Bay Area music superstar H.E.R. is one of the top nominees for the 2022 Grammy Awards, which were announced Tuesday via a global livestream that featured H.E.R. and other artists.
The Vallejo, California, native has been nominated for eight trophies, including in two of the four big “general field” categories: album of the year for “Back of My Mind” and song of the year for “Fight for You.”
Jon Batiste, the New Orleans musician, known for his work on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” led the pack with 11 nominations.
H.E.R. tied for second with Doja Cat and Justin Bieber, who also received eight nods.
H.E.R. was a big winner at the most recent Grammys, taking home two trophies — for song of the year (“I Can’t Breathe”) and best R&B song (“Better Than Imagined”). H.E.R. actually had two nominations in the latter category — the other for “Slow Down.”
All told, H.E.R. is a four-time Grammy winner with 21 nominations in total.
Here are the eight categories that H.E.R. is nominated in 2021:
— Album of the year, “Back of My Mind’
— Song of the year, “Fight for You”
— Best R&B performance, “Damage’
— Best traditional R&B performance, “Fight for You”
— Best R&B song, “Damage”
— Best R&B album, “Back of My Mind”
— Best contemporary Christian music performance/song, “Hold Us Together (Hope Mix)”
— Best song written for visual media, “Fight for You”
In other big Bay Area Grammy news, hip-hop artist Saweetie — a Santa Clara, California, native — has been nominated in the best new artist category. She is also nominated in the best rap song field for “Best Friend,” which features Doja Cat.
Also, Ledisi is nominated in the best traditional pop vocal album for “Ledisi Sings Nina.”
The 64th Grammy Awards take place Jan. 31 and will be shown on CBS.
