Grammys get in tune with hip-hop and diversity for 2018 nominations
After treading cautiously through the realm of hip-hop for nearly four decades, the Recording Academy belatedly has embraced the genre wholeheartedly in its most prestigious categories for the 60th Grammy Awards, nominations for which were announced Tuesday.
Combined, genre stars Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar received 15 nominations, and one-time rapper Childish Gambino, the musical alter-ego of actor Donald Glover ("Atlanta," "Solo: A Star Wars Story") received five nods for his more recent, funk-leaning work.
Each artist received nods in the top categories of record and album of the year, acknowledging the central role hip-hop and urban music hold in contemporary pop music.
Additionally, nominations in the Grammys' four general categories
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