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The 2018 Grammy Awards Nominations Are Here!

The 2018 Grammy Awards Nominations Are Here!

The 2018 Grammy Awards nominees were announced early Tuesday morning, with singer (and nominee!) Andra Day revealing who earned nods in the top categories on CBS This Morning.


JAY-Z leads the pack with a whopping eight nominations for his album 4:44. Kendrick Lamar follows closely behind with seven nods, while Bruno Mars — who recently led the AMAs nominations — is next in line with six. SZA, Khalid, Childish Gambino, and No I.D. each got an impressive five nods each.

See some of the nominees below, and head to the Grammys website for the full list.

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 & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber, “Despacito”

JAY-Z, “The Story Of O.J.”

Kendrick Lamar, “HUMBLE.”

Bruno Mars, “24K Magic”

Song of the Year:

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

JAY-Z, “4:44”

Julia Michaels, “Issues”

Logic Featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid, “1-800-273-8255”

Bruno Mars, “That’s What I Like”

Best New Artist:

Alessia Cara

Khalid

Lil Uzi Vert

Julia Michaels

SZA

Best Pop Vocal Album:
 Coldplay, Kaleidoscope EP

Lana Del Rey, Lust for Life

Imagine Dragons, Evolve

Kesha, Rainbow

Lady Gaga, Joanne

Ed Sheeran, ÷ (Divide)

Best Rap Album:
JAY-Z, 4:44

Kendrick Lamar, DAMN.

Migos, Culture

Rapsody, Laila’s Wisdom

Tyler, The Creator, Flower Boy

Best Pop Performance
Kelly Clarkson, “Love So Soft”
Kesha, “Praying”
Lady Gaga, “Million Reasons”
Pink, “What About Us”
Ed Sheeran, “Shape of You”

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
The Chainsmokers and Coldplay, “Something Just Like This”
Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, “Despacito (feat. Justin Bieber)”
Imagine Dragons, “Thunder”
Portugal. The Man, “Feel It Still”
Zedd and Alessia Cara, “Stay”Best Traditional Pop Album
Michael Bublé, Nobody But Me (Deluxe Version)
Bob Dylan, Triplicate
Seth MacFarlane, In Full Swing
Sarah McLachlan, Wonderland
Various Artists, Tony Bennett Celebrates 90

Best Dance Recording
Bonobo, “Bambro Koyo Ganda (feat. Innov Gnawa)”
Camelphat and Elderbrook, “Cola”
Gorillaz, “Andromeda (feat. DRAM)”
LCD Soundsystem, “Tonite”
Odesza, “Line of Sight (feat. WYNNE and Mansionair)”

Best Dance/Electronic Album
Bonobo, Migration
Kraftwerk, 3-D The Catalogue
Mura Masa, Mura Masa
Odesza, A Moment Apart
Sylvan Esso, What Now

Best Rock Performance
Leonard Cohen, “You Want It Darker”
Chris Cornell, “The Promise”
Foo Fighters, “Run”
Kaleo, “No Good”
Nothing More, “Go to War”Best Urban Contemporary Album
6lack, Free 6lack
Childish Gambino, Awaken, My Love!
Khalid, American Teen
SZA, Ctrl
The Weeknd, Starboy

Best Country Album
Kenny Chesney, Cosmic Hallelujah
Lady Antebellum, Heart Break
Little Big Town, The Breaker
Thomas Rhett, Life Changes
Chris Stapleton, From a Room: Volume 1

Best Jazz Vocal Album
 The Baylor Project, The Journey
 Jazzmeia Horn, A Social Call
 Raul Midón, Bad Ass and Blind
 Randy Porter Trio With Nancy King, Porter Plays Porter
 Cécile McLorin Salvant, Dreams and Daggers

Best Gospel Album
 Travis Greene, Crossover
 Le’Andria, Bigger Than Me
 Marvin Sapp, Close
 Anita Wilson, Sunday Song
 Cece Winans, Let Them Fall in Love

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
 Danny Gokey, Rise
 Matt Maher, Echoes (Deluxe Edition)

MercyMe, Lifer
 Tauren Wells, Hills and Valleys
 Zach Williams, Chain Breaker

Best Latin Album
Alex Cuba, Lo Único Constante
Juanes, Mis Planes Son Amarte
La Santa Cecilia, Amar Y Vivir En Vivo Desde La Cuidad De México, 2017
Natalia Lafourcade, Musas (Un Homenaje Al Folclore Latinoamericano En Manos De Los Macorinos)
Shakira, El DoradoBest Americana Album
Gregg Allman, Southern Blood
Brent Cobb, Shine on Rainy Day
Iron & Wine, Beast Epic
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, The Nashville Sound
The Mavericks, Brand New Day

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
 Calvin Harris

No I.D.

