Chorus.fm — The 2018 Grammy nominees have been announced. You can find the announced categories below. Album Of The Year Childish Gambino – Awaken, My Love! Jay-Z – 4:44 Kendrick Lamar – DAMN. Lorde – Melodrama Bruno Mars – 24K Magic Record Of The Year... more info

Dlisted — The nominations for the 60th Grammy awards were announced this morning, and Jay-Z led with eight nominations. I suppose you could say that Jay-Z is the Beyoncé of this year’s Grammys? Although she actually got one this year too, for Best Rap/Sung ... more info

CNN Showbiz — Nominations for the 60th annual Grammy Awards are dominated by diversity, and rapper Jay-Z leads the way with eight nominations. more info

USA Today Music — JAY-Z got the most nominations for any artist for the 2018 Grammy Awards. Here's why his album got so much buzz.             more info

Kings of A&R — Rap has taken over the Spotify Charts and now the genre has dominated the Grammys. Shockingly, Ed Sheeran’s massive selling “Divide” did not get an Album of the Year nod, neither did albums by Gaga or Kesha. Rather, the Grammys went mostly for ... more info

Stereogum — Jay-Z is going to win the Album Of The Year Grammy for 4:44 . We already, on some deep level, know this. That album is pure Grammy-bait. It's mellow and subtle and reflective, and it does not have one single banger on it. Grammy voters hate bangers.... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Jay-Z, Bruno Mars lead Grammy noms more info

Chicago Tribune — The instant reaction from some major media outlets to the Grammy nominations announced Tuesday was that somehow the stodgy old Recording Academy had awakened to the dominance of hip-hop and R&B, which ostensibly gives the “often overlooked genres a... more info

USA Today Music — The rap veteran's Tidal-Sprint exclusive '4:44' is up for eight awards including album, record and song of the year in a hip-hop-heavy field.             more info

Chicago Tribune — Jay-Z and Bruno Mars are nominees in the rap- and R&B-dominated top three categories at the 2018 Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy said Tuesday that Jay-Z's "4:44" and Mars' "24K Magic" are nominated for album of the year alongside Kendrick Lamar'... more info