57th Annual Grammy Awards Nominees
Last year belonged to Queen Latifah and Daft Punk and the text message heard 'round the world. Now, the Grammys are back. Today (Dec. 5) the Awards' board of directors announce the nominees for the 57th edition of the show, rolling out the nods via Twitter, one category at a time. The final category, Album Of The Year, will be announced tonight during CBS' "A Very Grammy Christmas."
The 57th Grammy Awards will take place February 8th, 2015, at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
The list of nominees is below and will be updated as information becomes available:
Record Of The Year
Iggy Azalea, "Fancy" [ft. Charli XCX]
Sia, "Chandelier"
Sam Smith, "Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)"
Taylor Swift, "Shake It Off"
Meghan Trainor, "All About That Bass"
Best Urban Contemporary Album:
Jhené Aiko, Sail Out
Beyoncé, Beyoncé
Chris Brown, X
Mali Music, Mali Music
Pharrell, Girl
Best Pop Vocal Album
Coldplay, Ghost Stories
Miley Cyrus, Bangerz
Ariana Grande, My Everything
Katy Perry, Prism
Ed Sheeran, X
Sam Smith, In the Lonely Hour
Best Country Album
Dierks Bentley, Riser
Eric Church, The Outsiders
Brandy Clark, Twelve Stories
Miranda Lambert, Platinum
Lee Ann Womack, The Way I'm Livin'
Best Pop Solo Performance
John Legend
Sia
Sam Smith
Taylor Swift
Pharrell
Best Rock Song
Hayley Williams and Taylor York, "Ain't It Fun" (Paramore)
Beck Hansen, "Blue Moon" (Beck)
Dan Auerback, Brian Burton & Patrick Carney, "Fever" (The Black Keys)
Ryan Adams, "Gimme Something Good" (Ryan Adams)
Jack White III, "Lazaretto" (Jack White)
Best Rock Album
Ryan Adams, Ryan Adams
Beck, Morning Phase
The Black Keys, Turn Blue
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Hypnotic Eye
U2, Songs of Innocence
Best New Artist
Iggy Azalea
Bastille
Brandy Clark
Haim
Sam Smith
Best Country Song
Rodney Clawson, Luke Laird, and Shane McAnally, "American Kids" (Kenny Chesney)
Nicolle Galyon, Natalie Hemby, and Miranda Lambert, "Automatic" (Miranda Lambert)
Eric Church and Luke Laird, "Give Me Back My Hometown" (Eric Church)
Glen Campbell and Julianne Raymond, "I'm Not Gonna Miss You" (Glen Campbell)
Tom Douglas, Jaron Johnston, and Jeffrey Steele, "Meanwhile Back At Mama's" (Tim McGraw and Faith Hill)
Best Reggae Album
Ziggy Marley, Fly Rasta
Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Back on the Controls
Sean Paul, Full Frequency
Shaggy, One of Many, One Music
Sly & Robbie & Spicy Chocolate, The Reggae Power
Soja, Amid the Noise and the Haste
Song of the Year
Kevin Kadish and Meghan Trainor, "All About That Bass" (Meghan Trainor)
Sia Furler and Jesse Shatkin, "Chandelier" (Sia)
Max Martin, Shellback, and Taylor Swift, "Shake It Off" (Taylor Swift)
James Napier, William Phillips, and Sam Smith, "Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)" (Sam Smith)
Andrew Hozier Byrne, "Take Me To Church" (Hozier)
Best Rap Performance
Childish Gambino, "3005"
Drake, "0-100/The Catch-Up"
Eminem, "Rap God"
Kendrick Lamar, "I"
Lecrae, "All I Need Is You"
Best Alternative Album
Alt-J, This Is All Yours
Arcade Fire, Reflektor
Cage the Elephant, Melophobia
St. Vincent, St. Vincent
Jack White, Lazaretto
Best Traditional Pop Album
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, Cheek to Cheek
Annie Lennox, Nostalgia
Barry Manilow, Night Songs
Johnny Mathis, Sending You a Little Christmas
Barbra Streisand with Various Artists, Partners
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
Various Artists, American Hustle
Various Artists, Frozen
James Brown, Get On Up: The James Brown Story
Various Artists, Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix, Vol. 1
Various Artists, The Wolf of Wall Street
Best Americana Album
Roseanne Cash, The River & the Thread
John Hiatt, Terms of My Surrender
Keb Mo, Bluesamericana
Nickel Creek, A Dotted Line
Sturgill Simpson, Metamodern Sounds in Country Music
Best Rap Album
Iggy Azalea, The New Classic
Childish Gambino, Because the Internet
Common, Nobody Smiling
Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP 2
Schoolboy Q, Oxymoron
Wiz Khalifa, Blacc Hollywood
Best Country Solo Performance
Eric Church, "Give Me Back My Hometown"
Hunter Hayes, "Invisible"
Miranda Lambert, "Automatic"
Carrie Underwood, "Something in the Water"
Keith Urban, "Cop Car"
Best Pop Pop Duo/Group Performance
Iggy Azalea, "Fancy" [ft. Charli XCX]
Coldplay, "A Sky Full of Stars"
A Great Big World, "Say Something" [ft. Christina Aguliera]
Jessie J, "Bang Bang" [ft. Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj]
