The 2020 GRAMMYs Nominee List was released Wednesday morning November 20, 2019.
2020 GRAMMY Award nominees were announced this morning. The announcement was made by President and CEO Deborah Dugan, Academy Chair of the Board of Trustees Harvey Mason Jr. alongside hosts Alicia Keys and Bebe Rexha.
Last year some notable winners were Childish Gambino, who won both Song and Record of the Year, and Dua Lipa who won Best New Artist.
This year’s leading nominees include Lil Nas X, Lizzo, Beyonce, Billie Eilish and more. Billie Eilish is also the youngest artist ever to be nominated in all four categories: Album of The Year, Song of The Year, Record of The Year, and Best New Artist. Beyonce racked in many nominations including Best Pop Solo Performance and Best Song Written for Visual Media for her song “Spirit”. She is also nominated for Best Music Film for her project Homecoming. The Lion King: The Gift, one of her latest projects, is nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media, and Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media.
The GRAMMYs will take place on January 26, 2020, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Some of this year’s nominees are:
Album of the Year
Bon Iver – i,i
Lana Del Rey – Norman Fucking Rockwell!
Billie Eilish – When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
H.E.R. – I Used to Know Her
Ariana Grande – thank u, next
Lil Nas X – 7
Lizzo – Cuz I Love You
Vampire Weekend – Father of the Bride
Record of the Year
Bon Iver – Hey, Ma
Billie Eilish – Bad Guy
Ariana Grande – 7 rings
H.E.R. – Hard Place
Khalid – Talk
Lil Nas X – Old Town Road
Lizzo – Truth Hurts
Post Malone – Sunflower
Song of the Year
Lady Gaga – Always Remember Us This Way
Billie Eilish – Bad Guy
Tanya Tucker – Bring My Flowers Now
H.E.R. – Hard Place
Taylor Swift – Lover
Lana Del Rey – Norman Fucking Rockwell
Lewis Capaldi – Someone You Loved
Lizzo – Truth Hurts
Best New Artist
Black Pumas
Billie Eilish
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
Maggie Rogers
Rosalía
Tank and the Bangas
Yola
Best Rap Album
Dreamville – Revenge of the Dreamers III
Meek Mill – Championships
21 Savage – I Am > I Was
Tyler, the Creator – IGOR
YBN Cordae – The Lost Boy
Best Rap Song
YBN Cordae – Bad Idea [ft. Chance the Rapper]
Rick Ross – Gold Roses [ft. Drake]
21 Savage – A Lot [ft. J. Cole]
Nipsey Hussle – Racks in the Middle [ft. Roddy Ricch and Hit-Boy]
DaBaby – Suge
Best Rap Performance
J Cole – Middle Child
DaBaby – Suge
Dreamville – Down Bad [ft. J.I.D., Bas, J. Cole, EARTHGANG, Young Nudy]
Nipsey Hussle – Racks in the Middle [ft. Roddy Ricch and Hit-Boy]
Offset – Clout [ft. Cardi B]
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
DJ Khaled – Higher [ft. Nipsey Hussle and John Legend]
Lil Baby and Gunna – Drip Too Hard
Lil Nas X – Panini
Mustard – Ballin [ft. Roddy Ricch]
Young Thug – The London [ft. J. Cole and Travis Scott]
Other mentionable nominees are Burna Boy, FKA Twigs, Jorja Smith, Michelle Obama, Aziz Ansari, and Trevor Noah.
