Beyoncé photographed at the 56th annual Grammy Awards in 2014. The singer is nominated for Best Urban Contemporary Album for the 2015 ceremony.Reuters
The 2015 Grammy Awards will have some heavy hitters in the music industry in attendance. On Friday morning, the official awards show Twitter account began releasing the nominees for the 57th annual ceremony taking place on Feb. 8.
Out of the 83 awards to be handed out this year, nominees for 82 of the awards will be announced prior to 2 p.m. EST on Dec. 5. The announcement for nominees of Album of the Year will take place during the special televised concert event, “A Very Grammy Christmas.”
The holiday special will be hosted by L.L Cool J and air on CBS on Friday at 9 p.m. EST. Music lovers will be treated to performances from Maroon 5, Tim McGraw, Mary J. Blige, Ariana Grande, Pharrell Williams and Sam Smith.
The nominees for artists in the following categories have been released so far. Check back for more:
1. Record Of The Year
Iggy Azalea ft. Charlie XCX -- “Fancy”
Sia -- “Chandelier”
Sam Smith -- “Stay With Me”
Taylor Swift -- “Shake It Off”
Meghan Trainor -- “All About That Bass”
2. Album Of The Year
Beck -- “Morning Phase”
Beyoncé -- “Beyoncé”
Ed Sheeran -- “X”
Sam Smith -- “In The Lonely Hour”
Pharrell Williams -- “Girl”
3. Song Of The Year
Meghan Trainor -- “All About That Bass”
Hozier -- “Take Me To Church”
Taylor Swift -- “Shake It Off”
Sia -- “Chandelier”
Sam Smith -- “Stay With Me” [Darkchild Version]
4. Best New Artist
Iggy Azalea
Bastille
Brandy Clark
HAIM
Sam Smith
5. Best Pop Solo Performance
John Legend -- “All of Me” (live)
Sia -- “Chandelier”
Sam Smith -- “Stay With Me”
Taylor Swift -- “Shake It Off”
Pharrell Williams -- “Happy”
6. Best Pop Duo/ Group Performance
Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX -- “Fancy”
Coldplay -- “A Sky Full of Stars”
A Great Big World ft. Christina Aguilera -- “Say Something”
Barbara Streisand w/ Various Artists -- “Partners”
8. Best Pop Vocal Album
Coldplay -- “Ghost Stories”
Miley Cyrus -- “Bangerz”
Ariana Grande -- “My Everything”
Katy Perry -- “Prism”
Ed Sheeran -- “X”
Sam Smith -- “In The Lonely Hour”
9. Best Dance Recording
Basement Jaxx --“Never Say Never”
Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne -- “Rather Be”
Disclosure ft. Mary J. Blige --“F for You”
Duke Dumont ft. Jax Jones -- “I Got U”
Zhu -- “Faded”
10. Best Dance/ Electronic Album
Aphex Twin -- "Syro"
Deadmaus -- "While (1<2)"
Little Dragon -- "Nabuma Rubberband"
Röyksopp & Robyn -- "Do It Again"
Mat Zo -- "Damage Control"
11. Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Mindi Abair -- "Wild Heart"
Gerald Albright -- "Slam Dunk"
Nathan East -- "Nathan East"
Jeff Lorber, Chuck Loeb, Everette Harp -- "Jazz Funk Soul"
Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer -- "Bass & Mandolin"
12. Best Rock Performance
Ryan Adams -- "Gimme Something Good"
Arctic Monkeys -- "Do I Wanna Know?"
Beck -- "Blue Moon"
The Black Keys -- "Fever"
Jack White -- "Lazaretto"
13. Best Metal Performance
Anthrax -- "Neon Knights"
Mastodon -- "High Road"
Mötorhead -- "Heartbreaker"
Slipnot -- "The Negative One"
Tenacious D -- "The Last In Line"
14. Best Rock Song
Hayley Williams & Taylor York (songwriters) -- “Ain’t It Fun” (Paramore)
Beck Hansen (songwriter) -- “Blue Moon” (Beck)
Dan Auerbach, Brian Burton & Patrick Carney (Songwriters) -- “Fever” (The Black Keys)
Ryan Adams (songwriter) -- “Gimme Something Good” (Ryan Adams)
Jack White II (songwriter) -- “Lazaretto” (Jack White)
15. Best Rock Album
Ryan Adams -- “Ryan Adams”
Beck -- “Morning Phase”
Black Keys -- “Turn Blue”
Tom Petty -- “Hypnotic Eye”
U2 -- “Songs of Innocence”
16. Best Alternative Music Album
Alt-J -- “This Is All Yours”
Arcade Fire -- “Reflektor”
Cage the Elephant -- “Melophobia”
St. Vincent -- “St. Vincent”
Jack White -- “Lazaretto”
17. Best R&B Performance
Beyoncé ft. Jay Z -- “Drunk in Love”
Chris Brown ft. Usher & Rick Ross -- “New Flame”
Jennifer Hudson ft. R. Kelly --“It’s Your World”
Ledisi -- “Like This”
Usher -- “Good Kisser”
18. Best Traditional R&B Performance
Marsha Ambrosius & Anthony Hamilton -- “As”
Angie Fisher -- “I.R.S.”
