2015 GRAMMY NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED
December 06, 2014The Recording Academy announced the
nominations for the 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards throughout the day yesterday,
except for Album of The Year, which was announced last night during the one-hour
TV concert special, A Very GRAMMY Christmas. To be considered for nomination,
recordings must be released within the eligibility year October 1, 2013 –
September 30, 2014.
This year newcomer and soulful
British singer/songwriter, Sam Smith, is leading the pack as one of the
most-nominated artists of the 2015 GRAMMY Awards. But, Smith isn’t alone at the
top of the list because Beyoncé and Pharrell Williams tie with him each also earning
six nominations, including Album of The Year. Beyoncé has been breaking molds
and has broken the record set by Dolly Parton as the most nominated female
artist in GRAMMY Award history. Iggy Azalea, Beck, Usher, Miranda Lambert, Sia,
and Jack White garnered hour GRAMMY nods each. Azalea and Sam Smith among
others will battle it out for Best New Artist Award.
Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The
Recording Academy is pleased with the myriad of artists nominated stating:
“This year’s nominees are a reflection of the
music community’s diversity and range of talent, and a testament to The Academy’s
voting process… The Recording Academy is pleased to celebrate this talented
crop of artists, nominated to receive music’s greatest honor for their contributions
to their respective genres. The tone for Music’s Biggest Night has undoubtedly
been set, and we look forward to producing one of the most exciting telecasts
in GRAMMY history.”
The 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards
will take place on Sunday, February 8, 2015 at the STAPLES Center in Los
Angeles and air live on CBS 8 PM (ET).
Here is a small taste of the nominations.
For a complete nominations list, visit www.grammy.com.
Are you surprised by the nominations? What are your GRAMMY picks?
Are you surprised by the nominations? What are your GRAMMY picks?
RECORD OF THE YEAR:
Fancy – Iggy Azalea
Chandelier – Sia
Stay With Me (Darkchild Version) –
Sam Smith
Shake It Off – Taylor Swift
All About That Bass – Meghan Trainor
ALBULM OF THE YEAR:
Morning Phase – Beck
Beyoncé – Beyoncé
X – Ed Sheeran
In The Lonely Hour – Sam Smith
Girl – Pharrell Williams
SONG OF THE YEAR:
All About That Bass – Meghan Trainor
Chandelier – Sia
Shake it Off – Taylor Swift
Stay With Me (Darkchild Version) – Sam
Smith
Take Me To Church – Hozier
BEST NEW ARTIST:
Iggy Azalea
Bastille
Brandy Clark
Haim
Sam Smith
BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE:
All of Me (Live) – John Legend
Chandelier – Sia
Stay With Me (Darkchild Version) –
Sam Smith
Shake It Off – Taylor Swift
Happy (Live) – Pharrell Williams
BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE:
Fancy – Iggy Azalea Featuring Charli
XCX
A Sky Full of Stars – Coldplay
Say Something – A Great Big World
with Christina Aguilera
Bang Bang – Jessie J. Ariana Grande
& Nicki Minaj
Dark Horse – Katy Perry Featuring
Juicy J
BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBULM:
Cheek To Cheek – Tony Bennett &
Lady Gaga
Nostalgia – Annie Lennox
Night Songs – Barry Manilow
Sending You a Little Christmas –
Johnny Mathis
Partners – Barbara Streisand with
Various Artists
BEST POP VOCAL ALBULM:
Ghost Stories – Coldplay
Bangerz – Miley Cyrus
My Everything – Ariana Grande
Prism – Katy Perry
X – Ed Sheeran
In The Lonely Hour – Sam Smith
BEST DANCE RECORDING:
Never Say Never – Basement Jaxx
Rather Be – Clean Bandit Featuring
Jess Glynne
F For You – Disclosure Featuring
Mary J. Blige
I Got U – Duke Dumont Featuring Jax
Jones
Faded – Zhu
BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM:
Syro – Aphex Twin
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Nabuma Rubberband – Little Dragon
Do It Again – Röyksopp & Robyn
Damage Control – Mat Zo
BEST ROCK ALBUM:
Ryan Adams – Ryan Adams
Morning Phase – Beck
Turn Blue – The Black Keys
Hypnotic Eye – Tom Petty & The
Heartbreakers
Songs Of Innocence – U2
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM:
This Is All Yours – Alt-J
Reflecktor – Aracade Fire
Melophobia – Cage The Elephant
St. Vincent – St. Vincent
Lazaretto – Jack White
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE:
Drunk In Love – Beyoncé Featuring
Jay Z
New Flame – Chris Brown Featuring
Usher & Rick Ross
It’s Your World – Jennifer Hudson
Featuring R. Kelly
Like This – Ledisi
Good Kisser – Usher
As – Marsha Ambrosius & Anthony
Hamilton
I.R.S. – Angie Fisher
Jesus Children – Robert Glasper
Experiment Featuring Lalah Hathaway & Malcolm Jamal Warner
Nobody – Kem
Hold Up Wait A Minute (Woo Woo) –
Antonique Smith
BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM:
Sail Out – Jhené Aiko
Beyoncé – Beyoncé
X – Chris Brown
Mali Is… - Mali Music
Girl – Pharrell Williams
BEST R&B ALBUM:
Islander – Bernhoft
Lift Your Spirit – Aloe Blacc
Love, Marriage & Divorce – Toni Braxton
& Babyface
Black Radio 2 – Robert Glasper
Experiment
Give The People What They Want –
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE:
3005 – Childish Gambino
0 To 100/The Catch Up – Drake
Rap God – Eminem
I – Kendrick Lamar
All I Need Is You – Lecrae
BEST RAP ALBUM:
The New Classic – Iggy Azalea
Because The Internet – Childish Gambino
Nobody’s Smiling – Common
The Marshall Mathers LP2 – Eminem
Oxymoron – Schoolboy Q
Blacc Hollywood – Wiz Khalifa
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM:
Riser – Dierks Bentley
The Outsiders – Eric Church
12 Stories – Brandy Clark
Platinum – Miranda Lambert
The Way I’m Livin’ – Lee Ann Womack
BEST GOSPEL ALBUM:
Help – Erica Campbell
Amazing [Live] – Ricky Dillard &
New G
Withholding Nothing [Live] – William
McDowell
Forever Yours – Smokie Norful
Vintage Worship – Anita Wilson
BEST REGGAE ALBUM:
Fly Rasta – Ziggy marley
Full Frequency – Sean Paul
Back On The Controls – Lee ‘Scratch’
Perry
Out of Many, One Music – Shaggy
The Reggae Power – Sly & Robbie
& Spicy Chocolate
Amid The Noise And Haste – Soja
BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM:
Aladdin
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
A Gentlemen’s Guide To Love &
Murder
Hedwig And The Angry Inch
West Side Story
BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR
VISUAL MEDIA:
American Hustle
Frozen
Get On Up: The James Brown Story
Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix
Vol. 1
The Wolf of Wall Street
BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL
MEDIA:
Frozen
Gone Girl
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Gravity
Saving Mr. Banks
BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA:
Everything Is Awesome
I See Fire
I’m Not Gonna Miss You
Let It Go
The Moon Song
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