Earlier this morning, Pharrell and Ed Sheeran stopped by CBS This Morning to announce this year’s first four categories of Grammy nominees.
The coveted Record of the Year looks like it’s going to either “Fancy” by Iggy Azalea and Charlie XCX, “Chandelier” by Sia, “Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)” by Sam Smith, “Shake it Off” by Taylor Swift or “All About That Bass” by Megan Trainor.
Nominees for Best Pop Vocal Album include Miley Cyrus, Coldplay, Ariana Grande, Katy Perry, Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith. Best Urban Contemporary Album contenders are Beyonce, Pharrell, Chris Brown, Jhene Aiko and Mali Music.
Dierks Bentley, Eric Church, Brandy Clark, Miranda Lambert and Lee Ann Womack are all in for Country Album of the Year.
Instead of announcing all the nominees in one go, CBS will squeeze all the juice they can out of this thing and announce them incrementally via Twitter from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. today. And, if that wasn’t enough, Album of the Year won’t be announced until tonight’s airing of A Very Grammy Christmas at 9 p.m. EST. The show will feature live performances from Sam Smith, Ariana Grande, Mary J. Blige, Maroon 5, Pharrell Williams and Tim McGraw.
To watch the actual ceremony in February, you’ll have to sign a contract stating that you’ll willingly watch CBS for a minimum four (4) hours a day, Clockwork Orange-style chair and never speak ill of this magnificent broadcast network ever. Kidding, but yeesh, should the announcement of nominees really be an all-day event? If only there was a page you could go to and check without having to go through all the hoops….
We’ll keep you updated below the jump as more announcements arrive.
The 57th Annual Grammy Awards will air February 8 at 8 p.m. on CBS.
Sia - "Chandelier"
Meghan Trainor - "All About That Bass"
Taylor Swift - "Shake It Off"
Sam Smith - "Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)"
Hozier - "Take Me to Church"
Best Pop Solo Performance
John Legend - "All of Me"
Sia - "Chandelier"
Sam Smith - "Stay With Me"
Taylor Swift - "Shake it Off"
Pharrell - "Happy"
Paramore - "Ain't it Fun"
Beck - "Blue Moon"
The Black Keys - "Fever"
Ryan Adams - "Gimme Something Good"
Jack White - "Lazaretto"
Ryan Adams - "Gimme Something Good"
Arctic Monkeys - "Do I Wanna Know?"
Beck - "Blue Moon"
The Black Keys - "Fever"
Jack White - "Lazaretto"
Anthrax - "Neon Knights"
Mastodon - "High Road"
Motorhead - "Heartbreaker"
Slipknot - "The Negative One"
Tenacious D - "The Last In Line"
Ryan Adams - Ryan Adams
Beck - Morning Phase
The Black Keys - Turn Blue
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Hypnotic Eye
U2 - Songs of Innocence
Best New Artist
Bastille
Iggy Azalea
Brandy Clark
Haim
Sam Smith
Kenny Chesney - "American Kids"
Miranda Lambert - "Automatic"
Eric Church - "Give Me Back My Hometown"
Glen Campbell - "I'm Not Gonna Miss You"
Tim McGraw - "Meanwhile Back at Mama's" ft. Faith Hill
Ziggy Marley - Fly Rasta
Lee 'Scratch Perry - Back On The Controls
Sean Paul - Full Frequency
Shaggy - Out Of Many, One Music
Sly & Robbie & Spicy Chocolate - The Reggae Power
Soja - Amid The Noise And The Haste
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga - Cheek To Cheek
Annie Lennox - Nostalgia
Barry Manilow - Night Songs
Johnny Mathis - Sending You a Little Christmas
Barbra Streisant - Partners
Childish Gambino - "3005"
