Grammy Nominations, 2018

Grammy Nominations, 2018

The most awaited and the most prestigious awards in the music industry are around the corner and the list of nominations is out, but first of all, let me tell you a brief history about the awards.

The Grammy Award popularly known as the ?Grammys?, it was originally called the Gramophone Award. It is an honor awarded by The Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievement in mainly English Language music industry. The annual presentation ceremony features performances by prominent artists and the presentation of the awards that have a more popular interest.

The first Grammy ceremony was held on May 4, 1959, to honor and respect the musical accomplishments by performers for the year 1958. The last Grammys i.e. the 59^th ceremony was held on February 12, 2017, at the Staples Centre in Los Angles. Earlier, the awards were given in 109 categories but from 2011 it is given in only 78 categories. The winners are chosen by the voting members of the Recording Committee.

The 60^th Grammys will be held on January 28, 2018, at the Madison Square Garden, New York City. James Corden will host the event and CBS network will broadcast the show live.

On Tuesday morning, the nominations were out and Jay-Z led the nominations with eight categories, he is followed by Kendrick Lamar whose ?DAMN? album scored seven. Bruno Mars has nominations in six categories.

Here is the list of nominations-

 GENERAL FIELD

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? ? Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber, ?4:44? ? Jay-Z, ?Issues? ? Julia Michaels, ?1-800-273-8255? ? Logic Featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid, ?That?s What I Like? ? Bruno Mars 

Best New Artist: 

Alessia Cara, Khalid, Lil Uzi Vert, Julia Michaels, SZA

 POP FIELD 

 Best Pop Solo Performance: 

?Love So Soft? ? Kelly Clarkson, ?Praying? ? Kesha, ?Million Reasons? ? Lady Gaga, ?What About Us? ? P!, ?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 Pop Vocal Album: 

Kaleidoscope EP ? Coldplay,  Lust For Life ? Lana Del Rey,  Evolve ? Imagine Dragons,  Rainbow ? Kesha,  Joanne ? Lady Gaga,  ÷ (Divide) ? Ed Sheeran 

R&B FIELD

 Best R&B Performance:

 ?Get You? ? Daniel Caesar Featuring Kali Uchis, ?Distraction? ? Kehlani, ?High? ? Ledisi, ?That?s What I Like? ? Bruno Mars,  ?The Weekend? ? SZA 

Best Urban Contemporary Album:

 Free 6LACK ? 6LACK,  ?Awaken, My Love!? ? Childish Gambino,  American Teen ? Khalid,  Ctrl ? SZA,  Starboy ? The Weeknd

Best R&B Album: 

Freudian ? Daniel Caesar,  Let Love Rule ? Ledisi,  24K Magic ? Bruno Mars,  Gumbo ? PJ Feel The Real ?Musiq Soulchild 

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https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/8047027/grammys-2018-complete-nominees-list