2018 GRAMMYs Nominations Announced

It’s that time of the year again. GRAMMYs are always the one award show that everybody pays respect to, whether they like the outcome of the nominations and winners or not. It that one award that every artist dreams of winning some point in their career.

Today, the Recording Academy has officially announced the nominees for the 60th GRAMMY Awards. The process started with revealing the General Field categories (Best New Artist, Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year, and Album Of The Year) live on “CBS This Morning” show. There were 22,000 recordings submitted this year from which nominees had to be picked.

Jay-Z is nominated for eight awards, including album, song, and record of the year. Bruno Mars also nominated for those three categories, while Kendrick Lamar and Childish Gambino are also up for major awards.

Without further ado, here are the nominees in relevant categories. Find the full list here.

Record of the year:

Redbone – Childish Gambino
Despacito – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee
Story of O.J. – Jay-Z
HUMBLE – Kendrick Lamar
24k 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 – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee
4:44 – Jay-Z
Issues – Julia Michaels
1-800-273-8255 – Logic
That’s What I Like – Bruno Mars

Best New Artist:

Alessia Cara
Khalid
Lil Uzi Vert
Julia Michaels
SZA

BEST RAP PERFORMANCE:

Bounce Back – Big Sean
Bodak Yellow – Cardi B
4:44 – JAY-Z
HUMBLE. – Kendrick Lamar
Bad And Boujee – Migos

BEST RAP/SUNG PERFORMANCE:

PRBLMS – 6lack
Crew – Goldlink
Family Feud – Jay-Z
LOYALTY. – Kendrick Lamar
Love Galore – SZA feat. Travis Scott

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 R&B PERFORMANCE:

Get You – Daniel Caesar
Distraction – Kehlani
High – Ledisi
That’s What I Like – Bruno Mars
The Weekend – SZA

BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE:

Laugh And Move On – The Baylor Project
Redbone – Childish Gambino
What I’m Feelin’ – Anthony Hamilton
All The Way – Ledisi
Still – Mali Music

BEST R&B SONG:

First Began – PJ Morton
Location – Khalid
Redbone – Childish Gambino
Supermodel – SZA
That’s What I Like – Bruno Mars

BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM:

Free 6LACK – 6LACK
“Awaken, My Love!” – Childish Gambino
American Teen – Khalid
Ctrl – SZA
Starboy – The Weeknd