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2015 Grammy Awards nominations (Arcade Fire, St. Vincent, Kendrick Lamar, Kanye, Jack White, Beck, Disclosure, James Franco, Aphex Twin, Little Dragon & more)

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This year, the 2015 Grammy nominations are being revealed gradually on CBS This Morning. A few categories have already been announced, with a lot more on the way, and we’ll have to wait for tonight’s A Very Grammy Christmas special to find out the Album of the Year nominees. Arcade Fire, St. Vincent, Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West, Beck, Black Keys, Ryan Adams, Jack White, Beyonce (now the most Grammy-nominated woman), Pharrell, Schoolboy Q, Drake, Eminem, Disclosure, Duke Dumont, Basement Jaxx, James Franco, Aphex Twin, Little Dragon, Royksopp & Robyn, Arctic Monkeys, Mastodon, Motorhead, Alt-J, Lee “Scratch” Perry, Sam Smith, Haim, Sia, Coldplay, Robert Glasper, Sharon Jones, Jhene Aiko, Tom Petty, U2 and more have already been announced. Stay tuned for more announcements and check out the list so far, below.

UPDATE: Full list of nominations (except Album of the Year) now up at GRAMMY.com. Several of the categories are also listed below.

UPDATE 2: Album of the Year nominees announced. See below.

The awards ceremony happens February 8, 2015.

Grammy 2015 Nominations

Album of the Year
Beck – Morning Phase
Beyonce – Beyonce
Sam Smith – In the Lonely Hour
Ed Sheeran – X
Pharrell Williams – G I R L

Song of the Year
Sia – “Chandelier”
Sam Smith – “Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)”
Taylor Swift – “Shake It Off”
Meghan Trainor – “All About That Bass”
Hozier – “Take Me To Church”

Record of the Year
Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX – “Fancy”
Sia – “Chandelier”
Sam Smith – “Stay With Me” (Darkchild Remix)
Taylor Swift – “Shake It Off”
Meghan Trainor – “All About That Bass”

Best New Artist
Bastille
Iggy Azalea
Brandy Clark
Haim
Sam Smith

Best Alternative Music Album
Alt-J – This Is All Yours
Arcade Fire – Reflektor
Cage the Elephant – Melophobia
St Vincent – St Vincent
Jack White – Lazaretto

Best Rock Album
Ryan Adams – Ryan Adams
Beck – Morning Phase
Black Keys – Turn Blue
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers – Magnetic Eye
U2 – Songs of Innocence

Best Rap Album
The New Classic – Iggy Azalea
Because the Internet – Childish Gambino
Nobody’s Smiling – Common
The Marshall Mathers LP II – Eminem
Oxymoron – Schoolboy Q
Black Hollywood – Wiz Khalifa

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/Sung Collaboration
Common featuring Jhene Aiko – Blak Majik
Eminem featuring Rihanna – The Monster
iLoveMakonnen featuring Drake – Tuesday
Schoolboy Q featuring BJ the Chicago Kid – Studio
Kanye West & Charlie Wilson – Bound 2

Best Rap Performance
3,005 – Childish Gambino
0 to 100/The Catchup – Drake
Rap God – Eminem
I – Kendrick Lamar
All I Need is You – Lecrae

Best Americana Album
Roseanne 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 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 Ragge Power
Soja – And The Noise And The Haste

Best Rock Song
Paramore – Ain’t It Fun
Beck – Blue Moon
The Black Keys – Fever
Ryan Adams – Gimme Something Good
Jack White – Lazaretto

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 Knights
Mastodon – High Road
Motorhead – Heartbreaker
Slipknot – The Negative One
Tenacious D – The Las In Line

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 R&B Song
Beyonce – Drunk In Love
Usher – Good Kisser
Chris Brown – New Flame
Luke James – Options (Wolfjames Version)
Jhene Aiko – The Worst

Best R&B Performance
Beyonce featuring Jay Z – Drunk In Love
Chris Brown featuring Usher & Rick Ross – New Flame
Jennifer Hudson featuring R. Kelly – It’s Your World
Ledisi – Like This
Usher – Good Kisser

Best Traditional R&B Performance
Marsha Ambrosius & Anthony Hamilton – As
Angie Fisher – I.R.S.
Robert Glasper Experiment Featuring Lalah Hathaway & Malcolm Jamal Warner – Jesus Children
Kem – Nobody
Antonique Smith – Hold Up Wait A Minute (Woo Woo)

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

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 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 Urban Contemporary Album
Jhené Aiko – Sail Out
Beyoncé – Beyoncé
Chris Brown – X
Mali Music – Mali Is
Pharrell Williams – G I R L

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Fancy – Iggy Azalea feat Charli XCX
A Sky Full of Stars – Coldplay
Say Something – A Great Big World feat Christina Aguilera
Bang Bang – Jesse J. Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj
Dark Horse – Katy Perry feat Jesse J.

Best Music Video
We Exist – Arcade Fire
Turn Down for What – DJ Snake & Lil Jon
Chandelier – Sia
Happy – Pharrell
The Golden Age – Woodkid feat Max Richter

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 You”
Zhu – “Faded”

Best Dance/Electronic Album
Aphex Twin – Syro
Deadmau5 – Whille (1 Is Less Than 2)
Little Dragon – Nabuma Rubberband
Royksopp & Robyn – Do It Again
Mat Zo – Damage Control

Best Country Song
American Kids – Kenny Chesney (Rodney Clawson, Luke Laird, Shane McAnally)
Automatic – Miranda Lambert – (Nicole Galyon, Natalie Hemby, Miranda Lambert)
Give Me Back my Home Town – Eric Church – (Eric Church, Luke Laird)
I’m Not Going to Miss You – Glen Campbell – (Glen Campbell, Julian Raymond)
Meanwhile Back at Mama’s – Tim McGraw feat Faith Hill – (Tom Douglas, Jaren Johnston, Jeffrey Steele)

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Cheek to Cheek – Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
Nostalgia by Annie Lennox
Night Songs – Barry Manilow
Sending You a Little Christmas – Johnny Mathis
Partners – Barbara Streisand and Various Artists

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
American Hustle – Various Artists
Frozen – Various Artists
Get on Up: The James Brown Story – James Brown
Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol 1 – Various Artists
The Wolf of Wall Street – Various Artists

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 Spoken Word Album
James Franco
Joan Rivers
Elizabeth Warren
Gloria Gaynor
Jimmy Carter
John Waters

Best Gospel Album
Erica Campbell – Help
Ricky Dillard & New G – Amazing
William McDowell – Withholding Nothing
Smokie Norful – Forever Yours
Anita Wilson – Vintage Worship

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 with Carrie Underwood – Somethin’ Bad
Little Big Town – Day Drinking
Tim McGraw featuring Faith Hill – Meanwhile Back At Mama’s
Keith Urban featuring Eric Church – Raise ‘Em Up

Best Country Song
Kenny Chesney – American Kids
Miranda Lambert – Automatic
Eric Church – Give Me Back My Hometown
Glen Campbell – I’m Not Gonna Miss You
Tim McGraw featuring Faith Hill – Meanwhile Back At Mama’s

Best American Roots Performance
Gregg Allman & Taj Mahal – Statesboro Blues
Roseanne Cash – A Feather’s Not A Bird
Billy Childs Featuring Alison Krauss & Jerry Douglas – And When I Die
Keb’ Mo’ Featuring The California Feet Warmers – The Old Me Better
Nickel Creek – Destination

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