Today, the nominees for the 57th Annual Grammy Awards were announced. Leading the pack this year with 5 nods each were Beyoncé and Sam Smith, but it is possible that they could each gain one more when the nominees for Album of the Year are announced later tonight.
The Awards show will air on CBS on February 8, 2015.
For more information on the artists, go to: Grammy.com
2015 list of nominees:
Best Country Album
Dierks Bentley – “Riser”
Erich Church – “The Outsiders”
Brandy Clark – “12 Stories”
Miranda Lambert – “Platinum”
Lee Ann Womack – “The Way I’m Livin'”
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 Urban Contemporary Album
“Sail Out” – Jhene Aiko
“Beyoncé” – Beyoncé
“X” – Chris Brown
“Mali Is…” – Mali Music
“Girl” – Pharrell Williams
Record of the Year
“Fancy” – Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX
“Chandelier” – Sia
“Stay With Me” (Darkchild version) – Sam Smith
“Shake It Off” – Taylor Swift
“All About That Bass” – Meghan Trainor
Best Pop Solo Performance
“Stay With Me – Sam Smith
“Chandelier” – Sia
“Shake It Off” – Taylor Swift
“Happy” (live version) – Pharrell Williams
“All of Me” (live version) – John Legend
Best Rock Song
“Ain’t It Fun” – Paramore
“Blue Moon” – Beck
“Fever” – The Black Keys
“Gimme Something Good” – Ryan Adams
“Lazaretto” – Jack White
Best Rock Album
“Songs of Innocence” – U2
“Hypnotic Eye” – Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
“Turn Blue” – The Black Keys
“Morning Phase” – Beck
“Ryan Adams” – Ryan Adams
Best New Artist
Iggy Azalea
Bastille
Brandy Clark
HAIM
Sam Smith
Best Country Song
“Automatic” – Miranda Lambert
“Give Me Back My Hometown” – Eric Church
“Meanwhile Back at Mama’s” – Tim McGraw, featuring Faith Hill
“American Kids” – Kenny Chesney
“I’m Not Gonna Miss You” – Glen Campbell
Best Reggae Album
“Fly Rasta” – Ziggy Marley
“Back on the Controls” – Lee “Scratch” Perry
“Full Frequency” – Sean Paul
“Out of Many, One Music” – Shaggy
“The Reggae Power” – Sly & Robbie & Spice Chocolate
“Amid the Noise and the Haste” – Soja
Song of the Year
“Shake It Off” – Taylor Swift
“All About That Bass” – Meghan Trainor
“Take Me to Church” – Hozier
“Stay With Me” (Darkchild version) – Sam Smith
“Chandelier” – Sia
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
“Cheek to Cheek” – Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
“Nostalgia” – Annie Lennox
“Night Songs” – Barry Manilow
“Sending You a Little Christmas” – Johnny Mathis
“Partners” – Barbra Streisand with Various Artists
Best Rap Performance
“3005” – Childish Gambino
“0 to 100” – Drake
“Rap God” – Eminem
“i” – Kendrick Lamar
“All I Need is You” – Lecrae
Best Alternative Music Album
“Reflektor” – Arcade Fire
“This is All Yours” – Alt J
“St. Vincent” – St. Vincent
“Melophobia” – Cage the Elephant
“Lazaretto” – Jack White
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
“American Hustle”
“Frozen”
“Get On Up”
“Guardians of the Galaxy – Awesome Mix Vol. 1”
“The Wolf of Wall Street”
Best Americana Album
“The River & the Thread” – Roseanne Cash
“Terms of Surrender” – John Hiatt
“Bluesamericana” – Keb’ Mo’
“A Dotted Line” – Nickel Creek
“Metamodern Sounds in Country Music” – Sturgill Simpson
Best Rap Album
“The New Classic” – Iggy Azalea
“Because the Internet” – Childish Gambino
“Nobody’s Smiling” – Common
“The Marshall Mathers LP 2” – Eminem
“Oxymoron” – Schoolboy Q”
“Black Hollywood” – Wiz Khalifa
Best Country Solo Performance
“Give Me Back My Hometown” – Eric Church
“Invisible” – Hunter Hayes
“Automatic” – Miranda Lambert
“Something in the Water” – Carrie Underwood
“Cop Car” – Keith Urban
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Fancy” – Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX
“A Sky Full of Stars” – Coldplay
“Say Something” – A Great Big World with Christina Aguilera
“Bang Bang” – Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj
“Dark Horse” – Katy Perry feat. Juicy J
Best Music Video
“We Exist” – Arcade Fire
“Turn Down for What” – DJ Snake, Lil Jon
“Chandelier” – Sia
“Happy” – Pharrell Williams
“The Golden Age” – Woodkid feat. Max Richter
Best Dance Recording
“Never Say Never” – Basment Jaxx
“Rather Be” – Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne
“F For You” – Disclosure feat. Mary J. Blige
“I Got U” – Duke Dumont feat. Jax Jones
“Faded” – Zhu
Best R&B Performance
“Drunk In Love” – Beyoncé feat. Jay Z
“New Flame” – Chris Brown feat. Usher & Rick Ross
“It’s Your World” – Jennifer Hudson feat. R. Kelly
“Like This” – Ledisi
“Good Kisser – Usher
Best R&B Song
“Drunk In Love” – Beyoncé
“Good Kisser” – Usher
“New Flame” – Chris Brown feat. Usher & Rick Ross
“Options” (Wolfjames Version) – Luke James feat. Rick Ross
“The Worst” – Sail Out
Best Latin Album
“Tangos” – Ruben Blades
“Elypse” – Camila
“Raiz” – Lila Downs, Niña Pastori And Soledad
“Loco De Amor” – Juanes
“Gracias Por Estar Aqui” – Marco Antonio Solís
