RECORDING ACADEMY™ ANNOUNCES 61ST ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS NOMINEES
CARDI B, BRANDI CARLILE, DRAKE, H.E.R., POST MALONE, JANELLE MONÁE, KACEY MUSGRAVES, AND BLACK PANTHER: THE ALBUM, MUSIC FROM AND INSPIRED BY (VARIOUS ARTISTS) VIE FOR ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Grammy Awards 2019 Tickets Air Date Live Feb 10th LA

ADDITIONAL ARTISTS ADDED TO THE STELLAR LINEUP FOR THE 61ST ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS^®

CHLOE X HALLE, DUA LIPA, LADY GAGA, MARK RONSON, ST. VINCENT, AND TRAVIS SCOTT SET TO TAKE THE STAGE AT MUSIC’S BIGGEST NIGHT^®

BRANDI CARLILE, MILEY CYRUS, H.E.R., AND RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS ADDED TO THE LINEUP FOR THE 61ST ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS

YOLANDA ADAMS, ANDRA DAY, AND FANTASIA WILL TAKE THE STAGE TO HONOR THE INCOMPARABLE ARETHA FRANKLIN

THE RECORDING ACADEMY^™ HONORS DIANA ROSS AND HER LANDMARK CAREER AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO MUSIC WITH A SPECIAL 75TH DIAMOND DIANA BIRTHDAY PERFORMANCE ON THE 61ST ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS

GRAMMY AWARDS PREMIERE CEREMONY^®, HOSTED BY SHAGGY, TO BE STREAMED LIVE VIA GRAMMY.COM ON SUNDAY, FEB. 10, STARTING AT 12:30 P.M. PT

ÁNGELA AGUILAR, AIDA CUEVAS, FATOUMATA DIAWARA, NATALIA LAFOURCADE, SNATAM KAUR, SEUN KUTI, CRAIG MORRIS, AND SOFI TUKKER TO PERFORM AT PRELUDE TO THE 61ST ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS

Major artists turned down Grammy performances, producer says

Three of hip-hop’s biggest stars rejected offers to perform on music’s biggest night. Grammys producer Ken Ehrlich said Drake, Kendrick Lamar and Childish Gambino all turned down opportunities to perform at this year’s awards show.

All three are up for awards, but Ehrlich told The New York Times the Grammys has a continued problem with hip-hop artists. “When they don’t take home the big prize, the regard of the academy, and what the Grammys represent, continues to be less meaningful to the hip-hop community, which is sad,” Ehrlich told the Times.

Ehrlich said he offered all three artists performance slots this year, but they all declined. CBS News has reached out to representatives for Drake, Kendrick Lamar and Childish Gambino for comment.

The Grammys has received criticism for the show’s lack of diversity and appreciation of hip-hop in the past. Last year, fans were astounded that Jay-Z, who was the most nominated artist, didn’t win any of the eight Grammys he was up for. Lamar won five awards but lost the highly coveted album of the year award. He later went on to win the Pulitzer Prize for his music. Fans have often wondered how Lamar could win a Pulitzer for his rap but lose a Grammy to the more pop centric Bruno Mars.

PERFORMERS AND PRESENTERS ANNOUNCED FOR “MOTOWN 60: A GRAMMY^® CELEBRATION”

CEDRIC THE ENTERTAINER AND GRAMMY WINNER SMOKEY ROBINSON SET TO HOST

MOTOWN LEGENDS SMOKEY ROBINSON, DIANA ROSS, AND STEVIE WONDER WILL BE JOINED BY BOYZ II MEN, CHLOE X HALLE, CIARA, LAMONT DOZIER, FANTASIA, BRIAN & EDDIE HOLLAND, THELMA HOUSTON, TORI KELLY, JOHN LEGEND, LITTLE BIG TOWN, NE-YO, PENTATONIX, MARTHA REEVES, VALERIE SIMPSON, MICKEY STEVENSON, AND MEGHAN TRAINOR SET TO PARTICIPATE IN STAR-STUDDED TRIBUTE

EIGHT-TIME GRAMMY^® WINNER AND 2019 MUSICARES^® PERSON OF THE YEAR DOLLY PARTON TO PERFORM NEW MUSIC ON THE 61ST ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS^® AND WILL BE JOINED IN A TRIBUTE BY LITTLE BIG TOWN, MAREN MORRIS, KACEY MUSGRAVES, AND KATY PERRY

