The Grammy award nominations were announced Tuesday morning and, as expected, both Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar made strong showings in the major categories.

Jay-Z leads with eight nominations total, including nods for album of the year, record of the year, song of the year and best rap album. Kendrick Lamar follows with seven.

Ed Sheeran’s Divide, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry also didn’t fare well for their latest efforts, with Gaga getting two pop nods (same as Sheeran) and Perry’s disappointing Witness being left off the list entirely.

Below is a  list of nominations released  predictions of possible winners.

Album of the Year
Awaken, My Love! Childish Gambino
4:44, JAY-Z
DAMN.,  Kendrick Lamar
Melodrama, Lorde
24K Magic, Bruno Mars

Fan Favorite to win Album of the year : Melodrama , Lorde.

Song of the Year
Luis Fonsi ft. Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber, “Despacito”
Jay-Z, “4:44”
Julia Michales, “Issues”“
Logic ft. Alessia Cara and Khalid, “1-800-273-8255”
Bruno Mars, “That’s What I Like”

Song of the year is usually awarded to musicians who are also songwriters, and the songs are really deep.

Fan Favorite to win song of the year:Logic Ft Alessia Cara and Khalid 1-800 

Record of the Year
Childish Gambino, “Redbone”
Luis Fonsi ft. Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber, “Despacito”
Jay-Z, “The Story of O.J.”
Kendrick Lamar, “HUMBLE.”
Bruno Mars, “24K Magic”

Fan favorite to win record of the year: to close to call, to many mixed opinion.

Best New Artist
Alessia Cara
Khalid
Lil Uzi Vert
Julia Michaels
SZA

Fan favorite to win best new artist : Scars to your beautiful

Best Pop Solo Performance
“Love So Soft,” Kelly Clarkson
“Praying,” Kesha
“Million Reasons,” Lady Gaga
“What About Us,” P!nk
“Shape Of You,” Ed Sheeran

Fan favorite to win best Solo pop performance   ( Ed sheeran )

Best Pop Vocal Album
Kaleidoscope EP, Coldplay
Lust For Life, Lana Del Rey
Evolve, Imagine Dragons
Rainbow, Kesha
Joanne, Lady Gaga
÷ (Divide), Ed Sheeran

Fan favorite to win best pop vocal album : too close to call.

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Something Just Like This,” The Chainsmokers & Coldplay
“Despacito,” Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber
“Thunder,” Imagine Dragons
“Feel It Still,” Portugal. The Man
“Stay,” Zedd & Alessia Cara

Fan favorite to win by a long margin: Luis fonsi, daddy Yankee- 

Fan favorite to win: Kendrick Lemar

The 2018 Grammys will air January 28 on CBS, with James Corden returning as host.

This post written yesterday was reviewed this morning after in house arguments and careful review.