Dimenticatevi Taylor Swift, per quanto riguarda i prossimi Grammy a fare la voce grossa sono due dei rapper più amati degli Usa, nonché rappresentanti di due generazioni diverse tra loro. Sono Jay Z e Kendrick Lamar due dei protagonisti di queste nomination a cui si affiancano nomi come quello di Bruno Mars e Lorde. Jay Z, che nella carriera, di Grammy ne ha vinti 21, è il leader indiscusso con 8 nomination, tra cui "Album of the Year" (4:44), "Record of the Year" ("The Story of O.J.") e "Song of the Year" ("4:44"), sono 7 le candidature per il rapper che quest'anno ha pubblicato forse uno dei migliori album rap degli ultimi anni, D.A.M.N., che concorrerà per categorie come "Album of the year" e "Record of the Year", alla stregua di Bruno Mars che pure spera di portarsi a casa qualche statuetta dalle 6 nomination ottenute.

In gara anche Chris Cornell e Leonard Cohen

A confrontarsi tra gli album dell'anno ci sono anche "Melodrama" di Lorde e "Awaken, My Love!" di Childish Gambino, mentre non poteva mancare "Despacito" tra i candidati. E infatti, il tormentone del 2017 che con l'aiuto del remix di Justin Bieber è finito in testa alla Billboard 100, la classifica americana dei migliori singoli, concorre per la categoria "Record of the Year" e "Song of the Year", mentre tra le nuove leve se la giocano Alessia Cara, Khalid, Lil Uzi Vert, Julia Michaels e SZA. Per il miglior album pop in gara “Kaleidoscope EP” dei Coldplay, “Lust for Life” —di Lana Del Rey, “Evolve” degli Imagine Dragons, “Rainbow” —di Kesha, “Joanne” di Lady Gaga e “÷” di Ed Sheeran, mentre nelle categorie rock se la giocano anche Leonard Cohen e Chris Cornell, entrambi scomparsi tra il 2016 e il 2017.

Tutte le nomination dei Grammy Awards 2017

Record of the Year

• “Redbone” — Childish Gambino
• “Despacito” — Luis Fonsi and 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 and Marty James Garton (Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber)
• “4:44” — Shawn Carter and Dion Wilson (Jay-Z)
• “Issues” — Benny Blanco, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Julia Michaels and Justin Drew Tranter (Julia Michaels)
• “1-800-273-8255” — Alessia Caracciolo, Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, Arjun Ivatury and Khalid Robinson (Logic featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid)
• “That’s What I Like” — Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus and Jonathan Yip (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” — Pink
• “Shape of You” — Ed Sheeran

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

• “Something Just Like This” — The Chainsmokers and Coldplay
• “Despacito” — Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber
• “Thunder” — Imagine Dragons
• “Feel It Still” — Portugal. The Man
• “Stay” — Zedd and Alessia Cara

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/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 Alternative Music Album

• “Everything Now” — Arcade Fire
• “Humanz” — Gorillaz
• “American Dream” — LCD Soundsystem
• “Pure Comedy” — Father John Misty
• “Sleep Well Beast” — The National

Best Urban Contemporary Album

• “Free 6lack” — 6lack
• “Awaken, My Love!” — Childish Gambino
• “American Teen” — Khalid
• “CTRL” — SZA
• “Starboy” — The Weeknd

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 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 Song

• “Better Man” — Taylor Swift (Little Big Town)
• “Body Like a Back Road” — Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne (Sam Hunt)
• “Broken Halos” — Mike Henderson and Chris Stapleton (Chris Stapleton)
• “Drinkin’ Problem” — Jess Carson, Cameron Duddy, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne and Mark Wystrach (Midland)
• “Tin Man” — Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert and Jon Randall (Miranda Lambert)

Best Jazz Vocal Album

• “The Journey” — The Baylor Project
• “A Social Call” — Jazzmeia Horn
• “Bad Ass and Blind” — Raul Midón
• “Porter Plays Porter” — Randy Porter Trio with Nancy King
• “Dreams and Daggers” — Cécile McLorin Salvant

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

• “Uptown, Downtown” — Bill Charlap Trio
• “Rebirth” — Billy Childs
• “Project Freedom” — Joey DeFrancesco and the People
• “Open Book” — Fred Hersch
• “The Dreamer Is the Dream” — Chris Potter

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 and Desorden Público
• “Salvavidas de Hielo” — Jorge Drexler
• “El Paradise” — Los Amigos Invisibles
• “Residente” — Residente

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

• Calvin Harris
• Greg Kurstin
• Blake Mills
• No I.D.
• The Stereotypes