Grammy Awards 2015 Nominations: Sam Smith, Beyonce Rule

The 2015 Grammy nominations list has been announced and the nominees for the big awards is very competitive. Early morning on Friday, the 57th annual Grammy Awards nominations list was released on CBS This Morning at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles.

British singer Sam Smith has got the majority of Grammy nominations (6 nominations if we count).

Singers ruling the industry like Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and Pharrell Williams have scored multiple nods for Grammy Awards 2015 as well.

Pharell Williams and Ed Sheeranhave both got 4nominations each including Best Album.

Grammy 2015 nominees for Album of the Year (Grammys top award was revealed on CBS's A Very GRAMMY Christmas, where Smith, Williams, Ariana Grande and others performed.

This year's Album of the Year contenders are: Beck, Beyoncé, Sheeran, Smith and Williams.

Newer artists like Iggy Azalea, Sia,Sam Smith and Meghan Trainor have got nominations.

The 2015 nominees for Grammy Awards are listed below.

Album of the Year

• Morning Phase - Beck
• Beyoncé - Beyoncé
• X - Ed Sheeran
• In The Lonely Hour - Sam Smith
• G I R L - Pharrell Williams

Song of the Year

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

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

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

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

Best Pop Solo Performance

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

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

Best New Artist

• Iggy Azalea
• HAIM
• Sam Smith
• Bastille
• Brandy Clark

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

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

Best Alternative Album

• This Is All Yours - alt-J
• Reflektor - Arcade Fire
• Melophobia - Cage the Elephant
• St. Vincent - St. Vincent
• Lazaretto - Jack White

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 Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

• American Hustle - Various Artists
• Frozen - Various Artists
• Get On Up: The James Brown Story - James Brown
• Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix, Vol. 1 - Various Artists
• The Wolf of Wall Street - Various Artists

Best Rap Album

• The New Classic - Iggy Azalea
• The Marshall Mathers LP 2 - Eminem
• Black Hollywood - Wiz Khalifa
• Because the Internet - Childish Gambino
• Nobody's Smiling - Common
• Oxymoron - Schoolboy Q

Best Country Solo Performance

• "Give Me Back My Hometown" - Eric Church
• "Invisible" - Hunter Hayes
• "Automatic" - Miranda Lambert
• "Something in the Water" - Carrie Underwood
• "Cop Car" - Keith Urban

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

• "Fancy" - Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX
• "Bang Bang" - Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj
• "A Sky Full of Stars" - Coldplay
• "Dark Horse" - Katy Perry ft. Juicy J
• "Say Something" - A Great Big World with Christina Aguilera

Best Music Video

• "We Exist" - Arcade Fire
• "Turn Down for What" - DJ Snake, Lil Jon
• "Chandelier" - Sia
• "Happy" - Pharrell Williams
• "The Golden Age" - Woodkid ft. Max Richter

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

• "Gentle on My Mind" - The Band Perry
• "Meanwhile Back at Mama's" - Tim McGraw ft. Faith Hill
• "Raise 'Em Up" - Keith Urban ft. Eric Church
• "Day Drinking" - Little Big Town
• "Somethin' Bad" - Miranda Lambert ft. Carrie Underwood

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

• "Bound 2" - Kanye West & Charlie Wilson
• "Blak Majik" - Common ft. Jhené Aiko
• "The Monster" - Eminem ft. Rihanna
• "Tuesday" - I Love Makonnen ft. Drake
• "Studio" - Schoolboy Q ft. BJ The Chicago Kid

Best Rap Song

• "Anaconda" - Nicki Minaj
• "Bound 2" - Kanye West & Charlie Wilson
• "i" - Kendrick Lamar
• "We Dem Boyz" - Wiz Khalifa
• "0 To 100/The Catch Up" - Drake

Best Music Film

• Beyoncé & Jay Z: On The Run Tour - Beyoncé & Jay Z
• Ghost Stories - Coldplay
• 20 Feet From Stardom - Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer & Judith Hill
• Metallica: Through The Never - Metallica
• The Truth About Love Tour: Live From Melbourne - Pink

Best R&B Performance

• "Drunk In Love" - Beyoncé ft. Jay Z
• "New Flame" - Chris Brown ft. Usher & Rick Ross
• "It's Your World" - Jennifer Hudson ft. R. Kelly
• "Like This" - Ledisi
• "Good Kisser" - Usher