2016 Grammy Award Nominations
See all the artists who were recognized for their contribution to music.
— -- The nominations for the 2016 Grammy Awards were revealed on Monday morning and some of the world's hottest musicians like Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar received nods for their outstanding work this past year.
Swift took home nominations for Record of the Year, Song of the Year and many others, while The Weeknd also dominated in categories like Album of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance. But it was Lamar who led the way overall with 11 nods.
Here is the full list:
Best New Artist
- Courtney Barnett
- James Bay
- Sam Hunt
- Tori Kelly
- Meghan Trainor
Record of the Year
- Really Love - D'Angelo and The Vanguard
- Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
- Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran
- Blank Space - Taylor Swift
- Can't Feel My Face - The Weeknd
Song of the Year
- Alright - Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Anthony Spears & Pharrell Williams (Kendrick Lamar)
- Blank Space - Max Martin, Shellback & Taylor Swift
- Girl Crush - Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose (Little Big Town)
- See You Again - Andrew Cedar, Justin Franks, Charles Puth & Cameron Thomaz (Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth)
- Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran & Amy Wadge
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
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
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
- Ship to Wreck - Florence + The Machine
- Sugar - Maroon 5
- Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
- Bad Blood - Taylor Swift
- See you Again - Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
Best 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
Best Dance Recording
- We're All We Need - Above & Beyond Featuring Zoë Johnston
- Go - The Chemical Brothers
- Never Catch Me - Flying Lotus Featuring Kendrick Lamar
- Runaway (U & I) - Galantis
- Where Are Ü Now - Skrillex And Diplo With Justin Bieber
Best 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
Best Alternative Music Album
- Sound & Color — Alabama Shakes
- Vulnicura — Björk
- The Waterfall — My Morning Jacket
- Currents — Tame Impala
- Star Wars — Wilco
Best Urban Contemporary Album
- Ego Death — The Internet
- You Should Be Here — Kehlani
- Blood — Lianne La Havas
- Wildheart — Miguel
- Beauty Behind The Madness — The Weeknd
Best 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
Best Country Album
- Montevallo — Sam Hunt
- Pain Killer — Little Big Town
- The Blade — Ashley Monroe
- Pageant Material — Kacey Musgraves
- Traveller — Chris Stapleton
Best Jazz Instrumental Album