Grammys 2018 Predictions: Who Will Win Album Of The Year?

Music’s biggest night is just around the corner and now we know which artists are fighting for the top honors.

The nominees for the 2018 Grammys were announced by singer Andra Day on CBS This Morning on Tuesday, and there were some obvious choices, as well as some shockers.

One of the biggest awards of the night, which will air live on CBS on Jan. 28, 2018, is that of Album of the Year and there are some heavy-hitters competing for it. Jay-Z is nominated for “4:44,” while Bruno Mars’ “24K Magic” is also in the ring. Rounding out the nominees in this category are Kendrick Lamar with “DAMN,” Lorde with “Melodrama” and Childish Gambino with “Awaken, My Love!”

But only one can take home the award from the James Corden-hosted show. Who will it be?

All of the albums nominated received love and praise, but the one that had the most style, the most funk, the most all-genre appeal was Bruno Mars’ “24K Magic,” which is why it is likely that he will come out on top. That said, Childish Gambino is the only artist nominated in that category who hasn’t won a Grammy before, so he could be the underdog win.

See the full list of nominees below:

Album Of The Year

• “Awaken, My Love!” – Childish Gambino
• “4:44” – JAY-Z
• “DAMN.” – Kendrick Lamar
• “Melodrama” – Lorde
• “24K Magic” – Bruno Mars

Record Of The Year

• “Redbone” — Childish Gambino
• “Despacito” — Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber
• “The Story of O.J.” — Jay-Z
• “Humble” — Kendrick Lamar
• “24K Magic” — Bruno Mars

Song Of The Year

• “Despacito” — Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber
• “4:44” — Jay-Z
• “Issues” — Julia Michaels
• “1-800-273-8255” — Logic ft. Alessia Cara and Khalid
• “That’s What I Like” — Bruno Mars

Best New Artist

• Alessia Cara
• Khalid
• Lil Uzi Vert
• Julia Michaels
• SZA

Best Pop Vocal Album

• Kaleidoscope EP — Coldplay
• Lust For Life — Lana Del Rey
• Evolve — Imagine Dragons
• Rainbow — Kesha
• Joanne — Lady Gaga
• ÷ (Divide) — Ed Sheeran

Best Pop Solo Performance

• “Love So Soft” — Kelly Clarkson
• “Praying” — Kesha
• “Million Reasons” — Lady Gaga
• “What About Us” — P!nk
• “Shape Of You” — Ed Sheeran

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

• “Something Just Like This” ­— The Chainsmokers & Coldplay
• “Despacito” — Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber
• “Thunder” — Imagine Dragons
• “Feel It Still” — Portugal. The Man
• “Stay” — Zedd & Alessia Cara

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

• Nobody But Me (Deluxe Version) — Michael Bublé
• Triplicate — Bob Dylan
• In Full Swing — Seth MacFarlane
• Wonderland — Sarah McLachlan
• Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 — (Various Artists) Dae Bennett, Producer

Best Rap Album

• 4:44 — JAY-Z
• DAMN. — Kendrick Lamar
• Culture — Migos
• Laila’s Wisdom — Rapsody
• Flower Boy — Tyler, The Creator

Best Rap/Sung Performance

• “PRBLMS” — 6LACK
• “Crew” — Goldlink Featuring Brent Faiyaz & Shy Glizzy
• “Family Feud” — Jay-Z Featuring Beyoncé
• “LOYALTY.” — Kendrick Lamar Featuring Rihanna
• “Love Galore” — SZA Featuring Travis Scott

Best Rap Performance

• “Bounce Back” — Big Sean
• “Kodak Yellow” — Cardi B
• “4:44” — Jay-Z
• “HUMBLE.” — Kendrick Lamar
• “Bad And Boujee” — Migos Featuring Lil Uzi Vert

Best Rap Song

• “Bodak Yellow” — Dieuson Octave, Klenord Raphael, Shaftizm, Jordan Thorpe, Washpoppin & J White, songwriters (Cardi B)
• “Chase Me” — Judah Bauer, Brian Burton, Hector Delgado, Jaime Meline, Antwan Patton, Michael Render, Russell Simins & Jon Spencer,
• songwriters (Danger Mouse Featuring Run The Jewels & Big Boi)
• “HUMBLE” — Duckworth, Asheton Hogan & M. Williams II, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)
• “Sassy” — Gabouer & M. Evans, songwriters (Rapsody)
• “The Story Of O.J.” — Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson, songwriters (Jay-Z)

