Grammy nominees revealed: El Paso’s Khalid up for Record of the Year for ‘Talk’
EL PASO, Texas — The nominations for the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards were announced Wednesday and El Paso native Khalid is up for one of the top honors.
The Americas High School alum turned R&B star is in the running for Record of the Year for his hit single “Talk.”
Here’s a list of some of Grammy nominees in some of the key categories. The complete list of more than 80 categories can be found on Grammy.com.
Record of the Year
“Talk” — Khalid
“Hey, Ma” — Bon Iver
“Bad Guy” — Billie Eilish
“7 Rings” — Ariana Grande
“Hard Place” — H.E.R.
“Old Town Road” — Lil Nas X & Billy Ray Cyrus
“Truth Hurts” — Lizzo
“Sunflower” — Post Malone & Swae Lee
Album of the year
“I,I”- Bon Iver
“Norman F***ing Rockwell” — Lana Del Rey
“When We All Fall Asleep Where Do We Go” — Billie Eilish
“Thank U, Next” — Ariana Grande
“I Used to Know Her” — H.E.R.
“7” — Lil Nas X
“Cuz I Love You” — Lizzo
“Father of the Bride” — Vampire Weekend
Song of the year
“Always Remember Us This Way” — Natalie Hemby, Lady Gaga, Hillary Lindsey & Lori McKenna, songwriters
“Bad Guy” — Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters
“Bring My Flowers Now” — Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth & Tanya Tucker, songwriters
“Hard Place” — Ruby Amanfu, Sam Ashworth, D. Arcelious Harris, H.E.R. & Rodney Jerkins, songwriters
“Lover” — Taylor Swift, songwriter
“Norman F***ing Rockwell” — Jack Antonoff & Lana Del Rey, songwriters
“Someone You Loved” — Tom Barnes, Lewis Capaldi, Pete Kelleher, Benjamin Kohn & Sam Roman, songwriters
“Truth Hurts” — Steven Cheung, Eric Frederic, Melissa Jefferson & Jesse Saint John, songwriters
Best new artist
Black Pumas
Billie Eilish
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
Maggie Rogers
Rosalia
Tank and the Bangas
Yola
Best country album
“Desperate Man” — Eric Church
“Stronger Than The Truth” — Reba McEntire
“Interstate Gospel” — Pistol Annies
“Center Point Road” — Thomas Rhett
“While I’m Livin'”— Tanya Tucker
Best rap album
“Revenge Of The Dreamers III” — Dreamville
“Championships” — Meek Mill
“I am > I was” — 21 Savage
“Igor” — Tyler, The Creator
“The Lost Boy” — YBN Cordae
The Grammys will be handed out January 26 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
The awards will be presented in 84 categories to honor the best recordings released between October 1, 2018, and August 31.
