The 2017 Grammy awards nominees have been revealed with Beyonce leading the pack with 9 nominations while Drake, Kanye West and Rihanna got 8 nominations. The award show will hold on February 2017 at Staples Center with James Corden as the host. See the full list after the cut…

Song of the Year

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Beyoncé, “Formation”

Adele, “Hello”

Mike Posner, “I Took a Pill in Ibiza”

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Justin Bieber, “Love Yourself”

Lukas Graham, “7 Years”

Record of the Year

Adele, “Hello”

Beyoncé, “Formation”

Lukas Graham, “7 Years”

Rihanna, “Work (feat. Drake)”

Twenty One Pilots, “Stressed Out”

Album of the Year

Adele, 25

Beyoncé, Lemonade

Justin Bieber, Purpose

Drake, Views

Sturgill Simpson, A Sailor’s Guide to Earth

Best New Artist

Kelsea Ballerini

The Chainsmokers

Chance the Rapper

Marin Morris

Anderson .Paak

Best Pop Solo Performance

Adele, “Hello”

Beyoncé, “Hold Up”

Justin Bieber, “Love Yourself”

Kelly Clarkson, “Piece by Piece (Idol

Version)”

Ariana Grande, “Dangerous Woman”

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

The Chainsmokers, “Closer (feat. Halsey)

Lukas Graham, “7 Years”

Rihanna, “Work (feat. Drake)”

Sia, “Cheap Thrills (feat. Sean Paul)”

Twenty One Pilots, “Stressed Out”

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Andrea Bocelli, Cinema

Bob Dylan, Fallen Angels

Josh Groban, Stages Live

Willie Nelson, Summertime: Willie Nelson

Sings Gershwin

Barbra Streisand, Encore: Movie Partners

Sing Broadway

Best Pop Vocal Album

Adele, 25

Justin Bieber, Purpose

Ariana Grande, Dangerous Woman

Demi Lovato, Confident

Sia, This Is Acting

Best Dance Recording

Bob Moses, “Tearing Me Up”

The Chainsmokers, “Don’t Let Me Down (feat. Daya)”

Flume, “Never Be Like You (feat. Kai)”

Riton, “Rinse & Repeat (feat. Kah-Lo)”

Sofi Tukker, “Drinkee”

Best Dance/Electronic Album

Flume, Skin

Jean-Michel Jarre, Electronica 1: The Time

Machine

Tycho, Epoch

Underworld, Barbara Barbara, We Face a

Shining Future

Louie Vega, Louie Vega Starring…XXVIII

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

Herb Alpert, Human Nature

Bill Frisell, When You Wish Upon a Star

Steve Gadd Band, Way Back Home: Live

From Rochester, NY

Chuck Loeb, Unspoken

Snarky Puppy, Culcha Vulcha

Best Rock Performance

Alabama Shakes, “Joe (Live From Austin City Limits)”

Beyoncé, “Don’t Hurt Yourself (feat. Jack White)”

David Bowie, “Blackstar”

Disturbed, “The Sound of Silence (Live on Conan)”

Twenty One Pilots, “Heathens”

Best Metal Performance

Baroness, “Shock Me”

Gojira, “Silvera”

Korn, “Rotting in Vain”

Megadeath, “Dystopia”

Periphery, “The Price Is Wrong”

Best Rock Song

David Bowie, “Blackstar”

Radiohead, “Burn the Witch”

Metallica, “Hardwired”

Twenty One Pilots, “Heathens”

Highly Suspect, “My Name Is Human”

Best Rock Album

Blink-182, California

Cage the Elephant, Tell Me I’m Pretty

Gojira, Magma

Panic! at the Disco, Death of a Bachelor

Weezer, Weezer

Best Alternative Music Album

Bon Iver, 22, A Million

David Bowie, Blackstar

PJ Harvey, The Hope Six Demolition Project

Iggy Pop, Post Pop Depression

Radiohead, A Moon Shaped Pool

BEST R&B PERFORMANCE

BJ The Chicago Kid, “Turnin’ Me Up”

Ro James, “Permission”

Musiq Soulchild, “I Do”

Rihanna, “Needed Me”

Solange, “Cranes in the Sky”

Best Traditional R&B Performance

William Bell, “The Three of Me”

BJ The Chicago Kid, “Woman’s World”

Fantasia, “Sleeping With the One I Love”

Lalah Hathaway, “Angel”

Jill Scott, “Can’t Wait”

Best R&B Song

PartyNextDoor, “Come See Me (feat.

