With the 58th annual Grammys being only 2 months away, the list of nominations have finally been unveiled and you have to check them out! Today’s reveal of the official nominees came with a lot of surprises.
This year, Kendrick Lamar takes the lead with a total of 11 nominations!! Taylor Swift along with The Weeknd follow up with being nominated 7 Grammys each. Another great surprise to the list was seeing one of POD’s favorite, Kehlani, being nominated under ‘Best Urban Contemporary Album’ category for her MIXTAPE You Should Be Here.
You can catch the Grammys on February 15th airing on CBS @ 8 PM.
Check out some of the nominees for the 2016 Grammys down below, and click here to view the full list of nominations.
Best New Artist
Courtney Barnett
James Bay
Sam Hunt
Tori Kelly
Meghan Trainor
Record of the Year
“Really Love” – D’Angelo and The Vanguard
“Uptown Funk” – Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars
“Thinking Ot Loud” – Ed Sheeran
“Blank Space” – Taylor Swift
“Can’t Feel My Face” – The Weeknd
Song of the Year
“Alright” – Kendrick Lamar (Written by Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Anthony Spears, & Pharrell Williams)
“Blank Space” – Taylor Swift (Written by Max Martin, Shellback, & Taylor Swift)
“Girl Crush” – Little Big Town (Written by Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, & Liz Rose)
“See You Again” – Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth (Written by Andrew Cedar, Justin Franks, Charles Puth, & Cameron Thomaz)
“Thinking Out Loud” – Ed Sheeran (Written by Ed Sheeran & Amy Wadge)
Album of the Year
Sound and Color – Alabama Shakes
To Pimp A Butterfly – Kendrick Lamar
Traveller – Chris Stapleton
1989 – Taylor Swift
Beauty Behind The Madness – The Weeknd
Best Pop Solo Performance
“Heartbeat Song” – Kelly Clarkson
“Love Me Like You Do” – Ellie Goulding
“Thinking Out Loud” – Ed Sheeran
“Blank Space” – Taylor Swift
“Can’t Feel My Face” – The Weeknd
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Ship To Wreck” – Florence + The Machine
“Sugar” – Maroon 5
“Uptown Funk” – Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Maros
“Bad Blood” – Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar
“See You Again” – Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Pluth
Best Pop Vocal Album
Piece By Piece – Kelly Clarkson
How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful – Florence + The Machine
Uptown Special – Mark Ronson
1989 – Taylor Swift
Before This World – James Taylor
Best Dance Recording
“We’re All We Need” – Above & Beyond feat. Zoë Johnston
“Go” – The Chemical Brothers
“Never Catch Me” – Flying Lotus feat. Kendrick Lamar
“Runaway (U & I)” – Gallants
“Where Are Ü Now” – Skrillex and Diplo with Justin Bieber
Best Dance/Electronic Album
Our Love – Caribou
Born In The Echoes – The Chemical Brothers
Caracal – Disclosure
In Colour – Jamie XX
Skrillex And Diplo Present Jack Ü – Skrillex and Diplo
Best Rock Performance
“Don’t Wanna Fight” – Alabama Shakes
“What Kind Of Man” – Florence + The Machine
“Something From Nothing” – Foo Fighters
“Ex’s & Oh’s” – Elle King
“Moaning Lisa Smile” – Wolf Alice
Best Metal Performance
“Identity” – August Burns Red
“Cirice” – Ghost
“512” – Lamb Of God
“Thank You” – Sevendust
“Custer” – Slipknot
Best Rock Song
“Don’t Wanna Fight” – Alabama Shakes (Written by Alabama Shakes)
“Ex’s & Oh’s” – Elle King (Written by Dave Bassett & Elle King)
“Hold Back The River” – James Bay (Written by Iain Archer & James Bay)
“Lydia” – Highly Suspect (Written by Richard Meyer, Ryan Meyer, & Johnny Stevens)
“What Kind Of Man” – Florence + The Machine (Written by John Hill, Tom Hull, & Florence Welch)
Best Rock Album
Chaos And The Calm – James Bay
Kintsugi – Death Cab For Cutie
Mister Asylum – Highly Suspect
Drones – Muse
.5: The Gray Chapter – Slipknot
Best Alternative Music Album
Sound & Color – Alabama Shakes
Vulnicura – Björk
The Waterfall – My Morning Jacket
Currents – Tame Impala
Star Wars – Wilco
Best R&B Performance
“If I Don’t Have You” – Tamar Braxton
“Rise Up” – Andra Day
“Breathing Underwater” – Hiatus Kaiyote
“Planes” – Jeremih feat. J. Cole
“Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)” – The Weeknd
Best Traditional R&B Performance
“He Is” – Faith Evans
“Little Ghetto Boy” – Lalah Hathaway
“Let It Burn” – Jazmine Sullivan
“Shame” – Tyrese
“My Favorite Part Of You” – Charlie Wilson
Best R&B Song
“Coffee” – Miguel (Written by Brook Davis & Miguel Pimentel)
“Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)” – The Weeknd (Written by Ahmad Balshe, Stephan Moccio, Jason Quenneville, & Abel Tesfaye)
“Let It Burn” – Jazmine Sullivan (Written by Kenny B. Edmonds, Jazmine Sullivan, & Dwane M. Weir II)
“Really Love” – D’Angelo And The Vanguard (Written by D’Angelo & Kendra Foster)
