Earlier today (November 24), the Recording Academy announced nominees in 83 categories for the 63rd GRAMMY Awards during an hour-long livestream on GRAMMY.com for the first time ever. Louisiana artists were represented in the Grammy nominaations. Presenters included Sharon Osbourne, Gayle King, and two-time GRAMMY winner, Lauren Daigle of Lafayette, Louisiana.
Local nominees include:
BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
True Love: A Celebration of Cole Porter, Harry Connick Jr.
BEST RAP ALBUM
A Written Testimony, Jay Electronica
BEST CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
Chronology of a Dream: Live at the Village Vanguard, Jon Batiste
Axiom, Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah
BEST NEW AGE ALBUM
Meditations, Cory Wong & Jon Batiste
BEST AMERICANA ALBUM
Good Souls Better Angels, Lucinda Williams
BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM
American Utopia on Broadway, Original Cast (Featuring local Chris Giarmo)
BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Bill & Ted Face the Music (filmed here in New Orleans)
BEST RECORDING PACKAGE
Funeral, Lil Wayne
BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE
“Anything For You,” Ledisi
BEST IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO
“Guinnevere,” Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah, Soloist Track From: Axiom
BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
Trilogy 2, Chick Corea, Christian Mcbride & Brian Blade
Roundagain, Redman Mehldau McBride Blade
BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM
Holy Room: Live at Alte Oper, Somi With Frankfurt Radio Big Band Conducted By John Beasley
BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM
MONK’estra Plays John Beasley, John Beasley’s MONK’estra
BEST GOSPEL ALBUM
Gospel According to PJ, PJ Morton
BEST AMERICANA ROOTS SONG
“Man Without a Soul,” Tom Overby & Lucinda Williams, songwriters (Lucinda Williams)
BEST AMERICANA ALBUM
Good Souls Better Angels, Lucinda Williams
BEST TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM
Rawer Than Raw, Bobby Rush
BEST REGIONAL ROOTS ALBUM
Cameron Dupuy and the Cajun Troubadours by Cameron Dupuy And The Cajun Troubadours
Atmosphere by New Orleans Nightcrawlers
A Tribute to Al Berard by Sweet Cecilia
BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTAL or A CAPELLA
“Donna Lee,” arranger, John Beasley
BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTS OR VOCALS
“Asas Fechadas” John Beasley & Maria Mendes, arrangers (Maria Mendes Featuring John Beasley & Orkest Metropole)
RECORD OF THE YEAR
Colors, Black Pumas (Loreauville, La. native JaRon Marshall on keyboards) Note: The Austin-based band is also nominated for Album of the Year for Black Pumas (Deluxe Edition) and Best American Roots Performance for Colors
Batiste has two nominations. His cover of “St. James Infirmary Blues” was nominated for a Grammy in 2019, in the category of Best Americana Roots Performance. Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah and Lucinda Williams both have two nominations.
The 63rd GRAMMY Awards will be broadcast in HDTV and 5.1 surround sound on the CBS Television Network, Sunday, January 31, at 7:00 p.m. CST. For the full list of nominees, visit the GRAMMYs website here.
