The 61st Annual Grammy Awards took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday (February 10) and Hip Hop led the charge this year.
Kendrick Lamar was up for eight nominations in categories such as Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Rap Performance thanks to his work on Black Panther.
Elsewhere, Drake was up for seven awards, while Cardi B was nominated in five categories.
Childish Gambino won the gilded trophy in the Best Music Video and Record Of The Year categories for “This Is America” and Black Panther grabbed an award in the Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media category.
Check out the winners below.
Record of the Year
“I Like It” — Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin
“The Joke” — Brandi Carlile
“This Is America” — Childish Gambino *WINNER
“God’s Plan” — Drake
“Shallow” — Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper
“All The Stars” — Kendrick Lamar and SZA
“Rockstar” — Post Malone f. 21 Savage
“The Middle” — Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey
Album of the Year
Invasion Of Privacy — Cardi B
By the Way, I Forgive You — Brandi Carlile
Scorpion — Drake
H.E.R. — H.E.R.
Beerbongs & Bentleys — Post Malone
Dirty Computer — Janelle Monáe
Golden Hour — Kacey Musgraves *WINNER
Black Panther: The Album, Music From And Inspired By (Various Artists) — Kendrick Lamar
Song of the Year
“All The Stars” — Kendrick Duckworth, Solána Rowe, Al Shuckburgh, Mark Spears and Anthony Tiffith, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar and SZA)
“Boo’d Up” — Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai and Dijon McFarlane, songwriters (Ella Mai)
“God’s Plan” — Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels and Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake)
“In My Blood” — Teddy Geiger, Scott Harris, Shawn Mendes and Geoffrey Warburton, songwriters (Shawn Mendes)
“The Joke” — Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth and Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)
“The Middle” — Sarah Aarons, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Marcus Lomax, Kyle Trewartha, Michael Trewartha and Anton Zaslavski, songwriters (Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey)
“Shallow” — Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando and Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper)
“This Is America” — Donald Glover and Ludwig Goransson, songwriters (Childish Gambino) *WINNER
Best New Artist
Chloe x Halle
Luke Combs
Greta Van Fleet
H.E.R.
Dua Lipa *WINNER
Margo Price
Bebe Rexha
Jorja Smith
Best Rap/Sung Performance
Childish Gambino — “This Is America” *WINNER
Christina Aguilera f. Goldlink — “Like I Do”
Kendrick Lamar & SZA — “All The Stars”
Post Malone f. 21 Savage — “rockstar”
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Fall in Line” — Christina Aguilera f. Demi Lovato
“Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” — Backstreet Boys
“’S Wonderful” — Tony Bennett and Diana Krall
“Shallow” — Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper *WINNER
“Girls Like You” — Maroon 5 f. Cardi B
Say Something” — Justin Timberlake featuring Chris Stapleton
“The Middle” — Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey
“Reputation” — Taylor Swift
Best R&B Performance
“Long As I Live” — Toni Braxton
“Summer” — The Carters
“Y O Y” — Lalah Hathaway
“Best Part” — H.E.R. f. Daniel Caesar *WINNER
“First Began” — PJ Morton
Best R&B Album
Sex and Cigarettes — Toni Braxton
Good Thing — Leon Bridges
Honestly — Lalah Hathaway
H.E.R. — H.E.R. * WINNER
Gumbo Unplugged (Live) — PJ Morton
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Everything Is Love — The Carters *WINNER
The Kids Are Alright — Chloe x Halle
Chris Dave and the Drumhedz — Chris Dave and the Drumhedz
War & Leisure — Miguel
Ventriloquism — Meshell Ndegeocello
Best Rap Performance
“Be Careful” — Cardi B
“Nice for What” — Drake
“King’s Dead” — Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future and James Blake *WINNER (Tie)
“Bubblin” — Anderson .Paak *WINNER (Tie)
“Sicko Mode” — Travis Scott, Drake, Big Hawk and Swae Lee
Best Rap Song
“God’s Plan” — Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels and Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake) *WINNER
“King’s Dead” — Kendrick Duckworth, Samuel Gloade, James Litherland, Johnny McKinzie, Mark Spears, Travis Walton, Nayvadius Wilburn and Michael Williams II, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future and James Blake)
“Lucky You” — R. Fraser, G. Lucas, M. Mathers, M. Samuels and J. Sweet, songwriters (Eminem f. Joyner Lucas)
