Nominations for the 62nd annual Grammy awards were announced earlier today by the likes of Bebe Rexha, Alicia Keys, Gayle King, Chair of the Board of Trustees Harvey Mason Jr and Recording Academy prez Deborah Dugan.
Taking in the most sweeps these year with the most number of nominations is Lizzo, who’s seen a sudden rise in her fame after her music from 2017 went viral on social media. The Truth Hurts hitmaker is followed by Billie Eilish – who has been nominated for a total of 6 times.
Other top nominees for this year inlclude Lil Nas X, Talyor Swift, Ariane Grande and Beyonce Knowles.
Knowles has been recognized for her work in the Lion King soundtrack as well as her ‘special’ album – ‘The Gift.’
Best Pop Solo Performance is an interesting category, which sees the ‘Single Ladies’ hitmaker competing against some other prominent female Pop stars of today, namely – Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift, Lizzo and Billie Eilish.
Without further ado, here is the complete list of the nominations from this year:
Record of the Year
“Hey, Ma” – Bon Iver.
“Bad Guy” – Billie Eilish.
“7 Rings” – Ariana Grande.
“Hard Place” – H.E.R.
“Talk” – Khalid.
“Old Town Road” – Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus.
“Truth Hurts” – Lizzo.
“Sunflower” – Post Malone & Swae Lee.
Album Of The Year
“i,i ”— Bon Iver.
“Norman F—– Rockwell!” — Lana Del Rey.
“When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?” — Billie Eilish.
“thank u, next” — Ariana Grande.
“I Used To Know Her” — H.E.R.
“7″ — Lil Nas X.
“Cuz I Love You (Deluxe)” — Lizzo.
“Father Of The Bride” — Vampire Weekend.
Best New Artist
Black Pumas
Billie Eilish
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
Maggie Rogers
Rosalia
Tank and the Bangas
Yola
Song of the Year
“Always Remember Us This Way” — Lady Gaga.
“Bad Guy” — Billie Eilish.
“Bring My Flowers Now” — Brandi Carlile.
“Hard Place” — H.E.R.“Lover” — Taylor Swift.
“Norman F—— Rockwell” — Lana Del Rey.
“Someone You Love” — Lewis Capaldi.
“Truth Hurts” — Lizzo.
Best Pop Solo Performance
“Spirit” — Beyonce.
“Bad Guy” — Billie Eilish.
“7 Rings” — Ariana Grande.
“Truth Hurts” — Lizzo.
“You Need to Calm Down” — Taylor Swift.
Best R&B Performance
“Could Have Been” — Daniel Caesar featuring Brandy.
“Could’ve Been” — H.E.R. featuring Bryson Tiller.
“Exactly How I Feel” — Lizzo featuring Gucci Mane.
“Roll Some Mo” — Lucky Daye.
“Come Home” — Anderson Park featuring Andre 3000.
Best Country Song
“Bring My Flowers Now” — Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth & Tanya Tucker, songwriters (Tanya Tucker).
“Girl Goin’ Nowhere” — Jeremy Bussey & Ashley McBryde, songwriters (Ashley McBryde).
“It All Comes Out In The Wash” — Miranda Lambert, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose, songwriters (Miranda Lambert).
“Some Of It” — Eric Church, Clint Daniels, Jeff Hyde & Bobby Pinson, songwriters (Eric Church).
“Speechless” — Shay Mooney, Jordan Reynolds, Dan Smyers & Laura Veltz, songwriters (Dan + Shay).
Best Rap Album
“Revenge of the Dreamers III” — Dreamville.
“Championships” — Meek Mill.
“I AM > I Was” — 21 Savage.
“IGOR” — Tyler, the Creator.
“The Lost Boy” — YBN Cordae.
Best Pop Vocal Album
“The Lion King: The Gift” — Beyonce.
“When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?” — Billie Eilish.
“thank u, next” — Ariana Grande.
“No. 6 Collaborations Project” — Ed Sheeran.
“Lover” — Taylor Swift.
Best Rock Album
“Amo” — Bring Me The Horizon.
“Social Cues” — Cage The Elephant.
“In The End” — The Cranberries.
“Trauma” — I Prevail.
“Feral Roots” — Rival Sons.
Best Dance Recording
“Linked” — Bonobo.
“Got To Keep On” — The Chemical Brothers.
“Piece Of Your Heart” — Meduza featuring Goodboys.
“Underwater” — Rufus Du Sol.
“Midnight Hour” — Skrillex & Boys Noize featuring Ty Dolla $ign.
Best Jazz Vocal Album
“Thirsty Ghost” — Sara Gazarek.
“Love & Liberation” — Jazzmeia Horn.
“Alone Together” — Catherine Russell.
“12 Little Spells” — Esperanza Spalding.
“Screenplay” — The Tierney Sutton Band.
Best Gospel Album
“Long Live Love” — Kirk Franklin.
“Goshen” — Donald Lawrence Presents The Tri-City Singers.
“Tunnel Vision” — Gene Moore.
“Settle Here” — William Murphy.
“Something’s Happening! A Christmas Album” — CeCe Winans.
Best Latin Rock, Urban Or Alternative Album
“X 100PRE” — Bad Bunny.
“Oasis” — J Balvin & Bad Bunny.
“Indestructible” — Flor De Toloache.
“Almadura” — iLe.
“El Mal Querer” — Rosalia.
Best Americana Album:
″Years To Burn” — Calexico And Iron & Wine.
“Who Are You Now” — Madison Cunningham.
“Oklahoma” — Keb’ Mo’.
“Tales Of America” — J.S. Ondara.
“Walk Through Fire” — Yola.
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
“Beastie Boys Book” — (Various Artists) Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, Scott Sherratt & Dan Zitt, producers.
“Becoming” — Michelle Obama.
“I.V. Catatonia: 20 Years As A Two-Time Cancer Survivor” — Eric Alexandrakis.
“Mr. Know-It-All” — John Waters.
“Sekou Andrews & The String Theory” — Sekou Andrews & The String Theory.
Best Music Film:
“Homecoming” — Beyonce.
“Remember My Name” — David Crosby.
“Birth Of The Cool” — Miles Davis.
“Shangri-La” — Various Artists.
“Anima” — Thom Yorke.
Who are you rooting for the most?