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Surprise, shade and appreciation: Social media reacts to Grammy nominations

Kanye West, seen performing at the Forum in Inglewood last month, was among this year's 2017 Grammy nominees.
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By Libby Hill
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The 2017 Grammy Award nominations were announced Tuesday morning, with nods for industry veterans Beyoncé and Kanye West as well as up-and-comers Chance the Rapper and Lukas Graham.

Stars turned to social media to lodge their thoughts about this year’s crop of nominees, from complaints to commendations.

See all the best reactions from nominees and knowledgeable cohorts below. 

See the most-read stories in Entertainment this hour »

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(Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Check back throughout the day for more reactions to this year’s Grammy nominations.

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UPDATES:

11:40 a.m. This story was updated with additional reactions to Grammy nominations.

This story was initially posted at 9:40 a.m.

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Libby Hill

Libby Hill is a former television reporter for the Los Angeles Times. Her TV analysis has appeared at Salon, Vulture, Rolling Stone and the New York Times. Hill, a native of South Dakota, has a passel of cats, too many books and a perpetually full DVR.

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