NEW YORK, USA (UPDATED) – Rapper Kendrick Lamar on Monday, December 7 received the most nominations for the Grammy Awards, with pop superstar Taylor Swift leading nods in the most prestigious categories.
Here is a list of the nominees for some top categories at the 58th Grammy Awards, which will be presented at a gala ceremony in Los Angeles on February 15:
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
Record of the Year (for single)
- D'Angelo and the Vanguard, "Really Love"
- Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk"
- Ed Sheeran, "Thinking Out Loud"
- Taylor Swift, "Blank Space"
- The Weeknd, "Can't Feel My Face"
Song of the Year (for songwriting)
- Kendrick Lamar, "Alright." Songwriters also include hip-hop producer Sounwave and pop star Pharrell Williams
- Taylor Swift, "Blank Space." Songwriters also include Swedish production team of Max Martin and Shellback
- Country and folk songwriters Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna and Liz Rose, "Girl Crush." Song performed by group Little Big Town
- Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth, "See You Again." Songwriters also include hip-hop producer DJ Frank E and songwriter Andrew Cedar.
- Ed Sheeran, "Thinking Out Loud"
Best New Artist
- Courtney Barnett
- James Bay
- Sam Hunt
- Tori Kelly
- Meghan Trainor
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 Pop Duo/Group Performance
- Florence and the Machine, "Ship to Wreck"
- Maroon 5, "Sugar"
- Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk"
- Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar, "Bad Blood"
- Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth, "See You Again"
Best Rock Album
- James Bay, Chaos and the Calm
- Death Cab for Cutie, Kintsugi
- Highly Suspect, Mister Asylum
- Muse, Drones
Best Alternative Music Album
- Alabama Shakes, Sound and Color
- Bjork, Vulnicura
- My Morning Jacket, The Waterfall
- Tame Impala, Currents
- Wilco, Star Wars
Best Rap Album
- J. Cole, 2014 Forest Hills Drive
- Dr. Dre, Compton
- Drake, If You're Reading This It's Too Late
- Kendrick Lamar, To Pimp a Butterfly
- Nicki Minaj, The Pinkprint
Best World Music Album
- Gilberto Gil, Gilbertos Samba Ao Vivo (Brazil)
- Angelique Kidjo, Sings (Benin/Luxembourg)
- Ladysmith Black Mambazo with Ella Spira and The Inala Ensemble, Music from Inala (South Africa/Britain)
- Anoushka Shankar, Home (India/Britain)
- Zomba Prison Project, I Have No Everything Here (Malawi)
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 U
Lamar – who has won wide critical acclaim for his politically charged latest album To Pimp a Butterfly – earned 11 nominations for the music industry's biggest awards, which will be announced at a February 15 gala in Los Angeles.
Swift and The Weeknd, the rising Canadian R&B star, followed Lamar with 7 nominations each.
But Swift was ahead in the four most-watched categories, with nominations in all of them except Best New Artist.
She enjoyed nods for Album of the Year for her blockbuster 1989 and Record of the Year as well as Song of the Year, which recognizes songwriting, for her hit "Blank Space."
Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly was also up for Album of the Year, as well as The Weeknd's Beauty Behind the Madness.
English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran's viral ballad "Thinking Out Loud" was also nominated for both Record of the Year and Song of the Year. – Rappler.com