{"id":2141620,"date":"2025-11-07T20:01:28","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T20:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2141620"},"modified":"2025-11-07T20:01:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T20:01:28","slug":"sza-kendrick-lamar-tribute-to-the-great-luther-vandross-is-poised-to-win-grammy-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/sza-kendrick-lamar-tribute-to-the-great-luther-vandross-is-poised-to-win-grammy-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"SZA, Kendrick Lamar tribute to the great Luther Vandross is poised to win Grammy Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A tribute to the late, great Luther Vandross was a big hit for Kendrick Lamar and SZA \u2014 and it now might win some big awards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cLuther,\u201d from Lamar&#8217;s \u201cGNX\u201d album and released as a single Nov. 29, 2024, is nominated in the Record of the Year and Song of the Year categories at the upcoming 68th Grammy Awards, which takes place Feb. 1 at the Crytpo.com Arena in Los Angles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The nominations were announced on Friday, Nov. 7.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cLuther\u201d was also nominated for Best Melodic Rap Performance. SZA, a Maplewood native, has won five Grammys in the past but never a Grammy in one of big four categories, which include Song and Record of the Year. SZA and Lamar&#8217;s \u201cBlack Panther\u201d song \u201cAll the Stars\u201d was previously nominated in the two categories in 2019 but did not win.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>SZA performs at Ford Field in Detroit on June 10, 2025, as part of the Grand National Tour.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The \u201cLuther\u201d Song of the Year entry also recognizes another Jersey talent. Jack Antonoff of Colts Neck is listed as a songwriter along with SZA, Lamar and seven others. Antonoff also picked up a credit for Lamar&#8217;s \u201cTV Off\u201d Best Rap Song nom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">(Antonoff, who plays with the band Bleachers and often collaborates with Taylor Swift, additionally picked up a Song of the Year nom for Sabrina Carpenter&#8217;s \u201cManchild.\u201d)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cLuther,\u201d which spent 13 weeks on atop of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 2025 thanks partly to a romantically interpretive video, contains a sample of Vandross and Cheryl Lynn&#8217;s 1982 cover of \u201cIf This World Were Mine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Vandross was the R&amp;B and pop superstar whose velvety voice was responsible for many hits, including \u201cNever Too Much\u201d, \u201cHere and Now\u201d, \u201cAny Love\u201d, \u201cPower of Love\/Love Power\u201d, \u201cSince I Lost My Baby\u201d, \u201cSuperstar\u201d, and more. The singer and songwriter suffered a stroke and passed away in 2005 at JFK Medical Center in Edison. He was 54.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">SZA and Lamar also received a nom for \u201c30 for 30\u201d in the Best Pop Duo\/Group Performance category and SZA for \u201cCrybaby\u201d in Best Traditional R&amp;B Performance. The pair&#8217;s Grand National Tour played at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford in May and they also performed the Super Bowl halftime show in February.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lamar received nine Grammy nominations on Friday; Lady Gaga got the second-most with seven. Gaga\u2019s \u201cAbracadabra\u201d is also nominated in the Song and Record of the Year categories.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As for other Jersey nominees, Cardi B, who lives in Tenafly, received a nom in Best Rap Performance for \u201cOutside;\u201d Orange native Robert Randolph&#8217;s \u201cPreacher Kids\u201d scored a nom in Best Contemporary Blues Album; and Bruce Springsteen&#8217;s \u201cTracks II: The Lost Albums\u201d box set picked up a nomination for Best Recording Package. Meghan Foley and Michelle Holme, art directors, are recognized.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Check out all the nominees at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.grammy.com\/news\/2026-grammys-nominations-full-winners-nominees-list\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:www.grammy.com\/news\/2026-grammys-nominations-full-winners-nominees-list;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">www.grammy.com\/news\/2026-grammys-nominations-full-winners-nominees-list<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Album of the Year<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cDeBI\u0301 TiRAR Ma\u0301S FOToS\u201d Bad Bunny<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cMan&#8217;s Best Friend\u201d Sabrina Carpenter<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cLet God Sort Em Out\u201d Clipse, Pusha T &amp; Malice<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cChromakopia\u201d Tyler, The Creator<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Record of the Year<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cManchild\u201d Sabrina Carpenter<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWildflower\u201d Billie Eilish<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cAbracadabra\u201d Lady Gaga<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cLuther\u201d Kendrick Lamar With SZA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe Subway\u201d Chappell Roan<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cApt. Rose\u201d Bruno Mars<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Song of the Year (goes to songwriter)<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cAbracadabra\u201d Lady Gaga. Written by Henry Walter, Lady Gaga &amp; Andrew Watt<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cAnxiety\u201d Doechii. Written by Jaylah Hickmon<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cApt.\u201d Rose,\u201d Bruno Mars. Amy Allen, Christopher Brody Brown, Roge\u0301t Chahayed, Henry Walter, Omer Fedi, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Chae Young Park &amp; Theron Thomas<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cDtMF\u201d Bad Bunny. Written by Benito Antonio Marti\u0301nez Ocasio, Scott Dittrich, Benjamin Falik, Roberto Jose\u0301 Rosado Torres, Marco Daniel Borrero, Hugo Rene\u0301 Sencio\u0301n Sanabria &amp; Tyler Thomas Spry<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cGolden (From \u201cKPop Demon Hunters\u201d)\u201d HUNTR\/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna, REI AMI. Written by EJAE &amp; Mark Sonnenblick<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cLuther\u201d Kendrick Lamar With SZA. Written by Jack Antonoff, Roshwita Larisha Bacha, Matthew Bernard, Ink, Scott Bridgeway, Sam Dew, Kendrick Lamar, Mark Anthony Spears, Sola\u0301na Rowe &amp; Kamasi Washington<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cManchild\u201d Sabrina Carpenter. Written by Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff &amp; Sabrina Carpenter<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWildflower\u201d Billie Eilish. 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Contact him at cjordan@app.com<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.app.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2025\/11\/07\/grammy-award-sza-kendrick-lamar-luther-who-is-luther-vandross\/87150014007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:SZA, Kendrick Lamar Luther Vandross tribute poised to win Grammys;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">SZA, Kendrick Lamar Luther Vandross tribute poised to win Grammys<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A tribute to the late, great Luther Vandross was a big hit for Kendrick Lamar and SZA \u2014 and it now might win some big awards. \u201cLuther,\u201d from Lamar&#8217;s \u201cGNX\u201d album and released as a single Nov. 29, 2024, is nominated in the Record of the Year and Song of the Year categories at the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2141621,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[42346,338466,37703,25405,408639,27664,377815],"class_list":["post-2141620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-grammy-awards","tag-jack-antonoff","tag-kendrick-lamar","tag-lady-gaga","tag-luther-vandross","tag-sabrina-carpenter","tag-sza"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SZA-Kendrick-Lamar-tribute-to-the-great-Luther-Vandross-is.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2141620","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2141620"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2141620\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2141622,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2141620\/revisions\/2141622"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2141621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2141620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2141620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2141620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}