2016 Grammy Nominees Announced

The nominees for the 2016 Grammy Awards have been announced and they include the likes of August Burns Red, Slipknot and more! The show airs February 16th 2016, and you can view the full list below.
Album of the Year:
- Alabama Shakes - Sound and Color
- Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
- Chris Stapleton - Traveller
- Taylor Swift - 1989
- The Weeknd - Beauty Behind the Madness
Song of the Year:
- Kendrick Lamar - “Alright”
- Taylor Swift - “Blank Space”
- Little Big Town - “Girl Crush”
- Wiz Kahifa ft. Charlie Puth - “See You Again”
- Ed Sheeran - “Thinking Out Loud”
Record of the Year:
- D'Angelo and the Vanguard - “Really Love”
- Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars - “Uptown Funk”
- Ed Sheeran - “Thinking Out Loud”
- Taylor Swift - “Blank Space”
- The Weeknd - “Can’t Feel my Face”
Best New Artist:
- Courtney Barnett
- James Bay
- Sam Hunt
- Tori Kelly
- Meghan Trainor
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:
- Florence + The Machine - “ Ship to Wreck”
- Maroon 5 - “Sugar”
- Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars - “Uptown Funk”
- Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar - “Bad Blood”
- Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth - “See You Again”
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album:
- Tony Bennett & Bill Charlap - The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern
- Bob Dylan - Shadows in the Night
- Josh Groban - Stages
- Seth MacFarlane - No One Ever Tells You
- Barry Manilow (& Various Artists) - My Dream Duets
Best Pop Vocal Album
- Kelly Clarkson - Piece by Piece
- Florence + The Machine - How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
- Mark Ronson - Uptown Special
- Taylor Swift - 1989
- James Taylor - Before This World
Best Dance Recording:
- Above & Beyond ft. Zoë Johnston - “We’re All We Need"
- The Chemical Brothers - “Go”
- Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar - "Never Catch Me”
- Galantis - “Runaway (U & I)”
- Skrillex and Diplo with Justin Bieber - “Where Are Ü Now”
Best Rock Performance:
- Alabama Shakes - “Don’t Wanna Fight”
- Florence + The Machine - “What Kind Of Man”
- Foo Fighters - “Something From Nothing”
- Elle King - “Ex’s & Oh’s”
- Wolf Alice - “Moaning Lisa Smile”
Best Alternative Music Album:
- Alabama Shakes - Sound & Color
- Björk - Vulnicura
- My Morning Jacket - The Waterfall
- Tame Impala - Currents
- Wilco - Star Wars
Best Urban Contemporary Album:
- The Internet - Ego Death
- Kehlani - You Should Be Here
- Lianne La Havas - Blood
- Miguel - Wildheart
- The Weeknd - Beauty Behind the Madness
Best Rap Album:
- J. Cole - 2014 Forest Hills Drive
- Dr. Dre - Compton
- Drake - If Youre Reading This Its Too Late
- Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
- Nicki Minaj - The Pinkprint
Best Country Album:
- Sam Hunt - Montevallo
- Little Big Town - Pain Killer
- Ashley Monroe - The Blade
- Kacey Musgraves - Pageant Material
- Chris Stapleton - Traveller
Best Jazz Instrumental Album:
- Joey Alexander - My Favorite Things
- Terence Blanchard ft. The E-Collective - Breathless
- Robert Glasper & The Robert Glasper Trio - Covered: Recorded Live at Capitol Studios
- Jimmy Greene - Beautiful Life
- John Scofield - Past Present
Best Gospel Album:
- Karen Clark Sheard - Destined to Win (Live)
- Dorinda Clark-Cole - Living It
- Tasha Cobbs - One Place Live
- Israel & Newbreed - Covered: Alive Is Asia [Live] (Deluxe)
- Jonathan McReynolds - Life Music: Stage Two
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album:
- Jason Crabb - Whatever the Road
- Lauren Daigle - How Can It Be
- Matt Maher - Saints and Sinners
- Tobymac - This Is Not a Test
- Chris Tomlin - Love Ran Red
Best Latin Pop Album:
- Pablo Alborán - Terral
- Alex Cuba - Healer
- Ricky Martin - A Quien Quiera Escuchar (Deluxe Edition)
- Alejandro Sanz - Sirope
- Julieta Venegas - Algo Sucede
Best Americana Album:
- Brandi Carlile - The Firewatcher’s Daughter
- Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell - The Traveling Kind
- Jason Isbell - Something More Than Free
- The Mavericks - Mono
- Punch Brothers - The Phosphorescent Blues
Best Dance/Electronic Album:
- Caribou - Our Love
- The Chemical Brothers - Born in the Echoes
- Disclosure - Caracal
- Jamie XX - In Colour
- Skrillex and Diplo - Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album:
- Bill Frisell - Guitar in the Space Age!
