Detroit native Lizzo leads the way with 8 Grammy nominations

Our very own Detroit native, 31-year-old singer-songwriter LIZZO landed eight nods to lead the 2019 pack, including nominations in each of the four top categories:

album of the year, record of the year, song of the year and best new artist.

THIS HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE YEAR FOR MUSIC AND IM JUST SO THANKFUL TO EVEN BE PART OF IT https://t.co/5YT4Axx221

— Feelin Good As Hell (@lizzo) November 20, 2019

The Grammys are going down Jan. 26 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, once again hosted by Alicia Keys.

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IM JUST GETTING USED TO BEING NOMINATED— ITS AN HONOR TO BE IN THE CONVERSATION. ITS A PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE. I DO NOT TAKE IT LIGHTLY!!! THANK YOU @SOULTRAIN IM SOOO HAPPY AND PROUD OF MY TEAM! CONGRATS @QUINNWILSONN WHO DIRECTED JUICE! AND S/O EVERYONE WHO WORKED ON ‘CUZ I LOVE YOU’ THE ALBUM OF THE 🔥YEAR🔥 I GOT 2 DAYS LEFT IN EUROPE I WISH I COULD’VE BEEN IN THE BUILDING 😩 LOVE YALL. THANK YOU AGAIN! *** THE REST OF MY SPEECH GOT CUT OFF BUT I THANK MY MAMA, JESUS, AND EVERYONE WHO WORKED ON ‘CUZ I LOVE YOU’

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