biggest names in music come together for the 61st annual grammy awards and this year women are take center stage. here is cnn's stefanie elam. >> from cardi b and her monster jams. ♪ >> to brandy carlyle and her evock tive vocals. ♪ >> women are front and center in the big grammy categories. >> there's momentum behind them. based on what happened last year, the lack of female representation, in the winners, the lack of female representation in the industry. >> while the main categories were expanded this year from five nominees to eight, the most nominated artists are still men. kendrick lamar, up for eight grammys. ♪ >> followed closely by drake, with seven nominations. ♪ >> the four of them are up against each other for album of the year.