The GRAMMY Awards 2019: Full list of nominations

Some surprises!

Author: Alex RossPublished 7th Dec 2018

The nominations for the 2019 GRAMMY Awards have been announced, and there's certainly some surprises! Despite Ariana Grande's amazing comeback year of music, the 'thank u, next' singer has only picked up two nominations, whilst Taylor Swift only picking up one.

The likes of Lady Gaga, Cardi B, Travis Scott, Drake, Post Malone and K-Pop band BTS have picked up a number of nominations each.

Check out the full list below:

Album of the Year

H.E.R. - H.E.R.

Brandi Carlile - By the Way, I Forgive You

Drake - Scorpion

Various Artists - Black Panther: The Album

Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour

Post Malone - Beerbongs & Bentleys

Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy

Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer

Record of the Year

Cardi B - I Like It

Brandi Carlile - The Joke

Childish Gambino - This Is America

Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - Shallow

Drake - God's Plan

Kendrick Lamar & SZA - All the Stars

Post Malone & 21 Savage - Rockstar

Zedd & Maren Morris - The Middle

Song of the Year

Kendrick Lamar & SZA - All the Stars

Ella Mai - Boo'd Up

Drake - God's Plan

Shawn Mendes - In My Blood

Brandi Carlile - The Joke

Zedd & Maren Morris - The Middle

Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - Shallow

Childish Gambino - This Is America

Best New Artist

Chloe x Halle

Luke Combs

Greta Van Fleet

H.E.R.

Dua Lipa

Margo Price

Bebe Rexha

Jorja Smith

Best Pop Solo Performance

Beck - Colors

Camila Cabello - Havana (Live)

Ariana Grande - God Is a Woman

Lady Gaga - Joanne (Where Do You Think You’re Goin’?)

Post Malone - Better Now

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

Christina Aguilera ft. Demi Lovato - Fall In Line

Backstreet Boys - Don’t Go Breaking My Heart

Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper - Shallow

Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B - Girls Like You

Justin Timberlake ft. Chris Stapleton - Say Something

Zedd, Maren Morris, and Grey - The Middle

Best Pop Vocal Album

Camila Cabello - Camila

Kelly Clarkson - Meaning of Life

Ariana Grande - Sweetener

Shawn Mendes - Shawn Mendes

Pink - Beautiful Trauma

Taylor Swift - Reputation

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Tony Bennett & Diana Krall - Love Is Here to Stay

Willie Nelson - My Way

Gregory Porter - Nat "King" Cole & Me

Seal - Standards (Deluxe)

Barbra Streisand - The Music... The Mem'ries... The Magic!

Best Rap Performance

Cardi B - Be Careful

Drake - Nice for What

Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future, & James Blake - King’s Dead

Anderson .Paak - Bubblin

Travis Scott, Drake, Big Hawk, & Swae Lee - Sicko Mode

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

Christina Aguilera ft. Goldlink - Like I Do

6LACK ft. J. Cole - Pretty Little Fears

Childish Gambino - This Is America

Kendrick Lamar & SZA - All the Stars

Post Malone ft. 21 Savage - Rockstar

Swipe through to see the biggest collaborations of 2018...


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Best Rap Song

Drake - God’s Plan

Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future, & James Blake - King’s Dead

