Taylor Swift submits ‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’ for 2023 Grammys, Drake and The Weeknd still absent

nme.com:

Grammys are in, with the first round voting for next year’s awards kicking off yesterday (October 13).There are a number of notable submissions and absentees from the 2023 submissions list, including six from Taylor Swift.

Swift has put forward ‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’ for consideration in the Album of the Year and Best Country Album categories, eight years after the original ‘Red’ release lost in both at the 2014 awards.Her other submissions include ‘All Too Well (10 Minute Version)’ for Record of the Year and Song of the Year, ‘I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor’s Version)(From The Vault)’ for Best Country Song and Best Country Performance, and the Phoebe Bridgers-featuring ‘Nothing New (Taylor’s Version)(From The Vault)’ for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.Beyoncé has entered two dance/electronic category nominations for the first time.

She’s put forward her seventh studio album ‘Renaissance’ for both Album of the Year and Best Dance/Electronic Album, and its lead single ‘Break My Soul’ for Song of the Year, Recording of the Year and Best Dance/Electronic Recording.

She’s won the most Grammy awards for any female artist and any male or female singer, with 28 wins over her career.Then there were the notable absentees, such as Drake and The Weeknd.