Grammy nominations 2018 - live updates: Kendrick Lamar and Jay-Z dominate top categories
Surprise snubs for Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran in major categories suggest academy is attempting to improve its record on diversity
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The Recording Academy has announced nominees for the 60th Grammy Awards with Kendrick Lamar and Jay-Z dominating a male-heavy list of nominees.
Jay-Z leads with eight nominations including for Album, Song and Record of the Year.
Kendrick follows closely with seven nominations, while Ed Sheeran, despite being one of the hottest predictions for Album of the Year, was only nominated in two categories: Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Pop Vocal Performance ("Shape of You"). Sheeran released his third album ÷ [Divide] in March and broke several music industry records for sales and streaming.
Lorde received a nomination for Album of the Year for her record Melodrama, competing with Kendrick, Jay-Z, Childish Gambino and Bruno Mars.
See the complete list of nominations here.
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Taylor Swift appeared to be snubbed for her song "Look What You Made Me Do", but did receive a nod alongside Zayn Malik for "I Don't Wanna Live Forever", which featured in the film Fifty Shades of Grey. "Better Man", the song she penned for Little Big Town, also received a nomination for Best Country Song.
Artists reacted to the nominations on social media, with one of 2017's biggest new artists Khalid tweeting his delight at receiving five nominations. He noted how three years ago he had written about wanting to go to the Grammys in the future.
The 60th Grammy Awards take place in precisely two months time, on 28 January 2018.
Best Pop Vocal Album:
Coldplay
Lana Del Rey
Imagine Dragons
Kesha
Lady Gaga
Ed Sheeran
Best Rock Album:
Mastodon - Emperor of Sand
Metallica - Hardwired... To Self-Destruct
Nothing More - The Stories We Tell Ourselves
Queens of the Stone Age - Villains
War On Drugs - A Deeper Understanding
Best Rap Album:
Jay-Z - 4:44
Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.
Migos - Culture
Rapsody - Laila's Wisdom
Tyler, The Creator - Flower Boy
Best Urban Contemporary Album:
6Black - Free Black
Childish Gambino - Awaken, My Love!
Khalid - American Teen
SZA - Ctrl
The Weeknd - Starboy
Best Alternative Music Album:
Arcade Fire - Everything Now
Gorillaz - Humanz
LCD Soundsystem - American Dream
Father John Misty - Pure Comedy
The National - The National
Best Country Album:
Kenny Chesney - Cosmic Hallelujah
Lady Antebellum - Heart Break
Little Big Town - The Breaker
Thomas Rhett - Life Changes
Chris Stapleton - From A Room: Volume 1
Artists have begun reacting to the news that their work has been nominated for a Grammy at the 60th awards ceremony in 2018
Khalid, who released his debut album American Teen this year, has been nominated for a whopping 5 Grammys including Best New Artist
Lorde has been nominated for Album of the Year with Melodrama, here's our review
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