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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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Drake has ended his boycott of the Grammys and submitted his collaborative album with 21 Savage, Her Loss, for consideration this year. The Grammys weren't hesitant to reward him again. The album is nominated for Best Rap Album, while Drake and 21 Savage are also nominated for Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song with the viral "Rich Flex" and for Best Melodic Rap Performance for "Spin Bout U." Producer Metro Boomin is also up for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical, which includes nods for Drake & 21 Savage's "More M's" and Young Thug's "Oh U Went," which features the rapper. Drake's nominations are all collaborative because his chart-busting For All the Dogs will be eligible for the 2025 Grammys. – Continue reading here.

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