{"id":2097220,"date":"2023-11-13T12:21:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T17:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sza-tops-grammy-nominations-in-a-year-made-for-women-and-barbie\/"},"modified":"2023-11-13T12:23:08","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T17:23:08","slug":"sza-tops-grammy-nominations-in-a-year-made-for-women-and-barbie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sza-tops-grammy-nominations-in-a-year-made-for-women-and-barbie\/","title":{"rendered":"SZA dominates Grammy nods in female-focused year, alongside &#8216;Barbie&#8217;."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsza-tops-grammy-nominations-in-a-year-made-for-women-and-barbie%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2097220&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><span class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2\" data-testid=\"Text\">By <\/span>Daniel Trotta<\/p>\n<p>November 11, 2023 \u2013 12:03 AM UTC<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>(Reuters) \u2013 Versatile recording artist SZA stole the spotlight in this year&#8217;s Grammy Award nominations, earning a whopping nine nods. She\u2062 outshined industry heavyweights Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, \u200dand Billie Eilish, making it a year dominated by women artists and the movie blockbuster &#8220;Barbie.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>The winners of the\u2063 prestigious awards will be revealed at the ceremony on Feb. \u20624.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>SZA Leads \u200bthe Pack<\/h2>\n<p>The 34-year-old \u2062SZA, born Sol\u00e1na\u2062 Imani Rowe, secured nominations for album of the year with &#8220;SOS&#8221; and record\u2064 of the year and\u200d song of the year for &#8220;Kill Bill.&#8221; \u2064She also made \u200dthe shortlist in multiple genres, including pop, melodic rap, and both progressive and traditional\u2063 R&#038;B.<\/p>\n<p>The song &#8220;Kill Bill,&#8221; which is also nominated for best R&#038;B performance, takes inspiration from Quentin\u2063 Tarantino&#8217;s two-part\u200c film. Its lyrics revolve around killing an ex-boyfriend and his girlfriend, with the narrator expressing a preference for hell over loneliness.<\/p>\n<h3>Album of the Year Nominees<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Midnights&#8221; by \u200cTaylor Swift<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Endless Summer\u2064 Vacation&#8221; by Miley Cyrus<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;World Music Radio&#8221; by Jon Batiste<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;the record&#8221; \u2063by boygenius<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Did\u200b you know that there&#8217;s a tunnel under Ocean \u2063Blvd&#8221; by Lana Del Rey<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;The Age of Pleasure&#8221; by Janelle Mon\u00e1e<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;GUTS&#8221; by Olivia Rodrigo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Following closely behind SZA, Victoria Mon\u00e9t \u2063received seven nominations, including best new artist and record of the year for &#8220;On My Mama.&#8221; Phoebe Bridgers, in addition to her duo performance nomination\u200b with SZA for &#8220;Ghost in the Machine,&#8221; scored six other nominations as\u200d part of boygenius, a collaboration with Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus.<\/p>\n<p>Olivia Rodrigo also earned\u200d six nominations, \u2064with her \u2062hit &#8220;vampire&#8221; being \u2063nominated for record of the year, song of the year, and best pop solo performance. This puts her \u200don par with country star Brandy Clark and industry stalwarts Billie Eilish, Miley Cyrus, and Taylor\u200b Swift.<\/p>\n<p>While Taylor\u200b Swift may not have broken away from the pack in nominations this year, her six nods bring her total career nominations\u200d to\u200c 52, with 12 wins\u200b under her belt.<\/p>\n<p>Embracing Girl Power<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting the girl power theme of this year&#8217;s\u2063 nominations, the motion picture &#8220;Barbie,&#8221; directed by\u200c Greta Gerwig, secured four out of the five nominations for the best song written for visual media category. \u200bAmong them is Billie Eilish&#8217;s &#8220;What Was I Made For?,&#8221; which is also nominated for record of \u2064the year, song\u2062 of the year, and best\u2062 pop solo performance. \u2062Representing the male artists, actor Ryan Gosling&#8217;s &#8220;I&#8217;m Just Ken&#8221; received a nomination in the visual media \u2062category. Jon Batiste leads the male singers with six nominations.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b Grammys this year cover recordings released between Oct. 1, 2022,\u2062 and Sept. 15, 2023. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sza-tops-grammy-nominations-in-a-year-made-for-women-and-barbie\/\" title=\"SZA dominates Grammy nods in female-focused year, alongside 'Barbie'.\">voters include recording artists<\/a>, songwriters, composers, producers, mixers, and engineers. The awards ceremony will be broadcast live \u200dfrom Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 4.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, pop icon Beyonc\u00e9 \u2064made history by winning four Grammys,\u2063 bringing her total career wins to 32. She is also tied with her husband, rapper Jay-Z, for the most career nominations with 88.<\/p>\n<p><sub>Reporting by Daniel Trotta. Editing by Gerry Doyle<\/sub><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>From Biden\u2019s abysmal new polling numbers to family subpoenas. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The FBI seizes NYC Mayor Adams\u2019 phone, Judge Cannon denies a delay\u2064 of Trump\u2019s documents trial and the Big 10 suspends Head Football Coach \u2063Jim Harbaugh<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Senator Rand Paul believes Joe Biden will sign the House version of\u200d the &#8220;Aid\u200d To Israel Package&#8221; as it is. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>House Judiciary\u200b Committee Member Representative Andy Biggs says that any future reauthorization of the Section 702 Provision of the Foreign Intelligence \u200cSurveillance Act cannot allow warrantless surveillance of Americans&#8217; private communications. