The nominations for the 2019 Grammy Awards were revealed today. Kendrick Lamar leads with eight nominations, including a nod for Album of the Year for his work on Black Panther soundtrack, as well as Song and Record of the Year for the SZA-featuring “All the Stars.” One year after receiving zero nominations, Drake has the second-most nominations with seven. Check out the full list of nominees. The Grammys take place on February 10 in Los Angeles.

After the 2018 Grammys, outgoing Recording Academy president Neil Portnow infamously said women needed to “step up” after only one woman won a major award. This year, women dominated the nominations in the major categories. Five women are up for Album, Record, and Song of the Year; six women-led acts are nominated for Best New Artist.

In a press release for this year’s nominations, Portnow said, “Reflection, reevaluation, and implementation have been the driving forces at the Recording Academy over the past year.” He continued, “From convening our Task Force on Diversity & Inclusion and launching our new community-driven membership model, to increasing the number of nominees in the General Field, and to playing a leadership role in the successful passage of the landmark Music Modernization Act, the Recording Academy has reaffirmed its commitment to music creators across all facets of our industry. And, it’s our awards process that has taken a front seat during this evolutionary period to ensure the GRAMMY Awards reflect the ever-changing needs of the creative community. We are proud of this year’s nominations results and congratulate all of the talented and deserving nominees.”

Kendrick’s eight nominations are for: Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Rap Performance (“King’s Dead”), two for Best Rap Song (“King’s Dead” and “WIN”), and Best Rap/Sung Performance and Best Song Written for Visual Media (“All the Stars”).

Drake’s seven nominations are for: Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Record of the Year (“God’s Plan”), two for Best Rap Song (“God’s Plan” and “Sicko Mode”), and two for Best Rap Performance (“Nice for What” and “Sicko Mode”).

Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, the Carters (Beyoncé and JAY-Z), and Kanye West were all shut out of the major categories. In fact, West received only one nomination: Producer of the Year, Non-Classical, where he’s up against Pharrell, Boi-1da, Linda Perry, and Larry Klein.

Swift also received just one nomination: Best Pop Vocal Album for reputation. Swift’s record will face projects by Ariana Grande, Camila Cabello, Kelly Clarkson, P!nk, and Shawn Mendes in the category. Grande’s only other nomination is for Best Pop Solo Performance (“God is a woman”).

The Carters received three nominations: Best Urban Contemporary Album, Best R&B Performance, and Best Music Video for “APESHIT,” famously filmed at the Louvre.

Sufjan Stevens received his first ever Grammy nomination. His Call Me by Your Name track “Mystery of Love” will compete for Best Song Written for Visual Media against “All the Stars,” Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s “Shallow,” Coco’s “Remember Me,” and The Greatest Showman’s “This Is Me.” CMBYN will also compete in Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media.

Deafheaven also got their first Grammy nomination. Their song “Honeycomb” is up for Best Metal Performance against tracks by Between the Buried and Me, High on Fire, Trivium, and Underoath.

Childish Gambino received five nominations this year. Four are for “This Is America” (Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Best Rap/Sung Performance, and Best Music Video) and the fifth is for Best R&B Song (“Feels Like Summer”).

Cardi B received five nominations, including Album of the Year (Invasion of Privacy) and Song of the Year (“I Like It”). She was also recognized for Best Rap Album, Best Rap Performance (“Be Careful”), and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for the Maroon 5 collab “Girls Like You.”

Along with Cardi B, the Best Rap Album category features the late Mac Miller (earning his first nomination), Pusha-T, Nipsey Hussle, and Travis Scott. Travis’ only other nomination comes in Best Rap Performance for the Drake-featuring “Sicko Mode.”

Competing for Best Alternative Music Album are Björk, Arctic Monkeys, Beck, David Byrne, and St. Vincent. St. Vincent also got nominated for Best Rock Song (“Masseduction”) and Best Recording Package, where Masseduction will face Mitski’s Be The Cowboy, BTS’ LOVE YOURSELF 轉 ‘Tear’, and more.

Kacey Musgraves received her first Album of the Year nod for Golden Hour, which was also nominated for Best Country Album. Her songs “Butterflies” and “Space Cowboy” are up for Best Country Solo Performance and Best Country Song, respectively.

Post Malone, who was deemed ineligible for Best New Artist, received his first four Grammy nominations. He will compete for Album of the Year (beerbongs & bentleys), Record of the Year and Best Rap/Sung Performance (“rockstar”), and Best Pop Solo Performance (“Better Now”).

Lady Gaga earned five nominations this year. Five are for “Shallow,” her standout A Star Is Born song with Bradley Cooper. The fifth nomination is for “Joanne (Where Do You Think You’re Goin’?)” (Best Pop Solo Performance).

Other notable categories include Best Dance/Electronic Album, which features SOPHIE, Jon Hopkins, TOKiMONSTA, Justice, and Sofi Tukker, and Best Album Notes, which recognizes longtime Pitchfork contributor Amanda Petrusich (Trouble No More: The Bootleg Series Vol. 13 / 1979-1981 (Deluxe Edition)) and contributor Ben Ratliff (Sonny Clark Trio’s The 1960 Time Sessions).

Best Comedy Album, featuring Fred Armisen, Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, Jim Gaffigan, and Patton Oswalt. Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling) includes Questlove and Tiffany Haddish.

This article was originally published on Friday, December 7 at 9:22 a.m. Eastern. It was last updated on December 7 at 1:05 p.m. Eastern.

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