2015 Grammy Awards: Check Out the Complete List of Nominees

The nominees for the 57th Annual Grammy Awards were announced this weekend.

Beyoncé and Sam Smith lead the pack with five nods apiece, while Iggy Azalea, Usher, Sia, Eric Church, Gordon Goodwin, Miranda Lambert, and Jack White all scored four nominations each.

The biggest category, Album of the Year, will be revealed during the CBS special “A Very Grammy Christmas” at 9 p.m. EST.

The 57th Annual Grammy Awards will be held on February 8, 2015 at Staples Center in Los Angeles.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• Morning Phase, Beck

• Beyoncé, Beyoncé

• X, Ed Sheeran

• Girl, Pharrell

• In the Lonely Hour, Sam Smith

RECORD OF THE YEAR

• "Fancy," Iggy Azalea Featuring Charli XCX

• "Chandelier," Sia

• "Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)," Sam Smith

• "Shake It Off," Taylor Swift

• "All About That Bass," Meghan Trainor

SONG OF THE YEAR

• "All About That Bass," Kevin Kadish & Meghan Trainor, songwriters (Meghan Trainor)

• "Chandelier," Sia Furler & Jesse Shatkin, songwriters (Sia)

• "Shake It Off," Max Martin, Shellback & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)

• "Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)," James Napier, William Phillips & Sam Smith, songwriters (Sam Smith)

• "Take Me To Church," Andrew Hozier-Byrne, songwriter (Hozier)

BEST NEW ARTIST

• Iggy Azalea

• Bastille

• Brandy Clark

• Haim

• Sam Smith

BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE

• "All of Me (Live Version)," John Legend

• "Chandelier," Sia

• "Stay With Me," Sam Smith

• "Shake It Off," Taylor Swift

• "Happy," Pharrell Williams

BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE

• "Fancy," Iggy Azalea Featuring Charli XCX

• "A Sky Full Of Stars," Coldplay

• "Say Something," A Great Big World With Christina Aguilera

• "Bang Bang," Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj

• "Dark Horse," Katy Perry featuring Juicy J

BEST TRADITONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM

• Cheek To Cheek, Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga

• Nostalgia, Annie Lennox

• Night Songs, Barry Manilow

• Sending You A Little Christmas, Johnny Mathis

• Partners, Barbra Streisand With Various Artists

BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM

• Ghost Stories, Coldplay

• Bangerz, Miley Cyrus

• My Everything, Ariana Grande

• Prism, Katy Perry

• X, Ed Sheeran

• In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith

BEST DANCE RECORDING

• "Never Say Never," Basement Jaxx

• "Rather Be," Clean Bandit Featuring Jess Glynne

• "F For You," Disclosure Featuring Mary J. Blige

• "I Got U," Duke Dumont Featuring Jax Jones

• "Faded," Zhu

BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM

• Syro, Aphex Twin

• While (1 Deadmaus

• Nabuma Rubberband, Little Dragon

• Do It Again, Röyksopp & Robyn

• Damage Control, Mat Zo

BEST CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM

• Wild Heart, Mindi Abair

• Slam Dunk, Gerald Albright

• Nathan East, Nathan East

• Jazz Funk Soul, Jeff Lorber, Chuck Loeb, Everette Harp

• Bass & Mandolin, Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer

BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE

• "Gimme Something Good," Ryan Adams

• "Do I Wanna Know?," Arctic Monkeys

• "Blue Moon," Bec

• "Fever," The Black Keys

• "Lazaretto," Jack White

BEST METAL PERFORMANCE

• "Neon Knights," Anthrax

• "High Road," Mastodon

• "Heartbreaker," Motörhead

• "The Negative One," Slipknot

• "The Last In Line," Tenacious D

BEST ROCK SONG

• "Ain't It Fun," Hayley Williams & Taylor York, songwriters (Paramore)

• "Blue Moon," Beck Hansen, songwriter (Beck)

• "Fever," D. Auerbach, B. Burton & P. Carney, songwriters (The Black Keys)

• "Gimme Something Good," Ryan Adams, songwriter (Ryan Adams)

• "Lazaretto," Jack White III, songwriter (Jack White)

