Nominees announced Friday in the top categories for the 57th annual Grammy Awards:
Album of the year:
Congrats @theGRAMMYs Album Of The Year noms @beyonce @pharrell @edsheeran @beck @samsmithworld #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/fAw928Hd00
— The GRAMMYs (@TheGRAMMYs) December 6, 2014
“Morning Phase,” Beck; “Beyonce,” Beyonce; “X,” Ed Sheeran; “In the Lonely Hour,” Sam Smith; “G I R L,” Pharrell.
Record of the year:
.@theGRAMMYs Record Of The Year noms @IGGYAZALEA @charli_xcx @sia @samsmithworld @taylorswift13 @Meghan_Trainor pic.twitter.com/AhC0cbnOIb
— The GRAMMYs (@TheGRAMMYs) December 5, 2014
“Fancy,” Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX; “Chandelier,” Sia; “Stay With Me (Darkchild Version),” Sam Smith; “Shake It Off,” Taylor Swift; “All About That Bass,” Meghan Trainor.
Song of the year (songwriter’s award):
Congrats to @theGRAMMYs Song Of The Year noms @Meghan_Trainor, @sia, @taylorswift13, @samsmithworld & @hozier! <3 https://t.co/xqncX3LrSb
— Troye Sivan (@troyesivan) December 5, 2014
“All About That Bass,” Meghan Trainor and Kevin Kadish; “Chandelier,” Sia and Jesse Shatkin; “Shake It Off,” Taylor Swift, Max Martin and Shellback; “Stay With Me (Darkchild Version),” Sam Smith, James Napier and William Phillips; “Take Me to Church,” Hozier.
Best new artist:
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— Ryan Seacrest (@RyanSeacrest) December 5, 2014
Iggy Azalea; Bastille; Brandy Clark; HAIM; Sam Smith.
Best pop vocal album:
Congrats #GRAMMYs Best Pop Vocal Album noms @coldplay @mileycyrus @arianagrande @katyperry @edsheeran @samsmithworld pic.twitter.com/h7aozKO1pJ — The GRAMMYs (@TheGRAMMYs) December 5, 2014
“Ghost Stories,” Coldplay; “Bangerz,” Miley Cyrus; “My Everything,” Ariana Grande; “Prism,” Katy Perry; “X,” Ed Sheeran; “In the Lonely Hour,” Sam Smith.
Best pop solo performance:
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— Ryan Seacrest (@RyanSeacrest) December 5, 2014
“All of Me (Live),” John Legend; “Chandelier,” Sia; “Stay With Me (Darkchild Version),” Sam Smith; “Shake It Off,” Taylor Swift; “Happy (Live),” Pharrell.
Best country album:
Congrats @theGRAMMYs Best Music Video noms @arcadefire @djsnake @liljon @sia @pharrell @Woodkid https://t.co/tknNSzdePW — weezer (@Weezer) December 5, 2014
“Riser,” Dierks Bentley; “The Outsiders,” Eric Church; “12 Stories,” Brandy Clark; “Platinum,” Miranda Lambert; “The Way I’m Livin’,” Lee Ann Womack.
Best urban contemporary album:
“Sail Out,” Jhene Aiko; “Beyonce,” Beyonce; “X,” Chris Brown; “Mali Is,” Mali Music; “G I R L,” Pharrell.
Best R&B album:
“Islander,” Bernhoft; “Lift Your Spirit,” Aloe Blacc; “Love, Marriage & Divorce,” Toni Braxton and Babyface; “Black Radio 2,” Robert Glasper Experiment; “Give the People What They Want,” Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings.
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 rock album:
Congrats @theGRAMMYs Best Music Video noms @arcadefire @djsnake @liljon @sia @pharrell @Woodkid https://t.co/tknNSzdePW — weezer (@Weezer) December 5, 2014
“Ryan Adams,” Ryan Adams; “Morning Phase,” Beck; “Turn Blue,” the Black Keys; “Magnetic Eye,” Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers; “Songs of Innocence,” U2.
Best alternative music album:
“This Is All Yours,” Alt-J; “Reflektor,” Arcade Fire; “Melophobia,” Cage the Elephant; “St. Vincent,” St. Vincent; “Lazaretto,” Jack White.
