Grammy nominees 2020: What everyone's talking about

Eilish's family wins big - Though Lizzo leads with eight nominations, Eilish and her brother/musical collaborator Finneas O'Connell collectively share 11 nominations. The pair wrote nearly every song she's released together, and while also being Eilish's main instrumentalist, Finneas produced the whole album.

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Lizzo and Billie Eilish both smash records - The artists both made history by completing the "Grammys Grand Slam" together, which is receiving nods in all four big categories. Two artists have never achieved the feat in the same year.

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Women "step up" - Two years after the head of the Grammys said women need to "step up" if they wanted to be noticed, female artists are dominating the nominations.

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Women take the lead - Five of the eight Album of the Year nominees are women, with Ariana Grande and Lana Del Rey among the front-runners.

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Women take the lead - Equally impressive, the Best Pop Solo Performance category is an entirely female line-up: Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Ariana Grande, Lizzo, and Taylor Swift.

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Ariana Grande gets her Grammys revenge - The star received five nominations, including nods in Album and Record of the Year, one year after that highly publicized dispute with producer Ken Ehrlich which led to her no-show at the 2019 Grammys.

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Ariana Grande gets her Grammys revenge - Grande's problem was that Ehrlich wouldn't let her perform '7 Rings,' which is ironically up for two Grammys this year, including Best Pop Solo Performance.

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Taylor Swift's 'Lover' snubbed - The two-time album of the year winner didn't receive a nod in Album nor Record of the Year for her latest 'Lover,' though she did get three other nominations.

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Controversy over Lil Nas X's album '7' - Taylor Swift fans were particularly angry at Lil Nas X for his Album of the Year nomination instead of Swift's 'Lover,' with some questioning whether '7' was even long enough to be considered an album.

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Lil Nas X makes history - Nominated for Album and Record of the Year, along with Best New Artist, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, Best Rap/Sung Performance, and Best Music Video, Lil Nas X made history as the first openly gay rapper to receive such accolades.

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Grammys cultural blindspot? - In 2019, BTS became the first group since the Beatles in 1996 to score three chart-toppers in less than a year, and yet they were completely shut out of the 2020 Grammy nominations.

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Or another example of their tenuous relationship with race? - Many say BTS' shut-out is just another addition in a long list of the Recording Academy's bias, in the same way that over 61 years only 10 black artists have won the Album of the Year award, and artists of color are repeatedly "othered."

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BTS fans to the rescue - When the news hit, BTS fans went to work streaming music and launched the Korean boy band's discography back onto the iTunes Top Albums chart in the US, Soompi reports.

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Bon Iver came out of nowhere - Bon Iver's album 'I,I' peaked at No. 26 on the album chart and was not a milestone of 2019, yet it is up for Album of the Year, Best Alternative Music Album, and the song 'Hey, Ma' is up for Record of the Year.

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Maren Morris snubbed - Many thought 'Girl' would be up for Album of the Year, as it recently won at the CMA Awards, or they at least assumed the title track would receive a nod after being No. 1 (rare for a woman in country music), but she only got one mention for her duet with Brandi Carlile, 'Common.'

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Grammys have faith in H.E.R. - Last year, H.E.R. was one of the big Grammy shocks with five nods, and this year she has another five, including Album, Record, and Song of the Year. However, her album 'I Used to Know Her' only peaked at No. 86.

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No love for big-name rock bands - The Black Keys and Raconteurs saw huge success with their latest albums, topping sales charts upon release, but neither saw any nominations.

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Many fresh faces - The rock categories are brimming with new, niche names like Rival Sons, Bones UK, I Prevail, and Black Pumas.

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Maggie Rogers and Lewis Capaldi snubbed - Big things were predicted for both these popular newcomers, but Capaldi got just one nod, for Song of the Year, and Rogers received one as well for Best New Artist.

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Female rappers snubbed - Despite being single-handedly responsible for the “Hot Girl Summer” so many enjoyed, breakout rapper Megan Thee Stallion received no nominations at all, along with powerhouses lik Rico Nasty, Rapsody, Doja Cat, and City Girls.

