Beyoncé ties record, leads nominations with 9

LOS ANGELES >> Beyoncé has propelled herself into the highest Grammy echelon: The star singer claimed a leading nine nominations, making her tied — with her husband Jay-Z — as the most nominated music act in the history of the awards show. Beyoncé’s “Break My Soul” reeled in record and song of the year nominations, while “Renaissance” netted an album of the year nod. With Jay-Z also earning five nods this year, each spouse now holds the record for the most-ever nominations at 88 apiece. Kendrick Lamar had the second-most nominations, with eight. Adele and Brandi Carlile both received seven nods. Harry Styles, Mary J. Blige, Future, DJ Khaled, TheDream and mastering engineer Randy Merrill each picked up six.