58th Annual Grammy Award Nominations
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The 58th Annual Grammy Awards will take place on February 15, 2016.

Here are the nominees:

Album of the Year


  • Alabama Shakes, Sound and Color
  • Kendrick Lamar, To Pimp a Butterfly
  • Chris Stapleton, Traveller
  • Taylor Swift, 1989
  • The Weeknd, Beauty Behind the Madness

Song of the Year

  • Kendrick Lamar, “Alright”
  • Taylor Swift, “Blank Space”
  • Little Big Town, “Girl Crush”
  • Wiz Kahifa feat. Charlie Puth, “See You Again”
  • Ed Sheeran, “Thinking Out Loud”

Record of the Year

  • D’Angelo and the Vanguard, “Really Love”
  • Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk”
  • Ed Sheeran, “Thinking Out Loud”
  • Taylor Swift, “Blank Space”
  • The Weeknd, “Can’t Feel my Face”

Best New Artist

  • Courtney Barnett
  • James Bay
  • Sam Hunt
  • Tori Kelly
  • Meghan Trainor
 

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

  • Florence + The Machine, ” Ship to Wreck”
  • Maroon 5, “Sugar”
  • Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk”
  • Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar, “Bad Blood”
  • Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth, “See You Again”

Best Pop Vocal Album

  • Kelly Clarkson, Piece by Piece
  • Florence + The Machine, How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
  • Mark Ronson, Uptown Special
  • Taylor Swift, 1989
  • James Taylor, Before This World

Best Dance Recording

  • Above & Beyond feat. Zoë Johnston, :We’re All We Need”
  • The Chemical Brothers, “Go:
  • Flying Lotus feat. Kendrick Lamar, “Never Catch Me”
  • Galantis, “Runaway (U & I)”
  • Skrillex and Diplo With Justin Bieber, “Where Are Ãœ Now”

Best Rock Performance

  • Alabama Shakes, “Don’t Wanna Fight”
  • Florence + The Machine,”What Kind Of Man”
  • Foo Fighters, “Something From Nothing”
  • Elle King, “Ex’s & Oh’s”
  • Wolf Alice, “Moaning Lisa Smile”

Best Alternative Music Album

  • Alabama Shakes, Sound & Color
  • Björk, Vulnicura
  • My Morning Jacket, The Waterfall
  • Tame Impala, Currents
  • Wilco, Star Wars
 

Best Urban Contemporary Album

  • The Internet, Ego Death
  • Kehlani, You Should Be Here
  • Lianne La Havas, Blood
  • Miguel, Wildheart
  • The Weeknd, Beauty Behind the Madness

Best Rap Album

  • J. Cole, 2014 Forest Hills Drive
  • Dr. Dre, Compton
  • Drake, If Youre Reading This Its Too Late
  • Kendrick Lamar, To Pimp a Butterfly
  • Nicki Minaj, The Pinkprint

Best Country Album

  • Sam Hunt, Montevallo
  • Little Big Town, Pain Killer
  • Ashley Monroe, The Blade
  • Kacey Musgraves, Pageant Material
  • Chris Stapleton, Traveller

Best Rock Song

  • Alabama Shakes, “Don’t Wanna Fight”
  • Elle King, “Ex’s & Oh’s”
  • James Bay, “Hold Back the River”
  • Highly Suspect, “Lydia”
  • Florence + the Machine, “What Kind of Man”

Best Rock Album

  • James Bay, Chaos and the Calm
  • Death Cab for Cutie, Kintsugi
  • Highly Suspect, Mister Asylum
  • Muse, Drones
  • Slipknot, .5: The Gray Chapter

Best R&B Performance

  • Tamar Braxton, “If I Don’t Have You”
  • Andra Day, “Rise Up”
  • Hiatus Kaiyote, “Breathing Underwater”
  • Jeremih feat. J. Cole, “Planes”
  • The Weeknd, “Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)”

Best R&B Song

  • Miguel, “Coffee”
  • The Weeknd, “Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)”
  • Jazmine Sullivan, “Let It Burn”
  • D’Angelo and The Vanguard, “Really Love”
  • Tyrese, “Shame”

Best R&B Album

  • Leon Bridges, Coming Home
  • D’Angelo and the Vanguard, Black Messiah
  • Andra Day, Cheers to the Fall
  • Jazmine Sullivan, Reality Show
  • Charlie Wilson, Forever Charlie

Best Rap Performance

  • J. Cole, “Apparently”
  • Drake, “Back to Back”
  • Fetty Wap, “Trap Queen”
  • Kendrick Lamar, “Alright”
  • Nicki Minaj feat. Drake & Lil Wayne, “Truffle Butter”
  • Kanye West feat. Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney, “All Day”

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

  • Big Sean feat. Kanye West & John Legend, “One Man Can Change the World”
  • Common & John Legend, “Glory”
  • Jidenna feat. Roman GianArthur, “Classic Man”
  • Kendrick Lamar feat. Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat, “These Walls”
  • Nicki Minaj feat. Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown, “Only”

Best Rap Song


  • Kanye West feat. Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney, “All Day”
  • Kendrick Lamar, “Alright”
  • Drake, “Energy”
  • Common & John Legend, “Glory”
  • Fetty Wap, “Trap Queen”

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

  • Brothers Osborne, “Stay a Little Longer”
  • Joey + Rory, “If I Needed You”
  • Charles Kelley, Dierks Bentley & Eric Paslay, “The Driver”
  • Little Big Town, “Girl Crush”
  • Blake Shelton feat. Ashley Monroe, “Lonely Tonight”

Best Country Song

  • Lee Ann Womack, “Chances Are”
  • Tim McGraw, “Diamond Rings And Old Barstools”
  • Little Big Town, “Girl Crush”
  • Brandy Clark, “Hold My Hand”
  • Chris Stapleton, “Traveller”

Best Country Solo Performance

  • Cam, “Burning House”
  • Chris Stapleton, “Traveller”
  • Carrie Underwood, “Little Toy Guns”
  • Keith Urban, “John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16”
  • Lee Ann Womack, “Chances Are”

Best Pop Solo Performance

  • Kelly Clarkson, “Heartbeat Song”
  • Ellie Goulding, “Love Me Like You Do”
  • Ed Sheeran, “Thinking Out Loud”
  • Taylor Swift, “Blank Space”
  • The Weeknd, “Can’t Feel My Face”

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

  • Empire: Season 1
  • Fifty Shades of Grey
  • Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me
  • Pitch Perfect 2
  • Selma

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

  • The Weeknd, “Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)”
  • Common & John Legend, “Glory”
  • Ellie Goulding, “Love Me Like You Do”
  • Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth, “See You Again”
  • Lady Gaga, “Til It Happens to You”

Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

  • Birdman
  • The Imitation Game
  • Interstellar
  • The Theory of Everything
  • Whiplash

Best Music Video

  • A$AP Rocky, “LSD”
  • The Dead Weather, “I Feel Love”
  • Kendrick Lamar, “Alright”
  • Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar, “Bad Blood”
  • Pharrell Williams, “Freedom”