This morning the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, with the help of Meghan Trainor, announced the nominees for the 59th Annual Grammy Awards.
To nobody’s surprise, Beyoncé and Adele are all over the major categories for Lemonade and 25, respectively. Probably the biggest surprise is Sturgill Simpson’s nomination in the Album of the Year category, though it’s definitely not undeserved—A Sailor’s Guide to Earth was one of our favorite albums of the year.
One of the biggest names in music, Frank Ocean, isn’t anywhere to be seen in the nominations, but that’s not the Academy’s fault. Ocean didn’t submit his albums for consideration because of the Academy’s frequent snubbing of black artists (the most prominent modern example probably being Kendrick Lamar losing out to Taylor Swift and Macklemore). Ocean referred to his stance as his “Colin Kaepernick moment.”
Chance the Rapper’s nominations, including Best New Artist and Best Rap Album, for his mixtape Coloring Book, are thanks to new rules instated this year that say streaming-only albums can now be awarded. The old rules required albums to be sold commercially to be eligible for nominations, but the rise of artists on both free and paid streaming services, with Chance as the movement’s biggest star, led to the rule change. Completely free albums on sites like Soundcloud and Bandcamp still aren’t eligible to be nominated, but the loosening of the rules allows the awards to cover artists who are on services like Spotify and Apple Music.
With host James Corden leading the way, the 2017 Grammys will be awarded on Feb. 12, 2017. You can see the major nominations below and go here to see the entire list.
Album of the Year
25 by Adele
Lemonade by Beyoncé
Purpose by Justin Bieber
Views by Drake
A Sailor’s Guide to Earth by Sturgill Simpson
Record of the Year
“Hello” by Adele
“Formation” by Beyoncé
“7 Years” by Lukas Graham
“Stressed Out” by Twenty One Pilots
“Work” by Rihanna and Drake
Best New Artist
Kelsea Ballerini
The Chainsmokers
Chance the Rapper
Maren Morris
Anderson .Paak
Song of the Year
“Formation” by Beyoncé
“Hello” by Adele
“I Took A Pill in Ibiza” by Mike Posner
“Love Yourself” by Justin Bieber
“7 Years” by Lukas Graham
Best Pop Solo Performance
“Hello” by Adele
“Hold Up” by Beyoncé
“Love Yourself” by Justin Bieber
“Piece By Piece (Idol Version)” by Kelly Clarkson
“Dangerous Woman” by Ariana Grande
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Closer” by The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey
“7 Years” by Lukas Graham
“Work” by Rihanna featuring Drake
“Cheap Thrills” by Sia featuring Sean Paul
“Stressed Out” by Twenty One Pilots
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 Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Cinema by Andrea Bocelli
Fallen Angels by Bob Dylan
Stages Live by Josh Groban
Summertime: Willie Nelson Signs Gershwin by Willie Nelson
Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway by Barbra Streisand
Best Dance Recording
“Tearing Me Up” by Bob Moses
“Don’t Let Me Down” by The Chainsmokers featuring Daya
“Never Be Like You” by Flume featuring Kai
“Rinse & Repeat” by Rioton featuring Kah-Lo
“Drinkee” by Sofi Tukker
Best Dance/Electronica Album
Skin by Flume
Electronica 1: The Time Machine by Jean-Michel Jarre
Epoch by Tycho
Barbara Barbara, We Face A Shining Future by Underworld
Louie Vega Starring…XXVIII by Louie Vega
Best Rock Performance
“Joe (Live From Austin City Limits)” by Alabama Shakes
“Don’t Hurt Yourself” by Beyoncé
“Blackstar” by David Bowie
“The Sound of Silence (Live on Conan)” by Disturbed
“Heathens” by Twenty One Pilots
Best Metal Performance
“Shock Me” by Baroness
“Silvera” by Gojira
“Rotting in Vain” by Korn
“Dystopia” by Megadeth
“The Price Is Wrong” by Periphery
Best Rock Song
“Blackstar” by David Bowie
“Burn The Witch” by Radiohead
“Hardwired” by Metallica
“Heathens” by Twenty One Pilots
“My Name Is Human” by Highly Suspect
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 R&B Performance
“Turnin’ Me Up” by BJ The Chicago Kid
“Permission” by Ro James
“I Do” by Musiq Soulchild
“Needed Me” by Rihanna
“Cranes in the Sky” by Solange
Best Traditional R&B Performance
“The Three of Me” by William Bell
“Woman’s World” by BJ The Chicago Kid
“Sleeping With The One I Love” by Fantasia
“Angel” by Lalah Hathaway
“Can’t Wait” by Jill Scott
Best R&B Song
“Come See Me” by PartyNextDoor featuring Drake
“Exchange” by Bryson Tiller
“Kiss It Better” by Rihanna
“Lake By The Ocean” by Maxwell
“Luv” by Tory Lanez
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Lemonade by Beyoncé
Ology by Gallant
We Are King by KING
Malibu by Anderson .Paak
Anti by Rihanna
Best R&B Album
In My Mind by BJ The Chicago Kid
Lalah Hathaway Live by Lalah Hathaway
Velvet Portraits by Terrace Martin
Healing Season by Mint Condition
Smoove Jones by Mya
Best Rap Performance
“No Problem” by Chance The Rapper featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz
“Panda” by Desiigner
“Pop Style” by Drake featuring The Throne
“All The Way Up” by Fat Joe & Remy Ma featuring French Montana & Infared
“That Part” by Schoolboy Q featuring Kanye West
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
“Freedom” by Beyoncé featuring Kendrick Lamar
“Hotline Bling” by Drake
“Broccoli” by D.R.A.M. featuring Lil Yachty
“Ultralight Beam” by Kanye West featuring Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream
“Famous” by Kanye West featuring Rihanna
Best Rap Song
“All The Way Up” by Fat Joe & Remy Ma featuring French Montana & Infared
“Famous” by Kanye West featuring Rihanna
“Hotline Bling” by Drake
“No Problem” by Chance The Rapper featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz
“Ultralight Beam” by Kanye West featuring Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream
Best Rap Album
Coloring Book by Chance The Rapper
And The Anonymous Nobody by De La Soul
Major Key by DJ Khaled
Views by Drake
Blank Face LP by Schoolboy Q
The Life of Pablo by 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 Duo/Group Performance
“Different For Girls” by Dierks Bentley featuring Elle King
“21 Summer” by Brothers Osborne
“Setting The World On Fire” by Kenny Chesney & Pink
“Jolene” by Pentatonix featuring Dolly Parton
“Think Of You” by Chris Young with Cassadee Pope
Best Country Song
“Blue Ain’t Your Color” by Keith Urban
“Die A Happy Man” by Thomas Rhett
“Humble and Kind” by Tim McGraw
“My Church” by Maren Morris
“Vice” by Miranda Lambert
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