LOS ANGELES, Feb 6 — Newcomer Sam Smith joins more established stars Beyonce and Pharrell Williams in leading nominations for the Grammy Awards, with each tapped in six categories.
The winners will be announced at a gala ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday. Here are the nominees in major categories:
Album of the Year
· Beck, “Morning Phase”
· Beyonce, “Beyonce”
· Ed Sheeran, “X”
· Sam Smith, “In the Lonely Hour”
· Pharrell Williams, “Girl”
Record of the Year (For Singles)
· Iggy Azalea, featuring Charli XCX: “Fancy”
· Sia, “Chandelier”
· Sam Smith, “Stay With Me”
· Taylor Swift, “Shake It Off”
· Meghan Trainor, “All About That Bass”
Song of the Year (For Songwriters)
· Kevin Kadish and Meghan Trainor, “All About That Bass”
· Sia and Jesse Shatkin, “Chandelier”
· Max Martin, Shellback and Taylor Swift, “Shake It Off”
· Jimmy Napes, William Phillips and Sam Smith, “Stay With Me”
· Hozier, “Take Me to Church”
Best New Artist
· Iggy Azalea
· Bastille
· Brandy Clark
· Haim
· Sam Smith
Best Pop Solo Performance
· John Legend, “All of Me”
· Sia, “Chandelier”
· Sam Smith, “Stay With Me”
· Taylor Swift, “Shake It Off”
· Pharrell Williams, “Happy”
Best Rock Album
· Ryan Adams, “Ryan Adams”
· Beck, “Morning Phase”
· The Black Keys, “Turn Blue”
· Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, “Hypnotic Eye”
· U2, “Songs of Innocence”
Best Rap Album
· Iggy Azalea, “The New Classic”
· Childish Gambino, “Because the Internet”
· Common, “Nobody’s Smiling”
· Eminem, “The Marshall Mathers LP 2”
· Schoolboy Q, “Oxymoron”
· Wiz Khalifa, “Blacc Hollywood”
Best Dance/Electronic Album
· Aphex Twin, “Syro”
· Deadmau5, “while (1<2)”
· Little Dragon, “Nabuma Rubberband”
· Royksopp & Robyn, “Do It Again”
· Mat Zo, “Damage Control”
Best Alternative Music Album
· Alt-J, “This Is All Yours”
· Arcade Fire, “Reflektor”
· Cage The Elephant, “Melophobia”
· St. Vincent, “St. Vincent”
· Jack White, “Lazaretto”. — AFP
