The Aussie Artists Up For A Grammy Award In 2023

The 2023 Grammy Awards nominees dropped overnight; the complete list is a doozy. 

Next year's ceremony - which will air on Monday, 6 February in Australia - marks the first time since 2017 that Adele and Beyoncé are competing in the same categories. However, Beyoncé has also received nominations in the Best Dance/Electronic classes, with her new album Renaissance and its track Break My Soul up for the album and song groups.

For the 2023 event, the Recording Academy has added five new awards: Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical; Best Alternative Music Performance; Best Americana Performance; Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media; and Best Spoken Word Poetry Album. A Special Merit Award for Best Song for Social Change has also been added.

Notably, there are only three Australian artists and one from New Zealand. We're represented by local legends Rüfüs Du Sol, who are up against the likes of Beyoncé, Bonobo, David Guetta and Bebe Rexha, Kaytranda featuring H.E.R.; Odesza, and Diplo and Miguel. The group's track, On My Knees, has been nominated for Best Dance/Electronic Recording, while the latest Rüfüs album, Surrender, received a nomination for Best Dance/Electronic Album.

Additionally, NYC-based contemporary jazz musician Linda May Han Oh, originally from Perth, has scored a nomination in the Best Jazz Instrumental Album category alongside Terri Lyne Carrington, Kris Davis, Nicholas Payton and Matthew Stevens for New Standards Vol. 1. As noted by Sydney Morning Herald last year, the acclaimed musician was the inspiration for the double bass player, Miho, in Pixar’s Soul, a film in which she also contributed music to.

Lastly, For King + Country have received a nod in the Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song for their track For God Is With Us (featuring Hillary Scott). The fellow nominees are God Really Loves Us (Radio Version) by Crowder (featuring Dante Bowe), DOE's So Good, Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin with Fear Is Not My Future, Holy Forever by Chris Tomlin, and Hymn Of Heaven (Radio Version) by Phil Wickham.

Meanwhile, New Zealand's Baynk, an electronic and dance music producer currently living in London, has received a nod for his work on his debut album, Adolescence, in the Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical genre. Baynk will compete against Father John Misty with Chloë And The Next 20th Century, Harry Styles' humongous Harry's House, Robert Glasper's Black Radio III, and Wet Leg's self-titled album. The artist just wrapped up a North American tour alongside English DJ Catching Flies and the Sydney electronic music duo Cosmo's Midnight.

The Kid LAROI, RÜFÜS DU SOL, AC/DC, Hiatus Kaiyote, and Nick Cave & Warren Ellis were nominated for multiple Grammy awards at last year's ceremony.

RÜFÜS DU SOL claimed the Grammy for Best Electronic/Dance Recording with Alive. Elsewhere, Hiatus Kaiyote were nominated for Best Progressive R&B Album with Mood Valiant, which was taken out by Lucky Daye for Table For Two, while Best New Artist – which The Kid LAROI was in the running for – was given to Olivia Rodrigo.

Below are the nominees in the Big Four categories - Album Of The Year, Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year, and Best New Artist. 

Album of the Year

ABBA - Voyage
Adele - 30
Bad Bunny - Un Verano Sin Ti
Beyoncé - Renaissance
Brandi Carlile - In These Silent Days
Coldplay - Music Of The Spheres
Harry Styles - Harry’s House
Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
Lizzo - Special
Mary J. Blige - Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe)

Record of the Year

ABBA - Don’t Shut Me Down
Adele - Easy On Me
Beyoncé - Break My Soul
Brandi Carlile Featuring Lucius - You And Me On The Rock
Doja Cat - Woman
Harry Styles - As It Was
Kendrick Lamar - The Heart Part 5
Lizzo - About Damn Time
Mary J. Blige - Good Morning Gorgeous
Steve Lacy - Bad Habit

Song of the Year

Adele - Easy On Me
Beyoncé - Break My Soul
Bonnie Raitt - Just Like That
DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy - God Did
Gayle - ABCDEFU
Harry Styles - As It Was
Kendrick Lamar - The Heart Part 5
Lizzo - About Damn Time
Steve Lacy - Bad Habit
Taylor Swift - All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (The Short Film)

Best New Artist

Anitta
Domi & JD Beck
Latto
Måneskin
Molly Tuttle
Muni Long
Omar Apollo
Samara Joy
Tobe Nwigwe
Wet Leg

Find the comprehensive list of Grammy nominees on the website.