The 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards nominees are finally here and there are some pretty big surprises. First, Miranda Lambert was left out of the Country Album of the Year category and there’s very little Taylor Swift in the mix. Jay-Z leads the way with eight total nominations.
2018 GRAMMY Awards Nominees:
BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE
Sam Hunt // “Body Like A Back Road”
Alison Kraus // “Alison Krauss”
Miranda Lambert // “Tin Man
Maren Morris // “I Could Use A Love Song”
Chris Stapleton // “Either Way”
BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
Brothers Osborne // “It Ain’t My Fault”
Zac Brown Band// “My Old Man”
Lady Antebellum // “You Look Good”
Little Big Town // “Better Man”
Midland // “Drinkin’ Problem”
BEST COUNTRY SONG
Taylor Swift // “Better Man”
Sam Hunt // “Body Like A Back Road”
Chris Stapleton // “Broken Halos”
Midland // “Drinkin’ Problem”
Miranda Lambert // “Tin Man”
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
Kenny Chesney // Cosmic Hallelujah
Lady Antebellum // Heart Break
Little Big Town // The Breaker
Thomas Rhett // Life Changes
Chris Stapleton // From A Room: Volume 1
Best Americana Album
Southern Blood // Gregg Allman
Shine On Rainy Day // Brent Cobb
Beast Epic // Iron & Wine
The Nashville Sound // Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit
Brand New Day // The Mavericks
Best Comedy Album
The Age Of Spin & Deep In The Heart Of Texas // Dave Chappelle
Cinco // Jim Gaffigan
Jerry Before Seinfeld // Jerry Seinfeld
A Speck Of Dust // Sarah Silverman
What Now? // Kevin Hart
Best Pop Solo Performance
“Love So Soft” // Kelly Clarkson
“Praying” // Kesha
“Million Reasons” // Lady Gaga
“What About Us” // Pink
“Shape of You” // Ed Sheeran
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Something Just Like This” // The Chainsmokers and Coldplay
“Despacito” // Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber
“Thunder” // Imagine Dragons
“Feel It Still” // Portugal. The Man
“Stay” // Zedd and Alessia Cara
Best Pop Vocal Album
Kaleidoscope EP // Coldplay
Lust for Life // Lana Del Rey
Evolve // Imagine Dragons
Rainbow // Kesha
Joanne // Lady Gaga
÷ // Ed Sheeran
Best Dance/Electronic Album
Migration // Bonobo
3-D the Catalogue // Kraftwerk
Mura Masa // Mura Masa
A Moment Apart // Odesza
What Now // Sylvan Esso
Best Rock Performance
“You Want It Darker” // Leonard Cohen
“The Promise” // Chris Cornell
“Run” // Foo Fighters
“No Good” // Kaleo
“Go to War” // Nothing More
Best Alternative Music Album
Everything Now – Arcade Fire
Humanz – Gorillaz
American Dream – LCD Soundsystem
Pure Comedy – Father John Misty
Sleep Well Beast – The National
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Free 6lack // 6lack
“Awaken, My Love!” // Childish Gambino
American Teen // Khalid
Ctrl // SZA
Starboy // The Weeknd
Best Rap Album
4:44 // JAY-Z
DAMN. // Kendrick Lamar
Culture // Migos
Laila’s Wisdom // Rapsody
Flower Boy // Tyler, The Creator
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 Dance/Electronic Album
Migration // Bonobo
3-D The Catalogue // Kraftwerk
Mura Masa // Mura Masa
A Moment Apart // Odesza
What Now // Sylvan Esso
Best Rock Album
Emperor Of Sand – Mastodon
Hardwired…To Self-Destruct – Metallica
The Stories We Tell Ourselves – Nothing More
Villains – Queens Of The Stone Age
A Deeper Understanding – The War On Drugs
Best Song Written For Visual Media
“City Of Stars” // Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, songwriters (Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone), Track from La La Land
“How Far I’ll Go” // Lin-Manuel Miranda, songwriter (Auli’i Cravalho), Track from Moana: The Songs
“I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker) // Jack Antonoff, Sam Dew & Taylor Swift, songwriters (ZAYN & Taylor Swift), Track from Fifty Shades Darker
“Never Give Up” // Sia Furler & Gregg Kurstin, songwriters (Sia), Track from Lion
“Stand Up For Something” // Common & Diane Warren, songwriters (Andra Day Featuring Common), Track from Marshall
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Calvin Harris
Greg Kurstin
Blake Mills
No I.D.
The Stereotypes