J BALVIN, RICKY MARTIN, ARTURO SANDOVAL, AND YOUNG THUG JOIN CAMILA CABELLO FOR AN UNFORGETTABLE GRAMMY PERFORMANCE

EN VOGUE AND FOUR-TIME GRAMMY^® WINNERS TLC TO HEADLINE THE 2019 GRAMMY CELEBRATION^®
GRAMMY^® WINNER KURT ELLING AND DJ MICHELLE PESCE ALSO SCHEDULED TO PERFORM
 
RECORDING ACADEMY™ TO PRODUCE OFFICIAL GRAMMY AWARDS^® AFTER-PARTY IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING MUSIC’S BIGGEST NIGHT^® ON SUNDAY, FEB. 10

RECORDING ACADEMY^™ AND REPUBLIC RECORDS TO RELEASE 2019 GRAMMY^® NOMINEES ALBUM ON JAN. 25, 2019

ALBUM PRE-ORDER WILL LAUNCH DEC. 6th, OFFERING FANS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE 61ST ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS^®

The Recording Academy^™‘s GRAMMY Recordings^® and Republic Records will release the 2019 GRAMMY^® Nominees album on Jan. 25, 2019 in stores and via digital retailers. *No purchase necessary to enter or win. Visit 2019grammy.com for details and eligibility requirements.

61ST GRAMMY AWARDS NOMINATIONS

The following is a sampling of nominations from the GRAMMY Awards’ 30 Fields and 84 categories.

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For a complete nominations list, visit www.grammy.com.

Record Of The Year:
“I Like It” — Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin
“The Joke” — Brandi Carlile
“This Is America” — Childish Gambino
“God’s Plan” — Drake
“Shallow” — Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
“All The Stars” — Kendrick Lamar & SZA
“Rockstar” — Post Malone Featuring 21 Savage
“The Middle” — Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey

Album Of The Year:
Invasion Of Privacy — Cardi B
By The Way, I Forgive You — Brandi Carlile
Scorpion — Drake
H.E.R. — H.E.R.
Beerbongs & Bentleys — Post Malone
Dirty Computer — Janelle Monáe
Golden Hour — Kacey Musgraves
Black Panther: The Album, Music From And Inspired By (Various Artists)

Song Of The Year:
“All The Stars” — Kendrick Duckworth, Solána Rowe, Al Shuckburgh, Mark Spears & Anthony Tiffith, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar & SZA)
“Boo’d Up” — Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai & Dijon McFarlane, songwriters (Ella Mai)
“God’s Plan” — Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake)
“In My Blood” — Teddy Geiger, Scott Harris, Shawn Mendes & Geoffrey Warburton, songwriters (Shawn Mendes)
“The Joke” — Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)
“The Middle” — Sarah Aarons, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Marcus Lomax, Kyle Trewartha, Michael Trewartha & Anton Zaslavski, songwriters (Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey)
“Shallow” — Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper)
“This Is America” — Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters (Childish Gambino)

Best New Artist:
Chloe x Halle
Luke Combs
Greta Van Fleet
H.E.R.
Dua Lipa
Margo Price
Bebe Rexha
Jorja Smith

Best Pop Solo Performance:
“Colors” — Beck
“Havana (Live)” — Camila Cabello
“God Is A Woman” — Ariana Grande
“Joanne (Where Do You Think You’re Goin’?)” — Lady Gaga
“Better Now” — Post Malone

Best Pop Vocal Album:
Camila — Camila Cabello
Meaning Of Life — Kelly Clarkson
Sweetener — Ariana Grande
Shawn Mendes — Shawn Mendes
Beautiful Trauma — P!nk
Reputation — Taylor Swift

Best Dance Recording:
“Northern Soul” — Above & Beyond Featuring Richard Bedford
“Ultimatum” — Disclosure (Featuring Fatoumata Diawara)
“Losing It” — Fisher
“Electricity” — Silk City & Dua Lipa Featuring Diplo & Mark Ronson
“Ghost Voices” — Virtual Self

Best Rock Song:
“Black Smoke Rising” — Jacob Thomas Kiszka, Joshua Michael Kiszka, Samuel Francis Kiszka & Daniel Robert Wagner, songwriters (Greta Van Fleet)
“Jumpsuit” — Tyler Joseph, songwriter (Twenty One Pilots)
“MANTRA” — Jordan Fish, Matthew Kean, Lee Malia, Matthew Nicholls & Oliver Sykes, songwriters (Bring Me The Horizon)
“Masseduction” — Jack Antonoff & Annie Clark, songwriters (St. Vincent)
“Rats” — Tom Dalgety & A Ghoul Writer, songwriters (Ghost)

