & Boca Livre – Pasieros
  • Sebastián Yatra – Dharma +

Best Música Urbana Album

  • Bad Bunny – Un Verano Sin Ti
  • Daddy Yankee – Legendaddy
  • Farruko – La 167
  • Maluma – The Love & Sex Tape
  • Rauw Alejandro – Trap Cake, Vol. 2

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

  • Cimafunk – El Alimento
  • Fito Paez – Los Años Salvajes
  • Gaby Moreno – Alegoría
  • Jorge Drexler – Tinta y Tiempo
  • Mon Laferte – 1940 Carmen
  • Rosalía – Motomami

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)

  • Chiquis – Abeja Reina
  • Christian Nodal – EP #1 Forajido
  • Marco Antonio Solís – Qué Ganas de Verte (Deluxe)
  • Natalia Lafourcade – Un Canto por México – El Musical
  • Los Tigres del Norte – La Reunión (Deluxe)

Best Tropical Latin Album

  • Carlos Vives – Cumbiana II
  • Marc Anthony – Pa’lla Voy
  • La Santa Cecilia – Quiero Verte Feliz
  • Spanish Harlem Orchestra – Imágenes Latinas
  • Tito Nieves – Legendario

Best American Roots Performance

  • Aaron Neville & The Dirty Dozen Brass Band – Stompin’ Ground
  • Aoife O’Donovan & Allison Russell – Prodigal Daughter
  • Bill Anderson Featuring Dolly Parton – Someday It’ll All Make Sense (Bluegrass Version)
  • Fantastic Negrito – Oh Betty
  • Madison Cunningham – Life According to Raechel

Best Americana Performance

  • Asleep at the Wheel Featuring Lyle Lovett – There You Go Again
  • Blind Boys of Alabama Featuring Black Violin – The Message
  • Bonnie Raitt – Made Up Mind
  • Brandi Carlile Featuring Lucius – You and Me on the Rock
  • Eric Alexandrakis – Silver Moon [A Tribute to Michael Nesmith]

Best American Roots Song

  • Anaïs Mitchell – Bright Star
  • Aoife O’Donovan & Allison Russell – Prodigal Daughter
  • Bonnie Raitt – Just Like That
  • Brandi Carlile Featuring Lucius – You and Me on the Rock
  • Robert Plant & Alison Krauss – High and Lonesome
  • Sheryl Crow – Forever

Best Americana Album

  • Bonnie Raitt – Just Like That…
  • Brandi Carlile – In These Silent Days
  • Dr. John – Things Happen That Way
  • Keb’ Mo’ – Good to Be…
  • Robert Plant & Alison Krauss – Raise the Roof

Best Bluegrass Album

  • The Del McCoury Band – Almost Proud
  • The Infamous Stringdusters – Toward the Fray
  • Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway – Crooked Tree
  • Peter Rowan – Calling You From My Mountain
  • Yonder Mountain String Band – Get Yourself Outside

Best Traditional Blues Album

  • Buddy Guy – The Blues Don’t Lie
  • Charlie Musselwhite – Mississippi Son
  • Gov’t Mule – Heavy Load Blues
  • John Mayall – The Sun Is Shining Down
  • Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder – Get on Board

Best Contemporary Blues Album

  • Ben Harper – Bloodline Maintenance
  • Edgar Winter – Brother Johnny
  • Eric Gales – Crown
  • North Mississippi Allstars – Set Sail
  • Shemekia Copeland – Done Come Too Far

Best Folk Album

  • Aoife O’Donovan – Age of Apathy
  • Janis Ian – The Light at the End of the Line
  • Judy Collins – Spellbound
  • Madison Cunningham – Revealer
  • Punch Brothers – Hell on Church Street

Best Regional Roots Music Album

  • Halau Hula Keali’i o Nalani – Halau Hula Keali’i o Nalani (Live at the Getty Center)
  • Natalie Ai Kamauu – Natalie Noelani
  • Nathan & The Zydeco Cha-Chas – Lucky Man
  • Ranky Tanky – Live at the 2022 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
  • Sean Ardoin & Kreole Rock and Soul Featuring The Golden Band From Tigerland – Full Circle

