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2017 Grammy Nominations: It’s Official

Finally, the Grammy Nominations are here and they are official. So it’s no rumor or gossip but all truth. Now you can start predicting your favorite candidates to win a nomination in their category or you can possibly start predicting the outcome of the entire event.

The ball is in your court for now.

The list of nominees for 2017 Grammy Awards was released today. In fact to the surprise of many, Meghan Trainor announced the major categories on CBS This Morning. Later, the other nominees in remaining categories were unveiled through the internet.

Now I’m sure you are wondering who has the most number of nominations – always the most interesting fact to look at when Grammy releases the list of nominees. This year, the highest number of nominations go to Drake and Rihanna, both getting 9 different nominations. Chasing them close is Kanye West who has 8 nominations. While Adele has 5 nominations. The surprises include Demi Lovato who won her first ever nomination. The nomination is for the Best Pop Vocal Album. Didn’t she deserve that? She worked hard on her new album and now seems like she’s going to get the reward.

The 2017 Grammy Award Nominations (Big Categories):

Record of the Year:

“Hello” — Adele

“Formation” — Beyoncé

“7 Years” — Lukas Graham

“Work” — Rihanna Featuring Drake

“Stressed Out” — Twenty One Pilots

Album of the Year:

25 — Adele

Lemonade — Beyoncé

Purpose — Justin Bieber

Views — Drake

Sailor’s Guide to Earth — Sturgill Simpson

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

Chance the Rapper

Maren Morris

Anderson .Paak

Best Pop Vocal Album:

25 — Adele

Purpose — Justin Bieber

Dangerous Woman — Ariana Grande

Confident — Demi Lovato

This Is Acting — Sia

Best Dance/Electric 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

Best Alternative Music Album:

22, A Million — Bon Iver

Blackstar — David Bowie

The Hope Six Demolition Project — PJ Harvey

Post Pop Depression — Iggy Pop

A Moon Shaped Pool — Radiohead

Best Urban Contemporary Album:

Lemonade — Beyoncé

Ology — Gallant

We Are King — KING

Malibu — Anderson .Paak

Anti — Rihanna

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

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical:

Benny Blanco

Greg Kurstin

Max Martin

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Ricky Reed

Best Music Film:

“Formation” — Beyoncé

“River” — Leon Bridges

“Up & Up” — Coldplay

“Gosh” — Jamie XX

“Upside Down & Inside Out” — OK Go

Post Author: David Watt