Jay-Z, Kendrick, Bruno Lead Grammy Noms
Jay-Z is sitting at the head of the Grammy Class of 2018, earning eight nominations, followed by Kendrick Lamar with seven and Bruno Mars with six. Childish Gambino (a.k.a. actor Donald Glover), SZA, Khalid and producer Dion “No I.D.” Wilson garnered five nominations each. Jay-Z earned nominations in three of the “Big Four” General Field categories — Record, Song and Album of the Year, while Lamar, Mars and Gambino scored nominations for Album and Record of the Year.
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
Song Of The Year: “Despacito” — Ramón Ayala, Justin Bieber, Jason “Poo Bear” Boyd, Erika Ender, Luis Fonsi & Marty James Garton, songwriters
• “4:44” — Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson, songwriters
• “Issues” — Benny Blanco, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Julia Michaels & Justin Drew Tranter, songwriters
• “1-800-273-8255” — Alessia Caracciolo, Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, Arjun Ivatury, Khalid Robinson, songwriters
• “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
Album Of The Year: Awaken, My Love! — Childish Gambino • 4:44 — JAY-Z • DAMN. — Kendrick Lamar • Melodrama — Lorde • 24K Magic — Bruno Mars
Best New Artist: Alessia Cara, Khalid, Lil Uzi Vert, Julia Michaels, SZA
The complete list of nominees in all 84 categories is now posted online at Grammy.com, and the Recording Academy’s social media platforms. The winners will be revealed during the 60th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony on January 28, 2018, live from Madison Square Garden in New York City and broadcast on CBS-TV.
