They seek credibility at the Grammys – El Diario de Yucatán

LOS ANGELES (AP) .— With new rules in place and a promise to regain trust among its members, the Recording Academy unveiled its candidates for the 64th. Grammy Awards, to be delivered on January 31, 2022 in Los Angeles.

Certainly, pop music tends to be aimed at teenagers, but the nominees for Record of the Year range from 18 to 95 years of age, with names that multigenerational families will recognize. Tony Bennett, the oldest of the group and winner of 18 Grammy Awards, is nominated with Lady Gaga for her version of “I Get A Kick Out Of You.”

The Swedish idols of the ABBA group are not resting on their laurels either. The four Scandinavian septuagenarians received their first Grammy nomination for their comeback song “I Still Have Faith In You.” Perhaps grandparents and grandchildren will enjoy the gala together.

In controversy

The commercial success of country singer Morgan Wallen coincides with the lowest moments of his personal life. Wallen was recorded on camera using a racial slur earlier in the year, and yet his “Dangerous: The Double Album” was one of the best-selling albums, spending 10 weeks at the top of the Billboard 200 album chart. Wallen was disqualified or limited from multiple music awards and was not recognized by the Recording Academy this year.

The overall Album of the Year and Record of the Year categories also left out some major singles that dominated both social media and the popularity charts. Kali Uchis found an audience on TikTok for her bilingual hit “Telepatia”, but was only nominated for Best Urban Latin Album for “Sin Fear (of Love and Other Demons)”; while Cardi B extended her reign with her No. 1 hit “Up,” nominated only for Best Rap Performance. But a more surprising snub was that of BTS’s “Butter,” a mega-hit by the Korean band whose only Grammy nomination was in the category of Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group.

With good support

The new duo Silk Sonic made their television debut at the last edition of the Grammy and are now returning as a candidate, although they only released a few songs in the eligibility period. Of course, when the duo is made up of 11 Grammy winner Bruno Mars and four-time winner Anderson .Paak, special attention should be paid. Together they garnered four nominations, including for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best R&B Song, and Best R&B Performance.

Louis CK is nominated for Best Comedy Album for “Sincerely Louis CK,” which marks his return after acknowledging allegations of sexual misconduct made against him by various women in 2017. The album comes from a movie CK released on his site. web last year.

Dave Chappelle is also up for Best Spoken Album this year for “8:46,” a special he released last year after George Floyd’s murder. The nomination comes as the comedian grapples with negative responses to his latest Netflix special and his anti-transgender comments.

The disappointed

While the new Recording Academy rules this year meant ditching anonymous selection committees, some artists ended up in categories they didn’t want to be in.

Six Grammy winner Brandi Carlile is nominated for Song of the Year and Record of the Year for her single “Right On Time,” which also earned a mention for Best Pop Solo Performance. But Carlile posted on social media that she was disappointed by the academy’s decision to put the song in the pop category rather than the American-Rooted category, for which she was initially nominated.

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Posthumous

Rapper Pop Smoke, who was assassinated in 2020, earned another posthumous Grammy nomination, as a contributor to Kanye West’s “Donda,” for Album of the Year. DMX was nominated for Best Rap Song for “Bath Salts,” featuring Jay-Z and Nas, which was released after his death earlier this year. And jazz pianist Chick Corea, who died of cancer, has four Grammy nominations.