BEST ROCK ALBUM

• Ryan Adams, Ryan Adams

• Morning Phase, Beck
[Capitol Records]

• Turn Blue, The Black Keys

• Hypnotic Eye, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

• Songs Of Innocence, U2

BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM

• This Is All Yours, Alt-J

• Reflektor, Arcade Fire

• Melophobia, Cage The Elephant

• St. Vincent, St. Vincent

• Lazaretto, Jack White

BEST R&B PERFORMANCE

• "Drunk In Love," Beyoncé Featuring Jay Z

• "New Flame," Chris Brown Featuring Usher & Rick Ross

• "It's Your World," Jennifer Hudson Featuring R. Kelly

• "Like This," Ledisi

• "Good Kisser," Usher

BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE

• "As," Marsha Ambrosius & Anthony Hamilton

• "I.R.S.," Angie Fisher

• "Jesus Children," Robert Glasper Experiment Featuring Lalah Hathaway & Malcolm Jamal Warner

• "Nobody," Kem

• "Hold Up Wait A Minute (Woo Woo)," Antonique Smith

BEST R&B SONG

• "Drunk In Love," Shawn Carter, Rasool Diaz, Noel Fisher, Jerome Harmon, Beyoncé Knowles, Timothy Mosely, Andre Eric Proctor & Brian Soko, songwriters (Beyoncé Featuring Jay Z)

• "Good Kisser," Ronald "Flip" Colson, Warren "Oak" Felder, Usher Raymond IV, Jameel Roberts, Terry "Tru" Sneed & Andrew "Pop" Wansel, songwriters (Usher)

• "New Flame," Eric Bellinger, Chris Brown, James Chambers, Malissa Hunter, Justin Booth Johnson, Mark Pitts, Usher Raymond IV, William Roberts, Maurice "Verse" Simmonds & Keith Thomas, songwriters (Chris Brown Featuring Usher & Rick Ross)

• "Options (Wolfjames Version)," Dominic Gordon, Brandon Hesson, William Roberts & Jamaica "Kahn-Cept" Smith, songwriters (Luke James)

• "The Worst," Jhené Aiko Chilombo, songwriter (Jhené Aiko)

BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM

• Sail Out, Jhené Aiko]

• Beyoncé, Beyoncé

• X, Chris Brown

• Mali Is…,Mali Music

• Girl, Pharrell Williams

BEST R&B ALBUM

• Islander, Bernhoft
[Big Picnic Records]

• Lift Your Spirit, Aloe Blacc

• Love, Marriage & Divorce, Toni Braxton & Babyface

• Black Radio 2, Robert Glasper Experiment

• Give The People What They Want, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings

BEST RAP PERFORMANCE

• "3005," Childish Gambino

• "0 To 100 / The Catch Up," Drake

• "Rap God," Eminem

• "I," Kendrick Lamar

• "All I Need Is You," Lecrae

BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION

• "Blak Majik," Common featuring Jhené Aiko

• "The Monster," Eminem featuring Rihanna

• "Tuesday," I Love Makonnen featuring Drake

• "Studio," Schoolboy Q featuring BJ The Chicago Kid

• "Bound 2," Kanye West & Charlie Wilson

BEST RAP SONG

• "Anaconda," Ernest Clark, Jamal Jones, Onika Maraj, Marcos Palacios & J. Solone-Myvett, songwriters (Nicki Minaj)

• "Bound 2," Mike Dean, Malik Jones, Che Pope, Elon Rutberg, Sakiya Sandifer, John Stephens, Kanye West, Charlie Wilson & Cydel Young, songwriters (Kanye West & Charlie Wilson)

• "I," K. Duckworth & C. Smith, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)

• "We Dem Boyz," N. Fisher & C. Thomaz, songwriters (Wiz Khalifa)

• "0 To 100 / The Catch Up," A. Feeney, Aubrey Graham, A. Hernandez, P. Jefferies, M. Samuels & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake)

