A list of nominees in the top categories at the 61th annual Grammy Awards, announced on Friday by The Recording Academy.
— 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 Monae;
Golden Hour, Kacey Musgraves;
Black Panther: The Album, Music From and Inspired By, Kendrick Lamar.
— 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 and 21 Savage;
The Middle, Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey.
— Song of the year (songwriter’s award):
Boo’d Up, Ella Mai, DJ Mustard, Larrance Dopson and Joelle James;
In My Blood, Shawn Mendes, Teddy Geiger, Scott Harris and Geoffrey Warburton;
The Joke, Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth and Tim Hanseroth;
This Is America, Childish Gambino and Ludwig Goransson;
God’s Plan, Drake, Noah “40” Shebib, Boi-1Da, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan and Ron LaTour;
Shallow, Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando and Andrew Wyatt;
All The Stars, Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Al Shuckburgh, Mark Spears and Anthony Tiffith;
The Middle, Zedd, Grey, Sarah Aarons, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson and Marcus Lomax.
— 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 and 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 and Cardi B;
Say Something, Justin Timberlake and Chris Stapleton;
The Middle, Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey.
— Best pop vocal album:
Camila, Camila Cabello;
Meaning of Life, Kelly Clarkson;
Sweetener, Ariana Grande;
Shawn Mendes, Shawn Mendes;
Beautiful Trauma, Pink;
Reputation, Taylor Swift.
— Best traditional pop vocal album:
Love Is Here to Stay, Tony Bennett and Diana Krall;
My Way, Willie Nelson;
Nat “King” Cole & Me, Gregory Porter;
Standards (Deluxe), Seal;
The Music…The Mem’ries…The Magic!, Barbra Streisand.
— Best dance/electronic album:
Singularity, Jon Hopkins;
Woman Worldwide, Justice;
Treehouse, Sofi Tukker;
Oil Of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides, SOPHIE;
Lune Rouge, TOKiMONSTA.
— Best rock album:
Rainier Fog, Alice In Chains;
Mania, Fall Out Boy;
Prequelle, Ghost;
From The Fires, Greta Van Fleet;
Pacific Daydream, Weezer.
— Best alternative music album:
Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino, Arctic Monkeys;
Colors, Beck;
Utopia, Bjork;
American Utopia, David Byrne;
Masseduction, St Vincent.
— Best urban contemporary album:
Everything Is Love, The Carters (Beyonce and Jay-Z);
The Kids Are Alright, Chloe x Halle;
Chris Dave and the Drumhedz, Chris Dave And The Drumhedz;
War & Leisure, Miguel;
Ventriloquism, Meshell Ndegeocello.
— Best R&B album:
Sex & Cigarettes, Toni Braxton;
Good Thing, Leon Bridges;
Honestly, Lalah Hathaway;
H.E.R., H.E.R.;
Gumbo Unplugged (Live), PJ Morton.
— Best rap album:
Invasion Of Privacy, Cardi B;
Swimming, Mac Miller;
Victory Lap, Nipsey Hussle;
Daytona, Pusha T;
Astroworld, Travis Scott.
— Best country album:
Unapologetically, Kelsea Ballerini;
Port Saint Joe, Brothers Osborne;
Girl Going Nowhere, Ashley McBryde;
Golden Hour, Kacey Musgraves;
From A Room: Volume 2, Chris Stapleton.
— Best jazz vocal album:
My Mood Is You, Freddy Cole;
The Questions, Kurt Elling;
The Subject Tonight Is Love, Kate McGarry With Keith Ganz and Gary Versace;
If You Really Want, Raul Midon With The Metropole Orkest Conducted By Vince Mendoza;
The Window, Cecile McLorin Salvant.
— Best jazz instrumental album:
Diamond Cut, Tia Fuller;
Live In Europe, Fred Hersch Trio;
Seymour Reads The Constitution!, Brad Mehldau Trio;
Still Dreaming, Joshua Redman, Ron Miles, Scott Colley & Brian Blade;
Emanon, The Wayne Shorter Quartet.
— Best compilation soundtrack for visual media:
Call Me By Your Name;
Deadpool 2;
The Greatest Showman;
Lady Bird;
Stranger Things.
— 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 Monae;
Mumbo Jumbo, Tierra Whack.
— Best music film:
Life In 12 Bars, Eric Clapton;
Whitney, Whitney Houston;
Quincy, Quincy Jones;
Itzhak, Itzhak Perlman;
The King, Elvis Presley.