It is the first-ever GRAMMY wins for Rock, Future, Blake and .Paak, and the 13th career win for Lamar.

Lamar isn’t the only rapper who has been shutout of the big four: it’s been 14 years since a rap album has won Album of the Year, and a rap song has never won Record of the Year or Song of the Year.
Grammy 2018: Who Will Win Album of the Year? album earned him noms for Album of the Year, Rap Album of the Year, Best Rap Album and Record of the Year among others. .Paak, meanwhile, earned his first two career GRAMMY nominations for Best New Artist and Best Urban Contemporary Album for Malibu at 59th GRAMMY Awards.

He made his GRAMMY stage debut that year, performing a medley alongside A Tribe Called Quest, Consequence and Busta Rhymes. 2018 Grammy nominations are here! For the most part, male artists have won every year since Best Rap Album became an annual Grammys category in 1996, with the group Naughty by Nature named the first winners. ", Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake Tie Anderson .Paak To Win Best Rap Performance | 2019 GRAMMYs. "Bubblin" is a one-off single from .Paak, released before he dropped his third LP, Oxnard, in November. It all comes down to Album of the Year. Be the first to find out about GRAMMY nominees, winners, important news, and events. ", "53rd Annual Grammy Awards nominees list", "2011 – 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominees And Winners: Pop Field", "Grammy Nominations 2016: See the Full List of Nominees", "Grammys 2017: Complete list of winners and nominees", "Grammys 2018: See the Complete List of Nominees", "2019 GRAMMY Awards: Complete Nominations List", https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2020-grammy-awards-complete-nominees-list, Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song, Best Regional Mexican Music Album (including Tejano), Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media, Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella, Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals, Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package, Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance, Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grammy_Award_for_Best_Rap_Album&oldid=981224458, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 1 October 2020, at 01:21. Rock and Lamar have been working together since the early 2000s with Top Dawg Entertainment, the label they are both signed to. – Kendrick Lamar ... 1.28.2018. The Grammy Award for Best Rap Album is an award presented to recording artists for quality … [6] Kanye West was presented the award four times, and the duo known as Outkast received the award twice. The Grammy Award for Best Rap Album is an award presented to recording artists for quality albums with rapping at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. [1] Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position". "I'm still speechless right now, I'm just overjoyed and excited.". “When I found out, my album was not complete … we have to get this album done so I could shoot these videos while I’m still not showing,” she said. All rights reserved. Rock earned his first nomination for his feature on "Money Trees," from Good Kid, M.A.A.D City.

Cardi B took home the Grammy award for Best Rap Album at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, becoming the first solo female artist to win in the category. The Grammy Award for Best Rap Album is an award presented to recording artists for quality albums with rapping at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. GRAMMY winner Shaggy helmed the Premiere Ceremony while Halestorm's Lzzy Hale, Questlove, TOKiMONSTA, and Cécile McLorin Salvant handed out GRAMMYs in more than 70 categories. – Childish Gambino4:44 – Jay-ZDamn – Kendrick LamarMelodrama – Lorde24K Magic – Bruno Mars - WINNER, Redbone – Childish GambinoDespacito – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee feat Justin BieberThe Story of OJ – Jay-ZHumble. 1 single, "Bodak Yellow," in 2017 for which she earned her first two GRAMMY nominations at the 60th GRAMMY Awards.

