Grammys 2020; What to Expect

So the biggest and most grand music award show will be televised on Sunday, 26^th January, 2020 at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles, Carlifornia. Well for most of you, you’ll probably be watching them live on the 27^th of January as is my case, time zones, right, what a bummer. Anyway, this year’s Grammys are definitely set to be historical with female artists leading the nominations in the key categories. The legendary and Grammy winning artist, Alicia Keys returns as the host, Awesome!!!! Lizzo also makes history by being a first time nominee with a record eight (8) nominations, the most nominations by a single artist this year. Another history maker is the LA Teenage sensation, Billie Eilish who has bagged herself seven (7) nominations and is the youngest nominee to secure nominations in the Big Four (4) categories which are Record of the year, Album of the year, Song of the year and Best new artist. Billie was 17 the time the nominations were announced. Ariana Grande also follows in the number of nominations. For the male artists, Lil Nas leads the nominations with his viral song "Old Town Road" which stayed number one on the Billboard charts for a record 19 weeks. As for performances, well some A-list artists on the line-up include Lizzo, Billie Eilish, Aerosmith, Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton.

                         

Lizzo

Billie Eilish

Here is the list of this year’s Grammy Nominees in the key categories:

Album of the year

• Bon Iver - I,I
• Lana Del Rey - Norman F***ing Rockwell!
• Billie Eilish - When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
• Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next
• H.E.R. - I Used To Know Her
• Lil Nas X - 7
• Lizzo - Cuz I Love You
• Vampire Weekend - Father Of The Bride

Record of the year

• Bon Iver - Hey, Ma
• Billie Eilish - Bad Guy
• Ariana Grande - 7 Rings
• H.E.R. - Hard Place
• Khalid - Talk
• Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus - Old Town Road
• Lizzo - Truth Hurts
• Post Malone & Swae Lee - Sunflower

Song of the year

• Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved
• Lana Del Rey - Norman F***ing Rockwell
• Billie Eilish - Bad Guy
• H.E.R. - Hard Place
• Lady Gaga - Always Remember Us This Way
• Lizzo - Truth Hurts
• Taylor Swift - Lover
• Tanya Tucker - Bring My Flowers Now

Best new artist

• Black Pumas
• Billie Eilish
• Lil Nas X (above)
• Lizzo
• Maggie Rogers
• Rosalia
• Tank and the Bangas
• Yola

Best pop solo performance

• Beyonce - Spirit
• Billie Eilish - Bad Guy
• Ariana Grande - 7 Rings
• Lizzo - Truth Hurts
• Taylor Swift - You Need To Calm Down

Best pop duo/group performance

• Ariana Grande & Social House - Boyfriend
• Jonas Brothers - Sucker
• Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus - Old Town Road
• Post Malone & Swae Lee - Sunflower
• Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello - Senorita

Best traditional pop vocal album

• Andrea Bocelli - Si
• Michael Buble - Love
• Elvis Costello & The Imposters - Look Now
• John Legend - A Legendary Christmas
• Barbra Streisand - Walls

Best pop vocal album

• Beyonce - The Lion King: The Gift
• Billie Eilish - When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
• Ariana Grande (pictured) - Thank U, Next
• Ed Sheeran - No. 6 Collaborations Project
• Taylor Swift - Lover

Best dance recording

• Bonobo - Linked
• The Chemical Brothers - Got To Keep On
• Meduza featuring Goodboys - Piece Of Your Heart
• Rufus Du Sol - Underwater
• Skrillex & Boys Noize featuring Ty Dolla $ign - Midnight Hour

Best dance/electronic album

• Apparat - LP5
• The Chemical Brothers - No Geography
• Flume - Hi This Is Flume
• Rufus Du Sol - Solace
• Weather - Tycho

Best rock performance

• Bones UK - Pretty Waste
• Gary Clark Jr (pictured) - This Land
• Brittany Howard - History Repeats
• Karen O & Danger Mouse - Woman
• Rival Sons - Too Bad

Best metal performance

• Candlemass featuring Tony Iommi - Astorolus The Great Octopus
• Death Angel - Humanicide
• I Prevail - Bow Down
• Killswitch Engage Unleashed
• Tool - 7Empest

Best rock album

• Bring Me The Horizon - Amo
• Cage The Elephant - Social Cues
• The Cranberries - In The End
• I Prevail - Trauma
• Rival Sons - Feral Roots

Best alternative album

• Big Thief - U.F.O.F.
• James Blake - Assume Form
• Bon Iver - I,I
• Vampire Weekend - Father Of The Bride
• Thom Yorke - Anima

Best R&B performance

• Daniel Caesar & Brandy - Love Again
• H.E.R. featuring Bryson Tiller - Could've Been
• Lizzo featuring Gucci Mane - Exactly How I Feel
• Lucky Daye - Roll Some Mo
• Anderson .Paak featuring André 3000 - Come Home

Best urban contemporary album

• Steve Lacy - Apollo XXI
• Lizzo (above) - Cuz I Love You
• Georgia Anne Muldrow - Overload
• NAO - Saturn
• Jessie Reyez - Being Human In Public

Best rap song

• YBN Cordae featuring Chance The Rapper - Bad Idea
• Rick Ross featuring Drake - Gold Roses
• 21 Savage featuring J. Cole - A Lot
• Nipsey Hussle featuring Roddy Ricch & Hit-Boy - Racks In The Middle
• DaBaby - Suge

Best rap album

• Dreamville - Revenge Of The Dreamers III
• Meek Mill - Championships
• 21 Savage - I Am > I Was
• Tyler, The Creator - Igor
• YBN Cordae - The Lost Boy

Best country album

• Eric Church - Desperate Man
• Reba McEntire - Stronger Than The Truth
• Pistol Annies - Interstate Gospel
• Thomas Rhett - Center Point Road
• Tanya Tucker (pictured) - While I'm Livin'

Best musical theatre album

• Ain't Too Proud: The Life And Times Of The Temptations
• Hadestown
• Moulin Rouge! The Musical
• The Music Of Harry Potter And The Cursed Child
• Oklahoma!

Producer of the year, non-classical

• Jack Antonoff
• Dan Auerbach
• Finneas
• John Hill
• Ricky Reed

Best music video

• The Chemical Brothers - We've Got To Try
• Gary Clark Jr - This Land
• FKA Twigs - Cellophane
• Lil Nas X & Billy Ray Cyrus - Old Town Road
• Tove Lo - Glad He's Gone