Canadian rapper The Weeknd also got seven nominations after a break-out year for his album “Beauty Behind the Madness” and best-selling single “Can’t Feel My Face”. Swift earned seven, as did producer-singer the Weeknd.
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She enjoyed nods for Album of the Year for her blockbuster “1989” and Record of the Year as well as Song of the Year, which recognizes songwriting, for her hit “Blank Space”. In a twist, Lamar’s contributions to Swift’s “Bad Blood” scored nominations for Best Music Video as well as Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, the Associated Press reported. “He’s someone that’s very serious about his art and about his craft, and has been working it for quite some time”.
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Winners will be determined by about 13,000 voting members of the Recording Academy. His Fifty Shades of Grey song “Earned It” -was nominated for best R&B performance, R&B song and song written for visual media.
Garth Brooks, who marked a comeback after 13 years last year, was surprisingly shut out of the country categories.
Lamar’s most recent studio album, “To Pimp a Butterfly”, was released this past March.
Beck took home an award for album of the year for “Morning Phase”.
Best rap song: “All Day”, Kanye West Featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom and Paul McCartney; “Alright”, Kendrick Lamar; “Energy”, Drake; “Glory”, Common and John Legend; “Trap Queen”, Fetty Wap. And despite a massive promotional campaign behind “Cass County”, Don Henley’s first solo album in 15 years received just one nomination, in the Americana roots song category, for “The Cost of Living”, which he wrote with Merle Haggard.
Nominees for the 58th Grammy Awards will be announced on Monday Dec. 7. Voting for the second round, completed by mail and starting next week, ends on January 15, 2016.
RECORD OF THE YEAR D’Angelo and the Vanguard, “Really Love” Mark Ronson feat.
The nominees for Song of the Year are Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift, Wiz Khalifa, Ed Sheeran, and Little Big Town.
The 28-year-old singer-songwriter from Melbourne will compete in one of the elite Grammy categories, Best New Artist, against Meghan Trainor, Tori Kelly, Sam Hunt and James Bay.
Kendrick Lamar on stage in July.
Tame Impala is up for Best Alternative Music Album for Currents, with other nominees including Bjork’s Vulnicra, Alabama Shakes’ Sound & Color, and Wilco’s Star Wars.
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Best rap album: “2014 Forest Hills Drive”, J. Cole; “Compton”, Dr. Dre; “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late”, Drake; “To Pimp a Butterfly”, Kendrick Lamar; “The Pinkprint”, Nicki Minaj.
