Check it out: Grammy Awards unveil the complete list of 2022 nominees

And the nominees for the 64th annual Grammy Awards are….

On Tuesday (Nov. 23), the long-awaited list of nominees for the 2022 Grammy Awards was announced. Some of pop music’s current hitmakers (Justin Bieber, Doja Cat, Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo) came out on top, but the frontrunner may be a surprise.

Leading the pack with a total of 11 nominations is Jon Batiste. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert bandleader was nominated for Album of the Year as Record of the Year for this album We Are and its single “Freedom” as well as his joint effort with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for the hit Pixar film, “Soul.”

Coming in right behind Batiste are Justin Bieber, Doja Cat, and H.E.R. with a total of eight nominations apiece. Right behind the trio are Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo with seven nominations.

The 64th annual Grammy Awards will take place on Monday, Jan. 31. The award show will air on CBS and Paramount+ beginning at 8 p.m. EST.

Album of the Year:

We Are — Jon Batiste

Love for Sale — Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga

Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe) — Justin Bieber

Happier Than Ever — Billie Eilish

Planet Her (Deluxe) — Doja Cat

Back of My Mind — H.E.R.

Montero — Lil Nas X

Sour — Olivia Rodrigo

evermore — Taylor Swift

Donda — Kanye West

Record of the Year:

“I Still Have Faith in You” — ABBA

“Freedom” — Jon Batiste

“I Get a Kick Out of You” — Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga

“Peaches” — Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon

“Right on Time” — Brandi Carlile

“Kiss Me More” — Doja Cat featuring SZA

“Happier Than Ever” — Billie Eilish

“Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” — Lil Nas X

“Drivers License” — Olivia Rodrigo

“Leave the Door Open” — Silk Sonic

Song of the Year:

“Bad Habits” — Ed Sheeran

“A Beautiful Noise” — Alicia Keys featuring Brandi Carlile

“Drivers License” — Olivia Rodrigo

“Fight for You” — H.E.R.

“Happier Than Ever” — Billie Eilish

“Kiss Me More” — Doja Cat featuring SZA

“Leave the Door Open” — Silk Sonic

“Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” — Lil Nas X

“Peaches” — Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon

“Right on Time” — Brandi Carlile

Best New Artist:

Arooj Aftab

Jimmie Allen

Baby Keem

FINNEAS

Glass Animals

Japanese Breakfast

The Kid LAROI

Arlo Parks

Olivia Rodrigo

Saweetie

Best Pop Solo Performance:

“Anyone” — Justin Bieber

“Right on Time” — Brandi Carlile

“Happier Than Ever” — Billie Eilish

“Positions” — Ariana Grande

“Drivers License” — Olivia Rodrigo

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:

“I Get a Kick Out of You” — Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga

“Lonely” — Justin Bieber and Benny Blanco

“Butter” — BTS

“Higher Power” — Coldplay

“Kiss Me More” — Doja Cat featuring SZA

Best Pop Vocal Album:

Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe) — Justin Bieber

Planet Her (Deluxe) — Doja Cat

Happier Than Ever — Billie Eilish

Positions — Ariana Grande

Sour — Olivia Rodrigo

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album:

Love for Sale — Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga

‘Til We Meet Again (Live) — Norah Jones

A Tori Kelly Christmas — Tori Kelly

Ledisi Sings Nina — Ledisi

That’s Life — Willie Nelson

A Holly Dolly Christmas — Dolly Parton

Best Dance/Electronic Recording:

“Hero” — Afrojack and David Guetta

“Loom” — Ólafur Arnalds featuring Bonobo

“Before” — James Blake

“Heartbreak” — Bonobo and Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs

“You Can Do It” — Caribou

“Alive — RÜFÜS DU SOL

“The Business” — Tiësto

Best Dance/Electronic Album:

Subconsciously — Black Coffee

Fallen Embers — Illenium

Music Is the Weapon (Reloaded) — Major Lazer

Shockwave — Marshmello

Free Love — Sylvan Esso

Judgement — Ten City

Best Rock Performance:

“Shot in the Dark” — AC/DC

“Know You Better (Live from Capitol Studio A)” — Black Pumas

“Nothing Compares 2 U” — Chris Cornell

“OHMS” — Deftones

“Making a Fire” — Foo Fighters

Best Rock Song:

“All My Favorite Songs” — Weezer

“The Bandit” — Kings of Leon

“Distance” — Mammoth WVH

“Find My Way” — Paul McCartney

“Waiting on a War” — Foo Fighters

Best Rock Album:

