The Recording Academy has announced the nominations for the 65th Grammy Awards with BMG artists and songwriters receiving a total of 23 direct nominations while contributing to an additional 11 Grammy-nominated works. Celebrating the greatest achievements in popular music over the past year, the Grammy Awards will air live Sunday, February 5, 2023, on CBS television, streaming and on-demand on Paramount+.

Chart-topping Country superstar BBR recording artist Jimmie Allen, Grammy award-winning BMG recording artist Ledisi, alongside EGOT-award winner and BMG songwriter John Legend – all three previous Grammy nominees for Best New Artist – were on hand to officially announce the nominations live on CBS television and across all Recording Academy streaming platforms the morning of November 15, 2022.

Among the General Field, BMG songwriters once again scored major nominations for Grammy’s biggest honors including Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Record of the Year – with D’Mile receiving a second consecutive nomination, following a historic awards win at the 2022 Grammy awards – as well as a diverse showing across 10 separate genre-specific fields.

In publishing, DJ Khaled led the BMG nominees with six nominations including Song of the Year and sweeping nominations in all four Rap categories for his chart-topping God Did, as well as an Album of the Year nomination for his work as a featured artist, songwriter, and producer on Good Morning Gorgeous (Mary J. Blige).

D’Mile scored the second most with four direct nominations including Record of the Year, Album of the Year, a second consecutive Best R&B Song, and his first for Producer of the Year. In addition, D’Mile contributed to two Grammy-nominated works including Best R&B Album and Best Traditional R&B Performance.

John Legend racked up another three nominations for his ever-growing collection of Grammy awards and nominations now reaching a combined 37 in total, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs added another two nominations from their new album Cool It Down, with Bebe Rexha, Carly Pearce, Ghost, No I.D., Snoh Aalegra, and many other BMG songwriters receiving nominee honors.

BMG recording artists received four nominations including Bryan Adams' ‘So Happy It Hurts’ for Best Rock Performance, Terrace Martin Drones for Best Progressive R&B Album, Anaïs Mitchell ‘Bright Star’ for Best American Roots Song; and Anoushka Shankar, Metropole Orkest & Jules Buckley ft. Manu Delago Between Us... (Live) for Best Global Music Album.

BMG salutes all its artists, songwriters, and publishing clients whose works have been recognized by the Recording Academy for the 65th Grammy Awards.

DIRECT GRAMMY NOMINATIONS FOR BMG CLIENTS INCLUDE (R-Recorded, P-Publishing)

GENERAL FIELD:

Record of the Year

(P): ‘Good Morning Gorgeous’ – performed by Mary J. Blige | BMG songwriter: D’Mile

Album of the Year

(P): RENAISSANCE – performed by Beyoncé | BMG songwriters: No I.D., Jerel Black, Alexander Guy Cook

(P): Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe) – performed by Mary J. Blige | BMG songwriters: DJ Khaled, D’Mile

(P): Special – performed by Lizzo | BMG songwriters: Jonathan Bellion, Thomas Brenneck, Leon Michels

Song of the Year

(P): ‘GOD DID’ – performed by DJ Khaled ft. Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy | BMG songwriters: DJ Khaled, John Legend

DANCE/ELECTRONIC MUSIC:

Best Dance/Electronic Recording

(P): ‘I'm Good (Blue)’ – performed by David Guetta & Bebe Rexha | BMG songwriter: Bebe Rexha

ROCK:

Best Rock Performance

(R): ‘So Happy It Hurts’ performed by BMG recording artist Bryan Adams

Best Metal Performance

(P): ‘Call Me Little Sunshine’ performed by BMG songwriter Ghost

ALTERNATIVE:

Best Alternative Music Performance

(P): ‘Spitting Off The Edge Of The World’ – performed by Yeah Yeah Yeahs ft. Perfume Genius | BMG songwriters: Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Best Alternative Music Album

(P): Cool It Down performed by BMG songwriters Yeah Yeah Yeahs

R&B:

Best Traditional R&B Performance

(P): ‘Do 4 Love’ performed by BMG songwriter Snoh Aalegra

Best R&B Song

(P): ‘Good Morning Gorgeous’ – performed by Mary J. Blige | BMG songwriter: D’Mile

Best Progressive R&B Album

(R): Drones – performed by BMG recording artist Terrace Martin

RAP:

Best Rap Performance

(P): ‘GOD DID’ – performed by DJ Khaled ft. Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy | BMG songwriters: DJ Khaled, John Legend

Best Melodic Rap Performance

(P): ‘BEAUTIFUL’ – performed by DJ Khaled ft. Future & SZA | BMG songwriter: DJ Khaled

Best Rap Song

(P): ‘GOD DID’ – performed by DJ Khaled ft. Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy | BMG songwriters: DJ Khaled, John Legend

Best Rap Album

(P): GOD DID – performed by BMG songwriter DJ Khaled

COUNTRY:

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

(P): ‘Never Wanted To Be That Girl’ – performed by Carly Pearce & Ashley McBryde | BMG songwriter: Carly Pearce

AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC:

Best American Roots Song

(R): ‘Bright Star’ performed by BMG recording artist Anaïs Mitchell

GLOBAL MUSIC:

Best Global Music Album

(R): Between Us... (Live) performed by LEITER/BMG recording artist Anoushka Shankar, Metropole Orkest & Jules Buckley ft. Manu Delago

PRODUCTION:

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

(P): D’Mile

Best Remixed Recording

(P): ‘About Damn Time (Purple Disco Machine Remix)’ performed by Lizzo and BMG songwriter Purple Disco Machine

Best Historical Album

(P): Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition) – performed by Wilco | BMG songwriter: Jeff Tweedy

Additionally, a multitude of BMG artists, songwriters, and publishing clients have contributed to a number of nominations over a cross-section of genres.

BMG CLIENTS CONTRIBUTING TO GRAMMY NOMINATIONS INCLUDE (P-Publishing)

Best Dance/Electronic Music Album

(P): Renaissance – performed by Beyoncé | contributing BMG songwriters: No I.D., Jerel Black

Best Traditional R&B Performance

(P): ‘Good Morning Gorgeous’ – performed by Mary J. Blige | contributing BMG songwriter: D’Mile

Best R&B Album

(P): Good Morning Gorgeous – performed by Mary J. Blige | contributing BMG songwriter: D’Mile

Best Country Solo Performance

(P): ‘In His Arms’ – performed by Miranda Lambert | contributing BMG songwriter: Jon Randall

Best Country Album

(P): Palomino – performed by Miranda Lambert | contributing BMG songwriter: Jon Randall

(P): A Beautiful Time – performed by Willie Nelson | contributing BMG songwriter: Buddy Cannon

Best Rock Album

(P): Mainstream Sellout – performed by Machine Gun Kelly | contributing BMG songwriters: Bring Me The Horizon

(P): The Boy Named If – performed by BMG songwriter Elvis Costello & The Imposters

Best Latin Pop Album

(P): Aguilera – performed by Christina Aguilera | contributing BMG songwriters: Jean Rodriguez, Gino Borri

Best Progressive R&B Album

(P): Red Balloon – performed by Tank and The Bangas | contributing BMG songwriter: Jeff Gitelman

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

(P): Elvis – performed by various artists | contributing BMG songwriter: Arthur Gunter

(P): Stranger Things: Soundtrack From the Netflix Series, Season 4 (Vol 2) – performed by various artists | contributing BMG songwriters: Siouxsie Sioux, Budgie (Siouxsie and the Banshees); Moby