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See All The Nominees For The 2016 Grammys

See All The Nominees For The 2016 Grammys

Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift and The Weeknd lead this year with the most nominations

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The nominees list for the 58th Grammy Awards were announced today, and Kendrick Lamar leads with 11 nominations. Next in line are Taylor Swift and The Weeknd, who are tied with 7 nominations each. The awards ceremony doesn't air until 15 February, but you can start picking out and rooting for your favourites now. Scroll through below to see who made the list.

Record Of The Year

"Really Love", D'Angelo And The Vanguard

"Uptown Funk", Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars

"Thinking Out Loud", Ed Sheeran

"Blank Space", Taylor Swift

"Can't Feel My Face", The Weeknd

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

Song of the Year

​"Alright", Kendrick Lamar

"Blank Space", Taylor Swift

"Girl Crush", Little Big Town

"See You Again", Wiz Khalifa Feat. Charlie Puth

"Thinking Out Loud", Ed Sheeran

Best New Artist

Courtney Barnett

​James Bay

Sam Hunt

Tory Kelly

Meghan Trainor

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 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 Featuring Zoë Johnston

"Go", The Chemical Brothers

"Never Catch Me", Flying Lotus Featuring Kendrick Lamar

"Runaway (U & I)", Galantis

"Where Are Ü Now", Skrillex and 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 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 Rock Song

​"Don't Wanna Fight", Alabama Shakes

"Ex's & Oh's", Elle King

"Hold Back the River", James Bay

"Lydia", Highly Suspect

"What Kind of Man", Florence + The Machine

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," Andrea Day

"Breathing Underwater", Hiatus Kaiyote

"Planes", Jeremih Featuring J. Cole

"Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)", The Weeknd

Best R&B Song

​"Coffee", Miguel

"Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)", The Weeknd

"Let It Burn", Jazmine Sullivan

"Really Love", D'Angelo And The Vanguard

"Shame", Tyrese

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 Featuring Drake & Lil Wayne

"All Day", Kanye West Featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom, and 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 Rap Song

​"All Day", Kanye West Featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom, and Paul McCartney

"Alright", Kendrick Lamar

"Energy", Drake

"Glory", ​Common & John Legend​

"Trap Queen", Fetty Wap

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 Song

​"Chances Are", Lee Ann Womack

"Diamond Rings and Old Barstools", Tim McGraw

"Girl Crush", Little Big Town

"Hold My Hand", Brandy Clark

"Traveller", 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 Musical Theater Album

​An American In Paris

Fun Home

Hamilton

The King and I

Something Rotten!

See the full list on Grammy.com.

From: Harper's BAZAAR US

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