{"id":14078,"date":"2015-12-07T13:08:03","date_gmt":"2015-12-07T18:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ohsodj.com\/?p=14078"},"modified":"2015-12-07T13:08:03","modified_gmt":"2015-12-07T18:08:03","slug":"kendrick-lamar-leads-grammy-nominations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ohsodj.com\/?p=14078","title":{"rendered":"Kendrick Lamar Leads Grammy Nominations"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"kendrick-lamar-taylor-swift\"<\/a>Kendrick Lamar continues a huge year as the leading nominee at the Grammy Awards \u2014 the rap superstar scooped up 11 nominations, the most of anyone.<\/p>\n

Lamar scored an album of the year nomination for his \u201cTo Pimp a Butterfly,\u201d along with a song of the year nomination for \u201cAlright.\u201d To no surprise,the rap categories this year are stacked with nominations for J. Cole, Drake, Nicki Minaj\u200b, Kendrick, Dr. Dre, Fetty Wap, and more throughout the nominations. The “Rap Album of the Year” battle will go down between Cole’s 2014 Forest Hills Drive, Dre’s Compton, Drake’s If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late, Kendrick’s To Pimp a Butterfly, and Nicki Minaj’s the Pinkprint.<\/p>\n

Behind Lamar, Taylor Swift followed with seven nods. Swift and Lamar also landed a couple of nominations (pop\/duo vocal performance and music video) for their fiery collaboration on Swift\u2019s \u201cBad Blood.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Weeknd tied Swift for seven nominations fueled by \u201cCan\u2019t Feel My Face,\u201d one of the biggest songs of the year, which also led to an album nomination for \u201cBeauty Behind the Madness.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here are the nominees in some of the major categories:<\/p>\n

Album of the Year<\/strong>
\nSound & Color \u2014 Alabama Shakes
\nTo Pimp a Butterfly\u201d \u2014 Kendrick Lamar
\nTraveller \u2014 Chris Stapleton
\n1989 \u2014 Taylor Swift
\nBeauty Behind the Madness \u2014 The Weeknd<\/p>\n

Best New Artist<\/strong>
\nCourtney Barnett
\nJames Bay
\nSam Hunt
\nTori Kelly
\nMeghan Trainor<\/p>\n

Record of the Year<\/strong>
\n\u201cReally Love\u201d \u2014 D\u2019Angelo and The Vanguard
\n\u201cUptown Funk\u201d \u2014 Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars
\n\u201cThinking Out Loud\u201d \u2014 Ed Sheeran
\n\u201cBlank Space\u201d \u2014 Taylor Swift
\n\u201cCan\u2019t Feel My Face\u201d \u2014 The Weeknd<\/p>\n

Song of the Year<\/strong>
\n\u201cAlright\u201d \u2014 Kendrick Lamar
\n\u201cBlank Space\u201d \u2014 Taylor Swift
\n\u201cGirl Crush\u201d \u2014 Little Big Town
\n\u201cSee You Again\u201d \u2014 Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth
\n\u201cThinking Out Loud\u201d \u2014 Ed Sheeran<\/p>\n

Best Pop Duo\/Group Performance<\/strong>
\n\u201cShip To Wreck\u201d \u2014 Florence + The Machine
\n\u201cSugar\u201d \u2014 Maroon 5
\n\u201cUptown Funk\u201d \u2014 Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars
\n\u201cBad Blood\u201d \u2014 Taylor Swift Featuring Kendrick Lamar
\n\u201cSee You Again\u201d \u2014 Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth<\/p>\n

Best Pop Solo Performance<\/strong>
\n\u201cHeartbeat Song\u201d \u2014 Kelly Clarkson
\n\u201cLove Me Like You Do\u201d \u2014 Ellie Goulding
\n\u201cThinking Out Loud\u201d \u2014 Ed Sheeran
\n\u201cBlank Space\u201d\u2014 Taylor Swift
\n\u201cCan\u2019t Feel My Face\u201d \u2014 The Weeknd<\/p>\n

Best Pop Vocal Album<\/strong>
\nPiece By Piece \u2014 Kelly Clarkson
\nHow Big, How Blue, How Beautiful \u2014 Florence + The Machine
\nUptown Special \u2014Mark Ronson
\n1989 \u2014 Taylor Swift
\nBefore This World \u2014 James Taylor<\/p>\n

