The 2015 Grammy Awards nominations were announced this year in an unusual way fir the first time ever. The most anticipated music awards show announced the nominees in part on the internet through videos on Twitter. Earlier today, CBS This Morning welcomed Pharrell Williams and Ed Sheeran to reveal four categories, including Record of the Year. The 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards air on February 8 at 8:00 p.m. on CBS. The night concluded with the announcement of Record of the Year during CBS’ “A Very Grammy Christmas” special featuring Mary J. Blidge, Pharrell Williams, Arianna Grande, Tim McGraw and Maroon 5, hosted by LL Cool J.
Below are a complete list of nominees:
Album of the Year
Beck – Morning Phase
Beyoncé – Beyoncé
Ed Sheeran – X
Sam Smith – In The Lonely Hour
Pharrell Williams – GIRL
Record of the Year
Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX – “Fancy”
Sia – “Chandelier”
Sam Smith – “Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)”
Taylor Swift – “Shake It Off”
Meghan Trainor – “All About That Bass”
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)”
Best New Artist
Bastille
Iggy Azalea
Brandy Clark
HAIM
Sam Smith
Best Pop Solo Performance
John Legend – “All of Me” (Live Version)
Sia – “Chandelier”
Sam Smith – “Stay With Me”
Taylor Swift – “Shake It Off”
Pharrell – “Happy”
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX – “Fancy”
Coldplay – “A Sky Full of Stars”
A Great Big World feat. Christina Aguilera – “Say Something”
Jessie J feat. Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj – “Bang Bang”
Katy Perry feat. Juicy J – “Dark Horse”
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Lady Gaga & Tony Bennett – Cheek to Cheek
Annie Lennox – Nostalgia
Barry Manilow – Night Songs
Johnny Mathis – Sending You A Little Christmas
Barbra Streisand – Partners
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
Best Dance Recording
Basement Jaxx – “Never Say Never”
Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne – “Rather Be”
Disclosure feat. Mary J. Blige “F For You”
Duke Dumont feat. Jax Jones – “I Got U”
Zhu – “Faded”
Best Dance/Electronic Album
Aphex Twin – Syro
Deadmau5 – While (1 < 2) Little Dragon - Nabuma Rubberband Röyksopp & Robyn – Do It Again Mat Zo – Damage Control 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 Best Rock Performance Ryan Adams – “Gimme Something Good” Arctic Monkeys – “Do I Wanna Know?” Beck – “Blue Moon” The Black Keys – “Fever” Jack White – “Lazaretto” Best Metal Performance Anthrax – “Neon Nights” Mastodon – “High Road” Mötorhead – “Heartbreaker” Slipknot – “The Negative One” Tenacious D – “The Last In Line” Best Rock Song Jack White – “Lazaretto” The Black Keys – “Fever” Paramore – “Ain’t It Fun” Beck – “Blue Moon” Ryan Adams – “Gimme Something Good” Best Rock Album Ryan Adams – Ryan Adams The Black Keys – Turn Blue U2 – Songs of Innocence Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – Hypnotic Eye Beck – Morning Phase Best Alternative Music Album Arcade Fire – Reflektor Alt J – This is All Yours Cage the Elephant – Melophobia St. Vincent – St. Vincent Jack White – Lazaretto Best R&B Performance Beyoncé feat. Jay Z - “Drunk In Love” Chris Brown feat. Usher, Rick Ross – “New Flame” Jennifer Hudson feat. R. Kelly – “It’s Your World” Ledisi – “Like This” Usher – “Good Kisser” Best Traditional R&B Performance Marsha Ambrosius & Anthony Hamilton – “As” Kem – “Nobody” Angie Fisher – “I.R.S.” Robert Glasper Experiment – “Jesus Children” Antonique Smith – “Hold Up Wait a Minute (Woo Woo)” Best R&B Song Beyoncé feat. Jay Z – “Drunk In Love” Usher – “Good Kisser” Chris Brown feat. Usher, Rick Ross – “New Flame” Luke James feat. Rick Ross – “Options (The Wolfjames Version)” Jhene Aiko – “The Worst” Best Urban Contemporary Album Jhene Aiko – Sail Out Beyoncé – Beyoncé Chris Brown – X Mali Music – Mali Is Pharrell Williams – G.I.R.L. Best R&B Album Bernhoft – Islander Aloe Blacc – Lift Your Spirits Toni Braxton & Babyface – Love, Marriage, and Divorce Robert Glasper Experiment – Black Radio 2 Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings – Give The People What They Want Best Rap Performance Childish Gambino – “3005” Drake – “0-100/ The Catchup Eminem – “Rap God” Kendrick Lamar – “i” Lecrae – “All I Need Is You” Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Common feat. Jhene Aiko – “Blak Majik” Eminem feat. Rihanna – “The Monster” ILoveMakonnen feat. Drake – “Tuesday” Schoolboy Q feat. BJ The Chicago Kid – “Studio” Kanye West feat. Charlie Wilson – “Bound 2″ Best Rap Song Nicki Minaj – “Anaconda” Kanye West – “Bound 2″ Kendrick Lamar – “i” Wiz Khalifa – “We Dem Boyz” Drake – “0 to 100/The Catch Up” Best Rap Album Iggy Azalea – The New Classic Childish Gambino – Because the Internet Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP 2 Schoolboy Q – Oxymoron Wiz Khalifa – Blacc Hollywood Common – Nobody’s Smiling 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” Best Country Duo/Group Performance The Band Perry – “Gentle On My Mind” Miranda Lambert feat. Carrie Underwood – “Somethin’ Bad” Little Big Town – “Day Drinking” Tim McGraw feat. Faith Hill – “Meanwhile Back at Mama’s” Keith Urban feat. Eric Church – “Raise ‘Em Up” 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 feat. Faith Hill – “Meanwhile Back At Mama’s” 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’ Best American Roots Performance Gregg Allman & Taj Mahal – “Statesboro Blues” Rosanne Cash – “A Feather’s Not a Bird” Billy Childs feat. Alison Krauss & Jerry Douglas – “And When I Die” Keb Mo feat. the California Feet Warmers – “The Old Me Better” Nickel Creek – “Destination” Best American Roots Song Rosanne Cash – “A Feather’s Not a Bird” Jesse Winchester – “Just So Much” The Del McCoury Band – “The New York Trains” Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers feat. Edie Brickell – “Pretty Little One” John Hiatt – “Terms of My Surrender” Best Americana Album Rosanne Cash – The River & The Thread John Hiatt – Terms Of My Surrender Keb’ Mo’ – Bluesamericana Nickel Creek – A Dotted Line Sturgill Simpson – Metamodern Sounds in Country Music Best Folk Album Mike Auldridge, Jerry Douglas & Rob Ickes – Three Bells Alice Gerrard – Follow the Music Eliza Gilkyson – The Nocturne Diaries Old Crow Medicine Show – Remedy Jesse Winchester – A Reasonable Amount of Trouble Best Reggae Album Ziggy Marley – Fly Rasta Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry – Back on the Controls Sean Paul – Full Frequency Shaggy – Out of Many, One Music Sly & Robbie & Spicy Chocolate – The Reggae Power Soja – Amid the Noise and the Haste Best Spoken Word James Franco – Actor’s Anonymous Jimmy Carter – A Call To Action John Waters – John Waters Hitchhikes Across America Joan Rivers – Diary of a Mad Diva Elizabeth Warren – A Fighting Chance Gloria Gaynor – We Will Survive: True Stories of Encouragement, Inspiration, and the Power of Song Best Comedy Album “Weird Al” Yankovic – Mandatory Fun Jim Gaffigan – Obsessed Louis C.K. – Oh My God Patton Oswalt – Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time Sarah Silverman – We Are Miracles Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media American Hustle Frozen Get On Up: The James Brown Story Guardians of the Galaxy The Wolf of Wall Street Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Frozen Gone Girl The Grand Budapest Hotel Gravity Saving Mr. Banks Best Song Written for Visual Media Tegan and Sara feat. the Lonely Island – “Everything is Awesome!!!” Ed Sheeran – “I See Fire” Glen Campbell – “I’m Not Gonna Miss You” Idina Menzel – “Let It Go” Scarlett Johansson & Joaquin Phoenix – “The Moon Song” Producer of the Year, Non-Classical Paul Epworth John Hill Jay Joyce Greg Kurstin Max Martin Best Music Video Arcade Fire – “We Exist” DJ Snake & Lil Jon – “Turn Down For What” Sia – “Chandelier” Pharrell Williams – “Happy” Woodkid feat. Max Richter – “The Golden Age” Best Music Film Beyonce & Jay Z: On the Run Tour Ghost Stories 20 Feet from Stardom Metallica Through the Never The Truth About Love Tour: Live from Melbourne
