Grammy Awards 2018 telah mengumumkan daftar nominasinya pada Selasa, 28 November.
Daftar tentunya menampilkan berbagai hitmaker yang datang dari lintas genre. Hanya saja, sepertinya musisi dari ranah hip-hop dan rap mendominasi nominasi untuk tahun ini. Dan jika tahun lalu Beyonce memimpin nominasi, maka tahun ini ia "menyerahkan tongkat estafet" pada suaminya, Jay Z. Sang rapper mendapatkan 8 buah nominasi dan akan berkompetisi di beberapa kategori utama, seperti Record of the Year, Album of the Year dan Song of the Year.
Menyusul kemudian Kendrick Lamar dengan 7 nominasi berkat album "DAMN." dan single 'Humble'. Yang juga mencatat prestasi adalah Julia Michaels. Sang penyanyi 'Issues' ini siap untuk menyabet piala Song of the Year dan berkompetisi untuk mendapatkan Best New Artist, meski harus bersaing ketat dengan Alessia Cara, Khalid, Lil Uzi Vert dan SZA.
Sementara itu Kesha semakin memantapkan comeback-nya ke dunia musik. Setelah tahun 2017 menjadi saksi atas sukses dirinya berkat album "Rainbow", ia kini juga mendapat rekognisi Grammy untuk kategori Best Pop Vocal Album. Singla andalannya, 'Praying', juga mendapat tempat di kategori Best Pop Solo Performance.
Kalau bertanya-tanya menyapa "Reputation" Taylor Swift tidak mendapat satu nominasi pun, itu karena album dirilis di luar tenggat untuk Grammy tahun 2018 ini. Meski begitu, sang mantan penyanyi country masih mendapatkan nominasi berkat karya tulisnya untuk lagu yang dinyanyikan Little Big Town, 'Better Man', yang mendapat kesempatan untuk menyabet Best Country Song.
Beberapa nama besar lain yang tercatat sebagai nominee antara lain adalah Pink, Kelly Clarkson, Lady Gaga, Lana Del Rey dan The Chainsmokers. Siapa saja yang akan membawa pulang pialanya? Untuk mengetahui jawabannya, maka kita harus menunggu sampai tanggal 28 Januari 2018, saat Grammy Awards ke-60 berlangsung.
Simak daftar nominasinya di bawah ini:
Record Of The Year:
- “Redbone” — Childish Gambino
- “Despacito” — Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber
- “The Story Of O.J.” — Jay-Z
- “HUMBLE.” — Kendrick Lamar
- “24K Magic” — Bruno Mars
Album Of The Year:
- “Awaken, My Love!” — Childish Gambino
- 4:44 — Jay-Z
- DAMN. — Kendrick Lamar
- Melodrama — Lorde
- 24K Magic — Bruno Mars
Song Of The Year:
- “Despacito” — Ramón Ayala, Justin Bieber, Jason “Poo Bear” Boyd, Erika Ender, Luis Fonsi & Marty James Garton, songwriters (Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber)
- “4:44” — Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson, songwriters (Jay-Z)
- “Issues” — Benny Blanco, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Julia Michaels & Justin Drew Tranter, songwriters (Julia Michaels)
- “1-800-273-8255” — Alessia Caracciolo, Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, Arjun Ivatury & Khalid Robinson, songwriters (Logic Featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid)
- “That’s What I Like” — Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip, songwriters (Bruno Mars)
Best New Artist:
- Alessia Cara
- Khalid
- Lil Uzi Vert
- Julia Michaels
- SZA
Best Pop Solo Performance:
- “Love So Soft” — Kelly Clarkson
- “Praying” — Kesha
- “Million Reasons” — Lady Gaga
- “What About Us” — P!nk
- “Shape Of You” — Ed Sheeran
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:
- “Something Just Like This” — The Chainsmokers & Coldplay
- “Despacito” — Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber
