{"id":89087,"date":"2017-02-12T18:58:55","date_gmt":"2017-02-12T23:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=89087"},"modified":"2017-02-13T01:42:56","modified_gmt":"2017-02-13T06:42:56","slug":"drake-bieber-join-diverse-group-of-canadians-vying-for-grammy-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/02\/12\/drake-bieber-join-diverse-group-of-canadians-vying-for-grammy-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Drake, Bieber join diverse group of Canadians vying for Grammy Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bieber is another Canadian hoping to grab a few statues at this year’s show. (Photo: Justin Bieber\/ Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

TORONTO \u2013Several Canadians will be going for gold at Sunday night’s Grammy Awards, including two of the country’s biggest pop performers.<\/p>\n

Drake and Justin Bieber will square off against country singer Sturgill Simpson and pop powerhouses Adele and Beyonce, who are all nominated for album of the year.<\/p>\n

The evening’s biggest prize is only one of eight nominations Drake has in his pocket.<\/p>\n

The Toronto-raised hip-hop star’s \u201cViews\u201d is also in the running for best rap album, while \u201cHotline Bling\u201d is nominated for best rap or sung performance.<\/p>\n

Drake is also being considered for his vocal contributions to Rihanna’s smash hit \u201cWork,\u201d which is up for both record of the year and best duo or group performance.<\/p>\n

He’s not expected to attend this year’s ceremony due to schedule conflicts with his European tour.<\/p>\n

Drake only counts a single Grammy to his name for the 2011 rap album \u201cTake Care.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bieber is another Canadian hoping to grab a few statues at this year’s show.<\/p>\n

He’s nominated for his single \u201cLove Yourself\u201d in the best song and best pop solo performance categories.<\/p>\n

His album \u201cPurpose\u201d is also up for best pop vocal album.<\/p>\n

Bieber also only has one Grammy, which he won last year for contributing vocals to \u201cWhere Are U Now,\u201d a side project of Skrillex and Diplo.<\/p>\n

Several other Canadians are hoping to take home Grammy hardware in a pre-telecast ceremony that got underway at 3:30 p.m. ET on Grammy.com\/live.<\/p>\n

Early winners included Andre Allen Anjos, a Portuguese producer who works under the pseudonym RAC. He took home a best remix Grammy for his work on \u201cTearing Me Up\u201d from Vancouver electronic duo Bob Moses.<\/p>\n

Several other Canadian acts are nominated, including indigenous singing group Northern Cree, filmmaker Miles Jay and electronic duo Bob Moses.<\/p>\n

Calgary-born James Teej has a nod for his work remixing the Paul McCartney and Wings track \u201cNineteen Hundred and Eighty Five.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Grammys main event airs on City and CBS starting at 8 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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