The nominees for the 63rd annual Grammy Awards have just been announced via Twitter livestream. Trevor Noah will host the awards on Janu ary 31st on CBS.
Here are the major R&B and rap categories, plus the all-genre categories you might care about:
Record of the Year
"Black Parade" by Beyonce
"Colors" by Black Pumas
"Rockstar" by DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch
"Say So" by Doja Cat
"Everything I Wanted" by Billie Eilish
"Don't Start Now" by Dua Lipa
"Circles" by Post Malone
"Savage" by Megan Thee Stallion ft. Beyonce
Album of the Year
Chlombo by Jhene Aiko
Black Pumas by Black Pumas
Everyday Life by Coldplay
Women in Music by Haim
Future Nostalgia by Dua Lipa
Hollywood's Bleeding by Post Malone
Folklore by Taylor Swift
Song of the Year
“Black Parade” by Beyonce
“The Box” by Roddy Ricch
“Cardigan” by Taylor Swift
“Circles” by Post Malone
“Don’t Start Now” by Dua Lipa
“Everything I Wanted” by Billie Eilish
“I Can’t Breathe” by H.E.R.
“If the World Was Ending” by JP Saxe featuring Julia Michaels
Best New Artist
Ingrid Andress
Phoebe Bridgers
Chika
Noah Cyrus
D Smoke
Doja Cat
Kaytranada
Megan Thee Stallion
Best Music Video
“Brown Skin Girl” by Beyonce
“Life Is Good” by Future featuring Drake
“Lockdown” by Anderson Paak
“Adore You” by Harry Styles
“Goliath” by Woodkid
Best R&B Performance
Lightning & Thunder by Jhene Aiko featuring John Legend
Black Parade by Beyonce
All I Need by Jacob Collier featuring Mahalia & Ty Dolla $ign
Goat Head by Brittany Howard
See Me by Emily King
Best Traditional R&B Performance
“Sit On Down” by The Baylor Project featuring Jean Baylor & Marcus Baylor
“Wonder What She Thinks of Me” by Chloe x Halle
“Let Me Go” by Mykal Kilgore
“Anything for You” by Ledisi
“Distance” by Yerba
Best R&B Song (Songwriter’s Award)
“Better Than I Imagine” by Robert Glasper
“Black Parade” by Beyonce
“Collide” by Tiana Major9 and EARTHGANG
“Do It” by Chloe x Halle
“Slow Down” by Skip Marley & H.E.R.
Best Progressive R&B Album
Chilombo by Jhene Aiko
Ungodly Hour by Chloe x Halle
Free Nationals by Free Nationals
[Eff] Yo Feelings by Robert Glasper
It Is What It Is by Thundercat
Best R&B Album
Happy 2 Be HerebyAnt Clemons
Take TimebyGiveon
To Feel Love/d by Luke James
Bigger Love byJohn Legend
All Rise by Gregory Porter
Best Rap Performance
“Deep Reverence” by Big Sean featuring Nipsey Hussle
“Bop” by DaBaby
“What’s Poppin’” byJack Harlow
“The Bigger Picture” by Lil Baby
“Savage” by Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyonce
“Dior” by Pop Smoke
Best Melodic Rap Performance
“Rockstar” by DaBaby featuringRoddy Ricch
“Laugh Now, Cry Later” byDrakefeaturingLil Dark
“Lockdown” byAnderson Paak
“The Box” byRoddy Ricch
“Highest in the Room” byTravis Scott
Best Rap Song (Songwriter’s Award)
“The Bigger Picture” by Lil Baby
“The Box” by Roddy Ricch
“Laugh Now, Cry Later” byDrake
"Rockstar" by DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch
“Savage” by Beyonce featuring Megan Thee Stallion
Best Rap Album
Black Habits by D Smoke
Alfredo by Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist
A Written Test by Jay Electronica
King’s Disease by Nas
The Allegory by Royce Da 5’9”