- By Annabel Rackham
- Culture reporter
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Taylor Swift has broken a Grammys record with her nomination for song of the year.
The shortlisting of her hit Anti-Hero makes her the first songwriter to score seven nominations in the category – beating Paul McCartney and Lionel Richie who are tied with six each.
Swift is up against Lana Del Rey, Dua Lipa, Miley Cyrus, Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish and SZA in the category.
It’s been harder to make the Grammys shortlist this year due to new rules.
Organisers have cut the number of nominees from 10 to eight in each category.
This year’s Grammy Awards take place on 4 February in Los Angeles
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Olivia Rodrigo is among this year’s nominees
Nominated for best new artist is British dance and electronic producer Fred Again, who is joined in the category by Gracie Abrams, Ice Spice, Jelly Roll, Coco Jones, Noah Kahan, Victoria Monet and War and Treaty.
Recognised on the record of the year shortlist is Jon Batiste, Boygenius, Miley Cyrus, Billie Eilish, Victoria Monet, Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift and SZA.
Song of the year is different to record of the year – the former recognises songwriters and achievement in composition while the latter is concerned with the technical recording process – taking into account production, engineering and performance.
It’s more of the same in the album of the year category with Taylor Swift, SZA, Jon Batiste, Boygenius, Billie Eilish, Miley Cyrus, Victoria Monet and Olivia Rodrigo all nominated.
Further updates to follow
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