Justin Bieber’s “Peaches” Sets New Grammy Record for Most Songwriters on Best Song Nominee
Marissa M. Conner
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Justin Bieber’s “Peaches” broke a Grammy record, with 11 songwriters contributing to the song of the year nominee.
With performers Bieber, Daniel Ceasar (Ashton Simmonds) and Giveon earning writing credit alongside Louis Bell, Bernard Harvey, Felisha “Fury” King, Matthew Sean Leon, Luis Manuel Martinez Jr., Aaron Simmonds, Andrew Wotman and Keavan Yazdani, ‘Peaches’ became the nominee for song of the year with the most songwriters ever involved.
In 2021, Beyoncé’s “Black Parade” became the first nominee to be written by nine songwriters, succeeding Bruno Mars’ “This Is What I Love” which was co-written by eight people and nominated in 2018. Prior to that, Destiny’s Child’s 2000 hit single “Say My Name” held the record for most songwriters involved in Song of the Year, with seven people credited.
The final ballot for the 64th Annual Grammy Awards is currently underway. Members of the Recording Academy have until January 3 to vote, with the winners announced on January 31.
Main nominees for the 2022 Grammys include Jon Batiste with 11 nominations, Justin Bieber, Doja Cat and HER with eight each, and Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo with seven.
Finneas, Japanese Breakfast, Glass Animals and Arlo Parks are nominated in the Best New Artist category. Jay-Z also won three nominations for the 2022 ceremony, setting a new Grammy record by overtaking Quincy Jones for the most nominations in awards history at 83.
Trevor Noah has been announced as the host of the Grammy Awards for the second year in a row. Noah peppered his 2021 Grammys opening monologue with jokes about the royals and Harry Styles.
The 2022 ceremony will take place in what will then be the new Crypto.com Arena. It has also been confirmed that the Recording Academy will be releasing NFTs to commemorate the next three years of the Grammys.
