Jon Batiste je tudi eden izmed deseterice nominiranih za enega izmed treh najprestižnejših kipcev, za posnetek leta, in sicer za skladbo Freedom. V tej kategoriji so bili nominirani še Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga (I Get A Kick Out Of You), Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar & Giveon (Peaches), Brandi Carlile (Right On Time), Doja Cat ft. SZA (Kiss Me More), Billie Eilish (Happier Than Ever), Lil Nas X (Montero" (Call Me By Your Name)), Olivia Rodrigo (drivers license), Silk Sonic (Leave The Door Open) in – malce presenetljivo – švedska zasedba ABBA (I Still Have Faith In You).

Na seznamu nominirancev za album leta so skoraj ista imena: Jon Batiste, Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Doja Cat, Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X in Olivia Rodrigo, pa tudi Kanye West, Taylor Swift in H.E.R.

Tudi na ožjem seznamu za pesem leta so se znašle pretežno skladbe že omenjenih: Bad Habits Eda Sheerana, A Beautiful Noise (Alicia Keys in Brandi Carlile), drivers license (Olivia Rodrigo), Fight For You (H.E.R.), Happier Than Ever (Billie Eilish), Kiss Me More (Doja Cat in SZA), Leave The Door Open (Silk Sonic), Montero (Call Me By Your Name) (Lil Nas X), Peaches (Justin Bieber in Daniel Caesar & Giveon) ter Right On Time (Brandi Carlile).

Po debati, ki jo je po podelitvi grammyjev za leto 2020 na začetku leta sprožil kanadski glasbenik The Weeknd, je akademija, ki grammyje podeljuje, uvedla nekaj sprememb – najopaznejša med njimi je, da so število nominirancev v glavnih treh kategorijah razširili z osmih na 10 albumov, posnetkov ali pesmi. "Ker smo dodali več nominirancev, smo tako dobili večji nabor ustvarjalcev, glasbe in žanrov," je ob razglasitvi nominacij pojasnil direktor ameriške akademije glasbenih umetnosti Harvey Mason Jr.

Že pred tem so spremenili tudi način, kako so nominiranci sploh predlagani. Letos so jih tako izbrali vsi člani akademije (več kot 11.000 jih je) in ne zgolj izbrani "odbori poznavalcev industrije", v katerih so neuradno sedeli ljudje iz vplivnih glasbenih založb, a so to skrivali za svojo anonimnostjo.

Med osmoljence nominacij poznavalci štejejo južnokorejsko K-pop senzacijo BTS, ki so – kljub dejstvu, da se tudi v ZDA uvrščajo v vrhove lestvic najbolj predvajanih – bili nominirani le v eni pomembnejši kategoriji (za najboljšo izvedbo).

Grammyje v skupno 86 kategorijah bodo sicer podelili 31. januarja prihodnje leto.

Nominiranci v nekaterih zbranih kategorijah:

Posnetek leta
"I Still Have Faith In You," ABBA
"Freedom," Jon Batiste
"I Get A Kick Out Of You," Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
"Peaches," Justin Bieber Featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon
"Right On Time", Brandi Carlile
"Kiss Me More," Doja Cat Featuring SZA
"Happier Than Ever," Billie Eilish
"Montero" (Call Me By Your Name), Lil Nas X
"drivers license," Olivia Rodrigo
"Leave The Door Open," Silk Sonic

Album leta
We Are - Jon Batiste
Love For Sale - Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe) - Justin Bieber
Planet Her (Deluxe) - Doja Cat
Happier Than Ever - Billie Eilish
Back Of My Mind - H.E.R.
Montero - Lil Nas X
Sour - Olivia Rodrigo
Evermore - Taylor Swift
Donda - Kanye West

Pesem leta
"Bad Habits," Ed Sheeran
"A Beautiful Noise," Alicia Keys Featuring Brandi Carlile
"drivers license," Olivia Rodrigo
"Fight For You," H.E.R.
"Happier Than Ever," Billie Eilish
"Kiss Me More," Doja Cat Featuring SZA
"Leave The Door Open," Silk Sonic
"Montero (Call Me By Your Name)," Lil Nas X
"Peaches," Justin Bieber Featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon
"Right On Time," Brandi Carlile

Najboljši novinec
Arooj Aftab
Jimmie Allen
Baby Keem
FINNEAS
Glass Animals
Japanese Breakfast
The Kid Laroi
Arlo Parks
Olivia Rodrigo
Saweetie

Najboljši plesni/elektronski posnetek
"Hero," Afrojack & David Guetta
"Loom," Ólafur Arnalds Featuring Bonobo
"Before," James Blake
"Heartbreak," Bonobo & Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
"You Can Do It," Caribou
"Alive," Rüfüs Du Sol
"The Business," Tiësto

Najboljši plesni/elektronski album
Subconsciously, Black Coffee
Fallen Embers, Illenium
Music Is the Weapon, Major Lazer
Shockwave, Marshmello
Free Love, Sylvan Esso
Judgement, Ten City

Najboljša rock pesem
"All My Favorite Songs," Weezer
"The Bandit," Kings of Leon
"Distance," Mammoth WVH
"Find My Way," Paul McCartney
"Waiting on a War," Foo Fighters

Najboljši rock album
Power Up, AC/DC
Capitol Cuts - Live From Studio A, Black Pumas
No One Sings Like You Anymore, Vol. 1, Chris Cornell
Medicine at Midnight, Foo Fighters
McCartney III, Paul McCartney

Najboljši album alternativne glasbe
Shore, Fleet Foxes
If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power, Halsey
Jubilee, Japanese Breakfast
Collapsed In Sunbeams, Arlo Parks
Daddy's Home, St. Vincent

Najboljši R&B album
Temporary Highs in the Violet Skies, Snoh Aalegra
We Are, Jon Batiste
Gold-Diggers Sound, Leon Bridges
Back of My Mind, H.E.R.
Heaux Tales, Jazmine Sullivan

Najboljša R&B pesem
"Damage," H.E.R.
"Good Days," SZA
"Heartbreak Anniversary," Giveon
"Leave The Door Open," Silk Sonic
"Pick Up Your Feelings," Jazmine Sullivan

Najboljši rap album
The Off Season, J. Cole
Certified Lover Boy, Drake
King's Disease II, Nas
Call Me If You Get Lost, Tyler, The Creator
Donda, Kanye West

Najboljša rap pesem
"Bath Salts," DMX Featuring Jay-Z & Nas
"Best Friend," Saweetie Featuring Doja Cat
"Family Ties," Baby Keem Featuring Kendrick Lamar
"Jail," Kanye West Featuring Jay-Z
"m y . l i f e," J. Cole Featuring 21 Savage & Morray

Najboljši kantri album
Skeletons, Brothers Osborne
Remember Her Name, Mickey Guyton
The Marfa Tapes, Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall & Jack Ingram
The Ballad Of Dood & Juanita, Sturgill Simpson
Starting Over, Chris Stapleton

Najboljša kantri pesem
"Bath Salts," DMX Featuring Jay-Z & Nas
"Best Friend," Saweetie Featuring Doja Cat
"Family Ties," Baby Keem Featuring Kendrick Lamar
"Jail," Kanye West Featuring Jay-Z
"m y . l i f e," J. Cole Featuring 21 Savage & Morray