Like, there was no through line narrative.” When Nicki Minaj criticized her songwriting and status in the music industry in July, SZA did briefly engage by posting a screenshot in which Minaj appeared to be reaching out to ask for a feature.

The Song of the Year race is particularly stacked, featuring Lady Gaga’s comeback single “Abracadabra,” Doechii’s inescapable “Anxiety,” Sabrina Carpenter’s “Manchild,” Billie Eilish’s “Wildflower,” and even a track from the fictional band KPop Demon Hunters—all vying for one of the night’s most coveted awards.

Not so, Lamar, who has 22 previous wins and 66 nominations for the Grammys, the music world’s most prestigious and diverse annual awards fete. His nine nominations this year include nods for Album, Record and Song of the Year. Gaga has seven nominations, including in those same three categories.

The musician has written songs for mainstream artists like Ariana Grande and SZA and starred in the hit 2010s Nickelodeon TV show "Victorious."

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Bad Bunny scored seven nods and made history as the first Spanish-language artist to land nominations in the top three categories

Last year's biggest winner will try to repeat his wins for song and record of the year, and add album of the year to his trophy case. Other top nominees include Lady Gaga and Bad Bunny.

The Compton-born rapper and the pop superstar are both up for album, record and song of the year. Other top nominees include Bad Bunny and Sabrina Carpenter.

Lamar was nominated for album, record and song of the year. Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter and Lady Gaga were also nominated in all three of those categories.