• 2019 is said to be dominated by hip-hop music. Hence, it is very surprising that the hip-hop industry received only few nominations. One of these examples is Tyler the Creator for his album Igor which is nominated as the Best Rap Album, but it should have earned more like Top Producer.

WHO WERE THE SURPRISED NOMINEES?

1. LIZZO

  • She leads the 2020 Grammy nominations this year. She is nominated in the four major categories such as Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Best New Artist. Besides from these major awards, she is also up for Best Pop Solo Performance, Best R&B Performance, Best Traditional R&B performance, and Best Urban Contemporary Album.

2. LIL NAS X

  • The Lil Nas X has hit over 200 million Youtube views and was even included in the Top 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. This year, Lil Nas X was nominated as the Record of the Year, Music Video of the Year, and Best Rap of the Year.

3. FEMALE ARTISTS WHO GAIN MORE RECOGNITION

  • This year's Grammy Awards is expected to be dominated mostly by women. Five out of eight Album of the Year Nominees are women while all Best Pop Solo performance of the year are female artists. Some awards dominated by women are the Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best New Artists.

The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards will be aired live on January 26, 2020 from Los Angeles' Staples Center on CBS and will start at exactly 8:00pm eastern time.