BEST RAP ALBUM

• The New Classic, Iggy Azalea

• Because The Internet, Childish Gambino

• Nobody's Smiling, Common

• The Marshall Mathers LP2, Eminem

• Oxymoron, Schoolboy Q

• Blacc Hollywood, Wiz Khalifa

BEST COUNTRY ALBUM

• Riser, Dierks Bentley

• The Outsiders, Eric Churc

• 12 Stories, Brandy Clark

• Platinum, Miranda Lambert

• "The Way I'm Livin'," Lee Ann Womack

BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE

• "Give Me Back My Hometown," Eric Church

• "Invisible," Hunter Hayes

• "Automatic," Miranda Lambert

• "Something In The Water," Carrie Underwood

• "Cop Car," Keith Urban

BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE

• "Gentle On My Mind," The Band Perry

• "Somethin' Bad," Miranda Lambert With Carrie Underwood

• "Day Drinking," Little Big Town

• "Meanwhile Back At Mama's," Tim McGraw Featuring Faith Hill

• "Raise ‘Em Up," Keith Urban Featuring Eric Church

BEST NEW AGE ALBUM

• Bhakti, Paul Avgerinos

• Ritual, Peter Kater & R. Carlos Nakai

• Winds Of Samsara, Ricky Kej & Wouter Kellerman

• Symphony Live In Istanbul, Kitaro

• In Love And Longing, Silvia Nakkach & David Darling

BEST IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO

• "The Eye Of The Hurricane," Kenny Barron, soloist

• "Fingerprints," Chick Corea, soloist

• "You & The Night & The Music," Fred Hersch, soloist

• "Recorda Me," Joe Lovano, soloist

• "Sleeping Giant," Brad Mehldau, soloist

BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM

• Map To The Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro, (Billy Childs &) Various Artists

• I Wanna Be Evil, René Marie

• Live In NYC, Gretchen Parlato

• Beautiful Life, Dianne Reeves

• Paris Sessions, Tierney Sutton

BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM

• Landmarks, Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band

• Trilogy, Chick Corea Trio

• Floating, Fred Hersch Trio

• Enjoy The View, Bobby Hutcherson, David Sanborn, Joey DeFrancesco Featuring Billy Hart

• All Rise: A Joyful Elegy For Fats Waller, Jason Moran

BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM

• The L.A. Treasures Project, The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra

• Life In The Bubble, Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band

• Quiet Pride: The Elizabeth Catlett Project, Rufus Reid

• Live: I Hear The Sound, Archie Shepp Attica Blues Orchestra

• OverTime: Music Of Bob Brookmeyer, The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra

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BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM

• The Latin Side of Joe Henderson

• The Pedrito Martinez Group

• The Offense of the Drum

• Second Half

• New Throned

BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE/SONG

• "Help," Erica Campbell featuring LeCrae

• "Sunday A.M. (Live)," Karen Clark Sheard

• "I Believe," Mali Music

• "No Greater Love," Smokie Norful

• "Love on the Radio," The Wall Group

BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE

• "If We're Honest," Francesca Battistelli

• "Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong.," For King & Country

• "Hurricane," Natalie Grant

• "Welcome to the New," MercyMe

• "Royal Tailor," Royal Tailor

BEST ROOTS GOSPEL ALBUM

• Forever Changed, T. Graham Brown

• Shine for All the People, Mike Farris

• Hymns, Gaither Vocal Band

• A Cappella, The Martins

• His Way of Loving Me, Tim Menzies

BEST LATIN POP ALBUM

• Tangos, Rubén Blades

• Elypse, Camila

• Raíz, Lila Downs, Niña Pastori and Soledad

• Loco De Amor, Juanes

• Gracias Por Estar Aquí, Marco Antonio Solís

BEST LATIN ROCK, URBAN OR ALTERNATIVE ALBUM

• Multiviral, Calle 13

• Behind The Machine (Detrás De La Máquina), Chocquibtown

• Bailar En La Cueva, Jorge Drexler

• Agua Maldita, Molotov

• Vengo, Ana Tijoux

BEST REGIONAL MEXICAN MUSIC ALBUM (INCLUDING TEJANO)

• Lastima Que Sean Ajenas, Pepe Aguilar

• Mano A Mano – Tangos A La Manera De Vicente Fernández, Vicente Fernández

• Voz Y Guitarra, Ixya Herrera

• 15 Aniversario, Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea

• Alegría Del Mariachi, Mariachi Los Arrieros Del Valle

BEST TROPICAL LATIN ALBUM

• 50 Aniversario, El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico

• First Class to Havana, Aymee Nuviola

• Live, Palo!

