Tell Grampy The Grammy Nominations Are Out!
Beyoncé leads the Grammy Class of 2016, earning nine nominations, followed closely by Drake, Rihanna and Kanye West, who garnered eight each, and Chance The Rapper with seven. Adele, the darling of the 2012 Grammys and Queen Bey also landed in three of the top four General Field categories for 2016, earning prestigious Album, Record, and Song of the Year nominations.
Record Of The Year: “Hello,” Adele (XL Recordings/Columbia Records)
“Formation,” Beyoncé (Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records)
“7 Years,” Lukas Graham (Warner Bros. Records)
“Work,” Rihanna feat. Drake (Westbury Road Entertainment)
“Stressed Out,” Twenty One Pilots (Fueled By Ramen)
Album Of The Year: 25, Adele (XL Recordings/Columbia Records)
Lemonade, Beyoncé (Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records)
Purpose, Justin Bieber (Def Jam Recordings)
Views, Drake (Young Money/Cash Money/Republic Records)
A Sailor’s Guide To Earth, Sturgill Simpson (Atlantic Records)
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.
The complete list of this year’s nominees in all 84 categories is now posted at Grammy.com. Final-round Grammy ballots will be mailed out on Wednesday, Dec. 14 and are due back by Jan. 13, 2017, when they will be tabulated and the results kept secret until the 59th Grammy Awards telecast, which happens on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017 from Staples Center in Los Angeles and airs live on CBS from 8-11:30pm ET/5-8:30pm PT.
