Nominees For The 2018 Grammy Awards Show Are In And You’re Gonna Like What You See

Rock & Roll Music May Finally Have Its Day

The relationship between the rock & roll community and the powers that be at the Grammys (Recording Academy) has always been a rather rocky one. Though this hasn’t always been the case, for quite some time now, rock music has often been snubbed in favor of other genres of music such as Rap, Hip Hop, R&B, etc. Understandably, this has annoyed rock fans thus leading to a sort of unofficial boycott of the annual award show. However, 2018 may just be a little different from other years.

All nominees for the 60th annual Grammy Awards Show have been announced and despite the usual favoring of Rap, Hip Hop, and R&B, many of our favorite Rock, Classic Rock, and Heavy Metal artists have found their way onto the list of nominees.

Here are just a few of the categories.

Best Rock Performance

Leonard Cohen – “You Want It Darker”
Chris Cornell – “The Promise”
Foo FIghters – “Run”
Kaleo – “No Good”
Nothing More – “Go To War”

Best Rock Song

Metallica – “Atlas, Rise!”
K. Flay – “Blood in the Cut”
Nothing More – “Go To War”
Foo FIghters – “Run”
Avenged Sevenfold – “The Stage”

Best Rock Album

Mastodon – “Emperor Of Sand”
Metallica – Hardwired… To Self-Destruct
Nothing More – “The Stories We Tell Ourselves”
Queens Of The Stone Age – “Villains”
The War On Drygs – “A Deeper Understanding”

Best Americana Album

Gregg Allman– “Southern Blood”
Brent Cobb – “Shine On Rainy Day”
Iron & Wine – “Beast Epic”
Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit – “The Nashville Sound”
The Mavericks – “Brand New Day”

What do you think? Are you happy with this year’s nominations? Let us know in the comments!