Robert Glasper Experiment ft. Lalah Hathaway & Malcolm Jamal Warner --“Jesus Children”
Kem -- “Nobody”
Antonique Smith -- “Hold Up Wait A Minute (Woo Woo)”
19. Best R&B Song
Shawn Carter, Rasool Diaz, Noel Fisher, Jerome Harmon, Beyoncé Knowles, Timothy Mosely, Andre Eric Proctor & Brian Soko (songwriters) -- “Drunk in Love” (Beyoncé ft. Jay Z)
Ronald “Flip” Colson, Warren “Oak” Felder, Usher Raymond IV, Jameel Roberts, Terry “Tru” Sneed & Andrew “Pop” Wansel (songwriters) -- “Good Kisser” (Usher)
Eric Bellinger, Chris Brown, James Chambers, Malissa Hunter, Justin Booth Johnson, Mark Pitts, Usher Raymond IV, William Roberts, Maurice “Verse” Simmonds & Keith Thomas (songwriters) -- “New Flame” (Chris Brown ft. Usher & Rick Ross)
Dominic Gordon, Brandon Hesson, William Roberts & Jamaica “Kahn-Cept” Smith (songwriters) -- “Options (Wolfjames Version)” (Luke James ft. Rick Ross)
Jhené Aiko Chilombo (songwriter) -- “The Worst” (Jhené Aiko)
20. Best Urban Contemporary Album
Jhené Aiko -- “Sail Out”
Beyoncé -- “Beyoncé”
Chris Brown -- “X”
Mali Music -- “Mali Is”
Pharrell Williams -- “G I R L”
21. Best R&B Album
Bernhoft -- "Islander"
Aloe Blacc -- "Lift Your Spirit"
Toni Braxton & Babyface -- "Love, Marriage & Divorce"
Robert Glasper Experiment -- "Black Radio 2"
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings -- "Give The People What They Want"
22. Best Rap Performance
Childish Gambino -- “305”
Drake -- “0 to 100/ The Catch Up”
Eminem -- “Rap God”
Kendrick Lamar -- “I”
Lecrae -- “All I Need Is You”
23. Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Common Featuring Jhené Aiko -- “Black Majik”
Eminem ft. Rihanna -- “The Monster”
I Love Makonnen ft. Drake -- “Tuesday”
Schoolboy Q ft. BJ the Chicago Kid-- “Studio”
Kanye West & Charlie Wilson -- “Bound 2”
24. Best Rap Song
Ernest Clark, Jamal Jones, Onika Maraj, Marcos Palacios & J. Solone-Myvett (songwriters) -- “Anaconda” (Nikki Minaj)
Mike Dean, Malik Jones, Che Pope, Elon Rutberg, Sakiya Sandifer, John Stephens, Kanye West, Charlie Wilson & Cydel Young (songwriters) -- “Bound 2” (Kanye West & Charlie Wilson)
K.Duckworth & C. Smith (songwriters) -- “I” (Kendrick Lamar)
N. Fisher & C.Thomaz (songwriters) -- “We Dem Boyz” (Wiz Khalifa)
A. Feeney, Aubrey Graham, A. Hernandez, P. Jeffries, M. Samuels & Noah Shebib (songwriters) -- “O To 100/ The Catch Up” (Drake)
25. Best Rap Album
Iggy Azalea -- “The New Classic”
Childish Gambino -- “Because the Internet”
Common -- “Nobody’s Smiling”
Eminem -- “The Marshall Mathers LP2”
Oxymoron -- “Schoolboy Q”
Wiz Khalifa -- “Blacc Hollywood”
26. Best Country Solo Performance
Eric Church -- “Give Me Back my Hometown”
Hunter Hayes -- “Invisible”
Miranda Lambert -- “Automatic”
Carrie Underwood -- “Something In the Water”
Keith Urban -- “Cop Car”
27. Best Country Duo/Group Performance
The Band Perry -- "Gentle On My Mind"
Miranda Lambert with Carrie Underwood -- "Somethin' Bad"
Little Big Town -- "Day Drinking"
Tim McGraw ft. Faith Hill -- "Meanwhile Back At Mama's"
Keith Urban ft. Eric Church -- "Raise 'Em Up"
28. Best Country Song
Miranda Lambert “-- Automatic”
Kenny Chesney -- “American Kids”
Eric Church -- “Give Me Back My Hometown”
Glen Campbell -- “I’m Not Gonna Miss You”
