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 Lizzo, the body-positive "Truth Hurts" and "Juice" singer,
scored a leading eight nods, including in the top categories of
album and record of the year and best new artist.
"Thank you," tweeted Lizzo. "This has been an incredible year
for music and I'm just so thankful to even be a part of it."
Eilish, the 17 year-old Los Angeles "Bad Guy" alt-pop sensation,
got six nods, along with black, gay country rapper Lil Nas X,
20, whose catchy "Old Town Road" with Billy Ray Cyrus topped the
Billboard singles charts for a record 19 weeks this year.
The trio will compete in the album of the year race with indie
band Bon Iver, pop-rocker Lana del Rey, pop singer Ariana
Grande, rockers Vampire Weekend and R&B artist H.E.R.
Grande, 26, got five nominations, including for her hit "7
Rings."
"Crying. moved and honored," tweeted Grande. "The
acknowledgement is truly enough on its own for me and my heart,"
she added.
Beyonce scored four, mostly for the songs she wrote for the new
version of animated film "The Lion King" and for the
"Homecoming" concert film of her 2018 Coachella show.
Five of the eight album of the year nominees were women and four
female artists will compete for record of the year, injecting
new life into the Grammy Awards which has a tradition of
rewarding the same artists. [L2N2800FK]
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Deborah Dugan, the new chief executive of the Recording Academy
whose members select the nominees and winners, said the nominations
marked a new era for the organization that "welcomes diversity,
embraces creativity and champions young musicians on the rise."
That meant that 10-time Grammy winner Swift, whose new album "Lover"
is one of the year's biggest sellers, was omitted for a second
straight year from the album and record of the year categories,
along with British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran.
Swift got three nods - song of the year for "Lover," best pop vocal
album and pop solo performance.
Other acts snubbed by the Grammys included K-Pop band BTS, which has
a huge following in the United States but got no nominations on
Wednesday; seven-time Grammy winner Madonna, currently on tour to
promote her new album "Madame X"; Bruce Springsteen, whose album
"Western Stars" was well reviewed; the newly re-united Jonas
Brothers who got just one nod, for single "Sucker"; and British
singers Sam Smith and Lewis Capaldi.
The Grammy Awards will be handed out in Los Angeles on Jan. 26 in a
ceremony hosted by Alicia Keys.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Nick Zieminski and
Marguerita Choy)
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