List: See all the Grammy nominees
And here it is: The complete nominations list for the 2016 Grammys:
Among the heavyweight contenders were Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift and The Weeknd, but a host of A-list entertainers managed to leave a solid impression during this year's eligibility period, which spanned from September 2014 to September 2015. The 58th annual Grammy Awards will air live on CBS on Sunday, Feb. 15, 8-11 p.m. ET.
Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift, The Weeknd lead Grammy nominations
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
D'Angelo and the Vanguard, Really Love
Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, Uptown Funk
Ed Sheeran, Thinking Out Loud
Taylor Swift, Blank Space
The Weeknd, Can't Feel my Face
Grammys analysis: It's Swift vs. Lamar for album, song
Song of the Year
Kendrick Lamar, Alright
Taylor Swift, Blank Space
Little Big Town, Girl Crush
Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth, See You Again
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 + The Machine, Ship to Wreck
Maroon 5, Sugar
Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, Uptown Funk
Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar, Bad Blood
Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth, See You Again
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Tony Bennett & Bill Charlap, The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern
Bob Dylan, Shadows in the Night
Josh Groban, Stages
Seth MacFarlane, No One Ever Tells You
Barry Manilow (& Various Artists), My Dream Duets
Best Pop Vocal Album
Kelly Clarkson, Piece by Piece
Florence + The Machine, How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
Mark Ronson, Uptown Special
Taylor Swift, 1989
James Taylor, Before This World
16 snubs, surprises of the 2016 Grammy nominations
Best Dance Recording
Above & Beyond feat. Zoë Johnston, We're All We Need
The Chemical Brothers, Go
Flying Lotus feat. Kendrick Lamar, Never Catch Me
Galantis, Runaway (U & I)
Skrillex and Diplo with Justin Bieber, Where Are Ü Now
Best Rock Performance
Alabama Shakes, Don't Wanna Fight
Florence + The Machine, What Kind Of Man
Foo Fighters, Something From Nothing
Elle King, Ex's & Oh's
Wolf Alice, Moaning Lisa Smile
Best Alternative Music Album
Alabama Shakes, Sound & Color
Björk, Vulnicura
My Morning Jacket, The Waterfall
Tame Impala, Currents
Wilco, Star Wars
Best Urban Contemporary Album
The Internet, Ego Death
Kehlani, You Should Be Here
Lianne La Havas, Blood
Miguel, Wildheart
The Weeknd, Beauty Behind the Madness
Best Rap Album
J. Cole, 2014 Forest Hills Drive
Dr. Dre, Compton
Drake, If Youre Reading This Its Too Late
Kendrick Lamar, To Pimp a Butterfly
Nicki Minaj, The Pinkprint
Best Country Album
Sam Hunt, Montevallo
Little Big Town, Pain Killer
Ashley Monroe, The Blade
Kacey Musgraves, Pageant Material
Chris Stapleton, Traveller
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Joey Alexander, My Favorite Things
Terence Blanchard feat. The E-Collective, Breathless
Robert Glasper & The Robert Glasper Trio, Covered: Recorded Live at Capitol Studios
Jimmy Greene, Beautiful Life
John Scofield, Past Present
Best Gospel Album
Karen Clark Sheard, Destined to Win (Live)
Dorinda Clark-Cole, Living It
Tasha Cobbs, One Place Live
Israel & Newbreed, Covered: Alive Is Asia [Live] (Deluxe)
Jonathan McReynolds, Life Music: Stage Two
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Jason Crabb, Whatever the Road
Lauren Daigle, How Can It Be
Matt Maher, Saints and Sinners
Tobymac, This Is Not a Test
Chris Tomlin, Love Ran Red
Best Latin Pop Album
Pablo Alborán, Terral
Alex Cuba, Healer
Ricky Martin, A Quien Quiera Escuchar (Deluxe Edition)
Alejandro Sanz, Sirope
Julieta Venegas, Algo Sucede
Best Americana Album
Brandi Carlile, The Firewatcher's Daughter
Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell, The Traveling Kind
Jason Isbell, Something More Than Free
The Mavericks, Mono
Punch Brothers, The Phosphorescent Blues
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 Ü
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Bill Frisell, Guitar in the Space Age!
