Beyoncé vs. Adele — “a heavyweight battle,” as Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. described it to The Times, between two “once-in-a-lifetime voices” — is likely to be the marquee attraction at the Grammys.
, DJ Khaled, rapper Future, songwriter-producer The-Dream and mastering engineer Randy Merrill each got six.
Their rivalry captures a key tension of the academy, which seeks to celebrate innovation at the same time that it upholds tradition. Adele’s characteristically ballad-heavy “30” is classic Grammy bait, while “Renaissance” — a kaleidoscopic love letter from Beyoncé to the Black and queer pioneers of dance music — represents an edgier choice for voters who at April’s Grammys went for the old-fashioned musicianly comforts of Bruno Mars’ Silk Sonic and Jon Batiste .
The academy says it’s making efforts to diversify its electorate of more than 11,000 music professionals; nearly half of its latest member class comes from “traditionally underrepresented communities,” the group reports. Added Mason: “The diversity and range of genres in these nominations is a sign of where our membership is and where it’s going.”To wit: Bad Bunny’s “Un Verano Sin Ti” is the first Spanish-language album to receive a nod for album of the year.
Album of the year also includes “In These Silent Days” by Carlile, an established Grammy darling especially visible this year thanks to her repeated collaborations with Joni Mitchell; Coldplay’s “Music of the Spheres”; Lizzo’s “Special”; and “Good Morning Gorgeous” by Blige, who also scored a record nod with the LP’s title track — one benefit, perhaps, of her appearance in this year’s celebrated Super Bowl halftime show.
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