Here are the records that can be broken at the 65th Grammy Awards

BY Jonathan Hicap
Feb 1, 2023 09:28 AM

The 65th Grammy Awards will be held on Feb. 5 at the Crypto.com Arena (formerly Staples Center) in Los Angeles. 

Ahead of the Grammy Awards, betting platform VegasInsider.com collected all of the records that could be broken at the most celebrated award show in music.

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GENERAL MAIN CATEGORIES

Song of the Year 

  • Adele could become the first songwriter ever to win 3 times in this category if she wins for “Easy On Me.” (She previously won for “Rolling In The Deep” & “Hello”). 
  • BeyoncĂ© could join an elite group of nine songwriters who have won two times if she wins for “Break My Soul.” (She previously won for “Single Ladies”). 
  • Taylor Swift could win her first Song of the year trophy for “All Too Well” after record-breaking six nominations, which makes her the most nominated female songwriter, and one of the three most nominated songwriters ever, regardless of gender - together with Lionel Richie and Paul McCartney
  • “God Did” by DJ Khaled could break the record for the most co-writers on a winning song in this category if it wins. The record is currently held by Bruno Mars for “That’s What I Like” with eight co-writers. “God Did” has nine. 

Record of the Year 

  • Adele could join Bruno Mars & Paul Simon as the artist with three Record of the Year wins if she wins for “Easy On Me.”
  • Adele could become the first female artist to win Record of the year category three times. (She previously won for “Rolling In The Deep” & “Hello”). 
  • Adele could become the first solo artist to win three Record of the Year trophies (both Bruno Mars & Paul Simon won twice as a solo artist and once as a part of a duo). 
  • BeyoncĂ© could win her first Record of the Year after record-breaking eight nominations, which makes her the most nominated artist in the category (and thus the most nominated artist without a win) - she is nominated this year for “Break My Soul.” 

Album of the Year

  • Adele could join an elite group of artists who have won the Album of the Year trophy three times - Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder & Taylor Swift - she is nominated for “30”
  • Adele could break her tie with Stevie Wonder and become the sole holder of a record for most wins in this category for consecutive albums (She won for both of her last two albums –“21” & “25”-- and she is nominated this year for “30”).
  • Bad Bunny’s “Un Verano Sin Ti” could become the first Spanish-language album to win the Album of the Year trophy (it also became the first Spanish-language album to be nominated in the category). 
  • Kendrick Lamar could become the first male rapper to win Album of the Year for a solo rap project if he wins for “Mr.Morale & the Big Steppers.” Previous rap winners of Album of the Year are Lauryn Hill & Outkast.

Best New Artist

  • Anitta could become the first Brazilian artist to win the Best new artist award. 
  • Maneskin could become the first Italian artist to win the Best new artist award.
  • Domi Louna (nominated as a part of the duo Domi and DJ Beck) could become the first French artist to win in this category.

