D.R.A.M., Lil Yachty, Anderson .Paak and More React to Their 2017 Grammy Nominations
Today (Dec. 6), CBS unveiled the nominees for the 2017 Grammy Awards. Desiigner, Lil Yachty, Anderson .Paak and D.R.A.M. all earned nods, and they reacted with celebratory social media posts.
D.R.A.M. and Yachty are up for Best Rap/Sung Performance for "Broccoli." Desiigner is nominated for Best Rap Performance with his smash hit "Panda." Additinally, .Paak is up for best new artist alongside fellow rapper Chance The Rapper.
It should be noted that Desiigner, Lil Boat and .Paak were 2016 XXL Freshmen. Congrats are in order for all of these artists!
You can scroll through the above gallery to see their reactions. Desiigner took to Instagram to celebrate, typing, "OHH SHIT OHHH SHIT!! 🏆🏆 #GRAMMYNOMINATED #BLESSED #HUMBLED #YOUDiiG #GRAMMYS HARD WORK PAYS OFF MAN!" Meanwhile, Anderson .Paak went on Twitter, writing, "I just woke up," "Overjoyed," and "THEY GONE THINK I WON A GRAMMY."
Lil Boat also took to Twitter, posting, "Not gonna lie I'd love to see chance leave out the Grammys with his hands full. Love that guy." He followed that up by saying, "But don't get me wrong if dram & I win Ima hit the dougie."
Best New Artist
Chance the Rapper
The Chainsmokers
Anderson .Paak
Maren Morris
Kelsea Ballerini
Album of the Year
Beyonce – Lemonade
Justin Bieber – Purpose
Drake – Views
Adele – 25
Sturgill Simpson – A Sailor’s Guide to Earth
Best Rap Performance
Chance The Rapper Feat. Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz – “No Problem”
Desiigner – “Panda”
Drake Feat. The Throne – “Pop Style”
Fat Joe & Remy Ma Feat. French Montana & Infared – “All the Way Up”
ScHoolboy Q Feat. Kanye West – “That Part”
Best Rap/Sung Performance
Beyoncé Feat. Kendrick Lamar – “Freedom”
Drake – “Hotline Bling”
D.R.A.M. Feat. Lil Yachty – “Broccoli”
Kanye West Feat. Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream – “Ultralight Beam”
Kanye West Feat. Rihanna – “Famous”
Best Rap Song
Fat Joe & Remy Ma Feat. French Montana & Infared – “All the Way Up”
Kanye West Feat. Rihanna – “Famous”
Drake – “Hotline Bling”
Chance The Rapper Feat. Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz – “No Problem”
Kanye West Feat. Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream – “Ultralight Beam”
Best Rap Album
Chance The Rapper – Coloring Book
De La Soul – And the Anonymous Nobody
DJ Khaled – Major Key
Drake – Views
ScHoolboy Q – Blank Face LP
Kanye West – The Life of Pablo
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
The Chainsmokers Feat. Halsey – “Closer”
Lukas Graham – “7 Years”
Rihanna Feat. Drake – “Work”
Sia Feat. Sean Paul – “Cheap Thrills”
Twenty One Pilots – “Stressed Out”
Best R&B Performance
BJ The Chicago Kid – “Turnin’ Me Up”
Ro James – “Permission”
Musiq Soulchild – “I Do”
Rihanna – “Needed Me”
Solange – “Cranes in the Sky”
Best Traditional R&B Performance
William Bell – “The Three of Me”
BJ The Chicago Kid – “Woman’s World”
Fantasia – “Sleeping With the One I Love”
Lalah Hathaway – “Angel”
Jill Scott – “Can’t Wait”
Best R&B Song
PartyNextDoor Feat. Drake – “Come & See Me”
Bryson Tiller – “Exchange”
Rihanna – “Kiss It Better”
Maxwell – “Lake by the Ocean”
Tory Lanez – “Luv”
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Beyoncé – Lemonade
Gallant – Ology
KING – We Are King
Anderson .Paak – Malibu
Rihanna – Anti
Best R&B Album
BJ The Chicago Kid – In My Mind
Lalah Hathaway – Lalah Hathaway Live
Terrace Martin – Velvet Portraits
Mint Condition – Healing Season
Mya – Smoove Jones
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Benny Blanco
Greg Kurstin
Max Martin
Nineteen85
Ricky Reed
Best Song Written for Visual Media
“Can’t Stop The Feeling!” — Max Martin, Shellback & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick, Gwen Stefani, James Corden, Zooey Deschanel, Walt Dohrn, Ron Funches, Caroline Hjelt, Aino Jawo, Christopher Mintz-Plasse & Kunal Nayyar), Track from: Trolls
“Heathens” — Tyler Joseph, songwriter (Twenty One Pilots), Track from: Suicide Squad
“Just Like Fire” — Oscar Holter, Max Martin, P!nk & Shellback, songwriters (P!nk), Track from: Alice Through The Looking Glass
“Purple Lamborghini” — Shamann Cooke, Sonny Moore & William Roberts, songwriters (Skrillex & Rick Ross), Track from: Suicide Squad
“Try Everything” — Mikkel S. Eriksen, Sia Furler & Tor Erik Hermansen, songwriters (Shakira), Track from: Zootopia
“The Veil” — Peter Gabriel, songwriter (Peter Gabriel), Track from: Snowden
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