15 Grammy facts: Michelle Obama in, Bruce Springsteen out

Fifteen things worth noting about Wednesday’s nominations for the 2020 Grammy Awards, from snubbed singers to the comeback kids.

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SNUBBING SPRINGSTEEN

Bruce Springsteen’s “Western Stars” didn’t shine bright enough for the Grammy Awards.

The rock legend’s well-received album was heavily snubbed at this year’s show. Even “Springsteen on Broadway,” which earned The Boss an Emmy nomination, wasn’t included in the best music film category.

Beyoncé’s “Homecoming” will likely take the prize in the latter category, but the pop superstar was shut out of the top three categories and all the R&B categories. Taylor Swift didn’t receive an album of the year nomination for the second straight time.

Others snubs include Pink, BTS, Sam Smith and Halsey. Both Khalid, who had an uber-successful streaming year, and Maren Morris — who won album of the year at the CMA Awards — each received just one nomination.

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R&BUMMER

At the Grammys, R&B should stand for REALLY BRUH???

So many epic and talented R&B acts who have brought new life to the genre were overlooked this year, including Raphael Saadiq, Ari Lennox, Summer Walker, Solange and Pink Sweats, to name a few.

Instead, acts like Lizzo, BJ the Chicago Kid, PJ Morton and Anderson .Paak were overloaded with multiple R&B nominations. And acts like Ella Mai and Chris Brown were deemed lucky, just scoring one nod each when they easily deserved more.

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ROCK’S RETURN

Rock music is returning in a big way to the 2020 Grammys.

Two rock-based albums are nominated for album of the year: Bon Iver’s “I, I” and Vampire Weekend’s “Father of the Bride.” The last time a rock album was up for the top prize was at the...