Pop superstar Beyoncé led the field of nominated musicians for the Grammy Awards on Tuesday, setting up a showdown with Adele, Harry Styles and others for the top prize of album of the year.
Beyonce received nine nominations for music’s top honors. Her career total is 88, tying her husband Jay-Z as the most nominated artist in Grammy history.
Her album Renaissance will compete for album of the year with Adele’s 30, Harry’s House from Harry Styles, Special from Lizzo, and entries from ABBA, Bad Bunny, Mary J. Blige, Brandi Carlile and Coldplay.
Rapper Kendrick Lamar, also in the running for album of the year for Mr. Muriel and the Big Steppers, earned a total of eight nominations, followed by British singer Adele and singer-songwriter Carlyle with seven each.
The nominations set up a rematch between Beyoncé and Adele, who won album of the year in 2017. Adele said from the stage that she thought the award should have gone to Beyonce’s Lemonade. Beyonce has never won album of the year.
His single Break My Soul will compete for record and song of the year.
Taylor Swift’s 10-minute version of her 2012 song All To Well also received a Best Song nod. Swift’s latest album, Midnights, was released after this year’s eligibility window.
In the Best New Artist category, contenders include Italian rock band Maniskin, Brazilian singer Anita and American singer-songwriter Molly Tuttle.
The Grammys will be handed out at a ceremony in Los Angeles on February 5. Winners are selected by the nearly 13,000 musicians, producers and songwriters who belong to the Recording Academy.