“It was very long nights.”. Live updates on the biggest winners from the most important night in music, including best song of the year and best album of the year. "Big shouts out to Kendrick Lamar…We were working next door together and I just so happened to walk in while he was working on the Black Panther Soundtrack," Rock said. Here are highlights from the show: • Bruno Mars swept the top categories, winning album, record and song of the year… Rock explains that he was planning on attending the 58th GRAMMY Awards with Lamar, but didn't due to a bad motorcycle accident he was in the day of the show. She gave a special shout out to her daughter, Kulture, during her acceptance speech. Eminem and West are the only artists to win the award in consecutive years, with Eminem achieving the feat twice. – Kendrick Lamar feat Rihanna - WINNERLove Galore – SZA feat Travis Scott, Bambro Koyo Ganda – Bonobo Featuring Innov GnawaCola – Camelphat & ElderbrookAndromeda – Gorillaz Featuring DRAMTonite – LCD Soundsystem - WINNERLine Of Sight – Odesza Featuring WYNNE & Mansionair, Migration – Bonobo3-D The Catalogue – Kraftwerk - WINNERMura Masa – Mura MasaA Moment Apart – OdeszaWhat Now – Sylvan Esso, You Want It Darker – Leonard Cohen - WINNERThe Promise – Chris CornellRun – Foo FightersNo Good – KaleoGo To War – Nothing More, Invisible Enemy – August Burns RedBlack Hoodie – Body CountForever – Code OrangeSultan’s Curse – Mastodon - WINNERClockworks – Meshuggah, Metallica – Atlas, Rise!K.Flay – Blood in the CutNothing More – Go to WarFoo Fighters - Run – WINNERAvenge Sevenfold – The Stage, Kaleidoscope EP – ColdplayLust for Life – Lana Del ReyEvolve – Imagine DragonsRainbow – KeshaJoanne – Lady Gaga÷ (Divide) – Ed Sheeran - WINNER, Something Just Like This – The Chainsmokers and ColdplayDespacito – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee feat Justin BieberThunder – Imagine DragonsFeel It Still – Portugal The Man - WINNERStay – Zedd & Alessia Cara, Get You – Daniel Caesar feat Kali UchisDistraction – KehlaniHigh – LedisiThat’s What I Like – Bruno Mars - WINNERThe Weekend – SZA, PJ Morton – First Began Khalid – Location Childish Gambino – Redbone SZA – Supermodel Bruno Mars – That’s What I Like - WINNER, Big Sean – Bounce Back Cardi B – Bodak Yellow Jay -Z – 4:44 Kendrick Lamar – Humble - WINNERMigos feat Lil Uzi Vert – Bad and Boujee, Freudian – Daniel CaesarLet Love Rule – Ledisi24K Magic – Bruno Mars - WINNERGumbo – PJ MortonFeel the Real – Musiq Soulchild, Sam Huny – Body Like a Back Road Alison Krauss – Losing You Miranda Lambert – Tin Man Maren Morris – I Could Use a Love Song Chris Stapleton – Either Way – WINNER, Little Big Town – Better Man Sam Hunt – Body Like a Back RoadChris Stapleton – Broken Halos - Winner Midland – Drinkin’ Problem Miranda Lambert – Tin Man, 6lack – Free 6lack Childish Gambino – Awaken, My Love! 1, "Cardi B becomes first solo female artist to win Best Rap Album at Grammys", "Grammy Nominations Yield Surprises, Including Newcomer's Success", "Lauryn Hill, Shania Twain, and Sheryl Crow win the most nods", "Got Charts?

According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards, the award is presented for "albums containing at least 51% playing time of tracks with newly recorded rapped performances". Outkast's Grammy Outlook; Linkin Park Go For Gold", "Grammy Award nominees in top categories", "The Complete List of Grammy Nominations", "Kanye West, Amy Winehouse lead Grammy nominations", "Grammys Awards: Who will perform, who will win, who should win", "Grammy countdown: Is Eminem's 'Relapse' a lock for best rap album? All rights reserved. The 20-year-old rapper, born Kentrell Gaulden, …, Controversy sells. "I wanna give a big shoutout to my lil bro Kendrick for letting me be part of the [Black Panther] soundtrack. The fellow nominees for Best Rap Performance were: Cardi B ("Be Careful"), Drake ("Nice For What") and Travis Scott featuring Drake, Big Hawk and Swae Lee ("SICKO MODE").
In case you missed it, we've rounded just some of the highlights from the 61st GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony in a photo gallery, including who presented, the performers and the newest slate of GRAMMY winners. Bryson Tiller and Drake are up to something.

[2], In 1995, the Academy announced the addition of the award category Best Rap Album. The …, The Beatles? The 60th annual Grammy Awards were on Sunday. In 2016, Drake's If You're Reading This It's Too Late became the first mixtape to get nominated for the award, and in 2017, Chance the Rapper's Coloring Book became the first mixtape to win the award. Outkast's Grammy Outlook; Linkin Park Go For Gold", "Grammy Award nominees in top categories", "The Complete List of Grammy Nominations", "Kanye West, Amy Winehouse lead Grammy nominations", "Grammys Awards: Who will perform, who will win, who should win", "Grammy countdown: Is Eminem's 'Relapse' a lock for best rap album? Blake received his first nomination for Best New Artist at the 56th GRAMMY Awards, the same year Lamar was in the running. Los Angeles rapper Jay Rock had a great 2018; he worked with longtime friend and label-mate Kendrick Lamar on a big single from Black Panther: The Album and released his third studio album, Redemption, which also included the hit song. Grammys 2018: ... Best rap/sung performance.

We didn't want you to miss a moment of the action, so relieve some of the biggest moments from the 61st GRAMMY Awards telecast in photos.

^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year. In honor of his birthday, Lil Wayne received an outpouring of love from fans, friends, and his …, It's been over three years since his last album, but the wait is finally over. [4] Award recipients often include the producers, engineers, and/or mixers associated with the nominated work in addition to the recording artists.[5]. [3] The first award was presented to the group Naughty by Nature at the 38th Grammy Awards the following year. Camila Cabello opened the show with a spirited version of "Havana," while first-time GRAMMY host Alicia Keys expertly ushered audience members and viewers alike throughout the night. Swimming by Mac Miller, Victory Lap by Nipsey Hussle, Daytona by Pusha T and Astroworld by Travis Scott were other nominees in the category. Content on this site does not reflect an endorsement or recommendation of any artist or music by the Recording Academy.