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BETHLEHEM, Pa. \u2014 Singer Sabrina Carpenter, a Lehigh Valley native, certainly has gotten a lot of attention lately \u2014 a No. 1 album, hit singles, performing on “Saturday Night Live” and more.<\/p>\n
That attention on Carpenter continued Sunday at the 68th Grammy Award show.<\/p>\n
Except when the winners were announced.<\/p>\n
Carpenter, who originally is from Lower Milford Township, was up for six Grammys this year \u2014 the same number for which she was nominated last year.<\/p>\n
Only two artists this year were nominated for more performance Grammys than Carpenter: Kendrick Lamar for nine and Lady Gaga for seven.<\/p>\n
But unlike last year, when she won Best Pop Solo Performance for “Espresso,” and Best Pop Vocal Album for “Short n’ Sweet,” Carpenter went home empty-handed on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Lamar was the night’s big winner with five awards, including Record of the Year for his song “Luther” with SZA. It beat out Carpenter’s “Manchild.”<\/p>\n
Lama also won Best Rap Album for “GNX,” bringing his total career wins to 27 and surpassing Jay-Z as the most-awarded rapper in history.<\/p>\n
Gaga’s night also was underwhelming: She won just two: Best Pop Vocal Album for “Mayhem” and Best Dance\/Pop Recording for “Abracadabra.”<\/p>\n
But that included her album “Mayhem” taking home Best Pop Vocal Album over Carpenter’s “Man’s Best Friend.”<\/p>\n
That kept Carpenter from becoming the first artist to ever win in the Best Pop Vocal Album category in consecutive years \u2014 she won last year for \u201cShort \u2018n Sweet.\u201d<\/p>\n
Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny also had a big night Sunday; he took home three of the six awards for which he was nominated \u2014 including Album of the Year.<\/p>\n
His \u201cDeb\u00ed Tirar M\u00e1s Fotos,\u201d took home the prize, making it the first Spanish-language disc to win that category. It beat out Carpenter’s “Man’s Best Friend.”<\/p>\n
Song of the Year went to Billie Eilish’s “Wildflower” over Carpenter’s “Manchild.” “Manchild” also missed out on Best Pop Solo Performance to first-time-winner Lola Young’s “Messy.”<\/p>\n
Carpenter won the category last year for her hit \u201cEspresso.\u201d<\/p>\n
This year, “Manchild” also was passed over for Best Music Video in favor of “Anxiety” by rapper\u00a0Doechii.<\/p>\n