OVERALL Potential Records

  • Adele could extend her record as the only artist to ever win the big three categories in one evening on multiple occasions - she won all of her general field nominations in 2012 and 2016, and she is nominated for all three this year as well for “30” and its first single “Easy On Me.”
  • Adele is currently the fourth most awarded female artist of all time with 15 Grammy wins - depending on the number of Grammys that she will win out of her seven nominations, she might: 
  • break her 4th place tie with Alicia Keys & Cece Winans (one win needed)
  • tie or surpass Aretha Franklin and become the third most awarded female artist in the Grammys history (three wins needed for a tie, four wins needed for surpassing Aretha Franklin)
  • break her tie with BeyoncĂ© as the most awarded female artist in one night (seven wins needed) 
  • BeyoncĂ© is currently the most awarded female artist of all time (28 wins), most awarded vocalist (28 wins), most nominated woman and overall artist (record 88 nominations in a tie with Jay-Z) and second most awarded person in a tie with Quincy Jones (28 wins) after Georg Solti (31 wins) - depending on the number of Grammys that she will win out of her nine nominations this year, she might: 
  • break her tie with Quincy Jones and become the sole holder of the record for the 2nd most awarded winner of all times (1 win needed) 
  • tie or surpass Georg Solti as the most awarded Grammy winner of all times (3 wins needed for a tie, four wins needed for surpassing Solti) 
  • extend any of the previously mentioned records, depending on the number of her wins
  • tie (eight wins needed) or surpass (nine wins needed) Michael Jackson & Santana as the most awarded artist in one night; if she wins 7 or more awards, she will break her tie with Adele as the most awarded female artist in one night 
  • tie Paul McCartney as the artist with the most nominations in one night without a win (she would have to win 0 awards out of her nine nominations)
  • If Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” wins all of its nine nominations, it could tie Santana’s “Supernatural” & U2’s “How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb”) as the most awarded album in the Grammys history 
  • Jay Z is currently the most nominated man and overall artist (record 88 nominations in a tie with BeyoncĂ©), the most awarded rapper (24 wins in a tie with Kanye West), and 10th most awarded Grammy winner of all time (once again, in a tie with Kanye West - 24 wins) - depending on the number of Grammys that he will win out of his five nominations this year, he might extend his record as the most awarded rapper of all time (and thus break his tie with Kanye West) and climb up on the rank of the most awarded Grammy winners
  • Alison Krauss is currently the second most awarded female artist of all time (27 wins) and fourth most awarded person in the Grammys history in a tie with Chick Corea. This year, she is nominated for two Grammys - depending on the number of Grammys that she will win out of her two nominations (and depending on the number of Grammys that BeyoncĂ© wins), she might: 
  • tie or surpass BeyoncĂ© as the most awarded female artist of all time (one win needed for a tie, two wins needed for surpassing BeyoncĂ©) 
  • break her tie with Chick Corea and become the second most awarded artist of all time (one win needed for a tie with BeyoncĂ© and Quincy Jones, two wins needed for surpassing the two of them) 
  • 2023 could be the first year that multiple legendary artists win their first Grammy Awards ever:
    • ABBA - ABBA received their first competitive Grammy nomination last year, and this year they received further four nominations for their album “Voyage” and its single “Don’t Shut Me Down”
    • Diana Ross - Diana Ross has never won a competitive Grammy Award, and this year she received her 13th nomination in the Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for “Thank You.” She won a Lifetime Achievement Grammy in 2012 for her solo career and she also won it this year as a member of “The Supremes” 
    • Björk - Björk has never won a Grammy out of her 16 nominations in the Alternative music categories, but she is nominated this year for “Fossora” in the Best Alternative Album category 
  • If Viola Davis wins the Grammy in the Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling category for her memoir “Finding Me,” she will complete EGOT, thus winning Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. Grammy is the only award that she is missing to join the elite group of EGOT winners 
  • Brandi Carlile could either tie (six wins needed) or surpass (seven wins needed) BeyoncĂ© and Adele as the most awarded female artist in one night 
  • Kendrick Lamar could tie Michael Jackson as the most awarded artist in one night if he turns all of his eight Grammy nominations into wins

POP 

Best Pop Solo Performance 

  • Adele could extend her record as the most awarded artist in the Pop Solo category - she has won three times in the past and she is nominated this year for “Easy On Me”, which could bring her total wins to four 
  • Bad Bunny could become the first artist to win for a Spanish-language song in Best Pop Solo Performance category if he wins for “Moscow Mule” 

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance 

  • Doja Cat could tie Lady Gaga as the artist with the most wins in this category with two Grammys - she won last year for her collaboration “Kiss Me More” with SZA, and she is nominated this year for “I Like You (A Happier Song)” with Post Malone

Best Pop Vocal Album 

  • Adele could break her tie with Kelly Clarkson (two wins) and become the sole holder of the record for the most wins in the Best Pop Vocal Album category if she wins her third trophy for “30” - she previously won for “21” & “25” 

DANCE

Best Dance Recording 

  • Diplo could tie Skrillex (three wins) as the artist with the most wins in the Best Dance Recording category - he is nominated this year for “Don’t Forget My Love” with Miguel

RAP 

Best Rap Performance 

  • Kendrick Lamar could extend his record as the most awarded artist in the Best Rap performance category - he is in the first place with five wins (which is three ahead of the second place tie between Kanye West and Jay-Z with two wins) and he could win his sixth trophy in this category if he wins for “The Heart Part 5” 
  • Doja Cat could become the first woman to win for a solo rap performance if she wins for “Vegas” - In 2021, BeyoncĂ© and Megan Thee Stallion became the first women to win in the category since male and female rap performance category merged into a gender-neutral one

Best Melodic Rap Performance

  • Latto could become the first female artist to win for a solo performance in the Best Melodic Rap Performance if she wins for “Big Energy (Live)”

Best Rap Song 

  • Jay-Z could come one step closer to tying Kanye West’s seven wins record in the Best Rap Song category if he wins for co-writing “God Did” - Jay-Z won five times, and this is his sixth nomination

Best Rap Album

  • Kendrick Lamar could break his third place tie with Tyler, the Creator & Outkast for the third most wins in the Best Rap Album category if he wins for “Mr.Morale & the Big Steppers” - he previously won for “Damn” & “To Pimp a Butterfly” and this is his fourth nomination in the category; the first and second place in this category belong to Eminem (6 wins) and Kanye West (four wins) 

R&B

Best Traditional R&B performance 

  • BeyoncĂ© could tie Lalah Hathaway (three wins) as the most awarded artist in this category if she wins for “Plastic Off The Sofa” - she previously won for “Love On Top” & “At Last”

Best R&B Song

  • BeyoncĂ© could extend her record as the artist with the most wins in the R&B song category - she holds the first place with 4 wins and she is nominated again this year for co-writing “Cuff It” 