Katy Perry, "Dark Horse" [ft. Katy Perry and Juicy J]
Best Music Video
Arcade Fire, "We Exist"
DJ Snake and Lil Jon, "Turn Down for What"
Sia, "Chandelier"
Pharrell, "Happy"
Woodkid, "The Golden Age" [ft. Max Richter]
Best Latin Pop Album
Ruben Blades, Tangos
Camila, Elipse
Lila Downs, Niña Pastori, and Soledad Pastorutti, Raíz
Juanes, Loco De Amor
Marco Antonio Solis, Gracias Por Estad Aquí
Best Spoken Word Album
James Franco, Actors Anonymous
Jimmy Carter, A Call to Action
John Waters, Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America
Joan Rivers, Diary of a Mad Diva
Elizabeth Warren, A Fighting Chance
Gloria Gaynor, We Will Survive: True Stories of Encouragement, Inspiration, and the Power of Song
Best Dance Recording
Basement Jaxx, "Never Say Never"
Clean Bandit, "Rather Be" [ft. Jess Glynne]
Disclosure, "F For You" [ft. Mary J Blige]
Duke Dumont, "I Got U" [ft. Jax Jones]
Zhu, "Faded"
Best Gospel Album
Erica Campbell, Help
Ricky Dillard and New G, Amazing
William McDowell, Withholding Nothing Live
Smokey Norful, Forever Yours
Anita Wilson, Vintage Worship
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
The Band Perry, "Gentle On My Mind"
Tim McGraw, "Meanwhile Back at Mama's" [ft. Faith Hill]
Keith Urban, "Raise 'Em Up" [ft. Eric Church]
Little Big Town, "Day Drinkin'"
Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood, "Something Bad"
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Common, "Black Magic" [ft. Jhené Aiko]
Eminem, "The Monster" [ft. Rihanna]
iLoveMakonnen, "Tuesday" [ft. Drake]
Schoolboy Q, "Studio" [ft. BJ the Chicago Kid]
Kanye West, "Bound 2" [ft. Charlie Wilson]
Best Dance/Electronic Album
Aphex Twin, Syro
Deadmaus, While (1>2)
Little Dragon, Nabuma Rubberband
Royksopp & Robyn, Do It Again
Mat Zo, Damage Control
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Mindi Abair, Wild Heart
Gerald Albright, Slam Dunk
Nathan East, Nathan East
Jeff Lorber, Chuck Loeb, Everette Harp, Jazz Funk Soul
Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer, Bass & Mandolin
Best Rock Performance
Ryan Adams, "Gimme Something Good"
Arctic Monkeys, "Do I Wanna Know?"
Beck, "Blue Moon"
The Black Keys, "Fever"
Jack White, "Lazaretto"
Best Metal Performance
Anthrax, "Neon Nights"
Mastodon, "High Road"
Mötorhead, "Heartbreaker"
Slipknot, "The Negative One"
Tenacious D, "The Last in Line"
Best R&B Performance
Beyoncé, "Drunk in Love" [ft. Jay Z]
Chris Brown, "New Flame" [ft. Rick Ross and Usher]
Jennifer Hudson, "It's Your World" [ft. R. Kelly]
Ledisi, "Like This"
Usher, "Good Kisser"
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Marsha Ambrosius & Anthony Hamilton, As"
Angie Fisher, "I.R.S."
Robert Glasper Experiment, "Jesus Children" [ft. Lalah Hathaway & Malcolm Jamar Warner]
Kem, "Nobody"
Antonique Smith, "Hold Up Wait a Minute (Woo Woo)"
Best R&B Song
"Drunk in Love," Shawn Carter, Rasool Diaz, Noel Fisher, Jerome Harmon, Beyoncé Knowles, Timothy Mosely, Andre Eric Proctor & Brian Soko, songwriters (Beyoncé Featuring Jay Z)
"Good Kisser," Ronald “Flip" Colson, Warren “Oak" Felder, Usher Raymond IV, Jameel Roberts, Terry “Tru" Sneed & Andrew “Pop" Wansel, songwriters (Usher)
"New Flame," Eric Bellinger, Chris Brown, James Chambers, Malissa Hunter, Justin Booth Johnson, Mark Pitts, Usher Raymond IV, William Roberts, Maurice ""Verse"" Simmonds & Keith Thomas, songwriters (Chris Brown Featuring Usher & Rick Ross)
"Options (Wolfjames Version)," Dominic Gordon, Brandon Hesson, William Roberts & Jamaica ""Kahn-Cept"" Smith, songwriters (Luke James Featuring Rick Ross)
"The Worst," Jhené Aiko Chilombo, songwriter (Jhené Aiko)
Best R&B Album
Bernhoft, Islander
Aloe Blacc, Lift Your Spirit
Toni Braxton & Babyface, Love, Marriage & Divorce
Robert Glasper Experiment, Black Radio 2
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Give the People What They Want
Best Rap Song
"Anaconda," Ernest Clark, Jamal Jones, Onika Maraj, Marcos Palacios & J. Solone-Myvett, songwriters (Nicki Minaj)
"Bound 2," Mike Dean, Malik Jones, Che Pope, Elon Rutberg, Sakiya Sandifer, John Stephens, Kanye West, Charlie Wilson & Cydel Young, songwriters (Kanye West & Charlie Wilson)
"I," K. Duckworth & C. Smith, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)
"We Dem Boyz," N. Fisher & C. Thomaz, songwriters (Wiz Khalifa)
"0-100/The Catch Up," A. Feeney, Aubrey Graham, A. Hernandez, P. Jefferies, M. Samuels & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake)
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