Jay-Z, Bruno Mars and Kendrick Lamar lead GRAMMY nominations
The awards are next year
Last updated 29th Nov 2017
It's an exciting day in the music industry when the highly-coveted GRAMMY nominations are revealed, and this year there is plenty of excitement in the Jay-Z camp, as he leads with a massive eight noms.
The 21-time GRAMMY Award winner is closely followed by 'HUMBLE.' rapper Kendrick Lamar who is up for seven awards and Bruno Mars who has been nominated for six.
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber who released their summer hit 'Despacito' have been nominated for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, Record Of The Year and Song of the Year.
The Best Pop Solo Performance nominations include Kelly Clarkson, 'Love So Soft', Kesha, 'Praying', Lady Gaga, 'Million Reasons', P!nk, 'What About U' and Ed Sheeran, 'Shape Of You'.
Speaking about this year's nominees Neil Portnow, President/CEO of the Recording Academy said, "I'm inspired by this year's nominees and the incredible talent each possesses.
"Their recordings are a true testament to how creatively alive and meaningful our music industry has become."
The GRAMMYs will take place at Madison Square Gardens on Sunday 28th January.
See the full list of nominees below:
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
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 & Marty James Garton, songwriters (Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber)
'4:44' — Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson, songwriters (JAY-Z)
'Issues' — Benny Blanco, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Julia Michaels & Justin Drew Tranter, songwriters (Julia Michaels)
'1-800-273-8255' — Alessia Caracciolo, Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, Arjun Ivatury, Khalid Robinson, songwriters (Logic Featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid)
'That's What I Like' — Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip, songwriters (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 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
Best Dance/Electronic Album
Migration — Bonobo
3-D The Catalogue — Kraftwerk
Mura Masa — Mura Masa
A Moment Apart — Odesza
What Now — Sylvan Esso
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 Urban Contemporary Album
Free 6lack — 6lack
'Awaken, My Love!' — Childish Gambino
American Teen — Khalid
Ctrl — SZA
Starboy — The Weeknd
Best Rap Album
4:44 — JAY-Z
DAMN. — Kendrick Lamar
Culture — Migos
Laila's Wisdom — Rapsody
Flower Boy — Tyler, The Creator
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 Jazz Vocal Album
The Journey — The Baylor Project
A Social Call — Jazzmeia Horn
Bad Ass And Blind — Raul Midón
Porter Plays Porter — Randy Porter Trio With Nancy King
Dreams And Daggers — Cécile McLorin Salvant
Best Gospel Album
Crossover — Travis Greene
Bigger Than Me — Le'Andria
Close — Marvin Sapp
Sunday Song — Anita Wilson
Let Them Fall In Love — Cece Winans
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Rise — Danny Gokey
Echoes (Deluxe Edition) — Matt Maher
Lifer — MercyMe
Hills And Valleys — Tauren Wells
Chain Breaker — Zach Williams
Best Latin Pop Album
Lo Único Constante — Alex Cuba
Mis Planes Son Amarte — Juanes
Amar Y Vivir En Vivo Desde La Cuidad De México, 2017 — La Santa Cecilia
Musas (Un Homenaje Al Folclore Latinoamericano En Manos De Los Macorinos) — Natalia Lafourcade
El Dorado — Shakira
Best Americana Album
Southern Blood — Gregg Allman
Shine On Rainy Day — Brent Cobb
Beast Epic — Iron & Wine
The Nashville Sound — Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit
Brand New Day — The Mavericks
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 Song Written For Visual Media
'City Of Stars' — Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, songwriters (Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone), Track from La La Land
'How Far I'll Go' — Lin-Manuel Miranda, songwriter (Auli'i Cravalho), Track from Moana: The Songs
'I Don't Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker)' — Jack Antonoff, Sam Dew & Taylor Swift, songwriters (ZAYN & Taylor Swift), Track from Fifty Shades Darker
'Never Give Up' — Sia Furler & Gregg Kurstin, songwriters (Sia), Track from Lion
'Stand Up For Something' — Common & Diane Warren, songwriters (Andra Day Featuring Common), Track from Marshall
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Calvin Harris
No I.D.
Greg Kurstin
Blake Mills
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