Robert Plant’s Gone Country & Other 2023 Grammy Noms You May Have Missed
The 2023 Grammy Awards nominations were announced yesterday (November 15.) Already, there’s a ton of discourse about the nominations. The Recording Academy is giving out 91 Grammy Awards this time…
The 2023 Grammy Awards nominations were announced yesterday (November 15.) Already, there's a ton of discourse about the nominations. The Recording Academy is giving out 91 Grammy Awards this time around. With that in mind, it's understandable that some nominations got lost in the shuffle.
That being said, we went through the entire list of 2023 Grammy nominations to find the lesser-known honors that music fans may have missed yesterday. Scroll below to see 13 artists or works that were recognized by the Recording Academy.
Robert Plant and Allison Krauss
Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesPlant and Krauss reunited after 14 years to release ‘Raise the Roof,’ the follow-up to their 2007 album ‘Raising Sand,’ which won five Grammys including Album of the Year. This time around, they’re nominated for three Grammys: Best Country Duo/Group Performance for “Going Where The Lonely Go,” Best American Roots Song for “High and Lonesome” and Best Americana Album.
ABBA
Nicky J Sims/Getty ImagesIn 2021, ABBA released ‘Voyage,’ the iconic pop group’s first new album after 40 years. That release was honored with four Grammy nominations: Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for “Don’t Shut Me Down,” Best Pop Vocal Album, Record of the Year for “Don’t Shut Me Down” and Album of the Year.
Diana Ross
Leon Neal/Getty ImagesThe one, the only Ms. Ross received a Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for her 25th studio album ‘Thank You.’
Bonnie Raitt
Mindy Small/Getty ImagesRaitt was honored with four Grammy nominations this year for her 18th studio album ‘Just Like That…’ Her nominations came in the following categories: Best Americana Album, Best American Roots Song for “Just Like That,” Best Americana Performance for “Made Up Mind” and Song of the Year for “Just Like That.”
Dan Auerbach
Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty ImagesThe Black Keys guitarist/singer has been nominated for a third time for the Grammy for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical. This time around, Auerbach is being recognized for his producing work for Hank Williams Jr. The Velveteers, Hermanos Gutiérrez, Early James, Ceramic Animal, Marcus King and, of course, the Black Keys.
Edgar Winter
Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesLOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 07: Musician Edgar Winter appears at the "Peace & Love" birthday celebration for Ringo Starr at Capitol Records on July 7, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Buddy Guy
Jamie McCarthy/Getty ImagesBlues legend Guy received a Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Blues Album for ‘The Blues Don’t Lie,’ his 19th solo album.
Gov’t Mule
Mike Coppola/Getty ImagesAlong with Guy, Gov’t Mule were also honored with a Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Blues Album for ‘Heavy Load Blues,’ the band’s 12th studio album.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesNeil Young & Crazy Horse were recognized with a Grammy nomination for Best Music Film for ‘A Band A Brotherhood A Barn,’ the documentary about the making of their 2020 album Barn.’
Mel Brooks
Emma McIntyre/Getty ImagesThe comedy icon was honored with a Grammy nomination for Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording for ‘All About Me!: My Remarkable Life In Show Business’ by Mel Brooks.
Blondie
Jim Spellman/Getty ImagesBlondie’s 2022 box set ‘Against The Odds: 1974-1982’ was nominated for Best Historical Album. The box set features the band’s first six studio albums, in addition to various b-sides, demos and outtakes from those LPs.
The Grateful Dead
Cory Schwartz/Getty ImagesThe Dead’s lone Grammy nomination this year came in the category for Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package for ‘In And Out Of The Garden: Madison Square Garden ‘81 ‘82 ‘83.’
'Top Gun: Maverick'
ParamountThe long-awaited sequel film was recognized for its soundtrack in two categories: Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media and Best Song Written For Visual Media for “Hold My Hand” by Lady Gaga.
