On Wednesday morning, the nominations for the 62nd Grammy Awards were announced, and as usual, black artists dominated almost every contemporary category.
Lizzo leads all nominees with 8 nominations, and is closely followed by Lil Nas X (6), H.E.R. (5), and Beyoncé, Gary Clark Jr., J. Cole, and Lucky Daye who all grabbed 4 nominations.
🏆 Congratulations to @MeekMill on #Championships nomination for ‘Best Rap Album’ at the 2020 GRAMMY Awards 🏆 pic.twitter.com/tWmidFNCDY
— DREAM CHASERS RECORDS (@DreamChasers) November 20, 2019
The Grammys will take place on Sunday Jan. 26 and will be live on CBS at 7 p.m. EST. Alicia Keys is set to return as host, as she’ll be the third woman and the first female artist to host the show multiple times.
Michelle Obama received a nomination for best spoken word album for “Becoming,” as Nipsey Hussle received 3 posthumous nominations.
Earlier this year, a report from The Atlantic highlighted the long history black artists have when it comes to losing out in the show’s major categories, as a black artist hadn’t won Album of the Year since 2008 before Bruno Mars took the award home in 2018.
Below is a list of some of the major categories:
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Bon Iver – i,i
Lana Del Rey – Norman Fucking Rockwell!
Billie Eilish – When We All Fall Asleep Where Do We Go
H.E.R. – I Used to Know Her
Lil Nas X – 7
Lizzo – Cuz I Love You
Vampire Weekend – Father of the Bride
SONG OF THE YEAR
Lady Gaga – Always Remember Us This Way
Billie Eilish – Bad Guy
Brandi Carlile – Bring My Flowers Now
H.E.R. – Hard Place
Taylor Swift – Lover
Lana Del Rey – Norman Fucking Rockwell
Lewis Capaldi – Someone You Love
Lizzo – Truth Hurts
RECORD OF THE YEAR
Bon Iver – Hey Ma
Billie Eilish – Bad Guy
Ariana Grande – 7 rings
H.E.R. – Hard Place
Khalid – Talk
Lil Nas X – Old Town Road
Lizzo – Truth Hurts
Post Malone – Sunflower
BEST RAP ALBUM
Dreamville – Revenge of the Dreamers III
Meek Mill – Championships
21 Savage – I Am > I Was
Tyler, The Creator – IGOR
YBN Cordae – The Lost Boy
BEST RAP SONG
YBN Cordae – Bad Idea [ft. Chance the Rapper]
Rick Ross – Gold Roses [ft. Drake]
21 Savage – A Lot [ft. J. Cole]
Nipsey Hussle – Racks in the Middle [ft. Roddy Ricch and Hit-Boy]
DaBaby – Suge
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
- Cole – Middle Child
DaBaby – Suge
Dreamville – Down Bad (feat. J.I.D., Bas, J. Cole, EARTHGANG & Young Nudy)
Nipsey Hussle – Racks in the Middle (feat. Roddy Ricch & Hit-Boy)
Offset – Clout (feat. Cardi B)
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
Daniel Caesar – Love Again (feat. Brandy)
H.E.R. – Couldn’t Been Her (feat. Bryson Tiller)
Lizzo – Exactly How I Feel (feat. Gucci Mane)
Lucky Daye – Roll Some Mo
Anderson .Paak – Come Home (feat. Andre 3000)
BEST R&B ALBUM
BJ the Chicago Kid – 1123
Lucy Daye – Painted
Ella Mai – Ella Mai
PJ Morton – Paul
Anderson .Paak – Ventura
BEST R&B SONG
H.E.R. – Could’ve Been [ft. Bryson Tiller]
Emily King – Look At Me Now
Chris Brown – No Guidance [ft. Drake]
Lucky Daye – Roll Some Mo
PJ Morton – Say So [ft. JoJo]
BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE
Bj the Chicago Kid – Time Today
India.Arie- Steady Love
Lizzo – Jerome
Lucky Daye – Real Games
PJ Morton – Built for Love [ft. Jazmine Sullivan]
BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM
Steve Lacy – Apollo XXI
Liz – Cuz I Love You
Georgia Anne Muldrow – Overload
Nao – Saturn
Jessie Reyez -Being Human in Public
BEST NEW ARTIST
Black Pumas
Billie Eilish
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
Maggie Rogers
Rosalía
Tank and the Bangas
Yola
BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
Beyoncé – Spirit
Billie Eilish – Bad Guy
Ariana Grande – 7 rings
Lizzo – Truth Hurts
Taylor Swift – You Need to Calm Down
BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
Ariana Grande & the Social House – Boyfriend
The Jonas Brothers – Sucker
Lil Nas X – Old Town Road [ft. Billy Ray Cyrus]
Post Malone – Sunflower [ft. Swae Lee]
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – Señorita
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
Beyoncé – The Lion King: The Gift
Billie Eilish – When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
Ariana Grande – thank u, next
Ed Sheeran – No.6 Collaborations Project
Taylor Swift – Lover
BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
Andrea Bocelli – Sì
Michael Bublé – Love (Deluxe Edition)
Elvis Costello & The Imposters – Look Now
John Legend – A Legendary Christmas
Barbra Streisand – Walls
BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE/SONG
“Love Theory”– Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, Songwriter
“Talkin’ ‘Bout Jesus” — Gloria Gaynor ft. Yolanda Adams; Bryan Fowler, Gloria Gaynor & Chris Stevens, Songwriters
“See The Light” — Travis Greene ft. Jekalyn Carr
“Speak The Name” — Koryn Hawthorne ft. Natalie Grant
“This Is A Move (Live)” — Tasha Cobbs Leonard; Tony Brown, Brandon Lake, Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Nate Moore, Songwriters
BEST GOSPEL ALBUM
Long Live Love — Kirk Franklin
Goshen — Donald Lawrence Presents The Tri-City Singers
Tunnel Vision — Gene Moore
Settle Here — William Murphy
Something’s Happening! A Christmas Album — CeCe Winans
