HOLLYWOOD—The contenders for the highest accolade in the music arena have been unveiled. That’s right the nominees for the 2017 Grammy Awards were announced Tuesday, December 6, with Grammy winner Meghan Trainor announcing the contenders in some of the big races including Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best New Artist.
Leading the pack of all nominees is triple threat Beyonce who earned 9 nominations including Album of the Year for “Lemonade.” Followed close behind here were nominees Drake, Kanye West, Adele and Rihanna each earned 8 nominations apiece. For the coveted race of Album of the Year, the contenders include Adele for “25,” Beyonce for “Lemonade,” Justin Bieber for “Purpose,” Drake for “Views” and Sturgill Simpson for “A Sailor’s Guide to Earth.”
A list of this year’s nominees can be seen below:
Record Of The Year
-“Hello” — Adele
-“Formation” — Beyoncé
-“7 Years” — Lukas Graham
-“Work” — Rihanna featuring Drake
-“Stressed Out” — Twenty One Pilots
Song Of The Year
-“Formation” — Khalif Brown, Asheton Hogan, Beyoncé Knowles & Michael L. Williams II, songwriters (Beyoncé)
-“Hello” — Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Adele)
-“I Took A Pill In Ibiza” — Mike Posner, songwriter (Mike Posner)
-“Love Yourself” — Justin Bieber, Benjamin Levin & Ed Sheeran, songwriters (Justin Bieber)
-“7 Years” — Lukas Forchhammer, Stefan Forrest, Morten Pilegaard & Morten Ristorp, songwriters (Lukas Graham)
Best New Artist
-Kelsea Ballerini
-The Chainsmokers
-Chance The Rapper
-Maren Morris
-Anderson .Paak
Best Pop Vocal Album
-“25” by Adele
-“Purpose” by Justin Bieber
-“Dangerous Woman” by Ariana Grande
-“Confident” by Demi Lovato
-“This is Acting” by Sia
Best Rock Album
-“California” by Blink-182
-“Tell Me I’m Pretty” by Cage the Elephant
-“Magma” by Gojira
-“Death of a Bachelor” by “Panic! At the Disco
-“Weezer” by Weezer
Best Alternative Music Album
-“22, A Million” by Bon Iver
-“Blackstar” by David Bowie
-“The Hope Six Demolition Project” by PJ Harvey
-“Post Pop Depression” by Iggy Pop
-“A Moon Shaped Pool” by Radiohead
Best Urban Contemporary Album
-“Lemonade” by Beyonce
-“Ology” by Gallant
-“We Are King” by King
-“Malibu” by Anderson .Paak
-“Anti” by Rihanna
Best Rap Performance
-“No Problem” by Chance the Rapper feat. Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz
-“Panda” by Desiigner
-“Pop Style” by Drake feat. The Throne
-“All The Way Up” by Fat Joe & Remy Ma feat. French Montana & Infared
-“That Part” by ScHoolboy Q feat. Kanye West
Best Country Solo Performance
-“Love Can Go to Hell” by Brandy Clark
-“Vice” by Miranda Lambert
-“My Church” by Maren Morris
-“Church Bells” by Carrie Underwood
-“Blue Ain’t Your Color” by Keith Urban
Best Country Album
-“Big Day in a Small Town” by Brandy Clark
-“Full Circle” by Loretta Lynn
-“Hero” by Maren Morris
-“A Sailor’s Guide to Earth” by Sturgill Simpson
-“Ripcord” by Keith Urban
Best R&B Album
-“In My Mind” by BJ The Chicago Kid
-“Lalah Hathaway Live” by Lalah Hathaway
-“Velvet Portraits” by Terrance Martin
-“Healing Season” by Mint Condition
-“Smoove Jones” by Mya
The ceremony will be hosted live on Sunday, February 2, 2017 by “The Late Late Show” host James Corden on CBS at 8 p.m. Performers set to hit the stage will be announced in the coming weeks.
