Beyoncé, Taylor Swift "Shake It Off," Pharrell Williams "Happy," Miley Cyrus 'Bangerz,' Sam Smith "Stay With Me" Lead Full List Of Grammys Nominations [PHOTOS]

Beyoncé, Pharrell Williams, Taylor Swift, Sam Smith and Miley Cyrus lead off the names for the 2015 Grammy Awards, showcasing just how massive a year it has been for music's biggest stars. Beyoncé made some history, while a cavalcade of stars popped up across the Grammy nominations, covering Ariana Grande to U2 and Jack White to Lady Gaga... but any controversy surrounding the mooted nomination of Iggy Azalea for Best Rap Performance was defused due to the Aussie rapper missing out, instead getting nods in three other categories. The big winner, however, was Smith.

As USA Today report, UK sensation Sam Smith possesses the highest number of nominations so far with five, as his "Stay With Me" single has become a monster international success. Favorites like Swift, Beyoncé and Williams were also nominated, acknowledging how much of an impact they've made over the past 12 months. Pharrell's hit album Girl and infectious single "Happy" were both nominated.

As for Queen Bey, with the nomination for Best Urban Contemporary Album for Beyoncé, as Billboard report the superstar goes "past Dolly Parton to become the most-nominated woman in Grammy history", with 47 nominations and 17 wins.

Australians Iggy Azalea and Sia both scored four nominations, with The Washington Post pointing out that Azalea "scooped up four nominations, including Record of the Year and Pop Duo/Group Performance for the inescapable "Fancy," along with Rap Album" while Sia's "Chandelier" walked away with "four nods for Record, Song, Pop Solo Performance and Music Video".

Swift's smash album 1989 isn't eligible for this year's Grammys, but world-dominating single "Shake It Off" was nominated for three categories, same for the similarly-dominant "All About That Bass" from Meghan Trainor.

The full list of 2015 Grammy nominees is below:

Song of the Year

"All About That Bass" - Meghan Trainor
"Chandelier" - Sia
"Shake It Off" - Taylor Swift
"Stay with Me (Darkchild Version)" - Sam Smith
"Take Me to Church" - Hozier

Best Pop Vocal Album

Ghost Stories - Coldplay
Bangerz - Miley Cyrus
My Everything - Ariana Grande
Prism - Katy Perry
x - Ed Sheeran
In the Lonely Hour - Sam Smith

Best Urban Contemporary Album

Sail Out - Jhené Aiko
Beyoncé - Beyoncé
X - Chris Brown
Mali Is - Mali Music
Girl - Pharrell Williams

Record of the Year

"Fancy" - Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX
"Chandelier" - Sia
"Stay with Me" (Darkchild version) - Sam Smith
"Shake It Off" - Taylor Swift
"All About That Bass" - Meghan Trainor

Best Pop Solo Performance

"All of Me" - John Legend
"Chandelier" - Sia
"Stay With Me" - Sam Smith
"Shake It Off" - Taylor Swift
"Happy" - Pharrell Williams

Best Rock Song

"Ain't it Fun" - Paramore
"Blue Moon" - Beck
"Fever" - The Black Keys
"Gimme Something Good" - Ryan Adams
"Lazaretto" - Jack White

Best Rock Album

Ryan Adams - Ryan Adams
Morning Phase - Beck
Turn Blue - The Black Keys
Hypnotic Eye - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Songs of Innocence - U2

Congrats @theGRAMMYs Best Rock Album noms @TheRyanAdams @beck @theblackkeys @tompetty @u2! https://t.co/RnJZCcMv3D

— JARED LETO (@JaredLeto) December 5, 2014

Best New Artist

Iggy Azalea
Bastille
Brandy Clark
HAIM
Sam Smith

Best Country Song

"American Kids" - Kenny Chesney
"Automatic" - Miranda Lambert
"Give Me Back My Hometown" - Eric Church
"I'm Not Gonna Miss You" - Glen Campbell
"Meanwhile Back at Mama's" - Tim McGraw ft. Faith Hill

Best Reggae Album

Fly Rasta - Ziggy Marley
Back on the Controls - Lee "Scratch" Perry
Full Frequency - Sean Paul
Out of Many, One Music - Shaggy
The Reggae Power - Sly & Robbie & Spicy Chocolate
Amid the Noise and the Haste - Soja

Best Rap Performance

"3005" - Childish Gambino
"0 To 100/The Catch Up" - Drake
"Rap God" - Eminem
"i" - Kendrick Lamar
"All I Need Is You" - Lecrae

Congrats @theGRAMMYs Best Rap Performance noms @donaldglover @drake @eminem @kendricklamar @lecrae https://t.co/I3xJ5HkI77

— GOAT. (@llcoolj) December 5, 2014 

Best Alternative Album
This Is All Yours - alt-J
Reflektor - Arcade Fire
Melophobia - Cage The Elephant
St. Vincent - St. Vincent
Lazaretto - Jack White

Congrats @theGRAMMYs Best Alt Music Album noms @alt_J @arcadefire @CageTheElephant @st_vincent @thirdmanrecords https://t.co/7IJob990Aq

— Vampire Weekend (@vampireweekend) December 5, 2014

Best Traditional pop Vocal Album

Cheek to Cheek - Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
Nostalgia - Annie Lennox
Night Songs - Barry Manilow
Sending You a Little Christmas - Johnny Mathis
Partners - Barbra Streisand with Various Artists

Best Country Album

Riser - Dierks Bentley
The Outsiders - Eric Church
12 Stories - Brandy Clark
Platinum - Miranda Lambert
The Way I'm Livin' - Lee Ann Womack

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