The nominees are in for the 64th annual Grammy Awards, which will take place on Monday, January 31st, starting as early as 12:30 PM PDT at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, CA, with the early Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony. This year sees a few new categories, but nominees include Mastodon, Deftones, AC/DC, and more for metal and rock.
It is important to note that Machine Gun Kelly didn’t receive a nomination as he doesn’t know “WTF” is wrong with the Grammys:
wtf is wrong with the grammys
— blonde don (@machinegunkelly) November 23, 2021
Check out the heavier categories below and read the complete list here:
Best Rock Performance:
01) Shot In The Dark – AC/DC
02) Know You Better (Live From Capitol Studio A) – Black Pumas
03) Nothing Compares 2 U – Chris Cornell
04) Ohms – Deftones
05) Making A Fire – Foo Fighters
Best Metal Performance
01) Genesis – Deftones
02) The Alien – Dream Theater
03) Amazonia – Gojira
04) Pushing The Tides – Mastodon
05) The Triumph Of King Freak (A Crypt Of Preservation And Superstition) – Rob Zombie
Best Rock Song
01) All My Favorite Songs – Rivers Cuomo, Ashley Gorley, Ben Johnson & Ilsey Juber, songwriters (Weezer)
02) The Bandit – Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
03) Distance – Wolfgang Van Halen, songwriter (Mammoth WVH)
04) Find My Way – Paul McCartney, songwriter (Paul McCartney)
05) Waiting On A War – Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett & Pat Smear, songwriters (Foo Fighters)
Best Rock Album
01) Power Up – AC/DC
02) Capitol Cuts – Live From Studio A – Black Pumas
03) No One Sings Like You Anymore Vol. 1 – Chris Cornell
04) Medicine At Midnight – Foo Fighters
05) McCartney III – Paul McCartney
Best Alternative Music Album
01) Shore – Fleet Foxes
02) If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power – Halsey
03) Jubilee – Japanese Breakfast
04) Collapsed In Sunbeams – Arlo Parks
05) Daddy’s Home – St. Vincent
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
01) Bridgerton – Kris Bowers, composer
02) Dune – Hans Zimmer, composer
03) The Mandalorian: Season 2 – Vol. 2 (Chapters 13-16) – Ludwig Göransson, composer
04) The Queen’s Gambit – Carlos Rafael Rivera, composer
05) Soul – Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers
Best Remixed Recording
01) Back To Life (Booker T Kings Of Soul Satta Dub) – Booker T, remixer (Soul II Soul)
02) Born For Greatness (Cymek Remix) – Spencer Bastin, remixer (Papa Roach)
03) Constant Craving (Fashionably Late Remix) – Tracy Young, remixer (K.D. Lang)
04) Inside Out (3SCAPE DRM Remix) – 3SCAPE DRM, remixer (Zedd & Griff)
05) Met Him Last Night (Dave Audé Remix) – Dave Audé, remixer (Demi Lovato & Ariana Grande)
06) Passenger (Mike Shinoda Remix) – Mike Shinoda, remixer (Deftones)
07) Talks (Mura Masa Remix)\ – Alexander Crossan, remixer (PVA)
Best Immersive Audio Album
01) Alicia – George Massenburg & Eric Schilling, immersive mix engineers; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Ann Mincieli, immersive producer (Alicia Keys)
02) Clique – Jim Anderson & Ulrike Schwarz, immersive mix engineers; Bob Ludwig, immersive mastering engineer; Jim Anderson, immersive producer (Patricia Barber)
03) Fine Line – Greg Penny, immersive mix engineer; Greg Penny, immersive mastering engineer; Greg Penny, immersive producer (Harry Styles)
04) The Future Bites – Jake Fields & Steven Wilson, immersive mix engineers; Bob Ludwig, immersive mastering engineer; Steven Wilson, immersive producer (Steven Wilson)
05) Stille Grender – Morten Lindberg, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive producer (Anne Karin Sundal-Ask & Det Norske Jentekor)
Best Music Video
01) Shot In The Dark – AC/DC – David Mallet, video director; Dione Orrom, video producer
02) Freedom – Jon Batiste – Alan Ferguson, video director; Alex P. Willson, video producer
03) I Get A Kick Out Of You – Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga – Jennifer Lebeau, video director; Danny Bennett, Bobby Campbell & Jennifer Lebeau, video producers
04) Peaches – Justin Bieber Featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon – Collin Tilley, video director
05) Happier Than Ever – Billie Eilish – Billie Eilish, video director; Michelle An, Chelsea Dodson & David Moore, video producers
06) Montero (Call Me By Your Name) – Lil Nas X – Lil Nas X & Tanu Muino, video directors; Frank Borin, Ivanna Borin, Marco De Molina & Saul Levitz, video producers
07) Good 4 U – Olivia Rodrigo – Petra Collins, video director; Christiana Divona, Marissa Ramirez & Tiffany Suh, video producers
Best Music Film
01) Inside – Bo Burnham – Bo Burnham, video director; Josh Senior, video producer
02) David Byrne’s American Utopia – David Byrne – Spike Lee, video director; David Byrne & Spike Lee, video producers
03) Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter To Los Angeles – Billie Eilish – Patrick Osborne & Robert Rodriguez, video directors
04) Music, Money, Madness…Jimi Hendrix In Maui – Jimi Hendrix – John McDermott, video director; Janie Hendrix, John McDermott & George Scott, video producers
05) Summer Of Soul – (Various Artists) – Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, video director; David Dinerstein, Robert Fyvolent & Joseph Patel, video producers
