Lest you thought her reign would be curtailed, Beyoncé collected the most Grammy nominations when the honors were announced this morning. She scored nine nods with selections from Lemonade showing up across the pop, rock, and rap sections, and ended up vying for the trifecta of top prizes: Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year, and Album Of The Year. There, she’ll be facing off against Adele whose 25 has finally become eligible after being released late in 2015. Drake, Rihanna, and Kanye West all came away with eight nominations, although none of West’s music appears in the big three categories. Justin Bieber, meanwhile, did well for himself as track “Love Yourself” is competing for Song Of The Year and Purpose garnered him Album Of The Year recognition.
Surprisingly, David Bowie was not represented posthumously in Album Of The Year for Blackstar, though his final work did receive support in the likes of Best Alternative Music Album. You can see a selection of the nominees below, and peruse the rest of the list on The Grammys website. The show airs February 12 on CBS. Now go forth and learn who Best New Artist nominees The Chainsmokers are. Or don’t, it might save you the agony.
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,” Khalif Brown, Asheton Hogan, Beyonce Knowles, and Michael L. Williams II
“Hello,” Adele Adkins and Greg Kurstin
“I Took A Pill In Ibiza,” Mike Posner
“Love Yourself,” Justin Bieber, Benjamin Levin, and Ed Sheeran
“7 Years,” Lukas Forchhammer, Stefan Forrest, Morten Pilegaard, and Morten Ristorp
Best New Artist
Kelsea Ballerini
The Chainsmokers
Chance The Rapper
Maren Morris
Anderson .Paak
Album
25, Adele
Lemonade, Beyoncé
Purpose, Justin Bieber
Views, Drake
A Sailor’s Guide To Earth, Sturgill Simpson
Best Pop Solo Performance
“Hello,” Adele
“Hold Up,” Beyoncé
“Love Yourself,” Justin Bieber
“Piece By Piece (Idol Version),” Kelly Clarkson
“Dangerous Woman,” Ariana Grande
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
Best Pop Vocal Album
25, Adele
Purpose, Justin Bieber
Dangerous Woman, Ariana Grande
Confident, Demi Lovato
This Is Acting, Sia
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
The Beatles Eight Days A Week: The Touring Years, The Beatles
Lemonade, Beyoncé
The Music Of Strangers, Yo-Yo Ma and The Silk Road Ensemble
American Saturday Night: Live From The Grand Ole Opry, Various Artists
Best Alternative Music Album
22, A Million, Bon Iver
Blackstar, David Bowie
The Hope Six Demolition Project, P.J. Harvey
Post Pop Depression, Iggy Pop
A Moon Shaped Pool, Radiohead
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 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,” James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich (Metallica)
“Heathens,” Tyler Joseph (Twenty One Pilots)
“My Name Is Human,” Rich Meyer, Ryan Meyer & Johnny Stevens (Highly Suspect)
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 Urban Contemporary Album
Lemonade, Beyoncé
Ology, Gallant
We Are King, KING
Malibu , Anderson .Paak
Anti, Rihanna
Best Dance/Electronic Album
Skin, Flume
Electronica 1: The Time Machine, Jean-Michel Jarre
Epoch, Tycho
Barbara Barbara, We Face A Shining Future, Underworld
Louie Vega Starring…XXVIII, Louie Vega
Best Dance Recording
“Tearing Me Up,” Bob Moses
“Don’t Let Me Down,” The Chainsmokers featuring Daya
“Never Be Like You,” Flume featuring Kai
“Rinse & Repeat,” Riton featuring Kah-Lo
“Drinkee,” Sofi Tukker
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 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 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 Rap Song
“All The Way Up,” Joseph Cartagena, Edward Davadi, Shandel Green, Karim Kharbouch, Andre Christopher Lyon, Reminisce Mackie and Marcello Valenzano (Fat Joe & Remy Ma reaturing French Montana & Infared)
“Famous,” Chancelor Bennett, Ross Birchard, Ernest Brown, Andrew Dawson, Kasseem Dean, Mike Dean, Noah Goldstein, Kejuan Muchita, Patrick Reynolds, Kanye West and Cydel Young (Kanye West featuring Rihanna)
“Hotline Bling,” Aubrey Graham and Paul Jefferies (Drake)
“No Problem,” Chancelor Bennett, Dwayne Carter and Tauheed Epps (Chance The Rapper featuring Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz)
“Ultralight Beam,” Chancelor Bennett, Kasseem Dean, Mike Dean, Kirk Franklin, Noah Goldstein, Samuel Griesemer, Terius Nash, Jerome Potter, Kelly Price, Nico “Donnie Trumpet” Segal, Derek Watkins, Kanye West and Cydel Young (Kanye West featuring Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin and The-Dream)
Best Rap/Sung Performance
“Freedom,” Beyoncé featuring Kendrick Lamar
“Hotline Bling,” Drake
“Broccoli,” D.R.A.M. featuring Lil Yachty
“Ultralight Beam,” Kanye West featuring Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin and The-Dream
“Famous,” Kanye West featuring Rihanna
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 Country Duo/Group Performance
“Different For Girls,” Dierks Bentley featuring Elle King
“21 Summer,” Brothers Osborne
“Setting The World On Fire,” Kenny Chesney and P!nk
“Jolene,” Pentatonix featuring Dolly Parton
“Think Of You,” Chris Young with Cassadee Pope
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