Here Are The Nominees For The 2019 Grammy Awards
Lady Gaga snagged two nominations for her song “Shallow,” featured in the film A Star Is Born. Janelle Monáe learned of her Album of the Year nomination live while presenting nominees on CBS.
The Recording Academy announced the nominees for the 2019 Grammy Awards Friday morning with the help of Janelle Monáe, Alessia Cara, and Shawn Mendes.
Monáe found out she'd been nominated for Album of the Year live on CBS This Morning. “Oh my god, really?” she said, tearing up.
JUST REVEALED: The #GRAMMYs nominees for “Album of the year” are: ➡️“Invasion of Privacy” ➡️“By the Way, I Forgive You” ➡️“Scorpion” ➡️ “H.E.R.” ➡️“Beerbongs & Bentleys" ➡️“Dirty Computer” ➡️“Golden Hour,” ➡️“Black Panther: The Album"
New this year is the expansion of the four biggest categories — Best New Artist, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Record of the Year — from five to eight nominees.
The 61st Grammy Awards will air Feb. 10 on CBS.
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 Monáe
Golden Hour — Kacey Musgraves
Black Panther: The Album — Soundtrack
Record of the Year
“I Like It” — Cardi B, Bad Bunny, and 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 Solána 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
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
From a Room: Volume 2 — Chris Stapleton
Best Pop Vocal Album
Camila — Camila Cabello
Meaning of Life — Kelly Clarkson
Sweetener — Ariana Grande
Shawn Mendes — Shawn Mendes
Beautiful Trauma — Pink
Reputation — Taylor Swift
Find a full list of Grammy nominees here.
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