Monday, December 7, 2015

Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift Lead Grammy Nominations

Kendrick Lamar received 11 nods for his album To Pimp a Butterfly.

Kendrick Lamar

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The Recording Academy announced the 58th annual Grammy nominations Monday morning, with rapper Kendrick Lamar leading with 11 nods for his album To Pimp a Butterfly — including song of the year contender "Alright."

Taylor Swift received seven nominations for her album 1989, including one for album of the year, record of the year, song of the year, and best pop duo for "Bad Blood," which features Lamar.

The Weeknd also received seven nominations for his album Beauty Behind the Madness, which includes the hit "Can't Feel My Face."

The Grammy awards will air on CBS on Monday, February 15, 2016.

Here is the list of nominations announced so far. The remaining categories will be announced later Monday:

Record of the Year
"Really Love," by D'angelo and the Vanguard
"Uptown Funk," Bruno Mars featuring Mark Ronson
"Thinking Out Loud," Ed Sheeran
"Blank Space," Taylor Swift
"Can't Feel My Face," The Weeknd

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

Song of the Year
"Alright," Kendrick Lamar (Songwriters: Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Anthony Spears & Pharrell Williams)
"Blank Space," Taylor Swift (Songwriters: Taylor Swift, Max Martin & Shellback(
"Girl Crush," Little Big Town (Songwriters: Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose)
"See You Again," Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth (Songwriters: Andrew Cedar, Justin Franke, Charles Puth & Cameron Thomaz)
"Thinking Out Loud," Ed Sheeran (Songwriters: Ed Sheeran and Amy Wadge)

Best New Artist
Courtney Barnett
James Bay
Sam Hunt
Tori Kelly
Meghan Trainor



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