Alicia Keys announced the 2016 Grammy nominations today on CBS This Morning. No stranger to the Grammys (she’s taken home 15 in her career), Keys was on hand to announce the “Big Four,” including Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best New Artist.
Leading with a whopping 11 nominations, the stage is set for Kendrick Lamar, along with other front-runners Taylor Swift and The Weeknd, who each earned 7 nominations, to have a successful night in February.
Not surprisingly, Swift’s “1989” dominates each category. Pitted against Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly for Album of the Year, her massive “Blank Space” is also up for Record and Song of the Year.
Giving Mark Ronson’s ubiquitous “Uptown Funk” a run for its money for Song of the Year, Taylor is also in strong competition with D’Angelo’s “Really Love,” Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” and The Weeknd’s “Can’t Feel My Face.” Little Big Town’s “Girl Crush” and Wiz Khalifa’s “See You Again” (featuring Charlie Puth) rounded out the pack.
Poised for a possible upset in the Album of the Year category are Alabama Shakes with Sound and Color and Chris Stapleton, who won Album of the Year at the CMAs, brings his lauded Traveller to the table.
The 58th annual Grammy Awards ceremony will be televised live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on CBS February 15, 2016.
Album of the Year
Sound and Color, Alabama Shakes
To Pimp a Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar
Traveller, Chris Stapleton
1989, Taylor Swift
Beauty Behind the Madness, The Weeknd
Best New Artist
Courtney Barnett
James Bay
Sam Hunt
Tori Kelly
Meghan Trainor
Record of the Year
“Really Love,” D’Angelo
“Uptown Funk,” Mark Ronson (featuring Bruno Mars)
“Thinking Out Loud,” Ed Sheeran
“Blank Space,” Taylor Swift
“Can’t Feel My Face,” The Weeknd
Song of the Year
“Alright,” Kendrick Lamar
“Blank Space,” Taylor Swift
“Girl Crush,” Little Big Town
“See You Again,” Wiz Khalifa (featuring Charlie Puth)
“Thinking Out Loud,” Ed Sheeran
The complete list of nominations in all 83 categories can be found on Grammy.com.