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T2 WHATS UP! April 3 - 9, 2022 TV FEATURE BY RACHEL JONES TV Media A celebration of this year's music is finally here. The Grammys, originally scheduled to air Jan. 31, was postponed due to a rise in COVID-19 cases as- sociated the Omicron variant. Now in its the 64th year, the much-loved annual Grammy Awards will be broadcast live on CBS from the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 3. The MC, Comedy Central's "Daily Show" host Trevor Noah, is tasked with carrying the show from start to finish while introducing top nominees Jon Batiste, known for his residency with band Stay Human in "The Late Show With Stephen Col- bert," R&B artist H.E.R. and Ca- nadian pop star Justin Bieber. Noah will also set the stage for the many other recognized art- ists, which include, but are not limited to, ABBA, Doja Cat, Bil- ly Eilish, Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga, Lil Nas X, Olivia Rodrigo and Kanye West. While music fans often see many artists nominated for awards spanning different cate- gories, Batiste, H.E.R. and Bieber have blown regular stan- dards out of the water with 27 nods between them. In fact, Ba- tiste's 11 nominations are some of the highest the industry has seen in the past decade, and many of the New Orleans musi- cian's fans will be watching to see if Batiste can beat Michael Jackson's legendary eight wins at a single Grammy Awards show (in 1984). Batiste's nominations this year include Album of the Year ("We Are"), Best Improvised Jazz Solo ("Bigger Than Us" in the 2020 animated film "Soul"), Best Jazz Instrumental Album ("Jazz Selections: Music From And Inspired By Soul"), Best American Roots Performance ("Cry"), Best American Roots Song ("Cry" with Steve McE- wan), Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media ("Soul" with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross), Best Contemporary Classical Com- position ("Batiste: Movement 11'"), Best Music Video ("Free- dom"), Best R&B album ("We Are") and Best Traditional R&B performance ("I Need You"). In addition to that, his track "Freedom," from the "We Are" album, has also been nominated for Record of the Year. The al- bum's title track includes the ac- claimed St. Augustine High School Marching 100 from his New Orleans high school and words by his activist grandfa- ther, David Gauthier. In response to his nods, Ba- tiste told the New York Times, "I'm so over the moon." Tying H.E.R. with eight nomi- nations is the ever-sensational Bieber. The Canadian artist isn't a new face at the Grammys, but this year his appearances are largely credited to his hit songs "Peaches" (nominated for Re- cord of the Year, Best Music Video, Song of the Year and Best R&B Performance), "Lonely" (nominated for Best Pop Duo/ Group Performance with benny blanco) and "Anyone" (nomi- nated for Best Pop Solo Perfor- mance), as well as his album "Justice(Triple Chucks De- luxe)" (nominated for Album of Bentonville Acupuncture 5 x 5 continued on page T10 Jon Batiste most nominated at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards Tune in