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Female rappers snubbed - Only Cardi B came close, receiving a Best Rap Performance nod for her feature on Offset's 'Clout.' Despite the wide array of choices, there were no women as lead artists in the rap categories.

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Jonas Brothers snubbed - After their viral return and smash hit 'Sucker,' the JoBros were limited to one minor pop-genre nomination.

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Yola makes a grand entrance - Yola received four nods, one being Best New Artist and three others in American roots and Americana categories.

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Tyler, the Creator snubbed - Along with most other hip-hop that isn't Lil Nas X or Post Malone, Tyler was snubbed and received only one rap nod, despite predictions that he might be up for Album of the Year.

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Halsey fans are upset - Halsey received zero nominations, to her fans dismay, despite the fact that her single 'Without Me' spent 29 weeks in the US Top 10 and went five times platinum.

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Other big names who got zero -

Mariah Carey, Pink, Juice WRLD, Kane Brown, and Sam Smith (with Normani) are a few of the other snubs from this year.

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Bruce Springsteen goes unnoticed - 'Western Stars,' Bruce Springsteen's most acclaimed album since 'The Rising,' received zero nominations.

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Ageist? - In the over-40 category, 61-year-old Tanya Tucker is the only notable nominee this year. She has four nominations, including a surprising Song of the Year nod for 'Bring Me My Flowers.'

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Lizzo comes out on top - Lizzo received the most nominations, eight in total, four of which are in the top four categories: Record, Album and Song of the Year, and Best New Artist.

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Billie Eilish makes history - At just 17 years old, Eilish received six nominations, also becoming the youngest nominee ever to earn nominations in all of the four major categories.

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Women "step up" - Two years after the head of the Grammys said women need to "step up" if they wanted to be noticed, female artists are dominating the nominations.

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Women take the lead - Five of the eight Album of the Year nominees are women, with Ariana Grande and Lana Del Rey among the front-runners.

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Women take the lead - Equally impressive, the Best Pop Solo Performance category is an entirely female line-up: Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Ariana Grande, Lizzo, and Taylor Swift.

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Ariana Grande gets her Grammys revenge - Grande's problem was that Ehrlich wouldn't let her perform '7 Rings,' which is ironically up for two Grammys this year, including Best Pop Solo Performance.

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Taylor Swift's 'Lover' snubbed - The two-time album of the year winner didn't receive a nod in Album nor Record of the Year for her latest 'Lover,' though she did get three other nominations.

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BTS fans to the rescue - When the news hit, BTS fans went to work streaming music and launched the Korean boy band's discography back onto the iTunes Top Albums chart in the US, Soompi reports.

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No love for big-name rock bands - The Black Keys and Raconteurs saw huge success with their latest albums, topping sales charts upon release, but neither saw any nominations.

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Many fresh faces - The rock categories are brimming with new, niche names like Rival Sons, Bones UK, I Prevail, and Black Pumas.

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Jonas Brothers snubbed - After their viral return and smash hit 'Sucker,' the JoBros were limited to one minor pop-genre nomination.

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Yola makes a grand entrance - Yola received four nods, one being Best New Artist and three others in American roots and Americana categories.

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Halsey fans are upset - Halsey received zero nominations, to her fans dismay, despite the fact that her single 'Without Me' spent 29 weeks in the US Top 10 and went five times platinum.

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Other big names who got zero -

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Grammy nominees 2020: What everyone's talking about

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MUSIC Grammys

For years now, the announcement of Grammy nominations has been an entertaining event to watch unfold, though often not for good reasons. The Recording Academy has long been accused of struggling to keep up with modern popular music while still honoring the greats, and they’ve also been busy doing damage control for the seemingly unending waves of criticism they can’t seem to ebb.

This year in particular there have been some big changes, devastating snubs, accusations of ageism, triumphant successes, and seemingly incredulous oversights. Click through to see what everyone’s talking about.