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7 artists who don't deserve their 2019 Grammy nominations — sorry

#Grammy #Beck #CardiB #MarenMorris #Zedd Music is easily one of the most subjective topics to debate — which places the Grammy Awards' Academy members in a constant crossfire. Major award shows are bound to make mistakes. It's unavoidable. Our challenge, then, is to sort through the uproar and find nominations that future generations will look back on with either rage or confusion. Here are seven artists whose nominations seem at least somewhat undeserving, in no particular order. Cardi B had a monumental year, but "Invasion of Privacy" isn't "Album of the Year" material. Cardi B burst onto the scene in 2017 with her hit single "Bodak Yellow."Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images It's certainly encouraging to see the Grammys hand five nominations to Cardi B , an unapologetic, unconventional firecracker — whose success reflects the significant shift towards rap and hip hop for modern music fans. But that doesn't mean her debut st...

Grammy nominations 2019: Full list of nominees

The 61st #Grammy Award nominations were announced Friday morning .# ShawnMendes, #JanelleMonáe, #AlessiaCara and Apple Music's #Zane Lowe joined "CBS This Morning" to announce the nominees in the top categories Friday morning. Mendes and Monáe walked away with their own nominations while Cara, a four-time Grammy nominee and last year's best new artist, was not eligible.  With #Drake and #KendrickLamar leading the way in the biggest categories, both earning nods for record, album and song of the year. Those two aside, this year's top awards are dominated by women.  After backlash over the lack of female nominees last year, 2019 sees mostly young women in the best new artist category and five women competing with three men for album of the year.  There were also some notable snubs. Beyoncé and Jay-Z -- typically a favorite of the academy -- didn't get any love in the main categories for their collaborative album, "Everything Is Love." Kanye Wes...