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This year’s Grammy nominations were unveiled all throughout Friday: Ed Sheeran and Pharrell Williams announced a handful of categories while on CBS This Morning, and various artists and TV personalities shared the news of other nods with short videos on Twitter through the afternoon. The nominees for the final category, Album of the Year, were revealed in a primetime special on CBS.
See more Billboard’s Full Grammys Coverage
Sam Smith and Beyonce are tied with six nominations, but Smith has more in the major categories. Still, Beyonce’s six nods have officially made her the most Grammy-nominated woman in history, passing Dolly Parton. Iggy Azalea has four nominations.
See below for nominees of select categories, and head over to Grammy.com for the full list.
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Album of the Year
Beck, Morning Phase
Beyonce, Beyonce
Ed Sheeran, x
Sam Smith, In The Lonely Hour
Pharrell Williams, Girl
Song of the Year
Meghan Trainor, “All About That Bass”
Sia, “Chandelier”
Taylor Swift, “Shake It Off”
Sam Smith, “Stay With Me” (Darkchild Version)
Hozier, “Take Me to Church”
Record of the Year
Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX “Fancy”
Sia “Chandelier”
Sam Smith “Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)“
Taylor Swift “Shake It Off”
Meghan Trainor “All About That Bass”
Read more Beyonce Passes Dolly Parton to Become Most Grammy-Nominated Woman
Best New Artist
Iggy Azalea
Bastille
Brandy Clark
Haim
Sam Smith
Best Music Video
Pharrell Williams, “Happy”
Arcade Fire, “We Exist”
DJ Snake and Lil Jon, “Turn Down for What
Sia, “Chandelier”
Woodkid feat. Max Richter, “The Golden Age”
Best Pop Vocal Album
Coldplay Ghost Stories
Miley Cyrus Bangerz
Ariana Grande My Everything
Katy Perry Prism
Ed Sheeran X
Sam Smith In the Lonely Hour
Best Pop Solo Performance
John Legend “All of Me (Live)”
Sia “Chandelier”
Sam Smith “Stay With Me”
Taylor Swift “Shake It Off”
Pharrell Williams “Happy”
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX, “Fancy”
Coldplay, “A Sky Full of Stars”
A Great Big World with Christina Aguilera, “Say Something”
Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj, “Bang Bang”
Katy Perry feat. Juicy J, “Dark Horse”
Read more Coldplay Working on “Final” Album, ‘A Head Full of Dreams,’ Says Chris Martin
Best Country Album
Dierks Bentley Riser
Eric Church The Outsiders
Brandy Clark 12 Stories
Miranda Lambert Platinum
Lee Ann Womack The Way I’m Livin’
Best Country Solo Performance
Eric Church, “Give Me Back My Hometown”
Hunter Hayes, “Invisible”
Miranda Lambert, “Automatic”
Carrie Underwood, “Something in the Water”
Keith Urban, “Cop Car”
Best Country Group/Duo Performance
The Band Perry, “Gentle On My Mind”
Miranda Lambert With Carrie Underwood, “Somethin’ Bad”
Little Big Town, “Day Drinking”
Tim McGraw feat. Faith Hill, “Meanwhile Back At Mama’s”
Keith Urban feat. Eric Church, “Raise ‘Em Up”
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Jhene Aiko Sail Out
Beyonce Beyonce
Chris Brown X
Mali Music Mali Is…
Pharrell Williams G I R L
Best Rock Song
Paramore “Ain’t It Fun”
Beck “Blue Moon”
The Black Keys “Fever
Ryan Adams “Give Me Something Good”
Jack White “Lazaretto”
Read more Why U2’s ‘Songs of Innocence’ Doesn’t Deserve the Rock Album Grammy (Opinion)
Best Reggae Album
Ziggy Marley Fly Rasta
Lee ‘Scratch Perry Back on the Controls
Sean Paul Full Frequency
Shaggy Out of Many, One Music
Sly & Robbie & Spicy Chocolate The Reggae Power
Soja Amid the Noise and the Haste
Best Rap Performance
Childish Gambino “3005”
Drake “0 to 100/The Catch Up”
Eminem “Rap God”
Kendrick Lamar “i”
Lecrae “All I Need Is You”
Best Rap Album
Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP 2
Childish Gambino, Because the Internet
Iggy Azalea, The New Classic
Common, Nobody’s Smiling
Schoolboy Q, Oxymoron
Wiz Khalifa, Black Hollywood
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Common feat. Jhené Aiko, “Blak Majik”
Eminem feat. Rihanna, “The Monster”
I Love Makonnen feat. Drake, “Tuesday”
Schoolboy Q feat. BJ The Chicago Kid, “Studio”
Kanye West & Charlie Wilson, “Bound 2”
Best Rap Song
Nicki Minaj, “Anaconda”
Kanye West & Charlie Wilson, “Bound 2”
Kendrick Lamar, “i”
Wiz Khalifa, “We Dem Boyz”
Drake, “0 To 100 / The Catch Up”
Best Traditional Pop Album
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga Cheek to Cheek
Annie Lennox Nostalgia
Barry Manilow Night Songs
Johnny Mathis Sending You a Little Christmas
Barbra Streisand Partners
Best Alternative Music Album
alt-J, This Is All Yours
Arcade Fire, Reflektor
Cage the Elephant, Melophobia
St. Vincent, St. Vincent
Jack White, Lazaretto
Best Americana Album
Roseanne Cash, The River & The Thread
John Hiatt, Terms of My Surrender
Keb’ Mo’, Bluesamerica
Nickel Creek, A Dotted Line
Sturgill Simpson, Metamodern Sounds in Country Music
Best Dance Recording
Basement Jaxx, “Never Say Never”
Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne, “Rather Be”
Disclosure feat. Mary J. Blige, “F for You”
Duke Dumont feat. Jax Jones, “I Got You”
Zhu, “Faded”
Best Spoken Word Album
James Franco, Actors Anonymous
Jimmy Carter, A Call to Action
John Waters, Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America
Elizabeth Warren, A Fighting Chance
Joan Rivers, Diary of a Mad Diva
Gloria Gaynor, We Will Survive: True Stories of Encouragement, Inspiration and the Power of Song
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
American Hustle
Frozen
Get On Up
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Wolf of Wall Street
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
Frozen
Gone Girl
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Gravity
Saving Mr. Banks
Best Song Written for Visual Media
The Lego Movie, “Everything Is Awesome!!!”
Frozen, “Let It Go”
The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug, “I See Fire”
Her, “The Moon Song”
Glen Campbell, I’ll Be Me, “I’m Not Gonna Miss You”
Best Comedy Album
“Weird Al” Yankovic, Mandatory Fun
Jim Gaffigan, Obsessed
Louis C.K., Oh My God
Patton Oswalt, Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time
Sarah Silverman, We Are Miracles
Best Musical Theater Album
Aladdin
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
West Side Story
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