Tim McGraw -- “Meanwhile Back At Mama’s”
29. Best Country Album
Dierks Bentley -- “Riser”
Eric Church -- “The Outsiders”
Brandy Clark -- “12 Stories”
Miranda Lambert -- “Platinum”
Lee Ann Womack -- “The Way I’m Livin’”
30. Best New Age Album
Paul Avgerinos -- "Bhakti"
Peter Kater & R. Carlos Nakai -- "Ritual"
Ricky Kej & Wouter Kellerman -- "Winds of Samsara"
Kitaro -- "Symphony Live In Istanbul"
Silvia Nakkach & David Darling -- "In Love And Longing"
31. Best Improvised Jazz Solo
Kenny Barron -- "The Eye Of The Hurricane"
Chick Corea -- "Fingerprints"
Fred Hersch -- "You & The Night & The Music"
Joe Lovano -- "Recorda Me"
Brad Mehldau -- "Sleeping Giant"
32. Best Jazz Vocal Album
(Billy Childs &) Various Artists -- “Map To The Treasures: Reimagining Laura Nyro”
René Marie-- “I Wanna Be Evil”
Gretchen Parlato -- “Live in NYC”
Dianne Reeves -- “Beautiful Life”
Tierney Sutton -- “Paris Sessions”
33. Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band -- "Landmarks"
Chick Corea Trio -- "Trilogy"
Fred Hersch Trio -- "Floating"
Bobby Hutcherson, David Sanborn, Joey DeFrancesco ft. Billy Hart -- "Enjoy the View"
Jason Moran -- "All Rise: A Joyfrul Elegy For Fats Waller"
34. Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra -- "The L.A. Treasures Project"
Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band -- "Life in the Bubble"
Rufus Reid -- "Quiet Pride: The Elizabeth Catlett Project"
Archie Shepp Attica Blues Orchestra -- "Live: I Hear The Sound"
The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra -- "Overtime: Music of Bob Brookmeyer"
35. Best Latin Jazz Band
Conrad Herwig ft. Joe Lovano -- "The Latin Side of Joe Henderson"
The Pedrito Martinez Group -- "The Pedrito Martinez Group"
Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra -- "The Offense of the Drum"
Emilio Solla Y Inestable De Brooklyn -- "Second Half"
Yosvany Terry -- "New Throned King"
36. Best Gospel Performance
Erica Campbell ft. Lecrae -- "Help"
Karen Clark Sheard -- "Sunday A.M. [Live]"
Mail Music -- "I Believe"
Smokie Norful -- "No Greater Love"
The Walls Group -- "Love On The Radio"
37. Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
Francesca Battistelli; Francesca Battistelli, David Arthur Garcia & Ben Glover (songwriters) -- “Write Your Story” (Francesca Battistelli)
Crowder (songwriter) -- “Come As You Are” (Crowder)
Lecrae Featuring For King & Country; Torrance Esmond, Ran Jackson, Ricky Jackson, Kenneth Chris Mackey, Lecrae Moore, Joseph Prielozny, Joel Smallbone & Luke Smallbone (songwriters) -- “Messengers” (Lecrae ft. For King & Country)
MercyMe; Nathan Cochran, David Arthur Garcia, Ben Glover, Barry Graul, Bart Millard, Soli Olds, Mike Scheuchzer & Robby Shaffer (songwriters) -- “Shake” (MercyMe)
Needtobreathe; Bear Rinehart & Bo Rinehart (songwriters) -- “Multiplied” (Needtobreathe)
38. Best Gospel Album
Erica Campbell --“Help”
Ricky Dillard & New G -- “Amazing”
William McDowell --“Witholding Nothing: Live”
Smokie Norful -- “Forever Yours”
Anita Wilson -- “Vintage Worship”
39. Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Francesca Battistelli -- "If We're Honest"
For King & Country -- "Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong"
