Nominations for the 63rd annual Grammy Awards came on Tuesday, and as usual there were surprises and snubs.

Beyoncé didn’t even release an album in 2020 and she still became the most nominated female artist ever. Taylor Swift with six nods is officially back on her game and could possibly set a record herself.

Bey’s nine nominations give her a career total of 79, which ties her with Sir Paul McCartney and puts her one behind the two artists leading the most-nominated pack: Quincy Jones and her hubby, Jay-Z. It’s hard to imagine she won’t surpass their record soon.

The real surprise is that her multiple nods came from a variety of sources, like the film Black Is King, released in July, the expanded edition of The Lion King: The Gift, and her guest spot on Megan Thee Stallion’s “Savage (Remix).” It’s hard to imagine any other artist leading the nominations without debuting an album in the past year. 

If she wins at least four of her nine nominations, she will become the female artist with the most Grammy wins. If she wins eight or nine, she will be the highest number of Grammy wins of all time.

Swift’s album Folklore, which dropped in July, received an Album of the Year nomination, one of six that Swift received this year. If she picks up the statuette, it would give her the most wins by a female solo artist and tie her with Frank Sinatra and Stevie Wonder for most all time. This may be her year to do it: while the AOTY category also includes stellar discs by Haim and Dua Lipa, Swift looks to have an edge over her competition.

K-Pop kings BTS only got one nod, but it was their first; the band has been recording for years and has garnered a huge international following. They will compete for best pop duo/group performance with their number one hit, “Dynamite.”

Other first-time nominees include the Strokes, Megan Thee Stallion, Michael Kiwanuka, Jay Electronica and Harry Styles, the first One Direction member to earn a Grammy nod. He’s up for best pop vocal album with his second solo release “Fine Line,” best pop solo performance for “Watermelon Sugar” and best music video for “Adore You.”

Glaring omissions include the early front-runner The Weeknd, who was snubbed entirely, and Bob Dylan, of all people. BTS, Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber (among others) received nominations, but not for any of the major categories.

The Weeknd took to Twitter to respond to the shutout.

The Toronto singer released what some might call the year’s biggest song (“Blinding Lights”) and one of its biggest albums, After Hours, and was the odds-on favorite for a nomination sweep after picking up three American Music awards earlier this week. The corruption the artist, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, refers to concerns the nomination process.

The Academy’s ousted CEO Deborah Dugan alleged in a lawsuit filed early this year that the “Grammys process is ripe with corruption,” saying that “secret committees” whittle down categories of 20 nominees first voted upon by its 12,000 members. According to the complaint, “the Board uses these committees as an opportunity to push forward artists with whom they have relationships.”

Trevor Noah was tapped as host of the ceremony, set to take place on January 31st as a virtual event. This will be the first time the comedian and host of The Daily Show (and a Grammy nominee himself) will host of the show.

“Despite the fact that I am extremely disappointed that the GRAMMYs have refused to have me sing or be nominated for Best Pop Album, I am thrilled to be hosting this auspicious event,” Noah said in a statement.

For a complete list of the nominees, click here.