Grammy Awards 2023: Lizzo, Bad Bunny and Sam Smith lead the first round of artists
Lizzo, Bad Bunny and Sam Smith headline the first round of artists for the glittering 2023 Grammy Awards, taking place on February 5.
About Damn Time hitmaker Lizzo, 34, will be looking to add to her three Grammy wins as the star is nominated in five categories.
Two-time Grammy winner Bad Bunny, 28, is nominated in three categories, including Album of the Year for A Summer Without You, while four-time Grammy winner Sam Smith, 30, will perform the nominated hit Unholy with Kim Petras, 30.
Will she win? Lizzo, Bad Bunny and Sam Smith headline the first round of artists for the glittering 2023 Grammy Awards, taking place on February 5 (Lizzo pictured in 2020)
Artists also taking the stage include Mary J. Blige, Brandi Carlile, Luke Combs and Steve Lacy, with more musical guests to be announced in the coming days.
Beyonce leads the way with an incredible nine Grammy nominations, tying the record for the most all-time nominations with a total of 88.
The 40-year-old star garnered the same number of total nominations as her own husband Jay-Z with 88, while the 52-year-old mogul held the previous record of 83 and racked up another five, bringing them to the same total.
Not far behind Queen Bey were British singing megastars Adele and Harry Styles, who scored seven and six, respectively.
Nominated: Bad Bunny (left in December) and Sam Smith (right in December) will take the stage
Talented: Singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile (spotted in Los Angeles earlier this month) will be performing, also earning seven nominations.
Iconic: Mary J Blige (pictured last week) will also take the stage
Epic: Beyonce (pictured last month) led the way with an incredible nine nominations as the nominations for the 65th Grammy Awards
Queen and King: The 40-year-old star garnered the same number of total nominations as her own husband Jay-Z at 88, as the 52-year-old mogul held the previous record of 83 and racked up another five. bringing them to the same total, they are shown together in February 2019
Rapper Kendrick Lamar had the second most nominations with eight, while singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile also tied Adele with seven.
Beyonce, Adele, Harry, Kendrick, and Brandi will go head-to-head in several different categories, including top honor album of the year.
First prize features an impressive and extensive field including ABBA – Voyage, Adele – 30, Bad Bunny – Un Verano Sin Ti, Beyoncé – Renaissance, Brandi Carlile – In These Silent Days, Coldplay – Music of the Spheres, Harry Styles – Harry’s House, Kendrick Lamar – Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, Lizzo – Special and Mary J. Blige – Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe).
Along the same lines comes record of the year, which is awarded for a single or track from an album and once again featured the top three stars, including: Beyoncé – Break My Soul, Adele – Easy on Me and Harry Styles. – How was it.
It won’t be an easy road to the top, as they’ll take on ABBA – Don’t Shut Me Down, Brandi Carlile featuring Lucius – You and Me on the Rock, Doja Cat – Woman, Kendrick Lamar – The Heart Part 5, Lizzo – About Damn Time, Mary J. Blige – Good Morning Gorgeous and Steve Lacy – Bad Habit.
The Grammy Awards will be presented on February 5, 2023 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
Wow factor: Not far behind are British singing megastars Adele (pictured in London in July) and Harry Styles, who scored seven and six, respectively, The Recording Academy announced at an event broadcast live from Los Angeles on Tuesday.
Big stepper: Rapper Kendrick Lamar (pictured April 2017) had the second most nominations with eight