“Sicko Mode” — Khalif Brown, Rogét Chahayed, BryTavious Chambers, Mike Dean, Mirsad Dervic, Kevin Gomringer, Tim Gomringer, Aubrey Graham, John Edward Hawkins, Chauncey Hollis, Jacques Webster, Ozan Yildirim and Cydel Young, songwriters (Travis Scott, Drake, Big Hawk and Swae Lee)
“Win” — K. Duckworth, A. Hernandez, J. McKinzie, M. Samuels and C. Thompson, songwriters (Jay Rock)
Best Rap Album
Invasion of Privacy — Cardi B *WINNER
Swimming — Mac Miller
Victory Lap — Nipsey Hussle
Daytona — Pusha T
Astroworld — Travis Scott
Best Song Written for Visual Media
“All the Stars” — Kendrick Duckworth, Solána Rowe, Alexander William Shuckburgh, Mark Anthony Spears and Anthony Tiffith, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar and SZA)
“Mystery of Love” — Sufjan Stevens, songwriter (Sufjan Stevens)
“Remember Me” — Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, songwriters (Miguel Featuring Natalia Lafourcade)
“Shallow” — Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando and Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper) *WINNER
“This Is Me” — Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, songwriters (Keala Settle and The Greatest Showman Ensemble)
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Boi-1da
Larry Klein
Linda Perry
Kanye West
Pharrell Williams *WINNER
Best Music Video
“Apes**t” — The Carters
“This Is America” — Childish Gambino *WINNER
“I’m Not Racist” — Joyner Lucas
“Pynk” — Janelle Monáe
“Mumbo Jumbo” — Tierra Whack
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
Black Panther — Ludwig Göransson *WINNER
Blade Runner 2049 — Benjamin Wallfisch and Hans Zimmer
Coco — Michael Giacchino
The Shape of Water — Alexandre Desplat
Star Wars: The Last Jedi — John Williams
[This article has been updated. The original version was published on December 7, 2018 and can be found below.]
The nominations for the 61st Annual Grammy Awards have arrived — and Hip Hop undeniably leads the charge. This time, the number of nominees in the four general fields has expanded from five to eight in an attempt to have more diversity.
Thanks to his work on the Black Panther soundtrack, Kendrick Lamar has racked up eight nominations in categories such as Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Rap Performance.
Drake is right behind him with seven nominations, including Album of the Year for his latest album Scorpion. Meanwhile, Cardi B continues her monumental rise to fame with five nominations for Record of The Year, Album of the Year, Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Album and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.
The late Mac Miller also received a posthumous nomination for his last project Swimming in the Best Rap Album category, while newcomer Tierra Whack’s inventive video for “Mumbo Jumbo” is nominated in the Video of the Year category alongside Beyoncé and JAY-Z, Childish Gambino, Joyner Lucas and Janelle Monáe.
The 2019 Grammys will be broadcast by CBS from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 10.
Record of the Year
“I Like It” — Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin
“The Joke” — Brandi Carlile
“This Is America” — Childish Gambino
“God’s Plan” — Drake
“Shallow” — Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper
“All the Stars” — Kendrick Lamar and SZA
“Rockstar” — Post Malone f. 21 Savage
“The Middle” — Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey
Album of the Year
Invasion of Privacy — Cardi B
By the Way, I Forgive You — Brandi Carlile
Scorpion — Drake
H.E.R. — H.E.R.
Beerbongs & Bentleys — Post Malone
Dirty Computer — Janelle Monáe
Golden Hour — Kacey Musgraves
Black Panther: The Album, Music From And Inspired By (Various Artists) — Kendrick Lamar
Song of the Year
“All the Stars” — Kendrick Duckworth, Solána Rowe, Al Shuckburgh, Mark Spears and Anthony Tiffith, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar and SZA)
“Boo’d Up” — Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai and Dijon McFarlane, songwriters (Ella Mai)
“God’s Plan” — Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels and Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake)
“In My Blood” — Teddy Geiger, Scott Harris, Shawn Mendes and Geoffrey Warburton, songwriters (Shawn Mendes)
“The Joke” — Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth and Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)
“The Middle” — Sarah Aarons, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Marcus Lomax, Kyle Trewartha, Michael Trewartha and Anton Zaslavski, songwriters (Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey)
“Shallow” — Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando and Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper)
“This Is America” — Donald Glover and Ludwig Goransson, songwriters (Childish Gambino)
Best New Artist
Chloe x Halle
Luke Combs
Greta Van Fleet
H.E.R.