Drake)”

Bryson Tiller, “Exchange”

Rihanna, “Kiss It Better”

Maxwell, “Lake by the Ocean”

Tory Lanez, “Luv”

Best Urban Contemporary Album

Beyoncé, Lemonade

Gallant, Ology

KING, We Are King

Anderson .Paak, Malibu

Rihanna, Anti

Best R&B Album

BJ The Chicago Kid, In My Mind

Lalah Hathaway, Lalah Hathaway Live

Terrace Martin, Velvet Portraits

Mint Condition, Healing Season

Mya, Smoove Jones

Best Rap Performance

Chance the Rapper, “No Problem (feat. Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz)”

Desiigner, “Panda”

Drake, “Pop Style (feat. The Throne)”

Fat Joe and Remy Ma, “All the Way Up

(feat. Fat French Montana and Infared)”

ScHoolboy Q, “That Part (feat. Kanye West)”

Best Rap/Sung Performance

Beyoncé, “Freedom (feat. Kendrick Lamar)”

Drake, “Hotline Bling”

D.R.A.M., “Broccoli (feat. Lil Yachty)”

Kanye West, “Ultralight Beam (feat. Chance

the Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin and The-Dream)

Kanye West, “Famous (feat. Rihanna)”

Best Rap Song

Fat Joe and Remy Ma, “All the Way Up (feat. Fat French Montana and Infared)”

Kanye West, “Famous (feat. Rihanna)”

Drake, “Hotline Bling”

Chance the Rapper, “No Problem (feat. Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz)”

Kanye West, “Ultralight Beam (feat. Chance

the Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin and

The-Dream)

Best Rap Album

Chance the Rapper, Coloring Book

De La Soul, And the Anonymous Nobody

DJ Khaled, Major Key

Drake, Views

ScHoolboy Q, Blank Face LP

Kanye West, The Life of Pablo

Best Country Solo Performance

Brandy Clark, “Love Can Go to Hell”

Miranda Lambert, “Vice”

Maren Morris, “My Church”

Carrie Underwood, “Church Bells”

Keith Urban, “Blue Ain’t Your Color”

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

Dierks Bentley, “Different for Girls (feat.

Elle King)”

Brothers Osborne, “21 Summer”

Kenny Chesney, “Setting the World on Fire

(feat. Pink)”

Pentatonix, “Jolene (feat. Dolly Parton)”

Chris Young, “Think of You (feat. Cassadee

Pope)”

Best Country Song

Keith Urban, “Blue Ain’t Your Color”

Thomas Rhett, “Die a Happy Man”

Tim McGraw, “Humble and Kind”

Maren Morris, “My Church”

Miranda Lambert, “Vice”

Best Country Album

Brandy Clark, Big Day in a Small Town

Loretta Lynn, Full Circle

Maren Morris, Hero

Sturgill Simpson, A Hero’s Guide to Earth

Keith Urban, Ripcord

Best New Age Album

John Burke, Orogen

Enya, Dark Sky Island

Peter Kater & Tina Guo, Inner Passion

Vangelis, Rosetta

White Sun, White Sun II

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

Joey Alexander, “Countdown”

Ravi Coltrane, “In Movement”

Fred Hersch, “We See”

Brad Mehldau, “I Concentrate on You”

John Scofield, “I’m So Lonesome I Could

Cry”

Best Jazz Vocal Album

René Marie, Sound of Red

Branford Marsalis Quartet and Kurt Elling,

Upward Spiral

Gregory Porter, Take Me to the Alley

Catherine Russell, Harlem on My Mind

The Tierney Sutton Band, The Sting

Variations

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

Kenny Barron Trio, Book of Intution

Peter Erskine, Dr. Um

The Fred Hersch Trio, Sunday Night at the Vanguard

Joshua Redman and Brad Mehldau, Nearness

John Scofield, Country for Old Men

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society, Real Enemies

John Beasley, Presents Monk’estra, Vol. 1

John Daversa, Kaleidoscope Eyes: Music of

The Beatles

Bob Mintzer, All L.A. Band

Ted Nash Big Band, Presidential Suite:

Eight Variations on Freedom

Best Latin Jazz Album

Andy González, Entre Colegas

Brian Lynch, Madera Latino: A Latin Jazz

Perspective on the Music of Woody Shaw

Michael Spiro/Wayne Wallace La Orquesta

Sinfonietta, Canto América

Trio Da Paz, 30

Chucho Valdés, Tribute to Irakere: Live in

Marciac

Best Gospel Performance/Song

Shirley Caesar, “It’s Alright, It’s OK (feat.

