The 2017 Grammy nominations had just been announced. Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter, best known by her stage name Beyoncé, received nine nominations, including Record of the Year, Song of the Year ( Formation ) and Album of the Year (for Lemonade ).
Adele, Your Favorite British Singer and Songwriter, has been nominated equally for Album, Song and Record of the Year 25 and Hello , respectively.
The 59th Annual Grammy Awards will air Sunday, February 12th. AnswersAfrica brings you the full Grammy nominations. See her below.
Grammy Nominations 2017 – Full List
Album of the Year
25 – Adele
Lemonade – Beyoncé
Purpose – Justin Bieber
Views – Drake
A Seaman’s Guide to Earth – Sturgill Simpson
Record of the Year:
“Hello” – Adele
“Formation” – Beyoncé
“7 Years” – Luke Graham
“Work” – Rihanna with Drake
“Stressed” – twenty-one pilots
Best Rock Album
California – Blink-182
Tell Me I’m Pretty – Cage The Elephant
Magma – Gojira
Death of a Bachelor – Panic! In 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
“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, Songwriters (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 rock performance
“Joe (Live From Austin City Limits)” – Alabama Shakes
“Do Nothing” – Beyoncé with Jack White
“Blackstar” – David Bowie
“The Sound of Silence (Live On Conan)” – Disturbed
“Heathen” – Twenty-One Pilots
Best Metal Performance
“Shock Me” – Baroness
“Silvera” – Gojira
“Rot in vain” – Korn
“Dystopia” – Megadeth
“The price is wrong” – Periphery
Best Dance Recording
“Rip Me Down” – Bob Moses
“Don’t Let Me Down” – The Chainsmokers with Daya
“Never Be Like You” – Flume Featuring Kai
“Rinse & Repeat” – Riton with Kah-Lo
“Drinkee” – Sofi Tukker
Best New Artist
Kelsea Ballerini
The Chainsmokers
Chance of Rapper
Maren Morris
Anderson .Paak
25 – Adele
Purpose – Justin Bieber
Dangerous Woman – Ariana Grande
Confident – Demi Lovato
This Is Action – Sia
Best Pop Vocal Performance
“Hello” – Adele
“Hold Up” – Beyonce
“Love Yourself” – Justin Bieber
“Little Bit (Idol Version)” – Kelly Clarkson
“Dangerous Woman” – Ariana Grande
Best Performance in Pop Duo/Group
“Closer”, The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey
“7 Years” – Lukas Graham
“Work” – Rihanna feat. Drake
“Cheap Thrills” – Sia feat. Sean Paul
“Stressed” – twenty-one pilots
Best Dance/Electronic Album
Haut – Flume
Electronica 1: The Time Machine – Jean-Michel Jarre
Epoch – Tycho
Barbara Barbara, We Face a Bright Future – Underworld
Louie Vega Starring… XXVIII – Louie Vega
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Best Rock Song
“Blackstar” – David Bowie, songwriter (David Bowie)
“Burn The Witch” – Radiohead, songwriter (Radiohead)
“Hardwired” – James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich, songwriter (Metallica)
“Heiden” – Tyler Joseph, songwriter (twenty-one pilots)
“My Name Is Human” – Rich Meyer, Ryan Meyer & Johnny Stevens, Songwriters (Highly Suspect)
Lemonade – Beyoncé
Ology – Gallant
We Are King – KING
Malibu – Anderson.Paak
Anti-Rihanna
Best R&B Performance
“Turnin’ Me Up” – BJ The Chicago Kid
“Permission” – Ro James
“I Do” – Musiq Soulchild
“Needed Me” – Rihanna
“Cranes in the Sky” – Solange
Best R&B Song
“Come See Me” – J. Brathwaite, Aubrey Graham & Noah Shebib, songwriters (PartyNextDoor Featuring Drake)
“Exchange” – Michael Hernandez & Bryson Tiller, songwriters (Bryson Tiller)
“Kiss It Better” – Jeff Bhasker, Robyn Fenty, John -Nathan Glass and Natalia Noemi, songwriters (Rihanna)
“See am Meer” – Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)
“Luv” – Magnus August Høiberg, Benjamin Levin & Daystar Peterson, songwriters (Tory Lanez).
