Grammy Awards 2023: Harry Styles is CONFIRMED to perform alongside Lizzo, Bad Bunny and Sam Smith
Harry Styles has officially been added to the growing list of artists at the 2023 Grammy Awards, taking place on February 5.
The 28-year-old As It Was hitmaker is nominated for an incredible six awards for his record-breaking album Harry’s House, which was released in May 2022.
Harry’s House is the third solo studio album from the former One Direction member since the boy band went on a “permanent hiatus” in August 2015.
Star power: Harry Styles will perform at the 2023 Grammy Awards on February 5
The Don’t Worry Darling actor had the second-biggest opening week for an album in 2022, behind Taylor Swift’s Midnights.
He also had four songs from the album chart on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, making him the first British solo artist to achieve this, and among all British acts, he was joined by The Beatles, who achieved the feat in 1964. .
As It Was held number one on the Billboard charts for 15 consecutive weeks, becoming the longest-running US number-one by a UK act and the fourth-longest-running number-one in the chart’s history. .
Harry previously performed at the 2021 Grammys, where he donned a jaw-dropping, shirtless leather outfit.
Heartthrob: The Adore You singer previously performed at the 2021 Grammys, where he was nominated for three awards. The superstar wore an all-leather outfit with no shirt under her jacket.
At the 2021 Grammy Awards, the Watermelon Sugar singer was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album – Fine Line, Best Music Video – Adore You, and Best Pop Solo Performance – Watermelon Sugar, for which he took home the award.
For the 2023 Grammys, he is nominated for the three most coveted awards Album of the Year, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year.
It is also nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Pop Solo Performance and Best Music Video.
Also performing will be Lizzo, Bad Bunny and Sam Smith, who headline the first round of performers for the dazzling awards show.
Winner! The Dunkirk actor won his first Grammy in 2021 for Best Pop Solo Performance
Best friends: Harry and Lizzo stopped for a quick photo at the 2021 Grammys. The pair had previously performed together at her concert in 2020, as well as his headlining show at Coachella in 2022.
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.
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.
Will she win? Lizzo, Bad Bunny and Sam Smith lead the first round of artists (Lizzo pictured in 2020)
However, it is not yet known if multiple nominees Beyonce and Adele will take the stage, and there is growing speculation that they may not even attend the ceremony, leaving fans devastated.
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 was British megastar Adele, who earned seven nominations.
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, but it hasn’t been confirmed that she’ll be performing.
Reaction: Fans took to Twitter to ask if their favorite artists would be performing.
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