Grammy’s Announced

The nominees for the 62nd Grammy Awards were announced yesterday by president/CEO Deborah Dugan and Academy Chair of the Board of Trustees Harvey Mason Jr. along with host Alicia Keys and Bebe Rexha.

Among the leading nominees are Lizzo, Billie Eilish, and Lil Nas X. Other notable nominees include Beyonc, Lana Del Rey, Rosala, Bon Iver, Vampire Weekend, Tyler, the Creator, Big Thief, Thom Yorke, FKA Twigs, Brittany Howard, The 1975, Steve Lacy, and others.

Lizzo, Eilish, and Lil Nas X scored the most nominations, with all three notching nods for Record of the Year, Album of the Year, and Best New Artist.

Lizzo led the pack, with eight nominations, including “Truth Hurts” for Record and Song of the Year, and Cuz I Love You for Album of the Year. Eilish, who garnered six nominations, was also nominated in those three categories: “Bad Guy” for Record and Song of the Year and When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? for Album of the Year. And Lil Nas X, also up for six awards, scored a Record of the Year look for his smash “Old Town Road” remix with Billy Ray Cyrus, while his debut EP 7 was nominated for Album of the Year.

Eilish is the youngest artist ever to be nominated in all four major categories (Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best New Artist).

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The Grammys take place on January 26th at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Major nominees include:

Album of the Year

• Bon Iver – “i,i”
• Lana Del Rey – “Norman F*cking Rockwell!”
• Billie Eilish – “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?”
• H.E.R. – “I Used to Know Her”
• Ariana Grande – “thank u, next”
• Lil Nas X – “7”
• Lizzo – “Cuz I Love You”
• Vampire Weekend – “Father of the Bride”

Record of the Year

• Bon Iver – “Hey, Ma”
• Billie Eilish – “Bad Guy”
• Ariana Grande – “7 rings”
• H.E.R. – “Hard Place”
• Khalid – “Talk”
• Lil Nas X – “Old Town Road”
• Lizzo – “Truth Hurts”
• Post Malone – “Sunflower”

Song of the Year

• Lady Gaga – “Always Remember Us This Way”
• Billie Eilish – “Bad Guy”
• Tanya Tucker – “Bring My Flowers Now”
• H.E.R. – “Hard Place”
• Taylor Swift – “Lover”
• Lana Del Rey – “Norman Fucking Rockwell”
• Lewis Capaldi – “Someone You Loved”
• Lizzo – “Truth Hurts”

Best New Artist

• Black Pumas
• Billie Eilish
• Lil Nas X
• Lizzo
• Maggie Rogers
• Rosala
• Tank and the Bangas
• Yola

Pop
Best Pop Solo Performance

• Beyonc – “Spirit”
• Billie Eilish – “Bad Guy”
• Ariana Grande – “7 rings”
• Lizzo – “Truth Hurts”
• Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down”

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

• Ariana Grande & the Social House – “Boyfriend”
• The Jonas Brothers – “Sucker”
• Lil Nas X – “Old Town Road” [ft. Billy Ray Cyrus]
• Post Malone – “Sunflower” [ft. Swae Lee]
• Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – “Seorita”

Best Pop Vocal Album

• Beyonc – “The Lion King: The Gift”
• Billie Eilish – “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?”
• Ariana Grande – “thank u, next”
• Ed Sheeran – “No.6 Collaborations Project”
• Taylor Swift – “Lover”

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

• Andrea Bocelli – “S”
• Michael Bubl – “Love (Deluxe Edition)”
• Elvis Costello & The Imposters – “Look Now”
• John Legend – “A Legendary Christmas”
• Barbra Streisand – “Walls”

Rap
Best Rap Album

• Dreamville – “Revenge of the Dreamers III”
• Meek Mill – “Championships”
• 21 Savage – “I Am > I Was”
• Tyler, the Creator – “IGOR”
• YBN Cordae – “The Lost Boy”

Best Rap Song

• YBN Cordae – “Bad Idea” [ft. Chance the Rapper]
• Rick Ross – “Gold Roses” [ft. Drake]
• 21 Savage – “A Lot” [ft. J. Cole]
• Nipsey Hussle – “Racks in the Middle” [ft. Roddy Ricch and Hit-Boy]
• DaBaby – “Suge”

Best Rap Performance

• J. Cole – “Middle Child”
• DaBaby – “Suge”
• Dreamville – “Down Bad” [ft. J.I.D., Bas, J. Cole, EARTHGANG, Young Nudy]
• Nipsey Hussle – “Racks in the Middle” [ft. Roddy Ricch and Hit-Boy]
• Offset – “Clout” [ft. Cardi B]

