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PRS for Music members nominated across the board for 2020 Grammys

Late last week, the nominees for the 2020 Grammy Awards were announced with a wealth of PRS for Music members among those put forward.

Maya Radcliffe
  • By Maya Radcliffe
  • 25 Nov 2019
  • min read
Late last week, the nominees for the 2020 Grammy Awards were announced with a wealth of PRS for Music members among those put forward.

41 members have been nominated in 25 categories and a further 44 members have contributed to 18 nominated works across 13 categories.

Lewis Capaldi, Benjamin Kohn, Pete Kelleher, Sam Romans and Tom Barnes have all received nods for their contributions to Capaldi's track Someone You Loved, which spent seven consecutive weeks at number one.

East London singer-songwriter NAO has been put forward to take home Best Urban Contemporary Album for her 2018 release, Saturn.

Both Thom Yorke and The Chemical Brothers got nods in three different categories.

Dance acts recognised in this year’s nominations include Disclosure, Goodboys, Bonobo and High Contrast.

Burna Boy's album, African Giant, got nominated in the Best World Music Album category.

Elsewhere, Imogen Heap has been nominated for her contributions to the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child musical under the Best Musical Theatre Album category.

More nominated categories include, but are not limited to Album of the Year, Best Rock Performance, Best New Age Album, Best New Artist and Best Music Video.

Tony Barton, head of writer relationships, PRS for Music, said: ‘PRS is extraordinarily proud that in their 2020 nominations, the Grammys have once again recognised not only so many of our incredibly talented members, but also the breadth of musical genres in which they continue to entertain the world. We wish all of them the very best of luck at the Awards on January 26th.’

The Grammy Awards will take place on 26 January at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.