Nominations for the 58th annual Grammy Awards were announced today and Young Money’s Lil Wayne, Drake, and Nicki Minaj have all been nominated. Weezy, Nicki, and Drizzy all picked up a nomination for “Truffle Butter” in the category “Best Rap Performance”, as well as “Only” in the category “Best Rap/Sung Collaboration”.
Drizzy Drake and the Barbie also both earned nominations in the “Best Rap Album” category for their If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late and The Pinkprint albums. For his 4th and 5th nominations, Drake got one for “Back To Back” in the “Best Rap Performance” category and one for “Energy” in the “Best Rap Song” category.
The 2016 Grammy Awards will air live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California on February 15th at 8PM EST. You can view who the YM artists will be going up against in their categories to win the awards after the jump below!
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE:
“Apparently” – J. Cole
“Back To Back” – Drake
“Trap Queen” – Fetty Wap
“Alright” – Kendrick Lamar
“Truffle Butter” – Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake & Lil Wayne
“All Day” – Kanye West Featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartneyBEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION:
“One Man Can Change The World” – Big Sean Featuring Kanye West & John Legend
“Glory” – Common & John Legend
“Classic Man” – Jidenna Featuring Roman GianArthur
“These Walls” – Kendrick Lamar Featuring Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat
“Only” – Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris BrownBEST RAP SONG:
“All Day” – Kanye West Featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney
“Alright” – Kendrick Lamar
“Energy” – Drake
“Glory” – Common & John Legend
“Trap Queen” – Fetty WapBEST RAP ALBUM:
2014 Forest Hills Drive – J. Cole
Compton – Dr. Dre
If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late – Drake
To Pimp A Butterfly – Kendrick Lamar
The Pinkprint – Nicki Minaj
June 19, 2016
Well done Drake & Nicki.