Grammy Nominations: Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift, The Weeknd Lead The Pack

Robbie Daw | December 7, 2015 9:26 am
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The millions of fans of Adele will have to wait a full year to see if 25 is recognized when Grammy nods are announced, as the release-date cutoff for nominees was September 30. And so it’s no surprise that Taylor Swift‘s 1989, which arrived in October 2014, is the belle of the ball this time around. Leading everyone is Kendrick Lamar, who has 11 nominations (including Song Of The Year, Album Of The Year and Best Rap Performance.)

The 58th annual Grammy Awards are set to go down at Los Angeles’ Staples Center on February 15, 2016. Swift’s five times Platinum 1989 will be going into the event strong, as it’s up for Album Of The Year and Best Pop Vocal Album, while its second single “Blank Space” is nominated for Song Of The Year and Best Pop Solo Performance, and fourth single “Bad Blood” is one of the Best Music Video contenders.

Elsewhere, The Weeknd‘s Beauty Behind The Madness is also up for Album Of The Year and Best Urban Contemporary Album, while the LP’s second single “Can’t Feel My Face” is nominated for Record Of The Year and Best Pop Solo Performance, and the singer’s Fifty Shades Of Grey soundtrack cut “Earned It” was recognized in the Best R&B Performance and Best R&B Song categories.

Another multiple nominee: Ed Sheeran. The British singer features on The Weeknd’s Album Of The Year nominated Beauty Behind The Madness, while his own tune “Thinking Out Loud” is up for Song Of The Year, Record Of The Year and Best Pop Solo Performance.

SONG OF THE YEAR
“Alright,” Kendrick Lamar
“Blank Space,” Taylor Swift
“Girl Crush,” Little Big Town
“See You Again,” Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
“Thinking Out Loud,” Ed Sheeran

RECORD OF THE YEAR
“Really Love,: D’Angelo & The Vanguard
“Uptown Funk,” Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
“Thinking Out Loud,” Ed Sheeran
“Can’t Feel My Face,” The Weeknd
“Blank Space,” Taylor Swift

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Sound & Color, Alabama Shakes
To Pimp A Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar
Traveller, Chris Stapleton
1989, Taylor Swift
Beauty Behind The Madness, The Weeknd

BEST NEW ARTIST
Courtney Barnett
James Bay
Sam Hunt
Tori Kelly
Meghan Trainor

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 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 featuring Bruno Mars
“Bad Blood,” Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar
“See You Again,” Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth

BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
“If I Don’t Have You,” Tamar Braxton
“Rise Up,” Andra Day
“Breathing Underwater,” Hiatus Kaiyote
“Planes,” Jeremih Featuring J. Cole
“Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey),” The Weeknd

BEST R&B SONG
“Really Love,” D’Angelo And The Vanguard
“Coffee,” Miguel
“Let It Burn,” Jazmine Sullivan
“Shame,” Tyrese
“Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey,” The Weeknd

BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
“Apparently,” J. Cole
“Back To Back,” Drake
“Trap Queen,” Fetty Wap
“Alright,” Kendrick Lamar
“Truffle Butter,” Nicki Minaj featuring Drake & Lil Wayne
“All Day,” Kanye West featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney

BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
“One Man Can Change The World,” Big Sean featuring Kanye West & John Legend
“Glory,” Common & John Legend
“Classic Man,” Jidenna Featuring Roman GianArthur
“These Walls,” Kendrick Lamar featuring Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat
“Only,” Nicki Minaj featuring Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown

BEST DANCE RECORDING
“We’re All We Need,” Above & Beyond featuring Zoe Johnston
“Go,” The Chemical Brothers
“Never Catch Me,” Flying Lotus featuring Kendrick Lamar
“Runaway (U & I),” Galantis
“Where Are U Now,” Skrillex & Diplo featuring Justin Bieber

BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM
Our Love, Caribou
Born In The Echoes, The Chemical Brothers
Caracal, Disclosure
In Colour, Jamie XX
Skrillex & Diplo Present Jack U, Skrillex & Diplo

See the full list of nominees for the 2016 Grammy Awards here.