Eminem - Lucky You

Travis Scott, Drake, Big Hawk, & Swae Lee - Sicko Mode

Jay Rock ft. Kendrick Lamar - Win

Best Rap Album

Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy

Mac Miller- Swimming

Nipsey Hussle - Victory Lap

Pusha-T - Daytona

Travis Scott - Astroworld

Best Rock Performance

Arctic Monkeys - Four Out of Five

Chris Cornell - When Bad Does Good

THE FEVER 333 - Made An America

Greta Van Fleet - Highway Tune

Halestorm - Uncomfortable

Best Metal Performance

Between the Buried and Me - Condemned to the Gallows

Deafheaven - Honeycomb

High on Fire - Electric Messiah

Trivium - Betrayer

Underoath - On My Teeth

Best Rock Song

Greta Van Fleet - Black Smoke Rising

Twenty One Pilots - Jumpsuit

Bring Me the Horizon - MANTRA

St. Vincent - Masseduction

Ghost - Rats

Best Rock Album

Alice in Chains - Rainier Fog

Fall Out Boy - M A N I A

Ghost - Prequelle

Greta Van Fleet - From the Fires

Weezer - Pacific Daydream

Best Alternative Music Album

Arctic Monkeys - Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino

Beck - Colors

Björk - Utopia

David Byrne - American Utopia

St. Vincent - Masseduction

R&B

Best R&B Performance

Toni Braxton - Long As I Live

The Carters - Summer

Lalah Hathaway - Y O Y

H.E.R. - Best Part ft. Daniel Caesar

PJ Morton - First Began

Best Traditional R&B Performance

Leon Bridges - Bet Ain’t Worth the Hand

Betty LaVette - Don’t Fall Apart on Me Tonight

MAJOR. - Honest

PJ Morton - How Deep Is Your Love ft. Yebba

Charlie Wilson - Made for Love ft. Lalah Hathaway

Best R&B Song

Ella Mai - Boo’d Up

Miguel - Come Through and Chill ft. J. Cole and Salaam Remi

Childish Gambino - Feels Like Summer

H.E.R. - Focus

Toni Braxton - Long As I Live

Best Urban Contemporary Album

The Carters - Everything Is Love

Chloe x Halle - The Kids Are Alright

Chris Dave and the Drumhedz - Chris Dave and the Drumhedz

Miguel - War & Leisure

Meshell Ndegeocello - Ventriloquism

Best R&B Album

Toni Braxton - Sex & Cigarettes

Leon Bridges - Good Thing

Lalah Hathaway - Honestly

H.E.R. - H.E.R.

PJ Morton - Gumbo Unplugged (Live)

Best Dance Recording

Above & Beyond - Northern Soul ft. Richard Bedford

Disclosure - Ultimatum ft. Fatoumata Diawara

Fisher - Losing It

Silk City & Dua Lipa - Electricity ft. Diplo and Mark Ronson

Virtual Self - Ghost Voices

Best Dance/Electronic Album

Jon Hopkins - Singularity

Justice - Woman

Sofi Tukker - Treehouse

SOPHIE - Oil of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides

TOKiMONSTA - Lune Rouge

Best Comedy Album

Patton Oswalt - Annihilation

Dave Chappelle - Equanimity & the Bird Revelation

Jim Gaffigan - Noble Ape

Fred Armisen - Standup for Drummers

Chris Rock - Tamborine

Best Remixed Recording

Labrinth, Sia & Diplo present LSD - Audio (CID Remix Official Dance Remix)

Charlie Puth - How Long (EDX's Dubai Skyline Remix)

Gabriel & Dresden feat. Sub Teal - Only Road (Cosmic Gate Remix)

Kygo, Justin Jesso - Stargazing ft. Justin Jesso (Kaskade Remix)

HAIM - Walking Away (Mura Masa remix)

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

Call Me by Your Name

Deadpool 2

The Greatest Showman

Lady Bird

Stranger Things

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

Ludwig Göransson - Black Panther

Benjamin Wallfisch & Hans Zimmer - Blade Runner 2049

Michael Giacchino - Coco

Alexandre Desplat - The Shape of Water

John Williams - Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Best Song Written for Visual Media

Kendrick Lamar & SZA - All the Stars

Sufjan Stevens - Mystery of Love

Miguel - Remember Me ft. Natalia Lafourcade

Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - Shallow

Keala Settle & the Greatest Showman Ensemble - This Is Me

Best Recording Package

Mitski - Be the Cowboy

BTS - Love Yourself: Tear

St. Vincent - Masseduction

The Chairman - The Offering

Foxhole - Well Kept Thing

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction (Locked N' Loaded)

The Decemberists - I’ll Be Your Girl

Grateful Dead - Pacific Northwest '73-74': The Complete Recordings

“Weird” Al Yankovic - Squeeze Box: The Complete Works of “Weird Al” Yankovic

Sarah Dodds and Shauna Dodds - Too Many Bad Habits

Best Album Notes

Various Artists - Alpine Dreaming: The Helvetia Records Story, 1920-1924 (James P. Leary)

Charles A. Asbury - 4 Banjo Songs, 1891-1897: Foundational Recordings Of America’s Iconic Instrument (Richard Martin & Ted Olson)

Sonny Clark Trio - The 1960 Time Sessions (Ben Ratliff)

Various Artists - The Product Of Our Souls: The Sound And Sway Of James Reese Europe's Society Orchestra (David Gilbert)

Bob Dylan - Trouble No More: The Bootleg Series Vol. 13 / 1979-1981 (Deluxe Edition) (Amanda Petrusich)

Various Artists - Voices Of Mississippi: Artists And Musicians Documented By William Ferris (David Evans)

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

Boi-1da

Larry Klein

Linda Perry

Kanye West

Pharrell Williams

Music Video/Film

Best Music Video

The Carters - Apes***

Childish Gambino - This Is America

Joyner Lucas - I’m Not Racist

Janelle Monáe - PYNK

Tierra Whack - MUMBO JUMBO

Best Music Film

Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

Whitney

Quincy

Itzhak

Elvis Presley: The Kin

The 2019 GRAMMY Awards are due to take place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on the 10th February 2019.

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