Rappers Kendrick Lamar and Jay-Z dominate this year’s shortlists – while pop behemoths Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran are overlooked
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Tuesday 28 November 2017 15.12 GMTLast modified on Tuesday 28 November 2017 17.49 GMT
Rap and R&B dominated this year’s Grammy award nominations, with Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Childish Gambino and Bruno Mars all receiving nods for record of the year and album of the year. Jay-Z received eight nominations in total, the highest of any artist. Kendrick Lamar followed closely with seven.
Childish Gambino’s Redbone, Jay-Z’s The Story of OJ, Kendrick Lamar’s Humble and 24K Magic by Bruno Mars were all nominated for record of the year, alongside Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s hugely popular Despacito, featuring Justin Bieber. The latter also received nods for song of the year and pop group performance. It is the first non-English language track to be nominated in both the record of the year and song of the year categories.
Childish Gambino’s Awaken, My Love!, Jay-Z’s 4:44, Kendrick Lamar’s Damn and Bruno Mars’s 24K Magic formed the album of the year list. Lorde’s Melodramagained the final nomination.
Ed Sheeran’s third record, Divide, was largely snubbed. It did not receive a best album nod; instead, it was included in the best pop vocal album category alongside Coldplay, Lana Del Rey, Kesha, Lady Gaga and Imagine Dragons. His single Shape of You received a nomination for best pop solo performance. Taylor Swift’s single Look What You Made Me Do was eligible, but received no nominations.
Other acts with multiple nominations included young R&B singers SZA and Khalid, and Coldplay, whose Chainsmokers collaboration Something Just Like This was also acknowledged.
Drake did not receive any nominations after failing to submit his playlist More Life to the Grammys. Yet the touted boycott – which gained traction after Frank Ocean refused to register his album Blonde last year – did not materialise.
The winners of the 2018 Grammy awards will be announced on 28 January at a ceremony at New York’s Madison Square Garden hosted by James Corden. The awards will be broadcast in the UK in full on 4Music on 29 January.
The list of nominees for selected categories are below:
Awaken, My Love! – Childish Gambino 4:44 – Jay-Z Damn – Kendrick Lamar Melodrama – Lorde 24K Magic – Bruno Mars
Redbone – Childish Gambino Despacito – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee feat Justin Bieber The Story of OJ – Jay-Z Humble. – Kendrick Lamar 24K Magic – Bruno Mars
Despacito – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee feat Justin Bieber 4:44 – Jay-Z Issues – Julia Michaels 1-800-273-8255 – Logic feat Alessia Cara and Khalid That’s What I Like – Bruno Mars
Alessia Cara Khalid Lil Uzi Vert Julia Michaels SZA
Love So Soft – Kelly Clarkson Praying – Kesha Million Reasons – Lady Gaga What About Us – Pink Shape of You – Ed Sheeran
Something Just Like This – The Chainsmokers and Coldplay Despacito – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee feat Justin Bieber Thunder – Imagine Dragons Feel It Still – Portugal The Man Stay – Zedd & Alessia Cara
Nobody But Me (Deluxe Version) – Michael Bublé Triplicate – Bob Dylan In Full Swing – Seth MacFarlane Wonderland – Sarah McLachlan Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 – Various Artists
Kaleidoscope EP – Coldplay Lust for Life – Lana Del Rey Evolve – Imagine Dragons Rainbow – Kesha Joanne – Lady Gaga ÷ (Divide) – Ed Sheeran
Bambro Koyo Ganda – Bonobo feat Innov Gnawa Cola – Camelphat and Elderbrook Andromeda – Gorillaz feat Dram Tonite – LCD Soundsystem Line of Sight – Odesza feat Wynne and Mansionair
Migration – Bonobo 3-D the Catalogue – Kraftwerk Mura Masa – Mura Masa A Moment Apart – Odesza What Now – Sylvan Esso
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