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From Cardi B To Kendrick Lamar, Here Are This Year's Grammy Nominees

All of our faves earned nominations this year, with quite a few of this year's stars landing noms in major categories.
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By Sydney Scott ·
Nominees for the 61st Annual Grammy Awards were announced on Friday with a number of our favorite artists making a splash. H.E.R., Cardi B, Drake, and Kendrick Lamar earned a number of nominations, with H.E.R. landing a spot in the coveted Best New Artist category alongside Beyoncé’s protégés Chloe x Halle.
The Carters also received two nominations for their album, Everything Is Love, and music video, “Apes***.” Check out the long list of nominees below and make sure to tune into CBS on February 10 to see the winners.
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H.E.R.
The singer received nominations for Album of the Year, Best New Artist, Best R&B Performance, Best R&B Song, and Best R&B Album.
From Cardi B To Kendrick Lamar, Here Are This Year's Grammy Nominees
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Drake
Drake landed nominations for Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Rap Performance, and Best Rap Song.
From Cardi B To Kendrick Lamar, Here Are This Year's Grammy Nominees
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Cardi B
Everything’s coming up Cardi. The rapped earned nominations for Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Best Rap Performance, and Best Rap Album.
From Cardi B To Kendrick Lamar, Here Are This Year's Grammy Nominees
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Janelle Monáe
Monáe earned nominations for Album of the Year and Best Music Video.
From Cardi B To Kendrick Lamar, Here Are This Year's Grammy Nominees
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Childish Gambino
Gambino landed nominations for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, Best R&B Song, and Best Music Video.
From Cardi B To Kendrick Lamar, Here Are This Year's Grammy Nominees
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Kendrick Lamar ft. SZA “All The Stars”
The duos lead single from the Black Panther soundtrack earned nominations for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Song Written for Visual Media, and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.
From Cardi B To Kendrick Lamar, Here Are This Year's Grammy Nominees
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Black Panther Nominations
Various artists earned nominations for their work on the Black Panther soundtrack. Ludwig Göransson received a nomination for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media. While Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future, and James Blake earned two nominations for “King’s Dead,” Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance. Lamar and SZA landed nominations for their collaboration, “All the Stars.” The soundtrack also earned Album of the Year.
From Cardi B To Kendrick Lamar, Here Are This Year's Grammy Nominees

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Ella Mai
Mai earned nominations for Song of the Year and Best R&B Song.
From Cardi B To Kendrick Lamar, Here Are This Year's Grammy Nominees
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Chloe x Halle
The sister duo landed nominations for Best New Artist and Best Urban Contemporary Album.
From Cardi B To Kendrick Lamar, Here Are This Year's Grammy Nominees
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PJ Morton
PJ Morton’s self-released album, Gumbo: Unplugged (LIVE), received three nominations total in the categories of Best R&B Album, Best R&B Performance and Best Traditional R&B Performance.
From Cardi B To Kendrick Lamar, Here Are This Year's Grammy Nominees
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Jorja Smith
The singer received a nomination for Best New Artist.
From Cardi B To Kendrick Lamar, Here Are This Year's Grammy Nominees
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Anderson .Paak
.Paak grabbed a nomination for Best Rap Performance,
From Cardi B To Kendrick Lamar, Here Are This Year's Grammy Nominees
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Travis Scott
Travis Scott performs onstage during the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
From Cardi B To Kendrick Lamar, Here Are This Year's Grammy Nominees
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6lack
The rapper earned a nomination for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.
From Cardi B To Kendrick Lamar, Here Are This Year's Grammy Nominees
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Jay Rock
Rock earned a nomination for Best Rap Song.
From Cardi B To Kendrick Lamar, Here Are This Year's Grammy Nominees
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Pusha T
The rapper took home a nomination for Best Rap Album.
From Cardi B To Kendrick Lamar, Here Are This Year's Grammy Nominees
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Nipsey Hussle
Nipsey’s Victory Lap landed a nomination for Best Rap Album.
From Cardi B To Kendrick Lamar, Here Are This Year's Grammy Nominees
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Toni Braxton
Braxton earned nominations for Best R&B Performance, Best R&B Song, and Best R&B Album.
From Cardi B To Kendrick Lamar, Here Are This Year's Grammy Nominees
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The Carters
One of our favorite couples landed noms for Best Urban Contemporary Album and Best Music Video.
From Cardi B To Kendrick Lamar, Here Are This Year's Grammy Nominees
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Lalah Hathaway
Hathaway earned noms for Best R&B Performance and Best R&B Album.
From Cardi B To Kendrick Lamar, Here Are This Year's Grammy Nominees
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Leon Bridges
Bridges took home nominations Best R&B Album and Best Traditional R&B Performance.
From Cardi B To Kendrick Lamar, Here Are This Year's Grammy Nominees
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Bettye LaVette
Bettye LaVette earned a nomination for Best Traditional R&B Performance.
From Cardi B To Kendrick Lamar, Here Are This Year's Grammy Nominees
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MAJOR
MAJOR earned a nomination for Best Traditional R&B Performance.
From Cardi B To Kendrick Lamar, Here Are This Year's Grammy Nominees
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Charlie Wilson
Wilson earned a nomination for Best Traditional R&B Performance.
From Cardi B To Kendrick Lamar, Here Are This Year's Grammy Nominees

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Miguel
Miguel earned multiple nominations including Best R&B Song and Best Urban Contemporary Album.
From Cardi B To Kendrick Lamar, Here Are This Year's Grammy Nominees
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Meshell Ndegeocello
Ndegeocello earned a nomination for Best Urban Contemporary Album.
From Cardi B To Kendrick Lamar, Here Are This Year's Grammy Nominees
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Chris Dave and the Drumhedz
Chris Dave and the Drumhedz earned a nomination for Best Urban Contemporary Album.
From Cardi B To Kendrick Lamar, Here Are This Year's Grammy Nominees
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Kanye West
West earned a nomination for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical.
From Cardi B To Kendrick Lamar, Here Are This Year's Grammy Nominees
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Pharrell
Pharrell earned a nomination for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical.
From Cardi B To Kendrick Lamar, Here Are This Year's Grammy Nominees
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Boi-1da
Boi-1da earned a nomination for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical.
From Cardi B To Kendrick Lamar, Here Are This Year's Grammy Nominees
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Tierra Whack
Whack earned a nomination for Best Music Video.
From Cardi B To Kendrick Lamar, Here Are This Year's Grammy Nominees
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Whitney
The acclaimed documentary about Whitney Houston earned a nomination for Best Music Film.
From Cardi B To Kendrick Lamar, Here Are This Year's Grammy Nominees
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Quincy
The Netflix documentary earned a nomination for Best Music Film.
From Cardi B To Kendrick Lamar, Here Are This Year's Grammy Nominees
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Chris Rock
Rock earned a Grammy nom for Best Comedy Album.
From Cardi B To Kendrick Lamar, Here Are This Year's Grammy Nominees
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Dave Chappelle
Chappelle earned a nomination for Best Comedy Album.
From Cardi B To Kendrick Lamar, Here Are This Year's Grammy Nominees
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