Power Up — AC/DC

Capitol Cuts — Live From Studio A — Black Pumas

No One Sings Like You Anymore Vol. 1 — Chris Cornell

Medicine at Midnight — Foo Fighters

McCartney III — Paul McCartney

Best Alternative Music Album:

Shore — Fleet Foxes

If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power — Halsey

Jubilee — Japansese Breakfast

Collapsed in Sunbeams — Arlo Parks

Daddy’s Home — St. Vincent

Best Metal Performance:

“Genesis” — Deftones

“The Alien” — Dream Theater

“Amazonia” — Gojira

“Pushing the Tides” — Mastodon

“The Triumph of King Freak (A Crypt of Preservation and Superstition)” — Rob Zombie

Best R&B Performance:

“Lost You” — Snoh Aalegra

“Peaches” — Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon

“Damage” — H.E.R.

“Leave the Door Open” — Silk Sonic

“Pick Up Your Feelings” — Jazmine Sullivan

Best Traditional R&B Performance:

“I Need You” — Jon Batiste

“Bring It on Home to Me” — BJ the Chicago Kid, PJ Morton, and Kenyon Dixon featuring Charlie Bereal

“Born Again” — Leon Bridges featuring Robert Glasper

“Fight for You” — H.E.R.

“How Much Can a Heart Take” — Lucky Daye featuring YEBBA

Best R&B Song:

“Damage” — H.E.R.

“Good Days” — SZA

“Heartbreak Anniversary” — Giveon

“Leave the Door Open” — Silk Sonic

“Pick Up Your Feelings” — Jazmine Sullivan

Best Progressive R&B Album:

New Light — Eric Bellinger

Something to Say — Cory Henry

Mood Valiant — Hiatus Kaiyote

Table for Two — Lucky Daye

Dinner Party: Dessert — Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, 9th Wonder, and Kamasi Washington

Studying Abroad: Extended Stay — Masego

Best R&B Album:

Temporary Highs in the Violet Skies — Snoh Aalegra

We Are — Jon Batiste

Gold-Diggers Sound — Leon Bridges

Back of My Mind — H.E.R.

Heaux Tales — Jazmine Sullivan

Best Rap Performance:

“Family Ties” — Baby Keem featuring Kendrick Lamar

“Up” — Cardi B

“M Y .L I F E” — J. Cole featuring 21 Savage and Morray

“Way 2 Sexy” — Drake featuring Future and Young Thug

“Thot Shit” — Megan Thee Stallion

Best Melodic Rap Performance:

“P R I D E. I S. T H E. DEVIL” — J. Cole featuring Lil Baby

“Need to Know” — Doja Cat

“Industry Baby” — Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow

“WUSYANAM” — Tyler, the Creator featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again and Ty Dolla $ign

“Hurricane” Kanye West featuring The Weekend and Lil Baby

Best Rap Song:

“Bath Salts” — DMX featuring JAY-Z and Nas

“Best Friend” — Saweetie featuring Doja Cat

“Family Ties” — Baby Keem featuring Kendrick Lamar

“Jail” — Kanye West featuring JAY-Z

“M Y .L I F E” — J. Cole featuring 21 Savage and Morray

Best Rap Album:

The Off-Season — J. Cole

Certified Lover Boy — Drake

King’s Disease II — Nas

Call Me If You Get Lost — Tyler, the Creator

Donda — Kanye West

Best Música Urbana Album:

Afrodisíaco — Raw Alejandro

El Último Tour Del Mundo — Bad Bunny

Jose — J Balvin

KG0516 — Karol G

Mendó — Alex Cuba

Sin Miedo (Del Amor y Otros Demonios) 8 — Kali Uchis

Best Folk Album:

One Night Lonely (Live) — Mary Chapin Carpenter

Long Violent History — Tyler Childers

Wednesday (Extended Edition) — Madison Cunningham

They’re Calling Me Home — Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi

Blue Heron Suite — Sarah Jarosz

Best Americana Album:

Downhill from Everywhere — Jackson Browne

Leftover Feelings — John Hiatt with The Jerry Douglas Band

Native Son — Los Lobos

Outside Child — Allison Russell

Stand for Myself — Yola

Best American Roots Performance:

“Cry” — Jon Batiste

“Love and Regret” — Billy Strings

“I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free” — The Blind Boys of Alabama and Béla Fleck