Wouter Kellerman, Love Language
Marcus Miller, Afrodeezia
Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest, Sylva
Kirk Whalum, The Gospel According to Jazz, Chapter IV
Best Metal Performance
August Burns Red, Identity
Cirice, Ghost
Lamb of God, 512
Sevendust, Thank You
Slipknot, Custer
Best Rock Song
Alabama Shakes, Don't Wanna Fight
Elle King, Ex's & Oh's
James Bay, Hold Back the River
Highly Suspect, Lydia
Florence + the Machine, What Kind of Man
Best Rock Album
James Bay, Chaos and the Calm
Death Cab for Cutie, Kintsugi
Highly Suspect, Mister Asylum
Muse, Drones
Slipknot, .5: The Gray Chapter
Best R&B Performance
Tamar Braxton, If I Don't Have You
Andra Day, Rise Up
Hiatus Kaiyote, Breathing Underwater
Jeremih feat. J. Cole, Planes
The Weeknd, Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Faith Evans, He Is
Lalah Hathaway, Little Ghetto Boy
Jazmine Sullivan, Let It Burn
Tyrese, Shame
Charlie Wilson, My Favorite Part of You
Best R&B Song
Miguel, Coffee
The Weeknd, Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)
Jazmine Sullivan, Let It Burn
D'Angelo and The Vanguard, Really Love
Tyrese, Shame
Best R&B Album
Leon Bridges, Coming Home
D'Angelo and the Vanguard, Black Messiah
Andra Day, Cheers to the Fall
Jazmine Sullivan, Reality Show
Charlie Wilson, Forever Charlie
Best Rap Performance
J. Cole, Apparently
Drake, Back to Back
Fetty Wap, Trap Queen
Kendrick Lamar, Alright
Nicki Minaj feat. Drake & Lil Wayne, Truffle Butter
Kanye West feat. Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney, All Day
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Big Sean feat. Kanye West & John Legend, One Man Can Change the World
Common & John Legend, Glory
Jidenna feat. Roman GianArthur, Classic Man
Kendrick Lamar feat. Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat, These Walls
Nicki Minaj feat. Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown, Only
Best Rap Song
Kanye West feat. Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney, All Day
Kendrick Lamar, Alright
Drake, Energy
Common & John Legend, Glory
Fetty Wap, Trap Queen
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Brothers Osborne, Stay a Little Longer
Joey + Rory, If I Needed You
Charles Kelley, Dierks Bentley & Eric Paslay, The Driver
Little Big Town, Girl Crush
Blake Shelton feat. Ashley Monroe, Lonely Tonight
Best Country Song
Lee Ann Womack, Chances Are
Tim McGraw, Diamond Rings And Old Barstools
Little Big Town, Girl Crush
Brandy Clark, Hold My Hand
Chris Stapleton, Traveller
Best Country Solo Performance
Cam, Burning House
Chris Stapleton, Traveller
Carrie Underwood, Little Toy Guns
Keith Urban, John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16
Lee Ann Womack, Chances Are
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
Empire: Season 1
Fifty Shades of Grey
Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me
Pitch Perfect 2
Selma
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
The Weeknd, Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)
Common & John Legend, Glory
Ellie Goulding, Love Me Like You Do
Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth, See You Again
Lady Gaga, Til It Happens to You
Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
Birdman
The Imitation Game
Interstellar
The Theory of Everything
Whiplash
Best Music Video
A$AP Rocky, LSD
The Dead Weather, I Feel Love
Kendrick Lamar, Alright
Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar, Bad Blood
Pharrell Williams, Freedom
Best Music Film
Foo Fighters, Sonic Highways
James Brown, Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
Nina Simone, What Happened, Miss Simone
Roger Waters, The Wall
Amy Winehouse, Amy
