Grammys announce nominees, contenders include Taylor Swift

Grammys are screaming “Cuz I Love You” to Lizzo: breakthrough singer-rapper scored a whopping eight minations, including bids for top four awards, making her show’s top-minated act. Lizzo picked up minations for album of year with her major-label debut, “Cuz I Love You”; song and record of year with her anmic . 1 hit, “Truth Hurts”; and best new artist.

Like Lizzo, or new artists dominated with Grammy minations on Wednesday: Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X earned six minations apiece.

Eilish also scored minations in top four categories, making 17-year-old youngest artist in history of Grammys to achieve feat. Lil Nas X, 20, is up for three of top four awards, including album and record of year for “Old Town Ro,” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus.

Lizzo’s “Cuz I Love You,” Eilish’s “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?” and Lil Nas X’s “7” — an 8-song EP — will compete for album of year along with Ariana Grande’s “Thank U, Next,” Bon Iver’s “I,I,” Vampire Weekend’s “Far of Bride,” H.E.R.’s “I Used to Kw Her” and Lana Del Rey’s “rman () Rockwell!”

minees for record of year include songs that hit . 1 on Billboard Hot 100 chart this year, including “Old Town Ro,” “Truth Hurts,” Eilish’s “B Guy,” Grande’s “7 Rings” and Post Malone and Swae Lee’s “Sunflower.” H.E.R.’s “Hard Place,” Bon Iver’s “Hey, Ma” and Khalid’s “Talk,” which peaked at . 3 on Hot 100, round out eight minees.

While Taylor Swift was shut out of album of year with “Lover,” album’s title track earned a mination for song of year, a songwriter’s award. It will compete with “Truth Hurts,” “B Guy,” “Hard Place,” Ly Gaga’s “Always Remember Us This Way” from “A Star Is Born,” Lewis Capaldi’s “Someone You Loved,” Lana Del Rey’s “rman () Rockwell” and Tanya Tucker’s “Bring My Flowers w,” co-written by Brandi Carlile.

Swift earned three minations, while Beyoncé — who was shut out of top three categories — scored four. While her groundbreaking “Homecoming” documentary earned a mination for best music film, its album version didn’t pick up any minations. Inste her “ Lion King: Gift” project — which features songs inspired by “ Lion King,” for which she voiced character Nala — is up for best pop vocal album, competing with projects from Ed Sheeran, Swift, Eilish and Grande. Beyoncé’s “Spirit,” from “ Lion King” which is being pushed for Oscar consideration, is up for best pop solo performance along with Swift’s “You Need to Calm Down,” “Truth Hurts,” “B Guy” and “7 Rings.”

Overall, female acts out-performed ir male counterparts in top four categories: Five of eight album-of--year contenders are women, while seven of eight song-of--year minees are by women. Female musicians also rule in best new artist category, though record of year is evenly split.

Grande, who won her first Grammy earlier this year, scored five minations, as did H.E.R. and Finneas, Eilish’s older bror who co-wrote, co-produced and engineered her debut album. Finneas’ minations include producer of year (n-classical) and best-engineered album (n-classical).

Several acts picked up four minations, including J. Cole, Gary Clark Jr., Lucky Daye, Thom Yorke, Bob Ludwig and Tanya Tucker, who in August released her first album of new songs in 17 years.

British country-soul performer Yola also scored four bids, including best new artist, pitting her against Lizzo, Lil Nas X, Eilish, pop singer Maggie Rogers, New Orleans group Tank and Bangas, Austin-based duo Black Pumas and Spanish singer Rosalía, who won album of year at last week’s Latin Grammys.

Lizzo’s ro to Grammys has been a long one: 31-year-old, who performed with Prince on his “Plectrumelectrum” album, ground as an independent and touring artist for years before signing a major-label deal, releasing her first album in 2013. But this year marked her major breakthrough: Her song “Truth Hurts” topped charts for seven weeks; she’s wowed audiences with her live performances — including her twerking while playing flute. She’s also graced several magazine covers, earning praise for promoting body positivity and deuncing fat shaming.

But Lizzo has also h her fair share of critics: Some felt she shouldn’t qualify for best new artist at Grammys since she’s been on music scene for years. Ors thought since “Truth Hurts” was originally released in 2017, it shouldn’t qualify for 2020 Grammys. Recording Acemy said “Truth Hurts” qualified because song was never submitted for contention in Grammys process and it appears on an album released during eligibility period for upcoming show.

“Truth Hurts” was co-written by Tele, Jesse Saint John and Ricky Reed, who is minated for producer of year (n-classical). Mina Lioness, British singer who Lizzo gave writing credit to after using some of her viral tweet in hit song, didn’t appear on list of writers minated for song of year for “Truth Hurts.” Lizzo’s label, Atlantic Records, told Associated Press last week it was in process of ding Lioness to song’s credits.

Lizzo’s or minations include best urban contemporary album, best pop solo performance for “Truth Hurts,” best tritional R&B performance for “Jerome” and best R&B performance for “Exactly How I Am,” which features Gucci Mane and marks rapper’s first Grammy mination.

Ar first-time minee: former first ly Michelle Obama, who is minated for best-spoken word album for “Becoming” (Barack Obama has won two Grammys in same category).

Nipsey Hussle, who died in March and was minated for best rap album earlier this year, scored three minations: His song “Racks In Middle” is up for best rap performance and best rap song, while “Higher” — a collaboration with DJ Khaled and John Legend that was one of last songs Hussle recorded — is minated for best rap/sung performance.

Cranberries picked up a mination for best rock album for ir eighth and final album, “In End,” which surviving members of Irish band created using unfinished vocals from singer Dolores O’Riordan, who died last year.

2020 Grammys will hand out awards in its 84 categories live from Staples Center in Los Angeles on January 26. minees were selected from more than 20,000 submissions, and final round of voting runs from Dec. 9 until Jan. 3.