“Shame” – Tyrese (Written by Warryn Campbell, Tyrese Gibson, & DJ Rogers Jr)
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Ego Death – The Internet
You Should Be Here – Kehlani
Blood – Lianne La Havas
Wildheart – Miguel
Beauty Behind The Madness – The Weeknd
Best R&B Album
Coming Home – Leon Bridges
Black Messiah – D’Angelo And The Vanguard
Cheers To The Fall – Andra Day
Reality Show – Jazmine Sullivan
Forever Charlie – Charlie Wilson
Best Rap Performance
“Apparently” – J. Cole
“Back To Back” – Drake
“Trap Queen” – Fetty Wap
“Alright” – Kendrick Lamar
“Truffle Butter” – Nicki Minaj feat. Drake & Lil Wayne
“All Day” – Kanye West feat. Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom, & Paul McCartney
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
“One Man Can Change The World” – Big Sean feat. Kanye West & John Legend
“Glory” – Common & John Legend
“Classic Man” – Jidenna feat. Roman GianArthur
“These Walls” – Kendrick Lamar feat. Bilal, Anna Wise, & Thundercat
“Only” – Nicki Minaj feat. Drake, Lil Wayne, & Chris Brown
Best Rap Song
“All Day” – Kanye West feat. Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom, & Paul McCartney (Written by Ernest Brown, Tyler Bryant, Sean Combs, Mike Dean, Rennard East, Noah Goldstein, Malik Yusef Jones, Karim Kharbouch, Allan Kyariga, Kendrick Lamar, Paul McCartney, Victor Mensah, Charles Njapa, Che Pope, Patrick Reynolds, Allen Ritter, Kanye West, Mario Winans & Cydel Young)
“Alright” – Kendrick Lamar (Written by Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Anthony Spears, & Pharrell Williams)
“Energy” – Drake (Written by Richard Dorfmeister, A. Graham, Markus Kienzl, M. O’Brien, M. Samuels & Phillip Thomas)
“Glory” – Common & John Legend (Written by Lonnie Lynn, Che Smith, & John Stephens)
“Trap Queen” – Fetty Wap (Written by Tony Fadd & Willie J. Maxwell)
Best Rap Album
2014 Forest Hills Drive – J. Cole
Compton – Dr. Dre
If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late – Drake
To Pimp A Butterfly – Kendrick Lamar
The Pinkprint – Nicki Minaj
Best Country Solo Performance
“Burning House” – Cam
“Traveller” – Chris Stapleton
“Little Toy Guns” – Carrie Underwood
“John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16” – Keith Urban
“Chances Are” – Lee Ann Womack
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
“Stay A Little Longer” – Brothers Osborne
“If I Needed You” – Joey + Rory
“The Driver” – Charles Kelley, Dierks Bentley, & Eric Paslay
“Girl Crush” – Little Big Town
“Lonely Tonight” – Blake Shelton feat. Ashley Monroe
Best Country Song
“Chances Are” – Lee Ann Womack (Written by Hayes Carll)
“Diamond Rings And Old Barstools” – Tim McGraw (Written by Barry Dean, Luke Laird & Jonathan Singleton)
“Girl Crush” – Little Big Town (Written by Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, & Liz Rose)
“Hold My Hand” – Brandy Clark (Written by Brandy Clark & Mark Stephen Jones)
“Traveller” – Chris Stapleton (Written by Chris Stapleton)
Best Country Album
Montevallo – Sam Hunt
Pain Killer – Little Big Town
The Blade – Ashley Monroe
Pageant Material – Kacey Musgraves
Traveller – Chris Stapleton
Best New Age Album
Grace – Paul Avgerinos
Bhakti Without Borders – Madi Das
Voyager – Catherine Duc
Love – Peter Kater
Asia Beauty – Ron Korb
Best Latin Pop Album
Terral – Pablo Alborán
Healer – Alex Cuba
A Quien Quiera Escuchar (Deluxe Edition) – Ricky Martin
Sirope – Alejandro Sanz
Algo Sucede – Julieta Venegas
Best Latin Rock, Urban Or Alternative Album
Amanecer – Bomba Estereo
Mondongo – La Cuenta Son Machín
Hasta La Raíz – Natalia Lafourcade
Caja De Música – Monsieur Periné
Dale – Pitbull
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 Song Written For Visual Media
“Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)” – The Weeknd (Written by Ahmad Balshe, Stephan Moccio, Jason Quenneville, & Abel Tesfaye)
“Glory” – Common & John Legend (Written by Lonnie Lynn, Che Smith, & John Stephens)
“Love Me Like You Do” – Ellie Goulding (Written by Savan Kotecha, Max Martin, Tove Nilsson, Ali Payami, & Ilya Salmanzadeh)
“See You Again” – Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth (Written by Andrew Cedar, Justin Franks, Charles Puth, & Cameron Thomaz)
“Til It Happens To You” – Lady Gaga (Written by Lady Gaga & Diane Warren)
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Jeff Bhasker
Dave Cobb
Diplo
Larry Klein
Blake Mills
Best Music Video
“LSD” – ASAP Rocky
“I Feel Love (Every Million Miles)” – The Dead Weather
“Alright” – Kendrick Lamar
“Bad Blood” – Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar
“Freedom” – Pharrell Williams
Best Music Film
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise Of James Brown – James Brown
Sonic Highways – Foo Fighters
What Happened, Miss Simone? – Nina Simone
The Wall – Roger Waters
Amy – Amy Winehouse
