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H.E.R.
The singer received nominations for Album of the Year, Best New Artist, Best R&B Performance, Best R&B Song, and Best R&B Album.
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Drake
Drake landed nominations for Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Rap Performance, and Best Rap Song.
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Cardi B
Everything’s coming up Cardi. The rapped earned nominations for Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Best Rap Performance, and Best Rap Album.
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Janelle Monáe
Monáe earned nominations for Album of the Year and Best Music Video.
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Childish Gambino
Gambino landed nominations for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, Best R&B Song, and Best Music Video.
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Kendrick Lamar ft. SZA “All The Stars”
The duos lead single from the Black Panther soundtrack earned nominations for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Song Written for Visual Media, and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.
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Black Panther Nominations
Various artists earned nominations for their work on the Black Panther soundtrack. Ludwig Göransson received a nomination for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media. While Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future, and James Blake earned two nominations for “King’s Dead,” Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance. Lamar and SZA landed nominations for their collaboration, “All the Stars.” The soundtrack also earned Album of the Year.
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Ella Mai
Mai earned nominations for Song of the Year and Best R&B Song.
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Chloe x Halle
The sister duo landed nominations for Best New Artist and Best Urban Contemporary Album.
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PJ Morton
PJ Morton’s self-released album, Gumbo: Unplugged (LIVE), received three nominations total in the categories of Best R&B Album, Best R&B Performance and Best Traditional R&B Performance.
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Jorja Smith
The singer received a nomination for Best New Artist.
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Anderson .Paak
.Paak grabbed a nomination for Best Rap Performance,
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Travis Scott
Travis Scott performs onstage during the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
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6lack
The rapper earned a nomination for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.
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Jay Rock
Rock earned a nomination for Best Rap Song.
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Pusha T
The rapper took home a nomination for Best Rap Album.
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Nipsey Hussle
Nipsey’s Victory Lap landed a nomination for Best Rap Album.
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Toni Braxton
Braxton earned nominations for Best R&B Performance, Best R&B Song, and Best R&B Album.
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The Carters
One of our favorite couples landed noms for Best Urban Contemporary Album and Best Music Video.
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Lalah Hathaway
Hathaway earned noms for Best R&B Performance and Best R&B Album.
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Leon Bridges
Bridges took home nominations Best R&B Album and Best Traditional R&B Performance.
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Bettye LaVette
Bettye LaVette earned a nomination for Best Traditional R&B Performance.
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MAJOR
MAJOR earned a nomination for Best Traditional R&B Performance.
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Charlie Wilson
Wilson earned a nomination for Best Traditional R&B Performance.
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Miguel
Miguel earned multiple nominations including Best R&B Song and Best Urban Contemporary Album.
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Meshell Ndegeocello
Ndegeocello earned a nomination for Best Urban Contemporary Album.
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Chris Dave and the Drumhedz
Chris Dave and the Drumhedz earned a nomination for Best Urban Contemporary Album.
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Kanye West
West earned a nomination for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical.
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Pharrell
Pharrell earned a nomination for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical.
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Boi-1da
Boi-1da earned a nomination for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical.
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Tierra Whack
Whack earned a nomination for Best Music Video.
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Whitney
The acclaimed documentary about Whitney Houston earned a nomination for Best Music Film.
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Quincy
The Netflix documentary earned a nomination for Best Music Film.
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Chris Rock
Rock earned a Grammy nom for Best Comedy Album.
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Dave Chappelle
Chappelle earned a nomination for Best Comedy Album.
