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Canadian Artists Nominated for 2024 Grammys

Billboard Canada’s Richard Trapunski provides the following.

Canadian Artists Nominated for 2024 Grammys

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Billboard Canada’s Richard Trapunski provides the following.


The 2024 Grammy nominations were announced Nov. 10. SZA leads the pack for most nominations, followed closely by Phoebe Bridgers, Victoria Monét and engineer/mixer Serban Ghenea. Find the complete list on Billboard.

At first glance, it looks like a slow year for Canadian artists at the Grammys. Canadians are mostly absent from the "Big Three" categories — Song of the Year, Album of the Year and Record of the Year. But there is some good representation for the country in the other categories, including some very interesting nominations in genre-specific categories.

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Cameron Whitcomb at LASSO Festival in Montreal on August 16, 2026.
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Cameron Whitcomb at LASSO Festival in Montreal on August 16, 2026.

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