The nominations for the 59th Grammy Awards have been announced.
Beyoncé, who is rumored to be performing at the L.A ceremony, has nominations in nine categories including Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Record of the Year.
Drake and Rihanna are each up for eight awards and Adele has five nominations, including Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Album of the Year.
The Awards which will be broadcast live on Feb 12th, 2017 and will be hosted by The Late Late Show presenter James Corden.
Corden takes over the hosting duties from American rapper and actor L. L. Cool J who has presented for the last 5 years in a row.
Here are the main nomination categories:
Record of the Year
“Hello” – Adele
“Formation” – Beyonce
“7 Years” – Lukas Graham
“Work” – Rihanna featuring Drake
“Stressed Out” – 21 Pilots
Album of the Year
“25” – Adele
“Lemonade” – Beyonce
“Purpose” – Justin Bieber
“Views” – Drake
“A Sailor’s Guide to Earth” – Sturgill Simpson
Song of the Year
“Formation” – Beyonce
“Hello” – Adele
“I Took a Pill in Ibiza” – Mike Posner
“Love Yourself” – Justin Bieber
“7 Years” – Lukas Graham
Best New Artist
Kelsea Ballerini
The Chainsmokers
Chance the Rapper
Maren Morris
Anderson .Paak
Best Pop Solo Performance
"Hello" – Adele
"Hold Up" – Beyoncé
"Love Yourself" – Justin Bieber
"Piece By Piece" – Kelly Clarkson
"Dangerous Woman" – Ariana Grande
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
"Closer" – The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey
"7 Years" – Lukas Graham
"Work" – Rihanna Featuring Drake
"Cheap Thrills" – Sia Featuring Sean Paul
"Stressed Out" – Twenty One Pilots
Best Alternative Music Album
"A Million" – Bon Iver
"Blackstar" – David Bowie
"The Hope Six Demolition ProjecT" – PJ Harvey
"Post Pop Depression" – Iggy Pop
"A Moon Shaped Pool" – Radiohead
Best Rap Performance
"No Problem" – Chance The Rapper Featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz
"Panda" – Desiigner
"Pop Style" – Drake Featuring The Throne
"All The Way Up" – Fat Joe & Remy Ma Featuring French Montana & Infared
"That Part" – ScHoolboy Q Featuring Kanye West
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