Best Reggae Album

  • Kabaka Pyramid – The Kalling
  • Koffee – Gifted
  • Protoje – Third Time’s the Charm
  • Sean Paul – Scorcha
  • Shaggy – Com Fly Wid Mi

Best Global Music Performance

  • Arooj Aftab & Anoushka Shankar – Udhero Na
  • Burna Boy – Last Last
  • Matt B & Eddy Kenzo – Gimme Love
  • Rocky Dawuni Featuring Blvk H3ro – Neva Bow Down
  • Wouter Kellerman, Zakes Bantwini & Nomcebo Zikode – Bayethe

Best Global Music Album

  • Angélique Kidjo & Ibrahim Maalouf – Queen of Sheba
  • Anoushka Shankar, Metropole Orkest & Jules Buckley Featuring Manu Delago – Between Us… (Live)
  • Berklee Indian Ensemble – Shuruaat
  • Burna Boy – Love, Damini
  • Masa Takumi – Sakura

Best Children’s Music Album

  • Alphabet Rockers – The Movement
  • Divinity Roxx – Ready Set Go!
  • Justin Roberts – Space Cadet
  • Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band – Los Fabulosos
  • Wendy and DB – Into the Little Blue House

Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording

  • Jamie Foxx – Act Like You Got Some Sense
  • Lin-Manuel Miranda – Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters of the World
  • Mel Brooks – All About Me!: My Remarkable Life in Show Business
  • Questlove – Music Is History
  • Viola Davis – Finding Me

Best Spoken Word Poetry Album

  • Amanda Gorman – Call Us What We Carry: Poems
  • Amir Sulaiman – You Will Be Someone’s Ancestor. Act Accordingly.
  • Ethelbert Miller – Black Men Are Precious
  • J. Ivy – The Poet Who Sat by the Door
  • Malcolm-Jamal Warner – Hiding in Plain View

Best Comedy Album

  • Dave Chappelle – The Closer
  • Jim Gaffigan – Comedy Monster
  • Louis C.K. – Sorry
  • Patton Oswalt – We All Scream
  • Randy Rainbow – A Little Brains, a Little Talent

Best Musical Theater Album

  • Original Broadway Cast – A Strange Loop
  • New Broadway Cast – Caroline, or Change
  • ‘Into the Woods’ 2022 Broadway Cast – Into the Woods (2022 Broadway Cast Recording)
  • Original Broadway Cast – MJ the Musical
  • ‘Mr. Saturday Night’ Original Cast – Mr. Saturday Night
  • Original Broadway Cast – Six: Live on Opening Night

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

  • Various Artists – Elvis
  • Various Artists – Encanto
  • Various Artists – Stranger Things: Soundtrack From the Netflix Series, Season 4
  • Lorne Balfe, Harold Faltermeyer, Lady Gaga & Hans Zimmer – Top Gun: Maverick
  • Various Artists – West Side Story

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Includes Film and Television)

  • Germaine Franco – Encanto
  • Hans Zimmer – No Time to Die
  • Jonny Greenwood – The Power of the Dog
  • Michael Giacchino – The Batman
  • Nicholas Britell – Succession: Season 3

Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media

  • Austin Wintory – Aliens: Fireteam Elite
  • Bear McCreary – Call of Duty®: Vanguard
  • Christopher Tin – Old World
  • Richard Jacques – Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
  • Stephanie Economou – Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarök

Best Song Written for Visual Media

  • Beyoncé – Be Alive
  • Carolina Gaitán – La Gaita, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz & Encanto – Cast – We Don’t
  • Talk About Bruno
  • Jessy Wilson Featuring Angélique Kidjo – Keep Rising (The Woman King)
  • Lady Gaga – Hold My Hand
  • Taylor Swift – Carolina
  • 4*Town, Jordan Fisher, Finneas O’Connell, Josh Levi, Topher Ngo & Grayson Villanueva – Nobody Like U

Best Instrumental Composition

  • Danilo Pérez Featuring The Global Messengers – Fronteras (Borders) Suite: Al-Musafir Blues
  • Geoffrey Keezer – Refuge
  • Miguel Zenón, José Antonio Zayas Cabán, Ryan Smith & Casey Rafn – El País Invisible
  • Tasha Warren & Dave Eggar – African Tales
  • Tasha Warren & Dave Eggar – Snapshots

