Kanye West’s album nominated for Album of the Year at the 2022 Grammys was Donda.
Released on August 29, 2021, Donda was West’s tenth studio album and a major event after several delays and three elaborate listening parties. Its title honors his late mother, Donda West, who died in 2007. The album blends hip-hop with gospel, industrial production and spacious, heavily revised arrangements.
Donda received five nominations at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year and Best Rap Album. It did not win Album of the Year; Jon Batiste’s We Are took that prize. The ceremony took place in April 2022, although the nominations recognized music released during the 2021 eligibility period.
A common mix-up is The Life of Pablo, Ye or Jesus Is King, all prominent later-period Kanye albums. None of those was his Album of the Year nominee at that ceremony.