Beyoncé Leads 2017 Grammy Nominations
The 2017 Grammy nominations have been announced.
Dominating the list this year are Beyoncé, who received nine nominations; and Drake, Rihanna, and Kanye West, who each scored eight. Chance the Rapper's seven nods honor his runaway mixtape Coloring Book and also reflect a strong year for rap, and Adele can include "Album of the Year" in her five nominated categories.
Other notable nominations include Amy Schumer's The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo for "Best Spoken Word Album" (which includes audiobooks, if you're scratching your head), Blink-182 for Best Rock Album (#tbt), and several posthumous nominations for the legendary David Bowie.
Here are the nominees in the top categories of the 59th Grammy Awards.
Album of the year:
25 - Adele
Lemonade - Beyoncé
Purpose - Justin Bieber
Views - Drake
A Sailor's Guide to Earth - Sturgill Simpson
Record of the year:
"Hello" - Adele
"Formation" - Beyoncé
"7 Years" - Lukas Graham
"Work" - Rihanna featuring Drake
"Stressed Out" - Twenty One Pilots
Song of the year:
"Formation" - Beyoncé
"Hello" - Adele
"I Took a Pill In Ibiza" - Mike Posner
"Love Yourself" - Justin Bieber
"7 Years" - Lukas Graham
Best new artist:
Kelsea Ballerini
The Chainsmokers
Chance the Rapper
Maren Morris
Anderson .Paak
Best pop vocal album:
25 - Adele
Purpose - Justin Bieber
Dangerous Woman - Ariana Grande
Confident Demi Lovato
This Is Acting - Sia
Best Pop Solo Performance
"Hello" - Adele
"Hold Up" - Beyoncé
"Love Yourself" - Justin Bieber
"Piece by Piece" - Kelly Clarkson
"Dangerous Woman" - Ariana Grande
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
Best alternative music album:
22, a Million - Bon Iver
Blackstar - David Bowie
The Hope Six Demolition Project - PJ Harvey
Post Pop Depression - Iggy Pop
A Moon Shaped Pool - Radiohead
Best urban contemporary album:
Lemonade - Beyoncé
Ology - Gallant
We Are King - King
Malibu - Anderson .Paak
Anti - Rihanna
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
Best country solo performance:
"Love Can Go to Hell" - Brandy Clark
"Vice" - Miranda Lambert
"My Church" - Maren Morris
"Church Bells" - Carrie Underwood
"Blue Ain't Your Color" - Keith Urban
Best spoken word album (includes poetry, audio books & storytelling):
The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo - Amy Schumer
In Such Good Company: Eleven Years Of Laughter, Mayhem, And Fun In the Sandbox - Carol Burnett
M Train - Patti Smith
Under the Big Black Sun: A Personal History Of L.A. Punk (John Doe With Tom DeSavia) - (Various Artists)
Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink - Elvis Costello
Best song written for visual media:
"Can't Stop the Feeling!" - Trolls
"Heathens" - Suicide Squad
"Just Like Fire" - Alice Through the Looking Glass
"Purple Lamborghini" - Suicide Squad
"Try Everything" - Zootopia
"The Veil" - Snowden
Best music video:
"Formation" - Beyoncé
"River" - Leon Bridges
"Up & Up" - Coldplay
"Gosh" - Jamie XX
"Upside Down & Inside Out" - OK Go
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
"Culcha Vulcha" - Snarky Puppy
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 (Live On Conan)" - Disturbed
"Heathens" - Twenty One Pilots
Best rock song
"Blackstar" - David Bowie
"Burn the Witch" - Radiohead
"Hardwired" - Metallica
"Heathens" - Twenty One Pilots
"My Name Is Human" - Highly Suspect
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
Best alternative music album
22, a Million - Bon Iver
Blackstar - David Bowie
The Hope Six Demolition Project - PJ Harvey
Post Pop Depression - Iggy Pop
A Moon Shaped Pool - Radiohead
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
Best R&B song
"Come See Me" - PartyNextDoor featuring Drake
"Exchange" - Bryson Tiller
"Kiss It Better" - Rihanna
"Lake by the Ocean" - Maxwell
"Luv" - Tory Lanez
Best urban contemporary album
Lemonade - Beyoncé
Ology - Gallant
We Are King - King
Malibu - Anderson .Paak
Anti - Rihanna
Best rap song
"All the Way Up" - Fat Joe & Remy Ma featuring French Montana & Infrared
"Famous" - Kanye West featuring Rihanna
"Hotline Bling" - Drake
"No Problem" - Chance the Rapper featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz
"Ultralight Beam" - Kanye West featuring Chance the Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & the-Dream
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
Best country song
"Blue Ain't Your Color" - Keith Urban
"Die a Happy Man" - Thomas Rhett
"Humble and Kind" - Tim McGraw
"My Church" - Maren Morris
"Vice" - Miranda Lambert
Best country album
Big Day In a Small Town - Brandy Clark
Full Circle - Loretta Lynn
Hero - Maren Morris
A Sailor's Guide to Earth - Sturgill Simpson
Ripcord - Keith Urban
Best comedy album
… America … Great … - David Cross
American Myth- Margaret Cho
Boyish Girl Interrupted - Tig Notaro
Live at the Apollo - Amy Schumer
Talking For Clapping - Patton Oswalt
Best music video
"Formation" - Beyoncé
"River" - Leon Bridges
"Up & Up" - Coldplay
"Gosh" - Jamie XX
"Upside Down & Inside Out" - OK Go
Best music film
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: Steve Aoki - Justin Krook
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week the Touring Years - Ron Howard
Lemonade - Beyoncé Knowles Carter & Kahlil Joseph
The Music of Strangers - Yo-Yo Ma & the Silk Road Ensemble Morgan Neville
American Saturday Night: Live From the Grand Ole Opry - George J. Flanigen IV
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