MUMBAI   58th Annual GRAMMY Awards announced its nominations in all 83 categories, reflecting a diverse blend of talented music makers, this year's nominees were selected from more than 21,000 submissions entered.

This year, Kendrick Lamar leads nominations with 11, followed by Taylor Swift and The Weeknd, who each earn seven. Additionally, music producer/songwriter Max Martin receives six nominations and mastering engineer Tom Coyne, rapper Drake, and engineers/mixers Serban Ghenea and John Hanes each earn five nominations.

 
"The international music scene is growing phenomenally and this is reflected through the list of nominees for the upcoming 58thAnnual Grammy Awards. Diverse genres are being appreciated thus encouraging artists to push boundaries and further strengthen the community. We are looking forward to airing yet another edition of Grammy Awards on Vh1,” said Ferzad Palia, Viacom18 EVP and english and youth entertainment – head, Ferzad Palia.

The eclectic nature of this year's nominations is perhaps best exemplified in the Album of the year category, where nominees range from the alternative and soulful rock of Alabama Shakes to Lamar's thought-provoking jazz-infused rap, the classic country sounds of Chris Stapleton, the pop emergence of Swift, and the genre-bending R&B style of The Weeknd.

The GRAMMY Awards is part of an illustrious award show line up aired Live on Vh1 like The Golden Globe Awards, Video Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, Europe Music Awards & American Music Awards to name a few.