On Tuesday, the Recording Academy revealed nominations heavily skewed to rap, hip-hop and R&B; top categories were filled by Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Childish Gambino, Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee and Bruno Mars. GRAMMY NOMINATIONS 2018: Live updates »After treading cautiously through the realm of hip-hop urban music for nearly four decades, the academy has embraced the genre wholeheartedly. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” failed to score nods in the boxed or special limited edition package, historical album or album notes categories. Today, the Recording Academy has close to 24,000 members, but only a little over half of them are eligible to vote. “We continue to strive for a relevant voting membership.”While other voting organizations, including the film academy, work toward racial and gender diversity, the music academy is also concerned about age and genre.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 29, 2017 02:00 UTC