Dua Lipa
Margo Price
Bebe Rexha
Jorja Smith
Best Pop Solo Performance
“Colors” — Beck
“Havana (Live)” — Camila Cabello
“God Is a Woman” — Ariana Grande
“Joanne (Where Do You Think You’re Goin’?)” — Lady Gaga
“Better Now” — Post Malone
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Fall in Line” — Christina Aguilera f. Demi Lovato
“Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” — Backstreet Boys
“’S Wonderful” — Tony Bennett and Diana Krall
“Shallow” — Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper
“Girls Like You” — Maroon 5 f. Cardi B
Say Something” — Justin Timberlake featuring Chris Stapleton
“The Middle” — Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey
“Reputation” — Taylor Swift
Best R&B Performance
“Long As I Live” — Toni Braxton
“Summer” — The Carters
“Y O Y” — Lalah Hathaway
“Best Part” — H.E.R. featuring Daniel Caesar
“First Began” — PJ Morton
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Everything Is Love — The Carters
The Kids Are Alright — Chloe x Halle
Chris Dave and the Drumhedz — Chris Dave and the Drumhedz
War & Leisure — Miguel
Ventriloquism — Meshell Ndegeocello
Best Rap Performance
“Be Careful” — Cardi B
“Nice for What” — Drake
“King’s Dead” — Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future and James Blake
“Bubblin” — Anderson .Paak
“Sicko Mode” — Travis Scott, Drake, Big Hawk and Swae Lee
Best Rap Song
“God’s Plan” — Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels and Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake)
“King’s Dead” — Kendrick Duckworth, Samuel Gloade, James Litherland, Johnny McKinzie, Mark Spears, Travis Walton, Nayvadius Wilburn and Michael Williams II, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future and James Blake)
“Lucky You” — R. Fraser, G. Lucas, M. Mathers, M. Samuels and J. Sweet, songwriters (Eminem Featuring Joyner Lucas)
“Sicko Mode” — Khalif Brown, Rogét Chahayed, BryTavious Chambers, Mike Dean, Mirsad Dervic, Kevin Gomringer, Tim Gomringer, Aubrey Graham, John Edward Hawkins, Chauncey Hollis, Jacques Webster, Ozan Yildirim and Cydel Young, songwriters (Travis Scott, Drake, Big Hawk and Swae Lee)
“Win” — K. Duckworth, A. Hernandez, J. McKinzie, M. Samuels and C. Thompson, songwriters (Jay Rock)
Best Rap Album
Invasion of Privacy — Cardi B
Swimming — Mac Miller
Victory Lap — Nipsey Hussle
Daytona — Pusha T
Astroworld — Travis Scott
Best Song Written for Visual Media
“All the Stars” — Kendrick Duckworth, Solána Rowe, Alexander William Shuckburgh, Mark Anthony Spears and Anthony Tiffith, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar and SZA)
“Mystery of Love” — Sufjan Stevens, songwriter (Sufjan Stevens)
“Remember Me” — Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, songwriters (Miguel Featuring Natalia Lafourcade)
“Shallow” — Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando and Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper)
“This Is Me” — Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, songwriters (Keala Settle and The Greatest Showman Ensemble)
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Boi-1da
Larry Klein
Linda Perry
Kanye West
Pharrell Williams
Best Music Video
“Apes**t” — The Carters
“This Is America” — Childish Gambino
“I’m Not Racist” — Joyner Lucas
“Pynk” — Janelle Monáe
“Mumbo Jumbo” — Tierra Whack
Kendrick May have the most nominations (no shocker there) but my boo Drizzy has a much bigger year than Kendrick did. He’ll end up winning more awards than Kendrick, even though Drake could give a damn about a Grammy. Pusha TMZ got lucky with that one nomination in Best Rap Album but either Cardi B or Travis Scott are gonna take that one for sure. Drizzy got Album of the Year, bet. OVOXO
Scorpion was one of the most boring, dull, bland, uninspired, trash album of 2018. He should have taken out at least 14 tracks off it. He makes good singles but horrible albums.
unbelievably delusional you are thinking Fake Drake gonna win for that 3rd boring dumpster juice album in a row. ZZZZZ boring..but then again all his albums are.