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

• DJ Khaled – “Higher” [ft. Nipsey Hussle and John Legend]
• Lil Baby and Gunna – “Drip Too Hard”
• Lil Nas X – “Panini”
• Mustard – “Ballin” [ft. Roddy Ricch]
• Young Thug – “The London” [ft. J. Cole and Travis Scott]

Rock
Best Rock Performance

• Bones UK – “Pretty Waste”
• Gary Clark Jr. – “This Land”
• Brittany Howard – “History Repeats”
• Karen O & Danger Mouse – “Woman”
• Rival Sons – “Too Bad”

Best Metal Performance

• Candlemass – Astorolus – “The Great Octopus” [ft. Tony Iommi]
• Death Angel – “Humanicide”
• I Prevail – “Bow Down”
• Killswitch Engage – “Unleashed”
• Tool – “7empest”

Best Rock Song

• Tool – “Fear Inoculum”
• The 1975 – “Give Yourself a Try”
• Vampire Weekend – “Harmony Hall”
• Brittany Howard – “History Repeats”
• Gary Clark Jr. – “This Land”

Best Rock Album

• Bring Me the Horizon – “amo”
• Cage the Elephant – “Social Cues”
• The Cranberries – “In the End”
• I Prevail – “Trauma”
• Rival Sons – “Feral Roots”

Best Alternative Music Album

• Big Thief – “U.F.O.F.”
• James Blake – “Assume Form”
• Bon Iver – “i,i”
• Vampire Weekend – “Father of the Bride”
• Thom Yorke – “ANIMA”

R&B
Best R&B Performance

• Daniel Caesar – “Love Again” [ft. Brandy]
• H.E.R. – “Could’ve Been” [ft. Bryson Tiller]
• Lizzo – “Exactly How I Feel” [ft. Gucci Mane]
• Lucky Daye – “Roll Some Mo”
• Anderson .Paak – Come Home” [ft. Andre 3000]

Best Traditional R&B Performance

• Bj the Chicago Kid – “Time Today”
• India.Arie – “Steady Love”
• Lizzo – “Jerome”
• Lucky Daye – “Real Games”
• PJ Morton – “Built for Love” [ft. Jazmine Sullivan]

Best R&B Song

• H.E.R. – “Could’ve Been” [ft. Bryson Tiller]
• Emily King – “Look At Me Now”
• Chris Brown – “No Guidance” [ft. Drake]
• Lucky Daye – “Roll Some Mo”
• PJ Morton – “Say So” [ft. JoJo]

Best Urban Contemporary Album

• Steve Lacy – “Apollo XXI”
• Lizzo – “Cuz I Love You”
• Georgia Anne Muldrow – “Overload”
• Nao – “Saturn”
• Jessie Reyez – “Being Human in Public”

Best R&B Album

• BJ the Chicago Kid – “1123”
• Lucy Daye – “Painted”
• Ella Mai – “Ella Mai”
• PJ Morton – “Paul”
• Anderson .Paak – “Ventura”

Latin
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album

• Bad Bunny – “X 100Pre”
• J Balvin & Bad Bunny – “Oasis”
• Flor De Toloache – “Indestructible”
• iLe – “Almadura”
• Rosala – “El Mal Querer”

Dance
Best Dance Recording

• Bonobo – “Linked”
• The Chemical Brothers – “Got to Keep On”
• Medusa – “Piece of Your Heart” [ft. Goodboys]
• RFS DU SOL – “Underwater”
• Skrillex and Boys Noize – “Midnight Hour” [ft. Ty Dolla $ign]

Best Dance/Electronic Album

• Apparat – “LP5”
• The Chemical Brothers – “No Geography”
• Flume – “Hi This Is Flume” (Mixtape)
• RFS DU SOL – “Solace”
• Tyco – “Weather”

Comedy
Best Comedy Album

• Jim Gaffigan – “Quality Time”
• Ellen DeGeneres – “Relatable”
• Aziz Ansari – “Right Now”
• Trevor Noah – “Son of Patricia”
• Dave Chapelle – “Sticks and Stones”

Spoken Word
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)

• Various Artists – “Beastie Boys Book”
• Michelle Obama – “Becoming”
• Eric Alexandrakis – “I.V. Catatonia: 20 Years As A Two-Time Cancer Survivor”
• John Waters – “Mr. Know-It-All”
• Sekou Andrews & The String Theory – “Sekou Andrews & The String Theory”

Remix
Best Remixed Recording

• Madonna – “I Rise” (Tracy Young’s Pride Intro Radio Remix)
• Miley Cyrus – “Mother’s Daughter” (Wuki Remix)
• Jorja Smith – “The One” (High Contrast Remix)
• Mild Minds – “Swim” (Ford. Remix)
• Marie Davidson – “Work It” (Soulwax Remix)