“Same Devil” — Brandy Clark featuring Brandi Carlile

“Nightflyer” — Allison Russell

Best American Roots Song:

“Avalon” — Rhiannon Giddens with Frencesco Turrisi

“Call Me a Fool” — Valerie June featuring Carla Thomas

“Cry” — Jon Batiste

“Diamond Studded Shoes” — Yola

“Nightflyer” — Allison Russell

Best Country Album:

Skeletons — Brothers Osborne

Remember Her Name — Mickey Guyton

The Marfa Tapes — Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall, and Jack Ingram

The Ballad of Dood & Juanita — Sturgill Simpson

Starting Over — Christ Stapleton

Best Country Solo Performance:

“Forever After All” — Luke Combs

“Remember Her Name” — Mickey Guyton

“All I Do Is Drive” — Jason Isbell

“Camera Roll” — Kacey Musgraves

“You Should Probably Leave” — Christ Stapleton

Best Country Song:

“Better Than We Found It” — Maren Morris

“Camera Roll” — Kacey Musgraves

“Cold” — Chris Stapleton

“Country Again” — Thomas Rhett

“Fancy Like” — Walker Hayes

“Remember Her Name” — Mickey Guyton

Best Comedy Album:

The Comedy Vaccine — Lavell Crawford

Evolution — Chelsea Handler

Sincerely Louis CK — Louis C.K.

Thanks for Risking Your Life — Lewis Black

The Greatest Average American — Nate Bargatze

Zero Fucks Given — Kevin Hart

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media:

Bridgerton — Kris Bowers

Dune — Hans Zimmer

The Mandalorian: Season 2 — Vol. 2 (Chapters 13-16) — Ludwig Göransson

The Queen’s Gambit — Carlos Rafael Rivera

Soul — Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor, and Atticus Ross

Best Song Written for Visual Media:

“Agatha All Along” (from “WandaVision: Episode 7”) — Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez featuring Kathryn Hahn, Eric Bradley, Greg Whipple, Jasper Randall, Gerald White

“All Eyes on Me” (from “Inside”) — Bo Burnham

“All I Know So Far” (from “P!nk: All I Know So Far”) — P!nk

“Fight for You” (from “Judas and the Black Messiah”) — H.E.R.

“Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)” (from “Respect”) — Jennifer Hudson

“Speak Now” (from “One Night in Miami…”) — Leslie Odom, Jr

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media:

Cruella

Dear Evan Hansen

In the Heights

One Night in Miami…

Respect

Schmigadoon! Episode 1

The United States vs. Billie Holiday

Best Music Film:

“Inside” — Bo Burnham

“David Byrne’s American Utopia” — David Byrne

“Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles” — Billie Eilish

“Music, Money, Madness… Jimi Hendrix in Maui” — Jimi Hendrix

“Summer of Soul” — Various Artists

Best Music Video:

“Shot in the Dark” — AC/DC

“Freedom” — Jon Batiste

“I Get a Kick Out of You” — Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga

“Peaches” — Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar

“Happier Than Ever” — Billie Eilish

“Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” — Lil Nas X

“Good for You” — Olivia Rodrigo

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical:

Jack Antonoff

Rogét Chahayed

Mike Elizondo

Hit-Boy

Ricky Reed

Grammys 2020: Check out the full list of winners

When we all fall asleep, where do we go? If you’re Billie Eilish, laughing all the way home with six new shiny Grammys.

On Sunday (Jan. 26), the 62^nd annual Grammy Awards took over the Staples Center in Los Angeles to celebrate some of music’s biggest names. Taking place mere hours after Kobe Bryant, his daughter, and others were killed in a helicopter crash, the annual awards show celebrated the NBA legend “in the house he helped build” as well as those top entertainers of 2019.

Eilish, who had a spectacular 2019 and 2020 is looking no different, went home with a total of six awards. The “Bad Guy” singer won all four major categories (Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist) as well as Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Engineered Album.

Eilish is not only the first female to make a clean sweep of the major categories, but also the youngest to win Album of the Year. The honor was previously held by Taylor Swift, who was 20 years old when she won for Fearless.

Now, can we please break the “Big Four” curse for her sake?

The singer also took over the stage to showcase her vocals by performing her non-album track “when the party’s over.”

Keeping it in the family, Eilish’s brother and collaborator Finneas went home with the award for Producer of the Year.