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Movies – Andrea Bocelli
Fallen Angels – Bob Dylan
Stage Live – Josh Groban
Summertime: Willie Nelson sings Gershwin – Willie Nelson
Encore: Co-stars sing Broadway – Barbra Streisand
Best R&B Album
On My Mind – BJ The Chicago Kid
Lalah Hathaway Live – Lalah Hathaway
Velvet Portraits – Terrace Martin
Healing Season – Mint Condition
Smoove Jones – Mya
Best Music Video
“Formation” – Beyoncé
“River” – Leon Bridges
“Up & Up” – Coldplay
“Gosh” – Jamie XX
“Upside Down & Inside Out” – OK Go
“The Three of Me” – William Bell
“Women’s World” – BJ The Chicago Kid
“Sleeping With The One I Love” – Fantasy
“Angels” – Lalah Hathaway
“Can’t Wait” – Jill Scott
Best Rap Album
Coloring Book – Chance The Rapper
And The Anonymous Nobody – De La Soul Master Key
– DJ Khaled
Views – Drake
Blank Face LP – ScHoolboy Q
The Life Of Pablo – Kanye West
Best rap performance
“No Problem” – Chance The Rapper with Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz
“Panda” -Desiigner
“Pop Style” – Drake with the Throne
“All The Way Up” – Fat Joe & Remy Ma with French Montana & Infared
“That Part” – Schoolboy Q Starring Kanye West
Best Rap Song
“All The Way Up” – Fat Joe & Remy Ma w/ French Montana & Infared
“Famous” – Kanye West Featuring Rihanna
“Hotline Bling” – Drake
“No Problem – Chance The Rapper w/ Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz
“Ultralight Beam” – Kanye West with Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin and The-Dream
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Best Rap/Sung Performance
“Freedom” – Beyoncé Featuring Kendrick Lamar
“Hotline Bling” – Drake
“Broccoli” – DRAM Featuring Lil Yachty
“Ultralight Beam” – Kanye West featuring Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin and The-Dream
“Famous” – Kanye West With Rihanna
Best Country Album:
Big Day in a Small Town – Brandy Clark
Full Circle – Loretta Lynn
Heldin – Maren Morris
A Sailor’s Guide to Earth – Sturgill Simpson
Ripcord – Keith Urban
“Can’t stop the feeling!”- Max Martin, Shellback and Justin Timberlake, songwriters (Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick, Gwen Stefani, James Corden, Zooey Deschanel, Walt Döhrn, Ron Funches, Caroline Hjelt, Aino Jawo, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Kunal Nayyar), track from – Trolle
“Heiden” – Tyler Joseph, songwriter (twenty-one pilots), Track from – Suicide Squad
“Just Like Fire” – Oscar Holter, Max Martin, P!nk & Shellback, songwriter (P!nk ), track from – Alice Through The Looking Glass
“Purple Lamborghini” – Shamann Cooke, Sonny Moore & William Roberts, songwriters (Skrillex & Rick Ross), track from – Suicide Squad
“Try Everything” – Mikkel S. Eriksen, Sia Furler and Tor Erik Hermansen, songwriter (Shakira), track by: Zootopia
“The Veil” – Peter Gabriel, songwriter (Peter Gabriel), track by – Snowden
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 Country Duo/Group Performance
“Different for Girls” – Dierks Bentley with Elle King
“21 Summers” – Osborne Brothers
“Setting the World on Fire” – Kenny Chesney & P! Nk
“Jolene” – Pentatonix with Dolly Parton
“Thinking of You” – Chris Young with Cassadee Pope
Best Country Song
“Blue Ain’t Your Color” – Clint Lagerberg, Hillary Lindsey and Steven Lee Olsen, songwriters (Keith Urban)
“Die a Happy Man” – Sean Douglas, Thomas Rhett and Joe Spargur, songwriters (Thomas Rhett)
“Humble And Kind” – Lori McKenna, Songwriter (Tim McGraw)
“My Church” – Busbee & Maren Morris, Songwriter (Maren Morris)
“Vice” – Miranda Lambert, Shane McAnally & Josh Osborne, Songwriter (Miranda Lambert)
Best performance by American Roots
“Ain’t No Man” – The Avett Brothers
“Mother’s Children Have It Hard” – Blind Boys Of Alabama
“Factory Girl” – Rhiannon Giddens
“House Of Mercy” – Sarah Jarosz
“Wreck You” – Lori McKenna
Best Latin Pop Album
Un Besito Mas – Jesse & Joy
Ilusión – Gaby Moreno
Related – Laura Pausini
Seguir Latiendo – Sanalejo
Buena Vida – Diego Torres
Best Musical Theater Album
Bright Star
The Color Purple
Violinist on the Roof
Kinky Boots
Waitress
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
Amy
Miles Ahead
Straight Outta Compton
Suicide Squad (Collector’s Edition)
Vinyl: The Essentials Season 1
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
Bridge of Spies
Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force
Awakens Stranger Things Volume 1
Stranger Things Volume 2
Best Musical Film
I Sleep When I’m Dead – Steve Aoki
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week The Tour Years, The Beatles
Lemonade – Beyonce
The Music Of Strangers – Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble
American Saturday Night: Live From The Grand Ole Opry – Various Artists.
Best Spoken Album (contains Poetry, Audiobooks and 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 Zug – Patti Smith
Under the Big Black Sun: A Personal History of LAPunk (John Doe with Tom DeSavia) – (Various Artists)
Unfaithful Music & Missing Ink – Elvis Costello
Best Comedy Album
… America … Grand … – David Cross
American Myth – Margaret Cho
Boyish Girl Interrupted – Tig Notaro
Live at the Apollo – Amy Schumer
Speaking for the Gossiping – Patton Oswalt
Producer of the year, not classic
Benny Blanco
Greg Kurstin
Max Martin
Nineteen85
Ricky Reed