It’s that time of year again! The nominations for the 2018 Grammy Awards were unveiled this morning on the official Grammy website.
JAY Z is leading the pack with eight nominations. Hov scored the coveted Album of the Year nod alongside Bruno Mars, Childish Gambino, Kendrick Lamar, and Lorde. Trailing behind Hov in nominations for the 2018 show are Kendrick with seven noms, Bruno Mars with six nods, and SZA, Childish Gambino, No I.D., and Khalid all earning five nominations. The peoples’ champ, Cardi B continues to have an amazing year by snagging two nods.
The jolting snub that received the most noteworthy twitter reactions was Ed Sheeran’s one nomination for the monster hit, Shape of You and one nomination for Divide.
A special congratulation to all of the nominees. Don’t forget to watch the 2018 GRAMMY Awards on January 28th.
Check out the nominees from the most talked about categories 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 – 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
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 Traditional R&B Performance
- Laugh And Move On – The Baylor Project
- Redbone – Childish Gambino
- What I’m Feelin’ – Anthony Hamilton Featuring The Hamiltones
- All The Way – Ledisi
- Still – Mali Music
Best R&B Song
- First Began – PJ Morton
- Location – Khalid
- Redbone – Childish Gambino
- Supermodel – SZA
- That’s What I Like – Bruno Mars
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 Morton
- Feel The Real – Musiq Soulchild
Best Rap Performance
- Bounce Back – Big Sean
- Bodak Yellow – Cardi B
- 4:44 – JAY-Z
- HUMBLE. – Kendrick Lamar
- Bad And Boujee – Migos Featuring Lil Uzi Vert
Best Rap/Sung Performance
- PRBLMS – 6LACK
- Crew – Goldlink Featuring Brent Faiyaz & Shy Glizzy
- Family Feud – JAY-Z Featuring Beyoncé
- LOYALTY. – Kendrick Lamar Featuring Rihanna
- Love Galore – SZA Featuring Travis Scott
Best Rap Song
- Bodak Yellow – Cardi B
- Chase Me – Danger Mouse Featuring Run The Jewels & Big Boi
- HUMBLE. – Kendrick Lamar
- Sassy – Rapsody
- The Story Of O.J. – JAY-Z
Best Rap Album
- 4:44 – JAY-Z
- DAMN. – Kendrick Lamar
- Culture – Migos
- Laila’s Wisdom – Rapsody
- Flower Boy – Tyler, The Creator
Best Music Video
- Up All Night – Beck
- Makeba – Jain
- The Story Of O.J. – JAY-Z
- Humble. – Kendrick Lamar
- 1-800-273-8255 – Logic Featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid
