Grammys 2023: Music stars arrive on red carpet, live updates
Harry Styles and Taylor Swift dazzled on the 65th Grammy Awards red carpet, as all eyes look to Beyoncé.
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After two years of pandemic-related disruptions, the 65th annual Grammy Awards are returning in Los Angeles today.
Celebrities have started arriving on the red carpet ahead of the star-studded show which is set to include performances by Harry Styles, Lizzo and Sam Smith.
The night’s big story is Beyoncé. With 28 Grammy wins to her name, the star could become the most decorated Grammy artist ever, but she is up against Adele, Kendrick Lamar and Harry Styles.
The singer has already won 28 during her career, with Hungarian-British conductor Georg Solti holding the current record since 1997 with 31 Grammys.
See the stars as they arrive on the red carpet.
AUSSIE RISING STARS CHASING GRAMMYS GLORY
They are the names only music superfans – and proud parents – would know.
Their credits are buried behind links on Spotify artist pages, lyrics sites or in tiny font on vinyl and CD records.
They are the impressive roll call of Australian songwriters, producers and artists nominated for a 2023 Grammy award or who have contributed to the works up for this year’s gongs.
When this year’s contenders were announced in November, the Australian music industry duly celebrated Rufus Du Sol scoring another two nominations after winning Best Dance Recording for their song Alive last year.
But barely anyone noted the number of behind-the-scenes Australasian creatives up for a Grammy had doubled in the past three years.
Dean Ormston did. The head of the songwriters’ rights body APRA and his team, who represent Aussie and Kiwi composers, said there were seven members nominated in five categories in 2020. In 2023, 18 of their songwriters are up for awards in 17 categories.
“I think people understand that, in the film world, we have these award-winning cinematographers and production and costume designers, but people don’t really notice that in the music world. They know the Kid Laroi but not Francois Tetaz, who won a Grammy for his work with Gotye and is up for one this year for his production on the Elvis soundtrack,” Ormston said.
Funnily enough, Gotye also has a credit for that song on this year’s Grammy nominated Best Rap Album contender Come Home The Kids Miss You, as Jack Harlow samples it on the track I Got a Shot.
Tetaz won’t be the only nominee celebrating if Elvis wins the Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media. Baz Luhrmann may have to timeshare the trophy with the other Aussies who worked on it including artists PNAU and Kevin Parker (Tame Impala), producer Elliot Wheeler, music supervisor Anton Monsted, production supervisor Cameron Bruce and mastering engineer Lachlan Carrick.
Ormston said for the hundreds of Australian music creatives based in Los Angeles, New York, London and Nashville, a Grammy nomination for a project they have contributed to instantly levels up their opportunities to work with the household names who are up for the major awards this year, like Beyonce, Adele, Kendrick Lamar and Harry Styles.
“That’s the huge song and dance to be made about the Grammys; it’s about building the CVs of our artists, and not only artists like Rufus du Sol but the behind-the-scenes writers and producers, it has a ripple effect.”
UP FOR GRAMMYS
The Australian nominees and contributors up for Grammys glory in 2023:
Rufus du Sol
Can our world class electronic dance stars make it back-to-back Grammys? They are up for Best Electronic Album with Surrender and Best Dance/Electronic Recording with On My Knees.
FnZ
The FnZ songwriting and production duo of Michael “Finatik” Mule and Isaac “Zac” De Boni – already Grammy winners for their work on Kanye West’s Jesus Is King album – are among the long list of contributors to Kendrick Lamar’s Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers record which is up for Album of The Year.
Jordan Rakei
The London-based artist is a co-writer and featured performer on Shadows from Bonobo’s album Fragments which is nominated for Best Electronic Album.
Styalz Fuego
The multi Australian award winner appears on two works up for Grammys this year. He is a co-writer and co-producer on Love Letter on ODESZA’s The Last Goodbye, another Best electronic Album nominee. He also contributed Best Remixed Recording contender Slow Song (Paul Woolford Remix) by The Knocks feat. Dragonette.
George Nicholas and Tim Nelson
Sydney producer Nicholas and Cub Sport frontman Nelson are both recognised for their production work on the album Adolescence by New Zealand artist Baynk which is nominated for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. Artists Golden Vessel and Cosmo’s Midnight also contributed to the record.
Linda May Han Oh
Based in New York, the acclaimed jazz bassist and composer performed on Best Jazz Instrumental Album nominated record New Standards Vol. 1 by Terri Lyne Carrington.
Sia
The nine-times nominated artist and writer contributed to Sean Paul’s Best Reggae Album nominee Scorcha, co-writing and singing on Dynamite.
Sarah Aarons
The LA-based hit maker, nominated in 2018 for her work on Zedd’s The Middle, is a co-writer on Detour, a track from Maren Morris’ Best Country Album contender Humble Quest.
Hayley Warner
Another LA-based writer, Warner has a credit on Glow, the Kelly Clarkson and Chris Stapleton collab from When Christmas Comes Around, a Best Traditional Pop Album nominee.
Lucky Oceans
The legendary guitar player is a member of the band Asleep At The Wheel who scored a nomination in new category Best Americana Performance for the song There You Go Again featuring Lyle Lovett.
JOY.
Brisbane artist and producer JOY. is a co-writer on Back to the Basics, a track on rap star Future’s record I Never Liked You which is up for Best Rap Album.
The 2023 Grammy Awards air on Monday from noon on Nine.
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