Nigerian Afro Pop Superstar Burna Boy has been nominated for the 2021 Grammys. This is his second Grammy nomination, on the back of his 2020 nomination for his album African Giant which he lost to Anqelique Kidjo’s reimagination of Celia Cruz’s music on the eponymous, Celia.

The singer was nominated under the World Music Album alongside Antibalas, Bebel Gilberto, Anoushka Shankar and Tianariwen.

The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards is slated to hold on January 31, 2021 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. It will recognize the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, running from September 1, 2019, to August 31, 2020.

Here’s is a few of the categories

WORLD MUSIC ALBUM:

• FU Chronicles — Antibalas
• Twice As Tall — Burna Boy
• Agora — Bebel Gilberto
• Love Letters — Anoushka Shankar
• Amadjar — Tinariwen

ALBUM OF THE YEAR:

• Chilombo — Jhené Aiko
• Black Pumas (Deluxe Edition) — Black Pumas
• Everyday Life — Coldplay
• Djesse Vol. 3 — Jacob Collier
• Women In Music Pt. III — Haim
• Future Nostalgia — Dua Lipa
• Hollywood’s Bleeding — Post Malone
• Folklore — Taylor Swift

RECORD OF THE YEAR:

• “Black Parade” — Beyoncé
• “Colors” — Black Pumas
• “Rockstar” — DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch
• “Say So” — Doja Cat
• “Everything I Wanted” — Billie Eilish
• “Don’t Start Now” — Dua Lipa
• “Circles” — Post Malone
• “Savage” — Megan Thee Stallion Featuring Beyoncé

SONG OF THE YEAR:

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

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NEW ARTIST:

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

POP SOLO PERFORMANCE:

• “Yummy“ — Justin Bieber
• “Say So“ — Doja Cat
• “Everything I Wanted“ — Billie Eilish
• “Don’t Start Now“ — Dua Lipa
• “Watermelon Sugar“ — Harry Styles
• “Cardigan“ — Taylor Swift

POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE:

• “Un Dia (One Day)” — J Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny & Tainy
• “Intentions” — Justin Bieber Featuring Quavo
• “Dynamite” — BTS
• “Rain On Me” — Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande
• “Exile” — Taylor Swift Featuring Bon Iver

POP VOCAL ALBUM:

• Changes — Justin Bieber
• Chromatica — Lady Gaga
• Future Nostalgia — Dua Lipa
• Fine Line — Harry Styles
• Folklore — Taylor Swift

ROCK ALBUM:

• A Hero’s Death — Fontaines D.C.
• Kiwanuka — Michael Kiwanuka
• Daylight — Grace Potters
• Sound & Fury — Sturgill Simpson
• The New Abnormal — The Stroke

ROCK SONG:

• “Kyoto” — Phoebe Bridgers, Morgan Nagler & Marshall Vore, Songwriters (Phoebe Bridgers)
• “Lost In Yesterday” — Kevin Parker, Songwriter (Tame Impala)
• “Not” — Adrianne Lenker, Songwriter (Big Thief)
• “Shameika” — Fiona Apple, Songwriter (Fiona Apple)
• “Stay High” — Brittany Howard, Songwriter (Brittany Howard)

ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM:

• Fetch The Bolt Cutters — Fiona Apple
• Hyperspace — Beck
• Punisher — Phoebe Bridgers
• Jaime — Brittany Howard
• The Slow Rush — Tame Impala

R&B ALBUM:

• Happy 2 Be Here — Ant Clemons
• Take Time — Giveon
• To Feel Loved — Luke James
• Bigger Love — John Legend
• All Rise — Gregory Porter

PROGRESSIVE R&B ALBUM:

• Chilombo — Jhené Aiko
• Ungodly Hour — Chloe X Halle
• Free Nationals — Free Nationals
• F*** Yo Feelings — Robert Glasper
• It Is What It Is — Thundercat

TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE:

• “Sit On Down” — The Baylor Project Featuring Jean Baylor & Marcus Baylor
• “Wonder What She Thinks Of Me” — Chloe X Halle
• ”Let Me Go” — Mykal Kilgore
• “Anything For You” — Ledisi
• “Distance” — Yebba

R&B PERFORMANCE:

• “Lightning & Thunder“ — Jhené Aiko Featuring John Legend
• “Black Parade“ — Beyoncé
• “All I Need“ — Jacob Collier Featuring Mahalia & Ty Dolla $ign
• “Goat Head“ — Brittany Howard
• “See Me“ — Emily King

R&B SONG:

• “Better Than I Imagine” — Robert Glasper, Meshell Ndegeocello & Gabriella Wilson, Songwriters (Robert Glasper Featuring H.E.R. & Meshell Ndegeocello)
• “Black Parade” — Denisia Andrews, Beyoncé, Stephen Bray, Shawn Carter, Brittany Coney, Derek James Dixie, Akil King, Kim “Kaydence” Krysiuk & Rickie “Caso” Tice, Songwriters (Beyoncé)
• “Collide” — Sam Barsh, Stacey Barthe, Sonyae Elise, Olu Fann, Akil King, Josh Lopez, Kaveh Rastegar & Benedetto Rotondi, Songwriters (Tiana Major9 & Earthgang)
• “Do It” — Chloe Bailey, Halle Bailey, Anton Kuhl, Victoria Monét, Scott Storch & Vincent Van Den Ende, Songwriters (Chloe X Halle)
• “Slow Down” — Nasri Atweh, Badriia Bourelly, Skip Marley, Ryan Williamson & Gabriella Wilson, songwriters (Skip Marley & H.E.R.)

TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE:

• “Sit On Down” — The Baylor Project Featuring Jean Baylor & Marcus Baylor
• “Wonder What She Thinks Of Me” — Chloe X Halle
• ”Let Me Go” — Mykal Kilgore
• “Anything For You” — Ledisi
• “Distance” — Yebba

RAP ALBUM:

• Black Habits — D Smoke
• Alfredo — Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist
• A Written Testimony — Jay Electronica
• King’s Disease — Nas
• The Allegory — Royce Da 5’9

RAP SONG:

• “The Bigger Picture” — Dominique Jones, Noah Pettigrew & Rai’shaun Williams, songwriters (Lil Baby)
• “The Box” — Samuel Gloade & Rodrick Moore, songwriters (Roddy Ricch)
• “Laugh Now, Cry Later” — Durk Banks, Rogét Chahayed, Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Ron LaTour & Ryan Martinez, songwriters (Drake Featuring Lil Durk)
• “Rockstar” — Jonathan Lyndale Kirk, Ross Joseph Portaro IV & Rodrick Moore, songwriters (DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch)
• “Savage” — Beyoncé, Shawn Carter, Brittany Hazzard, Derrick Milano, Terius Nash, Megan Pete, Bobby Session Jr., Jordan Kyle Lanier Thorpe & Anthony White, songwriters (Megan Thee Stallion Featuring Beyoncé)

GOSPEL PERFORMANCE/SONG:

• “Wonderful Is Your Name” — Melvin Crispell III
• “Release (LIVE)” — Ricky Dillard Featuring Tiff Joy; David Frazier, Songwriter
• “Come Together” — Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins Presents: The Good News; Lashawn Daniels, Rodney Jerkins, Lecrae Moore & Jazz Nixon, Songwriters
• “Won’t Let Go” — Travis Greene; Travis Greene, Songwriter
• “Movin’ On” — Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music; Darryl L. Howell, Jonathan Caleb Mcreynolds, Kortney Jamaal Pollard & Terrell Demetrius Wilson, Songwriters

GOSPEL ALBUM:

• 2econd Wind: Ready — Anthony Brown & Group Therapy
• My Tribute — Myron Butler
• Choirmaster — Ricky Dillard
• Gospel According To Pj — Pj Morton
• Kierra — Kierra Sheard

CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE/SONG:

• “The Blessing (LIVE)” — Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes & Elevation Worship; Chris Brown, Cody Carnes, Kari Jobe Carnes & Steven Furtick, Songwriters
• “Sunday Morning” — Lecrae Featuring Kirk Franklin; Denisia Andrews, Jones Terrence Antonio, Saint Bodhi, Brittany Coney, Kirk Franklin, Lasanna Harris, Shama Joseph, Stuart Lowery, Lecrae Moore & Nathanael Saint-Fleur, Songwriters
• “Holy Water We The Kingdom” — Andrew Bergthold, Ed Cash, Franni Cash, Martin Cash & Scott Cash, Songwriters
• “Famous For (I Believe)” — Tauren Wells Featuring Jenn Johnson; Chuck Butler, Krissy Nordhoff, Jordan Sapp, Alexis Slifer & Tauren Wells, Songwriters
• “There Was Jesus” — Zach Williams & Dolly Parton; Casey Beathard, Jonathan Smith & Zach Williams, Songwriters

CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ALBUM:

• Run to the Father — Cody Carnes
• All of My Best Friends — Hillsong Young & Free
• Holy Water — We The Kingdom
• Citizen of Heaven — Tauren Wells
• Jesus Is King — Kanye West

• Trane’s Delight — Poncho Sanchez

MUSIC VIDEO:

• “Brown Skin Girl,” Beyoncé — Beyoncé Knowles-Carter & Jenn Nkiru, Video Directors; Lauren Baker, Astrid Edwards, Nathan Scherrer & Erinn Williams, Video Producers
• “Life Is Good Future,” featuring Drake — Julien Christian Lutz, Video Director; Harv Glazer, Video Producer
• “Lockdown,” Anderson .Paak — Dave Meyers, Video Director; Nathan Scherrer, Video Producer
• “Adore You,” Harry Styles — Dave Meyers, Video Director; Nathan Scherrer, Video Producer
• “Goliath” — Woodkid Yoann Lemoine, Video Director