Instrumental albums are rarely nominated for album of the year. And artists rarely cap 17-year hiatuses with album of the year nods. But André 3000 defied the odds with New Blue Sun, his first album of new material since OutKast’s 2006 album Idlewild.
also landed nominations in each of those three marquee categories, as well as best new artist .has seven nominations, but his only Big Four nominations are for “Fortnight,” his smash collab with Swift, which is up for record and song of the year. His own album,’s country/hip-hop hybrid “A Bar Song ,” which has topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 16 weeks, was passed over for a record of the year nod, though it was nominated for song of the year.
The Big Four categories are extremely competitive. This year, there were 780 entries for record of the year, 707 for album of the year, 978 for album of the year and 323 for best new artist.Instrumental albums are rarely nominated for album of the year. And artists rarely cap 17-year hiatuses with album of the year nods.
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