Nice to see Nipsey and Pusha Thanos get the recognition they deserve. Too many fakes in the rap game. Let’s be honest the only reason Mac Miller is nominated is because he died.
Mac Miller album was out for like a month and nobody cared about it. When he died everybody was on his nuts and praising his album. Goes to show how fake people are and only love you when you gone. I hope Mac, Nip, or Pusha win album of the year. But I’m sure they going to give it to Cardi or Scott. They trash bro.
It’s pretty funny that “Lucky You” got nominated after Eminem absolutely slated the Grammys on Kamikaze and in interviews lol
Daytona should win best rap album but I have a feeling it’s gonna be Cardi B.
Eh. Nothing too great in my opinon. Kendrick sounds like pop music these days. Back in 2011 when Kendrick was heating up, he was more in the category of Tupac, old Jayz, and Nas. I’d say today he’s more in the category of Drake, Wale, Big Sean, ect…. Too bad. I miss old-school type hiphop. I hate the pitched voice junk and whiny sounds. That’s why I loved section. 80
They just shitted on J Cole
You k ow why
Why everybody hating on Kendrick.. not everybody. Only guy to switch his style every album like OutKast and still sell. Still serves a message on his albums. I know haters are going to hate but Drake stays one thing and that’s commercial. That’s ok because that is his lane and he’s comfortable with it.
How is Westside Gunn not a nominee. Hip hop game is trash if they don’t think Griselda should win a Grammy
Wow delete my comment and my name block I’ll never die
That’s always been the case. But we will replace them!!!
If the Grammys did a Mac Miller Space Migration Session Tribute I would be Silkk The Shock like when M.I.A came on stage dropping bars with her ” UnBorn Child ” ( 2Pac ) with T.I , Kanye West , Lil Wayne and Jay Z I would’ve name the Baby Swag that was one the greatest Hip Hop Grammys performance ever !
Name me one person who listens to “The Carters” Album??? and it WON?
Yikes.
Swimming was such a classic album. I don’t give 2 fucks what the Grammys has to say.
Also Praise the Lord by ASAP should have been nominated for song of the year.
Pac, Big, Nas, and Bob Marley have never won a GRAMMY.
Throw in Jimi Hendrix and Snoop Dogg. Snoop Dogg been nominated 17 times and got robbed every time. Grammys always been trash.
Add Rakim the guy who created the blueprint for lyricism
Cant even comment at this point. Cardi B and Mac Miller had no business even being nominated. All due respect to Mac Miller and yes Cardi B gets my dick hard but even Daytona is a stretch. If you geniunely critique the 5 nominated albums then Victory Lap was far better then the rest. Astroworld gets a nom, OK. But there were more then 3 other albums deserving nominations ahead of Cardi, Mac and Push. And we all knew this was coming from the grammys and still act surprised. Even Mr. Mainstream, Drake, tried to clown before they cut his mic. Real surprised he won one lol they should just auto pick Drake, Eminem and Jay Z. Mainstream success=grammys, plain and simple
Who gives a shit
Cardi B for best rap album? I’m glad I don’t watch any award shows
Cardi B. MeToo
‘Bet the delete me comment’. Yeah, cause you’re so controversial…Fkn conceited clown. Pushing against black people. lol. Did you watch the grammys? Blind people like you cause the racial divide.
SMH…..absolute trash.. Grammys are a joke, glad Kendrick, Gambino & Drake turned down opportunities to perform. Cardi B???? Word, is this a popularity award or substance award?
Cardi won best rap album. Exactly why the Grammys is a JOKE. They gave awards to the fakest artists in existence. This why i listen strictly to the underground because they are making the BEST music. Period.
Mac should have won.. FU
Victory Lap got robbed. He had the best album in the rap category. Everybody already knew the Grammys were going to give it to Cardi B. Grammys is a popularity award. Not quality of the music.
Didn’t even know shit was on….LIL DUVALL and Snoop ain’t when shit huh……
Serious question. Do anybody listen to the carters album??
I did, wasn’t happy about it though
Same shit every year. A jury who has nothing to do with music gives out an award for the most sellable ones. It’s strictly based on sold units / streams / YouTube views. Grammy has no point of intersection with art. It’s a bonus hype for those artists who can spend the most on promotion.