Beyonce earned two nominations, as an executive producer and co-director of HBO's "Lemonade," while Adele earned a nomination as executive producer of NBC's "Adele Live In New York City." Both specials earned a total of four nominations each.
Beyonce and Adele's programs are nominated for outstanding variety special, where both singers earned nominations as executive producers.
Beyonce's "Lemonade" was an album accompanied with an HBO special featuring music videos for each track. The singer is nominated for outstanding directing for a variety special with "Lemonade," which she shares with co-director Kahlil Joseph, while "Lemonade" is also up for outstanding picture editing for a variety special and production design for a variety, nonfiction, event or award special.