The Recording Academy has announced the nominees for the 2017 Grammy Awards. Regarded as one of the biggest nights in music, BeyoncĂŞ has picked up a whopping 9 nominations this year, including Album of the Year for Lemonade. Drake, Rihanna, and Kanye West follow with 8 nominations each. As anticipated, Chance the Rapper’s mixtape Coloring Book landed a nomination for best rap album, while the newest of newcomers D.R.A.M. and Lil Yachty nabbed a nod for best rap/sung performance. You can heave over to the official Grammys website to see all nominees for all 84 categories.
The 59th Grammy Awards will be broadcasted live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 12, 2017. Read through the nominees for the most popular categories below.
Album of the Year
Adele â 25
BeyoncĂŠ â Lemonade
Drake – Views
Justin Bieber – Purpose
Sturgill Simpson – A Sailorâs Guide to Earth
Record of the Year
Adele â âHelloâ
BeyoncĂŠ â âFormationâ
Rihanna ft. Drake â âWorkâ
Lukas Graham â â7 Yearsâ
Twenty One Pilots â âStressed Outâ
Song of the Year
BeyoncĂŠ â âFormationâ
Adele â âHelloâ
Mike Posner â âI Took a Pill In Ibizaâ
Lukas Graham â â7 Yearsâ
Justin Bieber â âLove Yourselfâ
Best New Artist
Kelsea Ballerini
The Chainsmokers
Chance the Rapper
Maren Morris
Anderson .Paak
Best Pop Solo Performance
Adele â âHelloâ
BeyoncĂŠ â âHold Upâ
Justin Bieber â âLove Yourselfâ
Kelly Clarkson â âPiece by Piece (Idol Version)â
Ariana Grande â âDangerous Womanâ
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
The Chainsmokers â âCloserâ ft. Halsey
Lukas Graham â â7 Yearsâ
Rihanna â âWorkâ ft. Drake
Sia â âCheap Thrillsâ ft. Sean Paul
Twenty One Pilots â âStressed Outâ
Best Pop Vocal Album
Adele â 25
Justin Bieber â Purpose
Ariana Grande â Dangerous Woman
Demi Lovato â Confident
Sia â This is Acting
Best Dance Recording
Bob Moses â âTearing Me Upâ
The Chainsmokers â âDonât Let Me Downâ ft. Daya
Flume- âNever Be Like Youâ ft. Kai
Riton â âRinse & Repeatâ ft. Kah-Lo
Sofi Tukker â âDrinkeeâ
Best Dance/Electronic Album
Flume â Skin
Jean-Michel Jarre â Electronica 1: The Time Machine
Tycho – Epoch
Underworld â Barbara Barbara, We Face a Shining Future
Louie Vega â Louie Vega StarringâŚXXVII
Best R&B Performance
BJ the Chicago Kid â âTurninâ Me Upâ
Ro James â âPermissionâ
Musiq Soulchild â âI Doâ
Rihanna â âNeeded Meâ
Solange â âCranes in the Skyâ
Best Traditional R&B Performance
William Bell â âThe Three of Meâ
BJ the Chicago Kid â âWomanâs Worldâ
Fantasia â âSleeping With the One I Loveâ
Lalah Hathaway â âAngelâ
Jill Scott â âCanât Waitâ
Best R&B Song
PARTYNEXTDOOR â âCome See Meâ ft. Drake
Bryson Tiller â âExchangeâ
Rihanna â âKiss It Betterâ
Maxwell â âLake by the Oceanâ
Tory Lanez â âLuvâ
Best Urban Contemporary Album
BeyoncĂŠ â Lemonade
Gallant â Ology
KING â We Are King
Anderson .Paak â Malibu
Rihanna â ANTI
Best R&B Album
BJ the Chicago Kid â In My Mind
Lalah Hathaway â Lalah Hathaway Live
Terrace Martin â Velvet Portraits
Mint Condition â Healing Season
Mya – Smoove Jones
Best Rock Performance
Alabama Shakes â âJoe (Live From Austin City Limits)â
BeyoncĂŠ â âDonât Hurt Yourselfâ ft. Jack White
David Bowie â âBlackstarâ
Disturbed â âThe Sound of Silenceâ
Twenty One Pilots â âHeathensâ
Best Rock Song
David Bowie â âBlackstarâ
Radiohead â âBurn the Witchâ
Metallica â âHardwiredâ
Twenty One Pilots â âHeathensâ
Highly Suspect â âMy Name is Humanâ
Best Rock Album
Blink-182 â California
Cage the Elephant â Tell Me Iâm Pretty
Gojira â Magma
Panic! At The Disco â Death of a Bachelor
Weezer â Weezer
Best Alternative Music Album
Bon Iver â 22, A Million
David Bowie â Blackstar
PJ Harvey â The Hope Six Demolition Project
Iggy Pop â Post Pop Depression
Radiohead â A Moon Shaped Pool
Best Recording Package
Rihanna â Anti
David Bowie â Blackstar
Parquet Courts â Human Performance
Reckless Kelly â Sunset Motel
Bon Iver â 22, A Million
Best Rap/Sung Performance
BeyoncĂŠ Featuring Kendrick Lamar â âFreedomâ
Drake â âHotline Blingâ
D.R.A.M. Featuring Lil Yachty â âBroccoliâ
Kanye West Featuring Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream â âUltralight Beamâ
Kanye West Featuring Rihanna â âFamousâ
Best Rap Performance
Chance the Rapper â âNo Problemâ ft. Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz
Desiigner â âPandaâ
Drake â âPop Styleâ ft. The Throne
Fat Joe & Remy Ma â âAll the Way Upâ ft. French Montana and Infared
ScHoolboy Q â âThat Partâ ft. Kanye West
Best Rap Song
Fat Joe & Remy Ma â âAll the Way Upâ ft. French Montana and Infared
Kanye West â âFamousâ
Drake â âHotline Blingâ
Chance the Rapper â âNo Problemâ ft. Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz
Kanye West â âUltralight Beamâ
Best Rap Album
Chance The Rapper â Coloring Book
De La Soul â And The Anonymous Nobody
DJ Khaled â Major Key
Drake â Views
Schoolboy Q â Blank Face LP
Kanye West â The Life Of Pablo
Best Music Video
BeyoncĂŠ â âFormationâ
Leon Bridges â âRiverâ
Coldplay â âUp & Upâ
Jamie xx â âGoshâ
OK Go â âUpside Down & Inside Outâ
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Benny Blanco
Greg Kurstin
Max Martin
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Ricky Reed