Even before the award ceremony has started, Jens Christian Isaksen from Bergen won his first prize in the category “Best Dance/Electronic Recording” for the Beyoncé song “Break My Soul”.
– Great job, bet on several prizes during the night!, says Isaksen VG.
Several nominated Norwegians
Isaksen is also nominated in the categories song recording of the year and album of the year.
Ski man Morten Lindberg won his first Grammy in 2020. Now he is nominated in the category “Best Immersive Audio Album” for his work on the albums “Picturing the Invisible: Focus 1” and “Tuvayhun – Beautitudes for a Wounded World”.
For the latter, he is also nominated in the “Best Engineered Album Classical” category.
41-year-old Beyoncé is the queen herself this year, she is nominated in a total of nine categories. Her “Break My Soul” is nominated for both recording of the year and song of the year, while “Renaissance” could win the Grammy for best album.
Husband Jay-Z is nominated in five categories, and together the couple can part with a total of 88 Grammy nominations each. Photo: Joel C Ryan
Kendrick Lamar walked away with the second most nominations this year – eight. Adele and Brandi Carlile are nominated in seven categories. Many see Adele and Beyoncé as their main competitors. The latter remains the most winning artist – but she has never won Album of the Year.
The Abba group is nominated for best album for “Voyage”, recording of the year for “Don’t shut me down” and in the category best performance by a group.
The award ceremony starts at 02:00 tonight, Norwegian time.
Record of the Year
A prize for the artist, and those behind the production of the song.
Don’t Shut Me Down – ABBA
Easy on Me – Adele
Break My Soul – Beyoncé
Good Morning Gorgeous – Mary J. Blige
Woman – Doja Cat
Bad Habit – Steve Lacy
The Heart Part 5 – Kendrick Lamar
About Damn Time – Lizzo
As It Was – Harry Styles
You and Me on the Rock – Brandi Carlile feat. Lucius
Album of the year
Voyage – ABBA
30 – Adele
Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers – Kendrick Lamar
Un Verano Sin Ti – Bad Bunny
RENAISSANCE – Beyoncé
Good Morning Gorgeous – Mary J. Blige
Music of the Spheres – Coldplay
Special – Lizzo
Harry’s House – Harry Styles
In These Silent Days – Brandi Carlile
Song of the year
A prize that goes to the person who wrote the song.
abcdefu – Gayle
About Damn Time – Lizzo
All Too Well (10 Minute Version) – Taylor Swift
As It Was – Harry Styles
Bad Habit – Steve Lacy
Break My Soul – Beyoncé
Easy on Me – Adele
God Did – DJ Khaled feat. Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy
The Heart Part 5 – Kendrick Lamar
Just Like That – Bonnie Raitt
