14th "An Irish Person" Music Awards: Part IV

OUTSTANDING RAP ALBUM:

Drake, "More Life"

J. Cole, "4 Your Eyez Only"

Kendrick Lamar, "DAMN."

Logic, “Everybody”

A Tribe Called Quest, "We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service"

AND THE WINNER IS:

KENDRICK LAMAR, "DAMN."

This is the eight win and fourteenth nomination for Kendrick Lamar. He previously won for Album: To Pimp a Butterfly (2015), Rap Performance: King Kunta (2015), Freedom (2016), Humble (2017), Rap Album: To Pimp a Butterfly (2015) & untitled unmastered (2016). He was also nominated for Song: King Kunta (2015), New Artist (2013), Rap Performance: i (2014), Poetic Justice (2013), Rap Album: Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2013).

OUTSTANDING SONG OF THE YEAR:
Kendrick Lamar, "Humble" (Written by Kendrick Duckworth, Michael Williams II & Asheton Hogan)
Kesha, "Praying" (Written by Kesha Sebert, Ryan Lewis, Ben Abraham & Andrew Joslyn)
Logic ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid, “1-800-273-8255” (Written by Sir Robert Hall II, Arjun Ivatury, Alessia Caracciolo, Khalid Robinson & Drew Taggart)
Lorde, "Perfect Places" (Written by Ella Yelich-O'Connor & Jack Antonoff)
The Weekend ft. Daft Punk, "I Feel It Coming" (Written by Abel Tesfaye, Thomas Bangalter. Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Martin McKinney, Henry Walter & Eric Chedeville)

AND THE WINNER IS:

KESHA, "PRAYING" (WRITTEN BY KESHA SEBERT, RYAN LEWIS, BEN ABRAHAM & ANDREW JOSLYN)

OUTSTANDING RECORD OF THE YEAR:
Kesha, "Praying" (Producered by Ryan Lewis)
Logic ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid, “1-800-273-8255” (Produced by Logic & 6ix)
Lorde, "Green Light" (Produced by Lorde, Jack Antonoff, Frank Dukes & Kuk Harrell)
Pink, “What About Us” (Produced by Steve Mac)
The Weekend ft. Daft Punk, "I Feel It Coming" (Produced by Daft Punk, Doc McKinney, Cirkut & The Weeknd)

AND THE WINNER IS:

LORDE, "GREEN LIGHT" (PRODUCED BY LORDE, JACK ANTONOFF, FRANK DUKES & KUK HARRELL)

OUTSTANDING ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
Kendrick Lamar, "DAMN." (Produced by Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith, Dr. Dre, 9th Wonder, The Alchemist, Bēkon, BadBadNotGood, Cardo DJ Dahi, Greg Kurstin, James Blake, Kuk Harrell, Mike Will Made It, Pluss, Ricci Riera, Sounwave, Steve Lacy, Terrace Martin, Tae Beast, Teddy Walton & Yung Exclusive)
Lorde, "Melodrama" (Produced by Lorde, Jack Antonoff,Jean-Benoît Dunckel, Flume, Frank Dukes, Kuk Harrell, Joel Little, Malay, S1 & Andrew Wyatt)
A Tribe Called Quest, "We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service" (Produced by A Tribe Called Quest, Q-Tip & Blair Wells)
The Weekend, "Starboy" (Produced by Abel Tesfayem, Doc McKinney, Ali Payami, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Ben Billions, Benny Blanco ,Bobby Raps, Cashmere Cat, Cirkut, Daft Punk, Diplo, Frank Dukes, Jake One, Labrinth, Max Martin, Mano, Metro Boomin, Prince 85 & Swish)
The xx, "I See You" (Produced by Jamie Smith, Rodaidh McDonald & Romy Madley Croft)

AND THE WINNER IS:

LORDE, "MELODRAMA"