The nominees for the 60th annual Grammy Awards have left a number of social media users up in arms.
The list of possible winners for the prestigious honors was unveiled on Tuesday morning by singer Andra Day during an appearance on CBS This Morning, and while many have applauded the diversity of nominees, many have been left exasperated by the lack of women up for top prizes.
New Zealand singer Lorde, 21, is the lone woman in the list for the show’s centerpiece honor, Album of the Year, going up against Jay-Z (4:44), Childish Gambino (Awaken My Love!), Kendrick Lamar (Damn), and Bruno Mars (24K Magic).
Lone leading lady: Lorde is the only woman nominated for the Album of the Year award at this year’s Grammys
Hitting out: Many Twitter users have attacked the awards for not including enough female nominees in major categories
Adding a voice: St Vincent was one of several to voice their concerns after the nominees were announced Tuesday morning
The category has already received plenty of attention since this year’s list marks the first time in 19 years that no white men are up for the award – the last time being in 1999, when every nominee was female.
A number of other categories similarly boast just one female in the ranks, including Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Album, Best Country Album, Best Dance/Electronic Album among others.
Yet things are even worse elsewhere in the list of nods, such as in the Record of the Year category, where no women at all are included.
The artists up for the awards of Best Rock Album, Best Alternative Music Album and Best Metal Performance are similarly all male.
Also up: Childish Gambino and Kendrick Lamar are among those who have multiple nominations
From the top: Bruno Mars has nominations in all three major categories with Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Song of the Year
Last time: The Album of the Year category this year marks the first time in 19 years that no white men have been nominated
Up in arms: Many lamented the snubs of the likes of Demi Lovato, Ariana Grande, Selena Gomez and Katy Perry
But this isn’t to say there are no female-dominated categories on the list, as Best Pop Solo Performance is a competition between four superstar women and Ed Sheeran. The Best New Artist award nominees are three women and two men.
Katy Perry and Demi Lovato, who both had albums eligible for nods, were shut out, however, leading to many Twitter users claiming they were cheated.
‘Demi? Selena? Ariana? Katy? Nicki? Where are the women that deserved to be nominated?’ raged one user, but others shared photos of the snubbed pop starlets saying they ‘deserve better.’
Another wrote: ‘Y’all really expect me to believe that women didn’t show out for music last year??? Because the lack of women nominated makes no sense!!’
Looking over: Other categories boast just one female nominee, such as the Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Album, and Best Country Album
Raising hell: Twitter users raged that the lack of women in the main categories ‘makes no sense’
Cleaning up: Jay Z leads the nominees with eight nods, including Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Best Rap Album
Jay Z has a total of eight nominations, including Album of the Year (4:44), Record of the Year (The Story of O.J.) and Song of the Year (4:44).
Kendrick Lamar comes in next with seven nods, including Album of the Year (DAMN) and Record of the Year (Humble).
Bruno Mars has nominations in all three major categories with Album of the Year (24K Magic), Record of the Year (24K Magic) and Song of the Year (That’s What I Like).
The 2018 Grammy Awards will air live from Madison Square Garden in New York City on CBS on Sunday, January 28.