The 64th annual Grammy Awards will take place Jan. It includes Rodrigo, the singer and actress who rocketed to fame this year with hits like “Drivers License” and “Good 4 U” the Kid Laroi, who has been ubiquitous on pop radio with “Stay,” featuring Bieber and Saweetie, whose “Best Friend” featuring Doja Cat is another radio fixture along with Finneas, Eilish’s producer brother Japanese Breakfast, the alternative project led by Michelle Zauner, who has also won acclaim as a memoirist the band Glass Animals Arlo Parks Baby Keem Jimmie Allen and Arooj Aftab. The new artist category is a mix of fresh pop stars and lesser-known acts. Paak, against Eilish’s “Happier Than Ever,” Brandi Carlile’s “Right on Time,” Bennett and Lady Gaga’s “I Get a Kick Out of You,” and “I Still Have Faith in You,” a comeback single by Abba - the Europop icons who were never nominated for a Grammy in their heyday of the 1970s and early ’80s.įor song of the year, a songwriter’s award, the nominees include “Drivers License,” “Happier Than Ever,” “Kiss Me More,” “Leave the Door Open,” “Peaches,” “Right on Time” and “Montero,” along with Ed Sheeran’s “Bad Habits,” Carlile and Alicia Keys’s “A Beautiful Noise,” and “Fight for You” by H.E.R., who won the prize last year for a protest anthem, “I Can’t Breathe.”
Record of the year, which recognizes the recording of a single track, pits hits like Rodrigo’s “Drivers License,” Bieber’s “Peaches,” Doja Cat’s “Kiss Me More,” Lil Nas X’s “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” and “Leave the Door Open” by Silk Sonic, the retro-soul project of Bruno Mars and Anderson. As recently as four years ago, there were just five slots in those categories. The list of nominees is even more robust than usual this year, after the Recording Academy, which presents the awards, expanded the ballots for the top four categories - album, record and song of the year, and best new artist - to include 10 nominees, up from eight. 31 in Los Angeles, and will be broadcast by CBS. But the artist with the most chances to win is Jon Batiste, the composer and bandleader known for his work in television and film, who was nominated 11 times, including for his eclectic, soul-inflected album “We Are.”īatiste, who also emerged last year as a voice of social protest, will face off in some of the most prestigious categories, like album and record of the year, as well as in an array of genre fields - including R&B, jazz, American roots and classical - at the ceremony, which is scheduled for Jan. Let's just hope his album has more to offer.Nominations for the 64th annual Grammy Awards, announced on Tuesday, recognized chart-topping pop stars like Justin Bieber, Olivia Rodrigo, Doja Cat and Billie Eilish. Sadly for him, however, the same credit can't be given to this single. One can't criticise Bruno Mars too much he has co-wrote, produced, and appeared on some of the biggest hits this past year. Whilst the melody works well and is sure to touch the hearts of lovesick teenagers, there is nothing really too special or original about the track actually sounding like it would be used during the dramatic parts of the X-Factor auditions.
Sounding like a Jason Derulo or Usher track, there is nothing about the single that makes Bruno Mars stand out from all the other RnB artists dominating the charts at the moment.ĭon't get us wrong, it is a beautiful song and the touching lyrics perfectly complement this, but beyond this, there is nothing that proves Bruno as a worthy solo artist. The song never builds to any climax and it simply falls a bit flat, coming across quite corny and cheesy. Starting off a solo career with a slow-paced track has worked wonders for many but sadly this track seems like it should've been a second or third single rather than the first which is usually supposed to showcase the future LP his being set for release in October. Whilst it's kind of obvious why this song has been a hit worldwide, it sadly comes across a bit too generic for a first outing. Already a number one hit in the US and a top ten hit in Australia, Canada and New Zealand, it seems like Bruno is set to take the UK by storm. After lending his vocals on Travie McCoy's hugely successful Billionaire, Bruno Mars releases his first official single Just the Way You Are this month.
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