Old school versus New School. That’s the first thing that jumps out to me when you look at this year’s GRAMMY nominations as rapper Jay-Z leads the way with eight nominations, while fellow Hip-Hop star Kendrick Lamar is close behind with seven.

Hov picked up nominations in some of the top categories this year including, Record of the Year (‘The Story of O.J.’), Song of the Year (‘4:44’) and Album of the Year (‘4:44’).

Kendrick also picked up nominations for Album of the Year (‘Damn’) and ‘Humble’ was nominated for Record of the Year.

 

FILE - In this July 7, 2017, file photo, Kendrick Lamar performs during the Festival d'ete de Quebec in Quebec City, Canada. Lamar was nominated for seven Grammy nominations on Tuesday, Nov. 28. The 60th Annual Grammy Awards will air on CBS, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018, in New York. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)
FILE – In this July 7, 2017, file photo, Kendrick Lamar performs during the Festival d’ete de Quebec in Quebec City, Canada. Lamar was nominated for seven Grammy nominations on Tuesday, Nov. 28. The 60th Annual Grammy Awards will air on CBS, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018, in New York. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)

 

Bruno Mars earned six nominations this year, while Childish Gambino (the music alter-go of Donald Glover) also picked up five.

One of the biggest songs of the year, Luis Fonsi’s ‘Despacito’ was definitely recognized for its massive 2017 as it picked up nominations in both the Song & Record of the Year categories, making it the first non-English language track to be nominated in both categories.

 

ILE - In this April 27, 2017, file photo, singers Luis Fonsi, left, and Daddy Yankee perform during the Latin Billboard Awards in Coral Gables, Fla. Despacito," Fonsi's mega-hit with Daddy Yankee, is nominated for several Grammy Awards including record of the year, song of the year and best pop duo/group performance. The 60th Annual Grammy Awards will air on CBS, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018 in New York. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
FILE – In this April 27, 2017, file photo, singers Luis Fonsi, left, and Daddy Yankee perform during the Latin Billboard Awards in Coral Gables, Fla. Despacito,” Fonsi’s mega-hit with Daddy Yankee, is nominated for several Grammy Awards including record of the year, song of the year and best pop duo/group performance. The 60th Annual Grammy Awards will air on CBS, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018 in New York. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

 

Special shout out to Brampton, Ontario’s Alessia Cara who picked up a few GRAMMY nominations herself including, Best New Artist where she’ll be in tough against Khalid, Lil Uzi Vert, Julia Michaels and SZA.

For the full list of nominees, click HERE.

 

The 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards® are live from Madison Square Garden in New York City on Sunday, Jan. 28 at 7:30pm ET / 8pm PT on City.

 

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