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    Grammy Awards nominations: Kendrick Lamar and Drake push rap power to the fore. But where's Taylor Swift?

    by Greg Kot, Chicago Tribune Dec 07, 2018 3 minutes

    Hip-hop continues to dominate pop music, rock keeps sliding, Taylor Swift appears to be falling off, and hip-hop giants Kendrick Lamar and Drake are solidifying their grip as the planet's dominant pop stars.

    Those are the broad strokes that can be gleaned from the nominations announced Friday for the 61st annual Grammys Awards. Love or loathe them, the Grammys continue to be a barometer of broad commercial trends in American music.

    Hip-hop and pop dominated

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