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By Hugh McIntyre

The nominations for the 2019 Grammy Awards were announced just a few minutes ago, and as usual, the final list of those who are up for the biggest honor in the music industry is comprised of major smashes, albums that sold millions, as well as a few critically-adored surprises that few saw coming.

Here is the full list of nominees for the 2019 Grammy Awards.

Record Of The Year

Cardi B - “I Like It (ft. Bad Bunny & J Balvin)”

Nominees: Invincible, JWhiteDidIt, Craig Kallman & Tainy, producers; Leslie Brathwaite & Evan LaRay, engineers/mixers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer

Brandi Carlile - “The Joke”

Nominees: Dave Cobb & Shooter Jennings, producers; Tom Elmhirst & Eddie Spear, engineers/mixers; Pete Lyman, mastering engineer

Childish Gambino - “This Is America”

Nominees: Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, producers; Derek "MixedByAli" Ali & Riley Mackin, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer

Drake - "God's Plan"

Nominees: Boi-1Da, Cardo & Young Exclusive, producers; Noel Cadastre, Noel "Gadget" Campbell & Noah Shebib, engineers/mixers; Chris Athens, mastering engineer

Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - "Shallow"

Nominees: Lady Gaga & Benjamin Rice, producers; Tom Elmhirst, engineer/mixer; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer

Kendrick Lamar & SZA - "All The Stars"

Nominees: Al Shux & Sounwave, producers; Sam Ricci & Matt Schaeffer, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer

Post Malone - "Rockstar (ft. 21 Savage)"

Nominees: Louis Bell & Tank God, producers; Louis Bell & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer

Zedd - "The Middle (ft. Maren Morris & Grey)"

Nominees: Grey, Monsters & Strangerz & Zedd, producers; Grey, Tom Morris, Ryan Shanahan & Zedd, engineers/mixers; Mike Marsh, mastering engineer

Album Of The Year

Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy

Nominees: Leslie Brathwaite & Evan LaRay, engineers/mixers; Belcalis Almanzar & Jorden Thorpe, songwriters; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer

Brandi Carlile - By The Way, I Forgive You

Nominees: Dave Cobb & Shooter Jennings, producers; Dave Cobb & Eddie Spear, engineers/mixers; Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters; Pete Lyman, mastering engineer

Drake - Scorpion

Nominees: Noel Cadastre, Noel "Gadget" Campbell & Noah Shebib, engineers/mixers; Aubrey Graham & Noah Shebib, songwriters; Chris Athens, mastering engineer

H.E.R. - H.E.R.

Nominees: Darhyl "Hey DJ" Camper Jr, H.E.R. & Jeff Robinson, producers; Miki Tsutsumi, engineer/mixer; Darhyl Camper Jr & H.E.R., songwriters; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer

Post Malone - Beerbongs & Bentleys

Nominees: Louis Bell & Post Malone, producers; Louis Bell & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Louis Bell & Austin Post, songwriters; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer

Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer

Nominees: Chuck Lightning & Janelle Monáe Robinson & Nate "Rocket" Wonder, producers; Mick Guzauski, Janelle Monáe Robinson & Nate "Rocket" Wonder, engineers/mixers; Nathaniel Irvin III, Charles Joseph II, Taylor Parks & Janelle Monáe Robinson, songwriters; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer

Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour

Nominees: Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves & Daniel Tashian, producers; Craig Alvin & Shawn Everett, engineers/mixers; Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves & Daniel Tashian, songwriters; Greg Calbi & Steve Fallone, mastering engineers

Various Artists - Black Panther soundtrack

Nominees: Kendrick Lamar, featured artist; Kendrick Duckworth & Sounwave, producers; Matt Schaeffer, engineer/mixer; Kendrick Duckworth & Mark Spears, songwriters; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer

Song Of The Year

Kendrick Lamar - “All The Stars (ft. SZA)”

Nominees: Kendrick Duckworth, Solána Rowe, Al Shuckburgh, Mark Spears & Anthony Tiffith, songwriters

Ella Mai - “Boo’d Up”

Nominees: Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai & Dijon McFarlane, songwriters

Drake - “God’s Plan”

Nominees: Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib, songwriters

Shawn Mendes - “In My Blood”

Nominees: Teddy Geiger, Scott Harris, Shawn Mendes & Geoffrey Warburton, songwriters

Brandi Carlile - “The Joke”

Nominees: Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters

Zedd - “The Middle (ft. Maren Morris & Grey)”

Nominees: Sarah Aarons, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Marcus Lomax, Kyle Trewartha, Michael Trewartha & Anton Zaslavski, songwriters

Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - “Shallow”

Nominees: Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters

Childish Gambino - “This Is America”

Nominees: Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters

Best New Artist

Chloe x Halle

Luke Combs

Greta Van Fleet

H.E.R.

Dua Lipa

Margo Price

Bebe Rexha

Jorja Smith

Best Pop Solo Performance

Beck - “Colors”

Camila Cabello - “Havana (Live)”

Ariana Grande - “God Is A Woman”

Lady Gaga - “Joanne (Where Do You Think You’re Goin’?)”

