L’industria discografica americana ha reso note tutte le nomination ai Grammy Awards del prossimo anno, relative ai dischi usciti nel corso del 2017. Come si sa i Grammy sono considerati gli Oscar della musica, anche se spesso e volentieri non si guarda a premiare la qualità ma i dischi che hanno venduto di più. Un caso esplicito sono le nomination che ha avuto il tormentone Despacito, canzoncina da spiaggia, inclusa tra i premi più ambiti, quella di performance e canzone dell’anno. Si tratta del primo brano che non è cantato interamente in inglese ad aver ricevuto tali candidature. Si nota poi, ma è un fenomeno che dura da molti anni, il grande numero di candidature che hanno ricevuto gli artisti afro americani: Jay-Z guida la corsa con ben otto nomination. Si tratta della 60esima edizione che si terrà il 28 gennaio 2018 al Madison Square Garden: era da 14 anni che l’evento non si teneva a New York. Ecco le principali categorie:
Album of the Year
Childish Gambino – “Awaken, My Love!”
JAY-Z – 4:44
Kendrick Lamar – DAMN.
Lorde – Melodrama
Bruno Mars – 24K Magic
Record of the Year
Childish Gambino – Redbone
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber – Despacito
JAY-Z – Story of O.J.
Kendrick Lamar – HUMBLE
Bruno Mars – 24K Magic
Song of the Year
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber – Despacito
JAY-Z – 4:44
Julia Michaels – Issues
Logic – 1-800-273-8255
Bruno Mars – That’s What I Like
Best New Artist
Alessia Cara
Khalid
Lil Uzi Vert
Julia Michaels
SZA
Best Pop Solo Performance
Kelly Clarkson – Love So Soft
Kesha – Praying
Lady Gaga – Million Reasons
Pink – What About Us
Ed Sheeran – Shape of You
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
The Chainsmokers & Coldplay – Something Just Like This
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber – Despacito
Imagine Dragons – Despacito
Portugal. The Man – Feel It Still
Zedd & Alessia Cara – Stay
Best Pop Vocal Album
Coldplay – Kaleidoscope EP
Lana Del Rey – Lust for Life
Imagine Dragons – Evolve
Kesha – Rainbow
Lady Gaga – Joanne
Ed Sheeran – ÷ (Divide)
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Michael Bublé – Nobody But Me (Deluxe Version)
Bob Dylan – Triplicate
Seth MacFarlane – In Full Swing
Sarah McLachlan – Wonderland
Various Artists – Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
Best Rap Performance
Big Sean – Bounce Back
Cardi B – Bodak Yellow
JAY-Z – 4:44
Kendrick Lamar – HUMBLE.
Migos – Bad and Boujee
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
6LACK – PRBLMS
Goldlink ft. Brent Faiyaz, Shy Glizzy – Crew
JAY-Z ft. Beyoncé – Family Feud
Kendrick Lamar ft. Rihanna – LOYALTY.
SZA ft. Travis Scott – Love Galore
Best Rap Song
Cardi B – Bodak Yellow
Danger Mouse ft. Run the Jewels, Big Boy – Chase Me
Kendrick Lamar – HUMBLE.
Rapsody – Sassy
JAY-Z – The Story of O.J.
Best Rap Album
Kendrick Lamar – DAMN.
JAY-Z – 4:44
Migos – Culture
Rapsody – Laila’s Wisdom
Tyler, the Creator – Flower Boy
Best Rock Performance
Leonard Cohen – You Want It Darker
Chris Cornell – The Promise
Foo Fighters – Run
Kaleo – No Good
Nothing More – Go to War
Best Metal Performance
August Burns Red – Invisible Enemy
Body Count – Black Hoodie
Mastodon – Sultan’s Curse
Meshuggah – Clockworks
Code Orange – Forever
Best Rock Song
Metallica – Atlas, Rise!
K. Flay – Blood in the Cut
Nothing More – Go to War
Foo Fighters – Run
Avenged Sevenfold – The Stage
Best Rock Album
Mastodon – Emperor of Sand
Metallica – Hardwired… to Self-Destruct
Nothing More – The Stories We Tell Ourselves
Queens of the Stone Age – Villains
The War on Drugs – A Deeper Understanding
Best Alternative Music Album
Arcade Fire – Everything Now
Gorillaz – Humanz
LCD Soundsystem – American Dream
Father John Misty – Pure Comedy
The National – Sleep Well Beast
Best R&B Performance
Daniel Caesar ft. Kali Uchis – Get You
Kehlani – Distraction
Ledisi – High
Bruno Mars – That’s What I Like
SZA – The Weekend
Best Traditional R&B Performance
The Baylor Project – Laugh and Move On
Childish Gambino – Redbone
Anthony Hamilton ft. The HamilTones – What I’m Feelin’
Ledisi – All the Way
Mali Music – Still
Best R&B Song
PJ Morton – First Began
Khalid – Location
Childish Gambino – Redbone
SZA – Supermodel
Bruno Mars – That’s What I Like
Best Urban Contemporary Album
6LACK – Free 6LACK
Childish Gambino – “Awaken, My Love!”
Khalid – American Teen
SZA – CTRL
The Weeknd – Starboy
Best R&B Album
Daniel Caesar – Freudian
Ledisi – Let Love Rule
Bruno Mars – 24K Magic
PJ Morton – Gumbo
Musiq Soulchild – Feel the Real
Best Dance Recording
Bonobo – Bambro Koyo Ganda
Camelphat & Elderbrook – Cola
Gorillaz – Andromeda [ft. DRAM]
LCD Soundsystem – Tonite
Odesza – Line of Sight
Best Dance/Electronic Album
Bonobo – Migration
Kraftwerk – 3-D the Catalogue
Mura Masa – Mura Masa
Odesza – A Moment Apart
Sylvan Esso – What Now