Lizzo is “100% that bitch” coming in with a total of three awards, including Best Solo Pop Performance, Best Traditional R&B Performance, and Best Urban Contemporary Album. Like Eilish, she also took the stage to perform versions of “Cuz I Love You” and “Truth Hurts.”

Because giving awards is only a part of the annual event, the Grammys also gave us a slew of performances to get us through the three-hour show.

Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton showcased their love with “Nobody But You,” the Jonas Brothers ripped through their new single “What a Man Gotta Do” and “Only Human,” Usher paid tribute to the late and great Prince, Tyler, the Creator joined forces with Boyz II Men and Charlie Wilson for “Earfquake,” and Demi Lovato returned to the stage after her 2018 overdose with her new ballad “Anyone.”

All in all, not a completely horrible way to spend your Sunday night.

Check out the full list of winners from the 2020 Grammy Awards below.

Album of the Year:
Billie Eilish – When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?

Record of the Year:
Billie Eilish – “Bad Guy”

Song of the Year:
Billie Eilish – “Bad Guy”

Best New Artist:
Billie Eilish

Best Solo Pop Performance:
Lizzo – “Truth Hurts”

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:
Lil Nas X – “Old Town Road”

Best Pop Vocal Album:
Billie Eilish – When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?

Best Dance Recording:
The Chemical Brothers – “Got to Keep On”

Best Dance/Electronic Album:
The Chemical Brothers – No Geography

Best Rock Performance:
Gary Clark Jr. – “This Land”

Best Rock Song:
Gary Clark Jr. – “This Land”

Best Rock Album:
Cage the Elephant – Social Cues

Best Alternative Music Album:
Vampire Weekend – Father of the Bride

Best Metal Performance:
Tool – “7empest”

Best R&B Performance:
Anderson .Paak feat. André 3000 – “Come Home”

Best R&B Song:
PJ Morton – “Say So”

Best Urban Contemporary Album:
Lizzo – Cuz I Love You (Deluxe)

Best R&B Album:
Anderson .Paak – Ventura

Best Rap Performance:
Nipsey Hussle feat. Roddy Ricch & Hit-Boy – “Racks in the Middle”

Best Rap/Sung Performance:
DJ Khaled feat. Nipsey Hussle & John Legend – “Higher”

Best Rap Song:
21 Savage feat. J. Cole – “A Lot”

Best Rap Album:
Tyler the Creator – IGOR

Best Country Solo Performance:
Willie Nelson – “Ride Me Back Home”

Best Country Duo/Group Performance:
Dan + Shay – “Speechless”

Best Country Song:
Tanya Tucker – “Bring My Flowers Now”

Best Country Album:
Tanya Tucker – While I’m Livin’

Best Comedy Album:
Dave Chappelle – Sticks & Stones

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media:
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – A Star is Born

Best Song Written For Visual Media:
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – “I’ll Never Love Again”

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical:
Finneas O’Connell

Best Music Video:
Lil Nas X – “Old Town Road”

Best Music Film
Beyoncé – Homecoming

Lizzo, Billie Eilish, and Gwen Stefani to perform at the 2020 Grammy Awards

With just a few weeks lefts before the 62^nd annual Grammy Awards invades Los Angeles, the first round of performers has been announced.

On Wednesday (Jan. 8), the Recording Academy revealed that Lizzo, Billie Eilish, Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton, and Aerosmith will take the stage during this year’s event set to take place at the end of January.

Lizzo and Eilish will not only make their performance debut during the live telecast but are also nominated for a slew of awards.

The “Truth Hurts” crooner is nominated for a total of eight awards, including Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Pop Solo Performance. Not too far behind is Eilish, who received a total of six nominations, including Best New Artist, Album of the Year, and Best Pop Vocal Album.

While Stefani and Shelton have been to the Grammys (and won some) on their own, the duo will reportedly make their debut as a couple on stage with a duet. We’re going to assume they’re going to perform their collaborative track, “Nobody But You.”

Because it wouldn’t be an award show without bringing in some gratuitous iconic musicians, the Recording Academy announced that Aerosmith will take the stage to perform a medley of their hits. This gig marks the group’s return to the Grammys stage, 29 years after their debut at the 33rd Grammy Awards in 1991.

In addition to the performance, the four-time Grammy winners will be honored as the 2020 MusiCares Person (shouldn’t it be persons?) of the Year.

The MusiCares Person of the Year honor recognizes the group for their philanthropic efforts over the past five decades as well as their influence in the music world.

