You may think that since the year is about to end, nothing exciting happens, but that´s not quite true. On Tuesday December 6th, the official nominees for the Grammy Awards were announced. The ceremony will take place on February 12, 2017.
The ceremony will celebrate the 59th Grammy Awards. Meghan Trainor revealed contestants for the marquee category on a live CBS show. Among the big names we have Rihanna with 8 nominations, which are the same as Kanye West, at the top of the list we find Queen B with 9 nominations.
Take a look at the nominees of the main categories:
General:
This category includes the awards for Album of The Year, Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year and Best New Artist. Adele has three nominations in this field. She’s a nominee for Album Of The Year with her LP “25”. Her single “Hello” is on the run for Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year.
Nominees for Album Of The Year:
25 — Adele
Lemonade — Beyoncé
Purpose — Justin Bieber
Views — Drake
A Sailor’s Guide To Earth — Sturgill Simpson
Nominees for Record Of The Year:
“Hello” — Adele
“Formation” — Beyoncé
“7 Years” — Lukas Graham
“Work” — Rihanna Featuring Drake
“Stressed Out” — Twenty One Pilots
Nominees for Record Of The Year:
“Formation” — Khalif Brown, Asheton Hogan, Beyoncé Knowles & Michael L. Williams II, songwriters (Beyoncé)
“Hello” — Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Adele)
“I Took A Pill In Ibiza” — Mike Posner, songwriter (Mike Posner)
“7 Years” — Lukas Forchhammer, Stefan Forrest, Morten Pilegaard & Morten
“Love Yourself” — Justin Bieber, Benjamin Levin & Ed Sheeran, songwriters (Justin Bieber)
Nominees for Best New Artist:
Kelsea Ballerini
Chance The Rapper
Maren Morris
Anderson Pack
The Chainsmokers
Pop:
Adele and Justin Bieber have two nominations each,for Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Pop Solo Performance. Meanwhile, The Chainsmokers compete for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, they put on a show with the song Closer at this year’s AMA’s, they even invited one of the members of Blink 182 who’s band is mentioned in the song.
Nominees for Best Pop Vocal Album:
25 — Adele
Purpose — Justin Bieber
Dangerous Woman — Ariana Grande
Confident — Demi Lovato
This Is Acting — Sia
Nominees for Best Pop Solo Performance:
“Hello” — Adele
“Hold Up” — Beyonce
“Love Yourself” — Justin Bieber
“Dangerous Woman” — Ariana Grande
“Piece By Piece (Idol Version)” — Kelly Clarkson
Nominees for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:
“Closer” — The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey
“7 Years” — Lukas Graham
“Work” — Rihanna Featuring Drake
“Cheap Thrills” — Sia Featuring Sean Paul
“Stressed Out” — Twenty One Pilots
Rock:
One of Rock’s greatest artists, passed away this year, David Bowie, but his work is still on everybody’s minds as for which he has two nominations in this category.
Nominees for Best Rock Performance:
“Joe (Live From Austin City Limits)” — Alabama Shakes
“Don’t Hurt Yourself” — Beyoncé Featuring Jack White
“Blackstar” — David Bowie
“The Sound Of Silence” — Disturbed
“Heathens” — Twenty One Pilots
Nominees for Best Rock Song:
“Blackstar” — David Bowie, songwriter (David Bowie)
“Burn the Witch” —Radiohead, songwriters (Radiohead)
“Hardwired” — James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich, songwriters (Metallica
“Heathens” — Tyler Joseph, songwriter (Twenty One Pilots)
“My Name Is Human” — Rich Meyer, Ryan Meyer & Johnny Stevens, songwriters (Highly Suspect)
Nominees for Best Rock Album:
California — Blink-182
Tell Me I’m Pretty — Cage The Elephant
Magma — Gojira
Death Of A Bachelor — Panic! At The Disco
Weezer — Weezer
R&B:
Rihanna is on the top of this category with two nominations for Best Performance and Best Urban Contemporary Album.
Nominees for Best R&B Performance:
“Turnin’ Me Up” — BJ The Chicago Kid
“Permission” — Ro James
“I Do” — Musiq Soulchild
“Needed Me” — Rihanna
“Cranes in the Sky” — Solange
Nominees for Best Urban Contemporary Album:
Lemonade — Beyoncé
Ology — Gallant
We Are King — KING
Malibu — Anderson .Pack
Anti — Rihanna
Rap:
Kanye West is the King of Rap, he has the most nominations in this category. All of them are related to his record “Life Of Pablo” that is also one of the best albums of this year according to Rolling Stones Magazine.
Nominees for Best Rap Performance:
“No Problem” — Chance The Rapper Featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz
“Panda” —Desiigner
“Pop Style” — Drake Featuring The Throne
“All The Way Up” — Fat Joe & Remy Ma Featuring French Montana & Infared
“That Part” — ScHoolboy Q Featuring Kanye West
Nominees for Best Rap/Sung Performance:
“Freedom” — Beyoncé Featuring Kendrick Lamar
“Hotline Bling” — Drake
“Broccoli” — D.R.A.M. Featuring Lil Yachty
“Ultralight Beam” — Kanye West Featuring Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream
“Famous” — Kanye West Featuring Rihanna
Nominees for Best Rap Album:
Coloring Book — Chance The Rapper
And the Anonymous Nobody — De La Soul
Major Key — DJ Khaled
Views — Drake
Blank Face LP — ScHoolboy Q
The Life of Pablo — Kanye West