Best Urban Contemporary Album:
Everything Is Love — The Carters
The Kids Are Alright — Chloe x Halle
Chris Dave And The Drumhedz — Chris Dave And The Drumhedz
War & Leisure — Miguel
Ventriloquism — Meshell Ndegeocello

Best Rap Album:
Invasion Of Privacy — Cardi B
Swimming — Mac Miller
Victory Lap — Nipsey Hussle
Daytona — Pusha T
Astroworld — Travis Scott

Best Country Album:
Unapologetically — Kelsea Ballerini
Port Saint Joe — Brothers Osborne
Girl Going Nowhere — Ashley McBryde
Golden Hour — Kacey Musgraves
From A Room: Volume 2 — Chris Stapleton

Best Jazz Vocal Album:
My Mood Is You — Freddy Cole
The Questions — Kurt Elling
The Subject Tonight Is Love — Kate McGarry With Keith Ganz & Gary Versace
If You Really Want — Raul Midón With The Metropole Orkest Conducted By Vince Mendoza
The Window — Cécile McLorin Salvant

Best Gospel Album:
One Nation Under God — Jekalyn Carr
Hiding Place — Tori Kelly
Make Room — Jonathan McReynolds
The Other Side — The Walls Group
A Great Work — Brian Courtney Wilson

Best Latin Pop Album:
Prometo — Pablo Alboran
Sincera — Claudia Brant
Musas (Un Homenaje Al Folclore Latinoamericano En Manos De Los Macorinos), Vol. 2 — Natalia Lafourcade
2:00 AM —  Raquel Sofía
Vives — Carlos Vives

Best Americana Album:
By The Way, I Forgive You — Brandi Carlile
Things Have Changed — Bettye LaVette
The Tree Of Forgiveness — John Prine
The Lonely, The Lonesome & The Gone — Lee Ann Womack
One Drop Of Truth — The Wood Brothers

Best Comedy Album:
Annihilation — Patton Oswalt
Equanimity & The Bird Revelation — Dave Chappelle
Noble Ape — Jim Gaffigan
Standup For Drummers — Fred Armisen
Tamborine — Chris Rock

Best Song Written For Visual Media:
“All The Stars” — Kendrick Duckworth, Solána Rowe, Alexander William Shuckburgh, Mark Anthony Spears & Anthony Tiffith, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar & SZA), Track from: Black Panther
“Mystery Of Love” — Sufjan Stevens, songwriter (Sufjan Stevens), Track from: Call Me By Your Name
“Remember Me” — Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, songwriters (Miguel Featuring Natalia Lafourcade), Track from: Coco
“Shallow” — Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper), Track from: A Star Is Born
“This Is Me” — Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, songwriters (Keala Settle & The Greatest Showman Ensemble), Track from: The Greatest Showman

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical:
Boi-1da
Larry Klein
Linda Perry
Kanye West
Pharrell Williams

The Recording Academy announced key dates and deadlines for the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards^®. Music’s Biggest Night^® returns to Los Angeles’ STAPLES Center on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, and will broadcast live on the CBS Television Network at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Nominations for the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards will be announced in all 84 categories on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, and will honor the best in recordings released between Oct. 1, 2017 and Sept. 30, 2018.

Monday, July 2, 2018
Online Entry Process Opens

Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018
Online Entry Process Closes

Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018
First-Round of Voting Opens

Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018
First-Round of Voting Closes

Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2018
Nominees Announced for 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards

Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018
Final-Round of Voting Opens

Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019
Final-Round of Voting Closes

Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019
Producers & Engineers Wing^® GRAMMY Week celebration

Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019
Music Educator Award™ Presentation
GRAMMY In The Schools^® Live!

Friday, Feb. 8, 2019
Entertainment Law Initiative^® Event & Scholarship Presentation
MusiCares^® Person of the Year

Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019
GRAMMY Nominees Reception
Clive Davis’ and the Recording Academy’s Pre-GRAMMY Gala

Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019
GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony^®
61st Annual GRAMMY Awards
GRAMMY Celebration^®

“We are delighted to host the world’s premier music event back in our hometown and look forward to celebrating the remarkable musical contributions made by songwriters, producers, engineers, mixers, and recording artists,” said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of the Recording Academy. “As always, GRAMMY^® season will kick off with a series of events that showcase various genres of music, educational programs, and our charitable initiatives. We look forward to working with our Los Angeles partners to produce some remarkable and unforgettable events.”

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