Best Rap Album<\/strong>
\n2014 Forest Hills Drive \u2014 J. Cole
\nCompton \u2014 Dr. Dre
\nIf Youre Reading This Its Too Late \u2014 Drake
\nTo Pimp A Butterfly \u2014 Kendrick Lamar
\nThe Pinkprint \u2014 Nicki Minaj<\/p>\n

Best Country Album<\/strong>
\nMontevallo \u2014 Sam Hunt
\nPain Killer \u2014 Little Big Town
\nThe Blade \u2014 Ashley Monroe
\nPageant Material \u2014 Kacey Musgraves
\nTraveller \u2014 Chris Stapleton<\/p>\n

Best Rock Album<\/strong>
\nChaos And The Calm \u2014 James Bay
\nKintsugi \u2014 Death Cab For Cutie
\nMister Asylum \u2014 Highly Suspect
\nDrones \u2014 Muse
\n.5: The Gray Chapter \u2014 Slipknot<\/p>\n

Best Rock Performance<\/strong>
\n\u201cDon\u2019t Wanna Fight\u201d \u2014 Alabama Shakes
\n\u201cWhat Kind Of Man\u201d \u2014 Florence + The Machine
\n\u201cSomething From Nothing\u201d \u2014 Foo Fighters
\n\u201cEx\u2019s & Oh\u2019s\u201d \u2014 Elle King
\n\u201cMoaning Lisa Smile\u201d \u2014 Wolf Alice<\/p>\n

Best R&B Performance<\/strong>
\n\u201cIf I Don\u2019t Have You\u201d \u2014 Tamar Braxton
\n\u201cRise Up\u201d \u2014 Andra Day
\n\u201cBreathing Underwater\u201d \u2014 Hiatus Kaiyote
\n\u201cPlanes\u201d \u2014 Jeremih Featuring J. Cole
\n\u201cEarned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)\u201d \u2014The Weeknd<\/p>\n

Best Rap Performance<\/strong>
\nJ. Cole, “Apparently”
\nDrake, “Back To Back
\nFetty Wap, “Trap Queen”
\nKendrick Lamar, “Alright”
\nNicki Minaj featuring Lil Wayne, Chris Brown and Drake, “Truffle Butter”
\nKanye West, “All Day”<\/p>\n

Best Rap Song<\/strong>
\nKanye West, “All Day”
\nKendrick Lamar, “Alright”
\nCommon and John Legend, “Glory”
\nDrake, “Energy”
\nFetty Wap, “Trap Queen”<\/p>\n

Best Rap Performance<\/strong>
\nJ. Cole, “Apparently”
\nDrake, “Back to Back”
\nFetty Wap, “Trap Queen”
\nKendrick Lamar, “Alright”
\nNicki Minaj, “Truffle Butter”
\nKanye West, “All Day”<\/p>\n

Rap\/Sung Collaboration<\/strong>
\nBig Sean featuring Kanye West and John Legend, \u201cOne Man Can Change the World,\u201d
\nCommon and John Legend, \u201cGlory,\u201d
\nJidenna, \u201cClassic Man,\u201d
\nKendrick Lamar, \u201cThese Walls,\u201d
\nNicki Minaj, \u201cOnly\u201d<\/p>\n

Best Alternative Music Album<\/strong>
\nSound & Color \u2014 Alabama Shakes
\nVulnicura \u2014 Bj\u00f6rk
\nThe Waterfall \u2014 My Morning Jacket
\nCurrents \u2014 Tame Impala
\nStar Wars \u2014 Wilco<\/p>\n

Best Urban Contemporary Album<\/strong>
\nEgo Death \u2014 The Internet
\nYou Should Be Here \u2014 Kehlani
\nBlood \u2014 Lianne La Havas
\nWildheart \u2014 Miguel
\nBeauty Behind The Madness \u2014 The Weeknd<\/p>\n

Best Jazz Instrumental Album
\nMy Favorite Things \u2014 Joey Alexander
\nBreathless \u2014 Terence Blanchard Featuring The E-Collective
\nCovered: Recorded Live At Capitol Studios \u2014 Robert Glasper & The Robert Glasper Trio
\nBeautiful Life \u2014 Jimmy Greene
\nPast Present \u2014 John Scofield<\/p>\n

Best Gospel Album
\nDestined To Win (Live) \u2014 Karen Clark Sheard
\nLiving It \u2014 Dorinda Clark-Cole
\nOne Place Live \u2014 Tasha Cobbs
\nCovered: Alive Is Asia [Live] (Deluxe) \u2014 Israel & Newbreed
\nLife Music: Stage Two \u2014 Jonathan McReynolds<\/p>\n

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