Grammy 2018 Nominations
This morning The Recording Academy announced the nominees for The 60th Annual Grammy Awards. Leading the nominations are; Jay-Z with 8, Kendrick Lamar with 7 and Bruno Mars with 6. Special shout out to, recently trending artist, Cardi B, with a nomination for best rap performance for "Bodak Yellow"!
The thing I love about the nominations coming out, is it gives me a lot of new artists and songs that I haven't heard so I can expand my music knowledge. Of course everyone on social media and around you will be talking about the bigger artists and songs. Therefore to keep you in the loop, here is a highlight of the bigger categories' nominations.
Record of the Year
"Redbone" - Childish Gambino
"Despacito" - Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Beiber
"The Story of OJ" - Jay-Z
"Humble" - Kendrick Lamar
"24K Magic" - Bruno Mars
Album of the Year
"Awaken, My Love!" - Childish Gambino
"4:44" - Jay-Z
"DAMN." -Kendrick Lamar
"Melodrama" - Lorde
"24K Magic" - Bruno Mars
Song of the Year*
"Despacito" - Ramón Ayala, Justin Bieber, Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd, Erika Ender, Luis Fonsi & Marty James Garton
"4:44" - Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson
"Issues" - Benny Blanco, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Julia Michaels & Justin Drew Tranter
"1-800-273- 8255" - Alessia Caracciolo, Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, Arjun Ivatury & Khalid Robinson
"That's What I Like" - Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip
Best New Artist
Alessia Cara
Khalid
Lil Uzi Vert
Julia Michaels
SZA
Best Pop Vocal Album
"Kaleidoscope" - Coldplay
"Lust for Life" - Lana Del Ray
"Evolve" - Imagine Dragons
"Rainbow" - Kesha
"Joanne" - Lady Gaga
"÷" (Divide) - Ed Sheeran
Best Urban Contemporary Album
"Free 6LACK" - 6LACK
"Awaken, My Love!" - Childish Gambino
"American Teen" - Khalid
"Ctrl" - SZA
"Starboy" - The Weeknd
Best R&B Album
"Freudian" - Daniel Caesar
"Let Love Rule" - Ledisi
"24K Magic" - Bruno Mars
"Gumbo" - PJ Morton
"Feel The Real" - Musiq Soulchild
Best Rap Performance
"Bounce Back" - Big Sean
"Bodak Yellow" - Cardi B
"4:44" - Jay-Z
"HUMBLE." - Kendrick Lamar
"Bad and Boujee" - Migos ft. Lil Uzi Vert
Best Rap Album
"4:44" - Jay-Z
"DAMN." - Kendrick Lamar
"Culture" - Migos
"Laila's Wisdom" - Rapsody
"Flower Boy" - Tyler, The Creator
For a full list of all nominations check out The Grammy website. The award show will air live from Madison Square Garden, Sunday, Jan. 28 on CBS. Stay tuned for my grammy nomination reaction video.
*Song of the Year category is a songwriters award, that is why there are so many names.