Ed Sheeran Grammy Nomination Snubs

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The 2018 Grammy nominations are here, and Ed Sheeran received two Grammy nods — but for his fans, that's hardly enough.

Sheeran's "Shape Of You" was nominated in the "Best Pop Solo Performance" category, and his album ÷ (Divide) was nominated for "Best Pop Vocal Album."

The album wasn't, however, nominated for album of the year. To be fair, it's a pretty stacked category — the list of 2018 nominees includes Childish Gambino, Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Lorde, and Bruno Mars. Still, Sheeran fans aren't happy, and they tweeted their dissatisfaction with the Grammy nominations on Tuesday.

And did ed sheeran also get no nomination for that masterpiece of an album? I’m throwing a fist!!!!! ???
— Selena ◟̽◞̽ (@JustHoldSel) November 28, 2017

Ed Sheeran not being nominated in four major categories? Seriously? Should've been nominated in the ROTY category. Shape Of You, I'm sorry sweetie you don't deserve this. #GRAMMYs
— BRING THE REPUTATION STADIUM TOUR IN PHILIPPINES (@esteeven17) November 28, 2017

HOW DID ED SHEERAN NOT GET NOMINATED FOR ALBUM OF THE YEAR THE GRAMMYS ARE CANCELLED THROW THE WHOLE GRAMMYS AWAY
— cant wait for LT1 ♡ (@soloutour) November 28, 2017

Omg Ed sheeran getting snubbed all over the place
— Bryce Paschal (@BrycePaschal) November 28, 2017

Are the folks that choose #Grammy2018 nominees deaf? Did they not hear ‘Divide’ by @edsheeran?! He deserved WAY more recognition, @RecordingAcad!! What a HORRIBLE snub!!! #WakeUpGrammys
— Katherine1986 (@Katherine081986) November 28, 2017

Hold up did they snub ed sheeran ajsdajshj
— Trap God (@Biebervelli_) November 28, 2017

Others expressed glee and even gratitude that Sheeran wasn't nominated in some of the top categories.

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I would like to personally thank The Recording Academy for not nominating Ed Sheeran for Album, Record, or Song of the Year.
— bfred type beat (@bfred) November 28, 2017

ED SHEERAN WAS SHUT OUT OF RECORD AND ALBUM OF THE YEAR #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/E74lTYA5KH
— Jon (@prasejeebus) November 28, 2017

Best of all Ed Sheeran misses out on the three big awards pic.twitter.com/NpffjFzFnM
— ?????????? (@LMKNTH) November 28, 2017

The Grammy committee came together and ignored Ed Sheeran’s boring album... They did That pic.twitter.com/F2nN0zu2Mw
— c (@chuuzus) November 28, 2017

I feel like Ed Sheeran has been snubbed and I like that
— waves (@elsmokez) November 28, 2017

On the opposite end of the spectrum, some Demi Lovato fans weren't happy that Sheeran earned a Best Pop Vocal Album nomination, while Lovato didn't. Lovato didn't receive any Grammy nominations this year.

So you’re telling me Ed Sheeran’s mediocre album Divide got a #GRAMMYs nomination over Tell Me You Love Me? pic.twitter.com/j8QvST0hzi
— zayn (@demisappetite) November 28, 2017

Imagine nominating Ed Sheeran over Demi Lovato in Pop VOCAL Album #GRAMMYs
— Jon (@prasejeebus) November 28, 2017

They really nominated Ed Sheeran for Best Pop Solo over Demi Lovato... pic.twitter.com/AgZJNmpyxT
— ❄️Nick Ransbottom❄️ (@TheEzioKenway) November 28, 2017

Neil Portnow, chairman and CEO of the Recording Academy, addressed Sheeran's nominations (and lack of nominations) in an interview with Variety.

"I think it's the challenge of trying to create objectivity out of something that's inherently subjective — art and music. I think we have to put this through the lens of our voters — it's not the fans, it's not about who had the most hits or the most sales or chart success, it's the craft, right? It's gonna come down to five in each category, so hard choices have to be made," Portnow told the outlet. "In my opinion, there's not one Grammy [category] that's more important or valuable than any other — they just represent different elements of the craft. In terms of Ed and the recordings he made, certainly our voters thought highly of him and he is nominated [for two awards]. In terms of where he's nominated, that's our members' call, and I have to respect that."

If these tweets are any indication, though, fans might not feel the same way.

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