The nominated male artists were Andre 3000 with New Blue Sun and jazz artist Jacob Collier for Djesse Vol. 4.

Winners will be chosen by the 13,000 singers, songwriters, producers, engineers and others who comprise the Recording Academy. The organisation has taken steps to diversify its ranks, and said 38 per cent were people of colour, a 65 per cent increase since 2019.

Cowboy Carter was viewed by experts and fans as a reclamation and homage to an overlooked legacy of black Americans within country music. It became the first album by a black woman to land at No.1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart when it was released in March.

The Beyonce album was snubbed, however, by voters for the Country Music Awards in September.

Beyonce’s other Grammy nods included record and song of the year for the single Texas Hold ’Em. And she also nominated in pop, rap and Americana categories.

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In the best new artist field, Espresso singer Carpenter will face Roan, Benson Boone, Shaboozey, Teddy Swims and others.

The Beatles and the Rolling Stones, pioneers of rock’n’roll in the 1960s, also landed on this year’s nominations list.

Now and Then, a Beatles song produced with artificial intelligence to bring the voice of John Lennon to life, was nominated for song of the year.

The Stones were recognised with a nomination for rock album of the year for Hackney Diamonds.

with Reuters

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