2022 Grammy Nominations Full List: Kanye West, JAY-Z, Nas & More
JAY-Z, Kanye West, J. Cole, and Nas are a few names we weren't surprised to see for the 2022 Grammy Award nominations.
The 64th annual Grammys are swiftly approaching. Last year’s ceremony was marked by performances by talents including Megan Thee Stallion, Cardi B, and Doja Cat.
2021 was an expansive year for new music even amid the ongoing pandemic. To be frank hip-hop, R&B, and neo-soul were genres that we’ve been engaging with most.
Last year, Grammy winners were a bit reflective of music conversations that were happening online and IRL. For example, Houston’s Megan Thee Stallion took home four awards, including “Best New Artist” and “Best Rap Song” for “Savage” featuring Beyonce which makes sense given 2020 was her breakout year.
We’re curious to see who the Recording Academy has had its eye on during the second pandemic year. Will it be of-the-moment artists or acts that are currently household names? Or will the Academy decide to highlight those who haven’t ever really received their flowers?
Keep scrolling and you’ll find the nominees for the 2022 Grammy Awards below. Head to the Grammys official site for more information.
Record of the Year
ABBA - "I Still Have Faith in You"
Jon Batiste - "Freedom"
Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga - "I Get a Kick Out of You"
Justin Bieber, Daniel Cesar, Giveon - "Peaches"
Brandi Carlile - "Right on Time"
Doja Cat, SZA - "Kiss Me More"
Billie Eilish - "Happier Than Ever"
Lil Nas X - "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)"
Olivia Rodrigo - "Drivers License"
Silk Sonic - "Leave the Door Open"
Album of the Year
We Are - Jon Batiste
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga - Love for Sale
Justin Bieber - Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe)
Doja Cat - Planet Her (Deluxe)
Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever
Song of the Year
Ed Sheeran - "Bad Habits"
Alicia Keys, Brandi Carlile - "A Beautiful Noise"
Olivia Rodrigo - "Drivers License"
H.E.R. - "Fight for You"
Billie Eilish - "Happier Than Ever"
Doja Cat, SZA - "Kiss Me More"
Silk Sonic - "Leave the Door Open"
Lil Nas X - "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)"
Justin Bieber, Daniel Cesar, Giveon - "Peaches"
Brandi Carlile - "Right on Time"
Best New Artist
Arooj Aftab
Jimmie Allen
Baby Keem
Finneas
Glass Animals
Japanese Breakfast
The Kid Laroi
Arlo Parks
Olivia Rodrigo
Saweetie
Best Pop Vocal Album
Justin Bieber - Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe)
Doja Cat - Planet Her (Deluxe)
Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever
Ariana Grande - Positions
Olivia Rodrigo - Sour
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga - Love for Sale
Norah Jones - ’Til We Meet Again (Live)
Tori Kelly - A Tori Kelly Christmas
Ledisi - Ledisi Sings Nina
Willie Nelson - That’s Life
Dolly Parton - A Holly Dolly Christmas
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
Afrojack & David Guetta - "Hero"
Ólafur Arnalds, Bonobo – "Loom"
James Blake - "Before"
Bonobo, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs - "Heartbreak"
Caribou - "You Can Do It"
Rüfüs du Sol - "Alive"
Tiësto - "The Business"
Best Alternative Music Album
Fleet Foxes - Shore
Halsey - If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power
Japanese Breakfast - Jubilee
Arlo Parks - Collapsed in Sunbeams
St. Vincent - Daddy’s Home
Best R&B Performance
Snoh Aalegra - "Lost You"
Justin Bieber, Daniel Cesar, Giveon - "Peaches"
H.E.R. - "Damage"
Silk Sonic - "Leave the Door Open"
Jazmine Sullivan - "Pick Up Your Feelings"
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Jon Batiste - "I Need You"
BJ the Chicago Kid, PJ Morton, Kenyon Dixon, Charlie Bereal - "Bring It on Home"
Leon Bridges, Robert Glasper - "Born Again"
H.E.R. - "Fight for You"
Lucky Dave, Yebba - "How Much Can a Heart Take"
Best Progressive R&B Album
Eric Bellinger - New Light
Cory Henry - Something to Say
Hiatus Kaiyote - Mood Valiant
Lucky Daye - Table for Two
Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, 9th Wonder & Kamasi Washington - Dinner Party: Desert
Masego - Studying Abroad: Extended Stay
Best Rap Performance
Baby Keem, Kendrick Lamar - "Family Ties"
Cardi B - "Up"
J. Cole, 21 Savage & Morray – "My Life"
Drake, Future, Young Thug - "Way Too Sexy"
Megan Thee Stallion - "Thot Shit"
Best Rap Album
J. Cole - The Off-Season
Drake - Certified Lover Boy
Nas - King’s Disease 2
Tyler, the Creator - Call Me If You Get Lost
Kanye West - Donda
Best Melodic Rap Performance
J. Cole, Lil Baby - "Pride Is the Devil"
Doja Cat - "Need to Know"
Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow - "Industry Baby"
Tyler, the Creator Featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Ty Dolla $ign - "WusYaName"
Kanye West, The Weekend, Lil Baby - "Hurricane"
Best Rap Song
