Justin Bieber would be the Canadian to look at on the Grammy Awards tonight.
The pop celebrity from Stratford, Ont., leads the homegrown contenders with eight nominations, together with each report and tune of the yr for his chart-topping single “Peaches,” which he recorded with Toronto’s Daniel Caesar.
His latest full-length launch “Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe),” is within the working for album of the yr, one other high class. The Grammys introduced Friday that Bieber would additionally carry out.
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A number of different Canadians might see huge wins on the Grammys, which takes place this yr in Las Vegas.
Montreal singer-songwriter Allison Russell holds three nominations, together with finest Americana album for her debut “Exterior Little one.”
And regardless of his boycott of the Grammys, Toronto singer the Weeknd is nominated thrice for contributions to different artists’ tasks. That features a nod in finest melodic rap efficiency for Kanye West’s “Hurricane,” and for appearances on Doja Cat’s deluxe version of “Planet Her” and West’s “Donda,” each up for album of the yr.
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Different a number of nominees embrace composer Yannick Nezet-Seguin, whose three nods are in classical classes.
Two-time nominee Greg Wells, a Peterborough, Ont.-raised report producer, is up for finest musical theatre album and finest compilation soundtrack for visible media.
Lots of the Grammy classes with Canadian nominees shall be introduced throughout a ceremony that’s streamed on the official web site at 3 p.m. ET earlier than the televised occasion.
The sixty fourth Grammy Awards principal present shall be hosted by Trevor Noah, and airs tonight on Citytv and CBS.
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