The ones to watch at this year's Grammy Awards - a podcast by RNZ

from 2022-04-04T06:50

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What happens in Vegas, won't be staying in Vegas today, as the world casts its eyes on the biggest night in music - the Grammys.
Disney actress turned pop sensation Olivia Rodrigo is the one to beat - with nominations in all of the top four categories.
But Jazz pianist Jon Batiste is leading the pack with the most nominations.
The member of a New Orleans musical dynasty has racked up 11 nominations, for both his debut albumWe Are and the soundtrack to the Pixar film, Soul.
Almost 22,000 songs and albums were submitted across 70 categories, with everyone from Lady Gaga to Barack Obama on the nominations list.
A New Zealander has also made it onto the star-studded list.
New Zealand tenor Simon O'Neill has a double Grammy nomination for Best Choral Performance and Best Engineered Album, Classical.
For the first time, the ceremony's being hosted in Las Vegas after a three-month delay, due to a surge in Covid-19 cases in Los Angeles, the original host city.
Variety senior music editor Jem Aswad spoke to Morning Report.

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