Anthony Hamilton)”

Jekalyn Carr, “You’re Bigger (Live)”

Travis Greene, “Made a Way (Live)”

Tamela Mann, “God Provides”

Hezekiah Walker, “Better”

Best Contemporary Christian Music

Performance/Song

Lauren Daigle, “Trust in You”

For King & Country, “Priceless”

Natalie Grant, “King of the World”

Hillary Scott & The Scott Family, “Thy Will”

Zach Williams, “Chain Breaker”

Best Gospel Album

Tim Bowman Jr., Listen

Shirley Caesar, Fill This House

Todd Dulaney, A Worshipper’s Heart [Live]

Kirk Franklin, Losing My Religion

William Murphy, Demonstrate [Live]

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

All Sons & Daughters, Poets & Saints

Crowder, American Prodigal

Natalie Grant, Be One

Hillsong Young & Free, Youth Revival [Live]

Hillary Scott & The Scott Family, Love

Remains

Best Roots Gospel Album

Gaither Vocal Band, Better Together

The Isaacs, Nature’s Symphony in 432

Joey+Rory, Hymns

Gordon Mote, Hymns and Songs of

Inspiration

Various Artists, God Don’t Never Change:

The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson

Best Latin Pop Album

Jesse & Joy, Un Besito Mas

Gaby Moreno, Ilusión

Laura Pausini, Similares

Sanalejo, Seguir Latiendo

Diego Torres, Buena Vida

Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album

ile, ilevitable

Illya Kuryaki & The Valderamas, L.H.O.N.

(La Humanidad O Nosotros)

La Santa Cecilia, Buenaventura

Los Rakas, Los Rakas

Carla Morrison, Amor Supremo

B est Regional Mexican Music Album

(Including Tejano)

Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga, Raíces

Joss Favela, Hecho a Mano

Vicente Fernández, Un Azteca en el Azteca,

Vol. 1 (En Vivo)

La Maquinaria Norteña, Generación

Maquinaria Est. 2006.

Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea, Tributo a

Joan Sebastian y Rigoberto Alfaro

Best Tropical Latin Album

Fonseca, Conexión

Formell y Los Van Van, La Fantasia

Homenaje a Juan Formell

Grupo Niche, Aniversario

La Sonora Santanera, La Sonora Santanera

en Su 60 Aniversario

Jose Lugo & Guasábara Combo, Donde

Están?

Best American Roots Performance

Avett Brothers, “Ain’t No Man”

Blind Boys of Alabama, “Mother’s Children

Have a Hard Time”

Rhiannon Giddens, “Factory Girl”

Sarah Jarosz, “House of Mercy”

Lori McKenna, “Wreck You”

Best American Roots Song

Robbie Fulks, “Alabama at Night”

Jack White, “City Lights”

Eric Adcock and Roddie Romero,

“Gulfstream”

Vince Gill, “Kid Sister”

Lori McKenna and Felix McTeigue, “Wreck

You”

Best American Album

The Avett Brothers, True Sadness

William Bell, This Is Where I Live

Kris Kristofferson, The Cedar Creek

Sessions

Lori McKenna, The Bird & the Rifle

The Time Jumpers, Kid Sister

Best Bluegr.ass Album

Blue Highway, Original Traditional

Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, Burden

Bearer

Laurie Lewis andThe Right Hands, The

Hazel and Alice Sessions

Claire Lynch, North by South

O’Connor Band With Mark O’Connor,

Coming Home

Best Traditional Blues Album

Lurrie Bell, Can’t Shake This Feeling

Joe Bonamassa, Live at the Greek Theatre

Luther Dickinson, Blues & Ballads (A

Folksinger’s Songbook: Volumes I & II)

