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Bruno Mars, Julia Michaels, Lorde, Childish Gambino Among “Big Four” Grammy Nominees

The nominees for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Album of the Year and Best New Artist have been revealed.

The 60th Grammy Awards ceremony will take place on January 28, 2018.

Tuesday morning, we learned the artists — and recordings — that will be competing for “Big Four” prizes at “Music’s Biggest Night.”

In a segment for CBS This Morning, Andra Day and the Recording Academy revealed the nominees for Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best New Artist.

The list of these “General Field” nominees follows. The complete nominations list was subsequently posted on the official Grammy website.

Record of the Year:
Redbone – Childish Gambino
Despacito – Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber
The Story of OJ – Jay-Z
Humble – Kendrick Lamar
24K Magic – Bruno Mars

Song of the Year:
Despacito (Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber) – Ramón Ayala, Justin Bieber, Jason “Poo Bear” Boyd, Erika Ender, Luis Fonsi & Marty James Garton (songwriters)

4:44 (Jay-Z) – Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson (songwriters)

Issues (Julia Michaels) – Julia Michaels, Benjamin Levin, Tor Hermansen, Mikkel Eriksen, Justin Tranter (songwriters)

1-800-273-8255 (Logic ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid) – Sir Robert Hall II, Arjun Ivatury, Alessia Caracciolo, Khalid Robinson (songwriters)

That’s What I Like (Bruno Mars) – Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip (songwriters)

Best New Artist:
Alessia Cara
Khalid
Lil Uzi Vert
Julia Michaels
SZA

Album of the Year:
Awaken, My Love – Childish Gambino
4:44 – Jay-Z
DAMN. – Kendrick Lamar
Melodrama – Lorde
24K Magic – Bruno Mars

Brian Cantor

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