Barbie’s having a blowout celebration with deliberate choreography and a bespoke track at this yr’s Grammys, and we’re all invited. Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster was a dominant drive amongst this yr’s Grammy nominees, introduced Friday morning. Two songs from the soundtrack, Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For?” and Dua Lipa’s “Dance the Night time,” earned track of the yr nominations, and Eilish’s track sored a further recognition for document of the yr. In the meantime, the class for songs written for a visible media – a.ok.a the film songs — had 4 songs from Barbie, making room for the Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice cowl of “Barbie World” and, in fact, the track and dance spectacular “I’m Simply Ken.”
The present of energy shouldn’t be vastly stunning, given how a lot of a popular culture juggernaut Barbie was, and what number of current superstars have been a part of the Mark Ronson—produced soundtrack album. Ronson himself was nominated as a co-writer of “Dance the Night time” and “I’m Simply Ken” in addition to for the movie’s rating, competing in that class in opposition to double nominees John Williams (The Fabelmans and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Future) and Ludwig Göransson (Black Panther: Wakanda Endlessly and Oppenheimer.) And sure, we all know that the Grammy eligibility window makes these movie-related nominations insane.
There are many questions on what may occur on the Grammys, from which Barbie track will win within the soundtrack class as to if a Taylor Swift or Olivia Rodrigo tidal wave may wipe out the remainder of the competitors within the different classes. However, as is our wont, we’re already waiting for the Oscars, the place Barbie will as soon as once more be a juggernaut. In the most effective unique track class, nevertheless, there’s a catch— because of a rule change instituted in 2008, after Enchanted and Dreamgirls each obtained three track nominations, solely two songs from a given movie will be nominated. Normally awards strategists focus their power on submitting one track per movie; Slumdog Millionaire was the final movie with a number of nominations to win the class, and since then music-heavy contenders like La La Land, A Star Is Born, and The Best Showman have submitted only one nominee. (For Encanto, the choice to submit the ballad “Dos Oruguitas” as an alternative of the smash hit “We Don’t Speak About Bruno” didn‘t repay in any respect; they misplaced to Billie Eilish and Finneas.)
So even when Barbie might pull a Slumdog and get two nominations and win, which two songs ought to they select? Eilish is a earlier Oscar winner, however so is Ronson, for co-writing A Star Is Born’s “Shallow,” so perhaps that makes “What Was I Made For?” and “Dance the Night time” apparent contenders. However then that leaves out “I’m Simply Ken,” the movie’s showstopper and loving tribute to the form of musical numbers that used to make Hollywood run. The Oscars that includes a reside efficiency of “I’m Simply Ken” is a no-brainer; will a nomination be so easy? If there’s ever been a film that might simply take up each class in greatest unique track it’s Barbie, however Oscar guidelines are going to drive some powerful selections as an alternative.
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