Grammy nominees announced, includes Swift, Drake & Beyonce
Posted December 5, 2014 3:45 pm.
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The nominees for the 57th annual GRAMMY Awards are being announced throughout the day Friday.
Most nominees will be announced via Twitter videos throughout the day by various artists and celebrities.
Musician, producer and rapper Pharrell and musician Ed Sheeran announced the nominees for four categories on morning TV on Friday morning.
The Record of the Year nominees are: Fancy by Iggy Azalea Ft Charli XCX, Chandelier by Sia, Stay With Me (DarkchildVersion) by Sam Smith, Shake It Off by Taylor Swift and All About That Bass by Meghan Trainor.
The Best Pop Vocal Album nominees are Ghost Stories by Coldplay, Bangerz by Miley Cyrus, My Everything by Ariana Grande, Prism by Katy Perry, x by Ed Sheeran and In The Lonely Hour by Sam Smith.
The Best Country Album nominees are Riser by Dierks Bentley, The Outsiders by Eric Church, 12 Stories by Brandy Clark, Platinum by Miranda Lambert and The Way I’m Livin’ by Lee Ann Womack.
The Best Urban Contemporary Album nominees are Sail Out by Jhene Aiko, Beyonce by Beyonce, X by Chris Brown, Mali Is… by Mali Music and Girl by Pharrell Williams.
“We don’t want to like, geek out in front of everybody. This is national TV,” Pharrell said when his own nomination was announced.
The Best Rap Performance nominees include 0 to 100/The Catch Up by Canadian rapper Drake, 305 by Childish Gambino, Rap God by Eminem, i by Kendrick Lamar and All I Need Is You by Lecrae.
The Best New Artist nominees are Bastille, Iggy Azalea, Brandy Clark, Haim and Sam Smith.
The nominees for Song of the Year are Chandelier by Sia, All About That Bass by Meghan Trainor, Shake It Off by Taylor Swift, Stay With Me (Darkchild Version) by Sam Smith and Take Me to Church by Hozier.
The Best Alternative Music Album nominees are This Is All Yours by alt-J, Reflektor by Arcade Fire, Melophobia by Cage the Elephant, St. Vincent by St. Vincent and Lazaretto by Jack White.
The Best Rock Album nominees are Ryan Adams by Ryan Adams, Morning Phase by Beck, Turn Blue by The Black Keys, Hypnotic Eye by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers and Songs of Innocence by U2.
The Best Music Video nominees are We Exist by Arcade Fire, Turn Down for What by DJ Snake & Lil Jon, Chandelier by Sia, Happy by Pharrell Williams and The Golden Age by Woodkid ft. Max Richter.
The Best Rock Performance nominees are Gimme Something Good by Ryan Adams, Do I Wanna Know? by Arctic Monkeys, Blue Moon by Beck, Fever by The Black Keys and Lazaretto by Jack White.
The nominees for Best Metal Performance are Neon Knights by Anthrax, High Road by Mastodon, Heartbreaker by Motörhead, The Negative One by Slipknot and The Last In Line by Tenacious D.
The Best R&B Performance nominees are Drunk In Love by Beyoncé ft. Jay Z, New Flame by Chris Brown ft. Usher & Rick Ross, It’s Your World by Jennifer Hudson ft. R. Kelly, Like This by Ledisi and Good Kisser by Usher.
The Best R&B Song nominees are Drunk In Love by Beyonce ft. Jay Z, Good Kisser by Usher, New Flame, by Chris Brown ft. Usher & Rick Ross, Options (Wolfjames Version) by Luke James ft. Rick Ross, and The Worst by Jhené Aiko.
The nominees for the Best R&B Album are Islander by Bernhoft, Lift Your Spirit by Aloe Blacc, Love, Marriage & Divorce by Toni Braxton & Babyface, Black Radio 2 by Robert Glasper Experiment and Give The People What They Want by Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings.
The nominees for Best Rap Album are The New Classic by Iggy Azalea, Because the Internet by Childish Gambino, Nobody’s Smiling by Common, The Marshall Mathers LP2 by Eminem, Oxymoron by ScHoolboy Q and Blacc Hollywood by Wiz Khalifa.
The nominees for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance are Fancy by Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX, A Sky Full of Stars by Coldplay, Say Something by A Great Big World ft. Christina Aguilera, Bang Bang by Ariana Grande, Jessie J & Nicki Minaj and Dark Horse by Katy Perry ft. Juicy J.
