2018 Grammy Nominees Announced
Get ready for this years biggest night in music.
The nominees for the 2018 Grammy Awards were announced on Tuesday morning. Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, and Bruno Mars are leading the number of nominations this year.
Jay-Z who already has 21 Grammy awards, received eight nominations including in the three big categories: Album of the Year, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year. Bruno Mars also received nominations in those three big categories for 24K Magic and “That’s What I Like.” In total, Bruno Mars is nominated for six awards. Kendrick Lamar is nominated for seven including Album of the Year and Record of the Year.
The show will air live from the Madison Square Garden in New York City on January 28, 2018.
Check out all of the 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
