Ryan Gosling’s ‘I’m Just Ken’ ‘Barbie’ song nominated for a Grammy

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Ryan Gosling’s ‘I’m Just Ken’ song from Barbie has been nominated for a Grammy today.The nominations for the 67th annual Grammy Awards were shared this afternoon (November 10) with SZA leading the way with nine nominations.The official Grammys YouTube hosted a livestream for the announcement, with the winners set to be announced at the ceremony on February 4, 2024 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California.

See the full list of nominations here.Among the nominations was Ryan Gosling for his song ‘I’m Just Ken’ that appeared in Greta Gerwig’s hit film Barbie this summer.

Gosling is nominated in the ‘Best Song Written for Visual Media’ category.Three other songs from the Barbie soundtrack were also nominated in the category, including Billie Eilish for ‘What Was I Made For’, Dua Lipa for ‘Dance The Night’, Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice Featuring Aqua for ‘Barbie World’.

Rihanna is also included for ‘Lift Me Up’ which appeared in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.Back in October, Gerwig revealed she had to fight to keep the ‘I’m Just Ken’ dance sequence in Barbie.During a Screen Talk conversation at the BFI London Film Festival on Sunday (October 8), Gerwig said she was asked whether the sequence led by Ryan Gosling’s Ken was necessary during a “big meeting”.2/2: Congratulations 66th #GRAMMYs Best Song Written For Visual Media nominees: "I'm Just Ken" [From 'Barbie The Album'] – @ryangosling; "Lift Me Up" – @rihanna; and "What Was I Made For?" [From 'Barbie The Album'] – @billieeilish.