Female pop stars are taking the Grammy Awards by storm this year, and as they vie for wins in marquee categories, many Canadians could share in their victory.
Several homegrown songwriters and producers who contributed to music from Beyonce, Charli XCX, Sabrina Carpenter and Taylor Swift hold nominations at Sunday91裸聊视频檚 awards ceremony.
And they91裸聊视频檙e only some of the many Canadians who made a showing among the contenders.
The 67th Grammy Awards hosted by Trevor Noah airs on Citytv and CBS at 8 p.m. ET.
The majority of categories will be handed out at a pre-broadcast ceremony that streams on the Grammys website and YouTube starting at 3:30 ET.
Here are six Canadian highlights to look out for:
THE BEYONCE FACTOR
With a leading 11 nominations for her country-infused 91裸聊视频淐owboy Carter91裸聊视频� album, wins by the Queen Bey could spotlight a raft of other artists involved in its creation. Among them, Toronto producer Nathan Ferraro, Calgary-raised Elizabeth Lowell Boland and German-Canadian songwriter Megan B眉low share two nominations for 91裸聊视频淭exas Hold 91裸聊视频楨m91裸聊视频� which is up for song of the year and best country song. Producer, engineer and mixer Dave Hamelin, a member of Montreal band the Stills, is also nominated for the project in the album of the year category.
SERBAN GHENEA
Having an incredible 50 Grammy nominations to his name, the Romania-born, Canada-raised producer could push his 21 wins even higher with some very high-profile pop projects. He holds five noms, many in key categories that include record of the year for Taylor Swift91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淔ortnight,91裸聊视频� as well as album of the year for Sabrina Carpenter91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淪hort n91裸聊视频� Sweet91裸聊视频� and Swift91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淭he Tortured Poets Department.91裸聊视频�
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KAYTRANADA
After rising from Montreal91裸聊视频檚 hip-hop club scene, the DJ-producer picked up two Grammys a few years back. Now, he has a chance to pocket three more. Kaytranada, born Louis Kevin Celestin, is contending for best dance/electronic album with 91裸聊视频淭imeless,91裸聊视频� as well as best remixed recording and best dance/electronic recording.
YANNICK NEZET-SEGUIN
Montreal91裸聊视频檚 classical commander is already a Grammy favourite with four trophies on his mantle. This year, he could lock in another with help from Hollywood star Bradley Cooper. The pair were part of 91裸聊视频淢aestro: Music By Leonard Bernstein,91裸聊视频� an album companion to Cooper91裸聊视频檚 Netflix movie that was made with the London Symphony Orchestra. It91裸聊视频檚 up for best compilation soundtrack for visual media. N茅zet-S茅guin also holds two nominations for separate projects in the best opera recording category.
THE ENGINEERS
Hardly the most glamorous category, the studio engineers are the unsung heroes of making records, and this year many recognized by the Grammys are Canadian. Five of the six projects nominated for best engineered album, non-classical, have involvement from Canucks.
Frequent Bruno Mars collaborator and Burlington-Ont. native Charles Moniz is nominated as part of the team behind Lucky Daye91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淎lgorithm,91裸聊视频� while Toronto91裸聊视频檚 Charlotte Day Wilson is up for her sophomore R&B album 91裸聊视频淐yan Blue91裸聊视频� alongside Jack Emblem and Jack Rochon.
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