By Samantha Ofole-Prince
Beyonce, the reigning queen of contemporary music, is set to add more to her growing list of Grammys.
Leading with 11 nominations for the 67th annual Grammy Awards, she now has a record-setting 99 career Grammy nods, the most ever by any artist. Quincy Jones previously held the record for the most nominations in history with 79, followed by composer Georg Solti. The album “Cowboy Carter” earned the “Bootylicious” singer a nomination for the top prize of Album of the Year, a fifth in the category, and the most ever for a Black artist.
Previous Grammy winner Angélique Kidjo and Rocky Dawuni will face off for the Best Global Music Performance Grammy while Asake & Wizkid, Burna Boy, Tems and first-time nominee Yemi Alade will battle it out in the Best African Music Performance category. Kidjo took home the Best World Music Album for ‘Celia’ at the 62nd Grammy Awards. This is the fourth time Rocky has been nominated.
The Grammy nominations were announced in livestream Friday led by Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr., joined by Grammy winners Kirk Franklin, Kylie Minogue, along with Grammy-nominated comedian Jim Gaffigan and “CBS Mornings” host Gayle King.
“Today we celebrate the amazing creative achievements of our music community,” Mason said in a statement after the announcement. “It was an incredible year in music and these nominations reflect the work of a voting body that is more representative of the music community than ever before. Congratulations to all the nominees.”
The 67th Grammy Awards, also known as Music’s Biggest Night, will be presented Feb. 2 at the Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles, California, and broadcast live on CBS.
