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The nominees for the 2017 Grammy Awards are in, and much of the list has panned out as expected. Beyoncé is nominated for nine awards, while Drake, Rihanna, and Kanye West each earned eight nods. The Album of the Year category is always fiercely competitive, but perhaps never as much as this year, which saw major releases from a wide variety of music's biggest stars across genres.
While Rihanna scored eight nominations, her Anti album was passed over for in the Album of the Year category, and is instead nominated for Best Urban Contemporary Album. However, Rihanna will receive an AOTY Grammy as a featured artist if Drake's VIEWS album wins the award. Fans have definitely noticed the distinction and took to social media to voice their displeasure.
WHY IS ANTI NOT NOMINATED FOR AOTY?????
— Cyn Santana (@Cyn_Santana) December 6, 2016
Love it or hate it, ANTI is Rihanna's best album to date and one of the best albums of the year. It deserved at least an AOTY nomination.
— سامرSamer. (@WaladShami) December 6, 2016
Rihanna's ANTI definitely deserved to be nominated for "Album Of The Year"
— Cersei (@CrazyClarine) December 6, 2016
Okay all shade aside, anti deserved an AOTY nomination. It's her best work so far.. but it is what it is. pic.twitter.com/cjsI1d8n6w
— ♑️ (@dannyyonce) December 6, 2016
The Grammys didn't want Rihanna to have as many noms as Bey so they didn't give her AOTY...that's what I was told at the bus stop earlier pic.twitter.com/YRv0td5fWB
— festive ting. (@clapbackanna) December 6, 2016
so we're just gonna pretend Purpose and Views are better albums than Anti pic.twitter.com/n1VNfhxtAi
— ️️ (@wigfIew) December 6, 2016
ANTI definitely deserved Drake's AOTY spot. lol.
— homoerotic. (@akeemjamal) December 6, 2016
Purpose and Views over Anti? pic.twitter.com/0av0w4KTbO
— Angie (@kordeious) December 6, 2016
"ANTI" didn't get a nomination for AOTY?!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/Y4AhOhU0Zj
— kiss it better papi (@fukkmerihanna) December 6, 2016
