Grammys may make historical past with Beyoncé, Unhealthy Bunny wins

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Will Beyoncé emerge from the Grammy Awards as its most embellished artist ever?

That is one of many most important storylines heading into Sunday’s ceremony, the place the famous person is the leading nominee and needs four wins to make historical past.

A number of of music’s largest names, together with Beyoncé, are within the running for the night’s top honors — Harry Types, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar, ABBA and Lizzo are all among the many nominees in for album of the yr. Adele joins them within the file of the yr competitors.

Trevor Noah will host the telecast reside from downtown Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Area starting at 8 p.m. Japanese on CBS and Paramount+. The present will embody performances by Unhealthy Bunny, Mary J. Blige, Sam Smith, Lizzo in addition to special musical tributes to the late musicians Takeoff, Loretta Lynn and Christine McVie.

However with 91 Grammy classes, many of the awards are given out through the Recording Academy’s livestreamed Premiere Ceremony. It’s throughout that present that Beyoncé may move Hungarian-British composer Georg Solti because the artist with probably the most Grammys. (Solti gained his record-breaking thirty first Grammy in 1997.)

There might be many different firsts: If Unhealthy Bunny wins album of the yr for “Un Verano Sin Ti,” it will be the primary time a Spanish-language album has taken dwelling the highest honor. Taylor Swift, whose newest album “Midnights” wasn’t eligible for this yr’s Grammys, may win her first music of the yr trophy for “All Too Properly.” An Adele win for music of the yr for her observe “Straightforward on Me” would make her probably the most embellished artist within the class with three wins, the others coming for her megahits “Howdy” and “Rolling within the Deep.”

This yr’s Grammys have additionally introduced several new categories, together with one for online game music composition. And a number of other non-musicians, akin to actor Viola Davis and Amanda Gorman, may take dwelling trophies. A Davis win in the very best audiobook, narration and storytelling recording class would make her an EGOT — an artist who’s gained an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony award.

This yr’s present marks a return to Los Angeles after the pandemic first delayed, then forced the Grammys to move to Las Vegas final yr. Noah hosted the ceremony as effectively, which noticed Jon Batiste take home album of the yr.

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