Best Alternative Music Album

• Everything Now — Arcade Fire
• Humanz — Gorillaz
• American Dream — LCD Soundsystem
• Pure Comedy — Father John Misty
• Sleep Well Beast — The National

Best Rock Album

• Emperor Of Sand — Mastodon
• Hardwired…To Self-Destruct — Metallica
• The Stories We Tell Ourselves — Nothing More
• Villains — Queens Of The Stone Age
• A Deeper Understanding — The War On Drugs

Best Rock Performance

• “You Want It Darker” — Leonard Cohen
• “The Promise” — Chris Cornell
• “Run” — Foo Fighters
• “No Good” — Kaleo
• “Go To War” — Nothing More

Best Rock Song

• “Atlas, Rise!” — James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich, songwriters (Metallica)
• “Blood In The Cut” — JT Daly & Kristine Flaherty, songwriters (K.Flay)
• “Go To War” — Ben Anderson, Jonny Hawkins, Will Hoffman, Daniel Oliver, David Pramik & Mark Vollelunga, songwriters (Nothing More)
• “Run” — Foo Fighters, songwriters (Foo Fighters)
• “The Stage” — Zachary Baker, Brian Haner, Matthew Sanders, Jonathan Seward & Brooks Wackerman, songwriters (Avenged Sevenfold)

Best R&B Performance

• “Get You” — Daniel Caesar Featuring Kali Uchis
• “Distraction” — Kehlani
• “High” — Ledisi
• “That’s What I Like” — Bruno Mars
• “The Weekend” — SZA

Best R&B Song

• “First Began” — PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton)
• “Location” — Alfredo Gonzalez, Olatunji Ige, Samuel David Jiminez, Christopher McClenney, Khalid Robinson & Joshua Scruggs, songwriters (Khalid)
• “Redbone” — Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters (Childish Gambino)
• “Supermodel” — Tyran Donaldson, Terrence Henderson, Greg Landfair Jr., Solana Rowe & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (SZA)
• “That’s What I Like” — Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip, songwriters (Bruno Mars)

Best R&B Album

• Freudian — Daniel Caesar
• Let Love Rule — Ledisi
• 24K Magic — Bruno Mars
• Gumbo — PJ Morton
• Feel The Real –Musiq Soulchild

Best Traditional R&B Performance

• “Laugh And Move On” — The Baylor Project
• “Redbone” — Childish Gambino
• “What I’m Feelin’” — Anthony Hamilton Featuring The Hamiltones|
• “All The Way” — Ledisi
• “Still” — Mali Music

Best Urban Contemporary Album

• Free 6lack — 6lack
• “Awaken, My Love!” — Childish Gambino
• American Teen — Khalid
• Ctrl — SZA
• Starboy — The Weeknd

Best Country Album

• Cosmic Hallelujah — Kenny Chesney
• Heart Break — Lady Antebellum
• The Breaker — Little Big Town
• Life Changes — Thomas Rhett
• From A Room: Volume 1 — Chris Stapleton

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

• “It Ain’t My Fault” — Brothers Osborne
• “My Old Man” — Zac Brown Band
• “You Look Good” — Lady Antebellum
• “Better Man” — Little Big Town
• “Drinkin’ Problem” — Midland

Best Country Song

• “Better Man” — Taylor Swift, songwriter (Little Big Town)
• “Body Like A Back Road” — Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Sam Hunt)
• “Broken Halos” — Mike Henderson & Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Chris Stapleton)
• “Drinkin’ Problem” — Jess Carson, Cameron Duddy, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne & Mark Wystrach, songwriters (Midland)
• “Tin Man” — Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert & Jon Randall, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)

Best Country Solo Performance

• “Body Like A Back Road” — Sam Hunt
• “Losing You: –Alison Krauss
• “Tin Man” — Miranda Lambert
• “I Could Use A Love Song” — Maren Morris
• “Either Way” — Chris Stapleton

Best Dance Electronic Album

• Migration — Bonobo
• 3-D The Catalogue — Kraftwerk
• Mura Masa — Mura Masa
• A Moment Apart — Odesza
• What Now — Sylvan Esso

Best Jazz Vocal Album

• The Journey — The Baylor Project
• A Social Call — Jazzmeia Horn
• Bad Ass And Blind — Raul Midón
• Porter Plays Porter — Randy Porter Trio With Nancy King
• Dreams And Daggers — Cécile McLorin Salvant

