Beyonce dominates The GRAMMY nominations

Beyonce's bagged nine nominations, followed by Drake, Rihanna and Kanye West.

Published 6th Dec 2016

The nominees for next year’s GRAMMY Awards have been announced. Beyonce has bagged the most nominations in an impressive nine categories including Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year Best Music Video and Best Music Film. While Drake, Rihanna and Kanye West have all racked up eight nominations, Chance The Rapper follows with seven.

Fighting it out for Album of the Year is Beyonce’s ‘Lemonade’, Drake’s ‘Views’, Justin Bieber’s ‘Purpose’, Sturgill Simpon’s ‘A Sailor’s Guide to Earth’ and Adele’s ‘25’, who has received five nominations.

The 59th GRAMMY Awards will take place on 12th February at the Staples Center, Los Angeles.

Album of the Year

Adele - 25 Beyoncé - Lemonade Drake - Views Justin Bieber - Purpose Sturgill Simpson - A Sailor’s Guide to Earth

Record of the Year

Adele - Hello Beyonce - Formation Rihanna - Work Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out Lukas Graham - 7 years

Song of the Year

Beyoncé - Formation Adele - Hello Mike Posner - I Took a Pill in Ibiza Justin Bieber - Love Yourself Lukas Graham - 7 Years

Best New Artist

Anderson .Paak Chance the Rapper Maren Morris The Chainsmokers Kelsea Ballerini

Best Pop Solo Performance

Adele - Hello Beyoncé - Hold Up Justin Bieber - Love Yourself Kelly Clarkson - Piece by Piece (“Idol” Version) Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

The Chainsmokers - Closer ft. Halsey Lukas Graham - 7 Years Rihanna - Work ft. Drake Sia - Cheap Thrills ft. Sean Paul Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out

Best Pop Vocal Album

Adele - 25 Justin Bieber - Purpose Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman Demi Lovato - Confident Sia - This Is Acting

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Andrea Bocelli - Cinema Bob Dylan - Fallen Angels Josh Groben - Stages Live Willie Nelson - Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin Barbra Streisand - Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway

Best Rap Performance

Chance the Rapper - No Problem ft. 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne Desiigner - Panda Drake - Pop Style ft. The Throne Fat Joe & Remy Ma - All the Way Up ft. French Montana and Infrared Schoolboy Q - That Part ft. Kanye West

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

Beyoncé - Freedom ft. Kendrick Lamar Drake - Hotline Bling D.R.A.M. - Broccoli ft. Lil Yachty Kanye West - Ultralight Beam ft. Chance the Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin and The-Dream Kanye West - Famous ft. Rihanna

Best Rap Song

Fat Joe & Remy Ma - All the Way Up ft. French Montana and Infrared Kanye West - Famous ft. Rihanna Drake - Hotline Bling Chance the Rapper - No Problem ft. 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne Kanye West - Ultralight Beam ft. Chance the Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin and The-Dream

Best Rap Album

Chance the Rapper - Coloring Book De La Soul - and the Anonymous Nobody... DJ Khaled - Major Key Drake - Views Schoolboy Q - Blank Face LP Kanye West - The Life of Pablo

Best R&B Performance

BJ the Chicago Kid - Turnin’ Me Up Ro James - Permission Musiq Soulchild - I Do Rihanna - Needed Me Solange - Cranes in the Sky

Best Traditional R&B Performance

William Bell - The Three of Me BJ the Chicago Kid - Woman’s World Fantasia - Sleeping With the One I Love Lalah Hathaway - Angel Jill Scott - Can’t Wait

Best R&B Song

PARTYNEXTDOOR - Come See Me ft. Drake Bryson Tiller - Exchange Rihanna - Kiss It Better Maxwell - Lake by the Ocean Tory Lanez - Luv

Best Urban Contemporary Album

Beyoncé - Lemonade Gallant - Ology KING - We Are KING Anderson .Paak - Malibu Rihanna - ANTI

Best R&B Album

BJ the Chicago Kid - In My Mind Lalah Hathaway - Lalah Hathaway Live Terrace Martin - Velvet Portraits Mint Condition - Healing Season Mya - Smoove Jones

Best Dance Recording

Bob Moses - Tearing Me Up The Chainsmokers - Don’t Let Me Down ft. Daya Flume - Never Be Like You ft. Kai Riton - Rinse & Repeat ft. Kah-Lo Sofi Tukker - Drinkee Best Dance/Electronic Album

Flume - Skin Jean-Michel Jarre - Electronica 1: The Time Machine Tycho - Epoch Underworld - Barbara Barbara, we face a shining future Louie Vega - Louie Vega Starring...XXVIII

Best Music Video

Beyoncé - Formation Leon Bridges - River Coldplay - Up & Up Jamie xx - Gosh OK Go - Upside Down & Inside Out

Best Music Film

Steve Aoki - I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead The Beatles - The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years Beyoncé - Lemonade Yo-Yo Ma & the Silk Road Ensemble - The Music of Strangers Various Artists - American Saturday Night: Live From the Grand Ole Opry