Los Angeles: Rapper Kendrick Lamar leads nominations for Monday's Grammy Awards with nods in a near-record 11 categories, although he faces stiff competition from Taylor Swift.
Here is a list of the nominees for some top categories at the 58th Grammy Awards, which will be presented at a gala ceremony in Los Angeles:
Album of the Year
- Alabama Shakes, "Sound and Color"
- Kendrick Lamar, "To Pimp a Butterfly"
- Chris Stapleton, "Traveller"
- Taylor Swift, "1989"
- The Weeknd, "Beauty Behind the Madness"
Record of the Year (for single)
- D'Angelo and the Vanguard, "Really Love"
- Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk"
- Ed Sheeran, "Thinking Out Loud"
- Taylor Swift, "Blank Space"
- The Weeknd, "Can't Feel My Face"
Song of the Year (for songwriting)
- Kendrick Lamar, "Alright." Songwriters also include hip-hop producer Sounwave and pop star Pharrell Williams
- Taylor Swift, "Blank Space." Songwriters also include Swedish production team of Max Martin and Shellback
- Country and folk songwriters Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna and Liz Rose, "Girl Crush." Song performed by group Little Big Town
- Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth, "See You Again." Songwriters also include hip-hop producer DJ Frank E and songwriter Andrew Cedar
- Ed Sheeran, "Thinking Out Loud"
Best New Artist
- Courtney Barnett
- James Bay
- Sam Hunt
- Tori Kelly
- Meghan Trainor
Best Pop Solo Performance
- Kelly Clarkson, "Heartbeat Song"
- Ellie Goulding, "Love Me Like You Do"
- Ed Sheeran, "Thinking Out Loud"
- Taylor Swift, "Blank Space"
- The Weeknd, "Can't Feel My Face"
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
- Florence and the Machine, "Ship to Wreck"
- Maroon 5, "Sugar"
- Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk"
- Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar, "Bad Blood"
- Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth, "See You Again"
Best Rock Album
- James Bay, "Chaos and the Calm"
- Death Cab for Cutie, "Kintsugi"
- Highly Suspect, "Mister Asylum"
- Muse, "Drones"
Best Alternative Music Album
- Alabama Shakes, "Sound and Color"
- Bjork, "Vulnicura"
- My Morning Jacket, "The Waterfall"
- Tame Impala, "Currents"
- Wilco, "Star Wars"
Best Rap Album
- J. Cole, "2014 Forest Hills Drive"
- Dr. Dre, "Compton"
- Drake, "If You're Reading This It's Too Late"
- Kendrick Lamar, "To Pimp a Butterfly"
- Nicki Minaj, "The Pinkprint"
Best World Music Album
- Gilberto Gil, "Gilbertos Samba Ao Vivo" (Brazil)
- Angelique Kidjo, "Sings" (Benin/Luxembourg)
- Ladysmith Black Mambazo with Ella Spira and The Inala Ensemble, "Music from Inala" (South Africa/Britain)
- Anoushka Shankar, "Home" (India/Britain)
- Zomba Prison Project, "I Have No Everything Here" (Malawi)
Best Dance/Electronic Album
- Caribou, "Our Love"
- The Chemical Brothers, "Born in the Echoes"
- Disclosure, "Caracal"
- Jamie XX, "In Colour"
- Skrillex and Diplo, "Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack U"
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