HERE is a list of nominees in the major categories for the 63rd annual Grammy Awards, which will be handed out today.

Beyonce leads the pack with nine nominations, followed by Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa and rapper Roddy Ricch with six each.

Album of the Year

Jhene Aiko, Chilombo

Black Pumas, Black Pumas (Deluxe Edition) 

Coldplay, Everyday Life

Jacob Collier, Djesse Vol. 3 

Haim, Women In Music Pt. III

Dua Lipa, Future Nostalgia

Post Malone, Hollywood’s Bleeding

Taylor Swift, folklore

Record of the Year, recognising overall performance on a song

Beyonce, Black Parade

Black Pumas, Colors 

DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch, Rockstar 

Doja Cat, Say So

Billie Eilish, Everything I Wanted

Dua Lipa, Don’t Start Now

Post Malone, Circles

Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyonce, Savage

Song of the Year, recognising songwriting

Beyonce, Denisia Andrews, Stephen Bray, Shawn Carter, Brittany Coney, Derek James Dixie, Akil King, Kim Kaydence Krysiuk and Rickie Caso Tice, Black Parade 

Roddy Ricch and Samuel Gloade, The Box

Taylor Swift and Aaron Dessner, Cardigan

Post Malone, Louis Bell, Adam Feeney, Kaan Gunesberk and Billy Walsh, Circles

Dua Lipa, Caroline Ailin, Ian Kirkpatrick and Emily Warren, Don’t Start Now 

Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell, Everything I Wanted 

H.E.R., Dernst Emile II and Tiara Thomas, I Can’t Breathe

Julia Michaels and JP Saxe, If The World Was Ending

Best New Artist

Ingrid Andress

Phoebe Bridgers

Chika

Noah Cyrus

D Smoke

Doja Cat

Kaytranada

Megan Thee Stallion

Best Music Video

Beyonce, Brown Skin Girl

Future featuring Drake, Life Is Good

Anderson .Paak, Lockdown

Harry Styles, Adore You

Woodkid, Goliath

Best Rap Album

D Smoke, Black Habits

Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist, Alfredo

Jay Electronica, A Written Testimony

Nas, King’s Disease

Royce Da 5’9, The Allegory

Best Rock Album

Fontaines DC, A Hero’s Death

Michael Kiwanuka, Kiwanuka

Grace Potter, Daylight

Sturgill Simpson, Sound & Fury

The Strokes, The New Abnormal

Best Pop Vocal Album

Justin Bieber, Changes

Lady Gaga, Chromatica

Dua Lipa, Future Nostalgia

Harry Styles, Fine Line

Taylor Swift, folklore

Best Alternative Music Album

Fiona Apple, Fetch the Bolt Cutters

Beck, Hyperspace

Phoebe Bridgers, Punisher

Brittany Howard, Jaime

Tame Impala, The Slow Rush

Best Global Music Album

Antibalas, Fu Chronicles

Burna Boy, Twice as Tall

Bebel Gilberto, Agora

Anoushka Shankar, Love Letters

Tinariwen, Amadjar. – AFP, March 14, 2021.