The 2020 Grammy Awards will broadcast live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, Jan. 26. The show begins at 8 p.m.ET/ 5 p.m. PT and airs on CBS.

Alicia Keys will once again take over hosting duties during this year’s event.

Kendrick Lamar leads 2019 Grammy nominations with eight nods

Kendrick Lamar and the team behind the “Black Panther” soundtrack have something else to celebrate this week; they now lead the pack with the most Grammy nominations for the 2019 incarnation of the awards show. On Friday (Dec. 7), Grammy award-winner Alessia Cara, famed Apple Music host Zane Lowe, Shawn Mendes, and 2019 Grammy-nominated Janelle Monáe appeared on CBS This Morning to announce the nominees for several of the awards show’s categories.

Leading the pack with a total of eight nominations is Kendrick Lamar and the team behind Black Panther: The Album. Lamar is nominated for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Song Written for Visual Media, and more for his work on the soundtrack for the record-smashing Marvel film. The list of Grammy nominations for the movie soundtrack come less than a day after the album was nominated for two Golden Globes for Best Original Score – Motion Picture for Ludwig Göransson and Best Original Song – Motion Picture for “All the Stars,” Lamar’s now Grammy-nominated song.

The music-from-movies trend does not end there as Lady Gaga earned a total of four nominations for her work on the “A Star is Born” soundtrack. Like Lamar, Gaga is nominated in the Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Song Written for Visual Media categories for the film’s breakout single “Shallow.” Gaga also received a nomination in the Best Pop Solo Performance category for her song “Joanne (Where Do You Think You’re Goin’?)” off her last studio album, Joanne.

Behind Lamar with a total of seven nominations is Drake while producer Boi-1da and Brandi Carlile earned six apiece. Coming in with five nominations are Cardi B, Childish Gambino, H.E.R., Lady Gaga, Maren Morris, producer Sounwave, and mastering engineer Mike Bozzi.

The 2019 Grammy Awards will take place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 10, 2019. The show will air live on CBS beginning at 8 p.m. EST.

For now, the full list of Grammy nominees can be found below.

Record of the Year
“I Like It” – Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin
“The Joke” – Brandi Carlile
“This is America” – Childish Gambino
“God’s Plan” — Drake
“Shallow” — Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
“All The Stars” — Kendrick Lamar & SZA
“Rockstar” — Post Malone Featuring 21 Savage
“The Middle” – Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey

Album of the Year
Invasion Of Privacy — Cardi B
By the Way, I Forgive You — Brandi Carlile
Scorpion — Drake
H.E.R. — H.E.R.
Beerbongs & Bentleys — Post Malone
Dirty Computer — Janelle Monáe
Golden Hour — Kacey Musgraves
Black Panther: The Album, Music From And Inspired By — Various Artists

*Song of the Year
“All The Stars” —Kendrick Lamar & SZA
“Boo’d Up” —Ella Mai
“God’s Plan” —Drake
“In My Blood” —Shawn Mendes
“The Joke” —Brandi Carlile
“The Middle” —Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey
“Shallow” — Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
“This Is America” —Childish Gambino
(*awarded to the songwriter)

Best New Artist
Chloe x Halle
Luke Combs
Greta Van Fleet
H.E.R.
Dua Lipa
Margo Price
Bebe Rexha
Jorja Smith

Best Pop Solo Performance
“Colors” — Beck
“Havana (Live)” — Camila Cabello
“God Is A Woman” — Ariana Grande
“Joanne (Where Do You Think You’re Goin’?)” — Lady Gaga
“Better Now” — Post Malone

Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Fall in Line” – Christina Aguilera (feat. Demi Lovato)
“Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” – Backstreet Boys
“’S Wonderful” – Tony Bennett & Diana Krall
“Shallow” – Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
“Girls Like You” – Maroon 5 feat. Cardi B|
“Say Something” – Justin Timberlake feat. Chris Stapleton
“The Middle” – Zedd, Maren Morris, Grey

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Love Is Here To Stay – Tony Bennett & Diana Krall
My Way – Willie Nelson
Nat “King” Cole & Me – Gregory Porter
Standards (Deluxe) – Seal
The Music…The Mem’ries…The Magic! – Barbra Streisand

Best Pop Vocal Album
Camila — Camila Cabello
Meaning of Life — Kelly Clarkson
Sweetener — Ariana Grande
Shawn Mendes — Shawn Mendes
Beautiful Trauma — P!nk
Reputation — Taylor Swift

