If the 2018 Grammy nominees are any indication, the world of music is eager to honor diversity.
As fans studied this year's nominee pool, some took particular notice of the Album of the Year category, which features nods for Childish Gambino, Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Bruno Mars and Lorde.
Though the top honor clearly lacked a white male nominee, this moment also marks the first time in history that no white men have been nominated in the category. While some reports suggest it's the first time since 1999 that a caucasian male nominee was not included in the category, that is not exactly the case. In 1999, the band Garbage was nominated for its album at the time, Version 2.0. While the lead singer is a white female, Shirley Manson, the band's other members, musicians Duke Erikson, Steve Marker and Butch Vig, are white men.
In any case, what seems to be a changing tide in the industry is a significant one considering the Recording Academy has come under fire in recent years for awarding Album of the Year to white artists like Adeleand Taylor Swift instead of fellow nominees Beyoncéand Kendrick Lamar.