Post Malone - “Better Now”

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

Christina Aguilera - “Fall In Line (ft. Demi Lovato)”

Backstreet Boys - “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart”

Tony Bennett & Diana Krall - “‘S Wondeful”

Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - “Shallow”

Maroon 5 - “Girls Like You (ft. Cardi B)”

Justin Timberlake - “Say Something (ft. Chris Stapleton)”

Zedd - “The Middle (ft. Maren Morris & Grey)

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Tony Bennett & Diana Krall - Love Is Here To Stay

Willie Nelson - My Way

Gregory Porter - Nat “King” Cole & Me

Seal - Standards

Barbra Streisand - The Music...The Mem’ries...The Magic!

Best Pop Vocal Album

Camila Cabello - Camila

Kelly Clarkson - Meaning of Life

Ariana Grande - Sweetener

Shawn Mendes - Shawn Mendes

Pink - Beautiful Trauma

Taylor Swift - Reputation

Best Dance Recording

Above & Beyond - “Northern Soul (ft. Richard Bedford)”

Nominees: Above & Beyond, producers; Above & Beyond, mixers

Disclosure - “Ultimatum (ft. Fatoumata Diawara)”

Nominees: Guy Lawrence & Howard Lawrence, producers; Guy Lawrence, mixer

Fisher - “Losing It”

Nominees: Paul Nicholas Fisher, producer; Kevin Granger, mixer

Silk City - “Electricity (ft. Dua Lipa)”

Nominees: Silk City, producers; Josh Gudwin, mixer

Virtual Self - “Ghost Voices”

Nominees: Porter Robinson, producer; Porter Robinson, mixer

Best Dance/Electronic Album

Jon Hopkins - Singularity

Justice - Woman Worldwide

Sofi Tukker - Treehouse

SOPHIE - Oil of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides

TOKiMONSTA - Lune Rouge

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah - The Emancipation Procrastination

Steve Gadd Band - Steve Gadd Band

Julian Lage - Modern Lore

Marcus Miller - Laid Back

Simon Phillips - Protocol 4

Best Rock Performance

Arctic Monkeys - “Four Out of Five”

Chris Cornell - “When Bad Does Good”

THE FEVER 333 - “Made An America”

Greta Van Fleet - “Highway Tune”

Halestorm - “Uncomfortable”

Best Metal Performance

Between The Buried And Me - “Condemned to the Gallows”

Deafheaven - “Honeycomb”

High On Fire - “Electric Messiah”

Trivium - “Betrayer”

Underoath - “On My Teeth”

Best Rock Song

Greta Van Fleet - “Black Smoke Rising”

Nominees: Jacob Thomas Kiszka, Joshua Michael Kiszka, Samuel Francis Kiszka & Daniel Robert Wagner, songwriters (Greta Van Fleet)

Twenty One Pilots - “Jumpsuit”

Nominees: Tyler Joseph, songwriter

Bring Me The Horizon - “Mantra”

Nominees: Jordan Fish, Matthew Kean, Lee Malia, Matthew Nicholls & Oliver Sykes, songwriters

St. Vincent - “Masseduction”

Nominees: Jack Antonoff & Annie Clark, songwriters

Ghost - “Rats”

Nominees: Tom Dalgety & A Ghoul Writer, songwriters

Best Rock Album

Alice In Chains - Rainier Fog

Fall Out Boy - MANIA

Ghost - Prequelle

Greta Van Fleet - From The Fires

Weezer - Pacific Daydream

Best Alternative Music Album

Arctic Monkeys - Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino

Beck - Colors

Björk - Utopia

David Byrne - American Utopia

St. Vincent - Masseduction

Best R&B Performance

Toni Braxton - “Long As I Live”

The Carters - “Summer”

Lalah Hathaway - “Y O Y”

H.E.R. - “Best Part (ft. Daniel Caesar)”

PJ Morton - “First Began”

Best Traditional R&B Performance

Leon Bridges - “Bet Ain’t Worth the Hand”

Bettye LaVette - “Don’t Fall Apart on Me Tonight”

MAJOR. - “Honest”

PJ Morton - “How Deep is Your Love (ft. Yebba)”

Charlie Wilson - “Made for Love (ft. Lalah Hathaway)”

Best R&B Song

Ella Mai - “Boo’d Up”

Nominees: Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai & Dijon McFarlane, songwriters (Ella Mai)

Miguel - “Come Through and Chill (ft. J. Cole & Salaam Remi)”

Nominees: Jermaine Cole, Miguel Pimentel & Salaam Remi, songwriters

Childish Gambino - “Feels Like Summer”

Nominees: Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters

H.E.R. - “Focus”

Nominees: Darhyl Camper Jr, H.E.R. & Justin Love, songwriters (H.E.R.)

Toni Braxton - “Long As I Live”

Nominees: Paul Boutin, Toni Braxton & Antonio Dixon, songwriters (Toni Braxton)

Best Urban Contemporary Album

The Carters - Everything Is Love

Chloe x Halle - The Kids are Alright

Chris Dave And The Drumhedz - Chris Dave And The Drumhedz

Miguel - War & Leisure

Meshell Ndegeocello - Ventriliquism

Best R&B Album

Toni Braxton - Sex & Cigarettes

Leon Bridges - Good Thing

Lalah Hathaway - Honestly

H.E.R. - H.E.R.

