Nominees in main Grammy categories
The winners will be announced at a gala ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday.
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Newcomer Sam Smith joins more established stars Beyonce and Pharrell Williams in leading nominations for the Grammy Awards, with each tapped in six categories.
The winners will be announced at a gala ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday. Here are the nominees in major categories:
- Album of the Year -
- Beck, "Morning Phase"
- Beyonce, "Beyonce"
- Ed Sheeran, "X"
- Sam Smith, "In the Lonely Hour"
- Pharrell Williams, "Girl"
- Record of the Year (For Singles) -
- Iggy Azalea, featuring Charli XCX: "Fancy"
- Sia, "Chandelier"
- Sam Smith, "Stay With Me"
- Taylor Swift, "Shake It Off"
- Meghan Trainor, "All About That Bass"
- Song of the Year (For Songwriters) -
- Kevin Kadish and Meghan Trainor, "All About That Bass"
- Sia and Jesse Shatkin, "Chandelier"
- Max Martin, Shellback and Taylor Swift, "Shake It Off"
- Jimmy Napes, William Phillips and Sam Smith, "Stay With Me"
- Hozier, "Take Me to Church"
- Best New Artist -
- Iggy Azalea
- Bastille
- Brandy Clark
- Haim
- Sam Smith
- Best Pop Solo Performance -
- John Legend, "All of Me"
- Sia, "Chandelier"
- Sam Smith, "Stay With Me"
- Taylor Swift, "Shake It Off"
- Pharrell Williams, "Happy"
- Best Rock Album -
- Ryan Adams, "Ryan Adams"
- Beck, "Morning Phase"
- The Black Keys, "Turn Blue"
- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, "Hypnotic Eye"
- U2, "Songs of Innocence"
- Best Rap Album -
- Iggy Azalea, "The New Classic"
- Childish Gambino, "Because the Internet"
- Common, "Nobody s Smiling"
- Eminem, "The Marshall Mathers LP 2"
- Schoolboy Q, "Oxymoron"
- Wiz Khalifa, "Blacc Hollywood"
- Best Dance/Electronic Album -
- Aphex Twin, "Syro"
- Deadmau5, "while (1<2)"
- Little Dragon, "Nabuma Rubberband"
- Royksopp & Robyn, "Do It Again"
- Mat Zo, "Damage Control"
- Best Alternative Music Album -
- Alt-J, "This Is All Yours"
- Arcade Fire, "Reflektor"
- Cage The Elephant, "Melophobia"
- St. Vincent, "St. Vincent"
- Jack White, "Lazaretto"
