Rap will be front and center at the 68th annual Grammy Awards in February, with Kendrick Lamar; Bad Bunny; Doechii; and Tyler, the Creator among the top nominees.

Lady Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter, Billie Eilish and Chappell Roan are also in competition for the most prestigious awards, according to nominations released Friday by the Recording Academy. But after several cycles of warring pop divas, the biggest storylines on Grammy night may be centered on men.

Lamar, the rap king who took both record and song of the year at the most recent ceremony with his slam-dunk dis track “Not Like Us,” is the year’s top nominee with nine nods, most for his latest album, “GNX.” Lady Gaga has seven and Carpenter, Bad Bunny and Leon Thomas, a singer, songwriter and producer, each have six.

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