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

  • Armand Hutton Featuring Terrell Hunt & Just 6 – As Days Go By (An Arrangement of the Family Matters Theme Song)
  • Danny Elfman – Main Titles
  • Kings Return – How Deep Is Your Love
  • Magnus Lindgren, John Beasley & The SWR Big Band Featuring Martin Auer – Scrapple From the Apple
  • Remy Le Boeuf – Minnesota, WI

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

  • Becca Stevens & Attacca Quartet – 2 + 2 = 5 (Arr. Nathan Schram)
  • Cécile McLorin Salvant – Optimistic Voices / No Love Dying
  • Christine McVie – Songbird (Orchestral Version)
  • Jacob Collier Featuring Lizzy McAlpine & John Mayer – Never Gonna Be Alone
  • Louis Cole – Let It Happen

Best Recording Package

  • Fann – Telos
  • Soporus – Divers
  • Spiritualized – Everything Was Beautiful
  • Tamsui-Kavalan Chinese Orchestra – Beginningless Beginning
  • Underoath – Voyeurist

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

  • Black Pumas – Black Pumas (Collector’s Edition Box Set)
  • Danny Elfman – Big Mess
  • The Grateful Dead – In and Out of the Garden: Madison Square Garden ’81, ’82, ’83
  • They Might Be Giants – Book
  • Various Artists – Artists Inspired by Music: Interscope Reimagined

Best Album Notes

  • Andy Irvine & Paul Brady – Andy Irvine / Paul Brady
  • Astor Piazzolla – The American Clavé Recordings
  • Doc Watson – Life’s Work: A Retrospective
  • Harry Partch – Harry Partch, 1942
  • Wilco – Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)

Best Historical Album

  • Blondie – Against the Odds: 1974 – 1982
  • Doc Watson – Life’s Work: A Retrospective
  • Freestyle Fellowship – To Whom It May Concern…
  • Glenn Gould – The Goldberg Variations: The Complete Unreleased 1981 Studio Sessions
  • Wilco – Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical

  • Amy Allen
  • Laura Veltz
  • Nija Charles
  • The-Dream
  • Tobias Jesso Jr.

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

  • Baynk – Adolescence
  • Father John Misty – Chloë and the Next 20th Century
  • Harry Styles – Harry’s House
  • Robert Glasper – Black Radio III
  • Wet Leg – Wet Leg

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

  • Boi-1da
  • Dahi
  • Dan Auerbach
  • Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II
  • Jack Antonoff

Best Remixed Recording

  • Beyoncé – Break My Soul (Terry Hunter Remix)
  • Ellie Goulding – Easy Lover (Four Tet Remix)
  • The Knocks & Dragonette – Slow Song (Paul Woolford Remix)
  • Lizzo – About Damn Time (Purple Disco Machine Remix)
  • Wet Leg – Too Late Now (Soulwax Remix)

Best Immersive Audio Album

  • Anita Brevik, Nidarosdomens Jentekor & Trondheimsolistene – Tuvayhun — Beatitudes for a Wounded World
  • The Chainsmokers – Memories…Do Not Open
  • Christina Aguilera – Aguilera
  • Jane Ira Bloom – Picturing the Invisible: Focus 1
  • Stewart Copeland & Ricky Kej – Divine Tides

Best Engineered Album, Classical

  • Anita Brevik, Nidarosdomens Jentekor & Trondheimsolistene – Tuvayhun — Beatitudes for a Wounded World
  • Anne-Sophie Mutter, Boston Symphony Orchestra & John Williams – Williams: Violin Concerto No. 2 & Selected Film Themes
  • Edwin Outwater & Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Mason Bates: Philharmonia Fantastique: The Making of the Orchestra
  • Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra & Manfred Honeck – Beethoven & Stucky: Orchestral Works
  • Third Coast Percussion – Perspectives

Producer of the Year, Classical

  • Christoph Franke
  • Elaine Martone
  • James Ginsburg
  • Jonathan Allen
  • Judith Sherman

