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Grammy Nominations 2020: See the Full List of Nominees Here


The nominations for the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards were announced Wednesday.


Lizzo led among nominees with eight nods. It was a good morning for music industry newcomers as freshman artists Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X scored six nominations each.


Beyonce received recognition for her “Lion King” song “Spirit” as well as for her album “The Lion King: The Gift.”


Drake shares a nod with Rick Ross for "Gold Roses" for best rap song.


Alicia Keys is set to host the ceremony and was on hand to announce some of the nominations on "CBS This Morning." She was joined by singer Bebe Rexha and CBS's Gayle King.


Here's a list of some of the Grammy nominees:


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


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


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 Loved Lizzo - Truth Hurts


Best New Artist

Black Pumas Billie Eilish Lil Nas X Lizzo Maggie Rogers Rosalía Tank and the Bangas Yola


Pop

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


Rap

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

J. Cole - Middle Child DaBaby - Suge Dreamville - Down Bad [ft. J.I.D., Bas, J. Cole, EARTHGANG, Young Nudy] Nipsey Hussle - Racks in the Middle [ft. Roddy Ricch and Hit-Boy] Offset - Clout [ft. Cardi B]


Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

DJ Khaled - Higher [ft. Nipsey Hussle and John Legend] Lil Baby and Gunna - Drip Too Hard Lil Nas X - Panini Mustard - Ballin [ft. Roddy Ricch] Young Thug - The London [ft. J. Cole and Travis Scott]


Rock

Best Rock Performance

Bones UK - Pretty Waste Gary Clark Jr. - This Land Brittany Howard - History Repeats Karen O & Danger Mouse - Woman Rival Sons - Too Bad


Best Metal Performance

Candlemass - Astorolus - The Great Octopus [ft. Tony Iommi] Death Angel - Humanicide I Prevail - Bow Down Killswitch Engage - Unleashed Tool - 7empest

Best Rock Song Tool - Fear Inoculum The 1975 - Give Yourself a Try Vampire Weekend - Harmony Hall Brittany Howard - History Repeats Gary Clark Jr. - This Land


Best Rock Album

Bring Me the Horizon - amo Cage the Elephant - Social Cues The Cranberries - In the End I Prevail - Trauma Rival Sons - Feral Roots


Best Alternative Music Album

Big Thief - U.F.O.F. James Blake - Assume Form Bon Iver - i,i Vampire Weekend - Father of the Bride Thom Yorke - Anima


R&B

Best R&B Performance

Daniel Caesar - Love Again [ft. Brandy] H.E.R. - Could’ve Been [ft. Bryson Tiller] Lizzo - Exactly How I Feel [ft. Gucci Mane] Lucky Daye - Roll Some Mo Anderson .Paak - Come Home [ft. Andre 3000]


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 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 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 R&B Album

BJ the Chicago Kid - 1123 Lucy Daye - Painted Ella Mai - Ella Mai PJ Morton - Paul Anderson .Paak - Ventura


Latin

Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album

Bad Bunny - X 100Pre J Balvin & Bad Bunny - Oasis Flor De Toloache - Indestructible iLe - Almadura Rosalía - El Mal Querer


Dance

Best Dance Recording

Bonobo - Linked The Chemical Brothers - Got to Keep On Medusa - Piece of Your Heart [ft. Goodboys] RÜFÜS DU SOL - Underwater Skrillex and Boys Noize - Midnight Hour [ft. Ty Dolla $ign]

Best Dance/Electronic Album Apparat - LP5 The Chemical Brothers - No Geography Flume - Hi This Is Flume (Mixtape) RÜFÜS DU SOL - Solace Tyco - Weather


Comedy

Best Comedy Album

Jim Gaffigan - Quality Time Ellen DeGeneres - Relatable Aziz Ansari - Right Now Trevor Noah - Son of Patricia Dave Chapelle - Sticks and Stones


Spoken Word

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)

Various Artists - Beastie Boys Book Michelle Obama - Becoming Eric Alexandrakis - I.V. Catatonia: 20 Years As A Two-Time Cancer Survivor John Waters - Mr. Know-It-All Sekou Andrews & The String Theory - Sekou Andrews & The String Theory


Remix

Best Remixed Recording

Madonna - I Rise (Tracy Young’s Pride Intro Radio Remix) Miley Cyrus - Mother’s Daughter (Wuki Remix) Jorja Smith - The One (High Contrast Remix) Mild Minds - Swim (Ford. Remix) Maria Davidson - Work It (Soulwax Remix)


Music for Visual Media

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

Various Artists - The Lion King: The Songs Various Artists - Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Taron Egerton - Rocketman Various Artists - Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper - A Star Is Born

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Alan Silvestri - Avengers: Endgame Hildur Guðnadóttir - Chernobyl Ramin Djawadi - Game of Thrones: Season 8 Hans Zimmer - The Lion King Marc Shaiman - Mary Poppins Returns

Best Song Written for Visual Media Chris Stapleton - The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy Dolly Parton and Linda Perry - Girl in the Movies Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper - I’ll Never Love Again (Film Version) Beyoncé - Spirit Thom Yorke - Suspirium


Packaging

Best Recording Package

Voces Del Bullerengue - Anónimas & Resilientes Chris Cornell - Chris Cornell The Muddy Basin Ramblers - Hold That Tiger Bon Iver - i,i Intellexual - Intellexual


Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

Thom Yorke - Anima David Gray - Gold in Brass Age John Coltrane - 1963: New Directions Wilhelm Furtwängler & Berliner Philharmoniker - The Radio Recordings 1939-1945 Various Artists - Woodstock: Back to the Garden - The Definitive 50th Anniversary


Best Album Notes

The Complete Cuban Jam Sessions - Judy Cantor-Navas The Gospel According to Malaco - Robert Maravich Pedal Steel + Four Corners - Brendan Greaves Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection - Jeff Place Stay ’68: A Memphis Story - Steve Greenberg


Producer

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical Jack Antonoff Dan Auerbach John Hill Finneas Ricky Reed


Music Video/Film

Best Music Video

The Chemical Brothers - We’ve Got to Try Gary Clark Jr. - This Land FKA Twigs - Cellophane Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus - Old Town Road (Official Movie) Tove Lo - Glad He’s Gone

Best Music Film Beyoncé - Homecoming David Crosby - Remember My Name Miles Davis - Birth of the Cool Various Artists - Shangri-La Thom Yorke - Anima


The complete list of more than 80 categories can be found on Grammy.com


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