Friday, December 5, 2014

Award Nominations: 57th Annual Grammy Awards


Earlier today, the first batch of nominees for the 57th Annual Grammy Awards were announced. With that said, the Grammys will be held on February 8th, 2015 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and will air live on CBS at 8 pm ET.

Peep the updating list of nominees below.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Beck, Morning Phase
Beyoncé, BEYONCÉ
Ed Sheeran, X
Sam Smith, In The Lonely Hour
Pharrell Williams, GIRL

SONG OF THE YEAR
Meghan Trainor, "All About That Bass"
Sia, "Chandelier"
Taylor Swift, "Shake It Off"
Sam Smith, "Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)"
Hozier, "Take Me to Church"

BEST NEW ARTIST
Bastille
Iggy Azalea
Brandy Clark
Haim
Sam Smith

RECORD OF THE YEAR
Iggy Azalea, "Fancy (feat. Charli XCX)"
Sia, "Chandelier"
Sam Smith, "Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)"
Taylor Swift, "Shake It Off"
Meghan Trainor, "All About That Bass"

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 R&B Performance
Beyoncé feat. Jay Z, "Drunk In Love"
Chris Brown feat. Usher & Rick Ross, "New Flame"
Jennifer Hudson feat. R. Kelly, "It's Your World"
Ledisi, "Like This"
Usher, "Good Kisser"

Best Traditional R&B Performance
Marsha Ambrosius & Anthony Hamilton, "As"
Angie Fisher, "I.R.S."
Robert Glasper Experiment feat. Lalah Hathaway & Malcolm Jamal Warner, "Jesus Children"
Kem, "Nobody"
Antonique Smith, "Hold Up Wait a Minute (Woo Woo)"

BEST R&B SONG
Beyoncé feat. Jay Z, "Drunk In Love"
Usher, "Good Kisser"
Chris Brown feat. Usher & Rick Ross, "New Flame"
Luke James feat. Rick Ross, "Options (Wolfjames Version)"
Jhené Aiko, "The Worst"

BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM
Jhené Aiko, Sail Out
Beyoncé, BEYONCÉ
Chris Brown, X
Mali Music, Mali Is...
Pharrell Williams, Girl

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, Partners

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 POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
John Legend, "All of Me (Live Version)"
Sia, "Chandelier"
Sam Smith, "Stay With Me"
Taylor Swift, "Shake It Off"
Pharrell Williams, "Happy"

BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE

Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX, "Fancy"
Coldplay, "A Sky Full of Stars"
 A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera, "Say Something"
Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj, "Bang Bang"
Katy Perry feat. Juicy J, "Dark Horse"

BEST RAP ALBUM
Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP 2
Childish Gambino, Because the Internet
Iggy Azalea, The New Classic
Common, Nobody's Smiling
Schoolboy Q, Oxymoron
Wiz Khalifa, Black Hollywood

BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
Common feat. Jhené Aiko, "Blak Majik"
Eminem feat. Rihanna, "The Monster"
I Love Makonnen feat. Drake, "Tuesday"
Schoolboy Q feat. BJ The Chicago Kid, "Studio"
Kanye West & Charlie Wilson, "Bound 2"

BEST RAP SONG
Nicki Minaj, "Anaconda"
Kanye West & Charlie Wilson, "Bound 2"
Kendrick Lamar, "i"
Wiz Khalifa, "We Dem Boyz"
Drake, "0 To 100 / The Catch Up"

BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
Childish Gambino, "3005"
  Drake, "0 to 100/The Catch Up"
 Eminem, "Rap God"
Kendrick Lamar, "i"
 Lecrae, "All I Need Is You"

BEST DANCE RECORDING
Basement Jaxx, "Never Say Never"
Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne, "Rather Be"
Disclosure feat. Mary J. Blige, "F for You"
Duke Dumont feat. Jax Jones, "I Got You"
Zhu, "Faded"

BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Pharrell Williams, "Happy"
Arcade Fire, "We Exist"
DJ Snake and Lil Jon, "Turn Down for What"
Sia, "Chandelier"
Woodkid feat. Max Richter, "The Golden Age"

BEST MUSIC FILM
Beyoncé & Jay Z, Beyoncé & Jay Z: On The Run Tour
Coldplay, Ghost Stories
Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer & Judith Hill, 20 Feet From Stardom
Metallica, Metallica Through The Never 
Pink, The Truth About Love Tour: Live From Melbourne

BEST SURROUND SOUND ALBUM
 Vladimir Ashkenazy & Philharmonia Orchestra, Beppe: Remote Galaxy
Beyoncé, BEYONCÉ
David Miles Huber, Chamberland: The Berlin Remixes
Pink Floyd, The Division Bell (20th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set)
Song Zuying, Yu Long & China Philharmonic Orchestra, Epics Of Love
Benjamin Zander & Philharmonia Orchestra, Mahler: Symphony No. 2 ‘Resurrection’

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