Female pop stars are taking the Grammy Awards by storm this year, and as they compete for wins in marquee classifications, lots of Canadians might share in their success.
Numerous homegrown songwriters and manufacturers who added to music from Beyonce, Charli XCX, Sabrina Carpenter and Taylor Swift hold elections at Sunday’s awards event.
And they’re just a few of the lots of Canadians who made a proving amongst the competitors.
The 67th Grammy Awards hosted by Trevor Noah airs on Citytv and CBS at 8 p.m. ET.
Most of classifications will be given out at a pre-broadcast event that streams on the Grammys site and YouTube beginning at 3:30 ET.
Here are 6 Canadian highlights to watch out for:
THE BEYONCE FACTOR
With a leading 11 elections for her country-infused “Cowboy Carter” album, wins by the Queen Bey might highlight a raft of other artists associated with its production. Amongst them, Toronto manufacturer Nathan Ferraro, Calgary-raised Elizabeth Lowell Boland and German-Canadian songwriter Megan Bülow share 2 elections for “Texas Hold ‘Em” which is up for tune of the year and finest nation tune. Manufacturer, engineer and mixer Dave Hamelin, a member of Montreal band the Stills, is likewise chosen for the job in the album of the year classification.
SERBAN GHENEA
Having an unbelievable 50 Grammy elections to his name, the Romania-born, Canada-raised manufacturer might press his 21 wins even greater with some extremely prominent pop jobs. He holds 5 noms, lots of in essential classifications that consist of record of the year for Taylor Swift’s “Fortnight,” along with album of the year for Sabrina Carpenter’s “Short n’ Sweet” and Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Department.”
CANADA’S “BRAT” MOMENT
Hitmaker Henry Walter has actually dealt with pop super stars that consist of Rihanna and Katy Perry, and this year the Halifax local, who produces under the name Cirkut, might end up being a licensed “Brat.” Walter was associated with British vocalist Charli XCX’s breakout 2024 job, which is chosen for album of the year, while he’s likewise connected to “360,” amongst the tracks up for record of the year.
KAYTRANADA
After increasing from Montreal’s hip-hop club scene, the DJ-producer got 2 Grammys a couple of years back. Now, he has a possibility to pocket 3 more. Kaytranada, born Louis Kevin Celestin, is competing for finest dance/electronic album with “Timeless,” in addition to finest remixed recording and finest dance/electronic recording.
YANNICK NEZET-SEGUIN
Montreal’s classical leader is currently a Grammy preferred with 4 prizes on his mantle. This year, he might secure another with assistance from Hollywood star Bradley Cooper. The set became part of “Maestro: Music By Leonard Bernstein,” an album buddy to Cooper’s Netflix motion picture that was made with the London Symphony Orchestra. It’s up for finest collection soundtrack for visual media. Nézet-Séguin likewise holds 2 elections for different jobs in the very best opera tape-recording classification.
THE ENGINEERS
Barely the most attractive classification, the studio engineers are the unrecognized heroes of making records, and this year numerous acknowledged by the Grammys are Canadian. 5 of the 6 tasks chosen for finest crafted album, non-classical, have participation from Canucks.
Regular Bruno Mars partner and Burlington-Ont. native Charles Moniz is chosen as part of the group behind Lucky Daye’s “Algorithm,” while Toronto’s Charlotte Day Wilson is up for her sophomore R&B album “Cyan Blue” together with Jack Emblem and Jack Rochon.
Competing for that prize is Alberta-raised Shawn Everett, part of the group behind Kacey Musgraves’ “Deeper Well,” and Ghenea, who was included in Sabrina Carpenter’s “Short n’ Sweet.” Vancouver-based Mitch McCarthy is chosen as part of the group behind Willow’s “empathogen.”
This report by The Canadian Press was very first released Jan. 31, 2025.
David Friend, The Canadian Press
