Beyoncé Becomes Most Nominated Artist in Grammy History

Nominations for the 67th annual Grammy Awards are in, and Beyoncé is leading the field among artists competing in a number of different categories next year.
The 43-year-old secured 11 nominations on Nov. 8 across three major categories, including song, record, and album of the year, as well as four genres.
This brings her to 99 total nominations throughout her career and makes her the most nominated artist in Grammy history.
Her country album “Cowboy Carter” is up for both album and country album of the year, as well as song of the year and record of the year for “Texas Hold ‘em.”
If Beyoncé does take home album of the year, she will join the likes of Lauryn Hill, Natalie Cole, and Whitney Houston.
She also picked up nominations across a wide array of genres including pop, Americana, country, and melodic rap.
Beyoncé, who has already won 32 Grammy’s, recently surpassed her husband and rapper Jay-Z in nominations after the two were tied at 88 total.
The artist initially rose to fame in the ‘90s as a member of Destiny’s Child, and won her first three Grammy’s with the group.
Emerging as a solo artist, Beyoncé released her debut album, “Dangerously In Love,” in 2003, earning five Grammy awards that year, including Best Contemporary R&B Album.
Meanwhile, Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Chappell Roan, Billie Eilish, Sabrina Carpenter, and Charli XCX are some of the other famous names also in contention for top category wins.
In a controversial turn of events, the Beatles also earned their first nod since 1997 for their artificial intelligence (AI) assisted song, “Now and Then.”
Released last year, the song used AI to extract John Lennon’s voice from an old demo and the finished product will now face-off against both Beyoncé and Swift for record of the year.
Recording Academy CEO and President Harvey Mason Jr. said he is excited to celebrate the creative achievements of the music community.
“The breadth and the variety of genres represented in the general field feels new and really exciting,” he said.
Final round voting for the event is set to take place Dec. 12, where the Academy’s 13,000 voting members—composed of music creators, including artists, producers, songwriters, and engineers—will determine the winners through peer-voted honor.
“We’ve been very intentional in how we looked at and tried to rebalance our membership. So not just gender or people of color, different racial makeup, but also genre equity and trying to make sure that all different types of music in different regions and different locations are being represented in every way possible,” said Mason Jr.