The Grammy’s will be on January 28th! So you need to be ready and know everything you need to know about the show. For my first article of the school year NOT reviewing a movie, here are this year’s Grammy nominees:

Record of the Year

“Redbone” — Childish Gambino

“Despacito” — Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber

“The Story Of O.J.” — JAY-Z

“HUMBLE.” — Kendrick Lamar

• 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 & Marty James Garton, songwriters (Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber)
  “4:44” — Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson, songwriters (JAY-Z)
  “Issues” — Benny Blanco, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Julia Michaels & Justin Drew Tranter, songwriters (Julia Michaels)
  “1-800-273-8255” — Alessia Caracciolo, Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, Arjun Ivatury, Khalid Robinson, songwriters (Logic Featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid)
  “That’s What I Like” — Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip, songwriters (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” — P!nk
  “Shape Of You” — 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 Traditional Pop Vocal Album
  
  

  NOBODY BUT ME (DELUXE VERSION) Michael Bublé
  TRIPLICATE Bob Dylan
  IN FULL SWING Seth MacFarlane
  WONDERLAND Sarah McLachlan
  TONY BENNETT CELEBRATES 90 (Various Artists)
  Dae Bennett, Producer

  Best Pop Vocal Album
  
  

  KALEIDOSCOPE EP Coldplay

  LUST FOR LIFE Lana Del Rey

  EVOLVE Imagine Dragons

  RAINBOW Kesha

  JOANNE Lady Gaga

  ÷ (DIVIDE) Ed Sheeran

• Best Dance Recording
  
  

  BAMBRO KOYO GANDA
  Bonobo Featuring Innov Gnawa
  Bonobo, producer; Bonobo, mixer

  COLA
  Camelphat & Elderbrook
  Mike Di Scala, Elderbrook & David Whelan, producers; Mike Di Scala, Elderbrook & David Whelan, mixers

  ANDROMEDA
  Gorillaz Featuring DRAM
  Damon Albarn, Jamie Hewlett, Remi Kabaka & Anthony Khan, producers; Stephen Sedgwick, mixer

  TONITE
  LCD Soundsystem
  James Murphy, producer; James Murphy, mixer

  LINE OF SIGHT
  Odesza Featuring WYNNE & Mansionair Clayton Knight & Harrison Mills, producers; Eric J Dubowsky, mixer

  Best Dance/Electronic Album
  
  

  Migration — Bonobo
  3-D The Catalogue — Kraftwerk
  Mura Masa — Mura Masa
  A Moment Apart — Odesza
  What Now — Sylvan Esso

  Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
  
  

  WHAT IF The Jerry Douglas Band
  SPIRIT Alex Han

  MOUNT ROYAL Julian Lage & Chris Eldridge

  PROTOTYPE Jeff Lorber Fusion

  BAD HOMBRE Antonio Sanchez

  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 Metal Performance
  
  

  INVISIBLE ENEMY August Burns Red

  BLACK HOODIE Body Count

  FOREVER Code Orange

  SULTAN’S CURSE Mastodon

  CLOCKWORKS Meshuggah

• Best Rock Song
  
  

  Atlas, Rise!
  James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich, Songwriters (Metallica)

  Blood In The Cut
  JT Daly & Kristine Flaherty, Songwriters (K.Flay)

  Go To War
  Ben Anderson, Jonny Hawkins, Will Hoffman, Daniel
  Oliver, David Pramik & Mark Vollelunga, Songwriters (Nothing More)

  Run
  Foo Fighters, Songwriters (Foo Fighters)

  The Stage
  Zachary Baker, Brian Haner, Matthew Sanders,
  Jonathan Seward & Brooks Wackerman, Songwriters (Avenged Sevenfold)

  Best Rock Album
  
  

  Emperor Of Sand
  Mastodon

  Hardwired…To Self-Destruct
  Metallica

  The Stories We Tell Ourselves
  Nothing More

  Villains
  Queens Of The Stone Age

  A Deeper Understanding
  The War On Drugs

  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 R&B Performance
  
  