Best Orchestral Performance

  • Berlin Philharmonic & John Williams – John Williams: The Berlin Concert
  • Los Angeles Philharmonic & Gustavo Dudamel – Dvořák: Symphonies Nos. 7-9
  • New York Youth Symphony – Works by Florence Price, Jessie Montgomery, Valerie Coleman
  • Various Artists – Sila: The Breath of the World
  • Wild Up & Christopher Rountree – Stay on It

Best Opera Recording

  • Boston Modern Orchestra Project & Odyssey Opera Chorus – Anthony Davis: X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X
  • The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & The Metropolitan Opera Chorus – Blanchard: Fire Shut Up in My Bones
  • The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & The Metropolitan Opera Chorus – Eurydice

Best Choral Performance

  • The Crossing – Born
  • English Baroque Soloists & Monteverdi Choir – J.S. Bach: St. John Passion, BWV 245
  • The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Ailyn Pérez, Michelle DeYoung,
  • Matthew Polenzani & Eric Owens – Verdi’s Requiem: The Met Remembers 9/11

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

  • Attacca Quartet – Caroline Shaw: Evergreen
  • Dover Quartet – Beethoven: Complete String Quartets, Vol. 2 – The Middle Quartets
  • Neave Trio – Musical Remembrances
  • Publiquartet – What Is American
  • Third Coast Percussion – Perspectives

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

  • Daniil Trifonov – Bach: The Art of Life
  • Hilary Hahn – Abels: Isolation Variation
  • Mak Grgić – A Night in Upper Town – The Music of Zoran Krajacic
  • Mitsuko Uchida – Beethoven: Diabelli Variations
  • Time for Three, The Philadelphia Orchestra & Xian Zhang – Letters for the Future

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

  • Il Pomo d’Oro – Eden
  • Nicholas Phan, Brooklyn Rider, The Knights & Eric Jacobsen – Stranger – Works for Tenor by Nico Muhly
  • Renée Fleming & Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene
  • Sasha Cooke & Kirill Kuzmin – How Do I Find You
  • Will Liverman, Paul Sánchez & J’Nai Bridges – Shawn E. Okpebholo: Lord, How Come Me Here?

Best Classical Compendium

  • Christopher Tin, Voces8, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Barnaby Smith – The Lost Birds
  • Kitt Wakeley – An Adoption Story
  • The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Yannick Nézet-Séguin – A Concert for Ukraine
  • Seunghee Lee, JP Jofre & London Symphony Orchestra – Aspire

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

  • Andris Nelsons & Gewandhausorchester – Gubaidulina: The Wrath of God
  • Carlos Simon, MK Zulu, Marco Pavé & Hub New Music – Simon: Requiem for the Enslaved
  • Ian Rosenbaum & Dover Quartet – Akiho: Ligneous Suite
  • Jack Quartet – Bermel: Intonations
  • Time for Three, The Philadelphia Orchestra & Xian Zhang – Puts: Contact

Best Music Video

  • Adele – Easy on Me
  • BTS – Yet to Come
  • Doja Cat – Woman
  • Harry Styles – As It Was
  • Kendrick Lamar – The Heart Part 5
  • Taylor Swift – All Too Well: The Short Film

Best Music Film

  • Adele – Adele One Night Only
  • Billie Eilish – Billie Eilish Live at the O2
  • Justin Bieber – Our World
  • Neil Young & Crazy Horse – A Band a Brotherhood a Barn
  • Rosalía – Motomami (Rosalía TikTok Live Performance)
  • Various Artists – Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story

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Reports of a Split Contract Point to Taylor Swift and Her Fiancé Travis Kelce’s Matching.

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(VOR News) – One of the ways that Taylor Swift showed her support for her boyfriend was by going to a football game that Travis Kelce was playing in while wearing a magnificent plaid suit that matched the outfit that he was wearing.

When this was done, it was done with the aim of making it happen, despite the fact that there were rumors going around about a split contract between the two of them.

The guy, who was 34 years old at the time, made a stunning entrance at Arrowhead Stadium while wearing a magnificent gray and black Taylor Swift checkered suit that was designed by Vivienne Westwood, who was also the designer of the costume.

She donned Taylor Swift clothing to show her support for Travis and the Chiefs.