Best Gospel Album

• Crossover — Travis Greene
• Bigger Than Me — Le’Andria
• Close — Marvin Sapp
• Sunday Song — Anita Wilson
• Let Them Fall In Love — Cece Winans

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

• Rise — Danny Gokey
• Echoes (Deluxe Edition) — Matt Maher
• Lifer — MercyMe
• Hills And Valleys — Tauren Wells
• Chain Breaker — Zach Williams

Best Latin Pop Album

• Lo Único Constante — Alex Cuba
• Mis Planes Son Amarte — Juanes
• Amar Y Vivir En Vivo Desde La Cuidad De México, 2017 — La Santa Cecilia
• Musas (Un Homenaje Al Folclore Latinoamericano En Manos De Los Macorinos) — Natalia Lafourcade
• El Dorado — Shakira

Best Americana Album

• Southern Blood — Gregg Allman
• Shine On Rainy Day — Brent Cobb
• Beast Epic — Iron & Wine
• The Nashville Sound — Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit
• Brand New Day — The Mavericks

Best Dance Recording

• “Bambro Koyo Ganda” — Bonobo Featuring Innov Gnawa
• “Cola” — Camelphat & Elderbrook
• “Andromeda” — Gorillaz Featuring DRAM
• “Tonite” — LCD Soundsystem
• “Line Of Sight” — Odesza Featuring WYNNE & Mansionair

Best Musical Theater Album

• Come From Away — Ian Eisendrath, August Eriksmoen, David Hein, David Lai & Irene Sankoff, producers; David Hein & Irene Sankoff, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
• Dear Evan Hansen — Ben Platt, principal soloist; Alex Lacamoire, Stacey Mindich, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, producers; Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
• Hello, Dolly! — Bette Midler, principal soloist; Steven Epstein, producer (Jerry Herman, composer & lyricist) (New Broadway Cast Recording)

Best Spoken Word Album

• Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling):
• Astrophysics For People In A Hurry — Neil Degrasse Tyson
• Born To Run — Bruce Springsteen
• Confessions Of A Serial Songwriter — Shelly Peiken
• Our Revolution: A Future to Believe In (Bernie Sanders) — Bernie Sanders And Mark Ruffalo
• The Princess Diarist — Carrie Fisher

Best Comedy Album

• The Age Of Spin & Deep In The Heart Of Texas — Dave Chappelle
• Cinco — Jim Gaffigan
• Jerry Before Seinfeld — Jerry Seinfeld
• A Speck Of Dust — Sarah Silverman
• What Now? — Kevin Hart

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

• Baby Driver — (Various Artists)
• Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2 — (Various Artists)
• Hidden Figures: The Album — (Various Artists)
• La La Land — (Various Artists)
• Moana: The Songs — (Various Artists)

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

• Arrival — Jóhann Jóhannsson, composer
• Dunkirk — Hans Zimmer, composer
• Game Of Thrones: Season 7 — Ramin Djawadi, composer
• Hidden Figures — Benjamin Wallfisch, Pharrell Williams & Hans Zimmer, composers
• La La Land — Justin Hurwitz, composer

Best Song for Visual Media

• “City Of Stars” — Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, songwriters (Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone), Track from La La Land
• “How Far I’ll Go” — Lin-Manuel Miranda, songwriter (Auli’i Cravalho), Track from Moana: The Songs
• “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker) — Jack Antonoff, Sam Dew & Taylor Swift, songwriters (ZAYN & Taylor Swift), Track from Fifty Shades Darker
• “Never Give Up” — Sia Furler & Gregg Kurstin, songwriters (Sia), Track from Lion
• “Stand Up For Something” — Common & Diane Warren, songwriters (Andra Day Featuring Common), Track from Marshall

Best Music Video

• “Up All Night” — Beck
• “Makeba” — Jain
• “The Story Of O.J.” — Jay-Z
• “Humble.” — Kendrick Lamar
• “1-800-273-8255” — Logic Featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid

Best Music Film

• “One More Time With Feeling” — Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
• “Long Strange Trip” — (The Grateful Dead)
• The Defiant Ones — (Various Artists)
• “Soundbreaking” — (Various Artists)
• Two Trains Runnin’ — (Various Artists)

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

• Calvin Harris
• No I.D.
• Greg Kurstin
• Blake Mills
• The Stereotypes

The 60th Grammy Awards will air live on Jan. 28, 2018 on CBS at 7:30 p.m. EST.