Drake - "0 to 100 / The Catch Up"
Eminem - "Rap God"
Kendrick Lamar - "I"
Lecrae - "All I Need Is You"
Alt-J - This Is All Yours
Arcade Fire - Reflektor
Cage The Elephant - Melophobia
St. Vincent - St. Vincent
Jack White - Lazaretto
American Hustle
Frozen
Get On Up: The James Brown Story
Guardians Of The Galaxy
The Wolf Of Wall Street
Roseanne Cash - The River & The Thread
John Hiatt - Terms Of My Surrender
Keb' Mo' - Bluesamericana
Nickel Creek - A Dotted Line
Sturgil Simpson - Metamodern Sounds In Country Music
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP 2
Childish Gambino - Because the Internet
Iggy Azalea - The New Classic
Common - Nobody's Smiling
Schoolboy Q - Oxymoron
Wiz Khalifa - Blacc Hollywood
Eric Church - "Give Me Back My Hometown"
Hunter Hayes - "Invisible"
Miranda Lambert - "Automatic"
Carrie Underwood - "Something in the Water"
Keith Urban - "Cop Car"
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Iggy Azalea - "Fancy" ft. Carlie XCX
Coldplay - "A Sky Full of Stars"
A Great Big World - "Say Something" ft. Christina Aguilera
Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj - "Bang Bang"
Katy Perry - "Dark Horse" ft. Juicy J
Arcade Fire - "We Exist"
DJ Snake, Lil' John - "Turn Down for What"
Sia - "Chandelier"
Woodkid - "The Golden Age" ft. Max Richter
Pharrell - "Happy"
Ruben Blades - Tangos
Camila Raiz - Elypse
Niña Pastori & Soledad Pastorutti - Lila Downs
Juanes - Loco de Amor
Marco Antonio Solis - Gracias Por Estar Aqui
James Franco - Actors Anonymous
Jimmy Carter - A Call to Action
John Waters - Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America
Elizabeth Warren - A Fighting Chance
Joan Rivers - Diary of a Mad Diva
Gloria Gaynor - We Will Survive: True Stories of Encouragement, Inspiration and the Power of Song
Basement Jaxx - "Never Say Never"
Clean Bandit - "Rather Be" ft. Jesse Glynne
Disclosure - "F For You" ft. Mary J. Blige
Duke Dumont - "I Got You" ft. Jax Jones
Zhu - "Faded"
Aphex Twin - Syro
Deadmau5 - while (1<2)
Little Dragon - Nabuma Rubberband
Royksopp & Robyn - Do It Again
Mat Zo - Damage Control
Erica Campbell - Help
Ricky Dillard and New G - Amazing
William McDowell - Withholding Nothing (Live)
Smokie Norful - Forever Yours
Anita Wilson - Vintage Worship
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
The Band Perry - "Gentle On My Mind"
Miranda Lambert - "Somethin' Bad" ft. Carrie Underwood
Little Big Town - "Day Drinking"
Tim McGraw - "Meanwhile Back at Mama's" ft. Faith Hill
Keith Urban - "Raise 'Em Up" ft. Eric Church
Nicki Minaj - "Anaconda"
Kanye West - "Bound 2" ft. Charlie Wilson
Kendrick Lamar - "I"
Wiz Khalifa - "We Dem Boyz"
Drake - "0 to 100 / The Catch Up"
Common - "Black Majik" ft. Jhene Aiko
Eminem - "The Monster" ft. Rihanna
I Love Makonnen - "Tuesday" ft. Drake
Schoolboy Q - "Studio" ft. BJ The Chicago Kid
Kanye West - "Bound 2" ft. Charlie Wilson
Beyonce - "Drunk In Love" ft. Jay Z
Usher - "Good Kisser"
Chris Brown - "New Flame" ft. Usher & Rick Ross
Luke James - "Options (Wolfjames Version)" ft. Rick Ross
Jhene Aiko - "The Worst"
Bernhoft - Islander
Aloe Blacc - Lift Your Spirit
Toni Braxton & Babyface - Love, Marriage & Divorce
Robert Glasper Experiment - Black Radio 2
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - Give The People What They Want
Beck - Morning Phase
Beyonce - Beyonce
Ed Sheeran - X
Sam Smith - In The Lonely Hour
Pharrell Williams - G I R L
