GRAMMY Nominations 2015: A Banner Year for Beyoncé, Sam Smith and More

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The Recording Academy did something a little different this year to announce the nominations for the 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards. Instead of revealing all of the nominees at once, they spaced the announcements out over the course of a suspenseful, exciting Friday.

The fun kicked off on CBS This Morning with a low-key Ed Sheeran and Pharrell Williams reading off four categories. The announcements moved to Twitter for several hours during the day, then completed on the TV concert special A Very GRAMMY Christmas. (Check out our photo gallery of moments from that show.) So now the complete list is finally here. 

Among the big victories of #nomday are six-time nominee Sam Smith and four-time nominees Iggy AzaleaSia, Pharrell and Usher (twice as lead artist, twice as featured artist). Among the artists who got three nods are DrakeTaylor SwiftJhené AikoChris Brown and Rick Ross (as a featured artist). Beyoncé also passed Dolly Parton to become the most-nominated female artist of all time. (Read our full story on Beyoncé's accomplishment here.) Now, check out highlights from the big ol' list here:

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Morning Phase, Beck
Beyoncé, Beyoncé
X, Ed Sheeran
In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith
GIRL, Pharrell Williams

SONG OF THE YEAR
"All About That Bass," Meghan Trainor 
"Chandelier," Sia 
"Shake It Off," Taylor Swift 
"Stay with Me (Darkchild Version)," Sam Smith 
"Take Me to Church," Hozier

RECORD OF THE YEAR 
"Fancy," Iggy Azalea ft Charli XCX  
"Chandelier," Sia  
"Stay with Me (Darkchild Version)," Sam Smith  
"Shake It Off," Taylor Swift  
"All About that Bass," Meghan Trainor

BEST NEW ARTIST
Bastille
Iggy Azalea
Brandy Clark
HAIM
Sam Smith

BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
"Fancy," Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX
"A Sky Full of Stars," Coldplay
"Say Something," A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera
"Bang Bang," Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj
"Dark Horse," Katy Perry featuring Juicy J

BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
"All of Me (Live Version)," John Legend
"Chandelier," Sia
"Stay With Me," Sam Smith
"Shake It Off," Taylor Swift
"Happy," Pharrell

BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
Ghost Stories, Coldplay
Bangerz, Miley Cyrus 
My Everything, Ariana Grande 
Prism, Katy Perry 
X, Ed Sheeran 
In the Lonely Hour, Sam Smith

BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM 
Sail Out, Jhené Aiko 
Beyoncé, Beyonce 
X, Chris Brown 
Mali Is… , Mali Music 
GIRL, Pharrell Williams

BEST RAP ALBUM
The New Classic, Iggy Azalea
Because the Internet, Childish Gambino
Nobody's Smiling, Common
The Marshall Mathers LP 2, Eminem
Oxymoron, Schoolboy Q
Blacc Hollywood, Wiz Khalifa

BEST RAP SONG
"Anaconda," Nicki Minaj
"Bound 2," Kanye West featuring Charlie Wilson
"i," Kendrick Lamar
"We Dem Boyz," Wiz Khalifa
"0 to 100 / The Catch Up," Drake

BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
"3005," Childish Gambino 
"0 to 100 / The Catch Up," Drake 
"Rap God," Eminem 
"i," Kendrick Lamar 
"All I Need Is You," Lecrae

BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
"Blak Majik," Common featuring Jhené Aiko
"The Monster," Eminem featuring Rihanna 
"Tuesday," ILOVEMAKONNEN featuring Drake 
"Studio," Schoolboy Q featuring BJ the Chicago Kid 
"Bound 2," Kanye West featuring Charlie Wilson

BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
"Drunk in Love," Beyoncé featuring Jay Z
"New Flame," Chris Brown featuring Usher & Rick Ross
"It's Your World," Jennifer Hudson featuring R. Kelly
"Like This," Ledisi
"Good Kisser," Usher

BEST R&B SONG
"Drunk in Love," Beyoncé featuring Jay Z
"Good Kisser," Usher
"New Flame," Chris Brown featuring Usher & Rick Ross
"Options (Wolfjames Version)," Luke James featuring Rick Ross
"The Worst," Jhené Aiko

BEST R&B ALBUM
Islander, Bernhoft
Lift Your Spirit, Aloe Blacc
Love, Marriage & Divorce, Toni Braxton & Babyface
Black Radio 2, Robert Glasper Experiment
Give the People What They Want, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings

BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM
Syro, Aphex Twin
While (1<2), Deadmaus
Nabuma Rubberband, Little Dragon
Do It Again, Röyksopp and Robyn

BEST MUSIC VIDEO
"We Exist," Arcade Fire
"Turn Down for What," DJ Snake and Lil Jon
"Chandelier," Sia
"Happy," Pharrell
"The Golden Age," Woodkid featuring Max Richter

BEST DANCE RECORDING
"Never Say Never," Basement Jaxx
"Rather Be," Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne
"F for You," Disclosure featuring Mary J. Blige
"I Got U," Duke Dumont featuring Jax Jones
"Faded," ZHU

BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
This Is All Yours, alt-J
Reflector, Arcade Fire
Melophobia, Cage the Elephant
St. Vincent, St. Vincent
Lazaretto, Jack White

BEST COUNTRY SONG
"American Kids," Kenny Chesney 
"Automatic," Miranda Lambert
"Give Me Back My Hometown," Eric Church 
"I'm Not Gonna Miss You," Glen Campbell 
"Meanwhile Back at Mama's," Tim McGraw featuring Faith Hill

BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
Riser, Dierks Bentley
The Outsiders, Eric Church
12 Stories, Brandy Clark
Platinum, Miranda Lambert
The Way I'm Livin', Lee Ann Womack

BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE 
"Give Me Back My Hometown," Eric Church 
"Invisible," Hunter Hayes
"Automatic," Miranda Lambert 
"Something in the Water," Carrie Underwood 
"Cop Car," Keith Urban

BEST ROCK ALBUM
Ryan Adams, Ryan Adams 
Morning Phase, Beck 
Turn Blue, the Black Keys 
Hypnotic Eye, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 
Songs of Innocence, U2

BEST ROCK SONG
"Ain't It Fun," Paramore
"Blue Moon," Beck
"Fever," The Black Keys
"Gimme Something," Ryan Adams
"Lazaretto," Jack White

BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
"Gimme Something Good," Ryan Adams
"Do I Wanna Know?", Arctic Monkeys
"Blue Moon," Beck
"Fever," the Black Keys
"Lazaretto," Jack White

BEST METAL PERFORMANCE
"Neon Knights," Anthrax
"High Road," Mastodon
"Heartbreaker," Motörhead
"The Negative One," Slipknot
"The Last in Line," Tenacious D

BEST LATIN POP ALBUM
Tangos, Rubén Blades
Elypse, Camila Raíz,
Lila Downs, Niña Pastori and Soledad
Loco de Amor, Juanes Gracis
Por Estar Aquí, Marco Antonio Solís

BEST LATIN ROCK, URBAN OR ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
Multiviral, Calle 13
Behind the Machine (Detrás de la Máquiina), Chocquibtown
Bailar en la Cueva, Jorge Drexler
Agua Maldita, Molotov
Vengo, Ana Tijoux

BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA 
American Hustle, Various Artists 
Frozen, Various Artists 
Get on Up – The James Brown Story, James Brown 
Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1, Various Artists 
The Wolf of Wall Street, Various Artists

BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA
"Everything Is Awesome!!!" Tegan and Sara featuring the Lonely Island (from The Lego Movie)
"I See Fire," Ed Sheeran (from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug)
"I'm Not Gonna Miss You," Glen Campbell (from Glen Campbell, I'll Be Me)
"Let It Go," Idina Menzel (from Frozen) "The Moon Song," Scarlett Johansson and Joaquin Phoenix (from Her)

BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
Cheek to Cheek, Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga 
Nostalgia, Annie Lennox 
Night Songs, Barry Manilow 
Sending You a Little Christmas, Johnny Mathis 
Partners, Barbra Streisand & Various Artists

BEST COMEDY ALBUM
Mandatory Fun, "Weird Al" Yankovic
Obsessed, Jim Gaffigan
Oh My God, Louis C.K.
Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time, Patton Oswalt
We Are Miracles, Sarah Silverman

BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM
Actors Anonymous, James Franco 
A Call to Action, Jimmy Carter 
Diary of a Mad Diva, Joan Rivers 
Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America, John Waters 
A Fighting Chance, Elizabeth Warren 
We Will Survive: True Stories of Encouragement, Inspiration, and the Power of Song, Gloria Gaynor

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