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Grammy nominations announced
    2018-12-10  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

NOMINATIONS for the 61st Grammy Awards were announced Friday and one of the nominees was brought to tears live on television.

Singer Janelle Monae — along with Alessia Cara and Shawn Mendes — announced some of the nominees on “CBS This Morning.” Monae became emotional when her “Dirty Computer” was announced for album of the year. She said she was moved because the project is “about community,” especially the LGBT community of which she is a part.

“I hope they feel seen,” Monae said. “I hope they feel loved and I hope they feel celebrated.”

Rap artists Kendrick Lamar and Drake received the most nominations with eight and seven, respectively. Singer/songwriter Brandi Carlile received six nominations.

Fans of H.E.R., the singer/musician who wears sunglasses and guards her privacy to keep the focus on her music, had plenty to celebrate with her multiple nominations.

She scored nods for best R&B album, album of the year and best new artist.

Female artists dominated top categories this year. Seemingly in an effort to address a historic lack of diversity among its previous nominees, the Grammys expanded the major categories of album of the year, record of the year, song of the year and best new artist from five nominees to eight.

There was controversy early on when rapper Cardi B and rapper/singer Post Malone were deemed ineligible for the best new artist category.

But the pair did well anyway.

Malone’s “Beerbongs & Bentleys” is up for album of the year, as is Cardi B’s “Invasion of Privacy.”

Her hit “I Like It” is also up for record of the year.

“Black Panther” became the third music soundtrack to earn an album of the year nod in the last 25 years. The LP features efforts from Kendrick Lamar, by whom the album was curated.

Only two music soundtracks have received nominations in the last 25 years, including 1995’s “Waiting to Exhale” and 2000’s “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” “Black Panther” — along with Lamar, who leads this year’s nominations — made out with a total of five nominations. In addition to album of the year, the film’s pop-rap anthem “All the Stars,” performed by Lamar and SZA, is up for record of the year, song of the year, best rap/sung performance and best song written for visual media.

This year the Grammy Awards ceremony is slated for Feb. 10.

(SD-Agencies)

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