Six of this year’s eight album of the year nominees have featured artists, but none were featured enough to be in line to win a Grammy.
Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder and Adele each did it multiple times.
Solo women account for six of the eight nominations for both record and album of the year.
Ninty-four films are competing for just five slots on the final ballot.
The 6 God held his previous two albums back from Grammy balloting, but offered the joint 21 Savage album up in several categories.
A new award category for music from the continent reflects its exploding cultural and commercial appeal in the United States and beyond.
With her universally lauded, commercially dominant album, will voters finally give the oft-ignored genre long-overdue recognition?
For the magnetic young singer-songwriter and the in-demand producer, their bond was immediate — and led to a collaborative album that could put both in serious awards contention.
This is true even for recordings that are scheduled for release in the first 15 days of September.
Billboard's first look at some of the top contenders in the biggest categories at the 66th annual Grammy Awards.