Greg Kurstin

Blake Mills

The Stereotypes

Best Song Written for Visual Media
 “City of Stars,” La La Land
 “How Far I’ll Go,” Moana
 “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever,” Fifty Shades Darker
 “Never Give Up,” Lion
 “Stand Up for Something,” Marshall

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
 The Jerry Douglas Band, What If
 Alex Han, Spirit
 Julian Lage and Chris Eldridge, Mount Royal
 Jeff Lorber Fusion, Prototype
 Antonio Sanchez, Bad Hombre

Best Metal Performance
August Burns Red, “Invisible Enemy”
Body Count, “Black Hoodie”
Track from: Bloodlust
Code Orange, “Forever”
Mastodon, “Sultan’s Curse”
Meshuggah, “Clockworks”Best Rock Song
Metallica, “Atlas, Rise!”
K.Flay, “Blood in the Cut”
Nothing More, “Go to War”
Foo Fighters, “Run”
Avenged Sevenfold, “The Stage”

Best Rock Album
 Mastodon, Emperor of Sand
 Metallica, Hardwired…To Self-Destruct
 Nothing More, The Stories We Tell Ourselves
 Queens of the Stone Age, Villains
 The War on Drugs, A Deeper Understanding

Best Alternative Music Album
 Arcade Fire, Everything Now
 Gorillaz, Humanz
 LCD Soundsystem, American Dream
 Father John Misty, Pure Comedy
 The National, Sleep Well Beast

Best R&B Performance
Daniel Caesar, “Get You (feat. Kali Uchis)”
Kehlani, “Distraction”
Ledisi, “High”
Bruno Mars, “That’s What I Like”
SZA, “The Weekend”Best Traditional R&B Performance
The Baylor Project, “Laugh and Move On”
Childish Gambino, “Redbone”
Anthony Hamilton, “What I’m Feelin’ (feat. The Hamiltones)”
Ledisi, “All the Way”
Mali Music, “Still”

Best R&B Song
 PJ Morton, “First Began”

Khalid, “Location”

Childish Gambino, “Redbone”

SZA, “Supermodel”

Bruno Mars, “That’s What I Like”

Best R&B Album
 Daniel Caesar, Freudian
 Ledisi, Let Love Rule
 Bruno Mars, 24K Magic
 PJ Morton, Gumbo
 Musiq Soulchild, Feel the Real

Best Rap Performance
 Big Sean, “Bounce Back”

Cardi B, “Bodak Yellow”

Jay-Z, “4:44”

Kendrick Lamar, “HUMBLE.”

Migos, “Bad and Boujee (feat. Lil Uzi Vert)”

Best Rap/Sung Performance
6LACK, “PRBLMS”
Goldlink, “Crew (feat. Brent Faiyaz and Shy Glizzy)”
Jay-Z, “Family Feud (feat. Beyoncé)”
Kendrick Lamar, “LOYALTY. (feat. Rihanna)”
SZA, “Love Galore (feat. Travis Scott)”Best Rap Song
Cardi B, “Bodak Yellow”
Danger Mouse, “Chase Me (feat. Run the Jewels and Big Boi)”
Kendrick Lamar, “HUMBLE.”
Rapsody, “Sassy”
Jay-Z, “The Story of O.J.”

Best Country Solo Performance
 Sam Hunt, “Body Like a Back Road”

Alison Krauss, “Losing You”

Miranda Lambert, “Tin Man”

Maren Morris, “I Could Use a Love Song”

Chris Stapleton, “Either Way”

Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Brothers Osborne, “It Ain’t My Fault”
Zac Brown Band, “My Old Man”
Lady Antebellum, “You Look Good”
Little Big Town, “Better Man”
Midland, “Drinkin’ Problem”Best Country Song
Little Big Town, “Better Man”
Sam Hunt, “Body Like a Back Road”
Chris Stapleton, “Broken Halos”
Midland, “Drinkin’ Problem”
Miranda Lambert, “Tin Man”

Best New Age Album
 Brian Eno, Reflection
 India.Arie, SongVersation: Medicine
 Peter Kater, Dancing on Water

Kitaro, Sacred Journey of Ku-Kai, Volume 5

Steve Roach, Spiral Revelation

Returning as the host this year will be the Late Late Show‘s James Corden. So far, no information on who will be performing at the awards has been made available.

The 60th annual Grammy Awards will air live on CBS from Madison Square Garden in New York City on Sunday, January 28.

Are you excited about the Grammy nominations? Let us know @BritandCo!

(Photos via Gustavo Caballero/Getty + Dave J Hogan/Getty Images for MTV + Michael Loccisano/Getty + Kevin Winter/Getty Images for NARAS)