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2015 Grammy Nominees: Beyonce, Sam Smith And Pharell Leads With Six Nominations Each
The 57th Grammy awards will take place on Sunday February 8th 2015 and the first batch of nominees have been announced. R&B star Beyonce, British soul-pop artist Sam Smith and singer-producer Pharell Williams are all set to battle it out at the coming Grammys as each of them have been nominated for six awards.
The announcement was made by the recording academy on Friday at the star-studded A very Grammy Christmas in Los Angeles. The three stars stand a chance to get the top prize of Album of the year. Sam Smith’s ‘In the lonely hour’, Beyonce’s self titled album and Pharell’s ‘Girl’ joined rocker Beck’s ‘Morning phrase’ and Ed Sheeran’s ‘X’ in the album of the year category.
22 year old Smith is also a contender for the coveted ‘Best New Artist’ alongside Australian rapper Iggy Azalea, British pop-rokers Bastille, Country singer Brandy Clark and California sister trio Hiam.
See other nominees in key category below:
Best Rock Album
Ryan Adams – Ryan Adams
Beck – Morning Phase
The Black Keys – Turn Blue
Tom Petty – Hypnotic Eye
U2 – Songs of Innocence
Best Rock Song
Jack White – “Lazaretto”
The Black Keys – “Fever”
Paramore – “Ain’t It Fun”
Beck – “Blue Moon”
Ryan Adams – “Gimme Something Good”
Best Pop Solo Performance
John Legend – “All of Me” (Live Version)
Sia – “Chandelier”
Sam Smith – “Stay With Me”
Taylor Swift – “Shake It Off”
Pharrell – “Happy”
Song of the Year
Meghan Trainor – “All About That Bass”
Hozier – “Take Me To Church”
Taylor Swift – “Shake It Off”
Sia – “Chandelier”
Sam Smith – “Stay With Me [Darkchild Version]”
Record of the Year
Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX – “Fancy”
Sia – “Chandelier”
Sam Smith – “Stay With Me” (Darkchild Remix)
Taylor Swift – “Shake It Off”
Meghan Trainor – “All About That Bass”
Best New Artist
Bastille
Iggy Azalea
Brandy Clark
HAIM
Sam Smith
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX – “Fancy”
Coldplay – “A Sky Full of Stars”
A Great Big World feat. Christina Aguilera – “Say Something”
Jessie J feat. Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj – “Bang Bang”
Katy Perry feat. Juicy J – “Dark Horse”
Best Rock Performance
Ryan Adams – “Gimme Something Good”
Arctic Monkeys – “Do I Wanna Know?”
Beck – “Blue Moon”
The Black Keys – “Fever”
Jack White – “Lazaretto”
Best Alternative Music Album
Arcade Fire – Reflektor
Alt J – This is All Yours
Cage the Elephant – Melophobia
St. Vincent – St. Vincent
Jack White – Lazaretto
Best R&B Performance
Beyoncé feat. Jay Z – “Drunk In Love”
Chris Brown feat. Usher, Rick Ross – “New Flame”
Jennifer Hudson feat. R. Kelly – “It’s Your World”
Ledisi – “Like This”
Usher – “Good Kisser”
Best Country Album
Dierks Bentley – Riser
Eric Church – The Outsiders
Brandy Clark – 12 Stories
Miranda Lambert – Platinum
Lee Ann Womack – The Way I’m Livin’
Best Pop Vocal Album
Coldplay – Ghost Stories
Miley Cyrus- Bangerz
Ariana Grande – My Everything
Katy Perry – Prism
Ed Sheeran – X
Sam Smith – In The Lonely Hour
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Jhené Aiko – Sail Out
Beyoncé – Beyoncé
Chris Brown – X
Mali Music – Mali Is
Pharrell Williams – G I R L