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It would not be the Grammys with out a wholesome dose of surprises, snubs and head-scratchers, and the slate of nominees for the February 2023 gala didn’t disappoint. The following is an inventory of scorching takes concerning the nominations: the open questions, amusing oddities – and questionable decisions.

Will Beyonce lastly triumph?

Beyonce is not any stranger to the Grammys: the 41-year-old is the Recording Academy’s winningest girl, and is tied along with her husband, the rap mogul Jay-Z, for probably the most ever nominations with 88. But whilst she guidelines over the Grammy document books, Queen Bey can be among the many present’s most snubbed artists.

Over her storied profession, she’s solely triumphed within the prime classes as soon as: in 2010, she gained Song of the Year for Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It).

The pop deity had not one however two possibilities in 2021 to seize Record of the Year nevertheless it as an alternative went to Billie Eilish, who had swept the highest 4 classes a yr prior.

It was exhausting to not see a parallel with 2017’s slights towards Bey, who notoriously misplaced Album of the Year to Adele.

In each instances, Adele and Eilish mentioned their awards ought to’ve gone to Beyonce.

The 2023 gala will see Adele and Beyonce sq. off as soon as extra — and the Beyhive is ready with bated breath to see if it is lastly their Queen’s yr.

Is Viola Davis subsequent for EGOT?

It’s a type of Hollywood issues that has entered the popular culture lexicon: EGOT. It signifies the uncommon membership of performers — lower than 20 of them – who’ve gained Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards. And Viola Davis may very well be subsequent.

The 57-year-old actress has been nominated for a Grammy within the Best Audiobook, Narration, and Storytelling Recording class for studying her latest memoir, Finding Me.

Her rivals are somewhat formidable. Comedian Mel Brooks already has an EGOT. Lin-Manual Miranda is an Oscar away. Jamie Foxx and Questlove are each Oscar and Grammy winners.

Davis gained an Oscar for finest supporting actress for Fences reverse Denzel Washington, and a Tony – her second – for a similar function a number of years earlier. She gained an Emmy for finest actress in a drama for How to Get Away with Murder in 2015.

‘Canceled’?

The previous few years have seen swirling debate over easy methods to separate artwork from the artist – or whether or not to take action – and considerations over “cancelling” entertainers accused of dangerous habits offstage.

But one yr after comic Louis CK – who admitted to sexual misconduct – took house a Grammy, he is nominated within the Best Comedy Album class as soon as once more.

And his competitors contains Dave Chappelle, who has come beneath fireplace for doubling down on his units deemed by some to be transphobic.

Chris Brown – who pleaded responsible to felony assault of his former girlfriend, the megastar Rihanna, and later accused of rape in a separate case – obtained a nod for Best R&B Album for the deluxe model of his work Breezy.

And Canadian band Arcade Fire gained a nomination for WE within the Best Alternative Music Album class, as lead singer Win Butler faces a number of accusations of sexual misconduct.

Polarizing nation singer Morgan Wallen – who got here beneath fireplace after a video surfaced that captured him utilizing a racial slur – was nevertheless shut out of the Grammy nominations.

Rosalia shunned, Coldplay praised

Many of the Grammy perennials have returned – however a handful of anticipated contenders have been muted, or sidelined altogether. Bad Bunny obtained a long-deserved nod for Album of the Year, however was inexplicably excluded from Song and Record of the Year – his standout smash Titi Me Pregunto has been blaring from US automobile stereos for months – as throwback artists together with ABBA and Bonnie Raitt swept into the highest classes.

Rosalia was relegated to the Latin Rock and Alternative classes as her buzzy, critically acclaimed album Motomami was neglected of extra prestigious fields, whereas the absence of rap queens Nicki Minaj and Megan Thee Stallion was stark.

Yet a few of the Grammy darlings who proceed to churn out work that critics rely as previous their prime continued, with Coldplay and Brandi Carlile incomes a crop of nominations as they’ve completed yr after yr.

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