The nominees for the 2016 Grammy Awards were announced Monday morning, and Kendrick Lamar leads the musical pack with 11 nominations, including nods for Song Of The Year and Album Of The Year. The Weeknd is in second with nine nominations, and Alabama Shakes and Taylor Swift tie for third place with six nominations apiece. All four of these frontrunners will compete for Album Of The Year, but only one of them made it onto The A.V. Club’s best albums of 2015 list.
Elsewhere, Swift will try to best her pal Ed Sheeran for Best Pop Solo Performance, and is partnered with Lamar in the contest for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. Wilco’s Star Wars has entered the Best Alternative Music Album fray along with Tame Impala and Björk. Family Guy’s Seth MacFarlane is up against Josh Groban and Bob Dylan in the Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album category, because that’s a thing that happens these days. And the Best Music Film category pits Foo Fighters’ Sonic Highways against the Netflix documentary What Happened, Miss Simone? And in case you were wondering, Adele’s 25 was released too late for consideration in the 2016 awards show.
We have some more notable categories and nominees for you below, but you can find the complete list here. The 58th Annual Grammy Awards will air on February 15, 2016 on CBS at 8 p.m. ET.
Album of the Year Sound and Color, Alabama Shakes To Pimp a Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar Traveler, Chris Stapleton 1989, Taylor Swift Beauty Behind the Madness, The Weeknd
Song of the Year “Alright,” Kendrick Lamar “Blank Space,” Taylor Swift “Girl Crush,” Little Big Town “See You Again,” Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth “Thinking Out Loud,” Ed Sheeran
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
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 featuring Kendrick Lamar “See You Again,” Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
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 New Artist Courtney Barnett James Bay Sam Hunt Tori Kelly Meghan Trainor
Best Music Video “LSD,” A$AP Rocky “I Feel Love (Every Million Miles),” The Dead Weather “Alright,” Kendrick Lamar “Bad Blood,” Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar “Freedom,” Pharrell Williams
Best Alternative Music Album Sound & Color, Alabama Shakes Vulnicura, Björk The Waterfall, My Morning Jacket Currents, Tame Impala Star Wars, Wilco
Best Rock Album Chaos And The Calm, James Bay Kintsugi, Death Cab For Cutie Mister Asylum, Highly Suspect Drones, Muse .5: The Gray Chapter, Slipknot
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 Rock Song “Don’t Wanna Fight,” Alabama Shakes “Ex’s & Oh’s,” Elle King “Hold Back The River,” James Bay “Lydia,” Highly Suspect “What Kind Of Man,” Florence + The Machine
Best 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
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 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 Dance/Electronic Album Our Love, Caribou Born In The Echoes, The Chemical Brothers Caracal, Disclosure In Colour, Jamie XX Skrillex And Diplo Present Jack Ü, Skrillex And Diplo
Best Music Film Mr. Dynamite: The Rise Of James Brown, Alex Gibney, video director; Peter Afterman, Mick Jagger, et al., video producers Sonic Highways, Dave Grohl, video director; John Cutcliffe, et al., video producers What Happened, Miss Simone?, Liz Garbus, video director; Liz Garbus, Amy Hobby, et al., video producers The Wall, Sean Evans and Roger Waters, video directors; Clare Spencer and Roger Waters, video producers Amy, Asif Kapadia, video director; James Gay-Rees, video producer
Best Spoken Word Album (includes poetry, audio books, and storytelling) Blood On Show (Jo Nesbø), Patti Smith Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, And Assorted Hijinks, Dick Cavett A Full Life: Reflections At Ninety, Jimmy Carter Patience And Sarah (Isabel Miller), Janis Ian and Jean Smart Yes, Please, Amy Poehler (and various artists)
Best Rap Album 2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole Compton, Dr. Dre If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late, Drake To Pimp A Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar The Pinkprint, Nicki Minaj
Best Rap Song “All Day,” Kanye West, Sean Combs, Paul McCartney, Ernest Brown, et al., songwriters (Kanye West featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom, and Paul McCartney) “Alright,” Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Anthony Spears & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar) “Energy,” Richard Dorfmeister, A. Graham, Marcus Kienzl, et al., songwriters (Drake) “Glory,” Lonnie Lynn, Che Smith, and John Stephens, songwriters (Common and John Legend) “Trap Queen,” Tony Fadd and Willie J. Maxwell, songwriters (Fetty Wap)
Best 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
Best 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
