Sunday, 7 December 2014

Beyoncé becomes the most nominated woman in Grammy history...

Beyoncé is officially queen of the Grammys! 

The nominees for the 57th Annual Grammy Awards were announced this week, and Beyoncé earned SIX nominations in categories including Album of the Year, Best R&B Performance, Best R&B Song, Best Urban Contemporary Album, Best Surround Sound Album, and Best Music Film.

She also becomes the most nominated woman in the history of the Grammys, with 47 nominations in total, followed by Dolly Parton with 46. Congrats! The 57th Annual Grammy Awards will be held on February 8th 2015 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Check out the main categories below and click here for the full list.

Album of the Year  
Beyoncé – Beyoncé
G I R L – Pharrell Williams
x – Ed Sheeran
In the Lonely Hour – Sam Smith
Morning Phase – Beck


Record of the Year  
“Fancy” – Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX
“Chandelier” – Sia
“Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)” – Sam Smith
“Shake It Off” – Taylor Swift
“All About That Bass” – Meghan Trainor


Song of the Year
“All About That Bass” – Meghan Trainor
“Chandelier” – Sia
“Shake It Off” – Taylor Swift
“Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)” – Sam Smith
“Take Me to Church” – Hozier


Best New Artist  
Bastille
Iggy Azalea
Brandy Clark
HAIM
Sam Smith


Best Pop Solo Performance  
“All of Me (Live)” – John Legend
“Chandelier” – Sia
“Stay With Me” – Sam Smith
“Shake It Off” – Taylor Swift
“Happy (Live)” – Pharrell Williams


Best Pop Duo/Group Performance  
“Fancy” – Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX
“A Sky Full of Stars” – Coldplay
“Say Something” – A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera
“Bang Bang” – Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj
“Dark Horse” – Katy Perry feat. Juicy J


Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album  
Cheek to Cheek – Tony Bennet and Lady Gaga
Nostalgia – Annie Lennox
Night Songs – Barry Manilow
Sending You a Little Christmas – Johnny Mathis
Partners – Barbra Streisand with Various Artists


Best Pop Vocal Album  
Ghost Stories – Coldplay
Bangerz – Miley Cyrus
My Everything – Ariana Grande
Prism – Katy Perry
x – Ed Sheeran
In the Lonely Hour – Sam Smith


Best Dance Recording
“Never Say Never” – Basement Jaxx
“Rather Be” – Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne
“F For You” – Disclosure feat. Mary J. Blige
“I Got U” – Duke Dumont feat. Jax Jones
“Faded” – Zhu


Best Dance/Electronic Album
Syro – Aphex Twin
While (1<2) – Deadmaus
Nabuma Rubberband – Little Dragon
Do It Again – Röyksopp & Robyn
Damage Control – Mat Zo 


Best R&B Performance
“Drunk In Love” – Beyoncé feat. Jay Z
“New Flame” – Chris Brown feat. Usher & Rick Ross
“It’s Your World” – Jennifer Hudson feat. R. Kelly
“Like This” – Ledisi
“Good Kisser” – Usher


Best Traditional R&B Performance
“As” – Marsha Ambrosius & Anthony Hamilton
“I.R.S.” – Angie Fisher
“Jesus Children” – Robert Glasper Experiment feat. Lalah Hathaway & Malcolm Jamal Warner
“Nobody” – Kem
“Hold Up Wait a Minute (Woo Woo)” – Antonique Smith


Best R&B Song
“Drunk In Love” – Beyoncé feat. Jay Z
“Good Kisser” – Usher
“New Flame” – Chris Brown feat. Usher & Rick Ross
“Options (Wolfjames Version)” – Luke James feat. Rick Ross
“The Worst” – Jhené Aiko


Best Urban Contemporary Album
Sail Out – Jhené Aiko  
Beyoncé – Beyoncé  
X – Chris Brown  
Mali Is… – Mali Music  
G I R L – Pharrell Williams

Best R&B Album
Islander – Bernhoft  
Lift Your Spirit – Aloe Blacc  
Love, Marriage & Divorce – Toni Braxton & Babyface  
Black Radio 2 – Robert Glasper 
Experiment Give The People What They Want – Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings

Best Rap Performance
“3005″ – Childish Gambino
“0 to 100 / The Catch Up” – Drake
“Rap God” – Eminem
“i” – Kendrick Lamar
“All I Need Is You” – Lecrae


Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
“Blak Majik” – Common feat. Jhené Aiko
“The Monster” – Eminem feat. Rihanna
“Tuesday” – ILoveMakonnen feat. Drake
“Studio” – ScHoolboy Q feat. BJ the Chicago Kid
“Bound 2″ – Kanye West feat. Charlie Wilson


Best Rap Song
“Anaconda” – Nicki Minaj
“Bound 2″ – Kanye West feat. Charlie Wilson
“i” – Kendrick Lamar
“We Dem Boyz” – Wiz Khalifa
“0 to 100 / The Catch Up” – Drake


Best Rap Album
The New Classic – Iggy Azalea  
Because the Internet – Childish Gambino  
Nobody’s Smiling – Common  
The Marshall Mathers LP 2 – Eminem  
Blacc Hollywood – Wiz Khalifa  
Oxymoron – ScHoolboy Q

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Paul Epworth
John Hill
Jay Joyce
Greg Kurstin
Max Martin


Best Music Video
“We Exist” – Arcade Fire
“Turn Down For What” – DJ Snake & Lil Jon
“Chandelier” – Sia
“Happy” – Pharrell Williams
“The Golden Age” – Woodkid feat. Max Richter


Best Music Film
Beyoncé & Jay Z: On The Run Tour – Beyoncé & Jay Z
Ghost Stories – Coldplay
20 Feet From Stardom – Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer & Judith Hill
Metallica Through The Never – Metallica
The Truth About Love Tour: Live From Melbourne – Pink


Best Surround Sound Album
Beppe: Remote Galaxy – Vladimir Ashkenazy & Philharmonia Orchestra
Beyoncé – Beyoncé
Chamberland: The Berlin Remixes – David Miles Huber
The Division Bell (20th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set – Pink Floyd
Epics Of Love – Song Zuying, Yu Long & China Philharmonic Orchestra
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 ‘Resurrection’ – Benjamin Zander & Philharmonia Orchestra


Thoughts?