Kendrick Lamar, Brandi Carlile Among Top Nominees For 2019 Grammys
The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences announced its list of nominees for the 2018 Grammy Awards, including Brandi Carlile, Janelle Monae and Black Panther.
On Friday, the Recording Academy announced its nominees for the Grammy Awards, which will be held on Feb. 10.
Kendrick Lamar, who helmed the Black Panther soundtrack, leads this year's field with eight nominations; Americana artist Brandi Carlile surprised with six nominations, including in the categories of album and record of the year. Country artist Kacey Musgraves earned four nominations, for album and country album of the year. Previous Grammy favorite Taylor Swift was shut out from all categories except best pop vocal Album for reputation.
This year, for the first time, in the four main categories — album of the year, record of the year, song of the year (a songwriting award), and best
