The annual Grammy Award nominations were announced Friday. While it was a relatively quiet year for Memphis acts, a few Mid-South-connected artists were recognized.  Frayser-bred hip-hop queen GloRilla led the charge with a pair of nominations in the rap categories, Memphis-born pop singer Justin Timberlake came away with a nom for his work on the “Trolls Band Together” soundtrack.A few other area musicians — including Mississippi bluesman Cedric Burnside and Stax Records legend Steve Cropper — were recognized in the blues categories.Memphis mastering engineer Brad Blackwood is also up for a nomination in the Best Historical Album category for a Prince box set he worked on. Here is a list of the Memphis-area artists who will be vying for Grammy gold at the award ceremonies in Los Angeles on Feb. 2.

GloRilla

GloRilla landed nominations in the Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song categories. Here is a look at all the nominees in those categories.

Best Rap Performance

GloRilla – “Yeah Glo!”
Cardi B – “Enough (Miami)”
Common & Pete Rock Featuring Posdnuos – “When the Sun Shines Again”
Doechii – “Nissan Altima”
Eminem – “Houdini”

Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar – “Like That”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”

Best Rap Song

GloRilla – “Yeah Glo!”
Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar – “Like That”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
Rapsody & Hit-Boy – “Asteroids”
Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign & Rich the Kid Featuring Playboi Carti – “Carnival”

Justin Timberlake

Justin Timberlake landed his 40th Grammy nomination in the Best Song Written for Visual Media category. (He has 10 Grammy wins.) Nominees in this category are:

Best Song Written for Visual Media

*NSync & Justin Timberlake – “Better Place” (From “Trolls Band Together”)
Barbra Streisand – “Love Will Survive” (From “The Tattooist of Auschwitz”)
Jon Batiste – “It Never Went Away” (From the Netflix Documentary “American Symphony”)
Luke Combs – Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma (From “Twisters: The Album”)
Olivia Rodrigo – Can’t Catch Me Now (From “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes”)

KNOW YOUR 901 Which Memphis artist has won the most Grammys?

Cedric Burnside

Cedric Burnside is nominated for a Grammy in the Best Traditional Blues Album category.

Cedric Burnside is nominated for a Grammy in the Best Traditional Blues Album category.
Cedric Burnside is looking for another win in the Best Traditional Blues Album category. He took home the Grammy in that category in 2022. Nominees this year are:

Best Traditional Blues Album

Cedric Burnside – “Hill Country Love”
The Fabulous Thunderbirds – “Struck Down”
Little Feat – “Sam’s Place”
Sue Foley – “One Guitar Woman”
Taj Mahal – “Swingin’: Live at the Church in Tulsa”

Steve Cropper

Steve Cropper landed a nomination in the Best Contemporary Blues Album category for “Friendlytown.” Here are the nominees in that category.

Best Contemporary Blues Album

Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour – “Friendlytown”
Antonio Vergara – “The Fury”
Joe Bonamassa – “Blues Deluxe Vol. 2”
Ruthie Foster – “Mileage”
Shemekia Copeland – “Blame It on Eve”

Brad Blackwood

Brad Blackwood earned a nomination in the Best Historical Album category as part of the team behind “Diamonds And Pearls: Super Deluxe Edition.” Here are all the nominees in that category.

Best Historical Album

“Centennial” – Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band And Various Artists)
“Diamonds And Pearls: Super Deluxe Edition” – Charles F. Spicer, Jr. & Duane Tudahl, compilation producers; Brad Blackwood & Bernie Grundman, mastering engineers (Prince & The New Power Generation)
“Paul Robeson – Voice of Freedom: His Complete Columbia, RCA, HMV, and Victor Recordings” – Tom Laskey & Robert Russ, compilation producers; Nancy Conforti & Andreas K. Meyer, mastering engineers (Paul Robeson)
“Pepito Y Paquito” – Pepe De Lucía & Javier Doria, compilation producers; Jesús Bola, mastering engineer (Pepe De Lucía And Paco De Lucía)
“The Sound Of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording – Super Deluxe Edition)” – Mike Matessino & Mark Piro, compilation producers; Steve Genewick & Mike Matessino, mastering engineers (Rodgers & Hammerstein & Julie Andrews)