The 58th annual GRAMMY’s are airing in just about two months and the nominations are finally out!
It’s looking like it’s going to be some tough choices! They have Kendrick Lamar and the Weeknd running for album of the year, Wiz Khalifa up against Kendrick again for song of the year, alongside Ed Sheeran, and Taylor Swift, they threw A little Drake and a little J. Cole up in there –and that’s not even mentioning the rap nominations!
Y’all can expect a little Nicki, Fetty Wap, Dr. Dre, and the list goes on!
All in all, Kendrick is leading this year for nominations with a whopping 11!!
Check out the full list below!
Full List
Record of the Year
Really Love, by Dangelo and the Vanguard
Uptown Funk, Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars
Thinking Out Loud, Ed Sheeran
Blank Space, Taylor Swift
Cant Feel My Face, The Weeknd
Album of the Year
Sound & Color, Alabama Shakes
To Pimp A Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar
Traveller, Chris Stapleton
1989, Taylor Swift
Beauty Behind The Madness, The Weeknd
Song of the Year
Alright, Kendrick Lamar (Songwriters: Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Anthony Spears & Pharrell Williams)
Blank Space, Taylor Swift (Songwriters: Taylor Swift, Max Martin & Shellback)
Girl Crush, Little Big Town (Songwriters: Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose)
See You Again, Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth (Songwriters: Andrew Cedar, Justin Franke, Charles Puth & Cameron Thomaz)
Thinking Out Loud, Ed Sheeran (Songwriters: Ed Sheeran and Amy Wadge)
Best New Artist
Courtney Barnett
James Bay
Sam Hunt
Tori Kelly
Meghan Trainor
Best Rap Album
2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole
Compton, Dr. Dre
If Youre Reading This Its Too Late, Drake
To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar
The Pinkprint, Nicki Minaj
Best Rap/ Sung Collaboration
One Man Can Change The World, Big Sean Featuring Kanye West & John Legend
Glory, Common & John Legend
Classic Man, Jidenna Featuring Roman GianArthur
These Walls, Kendrick Lamar Featuring Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat
Only, Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown
Best Rap Performance
Apparently, J. Cole
Back To Back, Drake
Trap Queen, Fetty Wap
Alright, Kendrick Lamr
Truffle Butter, Nicki Minaj ft. Drake & Lil Wayne
All Day, Kanye West ft. Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney
Best Rap Song
All Day, Kanye West ft. Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney
Energy, Drake
Trap Queen, Fetty Wap
Alright, Kendrick Lamr
Glory, Common & John Legend
Best Pop Duo/ Group Performance
Ship To Wreck, Florence + The Machine
Sugar, Maroon 5
Uptown Funk, Mark Ronson. Ft Bruno Mars
Bad Blood, Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar
See You Again, Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth
Best Alternative Music Album
Sound & Color, Alabama Shakes
Vulnicura, Bjrk
The Waterfall, My Morning Jacket
Currents, Tame Impala
Star Wars, Wilco
Best Rock Album
Chaos and the Calm, James Bay
Kintsugi, Death Cab for Cutie
Mister Asylum, Highly Suspect
Drones, Muse
.5: The Gray Chapter, Slipknot
Best Rock Performance
Dont Wanna Fight, Alabama Shakes
What Kind of Man, Florence + The Machine
Something From Nothing, Foo Fighters
Exs & Ohs, Elle King
Moaning Lisa Smile, Wolf Alice
Best Rock Song
Dont Wanna Fight, Alabama Shakes, songwriters (Alabama Shakes)
What Kind of Man, John Hill, Tom Hull & Florence Welch, songwriters (Florence + The Machine)
Hold Back The River, Iain Archer & James Bay, songwriters (James Bay)
Exs & Ohs, Dave Bassett & Elle King, songwriters (Elle King)
Lydia, Richard Meyer, Ryan Meyer & Johnny Stevens, songwriters (Highly Suspect)
Best R&B Performance
If I Dont Have You, Tamar Braxton
Rise Up, Andra Day
Breathing Underwater, Hiatus Kaiyote
Planes, Jeremih ft. J. Cole
Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey), The Weeknd
Best R&B Song
Coffee, Brook Davis & Miguel Pimentel, songwriters (Miguel)
Let It Burn, Kenny B. Edmonds, Jazmine Sullivan & Dwane M. Weir II, songwriters (Jazmine Sullivan)
Really Love, DAngelo & Kendra Foster, songwriters (DAngelo And The Vanguard)
Shame, Warryn Campbell, Tyrese Gibson & DJ Rogers Jr, songwriters (Tyrese)
Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey), Ahmad Balshe, Stephan Moccio, Jason Quenneville & Abel Tesfaye, songwriters (The Weeknd)
Best R&B Album
Coming Home, Leon Bridges
Black Messiah, DAngelo and the Vanguard
Cheers To The Fall, Andra Day
Reality Show, Jazmine Sullivan
Forever Charlie, Charlie Wilson
Best Country Album
Montavallo, Sam Hunt
Pain Killer, Little Big Town
The Blade, Ashley Monroe
Pageant Material, Kacey Musgraves
Traveller, Chris Stapleton
Best Country Duo/ Group Performance
Stay A Little Longer, Brothers Osborne
If I Needed You, Joey + Rory
The Driver, Charles Kelley, Dierks Bentley & Eric Paslay
Girl Crush, Little Big Town
Lonely Tonight, Blake Shelton Featuring Ashley Monroe
Best Country Song
Chances Are, Hayes Carll, songwriter (Lee Ann Womack)
Diamond Rings And Old Barstools, Barry Dean, Luke Laird & Jonathan Singleton, songwriters (Tim McGraw)
Girl Crush, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose, songwriters (Little Big Town)
Hold My Hand, Brandy Clark & Mark Stephen Jones, songwriters (Brandy Clark)
Traveller, Chris Stapleton, songwriter (Chris Stapleton)
Best Country Solo Performance
Burning House, Cam
Traveller, Chris Stapleton
Little Toy Guns, Carrie Underwood
John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16, Keith Urban
Chances Are, Lee Ann Womack
Best Pop Vocal Album
Piece By Piece, Kelly Clarkson
How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful, Florence + The Machine
Uptown Special, Mark Ronson
1989, Taylor Swift
Before This World, James Taylor
Best Pop Solo Performance
Heartbeat Song, Kelly Clarkson
Love Me Like You Do, Ellie Goulding
Thinking Out Loud, Ed Sheeran
Blank Space, Taylor Swift
Cant Feel My Face, The Weeknd
Best Dance Electronic Album
Our Love, Caribou
Born In The Echoes, The Chemical Brothers
Caracal, Disclosure
In Colour, Jamie xx
Skrillex And Diplo Present Jack , Skrillex and Diplo
Best Dance Recording
Were All We Need, Above and Beyond ft. Zo Johnston
Go, The Chemical Brothers
Never Catch Me, Fying Lotus Featuring Kendrick Lamar
Runaway (U & I), Galantis
Where Are Now, Skrillex and Diplo with Justin Bieber
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
Empire: Season 1
Fifty Shades of Grey
Glen Campbell: Ill Be Me
Pitch Perfect 2
Selma
We’re looking forward to February 15th!!
Source: Complex, http://www.complex.com/music/2015/12/2016-grammy-nominations-list
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