The Grammy Awards 2016: Full nominations list!
Does Taylor Swift lead this year's charge?!
The full nominations list for the 58th annual Grammy Awards has been revealed!
Rap sensation Kendrick Lamar leads the charge with 11 prestigious nods including Album of the Year (for ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’), Song of the Year (‘Alright’) and Rap Album of the Year.
Kendrick’s ‘Bad Blood’ collaborator Taylor Swift follows closely behind with seven nominations – a tally equalled by Canadian R&B icon The Weeknd.
British acts in the mix for coveted honours include Ed Sheeran (Song and Record of the Year for ‘Thinking Out Loud’) and James Bay (Best New Artist, Best Rock Song for ‘Hold Back The River’ & Best Rock Album for ‘Chaos and the Calm’).
Despite smashing records across the globe with the colossal ‘25’, Adele's rcord is not eligible for this year’s Grammys as it was released too late.
The Grammy Awards take place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday 15th February 2016.
The full nominations list is as follows:
Album of the Year Alabama Shakes, Sound and Color Kendrick Lamar, To Pimp a Butterfly Chris Stapleton, Traveller Taylor Swift, 1989 The Weeknd, Beauty Behind the Madness
Song of the Year Kendrick Lamar, "Alright" Taylor Swift, "Blank Space" Little Big Town, "Girl Crush" Wiz Kahifa feat. Charlie Puth, "See You Again" Ed Sheeran, "Thinking Out Loud"
Record of the Year D'Angelo and the Vanguard, "Really Love" Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk" Ed Sheeran, "Thinking Out Loud" Taylor Swift, "Blank Space" The Weeknd, "Can't Feel my Face"
Best New Artist Courtney Barnett James Bay Sam Hunt Tori Kelly Meghan Trainor
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance Florence + The Machine, " Ship to Wreck" Maroon 5, "Sugar" Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk" Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar, "Bad Blood" Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth, "See You Again"
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Tony Bennett & Bill Charlap, The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern Bob Dylan, Shadows in the Night Josh Groban, Stages Seth MacFarlane, No One Ever Tells You Barry Manilow (& Various Artists), My Dream Duets
Best Pop Vocal Album Kelly Clarkson, Piece by Piece Florence + The Machine, How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful Mark Ronson, Uptown Special Taylor Swift, 1989 James Taylor, Before This World
Best Dance Recording Above & Beyond feat. Zoë Johnston, :We're All We Need" The Chemical Brothers, "Go: Flying Lotus feat. Kendrick Lamar, "Never Catch Me" Galantis, "Runaway (U & I)" Skrillex and Diplo With Justin Bieber, "Where Are Ü Now"
Best Rock Performance Alabama Shakes, "Don't Wanna Fight" Florence + The Machine,"What Kind Of Man" Foo Fighters, "Something From Nothing" Elle King, "Ex's & Oh's" Wolf Alice, "Moaning Lisa Smile"
Best Alternative Music Album Alabama Shakes, Sound & Color Björk, Vulnicura My Morning Jacket, The Waterfall Tame Impala, Currents Wilco, Star Wars
Best Urban Contemporary Album The Internet, Ego Death Kehlani, You Should Be Here Lianne La Havas, Blood Miguel, Wildheart The Weeknd, Beauty Behind the Madness
Best Rap Album J. Cole, 2014 Forest Hills Drive Dr. Dre, Compton Drake, If Youre Reading This Its Too Late Kendrick Lamar, To Pimp a Butterfly Nicki Minaj, The Pinkprint
Best Country Album Sam Hunt, Montevallo Little Big Town, Pain Killer Ashley Monroe, The Blade Kacey Musgraves, Pageant Material Chris Stapleton, Traveller
Best Jazz Instrumental Album Joey Alexander, My Favorite Things Terence Blanchard feat. The E-Collective, Breathless Robert Glasper & The Robert Glasper Trio, Covered: Recorded Live at Capitol Studios Jimmy Greene, Beautiful Life John Scofield, Past Present
Best Gospel Album Karen Clark Sheard, Destined to Win (Live) Dorinda Clark-Cole, Living It Tasha Cobbs, One Place Live Israel & Newbreed, Covered: Alive Is Asia Live Jonathan McReynolds, Life Music: Stage Two
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album Jason Crabb, Whatever the Road Lauren Daigle, How Can It Be Matt Maher, Saints and Sinners Tobymac, This Is Not a Test Chris Tomlin, Love Ran Red
Best Latin Pop Album Pablo Alborán, Terral Alex Cuba, Healer Ricky Martin, A Quien Quiera Escuchar (Deluxe Edition) Alejandro Sanz, Sirope Julieta Venegas, Algo Sucede
