Grammy Nominations 2022: AC/DC, The Kid Laroi, Rufus Du Sol, Haitus Kaiyote, Nick Cave
The 2022 Grammy Awards nominations are out and include a bunch of Aussie acts led by AC/DC which is up for multiple trophies.
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AC/DC will be flying the flag for Australia at the 2022 Grammy Awards.
The legendary band scored three nominations – Best Rock Performance and Best Music Video for Shot in the Dark and Best Rock Album for Power Up.
Australian pop prince The Kid Laroi received his first Grammy nomination for Best New Artist while electronic pop heroes Rufus Du Sol will contest the Best Dance award with their single Alive.
Regular Grammy nominee Haitus Kaiyote are again on the honour roll with the Melbourne band’s latest record Mood Valiant.
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis will contest the best recording package category for the album Carnage.
And rap mogul Jay-Z – a regular critic of the Recording Academy, the body behind the Grammy Awards – is now the most nominated artist in the show’s history, with 83.
He was previously tied with legendary producer Quincy Jones, who had 80.
Kanye West meanwhile scored several nominations for his album “Donda” – facing off with longtime nemesis Taylor Swift in the best album category, where she has her sole chance at a 2022 Grammy for her record “evermore.”
Justin Bieber, Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo are leading a crop of pop stalwarts and newbies nominated for this year’s Grammy Awards.
But it’s Jon Batiste – the jazz and R&B artist, television personality and bandleader, whose prizes include an Oscar for his soundtrack to the movie “Soul” – who has the most chances at Grammy gold, snagging 11 nominations including in the top categories.
Megastar Bieber will vie for eight prizes at the January 31 gala in Los Angeles, as will R&B favourite H.E.R. and singer-rapper Doja Cat.
Grammy darling Eilish is in the running for seven, as is Olivia Rodrigo, a former Disney channel actress who exploded onto the pop scene this year with her breakout “drivers license.”
The 2022 Grammys are scheduled for January 31 in Los Angeles.
The 64th annual show has once again expanded the number of nominees in its prestigious general categories, taking the count from eight to 10, in the wake of perennial criticism that it lacks diversity.
Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett, the 95-year-old crooner beloved for his big band and show tune standards, posted a strong showing with six nominations for work related to their album “Love For Sale.”
Originally published as Grammy Nominations 2022: AC/DC, The Kid Laroi, Rufus Du Sol, Haitus Kaiyote, Nick Cave
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