2016 Grammy Award Nominations Have Been Announced — Here Is the Full List of Nominees
Announcements for the 2016 Grammy Awards nominees kicked off Monday morning in anticipation for the star-studded event in February. A list of the most highly coveted awards from the night was revealed on CBS This Morning, including album of the year, record of the year, song of the year and best new artist.
A song or album must have been released from Oct. 1, 2014, to Sept. 30 for consideration in the 58th Grammy Awards, which airs Feb. 15. This means some of the year's best-selling albums, including Adele's recent 25 — which continues to break records — didn't make the cut, while Taylor Swift's popular 1989 and Alabama Shakes' Sound & Color could be up for this year's awards.
Below is the full list of 2016 Grammy nominations:
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
Record of the year
"Really Love," D'Angelo and The Vanguard
"Uptown Funk," Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars
"Thinking Out Loud," Ed Sheeran
"Blank Space," Taylor Swift
"Can't Feel My Face," The Weeknd
Song of the year
"Alright," Kendrick Lamar
"Blank Space," Taylor Swift
"Girl Crush," Little Big Town
"See You Again," Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth
"Thinking Out Loud," Ed Sheeran
Best new artist
Courtney Barnett
James Bay
Sam Hunt
Tori Kelly
Meghan Trainor
Best pop solo performance
"Heartbeat Song," Kelly Clarkson
"Love Me Like You Do," Ellie Goulding
"Thinking Out Loud," Ed Sheeran
"Blank Space," Taylor Swift
"Can't Feel My Face," The Weeknd
Pop duo/group performance
"Ship to Wreck," Florence + the Machine
"Sugar," Maroon 5
"Uptown Funk," Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
"Bad Blood," Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar
"See You Again," Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
Traditional pop vocal album
The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern, Tony Bennett and Bill Charlap
Shadows in the Night, Bob Dylan
Stages, Josh Groban
No One Ever Tells You, Seth McFarlane
My Dream Duets, Barry Manilow (and Various Artists)
Pop vocal album
Piece by Piece, Kelly Clarkson
How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful, Florence + the Machine
Uptown Special, Mark Ronson
1989, Taylor Swift
Before This World, James Taylor
Dance recording
"We're All We Need," Above & Beyond featuring Zoe Johnston
"Go," the Chemical Brothers
"Never Catch Me," Flying Lotus featuring Kendrick Lamar
"Runaway (U & I)," Galantis
"Where Are U Now," Skrillex and Diplo with Justin Bieber
Dance/electronic album
Our Love, Caribou
Born in the Echoes, the Chemical Brothers
Caracal, Disclosure
In Colour, Jamie XX
Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack U, Skrillex and Diplo
Contemporary instrumental album
Guitar in the Space Age!, Bill Frisell
Love Language, Wouter Kellerman
Afrodeezia, Marcus Miller
Sylva, Snarky Puppy and Metropole Orkest
The Gospel According to Jazz, Chapter IV, Kirk Whalum
Rock performance
"Don't Wanna Fight," Alabama Shakes
"What Kind Of Man," Florence + the Machine
"Something From Nothing," Foo Fighters
"Ex's & Oh's," Elle King
"Moaning Lisa Smile," Wolf Alice
Metal performance
"Identity," August Burns Red
"Cirice," Ghost
"512," Lamb Of God
"Thank You," Sevendust
"Custer," Slipknot
Rock song
"Don't Wanna Fight," Alabama Shakes, songwriters (Alabama Shakes)
"Ex's & Oh's," Dave Bassett and Elle King, songwriters (Elle King)
"Hold Back the River," Iain Archer and James Bay, songwriters (James Bay)
"Lydia," Richard Meyer, Ryan Meyer and Johnny Stevens, songwriters (Highly Suspect)
"What Kind of Man," John Hill, Tom Hull and Florence Welch, songwriters (Florence + the Machine)
Rock album
Chaos and the Calm, James Bay
Kintsugi, Death Cab for Cutie
Mister Asylum, Highly Suspect
Drones, Muse
.5: The Gray Chapter, Slipknot
Alternative music album
Sound & Color, Alabama Shakes
Vulnicura, Björk
The Waterfall, My Morning Jacket
Currents, Tame Impala
Star Wars, Wilco
R&B performance
"If I Don't Have You," Tamar Braxton
"Rise Up," Andra Day
"Breathing Underwater," Hiatus Kaiyote
"Planes," Jeremih featuring J. Cole
"Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)," The Weeknd
Traditional R&B performance
"He Is," Faith Evans
"Little Ghetto Boy," Lalah Hathaway
"Let It Burn," Jazmine Sullivan
"Shame," Tyrese
"My Favorite Part of You," Charlie Wilson
R&B song
"Coffee," Miguel
"Earned It," The Weeknd
"Let It Burn," Jazmine Sullivan
"Really Love," D'Angelo and the Vanguard
"Shame," Tyrese
Urban contemporary album
Ego Death, the Internet
You Should Be Here, Kehlani
Blood, Lianne La Havas
Wildheart, Miguel
Beauty Behind the Madness, The Weeknd
R&B album
Coming Home, Leon Bridges
Black Messiah, D'Angelo and the Vanguard
Cheers to the Fall, Andra Day
Reality Show, Jazmine Sullivan
Forever Charlie, Charlie Wilson
Rap performance
"Apparently," J. Cole
"Back to Back," Drake
"Trap Queen," Fetty Wap
"Alright," Kendrick Lamar
"Truffle Butter," Nicki Minaj featuring Drake and Lil Wayne
"All Day," Kanye West featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom and Paul McCartney
Rap/sung collaboration
"One Man Can Change the World," Big Sean featuring Kanye West and John Legend
"Glory," Common and John Legend
"Classic Man," Jidenna featuring Roman GianArthur
"These Walls," Kendrick Lamar featuring Bilal, Anna Wise and Thundercat
"Only," Nicki Minaj featuring Drake, Lil Wayne and Chris Brown
Rap song
"All Day," Kanye West
"Alright," Kendrick Lamar
"Energy," Drake
"Glory," Common and John Legend
"Trap Queen," Fetty Wap
Rap album
2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole
Compton, Dr. Dre
If Youre Reading This Its Too Late, Drake
To Pimp a Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar
The Pinkprint, Nicki Minaj
Country solo performance
"Burning House," Cam
"Traveller," Chris Stapleton
"Little Toy Guns," Carrie Underwood
"John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16," Keith Urban
"Chances Are," Lee Ann Womack
Country duo/group performance
"Stay a Little Longer," Brothers Osborne
"If I Needed You," Joey+Rory
"The Driver," Charles Kelley, Dierks Bentley and Eric Paslay
"Girl Crush," Little Big Town
"Lonely Tonight," Blake Shelton featuring Ashley Monroe
Country song
"Chances Are," Lee Ann Womack
"Diamond Rings and Old Barstools," Tim McGraw
"Girl Crush," Little Big Town
"Hold My Hand," Brandy Clark
"Traveller," Chris Stapleton
Country album
Montevallo, Sam Hunt
Pain Killer, Little Big Town
The Blade, Ashley Monroe
Pageant Material, Kacey Musgraves
Traveller, Chris Stapleton
See the full list of nominees here.
