LOS ANGELES — The Grammys have Jon Batiste's name written all over them this year. Literally.
The New Orleans native has been nominated for six awards ahead of the February 2024 ceremony, including top categories like Song of The Year, Record of The Year and Album of The Year.
For Song of The Year, Batiste was recognized for his collaboration with Dan Wilson on "Butterfly;" the Record of The Year nomination went to Batiste's song, "Worship," and "World Music Radio," which featured legendary artists from around the world from K-Pop sensation New Jeans to the local rap wizard from Hollygrove, Lil' Wayne.
Batiste also saw a nomination for his feature on the sultry Lana Del Rey album "Did You Know There's a Tunnel under Ocean Blvd?" in the song called "Candy Necklace."
Other categories where Batiste was nominated included Best Jazz Performance -- "Movement 18' (Heroes)" -- and Best American Roots Performance -- also for "Butterfly."
Batiste is among a group of Louisiana talents who have been recognized for nominations this year.
P.J. Morton was nominated for Best Traditional R&B Performance for "Good Morning."
Lauren Daigle from Lake Charles, who staged a revival at Jackson Square during COVID, was nominated for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance for "Thank God I Do," and for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album for her self-titled album.
Tank and The Bangas also got a nomination for Best Global Music Performance for their feature on "Todo Colores."
And New Orleans groups and live performances in the city were also mentioned multiple times inside the Best Regional Roots Music Album. Buckwheat Zydeco Jr., Dwayne Dopsie and the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra were among
Batiste was also the only man nominated for record of the year or album this year, in a year dominated by women performers. Superstars like Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Miley Cyrus and Olivia Rodrigo were among those nominated for those top awards.
SZA had nine nominations, the most out of any artist this year. Thanks to the R&B artist's hit song, "Kill Bill" and her critically acclaimed album "SOS."
Phoebe Bridgers has the second most nominations with seven, six of which are for her indie supergroup band, boygenius.
Music from the box office hit, "Barbie," also got a lot of shoutouts, with 11 nominations.
The 2024 Grammy Awards will air Feb. 4, 2024 live on WWL-TV from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.