AJ Tracey, Headie One and Pa Salieu lead the nominations for the 2021 GRM Daily Rated Awards, with four nominations each.
The annual ceremony, which celebrates the biggest names in black music, returns virtually on September 16, and the ‘West Ten’ rapper, ’18Hunna’ hitmaker and UK Drill star have dominated this year’s nominations.
AJ and Headie will go head-to-head for Male Artist of the Year along with Abra Cadabra, Central Cee, Chip, Digga D, Fredo, Ghetts, Potter Payper, and Tion Wayne.
While the pair both have a chance of winning Track of the Year for ‘Ain’t It Different’, which also features Stormzy, as does Salieu, with ‘My Family’ featuring BackRoad Gee, the latter of which is also up for Video of the Year.
Salieu, who has also received nods in the Breakthrough and Mixtape of the Year (‘Send Them To Coventry’) categories, will compete with AJ’s ‘Little More Love’ and Headie’s ‘Princess Cuts’ with Young T & Bugsey for the Video prize.
Meanwhile, AJ’s ‘Flu Game’ and Headie’s ‘EDNA’ could take home the prestigious Album of the Year prize.
Other LPs to receive a nod include Bugzy Malone’s ‘The Resurrection’, D Block Europe’s ‘The Blueprint – Us Vs. Them’, ‘Money Can’t Buy Happiness’ by Fredo, ‘Conflict of Interest’ by Ghetts, K Trap’s ‘Street Side Effects’ Loski’s ‘Music, Trial and Trauma: A Drill Story’, Nines’ ‘Crabs In A Bucket’, and ‘TYRON’ by Slowthai.
Elsewhere, Female Artist of the Year sees Bree Runway, Darkoo, ENNY, Ivorian Doll, Jorja Smith, Lady Leshurr, Ms Banks, Shaybo, Stefflon Don, and Midas The Jagaban nominated.
GRM founder Post commented: “Excited to be back celebrating the best in UK Rap & Grime music. It’s been an incredible year in music, congratulations to all of this year’s nominees.”
The Rated Awards 2021 with YouTube Music will be streamed on Wednesday 16th September from 7pm BST, broadcast exclusively on GRM’s YouTube Channel.
The nominees are:
Album of the Year
AJ Tracey – ‘Flu Game’
Bugzy Malone – ‘The Resurrection’
D Block Europe – ‘The Blueprint- Us Vs. Them’
Fredo – ‘Money Can’t Buy Happiness’
Ghetts – ‘Conflict of Interest’
Headie One – ‘EDNA’
K Trap – ‘Street Side Effects’
Loski – ‘Music, Trial and Trauma: A Drill Story’
Nines – ‘Crabs In A Bucket’
Slowthai – ‘TYRON’

Female Artist of the Year
Bree Runway
Darkoo
ENNY
Ivorian Doll
Jorja Smith
Lady Leshurr
Ms Banks
Shaybo
Stefflon Don
Midas The Jagaban
Male Artist of the Year
AJ Tracey
Abra Cadabra
Central Cee
Chip
Digga D
Fredo
Ghetts
Headie One
Potter Payper
Tion Wayne
Breakthrough of the Year
Supported by 1Xtra
ArrDee
BackRoad Gee
ENNY
Central Cee
French The Kid
Jordan
Shaybo
SR
Pa Salieu
Wewantwraiths
Personality of the Year
Big Zuu
Chunkz
Harry Pinero
Nella Rose
Michael Dapaah
Mo Gilligan
Munya Chawawa
Niko Omilana
Yung Filly
ZeZe Mills
Track of the Year
A1 & J1 – ‘Latest Trends’
Abra Cadabra – ‘On Deck’
Central Cee – ‘Loading’
Digga D – ‘Woi’
ENNY – ‘Peng Black Girls’ (ft Amia Brave)
Headie One, Stormzy and AJ Tracey – ‘Ain’t It Different’
Nines – ‘Airplane Mode’ (ft NSG)
Pa Salieu – ‘My Family’ (ft BackRoad Gee)
Potter Payper – ‘Purpose’
Russ & Tion Wayne – ‘Body’
Video of the Year
Aitch – ‘Safe To Say’ (Directed by KC Locke)
AJ Tracey – ‘Little More Love’ (Directed by KC Locke)
Ghetts – ‘Skengman Mode’ (ft. Stormzy) (Directed by Nathan James Tettey)
Headie One – ‘Princess Cuts’ (ft. Young T & Bugsey) (Directed by Capone)
Little Simz – ‘Introvert’ (Directed by Salomon Ligthelm)
Meekz – ‘Respect The Come Up’ (Directed by KC Locke)
Nines – ‘Clout’ (Directed by Charlie Di Placido)
Pa Salieu – ‘My Family’ (ft. BackRoad Gee) (Directed by Femi Ladi)
Russ & Tion Wayne – ‘Body’ (Directed by Wowa)
Slowthai, Skepta – ‘Cancelled’ (Directed by THE REST)

Mixtape of the Year
Abra Cadabra – ‘Product of My Environment’
Central Cee – ‘Wild West’
Chip – ‘Snakes and Ladders’
Digga D – ‘Made In The Pyrex’
Giggs – ‘Now Or Never’
M Huncho & Nafe Smallz – ‘DNA’
NSG – ‘Roots’
Pa Salieu – ‘Send Them To Coventry’
Potter Payper – ‘Training Day 3’
Unknown T – ‘Rise Above Hate’

Radio DJ of the Year
Charlie Sloth
DJ Target
Dotty
Henrie Kwushue
Kenny Allstar
Robert Bruce
Reece Parkinson
Snoochie Shy
Tiffany Calver
Yinka & Shayna Marie

Producer of the Year
169
5ive Beatz
Chris Rich
Ghosty
Gotcha
Hargo
M1OnTheBeat
P2J
R14
TSB