Nowadays, you don’t have to release a vinyl or CD to be nominated for a Grammy. Chance the Rapper made history Tuesday by becoming the first artist to get nominated for a Grammy and not release a physical album.
The Chicago-based hip-hop artist was nominated for seven Grammy awards including “Best New Artist” and “Best Rap Album” for his Apple Music exclusive album “Coloring Book,” which was streamed 57.3 million times during its first week.
However, Chance was not the only artist who released his music exclusively on a streaming platform and get nominated for several Grammys. Other artists with the most 2017 nominations who’ve released music exclusively on Apple Music or Tidal include Beyoncé, Rihanna, Drake and Kanye West, making up most of the top nods. Eventually, most of their albums made their way to other services like Spotify, but Beyonce — who has nine nominations — has kept “Lemonade” exclusively streaming on her husband’s Tidal platform
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