Best Dance Recording
“Northern Soul” — Above & Beyond Featuring Richard Bedford
“Ultimatum” — Disclosure (Featuring Fatoumata Diawara)
“Losing It” — Fisher
“Electricity” — Silk City & Dua Lipa Featuring Diplo & Mark Ronson
“Ghost Voices” — Virtual Self

Best Dance/Electronic Album
Singularity – Jon Hopkins
Woman Worldwide – Justice
Treehouse – Sofi Tukker
Oil of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides –Sophie
Lune Rouge – Tokimonsta

Best Rock Performance
“Four Out of Five” – Arctic Monkeys
“When Bad Does Good” – Chris Cornell
“Made An America” – The Fever 333
“Highway Tune” – Greta Van Fleet
“Uncomfortable” – Halestorm

Best Metal Performance
“Condemned to the Gallows” – Between the Buried and Me
“Honeycomb” – Deafheaven
“Electric Messiah” – High on Fire
“Betrayer” – Trivium
“On My Teeth” – Underoath

Best Rock Song:
“Black Smoke Rising” — Greta Van Fleet
“Jumpsuit” — Twenty One Pilots
“MANTRA” — Bring Me The Horizon
“Masseduction” — St. Vincent
“Rats” — Ghost

Best Rock Album
Rainier Fog – Alice in Chains
Mania – Fall Out Boy
Prequelle – Ghost
From the Fires – Greta Van Fleet
Pacific Daydream – Weezer

Best Alternative Music Album
Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino – Arctic Monkeys
Colors – Beck
Utopia – Björk
American Utopia – David Byrne
Masseduction – St. Vincent

Best R&B Performance
“Long as I Live” – Toni Braxton
“Summer” – The Carters
“YOY” – Lalah Hathaway
“Best Part” – H.E.R. feat. Daniel Caesar
“First Began” – PJ Morton

Best Traditional R&B Performance
“Bet Ain’t Worth the Hand” – Leon Bridges
“Don’t Fall Apart on Me Tonight” – Bettye LaVette
“Honest” – Major.
“How Deep is Your Love” – PJ Morton feat Yebba
“Made for Love” – Charlie Wilson feat. Lalah Hathaway

Best R&B Song
“Boo’d Up” – Ella Mai
“Come Through and Chill” – Migeul feat. J. Cole & Salaam Remi
“Feels Like Summer” – Childish Gambino
“Focus” – H.E.R.
“Long as I Live” – Toni Braxton

Best Urban Contemporary Album:
Everything Is Love — The Carters
The Kids Are Alright — Chloe x Halle
Chris Dave And The Drumhedz — Chris Dave And The Drumhedz
War & Leisure — Miguel
Ventriloquism — Meshell Ndegeocello

Best R&B Album
Sex & Cigarettes – Toni Braxton
Good Thing – Leon Bridges
Honestly – Lalah Hathaway
H.E.R. – H.E.R.
Gumbo Unplugged – PJ Morton

Best Rap Performance
“Be Careful” – Cardi B
“Nice for What” – Drake
“King’s Dead” – Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future, James Blake
“Bubblin” – Anderson .Paak
“Sicko Mode” – Travis Scott

Best Rap/Sung Performance
“Like I Do” – Christina Aguilera feat. Goldlink
“Pretty Little Fears” – 6lack feat. J. Cole
“This Is America” – Childish Gambino
“All the Stars” – Kendrick Lamar & SZA
“Rockstar” – Post Malone feat. 21 Savage

Best Rap Song
“God’s Plan” – Drake
“King’s Dead” – Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future, James Blake
“Lucky You” – Eminem
“Sicko Mode” – Travis Scott
“Win” – Jay Rock

Best Rap Album
Invasion Of Privacy — Cardi B
Swimming — Mac Miller
Victory Lap — Nipsey Hussle
Daytona — Pusha T
Astroworld — Travis Scott

Best Country Solo Performance
“Wouldn’t It Be Great?” – Loretta Lynn
“Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters” – Maren Morris
“Butterflies” – Kacey Musgraves
“Millionaire” – Chris Stapleton
“Parallel Line” – Keith Urban

Best Country Duo/Group Performance
“Shoot Me Straight” – Brothers Osborne
“Tequila” – Dan + Shay
“When Someone Stops Loving You” – Little Big Town
“Dear Hate” – Maren Morris feat. Vince Gill
“Meant to Be” – Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line

