Beyonce dominates Grammy 2017 nominees list

Sensational singer, Beyonce has clinched nine Grammy nominations for her album Lemonade. The vocalist who has won 20 Grammys, has been nominated in categories like record of the year, song of the year and album of the year. She is followed by Drake, Rihanna and Kanye West, who all have also been nominated.

Check the nominees list below

 

Album of the year:

“25” — Adele | Review

 

“Lemonade” — Beyoncé | Review

 

“Purpose” — Justin Bieber

 

“Views” — Drake | Review

 

“A Sailor’s Guide to Earth” — Sturgill Simpson | Interview

 

Record of the year:

 

“Hello” — Adele

 

“Formation” — Beyoncé

 

“7 Years” — Lukas Graham

 

“Work” — Rihanna featuring Drake | Review

 

“Stressed Out” — Twenty One Pilots

 

Song of the year:

“Formation” — Khalif Brown, Asheton Hogan, Beyoncé Knowles & Michael L. Williams II, songwriters (Beyoncé)

 

“Hello” — Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Adele)

 

“I Took a Pill In Ibiza” — Mike Posner, songwriter (Mike Posner)

 

“Love Yourself” — Justin Bieber, Benjamin Levin & Ed Sheeran, songwriters (Justin Bieber)

 

“7 Years” — Lukas Forchhammer, Stefan Forrest, Morten Pilegaard & Morten Ristorp, songwriters (Lukas Graham)

 

Best new artist:

Kelsea Ballerini

 

The Chainsmokers | Interview

 

Chance the Rapper

 

Maren Morris

 

Anderson .Paak | Interview

 

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Best pop vocal album:

 

“25” — Adele

 

“Purpose” — Justin Bieber

 

“Dangerous Woman” — Ariana Grande | Review

 

“Confident” — Demi Lovato

 

“This Is Acting” — Sia | Review

 

Best dance/electronic album:

 

“Skin” — Flume

 

“Electronica 1: The Time Machine” — Jean-Michel Jarre

 

“Epoch” — Tycho

 

“Barbara Barbara, We Face a Shining Future” — Underworld

 

“Louie Vega Starring…XXVIII” — Louie Vega

 

Best rock album:

 

“California” — Blink-182

 

“Tell Me I’m Pretty” — Cage the Elephant

 

“Magma” — Gojira

 

“Death of a Bachelor” — Panic! at the Disco

 

“Weezer” — Weezer | Interview

 

Best alternative music album:

 

“22, a Million” — Bon Iver | Review

 

“Blackstar” — David Bowie | Review

 

“The Hope Six Demolition Project” — PJ Harvey

 

“Post Pop Depression” — Iggy Pop | Review

 

“A Moon Shaped Pool” — Radiohead | Review

 

Best urban contemporary album:

 

“Lemonade” — Beyoncé

 

“Ology” — Gallant

 

“We Are King” — King

 

“Malibu” — Anderson .Paak

 

“Anti” — Rihanna | Review

 

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

 

Best country solo performance:

 

“Love Can Go to Hell” — Brandy Clark

 

“Vice” — Miranda Lambert

 

“My Church” — Maren Morris

 

“Church Bells” — Carrie Underwood

 

“Blue Ain’t Your Color” — Keith Urban

 

Best jazz vocal album:

 

“Sound of Red” — René Marie

 

“Upward Spiral” — Branford Marsalis Quartet With Special Guest Kurt Elling

 

“Take Me to the Alley” — Gregory Porter

 

“Harlem On My Mind” — Catherine Russell

 

“The Sting Variations” — The Tierney Sutton Band

 

Best gospel album:

 

“Listen” —Tim Bowman Jr.

 

“Fill This House” — Shirley Caesar

 

“A Worshipper’s Heart [Live]” — Todd Dulaney

 

“Losing My Religion” — Kirk Franklin

 

“Demonstrate [Live]” — William Murphy

 

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Best contemporary Christian music album:

 

“Poets & Saints” — All Sons & Daughters

 

“American Prodigal” — Crowder

 

“Be One” — Natalie Grant

 

“Youth Revival [Live]” — Hillsong Young & Free

 

“Love Remains” — Hillary Scott & the Scott Family

 

Best Latin pop album:

 

“Un Besito Mas” — Jesse & Joy

 

“Ilusión” — Gaby Moreno

 

“Similares” — Laura Pausini

 

“Seguir Latiendo” — Sanalejo

 

“Buena Vida” — Diego Torres

 

Best American roots performance:

 

“Ain’t No Man” — The Avett Brothers

 

“Mother’s Children Have a Hard Time” — Blind Boys of Alabama

 

“Factory Girl” — Rhiannon Giddens

 

“House of Mercy” — Sarah Jarosz

 

“Wreck You” — Lori McKenna

 

Best spoken word album (includes poetry, audio books & storytelling):

 

“The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo” — Amy Schumer

 

“In Such Good Company: Eleven Years Of Laughter, Mayhem, And Fun In the Sandbox” — Carol Burnett

 

“M Train” — Patti Smith

 

“Under the Big Black Sun: A Personal History Of L.A. Punk (John Doe With Tom DeSavia)” — (Various Artists)

 

“Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink” — Elvis Costello