The 2018 Grammy Nominees have been revealed. Jay Z has 8 nominations and leads the pack. Jay Z has been nominated for record of the year, song of the year, album of the year and best rap album. NO ID producer of Jay z’s album 4:44 received 5 nominations. R&B phenom SZA is the most nominated woman this year with 5 nominations.  Donald Glover aka Childish Gambino also has five nominations, all of these nominations come from an album that was released in late 2016. The Cardi B campaign continues to blaze a trail as she caps off the year with receiving a “Best Rap Song” nomination for “Bodak Yellow” 2017 has proven to be an exceptional year for music and this years nominations are diverse. Check out a portion of the list below.

Record Of The Year

• Redbone

     Childish Gambino

• Despacito

• 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

    • 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, songwriter (PJ Morton)

• Location

     Alfredo Gonzalez, Olatunji Ige, Samuel David Jiminez, Christopher McClenney, Khalid Robinson & Joshua Scruggs, songwriters (Khalid)

• Redbone

     Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters (Childish Gambino)

• Supermodel

     Tyran Donaldson, Terrence Henderson, Greg Landfair Jr., Solana Rowe & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (SZA)

• That’s What I Like

     Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip, songwriters (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

     Dieuson Octave, Klenord Raphael, Shaftizm, Jordan Thorpe, Washpoppin & J White, songwriters (Cardi B)

• Chase Me

     Judah Bauer, Brian Burton, Hector Delgado, Jaime Meline, Antwan Patton, Michael Render, Russell Simins & Jon Spencer, songwriters (Danger Mouse Featuring Run The Jewels & Big Boi)

• HUMBLE.

     K. Duckworth, Asheton Hogan & M. Williams II, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)

• Sassy

     E. Gabouer & M. Evans, songwriters (Rapsody)

• The Story Of O.J.

     Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson, songwriters (JAY-Z)

Best Rap Album

• 4:44

     JAY-Z

• DAMN.

     Kendrick Lamar

• Culture

     Migos

• Laila’s Wisdom

     Rapsody

• Flower Boy

     Tyler, The Creator

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