The nominees for the 2017 Grammys have been announced and some of the highlights from this news includes Beyoncé notching 9 nominations including the major categories Album, Song, and Record of the Year, for which she will compete with Adele on all three, Rihanna and Drake each racking 8 nominations, and best of all, our homie Chance The Rapper getting an astonishing 7 nominations that include the coveted Best New Artist plus categories in which he competes with HIMSELF! And while we’re bringing up highlights, how about Beyoncé’s surprise nomination in the Best Rock Performance category for her Jack White collaboration, “Don’t Hurt Yourself.”
The 59th Annual Grammy Awards will be held February 12 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and broadcast live on CBS, with James Corden taking over as host after LL Cool J held the position for the last 5 years.
Check out the select list of nominations for categories and artists that we cover. See the full list here.
Album of the Year
Adele – 25
Beyoncé – Lemonade
Drake – Views
Justin Bieber – Purpose
Sturgill Simpson – A Sailor’s Guide to Earth
Record of the Year
Adele – Hello
Beyoncé – Formation
Rihanna – Work
Twenty One Pilots – Stressed Out
Lukas Graham – 7 Years
Song of the Year
Beyoncé – Formation
Adele – Hello
Mike Posner – I Took a Pill in Ibiza
Justin Bieber – Love Yourself
Lukas Graham – 7 Years
Best New Artist
Anderson .Paak
Chance the Rapper
Maren Morris
The Chainsmokers
Kelsea Ballerini
Pop
Best Pop Solo Performance
Adele – Hello
Beyoncé – Hold Up
Justin Bieber – Love Yourself
Kelly Clarkson – Piece by Piece (“Idol” Version)
Ariana Grande – Dangerous Woman
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
The Chainsmokers – Closer [ft. Halsey]
Lukas Graham – 7 Years
Rihanna – Work [ft. Drake]
Sia – Cheap Thrills [ft. Sean Paul]
Twenty One Pilots – Stressed Out
Best Pop Vocal Album
Adele – 25
Justin Bieber – Purpose
Ariana Grande – Dangerous Woman
Demi Lovato – Confident
Sia – This Is Acting
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Andrea Bocelli – Cinema
Bob Dylan – Fallen Angels
Josh Groben – Stages Live
Willie Nelson – Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin
Barbra Streisand – Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway
Rap
Best Rap Performance
Chance the Rapper – No Problem [ft. 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne]
Desiigner – Panda
Drake – Pop Style [ft. The Throne]
Fat Joe & Remy Ma – All the Way Up [ft. French Montana and Infrared]
Schoolboy Q – THat Part [ft. Kanye West]
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Beyoncé – Freedom [ft. Kendrick Lamar]
Drake – Hotline Bling
D.R.A.M. – Broccoli [ft. Lil Yachty]
Kanye West – Ultralight Beam [ft. Chance the Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin and The-Dream]
Kanye West – Famous [ft. Rihanna]
Best Rap Song
Fat Joe & Remy Ma – All the Way Up [ft. French Montana and Infrared]
Kanye West – Famous [ft. Rihanna]
Drake – Hotline Bling
Chance the Rapper – No Problem [ft. 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne]
Kanye West – Ultralight Beam [ft. Chance the Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin and The-Dream]
Best Rap Album
Chance the Rapper – Coloring Book
De La Soul – and the Anonymous Nobody…
DJ Khaled – Major Key
Drake – Views
Schoolboy Q – Blank Face LP
Kanye West – The Life of Pablo
Rock
Best Rock Performance
Alabama Shakes – Joe (Live From Austin City Limits)
Beyoncé – Don’t Hurt Yourself [ft. Jack White]
David Bowie – Blackstar
Disturbed – The Sound of Silence (Live on “Conan”)
Twenty One Pilots – Heathens
Best Metal Performance
Baroness – Shock Me
Gojira – Silvera
Korn – Rotting in Vain
Megadeth – Dystopia
Periphery – The Price is Wrong
Best Rock Song
David Bowie – Blackstar
Radiohead – Burn the Witch
Metallica – Hardwired
Twenty One Pilots – Heathens
Highly Suspect – My Name Is Human
Best Rock Album
Blink-182 – California
