Lamar was nominated in seven 2018 Grammy categories. For years, the Recording Academy drew attention, and sowed criticism, by elevating pop albums to its big categories and relegating hip-hop to the niche trenches. [Jay-Z leads this year’s Grammy nominations. That year Daughtry’s eponymous debut and Akon’s “Convicted” earned the top two spots but were shut out of those Grammy categories. And that was a strange season: Herbie Hancock won album of the year for his tribute to Joni Mitchell.

Source: Washington Post November 28, 2017 20:33 UTC