UPDATED! Taylor Swift to Open! — Nominees for The 58th Annual Grammy Awards®

The 58th Annual Grammy Awards^® will be broadcast on the CBS Network live, Monday, February 15, 2016. Leading the nominations for this year’s Grammys are Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift, and The Weeknd; Album of the Year will go to either Alabama Shakes, Kendrick Lamar, Chris Stapleton, Taylor Swift, or The Weeknd. Nominees for Best New Artist include Courtney Barnett, James Bay, Sam Hunt, Tori Kelly, and Meghan Trainor.

Below is a sampling of the nominations for the 30 fields and 83 categories. For a complete nominations list, visit www.CBS.com.

UPDATED Thurs 2/11/16

GRAMMY AWARD WINNER AND CURRENT NOMINEE TAYLOR SWIFT

TO OPEN “THE 58^TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS®,”

MONDAY, FEB. 15 ON CBS

CURRENT GRAMMY NOMINEES ALABAMA SHAKES,

JOEY ALEXANDER AND MIGUEL ADDED

TO MUSIC’S BIGGEST NIGHT®

Music’s Biggest Night® Hosted by LL COOL J

The Recording Academy® adds its final round of performers to the stellar lineup of more than 30 artists, set to perform at THE 58^TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS®. Seven-time nominee Taylor Swift will open the show with a song from her GRAMMY-nominated album, 1989. Four-time nominees Alabama Shakes, two-time nominee Joey Alexander and two-time nominee Miguel are also set to take the stage on Music’s Biggest Night®. THE 58^TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS will be broadcast live from the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, Monday, Feb. 15 (8:00-11:30 PM, live ET/check local listings for other time zones) on the CBS Television Network.

Previously announced performers include Adele; Travis Barker; James Bay; Justin Bieber; Jackson Browne; Luke Bryan; Gary Clark, Jr.; Andra Day; Diplo; Don Henley, Bernie Leadon, Timothy B. Schmit and Joe Walsh of the Eagles; Ellie Goulding; the Broadway cast of “Hamilton”; Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp and Joe Perry of The Hollywood Vampires; Sam Hunt; Tori Kelly; Lady Gaga; Kendrick Lamar; John Legend; Little Big Town; Demi Lovato; Pitbull; Bonnie Raitt; Rihanna; Skrillex; Chris Stapleton; Robin Thicke; Meghan Trainor; Carrie Underwood; and The Weeknd.

Entertainment icon and two-time GRAMMY Award winner LL COOL J is set to host Music’s Biggest Night for the fifth consecutive year.

Current four-time nominees Alabama Shakes are up for Album Of The Year and Best Alternative Music Album Sound & Color; and Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song “Don’t Wanna Fight.”

Making his GRAMMY stage debut, Joey Alexander is nominated for two GRAMMY Awards: Best Improvised Jazz Solo “Giant Steps” and Best Jazz Instrumental Album My Favorite Things.

GRAMMY Award winner Miguel has two nominations this year: Best Urban Contemporary Album Wildheart and Best R&B Song “Coffee” with Brook Davis.

Up for seven awards, including three in the General Field categories, seven-time GRAMMY Award winner Taylor Swift is one of this year’s top nominees. She is currently nominated for Album Of The Year and Best Pop Vocal Album 1989; Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year and Best Pop Solo Performance “Blank Space”; and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Best Music Video “Bad Blood” featuring Kendrick Lamar. This will be Swift’s second time opening the GRAMMY Awards. Previously, she opened the 55^th Annual GRAMMY Awards in 2013 performing “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.”

THE 58^TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS® are produced by AEG Ehrlich Ventures for The Recording Academy. Ken Ehrlich is executive producer, Louis J. Horvitz is director and David Wild and Ehrlich are the writers.

