Brandi Carlile and Lady Gaga’s “Shallow” emerged as early winners at Sunday’s Grammy Awards.

Kendrick Lamar heads into the ceremony with eight nominations, followed by Drake has seven, and Brandi Carlile and producer Boi-1da follow with six nods apiece.

Drake, Carlile and Lamar were all recognized in the three biggest categories — Album, Song and Record of the Year — for their most recent albums, “Scorpion,” “By the Way, I Forgive You” and the “Black Panther” soundtrack, respectively.

In addition to the four nominations for his work with frequent collaborator Drake, Boi-1da, a.k.a. Matthew Samuels, earned two additional nods in the rap categories for serving as a writer on Eminem and Jay Rock singles. He also received a nomination for Non-Classical Producer of the Year.

Alicia Keys is hosting this year’s ceremony,...