Vasti Jackson, The Soul of Jimmie Rogers

Bobby Rush, Porcupine Meat

Best Contemporary Blues Album

Fantastic Negrito, The Last Days of Oakland

Janiva Magness, Love Wins Again

Kenny Neal, Bloodline

The Record Company, Give It Back to You

Joe Louis Walker, Everybody Wants a Piece

Best Folk Album

Judy Collins and Ari Hest, Silver Skies Blue

Robbie Fulks, Upland Stories

Rhiannon Giddens, Factory Girl

Sierra Hull, Weighted Mind

Sarah Jarosz, Undercurrent

B est Regional Roots Music Album

Barry Jean Ancelet and Sam Broussard,

Broken Promised Land

Northern Cree, It’s a Cree Thing

Kalani Pe’a, E Walea

Roddie Romero and The Hub City All-Stars,

Gulfstream

Various Artists, I Wanna Sing Right:

Rediscovering Lomax in the Evangeline

Country

Best Reggae Album

Devin Di Dakta and J.L, Sly & Robbie

Presents…Reggae for Her

J Boog, Rose Petals

Ziggy Marley, Ziggy Marley

Raging Fyah, Everlasting

Rebelution, Falling Into Place

SOJA, SOJA: Live in Virginia

Best World Music Album

Celtic Woman, Destiny

Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Walking in the

Footsteps of Our Fathers

Yo-Yo Ma and The Silk Road Ensemble,

Sing Me Hope

Anoushka Shankar, Land of Gold

Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil, Dois

Amigos, Um Século De Música: Multishow

Live

Best Children’s Album

Frances England, Explorer of the World

Secret Agent 23 Skidoo, Infinity Plus One

Recess Monkey, Novelties

Brady Rymer and the Little Band That

Could, Press Play

The Okee Dokee Brothers, Saddle Up

Best Spoken Word Album

Amy Schumer, The Girl With the Lower

Back Tattoo

Carol Burnett, In Such Good Company:

Eleven Years Of Laughter, Mayhem and Fun

in the Sandbox

Patti Smith, M Train

Various Artists, Under the Big Black Sun: A

Personal History of L.A. Punk

Elvis Costello, Unfaithful Music &

Disappearing Ink

Best Comedy Album

David Cross, …America…Great…

Margaret Cho, American Myth

Tig Notaro, Boyish Girl Interrupted

Amy Schumer, Live at the Apollo

Patton Oswalt, Talking for Clapping

B est Musical Theater Album

Bright Star

The Color Purple

Fiddler on the Roof

Kinky Boots

Waitress

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual

Media

Amy

Miles Ahead

Straight Outta Compton

Suicide Squad (Collector’s Edition)

Vinyl: The Essentials Season 1

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

Thomas Newman, Bridge of Spies

Ennio Morricone, Quentin Tarantino’s The

Hateful Eight

Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto, The Revenant

John Williams, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein, Stranger

Things: Volume 1

Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein, Stranger

Things: Volume 2

B est Song Written for Visual Media

Justin Timberlake, “Can’t Stop the Feeling!”

Twenty One Pilots, “Heathens”

Pink, “Just Like Fire”

Skrillex and Rick Ross, “Purple

Lamborghini”

Shakira, “Try Everything”

Peter Gabriel, “The Veil”

Best Instrumental Composition

Thomas Newman, “Bridge of Spies (End

Title)”

Tim Davies, “The Expensive Train Set (An

Epic Sarahnade for Double Big Band)”

Alan Ferber, “Flow”

Ennio Morricone, “L’Ultima Diligenza Di

Red Rock – Versione Integrale”

Ted Nash, “Spoken at Midnight”

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or ACappella

John Beasley, “Ask Me Now”

Sammy Nestico, “Good ‘Swing’ Wenceslas”

Christian Jacob, “Linus & Lucy”

John Daversa, “Lucy in the Sky With

Diamonds”

Ted Nash, “We Three Kings”

Jacob Collier, “You and I”

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

Gordon Goodwin, “Do You Hear What I

Hear?”

