【Secret Confessions (2025) No Label Episode 45】

The Secret Confessions (2025) No Label Episode 45Grammy award nominations were announced Tuesday morning and, as expected, both Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar made strong showings in the major categories.

Jay-Z leads with eight nominations total, including nods for album of the year, record of the year, song of the year and best rap album.Kendrick Lamar follows with seven.

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SZA is 2018's most Grammy-nominated woman with five nods, Billboardnotes.

Interestingly, Ed Sheeran's Divide, thought to be the album to beat, was shut out of the major categories. Lady Gaga and Katy Perry also didn't fare well for their latest efforts, with Gaga getting two pop nods (same as Sheeran) and Perry's disappointing Witnessbeing left off the list entirely.

A list of nominations, updating live, is below.

Album of the YearAwaken, My Love! Childish Gambino 4:44, JAY-Z DAMN., Kendrick Lamar Melodrama, Lorde 24K Magic, Bruno Mars

Song of the YearLuis Fonsi ft. Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber, “Despacito”Jay-Z, “4:44”Julia Michales, “Issues”Logic ft. Alessia Cara and Khalid, “1-800-273-8255”Bruno Mars, “That’s What I Like”

Record of the YearChildish Gambino, “Redbone”Luis Fonsi ft. Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber, “Despacito”Jay-Z, “The Story of O.J.”Kendrick Lamar, “HUMBLE.”Bruno Mars, “24K Magic”

Best New ArtistAlessia CaraKhalidLil Uzi VertJulia MichaelsSZA

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 Vocal AlbumKaleidoscope EP, ColdplayLust For Life, Lana Del ReyEvolve, Imagine DragonsRainbow, KeshaJoanne, Lady Gaga÷(Divide), 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 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 Urban Contemporary Album:

Free 6lack— 6lack

"Awaken, My Love!"— Childish Gambino

American Teen— Khalid

Ctrl— SZA

Starboy— The Weeknd

Best RapAlbum:

4:44— JAY-Z

DAMN.— Kendrick Lamar

Culture— Migos

Laila's Wisdom— Rapsody

Flower Boy— Tyler, The Creator

Best Country Album:

Cosmic Hallelujah— Kenny Chesney

Heart Break— Lady Antebellum

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The Breaker— Little Big Town

Life Changes— Thomas Rhett

From A Room: Volume 1— Chris Stapleton

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 Gospel Album:

Crossover— Travis Greene

Bigger Than Me— Le'Andria

Close— Marvin Sapp

SundaySong— Anita Wilson

Let Them Fall In Love— Cece Winans

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album:

Rise— Danny Gokey

Echoes (Deluxe Edition)—  Matt Maher

Lifer— MercyMe

Hills And Valleys— Tauren Wells

Chain Breaker— Zach Williams

Best Latin Pop Album:

Lo Único Constante—  Alex Cuba

Mis Planes Son Amarte— Juanes

Amar Y Vivir En Vivo Desde La Cuidad De México, 2017— La Santa Cecilia

Musas (Un Homenaje Al Folclore Latinoamericano En Manos De Los Macorinos) — Natalia Lafourcade

El Dorado— Shakira

Best Americana Album:

Southern Blood— Gregg Allman

Shine On Rainy Day— Brent Cobb

Beast Epic— Iron & Wine

The Nashville Sound— Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit

Brand New Day— The Mavericks

Best Comedy Album:

The Age Of Spin & Deep In The Heart Of Texas— Dave Chappelle

Cinco— Jim Gaffigan

Jerry Before Seinfeld— Jerry Seinfeld

A Speck Of Dust— Sarah Silverman

What Now?— Kevin Hart

Best Song Written For Visual Media:

"City Of Stars" — Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, songwriters (Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone), Track from La La Land

"How Far I'll Go" — Lin-Manuel Miranda, songwriter (Auli'i Cravalho), Track from Moana: The Songs

"I Don't Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker) — Jack Antonoff, Sam Dew & Taylor Swift, songwriters (ZAYN & Taylor Swift), Track from Fifty Shades Darker

"Never Give Up" — Sia Furler & Gregg Kurstin, songwriters (Sia), Track from Lion

"Stand Up For Something" — Common & Diane Warren, songwriters (Andra Day Featuring Common), Track from Marshall

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical:

Calvin Harris

No I.D.

Greg Kurstin

Blake Mills

The Stereotypes

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)

Astrophysics For People In A Hurry, Neil Degrasse Tyson

Born To Run, Bruce Springsteen

Confessions Of A Serial Songwriter, Shelly Peiken

Our Revolution: A Future to Believe In (Bernie Sanders), Bernie Sanders And Mark Ruffal

The Princess Diarist, Carrie Fisher

The 2018 Grammys will air January 28 on CBS, with James Corden returning as host.

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