The 67th annual Grammy ceremonies proved to be a disappointment for several Memphis and Mid-South nominees. The contingent of local artists, led by double nominee rapper GloRilla, came away empty-handed Sunday, as the awards were handed out in Los Angeles.

GloRilla, whose hit “Yeah Glo!” was up for the Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance awards, fell to the wave of wins for rapper Kendrick Lamar and his smash 2024 anthem “Not Like Us,” which bested Glo in both categories.

Memphis-born pop sensation Justin Timberlake — the winner of 10 Grammys — did not earn his 11th award, as his and *NSync’s contribution to the “Trolls Band Together” soundtrack fell in the “Best Song for Visual Media” to Jon Batiste’s “It Never Went Away” from the documentary “American Symphony.”

Mississippi bluesman Cedric Burnside also came up short, losing in the Best Traditional Blues Album category to genre veteran Taj Mahal. While another Memphis veteran, Stax guitar great Steve Cropper, missed out on the Best Contemporary Blues Album award, which was taken home by Ruthie Foster.

Memphis mastering engineer Brad Blackwood had looked to pick up a trophy in the Best Historical Album category for his work on Prince’s “Diamonds and Pearls” box set, but the honor went to “Centennial,” an archival project celebrating King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band.

Here is a closer look at the Memphis and Mid-South nominees and the categories they competed in.

GloRilla

GloRilla was nominated in the Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song categories.

Best Rap Performance

GloRilla – “Yeah Glo!”
Cardi B – “Enough (Miami)”
Common & Pete Rock Featuring Posdnuos – “When the Sun Shines Again”
Doechii – “Nissan Altima”
Eminem – “Houdini”
Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar – “Like That”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” (WINNER)

Best Rap Song

GloRilla – “Yeah Glo!”
Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar – “Like That”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” (WINNER)
Rapsody & Hit-Boy – “Asteroids”
Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign & Rich the Kid Featuring Playboi Carti – “Carnival”

Justin Timberlake

Justin Timberlake landed his 40th Grammy nomination in the Best Song Written for Visual Media category. (He has 10 Grammy wins.)

Best Song Written for Visual Media

*NSync & Justin Timberlake – “Better Place” (From “Trolls Band Together”)
Barbra Streisand – “Love Will Survive” (From “The Tattooist of Auschwitz”)
Jon Batiste – “It Never Went Away” (From the Netflix Documentary “American Symphony”) (WINNER)
Luke Combs – “Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma” (From “Twisters: The Album”)
Olivia Rodrigo – “Can’t Catch Me Now” (From “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes”)

Cedric Burnside

Cedric Burnside was vying for another win in the Best Traditional Blues Album category. He took home the Grammy in that category in 2022.

Best Traditional Blues Album

Cedric Burnside – “Hill Country Love”
The Fabulous Thunderbirds – “Struck Down”
Little Feat – “Sam’s Place”
Sue Foley – “One Guitar Woman”
Taj Mahal – “Swingin’: Live at the Church in Tulsa” (WINNER)

Steve Cropper

Stax Records legend Steve Cropper landed a nomination in the Best Contemporary Blues Album category for “Friendlytown.”

Best Contemporary Blues Album

Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour – “Friendlytown”
Antonio Vergara – “The Fury”
Joe Bonamassa – “Blues Deluxe Vol. 2”
Ruthie Foster – “Mileage” (WINNER)
Shemekia Copeland – “Blame It on Eve”

Brad Blackwood

Brad Blackwood earned a nomination in the Best Historical Album category as part of the team behind “Diamonds And Pearls: Super Deluxe Edition.”

Best Historical Album

“Centennial” – Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band And Various Artists) (WINNER)
“Diamonds And Pearls: Super Deluxe Edition” – Charles F. Spicer Jr. & Duane Tudahl, compilation producers; Brad Blackwood & Bernie Grundman, mastering engineers (Prince & The New Power Generation)
“Paul Robeson – Voice of Freedom: His Complete Columbia, RCA, HMV, and Victor Recordings” – Tom Laskey & Robert Russ, compilation producers; Nancy Conforti & Andreas K. Meyer, mastering engineers (Paul Robeson)
“Pepito Y Paquito” – Pepe De Lucía & Javier Doria, compilation producers; Jesús Bola, mastering engineer (Pepe De Lucía And Paco De Lucía)
“The Sound Of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording – Super Deluxe Edition)” – Mike Matessino & Mark Piro, compilation producers; Steve Genewick & Mike Matessino, mastering engineers (Rodgers & Hammerstein & Julie Andrews)