An outstanding year in music means a gifted range of artists will be acknowledged at the 2016 Grammy Awards.
The 58th round of nominations for next year’s occasion have been released.
Here are the nominees for the most coveted awards:
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 Khalifa 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 Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Tony Bennett & Bill Charlap – The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern
Bob Dylan – Shadows in the Night
Josh Groban – Stages
Seth MacFarlane – No One Ever Tells You
Barry Manilow (& Various Artists) – My Dream Duets
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 Ü 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 Rap Album
J. Cole – 2014 Forest Hills Drive
Dr. Dre – Compton
Drake – If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late
Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp a Butterfly
Nicki Minaj – The Pinkprint
Best Music Video
A$AP Rocky – LSD
The Dead Weather – I Feel Love
Kendrick Lamar – Alright
Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar – Bad Blood
Taylor Swift was a shoe-in with her nominations in major categories such as Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Music Video from her smash-hit album 1989.
Ed Sheeran’s chart-topping song Thinking Out Loud achieved two nominations with Kendrick Lamar raking in 11 nominations including Album of the Year.
This year’s heavyweights like Adele, Justin Bieber and Nick Jonas didn’t make the cut, as their albums weren’t released in time. The negative uproar from these artists’ fans caused Grammy Officials to release a statement on their website.
“For the 58th Annual Grammy Awards, albums must be released between Oct. 1, 2014, and Sept. 30, 2015,”.
The ceremony will be held on Monday, February 15, 2016, at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles, California.
This video shows the music videos of the nominated songs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PhDZRZLBAk
