Kendrick Lamar, on stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., on April 23, 2017. Photo: TNS
Recording Academy voters were most impressed this year with the sound of Wakanda, the fictional African country from the film Black Panther.
The music Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar assembled to accompany the Marvel Studios blockbuster received a field-leading eight nominations for its album and singles, including the hat-trick of recognition in the top three categories of record, album and song of the year.
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