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On Sunday, February 12, 2017, the biggest and best in the music industry will descend upon the Staples Center in Los Angeles for the 59th Annual Grammy Awards!
On Tuesday, December 6, the nominations list was kicked off by none other than Meghan Trainor who revealed on CBS This Morning, the nominees for four categories: Best New Artist, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Album of the Year. Fifteen minutes after announcement, the Recording Academy took to the Grammy’s website to announce all nominees across all 84 categories.
As previously announced, The Late Late Show host James Corden has been tapped to host the huge awards ceremony. “It’s the biggest, most prestigious award show in music and I feel incredibly lucky to be part of such an incredible night,” he stated of landing the major gig.
Here is the list of nominees for the most popular categories:
Mike Posner, “I Took a Pill in Ibiza”
Justin Bieber, “Love Yourself”
Lukas Graham, “7 Years”
Record of the Year
Adele, “Hello”
Beyoncé, “Formation”
Lukas Graham, “7 Years”
Rihanna, “Work (feat. Drake)”
Twenty One Pilots, “Stressed Out”
Album of the Year
Adele, 25
Beyoncé, Lemonade
Justin Bieber, Purpose
Drake, Views
Sturgill Simpson, A Sailor’s Guide to Earth
Best New Artist
Kelsea Ballerini
The Chainsmokers
Chance the Rapper
Marin Morris
Anderson .Paak
Justin Bieber, “Love Yourself”
Kelly Clarkson, “Piece by Piece (Idol Version)”
Ariana Grande, “Dangerous Woman”
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
The Chainsmokers, “Closer (feat. Halsey)
Lukas Graham, “7 Years”
Rihanna, “Work (feat. Drake)”
Sia, “Cheap Thrills (feat. Sean Paul)”
Twenty One Pilots, “Stressed Out”
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Andrea Bocelli, Cinema
Bob Dylan, Fallen Angels
Josh Groban, Stages Live
Willie Nelson, Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin
Barbra Streisand, Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway
Best Pop Vocal Album
Adele, 25
Justin Bieber, Purpose
Ariana Grande, Dangerous Woman
Demi Lovato, Confident
Sia, This Is Acting
David Bowie, “Blackstar”
Disturbed, “The Sound of Silence (Live on Conan)”
Twenty One Pilots, “Heathens”
Korn, “Rotting in Vain”
Megadeath, “Dystopia”
Periphery, “The Price Is Wrong”
Best Rock Song
David Bowie, “Blackstar”
Radiohead, “Burn the Witch”
Metallica, “Hardwired”
Twenty One Pilots, “Heathens”
Highly Suspect, “My Name Is Human”
Best Rock Album
Blink-182, California
Cage the Elephant, Tell Me I’m Pretty
Gojira, Magma
Panic! at the Disco, Death of a Bachelor
Weezer, Weezer
Best Alternative Music Album
Bon Iver, 22, A Million
David Bowie, Blackstar
PJ Harvey, The Hope Six Demolition Project
Iggy Pop, Post Pop Depression
Radiohead, A Moon Shaped Pool
Musiq Soulchild, “I Do”
Rihanna, “Needed Me”
Solange, “Cranes in the Sky”