Despite Slipping on the Charts, Hip-Hop Dominated This Year’s Grammy Nominations

Don’t Count Out Rap At The Grammys

Getty Image / Derrick Rossignol Billboard‘s recent rule changes sparked a concerned discussion after they resulted in a two-week absence of rap music in the Hot 100 chart’s top 40 for the first time in almost three decades. “Is hip-hop dead?” became a familiar refrain among the culture’s commentators, as they wondered what a lack of top 40 hits meant for the genre in the mainstream. But today, as the nominations for the 68th Annual Grammy Awards…

Despite Slipping on the Charts, Hip-Hop Dominated This Year’s Grammy Nominations

Sort of like the economy, the current state of hip-hop depends on who you ask. There were the reports last month that, for the first time in 35 years, no hip-hop song had reached the Top 40 on the Hot 100 that sent much of the rap world into an existential crisis. Even so, while rap’s metrics might be down, it’s influence is clearly going strong, as three rap albums make up the nominees for Album of the Year at next year’s Grammys. Tyler, the Cr…

Kendrick Lamar Leads 2026 Grammys With Nine Nominations

Top album of the year nominees for the 2026 Grammy Awards include Bad Bunny, Leon Thomas, Sabrina Carpenter, Clipse, Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar, Gunna and Tyler, the Creator. The Recording Academy announced the nominations Friday ahead of the Feb. 1 ceremony in Los Angeles. (Image courtesy of the Recording Academy)The 2026 Grammys dropped their nominations Friday morning, and the ballot reads like a reminder of who’s really steering modern music.…

Album Of The Year Grammy Nominees Include Kendrick Lamar, Clipse

This year’s Grammy nominations are in, so we know who’s facing off for the all-important Album Of The Year trophy. One might argue that this year’s slate of nominees isn’t quite as packed as what we got last year, but we’re still looking at some very big stars who might finally get their long-overdue recognition in this particular category.