Cage the Elephant – Tell Me I’m Pretty
Gojira – Magma
Panic! At the Disco – Death of a Bachelor
Weezer – Weezer
Alternative
Best Alternative Music Album
Bon Iver – 22, A Million
David Bowie – Blackstar
PJ Harvey – The Hope Six Demolition Project
Iggy Pop – Post Pop Depression
Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool
R&B
Best R&B Performance
BJ the Chicago Kid – Turnin’ Me Up
Ro James – Permission
Musiq Soulchild – I Do
Rihanna – Needed Me
Solange – Cranes in the Sky
Best Traditional R&B Performance
William Bell – The Three of Me
BJ the Chicago Kid – Woman’s World
Fantasia – Sleeping With the One I Love
Lalah Hathaway – Angel
Jill Scott – Can’t Wait
Best R&B Song
PARTYNEXTDOOR – Come See Me [ft. Drake]
Bryson Tiller – Exchange
Rihanna – Kiss It Better
Maxwell – Lake by the Ocean
Tory Lanez – Luv
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Beyoncé – Lemonade
Gallant – Ology
KING – We Are KING
Anderson .Paak – Malibu
Rihanna – ANTI
Best R&B Album
BJ the Chicago Kid – In My Mind
Lalah Hathaway – Lalah Hathaway Live
Terrace Martin – Velvet Portraits
Mint Condition – Healing Season
Mya – Smoove Jones
Dance
Best Dance Recording
Bob Moses – Tearing Me Up
The Chainsmokers – Don’t Let Me Down [ft. Daya]
Flume – Never Be Like You [ft. Kai]
Riton – Rinse & Repeat [ft. Kah-Lo]
Sofi Tukker – Drinkee
Best Dance/Electronic Album
Flume – Skin
Jean-Michel Jarre – Electronica 1: The Time Machine
Tycho – Epoch
Underworld – Barbara Barbara, we face a shining future
Louie Vega – Louie Vega Starring…XXVIII
Comedy
Best Comedy Album
David Cross – …America…Great…
Margaret Cho – American Myth
Tig Notaro – Boyish Girl Interrupted
Amy Schumer – Live at the Apollo
Patton Oswalt – Talking for Clapping
Remix
Best Remixed Recording
Soul Pacific – Cali Coast (Psionics Remix)
The Silver Lake Chorus – Heavy Star Movin’ (staRo Remix)
Paul McCartney & Wings – Nineteen Hundred Eighty-Five (Timo Maas & James Teej Remix)
Ry X – Only (Kaskade x Lipless Remix)
Bob Moses – Tearing Me Up (RAC Remix)
The Chemical Brothers – Wide Open (Joe Goddard Remix)
Music for Visual Media
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
Various Artists – Amy
Miles Davis & Various Artists – Miles Ahead
Various Artists – Straight Outta Compton
Various Artists – Suicide Squad (Collector’s Edition)
Various Artists – Vinyl: The Essentials Season 1
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
Thomas Newman – Bridge of Spies
Ennio Morricone – Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight
Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto – The Revenant
John Williams – Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein – Stranger Things Volume 1
Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein – Stranger Things Volume 2
Packaging
Best Recording Package
Ciarra Pardo & Robyn Fenty – Rihanna – ANTI
Jonathan Barnbrook – David Bowie – Blackstar
Andrew Savage – Parquet Courts – Human Performance
Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds – Reckless Kelly – Sunset Motel
Eric Timothy Carlson – Bon Iver – 22, A Million
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
Gérard Lo Monaco – Edith Piaf – Edith Piaf 1915-2015
Jonathan Dagan & Mathias Høst Normark – J. Views – 401 Days
Matt Taylor – Trey Anastasio – Paper Wheels (Deluxe Limited Edition)
Simon Earith & James Musgrave – Paul McCartney – Tug of War (Deluxe Edition)
Producer
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Benny Blanco
Greg Kurstin
Max Martin
Nineteen85
Ricky Reed
Music Video/Film
Best Music Video
Beyoncé – Formation
Leon Bridges – River
Coldplay – Up & Up
Jamie xx – Gosh
OK Go – Upside Down & Inside Out
Best Music Film
Steve Aoki – I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead
The Beatles – The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years
Beyoncé – Lemonade
Yo-Yo Ma & the Silk Road Ensemble – The Music of Strangers
Various Artists – American Saturday Night: Live From the Grand Ole Opry
