65th Grammy Nominations Have Been Announced

With just four categories specifically covering rock and alternative music at next year’s 65th annual Grammy Awards, a lot fewer artists are nominated than in the past. Still, thanks to success in the four major categories, alternative and adult alternative artists will have pretty fair representation at the next awards show, set to take place in L.A. on February 5th, 2023.

Leading the pack of multiple nominees are Adele and Brandi Carlile with seven apiece, followed by Harry Styles with six. The Black Keys, Wet Leg, Turnstile and Bonnie Raitt with three and Coldplay, Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs, Big Thief, Rufus du Sol, Lucius (with Carlile) and the duo of Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, each with two.

Maneskin and Wet Leg scored Best New Artist nominations, Gayle was nominated for Song of the Year, and Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood is up for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Medium for his music for The Power of One.

The Best Alternative Music Performance nominees are:

  • “There’d Better Be a Mirrorball” — Arctic Monkeys
  • “Certainty” — Big Thief
  • “King’ — Florence + the Machine
  • “Chaise Longue” — Wet Leg
  • “Spitting off the Edge of the World” — Yeah Yeah Yeahs feat. Perfume Genius

The Best Alternative Music Album nominees are: 

  • WE — Arcade Fire
  • Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You — Big Thief
  • Fossora — Björk
  • Wet Leg — Wet Leg
  • Cool It Down — Yeah Yeah Yeahs

The Best Rock Performance nominees are:

  • So Happy It Hurts – Bryan Adams
  • Old Man – Beck
  • Wild Child – The Black Keys
  • Broken Horses – Brandi Carlile
  • Crawl! – Idles
  • Patient Number 9 – Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Jeff Beck
  • Holiday – Turnstile

The Best Rock Song nominees are:

  • “Black Summer” — Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • “Blackout” — Turnstile
  • “Broken Horses” — Brandi Carlile
  • “Harmonia’s Dream” — The War on Drugs
  • “Patient Number 9” — Ozzy Osbourne feat. Jeff Beck

he Best Rock Album nominees are: 

  • Dropout Boogie – The Black Keys
  • The Boy Named If – Elvis Costello & The Imposters
  • Crawler – Idles
  • Mainstream Sellout – Machine Gun Kelly
  • Patient Number 9 – Ozzy Osbourne
  • Lucifer On The Sofa – Spoon

Record of the Year

  • “Don’t Shut Me Down” — ABBA
  • “Easy on Me” — Adele
  • “Break My Soul” — Beyoncé
  • “Good Morning Gorgeous” — Mary J. Blige
  • “You and Me on the Rock” — Brandi Carlile feat. Lucius
  • “Woman” — Doja Cat
  • “Bad Habit” — Steve Lacy
  • “The Heart Part 5” — Kendrick Lamar
  • “About Damn Time” — Lizzo
  • “As It Was” — Harry Styles

Album of the Year

  • Voyage — ABBA
  • 30 — Adele
  • Un Verano Sin Ti — Bad Bunny
  • RENAISSANCE — Beyoncé
  • Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe) — Mary J. Blige
  • In These Silent Days — Brandi Carlile
  • Music of the Spheres — Coldplay
  • Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers — Kendrick Lamar
  • Special — Lizzo
  • Harry’s House — Harry Styles

Song Of The Year

  • “abcdefu” — Sara Davis, GAYLE & Dave Pittenger, songwriters (GAYLE)
  • “About Damn Time” — Melissa “Lizzo” Jefferson, Eric Frederic, Blake Slatkin & Theron Makiel Thomas, songwriters (Lizzo)
  • “All Too Well” (10 Minute Version) (The Short Film) — Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
  • “As It Was” — Tyler Johnson, Kid Harpoon & Harry Styles, songwriters (Harry Styles)
  • “Bad Habit” — Matthew Castellanos, Brittany Fousheé, Diana Gordon, John Carroll Kirby & Steve Lacy, songwriters (Steve Lacy)
  • “BREAK MY SOUL” — Beyoncé, S. Carter, Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant & Christopher A. Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé)
  • “Easy On Me” ­— Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Adele)
  • “GOD DID” — Tarik Azzouz, E. Blackmon, Khaled Khaled, F. LeBlanc, Shawn Carter, John Stephens, Dwayne Carter, William Roberts & Nicholas Warwar, songwriters (DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, JAY-Z, John Legend & Fridayy)
  • “The Heart Part 5” — Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich, Kendrick Lamar & Matt Schaeffer, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)
  • “Just Like That” — Bonnie Raitt, songwriter (Bonnie Raitt) 

Best American Roots Song

  • “Bright Star” — Anaïs Mitchell, songwriter (Anaïs Mitchell) 
  • “Forever” — Sheryl Crow & Jeff Trott, songwriters (Sheryl Crow)
  • “High And Lonesome” — T Bone Burnett & Robert Plant, songwriters (Robert Plant & Alison Krauss)
  • “Just Like That” — Bonnie Raitt, songwriter (Bonnie Raitt)
  • “Prodigal Daughter” — Tim O’Brien & Aoife O’Donovan, songwriters (Aoife O’Donovan & Allison Russell)
  • “You and Me on the Rock” — Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile Featuring Lucius) 

Best Americana Album

  • In These Silent Days — Brandi Carlile
  • Things Happen That Way — Dr. John
  • Good To Be… — Keb’ Mo’
  • Raise The Roof — Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
  • Just Like That… — Bonnie Raitt

Best Americana Album

  • In These Silent Days – Brandi Carlile
  • Things Happen That Way – Dr. John
  • Good To Be… – Keb’ Mo’
  • Raise The Roof – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
  • Just Like That… – Bonnie Raitt

Best Traditional Blues Album

  • Heavy Load Blues – Gov’t Mule
  • The Blues Don’t Lie – Buddy Guy
  • Get On Board – Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder
  • The Sun Is Shining Down – John Mayall
  • Mississippi Son – Charlie Musselwhite

Best Contemporary Blues Album

  • Done Come Too Far – Shemekia Copeland
  • Crown – Eric Gales
  • Bloodline Maintenance – Ben Harper
  • Set Sail – North Mississippi Allstars
  • Brother Johnny – Edgar Winter

Best Folk Album

  • Spellbound – Judy Collins
  • Revealer – Madison Cunningham
  • The Light At The End Of The Line – Janis Ian
  • Age Of Apathy – Aoife O’Donovan
  • Hell On Church Street – Punch Brothers

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