Best Americana Album Brandi Carlile, The Firewatcher's Daughter Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell, The Traveling Kind Jason Isbell, Something More Than Free The Mavericks, Mono Punch Brothers, The Phosphorescent Blues
Best Dance/Electronic Album Caribou, Our Love The Chemical Brothers, Born in the Echoes Disclosure, Caracal Jamie XX, In Colour Skrillex and Diplo, Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album Bill Frisell, Guitar in the Space Age! Wouter Kellerman, Love Language Marcus Miller, Afrodeezia Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest, Sylva Kirk Whalum, The Gospel According to Jazz, Chapter IV
Best Metal Performance August Burns Red, "Identity" Cirice, "Ghost" Lamb of God, "512" Sevendust, "Thank You" Slipknot, "Custer"
Best Rock Song Alabama Shakes, "Don't Wanna Fight" Elle King, "Ex's & Oh's" James Bay, "Hold Back the River" Highly Suspect, "Lydia" Florence + the Machine, "What Kind of Man"
Best Rock Album James Bay, Chaos and the Calm Death Cab for Cutie, Kintsugi Highly Suspect, Mister Asylum Muse, Drones Slipknot, .5: The Gray Chapter
Best R&B Performance Tamar Braxton, "If I Don't Have You" Andra Day, "Rise Up" Hiatus Kaiyote, "Breathing Underwater" Jeremih feat. J. Cole, "Planes" The Weeknd, "Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)"
Best Traditional R&B Performance Faith Evans, "He Is" Lalah Hathaway, "Little Ghetto Boy" Jazmine Sullivan, "Let It Burn" Tyrese, "Shame" Charlie Wilson, "My Favorite Part of You"
Best R&B Song Miguel, "Coffee" The Weeknd, "Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)" Jazmine Sullivan, "Let It Burn" D'Angelo and The Vanguard, "Really Love" Tyrese, "Shame"
Best R&B Album Leon Bridges, Coming Home D'Angelo and the Vanguard, Black Messiah Andra Day, Cheers to the Fall Jazmine Sullivan, Reality Show Charlie Wilson, Forever Charlie
Best Rap Performance J. Cole, "Apparently" Drake, "Back to Back" Fetty Wap, "Trap Queen" Kendrick Lamar, "Alright" Nicki Minaj feat. Drake & Lil Wayne, "Truffle Butter" Kanye West feat. Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney, "All Day"
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Big Sean feat. Kanye West & John Legend, "One Man Can Change the World" Common & John Legend, "Glory" Jidenna feat. Roman GianArthur, "Classic Man" Kendrick Lamar feat. Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat, "These Walls" Nicki Minaj feat. Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown, "Only"
Best Rap Song Kanye West feat. Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney, "All Day" Kendrick Lamar, "Alright" Drake, "Energy" Common & John Legend, "Glory" Fetty Wap, "Trap Queen"
Best Country Duo/Group Performance Brothers Osborne, "Stay a Little Longer" Joey + Rory, "If I Needed You" Charles Kelley, Dierks Bentley & Eric Paslay, "The Driver" Little Big Town, "Girl Crush" Blake Shelton feat. Ashley Monroe, "Lonely Tonight"
Best Country Song Lee Ann Womack, "Chances Are" Tim McGraw, "Diamond Rings And Old Barstools" Little Big Town, "Girl Crush" Brandy Clark, "Hold My Hand" Chris Stapleton, "Traveller"
Best Country Solo Performance Cam, "Burning House" Chris Stapleton, "Traveller" Carrie Underwood, "Little Toy Guns" Keith Urban, "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16" Lee Ann Womack, "Chances Are"
Best Pop Solo Performance Kelly Clarkson, "Heartbeat Song" Ellie Goulding, "Love Me Like You Do" Ed Sheeran, "Thinking Out Loud" Taylor Swift, "Blank Space" The Weeknd, "Can't Feel My Face"
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media Empire: Season 1 Fifty Shades of Grey Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me Pitch Perfect 2 Selma
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media The Weeknd, "Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)" Common & John Legend, "Glory" Ellie Goulding, "Love Me Like You Do" Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth, "See You Again" Lady Gaga, "Til It Happens to You"
Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Birdman The Imitation Game Interstellar The Theory of Everything Whiplash
Best Music Video A$AP Rocky, "LSD" The Dead Weather, "I Feel Love" Kendrick Lamar, "Alright" Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar, "Bad Blood" Pharrell Williams, "Freedom"
Best Music Film Foo Fighters, Sonic Highways James Brown, Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown Nina Simone, What Happened, Miss Simone Roger Waters, The Wall Amy Winehouse, Amy