The nominees for five categories of the 57th Grammy Awards were announced Friday morning by the Recording Academy.
Record of the Year
Taylor Swift – “Shake It Off”
Meghan Trainor – “All About That Bass”
Sia – “Chandelier”
Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX – “Fancy”
Sam Smith – “Stay With Me”
Best Pop Solo Performance
John Legend – “All of Me”
Sam Smith – “Stay With Me”
Sia – “Chandelier”
Pharrell Williams- “Happy”
Taylor Swift – “Shake It Off”
Best Pop Vocal Album
Miley Cyrus – Bangerz
Katy Perry – Prism
Ed Sheeran – X
Ariana Grande – My Everything
Sam Smith – In the Lonely Hour
Coldyplay – Ghost Stories
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Chris Brown – X
Pharrell Williams – G I R L
Mali Music – Mali Is
Jhene Aiko – Sail Out
Beyonce – Beyonce
Best Country Album
Eric Church – The Outsiders
Miranda Lambert – Platinum
Brandy Clark – 12 Stories
Lee Ann Womack – The Way I’m Livin’
Dierks Bentley – Riser
The Academy decided to release the names of nominees throughout the day Friday for the 2015 award show which is set to air at 8 p.m. on Feb. 8 on CBS.
The first batch includes those nominated for Record of the Year, Best Pop Solo Performance, Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Urban Contemporary Album, and Best Country Album. The second batch, set to be released at 11 a.m. will include those nominated for 75 other categories.
Those contending for Album of the Year will not be revealed until just before 7 p.m. as CBS has decided to include it in their primetime “A Very Grammy Christmas” special, airing tonight.
Performers at Friday night’s CBS Christmas event include Ariana Grande, Maroon 5, Tim McGraw, and Pharrell Williams.