John Daversa, “Do You Want to Know a

Secret”

Jacob Collier, “Flintstones”

Alan Broadbent, “I’m a Fool to Want You”

Barry Childs and Larry Klein, “Somewhere

(Dirty Blvd) (Extended Version)”

Best Recording Package

Rihanna, Anti (Deluxe Edition)

David Bowie, Blackstar

Parquet Courts, Human Performance

Reckless Kelly, Sunset Motel

Bon Iver, 22, A Million

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition

Package

Edith Piaf, Edith Piaf 1915-2015

J. Views, 401 Days

The 1975, I Like It When You Sleep, For You

Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It (Box Set)

Trey Anastasio, Paper Wheels (Deluxe Limited Edition)

Paul McCartney, Tug of War (Deluxe Editon)

Best Album Notes

Kris Kristofferson, The Complete Monument

& Columbia Albums Collection

Various Artists, The Knoxville Sessions,

1929-1930: Knox County Stomp

Various Artists, Ork Records: New York,

New York

Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle, Sissle and

Blake Sing Shuffle Along

Various Artists, Waxing the Gospel: Mass

Evangelism & The Phonograph, 1890-1900

Best Historical Album

Bob Dylan, The Cutting Edge 1965-1966:

The Bootleg Series, Vol.12 (Collector’s

Edition)

Various Artists, Music of Morocco From the

Library of Congress: Recorded by Paul

Bowles, 1959

Various Artists, Ork Records: New York,

New York

Vladimir Horowitz, Vladimir Horowitz: The

Unreleased Live Recordings 1966-1983

Various Artists, Waxing The Gospel: Mass

Evangelism & The Phonograph, 1890-1900

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

Andrew Bird, Are You Serious

David Bowie, Blackstar

Bonnie Raitt, Dig in Deep

Prince, Hit N Run Phase Two

Sarah Jarosz, Undercurrent

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

Benny Blanco

Greg Kurstin

Max Martin

Nineteen85

Ricky Reed

Best Remixed Recording

Soul Pacific, “Cali Coast (Psionics Remix)”

The Silver Lake Chorus, “Heavy Star Movin’ (staRo Remix)”

Paul McCartney and Wings, “Nineteen

Hundred Eighty-Five (Timo Maas & James Teej Remix)”

Ry X, “Only (Kaskade x Lipless Remix)”

Bob Moses, “Tearing Me Up (RAC Remix)”

The Chemical Brothers, “Wide Open (Joe Goddard Remix)”

Best Surround Sound Album

Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony,

Dutilleux: Sur Le Même Accord; Les

Citations; Mystère De L’instant & Timbres,

Espace, Mouvement

Craig Hella Johnson & Conspirare, Johnson:

Considering Matthew Shepard

Maja S.K. Ratkje, Cikada & Oslo Sinfonietta,

Maja S.K. Ratkje: And Sing …

Primus, Primus & The Chocolate Factory

(5.1 Surround Sound Edition)

Øyvind Gimse, Geir Inge Lotsberg &

Trondheimsolistene, Reflections

B est Engineered Album, Classical

James Conlon, Guanqun Yu, Joshua

Guerrero, Patricia Racette, Christopher

Maltman, Lucy Schaufer, Lucas Meachem,

LA Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Corigliano:

The Ghosts of Versailles

Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony,

Dutilleux: Sur Le Même Accord; Les

Citations; Mystère De L’Instant & Timbres,

Espace, Mouvement

Øyvind Gimse, Geir Inge Lotsberg &

Trondheimsolistene, Reflections

Jerry F. Junkin and the University of Texas

Wind Ensemble, Shadow of Serious

Andris Nelsons and Boston Symphony

Orchestra, Shostakovich: Under Stalin’s

Shadow – Symphonies Nos. 5, 8 & 9

Producer of the Year, Classical

Blanton Alspaugh

David Frost

Marina A. Ledin and Victor Ledin

Judith Sherman

Robina G. Young

Best Orchestral Performance

San Francisco Symphony, “Bates: Works for

Orchestra”

Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, “Ibert:

Orchestral Works”

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, “Prokofiev:

Symphony No. 5 In B-Flat Major, Op. 100”

New York Philharmonic, “Rouse: Odna

Zhizn; Symphonies 3 & 4; Prospero’s

Rooms”

Boston Symphony Orchestra, “Shostakovich:

Under Stalin’s Shadow – Symphonies Nos. 5,

8 & 9”

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