• El Asunto, Totó La Momposina

• Más + Corazón Profundo, Carlos Vives

BEST AMERICAN ROOTS PERFORMANCE

• "Statesboro Blues," Gregg Allman and Taj Mahal

• "A Feather's Not a Bird," Roseanne Cash

• "And When I Die," Billy Childs Featuring Alison Krauss & Jerry Douglas

• "The Old Me Better," Keb' Mo' Featuring The California Feet Warmers

• "Destination," Nickel Creek

BEST AMERICAN ROOTS SONG

• "A Feather's Not a Bird," Roseanne Cash

• "Just So Much," Jesse Winchester

• "The New York Trains," The Del McCoury Band

• "Pretty Little One," Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers Featuring Edie Brickell

• "Terms of My Surrender," John Hiatt

BEST AMERICANA ALBUM

• The River & the Thread, Roseanne Cash

• Terms of My Surrender, John Hiatt

• Bluesamericana, Keb' Mo'

• A Dotted Line, Nickel Creek

• Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, Sturgill Simpson

BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM

• The Earls of Leicester, The Earls of Leicester

• Noam Pikelny Plays Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe, Noam Pikelny

• Cold Spell, Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen

• Into My Own, Bryan Sutton

• Only Me, Rhonda Vincent

BEST BLUES ALBUM

• Common Ground – Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin Play And Sing The Songs Of Big Bill Broonzy, Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin

• Promise of a Brand New Day, Ruthie Foster

• Juke Joint Chapel, Charlie Musselwhite

• Decisions, Bobby Rush With Blinddog Smokin'

• Step Back, Johnny Winter

BEST FOLK ALBUM

• Three Bells, Mike Auldridge, Jerry Douglas & Rob Ickes

 • Follow The Music, Alice Gerrard

 • The Nocturne Diaries, Eliza Gilkyson

 • Remedy, Old Crow Medicine Show

 • A Reasonable Amount Of Trouble, Jesse Winchester

BEST REGIONAL ROOTS MUSIC ALBUM

• Light The Stars, Bonsoir, Catin

• Hanu ‘A'ala, Kamaka Kukona

• Love's Lies, Magnolia Sisters

• The Legacy, Jo-El Sonnier

• Ceremony, Joe Tohonnie Jr.

BEST REGGAE ALBUM

• Fly Rasta, Ziggy Marley

• Full Frequency, Sean Paul

• Back On The Controls, Lee ‘Scratch' Perry

• Out Of Many, One Music, Shaggy

• The Reggae Power, Sly & Robbie & Spicy Chocolate

• Amid The Noise And Haste, Soja

BEST WORLD MUSIC ALBUM

• Toumani & Sidiki, Toumani Diabaté & Sidiki Diabaté

• Eve, Angelique Kidjo

• Our World In Song, Wu Man, Luis Conte & Daniel Ho

• Magic, Sérgio Mendes

• Traces Of You, Anoushka Shankar

BEST CHILDREN'S ALBUM

• Appetite For Construction, The Pop Ups

• I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up For Education And Changed The World (Malala Yousafzai), Neela Vaswani

• Just Say Hi!, Brady Rymer And The Little Band That Could

• The Perfect Quirk, Secret Agent 23 Skidoo

• Through The Woods, The Okee Dokee Brothers

BEST SPOKEN WORLD ALBUM

• Actors Anonymous, James Franco

• A Call To Action, Jimmy Carter

• Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America, John Waters

• Diary Of A Mad Diva, Joan Rivers

• A Fighting Chance, Elizabeth Warren

• We Will Survive: True Stories Of Encouragement, Inspiration, And The Power Of Song, Gloria Gaynor

BEST COMEDY ALBUM

• Mandatory Fun, "Weird Al" Yankovic

• Obsessed, Jim Gaffigan

• Oh My God, Louis C.K.

• Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time, Patton Oswalt

• We Are Miracles, Sarah Silverman

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