THE SNUBS

Following the Grammy nominations announcement for the 60th awards ceremony in 2018, much was made out of the artists who missed out on a nod.

While the choices were praised by many for finally acknowledging a more diverse range of artists after years of controversy where white singers often won over black musicians, there were some that many feel were left out.

Several artists took to social media to air their grievances at being ignored in the nominations, including Vince Staples and Q-tip of A Tribe Called Quest.

Here are some of the most notable snubs of the 2018 Grammy nominations.

Ed Sheeran

The British singer/ songwriter went home from the 2016 Grammys with awards for Song of the Year and Pop Solo Performance for his song Thinking Out Loud.

But while he has been nominated for Best Pop Vocal Performance and Pop Vocal Album, this year he was omitted from the four major categories, which many critics believed he would be a dead cert for. His record-breaking album Divide, released earlier this year, is 2017’s best-sell-