There is a reason why she was bestowed the sobriquet “Queen Bey.”
Beyonce has been nominated for five awards during the The 2015 Grammy nominations ceremonies in Los Angeles, bringing her career total to 52. That makes Bey Bey the most nominated female artist in the history of American music, according to the Recording Academy.
While you digest that tidbit of information, let’s discuss the rest of the nomination field. “Stay With Me” British crooner Sam Smith who also snagged 5 nominations including Best New Artist, Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
Nicki Minaj earned two nominations Best Rap Song for “Anaconda” (a category in which she’s the only woman) and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for “Bang Bang” with Ariana Grande and Jessie J. But her adversary, Iggy Azalea, doubled her up with four nominations, mostly through Best Rap Album, Record of the Year for her takeover summer hit “Fancy” and “Best New Artist.”
Pharrell follows right behind with three nods for “Happy,” while Usher is nominated 4 times in 2 categories –Best R&B song and Best R&B Performance. Jhené Aiko is happy with 3, Eminem with 3, Chris Brown with 3, Drake with 3, Kanye West with 2, and Rihanna with 1.
Take a look at the nominations list below:
Best R&B Performance
Beyoncé feat. Jay Z – “Drunk In Love”
Chris Brown feat. Usher, Rick Ross – “New Flame”
Jennifer Hudson feat. R. Kelly – “It’s Your World”
Ledisi – “Like This”
Usher – “Good Kisser”
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Marsha Ambrosius & Anthony Hamilton – “As”
Kem – “Nobody”
Angie Fisher – “I.R.S.”
Robert Glasper Experiment – “Jesus Children”
Antonique Smith – “Hold Up Wait a Minute (Woo Woo)”
Best R&B Song
Beyoncé feat. Jay Z – “Drunk In Love”
Usher – “Good Kisser”
Chris Brown feat. Usher, Rick Ross – “New Flame”
Luke James feat. Rick Ross – “Options (The Wolfjames Version)”
Jhene Aiko – “The Worst”
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Jhene Aiko – Sail Out
Beyoncé – Beyoncé
Chris Brown – X
Mali Music – Mali Is
Pharrell Williams – G.I.R.L.
Best R&B Album
Bernhoft – Islander
Aloe Blacc – Lift Your Spirits
Toni Braxton & Babyface – Love, Marriage, and Divorce
Robert Glasper Experiment – Black Radio 2
Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings – Give The People What They Want
Best Rap Performance
Childish Gambino – “3005”
Drake – “0-100/ The Catchup
Eminem – “Rap God”
Kendrick Lamar – “i”
Lecrae – “All I Need Is You”
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Common feat. Jhene Aiko – “Blak Majik”
Eminem feat. Rihanna – “The Monster”
ILoveMakonnen feat. Drake – “Tuesday”
Schoolboy Q feat. BJ The Chicago Kid – “Studio”
Kanye West feat. Charlie Wilson – “Bound 2″
Record of the Year
Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX – “Fancy”
Sia – “Chandelier”
Sam Smith – “Stay With Me” (Darkchild Remix)
Taylor Swift – “Shake It Off”
Meghan Trainor – “All About That Bass”
Song of the Year
Meghan Trainor – “All About That Bass”
Hozier – “Take Me To Church”
Taylor Swift – “Shake It Off”
Sia – “Chandelier”
Sam Smith – “Stay With Me [Darkchild Version]”
Best New Artist
Bastille
Iggy Azalea
Brandy Clark
HAIM
Sam Smith
Best Pop Solo Performance
John Legend – “All of Me” (Live Version)
Sia – “Chandelier”
Sam Smith – “Stay With Me”
Taylor Swift – “Shake It Off”
Pharrell – “Happy”
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX – “Fancy”
Coldplay – “A Sky Full of Stars”
A Great Big World feat. Christina Aguilera – “Say Something”
Jessie J feat. Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj – “Bang Bang”
Katy Perry feat. Juicy J – “Dark Horse”
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Lady Gaga & Tony Bennett – Cheek to Cheek
Annie Lennox – Nostalgia
Barry Manilow – Night Songs
Johnny Mathis – Sending You A Little Christmas
Barbra Streisand – Partners
Best Pop Vocal Album
Coldplay – Ghost Stories
Miley Cyrus – Bangerz
Ariana Grande – My Everything
Katy Perry – Prism
Ed Sheeran – X
Sam Smith – In The Lonely Hour
Best Rap Song
Nicki Minaj – “Anaconda”
Kanye West – “Bound 2″
Kendrick Lamar – “i”
Wiz Khalifa – “We Dem Boyz”
Drake – “0 to 100/The Catch Up”
Best Rap Album
Iggy Azalea – The New Classic
Childish Gambino – Because the Internet
Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP 2
Schoolboy Q – Oxymoron
Wiz Khalifa – Blacc Hollywood
Common – Nobody’s Smiling
Log onto https://www.radio.com for a complete listing of categories and awardees.
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