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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.

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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

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“The Joke” — Brandi Carlile

“This Is America” — Childish Gambino *WINNER

“God’s Plan” — Drake

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“Shallow” — Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper

“All The Stars” — Kendrick Lamar and SZA

“Rockstar” — Post Malone f. 21 Savage

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“The Middle” — Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey

Album of the Year

Invasion Of Privacy — Cardi B

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By the Way, I Forgive You — Brandi Carlile

Scorpion — Drake

H.E.R. — H.E.R.

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Beerbongs & Bentleys — Post Malone

Dirty Computer — Janelle Monáe

Golden Hour — Kacey Musgraves *WINNER

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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)

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“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)

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“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)

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“This Is America” — Donald Glover and Ludwig Goransson, songwriters (Childish Gambino) *WINNER

Best New Artist

Chloe x Halle

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Luke Combs

Greta Van Fleet

H.E.R.

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Dua Lipa *WINNER

Margo Price

Bebe Rexha

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Jorja Smith

Best Rap/Sung Performance

Childish Gambino — “This Is America” *WINNER

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Christina Aguilera f. Goldlink — “Like I Do”

Kendrick Lamar & SZA — “All The Stars”

Post Malone f. 21 Savage — “rockstar”

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Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

“Fall in Line” — Christina Aguilera f. Demi Lovato

“Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” — Backstreet Boys

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“’S Wonderful” — Tony Bennett and Diana Krall

“Shallow” — Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper *WINNER

“Girls Like You” — Maroon 5 f. Cardi B

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Say Something” — Justin Timberlake featuring Chris Stapleton

“The Middle” — Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey

“Reputation” — Taylor Swift

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Best R&B Performance

“Long As I Live” — Toni Braxton

“Summer” — The Carters

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“Y O Y” — Lalah Hathaway

“Best Part” — H.E.R. f. Daniel Caesar *WINNER

“First Began” — PJ Morton

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Best R&B Album

Sex and Cigarettes — Toni Braxton

Good Thing — Leon Bridges

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Honestly — Lalah Hathaway

H.E.R. — H.E.R. * WINNER

Gumbo Unplugged (Live) — PJ Morton

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Best Urban Contemporary Album

Everything Is Love — The Carters *WINNER

The Kids Are Alright — Chloe x Halle

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Chris Dave and the Drumhedz — Chris Dave and the Drumhedz

War & Leisure — Miguel

Ventriloquism — Meshell Ndegeocello

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Best Rap Performance

“Be Careful” — Cardi B

“Nice for What” — Drake

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“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

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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)

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“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)

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Best Rap Album

Invasion of Privacy — Cardi B *WINNER

Swimming — Mac Miller

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Victory Lap — Nipsey Hussle

Daytona — Pusha T

Astroworld — Travis Scott

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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.]

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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.

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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.

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Record of the Year

“I Like It” — Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin

“The Joke” — Brandi Carlile

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“This Is America” — Childish Gambino

“God’s Plan” — Drake

“Shallow” — Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper

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“All the Stars” — Kendrick Lamar and SZA

“Rockstar” — Post Malone f. 21 Savage

“The Middle” — Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey

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Album of the Year

Invasion of Privacy — Cardi B

By the Way, I Forgive You — Brandi Carlile

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Scorpion — Drake

H.E.R. — H.E.R.

Beerbongs & Bentleys — Post Malone

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Dirty Computer — Janelle Monáe

Golden Hour — Kacey Musgraves

Black Panther: The Album, Music From And Inspired By (Various Artists) — Kendrick Lamar

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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)

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“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)

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“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)

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Best New Artist

Chloe x Halle

Luke Combs

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Greta Van Fleet

H.E.R.

Dua Lipa

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Margo Price

Bebe Rexha

Jorja Smith

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Best Pop Solo Performance

“Colors” — Beck

“Havana (Live)” — Camila Cabello

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“God Is a Woman” — Ariana Grande

“Joanne (Where Do You Think You’re Goin’?)” — Lady Gaga

“Better Now” — Post Malone

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Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

“Fall in Line” — Christina Aguilera f. Demi Lovato

“Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” — Backstreet Boys

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“’S Wonderful” — Tony Bennett and Diana Krall

“Shallow” — Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper

“Girls Like You” — Maroon 5 f. Cardi B

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Say Something” — Justin Timberlake featuring Chris Stapleton

“The Middle” — Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey

“Reputation” — Taylor Swift

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Best R&B Performance

“Long As I Live” — Toni Braxton

“Summer” — The Carters

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“Y O Y” — Lalah Hathaway

“Best Part” — H.E.R. featuring Daniel Caesar

“First Began” — PJ Morton

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Best Urban Contemporary Album

Everything Is Love — The Carters

The Kids Are Alright — Chloe x Halle

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Chris Dave and the Drumhedz — Chris Dave and the Drumhedz

War & Leisure — Miguel

Ventriloquism — Meshell Ndegeocello

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Best Rap Performance

“Be Careful” — Cardi B

“Nice for What” — Drake

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“King’s Dead” — Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future and James Blake

“Bubblin” — Anderson .Paak

“Sicko Mode” — Travis Scott, Drake, Big Hawk and Swae Lee

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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)

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“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)

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Best Rap Album

Invasion of Privacy — Cardi B

Swimming — Mac Miller

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Victory Lap — Nipsey Hussle

Daytona — Pusha T

Astroworld — Travis Scott

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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