Grammy Awards 2021: When and where to watch, performances, nominations

The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards will take place on March 14 (March 15 in India) at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The awards will be held virtually this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The event will be hosted by satirical news show host and comedian, Trevor Noah.

When and where to watch it in India?

In India, the Grammy Awards 2021 show can be watched on March 15, 2021, at 5.30 am IST. You can tune in to Grammy’s LIVE feed via Facebook and also visit their official website at CBS.com. The Grammys will also stream on Monday, March 15, 05:30 AM IST, exclusively on SonyLIV.

Performances

The Recording Academy has announced the names of the artistes set to perform at the 63rd Grammy Awards and the list includes big wigs of the music industry like Taylor Swift, BTS, Harry Styles, Chris Martin, Cardi B, Dua Lipa and Billie Eilish. The full performance lineup of the 2021 ceremony, which was uploaded on the official website of Grammy Awards, also features Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny, psychedelic soul band Black Pumas, singers Brandi Carlile, DaBaby, Doja Cat, Mickey Guyton, Haim, Brittany Howard and Miranda Lambert.

Nominations

Here is a list of nominees in the major categories for the Grammy Awards 2021. Beyonce topped the list with 9 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, Recognizing 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, Recognizing 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

-with PTI inputs