Best Country Song
“Break Up in the End” – Cole Swindell
“Dear Hate” – Maren Morris feat. Vince Gill
“Space Cowboy” – Kacey Musgraves
“Tequila” – Dan + Shay
“When Someone Stops Loving You” – Little Big Town

Best Country Album
Unapologetically — Kelsea Ballerini
Port Saint Joe — Brothers Osborne
Girl Going Nowhere — Ashley McBryde
Golden Hour — Kacey Musgraves
From A Room: Volume 2 — Chris Stapleton

Best Jazz Vocal Album
My Mood Is You — Freddy Cole
The Questions — Kurt Elling
The Subject Tonight Is Love — Kate McGarry With Keith Ganz & Gary Versace
If You Really Want — Raul Midón With The Metropole Orkest Conducted By Vince Mendoza
The Window — Cécile McLorin Salvant

Best Gospel Album
One Nation Under God — Jekalyn Carr
Hiding Place — Tori Kelly
Make Room — Jonathan McReynolds
The Other Side — The Walls Group
A Great Work — Brian Courtney Wilson

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Look Up Child – Lauren Daigle
Hallelujah Here Below – Elevation Worship
Living With a Fire – Jesus Culture
Surrounded – Michael W. Smith
Survivor: Live From Harding Prison – Zach Williams

Best Latin Pop Album
Prometo — Pablo Alboran
Sincera — Claudia Brant
Musas (Un Homenaje Al Folclore Latinoamericano En Manos De Los Macorinos), Vol. 2 — Natalia Lafourcade
2:00 AM — Raquel Sofía
Vives — Carlos Vives

Best Americana Album
By The Way, I Forgive You — Brandi Carlile
Things Have Changed — Bettye LaVette
The Tree Of Forgiveness — John Prine
The Lonely, The Lonesome & The Gone — Lee Ann Womack
One Drop Of Truth — The Wood Brothers

Best Folk Album
Whistle Down the Wind – Joan Baez
Black Cowboys – Don Flemons
Rifles & Rosary Beads – Mary Gauthier
Weed Garden – Iron & Wine
All Ashore – Punch Brothers

Best Reggae Album
As the World Turns – Black Uhuru
Reggae Forever – Etana
Rebellion Rises – Ziggy Marley
A Matter of Time – Protoje
44/876 – Sting & Shaggy

Spoken Word
Accessory to War – Courtney B. Vance
Calypso – David Sedaris
Creative Quest – Questlove
Faith – A Journey For All – Jimmy Carter
The Last Black Unicorn – Tiffany Haddish

Best Musical Theater Album
The Band’s Visit
Carousel
Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
My Fair Lady
Once on This Island

Best Comedy Album
Annihilation — Patton Oswalt
Equanimity & The Bird Revelation — Dave Chappelle
Noble Ape — Jim Gaffigan
Standup For Drummers — Fred Armisen
Tamborine — Chris Rock

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
Call Me By Your Name
Deadpool 2
The Greatest Showman
Lady Bird
Stranger Things

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
Black Panther – Ludwig Göransson
Blade Runner 2049 – Benjamin Wallfisch & Hans Zimmer
Coco – Michael Giacchino
The Shape of Water – Alexandre Desplat
Star Wars: The Last Jedi – John Williams

Best Song Written For Visual Media:
“All The Stars” — Kendrick Lamar & SZA, from: Black Panther
“Mystery Of Love” —Sufjan Stevens, from Call Me By Your Name
“Remember Me” — Miguel feat. Natalia Lafourcade, from: Coco
“Shallow” — Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper, from A Star Is Born
“This Is Me” —Keala Settle & The Greatest Showman Ensemble, from The Greatest Showman

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical:
Boi-1da
Larry Klein
Linda Perry
Kanye West
Pharrell Williams

Best Music Video
“Apes—” – The Carters
“This Is America” – Childish Gambino
“I’m Not Racist” – Joyner Lucas
“Pynk” – Janelle Monáe
“Mumbo Jumbo” – Tierra Whack

Best Music Film
Life in 12 Bars
Whitney
Quincy
Itzhak
The King

Surprise Performers Confirmed for the Grammys

The Grammys have revealed some of the performers that will be taking the stage at the annual music award show, but the biggest surprise on the list comes courtesy of some French DJs who like to wear helmets.

Can you guess who it is?

Well, we aren’t going to give you enough time to guess because the biggest shock on the list is that Daft Punk will be taking the stage to perform. This will be the first time in six years that the electronic duo will be performing on live television; the last time they performed on the show was in 2008 with Kanye West.