Furthermore, they had arrived at the stadium earlier that day wearing Taylor Swift’s plaid shirt and jeans that were extremely similar to Kelce’s, which served as the basis for their synchronized costumes. This foundation was the foundation for their coordinated costumes. When Kelce arrived at the stadium, he was still wearing the same shirt and jeans that he had worn earlier.

Furthermore, Taylor greeted the occasion with a good attitude by matching her dress with a magnificent purse in the shape of a heart that she held on her wrist. This was yet another way that she showed her appreciation for the event. This item was a component of her ensemble.

It was stated by the Daily Mail that she made her return with this appearance, despite the fact that she had been absent from the two Chiefs games that came before it owing to her obligations to the Eras Tour. The fact that she had not been present for either of those games did not prevent her from accomplishing this.

“Now you all can shut the heck up about that bulls**t ‘breakup contract,'” a fan wrote on X in connection to this matter to express their opinion on the matter. “Now you can stop talking about anything.” “Now y’all can stop the hell up about that…”

It was a different fan who was the one who broke the news at this time period.

The statement reads, “BREAKING: Travis Kelce has reached a long-term extension with Taylor Swift.”

Following an extensive amount of deliberation and debate, the two parties have reached consensus on a deal that will be in place for the subsequent three years.

Providing that Travis continues to be advantageous for Taylor Swift’s company, the rules of the agreement indicate that Taylor Swift has the authority to renew the deal in the event that Travis continues to be useful. In the event that Travis is the one who is accountable for doing the dishes, there is a possibility that he may be awarded a bonus of some kind.

Swift and Kelce’s followers were able to let out a sigh of relief when it was discovered that a “contract” that had been reported to have been leaked and disclosed the exact date of Swift and Kelce’s separation was found to be nothing more than a fabrication.

This information was obtained from the source. It had been anticipated that the “contract” would have been made available.

In addition, it is worth noting that when the publication that stated that the couple had made the decision to end their relationship a month ago began to circulate on the internet, representatives for Travis were obligated to reject the charges.

SOURCE: GN

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‘Joker 2’ Tops the International Box Office with $81.1 Million.

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(VOR News) – It is projected that “Joker: Folie à Deux” made its debut this weekend with an estimated total of $81.1 million.

This would make it the most successful film at the box office around the world and the most profitable film overall from a financial standpoint. The picture, which is a sequel to the 2019 blockbuster smash “Joker,” only made $40 million in the United States of America, which is a pitiful amount of money.

The film is a sequel to the 2019 mega hit. In the year 2019, the trailer for the movie was made available. The cinematic adaptation of the peculiar comic book has generated an astonishing sum of $121.1 million in revenue all over the world. This is a result of the film’s success.

Considering that the production of “Joker: Folie à Deux” took place at an incredible cost of two hundred million dollars, Warner Bros., the corporation that provided the finance for the picture, is currently confronted with a dilemma as a result of this fact.

The second “Joker” cost $65 million, compared to $75 million for the original.

This is a substantial difference in terms of the budget. The movie has been given a terrible “D” CinemaScore since the majority of the reviews that have been published about the film have been unfavorable, and audiences appear to agree with the reviewers. As a result of this, the movie has been given a terrible “D” CinemaScore.

Lady Gaga, who is responsible for putting her own distinctive twist on Harley Quinn, a favorite character from the comics, is responsible for a significant portion of the additional expense.

Phillips, Joaquin Phoenix, who reprises his role as the unstable comedian Arthur Fleck, and Lady Gaga are all responsible for a significant portion of the increased budget. There is a large portion of the additional costs that are linked with the production of the picture that may be attributed to these payments.

There were a total of 25,788 theaters and 76 markets outside of the United States that showed the movie. In order to act as screening locations, these locations were selected.

The fact that “Joker: Folie à Deux” made $8 million in the United Kingdom, $6.9 million in Germany, $5.6 million in Italy, $5.5 million in Mexico, and $5 million in France is a fascinating piece of information to take into consideration. Furthermore, the film made $5 million in France.

Only a few examples of what has been accomplished are presented here, but they are representative of the many different results that have been obtained. One week after the film will be released in Japan on the same day, it will make its debut in China on October 16th. This will be one week after the film is released in Japan.

