The 2018 Grammy nominations are here! Andra Day revealed the Big 4 categories – best new artist, record of the year, song of the year, and album of the year – and shortly thereafter, the Recording Academy announced the nominees in all 84 categories.
JAY-Z leads the pack with eight nominations this year, including nods for album of the year, record of the year, song of the year and best rap album.Kendrick Lamar follows with seven nods, while Bruno Mars is the third most-nominated artist with six. SZA is 2018’s most Grammy-nominated woman with five nods; Khalid, Childish Gambino and producer No I.D. also scored five noms.
Ed Sheeran’s multi-million selling album ÷ was excluded from the main categories at the 2018 Grammy Awards, surprising many industry observers. The star was edged out of contention by Bruno Mars and Kendrick Lamar, who each received multiple nominations. See the main nominees:
Album of the year
- Childish Gambino – Awaken, My Love!
- Jay Z – 4:44
- Kendrick Lamar – Damn
- Lorde – Melodrama
- Bruno Mars – 24K Magic
Record of the year
- Childish Gambino – Redbone
- Luis Fonsi – Despacito
- Jay Z – The Story of OJ
- Bruno Mars – 24K Magic
- Kendrick Lamar (pictured below) – Humble
Song Of The Year
- Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber – Despacito
- Jay Z – 4:44
- Julia Michael – Issues
- Logic ft Alessia Cara and Khalid – 1-800-273-8255
- Bruno Mars – That’s What I Like
Best new artist
- Alessia Cara
- Lil Uzi Vert
- Khalid
- Julia Michaels
- SZA
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