23 Texas born-or-based acts received a total of 37 Grammy nominations
23 Texas born-or-based acts received a total of 37 Grammy nominations in advance of the 63rd GRAMMY Awards, which will be broadcast live on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021, on CBS at 7:00 pm CT. Beyoncé leads the entire field of nominees with nine nominations for her music across various media formats. With her nine nominations, Beyoncé makes another career milestone, adding to her 79 total nominations throughout her entirer music career, making her the most-nominated woman in Grammy history.
For a list of all nominees, please visit: https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2021-grammys-complete-nominees-list.
The Recording Academy will present the 63rd GRAMMY Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021, broadcast on CBS from 7:00 pm CT.
Danny Barnes (Temple)
Best Bluegrass Album for Man On Fire
Beyoncé (Houston)
Record Of The Year for Black Parade
Song Of The Year for Black Parade
Best R&B Performance for Black Parade
Best R&B Song for Black Parade
Best Music Video for Brown Skin Girl
Best Music Film for Black Is King
Record of the Year for Savage (with Megan Thee Stallion)
Best Rap Performance for Savage (with Megan Thee Stallion)
Best Rap Song for Savage (with Megan Thee Stallion)
Black Pumas (Austin)
Record Of The Year for Colors
Album Of The Year for Black Pumas (Deluxe Edition)
Best American Roots Performance for Colors
Cardo (Fort Worth)
Best Rap Song for Laugh Now, Cry Later (Drake Featuring Lil Durk)
The Erwins (Edgewood)
Best Roots Gospel Album for What Christmas Really Means
Ruthie Foster (Gause)
Best Contemporary Blues Album for Ruthie Foster Big Band Live At The Paramount
Kirk Franklin (Ft. Worth)
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song for Sunday Morning (with Lecrae)
Robert Glasper (Houston)
Best R&B Song for Better Than I Imagine (featuring H.E.R. & Meshell Ndegeocello)
Best Progressive R&B Album for F*** Yo Feelings
Mickey Guyton (Arlington)
Best Country Solo Performance for Black Like Me
Sarah Jarosz (Wimberley)
Best American Roots Song for Hometown
Best Americana Album for World On The Ground
Norah Jones (Grapevine)
Best American Roots Performance for I’ll Be Gone (with Mavis Staples)
J White Did It (Dallas)
Record of the Year for Savage (Megan Thee Stallion and Beyoncé)
Best Rap Performance for Savage (Megan Thee Stallion and Beyoncé)
Best Rap Song for Savage (Megan Thee Stallion and Beyoncé)
Megan Thee Stallion (Houston)
Record of the Year for Savage (featuring Beyoncé)
Best New Artist
Best Rap Performance for Savage (featuring Beyoncé)
Best Rap Song for Savage (featuring Beyoncé)
Miranda Lambert (Lindale)
Best Country Solo Performance for Bluebird
Best Country Song Bluebird
Best Country Album for Wildcard
Lecrae (Houston)
Best Gospel Performance/Song for Come Together (with Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Lashawn Daniels and Jazz Nixon)
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song for Sunday Morning (Featuring Kirk Franklin)
Post Malone (Grapevine)
Record Of The Year for Circles
Album Of The Year for Hollywood’s Bleeding
Song Of The Year for Circles
Maren Morris (Arlington)
Best Country Song for The Bones
Power Trip (Dallas)
Best Metal Performance for Executioner’s Tax (Swing Of The Axe) - Live
Travis Scott (Houston)
Best Melodic Rap Performance for Highest In The Room
Bobby Sessions (Dallas)
Record of the Year for Savage (Megan Thee Stallion and Beyoncé)
Best Rap Performance for Savage (Megan Thee Stallion and Beyoncé)
Best Rap Song for Savage (Megan Thee Stallion and Beyoncé)
Snarky Puppy (Denton)
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album for Live At The Royal Albert Hall
Renée Zellweger (Katy)
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for Judy
ZZ Top (Houston)
Best Music Film for That Little Ol’ Band From Texas
Additional Notes:
- Blanton Alspaugh is nominated for Best Classical Compendium, Best Opera Recording and Producer of the Year, Classical. Alspaugh earned a master's degree in orchestral conducting from Rice University.
- Jack Antonoff’s nomination for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical includes his work with The Chicks.
- Dave Cobb’s nomination for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical includes his work with The Highwomen.
- Andrew Watt’s nomination for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical includes his work on Take What You Want (Post Malone, featuring Ozzy Osbourne & Travis Scott).