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Awards season is always a hell of a lot more exciting when you’ve got skin in the game, and thanks to the abundance of Irish talent across film, music and fashion, this little island of ours has become incredibly well-decorated with trophies and badges of honour. Sure, we may have been snubbed by the Oscars, but among the nominees heading to Downtown LA for the 67th GRAMMY Awards show are three of our finest musical exports.
The ceremony will once again be hosted by Trevor Noah, and it takes place on Sunday, February 2, on Paramount+. You can watch the show on Monday at 10pm on RTÉ2. For those interested in the fashion on the night, The Associated Press will be live streaming the red carpet over on YouTube.
There’ll be performances from Shakira, Charli XCX and Billie Eilish, as well as Benson Boone, Chappell Roan, Doechii, RAYE, Sabrina Carpenter, and Teddy Swims. Given the site of this celebration of music, the telecast will be reimagined to raise funds to support wildfire relief efforts and to aid music professionals impacted by the devastating LA wildfires.
Of those nominated, Beyoncé has amassed a grand total of 11 nominations, bringing her grand total to 99 and making her the most nominated artist of all time. Charli XCX, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar and Post Malone have received seven nods each, followed by Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan and Taylor Swift with six nominations apiece. It really was quite the year for girl power on the charts.
Before we get into our three Irish nominees, we must first address the elephant in the room: Kabin Crew and Lisdoonvarna Crew’s iconic drum’n’bass track ‘The Spark’ narrowly missed out on a nomination, having made the longlist back in October. The group of young rappers from Cork and Clare’s viral hit was, for many, the song of the summer, amassing over 52 million listens on Spotify and garnering the group festival sets all summer long. The crew are still nominated for Irish Song of the Year 2024 at the RTÉ Choice Music Prize, so there’s still hope. Those kids are the absolute coolest.
Here are the Irish nominees…
