Billboard takes a closer look at some of the biggest artists nominated for this year's Grammy Awards, one of music's most prestigious events, honoring achievement in the recording arts.
Here you'll find Billboard chart information, biographies, news and reviews for top nominees, as well as profiles of artists nominated in genre categories including R&B, rap, rock and country. (For a full list of nominees, visit
grammy.com.)
In addition to catching up on the competition, we've got news about the 48th annual ceremony, as well as the "Secrets of Voting" and what it takes to score a nomination. See if your picks make the grade on Feb. 8 when the awards are handed out in Los Angeles and come back afterwards for reports from the show.
Compiled and edited by Barry A. Jeckell, Jonathan Cohen, Katie Hasty and Clover Hope.
