Queen Bey Is The Star of the Grammy Awards 2021 Nominations

The nine nominations has made Beyoncé the woman artist with the most nominations in Grammy history: 79 so far, on par with Paul McCartney. Second place in the standings come for Jay-Z who only gets three nominees this year. Beyoncé's "Black Parade" and "Savage" are in running for the record of the year. After Queen Bey , Taylor Swift , with six nominations, could win the title of best album of the year for the third time with "Folklore" . Six nominations also for Dua Lipa with "Future Nostalgia" .

Finally, Billie Eilish is nominated for the single "Everything I Wanted" and for the song "No Time To Die" from the James Bond movie, which makes the 18-year-old young artist the first in history to win in four main categories: best new artist, song of the year, recording of the year and best album.

There were also notable disappointments. The Weeknd was a favourite, but did not get any nominations. "The Grammys remain corrupt," he tweeted hours after the announcement. "You owe some transparency to me, my fans and the industry."

The awards ceremony will air on CBS January 31 live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Check out all the nominations below:

Best recording of the year

Black Parade - Beyoncé
Colors - Black Pumas
Rockstar —DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch
Say So - Doja Cat - Tyson Trax, producer; Clint Gibbs, engineer / mixer; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
Everything I Wanted - Billie Eilish
Don't Start Now - Dua Lipa
Circles - Post Malone
Savage - Megan Thee Stallion Featuring Beyoncé
 

Best song of the year

Black Parade - Denisia Andrews, Beyoncé, Stephen Bray, Shawn Carter, Brittany Coney, Derek James Dixie, Akil King, Kim "Kaydence" Krysiuk & Rickie "Case" Tice
The Box - Samuel Gloade & Rodrick Moore (Roddy Ricch)
Cardigan - Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift (Taylor Swift)
Circles Louis Bell , Adam Feeney, Kaan Gunesberk, Austin Post & Billy Walsh (Post Malone)
Don't Start Now - Caroline Ailin, Ian Kirkpatrick, Dua Lipa & Emily Warren (Dua Lipa)
Everything I Wanted - Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell (Billie Eilish)
I Can't Breathe - Dernst Emile II, HER & Tiara Thomas (HER)
If the World Was Ending - Julia Michaels & JP Saxe (JP Saxe Featuring Julia Michaels)

Best new artist

Ingrid Andress
Phoebe Bridgers
Chika
Noah Cyrus
D Smoke
Doja Cat
Kaytranada
Megan Thee Stallion

Best Solo Pop Performance

Yummy Justin Bieber
Say So Doja Cat
Everything I Wante d Billie Eilish
Don't Start Now Dua Lipa
Watermelon Sugar Harry Styles

Best dance / electronic album

Kick - I Ark
Planet's Mad - Baauer
Energy - Disclosure
Bubba - Kaytranada
Good Faith - Madeon