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Beyonce Leads 2021 Grammy Nominations, The Weeknd Shut Out

Reuters

   LOS ANGELES - Beyonce led nominations for the 2021 Grammy Awards on
   Tuesday with nine nods, followed by Dua Lipa, Taylor Swift and rapper
   Roddy Ricch, who got six apiece.

   Swift and British singer Dua Lipa will compete for the top prize -
   album of the year - along with R&B singer Post Malone, British band
   Coldplay, female band Haim, avant-garde British artist Jacob Collier,
   American soul band Black Pumas and American alternative R&B singer
   Jhene Aiko.

   The biggest shutout was Canadian singer The Weeknd, who had been widely
   expected to rack up several nominations for his critically acclaimed,
   commercially successful album After Hours.

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