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Humane released a $699 device that \u200baims to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-issues-subpoenas-to-hunter-james-biden\/\" title=\"House GOP Issues Subpoenas To Hunter, James Biden\">bring cutting-edge artificial intelligence<\/a> to a lapel near you.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Regulators and traders were\u2064 trying to gauge the impact of a ransomware attack on the Industrial and Commercial \u2062Bank of China.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>X has just 2,294 content\u200c moderators to\u200d ensure users comply with EU online\u200b content rules.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Meta and Snaphave been given\u200c a deadline to give more information on how\u2062 they \u2063protect children from\u2064 illegal and harmful content.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> Who is\u200b the\u2063 most decorated female artist in Grammy\u200b history?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Nine Grammy Awards in a single night, \u2062becoming the most decorated female\u200b artist in Grammy history. This year,\u2064 it appears that another female powerhouse\u200c is\u2062 set to dominate the awards. SZA, \u200dthe versatile recording artist, has earned \u2062a whopping nine Grammy nominations for her outstanding \u200dwork.<\/p>\n<p>SZA, whose real name\u200c is Sol\u00e1na Imani Rowe, has been nominated for Album of\u2064 the \u200cYear \u200bwith her\u2062 album &#8220;SOS.&#8221; She\u200b has \u2064also received nominations\u200b for Record of\u200c the \u2063Year\u2062 and Song of the Year for \u2063her\u200c hit single &#8220;Kill\u200d Bill.&#8221;\u200d Additionally, SZA is in the running\u200d for awards in multiple\u200d genres including pop, melodic rap, and both progressive\u2062 and traditional R&#038;B.<\/p>\n<p>One of SZA&#8217;s nominated \u200dsongs,\u2062 &#8220;Kill Bill,&#8221; draws inspiration from Quentin Tarantino&#8217;s iconic film \u2063series. The lyrics of\u2063 the song revolve around revenge and the \u2062narrator&#8217;s preference for\u2064 hell over loneliness. \u2062The song is\u2062 also \u2064nominated for Best\u200d R&#038;B Performance.<\/p>\n<p>While SZA may be leading the \u200dpack \u2063with her nine nominations, she is\u200b closely followed by Victoria Mon\u00e9t, who has received seven nominations, including Best New\u2063 Artist\u200c and Record of the Year for her song &#8220;On My Mama.&#8221; Phoebe\u2063 Bridgers, known for her collaboration\u200d with \u200dSZA on &#8220;Ghost in the Machine,&#8221; has secured six nominations as part\u200d of the duo boygenius.<\/p>\n<p>Another notable \u2062nominee\u2062 this year is Olivia Rodrigo, who has \u200bearned\u2063 six nominations\u2062 for her hit song &#8220;vampire.&#8221; The song is nominated for Record of the Year,\u2062 Song of the Year, and Best Pop Solo Performance.\u200c This puts Rodrigo\u2062 on par with industry stalwarts such \u2062as\u200d Brandy Clark,\u200b Billie Eilish, Miley\u200b Cyrus, and Taylor Swift.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of Taylor Swift,\u200d although\u200c she may not have \u2064the highest \u200bnumber of nominations this year, \u2062her six\u2062 nods bring her \u200btotal career\u200c nominations to an impressive \u206252, with 12 wins under her belt.<\/p>\n<p>This \u2064year&#8217;s\u200d Grammy\u200b nominations reflect a \u200bstrong \u2062presence of female artists, embracing\u2062 the girl power theme. In the visual media category, the motion picture &#8220;Barbie,&#8221; directed by Greta Gerwig, \u200bsecured four out of the five nominations for Best Song Written for Visual Media.\u2062 Billie Eilish&#8217;s \u200d&#8221;What Was I Made For?&#8221; \u2062is\u200c among the \u200dnominated songs, which is also\u2063 up for Record of the\u200b Year, Song\u2063 of the Year, \u2063and Best Pop Solo Performance.<\/p>\n<p>While\u200d the female \u2062artists dominated the nominations, male artists are\u200c also represented. Actor Ryan Gosling&#8217;s song &#8220;I&#8217;m Just Ken&#8221;\u200b received a nomination in the visual media \u2062category. Jon Batiste leads the male singers with six nominations.<\/p>\n<p>The Grammy Awards this \u2064year cover recordings \u2062released between\u200b October 1, 2022, \u200band\u200c September 15, 2023. The winners will be revealed\u200c at the\u200d awards ceremony, which will\u2064 be broadcast live from Los Angeles on Sunday, February 4. The coveted\u2064 awards are decided by a\u2062 voting body \u200bthat includes recording artists, songwriters, composers, producers, mixers, and engineers.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Beyonc\u00e9 made history with her \u200dwins,\u200b and this year it looks like SZA is poised to \u200dbe\u2063 the center of \u2063attention. The female artists have truly stolen the spotlight, showcasing their incredible talent and contribution to the music industry.\u2062 We \u200dcan expect a night \u200bfilled with \u2062outstanding performances and well-deserved recognition for these extraordinary artists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By\u00a0Daniel Trotta November 11, 2023 \u2013 12:03 AM UTC Advertisement (Reuters) \u2013 Versatile recording artist SZA led this year\u2019s Grammy Award nominations with nine, coming in ahead of industry heavyweights Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus and Billie Eilish, in a year made for women artists and the movie blockbuster \u201cBarbie.\u201d The winners will be announced at<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1911,"featured_media":2097221,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[542],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2097220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oann"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2097220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1911"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2097220"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2097220\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2097221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2097220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2097220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2097220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}