2016 Grammy Awards Nominations

 

Grammy 2016 Nominations

Album of the Year

Sound & Color — Alabama Shakes

To Pimp a Butterfly — Kendrick Lamar

Traveller — Chris Stapleton

1989 — Taylor Swift

Beauty Behind the Madness — The Weeknd

Best New Artist

Courtney Barnett

James Bay

Sam Hunt

Tori Kelly

Meghan Trainor

Record of the Year

“Really Love” — D’Angelo and the Vanguard

“Uptown Funk” — Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars

“Thinking Out Loud” — Ed Sheeran

“Blank Space” — Taylor Swift

“Can’t Feel My Face” — The Weeknd

Song of the Year

“Alright” — Kendrick Lamar

“Blank Space” — Taylor Swift

“Girl Crush” — Little Big Town

“See You Again” — Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth

“Thinking Out Loud” — Ed Sheeran

Best Rap Collaboration

“One Man Can Change The World” — Big Sean Featuring Kanye West & John Legend

“Glory” — Common & John Legend

“Classic Man” — Jidenna Featuring Roman GianArthur

“These Walls” — Kendrick Lamar Featuring Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat

“Only” — Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown

Best Rap Song

“All Day” — Kanye West Featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney

“Alright — Kendrick Lamar

“Energy” — Drake

“Glory” — Common & John Legend)

“Trap Queen” — Fetty Wap

Best Rap Performance

“Apparently” — Big Sean Featuring Kanye West & John Legend

“Back to Back” — Common & John Legend

“Trap Queen” — Jidenna Featuring Roman GianArthur

“Alright” — Kendrick Lamar Featuring Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat

“Truffle Butter” — Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown

Best Rap Album

2014 Forest Hills Drive — J. Cole

Compton — Dr. Dre

If You're Reading This Its Too Late — Drake

To Pimp A Butterfly — Kendrick Lamar

The Pinkprint — Nicki Minaj

Best R&B Song

"Coffee — Miguel

“Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)” — The Weeknd

“Let It Burn” — Jazmine Sullivan

“Really Love” — D'Angelo and the Vanguard

“Shame” —Tyrese

Best R&B Performance

“If I Don’t Have You” — Tamar Braxton

“Rise Up” — Andra Day

“Breathing Underwater” — Hiatus Kaiyote

“Planes” — Jeremih Featuring J. Cole

“Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)” —The Weeknd

Best Traditional R&B Performance

“He Is” — Faith Evans

“Little Ghetto Boy” — Lalah Hathaway

“Let It Burn” — Jazmine Sullivan

“Shame” — Tyrese

“My Favorite Part of You” —Charlie Wilson

Best R&B Album

Coming Home — Leon Bridges

Black Messiah — D'Angelo and the Vanguard

Cheers to the Fall — Andra Day

Reality Show — Jazmine Sullivan

Forever Charlie — Charlie Wilson

Best Country Album

“Montevallo” — Sam Hunt

“Pain Killer” — Little Big Town

“The Blade” — Ashley Monroe

“Pageant Material” — Kacey Musgraves

“Traveler” — Chris Stapleton

Best Country Solo Performance

“Burning House” — Cam

“Traveller” — Chris Stapleton

“Little Toy Guns” — Carrie Underwood

“John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16” — Keith Urban

“Chances Are” — Lee Anne Womack

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

“Stay a Little Longer” — Brothers Osbourne

“If I Needed You” — Joey + Rory

“The Driver” — Charles Kelley, Dierks Bentley & Eric Paslay

“Girl Crush” — Little Big Town

“Lonely Tonight” — Blake Shelton ft. Ashley Monroe

Best Country Song

“Chances Are” — Lee Anne Womack

“Diamond Rigs And Old Barstools” — Tim McGraw

“Girl Crush” — Little Big Town

“Hold My Hand” — Brandy Clark

“Traveller” — Chris Stapleton

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

“Ship to Wreck” — Florence + The Machine

“Sugar” — Maroon 5

“Uptown Funk” — Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars

“Bad Blood” — Taylor Swift Featuring Kendrick Lamar

“See You Again” — Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth

 Best Pop Solo Performance

“Heartbeat Song” — Kelly Clarkson

“Love Me Like You Do” — Ellie Goulding

“Thinking Out Loud” — Ed Sheeran

“Blank Space”— Taylor Swift

“Can’t Feel My Face” — The Weeknd

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

The Silver Lining: The Song of Jerome — Tony Bennett & Bill Charlap

Shadows in the Night — Bob Dylan

Stages — Josh Groban

No One Ever Tells You — Seth MacFarlane

My Dream Duets — Barry Manilow (&Various Artists)

Best Pop Vocal Album

Piece by Piece — Kelly Clarkson

How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful — Florence + The Machine

Uptown Special — Mark Ronson

1989 — Taylor Swift

Before This World — James Taylor

Best Rock Album

Chaos and the Calm — James Bay

Kintsugi — Death Cab For Cutie

Mister Asylum — Highly Suspect

Drones — Muse

.5: The Gray Chapter — Slipknot

Best Rock Performance

"Don't Wanna Fight" — Alabama Shakes

"What Kind of Man" — Florence + the Machine

"Something From Nothing" — Foo Fighters

"Exes & Oh's" — Elle King

"Moaning Lisa Smile" — Wolf Alice

Best Rock Song

"Don't Wanna Fight" — Alabama Shakes

"Exes & Oh's" — Elle King

"Hold Back the River" — James Bay

"Lydia" — Highly Suspect

"What Kind of Man" — Florence + the Machine

Best Dance Recording

“We’re All We Need” — Above & Beyond Featuring Zoë Johnston

“Go” — The Chemical Brothers

“Never Catch Me” — Flying Lotus Featuring Kendrick Lamar

“Runaway (U & I)” — Galantis

“Where Are Ü Now” — Skrillex And Diplo With Justin Bieber

Best Dance/Electronic Album

Our Love — Caribou

Born in the Echoes — The Chemical Brothers

Caracal — Disclosure

In Colour — Jamie XX

Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü — Skrillex And Diplo

Best Alternative Music Album

Sound & Color — Alabama Shakes

Vulnicura — Björk

The Waterfall — My Morning Jacket

Currents — Tame Impala

Star Wars — Wilco

Best Urban Contemporary Album

Ego Death — The Internet

You Should Be Here — Kehlani

Blood — Lianne La Havas

Wildheart — Miguel

Beauty Behind the Madness — The Weeknd

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

My Favorite Things — Joey Alexander

Breathless — Terence Blanchard Featuring The E-Collective

Covered: Recorded Live at Capitol Studios — Robert Glasper & The Robert Glasper Trio

Beautiful Life — Jimmy Greene

Past Present — John Scofield

Best Gospel Album

Destined to Win (Live) — Karen Clark Sheard

Living It — Dorinda Clark-Cole

One Place Live — Tasha Cobbs

Covered: Alive Is Asia [Live] (Deluxe) — Israel & Newbreed

Life Music: Stage Two — Jonathan McReynolds

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

Whatever the Road — Jason Crabb

How Can It Be — Lauren Daigle

Saints and Sinners — Matt Maher

This Is Not a Test — Tobymac

Love Ran Red — Chris Tomlin

Best Musical Theater Album

An American in Paris

Fun Home

Hamilton

The King and I

Something Rotten!

I'll post my reactions and predictions in a few separate posts!