COUNTRY

Best Country Duo/Group Performance 

  • If either Dolly Parton & Reba McEntire’s “Does He Love You” or Ashley McBryde & Ashley Pearce’s “Never Wanted To Be That Girl” wins, that would make it the first all-female collaboration to win in this category 

Best Country Solo Performance 

  • Maren Morris could tie Carrie Underwood as the most awarded female artist in this category (two wins) and become the 2nd most awarded overall after Chris Stapleton (three wins) if she wins for “Circles Around This Town” - Morris previously won for “My Church” in 2017

Best Country Song 

  • Lori McKenna could break her tie with Josh Kear as the most-awarded songwriter in the Best Country Song category if she wins her fourth trophy in the category for her collaboration with Taylor Swift “I Bet You Think About Me” - McKenna won three times in the past with “Girl Crush”, “Humble and Kind” & “Crowded Table” 

Best Country Album 

  • Miranda Lambert could break her third place tie with Lady A, Kacey Musgraves & Roger Miller if she wins her third trophy in the Best Country Album category for “Palomino”; it would also make her the most awarded solo female artist in the category - Lambert won two times in the past for “Wildcard” & “Platinum”

ALTERNATIVE

Best Alternative Album 

  • The most nominated artist in this category, Björk - nine nominations, could earn her first Grammy (out of 16 nominations) ever if she wins for “Fossora”

VISUAL MEDIA

Best Song Written for Visual Media 

  • Lady Gaga could extend her record as the most awarded female songwriter in this category if she wins her third trophy for co-writing “Hold My Hand” - she previously won for “Shallow” and “I’ll Never Love Again” 

Best Music Video 

  • Kendrick Lamar could break his tie with Peter Gabriel, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Johnny Cash & BeyoncĂ© and become the sole holder of the record for the most wins in this category if he wins for “The Heart Part 5”, which would make it his third win in the category - he previously won for “Bad Blood” with Taylor Swift & “Humble” 
  • If either Taylor Swift (nominated for “All Too Well”) or Adele (nominated for “Easy On Me”) win, they will join the aforementioned group of the most awarded artist in the category with two wins - Adele previously won for “Rolling In The Deep” and Taylor Swift won for “Bad Blood”
  • Taylor Swift could become the first artist to win with a sole directing credit for her own music video if she wins with the “All Too Well: Short Film” - multiple artists have won for co-directing their videos in the past with other directors 

LATIN

Best MĂșsica Urbana Album

  • Bad Bunny could win a second consecutive trophy in the Best MĂșsica Urbana Album category if he wins for “Un Verano Sin Ti”, which would also make him the most awarded artist in the category with two wins - he won last year for “El Último Tour Del Mundo” 

GLOBAL MUSIC 

Best Global Music Album

  • AngĂ©lique Kidjo could extend her record as the most awarded artist in the Best Global Music Album category if she wins her sixth trophy for “Queen of Sheba” 

GOSPEL / CHRISTIAN MUSIC 

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

  • TobyMac could extend his record as the most awarded artist in this category if he wins his third trophy for “Life After Death” - he previously won for “This is Not a Test” and “Eye On It” 

Best Gospel Performance / Song 

  • Kirk Franklin could extend his record as the most awarded artist in this category if he wins his fifth trophy for “Kingdom” - he has won four Grammys in this category thus far 

PRODUCTION 

Producer of the year, Classical 

  • Judith Sherman could tie Robert Woods, Steven Epstein and David Frost as the most awarded classical producer in this category if she wins her seventh trophy this year

ENGINEERING/MIXING

  • Serban Ghenea could either tie or surpass Al Schmitt as the most awarded engineer/mixer of all time - Schmitt won 20 Grammys, Ghenea 19, and this year Ghenea has five nominations 
  • Tom Elmhirst could tie Tom Coyne (four wins) as the most awarded engineer/mixer in the Record of the year category - Elmhirst won three times in the past, and he is nominated this year for “You and Me On The Rock” (Brandi Carlile) and “Easy On Me” (Adele) 
  • Serban Ghenea could tie Tom Coyne (four wins) as the most awarded engineer/mixer in the Record of the year category - Ghenea won three times in the past and he is nominated this year for “Good Morning Gorgeous” (Mary J.Blige) 

BTS 

K-pop group BTS received three nominations: Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, Best Music Video and Album of the Year as featured artist through Coldplay's "Music of the Spheres." They could earn their first ever Grammy win this year. 

ODDS 

Based on an average of various bookmakers’ odds, the current favorites to win in the major categories are: 

  • Record of the year - “Easy on Me”, Adele - fractional odds: 7/10, implied probability: 58.82 percent
  • Song of the year - “Easy on Me”, Adele - fractional odds: 9/10, 52.63 percent
  • Album of the year - “Renaissance”, BeyoncĂ© - fractional odds: 47/48, implied probability: 50.53 percent
  • Best New Artist - Latto, fractional odds: 9/16, implied probability: 63.98 percent 
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