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Grammys 2018: Complete list of nominees

The Grammy Awards have embraced rap and hip-hop in the top categories this year, as today's nominations include several major nods each for Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar and Childish Gambino.

Jay-Z leads this year's pack with eight nominations, while Lamar picked up seven, and pop singer-songwriter Bruno Mars earned six. Gambino, the alter ego of Emmy-winning actor-director Donald Glover, netted five nominations, along with singer Khalid and producer-songwriter No I.D.

One of the year's biggest hits, the remix version of Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee's "Despacito," featuring Justin Bieber, has become the first non-English-language track to be nominated in both the song and record of the year categories. Album of the year nominees are Jay-Z's "4:44," Gambino's "Awaken, My Love!," Lamar's "Damn.," Lorde's "Melodrama" and Mars' "24K Magic," while the song of the year section includes "4:44," Julia Michaels' "Issues," Logic with Alessia Cara and Khalid's "1-800-273-8255," Mars' "That's What I Like" and "Despacito."

The 60th Grammy Awards show will air live from New York City's Madison Square Garden on Jan. 28.

See the complete list of nominees below:

Album of the year:

"Awaken, My Love!" - Childish Gambino

"4:44" - Jay-Z 5/8 Review

"Damn." - Kendrick Lamar 5/8 Review

"Melodrama" - Lorde 5/8 Review

"24K Magic" - Bruno Mars

Record of the year:

"Redbone" - Childish Gambino

"Despacito" - Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber

"The Story of O.J." - Jay-Z

"Humble." - Kendrick Lamar

"24K Magic" - Bruno Mars

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Song of the year

"Despacito" - Ramon Ayala, Justin Bieber, Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd, Erika Ender, Luis Fonsi & Marty James Garton, songwriters (Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber)

"4:44" - Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson, songwriters (Jay-Z)

"Issues" - Benny Blanco, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Julia Michaels & Justin Drew Tranter, songwriters (Julia Michaels)

"1-800-273-8255" - Alessia Caracciolo, Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, Arjun Ivatury & Khalid Robinson, songwriters (Logic Featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid)

"That's What I Like" - Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip, songwriters (Bruno Mars)

New artist

Alessia Cara

Khalid 5/8 Interview

Lil Uzi Vert

Julia Michaels

SZA 5/8 Interview

Pop solo performance

"Love So Soft" - Kelly Clarkson

"Praying" - Kesha

"Million Reasons" - Lady Gaga

"What About Us" -

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