Page 31 - aruba-today-20181208

A31
PEOPLE & ARTS Saturday 8 december 2018

Lamar leads Grammy noms, where women make a comeback

By MESFIN FEKADU nominations ever, including
Associated Press Florida Georgia Line, whose
NEW YORK (AP) — The mu- megahit "Meant to Be" with
sic of "Black Panther," with Rexha is up best country
Kendrick Lamar in its star- duo/group performance.
ring role, officially owns Camila Cabello, Malone,
the 2019 Grammy Awards, Mendes, Dan + Shay and
where women are heavily DJ Mustard are also first-
represented in the major time nominees.
four categories following a Gaga, who earned acting
year where their presence and music Golden Globe
was barely felt. nominations Thursday,
The Recording Academy picked up four Grammy
announced Friday that La- nominations for "Shallow,"
mar is the top contender while "Joanne" is up for best
with eight nominations, in- pop solo performance.
cluding seven for his musi- The soundtrack for "A Star
cal companion to the Mar- Is Born" was released after
vel Studios juggernaut star- Grammy eligibility, though
ring Chadwick Boseman "Shallow" was released in
and Michael B. Jordan. time and also earned Coo-
"Black Panther: The Album, per two nominations.
Music From and Inspired By" Other famous faces outside
is up for album of the year, of music to earn nomina-
a category where women tions include Tiffany Had-
make up five of the eight dish and former U.S. presi-
nominees. Cardi B, Kacey dent Jimmy Carter, both
Musgraves, Janelle Mo- In this July 7, 2017, file photo, Kendrick Lamar performs during the Festival d'ete de Quebec in up for best spoken word
nae, H.E.R. and Brandi Car- Quebec City, Canada. album. Dave Chappelle,
lile also are up for the top Associated Press Chris Rock, Fred Armisen,
prize, along with Drake and Jim Gaffigan and Pat-
Post Malone. B's "I Like It," featuring Bad Grammys when he said "Linda represents what we ton Oswalt are up for best
The upcoming Grammys is Bunny and J Balvin, round women need to "step up" hope becomes the norm, comedy album.
the first where the acad- out the nominees for re- when asked about the lack which is the elimination of Mac Miller, who died in Sep-
emy extended its top four cord of the year. of women in the top cat- gender bias in producing tember, earned a nomina-
categories from five nomi- Following Lamar, Drake — egories, which he later ac- and engineering in our in- tion for best rap album with
nees to eight. the year's most successful knowledged was a "poor dustry," Portnow said. "Swimming." Chris Cornell,
The "Panther" nomina- artist — earned seven nom- choice of words." It forced Perry will compete with who died last year, is up for
tion would give Lamar a inations. Though nominat- the academy to launch Pharrell Williams, Boi-1Da, best rock performance with
chance to win album of ed for album of the year, a new task force focused Larry Klein and Kanye West, "When Bad Does Good."
the year after losing three he was surprisingly shut out on inclusion and diversity; the only nomination he Demi Lovato, who relapsed
times. His most recently of best rap album, where Portnow also announced earned. after six years of sobriety
loss was in February when his rival Pusha T earned a he would be leaving the Taylor Swift, a two-time al- and was hospitalized for an
his critically acclaimed nomination. academy in 2019. bum of the year winner, overdose in July, earned
"DAMN" fell short to Bruno Drake's frequent collabo- "In any given year there also only earned one nomi- a nomination for best pop
Mars' "24K Magic," though rator, producer Boi-1Da, could be more folks from nation — her "reputation" duo/group performance
Lamar's project would go earned six nods, as did Car- one area or one gender or album is up best pop vocal for "Fall In Line," her duet
on to win a Pulitzer Prize lile, who also scored nomi- one genre or one ethnicity album. Justin Timberlake, with Christina Aguilera.
for music two months later, nations in the American that are making recordings whose "Man of the Woods" Those who earned four
making him the first non- Roots category. and being successful with albums flopped earlier this nominations are Mus-
classical or jazz artist to win Cardi B, Gaga, H.E.R., Mor- them than in another year. year, picked up a nod for graves, Malone, PJ Mor-
the prestigious honor. ris, Gambino, producer So, in many ways we're just "Say Something," his collab- ton, Dave Cobb, Ludwig
Lamar's Top 10 hit, the SZA- Sounwave and engineer a reflection of that," Port- oration with Chris Staple- Goransson, Noah Shebib
assisted "All the Stars," is Mike Bozzi scored five nom- now said in an interview ton. and SZA, who earned a
nominated for both record inations each. with The Associated Press. Beyonce and Jay-Z, billed Golden Globe nomination
and song of the year (a The nominees for the 2019 "This year clearly there were as The Carters, as well Ari- alongside Lamar for "All the
songwriter's award). Five Grammys mark a departure many women not only ana Grande, didn't earn Stars" on Thursday.
other songs scored nomi- from this year's show, where making music but making any of the big nominations. Lamar has won 12 Gram-
nations in both categories, women were underrepre- great music and making The Carters earned two mys throughout his career.
including Lady Gaga and sented in the top four cat- music that resonates with nods in the R&B category Though seven of his eight
Bradley Cooper's "Shallow" egories. Of the eight best our peer voters in terms of along with best music vid- nominations come from
from "A Star Is Born"; Childish new artist nominees, six are excellence, and so that eo, while Grande picked "Black Panther," he also
Gambino's "This Is America"; women, including H.E.R., certainly is at the forefront." up two nods in pop. earned a nod for co-writing
Drake's "God's Plan"; Zedd, Chloe x Halle, Dua Lipa, Another milestone for wom- Artists who were complete- Jay Rock's "Win," up for best
Maren Morris and Grey's Margo Price, Bebe Rexha en is in the non-classical ly snubbed include Carrie rap song.
"The Middle"; and Carlile's and Jorja Smith. Rock band producer of the year cat- Underwood, Sam Smith, The 2019 Grammys will
"The Joke." Greta Van Fleet and coun- egory, where songwriting Migos, Kane Brown, Nicki hand out awards in its 84
Ella Mai's "Boo'd Up" and try singer Luke Combs also extraordinaire Linda Perry Minaj, XXXTentacion and categories live from the
Shawn Mendes' "In My earned nominations. earned a nomination. She's Juice WRLD, whose "Lucid Staples Center in Los Ange-
Blood" earned song of the Recording Academy CEO just the seventh woman Dreams" was one of the les on Feb. 10, 2019.q
year nods, while Post Malo- Neil Portnow was criticized ever nominated for prize year's biggest hits.
ne's "Rockstar" and Cardi earlier this year at the and first since 2004. Some acts scored their first