Though the multi-talented performer has hinted at retiring his Childish Gambino music alter ego in the near future, he now likely has a reason to stick it out a little longer: Gambino racked up five Grammy nominations, including Album of the Year and Record of the Year, as announced on Tuesday (November 28).
But no one landed more nominations than the hip-hop heavyweights at the top. Jay-Z, who returned with the brutally confessional 4:44 album this past summer, leads the pack with a total of eight noms, including Album of the Year, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year. Kendrick Lamar tails just behind Jay with seven noms, including in two of those same categories, for his heavily celebrated DAMN. album.
Perennial Grammy favorite Bruno Mars picked up six noms, including Album of the Year, and newcomer Khalid (the 2017 VMAs' Best New Artist) tied Gambino for a total of five. Fittingly, two of the songs that defined 2017 by being completely inescapable — Luis Fonsi's "Despacito" and Cardi B's "Bodak Yellow" — are honored, and it's possible that "Despacito" could even take home both Record and Song of the Year. We'll see.
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The 60th Annual Grammy Awards are set to air on January 28, 2018 on CBS, live from New York City — for the first time in 15 years — at Madison Square Garden.