For the primary time, the sixty fourth annual ceremony can be held in Las Vegas — away from its conventional house in Los Angeles. This 12 months’s occasion, hosted by Trevor Noah, additionally brings voting adjustments and two new classes.
And a number of other artists from this 12 months’s class of nominees — from hip hop to jazz to pop music — might probably break information.
Listed below are 5 nominees — some family names, some newcomers — on the cusp of constructing historical past.
Kanye West — who goes by Ye now — may be unwelcome this 12 months as a Grammys performer, however he’ll clinch a spot in historical past if he surpasses Jay-Z’s 23 wins — essentially the most for a hip hop artist. Ye has 22 Grammys and is nominated for 5 extra, together with album of the 12 months for “Donda.”
However it will not be simple. To not be overlooked, Jay-Z has three nominations this 12 months, together with two with Ye for “Donda” and finest rap tune for “Jail.”
BTS
Boy band BTS made historical past final 12 months as the primary Korean pop stars to earn a Grammy nomination within the pop duo/group efficiency class. If their album “Butter” wins in that class this 12 months, they will be the primary Okay-pop act to win a Grammy.
BTS has already made historical past as the primary Korean artists to take the stage on the Grammys in 2019, after they offered the award for Finest R&B Album.
Olivia Rodrigo
Pop sensation Olivia Rodrigo has been nominated for seven awards for her debut album, “Bitter,” together with finest new artist, album of the 12 months, tune of the 12 months and document of the 12 months — the final two for her heart-wrenching ballad “Drivers License.”
If she takes house all these awards, Rodrigo, 19, might turn out to be the second-youngest artist to comb the Grammys’ 4 main classes: finest album, tune, document and new artist.
In 2020, Billie Eilish turned the youngest solo performer to comb the 4 greatest prizes on the Grammys. She was 18.
To match her feat, Rodrigo may also have to finest Eilish. The latest Oscar winner is also nominated in three prime classes.
Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett first gained album of the 12 months for “I Left My Coronary heart In San Francisco” on the fifth annual Grammy ceremony. That was in 1963, and he is nonetheless getting Grammy nods a long time later.
Bennett has 5 nominations this 12 months for his collaboration with Girl Gaga, together with for album of the 12 months and document of the 12 months. The pair are nominated for his or her cowl of Cole Porter’s “I Get a Kick Out of You,” — a tune written some 88 years in the past.
At 95, Bennett is the oldest individual ever to launch an album of recent materials — with a few of his greatest successes taking place prior to now decade.
Jon Batiste
Singer Jon Batiste leads all artists this 12 months with 11 Grammy nominations throughout totally different genres, together with document of the 12 months, album of the 12 months, finest improvised jazz solo and finest R&B album.
Batiste has a background in jazz and serves because the bandleader and musical director on “The Late Present with Stephen Colbert.” His Grammy honors come from his work on the soundtrack to the Pixar film “Soul” and for his 2021 album, “We Are.”
If Batiste takes house no less than 9 awards on Sunday he’ll mark one other milestone: bypassing Michael Jackson and Santana because the artists who’ve gained essentially the most Grammys in a single 12 months. Each obtained eight Grammys every in 1984 and 2000, respectively.