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[Original Post 12/07/15]

KENDRICK LAMAR LEADS GRAMMY^®NOMINATIONS WITH 11;

TAYLOR SWIFT AND THE WEEKND EACH GARNER SEVEN

ALABAMA SHAKES, KENDRICK LAMAR, CHRIS STAPLETON,

TAYLOR SWIFT AND THE WEEKND VIE FOR ALBUM OF THE YEAR AT
“THE 58^TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS^®,” MONDAY, FEB. 15, 2016, LIVE ON CBS

Nominations for THE 58^TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS® were announced this morning by The Recording Academy®. Reflecting a diverse blend of talented music makers, this year’s nominees were selected from more than 21,000 submissions entered. As the only peer-based music award, the GRAMMY Awards are voted on by The Academy’s membership body of creators across all disciplines of music, including recording artists, songwriters, producers and engineers. Final-round GRAMMY^® ballots will be mailed Dec. 16. THE 58^TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS will be held on Monday, Feb. 15, 2016 (8:00-11:30 PM, live ET/delayed PT) at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and broadcast on the CBS Television Network.

This year, Kendrick Lamar leads nominations with 11, followed by Taylor Swift and The Weeknd, who each have earned seven. Additionally, music producer/songwriter Max Martin has received six nominations and mastering engineer Tom Coyne, rapper Drake and engineers/mixers Serban Ghenea and John Hanes have each earned five nominations.

“The diversity in the creative community is what makes music a universal language, and it’s gratifying to see the vibrancy of today’s artistic landscape reflected in this year’s nominations — a testament to The Academy’s voting members,” said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy. “Artists are pushing boundaries in exciting ways, making it an exceptionally strong year for music.”

The eclectic nature of this year’s nominations is perhaps best exemplified in the Album Of The Year category, where nominees range from the alternative and soulful rock of Alabama Shakes to Lamar’s thought-provoking jazz-infused rap, the classic country sounds of Chris Stapleton, the pop emergence of Swift, and the genre-bending R&B style of The Weeknd.

Following is a sampling of nominations from the GRAMMY Awards’ 30 fields and 83 categories. For a complete nominations list, visit www.CBS.com.

GENERAL FIELD

Album Of The Year:

Sound & Color — Alabama Shakes

To Pimp A Butterfly — Kendrick Lamar

Traveller — Chris Stapleton

1989 — Taylor Swift

Beauty Behind The Madness — The Weeknd

Record Of The Year:

“Really Love” — D’Angelo And The Vanguard

“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 Duckworth, Mark Anthony Spears & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)

“Blank Space” — Max Martin, Shellback & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)

“Girl Crush” — Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose, songwriters (Little Big Town)

“See You Again” — Andrew Cedar, Justin Franks, Charles Puth & Cameron Thomaz, songwriters (Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth)

“Thinking Out Loud” — Ed Sheeran & Amy Wadge, songwriters (Ed Sheeran)

Best New Artist:

Courtney Barnett

James Bay

Sam Hunt

Tori Kelly

Meghan Trainor

POP FIELD

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:

“Ship To Wreck” — Florence + The Machine

“Sugar” — Maroon 5

“Uptown Funk” — Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars

“Bad Blood” — Taylor Swift Featuring Kendrick Lamar

“See You Again” — Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth

DANCE/ELECTRONIC MUSIC FIELD

Best Dance Recording:

“We’re All We Need” — Above & Beyond Featuring Zoë Johnston

“Go” — The Chemical Brothers

“Never Catch Me” — Flying Lotus Featuring Kendrick Lamar

“Runaway (U & I)” — Galantis

“Where Are Ü Now” — Skrillex And Diplo With Justin Bieber

ROCK FIELD

Best Rock Performance:

“Don’t Wanna Fight” — Alabama Shakes

“What Kind Of Man” — Florence + The Machine

“Something From Nothing” — Foo Fighters

“Ex’s & Oh’s” — Elle King

“Moaning Lisa Smile” — Wolf Alice

ALTERNATIVE FIELD

Best Alternative Music Album:

Sound & Color — Alabama Shakes

Vulnicura — Björk

The Waterfall — My Morning Jacket

Currents — Tame Impala

Star Wars — Wilco

R&B FIELD

Best Urban Contemporary Album:

Ego Death — The Internet

You Should Be Here — Kehlani

Blood — Lianne La Havas

Wildheart — Miguel

Beauty Behind The Madness — The Weeknd

RAP FIELD

Best Rap Album:

2014 Forest Hills Drive — J. Cole

Compton — Dr. Dre

If Youre Reading This Its Too Late — Drake

To Pimp A Butterfly — Kendrick Lamar

The Pinkprint — Nicki Minaj

COUNTRY FIELD

Best Country Album:

Montevallo — Sam Hunt

Pain Killer — Little Big Town

The Blade — Ashley Monroe

Pageant Material — Kacey Musgraves

Traveller — Chris Stapleton

JAZZ FIELD

Best Jazz Instrumental Album:

My Favorite Things — Joey Alexander

Breathless — Terence Blanchard Featuring The E-Collective

Covered: Recorded Live At Capitol Studios — Robert Glasper & The Robert Glasper Trio

Beautiful Life — Jimmy Greene

Past Present — John Scofield

GOSPEL/CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC FIELD

Best Gospel Album:

Destined To Win (Live) — Karen Clark Sheard

Living It — Dorinda Clark-Cole

One Place Live — Tasha Cobbs

Covered: Alive Is Asia [Live] (Deluxe) — Israel & Newbreed

Life Music: Stage Two — Jonathan McReynolds

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album:

Whatever The Road — Jason Crabb

How Can It Be — Lauren Daigle

Saints And Sinners — Matt Maher

This Is Not A Test — Tobymac

Love Ran Red — Chris Tomlin

LATIN FIELD

Best Latin Pop Album:

Terral — Pablo Alborán

Healer — Alex Cuba

A Quien Quiera Escuchar (Deluxe Edition) — Ricky Martin

Sirope — Alejandro Sanz

Algo Sucede — Julieta Venegas

AMERICAN ROOTS FIELD

Best Americana Album:

The Firewatcher’s Daughter — Brandi Carlile

The Traveling Kind — Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell

Something More Than Free — Jason Isbell

Mono — The Mavericks

The Phosphorescent Blues — Punch Brothers

SPOKEN WORD FIELD

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling):

Blood On Snow (Jo Nesbø) — Patti Smith

Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, And Assorted Hijinks — Dick Cavett

A Full Life: Reflections At Ninety — Jimmy Carter

Patience And Sarah (Isabel Miller) — Janis Ian & Jean Smart

Yes Please — Amy Poehler (& Various Artists)

PRODUCTION, NON-CLASSICAL FIELD

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical:

Jeff Bhasker

Dave Cobb

Diplo

Larry Klein

Blake Mills

MUSIC VIDEO/FILM

Best Music Film:

Mr. Dynamite: The Rise Of James Brown — James Brown

Sonic Highways — Foo Fighters

What Happened, Miss Simone? — Nina Simone

The Wall — Roger Waters

Amy — Amy Winehouse

About The Recording Academy:

Established in 1957, The Recording Academy is an organization of musicians, songwriters, producers, engineers and recording professionals that is dedicated to improving the cultural condition and quality of life for music and its makers. Internationally known for the GRAMMY Awards — the preeminent peer-recognized award for musical excellence and the most credible brand in music — The Recording Academy is responsible for groundbreaking professional development, cultural enrichment, advocacy, education and human services programs. The Academy continues to focus on its mission of recognizing musical excellence, advocating for the well-being of music makers and ensuring music remains an indelible part of our culture. For more information about The Academy, please visit www.grammy.com. For breaking news and exclusive content, follow @TheGRAMMYs on Twitter, like “The GRAMMYs” on Facebook, and join The GRAMMYs’ social communities on Google+, Instagram, Tumblr and YouTube.

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