PJ Morton - Gumbo Unplugged (Live)

Best Rap Performance

Cardi B - “Be Careful”

Drake - “Nice For What”

Kendrick Lamar - “Kings Dead (ft. Jay Rock, Future & James Blake)”

Anderson .Paak - “Bubblin”

Travis Scott, Drake, Big Hawk & Swae Lee - “Sicko Mode”

Best Rap/Sung Performance

Christina Aguilera - “Like I Do (ft. Goldlink)”

6lack - “Pretty Little Fears (ft. J. Cole)”

Childish Gambino - “This Is America”

Kendrick Lamar - “All The Stars (ft. SZA)”

Post Malone - “Rockstar (ft. 21 Savage)”

Best Rap Song

Drake - “God’s Plan”

Nominees: Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake)

Kendrick Lamar - “King’s Dead (ft. Jay Rock, Future & James Blake)”

Kendrick Duckworth, Samuel Gloade, James Litherland, Johnny McKinzie, Mark Spears, Travis Walton, Nayvadius Wilburn & Michael Williams II, songwriters

Eminem - “Luck You (ft. Joyner Lucas)”

Nominees: R. Fraser, G. Lucas, M. Mathers, M. Samuels & J. Sweet, songwriters

Travis Scott - “Sicko Mode”

Nominees: Khalif Brown, Rogét Chahayed, BryTavious Chambers, Mike Dean, Mirsad Dervic, Kevin Gomringer, Tim Gomringer, Aubrey Graham, John Edward Hawkins, Chauncey Hollis, Jacques Webster, Ozan Yildirim & Cydel Young, songwriters (Travis Scott, Drake, Big Hawk & Swae Lee)

Jay Rock - “Win”

K. Duckworth, A. Hernandez, J. McKinzie, M. Samuels & C. Thompson, songwriters

Best Rap Album

Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy

Mac Miller - Swimming

Nipsey Hussle - Victory Lap

Pusha T - Daytona

Travis Scott - Astroworld

Best Country Solo Performance

Loretta Lynn - “Wouldn’t It Be Great?”

Maren Morris - Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters”

Kacey Musgraves - “Butterflies”

Chris Stapleton - “Millionaire”

Keith Urban - “Parallel Line”

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

Brothers Osborne - “Shoot Me Straight”

Dan + Shay - “Tequila”

Little Big Town - “When Someone Stops Loving You”

Maren Morris - “Dear Hate (ft. Vince Gill)”

Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line - “Meant to Be”

Best Country Song

Cole Swindell - “Break Up in the End”

Jessie Jo Dillon, Chase McGill & Jon Nite, songwriters (Cole Swindell)

Maren Morris - “Dear Hate (ft. Vince Gill)”

Tom Douglas, David Hodges & Maren Morris, songwriters (Maren Morris Featuring Vince Gill)

Blake Shelton - “I Loved It”

Rhett Akins, Ross Copperman, Ashley Gorley & Ben Hayslip, songwriters (Blake Shelton)

Kacey Musgraves - “Space Cowboy”

Luke Laird, Shane McAnally & Kacey Musgraves, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)

Dan + Shay - “Tequila”

Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds & Dan Smyers, songwriters (Dan + Shay)

Little Big Town - “When Someone Stops Loving You”

Hillary Lindsey, Chase McGill & Lori McKenna, songwriters (Little Big Town)

Best Country Album

Kelsea Ballerini - Unapologetically

Brothers Osborne - Post Saint Joe

Ashley McBryde - Girl Going Nowhere

Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour

Chris Stapleton - From A Room: Vol. 2

Best Music Video

The Carters - “APESHIT”

Ricky Saiz, video director; Mélodie Buchris, Natan Schottenfels & Erinn Williams, video producers

Childish Gambino - “This Is America”

Hiro Murai, video director; Ibra Ake, Jason Cole & Fam Rothstein, video producers

Joyner Lucas - “I’m Not Racist”

Joyner Lucas & Ben Proulx, video directors; Joyner Lucas, video producer

Janelle Monáe - “PYNK”

Emma Westenberg, video director; Justin Benoliel & Whitney Jackson, video producers

Tierra Whack - “Mumbo Jumbo”

Marco Prestini, video director; Sara Nassim, video producer

Best Music Film

Eric Clapton - Life in 12 Bars

Nominees: Lili Fini Zanuck, video director; John Battsek, Scooter Weintraub, Larry Yelen & Lili Fini Zanuck, video producers

Whitney Houston - Whitney

Kevin Macdonald, video director; Jonathan Chinn, Simon Chinn & Lisa Erspamer, video producers

Quincy Jones - Quincy

Alan Hicks & Rashida Jones, video directors; Paula DuPré Pesmen, video producer

Itzhak Perlman - Itzhak

Alison Chernick, video director; Alison Chernick, video producer

Elvis Presley - The King

Eugene Jarecki, video director; Christopher Frierson, Georgina Hill, David Kuhn & Christopher St. John, video producers