The 2015 Grammy Award Nominations
The 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards certainly brought a lot of surprises, excitement and even a record-breaker.
The announcement, which was made on Dec. 5, was spread out throughout the day upping the energy.
Sam Smith, Beyoncé and Pharrell Williams landed the most nominations with six each. Coming in at a close second is recording engineer Tom Coyne with five. Iggy Azalea, Beck, Eric Church, Drake, Gordon Goodwin, Jay Z, Miranda Lambert, Sia, Usher and Jack White each earned four nominations in major categories.
Beyoncé's leading nominations also earned her another big accolade: The most nominated woman in Grammy history.
Check out the list of all the GRAMMY nominees for 2015:
Album of the Year
Morning Phase, Beck
Beyoncé, Beyoncé
X, Ed Sheeran
In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith
Girl, Pharrell Williams
Record of the Year
"Fancy," Iggy Azalea and Charlie XCX
"Chandelier," Sia
"Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)," Sam Smith
"Shake It Off," Taylor Swift
"All About That Bass," Meghan Trainor
Song of the Year
"All About That Bass" (Meghan Trainor), Kevin Kadish and Meghan Trainor
"Chandelier" (Sia), Sia Furler and Jesse Shatkin
"Shake It Off" (Taylor Swift), Max Martin, Shellback, and Taylor Swift
"Stay With Me" (Sam Smith), James Napier, William Phillips, and Sam Smith
"Take Me to Church" (Hozier), Andrew Hozier-Byrne
Best New Artist
Bastille
Iggy Azalea
Brandy Clark
HAIM
Sam Smith
Best Country Solo Performance
"Give Me Me Back My Hometown," Eric Church
"Invisible," Hunter Hayes
"Automatic," Miranda Lambert
"Something In the Water," Carrie Underwood
"Cop Car," Keith Urban
Best Country Album
Riser, Dierks Bentley
The Outsiders, Eric Church
12 Stories, Brandy Clark
Platinum, Miranda Lambert
The Way I'm Livin', LeeAnn Womack
Best Pop Solo Performance
"All of Me," John Legend
"Chandelier," Sia
"Stay With Me," Sam Smith
"Shake It Off," Taylor Swift
"Happy," Pharrell Williams
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
"Fancy," Iggy Azalea and Charli XCX
"A Sky Full of Stars," Coldplay
"Say Something," A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera
"Bang Bang," Ariana Grande, Jessie J, and Nicki Minaj
"Dark Horse," Katy Perry and Juicy J
Best Pop Vocal Album
Ghost Stories, Coldplay
Bangerz, Miley Cyrus
My Everything, Ariana Grande
Prism, Katy Perry
x, Ed Sheeran
Sam Smith - In the Lonely Hour
Best Traditional Pop 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 with Various Artists
Best Rock Album
Ryan Adams, Ryan Adams
Morning Phase, Beck
Hypnotic Eye, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
Songs of Innocence, U2
Turn Blue, The Black Keys
Best Alternative Music Album
This Is All Yours, alt-J
Reflektor, Arcade Fire
Melophobia, Cage the Elephant
St. Vincent, St. Vincent
Lazaretto, Jack White
Best R&B Song
"Drunk In Love," Beyonce and Jay Z
"Good Kisser," Usher
"New Flame," Chris Brown, Usher, and Rick Ross
"Options (Wolfjames Version)," Luke James and Rick Ross
"The Worst," Jhené Aiko
Best R&B Album
Islander, Bernhoft
Lift Your Spirit, Aloe Blacc
Love, Marriage & Divorce, Toni Braxton and Babyface
Black Radio 2, Robert Glasper Experiment
Give The People What They Want, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
"Blak Majik," Common and Jhené Aiko
"The Monster," Eminem and Rihanna
"Tuesday," I Love Makonnen and Drake
"Studio," ScHoolboy Q and BJ The Chicago Kid
"Bound 2," Kanye West and Charlie Wilson
Best Rap Album
The New Classic, Iggy Azalea
Because the Internet, Childish Gambino
Nobody's Smiling, Common
The Marshall Mathers LP2, Eminem
Oxymoron, ScHoolboy Q
Blacc Hollywood, Wiz Khalifa
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Sail Out, Jhene Aiko
Beyonce, Beyonce
X, Chris Brown
Mali Is, Mali Music
GIRL, Pharrell Williams
Best Music Video
"We Exist," Arcade Fire
"Turn Down for What," DJ Snake and Lil Jon
"Chandelier," Sia
"Happy," Pharrell Williams
"The Golden Age," Woodkid and Max Richter
The 2015 GRAMMY Awards will air Feb. 8, 2015 on CBS.
