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      Kendrick Lamar leads the nominations for the 2019 Grammy Awards. The Compton rapper earns eight nominations at the 61st annual ceremony, including Album of the Year for the Black Panther soundtrack.        “All the Stars” is up for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Rap/Sung Performance, and Best Song Written for Visual Media. Lamar is also nominated for Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song for “King’s Dead” alongside Jay Rock, Future, and James Blake. He earned an additional nod for Best Rap Song for co-writing Jay Rock’s “Win.” Drake follows with seven nominations including Album of the Year for Scorpion and Record of the Year and Song of the Year for “God’s Plan.” 61ST ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS NOMINATIONS RECORD OF THE YEAR “I Like It” – Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin “The Joke” – Brandi Carlile “This Is America” – Childish Gambino “God’s Plan” – Drake “Shallow” – Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper “All the Stars” – Kendrick Lamar and SZA “Rockstar”

  Kendrick Lamar dropped by the Power 106 studio for an interview with Big Boy and Rikki Martinez recently to talk about his new single 'I' from his highly anticipated album. Kendrick talked about the creative process behind the record, and why he wanted to come with a different sound on his first single this time around. He also spoke on the "Control" verse one year later and what his current relationships are like with J. Cole and Drake, saying that it is all good and he respects both of them as artists. The long-awaited joint album between Kendrick and J. Cole album is definitely in the works after the release of his next album. When talking about his new album, Kendrick said that there is no release date as of now, but he is locked in the studio constantly working, and that he has seven songs he really likes, and about 30 others that he doesn't.