  Get You
  Daniel Caesar Featuring Kali Uchis

  Distraction
  Kehlani

  High
  Ledisi

  That’s What I Like
  Bruno Mars

  The Weekend
  Sza

  Best Traditional R&B Performance
  
  

  Laugh And Move On
  The Baylor Project
  Redbone
  Childish Gambino
  What I’m Feelin’
  Anthony Hamilton Featuring The Hamiltones
  All The Way
  Ledisi
  Still
  Mali Music

  Best R&B Song
  
  

  First Began
  PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton)
  Location
  Alfredo Gonzalez, Olatunji Ige, Samuel David Jiminez, Christopher Mcclenney, Khalid Robinson & Joshua Scruggs, Songwriters (Khalid)

  Redbone
  Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, Songwriters (Childish Gambino)

  Supermodel
  Tyran Donaldson, Terrence Henderson, Greg Landfair  Jr., Solana Rowe & Pharrell Williams, Songwriters (Sza)
  That’s What I Like
  Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip, songwriters (Bruno Mars)

  Best Urban Contemporary Album
  
  

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

  Best R&B Album
  
  

  Freudian
  Daniel Caesar

  Let Love Rule
  Ledisi

  24k Magic
  Bruno Mars

  Gumbo
  PJ Morton

  Feel The Real
  Musiq Soulchild

  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/Sung Performance
  
  

  Prblms
  6lack

  Crew
  Goldlink Featuring Brent Faiyaz & Shy Glizzy

  Family Feud
  Jay-Z Featuring Beyoncé

  Loyalty.
  Kendrick Lamar Featuring Rihanna

  Love Galore
  Sza Featuring Travis Scott

  Best Rap Song
  
  

  Bodak Yellow
  Dieuson Octave, Klenord Raphael, Shaftizm, Jordan Thorpe, Washpoppin & J White, Songwriters (Cardi B)

  Chase Me
  Judah Bauer, Brian Burton, Hector Delgado, Jaime
  Meline, Antwan Patton, Michael Render, Russell Simins & Jon Spencer, Songwriters (Danger Mouse Featuring Run The Jewels & Big Boi)

  Humble.
  K. Duckworth, Asheton Hogan & M. Williams Ii, Songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)

  Sassy
  E. Gabouer & M. Evans, Songwriters (Rapsody)

  The Story Of O.J.
  Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson, Songwriters (Jay-Z)
  
  
  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 Duo/Group Performance
    
    

    It Ain’t My Fault
    Brothers Osborne

    My Old Man
    Zac Brown Band
    You Look Good
    Lady Antebellum

    Better Man
    Little Big Town

    Drinkin’ Problem
    Midland

    Best Country Song
    
    

    Better Man
    Taylor Swift, Songwriter (Little Big Town)

    Body Like A Back Road
    Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Shane Mcanally & Josh Osborne, Songwriters (Sam Hunt)

    Broken Halos
    Mike Henderson & Chris Stapleton, Songwriters (Chris Stapleton)

    Drinkin’ Problem
    Jess Carson, Cameron Duddy, Shane Mcanally, Josh Osborne & Mark Wystrach, Songwriters (Midland)

    Tin Man
    Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert & Jon Randall, Songwriters (Miranda Lambert)

    Best Country Album
    
    

    Cosmic Hallelujah — Kenny Chesney
    Heart Break — Lady Antebellum
    The Breaker — Little Big Town
    Life Changes — Thomas Rhett
    From A Room: Volume 1 — Chris Stapleton

    Best New Age Album
    
    

    Reflection
    Brian Eno

    Songversation: Medicine
    India.Arie

    Dancing On Water
    Peter Kater

    Sacred Journey Of Ku-Kai, Volume 5
    Kitaro

    Spiral Revelation
    Steve Roach

  • Then it goes on to the millions of Grammy Awards no one knows about.