The 64th Annual Grammy Awards [1] are upon us, and whilst the majority of the nominations are made up of American and other global artists, a few of our favourite UK musicians have also been nominated for 2022. Leading the charge with two nominations is 2021 Mercury Prize winner Arlo Parks [2], who's been nominated for best new artist and best alternative album.
Alongside Parks, Ed Sheeran [3] has been nominated for song of the year for his comeback single "Bad Habits", which is hardly surprising considering the fact that it was played on every radio station daily. Harry Styles has also made the list, which just adds to the tremendous year he's already had following the launch of his new beauty line [4] and his return to the acting world [5] for the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Read on to discover all the pop, R&B, and alternative artists from the UK nominated for this year's awards ceremony, ahead of it airing on 31 Jan 2022.
Arlo Parks
After her stellar debut album, Collapsed in Sunbeams [6], was released earlier this year, it comes as no surprise that Arlo Parks has two nominations, for best new artist and best alternative album.
Harry Styles
Next up is Harry Styles. The former One Direction singer and Pleasing founder has been nominated for best immersive audio album.
Ed Sheeran
Unsurprisingly, Ed Sheeran has made the Grammys nomination list this year, and it's not without reason. He's been nominated for song of the year for his comeback single "Bad Habits", and honestly? It is well deserved.
The track also resulted in a songwriting nomination for UK singer-songwriter and producer Fred Again, though he's said [7], "I care a lot about making the good stuff, but it's also been proven to us time and time again, decade after decade, that these awards are not the metric of that," and we can't say we disagree.
Coldplay
Surprisingly, Coldplay have only managed one nomination this year, which comes as a surprise following their BTS collaboration [8], "My Universe". The band has been nominated for best pop duo/group performance for their song "Higher Power".
James Blake
James Blake has been nominated for best dance/electronic recording for his track "Before". The singer-songwriter is also set to be performing at the All Points East festival next year, so it's safe to say that 2022 is looking pretty good for Blake fans.
Jacob Collier
British composer Jacob Collier has been nominated for best arrangement this year, for his unique version of the festive classic "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)".