SESAC Celebrates 2022 GRAMMY® Award Nominations

SESAC is honored to congratulate all affiliated artists and songwriters who earned 2022 GRAMMY® Award Nominations.

Standing out with two nominees are Japanese Breakfast, nominated for both Best New Artist and Best Alternative Music Album for their album Jubliee. SESAC affiliates Glass Animals and Jimmie Allen are also nominated in the Best New Artist category. Other affiliate nominations include Burna Boy, PJ Morton, Robert Glasper, Jack Harlow, Christian Nodal, and many others in a dynamic range of genres including Dance/Electronic, Country, Latin, Rock, Rap, R&B and more.

For a full list of the nominees, visit grammy.com.

SESAC 2022 GRAMMY® Award Nominations Include:

Album of the Year
PJ Morton
We Are recorded by Jon Batiste 

Burna Boy, Dvlp
Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe) recorded by Justin Bieber 

YG
Back Of My Mind recorded by H.E.R. 

Young Guru
Donda recorded by Kanye West 

Best New Artist
Jimmie Allen

Glass Animals

Japanese Breakfast 

Best Dance/Electronic Music Album
Sylvan Esso (Amelia Meath)
Free Love

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Mark Lettieri 
Deep: The Baritone Sessions, Vol. 2 

Best Rock Song
Kings of Leon
“The Bandit”

Best Alternative Music Album
Japanese Breakfast
Jubliee  

Best Traditional R&B Performance
PJ Morton, Kenyon Dixon
“Bring It On Home To Me” recorded by BJ The Chicago Kid, PJ Morton & Kenyon Dixon ft. Charlie Bereal 

Robert Glasper
“Born Again” recorded by Leon Bridges ft. Robert Glasper 

Best Progressive R&B Album
Robert Glasper 
Dinner Party: Dessert recorded by Terrance Martin, Robert Glasper, 9th Wonder & Kamasi Washington

Best Melodic Rap Performance
Jack Harlow
“Industry Baby” recorded by Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow 

Best Country Song
Josh Jenkins
“Fancy Like” recorded by Walker Hayes 

Best New Age Album
Night + Day (Lili Haydn)
Opium Moon

Best Improvised Jazz Solo
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah 
“Sackodougou” track from: The Hands Of Time (Weedie Braimah)

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
Kyle Lee
“Believe For It” recorded by CeCe Winans 

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
Christian Nodal
AYAYAY! (Súper Deluxe)

Best Tropical Latin Album
Tony Succar
Live In Peru 

Best Global Music Performance
Burna Boy
“Do Yourself” recorded by Angelique Kidjo & Burna Boy 

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella 
Bill O’Connell, arranger (Richard Baratta)
“Chopsticks”

Emile Mosseri 
“Infinite Love”

Congratulations to all SESAC affiliates who contributed to GRAMMY® nominated projects!

Album of the Year
Federico Vindver
For his contribution to
Donda recorded by Kanye West

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Federico Vindver
For his contribution to
“Higher Power” recorded by Coldplay

Best Dance/Electronic Music Album
Wissem Larfaoui
For his contribution to
Music Is The Weapon (Reloaded) recorded by Major Lazer

Best Progressive R&B Album
Ayanna Elese Howard
For her contribution to
Something To Say recorded by Cory Henry

Best R&B Album
Swagg R’Celious
For his contribution to
Temporary Highs In The Violet Skies recorded by Snoh Aalegra

Robert Glasper
For his contribution to
Gold-Diggers Sound recorded by Leon Bridges

YG
For his contribution to
Back Of My Mind recorded by H.E.R.

Best Rap Album
Danja, Dez Wright, and Roosevelt “Bink” Harell III
For their contributions to
Certified Lover Boy recorded by Drake

YG
For his contribution to
King’s Disease II recorded by Nas

Federico Vindver
For his contribution to
Donda recorded by Kanye West

Best Country Album
Hayes Carll and Stephen Wilson Jr.
For their contributions to
Skeletons recorded by Brothers Osborne

Best Gospel Album
Kyle Lee
For his contribution to
Believe For It recorded by CeCe Winans

Best Children’s Music Album
Malkia “Milk” Hornsby
For her contribution to
All One Tribe recorded by 1 Tribe Collective

Kazha “Sizz” Hornsby
For his contribution to
All One Tribe recorded by 1 Tribe Collective

Best Bluegrass Album
Jerry Salley
For his contribution to
It’s Me Again recorded by Rhonda Vincent

Best Classical Compendium
Nathalie Bonin
For her contribution to
Women Warriors – The Voices Of Change

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