Since the release of Random Access Memories, the duo really haven’t done any public performance even though they did appear briefly on stage during the MTV Video Music Awards, but it was just to promote their newest single “Lose Yourself to Dance.” The Recording Academy is billing Daft Punk’s appearance as an “exclusive” one, so who knows, maybe it is. 

Also confirmed to take the stage is Kendrick Lamar who is nominated for seven awards including “Album of the Year” for Good Kid, M.A.A.D City, “New Artist” as well as “Best Rap Performance” for “Swimming Pools (Drank).” Imagine Dragons who are fresh from performing a killer mash-up of their songs on the American Music Awards will once again be hitting the stage for the Grammys where they are nominated for two awards one of which is “Record of the Year.”

Grammy veteran P!nk will also appear on the award show to perform what we assume is her Grammy-nominated song, “Just Give Me a Reason” with fun. frontman, Nate Ruess.

There will also be a special Grammy Moment performance by country artists Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson and Blake Shelton. The performance has been described as a tribute to the Texas and Oklahoma roots of the artists.

LL Cool J will once again be returning for hosting duties during the live broadcast of the show which will take place on January 26, from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. CBS will be airing the event live starting at 8 p.m. EST.

Grammy Hall of Fame Reveal Newest Inductees

The Recording Academy has announced that songs by Neil Young, U2, Run-D.M.C., the Sugarhill Gang, Gil Scott-Heron, and the Rolling Stones are just some of the inductees for this year’s Grammy Hall of Fame.

“Memorable and inspiring, these recordings are proudly added to our growing catalog — knowing that they have become a part of our musical, social, and cultural history” said The Recording Academy head Neil Portnow, in a statement.

With these new addition, the Grammy Hall of Fame now houses a total of 960 recordings. All of them had to go through a special committee of industry figures and receive final approval from the Recording Academy’s National Board of Trustees. Last year, Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are A-Changin’,” Whitney Houston’s self-titled 1985 debut album, and AC/DC’s 1980 full-length Back In Black were all inducted into the Hall of Fame alongside many others.

See the full list of 2014 Grammy Hall of Fame inductees below.

• After the Gold Rush, Neil Young (Reprise, 1970)
• All Things Must Pass, George Harrison (Apple, 1970)
• The Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago (Columbia, 1969)
• Cosmo’s Factory, Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy, 1970)
• Doc Watson, Doc Watson (Vanguard, 1964)
• “Fortunate Son,” Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy, 1969)
• “Georgia (On My Mind),” Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra (Victor, 1930)
• “Get Up — I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine,” James Brown (King, 1970)
• “Honky Tonk Women,” The Rolling Stones (London, 1969)
• “Jolene,” Dolly Parton (RCA, 1973)
• The Joshua Tree, U2 (Island, 1987)
• Kristofferson, Kris Kristofferson (Monument, 1970)
• “Low Rider,” War (United Artists, 1975)
• Mary Poppins — Original Cast Sound Track, Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, and Various Artists (Buena Vista, 1964)
• “Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen,” Louis Armstrong and the All Stars (Decca, 1938)
• “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head,” B.J. Thomas (Scepter, 1969)
• “Rapper’s Delight,” Sugarhill Gang (Sugar Hill, 1979)
• Relaxin’ With the Miles Davis Quartet, Miles Davis (Prestige, 1958)
• “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” Gil Scott-Heron (Flying Dutchman, 1970)
• “Strange Things Happening Every Day,” Sister Rosetta Tharpe (Decca, 1945)
• “Sweet Home Chicago,” Robert Johnson (Vocalion, 1937)
• “3 O’Clock Blues,” B.B. King (RPM, 1952)
• “Under the Boardwalk,” The Drifters (Atlantic, 1964)
• “Walk This Way,” Run-D.M.C. (Profile, 1986)
• “Wonderful World,” Sam Cooke (Keen, 1960)
• Woodstock — Music From the Original Sound Track and More, Various Artists (Cotillion, 1970)
• “Yardbird Suite,” Charlie Parker Septet (Dial, 1946)

But this is just the beginning for the Grammys because the nomination special for the big show which airs in late January is just around the corner. On Dec. 6, CBS will air  The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown to Music’s Biggest Night, a live telecast from Los Angeles’ Nokia theater where the nominees for the Grammys will be revealed. LL Cool J will once again take the role of the host of the event while performers such a Robin Thicke and Macklemore have been confirmed.