In the midst of the holidays craze, for music lovers, Christmas came early this year with the list of the 58th Annual Grammy Awards Nominations. No shock, Taylor Swift, the Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar dominated all the categories with over five nominations each.
The three artists will all be duking it out for the gold gramophone in the biggest award categories of the night. Swift, Lamar and the Weeknd all locked down the prestigious nomination of Album of the Year. In addition, Swift’s “Blank Space” earned nominations in both Song of the Year and Record of the Year. Close behind, the Weeknd’s pop hit “Can’t Feel My Face” grabbed a nod in the Record of the Year category, and Lamar’s “Alright” established itself in the Song of the Year category.
Joining the nomination-clad triplet in the Album of the Year category will be the rock band Alabama Shakes’ “Sound and Color,” and country singer, Chris Stapleton’s “Traveller.”
For those of you wondering where Adele is on the list, the Grammy cut-off was September 30, 2015, making her multi-platinum “25” album ineligible for any nominations. This is similar to Taylor Swift’s “1989” album which was released October 27th, 2014 making it ineligible for any awards last February.
D’Angelo & The Vanguard, Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars and Ed Sheeran will be competing with the Weeknd and Taylor Swift for Record of the Year. Then joining Swift and Lamar for Song of the Year, Little Big Town’s “Girl Crush,” Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth’s “See You Again” and Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” gained nominations too.
The 58th Annual Grammy Awards will air February 15th on CBS.
Album of the Year
Alabama Shakes – "Sound & Color"
Kendrick Lamar - "To Pimp a Butterfly"
Chris Stapleton - "Traveller"
Taylor Swift - "1989"
The Weeknd - "Beauty Behind the Madness"
Record of the Year
D'Angelo & The Vanguard – "Really Love"
Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars – "Uptown Funk"
Ed Sheeran – "Thinking Out Loud"
Taylor Swift – "Blank Space"
The Weeknd – "Can't Feel My Face
Song of the Year
Kendrick Lamar – "Alright"
Taylor Swift – "Blank Space"
Little Big Town – "Girl Crush"
Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth – "See You Again"
Ed Sheeran – "Thinking Out Loud"
Best New Artist
Courtney Barnett
James Bay
Sam Hunt
Tori Kelly
Meghan Trainor
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
"Ship To Wreck" — Florence + The Machine
"Sugar" — Maroon 5
"Uptown Funk" — Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars
"Bad Blood" — Taylor Swift Featuring Kendrick Lamar
"See You Again" — Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth
Best Dance Recording
"We're All We Need" — Above & Beyond Featuring Zoë Johnston
"Go" — The Chemical Brothers
"Never Catch Me" — Flying Lotus Featuring Kendrick Lamar
"Runaway (U & I)" — Galantis
"Where Are Ü Now" — Skrillex And Diplo With Justin Bieber
Best Rock Performance
"Don't Wanna Fight" — Alabama Shakes
"What Kind Of Man" — Florence + The Machine
"Something From Nothing" — Foo Fighters
"Ex's & Oh's" — Elle King
"Moaning Lisa Smile" — Wolf Alice
Best Alternative Music Album
"Sound & Color" — Alabama Shakes
"Vulnicura" — Björk
"The Waterfall" — My Morning Jacket
"Currents" — Tame Impala
" Star Wars" — Wilco
Best Urban Contemporary Album
"Ego Death" — The Internet
"You Should Be Here" — Kehlani
"Blood" — Lianne La Havas
"Wildheart" — Miguel
"Beauty Behind The Madness" — The Weeknd
Best Rap Album
"2014 Forest Hills Drive" — J. Cole
"Compton" — Dr. Dre
"If You're Reading This Its Too Late" — Drake
"To Pimp A Butterfly" — Kendrick Lamar
"The Pinkprint" — Nicki Minaj
Best Country Album
"Montevallo" — Sam Hunt
"Pain Killer" — Little Big Town
"The Blade" — Ashley Monroe
"Pageant Material" — Kacey Musgraves
"Traveller" — Chris Stapleton
Best Americana Album
"The Firewatcher's Daughter" — Brandi Carlile
"The Traveling Kind" — Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
"Something More Than Free" — Jason Isbell
"Mono" — The Mavericks
"The Phosphorescent Blues" — Punch Brothers
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
"Blood On Snow (Jo Nesbø)" — Patti Smith
"Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, And Assorted Hijinks" — Dick Cavett
"A Full Life: Reflections At Ninety" — Jimmy Carter
"Patience And Sarah (Isabel Miller)" — Janis Ian & Jean Smart
"Yes Please" — Amy Poehler (& Various Artists)
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Jeff Bhasker
Dave Cobb
Diplo
Larry Klein
Blake Mills
Best Music Film
"Mr. Dynamite: The Rise Of James Brown" — James Brown
"Sonic Highways" — Foo Fighters
"What Happened, Miss Simone?" — Nina Simone
"The Wall" — Roger Waters
"Amy" — Amy Winehouse
