December 05, 2014

Breaking News: 14 Grammy categories and nominees announced

Sarah Kebea
Arts and Entertainment Editor
So far only 14 categories and their nominees have been released to the public.  History was made earlier today when Beyoncé became the most nominated Grammy female of all time, with 47 nominations.  Nominees for the biggest category of the Grammys, album of the year, will be announced tonight on A Very Grammy Christmas, which will air at 9 p.m. on CBS.  Maroon 5, Tim McGraw, and more will perform their current hit songs and holiday songs on the television special.  Nominations for all other categories will be revealed throughout the day, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Twitter via video posts. 

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- Jhene Aiko
Beyoncé- Beyoncé
X- Chris Brown
Mali Is- Mali Music
G I R L- Pharrell Williams

Record of the year:
“Fancy”- Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX
“Chandelier”- Sia
“Stay With Me” (Darkchild version)- Sam Smith
“Shake It Off”- Taylor Swift
“All About That Bass”- Meghan Trainor

Best Rock song:
“Ain’t it Fun”- Paramore
“Blue Moon”- Beck
“Fever”- The Black Keys
“Gimme Something Good”- Ryan Adams
“Lazaretto”- Jack White

Best new artist:
Haim
Brandy Clark
Bastille
Iggy Azalea
Sam Smith

Song of the Year: 
“All About That Bass”- Meghan Trainor, Kevin Kadish
“Chandelier” – Sia Furler, Jesse Shatkin
“Shake It Off”- Taylor Swift, Max Martin, Shellback
“Stay With Me” (Darkchild version)- Sam Smith, James Napier, William Phillips
“Take Me To Church”- Andrew Hozier-Byrne