Here's a Look at Kanye West's 2017 Grammy Nominations
Check out the full breakdown here.
As of this morning, the nominations for the 2017 Grammy Awards have been officially announced. And while Beyonce leads all artists with nine nominations, Kanye West and Drake will be going head-to-head in the hip-hop categories as both are up for eight nominations each. Below, we’ve comprised a list of each respective category Kanye West has been nominated for even though he ended up boycotting the entire event because of Frank Ocean. The full breakdown of nominations and who he’s going up against can be seen below.
The 2017 Grammy Awards take place on February 12 at the Staples Center in L.A. and will be hosted by James Corden.
1. Best Rap Album
- The Life of Pablo — Kanye West
- Coloring Book — Chance the Rapper
- And the Anonymous Nobody — De La Soul
- Major Key — DJ Khaled
- Views — Drake
- Blank Face LP — Schoolboy Q
2. Best Rap/Sung Performance
- “Freedom” — Beyoncé featuring Kendrick Lamar
- “Hotline Bling” — Drake
- “Broccoli” — D.R.A.M. featuring Lil Yachty
- “Ultralight Beam” — Kanye West featuring Chance the Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & the-Dream
- “Famous” — Kanye West featuring Rihanna
3. Best Rap Song
- “All the Way Up” — Fat Joe & Remy Ma
- “Famous” — Kanye West featuring Rihanna
- “Hotline Bling” — Drake
- “No Problem” — Chance the Rapper featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz
- “Ultralight Beam” — Kanye West featuring Chance the Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & the-Dream
4. Best Rap Performance
- “No Problem” — Chance the Rapper featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz
- “Panda” — Desiigner
- “Pop Style” — Drake Featuring The Throne (Kanye West & Jay Z)
- “All the Way Up” — Fat Joe & Remy Ma featuring French Montana & Infared
- “That Part” — Schoolboy Q featuring Kanye West
5. Album of The Year
- 25 — Adele
- Lemonade — Beyoncé
- Purpose — Justin Bieber
- Views — Drake (Producer)
- A Sailor’s Guide to Earth — Sturgill Simpson
The entire list of Grammy nominees and categories can be viewed here.
