Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift, The Weeknd Lead 2016 Grammy Awards Nominations!

By Larry Abuliak (larry.abuliak@mstarsnews.com) | Dec 07, 2015 12:00 PM EST

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It's going to be a great battle for a coveted Grammy this as the nominations for the 58th annual awards were announced today. Leading the pack were Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift, and The Weeknd. Kendrick reaped 11 bids including Album of the Year for To Pimp a Butterfly and Song of the Year for "Alright." Taylor and The Weeknd showed up in seven categories including Album and Record of the Year. The 2016 Grammy Awards will air February 15th on CBS.

Here is a list of nominations in some of the top categories:

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

 

Best New Artist

Courtney Barnett

James Bay

Sam Hunt

Tori Kelly

Meghan Trainor

 

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 Lamar

"Blank Space," Taylor Swift

"Girl Crush," Little Big Town

"See You Again," Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth

"Thinking Out Loud," Ed Sheeran

 

Best Pop Solo Performance

"Heartbeat Song," Kelly Clarkson

"Love Me Like You Do," Ellie Goulding

"Thinking Out Loud," Ed Sheeran

"Blank Space," Taylor Swift

"Can't Feel My Face," The Weeknd

 

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

 

Best Pop Vocal Album

Piece by Piece, Kelly Clarkson

How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful, Florence + the Machine

Uptown Special, Mark Ronson

1989, Taylor Swift

Before This World, James Taylor

Check out the full list here.

Who are you happy to see on the list? Who do you think got snubbed?

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