News: The 60th Annual GRAMMY Award Nominations Announced
The official nominations have been announced for the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards being held at MSG in New York on January 28th. Jay-Z is leading all artists with a total of eight nominations, followed by Kendrick Lamar with seven. Bruno Mars has a total of six nominations, while Childish Gambino, SZA and Khalid all have five nominations.
Jay-Z, Childish Gambino, Bruno Mars and Kendrick Lamar will all battle it out for Album of The Year. Newcomer Cardi B is up for Best Rap Song of the Year and Best Rap Performance for her hit single ‘Bodak Yellow.’ Take a look at some of the categories below and check out the full list of nominations here.
Album of the Year:
Childish Gambino — “Awaken, My Love!”
JAY-Z — 4:44
Kendrick Lamar — DAMN.
Lorde — Melodrama
Bruno Mars — 24K Magic
Song of the Year:
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber — “Despacito”
JAY-Z — “4:44?
Julia Michaels — “Issues”
Logic Featuring Khalid & Alessia Cara — “1-800-273-8255?
Bruno Mars — “That’s What I Like”
Record of the Year:
Childish Gambino — “Redbone”
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber — “Despacito”
JAY-Z — “The Story of O.J.”
Kendrick Lamar — “HUMBLE.”
Bruno Mars — “24K Magic”
Best New Artist:
Alessia Cara
Khalid
Lil Uzi Vert
Julia Michaels
SZA
Best Rap Album:
JAY-Z — 4:44
Kendrick Lamar — DAMN.
Migos — C U L T U R E
Rapsody — Laila’s Wisdom
Tyler, The Creator — Flower Boy
Best Rap Song:
Cardi B — “Bodak Yellow”
Danger Mouse Featuring Run The Jewels & Big Boi — “Chase Me”
Kendrick Lamar — “HUMBLE.”
JAY-Z — “The Story of O.J.”
Rapsody — “Sassy”
Best Rap Performance:
Big Sean — “Bounce Back”
Cardi B — “Bodak Yellow”
JAY-Z — “4:44?
Kendrick Lamar — “HUMBLE.”
Migos Featuring Lil Uzi Vert — “Bad and Boujee”
Best Rap/Sung Performance:
6LACK — “PRBLMS”
GoldLink Featuring Brent Faiyaz & Shy Glizzy — “Crew”
JAY-Z Featuring Beyoncé — “Family Feud”
Kendrick Lamar Featuring Rihanna — “LOYALTY.”
SZA Featuring Travi$ Scott — “Love Galore”
Best R&B Album:
Daniel Caesar — Freudian
Ledisi — Let Love Rule
Bruno Mars — 24K Magic
PJ Morton — Gumbo
Musiq Soulchild — Feel the Real
Best R&B Song:
PJ Morton — “First Began”
Khalid — “Location”
Childish Gambino — “Redbone”
SZA — “Supermodel”
Bruno Mars — “That’s What I Like”
Best R&B Performance:
Daniel Caesar Featuring Kali Uchis — “Get You”
Kehlani — “Distraction”
Ledisi — “High”
Bruno Mars — “That’s What I Like”
SZA — “The Weekend”
Best Traditional R&B Performance:
The Baylor Project — “Laugh and Move On”
Childish Gambino — “Redbone”
Anthony Hamilton Featuring The HamilTones — “What I’m Feelin’”
Ledisi — “All the Way”
Mali Music — “Still”
Best Urban Contemporary Album:
6LACK — Free 6LACK
Childish Gambino — “Awaken, My Love!”
Khalid — American Teen
SZA — Ctrl
The Weeknd — Starboy
Best Music Video:
Kenrick Lamar — “HUMBLE.”
Jay-Z — “The Story of O.J.”
Beck — “Up All Night”
Jain — “Makeba”
Logic Featuring Khalid & Alessia Cara — “1-800-273-8255?
Producer of the Year:
Calvin Harris
Greg Kurstin
Black Mills
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