[NEWS] 2016 Grammy Nominations: Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Ed Sheeran And More
7 Dec 2015
The lead up to music’s biggest night began on Monday (Dec 7), as nominations for the 58th annual GRAMMY Awards were announced. Taking to CBS This Morning, Alicia Keys announced the four major categories earlier this morning.
In the category for “Record of the Year,” D’Angelo will face-off against Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and The Weeknd. Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp A Butterfly faces a tough battle against Taylor Swift and The Weeknd for “Album Of The Year,” while Kendrick Lamar’s “Alright” will match up against Ed Sheeran “Thinking Out Loud” and Wiz Khalifa Feat. Charlie Puth “See You Again” for “Song Of The Year.” Kendrick Lamar leads the pack with 11 nominations.
The 58th Annual Grammy Awards take place on February 15. They’ll be broadcast live from the Staples Center in L.A. on CBS.
Check out the 2016 nominations below….
Best New Artist
Courtney Barnett
James Bay
Sam Hunt
Tori Kelly
Meghan Trainor
Record Of The Year
D’Angelo & The Vanguard “Really Love”
Mark Ronson Feat. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk”
Ed Sheeran – “Thinking Out Loud”
Taylor Swift – “Blank Space”
The Weeknd – “Can’t Feel My Face”
Song Of The Year
Kendrick Lamar – “Alright”
Taylor Swift – “Blank Space”
Little Big Town – “Girl Crush”
Wiz Khalifa Feat. Charlie Puth – “See You Again”
Ed Sheeran – “Thinking Out Loud”
Album Of The Year
Alabama Shakes – Sound & Colour
Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp A Butterfly
Chris Stapleton – Traveller
Taylor Swift – 1989
The Weeknd – Beauty Behind The Madness
Best R&B Song
Miguel – “Coffee”
The Weeknd – “Earned It”
Jazmine Sullivan – “Let It Burn”
D’Angelo & The Vanguard – “Really Love”
Tyrese – “Shame”
Best Urban Contemporary Album
The Internet – Ego Death
Kehlani – You Should Be Here
Lianne La Havas – Blood
Miguel – Wildheart
The Weeknd – Beauty Behind The Madness
Best R&B Album
London Bridges – Coming Home
D’Angelo & The Vanguard – Black Messiah
Andra Day – Cheers To The Fall
Jazmine Sullivan – Reality Show
Charlie Wilson – Forever Charlie
Best Rap Performance
J. Cole – “Apparently”
Drake – “Back To Back”
Fetty Wap – “Trap Queen”
Kendrick Lamar – “Alright”
Nicki Minaj Feat. Drake & Lil Wayne – “Truffle Butter”
Kanye West Feat. Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney – “All Day”
Best Rap Song
Kendrick Lamar – “Alright”
Kanye West – “All Day”
Drake – “Energy”
Common & John Legend – “Glory”
Fetty Wap – “Trap Queen”
Best Rap Album
J. Cole – 2014 Forest Hill Drive
Dr. Dre – Compton
Drake – If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late
Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp A Butterfly
Nicki Minaj – The Pinkprint
For the full 83 categories and nominations, head over to Grammy.com
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