Jay Z Leads With Nine Grammy Awards Nominations

What a way to celebrate your 44th birthday! Jay Z has just earned nine Grammy Award nominations.

On Friday night’s 56th Grammy Award Nominations concert, hosted by LL Cool J, the rapper’s latest album ‘Holy Grail’ came out on top.

And while Jay grabbed the top slot, Kendrick Lamar, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Justin Timberlake, and Pharrell Williams each received seven nominations.

Drake and mastering engineer Bob Ludwig were in third place with five nominations each.

“This year’s nominations reflect the talented community of music makers who represent some of the highest levels of excellence and artistry of the year in their respective fields,” said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy. “Once again, The Academy’s awards process and its voting membership have produced an impressive list of nominations across various genres promising music fans a spectacular show filled with stellar performances and unique ‘GRAMMY Moments.’ We are off to a great start and look forward to GRAMMY Sunday as Music’s Biggest Night takes the stage.”

And, we certainly can’t wait to see who will prevail on Grammy night as well.

Congratulations to all the nominees.

For the complete list of nominations head over to Grammy.com.