Japan will also release the Joker movie to the public on that same day.

After grossing $335 million in the United States, the first “Joker” film grossed $743 million in other nations across the world. This is despite the fact that the film was only released in the United States.

In addition to generating a large amount of revenue, the movie was a smash hit that was incredibly well received by audiences. The film “Deadpool & Wolverine” broke the record for the highest-grossing R-rated film when it grossed $1.32 billion worldwide.

This achievement was accomplished by the film. The film was successful in accomplishing this specific goal. During a particular period of time, the film was the one that achieved the distinction of being the highest-grossing R-rated film movie.

Before “Joker 2” caused a breach between audiences and critics, Phillips announced that he had ended his career as a director of films based on comic books. At the end of the day, “Joker 2” was not successful. By the time this took place, the film had not yet been responsible for causing the rift.

“It was fun to play in this sort of sandbox for two movies, but I think we’ve said what we wanted to say in this world,” he said in an interview with Variety in the month of August. “It was a lot of fun.” “It was a lot of fun.” “It was a lot of fun.”

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Reviews of Silent Hill 2 Provide a Higher-Than-Expected Metacritical Score.

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(VOR News) – The Bloober Team and Konami-produced remake of the horror game Silent Hill 2 is scheduled to launch the following week, but reviews have already started to surface, giving players a sneak peek at the updated version of the game before it is made available to the public.

It would be an understatement to say that Bloober Team was under a great deal of pressure to get the game right, especially considering that the survival-horror genre’s enthusiasts regard Silent Hill almost as highly as Resident Evil.

Considering the Metacritic score that the game has received thus far, Silent Hill 2 players shouldn’t have any worries when the game launches on November 8

. This is due to the score, which shows that the game has only ever earned favorable reviews up to this point. Fans of the Bloober Team and Silent Hill will be happy to hear this news.

Silent Hill 2 currently has an 87 Metacritic rating.

In 50 reviews, the PlayStation 5 version received a score of 87, meaning that it also received an 87 on that platform. This is based on the fact that the score was given to the PlayStation 5 version. The Silent Hill 2 personal computer version received an overall rating of 88 out of 5, placing it somewhat higher than the PlayStation 5 version.

There isn’t an Xbox version of Silent Hill 2 that can be regarded as existing because it wasn’t part of the Xbox Series X|S. There isn’t any information available at this time on whether or not it will ever be made accessible on that specific platform.

A considerable portion of Silent Hill fans had not in the slightest expected that Silent Hill 2 would achieve five flawless scores of one hundred before these reviews were published. It is extremely unlikely that they expected anything at all. Actually, the great majority of reviews are favorable.

They also call it a welcome return to form for the Silent Hill brand, complimenting the Bloober Team for their appreciation for the first Silent Hill 2. Furthermore, they believe it to be the ideal starting point for beginners who have never really experienced Silent Hill before.

Due of this, Silent Hill 2 has few Metacritic reviews, both positive and negative.

No bad reviews have been posted. Some people think that the remake may have retained some of the most annoying and constrictive elements of the original Silent Hill 2 by staying too close to the original. These individuals believe that there might have been some issues brought on by the remake.

Thankfully for those of us who are now playing Silent Hill 2, those reviews are the exception rather than the rule, with the vast majority of positive reviews making up the small amount of negative reviews.

It is true that some people became skeptical about the remake because the Bloober Team was in charge of it. Furthermore, in the perspective of both its own series and the genre at large, Silent Hill 2 has been held in the highest regard ever since it was first made accessible to the general public.

Games like Layers of Fear, The Medium, and the Blair Witch game were all made by the Bloober Team; nevertheless, no matter which game was reviewed, none of these titles received particularly high review scores. With the release of Silent Hill 2, it’s possible that the public’s perception of the Bloober Team may undergo a significant shift.

Additionally, we are now writing our own review of Silent Hill 2.

Although it has taken longer than expected because we acquired our review copy after the game was already in progress.

However, even though more reviews are being received, it is highly doubtful that these would significantly lower Silent Hill 2’s Metacritic score. despite the fact that more reviews are coming in. Players of Silent Hill 2 should have a lot to look forward to in the upcoming week as a result of this.

SOURCE: CB

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