Two years after the head of the Grammys said women need to “step up” if they wanted to be recognised, female artists are dominating the 2020 nominations.
Five of the eight album of the year nominees are women, Ariana Grande and Lana Del Rey among the front-runners.
Meanwhile, Lizzo and Billie Eilish are shortlisted in all of the ceremony’s “big four” categories: best new artist, best song, best record and best album.
Only one artist, Christopher Cross, has won all four awards in a single year.
Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi has also been recognised, with Someone You Loved picking up a nomination for song of the year; while English singer Yola picked up a surprise mention in the best new artist category.
And Lil Nas X received multiple nominations for his country-rap crossover Old Town Road, which spent a record-breaking 19 weeks at number one in the US earlier this year.
Thursday, April 18, 2024