The sleeper nominations leader is also up for awards in fields spanning genre and medium, including R&B, jazz, American roots and contemporary classical, along with nods for Best Music Video and his composition work onLady Gaga and Tony Bennett, the beloved 95-year-old crooner, have strong chances to add to their Grammys haul ― their albumKanye West scored several nominations for his album― and will face off with longtime nemesis Taylor Swift in the Album of the Year category, where she has...
In the past, the Canadian chart-topper had accused the Recording Academy, which he has long sparred with, of pigeonholing his music in the rap categories because he is Black. Korean pop juggernauts BTS scored one nomination in the pop categories for the huge commercial hit “Butter” ― less than expected for the massively popular boy band that has struggled to make inroads at the Grammys.
West, who has five total nominations, had reportedly been removed from the performance lineup over his sometimes troubling behavior, but some sources said he could still join the lineup at the last minute.