Who Leads The 2022 Grammys Nominations? See The List Here

It's Grammy season once again, and this year, it's also Jon Batiste season. The Recording Academy unveiled its 2022 Grammy nominees today (November 23), including both surprising and not-so-surprising nods given to some of the hugest artists in the music world.


Out of the stated 21,730 eligible entries, the Recording Academy members selected the jazz and R&B maestro (and Late Show with Stephen Colbert bandleader) because the most-nominated artist. He scored a total of 11 nods, including in the major categories of Record of the Year and Album of the Year. Right in back of Batiste are Justin Bieber, Doja Cat, and H.E.R. With eight noms each; Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo trail just beyond with seven each.


Ahead of the nominees announcement, Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. Revealed that the so-called Big Four categories — Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best New Artist — had been expanded from 8 nominees to 10. Notably, Rodrigo scored one nomination in every of these fields. Eilish's brother, Finneas, is up for Best New Artist just two years soon after Eilish won the same award in 2020.


The 64th annual show, which will air in early 2022, will also be the opening Grammys to factor in sweeping changes the Recording Academy enacted earlier this year right after vocal and public outcry from a couple of major artists, including Bieber, The Weeknd, and Zayn. Chief among the changes are the end of review committees in favor of "a majority, peer-to-peer vote of voting members" for nominations, along with a loss in the variety of categories voting members may actually vote.


Also, all credited participants who perform, write, produce, engineer, mix, and master Album of the Year nominees will be included in the nomination, a departure from the previous rule of credited performers having "at least 33 percent or more of playing time."


Meanwhile, the award formerly referred to as Best Dance Recording has been renamed Best Dance/Electronic Recording. Two new categories — Best Global Music Efficiency and Best Música Urbana Album — have likewise been added.


The 2022 show hasn't been without mild controversy already. In October, Kacey Musgraves's latest album, Star-Crossed, was deemed ineligible to compete in The perfect Nation Album category, despite her status as a country-pop artist whose previous LP, 2018's Golden Hour, took residence both Album of the Year and Best Nation Album in 2019. Her song "Camera Roll" from Star-Crossed, nevertheless, procured two nominations: Best Nation Song and Best Nation Solo Performance.


The 2022 Grammys will air Monday, January 31, 2021, on CBS. Find this year's nominees below.


Record of the Year


ABBA: "I Still Have Faith in You"


Jon Batiste: "Freedom"


Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga: "I Get a Kick Out of You"


Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon: "Peaches"


Brandi Carlile: "Right on Time"


Doja Cat ft. SZA: "Kiss Me More"


Billie Eilish: "Happier Than Ever"


Lil Nas X: "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)"


Olivia Rodrigo: "Drivers License"


Silk Sonic: "Leave the Door Open"


Album of the Year


Jon Batiste: We Are


Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga: Love For Sale


Justin Bieber: Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe)


Doja Cat: Planet Her (Deluxe)


Billie Eilish: Happier Than Ever


H.E.R.: Back of My Mind


Lil Nas X: Montero


Olivia Rodrigo: Sour


Taylor Swift: Evermore


Kanye West: Donda


Song of the Year


Ed Sheeran: "Bad Habits"


Alicia Keys, Brandi Carlile: "A Pretty Noise"


Olivia Rodrigo: "Drivers License"


H.E.R.: "Fight for You"


Billie Eilish: "Happier Than Ever"


Doja Cat ft. SZA: "Kiss Me More"


Silk Sonic: "Leave the Door Open"


Lil Nas X: "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)"


Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon: "Peaches"


Brandi Carlile: "Right on Time"


Best New Artist


Arooj Aftab


Jimmie Allen


Baby Keem


Finneas


Glass Animals


Japanese Breakfast


The Kid Laroi


Arlo Parks


Olivia Rodrigo


Saweetie


Best Pop Solo Performance


Justin Bieber: "Anyone"


