Here Are the 2020 Grammy Nominations

Can Lil Nas X extend his “Old Town Road” success to the Grammys? That’s among the questions that received partial answers Wednesday with the unveiling of the nominees for the 2020 edition of the music excellency-honoring ceremony.

Tyler, the Creator‘s IGOR, Juice WRLD’s Death Race for Love, 2 Chainz’s Rap or Go to the League, Ariana Grande’s Thank U, Next, Lizzo’s Cuz I Love You, and Taylor Swift’s Lover were among the most-discussed possible nominees in the album-centered categories. While Swift’s Lover has been predicted by Rolling Stone and others as both a surefire nominee and an easy-bet winner in the Album of the Year category, we’d all be remiss in forgetting that the category has spawned multiple surprises across its decades-long history. And in fact, Wednesday brought exactly that sort of surprise.

Over in the Best New Artist category, Billie Eilish indeed proved to be an outright shoo-in, though—again—surprises here in terms of the eventual winner aren’t totally out of the question.

Amazingly, Lana Del Rey’s multiple nominations—including in the Album of the Year category—means we’ll get a ton of chances in January to watch people attempt to avoid saying the word “Fuck” on live television.

Stream the announcement of nominees from select categories below, and be sure to keep updating this post as more nominees roll in.

Album of the Year

• Bon Iver, i,i
• Lana Del Rey, Norman Fucking Rockwell!
• Billie Eilish, WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?
• Ariana Grande, thank u, next
• H.E.R., I Used to Know Her
• Lil Nas X, 7
• Lizzo, Cuz I Love You (Deluxe)
• Vampire Weekend, Father of the Bride

Record of the Year

• Bon Iver, “Hey, Ma”
• Billie Eilish, “bad guy”
• Ariana Grande, “7 Rings”
• H.E.R., “Hard Place”
• Khalid, “Talk”
• Lil Nas X f/ Billy Ray Cyrus, “Old Town Road”
• Lizzo, “Truth Hurts”
• Post Malone and Swae Lee, “Sunflower”

Song of the Year

• Lady Gaga, “Always Remember Us This Way”
• Billie Eilish, “bad guy”
• Tanya Tucker, “Bring My Flowers Now”
• H.E.R., “Hard Place”
• Taylor Swift, “Lover”
• Lana Del Rey, “Norman Fucking Rockwell”
• Lewis Capaldi, “Someone You Loved”
• Lizzo, “Truth Hurts”

Best New Artist

• Black Pumas
• Billie Eilish
• Lil Nas X
• Lizzo
• Maggie Rogers
• Rosalía
• Tank and the Bangas
• Yola

Best Rap Performance

• J. Cole – “Middle Child”
• DaBaby – “Suge”
• Dreamville f/ J.I.D, Bas, J. Cole, EARTHGANG, and Young Nudy – “Down Bad”
• Nipsey Hussle f/ Roddy Ricch and Hit-Boy – “Racks in the Middle”
• Offset f/ Cardi B – “Clout”

Best Rap/Sung Performance

• DJ Khaled f/ Nipsey Hussle and John Legend, “Higher”
• Lil Baby and Gunna, “Drip Too Hard”
• Lil Nas X, “Panini”
• Mustard f/ Roddy Ricch, “Ballin’”
• Young Thug f/ J. Cole and Travis Scott, “The London”

Best Rap Song

• YBN Cordae f/ Chance the Rapper, “Bad Idea”
• Rick Ross f/ Drake, “Gold Roses”
• 21 Savage f/ J. Cole, “A Lot”
• Nipsey Hussle f/ Roddy Ricch and Hit-Boy, “Racks in the Middle”
• DaBaby, “Suge”

Best Rap Album

• Dreamville, Revenge of the Dreamers III
• Meek Mill, CHAMPIONSHIPS
• 21 Savage, I Am > I Was
• Tyler, the Creator, IGOR
• YBN Cordae, The Lost Boy

Best R&B Performance

• Daniel Caesar – “Love Again”
• H.E.R. f/ Bryson Tiller – “Could’ve Been”
• Lizzo f/ Gucci Mane – “Exactly How I Feel”
• Lucky Daye – “Roll Some Mo”
• Anderson .Paak f/ Andre 3000 – “Come Home”

Best Traditional R&B Performance

• BJ the Chicago Kid – “Time Today”
• India.Arie – “Steady Love”
• Lizzo – “Jerome”
• Lucky Daye – “Real Games”
• PJ Morton f/ Jazmine Sullivan – “Built for Love”

Best R&B Song

• H.E.R. f/ Bryson Tiller – “Could’ve Been”
• Emily King – “Look At Me Now”
• Chris Brown f/ Drake – “No Guidance”
• Lucky Daye – “Roll Some Mo”
• PJ Morton f/JoJo – “Say So”

Best Urban Contemporary Album 

• Steve Lacy – Apollo XXI
• Lizzo – Cuz I Love You (Deluxe)
• Georgia Anne Muldrow – Overload
• NAO – Saturn
• Jessie Reyez – Being Human in Public

Best R&B Album

• BJ the Chicago Kid – 1123
• Lucky Daye – Painted
• Ella Mai – Ella Mai
• PJ Morton – Paul
• Anderson .Paak – Ventura

Best Pop Solo Performance

• Beyoncé, “Spirit”
• Billie Eilish, “bad guy”
• Ariana Grande, “7 Rings”
• Lizzo, “Truth Hurts”
• Taylor Swift, “You Need to Calm Down”

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

• Ariana Grande & Social House – “Boyfriend”
• Jonas Brothers – “Sucker”
• Lil Nas X f/ Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road”
• Post Malone and Swae Lee – “Sunflower”
• Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello – “Senorita”

Best Pop Vocal Album

• Beyonce – The Lion King: The Gift
• Billie Eilish – WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?
• Ariana Grande – thank u, next
• Ed Sheeran – No.6 Collaborations Project
• Taylor Swift – Lover

Best Dance Recording

• Bonobo, “Linked”
• The Chemical Brothers, “Got to Keep On”
• Meduza f/ Goodboys, “Piece of Your Heart”
• Rüfüs Du Sol, “Underwater”
• Skrillex & Boys Noize f/ Ty Dolla Sign, “Midnight Hour”

Best Dance/Electronic Album

• Apparat, LP5
• The Chemical Brothers, No Geography
• Flume, Hi This Is Flume
• Rüfüs Du Sol, Solace
• Tycho, Weather

The Grammys ceremony goes down Jan. 26, 2020 live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles and will be hosted by Alicia Keys. 

This post will be updated.