NEW YORK — Kendrick Lamar continues a huge year as the leading nominee at the Grammy Awards. The rap superstar scored 11 nominations, the most of anyone.
Lamar landed an album-of-the-year nomination for his critically acclaimed “To Pimp a Butterfly,” along with a song-of-the-year nomination for “Alright.”
Behind Lamar, pop mega-star Taylor Swift followed with seven nods: for five-time platinum smash “1989” and saucy hit “Blank Space” in the categories of song and record of the year.
The Weeknd tied Swift with seven nominations, fueled by “Can’t Feel My Face,” one of the biggest songs of the year, which also led to an album nomination for “Beauty Behind the Madness.”
“Butterfly,” “1989” and “Beauty Behind the Madness” will battle country singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton’s “Traveller” and rock group Alabama Shakes’ “Sound & Color” for the top prize.
