62nd Grammy Awards Nominations Announced

Copyright 2019 NPR. To see more, visit AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Three new artists dominated the pop charts in 2019 - Lil Nas X, Billie Eilish and Lizzo. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "TRUTH HURTS") LIZZO: (Singing) Why men great till they got to be great? Don't text me. Tell it straight to my face. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "OLD TOWN ROAD (REMIX)") LIL NAS X: (Singing) Yeah. I'm going to take my horse to the Old Town Road. I'm gonna ride till I can't no more. I'm going to... (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "BAD GUY") BILLIE EILISH: (Singing) I'm that bad type, make-your-mama-sad type, make-your-girlfriend-mad type, might-seduce-your-dad type. I'm the bad guy. Duh. CORNISH: Together, these three artists received a combined 20 Grammy nominations. Each of them was nominated for album of the year, record of the year and best new artist. Now, the Grammys aren't actually awarded until January. But in the meantime, we brought in Stephen Thompson from NPR Music and Pop Culture Happy Hour. Welcome back. STEPHEN THOMPSON,