- Wouter Kellerman - Love Language
- Marcus Miller - Afrodeezia
- Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest - Sylva
- Kirk Whalum - The Gospel According to Jazz, Chapter IV
Best Metal Performance:
- August Burns Red - “Identity”
- Cirice - “Ghost”
- Lamb of God - “512”
- Seven dust - “Thank You”
- Slipknot - “Custer”
Best Rock Song:
- Alabama Shakes - “Don’t Wanna Fight”
- Elle King - “Ex’s & Oh’s”
- James Bay - “Hold Back the River”
- Highly Suspect - “Lydia”
- Florence + the Machine - “What Kind of Man”
Best Rock Album:
- James Bay - Chaos and the Calm
- Death Cab for Cutie - Kintsugi
- Highly Suspect - Mister Asylum
- Muse - Drones
- Slipknot - 5: The Gray Chapter
Best R&B Performance:
- Tamar Braxton - “If I Don’t Have You”
- Andra Day - “Rise Up”
- Hiatus Kaiyote - “Breathing Underwater”
- Jeremih ft. J. Cole - “Planes”
- The Weeknd - “Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)”
Best Traditional R&B Performance:
- Faith Evans - “He Is”
- Lalah Hathaway - “Little Ghetto Boy”
- Jazmine Sullivan - “Let It Burn”
- Tyrese - “Shame”
- Charlie Wilson - “My Favorite Part of You”
Best R&B Song:
- Miguel - “Coffee”
- The Weeknd - “Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)”
- Jazmine Sullivan - “Let It Burn”
- D'Angelo and The Vanguard - “Really Love”
- Tyrese - “Shame”
Best R&B Album:
- Leon Bridges - Coming Home
- D'Angelo and the Vanguard - Black Messiah
- Andra Day - Cheers to the Fall
- Jazmine Sullivan - Reality Show
- Charlie Wilson - Forever Charlie
Best Rap Performance:
- J. Cole - “Apparently”
- Drake - “Back to Back”
- Fetty Wap - “Trap Queen”
- Kendrick Lamar - “Alright”
- Nicki Minaj ft. Drake & Lil Wayne - “Truffle Butter”
- Kanye West ft. Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney - “All Day”
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:
- Big Sean ft. Kanye West & John Legend - “One Man Can Change the World”
- Common & John Legend - “Glory”
- Jidenna ft. Roman GianArthur - “Classic Man”
- Kendrick Lamar ft. Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat - “These Walls”
- Nicki Minaj ft. Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown - “Only”
Best Rap Song:
- Kanye West ft. Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney - "All Day”
- Kendrick Lamar - “Alright”
- Drake - “Energy”
- Common & John Legend - “Glory”
- Fetty Wap - “Trap Queen”
Best Country Duo/Group Performance:
- Brothers Osborne - “Stay a Little Longer”
- Joey + Rory - “If I Needed You”
- Charles Kelley, Dierks Bentley & Eric Paslay - “The Driver”
- Little Big Town - “Girl Crush”
- Blake Shelton ft. Ashley Monroe - “Lonely Tonight”
Best Country Song:
- Lee Ann Womack - “Chances Are”
- Tim McGraw - “Diamond Rings And Old Barstools”
- Little Big Town - “Girl Crush”
- Brandy Clark - “Hold My Hand”
- Chris Stapleton - “Traveller”
Best Country Solo Performance:
- Cam - “Burning House”
- Chris Stapleton - “Traveller”
- Carrie Underwood - “Little Toy Guns”
- Keith Urban - “John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16”
- Lee Ann Womack - “Chances Are”
Best Pop Solo Performance:
- Kelly Clarkson - “Heartbeat Song”
- Ellie Goulding - “Love Me Like You Do”
- Ed Sheeran - “Thinking Out Loud”
- Taylor Swift - “Blank Space”
- The Weeknd - “Can’t Feel My Face”
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media:
- Empire: Season 1
- Fifty Shades of Grey
- Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me
- Pitch Perfect 2
- Selma
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media:
- The Weeknd - “Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)”
- Common & John Legend - “Glory”
- Ellie Goulding - “Love Me Like You Do”
- Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth - “See You Again”
- Lady Gaga - “Til It Happens to You”
Score Soundtrack for Visual Media:
- Birdman
- The Imitation Game
- Interstellar
- The Theory of Everything
- Whiplash
Best Music Video:
- A$AP Rocky - "LSD"
- The Dead Weather - “I Feel Love”
- Kendrick Lamar - “Alright”
- Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar - “Bad Blood”
- Pharrell Williams - “Freedom”
Best Music Film:
- Foo Fighters, Sonic Highways
- James Brown, Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
- Nina Simone, What Happened, Miss Simone
- Roger Waters, The Wall
- Amy Winehouse, Amy