- “Thunder” — Imagine Dragons
- “Feel It Still” — Portugal. The Man
- “Stay” — Zedd & Alessia Cara
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album:
- Nobody But Me (Deluxe Version) — Michael Bublé
- Triplicate — Bob Dylan
- In Full Swing — Seth MacFarlane
- Wonderland — Sarah McLachlan
- Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 — (Various Artists) Dae Bennett, Producer
Best Pop Vocal Album:
- Kaleidoscope EP — Coldplay
- Lust For Life — Lana Del Rey
- Evolve — Imagine Dragons
- Rainbow — Kesha
- Joanne — Lady Gaga
- ÷ — Ed Sheeran
Best Dance Recording:
- “Bambro Koyo Ganda” — Bonobo Featuring Innov Gnawa
- “Cola” — Camelphat & Elderbrook
- “Andromeda” — Gorillaz Featuring DRAM
- “Tonite” — LCD Soundsystem
- “Line Of Sight” — Odesza Featuring WYNNE & Mansionair
Best Dance/Electronic Album:
- Migration — Bonobo
- 3-D The Catalogue — Kraftwerk
- Mura Masa — Mura Masa
- A Moment Apart — Odesza
- What Now — Sylvan Esso
Best Rock Performance:
- “You Want It Darker” — Leonard Cohen
- “The Promise” — Chris Cornell
- “Run” — Foo Fighters
- “No Good” — Kaleo
- “Go To War” — Nothing More
Best Metal Performance:
- “Invisible Enemy” — August Burns Red
- “Black Hoodie” — Body Count
- “Forever” — Code Orange
- “Sultan’s Curse” — Mastodon
- “Clockworks” — Meshuggah
Best Rock Song:
- “Atlas, Rise!” — James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich, songwriters (Metallica)
- “Blood In The Cut” — JT Daly & Kristine Flaherty, songwriters (K.Flay)
- “Go To War” — Ben Anderson, Jonny Hawkins, Will Hoffman, Daniel Oliver, David Pramik & Mark Vollelunga, songwriters (Nothing More)
- “Run” — Foo Fighters, songwriters (Foo Fighters)
- “The Stage” — Zachary Baker, Brian Haner, Matthew Sanders, Jonathan Seward & Brooks Wackerman, songwriters (Avenged Sevenfold)
Best Rock Album:
- Emperor Of Sand — Mastodon
- Hardwired…To Self-Destruct — Metallica
- The Stories We Tell Ourselves — Nothing More
- Villains — Queens Of The Stone Age
- A Deeper Understanding — The War On Drugs
Best Alternative Music Album:
- Everything Now — Arcade Fire
- Humanz — Gorillaz
- American Dream — LCD Soundsystem
- Pure Comedy — Father John Misty
- Sleep Well Beast — The National
Best R&B Performance:
- “Get You” — Daniel Caesar Featuring Kali Uchis
- “Distraction” — Kehlani
- “High” — Ledisi
- “That’s What I Like” — Bruno Mars
- “The Weekend” — SZA
Best Traditional R&B Performance:
- “Laugh And Move On” — The Baylor Project
- “Redbone” — Childish Gambino
- “What I’m Feelin’” — Anthony Hamilton Featuring The Hamiltones|
- “All The Way” — Ledisi
- “Still” — Mali Music
Best R&B Song:
- “First Began” — PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton)
- “Location” — Alfredo Gonzalez, Olatunji Ige, Samuel David Jiminez, Christopher McClenney, Khalid Robinson & Joshua Scruggs, songwriters (Khalid)
- “Redbone” — Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters (Childish Gambino)
- “Supermodel” — Tyran Donaldson, Terrence Henderson, Greg Landfair Jr., Solana Rowe & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (SZA)
- “That’s What I Like” — Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip, songwriters (Bruno Mars)
Best Urban Contemporary Album:
- Free 6LACK — 6LACK
- “Awaken, My Love!” — Childish Gambino
- American Teen — Khalid
- Ctrl — SZA
- Starboy — The Weeknd
Best R&B Album:
- Freudian — Daniel Caesar
- Let Love Rule — Ledisi
