Portuguese singer Maria Mendes nominated for Grammy

Portuguese singer Maria Mendes has once again been nominated for a Grammy Award, the 66th edition of which is scheduled for February in Los Angeles, USA, it was announced this Friday.

According to the list of nominees released by the Recording Academy of North America, Maria Mendes is nominated in the Best Arrangements, Instrumental and Vocal category along with musician John Beasley for a version of the song “Com que Voz” taken from the album. concert “Saudade, Color of Love”, 2022.

The same version of “Com quevoz” earned Maria Mendez and John Beasley a Latin Grammy nomination, the winners of which will be announced next week in Seville in the Best Arrangement category.

In October 2002, Maria Mendes released the live album Saudade, Color of Love, in which she presents new orchestral arrangements of songs from the 2019 album Close to me.

With the song “Close to me,” Maria Mendes received the Edison Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album in the Netherlands, where she lived for more than ten years, and was nominated for a Latin Grammy in the category “Best Arrangement” with the song “Close to me.” the song “Asas Fechadas” by Amalia Rodriguez and a Grammy Award in the category “Best Arrangements, Instrumental Parts and Vocals” for the same song.

In addition to the themes from “Close to me”, “Saudade, Color of Love” includes three new songs: “Com quevoz”, a creation by Amalia Rodriguez, with lyrics by Luis de Camões and music by Alain Ullmann, “Quando Eu Era Pequenina”, ” an old and popular folk song for dancing, usually accompanied by women’s voices”, and “Meu Pobre Capitão”, “a new composition by Mendes and Beasley, written in the style of their new interpretation of fado and here with joyful singing.” public,” reads a statement from the artist’s agency released at the time of the album’s release.

The Grammy’s long list of 94 nominations spans a variety of music genres, from jazz to classical music, including rap, rock, metal, gospel and audiobooks. This year, three new categories were created: “Best Pop Dance Recording”, “Best African Music Performance” and “Best Alternative Jazz Album”.

At the 66th Grammy Awards, American singer-songwriter SZA leads the way with nine nominations, with female artists dominating the year’s major categories.

“Kill Bill” earned SZA nominations for Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best R&B Performance. The album, which includes the song “SOS”, is nominated for Album of the Year and Best Progressive R&B Album.

SZA is also nominated for Best Traditional R&B Performance for “Love Language,” Best R&B Song for “Snooze,” Best Melodic Rap Performance for “Low,” and Best Pop and Duo/Group Performance for “ Ghost in the Machine.” “, a theme he shares with Phoebe Bridgers, the second-most nominated at this Grammy ceremony.

Phoebe Bridgers is nominated in six other categories with her band boygenius.

Boygenius was nominated in the Record of the Year categories: “Not Strong Enough”, Album of the Year (Record), Best Rock Performance (“Not Strong Enough”), Best Rock Song (“Not Strong Enough”). ), Best Alternative Music Performance (Cool About It) and Best Alternative Music Album (Record).

Also nominated in six categories are Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish, Brady Clark, Jean Baptiste and producer Jack Antonoff.

This edition features female artists leading the Grammy race, with only one man nominated in the Record of the Year and Album of the Year categories: singer, songwriter and pianist Jon Batiste.

The 66th Grammy Awards is open to recordings in both physical and digital formats between October 1, 2022 and September 15 of this year.