Brandi Carlile: "Right on Time"


Billie Eilish: "Happier Than Ever"


Ariana Grande: "Positions"


Olivia Rodrigo: "Drivers License"


Best Pop Duo/Group Performance


Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga: "I Get a Kick Out of You"


Justin Bieber, Blenny Blanco: "Lonely"


BTS: "Butter"


Coldplay: "Higher Power"


Doja Cat ft. SZA: "Kiss Me More"


Best Pop Vocal Album


Justin Bieber: Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe)


Doja Cat: Planet Her (Deluxe)


Billie Eilish: Happier Than Ever


Ariana Grande: Positions


Olivia Rodrigo: Sour


Best R&B Album


Snoh Aalegra: Temporary Highs in the Violet Skies


Jon Batiste: We Are


Leon Bridges: Gold-Diggers Sound


Jazmine Sullivan: Heaux Tales


H.E.R.: Back of My Mind


Best R&B Performance


Snoh Aalegra: "Lost You"


Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon: "Peaches"


H.E.R.: "Damage"


Silk Sonic: "Leave the Door Open"


Jazmine Sullivan: "Pick Up Your Feelings"


Best R&B Song


H.E.R.: "Damage"


SZA: "Good Days"


Giveon: "Heartbreak Anniversary"


Silk Sonic: "Leave the Door Open"


Jazmine Sullivan: "Pick Up Your Feelings"


Best Rap Performance


Baby Keem, Kendrick Lamar: family member Ties"


Cardi B: "Up"


J. Cole ft. 21 Savage and Morray: "My Life"


Drake ft. Future and Young Thug: "Way 2 Sexy"


Megan Thee Stallion: "Thot Shit"


Best Melodic Rap Performance


J. Cole ft. Lil Baby: "Pride Is the Devil"


Doja Cat: "Need to Know"


Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow: "Industry Baby"


Tyler, the Creator ft. YoungBoy Never Broke Again and Ty Dolla Sign: "Wusyaname"


Kanye West ft. The Weeknd and Lil Baby: "Hurricane"


Best Rap Song


DMX ft. Jay-Z and Nas: "Bath Salts"


Saweetie ft. Doja Cat: "Best Friend"


Baby Keem, Kendrick Lamar: family member Ties"


Kanye West ft. Jay-Z: "Jail"


J. Cole ft. 21 Savage and Morray: "My Life"


Best Rap Album


J. Cole: The Off-Season


Drake: Certified Lover Boy


Nas: King's Infection II


Tyler, the Creator: Call Me In case you Get Lost


Kanye West: Donda


Best Dance/Electronic Recording


Afrojack, David Guetta: "Hero"


Ólafur Arnalds, Bonobo: "Loom"


James Blake: "Before"


Bonobo, Completely Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs: "Heartbreak"


Caribou: "You Can Do It"


Rüfüs Du Sol: "Alive"


Tiësto: "The Business"


Best Dance/Electronic Album


Black Coffee: Subconsciously


Illenium: Fallen Embers


Major Lazer: Music Is the Weapon (Reloaded)


Marshmello: Shockwave


Sylvan Esso: Free Love


Ten City: Judgement


Best Option Music Album


Fleet Foxes: Shore


Halsey: If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power


Japanese Breakfast: Jubilee


Arlo Parks: Collapsed in Sunbeams


St. Vincent: Daddy's Home


Best Latin Pop Album


Pablo Alborán: Vértigo


Paula Arenas: Mis Amores


Ricardo Arjona: Hecho a la Antigua


Camilo: Mis Manos


Alex Cuba: Mendó


Selena Gomez: Revelación


Best Música Urbana Album


Rauw Alejandro: Afrodisíaco


Bad Bunny: El Último Tour Del Mundo


J Balvin: Jose


Karol G: KG0516


Kali Uchis: Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios)


Who will win big this year? Find out any time the 2022 Grammys hit CBS on January 31.