Grammy awards 2019: Missing male artists threaten to steal the spotlight from nominees | the music

Alicia Keys, singer of the R & B group, hosts a Grammy-winning women's program Sunday, featuring performances by Cardi B, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Diana Ross, and Dolly Parton, all of which may 39 be overshadowed by the absence of some of the most influential stars of music.

At the ceremony in Los Angeles, Cardi B would win his first Grammy and potentially become the first rapper since 2004 to win the coveted title of the year for his invasion of privacy.

Regarded as the greatest musical evening, Kendrick Lamar, Drake and Childish Gambino, alter ego of actor Donald Glover, will perform.

The three rappers see in their absence a show that puts hip-hop artists out of its most prestigious awards for a decade, despite the domination of rap as the largest genre of music in the United States. -United.

Only two albums of hip-hop artists won Lauryn Hill's Grammy: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill album in 1999 and Outkast's Speakerbobad / The Love Below in 2004.

Rappers Post Malone (Beerbongs & Bentleys) and Scorpion, Drake's bestseller, absent, is also targeting the top prize. Dirty Computer by Janelle Monae, Golden Hour by country singer Kacey Musgraves, the album By the Way of eclectic musician Brandi Carlile, I Forgive You, titled HER, the newcomer, HER, and the soundtrack of super movie Black Panther Hero, produced by Lamar,

This year, the Grammy organizers have expanded the first four categories – Album, Disc, Song of the Year and Best New Artist – to eight nominees out of five with the goal of diversifying the competition. [19659002] But the bigger the field, the harder it is to predict a winner. "I do not think you can say anyone is a favorite," said Melinda Newman, editor-in-chief of Billboard Magazine for the West Coast.

"You can not badume that someone will win simply because their song or album was incredibly popular, Grammy voters are less concerned about commercial success than about all the work," he said. she said.

Lamar, Drake and Gambino are not the only nominees to be absent Sunday night.

Ariana Grande, with two nominations in the field of popular music, withdrew from the series last week after an argument with the producers about the songs she would perform.

"It's live television and everything happens until the minute shows begin," said Neil Portnow, president of the Recording Academy, organizer of the Grammy Awards.

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Taylor Swift, who just has a nod to her best-selling 2017 album, Reputation, Turns currently in London. Actor Bradley Cooper is also in London to attend the BAFTA Film Awards, while his main actress, A Star Is Born, Lady Gaga, goes to the Grammy Awards to present the record and the name of the song of the year Shallow.

Rapper 21 Savage, featured on Rockstar, Post Malone 's candidate for the year, will also be missing after his arrest in Atlanta last week for violation of immigration.

Sunday's show will include tributes to Diana Ross, on the occasion of her 75th birthday in March, and to Aretha Franklin. , deceased last August

Here is a list of the nominees in the main categories of the Grammy Awards. Rapper Kendrick Lamar is leading the nominations with eight, followed by Drake of Canada at seven. The folk rocker Brandi Carlile is the most nominated artist with six brands:

– Album of the Year –

Cardi B, invasion of privacy
Brandi Carlile, "By the way, I forgive you"
Drake, "Scorpio"
HER, "HER"
Post Malone , "Beerbongs & Bentleys"
Janelle Monae, "Dirty Computer"
Kacey Musgraves, "Golden Hour"
Various Artists, "Black Panther: The Album, Music Inspired by and Inspired by"

– Record of the year, recognizing the overall performance of a song –

Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J. Balvin, "I Like It"
Brandi Carlile, "The Joke"
Childish Gambino, "This Is America" ​​
Drake, "The Plan of God"
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper, "Shallow" (from "A Star is Born")
Kendrick Lamar & SZA, "All Stars" (from "Black Panther")
Malone article featuring 21 Savage, "Rockstar"
Zedd, Maren Morris & Gray, "The Middle"

– Song of the year, recognizing the song writing – [1 9659002] Kendrick Lamar and SZA, with the writers Al Shuckburgh, Mark Spears and Anthony Tiffith, "All Stars" (from "Black Panther")
Ella Mai with songwriters Larrance Dopson, Joelle James and Dijon McFarlane, "Boo d Up"
Drake with songwriters Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron La Tour, Matthew Samuels and Noah Shebib, "The Plan of God"
Shawn Mendes with singer-songwriters Teddy Geiger, Scott Harris and Geoffrey Warburton, "In My Blood" [1945900]] Brandi Carlile with songwriters Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth and Tim Hanseroth, "The Joke"
by Zedd and Gray, with songwriters Sarah Aarons, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson and Marcus L omax, "The Middle"
Lady Gaga with songwriters Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando and Andrew Wyatt, "Shallow"
Donald Glover (Childish Gambino) and Ludwig Goransson, "This Is America" ​​[19659002] – Best New Artist –

Chloe x Hall
Luke Combs
Greta Van Fleet
ELLE
Dua Lipa
Margo Price
Bebe Rexha
Jorja Smith

– Best Music Video –

The Carters, "APES ** T"
Childish Gambino, "Here's America" ​​"
Joyner Lucas," I'm not racist "
Janelle Monae , "Pynk"
Tierra Whack, "Mumbo Jumbo"

– Best Rap Album –

Cardi B, "Invasion of Privacy"
Mac Miller, "Swimming"
Nipsey Hussle, "Victory Lap"
Pusha T, "Daytona"
Travis Scott, "Astroworld"

– Best Rock Album –

Alice in Chains, "Rainier Fog"
Falling, "Mania"
Ghost, "Prequelle"
Greta Van Fleet, "Fires"
Weezer, "Pacific Daydream"

– Best Popular Vocal Album –

Camila Cabello, "Camila"
Kelly Clarkson, "The Meaning of Life"
Ariana Grande, "Sweetener"
Shawn Mendes, "Shawn Mendes"
P! nk, "Beautiful Trauma"
Taylor Swift, "Reputation"

– Best Alternative Music Al Bum –

Arctic Monkeys, "Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino"
Beck, "Colors"
Bjork , "Utopia"
David Byrne, "American Utopia"
St. Vincent, "Mbadeduction"

– Best World Music Album –

Bombino, "Deran"
Fatoumata Diawara, " Fenfo "
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80," Black Times "
Soweto Gospel Chorus" Liberty "
Yiddish Glory," Lost Songs of the Second World War "

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First published: February 10, 2019 16:49 IST