Also aiming for Album of the Year are Janelle Monae and Kendrick Lamar, who leads the pack with eight nominations.
- Dec 7, 2018
AceShowbiz - The complete nomination list for the upcoming 61st annual Grammy Awards has been revealed. Announced live on CBS' "This Morning" and Apple Music, the announcement for major categories was made with the help of singers Alessia Cara, Shawn Mendes, Janelle Monae as well as Zane Lowe of Beats 1.
This year sees Cardi B and Drake each scoring a nomination for the biggest honor Album of the Year with their respective albums "Invasion of Privacy" and "Scorpion". Also battling it out with the rappers in the category are Brandi Carlile's "By the Way, I Forgive You", Post Malone's "Beerbongs & Bentleys", Janelle Monae's "Dirty Computer" as well as Kendrick Lamar-curated "Black Panther" soundtrack album.
Noticeably missing from the category is Taylor Swift's record-breaking album "Reputation".
In Record of the Year category, Cardi and Drake are once again set to battle it out after their respective songs "I Like It" and "God's Plan" make it to the list. They will battle the likes of Donald Glover a.k.a. Childish Gambino's "This Is America" and Lady GaGa's collaboration with Bradley Cooper "Shallow".
Helping announce the major nominations that day, Shawn was "overwhelmed" after knowing that he scored a Grammy nomination with "In My Blood". The track is up for Song of the Year category, getting pitted against the likes of Ella Mai's "Boo'd Up", "This Is America" and more.
Meanwhile, stars who make it to the Best New Artist category include Luke Combs, Dua Lipa, Jorja Smith and Bebe Rexha.
Other stars who also score a nomination for the upcoming event are Kacey Musgraves, Kelsea Ballerini, Camila Cabello and Ariana Grande among others. On the other hand, Kendrick leads the nominees with eight nods, followed by Drake with seven nods.
The winners from all categories will be announced at the live ceremony on February 10, 2019 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. For the full nomination list, fans can visit the official Grammys website.
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 a.k.a. Donald Glover - "This Is America"
Record of the Year:
- Cardi B - "I Like It"
- Brandi Carlile - "The Joke"
- Childish Gambino a.k.a. Donald Glover - "This Is America"
- Kendrick Lamar & SZA - "All The Stars"
- Post Malone & 21 Savage - "Rockstar"
- Zedd & Maren Morris - "The Middle"
Album of the Year:
- Gabriella Wilson a.k.a. H.E.R. - "H.E.R."
- Brandi Carlile - "By the Way, I Forgive You"
- Drake - "Scorpio"
- Various Artists - "Black Panther: The Album"
- Kacey Musgraves - "Golden Hour"
- Post Malone - "Beerbongs & Bentleys"
- Cardi B - "Invasion of Privacy"
- Janelle Monae - "Dirty Computer"
Best New Artist:
- Chloe x Halle
- Luke Combs
- Greta Van Fleet
- Gabriella Wilson a.k.a. 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 Vocal Album:
- Camila Cabello - "Camila"
- Kelly Clarkson - "Meaning of Life"
- Ariana Grande - "Sweetener"
- Shawn Mendes - "Shawn Mendes"
- Pink - "Beautiful Trauma"
- Taylor Swift - "Reputation"
Best R&B Song:
- Ella Mai - "Boo'd Up"
- Miguel - "Come Through and Chill" [ft. J. Cole and Salaam Remi]
- Childish Gambino a.k.a. Donald Glover - "Feels Like Summer"
- Gabriella Wilson a.k.a. H.E.R. - "Focus"
- Toni Braxton - "Long As I Live"
Best R&B Album:
- Toni Braxton - "Sex & Cigarettes"
- Leon Bridges - "Good Thing"
- Lalah Hathaway - "Honestly"
- Gabriella Wilson a.k.a. H.E.R. - "H.E.R."
- PJ Morton - "Gumbo" Unplugged (Live)
Best Rap Song:
- Drake - "God's Plan"
- Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future and James Blake - "King's Dead"
- Eminem - "Lucky You"
- Travis Scott (II), Drake, Big Hawk and 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 (II) - "Astroworld"
Best Country Album:
- Kelsea Ballerini - "Unapolgetically"
- Brothers Osborne - "Port Saint Joe"
- Ashley McBryde - "Girl Going Nowhere"
- Kacey Musgraves - "Golde Hour"
- Chris Stapleton - "From A Room: Volume 2"
Best Music Video:
- The Carters (Beyonce Knowles & Jay-Z) - "Apes**t"
- Childish Gambino a.k.a. Donald Glover - "This Is America"
- Joyner Lucas - "I'm Not Racist"
- Janelle Monae- "PYNK"
- Tierra Whack - "MUMBO JUMBO"
