Grammy Awards 2018: Check out nominees

Renowned singer, Andra Day has announced the nominees for the annual music awards show. This was made known on Tuesday morning during an appearance on CBS This Morning.

 

According to reports, this year’s crop of nominees might be the Grammy’s most varied class yet, following a year in which Recording Academy President Neil Portnow went on the offensive after many accused the annual awards show of being racially biased.

 

 

Check out the list of nominees below

 

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 and Marty James Garton, songwriters (Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber)

 

“4:44” Shawn Carter and Dion Wilson, songwriters (JAY-Z)

 

“Issues” Benny Blanco, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen and Tor Erik Hermansen, songwriters (Julia Michaels)

 

“1-800-273-8255” Sir Robert Hall II, Arjun Ivatury, Alessia Caracciolo, Khalid Robinson, Drew Taggart, songwriters (Logic featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid)

 

“That’s What I Like” Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus and Jonathan Yip, songwriters (Bruno Mars

 

RECORD OF THE YEAR

 

“Redbone,” Childish Gambino

 

“Despacito,” Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber

 

“The Story of O.J.,” JAY-Z

 

“Humble,” Kendrick Lamar

 

“24K Magic,” Bruno Mars

 

BEST NEW ARTIST

 

Alessia Cara

 

Khalid

 

Lil Uzi Vert

 

Julia Michaels

 

SZA

 

BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE

 

“Love So Soft,” Kelly Clarkson

 

“Praying,” Kesha

 

“Million Reasons,” Lady Gaga

 

“What About Us,” P!nk

 

“Shape Of You,” Ed Sheeran

 

BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM

 

Kaleidoscope EP, Coldplay

 

Lust For Life, Lana Del Rey

 

Evolve, Imagine Dragons

 

Rainbow, Kesha

 

Joanne, Lady Gaga

 

÷ (Divide), Ed Sheeran

 

BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE

 

“Something Just Like This,” The Chainsmokers & Coldplay

 

“Despacito,” Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber

 

“Thunder,” Imagine Dragons

 

“Feel It Still,” Portugal. The Man

 

“Stay,” Zedd & Alessia Cara

 

 

 

TRADITIONAL VOCAL ALBUM

 

Nobody But Me (Deluxe Version), Michael Bublé

 

Triplicate, Bob Dylan

 

In Full Swing, Seth MacFarlane

 

Wonderland, Sarah McLachlan

 

Tony Bennett Celebrates 90, Various Artists

 

BEST RAP ALBUM

 

4:44, JAY-Z

 

Damn, Kendrick Lamar

 

Culture, Migos

 

Laila’s Wisdom, Rapsody

 

Flower Boy, Tyler, the Creator

 

 

 

BEST RAP/SUNG PERFORMANCE

 

“Prblms,” 6lack

 

“Crew,” Goldlink featuring Brent Faiyaz & Shy Glizzy

 

“Family Feud,” JAY-Z featuring Beyoncé

 

“Loyalty,” Kendrick Lamar featuring Rihanna

 

“Love Galore,” SZA featuring Travis Scott

 

BEST COUNTRY ALBUM

 

Cosmic Hallelujah, Kenny Chesney

 

Heart Break, Lady Antebellum

 

The Breaker, Little Big Town

 

Life Changes, Thomas Rhett

 

From a Room: Volume 1, Chris Stapleton

 

 

 

BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE

 

“It Ain’t My Fault,” Brothers Osborne

 

“My Old Man,” Zac Brown Band

 

“You Look Good,” Lady Antebellum

 

“Better Man,” Little Big Town

 

“Drinkin’ Problem,” Midland

 

 

 

 

BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE

 

“Body Like a Back Road,” Sam Hunt

 

“Losing You,” Alison Krauss

 

“Tin Man,” Miranda Lambert

 

“I Could Use a Love Song,” Maren Morris

 

“Either Way,” Chris Stapleton

 

 

 

BEST ROCK ALBUM

 

Emperor of Sand, Mastodon

 

Hardwired…to Self-Destruct, Metallica

 

The Stories We Tell Ourselves, Nothing More

 

Villains, Queens of the Stone Age

 

A Deeper Understanding, The War on Drugs

 

 

 

BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE

 

“You Want It Darker,” Leonard Cohen

 

“The Promise,” Chris Cornell

 

“Run,” Foo Fighters

 

“No Good,” Kaleo

 

“Go to War,” Nothing More

 

 

 

BEST R&B PERFORMANCE

 

“Get You,” Daniel Caesar featuring Kali Uchis

 

“Distraction,” Kehlani

 

“High,” Ledisi

 

“That’s What I Like,” Bruno Mars

 

“The Weekend,” SZA

 

 

 

BEST R&B URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM

 

Free 6lack, 6lack

 

Awaken, My Love!, Childish Gambino

 

American Teen, Khalid

 

Ctrl, SZA

 

Starboy, the Weeknd

 

 

 

 

BEST DANCE ELECTRONIC ALBUM

 

Migration, Bonobo

 

3-D the Catalogue, Kraftwerk

 

Mura Masa, Mura Masa

 

A Moment Apart, Odesza

 

What Now, Sylvan Esso

 

 

 

BEST DANCE RECORDING

 

“Bambro Koyo Ganda,” Bonobo featuring Innov Gnawa

 

“Cola,” Camelphat & Elderbrook

 

“Andromeda,” Gorillaz featuring Dram

 

“Tonite,” LCD Soundsystem

 

“Line of Sight,” Odesza featuring Wynne & Mansionair

 

 

 

BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA

 

Baby Driver, (Various Artists)

 

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2, (Various Artists)

 

Hidden Figures: The Album, (Various Artists)

 

La La Land, (Various Artists)

 

Moana: The Songs, (Various Artists)

 

 

 

BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA

 

“City of Stars,” Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, songwriters (Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone)

 

“How Far I’ll Go,” Lin-Manuel Miranda, songwriter (Auli’i Cravalho)

 

“I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker),” Jack Antonoff, Sam Dew & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Zayn & Taylor Swift)

 

“Never Give Up,” Sia Furler & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Sia)

 

“Stand Up for Something,” Common & Diane Warren, songwriters (Andra Day featuring Common)

 

 

 

BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA

 

Arrival, Jóhann Jóhannsson, composer

 

Dunkirk, Hans Zimmer, composer

 

Game of Thrones: Season 7, Ramin Djawadi, composer

 

Hidden Figures, Benjamin Wallfisch, Pharrell Williams & Hans Zimmer, composers

 

La La Land, Justin Hurwitz, composer

 

 

 

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

 

” Up All Night,” (Beck) Canada, video director; Laura Serra Estorch & Oscar Romagosa, video producers

 

“Makeba” — (Jain) Lionel Hirle & Gregory Ohrel, video directors; Yodelice, video producer

 

“The Story of O.J.” — (Jay-Z) Shawn Carter & Mark Romanek, video directors; Daniel Midgley, video producer

 

“Humble.” — (Kendrick Lamar) The Little Homies & Dave Meyers, video directors; Jason Baum, Dave Free, Jamie Rabineau, Nathan K. Scherrer & Anthony Tiffith, video producers

 

1-800-273-8255″ — (Logic featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid) Andy Hines, video director; Andrew Lerios, video producer

 

 

 

BEST MUSIC FILM

 

“One More Time With Feeling” (Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds) Andrew Dominik, video director; Dulcie Kellett & James Wilson, video producers

 

“Long Strange Trip” (The Grateful Dead) Amir Bar-Lev, video director; Alex Blavatnik, Ken Dornstein, Eric Eisner, Nick Koskoff & Justin Kreutzmann, video producers

 

“The Defiant Ones” (Various Artists) Allen Hughes, video director; Sarah Anthony, Fritzi Horstman, Broderick Johnson, Gene Kirkwood, Andrew Kosove, Laura Lancaster, Michael Lombardo, Jerry Longarzo, Doug Pray & Steven Williams, video producers

 

“Soundbreaking” (Various Artists) Maro Chermayeff & Jeff Dupre, video directors; Joshua Bennett, Julia Marchesi, Sam Pollard, Sally Rosenthal, Amy Schewel & Warren Zanes, video producers

 

 

 

BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM

 

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, Neil deGrasse Tyson

 

Born to Run, Bruce Springsteen

 

Confessions of a Serial Songwriter, Shelly Peiken

 

Our Revolution: A Future to Believe In (Bernie Sanders), Bernie Sanders and Mark Ruffalo

 

The Princess Diarist, Carrie Fisher

 

 

 

 

BEST COMEDY ALBUM

 

The Age of Spin & Deep in the Heart of Texas, Dave Chappelle

 

Cinco, Jim Gaffigan

 

Jerry Before Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld

 

A Speck of Dust, Sarah Silverman

 

What Now?, Kevin Hart

 

 

 

BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM

 

Come From Away — Ian Eisendrath, August Eriksmoen, David Hein, David Lai & Irene Sankoff, producers; David Hein & Irene Sankoff, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

 

Dear Evan Hansen — Ben Platt, principal soloist; Alex Lacamoire, Stacey Mindich, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, producers; Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

 

Hello, Dolly! — Bette Midler, principal soloist; Steven Epstein, producer (Jerry Herman, composer & lyricist) (New Broadway Cast Recording)

The 60th Grammy Awards will take place at New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Sunday Jan. 28

 

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