DMX, Jay-Z, Nas - "Bath Salts"
Saweetie, Doja Cat - "Best Friend"
Baby Keem, Kendrick Lamar - "Family Ties"
Kanye West, Jay-Z - "Jail"
J. Cole, 21 Savage & Morray – "My Life"
Best Latin Pop or Urban Album
Pablo Alborán - Vértigo
Paula Arenas - Mis Amores
Ricardo Arjona - Hecho A La Antigua
Camilo - Mis Manos
Alex Cuba - Mendó
Selena Gomez - Revelación
Best American Roots Performance
Jon Batiste - "Cry"
Billy Strings - "Love and Regret"
The Blind Boys of Alabama and Bela Fleck - "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to be Free"
Brandy Clark Featuring Brandi Carlile - "Same Devil"
Allison Russell - "Nightflyer"
Best American Roots Song
Rhiannon Giddens, Francesco Turrisi - Avalon
Valerie June Featuring Carla Thomas - Call Me a Fool
Jon Batiste - Cry
Yola - Diamond Studded Shoes
Allison Russell - Nightflyer
Best Americana Album
Jackson Browne - Downhill From Everywhere
John Hiatt with the Jerry Douglas Band - Leftover Feelings
Los Lobos - Native Sons
Allison Russell - Outside Child
Yola - Stand for Myself
Best Bluegrass Album
Billy Strings - Renewal
Béla Fleck - My Bluegrass Heart
The Infamous Stringdusters - A Tribute to Bill Monroe
Sturgill Simpson - Cuttin’ Grass Vol. 1 (Butcher Shoppe Sessions)
Rhonda Vincent - Music Is What I See
Best Traditional Blues Album
Elvin Bishop and Charlie Musselwhite - 100 Years of Blues
Blues Traveler - Traveler’s Blues
Cedric Burnside - I Be Trying
Guy Davis - Be Ready When I Call You
Kim Watson - Take Me Back
Best Contemporary Blues Album
The Black Keys Featuring Eric Deaton and Kenny Brown - Delta Kream
Joe Bonamassa - Royal Tea
Shemekia Copeland - Uncivil War
Steve Cropper - Fire It Up
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram - 662
Best Folk Album
Mary Chapin Carpenter - One Night Lonely (Live)
Tyler Childers - Long Violent History
Madison Cunningham - Wednesday (Extended Edition)
Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi - They’re Calling Me Home
Sarah Jarosz - Blue Heron Suite
Best Regional Roots Music Album
Sean Ardoin and Kreole Rock and Soul - Live in New Orleans!
Big Chief Monk Boudreaux - Bloodstains and Teardrops
Chia Wa - My People
Corey Ledet Zydaco - Corey Ledet Zydaco
Kalani Pe’a - Kau Ka Pe’a
Best Reggae Album
Etana - Pamoja
Gramps Morgan - Positive Vibration
Sean Paul - Live N Livin
Jesse Royal - Royal Soja - Beauty in the Silence
Spice - 10
Best Global Music Album
Rocky Dawuni - Voice of Bunbon Vol. 1.
Daniel Ho & Friends - East West Players Presents: Daniel Ho & Friends Live in Concert
Angélique Kidjo - Mother Nature
Femi Kuti, Made Kuti - Legacy +
Wizkid - Made in Lagos: Deluxe Edition
Best New Age Album
Will Ackerman, Jeff Oster, Tom Eaton - Brothers
Stewart Copeland, Ricky Kej - Divine Tides
Wouter Kellerman, David Arkenstone - Pangaea
Opium Moon - Night + Day
Laura Sullivan - Pieces of Forever
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
The Marías - Cinema
Yebba - Dawn
Low - Hey What
Tony Bennet, Lady Gaga - Love for Sale
Pino Palladino, Blake Mills - Notes With Attachments
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Jack Antonoff
Rogét Chahayed
Mike Elizondo
Hit-Boy
Ricky Reed
Best Remixed Recording
Soul II Soul - "Back to Life (Booka T Kings of Soul Satta Dub)"
Papa Roach - "Born for Greatness (Cymek Remix)"
K. D. Lang - "Constant Craving (Fashionably Late Remix)"
Zedd, Griff - "Inside Out (3Scape Drm Remix)"
Demi Lovato, Ariana Grande - "Met Him Last Night (Dave Audé Remix)"
Deftones - "Passenger (Mike Shinoda Remix)"
PVA - "Talks (Mura Masa Remix)"
Best Immersive Audio Album (63rd Grammy)
Stemmeklang - Bolstad: Tomba Sonora
Booka Shade - Dear Future Self (Dolby Atmos Mixes)
Tove Ramio-Ystad, Cantus - Fryd
Alain Mallet - Mutt Slang II: A Wake of Sorrows Engulfed in Rage
Jim R. Keene, the United States Army Field Band - Soundtrack of the American Soldier
Best Immersive Audio Album
Alicia Keys - Alicia
Patricia Barber - Clique
Harry Styles - Fine Line
Steven Wilson - The Future Bites
Anne Karin Sundal-Ask, Det Norske Jentekor - Stille Grender
Best Engineered Album, Classical
Sérgio Assad, Clarice Assad, Third Coast Percussion - Archetypes
Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax - Beethoven Cello Sonatas: Hope Amid Tears
Manfred Honeck, Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra - Beethoven Symphony No. 9
Chanticleer - Chanticleer Sings Christmas
Gustavo Dudamel, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Luke McEndarfer, Robert Istad, Grant Gershon, Los Angeles Children’s Chorus, Los Angeles Master Chorale, National Children’s Chorus, Pacific Chorale, Los Angeles Philharmonic - Mahler: Symphony No. 8, Symphony of a Thousand
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Randy Brecker, Eric Marienthal - Double Dealin’
Rachel Eckroth - The Garden
Taylor Eigsti - Tree Falls
Steve Gadd Band - At Blue Note Tokyo
Mark Lettieri - Deep: The Baritone Sessions, Vol. 2