Country Music — Snub

Despite the massive success of country artists this year—such as Luke Combs' cover of "Fast Car," Lainey Wilson's sweep of the CMAs and Zach Bryan's chart-topping "I See Everything" with Kacey Musgraves—country music was notably absent from the Grammy's top four category nominations for Best New Artist, Record, Song and Album of the Year. 

The only two country stars to crack these categories were Jelly Roll and The War and Treaty for Best New Artist.

Jon Bastiste & Victoria Monét — Surprises

Though both wildly talented, the nominations for these two musicians come as a bit of a surprise. For Jon's part, his nods in Record, Album and Song of the Year for "Worship," World Music Radio and "Butterfly," respectively, come after each piece of work never achieved much commercial success upon their releases. 

For her part, Victoria was one of the artists to walk away with seven nominations, making her second only to SZA with nine. And though her name might come as a surprise for folks not familiar with her music, she's been a staple in the Nashville music scene for over ten years and has also written songs for artists such as Ariana Grande, Fifth Harmony and Chloe x Halle in the past.