The music of 91裸聊视频淏lack Panther,91裸聊视频� with Kendrick Lamar in its starring role, officially owns the 2019 Grammy Awards, where women are heavily represented in the major four categories following a year where their presence was barely felt.
The Recording Academy announced Friday that Lamar is the top contender with eight nominations, including seven for his musical companion to the Marvel Studios juggernaut starring Chadwick Boseman and Michael B. Jordan. 91裸聊视频淏lack Panther: The Album, Music From and Inspired By91裸聊视频� is up for album of the year, a category where women make up five of the eight nominees. Cardi B, Kacey Musgraves, Janelle Monae, H.E.R. and Brandi Carlile also are up for the top prize, along with Drake and Post Malone.
The upcoming Grammys is the first where the academy extended its top four categories from five nominees to eight.
The 91裸聊视频淧anther91裸聊视频� nomination would give Lamar a chance to win album of the year after losing three times. His most recently loss was in February when his critically acclaimed 91裸聊视频淒AMN91裸聊视频� fell short to Bruno Mars91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频�24K Magic,91裸聊视频� though Lamar91裸聊视频檚 project would go on to win a Pulitzer Prize for music two months later, making him the first non-classical or jazz artist to win the prestigious honour.
Lamar91裸聊视频檚 Top 10 hit, the SZA-assisted 91裸聊视频淎ll the Stars,91裸聊视频� is nominated for both record and song of the year (a songwriter91裸聊视频檚 award). Five other songs scored nominations in both categories, including Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淪hallow91裸聊视频� from 91裸聊视频淎 Star Is Born91裸聊视频�; Childish Gambino91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淭his Is America91裸聊视频�; Drake91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淕od91裸聊视频檚 Plan91裸聊视频�; Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淭he Middle91裸聊视频�; and Carlile91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淭he Joke.91裸聊视频�
Ella Mai91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淏oo91裸聊视频檇 Up91裸聊视频� and Shawn Mendes91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淚n My Blood91裸聊视频� earned song of the year nods, while Post Malone91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淩ockstar91裸聊视频� and Cardi B91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淚 Like It,91裸聊视频� featuring Bad Bunny and J Balvin, round out the nominees for record of the year.
Following Lamar, Drake 91裸聊视频� the year91裸聊视频檚 most successful artist 91裸聊视频� earned seven nominations. Though nominated for album of the year, he was surprisingly shut out of best rap album, where his rival Pusha T earned a nomination.
Drake91裸聊视频檚 frequent collaborator, producer Boi-1Da, earned six nods, as did Carlile, who also scored nominations in the American Roots category.
Cardi B, Gaga, H.E.R., Morris, Gambino, producer Sounwave and engineer Mike Bozzi scored five nominations each.
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The nominees for the 2019 Grammys mark a departure from this year91裸聊视频檚 show, where women were underrepresented in the top four categories. Of the eight best new artist nominees, six are women, including H.E.R., Chloe x Halle, Dua Lipa, Margo Price, Bebe Rexha and Jorja Smith. Rock band Greta Van Fleet and country singer Luke Combs also earned nominations.
Recording Academy CEO Neil Portnow was criticized earlier this year at the Grammys when he said women need to 91裸聊视频渟tep up91裸聊视频� when asked about the lack of women in the top categories, which he later acknowledged was a 91裸聊视频減oor choice of words.91裸聊视频� It forced the academy to launch a new task force focused on inclusion and diversity; Portnow also announced he would be leaving the academy in 2019.
91裸聊视频淚n any given year there could be more folks from one area or one gender or one genre or one ethnicity that are making recordings and being successful with them than in another year. So, in many ways we91裸聊视频檙e just a reflection of that,91裸聊视频� Portnow said in an interview with The Associated Press. 91裸聊视频淭his year clearly there were many women not only making music but making great music and making music that resonates with our peer voters in terms of excellence, and so that certainly is at the forefront.91裸聊视频�
Another milestone for women is in the non-classical producer of the year category, where songwriting extraordinaire Linda Perry earned a nomination. She91裸聊视频檚 just the seventh woman ever nominated for prize and first since 2004.
91裸聊视频淟inda represents what we hope becomes the norm, which is the elimination of gender bias in producing and engineering in our industry,91裸聊视频� Portnow said.
Perry will compete with Pharrell Williams, Boi-1Da, Larry Klein and Kanye West, the only nomination he earned.
Taylor Swift, a two-time album of the year winner, also only earned one nomination 91裸聊视频� her 91裸聊视频渞eputation91裸聊视频� album is up best pop vocal album. Justin Timberlake, whose 91裸聊视频淢an of the Woods91裸聊视频� albums flopped earlier this year, picked up a nod for 91裸聊视频淪ay Something,91裸聊视频� his collaboration with Chris Stapleton.
Beyonce and Jay-Z, billed as The Carters, as well Ariana Grande, didn91裸聊视频檛 earn any of the big nominations. The Carters earned two nods in the R&B category along with best music video, while Grande picked up two nods in pop.
Artists who were completely snubbed include Carrie Underwood, Sam Smith, Migos, Kane Brown, Nicki Minaj, XXXTentacion and Juice WRLD, whose 91裸聊视频淟ucid Dreams91裸聊视频� was one of the year91裸聊视频檚 biggest hits.
Some acts scored their first nominations ever, including Florida Georgia Line, whose megahit 91裸聊视频淢eant to Be91裸聊视频� with Rexha is up best country duo/group performance. Camila Cabello, Malone, Mendes, Dan + Shay and DJ Mustard are also first-time nominees.
Gaga, who earned acting and music Golden Globe nominations Thursday, picked up four Grammy nominations for 91裸聊视频淪hallow,91裸聊视频� while 91裸聊视频淛oanne91裸聊视频� is up for best pop solo performance. The soundtrack for 91裸聊视频淎 Star Is Born91裸聊视频� was released after Grammy eligibility, though 91裸聊视频淪hallow91裸聊视频� was released in time and also earned Cooper two nominations.
Other famous faces outside of music to earn nominations include Tiffany Haddish and former U.S. president Jimmy Carter, both up for best spoken word album. Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, Fred Armisen, Jim Gaffigan and Patton Oswalt are up for best comedy album.
Mac Miller, who died in September, earned a nomination for best rap album with 91裸聊视频淪wimming.91裸聊视频� Chris Cornell, who died last year, is up for best rock performance with 91裸聊视频淲hen Bad Does Good.91裸聊视频�
Demi Lovato, who relapsed after six years of sobriety and was hospitalized for an overdose in July, earned a nomination for best pop duo/group performance for 91裸聊视频淔all In Line,91裸聊视频� her duet with Christina Aguilera.
Those who earned four nominations are Musgraves, Malone, PJ Morton, Dave Cobb, Ludwig Goransson, Noah Shebib and SZA, who earned a Golden Globe nomination alongside Lamar for 91裸聊视频淎ll the Stars91裸聊视频� on Thursday.
Lamar has won 12 Grammys throughout his career. Though seven of his eight nominations come from 91裸聊视频淏lack Panther,91裸聊视频� he also earned a nod for co-writing Jay Rock91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淲in,91裸聊视频� up for best rap song.
The 2019 Grammys will hand out awards in its 84 categories live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 10, 2019.
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Mesfin Fekadu, The Associated Press
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