Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift and the Weekend are the top contenders for the 58th annual Grammy Awards, leading a crop of nominees that is dominated by young hit makers in pop, rap and R&B. Mr. Lamar, a 28-year-old Los Angeles rapper whose album “To Pimp a Butterfly” was one of the year’s most popular and critically adored releases, is up for nine awards, more than any other act, it was announced on Monday by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. “To Pimp a Butterfly,” dense with themes of black identity and social conflict in America, was nominated for album of the year, and “Alright” for song of the year.
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