The nominations for the 61st Grammy Awards have been revealed. The nominees are smiling, laughing, and crying. Singers Janelle Monáe, Alessia Cara, and Shawn Mendes made the announcement on “CBS This Morning”. It was an emotional moment for Janelle Monáe when she found out her album “Dirty Computer” would be nominated for album of the year. Th singer was brought to tears.
Monáe said she was moved because the project is “about community” especially for the LGBT community that she is a part of. Janelle Monáe says she hopes they feel seen, celebrated and loved.
Janelle Monáe will be going against other artist in the “Album Of The Year”. Nominations for this category includes Cardi B for “Invasion Of Privacy”, Drake for ” Scorpion”, H.E.R for “H.E.R”, Post Malone for “Beerbongs & Bentleys”, Kacey Musgraves for “Golden Hour”, Brandi Carlile for “By The Way, I Forgive You, and “Black Panther: The Album” which features Kendrick Lamar.
Here is a List of Nominees and Categories:
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 country album
“Unapologetically,” Kelsea Ballerini
“Port Saint Joe,” Brothers Osborne
“Girl Going Nowhere,” Ashley McBryde
“Golden Hour,” Kacey Musgraves
“Volume 2,” Chris Stapleton
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,” Featuring Kendrick Lamar
Record of the year
“I Like It,” Cardi B, Bad Bunny & 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 feat. 21 Savage
“The Middle,” Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey
Song of the year
“All The Stars,” Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Spears, Al Shuckburgh, Anthony Tiffith and Solana Rowe
“Boo’d Up,” Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai, and Dijon McFarlane
“God’s Plan,” Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron Latour, Matthew Samuels and Noah Shebib.
“In My Blood,” Teddy Geiger, Scott Harris, Shawn Mendes and Geoffrey Warburton
“The Joke,” Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth and Tim Hanseroth
“The Middle,” Sarah Aarons, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Marcus Lomax, Kyle Trewartha, Michael Trewartha and Anton Zaslavski
“Shallow,” Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando and Andrew Wyatt
“This Is America,” Donald Glover and Ludwig Göransson
Best new artist
Chloe X Halle
Luke Combs
Greta Van Fleet
H.E.R.
Dua Lipa
Margo Price
Bebe Rexha
Jorja Smith
This year the Grammy Awards ceremony is slated for February 10.
Source CNN