- 24K Magic — Bruno Mars
- Gumbo — PJ Morton
- Feel The Real –Musiq Soulchild
Best Rap Performance:
- “Bounce Back” — Big Sean
- “Bodak Yellow” — Cardi B
- “4:44” — Jay-Z
- “HUMBLE.” — Kendrick Lamar
- “Bad And Boujee” — Migos Featuring Lil Uzi Vert
Best Rap/Sung Performance:
- “PRBLMS” — 6LACK
- “Crew” — Goldlink Featuring Brent Faiyaz & Shy Glizzy
- “Family Feud” — Jay-Z Featuring Beyoncé
- “LOYALTY.” — Kendrick Lamar Featuring Rihanna
- “Love Galore” — SZA Featuring Travis Scott
Best Rap Song:
- “Bodak Yellow” — Dieuson Octave, Klenord Raphael, Shaftizm, Jordan Thorpe, Washpoppin & J White, songwriters (Cardi B)
- “Chase Me” — Judah Bauer, Brian Burton, Hector Delgado, Jaime Meline, Antwan Patton, Michael Render, Russell Simins & Jon Spencer, songwriters (Danger Mouse Featuring Run The Jewels & Big Boi)
- “HUMBLE.” — Duckworth, Asheton Hogan & M. Williams II, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)
- “Sassy” — Gabouer & M. Evans, songwriters (Rapsody)
- “The Story Of O.J.” — Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson, songwriters (Jay-Z)
Best Rap Album:
- 4:44 — Jay-Z
- DAMN. — Kendrick Lamar
- Culture — Migos
- Laila’s Wisdom — Rapsody
- Flower Boy — Tyler, The Creator
Best Country Solo Performance:
- “Body Like A Back Road” — Sam Hunt
- “Losing You” – Alison Krauss
- “Tin Man” — Miranda Lambert
- “I Could Use A Love Song” — Maren Morris
- “Either Way” — Chris Stapleton
Best Country Duo/Group Performance:
- “It Ain’t My Fault” — Brothers Osborne
- “My Old Man” — Zac Brown Band
- “You Look Good” — Lady Antebellum
- “Better Man” — Little Big Town
- “Drinkin’ Problem” — Midland
Best Country Song:
- “Better Man” — Taylor Swift, songwriter (Little Big Town)
- “Body Like A Back Road” — Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Sam Hunt)
- “Broken Halos” — Mike Henderson & Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Chris Stapleton)
- “Drinkin’ Problem” — Jess Carson, Cameron Duddy, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne & Mark Wystrach, songwriters (Midland)
- “Tin Man” — Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert & Jon Randall, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
Best Country Album:
- Cosmic Hallelujah — Kenny Chesney
- Heart Break — Lady Antebellum
- The Breaker — Little Big Town
- Life Changes — Thomas Rhett
- From A Room: Volume 1 — Chris Stapleton
Best Latin Pop Album:
- Lo Único Constante — Alex Cuba
- Mis Planes Son Amarte — Juanes
- Amar Y Vivir En Vivo Desde La Ciudad De México, 2017 — La Santa Cecilia
- Musas (Un Homenaje Al Folclore Latinoamericano En Manos De Los Macorinos) — Natalia Lafourcade
- El Dorado — Shakira
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album:
- Ayo — Bomba Estéreo
- Pa’ Fuera — C4 Trío & Desorden Público
- Salvavidas De Hielo — Jorge Drexler
- El Paradise — Los Amigos Invisibles
- Residente — Residente
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano):
- Ni Diablo Ni Santo — Julión Álvarez Y Su Norteño Banda
- Ayer Y Hoy — Banda El Recodo De Cruz Lizárraga
- Momentos — Alex Campos
- Arriero Somos Versiones Acústicas — Aida Cuevas
- Zapateando En El Norte — Humberto Novoa, producer (Various Artists)
Best Tropical Latin Album:
- Albita — Albita
- Art Of The Arrangement — Doug Beavers
- Salsa Big Band — Rubén Blades Con Roberto Delgado & Orquesta
- Gente Valiente — Silvestre Dangond
- Indestructible — Diego El Cigala