The nominees for Best Rock Song are Ain’t It Fun by Paramore, Blue Moon by Beck, Fever by The Black Keys, Gimme Something Good by Ryan Adams and Lazaretto by Jack White.
The nominees for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration are Blak Majik by Common ft. Jhené Aiko, The Monster by Eminem ft. Rihanna, Tuesday by I Love Makonnen ft. Drake, Studio by ScHoolboy Q ft. BJ The Chicago Kid and Bound 2 by Kanye West & Charlie Wilson.
The nominees for Best Rap Song are Anaconda by Nicki Minaj, Bound 2 by Kanye West & Charlie Wilson, i by Kendrick Lamar, We Dem Boyz by Wiz Khalifa and 0 to 100/The Catch Up by Drake.
The nominees for Best Country Song are American Kids by Kenny Chesney, Automatic by Miranda Lambert, Give Me Back My Hometown by Eric Church, I’m Not Gonna Miss You by Glen Campbell and Meanwhile Back at Mama’s by Tim McGraw ft. Faith Hill.
The nominees for Best Country Duo/Group Performance are Gentle On My Mind by The Band Perry, Somethin’ Bad by Miranda Lambert with Carrie Underwood, Day Drinking by Little Big Town, Meanwhile Back At Mama’s by Tim McGraw ft. Faith Hill and Raise ‘Em Up by Keith Urban ft. Eric Church.
The nominees for Best Country Solo Performance are Give Me Me Back My Hometown by Eric Church, Invisible by Hunter Hayes, Automatic by Miranda Lambert, Something In the Water by Carrie Underwood and Cop Car by Keith Urban.
The nominees for Best Dance/Electronic Album are Syro by Aphex Twin, While (1<2) by Deadmaus, Nabuma Rubberband by Little Dragon, Do It Again by Röyksopp & Robyn and Damage Control by Mat Zo.
The nominees for Best Dance Recording are Never Say Never by Basement Jaxx, Rather Be by Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne, F for You by Disclosure ft. Mary J. Blige, I Got U by Duke Dumont ft. Jax Jones and Faded by Zhu.
The nominees for Best Latin Pop Album are Tangos by Ruben Blades, Elypse by Camila Raiz, Lila Downs, Niña Pastori & Soledad Pastorutti, Loco de Amor by Juanes, Gracias Por Estar Aqui by Marco Antonio Solis
The nominees for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media are American Hustle, Guardians of the Galaxy, Frozen, Get On Up: The James Brown Story and The Wolf of Wall Street.
The nominees for Best Music Film are Beyoncé & Jay Z: On The Run Tour by Beyoncé & Jay Z, Ghost Stories by Coldplay, 20 Feet From Stardom by Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer & Judith Hill, Metallica: Through The Never by Metallica and The Truth About Love Tour: Live From Melbourne by Pink.
The nominees for Best Pop Solo Performance are All of Me by John Legend, Chandelier by Sia, Stay With Me by Sam Smith, Shake It Off by Taylor Swift and Happy by Pharrell Williams.
The nominees for Best Reggae Album are Fly Rasta by Ziggy Marley, Back on the Controls by Lee “Scratch” Perry, Full Frequency by Sean Paul, Out of Many, One Music by Shaggy, The Reggae Power by Sly & Robbie & Spicy Chocolate and Amid the Noise and the Haste by Soja.
The nominees for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album are Cheek to Cheek by Lady Gaga & Tony Bennett,
Sending You a Little Christmas by Johnny Mathis, Nostalgia by Annie Lennox, Partners by Barbra Streisand and Night Songs by Barry Manilow.
The nominees for Best Americana Album are The River & The Thread by Rosanne Cash, Terms of My Surrender by John Hiatt, Bluesamericana by Keb’ Mo’, A Dotted Line by Nickel Creek and Metamodern Sounds in Country Music by Sturgill Simpson.
The nominees for Best Spoken Word Album are Actors Anonymous by James Franco, A Call to Action by Jimmy Carter, Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America by John Waters, A Fighting Chance by Elizabeth Warren, Diary of a Mad Diva by Joan Rivers and We Will Survive: True Stories of Encouragement, Inspiration and the Power of Song by Gloria Gaynor.
The nominees for Best Gospel Album are Help by Erica Campbell, Amazing by Ricky Dillard & New G, Withholding Nothing: Live by William McDowell, Forever Yours by Smokie Norful and Vintage Worship by Anita Wilson.
The final and top nomination — Album of the Year — will be announced during a TV special A Very GRAMMY Christmas, airing on Friday at 9 p.m. ET/PT on City.
The GRAMMY Awards will air on City on Feb. 8 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
