Grammy Nominations List 2016
Get Ready for the 2016 Grammys With the Full List of Nominees
Award season isn't just about movies — the music industry is also getting its due, with the Grammy Awards taking place on Feb. 15. The nominations were announced in December, and to the surprise of no one, Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran dominated, but there are also some incredible new names in there, like The Weeknd and James Bay, while Kendrick Lamar also walked away with multiple nods. Confused about why Adele isn't dominating every single category? 25 didn't come out in time for this year's awards. Check out the full list below!
BEST NEW ARTIST
Courtney Barnett
James Bay
Sam Hunt
Tori Kelly
Meghan Trainor
RECORD OF THE YEAR
"Really Love" by D'Angelo and The Vanguard
"Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
"Thinking Out Loud" by Ed Sheeran
"Blank Space" by Taylor Swift
"Can't Feel My Face" by The Weeknd
SONG OF THE YEAR
"Alright" by Kendrick Lamar
"Blank Space" by Taylor Swift
"Girl Crush" by Little Big Town
"See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
"Thinking Out Loud" by Ed Sheeran
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Sound & Color by Alabama Shakes
To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar
Traveller by Chris Stapleton
1989 by Taylor Swift
Beauty Behind the Madness by The Weeknd
BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
"Heartbeat Song" by Kelly Clarkson
"Love Me Like You Do" by Ellie Goulding
"Thinking Out Loud" by Ed Sheeran
"Blank Space" by Taylor Swift
"Can't Feel My Face" by The Weeknd
BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
"Ship to Wreck" by Florence + the Machine
"Sugar" by Maroon 5
"Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
"Bad Blood" by Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar
"See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
Piece by Piece by Kelly Clarkson
How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful by Florence + the Machine
Uptown Special by Mark Ronson
1989 by Taylor Swift
Before This World by James Taylor
BEST DANCE RECORDING
"We're All We Need" by Above & Beyond featuring Zoë Johnston
"Go" by The Chemical Brothers
"Never Catch Me" by Flying Lotus featuring Kendrick Lamar
"Runaway (U & I)" by Galantis
"Where Are Ü Now" by Skrillex and Diplo with Justin Bieber
BEST DANCE ALBUM
Our Love by Caribou
Born in the Echoes by The Chemical Brothers
Caracal by Disclosure
In Colour by Jamie xx
Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü by Skrillex and Diplo
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
"Don't Wanna Fight" by Alabama Shakes
"What Kind of Man" by Florence + the Machine
"Something from Nothing" by Foo Fighters
"Ex's & Oh's" by Elle King
"Moaning Lisa Smile" by Wolf Alice
BEST ROCK SONG
"Don't Wanna Fight" by Alabama Shakes
"Ex's & Oh's" by Elle King
"Hold Back the River" by James Bay
"Lydia" by Highly Suspect
"What Kind of Man" by Florence + the Machine
BEST ROCK ALBUM
Chaos and the Calm by James Bay
Kintsugi by Death Cab for Cutie
Mister Asylum by Highly Suspect
Drones by Muse
.5: The Gray Chapter by Slipknot
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
Sound & Color by Alabama Shakes
Vulnicura by Björk
The Waterfall by My Morning Jacket
Currents by Tame Impala
Star Wars by Wilco
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
"If I Don't Have You" by Tamar Braxton
"Rise Up" by Andra Day
"Breathing Underwater" by Hiatus Kaiyote
"Planes" by Jeremih featuring J. Cole
"Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)" by The Weeknd
BEST R&B SONG
"Coffee" by Miguel
"Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)" by The Weeknd
"Let It Burn" by Jazmine Sullivan
"Really Love" by D'Angelo and The Vanguard
"Shame" by Tyrese
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
"Apparently" by J. Cole
"Back to Back" by Drake
"Trap Queen" by Fetty Wap
"Alright" by Kendrick Lamar
"Truffle Butter" by Nicki Minaj featuring Drake and Lil Wayne
"All Day" by Kanye West featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom, and Paul McCartney
BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
"Only Man Can Change the World" by Big Sean featuring Kanye West and John Legend
"Glory" by Common and John Legend
"Classic Man" by Jidenna featuring Roman GianArthur
"These Walls" by Kendrick Lamar featuring Bilal, Anna Wise, and Thundercat
"Only" by Nicki Minaj featuring Drake, Lil Wayne, and Chris Brown
BEST RAP SONG
"All Day" by Kanye West featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom, and Paul McCartney
"Alright" by Kendrick Lamar
"Energy" by Drake
"Glory" by Common and John Legend
"Trap Queen" by Fetty Wap
BEST RAP ALBUM
2014 Forest Hills Drive by J. Cole
Compton by Dr. Dre
If You're Reading This It's Too Late by Drake
To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar
The Pinkprint by Nicki Minaj
BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE
"Burning House" by Cam
"Traveller" by Chris Stapleton
"Little Toy Guns" by Carrie Underwood
"John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16" by Keith Urban
"Chances Are" by Lee Ann Womack
BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
"Stay a Little Longer" by Brothers Osborne
"If I Needed You" by Joey+Rory
"The Driver" by Charles Kelly, Dierks Bentley, and Eric Paslay
"Girl Crush" by Little Big Town
"Lonely Tonight" by Blake Shelton featuring Ashley Monroe
BEST COUNTRY SONG
"Chances Are" by Lee Ann Womack
"Diamond Rings and Old Barstools" by Tim McGraw
"Girl Crush" by Little Big Town
"Hold My Hand" by Brandy Clark
"Traveller" by Chris Stapleton
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
Montevallo by Sam Hunt
Pain Killer by Little Big Town
The Blade by Ashley Monroe
Pageant Material by Kacey Musgraves
Traveller by Chris Stapleton
BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM
An American in Paris, Original Broadway Cast
Fun Home, Original Broadway Cast
Hamilton, Original Broadway Cast
The King & I, 2015 Broadway Cast
Something Rotten!, Original Broadway Cast
BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Empire: Season 1, Various Artists
Fifty Shades of Grey, Various Artists
Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me, Various Artists
Pitch Perfect 2, Various Artists
Selma, Various Artists
BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Birdman, Antonio Sanchez
The Imitation Game, Alexandre Desplat
Interstellar, Hans Zimmer
The Theory of Everything, Jóhann Jóhannsson
Whiplash, Justin Hurwitz
BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA
"Earned It" by The Weeknd
"Glory" by Common and John Legend
"Love Me Like You Do" by Ellie Goulding
"See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
"Till It Happens to You" by Lady Gaga
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NONCLASSICAL
Jeff Bhasker
Dave Cobb
Diplo
Larry Klein
Blake Mills
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
"LSD" by A$AP Rocky
"I Feel Love (Every Million Miles)" by The Dead Weather
"Alright" by Kendrick Lamar
"Bad Blood" by Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar
"Freedom" by Pharrell Williams
BEST MUSIC FILM
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
Sonic Highways
What Happened, Miss Simone?
The Wall
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