Rapper Jay-Z has risen to the top of the list of artists with the most Grammy nominations in the award’s history, reaching a total of 83 nominations, putting him ahead of former Beatles member Paul McCartney, according to Reuters. .
The Grammy Awards organizers announced the nomination list on November 23. The latest three Grammy nominations for Jay-Z are through collaborations with other artists. He appeared as a guest on DMX’s Bath Salts and Kanye West’s Jail, which received nominations for Best Rap Song. Jay-Z also collaborated on Kanye West’s album Donda, which received a nomination for Album of the Year.

Jay-Z has won 23 Grammy Awards including Best Rap Album in 1999 and Best Song Crazy in Love with his wife Beyoncé in 2004 and Empire State of Mind with Alicia Keys in 2011. Earlier this year, Beyoncé set the record for a female artist to win the most Grammy awards with a 28-year career.

Paul McCartney’s total Grammy nominations increased to 81 with two nominations for Best Rock Album (McCartney III) and Best Rock Song (Find My Way).

Producer Quincy Jones, who was tied with Jay-Z for most of the previous nominations, received 80 Grammy nominations during his lifetime.

Leading the nomination list this year is Jon Batiste with 11 nominations, followed by Justin Bieber, Doja Cat and HER with 8 nominations. Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo with 7 nominations. Contrary to huge expectations from fans, the BTS group did not receive any nominations in the Big Four categories (including the 4 most important awards on the awards night: Album of The Year – Song of The Year – Record of The Year – Best New Artist) even though they had a year of “invading” the Billboard Hot 100 chart with Butter. BTS only received a nomination in the Best Group Pop Performance category with the song Butter.

The Grammy Awards, the highest honor in the music industry, will be held on January 31, 2022 in Los Angeles (USA) broadcast on CBS.