“It blows my mind to think all of this is right from my living room here in Smithers, B.C., of all places. “For the first time, I recorded the entire album myself at home,” he said of a project largely made during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Afro-Cuban's latest release, which he said loosely translates to the “substance of the soul,” is nominated for best Latin pop album. Meanwhile, Alexis Puentes - known onstage as Alex Cuba - was still coming off the thrill of seeing his album “Mendo” compete at the Latin Grammys last week when he learned it was headed to the main event. Joining Bieber's “Peaches” in the best music video category is Olivia Rodrigo's “Good 4 U,” directed by Toronto filmmaker Petra Collins. The Burlington, Ont.-raised Moniz contributed to the hit single “Leave the Door Open,” which is up for record of the year. Toronto producer Boi-1Da, born Matthew Samuels, earned a spot for his role on West's “Donda,” while Montreal's Kaytranda, nee Louis Celestin, is in the running as producer and writer on the song “Intimidated,” part of H.E.R.'s “Back of My Mind.”īruno Mars' longtime recording engineer Charles Moniz was tipped for his work on the side project Silk Sonic. The marquee album category saw many other familiar Canadian names among the contenders. He was named alongside Lil Baby on Kanye West's “Hurricane,” which is up for best melodic rap performance, and for his vocal contributions to Doja Cat's deluxe edition “Planet Her” and West's “Donda,” both up for album of the year. None of his solo work received Grammy attention this year, but his appearances on other artists' tracks did. The Weeknd swooped in with three nominations after saying last year he planned to boycott the Grammys following an across-the-board snub for his single “Blinding Lights” and the album “After Hours.”
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The Stratford, Ont.-raised singer also snagged a spot among the album of the year contenders and a best pop vocal album nomination for “Justice.” His song “Anyone” earned a pop solo performance nomination while “Lonely” with Benny Blanco landed in the best pop duo or group performance category. “Peaches” earned recognition in the categories of record of the year, song of the year, best R&B performance and best music video. Many of Bieber's nominations came thanks to his fruit-themed single, which features Toronto-raised R&B singer Daniel Caesar who joined him in the running. Fuelled by his megahit “Peaches,” Justin Bieber leads an eclectic crop of Canadian Grammy contenders with eight nominations announced Tuesday, as the Weeknd nabbed an unexpected three nods less than a year after swearing off music's biggest night.įollowing closely behind was Drake who rounded out the trio of homegrown hitmakers with a presence in two categories - “Certified Lover Boy” is up for best rap album while his track with Future, “Way 2 Sexy,” is vying for best rap performance.